Did you try to ask the vendor if they have Linux support ? Is the controller you have the Brawler64 BT NSO Edition - the one that's created for the Switch ?

Please also add the info requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

See this forum post for running games directly from a physical media. I don't think lr-pcsx-rearmed supports physical media though, for PS1 you need the Mednafen PSX core.
As far as Gamecube/PS2, I don't think the emulators in RetroPie (Dolphin/PCSX2) support reading the game from physical media.

@jayuni100 see here:

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/FAQ/#how-would-i-start-from-command-line-say-the-snes-emulator-by-itself

/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ "<SYSTEM>" "<ROM>" To automatically start a specific system and a game directly instead of EmulationStation, you need to edit /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh and add the above line (again replacing the variables with your own values). Then, in the same file, remove any line containing #auto entirely to avoid EmulationStation or KODI to autostart again.

@mitu I got it connected finally. Going to try and get Daphne enabled, and Dragon's Lair on there under the Daphne roms folder. Just going to use the USB flash drive to do it for now.

Thank you all for the feedback, I'll probably go with a Pi 4 and retropie.

@Jezzer said in Compiling drivers for Deskpi:

I tried to install cmake from buildessentials but it appears that you need buster / bookworm / whatever it's called. I wasn't sure what I should be installing here... Anyone know how to do this?

cmake is already installed on the RetroPie image for the Pi4 and the buildessential metapackage is installed aswell, so compiling shoudn't be an issue. Did you try compiling and got an error - if so, can you post the actual error message here so that we can help fix it ? Do you have a link to the instructions/documentation of the drivers where the installation/compilation is explained ?

@mitu said in Large File in .git Folder on RetroPie. Is it safe to delete?:

@Didyman said in Large File in .git Folder on RetroPie. Is it safe to delete?:

... but after I indeed updated assets and shaders in RetroArch, but as far as I am concerned, those are .zip files that are then extracted.

Shaders and assets for RetroArch are also handled by RetroPie and they don't need to be updated from RetroArch's menu.

Did you copy the config folder from another installation ? I think a long time ago (not sure how far) the assets folder was cloned from https://github.com/libretro/retroarch-assets.git, but that's been changed and only a minimal set of assets for RetroArch are downloaded and installed by RetroPie.

I did a backup of the configs folder, but I didn't copy it back. I keep it as a reference point. I didn't want to "corrupt" the configs as they were coming from an old build (Stretch). I did copy the the bios and roms folders from my backup tho.

----- SOLUTION FOUND -----
Posting a solution here for any CTRL+F heroes

Retroarch Quick Menu > Core Options > HLE BIOS = ON

I don't know what the setting even does, I'm just glad autoload actually works now.
Gonna put some tags below for search engines to pick up on:

lr-flycast, flycast, autoload, auto-load, auto load, crash, savestate, black screen, saves, saving, loading, loads

@Lolonois I was with you all the way up to the word "binaries".

anyone no idea?
i wait for answer

@lesk said in Making a custom game that randomise NES games to play?:

My question... Is it possible to do a similar thing for retropie?

Not without creating a new game, which is what Nintendo did.

@mitu Just wanted to say thanks for the help on this, it really means a lot. After losing some heart, I took another look over Christmas and the reset you suggested solved my joystick problem as well, so I've had a blast over the break playing on it.
Next stage is to go back into the retroarch.cfg and configure the second joystick when friends are around, and then it'll be good to go.
Thanks so much! And apols for not getting back sooner for your help :)

I see, thanks for trying

@sugarfree THANK YOU!
this is solved

never would have thought updating the retro-pie set up script was how I lost the external drive loading.
i got busy for a few days, was wondering what to do, this am I was able to get on the forum, seen others having same issue after the update of set up script, then remembered "I did that too!" I seen it's been fixed and re did the update, now i have the drive loading again.

thanks for taking the time and adding this info!
also thanks to all others who commented advice

SOLVED!!