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    Vircon32 Emulator

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      buzztea
      last edited by

      Has anyone ever installed the Vircon32 emulator on the Raspberry4? I'm not getting anywhere. I found these commands in a guide:

      (1) Install package: sudo dpkg -i <package>
      (2) Install dependencies: sudo apt-get install -f

      However, right after the first step you get the error message:

      bash: syntax error with unexpected word "newline" when I enter the commands via the terminal.

      best regards, buzztea

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        mth75 @buzztea
        last edited by mth75

        @buzztea said in Vircon32 Emulator:

        <package>

        <package> is a placeholder. You need to substitute it with an actual package name. Frankly ... not gonna happen because even if you succeed in installing a binary you need to do a lot more (configuration work) to make it part of a RetroPie installation.

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          Folly @buzztea
          last edited by Folly

          @buzztea

          Just added an experimental module-script to my repository over here to install the libretro version of Vircon32.
          Clone or copy it and place it in your RetroPie-Setup folder under scriptmodules/libretrocores for example.
          Run RetroPie-Setup and install it from source.
          Make sure you get the bios and place it in the BIOS folder.
          Get some games and it should work if you have RetroArch installed.

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            mth75 @Folly
            last edited by

            @Folly Now it will happen!

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              ExarKunIv @Folly
              last edited by

              @Folly if you are cool with it, i like to add it to RetroPie- Extras

              RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
              RPi5 4gb / 512gb / RetroPie 4.8.9 -Basic
              Maintainer of RetroPie-Extra .

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                Folly @mth75
                last edited by Folly

                @mth75

                Yes great isn't it !
                Just added a few small improvements.

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                  Folly @ExarKunIv
                  last edited by

                  @ExarKunIv

                  Sure, that's ok.
                  Make sure you add the one with the improvements I committed just now.

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                    ExarKunIv @Folly
                    last edited by

                    @Folly done and done

                    thank you

                    RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
                    RPi5 4gb / 512gb / RetroPie 4.8.9 -Basic
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                      buzztea @Folly
                      last edited by

                      @Folly said in Vircon32 Emulator:

                      @buzztea

                      Just added an experimental module-script to my repository over here to install the libretro version of Vircon32.
                      Clone or copy it and place it in your RetroPie-Setup folder under scriptmodules/libretrocores for example.
                      Run RetroPie-Setup and install it from source.
                      Make sure you get the bios and place it in the BIOS folder.
                      Get some games and it should work if you have RetroArch installed.

                      Thank you very much 👍

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                        buzztea @buzztea
                        last edited by

                        Unfortunately it doesn't work for me. The message comes:
                        "could not succesfully build lr-vircon32 for libreto (/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/lr-vircon32/vircon32_libreto.so not found)"

                        Log started at: Mo 3. Jun 21:24:13 CEST 2024

                        RetroPie-Setup version: 4.8.7 (f6411621)
                        System: rpi4 (armv7l) - Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) - Linux retropie 4.19.97-v7l+ #1294 SMP Thu Jan 30 13:21:14 GMT 2020 armv7l GNU/Linux
                        /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/lr-vircon32 /home/pi

                        = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
                        Getting sources for 'lr-vircon32' : Vircon32 game console - port of vircon32 for libretro
                        = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

                        git clone --recursive --depth 1 --shallow-submodules --branch main "https://github.com/vircon32/vircon32-libretro.git" "/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/lr-vircon32"
                        Klone nach '/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/lr-vircon32' ...
                        HEAD is now in branch 'main' at commit '293d0b2b0e3b996b991b7a667ec31a64d8865450'
                        /home/pi
                        /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/lr-vircon32 /home/pi

                        = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
                        Building 'lr-vircon32' : Vircon32 game console - port of vircon32 for libretro
                        = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

                        -- The C compiler identification is GNU 8.3.0
                        -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 8.3.0
                        -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc
                        -- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc -- works
                        -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
                        -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
                        -- Detecting C compile features
                        -- Detecting C compile features - done
                        -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++
                        -- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ -- works
                        -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
                        -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
                        -- Detecting CXX compile features
                        -- Detecting CXX compile features - done
                        CMake Error at embed-binaries/embed-binaries.cmake:1 (cmake_minimum_required):
                        CMake 3.17.5 or higher is required. You are running version 3.13.4
                        Call Stack (most recent call first):
                        CMakeLists.txt:20 (include)

                        -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
                        See also "/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/lr-vircon32/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
                        make: *** Es wurden keine Ziele angegeben und keine „make“-Steuerdatei gefunden. Schluss.
                        Could not successfully build lr-vircon32 - Vircon32 game console - port of vircon32 for libretro (/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/lr-vircon32/vircon32_libretro.so not found).
                        /home/pi

                        Log ended at: Mo 3. Jun 21:24:21 CEST 2024
                        Total running time: 0 hours, 0 mins, 8 secs

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                          Folly @buzztea
                          last edited by

                          @buzztea said in Vircon32 Emulator:

                          CMake 3.17.5 or higher is required. You are running version 3.13.4

                          Looks like vircon32 needs a higher cmake to compile.
                          Too bad, it will not work for you.

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                            ExarKunIv @Folly
                            last edited by

                            @Folly did you get this running on a stock Retropie build?

                            I don't know what cmake version the stock Retropie installs. If it doesn't install the correct version. Then I need to add that ability

                            RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
                            RPi5 4gb / 512gb / RetroPie 4.8.9 -Basic
                            Maintainer of RetroPie-Extra .

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                              Folly @ExarKunIv
                              last edited by Folly

                              @ExarKunIv

                              Haven't tried but, likely, it will not work.
                              I would have to look at my Buster image (rpiOSdesktop + RetroPie on top) to know which version it runs.

                              Don't you have a stock build either ?

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                                ExarKunIv @Folly
                                last edited by

                                @Folly I'm away from my pi right now. (Vacation)

                                Some opened a issue on the repo and the cmake version was too low. So I thought to hit you up to see if you could recall easily.

                                If not no big deal. I will mess with it once I'm back.

                                RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
                                RPi5 4gb / 512gb / RetroPie 4.8.9 -Basic
                                Maintainer of RetroPie-Extra .

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                                  Folly @ExarKunIv
                                  last edited by Folly

                                  @ExarKunIv

                                  Just updated my old Buster image and checked the cmake version, it has :
                                  version 3.16.3

                                  That is definitely too low.

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                                    ExarKunIv @Folly
                                    last edited by

                                    @Folly thanks for that.

                                    So either I make it only work on bullseye or have to have it compile it's own cmake version

                                    RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
                                    RPi5 4gb / 512gb / RetroPie 4.8.9 -Basic
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                                      Folly @ExarKunIv
                                      last edited by

                                      @ExarKunIv

                                      I would go for the first, Bullseye or higher.
                                      Buster will soon be deprecated anyway.

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                                        ExarKunIv @Folly
                                        last edited by

                                        @Folly yeah. I had the same thought

                                        RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
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                                        Maintainer of RetroPie-Extra .

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                                          Retrodade @ExarKunIv
                                          last edited by

                                          @ExarKunIv hate to ask here, not sure where to do this exactly
                                          in your extras
                                          Using Exarkuniv Retro pie extras, i have an issue

                                          lr-canary mid install it stops and asks for Github username and password ideas? nothing seems to be working
                                          also still can't seem to install lr-citra both seem to be for the same system on the pi5
                                          Thanks

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                                            ExarKunIv @Retrodade
                                            last edited by

                                            @Retrodade this is because of the whole Nintendo shutting down yuzu and stuff. So anything linking to the old repos will not work

                                            The lr core has not been updated to point to any new repos

                                            But someone did post a update for it. That fixes the issue.

                                            I will need to test it and it works. I can update my script

                                            RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
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                                            Maintainer of RetroPie-Extra .

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