Unable to install gamecondriver-package

skidiver

Hello,

I'm trying to install the gamecondriver-package (exactly the db9-driver is important to me). The installation using /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh fails referring to the following log:

Log started at: Tue 15 Oct 18:55:55 BST 2024

RetroPie-Setup version: 4.7.1 (c7080175)
System: rpi3 (armv7l) - Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) - Linux retropie 5.4.72-v7+ #1356 SMP Thu Oct 22 13:56:54 BST 2020 armv7l GNU/Linux

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Installing dependencies for 'gamecondriver' : Gamecon & Db9 drivers GPIO drivers
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Installing 'gamecondriver' : Gamecon & Db9 drivers GPIO drivers
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/opt/retropie/supplementary/gamecondriver /home/pi
git clone --recursive --depth 1 --branch master "https://github.com/marqs85/db9_gpio_rpi" "db9_gpio_rpi"
Cloning into 'db9_gpio_rpi'...
HEAD is now in branch 'master' at commit '4318dc14dab75ba0d150bbedf1a8155ef3284669'
/opt/retropie/supplementary/gamecondriver/db9_gpio_rpi /opt/retropie/supplementary/gamecondriver /home/pi
Error! There are no instances of module: db9_gpio_rpi
0.4 located in the DKMS tree.
Error! Could not find module source directory.
Directory: /usr/src/db9_gpio_rpi-1.2 does not exist.
/opt/retropie/supplementary/gamecondriver /home/pi
git clone --recursive --depth 1 --branch master "https://github.com/marqs85/gamecon_gpio_rpi" "gamecon_gpio_rpi"
Cloning into 'gamecon_gpio_rpi'...
HEAD is now in branch 'master' at commit '315388cbd3a3a63385e30e9a451fd059e5ab9a44'
/opt/retropie/supplementary/gamecondriver/gamecon_gpio_rpi /opt/retropie/supplementary/gamecondriver /home/pi
Error! There are no instances of module: gamecon_gpio_rpi
0.4 located in the DKMS tree.
Error! Could not find module source directory.
Directory: /usr/src/gamecon_gpio_rpi-1.4 does not exist.
/opt/retropie/supplementary/gamecondriver /home/pi
/home/pi
db9_gpio_rpi driver installation FAILED
gamecon_gpio_rpi driver installation FAILED

Log ended at: Tue 15 Oct 18:56:04 BST 2024
Total running time: 0 hours, 0 mins, 9 secs

My last try was on the following system:

Pi Model: Raspberry Pi 3B
Power Supply used: 2A
RetroPie Version Used: 4.7.1
Built From: pre-built image from retropie.org.uk
USB Devices connected: none
Controller used: none
Error messages received: see log above

Before hand I also tried on a Retropie 4.8 with same result. I read lots of posts - some referring kernel version issues - none of the advices helped.

Hopefully someone can solve the issue.

Thx, skidiver

mitu

The upstream repository has changed recently (last week) the format and no longer compiles using the RetroPie scriptmodule. Until it's fixed in RetroPie, you can try using the .deb release package provided by the original repository from https://github.com/marqs85/db9_gpio_rpi/releases/tag/v1.3.

skidiver

@mitu said in Unable to install gamecondriver-package:

db9_gpio_rpi/releases/tag/v1.3.

Thx, mitu. The install worked fine:

pi@retropie:~/db9_gpio_rpi $ sudo apt install -f ./db9-gpio-rpi-dkms_1.3_all.deb
...
Building initial module for 5.4.72-v7l+
Done.

db9_gpio_rpi.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/5.4.72-v7l+/updates/dkms/

depmod.....

DKMS: install completed.
Module build for kernel 5.4.72-v8+ was skipped since the
kernel headers for this kernel does not seem to be installed.

Thx, skidiver