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Android Beta Testing Information & Feedback #1208

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skmp opened this issue Jul 8, 2018 · 160 comments
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Android Beta Testing Information & Feedback #1208

skmp opened this issue Jul 8, 2018 · 160 comments
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skmp commented Jul 8, 2018 •
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Android Beta opt in

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http://chat.reicast.com (#reicast)

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Beta discussion thread
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- Beta discussion thread: http://dcemulation.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=104644
- Forum README: http://dcemulation.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=104455
- Forum Code of Conduct: http://dcemulation.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=104207

Beta issue reporting
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- https://github.com/reicast/reicast-emulator/issues/1208 (general support, this issue)
- reicast/gamedb#3 (Game compatibility issues)

Setting up guide
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- http://reicast.com/guide
- http://dcemulation.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=86&t=104206 (not sure which one is more up to date)

Game compatibility tracking
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- http://gamedb.reicast.com (still very much WIP), reicast/gamedb#3

Chat
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- [#reicast @freenode (irc)](https://www.irccloud.com/invite?channel=%23reicast&hostname=irc.freenode.net&port=6667)
- [Reicast Discord](https://discord.gg/gYsfaNt)

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spielvan commented Jul 8, 2018 •
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I entered the program of beta tester, I went to test the version that was sent to me 1493906 and when it goes to load the game reicast simply closes, then tested manually and the last functional in my box android tv was edaec54.

Tested device: Android box Tv MX3-G 32bits, with android 4.4.2, more Mali 450 OpenGL ES 2.0

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MrYoso commented Jul 9, 2018

Can't run any games, even the bios. Instant crash when I try to run a game or bios. S8+ 8.0.0

@ivanmestre
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Same issue, crashes to home screen when loading games. Deleted the app's data and every time I try to set it up again, it crashes to home screen.

Nexus 6P, Android 8.1

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skmp commented Jul 9, 2018

Added link to the chat

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renanlricci commented Jul 9, 2018 •
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Hi! same issue here. I think the file system is the problem, when I try to change de BIOS and games folder the App crashes. Sorry my bad English! ;)

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skmp commented Jul 9, 2018 via email

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skmp commented Jul 9, 2018 via email

@diegodylard
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Same issue. The bios was located succesfully (it seems) but when i try to locate games folder the app goes back to desktop. Same if i manually try to locate dc boot bin folder. Altough the app seemed to have found my game automatically it instantly goes back to desktop when i try to launch it. Device : xiaomi redmi note 4

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MrYoso commented Jul 9, 2018

Mine shows "r7 [1493906]".

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skmp commented Jul 9, 2018

Updated build pushed. You should get the update soon.

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FaceRAX commented Jul 9, 2018

Needs to update the cloud vmu, it doesn't let me upload anything. Some settings options need fixing. Games are working fine as always.

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AbandonedCart commented Jul 9, 2018 •
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The beta simply extends support to Android 7.0+ and restores functionality to things that were previously working. A lot still needs to be done to update the Android shell.

Cloud VMU, Settings, etc. that have been broken for all Android versions are still broken.

@blackman91
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Is this beta build the same as the latest master dev build?

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ghost commented Jul 9, 2018

Working nice 👍
But still having a problem in KOF the evolution the touch screen button is gone after the intro of Dreamcast :(

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skmp commented Jul 9, 2018

@blackman91 the beta is the tip of #1210. Once that is ready, the beta will be the tip of master. Beta builds are also Release builds, while dev builds are Debug builds by default

@Emulatorer can you open an issue in the gamedb please? https://github.com/reicast/gamedb/issues

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ghost commented Jul 9, 2018 •
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@skmp now I reported the issue to
https://github.com/reicast/gamedb/issues

@gannon345
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Android r7 1493906:

Crashing when I try to enter any info for the BIOS location, or when I use locate and select it.

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blackman91 commented Jul 10, 2018 •
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Just tested the beta (r7 02901d6), great job this error warning no longer appears at all:
#1009

Selecting bios and games directory no longer crashes the app too.

It seems to be running games fine, will keep testing, only the game Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram seems to be running at very very low frame rate even with frameskip off and default settings making it unplayable, has anyone else experienced this?

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@skmp I just tested the (r7 02901d6) as beta tester, and now it is working perfect, there are still graphics bugs, GPU Mali 450 Open GL 2.0. A hug.

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skmp commented Jul 10, 2018 •
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Alright. I’ll try to merge everything to master by end of the week then. Meanwhile, would be great to go over the games and note which ones are working nicely and which ones do not.

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In general game compatibility issues should be reported to https://github.com/reicast/gamedb, to avoid overloading the issue tracker for the emulator itself.

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skmp commented Jul 10, 2018

(Edited first post to point to the gamedb issue tracker)

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Just entered the test. Project Justice 2, only game I have, loads and works, albeit it seems to be a bit slower tan previous lk/Android-studio build I had installed.

S7 edge Exynos.

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@blackman91
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Just noticed this beta doesn't have the microphone permission on by default after installing, I tried to enable the mic reicast option to play seaman and the app crashed after selecting the game, giving it permission manually in Android app settings fixed the issue though. Also I just got a freeze on MvC2 on the final boss using this beta and had to restart the app :(

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skmp commented Jul 11, 2018

@blackman91 can you open an issue for the microphone thing? This should be in reicast-emulator, not gamedb, as it is an actionable item for a developer

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ghost commented Jul 12, 2018

This game is running smooth with a minor graphical issue :)
screenshot_2018-07-12-07-50-08

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MrPsyMan commented Oct 2, 2018 •
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Could be a maple dma issue.

You can try to start the game without a vmu (do we support that?), and then insert the vmu when the "insert vmu" message appears.
Do not expect much though.

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Blaze08 commented Oct 2, 2018

Could be a maple dma issue.

You can try to start the game without a vmu, and then insert the vmu when the "insert vmu" message appears.
Do not expect much though.

okay sir i try

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Blaze08 commented Oct 2, 2018

PG config doesn't allow me to controls, a bug? yeah sir doesn't support.... it just leaving it blank i can't choose config game in here PGC game doesn't want to open

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Blaze08 commented Oct 2, 2018 •
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vmu is automatic with 1 mic integrated with it, i can't edit and choosing this options

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MrPsyMan commented Oct 2, 2018

Bummer.

@flyinghead @AbandonedCart any clue?

@AbandonedCart
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@Blaze08 By 50 / 60 hz, it is referring to PAL / NTSC. Those should be things you will find in the settings and game config.

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Blaze08 commented Oct 2, 2018

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here screenshot there are no selecting pal/ntsc 50/60 hz only Vmu items in here

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Blaze08 commented Oct 2, 2018 •
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look at marked red here "please insert a vmu"
and i can't change ingame setting because doesn't support ???

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Blaze08 commented Oct 2, 2018

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here it is House of the dead 2 using android kitkat 4.4.0 Gpu mali 450-mp2 model Himax Polymer there are several glitching and flickering sometime lag and drop fps

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@Blaze08 You should probably be posting these to https://github.com/reicast/gamedb/issues since they are getting a bit large for the general beta thread.

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Blaze08 commented Oct 2, 2018

okay sir i will posting in there too

@blackman91
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So what happened with the master builds?
http://builds.reicast.com/

@MezaCorleehone
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very good emulator.

just that from the Android 8.1.0
pure android.
I can not start the games.

already has very good features, unfortunately I can not run it.

I hope I can emulate soon

Samsung note 3

  • Snapdragon 2.5 ghz
  • GPU Adreno 330 @ 600 mhz
  • 32 bit system
  • 3 gb of ram
  • Android 8.1.0 custom rom

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Hi there

Nvidia Shield TV , Oreo 8.0. (Beta build from 5th October)

  • When quitting emulation of a game, sometimes emulator returns to main menu but game list has disappeared. I can navigate to settings but that screen is also blank. The only solution is to quit emulator and wait a bit (or entering another app and then come back to emulator) or force close the emulator. Games are on Network Share, I believe this has been reported already.

  • Once in game, there is something wrong with the brightness/contrast/gamma of the screen. This one is difficult to explain, loading Crazy Taxy, for instance, the initial SEGA logo is displayed correctly, the white background and the blue SEGA logo are bright, contrast in between them is correct. Inmediately afterwards, I think the ADX logo, presents a greyish, darker white. In game, the colors are dull, contrast and brigthness are low. In dead or Alive 2, the difference is much clearer because the game will switch in between correct brightness and contrast (just before starting a fight) and low brightness/contrast (during the fight)

  • the new 640x480 resolution set does not seem to have any effect on the Shield TV

  • Setting output cable to 'TV' makes game not loading and return to game selection screen (not sure if this is expected, I have to recognize I don't understand so good what are this options doing, I don't see any difference in between none of them in game, I tried them to check if they would solve the low brightness/contrast issue...)

All these tests are performed with Synchronous Rendering (much smoother gameplay). Thanks!

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Yes I can confirm the colors issue on latest beta too, just check this:
Reicast standalone latest beta:
screenshot_20181018-124159

Fh branch:
screenshot_20181018-124324

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Yes I can confirm the colors issue on latest beta too, just check this:
Reicast standalone latest beta:
screenshot_20181018-124159

Fh branch:
screenshot_20181018-124324

What version are you using? I'm using the latest build beta tester, from google play, and DOA2 gets dark on the characters during the fights.

@RaduNastase
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How about the 640x480 setting guys? Is it non-working on all android devices atm?

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kikeminchas commented Oct 19, 2018 •
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Just for clarity purposes, the issue with low brightness/contrast is present also in master branch (r8.1). Interesting to know that flyinghead's branch does not have the issue. I can also confirm retroarch's libretro core does not have the issue either (but this one is much slower for me for some reason since some time ago)

EDIT: Fh build has the same brightness/contrast issue for me. This is on a Nvidia Shield TV.
Added issue: #1451

@blackman91
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Latest Playstore beta is broken:
#1446

@kikeminchas
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Beta cannot be installed on Nvidia Shield TV. It never appeared in the Android TV version of Google Play but it could be installed from the Desktop. Now the Shield appears grayed out and marked as not compatible.

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ghost commented Nov 4, 2018

Why there's no beta update ?
See #1455

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Sokron commented Nov 4, 2018

I´m having the issue that crash instantly when i try to load a game or the bios

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ghost commented Jan 1, 2019

For those having a problem using reicast watch my video
https://youtu.be/Cb3VQJuHiqA
Hope it's help :)

@TheElectroHouseFreak
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I don't know why, but after i selected a character, Crazy Taxi crashes (while loading 3D Map) (doesn't matter which map). What did i do wrong. Plz help

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  1. Notepad textures 0:07 https://youtu.be/oNuZ7QAwik4?t=7
  2. Issue 956
    log-fatal-inimp.txt
    https://youtu.be/uH5rVBJ3P2U
  3. game crash https://youtu.be/oNuZ7QAwik4?t=117
  4. Bios crash Issue 1494
    bios-crash.txt
    https://youtu.be/JE9kltsrejo

game version Shenmue II GDIcopy RUS RGR Japanese fullspeech
reicast beta ver r8.1-210-g6e7bb35b [490829361]

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Shenmues notepad issue is already reported here: https://github.com/reicast/gamedb/issues/68
We're also aware of other Shenmue issues (see https://github.com/reicast/gamedb/labels/%F0%9F%8E%AE%20shenmue and https://github.com/reicast/gamedb/labels/%F0%9F%8E%AE%20shenmue-ii)

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skmp commented Mar 28, 2019

Closing this now - use http://chat.reicast.com for beta feedback!

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