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    Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !

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      Hydro @proaudiosoft
      last edited by Hydro

      @proaudiosoft said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

      @Hydro ok, so your device is 0, what does your emu.cfg look like, can you post it. Also your controller mapping file that emu.cfg should point to. One last thing, before anything, unplug the keyboard and reboot, then try reicast again

      tried unplugging the keyboard and reboot nothing.

      where do i find the emu.cfg file & the mapping file.

      and which one do i map -

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        pimpmaul69 @Hydro
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        @Hydro said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

        @proaudiosoft said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

        @Hydro ok, so your device is 0, what does your emu.cfg look like, can you post it. Also your controller mapping file that emu.cfg should point to. One last thing, before anything, unplug the keyboard and reboot, then try reicast again

        tried unplugging the keyboard and reboot nothing.

        where do i find the emu.cfg file & the mapping file.

        /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast
        
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          Hydro @pimpmaul69
          last edited by Hydro

          @pimpmaul69 said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

          @Hydro said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

          @proaudiosoft said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

          @Hydro ok, so your device is 0, what does your emu.cfg look like, can you post it. Also your controller mapping file that emu.cfg should point to. One last thing, before anything, unplug the keyboard and reboot, then try reicast again

          tried unplugging the keyboard and reboot nothing.

          where do i find the emu.cfg file & the mapping file.

          /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast
          

          this is what i found in emulators.cfg

          ''reicast="CON:/opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin/reicast.sh OSS %ROM%"
          default="reicast"

          and which controller do i map in mapping -

          alt text

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            proaudiosoft @Hydro
            last edited by proaudiosoft

            @Hydro
            run in terminal :
            cd /opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin
            Here is a script called 'reicast-joyconfig'
            run it :
            ./reicast-joyconfig

            Choose your joystick.
            Now you can map your buttons.
            When all is done it outputs the text for making a file in '/home/pi/.reicast/mappings' .
            It outputs something like this (numbers are in decimals not hexadecimal such as in other contoller.cfg's(0x13b)):
            [emulator]
            mapping_name = Your Gamepad
            btn_escape = 316

            [dreamcast]
            .......etc

            make a file in '/home/pi/.reicast/mappings' called controller_Your Gamepad.cfg and paste the text in this file. (tip, highlighting the text in putty copies it to clipboard)

            When you are done, we can create you a emu.cfg file pointing to the new map file...

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              Hydro @proaudiosoft
              last edited by Hydro

              @proaudiosoft said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

              @Hydro
              run in terminal :
              cd /opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin
              Here is a script called 'reicast-joyconfig'
              run it :
              ./reicast-joyconfig

              Choose your joystick.
              Now you can map your buttons.
              When all is done it outputs the text for making a file in '/home/pi/.reicast/mappings' .
              It outputs something like this (numbers are in decimals not hexadecimal such as in other contoller.cfg's(0x13b)):
              [emulator]
              mapping_name = Your Gamepad
              btn_escape = 316

              [dreamcast]
              .......etc

              make a file in '/home/pi/.reicast/mappings' called controller_Your Gamepad.cfg and paste the text in this file. (tip, highlighting the text in putty copies it to clipboard)

              When you are done, we can create you a emu.cfg file pointing to the new map file...

              this is the only file & folder i get after running - ./reicast-joyconfig

              alt text

              and it can't be edited or transferred.

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                proaudiosoft @Hydro
                last edited by proaudiosoft

                @Hydro You need to use putty or console, and go to the location I specified above. Quit emulation station within retropie, and you will be at the console
                cd /opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin

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                  Hydro @proaudiosoft
                  last edited by

                  @proaudiosoft said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                  @Hydro You need to use putty or console, and go to the location I specified above. Quit emulation station within retropie, and you will be at the console
                  cd /opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin

                  can't find /home/pi/.reicast/mappings folder on winscp or putty.

                  alt text

                  are you on skype & can you sort it out for me by team-viewer.

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                    Hydro @proaudiosoft
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                    @proaudiosoft said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                    @Hydro You need to use putty or console, and go to the location I specified above. Quit emulation station within retropie, and you will be at the console
                    cd /opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin

                    bump ...

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                    • BuZzB
                      BuZz administrators
                      last edited by

                      Please wait patiently for an answer - bumping posts will not help, and will just get your post downvoted.

                      The folder does exist - in your screenshot it even tells you it "Is a directory". However, as you didn't use cd, it didn't change to that folder (you told the system to try and execute the directory hence the error)

                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                        Hydro @BuZz
                        last edited by

                        @BuZz said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                        Please wait patiently for an answer - bumping posts will not help, and will just get your post downvoted.

                        The folder does exist - in your screenshot it even tells you it "Is a directory". However, as you didn't use cd, it didn't change to that folder (you told the system to try and execute the directory hence the error)

                        What's the fix ?

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                          Hydro @Hydro
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                          @Hydro said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                          @proaudiosoft said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                          @Hydro You need to use putty or console, and go to the location I specified above. Quit emulation station within retropie, and you will be at the console
                          cd /opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin

                          can't find /home/pi/.reicast/mappings folder on winscp or putty.

                          alt text

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                            Hyell @Hydro
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                              BuZz administrators
                              last edited by BuZz

                              As I said, you need to use "cd" to switch to a folder. You should read some shell tutorials for linux. eg http://linuxcommand.org/learning_the_shell.php

                              To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                Hydro @BuZz
                                last edited by

                                @BuZz said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                                As I said, you need to use "cd" to switch to a folder. You should read some shell tutorials for linux. eg http://linuxcommand.org/learning_the_shell.php

                                i used -

                                cd /home/pi/.reicast/mappings

                                or do you mean use winscp ?

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                                  Hydro @Hydro
                                  last edited by

                                  @Hydro said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                                  @proaudiosoft said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                                  @Hydro
                                  run in terminal :
                                  cd /opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin
                                  Here is a script called 'reicast-joyconfig'
                                  run it :
                                  ./reicast-joyconfig

                                  Choose your joystick.
                                  Now you can map your buttons.
                                  When all is done it outputs the text for making a file in '/home/pi/.reicast/mappings' .
                                  It outputs something like this (numbers are in decimals not hexadecimal such as in other contoller.cfg's(0x13b)):
                                  [emulator]
                                  mapping_name = Your Gamepad
                                  btn_escape = 316

                                  [dreamcast]
                                  .......etc

                                  make a file in '/home/pi/.reicast/mappings' called controller_Your Gamepad.cfg and paste the text in this file. (tip, highlighting the text in putty copies it to clipboard)

                                  When you are done, we can create you a emu.cfg file pointing to the new map file...

                                  there is no /home/pi/.reicast/mappings folder when i run winscp !

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                                  • BuZzB
                                    BuZz administrators
                                    last edited by BuZz

                                    I meant in the terminal - in your screenshot you did not use cd /home/pi/.reicast/mappings you first did cd to another path , then on a separate line you did /home/pi/.reicast/mappings which is not the same thing.

                                    The folder should be there on winscp - but make sure you have it set to show hidden files/folders (starting with a dot)

                                    To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                      Hydro @proaudiosoft
                                      last edited by

                                      @proaudiosoft said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                                      @Hydro You need to use putty or console, and go to the location I specified above. Quit emulation station within retropie, and you will be at the console
                                      cd /opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin

                                      ok

                                      made a file in '/home/pi/.reicast/mappings' called it controller_Venom.cfg and paste the text -

                                      [emulator]
                                      mapping_name = Venom
                                      btn_escape = 316

                                      what do i do for emu.cfg file pointing to the new map file ?

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                                        Hydro @Hydro
                                        last edited by

                                        @Hydro said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                                        @proaudiosoft said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                                        @Hydro You need to use putty or console, and go to the location I specified above. Quit emulation station within retropie, and you will be at the console
                                        cd /opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin

                                        ok

                                        made a file in '/home/pi/.reicast/mappings' called it controller_Venom.cfg and paste the text -

                                        [emulator]
                                        mapping_name = Venom
                                        btn_escape = 316

                                        what do i do for emu.cfg file pointing to the new map file ?

                                        ???

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                                          edmaul69
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                                          Just a note from my own experience, i updated the reicast to the retropie-setup 4.0 beta 2 version and all my pal games stopped working. However all the ntsc ones work fine including the ntsc version of marvel vs capcom 2. I would download an ntsc version just so you have both to test against it. Again this may not be a problem for anyone else but just my problem. I also havent spent any time figuring out why though.

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                                            Hydro @Hydro
                                            last edited by

                                            @Hydro said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                                            @proaudiosoft said in Ri3 - Reicast (Dreamcast) Emulator Not Playing !:

                                            @Hydro You need to use putty or console, and go to the location I specified above. Quit emulation station within retropie, and you will be at the console
                                            cd /opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin

                                            ok

                                            made a file in '/home/pi/.reicast/mappings' called it controller_Venom.cfg and paste the text -

                                            [emulator]
                                            mapping_name = Venom
                                            btn_escape = 316

                                            what do i do for emu.cfg file pointing to the new map file ?

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