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    Dreamcast mvc2 crashing at stage 2

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    • quicksilverQ
      quicksilver @tackett1980
      last edited by

      @tackett1980 Its older an older version than yours

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        tackett1980 @quicksilver
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        @quicksilver

        Oh ok, how do I get it off of what I assume is in interpreter mode? It’s super slow.

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        • quicksilverQ
          quicksilver @tackett1980
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          @tackett1980 Im not sure why its running slow, could be some incompatibilities with your current settings IDK. Its not slow for me.

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            rejesterd @tackett1980
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            @tackett1980 said in Dreamcast mvc2 crashing at stage 2:

            Oh ok, how do I get it off of what I assume is in interpreter mode? It’s super slow.

            In ~/.reicast/emu.cfg, you need to make sure Dynarec.Enabled = yes. If it's set to 'no', that means it's in interpreter mode.

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              quicksilver
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              @tackett1980 Can you post the contents of your emu.cfg?

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                tackett1980 @quicksilver
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                @quicksilver

                Yes I will do so when I get back today.

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                  tackett1980
                  last edited by tackett1980

                  I actually can’t find this file anywhere....

                  If I go /home/pi

                  All I see is
                  RetroPie
                  RetroPie-Setup

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @tackett1980
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                    @tackett1980 Try /home/pi/.reicast, it's a hidden folder.

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                      tackett1980 @mitu
                      last edited by tackett1980

                      @mitu said in Dreamcast mvc2 crashing at stage 2:

                      @tackett1980 Try /home/pi/.reicast, it's a hidden folder.

                      ok, thanks I got it figured out I think. Im trying this pastebin thing like im supposed to, hope this works.

                      [T1212N]
                      software.name = MARVEL VS CAPCOM 2
                      
                      [alsa]
                      device = auto
                      
                      [audio]
                      backend = omx
                      disable = 0
                      
                      [config]
                      Debug.SerialConsoleEnabled = no
                      Dreamcast.Broadcast = 0
                      Dreamcast.Cable = 0
                      Dreamcast.ContentPath = 
                      Dreamcast.FullMMU = no
                      Dreamcast.Language = 1
                      Dreamcast.RTC = -2081599938
                      Dreamcast.Region = 1
                      Dreamcast.Rtt = 0
                      Dynarec.Enabled = yes
                      Dynarec.SmcCheckLevel = 0
                      Dynarec.idleskip = yes
                      Dynarec.safe-mode = no
                      Dynarec.unstable-opt = yes
                      Social.HideCallToAction = no
                      aica.LimitFPS = no
                      aica.NoBatch = no
                      aica.NoSound = no
                      aica.OldSyncronousDma = no
                      bios.UseReios = 0
                      pvr.MaxThreads = 1
                      pvr.Subdivide = 0
                      pvr.SynchronousRendering = no
                      pvr.rend = 0
                      rend.Clipping = no
                      rend.CustomTextures = no
                      rend.DumpTextures = no
                      rend.FloatVMUs = no
                      rend.Fog = no
                      rend.MaxFilteredTextureSize = 8
                      rend.ModifierVolumes = no
                      rend.RenderToTextureBuffer = no
                      rend.RenderToTextureUpscale = 1
                      rend.ResolutionPercentage = 100
                      rend.Rotate90 = no
                      rend.ScreenScaling = 100
                      rend.ScreenStretching = 100
                      rend.ShowFPS = no
                      rend.TextureUpscale = 1
                      rend.UseMipmaps = 1
                      rend.WideScreen = no
                      ta.skip = 0
                      
                      [dispmanx]
                      height = 480
                      maintain_aspect = yes
                      width = 640
                      
                      [input]
                      MouseSensitivity = 100
                      VirtualGamepadVibration = 20
                      device1 = 0
                      device1.1 = 1
                      device1.2 = 1
                      device2 = 0
                      device2.1 = 1
                      device2.2 = 1
                      device3 = 8
                      device3.1 = 8
                      device3.2 = 8
                      device4 = 8
                      device4.1 = 8
                      device4.2 = 8
                      maple_/dev/input/event0 = 0
                      maple_/dev/input/event1 = 1
                      maple_/dev/input/event2 = 0
                      maple_/dev/input/event3 = 1
                      
                      [omx]
                      audio_hdmi = yes
                      audio_latency = 100
                      
                      [validate]
                      OpenGlChecks = 0
                      
                      
                      

                      edit:
                      four edits I think I got it finally.

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                      • quicksilverQ
                        quicksilver @tackett1980
                        last edited by

                        @tackett1980 I'll compare with my settings when I get home but I think some of my settings are different from yours...

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                          tackett1980 @quicksilver
                          last edited by tackett1980

                          @quicksilver

                          At this point I think the issue is that it isn’t able to access to VMU save data.

                          I came to this conclusion because I found a existing save, using a VMU writer, I wrote that to an new vmu_save_A1.bin file and replaced it.

                          When I loaded into the game it says “file created” like it never accessed the file.

                          So I’m partly convinced that if for some reason it is able to access the save data it won’t crash any longer.

                          But my wife will tell you that I’ve been wrong before...

                          Man if I could just get this working I think I’d be satisfied. It runs remarkably well.

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                            tackett1980 @tackett1980
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                            @tackett1980

                            Ok I can officially say that it is not reading any save data.

                            Every time I load the rom it says
                            “File created” or something of that nature even though there is save data available.

                            Is there an error log file created somewhere that I can maybe dump on here to have you super smart people take a look at?

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              You can post the regular log file (/dev/shm/runcommand.log) on pastebin.com.

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                                rejesterd @tackett1980
                                last edited by rejesterd

                                @tackett1980 said in Dreamcast mvc2 crashing at stage 2:

                                Every time I load the rom it says
                                “File created” or something of that nature even though there is save data available.

                                Unless the log shows otherwise, your vmus are probably corrupt. You can re-initialize it in the dreamcast bios interface, which you can get to by clicking the +start reicast link in ES. Do that, then give it a try. Again, I don't run this game in reicast, but when I was testing it, I didn't have the problem you're describing, where it can't save any data at all.

                                But any reason you're not trying redream or flycast?

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                                  mitu Global Moderator @rejesterd
                                  last edited by

                                  @rejesterd said in Dreamcast mvc2 crashing at stage 2:

                                  But any reason you're not trying redream or flycast?

                                  Because it's not a Pi4, but a Pi 3B+, where redream doesn't work and lr-flycast is probably slower than reicast standalone.

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                                    tackett1980 @mitu
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                                    @mitu said in Dreamcast mvc2 crashing at stage 2:

                                    @rejesterd said in Dreamcast mvc2 crashing at stage 2:

                                    But any reason you're not trying redream or flycast?

                                    Because it's not a Pi4, but a Pi 3B+, where redream doesn't work and lr-flycast is probably slower than reicast standalone.

                                    This is the exact reason.

                                    So I’ll try to post the log, but it appears that it isn’t even saving the “formatting” for the “memory cards”

                                    I enter the bios, I select a memory card
                                    I hit all
                                    Memory reset
                                    Yes
                                    Pick goofy picture
                                    Pick arbitrary color
                                    Yes
                                    “Deleting all”
                                    “All files were deleted and the memory card was reset”

                                    I back out and I can see the card and goofy picture with the color I chose.

                                    I back out of the bios

                                    Go back into the bios

                                    And my goofy pic and character are both back to the default.

                                    I’m sure this is the issue.

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                                      rejesterd
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                                      Seems like a permissions problem to me. What's the output of..

                                      ls -al /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/
                                      

                                      ?

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                                        tackett1980 @rejesterd
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                                        @rejesterd

                                        Im not sure, let me look. In the meantime here is the runcommand log.

                                        Parameters: 
                                        Executing: bash "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/+Start Reicast.sh"
                                        glGetError 0x500
                                        Compiled
                                        Compiled
                                        
                                        OMX: creating 3 buffers
                                        OMX: audio output to 'hdmi'
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        OMX: underrun occurred
                                        Config dir is: /home/pi/.reicast/
                                        Data dir is:   /home/pi/.reicast/
                                        Personality: 00C00000
                                        Updated personality: 00800000
                                        found libbcm_host
                                        rpi2: bcm_init
                                        ARM VFP-Run Fast (NFP) enabled !
                                        Linux paging: 4096 00001000 00000FFF
                                        Info: nvmem is enabled, with addr space of size 512MB
                                        Info: p_sh4rcb: 0x4f9f0000 virt_ram_base: 0x53af0000
                                        Virtual cfg config:homedir=/home/pi
                                        Virtual cfg x11:fullscreen=1
                                        Virtual cfg input:evdev_device_id_1=0
                                        Virtual cfg input:evdev_mapping_1=/opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/mappings/controller_DragonRiseInc.GenericUSBJoystick.cfg
                                        Virtual cfg input:evdev_device_id_2=1
                                        Virtual cfg input:evdev_mapping_2=/opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/mappings/controller_DragonRiseInc.GenericUSBJoystick.cfg
                                        Virtual cfg input:evdev_device_id_3=-1
                                        Virtual cfg input:evdev_mapping_3=-1
                                        Virtual cfg input:evdev_device_id_4=-1
                                        Virtual cfg input:evdev_mapping_4=-1
                                        Virtual cfg input:joystick_device_id=-1
                                        Virtual cfg players:nb=2
                                        
                                        evdev: Opened device 'DragonRise Inc.   Generic   USB  Joystick  ' using custom mapping 'DragonRise Inc.   Generic   USB  Joystick   mapping'
                                        evdev: Opened device 'DragonRise Inc.   Generic   USB  Joystick  ' using custom mapping 'DragonRise Inc.   Generic   USB  Joystick   mapping'
                                        Unable to open VMU save file "/home/pi/.reicast/vmu_save_A1.bin", creating new file
                                        Unable to create VMU!
                                        Failed to create VMU save file "/home/pi/.reicast/vmu_save_A1.bin"
                                        Initialising empty VMU...
                                        Unable to create VMU!
                                        EGL config: 0x1, 0x1, 0x1 640x480
                                        OpenGL version: OpenGL ES 2.0
                                        Packed depth/stencil not supported: no modifier volumes when rendering to a texture
                                        Screen DPI is 96, size 640 x 480. Scaling by 1.00
                                        Loaded /home/pi/.reicast/data/dc_boot.bin as bootrom
                                        
                                        Loaded /home/pi/.reicast/data/dc_nvmem.bin as nvram
                                        
                                        
                                        	 ARM7_TCB addr: 0x4b000 | from: 0x4ad3c | addr here: 0x4a620
                                        recSh4 Init
                                        @@	ngen_ResetBlocks()
                                        Initializing the ARM32 dynarec
                                        readm helpers: up to 00271250
                                        @@	ngen_ResetBlocks()
                                        Using Recompiler
                                        Sh4 Reset
                                        Initializing audio backend "omx" (OpenMAX IL)...
                                        Using Recompiler
                                        cntx // fpcb offset: -68157440 // pc offset: -184 // pc A0000000
                                        Warning: Dynarec safe mode is off
                                        Warning: Unstable optimizations is on
                                        @@	ngen_ResetBlocks()
                                        recSh4:Dynarec Cache clear at 8C0000DE
                                        Invalid GD-DMA start, SB_GDEN=0.Ingoring it.
                                        MODEM Reset
                                        VREG = 00 ARMRST 00
                                        VREG = 00 ARMRST 01
                                        VREG = 00 ARMRST 00
                                        Invalid GD-DMA start, SB_GDEN=0.Ingoring it.
                                        VREG = 00 ARMRST 00
                                        Status: reicast git/n - 18.84 - 53.07 - V: 31.81 (64.00, VGA480p59.94) R: 0.49+0.00 VTX: 0.00 , MIPS: 0.00
                                        VREG = 00 ARMRST 01
                                        VREG = 00 ARMRST 01
                                        VREG = 00 ARMRST 00
                                        SQW-WM match 28 !
                                        SQW-WM match 12 !
                                        SQW-WM match 32 !
                                        SQW-WM match 32 !
                                        SQW-WM match 32 !
                                        SQW-WM match 32 !
                                        SQW-WM match 32 !
                                        SQW-WM match 32 !
                                        SQW-WM match 12 !
                                        SQW-WM match 12 !
                                        SQW-WM match 12 !
                                        SQW-WM match 12 !
                                        Status: reicast git/n - 9.92 - 100.77 - V: 60.40 (12.19, VGA480p59.94) R: 1.48+3.46 VTX: 0.00 , MIPS: 0.00
                                        Invalid GD-DMA start, SB_GDEN=0.Ingoring it.
                                        VREG = 00 ARMRST 00
                                        VREG = 00 ARMRST 01
                                        VREG = 00 ARMRST 01
                                        VREG = 00 ARMRST 00
                                        SQW-WM match 16 !
                                        SQW-WM match 28 !
                                        SQW-WM match 28 !
                                        Status: reicast git/n - 11.23 - 89.03 - V: 53.37 (1.61, VGA480p59.94) R: 33.10+0.00 VTX: 0.00 , MIPS: 0.00
                                        SQW-WM match 32 !
                                        SQW-WM match 28 !
                                        SQW-WM match 32 !
                                        SQW-WM match 28 !
                                        SQW-WM match 12 !
                                        Status: reicast git/n - 9.76 - 102.41 - V: 61.39 (1.00, VGA480p59.94) R: 31.68+29.21 VTX: 0.00 , MIPS: 0.00
                                        SQW-WM match 16 !
                                        SQW-WM match 16 !
                                        SQW-WM match 16 !
                                        Status: reicast git/n - 10.00 - 99.91 - V: 59.89 (0.99, VGA480p59.94) R: 41.08+19.30 VTX: 0.00 , MIPS: 0.00
                                        Status: reicast git/n - 10.00 - 99.91 - V: 59.89 (1.00, VGA480p59.94) R: 56.92+2.96 VTX: 0.00 , MIPS: 0.00
                                        Status: reicast git/n - 10.00 - 99.92 - V: 59.90 (1.00, VGA480p59.94) R: 57.42+2.47 VTX: 0.00 , MIPS: 0.00
                                        Status: reicast git/n - 10.00 - 99.91 - V: 59.89 (1.00, VGA480p59.94) R: 55.43+4.45 VTX: 0.00 , MIPS: 0.00
                                        Status: reicast git/n - 10.00 - 99.96 - V: 59.92 (1.00, VGA480p59.94) R: 39.12+20.80 VTX: 0.00 , MIPS: 0.00
                                        Status: reicast git/n - 9.98 - 100.12 - V: 60.02 (1.00, VGA480p59.94) R: 32.73+26.78 VTX: 0.00 , MIPS: 0.00
                                        Status: reicast git/n - 1/opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin/reicast.sh: line 92: 15297 Trace/breakpoint trap   "$rootdir/emulators/reicast/bin/reicast" "${params[@]}"
                                        
                                        
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                                          rejesterd
                                          last edited by rejesterd

                                          Warning: Unstable optimizations is on

                                          I would turn that off in the Settings menu.

                                          And..

                                          Unable to open VMU save file "/home/pi/.reicast/vmu_save_A1.bin", creating new file
                                          Unable to create VMU!
                                          Failed to create VMU save file "/home/pi/.reicast/vmu_save_A1.bin"
                                          

                                          Could be permissions.

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                                            rejesterd
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                                            Warning: Dynarec safe mode is off

                                            I would turn that back on too. It's on by default as far as I know.

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