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overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.

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    mitu Global Moderator @SergioPoverony
    last edited by mitu 7 May 2019, 05:37 5 Jul 2019, 04:33

    @SergioPoverony Is it working now after you modified it ? It's probably a change in the kernel/firmware for the Raspberry PI.

    EDIT:this might be the cause of the default overscan behavior change.

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      SergioPoverony @mitu
      last edited by 5 Jul 2019, 05:22

      @mitu
      Thank you

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        SergioPoverony @mitu
        last edited by SergioPoverony 7 May 2019, 07:01 5 Jul 2019, 05:58

        @mitu
        i do as you tell
        #disable_overscan=1
        and overscan_left right and etc work only in boot or retropi-setup... in EmulationStation him not work

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          mitu Global Moderator @SergioPoverony
          last edited by 5 Jul 2019, 06:07

          @SergioPoverony said in overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.:

          in EmulationStation him not work

          Thats should be handled by overscan_scale=1 - do you still have that line in your config.txt file ?

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            SergioPoverony @mitu
            last edited by 5 Jul 2019, 06:16

            @mitu said in overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.:

            Thats should be handled by overscan_scale=1 - do you still have that line in your config.txt file ?

            I make downgrade. Me need update again. After him i check all again.

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              saccublenda @SergioPoverony
              last edited by saccublenda 7 May 2019, 07:23 5 Jul 2019, 06:23

              @SergioPoverony I've noticed the same issue. After upgrading to 4.5 overscan settings apply differently to ES and console (including splashscreen).
              disable_overscan is commented and overscan_scale is set to 1.

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                mitu Global Moderator @saccublenda
                last edited by 5 Jul 2019, 06:26

                @saccublenda I'd love so get more info about your setup - are you also using a LCD screen or just a TV (HDMI) ? Does removing overscan_scale makes a difference ?

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                  saccublenda @mitu
                  last edited by 5 Jul 2019, 06:38

                  @mitu TV with HDMI.
                  With overscan_scale=1 ES fits the screen correctly, but console has black borders.
                  Without overscan_scale=1 console fits the screen correctly, but ES goes off screen.

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                    mitu Global Moderator @saccublenda
                    last edited by 5 Jul 2019, 06:47

                    @saccublenda said in overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.:

                    With overscan_scale=1 ES fits the screen correctly, but console has black borders.

                    Can you run fbset to see what's the screen size of the console and compare it to the TV's resolution ?
                    You can try adding disable_overscan=1 to remove any overscan borders altogether.

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                      SergioPoverony
                      last edited by SergioPoverony 7 May 2019, 08:27 5 Jul 2019, 07:06

                      @mitu said in overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.:

                      Can you run
                      Cant work

                      Fbset 800*600

                      =====================
                      #disable_overscan=1

                      overscan_left=80
                      overscan_right=42
                      overscan_top=46
                      overscan_bottom=46

                      dtparam=i2c_arm=on
                      dtparam=spi=off

                      dtparam=audio=on
                      gpu_mem_256=128
                      gpu_mem_512=256
                      gpu_mem_1024=256
                      overscan_scale=1
                      dtoverlay=dwc2
                      hdmi_force_hotplug=1
                      hdmi_drive=1
                      hdmi_group=2
                      hdmi_mode=12
                      gpu_mem=128

                      ==============================

                      HDMI connection to scrren

                      Overscan work only console/terminal mode and not work in EmulationStation

                      IMG_20190705_115852_429.jpg IMG_20190705_115814_507.jpg

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                        saccublenda @mitu
                        last edited by 5 Jul 2019, 07:27

                        @mitu said in overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.:

                        Can you run fbset to see what's the screen size of the console and compare it to the TV's resolution ?
                        You can try adding disable_overscan=1 to remove any overscan borders altogether.

                        With disable_overscan=1 I get from fbset

                        mode "1920x1080"
                            geometry 1920 1080 1920 1080 32
                            timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                            rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                        endmode
                        

                        With this configuration the console fits the screen and ES goes off screen.

                        With #disable_overscan=1 and

                        overscan_left=10
                        overscan_right=10
                        overscan_top=10
                        overscan_bottom=10
                        

                        I get from fbset

                        mode "1804x964"
                            geometry 1804 964 1804 964 32
                            timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                            rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                        endmode
                        

                        With this configuration both console and ES have black borders, but the console has significantly larger borders than ES.

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                          SergioPoverony @saccublenda
                          last edited by SergioPoverony 7 May 2019, 13:28 5 Jul 2019, 12:07

                          @saccublenda

                          #disable_overscan=1  
                          overscan_left=10
                          overscan_right=10
                          overscan_top=10
                          overscan_bottom=10
                          
                          mode "800x600"
                          geometry 800 600 800 600 32
                          timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                          rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                          endmode

                          and

                          disable_overscan=1  
                          #overscan_left=10
                          #overscan_right=10
                          #overscan_top=10
                          #overscan_bottom=10
                          
                          
                          mode "800x600"
                          geometry 800 600 800 600 32
                          timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                          rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                          endmode

                          I tell NOT WORK tested Pi3A+ and Zero W

                          Any edit work ONLY TERMINAL/CONSOLE and not work in ES

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                            matchaman
                            last edited by 5 Jul 2019, 15:52

                            I can confirm this, the exact same settings on 4.4 vs 4.5.

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                              mitu Global Moderator @matchaman
                              last edited by mitu 7 May 2019, 18:31 5 Jul 2019, 16:52

                              @matchaman Are you also using a TV through HDMI ? Do you have explicit overscan_left/right/etc. settings in the config file.

                              For the ones using a TV, can you try commenting/removing any overscan settings and leave just

                              disable_overscan=1
                              

                              If this will behave like in @saccublenda's case, the console output would fill the screen, but Emulationstation would be off. Try using the TV settings and put the HDMI connecting into Game mode (or PC mode, I know my TV has a PC label for the HDMI connection which changes the output settings) or set it to stretch the image (fit-to-screen ?).

                              EDIT: I assume you already have overscan_scale=1 in your config (which worked before 4.5).

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                                saccublenda @mitu
                                last edited by 5 Jul 2019, 18:03

                                @mitu said in overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.:

                                EDIT: I assume you already have overscan_scale=1 in your config (which worked before 4.5).

                                I do.

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                                  A Former User
                                  last edited by 5 Jul 2019, 18:06

                                  I have problem with overscan settings too, but only, when i am in the terminal or during boot. In ES everything is fine.

                                  I'm using the following settings in rasbian stretch/buster, retropie 4.4 without overscan problems:

                                   .***.     Friday,  5 July 2019, 08:44:51 PM
                                       *****     Linux 4.19.50-v7+ armv7l GNU/Linux
                                       `***'
                                        |*|      Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
                                        |*|      /dev/root       6.7G  2.6G  3.8G  40% /
                                      ..|*|..    Uptime.............: 0 days, 00h00m40s
                                    .*** * ***.  Memory.............: 630396kB (Free) / 765608kB (Total)
                                    *******@@**  Running Processes..: 118
                                    `*****@@**'  IP Address.........: 192.168.1.2
                                     `*******'   Temperature........: CPU: 53°C/127°F GPU: 54°C/129°F
                                       `"""'     The RetroPie Project, https://retropie.org.uk
                                  
                                  pi@retropie:~ $ sudo nano /boot/config.txt
                                    GNU nano 2.7.4                File: /boot/config.txt
                                  
                                  # For more options and information see
                                  # http://rpf.io/configtxt
                                  # Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details
                                  
                                  # uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode
                                  #hdmi_safe=1
                                  
                                  # uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible
                                  # and your display can output without overscan
                                  #disable_overscan=1
                                  
                                  # uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
                                  # goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
                                  overscan_left=-33
                                  overscan_right=-33
                                  overscan_top=-18
                                  overscan_bottom=-18
                                  
                                  # uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus
                                  

                                  results from fbset:

                                  mode "1250x660"
                                      geometry 1250 660 1250 660 32
                                      timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                      rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                                  endmode
                                  
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                                    saccublenda @A Former User
                                    last edited by 5 Jul 2019, 18:10

                                    @alphag Same here. Either I can make ES fit the screen or console/splashscreen, but not both. I was able to have both fit the screen on 4.4.

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                                      matchaman
                                      last edited by 5 Jul 2019, 19:07

                                      @mitu yes, I'm experiencing the exact same issue with @saccublenda. I understand what's going on but I assume it should be fixed, it shouldn't be like that...

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                                        saccublenda
                                        last edited by saccublenda 7 Jun 2019, 10:21 6 Jul 2019, 07:33

                                        As a check I downgraded the kernel as explained here and now the overscan settings apply both to ES and console, so they can now both fit the screen.
                                        I think it is then a problem with the new kernel.

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                                          saccublenda
                                          last edited by saccublenda 7 Jun 2019, 09:24 6 Jul 2019, 08:15

                                          Maybe everyone already knows that, but I've found out that disable_overscan=1 does not actually disable overscan (so ignoring the overscan settings), but instead disables some "default" overscan settings. In fact, with

                                          #disable_overscan=1
                                          #overscan_left=0
                                          #overscan_right=0
                                          #overscan_top=0
                                          #overscan_bottom=0

                                          I get from fbset

                                          mode "1824x984"
                                              geometry 1824 984 1824 984 32
                                              timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                              rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                                          endmode
                                          

                                          meaning that without disable_overscan=1 I get a "default" border of 48 on top, bottom, left and right (my display size is 1920x1080). Any additional overscan border explicitly set in /boot/config.txt would add to this default values, in fact with

                                          #disable_overscan=1
                                          overscan_left=10
                                          overscan_right=10
                                          overscan_top=10
                                          overscan_bottom=10
                                          

                                          I get

                                          mode "1804x964"
                                              geometry 1804 964 1804 964 32
                                              timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                              rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                                          endmode
                                          

                                          Instead with

                                          disable_overscan=1
                                          overscan_left=10
                                          overscan_right=10
                                          overscan_top=10
                                          overscan_bottom=10
                                          

                                          I get

                                          mode "1900x1060"
                                              geometry 1900 1060 1900 1060 32
                                              timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                              rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                                          endmode
                                          
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