SNES does not show at all
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@tanneseph said in SNES does not show at all:
Is that a process that would make sense
No. If your roms are the correct extension and you haven't messed with anything else refreshing ES after adding your roms should make the snes system show up. Otherwise something else is going on.
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@tanneseph said in SNES does not show at all:
At that point I hit the power switch on my NesPi case.
This might be your issue. By default, the NESPi case simply kills the power without letting Emulation Station shut down properly and save the listed games. You have the right instincts, in that you're waiting for the software to shut down before you press the power button. However, the black screen you're seeing means that Emulation Station is still saving the games list. When a lot of games are added, or modified during a session, this can take an extra long time. Always wait until you see that ASCII joystick before you kill the power. Better yet, there's a scripting mod that allows the NESPi power button to shutdown Emulation Station properly and then safely power down the Pi.
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Well, shoot. So I know about that, now. And I've got no problem waiting to see the joystick to push the button. I should wait to dabble in extra scripts until I have a device that runs all of my stuff, maybe, ha!
So, uh, am I back to the drawing board of reinstalling the whole darn thing AGAIN?
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@tanneseph said in SNES does not show at all:
So, uh, am I back to the drawing board of reinstalling the whole darn thing AGAIN?
No, but a good place to start troublshooting is to first find out if the ROMs are actually being transferred. The advice given above by @rbaker in this post is likely to be the easiest way. An expansion on this information can be found here.
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You can also use the File Manager found in the RetroPie menu to view the ROM directory. From where it starts you off, you would navigate to
RetroPie >> roms >> snes. -
The snes folder was, in fact, empty. I'm so stunned, and so confused. The ps1 folder only showed the games ES is displaying.
Stranger still, when I attempt to exit the file manager with 10, I get a black screen with small text in the lower left. It says the following :
root@retropie:/home/pi#10
bash: 10: command not found
Press any key to continue...I can try any other option and get the same message with the number appropriately replaced.
I am at a point where I don't even know how to safely shut the darn thing off. I'll cut the power in an hour if I don't figure anything out. And try not to bash my head into my desk too hard.
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@tanneseph said in SNES does not show at all:
Stranger still, when I attempt to exit the file manager with 10, I get a black screen
It's a bit misleading, but it actually means 'F10'.
And try not to bash my head into my desk too hard.
I know that game.
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You know, I tried F10 first. But nothing happens. I just tried it a few time to be sure. Is it something like ALT+ or Shift+, or something else unstated?
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I'll check.
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@Tanneseph I couldn't find any information about your micro SD, can you tell me which one it is?
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'F10' is working on mine. It could be that your keyboard needs to be setup in the Raspi-Config. Killing the power is not a good practice over time, but odds are it'll be fine here.
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@martincrocenzi said in SNES does not show at all:
@Tanneseph I couldn't find any information about your micro SD, can you tell me which one it is?
Fair enough: I have a SanDisk Ultra Plus 16GB.
@mediamogul I couldn't find a place to update my keyboard setup. The first time I use it, I configure it, but only as a pseudo-gamepad for ES, basically. When I enter the more DOS-like parts (is that how I know I'm in Raspbian?), it has it's own configuration. The Arrows work as arrow keys (as opposed to WASD, which is what I'm using in ES), etc.
I use an Apple keyboard with my computer (which is Windows) because I like the keys. There's rare times where this causes issues with small things. I'll have some more time this afternoon, during which I'll hook up a Windows keyboard and see if that's the issue.
My PS1 games are now showing, because why not?
I am no longer getting the ASCII Joystick at close. I get the black screen, and then after a brief moment, my monitor flips to the blue "no HDMI signal" and itself goes into sleep mode.
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All that said.... I put SNES roms on my thumb drive. The Pi doesn't see them there! And it selectively choose when it didn't and didn't see a pile of PS1 roms. ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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@tanneseph said in SNES does not show at all:
I'll have some more time this afternoon, during which I'll hook up a Windows keyboard and see if that's the issue.
That'd be a good idea. I use a Mac myself, but I always keep a PC keyboard available for anything outside of the Apple ecosystem just in case.
I couldn't find a place to update my keyboard setup.
The keyboard configuration is located in the Raspi-Config, accessible from the RetroPie menu in Emulation Station. Once there the settings are under 'Internationalization Options'.
I put SNES roms on my thumb drive. The Pi doesn't see them there!
What are the extensions of the SNES ROMs? I don't think it should matter, but do they have any unusual characters in the file names?
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@tanneseph is there any way you can try with other micro sd? any other in order to verify if it's a hardware issue with it or with the configuration on the raspberry itself, considering there's nothing wrong with the model. So, if you have the chance, try to install a previous version of Retropie on the "new" SD and only add SNES games to the proper folder. Check if every game you drop on it is being recognized within Emulation Station. It shouldn't be such a pain in the 4$$.
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Figured this was the fastest and most accurate way to provide that info:
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@tanneseph Have you tried dragging them to the Pi yet?
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@rbaker Many times.
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@tanneseph So they must be there now?
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@tanneseph I have just tried a clean boot. No roms. Accessed the folders from a PC. Went to mycomputer like on your image posted above, opened the snes folder, right click, copy. Open roms folder right click paste in snes folder. Restart Emulationstation. Rom shows up. You don't have parse gamelists turned on do you?
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