No Games will load

mitu

@ken-tipton Are you using a Pi4 or a Pi3B+ ?

Ken Tipton

mitu

@ken-tipton That's strange, because the log says the video resolution is 3072x2304, which a Pi3 doesn't support:

[INFO] [Video]: Video @ 3072x2304

Given that the BIOS folder is also not detected

[WARN] SYSTEM DIR is empty, assume CONTENT DIR /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/asteroid.zip

I think this is another case of modifying or resetting the RetroArch configuration file and having bad configs. Probably that's why the samples were not working for dkong.

I advise you to change the retroarch.cfg to defaults - rename /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg and the re-install retroarch. Don't use the Reset Configuration from RetroArch's GUI, since the RetroArch's defaults will not properly work with the RetroPie setup (or the Pi). If you need something to be changed, then try to use Core/Game/System overrides so that the main configuration is kept intact.

Ken Tipton

@mitu thanks again for all your help.

do you think you can explain a little more what I need to do. I don't know how to do all the things that you just explained.

mitu

@ken-tipton not sure I understand - you've basically done the same thing a few posts back. Are you a different user than the original poster ?

Ken Tipton

@mitu same user just confused I guess.

I should rename the retroarch.cfg file I get that. then you said to re-install the retroarch. that is the part I am not sure how to do.

mitu

@ken-tipton Just like you re-installed lr-mame2003/lr-fbneo - use the RetroPie-Setup, retroarch is one of the core packages.

Ken Tipton

@mitu I see....I didn't do that last time I just renamed the cfg file and launched a mame2003 game and everything worked. I will download the emulators and retrorarch now

mitu

@ken-tipton said in No Games will load:

I didn't do that last time I just renamed the cfg file and launched a mame2003 game and everything worked.

You shouldn't have done that - this is probably the reason you're experiencing problems, because starting the emulator without the RetroPie's config generated the RetroArch's defaults again.

Ken Tipton

@mitu installing retroarch now. prob be about an hour
thank you again for being understanding. My son originally set this up and is away at college so now I know nothing

mitu

@ken-tipton said in No Games will load:

@mitu installing retroarch now. prob be about an hour

I'm not sure that will help. You should try again the 1st advice. Once RetroArch is finished installing, rename the /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg file and re-install one of the arcade emulators (lr-mame2003) before starting a game.

Ken Tipton

@mitu will do

Ken Tipton

1.let retrorarch finish downloading
2. rename retrorarch cfg file
3. download a new emulator
4. launch game

Ken Tipton

Lagging problem fixed. I did as above but no change. I looked around in the retrorarch menu of the game. (Hot Key+X)

Settings-Video options. There was a setting for Vertical Refresh, and default was 60hz. It said that would be ignored unless video Threading was on. I turned on Threading and it fixed the lagging issue with no other ill effects thus far.

MITU you were a very big help on this and I really appreciate the time you spent to help me. Thank You
Ken