Retroarch.cfg settings problems

[ketterer]

Hello,
I have been trying to get my system up and running again after breaking it a few months back.
I did a reinstall from scratch. I have my Roms and my saves plus savestates on a NFS share. I have had this working and it is again.
My problem comes in the fact that I have a few settings that I use globally

menu_driver = "xmb"
savefile_directory = "/mnt/games/.Save Games"
savestate_directory = "/mnt/games/.Save States"
sort_savefiles_enable = "true"
sort_savestates_enable = "true"
savestate_auto_index = true
savestate_thumbnail_enable = "true"
menu_swap_ok_cancel_buttons = "true"
rewind_enable = "false"
#make sure to add overide for n64 and psx
input_rewind_btn = "13"
cheevos_username = "ketterer"
cheevos_password = "*******"
cheevos_enable = "true"
cheevos_test_unofficial = "false"
cheevos_hardcore_mode_enable = "false"
cheevos_verbose_enable = "false"

#retropie specific
menu_show_online_updater = "false"
menu_show_core_updater = "false"
xmb_show_settings = "true"
xmb_show_favorites = "false"
xmb_show_images = "false"
xmb_show_music = "false"
xmb_show_netplay = "false"
xmb_show_history = "false"
xmb_show_add = "false"
menu_battery_level_enable = "false"
rgui_show_start_screen = false
menu_show_load_core = "false"
menu_show_load_content = "false"

These settings include the save location, and some other settings that I want as you can see.

I have tried adding these to the top of the retroarch.cfg file in "/oct/retropie/config/all/" but they never seem to be working. I tried at the bottom of this file as well but no luck.

I don't understand why this isnt working.

I have also noticed that each time a started a new system it would write like a whole config to the system specific config file.

I don't understand why tho

[mitu]

@ketterer said in Retroarch.cfg settings problems:

I have also noticed that each time a started a new system it would write like a whole config to the system specific config file.
I don't understand why tho

You probably have set 'Save on Exit' to enabled at some point, that's why. The file in /opt/retropie/configs/all the last RetroArch configuration file read, if your system config file already has those settings (with other values) then it will override what your set in the mail config file.

I'd advice to re-install - if you're still on the re-install phase - and don't enable 'Save Config on Exit' and then add your configurations to the - global - RetroArch config file.

[ketterer]

I just checked and no i do not, at least not in /oct/retropie/config/all/retroarch.cfg
as I said it creates the new retroarch.cfg in /oct/retropie/config/SYSTEMNAME/ when the rom loads, not when it quits. I an sshed in and can see the file be created, and the yellow text come on screen saying so.

it is as if the global config is not being used at all, and just writes a ful config to the folder.

[ketterer]

I dont really know what i did, but rebooted and copied the exact same config file (literally made a copy deleted it rebooted and then put it back) and now it is working