Error installing Retropie on Ubuntu 16.04

[darcalus]

Hello all, i'm having some strange difficulties installing retropie on Ubuntu 16.04

i am using the official instructions from https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Debian/

I am receiving the following errors :

"Could not successfully build sdl2 - SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) v2.x (/home/darcalus/retropie/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/sdl2/libsdl2-dev_2.0.5+5_amd64.db not found)."

and

"Could not successfully build emulationstation - EmulationStation - Frontend used by RetroPie for launching emulators (/home/darcalus/retropie/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/emulationstation/emulationstation not found)."

anyone have an idea as to why it isn't downloading the files necessary to complete the installation?

thanks!

[pachimari99]

Same problem here. Could be something wrong with the build as I didn't have this problem several days ago.

[pachimari99]

Try Manually installing the packages
Also this:

@waylanderpk said in SDL Build Error with on Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya:

I edited
scriptmodules/helpers.sh: local own_sdl2=1
to
scriptmodules/helpers.sh: local own_sdl2=0

This just uses the default sdl2 installed on the system. Seems to work ok

[snowcherry]

Yes, this is an error that has to be fixed I think. When trying to update my Retropie, I also get the following error:

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Installing dependencies for 'mame4all' : MAME emulator MAME4All-Pi
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

Did not find needed package(s): libsdl1.2-dev. I am trying to install them now.

= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Installing 'sdl1' : SDL 1.2.15 with rpi fixes and dispmanx
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

--2017-08-08 16:49:22--  https://files.retropie.org.uk/binaries/stretch/rpi3/libsdl1.2debian_1.2.15-12rpi_armhf.deb
Resolving files.retropie.org.uk (files.retropie.org.uk)... 93.93.129.253, 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:57:0:1
Connecting to files.retropie.org.uk (files.retropie.org.uk)|93.93.129.253|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2017-08-08 16:49:23 ERROR 404: Not Found.

--2017-08-08 16:49:23--  https://files.retropie.org.uk/binaries/stretch/rpi3/libsdl1.2-dev_1.2.15-12rpi_armhf.deb
Resolving files.retropie.org.uk (files.retropie.org.uk)... 93.93.129.253, 2a00:1098:0:80:1000:57:0:1
Connecting to files.retropie.org.uk (files.retropie.org.uk)|93.93.129.253|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2017-08-08 16:49:23 ERROR 404: Not Found.

dpkg: error: cannot access archive 'libsdl1.2debian_1.2.15-12rpi_armhf.deb': No such file or directory

This error only turned up recently. I believe the problem is in scriptmodules/helpers.sh:
(I have libsdl1.2-dev and libsdl2-dev installed by the way)

# workaround to force installation of our fixed libsdl1.2 and custom compiled libsdl2
        local temp=()
        for required in ${packages[@]}; do
            if isPlatform "rpi" && [[ "$required" == "libsdl1.2-dev" ]]; then
                if [[ "$__has_binaries" -eq 1 ]]; then
                    rp_callModule sdl1 install_bin
                else
                    rp_callModule sdl1
                fi
            elif [[ "$required" == "libsdl2-dev" && "$own_sdl2" == "1" ]]; then
                if [[ "$__has_binaries" -eq 1 ]]; then
                    rp_callModule sdl2 install_bin
                else
                    rp_callModule sdl2
                fi
            else
                temp+=("$required")
            fi
        done
        packages=("${temp[@]}")

Which forces the installation of some custom libsdl1.2-dev and libsdl2-dev packages (on Raspberry Pi this is always forced and on other devices you can turn this off with own_sdl2=0 )

When trying to download these custom packages, the retropie.org.uk server returns a 404.

Maybe @herb_fargus can have a look at this.

[BuZz]

@snowcherry Debian/Raspbian stretch is not yet supported by RetroPie. (on the rpi)

[BuZz]

@pachimari99 To disable our custom SDL you don't need to edit any code. Just set own_sdl = "0" in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retropie.cfg

If someone who is getting a failed SDL build posts a full build log (via pastebin or so), I will be able to advise further. It should built fine, but I believe sometimes it fails due to some other dev packages being installed that causes SDL to build in some non needed features (which also can break the build).

[snowcherry]

@buzz Thanks for letting me know! But isn't everyone who simply updated their Retropie and selected "yes" on the dialog to update Raspbian packages (which I believe does apt-get upgrade --dist-upgrade) already on Raspbian Stretch?

Is there an estimated time when Stretch will be supported by Retropie? (e.g. are we talking weeks or months?)

[BuZz]

@snowcherry no. Updating packages alone won't update Raspbian version.

Raspbian stretch is not yet released officially afaik.