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    Openbor on Rasperry 5

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      Lukesv @ExarKunIv
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      @ExarKunIv It works!! Great!
      Thanks a lot.

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        retro777 @Lukesv
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        @Lukesv

        Hi, i have Pi5, and installed OpenBor Pi5 edition.
        How do I get OpenBor to work?

        The OpenBor section in the ES menu and under Ports doesn't show the OpenBor Pi5.

        What should I do first?

        I wanna really work OpenBor game on Pi5...スクリーンショット 2025-04-06 013839.png

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          Lukesv @retro777
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          @retro777 73 / 5.000
          hi, did you put any games in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/openbor?

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            retro777 @Lukesv
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            @Lukesv said in Openbor on Rasperry 5:

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            thanks for reply anyway.
            /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/openbor
            is this

            openbor.png

            and extract,sh already runnning.

            then i will run port - openbor on emulation station
            but can't run game

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              Lukesv @retro777
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              I'm sorry, but I don't use EmulationStation — I use Attract Mode. From what I understand, your issue is that you don't see OpenBOR listed among the available emulators, right?

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                Torped @Lukesv
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                I can't exactly help you, I just know that with openbor, there are games that will only work with certain versions of openbor. I had this problem with tmnt retropalooza. It was built on an old version (I think), which isn't supported without a convoluted process. I'd imagine there is a list of games somewhere that should work with it. I'll be right back.

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                • ExarKunIvE
                  ExarKunIv
                  last edited by ExarKunIv

                  I will take a look tomorrow. It was working fine for me. So I will verify it if fix if needed. Or if anything I can tell you what might be the reason why you are not seeing anything

                  Also this will make a new system for you to pick your games from. It will not be under ports

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                    ExarKunIv @retro777
                    last edited by

                    @retro777 so i just installed that and it works with my .pak files fine.
                    Im running the latest version of the script and that makes it a standalone system

                    there should not be any openbor folder in the ports folder if you are using the same one
                    the openbor folder is in the main roms dir and you only need the .pak file

                    I also found the same game and it works just fine.

                    so look for the openbor folder in the main roms dir and put only the .pak files in there
                    you will have to restart emulation station for it to be seen.

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                      retro777 @ExarKunIv
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                      @ExarKunIv .pak not need extract to folder?
                      /roms/ only .pak?

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                        ExarKunIv @retro777
                        last edited by

                        @retro777 roms/openbor/(.pak files)

                        thats it. not saying that you might come across a game that will need something else but you dont need to do anything to the .pak files.

                        if they come in a .zip file or any other form of compression. just get the.pak file out of there

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                          Lukesv @retro777
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                          @retro777 I didn't realize you were trying to extract the .paks...
                          here's my rom/openbor dir
                          Clipboard_04-09-2025_01.jpg

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                            retro777 @ExarKunIv
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                            @ExarKunIv thanks for your infomation.
                            you have pi5 and runnning on emulation station?(Retropie)?

                            my emulator.cfg is here
                            openbor-v5 = "/opt/retropie/emulators/openbor-v5/OpenBOR %ROM%"

                            my .pak file now to /rom/ports/openbor

                            When I select a game, the screen goes dark for a moment and then returns to the original EmulationStation screen.

                            this is my pics.
                            any ideas?!

                            IMG_20250410_013640.jpg

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                              ExarKunIv @retro777
                              last edited by ExarKunIv

                              @retro777
                              yes since the openbor-v5 will only work on the Pi5. i have it written that way
                              and yes its only on retropie.

                              so a few questions.
                              1 what did you follow when you built your system. (instrustions)?

                              2 do you have a desktop

                              3 do you have the kernel=kernel8.img in the config.txt?

                              4 can you post the runcommand output. look for it here after you try running a game
                              /dev/shm/runcommand it will help me see whats going on

                              since there is no offical image yet. i have to see what you are running
                              i use the unoffical image from here or used to be there. the links are not working at this time
                              so my sruff might be different then yours

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                                retro777 @ExarKunIv
                                last edited by retro777

                                @ExarKunIv said in Openbor on Rasperry 5:

                                @retro777
                                yes since the openbor-v5 will only work on the Pi5. i have it written that way
                                and yes its only on retropie.

                                so a few questions.
                                1 what did you follow when you built your system. (instrustions)?

                                my pi5 system already built in SDcard.(.iso image)

                                2 do you have a desktop

                                yes. but my setting is now not desktop running on startup (console emulation station only)

                                3 do you have the kernel=kernel8.img in the config.txt?

                                boot/firmware/config.txt is here

                                [all]
                                kernel=kernel8.img
                                hdmi_force_hotplug=1
                                config_hdmi_boost=11
                                hdmi_drive=2
                                hdmi_safe=1
                                hdmi_force_edid_audio=1

                                4 can you post the runcommand output. look for it here after you try running a game
                                /dev/shm/runcommand it will help me see whats going on

                                since there is no offical image yet. i have to see what you are running
                                i use the unoffical image from here or used to be there. the links are not working at this time
                                so my sruff might be different then yours

                                sudo nano /dev/shm/runcommand
                                create new file appeared!

                                btw, my pi5 running on NVME SSD. SD card to NVME SSD boot changing

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                                  ExarKunIv @retro777
                                  last edited by

                                  @retro777

                                  @retro777 said in Openbor on Rasperry 5:

                                  my pi5 system already built in SDcard.(.iso image)
                                  where did you get it

                                  @retro777 said in Openbor on Rasperry 5:

                                  sudo nano /dev/shm/runcommand

                                  not what i ment.
                                  in the /dev/shm/ folder. you will have a runcommand.txt. i need whats in that.

                                  @retro777 said in Openbor on Rasperry 5:

                                  yes. but my setting is now not desktop running on startup (console emulation station only)

                                  hmm for me to really say i need the runcommand.txt. but there is a chance that you having a desktop even though its not running is the problem

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                                    retro777 @ExarKunIv
                                    last edited by retro777

                                    dear @ExarKunIv

                                    after openbor runnning on emulation station..

                                    pi@retropie5:/dev/shm $ sudo nano runcommand.log

                                    but not shown (empty files)

                                    /dev/shm
                                    -ls
                                    runcommand.log
                                    only

                                    でも、デスクトップが起動していないのにデスクトップが表示されていることが問題なのかもしれません。

                                    no, my situation is...
                                    x-window only runnning when i xstart command.
                                    default is only emulationstation.

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                                      ExarKunIv @retro777
                                      last edited by

                                      @retro777 im going to agree with that. i think since you have desktop even if not enabled. it does not play nice with that system.
                                      i never make or test any of the scripts with desktop since any of the official images of retropie don't have it. and then they say something might not work correctly if retropie is installed over a desktop

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                                        retro777 @ExarKunIv
                                        last edited by

                                        @ExarKunIv thanks
                                        how do i enable runcommand.log...?

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                                          ExarKunIv @retro777
                                          last edited by

                                          @retro777 thats the thing. it is auto when you start a game. be it from NSE, SEGA or a port.
                                          since something is different on your build the emulator.cfg is not working as it should
                                          it does not make anything since its not even starting

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                                            retro777 @ExarKunIv
                                            last edited by retro777

                                            @ExarKunIv
                                            retroarch core will appear runcommand.log
                                            but can't show when runnning openbor..
                                            this is very strange things,,, sad
                                            Parameters:
                                            Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-beetle-wswan/mednafen_wswan_libretro.>

                                            es_systems.cfg

                                            <system>
                                            <name>openbor</name>
                                            <fullname>OpenBOR</fullname>
                                            <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/openbor</path>
                                            <extension>.sh .SH .PAK .pak</extension>
                                            <command>bash %ROM%</command>
                                            <platform>openbor</platform>
                                            <theme>openbor</theme>
                                            </system>

                                            and openbor-v5 config directory is empty, this is right? openbor directory had config files.
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