Splashscreen failing to start

[gordon]

Hi system details below. Splashscreens are failing to start. Appreciate any help...

Initially they were working fine but with no sound. So I edited /opt/retorpie/supplementary/splashscreen/asplashscreen.sh
from
OMXPLAYER -o both
to
OMXPLAYER -o alsa

That did not work so I edited it back to -o both

That's all I did and now splashscreens won't load. I get the bootup warning

[FAILED] Failed to start Show custom splashcreeens
See 'systemctl status asplashscreen.service' for details.

I've tried:
Retropie config>Splashscreens>Update Retropie splashcreens but no luck
If I try "Preview splashcreen" that plays them fine (with no sound)

Pi 3B+
Picade with USB-C version
Keyboard
Genuine Pi power supply
Retropie 4.5.1 burned to SD with Etcher

[mitu]

@gordon said in Splashscreen failing to start:

See 'systemctl status asplashscreen.service' for details.

If you run the command indicated, does it show the reason for the error ?

systemctl status asplashscreen.service

How did you configure the splashscreen ? Video/images ? Where are they located ?

[gordon]

Thanks for the reply, I ran the command and got:

Failed (result exit-code)
ExecStart=/opt/.../asplashscreen.sh (Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC)

Unit entered failed state
Failed with result 'exit-code'

They are video (mp4) files in ~/Retropie/splashscreens

[mitu]

@gordon said in Splashscreen failing to start:

~/Retropie/splashscreens

Is this folder on an USB drive or mounted from the network ?

[gordon]

No - it's on the SD Card

[mitu]

Reinstall the splashscreen package and see if you - at least - get the video back.

[gordon]

SOLVED (still no sound but that's another story)

Sorry, I didn't realize the whole package could be removed from the Main Packages area. Thanks for your help!

[mitu]

Try using the Sound configuration in the RetroPie system (or using raspi-config) to force the sound on the HDMI or the 3.5'' jack.