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    Kiosk mode not surviving reboot

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @Srdrgz
      last edited by mitu

      @srdrgz Maybe some recent changes in ES, since the -dev branch takes all the new additions.
      Kiosk mode is now in the stable ES branch, so you can switch back to ES (non-dev branch) and update from binary - then try again to see if you can reproduce the problem.

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        Srdrgz @mitu
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        @mitu

        Prior to using the experimental version, I updated ES and RetroPie all to the latest versions and still had the same problem. I thought the experimental version might be do the trick to no avail.

        I'll try what you suggested anyway and thank you for your response.

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          mitu Global Moderator @Srdrgz
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          @srdrgz Well, if you already used the stable version and had Kiosk mode enabled with this problem, I don't know if you need to go back and try again. I though you tried the -dev branch just to get the Kiosk/Kids mode features.

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            Srdrgz @mitu
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            @mitu

            I tried the - dev branch because the stable version wasn't working properly and I thought the - dev branch might be a newer version. Although, I suspected it was not.

            Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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              Srdrgz
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              Another problem I'm having with kiosk mode is that I can't exit kiosk with the Konami code from within emulationstation.

              Thanks again for the help

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                Zigurana @Srdrgz
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                @srdrgz
                To unlock, what type of controller are you using?

                If tetris has thought me anything, it's that errors pile up and that accomplishments dissappear.

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                  Srdrgz @Zigurana
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                  @zigurana

                  Xbox 360 with wireless receiver

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                    Zigurana @Srdrgz
                    last edited by

                    @srdrgz said in Kiosk mode not surviving reboot:

                    @zigurana

                    Xbox 360 with wireless receiver

                    This is a known issue. There is a fix for that coming up in the dev/experimental branch, as soon as this PR is accepted

                    If tetris has thought me anything, it's that errors pile up and that accomplishments dissappear.

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                      Zigurana
                      last edited by Zigurana

                      Regarding the UI mode not sticking, can you

                      1. set the UI mode to kiosk
                      2. exit emulationstation with a keyboard by pressing F4
                      3. check the content of the emulationstation settings file (/home/pi/.emulationstation/es_settings.cfg), especially the lines about UIModes?

                      If tetris has thought me anything, it's that errors pile up and that accomplishments dissappear.

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                      • pjftP
                        pjft
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                        I think the file name is named "es_settings.cfg".

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                          Cjax08 @Zigurana
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                          @zigurana I know I can comment on this. I am having the same problem with the newest version of the master branch. If I set kiosk mode from the menu it will change to kiosk until I do a reboot, then it will be in Full mode. If I close ES and change the es_settings.cfg to “Kiosk” and save, then it will load up to kiosk and stay in kiosk after many reboots. However, whenever I change the mode back to Full from the menu then the cycle starts all over with all changes being temporary until a reboot.

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                            Srdrgz
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                            Changing the setting to "kiosk" in es_settings.cfg worked for me. I also removed the retropie menu from where the emulators are selected, to prevent any other accidental changes.

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                              edmaul69 @Srdrgz
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                              @srdrgz before getting rid of retropie menu, did you go into runcommand and disable joystick or disable it competely so someone cant change emulator and video settings?

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                                Srdrgz @edmaul69
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                                @edmaul69
                                Yes, I disabled that too. This retropie was a gift to my brother. So, tried to make it as streamlined as possible. I think the only other change I made was that i remapped the general input of mame to not allow access to the mame settings, within a game, with a gamepad. It can now only be accessed by pressing tab on a keyboard.

                                Come to think of it, is there a way to disable access retroarch settings, while in a game? Currently, if I press select and x on my controller it will bring up the retroarch settings menu. I'd like to disable that menu without remapping any gamepad buttons.

                                Edit: I think I found the answer to my question in the retroarch configuration wiki. I think if I comment out the line of code that toggles the RGUI then that should. However, I can't test it because I already gave it to my brother.

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                                  pjft
                                  last edited by pjft

                                  How are you exiting/resetting RetroPie?

                                  EDIT: Also, when you set "Kiosk mode", can you then open a SSH session (or exit ES) and look into es_log.txt, see if there's a line stating "Setting UI mode to <mode you selected>". And in that thread, check the contents of the settings file after changing it in ES and exiting ES.

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                                    jcook84 @pjft
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                                    @pjft
                                    I have the same problem. Both the standard menu shutdown and a power button script shutdown have the same result. (Edit: ES-Dev)

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                                      edmaul69 @jcook84
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                                      @jcook84 if you change the emulationstation theme do you lose that on reboot as well? If so you might need to fix the permissions for the emulationstation folder. I had this issue.

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                                        jcook84 @edmaul69
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                                        @edmaul69
                                        Theme selection is persistent. Still no luck with with having Kiosk setting hold through the reboot. Not a huge deal because it will remain if I edit the es_settings.cfg; Ideally, I'll be the only one in the house using full UI anyway

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                                          jcook84 @Srdrgz
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                                          @srdrgz
                                          I typically edit the unwanted Retroarch hotkey combos out of the controller configs in /retroarch-joypads/.

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                                            edmaul69 @jcook84
                                            last edited by edmaul69

                                            @jcook84 i do this as well. I also add disc eject, disc next and disc prev to the individual controller configs for famicom disc system and psx.

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