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

Retrodade

@bbilford83 does MSX turbo-r work in mame?

bbilford83

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

@bbilford83 does MSX turbo-r work in mame?

I'm actually not sure. I haven't tried MSX turbo-r itself because I was only trying to add systems that didn't need/use a keyboard, but the "consolized" MSX series "Zemmix" includes the Zemmix CPG-120, which as I understand should run most MSX2+ games. Until googling the answer to your question, I always though that was the same as the MSX turbo-R but now see that may not be true.

Folly

@Retrodade

These are the 2 MSX Turbo-R drivers :
Driver fsa1gt (FS-A1GT (MSX Turbo-R, Japan))
Driver fsa1st (FS-A1ST (MSX Turbo-R, Japan))

Testing them reveals that they do not work and get stuck in the boot screen.

Using mame in the the commandline you can extract the information.
Grep is used to filter out the lines beginning with "D" and filtering out the lines with Turbo-R that gives :

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -listdevices|grep ^D|grep Turbo-R
Driver fsa1gt (FS-A1GT (MSX Turbo-R, Japan)):
Driver fsa1st (FS-A1ST (MSX Turbo-R, Japan)):

With next command you can find out if the driver is good :

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -listxml fsa1gt|grep emulation=
		<driver status="preliminary" emulation="preliminary" savestate="unsupported"/>
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame -listxml fsa1st|grep emulation=
		<driver status="preliminary" emulation="preliminary" savestate="unsupported"/>

You see it gives "preliminary", that means the driver will most likely not work.
Mame will give 3 stages in that perspective.
I use last stage "good" which means that it should work and is added to the database with a marker, so for these drivers it will look like this :
Driver fsa1gt (FS-A1GT (MSX Turbo-R, Japan)): @computer@home_system@non-arcade@
Driver fsa1st (FS-A1ST (MSX Turbo-R, Japan)): @computer@home_system@non-arcade@

So if there was a @good@ then the driver would work, you see.
The database with more markers is used by the script and can be found in the directory, if it is already downloaded :
/opt/retropie/emulation/mame/mame0xxx_systems_sorted_info
Otherwise the database files can be found over here :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/tree/main/00-databases-00/mame
It is build up by creating ini files, automatically or manually from DTEAM/Me and mame and progettosnaps.net found over here :
https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/tree/main/00-databases-00/sorted_info_creation/0XXX
And here :
https://www.progettosnaps.net/index.php

So that is the way things can be categorised or be found in the script.

A short way to see if a driver is good just do :

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cat /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame0261_systems_sorted_info |grep Turbo-R
Driver fsa1gt (FS-A1GT (MSX Turbo-R, Japan)): @computer@home_system@non-arcade@
Driver fsa1st (FS-A1ST (MSX Turbo-R, Japan)): @computer@home_system@non-arcade@

bbilford83

@Folly one quick question, probably related to @Eetrodade's struggle to install ctvboy. I remember you said last time that because your script just applies the mame database you don't have to "add" new systems, but I am seeing that it is still only able to apply mame .261 and below (like when you go to select it manually). So I think that is why ctvboy isn't able to be installed yet, no? I obviously have very little understanding of how the script works, but I would assume you have to do something in your updates each time to tell it to apply the newest mame database?

Folly

@bbilford83 @Retrodade

Well, with the script we are still on mame0261 so that uses the 0261 database too.
All the drivers that were announced by @DTEAM are for mame262, one version newer.
I already added some mame0262 binaries that can be installed but the script still uses the older 0261 database.
(note: the original retropie 32bits arm7l gcc8 buster mame binary isn't available yet)
Much is explained about that in my post 1837.
I am waiting for the 0262 progettosnap files to come online, after that I can make a new database and update the script to the new version.

For completely new added drivers in 0262 the script will not show them if you would like to install them, so that is about these drivers :
Driver ga888 (Block Game & Echo Key GA888) (will be categorised as classich)
Driver brke23p2 (Brick Game 96 in 1 (E-23 Plus Mark II)) (will be categorised as classich)
Driver ctvboy (Compact Vision TV Boy) (will be a standalone driver)
Driver tpitfight (Pit-Fighter (Tiger)) (will be categorised as tigerh)

Referring to post 1837, using these commands won't show any output for these drivers so they aren't in the database, just do it like this :

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cat /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame0261_systems_sorted_info |grep ga888
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cat /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame0261_systems_sorted_info |grep brke23p2
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cat /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame0261_systems_sorted_info |grep tpitfight
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cat /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame0261_systems_sorted_info |grep ctvboy

So the script will not show them yet in the list if you would like to install them from the script.

@bbilford83 you are correct in saying that you don't really need to install ga888 and brke23p2 or tpitfight as they will become part of already existing categories.
If you would install them, in the new script, they would be detected as classich or tigerh and that category will be installed.
The only difference will be that these drvers are added in the 0 rom-index 0 and you will be able to download with the restricted part if the rom is online.
However normal usage is not to install these drivers but is to install the category instead (classich or tigerh)
So if you use the 261 script and you have installed the category's already and you use the new mame0262 binary you can just add the roms and they should work.

As explained ctvboy isn't part of the database yet so it is not listed and cannot be installed yet.
If you have the mame0262 binary and you want to try it out the probably the best solution is to add it to the database manually, as root user, like this :

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ su
Password: 
root@raspberrypi:/home/pi# echo "Driver ctvboy (Compact Vision TV Boy): @game_console@good@home_videogame@non-arcade@" >> /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame0261_systems_sorted_info
root@raspberrypi:/home/pi# exit

You can check if it's added by doing this :

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cat /opt/retropie/emulators/mame/mame0261_systems_sorted_info |grep "ctvboy"
Driver ctvboy (Compact Vision TV Boy): @game_console@good@home_videogame@non-arcade@

Now you would be able to install it from the older 261 script and should work with the mame0262 binary.

For lr-mess it will not yet work because the source is behind and still on 0261.
When that is updated these drivers will also work in theory.
However there is an issue with the arcade and mess lists in the source code so the new pure lr-mame and lr-mess will miss drivers because the lists are not correctly updated.
Therefor I will try to make full libretro mame binaries that can be used as lr-mess and lr-mame so both will have all arcade and non-arcade drivers in them so we don't have an issue with that part.
I will add them to the gdrive so they can be installed from the script.
So we probably have to wait for a few weeks or a month to be able to use them.

Folly

First pictures running Frogger on ctvboy :

DTEAM

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

Did you have some time to look at the astrocmd.zip artfile I changed ?
Over here :
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HQKNcrzR7AC7y4FShFT7N1hr0QHb-Gq1

FYI, I kept the original file in it but changed both bezels connecting ultimately to mame and lr-mess to get them in sync with the latest retroarch etc.
I would appreciate if you could add it to your gdrive if you agree.

Let me know.

Btw nice to see that there is something new to add to 0262.
It will be our 3 years annivesary edition ;-)

done!

DTEAM

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

I am planning on changing where the background and bezel overlays are stored now.
I want to move them from :
/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/overlay
to :
~/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media/retroarch/<overlays_or_bezels)

Do I have to do something for this on the GDrive with your microvsn and vectrex folders?

Folly

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

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

I am planning on changing where the background and bezel overlays are stored now.
I want to move them from :
/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/overlay
to :
~/RetroPie/roms/<system>/media/retroarch/<overlays_or_bezels)

Do I have to do something for this on the GDrive with your microvsn and vectrex folders?

No, these are backups.
Might use them in the future again, not sure yet.

Btw. Thanks for adding the astrocmt artwork file.

bbilford83

@Folly thank you for the detailed explanation! I will just wait patiently and add them once it is fully integrated into the script, there is no rush such that I would need to do the manual stuff.

Retrodade

@Folly
Sorry to ask
Now I think I know why mine won’t boot
The install script for CTVboy
Driver?

Where is it and what’s it called?
I’m just trying to launch using arcade emulator config
That has to be why

The install is located where ?
What’s the name?

Thank you

Folly

@Retrodade

Sorry, I don't understand your post.
Can you make a better one ?

Retrodade

@Folly
Yes I’m not the best at getting my point across a lot

Sorry

To run ctvboy

Other than lr-mame update and roms folder
Do I need to ?

The emulator config is just standard Ir-mame command?

And the ctvboy driver is installed with the mame update correct?

Idk why I’m so lost on this one
I’m hoping to get it running

What’s the emulator config command?

And thank you so much !

Folly

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

@Folly
Yes I’m not the best at getting my point across a lot

Sorry

To run ctvboy

Other than lr-mame update and roms folder
Do I need to ?

The emulator config is just standard Ir-mame command?

And the ctvboy driver is installed with the mame update correct?

Idk why I’m so lost on this one
I’m hoping to get it running

What’s the emulator config command?

And thank you so much !

ctvboy will work in the future with lr-mess but the recent one doesn't run it.
So I think the best way is to wait until the updates are in place.
Hope my answer is satisfying enough.

Retrodade

@Folly yes thank you

Retrodade

@Folly here are my scrapes i made for CTVBoy only missing video until I get system working, but I think you should like the scrapes you can grab it here
https://mega.nz/file/0A9V1bbK#wSGU5qCFAhLTG_Y9iSQmFMdL4zD-_HfPOXMWUXX21F8

bbilford83

A tangent, and not too interesting for those of us who don't speak Japanese, but this is kind of fascinating. If the VCS was a barely-heard-of console, this thing is from Mars...

Retrodade

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

Pit-Fighter (Tiger) [algestam, Sean Riddle, hap] tigerh

where can I find the background art?
thanks

DTEAM

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

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

Pit-Fighter (Tiger) [algestam, Sean Riddle, hap] tigerh

where can I find the background art?
thanks

here: https://forums.bannister.org/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=97003&page=416

But now also on my GDrive

They work on Double Dragon II: The Revenge, Mighty Max and Independence Day

DTEAM

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

@Folly here are my scrapes i made for CTVBoy only missing video until I get system working, but I think you should like the scrapes you can grab it here
https://mega.nz/file/0A9V1bbK#wSGU5qCFAhLTG_Y9iSQmFMdL4zD-_HfPOXMWUXX21F8

I'll do a system for my theme today

NEW EDIT: Done!