On first boot game claims 'no data in memory card' and refuses to progress

[hoshinokanata]

I'm trying to play the Japanese version of Katamari Damashii on pcsx2, and while the game will load, almost immediately it complains that 'there is no "Katamari Damashii" game data in the memory card in slot 1', and of course there isn't because I haven't played the game yet. There seems to be no way past this screen; no input has any effect. What do I need to do to progress here?

[jesalvein]

you'll probably need to format your memcard

[hoshinokanata]

I've done that already, and the cards report themselves as formatted in the memory card settings screen.

[jesalvein]

Please post a copy of the emulog.txt file so we can help you better.

Check Tools > Enable File Logging. If it is already checked, ignore this step.
If you ticked the box in the above step, restart PCSX2.
Click Tools > Open Data Directory to jump to your PCSX2 folder.
Reproduce your issue.
Close PCSX2, and do not open it again.
Go back to your PCSX2 folder. Open the logs folder, and upload the emulog.txt file to this channel.

[hoshinokanata]

Where is the data directory? That button just tries to open a file manager, but I haven't bothered to install one on this machine.

[jesalvein]

oh lord.
linux subforum again.

i guess it should be in $HOME/pcsx2

[hoshinokanata]

Sadly that does not exist ^^;

[jesalvein]

sorry. no idea, then

[refraction]

Press circle?