DOSBOX installation failed

LasagnaDevil · 8 Aug 2017, 01:30

Hey there!

So, I've tried RPIX to emulate DOS. Since it's not as compatible as DOSBOX, I've tried now and again to install DOSBOX and failed. The installer worked fine until a month or two ago.

It's worth noting there are now no binaries for this, and thus one can only resort to the source... Which is available for download but the script will not register it.

I can also install DOSBOX via sudo apt-get, but then it won't be integrated to EmulationStation nor the rest of the system.

Anyone else getting this? Any ideas on how to solve it?

Log started at: Wed 8 Mar 12:18:39 UTC 2017

RetroPie-Setup version: 4.2.14 (90b1484)
System: Linux retropie 4.9.35-v7+ #1014 SMP Fri Jun 30 14:47:43 BST 2017 armv7l GNU/Linux

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Installing dependencies for 'dosbox' : DOS emulator
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/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/dosbox /home/pi

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Getting sources for 'dosbox' : DOS emulator
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gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
/home/pi

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Building 'dosbox' : DOS emulator
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/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/emulators/dosbox.sh: line 30: ./autogen.sh: No such file or directory
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/emulators/dosbox.sh: line 31: ./configure: No such file or directory
sed: can't read config.h: No such file or directory
sed: can't read config.h: No such file or directory
sed: can't read config.h: No such file or directory
make: *** No rule to make target 'clean'. Stop.
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
Could not successfully build dosbox - DOS emulator (/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/dosbox/src/dosbox not found).

Log ended at: Wed 8 Mar 12:18:41 UTC 2017
Total running time: 0 hours, 0 mins, 2 secs

BuZz · 8 Aug 2017, 07:40

Looks like a lack of internet/connectivity issue

LasagnaDevil · 8 Aug 2017, 12:00

Thanks for the reply! It doesn't happen with any other package, though. I can normally install everything else. I don't think it's a connectivity issue. :/

I even redownloaded and reburned the Retropie Image into another SD, and had the very same problem.

Is there any way I download the source tar file, put it in the SD via SSH, and point the installer to that?

cesarabandeira · 8 Aug 2017, 12:05

I cannot install dosbox too, it says it cant found and install sound or something like this.

RetroFreak89 · 8 Aug 2017, 13:23

Does dosbox run rly slow for you guys?
Games that the pi should be able to handle run very slow like the old Elder Scrolls the cpu of the pi is plenty and it runs like crap same with doom
Doom on dosbox on pi is horrible but if you run doom with a source port it runs @ fullspeed

BuZz · 8 Aug 2017, 15:13

@lasagnadevil Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first - I need to know details of your set-up to advise further.

BuZz · 8 Aug 2017, 15:14

@cesarabandeira Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

LasagnaDevil · 8 Aug 2017, 16:29

I've read the advice and searched the forums:

Pi Model or other hardware: Pi3
Power Supply used: 5V, 2.5A
RetroPie Version Used: 4.2.14 (90b1484)
Built From: Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
USB Devices connected: USB Hub, iBuffalo Famicom USB controller, USB Wireless Keyboard
Controller used: iBuffalo Famicom USB controller
Error messages received:
***Log started at: Wed 8 Mar 12:18:39 UTC 2017

RetroPie-Setup version: 4.2.14 (90b1484)
System: Linux retropie 4.9.35-v7+ #1014 SMP Fri Jun 30 14:47:43 BST 2017 armv7l GNU/Linux

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Installing dependencies for 'dosbox' : DOS emulator
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/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/dosbox /home/pi

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Getting sources for 'dosbox' : DOS emulator
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gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
/home/pi

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Building 'dosbox' : DOS emulator
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/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/emulators/dosbox.sh: line 30: ./autogen.sh: No such file or directory
/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/emulators/dosbox.sh: line 31: ./configure: No such file or directory
sed: can't read config.h: No such file or directory
sed: can't read config.h: No such file or directory
sed: can't read config.h: No such file or directory
make: *** No rule to make target 'clean'. Stop.
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
Could not successfully build dosbox - DOS emulator (/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/dosbox/src/dosbox not found).

Log ended at: Wed 8 Mar 12:18:41 UTC 2017
Total running time: 0 hours, 0 mins, 2 secs***

Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant): not relevant AFAIK
Guide used (Mention if you followed a guide): I didn't
File: (File with issue - with FULL path): /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/tmp/build/dosbox /home/pi
Emulator: DOSBOX
Attachment of config files: Posted above
How to replicate the problem: Install DOSBOX

BuZz · 8 Aug 2017, 16:33

@lasagnadevil Please post the output of this typed into terminal

cat /etc/issue

and

sudo __debug=1 ./retropie_packages.sh dosbox sources

the last command will produce a lot of output - best to do it via ssh - and paste the output into a pastebin site to share here.

BuZz · 8 Aug 2017, 17:36

and please paste the output of

wget -S -O/dev/null -q https://files.retropie.org.uk/archives/dosbox-r3876.tar.gz

Actually - you can skip the last post and just do the above - I'm thinking the issue may be related to blacklisted urls and your router software (Something like this happened before).

edmaul69 · 8 Aug 2017, 17:40

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BuZz · 8 Aug 2017, 16:41

@edmaul69 Their router could be "blocking" the URL - this happened before when someone had some anti malware from trend micros on their router and one of our URLS got incorrectly blacklisted.

edmaul69 · 8 Aug 2017, 16:42

@buzz you beat me to deleting my post. I just saw your last post.

BuZz · 8 Aug 2017, 16:44

@edmaul69 please don't delete - it breaks the discussion - rather you just left your post, or can edit and strike through. It may well still be their internet still since the URL seems fine on the trend micros website for example.

edmaul69 · 8 Aug 2017, 16:48

@retrofreak89 here are the settings in the dosbox config you want for maximum performance. one of the memsize needs to be added as it isnt in the config by default.

language=
machine=svga_s3
captures=capture
vmemsize=8
memsize=63

core=dynamic
cputype=pentium_slow
cycles=max 110%
cycleup=10
cycledown=20

LasagnaDevil · 9 Aug 2017, 18:49

@buzz

First of all, thanks for your reply!

"cat /etc/issue" outputs: Raspbian GNU/Linux 8 \n \l

"sudo __debug=1 ./retropie_packages.sh dosbox sources" outputs
sudo: ./retropie_packages.sh: command not found

"wget -S -O/dev/null -q https://files.retropie.org.uk/archives/dosbox-r3876.tar.gz" runs without error messages, but I can't find the file.

Then again, a simple "wget https://files.retropie.org.uk/archives/dosbox-r3876.tar.gz" outputs this:

--2017-03-03 23:03:53-- https://files.retropie.org.uk/archives/dosbox-r3876.tar.gz
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.
ERROR: The certificate of ‘files.retropie.org.uk’ is not trusted.
ERROR: The certificate of ‘files.retropie.org.uk’ is not yet activated.
The certificate has not yet been activated

How come this wasn't a problem installing other Emus and files from the server? O.o

BuZz · 9 Aug 2017, 19:00

@lasagnadevil sudo apt-get install ca-certificates might help - looks like you have missing certificates.

LasagnaDevil · 8 Oct 2017, 11:48

@buzz, again, thanks for all the help!

after getting ca-certificates:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
ca-certificates is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 103 not upgraded.

But then I run wget again...
--2017-03-04 15:03:09-- https://files.retropie.org.uk/archives/dosbox-r3876.tar.gz
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.
ERROR: The certificate of ‘files.retropie.org.uk’ is not trusted.
ERROR: The certificate of ‘files.retropie.org.uk’ is not yet activated.
The certificate has not yet been activated

:(

BuZz · 8 Oct 2017, 15:20

@lasagnadevil Something is wrong with your system. you can try

sudo update-ca-certificates

but if that still doesn't help you might want to start from a fresh image.

Also check your system date/time. eg via date

LasagnaDevil · 10 Aug 2017, 16:13

I've done a fresh install. Had the same issue twice. Wouldn't have come here to bother, otherwise.

I've noticed the output of date command is wrong (googled a bit more, and your message also pointed me in the right direction), and after some googling I managed to force my Pi to use the servers for the timezone of the South American region where I am, editing the "ntp.conf" file. Still, it didn't update to the proper date. So, via Raspi-Config, I forced the Pi to use the proper localization. Still no proper sync.

I ended up forcing things via sudo date -s "10 Aug 2017 12:18:00". Basically, a big f*ck you to any system sync of date and time. I don't care that much about those.

And after typing that... BOOM! DosBox binaries show up in Retropie Setup script. Everything seems solved. Didn't even have to update the script.

The puzzling thing is I've never had this problem before. Been using Linux for about ten years and Retropie since 3.4, and never ran into this. O.o

Thanks a lot for your help! :D