(Guide) Booting straight to RetroArch with quick resume

[jahed]

Hey everyone, thought I'd share this here. I wrote a guide on how to modify the boot script on MiyooCFW to launch straight to RetroArch and auto-load save states.

https://jahed.dev/2022/01/25/improving-powkiddy-v90-ux/

[Toon-nooT]

I really like the pick-up-and-go concept. I will try it out. Thanks
Something i will add to the script is to wait 2 seconds for a keypress in case a unclean shutdown was detected. This will then skip the check. (not all keys work though)

#Check if fat32 is flagged as "dirty", and if so unmount, repair, remount if dmesg | grep "mmcblk0p4" > /dev/null; then echo -e "\e[31mUnclean shutdown detected.\e[0m" echo -e "\e[32mPress key to skip FAT32 partition check...\e[0m" read -n 1 -t 10 if ! [ $? == 0 ]; then # no key was pressed echo -e "\e[32mChecking FAT32 partition...\e[0m" umount /dev/mmcblk0p4 fsck.vfat -y /dev/mmcblk0p4 > /dev/null; mount /dev/mmcblk0p4 /mnt -t vfat -o rw,sync,utf8 echo -e "\e[32mCheck complete.\e[0m" fi fi

[jahed]

I had something similar, but skipping the check will greatly increase the chance of corrupting your SD card. It's not just a check, but also a repair process. The main goal with my changes was to make it easier to shutdown safely instead.

[Toon-nooT]

Wow, i have been running it for some time and i must say it is a far better use experience. It boots faster, straight where you left off. Quick (and easy!) way to shut down and save state. It outweighs the downsides for me (no hotkey volume control).
Thanks Jahed.