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General Category => General Discussion & Help => Topic started by: Narcona23 on November 25, 2019, 08:59:29 PM
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Several Systems are not loading anything but some are loading everything properly.
I have checked the settings, the launcher,config file,info file,and even changed all the artwork.
I can't figure it out. I've added and removed the extensions and done just about everything.
I need help!!!!
I also need help configuring a Ps4 controller too.
Controller Settings https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NDakf_O01_KOiGzTpswKyR3pqpoPnTVntjUr1VdT3f4/edit
ColecoVision Settings https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RqZhf5w-dxsAt9n8MX7SdFrtFAwBt-evqHFxmbwSEOE/edit
ColecoVision Launcher https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-ysRM5LA9YcHsCdwG_Y2hb5lK61_8V2mAbGX8OJF3H0/edit
Log https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ihlhaAbHT5-9_h6wLQkREt9mc0AHJgXM7QZScqnqE6E/edit
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Can you upload the files here in stead? I'm getting an error message when I try to open the Google documents pages.
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Sure!
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Log
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Where are your Coleco roms, and what extensions do they have?
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C:\RetroFE\Roms\ColecoVision\roms
Extension .7z
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C:\RetroFE\Roms\ColecoVision\roms
Extension .7z
Your log file doesn't show you entering the Coleco collection, so I cannot check what actually happens there, but according to the following line in log.txt
[2019-11-25 18:41:44] [INFO] [Configuration] Dump: "collections.ColecoVision.list.extensions" = "7z,col"
RetroFE should look for .7z and .col files, so that part is fine.
I do notice the following line in your log.txt file though:
[2019-11-25 18:41:44] [INFO] [Configuration] Dump: "baseItemPath" = "z:\retrofe\Roms\"
For SNES, you override that path in your settings.conf:
[2019-11-25 18:41:44] [INFO] [Configuration] Dump: "collections.Super Nintendo Entertainment System.list.path" = "ROMs\Super Nintendo Entertainment System\roms\"
You don't do that for the other collections. Might it be that based on the current settings it's looking for roms on your Z drive?
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Sorry don't know what a Z Drive is but how do i change a list path for the roms?
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Or where should I put my roms folder?
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New log with me entering colecovision.
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New log with me entering colecovision.
Looks like I was right:
[2019-11-29 07:14:07] [INFO] [CollectionInfoBuilder] Scanning directory "z:\retrofe\Roms\\ColecoVision"
Your problem is in your global settings.conf file. Just delete or comment out the following line:
baseItemPath" = "z:\retrofe\Roms\"
I'm not sure how that got in there; it's not in the official release.
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like this? Because it still doesn't work.
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But like I said some collections are loading properly others are not.
also it's not an official release I downloaded one with all the artwork and collections pre setup.
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like this? Because it still doesn't work.
No, you altered the line in stead of commenting it out like I asked you to. Just put a # in front of it.
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This may be a dumb question. Did you test unzipping the games instead of leaving them .7z? Maybe it does like 7z. Just an idea. Good luck.
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This may be a dumb question. Did you test unzipping the games instead of leaving them .7z? Maybe it does like 7z. Just an idea. Good luck.
That's not the issue (yet). He can't get them to show up in the menu, which means the rom files aren't found at the location RetroFE is looking at. The cause for that is the file path set in the global settings.conf. Some of the collections do work, because the rom path is overwritten in the collection's settings.conf.
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Yes I tried that it didn't work. :(
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Like this? I don't know what "commenting out" means.
sorry
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Like this? baseItemPath = #C:\retrofe\Roms\ cuz it still doesn't work.
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No, just like all the other comment lines in that file:
# baseItemPath = C:\retrofe\Roms\
Basically in scripting, everything behind a # is considered a comment.
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Nope still doesn't work.
I don't know what's wrong i guess i'll have to start from scratch.
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Please upload a new log.txt so I can have a look?
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Sure!
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[2019-11-30 19:23:48] [INFO] [CollectionInfoBuilder] Scanning directory "C:\RetroFE\collections\ColecoVision\roms"
[2019-11-30 19:23:48] [INFO] [CollectionInfoBuilder] Could not read directory
Is that where your roms are? Your other collections use a different and uniform path of "C:\RetroFE\roms\%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%\roms\" (which seems like an odd and redundant structure IMO).
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Indeed. Can you upload your Arcade settings.conf file? Apparently you're using a non-standard directory structure, and you're overriding your standard in the settings.conf file of each collection that currently works.
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Yes that is where my roms are.
Here is my arcade settings.