runcommand launching images for ANY theme

ExarKunIv

@DeweyCox
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/runcommand#adding-custom-launching-images

not sure if anyone is really working on this anymore

UDb23

@ExarKunIv said in runcommand launching images for ANY theme:

not sure if anyone is really working on this anymore

Concerning per game launching images work does goes on: check here.

XyberDAWG

I know this a quite a while @meleu, But I am wondering if there is a way to Generate a "RetroPie" image following your script? I would love to have the RetroPie start with a Matching Splash Screen, to match the rest of my Launch Images. Also I cant understand why one System isnt showing in the "Systemselect". Its in my systems file, and shows up on my pie. but doesnt show in the script to create.

AndersHP

I love this script, still uses it today.
However, I have to crop the images in photoshop afterwards, since neither of my builds hold a widescreen monitor.

I'd love for the script to have a widescreen/4:3 toggle in the setup part :)

Uskompuf

@AndersHP +1 for the Resolution option can the script check what current resolution is and use that?

meleu

@AndersHP @Uskompuf
hey guys, I heard your voices! Could you update the package and check if it's working as you want?

Just to remember:
RetroPie Setup > Manage packages > exp > launchingimages > Update (from pre-built binary)

And then generate the images again. ;)

By the way, maybe this feature request would get more visibility in the issue tracker: https://github.com/meleu/generate-launching-images/issues/

Cheers!

Uskompuf

@meleu I just tried to update from binary on a pi 4 but nothing seems to have changed.

meleu

@Uskompuf
can you show me the output of these two commands?, please:

cat /sys/class/graphics/fb0/virtual_size

and

fbset -s

[UPDATE]
By the way, I didn't added an option, but made the script detect the aspect ratio.

Uskompuf

@meleu Ok so I've just double-checked and retropie says it's updated. What I did was run the script for "arcade", the preview image still showed 16:9 and I checked by booting an actual game that it was 16:9.

Here is the output from those commands:

cat /sys/class/graphics/fb0/virtual_size

1280,1024

fbset -s

mode "1280x1024"
    geometry 1280 1024 1280 1024 32
    timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    accel true
    rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,0/0
endmode

All I can think is that there is an error in the script as the resolutions listed above are correct or there is an issue updating?

Let me know what I can do to help debug.

Thanks

meleu

@Uskompuf thanks for you info, it made me realize that I needed to make a better calculation to detect the aspect ratio.

Can you try to update and generate the images again? They'll hopefully be 4:3 this time.

Uskompuf

@meleu I tried updating but it said I already had latest version, then image was still 16:9.

Could it be because I'm on pi 4?

meleu

@Uskompuf said in runcommand launching images for ANY theme:

Could it be because I'm on pi 4?

nop. It's totally unrelated.

my suggestion: remove the launching image package and then reinstall it.

Uskompuf

@meleu said in runcommand launching images for ANY theme:

my suggestion: remove the launching image package and then reinstall it.

Ok I will give that a try and report back

Uskompuf

@meleu I've reinstalled the package but still behaviour generating 16:9 images, how can we debug?

Uskompuf

@Uskompuf This might help, My resolution is 1280x1024, the generated image is 1024x576 not sure if rotation or something is wrong?

Thanks

meleu

@Uskompuf said in runcommand launching images for ANY theme:

how can we debug?

please, copy and paste the command below on your raspi (it'll create a launching image for --system nes):

bash -x /opt/retropie/supplementary/launchingimages/generate-launching-images.sh -t carbon --system nes --no-ask 2> ~/launchingimage.log

# assuming you have netcat installed
nc termbin.com 9999 < ~/launchingimage.log

After the last command you'll probably have a termbin link. Post that link here so I can check what's going wrong.

Uskompuf

@meleu said in runcommand launching images for ANY theme:

nc termbin.com 9999 < ~/launchingimage.log

Here's the link:

https://termbin.com/scjc

meleu

@Uskompuf said in runcommand launching images for ANY theme:

@meleu said in runcommand launching images for ANY theme:

nc termbin.com 9999 < ~/launchingimage.log

Here's the link:

https://termbin.com/scjc

thanks, I think I've fixed now.
Can you update and try again?
(or remove-reinstall)

Uskompuf

@meleu Ok some progress with this update, the image now seems to be 768x576 which is a closer expect ratio but there are top and bottom black bars still.

Here is the output of that debug command again: https://termbin.com/uppt

Thanks

meleu

@Uskompuf alright, now I'm being very faithful to the current aspect ratio of the screen.

can you update and try again?