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    [SOLVED] how to add something to RetroPie menu?

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    • BuZzB
      BuZz administrators
      last edited by

      Should show up files with .sh extension - did you restart ES ?

      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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      • Meneer JansenM
        Meneer Jansen
        last edited by Meneer Jansen

        Edit the file /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg and copy one of the entries. They look like:

        <system>
            <name>amiga</name>
            <fullname>Amiga</fullname>
            <path>~/RetroPie/roms/amiga</path>
            <extension>.sh .SH</extension>
            <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ amiga %ROM%</command>
            <platform>amiga</platform>
            <theme>amiga</theme>
        </system>
        

        Replace the command that is between the <command> tags. And point to the proper ROM location betwwen the <path> tags etc. In this case you'll probably end u w/ an extra Amiga entry in EmulationStation that will start another emulator.

        Good luck. :-)

        Avid Linux user.

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        • meleuM
          meleu @BuZz
          last edited by

          @BuZz said in how to add something to RetroPie menu:

          Should show up files with .sh extension - did you restart ES ?

          Yes, i did. I restarted the ES, and after I restarted the entire system.

          First I put a symbolic link to my shell, it didn't work. And then I put the real shell script, it didn't work. Check my RetroPie/retropiemenu/:

          pi@retropie:~ $ ls -l RetroPie/retropiemenu/
          total 8
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 audiosettings.rp
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 bluetooth.rp
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 configedit.rp
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 esthemes.rp
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 filemanager.rp
          drwxr-xr-x 2 pi pi 4096 Apr 14 17:10 icons
          lrwxrwxrwx 1 pi pi   31 May 22 10:11 input_selection.sh -> /home/pi/bin/input_selection.sh
          -rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi 3663 May 22 10:25 is.sh
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 raspiconfig.rp
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 retroarch.rp
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 retronetplay.rp
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 rpsetup.rp
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 runcommand.rp
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 showip.rp
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 splashscreen.rp
          -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi    0 Apr 14 17:10 wifi.rp
          
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          • BuZzB
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            last edited by BuZz

            Have you changed any options in ES - eg, Parse Gamelists Only?

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            • meleuM
              meleu @BuZz
              last edited by

              @BuZz said in how to add something to RetroPie menu:

              Have you changed any options in ES - eg, Parse Gamelists Only?

              BINGO!!! thanks man!!!

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              • BuZzB
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                last edited by BuZz

                Parse Gamelists Only: If on, it will only read the roms you have scraped, so if you add any new roms it will not look for them unless you turn this back off. it is off by default.

                :-)

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                • meleuM
                  meleu
                  last edited by

                  let me ask another question:
                  How can I add a description of my script to show in RetroPie menu?

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                  • BuZzB
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                    last edited by BuZz

                    same as for games

                    edit /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/gamelists/retropie/gamelist.xml

                    https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/scraper

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                    • cyberneticwiredC
                      cyberneticwired
                      last edited by cyberneticwired

                      When i try to add prboom to my menu(so i can have my doom stuff as a seperate system) its let me add it, but when i try to run it, it says there is no config for it? Is there a certain way to make a config for it?

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                      • meleuM
                        meleu @cyberneticwired
                        last edited by

                        @cyberneticwired I think I struggled with a similar problem, and then I realized that the executables invoked from retropie menu is done with root user.
                        That's why the scripts wasn't finding the $HOME files.
                        Maybe this is your problem.

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                        • cyberneticwiredC
                          cyberneticwired
                          last edited by

                          I'm using WinSCP to access my retropie, as the root user to go into the file systems..to be completely honest I have never built a script before so i could be doing it completely wrong.

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                          • cyberneticwiredC
                            cyberneticwired
                            last edited by

                            I got the games to launch now..but i have no control settings so im guessing i have to go back and add controls to prboom :/

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