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    Attract Mode issues after updating from source (experimental section)

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @Striderx99
      last edited by mitu

      @Striderx99 I don't think that old topic applies to the error you reported last time. That topic is about launching the RetroPie menu entries and it may not even apply to current versions of RetroPie and AttractMode (especially on a Pi4).

      Is this a 3rd party image or not ?

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      • Striderx99S
        Striderx99 @mitu
        last edited by

        @mitu The image was made directly from the RetroPie site. I also added Attract Mode from the experimental section of RetroPie. I tried installing another version of Attract Mode on top of Retropie before, but it only ended up giving me numerous sound issues.

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator
          last edited by

          How did you set-up the SNES CD system ? Maybe you've not entered the correct command for starting the emulator.

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          • Striderx99S
            Striderx99 @mitu
            last edited by Striderx99

            @mitu I think I see what you mean. I have my .cfg file for Super Nintendo CD setup like this:

            Generated by Attract-Mode v2.6.2

            executable /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
            args 0 SYS ''[romfilename]''
            rompath /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd
            romext .fig;.sfc;.smc;.swc;.zip;.FIG;.SFC;.SMC;.SWC;.ZIP
            system Super Nintendo CD
            exit_hotkey Escape
            artwork images /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd/images
            artwork snap /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd/snap
            artwork wheel /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd/wheel

            The args line should say: 0 SYS snescd "[romfilename]" <-----There should be an underscore before and after SYS

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            • Striderx99S
              Striderx99 @Striderx99
              last edited by

              @Striderx99 I tried with the fixed commands, but it still won't launch the games from that set. Here is what showed up on the command line:

              Loaded layout: /opt/retropie/configs/all/attractmode/layouts/Great Themes Collection-Super Nintendo MSU-1/ (layout.nut)
              Working directory: /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand
              *** Running: /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 SYS snescd ' ' /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd/Mega Man & Bass (USA).sfc' '
              Parameter word expansion failed. [0 SYS snescd ' '/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd/Mega Man & Bass (USA).sfc' '].
              /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh MODE COMMAND [SAVENAME]
              /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh MODE SYS/ PORT SYSTEM ROM

              The *** Running line has me a bit confused. I know I added 0 SYS snescd "[romfilename]" correctly to the args line, so I don't have any idea why it is being output that way.

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @Striderx99
                last edited by mitu

                @Striderx99 said in Attract Mode issues after updating from source (experimental section):

                *** Running: /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 SYS snescd ' ' /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snescd/Mega Man & Bass (USA).sfc' '

                I think this is either copied wrong in the topic or a mistake in your config. You seem to have added a single quote ' twice before/after the ROM path instead of a single double quote ".

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                • Striderx99S
                  Striderx99 @mitu
                  last edited by

                  @mitu It keeps showing up as a single quote with a space between the two of them inside the .cfg file. That's why I said there was something off with that *** Running line. I hit the tab key, went into the emulator section, found Super Nintendo CD, and made sure to add the single double quote within the args section in "[romfilename]," so it shouldn't do that. I might be wrong, but I think something changed with the re-installation. When I ran the same .cfg file in the past (before the update and re-installation), the SNES CD section of roms loaded without any issues.

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator
                    last edited by

                    The .cfg file you posted eariler in the topic has two single quotes around [romfilename] and it's not correct. Open the file in an editor, not from AttractMode, and replace them with a double quote.

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                    • Striderx99S
                      Striderx99 @mitu
                      last edited by

                      @mitu I'll try to upload it after I edit it. I'll let you know if it works out. Thanks for your input on this situation.

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                      • Striderx99S
                        Striderx99 @Striderx99
                        last edited by

                        @Striderx99 It looks like updating the .cfg with those settings and uploading it did the trick. I guess that wraps this issue up. I tested it with three games and they loaded up fine. If anything like this happens with any other emulator, I'll know what to do. Thanks for your patience.

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