CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie

DTEAM

Hi ,

I m running CD-I with lr-Mess. I updated Retropie (Pi4) 10 minutes ago and now I see the black screen with unreadable words in the middle. It’s Like I m using the wrong Bios file, but I did nothing exept the update.

Is It a knowing problem?
Is It a core option change during the update?
Thanks

Regards

mitu

@DTEAM said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:

It’s Like I m using the wrong Bios file, but I did nothing exept the update.

If MAME has updated the ROMset files for that system, that could impact existing setups. What's the error message ? It might be logged in /dev/shm/runcommand.log if it's unreadable on-screen.

DTEAM

@mitu
Yes, It’s an unreadable message. Do I have to change the hash file or It’s something else?

mitu

It wouldn't hurt to get the matching hash files for the latest release (0.222 I think), but you should try and actually get the contents of that error message - enable verbose logging and then look in the /dev/shm/runcommand.log log file.

DTEAM

@mitu said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:

/dev/shm/

This is what I got:

Parameters: 
Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mess/mess_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/cdimono1/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/cdimono1/asterixf.zip" --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
Error opening translation file English
Adding monitor screen0 (640 x 480) a:1.333333
zx405037p__cdi_servo_2.1__b43t__llek9215.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7201 NOT FOUND (tried in cdimono1)
zx405042p__cdi_slave_2.0__b43t__zzmk9213.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7206 NOT FOUND (tried in cdimono1)
Fatal error: Required files are missing, the machine cannot be run.

mitu

Looks like the cdimono1 romset changed recently, so you'd need an updated version of it.

DTEAM

Thanks, I will try It tonight.

Regards

Folly

@DTEAM
Hi,
Wondered how you installed the CD-I system :

did you use @valerino 's script ;
or
did you edit all the necessary files by hand ? .

Also wondered why you run a zip file : asterixf.zip
Is this file a real zip file containing a chd or is it a dummy text file that is combined with the actual CHD (asterix - le defi de cesar v3.9 (1995)(pathe - philips)(fr).chd) ?

DTEAM

@Folly
The .zip file is my .chd zipped dummy I did that to see only one of the two file associated to a game. It worked.
In my system file, I put .zip only.

I installed the CDI system manually in Retropie

Other user had the same issue on other forum. The problem seems to be linked with 0.223 Mame version.

Regards

By the way, I’m having the same issue with SVMU in lr-Mess. Astrocade, Creativision , Jaguar and Arcadia working Well.

Folly

@DTEAM
Your reply is quite hard to understand.
Do you mean the following ?

Before your problem began, you started the "shortnamed" .zip file containing your .chd and that worked in the past, but now it doesn't anymore.
But when you make a "shortnamed" dummyfile in the roms/cdimono1/ directory together with your "longnamed" .chd, then the game works.

If you got this working all by hand you know that CD-I is quite hard to get working.
I never got it working with only one "shortnamed" .zip file containing the .chd.

I have never tested this, but I think this could be the solution.
Place these options in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-core-options.cfg :
mame_softlists_enable" "disabled"
mame_softlists_auto_media" "disabled"
mame_boot_from_cli" "disabled"

Do you want to test this for us ?
You can speedup testing with my retropieXstation-verbose.py script :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/retropieXstation
(after pressing "esc" you can see the verbose output)
(if lr-mess is hanging use "alt+tab" to go to the terminal and see output, use "ctrl+c" to quit)

In the past i have bundled most information about Philips CD-I in a script :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/retropie-philips-cdi-tools
You should read the comments/information in my script.

DTEAM

@Folly

To clarify:

I manually installed CD-i according to the tutorial
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/12671/tutorial-cd-i-emulation-in-retropie-via-lr-mess-warning-slowdown-especially-during-fmv-but-surprisingly-playable

The only difference is that I have the main file in .chd format and the dummy in (xxx.chd) .zip. I did this to have a single visible file.
Exemple:
zelda's adventure (1995)(philips)(eu).chd
zeldaadv.zip = (zeldaadv.chd).zip

My system file looks like this to only see the dummy file:

    <system>
    <name>cdimono1</name>
    <fullname>Philips CD-i</fullname>
    <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/cdimono1</path>
    <extension>.zip .ZIP</extension>
    <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ cdimono1 %ROM%</command>
    <platform>cdimono1</platform>
    <theme>cdimono1</theme>
  </system>

It worked very well for several months. Since the last Retropie update, it no longer works.

I applied your recommendations and It's not working. Do you see something else in the following lines?

mame_alternate_renderer = "disabled"
mame_altres = "640x480"
mame_auto_save = "disabled"
mame_boot_from_cli = "disabled"
mame_boot_to_bios = "disabled"
mame_boot_to_osd = "disabled"
mame_buttons_profiles = "enabled"
mame_cheats_enable = "disabled"
mame_cpu_overclock = "default"
mame_current_adj_brightness = "default"
mame_current_adj_contrast = "default"
mame_current_adj_gamma = "default"
mame_current_aspect_ratio = "DAR"
mame_current_frame_skip = "0"
mame_current_mouse_enable = "enabled"
mame_current_sample_rate = "48000Hz"
mame_current_skip_gameinfo = "disabled"
mame_current_skip_nagscreen = "enabled"
mame_current_skip_warnings = "disabled"
mame_current_turbo_button = "disabled"
mame_current_turbo_delay = "medium"
mame_current_videoapproach1_enable = "disabled"
mame_lightgun_mode = "none"
mame_mame_4way_enable = "disabled"
mame_mame_paths_enable = "disabled"
mame_media_type = "rom"
mame_mouse_enable = "disabled"
mame_read_config = "disabled"
mame_saves = "game"
mame_softlists_auto_media = "disabled"
mame_softlists_enable = "disabled"
mame_throttle = "disabled"
mame_write_config = "disabled"

When I disabled the two softlist option and boot from cli, It affected negatively the others systems like Astrocade, Creativision, etc.

Folly

@DTEAM
That's a better description !

Thank's for trying my recommendations. I do not see other possibilities here.

So you do use 2 files and you configured your system config file the way emulationstation will only see the zip file.

zeldaadv.zip does not need to contain the .chd it can just be a textfile renamed to zeldaadv.zip . Tested this for you and that should also work.
(you could also try to change your .zip into .bin, but i think this will not solve your problem)

Checked your zelda names in cdi.xml from github, names seem to be ok.

Where is your BIOS file (cdimono1.zip) ?
It's not found when it's in /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS !
It should be in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/cdimono1/cdimono1.zip

If I remove my cdimono1.zip i also get a blurry word.
my output is then :
cdi200.rom NOT FOUND (tried in cdimono1 cdimono1)
cdic.bin NOT FOUND (NO GOOD DUMP KNOWN) (tried in cdimono1 cdimono1)
slave.bin NOT FOUND (NO GOOD DUMP KNOWN) (tried in cdimono1 cdimono1)
Fatal error: Required files are missing, the machine cannot be run.

Perhaps you should remove your bios file for a moment and see which files the emulator want's. then rename your files within the cdimono1.zip.
You should focus on the cdi200.rom, the bin files are not relevant.

If I have the time i will install lr-mess on a new OS. To see if i get the same problem.

Folly

@DTEAM
Backupped my old lr-mess core then did an update.
I used the binary update.

Then i got the same problem as you.
When I put back my backup, it works again.

New lr-mess is also looking for cdi200.rom, so should be no problem.

Found that the driver for the game is not found. So we should focus on that.

My earlier Reply is not relevant anymore !

Will look into it later on.

DTEAM

@Folly said in CD-I does not want to load after updating Retropie:

@DTEAM
Backupped my old lr-mess core then did an update.
I used the binary update.

Then i got the same problem as you.
When I put back my backup, it works again.

New lr-mess is also looking for cdi200.rom, so should be no problem.

Found that the driver for the game is not found. So we should focus on that.

My earlier Reply is not relevant anymore !

Will look into it later on.

Thanks, I’m also gonna try to found a solution on my side.

Folly

@DTEAM

Not a solution yet.

I found that an issue has been posted on github :
https://github.com/libretro/mame/issues/158

I tested the following. (WIP) :

Installed lr-mess both trough bin and source
If there are existing hashes (/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/mame/hash/cdi.xml), hashes are not always updated!
(backupped all my hashes : renamed the directory mame so new hashes are written with the install)
I found that there are some changes for some games in the new hash.

Old lr-mess works with old hash.
Old lr-mess works with new hash, if names match.
New lr-mess does not work with old hash and new hash.

I checked the source code of cdi.cpp :
https://github.com/libretro/mame/blob/master/src/mame/drivers/cdi.cpp
I found this about cdimono1 :
lines 642-647 describe where to find the missing roms in cdimono1.zip
// The two MCU dumps below are taken from the cdi910. We still need dumps from a Mono-I board in case the revisions are different.

Although these roms are bad dumps and need redump, for now we fully meet the requirements for lr-mess to boot.
So I pushed these roms to my cdimono1.zip

Tried to match my .chd name to the new cdi.xml and did also put my sha1sum in there.
(no satisfieable result)
Keeps saying driver not found in cdi.cpp

DTEAM

@Folly
I have tried with the BIOSes and the Hash file for MAME 0.223 On my Pi4. I also tried for other systems (ChannelF, Astrocade, etc.). Mame 0.223 works fine for all systems except CDI. I recreated a .chd with a dummy because of the changes in the Hash file and nothing works.

Same problem

/dev/shm/runcommand.log

Parameters: 
Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mess/mess_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/cdimono1/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/cdimono1/zeldgamf.chd" --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
Error opening translation file English
Adding monitor screen0 (640 x 480) a:1.333333
zx405037p__cdi_servo_2.1__b43t__llek9215.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7201 ROM NEEDS REDUMP
zx405042p__cdi_slave_2.0__b43t__zzmk9213.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7206 ROM NEEDS REDUMP
WARNING: the machine might not run correctly.
zelda - the wand of gamelon (1993)(philips)(fr).chd NOT FOUND
Fatal error: Required files are missing, the machine cannot be run.

MAME 0.223 BIOS LIST
cdi490a.7z
cdi910.7z
cdibios.7z
cdimono1.7z
cdimono2.7z
cdiscon1.7z

Who can do a redump?

Regards

DTEAM

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*new NOT WORKING machines

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NJ Pocket 60-in-1 handheld 'X zero' (NTSC) [Takashi Omoto / https://twitter.com/takashioomoto , TeamEurope, David Haywood]

-hector: cleanup [Robbbert]

-vsmile_cart.xml: Add note about missing carts [ClawGrip]

-ssystem3: added the new lcd screen to internal artwork [hap]

-cdi.cpp: cdimono1 and cdibios DEMOTED per developer request (nw) [Scott Stone]

-Funworld.cpp: Cleaned-up the driver. Added and corrected technical notes. [Roberto Fresca]*

michel30

@DTEAM

Did you fix your problem with the PI4 and CD-i ?
I have this message in: /dev/shm/runcommands.log

[libretro INFO] MANUFACTURER: Philips
zx405037p__cdi_servo_2.1__b43t__llek9215.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7201 NOT FOUND (tried in cdimono1)
zx405042p__cdi_slave_2.0__b43t__zzmk9213.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7206 NOT FOUND (tried in cdimono1)
Fatal error: Required files are missing, the machine cannot be run.

DTEAM

@michel30
No. I got an old backup and I run It with an old MAME version.

Folly

@DTEAM
@michel30
@swagford
@mitu

Today I got it working again with the new lr-mess. (through valerino's script)
Though we have to dig deep to find what's cousing the problem here.
It seems a combination problem that has to do with the :

BIOS;
commandline;
lr-mess version;
core options;
Probably the new lr-mess wants to know the system "cdimono1" and the type of rom "-cdrm". (so the old way still does not work)

This is how i got it working again:
I used @valerino 's Retropie fork from https://github.com/valerino/RetroPie-Setup
Here is his post : https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/25576/new-scriptmodules-lr-vice-xvic-gsplus-proper-lr-mess-integration

(earlier I already installed the lr-mess binary with the original RetroPie-Setup)
I replaced the original RetroPie-Setup directory with valerinos's fork.
Then I installed "lr-mess-cdi" from the experimental packages.
You can only use "source" that will install the system with some scripts and configs (it installs very fast)
Placed my "cdimono1.zip" in the BIOS directory.
This file contains :
cdi200.rom
cdi220b.rom
cdi220.rom
zx405037p__cdi_servo_2.1__b43t__llek9215.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7201
zx405042p__cdi_slave_2.0__b43t__zzmk9213.mc68hc705c8a_withtestrom.7206
(with only the first 3 files it will not work !, then i got initializing !)
Placed my game-rom in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/cdimono1
Then I could run the longnamed .chd "arcade classics (1996)(namco - philips)(eu)[!][compilation].chd"
I edited the configs manually to get mouse and joystick working again in fullscreen.
The configs now in a diffent place.
/opt/retropie/configs/cdimono1

It's still "Work In Progress"