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      avalkauskas
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      I have a RaspberryPi4 model b 4 gigs with latest Rasbian installed from an image provided by the 4" screen manufacturer. The system was then updated to the latest version.

      I've installed retropie and received the dreaded "could not get egl display" error. The fix was to get out of the GUI interface so now I boot the RaspPi into terminal mode. Now typing in "emulationstation" I get a black screen. I've tried different resolutions/screens with no further success. I also tried with and without USB controllers plugged in. This is the first time we're setting up RetroPie so any help would be appreciated. I know it's not supported on Rasp v4 yet, so I've changed the config file to Rasp v3.

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        mitu Global Moderator @avalkauskas
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        @avalkauskas said in emulationstation black screen:

        I know it's not supported on Rasp v4 yet, so I've changed the config file to Rasp v3.

        This is not a supported configuration. If you want to try RetroPie on a PI4 - then use the manual installation method over a Raspbian Lite image outlined in the Docs. It's preferrable to install the display drivers on Raspbian instead of using the image provided by vendor - configure your display first and make sure it works with the latest Raspbian Lite and then use the manual installation method.

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          avalkauskas
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          Thanks, I'll try that- depends on how the vendor's installer support. IIRC I only saw images. While doing more research on this I came across this code fetch that I hadn't performed:
          git fetch && git checkout fkms_rpi4
          Any ideas?

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            mitu Global Moderator @avalkauskas
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            @avalkauskas said in emulationstation black screen:

            While doing more research on this I came across this code fetch that I hadn't performed:
            git fetch && git checkout fkms_rpi4

            That's no longer supported, the Pi4 development branch has been merged quite some time ago in the main RetroPie repository.

            Any ideas?

            What type/model of display are you using ? Does it need a special driver not included in Raspbian ?

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              avalkauskas
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              This is my screen:
              http://www.lcdwiki.com/4inch_HDMI_Display-C

              And I think this set of commands will install the driver:
              sudo rm -rf LCD-show
              git clone https://github.com/goodtft/LCD-show.git
              chmod -R 755 LCD-show
              cd LCD-show/
              sudo ./MPI4008-show

              They have 2 drivers for the 4" screen, so I'm hoping that points to the right ones.

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