Retropie crashes when choosing any option

Viktorbe

Pi Model or other hardware: Raspberrypi CM4 8GB
Power Supply used: 2x 18650
RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest):
Built From: Installed on Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Controller used: Clockworkpi uConsole
Guide used: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Debian/

Hi guys,

I installed retropie on my uConsole following the instructions found here: Debian/Ubuntu - RetroPie Docs 1

After installation i can launch retropie. I setup the controls. Now when i try to launch anything like games or choose an option in the menu, retropie crashes. The screen exits retropie and comes back to where i first was in retropie.

Anybody got any experience with this issue?

mitu

@Viktorbe said in Retropie crashes when choosing any option:

RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest):

Which version are you using, exactly ? It's shown at the top of RetroPie-Setup, when you're opening the setup script.

The screen exits retropie and comes back to where i first was in retropie.

Does this mean you're dropped to the command line ? Which image did you use to install - is it RaspiOS or Debian ?

Viktorbe

Which version are you using, exactly ? It's shown at the top of RetroPie-Setup, when you're opening the setup script.

Version 4.8.7

Does this mean you're dropped to the command line ? Which image did you use to install - is it RaspiOS or Debian ?

Yes, looks like it dropped to an empty command line for 1 sec
Debian image

mitu

Yes, looks like it dropped to an empty command line for 1 sec

What do you mean for 1 sec ? If EmulationStation crashes (i.e. the front-end used to browse and launch games), then you'd be left at the command line after the crash. Note that RetroPie is not a program by itself, but a collection of scripts to download and configure various programs (emulators, front-ends to browse your games, drivers, etc.).

Can you run the front-end (EmulationStation) from a command line terminal with

emulationstation --debug

reproduce the issue and then post the log messages on pastebin.com ?

Debian image

So you downloaded the Pi4 image from https://raspi.debian.net/tested-images/ ? Are you sure ? We don't support anything besides RaspiOS on the Raspberry Pi, but if the system works and the GPU drivers are working, then it should work.

Viktorbe

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Viktorbe

@mitu

@mitu said in Retropie crashes when choosing any option:

Can you run the front-end (EmulationStation) from a command line terminal with

emulationstation --debug

Weird. when i run it with "--debug" everything works fine.

@mitu said in Retropie crashes when choosing any option:

So you downloaded the Pi4 image from https://raspi.debian.net/tested-images/ ? Are you sure ?

Not really sure, i followed the guide on the retropie site for Debian. So i thought that this would be teh debian version.

mitu

@Viktorbe said in Retropie crashes when choosing any option:

Not really sure, i followed the guide on the retropie site for Debian. So i thought that this would be teh debian version.

The question is what is your OS exactly, which is the image you used to write to the sdcard/MMC for your CM4 ? The Debian installation page applies to both Debian and Debian derived distributions, inclusing Ubuntu or RaspiOS.

Viktorbe

Ok, I think i found my issue.

I started retropie from the "run" menu.
This gave me crashes.

When istart Retropie via terminal. Everything works fine.

Thanks a lot for the help and patience!

mitu

@Viktorbe said in Retropie crashes when choosing any option:

When istart Retropie via terminal. Everything works fine.

As explained in the installation page you used, we don't support using the desktop on the Pi, the front-end should be started from the terminal, as you have - forcibly - discovered.

EDIT: make sure you update your post in the other forums, so users there know what was the solution.