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    retropie not recognizing a special rom

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      naddel81
      last edited by BuZz

      I put the file into /roms/snes as the other snes roms.
      it loads fine on my PC using snes9x and I already played a few hours. it is a vaild snes rom, but retropie just does not show it on the list even after several restarts.

      I even tried to rename it to another rom that is already in the list and therefore force it to play it, but it won't.
      the rom is fine, but custom.

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      • BuZzB
        BuZz administrators
        last edited by

        please post the output of this from a terminal cat ~/.emulationstation/es_settings.cfg (Please format the output by using a code block - http://commonmark.org/help/)

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          naddel81
          last edited by naddel81

          this here came from it:

          "<?xml version="1.0"?>
          <bool name="BackgroundJoystickInput" value="false" />
          <bool name="DrawFramerate" value="false" />
          <bool name="EnableSounds" value="true" />
          <bool name="ParseGamelistOnly" value="false" />
          <bool name="QuickSystemSelect" value="true" />
          <bool name="SaveGamelistsOnExit" value="true" />
          <bool name="ScrapeRatings" value="false" />
          <bool name="ShowHelpPrompts" value="true" />
          <int name="ScraperResizeHeight" value="0" />
          <int name="ScraperResizeWidth" value="400" />
          <int name="ScreenSaverTime" value="300000" />
          <string name="Scraper" value="TheGamesDB" />
          <string name="ScreenSaverBehavior" value="dim" />
          <string name="ThemeSet" value="carbon" />
          <string name="TransitionStyle" value="fade" />
          "

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          • BuZzB
            BuZz administrators
            last edited by

            yes. via ssh - https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/ssh

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              naddel81
              last edited by

              thanks! output is posted above.

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              • BuZzB
                BuZz administrators @naddel81
                last edited by

                @naddel81 Where ?

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                  naddel81
                  last edited by BuZz

                  this here came from it:

                  <?xml version="1.0"?>
                  <bool name="BackgroundJoystickInput" value="false" />
                  <bool name="DrawFramerate" value="false" />
                  <bool name="EnableSounds" value="true" />
                  <bool name="ParseGamelistOnly" value="false" />
                  <bool name="QuickSystemSelect" value="true" />
                  <bool name="SaveGamelistsOnExit" value="true" />
                  <bool name="ScrapeRatings" value="false" />
                  <bool name="ShowHelpPrompts" value="true" />
                  <int name="ScraperResizeHeight" value="0" />
                  <int name="ScraperResizeWidth" value="400" />
                  <int name="ScreenSaverTime" value="300000" />
                  <string name="Scraper" value="TheGamesDB" />
                  <string name="ScreenSaverBehavior" value="dim" />
                  <string name="ThemeSet" value="carbon" />
                  <string name="TransitionStyle" value="fade" />
                  
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                  • BuZzB
                    BuZz administrators
                    last edited by

                    I have formatted your post - please format posts as I mentioned in my previous post.

                    config looks ok - I suspected `ParseGamelistOnly" might be set, which would mean new roms don't show up - but it's fine.

                    If your rom has the correct extension it should show up in the list - what shows and doesn't show is based on the file extension.

                    To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                      naddel81
                      last edited by

                      it is a simple .smc file. I uploaded it above to my dropbox. would be great if you could give it a try.

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                      • BuZzB
                        BuZz administrators
                        last edited by BuZz

                        Please email me the details - buzz [at] exotica.org.uk and I will test when I get a moment - It is against the forum rules to post links to roms - even for debugging issues.

                        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                          naddel81
                          last edited by

                          will do. thanks for your help!

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                            naddel81
                            last edited by

                            @ BuZz: did you find the time to test the rom, yet?

                            best wishes!

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                            • BuZzB
                              BuZz administrators
                              last edited by

                              Not yet.

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                                naddel81
                                last edited by

                                ok, but you got the mail, right?
                                best wishes!

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                                • BuZzB
                                  BuZz administrators
                                  last edited by

                                  I did. thanks.

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                                  • BuZzB
                                    BuZz administrators
                                    last edited by

                                    Shows up and work fine here.

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                                    • obsidianspiderO
                                      obsidianspider
                                      last edited by

                                      I have the translated Clocktower working fine on my system. Just for the heck of it, will it show up if you rename it to a .sfc file (that's how mine is) and then restart EmulationStation?

                                      📷 @obsidianspider

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