[v35] [X64] [NVIDIA] [HYBRID] Windows and some other systems get stuck during the game launch from emulation station. But them are playable when launched from File Manager (or xTerminal)

[maioni]

When trying to launch games from Emulation Station, almost of the time it will get stuck in the transaction animation. [Issue not reproducible at v34 stable]

Pre-Condition:

• NVIDIA HYBRID GPU
• Install a fresh Batocera v35 (release candidate)
• Turn ON nvidia-prime; or Turn ON both nvidia-drive and nvidia-prime. boot files: batocera-boot.conf nvidia and prime on.zip batocera-boot.conf only prime on.zip batocera-boot.conf nvidia and prime off.zip system file: batocera.conf.zip
• Make sure the system tested has BIOS. Otherwise the emulator will open and shows no BIOS, or it will be back to Emulation Station. If the game does not require BIOS, so there's no problem to test it.

Steps to Reproduce: 1 - Boot USB Stick batocera 2 - Connect a GamePad (Microsoft Windows / Xbox 360 one used) 2 - Put some BIOS files and ROMS (or just create symbolic links) 3 - Open a game from one of those systems (ISSUE IS MORE OFTEN OR 100% REPRODUCIBLE WITH THOSE SYSTEMS): Windows N64 GameCube MS-DOS NEO GEO CD NAOMI PC ENGINE PC ENGINE CD ROM PC-FX NES GAME BOY VIRTUAL BOY GAME BOY COLOR GAME BOY ADVANCED POKEMON MINI NDS 3DO LCD GAMES VECTREX BBC CDI CANNONBALL PYGAME SHARP X8000 SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM SG-1000 SEGA MASTER SYSTEM SEGA GAME GEAR AMSTRAD CPC INTELLIVISION ODYSSEY 2 PICO-8 CHANNEL F TIC-80 EASY RPG AMIGA COMMODORE 64 WONDERSWAM COLOR JAGUAR LINX ATARI ST ATARI 8-BIT MAME STEAM ZELDA CLASSIC ADOBE FLASH PLAYER CAVE STORY COUNTER-STRIKE HALF-LIFE DIABLO HELLFIRE MR.BOOM TYRQUAKE XRICK VITAQUAKE2 SDLPOP (PRINCE OF PERSIA)

4 - Emulation Station start the transaction animation.

Actual Result: 4 - Game cant launch, animation ends without launching the game. The Emulation Station background music or game video preview can still be hearded.

Expected Result: 4 - Game loads and starts. (If it's the first system launch, tries a second one cause some emulators are setup on first launch)

Note:

• Issue not reproducible at v34 stable.
• Issue is not reproducible when nvidia-prime and nvidia-prime are OFF (Using Intel Chipset)
• All settings were not changed, all remains in AUTO.
• Whoever, if you tries to setup API, the issue is more reproducible on OPENGL than VULKAN, but the issue is reproducible in both options. Turn OFF decorations help to prevent the stuck problem, but also is still reproducible.
• Log can't be provided cause log files are not created cause the game is not really launched. So I'm providing only the support files (boot/batocera-boot.conf and system/)
• The only way to get out from the stuck freeze is press ALT+F4 two times in a row. And it goes back to Emulation Station.
• PC MODEL: Notebook Dell Vostro 14 5402 FHD 14'' I7-1165G7 512GB SSD 16GB NVidia MX330 2GB

System that the issue is LESS OR NOT reproducible: XBOX Tri-Force PSX PS2 PSP NEO GEO SUPER GRAFX WII N3DS WII U SCUMM VM NEO GEO POCKET NEO GEO POCKET COLOR SOLARUS MSX SEGA MEGA DRIVE MUGEN COLECO VISION WONDERSWAM ATARI 7800 ATARI 5200 GX 400 MACINTOSH APPLE II GS FB NEO SONIC RETRO SUPER MARIO WARS ECWOLF LUTRIS PONG OPENBOR

Attached: support_dev_file.zip support_dev_file.z01.zip > rename to support_dev_file.z01 support_dev_file.z02.zip > rename to support_dev_file.z02

[maioni]

I found a workaround. I do not setup nvidia drives and starts batocera v35 with intel vulkan chipset. So I open the game I want, and during gameplay I enter the emulator settings and switch from intel vulkan to nvidia vulkan. Now I can use emulation station without launch freezing and play games as fast as possible :D

[maioni]

Wii U by the way persisted the settings and so I had to do it only one time, and everytime I open it it’s already with nvidia vulkan enable!

[dmanlfc]

@maioni please confirm this is now fixed with the nvidia vulkan fix a few weeks back.