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      Agent Blade
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      Hardware Pi 3
      Power supply Steel series cable
      Version 4.7.1
      Building On raspbian
      Controller Power A Nintendo switch wired pro controller
      Error message In photograph
      Guide Raspbian guide on docs
      Files In photograph
      Config files ???
      I got the install done but the error (seen below) keeps popping up when I type In “emulationstation” I searched but nothing worked so it might be a newer problem any help is appreciated.
      BE18AD7A-8D23-4A68-A661-CD58D3BD0BA8.png

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        mitu Global Moderator
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        Your screenshot hasn't been uploaded - you probably didn't wait till the upload was finished. Can you re-upload the image ?

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator
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          Try starting EmulationStation from the console and not from the desktop. As explained in the guide, RetroPie and the desktop environment are not compatible.

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            Agent Blade @mitu
            last edited by Agent Blade

            @mitu I don’t remember the part about being not compatible but how can I launch it from the console?

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              mitu Global Moderator
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              https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Debian/#configure-retropie

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                Agent Blade @mitu
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                @mitu ?

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                  Agent Blade @mitu
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                  @mitu what am I supposed to do with this?

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                    mitu Global Moderator @Agent Blade
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                    @agent-blade Use the autostart settings to start EmulationStation on boot, outside of the desktop environment.

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                      Agent Blade @mitu
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                      @mitu I did this but it shows the same error

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                        Agent Blade
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                        @mitu nevemind it fixed when I typed in emulationstation

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator
                          last edited by mitu

                          What Raspbian/RPI OS version do you have installed ? Did you allocate enough GPU memory in config.txt, as explained on the install page ? Can you post your config.txt here in the topic ?

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                            davmel
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                            Hello everyone,
                            I am new to this forum and may have the same problem.
                            When I write emulationstation in the console, the following error message arises.

                            What am I doing wrong?

                            Best regards,
                            David

                            Hardware Pi 3b+
                            Power supply Steel series cable
                            Version 4.7.1
                            Building On raspbian
                            Controller Power A Nintendo switch wired pro controller
                            Error message:

                            Aug 29 20:34:48 lvl0: Error creating SDL window!
                            Could not get EGL display
                            Aug 29 20:34:48 lvl0: Renderer failed to initialize!
                            Aug 29 20:34:48 lvl0: Window failed to initialize!

                            Guide:


                            Config files:

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator @davmel
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                              @davmel The video you followed is wrong - running RetroPie from the desktop session is not supported. Please install using the image from retropie.org.uk/download or follow my advice from above.

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                                davmel @mitu
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                                @mitu thanks for the quick reply!
                                To be honest, I don’t understand your advise…
                                May you elaborate this approach?
                                BR,
                                David

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                                  mitu Global Moderator @davmel
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                                  @davmel In the configuration for autostart, choose the 'boot to EmulationStation' option so that your system starts EmulationStation automatically, instead of the desktop environment - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/FAQ/#how-do-i-boot-to-the-desktop-or-kodi.

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                                    davmel @mitu
                                    last edited by davmel

                                    @mitu but then I’m not able to use the raspberry as a desktop computer anymore, right? Is there no way to have access to both?

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                                      mitu Global Moderator @davmel
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                                      @davmel You can start the desktop from EmulationStation if you wish - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/FAQ/#where-did-the-desktop-go.

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                                        davmel @mitu
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                                        @mitu thank you, that works fine!

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