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    core do not support save states with lr-pcsx_rearmed

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      wolfing277
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      I'm using a rapsberry pi 3 b+ and 4.7 version of retropie flashed by pi imager.

      The problem is when I try saving states it says ''core do not support save states '' and whenever I close the game it basically ''reset'' and when I reopen it I have to start from the begginning

      this is the message

      Screenshot_2023-03-14-18-21-52-410_com.miui.gallery-edit.jpg

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        sleve_mcdichael @wolfing277
        last edited by sleve_mcdichael

        @wolfing277 states are working for me just now on lr-pcsx-rearmed on RetroPie 4.8. Try updating your setup script, your retroarch, and your core.

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          wolfing277 @sleve_mcdichael
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          @sleve_mcdichael I updated and now It shows saving state but it's takig forever

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            wolfing277 @wolfing277
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            @wolfing277 I mean that It doesn't save, it's always at 0%

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              140714071407 @sleve_mcdichael
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              @sleve_mcdichael Hi there. How do you update retroarch and the core?

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                sleve_mcdichael @140714071407
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                @140714071407 https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/#updatinginstalling-individual-packages

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                  140714071407 @sleve_mcdichael
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                  @sleve_mcdichael Should I do from binary or source?

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                    sleve_mcdichael @140714071407
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                    @140714071407 probably the binary:

                    https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/#binary-vs-source-updates

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                      140714071407 @sleve_mcdichael
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                      @sleve_mcdichael Just always says core does not support save states. Don't know what the deal is.

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                        sleve_mcdichael @140714071407
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                        @140714071407 so we have circled back around to:

                        • what core are you using, and

                        • what version is it, and

                        • we need to see the verbose log.

                        Go to start a game, and when it says press a button to open the launch menu, do that. Pick "launch with verbose logging." Launch the game and try to save a state, then exit the game with the assigned hotkey combination.

                        You said you have PuTTY; use it to get the file /dev/shm/runcommand.log from the Pi and copy that file to your PC. The file contains only text. Upload its contents to https://pastebin.com, and share the link here.

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                          140714071407 @sleve_mcdichael
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                          @sleve_mcdichael Before anything is the core the emulator?

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                            140714071407 @sleve_mcdichael
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                            @sleve_mcdichael
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                            Okay this is what I got. I just screen captured. Not sure how to use the other thing.

                            I'm using lr-pcsx-rearmed but I'm not sure what version it is. I updated it.

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                              140714071407 @140714071407
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                              Is that helpful at all?

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                                windg @140714071407
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                                @140714071407 Do you have issues with other emulators ? Try to reinstall RetroArch and lr-pcsxreamred .

                                My English isn't at a good level.

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                                  sleve_mcdichael
                                  last edited by sleve_mcdichael

                                  @140714071407 said in core do not support save states with lr-pcsx_rearmed:

                                  @sleve_mcdichael Before anything is the core the emulator?

                                  Basically. RetroArch is a front-end for the LibRetro cores. A libretro core is a modified emulator, that is made to work within the framework of a libretro front-end such as RetroArch. The version of the core will correspond with the version of the emulator it was built from.

                                  pcsx-rearmed is an emulator.

                                  lr-pcsx-rearmed is this emulator, modified as a libretro core for use with RetroArch or another FE.

                                  I can see from your screenshot you have RetroArch v1.15.0 and pcsx-rearmed v1.9. Using these same versions, I am unable to reproduce the error -- saving and loading states works for me with Spyro the Dragon (USA):

                                  [INFO] RetroArch 1.15.0 (Git 1e5b1ba)
...
[libretro INFO] Starting PCSX-ReARMed 4373e29
[libretro INFO] Running PCSX Version 1.9 (Feb 19 2023).
...
[INFO] [State]: Saving state "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/Spyro the Dragon (USA).state", 4456472 bytes.
[INFO] [State]: Loading state "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/Spyro the Dragon (USA).state", 4456472 bytes.
[INFO] [State]: Saving state "RAM", 4456472 bytes.
[INFO] [SRAM]: Saving RAM type #0 to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/Spyro the Dragon (USA).srm".
[INFO] [SRAM]: Saved successfully to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/Spyro the Dragon (USA).srm".
[INFO] [Core]: Content ran for a total of: 00 hours, 01 minutes, 24 seconds.

                                  Maybe someone else has an idea. In the meantime can you try to post the entire log? If you can't copy the file to your PC for easy handling, what I do is print it to the screen with cat (cat /dev/shm/runcommand.log'), then copy-paste from my SSH client (I'm not familiar with PuTTY, I use Termius on my smartphone) into wherever I can use it from (notes app on my phone).

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                                    mitu Global Moderator
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                                    Update the RetroPie-Setup script first (it's in the main menu), then update the RetroArch package again. This should solve the error.

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                                      140714071407 @mitu
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                                      @mitu This has solved it. Thank you very much.

                                      I also have a problem with RetroPie-Extra. I got it to work before (I reset my Pi) but now I can't seem to get it to work.

                                      11111.png

                                      Am I missing something here? Did I miss a step? I'm trying to add duckstation or lr-swanstation to my retropie. The extras do not show up when I restarted my pi.

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                                        sleve_mcdichael @140714071407
                                        last edited by sleve_mcdichael

                                        @140714071407 it looks like you've got the old ZeroJay version of RetroPie-Extra. Currently it is maintained by ExarKunIv at https://github.com/Exarkuniv/RetroPie-Extra

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