[RESOLVED] Select+Start crash to desktop

In Retrobat I have a very strange error when I exit the games. It is random, sometimes it exits correctly and other times it takes me to the desktop and closes Retrobat. If I exit the games with the key combination "Alt+F4" I never have that problem, it always exits correctly and I don't have any kind of lock or exit to the desktop, but if I do it with the xbox controller with the combination "Select+Start" if it happens to me and very often. I thought that both combinations had the same function, but it is strange that the application crashes with the controller and not with the combination of keys.

After consulting the problem with a friend of mine who has programming knowledge and has been installing Retrobat on various arcade machines for his clients since the early versions, he responded with this. It would be good for the Retrobat development team to keep it in mind in case they find a solution in a future update:

"""""Hello, I have observed that over time, Retrobat systems suffer from corruption in the system writing (not all of them, and the time is random). This happens to me with the AK47 theme but not with the 10guns theme (both are custom themes). Both themes have the same base, to the point that sometimes it doesn't even open. I located the error in the execution file, which is where it writes every change we make, such as adding a new system that is not recognized by the majority, increasing the chance of failure.

Regarding your controller shutting down, it's not the same as pressing Alt+F4 to exit the controller. One is a Windows command that will close everything in its path, and the other is a Retrobat command, conveniently located where I mentioned."""""

Hello,

Not much we can do without specifics, for example what is the "execution file" ?

From what I understand this is linked with custom themes, we do not experience such issues with the standard theme...
Maybe this is something to check with the theme-makers.

Could your friend open a github issue and give more information ?

If it's theme related, maybe it's old theme which are not up-to-date with the latest ES revision ? A bad theme could lead to engine crash.

tartifless wrote:Hello,

Not much we can do without specifics, for example what is the "execution file" ?

From what I understand this is linked with custom themes, we do not experience such issues with the standard theme...
Maybe this is something to check with the theme-makers.

Could your friend open a github issue and give more information ?

Yes, maybe it's because of the custom theme; I use the CKAU-BOOK, it's a pretty complete theme, and I have it updated to the latest version, but I'll try other themes to see if I have the same problem or not. In any case, I have already shared your response with my friend; I hope he has some time to share his findings with you on GitHub. In any case, thank you for your help and for this magnificent application. Regards.

Hummm... Ckau-book is an up-to-date theme, so it should not be the reason.
In any case, test with the provided theme (Carbon), to see if the problem still occurs

getupor wrote:Hummm... Ckau-book is an up-to-date theme, so it should not be the reason.
In any case, test with the provided theme (Carbon), to see if the problem still occurs

Indeed, you are right, it is the theme. I have tried with the theme (Carbon) and everything goes perfectly; but of course, I like the Ckau-book much better. For the moment I will close the games with Alt+F4 ; this way I don't have any problem. Thanks

Hi, I have lots of crashes probably due to themes.
I have a pretty big collection.
It seems i had trouble with more intensive themes like animatics DX and rvgm bt themes (lot of info cinematics etc)
(I can reproduce the crash on theses)
Maybe I can talk to the Animatics Dx Guy.
Simpler ones seems not to crash but i have not tested enough.

I Know nothing about theming or coding/modding...

My laptop is decent
Predator Helios Neo 16
i9 13800hx rtx 4070 8g
32 ram
retrobat and emulators on ssd
roms on oldish HDD 2T

Thanks for your work.

Hello,

Can you send your es.log file after crash ?

tartifless wrote:Hello,

Can you send your es.log file after crash ?

Sorry for the late reply.

Since last retrobat update (and animatics dx update), I have not be able to reproduce the crash. so i am not able to have my es.log file file after crash since it doesn't happen anymore.
If that happen in the future i will post.
Thx

tartifless wrote:Hello,

Can you send your es.log file after crash ?

This past week I updated Retrobat and the theme and it must have been a random bug that somehow got fixed. I have been bug free for a week now. Thank you very much for everything