christianhaitian
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3 years ago This issue is very odd. First, if the issue is happening between retroarch 64 and 32, then this means it’s happening between 2 different emulator cores as the retroarch 64 PSX emulator is duckstation while on the reteoarch 32 the emulator is pcsx_rearmed. It’s very strange that the issue happens fairly consistently the same between 2 completely different emulators. So My thinking is that there’s either an issue both retroarch engines or an issue with your hotkey changes. By default, the image is set to use hotkey+r1 for savestates and hotkey+l1 to load savestates. You indicated you changed this. Are you sure you’re not changing your savestate slots by accident between sessions? Or did you enable Increment Save State Index Automatically in the retroarch menu? If that’s not the issue, are you experiencing this with any other system emulators? I tried the following scenarios and can’t replicate this issue yet using Ape Escape
launch ape escape, savestate once started in new game. Load savestate with no issues using default hotkeys,
Exited retroarch via hotkeys. Load ape escape again, loadEd savestate without issue using hotkeys.
Shutdown the unit. Boot the unit. Launch ape escape, load savestate, no issue. Saved over previous savestate with no issue. Loaded new savestate, no issue.
ZillaTBO
I am using the RG351P with ArkOS v 1.5 (01282021)
so here is the issue, while using the Playstation emulator i can make save states, however there is no way to load them. ive set up all my hot keys to to save and load the save states. the Save hotkey works, shows the saving bar. scrolls to 100% and gives the check mark. the load hotkey does nothing. then i tried to do manual save states. going into retro arch selecting save, it runs a save, even makes a save state file in my game directory, however the load save state icon is not there.
troubleshooting steps i have taken so far.
save states seem to have worked normally on each version of retro arch once, then on future boot ups this issue happens.
to help you out. the game i was playing when i came across this issue was Final Fantasy Tactics. also with a secondary Saving issue. since save states have not been working for me ive been using the in game saves. during the first 10 hours of game play with the game, i could save in game as normal. and then when i was done playing shut the core down using the Select + Start Start hot key. the saves would be fine. however after a slightly longer play session, about 2 and a half hours, i saved, closed the core using those hot keys and all the saves and progress had been reverted to the state prior to that game session. losing a ton of progress and time. frustrating but i have at least found a work around for this issue for now. going into retro arch and closing the content first, then closing retro arch seems to resolve the issue, an extra step but possibly something else you may want to look into.
sorry for the long post but i wanted to give you as much info on the issue as ive found to help you with troubleshooting this issue. also. the save state issue is an issue my brother is dealing with as well. he is also on an RG351p. also the same version of ArkOS.
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This is not Anbernic Stock Emuelec or 351Elec. ArkOS is a different distribution from those systems and will have differing features. The only somewhat similarity is that they both use EmulationStation as a frontend. Even with that, the versions of EmulationStation that's used in between ArkOS and Anbernic Emuelec/351Elec is different with different capabilities. If there are features you prefer with Anbernic Emuelec/351Elec, just use those distributions instead. The choice is yours.
Have you reviewed the Frequently Asked Questions available at https://github.com/christianhaitian/arkos/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions---RG351P ?
If your issue is related to being able to run certain emulators or ports, have you reviewed the Emulators and Ports section available at https://github.com/christianhaitian/arkos/wiki/ArkOS-Emulators-and-Ports-information for needed bios files and supported rom extensions?
Have you reviewed the known issues section available at https://github.com/christianhaitian/arkos/wiki/Known-issues ?
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