RetroPie x86 install wont launch

mediabob

Hi there!

I would like to install the x86 version of RetroPie on a NUC device. I have followed the directions on the website, everything installs good, no errors. When I try to launch RetroPie it opens for just a moment then closes. No error.

If I try to launch from CLI I get this error

lvl0:   Error - File type unknown!
emulationstation: /home/mediabob/EmulationStation/es-core/src/resources/Font.cpp:17: Font::FontFace::FontFace(ResourceData&&, int): Assertion `!err' failed.
Aborted (core dumped)

I am not sure if I am missing something. I followed all steps from the website.

Here is the information for the system I am trying to install on.

Thank you!

Operating System: Kubuntu 19.04
KDE Plasma Version: 5.15.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.56.0
Qt Version: 5.12.2
Kernel Version: 5.0.0-21-generic
OS Type: 64-bit
Processors: 4 × Intel® Core™ i3-8109U CPU @ 3.00GHz
Memory: 7.7 GiB of RAM

mitu

@mediabob This usually happens when Emulationstation's resources have not being copied to the right place. Did you install the whole RetroPie system or just Emulationstation ?
You'll have to copy the resources folder to the runtime dir or to $HOME/.emulationstation.

mediabob

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mediabob

@mitu o, I followed directions exactly as stated, and I did the Basic Install from the setup menu.

I went to look for this resources folder, and I noticed there is no EmulationStation folder in my Home directory. I have the .emulationstation but not EmulationStation.

I look in retropie setup to install Emulatio Station and it says that it is installed so I try uninstall and reinstall, no good.

Last I seen another post point to Git of Emulation Station so I follow steps to install it. Works good. Still won't launch, then I copy resources folder to the .emulationstation folder and it worked!

Lastly, doing something else I noticed EmulationStation folder exists in root as well, so this must be the one the RetroPie installer created and put in wrong place?

Either way it works now!

mitu

I don't understand why you think there should be an Emulationstation folder in you $HOME after you install the package through the RetroPie-Setup - the installation folders for all packages are in /opt/retropie. After installation, you should be able to start Emulationstation using the RetroPie shortcut (.desktop) file added by the installer.