Broken again :(

[vasquez109]

After finding out how to automatically boot instead of having to type PI and RASPBERRY in to the prompt I thought I was going to have an easy day.

Ive just had to pull the plug after a non responsive joypad and keyboard in the ZX Spectrum emulator and everytime I switch my Pi on it goes to the text based prompt showing this:

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'char const*'
Aborted

Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 13:44:09
Linux 4.14.98-v7+ armv71 GNU/Linux

Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 15G 7.7G 6.2G 56% /
Uptime.........................: 0 days, 00h00m24s
Memory........................: 611368kB (Free) / 766748kB (Total)
Running Processes......: 109
IP Address....................: 192.168.1.57
Temperature................: CPU: 56C/132F GPU: 56C/132F
The RetroPie Project, https://retropie.org.uk

pi@retropie:~ $

This is where the curspr flashes and its waiting for me to do something. Whats wrong with it? Can someone please help....

[mitu]

@vasquez109 said in Broken again :(:

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'char const*'

Sound like something got corrupted (a gamelist/a program). Re-install EmulationStation from the RetroPie-Setup menu and see if you get the same error. To start the RetroPie-Setup, type (at the command prompt)

cd RetroPie-Setup
sudo ./retropie_setup.sh

then go to Manage Packages -> Manage core packages and then choose emulationstation. Update the package, then exit the setup and reboot with sudo reboot.

[vasquez109]

Thank you.

Is that Re-install (from pre-built binary) or Install from source?

So sorry.
David.

[mitu]

Either one is fine.

[vasquez109]

Re install from binary didnt work so installing from source now. Seems to be doing more as more text flashing up on screen.

Thanks.

[vasquez109]

No. Neither of these have cured it. Its still doing it. Do I need to wipe and restart? I hope not....

[mitu]

It could be one of your configuration files. Try renaming the config file in \\retropie\configs\all\emulationstation, the es_settings.cfg.
Can you also post the contents of the log file es_log.txt, that's in the same folder mentioned above ?

[vasquez109]

@mitu Ok thanks. Bear with me. What do you want me to rename the config file to? I'll pull up the contents of the other file now....

[mitu]

@vasquez109 said in Broken again :(:

What do you want me to rename the config file to?

On second though, why don't you post its contents, instead of renaming it ? That and the es_log.txt file's contents.

[vasquez109]

Ok...this is es_log.txt....

lvl2: EmulationStation - v2.9.0rp, built Apr 8 2020 - 14:51:11
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/mamenames.xml"...
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/mamebioses.xml"...
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/mamedevices.xml"...
lvl2: Creating window...
lvl2: Created window successfully.
lvl2: Checking available OpenGL extensions...
lvl2: ARB_texture_non_power_of_two: MISSING
lvl2: Added known joystick Microntek USB Joystick (instance ID: 0, device index: 0)
lvl2: Loading system config file /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg...
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/amiga/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: System "amstradcpc" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/arcade/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/galap1.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/galagamw.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/galagao.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/galaga3a.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/galaga3.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/galaga3m.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/galaxia.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/galap4.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/mfjump.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/galagamf.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/kof2001.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/mslug4.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/pbobblen.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/pbobble2.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/1941.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/1943.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/1944.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/pacland.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/dkong3.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/galxwars.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/atari2600/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Asteroids.bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Astroblast.bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Bridge.bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Demon Attack.bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Dodge 'Em - Dodger Cars.bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Gas Hog.bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Ghostbusters II (PAL) [different tune].bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Miner 2049er - Starring Bounty Bob.bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/My Golf (PAL).bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/RealSports Soccer [no opening tune].bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Space Shuttle - A Journey Into Space [FE bankswitching].bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Survival Run (Prototype).bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Video Life [higher sounds].bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Video Reflex [no roman numbers].bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Commando [different logo].bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Cosmic Ark.bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Lost Luggage [no opening scene].bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Missile Command [no initials].bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Othello [no grid markers].bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Activision Decathlon, The.bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (Prototype).bin" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/atari5200/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: System "atari7800" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl1: System "atari800" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl1: System "atarilynx" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl1: Error - folder with path "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/coleco" is not a directory!
lvl1: System "coleco" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/fba/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/goldnaxe.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/mrdrillr.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/pacland.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/phoenix.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/pacman.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/defender.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/bublbobl.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/bublbob2.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/bublbob1.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/pacmania.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/pbobbl2u.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/invaders.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/galaga.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/gaplus.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/gaplusa.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/1941.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/1942.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/aburner.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/gapluso.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/galaxian.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/fba/galxwars.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: System "fba" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl1: System "fds" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl1: System "gamegear" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/gb/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: System "gba" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/gbc/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: System "mame-advmame" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/mame-libretro/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame2003/gaplus.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/goldnax1.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/galaxian.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/tmnt2.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/defender.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: System "mame-mame4all" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl1: System "mastersystem" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl1: System "megadrive" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl1: Error - folder with path "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/msx" is not a directory!
lvl1: System "msx" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/n64/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/destructderby.zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/Donkey Kong 64 (USA).zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/Doom 64 (USA).zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/Mario Kart 64 (USA).zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/Resident Evil 2 (USA) (Rev A).zip" does not exist! Ignoring.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/nds/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: System "neogeo" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/nes/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: System "ngp" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl1: System "ngpc" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl1: System "pcengine" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/psx/gamelist.xml"...
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/retropie/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: System "sega32x" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl1: System "segacd" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl1: System "sg-1000" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/snes/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: System "vectrex" has no games! Ignoring it.
lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/zxspectrum/gamelist.xml"...
lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/zxspectrum/JUMPJACK.TAP" does not exist! Ignoring.

[vasquez109]

es_settings.cfg......

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<bool name="BackgroundJoystickInput" value="false" />
<bool name="CaptionsCompatibility" value="true" />
<bool name="CollectionShowSystemInfo" value="true" />
<bool name="DrawFramerate" value="false" />
<bool name="EnableSounds" value="true" />
<bool name="ForceDisableFilters" value="false" />
<bool name="LocalArt" value="false" />
<bool name="MoveCarousel" value="true" />
<bool name="ParseGamelistOnly" value="false" />
<bool name="QuickSystemSelect" value="true" />
<bool name="ScrapeRatings" value="true" />
<bool name="ScreenSaverControls" value="true" />
<bool name="ScreenSaverOmxPlayer" value="true" />
<bool name="ShowHelpPrompts" value="true" />
<bool name="ShowHiddenFiles" value="false" />
<bool name="SlideshowScreenSaverCustomImageSource" value="false" />
<bool name="SlideshowScreenSaverRecurse" value="false" />
<bool name="SlideshowScreenSaverStretch" value="false" />
<bool name="SortAllSystems" value="false" />
<bool name="StretchVideoOnScreenSaver" value="false" />
<bool name="UseCustomCollectionsSystem" value="true" />
<bool name="VideoAudio" value="true" />
<bool name="VideoOmxPlayer" value="false" />
<int name="MaxVRAM" value="400" />
<int name="ScraperResizeHeight" value="0" />
<int name="ScraperResizeWidth" value="400" />
<int name="ScreenSaverSwapImageTimeout" value="10000" />
<int name="ScreenSaverSwapVideoTimeout" value="30000" />
<int name="ScreenSaverTime" value="300000" />
<int name="SubtitleSize" value="55" />
<string name="AudioCard" value="default" />
<string name="AudioDevice" value="PCM" />
<string name="CollectionSystemsAuto" value="" />
<string name="CollectionSystemsCustom" value="" />
<string name="ExePath" value="/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation" />
<string name="GamelistViewStyle" value="automatic" />
<string name="OMXAudioDev" value="both" />
<string name="PowerSaverMode" value="disabled" />
<string name="SaveGamelistsMode" value="on exit" />
<string name="Scraper" value="ScreenScraper" />
<string name="ScreenSaverBehavior" value="dim" />
<string name="ScreenSaverGameInfo" value="never" />
<string name="SlideshowScreenSaverBackgroundAudioFile" value="/home/pi/.emulationstation/slideshow/audio/slideshow_bg.wav" />
<string name="SlideshowScreenSaverImageDir" value="/home/pi/.emulationstation/slideshow/image" />
<string name="SlideshowScreenSaverImageFilter" value=".png,.jpg" />
<string name="StartupSystem" value="" />
<string name="SubtitleAlignment" value="left" />
<string name="SubtitleFont" value="/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeSans.ttf" />
<string name="SubtitleItalicFont" value="/usr/share/fonts/truetype/freefont/FreeSansOblique.ttf" />
<string name="ThemeSet" value="nbba" />
<string name="TransitionStyle" value="fade" />
<string name="UIMode" value="Full" />
<string name="UIMode_passkey" value="uuddlrlrba" />

[mitu]

The config file seems ok and there's no obvious error in the log. Try removing the gamelist.xml files that you find under the \\retropie\configs\all\gamelists\ folders and restart again.

[vasquez109]

Erm...I dont have a gamelists folder. Is that the cause? I do have a retropie\configs\all\emulationstation\gamelists\ folder though. If it is the one, every folder within there has a gamelist.xml file in. Is it the one in 'zxspectrum' im deleting? As that was the system I was using when it all went wrong?

Thanks.
David.

[mitu]

@vasquez109 said in Broken again :(:

I do have a retropie\configs\all\emulationstation\gamelists\ folder though.

Yes, that was a typo. Try deleting/renaming them one by one (starting with zxspectrum if you'd like) and see if that gets EmulationStation working again.

[vasquez109]

@mitu I deleted them all. Thank you so much it finally worked. Too scared now to try and play speccy games incase it happens again!