First time poster, new to retropie.
When using a samba share from a windows pc, I can add and rename rom files but it won't let me delete them. I receive a message saying I don't have permission. Does anyone know which permissions I need to change for this?

Retropie 4.2 and raspberry pi 3 b

gotche. sorry about that

@patsfanasg

Most of the titles have ._ before them.

When you copy files over from a Mac it makes a duplicate junk file that begins with ._. You'll ultimately want to switch to a transfer program like Cyberduck to avoid the issue. You can get rid of the junk files that are currently there by dropping to the command line (F4) or using ssh and typing:

find /home/pi/RetroPie -name "._*" -exec rm -rf {} \;

It's definitely not worth your time to start every game just to see if it works. It won't get you anywhere since many games start fine but then have issues later.

If you are finding that many games don't work then you may have the wrong ROM set, it needs to match with the version of MAME you are using.

Assuming you do have the the correct set, you can find the non-working games more easily by running searches using the ROMlister program. For example you can use it to search for Sega S-TV ROMs which will never work on Raspverry PI. Then you can make a batch file to delete those ROMS.

@BoardGameBuddha

Although Kodi 18 (Leia) will be capable of game emulation and every version below 18 can be used as a emulation front-end with the right addon, this is not the focus of RetroPie and you'll likely have better luck asking around in Kodi-specific forums.

@steptoe and RetroPie images with ROMs so don't mention the site unless you want your account removed.

@windale i forgot to tell you this part to make stuff on the right analog like super sprints gas, brake to work on buttons, you want to add this to the retroarch files they can co exist with the existing settings. you need to add the button numbers you want to switch them to.

input_player1_r_x_plus_btn = " " input_player1_r_x_minus_btn = " " input_player1_r_y_plus_btn = " " input_player1_r_y_minus_btn = " " input_player2_r_x_plus_btn = " " input_player2_r_x_minus_btn = " " input_player2_r_y_plus_btn = " " input_player2_r_y_minus_btn = " "

Hey rbaker, thanks for the response. I ended up reflashing the sd with a new image of retropie. Previously i had retropie installed manually on top of raspbian. This is fine because i really dont use the pi for anything but gaming. I'm sure one of the scenarios you mentioned was the problem. It seems like probably the folder structure was corrupted at some point and no longer being correctly picked up by retropie.. i guess =)
Reflashing with the newest version of retropie worked like a charm, all my original roms work. Now im on to trying to get metal slug 5 to work correctly! xD

@BuZz said in Permission Denied:

@caioschiavo No idea what emulationstation tools are, nor am I familiar with pippleware. Also, not sure how you are mounting the usb drive - whether it's via pippleware or usbromservice. You should use the instructions here to mount the usb drive - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Running-ROMs-from-a-USB-drive/

You can try RetroPie-Setup / configuration / reset rom permissions

ls -la /media/pi/SAMSUNG/Retropie/roms/amstradcpc

will give some details about the permissions.

Adjusting emulationstation config is also not the recommended way of using the usb drive for rom storage (will get overwritten).

when i follow https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Running-ROMs-from-a-USB-drive/ not worked

because i dont have usbromservice as an option on tools, i think pipplware disable

so i do all the steps, but not worked

boot is fine, but in ES menu only appear 2 itens, settings and pipplware, and duplicated

With the initial instal you should have folders for all the systems supported.

0_1491786919877_upload-1189b81c-f415-4b0f-a811-a6c6fedefe2d

this is an example of how the roms directory will look inside something like WinSCP. You can also access your roms directory through samba by typing \\RETROPIE into your file explorer's menu or alternatively \Exa.mple.Ip.Address for example mine would be \\10.0.0.4

@Nicky ask the seller for support. Why you spent money on free software is beyond me. That seller is illegally selling our work not to mention copyrighted content

If you want any help here, start from scratch with the official image.

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/First-Installation/

@thedeathstar It certainly isn't the point to keep going over the same material again and again no. It may have been better to perhaps say "Please read the arcade documentation." though - which is what herb really meant.

It's frustrating because people don't even bother to read the information on registering - users are asked to agree to read the sticky topic then, and they don't. We only ask that users try to help themselves first a little - so our time can be used more efficiently.

@rascas Thank you! Kodi is now working.

@voodoorida said in STE emulation & swapping roms to another sd card:

I have now bought a 32gb SD card & downloaded a large (28gb) image with thousands of games. It has installed correctly.

Third party images aren't supported here. Especially those loaded with illegal material. (A) it's supporting piracy, (2) There's just too many variables to troubleshoot and (D) it goes against ape law. If you reinstall a fresh image from the RetroPie website, we'll be happy to help you troubleshoot any issues you may have.

@loubatron03 Most likely you have the wrong type of roms (without headers). This is mentioned on the page.

unpack the rom and do file /path/to/rom from commandline and it will tell you what sort of file it is. If it says data file it's the wrong type. If it recognises it as a nes rom, it's correct.

You Guys are Awesome !!!!! Thank you very much !!!!

@AlexMurphy I did create that folder , and after I created the folder and inserted into pi it came out with all the emulator and Ron folders. But I'm not sure how to check if that other option is switched in or not..

I get "permission denied" whenever I run this.

I tried using the terminal and the .scraper file.

I tried running it from the RetroPie aswell (with emulationstation closed).

The INFO loads correctly (I think) and then when it comes to /images it displays "permission denied".

Any help is appreciated. Thanks

@AlexMurphy I see. Thanks.

@Pupsenlalala I see UXS populated your <Video> tag... but with a wrong extension. (jpg)

Try to put "Default" in Configuration/Advanced/Image configuration Menu.
It will solve your problem.

(Need to put that on default config :S )