Retroarch keeps crashing on windows 7 upon startup

RetroArch Windows devices
#3

I have the same issue and I can’t start the program in cli with --menu

It crashes direct on startup.

W7 32-bit SP1

Did you find a sollution cougarmagnetzack?

#4

I think you need to install directx

#5

I reinstalled DX but that didn’t help unfortunately. Still crashes on startup.

Is there any log I can read? Can’t find one in the RA folders.

#6

launch from a command line with --verbose --menu and it will print everything to the console window.

#7

Well I do have an Intel integrated graphic but i guess that it should work anyway?

Here’s the output

http://pastebin.com/qhDN91dc

#8

Managed to get it working by changing menu_driver = to “glui”.

:slight_smile:

Regards

#9

Weird. Whatever works :slight_smile:

Thanks for posting your solution.

#10

Sorry I’m new to this forum and I just got across this topic I’m having same problem too. Where do you change this so I can give it a try. Thanks in advance

#11

You would change it in your retroarch.cfg, but this is a super-old problem/solution, so it’s not really all that likely that this will correct your problem.

Are you also using Win7? Can you pastebin a log for us?

#12

Yes I’m using win 7 64 bit I try installing direx and Microsoft visual C++ and no luck. As soon I get off from work I’ll post it. Thanks for the fast reply!

#13

I just got home what file are you talking about to post?

#14

You’ll have to generate a log: https://docs.libretro.com/guides/generating-retroarch-logs/#generating-logs-in-windows

#15

Once I open the log file it crashes just like if I’m opening retroarch any ideas?

#16

here is what i got. https://pastebin.com/bcCkALhw

#17

In my case, it was easy to find the reason. Retroarch, by default (because I didn’t change it,) is trying to start in using D3D12 as the video driver. Considering I’m using the 64-bit version of Windows 7, this ain’t working.

The problem in my case is that Retroarch seems to have crashed before it generated a retroarch.cfg file. I’ve check in AppData and the retroarch program folder and subfolders, and there is not one. Is there a way to create one, or a default one that can be downloaded and edited?

#18

Oops. Forgot to include the log file.

https://pastebin.com/wfuvNN12

#19

The default should be GL.

If it’s crashing before it can make a retroarch.cfg, something else is probably causing it because the video driver init happens later on in the launch process, AFAIK.

#20

Is there a way to force the generation of a .cfg file? I imagine that I could just edit that to use another renderer and the problem would go away… unless, of course, something else pops up (knock on wood.) hehehe

#21

That’s just it: the cfg file should be created by the time the video init happens, so if it’s not getting that far, it’s probably not the video driver that’s causing the issue. Nevertheless, you can make a text file named “retroarch.cfg” and put this line in:

video_driver = "whatever"

Try replacing whatever with gdi, d3d9 or d3d11.

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#22

Worked like a charm! I did exactly what you said. I created a new text file in the Retroarch directory, renamed it to “retroarch.cfg” and entered the following line:

video_driver = “D3D11”

Saved it and it started up. It also immediately wrote a new retroarch.cfg that contains all the options I’m used to seeing.

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