RetroArch Help Request :

escc1986

I'm not sure what I did

But I absolutely did something wrong to my
RetroArch for my Flycast core

Every Dreamcast game I attempt to play my controller is not configured ... it disabled my ability to exit games with select and start :(

It only happens when I play any Dreamcast game (not any other console or system )

May I ask

How do I uninstall RetroArch for my Dreamcast

So I can reinstall it again (only on the Dreamcast RetroArch )

Hope someone is able to help

simpleethat

@escc1986 From RetroPie Setup:
Manage Packages -> Manage Optional Pacakges
Scroll down to lr-flycast and then select Remove

escc1986

@simpleethat

I actually already tried that

I uninstalled it and re installed it

It didn't do anything

Any other advice

simpleethat

@escc1986 did you change the default emulator from lr-flycast to reicast? press a button when the gray runcommand box pops up when loading a game and make sure it's using the proper emulator. Other than that I'm not really sure. Somebody else around here certainly knows more than me.

escc1986

no i didn't change the default emulator

thank you for the kind advice

i just tried to add more roms to test unfortunately no roms seem to be working on flycast

hope someone will help ?

mitu

@escc1986 said in RetroArch Help Request ::

It only happens when I play any Dreamcast game (not any other console or system )

Please add some info about your system when opening up a support request, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

Check your \\retropie\configs\dreamcast folder and rename the retroarch.cfg file present there, then re-install the lr-flycast package. This should reset the RetroArch configuration to default for the dreamcast system.

escc1986

@mitu said in RetroArch Help Request ::

retroarch.cfg

sorry a little confused .. May I Ask What Do i Rename ?

and what do i rename it to ?

thank you for the help

ReadyPlayaWon

@escc1986 said in RetroArch Help Request ::

sorry a little confused .. May I Ask What Do i Rename ?
and what do i rename it to ?

mitu said to rename retroarch.cfg file .. and name it anything you like.

personally i would recommend rem-retroarch.cfg ...

and then when you re-install the lr-flycast package it will generate a brand new retroarch.cfg file

if everything is working after that ... then just delete the rem-retroarch.cfg file

escc1986

@ReadyPlayaWon said in RetroArch Help Request ::

rem-retroarch.cfg

thank you for the clarification, i will try that now

escc1986

@escc1986 said in RetroArch Help Request ::

@ReadyPlayaWon

did exactly as said ... still not working properly ... enter the game game ... the start and select doesnt function as a exit .... and cant press select and y to access the menu gui for retroarch , like for other games ...

not sure what to do from here

ReadyPlayaWon

@escc1986 said in RetroArch Help Request ::

any way you can send me your retroarch.cfg ? (so i can copy and paste )

this is all there is ... but there are a bunch on mappings in the /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/mappings folder (image below)

# Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line

input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/"

#include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

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escc1986

@ReadyPlayaWon

thank you for that

you absoultly right , not much i can do ...

should i remove the all/retroarch.cfg

or

should i do a fresh clean start ?

mitu

@escc1986 said in RetroArch Help Request ::

should i remove the all/retroarch.cfg

No, you shouldn't - this will break the other systems that are working right now.

Please provide the info asked in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first and also a detailed (verbose) log from running a dreamcast game, as mentioned in that topic.

escc1986

@mitu

Pi Model or other hardware: (B, B+, 2 B, 3, X86 PC etc..) : pi 4 B

Power Supply used: (If using a Pi) Official power supply 5.1 3A

RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest): 4.6
Built From: Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website

USB Devices connected: keyboard , Nes Controller , dolphin bar

Controller used: NES controller

Error messages received:
Verbose log (if relevant):

Parameters: 
Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-flycast/flycast_libretro.so </dev/null --config /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/_Naomi Rail Shooters/ninjaslt.zip" --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
[CDROM] No sg devices found and sg kernel module is not loaded.
/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh: line 1255:  1989 Illegal instruction     /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-flycast/flycast_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/_Naomi Rail Shooters/ninjaslt.zip" --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg < /dev/null

Emulator: (Name of emulator - if applicable) ir-flycast

ReadyPlayaWon

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escc1986

@ReadyPlayaWon

good advise to back up the sd every week or so ;)

will keep that in mind

mitu

@escc1986 said in RetroArch Help Request ::

Verbose log (if relevant):

This is not a verbose log, just a normal log file. Make sure you toggle verbose logging in the runcommand launch menu when starting the game.

escc1986

@mito where do i find in ssh the Verbose log ?

ReadyPlayaWon

@escc1986

from the runcommand menu select "L" Launch with verbose logging

then using WINScp or PuTTy ... ssh into RetroPie and then log file is in

/dev/shm/run/runcommand.log

output will look something like this ... (i'm running Guilty Gear Isuka using lr-flycast)

Parameters: 
Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-flycast/flycast_libretro.so </dev/null --config /opt/retropie/configs/atomiswave/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atomiswave/ggisuka.zip" --verbose --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
[INFO] RetroArch 1.8.5 (Git 8bcd74b)
[INFO] Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atomiswave/ggisuka.srm".
[INFO] Redirecting savestate to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atomiswave/ggisuka.state".
[INFO] === Build =======================================
[INFO] Capabilities:  NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
[INFO] Built: Apr 20 2020
[INFO] Version: 1.8.5
[INFO] Git: 8bcd74b
[INFO] =================================================
[INFO] Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-flycast/flycast_libretro.so"
[INFO] [Overrides] no core-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/Flycast.cfg.
[INFO] [Overrides] no content-dir-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/atomiswave.cfg.
[INFO] [Overrides] game-specific overrides found at /home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/ggisuka.cfg.
[INFO] Config: appending config "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/Flycast/ggisuka.cfg"
[CDROM] No sg devices found and sg kernel module is not loaded.

escc1986

@ReadyPlayaWon

thank you for explaing , its late here need to get some rest , will report back here in the morning