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Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: hamak on May 12, 2016, 11:23:53 AM

Title: SOLVED! How To add N64 emulator to Attract-Mode on RPi2 ?
Post by: hamak on May 12, 2016, 11:23:53 AM

Hello there
I have installed the "floob-retropie-attractmode-v03-02-MAY-2016.img" to SD card and tested these roms in Emulationstation mode where everything works:
PSX, N64, C64 and offcause I have NES, SNES and MAME but these works and are working fine in both Modes, Emulationstation and Attract-Mode.

In Attract-Mode everything works (wheel,Flyer,Marquee and video) except starting the games on the emulators I have added myself

Can anyone see something wrong and give me a hint on what to do next please?

here is my emulator settings under
HOME/.attract/emulators

N64.cfg

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# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.0.0
#
executable           /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
args                 0_SYS_n64 "[romfilename]"
rompath              /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64
romext               .zip;.n64;.z64;.v64;.N64;.Z64;.V64
system               Nintendo 64
info_source          thegamesdb.net
artwork    flyer           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/flyer
artwork    marquee         /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/marquee
artwork    snap            /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/snap
artwork    wheel           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/wheel

Sony Playstation.cfg

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# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.0.0
#
executable           /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
args                 0_SYS_psx"[romfilename]"
rompath              /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx
romext               .zip;.cue
system               Sony Playstation
info_source          thegamesdb.net
artwork    flyer           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/flyer
artwork    marquee         /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/marquee
artwork    snap            /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/snap
artwork    wheel           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/wheel

Commodore 64.cfg

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# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.0.0
#
executable           /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
args                 0_SYS_c64 "[romfilename]"
rompath              /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/c64
romext               .zip
system               Commodore 64 (C64)
info_source          thegamesdb.net
artwork    flyer           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/c64/flyer
artwork    marquee         /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/c64/marquee
artwork    snap            /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/c64/snap
artwork    wheel           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/c64/wheel

Thank you

SOLVED !!!
---------------------------
Finhead helped on the way by talking about spaces and here is what worked:

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args                 0 _SYS_ n64 "[romfilename]"
there MUST be SPACE between 0 SPACE _SYS_ SPACE n64 SPACE "[romfilename]"

These are edited and working now !
N64.cfg

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# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.0.0
#
executable           /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
args                 0 _SYS_ n64 "[romfilename]"
rompath              /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64
romext               .zip;.n64;.z64;.v64;.N64;.Z64;.V64
system               Nintendo 64
info_source          thegamesdb.net
artwork    flyer           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/flyer
artwork    marquee         /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/marquee
artwork    snap            /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/snap
artwork    wheel           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/wheel

Sony Playstation.cfg

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# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.0.0
#
executable           /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
args                 0 _SYS_ psx "[romfilename]"
rompath              /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx
romext               .zip;.cue
system               Sony Playstation
info_source          thegamesdb.net
artwork    flyer           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/flyer
artwork    marquee         /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/marquee
artwork    snap            /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/snap
artwork    wheel           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/wheel

Commodore 64.cfg

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# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.0.0
#
executable           /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
args                 0 _SYS_ c64 "[romfilename]"
rompath              /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/c64
romext               .zip
system               Commodore 64 (C64)
info_source          thegamesdb.net
artwork    flyer           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/c64/flyer
artwork    marquee         /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/c64/marquee
artwork    snap            /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/c64/snap
artwork    wheel           /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/c64/wheel


Thank you Finhead  :)

Title: Re: How To add N64 emulator to Attract-Mode on RPi2 ?
Post by: Finhead on May 12, 2016, 12:10:42 PM

Looks like both your N64 and C64 have a space before "[romfilename]" If it does take that out.
Alos you generated a romlist in the emulator setup yes?

Title: Re: How To add N64 emulator to Attract-Mode on RPi2 ?
Post by: hamak on May 12, 2016, 12:38:47 PM

Thank you for quick reply, but it did not work

I have tried with and without the space before "[romfilename]" and regenerated romlist but still just a blink.
SNES and NES have space before  "[romfilename]"

Here is a short video taken just now on how it does not work ;-)
http://aurora.klo.no/ftp/160512213202_trim.DEA0C880-ACBD-4C3E-B4B5-DE21116FB727.MOV

Title: Re: SOLVED! How To add N64 emulator to Attract-Mode on RPi2 ?
Post by: Floob on May 13, 2016, 01:57:33 PM

Try this

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# Generated by Attract-Mode v2.0.0
#
executable           /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh
args                 0 _SYS_ n64 "[romfilename]"
rompath              /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64
romext               .z64;.n64;.v64;.Z64;.N64;.V64
system               Nintendo 64
info_source          thegamesdb.net
artwork    flyer           
artwork    marquee         
artwork    snap           
artwork    wheel   
[size=78%]       [/size]


and confirm the full filename of one of your n64 roms.
I leave N64 out as it can be problematic to get running smoothly with all roms.


This may help:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/140/how-to-use-overclock-and-mupen-core-options-to-significantly-increase-64-game-playability-quality-and-stability