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    Pi 4 display issue with lr-genesis-plus-gx

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    • quicksilverQ
      quicksilver @dankcushions
      last edited by quicksilver

      @dankcushions https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/26177/black-overlay-when-launching-snes-emulator

      lr-snes9x2010 and possibly Mame too

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      • dankcushionsD
        dankcushions Global Moderator @quicksilver
        last edited by

        @quicksilver oh, well great that it's been logged: see https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/10541 - any fixes/updates will be posted here.

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        • GreenHawk84G
          GreenHawk84
          last edited by

          This is awesome news, I was losing hope. I felt like I broke something when I am certain I have not messed with any settings.

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          • GreenHawk84G
            GreenHawk84
            last edited by GreenHawk84

            I tried to go into Retroarch and save Core Overrides with Settings>On Screen Display>On-Screen Notifications>Off, but they still load. I am not sure if this method of removing notifications to prevent the bug works.

            Is anyone able to set notifications off and save it?

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            • GreenHawk84G
              GreenHawk84
              last edited by

              I am still unable to disable on-screen notifications upon game startup. Anyone having issues?

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              • ClydeC
                Clyde @GreenHawk84
                last edited by

                @GreenHawk84

                @mitu said in Anyway to turn off the footer when you start a game?:

                You need to disable also the Graphics Widgets option, which is right below the Onscreen Notifications option.

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator @Clyde
                  last edited by

                  @Clyde Actually, that might not work. I re-tested this briefly and it doesn't seem to disable all the new-style notifications - I think that's what @GreenHawk84 is reporting.

                  It could be there's more than 1 configuration option that would need to be toggled - but from a cursory inspection of the code it might not be possible without disabling the new notification style entirely at build time.

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                  • ClydeC
                    Clyde @mitu
                    last edited by

                    @mitu At least it worked for me. When I disable Onscreen Notifications and Graphics Widgets, I get no messages in the games at all. I could check this more thoroughly for other options possibly involved when I get home.

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator
                      last edited by

                      Ok, I re-tested it and @Clyde is right, it should work - it's possible to fallback to the previous notifications' style without disabling the notifications, though I couldn't make it work via the RGUI on the first try

                      @GreenHawk84 Try adding this to your /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg:

                      menu_enable_widgets = "false"
                      
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                      • ClydeC
                        Clyde
                        last edited by

                        Maybe I should've mentioned that I'm using the XMB menu, although that shouldn't change the options rather than arrange them differently, if I'm not mistaken.

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                        • GreenHawk84G
                          GreenHawk84
                          last edited by

                          Confirming setting Widgets to OFF and saving Core Options does not disable them:
                          20200613_083940.jpg

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                          • ClydeC
                            Clyde
                            last edited by

                            As far as I understand it, you have to disable both to get no notifications. Disabling the widgets alone will only reset their style to the more simple one of previous RetroArch versions.

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                            • GreenHawk84G
                              GreenHawk84 @Clyde
                              last edited by

                              @Clyde these options do nothing for me. I get widgets either way and exposure to the pillar boxing bug. I am not sure why mine would be different than anyone else, I do not mess with settings in general, it's all defaulted.

                              I will have to try Mitu's suggested modification of the Retroarch.cfg.

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                              • ClydeC
                                Clyde @GreenHawk84
                                last edited by

                                @GreenHawk84 Maybe you have a saved core configuration or override in place that negates the options which (you think) you are saving? See Config Hierarchy for the places to look for additional config files.

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                                • ClydeC
                                  Clyde @GreenHawk84
                                  last edited by

                                  @GreenHawk84 Oh, and the notification settings don't work immediately, but only after you exit and re-enter RetroArch.

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                                  • GreenHawk84G
                                    GreenHawk84 @Clyde
                                    last edited by GreenHawk84

                                    @Clyde just went in and confirmed for sake of argument that none of my .cfg files have any setting regarding On-screen Notifications set to override "On." I actually went in just now and set both of these options to Off and saved a Core override AND a Game (After Burner II) override. Upon restarting these settings magically set back to "On." I have never touched the On-Screen Notification settings in the years using Retropie until this issue came up.

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                                    • ClydeC
                                      Clyde
                                      last edited by

                                      I don't want to be preachy, but if you set these two options somewhere™ (RGUI/XMB or a config file) and the next time they're gone, I would bet my money on either a config/override file you missed, or – less likely – that your config file can't be saved for some reason (e.g. file permissions or a dying SD card that set itself to read-only).

                                      I think that the other possibility, a bug of such a scope, would be widely known by now, except for one that would only occur in rare circumstances which you're very unlucky to meet with your system's configuration.

                                      If you really checked every of these possibilities, alas, I'm out of ideas. 😕

                                      Can you save other options persistantly?

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                                      • GreenHawk84G
                                        GreenHawk84 @Clyde
                                        last edited by

                                        @Clyde yes, whenever I save overlays to a specific game it holds. Are there any files you would like to see? I can add them to my OneDrive and link here.

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                                        • GreenHawk84G
                                          GreenHawk84
                                          last edited by

                                          @mitu I placed the following into my opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg as you said:
                                          menu_enable_widgets = "false"

                                          Looks like anything that does not load with a Game Override allows it and does not use Widgets. Anything with a Game Override is still using Widgets. The only reason I use Game Overrides is to apply specific Overlay images.

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                                          • dankcushionsD
                                            dankcushions Global Moderator @GreenHawk84
                                            last edited by

                                            @GreenHawk84 please run in verbose mode, then upload /dev/shm/runcommand.log, and then all the various config files and overrides referred to within.

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