@opa said in (Test wanted) EmulationStation : Directory interpreted as file:

Commonly known method is to make ES recognize .m3u/.cmd/etc. and, since it would be inconvenient if individual media were displayed in the game list, to give them extensions that ES does not recognize, such as .cd1 .cd2.

NB: the .cd1, .cd2 hack is still something emulator dependent, only supported by pcsx-rearmed .

I followed es-de's Directories interpreted as files and tried a simple fix to treat one folder as one game. It seems to work well in my environment.

I found this solution a bit 'gimmicky' or 'hacky', which ties the structure of the ROM/Game folders to a particular front-end. Nevertheless, this does solve the issue of displaying the individual 'playlist'/'command file' components when they should be not.

I haven't tested your patch (and I think @Lolonois has a point there), but isn't it just a launcher fix, without actually hiding the 'main' folder's contents ?

@mitu Thank you for testing!

I'm happy to see results that my fix worked without breaking anything.

I also created a minimal dataset to make it easier for others to reproduce and test the problem.
Extract this and replace the emulationstation folder with your ~/.emulationstation. (Backup is needed)
When you start EmulationStation, (if you have DroidSansFallbackFull.ttf installed,) it should look something like this:
EmulationStation_screenshot.jpg
There are 100 dummy ROM files, so try scrolling through them by pressing the down arrow key⬇.

In my environment, the results were as follows, depending on the screen resolution:

emulationstation --resolution 720 480
→ no problem emulationstation --resolution 1366 768
→ Scrolling through the game list works fine, but then the main menu appears broken emulationstation --resolution 1920 1080
→ Crash when pressing ⬇ 43 times emulationstation --resolution 2560 1440
→ Crash when pressing ⬇ 21 times emulationstation --resolution 3840 2160
→ ES won't start

And when I included my fix in the binary, all of them were displayed without any problems.
We hope that this will encourage more people to test it and get good results.

@kokokool As I mentioned before, I have the following test report

Peripherals and Bluetooth devices (Using a BT dongle)

2.4 Ghz Gamepad = Zero input lag detected. BT Earbuds = Had to pair it via ssh, instead of BT GUI, as well as I had to install pulse audio bluetooth. However, since my dongle es BT 2.1 I sense a bit of audio delay, but no audio crackling or popping. I'll test Wiimote pairing (it takes a bit of coding before) if theres a lag to report. Video = I'm using HDMI output on a DELL LED 1080p at 50 hz. No signs of signal delay. Games/systems Tested 8 bit consoles = full speed, no sound glitches 16 bit consoles = full speed, no sound glitches (perhaps, I might test games such as DKC or Super Mario RPG to check max performance. Arcade systems ( MAME 2003 romset, FBA)= runs 100% accurate (KOF 2003, SF. Today I'll connect a spinner or a analog dice to test mapping in racing games such as pole position, etc. PORTS = Quake3 Ill runs 100% full speed (including Multiplayer-internet) if you change settings to "fastest" and set resolution at 1024x768. Impressive.

Hexen and Heretic = 100% fullspeed, no flaws

additionally I want to install retropie-Extra script modules in this machine. Wanted to try GMloader and try some apks as droidports.

32 bit= Tested heavy GPU PS1 demanding games such as, Tekken 3 or Wipeout. Both run at full speed without glitches. I'll test two more PS1 heavyweight titles to confirm this point

Sega Saturn = tested with lr-yabause. 20-30 fps max.

64 bit = this is interesting. I had bit of trouble trying to run Mario Kart 64. somehow my system reports two mupen64plus-glide64 as standalone (not libretro), which one of them worked directly, but with two issues: sprites missing at the beginning of the game (for those who know, the spinning nintengo logo appears completely and very detailed), but the menu whe you choose a car, lap, cc, etc, shows random squares so I had to guess pressing accept until I get to the racing part. the system works but at 20-30 fps.

PSP = I had trouble to compile ppsspp (standalone and libretro) on my machine.

Dreamcast = I will compile reicast today.

Kodi from Retropie-extras runs ok. Haven´t load a avi/mkv file yet
That's all for now

@navyseai said in Is Retropie dead?:

python 2

Bullseye Buster was (due to the reason that Python 2 EOL was in 2020 (IIRC)) the last OS that came with python 2 and python 3, Bullseye and Bookworm are Python 3 only (retropie builds fine on each of them (32bit flavour), not sure whether 64bit still includes some culprits (though mine seem to be working fine (Bookworm 64bit/Pi4), but that is just running with a few selected systems)).

@mitu
Thanks a lot for the great advice! This can be closed now.

@cdaters hmm, and if you maintain a set of collections? (Games starting with A, Games starting with B, etc.)? This works out-of-the-box already (and the TL/TR for paging in the game list as well as the Jump to... letter in the options menu, too).

Your post breaks the 1st rule of the forums - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2/forum-rules.

There are no plans to 'retire' the built-in scraper, improvements are always welcomed.

@mitu Ah dang, that's too bad. Thanks for the response.

post error . Wrong thread. Sorry

updated the Pixelcade installer script so should be good now, thanks again !

https://pixelcade.org/pi-install/

@mitu said in Windows Per-ROM Configuration:

@johne79 said in Windows Per-ROM Configuration:

When and how is /opt/retropie/configs/SYSTEM/emulators.cfg initially populated?

This is populated when an emulator is installed, by the addEmulator/addPort functions - https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/blob/85d6a78ac81baf748a335af4c5450e4f232ebe8e/scriptmodules/helpers.sh#L1388.

Excellent, thank you very much!

You mean like Netplay ?

@DTEAM said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

@Folly

MAME 0.271 is released

265-in-1 Handheld Game (SPG2xx based) [David Haywood, TeamEurope] (All in 1)

I updated everything to 0271.
Again this was quite some work.
To give you an idea here I added a readme on how I do that (just scroll down):
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/tree/main/00-databases-00/sorted_info_creation/0XXX
I also added this so others can join in if they want.

Hope everything works like expected.
Only the mame0271 aarch64 binary has been added to the gdrive
X86_64 binaries are still missing
lr-mess/lr-mame binaries are also still missing.
Will see if I have the time this week to add more binaries.

@buzz Here is a link to the script on github. It currently puts the export command in .bashrc, but I tested it on my machine by putting it in /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh with no luck of the script launched by emulationstation detecting the variable. The programming is in function RAM_PIBOY_CHECK.

@olegaryto said in Add a system timer:

Imagine It, you have a local or a pub and you want your clients to enjoy using your retro console but of course you want a legit benefit.

Imagine you buy an actual arcade with licensed games - you can use a Real ™ coin acceptor, like in the old days.

Not an option for me then since I use skyscraper when ever i add new games. I really hope they add this as a feature.