Retroarch on PC (win 32)

RetroArch General
#1

I’ve tried following this guide: http://filthypants.blogspot.com/2011/11/getting-started-with-ssnes.html

…and have got everything to work until I click the ‘Start RetroArch’ button. Then it just opens the “Retroarch || Remote” window and freezes there (not responding). Can anyone help me point out what I’ve done wrong? Thanks in advance.

p.s. not sure if related, but if I try to click and drag the Phoenix GUI to reposition it on my monitor, it snags and stops responding as well.

Config: http://i.imgur.com/SCkVDf5.jpg

Not responding (1): http://i.imgur.com/wmMMpRW.jpg

Not responding (2): http://i.imgur.com/DK4NlWk.jpg

#2

Is this 32-bit or 64-bit build? 32-bit build is known to have strange issues on Windows XP at least. Always use 64-bit build if possible.

#3

It’s 32-bit, unfortunately. Is 64-bit compatible with a 32-bit system? I’m running Windows 8, should I be concerned?

#4

You can try using my 32-bit builds, which some people have had better luck with: http://www.mediafire.com/download/cb305osj69ykjiv/retroarch-v0.9.9-win32.zip http://www.mediafire.com/download/8hvkukv676rfsiz/retroarch-phoenix-v0.9.9-win32.zip Just drop them into your RetroArch folder and replace the existing executables but leave the libraries.

#5

hi hunterk, thanks for the builds. I’ve tried them and they get me past the ‘not responding’ problem.

however, I now get an error saying ‘freetype6.dll’ missing. I searched the forums a bit and came across this post with a similar problem: http://forum.themaister.net/viewtopic.php?pid=5226#p5226

I tried your suggestion in that post (renaming ‘libfreetype-6.dll’) but it loads and immediately crashes. Were you able to find a solution previously? Thanks in advance.

#6

No, I don’t think I ever heard back that there was still anything wrong :confused:

Like maister, I have no Win32 system to test on, unfortunately. Can you try launching from the command line to see if it gives you any informative errors? (ctrl+shift+right-click in your RetroArch directory, choose ‘open command window here’ then type ‘retroarch.exe -v’)

#7

sure, here’s what I got back: http://i.imgur.com/pKFXtHy.jpg

I’m not sure what it means though. If it helps any, my dedicated graphics card just died recently, so I’m running on 5 year old integrated graphics. Could that be a factor?

#8

You need -v --menu if you want to start up in RGUI. No arguments is a special case that implies --menu.

#9

Ok thanks. Here’s ‘retroarch.exe -v --menu’:

it opens up for a split second then crashes and leaves this behind.

#10

Install drivers correctly.

#11

I’m sorry, I’m not sure how to do that. Would you mind guiding me?

#12

Download latest drivers from your vendor. The error message in your log suggests very outdated or non-existing drivers (especially common with GL on windows).

#13

My dedicated graphics card (8800 GT) just died recently, so I’m now running on 5 year old integrated graphics. Could that be the problem?