Script - Autotrasfer ROMS and BIOS from USB key and backup save data and configs

ideelibre

Since it was problematic with my bartop the transfer of the rom (without keyboard or pc in lan) I decided to take a cue from Retropie creating a script that automatically transfers the Roms and Bios at the insertion of a USB stick

The script is composed by:
- usbsync.sh (is the actual script)
- recalbox-usbmount.sh (is a modified copy of the existing file)
- install.sh (which is used to copy the other two scripts to the right folder)

Installation:

1- copy the three files to the USB stick
2- create a folder called "batocera" in the root of the USB stick
3- Connect the USB stick to your retrogaming system
4- launch the install.sh file
5- unmount and remount the USB stick
6- usbsync.sh will create the two roms and bios folders (with their subfolders) inside /batocera

Now everything is ready and the USB stick is initialized

Operation:

1- insert the pen into the PC and copy the roms inside the respective folders to /batocera/roms ...
2- same thing for bios if necessary
3- Connect the USB stick to your retrogaming system
4- the usbsync.sh script will copy the files on the USB stick into the memory of your retrogaming system
5- after the transfer, a file called "roms_list.txt" will be created inside the USB stick with the list of the roms present
6- if everything has worked correctly, the stick is automatically disassembled

Now you need to reload the list of games via the Emulation Station menu

The script also backups save data and configs to the USB stick

ideelibre

You can find the script here:

https://app.box.com/s/768hxe4vzpxqy7saanz3qyp9f3v5s6gh

nadenislamarre

note that if you go in menu>system>save data it do save exactly the files on a usb key and you can even restore them easyly without any manual action.

ideelibre

It's not the same.
Mainly my script is used to transfer ROMS from USB to the Batocera machine.

Example:
I find a new rom I want to install to the system, I copy it to the USB stick and automatically the script will copy the rom to the system...

nadenislamarre

@ideelibre the link contains only a install.sh file or i am wrong ? nothing missing.
batocera doesn't support such a feature in fact because i don't know how to handle it.
for example, ifsomebody put a file "game1.iso" at the top of the usb key, what the copy is supposed to do? how to guess for which emulator this game is ?

ideelibre

The link was wrong, try this:
https://app.box.com/s/768hxe4vzpxqy7saanz3qyp9f3v5s6gh

When you connect your USB stick for the first time, the script create the roms structure on it.
Then you must copy your new roms into the relative dir.