@tpr said in Using ES Scraper - How can I automatically save images to ROM folders?:

Is there a way to force the built-in scraper to use those directories?

No, there is no option for the built-in EmulationStation scraper to change the download location. If space is a concern, then you can symlink the downloaded_images folder to a folder on the external drive.

@simpleethat thanks for the info. Yeah, they are both 16x9, 1080 is 1920x1080 and 720p is 1366x768. I think everything is set to 1920x1080 on my pi currently. Hoping to find out if I have to change any settings to step down to 1366x768 (720p) for proper framing?

@DSilsbury said in Is it possible to RDP directly to the RetroPie GUI?:

OK, so here's my scenario. I have an arcade cabinet and a pi installed (lets call it prod), but I'm also working on a second pi (lets call it dev). I don't have a separate monitor for the dev pi, but I can RDP into Pixel and SSH into command line on it. But I have no way of testing the RetroPi GUI remotely at the moment. So basically I'm looking for a way to run emulation station, or what I would be greeted with if I booted it up with it's own monitor.
Can it be done?

You can use VNC without X

Here are the instructions:

run first

sudo apt-get update

Dispmanx VNC dependencies:

sudo apt-get install libvncserver-dev

Installation:

Clone github repo:

git clone https://github.com/hanzelpeter/dispmanx_vnc.git

Modify makefile :

nano makeit

and modify the following

-lGLESv2 to -lbrcmGLESv2 and -lEGL to -lbrcmEGL

make executable:

chmod +x makeit

Compile:

sudo ./makeit

run server:

sudo ./dispman_vncserver

Then you just need a VNC client. I use VNC Viewer on windows.

The disadvantage is only that you can't play games (screen tearing) and there is no sound on your client. But it is great for tinkering with your Retropie system.

I've been using VNC for a couple of years now because my raspberry is conneted on TV and the TV is mostly occupied by my family :)

@misanthrope whenever i have had issues with those controllers i have uninstalled and reinstalled the xpad drivers. also make sure what mode the switch on the front of your controller is set to

This feature is not supported, ES doesn't do any XML pre-processing, it just reads the node value as is.

@emrecaglar if you need any help to set it up please let me know - I went through some of problems with this combo (it's a bit more problematic than RetroPie for Pi :)).
For sure you can change priviliges for config files as you won't be able to save any config in RetroArch:

sudo chmod -R 777 /opt/retropie/configs/

Please just be mindful that this way you give access to this files and folders to EVERYONE which means that if someone connects to your computer then it has full access to all files and folders in this path.
In my case it does not matter as I don't have constant network access to this device (it sits in arcade cab with no lan/wifi) so not much of a deal for me :)

@squirrelraccoon Good to hear that you've solved your problem.

Nobody here (of consequence) will hold your inexperience against you. It's just that most beginners' answers are already covered in the very comprehensive documentation of this site. In your case, the link that @dankcushions gave you leads to a page with a section called "Boot to EmulationStation“ which for its part links to the FAQ with exactly the instructions you ultimately needed.

A typical approach of many veterans not only in this community is to help others at helping themselves by pointing them in the right direction, but at the same time expecting them to do the (usually manageble) learning by themselves.

Just trying to calm the waves a little. Welcome to this forum, and have fun with RetroPie. 😁

(@dankcushions beat me about his link while I was typing this.)

Thanks pal will do. Cheers
@windg

true but some people don't know how to create a .sh as I've said I don't know how this should be in implemented but it would be nice to be able to see your achievements when you're hovering over the game in ES

@YFZdude So I was able to get SSelph's scraper to work, but after a while, it started giving me "hash not found" errors and a "panic: runtime error". I've been searching for solutions for this, but I've found next to no information on the issue and the github page doesn't seem to be active. I'm gonna try Skraper and see if that gives me better results.

@simpleethat its almost like we need to ask before our eyes see the truth lol. Thanks though I dont quite feel so alone now xD

I just want to use a theme that is already set up for three media types. That will look much better than forcing a third image into one that's designed for two. I just thought there would be more than the two I mentioned...

a not good solution is use this:
<helpsystem name="help">
<fontPath>./_res/fonts/TitilliumWeb-Regular.ttf</fontPath>
<fontSize>0.035</fontSize>
<origin>0 0</origin>
<pos>1 1</pos>
</helpsystem>

but i would prefer to hide the help, but allow the user to reactivate it from the menu if he wants.

@andreamav said in A Theme - Full Revision, New Graphic - Arcade Crt 2020:

sorry if I ask again

I'm not the one that will merge the PR - another developer will do it.

Turning off "parse gamelists only" setting did the trick. NES loaded and I was able to scrape again and have a new gamelist.xml. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

#uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode
#hdmi_safe=1

#uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible
#and your display can output without overscan
disable_overscan=1

#uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
#goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
#overscan_left=16
#overscan_right=16
#overscan_top=16
#overscan_bottom=16

#uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus
#overscan.
#framebuffer_width=1280
#framebuffer_height=720

#uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output
config_hdmi_boost=4
hdmi_safe=1
hdmi_force_hotplug=1
hdmi_drive=2

#uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)
#hdmi_group=2
#hdmi_mode=9

#uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or
#no display
#config_hdmi_boost=4

#uncomment for composite PAL
#sdtv_mode=2

#uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default.
#arm_freq=800

#Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces
#dtparam=i2c_arm=on
#dtparam=i2s=on
#dtparam=spi=on

#Uncomment this to enable infrared communication.
#dtoverlay=gpio-ir,gpio_pin=17
#dtoverlay=gpio-ir-tx,gpio_pin=18

#Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README

#Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
dtparam=audio=on

[pi4]
#Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver on top of the dispmanx display stack
#dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
max_framebuffers=2

#flip screen 180 degrees
lcd_rotate=2

#disable touch screen
#ignore_lcd=1

#disable onboard bluetooth
dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt

[all]
dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d
start_x=0
gpu_mem=128

TY , guess its time to get an sd card reader and learn this thing.

@gomisensei That worked perfectly, thanks!