[SOLVED] RPi4 SDL2 problem during installation, meanwhile its available via apt-get

[Yehor]

@Yehor
found a solution to install RetroPie without problems. Working as for 2019-Nov-08:

sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && sudo reboot
sudo apt-get install git

git clone --single-branch --branch fkms_rpi4 --depth=1 https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup.git
cd ./RetroPie-Setup
git fetch && git checkout fkms_rpi4

sudo ./retropie_packages.sh 833 depends
sudo ./retropie_packages.sh 833 sources
sudo ./retropie_packages.sh 833 build
cd ./tmp/build/sdl2/
sudo dpkg -i libsdl2-2.0-0_2.0.10*.deb

cd ../../..
sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
# go to basic install
#setup autoboot to emulation station 

[BuZz]

This is due to me enabling binaries, but I need to fix a path issue for sdl2. Will sort it now. You can also just call this as a workaround

sudo ./retropie_packages.sh sdl2

To do a source install.

[BuZz]

Should work now btw. Moved the files manually - will fix the code also and test for next time I build sdl2 bins.

[Soldier1107]

@Yehor Thank you so much for this. It worked perfectly for me as well.

[jimmyjudd]

@BuZz I just tried to install yesterday and the day before getting the same error each time. Any updates?

[psyke83]

@jimmyjudd

Binaries were disabled due to an issue with SDL2 being installed via binary not pulling in the require dependencies. It will be fixed after this PR is merged: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/2898

Until the PR is merged and binaries are re-enabled, you can simply install SDL2 from source as a temporary workaround.

[Banci]

@Yehor Can you explain to a noob like me all the steps that I should follow?

I'm having your same issue: Unable to install binary for sdl2

[Yehor]

@Banci At which step did you stuck? What instructions do you follow?

[jimmyjudd]

@Banci Yehor's guide to the fix is posted. Each line he typed out you will type out yourself step by step, each break in the line signifies a submission.
i.e.
type:

sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && sudo reboot

hit enter
then:

sudo apt-get install git

hit enter.

his fix is the :
sudo ./retropie_packages.sh 833 depends
sudo ./retropie_packages.sh 833 sources
sudo ./retropie_packages.sh 833 build
cd ./tmp/build/sdl2/
sudo dpkg -i libsdl2-2.0-0_2.0.10*.deb

after this is done, you head into the setup as normal and launch. I followed his guide myself and it fixed my problem

[pealvare]

@Yehor I followed all the steps but after the basic install i reboot it then i got the retropie logonbut after that i just got redirect to the command line... if i type emullationstation it shows a black screen.

[pauljdoc]

I am getting 'fkms_rpi4' does not exist.. anyone else got this?

[Hervesz]

After the reboot, I got the retropie logo and after I have a black screen.

Do you have an idea ?

[jgraves]

When launching from terminal screen (ALT-F1), emulationstation runs but shows only a black screen. When run from X11 (xterm), it exits with this error:

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::logic_error'
  what():  basic_string::_M_construct null not valid
Aborted

Nothing in the logs that I can find.

I noticed the fkms_rpi4 branch is very active, so I'm guessing things are working, then breaking.

Thanks to all who are working on this.

-John

[mitu]

@jgraves We don't support running from a desktop environment, if you want to test the new PI4 support, start from a Buster Lite installation and do a manual installation - the latest version has integrated the fkms_rpi4 development branch.

MODERATION note: I'm going to lock this topic, it's no longer relevant to the current RetroPie version and creates more confusion than it gives solutions.