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Then configure automatically all the parameters: To start the build process, which will generate the optimized executables of AdvanceMAME and AdvanceMENU, two preliminary steps are needed.įirst launch the script that generates the configuration file needed to build the sources:
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Source code will be downloaded into the advancemame folder of user's home, so enter this folder to continue: Proceed to download of AdvanceMAME source code from the official GitHub repository, using the git tool just installed:
How to use retropie with vga666 install#
Sudo apt-get install git autoconf automake libsdl2-dev libasound2-dev libfreetype6-dev zlib1g-dev libexpat1-dev libslang2-dev libncurses5-devĬonfirm the installation with uppercase "Y". First of all, install all the tools required to download and build latest source code on RPi, taking care to correctly type names of the various packages (git, autoconf etc.) followed by a space as separator: Time to build AdvanceMAME and AdvanceMENU from sources. At the end you will be greeted again by the flashing cursor of the prompt.
You will be asked to confirm installation with uppercase "Y". Now it is good to check if there are updates for the OS or its packages.
Finally, make sure that date and time are correct in INTERNATIONALISATION OPTIONS > CHANGE TIMEZONE (this to prevent issues during the build process of AdvanceMAME) I would also suggest to enable auto-login and disable wait-for-network in BOOT OPTIONS. Type:įirst of all expand the filesystem to take advantage of all the available storage on the micro-SD card: select the EXPAND FILESYSTEM option and follow the instructions (millennials: navigate with arrows and TAB keys, SPACE to select, ENTER to confirm, ESC to cancel).
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It will turn on and you'll see the boot sequence, then you will be asked to login with username (pi) and password (raspberry).Īfter the first boot it is recommended to run raspi-config utility to expand the filesystem and set correct date and time. Get ready for first boot: insert the micro-SD card and connect keyboard, HDMI monitor and power supply to RPi. Ĭonnect RPi to Internet: wired (ethernet) connection, which I recommend to beginners, does not requires any specific configuration in most cases.
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Unzip the archive and write (DO NOT copy) the ISO image on your micro-SD card. RASPBIAN INSTALLATION AND INITIAL CONFIGURATION
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A pleasant correspondence started (he is Italian like me), and now AdvanceMAME offers full support to Raspberry Pi including automatic creation of 'perfect' video modes with correct size and clock. An "explosive" combo of two new firmware features: creation of custom non-standard video modes and the ability to enable and modify them on the fly.Īt that time AdvanceMAME (a port of MAME 0.106) ran adequately on RPi 3 at fixed resolution, so in november 2016 I contacted Andrea Mazzoleni (developer of the Advance project) to chat about these new features and possibilities.Gert's VGA 666 board: a small hat that, through the GPIO port, provides a direct VGA output, i.e.Hi, this is an (updated) translation of a tutorial that I wrote on Arcadeitalia two years ago, which has become quite popular at the time.Įven if a little late, I'd like to share it on Arcade Projects (sorry for my bad "Engrish", any translation improvement is welcome, of course).Ī couple of years ago emulation on Raspberry Pi was (IMHO) rather inconsistent due to two technical limitations: very low computing power and absence of a good analogue video output (unless using adapters that introduced lag and invalidated the convenience of RPi as in this old but yet heroically pioneering tutorial).Īt the beginning of 2016, however, things changed: the Raspberry Pi 3 finally had enough computing power to emulate decently most of the arcade classics of the early '90s.Īs for analogue video output, there have been two significant improvements:
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