Hacking Emulation RetroArch/Libretro Thread: PS Vita Edition! Nightlies Included

[SuperDan]

Where do i copy these exactly ... the last ones was called like RETR00004 ect... to uro appmeta.... but im unsure whhere to put this....

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[deathblade200]

I have tried to edit VPKs before, but as soon as i zip and try to install them, they all fail at 99% with an error. Do they need a specific compression setting? (be it 7zip or WinRAR)

don't mess with the compression just drag and drop the images into the vpk

 

[Zeroba]

I fucking love this post. Ty.

 

[niuus]

don't mess with the compression just drag and drop the images into the vpk

I did that before, it just stopped working.

 

[Simando]

Has anyone tried the latest nightly? I'm hoping for Saturn and Dos Box to be working but am unable to check today. Loving SNES, Mega Drive and MAME though!

 

[sj33]

I know this has been posted in the VPK master list thread already, but figured I'd mention it again.
Melon_Bread has made a batch of custom icons/startup/live area images for Retroarch cores at https://github.com/Melon-Bread/RetroArch_Icons_Vita/tree/master/cores
They look much more decent than the generic ones the cores have by default.
For those of you who aren't sure how/too lazy to download them all, I've attached them (including the FBA ones I modified) as a zip archive below.
Just add them to the respective emulator folders in ur0:/appmeta/ and restart your PS Vita/TV.

Thanks for this. In light of this discovery, I've updated the icon pack again! As before, it's for 2016-08-29 or newer.

https://mega.nz/#!sdRniI4B!F0H_vcThZ4MeJHGyKCgeMuCELIv3ruKetWvsid2isR8

Full credit goes to both MelonBread for making the icons and LiveArea screens, and @hiroakihsu for modifying the FBA icons and also finding the above icons. I take NO credit - I have done nothing other than renaming the folders so people can easily drag-and-drop them. All cores should now have icons except EightyOne and Fuse. I have duplicated the FBAlpha and MAME2000 icons so FBAlpha2012 and MAME2003 also have icons. I have also swapped the FCEUmm and QuickNES icons because the latter icon differed the most from the Nestopia icon and I'm assuming most people don't use QuickNES.

Remember, drop all the RETR000x folders into ur0:/appmeta/ (NOT ux0: ).

 

[SuperDan]

Well I got my cps1 & cps2 and neo geo ones looking cool ...much nicer ... I had some icons from wololo .. I just replaced them with the original icon set and renamed them to icono... Worked fine ..

 

[BurningDesire]

Thanks for this. In light of this discovery, I've updated the icon pack again! As before, it's for 2016-08-29 or newer.

https://mega.nz/#!sdRniI4B!F0H_vcThZ4MeJHGyKCgeMuCELIv3ruKetWvsid2isR8

Full credit goes to both MelonBread for making the icons and LiveArea screens, and @hiroakihsu for modifying the FBA icons and also finding the above icons. I take NO credit - I have done nothing other than renaming the folders so people can easily drag-and-drop them. All cores should now have icons except EightyOne and Fuse. I have duplicated the FBAlpha and MAME2000 icons so FBAlpha2012 and MAME2003 also have icons. I have also swapped the FCEUmm and QuickNES icons because the latter icon differed the most from the Nestopia icon and I'm assuming most people don't use QuickNES.

Remember, drop all the RETR000x folders into ur0:/appmeta/ (NOT ux0: ).

I am currently quite new to retroarch on vita. how do I install the VPks with the icon? Do i install the VPk first then the Icons?

 

[sj33]

I am currently quite new to retroarch on vita. how do I install the VPks with the icon? Do i install the VPk first then the Icons?

Yep, install the VPKs then copy the icons across, overwriting any existing files.

 

[ThaShark316]

Installed the VPKs, then icons. Still getting the generic libretro icon.

Also, no fix for the Midway games on MAME? (Open Ice, NBA Jam, MK, etc) They all run slow!

 

[hiroakihsu]

Installed the VPKs, then icons. Still getting the generic libretro icon.

Did you drop all the RETR000x folders from sj33's icon pack into ur0:/appmeta/ (NOT ux0: )?
Did you try restarting your vita after that?
Do you have your Retroarch core apps inside a folder? If so, try dragging them out of the folder and then back in (that worked for me).

 

[wakabayashy]

hi there, succefully installed vpk and icons (thanks)

i've been running trouble with pc engine cde :

-rom pc engine cd don't work :
here's my folder :

/ux0:/roms/PC-Engine CD/Dragon Slayer.bin
/ux0:/roms/PC-Engine CD/Dragon Slayer.cue
/ux0:/data/retroarch/cores/system/syscard3.pce

what's my problem ?

 

[SuperDan]

Did you add bios to neo geo rom file neogeo.zip ..add that
when u load rom wait at lest 20 secs... mine takes a while screen flashes green
then rom loads
all my roms are in zip folders

 

[wakabayashy]

for neo geo it's ok, I've solved it thanks

can you help me for the pc engine folder ?

 

[SuperDan]

I didn't do the Pc E, one but im guessing it would be the same process
try 1 zip.rom & one unzipped ..

 

[wakabayashy]

it's ok, i've download a .iso version and it's work, so it seems retroarch doesn't accept the .bin file for pce

thanks for your help

 

[xoleras20099]

it's ok, i've download a .iso version and it's work, so it seems retroarch doesn't accept the .bin file for pce

thanks for your help

After you unzip the .bin and .cue, if you rename them without editing the .cue file in an editor, you'll break the game. Try playing the game without renaming it.

 

[SeongGino]

After you unzip the .bin and .cue, if you rename them without editing the .cue file in an editor, you'll break the game. Try playing the game without renaming it.

More specifically, make sure the .CUE file points to the correct Binary/Binaries+Music files.
Otherwise, PCE works without issue.

Anyways, I'm still alive. Will update the thread shortly...

Now, no idea if anyone else has caught this yet, but the last two buildbot entries are broken. For the moment, please use the August 29th Nightly, as listed in the OP, for testing.

Edit: Thread updated. It has taken me too long to update it this time... apologies/thanks to @sj33 as always!

 

[niuus]

Did you drop all the RETR000x folders from sj33's icon pack into ur0:/appmeta/ (NOT ux0: )?
Did you try restarting your vita after that?
Do you have your Retroarch core apps inside a folder? If so, try dragging them out of the folder and then back in (that worked for me).

Installed the VPKs, then icons. Still getting the generic libretro icon.

I am having the exact same problem. The icon0.png was properly overwritten, and the PSTV restarted. No dice.

 

[SeongGino]

I am having the exact same problem. The icon0.png was properly overwritten, and the PSTV restarted. No dice.

Try again with the proper icons link here.
Once again, remember to install the VPKs first (Recommend removing all the previous RA cores via CMA beforehand), and THEN FTP the icons from the pack to uR0:appmeta/, NOT uX0:appmeta/ (uR0: has no "app/" or "addcont/" folders, in case you need to know).
If you use a client such as WinSCP and get warned about overwriting folders, you're doing it right.
Restart to view changes (Because the Vita has to re-cache the icons).