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    Asking for retropie login on boot? (after update)

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    • paffleyP
      paffley
      last edited by paffley

      Default Instructions for pi: (Unless you have changed the default user/pass on your pi)

      *Keyboard required

      login: pi
      password: raspberry (this does not move the curser but is actually inputting the password when you type)

      Press Enter on keyboard

      Emulation Station will now boot up

      Now go to: RetroPie-Setup -> Configuration/Tools -> Autostart -> Start Emulationstation at boot

      Exit Retropie-Setup

      ……………………..
      You will have to repeat the above with every update (for now).

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        residentjim Banned
        last edited by residentjim

        Hi, what about this:

        i Used the new berryboot version 20180929 with a stock retropie 4.4 image,i did a full system update(apt-get upgrade)

        And after i did a reboot and before it does the reboot it got stuck with this message:

        systemd[1]: caught <ABRT.>, dumped core as pid 7450.
        systemd[1]: Freezing execution.

        any suggestions?

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          HappySpaceInvdr @Sano
          last edited by

          @Sano said in Asking for retropie login on boot? (after update):

          @BuZz This reminds me of something reported here a few months ago... Too bad they didn't take your case into account.

          Here is the simpliest way to fix this:

          • at command prompt, type sudo raspi-config
          • select option 3 in menu (Boot Options)
          • select option B1 (Desktopp/CLI)
          • select option B2 (Console Autologin)

          Then Ok, exit all the way and restart.

          Still an issue in 4.4.3.

          For some reason, I wasn't able to login at the prompt on my TV screen, using my "pi" account, but I was able to SSH in from a laptop (using the exact same credentials) and run it.

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          • BuZzB
            BuZz administrators @HappySpaceInvdr
            last edited by

            @HappySpaceInvdr It's not a retropie issue but an underlying OS issue. It's unrelated to the version of RetroPie.

            To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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            • DarkkMatterD
              DarkkMatter
              last edited by DarkkMatter

              Same issue here only after updating. I'm going to apply the fixes listed above, and thanks for them.

              Confirmed that what Paffley2 typed above works. Auto-logged right into Emulation Station.

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator
                last edited by

                Just a heads-up, the newest updates to Raspbian (probably incorporating the latest Debian minor release ) also include a systemd update that will break auto-login again.

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                  SuperNu69 @mitu
                  last edited by

                  @mitu - Thanks for the heads up!

                  --SN

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                    Hotmud9
                    last edited by

                    I figured it out! I had the exact same problem, and even though it doesn't look like anything is being input to the password field, it still notices your keystrokes, which I think is a security measure. Anyways, if nothing above works, try typing "raspberry." When I typed nothing and pressed "enter", it didn't work, but by typing "raspberry", it worked perfectly!

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                      bennyblunts
                      last edited by

                      @BuZz Thank you for the fix sir!

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                      • ohmycommodoreO
                        ohmycommodore
                        last edited by

                        Taking note of this issue again and have a question... ok I see the workaround, but what happens if you HAVE changed your login/password? Is that still active, and therefore entering that is the only change to this workaround?

                        I'm just reacting to the "there's nothing we can do about it" comment.

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                        • LolonoisL
                          Lolonois @paffley
                          last edited by

                          @paffley exactly. I prefer the CLI to reenable autostart into emulationstation: After

                          aptitude update && aptitude -y safe-upgrade
                          

                          I ssh to the retropie as pi user, edit

                          /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh
                          

                          and add

                          emulationstation
                          

                          since it got eaten by the update somehow.

                          Save. Exit. Reboot. Smile.

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                          • mituM
                            mitu Global Moderator @Lolonois
                            last edited by

                            @Lolonois That's not the issue though and it's not how you fix it.

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator @ohmycommodore
                              last edited by

                              @ohmycommodore said in Asking for retropie login on boot? (after update):

                              Taking note of this issue again and have a question... ok I see the workaround, but what happens if you HAVE changed your login/password? Is that still active, and therefore entering that is the only change to this workaround?

                              Yes, even if you changed the password, you'll still be able to log in - with your changed password - and re-apply the auto-login setting.

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                              • LolonoisL
                                Lolonois @mitu
                                last edited by

                                @mitu Well YMMV but it fits to the OP.

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                                • mituM
                                  mitu Global Moderator @Lolonois
                                  last edited by

                                  @Lolonois It's not the same issue. The problem reported happens because of an OS upgrade which breaks auto-login. The autostart.sh script is not modified by the OS upgrades so re-editing it doesn't fix anything.

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                                    cschultz099
                                    last edited by

                                    The easiest way to fix it is to first login with username: pi Password: raspberry
                                    then go to raspi-config 0_1542863665706_tutorial-retropie-02-01f.jpg
                                    Select Change User password 0_1542864006915_raspi-config.png
                                    Set to auto login in the options
                                    And you are done your pi should start normally and login without manually having to out in the password.

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                                      Archanfel
                                      last edited by

                                      I am also getting the auto-login after updating the OS, but something is wrong, the default login and password aren't working, and I never mess with those anyway. Whats more, my NOOBS recovery won't respond to the shift key during boot-up, so I can't even repair or edit anything. What did that blasted update do??

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                                        cschultz099 @Archanfel
                                        last edited by

                                        @Archanfel Try to reinstall retropie

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                                        • thezoofT
                                          thezoof
                                          last edited by

                                          I got the same issue and setting boot options worked as always for me.

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                                            bryinvegas
                                            last edited by

                                            I having the same problem, I’m getting in and changed password but it keeps booting to the command prompt screen . When I go to rasp config and try to change boot options like suggested in many thread reply’s but it reboots to the command prompt screen and won’t boot to ES.

                                            Is the a way yo get to RetroPie setup from command prompt to change settings?

                                            Thanks

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