Problem on boot and shutdown

Rocknroll · 16 Feb 2021, 00:16

Hey guys,

I'm not new to Retropie but I'm new to all this code stuff. I don't understand what it means or what to do when a problem presents itself.

I've been adding roms to my image and scraping all videos, marquees, etc and then I went to bed. I turned it on this morning and I see a new error on boot.
This is my boot issue. I saw it has to do with my Nespi + safe shutdown so I ran the code again. That didn't help.

On Shut down this is what I get and I don't know why It takes 90 seconds to shut down. It was only running a stop job for one user but today it was saying there were 2 users it was trying to stop. I've rebooted several times and it's gone back to just the one user for Session c1. What the heck does that mean?

And a shot of the rest of the text above if you need to see any of that. Is there a way to see this boot and shutdown text without trying to snap a pic of the boot and shutdown sequence?

Any help would be appreciated. I wasn't ready to backup my image last night but I really should have. Can this be fixed?

Thanks guys

DreamcastKid · 16 Feb 2021, 02:07

@rocknroll

Mods are gonna ask you for more info as detailed here ...

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

Rocknroll · 16 Feb 2021, 02:34

Here's more information to troubleshoot my problem. Thanks DreamcastKid for the help.

Pi Model: 3B+
Power Supply: 5v 3a with switch if that matters
RetroPie Version: 4.7.8 (as per RetroPie-Setup)
Built From: Raspberry Pi Imager
USB Devices Connected: Wireless Keyboard/RetroFlag SNES Game Pad
Controller used: Wireless Keyboard/RetroFlag SNES Game Pad/PS3 Controller (Bluetooth)
Error Messages Received: Posted As Photos. Hard To Get A Clear Shot Of The Boot Text
Guide Used: No Guide?
File: /opt/RetroFlag/SafeShutdown.py (as seen in photos)
Emulator: None
Attatchment Of Config Files: I'm not sure what to attach here. There's a lot of config files. (Pretty brand new to troubleshooting this stuff so any help would be appreciated)

mitu · 16 Feb 2021, 17:54

@rocknroll said in Problem on boot and shutdown:

This is my boot issue. I saw it has to do with my Nespi + safe shutdown so I ran the code again. That didn't help.

Uninstall the NesPI+ shutdown script and use the one from @cyperghost, from https://github.com/crcerror/ES-generic-shutdown.

Rocknroll · 22 Feb 2021, 03:25

@mitu Thank you very much for the help. I just did this and it seems to have fixed the problem I was having. The text on boot is now gone.

However, the reset button works a little different now. When I press it it doesn't reboot the system it reboots ES. If that's how it's supposed to work then great, but I need to make sure this is what it's supposed to do. Is there now a delay on it too? The previous script started the reset ASAP and this one I seem to have to push and hold for a second for it to activate. That normal too? Sorry for all the stupid questions. I'm learning.

theretroprince · 22 Feb 2021, 03:42

@rocknroll Yes, what you are describing is the intended behavior. Holding reset for a few seconds during a game will terminate the game and return you to ES. Holding reset for a few seconds while in ES only restarts ES.

Rocknroll · 22 Feb 2021, 04:31

@theretroprince
Thanks for your reply. I'm thrilled it's working as it should. I have encountered a new problem when exiting a game before going into the game. (Press key for menu and exit without launching). I'm going to try troubleshoot this before I have to come ask here for help.

You guys are friggen awesome. Thank you!
Until next time...