Would installing the 32Bit system give better performance results in your opinion?
No, but it will consume less memory for the same tasks. You can stick with 64bit, but if you intend to use it also as a desktop computer then memory size may become an issue (regardless of the 32bit/64bit choice).
@roslof This reply is amazingly detailed, thank you for taking the time to write this up. End result: your instructions helped make everything work perfectly and I am now able to run the older versions of lr-mame. Thank you again!
So yesterday I had a weird error. I thought why don't I put the nvme mount with option exec into /etc/fstab. I did that and after that it would only boot into emergency and I couldn't recover anything. I tried adding the shell to cmdline.txt but nothing helped. So I decided to completly redo my retropie setup. After redoing everything, I tried again to build kodi with all the options and it just worked fine.
No errors nothing, it just went up to 100%. I installed it with sudo make install and it works.
:D As stupid as this seems it probably was some bad configuration which still existed from my first tries.
I want to thank you for your help, after I remounted my drive I thought what a godsent it would have took me atleast weeks to come up with this if ever. :D
So this thread can be closed now.
Latest commit on the upstream repository is from May, 27 - I think the binaries are pretty close to the 'lastest version'. You can check when the binary was built and from which commit, just to compare with the upstream repo (https://github.com/libretro/mame).
Ah, I see that now. Looks like they're dealing with one heck of a pull request. I'll keep an eye on the upstream repo. Cheers, and thanks!
@mitu Ok i will try that and get back if I face the same problems. This is what I will do, I will install a debian 32 bit(somehow my tablet only support 32 bit uefi and can only detect 32 bit bootable linux distros). Then I just install retropi again through RetroPie-Setup.
@agtrigormortis Dosabian! Thank you... I will check that out. It's all changed from a few years ago.
I'm no good with Linux script. On my acrade build I tried 3 different screens all wider x 16:9 and they all looked awful. I went with a 2000's style 4:3 flat 20inch monitor but I had to get someone to set the PI up for VGA output and resolution and sound output on the headphone jack for the amp. I also used a VGA signal booster. The screen filters on retro arch are amazing for getting the CRT scan lines and barrel shape...I'm still in awe of the display after 3 years!
The guy also took all the things off that take away from a stand alone arcade machine... I found people go for a look in Amiga or PlayStation(keyboard+analogue inputs) and that makes it poor because it doesn't work with pure arcade inputs. I'd much rather get an expert to help with the script though. 😎
@etheling Hi, finished the same project...
I have spent many hours trying to get the overlay and Atari ST screen to line up. Could you Please post all the config files? I say config because Im doing mine on a Raspberry Pi 3... Tanx
I know the configs dir will migrate the artwork and ES settings. Common sense would lead me to believe that I would also need to reinstall any optional packages and themes, yes?
Correct.
You will need to install the optional packages that don't come standard on the image.
You don't actually want to do that with the cartridge as it will wear down the connectors but also, it's not very easy at all to remove the cartridge once it's in there anyways. It's clearly not meant to encourage you to keep swapping it in and out and mainly just for show.
Way cool @etheling !! I've been thinking about doing this same exact thing. I've been perusing for Atari 2600s that are non-functioning because I can't bring myself to 'descrate' a working one. LOL. Doesn't seem like anyone held on to a non-functioning unit. (or at least I can't find one)
