<![CDATA[[GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta!]]>0_1562267114308_D97VResXsAEYRcE.jpg

Here it is! Public beta for GPi Case is available!

Beta 4 - 2019-09-08

You CANNOT update from beta 1-3 to beta 4. Fresh install required.

Please, read carrefully this post. Do not jump quickly to the download link without reading the whole post.

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Just flash and boot!

It's that simple! Recalbox detects and installs automatically everything required to make your GPi case working fine.

Just flash your SD card with the following image, insert the SD card into the GPi cartridge, and switch your GPi on!

DOWNOAD LINK

Wait for a few seconds, then you should see the following image on screen:

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Wait a few more seconds (this can be longer for large SD cards) until EmulationStation starts with its usual screen:

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Then, enjoy an optimized theme to make your experience rich, smooth and fun!

Enjoy your Recalbox'ed GPi Case 😉

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What's different from a regular Recalbox?

When Recalbox detects and installs all GPi case stuffs, it also changes some settings to let you go playing quickly.
Obviously, all settings are available through the START menu and you can still change back what you want.

Here is the list of the modified settings:

  • All videomode are set to default to avoid useless HDMI resolution changes
  • GPi's hostname is set to RECALBOXGPI
  • Kodi and button X are disabled
  • Virtual game pad is disabled
  • Update is disabled
  • Netplay is disabled
  • Bluetooth is disabled
  • XArcade & PS3 drivers are disabled
  • Music popup are disabled
  • XBOX360 configuration is replaced with GPi's one (Yes, the GPi controller is also an XBOX360!)
  • Our optimized theme recalbox-gpicase is copied into /recalbox/share/themes and activated

What's new in the beta 2:

  • Some changes in the default theme
  • Fix most of sound hiss and humm
  • Power optimization (HDMI and Pi0's LED powered down)
  • Lots of emulators/cores updated

What's new in the beta 3:

  • Added PCSX Rearmed standalone: Buttons are mapped according to your Recalbox configuration. However, pad number and dpad/joysticks are not. This makes no difference on GPi, but using a Pi0 elsewhere might cause some pad configurations not working properly. This standalone emulator has been heavily modified to mimic the libretro version, however not all features are mapped and/or available. You can save/load with SELECT+X/Y, change slot with SELECT+UP/DOWN. Some other features may have been mapped to SELECT+A/B/RIGHT/LEFT but they could change in the final release.
  • Added PISNES (Snes9x) standalone: Same remarks as for PCSX Rearmed. Both emulator does not have an Hotkey entry, so HK is hard-mapped to SELECT for both emulator, even on non-GPi Pi0.

Here is also what's installed:

  • dpi-pizero-gpicase.dtbo : GPI's screen driver
  • pwm-audio-pizero-gpicase.dtbo : GPi's sound driver
  • GPi special shutdown script, initially made by Retroflag and heavily modified for quick shutdown.

Setup WIFI connection

You can still use the START menu, get into network sub-menus and configure your WIFI.
However, on the GPi, you have no choice but to use the controller and the virtual keyboard to enter your WIFI password. If your password is complex, this can quickly turn into a painful task.

Here is a quick solution, step by step:

  • Flash and boot your GPi. Once EmulationStation is up, press START, enter the Network menu, enable the WIFI and select your SSID.
  • Stop your GPi using the SELECT menu / Shutdown option, and wait for Recalbox to shutdown!
  • Remove the SD card and use an SD adapter to access the BOOT partition on your PC.
  • Open the file recalbox-backup.conf, go to the line starting with ;wifi.key=
  • Remove the ; character and add your WIFI password after the =.
  • Save the file, insert the SD card into your GPi and boot.
  • Once EmlulationStation is up, your WIFI connection should be up also
  • Open \\recalboxgpi\share\system\recalbox.conf and change the ;wifi.key= once again. You may change this file using nano via an SSH connection also.
  • Save the file. That's all, your connection is set up.

Installing games

If your GPi is connected to your network, you should be able to install games as usual, using the samba share ( \recalboxgpi\share in a file explorer) or via the WebManager ( http://recalboxgpi in a web client)

If your GPi case is not connected, and you're running Windows on your PC, you may:

  • Boot on a Linux live-CD, and access your regular disks as well as the share partition on your SD card, so that you can copy what you need on the SD card.
  • Install Paragon Software to access EXT4 linux partition on your SD Card ( https://www.paragon-software.com/fr/home/linuxfs-windows/ )

Enjoy your favorite games!

What you should know...

What game can I run on a GPi case?

You can run any 8/16 console/computer available up to Arcade games.
Yes you can! Really 🙂

For arcade, you have PiFBA an ARM optimized FBA version that require a 0.2.96.37 romset.
FBNeo (formerly FBAlpha), MAME2000 up to MAME2003plus run also very well and lots of games are playable.

Some GBA/SNES games, as well as Arcade games, may suffer some lags or slowness. In such case, you may want to disable rewind option in Emulator Advanced Options.

Needless to say, even with optimized options, some games won't run at full speed.

Obviously, I do not recommend to install computer games as they often require a keyboard or a mouse to run.

Can I overclock my Pi0?

Unfortunately, the Raspberry Pi0 is not easy to overclock. Moreover, the GPi cartridge does not have air vents to let the hot air out (At least on the GPi case v1 we use while writting this lines).
And the most important: This beta version DO NOT have proper O/C settings for the Raspberry Pi0.

How long can I play on battery?

First tests tend to show you can play about 2h on battery.

Don't forget your GPi has also an USB power cord. In a car or at home, use the USB cord.
If the cartridge back gets too hot, we recommend to stop your GPi and let it cool down a while.

How can I scrape my games?

The internal scraper is still unavailable in this beta version.
We really recommend to use an external scraper. It faster and better. You may also configure image max size to 170x170 to save space and improve the speed in EmulationStation.

Will I be able to update this beta version?

Yes. With a valid WIFI connection and update option on in EmulationStation, this beta will update to the 6.1 final release when it's available.
UNTIL THE FINAL 6.1 IS AVAILABLE, DO NOT UPDATE YOUR BETA VERSION!
... or you will fall back to a regular 6.0...

What else?

We're still working on optimizing the boot sequence and you could expect faster boots with the final release.
The default theme is still under construction and you could also expect some changes.

Can I install other themes?

Yes. And No.
It is NOT recommended to install regular theme, done for higher resolution. They are not optimized, and may be a lot slower!
However, you may want to give a try to the @mYSt 's Next-Pixel theme for the GPi available HERE
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Troubleshootings

If you're facing bugs or misbehavior, and especially if you are in the following situations:

  • On first boot, there is nothing on the screen after a reasonable amount of time
  • You cannot set up the WIFI connection

Zip the following files from the BOOT partition (the one you can read in any Operation System) and post your file here:

  • config.txt
  • recalbox-backup.conf
  • hardware.log
]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/18156/gpi-case-recalbox-6-1-beta-4-pre-release-new-public-betaRSS for NodeThu, 21 May 2026 08:32:30 GMTTue, 25 Jun 2019 18:03:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Mon, 30 Sep 2019 05:53:50 GMT]]>Final release here: http://archive.recalbox.com

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/135966https://forum.recalbox.com/post/135966Mon, 30 Sep 2019 05:53:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:27:51 GMT]]>How do the rewind/save state functions work without a hotkey?

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/135160https://forum.recalbox.com/post/135160Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:27:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:02:12 GMT]]>Since I upgraded to beta 4 my connection (Wifi) is pretty instable.

I’ve setup Network settings and connect properly.
I can see the RECALBOXGPI on my Windows Network, I can connect FTPS, I can access to the shell through SSH. I start Skraper and at some point the connection turn to be instable and cut-off. Windows says there is problem (Diagnose?) or I got a blue spinning wheel, etc.

I had to re-run several time Skraper for the same system to have all the games scrapped.
It didn’t happen with Beta3.

My logs (/var/log/messages):
1 01:16:52 RECALBOX daemon.info connmand[210]: wlan0 {RX} 90909 packets 38625550 bytes Jan 1 01:16:52 RECALBOX daemon.info connmand[210]: wlan0 {TX} 131383 packets 185170238 bytes Jan 1 01:16:52 RECALBOX daemon.info connmand[210]: wlan0 {update} flags 36867 <UP> Jan 1 01:16:52 RECALBOX daemon.info connmand[210]: wlan0 {newlink} index 2 address B8:27:EB:BC:85:15 mtu 1500 Jan 1 01:16:52 RECALBOX daemon.info connmand[210]: wlan0 {newlink} index 2 operstate 2 <DOWN> Jan 1 02:16:52 RECALBOX daemon.info avahi-daemon[698]: Withdrawing address record for 10.0.0.107 on wlan0. Jan 1 02:16:52 RECALBOX daemon.info avahi-daemon[698]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv4 with address 10.0.0.107. Jan 1 02:16:54 RECALBOX daemon.info ntpd[691]: Deleting interface #3 wlan0, 10.0.0.107#123, interface stats: received=4, sent=68, dropped=0, active_time=1000 secs Jan 1 02:16:54 RECALBOX daemon.info ntpd[691]: 212.26.18.41 local addr 10.0.0.107 -> <null> Jan 1 02:16:54 RECALBOX daemon.info ntpd[691]: 185.23.154.26 local addr 10.0.0.107 -> <null> Jan 1 02:16:54 RECALBOX daemon.info ntpd[691]: 118.189.138.5 local addr 10.0.0.107 -> <null> Jan 1 02:16:54 RECALBOX daemon.info ntpd[691]: 207.148.72.47 local addr 10.0.0.107 -> <null> Jan 1 02:16:54 RECALBOX daemon.info ntpd[691]: Deleting interface #5 wlan0, fe80::ba27:ebff:febc:8515%2#123, interface stats: received=0, sent=0, dropped=0, active_time=1000 secs Jan 1 02:16:54 RECALBOX daemon.info avahi-daemon[698]: Interface wlan0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS. Jan 1 01:16:54 RECALBOX user.err kernel: [ 1016.482984] brcmfmac: brcmf_proto_bcdc_query_dcmd: brcmf_proto_bcdc_msg failed w/status -110

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134807https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134807Tue, 17 Sep 2019 17:02:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:54:32 GMT]]>@paradadf salut and all good, english is not my mother tongue but I have a little knowledge in UI/UX.
As guideline it is good practice to put the important meaning of a message in the 5 first words.

Par exemple: "Merci et bravo aux benevoles pour tout votre travail sur Recalbox". 😉

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134805https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134805Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:54:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:21:58 GMT]]>@bernie-ran I didn’t try to patronise anyone and I certainly didn’t want to start a discussion. But I’ll tell you something... no one on the team has english as his native tongue, so you can’t expect every formulation to be perfect. It is more than understandable though, and if someone takes the time to write something (on the first post, which anyone should read, always), the least I can expect is for someone else that tries to use the stuff there is to read it.
And yes, this is the place for anything related to the beta.
Have a good one.

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134797https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134797Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:21:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Tue, 17 Sep 2019 07:52:00 GMT]]>@paradadf, no I didn’t, but I also didn’t blame anybody so please no need to patronise.

But if you want to start a discussion, in my opinion UI and UX have to adapt to human and not the contrary.
It is well know in 2019 that people don't read more than 3 to 5 words before moving next line.

If it can improve communication, the warning should have said;
DON’T USE THE INTERNAL UPDATE option until the final 6.1 is available

Good luck with 6.1 final you are doing a great job.

PS : Is it the place to post issues and logs ?

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134788https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134788Tue, 17 Sep 2019 07:52:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Mon, 16 Sep 2019 21:11:43 GMT]]>@bernie-ran didn’t you read the warning?
UNTIL THE FINAL 6.1 IS AVAILABLE, DO NOT UPDATE YOUR BETA VERSION!

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134765https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134765Mon, 16 Sep 2019 21:11:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:44:27 GMT]]>All was working fine then I spotted an update request.
I updated... and I’m back to 6.0.

Aoutch...

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134753https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134753Mon, 16 Sep 2019 18:44:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Sun, 15 Sep 2019 12:40:39 GMT]]>Hi ich habe die beta 4 installiert - aber wen ich in denn System Menü sage spiel Liste aktualisieren dann bleibt im dem Schwarzen Recalbox screen Stecken. das gleiche passiert wen ich über das Menü ( Nicht immer ) Neustart oder abschalten sage. ich habe schon ein neu install versucht das problem bleibt bestehen ...... oh und beim versuch zu Scrappen kommt die sd karte wäre voll sagt man dann abrechen hängt es sich auch auf!

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134700https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134700Sun, 15 Sep 2019 12:40:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Mon, 09 Sep 2019 06:13:47 GMT]]>Can't upload NES roms
The Nes folder don't open via web manager.

All other upload working.

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134375https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134375Mon, 09 Sep 2019 06:13:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Sun, 08 Sep 2019 22:49:35 GMT]]>Hi team. I'm installed the new beta 4 but after install, no work the d-pad.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Carlos.-

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134372https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134372Sun, 08 Sep 2019 22:49:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Sun, 08 Sep 2019 12:24:06 GMT]]>The beta 4 is more a pre-release than a new beta.
There is new emulators, EmulationStation optimizations, etc...
Regarding the GPi version itself, the most important change is the sound: it should no longer saturate or suffer heavy distortion.

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134351https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134351Sun, 08 Sep 2019 12:24:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Sun, 08 Sep 2019 09:33:27 GMT]]>What's new in the beta 4

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134343https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134343Sun, 08 Sep 2019 09:33:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Sun, 08 Sep 2019 07:31:32 GMT]]>Beta 4 (aka pre-release) unleashed.

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134336https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134336Sun, 08 Sep 2019 07:31:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Thu, 05 Sep 2019 20:20:46 GMT]]>Hi, after i install the image of beta 3 my screen don't show nothing after several time. I upload my config.txt, hardware log for you to know about the issue. Thanks.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YU8Sxnt_xsLzFInQrkL2cCOGDDLbAY4l/view

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134290https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134290Thu, 05 Sep 2019 20:20:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Wed, 04 Sep 2019 06:36:42 GMT]]>6.1 beta 3
My problems:
Scummvm - no mouse steering
Dos - don't Start - I see the Dosbox-Logo but then it goes back to ES
I can't see my Screenshots in ES

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134223https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134223Wed, 04 Sep 2019 06:36:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Thu, 29 Aug 2019 08:35:12 GMT]]>Compared to customized images like Supreme GPi, Recalbox isn't quite there yet in terms of performance on the GPi case.

Don't get me wrong, I love Recalbox, I have both my home arcade and a custom mini cab running it, but this beta doesn't cut it IMHO.

Let's give time to the devs, in a couple of weeks/months it should be as good as usual.

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134052https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134052Thu, 29 Aug 2019 08:35:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Thu, 29 Aug 2019 07:34:58 GMT]]>@sibobbbe indeed I have tried several ps1 games on the rg300 and speed is quite decent I'd say ! I'm really surprised at the performance and the devs probably have optimized the emulator a lot. Hats off to them !
All in all, it's my favorite emulation handheld for the moment. Ok, same cpu as the ldk for example, but ergonomics are better and the L/R buttons are very neat.

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134049https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134049Thu, 29 Aug 2019 07:34:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:54:53 GMT]]>@sibobbbe I fixed my issue. I just allowed my router to accept the MAC address of the GPI case and i was able to transfer over my files. Works great now.

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134033https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134033Wed, 28 Aug 2019 19:54:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 16:52:46 GMT]]>@tyrell Your're right the GPI screen is better, it doesn't bother me personally. I wanted to love the GPI but Recalbox isn't there yet, so I decided on a $50 all-in machine with great L/R buttons, quick boot, standard USB-C charging, no AA batteries. It's just fun, as opposed to work. PSX emulation with overclock seemed as good as GPI to me (which is to say, OK but not amazing). Love recalbox on my Pi, and hope it runs great for everyone in a few months' time.

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134025https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134025Wed, 28 Aug 2019 16:52:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Wed, 28 Aug 2019 06:11:39 GMT]]>I agree that RG 300 is a pretty neat device, I also own one. But indeed the GPi screen has much better contrast, also I hope to obtain better PSX emulation with it.

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134010https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134010Wed, 28 Aug 2019 06:11:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Tue, 27 Aug 2019 21:04:50 GMT]]>@sibobbbe said in [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 3 - New Public Beta!:

@iggy310 I haven't I'm afraid! Just adding games exactly per instructions shouldn't result in the entire GPI interface disappearing. I hope it's fixed for you eventually. I gave up on the GPI, too much tinkering for me, bought an RG300 which just works for what I want without fuss.

You know what, I really like the rg300. It's a very nice little console and the emulators are mostly very optimized for this small cpu. Ergonomics are good, as is battery life. Screen is so-so...
Gpi case screen is sooo much better !

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134005https://forum.recalbox.com/post/134005Tue, 27 Aug 2019 21:04:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Tue, 27 Aug 2019 12:41:09 GMT]]>@iggy310 I haven't I'm afraid! Just adding games exactly per instructions shouldn't result in the entire GPI interface disappearing. I hope it's fixed for you eventually. I gave up on the GPI, too much tinkering for me, bought an RG300 which just works for what I want without fuss.

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/133987https://forum.recalbox.com/post/133987Tue, 27 Aug 2019 12:41:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 4 (pre-release) - New Public Beta! on Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:41:34 GMT]]>@tyrell said in [GPi Case] Recalbox 6.1 Beta 3 - New Public Beta!:

Bonjour,
J'ai des gros problèmes de son dans tous les émulateurs testés jusqu'à présent. Le son est totalement saturé, comme si on le passait dans une pédale de guitare (overdrive).
J'ai tenté de diminuer le volume général, genre je suis descendu de 75 à 50% mais là on n'entend même plus rien dans les émulateurs.
Je suppose que ces problèmes seront fixés dans la version finale ?
Merci !
Stéphane

Ok so I'll translate everything 🙂
In summary sound in all my emulators are saturated, like if it was going through an overdrive effect. Honestly, it really puts me off from using recalbox for the moment.
I even tried lowering the global volume from 75 to 50% but then I cannot hear anything ! Even with the volume pot to the maximum.

I guess you will sort this problem out in the final version.

Everybody should have the same problem, I suppose. I'm surprised I don't see more people with the same issue which is very annoying.

Anyway, otherwise, great job with this beta 3. Eagerly waiting to try the final version.

Best regards,

Stéphane

]]>https://forum.recalbox.com/post/133985https://forum.recalbox.com/post/133985Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:41:34 GMT