Drastic Not Booting

Androidonpi

My Setup

Raspberry pi 4 4GB model
1200p Monitor
5v 3.5amp PSU
Using TwisterOS on a SD Card running Retropie

Here is my error:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ /opt/retropie/emulators/drastic/./drastic
Starting DraStic (version r2.5.0.4)

Checking directory /home/pi/backup: It's there.
Checking directory /home/pi/savestates: It's there.
Checking directory /home/pi/config: It's there.
Checking directory /home/pi/profiles: It's there.
Checking directory /home/pi/unzip_cache: It's there.
Checking directory /home/pi/system: It's there.
Checking directory /home/pi/input_record: It's there.
Checking directory /home/pi/cheats: It's there.
Checking directory /home/pi/slot2: It's there.
Checking directory /home/pi/scripts: It's there.
Setting default configuration.
SDL input: Setting default controls for Generic X-Box Pad
Loading directory config file /home/pi/config/drastic.cf2
Directory config file /home/pi/config/drastic.cf2 does not exist.
Loading config file /home/pi/config/drastic.cfg
Config file /home/pi/config/drastic.cfg does not exist.
1 joystick(s) found.
Got memory mapped buffer at 0xb4c41000 (drastic_mapped_memory.dat)
Using memory map offset 0
Direct mapping main RAM to 2000000
Direct mapping main RAM to 2400000
Direct mapping main RAM to 2800000
Direct mapping main RAM to 2c00000
Initializing ARM9 bus-level memory map.
Initializing ARM7 bus-level memory map.
Initializing CP15.
Initializing DMA.
Failed to load system file nds_bios_arm9.bin.
Can't find Nintendo ARM9 BIOS. Trying free DraStic ARM9 BIOS.
Failed to load system file drastic_bios_arm9.bin.

When i try to boot a rom, it just reverts back to the retropie menu, i cant change resolution or anything.

mitu

Are you running DraStic from EmulationStation or just from the command line ?

Androidonpi

@mitu Emulationstation, but thats the error i got through command line.

mitu

When you're running it from EmulationStation, then post the contents of /dev/shm/runcommand.log.

dankcushions

@androidonpi said in Drastic Not Booting:

Using TwisterOS on a SD Card running Retropie

twisterOS isn't a supported configuration, and i believe retropie on twisterOS runs within the desktop, which is also not supported.

in any case, your error sounds like it may be solved/affected by using appropriate BIOS: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Nintendo-DS/#bios

Androidonpi

@mitu

Runcommand.log

Parameters:
Executing: xinit /dev/shm/retropie_xinitrc -- vt1 -keeptty

(EE)
Fatal server error:
(EE) Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again.
(EE)
(EE)
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support
at http://wiki.x.org
for help.
(EE)
XIO: fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server ":0"
after 7 requests (7 known processed) with 0 events remaining.

mitu

@androidonpi The errors appears because you're running RetroPie from the desktop environment. As @dankcushions mentioned, this is not a supported configuration. On the Pi4, drastic will run by starting an X server first (as a few other ports already do), if you're already running in a desktop environment, that won't work.