Selecting RETROPI SETTINGS causes Black screen

BuZz

@Rascas While on the subject of framebuffer depth - looks like 32 is the best choice now anyway - https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/issues/685

BuZz

@Rascas any news on this ? More black screen reports have come in. If you are short on time, I might add a fbset workaround to the end of the Kodi launch or ES launch script via RetroPie-Setup.

BuZz

@Rascas also just FYI, framebuffer depth is now 32bit by default. https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/issues/685

Rascas

@BuZz yes, I am a bit short on time, I will change kodi launch script when Kodi 17 comes out (it should be this month still) but change it where you see more fit if you want till there.

Morphy

Hi I have a very similar issue however I'm not using Kodi. For me it seems like the display sleeps but only for the RP scripts and other shell options. Emulationstation displays ok however if I enter a script the screen is blank. Also when I launch a game I dont see the press any key to configure menu either. When I connect a keyboard and press a key it appears again. The controllers I use dont wake it however. What is causing this and how do I change it please?

BuZz

@Morphy https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7747/finally-got-everything-up-and-running-still-2-minor-issues/3

Morphy

@BuZz said in Selecting RETROPI SETTINGS causes Black screen:

@Morphy https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7747/finally-got-everything-up-and-running-still-2-minor-issues/3

Thanks however I don't have kodi installed on my RP installation?

BuZz

@Morphy I missed that - start a new topic after reading https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first and I will advise.

I have no details about your set-up.

Rascas

@BuZz sorry for the necro, is there a problem if we change this for Kodi 18, to instead of just saving the bitdepth, to save everything (including the resolution) and restore it back at exit ? That would be usefull for us to save some memory from the framebuffer when Kodi is running, since this new version can consume more than the default 256MB. You have the current Kodi 18 start script here if you need more info:
https://github.com/PIPplware/xbmc/blob/leia_new/tools/Linux/kodi.sh.in
Thanks

BuZz

@Rascas May be my memory but I thought we already saved everything ?

Rascas

@BuZz Ah yes, you are right, I was confusing 2 different fixes ... Anyway, there are some improvements that we can do for Kodi 18, when it approaches the final/stable version I will talk to you.