This is not a problem. Usually there should also be a framefile, which is basically a textfile that references all the other movie clips iirc. Just try it.

@mitu It was commented out in my /boot/config.txt file. I uncommented it, but it had no effect. Here is my current config.txt file:

# For more options and information see # http://rpf.io/configtxt # Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details # uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode #hdmi_safe=1 # uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible # and your display can output without overscan disable_overscan=1 # uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console # goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border #overscan_left=16 #overscan_right=16 #overscan_top=16 #overscan_bottom=16 # uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus # overscan. #framebuffer_width=1280 #framebuffer_height=720 # uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output hdmi_force_hotplug=1 # uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA) hdmi_group=1 hdmi_mode=4 # uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in # DMT (computer monitor) modes hdmi_drive=2 # uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or # no display #config_hdmi_boost=4 # uncomment for composite PAL #sdtv_mode=2 #uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default. #arm_freq=800 # Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces #dtparam=i2c_arm=on #dtparam=i2s=on #dtparam=spi=on # Uncomment this to enable infrared communication. #dtoverlay=gpio-ir,gpio_pin=17 #dtoverlay=gpio-ir-tx,gpio_pin=18 # Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README # Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835) dtparam=audio=on [pi4] # Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver on top of the dispmanx display stack dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d max_framebuffers=2 [all] #dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d overscan_scale=1 disable_splash=1 #enable_tvout=1

I should add that after uncommenting overscan_scale=1, I also tried uncommenting overscan_left and setting it to -16. It also had no effect.

@hitstore In the graphical Linux environment, this is called Plymouth or bootsplash.
We need more information, which Linux distribution do you use?

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/11662/plymouth-themes

This article is a good start.

@mitu oh ho, I know it's not supported. I tried it as my main configuration for a while and eventually it just would not start any games at all. I'm hoping that because it's on a secondary sd card it'll fix the issues i previously had.

If i had a choice, I would totally prefer to have it on top of raspbian but, whatever.

@barbudreadmon thank you very much

@mitu Thanks, I'll try that. As for the script. It needs to be run to start the lightgun service to get the lightgun working. Only needs to be run once though. I think this is just a work around at the moment. Hopefully, once the sinden lightgun gets established, it will be integrated better with retropie.

@yserra

Ahhhh, so if I had the .adf files I could just zip them all up and they should work, is that right?

Thanks for pointing out the simple mistake and putting me on the right path.

@turrican2k i run it in no desktop enviroment with the -f switch but it shows in a small screen in the middle,how you make it run in fullscreen?

@daviddraper Hi do you know if I can access the RetroArch menu via the keyboard?

RetroArch doesn't have the concept of a system, this is a front-end configuration convention (EmulationStation/runcommand). So you'll either have to modify each system's config or use a global save folder and hope you don't run into a situation with identical ROM/game names for multiple consoles/platforms.

Probably yes, but you could ask the author of the RetroPie CRT Ed. for confirmation to know which systems it supports.

Are you sure your USB drive is mounted as /mnt/Retro Drive ? Is the user that's running EmulationStation (RetroPie installation user) able to access the driver and its contents ?

@simpleethat said in launchingimage adding a white background to png files:

...create launching images that would display the control scheme for every game (but that's way more effort than I really feel like going through).

That's exactly what I did for Arcade titles (with a copy of PhotoShop and a PC), but it's a big time investment. I did about ten/fifteen "major" games and then figured I'd get to the rest eventually.

I'm able to "re-use" some work for games that have the same controls. (e.g. Pac-Man and Ms.Pac-Man both use the "no buttons required" image) I also tried to make the button naming generic so that I can re-use images. If the buttons for "shoot" and "jump" are in the same place then I re-use the image. So far I've done early arcade titles which simpler control schemes.

@dankcushions perfect! That saved me a lot of time since I deleted some content before I started to think of possible consequences :)

@mitu I think at this stage a clean reinstall is imminent. Your help and advice is very much appreciated though.