Turning of Border in lr-hatari

[Sid1968]

Hello,
i run RetroPie 4.6.1 on a Raspberry Pi 4.

I can successfully start a zip file containing an ipf file with lr-hatari.

The Borders bother me a lot because they make the picture much smaller. Fortunately, I can use the F11 key to deactivate it in the menu under "Atari Screen -> Show Borders".

I then save hatari.cfg under the menu item "Save config".

Usually the settings should now be saved correctly. Unfortunately, however, the Borders are nevertheless reactivated at the next start and I cannot find a corresponding borders setting in hatari.cfg.

How can I permanently switch off the Borders in lr-hatari?

This is my hatari.cfg.

[Log]
sLogFileName = stderr
sTraceFileName = stderr
nExceptionDebugMask = 259
nTextLogLevel = 4
nAlertDlgLogLevel = 1
bConfirmQuit = FALSE
bNatFeats = FALSE
bConsoleWindow = FALSE

[Debugger]
nNumberBase = 10
nDisasmLines = 8
nMemdumpLines = 8
nDisasmOptions = 15
bDisasmUAE = FALSE

[Screen]
nMonitorType = 2
nFrameSkips = 0
bFullScreen = FALSE
bKeepResolution = TRUE
bKeepResolutionST = TRUE
bAllowOverscan = FALSE
nSpec512Threshold = 1
nForceBpp = 0
bAspectCorrect = TRUE
bUseExtVdiResolutions = FALSE
nVdiWidth = 640
nVdiHeight = 480
nVdiColors = 2
bShowStatusbar = FALSE
bShowDriveLed = TRUE
bCrop = FALSE
bForceMax = FALSE
nMaxWidth = 832
nMaxHeight = 520

[Joystick0]
nJoystickMode = 2
bEnableAutoFire = FALSE
bEnableJumpOnFire2 = FALSE
nJoyId = 0
nKeyCodeUp = 1073741898
nKeyCodeDown = 1073741901
nKeyCodeLeft = 127
nKeyCodeRight = 1073741902
nKeyCodeFire = 1073742050

[Joystick1]
nJoystickMode = 1
bEnableAutoFire = TRUE
bEnableJumpOnFire2 = FALSE
nJoyId = 0
nKeyCodeUp = 1073741906
nKeyCodeDown = 1073741905
nKeyCodeLeft = 1073741904
nKeyCodeRight = 1073741903
nKeyCodeFire = 1073742048

[Joystick2]
nJoystickMode = 0
bEnableAutoFire = FALSE
bEnableJumpOnFire2 = FALSE
nJoyId = 0
nKeyCodeUp = 1073741906
nKeyCodeDown = 1073741905
nKeyCodeLeft = 1073741904
nKeyCodeRight = 1073741903
nKeyCodeFire = 1073742052

[Joystick3]
nJoystickMode = 0
bEnableAutoFire = FALSE
bEnableJumpOnFire2 = FALSE
nJoyId = 0
nKeyCodeUp = 1073741906
nKeyCodeDown = 1073741905
nKeyCodeLeft = 1073741904
nKeyCodeRight = 1073741903
nKeyCodeFire = 1073742052

[Joystick4]
nJoystickMode = 0
bEnableAutoFire = FALSE
bEnableJumpOnFire2 = FALSE
nJoyId = 0
nKeyCodeUp = 1073741906
nKeyCodeDown = 1073741905
nKeyCodeLeft = 1073741904
nKeyCodeRight = 1073741903
nKeyCodeFire = 1073742052

[Joystick5]
nJoystickMode = 0
bEnableAutoFire = FALSE
bEnableJumpOnFire2 = FALSE
nJoyId = 0
nKeyCodeUp = 1073741906
nKeyCodeDown = 1073741905
nKeyCodeLeft = 1073741904
nKeyCodeRight = 1073741903
nKeyCodeFire = 1073742052

[Keyboard]
bDisableKeyRepeat = FALSE
nKeymapType = 0
szMappingFileName =

[ShortcutsWithModifiers2]
keyOptions = 111
keyFullScreen = 102
keyMouseMode = 109
keyColdReset = 99
keyWarmReset = 114
keyScreenShot = 103
keyBossKey = 105
keyCursorEmu = 106
keyFastForward = 120
keyRecAnim = 97
keyRecSound = 121
keySound = 115
keyPause = 0
keyDebugger = 1073741896
keyQuit = 113
keyLoadMem = 108
keySaveMem = 107
keyInsertDiskA = 100
keySwitchJoy0 = 1073741882
keySwitchJoy1 = 1073741883
keySwitchPadA = 1073741884
keySwitchPadB = 1073741885

[ShortcutsWithoutModifiers2]
keyOptions = 1073741893
keyFullScreen = 1073741892
keyMouseMode = 0
keyColdReset = 0
keyWarmReset = 0
keyScreenShot = 0
keyBossKey = 0
keyCursorEmu = 0
keyFastForward = 0
keyRecAnim = 0
keyRecSound = 0
keySound = 0
keyPause = 1073741896
keyDebugger = 0
keyQuit = 0
keyLoadMem = 0
keySaveMem = 0
keyInsertDiskA = 0
keySwitchJoy0 = 0
keySwitchJoy1 = 0
keySwitchPadA = 0
keySwitchPadB = 0

[Sound]
bEnableMicrophone = TRUE
bEnableSound = TRUE
bEnableSoundSync = FALSE
nPlaybackFreq = 48000
nSdlAudioBufferSize = 0
szYMCaptureFileName = /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/hatari.wav
YmVolumeMixing = 2

[Memory]
nMemorySize = 14
bAutoSave = FALSE
szMemoryCaptureFileName = /home/pi/.hatari/hatari.sav
szAutoSaveFileName = /home/pi/.hatari/auto.sav

[Floppy]
bAutoInsertDiskB = TRUE
FastFloppy = FALSE
EnableDriveA = TRUE
DriveA_NumberOfHeads = 2
EnableDriveB = TRUE
DriveB_NumberOfHeads = 2
nWriteProtection = 0
szDiskAZipPath =
szDiskAFileName = /tmp/retroarch/10th Frame (Europe).ipf
szDiskBZipPath =
szDiskBFileName =
szDiskImageDirectory = /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/

[HardDisk]
bBootFromHardDisk = FALSE
bUseHardDiskDirectory = FALSE
szHardDiskDirectory = /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation
nGemdosCase = 0
nWriteProtection = 0
bUseHardDiskImage = FALSE
szHardDiskImage = /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation
bUseIdeMasterHardDiskImage = FALSE
bUseIdeSlaveHardDiskImage = FALSE
szIdeMasterHardDiskImage = /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation
szIdeSlaveHardDiskImage = /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation
nHardDiskDrive = 0

[ROM]
szTosImageFileName = /mnt/toshiba/BIOS/tos.img
bPatchTos = TRUE
szCartridgeImageFileName =

[RS232]
bEnableRS232 = FALSE
szOutFileName = /dev/modem
szInFileName = /dev/modem

[Printer]
bEnablePrinting = FALSE
szPrintToFileName = /home/pi/.hatari/hatari.prn

[Midi]
bEnableMidi = TRUE
sMidiInFileName = /dev/snd/midiC1D0
sMidiOutFileName = /dev/snd/midiC1D0

[System]
nCpuLevel = 0
nCpuFreq = 16
bCompatibleCpu = TRUE
nMachineType = 1
bBlitter = TRUE
nDSPType = 0
bRealTimeClock = TRUE
bPatchTimerD = FALSE
bFastBoot = TRUE
bFastForward = FALSE

[Video]
AviRecordVcodec = 2
AviRecordFps = 0
AviRecordFile = /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/hatari.avi

[ShortcutsWithModifiers]
keyOptions = 111
keyFullScreen = 102
keyMouseMode = 109
keyColdReset = 99
keyWarmReset = 114
keyScreenShot = 103
keyBossKey = 105
keyCursorEmu = 106
keyFastForward = 120
keyRecAnim = 97
keyRecSound = 121
keySound = 115
keyPause = 0
keyDebugger = 19
keyQuit = 113
keyLoadMem = 108
keySaveMem = 107
keyInsertDiskA = 100
keySwitchJoy0 = 282
keySwitchJoy1 = 283
keySwitchPadA = 284
keySwitchPadB = 285

[ShortcutsWithoutModifiers]
keyOptions = 293
keyFullScreen = 292
keyMouseMode = 0
keyColdReset = 0
keyWarmReset = 0
keyScreenShot = 0
keyBossKey = 0
keyCursorEmu = 0
keyFastForward = 0
keyRecAnim = 0
keyRecSound = 0
keySound = 0
keyPause = 19
keyDebugger = 0
keyQuit = 0
keyLoadMem = 0
keySaveMem = 0
keyInsertDiskA = 0
keySwitchJoy0 = 0
keySwitchJoy1 = 0
keySwitchPadA = 0
keySwitchPadB = 0

Cheers
Sid1968

[mitu]

Have you tried toggling the 'Crop Overscan' or choosing 'High resolution' in the core options ?

[Sid1968]

Yes, without success.

I normally use "hatari-fast" emulator without any problems.
As you can see in my emulator.cfg "hatari-fast" uses for the Borders the command "--borders 0".

hatari-fast = "/opt/retropie/emulators/hatari/bin/hatari --confirm-quit 0 --statusbar 0 --zoom 1 -w --compatible 0 --timer-d 1 --borders 0 %ROM%"
default = "lr-hatari"
hatari-fast-borders = "/opt/retropie/emulators/hatari/bin/hatari --confirm-quit 0 --statusbar 0 --zoom 1 -w --compatible 0 --timer-d 1 --borders 1 %ROM%"
hatari-compatible = "/opt/retropie/emulators/hatari/bin/hatari --confirm-quit 0 --statusbar 0 --zoom 1 -w --compatible 1 --timer-d 0 --borders 0 %ROM%"
hatari-compatible-borders = "/opt/retropie/emulators/hatari/bin/hatari --confirm-quit 0 --statusbar 0 --zoom 1 -w --compatible 1 --timer-d 0 --borders 1 %ROM%"
lr-hatari = "LD_LIBRARY_PATH='/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-hatari' /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/bin/retroarch -L /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-hatari/hatari_libretro.so --config /opt/retropie/configs/atarist/retroarch.cfg %ROM%"

Since "hatari-fast" do not support ziped ipf-files i have to use lr-hatari.

Why is there no corresponding variable in hatari.cfg when you can deactivate the Borders in the lr-hatari GUI ???

[Sid1968]

In case I haven't expressed myself clearly enough: In the lr-hatari GUI I can uncheck "Show Borders" under "Atari Screen" to successfully deactivate the Borders. Unfortunately, this only lasts as long as lr-hatari is running. After restarting lr-hatari, the check mark for "Show Borders" is set again, although I had saved the settings in hatari.cfg via the GUI. This is probably due to the fact that there is no variable for "Show Borders" in hatari.cfg. It is very frustrating!

[mitu]

I understood you first post, but a libretro core might not read or write the same .cfg file as the standalone emulator. Usually when an emulator is ported to the libretro api, its options are implemented and exposed as Core Options in RetroArch.