Retroarch is now on Retail Mode (Xbox Series S/X)

[Donnie-Burger]

maybe it's an older version? I think the appstore should still launch even if the other stuff has been removed. I had to update to a newer version to get that ps2 emulator to appear.

The link launches then you get an animated background but nothing loads, tried on 2 xboxes.

https://gamr13.github.io/

 

[godreborn]

The link launches then you get an animated background but nothing loads, tried on 2 xboxes.

if you mean the store, yeah, that's normal if it's been removed. link still works, but nothing appears to download.

 

[Waveracer]

From what I've learned on discord, it's almost pointless to reinstall the app as Microsoft now has it where the LOCALFOLDER is no longer removed for that app upon uninstallation. You have to delete it with ftp to reset settings or use the return to default settings in Retroarch itself.

Can you explain a little bit the steps? I noticed that the name of Gamrs13's Retroarch's folder has changed. What I did was erase the old folder and reinstall again. GameCube and Wii games don't launch anymore even doing a manual search of the game file.

 

[godreborn]

they're in LOCALFOLDER. you can reset the config of Retroarch from inside as well. with that being said, retail mode at least no longer deletes the app folders within LOCALFOLDER, so you have to delete them manually to wipe out the app stuff completely. this is after an install it doesn't remove it like it used to. it's from a system update. I guess Microsoft thought that people wouldn't want to redo settings in case the app got corrupted and they had to reinstall, which is a good idea actually, just bad in this case.

 

[Waveracer]

they're in LOCALFOLDER. you can reset the config of Retroarch from inside as well. with that being said, retail mode at least no longer deletes the app folders within LOCALFOLDER, so you have to delete them manually to wipe out the app stuff completely. this is after an install it doesn't remove it like it used to. it's from a system update. I guess Microsoft thought that people wouldn't want to redo settings in case the app got corrupted and they had to reinstall, which is a good idea actually, just bad in this case.

Before, Gamr13's Retroarch folder had a different name. I reset the console but the folder was still there, so I erased it. The old name had the name "Retroarch" in it and the new name of the folder doesn't so it's more difficult to find: LOCALFOLDER/35009Gamr13420.21906F4AA47FA_4q3rqxafkngny/

Because I erased the app, the old folder and reset the console, I thought that everything would work. I know that the path of the games is not the problem because I used the browse option and found the games, so I don't know what's wrong. Every time I load a Wii or GameCube game, the app crashes. It used to work some months ago, actually, these games run at full speed now but did not when the app was released for Xbox. Only old games work now (SNES, MD, N64...).

Do you have the full set of ROMs?

If you mean PS2, I have a few ROMs. At least, one of them works fine because I beat the game on PC.

 

[Donnie-Burger]

RA is back on Gamr13's store

New issue - Change a settingin RA - Exit RA - Open RA setting isnt saved. Anyone else getting this?

Tried many settings none save on return.

 

[godreborn]

RA is back on Gamr13's store

New issue - Change a settingin RA - Exit RA - Open RA setting isnt saved. Anyone else getting this?

Tried many settings none save on return.

I think you have to save configuration after making changes.

 

[Donnie-Burger]

That aint saving either, Noticed the store is back down. This ra is broken 4 sure.

I can only manually load games nothing else.

 

[godreborn]

That aint saving either, Noticed the store is back down. This ra is broken 4 sure.

I can only manually load games nothing else.

do you have a backup of the retroarch.cfg? I always keep one, so I won't have to redo settings. it works with both full and lite versions of ra as well. I'm using the lite version now.

 

[Donnie-Burger]

do you have a backup of the retroarch.cfg? I always keep one, so I won't have to redo settings. it works with both full and lite versions of ra as well. I'm using the lite version now.

This is a fresh install and I don't but that's genius in case this happens again. Once I fully setup I will save that sun beetch.

 

[Donnie-Burger]

I was able to get settings to save and have everything working but ps2

Im using USB for bios location since I cant grab the ftp app since all apps are down. PS1 sees bios from usb and I hope its just ps2 needs bios on internal. Playlists and thumbnails working fine from usb.

 

[godreborn]

I was able to get settings to save and have everything working but ps2

Im using USB for bios location since I cant grab the ftp app since all apps are down. PS1 sees bios from usb and I hope its just ps2 needs bios on internal. Playlists and thumbnails working fine from usb.

nah, ps2 should be able to use bios externally. I have everything on an external hdd except for the retroarch config file, which I believe has to be in the local state folder no matter what. I don't have any issues with retail, but in dev mode, I have a problem with ftp. my folders show up as empty, yet it was working before. I understand this is a very common problem caused by Microsoft. I don't think it's intentional, but it will likely work again at some point out of no where.

 

[Donnie-Burger]

nah, ps2 should be able to use bios externally. I have everything on an external hdd except for the retroarch config file, which I believe has to be in the local state folder no matter what. I don't have any issues with retail, but in dev mode, I have a problem with ftp. my folders show up as empty, yet it was working before. I understand this is a very common problem caused by Microsoft. I don't think it's intentional, but it will likely work again at some point out of no where.

Shit im stumped then

PS1 is reading bios from usb

Cant launch any ps2 games on this build

Last build n64 wouldnt load - This build n64 is fine

Im using same files I always use and always load ps2 on various xboxs

Any suggestions?

 

[godreborn]

Shit im stumped then

PS1 is reading bios from usb

Cant launch any ps2 games on this build

Last build n64 wouldnt load - This build n64 is fine

Im using same files I always use and always load ps2 on various xboxs

Any suggestions?

I'm not sure. I've never had a problem with either, but for ps2, I'd suggest xbsx2. it gets lots of update, so it will eventually be better than the retroarch core, if it's not already. you can get that from gamr's app. if you have these issues, I'd suggest joining gamr's discord channel to ask about that. my knowledge of the series x is somewhat limited.

 

[Donnie-Burger]

I'm not sure. I've never had a problem with either, but for ps2, I'd suggest xbsx2. it gets lots of update, so it will eventually be better than the retroarch core, if it's not already. you can get that from gamr's app. if you have these issues, I'd suggest joining gamr's discord channel to ask about that. my knowledge of the series x is somewhat limited.

I will grab that once the apps are back up. I didn't know ps2 had a dedicated app.

 

[godreborn]

I will grab that once the apps are back up. I didn't know ps2 had a dedicated app.

there's like an update every couple days from what I've seen. if you join the discord server, gamr makes announcements when stuff is back on line.

 

[godreborn]

I will grab that once the apps are back up. I didn't know ps2 had a dedicated app.

btw, you can specify the bios location for ps2 bios in xbsx2, so it can be anywhere. I haven't tested ps2 on retroarch in a while. when a new build comes out, I usually test super mario sunshine to know everything's working with injecting the config. my config works on both full and lite versions of retroarch, and according to someone on discord, the difference is that the lite version on contains functions and cores that work on xbox while full is everything. seemed to be the smart choice.

 

[godreborn]

I will grab that once the apps are back up. I didn't know ps2 had a dedicated app.

there's now an indicator if the apps are offline or on:

 

[lucky13]

Hi Guys, I installed the retail mode around 6 months ago on the internal
Xbox drive, what happens if I install the latest version over the top, will it take all my settings across or delete anything ?

 

[mightymuffy]

Hi Guys, I installed the retail mode around 6 months ago on the internal
Xbox drive, what happens if I install the latest version over the top, will it take all my settings across or delete anything ?

No, and no. You can't install the latest version over the top, it'll install into a different directory.
You can manually transfer your settings file over (personally I've got that used to RA I can just set up again) or change the directory in your new installation. It also won't carry over your save files, unless you have already specified a particular directory for those, and the same goes for your system (BIOS) directory.
Assets etc will also need to be downloaded again.