Issue with creating /userdata/system/custom-es-config

[npaladin2000]

Issuing the command "cp /usr/bin/emulationstation-standalone /userdata/system/custom-es-config", without making any changes to custom-es-config, causes Xwindows to fail to start on reboot. When the file is deleted, X and EmulationStation immediately come up. Device is an Aya Neo. This issue resulted from another issue where the device boots up to a scrunched screen until switching video output between Auto and eDP (doesn't matter what it starts on).

Following is the transcript of some Discord conversation with Atari regarding this:

npaladin2000 — Today at 10:48 PM I was earlier when referring to the overlay file, but that's what you asked me to delete. At this point we can ignore "overlay" stuff there's a problem with /userdata/system/custom-es-config Atari — Today at 10:48 PM yep, agreed let's focus on the actual issue could you see if emulationstation is producing any logs that might be relevant? npaladin2000 — Today at 10:49 PM I don't think it's even starting X, let me look Atari — Today at 10:49 PM otherwise, you could always try manually invoking emulationstation by running batocera-es-swissknife --restart if there are any issues with ES starting it should print it out to your SSH console npaladin2000 — Today at 10:50 PM ok let me give that a shot here, ES logs would be in /var/log? Atari — Today at 10:50 PM you may need to run export DISPLAY=:0.0 before attempting any SSH command btw Atari — Today at 10:50 PM i'm not actually sure, I'm really only familiar with Batocera's logs if it's a log related to just emulationstation, I wouldn't know where to look npaladin2000 — Today at 10:51 PM Ewww getting a continuous scroll error, have to issue a stop command to the service to get it to stop. Let me get a copy/paste

Error: Can't find file "en" for symbols include Exiting Abandoning symbols file "default" Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server Error loading new keyboard description /usr/bin/xrandr set eDP as primary /usr/bin/setxkbmap The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: Error: Can't find file "en" for symbols include Exiting Abandoning symbols file "default" Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server Error loading new keyboard description /usr/bin/xrandr set eDP as primary /usr/bin/setxkbmap The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: Error: Can't find file "en" for symbols include Exiting Abandoning symbols file "default" Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server Error loading new keyboard description /usr/bin/xrandr set eDP as primary /usr/bin/setxkbmap The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: Error: Can't find file "en" for symbols include Exiting Abandoning symbols file "default" Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server Error loading new keyboard description /usr/bin/xrandr set eDP as primary /usr/bin/setxkbmap The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: Error: Can't find file "en" for symbols include Exiting Abandoning symbols file "default" Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server Error loading new keyboard description /usr/bin/xrandr Over and over and over until I stop the S31emulationstation service Atari — Today at 10:53 PM hm, no obvious error message the stuff about the keyboard can indeed be ignored, as it states npaladin2000 — Today at 10:54 PM That filled my entire buffer before I could stop it Lemee see if I can kill it quicker, maybe there's another message before these Atari — Today at 10:54 PM This seems like a bug with Batocera. If you'd like to, could you create an issue report on the repository so this can be looked into? Be sure to mention that you're on an Aya Neo, that will probably give it more traction. npaladin2000 — Today at 10:55 PM Ok got more info, it's at the top before all that other crap scrolls it away [root@BATOCERA /var/log]#

X.Org X Server 1.20.11 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Operating System: Linux 4.15.0-156-generic x86_64 Current Operating System: Linux BATOCERA 5.12.13 #1 SMP Mon Sep 20 15:29:51 Europe 2021 x86_64 Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/linux label=BATOCERA console=tty3 quiet loglevel=0 vt.global_cursor_default=0 mitigations=off initrd=/boot/initrd.gz Build Date: 20 September 2021 04:31:13PM

Current version of pixman: 0.40.0 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org to make sure that you have the latest version. Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Dec 1 22:55:08 2021 (==) Using config directory: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d" (==) Using system config directory "/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d" (II) AMDGPU(0): [KMS] Kernel modesetting enabled. /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: 12: ulimit: too many arguments No such file or directory Obt-Message: Failed to open an Input Method set eDP as primary /usr/bin/setxkbmap Nothing glaring

[liberodark]

Have similar issue im make modification directly on /usr/bin/emulationstation-standalone & batocera-save-overlay

[n2qz]

Issuing the command "cp /usr/bin/emulationstation-standalone /userdata/system/custom-es-config", without making any changes to custom-es-config, causes Xwindows to fail to start on reboot.

I believe this issue is user error and should be closed as "not a bug".

The custom-es-config should contain only commands such as "xrandr" to tailor the environment, not a complete copy of /usr/bin/emulationstation-standalone. The emulationstation-standalone script calls custom-es-config, so installing it in that location will cause an endless loop as observed.