Emulator Issues #13602
closedDolphin can't load any games when opened with Lutris or Steam
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Description
Game Name?
No specific game
Game ID? (right click the game in the game list, Properties, Info tab)
No specific game
MD5 Hash? (right click the game in the game list, Properties, Verify tab, Verify Integrity button)
No specific game
What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.
For the last couple of days I've been trying to use Dolphin on Lutris to add my wii and gamecube games to my apps list on Ubuntu 24.04
After I finished adding them, I tried to load one of the games, and I was met by an error stating "Failed to initialize video backend!". Thinking it was an OpenGL related error, I switched to Vulkan, to be met with an error stating "Failed to create Vulkan surface", followed by the same "Failed to initialize video backend!" error.
I tried different games and I tried using a freshly built dolphin build, but it didn't work. Out of frustration, I tried to load dolphin without lutris and it works without a hitch.
I figured it was a lutris error, so I tried add dolphin to steam and load my games from there instead, only to encounter the exact same bundle of errors. I checked the logs and the only information I could make any sense of was that it gave me "Result -106" at the end of the error saying it couldn't load my game.
What steps will reproduce the problem?
On ubuntu 24.04, install Lutris and download the Dolphin runner and replace the installed runner with a freshly built dolphin version(To update it to the latest release), which should be located at "/home/$USER/.local/share/lutris/runners/dolphin", then either add a wii or gamecube game to lutris and try to run it or open the dolphin runner through lutris and try to load a wii or gamecube game from the opened dolphin emulator. For Steam, add Dolphin as a non steam game and open it, then try to load a wii or gamecube game.
For both of these, OpenGL, Vulkan and Software Renderer will be met with the same errors.
Is the issue present in the latest development version? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest development version.
No clue, version 2407-264
Is the issue present in the latest release? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest release.
No clue, version 2407-264
If the issue isn't present in the latest release, which is the first broken version? (You can find the first broken version by bisecting. Windows users can use the tool https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-green-notice-development-thread-unofficial-dolphin-bisection-tool-for-finding-broken-builds and anyone who is building Dolphin on their own can use git bisect.)
[First broken version number here (if applicable)]
If your issue is a graphical issue, please attach screenshots and record a three frame fifolog of the issue if possible. Screenshots showing what it is supposed to look like from either console or older builds of Dolphin will help too. For more information on how to use the fifoplayer, please check here: https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=FifoPlayer
[Attach any fifologs if possible, write a description of fifologs and screenshots here to assist people unfamiliar with the game.]
What are your PC specifications? (CPU, GPU, Operating System, more)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 4.40GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB GDDR6
Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
32GB of DDR4 RAM
Is there anything else that can help developers narrow down the issue? (e.g. logs, screenshots,
configuration files, savefiles, savestates)
I've attached the dolphin.log file I have
Files
Updated by JosJuice 4 months ago
- Is duplicate of Emulator Issues #11807: dolphin-emu fails to initialize OpenGL or Vulkan with QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland added