[gizmo98]

1. Try to update vice.
exit emulation station with “F4”.
make a backup of ./emulationstation/es_system.cfg

cd RetroPie-Setup
sudo git pull
sudo ./retroPie_setup.sh
select source based installation
select vice, emulation station and (C) Generate config file for Emulation Station
install 

2. Use an older RetroPie setup script.
exit emulation station with “F4”.
make a backup of ./emulationstation/es_system.cfg

cd RetroPie-Setup
sudo git pull
sudo git checkout 19133b676f
sudo ./retroPie_setup.sh
select source based installation
select vice, emulation station and (C) Generate config file for Emulation Station
install 

[gizmo98]

You can only save states with one key if no hotkey is selected. Check if “input_hotkey” is set.

[gizmo98]

I’m not sure if RetroPie works out of the box. You need at least a hard float distribution. It should be a debian derivate like ubuntu or raspbian. There should also be gpu support. Banana pi uses an armv7 soc. So some files should be updated:

https://github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup/blob/master/retropie_setup.sh
current:
__default_cflags=”-O2 -pipe -mfpu=vfp -march=armv6j -mfloat-abi=hard”
armv7:
__default_cflags=”-O2 -pipe -mfpu=neon -march=armv7 -mfloat-abi=hard”

Emulationstation requires gcc-4.7, SDL2 and /usr/lib/libEGL.so.

Many emulators are optimized for armv6 or the videocore of the raspberry pi soc. With a fast armv7 soc you could use common libretro cores like bsnes-libreto or mupen64plus-libretro:
https://github.com/libretro

[gizmo98]

There are three possibilities:
1. open es_system.cfg and uncomment (#) every unnecessary emulator.
2. open es_system.cfg and delete every unnecessary emulator.
3. open /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/*unnecessary emulator* and delete every file. Emulators only show up if at least one file exists.

[gizmo98]

Change /home/pi/RetroPie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg or /home/pi/RetroPie/configs/psx/retroarch.cfg.

[gizmo98]

Only select (C) Generate config file for Emulation Station. Nothing will be wiped because your es_system.cfg is already blank.

[gizmo98]

You can install a new es_system.cfg

cd RetroPie-Setup
sudo git pull
sudo retropie_setup.sh
select Source-Based-Installation
select (C) Generate config file for Emulation Station
install 

[gizmo98]

You can enable bilinear filtering (video_smooth = true) or shaders.

[gizmo98]

Have you checked if the debug.log contains errors?

[gizmo98]

I have the same problem since one month. Retroarch runs slower with threaded video. Seems to be a library problem. If i use older userland libs (https://github.com/raspberrypi/userland/) threaded video is faster and there is no audio stuttering.

If i checkout the following commit everything runs as expected:
https://github.com/raspberrypi/userland/commit/5e67fb321c0ec308e6cffc4f2ef1668fcc8e9250

1. delete or rename directory /opt/vc
2. install old userland libs

export CFLAGS=" -march=armv6j -mfloat-abi=hard -mfpu=vfp -O2"
git clone --depth=0 git://raspberrypi/userland.git
cd userland
git checkout c5749b99f2
sudo ./buildme

Be aware that rpi-update overwrites /opt/vc

[gizmo98]

Go to “advmame-rpi/usr/local/bin” and type “./advmame”.

[gizmo98]

Open /RetroPie/configs/nes/retroarch.cfg and disable shaders (video_shader_enable = “false”).

[gizmo98]

We already use X applications like basiliskii without LXDE with XINIT <application> or STARTX <application>. There should be a new scriptmodule because emulators.shinc and libretrocores.shinc don’t fit. Any idea? applications.shinc, games.shinc?

[gizmo98]

It should be possible. The newest RetroPie-Setup script has an updated runcommand.sh. https://github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup/blob/master/supplementary/runcommand.sh

runcommand.sh 7 => composite PAL
runcommand.sh 8 => composite NTSC

It would be nice if someone could test these new options.

It is now also possible to set audio output from emulationstation (update-> source-based-installation/emulationstation).

[gizmo98]

All right. Script is updated.
https://github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup/commit/d1502e6ede7959d7b9877e21cbb679825fd28f23

[gizmo98]

The newest Retropie-Setup-Script contains auto config files for PS3 controllers. The described behavior should only occur if the hotkey button “select” is pressed. If no hotkey button is defined the described problem occurs.

Please check if /RetroPie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg has the setting
input_enable_hotkey_btn = “0”

PS3 retroarch controller settings:
https://github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup/blob/master/supplementary/RetroArchConfigs/PS3ControllerUSB.cfg

[gizmo98]

Easiest way:
-You need an PC/MAC and the current IP-address of your pi
-connect your usb-bluetooth dongle with your pi
-connect your ps3 controller over usb with your pi
–>no usb port is left ;-)
-connect over SSH (use putty: http://www.putty.org)
ip: ip of your pi
user: pi
pw: raspberry
-when you are connected:

cd RetroPie-Setup
sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
Select "SETUP"
Select "17 "Install driver and tools for PS3 controllers""

-disconnect your controller
-you can pair your controller now with the PS button

SSH is not necessary if you have an usb hub.

[gizmo98]

Mame and FBA emulators take the most time. If these emulators are not selected, compilation time is significantly shorter.

[gizmo98]

If you select all and everything source based installation can take up to one day ;-)

[gizmo98]

In my opinion raspbian detects hdmi or sdtv if hdmi_force_hotplug=0 is set. runcommand.sh checks with tvservice --status if sdtv or hdmi is set.

https://github.com/retropie/RetroPie-Setup/blob/master/supplementary/runcommand.sh

runcommand.sh does something like this:
starttype/parameter 1 – if hdmi change resolution to CAE 1 (VGA), otherwise (SDTV) do nothing.

It is possible to add other CAE modes/resolutions. You can get a list of all supported modes withtvservice -m CAE.

[gizmo98]

Github provides you with all sources:
https://github.com/libretro

You can get and compile the mednafen stuff with:
cd RetroPie/emulatorcores
git clone –depth=0 git://github.com/libretro/mednafen-libretro.git
cd mednafen-libretro
export FLAGS=”-march=armv6zk -mfpu=vfp -mfloat-abi=hard”
make platform=armv

There should be some libretto*.so file now. Otherwise compilation failed.

Start retroarch with your new core:
RetroPie/emulators/RetroArch/installdir/bin/retroarch -Lfind RetroPie/emulatorcores/mednafen-libretro/ -name “*libretro*.so” | head -1--config $rootdir/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

Don’t no if it is working.

[gizmo98]

Or type “emu”, press <tab> and press <enter>.

[gizmo98]

The newest script contains something like this. Update the script and install ES-Config and Emulationstation. There should be a menu item under “input Config”.

Instruction:
->close emulation station with <F4>
->type:

cd RetroPie-Setup
sudo git pull
sudo ./retropie_setup.sh

->select source based installation
->select ES-Config,Emulationstation and (C) Generate config file for Emulation Station
->start installation

[gizmo98]

Hi whise,

I did not run ppsspp till now. Retropie already has an ppsspp installation option. There are some minor differences between your solution and the retropie_setup script.

# install PSP emulator PPSSPP
function em_install_ppsspp()
{
    printMsg "Installing PPSSPP emulator"    
    if [[ -d "$rootdir/emulators/ppsspp" ]]; then
        rm -rf "$rootdir/emulators/ppsspp"
    fi        
    gitPullOrClone "$rootdir/emulators/ppsspp" git://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp.git
    git submodule update --init    
    # generate default Makefile
    cmake . 
    sed -i -e "s/ARM:BOOL=OFF/ARM:BOOL=ON/g" CMakeCache.txt
    sed -i -e "s/X86:BOOL=ON/X86:BOOL=OFF/g" CMakeCache.txt
    sed -i -e "s/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=/CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release/g" CMakeCache.txt
    # enabled arm, disabled x86, built with release flags.
    cmake .
    make    
    mkdir -p "$rootdir/emulators/ppsspp/assets/lang"
    cp $rootdir/emulators/ppsspp/lang/* $rootdir/emulators/ppsspp/assets/lang/
    if [[ ! -f "$rootdir/emulators/ppsspp/PPSSPPSDL" ]]; then
        __ERRMSGS="$__ERRMSGS Could not successfully compile PPSSPP."
    fi      
    popd
}

[gizmo98]

Please update RetroPie-Setup script. Source based installation should update an existing installation of the following emulators now:
-picodrive
-pcsx_rearmed
-pocketsnes-libretro (retroarch snes)
-pisnes
-pifba
-snes9x-rpi
-mame4allpi
-gpsp
-basilliski

[gizmo98]

Press <F4>
(or press <ESCAPE> and select <Exit>)

Type:

cd RetroPie-Setup
sudo git pull
sudo ./retropie_setup.sh

[gizmo98]

Try this:

Update for the RetroPie Setup Script: Support for RetroArch’s Autoconfig Functionality and (wired) Xbox 360 controller support

[gizmo98]

If you start a libreto/retroarch core like pocketsnes or pscx_rearmed you can open a GUI (RGUI) with “F1” or with a “input_menu_toggle_btn” or an “input_menu_toggle_axis”. It is possible to change video, audio, input and path settings. Furthermore it is possible to change drivers. But your changes aren’t persistent. Your new settings will not be stored because save_config_on_exit = "false".

It is a good idea to disable this option at the moment. Otherwise the main retroarch.cfg will be overritten (/configs/all/retroarch.cfg). If i change something in pocketsnes, no other emulator core should be influenced. For example, if rewind can be used with nes/mastersystem cores it slows down pscx_rearmed.

[gizmo98]

I backup my sd under mavericks with this command:
sudo dd bs=1m if=/dev/rdisk# of=<your image file>.img

Had no problem until now.

[gizmo98]

There are many posts about this topic. There are also many solutions. The snes emulator uses retroarch. Follow these instructions and the controller should work:

Update for the RetroPie Setup Script: Support for RetroArch’s Autoconfig Functionality and (wired) Xbox 360 controller support

[gizmo98]

Your es_input.cfg should lock like this:

<inputConfig type=”joystick” deviceName=”Sony Computer Entertainment Wire$
<input name=”a” type=”button” id=”13″ value=”1″ />
<input name=”b” type=”button” id=”14″ value=”1″ />
<input name=”down” type=”button” id=”6″ value=”1″ />
<input name=”left” type=”button” id=”7″ value=”-1″ />
<input name=”menu” type=”button” id=”3″ value=”1″ />
<input name=”pagedown” type=”button” id=”12″ value=”1″ />
<input name=”pageup” type=”button” id=”15″ value=”1″ />
<input name=”right” type=”button” id=”5″ value=”1″ />
<input name=”select” type=”button” id=”0″ value=”1″ />
<input name=”up” type=”button” id=”4″ value=”1″ />
</inputConfig>

[gizmo98]

There are much more shaders available. I have not found a simple scan line filter until now.
https://github.com/libretro/common-shaders

[gizmo98]

You could try to change emulationstation themes:
https://github.com/Aloshi/EmulationStation/blob/master/THEMES.md

Tags:
<menuBackSound>
<menuOpenSound>

Or ask Aloshi:
https://github.com/Aloshi/EmulationStation/issues

[gizmo98]

I don’t know what causes your problem. But you could lower the resolution.

COMMAND=$rootdir/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 1 “$rootdir/emulators/mame4all-pi/mame %BASENAME%”

[gizmo98]

The newest shaders should look like this:

default

hq4x

snes_hq2xwaterpaint

old phosphor

new phosphor

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