[solved] lr-beetle-psx

mozvillat

Hi everybody !

I've a problem with lr-bbetle-psx with tony hawk pro skater 2.
I've tried 2 different rom (.cue/bin and chd). The rom is launching but i've a black screen...
Some games run...
If i watch the /dev/shm/runcommand.log :

Parameters: 
Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-beetle-psx/mednafen_psx_hw_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/psx/retroarch.cfg "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (France).chd" --appendconfig /dev/shm/retroarch.cfg
MESA-INTEL: warning: Performance support disabled, consider sysctl dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid=0

before i tried to change video mode (actually gl, i tried vulkan, glmode) i've not the error "MESA-INTEL: warning: Performance support disabled, consider sysctl dev.i915.perf_stream_paranoid=0"

i've tried to install pcsx-rearmed (i'll test tonight with it).
Wich emulator is better for psx ? I've read lr-beetle-psx but not sure !

OS : Debian 11 bulleye
PC : intel NUC
CPU : Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7100U CPU @ 2.40GHz
Ram : 16 Go

Regards,

mitu

Run with verbose logging to get more info in the logs and post the result on pastebin.com.

You GPU may not be supported by lr-beetle-psx, what's the output of glxinfo -B ?

mozvillat

@mitu

pi@retropie:~$ glxinfo -B
name of display: :0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
    Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
    Device: Mesa Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) (0x5916)
    Version: 20.3.5
    Accelerated: yes
    Video memory: 3072MB
    Unified memory: yes
    Preferred profile: core (0x1)
    Max core profile version: 4.6
    Max compat profile version: 4.6
    Max GLES1 profile version: 1.1
    Max GLES[23] profile version: 3.2
OpenGL vendor string: Intel
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2)
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 20.3.5
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.60
OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile

OpenGL version string: 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 20.3.5
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.60
OpenGL context flags: (none)
OpenGL profile mask: compatibility profile

OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 20.3.5
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.20

I tried to launch the game with verbose, but i can't do it, i'm not at home and don't know how i can do it remotely !! (with keyboard map !)

mitu

@mozvillat said in lr-beetle-psx:

I tried to launch the game with verbose, but i can't do it, i'm not at home ...

Then wait until you get there, there's no rush.

mozvillat

@mitu you think lr-beetle-psx doesn't support my GPU ?
I'll try tonight to launch with verbose mode (i found the log in the same place ?)

You think lr-beetle-psx is better than psx-rearmmed ?

mitu

@mozvillat said in lr-beetle-psx:

@mitu you think lr-beetle-psx doesn't support my GPU ?

Looking at the glxinfo output, it looks ok. Beetle PSX needs at least OpenGL 3.3, if you used an old system with a weaker GPU, that would have been a problem.

In this case, I'd check if you have the required BIOS files first - they're needed to run games.

mozvillat

@mitu
In /home/USER/RetroPie/BIOS, i've :

scph10000.bin
scph10000.NVM
scph1000.bin
scph10011.bin
SCPH1001.BIN
SCPH101.BIN
scph3000.BIN
scph39001.bin
scph39001.MEC
scph39001.NVM
SCPH5000[1].BIN
scph5000-alt1.bin
scph5000.bin
scph5500[1].bin
SCPH5500[2].BIN
scph5500.bin
scph5501.bin
scph5502[1].BIN
Scph5502[2].bin
scph5502.bin
scph7000[1].BIN
Scph7000[2].bin
SCPH-70004_BIOS_V12_PAL_200.BIN
SCPH-70004_BIOS_V12_PAL_200.EROM
SCPH-70004_BIOS_V12_PAL_200.NVM
SCPH-70004_BIOS_V12_PAL_200.ROM1
SCPH-70004_BIOS_V12_PAL_200.ROM2
scph7000.BIN
scph7001[1].bin
SCPH7001[2].BIN
scph7001.bin
Scph7003[1].bin
scph7003.BIN
scph7502.bin

I've another bios, i'm writting only bios names started with scph !

mitu

I filename doesn't tell much (though the ones with [1] are probably useless), it's the contents that matter. Get the verbose log and post it on pastebin.com.

mozvillat

@mitu
When i launch it with verbose mode, i've this log

[libretro INFO] Controller 1: PlayStation Controller
[libretro INFO] Controller 2: PlayStation Controller
[INFO] [Playlist]: Chargement du fichier d'historique: "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/content_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Chargement du fichier d'historique: "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/content_music_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Chargement du fichier d'historique: "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/content_video_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Chargement du fichier d'historique: "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/content_image_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Chargement du fichier des favoris: "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/content_favorites.lpl".
[libretro INFO] Creating render pass.
[libretro INFO] Creating render pass.
[INFO] [X/Vulkan]: Resized fullscreen resolution to 1680x1050.

and after it hang (and black screen)

I can exit the game (select + menu combo)

I've changed vulkan to gl mode
Same log (but not vulkan but GLX on the resized line

[INFO] [Display]: Found display driver: "glcore".
[libretro INFO] Controller 1: PlayStation Controller
[libretro INFO] Controller 2: PlayStation Controller
[INFO] [Playlist]: Chargement du fichier d'historique: "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/content_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Chargement du fichier d'historique: "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/content_music_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Chargement du fichier d'historique: "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/content_video_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Chargement du fichier d'historique: "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/content_image_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Chargement du fichier des favoris: "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/content_favorites.lpl".
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_GEOMETRY.
[INFO] [GLX]: Resized fullscreen resolution to 1680x1050.

Same logs if i try glmode...

And same problem with psx-rearmed...

@mitu, i think you're right, it's a bios problem

root@retropie:/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS# md5sum scph5500.bin 
8dd7d5296a650fac7319bce665a6a53c  scph5500.bin
root@retropie:/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS# md5sum scph5501.bin 
490f666e1afb15b7362b406ed1cea246  scph5501.bin
root@retropie:/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS# md5sum scph5502.bin 
e56ec1b027e2fe8a49217d9678f7f6bb  scph5502.bin

the md5 sum of the EU bios isn't the good...and, it's an EU's rom (.chd or .cue/bin)...

I'm watching for the correct scph5502.bin and try with it

That's right !! with the good bios (32736f17079d0b2b7024407c39bd3050 scph5502.bin
) the rom boots !!!

[INFO] [GLX]: Resized fullscreen resolution to 1680x1050.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_GEOMETRY.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_GEOMETRY.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_GEOMETRY.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_GEOMETRY.
[WARN] [Environ]: SET_MESSAGE_EXT: Slow CD image read detected: consider using async or precache CD Access Method
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_GEOMETRY.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_GEOMETRY.

Only the slow CD image (i think it's because i launc it from an external USB drive ???)

Thanks for all !!!

Now i've to optimize lr-beetle-psx graphics !! I'll lookink for a thread (hope there is one !!)

mitu

@mozvillat said in [solved] lr-beetle-psx:

Only the slow CD image (i think it's because i launc it from an external USB drive ???)

Shouldn't be slower than a PS1 cd-drive :). Use a .chd and maybe turn on pre-caching (should be in the core options).