Emulator Issues #13016
closed
"Failed to initialize video backend" when launching game
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Description
See https://github.com/lutris/lutris/issues/4030#issuecomment-1215485150
I get this error message when I try to launch a Gamecube or Wii game. It used to work with version 5.0 but now I built the latest development version on Github on my Debian11/KDE machine. There is no output in the console and I don't know what caused this and how to solve it. I already tried changing the graphics settings from None selected to OpenGL.
Updated by myndstream over 2 years ago
(Not just with 5.0-17197.) 5.0-17197 is the version I built, 5.0-14480 is the version I installed through Lutris. Both versions have this problem, no matter if I launch the game directly via Lutris or if I launch Dolphin without Lutris and start the game there.
Updated by JMC4789 about 2 years ago
- Status changed from New to Invalid
Lutris is reported to be working on other systems on the discord server. This sounds like your Graphics Drivers do not currently meet Dolphin's requirements.
Regardless, because this such a niche issue, it should probably be tackled by people familiar with Lutris. If the issue happens when compiling Dolphin yourself, then feel free to rereport and we can take a closer look at it.
Updated by JMC4789 about 2 years ago
I was going to reopen this after it was pointed out to me that you compiled it (I'm speedrunning tech support on a bunch of issues) and noticed you didn't follow the issue report either. Please report the issue if it is still happening and follow the issue report template to the best of your ability so we can help out. Thanks!
Updated by myndstream about 2 years ago
JMC4789
Thanks. I recreated the bug report with a bit more details and the bug template here after rechecking if it still doesn't work: https://bugs.dolphin-emu.org/issues/13086