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    Atari2600 & Custom Collections!

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

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        dudleydes @stephendm
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        @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.

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          stephendm @dudleydes
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          @dudleydes

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

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            dudleydes @stephendm
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            @stephendm You can put a link in this thread.

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              stephendm @dudleydes
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              @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

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                dudleydes @stephendm
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                @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.

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                  stephendm @dudleydes
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                  @dudleydes

                  Hi,

                  No aflash3 icon yet.

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

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                    dudleydes @stephendm
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                    @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?

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                      stephendm
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                      @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.

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                      below is where i am

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                        stephendm @stephendm
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                        @stephendm

                        and i have dropped the latest es_log file into dropbox.

                        Thanks

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

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                            stephendm @dudleydes
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                            @dudleydes

                            Hi,

                            I can't believe it!!!!

                            Amazing, thanks so much for your help and patience.

                            Thank You SOOOOOO much!

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                              dudleydes @stephendm
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                              @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.

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