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RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - hansolo77 - 2016-06-22
(2016-06-21, 03:59)zachmorris Wrote: I'm working on an update to the addon, any other retro systems that aren't included people like?
I'd like to maybe see some more Atari systems.. Like the Atari 5200, Atari 800 (computer) and Atari ST (computer). Only problem in my particular case would be emulating them through RetroArch.
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - lefty420 - 2016-06-23
Panasonic 3do, nintendo game and watch, nintendo famicon disk, virtual boy vectrex, wonderswan
And anything that replaces the need for chdman
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - terrandroid - 2016-06-25
When I try to launch any psx ROM it fails to download and to unzip, it looks like it doesn't download anything
Been searching for any solution but no luck.
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - hansolo77 - 2016-06-25
(2016-06-25, 19:43)terrandroid Wrote: When I try to launch any psx ROM it fails to download and to unzip, it looks like it doesn't download anything
Been searching for any solution but no luck.
It might not be. There have been issues with the location the ROMs are stored at on the Internet Archive going down This is currently happening with the Sega 32X ROM location no longer being available either. An update of the IARL program is on the way to correct this by pointing to an alternate archive location. On the other hand too, if you're using a device (not a computer), there may be a problem with the "zip". Internet Archive stores these larger ROMs (CD size) in a compressed format called CHD, which requires a special "unzipping" program called CHDMAN to extract the data. Unfortunately for the time being, a compatible version of this program is unavailable for devices like the Raspberry Pi (which I use). For the interim, you might be able to get Nintendo N64 games to run, and they're standard ROMs instead of CD's. A lot of PlayStation games were cross-platformed with the N64. Hope that helps a little.
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - terrandroid - 2016-06-27
(2016-06-25, 22:44)hansolo77 Wrote:(2016-06-25, 19:43)terrandroid Wrote: When I try to launch any psx ROM it fails to download and to unzip, it looks like it doesn't download anything
Been searching for any solution but no luck.
It might not be. There have been issues with the location the ROMs are stored at on the Internet Archive going down This is currently happening with the Sega 32X ROM location no longer being available either. An update of the IARL program is on the way to correct this by pointing to an alternate archive location. On the other hand too, if you're using a device (not a computer), there may be a problem with the "zip". Internet Archive stores these larger ROMs (CD size) in a compressed format called CHD, which requires a special "unzipping" program called CHDMAN to extract the data. Unfortunately for the time being, a compatible version of this program is unavailable for devices like the Raspberry Pi (which I use). For the interim, you might be able to get Nintendo N64 games to run, and they're standard ROMs instead of CD's. A lot of PlayStation games were cross-platformed with the N64. Hope that helps a little.
I'm using a windows computer, my guess is that it has to do with the source location of the ROMs. I checked the folder where the ROM was downloaded to but it was empty. I will wait for the update and hope it will get sorted. Thanks for the explanation.
Also I have installed all the cores in retroarch but still I can't seem to get a lot of game system working. I have pointed the game system to the external launcher but when the game starts loading it just stop's after a while and does nothing
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - lefty420 - 2016-06-28
(2016-06-27, 17:42)terrandroid Wrote:(2016-06-25, 22:44)hansolo77 Wrote:(2016-06-25, 19:43)terrandroid Wrote: When I try to launch any psx ROM it fails to download and to unzip, it looks like it doesn't download anything
Been searching for any solution but no luck.
It might not be. There have been issues with the location the ROMs are stored at on the Internet Archive going down This is currently happening with the Sega 32X ROM location no longer being available either. An update of the IARL program is on the way to correct this by pointing to an alternate archive location. On the other hand too, if you're using a device (not a computer), there may be a problem with the "zip". Internet Archive stores these larger ROMs (CD size) in a compressed format called CHD, which requires a special "unzipping" program called CHDMAN to extract the data. Unfortunately for the time being, a compatible version of this program is unavailable for devices like the Raspberry Pi (which I use). For the interim, you might be able to get Nintendo N64 games to run, and they're standard ROMs instead of CD's. A lot of PlayStation games were cross-platformed with the N64. Hope that helps a little.
I'm using a windows computer, my guess is that it has to do with the source location of the ROMs. I checked the folder where the ROM was downloaded to but it was empty. I will wait for the update and hope it will get sorted. Thanks for the explanation.
Also I have installed all the cores in retroarch but still I can't seem to get a lot of game system working. I have pointed the game system to the external launcher but when the game starts loading it just stop's after a while and does nothing
Have you placed the correct bios in your system directory?
Sony - PlayStation scph5501.bin
If you cant find 5501 you can rename scph7003 to scph5501 and it will work
Also make sure your system directory is setup from within retroarch in settings --> directory --> system
I found mednafen psx played flawlessly in windows after I placed the correct bios and made sure my system dir was in order.
If you don't have a system folder. Simply create one within your retroarch dir C:\whatever\retroarch\system. Put the bios files inside and point retroarch to the system dir as above.
You can find out about which bios's are needed from here.
http://www.lakka.tv/doc/ROMs-and-BIOSes/
A lot of cores need bios files so its worth taking note if a system isn't working
1. check for bios
2. update or downgrade core.
For example on Openelec if you update mame core from retroarch's online updater (nightly) it will break mame soft list compatibility so you need an older version of the mame core. But if a system isn't booting always start with the bios. I've managed to get every system to work on windows and 99% on openelec. Most of the issues were the bios's.
If you get stuck send me a pm
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - hansolo77 - 2016-06-29
I'm personally having issues on my end (with OpenELEC) getting up to that 99%. On my Raspberry Pi2, I feel like a lot of the ARM emulation isn't quite up to where it is for say Windows. Like, for Playstation it's extremely slow. This could be because the Pi just isn't capable of the speed because of it's processor/ram. BUT, if you're using the BIOS and the emulator isn't doing a lot of "emulation" (it's just passing the requests off to the BIOS right?) it shouldn't be that big a deal. Maybe I don't fully understand the whole emulation bit entirely. But it seems to me, that if the Playstation (1) is an older CPU than say the PSP, but the PSP is emulating fine for a lot of people, then the Playstation should be just as good. Same for like GameBoy... I can emulate GameBoy Advance just fine. It's a better/newer/faster CPU than the GameBoy was. But when I emulate the GameBoy on my Pi, it's a slugging 10 fps.
These issues don't belong HERE though. Since this is a Lakka/RetroArch issue. IARL on the other hand works like a dream (as long as the sources in the "Archive" are available). It sorts the games, gives you box art, screen art/videos, downloads and launches exactly like it should. I still need to work out how to make the DOWNLOAD bit work. I typically just run the 0 storage option and let it erase the game when I'm done playing. But if I can configure IARL to download and keep a game, that would be awesome. But for now, I have a full No-Intro Romset on my computer already, and just copy over ROMs I want to keep. For a quick game, using IARL works itself right into that niche. I love it!
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - lefty420 - 2016-06-29
(2016-06-29, 01:01)hansolo77 Wrote: I'm personally having issues on my end (with OpenELEC) getting up to that 99%. On my Raspberry Pi2, I feel like a lot of the ARM emulation isn't quite up to where it is for say Windows. Like, for Playstation it's extremely slow. This could be because the Pi just isn't capable of the speed because of it's processor/ram. BUT, if you're using the BIOS and the emulator isn't doing a lot of "emulation" (it's just passing the requests off to the BIOS right?) it shouldn't be that big a deal. Maybe I don't fully understand the whole emulation bit entirely. But it seems to me, that if the Playstation (1) is an older CPU than say the PSP, but the PSP is emulating fine for a lot of people, then the Playstation should be just as good. Same for like GameBoy... I can emulate GameBoy Advance just fine. It's a better/newer/faster CPU than the GameBoy was. But when I emulate the GameBoy on my Pi, it's a slugging 10 fps.
These issues don't belong HERE though. Since this is a Lakka/RetroArch issue. IARL on the other hand works like a dream (as long as the sources in the "Archive" are available). It sorts the games, gives you box art, screen art/videos, downloads and launches exactly like it should. I still need to work out how to make the DOWNLOAD bit work. I typically just run the 0 storage option and let it erase the game when I'm done playing. But if I can configure IARL to download and keep a game, that would be awesome. But for now, I have a full No-Intro Romset on my computer already, and just copy over ROMs I want to keep. For a quick game, using IARL works itself right into that niche. I love it!
Changing the cache size from zero should let you keep the rom. I recommend making a roms folder or a games folder in storage. Then create a folder to match each system and point each system in iral. You can then use retroarch to scan that folder and populate retroarch with games and covers ect.
What systems are you struggling with on openelec?
Here is where i am atm
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - hansolo77 - 2016-06-30
Nice list.. is this for Android or something running OpenELEC, or a Raspberry Pi? I ask because your "subject" of the spreadsheet says x64, which makes me think it's for something like Windows, etc.
According to your list, I'd still need help setting up the systems that run MAME (Coleco, Apple, C64), I'd need to set up (and have IARL working with) Atari 5200, Atari 7800, PSP, PlayStation, Dreamcast, Saturn, GameCube, DOS, Skumm. Chances are though these later systems run horribly. But that might be because of my device.
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - lefty420 - 2016-06-30
Just a intel pc, the x64 just means 64bit. I also use a wintelpro smart tv box that uses an intel chipset but prefer the pc for power.
There is a link to the cores i use on the table if you use 64 bit openelec try replacing the mame core that should fix the mame softlist c64 ect.
Updated the compatibility list to include openelec and windows.
Here
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - marcoooo - 2016-07-03
(2016-06-25, 19:43)terrandroid Wrote: When I try to launch any psx ROM it fails to download and to unzip, it looks like it doesn't download anything
Been searching for any solution but no luck.
it is cause by the change off some archive's
if i go to the link out off the xml it will not download the games
after 1 login on archive it will start downloading
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - marcoooo - 2016-07-03
(2016-06-21, 03:59)zachmorris Wrote:(2016-06-18, 07:45)leestow Wrote: Zach,
Great addon!. Got everything up and running with libreelec and tssemek's retroarch addon and everything is working smoothly except PSX games won't download. I believe they are now missing from the archive. Can u confirm? Not sure if there is another place in the archive that hosts PSX games?
Thats a bummer, if they're removed from archive.org there's nothing I can do.
I'm working on an update to the addon, any other retro systems that aren't included people like?
you need to login to download those psx games ..... it is a new approche off archive to limit the bandwith ....
after you created a account the psx games will download from the archive ....
not sure if you can include this in the addon aswell ??
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - marcoooo - 2016-07-03
small question and i am not able to find
after unzipping the zip is being removed ... is there a way to avoid that ... so that i dont need to redownload the game again ?
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - zachmorris - 2016-07-03
(2016-07-03, 09:52)marcoooo Wrote: small question and i am not able to find
after unzipping the zip is being removed ... is there a way to avoid that ... so that i dont need to redownload the game again ?
The addon should recognize the unzipped game and not redownload. In the case of DOSBox I dont remove the zip for that reason. If you find this isn't the case with a particular game let me know and I'll try to fix it.
RE: Internet Archive ROM Launcher - marcoooo - 2016-07-03
(2016-07-03, 17:54)zachmorris Wrote:(2016-07-03, 09:52)marcoooo Wrote: small question and i am not able to find
after unzipping the zip is being removed ... is there a way to avoid that ... so that i dont need to redownload the game again ?
The addon should recognize the unzipped game and not redownload. In the case of DOSBox I dont remove the zip for that reason. If you find this isn't the case with a particular game let me know and I'll try to fix it.
well i have issue's with the ps1 games that i have on a personal cloud standing i have edited the xml files and the downloading goes great But the shield freeze's when it comes to converting the 7zip file
now i tested it with zip file's and it will extract just fine and the game play's but after that the zip is removed and when i want to play again it needs to download the zip again