From 3b1e13315d8d312f5ad0aec2cdae061c94a34bf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Abdessamad Derraz <3028866+Abdess@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:36:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: point faq answers at the consoles picker --- wiki/faq.md | 6 ++++-- wiki/first-install.md | 7 ++++++- wiki/legal.md | 1 + wiki/what-are-bios-files.md | 7 ++++--- 4 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/wiki/faq.md b/wiki/faq.md index 41aeceef..d30f7d4c 100644 --- a/wiki/faq.md +++ b/wiki/faq.md @@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ Read them first: [install.sh](https://github.com/Abdess/retrobios/blob/main/inst ## Windows or my antivirus blocks the command -Use your setup's ZIP, if any: [Get your files](../which-pack.md). +Use your setup's ZIP. No ZIP for your setup? +[Pick your consoles](../which-pack.md#only-some-consoles) and download their files. ## Why is there no ZIP for my setup? @@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ Fill it from a computer, as above, or point `--from-pack` at your ZIP: [Without - Name your emulator's BIOS folder with `--dest`. - ES-DE, LaunchBox: the command fills their emulators' folders. -- iPhone, iPad (iOS): no terminal. Use the ZIP. +- iPhone, iPad (iOS): no terminal. + [Pick your consoles and copy the files to the app](../which-pack.md#iphone-and-ipad). ## Why is a file missing from the ZIP? diff --git a/wiki/first-install.md b/wiki/first-install.md index 5d993b17..f29a6c58 100644 --- a/wiki/first-install.md +++ b/wiki/first-install.md @@ -142,7 +142,12 @@ The message shows the command that installs Python. Run it, then run the installer again. A RetroPie 4.8 image has Python 3.7.3, and its update command finds nothing -newer. Run it on a computer, the `bios` share open: +newer. Run it on a computer, with RetroPie's `bios` network folder open. From +Windows, it is `\\RETROPIE\bios`: + + ```sh diff --git a/wiki/legal.md b/wiki/legal.md index 7f5d54ae..812115bd 100644 --- a/wiki/legal.md +++ b/wiki/legal.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ --- level: start order: 55 +terms: license --- # Is it legal? diff --git a/wiki/what-are-bios-files.md b/wiki/what-are-bios-files.md index 58ce9e67..985839f4 100644 --- a/wiki/what-are-bios-files.md +++ b/wiki/what-are-bios-files.md @@ -31,14 +31,15 @@ If step 3 fails, you see "BIOS missing" or a black screen. - **Better with it:** Dreamcast. Some games need it. - **Usually not:** NES, Super Nintendo, Mega Drive, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance. -- **Add-ons need their own:** the Famicom Disk System and the Mega-CD. +- **Add-ons need their own:** the Famicom Disk System and the Mega CD. Details: [Every console, one by one](../systems/index.md) ## The name must match -An emulator looks for one exact name. A PlayStation emulator looks for -`scph5501.bin`. A file with another name is not found. +Most emulators look for one exact name, like `scph5501.bin`. A file with +another name is not found. A few, like DuckStation, read any name and check +what the file holds. ## The version must match