Emulationstation mod help.

trekdrop

So I was trying to install the grid view with this awesome MOD!

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3121/emulationstation-mod/137

I only really can't get it to work, I ask in the thread and they advised me to open a new topic so here it is.

When I copy the emulationstation file to the pi I get permission denied. I tried it with fillezilla. Is there a other way?

lilbud

@trekdrop right click on the file, click file permissions, and set the number value to 777

trekdrop

@lilbud

In fillezilla or ssh?

trekdrop

@lilbud

so i changed to permission to 777 of the file i download from the other thread... maybe i am just a moron but nothing has changed. Where do i need to config the grid?

Zigurana

You need to change the permissions of the file you are attempting to overwrite.
Try to send a command like: ''sudo chmod 777 filename'' from the dir where your target file is.

trekdrop

@Zigurana

So what I did:

I copied the emulatiostation file
I copied this text and made a sh file

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dissolve/RetroPie-Setup/gridview/scriptmodules/supplementary/emulationstation-gridview.sh

placed the sh file in the same directory as other experimental packages.
reboot the pie and then went to the setup in ssh. Went to the experimental packages and nothing.

Where do I f up?

trekdrop

A small tutorial would be so nice :)

herb_fargus

@trekdrop are you on the latest version of retropie?

also did you copy the script here?

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

if you're logged into ssh as user pi
you can essentially type

nano /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/emulationstation-gridview.sh

and then copy the script and right click in your ssh window (which should paste it)

press ctrl+x

press y

press enter

then you should be able install it from experimental from the setup script

trekdrop

Yeah I did that plus I copied the file the author had on his Google Drive.

herb_fargus

@trekdrop if you're using the script you need to compile it manually from source

Then in the gamelist view you press select to change it to grid view

trekdrop

@herb_fargus

That's probably really difficult.

So I tried copy the real emulationstation file and still nothing...

Can you still advice me what to do?

It's a shame I can't get it to work this and game vids where the two thinks I really want.

herb_fargus

@trekdrop it's really not difficult. You open the setup script select emulationstation-gridview and press compile from source.

All the same the latest changes have problems of its own duplicating boxart and other things.

trekdrop

@herb_fargus

Sorry for the dump question but do you mean.

I go to the setup script from retropie.
Go to experimental packages.
Go to grid view.
And than compile from source.

Or do I need to open the sh file and then
compile from source.

herb_fargus

@trekdrop retropie setup>> manage packages>> manage experimental>> emulationstation-gridview>>compile from source

you need the latest retropie for it to work

trekdrop

@herb_fargus

I am really stuck! I think I will do it one time from the start. Because I really don't have the option grid view in the setup menu.

trekdrop

@herb_fargus

So, now I am just stuck.

I made the sh file copied everything still there is no option to install the grid view inside experimental packages.

[IMG]http://i68.tinypic.com/2ppdb9d.jpg[/IMG]

This one is on the right place right?

Zigurana

@trekdrop you're Dutch, right?
Email me anders je nummer even, dan bellen we even. (zigurana (at) Gmail. Com)

trekdrop

@Zigurana

Klopt, ben even aan het werk. Morgen even bellen?

Zigurana

Sure, no problem