mame2014-libretro fails, crashes RetroArch due to internal paths missing [$10]

[markwkidd]

I'm working with a gauntleg ROM and CHD set that I tested with the original MAME 0.159 where it boots as expected. With RetroArch in Windows 10 x64, the game not only does not load but it also crashes RetroArch itself.

Logs: https://pastebin.com/fgUYHVW8

Edit: It seems possible to refine this based on @r-type 's insight. I'll consider the difference in performance between the original emulator and 2014-libretro a separate issue.

Therefore I propose that the scope of the issue be:

1. enable mame2014-libretro to create the folders it needs in Windows and any other affected platforms; 2. keep mame2014-libretro from crashing RetroArch completely when it does not find some of its required folders.

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[r-type]

could you set logging to debug in retroarch setting logging ?
and have you a folder "mame2014\diff" in C:\RetroArch\saves ?

Where is the chd file in relation to the game? try putting it in a "gauntlet" folder instead of right next to the zip file.

[markwkidd]

Where is the chd file in relation to the game? try putting it in a "gauntlet" folder instead of right next to the zip file.

Yes I have been keeping the CHD in a folder called gauntleg, named after the ZIP file.

(I also noticed that the error message suggests a missing CHD :\ )

[r-type]

no suggest a missing gauntleg.dif created at launch in savedir/corename/diff

[markwkidd]

and have you a folder "mame2014\diff" in C:\RetroArch\saves ?

@r-type No there was nothing in that location. I just created that folder manually, then ran RetroArch again. This time, the game appears to be booting although it is much slower than the standalone performance.

Are there perhaps three issues?

1. mame2014 expects that a folder exist inside RA's save folder, but mame2014 does not create this folder
2. mame2014 crashes RetroArch when it enconters this problem
3. mame2014 performs much worse than standalone 0.159 in Windows with this ROMset

[r-type]

on linux , the diff/nvram/cfg folder are created automatically .
so it's only a windows issue I suppose.

remember me this thread https://forums.libretro.com/t/killer-instict-on-mame/1398/15
@radius said at the end that it created the folder automatically.

for performance , i don't know .

[markwkidd]

That's very helpful, thanks. I updated the title of the issue and the OP.

I propose that the scope of the issue be:

1. enable mame2014-libretro to create the folders it needs in Windows and any other affected platforms;
2. keep mame2014-libretro from crashing RetroArch completely when it does not find some of its required folders.

[markwkidd]

This commit to the MAME 2000 may be a useful template for generating these paths correctly with MAME 2014: libretro/mame2000-libretro#49

[juri74]

do not know if this is the same error, but i can't run mame 2014 (mame2014_libretro.so) on arm device, it crash on any (correct) rom file...
here the log:

[INFO] RetroArch 1.6.7 (Git 4e46312)
[INFO] === Build =======================================
Capabilities: NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
Built: Nov 4 2017
[INFO] Version: 1.6.7
[INFO] Git: 4e46312
[INFO] =================================================
[INFO] [Config]: Loading default config.
[INFO] [Config]: loading config from: (null).
[INFO] Looking for config in: "/storage/.config/retroarch/retroarch.cfg".
[INFO] Environ SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: RGB565.
[INFO] Reindirizzare il file di salvataggio su "/storage/roms/Lakka/savegame/.srm".
[INFO] Reindirizzare il salva stato su "/storage/roms/Lakka/savestate/.state".
[INFO] Versione delle API di libretro : 1
[INFO] Compilate con API: 1
[INFO] [Audio]: Set audio input rate to: 29970.03 Hz.
[INFO] Trovato shader "/tmp/shaders/retroarch.glslp"
[INFO] Trovato shader "/tmp/shaders/slang-conversion-template.glsl"
[INFO] Trovato shader "/tmp/shaders/stock.glsl"
[INFO] [Video]: Video @ fullscreen
[INFO] [Video]: Starting threaded video driver ...
[INFO] [EGL] Falling back to eglGetDisplay
[INFO] [EGL]: EGL version: 1.4
[INFO] [GL]: Found GL context: mali-fbdev
[INFO] [GL]: Detecting screen resolution 0x0.
[INFO] [EGL]: Current context: 0xb322a210.
[INFO] [GL]: Vendor: ARM, Renderer: Mali-T628.
[INFO] [GL]: Version: OpenGL ES 3.1 v1.r12p0-04rel0.03af15950392f3702b248717f4938b82.
[INFO] [GL]: Using resolution 1920x1080
[INFO] [GL]: Default shader backend found: glsl.
[INFO] [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
[WARN] [GL]: Stock GLSL shaders will be used.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GL]: Using 4 textures.
[INFO] [GL]: Loaded 1 program(s).
[INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: freetype.
[INFO] [Video]: Graphics driver did not initialize an input driver. Attempting to pick a suitable driver.
[WARN] [udev]: Couldn't open any keyboard, mouse or touchpad. Are permissions set correctly for /dev/input/event*?
[INFO] [udev]: Plugged pad: 8Bitdo NES30 Pro (2578:1) on port #0.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #0 (/dev/input/event1) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [Autoconf]: 186 profiles found.
[INFO] [Joypad]: Found joypad driver: "udev".
[WARN] [udev]: Full-screen pointer won't be available.
[INFO] ALSA: Using signed 16-bit format.
[INFO] ALSA: Period size: 83 frames
[INFO] ALSA: Buffer size: 1411 frames
[INFO] [Autoconf]: selected configuration: /tmp/joypads/udev/8Bitdo_Pro_N30_BT.cfg
[INFO] [Menu]: Found menu display driver: "menu_display_gl".
[INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: freetype.
[INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: freetype.
[INFO] La SRAM non verrà salvata.
[INFO] Caricamento dei file della cronologia: [/storage/.config/retroarch/content_history.lpl].
[INFO] Caricamento dei file della cronologia: [/storage/.config/retroarch/content_favorites.lpl].
[INFO] Caricamento dei file della cronologia: [/storage/.config/retroarch/content_music_history.lpl].
[INFO] Caricamento dei file della cronologia: [/storage/.config/retroarch/content_video_history.lpl].
[INFO] Caricamento dei file della cronologia: [/storage/.config/retroarch/content_image_history.lpl].
[INFO] Using content: /storage/roms/Lakka/Mame2014/005.zip.
[INFO] arg #0: retroarch
[INFO] arg #1: /storage/roms/Lakka/Mame2014/005.zip
[INFO] arg #2: -s
[INFO] arg #3: /storage/roms/Lakka/savegame
[INFO] arg #4: -S
[INFO] arg #5: /storage/roms/Lakka/savestate
[INFO] arg #6: -c
[INFO] arg #7: /storage/.config/retroarch/retroarch.cfg
[INFO] arg #8: -L
[INFO] arg #9: /tmp/cores/mame2014_libretro.so
sh: setterm: not found
[INFO] Threaded video stats: Frames pushed: 970, Frames dropped: 0.
[INFO] Set config file to : /storage/.config/retroarch/retroarch.cfg
[INFO] RetroArch 1.6.7 (Git 4e46312)
[INFO] Reindirizzare il file di salvataggio su "/storage/roms/Lakka/savegame/005.srm".
[INFO] Reindirizzare il salva stato su "/storage/roms/Lakka/savestate/005.state".
[INFO] === Build =======================================
Funzionalità: NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
Built: Nov 4 2017
[INFO] Version: 1.6.7
[INFO] Git: 4e46312
[INFO] =================================================
[INFO] Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/tmp/cores/mame2014_libretro.so"
[INFO] [overrides] no core-specific overrides found at /storage/.config/retroarch/config/MAME 2014/MAME 2014.cfg.
[INFO] [overrides] no game-specific overrides found at /storage/.config/retroarch/config/MAME 2014/005.cfg.
[INFO] Shaders: preset directory: /tmp/shaders/presets
[INFO] Shaders: no game-specific preset found at /tmp/shaders/presets/MAME 2014/005.cgp.
[INFO] Shaders: no game-specific preset found at /tmp/shaders/presets/MAME 2014/005.glslp.
[INFO] Shaders: no core-specific preset found at /tmp/shaders/presets/MAME 2014/MAME 2014.cgp.
[INFO] Shaders: no core-specific preset found at /tmp/shaders/presets/MAME 2014/MAME 2014.glslp.
[INFO] Environ SET_VARIABLES.
[INFO] Remaps: remap directory: /storage/remappings
[INFO] Remaps: no game-specific remap found at /storage/remappings/MAME 2014/005.rmp.
[INFO] Remaps: no core-specific remap found at /storage/remappings/MAME 2014/MAME 2014.rmp.
[INFO] Reindirizzare il file di salvataggio su "/storage/roms/Lakka/savegame/005.srm".
[INFO] Reindirizzare il salva stato su "/storage/roms/Lakka/savestate/005.state".
[INFO] Environ GET_LOG_INTERFACE.
[INFO] Environ SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: "/storage/roms/Lakka/BIOS".
[libretro INFO] SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: /storage/roms/Lakka/BIOS[INFO] Environ CORE_ASSETS_DIRECTORY: "/storage/roms/Lakka/Downloads".
[libretro INFO] CONTENT_DIRECTORY: /storage/roms/Lakka/Downloads[libretro INFO] SAVE_DIRECTORY: /storage/roms/Lakka/savegame[INFO] Environ SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: RGB565.
[INFO] Il caricamento del contenuto è stato saltato.Le Implemenzioni verranno caricati in proprio.
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_boot_from_cli:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_mouse_enable:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_throttle:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_nobuffer:
[INFO] N/A
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_cheats_enable:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_hide_nagscreen:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_hide_infoscreen:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_hide_warnings:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_alternate_renderer:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_boot_to_osd:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_read_config:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_auto_save:
[INFO] disabled
[INFO] Environ GET_VARIABLE mame2014_saves:
[INFO] N/A
Segmentation fault (core dumped)