Several emulators not working

yoyoyo

Hello everyone,

Linux user here :)

I just installed Batocera on an old laptop:

Latest version installed: batocera-5.27.2-x86_64-20201001.img
Did batocera-upgrade from SSH and no problem
UI is well displayed (also after switching to HDMI output: no resolution problem); controller works

I installed all Bios on it:

Games settings > Missing bios says “No missing bios” (same when executing “batocera-systems”)
All checksums are correct (verified)

System setttings > Information:
Version: 5.27.2.2020/10/01
Architecture: x86_64
System: Linux 5.6.7
OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 20.1.4
Vulkan: None
CPU: T4400 @2.20 GHZ
CPU number: 2
CPU max frequency: 2200 MHZ

Problem is when I try to start a game on Dreamcast or Nintendo 64 the games don’t launch (black screen and goes back to game list). I tried 4 different roms of 2 games on Dreamcast, and one on Nintendo 64. Extensions of the roms are supported when I read the info.txt file.

Tried:

I don’t see anything in dmesg or /var/log that helps
Switching emulators didn’t work
Executed batocera-resolution listModes : “Can’t open display” (normal or HDMI output: same result); is this normal ?

Also this if this can helps:
$ batocera-cores |egrep -i ‘(64|cast)’ |grep name
“name”: “Flycast”,
“name”: “Mupen64Plus-Next”,
“name”: “ParaLLEl N64”,
“name”: “VICE x64”,

I have no idea of what to search for anymore, any clue ?

Thanks !

joinski

yoyoyo OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 20.1.4

do you have another more modern PC/Notebook which you could test?
because maybe the hardware (especially the graphics card) from your current setup is too old for N64/Dreamcast
which extensions do the roms have, that you use? did you try with .n64 or .z64 for N64?
and you tried all different emulators/cores on N64 (i believe there are 5 different combinations to choose from)?
what does the log-file (es_launch_stderr.log) say?
https://wiki.batocera.org/troubleshooting

yoyoyo

Thanks for the quick answer !

Nintendo 64: problem solved, worked after downloading a pack of other roms :)
Dreamcast: new roms work when changing the emulator to “libretro/flycast”

Sorry about that (all old roms tested didn’t work)!

When the default emulator is executed (flycast), the error in /userdata/system/logs/es_launch_stderr.log is the following:

2020-12-07 14:49:28 INFO (emulatorlauncher.py:88):main(): Running system: dreamcast 2020-12-07 14:49:28 DEBUG (unixSettings.py:21):__init__(): Creating parser for /userdata/system/batocera.conf 2020-12-07 14:49:28 DEBUG (unixSettings.py:82):loadAll(): Looking for global.* in /userdata/system/batocera.conf 2020-12-07 14:49:28 DEBUG (unixSettings.py:82):loadAll(): Looking for dreamcast.* in /userdata/system/batocera.conf 2020-12-07 14:49:28 DEBUG (unixSettings.py:82):loadAll(): Looking for dreamcast["Soul Calibur.cdi"].* in /userdata/system/batocera.conf 2020-12-07 14:49:28 INFO (Emulator.py:33):__init__(): uimode: Full 2020-12-07 14:49:28 DEBUG (unixSettings.py:82):loadAll(): Looking for dreamcast-renderer.* in /userdata/system/batocera.conf 2020-12-07 14:49:28 DEBUG (unixSettings.py:82):loadAll(): Looking for dreamcast["Soul Calibur.cdi"]-renderer.* in /userdata/system/batocera.conf 2020-12-07 14:49:28 DEBUG (emulatorlauncher.py:100):main(): Settings: {'core': 'flycast', 'showFPS': 'false', 'ratio': 'auto', 'uimode': 'Full', 'retroachievements.hardcore': u'0', 'videooutput': u'HDMI-1', 'retroachievements.verbose': u'0', 'smooth': True, 'retroachievements': u'0', 'emulator-forced': False, 'bezel': 'default', 'core-forced': False, 'video_threaded': False, 'retroachievements.screenshot': u'0', 'retroachievements.leaderboards': u'0', 'emulator': 'flycast', 'rewind': False, 'forceNoBezel': False, 'videomode': 'default'} 2020-12-07 14:49:28 INFO (emulatorlauncher.py:102):main(): emulator: flycast, core: flycast 2020-12-07 14:49:28 INFO (emulatorlauncher.py:113):main(): current video mode: 1920x1080i 2020-12-07 14:49:28 INFO (emulatorlauncher.py:114):main(): wanted video mode: default 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (emulatorlauncher.py:119):main(): resolution: 1920x1080 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: btn_b 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: axis_right_y 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: axis_right_x 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: btn_a 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: btn_x 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: btn_trigger_right 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: btn_trigger_left 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: axis_dpad1_y 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: btn_start 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: btn_trigger_right 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: btn_trigger_left 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: btn_escape 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: btn_y 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: axis_y 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: axis_x 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: btn_d 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (flycastControllers.py:75):generateControllerConfig(): Var: axis_dpad1_x 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (emulatorlauncher.py:181):runCommand(): command: XDG_DATA_HOME=/userdata/saves/dreamcast HOME=/userdata/system PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin DISPLAY=:0 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 TERM=linux SHELL=/bin/sh LANGUAGE= XDG_DATA_DIRS=/userdata/bios PREVLEVEL=N label=BATOCERA WINDOWPATH=2 XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/userdata/system/configs CONSOLE=/dev/console LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 _=/usr/bin/python BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/linux OLDPWD=/ SHLVL=3 PWD=/userdata/system RUNLEVEL=S INIT_VERSION=sysvinit- /usr/bin/flycast.elf /userdata/roms/dreamcast/Soul Calibur.cdi 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (emulatorlauncher.py:182):runCommand(): command: ['/usr/bin/flycast.elf', '/userdata/roms/dreamcast/Soul Calibur.cdi'] 2020-12-07 14:49:29 INFO (emulatorlauncher.py:183):runCommand(): env: {'XDG_DATA_HOME': '/userdata/saves/dreamcast', 'HOME': '/userdata/system', 'PATH': '/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin', 'DISPLAY': ':0', 'LANG': 'en_US.UTF-8', 'TERM': 'linux', 'SHELL': '/bin/sh', 'LANGUAGE': '', 'XDG_DATA_DIRS': '/userdata/bios', 'PREVLEVEL': 'N', 'label': 'BATOCERA', 'WINDOWPATH': '2', 'XDG_CONFIG_HOME': '/userdata/system/configs', 'CONSOLE': '/dev/console', 'LC_ALL': 'en_US.UTF-8', '_': '/usr/bin/python', 'BOOT_IMAGE': '/boot/linux', 'OLDPWD': '/', 'SHLVL': '3', 'PWD': '/userdata/system', 'RUNLEVEL': 'S', 'INIT_VERSION': 'sysvinit-'} 00:00:296 wsi/xgl.cpp:68 E[RENDERER]: Open GL 3.0 not supported

So apparently the problem is that Open GL 3.0 is not supported. Is there a way to make it supported ? The graphic card is a Chipset Intel GMA X4500MHD. Games run pretty good when switching to the other emulator.

Also, what is the difference between emulators/cores, how do you try a different “core” ?

I have issues with the audio (slow) but will check the troubleshooting guide for that.

Thank you

joinski

yoyoyo So apparently the problem is that Open GL 3.0 is not supported. Is there a way to make it supported ? The graphic card is a Chipset Intel GMA X4500MHD. Games run pretty good when switching to the other emulator.

Also, what is the difference between emulators/cores, how do you try a different “core” ?

You need a graphics card that is capable of Open GL 3.0 or higher.

In Game Settings, Per System Advanced Settings, you can change Emulator/Core for each system.
Default is AUTO and depending of the system you can change that to something else (on some systems, there is only one emulator and on other systems you can choose between several (3 or 4 different)).

yoyoyo

Ok thank you !