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    overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.

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    • S
      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
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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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