msx with retropie

lama

Hi
I have retropie and I want to install msx roms but I want the machine to be Al Alamiah AX 170 .how can I do it ?

mitu

What software are you trying to run, specific to that MSX model ?

lama

Thank you for your reply
I want to use bluemsx

mitu

That's not what I asked - what software are you trying to run on that MSX model ?
I don't think lr-blueMSX allows the selection of an Al Alamiah machine, the only models I see it supports - via Core options - are listed here.

On the other hand, OpenMSX can emulate that model successfully, if you have the right BIOS ROM files.

lama

Thank you
Can you explain the way with photos I don’t know a lot about Retropie pi

mitu

Here's a small rundown on how to emulate this particular machine.

install OpenMSX from RetroPie-Setup - see https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/#manage-packages.

modify the emulators.cfg file from \\retropie\configs\msx and add a line at the end of the file

openmsx-ax170 = "/opt/retropie/emulators/openmsx/bin/openmsx -machine Al_Alamiah_AX170 %ROM%"

copy the required BIOS ROMs to /home/pi/.openmsx/share/systemroms. The Al Alamiah AX 170 model needs 2 ROM files:
1. ax170_basic-bios1.rom(checksum here)
2. ax170_arabic.rom (checksum here.
  You'll probably need to enable SSH and use WinSCP to transfer the ROM files, since the folder might not be available via file shares.
copy/transfer your ROM to the msx rom folder, then start it from EmulationStation. Use the Runcommand launch menu to choose openmsx-ax170 as the emulator for the ROM, so the right machine type (Al Alamiah AX170) is emulated for that ROM.

lama

thank you very much but where can i find /home/pi/.openmsx/share/systemroms i haven't seen anything on BIOS folder

mitu

The /home/pi/.openmsx is a hidden folder, you need to toggle the Show Hidden Files on in WinSCP to see it - see https://winscp.net/eng/docs/ui_pref_panels.

lama

Thank you very much