Another Nesemu Save/load Problem
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I feel that I ought to post an update here. Inexplicably, Hotfix 4 has fixed the problem I'd been having with NesEmu. It now saves and loads states properly, and it will start again and work correctly when next run, be that during the same session, or after a shut-down or reboot.
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Hooray for random anomalies!
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Look forward to more random anomalies in the future, same Prometheus-time, same Prometheus-channel. :lol:
I guess I ought to mark this one as "[SOLVED]", really, eh?
I guess I ought to mark this one as "[SOLVED]", really, eh?
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(as also posted on the other forum
You also formatted the hell out of it, and you mentioned you didn't use NesEmu anymore after you formatted it. For me, a couple of formats later and it's not solved, but I'll try the hotfix and report back if it does solve my problem too (formatting it didn't solve my probs). Let's hope it's fixed for me too (even though I have a new SD incoming..)
You also formatted the hell out of it, and you mentioned you didn't use NesEmu anymore after you formatted it. For me, a couple of formats later and it's not solved, but I'll try the hotfix and report back if it does solve my problem too (formatting it didn't solve my probs). Let's hope it's fixed for me too (even though I have a new SD incoming..)
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Good luck - I'll be interested to hear whether it helps you also.
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So, it definately was my sd card. I got another one today, and that does not misbehave. So, for the record: I had a Peak (peakhardware.com) 16 gb class 6 SDHC card, and that gave trouble. All the formatting I did, did not fix it.
EDIT: Also, after hotfix4, the problem was still there, so was 100% the memcard.
EDIT: Also, after hotfix4, the problem was still there, so was 100% the memcard.
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Well, I don't know what to say. My NesEmu problem has re-returned all over again. It's like a mandelbug or something. Just making a note of it for now - logs to follow when my Pandora's next powered up (it's resting for now after a couple of stages of Mega Man X ).
With me, though, it's been doing this since the memory card was brand new...
).With me, though, it's been doing this since the memory card was brand new...
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Ok, it runs once and never again, right?
Delete the appdata directory, then post the contents of /tmp/pndrunnesemu.whatever. So far I've only been trying to figure out why the second run doesn't work, but maybe the first run is actually doing something weird.
Delete the appdata directory, then post the contents of /tmp/pndrunnesemu.whatever. So far I've only been trying to figure out why the second run doesn't work, but maybe the first run is actually doing something weird.
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I just went and fetched up some logs to edit in, and here I find that you've posted.
Here they are... This first one is from when it's refusing to run after the last time;
This second one is what I got after eliminating NesEmu's appdata directory, and then running it again. It's actually from a second attempt at running it again during the same session, as I forgot to get a log the first time. I'm sure that the first one would have been identical, though.
Next, I shut down my Pandora in order to retrieve the above logs (which I had saved to my main SD Card), and then booted it up again, started NesEmu, and set NesEmu's configuration to my liking (Select = "Q", Start = Enter, Pandora X = NES A, Pandora A = NES B ) . I then ran a game, saved a state, reset the game, and then loaded the state I'd saved, before quitting;
Irritatingly, now that I'm trying to get a log of when it ceases functioning again, it is behaving itself perfectly well!
However, I can practically guarantee that in a few days' time, as soon as I want to play something, it will stop working again. That's all I can provide until it does.
Here they are... This first one is from when it's refusing to run after the last time;
This second one is what I got after eliminating NesEmu's appdata directory, and then running it again. It's actually from a second attempt at running it again during the same session, as I forgot to get a log the first time. I'm sure that the first one would have been identical, though.
Next, I shut down my Pandora in order to retrieve the above logs (which I had saved to my main SD Card), and then booted it up again, started NesEmu, and set NesEmu's configuration to my liking (Select = "Q", Start = Enter, Pandora X = NES A, Pandora A = NES B ) . I then ran a game, saved a state, reset the game, and then loaded the state I'd saved, before quitting;
Irritatingly, now that I'm trying to get a log of when it ceases functioning again, it is behaving itself perfectly well!
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I can't believe I'm actually hoping you have problemsPrometheus said:
Everytime you run it, just copy the log file to your SD card until eventually it doesn't work. Hopefully that log file will show some error at the end which kept it from unmounting properly, or some other clue.
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As if on cue, one day later it is no longer working again. :lol: Here's the log. It seems to be the same as the one from its non-working state yesterday, at a glance.
As usual, if I remove NesEmu's appdata directory it will work fine again, but then stop just like it has now. I really don't get what's going on.
EDIT: I think it's worth noting that, when the card was ext2, NesEmu behaved just fine, but simply couldn't save or load states. I don't know why it's doing what it's doing with FAT32, here.
As usual, if I remove NesEmu's appdata directory it will work fine again, but then stop just like it has now. I really don't get what's going on.
EDIT: I think it's worth noting that, when the card was ext2, NesEmu behaved just fine, but simply couldn't save or load states. I don't know why it's doing what it's doing with FAT32, here.
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Pardon the double-post, but I have observed something curious that I think bears mentioning. This issue also, rarely, happens with some other apps that I use as well - specifically, it's happened a couple of times with Snes9x4D4P, once with DeadBeef (the older PND), and twice with GINGE as well.
What's going on? :blink:
EDIT: Firefox, too, now. I guess this really is the same problem that laurens was encountering, although I can only seem to reliably replicate it with NesEmu - the rest seem to be quite random. Unfortunately, changing the SD Card is not an option for me - it's a £65 card (and I made sure to go with a good brand specifically to avoid problems) and I can't afford to throw that sort of money away. Can someone tell me what sort of information is needed so I can file this on the bug-tracker, please?
What's going on? :blink:
EDIT: Firefox, too, now. I guess this really is the same problem that laurens was encountering, although I can only seem to reliably replicate it with NesEmu - the rest seem to be quite random. Unfortunately, changing the SD Card is not an option for me - it's a £65 card (and I made sure to go with a good brand specifically to avoid problems) and I can't afford to throw that sort of money away. Can someone tell me what sort of information is needed so I can file this on the bug-tracker, please?
