Problem under Linux

[ryuuji]

I have installed retroarch under linux and added some games to collection. I set in ZSpin the launcher in /usr/bin/retroarch ... but when I m trying to launch a game from ZSpin does not wwork
any special settings that I need to do ?

[camarade35]

I think you must send good "Arguments" in command line.
Look at https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/w ... mmand-line" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and reply.

a way with : retroarch -L /path/to/libretro/core.so game.rom
Sorry, no linux actually, dual boot coming soon

[ryuuji]

But where to add that line ?

[camarade35]

If you havent touch config, press CTRL+d and you can see options (launcher parameters)
If you have change, you can delete "Zspin" folder in appdata/roaming, make reset.

[ryuuji]

I ve added that to the launcher settings anfter /usr/binm/etroarch _L ..... and so on
dos not work

[camarade35]

ok
@vik : HHHEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLPPPPPPP

sorry, I haven't Linux actually

[Porko]

There are a little script in this subject to launch mame on linux (groovymameX64)
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Vik m'a aidé le week-end dernier (merci encore !) et il a créé un petit script qui fonctionne super bien comme launcher :

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#!/bin/bash

if [ "$1" == "MAME" ]; then
  echo "lancement de mame avec jeu $2";
  cd $HOME/Zspin/Data/Emulators/GroovyMamex64;
  ./mame64 $2;
elif [ "$1" == "Capcom Play System" ]; then
  echo "lancement de mame avec jeu $2";
  cd $HOME/Zspin/Data/Emulators/GroovyMamex64;
  ./mame64 $2;
elif [ "$1" == "Capcom Play System 2" ]; then
  echo "lancement de mame avec jeu $2";
  cd $HOME/Zspin/Data/Emulators/GroovyMamex64;
  ./mame64 $2;
elif [ "$1" == "Capcom Play System 3" ]; then
  echo "lancement de mame avec jeu $2";
  cd $HOME/Zspin/Data/Emulators/GroovyMamex64;
  ./mame64 $2;
elif [ "$1" == "Cave" ]; then
  echo "lancement de mame avec jeu $2";
  cd $HOME/Zspin/Data/Emulators/GroovyMamex64;
  ./mame64 $2;
elif [ "$1" == "SNK Neo Geo" ]; then
  echo "lancement de mame avec jeu $2";
  cd $HOME/Zspin/Data/Emulators/GroovyMamex64;
  ./mame64 $2;
else
  echo "systeme non supporte ($1) (jeu: $2)";

fi

exit 0

Il faut modifier le chemin vers ton mame linux. Là il est configuré pour les systèmes arcade de la HFSbox, je n'ai pas ajouté la snes et megadrive.
J'ai créé un fichier launcher.sh avec ça dedans, je l'ai mis dans mon répertoire hyperspin (ne pas oublier de rendre le fichier exécutable dans ses propriétés).
Ensuite dans la config de Zspin, il suffit de donner le chemin vers ce script.

Attention pour une utilisation avec la HFSboxSP, il faut bien indiquer dans le mame.ini tous les chemins des roms (donc les dossiers CPS1,2,3 etc...).

[ryuuji]

MAME I can launch with retroarch itself and many other systems ... It is not possible to launch games thru ZSpin using retroarch as launcher ?

[vik]

I've made this article in the wiki for this case:
https://github.com/HFScode/zspin/wiki/L ... mple-(eng)

does this help you ?

You have to save this script as "launcher.sh"
and configure it to your needs

[ryuuji]

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#!/bin/bash

if [ "$1" == "Nintendo Entertainment System" ]; then
  echo "launching retroarch with game $2";
  cd /usr/bin/;
  ./retroarch -C /home/ergo/retro/cfg/retroarch.cfg $2;

else
  echo "system not supported ($1) (game: $2)";
fi

after I press to launch the game ... I get black screen from retroarch ... and retroarch message on the screen that the movie is starting to record.... no sound either....

[camarade35]

I think you must put link to core.cfg or core.so

example : genesis_plus_gx_libretro.dll.cfg (in Windows, it's .cfg, maybe it's .so in Linux)

Like tuto retroach : path/to/libretro/core.so

edit : and when I read this

By default, RetroArch looks for a config in various places depending on OS:

Linux/OSX: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/retroarch/retroarch.cfg, then ~/.config/retroarch/retroarch.cfg, then ~/.retroarch.cfg, and finally, as a fallback, /etc/retroarch.cfg.

be sure for the path

just try

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#!/bin/bash

if [ "$1" == "Nintendo Entertainment System" ]; then
  echo "launching retroarch with game $2";
  cd /usr/bin/;
  ./retroarch -C /home/ergo/retro/cfg/bnes_libretro.dll.so $2;

else
  echo "system not supported ($1) (game: $2)";
fi

[ryuuji]

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#!/bin/bash

if [ "$1" == "Nintendo Entertainment System" ]; then
  echo "lancement de retroarch avec jeu $2";
  cd /usr/bin/;
  ./retroarch -c /home/ergo/Retro/cfg/nestopia_libretro.cfg $2;

else
  echo "system not supported ($1) (game: $2)";
fi

exit 0

Black screen ... no sound no text ... nothing

[Playmobil]

Maybe try Apple !

Sorry for the joke !

[ryuuji]

have no apple(s)

@camarade
.cfg is for config ..... .so is the equal of .dll .... cfg is for config ... .so is for the core itself
have set it right the path to nestopia cfg file.

I just give up ... got a headache from all this ... just have to be happy that I can run games thru RetroArch itself ... and not using Zspin under Linux.

[ryuuji]

if I run in terminal

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retroarch -L /home/ergo/Retro/Cores/nestopia_libretro.so /home/ergo/Retro/Cores/1942.nes

opens the 1942 rom. If the rom name contains ( ) will not load the game from command line in terminal

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bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('

what the launcher is missing is where to look for roms, what extensions and from where to get the name of the game .... plus make all this work together in order for the retroarch launch the right game
only emulators which supports to set ROMS dirs, like mame emulator does, will launch games.

[vik]

For the config file parameter it's a

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-c

and NOT a

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-C

For specifying the core to use you can add (as you already found out)

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-L /path/to/libretro/core.so

For the parenthesis problem, add quotes around the rom parameter, and also specify your rom directory like this:

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retroarch -c your-retroarch-configfile.cfg -L path-to-the-core.so "/path_to_nes_romfiles/$2.zip"

finally: you can also add just before the retroarch line a

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echo "/path_to_nes_romfiles/$2.zip" > logfile.txt

so the path-rom sent to retroarch can be logged to the logfile.txt and you will be able to see if everything is correct

Keep me updated if it works

[ryuuji]

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#!/bin/bash

if [ "$1" == "Nintendo Entertainment System" ]; then
  echo "launching retroarch with game $2";
  cd /usr/bin;
  ./retroarch -L /home/ergo/Retro/Cores/nestopia_libretro.so -c /home/ergo/Retro/cfg/nestopia_libretro.cfg "/home/ergo/Retro/Nintendo Entertainment System/$2.nes" $2;

else
  echo "system not supported ($1) (game: $2)";
fi

WORKS!

[vik]

cool !

You have a useless "$2" at the end of your line.

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  ./retroarch -L /home/ergo/Retro/Cores/nestopia_libretro.so -c /home/ergo/Retro/cfg/nestopia_libretro.cfg "/home/ergo/Retro/Nintendo Entertainment System/$2.nes" $2;

would be

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  ./retroarch -L /home/ergo/Retro/Cores/nestopia_libretro.so -c /home/ergo/Retro/cfg/nestopia_libretro.cfg "/home/ergo/Retro/Nintendo Entertainment System/$2.nes";

[ryuuji]

ok thanks...

Now I was thinking to adapt this for the systems with more than one extension in the roms files.... for example Nintendo 64 uses .n64/.z64/.v64 .

After that @vik you should make a topic regarding this thing or add it to the wiki ... making a launcher using retroarch, I think many people will find that very useful.

[Porko]

Good news for you ryuuji

Can you make a tutorial to launch retroarch (and mame) in english please?

In Zspin foreigner's bar to help the community, and we will add your contribution at the wiki


Look my english... It's scary!