Error initializing RetroPie after fresh install.

[pureslate]

Hey guys!

Finally got around to starting a portable MAME project, but I’m having some issues getting retropie to run properly. For some reason, when I try to launch it from the terminal (sudo emulationstation) I’m getting the following errors:

error initializing SDL!
fbcon not available
Renderer failed to initialize!
Window failed to initialize!

I’m thinking this is related to me trying to output RetroPie over a GPIO screen, so I tried mirroring fb0 to fb1, and running it through the “hdmi” screen (even though none is plugged in). The mirroring worked properly, and I got a screen “over” my console, but emulationstation still failed to initialize.

Any ideas?

[pureslate]

No ideas at all? I haven’t had a chance to work on this, but I think I’m going to try to start with the premade sd card and then try to get the screen working.

[petrockblog]

are you trying to launch it from a remote ssh session ?

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