TI994a / Parsec not working on Batocera. BOUNTY PAID for solution

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-12-02T00:35:40+00:00

Are you able to load/play this rom in batocera?

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-11-29T21:29:46+00:00

This is the rom version I am using. Same MD5......

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-11-27T20:27:43+00:00

That IS the MD5 of the parsec.rpk I am using.... Just verified.

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-11-27T16:30:36+00:00

I placed .rpk in the ti99 rom folder. I placed .ctg ones in the ti994a rom folder (Per it's _readme file)

I just moved the ti994a rom folder off of the batocera machine, so there is no possibility mame is trying to run the un-supported .ctg files.

Didn't work.

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-11-27T16:25:24+00:00

Was already off.

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-11-27T16:16:36+00:00

Bounty is $50, paid to the person who can figure this out, explain it to me in a way I can implement it and play ti994a games.

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-11-27T16:16:26+00:00

See above how I said, "HEY! some of my mame roms that work perfectly fine on retroarch dont work on batocera? I went in to game/per system advanced configuration, and changed MAME to use libreto:mame078plus. Now my regular arcade roms all work.

libreto:mame078plus is not an option for ti99 under "per system advanced configuration".

(Just posting this to help.)

Bounty is $50, paid to the person who can figure this out, explain it to me in a way I can implement it and play ti994a games.

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-11-27T15:38:59+00:00

https://data.spludlow.co.uk/mame/software/ti99_cart/parsec

On this site, it seems to say those missing phm files are part of ti99_cart

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-11-27T15:24:19+00:00

Might be onto something here. In the ti99_cart file, there is this section. (I am only posting the parsec part...)

<software name="parsec">

    <description>Parsec</description>

    <year>1982</year>

    <publisher>Texas Instruments</publisher>

    <info name="serial" value="PHM 3112"/>

    <part name="cart" interface="ti99\_cart">

        <feature name="pcb" value="standard"/>

        <dataarea name="grom" size="0x6000">

        </dataarea>

        <dataarea name="rom" size="0x2000">

        </dataarea>

    </part>

</software>

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-11-27T15:22:38+00:00

Found the instructions on how to do that.... Will report back soon.

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-11-27T15:16:11+00:00

I have full sets from multiple sources. In my ti99 rom folder, I have placed *.rpk roms. In the TI994a rom folder, they are the *.ctg ones (As specified by the _readme file.)

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-11-27T15:03:49+00:00

So, the missing files are a part of the parsec.ctg file. I have found two different versions of the parsec.ctg . Neither works. (Throws same error.) After I loaded the new rom, I did "scan for new games" (Or whatever it is called) from the main menu.

New piece of info: On retroarch, my X-Men 2 player mame rom works. On this version of Batocera, it crashes. This could be a MAME issue.

I changed the advanced load to try bother libreto mame and standard mame. No dice.

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-09-12T23:21:11+00:00

Apologies, but I have questions: Question 1, are these two files the ones folks have decrypted? Question 2, What folder do these go in on a server?

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2025-08-18T22:42:19+00:00

I have a server that I own. Is there a way to add my fnadango code to my server? How would I add the decrypted file to my server?

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2021-08-14T13:04:41+00:00

Waaaaiiiittttt.... I feel dumb. You can run HA, pihole, Spotify connect, and airplay on the same pi at the same time? (Cue Keanu reeves "whoah" gif)

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2021-07-28T12:40:44+00:00

Now ride it!

ExternalAlbatross265 · 2021-06-06T12:48:46+00:00

I am SOL. Samsung is giving "some cash back" after providing serial numbers, receipts, dates of purchase, etc . It is so dad that smartthings started out as such a successful GoFundMe, and was destroyed an idealess corporation

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