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RetroPie BIOS Files

superjamie edited this page Jul 14, 2016 · 1 revision

Most RetroPie BIOS files go in the /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/ directory.

The specific BIOS files are listed on each system page on the RetroPie wiki.

Neo-Geo (and other MAME BIOSes)

The exception to the above rule is the Neo-Geo BIOS neogeo.zip and other BIOSes like for arcade emulators like MAME.

These go in the same folder as the arcade ROMs for the arcade emulator in use.

These BIOSes do not go in the BIOS directory.

For example, if you have mslug.zip in the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/ directory then you should also have neogeo.zip in that same directory.

The BIOS files may be different for different versions of the emulator in use, so always verify with the DAT files as explained at: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Managing-ROMs

Known Good BIOS Details

Game Boy Advance

gba_bios.bin
16384 bytes
md5sum - a860e8c0b6d573d191e4ec7db1b1e4f6
sha1sum - 300c20df6731a33952ded8c436f7f186d25d3492
sha256sum - fd2547724b505f487e6dcb29ec2ecff3af35a841a77ab2e85fd87350abd36570

Sony PlayStation

scph1001.bin
524288 bytes
md5sum - 924e392ed05558ffdb115408c263dccf
sha1sum - 10155d8d6e6e832d6ea66db9bc098321fb5e8ebf
sha256sum - 71af94d1e47a68c11e8fdb9f8368040601514a42a5a399cda48c7d3bff1e99d3

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