[3DS] IGS PGM games crash RetroArch upon loading.

[OM3GAZX]

It's simple so far. This issue has been present for quite a while now, but it seems that I am the first to report it.

Loading any IGS PGM ROM file (e.g.: espgal.zip) crashes RetroArch. The FB Alpha 2012 core seems to load PGM games just fine, albeit slower due to more accurate emulation.

Tested on a New 3DS. I'm suspecting there's a memory leak issue. I will attach the logs for further inspection.

retroarch-core-debug.log
retroarch-info.log

I'm suspecting this is a memory leak issue, but it could be anything.

[grant2258]

There is no mem leaks tested espgal with asan. Not sure where your problem is, the version of retroarch is old no sure what version of plus your using either.

FB alpha and plus do uses hacks neither are accuracy based only mame is. Putting that aside test the latest version of RA and plus if the issue persists make and issue in retroarch on how to debug this platform then we can take a look.

[OM3GAZX]

There is no mem leaks tested espgal with asan. Not sure where your problem is, the version of retroarch is old no sure what version of plus your using either.

FB alpha and plus do uses hacks neither are accuracy based only mame is. Putting that aside test the latest version of RA and plus if the issue persists make and issue in retroarch on how to debug this platform then we can take a look.

I am currently using a version before 1.20.0, since opening the file browser on the latest versions crashes the 3DS altogether. I did try loading the game on the latest nightly, but doing so resulted in the issue I previously mentioned.

By version, do you mean the GIT version listed? According to the logs, mine is listed as: b37ce12.

[arcadez2003]

I know from experience on the xbox that the PGM games along with NeoGeo have calander emulation
so if the date was not set on a modded xbox then these games would crash on load, i just thought i'd
throw this into the mix :)

[grant2258]

@OM3GAZX youll need to ask liretro how to debug this platform there is literally nothing we can do if we cant trigger it. Its worth mentioning your core is months old and some issues with the inputs causing crashes and there was some issues with changing the pause action interrupts cause some issues a while back.

Its kind of pointless us telling you it fine when we are testing a core thats months newer from what you are using. It could well be an RA issue it doesn't seem stable at all for your platform. If your platform is a static compile youll need to use the right core versions for the version of RA your using as well. I think libretro might be able to get the debugging info needed to move on this. It just pure guess work if it cant be triggered on other platforms.

@mahoneyt944 the only practical thing I could suggest is update libretro-common to the latest in case somethings changed in there that can cause issues on static platforms. Not sure when it was last updated

[mahoneyt944]

It's been a little while since we updated libretro common, might not hurt to do so. I typically just dump the whole repo in to make it easier, and include as needed in our source. If you want to do it I'll push it for you, or else I can before the weeks end. Little busy this week and haven't had much time to look at anything.

[mahoneyt944]

The debug log ends when it fails here, I've seen some weird issues like this when the .cfg isn't able to be created in the specified directory. Sometimes set to read only, or not having permissions set to write to the path. Does espgal.cfg actually exist in the directory below?

[libretro DEBUG] [MAME 2003+] (osd_fopen) failed to open file:  sdmc:/retroarch/cores/savefiles/MAME 2003-Plus/mame2003-plus/cfg/espgal.cfg

[grant2258]

The game config saves on exit if the game isint starting it could seg faulting and not saving.

@OM3GAZX use the latest nightly RA and plus core with the common update

clear sdmc:/retroarch/cores/savefiles/MAME 2003-Plus/mame2003-plus/cfg/ of all files.

If the issue persists ask libretro how to debug this platform. You might need to install a sdk or something to do this for that particular platfrom

[OM3GAZX]

The debug log ends when it fails here, I've seen some weird issues like this when the .cfg isn't able to be created in the specified directory. Sometimes set to read only, or not having permissions set to write to the path. Does espgal.cfg actually exist in the directory below?

[libretro DEBUG] [MAME 2003+] (osd_fopen) failed to open file:  sdmc:/retroarch/cores/savefiles/MAME 2003-Plus/mame2003-plus/cfg/espgal.cfg

It appeared to be trying to create a CFG file.
I did manually create a CFG file for the game, albeit empty. Didn't change much.

The game config saves on exit if the game isint starting it could seg faulting and not saving.

@OM3GAZX use the latest nightly RA and plus core with the common update

clear sdmc:/retroarch/cores/savefiles/MAME 2003-Plus/mame2003-plus/cfg/ of all files.

If the issue persists ask libretro how to debug this platform. You might need to install a sdk or something to do this for that particular platfrom

Will do. I'll get my 3DS ready and tell you the results. Thanks for helping me with this.

Edit:

You might be right about this. I'd need to consult with the RetroArch developers directly regarding this issue.

[mahoneyt944]

That and as stated, make sure to wipe all your mame2003-plus configs and use the latest nightly commit of this core. Older versions had an issue with the port size, and caused crashes.

[OM3GAZX]

That and as stated, make sure to wipe all your mame2003-plus configs and use the latest nightly commit of this core. Older versions had an issue with the port size, and caused crashes.

I indeed did that before trying to run Espgaluda.
In addition, the file browser seems to be broken on these builds. I had the game already registered on the default playlists so I had no major issues running the game—this is a quick workaround.

[grant2258]

Think we can close this one seems to be an RA issue.