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    Splashscreen Video not playing every time

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      Manukan
      last edited by

      Hello there,

      I try to figure out why my Splashscreen-Video is not playing everytime (only 2 out of 5 times)
      I put my video on my external USB-Drive at "/home/pi/RetroPie/splashscreens/"
      I thought that my USB-Drive is not mounting in time, so I mount it first before Emulationsstation starts, but it does not work every time.
      Does anyone have similar problems and know how to fix this?

      RaspberryPi 3B(1gbRam)
      Power Supply: Original
      Retropie V4.8
      Controller: DragonRise inc. Generic USB Joystick (2x)

      Greetings from germany

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        mitu Global Moderator
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        @Manukan said in Splashscreen Video not playing every time:

        I thought that my USB-Drive is not mounting in time, so I mount it first before Emulationsstation starts, but it does not work every time.

        The splashscreen is not played by EmulationStation, it's a separate service that's started earlier during the boot sequence. Most likely the USB is not available at the time it starts, so it's best to use a 'local' (i.e. on the SD card) folder for the videos/images used by the splashscreen.

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          Manukan @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu thanks for the quick response!
          sry I am new to retropie, how can I set the folder for my Splashscreens?

          Greetings from germany

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            mitu Global Moderator @Manukan
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            @Manukan You can use the splashscreen configuration menu and choose the videos/images - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Splashscreen/.

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              Manukan @mitu
              last edited by

              @mitu It is still only playing every time, can I start this service earlier in the boot-process to make it more consistent?

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @Manukan
                last edited by

                @Manukan said in Splashscreen Video not playing every time:

                @mitu It is still only playing every time, can I start this service earlier in the boot-process to make it more consistent?

                Not sure what you mean, the splashscreen service is already started pretty early during the boot sequence.

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