@alpinemonkey said in ROMs not working on clean install (after working fine on pre-built image):

I also found another version of the game (bin/cue files), have added it and it works.

For PS1 games, Redump validated .cue/.bin files should always work. You can compress them yourself with chdman if you'd like to save space.

This error is most common when you don't have write permissions for the specified location. The core is unable to write to or even create the system directory.

User read/write permissions, or login as root user. Also, make sure the sd card isn't set to read only.

@asktheaxis it should not be too hard to find a correct rom for SNES, it may become much harder when you decide to go for arcade roms ;D
However: a sidenote, you can keep the SNES roms in zip-format.
Try to search for zipped roms with the addition "good", "[!]" or "tosec".
Those will work for sure.

turns out all i needed to do was update the retropie-setup script

@donut-0 please provide the info request here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first - including a verbose log for this crash

from the Retropie setup menu in EmulationStation enable Runcommand option

select a game to play ... press a button to enter the Runcommand menu and select a lower resolution for the Video Mode than you're currently running the game at.

Quote: What is your best source to download the roms?

Read Rule No. 2

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2/forum-rules

The message about the controller being detected / configured means that RetroArch starts ok. Can you try and enable verbose logging from the Runcommand launch menu when running the game, then exit the game and copy the /dev/shm/runcommand.log file over. Post it's contents on pastebin.com to take a look at what might be the error.
You'll probably need to enable SSH and use WinSCP to copy that file, since it's not available via file shares.

Please add more info, as requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.
A log file (/dev/shm/runcommand.log) would be helpful in diagnosing the problem, switch debug logging from the Runcommand launch menu and then post the file's contents on pastebin.com.

@mitu than you so much. so all these roms are to heavy for the pie...time to free resources..
thanks again!

@Hans100 He just gave you a link to your question about any other method to transfer roms..click on the link..it explains all you need. :-)

@herb_fargus

sorry didnt think about that too much before i posted

@mitu Sorry for the delay in getting back to you and thank you for posting. Between work and being new to this, it took me a bit to get to the runcommand log (used winscp). I am positive I am using lr-mame2003, made sure to check through each step/popup and downloaded the romsets labeled as being 0.78. Checking the file, I do see where it says I am missing files and the game won't run. I thought that was weird seeing as the game worked previously the other day. (tmnt: the arcade game, (tmnt2po and tmnt couldn't get turtles in time working as its upside down), my friend owns the actual machine though it's since become a large paperweight, this pi is for him) However, I did delete and try to add the games again though usb drive (with light) and it still didn't work. I decided to try uploading the same games through winscp....and now tmnt the arcade game works again no problem. Perhaps this is a usb or card issue or something else? Not sure why it would work one minute and not the next. Here's hoping these versions work for a while. Sorry if I wasted your time.

@hovnou787 said in games/emulators wont work pls help:

i just need help with where i can download those zip files

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2/forum-rules

I'm kinda in a rush

Retropie requires you to read the instructions that are comprehensively written and it's not a boot and play solution. If you have no time, it's the wrong project for you. 99% of all your questions are covered in those docs.

@sebastianceg Are you sure the ROM files (italian) are good/correct ? Enable verbose logging with the RunCommand launch menu (https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Runcommand/) and paste the contents of the log file - /dev/shm/runcommand.log - to pastebin.com or similar site to see if we spot any errors.

@dankcushions yeah sorry I've been slacking. I'll regenerate when I get home