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    PlayStation FFmpeg Recording causes Seg Fault in RetroPie 4.0.2 (Recording Megadrive, VCS, etc still fine)

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    • dankcushionsD
      dankcushions Global Moderator @RetroResolution
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      @RetroResolution that xmb menu is quite old now but is nice looking. it shouldn't be the default as retropie has the menu_driver set to rgui in the /all/retroarch.cfg, no? i don't know as i've been intentionally using the xmb driver for ages.

      and yeah i would say your guides aren't out of date as i imagine retropie will keep using the rgui (old menu) as it's lighter on resources (although on an rpi3 i don't see any difference in game).

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      • meleuM
        meleu @dankcushions
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        @dankcushions I took a look at the configure_retroarch function and there's no default setting to video_driver. I think it would be useful to set it to rgui.

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          RetroResolution @dankcushions
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          @dankcushions thanks for the insight - that menu being different really threw me this morning, and given the problems with recording I just assumed it was new. Glad my other guides can be left as-is!

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          • dankcushionsD
            dankcushions Global Moderator @meleu
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            @meleu you're right! hmm, interesting. perhaps the xmb will in fact be the default from now on :) i just asked in the retroarch IRC channel and apparently it's defaulted differently on different systems, so who knows when it changed.

            like i said, it's fine on the pi3 but not sure about pi2 and 1.

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              meleu @dankcushions
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              @dankcushions said in PlayStation FFmpeg Recording causes Seg Fault in RetroPie 4.0.2 (Recording Megadrive, VCS, etc still fine):

              perhaps the xmb will in fact be the default from now on

              It's a bad idea for Android phones. The xmb doesn't accept input from the touchscreen...

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              • meleuM
                meleu @RetroResolution
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                @RetroResolution can you please paste here the output of this command:

                grep video_driver /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg
                

                I'm curious if it is really the default or if somehow it is explicitly xmb.

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                  RetroResolution @meleu
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                  @meleu hi,

                  the video block is as follows:

                  #### Video
                  
                  # Video driver to use. "gl", "xvideo", "sdl"
                  # video_driver = "gl"
                  

                  All commented out...

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                  • dankcushionsD
                    dankcushions Global Moderator @RetroResolution
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                    @RetroResolution @meleu i think you want the menu_driver block :)

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                      meleu @dankcushions
                      last edited by meleu

                      ooops! Indeed! I mean menu_driver

                      @RetroResolution

                      grep menu_driver /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg
                      
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                        RetroResolution @meleu
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                        @meleu hi,

                        I'll try to get this for you soon; having some issues since switching out sd cards a couple of times earlier today to do testing - a kernel panic on boot, and then after a few more reboot tests a 'fixing recursive fault but reboot is needed' message.

                        I had a kernel panic on 5th July after removing the sd to make a backup image and the re-inserting it (not on the first boot though). Oddly enough, on my Pi 2 (with the older sprung-loaded sd slot, not the Pi 3 friction slot) I'd sometimes have to re-insert the card a couple of times for it to be recognised. I have used a number of different sd cards over the last year or so.

                        Anyway, I'll try and get that information to you soon.

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                        • meleuM
                          meleu
                          last edited by meleu

                          I tested on a friend's raspi3 (I don't have one) and, indeed, RetroArch defaults menu_driver to xmb on raspi3. In other words, the menu_driver line is commented and when I invoke the menu with select+x it shows this screen:

                          xmb

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                            herb_fargus administrators @meleu
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                            @meleu I was unaware it even functioned on the pi. I can't even get it to run on my pc. (As an aside the blank squares are due to the lack of the assets folder)

                            If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                            Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                              meleu @herb_fargus
                              last edited by meleu

                              @herb_fargus to avoid this confusion I've just made a PR to explicitly use rgui as the menu_driver.
                              https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/1674

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