RetroArch for AmigaOS4 released

Hi!

https://os4depot.net/download.php?file=queue/retroarchos4.lha

The other versions (WOS/MOS/68k) still need some more time for the release, but OS4 version is ready now.

I of course still am happy if someone decides to send me a PayPal donation for this (if interested in WOS/MOS/68k version you get the Beta version for your Donation).

Best regards,
Steffen

That is great news! Congratulations on the release! Looking forward to checking it out!

@TheMagicSN

Great. Thank you for this excellent work.

@Thread

I tried to install it, it got stuck copying "fuse" with CPU stuck at 100% usage.

I won't go any further, it's to much time consuming trying to make emulators work on our systems (where to put ROMs, where to put BIOS, what is included, what you have to find by yourself and so on...)

Waiting for Settlers II :)

The way I did it was to download from archive.org all systemfiles needed. All the BIOS:es. So when you install you answer "no" to those questions.

Then it looks for ROMS in PROGDIR:roms as default (you can choose other locations) so what you do there is create a dir for each system that interest you. For a start you can create GBA for example for game boy advance.

Exctract the systemfiles into system after installation. Get a ROM to try it out and that's it.

IF you don't get stuck during installation, I don't know what that's about though.

@hotrod

Thanks.

You have just described what I was talking about :)

@K-L

Quote:

This has nothing to do with our system, but works exactly the same way as it does on other operating systems with RetroArch.

And believe me, with RetroArch, running emulators is child's play once you've configured them.

BIOS files go in the “System” folder. There are ready-made archives available on the internet that provide all the BIOS files for countless emulators.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Roms/comments ... t_for_retroarch_retropie/

ROMs are placed in the ROMs folder, of course. If you want to keep things organized, give the whole thing a name, e.g., “RetroArch/ROMs/NeoGeo/,” and copy the corresponding ROMs into it.

Thanks to the browser service, you can download everything directly without having to go through smb2. Any user who can operate a computer will have no problems with this.

@Maijestro

I know it as much complicated on other platforms.

This is why you can find all-in-one ready packages anywhere on the net.

Have fun with RetoArch (I'm not a big fan of emulators anyway) :)

@K-L

Probably as the installer script copies the whole Directory where you said „fuse bios is in this directory“ into RetroArch/system/ and if the Directory you pointed it to was your downloads Directory it copies the whole Downloads Directory.

For next version I need to handle the bios install for fuse core different

@K-L

I described what I did and it's real easy. I think that it would actually be easy if RetroArch just installed and you had to do it manually (which would be to extract one file).

Anyhow, as always i provide info in case that it would be helpful to someone and as usual some people think that it's only for them and also they assume what I've written instead of actually reading what I've written and these kinds of problems only happen with a certain type of people. Others are like "right, good info" or something similar. And a snorky comment doesn't get funny because of a smiley, it only makes it dumber IMO.

@hotord

Indeed, it will be really useful for everyone.

So I tried again.

I donwloaded the whole pacage mentionned by Maijestro (thanks mate) and tried the installation once again after having installed all the BIOS files.

The installer stopped at one moment saiying it cannot copy one file.

I tried to start RetroArch and I got a DSI.

So, maybe it was easy for you (maybe you are someone used to install RetoArch on PCs or RPi but this is not the case for everyone). BTW it was not a snorky comment, I just wanted to try but I do prefer the real systems (I onw many of them) even if I know lots of people having much fun with emulators.

@MagicSN

I never do that (install where the files are downloaded).

I will wait for the next version (or a modified version by someone containing everything at the right place).

When I have some time, I will try again the installer answering "NO" to every question (we do not undestand if the installer will copy its own BIOS files or if it is asking for our own ones which should be in another directory and then it will copy them a the right place).

Davebraco, on the French Amiga-NG site told me to install all BIOS files by hand since it is much simpler.

In what context did you get a DSI? What Hardware? What OS Version?
Directly at starting the GUI or what? And when starting from shell or by
clicking?

Have not heard of such a behavior by any of the Dozens of testers do I would
Like to hear how to reproduce this behavior.

As to missing file I would be interested in what line in installer (error message).
Maybe A1222? I know there is a missing file for that one (RetroArch lowend config) in meanwhile. Fixed on next version.

I uploaded a fixed version (among others the fuse installation issue is fixed as well as the A1222 installation issue)

@K-L

same here…I’ll see if the latest update works

Could you try to set sys:prefs/sdl prefs to compositing and not OpenGL/opengles and see if you still have DSI?

@TheMagicSN

Here is where the installer fails (old and new version) :