How to configure the boot secuence

trmsalcedo

I installed PiPlay 0.8.0 beta 9 without problems. After this, I installed AdvMame and mame4all . Each time you start the OS 's main screen appears PiPlay me , with the icons to launch the emulators. I wish I could change the boot sequence to boot directly mame4all . I hace two questions :
- How the boot sequence is changed , which under MS -DOS would be editing the file autoexec.bat
- Where the executable mame4all and other emulators are located, to call a game directly from the boot sequence or from the command line .
Thanks.

mholgatem

@trmsalcedo - the main piplay application gets launched from /home/pi/.profile

if you want to check the commands for running different emulators, follow these steps:

on a separate computer, in a browser, type in the ip of your raspberry pi
select database admin (at the top)
select menu items (on the left)

each command is made up of a couple components. I'll use Mame4all as an example

command: /home/pi/pimame/emulators/mame4all-pi/mame
include full (rom) path: 0 (false)
include extension: 0 (false)
override menu: 0 (false)

(if "override menu: 1", then that means that it will have it's own built in game selector)

so if you want to run the rom 1943kiii.zip the full command would be like this:
/home/pi/pimame/emulators/mame4all-pi/mame "1943kiii"

trmsalcedo

Hi holgatem.

Your particulars have been very useful. Thank you.

mholgatem

yep, let me know if you have any other questions

trmsalcedo

No at this moment. Thanks

kev801

do you know where I can find the .profile file? I installed piplay 0.8.0 Beta 9. I don't see it at the location listed above.

kev801

never mind. i didn't know .profile was hidden. now my question is how to boot straight to advmame GUI version skipping the piplay splash screen

trmsalcedo

In the console $ promt just enter advmame

kev801

sorry, i'm new to configuring pi play but it's not in the section where I rem out the piplay right and add advmame? If it is, I tried that. It said that I need the name of the rom. Or do you mean the main console setting before it boots up the piplay image? I will try to grab screen shots if it seems confusing to you.

trmsalcedo

Ok. If you want to run directly advmame insted of piplay on boot, you have to edit file .profile, and replace the line where it says "launch_pimenu" (I dont remember exactly the name) with "advmame". (without "")

kev801

yes. i edit the .profile line and added advmame on there. But upon start up, it states no game exists. when i included a game and restart it, it says that the game isn't supported. However, the same game starts when I run it from AdvMame in the PiPlay menu.

I'm not sure how pmconfig.py calls the AdvMame application to start the AdvMame GUI but that's what I want to achieve without having to go through the PiPlay menu.

kev801

i think it's an older version that can boot straight to the gui correct?

trmsalcedo

I have to try it but now I'm traveling . Tomorrow I'll tell you

trmsalcedo

Certainly I tried and it dosnt works. I found a way in http://piplay.org/forum/discussion/488/boot-directly-to-advance-mame/p1 but there is a diferent interface and in my case, the game menú sounds bad. Try it

kev801

yeah. i see the different game menu. doesn't play all the games. Might have to end up going through PiPlay.

kev801

for the command line, you need to include a game.

advmame [rom name]
ugh. I would then need to create a menu and make it run based on the selection.

lindholm

Hi, I borrow this thread...

I also have PiPlay 0.8.0 beta 9, and trying to figure out autoboot.

Anyone know how to autoboot into FBA? Or do I have to go though the piplay-menu?

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