ODroid XU4 and RetroPie
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@herb_fargus PC would always be better lol I just don't like sitting at a pc just to play games, it's a shame that it will not be an image for this, im not really good with linux sadly :-(
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@sketch2k278 I had never touched Linux before retropie. No time like the present! Otherwise you can use lakka. Basically the same thing
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@krujak23 After the command sudo systemctl restart getty@tty1 i have a black screen and the Step 12 cant resolve.
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@cadsj I have changed the step no 10 from:
[Service] ExecStart= ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty -a odroid --noclear %I $TERM
to:
[Service] ExecStart= ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty -a NameOfYourChoice --noclear %I $TERM
Try now!
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@krujak23 Problem solved with this change i suggest update the installation page and remove...
Finally, run bootini and reboot:
bootini
sudo rebootrun bootini doesn't work, i just reboot and continue the tutorial.
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In the end, i get these messages.
Error Initializing SDL:
mali-fbdev. Could not open framebuffer device
Renderer failed to initialize!
Window failed to initialize!this is happen on boot, after finish the tutorial.
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@cadsj I have taken the "Finally, run bootini and reboot bootini sudo reboot..." from the C2 guide. You are welcome to edit the XU4 guide by yourself.
I did not have any problems running the RetroPie on my xu4. I will check the problems with mali-fbdev over the weekend...
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@cadsj Which version of the minimal Ubuntu image did you install? I have worked withe XU3 version from 2016 (ubuntu-16.04-minimal-odroid-xu3-20160706) and I have seen that Hardkernel has uploaded few days a go a newer version (ubuntu-16.04.2-minimal-odroid-xu4-20170516).
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@krujak23 i used ubuntu-16.04-minimal-odroid-xu3-20160706.img
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The step 11, edit boot.ini, i edit with nano.
that's correct?
set FDT address
fdt addr 0x44000000
if test "${cecenable}" = "false"; then fdt rm /cec@101B0000; fi
if test "${disable_vu7}" = "false"; then setenv hid_quirks "usbhid.quirks=0x0ee$final boot args
setenv RetroPie "no_console_suspend consoleblank=0"
setenv bootargs "${RetroPie} ${bootrootfs} ${videoconfig} smsc95xx.macaddr=${ma$ -
@cadsj Did you login before the step no. 12 as new created user?
I have successfully compiled RetroPie based on the xu4 guide. This time I have used the newest Ubuntu minimal image.
I will add tomorrow to the xu4 guide the content of boot.ini.
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@krujak23 Today, I managed to compile, the difference was precisely to carry out the procedures logged on the user who was created, however, another problem arose. The emulationstation, it is functioning with locks on the screen, and when performing some ROM, the performance is the same of the emulationstation, as if the video driver was not installed/active.
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@cadsj I have updated the xu4 wiki. Regarding the RetroPie issues contact the developers. I am just a regular user :)
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Anyone recently try install retropie on XU4 and emulationstation runs so laggy?
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How is performance? Is there an advantage with the ODroid XU4 where it can run Dreamcast, PS1 and N64 better than the Pi 3 to justify the cost?
What emulators are you unable to run. I see Buzz said that not all are available for the ODroid.
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Performance isn't all that great. Menus are real laggy and in-game isn't much better. Not optimized for the hardware in question, and it's going to take some time for that to happen. Haven't tried from the eMMC module (however, I just freed up one of my boards from openmediavault, so I actually might get the chance to use it!).
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Well, it depends on what was the meaning of the question.
If the question is to know how are the performances of XU4 using RetroPie, I guess the answer is: Not that great, because it's not optimized for this hardware yet !
But if you want to know if we can have good performances, in general, with Dreamcast, PS1, PSP and N64, then the answer is yes. I don't have a RPI3 to compare and say which one is best, but I can tell you that I have really good results with my XU4 (using OGST image).
Here is a video that I've done to compare 2 differents kernels (Kernel 3.10.105 vs. new Kernel 4.9.28):
The video shows a lot of footage of different emulators. I forgot to show Yabause (Saturn), but some games are totally playable.
My conclusion is that Kernel 3.10.105 is still best for emulation purpose, so you can skip the moments when you see 4.9.28 ;) -
@tipoto So is OGST AM only? I ask because I honestly do not care for AM. I prefer ES. AM adds additional overhead that really isn't needed to me.
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@fnkngrv
No, it's not AM only. My installation is heavily customized and I don't remember exactly what were the default settings, but I think it starts with Kody by default.
ES is also installed in the image (I never launched though).OGST is a complete installation, with a desktop, internet navigators, some tools, applications AND plenty of emulators. I only use it for a retro gaming purpose, but you can do much more than that.
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Online GameStation Turbo is not only AM (Attract Mode), but has EmulationStation as well as straight Retroarch (XMB front end, like Lakka). But OGST is MUCH better ran from the eMMC than from micro SD. The boost in load/access times alone makes th eupgrade worth it.
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