A scriptmodule check for Bookworm and Pi5 install

DirtBagXon

Apologies guys, I haven't been around here for a while.

I know there are functions in the scriptmodules for isPlatform() etc.

But is there one that I could use to check if I'm on a Pi5 and Bookworm is installed to make a decision on whether to install an extra package ?

Or point me to a post.

Wayland related stuff.

Thx
DBX

DirtBagXon

Ok, think I have found what I was looking for:

if (isPlatform "rpi5")  && [[ "$__os_debian_ver" -ge 12 ]]; then

mitu

@DirtBagXon said in A scriptmodule check for Bookworm and Pi5 install:

Wayland related stuff.

You already found the answer (isPlatform "rpi5"), but why would you need wayland related libraries ? RetroPie doesn't use a desktop/compositor to run emulators on a Pi.

Widge

We discovered that Supermodel wouldn't work on a Pi5 running Bookworm Lite unless a certain package was installed.

DirtBagXon

It turns out it is more a VC4/V3D change for X11 config.

But the check is still relevant for our requirements and (hopefully) fixes the SuperModel3 port when we are in that hardware/OS environment. There is a Pi Bookworm repo packages that seems to do exactly what is required, so was foreseen.

Edit: In reality this should be a Bookworm addition across all the Pi range for that emulator, but early days + only Pi4 and above will run it.....

Thanks for the reply @mitu and @Widge

retropieuser555

@Widge what was the dependant/package that's needed? Not sure if it's the same but I found supermodel 3 would compile and build but not load

Widge

@retropieuser555 that's exactly the problem. Try sudo apt install gldriver-test then try launching Supermodel again.
That package can then be removed afterwards if you want, it seems to make a permanent change somewhere that allows supermodel to run.
This problem didn't occur in the full desktop version of bookworm where that package is already included. Only in Lite where the package is absent.

DirtBagXon

For those interested:

https://github.com/DirtBagXon/model3emu-code-sinden/commit/168606b2c0d8139be84ab6efc1f2d2d2b0b2b198