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      raspberry79 @BuZz
      last edited by raspberry79

      @BuZz
      Today, i was able to exit to load Emulationstation to Retropie.
      But, i would take 2 or 3 or more tries to exit Kodi to load retropie, how to fix that problem and how can u fix it.

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        sirhenrythe5th @BuZz
        last edited by

        @raspberry79 do this:

        @BuZz said in Retropie won't load:

        @raspberry79 Please post the contents of /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh.

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          raspberry79 @sirhenrythe5th
          last edited by raspberry79

          @sirhenrythe5th
          where do i post it at, my first time at everything

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            sleve_mcdichael @raspberry79
            last edited by sleve_mcdichael

            @raspberry79 said in Retropie won't load:

            @sirhenrythe5th
            where do i post it at, my first time at everything

            autostart.sh should be small enough to paste in a message here. Just put the content between code blocks:

            ```
            ...like this
            ```
            

            (Those are back-ticks.)

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              raspberry79 @sleve_mcdichael
              last edited by

              @sleve_mcdichael
              ah, u talking about ssh to the pi

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                sleve_mcdichael @raspberry79
                last edited by

                @raspberry79 yes or you can connect a keyboard and access the terminal (if you can quit Kodi without rebooting. Otherwise yes SSH would allow you to check remotely.)

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                  raspberry79 @sleve_mcdichael
                  last edited by raspberry79

                  @sleve_mcdichael
                  Yes, i had today manage to exit Kodi to load retropie Emulationstation
                  how would i get to the terminal window, I have the keyboard going.

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                    sleve_mcdichael @raspberry79
                    last edited by

                    @raspberry79 said in Retropie won't load:

                    @sleve_mcdichael
                    Yes, i had today manage to exit Kodi to load retropie Emulationstation
                    how would i get to the terminal window, I have the keyboard going.

                    From EmulationStation you can press F4 on an attached keyboard, or on a controller press Start and then choose Quit.

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                      raspberry79 @sleve_mcdichael
                      last edited by

                      @sleve_mcdichael
                      So i got the terminal window up ed3959ca-bf4e-49c9-864c-f622c8645526-image.png
                      So if i type this in /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh
                      then will it fix the problem when exiting kodi to load emulationstation

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                        sleve_mcdichael @raspberry79
                        last edited by sleve_mcdichael

                        @raspberry79 said in Retropie won't load:

                        So if i type this in /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh
                        then will it fix the problem when exiting kodi to load emulationstation

                        No, we need to see the contents of that file. Please type:

                        cat /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh
                        

                        ...and show us what it says.

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                          raspberry79 @sleve_mcdichael
                          last edited by raspberry79

                          @sleve_mcdichael
                          Ah, i just type that into the terminal window and it will open up to the problem that u want to get and past for u to see.

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                            sleve_mcdichael @raspberry79
                            last edited by

                            @raspberry79 yes.

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                              raspberry79 @sleve_mcdichael
                              last edited by raspberry79

                              @sleve_mcdichael
                              I typed it in and this comes up
                              20220711_211008.jpg

                              Do anyone have the same problem or is there anyone who can just exit kodi and load into ES

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                              • mituM
                                mitu Global Moderator
                                last edited by mitu

                                The autostart.sh is ok, it instructs the system to boot kodi and (when it exits) start emulationstation.

                                What might happen is kodi crashing on exit and then automatically restarting, thus not allowing EmulationStation to start.

                                Go into Kodi settings, choose System and then in the Input sub-menu, go to Peripherals and disable the CEC Adapter. Then restart your system and see if exiting kodi still has issues.

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                                  raspberry79 @mitu
                                  last edited by raspberry79

                                  @mitu
                                  Now that i can access the terminal window, can i also do a upgrade on the Pi

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