Ubuntu Server 18.04 18.10 emulationstation not load roms

ToD

Pi Model or other hardware: X86 X64
Power Supply used: ---
RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest): from https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup.git
USB Devices connected: USB keyboard and gamepad
Controller used:
Error messages received:
Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant):
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)
How to replicate the problem:

OS : Ubuntu Server 18.04 and 18.10

Hello. I have a problem. I cant lauch any game from emulationstation . I get black screen. No matter playstation 1 or NES or Megadrive. Emulationstation find games, but after lauch black screen.
I make install by manuals
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/18810/retropie-installation-on-ubuntu-server-x64-18-04-1
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/12037/building-on-ubuntu-server-16-04

I make it by SSH . I used gamepad for navigation menu.
I have a VGA port monitor and motherboard an integrated Intel video chip.

Help please. Thanks

mitu

You didn't post any logs - /dev/shm/runcommand.log - which might be relevant to show the actual error. What are the hardware specs of your system - video card, model, disk ?

ToD

@mitu said in Ubuntu Server 18.04 18.10 emulationstation not load roms:

You didn't post any logs - /dev/shm/runcommand.log - which might be relevant to show the actual error. What are the hardware specs of your system - video card, model, disk ?

Logs from /dev/shm/runcommand.log

psx
lr-pcsx-rearmed
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/Tekken 3 (Europe).cue
/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-pcsx-rearmed/pcsx_rearmed_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/psx/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/Tekken 3 (Europe).cue"

Video card -
sudo lshw -C display

  *-display
       description: VGA compatible controller
       product: 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
       version: 02
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: msi pm vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
       configuration: driver=i915 latency=0
       resources: irq:16 memory:fea80000-feafffff ioport:dc00(size=8) memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:fe900000-fe9fffff memory:c0000-dffff

Disk -
sudo lshw -class disk -class storage

  *-ide:0
       description: IDE interface
       product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 1f.1
       bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.1
       version: 01
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: ide isa_compatibility_mode_controller__supports_both_channels_switched_to_pci_native_mode__supports_bus_mastering bus_master
       configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
       resources: irq:18 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:ffa0(size=16)
  *-ide:1
       description: IDE interface
       product: NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode]
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 1f.2
       bus info: pci@0000:00:1f.2
       version: 01
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 66MHz
       capabilities: ide pm pci_native_mode_controller__supports_both_channels_switched_to_isa_compatibility_mode__supports_bus_mastering bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=ata_piix latency=0
       resources: irq:19 ioport:d080(size=8) ioport:d000(size=4) ioport:cc00(size=8) ioport:c880(size=4) ioport:c800(size=16)
  *-scsi
       physical id: 1
       logical name: scsi3
       capabilities: emulated
     *-disk
          description: ATA Disk
          product: Hitachi HDS72102
          vendor: Hitachi
          physical id: 0.0.0
          bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0
          logical name: /dev/sda
          version: A3EA
          serial: JPA311HM23KG6B
          size: 232GiB (250GB)
          capabilities: gpt-1.00 partitioned partitioned:gpt
          configuration: ansiversion=5 guid=3e272f1a-511f-4f3a-a4d0-7ca68063758c logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=512

mitu

Does your video card have hardware accelerated OpenGL ? We can check by running with Verbose Logging selected from the Runcommand launch menu - it should add more info to /dev/shm/runcommand.log.
Try launching a ROM with verbose logging, then post the log to pastebin.com.

ToD

@mitu said in Ubuntu Server 18.04 18.10 emulationstation not load roms:

Does your video card have hardware accelerated OpenGL ? We can check by running with Verbose Logging selected from the Runcommand launch menu - it should add more info to /dev/shm/runcommand.log.
Try launching a ROM with verbose logging, then post the log to pastebin.com.

Thanks, but how can i do this?
How launch menu "Runcommand" if I press button on the game and black screen?

mitu

@ToD The Runcommand launch menu should appear before the game is started - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Runcommand/#runcommand-launch-menu.

ToD

@mitu said in Ubuntu Server 18.04 18.10 emulationstation not load roms:

@ToD The Runcommand launch menu should appear before the game is started - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Runcommand/#runcommand-launch-menu.

I tried , but this menu "Runcommand" not launched. Only black screen.
If I chouse "Runcommand" menu from retropie settings - black screen too.

mitu

@ToD If you select RetroPie Setup from the RetroPie system in Emulationstation, does it work ? Does it show the Setup script ?

ToD

@mitu said in Ubuntu Server 18.04 18.10 emulationstation not load roms:

@ToD If you select RetroPie Setup from the RetroPie system in Emulationstation, does it work ? Does it show the Setup script ?

I not tried this method.
Thanks.
I will try and send log. Please wait.

mitu

@ToD said in Ubuntu Server 18.04 18.10 emulationstation not load roms:

I will try and send log. Please wait.

There's no log created for that entry, I just want to check that launching a Dialog based script works and it's not just the Runcommand that's not working.

ToD

@mitu said in Ubuntu Server 18.04 18.10 emulationstation not load roms:

@ToD said in Ubuntu Server 18.04 18.10 emulationstation not load roms:

I will try and send log. Please wait.

There's no log created for that entry, I just want to check that launching a Dialog based script works and it's not just the Runcommand that's not working.

Ok.
I entered to menu "Runcommand" from setup folder Retropie.

Launch menu (currently: Enabled)

I reboot machine and try load game again. Without any change.

mitu

@ToD Did you install any other scripts besides the RetroPie-Setup or modified the onstart/onend scripts ?

ToD

@mitu
No. Only Retropie and Samba installing.

This my manual.
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/18810/retropie-installation-on-ubuntu-server-x64-18-04-1
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/12037/building-on-ubuntu-server-16-04

mitu

I think you should try the normal installation first - using the Desktop edition of Ubuntu - just to rule out any incompatibilities with your PC - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Debian/. Use the latest Ubuntu version (18.10) and re-try the installation from scratch.

ToD

@mitu I just tried. But other comp and installed ubuntu desktop version. all works.
May be it depend of drivers openGL and drivers? Where is find drivers and opengl soft? May be you give me right link?
Thanks

mitu

@ToD I'm not familiar with the method you've followed to install the -server version, so I can't give you any advice besides the one I've already given - use the desktop version.

ToD

@mitu Thanks for the help. I will try install opengl drivers and try launch game again. If the probled will be solved , i type about this