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    Retropie v4.1.8 / Attract Mode v0.5 - AdvanceMame and other issues HELP PLEASE

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      foreverclumsy
      last edited by foreverclumsy

      Hello all!

      I've scoured the internet, retropie wiki, attract mode wiki, etc. I've managed to get 95% of rey's 128 working on my rpi3. I just have a few questions that I'm curious if y'all have answers to or possibly having the same issues as me. Thank you in advance.

      Currently running:

      • Raspberry Pi 3B
      • Retropie v4.1.8
      • Attract Mode v0.5 build 23-08-2016
      • iBuffalo SNES USB controller
      • 2.5A power supply (looks like this: a.co/3B5zrUd)
      • Guide used: youtube (www.youtube.com/channel/UCJKXXWD2VtMNjLVvyRv4X1Q)

      Questions:

      • advmame .94: I am able to open the games but cannot use my buffalo snes usb controller to play the games. I have tried editing the key mapping when you hit tab through emulation station and attract mode. I've tried manually via SSH to /opt/retropie/configs/mame-advmame/advmame-0.94.0.rc. I successfully changed only input_map[ui_cancel] joystick_button[0,6] joystick_button[0,7] to exit the game when pressing start/select. Advmame only wants to work with a full keyboard and not my snes controller. If you have yours working, may i see your advmame-0.94.0.rc file?
      • In attract mode when I select the exit attract mode option in the displays wheel, I am taken to the command line screen. I have tried: start AM>press TAB>General>Exit Command: sudo poweroff and sudo shutdown. Both of which do nothing besides taking me to the command line screen. Anyone have a working command that will safely exit attract mode and shutdown the pi?
      • If in the event that advmame can't recognize my controller, how do I change to a different mame emulator? Currently all the mame roms are located in /roms/mame-advmame folder. Is it safe to rename the folder to just /mame? Would that give me the option to select a libretto name emulator? Or is it more complicated then that?
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      • herb_fargusH
        herb_fargus administrators @foreverclumsy
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        @foreverclumsy we don't provide support for 3rd party images. ask rey for help

        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          foreverclumsy
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            foreverclumsy @herb_fargus
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            @herb_fargus I'm not asking about his image. I'm asking general help questions. Thanks anyway...

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              markyh444 @foreverclumsy
              last edited by

              @foreverclumsy about a pre-built, 3rd party image...

              Retropie in a NES - Pi 3 with Mausberry circuit shutdown switch wired to buttons and 8bitdo NesPro30 controller
              Retropie in a Saturn Controller - Pi Zero, GPIO controls using DB9 driver
              Retropie in a PSX - Pi3
              https://markyh444.wordpress.com

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                foreverclumsy @markyh444
                last edited by

                I only provided that info because it said to on support request info. Regardless of what image is used, my questions should still be valid. I'm not asking for any illegal information or whatever. Just some help with control mapping and possible shutdown commands. Looks like I'm not getting any help here. Thanks again.

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                  rbaker @foreverclumsy
                  last edited by

                  @foreverclumsy said in Retropie v4.1.8 / Attract Mode v0.5 - AdvanceMame and other issues HELP PLEASE:

                  Regardless of what image is used, my questions should still be valid.

                  Not really because all 3 questions are about a 3rd party image that nobody knows anything about how it was configured.

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                    foreverclumsy
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                    Sorry I even asked for assistance. Happy new year.

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                      wolfgangrumpf @foreverclumsy
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                      @foreverclumsy I'm also trying to get my iBuffalo controller working with advmame - did you ever get a working .rc file?

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