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    Launching ROM sends me back to ROM list

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      overlord73978
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      Pi Model: Pi 3 - Model B
      RetroPie Version Used: 4.1
      Built From: Pre-made image on official RetroPie website
      USB Devices connected: Keyboard, SNES style controller
      Controller used: PS3 Controller
      Error messages received: No errors
      Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant): see below
      Guide used: N/A
      File: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-mame4all/DKONG.ZIP or any other rom
      Emulator: Mame-mame4all
      Attachment of config files: n/a
      How to replicate the problem: Select ROM from the menu of any system specified above, the screen fades to black as if it is loading the rom, then the rom list appears again.

      This is in /dev/shm/runcommand.log when launched with verbose logging

      /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh: line 941:  1928 Bus error               /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-imame4all/mame2000_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4all/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-mame4all/DKONG.ZIP" --verbose --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg 
      

      The bus error points to this in runncommand.sh

      eval $COMMAND </dev/tty &>>"$LOG"
      

      Mostly copied and pasted this to appease BuZz

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      • BuZzB
        BuZz administrators @overlord73978
        last edited by

        @overlord73978 It's not just to appease me - it's to aid everyone to best help you.

        Regarding how to know what romset you have - which was asked on the other thread - you would need to either know from where you obtained it, or you could compare it with a dat file.

        https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Managing-ROMs

        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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        • BuZzB
          BuZz administrators
          last edited by

          Also, if using a RPI3, you would do better to use lr-mame2003

          To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          • rbakerR
            rbaker @overlord73978
            last edited by

            @overlord73978 Your romset (game zip file) is not compatible with the emulator you are using. Most commonly this is because the the romset version does not match that required by the emulator. More details on what to do on your other thread but it's basically:
            https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2859/how-to-use-mame-with-retropie-help-guide

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