ImmortalKnight Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Yeah, no i understand that. TBH it was sold as ready to go, and for the most part everything on it does work. Only issues im having with currently are neo geo CD, and sega saturn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honosuseri Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 8 minutes ago, ImmortalKnight said: Yeah, no i understand that. TBH it was sold as ready to go, and for the most part everything on it does work. Only issues im having with currently are neo geo CD, and sega saturn. Well I for one would be interested to see an example of one of the .ini files (like the Dreamcast) to see what emulator is being used in that folder. For Sega Saturn I use Uoyabause BUT I can't remember if I had to supply it with the BIOS files. Neo-geo CD might possibly have issues because of the BIOS files. It's very difficult for us to help as we don't know how the drive is configured, I know you get that now. All the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmortalKnight Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Sure, i can do that. I realize now that the dreamcast emulator being used, is called reicast. Sega Dreamcast.ini SNK Neo Geo CD.ini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmortalKnight Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 My next issue, is with retroarch itself. Unfortunately, the guide listed is for a MUCH older version. The version i downloaded, (1.6..7) doesnt even have a "start core" function, nor under configuration, anything listed. I go to configuration under settings, and just get "save configuration on exit" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honosuseri Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Right well the path line is ignored in Android (the guides explain that). From the looks of it you need to install Reicast (that's what I use for the Dreamcast too). It's not using an emulator in the emulator folder. The exe line is identical to mine HOWEVER I have gdi files in the rom extensions too. Neo Geo CD is set to use Retroarch. I'm guessing it's the BIOS files you need. What I do is have a folder for all the BIOS files and point the retroarch system/bios to that folder. You can load a core in retroarch then go to information > core information, to check if the BIOS files are being found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmortalKnight Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Ah, actually reicast is already installed, i have no isses with dreamcast at the moment. Should have bios stuff, just need to (as you say) point the retroarch stuff in the right direction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honosuseri Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 10 minutes ago, ImmortalKnight said: My next issue, is with retroarch itself. Unfortunately, the guide listed is for a MUCH older version. The version i downloaded, (1.6..7) doesnt even have a "start core" function, nor under configuration, anything listed. I go to configuration under settings, and just get "save configuration on exit" Most likely because you have no cores installed You need to go to Online updater > Core Updater and download the cores you need. On the main menu, push right (you'll see driver, video, audio etc) scroll down to directory and you'll see that you can set the System/Bios folder there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmortalKnight Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Right, but from the guide, it seems that "start core" should be available even without a core loaded. And when i do have a core loaded, all that appears is "quick menu" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honosuseri Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, ImmortalKnight said: Right, but from the guide, it seems that "start core" should be available even without a core loaded. And when i do have a core loaded, all that appears is "quick menu" Yes things change over time, RetroArch looks completely different now to when I first used it years ago! If you load a core it's name should show in the bottom left corner and you should see Quick Menu, Load Core, Load Content, Online Updater...Quit RetroArch. You might need to uninstall it and do it again. I'm done for the night. Sounds like you just need to get RetroArch setup and find some BIOS files for neo geo CD and you'll be done. All the best with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmortalKnight Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Thanks for the help, yeah i'm pretty sure i have it handled now. Thanks for all the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XC-3730C Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Is there a list of systems and the recommended emulator associated with each? It would be a great starting point for noobs like me just starting out.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honosuseri Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 1 minute ago, XC-3730C said: Is there a list of systems and the recommended emulator associated with each? It would be a great starting point for noobs like me just starting out. Thanks! Now I'm done...seriously...I need sleep! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XC-3730C Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 Me too. I will just sit back and be an observer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honosuseri Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 4 minutes ago, XC-3730C said: Me too. I will just sit back and be an observer... I think Thatman has a thread with working and non working systems for Android on here. I'm sure he will link it if he sees these posts, I don't recall if it states what emulator to use though. I use Mupen64Plus FZ for Nintendo 64 which isn't listed on the guide I linked by Reznnate but it's still a very comprehensive list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatman84 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Here is the list its not perfect but it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovebus5 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 On 2017-03-06 at 4:45 PM, co2 said: Hi Pouteur: This is obvious. neogeo.zip is basic to run roms. I also can run Neo Geo roms throw mame4droid, so discard bad issues like bad directory etc. Hi, thatman84: Rom paths must be ok. As i told above, i can run Neo Geo roms if i set .ini with Mame Emulator. Problems come with RA and fb. Respectig to "at least get you in to the wheel of games": I can enter neogeo wheel perfecty. Problem is running selected rom: Screen blinks and come back to wheel. see my video attached. Better if we focus, for example, in Nintendo Entertainment System. Real data: Rompath: \hyperspin\Emulators\Nintendo Entertainment System\ Extension: .nes Roms real examples: [Aladdin] Dizzy the Adventurer (USA) (Unl).nes 2-in-1 Cosmo Cop + Cyber Monster (Sachen) [!].nes2-in-1 Tough Cop + Super Tough Cop (Sachen)[!].nes 3 in 1 Supergun (1993)(Micro Genius)(AS)[p].nes 3-D Battles of World Runner, The (USA).nes 8 Eyes (USA).nes 10-Yard Fight (USA, Europe).nes 720 (USA).nes 1942 (Japan, USA).nes 1943 - The Battle of Midway (USA).nes Abadox (USA).nes Action 52 (USA) (Unl) (Rev A).nes Addams Family, The - Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt (USA).nes Roms names must be ok: I have Nestopia and can load these .nes roms without issues. Here you have the .ini. Rompath, extension and rom format could be checked.Nintendo Entertainment System.ini (Changes Bold Marked ) [exe info] path=H:\hyperspin\Emulators\Nintendo Entertainment System\ rompath=Emulators/Nintendo Entertainment System/roms userompath=true exe=com.retroarch/com.retroarch.browser.retroactivity.RetroActivityFuture romextension=nes parameters=cores/nestopia_libretro_android.so searchsubfolders=true pcgame=false winstate=HIDDEN hyperlaunch=true Per_Game_Modules=false Skipchecks=false Hide_Cursor=use_global Hide_Desktop=use_global Hide_Taskbar=use_global CPWizard_Enabled=use_global CPWizard_Delay=use_global CPWizard_Params=use_global Fade_In=use_global Fade_Out=use_global Fade_Color=use_global Fade_In_Duration=use_global Fade_Out_Duration=use_global Fade_In_Delay=use_global 7z_Enabled=use_global 7z_Extract_Dir=use_global 7z_Delete_Temp=use_global Keymapper_Enabled=use_global Keymapper=use_global MultiGame_Enabled=use_global MultiGame_Background_Color=use_global MultiGame_Side_Padding=use_global MultiGame_Y_Offset=use_global MultiGame_Image_Adjust=use_global MultiGame_Font=use_global MultiGame_Text_1_Options=use_global MultiGame_Text_1_Text=use_global MultiGame_Text_2_Options=use_global MultiGame_Text_2_Offset=use_global MultiGame_Use_Sound=use_global MultiGame_Sound_Frequency=use_global MultiGame_Exit_Effect=use_global MultiGame_Selected_Effect=use_global MultiGame_Use_Game_Art=use_global MultiGame_Art_Folder=use_global [filters] parents_only=false themes_only=false wheels_only=false roms_only=false [themes] use_parent_vids=false use_parent_themes=false animate_out_default=false reload_backgrounds=true [wheel] alpha=0.15 small_alpha = 1 style=normal speed=high pin_center_width=500 horz_wheel_y=512 vert_wheel_position=right y_rotation=center norm_large=360 norm_small=230 vert_large=400 vert_small=300 pin_large=500 pin_small=200 horz_large=240 horz_small=150 letter_wheel_x=800 letter_wheel_y=384 text_width=700 text_font=Style4 small_text_width=260 large_text_width=400 text_stroke_size=6 text_stroke_color=0x000000 text_color1=0x00BFFD text_color2=0xFFFFFF text_color3=0x00BFFD color_ratio=139 shadow_distance=0 shadow_angle=45 shadow_color=0x000000 shadow_alpha=1 shadow_blur=0 [pointer] animated=true x=975 y=384 [video defaults] path=H:\hyperspin\Media\Nintendo Entertainment System\Video\ [sounds] game_sounds=true wheel_click=true [navigation] game_jump=50 use_indexes=false jump_timer=400 remove_info_wheel=true remove_info_text=true use_last_game=false last_game=Mario's Time Machine! (USA) random_game=false start_on_favorites=false [Special Art A] default=true active=true x=512 y=720 in=0.4 out=0.4 length=3 delay=0 type=normal start=bottom [Special Art B] default=true active=true x=512 y=740 in=0.4 out=0.4 length=3 delay=0 type=fade start=none [Special Art C] active=false y=384 in=0 out=0 length=3 delay=10 type=fade start=none [Game Text] game_text_active = true show_year = true show_manf = true show_description = true text_color1 = 0xFFFFFF text_color2 = 0xFFFFFF stroke_color = 0xE80000 text_font = Style3 text1_textsize=26 text1_strokesize=7 text1_x=32 text1_y=610 text2_textsize=36 text2_strokesize=8 text2_x=30 text2_y=640 Thanks both for helping me. Hi, Just a detail I noticed, rom extension for Nintendo entertainment system should be "nes", not ".nes". Same goes for all systems, e.g "zip" and not ".zip" good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevertheleader Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Tried copying over roms for Dreamcast using the setup provided when I try to load it a error pops up saying something about attempting to launch invalid emulator com reicast emulator/com. Recicast main active ?? Not sure what to do or what it means any help guys ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb3529 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I too have the problem of "warning launching missing rom" I have had numerous PC Hyperspin setups. Hyperspin on my NVidia shield tv loads and has all the wheels and videos etc. But I can't launch a rom. Here is my .ini setting for NES. Retroarch loads roms outside of hyperspin. Do I have to start retroarch and then load the core and exit out of retroarch and load hyperspin? Can't seem to figure this out. Any help would be appreciated!! [exe info] path=J:\hyperspin\Emulators\Nintendo Entertainment System\ rompath=/storage/0EB67233B6721B81/Hyperspin/Roms/Nintendo Entertainment System userompath=true exe=com.retroarch/com.retroarch.browser.retroactivity.RetroActivityFuture romextension=zip,nes parameters=cores/nestopia_libretro_android.so searchsubfolders=true pcgame=false winstate=HIDDEN hyperlaunch=true Per_Game_Modules=false Skipchecks=false Hide_Cursor=use_global Hide_Desktop=use_global Hide_Taskbar=use_global CPWizard_Enabled=use_global CPWizard_Delay=use_global CPWizard_Params=use_global Fade_In=use_global Fade_Out=use_global Fade_Color=use_global Fade_In_Duration=use_global Fade_Out_Duration=use_global Fade_In_Delay=use_global 7z_Enabled=use_global 7z_Extract_Dir=use_global 7z_Delete_Temp=use_global Keymapper_Enabled=use_global Keymapper=use_global MultiGame_Enabled=use_global MultiGame_Background_Color=use_global MultiGame_Side_Padding=use_global MultiGame_Y_Offset=use_global MultiGame_Image_Adjust=use_global MultiGame_Font=use_global MultiGame_Text_1_Options=use_global MultiGame_Text_1_Text=use_global MultiGame_Text_2_Options=use_global MultiGame_Text_2_Offset=use_global MultiGame_Use_Sound=use_global MultiGame_Sound_Frequency=use_global MultiGame_Exit_Effect=use_global MultiGame_Selected_Effect=use_global MultiGame_Use_Game_Art=use_global MultiGame_Art_Folder=use_global [filters] parents_only=false themes_only=false wheels_only=false roms_only=false [themes] use_parent_vids=false use_parent_themes=false animate_out_default=false reload_backgrounds=true [wheel] alpha=0.15 small_alpha = 1 style=normal speed=high pin_center_width=500 horz_wheel_y=512 vert_wheel_position=right y_rotation=center norm_large=360 norm_small=230 vert_large=400 vert_small=300 pin_large=500 pin_small=200 horz_large=240 horz_small=150 letter_wheel_x=800 letter_wheel_y=384 text_width=700 text_font=Style4 small_text_width=260 large_text_width=400 text_stroke_size=6 text_stroke_color=0x000000 text_color1=0x00BFFD text_color2=0xFFFFFF text_color3=0x00BFFD color_ratio=139 shadow_distance=0 shadow_angle=45 shadow_color=0x000000 shadow_alpha=1 shadow_blur=0 [pointer] animated=true x=975 y=384 [video defaults] path=J:\hyperspin\Media\Nintendo Entertainment System\Video\ [sounds] game_sounds=true wheel_click=true [navigation] game_jump=50 use_indexes=false jump_timer=400 remove_info_wheel=true remove_info_text=true use_last_game=false last_game=Mario's Time Machine! (USA) random_game=false start_on_favorites=false [Special Art A] default=true active=true x=512 y=720 in=0.4 out=0.4 length=3 delay=0 type=normal start=bottom [Special Art B] default=true active=true x=512 y=740 in=0.4 out=0.4 length=3 delay=0 type=fade start=none [Special Art C] active=false y=384 in=0 out=0 length=3 delay=10 type=fade start=none [Game Text] game_text_active = true show_year = true show_manf = true show_description = true text_color1 = 0xFFFFFF text_color2 = 0xFFFFFF stroke_color = 0xE80000 text_font = Style3 text1_textsize=26 text1_strokesize=7 text1_x=32 text1_y=610 text2_textsize=36 text2_strokesize=8 text2_x=30 text2_y=640 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XC-3730C Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Does the setup guide in the original post still apply? I got a 200gb microSD card for my Shield Portable, and I wanna try this out.Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honosuseri Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 1 hour ago, garyb3529 said: I too have the problem of "warning launching missing rom" I have had numerous PC Hyperspin setups. Hyperspin on my NVidia shield tv loads and has all the wheels and videos etc. But I can't launch a rom. Here is my .ini setting for NES. Retroarch loads roms outside of hyperspin. Do I have to start retroarch and then load the core and exit out of retroarch and load hyperspin? Can't seem to figure this out. Any help would be appreciated!! No you don't need to do that but knowing it works in RA is a good start. Every game will show from the database as you have the Filter "roms_only=false". I'd set it to true eventually so there is no further confusion in case you are missing a game or two from the database xml. It could well be your rompath line. Is that the same path as retroarch shows when you search to load content? You might need it set as /storage/sdcard or /storage/sdcard1. I have my storage formatted as shared internal, some emulators can be fussy about working from external storage. I'll give you a snippet of my NES.ini, obviously you'll need to adjust yours accordingly. I hope it helps. rompath=/storage/emulated/0/Hyperspin/Roms/NES/ userompath=true exe=com.retroarch/com.retroarch.browser.retroactivity.RetroActivityFuture parameters=cores/fceumm_libretro_android.so romextension=zip,nes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatman84 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Also note the / at the end of the path. Cant remember if that breaks normal games but it does with some mame software list stuff. 1 hour ago, XC-3730C said: Does the setup guide in the original post still apply? I got a 200gb microSD card for my Shield Portable, and I wanna try this out. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk This guide is still fairly solid from memory. Search this forum for (Tutorial) and check out the sticky posts for more info on compatible settings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honosuseri Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 1 hour ago, thatman84 said: Also note the / at the end of the path. Cant remember if that breaks normal games but it does with some mame software list stuff. Well spotted, no I don't have it on my MAME.ini. I should tidy up my .ini files BUT they work...so I doubt I'll get around to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb3529 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 2 hours ago, Honosuseri said: No you don't need to do that but knowing it works in RA is a good start. Every game will show from the database as you have the Filter "roms_only=false". I'd set it to true eventually so there is no further confusion in case you are missing a game or two from the database xml. It could well be your rompath line. Is that the same path as retroarch shows when you search to load content? You might need it set as /storage/sdcard or /storage/sdcard1. I have my storage formatted as shared internal, some emulators can be fussy about working from external storage. I'll give you a snippet of my NES.ini, obviously you'll need to adjust yours accordingly. I hope it helps. rompath=/storage/emulated/0/Hyperspin/Roms/NES/ userompath=true exe=com.retroarch/com.retroarch.browser.retroactivity.RetroActivityFuture parameters=cores/fceumm_libretro_android.so romextension=zip,nes Thanks for the quick response. I changed the roms_only=true and that didn't fix anything. This is the rom path through retroarch. How would I format the drive to be shared internal? Would es explorer do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honosuseri Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 19 minutes ago, garyb3529 said: Thanks for the quick response. I changed the roms_only=true and that didn't fix anything. This is the rom path through retroarch. How would I format the drive to be shared internal? Would es explorer do that? No worries, we all need to stick together! That change wasn't to fix it, just so that once you have the correct rompath set it will only show the NES games you do own. When set to false it shows everything that's listed in the database xml file. So it would show a game you might not have and then you'd see the "rom missing" warning again, when you try to load it. I can see why you are confused, I would be too. You can try changing the "OEB6..." section to sdcard or sdcard1 as I said earlier. Formatting the drive is done under the Shield TV settings menu, then storage and reset. Choose your drive and you'll have the option to adopt it as internal storage. Be warned it WILL WIPE the drive clean, so you'll need to copy all the stuff back across from your PC setup. Honestly long term it's the better configuration, you'll then be able to copy the rom path from my .ini file. I've enabled the "hidden" developer options too, there's an option to force any app to "external storage". I do go into the settings>apps section and move some apps to the shared internal storage. Stuff like Kodi/SPMC can use up the internal storage fast with their libraries, I do keep emulators and small apps on the internal storage though. I wish you all the best with it, you know where to find us if you have any more questions *EDIT* I should point out, once adopted as internal storage, the drive will be "married" to the Shield TV. You won't be able to unplug it and use it with other devices whilst using it as adopted storage. If you need to copy stuff across to the Shield TV remotely, you can enable the remote manager in ES file explorer and use the IP address and port number it gives you with Filezilla or any other FTP software to do the transfers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb3529 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 14 minutes ago, Honosuseri said: No worries, we all need to stick together! That change wasn't to fix it, just so that once you have the correct rompath set it will only show the NES games you do own. When set to false it shows everything that's listed in the database xml file. So it would show a game you might not have and then you'd see the "rom missing" warning again, when you try to load it. I can see why you are confused, I would be too. You can try changing the "OEB6..." section to sdcard or sdcard1 as I said earlier. Formatting the drive is done under the Shield TV settings menu, then storage and reset. Choose your drive and you'll have the option to adopt it as internal storage. Be warned it WILL WIPE the drive clean, so you'll need to copy all the stuff back across from your PC setup. Honestly long term it's the better configuration, you'll then be able to copy the rom path from my .ini file. I've enabled the "hidden" developer options too, there's an option to force any app to "external storage". I do go into the settings>apps section and move some apps to the shared internal storage. Stuff like Kodi/SPMC can use up the internal storage fast with their libraries, I do keep emulators and small apps on the internal storage though. I wish you all the best with it, you know where to find us if you have any more questions If I format the drive to internal storage will it allow me to plug back into my PC and edited .ini files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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