Emulator

Don't worry, everyone using linux is currently having problems w/ the video + audio
(I think audio too, not sure) plugins with displaying 3D. This might be accepted,
but I don't think it'll be an easy fix for them. :P

What? I thought everyone was having some sort of issue with Dolphin in Linux? Infact,
he was having the same problems as me.

I actually apologize, I forgot to even give what REV number I was using. Although
judging by the time this issue was filled, was an hour earlier before I compiled. My
bad. When I compiled it yesterday (which was the first time I compiled it), it didn't
give me the REV number it downloaded from. Even the program header doesn't give the
REV number like the Windows version does. I'll have to recompile again just to make
sure these problems still exist.

Also, ALSA for some reason wasn't playing the sound properly until after I rebooted
my computer. Now it works fine for the most part, however Sonic Heroes or anything w/
ADX (maybe) plays a lot quicker.

I'll recompile + report back. Hopefully the problems I'm having got fixed.

Reporting back here with some updates. Sound for the most part is still the same as
was before, but I'm still getting weird video problems. For example with Crazy Taxi
(see attached screenshot), it plays the sound + opening movie fine, but at this part
where you need to make a save file it doesn't show anything.

I have many other graphical problems besides this on linux, if you're interested in
them, let me know somehow. Thanks. :)

PS: This is amd64/Ubuntu 8.04 w/ REV278.

Here the valgring log you've requested with R278, using full leak check option.

And thx for the build fix :)

May I add that R279 is not building while R278 build...

g++ -o Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.o -c -g -O3 -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC
-msse2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wfloat-equal
-Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wpacked -Wno-conversion -g -O3 -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC
-msse2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wfloat-equal
-Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wpacked -Wno-conversion -ISource/Core/Common/Src
-ISource/Core/DiscIO/Src -ISource/PluginSpecs -ISource -ISource/Core/Core/Src
-ISource/Core/DebuggerWX/src -IExternals/Bochs_disasm -ISource/Core/VideoCommon/Src
Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.cpp
Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.cpp: In function 'void Jit64::Init()':
Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.cpp:239: error: 'Core' has not been declared
scons: *** [Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.o] Error 1
scons: building terminated because of errors.

Same. Error messages and all. :(

g++ -o Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.o -c -g -O3 -fno-strict-aliasing -fPIC
-msse2 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wfloat-equal
-Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wpacked -Wno-conversion -ISource/Core/Common/Src
-ISource/Core/DiscIO/Src -ISource/PluginSpecs -ISource -ISource/Core/Core/Src
-ISource/Core/DebuggerWX/src -IExternals/Bochs_disasm -ISource/Core/VideoCommon/Src
Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.cpp
In file included from Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/../../CoreTiming.h:28,
from Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.cpp:25:
Source/Core/Common/Src/ChunkFile.h:109:7: warning: no newline at end of file
Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.cpp: In function 'void Jit64::Init()':
Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.cpp:239: error: 'Core' has not been declared
scons: *** [Source/Core/Core/Src/PowerPC/Jit64/Jit.o] Error 1
scons: building terminated because of errors.

Knuckles, what is your CPU type? If it has SSE3 but it isn't being detected( You can
tell by the string that is shown at the start of emulation) then most games will fail
to work, something in ector's department with that.
Also, the sound plugin uses libao in Linux, the sound problem is probably from your
distro. Mine works fine.
gnuraziel, I'll look in to your valgrind log in a bit.
And I will also fix Compiling again. >>

gnurazial, what is your Video card and what version of nvidia-cg-toolkit are you using?

-Graphic card : GeForce 7800GS "Extreme Edition" (AGP, 512MB of DDR3, memory and GPU
frequencies x2)
-Driver : 173.14.12
-CG toolkit : 2.0.0015

Thx again Sonicasvance1 for the build fix :)

Did you find anything usefull in the Valgrind log that explain why OGL plugin hang ?

Here's a nice generated log of my CPU, done in Windows though.

knuckles, the CPUID detection varies between Windows and Linux, seeing what it says
when the game first starts up should be what you go by.

Sonicadvance1 :
Did you found anything usefull in the Valgrind log that explain why OGL plugin hang ?

Yeah, for some reason Dolphin says that I'm using 1 core and only SSE and SSE2. So
I'm reporting. :P
Of course when using it on Windows, it says it's using 2 cores and SSSE3 is there.
Now what? :(

What's the distro you're using anyway, Sonicadvance1?

knuckles500 :
use the -msse3 and -march=nocona flags to force scons build with sse3 and cpu
specific support.

With last Rev (R340) I now have the exact same issue un x86 than the one reported here.

For example, with ZWW, I see Nintendo logo, then surround logo and Dolphin crash with
this error :

(0) : fatal error C9999: *** exception during compilation ***

One step forward since x86 is now a little more functionnal.

Here all warnings (and only warnings, it fully build) displayed with R363 under
GNU/Linux x86 :

http://pastebin.com/f4d4a0971

I also spotted that Cg toolkit 2.0 (and 2.1 beta) have issues with PixelShaders. Here
functions you must deactivate to be able to have usable build under GNU/Linux (only
idea) :

GL_EXT_texture_rectangle
GL_ARB_texture_rectangle
GL_NV_texture_rectangle

R379 result :

-Tested on SEVEN different hardware and Linux dist (thx to eldon, Moustik and guru),
it always, ALWAYS give the exact same error :

(0) : fatal error C9999: exception during compilation Cg compiler terminated due to
fatal error

I don't know how SOnicadvance1 do, but he is probably the only guy having 3D init
under Linux.

I don't want to bother you guys but something is definitly wrong since Linux version
is ultra buggy (far more than Windows version) and OSX version is simply non-funtionnal.

Most of the revision are only windows-friendly...That explain why it take 5 rev avery
change to make dolphin build under *NIX again...

I caon't help you because I do not have enough knowledge in C++ but one basic thing I
know is when to make multi-OSes program, it's the most basic thing to be sure that
program run the exact same way for all supported OSes (currently Dolphin is a
windows-friendly emu and a useless GUI under *NIX).

No offence, I thx you for your work and the time you spend on this project, I just
give my thinking about Dolphin project because I work in web and java dev society and
the first thing we do is always make sure our project will work at 100% under each
OSes we choose to support (most of time windows, Linux, OSX and BSD).

It is true that Linux support is not as good as Windows support, but please take
into account that Dolphin was developed for Windows for 5 years, while Linux
support was added only a few weeks ago. Things will get better with time. Please
keep testing and reporting problems.

I use Ubuntu 8.10 with latest Nvidia Graphics drivers and everything updated. I don't
know what distros and videos drivers you use, it has always worked for me.

Linux Dist tested / Result :
-Ubuntu 8.04.1 x86_64 / C999 error
-Debian Lenny X86_64 / C999 error
-OpenSuse 11.0 X86_64 / C999 error
-Gentoo X86_64 / C999 error
-Mandriva 2008 X86_64 / C999 error

Each dist is full up-to-date, have Nvidia Cg (GF 6 to 9), 2-4 GB of RAM, CPU > 2GHz
(Core2Duo and Athlon X2).

So no, Linux version of Dolphin is not functionnal, you're a lucky one Sonicadvance1.

Seven Different Hardware on five diffrent dist end to the EXACT same error so don't
tell me it work good under GNU/Linux, something is definitly wrong.

You have Valgrind log, if you need another kind of log tell me, I will provide it as
fast as I can (I can provide log under Ubuntu 8.04.1 x86 and Debian Lenny X86_64) but
if you cannot find what is wrong, better mark Linux version as useless for the moment
because, considering all the post on the net, only VERY FEW poeple can make it work,
most of linux user end with the C999 error.

(0) : fatal error C9999: exception during compilation Cg compiler terminated due to
fatal error

Here is my last report :
R403 still give the same error on all PC/dist tested (thx again to those helped me by
testing thisRev on their computer)

(0) : fatal error C9999: exception during compilation Cg compiler terminated due to
fatal error

Expect the fact that Dual-Core and maybe SSE3 (I always force it anyway so I do not
noticed) are now detected with AMD CPU, there is no improvement on Linux release.

Considering Sonicadvance1 do not have this problem and, expect ector (which do not
have this problem either), he is the only one using linux there is nearly no chance
to see this bug fixed as most of the contributors are Windows only users (Maybe I'm
wrong but most of the rev are Windows enhanced only).

Most of Linux users end with a non-working emu, this is a fact but it seems they're
just out of luck...

Good luck, I will check this project out in one year or so, maybe then Linux version
will be functionnal...For the moment I will still use my Gamecube, the best way to
play GC games.

I know we fixed most of those issues.
Is any of them still relevant to someone?

Indeed, Does this still cause people to crash? There have been quite a bit of
changes.