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    Nintendo roms only load to a black screen

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      DireStar
      last edited by DireStar

      Hi All, am operating a Raspberry Pi 3b, running retropie v 4.5.1
      I am having an issue with my ROMS loading to a black screen and nothing else.

      I have managed to get retropie installed and loading.
      I loaded several roms in their zipped files to my usb stick, plugged it in until the lights stopped blinking, then restarted emulation station.
      The roms appear but would load to a black screen.

      I tried loading unzipped roms on to the usb stick an inserting them until the lights stopped blinking. Same issue.

      Not sure how to go in and remove all the roms from the SDcard if that is what is needed, since I can't see them in file explorer.
      pi is plugged in with official power supply.

      Not sure what to do, and any help would be appreciated

      Edit: a msg quickly flashes saying "under voltage" but I don't see how that could be the case.

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

        Please add more info about your system, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.
        What emulator are you using ? What kind of display/resolution are you using ?

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          DireStar @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu
          Sorry I thought I had enough system details

          Pi Model or other hardware: Pi 3b
          Power Supply used: This one from Amazon (https://tinyurl.com/tgmbrvm)
          RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest): v 4.5.1
          Built From: Pre made SD image on Retropie (retropie-4.5.1-rpi2_rpi3.img)
          USB Devices connected: Six Axis ps3 controller, occasionally mouse and KB
          Controller used: Six Axis ps3 controller,
          Error messages received:
          Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant):
          Guide used: (Mention if you followed a guide): The guide on Retropie website.

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator
            last edited by

            OK, can you give more details about what emulator are you using or which game are you trying to run ? Nintendo has a bunch of systems available in RetroPie - Nes, Famicom, Gameboy, SNES.

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              dirthurts
              last edited by

              Are you sure the games are just landing on a black screen and not just taking forever?
              I'm having an issue where the game sits on the screen for about 90 seconds before it finally starts to load.
              Trying to figure it out myself.

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                DireStar @mitu
                last edited by

                @mitu Ugh, sorry Mitu.
                Snes.

                The best guess i have is that maybe my usb dualshock ps3 controller is dropping me below voltage.
                Everything else boots up fine except games.

                Seems kind of strange not to be able to hook a controller up and play.
                I added a couple hundred roms in at once, none of them will work.

                plugging in a usb hub, which is then connected to my pi, which is also plugged into the wall seems a bit extra and messy.

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator @DireStar
                  last edited by

                  @DireStar said in Nintendo roms only load to a black screen:

                  The best guess i have is that maybe my usb dualshock ps3 controller is dropping me below voltage.

                  Do you get the under-voltage flash on your screen ?

                  Everything else boots up fine except games.
                  Seems kind of strange not to be able to hook a controller up and play.

                  Yes, but this is something particular to your installation - otherwise we'd get tons of complaints for such behavior.

                  Did you change/choose the video resolution from the Runcommand launch menu ? What resolution/display are you using ?

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                    DireStar @mitu
                    last edited by

                    @mitu
                    I am using my 1440p gaming monitor.
                    I did not change my resolution, no.

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator
                      last edited by

                      A Raspberry Pi 3B tops out at 1080p, can't do 1440p. Try changing the resolution from the Runcommand launch menu to 720p/1080p and see if it makes a difference.
                      Alternatively, force 1080p using the raspi-config utility in the RetroPie system, the resolution is in the advanced settings section.

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                        DireStar @mitu
                        last edited by

                        @mitu
                        Thanks for the suggestion. Tried it at both 1080p and 720p at 60hz and nothing.
                        when i select the game from the menu it goes to a black screen. Little yellow message pops up saying my usb controller is detected and then nothing.
                        I can press start+select to go back to the menu but that is it.

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator
                          last edited by

                          The message about the controller being detected / configured means that RetroArch starts ok. Can you try and enable verbose logging from the Runcommand launch menu when running the game, then exit the game and copy the /dev/shm/runcommand.log file over. Post it's contents on pastebin.com to take a look at what might be the error.
                          You'll probably need to enable SSH and use WinSCP to copy that file, since it's not available via file shares.

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