Try each different Window Mode in #5. AM has changed since the Pi FAQ was written.
Yes, tried all options. I kept it on windowed mode and was able to see the text which would normally be executed in the background. It tries to run the corresponding script, but is getting "Parameter word expansion failed".
RP experimental option is absolutely a way to install and use AM but you can't expect for it work the same as a stand alone AM install.
People have been using AM with RP long before it was an experimental option. When something is labeled experimental it's not 100% correct.
K, that's what I thought, I certainly don't expect it to be perfect being experimental. I just happen to always have issues when I do it this way it seems. I've used several popular tutorials to get it installed, including using the command line, as well as the experimental route, and each time something is whacky right out of the box. Nobody seems to have the same issues, and nobody can help resolve the issues, so I'm forced to try using another method.
Using my example, starting up straight after installing AM as an experimental package, I can't delete a display. I've searched and asked, nobody has ever mentioned an issue like this, let alone suggest a reason or fix for it. These are the type of issues I get, every single time.
You can use a RP image and then manually install AM instead of using the RP menu option. Don't let the word "compile" scare you. You can literally cut and paste each line from the FAQ or WIKI to get a AM stand alone install.
Thanks, I did find information on how to do this and just finished with the AM install, I thought it was way more involved than this. So I'm able to delete displays now. It seems that the retropie menu is not included by default, there was no extras folder in my .attract folder. I will try to add this using your post from 2016, or copy the files over from my other image...
http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=869.msg6679#msg6679Is this still a valid way to do it?
Here's an analogy...
You have a Ford car with it's original Ford engine in it. When something is wrong you can take it to a Ford dealership or use a Ford manual to fix it because everything was done by Ford. Now lets say you have a Ford car that someone put a Chevy engine in it. When something goes wrong you can't expect the Ford dealership or Ford manual to have the solution to your problem. If you want help with your Chevy engine (an AM compile) you can find the answers here on the AM forum. If you want help with your Ford engine (RP experiemental install) you can find the answers on the RP forum. You're welcome to ask the questions on the AM forum but most of us don't use your type of install (for many of the issues you are having).
I don’t understand how you do not understand that retropie is a preconfigured image a group has made to share with others, and does not utilize attracts default configuration.
Be sure to know linux commands. Use my wiki I previously mentioned to learn them. Any attract help, many here will help. Configuration issues, you will have better chances on a retropie forum.
Maybe I didn't explain this the best, I understand the difference between AM RP & ES. What I can't wrap my head around is the bizzare problems I always have, just after installation, it must be something I'm doing wrong, as everyone else using these methods do not have these issues. The issues that I get seem to be on the side of AM. I never received much help with AM on the retropie forums, I thought there was a lot more RPI/AM users than there are on this forum.
Regardless, I've managed to install AM from the command line and so far and for the first time ever, no issues whatsoever. I haven't set anything else up, but so far so good. Sorry to be such a pain, I really appreciate the help though.
-Mike
