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      gordonfreemanjr
      last edited by gordonfreemanjr

      I'm running Skyscraper on PiZero with all the roms stored on a USB stick. Skyscraper works fine with Megadrive, PC Engine and Famicom, but won't scrape Game Boy, Game Boy Color or Game Boy Advance. The "couldn't create cache folder" error prompts. What do I do?

      EDIT: during the Megadrive scraping there's a yellow warning: "couldn't add resource to cache; have you run out of disk space?". It's impossible - I'm using a 32GB USB stick, with the option of storing all the image files in the rom folder.

      RPi 4 4GB
      Retropie v 4.7.1

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        mitu Global Moderator @gordonfreemanjr
        last edited by

        @gordonfreemanjr The cache is not stored with the ROMs, it's in the pi's user home directory. You can move the cache if you want - on the external drive - and then configure Skyscraper to store the cache in that folder.
        See https://github.com/muldjord/skyscraper/blob/master/docs/CONFIGINI.md.

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          gordonfreemanjr
          last edited by gordonfreemanjr

          Exactly what I've been looking for. Thanks. And all I need to do is to correctly edit the line in the .ini file?

          Also, how do I delete the cache from the Pi directory afterwards? Manually?

          RPi 4 4GB
          Retropie v 4.7.1

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            gordonfreemanjr @mitu
            last edited by gordonfreemanjr

            @mitu Doesn't work. I've updated the .ini file:

            [main]
            ##Setting input, gamelist or media folder here, will automatically append '/[platform]' to path.
            ##If you need better control, use the same variables under a [<platform>] section instead.
            #inputFolder="/media/usb/retropie-mount/roms"
            #excludeFiles="[BIOS]"
            #includeFiles="Super*"
            #gamelistFolder="/home/pi/RetroPie/roms"
            #mediaFolder="/media/usb/retropie-mount/roms"
            #cacheFolder="/media/usb/retropie-mount/skyscrapercache"
            #cacheResize="false"
            #nameTemplate="%t [%f], %P player(s)"
            #jpgQuality="95"
            #cacheCovers="true"
            #cacheScreenshots="true"
            #cacheWheels="true"
            #cacheMarquees="true"
            #importFolder="/home/pi/.skyscraper/import"
            #unpack="false"
            #frontend="emulationstation"
            #emulator=""
            #launch=""
            #videos="false"
            #videoSizeLimit="42"
            #symlink="false"
            #brackets="true"
            #maxLength="10000"
            #threads="2"
            #pretend="false"
            #unattend="false"
            #unattendSkip="false"
            #interactive="false"
            #forceFilename="false"
            #verbosity="1"
            #skipped="false"
            #maxFails="30"
            #lang="en"
            #region="wor"
            #langPrios="en,de,es"
            #regionPrios="eu,us,ss,uk,wor,jp"
            #minMatch="0"
            #artworkXml="artwork.xml"
            #relativePaths="false"
            #addExtensions="*.zst"
            #hints="false"
            #subdirs="true"
            #spaceCheck="true"
            #scummIni="/full/path/to/scummvm.ini"

            #[<PLATFORM, eg 'amiga'>]
            #inputFolder="/media/usb/retropie-mount/roms/amiga"
            #excludeFiles="[BIOS]"
            #includeFiles="Super*"
            #gamelistFolder="/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/amiga"
            #mediaFolder="/media/usb/retropie-mount/roms/amiga/media"
            #cacheFolder="/media/usb/retropie-mount/skyscrapercache/amiga"
            #cacheResize="false"
            #nameTemplate="%t [%f], %P player(s)"
            #jpgQuality="95"
            #cacheCovers="true"
            #cacheScreenshots="true"
            #cacheWheels="true"
            #cacheMarquees="true"
            #importFolder="/home/pi/.skyscraper/import/amiga"
            #unpack="false"
            #emulator=""
            #launch=""
            #videos="false"
            #videoSizeLimit="42"
            #symlink="false"
            #brackets="true"
            #lang="en"
            #region="wor"
            #langPrios="en,de,es"
            #regionPrios="eu,us,ss,uk,wor,jp"
            #minMatch="0"
            #maxLength="10000"
            #threads="2"
            #startAt="filename"
            #endAt="filename"
            #pretend="false"
            #unattend="false"
            #unattendSkip="false"
            #interactive="false"
            #forceFilename="false"
            #verbosity="1"
            #skipped="false"
            #artworkXml="artwork.xml"
            #relativePaths="false"
            #extensions="*.zip *.uae .adf"
            #addExtensions="            .zst *.rom"
            #subdirs="true"

            #[<FRONTEND, eg 'pegasus'>]
            #excludeFiles="[BIOS]"
            #includeFiles="Super*"
            #artworkXml="artwork.xml"
            #emulator=""
            #launch=""
            #gamelistFolder="/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/amiga"
            #mediaFolder="/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/amiga/media"
            #skipped="false"
            #brackets="true"
            #videos="false"
            #symlink="false"
            #startAt="filename"
            #endAt="filename"
            #unattend="false"
            #unattendSkip="false"
            #forceFilename="false"
            #verbosity="1"
            #maxLength="10000"

            #[<SCRAPING MODULE, eg 'screenscraper'>]
            #userCreds="user:password"
            #threads="1"
            #minMatch="0"
            #maxLength="10000"
            #interactive="false"
            #cacheResize="false"
            #jpgQuality="95"
            #cacheCovers="true"
            #cacheScreenshots="true"
            #cacheWheels="true"
            #cacheMarquees="true"
            #videos="false"
            #videoSizeLimit="42"

            And apparently Skyscraper DID create the media folder in the FDS roms folder on the USB stick, but when I tried to scrape GB, GBC and GBA the prompt was the same: "can't create folder". Eventually I created the MEDIA folders and subfolders in every rom folder myself, but it did nothing. Still won't scrape.

            Also, the "disk is full" prompt comes back, which seems to indicate, that despite the modifications to the .ini file (media/usb/retropie-mount/skyscrapercache) the cache is still being saved to the Pi - which, by the way, is 100% full. I don't know why.

            I'm lost.

            EDIT: I haven't uncommented the lines in the .ini file. Sorry. Retrying.

            RPi 4 4GB
            Retropie v 4.7.1

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              mitu Global Moderator @gordonfreemanjr
              last edited by

              @gordonfreemanjr said in Skyscraper not scraping some systems:

              EDIT: I haven't uncommented the lines in the .ini file. Sorry. Retrying.

              Well, duh. Use code tags (``` on a line before and after the code ), this will make it easier to view/find stuff in configuration/code fragments.

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                gordonfreemanjr
                last edited by

                OK, here's the thing: GB library is now officially scrapped, so it works. Also, both, the cache and GB media files, are on the USB stick, so good on the double.

                The problem is, the roms and media files are also at the same time on the Pi. I don't get it. I installed the usbrom service, created the retropie-mount folder, everything has copied over nicely. Then, I deleted all the files from the copied over rom folders and replaced them with new libraries. Put the stick back into Pi, it works, roms are there and the run.

                Why is everything doubled? This was I'm barely conserving any space on the Pi...

                RPi 4 4GB
                Retropie v 4.7.1

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                  mitu Global Moderator @gordonfreemanjr
                  last edited by

                  @gordonfreemanjr said in Skyscraper not scraping some systems:

                  Why is everything doubled? This was I'm barely conserving any space on the Pi...

                  How are you checking that ?

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                    gordonfreemanjr
                    last edited by gordonfreemanjr

                    Via the file manager while on the Emulation Station. Wait... unless going to RetroPie/roms/xxx actually sends me over to retropie-mount/roms/xxx on the USB stick, while connected?
                    Also, the Pi is 97% full, according to the loading screen.

                    RPi 4 4GB
                    Retropie v 4.7.1

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                      mitu Global Moderator @gordonfreemanjr
                      last edited by

                      @gordonfreemanjr said in Skyscraper not scraping some systems:

                      Via the file manager while on the Emulation Station. Wait... unless going to RetroPie/roms/xxx actually sends me over to retropie-mount/roms/xxx on the USB stick, while connected?

                      If you're looking at the ROM file share, then you'll see the files on the USB disc, not what's on the sdcard, since the ROM folder is not on the USB disc.

                      Also, the Pi is 97% full, according to the loading screen.

                      If the root partition (/dev/root) is the one at 97%, then that's the SD card space, you should check what's left there - did you delete the Skyscraper cache ? Make sure you haven't left the ROMs still there - you can stop EmulationStation, un-mount the USB stick and check again th ROMs folder for files.

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                        gordonfreemanjr
                        last edited by

                        So, if I disconnect the USB stick, start up the Pie and go to the file manager to discover, that any roms or skyscraper cache is still on the SD card, I can delete them freely?

                        RPi 4 4GB
                        Retropie v 4.7.1

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                          gordonfreemanjr @mitu
                          last edited by

                          @mitu You were right. It’s working.
                          Thank you!

                          One last question: if I’m done scraping with, say, ScreenScraper, and I have like 5% of the roms missing - if the “force cache refresh” option is OFF and I run another scraper on the same system, does it find only the missing roms without overwriting the existing cache? I find the description bit unclear.

                          RPi 4 4GB
                          Retropie v 4.7.1

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                            mitu Global Moderator @gordonfreemanjr
                            last edited by

                            @gordonfreemanjr said in Skyscraper not scraping some systems:

                            • if the “force cache refresh” option is OFF and I run another scraper on the same system, does it find only the missing roms without overwriting the existing cache? I find the description bit unclear.

                            Foce refresh will re-process all entries. You don't need that to find things that are missing. Every scrape will add to the cache, but will not delete from it, so you can re-run the scraping for the same system and it will try to get the missing items.
                            If you're running from the command line, then you can scrape just the missing files, without going through the whole system.

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                              gordonfreemanjr
                              last edited by

                              So, if the scraping process for a platform is completed, and I'd like to use the collected media with the same rom set, but on another Pi (instead of scraping the same files all over again), is this OK to copy the cache folder onto the another USB stick, set correct cache location, set the cache folder as the local scraping source and run the Skyscraper again on the new Pi, but locally, importing from the cache folder?

                              RPi 4 4GB
                              Retropie v 4.7.1

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                                mitu Global Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Yes, it should work.

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                                  gordonfreemanjr
                                  last edited by

                                  Shouldn't I be able to just generate the game lists? If Skyscraper generates them from the cache, and the cache is already gathered....

                                  RPi 4 4GB
                                  Retropie v 4.7.1

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                                    mitu Global Moderator @gordonfreemanjr
                                    last edited by

                                    @gordonfreemanjr said in Skyscraper not scraping some systems:

                                    Shouldn't I be able to just generate the game lists? If Skyscraper generates them from the cache, and the cache is already gathered....

                                    It all depends on what ROMs the other system has - if there's a checksum mismatch, the ROM will be scraped again.

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                                      gordonfreemanjr @mitu
                                      last edited by

                                      @mitu It's going to be exactly the same set copied over.

                                      RPi 4 4GB
                                      Retropie v 4.7.1

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