PlayStation 1 game hangs after playing it for few minutes

Brokenbalon

Hi, i use a Raspberry pi 4 model 4GB RAM and if i play Colin McRae Rally 2.0 for a few minutes, it hangs. I also use a fan to cool my CPU. I use the Official USB-C Power Suply, and the games are on a USB Stick, my micro SD is from Hama with 16GB and 80MB/s. The Rom i use is from a side and i tried my own Rom. And the rest of the system is default. The Retropie version is the 4.8 and i installed it with the raspberry pi imager.

mitu

Please fill out the info requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.
Make sure you have the correct PS1 BIOS files copied (they're not distributed with RetroPie) and you're not overclocking.

Brokenbalon

@mitu I hope this is fine

mitu

@Brokenbalon Please don't post links to ROMs - see the forum rules.
You're also not mentioning what version or RetroPIe your have (newest is not a version, please specify the exact version) and how did you installed RetroPie (manually or what image you used).

Brokenbalon

@mitu oh sry i thougt im not allowed to ask for roms

windg

I tested this game and no issue so far. I did 3 races. Try to launch the game with verbose logging and add the log here (use the pastebin to add the log). Instructions how to enable verbose logging from runcommand : https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Runcommand/ . Also, if you can, find another source for the game.

Brokenbalon

@windg What race did u try, when i play champienchip as beginner, there hangs

windg

@Brokenbalon I try single race, i will try and championship.

Brokenbalon

@windg where do i find this runcommand

Brokenbalon

@Brokenbalon i found it, i must download it

Brokenbalon

@windg /dev/shm/runcommand.log this folder doesnt exist

windg

@Brokenbalon I tested and the championship and no issue too.

The path for the runcommand.log file(this is the file we want) is inside the shm folder.

Run the game with verbose logging from the runcommand menu
Exit from the game, the runcommand.log file will be created. If you restart the system the file will be gone.
With the use of FileZilla program, that you have to install to a windows pc. take the file. I know the process is a little complicated if you do it for the first time but it is necessary.

Brokenbalon

@windg its not creating the file, i tried it like 5 time and the file isnt there

windg

@Brokenbalon Do you have issues with other psx games?

Some things that you can try:

Try to update RetroPie.
Check that you have the necessary bios files.
Disable enhanced resolution, if you have enable it.
Download the game from a different source.
Check usb stick for errors.
Reset RetroPie/permissions : RetroPie Setup > Configuration > resetromdirs
Reinstall RetroPie to a different sd-card.

sleve_mcdichael

@Brokenbalon said in PlayStation 1 game hangs after playing it for few minutes:

@windg its not creating the file, i tried it like 5 time and the file isnt there

How are you trying to access the file? Note that /dev/shm is a location which only exists in memory and does not persist after a reboot. You have to access the logfile while the RPi device is running; you cannot, for example, put the SD card into your PC computer and access the file that way.

Brokenbalon

@windg yes, its only at this game

windg

@Brokenbalon Then it's a bad rom i believe. Game running without issues on me, i have a RPi4 too.

Brokenbalon

@windg what rom do u use self made or other?

windg

I use Colin McRae Rally 2.0 (Europe) (EnFrDeEsIt) (Rev 2). Im using RetroPie 4.8.5 (Buster) with latest updates .

Brokenbalon

@windg whats the difrent between rev1 and rev2