5.22 RC1

nadenislamarre

The 5.22 RC0 build is in progress.
If no big issue is found with it, it will become the official 5.22

The current changelog:
nvidia-driver: version bump (418.74)
moonlight: bump to v2.4.10
amiberry: bump v2.25
fix: libretro-genesisplusgx for rockpro64
fix: Citra emulator in the center of the screen
add: naomi and atomiswave for odroid xu4
add: libretro-neocd for NeoGeo CD
advancemame: removed
citra-emu: updated and standard core for the Nintendo 3DS
mupen64plus: bump to 2.5.9
fix: mupen64 widescreen mode
wii/gc: dolphin version bump (5.0-9896)
es-retropie integration
theme compatibility with retropie
videos previews
add: ES theme installer (menu> system> update> install theme)
add: ES menu for RetroAchievements status
new default theme : es-theme-carbon
add: screensavers for slideshow and "random video" (aka demo mode)
kid/kiosk modes
choose the default system at startup
choose randomly a game
cec in es
scrapper fixed
add: pokemon-mini
add: sufami turbo
add: nintendo satellaview
add: amstrad GX4000
decoration/bezels: Add light realistic Cathodic CRT effect to improve original fidelity image. (Possibility to use shaders too)
remove recalbox-theme (because of new licence restrictions)
specific favorite system removed (will be added properly later)
emulator configuration by game removed (will be added properly later)
add: libretro-reicast-wince (x64)
retroarch: added audio and video filters
retroarch: bump to v1.7.7
update: libretro packages
* substituted: libretro-fbalpha by libretro-fbneo

joinski

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I guess bezels only work out of the box for 1080p resolution.
If you set resolution to any other setting (like 800x480 for example) then the bezels do not work.

nadenislamarre
Great job!
i just tested the RPi3 image and control in dreamcast is now working (but i had to install from scratch on a fresh formatted sd-card.... before i just updated from a previous 5.22 beta and controls in dreamcast still did not work).
Also i noticed that i only had to enter date and time only once for the first boot. after i created a memory card save file (within the game, i used Marvel vs. Capcom 2) it was not neccessary anymore 🙂 -> @luizthiago you should have a look here 😉

But one thing i noticed with dreamcast:
At default Settings under Game Settings/Advanced/Dreamcast (everything on AUTO) the resolution is 720p and the Game Ratio is 4:3.
But when i change resolution to "TV 640x480 P60HZ 4:3 (because this will increase performance a bit in certain games maybe, i have to test yet) the aspect ratio is 16:9 (image is stretched), even when i set Game Ratio to 4/3 or try other TV Mode resolutions, the image is still stretched with 16:9 aspect ratio 🙁

For N64 it is like this:
At default with everything under Game Settings/Advanced/N64 on AUTO the resolution is 640x480 and the image is stretched to 16:9 aspect ratio. And no matter what "TV Mode" or "Game Ratio" i set, the image is always stretched to 16:9 aspect ratio.
The only way i found out, to get 4:3 image, was to set Emulator to Libretro and Core to MUPEN64PLUS, MUPEN64PLUS-NEXT or PARALLEL_N64, Game Ratio 4/3 and TV Mode to "TV 1920x1080 P60HZ 16:9".

When you set Emulator to Libretro and leave Core at "AUTO" then games do not start (black screen, then it goes back to ES Menu). So i would suggest to remove "AUTO", when Emulator is set to Libretro.

Just small things, but maybe annoying for some people (like me, who does not like football-heads 😃 )
But i will do further testing and give more feedback 😉

Snap72

nadenislamarre It's a super solid release, only issues i can found are that it still miss lr-vice as optional emulator for C64, even i appreciate that you configured spacebar as second button on Vice.
Also scanlines and retro shader set from menu does not apply.

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Not a thing to mention esp. for the RC0 release. But I never ever was able to get the Bezels working on my 7" SPI display. It's 800x480 pixel so I think I've to refactor some things on my own right?

luizthiago

joinski I have noted the same :

1) Now the date/time set if maded one time is not necessary anymore ! So, it's solved.

2) The aspect ratio changes if you change resolutions and not respecting the config maded for 4:3 or 16/9 ...the problems regarding aspect ratio persists to me .... I prefer it in 16/9 always ...but the settings not work properly...unfortunately

maybe, as @nadenislamarre says, it can be solved futurely ...i hope

nadenislamarre

@[deleted] https://batocera-linux.xorhub.com/forum/d/2444-bezels-refuse-to-display

nadenislamarre

@Snap72 "scanlines and retro shader set from menu does not apply." : which arch ? not sure to understand. works for me. somebody else has the issue ?

Snap72

nadenislamarre The scanlines set selectable into emulation station menu, there's two types: "scanlines" and "retro" but non of them apply. You can select shader into retroarch though

fery65

nadenislamarre I had this issue with beta 3 rpi3. I did not test rc0 yet.

nadenislamarre

@joinski for dreamcast.
as a general rule, just remove /userdata/system/configs/<emulator> (and reboot, soon no more needed). to avoid a reinstall.
yes, bios was fixed but requires 2 files to be aligned, and thus, the removal of some config data is mandatory (remove /userdata/system/configs/reicast and rebooot is enough)
for the rest, strange that you had to reinstall. can you reproduce to generate a log ?
for the ratio, there are several parameter that affect it. the tv ratio supported, params, and reicast bugs about ratio. hard to know where is the problem. the only configuration in batocera is
https://github.com/batocera-linux/batocera.linux/blob/master/package/batocera/core/batocera-configgen/configgen/configgen/generators/reicast/reicastGenerator.py#L55

if system.config["ratio"] == "16/9": => 16/9 in es, then, we force rend.WideScreen to 1, else, it is automaticly configured by reicast (and possibly buggy)

When you set Emulator to Libretro and leave Core at "AUTO" then games do not start (black screen, then it goes >>back to ES Menu). So i would suggest to remove "AUTO", when Emulator is set to Libretro.
i agree that this is a bug. but i'm not sure about the correct way to fix. i'll analyze better. i mark it inmy todo list for 5.23

At default with everything under Game Settings/Advanced/N64 on AUTO the resolution is 640x480 and the image is stretched to 16:9 aspect ratio
i think it depends on the tv. i will do more tests, but some tv stretched by themself and i can't really do things like i don't know howthe tv will behave.

joinski

nadenislamarre strange that you had to reinstall. can you reproduce to generate a log ?

i think it is not neccessary to reproduce as the previous beta versions only have had this bug and now with rc0 it is fixed.

nadenislamarre i agree that this is a bug. but i'm not sure about the correct way to fix. i'll analyze better. i mark it inmy todo list for 5.23

thanks! 🙂

nadenislamarre i think it depends on the tv. i will do more tests, but some tv stretched by themself and i can't really do things like i don't know howthe tv will behave.

my tv does not stretch the image by itself (i have deactivated this function, so that the tv will always show the image just like it is/the source is sending it).
but it is not a big deal, i will just use one of the libretro cores for N64, if i want to play in 4:3 ratio (also then there will be the beautiful bezels at the sides 🙂 )
for dreamcast i will just use TV Mode AUTO (=720p) if i want to play in 4:3 ratio 🙂 so everything fine for me.

so far i did not find any other bugs/problems with RC0 of 5.22 for the RPi3 🙂 Outstanding job and a big Thank you for all the great work you (all devs and people who are helping) have done!
i'm looking forward for the x86_64 version to test 😉

angelus9151

I have same problem. Im going replace config file with 5.21 and see of that helps.

nadenislamarre

ok. sorry, i confirm. let me analyze.

nadenislamarre

@joinski @angelus9151 i've the same issue with my tv, but in the mupen configuration file for gliden, it is set à 4/3.
batocera can't really do more. but what is strange to me is that the resolution 640x480 which is not 16/9, and my tv displays this as 16/9 on the tv. this is why i think it is related to the tv

$ batocera-resolution currentResolution
640x480

nadenislamarre

hum. we have updated shaders. i think that some shaders doesn't work on some architectures.
i've done my tests on x86_64, all worked.
but today, on rpi, i've shaders not applied, sure.
can you confirm you're on rpi too ?

Snap72

nadenislamarre Yes, testing on Rpi3B+, sorry i always forgot to mention :p

edu6455

nadenislamarre hola buenos dias soy nuevo en batocera . e probado la beta en pc una de mis dudas son los shaders que no e podido hacerlos fucionar. retro y linias y haciendolo manual con retroarch por mas de guardar los cambios se reinician al apagar . gracias si pueden responder esta duda

angelus9151

Sorry i was talking about shaders staying saved. Other then that everything for me works great. Keep up the good work.🙂

fery65

edu6455 se supone que por la version x86 de PC los shaders funcionan en rpi3 tuve problemas. No sé si sera solucionado en la version estable. Pero el problema ya fue reportado

edu6455

fery65 ok muchas gracias voy a probar la version x86 rc0 a ver si se soluciono el problema muchas gracias a la gente que trabaja en esto y ayuda en el foro .

edu6455

una pregunta perdonen mi ignorancia se puede de alguna manera modificar algun parametro para que dentro de la lista de juegos de un sistema se puede ir moviendo solo . ejemplo: como pandora box se van moviendo y presentando los videos ???????

fery65

edu6455 lamentable no, pero en ingles se lo puedes sugerir como novedades en las proximas versiones a @ nadenislamarre