new scriptmodules (lr-vice-xvic, gsplus, proper lr-mess integration!)

Folly

@roslof said use ROM.01 for the best compatibility.
Find this file APPLE2GS.ROM and rename it to ROM.01.
(there is an apple mirror ftp)
I placed it just in :
/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS
Perhaps you have to select the rom through the menu (F4) and save your config.
(hopefully it will stick)

Folly

@tpr

I am now trying both ways running apple2gs.

Through lr-mess I already have Thexder running.

But not yet in GSplus.
GSplus needs a .gsp booter file.
Tried this with thexder but i did not boot Thexder.
I am still missing the GSOS6.0.1.img harddrive file, perhaps thats why it will not work.
(EDIT : hardfile is not needed for booting Thexder)

For those who are also reading this, @roslof discribed a lot about GSplus :
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/25576/new-scriptmodules-lr-vice-xvic-gsplus-proper-lr-mess-integration/176

TPR

@folly How did you get it running under lr-mess? I have that installed as well but everytime I load something it freezes when it loads up. Maybe I have the wrong BIOS locations? What are the BIOS locations for the lr-mess version?

TPR

@folly When I use lr-mess-apple2gs it always crashes on this Initializing screen:

Folly

@tpr said in new scriptmodules (lr-vice-xvic, gsplus, proper lr-mess integration!):

@folly How did you get it running under lr-mess? I have that installed as well but everytime I load something it freezes when it loads up. Maybe I have the wrong BIOS locations? What are the BIOS locations for the lr-mess version?

I think your BIOS is not fully compatible.
check your log :
/dev/shm/runcommand.log
(after trying)

You can read my posts from here, and learn how you can do this :
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/25576/new-scriptmodules-lr-vice-xvic-gsplus-proper-lr-mess-integration/270

This my last post on how I got it running with lr-mess :
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28345/old-computer-appreciation-thread/1014

TPR

@folly GREAT! Will look at that now. Thank you!

TPR

@folly I'll look for that apple mirror ftp to grab the BIOS files. What folders should they go in for lr-mess-apple2gs?

TPR

@folly I was able to get Thexder running in GSplus:

I have the launcher files in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/apple2gs/
and the .2mg files in: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/apple2gs/[Disk Images]/

My BIOS is in: /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/apple2gs/

I still cannot get it to work with lr-mess-apple2gs

Any idea what folder the BIOS should be in for that to work? Nothing I have tried brings it up, and it just keeps crashing on the "Initializing" screen.

Folly

@tpr

Nice.

If you have it working then should get it working too.
Will try tomorrow again.

We can try lr-mess later.
Perhaps i can help you.

EDIT: Tried one more time. Indeed it works with GSplus !!!

TPR

@folly

This is what I see in my log after I try to load a game with lr-mess-apple2gs:

341s0632-2.bin NOT FOUND (tried in apple2gs)
341-0232a.bin NOT FOUND (tried in apple2gs)
341-0124a.bin NOT FOUND (tried in apple2gs)
341-0728 NOT FOUND (tried in apple2gs)
341-0748 NOT FOUND (tried in apple2gs)
341-0132-d.e12 NOT FOUND (tried in apple2gs)
Fatal error: Required files are missing, the machine cannot be run.

I'm not sure what that means or what I am missing.

Folly

@tpr

Most are already in MESS 0.151 ROMs .
You have to have apple2gs.zip containing those roms in the BIOS directory.
341-0132-d.e12 is in apple2ee.zip
Use the old 341-0748 from the apple mirror ftp.
Repack to zip.

Use sha1sum to check the sums.

sha1sum *

58fbf770d3801a02d0944039829f9241b5279013  341-0124a.bin
8e14e85c645187504ec9d162b3ea614a0c421d32  341-0132-d.e12
e8744180075182849d431fd8023a52a062a6da76  341-0232a.bin
c0f4704233ead14cb8e1e8a68fbd7063c56afd27  341-0737
c70576869deec92ca82c78438b1d5c686eac7480  341-0748.bin
2784cdd7ac7094b3e494409db3e72b4e6d2d9e81  341-0748.bin -> new <- do not use
41d18c36a617ab9dce668445440d34354be0672  341s0632-2.bin
34e2443e2ef960a36c047a09ed5a93f471797f89  apple2gs.chr

TPR

@folly THANK YOU! Just got it working. Yep, I was missing files. I had the ROM.01 file but not those others.

I'll test more tomorrow!

TPR

Is there a list out there somewhere for what BIOS is needed for all these lr-mess- scripmodules and where those files should be placed? My Googling around has brought up so many different answers and sometimes not correct for these specific modules. For example, my above issue with Apple IIgs. My Googlefu brought up that I needed ROM or ROM.01 in my BIOS directory, but I never found any reference to needing apple2gs.zip in that directory until someone told me about it.

I plan on installing a few more of these scriptmodules and having a list of what BIOS files are needed to get them all running would be very helpful.

Thank you!

DTEAM

@tpr
All BIOSes are in the MAME romset. To know the MAME/lr-Mess systems names , see .xml files in the MAME hash folder or use the search tool here

TPR

@dteam Where is the "MAME Hash" folder? This is what I'm talking about. People keep mentioning things, but don't say where things can be found. I just looked through every single MAME, MESS or lr-mame folder I have on my pi and I don't see a "hash" folder anywhere.

Please help.

TPR

@dteam Googling around it looks like I'm supposed to have a "hash" folder in my BIOS folder? This is all I have in my mame folder under BIOS:

I even just did a "Re-install (from pre-build binary) for lr-mess and it is the same. Obviously I have lr-mess installed as many of the scriptmodules are working.

Is there someplace I can manually download this "hash" folder so I can add it?

Thank you.

DTEAM

@tpr

In

/opt/retropie/emulators/mame/hash

You don't need this list to run your lr-mess games. It's just as a reference for system names.

Zering

@tpr My mess installation did not have the hash directory initially, you can safely download it and put it there manually.

TPR

@dteam @Zering Yeah, I don't even have a "mame" directory in that folder. And I do have lr-mess installed.
no mame.jpg
Where can I downloading it manually from?

Zering

@tpr I'm not sure I can tell you, even if I remembered.
It's been a while but as I recall it's easy to find.
Also the name directory is not supposed to be in that folder. It's in home/pi/BIOS