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

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    • DTEAMD
      DTEAM @DTEAM
      last edited by DTEAM

      @Folly

      Your last add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh works very well. Great job! I like your subfolders for gamelist.xml. Some options can be confusing for newbies. Maybe you could add a logigram or a tree diagram in your first post.

      I like this version, it's easy and full access to MESS and MAME with Artworks, cheat codes and "games scraping" for unusual systems... it's huge.

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      • FollyF
        Folly @DTEAM
        last edited by Folly

        @dteam

        Thanks for the feedback.

        Indeed I have to work on it, structuring it better.
        This is basically caused by the fact that I am working on it.
        First I want to make sure things are working correctly.
        When I am done adding/testing stuff I will try to reorganize.
        Perhaps we can discuss this later on, to make it simpler.
        Or indeed add a diagram in the first post.

        Perhaps you have noticed, the forum lists are now in two sections. (old and new)
        The list can now be build up from the new database we created.
        Basically this means I can remove it from the old section, where it used it's own data.

        Well, I have noticed now, working on it, that there is still much to be added and things that have to be changed.

        Btw.
        You can experiment with making some sorting lines, if you want.
        That way we can build the new lists that are important to be in there.
        You can add it between lines 86 and 107, and share them if you like.

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        • FollyF
          Folly @DTEAM
          last edited by Folly

          @dteam

          I did a huge update.
          You can test some new stuff ;-)

          https://github.com/FollyMaddy/RetroPie-Share/blob/432d2c9db4b1497ba2da938cef1968621c5c2570/00-workdir-00/add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh

          Front-end 2v4 improved

          • cleaned up a bit
            (removed tho old forum selection list, now there is a new one)
            (removed some functions and added some functions)
          • re-ordered the menu
            (hopefully, in time, it will evolve into a better and simpler structure)
          • add experimental help lines
            (perhaps not a definitive solution !)
          • add saving and removing database file locally (for offline usage)
            (file is save in or deleted from : /opt/retropie/emulators/mame)
          • add more sorted lists (remove test lines)
          • add SEARCH form, to create a sorted list on the fly
            (still an issue in the dialog form : "cancel" button doesn't work)
          • add download option with form
            (only available with the correct input !)
            (still an issue in the dialog form : "cancel" button doen't work)
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          • DTEAMD
            DTEAM @Folly
            last edited by

            @folly
            When I updated Retropie, something happened with my Retropie Setup. I can't run Retropie Setup anymore. I suspect the Valerino script. Any idea. Maybe it's helpers.sh.

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            • FollyF
              Folly @DTEAM
              last edited by Folly

              @dteam

              Don't know.

              You can try and rename the directory and git clone the repository again.
              That way you have the whole directory fresh and a backup of the old directory.

              Then try if it works ! (edit)

              Later you can copy the module-scripts, you had, back in.

              Is it a solution ?

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              • DTEAMD
                DTEAM @Folly
                last edited by

                @folly
                I already copy fresh files from here

                I'll try to do some cherry picking from here

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                • FollyF
                  Folly @DTEAM
                  last edited by Folly

                  @dteam

                  I just did my trick here, using :

                  Renaming the old RetroPie-Setup to RetroPie-Setup.old

                  cloning :

                  cd 
                  git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup.git
                  

                  running (4.7.19) :

                  cd RetroPie-Setup
                  sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
                  

                  Looks fine here, so I suspect it's something else.

                  If you have it running I recommend you add our -ext script from now on in :
                  /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup.ok/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/supplementary/add-mamedev-systems-2v4-ext.sh

                  This places all generated module-scripts in :
                  /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup.ok/ext/RetroPie-Share/scriptmodules/libretrocores

                  And in the RetroPie-Setup they will be arranged on external repository name .

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                  • DTEAMD
                    DTEAM @Folly
                    last edited by DTEAM

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

                    cd RetroPie-Setup

                    It's do this:

                    pi@retropie:~ $ cd RetroPie-Setup
                    pi@retropie:~/RetroPie-Setup $ sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
                    sudo: ./retropie_setup.sh: command not found
                    
                    

                    or this

                    pi@retropie:~/RetroPie-Setup $ sudo /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh
                    /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/packages.sh: line 903: source: /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh: cannot execute binary file
                    Module  is missing valid rp_module_id
                    Module  is missing valid rp_module_desc
                    
                    
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                    • FollyF
                      Folly @DTEAM
                      last edited by Folly

                      @dteam

                      remove our script
                      add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh

                      and try to run the setup again without it.
                      You should use this :

                      sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
                      

                      Could you check the permission of the files again for me ? :
                      I have :

                      pi@raspberrypi:~/RetroPie-Setup $ ls -l
                      total 76
                      -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi   146 Oct 28 21:16 AUTHORS
                      -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi   417 Oct 28 21:16 CONTRIBUTING.md
                      -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi   635 Oct 28 21:16 COPYRIGHT.md
                      -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi 32265 Oct 28 21:16 LICENSE.md
                      -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi  2033 Oct 28 21:16 README.md
                      drwxr-xr-x 2 pi pi  4096 Oct 28 21:16 ext
                      drwxr-xr-x 2 pi pi  4096 Oct 28 21:53 logs
                      -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi  6374 Oct 28 21:16 platforms.cfg
                      -rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi  2314 Oct 28 21:16 retropie_packages.sh
                      -rwxr-xr-x 1 pi pi   520 Oct 28 21:16 retropie_setup.sh
                      drwxr-xr-x 7 pi pi  4096 Oct 28 21:16 scriptmodules
                      
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                      • FollyF
                        Folly @DTEAM
                        last edited by

                        @dteam

                        Do you have these permissions for the file ? :

                        ls -l
                        -rw-r--r-- 1 pi pi   520 Oct 28 21:16 retropie_setup.sh
                        

                        Then it's not executable, and you will get :

                        pi@raspberrypi:~/RetroPie-Setup $ sudo ./retropie_setup.sh 
                        sudo: ./retropie_setup.sh: command not found
                        
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                        • DTEAMD
                          DTEAM @Folly
                          last edited by

                          @folly
                          The problems seems to be your script. I removed it and now it's fine.

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                          • FollyF
                            Folly @DTEAM
                            last edited by Folly

                            @dteam

                            That sounds bad.
                            I don't have any problems over here.
                            I will pull it from github to see if I get any problems.

                            I assume it was the latest.

                            edit:
                            I installed everything fresh on my x86 laptop too.
                            I found some compatibility problems for the sorted lists, so I will look at that.
                            But no problems in crashing or recognising whatsoever.

                            Did you try to edit the script and perhaps made a mistake in doing so ?
                            Can you open the script into a text editor to check if it's a good file ?

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                            • FollyF
                              Folly @DTEAM
                              last edited by Folly

                              @dteam

                              I don't expect it, but be sure you don't saving it as a html file :
                              (right-click on raw and download should download the correct file)

                              https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/29682/development-of-module-script-generator-for-lr-mess-and-mame-standalone/789

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                              • FollyF
                                Folly @DTEAM
                                last edited by

                                @dteam

                                Any luck yet ;-)

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                                • DTEAMD
                                  DTEAM @Folly
                                  last edited by DTEAM

                                  @folly

                                  No, I followed the instruction from Post #1 and put add-mamedev-systems-2v4.sh

                                  here
                                  /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary

                                  I did that a lot of times. I don't understand why it doesn't work now.

                                  I'm gonna re-downloaded your file

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                                  • FollyF
                                    Folly @DTEAM
                                    last edited by Folly

                                    @dteam

                                    Yes indeed you did that a lot of times, so I was confident you had a correct file.

                                    Not really sure either what the problem is but I am quite confident that the script should work.

                                    Is your sd card still ok ?
                                    No problems at boot ?
                                    Do the older scripts that you tested earlier still work ?

                                    How old is your retropie-image, is it based upon buster ?
                                    Perhaps an idea to update.

                                    Btw. I read that 0237 is out now.

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                                    • DTEAMD
                                      DTEAM @Folly
                                      last edited by DTEAM

                                      @folly
                                      It works !! I solved the problem . I don't know why, but i had problems to transfer my file. Now It's fine. The problem was on my side. It's not a general issue

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                                      • FollyF
                                        Folly @DTEAM
                                        last edited by Folly

                                        @dteam

                                        Aha you found the problem, great to hear it's working again.

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                                        • jamrom2J
                                          jamrom2 @Folly
                                          last edited by

                                          @folly Hiya. Doing good here with the script. I've got all my handhelds working great and moved into the TRS-80 CoCo.

                                          Ran into a question there.. I don't see a CoCo disk/flop1 option to add in to my list.

                                          How do I use .dsk images with this system. I'd rahter not have both the TRS-80 and the Coco, just one works for me as I already have the Dragon32 running.

                                          Thanks!

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                                          • FollyF
                                            Folly @jamrom2
                                            last edited by Folly

                                            @jamrom2

                                            The system coco has FDC support (floppy drive controller) as an external slot, reading from the mame output.

                                            So by default it will not support a floppy drive controller out of the box and so my script will not detect support for floppy-drive media.
                                            No detection means that no module-script for that media is created and installed.

                                            To be able to do that a manual line should be created to be able to add FDC support.

                                            Looking at the mame output for coco2 or coco3, they will have FDC support OOB.

                                            Don't know for sure, but perhaps the easiest way is to install one of these :

                                            Driver coco2 (Color Computer 2): *computer*non-arcade
                                            Driver coco2b (Color Computer 2B): *computer*non-arcade
                                            Driver coco2bh (Color Computer 2B (HD6309)): *computer*non-arcade
                                            Driver coco2h (Color Computer 2 (HD6309)): *computer*non-arcade
                                            Driver coco3 (Color Computer 3 (NTSC)): *computer*non-arcade
                                            Driver coco3dw1 (Color Computer 3 (NTSC; HDB-DOS)): *computer*non-arcade
                                            Driver coco3h (Color Computer 3 (NTSC; HD6309)): *computer*non-arcade
                                            Driver coco3p (Color Computer 3 (PAL)): *computer*non-arcade
                                            Driver cocoe (Color Computer (Extended BASIC 1.0)): *computer*non-arcade
                                            Driver cocoeh (Color Computer (Extended BASIC 1.0; HD6309)): *computer*non-arcade
                                            
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