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    emulation station crashed

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      wolfing277 @mitu
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      @mitu I tried boot up without any controller and then when it turn on I put the controller in and try to start an emulator

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        mitu Global Moderator @wolfing277
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        @wolfing277 Not sure I understand your last update. My question was - does EmulationStation still crashes without the arcade controller connected ?

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          wolfing277 @mitu
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          @mitu yes, it still crash I tried without the arcade controller, instead I tried using logitech controller

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            mitu Global Moderator
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            Just to make sure, what is your RetroPie version ?
            Run an update for RetroPie and the included packages by typing at the terminal:

            cd $HOME/RetroPie-Setup
            sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
            

            followed by an update from the setup script menus.
            If you still get a crash from EmulationStation, then start it from the terminal with

            emulationstation --debug
            

            and then post again the log file - it should have more info included.

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              wolfing277 @mitu
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              @mitu I'm current using retropie 4.8 version, I do what you tell me, but after I did that if I press ''x'' to start emulationstation it doesn't do nothing.
              Anyway here is my new log https://pastebin.com/raw/uXUqtx6m

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                wolfing277 @wolfing277
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                @wolfing277 I saw the log and I think that retropie try to start an emulator but there isn't any game so it hasn't got someting to launch and then he crash

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                  mitu Global Moderator @wolfing277
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                  @wolfing277 Looking at the detailed log I'm still not convinced it's not a connection issue (even with the Logitech controller).

                  Are the USB devices connected directly to the Pi ? Or is there an USB hub in-between ?

                  Can you test the controller, from the command line, by running:

                  jstest /dev/input/js0
                  

                  and see if there are any inputs/disconnects present ? Normally the test should show the inputs on the controller and change the values shown only when you press something on the controller. If the output changes - or the controller is disconnected - without any interaction, then it's a connection problem.

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                    windg
                    last edited by windg

                    I have the same controller, it's a wireless controller, so far i don't have disconnect issues.

                    My English isn't at a good level.

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                      wolfing277 @mitu
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                      @mitu In my rapsberry there isn't any usb device or something else between it and the controller. The controller is connected directly to the raspberry. When I did the command to test the controller input it works just fine and it didn't disconnect

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                        mitu Global Moderator @wolfing277
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                        @wolfing277 Then it means the issue is somewhere else and it's not related to the input handling in EmulationStation.
                        Can you get a system log, after the ES crash ?
                        Run

                        dmesg > $HOME/RetroPie/roms/dmesg.log
                        

                        and the browse to \\retropie\roms\dmesg.log and post the file's contents on pastebin.com.

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                          wolfing277 @mitu
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                          @mitu I fixed retropie by adding some roms

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