@PolarBear123 BIOS files, just like ROMs, are copyrighted assets - they're not distributed with RetroPie and links and request for such items are not within the forum rules.

Depending on game, you may need to change the machine - some will work only on 400/800, 800XL (64) or 130 XE. Other thing that often helps is to "enable BASIC on boot" in options.

Of course you need to have all the appropriate bioses in the right place/detected too.

@annomatik

Where does it chance ?

@drmaxwell Are you using RetroPie ? Please give more details about your setup - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

@paulmdickey

We really need to know more information about your setup. The required info is detailed at https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

Take special care to note if you're using the Atari800 emulator, or lr-atari800.

I was struggling with the config file saving using lr-atari800. I uninstalled it and installed the regular atari800 emulator. Now the config file works. I also had to set the display to something I could see first. There are presets for the display that work fine.

Try quitting Retroarch after you change to Atari 800XL (don't go back to emulated system, just quit RetroArch and it will exit to ES, then start game again and it should work). I believe RA saves configs on exit.
If this doesn't work then change to 800XL (or better set it to 130XE as it has 128kB of RAM) and select save core override in RA.

@davidgrohl

Learn how to use SFTP or Samba-Shares.
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Transferring-Roms/#sftp
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Transferring-Roms/#samba-shares If using SFTP, go to /opt/retropie/configs/all/atari5200/retroarch.cfg, or if using Samba-Shares, go to configs/all/atari5200/retroarch.cfg. Add core_options_path = "/opt/retropie/configs/atari5200/retroarch-core-options.cfg" to the retroarch.cfg above the #include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg" line.

@mediamogul Reinstall did the trick, ta :)

Still can't figure what the heck to do with XEX files, mind you.

@gpmcty You probably figured this out a long time ago but the config file is in the /opt/retropie/configs/atari800/ folder.

Hi everybody,

I finally found the reason. Unfortunately I MOVED the ATARI 800 games from one installation to another. Though there were no roms present in the Atari800 the emulator did not show up in emulationstation.

@Seeker

Is there anyway I can download them and place them somewhere so it can install?

There's always a way, but I feel that it's a bit more than I can relay in a series of forum posts. If this is something you want to explore, you should do some reading about how software is installed on Linux in general, which can then be applied to RetroPie. That kind of research and application is most certainly rewarding, but for simplicity sake, I'd recommend just getting a WiFi dongle.

@tim-mac

It's best to stay away from video tutorials anyway, as they become outdated often. Everything you need to get the system up and running is covered in the official documentation. If you have any questions about the specifics, or hit any roadblocks, post back and we'll try to help as best we can.

Also, if you do end up making a help request, make sure you detail the information requested at https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

@RockyMtnBri Not without significant development. It's windows only, there currently isn't a macos or linux build. As a minimum someone would have to create an sdl2 gui for it.

Yesterday, I figured out that to use the arrow keys, I have to hold down the control key. So, at least I can use the arrow keys. But, it's not the best solution.

Any help on the joystick issue would be appreciated.

Thank you.

It's probably not working then because I have mine connecting to a Mayflash adapter (converts 2 DB9 controllers into a single USB plug) that is connected to a hub. The /dev/input/js# for the Atari Joystick isn't 0. This is why I'm going to have to go in and figure out if I can get either xboxdrv to work, or maybe swap the js# on the fly. It's a work in progress. I tried the swap method for Streets of Rage Remake but wasn't successful.