Scraper help

[korn16ftl3]

hello,

i am using skraper to collect my metadata for my pi3 build.
it puts everything in a /media folder in that corresponding systems folder.

im doing this ALL via USB transfer on my first build *that i have FUBAR'd several times now). So at this point im scraping directly to my USB device that im using to transfer my roms to the pi.

i already know that most likely the xml files will be useless because i have tried a method before over network that refused to see the /media folder in the system rom path.

how can/do i make this transfer and make for example an already existing retropie scraper (Skyscraper would probably be best here) scrape and find the metadata that i have already collected and is stored in the /media folder in the roms directory?

im s completer linux noob and have a hard time with cmd line in general so a hold my hand guide where you can give me the line i would type would be more helpful and appreciated than i think you would understand

thanks in advance for your help regarding this matter. it may seem simple to all of you but i honestly have no idea how to connect theo dots here tho i know there must be a way

[mitu]

When using an external scraper, make sure you copy both the media folder where the artwork/videos is AND the gamelist.xml which contains the paths to artwork/videos and the metadata scraped.

[korn16ftl3]

@mitu said in Scraper help:

When using an external scraper, make sure you copy both the media folder where the artwork/videos is AND the gamelist.xml which contains the paths to artwork/videos and the metadata scraped.

ok so here is an example of an XML entry made by skraper:

<game id="123512" source="ScreenScraper.fr">
<path>./3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).zip</path>
<name>3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto)</name>
<desc>PEACE THROUGH SUPERIOR FIREPOWER! In the far future, the planet is overrun with enormous, super insects, who fiercely battle each other for survival. You've chosen a side to fight for, and the enemy has been funneled into a deep crevice, but now you're outnumbered. You put their numbers to the test. They say the meek shall inherit the Earth, but how long can you defend it? This was originally planned to be 1 of 3 "3-D" games on Power-Play Arcade cart #1. A screenshot was shown in a catalog for Amiga's Power System, but no description was included. It was programmed by Dan McElroy and Jerry Lawson in 1983, shelved, and made available for limited release in 2010.</desc>
<releasedate>19830101T000000</releasedate>
<developer>Dan McElroy</developer>
<publisher>Amiga</publisher>
<image>./media/images/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).png</image>
<thumbnail>./media/wheelsteel/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).png</thumbnail>
<video>./media/videos/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).mp4</video>
</game>

it says that the folder containing the media for example is here:

/media/wheelsteel/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).png

when in fact shouldnt it say that it is in here:

/roms/atari2600/media/wheelsteel/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).png

because the metadata is being stored in each systems rom folder on the sd card?

[mitu]

@korn16ftl3 said in Scraper help:

it says that the folder containing the media for example is here:

/media/wheelsteel/3-D Genesis (USA) (Proto).png
....

No, it doesn't say that, it says the path is relative to the gamelist.xml, so if both gamelist.xml and media folder are present in the atari2600 roms folder, the paths should be fine.

EDIT: if you run EmulationStation with

emulationstation --debug

you should be able to see - for the media that is not found - where is the program looking for the file.