How to update only selected cores?

[Kraken]

Is there any way (other than manual copy) to update only the cores you have (and menu/main) using a script?

The update script that I have creates many folders and installs all cores but I’m not interested in many of these and just need my favourite systems updated.

[ElDoctor]

Is there any way (other than manual copy) to update only the cores you have (and menu/main) using a script?

The update script that I have creates many folders and installs all cores but I’m not interested in many of these and just need my favourite systems updated.

Already answered 10 times in other threads... And explained on the Wiki as well...

[Kraken]

Is there any way (other than manual copy) to update only the cores you have (and menu/main) using a script?

The update script that I have creates many folders and installs all cores but I’m not interested in many of these and just need my favourite systems updated.

Already answered 10 times in other threads... And explained on the Wiki as well...

Thanks for taking time and complaining about the question so eagerly.
maybe take things a little easier and work on your nerves a little?

[Sigismond0]

You can use the Core Manager script to individually pull updates. Alternatively, edit your update.ini file and edit the repositories filter or negative filter sections in include or exclude only specific cores from the updater.

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#A space separated list of filters for the online repositories;
#each filter can be part of the repository name or a whole core category,
#i.e. “C64 Minimig NES SNES arcade-cores” if you want the script to check only
#for C64, Minimig, NES, SNES, and all arcade cores repositories making the whole
#update process quicker;
#if you use this option probably you want DOWNLOAD_NEW_CORES="true" so that you
#can use this filter in order to setup a brand new empty SD with only the cores
#you need, otherwise cores in the filter, but not on the SD won't be downloaded.
REPOSITORIES_FILTER=""

#Like REPOSITORIES_FILTER but repository names or core categories must not match the filter;
#REPOSITORIES_NEGATIVE_FILTER is processed after REPOSITORIES_FILTER.
REPOSITORIES_NEGATIVE_FILTER=""

If you don't want it to make folders, edit the directory section to look like this (or if you want only some folders like Arcade, leave those alone):

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#Directories where all core categories will be downloaded.
declare -A CORE_CATEGORY_PATHS
CORE_CATEGORY_PATHS["computer-cores"]="$BASE_PATH"
CORE_CATEGORY_PATHS["console-cores"]="$BASE_PATH"
CORE_CATEGORY_PATHS["arcade-cores"]="$BASE_PATH"
CORE_CATEGORY_PATHS["other-cores"]="$BASE_PATH"
CORE_CATEGORY_PATHS["service-cores"]="$BASE_PATH"

[Locutus73]

Is there any way (other than manual copy) to update only the cores you have (and menu/main) using a script?

The update script that I have creates many folders and installs all cores but I’m not interested in many of these and just need my favourite systems updated.

Basically there are 3 ways to cherry pick cores and make a selective update (it's better to start with a fresh SD):
1) You can use REPOSITORIES_FILTER and/or REPOSITORIES_NEGATIVE_FILTER in your ini to configure the cores and/or categories you want or not want.
2) You can set DOWNLOAD_NEW_CORES="_New Cores" and all new cores will be downloaded into "_New Cores/_Computer", "_New Cores/_Consoles" and so on; if you do that on a fresh SD all cores will be downloaded into "_New Cores", then you can manually move the cores you're interested into the regular _Computer, _Console, etc. dir. Each new update run will update existing cores where they are and download new cores into "_New Cores"
3) You can set DOWNLOAD_NEW_CORES="false"; the updater won't download any new core, just update the ones which are on the SD and you can use core_manager.sh to install or delete cores.

Please take a look at https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Updater_script_MiSTer for further instructions

Regards.

Locutus73

[digitron]

On this topic, is there a way to modify the update script to copy mame roms which have available cores over so that I don't have to go one by one and search for each mame zip?

[Peredonov]

On this topic, is there a way to modify the update script to copy mame roms which have available cores over so that I don't have to go one by one and search for each mame zip?

https://github.com/RetroDriven/MiSTerMAME

[digitron]

On this topic, is there a way to modify the update script to copy mame roms which have available cores over so that I don't have to go one by one and search for each mame zip?

https://github.com/RetroDriven/MiSTerMAME

Thanks buddy!

[digitron]

Does the script update the CPS1 stuff? I have the core but they don't seem to work.

[Sigismond0]

It gives you the MAME files, but not the RBFs. You have to be a Jotego patreon to get those, I believe. But if you drop them in, they should work with what RetroDriven downloads.

[digitron]

It gives you the MAME files, but not the RBFs. You have to be a Jotego patreon to get those, I believe. But if you drop them in, they should work with what RetroDriven downloads.

Gotcha, thanks!

[Locutus73]

On this topic, is there a way to modify the update script to copy mame roms which have available cores over so that I don't have to go one by one and search for each mame zip?

The updater here https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Updater_script_MiSTer will never download copyrighted stuff and, generally speaking, it won’t download stuff outside of MiSTer-devel (there are few specific harmless exceptions like cheats).

Regards.

Locutus73

[macle]

Hello,

How to prevent update'ing some cores (state for today)?

I have following entry in

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/media/fat/Scripts/update.sh

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REPOSITORIES_FILTER="ORAO BK0011M Vector-06C"

but it seems it doesn't work (cores are still downloaded during update proces).

Greetings,
M

[mambrino]

you have to put them in REPOSITORIES_NEGATIVE_FILTER category. Afterwards, all cores will be updated except these.

[Sorgelig]

Why need to create new topic?? Why i need to do additional work??

[macle]

Afterwards, all cores will be updated except these.

Thats for I wanted to archive (download all cores except specified). But using REPOSITORIES_FILTER doesn't work in this case.
When I delete specified cores updater downloads them after next run.

Any ideas how to diagnose this situation?

Regards,
M