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General / Startup to favorites list
« on: April 13, 2017, 07:05:01 PM »
Ok, sorry... This is basic but its been some time since I did this.  Using Attractmode on a raspberry pi.

What settings do I use to start Attract Mode to my Favorites list.

I have done this on two other machines but cant seem to accomplish this on my third...its very basic but I can not seem to accomplish it ;D

Thanks

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General / Still working on screen size...confused on settings.
« on: January 28, 2017, 01:07:04 PM »
I am sorry for the million questions..copied from my post on a different forum.. And close to a separate post I made earlier...kind of botched that so starting fresh with better info. I have tried to search the retropie forum, ArPiCade and KLOV as well. Not finding my answer.

Dylan (ArPiCade creator...awesome product by the way!) has this set up displaying horizontal games in AdvMame stretched accross the full screen. (Which is what I am trying to achieve) In my AdvMame on retropie I can not accomplish this.

Is this an overscan setting? If so, wont that affect how all games are displayed? Meaning it would then distort the vertical games that display correctly.

Im thinking its not "overscan" because within the rpicade's advmame game tab >video>modes selections I have different Option settings than in my other Raspi3 running advmame in Retropie.

Is there a way to go into AdvMame and change these? Please advise. Thanks.

Again, I apologize if this is not the place for this...but you all seem the most versed in these things. 
                   
             

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General / Moon Patrol rom not displaying properly?
« on: January 26, 2017, 09:56:53 PM »
Hi all...have something that seemingly should be pretty simple to figure out but I am at a loss.  Retropie is still a bit foreign to me so I hope someone knows an easy fix.

I have a horizontal set up and my Moon Patrol rom displays with horizontal bars on each side.  Like it is being cropped for a vertical monitor.  I have added and deleted the rom. Obviously I have gone into the video settings in the tab menu and nothing seems to get it to display full screen?

Using Advmame .94 with a clean (run thru clrmamepro) rom.  Displays fine running on a pc but not on my Pi3.

Any thoughts on this? All my other horizontal games appear correct? Wondering if there is some config file that gets saved somewhere that I am missing?  Attached a few pics for reference. Metal Slug appears fine....if you can tell.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

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General / WinSCP Permission denied question
« on: January 22, 2017, 01:37:19 PM »
First, I am sorry for the multiple threads I have started... it just seems like the last few set up details have been an absolute battle.  And Im sure they are all freaking simple! Kind of embarrassing actually.

So I am trying to rotate Retropie forma cocktail cabinet.  I go into the boot/config.text and add the line "display_rotate=2" from my text editor..attempt to save and I get a Permissions denied code 3 message?? This is a new one for me.

I have tried to adjust settings in the Options > Preferences but whatever I do does not seem to work.

Asking for help....again.

Thanks

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General / Sorry, yet another XML romlist naming question
« on: January 21, 2017, 05:11:55 PM »
Ok... Thought I had a handle on this. Retropie is still just a bit unfamiliar to me. I struggle to find where things (correct files, configs, etc.) are located. Trying to get Attractmode to display the game names rather than the rom name in Advance Mame .94.

Should I be using an XML list that uses the word "Machine" or "Game?"  I have both...just not sure what to use with the version of MAME I am using.

Where exactly should this XML file be placed?

Do I need to set this in a cfg file anywhere  (Or just from the Edit Emulator after tabbing) before generating the romlist.

I have read about 20 threads and links and just cant get this to work??

Thank you for your patience with all my questions! Im almost there!   ;D

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Posted in the main Floob image thread but thought I might ask here as well. I have used the search function but it hasnt turned up my answers. Just trying to put the finishing touches on my system.

Using the latest Floob image with most recent AM updates.   In a cab booting right to Attractmode playing only a handful of the 80's classics.  Everything seems to be playing great with a Minipac and it works flawlessly. Again, just trying to get the last few details figured out.

1. I can not get the high scores in AdvMame (.94) to save.  I am pretty sure that I have the right dat file and also pretty sure that I am just placing the file in the wrong place (folder)? Can someone point me in the right direction? I am sure this is right in front of me but I have placed the dat file and hi folder in several places and nothing seems to work. I am wondering if there is a cfg setting in Advmame but dont know where to set it.

2. Is there a way to disable the "hit any key to configure" box when the rom loads after being selelected from the wheel?  Whenever my young nephews are at the cab they are always pressing buttons which takes them into the menu... Luckily nothing has been messed up yet but it is only a matter of time.  On a related note is there a way to disable the "Continue/Exit" box that flashes up with some roms when quitting a game?  Will attach pics...sorry, cant figure out how to resize them.

Thank you in advance for any help!
Matt

EDIT - figured out high score save...created an advmame file in the BIOS folder and then added my dat file there and that seemed to do the trick... Still working on the prompt boxes.

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