atari5200 doesn't work

BuZz

Please provide more details of set up and launch a ROM with "verbose logging" via the runcommand menu and provide that log as it will contain more info.

aitor

@BuZz Thank you for the answer! I'm searching in docs to learn how to deal with runcommand. Come back soon.

aitor

@BuZz

I tried to start ROM in "verbose mode" with same results. This time there is no runcommand.log file in /dev/shm/. There is no log output in the screen neither.

When I start the ROM, a dialog window is shown (with instructions for runcommand an path to log), then a black screen an return to game list.

The default emulator for atari5200 (Ir-atari800) is used in both ways (verbose mode and normal mode). In short, all

Pi Model or other hardware: 3B
Power Supply used: 5.1V, 2.5A
RetroPie Version Used: 4.6
Built From: image name: retropie-buster-4.6-rpi2_rpi3.img
USB Devices connected: Keyboard, mouse and PS3 controller.
Controller used: PS3
Error messages received: No message
Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant): There is no log at '/dev/shm/'
Guide used: Official documentation
File: Any atari5200 ROM
Emulator: atari5200 (Ir-atari800)
Attachment of config files: I can't found logs and configuration files. Please, help me to do it if needed
How to replicate the problem: Install same RetroPie image from scratch in a similar wardware, put a ROM in roms/atari5200 and start the ROM.

rkoster

@aitor The Atari 8-bit emulators (Atari 800, 5200, etc) require all the correct checksum BIOS files to be in place.

That means that this:

How to replicate the problem: Install same RetroPie image from scratch in a similar wardware, put a ROM in roms/atari5200 and start the ROM.

will not work. There is additional setup required. Atari 8 bits take more work to get set up than most of the other emus.

Check the docs, the Atari ones are very comprehensive -- I know, because I wrote quite a lot of them. https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Atari-800-and-5200/

hermit

I had the same problem, I solved it by setting the video to PAL

atari800_ntscpal = "PAL"

aitor

@rkoster Thank you for the help. I tried to follow the guide and stop at this point:

"Then, load a content file. The Atari800 core should boot to the 'Atari Computer - Memo Pad' screen."

What exactly means "content file"? I tried "load content" option in retroarch. Retroarch filesystem navigation is open to find… what?

Another related question. There is a table of BIOS in the refered doc, but there is no link to those BIOS. What is the usual way to get them? I searched internet and I found it, but not sure if they are the right files.

Thank you very much.

Thorr69

Content = game ROM
BIOS - You have to find them yourself.

rkoster

@hermit The vast majority of Atari 800 and 5200 games are actually NTSC, not PAL.

rkoster

@aitor Yup, @Thorr69 has it right. A content file just means a ROM.

You will need to find the BIOSes yourself. You can check to see if you have the right file by seeing if the checksums match, that's why they are on the documentation page.

hermit

@rkoster said in atari5200 doesn't work:

@hermit The vast majority of Atari 800 and 5200 games are actually NTSC, not PAL.

I fully agree, but putting NTSC the various games don't start
I did this test because in the wiki it says: "NTSC filters do not work."

rkoster

@hermit NTSC filters is not the same thing as setting the machine itself to be NTSC. NTSC filters is a bunch of settings that let you do finetuned video effects, sort of like the shaders in Retroarch. They work in the standalone atari800 emu, but not in lr-atari800.

I have NTSC working just fine here in lr-atari800 -- in fact, if you see this thread: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/22392/lr-atari800-5200-artifacting-basic-and-other-guidance you will see comparison shots of PAL vs NTSC.