tinkerBOY PowerSwitch Script not working

[efi1j]

Hi All,

I'm Tracking this cummunity for some time now and always wanted to make a GBZ for myself.
so now after finishing my arcade cabinet i did it!
still didnt adress the audio and the battery issues but all other is working until now.

i used a RPI zero image i have based on "GodZi PiZero 32 GO" and wanted to add the "retrogame" +"Safe Shutdown" scripts.
to my surprise after installin the Safe Shutdown scrip the Pi-zero didnt shut down as expected (i did follow the installation instructions more than once).

it looks like its totaly ignoring the power switch going to the "off" side.

i used a clean reropie installation and confirmed that the "safe shutdown" does work, and it did!

can anyone help me to investigate this issue?

10X in advance

[efi1j]

here is the list of services on my unit after i exit the retropie. hope this helps you to help me

[VeteranGamer]

i used a RPI zero image i have based on "GodZi PiZero 32 GO" and wanted to add the "retrogame" +"Safe Shutdown" scripts.
to my surprise after installin the Safe Shutdown scrip the Pi-zero didnt shut down as expected (i did follow the installation instructions more than once).

i used a clean reropie installation and confirmed that the "safe shutdown" does work, and it did!

IMHO

its never advisable to use a pre-build image for a GBZ build....
unless that image has been done by yourself or has been geared around a GBZ....


your best bet is to always start with a fresh image of retropie and build it up to where you want it....


trying to figure out what this person has done isn't the solution, as even trying to reverse something may not resolve it....
the image could be messed up...
and you could end up running into other issues...
also its most probably a older version of Retropie (current version is 4.5)

if its the games/roms you wanted from this build, then just transfer them to your PC/Laptop and then transfer them over to your new build....
the same goes for things like themes or boxart (even though the theme from this build isn't really suitable for a GBZ)
(you'll be able to transfer everything over either using Samba from your PC/Laptop or with something like Filezilla)

it may seem like a lot of work....
but at least you'll have a fully working build...



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[efi1j]

Hi,

Thank you for the reply. I guess you are right.
Can you please help me to list the folders i need to transfer for games and bios and Art?
Just to make it simple.
Also each system needs a configuration for the emulator used for it right?

[VeteranGamer]

Can you please help me to list the folders i need to transfer for games and bios and Art?

if you use Samba via your network on your PC/Laptop, then everything you need will be all there....
(just make sure the RPi is on the same network as your PC/Laptop)

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you may have to transfer each system at a time.....

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you'll also find the boxart (downloaded images) and gamelist here....
you should be able to transfer the "all" folder, this will save you transferring everything individually...

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you don't need to transfer over any settings...
if you start with a fresh build, once you set the controls they will be set for all emulators and be specific to your fresh build....



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[efi1j]

Thank you VeteranGamer,

i will do that.thank you.
i did configure all the buttons and they work in the retropie but they dont in each emulator, for mame im missing the "coin" and player and it seems so for every other - is that normal ?
about the gamelist file, does it mena i dont need the scraper?

[VeteranGamer]

i did configure all the buttons and they work in the retropie but they dont in each emulator, for mame im missing the "coin" and player and it seems so for every other

what have you used for your controls?....
is it a Keyboard or Controller/Micro Controller....

as once you've set them up in emulation station they should work with nearly all the emulators without issue...
there are some hiccups with Mame sometimes... but this can be resolved/rectified easily by changing which Mame emulator you use


the gamelist with the downloaded images should give you boxart and game descriptions....
hopefully avoiding the need to use the scraper...


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[efi1j]

My Gamyboy is using stright GPIO pins with the Retrogame installed.
i did have a keyboard connected to USB but i reconfigured the keys to use with the gameboy keys.
did i do something wrong?
the keys are responding but i guess b/c of the keyboard it mapped the keys all over the place like when using KB...
am i right?
is there an easy way out?

[efi1j]

anyone?
VeteranGamer?