Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone

Folly

I want to make these changes in 253.11 for matching next system drivers with better names :

Detect as sega32 (cartridge only):
Driver 32x (Genesis with 32X (USA, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32xe (Mega Drive with 32X (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32xj (Mega Drive with 32X (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade

Detect as sega32-cd (cdrom and cartridge):
Driver 32x_mcd (Mega-CD with 32X (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32x_mcdj (Mega-CD with 32X (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32x_scd (Sega CD with 32X (USA, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
(sega32-cd isn't in the cygnus-blue-flames theme yet !)

Detect as segacd (cdrom and cartridge):
Driver megacd (Mega-CD (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacd2 (Mega-CD 2 (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacd2j (Mega-CD 2 (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacda (Mega-CD (Asia, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacdj (Mega-CD (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade

You see that all drivers have no @good tag so they can have issues.
I have tested megacd2 ok with 1 game.

Are you comfortable with detecting them as these RetroPie names ?

DTEAM

@Folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

@DTEAM

I had a look at our cygnus-blue-flames theme and found the next directories :
-> pce-cd
-> neogeo-cd

I will change the script so :

"pcecd"(not a real driver) will install as pce-cd

neocd,neocdz and neocdj will install as neogeo-cd

Done, all updated to 253.10

I installed them with your script and pce-cd works well but NeoCd doesn't . The problem seems to be my BIOS. I'll try to found another neocdz.zip file

DTEAM

@Folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

@DTEAM

I want to make these changes in 253.11 for matching next system drivers with better names :

Detect as sega32 (cartridge only):
Driver 32x (Genesis with 32X (USA, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32xe (Mega Drive with 32X (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32xj (Mega Drive with 32X (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade

Detect as sega32-cd (cdrom and cartridge):
Driver 32x_mcd (Mega-CD with 32X (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32x_mcdj (Mega-CD with 32X (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver 32x_scd (Sega CD with 32X (USA, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
(sega32-cd isn't in the cygnus-blue-flames theme yet !)

Detect as segacd (cdrom and cartridge):
Driver megacd (Mega-CD (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacd2 (Mega-CD 2 (Europe, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacd2j (Mega-CD 2 (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacda (Mega-CD (Asia, PAL)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade
Driver megacdj (Mega-CD (Japan, NTSC)): @game_console@home_videogame@lightgun@non-arcade

You see that all drivers have no @good tag so they can have issues.
I have tested megacd2 ok with 1 game.

Are you comfortable with detecting them as these RetroPie names ?

Too many options! , we should forget it . The actual lr- options in Retropie seem to be better. Are you agree?

Folly

@DTEAM

I agree for these Sega CD/Mega CD/Genesis CD systems there are better options in RetroPie.

Indeed quite some options but basically it comes down to a few drivers.
Somehow I need to add recognition otherwise they will be installed somehow in the wrong place, when installed.
So I still want to add this recognition.
I think the sorting will be a good choice once implemented.

Edit : updated to 253.11

Folly

@DTEAM

How is it going with the other systems ?

DTEAM

@Folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

@Folly

How is it going with the other systems ?

PCE-CD and NEO-CD working well now. I tried also your new script with NES and it works well!

Folly

@DTEAM

PCE-CD and NEO-CD working well now

Perfect !
Thanks

I tried also your new script

Which one do you use now ?

DTEAM

@Folly
The one from the hyperlink in your first post (253.11)

Folly

@DTEAM

I made some rigorous changes to the way systems are displayed when installing.
Can you do some tests for me ?

https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/commit/43355c6efd3549d07ee8c44242f3b2ec2427a31f

Folly

@DTEAM

Another improvement to test :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/commit/1b4a5b038d4e105c4f87b3585b1ccad4a948dfb3

Folly

@DTEAM

MAME 0.255 is out.

DTEAM

@Folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

@DTEAM

MAME 0.255 is out.

Yes! Many good systems for us in their list

FROM MAME 0.255:

New working systems

TMBASKB Basketball (Tomy) [hap, Sean Riddle]
KTMNT3 Konami Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Shredder's Last Stand (handheld) [algestam, Sean Riddle, Mr. Do]
KTMNTBB Konami Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Basketball [algestam, Sean Riddle, Mr. Do]
TRSGKEEP Tronica Super Goal Keeper [algestam]
TMVOLLEYB Volleyball (Tomy) [hap, Sean Riddle]

Folly

@DTEAM

Yes indeed, quite some nice stuff ;-)
If I can then I will update the database next month.

For the libretro cores :
I don't expect the libretro syncing for lr-mess/lr-mame with mame come any soon.
And more problems are arising with lr-mess/lr-mame ;-(

duglor

Does the lr-mess-apple2 or lr-mame-apple2 --- need specific bios(es) and in a certain location for that to work? Currently not launching games for me. Be well! Thanks for everything! KudoS!

Folly

@duglor

If you run apple2 with mame in the command prompt and not having any bios files installed it will show this :

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame apple2 -ui_active
a2.chr NOT FOUND (tried in apple2)
OPTIONAL 341-0016-00.d0 NOT FOUND (tried in apple2)
341-0001-00.e0 NOT FOUND (tried in apple2)
341-0002-00.e8 NOT FOUND (tried in apple2)
341-0003-00.f0 NOT FOUND (tried in apple2)
341-0004-00.f8 NOT FOUND (tried in apple2)
sc01a.bin NOT FOUND (tried in votrax apple2)
341-0027-a.p5 NOT FOUND (tried in a2diskiing apple2)
341-0028-a.rom NOT FOUND (tried in d2fdc apple2)

So you need to find all bios roms from above, which means :

apple2.zip
votrax.zip
a2diskiing.zip
d2fdc.zip

My runcommands will force the rompath into using BIOS/mame so the bios files need to go there when using this project and it's runcommands.
Otherwise, with above command, it will depend on what rompaths there are in your /opt/retropie/configs/mame/mame.ini.

After adding the files the apple2 should be able to run.

P.s.
Be aware that I am not talking about lr-mess here but if it works for mame it will ultimately work with my lr-mess runcommands.

duglor

@Folly thank you

Ashpool

@Folly Even if it took me somewhat longer, maybe it is time to open a separated topic for vm(ware) and retropie ... [even if it is just being used once in some while].?.
As I never tried pure Debian (always used Distros based on Debian) for now, this questions of mine could/should(?) belong in such a new thread, but just to mentioning 'em (here 1st, as examples of eventually Q's to be A'd):

what debian iso/version to be used for retropie? (currently I've started with 11.7.0, but maybe the 10.# branche would be better suited? [as of June 23])
what desktop environment? (I've choosen LXDE, as the Raspion OS Desktop is based/derived from that (afair/?))
I was totally flabberghasted when the installer asked me about a domainname/url ending thereof... so what is common practice, or best choice: <.yourchoice>/<.locale>/[empty] ?
haven't tried it, but is leaving the admin pw blank an option to auto-add the created user to group sudoers?

(a basic retropie install went fine on that (11.7), but I wanted to raise those concerns/questions before I go~~ing~~ on ;]

Folly

@Ashpool

Good idea.

Though I am not having much time right now but in time we can start a topic (in general discussions i presume).
I would suggest to preserve the fist 5 posts for summarizing stuff.

Sadly I have an issue again with the newest versions of "lr-mame/lr-mess" in Debian 11 now :
https://github.com/libretro/mame/issues/371
Seems Ubuntu 22.04 isn't affected.
Edit : Issue seems to be solved now

Other news for "lr-mame/lr-mess" is that we are waiting for 0.255.
Hopefully it will come soon, this seems promising :
https://github.com/libretro/mame/issues/373

Folly

@DTEAM @Ashpool

Seems I broke all my scripts with my previous updates.
Something to do with skipping things when we install a predefined systems or categories.
Seems I was skipping a bit too much, so it did not install many stuff at all.

The problem was quite ugly.
I hope I have fixed it all with my updates to 253.15 ;-)

Ashpool

@Folly said in Development of module-script generator for lr-mess, lr-mame and mame standalone:

Though I am not having much time right now but in time we can start a topic (in general discussions i presume).
I would suggest to preserve the fist 5 posts for summarizing stuff.

ACK, I think I can do that tomorrow (This evening i am going to relax with actually playing some game(s) ;)).

Wow, noticed that current mame was updated to .254 some time ago but last time i checked the libretro cores wasn't on par.