Pi 4 - help
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I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction with this... My pi 4 was working well, however it's now running sluggishly. I'm not over locking and can't seem to figure out what's happened.
I'm using the epic noir theme and thought it may have been something in the settings there. So I tried increasing the beam limit to 150 and splitting ram as per pi 3 theme recommendations. The latter seemed to make things worse, so I reverted back.
I then tested Dreamcast and gameplay was sluggish on redream. (Crazy taxi) It did not run well, even though it was working perfectly well previously. Even reduced the resolution to its lowest.
The only other changes I've made (that I can think of) are that I'm using a video splash screen... But I've gone back to standard PNG and still having issues.
I've also added bgm but again stopped this and still having issues.
The last thing I did was add openrct2... Not sure if it's something I've done during this process
Can anyone help?
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@Jste84 what power adapter are you using? Do you see a lightning bolt symbol on the screen? Can you ssh into your pi while you are running a game and run this command
vcgencmd measure_clock armand post the output here. -
@quicksilver not getting the undervoltage symbol so def not the power supply. Also was working perfectly prior to my changes....
Frequency (48)=750199232
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@Jste84 Post your
config.txtfile. -
For more options and information see
http://rpf.io/configtxt
Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details
uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode
#hdmi_safe=1
uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible
and your display can output without overscan
#disable_overscan=1
uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
#overscan_left=16
#overscan_right=16
#overscan_top=16
#overscan_bottom=16uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus
overscan.
#framebuffer_width=1280
#framebuffer_height=720uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output
#hdmi_force_hotplug=1
uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)
hdmi_group=1
hdmi_mode=16uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in
DMT (computer monitor) modes
#hdmi_drive=2
uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or
no display
#config_hdmi_boost=4
uncomment for composite PAL
#sdtv_mode=2
#uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default.
#arm_freq=800Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces
#dtparam=i2c_arm=on
#dtparam=i2s=on
#dtparam=spi=onUncomment this to enable infrared communication.
#dtoverlay=gpio-ir,gpio_pin=17
#dtoverlay=gpio-ir-tx,gpio_pin=18Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README
Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
dtparam=audio=on
[pi4]
Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver on top of the dispmanx display stack
dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
max_framebuffers=2[all]
#dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
overscan_scale=1
disable_splash=1
gpu_mem=64Oops sorry about the format 😂
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Please copy/paste the contents, don't post pictures.
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@mitu edited the above
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It looks fine, next time you should use code tags (
```) to make it stand out.
Thegpu_memis a bit low, you shold remove that line, it's not needed for the Pi4.Make sure you're not running something else in the background, something that pegs the CPU. Run a
topfrom the command line while the slowdown is visible and sort by CPU (pressP) - see which processes are running and how much of % CPU get used. -
@mitu I've removed that line and there isn't anything else running in the background... restarted the pi and still not running.
forgot to mention i'm running roms from a wd my cloud home (which you helped me with!).... could that be the issue? I ruled that out as the menu's are running slowly too...
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@mitu having left it running the command for emulation+ said it was using 118% of cpu at one stage. now at 102%. That's without me pressing a button I've got a video snap playing in the background.. (not a screensaver, just a menu snap...)
I also have vchiq-slo+ running at 14% (both of %cpu)
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@Jste84 this was while a game was running?
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@quicksilver no this was just in the menu, however I'm running a N64 game and it's slightly reduced. But I'm getting 104.3% for emulation+ and 13.9% for vchiq-slo+
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This looks like HW GPU acceleration is not working. Can you post the
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May 09 15:04:44 lvl2: EmulationStation - v2.9.1rp, built Apr 20 2020 - 22:28:12 May 09 15:04:44 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/mamenames.xml"... May 09 15:04:44 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/mamebioses.xml"... May 09 15:04:44 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/mamedevices.xml"... May 09 15:04:44 lvl2: Creating window... May 09 15:04:45 lvl2: Created window successfully. May 09 15:04:45 lvl2: GL vendor: Broadcom May 09 15:04:45 lvl2: GL renderer: V3D 4.2 May 09 15:04:45 lvl2: GL version: 2.1 Mesa 19.3.2 May 09 15:04:45 lvl2: Checking available OpenGL extensions... May 09 15:04:45 lvl2: ARB_texture_non_power_of_two: ok May 09 15:04:46 lvl2: Loading system config file /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg... May 09 15:04:46 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/amiga/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:46 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/amiga/SecretOfMonkeyIsland_v1.2_1625_JST.lha" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:46 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/amiga/SensibleSoccer_v2.1_CD32_JST.lha" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:46 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/amiga/SensibleWorldOfSoccer9596EuropeanChampions_v2.0_1825_JST.lha" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:46 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/amiga/SuperCars2_v1.2_0224_JST.lha" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:46 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/amiga/CaliforniaGames_v1.0_1445.lha" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:46 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/amiga/CastleVania_v1.1.lha" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:46 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/amiga/Civilization_v1.1_2090.lha" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:46 lvl1: Warning from theme "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/amstradcpc/theme.xml" (from included file "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/amstradcpc/../theme.xml") could not find file "./_art/indicators/${system.theme}.png" (which resolved to "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/amstradcpc/../_art/indicators/amstradcpc.png") May 09 15:04:46 lvl1: System "amstradcpc" has no games! Ignoring it. May 09 15:04:46 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:47 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari2600/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:47 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari5200/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:47 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atari7800/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:47 lvl1: Warning from theme "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/atari800/theme.xml" (from included file "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/atari800/../theme.xml") could not find file "./_art/indicators/${system.theme}.png" (which resolved to "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/atari800/../_art/indicators/atari800.png") May 09 15:04:47 lvl1: System "atari800" has no games! Ignoring it. May 09 15:04:48 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarijaguar/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:48 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/atarilynx/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:48 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/c64/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: Error - folder with path "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/coleco" is not a directory! May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: Warning from theme "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/colecovision/theme.xml" (from included file "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/colecovision/../theme.xml") could not find file "./_art/indicators/${system.theme}.png" (which resolved to "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/colecovision/../_art/indicators/colecovision.png") May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: System "coleco" has no games! Ignoring it. May 09 15:04:48 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/Fighting Force 2 v1.000 (1999)(EIDOS)(NTSC)(US)[!][5S T-36801N]/Fighting Force 2 v1.000 (1999)(EIDOS)(NTSC)(US)[!][5S T-36801N].gdi" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/Legacy of Kain - Soul Reaver v1.000 (1999)(EIDOS)(NTSC)(US)[!]/Legacy of Kain - Soul Reaver v1.000 (1999)(EIDOS)(NTSC)(US)[!].gdi" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/MDK 2 v1.100 (2000)(Interplay)(NTSC)(US)[!]/MDK 2 v1.100 (2000)(Interplay)(NTSC)(US)[!].gdi" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/Marvel vs. Capcom 2 v1.001 (2000)(Capcom)(NTSC)(US)[!]/Marvel vs. Capcom 2 v1.001 (2000)(Capcom)(NTSC)(US)[!].gdi" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/Skies of Arcadia v1.002 (2000)(Sega)(NTSC)(US)(Disc 1 of 2)[!]/Skies of Arcadia v1.002 (2000)(Sega)(NTSC)(US)(Disc 1 of 2)[!].gdi" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/Skies of Arcadia v1.002 (2000)(Sega)(NTSC)(US)(Disc 2 of 2)[!]/Skies of Arcadia v1.002 (2000)(Sega)(NTSC)(US)(Disc 2 of 2)[!].gdi" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/Sonic Adventure 2 v1.008 (2001)(Sega)(NTSC)(US)(M5)[!]/Sonic Adventure 2 v1.008 (2001)(Sega)(NTSC)(US)(M5)[!].gdi" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/Soul Calibur v1.000 (1999)(Namco)(NTSC)(US)[!][4S T-1401N]/Soul Calibur v1.000 (1999)(Namco)(NTSC)(US)[!][4S T-1401N].gdi" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: Warning from theme "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/fba/theme.xml" (from included file "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/fba/../theme.xml") could not find file "./_art/indicators/${system.theme}.png" (which resolved to "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/fba/../_art/indicators/fba.png") May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: System "fba" has no games! Ignoring it. May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: Warning from theme "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/fds/theme.xml" (from included file "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/fds/../theme.xml") could not find file "./_art/indicators/${system.theme}.png" (which resolved to "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/fds/../_art/indicators/fds.png") May 09 15:04:48 lvl1: System "fds" has no games! Ignoring it. May 09 15:04:48 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gameandwatch/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:48 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gamegear/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:49 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Dr. Franken (U) [!].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Dragon's Lair - The Legend (U) [!].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Duck Tales (U) [!].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Duck Tales 2 (U) [!].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Galaga & Galaxian (U) [S].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Game & Watch Gallery (U) (V1.0) [S].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening (F).gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Legend of Zelda, The - Link's Awakening (G) [!].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Lemmings (U) [!].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Mega Man - Dr. Wily's Revenge (U) [!].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Mega Man II (U) [!].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Mega Man III (U) [!].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Mega Man IV (U) [!].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Mega Man V (U) [S][!].gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Monopoly (E).gb" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Poke'mon Pikachu.gbc" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Pokemon Crystal.GBC" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Pokemon Gold.gbc" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:49 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gb/Pokemon Silver.gbc" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:50 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gba/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:51 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/gbc/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:51 lvl1: Warning from theme "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/mame/theme.xml" (from included file "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/mame/../theme.xml") could not find file "./_art/indicators/${system.theme}.png" (which resolved to "/etc/emulationstation/themes/epicnoir/mame/../_art/indicators/mame.png") May 09 15:04:51 lvl1: System "mame-libretro" has no games! Ignoring it. May 09 15:04:52 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mastersystem/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:52 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:52 lvl1: Error - folder with path "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/msx" is not a directory! May 09 15:04:52 lvl1: System "msx" has no games! Ignoring it. May 09 15:04:52 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/n64/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:53 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nds/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:53 lvl1: System "neogeo" has no games! Ignoring it. May 09 15:04:53 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:54 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ngp/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:54 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ngpc/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:54 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/pc/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:54 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/alonecrk.com" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:54 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pcengine/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:55 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/ports/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:55 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psp/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:55 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:56 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/sega32x/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:56 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/segacd/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:56 lvl1: File "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/segacd/Lunar - The Silver Star (Sega CD) (U).cue" does not exist! Ignoring. May 09 15:04:56 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/sg-1000/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:04:57 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:05:14 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/vectrex/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:05:15 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/virtualboy/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:05:15 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/wonderswan/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:05:15 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/wonderswancolor/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:05:15 lvl1: System "zxspectrum" has no games! Ignoring it. May 09 15:05:15 lvl2: Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/retropie/gamelist.xml"... May 09 15:05:26 lvl2: Added known joystick PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller (instance ID: 0, device index: 0) May 09 15:05:47 lvl2: req sound [basic.launch] May 09 15:05:47 lvl2: (missing) May 09 15:05:47 lvl2: Attempting to launch game... May 09 15:05:47 lvl2: /opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ dreamcast /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast/Crazy_Taxi_PAL_DC-DCP/2003-11-19-Crazy-Taxi-pal-DCP.cdi May 09 15:11:00 lvl2: Creating window... May 09 15:11:01 lvl2: Created window successfully. May 09 15:11:01 lvl2: GL vendor: Broadcom May 09 15:11:01 lvl2: GL renderer: V3D 4.2 May 09 15:11:01 lvl2: GL version: 2.1 Mesa 19.3.2 May 09 15:11:01 lvl2: Checking available OpenGL extensions... May 09 15:11:01 lvl2: ARB_texture_non_power_of_two: ok May 09 15:11:01 lvl2: Added known joystick PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller (instance ID: 1, device index: 0) May 09 15:11:01 lvl2: Added known joystick PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller (instance ID: 1, device index: 0) May 09 15:13:05 lvl2: req sound [basic.back] May 09 15:13:05 lvl2: (missing) May 09 15:22:20 lvl2: req sound [video.menuOpen] May 09 15:22:20 lvl2: (missing) May 09 15:22:36 lvl2: req sound [video.menuOpen] May 09 15:22:36 lvl2: (missing) May 09 15:22:38 lvl2: req sound [video.menuOpen] May 09 15:22:38 lvl2: (missing) May 09 15:22:41 lvl2: req sound [video.menuOpen] May 09 15:22:41 lvl2: (missing) -
@Jste84
The (``` )needs to be on it's own line above the text you wish to be in the code block. Put another set of back tics at the bottom on its own line if you wish to end the code block and have standard text after. -
I turned omx player off which is why my %'s were high... turned it back on again but still sluggish
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So it works normally without
omxplayerturned on ? -
@mitu no - still sluggish - was testing to see if that could be the issue, forgot to put it back on again
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Still not had any joy with this 😔 hopefully someone can help
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So I've managed to find the issue. it seems the ps3controller driver was causing the issues.
I only used it as I couldn't get sixaxis to find my controller. Looks like I need to try and get this working.
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