Autostart NES Rom at startup

mdg33

Hi
Running Retropie on Ras Pi3 the latest version

I would like the Pi3 & retropie to load a Rom (NES) at start up without user interaction...

So when the user would power the PI3 up he would go straight to the game if possible withourt any splash screens

I tried to follow an old guide but it fail to work this it what it advised to do:

from command line type:
sudo nano /etc/rc.local
add the following text to the bottom:
sudo /opt/retropie/emulators/mame4all-pi/mame ROMFILENAME
Save the file and reboot.

This is what I did:

.#!/bin/sh -e
.#
.# rc.local
.#
.# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
.# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
.# value on error.
.#
.# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
.# bits.
.#
.# By default this script does nothing.

.# Print the IP address
_IP=$(hostname -I) || true
if [ "$_IP" ]; then
printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
fi
sudo /opt/retropie/emulators/mame4all-pi/mame hogans-alley.nes
exit 0

Any help apreciated

BuZz

rc.local is the wrong place (Also mame is for arcade - not for nes)

edit /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh and add at the top

/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ nes ~/RetroPie/roms/nes/NAMEOFROM

mdg33

Hey Buzz Thanks !

kick53rv3

@BuZz hey Buzz, I am trying to follow this, currently my autostart.sh has:

/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ nes /home/pi/Retropie/roms/nes/mario.nes

I removed the emulatorstation line.

The retropie boots up tries to start the game but jumps to command line right after. If I type in the above command in command line it starts the game fine. What do I need to do to have it load the game instead of jumping to command line?

BuZz

@kick53rv3 please do not open new topics for the same issue. Closing this one.

BuZz

My bad. Confused as more than one poster.

BuZz

Oh - Also in the other thread it was mentioned that your command line is wrong. Retropie should be RetroPie. Case sensitive.

See https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/5307/command-line-command-works-but-doesn-t-work-if-i-put-it-into-a-script