Manual source installation fails in Pi4 & No binary install available

zranx

This is what I see when I launch the setup script:

mitu

@zranx That's normal, the binary update option is not shown on the start-up screen. You can check on an individual package screen to see if a binary update/install is available.

Note : if a package is already installed from source, updating it will try to use the same method (vs. updating from binary if a binary update is available).

zranx

Binaries are displayed as installed when checking core and main packages, thanks for the clarification.

Will a "Basic Install", install binaries by default on the rpi4? So if I see compilation messages, there would be something wrong?

mitu

@zranx said in Manual source installation fails in Pi4 & No binary install available:

Will a "Basic Install", install binaries by default on the rpi4? So if I see compilation messages, there would be something wrong?

Some packages don't have a binary install since it's not needed (i.e. runcommand or packages that are just a couple of scripts), but most of the packages should install from binary with a basic install - including RetroArch, EmulationStation and all emulators.

tavuntu

@mitu I haven't tried compiling from Source but I'm seeing the same issue about not having the binary install available in the last RetroPie setup (tried yesterday). I know some don't have the binary install because they don't need it, but none of the lr-xxxx emulators have it now... and they should, this is weird.

mitu

@tavuntu Did you modify the config.txt as the original poster ? Then you won't have the binary install option, since running without the kms drivers is not supported.

zranx

The first time this happened to me I had not disabled the kms drivers. I only disabled them when everything started failing and I was never able to fix it again (had to roll back to a backup).

tavuntu

@mitu Sorry for the long time. The issue about no having the binaries available seems to be caused by me.. for not using a supported OS (I'm using DietPi). If you have a minute, plese look at this and this for context. I have successfully installed retroarch in DietPi, but I'm still unable to tweak it enough to make the binaries available. I still have a lot to learn about shell and retropie/retroarch in general.

mitu

@tavuntu said in Manual source installation fails in Pi4 & No binary install available:

If you have a minute, plese look at this and this for context.

You already had an answer on the Github issue, not sure what else can be added. Even if installation would work, there's no guarantee the binaries would work on a different system/distro, since they're only tested on RaspiOS.

tavuntu

@mitu I just saw the other answer in there, I'll try changing those flags and see what happens, thanks!