Aceisback Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Don't know if I am just stupid or what, but I am trying to run RetroArch to see if is an improvement over what I am already using with HS. I cannot even get started with RetroArch. I have downloaded the Megapak and when I run RetroArch, I get the following errors: C:\Games\Retroarch>retroarch RetroArch [ERROR] :: GL: Invalid enum. RetroArch [ERROR] :: Cannot open video driver ... Exiting ... RetroArch [ERROR] :: Fatal error received in: "init_video_input()" C:\Games\Retroarch> I cannot get anything to run via command line from examples found online or in the Wiki's. Should something happen if I just run Retroarch.exe without any commands? I am lost, and since the retroarch-phoenix gui is now non-existent, I am lost at setting this thing up. I have searched the web, and cannot find anything that helps me. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awakened Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 It should open up into its gui just by double clicking the exe file. Looking at that error it looks like a video driver error, so you could try opening retroarch.cfg and changing it from video_driver = "gl" to video_driver = "d3d9". I've never had a problem with the GL driver and I like it since it has less input lag than d3d though. You could also try the latest test build linked on their forums here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceisback Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Well, that didn't work. I will try it on another PC this weekend if I have a chance. I do have the latest build. Thanks for the info, it got me a little further than before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Cyrano Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I have the same problem, if you has solved the problem please say me something, Aceisback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamnedRegistrations Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 If you're getting a GL error, then it has to do with your video card drivers. Specifically it's a problem with AMD and their crappy drivers that have always had problems with open GL. One of the reasons why I switched to Nvidia ages ago and never looked back I read that Catalyst legacy drivers do not work with the new GL code they added at the moment (will be fixed soon), so for now try d3d9 or SDL. Could also try a different version for your vid drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Cyrano Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Solved. The problem was the actually version of RetroArch, I have download a past version and run perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceisback Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Retroarch is working fine on my cab which is running Windows 7. Still not running on Windows 8 machine. I try and work things out on my desktop PC before installing on my cab, but just did not work out this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanin Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm having the same problem. Laptop with Windows 7 works, desktop with Windows 8 doesn't. Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamnedRegistrations Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Refer to my above post or what awakened said. There's no reason why setting it to d3d9 shouldn't work if you're getting that gl error. Again, it's an AMD driver issue with the latest implementation of opengl in RA. I wish people would be specific about what they've tried exactly and give info of those results, screenshots would be nice too. Just posting things like, "Doesn't work, help me. No that doesn't work either, what is wrong?" is not going to help anyone guide you to fixing anything.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceisback Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 I had tried the video_driver = "d3d9" thing previously but that did not work. I finally deleted the retroarch.cfg and ran retroarch again. It created a new retroarch.cfg file which only had a one line entry. I added video_driver = "d3d9" and ran the program again, and it updated the retroarch.cfg and now the program is working on my Win8 machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suspendedhatch Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Weird. Nothing worked until I did exactly what Aceisback said he did. I'm on Windows 7. Thanks!! I have an NVIDIA GeForce8400GS. Not sure why gl doesn't work but d3d9 does. Did I buy a shitty video card? *update - Updated my video driver from a 2010 version to a 2014. Not sure why it didn't do that automatically when I installed it. Didn't give me the option to click the update driver button either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceisback Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 Glad it worked. I was pulling my hair out trying to get it to work. Thanks to everyone else who offered suggestions as it took all of them to finally find the issue plaguing my machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faydra6410 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Had similar gfx_ctx_init problem but Aceisback's d3d9 solution fixed it but next time i loaded RetroArch I got a new host of problems. I am running a clean install of windows 7 Pro 64bit, and have been following SimplyAustin's video in order(brilliant videos). On the RetroArch one I used all the files provided in his video. after i fixed the d3d9 dll error I was hit by the following: The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b) I Google'd relentlessly for 2 days and finally was able to find something on YouTube using dependency walker after loading RetroArch in it I found I was missing 15 dlls. fixed all but 2 (see image). Upon further googling I discovered that there are not any 64bit dll files available, has anyone else encountered this? Advice please I'm stumped. By the way I have read all the comments and tried them too.... DX9... C++ ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awakened Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I was messing around with the Windows 10 64bit preview on my laptop and the only thing I needed to run after a clean install to get RA 64bit working was the Direct X web installer. I think Windows update in the preview automatically grabs one of the VC redists, but I don't know if that's something RA requires or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faydra6410 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I sorted this 30 minutes ago.... took my hubby's graphics card out of his pc and let windows configure it. Trust me I tried everything i could find on the net and nothing else worked I tried everything direct x was an early attempt. Thank you for helping though. I figured I better update in here so others know my fix as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcadeGirl Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 try this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuYLpCQIQdM SimplyAustin stopped updating his vides a month ago, but the few he did are amazing. I wouldn't use his art packs if you are OCD like me because he won't share the wheel art, except in his videos, but otherwise topnotch stuff and I have used them. E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMPLYAUSTIN Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Not sure what you mean by wrong mate?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMPLYAUSTIN Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Well it's a bit rude to just say they are wrong as some people had problems. With that way of thinking this entire place must be wrong princess?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faydra6410 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 My errors have always been operating system and graphics card related and all the other people who have had similar issues have always discovered it was the same. not his packs they are brilliant took alot of guess work out of the setup. Sent from my Hudl HT7S3 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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