mholgatem

DGEN and NES Configuration
that is because it is a hidden file. in order to see hidden files in file zilla, you need to click on 'server' (at the top menu bar), then select 'force showing hidden files'

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Need help with roms!
per the PiFBA project page: "It should support most recent versions of the MAME versions of these ROMS but unfortnately there is no definitive version to use. A full list of supported games is in the frontend program. Some large ROMS may req…

Comment by mholgatem June 2014 permalink
NES Emulator not working propperly
.8.3 runs advmess rather than fceux. You can download and compile fceux if you'd like (that's what I ended up doing because it works better for sound) The next version will probably be running mednafen, which Shea says is looking like it s…

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Need help with roms!
try running them through a checker like clrmamepro? I have played ddragon and batman on mine with no problems. I can't check any of the others right now because it's in my son's room and he's already in bed, but I'll double …

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DGEN and NES Configuration
2- nes emulator file is /home/pi/.advance/advmess.rc 3 - no donate button right now. Help us out by providing feedback and helping others out on the forums :D

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DGEN and NES Configuration
@monkerz 1- you need to edit the file /home/pi/.dgen/dgenrc the dgenrc.5 file is kind of a tutorial. This is what my dgenrc file looks like # DGen/SDL v1.32 key_pad1_up = "UP" joy_pad1_up = "joystick0-axis1-min" key_pad1_down = …

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Feature Requests: What do you want to see in PiPlay?
@CrazyLocoGuy - soon, but no definitive date yet. The next version is a BIG step toward our end goal. There are a ton of new features and utilities that will help bring everything together.

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dont scape to menu?
I think that you are asking if it's possible to force the system to stay in FBA, and not exit to pimame or the console menu, is that correct? If that is it, you are going to need to edit the source code for the capex (Capex is the name of the p…

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Need help
yup. I made a folder called ~/gpio-controller and threw it in there. Then you just edit it with 'nano ~/gpio-controller/retrogame.c' and set it according to your set up (depends on which pins you are plugged into and what keypress you want…

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Need help
yeah, it works on either. It just runs in the background.

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Need help
it's not plug and play, you need to run a script that will poll the gpio and then translate it to a key press (it's easier than it sounds). Check this out -> https://learn.adafruit.com/retro-gaming-with-raspberry-pi/buttons They provid…

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Overclocking
For anyone that cares about checking their temp frequently (or running other commands frequently), here is how you add command aliases. sudo nano ~/.bash_aliases now, add your alias and save:alias temp='/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp' …

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Need help with roms!
pretty much any .37b5 roms should work

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Configure keyboard encoder problem
its just jtest, not jstest

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Can Erase the pimame from my sd card?
There's a mac version of sd-formater: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/ just use the full erase selection

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new games in pifba?
If you unzip the file /home/pi/pimame/emulators/fba/fba_029671_clrmame_dat.zip, there are two files (a list of working and a list of non-working roms). Mighty Pang and Puzzle Bobble both work, couldn't find anything similarly named to hammering…

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Theming
In theory, you can have the bezel display (it is an option in the advmame config file) but I have never tried it as I find the bezels to be kind of cheezy :)

Comment by mholgatem June 2014 permalink
Feature Requests: What do you want to see in PiPlay?
@neogeo123 - it's coming :)

Comment by mholgatem June 2014 permalink
Theming
I'm guessing that you are referring to the error that goes something like "can't load: themes/default/"? If that is the error that you are referring to, don't worry about it. That is just a warning thrown when calling my l…

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mame4all
soon I will work in the caching without needing to run the scraper, but I have a different project that I need to finish up first.

Comment by mholgatem June 2014 permalink
mame4all
You need to run the scraper for the naming to work. It will look at the dat file and grab all of the names and then build a cache file that will correspond all of your filenames with their actual names

Comment by mholgatem June 2014 permalink
mame4all
it will be fixed when the new version comes out. We have added a caching feature that will save the real names of the games as well as load everything faster. sorry for the inconvenience.

Comment by mholgatem June 2014 permalink
Theming
I haven't messed with the boot video since .7.10, but that would be my guess. If you could get your audio drivers to load earlier, you should be able to get sound. Now, as far as customizing.. If you want to make a custom theme, you are going …

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Mame4All can't find files or game "" not supported
yeah, if you are getting some games to work, then I'm guessing that the others are missing files or are the wrong romset. mame4all uses .37b5 and advmame uses .106

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Can Erase the pimame from my sd card?
you can erase pimame from your sd card. I would recommend formatting your sd card before re-imaging it. On Windows you should use this tool to format the card https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/ Then you should use this tool to write the …

Comment by mholgatem June 2014 permalink
NES Emulator not working propperly
This fix will be integrated into the next beta. also, we will probably be moving to the fceux emulator as it tends to not distort the sound on raspberry pi

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FBA 2 player control
yeah, justnano ~/pimame/emulators/fba/fba2x.cfg

Comment by mholgatem June 2014 permalink
Design idea
Just so that you guys know, the theme modules are subject to change, I'm constantly tweaking them. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know! I want to get as much of the theme stuff in place as I can before the next release. al…

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Theming
Nice! that is really great! I might have to steal that for my next build :)

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Need Help with MAME4ALL
did you delete the folder as well?

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