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You can install retroarch with some cores (actual emulators) by putting something like this in your <code>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</code> | You can install retroarch with some cores (actual emulators) by putting something like this in your <code>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</code> | ||
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== Bugs == | == Bugs == | ||
=== Input Reset === | |||
beetle-psx-hw input (by keyboard anyway) only works if you go to <code>Settings -> Input -> Port 1 Controls -> Device Type</code> and set it to PlayStation Controller '''every time you run the emulator'''. | beetle-psx-hw input (by keyboard anyway) only works if you go to <code>Settings -> Input -> Port 1 Controls -> Device Type</code> and set it to PlayStation Controller '''every time you run the emulator'''. | ||
=== Missing Icons === | |||
No icons show in the GUI, including the mouse cursor. You need to go to <code>Online Updater > Update Assets</code> to download the icons. You can navigate the GUI with only the keyboard. Press enter to open sections/pages, backspace to go back out, arrow keys to choose between options (left/right change some values). | No icons show in the GUI, including the mouse cursor. You need to go to <code>Online Updater > Update Assets</code> to download the icons. You can navigate the GUI with only the keyboard. Press enter to open sections/pages, backspace to go back out, arrow keys to choose between options (left/right change some values). | ||
Revision as of 06:28, 5 August 2022
You can install retroarch with some cores (actual emulators) by putting something like this in your /etc/nixos/configuration.nix
environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
(retroarch.override {
cores = [
libretro.genesis-plus-gx
libretro.snes9x
libretro.beetle-psx-hw
];
})
libretro.genesis-plus-gx
libretro.snes9x
libretro.beetle-psx-hw
];
The cores are defined here:
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/applications/emulators/retroarch/cores.nix#L121
Once you update your system you can run retroarch to access the main gui, or eg retroarch-mednafen-psx-hw my-game-file.cue to run a game directly.
Gotchas
Not all the graphics settings are in the same place. You'll want to look under the top-level Settings (in the left column under Main Menu) and also under Main Menu -> Quick Menu -> Options
Bugs
Input Reset
beetle-psx-hw input (by keyboard anyway) only works if you go to Settings -> Input -> Port 1 Controls -> Device Type and set it to PlayStation Controller every time you run the emulator.
Missing Icons
No icons show in the GUI, including the mouse cursor. You need to go to Online Updater > Update Assets to download the icons. You can navigate the GUI with only the keyboard. Press enter to open sections/pages, backspace to go back out, arrow keys to choose between options (left/right change some values).