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diff --git a/emulators/libretro-kronos/pkg-message b/emulators/libretro-kronos/pkg-message new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..6e2b54053bae --- /dev/null +++ b/emulators/libretro-kronos/pkg-message @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +[ +{ type: install + message: <<EOM +For Sega Saturn, it is mandatory to install a supported Sega Saturn bios files +(such as saturn_bios.bin) in ~/.config/retroarch/system or +~/.config/retroarch/system/kronos. + +Kronos is broadly compatible with all major Saturn BIOSes regardless of region, +although unlike Yabause, a BIOS dump is required. Due to the aforementioned +BIOS compatibility, the BIOS guide for the beetle-saturn libretro core may be +helpful: + +https://docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_saturn/ + +For ST-V, it is necessary to add a compatible stvbios.zip either in +~/.config/retroarch/system/kronos or in ~/.config/retroarch/system/. In +contrast to MAME, Kronos will never search for this bios file in the local path +of the game. + +If the emulator gets stuck on the BIOS screen, the screen remains blank, or +shows audio track navigation controls, then the BIOS is likely incompatible. + +At present, Kronos is only compatible with a subset of the stvbios.zip files +used by modern MAME versions. If the stvbios.zip is not present in the proper +place, but one of the proper Sega Saturn BIOSes is instead available, it will +try to default to one of those, and in the most optimistic case, merely reach +the audio CD track navigation controls, but it will not work, since it is not +the same hardware. + +If in doubt, running retroarch with the -v argument may help to acquire more +diagnostic information. +EOM +} +] |