Phantasy Star (SMS) Doesn't Run

meleu

@hansolo77
It seems to be a cheevos bug (on both ends: RetroAchievements database and RetroArch). I checked that the game 9141 isn't a valid game on RetroAchievements.org database.

I suggest you to put this line in your /opt/retropie/configs/mastersystem/retroarch.cfg

cheevos_enable = "false"

And then try again.

It's just a workaround to avoid the problem you faced and let you play the game. RetroArch should be smart enough to not crash when facing this problem. I'll report it.

edmaul69

@meleu this is why i had to make a config file for super marioland. Because it wont boot with cheevos either. But i had to put in all the cheevos lines in that config. If i only put the enable cheevos false line in the config it would still try to run cheevos.

meleu

@edmaul69 Would you be kind enough to reproduce your issue and provide the log? :-)
It can help us to make RetroArch stronger.

hansolo77

@meleu http://retroachievements.org/Game/9141

Looks like there is some data there, but it's not complete. Obviously there aren't any Master System Cheevos in the system yet, so this makes a lot of sense as to cause it to crash. I'll add that line and see if it fixes it.

edmaul69

@meleu where is the log. Also reread my post. I just edited it?

meleu

@edmaul69 said in Phantasy Star (SMS) Doesn't Run:

where is the log

when launching the game press a button to access runcommand menu and then select the launch with verbose log option. The log will be at /dev/shm/runcommand.log.

hansolo77

@meleu Adding cheevos_enable = "false" fixed the problem with Phantasy Star. Thanks!!! Now on to figure out the new NES issue posted in the cheevo forums. :)

edmaul69

@meleu i cant do it. I forgot i had updated retroarch before since you said to and now it works

meleu

@edmaul69 This is better yet! LOL
Thanks.

edmaul69

@hansolo77 @meleu i can confirm that the versions i have boot fine with cheevos enabled. Maybe he should update retroarch??

hansolo77

I'm actually trying to now, and it's failing at HUNK #2

hansolo77

I'm getting the error back in the RetroPie-Setup menus:

retroarch patch  /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/emulators/retroarch/01_hotkey_hack.diff failed to apply

herb_fargus

@hansolo77 try updating your setup script first

hansolo77

lol grr I can't believe I forgot that...

hansolo77

Ok, updating the script worked. It installed the latest RetroArch GIT. I then #commented out the cheevos_enable = "false" line and it boots up just like it should. So yes, I believe this issue was resolved. Thanks for all your help guys.