Runcommand launch images automatically chosen for ROM-specific emulatorchoices
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Sweet! I will test it tonight. Thanks! :)
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Sorry, man. It's not working for me.. I'm starting to feel like something's wrong with me..
The new runcommand-onstart looks like this, correct?
I'm still not understanding that some of the lines contain "mame" - shouldn't it be either mame-advmame or mame-libretro? (see here)
So, just to be sure my setup is not wrong; my 3 launching images are placed here:
/opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/launching.png
/opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/launching.png
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@meleu that's what I did.. Strange. Will do it again, but how can it wget an old version?
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@andershp said in Runcommand launch images automatically chosen for ROM-specific emulatorchoices:
how can it wget an old version?
Another possible problem can be related to that
catcommand.Well, if you can understand a github diff, look here the only line I changed to fix the code:
https://github.com/meleu/share/commit/c31f3f47ad2f790c2c5f7acb66b7db9100bd892eAnd if you're still having problems to get the current version, maybe you can edit the file yourself.
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@meleu Allright, I get the diff principle, so I'll alter it manually.
But again.... I still don't understand how the script gets to mame-libretro or mame-advmame. Looks like it only distinguishes between fba and mame..? -
@andershp said in Runcommand launch images automatically chosen for ROM-specific emulatorchoices:
I still don't understand how the script gets to mame-libretro or mame-advmame. Looks like it only distinguishes between fba and mame..?
I've just noticed you're still using the very first version of my script. I already fixed the mame names. Look the diff:
I think I know what's happening. When you use wget and there's a file with the same name of the one you're trying to download, wget creates the newer with a trailing
.1. Then when you use thecattrick you're not "installing" the new script.My suggestion:
rm system_specific_arcade_launching_images* sudo mv /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.sh /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.sh.bak wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meleu/share/master/system_specific_arcade_launching_images.sh cat system_specific_arcade_launching_images.sh >> /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.sh -
@meleu said in Runcommand launch images automatically chosen for ROM-specific emulatorchoices:
When you use wget and there's a file with the same name of the one you're trying to download, wget creates the newer with a trailing
.1. Then when you use thecattrick you're not "installing" the new script.Jesus! That's obvious! I feel like a complete tool! :-D
Well, impressive that you managed to improve the script several times with me just saying "first version didn't work" :-)
I will test properly again, tonight. Got a good feeling about it this time, hehe !
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@meleu Just a suggestion.
I think it would be better to useruncommand-onxxxx.shjust as entrypoints for calling scripts. Therefore I would modify your installer to .... ;)rm system_specific_arcade_launching_images* sudo mv /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.sh /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.sh.bak wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meleu/share/master/system_specific_arcade_launching_images.sh mkdir /home/pi/RetroPie/scripts mv system_specific_arcade_launching_images.sh /home/pi/RetroPie/scripts chmod +x /home/pi/RetroPie/scripts/system_specific_arcade_launching_images.sh echo '/home/pi/RetroPie/scripts/system_specific_arcade_launching_images.sh $1 $2 "$3"' >> /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.shPS: I think it will also help lots of people if there would be a small "instruction" inside both
runcommand-onxxxx.shfiles!# Example runcommand-onstart.sh # --- BASENAMES --- rom="$3" es_system="$1" emulator_used="$2" # --- ROMname Manipulation --- #rom_name="$(basename "$rom")" #rom_path="$(dirname "$rom")" #rom_no_ext="${rom_name%.*}" # --- Configfile Playground --- #config_dir="/opt/retropie/configs/$es_system" #config_dir="/opt/retropie/configs/all" #config_file="$config_dir/retroarch.cfg" # --- YOUR SCRIPTS HERE --- /home/pi/RetroPie/scripts/system_specific_arcade_launching_images.sh "$es_system" "$emulator_used" "$rom" -
So, with this new runcommand-onstart file, I'm afraid, still no launch images shows :(
What can I do to help? Could it be because my games are run off USB?
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@andershp said in Runcommand launch images automatically chosen for ROM-specific emulatorchoices:
Could it be because my games are run off USB?
Ouch!!! You can't create symbolic links on FAT partitions!
EDIT: yes. That's the cause.
Can you please launch an arcade game and then check what's in the/dev/shm/runcommand.log(post it on pastebin)? -
Absolutely, good sir. Here's one for fba and one for mame2003:
Should I also mention that I moved my artwork from roms/arcade/images to the default emulationstation/downloaded_images? Don't know if that's relevant.
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@andershp That's relevant!
If this fileformat is ext3/4 then this script should work!
Change path in line 9 and test it!@meleu I think define a new parameter with path were the images are stored!
[ -z "$4" ] && local arcade_imgs_dir="$HOME/RetroPie/roms/arcade/images" || local arcade_imgs_dir="$4"I assume that the script should work even with changed pathes ;)
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I feel like in a RPG. Each step taken results in a new little bit of information. :D
I'm currently enjoying the brazilian carnival. Will be able to take a look at it next week. ;)
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Sorry man, I wasn't planning the move of files until lately, but the USB thing I did actually mention earlier...
Enjoy yourself, sounds awesome!
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Hey @meleu hope you had a blast in Brazil?
Just wanted to check up on the status of this little script? I'm still really interested in getting it up and running, especially since I have the feeling that you've almost got it?
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@andershp said in Runcommand launch images automatically chosen for ROM-specific emulatorchoices:
Should I also mention that I moved my artwork from roms/arcade/images to the default emulationstation/downloaded_images? Don't know if that's relevant.
Tell me the full path of that "default emulationstation/downloaded_images".
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@meleu the full paths to the three system-launch images is listed here, and the full path to the artwork for the games I will give you tonight.
Though I don't understand why this is important. This folder only contains video previews, logos (wheelart) and boxart. Not launching images. If I remember correctly.
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Allright the games art (videos, wheellogo and boxart) is found at /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/downloaded_images/arcade
As stated above, the 3 launching images are not here though. I don't really know the default place for game-specific launching images, is this not the roms folder?
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@andershp yes that is where the scraper puts them by default...
however other scrapers will put them in an "images" folder in the rom (arcade) folderThus .../arcade/images/ (or in linux ./images)
each type of media is tagged depending on what type it is
-marquee marquees
-image flyers/boxart
-video videosYou can put the media anywhere you want..but you have to edit the gamelist.xml to point to the correct path (easy to do with a find and replace)
okay you are talking about a default image then...
I was gonna say I have all my roms (mame2000, mame 2003, mame2010, Final Burn Alpha, Advmame and Daphne) all in the "arcade" folder and I use the flyer (or screenshot to use as my launch image.
A default image would make is easier though....there is a script that will do that..however the theme has to have launching images to go with it..err i think
Easier for me to just use the flyer/boxart/screenshot as a launch image I guess shrugs
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