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    Reicast won’t install

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      oskeeeddie
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      I’m running Retropie x86 On my pc with the latest version of Ubuntu. I’ve updated to the latest version of Retropie and I've updated the Retropie script.
      When I navigate to Retropie Setup, I go to manage optional packages, select Reicast, install from binary and I'm met with this message:
      "Could not install package(s): python-dev python-pip alsa-oss python-setuptools libevdev-dev".
      Also there is no option to add from source.

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
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        Ubuntu 20.04 switched to python3 by default, so the dependencies are no longer available. Until this gets fixed in the scriptmodule, you can try lr-flycast for Dreamcast games.

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          oskeeeddie @mitu
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          @mitu thank you. I am using flycast but I find certain games don’t function as they should

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @oskeeeddie
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            @oskeeeddie What games in particular ?

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              oskeeeddie @mitu
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              @mitu Sega Rally 2. Sound stutters

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                quicksilver @oskeeeddie
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                @oskeeeddie this is a game that uses WinCE and is extra demanding. Sound stuttering probably means the game is not running at fullspeed. Reicast doesn't support WinCE games last I checked, so flycast is your only option at the moment. Your computer may just not have enough power.

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                • BuZzB
                  BuZz administrators
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                  Try switching the alpha sort mode in options to the faster less accurate mode

                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                    oskeeeddie @mitu
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                    @mitu so finally got Reicast to install but games do not load. I have placed the bios files in the dc folder and still nothing

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                    • BuZzB
                      BuZz administrators @oskeeeddie
                      last edited by BuZz

                      @oskeeeddie i would use flycast as detailed. Did you try the option i mentioned?

                      A log will be needed to help further.

                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                        oskeeeddie @BuZz
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                        @BuZz I did try that option but it did not work

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                          oskeeeddie
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                          One game I cannot get to work even with flycast is Hydro Thunder. I get a black screen after the Dreamcast logo.

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