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    overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.

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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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                  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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                            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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                                          SergioPoverony
                                          last edited by

                                          @mitu need add this in isssue on github

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                                          • matchamanM
                                            matchaman @saccublenda
                                            last edited by

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

                                            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 thin it is then a problem with the new kernel.

                                            Same here. I'll wait for a while till I upgrade again.

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