Posts by gwire

Quote from RomMon

gwire

Indeed via ssh.

To find the location of the executable (script):

which spotify

To see if the file is an (executable) binary or (executable) script:

(you already know it is a script, so text based, but just to let you learn)

file /usr/bin/spotify

To actually see the content of the text file:

cat /usr/bin/spotify

Have a good look at the script, to see if you understand it.

The script contains two functions install_spotify and run_spotify.

Below that you see two if fi blocks, a line that calls function run_spotify with some parameters. And next again a if fi block that only gets run if spotify has finished.

It is the first two if fi blocks, and the call to function run_spotify that you need to understand and execute manually.

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Thank you RomMon,

I was able to look at the file via SSH and SFTP. I am not sure how to run it manually. Also what specific log file would I look at to trouble shoot it? I was able to install the 20171027 build on 3 different machines and get everything to work. But the only reason I would like to update to the latest build is the fact that, the ability to remove added network locations has been fixed. I need that because I am always updating my network storage data and location as my data grows.

Anyway, I think I will stay with the 20171027 build until the Spotify issue is fixed. Thanks again you have been a great help.

Quote from escalade

Logs.... Also you could just execute the steps in the spotify script manually to see where it goes wrong.

I do not know where the spotify script is. I will look for it. Also, how would I execute the steps? via SSH?

Anyway I did a fresh Install of 20171027 build and all is working for me on both i3 4010U and i7 5557U machines. Seems like you can update to 20171205 build from there and spotify is fine, but an update to 20171218 will break it. Also if I do a fresh install of 1205 or newer, spotify does not work for me.

@RomMon

Quote from RomMon

You are on a version that already support the new zstd compression for the squashfs, so you can just place the .tar or img.gz in /storage/.update/ and reboot.

Thank you, The upgrade worked perfect.

I upgraded both machines. Now Spotify does not work on both machines?? Same problem, when I launch Spotify, it goes to a Black screen. It does not run in the background. I can not exit with alt+escape. I have to reboot. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there a way I can manually re-install spotify only? I think I have to go back to 20171027 build. Everything seemed to install and work with the 1027 build. Crying shame.

Quote from escalade

New version uploaded.

How do you update from previous version?

I did another fresh Install of the 20171205 build. This time I just started spotify and waited. It went to a black screen after about 15-30 seconds. I then waited about 30 minutes. Nothing. Everything else works as expected. I checked in the .cache folder. There was no spotify directory created! hmmm ??? I do not get the "Downloading in background" message. weird. I just need to get Spotify to work and all is well.

Damm!! I just aquired an "Intel NUC Mini PC - NUC5i7RYH" Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5557U CPU @ 3.10GHz with 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Ram, Gigabit Ethernet.

I installed the 20171027 build. Everything installed fine. After hours of setting everything up and building my Library, I ran into 2 big issues.

1. Buffering movies and slow downloading and up loading. I noticed the gigabit Ethernet lights up as 100MB/s on my gigabit switch and caps @ 10MB/s when transferring files. Takes hours to transfer ROMS.

2. It will not install Spotify!!! When i go to launch it shows the "1st time running downloading in background" message and the I hear a KODI bleep and message disappears.

So just in case it was a bad install, I back everything up an Install a Fresh copy of the 20171205 build. Everything installed fine. Before changing any settings I tested Spotify right away with the same results. Also same results with only 100MB/s on Ethernet connection. Not good for HD streaming.

Here are my log files for both 20171027 and 20171205 builds. Thank you for your help in advance

EDIT: 1. I Fixed the Gigabit Ethernet I think. I Switched the cable. My switch reads it as 1000MB/s connection. Was able to transfer files faster.

2. I tried Spotify again. I walked away for a while to come back with a black screen. Now every time I go to launch it, It just hangs with a black screen.

I will try another fresh install.

Ok, I fixed the video for PS2 by going with openGL (Software) and clearing almost every setting. Had to set the preset to 5 or 6 to get it to play at a normal speed. But no matter what I do the sound is kind of garbled with a light static sound and games are a little glitchy. Most cinematics sound fine though. I read on the first page of pcsx web site that this is normal for ps2. So I guess this is as good as it gets. Also most roms for n64 emulation is horrible. Do not think it is worth it. I will try a few more before i quit.

RomMon escalade

For GameCube. After hitting escape, I was able to configure my game controller in the game menu under controllers. The game cube emulator works great by the way. Graphics and performance are good by default.

Thank you for guiding me. I read the 1st post multiple times. Was hard to understand how to implement certain things without explicit instructions. Did not know wtf a docker add on was and how to install it. Lol. PS2 is running but graphics are not so good. I need to experiment with the settings now that I can access the gsdx plugin. Thank you.

escalade  RomMon

Yep, after all, all I had to do is install Docker. Like you said, first launch took a while to download everything and then voila! PS2 iso roms are running. It is running kind of choppy and in slow motion at times and there are streaky shadow artifacts when there is more motion. I will read about settings. Is there a preferred bios file? I have multiple ps2 bios files. For now I will delete the others and use the default one ( scph39001) to see if that was a problem. Any pointers to preferred setting would be appreciated. Thank you so much!!

Quote from RomMon

gwire

Your problem looks you don't have Docker installed (this requirement is stated in #1,886, #1,895, and #1,896).

You need to install this Kodi add-on via kodi, and than try again.

LOL, Thank you for your help, very much appreciated! I will try when I get home. Do i just do search in Kodi for Docker, and install it? Or is there something more specific I need to look for or do? Is it a specific docker for PCSX2? or is it something general needed by PCSX2? Not familiar with what a docker is or what it is for. Sorry. Thanks again

RomMon

Thank you, I read everything carefully. I have no problem with shares. I know where the log files are zipped. I can also ssh into the box. I would like to work on the PCSX2 problem for now before I move on to the next.

I also have a fresh install on another box with the same results for PCSX2. I saw this from slacker666 and got similar results.

Quote from slacker666

but i cant seem to get it to run, i did (from ssh):

Code

/usr/bin/pcsx2.start /storage/roms/ps2/game.iso

Resulting in:

Sending action: RunScript(/usr/bin/audio-suspend.py)
Job for kodi.service canceled.

Running:

Code

/usr/bin/pcsx2.sh

Results in:
Running as unit: run-ra24d53cbcc0b4bde91e8eb05b4bcc701.service

and nothing more, took some time when trying to start a game from Emulationstation (screen went black for a couple of minutes) and then just went back to emulationstation again.
Do I need to do something else? I copied the es_systems.cfg file as described earlier and downloaded the Docker addon.

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I did this:

/usr/bin/pcsx2.start /storage/roms/ps2/game.iso

Results in:

/usr/bin/pcsx2.start: line 5: docker: not found

/usr/bin/pcsx2.start: line 5: docker: not found

Sending action: RunScript(/usr/bin/audio-suspend.py)

Job for kodi.service canceled.

Then:

/usr/bin/pcsx2.sh

Results in:

Running as unit: run-r22a859962d9645d7beebda2ec52ddd28.service

Ok then I saw this as a solution:

Quote from escalade

BlaBla1973

Probably because I didn't add nvidia drivers to the Docker image. I've updated the image now, can you do a docker pull escalade1/arch ; docker pull escalade1/arch-pcsx2 through ssh and then try again? If that doesn't work you could switch to software opengl through running pcsx2.sh and then configure the gsdx plugin.

What does this mean? do i run this from an ssh command prompt? When I do, I get this:

docker pull escalade1/arch ; docker pull escalade1/arch-pcsx2

Results in:

-sh: docker: not found

-sh: docker: not found

How do you run pcsx2.sh?

where or how would I configure gsdx plugin?

WTF is a docker? How do I update a file docker?

This is the last thing I read about PCSX2:

Quote from escalade

I was talking about the older 1.4 version. I don't believe I've used that version in my docker image, you can probably check the version in the menus somewhere.

I haven't included any auto update feature, so for now you can update the docker images like this to get the last version:

docker pull escalade1/arch-pcsx2

If this is the Solution how do I implement it?

escalade

I just want to say thank you for this build. I was using Kodibuntu before this. I had to go through a lot just to get roms and remotes to work correctly for RCB. A programmer helped me create scripts to get it to work. But it was very time consuming and sensitive. Every time i Updated Kodi it would break. Then they abandoned Kodibuntu. So I switched to LibreElec and then found your build. So great to have remotes and roms working on a fresh install. All but the following. I would like to know if you can help me. If i am doing something wrong please insult me so that I can correct my actions. I am so close.

1. I still can not get PS2 roms to launch. What log file will i need to post?

2. When I launch a Game Cube rom, my Logitech f710 wireless game controller does not respond. Is there a log file for that?

3. Can I post the specific logfile? or do they all have to go to pastebin?

The following is not so important but would be nice.

4. No gui sounds when using the same f710 game controller in Kodi.

5. My remote: Zotac Zbox remote control RC2604323/01G with New IR Receiver OVU710001/00, does not work in emulation station.

Unrelated, I do notice that LibreElec runs kind of laggy compared to KodiBuntu on the same box. Gui Sounds take time to start after inactivity. Art work is slower to refresh. Was there more power in Kodibuntu because it was on top of Ubuntu? Thank you. I look forward to donating, worth every penny.

ZOTAC ZBOX M Series MI520U - mini PC - Core i3 4010U 1.7 GHz - 4GB Ram - 500 GBHD

Quote from Waspoeder

For anyone who is using another skin like me (aeon mq7 mod)

I have created a shortcut addon to start Emulationstation, Spotify and Chrome

Just install the correct addon and launch the addon from anywhere

Chrome

Emulationstation

Spotify

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Alternate Skin Shortcuts:

Thank you Waspoeder. Excellent job. This would have saved me a ton of time. This is the simplest solution and will work for any skin. I had to ask Angelinas to modify Aeon MQ6 to add the ability to create Shortcut scripts to his skin. Which he did! but only that skin. I will re-post links for anyone else who is not a programmer like myself. I hope this helps.

Chrome Zometeen

Emulationstation Zometeen

Spotify Zometeen

Error Reproduced!

1. PS2 games will not launch

2. Logitech Gamepad F710 non functional for game cube.

log files from today. Before and after audiomanager error.log-2017-11-16-19.59.15.ziplog-2017-11-16-21.33.51.ziplog-2017-11-16-21.50.20.zip

x86_64 devices with Intel, AMD and nVidia GPU's

Zbox

Intel i3-4010u 1.7ghz

4gb Ram

500gb HD

Quote from gwire

Ok I put the playstation 2 Bios files in /roms/bios folder. I hope that is the correct place for ps2. When I go to launch the game (ISO File) the screen fades to black and fades back to emulation station. Sometimes it fades to kodi then back to Emulationstation. This is what I found in the Emulationstation Log file:

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lvl2:     Attempting to launch game...
lvl2:         /usr/bin/pcsx2.start /storage/roms/ps2/Lara\ Croft\ Tomb\ Raider\ -\ Legend\ \(USA\).iso
lvl2:     Creating surface...
lvl2:     Created window successfully.
lvl2:     Added known joystick Logitech Gamepad F710 (instance ID: 0, device index: 0)
lvl0:     AudioManager Error - Unable to open SDL audio: ALSA: Couldn't open audio device: Device or resource busy

lvl2:     Added known joystick Logitech Gamepad F710 (instance ID: 0, device index: 0)

Is it an Audio problem? I know it is the correct audio ID. Set to dev=0 and the driver is set to Alsa in retroarch. How do I verify audio is the problem?

Never mind! I set "keep audio device alive" to off in system audio settings. Error went away. But I have the same results. PS2 games will not launch. Are my bios files in the right place?

Please let me know if I am posting this in the right area any direction to where I would find an answer would be appreciated! I have no clue what to trouble shoot at this point. Thank you

Ok I put the playstation 2 Bios files in /roms/bios folder. I hope that is the correct place for ps2. When I go to launch the game (ISO File) the screen fades to black and fades back to emulation station. Sometimes it fades to kodi then back to Emulationstation. This is what I found in the Emulationstation Log file:

lvl2:     Attempting to launch game...
lvl2:         /usr/bin/pcsx2.start /storage/roms/ps2/Lara\ Croft\ Tomb\ Raider\ -\ Legend\ \(USA\).iso
lvl2:     Creating surface...
lvl2:     Created window successfully.
lvl2:     Added known joystick Logitech Gamepad F710 (instance ID: 0, device index: 0)
lvl0:     AudioManager Error - Unable to open SDL audio: ALSA: Couldn't open audio device: Device or resource busy

lvl2:     Added known joystick Logitech Gamepad F710 (instance ID: 0, device index: 0)

Is it an Audio problem? I know it is the correct audio ID. Set to dev=0 and the driver is set to Alsa in retroarch. How do I verify audio is the problem?

Quote from flex0r

For ps1 you need 3 bios file: scph5500.bin, scph5501.bin and scph5502.bin. Put them to /roms/bios

PS2 is too hard for my netbook, i don't try them.

Yes, thank you. I did that already. Worked with or without the bios files. But I can only get psx to work with the "pcsx_rearmed_libretro.so" core. Graphics are not so good. Did you get it to work with the default config,"mednafen_psx_libretro.so"? If so, is it a better core? I am running on a Intel i3 4010U with plenty of memory. I dont think ps2 would be a problem. I will put the ps2 bios bundle in the bios folder tonight and see if I can finally get it to work. Thank you.

Oh yea, when I allow bios logo for scph5500.bin, scph5501.bin and scph5502.bin. It breaks half way through the Playstation Intro. That Sucks! had to leave it disabled.

Quote from LeapOfFaith

Load the core and the scroll down to information in the menu. Select core information.

Ok great! I will do that. Any Idea how I can troubleshoot PCSX2 for ps2? I have iso files. As far as I know from what I have read, iso is the correct rom file for PCSX2. es_systems.cfg points to> /usr/bin/pcsx2.start. Do I need to install PCSX2 from a repository via ssh at a command promt? or is it already installed? I do not want to mess anything up. Thank you so much.