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    overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @SergioPoverony
      last edited by mitu

      @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

        @mitu
        Thank you

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          SergioPoverony @mitu
          last edited by SergioPoverony

          @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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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @SergioPoverony
            last edited by

            @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

              @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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              • saccublendaS
                saccublenda @SergioPoverony
                last edited by saccublenda

                @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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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator @saccublenda
                  last edited by

                  @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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                  • saccublendaS
                    saccublenda @mitu
                    last edited by

                    @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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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator @saccublenda
                      last edited by

                      @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

                        @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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                        • saccublendaS
                          saccublenda @mitu
                          last edited by

                          @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

                            @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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                            • matchamanM
                              matchaman
                              last edited by

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

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                              • mituM
                                mitu Global Moderator @matchaman
                                last edited by mitu

                                @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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                                • saccublendaS
                                  saccublenda @mitu
                                  last edited by

                                  @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

                                    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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                                    • saccublendaS
                                      saccublenda @A Former User
                                      last edited by

                                      @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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                                      • matchamanM
                                        matchaman
                                        last edited by

                                        @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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                                        • saccublendaS
                                          saccublenda
                                          last edited by saccublenda

                                          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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                                          • saccublendaS
                                            saccublenda
                                            last edited by saccublenda

                                            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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