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Emulators / Re: AM Config for RetroArch on OS X
« on: March 14, 2016, 02:34:16 AM »
I'd double check your syntax on the command arguments parameter line.

Command Arguments = -L /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/Resources/cores/reicast_libretro.dylib
"[RomFileName]"

Don't forget the -L and the quotes around the romfilename.

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Themes / Re: [download] NEVATO theme
« on: March 12, 2016, 10:14:33 AM »
Great Job! I love it.  :)

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General / Re: Attract Mode vs Retroarch question
« on: March 11, 2016, 10:40:41 AM »
I'm not to sure if this is your issue but on OS X I have quotes around the [romfilename] parameter.
"[romfilename]"
Maybe the quotes make sure the extension is included?

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Emulators / Re: AM Config for RetroArch on OS X
« on: March 11, 2016, 02:42:06 AM »
Yup, I just created a separate emulator entry and display entry for each. So far I've done snes and dreamcast. (Dreamcast emulation doesn't seem all that great at the moment though, at least on my Mac)

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Emulators / Re: AM Config for RetroArch on OS X
« on: March 10, 2016, 04:12:04 PM »
Alright this time for sure... I left off a very important parameter! ("[RomFileName]")  :o

Executable =/applications/retroarch.app/Contents/MacOS/RetroArch

Command Arguments = -L /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/Resources/cores/reicast_libretro.dylib
"[RomFileName]"

Rompath=$HOME/rompath/

Again, let me know if it works.

(Edit)
I just saw your previous reply.  Congrats! So are you all set now?
(Edit #2)
I think you need to create  a new display that references the new emulator entry for it?

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Emulators / Re: AM Config for RetroArch on OS X
« on: March 10, 2016, 11:11:44 AM »
What the heck let's throw the kitchen sink at it..  :)
executable: $HOME/applications/retroarch.app/Contents/MacOS/RetroArch
Command arguments: -L $HOME/applications/retroarch.app/Contents/Resources/cores/nestopia_libretro.dylib
Rom Path: $HOME/Documents/ROMS/NES/Monopoly.zip

 If this doesn't work I'll double check my set-up when I get home :)

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Emulators / Re: AM Config for RetroArch on OS X
« on: March 10, 2016, 10:57:52 AM »
Darn maybe the -L does go in the front of Command Argument. (Sorry, I don't have my Mac in front of me right now)
Tell you what,
Try it like this...
executable: /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/MacOS/RetroArch -L
Command arguments:/applications/retroarch.app/Contents/Resources/cores/nestopia_libretro.dylib
and if that doesn't work try it like this.
For executable: /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/MacOS/RetroArch
Command arguments: -L /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/Resources/cores/nestopia_libretro.dylib
Let me know if one of those works.

Also try putting the rom path as
$HOME/Documents/ROMS/NES/Monopoly.zip

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Emulators / Re: AM Config for RetroArch on OS X
« on: March 10, 2016, 10:40:05 AM »
(Sorry Originally I referenced it backwards, the -L should be at the end of the executable line in AM
not the beginning of the Command Arguments line...
It looks like you may have forgotten the -L in the executable in AM? This tells retroarch to ignore it's config
and use the core you are pointing to.
For executable: /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/MacOS/RetroArch -L
Command arguments:/applications/retroarch.app/Contents/Resources/cores/nestopia_libretro.dylib
Let me know if it works for you.
 

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Emulators / Re: AM Config for RetroArch on OS X
« on: March 10, 2016, 04:12:38 AM »
From your description, it sound like some thing might be missing.
Try the following steps, hopefully it helps..
1. make sure you can run you roms from retroarch itself. Retroarch needs to have the core you want to use installed. You can do this directly in retroarch.
2. The retroarch.app like all mac apps? Has it's sub set of directories in the app itself. So after dropping retroarch in your applications directory, right click on the retroarch.app and select "open package" explore the directory structure (I would think it's the same as mine as they are the same program);D. In here this is where you can find the retroarch(exe) and the core you want to use.
 In my case the retroarch(exe) is here /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/MacOS/
 and the cores are located here /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/Resources/cores/
3. Using the above info you can open terminal and build your command line, in my case the following works.

/applications/retroarch.app/Contents/MacOS/RetroArch -L /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/Resources/cores/snes9x_libretro.dylib ./Documents/Aladdin.zip

The -L tells retroarch to ignore the retroarch.cfg and load the core defined in the command line.
The Aladdin.zip is the rom that is in my documents directory.
If this works then you should be able to place it in your emulator config in AM and run it successfully.
BTW my AM is also in my application directory if that makes a difference.

Sorry if this is redundant for you, I'm not an expert with OSX/Terminal myself and am not sure what level of knowledge you have already, hopefully my explanation helps and my assumptions about the operating environment are correct.
 Let me know...

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Emulators / Re: AM Config for RetroArch on OS X
« on: March 07, 2016, 06:08:18 PM »
Ureka!
Executable =/applications/retroarch.app/Contents/MacOS/RetroArch
Command Arguments = -L /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/Resources/cores/bsnes_balanced_libretro.dylib "[RomFileName]"
Rompath=$HOME/rompath/

Phew!
So I downloaded retroarch from http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/apple/osx/x86_64/2016-03-06_RetroArch.dmg
I dropped the Retroarch program in my Mac's Application directory and applied the lines above to a new emulator setting. Hope this helps any other new Mac users.

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Emulators / Re: AM Config for RetroArch on OS X
« on: March 07, 2016, 04:32:36 PM »
And a little farther, however I'm not sure about the terminal output I'm seeing.

From the terminal
 /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/MacOS/RetroArch /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/Resources/cores/snes9x_libretro.dylib ./Documents/Aladdin.zip

I get a black screen until I hit escape and then I get following feedback in the terminal window...
[bsnes]: XML map:
cartridge region=NTSC
  rom name=program.rom size=0x2a5508
  ram name=save.ram size=0x1000
  map id=rom address=00-7f,80-ff:8000-ffff mask=0x8000
  map id=ram address=70-7f,f0-ff:0000-7fff

[bsnes]: [Memory]: ID 7, Request "manifest.bml".
[bsnes]: Complete load request.
[bsnes]: [Memory]: ID 8, Request "program.rom".
[bsnes]: Load ROM.
[bsnes]: Complete load request.
[bsnes]: [Memory]: ID 9, Request "save.ram".
[bsnes]: Complete load request.
[bsnes]: [Memory]: ID 6, Request "".
[bsnes]: Complete load request.
[bsnes]: SRAM memory size: 4096.
[bsnes]: SRAM memory size: 4096.

I'm not sure why I'm seeing a bsnes ? I'd think I'd see [snes9x]:


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Emulators / Re: AM Config for RetroArch on OS X
« on: March 07, 2016, 04:15:08 PM »
So I got a little farther...
From terminal the  /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/MacOS/RetroArch line starts RetroArch, however trying to add the core by adding /applications/retroarch.app/Contents/Resources/cores/snes9x_libretro.dylib seems to launch RetroArch, I don't get the GUI just an blank terminal window.
 I applied executable=/applications/retroarch.app/Contents/MacOS/RetroArch
               Arg=/applications/retroarch.app/Contents/Resources/cores/snes9x_libretro.dylib "[RomFileName]"
 However it freezes up AM until I close the blank terminal window.
 :(

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Emulators / AM Config for RetroArch on OS X
« on: March 07, 2016, 10:32:59 AM »
Hi,
 I have gotten RetroArch on my OS X device running and working.
 I'm trying to start it from within RetroArch without much luck.
 I've tried various command line arguments that I've seen in here as well as the wiki.
 Currently I have the following defined.

executable           $HOME/Applications/retroarch.app
args                      -L $HOME/Applications/retroarch.app/contents/resources/cores/snes9x_libreto.dylib "[romfilename]"
rompath               $HOME/downloads/usa
romext               .zip
 
  Any help would be appreciated.
  Thanks

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General / Videos stop playing in themes..
« on: March 05, 2016, 01:30:38 PM »
One thing I've noticed, (I'm on a MAC) no matter what theme I use, the videos for the theme only work when I first choose the theme.
If I exit and go back in the videos no longer appear in the theme. Any one else have this happen?
Thanks

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General / Re: Just the thing for my repurposed MacMini
« on: March 05, 2016, 01:05:53 PM »
incognito, I'm having a heck of a time finding an snes emulator that runs properly on my Mac OS X  El Capitan.
I tried to run the following emulators outside of Attract Mode and none of them seem to work properly.
SNES9x freezes when I click on "open rom"
ZSNES just errors when I try to even open it, as well as Retroarch.
Let me know if you have any luck, I'll do the same!
 :)

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