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    • sirhenrythe5thS
      sirhenrythe5th @evileyecheese
      last edited by

      @evileyecheese more information about your setup would be also greatly appreciated as mentioned here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

      In general: DC (as well as most NAOMI/AtomisWave-) games run great on PI4, even without overclocking.

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        evileyecheese @sirhenrythe5th
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        @sirhenrythe5th sorry, I'm a total noob at this, I'm running a pi4b with 2 gig of ram I've edited config.txt via notepad ++ upped the voltage to 6 and confirmed the clock speed has increased.

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        • sirhenrythe5thS
          sirhenrythe5th @evileyecheese
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          @evileyecheese to help you seriously we still need some more information, that you are using a Pi is clear, the ammount of ram is not important at all.
          More important are things like: which emulator, which versin of retropie, what kind of modifications,....
          Did you open the link i posted you?
          There you would have seen the following inportant questions:

          Pi Model or other hardware: (B, B+, 2 B, 3, X86 PC etc..)
          Power Supply used: (If using a Pi)
          RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest):
          Built From: (Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website, Berryboot, or on top of existing OS etc.. - please provide the filename of any image used)
          USB Devices connected:
          Controller used:
          Error messages received:
          Verbose log (if relevant):
          Guide used: (Mention if you followed a guide)
          File: (File with issue - with FULL path)
          Emulator: (Name of emulator - if applicable)
          Attachment of config files: (PLEASE USE PASTEBIN.COM FOR LARGE LOGS)
          How to replicate the problem:

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            evileyecheese @sirhenrythe5th
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            @sirhenrythe5th sorry again I'll provide the info when I've finished work

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            • dankcushionsD
              dankcushions Global Moderator @evileyecheese
              last edited by

              @evileyecheese anyone telling you that dreamcast will run fullspeed on pi4 in all scenarios after an overclock, is not in full possession of the facts. overclocking may provide a small benefit in certain scenarios, but nothing major, and it won't help if there's a fundamental config issue happening, which we could diagnose with a verbose log etc.

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                evileyecheese @dankcushions
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                @dankcushions
                its mainly marvel vs capcom 2 which seems to be a demanding title also ikaruga on naomi
                i was using redream but got slightly better results in flycast in terms of speed and the snk fighting games on atomiswave are increadibly choppy
                im running version 4.7.1 official download
                i have literally no idea what im doing
                im using official psu

                config.txt as follows

                For more options and information see

                http://rpf.io/configtxt

                Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details

                uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode

                #hdmi_safe=1

                uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible

                and your display can output without overscan

                disable_overscan=1

                uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console

                goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border

                #overscan_left=16
                #overscan_right=16
                #overscan_top=16
                #overscan_bottom=16

                uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus

                overscan.

                #framebuffer_width=1280
                #framebuffer_height=720

                uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output

                hdmi_force_hotplug=1

                uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)

                hdmi_group=2
                hdmi_mode=85

                uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in

                DMT (computer monitor) modes

                hdmi_drive=2

                uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or

                no display

                #config_hdmi_boost=4

                uncomment for composite PAL

                #sdtv_mode=2

                uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default.

                #arm_freq=800

                Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces

                #dtparam=i2c_arm=on
                #dtparam=i2s=on
                #dtparam=spi=on

                Uncomment this to enable infrared communication.

                #dtoverlay=gpio-ir,gpio_pin=17
                #dtoverlay=gpio-ir-tx,gpio_pin=18

                Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README

                Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)

                dtparam=audio=on

                [pi4]

                Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver on top of the dispmanx display stack

                dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
                max_framebuffers=2

                [all]
                dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
                #overscan_scale=1

                #Add these 2 lines for CPU Overclock
                over_voltage=6
                arm_freq=2100

                #add these 2 lines for GPU Overclock
                gpu_freq=750
                over_voltage=6

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                • dankcushionsD
                  dankcushions Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  verbose log please: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Runcommand/#launch-with-verbose-logging

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                    evileyecheese
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                    this is all i got

                    Parameters:
                    Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-flycast/flycast_libretro.so </dev/null --config /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/ikaruga.zip" --verbose --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
                    [INFO] RetroArch 1.9.7 (Git 8373ac6)
                    [INFO] === Build =======================================
                    [INFO] Capabilities: NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
                    [INFO] Built: Sep 8 2021
                    [INFO] Version: 1.9.7
                    [INFO] Git: 8373ac6
                    [INFO] =================================================
                    [INFO] [Input]: Found input driver: "x".
                    [INFO] [Core]: Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-flycast/flycast_libretro.so"
                    [INFO] [Overrides]: No core-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/Flycast.cfg".
                    [INFO] [Overrides]: No content-dir-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/dreamcast.cfg".
                    [INFO] [Overrides]: Game-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/ikaruga.cfg".
                    [INFO] [Config]: Appending config "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/ikaruga.cfg".

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                    • dankcushionsD
                      dankcushions Global Moderator @evileyecheese
                      last edited by

                      @evileyecheese the log is in incomplete. you should show the whole file, and also the override it refers to:

                      [INFO] [Overrides]: Game-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/ikaruga.cfg".

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                        evileyecheese
                        last edited by

                        cant find this in winscp
                        "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/ikaruga.cfg".

                        full verbose log for marvel vs capcom 2
                        Parameters:
                        Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-flycast/flycast_libretro.so </dev/null --config /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/Marvel vs. Capcom 2.chd" --verbose --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
                        [INFO] RetroArch 1.9.7 (Git 8373ac6)
                        [INFO] === Build =======================================
                        [INFO] Capabilities: NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
                        [INFO] Built: Sep 8 2021
                        [INFO] Version: 1.9.7
                        [INFO] Git: 8373ac6
                        [INFO] =================================================
                        [INFO] [Input]: Found input driver: "x".
                        [INFO] [Core]: Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-flycast/flycast_libretro.so"
                        [INFO] [Overrides]: No core-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/Flycast.cfg".
                        [INFO] [Overrides]: No content-dir-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/dreamcast.cfg".
                        [INFO] [Overrides]: No game-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/Marvel vs. Capcom 2.cfg".
                        [INFO] [Environ]: GET_CORE_OPTIONS_VERSION.
                        [INFO] [Environ]: GET_LANGUAGE: "0".
                        [INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_INTL.
                        [INFO] [Environ]: SET_CONTROLLER_INFO.
                        [INFO] [Remaps]: Remap directory: "/opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/".
                        [INFO] [Remaps]: Core-specific remap found at "/opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/Flycast/Flycast.rmp".
                        [INFO] [Overrides]: Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/Marvel vs. Capcom 2.srm".
                        [INFO] [Overrides]: Redirecting save state to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/Marvel vs. Capcom 2.state".
                        [INFO] [Environ]: GET_LOG_INTERFACE.
                        [INFO] [Environ]: GET_PERF_INTERFACE.
                        [INFO] [Environ]: SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: XRGB8888.
                        [INFO] [Environ]: SET_KEYBOARD_CALLBACK.
                        [INFO] [Environ]: GET_DISK_CONTROL_INTERFACE_VERSION.
                        [INFO] [Environ]: SET_DISK_CONTROL_EXT_INTERFACE.
                        [INFO] [CONTENT LOAD]: Content loading skipped. Implementation will load it on its own.
                        [INFO] [Environ]: GET_RUMBLE_INTERFACE.
                        [INFO] [Environ]: SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS".
                        [INFO] [Environ]: GET_SAVE_DIRECTORY.
                        [INFO] [Environ]: SET_SAVE_STATE_IN_BACKGROUND: yes.
                        [libretro INFO] File extension is: .chd
                        [INFO] [Environ]: GET_PREFERRED_HW_RENDER, video driver name: xvideo.
                        [INFO] [Environ]: GET_PREFERRED_HW_RENDER - Context callback set to RETRO_HW_CONTEXT_NONE.
                        [INFO] [Environ]: SET_HW_RENDER, context type: gl.
                        [INFO] Requesting OpenGLES2 context.
                        [INFO] Reached end of SET_HW_RENDER.
                        [libretro INFO] hw/mem/_vmem.cpp:482 N[VMEM]: Info: nvmem is enabled, with addr space of size 512MB
                        [libretro INFO] nullDC.cpp:145 N[BOOT]: [LUT]: Product number: T1212N .
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast//Marvel vs. Capcom 2.A1.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_A2.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_B1.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_B2.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_C1.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_C2.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_D1.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_D2.bin"
                        [INFO] [Environ]: SET_ROTATION: 0
                        [INFO] [SRAM]: Skipping SRAM load..
                        [INFO] Version of libretro API: 1
                        [INFO] Compiled against API: 1
                        [INFO] [Audio]: Set audio input rate to: 44100.00 Hz.
                        [INFO] [Video]: Video @ 1280x720
                        [INFO] [Video]: Using HW render, OpenGL driver forced.
                        [INFO] [Video]: "xvideo" saved as cached driver.
                        [INFO] [DRM]: Found 1 connectors.
                        [INFO] [DRM]: Connector 0 connected: yes
                        [INFO] [DRM]: Connector 0 has 6 modes.
                        [INFO] [DRM]: Connector 0 assigned to monitor index: #1.
                        [INFO] [DRM]: Mode 0: (1280x720) 1280 x 720, 59.974029 Hz
                        [INFO] [DRM]: Mode 1: (1024x768) 1024 x 768, 60.003837 Hz
                        [INFO] [DRM]: Mode 2: (800x600) 800 x 600, 60.316539 Hz
                        [INFO] [DRM]: Mode 3: (800x600) 800 x 600, 56.250000 Hz
                        [INFO] [DRM]: Mode 4: (848x480) 848 x 480, 60.000423 Hz
                        [INFO] [DRM]: Mode 5: (640x480) 640 x 480, 59.940475 Hz
                        [INFO] [GLCore]: Found GL context: kms
                        [INFO] [GLCore]: Detecting screen resolution 1280x720.
                        [WARN] [KMS]: Swap intervals > 1 currently not supported. Will use swap interval of 1.
                        [INFO] [EGL] Found EGL client version >= 1.5, trying eglGetPlatformDisplay
                        [INFO] [EGL]: EGL version: 1.4
                        [INFO] [EGL]: Created shared context: 0xea16a8.
                        [INFO] [EGL]: Current context: 0xe7f528.
                        [INFO] [KMS]: New FB: 1280x720 (stride: 5120).
                        [INFO] [GLCore]: Initializing HW render (1024 x 1024).
                        [INFO] [GLCore]: Max texture size: 4096 px, renderbuffer size: 4096 px.
                        [INFO] [GLCore]: Vendor: Broadcom, Renderer: V3D 4.2.
                        [INFO] [GLCore]: Version: OpenGL ES 3.1 Mesa 19.3.2.
                        [INFO] [GLCore]: Using resolution 1280x720
                        [INFO] [udev]: Added Device Keyboard#0 SAGE SAGE AirMouse Keyboard (/dev/input/event0) .
                        [INFO] [udev]: Added Device mouse#0 SAGE SAGE AirMouse (/dev/input/event1) .
                        [INFO] [udev]: Pad #0 (/dev/input/event4) supports 0 force feedback effects.
                        [INFO] [Joypad]: Found joypad driver: "udev".
                        [INFO] [Shaders]: Configuration file shader set to .
                        [INFO] [Shaders]: Configuration file shader set to .
                        [INFO] [Shaders]: Configuration file shader set to .
                        [INFO] [GLCore]: Loading stock shader.
                        [INFO] [slang]: Building pass #0 (N/A)
                        [INFO] [GLCore]: Not using frame history.
                        [INFO] [GLCore]: Not using framebuffer feedback.
                        [INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: stb-unicode.
                        [INFO] [Video]: Found display server: null
                        [INFO] ALSA: Using floating point format.
                        [INFO] ALSA: Period size: 480 frames
                        [INFO] ALSA: Buffer size: 1536 frames
                        [INFO] [Display]: Found display driver: "glcore".
                        [INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: stb-unicode.
                        [INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: stb-unicode.
                        [INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: stb-unicode.
                        [INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: [/opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/content_history.lpl].
                        [INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: [/opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/content_music_history.lpl].
                        [INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: [/opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/content_video_history.lpl].
                        [INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: [/opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/content_image_history.lpl].
                        [INFO] [Playlist]: Loading favorites file: [/opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/content_favorites.lpl].
                        [WARN] [KMS]: Swap intervals > 1 currently not supported. Will use swap interval of 1.
                        [INFO] [Playlist]: Written to playlist file: /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/content_history.lpl
                        [INFO] [Environ]: SET_INPUT_DESCRIPTORS:
                        [INFO] [KMS]: New FB: 1280x720 (stride: 5120).
                        [INFO] [KMS]: New FB: 1280x720 (stride: 5120).
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast//Marvel vs. Capcom 2.A1.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_A2.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_B1.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_B2.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_C1.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_C2.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_D1.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/maple/maple_devs.cpp:603 N[MAPLE]: Loaded VMU from file "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/dc/vmu_save_D2.bin"
                        [libretro INFO] hw/pvr/Renderer_if.cpp:104 N[PVR]: Creating Open GL per-triangle/strip renderer
                        [libretro INFO] rend/gles/gles.cpp:413 N[RENDERER]: OpenGL version: OpenGL ES 3.1 Mesa 19.3.2
                        [INFO] [Video]: Restored video driver to "xvideo".
                        [INFO] [Config]: Saved new config to "/opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/retroarch.cfg".
                        [INFO] [Core]: Content ran for a total of: 00 hours, 05 minutes, 02 seconds.
                        [INFO] [Core]: Unloading game..
                        [INFO] [Core]: Unloading core..
                        [INFO] [Core]: Unloading core symbols..
                        [INFO] [Core Options]: Saved core options file to "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-core-options.cfg

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