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    FBAlpha, support Mouse?

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      Marcoqwerty @edmaul69
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      @edmaul69 said in FBAlpha, support Mouse?:

      @sk8ersublime you might have to use the standalone non retroarch version for it to work.

      What is the standalone version? i have the same issue to play with my spinner (mouse X axis) with lr-fba

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        OliB
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        No chance to get mouse/trackball running @ current version lr-fbalpha (FB Alpha v0.2.97.43 5e771b0). I've read somewhere a lr-fbalpha (FB Alpha v0.2.97.44 Version should work with mouse trackball - but I couldn't find a ready to use update..

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          mitu Global Moderator @OliB
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          @OliB If you install/update the lr-fbalpha package from the RetroPie-Setup menu, it will get you v0.2.97.44 - even though the title says v0.2.97.44. Alternatively, you can update from source and this will get your the latest version available. Note that you'll need a compatible ROM set for the new version, so make sure you have the right ROMs for this new version.

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            OliB
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            @mitu said in FBAlpha, support Mouse?:

            v0.2.97.44

            THX. But I couldn't find the correct lr-fbalpha...44 Romset... I've to search more intensive before I do the update...

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              barbudreadmon @OliB
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              @OliB Your best bet is to build it with clrmamepro from MAME & HBMAME 0.204 romsets, you won't find a ready to use fba 0.2.97.44 romset.

              FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                Clyde @mitu
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                @mitu said in FBAlpha, support Mouse?:

                it will get you v0.2.97.44 - even though the title says v0.2.97.44.

                Shouldn't the numbers be different, or do I misunderstand you? :)

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                  barbudreadmon @Clyde
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                  @Clyde i think he means it is a pre-release, notice the - behind. That's also why you won't find ready to use fba 0.2.97.44 romsets yet. Best practice if you want to be able to build any mame/fba romset with clrmamepro is to have latest MAME/HBMAME roms + rollback roms. They aren't hard to find, however it's about 100Go of data.

                  FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                    Clyde @barbudreadmon
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                    @barbudreadmon Ah, ok. I thought it to be a dash to separate both statements.

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                      OliB @barbudreadmon
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                      @barbudreadmon

                      I never had done this before - No experience with that.... So I'll try to get informations... Especially searching the necessary Tools for MAC .

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                        barbudreadmon @OliB
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                        @OliB said in FBAlpha, support Mouse?:

                        Especially searching the necessary Tools for MAC

                        clrmamepro works through wine (https://www.howtogeek.com/263211/how-to-run-windows-programs-on-a-mac-with-wine/)

                        FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                          OliB @barbudreadmon
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                          @barbudreadmon
                          THX , I already know that. Meanwhile I've setup a VM with Win10. I 'll try clrmamepro.
                          THX a lot....

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                            OliB @barbudreadmon
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                            @barbudreadmon

                            Okay. If I understand it correct: First, I need 0.204 romset and then "convert" them by using clrmamepro, correct?

                            THX

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                              barbudreadmon @OliB
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                              @OliB said in FBAlpha, support Mouse?:

                              First, I need 0.204 romset and then "convert" them by using clrmamepro, correct?

                              Yes.

                              And the HBMAME romset is only necessary if you are interested in homebrews & hacks.

                              FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                                OliB @barbudreadmon
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                                @barbudreadmon said in FBAlpha, support Mouse?:

                                @OliB said in FBAlpha, support Mouse?:

                                First, I need 0.204 romset and then "convert" them by using clrmamepro, correct?

                                Yes.

                                And the HBMAME romset is only necessary if you are interested in homebrews & hacks.

                                Thx again. I 'll give it a try over weekend.

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                                  Clyde @OliB
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                                  @OliB said in FBAlpha, support Mouse?:

                                  Okay. If I understand it correct: First, I need 0.204 romset and then "convert" them by using clrmamepro, correct?

                                  And you may also need a "rollback" set for 0.204 that contains all roms from older versions that were replaced, modified or removed in newer versions (edit: an older rollback set may work, since it will be only missing the deprecated roms up to 0.204).

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                                    barbudreadmon @Clyde
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                                    @Clyde said in FBAlpha, support Mouse?:

                                    And you may also need a "rollback" set for 0.204 that contains all roms from older versions that were replaced, modified or removed in newer versions

                                    That's true if you want to build a romset for an old version of mame, however, theoretically, fbalpha only use the newest romsets.

                                    FBNeo developer - github - forum

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                                      Clyde @barbudreadmon
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                                      @barbudreadmon Yes, if I read the release notes for fba 0.2.97.43 correctly, it supports the roms for mame 0.197. I didn't find such information for 0.2.97.44, though.

                                      Lacking deeper knowledge about fba, I just wanted to mention the rollback sets in case some of their content is needed nonetheless.

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                                        OliB
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                                        Oh, it seems more complicated then I expect :-) The only purpose why I want to upgrade lr-fbalpha is, that i want to use the trackball support given by the new version. On the other hand, all my favorite games which supports trackball, e.g. Tempest,Centipide, Arkanoid and so on running well on the other cores like mame 2003, 2010. But at this both cores, I miss the options to config the trackball sensitivity. And even using the core advmame1.4, the Trackball will running well, and also the possibility to config the sensitivity is given, but all the overlays/bezels are not configurable..
                                        So thats "my Problems"... :-)

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                                          albecacif @OliB
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                                          @OliB Which version of centipede rom are you using? I am not able to make it run in mame2003 ( only runs in lr-fbalpha)

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                                            barbudreadmon @OliB
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                                            @OliB i'll be honest, i don't understand why trackballs would work better in fba .44 than fba .43, i didn't implement any specific code about this

                                            FBNeo developer - github - forum

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