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    How can I fix Retro Pie with graphical errors

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      hackedmacbook111 Banned
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      I have Retro Pie 4.6
      Raspbian Stretch
      Raspberry Pi 3B+
      Solar Power Bank with 5v 2a USB

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        markyh444 @hackedmacbook111
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        @hackedmacbook111 said in How can I fix Retro Pie with graphical errors:

        I have Retro Pie 4.6
        Raspbian Stretch
        Raspberry Pi 3B+
        Solar Power Bank with 5v 2a USB

        Power bank won't be providing a stable enough power source. Better to get a proper psu. I recommend the official Pi one

        Retropie in a NES - Pi 3 with Mausberry circuit shutdown switch wired to buttons and 8bitdo NesPro30 controller
        Retropie in a Saturn Controller - Pi Zero, GPIO controls using DB9 driver
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          hackedmacbook111 Banned
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          I used a wall adapter 5v 3a and it still has graphical errors

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            mitu Global Moderator @hackedmacbook111
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            @hackedmacbook111 said in How can I fix Retro Pie with graphical errors:

            I used a wall adapter 5v 3a and it still has graphical errors

            Can you post a picture or describe it in more detail - where do you press Start: in EmulationStation or after the game is started ?

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              hackedmacbook111 Banned
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              This is on retropie and I press start with USB SNES controller in menu where all emulators located

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                hackedmacbook111 Banned
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                In Emulation Station

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                  mitu Global Moderator @hackedmacbook111
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                  @hackedmacbook111 Can you post the EmulationStation's log file from \\retropie\configs\all\emulationstation\es_log.txt and the configuration file from \\retropie\configs\all\emulationstation\es_settings.cfg ?
                  Use pastebin.com to post them.

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                    hackedmacbook111 Banned
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                    Can I access this with ssh on Winscp
                    Or Ubuntu on Raspbery Pi 4
                    Raspbian on Retro Pie keeps crashing
                    I went into the setup script and updated
                    It fixed the start on emulation station but I still have graphical errors causing emulator pictures in emulation station to not display
                    I

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                      hackedmacbook111 Banned
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                      Also is there a way I can fix raspbian with the emulator ports on emulation Station menu
                      And also Save States
                      I recently got these problems after attempting to update Retro pi from 4.5 to 4.6

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                        hackedmacbook111 Banned
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                        The sd card that has Retro Pie on it is a premade sd card
                        Would it be easier to backup current sd card and make new copy of retro Pie on the sd card

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                          Thorr69 @hackedmacbook111
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                          @hackedmacbook111 said in How can I fix Retro Pie with graphical errors:

                          The sd card that has Retro Pie on it is a premade sd card

                          You haven't stated where your SD card image came from. It may be the source of your problems.

                          Since you upgraded your 4.5 to 4.6 and are still on Stretch, you should really consider just rebuilding from scratch with a fresh 4.6 official image. (The new 4.6 distro uses Buster, not Stretch.)

                          RPi 3b
                          Official PSU
                          Official RetroPie image
                          Pandora's Box 5 controller

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                            hackedmacbook111 Banned
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                            Is there a way to upgrade raspbian stretch to buster with existing sd card
                            I don't want to backup if I don't have to I barely have enough space to store a 64GB backup of a 64GB Retro Pie sd card

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                              Thorr69 @hackedmacbook111
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                              @hackedmacbook111 said in How can I fix Retro Pie with graphical errors:

                              Is there a way to upgrade raspbian stretch to buster with existing sd card
                              I don't want to backup if I don't have to I barely have enough space to store a 64GB backup of a 64GB Retro Pie sd card

                              Look at you, still NOT answering the question where you got your original image...

                              No, you cannot upgrade Stretch to Buster without starting over.

                              RPi 3b
                              Official PSU
                              Official RetroPie image
                              Pandora's Box 5 controller

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                                mitu Global Moderator @hackedmacbook111
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                                @hackedmacbook111 said in How can I fix Retro Pie with graphical errors:

                                Is there a way to upgrade raspbian stretch to buster with existing sd card

                                You could, but as I said beore, it's not recommended and - assuming the OS upgrade works - you might get issues later with your system.

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                                  hackedmacbook111 Banned
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                                  I bought a premade retro Pie sad card back in March

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                                    Thorr69 @hackedmacbook111
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                                    @hackedmacbook111 said in How can I fix Retro Pie with graphical errors:

                                    I bought a premade retro Pie sad card back in March

                                    There we go. Game over. Third party images are not supported.

                                    RPi 3b
                                    Official PSU
                                    Official RetroPie image
                                    Pandora's Box 5 controller

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                                      mitu Global Moderator @hackedmacbook111
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                                      @hackedmacbook111 Yeah, figures. We don't support 3rd party images and selling RetroPie preloaded is against the project's license.
                                      Go ask the vendor for support - if you want support here in the forums, please install the image from retropie.org.uk/download.

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                                        hackedmacbook111 Banned
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                                        Is there a way to downgrade Retro Pie 4.6 back to 4.5

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                                          markyh444 @mitu
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                                          @hackedmacbook111
                                          @mitu said in How can I fix Retro Pie with graphical errors:

                                          @hackedmacbook111 Yeah, figures. We don't support 3rd party images and selling RetroPie preloaded is against the project's license.
                                          Go ask the vendor for support - if you want support here in the forums, please install the image from retropie.org.uk/download.

                                          Unsupported. Please reinstall the official image or ask the person you bought it from

                                          Retropie in a NES - Pi 3 with Mausberry circuit shutdown switch wired to buttons and 8bitdo NesPro30 controller
                                          Retropie in a Saturn Controller - Pi Zero, GPIO controls using DB9 driver
                                          Retropie in a PSX - Pi3
                                          https://markyh444.wordpress.com

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                                            hackedmacbook111 Banned
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                                            what can be loaded from a USB drive

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