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    Drastic unable to launch games

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      locDAMN @mitu
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      @mitu Ok, can i do something to get it trough ? Read somewhere on https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/21826/newer-version-of-drastic-compatible-with-raspberry-pi/36?_=1614082788848 that we cant get from github the last drastic version ? Didnt know that pokemon require microphone

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        mitu Global Moderator @locDAMN
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        @locdamn said in Drastic unable to launch games:

        Read somewhere on https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/21826/newer-version-of-drastic-compatible-with-raspberry-pi/36?_=1614082788848 that we cant get from github the last drastic version

        I doubt it, since it's a closed source (for now) emulator.

        Didnt know that pokemon require microphone

        Probably they don't, but the emulator might try to find it anyway.

        Do you have the desktop installed by chance ? You haven't offered much info about your setup (per https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first).

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          locDAMN @mitu
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          @mitu Didnt have the desktop installed unfortunately

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            locDAMN @mitu
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            @mitu

            Pi Model: Raspberry Pi 4 Modèle B 4 Go
            Power Supply used: USB-C 3A
            RetroPie Version: 4.6
            Built From: retropie-buster-4.6-rpi4
            USB Devices connected: Keyboard
            Controller used: Self made arcade stick
            Guide used: Retropie docs

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              mitu Global Moderator @locDAMN
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              @locdamn said in Drastic unable to launch games:

              @mitu Didnt have the desktop installed unfortunately

              The desktop is not a requirement for DraStic, but installing it also installs the PulseAudio service, which might cause issues with it.

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                locDAMN @mitu
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                @mitu Just did it, nothing change but i noticed a failed to find mixer elements

                i'll follow the instruction here https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/11256/failed-to-find-mixer-elements/12 and we will see :)

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                  locDAMN
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                  @locdamn Well changes nothing..

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                    locDAMN @mitu
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                    @mitu @mitu only the log changing

                    Parameters: 
                    Executing: xinit /dev/shm/retropie_xinitrc -- vt1 -keeptty
                    
                    
                    X.Org X Server 1.20.4
                    X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
                    Build Operating System: Linux 5.4.0-54-generic armv8l Raspbian
                    Current Operating System: Linux retropie 5.10.11-v7l+ #1399 SMP Thu Jan 28 12:09:48 GMT 2021 armv7l
                    Kernel command line: coherent_pool=1M 8250.nr_uarts=0 snd_bcm2835.enable_compat_alsa=0 snd_bcm2835.enable_hdmi=1 video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080M@60,margin_left=48,margin_right=48,margin_top=48,margin_bottom=48 smsc95xx.macaddr=DC:A6:32:AA:0E:30 vc_mem.mem_base=0x3ec00000 vc_mem.mem_size=0x40000000  console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty1 root=PARTUUID=e22bcd10-02 rootfstype=ext4 elevator=deadline fsck.repair=yes rootwait loglevel=3 consoleblank=0 plymouth.enable=0 quiet splash plymouth.ignore-serial-consoles
                    Build Date: 15 January 2021  02:03:57PM
                    xorg-server 2:1.20.4-1+rpt2+deb10u3 (https://www.debian.org/support) 
                    Current version of pixman: 0.36.0
                    	Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
                    	to make sure that you have the latest version.
                    Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
                    	(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
                    	(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
                    (==) Log file: "/home/pi/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Feb 24 00:31:28 2021
                    (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
                    (II) modeset(0): Initializing kms color map for depth 24, 8 bpc.
                    Set mode 1920x1080@60Hz on HDMI-1
                    
                    Executing (via xinit): /opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/drastic.sh /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nds/Pokemon SoulSilver.nds kms
                    
                    xinit: connection to X server lost
                    
                    waiting for X server to shut down (II) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.
                    
                    
                    
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                      mitu Global Moderator @locDAMN
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                      @locdamn Can you start the desktop and then run manually DraStic from a terminal (xterm) ?

                      cd /opt/retropie/configs/nds/drastic
                      /opt/retropie/emulators/drastic "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nds/Pokemon SoulSilver.nds"
                      

                      See if any errors are reported in the terminal.

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                        locDAMN @mitu
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                        @mitu said in Drastic unable to launch games:

                        /opt/retropie/emulators/drastic "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nds/Pokemon SoulSilver.nds"

                        Am i missing something ?

                        When i did the cd then i am doing

                        /opt/retropie/emulators/drastic "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nds/Pokemon SoulSilver.nds"
                        

                        got is a directory then i did

                        /opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/drastic "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nds/Pokemon SoulSilver.nds"
                        

                        and literraly nothing happened

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                          mitu Global Moderator @locDAMN
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                          @locdamn said in Drastic unable to launch games:

                          /opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/drastic "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nds/Pokemon SoulSilver.nds"

                          That's the correct command - isn't anything shown on the terminal ? Is the command finishing immediately ?

                          What's the output of

                          file /opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/drastic
                          
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                            locDAMN @mitu
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                            @mitu Well got empty and as you can see

                            219fa431-a63e-4433-aa93-afdd4d68ef90-image.png

                            it is empty yes.. Do i need to remove and re-install from binary ?

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                              mitu Global Moderator @locDAMN
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                              Do you have enough free space on your disc/sdcard ? I see every installed file from DraStic is an empty file.

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                                locDAMN @mitu
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                                @mitu Yup still 10Gb remaining

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                                  mitu Global Moderator @locDAMN
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                                  @locdamn Then re-install and see if the correct files are created. If not, then provide the installation log from $HOME/RetroPie-Setup/logs - it should be the last log file created.

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                                    locDAMN @mitu
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                                    @mitu ended up a bit fast

                                    Log started at: Wed 24 Feb 10:44:30 GMT 2021
                                    
                                    RetroPie-Setup version: 4.7.9 (ab88a0b6)
                                    System: rpi4 (armv7l) - Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) - Linux retropie 5.10.11-v7l+ #1399 SMP Thu Jan 28 12:09:48 GMT 2021 armv7l GNU/Linux
                                    
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                                    Installing dependencies for 'drastic' : NDS emu - DraStic
                                    = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
                                    
                                    
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                                    Installing (binary) 'drastic' : NDS emu - DraStic
                                    = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
                                    
                                    Downloading https://files.retropie.org.uk/archives/drastic-2.5.0.4.tar.gz to /tmp/tmp.d1JCn0zEl5/drastic-2.5.0.4.tar.gz ...
                                      % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                                                     Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
                                    
                                      0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
                                      0     0    0     0    0     0      0      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--     0
                                     73 6149k   73 4527k    0     0  4057k      0  0:00:01  0:00:01 --:--:-- 4053k
                                    100 6149k  100 6149k    0     0  4386k      0  0:00:01  0:00:01 --:--:-- 4383k
                                    drastic/system/
                                    drastic/system/drastic_bios_arm7.bin
                                    drastic/system/drastic_bios_arm9.bin
                                    drastic/game_database.xml
                                    drastic/drastic_logo_0.raw
                                    drastic/drastic
                                    drastic/drastic_readme.txt
                                    drastic/usrcheat.dat
                                    drastic/drastic_logo_1.raw
                                    /opt/retropie/emulators/drastic /home/pi
                                    
                                    = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
                                    Configuring 'drastic' : NDS emu - DraStic
                                    = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
                                    
                                    '/opt/retropie/configs/nds/drastic/game_database.xml' -> '/opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/game_database.xml'
                                    '/opt/retropie/configs/nds/drastic/system/drastic_bios_arm7.bin' -> '/opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/system/drastic_bios_arm7.bin'
                                    '/opt/retropie/configs/nds/drastic/system/drastic_bios_arm9.bin' -> '/opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/system/drastic_bios_arm9.bin'
                                    '/opt/retropie/configs/nds/drastic/usrcheat.dat' -> '/opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/usrcheat.dat'
                                    '/opt/retropie/configs/nds/drastic/drastic_logo_0.raw' -> '/opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/drastic_logo_0.raw'
                                    '/opt/retropie/configs/nds/drastic/drastic_logo_1.raw' -> '/opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/drastic_logo_1.raw'
                                    /home/pi
                                    
                                    Log ended at: Wed 24 Feb 10:44:33 GMT 2021
                                    Total running time: 0 hours, 0 mins, 3 secs
                                    
                                    
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                                      mitu Global Moderator @locDAMN
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                                      @locdamn said in Drastic unable to launch games:

                                      https://files.retropie.org.uk/archives/drastic-2.5.0.4.tar.gz to /tmp/tmp.d1JCn0zEl5/drastic-2.5.0.4.tar.gz

                                      Looks ok, the file is correct and the unpacking works. Are the emulator files still empty ?

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                                        locDAMN @mitu
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                                        @mitu I did a clean remove / reboot then install / remove and now packages are here i'm gonna launch from xterm again

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                                          locDAMN @mitu
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                                          @mitu OK, ffs this is finally working !!!!

                                          Maybe it was cache when i uninstall/install without rebooting but now files are here and not empty.

                                          games are launching too

                                          Big thanks to the time you gave to me

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