RetroPie Won't Use Scraped MAME Artwork

[Linux500]

After updating to the latest version I cant get any of the scraped MAME artwork to show up on RetroPie. I tried messing with the path configuration and now at the end it says something about something not accessible. Help please!

[Universal-Rom-Tools]

don't mess with the path ;)

Try simply to use the wizard (if you have a "standard" installation it's enough)

when you say "I cant get any of the scraped MAME artwork" have you the gamelist.xml ok ? did the kill emulationstation work ? have you check in the download_images folder ?

[Linux500]

Ok I'll try redoing the wizard later. And yes it downloads the XML and images fine, but it doesn't show up on RetroPie unless if I tell it to locate the picture manually.

[Linux500]

It says it has an unaccessible variable on my D drive shut down. What should I do? And yes I tried redoing the wizard.

[Linux500]

So I realized I needed to put the new exe in the Screech Rox folder :P When i scraped my Genesis games it put the new XML and images in the emulationstation folder which it didn't do before this new update, and now RetroPie is getting confused ;-;

EDIT: I tried deleting the stuff from the rom folder but I just got no pictures. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

EDIT 2: Tried copying and pasting the XML and images in both folders but no luck. It looks like MAME 2000 and Genesis are doomed to never have art work again ;(

EDIT 3: So it looks like the scraper is working now that I told it to not save to the emulationstation folder. However Retropie won't show any of the pictures unless if I tell it to show it manually.

Help please! D:

[Linux500]

I tried everything I could but I can't get it to work. At least the built in scraper in RetroPie actually worked...

[Linux500]

Just had to manually tell RetroPie to show 30+ images one at a time. Not happy...

[Universal-Rom-Tools]

Try this :

In ProfilsFiles Folder, open Retropie.xml

Look for the section \

and replace it by :

<AutoConf>  
<Source_RootPath>\\retropie\roms</Source_RootPath>  
<Target_XMLName>%Source_RootPath%\%system%\gamelist.xml</Target_XMLName>  
<Target_RomPath>./</Target_RomPath>
<Source_ImagePath>%Source_RootPath%\%system%\downloaded_images</Source_ImagePath>
<Target_ImagePath>./downloaded_images/</Target_ImagePath>
</AutoConf>

[Linux500]

I changed the XML and updated, now it says that "Rom paths for auto configuration can't be reached." Btw my roms are on a USB drive on the retropie-mount folder.

EDIT 1: Tried changing the XML to using my retropie-mount folder. It scraped my games but EmulationStation can't find them unless if I tell it manually where to go. Is there any EmulationStation/Retropie settings that might fix this?

EDIT 2: Also won't let me change the picture MIX. Wish I ignored this app...can't go back now. I'm ready to use another scraper for MAME 2000.

[Universal-Rom-Tools]

As I say, take the last version, edit the retropie.xml profil. And put the "autoconf" part above..

Just one thing : If you aren't directly on retropie but on local USB juste change the "Source_RootPath" "\retropie\roms" is the network path to your retropie. Just change that by your USB key path (like "f:\roms" )

It will put all the gamelist.xml and downloaded_image folder directly in the roms folders with the good path...

[Linux500]

The pictures are getting to the correct destination on the USB, but EmulationStation just wont show them. I'll try changing Source_RootPath but this is really making my angry lol.

EDIT: Can't find Source_RootPath on my USB.

EDIT 2: So I redownloaded the scraper and I can do mixed images again, but they still don't show up on RetroPie. When I go to edit the metadata on a game it always tries to go to a path that doesn't have the images I want. I actually think its Emulationstation's/RetroPie's fault now...

EDIT 3: Yes it's Emulationstation's fault. I found the path where it wanted to find the pictures. So I put the scraped pictures and XML files in their folders and it worked! That doesn't solve the issue of the pictures going to the correct place automatically as that location I think is on the pi and not the USB (I should of just saved up for 128GB SD card instead of screwing with USB drives).

[Universal-Rom-Tools]

Test the 2.2.0.2 normally it's ok now : https://github.com/Universal-Rom-Tools/Universal-XML-Scraper/releases/tag/2.2.0.2