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    overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.

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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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                                  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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                                    • mituM
                                      mitu Global Moderator @SergioPoverony
                                      last edited by

                                      @SergioPoverony Feel free to add it - github.com/raspberrypi/linux.

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                                        SergioPoverony @mitu
                                        last edited by

                                        @mitu more rules. i bad understand

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                                        • mituM
                                          mitu Global Moderator @SergioPoverony
                                          last edited by

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                                          • saccublendaS
                                            saccublenda
                                            last edited by saccublenda

                                            After downgrading the kernel to 1.20190401-1, I tried to run RetroPie-Setup which upgraded the kernel to 1.20190517-1. Now the overscan settings still apply to both console and ES. I don't know if this is because of the downgrade-upgrade procedure, or because of the changes I made to /boot/config.txt. Anyway I paste here the relevant settings I have in the file:

                                            disable_overscan=1
                                            overscan_left=20
                                            overscan_right=20
                                            overscan_top=11
                                            overscan_bottom=11
                                            overscan_scale=1
                                            
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