The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Software Forum => Linux => Topic started by: sroberts on November 22, 2015, 10:41:01 am
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Any tips on getting vector games like Asteroids to work using OpenGL graphics on Linux? I've tried different distros and mame versions but all with the same result - soft graphics functions but is too slow to be playable, and opengl graphics freezes after a period. :banghead: My latest attempt uses Arch linux with (old) RADEON X300 video.
Thanks,
Steve
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Now playing Asteroids using MAME on RetroPie on a Raspberry Pi 4 - it is Linux powered, easy to use and is very capable, especially given the small hardware/OS/$ footprint. AttractMode works great as the front end. The system boots up and shuts down fast, and there are no issues trying to hide MS Windows.
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I'm not familiar with AttachMode how are you able to use it along with RetroPie? There are a few folks around here trying to get the latest Mame running with a simple frontend that might be interested in the details of what you did. I would think you could follow the Mame install for a Pi in bbegin's thread and then couple it with AttractMode but I'm not sure how you make AM work with RetroPie.
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AttractMode (attractmode.org) has been around for quite a while, it is a fast, lightweight front-end for arcade cabinets. Retropie includes AttractMode as an "experimental" package, so it can be installed from the setup menu and made to run on startup, as described here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17819/attract-mode.
Retropie's default "front-end", EmulationStation, is mostly geared toward hand-held game controllers. My cabinet does not have a lot of buttons so I found it a challenge to map all of the controls needed by EmulationStation. For example I could not find a way to exit the emulator and shut down. AttractMode has an option to run a command on exit, so I have it run "sudo init 0", which shuts the Pi down in a few seconds.
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Cool...Yeah I had seen AttractMode before but didn't realize it was an option for RetroPie.
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There is a LOT of work being done on AM right now behind the scenes. Lots of really good stuff in the works for it... well, for an offshoot called AttractMode Plus. Stay tuned on that.
That said, custom compiling AM will get a few extra benefits like MMAL hardware acceleration. At some point that wasn't part of the experimental install. Don't know if that has changed or not. That is handy for better video processing of snaps. Anyway, if you plan to try that, make a backup of your image first. I've got instructions floating around if anyone wants to try it.
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In the process of building a Linux image for pc.
Compiling attract mode for it, but I'd check out what's new.