Could not initialize OpenGL /GLES library....

BuZz

I can check/debug this on my Odroid system also @mitu

Nefariis

Alright list of steps..

open retro_setup.sh
update setup script from source
uninstall/reinstall emulationstation
Pull log and upload to Pastebin (https://pastebin.com/gtbJkWpS)

mitu

It looks like it's picking OpenGL over GLES, that's why it's not working correctly.

Nefariis

Have any suggestions on what I might try?

I am waaay out of my element here - but if you point me to a few sites/suggestions I might be able to figure it out.

Thank you again for your help

mitu

@nefariis We're looking into it - it looks like the EmulationStation build options, that have been updated recently, are not correctly picking up the GLES libraries needed.

BuZz

I have a fix for the XU - I'm just verifying on some other boards before committing my changes - I will update here when it's done.

BuZz

@nefariis If you clean EmulationStation build folder (if needed) and try again it should work.

retropi19

@buzz i know im off-topic but im trying to use the script :

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/blob/08d99e4288789c72af6a3a99829d7347402bd925/scriptmodules/admin/image.sh#L281

to generate/build the berryboot images but when i execute the image.sh file with ./image.sh in a command line prompt in raspbian,nothing happens, do i need to run the script different or something else reguired?

Nefariis

Yup that fixed it and everything looks to be running ok

Thank you guys very much

jamesvvic

Hi hopefully someone can help, I tried the troubleshooting steps here and I am still getting that error "Could not initialize OpenGL / GLES library". Just let me know what info. you'll need from me to somehow see what's the problem. I have everything installed from basic install. Reinstalled emulationstation twice already. I'm using a different board Orange Pi PC and Armbian Ubuntu Focal. Except for the problem packages that I was able to fix/got installed, retropie installed without problems. I'm stuck with that error though. I'm no expert but I am able to follow instructions and somehow find solutions on my own but for this one I really need help. I really want this to work.

mitu

RetroPie doesn't support Orange Pi boards, but there's a fork geared at these boards at http://www.retrorangepi.org - you can try it and see if your board is supported.

jamesvvic

@mitu thank you for your reply. I understand it's not supported, but I'm hoping I can make it work. I reinstalled Armbian Buster since Raspberry Pi OS is also the same. I bought this Orange Pi before because it's cheap and if only I known that there'll be a chip shortage I should have bought a raspberry Pi 4 before, I'm trying to buy 1 now but out of stock. I have a raspberry Pi zero w but performance is not very good.

mitu

I understand it's not supported, but I'm hoping I can make it work.

It's that easy, you'll have to know the platform and adapt the RetroPie-Setup script to the packages available in the distribution. Also, a large part of the packages have special compilations and installation instructions geared towards the platform being used (RPI/Odroid/PC), so you'll have to adapt the base install script and packages to your platform.

I reinstalled Armbian Buster since Raspberry Pi OS is also the same

Raspberry Pi OS contains a RPI tailored distribution (kernel/libraries/programs) which is based on Debian stable, but it's not the same. You should start from RetrOrangePi and - if your board is not supported by it - adapt it to your system.

jamesvvic

@mitu Thank you for your responses, Ill try to ask in RetrOrange Pi forum as well.

Found this online, maybe this will help?

sudo __platform=generic-x11 ./retropie_setup.sh

mitu

@jamesvvic said in Could not initialize OpenGL /GLES library....:

Found this online, maybe this will help?

I doubt it.