Homebrew Official Retroarch WiiU (wip.)

[AmandaRose]

Are you using lists?

Are lists the problem do you think?? I don't use lists and never once had a dsi error or out of memory error using 1.6 yet I see loads of others having problems.

 

[the_randomizer]

Are you using lists?

Why would that cause an issue? Only time I use playlists is when I load arcade ROMs, which I rarely do. I didn't have to use them before, why would using them now help? It's evident using the RA launcher didn't help.

 

[ploggy]

So I have zero experience with the Amiga and Amiga emulators and I have been having all sorts of issues getting the Amiga core to load games lol best I can get so far is a black screen crash so after trying for the last 3 hours to get something to run I come asking for help lol

First of all what kick.start rom should I be using so far i have found six different versions online which are 1.2/1.3/2.0/3.0/3.1/4.0

This is my UAE file I have been using to try and load SWOS what have I got wrong here lol


kickstart_rom_file=sd:/roms/Amiga/kick.rom
chipmem_size=1
bogomem_size=2
use_gui=no
nr_floppies=2
cpu_type=68000
cpu_speed=real
cpu_compatible=true
ntsc=false
chipset=ocs
immediate_blits=false
gfx_linemode=double
gfx_framerate=1
sound_output=normal
sound_frequency=44100
sound_channels=mixed
sound_interpol=none
show_leds=true
floppy_speed=100
gfx_center_vertical=smart
gfx_center_horizontal=smart
gfx_color_mode=16
floppy0=sd:/roms/Amiga/Sensible World of Soccer_Disk1.adf
floppy1=sd:/roms/Amiga/Sensible World of Soccer_Disk2.adf

Thanks all for any help you may have for me.

I just tried SWOS and I get a black screen crash too, so it's not you lol. All other games Iv'e tried so far have worked though

 

[the_randomizer]

I just tried SWOS and I get a black screen crash too, so it's not you lol. All other games Iv'e tried so far have worked though

But it only seems to happen when I change cores from Snes9x main to Genesis Plus, loading ROMs of a specific core over and over work, it's changing that makes the emulator go tits up. Why, I don't know, something about the Ogg Vorbis. I'd make a report on it, but I don't think it'd be of any use (like the last reports I made). I wanted this to be more stable, I really did... Can't there just be a separate version (branch) without Ogg support?

 

[ploggy]

But it only seems to happen when I change cores from Snes9x main to Genesis Plus, loading ROMs of a specific core over and over work, it's changing that makes the emulator go tits up. Why, I don't know, something about the Ogg Vorbis. I'd make a report on it, but I don't think it'd be of any use (like the last reports I made). I wanted this to be more stable, I really did... Can't there just be a separate version (branch) without Ogg support?

Sorry I was talking about Sensible Soccer for the Amiga (unrelated to the WiiU Errors)
I only just updated to the latest build but haven't had any crashes yet. I'll try messing with loading snes9x to gens core a few time to see if I can trigger a crash

EDIT: ok I just got (error 160-2203) after going back and forth about times..

 

[the_randomizer]

Sorry I was talking about Sensible Soccer for the Amiga (unrelated to the WiiU Errors)
I only just updated to the latest build but haven't had any crashes yet. I'll try messing with loading snes9x to gens core a few time to see if I can trigger a crash

EDIT: ok I just got (error 160-2203) after going back and forth about times..

Damn... what should we do, report the bug on GitHub en masse ? I mean, there has to be something we can do. I propose a version be made without Ogg functionality (again, a branch), all Ogg vorbis related code stripped as a branch version to do some ABX testing. This is starting to become extremely discouraging.


Don't get me wrong, I'm glad the Wii U is getting a lot of attention, like, a lot, and I'm glad, but surely, there's a solution to this.

 

[Ponyboy]

Twinaphex mentioned that there were some changes to the ogg vorbis stuff recently (where that crash is), so that's the likely culprit. Is that particular crash common or do you need to have a weird set of circumstances for it to occur?

(Tech people: it's freeing an invalid address. We already wrap the memory functions so it's easy enough to add a check, but my worry is that it really shouldn't be trying in the first place.)

It's a pretty common error for me. It usually happens when I exit retroarch while on the Genesis core, then try to load a different Genesis rom when I boot retroarch again. I can usually get around this by loading another rom on a different core, then switch back to the Genesis core. But sometimes I will get the error for no particular reason.

 

[ploggy]

Another potentially good commit for us playlisters
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/commit/c0cb042998450c50685886646ebdad8a780a3788

 

[the_randomizer]

It's a pretty common error for me. It usually happens when I exit retroarch while on the Genesis core, then try to load a different Genesis rom when I boot retroarch again. I can usually get around this by loading another rom on a different core, then switch back to the Genesis core. But sometimes I will get the error for no particular reason.

Filing a detailed report now on GitHub.

 

[ploggy]

Filing a detailed report now on GitHub.

If your filling a report use the pics I took a few pages back.

 

[the_randomizer]

If your filling a report use the pics I took a few pages back.

Done and done https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/5274 I don't know what will come of the report, but something needs to be done.

 

[ploggy]

Done and done https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/5274 I don't know what will come of the report, but something needs to be done.

Thank you for putting it up mate
but I think you should say its a Core to Core loading issue rather than just a Snes9x to Gens loading issue?

 

[the_randomizer]

Thank you for putting it up mate
but I think you should say its a Core to Core loading issue rather than just a Snes9x to Gens loading issue?

Right, and something with the ogg code it a contributing factor according to Quark, it won't let me change the title >.>

 

[Ponyboy]

Done and done https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/5274 I don't know what will come of the report, but something needs to be done.

The errors posted by @ploggy don't seem to be the same as the ones me and @the_randomizer got, but I'm not sure if they still pertain to the same issue.

 

[the_randomizer]

The errors posted by @ploggy don't seem to be the same as the ones me and @the_randomizer got, but I'm not sure if they still pertain to the same issue.

I can't change the title (I see no option), and Quark stated the ogg code may be accounting for some of it, I did get an error another user get, but now we're getting different errors, ugh.

 

[ploggy]

The errors posted by @ploggy don't seem to be the same as the ones me and @the_randomizer got, but I'm not sure if they still pertain to the same issue.

Hmm, you maybe right actually. Randomizers Error state Vorbis in the exception.

I'm almost sure my errors come from the elf/rpx loader code, Since I don't get the error with @brienj custom loader.
If retroarch uses the HBL to boot from one core to another. That maybe the issue right there?

 

[the_randomizer]

Hmm, you maybe right actually. Randomizers Error state Vorbis in the exception.

I'm almost sure my errors come from the elf/rpx loader code, Since I don't get the error with Quarks custom loader.

It's a mess, and there seems to be no rhyme or reason to the errors, but there has to be a root cause of it all, the other problem is no two people seem to be loading it the unilaterally; either via HBL, RA launcher, Retro Launcher, CBHC, etc. Well, it's in their court now, and I hope that the info gives them enough to go off of. This is giving me a headache, I just want to play some RA on the Wii U without the core to core giving us grief.

I haven't had any luck with emulator-breaking bug reports in the past, I don't expect this to be any different.

 

[ploggy]

It's a mess, and there seems to be no rhyme or reason to the errors, but there has to be a root cause of it all, the other problem is no two people seem to be loading it the unilaterally; either via HBL, RA launcher, Retro Launcher, CBHC, etc. Well, it's in their court now, and I hope that the info gives them enough to go off of. This is giving me a headache, I just want to play some RA on the Wii U without the core to core giving us grief.

I think the Vorbis error is a new addition and not what we're all been having before, the other 2 are the Core to Core loading errors we've all come to know and love

Edit: re-read my Edit above

 

[the_randomizer]

I think the Vorbis error is a new addition and not what we're all been having before, the other 2 are the Core to Core loading errors we've all come to know and love

Edit: re-read my Edit above

But that's just it, I used the RetroArch Launcher that you provided a few pages back, NOT the HBL (I switched over today), and it still freaking happened So yes, RetroArch launcher was used, NOT the Retro Launcher. I'm on the cusp of just wanting to f*cking give up. I used Hacxhi + CFW to load the RA Launcher. I don't and am wary to use CBHC.

 

[ploggy]

But that's just it, I used the RetroArch Launcher that you provided a few pages back, NOT the HBL (I switched over today), and it still freaking happened

Your using the Channel? not the elf?