Retroarch on BionicPup32 - no cores

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Retroarch on BionicPup32 - no cores

#1 Post by rip_heart »

Hi there :) Long time fan, first time posting.

So, first thing, this new puppy is amazing, is the fist linux that everything works out the box for my Toshiba NB510. Including full screen youtube with no lag :D

1- So, i install retroarch using the package manager, but this doesnt let me install cores. It dosent even show the download core option. I read that the package does this, i need to install it manually. Fine, but looking in the https://www.retroarch.com/index.php?pag ... structions none of the command line codes work in puppy.
Can anyone help me with this?

2- I also installed Zsnes emulator alone and it works fine in window, but going fullscreen dosent work. i get a black screen and the music keeps going. could this mean i need to update some graphics driver? and how?

I had tried before Puppy arcade, its really great, all the emulators there but its not as good as this one for general use i think.

Thank you for the help!

Using toshiba nb510-115, Intel® Atom™N2600, 2GB DDR3 RAM (800 MHz), Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3650 with BionicPup32 frugal hdd install
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#2 Post by Semme »

Welcome, Mate!

Dwnld the latest wherever, rt-clk >> permissions" and OK to make it executable.

https://bintray.com/package/files/probo ... /RetroArch

You'll need to open and close it @ least once.
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#3 Post by Semme »

Ah! I missed you're on Bionic32. Sorry, can't help.
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#4 Post by rip_heart »

Semme wrote:Ah! I missed you're on Bionic32. Sorry, can't help.
Its ok, thanks for trying mate!
Using Toshiba nb510-115, Intel® Atom™N2600, 2GB DDR3 RAM (800 MHz), Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3650 with [b][u]BionicPup32 [/u][/b]frugal HDD install
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#5 Post by mikeslr »

FWIW,


The Windows XP/Vista version from here, https://retroarch.com/?page=platforms boots to desktop under Wine. Ask if you need assistance with wine from here, http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 128#725128 or here, http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic. ... 245#989245. [Do not try to install wine via Puppy Package Manager. I have no experience with wine via Quickpet. Usually Quickpet packages work OOTB. But, I recall reports of problems with quick-pet's wine. Compiling wine is an 'art' and Version2013's pets just work. I used one, repackaged, in the portable referred to]. Remember, once wine is installed you have to open a terminal and type either "wine winecfg" or with the portable "wine.sh winecfg" [without the quotes].

After downloading the XP version or retroarch, packaged as a 7z (zipped file), just right-Click it and select UExtract from the popup menu. This will generate an extracted folder. Right-Click to remove so much of that folder's name as suits your fancy. Left-Click to open it. Left-Click the retroarch.exe. You should get a GUI like the attached.

But, while you're considering wine, note the znes Windows version 1.50 from here, https://www.zsnes.com/index.php?page=files also seems to run and permit screen-size changes. I set it up with the same extraction instructions as retroarch. Plus, I'm on Bionic64 using its 32-bit emulator so on 32-bit Bionicpup I wouldn't expect any immediate problem.

Can't say whether or not you'll run into the same display problem you reported. See, https://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?t=29981. But that's an old report and the wine devs work to make their product better.

Running programs under wine has a distinct advantage over trying to get them to run under Linux. Ordinarily with a Linux operating system it's better to run Linux applications. Doing so requires the use of less computer resources and if there is a problem Linux (for the most part) is open-source so solving a problem is, at least, theoretically solvable. Solving a problem with a windows program while running Linux is much more difficult; and if the program is close-source probably impossible.

On the other hand, trying to solve a Linux problem under Linux can involve an extended search for dependencies, an intimate knowledge of Linux and undertaking what may turn out to be a doomed effort; while running a functional program under wine may be 'a piece of cake.'
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#6 Post by rip_heart »

I had already considered Wine (thanks for the detail instructions, i would straight to wine install :) ) but like you mention am worried about performance:
mikeslr wrote: Ordinarily with a Linux operating system it's better to run Linux applications. Doing so requires the use of less computer resources and if there is a problem Linux (for the most part) is open-source so solving a problem is, at least, theoretically solvable.
This little atom was never fast to begin with. Emulators aren't a deal breaker for the use i plant to give this machine, but would be a nice bonus.
I will try what you suggested and also try other emulators to see if they have the same issues with full screen.

Thanks for the help!
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