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    Noob looking for help: Change emulators, graphics, and get things working :)

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      j00b
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      @rbaker

      The raspberry Pi freezes.
      Sorry, never seen that issue even when roms fail to load. The closest I have come is this:

      When I get to this screen in my screenshot I posted, pressing any buttons on my PS3 controller do nothing, and typing on the keyword just types out text in the bottom left of the screen.

      @dankcushions

      if you'd filled out this question we'd be sure:

      Sure, no problem

      This is me browsing the Super Nintendo roms list and selecting to play Aladdin, http://imgur.com/a/5YWeE

      Screenshot of roms list for SNES: http://take.ms/Qh1Ae

      pi@retropie:~/RetroPie/roms/snes $ pwd
      /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Aladdin.smc
      
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        dankcushions Global Moderator @j00b
        last edited by dankcushions

        @j00b said in Noob looking for help: Change emulators, graphics, and get things working :):

        @rbaker

        The raspberry Pi freezes.
        Sorry, never seen that issue even when roms fail to load. The closest I have come is this:

        When I get to this screen in my screenshot I posted, pressing any buttons on my PS3 controller do nothing, and typing on the keyword just types out text in the bottom left of the screen.

        @dankcushions

        if you'd filled out this question we'd be sure:

        Sure, no problem

        This is me browsing the Super Nintendo roms list and selecting to play Aladdin, http://imgur.com/a/5YWeE

        Screenshot of roms list for SNES: http://take.ms/Qh1Ae

        pi@retropie:~/RetroPie/roms/snes $ pwd
        /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Aladdin.smc
        

        that command wouldn't show the hidden file you attempted to load. this would:

        ls -a

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          j00b
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          @dankcushions

          Look like I found it, http://take.ms/MgGoX

          So from my earlier screenshot, it's not picking up any of the actual rom files but a hidden one? Any thoughts?

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            dankcushions Global Moderator @j00b
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            @j00b i would actually expect the 'real' roms to be there also, but probably after all the dot-prefixed ones in your list, as it sorts by alphabetical order and i guess symbols like ._ are shown first.

            emulationstation should probably not display hidden (dot-prefixed) files to avoid this scenario, however now you know about them you can at least delete to save whatever space they are taking up.

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              j00b @dankcushions
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              @dankcushions said in Noob looking for help: Change emulators, graphics, and get things working :):

              @j00b i would actually expect the 'real' roms to be there also, but probably after all the dot-prefixed ones in your list, as it sorts by alphabetical order and i guess symbols like ._ are shown first.

              emulationstation should probably not display hidden (dot-prefixed) files to avoid this scenario, however now you know about them you can at least delete to save whatever space they are taking up.

              Well that worked!

              Any tips on how to decrease the lag time for a bluetooth ps3 controller?

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                rbaker @j00b
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                @j00b said in Noob looking for help: Change emulators, graphics, and get things working :):

                Any tips on how to decrease the lag time for a bluetooth ps3 controller?

                Try changing CPU Governor to Performance in Retropie Setup.
                https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/711/cpu-governor-and-overclock-threshold

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                  meleu @j00b
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                  @j00b about the runcommand.log:
                  The /dev/shm directory is RAM based. It means that its content is deleted after a reboot.

                  If you raspi3 "freezes" but accept the ctrl+alt+del input from keyboard, then it is NOT actually frozen. If it is connected to your LAN you can log into it via SSH and check the /dev/shm/runcommand.log and/or check other things...

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                    PetroRie @j00b
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                    @j00b said in Noob looking for help: Change emulators, graphics, and get things working :):

                    I appreciate the links, however I have spent extensive time in the wiki and it's lacking lots of tutorials on how to setup and configure that Pi3 outside of the basics of getting it up and running. I am looking for someone who wants to take the time to help me out, thank you.

                    The Wiki is one giant tutorial on how to config every single configurable variable in RetroPie. To get rid of the pixelated graphics simple go to:

                    /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

                    and enable:

                    video_smooth = true

                    That did the trick for me.

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                      SOSretro @j00b
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                      @j00b were you able to get the PS3 zomack controllers to work? I've been able to get the brand name ones to work, following the wiki, but the zomack ones just vibrate away when I plug them in.

                      They are a great deal if it's possible to set them up. If you did, I would love to know the steps you took.

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                        amundell @SOSretro
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                        @SOSretro same here. Zonmack controllers just vibrate. Following to see if you find a solution.

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