Posts by Mario77

For Pi Libreelec use `/storage/.kodi/addons/game.retroarch/addon.sh`

Arguments for Nes roms "fceumm "%rom%" $categoryID$ $launcherID$ $romID$"

You should download this file AEL Assets and use as a template or go to AEL settings → I/O → Import category/launcher configuration... and select the systems you want to import one by one

If I was you I ll have a good look here before setting up AEL...scroll down to AdditionalInfo-Advanced Emulator Launcher...All the info you need is there...

Quote from Dalton63841

For I set this up yesterday and after some hiccups getting controllers and sound working, it's working great. EmulationStation works great, but I can't get AEL set up. All the examples of launchers I can find are wildly different from the structure on Pi Libreelec. I thought I had it figured out, but when I try to launch it, the screen just goes black and stays that way.

I'm obviously doing something wrong with the command or arguments lines. This is the only thing actually useful in the very tiny log

Code

Launching using AEL (-f -v /storage/emulators/roms/nes/Mario Bros.nes)

I have "Application" set to `/storage/.kodi/addons/game.retroarch/addon.start`, and "Modify Arguments" set to `fceumm "$rom$"`

Quote from dojrude

Installed Emulationstation to get a nicer looking frontend and everything seems to be working, except even though I start a game from emulation station, when I press the hotkeys to exit, it dumps me back in Retroarch and I have to exit the ROM from there and then exit Retroarch to get back to emulation station. Is this how it's supposed to work?

In Retropie the hotkeys take you straight back to emulation station and Retroarch is hidden away in the config pages.

Thanks.

That,s how it works for me too...launch game from ES..to stop game start+select+quit retroarch from retroarch menu

ES uses retroarch to launch games..

Quote from dojrude

ok, so if I unzip the rom and run it from the load-content menu it works.

Retroarch on OSX runs from .zip files and the logs above indicate it can see the .md file inside the zipped rom file when I try to start it, so what's stopping it from running? Is it anything to do with paths and the location the rom is extracted to not being writable? Is there a config setting for .zip files that I need to enable in the RPi version of Retroarch?

Is anyone else able to use .zip files?

Thanks.

Not sure why...I only use zip files for arcade games (neogeo,mame,capcom etc)and they work...other roms (nes.snes,megadrive,psx) don't work from zip on my rpi2

dojrude

Well you are using the proper core..unzip the rom and try again..

Quote from dojrude

Hey guys, really hoping that someone can point me in the right direction.

Been trying to get this add-on working, but am having no joy.

Install Retroarch, then enter the config and select to install the full lakka cores package.

Enter Retroarch, scan rom folder and it correctly identifies the rom files, but if I try and start a game it goes to a black screen and then drops back to retroarch with the message "failed to load content".

I'm not really grasping the cores things. I understand that a core is an emulator for each console type, but if I install the lakka package, does that take care of loading all the cores automatically? I'm not sure I grasp the concept of the load core option. Do I have to load a core specific to a rom set before I attempt to play any of those roms or is it all automatically managed behind the scenes?

Is there a guide anywhere? I've watched a couple of youtube vids and theirs just seem to work out of the box.

For reference I tried retro pie previously and that worked without issue, but I had a problem where I couldn't get my TV remote working correctly in Kodi, so decided to try the Libreelec/Gamestarter route as I already use that and already know that the Libreelec side of things works perfectly.

I have a Rpi3 if it helps.

Thanks and appreciate your hard work.

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What roms are you trying?I only started few weeks ago but might help you...I just installed retroarch then from addon settings downloaded the core package.I run my roms from Kodi with AEL from gamestarter repo....I tryed Emulation Station too which is nice but I prefer AEL...It needs bit of setup to customise roms with artwork but once you get the hold of it it't not that hard..You can set what core to use with every emulator ...

They both use retroarch to launch the games..

Now if you r trying to launch roms directly with Retroarch you might get a choice of cores to use with that rom..the first time you launch that rom...then it should save that selection.......it's just a guess and not all cores shown will work with your rom..so if you chose the wrong core you ll have to change it....so you need to know what cores work with your roms and choose the proper one...If you r sure you are choosing the right core and game is not playing it might be that the rom version is not compatible with the core which happens mostly with Mame..

You can do it the other way round...first choose core then launch rom..

Anyways what roms are you trying to run?

Quote from vpeter

libcec was not bumped so no fix in this release. Only my images

Thanks as always vpeter ..and LE Team

Quote from Klojum

Sorry, we can't be bothered to really answer such a vague and undetailed question.

Sorry you'r right..I ment about the problem which few users are having with CEC...the issue when you change hdmi input to other device and back to kodi and cec won't wake up Kodi or when kodi is on standbye and Cec won't wake it up..issue is better discussed on this thread Wake from suspend (CEC) .

Any plans to fix the CEC bug?

Quote from bite_your_idols

This addon works for both generic and pi, so pausing kodi instead of killing it will affect to Pis performance, that's the reason why this addon kills it. Some processes, like hyperion or vnc, are still running in background but maybe, as you say, other don't.

Processes started trough system.d are still running for me while on retroarch...actually it's one of the advantages of using Gamestarter to other dual boot options for retrogaming..did you try to edit openvpn.service?

Can you access the network share if you add as source trough Kodi?

You might need to change the settings in Libreelec addon-services-minimum/maximum supported protocol

This is an example of a mount I m using which mounts 2 libreelec machines

[Unit]

Description=cifs mount script

Requires=network-online.service

After=network-online.service

Before=kodi.service

[Mount]

What=//192.168.0.4/usb_64

Where=/storage/64gbmount

Options=username=libreelec,password=libreelec,vers=2.1

Type=cifs

[Install]

WantedBy=multi-user.target

Quote from gableoley

This has happen two times migrating from open to libre it woks a few days on libre than stops, went back to open becouse of This issue, now with version 8.1.2 kodi 17.4 ha having the same issue, cec stops working should I go back to open?? What can I do?

What hardware or device?

Known CEC issue...you are one of the unlucky ones like me that cec doesn't work properly...but there is a kind soul vpeter who is compiling builds for rpi with fixed cec...see here

Quote from bite_your_idols

did you try by leaving empty that parameter? I never use pi's minijack so I rally don't know... by the way, you should be able to change between audio devices using retroarch settings menu.

Hi thanks...tried that...even changing setting to default alsa didnt work even on hdmi...it only works with hw:0,0..

One more question..Is there a way that I can output sound both on HDMI and headphone jack on RPi..At this moment I m using the audio_device = "hw:0,0" for hdmi and audio_device = "hw:0,1" to output from jack...but have to edit this each time to change audio....is there a way to output both at the same time like what Kodi does?

Is anyone using 8bitdo zero with rpi2 LE 8.1.2 and Gamestarter/RO/ES/AEL?does it work normally?

Quote from lollo78

For me there was an issue in retroarch.cfg.

Deleting the Enter between the quotation marks solved the issue.

audio_device = "

"

So I changed it in

audio_device = ""

Doing so I was able to select the correct audio device inside the Audio menu of the Retroarch GUI, using the arrow key (left and right).

I have an issue with thumbnails. All the images looks with wrong colors (tending to cyan). Any help to fix this?

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Don't think it's the same issue tough...for me on rpi2 audio_device wasnt even there had to add it myself..

What are you using to scrape your artwork?Did you try the image on a pc?is it the same?

Quote from jaspov

Thanks! Have been rereading parts of the thread and indeed I need to add hw:0,0 to make it work

Does the square have any meaning? Have changed so much by now also in config.txt that I am trying to grasp what happened in case I need to set up again. config.txt is pi wide so hope I don't mess up Kodi.

Anyway working, will test tomorrow what the impact now is of undoing the config.txt changes.

You don't have to touch anything in config.txt ...all I added is hw:0,0 and it worked..and not sure what that symbol means sorry

Quote from jaspov

I am struggling to get sound working over HDMI. Using a Raspberry Pi 2 and up to date Libreleec (8.1.2). HDMI cable to receiver and from that on to TV.

I installed the repository and retroarch and Emulation Station. For now focusing on retroarch. I can start it, use controller and launch games but no audio.

I have read parts of this thread and used google and these are the things I have tried:

-Raspberry config.txt, added some lines (drive=2 and edid_audio=1 and group=1 and mode=16), now looks like this

[all]

include distroconfig.txt

dtparam=audio=on

initial_turbo=0

hdmi_drive=2

hdmi_force_edid_audio=1

hdmi_group=1

hdmi_mode=16

hdmi_pixel_encoding=0

hdmi_ignore_hotplug=0

hdmi_edid_file=0

- Also tried aplay -l, this is my response. Similar to another user in this thread. Am I correct in assuming this meand hardware 0,0? I also often read 1,3 and honestly have no clue what it is and am simply following instructions

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

card 0: ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA], device 0: bcm2835 ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA]

Subdevices: 8/8

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Subdevice #1: subdevice #1

Subdevice #2: subdevice #2

Subdevice #3: subdevice #3

Subdevice #4: subdevice #4

Subdevice #5: subdevice #5

Subdevice #6: subdevice #6

Subdevice #7: subdevice #7

card 0: ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA], device 1: bcm2835 ALSA [bcm2835 IEC958/HDMI]

Subdevices: 1/1

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

This is also where I struggle most. I edited retroarch.cfg in /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/game.retroarch where I know have:

audio_device = "0,0" – no other edits in this file.

I also looked in retroarch settings where audio is set to alsa (tried a few others). After launch audio device was listed as a square symbol □. I also changed that to 0,3 and 0.3 (assume comma) and other combinations like 0.0 and 0.2

Audio is not muted in settings and I set gain to +1. And this is where I am stuck now.

Any clues on where/how I should continue?

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Make sure retroarch is off and in retroarch.cfg find "audio_device = " and edit it to audio_device = "hw:0,0"

Launch retroarch and it should work...

You can also do it from retroarch settings and instead of that square symbol type hw:0,0

I got the same setup as you and this worked for me to get audio working from hdmi...havent tried yet trough the headphone jack of the pi yet...