@mitu

After some research i noticed that the .log was outputting:

Parameters: Executing: xinit /dev/shm/retropie_xinitrc -- vt1 -keeptty (EE) Fatal server error: (EE) Server is already active for display 0 If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again. (EE) (EE) Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support at http://wiki.x.org for help. (EE) XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0" after 7 requests (7 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

So i headed to

nano /opt/retropie/configs/nds/emulators.cfg

where i saw that DraStic was using this command:

"XINIT:/opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/drastic.sh %ROM% kms"

changed it to:

drastic = "/opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/drastic.sh %ROM% kms"

Now works like a charm!!!

(Again for future reference - if anybody needs it - i'm using RetroPie under Twister OS 2.1.2)

@mitu One more question related to Drastic. Why is the menu of drastic "unusable"? I'm on an RPI4b. It just doesn't seem to 'register' the buttons correctly. Is there any fix regarding this issue? I'm guessing i'm not alone.

Thanks!

@mitu said in boots to command line. Emulation station won't load; illegal instruction:

dmesg | grep Model

Thank you. Nothing happened when I tried that command. However I tried cat /proc/cpuinfo and I do indeed have a Zero W (not what I ordered). I will flash the proper image for this model and try again. Thank you for the help!

@mitu OK, ffs this is finally working !!!!

Maybe it was cache when i uninstall/install without rebooting but now files are here and not empty.

games are launching too

Big thanks to the time you gave to me

Is your PI configured to boot from USB (not only from sdcard) ?
Check out the Pi 4 Boot Diagnostics page to determine that - look for the 'boot mode' configuration that is shown when you start and see if it includes USB.

@TheMaguffin https://github.com/midwan/amiberry/issues/671

It's already been fixed (According to author).

By the time I parted everything out, I actually saved a few bucks buying the whole thing together.. for someone who has never played with Linux, Pi, or anything else, it made it not so scary. Until this, I had zero exposure to any of this technology. I first bought an Arduino a few years ago, cheap on Amazon. It was a Chinese knock off, but again, having never used it before, no programing background, and not sure I was going to stick with it, it was a great way to get started.. Now that I have some experience under my belt, my next purchase will most likely be just the Pi for my next project.. whatever that may be..