Software Shutdown using Atxraspi

[cyperghost]

@crazydude2
What did you try?

1. This one
2. or this one

Is your metadata saved in your usecase? What do you mean with "status flashes"?

[crazydude2]

@cyperghost I tried the 1st one which did not work and then the 2nd one causes it to just cut the power. The atxraspi has a status led which flashes when in shutdown. At a guess it times out and just cuts the power if its not received the success signal. Perhaps that shutdown script takes too long? Nothing seems to happen in retropi before the power just cuts. The rest signal still works so i assume its still going through the python script

[cyperghost]

@crazydude2 So you press the button 4 seconds right?
And then a shutdown is performed, right?

Can you restart ES and type in SSH sudo /etc/es_shutdown.sh?
ES should shutoff and metadata is saved.

[crazydude2]

@cyperghost When i run from ssh i get this error message and then it shuts down
pi@retropie:~ $ sudo /etc/es_shutdown.sh
sed: can't read /dev/shm/runcommand.info: No such file or directory

It seems to shutdown correct if no metadata has changed from the switch. For example freshly turned on and then off. If i load a game exit back to check it is in last played when i use the power switch it just cuts the power rather than shutdown

[cyperghost]

@crazydude2 I have to take a look ... as I have not the atx here it's hard to suggest.

If you can switch to the install bash script it would be much easier

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LowPowerLab/ATX-Raspi/master/shutdownchecksetup.sh
sudo bash shutdownchecksetup.sh
sudo rm shutdownchecksetup.sh
sudo reboot

I guess the bash shutdown script can be changed to this ...

with sudo nano /etc/shutdowncheck.sh
https://ghostbin.com/paste/bo2vu

[crazydude2]

@cyperghost Thanks for the help. This seems to work. I just need to remember to hold the button long enough as restart just shutdowns and leaves the atxraspi on which isn't ideal. Tomorrow i need to look into the software shutdown but i am not as worried about this as i probably wont use very often

[cyperghost]

@crazydude2
I made a small rework to the script to make reboot and shutdown for this script available here

For software shutdown with the transistor you have to edit
sudo nano /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation.sh
delete all content and add new one posted down in this posting.

be aware... if you update RetroPie you may loose this script! as it is part of the RetroPie package!

Can you post your outfindings please?

#!/bin/sh

esdir="$(dirname $0)"
while true; do
    rm -f /tmp/es-restart /tmp/es-sysrestart /tmp/es-shutdown
    "$esdir/emulationstation" "$@"
    ret=$?
    [ -f /tmp/es-restart ] && continue
    if [ -f /tmp/es-sysrestart ]; then
        rm -f /tmp/es-sysrestart
        sudo /usr/bin/local/softshutdown.sh 1
        sudo reboot
        break
    fi
    if [ -f /tmp/es-shutdown ]; then
        rm -f /tmp/es-shutdown
        sudo /usr/bin/local/softshutdown.sh 4
        sudo poweroff
        break
    fi
    break
done

[crazydude2]

@cyperghost Hi I think it is now working well. Thanks for all your help. What do you mean by posting outfindings? Just so people know
nano /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation.sh had to be changed to sudo nano /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation.sh to allow editing

and the script also had to be altered to

#!/bin/sh

esdir="$(dirname $0)"
while true; do
    rm -f /tmp/es-restart /tmp/es-sysrestart /tmp/es-shutdown
    "$esdir/emulationstation" "$@"
    ret=$?
    [ -f /tmp/es-restart ] && continue
    if [ -f /tmp/es-sysrestart ]; then
        rm -f /tmp/es-sysrestart
        sudo /usr/local/bin/softshutdown.sh 1
        sudo reboot
        break
    fi
    if [ -f /tmp/es-shutdown ]; then
        rm -f /tmp/es-shutdown
        sudo /usr/local/bin/softshutdown.sh 4
        sudo poweroff
        break
    fi
    break
done

[cyperghost]

@crazydude2 Outfindings? ... tell me if it works ;)

make 3 backticks liker here ```
in beginning and ending of codeblock
One backtick ` in beginning and ending of line or word makes it red
__ makes bold
~~ makes striceout
_ makes italic

I'm wondering that you need root-access for editing this file!

can you post me output of ls -l /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation please

[crazydude2]

@cyperghost
pi@retropie:~ $ ls -l /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation
total 4756
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 451 Jul 11 15:38 CREDITS.md
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4804496 Jul 11 15:38 emulationstation
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 526 Sep 19 20:56 emulationstation.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 527 Sep 19 20:56 emulationstation.sh.save
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5667 Jul 11 15:38 GAMELISTS.md
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10181 Jul 11 15:38 README.md
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 21 23:18 scripts
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27979 Jul 11 15:38 THEMES.md

[cyperghost]

@crazydude2 Okay correct... yes we need sudo for editing - forget that! thx

Now you can test shutdown via ES MainMenu... it should work like you press the button.
Have fun

[crazydude2]

@cyperghost Yes i can confirm it now works as it should. I have tried all combinations i can think of all with success. Thanks for all the help.

[cyperghost]

@crazydude2 Okay, keep in mind that if you update RetroPie it may happen you will loose settings to /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation.sh as the two lines I added will be erased. So you have to add them manually....

This will only affect the software-shutdown. Does the LED also blink if you choose software shutdown? I'm just interested to know ;) It should so as it triggers the same GPIO as the button press ;)

[crazydude2]

@cyperghost Yes the led does still flash on software shutdown

[cyperghost]

@crazydude2 Wow awesome! So have fun...