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    ASUS Tinkerboard: unable to install retroarch and emulationstation.

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      E3L1 @ExarKunIv
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      @ExarKunIv I’ve actually looked at it but for some reason when I write the image the sad card won’t boot... actually for that matter the only thing I’ve been able to get boot in tinker OS...

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        mitu Global Moderator @E3L1
        last edited by

        @E3L1 Just like on any Debian distro, using apt

        apt -y install libgl1-mesa-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev libxinerama-dev libxrandr-dev libxss-dev
        
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          ExarKunIv @E3L1
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          @E3L1 ok , just a thought.
          i have not got the board yet, so i cant help.
          been meaning to but have not had the chance

          RPi3B+ / 200GB/ RetroPie v4.5.14, RPi4 Model B 4gb / 256gb / RetroPie 4.8.2
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            E3L1 @mitu
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            @mitu OK so now there installed but now I have a new problem.... when I try to start EmulationStation all I get back is;

            “Error creating SDL window!
            Could not initialize OpenGL / GLES library
            Renderer failed to initialize!
            Window failed to initialize!”

            So am I missing open GL? Or is some other thing preventing it from starting?

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              BuZz administrators
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              I've not tested this for some time on the tinker board. It's possible something has happened to break it. I was considering to ditch support for the Image that comes with the tinkerboard and instead look at using Armbian as a base as it looks like it's better support. I cannot offer any advice until I have looked at this.

              To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                E3L1 @BuZz
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                @BuZz on that note ive tried using armbian but it seams that only tinkeros is actually bootable on the tinkerboard.... any ideas why?

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                  BuZz administrators @E3L1
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                  @E3L1 No - I've yet to try Armbian on the Tinker board.

                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                    E3L1 @BuZz
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                    @BuZz so ive been looking around, do I need to disable the desktop interface for emulationstation to work?

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                      E3L1
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                      so got armbian to boot, the problem was that I put a paperclip through the run pinouts for tinker os, armbian dous NOT boot with them shorted.... will now try armbian install

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                        E3L1
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                        Well I’ve managed to get everything installed and running though for some reason there is this strange audio thing happening, literally 50% of the time when starting games the audio is missing but like super predictable like start game no audio, restart same game audio, restart again no audio.... any ideas?

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                          Esmertec
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                          @E3L1 , try this:
                          In terminal type:
                          sudo nano /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf
                          Then Change
                          defaults.pcm.card to 1
                          To
                          defaults.pcm.card to 0
                          Save, exit, and reboot.

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