Couldn't read artwork xml file 'artwork.xml'. Please check file and permissions. Skyscraper

spyflex

Hi all,

Pi Model or other hardware: Pi 4
RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest): 4.5.18
Built From: retropie-setup script
USB Devices connected: Samsung HDD seen in /media
Controller used: none
Error messages received: in subject
Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant):
Guide used: (Mention if you followed a guide): Skyscraper guide
File: (File with issue - with FULL path): /.skyscraper/Artwork.xml
Emulator: (Name of emulator - if applicable): mame-libetro
Attachment of config files: (PLEASE USE PASTEBIN.COM FOR LARGE LOGS)
How to replicate the problem:

using Skyscraper -# Skyscraper -p mame-libetro -s thegamedb

error message: Couldn't read artwork xml file 'artwork.xml'. Please check file and permissions. Now exiting...

permission of file is -rwxrwxrwx 1 pi pi

I tried also to use artwork.example in order to change.
In Skyscraper's config.ini uncommented ArtworkXml="artwork.xml"
Skyscraper installed via retropie script with pre-built binaries.

Please help me,
Thanks in advance

#scraper

muldjord

@spyflex Please verify that you have a file called /home/pi/.skyscraper/artwork.xml (it's not Artwork.xml it's artwork.xml, very important!) and that you haven't made a change anywhere that would make Skyscraper look for it elsewhere. If that file is located at the correct location, please put the contents here as a codeblock so I can check it. You might have a faulty xml file.

Also, you've typed ArtworkXml="artwork.xml" as your config.ini example. That config is called artworkXml, not ArtworkXml. And there's no need to set it to artworkXml="artwork.xml" as that is already the default.

spyflex

Hi,
Thank you for your support.
this is the file: /home/pi/.skyscraper/artwork.xml (881 bytes):

<!--
 This is the default artwork.xml provided by Skyscraper. More examples can be found in '~/.skyscraper'. Be sure to check the full artwork documentation here: https://github.com/muldjord/skyscraper/blob/master/docs/ARTWORK.md 
-->
<artwork>
<output type="screenshot" width="640" height="480">
<layer resource="screenshot" x="20" width="520" height="390" align="center" valign="middle">
<rounded radius="10"/>
<stroke width="5"/>
</layer>
<layer resource="cover" height="250" x="0" y="-10" valign="bottom">
<gamebox side="wheel" rotate="90"/>
<shadow distance="5" softness="5" opacity="70"/>
</layer>
<layer resource="wheel" width="250" x="-10" align="right">
<shadow distance="5" softness="5" opacity="70"/>
</layer>
</output>
<output type="marquee" resource="wheel"/>
</artwork>

The config.ini:

code_text

[main]
##Setting input, gamelist or media folder here, will automatically append '/[platform]' to path.
##If you need better control, use the same variables under a [<platform>] section instead.
inputFolder="/media/pi/SAMSUNG/Games/roms"
#excludeFiles="[BIOS]"
#includeFiles="Super*"
gamelistFolder="/media/pi/SAMSUNG/Games/gamelist"
mediaFolder="/media/pi/SAMSUNG/Games/media"
cacheFolder="/media/pi/SAMSUNG/Games/cache"
#cacheResize="false"
#jpgQuality="95"
cacheCovers="true"
#cacheScreenshots="true"
#cacheWheels="true"
#cacheMarquees="true"
importFolder="/media/pi/SAMSUNG/Games/import"
#unpack="false"
#frontend="emulationstation"
#emulator=""
#launch=""
#videos="false"
#videoSizeLimit="42"
#symlink="false"
#brackets="true"
#maxLength="10000"
#threads="2"
#pretend="false"
unattend="true"
#unattendSkip="false"
#interactive="false"
#forceFilename="false"
#verbosity="1"
skipped="true"
#maxFails="30"
#lang="en"
#region="wor"
#langPrios="en,de,es"
#regionPrios="eu,us,ss,uk,wor,jp"
#minMatch="0"
#artworkXml="artwork.xml"
#relativePaths="false"
#addExtensions="*.zst"
#hints="false"
#subdirs="true"
#spaceCheck="true"
#scummIni="/full/path/to/scummvm.ini"

What's wrong?
Thank you again

muldjord

@spyflex I can't find any errors in those files. Just checked up on the Couldn't read artwork xml file 'artwork.xml'. Please check file and permissions error message. This only happens when it can't open the file for reading. And that only happens if it can't find it, or if it doesn't have read permissions.

So either Skyscraper is somehow told to look for it in a different place than /home/pi/.skyscraper/artwork.xml or it can't read the file for some reason.

spyflex

The result: lrwxrwxrwx 1 pi pi 36 Apr 8 19:25 /home/pi/.skyscraper -> /opt/retropie/configs/all/skyscraper

muldjord

@spyflex Looks good. Then I'm out of suggestions. If the file is located in that location and readable (which it seems to be), then maybe Skyscraper is somehow told to look for it elsewhere. And that can only happen using the command-line -a FILENAME or by setting artworkXml="FILENAME" in /home/pi/.skyscraper/config.ini. And that does not seem to be the case either.

mitu

@spyflex are you using Skyscraper as root or through sudo ?

spyflex

using Terminal i launch through sudo:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/skyscraper/Skyscraper -p mame-libretro -s thegamedb
------------------------------------------
Running Skyscraper v3.4.5 by Lars Muldjord
------------------------------------------
Couldn't read artwork xml file 'artwork.xml'. Please check file and permissions. Now exiting...

muldjord

@spyflex Then that's the reason. You should never run anything with sudo unless you have to. Running Skyscraper with sudo will make it look for the files in /root/.skyscraper instead and WILL mess with the permissions of anything you generate with it.

spyflex

Thank you for your support!