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    SNES does not show at all

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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator
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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.

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        Tanneseph @mediamogul
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        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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        • mediamogulM
          mediamogul Global Moderator @Tanneseph
          last edited by mediamogul

          @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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            Tanneseph
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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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            • mediamogulM
              mediamogul Global Moderator @Tanneseph
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              @tanneseph

              I'll check.

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              • martincrocenziM
                martincrocenzi
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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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                • mediamogulM
                  mediamogul Global Moderator @Tanneseph
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                  @tanneseph

                  '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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                    Tanneseph @martincrocenzi
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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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                      Tanneseph
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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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                      • mediamogulM
                        mediamogul Global Moderator @Tanneseph
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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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                        • martincrocenziM
                          martincrocenzi @Tanneseph
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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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                            Tanneseph
                            last edited by Tanneseph

                            Figured this was the fastest and most accurate way to provide that info:

                            https://imgur.com/a/KqnBX

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                            • rbakerR
                              rbaker @Tanneseph
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                              @tanneseph Have you tried dragging them to the Pi yet?

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                                Tanneseph @rbaker
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                                @rbaker Many times.

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                                • rbakerR
                                  rbaker @Tanneseph
                                  last edited by

                                  @tanneseph So they must be there now?

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                                  • rbakerR
                                    rbaker @Tanneseph
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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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                                    • rbakerR
                                      rbaker @Tanneseph
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                                      @tanneseph Take a look at this sequence. Boot up your Pi first, then follow this path. You can then place your roms.

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                                      • rbakerR
                                        rbaker @Tanneseph
                                        last edited by

                                        @tanneseph said in SNES does not show at all:

                                        Figured this was the fastest and most accurate way to provide that info:

                                        You know your setup shows that those files are on your PC and NOT the Pi right?

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                                          Tanneseph
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                                          Thanks for your tireless help, all of you.

                                          I downloaded WinSCP. Because of what an amateur I am, it took me a bit to learn that SSH was a thing (still don't quite know what it is), and how to enable it on the Pi and blah blah blah, but in the end I can transfer files via WiFi!

                                          Alright, so maybe we're closer to understanding A Thing, because when I try to directly transfer the SNES roms, I get some interesting information.

                                          The first is that it won't do a mass transfer. It does one at a time. That one hesitates, then spits out an error message:

                                          General failure (server should provide error description).
                                          Error code: 4
                                          Error message from server: Failure

                                          Common reasons for the Error code 4 are:

                                          • Renaming a file to a name of already existing file.
                                          • Creating a directory that already exists.
                                          • Moving a remote file to a different filesystem (HDD).
                                          • Uploading a file to a full filesystem (HDD).
                                          • Exceeding a user disk quota.

                                          Note that I'm nowhere near exceeding my 64gb thumb drive.

                                          A file is placed in SNES, but gets the additional ending .filepart. It has been consistent. I now have three files that have done that, starting with "Bahamut Lagoon (J).smc.filepart" I will do some Googling on that, but here it is in case that is meaningful to one of you. I'm painfully green at this, but it -feels- like we're closer to having the information we need to fix something. Fingers crossed!

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                                          • rbakerR
                                            rbaker @Tanneseph
                                            last edited by rbaker

                                            @tanneseph Why WinSCP ?- can you not see the Pi via windows?, see the map I posted above.

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