# PLEASE HELP. All but one emulator crashes **URL:** \ **Category:** GameShell\ **Tags:** launcher, retroarch\ **Created:** [August 13, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289 "2019-08-13T00:57:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![guy\_anermanator](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/guy_anermanator/32/3022_2.png) [@guy\_anermanator](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guy_anermanator)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/1 "2019-08-13T00:57:51Z")
Most apps once open just take me back to the main menu. Is there a way to factory reset this? Only the ps1 stand alone emulator works. I am using windows. ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/2 "2019-08-13T04:11:58Z")
If you have put the emulators on the gameshell, did you give the correct file permissions? You have to make them “executable” for them to work. Also, which OS version are you using? ---
**Author:** ![guy\_anermanator](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/guy_anermanator/32/3022_2.png) [@guy\_anermanator](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guy_anermanator)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/3 "2019-08-19T00:04:55Z")
its just the standard emulators. iam using the newest version of the os on the newest game shell ---
**Author:** ![HalfBlood](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/halfblood/32/2931_2.png) [@HalfBlood](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/HalfBlood)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/4 "2019-08-19T01:00:10Z")
Did you set up the emulators from retroarch? ---
**Author:** ![guy\_anermanator](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/guy_anermanator/32/3022_2.png) [@guy\_anermanator](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guy_anermanator)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/5 "2019-08-19T01:14:00Z")
I have not touched it ---
**Author:** ![HalfBlood](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/halfblood/32/2931_2.png) [@HalfBlood](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/HalfBlood)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/6 "2019-08-19T01:42:58Z")
All you gotta do is open retroarch on your gameshell, and download all the cores to the corresponding emulators ---
**Author:** ![guy\_anermanator](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/guy_anermanator/32/3022_2.png) [@guy\_anermanator](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guy_anermanator)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/7 "2019-08-19T02:07:19Z")
It is not an retroarch issue. The gameshell apps themselves are crashing. All except the native psx emulator. ---
**Author:** ![guu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@guu](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guu)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/8 "2019-08-19T02:54:35Z")
select Settings-\>GPU Driver Switch-\>FBTURBO ---
**Author:** ![javelinface](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/javelinface/32/3079_2.png) [@javelinface](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/javelinface)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/9 "2019-08-23T09:25:13Z")
The latest launcher update has a retroarch core manager. Update it via settings-\>update launcher while online. Not necessarily a factory reset, but if you manually delete all of your cores etc via this menu ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/3/3d99e97ee9e42387036bd0175b17abc2c11fea9f.jpeg) , it will prompt you to download and “install” the cores as required. Most of the apps in retro games, besides the ones with a plus sign, and the PSX emulator depend on Retroarch. I’d check your retroarch config while you’re at it. There was a bug when using certain scripts to “auto configure” your retro arch according to settings pertaining to an older version. ---
**Author:** ![guy\_anermanator](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/guy_anermanator/32/3022_2.png) [@guy\_anermanator](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guy_anermanator)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/10 "2019-08-29T08:10:00Z")
I dont have the update? Can I do this through another program? I tried updating and it says its up to date. thanks ---
**Author:** ![javelinface](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/javelinface/32/3079_2.png) [@javelinface](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/javelinface)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/11 "2019-08-29T14:06:31Z")
Are you using 0.4? This update possibly would be one for the current clockwork OS. These were my last two launcher versions. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/1/169fb7e206831edd3f87f7246946471c0058e88d.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/d/dd39d6441d6fbd1d199353a770efc0dc1a792fcb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Durrpadil](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/durrpadil/32/3137_2.png) [@Durrpadil](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Durrpadil)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/12 "2019-08-30T00:46:13Z")
I would recommend to view logging first. See if you can pull the logs via SSH from: /dev/shm/runcommand.log (Leave the original logs and copy them elsewhere) /home/pi/.emulationstation/ (Leave the original logs and copy them elsewhere) Comb through the logs and see if you can find anything in particular stating why the emulators are crashing. It could be worth reinstalling the Emulators via Terminal. Then a full kernal reinstall if no go. ---
**Author:** ![guy\_anermanator](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/guy_anermanator/32/3022_2.png) [@guy\_anermanator](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guy_anermanator)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/13 "2019-09-09T03:55:47Z")
How can I reinstalled the full kernal. Nothing has worked. Something as simple as resetting the damn thing should have been a feature. ---
**Author:** ![guu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@guu](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guu)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/14 "2019-09-09T05:25:01Z")
maybe reflash the whole SD-card with an os image ---
**Author:** ![guy\_anermanator](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/guy_anermanator/32/3022_2.png) [@guy\_anermanator](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guy_anermanator)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/15 "2019-09-09T20:01:58Z")
HOw would I be able to do that? ---
**Author:** ![javelinface](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/javelinface/32/3079_2.png) [@javelinface](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/javelinface)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/16 "2019-09-09T22:16:46Z")
Hey, here’s a post with a similar question: > [@Just got a new 64 gb as card for the 0.4 os, but when I flash it, only 43 mb show](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/just-got-a-new-64-gb-as-card-for-the-0-4-os-but-when-i-flash-it-only-43-mb-show/4110/10): > > Hey, I’ll just put a quick step baby step flashing guide up. slight_smile The file should be “clockworkos\_v0.4.img.bz2” - when you download it, and is 1.67GB. First, decompress the compressed file. You should get “clockworkos\_v0.4.img” which is 7.95GB. To make things easier, download an application to your mac, like Etcher. (It’s what I use) It’s what you use to flash file images to SD cards and USB cards safely. [https://www.balena.io/etcher/](https://www.balena.io/etcher/) Once you have the program, select the image you… There is a link further down in the post given by @guu with a custom 0.4 image that will auto expand to take up your entire SD card. @Rebusmind made a great custom 0.3 image with extra emulators. They provide instruction on how to expand their image, along with how to set up a few other important bits and bobs. > [@Custom GameShell image (v0.3) with standalone emulators](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/custom-gameshell-image-v0-3-with-standalone-emulators/4336): > > Hi everyone, as discussed in other threads, I was thinking about taking the base OS image and add the standalone emulators so that newcomers can get most systems running with improved perfomance by just adding games (and the odd bios file). This is purely aimed at people that just want to emulate games without tinkering with the system too much. It is still advised to get acquainted with the system itself if something goes wrong some time in the future. I’ve tried to keep changes to the image… Hopefully you’ll be back and running soon! ---
**Author:** ![guu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@guu](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guu)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/17 "2019-09-09T22:35:37Z")
get the sdcard out of GameShell download the image [https://mega.nz/#F!IUkxQSjB!d\_H9leVSSl6tDP4X0oWnag](https://mega.nz/#F!IUkxQSjB!d_H9leVSSl6tDP4X0oWnag) insert SD card into PC use **etcher** or **win32DiskImage** ( if you are on windows ), I think **etcher** is easier to use 1. select the downloaded image as source 2. the inserted sd card as target 3. flash it 4. when it done, unplug sd-card from PC , re-insert into GameShell took a etcher screenshot from @javelinface > [@Just got a new 64 gb as card for the 0.4 os, but when I flash it, only 43 mb show](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/just-got-a-new-64-gb-as-card-for-the-0-4-os-but-when-i-flash-it-only-43-mb-show/4110/15): > > ![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/6/6fce2cea39541d0e75335c4068805f66ee275745.png) ---
**Author:** ![guy\_anermanator](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/guy_anermanator/32/3022_2.png) [@guy\_anermanator](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guy_anermanator)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/18 "2019-12-26T06:31:32Z")
I do not have an adapter for the micro sd card.How Can I do this without that? Thank u ---
**Author:** ![guu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ab992/32.png) [@guu](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/guu)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2019, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/19 "2019-12-26T07:33:51Z")
maybe to buy an adapter? ---
**Author:** ![javelinface](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/javelinface/32/3079_2.png) [@javelinface](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/javelinface)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/please-help-all-but-one-emulator-crashes/4289/20 "2019-12-26T19:53:11Z")
Do you mean an adaptor to insert a micro SD card into to make if a standard SD card? They usually are bundled with SD Cards when you buy them. A lot of laptops have an SD card built in. If you don’t have an SD card reader, some SD cards come with a micro SD to USB adaptor. Some Lexar ones I’ve bought come with this. Otherwise, if you know pretty much any technologically minded person, or even a computer shop, they will no doubt have them scattered in drawers in their house, and will happily give it to you. Heck. They’ll probably burn the image if you let them play with the gameshell a bit. As @guu said though, you can just buy one online for probably less than a dollar. They’re just that cheap.