Posts made by MegaTimX

@paradadf thanks, just searched the blog using ctrl+f. Should've thought of that before. I may have a sexy Dreamcast mod coming up then.

How good is Recalbox support for x86? I can't seem to find any information on it. Is it still being updated?

I highly doubt it, since it's probably a rare request. But I am considering making a system overhaul mod of a dead Dreamcast that will contain a disk drive(Although not BD-Rom unfortunately, since they don't exist outside of the console). I've never heard of it being done with Recalbox/Retropie so I am not sure if it is a feature built into either of the programs.
I remember doing it on Bleem years ago, and maybe ePSXE on PC if my memory is correct but haven't done it since.

Looking forward to the update. The only better option would be to put an itx or mini-stx(preferably) PC into a console. I was considering it, but it would cost a few hundred dollars to get a decent system. The XU4 has a good price to power ratio.

I 3D printed some cool cases and used them for some RPi3 RecalBox systems I am going to gift for Christmas.

Really cool. Nice job. I need to build one of these when I have the space.

I got two Rpi 3s to gift to family members, and while testing PSP games I was shocked at how poorly the Rpi 3 handles the system. I looked online and see people overclocking their RPi3s, buying heatsinks and fans to try and run PSP.
Why not just invest in an Odroid XU4 or XU4Q? At a cost of around $65(30 more than an RPi3) No need to even overclock and you'll be crushing PSP and N64, even playing some dreamcast.
I really appreciate the fact that RecalBox is developing for the XU4, and I'm looking forward to future releases.

When I boot, most of the time there is a blinding strobe-light sort of effect caused by the white Recalbox(ES) logo and the recalboxintro.mp4 video. I understand that the video is read only and cannot be edited, however, i cannot locate the white image. A simple solution would be to screenshot recalboxintro.mp4 and replace the white Recalbox(ES) boot logo with the screenshot, so even if the images alternate it won't be black/white, and may not be noticable.

Using an XU4, and whatever the latest release is for that.

Here are the two clashing screens.

@substring Yeah, no problem, I just wanted to keep it at max anyway. I just thought that the games had no sound since one of my cables from my TV to my sound system had become unplugged. In-app volume settings are probably only necessary on hand-held/arcade devices anyway. Thanks for the help.

@rockaddicted Yes, correct. Thank you. I double checked and the problem was with the wiring of my surround sound system.

Every time I try to adjust system volume in the menu, the second I leave the menu and return, it resets to 0%

Not sure if I'm just not doing something correctly, or if it is an issue of some sort.

@substring Any chance for an update to come around? The controller works perfectly while plugged in, fortunately.

3D Printed front ports, to resemble the original Playstation. Functional power button and always on system LED. Unfortunately I just can't get bluetooth working on RecalBox with the PS4 controller, no matter what. Not sure if it an XU4 exclusive problem.
This is my first SBC emulation build.

@megatimx I just ordered a new controller, maybe something was wrong with that one. It should get here in a few hours thanks to the wonders of Amazon.

@paradadf I actually saw that post and tried your suggestion earlier. I just tried it again now, pressed the button on the back of the DS4 while it was in pairing mode, I even tried selecting the "forget paired bluetooth devices" option in Recalbox.
Recalbox recognized the controller by it's ID numbers rather than "Wireless Controller". I tried to pair it and it gave the "Unable to pair controller" notification.

I actually got the controller working temporarily using the "bluetoothctl" command in putty, from the tutorial page. But once I restart the system it will not re-pair with the controller. Been at it for hours.

I think I have tried basically everything that can be done within reason. I even tried adding a command to the boot.ini file. I am just going to have to settle without a dreamcast emulator.

Let me add that I had RetroPie installed in the same Odroid XU4 earlier and the DS4 paired and worked without a hitch. I decided to start all over and install Recalbox because of the Dreamcast support.

Odroid XU4
Recalbox version (build) : 17.11.10.2
Hardware (Micro SD, Power Supply, etc.): Sandisk Ultra 16gb, 500gb Hitachi SATA hdd, Onvian Bluetooth 4.0 Dongle.
Controller(s): Dualshock 4 & Mouse/Keyboard

I've tried pairing using the inapp menu option, it didn't even pick up the DS4. I then looked at a tutorial and tried to set it up remotely in the command terminal.
Each time it connects it instantly disconnects automatically. Once I close the terminal down and restart Recalbox the DS4 will neither connect nor pair. If I use the menu pairing option Recalbox will now see the DS4, but when I try to pair it it fails and a message box saying it is "Unable to pair".
I am a few hours away from putting the SBC in the microwave and playing Pokemon Go in traffic.