Atari2600 & Custom Collections!

[dudleydes]

@stephendm Can you give the exact location of the es_systems.cfg file?

[stephendm]

opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_system.cfg.

[dudleydes]

@stephendm I have added your code to my copy ofes_systems.cfg, added Adventure.zip to a newly created aflash3 folder in the roms folder and the Atari Flash 3 system appears in ES after a restart.

First, try restarting ES and see if your new system appears. ES should be restarted for any changes to es_systems.cfg to take effect or for newly added roms to appear.

Otherwise, it may be worthwhile checking your es_systems.cfg at an XML validation site for errors.

ES does create a log file, es_log.txt in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/ so it may checking this file for errors.

Feel free to post your copy of es_systems.cfg or es_log.txt at a site like pastebin.com and I can take a look.

[stephendm]

@dudleydes

have you an email, i can share a dropbox folder with you?

[dudleydes]

@stephendm You can put a link in this thread.

[stephendm]

@dudleydes

Yes, Forgot you could do that. :)

checked es_system.cfg at an XML Validation site and got no errors.

Here's the link, thanks

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mlj5axxw5x7ft17/AAB9aNrkaLkskzC_iUhsWNU3a?dl=0

[dudleydes]

@stephendm There are a lot of warning messages in es_log.txt about missing files in the heycromey theme. Could you try the default Carbon theme? Restart ES and let me know how you get on.

Feel free to post a copy of es_log.txt after you have restarted ES if it's still not working.

[stephendm]

@dudleydes

Hi,

No aflash3 icon yet.

i have put a copy of the es_log.txt in shared dropbox. Thanks

[dudleydes]

@stephendm Line 7 in es_log.txt tells me that ES is loading the default es_systems in /etc/emulationstation, not your custom version.

Can you run the command ls /home/pi/.emulationstation and check that es_systems.cfg exists in that folder?

[stephendm]

@dudleydes said in Atari2600 & Custom Collections!:

ls /home/pi/.emulationstation

I have reformat my sd card, new retropie image, updated system and download new theme heychromey.
created a new flash2 image folder and new flash2 rom folder.

below is where i am

[stephendm]

@stephendm

and i have dropped the latest es_log file into dropbox.

Thanks

[dudleydes]

@stephendm There is a dot/period at the end of your config file, es_systems.cfg. - remove it and you should be good.

[stephendm]

@dudleydes

Hi,

I can't believe it!!!!

Amazing, thanks so much for your help and patience.

Thank You SOOOOOO much!

[dudleydes]

@stephendm I'm glad you now have everything running as you wish.

The spurious dot/period originates from the command I gave in an earlier post that creates a copy of es_systems.cfg , which I copied from the documentation, which I initially wrote so the error is on me.

I cannot edit the wiki at the moment but I will fix once permissions are restored.