runcommand launching images for ANY theme

benjaminjay

I can't seem to get this to generate a single launch image and I've tried a bunch of different themes...
EDIT: was able to get this to work with TronkyFran but the launch images have a large black border around them

TheBlueDragon

@meleu When i try to run your generation script (for lightswitch theme) i get this error:

Failed to create background image

This error appears for all systems :_( How do i fix this?

DarishZone

Seems the script get some error, it installs but say: "failed to install binary"
Then you can access menu but unable to generate any image.
Any clue?
Edit: It installed after update RetroPie but still refuse to generate images, i'm also unable to select specific systems image, toughs?

ExarKunIv

im with @DarishZone i cant update and will not generate anything
not sure why

DarishZone

I think script is broken with new RetroPie updates, let's wait meleu answer on this.

ExarKunIv

@DarishZone i just opened a issue on github for this

DeweyCox

@ExarKunIv You have a link to the github repository?

DeweyCox

Any support for the Hurstyblue theme?

ExarKunIv

@DeweyCox
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/runcommand#adding-custom-launching-images

not sure if anyone is really working on this anymore

UDb23

@ExarKunIv said in runcommand launching images for ANY theme:

not sure if anyone is really working on this anymore

Concerning per game launching images work does goes on: check here.

XyberDAWG

I know this a quite a while @meleu, But I am wondering if there is a way to Generate a "RetroPie" image following your script? I would love to have the RetroPie start with a Matching Splash Screen, to match the rest of my Launch Images. Also I cant understand why one System isnt showing in the "Systemselect". Its in my systems file, and shows up on my pie. but doesnt show in the script to create.

AndersHP

I love this script, still uses it today.
However, I have to crop the images in photoshop afterwards, since neither of my builds hold a widescreen monitor.

I'd love for the script to have a widescreen/4:3 toggle in the setup part :)

Uskompuf

@AndersHP +1 for the Resolution option can the script check what current resolution is and use that?

meleu

@AndersHP @Uskompuf
hey guys, I heard your voices! Could you update the package and check if it's working as you want?

Just to remember:
RetroPie Setup > Manage packages > exp > launchingimages > Update (from pre-built binary)

And then generate the images again. ;)

By the way, maybe this feature request would get more visibility in the issue tracker: https://github.com/meleu/generate-launching-images/issues/

Cheers!

Uskompuf

@meleu I just tried to update from binary on a pi 4 but nothing seems to have changed.

meleu

@Uskompuf
can you show me the output of these two commands?, please:

cat /sys/class/graphics/fb0/virtual_size

and

fbset -s

[UPDATE]
By the way, I didn't added an option, but made the script detect the aspect ratio.

Uskompuf

@meleu Ok so I've just double-checked and retropie says it's updated. What I did was run the script for "arcade", the preview image still showed 16:9 and I checked by booting an actual game that it was 16:9.

Here is the output from those commands:

cat /sys/class/graphics/fb0/virtual_size

1280,1024

fbset -s

mode "1280x1024"
    geometry 1280 1024 1280 1024 32
    timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    accel true
    rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,0/0
endmode

All I can think is that there is an error in the script as the resolutions listed above are correct or there is an issue updating?

Let me know what I can do to help debug.

Thanks

meleu

@Uskompuf thanks for you info, it made me realize that I needed to make a better calculation to detect the aspect ratio.

Can you try to update and generate the images again? They'll hopefully be 4:3 this time.

Uskompuf

@meleu I tried updating but it said I already had latest version, then image was still 16:9.

Could it be because I'm on pi 4?

meleu

@Uskompuf said in runcommand launching images for ANY theme:

Could it be because I'm on pi 4?

nop. It's totally unrelated.

my suggestion: remove the launching image package and then reinstall it.