Amiga and DosBox emulators not showing

gordonfreemanjr

Hi eveyrone,

as in the title:
I'm aware that the problem has been tackled and commented on lots of times. Unfortunately, I can't seem to overcome my problem with existing forum posts and online guides. I'm not IT, the command line is a mystery to me, I have been given my Raspberry Pi as a gift and would never manage to build one on my own. Therefore, I need you, the People Who Understand, to explain things to me in an extremely simple manner, preferably instructing me step by step.

I'm using a homemade Raspberry Pi, which is unconnectable to the Internet. One gamepad connected, a wireless keyboard connected, power supply: a wall USB cube (if that's a correct name for it).

Regarding Amiga: I have:

checked for Amiga emulators; one is present: uae4arm,
created the "amiga" directory in "roms" folder;
transferred 2 games in .adf format there via a USB stick;
downloaded 3 kickstart roms (kick13.rom, kick20.rom, kick31.rom), renamed them as instructed and moved them to the "bios" folder.
The Amiga emulator is not showing on the main screen. I have noticed that +start uae4arm.sh file, which I have noticed on a Youtube video, is NOT present in the "amiga" folder, which is not surprising as I have created it myself. I'm lost, I don't know what to do next.

Regarding DosBox - I have:

created the "pc" folder in the "roms" directory,
moved few games there via a USB stick - no zips, only full game folders.
The DosBox is either not showing on the main screen

Please help & advise! Thank you.

wilenek

Did you install the emulators from retropie-setup?

incunabula

Why is it unable to connect to the internet? May be a problem if you don't have the right emulators installed. That may be the first thing we need to solve.

gordonfreemanjr

@wilenek said in Amiga and DosBox emulators not showing:

Did you install the emulators from retropie-setup?

As mentioned above, it wasn't me from the beginning - I have been given Retropie as a gift. I have not been involved in the installation and configuration process at all. All I know, NES, SNES, Megadrive, Arcade and Atari 2600 emulators work flawlessly.

@incunabula said in Amiga and DosBox emulators not showing:

Why is it unable to connect to the internet? May be a problem if you don't have the right emulators installed. That may be the first thing we need to solve.

That's because the interface is not installed. Whole Retropie is fitted on one, tiny old-school NES cartridge. It's abilities are limited, but it's supposed to run Amiga fine, if it can pull off arcades.

edmaul69

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incunabula

Check /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg and see if there are entries for amiga and pc. This file needs entries for both if they are to appear in emulation station.

gordonfreemanjr

@incunabula said in Amiga and DosBox emulators not showing:

Check /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg and see if there are entries for amiga and pc. This file needs entries for both if they are to appear in emulation station.

Apparently I dont have such file in this folder. What do I do?

incunabula

That's not the right folder. Check the path I typed above.

gordonfreemanjr

@incunabula said in Amiga and DosBox emulators not showing:

That's not the right folder. Check the path I typed above.

OMG, you're right. Thank you! I have been looking elsewhere for the whole time. The Amiga and PC entries are not there. What lines and where should I put it and can I do it from the File Manager?

incunabula

This page should get you most of the way there: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Add-a-New-System-in-EmulationStation/
I don't have any experience with 'File Manager' but you can certainly use nano to edit that file. I personally prefer to SSH into the Pi with PuTTY and edit with Notepad++, but that would require network connectivity in your case.

dmmarti

If the systems aren't in the es_systems.cfg file ..... it sounds like the emulators are not already installed.

You're gonna have to install them from the RetroPie setup > Manage Packages screen. By doing that, the systems will be auto-entered into the es_systems.cfg file.

Just manually adding the systems in .... still won't work if the emulators themselves are not already installed.

gordonfreemanjr

@dmmarti said in Amiga and DosBox emulators not showing:

If the systems aren't in the es_systems.cfg file ..... it sounds like the emulators are not already installed.

You're gonna have to install them from the RetroPie setup > Manage Packages screen. By doing that, the systems will be auto-entered into the es_systems.cfg file.

Just manually adding the systems in .... still won't work if the emulators themselves are not already installed.

Appears you're right. I have modified the .cfg file according to the instructions - I have copied the file onto a flashdrive, added the amiga lines on my pc and replaced the original, though I still have the previous version - and still no Amiga emulator visible. I'll try managing packages. Do I need the Internet connection for that?

gordonfreemanjr

@dmmarti said in Amiga and DosBox emulators not showing:

If the systems aren't in the es_systems.cfg file ..... it sounds like the emulators are not already installed.

You're gonna have to install them from the RetroPie setup > Manage Packages screen. By doing that, the systems will be auto-entered into the es_systems.cfg file.

Just manually adding the systems in .... still won't work if the emulators themselves are not already installed.

As I supposed, I'm not able to install the packages. The option: "Install from source" takes me to the terminal, then the installation process is attempted and failed. It's the same for all packages: amiga, dosbox, scumm. "Could not install packages; ...".

herb_fargus

@gordonfreemanjr you need to be connected to the internet

gordonfreemanjr

@herb_fargus said in Amiga and DosBox emulators not showing:

@gordonfreemanjr you need to be connected to the internet

Damn. How do I connect this little guy (check the pic out) to the Internet with no web interface installed?

Tesla6

No ethernet connection to the outside?
Then you could open the module and connect an ethernet cable or use WiFi.

gordonfreemanjr

@tesla6 OK guys, I have managed to connect the thing to the Internet via an USB adapter. I have also installed all missing emulators. And... still nothing. :) I have:

the emulators installed,
the kickstart roms in the bios folder,
few .adf's in the roms/amiga directory,
the amiga lines in the .cfg file.
What else do I need to do?

space cadet

I'd just start over from scratch. Easy peasy

maxbeanz

@gordonfreemanjr Your kickstart roms need to be named kick13.rom, kick20.rom , kick31.rom

gordonfreemanjr

@maxbeanz said in Amiga and DosBox emulators not showing:

@gordonfreemanjr Your kickstart roms need to be named kick13.rom, kick20.rom , kick31.rom

Holy shit. Testing ASAP.