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pcsx-rearmed unable to locate BIOS - SethFalco - 2023-04-01

Sorry to pester, but I'm having some trouble getting the pcsx-rearmed add-on to detect the BIOS file.

I have followed the instructions on the wiki for placing the BIOS file:
Quote:~/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/game.libretro.pcsx-rearmed/system/

— https://kodi.wiki/view/Game_add-ons#Where_do_I_place_the_BIOS_files?
However, despite this, pcsx-rearmed still fails to find the file.

I have tried a few other locations according to various sources (forums/Reddit/etc):
  1. ~/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/game.libretro.pcsx-rearmed/resources/system/
  2. ~/games/ps1/ (Next to the game I was trying to run.)
Under the "Why isn’t my BIOS working?"

Just to verify the file location, you can see it here.
  • It's in the correct location.
  • It is named correctly.
  • It's the US BIOS, which I'm trying to run a US game.
  • The checksum matches the BIOS requirement table.
sh:


LibreELEC:~/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/game.libretro.pcsx-rearmed/system # pwd

/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/game.libretro.pcsx-rearmed/system

LibreELEC:~/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/game.libretro.pcsx-rearmed/system # ls

scph5501.bin

LibreELEC:~/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/game.libretro.pcsx-rearmed/system # md5sum scph5501.bin

490f666e1afb15b7362b406ed1cea246  scph5501.bin

Can anyone confirm if the documentation is up-to-date regarding the BIOS file location? Or alternative if they have a similar experience with my setup?

Debug Log

The Debug Log can be found here: https://paste.kodi.tv/ebabuvejap

Environment

Operating system version/name: LibreELEC 11.0.1
Kodi version: 20.1.0 Git:20.1-Nexus / 2023-03-18
Hardware: RockPro64 (ARM)

RE: pcsx-rearmed unable to locate BIOS - SethFalco - 2023-04-01

{{Merged into post above.}}

RE: pcsx-rearmed unable to locate BIOS - chsc - 2023-08-01

Did you try to change the permissions.
For me a first try with
Code:
chmod a+rwx scph101.bin
did the job

RE: pcsx-rearmed unable to locate BIOS - OmniBlade - 2023-09-05

Correct path should be ~/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/game.libretro.pcsx-rearmed/resources/system, the wiki looks to be outdated.

RE: pcsx-rearmed unable to locate BIOS - SethFalco - 2023-09-08

Quote:Did you try to change the permissions.
Just tried it now, that resolves the problem.
Though instead of doing a+rwx, I opted for 544, which was fine for me.

Code:
chmod 544 scph5501.bin
 
Quote:Correct path should be ~/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/game.libretro.pcsx-rearmed/resources/system, the wiki looks to be outdated.
Indeed, this is the correct path.
Unfortunately, I'm unable to edit the wiki or create an account to address that. ^-^'

RE: pcsx-rearmed unable to locate BIOS - garbear - 2023-09-11

(2023-09-05, 15:25)OmniBlade Wrote: Correct path should be ~/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/game.libretro.pcsx-rearmed/resources/system, the wiki looks to be outdated.

I've updated the wiki. Can you confirm it's correct now?

RE: pcsx-rearmed unable to locate BIOS - OmniBlade - 2023-09-13

Looks correct to me now.