Retroarch addon for Openelec on MK808B+ and MXQ

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We now have a working retroarch addon for Amlogic s805 MK808B plus type devices running Openelec!

How to run Retroarch and NES roms in Openelec 6.0.3.1 :

1. Set your Openelec to 1080p60 (720p will not work with this release)

2. Download and install this special version of Retroarch addon for Openelec armv7 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxd...ew?usp=sharing

3. Place your .zip'd NES roms in /storage/emulators/roms/nes/punchout.zip

4. Once the addon is installed, ssh in and run Code:

Code:

chmod +x /storage/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin/*

5. You can then launch punchout.zip rom by ssh in and run Code:

Code:

/storage/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin/retroarch.sh fceumm /storage/emulators/roms/nes/punchout.zip

6. Your terminal window will respond with "Running as unit run-2641.service." But take a look at your TV 

7. To get sound working out of HDMI you need to add the following 2 lines to

/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg

set audio_driver = "alsa"
audio_device = "hw:0,1"

Update : I have now setup Rom Collection Browser and I can launch roms directly from the browser in Openelec! performance is perfect. no frames dropped.

Update 2 : I have been able to get my xbox360 wired controler setup perfectly in retroarch! Openelec 6.0.3.1 is a complete emulation station now also! Thanks Kszaq!

Update 3 : I have been able to get a PS4 controller configured so no more cables!

Update 4 : The following cores have been tested - WORKING

CPS2 (using the fba_alpha_cps2_libretro.so core)
SNES
NES
N64
Genesis
Sega master system
Jaguar
Atari 2600
PSX

Link to my retroarch.cfg zip'd ... you should be able to extract and drop this into /.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg and have a working setup with audio.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxd...ew?usp=sharing

Retroarch Homepage with news :

http://www.libretro.com/

Original post where this was discovered :

http://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=116&t=18427

Some info on building\adding additional cores :

http://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=5994