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    PPSSPP menu showing text

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      jmcdra
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      Pi Model or other hardware: Pi 4B, 4 GB
      Power Supply used: 5.1V
      RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest):4.7.12
      Built From: retropie-buster-4.6-rpi4.img
      USB Devices connected: wireless logitech keyboard, USB Stick
      Controller used: PS4 Dualshock
      Emulator: PPSSPP (from binary)

      This is a new problem for me. When I run PPSSPP, text for the menu will not populate. The menu is there and I am able to navigate it by memory but this is rather annoying. Is there a fix for this? I'd like to avoid making a new image if possible.

      Kind regards

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
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        Can you post the emulator's log from - from /dev/shm/runcommand.log ?

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          jmcdra @mitu
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          @mitu https://pastebin.com/Wzdd4B3L

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator
            last edited by

            You're missing a some assets file that are needed by PPSPP. They are part of the binary distribution, so maybe check if you have enough free disc space ?

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              jmcdra @mitu
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              @mitu I double checked. I have plenty of free space on the drive. I'm not seeing any obvious errors saying that it didn't install properly either. Is there a log file I can check for this and if so where would I find it?

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @jmcdra
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                @jmcdra Install again ppsspp and check the latest log from $HOME/RetroPie-Setup/logs.

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                  jmcdra @mitu
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                  @mitu https://pastebin.com/sQa4zNqT

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator
                    last edited by

                    The log shows the files are downloaded and extracted correctly - for some reason the emulator doesn't like them.
                    Are you using a sdcard ? Can you check if you have any disc errors in the logs ? (dmesg should show the system log)

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                      jmcdra @mitu
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                      @mitu https://pastebin.com/5viRFCEm

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                      • sirhenrythe5thS
                        sirhenrythe5th @jmcdra
                        last edited by

                        Following! I have got the same Problem from the Start, but had no answers to my Topic.
                        I hope we get it solved.

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator
                          last edited by

                          @jmcdra any errors regarding the sdcard in the log ?

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                            jmcdra @mitu
                            last edited by

                            @mitu I'm not seeing any SDCard errors in the log I posted. Is there a command I should run to test the SDCard?

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              @jmcdra said in PPSSPP menu showing text:

                              Is there a command I should run to test the SDCard?

                              If there are not errors, then there's no need to run a test. Can rename the ppsspp config file and re-try again to start the a PSP game ? The file is in /home/pi/.config/ppsspp/PSP/SYSTEM/ppsspp.ini.

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                                jmcdra @mitu
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                                @mitu Tried it again with that file removed. Same error sadly :(

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                                • mituM
                                  mitu Global Moderator
                                  last edited by mitu

                                  It's a PPSSPP error of some sort - I managed to reproduce it. Happens only when a gamepad is plugged in - that's why I couldn't reproduce it yesterday.
                                  With only the keyboard plugged in, ppsspp finds correctly the assets folder, with a gamepad plugged in, it's looking elsewhere. Will have to find out why.

                                  EDIT: as a workaround, edit /opt/retropie/configs/psp/emulators.cfg and find the line that starts with ppsspp:

                                  ppsspp = "/opt/retropie/emulators/ppsspp/PPSSPPSDL --fullscreen %ROM% 
                                  

                                  and replace it with

                                  ppsspp = "pushd /opt/retropie/emulators/ppsspp; /opt/retropie/emulators/ppsspp/PPSSPPSDL --fullscreen %ROM%; popd"
                                  
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                                  • Genos98G
                                    Genos98 @sirhenrythe5th
                                    last edited by Genos98

                                    @sirhenrythe5th Same issue here. Just updated ppsspp a few hours ago, although the games plays fine there's no texts when the save prompt shows up or If I try to access the ppsspp menu. Never had any issues with ppsspp prior the update.

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                                      jmcdra @mitu
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                                      @mitu it worked thank you!

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                                      • Genos98G
                                        Genos98 @mitu
                                        last edited by

                                        @mitu thank you. It also worked for me as well.

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                                        • mituM
                                          mitu Global Moderator
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                                          @Genos98 @sirhenrythe5th what controller are you using ? I have a suspicion it might be related to how the controller is initialized in PPSSPP.

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                                          • Genos98G
                                            Genos98 @mitu
                                            last edited by Genos98

                                            @mitu it's a ds4 connected via bluetooth. Nothing was plugged in to my pi4 before the ppsspp update, only thing connected was my ds4 via bluetooth. Thanks for your fix, it seems like my ppsspp is back to normal now.

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