reicast games format

[chataigne73]

hi

I’m beginning test of reicast emulator.
I installed it through setup-script experimental section
I copied bios files to the right folder
I copied a game (.gdi + 3 other files) in rom/dc folder
But the game won’t launch : the emulator launch, then I’ve 4 menus (play, music, … if I remember well), and when I hit play I have a message “insert game disc”

so I’m doing something wrong :-(

isn’t it compatible with .gdi files ?
I have to put .cdi files in rom/dc folder ?

thank you for your help

[uncleslim]

Accepted File Extensions: .cdi

Place your Dreamcast ROMs in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Dreamcast

[chataigne73]

[quote=101272]Accepted File Extensions: .cdi

Place your Dreamcast ROMs in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Dreamcast

[/quote]

yes I’ve seen that
BUT reicast on other platforms is compatible with gdi files
that’s why I’m asking

[epe9686518]

The only file format it supports is .CDI as noted above….

[herbfargus]

You could try adding .gdi extension to es_systems.cfg under the Dreamcast option and see if it will work. If it does then we can ammend the source code and wiki to include that extension as well

[chataigne73]

[quote=101289]You could try adding .gdi extension to es_systems.cfg under the Dreamcast option and see if it will work. If it does then we can ammend the source code and wiki to include that extension as well

[/quote]

thanks a lot for pointing me to the right direction !
I edited es_systems.cfg and added .gdi to dreamcast section
and now I can play .gdi roms ; all is working ok ! :-)

[herbfargus]

OK brilliant, thanks for testing that. I’ll fix it upstream so in the future you shouldnt have to change it manually.

[epe9686518]

Nice work herb, I was assuming that this version didn’t support it, that is huge as gdi helps and makes it easier to get roms. All of my DC games that I have are gdi format, which is a 1:1 direct copy of the dreamcast GDI disk.

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