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    Roms won´t start - strange problem

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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @Dlay
      last edited by mediamogul

      @Dlay

      Meanwhile i found an error message in some other place

      What other place would that be? I can only guess why you're being so vague on the details, but you should be able to solve this whole mess by downloading a fresh premade image , then install it using these instructions. From there, you will then be able to update all packages without issue.

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        Dlay
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        Isnt there a way to avoid the text screen after starting a rom ?

        Thats the only problem i have.

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        • mediamogulM
          mediamogul Global Moderator @Dlay
          last edited by mediamogul

          @Dlay

          You can disable the runcommad menu, but I have a feeling that won't solve anything. What OS have you installed RetroPie onto?

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            Dlay
            last edited by

            Simply, raspbian os

            I dont like the idea of a fresh install. Also my homeautomation server and an instance of omv is runnig on it. And there has gotten many hours of configuration into these..

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            • pjftP
              pjft
              last edited by

              Ok, so a few things:

              The runcommand window and anything terminal based will be launched on the "console" tied to the main process that launches emulationstation.

              If it's launched from SSH, you'll see them in your SSH window.
              If it's launched "normally" from the raspbian boot, it would show on the TV.

              The message you're getting on runcommand seems to suggest the same: it can't find or use the console for whatever it's trying to (that's /dev/tty).

              I don't know enough about autostart and such. If you're confident that this is a very recent change, it'd probably warrant a bit more investigation, but last time it was changed it was 3 months ago, so if you installed this 2 weeks ago, then no changes would have been made since.

              That particular line (965) has been there for 7 months as well.

              If you're keen on troubleshooting, you may want to try to revert to previous versions of runcommand.sh and see if it helps - if you manage to narrow down a version where it runs and one where it doesn't, I'm hopeful it can be fixed.

              That's the best we can offer at this stage.

              If you want to clarify a bit more what you mean by launching with autostart, that may help. Are you running X? Is this launched on boot?

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              • mediamogulM
                mediamogul Global Moderator
                last edited by mediamogul

                A summary so far:

                Pi Model or other hardware: Pi3
                RetroPie Version Used: 4.27
                Built From: On top of existing undisclosed version of Raspbian
                Error messages received:
                Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant): Log found in undisclosed location:

                /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh: Zeile 965: /dev/tty: Kein passendes Gerät bzw. keine passende Adresse gefunden
                Unable to open /dev/tty
                

                Guide used: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Manual-Installation
                How to replicate the problem: Launching a file locally fails, resulting in a return to Emulation Station.

                RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                  Dlay
                  last edited by

                  Thank you for your effort in this.
                  I should have said this earlier :-(

                  There is no X environment running on the pi.

                  I mean when i enable the option that ES/RP starts directly at boot time.
                  Then there are no tty screens displayed.

                  As you have written correctly, in ssh all is fine.

                  Even if i disable the runcommand options its still the same.
                  I am near to give up..

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                  • pjftP
                    pjft @Dlay
                    last edited by

                    @Dlay I wouldn't say it's time to give up yet.

                    Where do you set the option to launch it at boot? As I said I don't know enough about auto start. Is there a set of other services or commands you're running there? Maybe one is taking hold of the console.

                    Can you share the list of services/commands you're running and then testing removing them one by one to see if we narrow it down?

                    Then maybe it's easier to search for how to mitigate that.

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                      Dlay
                      last edited by

                      You can set it in Retropie-Setup

                      Under C - Configuration / tools
                      then 802 - autostart
                      then 1 - Start Emulation Station at boot

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                      • mediamogulM
                        mediamogul Global Moderator @Dlay
                        last edited by mediamogul

                        @Dlay

                        If you would, post the contents of /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg.

                        Edit: Nevermind. I had a idea, but your error makes it unlikely.

                        Edit 2: A listing of your services and commands would indeed be helpful.

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                          Dlay
                          last edited by

                          what do you mean with services and commands ?

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                          • cyperghostC
                            cyperghost @Dlay
                            last edited by

                            @Dlay
                            service --status-all

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                            • mediamogulM
                              mediamogul Global Moderator @Dlay
                              last edited by mediamogul

                              @Dlay

                              Since you've installed RetroPie over an existing system that was originally tasked with other purposes, a list of running services or commands launched at startup might shed some light on the issue and any conflicts that may exist.

                              Running services can be discovered with:

                              service --status-all
                              

                              As noted above. Also, an alternative is:

                              systemctl list-unit-files | grep enabled
                              

                              And you should check /etc/rc.local for launch commands.

                              RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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                                Dlay
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                                [ + ] acpid
                                [ + ] alsa-utils
                                [ - ] anacron
                                [ - ] asplashscreen
                                [ + ] avahi-daemon
                                [ + ] bluetooth
                                [ - ] bootlogs
                                [ - ] bootmisc.sh
                                [ - ] checkfs.sh
                                [ - ] checkroot-bootclean.sh
                                [ - ] checkroot.sh
                                [ + ] clamav-daemon
                                [ + ] clamav-freshclam
                                [ + ] collectd
                                [ + ] console-setup
                                [ + ] cpufrequtils
                                [ + ] cron
                                [ + ] dbus
                                [ + ] dhcpcd
                                [ + ] dphys-swapfile
                                [ + ] fake-hwclock
                                [ + ] fhem
                                [ + ] hdparm
                                [ - ] hostname.sh
                                [ - ] hwclock.sh
                                [ + ] kbd
                                [ + ] keyboard-setup
                                [ - ] killprocs
                                [ + ] kmod
                                [ + ] loadcpufreq
                                [ - ] lvm2
                                [ - ] mdadm
                                [ + ] mdadm-raid
                                [ - ] mdadm-waitidle
                                [ + ] minidlna
                                [ + ] monit
                                [ - ] motd
                                [ - ] mountall-bootclean.sh
                                [ - ] mountall.sh
                                [ - ] mountdevsubfs.sh
                                [ - ] mountkernfs.sh
                                [ - ] mountnfs-bootclean.sh
                                [ - ] mountnfs.sh
                                [ + ] networking
                                [ - ] nfs-common
                                [ + ] nfs-kernel-server
                                [ + ] nginx
                                [ + ] nmbd
                                [ + ] ntp
                                [ + ] php5-fpm
                                [ - ] plymouth
                                [ - ] plymouth-log
                                [ - ] postfix
                                [ + ] procps
                                [ + ] proftpd
                                [ + ] quota
                                [ - ] quotarpc
                                [ + ] raspi-config
                                [ + ] rc.local
                                [ + ] resolvconf
                                [ - ] rmnologin
                                [ + ] rpcbind
                                [ + ] rrdcached
                                [ - ] rsync
                                [ + ] rsyslog
                                [ + ] samba
                                [ + ] samba-ad-dc
                                [ - ] saned
                                [ - ] screen-cleanup
                                [ - ] sendsigs
                                [ + ] smartmontools
                                [ + ] smbd
                                [ + ] snmpd
                                [ + ] ssh
                                [ - ] sudo
                                [ + ] triggerhappy
                                [ + ] udev
                                [ + ] udev-finish
                                [ - ] umountfs
                                [ - ] umountnfs.sh
                                [ - ] umountroot
                                [ + ] urandom
                                [ - ] watchdog
                                [ - ] wd_keepalive
                                [ - ] x11-common

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