@mitu Thanks - I thought it would be something easy, and it was that. All works now!

(Just in case anyone else sees this - the .desktop file is in /usr/local/share/applications )

Sorry to be of bother have now sorted it myself, according to the libretro docs you have to download a sys file to your bios folder. Can now say I have every systems working. Please keep up the excellent work with retropie

@buzz Hi, Im having this same issue but with Linux Mint Debian Edition 4 (debbie). Could you add the work around for that as well please, cheers.

~$ lsb_release -sidrc
Linuxmint
LMDE 4 (debbie)
4
debbie

I am using cardcrazy as theme but even if i change to the basic theme it is stuttering..not directly but if i am scrolling around through the systems a bit. I think the onboard gfx has no seperat ram.. its shared.. ok, will try to switch off the videos and check the vsync.. but as on raspi i cant find a config.txt file for trying some tweaking. On Pi i had once after an update probs in the menu and was able to fix it with adding the line gpu_mem=256.
Could it be that it has something to do with the 64bit Version of Mint? I think retropie in gerneral is a 32bit application.. ?

@10vorne I dont have any experience running it on a netbook. Sorry! Maybe someone else more knowledgeable in that area might be able to help.

@10vorne

It's part of vice-x64, but Emulation Station doesn't factor into it. It's set from within the vice-x64 settings menu.

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

Ok guys, this time it works fine.
You were right BuZz.
Ty all.

@jaydeesox
Please give us more information
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

What OS are you using? There is nothing underneath "Here is my error message"

@lurkout performance / familiarity. We don't use retroarch as a frontend, so there is less need for xmb. I'm quite happy leaving it with the boring old gui for now anyway - but users can switch if they want.

@zod041 just launch emulationstation from a terminal or type rpie on the mintMenu.

@herb_fargus

do you live in tualatin?

lol unfortunately no, it's only my first PC PIII(Tualatin) name, that i take as nickname.

Does emulationstation work just from the terminal by typing in emulationstation?

yes it works, but now i have another problem, my sixaxis dont mapping correct, can it be a problem of internal bluetooth in my laptop, i need to use external dongle ? Whith my usb controler it work fine.