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GameShell launcher

This is the launcher for GameShell based on 320x240 resolution and D-Pad layout. Screenshot

Create the necessary user and group

  • User name: cpi
  • Password: cpi
  • Group ID: 31415 with group name: cpifav
sudo adduser cpi  
sudo groupadd cpifav -g 31415  
sudo adduser cpi cpifav  

Directory structure

/home/cpi/
├── launchergo <- Here we are
├── apps
│   ├── emulators
│   └── Menu 
├── games
│   ├── FreeDM
│   ├── MAME
│   └── nxengine
└── music

Create the necessary directories

mkdir -p /home/cpi/apps/emulators  
mkdir -p /home/cpi/games  
mkdir -p /home/cpi/music  

Dependent packages

  • wicd (For Wi-Fi)
  • mpd (For music player)

Create “.mpd_cpi.conf” config

vim ~/.mpd_cpi.conf

music\_directory    "/home/cpi/music"
playlist\_directory    "/home/cpi/music/playlists"
db\_file    "/home/cpi/music/tag\_cache"
log\_file    "/tmp/mpd.log"
pid\_file    "/tmp/mpd.pid"
state\_file    "/home/cpi/music/mpd\_state"
sticker\_file    "/home/cpi/music/sticker.sql"
user    "cpi"
bind\_to\_address    "/tmp/mpd.socket"
auto\_update    "yes"
auto\_update\_depth    "3" 
input {
    plugin "curl"
}

audio\_output {
    type    "alsa"
    name    "My ALSA Device"
}

audio\_output {
    type    "fifo"
    name    "my_fifo"
    path    "/tmp/mpd.fifo"
    format    "44100:16:2"
}

filesystem\_charset    "UTF-8"