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Got error at boot RetroPie

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    CooL_bobrui
    last edited by 23 May 2020, 05:54

    Just bought brand new Pi 3 b+ to make it RetroPie. I am insstalled Retro pie on top of raspbian like guide said, but on boot after pretty bootscreen got an error :
    May 23 12:43:56 lvl0: Error creating SDL window!
    Could not get EGL display
    May 23 12:43:56 lvl0: Renderer failed to initialize!
    May 23 12:43:56 lvl0: Window failed to initialize!

    tried to make rpi-update and revert to stable firmware twice, reinstalled raspbian - nothing to help. Any suggestions ? Google didnt help.

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      mitu Global Moderator
      last edited by mitu 23 May 2020, 06:04

      Are you using Raspbian Lite or the Full version ? Did you enable the experimental GL driver ?

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        CooL_bobrui
        last edited by 23 May 2020, 06:19

        i am using full raspbian. How to enable experimental gl something-something ?

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          mitu Global Moderator @CooL_bobrui
          last edited by 23 May 2020, 06:22

          @CooL_bobrui said in Got error at boot RetroPie:

          i am using full raspbian. How to enable experimental gl something-something ?

          The manual install is for Rasbian Lite - EmulationStation should be started from the console terminal and not from the desktop.

          How to enable experimental gl something-something ?

          You don't have to, I only asked because this is not a supported configuration for the Pi model you're using and it would also cause errors when starting EmulationStation.

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            IceChes1
            last edited by 23 May 2020, 14:18

            Stupid Question: Are you trying to run RetroPie through tightVNC? Because I get that error if I run it over tightVNC

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              thiagodophp
              last edited by 23 May 2020, 18:06

              @mitu

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