SOLVED! Hyperspin Menuvideos freeze and Sound is muted after leaving a game from Retroarch

[AufZumAtem]

Hi guys,

i m setting up my new Hyperspin PC and I m running in a problem I can't solve.

When I start Hyperspin everything is fine and all the menus are having Videos und sounds.

after i played a game via the retroarch emulator the menu music is gone and the videos are freezing after a few seconds. The other emulators work fine, but unfortunately retroarch is my main emulator...  

The problems startet, after I edited an module for the Sega CD, because I needed a different file typ. That's working now, but as a result I m having the sound & video bug.

I already tried to change the retroarch module in Rocketlauncher. back to the old unedited one without any results. I even downloaded Rocketlauncher again and importet the retroarch module from the new installation to my old one. Nothing changed...

Can you help me?

Actually its the last step, before I m finished and can place the PC back the into the arcade.

[floatingyeti]

I've never encountered anything like that but I would be interested in looking at the RL log if you can post it.

Have you tried adjusting RL - Main Setting - Exit settings:

Restore front end on exit

Restore resolution on exit

I suggest trying a different Video driver in RA to see if the behavior changes.

[AufZumAtem]

Hi Floatingyeti,

i tried all your suggestions.

nothing happend.

maybe my RL Log will help?

Tank you so much for your time!

RLLOG.txt

[floatingyeti]

2 hours ago, AufZumAtem said:

maybe my RL Log will help?

I will look through it later today.

Can you make a new RetroArch folder and set up one core/system with RL to see if it works?

Rename your original folder to set aside as a "backup". 

It would help to determine if its a RL or RA issue.

[floatingyeti]

This as a RL issue not RA

It appears that when you exit a game Hyperspin is in focus (active window)

RL is attempting to force focus on RocketLauncherUI (window "ahk_id 0x10428") 

15:39:46:866 | RL |      INFO  | +0     | ExitScript - Restoring RocketLauncherUI.exe to x61 y0 w h735
15:39:46:866 | RL |     TRACE  | +0     | Window.Restore - Restoring window "ahk_id 0x10428"
15:39:46:976 | RL |      INFO  | +109   | ExitScript - Restoring RocketLauncherUI.exe to attempt to put it into focus
15:39:46:976 | RL |     TRACE  | +0     | Window.Get - Transparent is "" from "ahk_id 0x10428"
15:39:46:976 | RL |      INFO  | +0     | ExitScript - Checking what application is currently in focus.
15:39:46:976 | RL |     TRACE  | +0     | Window.Active - "ahk_id 0x10428" is not the active window
15:39:46:976 | RL |      INFO  | +0     | ExitScript - HyperSpin is currently active. Putting focus back on RocketLauncherUI.exe with PID of 1408
15:39:46:976 | RL |     TRACE  | +0     | Window.Activate - Activating window "ahk_id 0x10428"
15:39:47:101 | RL |     TRACE  | +125   | Window.Activate - Activating window "ahk_id 0x10428"
15:39:47:210 | RL |     TRACE  | +110   | Window.Active - "ahk_id 0x10428" is the active window
15:39:47:210 | RL |     DEBUG  | +0     | ExitScript - Took 1 attempts to put RocketLauncherUI.exe back in focus.

I assume this is because of your Global/Main Settings/Desktop and Exit settings

These are my settings (I don't know what's "best" only that they work with HS/RL/RA):

[AufZumAtem]

On 12/13/2022 at 5:17 AM, floatingyeti said:

This as a RL issue not RA

It appears that when you exit a game Hyperspin is in focus (active window)

RL is attempting to force focus on RocketLauncherUI (window "ahk_id 0x10428") 

15:39:46:866 | RL |      INFO  | +0     | ExitScript - Restoring RocketLauncherUI.exe to x61 y0 w h735
15:39:46:866 | RL |     TRACE  | +0     | Window.Restore - Restoring window "ahk_id 0x10428"
15:39:46:976 | RL |      INFO  | +109   | ExitScript - Restoring RocketLauncherUI.exe to attempt to put it into focus
15:39:46:976 | RL |     TRACE  | +0     | Window.Get - Transparent is "" from "ahk_id 0x10428"
15:39:46:976 | RL |      INFO  | +0     | ExitScript - Checking what application is currently in focus.
15:39:46:976 | RL |     TRACE  | +0     | Window.Active - "ahk_id 0x10428" is not the active window
15:39:46:976 | RL |      INFO  | +0     | ExitScript - HyperSpin is currently active. Putting focus back on RocketLauncherUI.exe with PID of 1408
15:39:46:976 | RL |     TRACE  | +0     | Window.Activate - Activating window "ahk_id 0x10428"
15:39:47:101 | RL |     TRACE  | +125   | Window.Activate - Activating window "ahk_id 0x10428"
15:39:47:210 | RL |     TRACE  | +110   | Window.Active - "ahk_id 0x10428" is the active window
15:39:47:210 | RL |     DEBUG  | +0     | ExitScript - Took 1 attempts to put RocketLauncherUI.exe back in focus.

I assume this is because of your Global/Main Settings/Desktop and Exit settings

These are my settings (I don't know what's "best" only that they work with HS/RL/RA):

That didn't help, but I found that on Reddit:

"Issue was fixed by changing the .ini sound option from portaudio to auto"

but I have no idea how to do that! 

Help please??

[floatingyeti]

All the RetroArch settings are contained in a Global(retroarch.cfg) or Per-core ([corename]_libretretro.cfg)

Global->Main Directory

Per-core -> conf Directory

The only ini files I have are individual MAME SL Machine configs (mame_libretro)

I see no indication of a "portaudio" setting but if the audio driver is causing the issue it can be changed (I have only used xaudio)

 

Sorry, this is something I don't know or need to read the Reddit post to understand

[AufZumAtem]

Thank you so much for all your help Yeti!

I tried a lot stuff in the settings again and suddenly the problem was gone!

Therefore the Games were muted...

I tried different settings again and now its working.

I tried all of that before and nothing happend.

and now...

i don't want to ask any deeper. i m just very happy right now!

Thanks for all the help!!