Stumped, looking for help

RetroArch Linux devices
#1

I’ve got a clean install of Ubuntu on my laptop. I’ve got Libretro downloaded and installed. If I run Retroarch and load core and content through the menu, it works like a champ. However, when I try to run it from the command line I keep getting errors.

The command line I am using is: retroarch -v -L /usr/lib/libretro/fceumm_libretro.so “/home/jack/media/nes/roms/720 (U) [!].nes”

If I try to use a zip file I get this… RetroArch [ERROR] :: Failed to extract content from zipped file: /home/jack/media/nes/roms/720 (U) [!].zip.

If I use an unzipped rom I get this… RetroArch [libretro WARN] :: :: Error opening “/home/jack/media/nes/roms/720 (U) [!].nes”!RetroArch [ERROR] :: Failed to load content.

I’ve Googled the hell out of this and come up empty. Anybody?

#2

The above command works for me. Check the path and rom name carefully.

#3

Perhaps it isn’t interpreting the white space and non-alphanumeric characters correctly? Copy your ROM to /tmp and rename it “720.nes”, then run:

retroarch -v -L /usr/lib/libretro/fceumm_libretro.so /tmp/720.nes

If this works, it’s the double quotes that are messing things up in which case the following might work:

retroarch -v -L /usr/lib/libretro/fceumm_libretro.so /home/jack/media/nes/roms/720\ (U)\ [!].nes

Hope this helps.