RetroPie 4.2.22 Image testing (will become RetroPie 4.3)

BuZz

here's some new images for testing. If no major issues/regressions are found the version will be bumped to 4.3 and new official images released on the site.

Please only download and test if you are familiar with RetroPie/Linux and are able to debug and report back issues with logs without guidance. I will not be providing support in this topic.

Download:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B_knGioK16E6eXJIZEtnMDJTeVk?usp=sharing

Here's the current changelog - not everything is included but most important things should be. If you think I've left out anything important please let me know.

Changes since 4.2:

Added basic Odroid-XU3/4 support.
Many updates to Emulation Station including:
- Collections support including Favourite, All, Recently Played and custom collections.
- Video and Image Screensaver support.
- Power saving modes.
- Many theming fixes and improvements.
- Configuration of RetroArch hotkey enable button.
- Allow using OMXPlayer for video playback on the RPI.
- Many other fixes and improvements. Full changelog can be found here - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/EmulationStation-Changelog/
RetroArch updated to v1.6.7. Include minimal retroarch assets for the xmb interface by default.
AdvanceMAME updated to v3.5
fuse updated to v1.4.0
zesarux updated to v5.0
lr-fbalpha updated to 0.2.97.42
lr-imame4all renamed to lr-imame2000 to match upstream name.
lr-bluemsx updated to add Colecovision support.
lr-mame2003 updated with fixed audio for the Mortal Kombat series.
Added SDL1 version of scummvm - scummvm-sdl1 - for those with joypad and MT32 issues with the standard SDL2 version.
gamecon_gpio_rpi and db9_gpio_rpi updated for Kernel 4.9 compatibility.
Workaround for using PCSX2 on 64bit without our custom SDL library.
Updates/improvements to mupen64plus and the GLideN64 plugin.
Improved controller button mapping in the RetroPie-Setup menus.
esthemes - Many new themes available to install from esthemes configuration. Ability to update all installed themes.
Runcommand - user menu support.
usbromservice - fix BIOS and configuration folders not copying.
Enabled some additional packages on Odroid boards - hatari, zdoom, openblok, alephone and lr-ppsspp.
Bluetooth configuration - improved interoperability with the ps3 controller driver.
New configuration tool to change terminal font size
New packages added to experimental section:
- pegasus-fe - Pegasus Frontend - new launcher/frontend in development.
- lr-vice (C64 Emulator).
- srb2 - Sonic Robo Blast 2 port.
- cdogs-sdl - C-Dogs SDL - Classic overhead run-and-gun game.
- lr-px68k (x68000 emulator).
Many other fixes and improvements.

flop

Great news!!!, maybe Openborg fix? (suggestion)

Thx for your hard work retro-comunity/team!

ChoccyHobNob

Did the new libretro-atari800 core from https://github.com/r-type/libretro-atari800 make the cut?

BuZz

@choccyhobnob no. but I have an unfinished/untested module for it. Will add after 4.3.

Charononus

Is this stretch or jessie?

BuZz

@charononus Jessie.

fnkngrv

Is there any way to test it for the XU line?

BuZz

@fnkngrv by installing manually over Ubuntu minimal on odroid. The existing docs should still be fine.

fnkngrv

@buzz said in RetroPie 4.2.22 Image testing (will become RetroPie 4.3):

@fnkngrv by installing manually over Ubuntu minimal on odroid. The existing docs should still be fine.

ok, thanks. pardon my ignorance, but you are talking about testing here so how is it distinguished for doing an install on Ubuntu? I assumed that what you shared on your google drive images for the Pi would have it incorporated, but if testing and doing a fresh install from bash on the XU4 would still be pointing to the current 4.2.20?

PokeEngineer

@charononus

@BuZz probably won't have a Stretch release ready for a while because of all the changes that were made in Raspbian Stretch and changes that need to be made to adapt to it.

A Former User

Stretch will be 5.0, won't it?

psyke83

I found an issue that you may want to consider evaluating for the 4.3 release: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/2125

Without this change, the automatic invocation of choose_emulator seems very unstable with joy2key. The mapping sometimes works, but often stops during selection, leaving me stuck inside the menu. I noticed this before but only got around to isolating it now.

This change appears to fix the issue 100% (I'm testing repeatedly & can't trigger the issue). It won't break or disable the cancel button for the manual system/rom emulator selection when invoked from runcommand's menu.

Edit: the xmb minimal assets also didn't get updated in this image. This is not a big deal but just reminding in case you wanted it included.

sergioad

Hi friends, could you before the feature freeze or final version add the function to add a star to favorite ROMs?

BuZz

@psyke83 please open a ticket for both of these. Not had that input issue though. Will review patch later as not on pc. Cheers.

PokeEngineer

@sirdrexl

I do not know.

psyke83

@buzz The xmb issue is already filed: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/2121

The PR for the runcommand issue explains how to reproduce the issue in the second comment: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/2125

BuZz

@psyke83 thanks. Had a memory lapse. Will update the xmb requisites and review pr.

sergioad

@buzz Do you think my suggestion could get into 4.3?

herb_fargus

@sergioad he's already made it clear this is to test the stable build for release. Not to add new features.

sergioad

Ok, apologies :)