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    Retropie Not starting on ubuntu 16.04 and linux mint 18

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      jagerz6 @thepbv
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      @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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          • 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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                    • BuZzB
                      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
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                          @thepbv Everything works with the 4.0.2

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

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