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    Retropie Not starting on ubuntu 16.04 and linux mint 18

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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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          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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              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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                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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