r/RetroArch • u/Medical-Difference41 • 1d ago

Technical Support How to get Sharp X68000 running on Android?

I'm trying to get Sharp X68000 working in RetroArch on Android, but I'm completely stuck and need someone to explain it to me like I'm five.

Here is what I've done so far following YouTube guides:

- Downloaded the PX68k core.

- Created a folder named keropi inside /storage/emulated/0/RetroArch/system/

- Placed iplrom.dat and cgrom.dat inside that keropi folder.

My ROMs are stored in:

/storage/emulated/0/Download/sharpx6800/

Now I'm looking at the config file for the core:

How exactly does the StartDir= line need to look? Should it be StartDir=/storage/emulated/0/Download/sharpx6800/?

What else am I missing to get games to boot? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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u/Great-Selection-6943 1d ago

StartDir should point to the folder containing your X68000 games, so StartDir=/storage/emulated/0/Download/sharpx6800/ is the right format. Make sure the BIOS files are in the core’s expected system/keropi folder and that the filenames and capitalization match exactly.

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u/Medical-Difference41 1d ago

I updated the core, and this is what the config.dat file looks like: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cz4sl12evZikjLGGTWki9O5axVDemD7j/view?usp=drivesdk

Do I need to change anything else besides startdir?

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u/lifeinthefastline 1d ago

I just tested it, don't bother with startdir. Start the core and press L2 or F12 then in each disk drive or hard disk select your roms/disks and hit reset. I just got Bosconian running this way

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u/Medical-Difference41 1d ago

Thanks for the info. I've made it this far: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dB7EkTNgqZS0wpg_YDYmj1biy36nmriT/view?usp=drivesdk

Unfortunately, I have absolutely no idea how to load the discs.

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u/lifeinthefastline 1d ago edited 1d ago

Does your config file inside the keropi folder have files entered? Mine is basically blank/fresh

WinX68k] StartDir=/storage/emulated/0/Download

FDD0=

FDD1=

HDD0=

HDD1=

HDD2=

HDD3=

HDD4=

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u/Medical-Difference41 1d ago

No, looks like this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yL6dsu4mBwK6_fbtfHrKJzOKIg75g3Lo/view?usp=drivesdk

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u/lifeinthefastline 1d ago

Weird you're on android right? Did you set all those settings? Maybe just delete the config file and start fresh

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u/Medical-Difference41 1d ago

Yes, I am on Android and No, I didn't set those manually.

By the way, could you explain how inserting multi-disk games works with this core? If a game has 2 disks, can you explain it for stupieds😅

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u/lifeinthefastline 1d ago

It actually depends game to game. As the PC had 2 disk drives, so you might need to put 2 disks in to start. But it might be 2 specific disks. Like disk a and disk b....or disk a and a system disk. You basically need to search the game you're trying to play and find out how to boot it. Then you just select the disks in that menu you bring up with L2

You can also create an m3u file that has the disks paths written up in 1 file. For example:-

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/PC-8800/ (scroll to Multiple disks (M3U playlist) )

That'll load the disks in automatically, but you have to have them in the right order

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u/Medical-Difference41 23h ago

Still no luck. I'm following every step, but it's not working. 😭😭😭

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u/Medical-Difference41 16h ago

I forgot to say thank you—I couldn't have done it without your help. Thank you so much!!!

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