Suggestions for ports #3 - Pi5 edition

DTEAM

I got this bios (the same - europe) and the US one. I also tried an europeen game and it’s the same result. On the log, the resolution seems to be fixed. My screen is 480x800. Could it be just that?

I’ll try to use a bios from another source.

ExarKunIv

@DTEAM said in Suggestions for ports #3 - Pi5 edition:

My screen is 480x800

Not too sure
I'll check my system to compare

DTEAM

@ExarKunIv

I did many tests and it doesn't work. Here's step by step what I did from the begining for aethersx2:

in config.txt --> kernel=kernel8.img
I download the last version of your script.
I installed sdl2 with those additions
I intalled your script
I got the same bios than you (ps2-0230e-20080220.bin) and ps2-0230a-20080220.bin
I got .chd and iso roms (US and EU)
I load the emulator with PCSX2.ini BIOS = " empty " and with BIOS = ps2-0230e-20080220.bin

It won't load. Always the same .log result. Did I miss a step ?

Note: I don't see aethersx2 in your first post

mitu

@DTEAM Please stop tagging me directly in all your support issues. I'm reading all forum posts when time allows me and if I have something to add to any topic, I will.

ExarKunIv

@DTEAM i have not redid my test build yet (doing other things, sorry)
the only thing i see different is that you have added vulkan
I dont. so thats the only thing that differes

since i dont know how everything really works, i dont know if this will or will not effect other systems

possible someone who knows the inerworkings of the retropie will chime in

if it might effect it, then there is nothing that can be done. aethersx2 is not compiled in anyway or form. it is just installed from a flatpack. we just got it working.

ExarKunIv

@DTEAM

@DTEAM said in Suggestions for ports #3 - Pi5 edition:

I installed sdl2 with those additions

is the only thing that is different

so i redid my test build
i used the latest OS version from the Pi site, july 4th is the release date
i used https://github.com/danielfreer/raspberrypi5-retropie-setup to help setup retropie
ps2-0230e-20080220.bin is my working bios (md5 checksums is dc69f0643a3030aaa4797501b483d6c4) in the bios/ps2 folder

roms i tested GTA.iso and Digimon World - Data Squad.iso

enabled kernel=kernel8.img

everything is working as it was when i added the script.
i did not change anything. my setup is a vanilla as you can get

my runcommand

Parameters: 
Executing: xinit /dev/shm/retropie_xinitrc -- vt1 -keeptty


X.Org X Server 1.21.1.7
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
Current Operating System: Linux raspberrypi 6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 1:6.6.31-1+rpt1 (2024-05-29) aarch64
Kernel command line: reboot=w coherent_pool=1M 8250.nr_uarts=1 pci=pcie_bus_safe  smsc95xx.macaddr=D8:3A:DD:CE:83:3D vc_mem.mem_base=0x3fc00000 vc_mem.mem_size=0x40000000  console=ttyAMA10,115200 console=tty1 root=PARTUUID=2c716415-02 rootfstype=ext4 fsck.repair=yes rootwait
xorg-server 2:21.1.7-3+rpt2+deb12u7 (https://www.debian.org/support) 
Current version of pixman: 0.42.2
   Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
   to make sure that you have the latest version.
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
   (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
   (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
(==) Log file: "/home/pi/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log", Time: Fri Jul 19 19:44:31 2024
(==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d"
(==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
Set mode 1920x1080@60.00Hz on HDMI-1

Executing (via xinit): /opt/retropie/emulators/aethersx2/AetherSX2-v1.5-3606/usr/bin/aethersx2 -nogui /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ps2/GTA3.iso

Program Path: /opt/retropie/emulators/aethersx2/AetherSX2-v1.5-3606/usr/bin/aethersx2
AppRoot Directory: /opt/retropie/emulators/aethersx2/AetherSX2-v1.5-3606/usr/bin
DataRoot Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2
Resources Directory: /opt/retropie/emulators/aethersx2/AetherSX2-v1.5-3606/usr/bin/resources
Loading config from /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/inis/PCSX2.ini.
BIOS Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/../../../../../../home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/ps2
Snapshots Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/snaps
Savestates Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/sstates
MemoryCards Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/memcards
Logs Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/logs
Cheats Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/cheats
CheatsWS Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/cheats_ws
CheatsNI Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/cheats_ni
Covers Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/covers
Game Settings Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/gamesettings
Cache Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/cache
Textures Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/textures
Input Profile Directory: /home/pi/.config/aethersx2/inputprofiles

I dont know whats going on, the only thing is you are enabling vulkan I dont see why that would matter, but thats the only thing i see different

DTEAM

@ExarKunIv

Thanks for your support , i'll try to figure it out what’s happened

DTEAM

@ExarKunIv

Last question. For the Bios, do you manually add it ( name of the BIOS ) in the .ini file or you let the .ini file as it is?

ExarKunIv

@DTEAM don't edit anything in the ini. It knows where the location is.

The PS2 bios folder is sysmlinked so it's already done

DTEAM

@ExarKunIv

My retropie_xinitrx in /dev/shm/

#!/bin/bash
XRANDR_OUTPUT="$(xrandr --verbose | grep " connected" | awk '{ print $1 }')"
xrandr --output $XRANDR_OUTPUT --mode 1920x1080 --refresh 60.00
echo "Set mode 1920x1080@60.00Hz on $XRANDR_OUTPUT"
matchbox-window-manager -use_cursor no &
sleep 0.5
xset -dpms s off s noblank
echo -e "\nExecuting (via xinit): " /opt/retropie/emulators/aethersx2/AetherSX2-v1.5-3606/usr/bin/aethersx2 -nogui "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ps2/Naruto Shippuden - Ultimate Ninja 5 (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It).iso""\n"
 /opt/retropie/emulators/aethersx2/AetherSX2-v1.5-3606/usr/bin/aethersx2 -nogui "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ps2/Naruto Shippuden - Ultimate Ninja 5 (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It).iso"

Nothing there too, very similar to PPSSPP. It's a segmentation fault issue, but I don't know where to start. This is the first time I'm going to do this, but in the absence of solutions, I'm going to put an X on this emulator. I don't see any workable solution on my own.

ExarKunIv

@DTEAM is this a clean system or your current one that you have been messing with?

DTEAM

@ExarKunIv said in Suggestions for ports #3 - Pi5 edition:

@DTEAM is this a clean system or your current one that you have been messing with?

A clean system. The only thing I did is add these lines in these 4 .sh files.

retropieuser555

@DTEAM maybe try and run it without the nogui option and see if it loads and tells you anymore in the apps window?

ExarKunIv

@DTEAM since its a clean load and you added vulkan my money is AetherSX2 does not like vulkan dont know why,

but you did the same thing as me with a clean load. you only added vulkan
mine worked fine, as yours did not

DTEAM

@ExarKunIv

How can we exclude vulkan with your script. Can I add a specific command?

In the compatibility list, they seem to run it with Vulkan and OpenGl .

DTEAM

@retropieuser555 said in Suggestions for ports #3 - Pi5 edition:

@DTEAM maybe try and run it without the nogui option and see if it loads and tells you anymore in the apps window?

No , same problem

ExarKunIv

@DTEAM said in Suggestions for ports #3 - Pi5 edition:

How can we exclude vulkan with your script. Can I add a specific command?

i dont think so since the emulators that can use vulkan i believe have to be recomplied to enable vulkan. since AetherSX2 is just copied from a flatpack there is nothing we can do.

if someone can find a disto what has all the correct files to compile it from start then maybe, but since they shut it down. most of the ones i found only have the already build program i dont see it happening

since i dont know how everything really works, i dont know what enabling vulkan does and why is does not like AetherSX2

possible someone who knows the inerworkings of the retropie will chime in

DTEAM

@ExarKunIv

They seem to have started again recently
https://aethersx2.net/

But they only have appimage. The GitHub site is closed

ExarKunIv

@DTEAM then as of right now there's not much that can be done. Other then figuring out why it doesn't like Vulcan.

ExarKunIv

@DTEAM

So I got came across this while reading something else someone is dealing with.

Maybe you can use this to see what the Segmentation fault is. Maybe. Might be worth looking into.

Ok, so the crash is not caused by a missing/malformed resource. At this point the only way to find out what's causing the crash is to run it through gdb.

Form a SSH session:

install the gdb package with
sudo apt install -y gdb

run EmulationStation through gdb:
gdb -q -ex /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation

NB: if you haveemulationstation-dev installed, then run instead:
gdb -q -ex /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation-dev/emulationstation

after the 'Segmentation fault' error appears, just type bt and press enter at the gdb prompt that appears. Post the output of the command.

type q to exit gdb and confirm with y if prompted to kill/stop the running process.