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    Coco (Tandy) loading .CAS on Retropie - Cant't do it...

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      Manyuck
      last edited by Manyuck

      Re: Tandy Color Computer (XROAR) - how to load cassettes?

      Pi Model or other hardware: 3+
      RetroPie Version Used (4.4.5):
      Built From: (original image - written on SD)
      USB Devices connected: BT Dongle, USB controller
      Controller used: Retrolink
      Error messages received: None
      Emulator: XRoar
      How to replicate the problem: Put the bas13.rom on BIOS folder and all .CAS inside the ROMS folder. No special configs.

      It's still tricky to load .CAS on Retropie.
      The games list is shown when I get to Coco collection, but launching is something else...
      When I select the game it goes black screen, do some flickering and back to the menu.
      Apparently one would say it's a BIOS issue. But it's not cause it runs perfectly on XRoar for Windows.
      Do I have to manually config any .CFG file?
      Not a clue o what's wrong.

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

        Are all CoCo Roms not loading, or just the .cas files not working ?

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          Manyuck @mitu
          last edited by Manyuck

          @mitu I just tested with .cas files, from a credited repository, which is the largest set of games.
          Have you suceeded on running cas files directly from Petropie?

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @Manyuck
            last edited by

            @Manyuck Yes, I have some time ago, but there might be an issue with the current version - which might affect all types of ROMs (not only .cas files), that's why I'm asking.
            Also, please - no links to ROM site or copyrighted material - it's in the Forum rules.

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              Manyuck @mitu
              last edited by Manyuck

              @mitu Thank you. Just edited the post.
              That´s exactly my impression, as it happens to .CAS, .CCC, .DSK.

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator
                last edited by

                I may have a fix for that, but I'll have to give it a test first.

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator
                  last edited by mitu

                  Ok, a fix has been committed to the RetroPie xroar module. Can you update the RetroPie setup script, then try re-installing the emulator from source ?

                  After the update and re-installation, you should be able to load any supported Rom formats - including cassette images.

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                    Manyuck @mitu
                    last edited by

                    @mitu Thanks for that! It worked out for the .CAS files and some of the .CCC ones.
                    DSK files weren't loaded, returning "S/N error" on basic screen.
                    In every case I couldn't return to Retropie Menu, by using the HOTKEY. Had to turn the system on/off everytime.

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator @Manyuck
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                      @Manyuck you need to use a keyboard to exit, I think 'Ctrl+q' exits. Standard Retroarch controls do not work in xroar.

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                        Manyuck @mitu
                        last edited by

                        @mitu Thanks! The keyboard exit worked fine.
                        Do you think CCC and DSK will be playable?

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                          syndemic
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                          I’m having the same issue when loading .dsk files. The standard green screen comes up and throws an SN error. No .dsk files will load. No issues with .cas files though.

                          Today I installed the emulator from the latest source, dropped the bas13.rom in the BIOS folder, and dropped .dsk files in the coco folder under roms. Retropie version 4.5.1 installed.

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                          • rogeriolR
                            rogeriol @mitu
                            last edited by rogeriol

                            @mitu hello, 1 year later im having the same issue, xroar when starting just flickers the grey popup when loading then returns to retropie. any kind of file, dsk, ccc.
                            no obvious errors in runcommand.log...

                            config - rpi3 stretch with latest retropie script

                            does someone know how to fix?

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator @rogeriol
                              last edited by

                              @rogeriol Please open a new topic and add the info requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first, don't bump old topics.

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