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    Any time I boot any settings and select games my RetroPie turns black

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @abg038
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      @abg038 How come ? You can choose 'Exit EmulationStation' from the EmulationStation menu (accessible with Start) or just using F4 on a keyboard directly.

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        abg038 @mitu
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        @mitu when I click quit Emulationstation it brings me to the black screen

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator
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          The 'black screen' is probably the command terminal, where you should run those commands. Can you show a picture of it ?

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            abg038 @mitu
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            @mitu but I doesn’t show the welcome thing and only shows my mouse I’ve tested and I can’t type anything

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              abg038 @abg038
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                abg038 @abg038
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                @abg038 it won’t let me send a photo

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator
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                  Resize it be under 1Mb, or upload it to imgur.com and provide the link.

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                    abg038 @mitu
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                    @mitu 8569BF87-9E70-4061-AA43-33350D63549A.jpeg

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator
                      last edited by mitu

                      Does this happen even after you start EmulationStation (on reboot) or just after you're starting the game (and get booted out) ?

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                        abg038 @mitu
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                        @mitu it happens no matter how many times I reboot on the configuration menu before a game starts (but all my games are now booting but the still have that screen before they boot) and when I exit Emulationstation

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator
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                          Sorry, but I can't figure out what and why exactly is working and non-working. The 'configuration menu' before a game starting - I assume you're referring to the Runcommand launch menu - it's ok to show up.

                          If you're using Drastic for NDS games, there's a known issue with older version where it would produce similar results with yours, so I would update RetroPie and the installed packages to get the lastest version and see if it still happens.

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                            abg038 @mitu
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                            @mitu sorry I forgot a comma I meant to say the configuration menu ,a game before it boots,And when I exit emulation station

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                              abg038 @abg038
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                              @abg038 as I said early it would not let me access the configuration menu so I can’t access update setup script

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                              • mituM
                                mitu Global Moderator @abg038
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                                In this case enable SSH and access your Pie via Putty, then start the update from the SSH session:

                                cd RetroPie-Setup
                                sudo ./retropie_setup.sh
                                

                                If that doesn't work, your installation may be corrupted and you'll need to re-install.

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                                  abg038 @mitu
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                                  @mitu how do I enable that

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                                  • mituM
                                    mitu Global Moderator @abg038
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                                    Follow the link and it's explained there.

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                                      abg038 @mitu
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                                      @mitu I wiped my ds card and redownloaded RetroPie everything is good now

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