Won't even need to do that if you don't care about using the GUI. Just configure SSH to be on in the settings file then find it's IP address in your network.
Then it's as simple as ssh [email protected] in a terminal window.
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Raspberry Pi Gaming Thread - Emulation in the palm of you hand.
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Won't even need to do that if you don't care about using the GUI. Just configure SSH to be on in the settings file then find it's IP address in your network.
Then it's as simple as ssh [email protected] in a terminal window.
Hi guys, is there a reliable tutorial on how to make Retropie (or any other kind of distro I don't care) reliably output a 240p signal to a CRT through composite ? I've tried a few things and they all messed up my install / the way games or the distro is displayed. Currently on Raspi 3.
Thanks !
Thanks !
Set the screen resolution to an even multiple 240p and then use the composite as the video out? What exactly is happening when you use the composite video out?
RGB-Pi has also released its own CRT emulation frontend/OS thingy forked from Emulationstation, which should make hooking up 240p displays a charm.
Most of the arcade usb encoders work on the pi.
I have a Sega Astro city that has been gutted. It has a tv in it with a scart input. It's been used for a few years with an original Xbox in it running an emulator. I've been thinking of putting a raspberry pi in it to run emulators. I really know nothing about raspberry pi's, should I go for a 3B+ or a model 4? which I just saw is new, but not sure which is more suitable.
I'll need some way to connect it to the screen and output the right resolution somehow. Does anyone have experience with this, or can recommend something?
http://www.rgb-pi.com/
I see that it doesn't have support for the raspberry pi 4 yet.
And the thing I'm really stuck on is connecting the controllers. I have 2 Sanwa sticks, 2x 6 button layouts and 2 other buttons for start and coin insert. Does anybody have any ideas on how I would connect the controllers and buttons?
RGB-Pi has also released its own CRT emulation frontend/OS thingy forked from Emulationstation, which should make hooking up 240p displays a charm.
Will RGB-Pi work on the Pi 4?, I'm considering getting one of these for arcade stuff on my CRT.
It's not yet compatible.
But a Pi 3B+ is more than enough for all your arcade classics/240p stuff, so there's that.
Are you running on Retropie 4.5? If so, composite output is broken in that build.
New Pi handheld on kickstarter:
Hopefully it has an ips screen.
Hopefully it has an ips screen.
Ugh, that's really cool. I already have a Pi handheld... and money's kinda tight right now and I had written off Kickstarter for good, but that is really tempting.
Will I be able to have an Ethernet port on a raspberry pi 4 build? I've never built a raspberry pi before Once emulators are at their full potential, I want to build one that does native emulation but also moonlight to replace my steam link hardware, if it runs even better.
I'm not sure what you're asking.
The Pi 4 board has a built-in gigabit Ethernet port (there's even an official steam link port for Pi 3B/B+)
Ahh awesome. I kind of answered my own question a couple minutes after posting. I was being lazy. I am more curious about moonlight because I hear the latency is better than steam link streaming. I believe it uses Nvidia shields technology. I will definitely grab a pi 4 in the near future.
There's a built in gigabit ethernet port, Bluetooth, and a Wi-fi adapter that supports 5ghz. You'll not be wanting for network options. I use the local network to get all my roms to it after I rip them on a PC as SSH is just a click away.
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Nothing else works so why not? Just flash it with a tool like Rufus and the official buster download it's like 3 clicks.
Oh okay. So first I will need to install the OS stuff.
So before I do that, I put the PI in the black case that came with it, and attached to my power supply there is a small pouch with 3 heat displacers. Do I need/should I attach those?
I got this kit (4GB) from CanaKit.
I assume you mean heatsinks? Yea a heatsink (and preferably a small fan) is a requirement to prevent throttling and get maximum performance. Place them each on the chips their size corresponds with. I would also grab the latest firmware update as it significantly reduces heat output overall.
Yeah, heatsinks. I have 3. The larger will go on the CPU, but I have one medium and one small. The booklet, nor website tell me where those go. Actually the image in the booklet is not the same as my PI.
CPU is the most important as long as there is 1 on that you're good
If somebody's interested in demos/shadertoys you can have a look at this:
Okay I am back. Got busy last night! Anyways, I put the large one on the CPU, but I also have a medium and small. Does the medium go on the RAM next to the CPU? What about the tiny one? I looked online and can find nothing about where to put them!
I have these heatsinks. https://www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-4-heat-sinks.html
If you want to put them on one of the other exposed parts go ahead it won't hurt anything.
Edit: Also just got confirmation Lakka IS an OS setup.
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I still don't understand what Lakka is. Should I still wait for RetroPie?
My Flirc case is arriving Monday so ill have all hardware items. Just waiting on software at that point.
My Flirc case is arriving Monday so ill have all hardware items. Just waiting on software at that point.
I'm having a hard time using Etcher to burn the new Lakka image to my sd card. I've made sure that the sd card is formatted as FAT32, and downloaded the newest nightly build of the Lakka-RPi2.RPi4.arm-2.2-devel-20190727195256-r28318-g1433b76af3.img.gz file, but when I go to burn it, I get an error from Etcher, stating that "the writer process ended unexpectedly". Anyone know how to get past this issue?
I'm no expert, but if you're on Windows, try Windows Disk Check Utility. The first thing my mind (and likely those of many more experienced hobbyists here) jumps to is that you got a bad card.
Yeah, I've run Disk Check and it claims the drive is fine. I saw some others complaining about this, but it was a year ago and they recommending downgrading to a much, MUCH earlier version of Etcher. I would assume whatever the bug is. it would be fixed by now.
Basically retropie without the retropie branding and skin. Also it's more closesly integrated with the backend retroarch as it's made by the same people.
Flirc case is really good, but mine hasn't shipped yet. It passively cools and there is no throttling at normal clock speeds. Not sure if it is good enough if you are into overclocking (I think 1.7 ghz overclock from 1.5 ghz needs active cooling), but for RetroPie/emulation overclocking isn't really needed.
Good to know Retro Pie doesn't need OC.
What size of fan will fit this case?
The Flirc case is built around passively cooling with thermal pads and the case is designed like one big heatsink. There isn't a spot for a fan, if you want to use active cooling you'll have to try another case. The official case is 100% useless as it doesn't passively cool or have room for a fan, i.e., just running the Pi 4 in the official case at stock speeds results in throttling....
I'm not sure what the best case option there is with room for a fan, there aren't too many options in the US right now - some UK shops have different cases and ship to the US. When I pre-ordered the Flirc case a few weeks ago there were almost 0 options other than the poorly designed official case.
I'm not sure what the best case option there is with room for a fan, there aren't too many options in the US right now - some UK shops have different cases and ship to the US. When I pre-ordered the Flirc case a few weeks ago there were almost 0 options other than the poorly designed official case.
Attempting to put a fan in the flirc case is pointless. The case acts as a heatsink so there's no place to actually put a fan, there are not fins to blow the air through, and there's no openings for the air to escape. Source: I received my Pi 4 flirc case Friday
edit: Dreamcast works on the Pi 4!
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Ok, after watching a few tutorials it's not clear if i need an os on the pi card before getting Lakka to run.
Can I do the following?
1. Download nightly build of Lakka
2. Use etcher to write image to sd card
3. Plug card into pi 4 and boot?
Am i missing something or is it really that easy?
Can I do the following?
1. Download nightly build of Lakka
2. Use etcher to write image to sd card
3. Plug card into pi 4 and boot?
Am i missing something or is it really that easy?