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      luizoti
      last edited by luizoti

      Good evening,

      Pi Model or other hardware: PI3 b
      Power Supply used: SteepDown in 5.1v 3a
      RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest): 4.2 ~ 4.3.8
      Built From: Berryboot, Image created from the last version available on the site.
      USB Devices connected: HDD Seagate 500 - Usb Storage 8gb
      Controller used: Keyboard, Dualshock3 and Xbox 360 controler
      Error messages received:
      GameconGpio Driver installation FAILED
      Db9 GPIO Driver installation FAILED

      Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant): /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/logs
      Guide used: (Mention if you followed a guide)
      File: (File with issue - with FULL path)
      Emulator: (Name of emulator - if applicable)
      Attachment of config files: (PLEASE USE PASTEBIN.COM FOR LARGE LOGS)

      I get this error when installing Drive for Db9 Gpio, is there a solution?

      Log started at: Dom Jan 14 01:41:28 -02 2018

      RetroPie-Setup version: 4.3.8 (f482904)
      System: Linux retropie 4.9.26v7-aufs #1 SMP Tue May 9 20:14:03 CEST 2017 armv7l GNU/Linux

      = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
      Installing dependencies for 'gamecondriver' : Gamecon & db9 drivers
      = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

      = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
      Installing 'gamecondriver' : Gamecon & db9 drivers
      = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

      A seleccionar pacote anteriormente não seleccionado gamecon-gpio-rpi-dkms.
      (Lendo banco de dados ... 141750 ficheiros e directórios actualmente instalados.)
      A preparar para desempacotar gamecon-gpio-rpi-dkms_1.3_all.deb ...
      A descompactar gamecon-gpio-rpi-dkms (1.3) ...
      Configurando gamecon-gpio-rpi-dkms (1.3) ...
      Loading new gamecon_gpio_rpi-1.3 DKMS files...
      First Installation: checking all kernels...
      dpkg: aviso: versão '-' tem sintaxe errada: número de versão não começa com um dígito
      It is likely that 4.9.26v7-aufs belongs to a chroot's host
      Building for architecture armv7l
      Module build for the currently running kernel was skipped since the
      kernel source for this kernel does not seem to be installed.
      A seleccionar pacote anteriormente não seleccionado db9-gpio-rpi-dkms.
      (Lendo banco de dados ... 141758 ficheiros e directórios actualmente instalados.)
      A preparar para desempacotar db9-gpio-rpi-dkms_1.1_all.deb ...
      A descompactar db9-gpio-rpi-dkms (1.1) ...
      Configurando db9-gpio-rpi-dkms (1.1) ...
      Loading new db9_gpio_rpi-1.1 DKMS files...
      First Installation: checking all kernels...
      dpkg: aviso: versão '-' tem sintaxe errada: número de versão não começa com um dígito
      It is likely that 4.9.26v7-aufs belongs to a chroot's host
      Building for architecture armv7l
      Module build for the currently running kernel was skipped since the
      kernel source for this kernel does not seem to be installed.
      modinfo: ERROR: Module gamecon_gpio_rpi not found.
      modinfo: ERROR: Module db9_gpio_rpi not found.
      Gamecon GPIO driver installation FAILED
      Db9 GPIO driver installation FAILED

      Log ended at: Dom Jan 14 01:41:41 -02 2018
      Total running time: 0 hours, 0 mins, 13 secs

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        mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
        last edited by mitu

        @luizoti said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

        The error comes from:

        Module build for the currently running kernel was skipped since the
        kernel source for this kernel does not seem to be installed.

        You have a custom kernel installed (4.9.26v7-aufs) and the installer thinks you're running in a chroot so it doesn't install the kernel sources and headers automatically. You need to install the corresponding linux-headers package for your kernel and try again.

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          luizoti @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

          @luizoti said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

          The error comes from:

          Module build for the currently running kernel was skipped since the
          kernel source for this kernel does not seem to be installed.

          You have a custom kernel installed (4.9.26v7-aufs) and the installer thinks you're running in a chroot so it doesn't install the kernel sources and headers automatically. You need to install the corresponding linux-headers package for your kernel and try again.

          How do I do that?

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
            last edited by

            @luizoti Why do you want the drivers installed ? Do you have the hardware/gameblock attached to your PI ?

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              luizoti @mitu
              last edited by

              @mitu
              I intend to use Genesis controls directly on the GPIO, I've already connected, to do the tests, but the drive does not install.

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
                last edited by

                @luizoti Alright then, installing the kernel headers for your kernel can be done via apt-get or aptitude, from a command line on the Pi. Run

                sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-`uname -r`
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                  luizoti
                  last edited by

                  @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                  sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-uname -r

                  I tried the command that passed me and I got this error, Any idea?

                  pi @ retropie: ~ $ sudo apt-get -y install linux-headers-4.9.26v7-aufs
                  Reading package lists ... Ready
                  Building dependency tree
                  Reading status information ... Ready
                  E: Unable to find package linux-headers-4.9.26v7-aufs
                  E: The package could not be found through the regular expression 'linux-headers-4.9.26v7-aufs'

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                    mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
                    last edited by mitu

                    @luizoti Seems similar to https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=131788. Update your kernel to the latest via

                    apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

                    followed by a reboot. The previous commands will take some time, so you'll have to be patient. After rebooting, verify that your kernel is at version 4.9.35-v7+ with the command uname -r and install the kernel headers with

                    apt-get -y install raspberrypi-kernel-headers

                    If this works, re-run the RetroPie-Setup script again and try to install the drivers.

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                      luizoti @luizoti
                      last edited by

                      @luizoti

                      It does not work, the command does not update the kernel. I had already tried installing the 4.9.35-v7 + kernel via .deb, but it did not work either.

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                        mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
                        last edited by

                        @luizoti said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                        I had already tried installing the 4.9.35-v7 + kernel via .deb, but it did not work either.

                        You shouldn't try installing .deb files directly. What happens if you try to run:

                        sudo apt-get -y install raspberrypi-kernel raspberrypi-kernel-headers

                        This should install

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                          luizoti
                          last edited by

                          @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                          sudo apt-get -y install raspberrypi-kernel raspberrypi-kernel-headers

                          All installed.

                          Reading package lists ... Ready
                          Building dependency tree
                          Reading status information ... Ready
                          raspberrypi-kernel is already the newest version.
                          raspberrypi-kernel-headers is already the newest version.
                          0 packages upgraded, 0 new packages installed, 0 to be removed and 0 not upgraded.

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                            mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
                            last edited by

                            @luizoti what does

                            apt-cache show raspberrypi-kernel

                            output ?

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                              luizoti
                              last edited by

                              @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                              output ?

                              Package: raspberrypi-kernel
                              Source: raspberrypi-firmware
                              Version: 1.20170703-1
                              Architecture: armhf
                              Maintainer: Serge Schneider serge@raspberrypi.org
                              Installed-Size: 110932
                              Breaks: raspberrypi-bootloader (<< 1.20160324-1)
                              Replaces: raspberrypi-bootloader (<< 1.20160324-1)
                              Provides: linux-image
                              Homepage: https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware
                              Priority: extra
                              Section: kernel
                              Filename: pool/main/r/raspberrypi-firmware/raspberrypi-kernel_1.20170703-1_armhf.deb
                              Size: 31621828
                              SHA256: 2da176335d2760e452805f6f02b205b77e9a6427cdc4f0aeed82e8fcdff38035
                              SHA1: faa739c461cb038bd86102372a87683d0f9f9664
                              MD5sum: 06e80e9ebab01b7dffe1b4e6ea173978
                              Description: Raspberry Pi bootloader
                              This package contains the Raspberry Pi Linux kernel.
                              Description-md5: 7536ab227cf13dcddacdeb86a3d06624

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                                mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
                                last edited by

                                @luizoti Looks right, except the kernel you're running is not the one in this package. Did you manually install another kernel over the distro-provided kernel ?

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                                  luizoti
                                  last edited by

                                  @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                                  Did you manually install another kernel over the distro-provided kernel ?

                                  I would not know how to do it, if I did it, I did not mean to.

                                  Would rpi-update have the ability to install another kernel?

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                                    mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
                                    last edited by mitu

                                    @luizoti Ok

                                    @luizoti said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                                    I would not know how to do it, if I did it, I did not mean to.

                                    OK, so reading more - the mismatch is because of the Berryboot env. It boots with the Berryboot kernel and not with the Raspbian kernel (the one included in the raspberrypi-kernel), hence the problem.
                                    I also found https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1428. As said in the issue, one solution is to use the RetroPie image instead of the Berryboot one.

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                                      luizoti
                                      last edited by

                                      @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                                      As said in the issue, one solution is to use the RetroPie image instead of the Berryboot one.

                                      The solution is not to use Berryboot?

                                      Do you know a way to convert a berryboot image to normal SD?

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                                        mitu Global Moderator @luizoti
                                        last edited by

                                        @luizoti said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                                        Do you know a way to convert a berryboot image to normal SD?

                                        I don't, didn't work with Berryboot, only normal images.

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                                          luizoti
                                          last edited by

                                          @mitu said in DB9/Gamecon installation error:

                                          I don't, didn't work with Berryboot, only normal images.

                                          Thanks for the help, I'll look for a way to convert an image.

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