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[ISSUE]: POPStarter IGR fails to start PS2BBL #21

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YgorSan opened this issue Jul 12, 2023 · 10 comments · Fixed by #22
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[ISSUE]: POPStarter IGR fails to start PS2BBL #21

YgorSan opened this issue Jul 12, 2023 · 10 comments · Fixed by #22
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YgorSan commented Jul 12, 2023

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Describe the issue

I have a problem when trying to start PS2BBL through the IGR feature of POPStarter, when trying to run the file, a glitch occurs on the screen crashing in the first few seconds of homebrew execution

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SCPH-90006

Program version (if possible, also provide hash)

Latest PS2BBL + OpenTuna (cf8f802)

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Modchip

What kind of boot method are you using to run the bootloader?

OpenTuna

Context and extra information

my console has a clone of the modchip matrix installed, the POPStarter version is the latest available on the psx-place forum (2019/06/05) and I am booting the VCD's from a USB stick.

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israpps commented Jul 12, 2023

hi!

Will take a closer look later...

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israpps commented Jul 13, 2023

Could you try this version?

I believe the issue is not popstarter, but the code changes of the specific commit you mentioned
PS2BBL_DEBUG_FIX-ISSUE-21.zip

israpps added a commit that referenced this issue Jul 13, 2023
wait time only applied if PS2BBL has debugging enabled

fixes #21
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israpps commented Jul 13, 2023

the changes I did fixed the issue

Now awaiting your confirmation before I merge the changes to upstream so it reaches everyone!

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YgorSan commented Jul 14, 2023

the changes I did fixed the issue

Now awaiting your confirmation before I merge the changes to upstream so it reaches everyone!

Sorry for the late reply, I was doing some massive testing with some versions of OPL and wLaunchELF. This fix seems to work fine when I start POPStarter through wLaunchELF, but when I do it through the OPL apps tab it only works sometimes, most of the time it doesn't load anything from PS2BBL, it just hangs on a black screen. I spent a long time testing this, it only started to work a little when I moved the conf_apps.cfg file (in which the popstarter ELF's paths are listed) from the root of my pendrive to the OPL folder on the memory card, after that moving the file back to the root of the USB drive still works sometimes but not as functional as when using wLaunchELF

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YgorSan commented Jul 15, 2023

...forgot to mention that only the PS2BBL and Opentuna files are on the memory card, the OPL and wLaunchELF are also on the USB drive.

israpps added a commit that referenced this issue Jul 15, 2023
* identify debug on banner

* less chatty on ELF loading

* tidy gitignore

* better EE_SIO

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* also tell found app for auto apps

* fix debug printf when searching AUTO apps

* OpenTuna pack: dont bundle wLE with DS3/4 support

* revert cf8f802 & add wait time before loading ELF

wait time only applied if PS2BBL has debugging enabled

fixes #21

* change artifact name for non master branch CI

* Revert "change artifact name for non master branch CI"

This reverts commit cd11562.
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YgorSan commented Jul 16, 2023

I tested the latest version released (dfe1bd1) and the fixes are not working, I also tried formatting the mc and reinstalling the program but to no avail..

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YgorSan commented Jul 16, 2023

I tested the latest version released (dfe1bd1) and the fixes are not working, I also tried formatting the mc and reinstalling the program but to no avail..

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israpps commented Jul 16, 2023

I tested the latest version released (dfe1bd1) and the fixes are not working, I also tried formatting the mc and reinstalling the program but to no avail..

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i cant reproduce your issues here unfortunately

so not sure what else to try

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YgorSan commented Jul 17, 2023

I see, this is a little strange, I'll ask other acquaintances to test it too

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YgorSan commented Jul 20, 2023

@israpps

i cant reproduce your issues here unfortunately

so not sure what else to try

I think I found the problem, it seems to be something related to the compilation of the build. I tested the latest version released yesterday and the compressed .ELF file gave the same error but when I used the uncompressed version of about 196kb it worked perfectly lol

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