retropie_setup.sh crashing via ES and controls strange

kyuzumaki

I have two issues that seem to have come together. When I open retropie_setup.sh from the ES menu it flashes up and then crashes back to ES. If I open up bluetooth or config editor a few times they also crash but then I can then open the menu.

Once the menu is open the x button no longer works as select it now uses L1. I cant understand why the mapping has changed without me editing it.

I'm running on Ubuntu with a standard install of 18.04.1 LTS, the only recent change I've made was to set the desktop environment to 720p instead of 1080p. Also opening retropie_setup.sh via ssh works fine.

SETUP:
Gigabyte Brix PC
Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Installed retropie using wiki instructions

Thanks for any ideas

mitu

Are you running the setup script(s) as root - did you do the installation as a regular user ?
If you exit Emulationstation (via F4 or from the menu) and then open a terminal and type the script setup command, do you still get an error ?

kyuzumaki

I did install as root, and it works ok when I open it in the terminal (and also via ssh)

The controller mapping is still strange (L1 for the enter/accept command)

mitu

@kyuzumaki I don't think installing as root is a very well tested configuration, though I'm not sure if it's unsupported. I'd advise to use a normal user and don't use root to run your regular desktop - regardless if you're just running RetroPie or not.
The setup script also keeps logs on every execution, in the $HOME/RetroPie-Setup/logs folder, you might look there for any error messages that might be associated with the script not working.

viviros

@kyuzumaki i have the same issue with retropie_setup. From terminal command happens the same

mitu

@viviros Without providing a bit of logs, it's hard to gauge what can be causing this. Provide more info about your system (see https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first for the information you can add) and maybe open a separate topic.

viviros

@mitu sorry i am running from Android i ll make it tomorrow

movisman

@mitu @kyuzumaki

Curiously, I have something similar on 18.04.1, which is also a recent thing. I just stumbled across this post but already made my own thread with my own findings this evening:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/21139/error-and-gui-terminates-back-to-es-when-launching-retropie-setup-direct-on-machine-libudev-but-ssh-is-ok

Let me know if I can help grab any further information here to get this resolved.

Thanks!