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    Roms are all gone?

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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @pc4life0427
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      @pc4life0427 said in Roms are all gone?:

      sorry was out drinking..I live in Japan.

      You guys are worse than the Irish with their sushi. Have you tried what @rbaker suggested by adding the roms to your device via the RetroPie network share available in the OSX Finder? An alternative would be to use FTP or SFTP/SSH as well.

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        pc4life0427 @mediamogul
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        @mediamogul I want to add roms that way...right now all I have is Mac Blutooth keyboards in my house...when I try to setup...it tells me to enter a password for it? I want to enable wifi and bluetooth on the pi...but I guess I need a wired keyboard first to setup everything...I need to head to a reycle shop...

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        • mediamogulM
          mediamogul Global Moderator @pc4life0427
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          @pc4life0427 said in Roms are all gone?:

          all I have is Mac Blutooth keyboards... when I try to setup...it tells me to enter a password.

          Yeah, that's a pain. You may be able to pair the keyboard at that point by typing "0000" while it's in discovery mode. You're heading in a good direction though. Having a keyboard option of some kind is a big help, if for no other reason than maintenance.

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            pc4life0427 @mediamogul
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            @mediamogul Yeah I think I will have to buy one....

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              pc4life0427 @pc4life0427
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              Ok I hope this is an easy one to answer before I finish this post.....I got everything to work...Redid everything from the beginning...Fresh installs...

              I know have SNES...NES....Playstation...Sega...so I am trying to install MAME....now here is the Question.......

              If what I try does not work and doesn't get installed on the pie....do the files from the USB drive get installed on the SD card?? I have tried other ones to that did not work....I have a 32G but do not want to fill the damn thing....

              IF so....how can I remove??

              Thanks

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              • rbakerR
                rbaker @pc4life0427
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                @pc4life0427 I'm pretty sure MAME is already installed - are you installing an experimental version?

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                  pc4life0427 @rbaker
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                  @rbaker no.. I went to the wiki page..

                  https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/MAME

                  Downloaded the bios as a zip.. unzipped and them got some roms..

                  That is what I did for Sega and PlayStation and it worked fine..

                  I am not sure.. that is why I was confused about it..

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                  • rbakerR
                    rbaker @pc4life0427
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                    @pc4life0427 said in Roms are all gone?:

                    Downloaded the bios as a zip.. unzipped

                    Well for MAME, which is not an emulation of a console, nothing is ever unzipped.

                    That is what I did for Sega and PlayStation and it worked fine..

                    It doesn't mean that it will work for MAME. It's like saying I followed the instructions on how to use the Dreamcast emulator but this doesn't work for the Amiga emulator, why?...... What version of MAME are you using? Where are you placing the files?

                    got some roms

                    What roms? There are many different MAME rom sets. You should read through this before proceeding:
                    https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2859/how-to-use-mame-with-retropie-help-guide

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                      pc4life0427 @rbaker
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                      @rbaker I tried Mame4all is what I tried first..

                      Tried a few different sites for roms to make sure it was not the roms..

                      I will try a few more.. unless you recommend one?

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                      • mediamogulM
                        mediamogul Global Moderator @pc4life0427
                        last edited by mediamogul

                        @pc4life0427

                        The proper rom set for each version of MAME is referenced here. Make sure you also read through the link that @rbaker posted above, as it thoroughly goes over everything you need to know.

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                        • rbakerR
                          rbaker @pc4life0427
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                          @pc4life0427 said in Roms are all gone?:

                          Tried a few different sites for roms to make sure it was not the roms..
                          I will try a few more.. unless you recommend one?

                          When you say to "to make sure it's not the roms". It is the roms. There is not one set of roms. Also, by asking for links, you are in violation of the rules you agreed to when you signed up..
                          https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2/forum-rules

                          Please read all the links provided.

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