Reicast Freezes on Launch screen

[shaolinmatt]

I'm new to Raspberry Pie and the forums, so please ask if I can give you any further information or left out something glaring you may need. Thank you!

Pi Model or other hardware: 3 B
Power Supply used: northpada 5v 2.5a
RetroPie Version Used: 4.2.8
Built From: SD image on RetroPie site, first install on my raspberry
USB Devices connected: PowerA USB controller, usb mouse and keyboard

When I click "+START REICAST" in the Dreamcast emulator, it simply freezes on the launch screen until I hit escape and it kicks me back to the main menu. I have both "dc_boot.bin" and "dc_flash.bin" correctly named and in the proper folder, and have tried them from multiple download locations. I also made sure to update reicast immediately after install to the newest version. Thoughts? Thanks!

[backstander]

@shaolinmatt

Did you follow the directions on the Wiki/Docs here
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Dreamcast/

You can check the md5sum or CRC32 of your BIOS files dc_boot.bin and dc_flash.bin to verify you have the correct ones.
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Dreamcast/#bios

If you go into the RetroPie-Setup Script you can goto Configuration / tools then to reicast - Dreamcast emulator Reicast then Configure input devices for Reicast

The location for your controller mapping config file is /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/mappings/

You will also need to verify that in /home/pi/.reicast/emu.cfgthat both evdev_mapping_1 and evdev_mapping_2 are pointing to the matching controller mapping configuration file(s).

Example

evdev_mapping_1 = /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/mappings/controller_Xbox360WirelessReceiver(XBOX).cfg
evdev_mapping_2 = /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/mappings/controller_Xbox360WirelessReceiver(XBOX).cfg

Also, make sure that evdev_device_id_1 and evdev_device_id_2 are set to the corresponding controller's /dev/input/event* number (run evtest to find out which event number your controller is using).

Example

[input]
evdev_device_id_1 = 0
evdev_device_id_2 = 1