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    • dildo_bagginsD
      dildo_baggins
      last edited by dildo_baggins

      Pi Model: 3
      RetroPie Version Used: latest 4.0.3
      Built From: Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
      USB Devices connected: none
      Controller used: 8bitdo NES30
      Error messages received: see the above screenshot
      Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant):
      Guide used: (Mention if you followed a guide) : none but the base setup and the disabling of boot details.
      File: (File with issue - with FULL path): screenshot provided
      Emulator: (Name of emulator - if applicable) : All emulators
      Attachment of config files: (PLEASE USE PASTEBIN.COM FOR LARGE LOGS)
      How to replicate the problem: not sure beyond what i provided above as An fyi. i took a fresh install SD card. blased image unto sd card, NO issue...

      THEN.. updated everything to 4.0.3. and ran this (no other config): 0_1475201137550_upload-3fb2ab8a-e54b-4004-90a8-b6c82d95788b https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-hide-the-boot-text

      and it started occurring

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      • meleuM
        meleu
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        I'm not sure, but the symptoms that you describe make me believe that the problem is in your es_systems.cfg.

        can you please paste your /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg in pastebin.com ?

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        • dildo_bagginsD
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          ok heres an interesting tidbit. if i quit emulation station either via the start button or hitting F2/ to command prompt then run "emulationstation" it does not prompt and the launcher menu becomes available.

          i believe this may be a bug with 4.0.3.

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          • meleuM
            meleu @dildo_baggins
            last edited by

            @dildo_baggins
            If exit and go back to emulationstation solves the problem, then I started to suspect another file: /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh

            Tell us: were everything working fine before you updated to 4.0.3?

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            • dildo_bagginsD
              dildo_baggins @meleu
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              @meleu said in runcommand blinking cursor (no launch menu):

              @dildo_baggins
              If exit and go back to emulationstation solves the problem, then I started to suspect another file: /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh

              Tell us: were everything working fine before you updated to 4.0.3?

              Yep. everything was fine until this upgrade. and also i tested with a fresh install on 4.0.0 base image. once i patch to latest it occurs again.

              here is my autostart.sh:

              emulationstation #auto

              thats it

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              • meleuM
                meleu @dildo_baggins
                last edited by

                @dildo_baggins
                Can you detail what exactly you did for update to 4.0.3?

                Did you simply go to retropie_setup and then chose "Update RetroPie-Setup script" and finish? Or did you update some other package?

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                • dildo_bagginsD
                  dildo_baggins
                  last edited by dildo_baggins

                  Here is my es_systems.cfg (nothing that the TG16 and Genesis arent using the correct theme for some reason):

                  http://pastebin.com/NBtK42jK

                  (TOO MANY RULES... not enough fixing) :)

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                  • dildo_bagginsD
                    dildo_baggins @meleu
                    last edited by

                    @meleu i ran update all packages

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                    • BuZzB
                      BuZz administrators
                      last edited by

                      Please format configs or use external site as detailed in the read me first sticky.

                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                      • meleuM
                        meleu @dildo_baggins
                        last edited by

                        @dildo_baggins
                        A quote from https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first ;-)

                        Use markdown to format your posts - see http://commonmark.org/help/ - and put large logs on a pastebin type site like http://paste.ubuntu.com/ http://pastebin.com/ or similar.

                        I'm trying to reproduce it here right now.

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                        • dildo_bagginsD
                          dildo_baggins @BuZz
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                          @BuZz said in runcommand blinking cursor (no launch menu):

                          Please format configs or use external site as detailed in the read me first sticky.

                          done....

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                          • meleuM
                            meleu @dildo_baggins
                            last edited by

                            @dildo_baggins Unable to reproduce your issue here...

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                            • meleuM
                              meleu @dildo_baggins
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                              @dildo_baggins

                              Oh! You edited your previous post with more info...

                              THEN.. updated everything to 4.0.3. and ran this (no other config): https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-hide-the-boot-text

                              Everything makes sense now. I'm pretty sure that this is related to the configs you made to hide the boot text...

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                              • dildo_bagginsD
                                dildo_baggins @meleu
                                last edited by dildo_baggins

                                @meleu said in runcommand blinking cursor (no launch menu):

                                @dildo_baggins

                                Oh! You edited your previous post with more info...

                                THEN.. updated everything to 4.0.3. and ran this (no other config): https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-hide-the-boot-text

                                Everything makes sense now. I'm pretty sure that this is related to the configs you made to hide the boot text...

                                why would that matter if only these 2 items were done:

                                sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt

                                *change console=tty1 to console=tty3

                                And add quiet loglevel=3 logo.nologo at the end.*

                                this was done in the prior enviornment as well so as to boot to splash screen then emulation station.

                                i had this setting in this enviornment prior to 4.0.3 and all was well.

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                                • dildo_bagginsD
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                                  here is my cmdline.txt for your records (its all in one line):

                                  more /boot/cmdline.txt
                                  dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 console=serial0,115200 console=tty3 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext4 elevator=deadline fsck.repair=yes rootwait quiet loglevel=3 consoleblank=0 logo.nologo

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                                  • meleuM
                                    meleu @dildo_baggins
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                                    @dildo_baggins There is a warning on https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-hide-the-boot-text saying:
                                    make sure it is all on the same line!!!

                                    Check it.

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                                    • dildo_bagginsD
                                      dildo_baggins @dildo_baggins
                                      last edited by dildo_baggins

                                      @dildo_baggins said in runcommand blinking cursor (no launch menu):

                                      here is my cmdline.txt for your records (its all in one line):

                                      more /boot/cmdline.txt
                                      dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 console=serial0,115200 console=tty3 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext4 elevator=deadline fsck.repair=yes rootwait quiet loglevel=3 consoleblank=0 logo.nologo

                                      @meleu check my response.... ITS ALL IN ONE LINE.....

                                      this error looks very similar to this however adding the rc.local doesnt rsolve..

                                      https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1228

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                                      • meleuM
                                        meleu @dildo_baggins
                                        last edited by

                                        @dildo_baggins
                                        compared with mine, where yours has console=serial0,115200, mine has console=ttyAMA0,115200. Try to change it.

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                                        • dildo_bagginsD
                                          dildo_baggins @meleu
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                                          i disabled serial all together via raspi-config (not showing up in cmdline.txt anymore...

                                          dmesg | grep tty
                                          [ 0.000000] Kernel command line: 8250.nr_uarts=0 dma.dmachans=0x7f35 bcm2708_fb.fbwidth=1824 bcm2708_fb.fbheight=984 bcm2709.boardrev=0xa22082 bcm2709.serial=0x73c1d5f6 smsc95xx.macaddr=B8:27:EB:C1:D5:F6 bcm2708_fb.fbswap=1 bcm2709.uart_clock=48000000 vc_mem.mem_base=0x3dc00000 vc_mem.mem_size=0x3f000000 dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 console=tty3 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext4 elevator=deadline fsck.repair=yes rootwait quiet loglevel=3 consoleblank=0 logo.nologo
                                          [ 0.000226] console [tty3] enabled
                                          [ 1.394416] 3f201000.uart: ttyAMA0 at MMIO 0x3f201000 (irq = 87, base_baud = 0) is a PL011 rev2
                                          [ 17.697306] input: 8Bitdo NES30 Pro as /devices/platform/soc/3f201000.uart/tty/ttyAMA0/hci0/hci0:13/0005:3820:0009.0001/input/input0

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                                          • dildo_bagginsD
                                            dildo_baggins
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                                            i am not using the GPIO (or any peripheral save, USB or Blutooth controller) at all on my rpi3..

                                            https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=8075

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