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    Vulkan Khronos Video 3D driver on pi4

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    • giandeejayG
      giandeejay @mitu
      last edited by giandeejay

      @mitu ok...but emulators works...(lr-ppsspp with Vulkan Drivers) i don't know if xinit command can be exceuted without sudo prefix...maybe only sudoers users can launch xinit... I will try..

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by mitu

        If you're launching the emulators from a desktop session, you don't need xinit. sudo should never be used to start an emulator.

        Otherwise, if you'd like an emulator to start a Xorg/desktop session before launch then prefix the emulator entry with XINIT: in the emulators.cfg file where the emulator is defined (see minecraft for an example).

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        • giandeejayG
          giandeejay @mitu
          last edited by giandeejay

          @mitu and if I haven't file config of emulator ?
          My solution is to edit in retropie the es_systems.cfg changing the line between <command> </command>
          This is the command in my youtube video:
          From minute 8:10 to 9:00:
          <command>cd /home/pi/games/ppsspp sudo xinit ./ppssppsdl %ROM%</command>
          Now I will try to replace "sudo xinit" to
          XINIT: ...leaving the rest of the command unchanged...

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @giandeejay
            last edited by mitu

            @giandeejay said in Vulkan Khronos Video 3D driver on pi4:

            @mitu and if I haven't file config of emulator ?

            Install the emulator included RetroPie-Setup and that file will be automatically created; you don't need to modify es_systems.cfg. Add an entry for your Vulkan-enabled version in emulators.cfg (prefixed with XINIT: if needed) and you'll be able to choose between the 2 versions from the runcommand launch menu.

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            • giandeejayG
              giandeejay @mitu
              last edited by giandeejay

              @mitu
              Tried but If I Replace "sudo xinit" with
              XINIT:
              this command not exist on retropie...

              My emulators like Sega Supermodel3 and ppssppsdl runs under emulationstation only with "sudo xinit" ...and the rest of the command...

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @giandeejay
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                @giandeejay said in Vulkan Khronos Video 3D driver on pi4:

                @mitu XINIT: this command not exist on retropie..

                It's not a command, it's an option for runcommand telling it to run the program in a desktop/Xorg session.

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                • giandeejayG
                  giandeejay @mitu
                  last edited by giandeejay

                  @mitu maybe we talk of 2 different things...
                  The emulator /ppssppsdl that support vulkan driver isn"t present in retropie setup...
                  This special emulator is installed by pikiss...not by retropie...
                  So i have Created a new system in es_systems.cfg
                  Otherwise is impossible to launch it on emulationstation ...

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @giandeejay
                    last edited by mitu

                    @giandeejay said in Vulkan Khronos Video 3D driver on pi4:

                    @mitu maybe we talk of 2 different things...

                    Almost. You don't seem to be familiar with how RetroPie configures emulators, though.

                    The emulator /ppssppsdl that support vulkan driver isn"t present in retropie setup...

                    Yes, that's why I said earlier:

                    Add an entry for your Vulkan-enabled version in emulators.cfg (prefixed with XINIT: if needed) and you'll be able to choose between the 2 versions from the runcommand launch menu.

                    Installing the RetroPie entry for ppsspp will create the emulators.cfg, which you can modify an add your own entry (for the Vulkan enabled PPSSPP):

                    ppsspp-vulkan=XINIT:/home/pi/games/ppsspp/ppssppsdl %ROM%
                    

                    You can then, as said earlier:

                    ..you'll be able to choose between the 2 versions from the runcommand launch menu.

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                    • giandeejayG
                      giandeejay @mitu
                      last edited by giandeejay

                      @mitu I don't know how to install a retropie entry for vulkan...
                      Where can I install a Retropie Entry ?

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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator @giandeejay
                        last edited by

                        @giandeejay said in Vulkan Khronos Video 3D driver on pi4:

                        @mitu I don't know how to install a retropie entry for vulkan...

                        Install the ppsspp emulator included in RetroPie (it's in the optional package section), just like any other emulators you install from RetroPie-Setup - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/#manage-packages.

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                        • giandeejayG
                          giandeejay @mitu
                          last edited by giandeejay

                          @mitu yes I have already installed ppsspp emulator on retropie..
                          Now how I can configure runcommand to say "ehi runcommand it's ok I have 2 ppsspp emulators let me choose between first or second to launch"
                          The first one is ppsspp , the second one is ppssppsdl...
                          In the configuration file of first one
                          Can I add the line posted by you ?
                          Seems simple to do, I try...
                          xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                          Added this line to psp emulators.cfg

                          ppsspp-vulkan = "XINIT:/home/pi/games/ppsspp/ppssppsdl %ROM% --fullscreen"

                          Ok solved YES IT Works...
                          xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
                          Now runcommand let me choose what version of ppsspp to use...
                          And added ppsspp-vulkan to runcommand menu...
                          Thank you very much...
                          There's always something to learn!

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