Problems with mess2014_libretro core

RetroArch Windows devices
#1

After upgrading to RA 1.3.0, I find that the mess2014_libretro core doesn’t work.

Command line output:

J:\HyperSpin\Emulators\RetroArch\RetroArch-v1.3.0-x86_64-Windows>retroarch_debug.exe gx4000 -rompath “J:\HyperSpin\Emulators\RetroArch\RetroArch-v1.3.0-x86_64-Windows\system\mess” -cart “C:\Users\Takaji\AppData\Local\Temp\HS\Barbarian 2 (Europe)\Barbarian 2 (Europe).cpr”" -f -c “J:\HyperSpin\Emulators\RetroArch\RetroArch-v1.3.0-x86_64-Windows\config\Amstrad GX4000.cfg” -L “J:\HyperSpin\Emulators\RetroArch\RetroArch-v1.3.0-x86_64-Windows\cores\mess2014_libretro.dll” --verbose RetroArch [INFO] :: === Build =======================================RetroArch [INFO] :: [CPUID]: Vendor: GenuineIntel RetroArch [INFO] :: [CPUID]: Features: MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4 SSE4.2 AES AVX MMX MMXEXT SSE1 SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4 SSE4.2 AVX AES Built: Jan 17 2016 RetroArch [INFO] :: Version: 1.3.0 RetroArch [INFO] :: Git: 4de1726 RetroArch [INFO] :: ================================================= RetroArch [INFO] :: [CPUID]: Vendor: GenuineIntel RetroArch [INFO] :: [CPUID]: Features: MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4 SSE4.2 AES AVX RetroArch [WARN] :: screenshot_directory is not an existing directory, ignoring … RetroArch [INFO] :: Config: loading config from: J:\HyperSpin\Emulators\RetroArch\RetroArch-v1.3.0-x86_64-Windows\config\Amstrad GX4000.cfg. RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading dynamic libretro core from: “J:\HyperSpin\Emulators\RetroArch\RetroArch-v1.3.0-x86_64-Windows\cores\mess2014_libretro.dll” RetroArch [INFO] :: Threaded rarch_task started RetroArch [ERROR] :: Failed to load symbol: “retro_init” RetroArch [ERROR] :: Fatal error received in: “init_libretro_sym()”

Any suggestions?

PS - I couldn’t get any sort of console output when using retroarch.exe from the command line. I had to use retroarch_debug.exe to do so. Is this intentional?

#2

Yeah, that’s intentional.

It doesn’t look like it’s even initializing the core all the way. Do other cores still work for you?

#3

Yeah, everything else is fine for me (with the exception of Hatari loading Atari ST roms, but I’m handling that in another thread).

#4

Hmmm yeah what a weird thing seems to be not linking correctly, wonder what’s going on. For now I’d just recommend to use MAME git, that includes mess already.

#5

I just tried testing a ColecoVision game (extension *.col) using the mame_libretro.dll core, and it had an error with opening a zip file with spaces in it. I’ve never known this to be a problem with other cores?

RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: Starting game from command line:C:\Users\Takaji\Downloads\2010 - The Graphic Action Game (USA, Europe).zip RetroArch [libretro ERROR] :: parse path failed! path=Europe).zip. RetroArch [libretro DEBUG] :: Searching for driver C:\Users\Takaji\Downloads\2010 RetroArch [libretro WARN] :: Driver C:\Users\Takaji\Downloads\2010 not found -1 RetroArch [libretro WARN] :: Game not found: Europe).zip RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ SHUTDOWN.

Renaming the file to be without spaces created a different problem:

RetroArch [libretro INFO] :: Starting game from command line:C:\Users\Takaji\Downloads\2010.zip RetroArch [libretro DEBUG] :: Searching for driver 2010 RetroArch [libretro WARN] :: Driver 2010 not found -1 RetroArch [libretro WARN] :: Game not found: 2010 RetroArch [libretro DEBUG] :: Searching for driver Downloads RetroArch [libretro WARN] :: Driver Downloads not found -1 RetroArch [libretro ERROR] :: Driver not found: Downloads RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ SHUTDOWN.

Not sure what I’m doing wrong.