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      Zering @DTEAM
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      @DTEAM How do you do it? I was actually trying to think of a solution earlier.

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        DTEAM @Zering
        last edited by DTEAM

        @Zering said in Calling Pi 4 Atari Jaguar Fans:

        How do you do it? I was actually trying to think of a solution earlier.

        1- First, I chosen a theme easy to set like Cygnus. Change Cygnus name for CygnusAlt. When you will update Retropie, you will keep your setup. It's not the most beautiful, but you can create new system easily by changing logo.svg , system.png and mascot.png. Keep your file under 200 ko. If your logo is in png, just switch .svg to .png in theme.xml file.
        For transparent background or smaller file, use :
        https://www6.lunapic.com/editor/
        to create .svg file, use :
        https://www.pngtosvg.com/

        imageedit_4_2604365633.jpg

        2- Most systems are on screenscraper.fr. You can scrape It with XML ScreenScraper or Skraper. If not, get video, logos and 3D box on the net or record your own videos. Copied a gamelist.xml file and set It manually. EmuMovie or hyperspin packages are good sources of video/3Dbox/logo for unfamiliar Lr-mess/MAME machines like Creativision or Gamate.

        imageedit_6_6667919411.jpg

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          DTEAM
          last edited by DTEAM

          I played Raiden with Lr-Mess and It freezes after the first boss. Am I the only one that happened ?

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            zerojay @DTEAM
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            @DTEAM said in Calling Pi 4 Atari Jaguar Fans:

            I played Raiden with Lr-Mess and It freezes after the first boss. Am I the only one that happened ?

            I have no such issue with Raiden on Jaguar and lr-mess or lr-virtualjaguar myself.

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              zerojay
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              Also fast blitter = off fixes Wolfenstein 3d's floors and ceiling textures.

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                DTEAM @zerojay
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                @zerojay said in Calling Pi 4 Atari Jaguar Fans:

                @DTEAM said in Calling Pi 4 Atari Jaguar Fans:

                I played Raiden with Lr-Mess and It freezes after the first boss. Am I the only one that happened ?

                I have no such issue with Raiden on Jaguar and lr-mess or lr-virtualjaguar myself.

                It did that only when I saved the game with hotkeys . I also lost the main soundtrack when I did that. Issues with hotkeys.

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                  DTEAM @Zering
                  last edited by DTEAM

                  @Zering said in Calling Pi 4 Atari Jaguar Fans:

                  @DTEAM Damn, some of those I wasn't even aware of. I'm going to have to get those Tiger Handheld going on my Pi now. Curse you DTEAM ^^
                  I keep meaning to try and see what mess does with Jaguar-CD, I'll look into it this week.

                  It's not Tiger Handheld Electronics but Tiger Game-Com.
                  For Tiger Handheld Electronics and Tiger R-Zone, games are in the MAME 0.225 Romset and can be played with MAME directly. Sorry for the confusion

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                    George Spiggott @DTEAM
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                    I've picked up a new set of the Jaguar BIOS and I'd like to have another go at installing MESS. Would someone be able to give me an idiot's guide to doing so with the script module?

                    Thanks

                    Currently running:
                    Retropie 4.7 on a Pi 4B 4GB (Overclock Settings: CPU 2100, GPU (V3D) 850) - On hiatus
                    Emulationstation on a NUC 8 (i5, Windows 11, 16GB RAM)

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                      DTEAM @George Spiggott
                      last edited by DTEAM

                      @george-spiggott said in Calling Pi 4 Atari Jaguar Fans:

                      I've picked up a new set of the Jaguar BIOS and I'd like to have another go at installing MESS. Would someone be able to give me an idiot's guide to doing so with the script module?
                      Thanks

                      I'll do It monday . I'll build an easy tutorial to install zerojay script and all the ones from here with "cut and paste " method via FileZilla and the good files to get. Regards

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                        AdamBeGood @DTEAM
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                        @dteam said in Calling Pi 4 Atari Jaguar Fans:

                        @george-spiggott said in Calling Pi 4 Atari Jaguar Fans:

                        I've picked up a new set of the Jaguar BIOS and I'd like to have another go at installing MESS. Would someone be able to give me an idiot's guide to doing so with the script module?

                        Thanks

                        I'll do It monday . I'll build an easy tutorial to install zerojay script and all the ones from here with "cut and paste " method via FileZilla and the good files to get. Regards

                        Superb, I'd like that also. Thank you.

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                          DTEAM @AdamBeGood
                          last edited by DTEAM

                          @adambegood
                          @george-spiggott

                          Easy Tutorial for Lr-Mess scripts

                          1- Do a SD card backup and install precompiled lr-Mess.
                          2 - Download RetroPie-Setup-master from here Click Code and select Download zip
                          3- Unzip this file on your desktop
                          4- Open FileZilla, connect your Pi and go to /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/
                          5- Now go in your downloaded file and go to C:\Users\??????????\Desktop\RetroPie-Setup-master\scriptmodules and copy those files to your Pi (/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/)
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                          To:
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                          NOTE: files with « original » mention are just my backup files. Not important.

                          6- Now, go in C:\Users\???????????\Desktop\RetroPie-Setup-master\scriptmodules\libretrocores and get lr-mess scripts you want. Do some cherry picking.
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                          7- Copy those to /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/libretrocores
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                          8 - For Jaguar, copy zerojay script in a copy of an existing lr-mess-???.sh file and rename It lr-mess-jaguar.sh . Don't use a new file. Delete the content of a copy and add the script and rename that file. I had issues with "cut and paste" in a new file :
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                          9- Copy lr-mess-jaguar.sh in /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/libretrocores
                          10 - Now reboot your Pi, Go in Retropie Setup, Go in experimental section and install what you want.
                          11- Put your BIOSes files in the regular BIOS folder (FOR JAGUAR: jaguarboot.zip, jaguar.zip, jaguarcd.zip)
                          12- Select Lr-Mess-jaguar (or others if It’s not jaguar system ) when you load a game
                          13 - If you dont like the control setup. Connect a Keyboard, press TAB, go in Input (This Machine) and set your controller(s).

                          Give me some feedback If It's work or if you encountered problemes.

                          For cool stuff see also my Tutorial : Handheld and Plug & Play systems with MAME

                          You also will found a link to gamelist.xml and downloaded images for lr-mess system not supported by site like ScreenScraper.

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                            AdamBeGood @DTEAM
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                            @dteam Thanks very much for the info, I'm mad busy at work at the moment so may take a bit before I give it a go but wanted to say thank you as a placeholder until then!

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                            • George SpiggottG
                              George Spiggott
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                              @adambegood This is really great, thanks. I've installed Jaguar-mess almost perfectly, I think.

                              I think I'm still having BIOS issues though. What should be the contents of the various bios .zip files? Currently I have the following:

                              jaguar. zip ( jagboot.rom [49kb] and jagwave.rom [3kb])
                              jagboot.zip (jagboot.rom [49kb])
                              jagcd.zip (jagcd.rom [85kb])

                              Here's my verbose log: (Pastebin seems to be down for me, I'll edit the post when it comes back up)

                              Parameters:
                              Executing: /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/run_mess.sh /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retr$
                              [.] parameters dump
                              \t_retroarchbin: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch
                              \t_messpath: /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mess/mess_libretro.so
                              \t_config: /opt/retropie/configs/atarijaguar/retroarch.cfg (+ /opt/retropie/configs/atarijaguar/retroar$
                              \t_cfg_directory: /opt/retropie/configs/atarijaguar
                              \t_system: atarijaguar
                              \t_biosdir: /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS
                              dirname: invalid option -- 'c'
                              Try 'dirname --help' for more information.
                              \t_romdir: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarijaguar
                              \t/tmp/mess.cmd content: atarijaguar -rp /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS -cfg_directory /opt/retropie/configs/at$
                              rm: cannot remove '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarijaguar/tmpmess.cmd': No such file or directory
                              rm: cannot remove '/opt/retropie/configs/atarijaguar/tmpconfig.add': No such file or directory
                              [.] launching: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch --verbose --config /opt/retropie/configs$
                              [INFO] RetroArch 1.8.8 (Git 9552f87)
                              [INFO] Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarijaguar/tmpmess.srm".
                              [INFO] Redirecting save state to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarijaguar/tmpmess.state".
                              [INFO] === Build =======================================
                              [INFO] Capabilities: NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
                              [INFO] Built: Nov 2 2020
                              [INFO] Version: 1.8.8
                              [INFO] Git: 9552f87
                              [INFO] =================================================
                              [INFO] Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mess/mess_libretro.so"
                              [INFO] [Overrides] no core-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME/MAME.cfg.
                              [INFO] [Overrides] no content-dir-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME/at$
                              [INFO] [Overrides] no game-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/MAME/tmpmess.c$
                              [INFO] [Environ]: SET_VARIABLES.
                              [INFO] [Remaps]: remap directory: /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/remaps
                              [INFO] Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarijaguar/tmpmess.srm".
                              [INFO] Redirecting save state to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarijaguar/tmpmess.state".
                              [INFO] [Environ]: GET_LOG_INTERFACE.
                              [WARN] SYSTEM DIR is empty, assume CONTENT DIR /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarijaguar/tmpmess.cmd
                              [INFO] [Environ]: SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarijaguar/".
                              [libretro INFO] SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarijaguar/
                              [INFO] [Environ]: CORE_ASSETS_DIRECTORY: "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/downloads".
                              [libretro INFO] CONTENT_DIRECTORY: /home/pi/.config/retroarch/downloads
                              [libretro INFO] SAVE_DIRECTORY: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarijaguar/
                              [INFO] [Environ]: SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: XRGB8888.
                              [INFO] Content loading skipped. Implementation will load it on its own.
                              [libretro INFO] Joystick map: disabled
                              [INFO] [Environ]: SET_INPUT_DESCRIPTORS:

                              Currently running:
                              Retropie 4.7 on a Pi 4B 4GB (Overclock Settings: CPU 2100, GPU (V3D) 850) - On hiatus
                              Emulationstation on a NUC 8 (i5, Windows 11, 16GB RAM)

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                                DTEAM @George Spiggott
                                last edited by DTEAM

                                @george-spiggott

                                My jaguar.7z or zip BIOS file contain

                                jagboot.rom
                                jagdevcd.bin
                                jagwave.rom
                                jag_cd.bin
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                                Your roms must be in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarijaguar

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                                  George Spiggott @DTEAM
                                  last edited by

                                  I've changed my jaguar.zip to replicate yours and games still don't load. I also fixed jagcd.zip to be jaguarcd.zip.

                                  Will run through the whole process again to see if I missed anything.

                                  Currently running:
                                  Retropie 4.7 on a Pi 4B 4GB (Overclock Settings: CPU 2100, GPU (V3D) 850) - On hiatus
                                  Emulationstation on a NUC 8 (i5, Windows 11, 16GB RAM)

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                                    DTEAM @George Spiggott
                                    last edited by DTEAM

                                    @george-spiggott
                                    Try to Get your BIOSes files from MAME Romset 0.224 or later. Have you installed lr-Mess? Try to install another system in the list with the good BIOS. If It works, good chance you have a Bios problem with Jaguar.

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                                      AdamBeGood @DTEAM
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                                      @dteam When I copy over the files in step 5, my RetroPie Setup won't open up. There are various errors that I can send you.. I don't know what I have done wrong here. When I put the old files back, everything is fine.

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                                        DTEAM @AdamBeGood
                                        last edited by

                                        @adambegood
                                        Do you have a Pi4.

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                                          AdamBeGood @DTEAM
                                          last edited by

                                          @dteam said in Calling Pi 4 Atari Jaguar Fans:

                                          @adambegood
                                          Do you have a Pi4.

                                          Yep, I do indeed.

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                                          • George SpiggottG
                                            George Spiggott @DTEAM
                                            last edited by

                                            @dteam By pure chance I have just got a full 2020 0.220 romset for another purpose. There are only two .zips, they are:

                                            jaguar.zip (contains jagboot.rom and jagwave.rom)
                                            jaguarcd.zip (contains jag_cd.bin and jagdevcd.bin)

                                            I've just got a 0/224 set of jaguar BIOS. They looks the same but I will try the newer ones later tonight.

                                            I can still use my . j64 and .jag roms that I use with Virtual Jaguar with MESS right? I better clear that up before I continue?

                                            Currently running:
                                            Retropie 4.7 on a Pi 4B 4GB (Overclock Settings: CPU 2100, GPU (V3D) 850) - On hiatus
                                            Emulationstation on a NUC 8 (i5, Windows 11, 16GB RAM)

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