ES System CFG File

dankcushions

did you modify the file on your desktop before the transfer? can you detail your changes (maybe upload it somewhere for us to take a look?). can you post a screenshot of your current /emulationstation dir on the pi?

MajorDangerNine

If understand correctly, you are trying to make a custom es_systems.cfg. If so, then you should be following this guide.

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Add-a-New-System-in-EmulationStation/

And, if you need a more visual representation of doing this, then check out this archive I made.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N3z70C82BT1WqCt3uYd9CsZmyn_Lw4mJ/view?usp=sharing

mexman_uk

The original file is untouched. I do a clean img of retropie onto my SD card, connect to my wifi and then give 0777 permissions to the etc/emulationstation. I copy the cfg to my desktop, rename the cfg on the pie so that I know I have the original file protected, I copy the cfg from my desktop back to my pi (untouched) reboot the pi to the error screen.

MajorDangerNine

@mexman_uk Why are you trying to do this?

mexman_uk

@eckaji I want to have the option of changing the cfg file in the future as my knowledge grows.

MajorDangerNine

@mexman_uk But putting an es_systems.cfg in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation makes EmulationStation use that es_systems.cfginstead of the one in /etc/emulationstation.

mexman_uk

@eckaji Ah okay, is there any reason for this to happen though or does it just happen when you do this ?? I will do the sam as I have been doing before with the file in the location you mention to see if the same happens.

MajorDangerNine

@mexman_uk I honestly have no idea why that happen when you do that.

I've never attempted messing with the es_systems.cfg in /etc/emulationstation beyond copying and pasting any new systems from it to my custom es_systems.cfg in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation.

It'd be foolish to edit the es_systems.cfg in /etc/emulationstation anyway as it is overwritten whenever you update or install an emulator.

mexman_uk

@eckaji There is no es system config file in
/opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation

I am showing all files so its not like its hidden ???

MajorDangerNine

@mexman_uk

But putting an es_systems.cfg in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation makes EmulationStation use that es_systems.cfginstead of the one in /etc/emulationstation.

It is also detailed at the link I initially post.

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Add-a-New-System-in-EmulationStation/

Step 1. Edit es_systems.cfg

Each system in EmulationStation is defined in the file es_systems.cfg. The default version resides in the /etc/emulationstation folder. It is recommended that you make a copy of this file into the /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation folder.

mexman_uk

@eckaji Ahh maybe I should have read that before my last post, now it makes sense however there was still the issue with the error however I think I may have solved the problem. Someone suggested instead of 0777 in the chmod commant just use 777 which seems to have solved the issue. I even manually added a Capcom section which worked. I then started fresh using 0777 and immediately got the error. Im about to start again with the 777 just to make sure it was not a fluke LOL