@marie011101 3rd party images can't be supported here as we don't know how they've been configured. You'd be best either finding out who Dean is, where he can be contacts and how he has configured this image. Or, the better option, would be to download the official RetroPie image from here and starting with that.

Just an update if anyone ever has the same problems. I went is a reset my controller configuration and rebooted to ES and was prompted to map keys like when you first boot. Mapped all the keys, switched to AM and everything works fine.

Yea thats what I was going to do but I was wondering if there was something else now that it has been included with 4.2 So I was holding off just incase there was a easier way.

Yes, give it a go from a version with the standard build and add AM from experimental. I'm sure Buzz integrated it better than I would have done, plus I could do the same to help debug if it still doesnt work.

@BuZz my edited config file?

try editing /opt/Retropie/config/all/autostart.sh, changing emulationstation to attract

Or alternatively there's a prebuilt image with AM ready to go and you just add media, etc.

@NYIslanders91 when I tried attract mode i followed their forum and this guide to get it going. I since returned back to Emulationstation on my pi.

@tmak glad it's working!

@jonbeazles
Did you configure the controls in attract mode? You can do that by pressing "TAB" button on your keyboard.

@rbaker Ok, thanks for the respons. The image is without ROMS but I get the point.

See here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7620/ipac-controller-not-configured-error-message-on-loading-roms/6

You can turn off the message, but this will turn off all OSD messages...

Sorry, forgot: I am on RetroPie 4.1.8

@BuZz
Thanks a lot, for your work. it's done and it works !!!
thanks ;)

@tmak read the sticky topic and open a new topic.

ok, thank you.

@synack Thanks. Looks like I thought I was smarter than the initial setup and I didn't need to change anything. Got to go undo what I did.

Oh I know you weren't and I thank you for the advise. You are correct, I will try and contact Floob or Kevin. I will try to reach out and in the meantime....going to just try it tomorrow. If it works, I will post my results to this post.

@Brigane said in Added attractmode via experimental how to load?:

@Kayumba You should be able to make it autorun attract mode is that what you want?

If so, edit the file /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh so it reads like this:

#emulationstation #auto /usr/bin/attract

Be sure to put an # before emulationstation #auto. It will prevent the start of Emulation Station. The second line will start Attract Mode. If you want to go back to ES, just remove the # before emulationstation #auto and put it before /usr/bin/attract:

emulationstation #auto #/usr/bin/attract

Whichever line starts with # will be regarded as a comment and won't be executed.