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    Runcommand messes up resolution for some reason

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      goldug
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      Hey. I did an update yesterday and when I started a game today, the runcommand box that pops up took up all of the screen with about 10-20 characters (the first characters in the box). That is, it changed the resolution to like 320x250 or something like that.
      I can't find any logs or anything that explains it.
      When retroarch starts up it's the correct resolution again.
      The problem is that when I later exits emulationstation or run any configuration entry (like RetroPie-setup) it's that extreme low resolution, so it cannot be used.
      If I reboot the system and exit emulationstation without running anything that invokes runcommand, the resolution is correct (1920x1080), but as soon as I run anything from emulationstation it changes the resolution until I reboot again. Xrandr can't find any display either.
      And yes, it affects the terminal too, when I exit emulationstation all I can see is "pi@retropie" and I can type about 10 letters, I think 4 until screen-wrap.

      What the heck is going on?

      Pi Model or other hardware: 2B
      Power Supply used: the one I got in the kit.
      RetroPie Version Used: 4.6
      Built From: Premade from official site a long time ago...
      USB Devices connected: External powered USB hub with two controllers.
      Controller used: Xbox 360 and PS3.
      Error messages received: N/A
      How to replicate the problem: No idea.

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

        Do you have any onstart/onend for runcommand scripts that change the framebuffer size/resolution using fbset ?

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          goldug @mitu
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          @mitu said in Runcommand messes up resolution for some reason:

          Do you have any onstart/onend for runcommand scripts that change the framebuffer size/resolution using fbset ?

          Huh. I was gonna say no because I hadn't changed anything, but yes, it seems there is now for some reason. Thanks!

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator
            last edited by mitu

            @goldug said in Runcommand messes up resolution for some reason:

            because I hadn't changed anything, but yes, it seems there is now for some reason.

            You added something, there is nothing in stock RetroPie that creates those files automatically.

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