RA freezes when i use the "Restart" function on N64 games

  • OS: Windows 10
  • RA version: 1.19.1
  • Core: Mupen64plus-Next + Parallel RDP for graphics.
  • CPU: i5 4670
  • GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060

Games work normally until i press “Restart” from the Quick menu. Then RA just freezes on a black screen with the UI message “Reset” stuck at the bottom left of the screen. This happens with all N64 games.

Log file doesn’t produce anything.

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Can confirm this also happens on Linux. Same configuration: Mupen64plus-Next + Parallel, vulkan video driver. Logs aren’t helpful, either. As soon as I hit reset, RetroArch crashes (window stuck) providing no error message and only the following lines on the log:

[INFO] [Core]: Reset.
[INFO] [Vulkan filter chain]: Updating framebuffer size 1x1 (format: 37).

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@GemaH, It sounds like a common issue with the Mupen64plus-Next core, especially when using Parallel RDP. You could try switching to a different video driver like GL in the settings to see if that resolves the freeze. Also, updating your GPU drivers or trying a different core version might help.

Same on Linux. Though if you choose the cores for the first time and press restart, there is no issue. However when you exit the game, launch it a second time and choose Restart, it freezes.

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The Dolphin core has a similar issue with some Wii games. Load them once and they’re fine, but do it a second time, after you’ve already loaded the core, and issues arise. In that case, you’d need to restart RetroArch after playing with Dolphin, to keep it “clean”.

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