Dedicated emulation machine (Arch Linux)

RetroArch General
#1

I was wondering if someone could help me with a few questions I have regarding a dedicated Linux machine.

I have managed to successfully create an Arch installation with working Retroarch but I want to turn this machine into a dedicated emulation and could do with some guidance. I am pretty new to Arch but don’t necessarily need to be spoon-fed, just pointed in the right direction as I am not sure I am on the right tracks when searching in Google.

I am trying to achieve 3 things

  • Automatically boot into Retroarch
  • Change/Add the ability to shutdown the PC from RUI as opposed to just exit (I don’t intend to use a keyboard with this machine)
  • What is the best way to update Retroarch, can I create a script to run, can this be triggered in RGUI?

Thank you for any pointers, help you can give.

#2

for ‘boot into retroarch,’ i would suggest a script that runs at login: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9713 … gin-in-nix

If you add a shutdown command at the end of that script, it should run as soon as you exit retroarch (something like:

#!/bin/bash
retroarch --menu && echo "shutting down" && shutdown

If you need root to shutdown, you’ll have to do something with your privileges.

You could setup a cron to do updates. Personally, I ssh into my HTPC from another machine and run updates in the background.

Other ideas are welcome :slight_smile:

#3

Most likely, you’ll want to install EmulationStation: http://aloshi.com/emulationstation