From 927f398658b6c548fef2fc48d71f0179de3d196b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen Miller <56742918+StevenMiller123@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 06:51:02 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] core: Ensure logger is initialized when there is no param.sfo
 (#2542)

* Make sure log is initialized when there is no param.sfo

Helps with testing firmware elfs and probably some homebrew.

* Clang

* Clang
---
 src/emulator.cpp | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/emulator.cpp b/src/emulator.cpp
index 68c1e332c..758720325 100644
--- a/src/emulator.cpp
+++ b/src/emulator.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ void Emulator::Run(const std::filesystem::path& file, const std::vector<std::str
     Common::PSFAttributes psf_attributes{};
 
     const auto param_sfo_path = mnt->GetHostPath("/app0/sce_sys/param.sfo");
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(param_sfo_path) || !Config::getSeparateLogFilesEnabled()) {
+        Common::Log::Initialize();
+        Common::Log::Start();
+    }
+
     if (std::filesystem::exists(param_sfo_path)) {
         auto* param_sfo = Common::Singleton<PSF>::Instance();
         const bool success = param_sfo->Open(param_sfo_path);
@@ -117,10 +122,8 @@ void Emulator::Run(const std::filesystem::path& file, const std::vector<std::str
 
         if (Config::getSeparateLogFilesEnabled()) {
             Common::Log::Initialize(id + ".log");
-        } else {
-            Common::Log::Initialize();
+            Common::Log::Start();
         }
-        Common::Log::Start();
         LOG_INFO(Loader, "Starting shadps4 emulator v{} ", Common::VERSION);
         LOG_INFO(Loader, "Revision {}", Common::g_scm_rev);
         LOG_INFO(Loader, "Branch {}", Common::g_scm_branch);