Mednafen-psx code:1 error

RetroArch General
#1

Hi there!

I just started to use RetroArch on my android and wanted to use it also on my PC. Snes games work well but PSX are not working :


RetroArch CMD: E:/emu/retroArch/retroarch.exe E:/emu/roms/final_fantasy_tactics.bin -c E:/emu/retroArch/retroarch.cfg -v

=== Build =======================================
Compiler: MinGW (4.7.1) 64-bit
Built: Jan 25 2013
=================================================
RetroArch: [CPUID]: Vendor: GenuineIntel
RetroArch: [CPUID]: SSE:  1
RetroArch: [CPUID]: SSE2: 1
RetroArch: [CPUID]: AVX:  0
RetroArch: Loading config from: E:/emu/retroArch/retroarch.cfg.
=== Config ===
video_driver = "gl" 
audio_driver = "dsound" 
phoenix_last_rom = "E:/emu/roms/final_fantasy_tactics.bin" 
libretro_path = "E:/emu/retroArch/libretro-0928-mednafen-psx-x86_64.dll" 
stdin_cmd_enable = "true" 
system_directory = "E:/emu/retroArch/" 
=== Config end ===
RetroArch: Loading dynamic libretro from: "E:/emu/retroArch/libretro-0928-mednafen-psx-x86_64.dll"
RetroArch: Version of libretro API: 1
RetroArch: Compiled against API: 1
RetroArch: Environ SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: "E:/emu/retroArch/".
RetroArch: Environ PERFORMANCE_LEVEL: 3.
RetroArch: Loading ROM file: E:/emu/roms/final_fantasy_tactics.bin.
RetroArch: ROM loading skipped. Implementation will load it on its own.
RetroArch: Environ SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: XRGB8888.
RetroArch: Environ GET_OVERSCAN: 0
RetroArch [ERROR] :: Failed to load game.
[Mednafen PSX]: Samples / Frame: nan
[Mednafen PSX]: Estimated FPS: nan

Anyone can guide me to what i’m doing wrong ?

thanks!

#2

You’re supposed to load the .cue file, not the .bin.

If that is not the issue - perhaps you are mising the BIOS files? They need to be in the sytem directory (in your case - E:/emu/RetroArch).

#3

About the .cue over the .bin i’ve used the .bin over on my android device thats why I tought that would work… I will try to download bios files and see where that goes!

edit: I’ve tried with a .cue (Crash Bandicoot) and downloaded a BIOS and that didnt seems to fixed it.

#4

You were most likely using PCSX ReARMed on your Android device. mednafen PSX behaves a little differently.

“A BIOS” doesn’t cut it. You need the right BIOS with the right file name:

For PAL: scph5502.bin For NTSC-J: scph5500.bin For NTSC-U: scph5501.bin

To be on the safe side get them all, and put them in RetroArch’s system directory. Also, even if you have, say, scph1001.bin, don’t just rename it and use that. It might seem to work fine, but it’s not recommended and considering mednafen proper gave me an error when I tried that, I think there’s a bigger risk that you will get unexpected issues sooner or later if you go with that. Just obtain the actual files listed.

Another issue that tends to pop up is that of having a bad cue file. Open up your cue file in a text editor and make sure it looks right. If your bin file is named Crash Bandicoot.bin but your cue file says Crash.bin, it won’t work as they have to match.

I hope that will fix it. If not, please post a new log.

#5

Thanks for your help I downloaded a pack of BIOS and put them all into my retroArch folder. But the problem isnt solved. No matter what the game I tried to load I get the same kind of error : ROM couldn’t load


=== Config end ===
RetroArch: Loading dynamic libretro from: "E:/emu/retroArch/libretro-0928-mednafen-psx-x86_64.dll"
RetroArch: Version of libretro API: 1
RetroArch: Compiled against API: 1
RetroArch: Environ SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: "E:/emu/retroArch/".
RetroArch: Environ PERFORMANCE_LEVEL: 3.
RetroArch: Loading ROM file: E:/emu/roms/Crash Bandicoot (USA).cue.
RetroArch: ROM loading skipped. Implementation will load it on its own.
RetroArch: Environ SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: XRGB8888.
RetroArch: Environ GET_OVERSCAN: 0
RetroArch [ERROR] :: Failed to load game.
[Mednafen PSX]: Samples / Frame: nan
[Mednafen PSX]: Estimated FPS: nan

Other platform I tried work fine but the psx just doesn’t seems to work!

Thanks!

#6

Sorry, but if it still isn’t working and there is nothing wrong with your cue, then I have no idea what the issue is. There is only one error message in that log, “RetroArch [ERROR] :: Failed to load game.” and it doesn’t really say anything useful. Do the games work in mednafen proper?

#7

Please see this post: link.