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    Pi3 Question : Psx ( psx-rearmed) Games Lag

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    • GreyAreaUKG
      GreyAreaUK
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      How are you powering the Pi? I found I got slowdown if I wasn't supplying quite enough power.

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        escc1986
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        Thank you for the reply and wanting to help guys

        I'm trying to obtain a Verbose , but I'm unable to

        • I ran the game with launch with verbose logging , nothing happened

        • I tried to recover the verbose by /dev/shm/runcommand.log and tried to see if the log was there and nothing was in there

        Any other tips you should suggest for me to get the verbose log ?

        As for my power supply ... I am using the bundle version from Cana kit

        2.5A Power Supply for Raspberry Pi

        Other info regarding my set up is :

        Pi Model : Pi 3 B

        Retropie Version : 4.6

        Build From : Pre-Made on Retropie Website

        Power Supply : Cana Kit 2.5A Power Supply

        USB Devices Connectd : Keyboard , 8bitdo Wireless Receiver connected to NES Controller

        Controller used : NES Replica Controller (From Nintendo Official Website)

        Emulator name : PCSX ReArmed

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        • lostlessL
          lostless @escc1986
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          @escc1986 are you trying to use high resolution mode? cause that will cause some performance issues. I use a Pi3B and and a pi3B+ and have never had performance issues (other issues, emulator related) with ps1 games in standard resolution.

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            escc1986
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            @lostless

            May i ask

            How Do I Know Which Resolution do i have running ?

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            • lostlessL
              lostless @escc1986
              last edited by

              @escc1986 if you haven’t changed any options. It defaults to standard resolution. But you can tell by using hot key-x to open the retro arch menu and go to options.

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                escc1986
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                @lostless

                which resolution option should i choose

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                • dankcushionsD
                  dankcushions Global Moderator @escc1986
                  last edited by

                  @escc1986 said in Pi3 Question : Psx ( psx-rearmed) Games Lag:

                  I tried to recover the verbose by /dev/shm/runcommand.log and tried to see if the log was there and nothing was in there

                  there will always be something in /dev/shm/runcommand.log after a game is run. can you show us how you are checking? a screenshot or a terminal log, etc.

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                    escc1986 @dankcushions
                    last edited by escc1986

                    @dankcushions

                    https://dropmefiles.com/0ny39

                    here is a picture ... nothing in the folder

                    i ran 4 psx games (All games are CHD files)

                    launched with log , and nothing

                    i use filezilla

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                    • dankcushionsD
                      dankcushions Global Moderator @escc1986
                      last edited by

                      @escc1986
                      you're not shutting down or restarting after playing? it's temporary storage and will be empty on a fresh boot.

                      i can't think why it wouldn't be populated after you run a game on an official retropie image.

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                        escc1986 @dankcushions
                        last edited by

                        @dankcushions

                        no haven't restarted it after playing games ...

                        yeah i downloaded the image from here this site

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                          escc1986
                          last edited by

                          @dankcushions

                          now i got something ... let me link you a log file

                          https://dropmefiles.com/jt4Yh

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                          • tashmanT
                            tashman
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                            Not sure if this is still an issue in later versions but try disabling vibration in the Retroarch settings. This was known to cause lag for some people.

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                              escc1986 @tashman
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                              @tashman

                              Thank you for the suggestion

                              I just disabled Vibration , it didn't help the game I was playing but hope it works with the other games

                              Is it me or does Area 51 really Lag a lot on Pi 3 B ?

                              Thank you @tashman

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                              • dankcushionsD
                                dankcushions Global Moderator
                                last edited by

                                area 51 is an FMV game, yeah? those require constant and reliable storage acess. where is the ROM stored? if an SD card, what class is it?

                                you could experiment with the core option 'CD Access Method (Restart)' and set it to 'asynchronous' (note that you need to exit and reload the game for it to take affect)

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                                • windgW
                                  windg @escc1986
                                  last edited by windg

                                  @escc1986

                                  I try Area 51(USA)(.cue and .bin version not CHD) in a Pi3 and it doesn't lag. I believe the problem is somewhere else.

                                  My English isn't at a good level.

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                                    escc1986 @windg
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                                    @dankcushions @windg

                                    I'm not sure what I did ... i just started disabling everything and the games seem to run much better

                                    Here is an image of my settings

                                    But unfortunately now I seem to get Crackling Audio/ Sound .... from the picture of my settings any idea why

                                    From what Windg mentioned , I believe the best option for me is to try and replace every Game i have with Bin/Cue files ... i think I might try that

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                                    • dankcushionsD
                                      dankcushions Global Moderator @escc1986
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                                      @escc1986 i don't see the image...

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                                        escc1986
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                                        sorry i will re upload it

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                                          escc1986 @dankcushions
                                          last edited by escc1986

                                          @dankcushions

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                                          • dankcushionsD
                                            dankcushions Global Moderator
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                                            you've got a number of non-standard settings there. it's difficult to assist you if you keep changing settings :)

                                            firstly, you should update lr-pcsx-rearmed as you're missing newer settings.

                                            frankly, you've changed too much to effectively diagnose this problem. after an update, i would delete all the pcsx_ entries in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-core-options.cfg and next time you run it it will use all the proper defaults)

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