Posts by Marciano

5schatten how to get the sound with the video preview in ES?

If is set backed ALSA in advance.conf i have sound when navigate in ES and in games but not in video preview.

When i set backend to pulseaudio i have no sound when navigate in ES but i have sound when starting game.

Has anyone a solution for pcxs2 standalone emulator for a hotkey on ps3 dualshock controller for exit the emulator en return to ES?

5schatten is possible to add cemu emulator in ES? It’s for Wii U games.

Btw i tried the last couple of days pcxs2, dolphin and some gamecube games, and all games played fine on my nuc.

Some games like god of war 2 (ps2), soul calibur 2 (ps2), mario kart double dash (GC), metroid prime (GC), soul calibur 2 (GC), mario kart wii played 1080p. With 3x native the graphics looks really great!

Thank you very much for this build.

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Well don't go crazy... it's "just" a NUC with an i5-7260U which is about as fast as my desktop i3-6100 so the IGP can't handle 1080p or higher resolutions for Dolphin or else.

Thanks good to know i will try a nuc8i7 then.

With pcxs2 is it possible to remap the esc button on my ps3 controller to exit games?

I can’t find any hotkey settings in pcxs2 controller settings.

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Logs. A standard installation with unmodified es_systems.cfg runs N64 games out of the box.

I modified es_systems.cfg and now it runs fine.

I also try some ps2 games and they are running great at 720p.

I have a nuc7i5bnh (kabylake) and trying to get 1080p but then it begin to stutter. Also with dolphin.

Is it my hardware that isn’t capable of runnnig games full speed at 1080p or am i missing some settings.

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Well read what ALSA actually is and you will understand why it's crucial... one way or another.

Thanks will take a look at that.

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If it works with ALSA/PA in Emulationstation or else and not from this script there is basically not much I can do. Normally it should shut down Kodi, set the environment and start the emulator but if it doesn't well... the scripts are not intended to work this way

No problem starting games from ES is allright but it tought the other way was easier todo but not to set it up

Other question how/where to set up N64 games?

when in ES i try to start a N64 game it brings me back to ES nothing happend.

My roms file names are like this: 007 - GoldenEye (Europe).n64

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Then your custom command doesn't run the script correctly and there is no ALSA device available which leads to a crash.

Well i use this command in my skin

/storage/.config/dolphin-emu/dolphin-mariokart.py

dolphin-mariokart.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import subprocess
subprocess.call("systemd-run /usr/bin/dolphin.start /storage/roms/wii/MarioKartWii.wbfs", shell=True)

Does it needs ALSA to start also?

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So why did you set it to Pulse in the first place?

If not then game is not starting with custom skin command.

Is Set to ALSA dolphin crashes that's why

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Well as I said have a look at the ES menu / UI Settings / Start on system & select Wii. Should be convinient & easy to handle too. Or what do you use to control your HTPC?

I found that option in ES thanks.

I'm using my tv remote to control my NUC trough CEC

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Check Configfiles\dolphin-emu\Dolphin.ini if you find Backend = ALSA or Backend = Pulse this should match the configuration of advanced.conf

Just checked this and it match, advanced.conf set to pulseaudio and dolphin.ini backend is set to pulse.

But it isn't matching if advanced.conf backend= ALSA and then dolphin.ini backend= pulse

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check first if Dolphin runs fine with sound in ES

advanced.conf backend set to pulseaudio no sound with dolphin in ES.

if advanced.conf backend set to ALSA dolphin with sound in ES.

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But to be honest I don't see what's the point of this whole thing I mean sure if you use a custom skin you need to launch commands individually but screwing up the whole system instead of launching ES with Wii as "start up system" set what just takes seconds... well makes no sense to me

I see your point but i'm trying to setup for my little boy so he doesn't have to going into ES and select game first with ps3 controller to navigate/select game and then take the wii mote it's just too much handling for him right now.

But thank you for your time and support.

I'll figure it out somehow

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Well it should be obvious why it's always Pulse in Dolphin when you set PulseAudio in an overall configuration file. If you set the audio backend to PulseAudio and change it manually in Dolphin it will most likely just crash and if you use ALSA as backend and set it to Pulse in Dolphin there will be no sound.

Make sure your asound.conf is configured and use either PulseAudio or ALSA as backend but stop changing audio backends in the emulators.

Ok so now my setup at this moment with your latest build is:

advanced.conf

# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
# Copyright (C) 2018-present 5schatten (https://github.com/5schatten)
# Reborn Remix advanced configuration version
RR_CONFIG_VERSION=0.03

# Set the Audiobackend used by Emulationstation, Retroarch & Emulators
# PulseAudio is mandatory for Soundfont based Fluidsynth MIDI support
# valid options: ALSA / PulseAudio
RR_AUDIO_BACKEND=PulseAudio

# Automatically set sound output device in asound.conf the
# device is the same as you have set in your Kodi audio config
# valid options: true / false
RR_AUTOCONFIG_SOUND=true

# Enable MrBoom & 2048 demos in Emulationstation / Pegasus-Frontend
# valid options: true / false
RR_EMULATION_DEMOS=false

# Enable PrBoom & TyrQuake in Emulationstation / Pegasus-Frontend
# valid options: true / false
RR_EMULATION_ID_GAMES=false

# First run of Emulationstation / Retroarch / Pegasus-Frontend 
# valid options: true / false
RR_FIRST_RUN=false

# Enable Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) for Retroarch which can reduce 
# your input lag and overall gaming experience for certain lr-cores
# valid options: false / true
RR_KMS=false

# Enables automatic scaling for Qt5 programs/software based on the pixel
# density of the monitor. This will not change the size of point sized fonts,
# since point is a physical unit of measure.
# valid options: true / false
RR_QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=false

# Defines a global scale factor for Qt5 applications, including point sized fonts.
# Set RR_QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=false if you use a manually set scale factor.
# For example 1 equals 100% and 0.5 reduces the font size to 50% / 2 to 200% etc.
# valid options: numeric e.g. 0.5 / 1.25 / 2
RR_QT_SCALE_FACTOR=0.5

# Set refresh rate of the Amiga start script to either 50Hz or 60Hz which could
# be necessary to adjust the refresh rate for PAL or NTSC games.
# valid options: numeric e.g. 50 / 60
RR_REFRESH_RATE_AMIGA=60

# Set refresh rate of  the Atari start script to either 50Hz or 60Hz which could
# be necessary to adjust the refresh rate for PAL or NTSC games.
# valid options: numeric e.g. 50 / 60
RR_REFRESH_RATE_ATARI=60

# Set refresh rate of  the C64 start script to either 50Hz or 60Hz which could
# be necessary to adjust the refresh rate for PAL or NTSC games.
# valid options: numeric e.g. 50 / 60
RR_REFRESH_RATE_C64=60

# Set refresh rate of the Dolphin start script to either 50Hz or 60Hz which could
# be necessary to adjust the refresh rate for PAL or NTSC games.
# valid options: numeric e.g. 60 / 50
RR_REFRESH_RATE_DOLPHIN=60

# Spotify package branch could be either the stable or the developement version.
# valid options: stable / dev
RR_SPOTIFY_BRANCH_SELECT=stable

asound.conf

# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
# Copyright (C) 2018-present 5schatten (https://github.com/5schatten)

pcm.!default {
    type plug
    slave.pcm {
        @func getenv
        vars [ ALSAPCM ]
        # Device name can be found using the command 'aplay -L'
        default "hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=0"
    }
}

output aplay -L

LibreELEC:~ # aplay -L
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
sysdefault:CARD=PCH
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC283 Analog
    Default Audio Device
front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC283 Analog
    Front speakers
surround21:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC283 Analog
    2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC283 Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC283 Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC283 Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC283 Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC283 Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 1
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=2
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 2
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=3
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 3
    HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=4
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 4
    HDMI Audio Output
LibreELEC:~ #

I didn't touch the audio backend in dolphin but with this setup start games from skin working but there is no sound.

If i set audio backend to ALSA dolphin crashes

Is there something wrong with my asound.conf?

I configured exact what you write in the OP but maybe i'm missing something.

Thanks

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Dolphin probably fails to run because the audio backend is misconfigured. Try to set either PulseAudio or ALSA in advanced.conf and leave the audio backend configuration in Dolphin untouched.

Dolphin Emulator on Arch Linux crashes when launching a game

Backend in advanced.conf was set to ALSA and chanced it to PulseAudio and that works.

But then no sound in dolphin so i setup asound.conf like you said in OP.

Then set rr autoconfigure audio to false still no sound.

Strange thing is when backend set to pulse audio and in dolphin the audio is set to pulse.

When i im dolphin change backend to ALSA sound is working.

But when i close dolphin the last audio backend setting in this case ALSA isn’t saved

It’s always back to pulse.

5schatten I put this dolphin.py in my custom skin and set the right path to it

#!/usr/bin/python
import subprocess
subprocess.call("systemd-run /usr/bin/dolphin.start /storage/roms/wii/MarioKartWii.wbfs", shell=True)

In the beginning it was launching mario kart from submenu in skin just fine couple of times but now somehow it looks like kodi is just restarting when starting game.

Sometime it will start from submenu but most of the time kodi is restarting but there is no crash_log.

I found in /var/log/dolphin.log this

QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 2
QPainter::setPen: Painter not active
QPainter::setBrush: Painter not active
QPainter::setRenderHint: Painter must be active to set rendering hints
Xlib:  extension "NV-GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
Xlib:  extension "NV-GLX" missing on display ":0.0".
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::system_error'
  what():  Invalid argument
Aborted

I don't know if this is related but it's the only dolphin log i can find.

but i don't understand why in the beginning is was working fine and now the game wouldn't start anymore cause i id not change anything.

Or maybe kodi doesn't like this way of starting games with dolphin....

I hope you can point me in the right way.

btw i already tried advanced laucnher but with this i have also the same issue.

First couple of times game starting fine and later nothing.

Thanks!

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<command>/usr/bin/m64p-cli.start %ROM%</command>

thanks i tried that but nothing happends

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It's the command line for es_systems.cfg

Thanks but what command to use in CLI

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added mupen64plus-ui-console -> <command>/usr/bin/m64p-cli.start %ROM%</command>

how to use this in CLI?

Is this for setting up mupen64plus standalone in CLI gui?

If yes how to start this?

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Well from my past experience scraper is not really suitable for large iso's because it uses file hashs to identify them. Also start to rename your roms to common names like this Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It) (v1.00).iso Anyway I would get UXS spent some time to set it up and use it to scrape games.

And since the legacy API of gamedb is down Legacy API down · Issue #244 · sselph/scraper · GitHub Legacy API Shutdown - TheGamesDb.net any service that relies on this API won't work until this is fixed.

Yeah to bad that gamedb is down i hope they can fix this.

Thanks!

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scraper -scrape_all should work fine

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Well good question I never tried to run any python scripts... you can try to run them like a any other command /full/path/command.py and you'll see if it works.

I getting this

LibreELEC:~ # scraper -skip_check
2019/01/08 22:04:49 arcade  srcs:
2019/01/08 22:04:49 console srcs: gdb
2019/01/08 22:04:49 INFO: Checking for new hash.csv.
2019/01/08 22:04:49 INFO: hash.csv "d9eedf6e622a8ab6a1a14486bb90ffb8" up to date.
2019/01/08 22:04:49 INFO: Starting: roms/gamecube/mario kart double dash.iso
2019/01/08 22:05:00 ERR: error processing roms/gamecube/mario kart double dash.iso: hash not found
2019/01/08 22:05:00 INFO: Starting: roms/wii/Mario-Kart-wii.iso
2019/01/08 22:05:22 ERR: error processing roms/wii/Mario-Kart-wii.iso: hash not found
2019/01/08 22:05:22 INFO: Starting: roms/wii/Super-Smash-Bros-Brawl.iso
2019/01/08 22:06:10 ERR: error processing roms/wii/Super-Smash-Bros-Brawl.iso: hash not found

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Well good question I never tried to run any python scripts... you can try to run them like a any other command /full/path/command.py and you'll see if it works.

This is working fine Thanks!

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You need to adopt this Python script for your needs LibreELEC.tv/frontend-emulationstation.py at libreelec-9.0-rr · 5schatten/LibreELEC.tv · GitHub since Kodi is probably not able to start shell scripts.

Well I have no clue how the internal speakers are attached to the output device so that's probably the reason why it did not work.

Thanks i will try this later tonight.

This great😁

One question: what location do i need to put my python scripts?

I assume /usr/bin is read only.