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knulller

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Registered: 2022-05-13

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[SOLVED] Retroarch PCSX2 core crashes on startup

I'm trying to run the PCSX2 core in retroarch. I have all the necessary files correctly setup as the core is getting recognised in retroarch and the standalone PCSX2 program works with the same files. I have tried every video driver available in the settings and they all crash. I have managed to get a different, PPSSPP, core to work and it runs fine.

I have checked the forums for previous topics and have found Marvix's post, my machine does meet the core system requirements as it is SSE2 capable. I have also found CharlesG's post which also did not solve my problem, as I've mentioned above I have tried every driver available (gl, glcore, gl1, vulkan, sdl2, xvideo, x11) and none worked with the PCSX2 core.

The arch wiki page for retroarch did not cover my specific issue.

Here is a pastebin link of the crash log

Here is a pastebin link of my retroarch config file

I have setup retroarch to use it's own online updater to download cores and assets.

To setup the core's required files I have used the standalone PCSX2 program and then copied its folder into retroarch's system folder, I have also made sure the folder names are in lowercase.

I'm not sure what else I can do to troubleshoot.

SOLUTION; My machine is not AVX2 compatible and the retroarch buildbot uses the AVX2 version of the pcsx2 core.

Last edited by knulller (2022-05-17 14:32:40)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: [SOLVED] Retroarch PCSX2 core crashes on startup

It needs to be AVX2 capable not SSE2 that's an order of magnitude newer of an instruction set. And your GPU doesn't have it, and as mentioned in the other thread, the release bot  explicitly and intentionally builds AVX2. So the same stipulations as in  Marvix's post apply here.

You should be able to build it locally yourself limited to just AVX, but the build bot uses AVX2

Last edited by V1del (2022-05-17 13:27:04)

knulller

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Registered: 2022-05-13

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Re: [SOLVED] Retroarch PCSX2 core crashes on startup

My bad. I read the libretro docs and thought it meant SSE2 or AVX2. Would downloading the core with pacman work?

V1del

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Re: [SOLVED] Retroarch PCSX2 core crashes on startup

it has  -DDISABLE_ADVANCE_SIMD=ON set so it's definitely more likely to work