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    Retropie Not starting on ubuntu 16.04 and linux mint 18

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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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