Is Yabasanshiro emulator coming on retropie?

roslof

Pastebin of verbose logging: https://pastebin.com/bE9Hnb5A

The only semi-interesting thing I'm seeing:

[INFO] [Video]: Graphics driver did not initialize an input driver. Attempting to pick a suitable driver.
[INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #0 (/dev/input/event0).
[INFO] [udev]: Mouse #0 (/dev/input/event1).
[INFO] [udev]: Mouse #1 (/dev/input/mouse0).
[INFO] [Joypad]: Found joypad driver: "udev".
[INFO] [Video]: Found display server: null

But I'm also seeing this when I run Yabause (successfully). So not alarming.

While I stew more on this, going to dig deeper and see if @Darksavior 's suggestion that it might be a game compatibility issue. I have already tried a ton of files/sources, but maybe there's something else I'm missing.

pjft

@roslof I just compiled it completely from source, and this is the MD5:

4c302a02ba0ef0e9e1cbfdddfe5c9063  yabasanshiro_libretro.so

Try this binary and let me know how it goes:

https://mega.nz/file/QAtniB7b#g7AJFjZpkSOTaZ-6GSMNKijcDSHOo2FfYnjCz2a4O8E

What RetroArch video driver are you using?

roslof

@pjft Thank you for the binary. Confirmed MD5 matches the value you previously posted.
Unfortunately, having the same issue, but it's GREAT to rule out the binary!

I'm using GL for the RetroArch Video Driver. Also tried GL Core.

BuZz

@roslof Post some details of your set up. How did you install RetroPie ? Just to check - you're not running things from the Desktop or something are you ?

BuZz

@roslof In the log you are using glcore. Please post a log using gl

pjft

@roslof see my logs for reference, maybe something can help there?

https://pastebin.com/Z1bFc4Kz

roslof

@BuZz said in Is Yabasanshiro emulator coming on retropie?:

@roslof In the log you are using glcore. Please post a log using gl

Absolutely. Thanks!

Pastebin for gl: https://pastebin.com/uiG4Nm9N

Kernel:
Linux raspberrypi 4.19.97-v7l+ #1294 SMP Thu Jan 30 13:21:14 GMT 2020 armv7l GNU/Linux

RetroPie-Setup:
Latest from Source (cloned clean recently)

I set up this system last year. Buster from image. RetroPie from DL. Saved original boot options. Using clean RetroPie-Setup. Currently running 80 systems.

The only unusual thing I recall is when I worked with you on downloading a WIP MESA driver. I used a script you provided a couple/few months back. Otherwise, I stay on top of updates and have (otherwise) been running stable.

mitu

Can you disable cheevos and re-try ?

pjft

@roslof Confirming: can you share your config.txt?

The only meaningful difference in our logs is the usage of a different font for the XMB and the fact that I disabled the zfast shader.

Oh, and that you're on a 4k screen?

roslof

@pjft thank you! Will review

roslof

@mitu said in Is Yabasanshiro emulator coming on retropie?:

Can you disable cheevos and re-try ?

Interestingly enough, it is disabled. Not sure why it's appearing in the logs. From my retroarch.cfg file:

cheevos_auto_screenshot = "false"
cheevos_badges_enable = "false"
cheevos_enable = "false"
cheevos_hardcore_mode_enable = "false"
cheevos_leaderboards_enable = "false"
cheevos_password = ""
cheevos_richpresence_enable = "true"
cheevos_test_unofficial = "false"
cheevos_token = ""
cheevos_username = ""
cheevos_verbose_enable = "false"

Cheevos slider shows as off/disabled when viewing via the RetroArch GUI. Not sure why it's showing in the log.

roslof

@pjft said in Is Yabasanshiro emulator coming on retropie?:

@roslof Confirming: can you share your config.txt?

The only meaningful difference in our logs is the usage of a different font for the XMB and the fact that I disabled the zfast shader.

Oh, and that you're on a 4k screen?

Correct. I do have multiple config.txt files at the ready, and when diagnosing, I switch between the original "stock" image (that installed with Buster) and a modified one that sets HD resolution. Neither work with Yabasanshiro, but here is the "stock" version for reference: https://pastebin.com/3Q8jjV2e

I have also tested with the shader enabled/disabled, as well as the overlay and any other custom settings. Same issue regardless of setting.

pjft

@roslof that's an awesomely customized config.txt file for a "stock" config. :)

Can you try from here, and then if it works see what can help?

https://pastebin.com/8iE9Adty

roslof

@pjft said in Is Yabasanshiro emulator coming on retropie?:

@roslof that's an awesomely customized config.txt file for a "stock" config. :)

Thanks for the help again, pjft.

Oh! I'm wondering if you saw my initial link, where I posted my modified config.txt by mistake. I fixed the link and it's similar to yours in most ways.

Can you try from here, and then if it works see what can help?
https://pastebin.com/8iE9Adty

Tried yours. Rebooted and such. No change in symptom unfortunately.

Feels like I'm wasting everybody's time. Wondering if 1) It's related to playing with MESA with Buzz a couple months back, or 2) ROM structure.

Otherwise, stumped. I'll eventually figure this out, but I'm dreading coming back here and posting the solution -- assuming I did something, somewhere stupid.

Appreciate everyone's help.

pjft

@roslof I might have seen a previous link then:)

Well, would you try a plain .cue/.bin ROM instead of CHD? It's a last resort but go at it.

roslof

@pjft yes, I have tried both formats and with multiple versions. ROMs/disks that work with lr-yabause and are known to work with lr-yabasanshiro. I'll see if I can find something that works.

pjft

@roslof for what it's worth, some games I've tried that work are Die Hard Arcade, Sega Rally and Virtua Racing.

steeeb

The best thing to do is probably to down a fresh install using the official image on the website.

Do nothing but install the scriptmodule, add Saturn roms and Saturn BIOS.

Confirm it works.

Then copy over your retroarch, confirm it works, copy over stuff one by one and confirm it works.

Probably the quickest way of seeing what is breaking it. If everything gets back set up how you want and it still works then it's something horky borky with your packages or drivers or something you changed and forgot or isn't important to you. It's probably the only way of finding the issue without much back and forth - and you seem capable enough to quickly to do that.

Just don't change too much in one go in case something breaks it and then you'll need plenty of back and forth and remembering what you did to undo stuff and that is usually pretty time consuming when 6 hours later you finally remember that change you forgot to note down - speaking from experience .

Good luck - and post your findings.

roslof

@steeeb you're reading my mind!

roslof

My last post on this, unless I find the root cause.

First of all thank you, all of you, who provided help. I absolutely love the support around here.

I executed exactly what @steeeb suggested and, as expected, with a clean system, Yabasanshiro boots all of my test ROMs (Saturn CDs) without issue. I then copied over all of my configs, /boot/config.txt and it still works perfectly.

So after 48-hours of doing nothing but troubleshooting, I'm now convinced that my issue (on my original SD card) is related to a low-level problem. Either something became corrupted or maybe a I have a bad driver that I've been unable to clean/flush and rebuild. A shame since everything else worked perfectly, but Yabasanshiro was my original Pi build's Achilles heel. Begs the question though: What is unique about Yabasanshiro? What does it call that other emulators currently don't?

I'm now likely to rebuild from scratch (ugh) since Saturn development, no matter how early, is important to me.

Again, thank you guys. Will report back only if I have anything that can help others.

Cheers!
-Ros