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    Retropie Not starting on ubuntu 16.04 and linux mint 18

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      thepbv
      last edited by thepbv

      Hello,

      I'm trying to install retropie on ubuntu.
      but it`s not starting.
      The loadscreen form emulationstations popsup and close after 2 seconds.
      I have reinstall ubuntu more then ones
      nothing works

      My pc specs are
      i7 6700k
      12Gb ram
      Rx r9 290

      I did everything on this page
      https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/RetroPie-Ubuntu-16.04-LTS-x86-Flavor
      I even try it on the x64 version.

      How can help me?

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        gioelem3
        last edited by

        I have the same problem. The loadscreen pops up and close after 2 seconds.
        I didn't find any log from emulationstation.

        My specs are (I'm on a laptop):
        Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS x64
        i5 450M
        8Gb Ram
        NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
        Now I'm trying the 32bit version of ubuntu. I will reply with news

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        • herb_fargusH
          herb_fargus administrators @thepbv
          last edited by

          @thepbv what is your monitor's resolution?

          If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

          Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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            thepbv @herb_fargus
            last edited by thepbv

            @herb_fargus 1080p i use my TV

            But i have installed a older version 4.02 and that version runs
            the newest version wont work.

            And emulated games are slow

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              thepbv @gioelem3
              last edited by thepbv

              @gioelem3 i`m now running version 4.02 and thats works.
              but its slow now. so i try to fix that

              You can find the older version on github
              https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/releases

              Just download the scource code (Zip)
              Then delete the retropie setup folder in your HOME directory and the Retropie folder
              And replace it with the Retropie setup folder from the 4.02 zip file.
              Rename it to Retropie-setup.

              Now start the setup again.
              cd RetroPie-Setup
              sudo ./retropie_setup.sh

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                jagerz6 @thepbv
                last edited by

                @thepbv I was having the same issue. This seems to have resolved it.
                Thanks.

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                • BuZzB
                  BuZz administrators
                  last edited by BuZz

                  To help me debug it please post the output of cat $HOME/.emulationstation/es_log.txt (formatting it in a code block) after ES fails to load.

                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                    croob @BuZz
                    last edited by BuZz

                    @BuZz I have this problem as well.. the log isn't all that helpful:

                    tv@bombadil:/etc/emulationstation$ cat ~/.emulationstation/es_log.txt 
                    lvl2: 	EmulationStation - v2.0.1a, built Nov 25 2016 - 10:35:11
                    lvl2: 	Creating surface...
                    lvl2: 	Created window successfully.
                    lvl2: 	Checking available OpenGL extensions...
                    lvl2: 	 ARB_texture_non_power_of_two: ok
                    lvl2: 	Loading system config file /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg...
                    lvl1: 	System "ngp" has no games! Ignoring it.
                    tv@bombadil:/etc/emulationstation$
                    
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                    • BuZzB
                      BuZz administrators
                      last edited by BuZz

                      anything more if you run /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation.sh --debug ? - Please format the output in a code block as requested - http://commonmark.org/help/

                      I fixed up your previous post styling.

                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                      • BuZzB
                        BuZz administrators
                        last edited by BuZz

                        Also please make sure you update all installed packages first from retropie-setup.

                        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                          croob @BuZz
                          last edited by

                          @BuZz A bit more interesting:

                          tv@bombadil:~$ /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/emulationstation.sh --debug
                          lvl2: 	EmulationStation - v2.0.1a, built Nov 25 2016 - 10:35:11
                          lvl2: 	Creating surface...
                          lvl2: 	Created window successfully.
                          lvl2: 	Checking available OpenGL extensions...
                          lvl2: 	 ARB_texture_non_power_of_two: ok
                          lvl2: 	Loading system config file /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg...
                          lvl1: 	System "amstradcpc" has no games! Ignoring it.
                          terminate called after throwing an instance of 'boost::filesystem::filesystem_error'
                            what():  boost::filesystem::create_directory: Permission denied: "/home/tv/.emulationstation/gamelists/amstradcpc"
                          Aborted (core dumped)
                          tv@bombadil:~$
                          
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                            croob @croob
                            last edited by

                            @croob That directory is owned by root:

                            tv@bombadil:~/.emulationstation$ ls -l
                            total 12
                            -rw-r--r-- 1 tv   tv    194 Nov 25 09:54 es_input.cfg
                            -rw-rw-r-- 1 tv   tv    343 Nov 25 18:38 es_log.txt
                            drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Nov 25 07:18 gamelists
                            tv@bombadil:~/.emulationstation$ 
                            
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                              croob @croob
                              last edited by

                              @croob I changed the ownership of that directory to my username and it appears to work. Now it brought me to the controller setup screen.

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                                BuZz administrators @croob
                                last edited by

                                @croob it was a bug introduced recently with some retropie menu changes. should be fixed for fresh installs.

                                To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                  gioelem3 @croob
                                  last edited by gioelem3

                                  @croob This is with retropie 4.1 or 4.0.2?

                                  EDIT: I have installed the 4.0.2 and then the 4.1. Now emulationstation don't crashes.

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                                    gioelem3 @thepbv
                                    last edited by

                                    @thepbv Everything works with the 4.0.2

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                                      croob @gioelem3
                                      last edited by

                                      @gioelem3 It was the newest version. 4.1 I think.

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