RPI 4 Steamlink crashes [solved]

mitu

Can you modify /opt/retropie/configs/ports/steamlink/emulators.cfg and remove the XINIT: part from the launch command of steamlink ? Does it work with this modification ?

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@mitu Thanks for the reply

I edited the emulators.cfg to the following

And now when I launch SteamLink from the Ports menu it loads and goes back to Retropie

Here the log file

Thank you

mitu

@skip Are you running the latest version or you're still running the downgraded version (1.1.62.158) ?

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@mitu You're right, sorry!

Thanks for the reminder! I had not that much sleep tonight and forgot about that.

I am running 1.1.92.230now and this is the log

Parameters:
Executing: /opt/retropie/ports/steamlink/steamlink_xinit.sh
xset:  unable to open display ""
matchbox: can't open display! check your DISPLAY variable.
Added controller with mapping 030000005e0400008e02000014016800,*,a:b0,b:b1,back:b4,dpdown:b12,dpleft:b13,dpright:$
INFO: Connected to Remote Client service with session 8196955630107934252
Bad thread local

mitu

Same error, I see. I'll have to give it a test on Buster, I think the changes for Bullseye support in Steamlink may have broke something on Buster.

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@mitu I'll try to downgrade to the last version (1.1.86.210) before bullseye's experimental support and report back to you

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I tried

1.1.86.210
Gave the bad thread error
1.1.82.201

Parameters: 
Executing: /opt/retropie/ports/steamlink/steamlink_xinit.sh
xset:  unable to open display ""
matchbox: can't open display! check your DISPLAY variable.
* failed to add service - already in use?

mitu

I can't reproduce the issue.
I started steamlink and it updated itself to version 1.1.92.230 automatically, then it started the remote play once I pressed on the Start Playing button. With the default emulators.cfg, steamlink is started from a X.org (desktop) session, but the latest versions (since 'bullseye' X-less playback was added) also work without a desktop session.

FWIW, I'm using a similar setup, with a Pi4 4Gb model. In the log file, the same error appears (Bad thread local), but only when I exit steamlink.

One thing to check - the new version may have changed the controller button mappings, so when you press the Start Playing you may actually instruct steamlink to exit. Can you try pressing the 'other' button when you're on Start Playing (i.e. press A of you were pressing B or vice-versa) ?

NOTE: before testing, make sure you upgrade to the latest version and add back the XINIT: stanza in emulators.cfg. You may also start steamlink from the command line if you want, after exiting EmulationStation.

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@mitu Thank you for taking the time, I will verify and get back to you

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@mitu OMG, I am so sorry for wasting your time. Yes, it was the button setup and I was exiting the application all the time. I think we can mark this as solved and as Layer 8 issue.

Thank you again for your patience and time.