Hacking Emulation RetroArch/Libretro Thread: PS Vita Edition! Nightlies Included

[VincentBeasley]

So Ive been out of the Vita RA loop for a while. Whats the current state of RA at the moment? Any stand out issues in the last few Nightly Builds? How are Overlays, save states and over all performance? (PSTV working?)

 

[sj33]

I second the above. I'm coming back to the Vita after a 2 month hiatus with the Switch and I have no idea if I should update Retroarch. I appear to be on some 1.4.0-based nightly. Previous posts suggest that 1.4.1 stable is the way to go?

I understand that Vita builds will continue to be unstable as it is not a 'mainline' format, but we should try to make it clear to people which builds are recommended until anything changes.

 

[ROBRSG]

I second the above. I'm coming back to the Vita after a 2 month hiatus with the Switch and I have no idea if I should update Retroarch. I appear to be on some 1.4.0-based nightly. Previous posts suggest that 1.4.1 stable is the way to go?

I understand that Vita builds will continue to be unstable as it is not a 'mainline' format, but we should try to make it clear to people which builds are recommended until anything changes.

From my experience, builds from mid November 2016 are the way to go. The new builds are introducing annoying problems that weren't a thing back in the day.

 

[zomgugoff]

From my experience, builds from mid November 2016 are the way to go. The new builds are introducing annoying problems that weren't a thing back in the day.

Is there an archive with older builds?

 

[Thiago Souza]

Is there an archive with older builds?

I have the same question

 

[Thiago Souza]

With the all-in-one version I have problems with the sound in some games of cps2 and neo geo.

 

[isoboy]

You might want to check out 1.3.3 and 1.3.6. Try google.

I only use separate cores.

 

[zomgugoff]

You might want to check out 1.3.3 and 1.3.6. Try google.

I only use separate cores.

Yeah... No one bothered to mirror the nightlies and the 1.3.3-1.3.6 stable builds are only in .velf files. The first stable version in .vpk format was 1.4.0. If anyone has older nightlies, it would be cool if they could put them up on Mega or somewhere.

 

[sj33]

For what it's worth, I'm using a 1.4.0 nightly with no issues so give the 1.4.0 stable a try.

 

[isoboy]

I actually had a few pkg files on my drive. This is from what I've read one of if not the most stable snes core, the snes9x2005 and two NES cores. I can't remember the exact version but they're either 1.3.3 or 1.3.6 and they're the ones I'm using. https://www.file-upload.com/bmxvt82iqpjn

 

[Zukov]

I think the problems are ocurring in VitaTV, cuz for the handheld, I update constantly and never got a problem that doesn't get fix in a couple of days.
My suggestion is to run the last nightly, mainly cuz the last known fix (that frangar report) was something with the loading time from RA, and the results are quite obvious to me. Specially on MAME and with the save states.

I have to say that, to me, the Vita is used cuz RA, in a clear first place, then Adrenaline, and later for it's own catalogue.

Also, I just finished Yoshi's Island on Snesx9 2005 and didn't see any problem since november or so (a little bit of vertical desync in some red arrows that are all extinct now). I played it very slowly, every now and then with the saves states, and never got a problem. So I have to say, SNESx9 2005 is the way to go. Obviously the map part ain't perfect, but whatever.

 

[frangarcj]

Hi

I want to address the pstv problems. Can someone install this vpk and tell me if loading a game fails? It it fails share the coredump created in ux0:/data

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j5l3ric34kyvgc0/handy_libretro.vpk?dl=0 <---- Handy libretro (Atari lynx)

Thanks

 

[FlexingTiger]

Hi

I want to address the pstv problems. Can someone install this vpk and tell me if loading a game fails? It it fails share the coredump created in ux0:/data

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j5l3ric34kyvgc0/handy_libretro.vpk?dl=0 <---- Handy libretro (Atari lynx)

Thanks

First, thanks for what you have done for Adrenaline and other emulators.
When enter menu Load Content, it shows Directory not found.
(in pstv)

 

[rez78]

Someone have tried latest nightly from 18/04 to 25/04 ? I've tried,but audio don't work in that nightly! Any solutions? Thanks

 

[FlexingTiger]

First, thanks for what you have done for Adrenaline and other emulators.
When enter menu Load Content, it shows Directory not found.

There is no menu Load core in pstv, which can be shown in PSV.

 

[Columbo2811]

There is no menu Load core in pstv, also no rom can found in PSV.
I also wonder which core is include handy_libretro?

It's Atari lynx. Did you delete/backup your config first before testing?

 

[FlexingTiger]

It's Atari lynx. Did you delete/backup your config first before testing?

Sorry! I have never play that emulator before.
Yes, I deleted retroarch config in ux0:/data.

 

[FlexingTiger]

It's Atari lynx. Did you delete/backup your config first before testing?

I downloaded an Atari lynx rom Double Dragon (1993) (Telegames).lnx from internet, rom still can not be found in psv.
Maybe a fceumm core will be better to test

 

[MKKhanzo]

Hmm I used to launch eboot.pbp files with the pcsx core now I updated to stable 1.4.1 and it doesnt even see the files. Any help? (Vit slim)

EDIT: Nvm just made a folder with the eboots on the memory root.

 

[Count Duckula]

Hi

I want to address the pstv problems. Can someone install this vpk and tell me if loading a game fails? It it fails share the coredump created in ux0:/data

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j5l3ric34kyvgc0/handy_libretro.vpk?dl=0 <---- Handy libretro (Atari lynx)

Thanks

Loading a game works (however there was no sound). If I then choose 'close content' and load another ROM, it crashes every time.
I'm using the zip files from a no-intro ROMset and the 'load archive' option.

https://mega.nz/#F!xtdUALJb!a0SpUy18W7ndIBWbrg0T_w