My ROMS worked before... but now they don’t

Brandon12345678

The runcommand says this,

(==) Log file: "/home/pi/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Jun 18 13:07:01 2020
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
modprobe: FATAL: Module g2d_23 not found in directory /lib/modules/4.19.118-v7l+

A weird thing was that I tested a couple roms from different systems(For example, Bubsy on genesis) and they load, but there is a black screen and a retroarch error comes up saying that it failed to extract the game's contents. I think when parse gamelists is turned off, the games that run with it turned on do this. Weird.

mitu

@Brandon12345678 Your log file shows the X.org log file, which suggests the launch command is start Xwindows - this is not how the RetroPie default image is configured.
You're using a customized/3rd party image. I suggest, as others already did, to start from a stock image and you'll probably not have this issue.

Brandon12345678

@mitu how would you get the stock image?

Brandon12345678

@Brandon12345678 If it was a legit image, could this problem be a bug in rpi4 RetroPie since the rpi4 version is a beta right now.

mitu

@Brandon12345678 said in My ROMS worked before... but now they don’t:

If it was a legit image, could this problem be a bug in rpi4 RetroPie since the rpi4 version is a beta right now.

That's a moot question, since you're not using a stock image. It's not a 'bug' though.

how would you get the stock image?

From retropie.org.uk/download.

Brandon12345678

@mitu That is how I installed RetroPie this time. I downloaded my image from there.

Clyde

@Brandon12345678 Then why did you install the Pixel desktop? Maybe you should start again with a fresh official image and don't install Pixel.

If you wanted a desktop in your RetroPie installation for more convenience in managing and editing files etc., there are other ways to make your life (a little) easier, e.g. the terminal-based file manager mc. Just enter mc in the terminal to run it.

Brandon12345678

@Clyde Ok thanks. I wanted to have a desktop, but have it boot into a terminal.

Brandon12345678

@Brandon12345678 How can I save as much of my RetroPie data like configs and ROMS to put them back on there when I reset?

sirhenrythe5th

@Brandon12345678 the same way you got them on your stock image, just in reverse-mode.

Brandon12345678

@sirhenrythe5th Ok thanks

Clyde

@Brandon12345678 Most of the custom content and options should reside in /home/pi/RetroPie and /opt/retropie/configs. That said, I would caution against copying all of it back to a new image in one go, but only step by step what you really need. Lest you copy any messed-up stuff on the fresh installation.

Brandon12345678

@Clyde Ok.

Brandon12345678

@Brandon12345678 It works now. Thanks for your help.