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    • Substring
      Substring last edited by OyyoDams

      Hi,

      As some of you may know already, 4.1 will be released on 13th of October 8pm CET. As you may have some questions before upgrading, let's try to summarize all here ! Feel free to ask questions related to 4.1, we'll eventually update this post to add them.

      As usual before a major update, we strongly recomment you make a backup of your data

      Recalbox version before upgrading

      I'm on 4.0.0 (or even before), can I upgrade ?
      No you can't.
      I'm on 4.0.1 or 4.0.2, can I upgrade ?
      Yep !
      I'm on a 4.1 unstable, can I upgrade
      We wouldn't recommend you upgrade from an unstable version for MANY reasons :

      • the .img has changed. If you were using an early one, you'll have some silent trouble while upgrading and won't notice it, making the upgrade partial and really buggy
      • some people still have a very early unstable 4.1, you won't be able to upgrade
      • people who upgraded from 4.0.x to unstable have better chances to update.

      The only ones who can do the upgrade are those who upgraded from 4.0.1/4.0.2 and were on the last unstable we released back in april. In that case, just change you updates.type to stable in the recalbox.conf

      It's way beyond the release time, and still no update showing, why ?
      The update is progressively made available to everyone. The 4.0.0 release was such a huge success that our servers were overwhelmed by the requests. So we made some changes to survive to this new upgrade 😉

      Hardware

      Does the internal Pi3/Pi0-w bluetooth work ?
      Yup !
      My bluetooth devices can't connect anymore since I upgraded !
      As stated in the upgrade log that you should have read, it is clearly stated that you must pair again all your bluetooth devices. This is due to a total rewrite of the bluetooth handling in Recalbox, there was no possible upgrade from before.
      I have a bluetooth USB dongle, how can I know if it's active and used with Recalbox
      So far it's all made on an assumption : USB devices will be started before the internal BT. Recalbox strictly pairs with hci0 which is the 1st BT device
      I want to disable the Pi3/Pi0-w internal BT
      Yes you can, here's how :

      1. SSH to your Recalbox
      2. mount -o remount, rw /boot
      3. edit /boot/config.txtand add dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt
      4. reboot

      How can I install Recalbox for PC
      It's the very same procedure as other platforms ! Plug your USB storage device (USB key or hard drive) and write the image as explained on https://youtu.be/1UBH4S6kG80
      If your device is not listed in Etcher, go to Options, and enable the Unsafe mode. Please take good care : all your storage devices will be listed, even your system hard drive !
      What PC configuration do you recommend
      Well ... None ! The PC world is so wide that we can't provide a compatibility list. As a general rule of thumb : if it works with Linux, it should work with Recalbox. The best is to burn the image as explained above and try by yourself.
      The compatible devices will improve with Recalbox updates (kernel, drivers ...). But we won't add some per-user driver for fancy devices.

      Software - splash video

      On which boards is it available ?
      Raspberry Pi (any version), Odroid C2 and XU4. Not yet available on PC
      Can the sound be muted/changed
      Nope, unless you edit the video
      Can it be changed ?
      Well ... yes, but we won't answer how.
      I have a USB sound card on my Pi, but I can't hear any sound of the splash video
      That is to be expected, the player can only output to HDMI and Jack.

      Emulators

      What are the arcade romsets for 4.1 ?

      • imame4all: 0.37b5 (hasn't changed)

      • mame2003: 0.78 (hasn't changed)

      • pifba: FBA 0.2.96.71 based on MAME 0.114 (hasn't changed)

      • fba_libretro: FBA 0.2.97.42 which is based on MAME 0.187 (romset updated)

      • advancemame: based on MAME 0.106 (new emulator)

      • PSX : required cue file.

      • Dreamcast required theses bios

      e10c53c2f8b90bab96ead2d368858623 dc_boot.bin
      0a93f7940c455905bea6e392dfde92a4 dc_flash.bin
      

      More to come ...

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      • voljega
        voljega Banned @Substring last edited by

        @Substring

        maybe a simple procedure to blacklist the internal bluetooth of the pi3 coul be usefull for all those who will be disappointed by its performance 😛

        also will there be a rewritten change log to better take into account what's new and what was removed (c64, etc...) ?

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        • rockaddicted
          rockaddicted @voljega last edited by

          @voljega c64, removed ?

          Recalbox V4.1.0 - RPI3 OC - Xbox360 wireless
          Wiki ENG : https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Mini-How-To-(EN)
          Wiki FR : https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Mini-How-To-(FR)

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          • voljega
            voljega Banned @rockaddicted last edited by

            @rockaddicted I thought so, for now 😛

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            • rockaddicted
              rockaddicted @voljega last edited by rockaddicted

              oh ok, maybe I'm wrong 😄

              Recalbox V4.1.0 - RPI3 OC - Xbox360 wireless
              Wiki ENG : https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Mini-How-To-(EN)
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                @voljega you can blacklist the internal bt of course. But it's started "way after" a dongle, so it won't be the primary device.

                Reminds me that if your paired your controller on the internal bt and plug a dongle, you'll have to pair it again with your dongle as the pairing information links the device mac address + the mac address of the bt device on the pi side (internal bt or dongle). I'll add this to the FAQ

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                • voljega
                  voljega Banned @Substring last edited by

                  @substring so if you boot with a dongle internal bt will never be used ?

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                    @voljega indeed. At least that's what happened to me

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                      upgrade possibility from unstable detailled in the 1st post

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                      • styletwo-wan
                        styletwo-wan @voljega last edited by

                        @voljega said in [4.1-stable] FAQ:

                        @Substring

                        maybe a simple procedure to blacklist the internal bluetooth of the pi3 coul be usefull for all those who will be disappointed by its performance 😛

                        Can you explain more about the "bad performance" in details ? Thanks !

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                        • voljega
                          voljega Banned @styletwo-wan last edited by

                          @styletwo-wan according to regular feedback seen here in the past six months, it seems that the internal bt is pretty crappy and this causes latency, lag, delay with controllers

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                          • Dragu
                            Dragu Banned last edited by Dragu

                            I use it for my bluetooth keyboard. (1byone) It works pretty good for me, but keyboard never far away. But no lacks so far. Just strange things with pairing. If I switch of keyboard and bartop, it arrives that they stay paired after switching on. But sometimes at starting of recalbox, to be able to use, necessary to delete connection, and reconnect as new controller. No way to understand why. I doubt that some other bluetooth devices "disturb" an established connection. I have some lying around in the corner, smartphone, watch, speaker.
                            I will install 4.1stable on a new SD Card. I was going back to march version of 4.1u because with last 4.1u the hifiberry card was not working. So, really interested in the new sound procedures.

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                            • voljega
                              voljega Banned @Dragu last edited by

                              @dragu yeah but I doubt you would really feel latency with a keyboard ?

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                              • Dragu
                                Dragu Banned @voljega last edited by

                                @voljega
                                Yes, and my latency with kb is beyond common sens. 😉

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                                • uzanto
                                  uzanto last edited by

                                  It's possible to deactivate video intro audio?

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                                    Substring @uzanto last edited by

                                    @uzanto no it's not. The volume has been lowered since the last unstable though

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                                    • JamieSection23
                                      JamieSection23 last edited by

                                      Great news, thanks for the info. Hopefully my controller will work fine now.

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                                      • Fishou
                                        Fishou last edited by

                                        I know it has been said somewhere else, but having information about the needed romsets for pifba, fba_libretro and mame in this update would be an nice addition to this post, as I think it will change for fba_libretro.

                                        Si vous débutez, je vous recommande de lire le glossaire.
                                        Je fais actuellement le Surchargeur RA, il est fourni tel quel, sans garanties.

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                                        • uzanto
                                          uzanto @Substring last edited by

                                          @substring It was an idea to add to the FAQ I think it's something that will be asked a lot.

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                                          • poumtaq
                                            poumtaq last edited by

                                            Such good news ! Many many thanks again for your work !
                                            🙂

                                            Bartop
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                                            -Dual-Controller Xin-Mo
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