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    Struggling to install OpenLara

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      AdamBeGood
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      Pi Model or other hardware: Pi4
      Power Supply used: Pi Standard
      RetroPie Version Used: 4.6
      Built From: RetroPie website image

      I tried to follow the below steps that I obtained from a link within this old forum post, they were written by @dudleydes : https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/21660/best-tomb-raider-on-raspberry-pi/3

      "I have managed to get OpenLara running the DOS version on my Pi 3 using the pre complied Alpha binary available from the Github page.

      I haven't tested the game play much as I haven't managed to get the controls working well using a PS3 controller - I can move Lara, nothing else. In any case, here's I set up OpenLara on my system.

      First, in the ports roms folder, I created a folder tomb where I placed the Tomb Raider game data. Then I ran the following commands to obtain the OpenLara binary. This can be done from the terminal or via SSH:

      cd /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/tomb
      wget https://github.com/XProger/OpenLara/releases/download/20180226/OpenLara_rpi.zip
      unzip OpenLara_rpi.zip
      

      Next, in the ports folder, I created a shell script, OpenLara.sh. You can do this using WinSCP, SAMBA shares (create a text file and rename it) or with the following command:

      cd /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports
      nano OpenLara.sh
      

      To the script I added the following:

      #!/bin/bash
      pushd /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/tomb
      ./OpenLara
      popd
      

      Next I made the script executable by running the command:

      cd /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports
      chmod 0755 OpenLara.sh
      

      I restarted ES and tested.

      If you are using a version other than the DOS one, then please check the readme.txt file that should be in the tomb folder."

      I substituted the wget line above with the below, as that was mentioned in the forum post.

      wget https://github.com/XProger/OpenLara/releases/download/latest/OpenLara_rpi.zip
      

      I am getting this error when I run the OpenLara.sh step.

      ~/RetroPie/roms/ports/tomb ~
      * failed to add service - already in use?
      ~
      

      Any idea what I am missing here? Is there a step not detailed above that I should have performed? Maybe something so obvious it is assumed?

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        mitu Global Moderator @AdamBeGood
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        @AdamBeGood said in Struggling to install OpenLara:

        • failed to add service - already in use?

        This means the binary is created for the PI3 or older models with the BRCM graphics driver, which doesn't work on the Pi4 (with a different GPU and drivers). You'll either have to compile it from source or obtain a Pi4 compatible binary.

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          AdamBeGood
          last edited by AdamBeGood

          Oh God, well at least there is an answer! I guess if that is the latest version then no Pi4 compatible version has been produced.

          Building it from source isn't something I would be comfortable with at all so I guess I'll park this one for now.

          Thank you so much!

          Edit: I spoke to the developer on a forum, he thinks the binary is built for a Pi 4.. but says that he hasn't tried RetroPie.

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            retropieuser555
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            Hi all, so I'm trying to test openlara on a pi zero 2 w and have brought Tomb Raider 1 from gog as it's on sale. But it's an exe file and I don't have access to a windows machine. Is there any quick and easy way to extract the files from my pi? Or i'd need to install wine etc?

            Pi 5 4GB

            Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

            Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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