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    • meleuM
      meleu
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      I found a problem. The RetroPie-Manager isn't able to show subdirs in ROMs directories.
      For example, my /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes has the following subdirs:
      0-9/
      a/
      b/
      c/
      d/
      etcetera...

      When I open the NES' ROMs dir in RetroPie-Manager, it's empty.

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        Botolo @meleu
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        @meleu said in Recalbox Manager port:

        I found a problem. The RetroPie-Manager isn't able to show subdirs in ROMs directories.
        For example, my /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes has the following subdirs:
        0-9/
        a/
        b/
        c/
        d/
        etcetera...

        When I open the NES' ROMs dir in RetroPie-Manager, it's empty.

        I know, but this could be tricky to solve since that module has been designed for a single level folder structure.

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          Redstoner @Botolo
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          @Botolo dude, you and you're friends are amazing!

          "See, if I start running slightly earlier than someone else, I seem faster." -Johan Cruyff

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            Botolo @Redstoner
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            @Redstoner said in Recalbox Manager port:

            @Botolo dude, you and you're friends are amazing!

            Thanks. I'm happy @meleu and @herb_fargus wanted to help :)

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            • meleuM
              meleu
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              Hey guys!
              A small update:
              A did a small script to simplify the commands to start/stop the RetroPie-Manager.
              Take a look at https://github.com/botolo78/RetroPie-Manager again ;-)

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              • meleuM
                meleu
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                @herb_fargus made an adjustment and now the RetroPie-Manager can run on a ubuntu-based RetroPie.

                @Botolo maybe you should rename this thread to "RetroPie-Manager web server", what do you think? ;-)

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                • meleuM
                  meleu
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                  @herb_fargus made an adjustment and now the RetroPie-Manager can run on a ubuntu-based RetroPie.

                  @Botolo maybe you should rename this thread to "RetroPie-Manager web server", what do you think? ;-)

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                    Botolo @meleu
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                    @meleu said in Recalbox Manager port:

                    RetroPie-Manager web server

                    web app maybe?

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                      meleu @Botolo
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                      @Botolo Well... It's really a server (a system that responds to requests across a computer network to provide a service). But we don't care about these formalities! Name it as you like ;-)

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                        Botolo @meleu
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                        @meleu said in RetroPie-Manager web app (Recalbox-Manager fork/mod):

                        @Botolo Well... It's really a server (a system that responds to requests across a computer network to provide a service). But we don't care about these formalities! Name it as you like ;-)

                        I know it's a server, but I don't wont to let people think you need to install a new server :D

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                        • Drakaen391D
                          Drakaen391
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                          @Botolo Do you mind if I modify it myself to port in my Backup/restore script into it?

                          I like the interface makes things alot smoother then the current way of doing things

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                            meleu @Drakaen391
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                            @Drakaen391 said in RetroPie-Manager web app (Recalbox-Manager fork/mod):

                            @Botolo Do you mind if I modify it myself to port in my Backup/restore script into it?

                            Hey! It's on github man! There is no need to ask for it!
                            Just fork and play with the code. If you think your changes are usefull and want to share, do a Pull Request so we can see what you did.

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                              Botolo
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                              Sure, you can do whatever you want :)
                              I'm playing around with django now because I'd like to understand what's under the hood. It's possible in the future I'll release a new version (with another repo of course) not forked from Recalbox Manager and completely written from scratch.

                              I'd like to extend it's functions so we will be able to manage rom subfolders (1 level i think) and play around some more with roms and files.

                              Any request from you?

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                                simbz23
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                                Hey guys,

                                Love the web interface, install worked perfectly. Only problem I am having is with autostart. I followed the instructions to start on boot, and its not working. I added this line to autostart.sh:

                                /home/pi/RetroPie-Manager/rpmanager.sh --start --user pi 2>&1 &
                                emulationstation #auto

                                Web manager doesn't start at boot. I know the path to is correct, and I also tried removing the "2>&1 &", and still doesn't work. Any ideas? :-/

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                                • meleuM
                                  meleu @simbz23
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                                  @simbz23
                                  I'm not used to use the autostart feature., but I would like to help you with it.

                                  Can you change the line on your autostart.sh to this?:

                                  /home/pi/RetroPie-Manager/rpmanager.sh --start --user pi 2>&1 > /tmp/rpmanager.log
                                  

                                  And then paste the /tmp/rpmanager.log here.

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                                  • meleuM
                                    meleu
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                                    @herb_fargus
                                    Did you give up that RetroPie scriptmodule for RetroPie-Manager installation?
                                    If yes, would you mind if I try to finish it?

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                                      simbz23 @meleu
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                                      Thanks for the reply @meleu !

                                      Ran the command like you asked, and the log file was created after a reboot of the pi3, but has nothing inside of it? :-/

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                                      • herb_fargusH
                                        herb_fargus administrators @meleu
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                                        @meleu this is as far as I got with it:

                                        https://github.com/HerbFargus/RetroPie-Setup/blob/742d55a313ff6184dba23c207a3db5827a873fef/scriptmodules/supplementary/retropie-manager.sh

                                        But yeah feel free, I am starting a new job and finishing moving so I don't know if I'll have the time.

                                        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                                        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                        • meleuM
                                          meleu @simbz23
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                                          @simbz23
                                          Some questions to let me try to understand what can be the problem:

                                          If you use the same command direct in the command line, does it work?

                                          Where exactly is your autostart.sh (what directory)?

                                          Is there some other command on your autostart.sh? Do they work?

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                                            simbz23 @meleu
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                                            @meleu said in RetroPie-Manager web app (Recalbox-Manager fork/mod):

                                            @simbz23
                                            Some questions to let me try to understand what can be the problem:

                                            If you use the same command direct in the command line, does it work?

                                            Where exactly is your autostart.sh (what directory)?

                                            Is there some other command on your autostart.sh? Do they work?

                                            1. By direct in the command line, I'm assuming you mean put my original command in a terminal prompt? Here is what I did at a terminal prompt:

                                            /home/pi/RetroPie-Manager/rpmanager.sh --start --user pi 2>&1 &

                                            And I got this response:

                                            Error: only privileged users (ex.: root) can use --user option.

                                            1. My autostart.sh is in /opt/retropie/configs/all, as per the instructions
                                            2. No other commands are in there. As my original post shows, and per the instructions, the RetroPie Manager command should come before the emulationstation #auto command. They both don't have be on the same lines I'm assuming?

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