*** New Multiboard RaspberryJAMMA ***
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How do I go about updating to 3.7? I presume I need to the update over FileZilla to the Pi's SD card but do I need to extract the files from the .img file first or what? Sorry if this is a stupid question.
Edit: I'm thinking that I actually install it using the extracted .img and
retrob2017-03-24 18:23:41
Edit: I'm thinking that I actually install it using the extracted .img and
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silversmurfer said:
I have this issue on a 32GB SD. In disk management I can't 'extend volume' as it's shaded out. There are 2 healthy primary partitions- 3.49GB (main one with files) and 3.91GB. There is also an Unallocated 22.42GB which I can't access (New Simple Volume option is shaded out). So basically I can only add 1.5GB of roms before it's full, making it pretty useless. Have to use the old v.3.6 SD card instead.
Can anyone help? The need to have separate partitions makes this very fiddly.
silversmurfer
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I took the easy way out in the end which didn't require any reconfigs of the s/w - I mounted the SD card on another machine - or VM and used gparted to move the root partition to the end of the card and then extend the boot
something like this https://learn.adafruit.com/resizing-raspberry-pi-boot-partition/edit-partitions
although it probably means you need to do this each time you write a new image to the card - I may work on a script to automate it if I get 5 mins although it may be more faff than it's worth
something like this https://learn.adafruit.com/resizing-raspberry-pi-boot-partition/edit-partitions
although it probably means you need to do this each time you write a new image to the card - I may work on a script to automate it if I get 5 mins although it may be more faff than it's worth
See post below number 1185 on Aussie Arcade explains how to extend the partition on SD card :
http://www.aussiearcade.com/showthread.php/67986-JAMMA-board-from-Raspberry-PI?p=1072653#post1072653
http://www.aussiearcade.com/showthread.php/67986-JAMMA-board-from-Raspberry-PI?p=1072653#post1072653
swisstoni2017-03-30 16:47:33Pinball said:
silversmurfer
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good guide - I'm guessing the main issue is for windows users that wouldn't be that familiar with linux and thier filesystems - and that's probably where most are struggling.
I'm aware gparted (variants of) is available for windows but I haven't played around with it and so don't know if it would have or require filesystem drivers to be able to manage the ext partitions on linux.
Failing that I was thinking along the lines of a lightweight raspi image that would boot into a menu and auto move the partitions on an sdcard inserted into a usb reader
silversmurfer2017-03-30 18:36:12
I'm aware gparted (variants of) is available for windows but I haven't played around with it and so don't know if it would have or require filesystem drivers to be able to manage the ext partitions on linux.
Failing that I was thinking along the lines of a lightweight raspi image that would boot into a menu and auto move the partitions on an sdcard inserted into a usb reader
silversmurfer2017-03-30 18:36:12
Thanks guys. I don't use Linux so not sure how to progress this.
It's a shame the source .img file couldn't just include more space to add the roms (I do understand why roms were not included). I need approx 9GB for the roms but only 1.3GB is available in the partition. As I'm sure we all have this problem, this looks like a flaw in Dee2eR's otherwise perfect plan
Could the img file be edited and re-uploaded? I've been looking for a way of doing this today, but again did not succeed. We're not all Linux and coding geniuses, you know ;-)
Pinball2017-03-30 21:52:13
It's a shame the source .img file couldn't just include more space to add the roms (I do understand why roms were not included). I need approx 9GB for the roms but only 1.3GB is available in the partition. As I'm sure we all have this problem, this looks like a flaw in Dee2eR's otherwise perfect plan
Could the img file be edited and re-uploaded? I've been looking for a way of doing this today, but again did not succeed. We're not all Linux and coding geniuses, you know ;-)
Pinball2017-03-30 21:52:13
Had some great fun with this- an amazing innovative product.
The Pi seems to lack amplifiers though. Video is dark, but on a Sega New Astro City with the contrast and brightness turned up, it's fine & bright. Audio though is quiet, and the dinky little speakers and amp in the Astro don't help. Anyone else finding the games mostly rather quiet? Normally I'd pop in a pre-amp, but as it's JAMMA this is a little tricky...
The Pi seems to lack amplifiers though. Video is dark, but on a Sega New Astro City with the contrast and brightness turned up, it's fine & bright. Audio though is quiet, and the dinky little speakers and amp in the Astro don't help. Anyone else finding the games mostly rather quiet? Normally I'd pop in a pre-amp, but as it's JAMMA this is a little tricky...
Pinball said:It's a shame the source .img file couldn't just include more space to add the roms (I do understand why roms were not included). I need approx 9GB for the roms but only 1.3GB is available in the partition. As I'm sure we all have this problem, this looks like a flaw in Dee2eR's otherwise perfect plan
Could the img file be edited and re-uploaded? I've been looking for a way of doing this today, but again did not succeed. We're not all Linux and coding geniuses, you know ;-)
unfortunately if the image file was made for 16gig cards it would be much larger to upload and download and wouldn't fit on any SD cards smaller than 16gig.
It's a little bit of a pain to resize the partitions but once it is done you can make an image of it so you're ready if you need to re-image your card. Due to the limitations of Windows the first partition is being used for Roms space so you must move the second partition out of the way first and then resize it. You will need to use a partitioning
program like Gparted to move the second partition all the way to the
right to allow space to resize the first partion. When that is finished
resize the first partion to fill the newly created space. It's worth
copying the contents of the first partition to your hard drive as it
will probably be wrecked when you resize it, when done copy the contents
back and you should have all the free space you card allows.
If you want more space after that the easiest way is delete some/all preview movie files.
EDIT: the post on AA linked by Swisstoni above is a great tutorial for getting back space with larger cards.
dee2eR2017-05-24 03:41:26
Pinball said:
RaspberryJAMMA V3 has both video and audio amps on board already, earlier version didn't have the vid amp though.
How is your audio hooked up? Are you using the stereo out of the DAC into the cabs amp? Or the amplified mono on the JAMMA edge? The board only has a very small amp but it should be possible to get decent volume out of it. If you haven't already try adjusting both the volume knob on the RasberryJAMMA and the one cabside, maybe one or the other is down a bit...
This is an awesome bit of kit; and I have a great working 3.5 image, thanks to a member here .. but every time I try to upload, I can't work out what versions of the emulators ( e.g. FBA) that I need, and nothing works
I tried to scan that 100+ page Aussie thread, but couldn't see a list anywhere .. is there one?
Cheers
.. but every time I try to upload, I can't work out what versions of the emulators ( e.g. FBA) that I need, and nothing works I tried to scan that 100+ page Aussie thread, but couldn't see a list anywhere .. is there one?
Cheers