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    raspberry pi not booting into emulationstation

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      Devenhulk @IceChes1
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      @IceChes1 i tried that but when i type in emulation station it just goes back to a black screen

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
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        You should add the rest of the information asked in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.
        What display are you using (TV/Monitor) ? Did you connect the HDMI cable into the 1st port (next to the USB-C power port) ?

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          Devenhulk @mitu
          last edited by Devenhulk

          @mitu im using a monitor and yes i connected everything i can still use the terminal so i know i am getting a HDMI signal and the red light isn't blinking so i am pretty sure the power is good

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            mitu Global Moderator @Devenhulk
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            @Devenhulk Can you run, from the terminal, tvservice -s and post the output ? What monitor are you using (model/vendor) ?

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              Devenhulk @Devenhulk
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              @mitu im using a scripture monitor and a 128 gb SD

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                Devenhulk @mitu
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                @mitu yes i can it says state 0x6 {dvi custom rgb full 4;3} 640x480 60.00hz, progressive

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                  mitu Global Moderator @Devenhulk
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                  im using a scripture monitor

                  Never heard of this and can't find any reference to it - can you be more specific ? Model number ?

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                    Devenhulk
                    last edited by Devenhulk

                    mb i meant to say Sceptre monitor E225W-1920

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                      mitu Global Moderator @Devenhulk
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                      Post your config.txt - as it it now.

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                        Devenhulk
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                        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=16

                        uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus

                        overscan.

                        #framebuffer_width=1280
                        #framebuffer_height=720

                        uncomment 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=1

                        uncomment 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=800

                        Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces

                        #dtparam=i2c_arm=on
                        #dtparam=i2s=on
                        #dtparam=spi=on

                        Uncomment this to enable infrared communication.

                        #dtoverlay=gpio-ir,gpio_pin=17
                        #dtoverlay=gpio-ir-tx,gpio_pin=18

                        Additional 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

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator
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                          Replace hdmi_safe with

                          hdmi_group=1
                          hdmi_mode=16
                          hdmi_drive=2
                          

                          and see if you get a proper picture.

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                            Devenhulk
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                            okay ill try thanks

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                              Devenhulk @mitu
                              last edited by Devenhulk

                              @mitu i tried all 3 but when i try to boot up it doesn't Evan show that it finds a signal anymore so i switched it back to HDMI_safe

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                                mitu Global Moderator @Devenhulk
                                last edited by mitu

                                @Devenhulk Try choosing another video mode - see https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt/video.md. It's strange that for a monitor that claims to support 1080, setting the video mode to 1080p doesn't work.

                                EDIT: you can add

                                hdmi_force_hotplug=1
                                hdmi_ignore_edid=0xa5000080
                                

                                to the previous lines, this will make the Pi ignore what your monitor sends in the EDID.

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                                  Devenhulk
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                                  @mitu k ill go try that

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                                    Devenhulk @mitu
                                    last edited by Devenhulk

                                    @mitu i am sorry for the late reply been a little busy but when i type in those lines it still doesn't change that it boots up and there's a black screen i can still access terminal though but when i type in emulation station it just goes back to the black screen

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                                      Devenhulk
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                                      hey guys solved the problem it was the hdmi it needed to be closetest to the power

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                                        carbonatedwater @Devenhulk
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                                        @Devenhulk Hi. What do you mean by this? I'm having the same problem, Retropie boots up, but then it just goes into a black screen when it goes into EmulationStation. I'm not really a Linux user, so I have no idea what is going on.
                                        I'm using Retropie 4.8, on a Raspberry Pi 4. I've used my computer monitor and my TV.

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                                          superdan @carbonatedwater
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                                          @carbonatedwater Do you have any log while booting?

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                                            carbonatedwater @superdan
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                                            @superdan said in raspberry pi not booting into emulationstation:

                                            log while booting?

                                            I'm not sure what you mean. Again, I'm not an expert of this sorts.

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