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    Asking for retropie login on boot? (after update)

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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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                                      • mituM
                                        mitu Global Moderator @bryinvegas
                                        last edited by

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

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

                                        Run

                                        sudo ~/Retropie-Setup/retropie_setup.sh
                                        

                                        and you'll have the RetroPie script started and you can make changes.

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                                          bryinvegas @mitu
                                          last edited by

                                          @mitu thanks so much

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                                            Potatopops9 @paffley
                                            last edited by Potatopops9

                                            @paffley HELLLLPPPP i rebooted my pi 3 after updating everthing and this happened! I SPENT OVER $200 ON THIS :( i kinda tired to type other things in but it dosnt work SERIOUSLY WHAT IS THE PASSWORD!!!!!!

                                            HELP.jpg

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