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    [XU4] EmulationStation - Black Screen (stable branch)

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    • S
      steeeb
      last edited by

      Hi Guys.

      Wondering if someone can offer some ideas.

      Using an Odroid XU4, version v2.7.6 seems to work (although I sometimes get a freeze at the EmulationStation loading screen, which is why I want to update to the latest version).

      v2.7.6 is what is used using the script module (because Debian <= 8), but rapidjson-dev does exist on the OS.

      So, adding that dependancy and changing it to stable branch EmulationStation builds fine.

      However, on boot, it seems to just get a black screen - I SSH'd in and using ps it seems emulationstation isn't running. es_log.txt doesn't indicate anything.

      Anyone have any ideas what the issue might be, or, how I can find out what the issue will be - is there any further logging that I might be able to get, or there perhaps some additional debugging flags I can add whilst building that might give more information?

      Thanks in advance!

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

        Run with debug enabled and post the logs:

        emulationstation --debug
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        • 2Play2
          2Play @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu said in [XU4] EmulationStation - Black Screen (stable branch):

          Run with debug enabled and post the logs:

          emulationstation --debug

          After ES splash just black screen but its started on the background.
          Tested on X11 and CLi

          qte
          Mar 23 21:36:51 lvl2: EmulationStation - v2.11.0rp-dev, built Mar 23 2022 - 21:34:05
          Mar 23 21:36:51 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation-dev/resources/mamenames.xml"...
          Mar 23 21:36:51 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation-dev/resources/mamebioses.xml"...
          Mar 23 21:36:51 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation-dev/resources/mamedevices.xml"...
          Mar 23 21:36:51 lvl2: Creating window...
          Mar 23 21:36:51 lvl2: Created window successfully.
          Mar 23 21:36:52 lvl2: GL vendor: Panfrost
          Mar 23 21:36:52 lvl2: GL renderer: Mali-T760 (Panfrost)
          Mar 23 21:36:52 lvl2: GL version: 3.1 Mesa 22.0.0 - kisak-mesa PPA
          Mar 23 21:36:52 lvl2: Checking available OpenGL extensions...
          Mar 23 21:36:52 lvl2: ARB_texture_non_power_of_two: ok
          Mar 23 21:36:52 lvl2: Added unconfigured joystick 2.4G 2.4G Wireless Device (GUID: 03000000450c00000151000001010000, instance ID: 0, device index: 0).
          Mar 23 21:36:52 lvl2: Loading system config file /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg...
          Mar 23 21:36:52 lvl1: System "amstradcpc" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:52 lvl1: System "arcade" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:52 lvl1: System "atari2600" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:53 lvl1: System "atari5200" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:53 lvl1: System "atari7800" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:53 lvl1: System "atari800" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:53 lvl1: System "atarilynx" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:53 lvl1: System "channelf" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:53 lvl1: System "coleco" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:53 lvl1: System "fba" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:53 lvl1: System "fds" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:53 lvl1: System "gamegear" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:53 lvl1: System "gb" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:54 lvl1: System "gba" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:54 lvl1: System "gbc" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:54 lvl1: System "mame-libretro" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:54 lvl1: System "mastersystem" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:54 lvl1: System "megadrive" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:54 lvl1: System "msx" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:54 lvl1: System "n64" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:54 lvl1: System "neogeo" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:54 lvl1: System "nes" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:54 lvl1: System "ngp" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:55 lvl1: System "ngpc" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:55 lvl1: System "pcengine" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:55 lvl1: System "psx" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:55 lvl1: System "sega32x" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:55 lvl1: System "segacd" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:55 lvl1: System "sg-1000" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:55 lvl1: System "snes" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:55 lvl1: System "vectrex" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:56 lvl1: System "zxspectrum" has no games! Ignoring it.
          Mar 23 21:36:56 lvl2: Added unconfigured joystick 2.4G 2.4G Wireless Device (GUID: 03000000450c00000151000001010000, instance ID: 0, device index: 0).
          Mar 23 21:36:56 lvl3: SystemView::getViewElements()
          Mar 23 21:37:11 lvl2: EmulationStation cleanly shutting down.
          uqte

          Your friend,
          2Play!

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          • 2Play2
            2Play @2Play
            last edited by 2Play

            Solved by upgrading to newer MESA driver. Tested on same environment.

            "Mar 23 21:52:24 lvl2: EmulationStation - v2.11.0rp-dev, built Mar 23 2022 - 21:34:05
            Mar 23 21:52:24 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation-dev/resources/mamenames.xml"...
            Mar 23 21:52:24 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation-dev/resources/mamebioses.xml"...
            Mar 23 21:52:24 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation-dev/resources/mamedevices.xml"...
            Mar 23 21:52:24 lvl2: Creating window...
            Mar 23 21:52:24 lvl2: Created window successfully.
            Mar 23 21:52:24 lvl2: GL vendor: Panfrost
            Mar 23 21:52:24 lvl2: GL renderer: Mali-T760 (Panfrost)
            Mar 23 21:52:24 lvl2: GL version: 3.1 Mesa 22.1.0-devel
            Mar 23 21:52:24 lvl2: Checking available OpenGL extensions...
            Mar 23 21:52:24 lvl2: ARB_texture_non_power_of_two: ok"

            Sorry for the trouble.

            Your friend,
            2Play!

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