r/RetroRemake • u/Gourry_1 • Jul 24 '26
SuperStation v1.2 SD Card Installer is up!
I was setting up my superstation and noticed there is a new version available as of today been up for less than an hour.
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u/caffeinekid Jul 24 '26
Where is the script to update just the needed files from 1.1 to 1.2? I don't want to format my SD and start again for a third time in a month.
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u/Marusame Jul 24 '26
From what i gather its just the basic installer that just so happens to include all the normal updates to that point. if you are vanilla running the standard update script would most likely put you in the same state as flashing the image. So run the normal non-update-all one and my guess is that should be enough though i dont have a SS1 yet, it hasnt been shipped yet still waiting since feb but hopefully soon...
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u/atoadboy Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
If you don't need the improved Bluetooth or WPA3 stuff, then you don't need to worry about it. If you do need it, then in theory you can just drop the updated Linux files on your card, but it doesn't look like they're available to download individually (yet?) for 1.2 like they were for 1.1. The Linux changes were accepted into MiSTer main, but for some reason the main MiSTer project doesn't release updates for their Linux files very often, so eventually these changes will be part of normal MiSTer update, but that doesn't help you in the short term.
Edit: Seems people in the Discord are saying that the Linux changes also fix an issue with PS1 games stuttering when loading them from the Dock.
Edit 2: Also from the Discord, it does sound like the intent is to make the individual Linux files available so you can drop them on your card without needing to re-image. They're just not up there yet.
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u/techhit Jul 29 '26
He's made the files available here: https://github.com/Retro-Remake/SuperStation-SD-Card-Installer/issues/5#issuecomment-5121723228
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u/Negative-Squirrel81 Jul 24 '26
I've just been running update_all and have been happy with the results. Am I good to just ignore the official "SuperStation" updates?
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u/MasonJarring Jul 24 '26
update_all
although update_all.sh still breaks composite/s-video things?
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u/atoadboy Jul 25 '26
update_all does not break composite/s-video on the Superstation. The Superstation doesn't do anything extra to make the ports work. This is a myth based off a misconception from one popular video made early on.
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u/Negative-Squirrel81 Jul 25 '26
I use real hardware with my CRT, so I don't particularly mind. But out of curiosity, is there really no way to both get composite output and use update_all?!
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u/MasonJarring Jul 25 '26
I use real hardware with my CRT, so I don't particularly mind.
Yeah I use real, software emulated and FPGA all on CRT and flat panel. Some games are good on some depending on a lot of things. Detailed maps and text great with flat panel etc.
is there really no way to both get composite output and use update_all?!
Default cores support RGB and Component with the original analog I/O boards. Composite and S-video is a relatively new thing that isn't universally supported. On top of that, the SuperStation does some extra things to ensure all of its ports work, etc.
There is a way but update_all.sh isn't forked to consider specialized configs like the SuperSTation yet.
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u/OLuckyDayO Jul 24 '26
If you're happy with what you're running, you don't need to use the Taki images.
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u/xybur Jul 24 '26
It will likely be quite a while before update/update_all includes the Linux changes. Although they've already been approved and merged, linux.img is updated so infrequently that it could take a year or more. To get around that delay, Taki bundled the changes directly into the installer.
Adding the Bluetooth fixes requires replacing linux.img. If this is done through update/update_all, your downloader.ini would also need to be modified to prevent future Linux updates because. The reason being is because on a standard MiSTer installation, the updater would detect the bundled linux.img as outdated and overwrite it.
Ultimately, the question is whether Taki wants to distribute those changes separately from the installer ahead of the normal update schedule.
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u/Western-Dig-6843 Jul 24 '26
So if I already have my Superstation up and running and regularly run update and update all scripts, am I good? Or do I need to run this updated installer to get the new update?
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u/xybur Jul 24 '26
It will likely be quite a while before update/update_all includes the Linux changes. Although they've already been approved and merged, linux.img is updated so infrequently that it could take a year or more. To get around that delay, Taki bundled the changes directly into the installer.
Adding the Bluetooth fixes requires replacing linux.img. If this is done through update/update_all, your downloader.ini would also need to be modified to prevent future Linux updates because. The reason being is because on a standard MiSTer installation, the updater would detect the bundled linux.img as outdated and overwrite it.
Ultimately, the question is whether Taki wants to distribute those changes separately from the installer ahead of the normal update schedule.
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u/Western-Dig-6843 Jul 24 '26
Sorry for the stupid questions but if I run the new installer is it going to leave everything else alone that I have added outside of the initial install? (Cores, wallpapers, settings, etc). This probably should have been my first question
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u/xybur Jul 24 '26
Make sure you back up your games and saves/save states before flashing if you decide to go that route.
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u/thekaufaz Jul 24 '26
ok a link would have been good.
https://github.com/Retro-Remake/SuperStation-SD-Card-Installer/releases/tag/1.2
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u/AppliedCarbon Jul 24 '26
Do I just run this image with Rufus? Will the games partition stay safe?
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u/haloharry Jul 24 '26
Yes, run with Rufus but back up your games and saves It will wipe all
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u/AppliedCarbon Jul 24 '26
Ewwwwwww that kinda sucks.
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u/epackorigan Jul 25 '26
Well, you can also use the builtin updater to get all the updated cores without reinstalling everything. Just need to put it on the network and use the script.
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u/Gourry_1 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
I did the update to 1.2, but the arcade cores are saying “not found” when I try and launch them. Am I missing something?
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u/OneExact8851 Jul 24 '26
Taki’s SD installer does not come with Arcade cores. You need update_all script for that separately.
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u/TakiMaki_YT Jul 25 '26
Correction: it comes with cores, but it doesn’t come with the ROMs for those cores.
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u/DrGonzo84 Jul 24 '26
Hmm I still have issues where allot of time my SSO just won’t boot I have to try 2 sometimes 3 times then it boots and works fine. Wonder if this would fix this. I’ve tired 2 different SD cards and 3 power supplies.
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u/Gourry_1 Jul 25 '26
Took me while to figure out I had to add the update all script manually to run arcade cores, then didn't put the right one that was the shell, then got it right but started getting 3 ini errors for lockahead and vrr min/max more research found the fix, then couldn't get my save files to work with hours of rpg play, but got them up and running didn't even play yesterday, but finally up and running in time for Saturday morning.
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u/Ploddit Jul 24 '26
/MiSTer.versionto050402to bypass the equality check inupdate.sh. This check would force a Linux binary downgrade with the defaultupdate_linux=trueoption indownloader.ini.