How to restart ES from a script?
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@BuZz
Thank you I will remember that command!
Very usefull :) -
@TMNTturtlguy I will check....
I tested all scripts 2 two 3 times... all runing fine -
@TMNTturtlguy said in How to restart ES from a script?:
touch /tmp/es-restart; killall -e "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation"
When i use this in my script, it runs the first time. The second time i try to run it, the script crashes with error "cant remove /tmp/es-restart
because custom retropie scripts are actually run as root - ill change that I think, but just make sure you create it owned by pi for now.
sudo -u pi touch /tmp/es-restart pkill -f "/emulationstation$"To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first
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@BuZz Solid work!
Thank you -
@BuZz What is your prefered method?
pkill or killall? I think pkill offers more room for changes. -
I have updated retropie-setup so user scripts will now be launched as a normal user without elevated permissions (can use sudo in a script if needed).
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@cyperghost pkill so it can kill emulationstation running from any path.
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@BuZz
Ufff... that was hard stuff! -
@cyperghost @BuZz i updated retropie-setup and now i can't run my script, and i also cannot do anything within the retropie setup script either. I enter restropie setup, it freezes up for a bit and then exits back to the retropie menu.
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Wait a moment...
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@TMNTturtlguy did you reboot ? you may want to
sudo rm /tmp/es-restartalso.To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first
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There is a problem after launching the first time. Will check.
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@BuZz There seems to be a problem with the one lost PID!
I did not update but I'm facing the same problem! -
No the first killall script runs in best condition!
All 3 PIDs are running there!touch /tmp/es-restart; killall -e "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation"and I can execute @TMNTturtlguy script like usual behavior.
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@cyperghost the pkill isn't working as it also kills a needed parent process as the pattern matches a bash line which I missed.
touch /tmp/es-restart pkill -f "/opt/retropie/supplementary/.*/emulationstation$"should sort it
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@cyperghost @BuZz Ok, so I did the ps -a and killed the largest emulationstatio and i can at least navigate the menus again....so yes the pkill is causing the issue,
Next issue is after the setup script update my script gives an error saying that '/opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg' is write protected and the script errors out.
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@TMNTturtlguy if your script wants to edit that file it will need to use
sudoas user scripts are no longer run as root.To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first
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@BuZz thanks that seems to work. New issue. When running
touch /tmp/es-restart pkill -f "/opt/retropie/supplementary/.*/emulationstation$"the script works great, but when i press start and go to QUIT, the screen flashes back to my script and ES restarts. I can't navigate to exit or shutdown. I immediately see the script blue screen and restart ES. So this is not killing the /tmp/es-restart
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you can please check permission of your
Restart Scriptin retropiemenu.
It must be set to pi. -
@cyperghost another beginner questions, how do i check that?
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