TRS-80 Emulator Installation
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I'm new to this, so please forgive if I have some stupid questions. Using the instructions at https://howchoo.com/g/n2qyzdk5zdm/build-your-own-raspberry-pi-retro-gaming-rig - all went well and I've been playing Atari 2600 and Nintendo games just fine. I've been using the method of placing ROM files on a USB thumb drive - then when I plug the thumb drive into the Rasberry Pi the files automatically get copied over - all works fine.
Now I'd like to use the TRS-80 emulator, but I'm having troubles. I went to https://retropie.org.uk/docs/TRS-80/ and from there it appeared that I needed to find level2.rom BIOS and place it in the BIOS directory on my thumb drive. I found a level2.rom file on the web (but I have no way of knowing if it's good), placed it in that directory, put some .dsk files in the trs-80 rom directory and hooked it to the USB port - then I rebooted the Rasberry Pi. When I check the directories the files are now in the right spots on the Rasberry Pi SD card, but nothing is happening - no TRS-80 is showing up. So, here I am!
Can anyone offer any help or instructions for getting to the TRS-80 mode?
Thanks!
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@jonpointer said in TRS-80 Emulator Installation:
Can anyone offer any help or instructions for getting to the TRS-80 mode?
Did you install the
sdltrsemulator ? It's not installed by default, should be installable from theexperimentalpackages section in the RetroPie-Setup script. -
@mitu
Ah, thank you very much! I'll give that a try tomorrow, I'm traveling today. Do you have a recommendation for where to get the level2.rom file or will that automatically be installed once I install the sdltrs emulator? I got my level2.rom file fromremoved by admin
Thanks again! -
@jonpointer read the forum rules. Next infraction will result in a ban.
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@jonpointer said in TRS-80 Emulator Installation:
@mitu
Ah, thank you very much! I'll give that a try tomorrow, I'm traveling today. Do you have a recommendation for where to get the level2.rom file or will that automatically be installed once I install the sdltrs emulator? I got my level2.rom file fromremoved by admin
Thanks again!There is information about the various legal options for obtaining the
level2.romin the sdltrs README file: https://github.com/RetroPie/sdltrsI added that link to the TRS-80 docs for future reference.
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@herb_fargus
My apologies. I had searched for a solution, but in my haste I forgot the link/ROM rule. It won’t happen again. -
@mitu
Thanks again for your help, unfortunately things still aren't working. I installed the experimental sdltrs package and I placed a level2.rom file in the bios directory, and I placed a .dsk file (of a games disk) in the roms/trs-80 directory. When I start the system I get the Tandy TRS-80 menu option, which is good, but when I select it to go into TRS-80 emulation mode, it goes to a black screen and just says NO SYS at the top. I can press F7 and get the SDLTRS Main Menu, but I can't get a DOS prompt. Any ideas? I've read through the forum trying to find an answer or more detailed instructions, but haven't found anything. Thanks again! -
Please can you have the crc32 for level2.rom of the trs-80?
In the doc file the link for download is old. Error 404.
If can give me all crc32 for all bios?
Thank you very much.
Sorry for my bad english.
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