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    • meleuM
      meleu @hansolo77
      last edited by meleu

      @hansolo77 said in Mausberry Shutdown Script Doesn't Save Metadata:

      Exit from ES normally after playing a game
      FAIL - Metadata did not save (although system did shut down)

      Did you succeed saving metadata in this scenario with some other script?

      I'm asking because several posts above I said that killing ES wouldn't save metadta and, If I understood well, @cyperghost said that you succeeded.

      I think I misunderstood his answer.

      anybody know how to make a profile in Putty so it can automatically log in

      Maybe this can help.

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      • lostlessL
        lostless @meleu
        last edited by lostless

        @meleu I can confirm the 1.2 script works fine if you shut off from emulation station. But not from game

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          meleu @lostless
          last edited by meleu

          @lostless said in Mausberry Shutdown Script Doesn't Save Metadata:

          @meleu I can confirm the 1.2 script works fine if you shut off from emulation station.

          Just to be really sure: "works fine" means "saves all new games I added to Favorites and/or Last Played", right?

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          • lostlessL
            lostless @meleu
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            @meleu yes.

            @meleu said in Mausberry Shutdown Script Doesn't Save Metadata:

            Just to be really sure: "works fine" means "saves all new games I added to Favorites and/or Last Played", right?

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            • meleuM
              meleu @lostless
              last edited by

              @lostless please, give me a few minutes and I'll tweak the script v1.2 a little and post it to you try.

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              • meleuM
                meleu @lostless
                last edited by meleu

                @lostless please, install inotify-tools:

                sudo apt-get install inotify-tools
                

                and then try the script below:

                #!/bin/bash
                # Before using this script you need to install inotify-tools:
                #
                #    sudo apt-get install inotify-tools
                #
                # I'm just trying to help with the script logic here.
                # I DON'T HAVE A MAUSEBERRY AND DIDN'T TEST THE GPIO STUFF HERE!
                #
                #########################################################
                #  U S E   I T   A T   Y O U R   O W N   R I S K ! ! !  #
                #########################################################
                #
                # meleu - July/2017
                # kudos for @cyperghost , who is very persistent in help you guys! :-)
                
                #this is the GPIO pin connected to the lead on switch labeled OUT
                GPIOpin1=23
                
                #this is the GPIO pin connected to the lead on switch labeled IN
                GPIOpin2=24
                
                echo "$GPIOpin1" > /sys/class/gpio/export
                echo "in" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/direction
                echo "$GPIOpin2" > /sys/class/gpio/export
                echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin2/direction
                echo "1" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin2/value
                
                file="/sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/value"
                
                while inotifywait -qq -e modify "$file" ; do
                    power="$(cat "$file")"
                    [[ "$power" == 0 ]] && continue
                
                    emu_command="$(sed -n 4p /dev/shm/runcommand.info)"
                    [[ -n "$emu_command" ]] && pkill -f "${emu_command%% *}" && sleep 5
                
                    espid=$(pgrep -f "/opt/retropie/supplementary/.*/emulationstation([^.]|$)")
                    if [[ "$espid" ]]; then
                        touch /tmp/es-shutdown && chown pi:pi /tmp/es-shutdown
                        kill "$espid"
                    fi
                
                    sudo poweroff
                done
                
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                • lostlessL
                  lostless @meleu
                  last edited by

                  @meleu Im giving it a shot. I really don't want to reconfigure my pi, but oh what the heck. Ive only had to reconfigure 10 times or so. whats another for the most perfect script for mauseberry (or other switch) users.

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                  • meleuM
                    meleu @lostless
                    last edited by

                    @lostless I edited the script, be sure to get the current one!

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                    • lostlessL
                      lostless @meleu
                      last edited by

                      @meleu i saw that. whew.

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                      • lostlessL
                        lostless @lostless
                        last edited by lostless

                        @meleu killed all switch functionality. As in it no longer functions as a shutdown switch.

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                        • meleuM
                          meleu @lostless
                          last edited by

                          @lostless OK. I'll try a little further...

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                            lostless @meleu
                            last edited by lostless

                            @meleu i see you removed some stuff from the original script

                            while [ 1 = 1 ]; do
                            power=$(cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/value)
                            if [ $power = 0 ]; then
                            sleep 1
                            else
                            

                            that was removed. any reason to that?

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                              meleu @lostless
                              last edited by meleu

                              @lostless said in Mausberry Shutdown Script Doesn't Save Metadata:

                              that was removed. any reason to that?

                              yep. This infinite loop is consuming CPU cycles unnecessarily.

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                                lostless @meleu
                                last edited by

                                @meleu that was in the original script from mauseberry. never had any issues. interesting that their code just constantly checks the gpio.

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                                  meleu @lostless
                                  last edited by

                                  @lostless do they have a github repo or something?

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                                    lostless @meleu
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                                    @meleu they don't. just the download and install instructions on their website. But heres the script you download and install.

                                    echo '#!/bin/bash
                                    
                                    #this is the GPIO pin connected to the lead on switch labeled OUT
                                    GPIOpin1=23
                                    
                                    #this is the GPIO pin connected to the lead on switch labeled IN
                                    GPIOpin2=24
                                    
                                    echo "$GPIOpin1" > /sys/class/gpio/export
                                    echo "in" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/direction
                                    echo "$GPIOpin2" > /sys/class/gpio/export
                                    echo "out" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin2/direction
                                    echo "1" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin2/value
                                    while [ 1 = 1 ]; do
                                    power=$(cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio$GPIOpin1/value)
                                    if [ $power = 0 ]; then
                                    sleep 1
                                    else
                                    sudo poweroff
                                    fi
                                    done
                                    
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                                    • meleuM
                                      meleu @lostless
                                      last edited by

                                      @lostless said in Mausberry Shutdown Script Doesn't Save Metadata:

                                      @meleu killed all switch functionality. As in it no longer functions as a shutdown switch.

                                      is it killing the emulator/ES?

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                                      • lostlessL
                                        lostless @meleu
                                        last edited by

                                        @meleu its not doing anything.

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                                        • meleuM
                                          meleu @lostless
                                          last edited by

                                          @lostless did you install inotify-tools?

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                                            lostless @meleu
                                            last edited by

                                            @meleu yes

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