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    • SgtJimmyRustlesS
      SgtJimmyRustles @mitu
      last edited by

      @mitu

      Huh, guess that link doesn't work anymore. Oh well, I'll remove that one.

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      • jamrom2J
        jamrom2
        last edited by

        I own the Retroflag MegaPi Case. I wanted something in the order of a mini NES, and was going to buy one with the intent to gut it... until I found this and really liked the look of the design. It's sleek, well made and easy to setup. As far as heat, don't leave it on the carpet for long, the fan just isn't strong enough to exhaust the heat... as any laptop has the same issues. On a table or tv stand, it's fine. The look of the Sega MegaCD is really cool, especially with functioning buttons and on/off switch. It's a great idea and adds to the functionality of the case itself.

        http://retroflag.com/MEGAPi-CASE-M.html

        For $25 on Amazon, it was a steal. I also bouhght the NesPi Case+ just for show. It's also a very well made product and perfect for anyone looking for a true retro feel to their Retropie setup.

        JR

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        • SgtJimmyRustlesS
          SgtJimmyRustles @jamrom2
          last edited by

          @jamrom2 said in Best Raspberry Pi Cases in 2019:

          For $25 on Amazon, it was a steal. I also bouhght the NesPi Case+ just for show. It's also a very well made product and perfect for anyone looking for a true retro feel to their Retropie setup.

          Same, I got the MegaPi case and it's honestly Retroflag's best work so far.

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          • RanmaR
            Ranma
            last edited by

            Is there a giveaway sign that my Pi is running poorly with the original script? I ask because it seems to be running just fine and I haven't noticed any lags or anything. Also, if I just install Cyperghost's script will it just overwrite the original one I have installed? Ta!

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            • quicksilverQ
              quicksilver @Ranma
              last edited by

              @Ranma run a game, while the game is running ssh into your pi and at the terminal type:

              vcgencmd measure_clock core
              
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              • cyperghostC
                cyperghost
                last edited by cyperghost

                @Ranma Well I wrote the script because I was not satisfied how the one from retroflag works. If you press the reset button then it initiates a system reboot. This makes just no sense and will break metadata if you press power or reset during gameplay.... So the forked script terminates every running emulator and brings you back to ES. And if you press the reset button in ES main screen it just restarts ES without booting the whole system.
                Furthermore the powerdown is much much faster without breaking metadata. About the UART thing ... some people reported problems as it was activated... it is just as @quicksilver said.

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                • SgtJimmyRustlesS
                  SgtJimmyRustles @cyperghost
                  last edited by

                  @cyperghost said in Best Raspberry Pi Cases in 2019:

                  the whole system.
                  Furthermore the powerdown is much much faster without breaking metadata. About the UART thing ... some people reported problems as it was activated... it is just as @

                  I know it might be a sin to ask, but are you going to work on a recalbox/batocera one?

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                  • quicksilverQ
                    quicksilver @Ranma
                    last edited by

                    @Ranma I should add that the most games on the pi are not heavily GPU dependent. But if youre running N64/ Dreamcast games then there is a huge impact if it's locked to 250mhz.

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                    • cyperghostC
                      cyperghost @SgtJimmyRustles
                      last edited by cyperghost

                      @SgtJimmyRustles You sinner ;)

                      I know it might be a sin to ask, but are you going to work on a recalbox/batocera one?

                      Yes it would be possible without flaws. I know this because I ran the script a few times on XU4 Batocera build. So I strongly assume it would work for Raspberry, too. The python script for recalbox/batocera is easy to modify and should work flawless.

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                      • cyperghostC
                        cyperghost
                        last edited by

                        @SgtJimmyRustles Can you test the scripts on a Recalbox OS? If yes I think about to do the work.

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                        • SgtJimmyRustlesS
                          SgtJimmyRustles @cyperghost
                          last edited by SgtJimmyRustles

                          @cyperghost

                          I'd be down to try it out. Just let me know what you need me to test out.

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                          • cyperghostC
                            cyperghost @SgtJimmyRustles
                            last edited by cyperghost

                            @SgtJimmyRustles Okay ... I need values of es_systems.cfg does Recalbox uses a script like RetroPie? Kind of runcommand.sh? I know I modified my script to make it work for Batocera but can't remeber what was the calling command for ROMS ;)
                            Just post one system maybe SNES or Genesis ;)

                            EDIT:

                                    <fullname>Super Nintendo Entertainment System</fullname>
                                    <name>snes</name>
                                    <path>/recalbox/share/roms/snes/</path>
                                    <extension>.smc .sfc .SMC .SFC .zip .ZIP .mgd .MGD</extension>
                                    <command>python /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/configgen/emulatorlauncher.pyc %CONTROLLERSCONFIG% -system %SYSTEM% -rom %ROM% -emulator %EMULATOR% -core %CORE% -ratio %RATIO%</command>
                                    <platform>snes</platform>
                                    <theme>snes</theme>
                            <emulators>
                            

                            Can you confirm emulatorlauncher.pyc as command?

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                            • SgtJimmyRustlesS
                              SgtJimmyRustles
                              last edited by SgtJimmyRustles

                              @cyperghost

                              Yes, they use that command as well as es_systems.cfg.

                              https://gitlab.com/search?utf8=✓&snippets=&scope=&search=emulatorlauncher.pyc&project_id=2396494

                              https://gitlab.com/recalbox/recalbox/blob/master/package/recalbox-romfs/recalbox-romfs/recalbox-romfs.mk

                              Is this what you're referring to regarding emulatorlauncher.pyc?

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                              • cyperghostC
                                cyperghost @SgtJimmyRustles
                                last edited by

                                @SgtJimmyRustles I need that command to finish running emulators if you press reset button

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                                • SgtJimmyRustlesS
                                  SgtJimmyRustles @cyperghost
                                  last edited by

                                  @cyperghost

                                  When i get home, I'll set up a recalbox build and let you know if I can. I won't be ready for another couple of hours though. You're wanting confirmation on the emulatorlauncher.pyc right?

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                                  • SgtJimmyRustlesS
                                    SgtJimmyRustles @cyperghost
                                    last edited by

                                    @cyperghost

                                    Here you go.

                                    <?xml version="1.0"?>
                                    <systemList>
                                    <system>
                                    <fullname>Amiga 1200</fullname>
                                    <name>amiga1200</name>
                                    <path>/recalbox/share/roms/amiga1200</path>
                                    <extension>.adf .Adf .ADF .uae</extension>
                                    <command>python /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/configgen/emulatorlauncher.pyc %CONTROLLERSCONFIG% -system %SYSTEM% -rom %ROM% -emulator %EMULATOR% -core %CORE% -ratio %RATIO% %NETPLAY%</command>
                                    <platform>amiga</platform>
                                    <theme>amiga1200</theme>
                                    <emulators/>
                                    </system>

                                    You need anything else?

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                                    • cyperghostC
                                      cyperghost
                                      last edited by

                                      @SgtJimmyRustles I need some output commands.
                                      Does pidof emulationstation works?
                                      Does pgrep -f emulationstation works?

                                      I created a bash file that will exit any emulator if you call it. So it's the first step of integrating this into RecalBox. Please download from my github with
                                      wget http://raw.githubusercontent.com/crcerror/RetroPie-Shares/master/RecalBox_exitemu.sh

                                      Make it executable after download or use bash command.
                                      Then every instance of running emulators should be finished. I later can work to integreate this into the Retroflag scripts.

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                                      • SgtJimmyRustlesS
                                        SgtJimmyRustles
                                        last edited by SgtJimmyRustles

                                        @cyperghost said in Best Raspberry Pi Cases in 2019:

                                        wget http://raw.githubusercontent.com/crcerror/RetroPie-Shares/master/RecalBox_exitemu.sh

                                        Here's the results.

                                        pidof emulationstation
                                        2489

                                        pgrep -f emulationstation
                                        2489

                                        So yes, the two commands above work.

                                        While running the script while in game, it takes me back to the Recalbox menu using bash.

                                        bash RecalBox_exitemu.sh

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                                        • cyperghostC
                                          cyperghost @SgtJimmyRustles
                                          last edited by

                                          @SgtJimmyRustles I have a BATOCERA system running now.
                                          The script works so far as intendend. If I execute this it will bring me back to ES. So we can reset any emulator. Let me take some time to make a working python script.

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                                          • A
                                            Anthrax
                                            last edited by

                                            easy: MegaPi case

                                            https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/21303/mod-retroflag-megapi-case-built-in-xbox-360-wireless-receiver

                                            ;-)

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