I just updated to 0.9.7 and downloaded the PSX core, on a PC running Windows XP SP2.
I set the system directory, which is just a directory named “system” inside the main RetroArch folder, and placed SCPH5500.BIN. SCPH5501.BIN, and SCPH5502.BIN inside that folder.
So far, no matter what cue sheet I try to load to play a game, nothing happens. No window opens, and there are no error messages or anything anywhere.
Here’s the config file:
video_driver = "gl"
audio_driver = "xaudio"
libsnes_path = "C:/Games/Emulators/SNES/bsnes/snes.dll"
input_player1_joypad_index = "0"
input_player1_a_axis = "nul"
input_player1_a_btn = "2"
input_player1_a = "nul"
input_player1_b_axis = "nul"
input_player1_b_btn = "1"
input_player1_b = "nul"
input_player1_y_axis = "nul"
input_player1_y_btn = "0"
input_player1_y = "nul"
input_player1_x_axis = "nul"
input_player1_x_btn = "3"
input_player1_x = "nul"
input_player1_start_axis = "nul"
input_player1_start_btn = "9"
input_player1_start = "nul"
input_player1_select_axis = "nul"
input_player1_select_btn = "8"
input_player1_select = "nul"
input_player1_l_axis = "nul"
input_player1_l_btn = "4"
input_player1_l = "nul"
input_player1_r_axis = "nul"
input_player1_r_btn = "5"
input_player1_r = "nul"
input_player1_left_axis = "nul"
input_player1_left_btn = "h0left"
input_player1_left = "nul"
input_player1_right_axis = "nul"
input_player1_right_btn = "h0right"
input_player1_right = "nul"
input_player1_up_axis = "nul"
input_player1_up_btn = "h0up"
input_player1_up = "nul"
input_player1_down_axis = "nul"
input_player1_down_btn = "h0down"
input_player1_down = "nul"
input_player2_joypad_index = "1"
input_player2_a_axis = "nul"
input_player2_a_btn = "2"
input_player2_a = "nul"
input_player2_b_axis = "nul"
input_player2_b_btn = "1"
input_player2_b = "nul"
input_player2_y_axis = "nul"
input_player2_y_btn = "0"
input_player2_y = "nul"
input_player2_x_axis = "nul"
input_player2_x_btn = "3"
input_player2_x = "nul"
input_player2_start_axis = "nul"
input_player2_start_btn = "8"
input_player2_start = "nul"
input_player2_select_axis = "nul"
input_player2_select_btn = "9"
input_player2_select = "nul"
input_player2_l_axis = "nul"
input_player2_l_btn = "4"
input_player2_l = "nul"
input_player2_r_axis = "nul"
input_player2_r_btn = "5"
input_player2_r = "nul"
input_player2_left_axis = "nul"
input_player2_left_btn = "h0left"
input_player2_left = "nul"
input_player2_right_axis = "nul"
input_player2_right_btn = "h0right"
input_player2_right = "nul"
input_player2_up_axis = "nul"
input_player2_up_btn = "h0up"
input_player2_up = "nul"
input_player2_down_axis = "nul"
input_player2_down_btn = "h0down"
input_player2_down = "nul"
audio_out_rate = "48000"
audio_latency = "32"
video_font_path = "C:/Games/Emulators/SNES/bsnes/osdfont.ttf"
video_font_size = "20"
video_message_pos_y = "0.900000"
video_fullscreen = "true"
video_xscale = "1.000000"
video_yscale = "1.000000"
video_bsnes_shader = "C:/Games/Emulators/RetroArch/shaders/New-OldTVEffect-Heavy.OpenGL.shader"
video_shader_type = "bsnes"
video_render_to_texture = "false"
video_fbo_scale_x = "1.000000"
video_fbo_scale_y = "1.000000"
screenshot_directory = "C:/Games/Emulators/RetroArch/screenshot/"
cheat_database_path = "C:/Games/Emulators/SNES/bsnes/cheats.xml"
input_player3_a = "nul"
input_player3_a_btn = "nul"
input_player3_a_axis = "nul"
input_player3_b = "nul"
input_player3_b_btn = "nul"
input_player3_b_axis = "nul"
input_player3_y = "nul"
input_player3_y_btn = "nul"
input_player3_y_axis = "nul"
input_player3_x = "nul"
input_player3_x_btn = "nul"
input_player3_x_axis = "nul"
input_player3_start = "nul"
input_player3_start_btn = "nul"
input_player3_start_axis = "nul"
input_player3_select = "nul"
input_player3_select_btn = "nul"
input_player3_select_axis = "nul"
input_player3_l = "nul"
input_player3_l_btn = "nul"
input_player3_l_axis = "nul"
input_player3_r = "nul"
input_player3_r_btn = "nul"
input_player3_r_axis = "nul"
input_player3_left = "nul"
input_player3_left_btn = "nul"
input_player3_left_axis = "nul"
input_player3_right = "nul"
input_player3_right_btn = "nul"
input_player3_right_axis = "nul"
input_player3_up = "nul"
input_player3_up_btn = "nul"
input_player3_up_axis = "nul"
input_player3_down = "nul"
input_player3_down_btn = "nul"
input_player3_down_axis = "nul"
input_player4_a = "nul"
input_player4_a_btn = "nul"
input_player4_a_axis = "nul"
input_player4_b = "nul"
input_player4_b_btn = "nul"
input_player4_b_axis = "nul"
input_player4_y = "nul"
input_player4_y_btn = "nul"
input_player4_y_axis = "nul"
input_player4_x = "nul"
input_player4_x_btn = "nul"
input_player4_x_axis = "nul"
input_player4_start = "nul"
input_player4_start_btn = "nul"
input_player4_start_axis = "nul"
input_player4_select = "nul"
input_player4_select_btn = "nul"
input_player4_select_axis = "nul"
input_player4_l = "nul"
input_player4_l_btn = "nul"
input_player4_l_axis = "nul"
input_player4_r = "nul"
input_player4_r_btn = "nul"
input_player4_r_axis = "nul"
input_player4_left = "nul"
input_player4_left_btn = "nul"
input_player4_left_axis = "nul"
input_player4_right = "nul"
input_player4_right_btn = "nul"
input_player4_right_axis = "nul"
input_player4_up = "nul"
input_player4_up_btn = "nul"
input_player4_up_axis = "nul"
input_player4_down = "nul"
input_player4_down_btn = "nul"
input_player4_down_axis = "nul"
input_player5_a = "nul"
input_player5_a_btn = "nul"
input_player5_a_axis = "nul"
input_player5_b = "nul"
input_player5_b_btn = "nul"
input_player5_b_axis = "nul"
input_player5_y = "nul"
input_player5_y_btn = "nul"
input_player5_y_axis = "nul"
input_player5_x = "nul"
input_player5_x_btn = "nul"
input_player5_x_axis = "nul"
input_player5_start = "nul"
input_player5_start_btn = "nul"
input_player5_start_axis = "nul"
input_player5_select = "nul"
input_player5_select_btn = "nul"
input_player5_select_axis = "nul"
input_player5_l = "nul"
input_player5_l_btn = "nul"
input_player5_l_axis = "nul"
input_player5_r = "nul"
input_player5_r_btn = "nul"
input_player5_r_axis = "nul"
input_player5_left = "nul"
input_player5_left_btn = "nul"
input_player5_left_axis = "nul"
input_player5_right = "nul"
input_player5_right_btn = "nul"
input_player5_right_axis = "nul"
input_player5_up = "nul"
input_player5_up_btn = "nul"
input_player5_up_axis = "nul"
input_player5_down = "nul"
input_player5_down_btn = "nul"
input_player5_down_axis = "nul"
input_player3_joypad_index = "2"
input_player4_joypad_index = "3"
input_player5_joypad_index = "4"
video_second_pass_smooth = "false"
video_smooth = "false"
input_screenshot_axis = "nul"
input_screenshot_btn = "nul"
input_screenshot = "home"
video_filter = "C:/Games/Emulators/RetroArch/filters/NTSC-RF-ReallyBadTV.filter"
video_force_16bit = "false"
video_fullscreen_x = "320"
video_fullscreen_y = "240"
audio_in_rate = "32000"
audio_sync = "true"
video_crop_overscan = "false"
video_force_aspect = "false"
netplay_client_swap_input = "false"
video_h264_record = "false"
libretro_path = "C:/Games/Emulators/RetroArch/libretro-0924-mednafen-psx-x86.dll"
video_aspect_ratio_auto = "false"
video_post_filter_record = "false"
video_refresh_rate = "59.950000"
input_player1_l2_axis = "nul"
input_player1_l2_btn = "6"
input_player1_l2 = "nul"
input_player1_r2_axis = "nul"
input_player1_r2_btn = "7"
input_player1_r2 = "nul"
input_player1_l3_axis = "nul"
input_player1_l3_btn = "10"
input_player1_l3 = "nul"
input_player1_r3_axis = "nul"
input_player1_r3_btn = "11"
input_player1_r3 = "nul"
input_player1_l_x_plus_axis = "+0"
input_player1_l_x_plus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_l_x_plus = "nul"
input_player1_l_y_plus_axis = "+1"
input_player1_l_y_plus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_l_y_plus = "nul"
input_player1_l_x_minus_axis = "-0"
input_player1_l_x_minus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_l_x_minus = "nul"
input_player1_l_y_minus_axis = "-1"
input_player1_l_y_minus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_l_y_minus = "nul"
input_player1_r_x_plus_axis = "+2"
input_player1_r_x_plus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_r_x_plus = "nul"
input_player1_r_y_plus_axis = "+5"
input_player1_r_y_plus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_r_y_plus = "nul"
input_player1_r_x_minus_axis = "-2"
input_player1_r_x_minus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_r_x_minus = "nul"
input_player1_r_y_minus_axis = "-5"
input_player1_r_y_minus_btn = "nul"
input_player1_r_y_minus = "nul"
system_directory = "C:/Games/Emulators/RetroArch/system/"
network_cmd_enable = "false"
Any ideas on what my problem might be? Other cores work perfectly without a problem.
EDIT: I’ve tried changing video settings as well, even disabling shaders (I normally use a custom one which is a ton of other shaders combined into one pass with some customizations/additions) and the filter I’m using (just a modified NTSC-RF filter with the artifacts, bleeding, etc. ramped up some). Nothing seems to get the PSX core to do anything.
. It showed far more noticeable artifacts than the CRT TV I have now. It looks pretty close to what I remember. I’m running it on a 21" Apple Studio Display CRT in true 256x224, 256x240, etc., and I switch to 512x448 for SNES games that need it. Awesome part is I managed to get those stinking Nvidia drivers to do all the resolutions below 640x400 without doublescan using lots of custom resolutions and a lot of messing around and guessing games in PowerStrip.