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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
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        @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
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            @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
              dildo_baggins
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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
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                    @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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                        • meleuM
                          meleu @dildo_baggins
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                          @dildo_baggins My suggestion is to undo all the changes you made in /boot/cmdline.txt. I'm sure the problem is there. I'm not having this issue here, so if you wanna try my version of this file, take it:

                          dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 console=ttyAMA0,115200 console=tty3 root=/dev/mmcblk0p2 rootfstype=ext4 elevator=deadline fsck.repair=yes rootwait quiet loglevel=3 consoleblank=0
                          
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                          • dildo_bagginsD
                            dildo_baggins @meleu
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                            @meleu why would i do this if this is suggested in the FAQ as how to hide boot text? https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-hide-the-boot-text

                            this is a bug that needs to be addressed. it didnt occur in previous builds.

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                            • BuZzB
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                              last edited by BuZz

                              making demands will not help your cause (especially when people are trying to help you). I recommend trying out what @meleu has suggested, and go from there.

                              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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                              • dildo_bagginsD
                                dildo_baggins @BuZz
                                last edited by dildo_baggins

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

                                making demands will not help your cause (especially when people are trying to help you).

                                im trying to get a more definitive answer. i have done what was asked and im still getting the same here.

                                i make no demands just providing you guys the details as it happens. and following your process..

                                appreciate all the work you guys are doing. i think its an amazing product please no disrespect here.

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                                • dildo_bagginsD
                                  dildo_baggins
                                  last edited by dildo_baggins

                                  (0_1475268113982_1.jpg

                                  this is what i see when i exit emulationstation and in the background when i exit and enter games (NO Launch Menu)

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                                  • meleuM
                                    meleu @dildo_baggins
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                                    @dildo_baggins

                                    this is a bug that needs to be addressed. it didnt occur in previous builds.

                                    It's not reproducible and there's nobody besides you with this problem. So, it seems to be a bug you inserted when messing up your configs.

                                    Good luck.

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                                    • BuZzB
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                                      last edited by BuZz

                                      Try starting from a fresh image. Not sure what has happened to the boot process, but can't really advise and it will be quicker to start afresh.

                                      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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                                      • dildo_bagginsD
                                        dildo_baggins @meleu
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                                        @meleu the only thing i did was what was listed in the FAQ in terms of overclocking and https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-hide-the-boot-text on a fresh build. nothing was "messed up" beyond what was suggested.

                                        so i will continue to QA and provide feedback so the team can improve the product, process, and documentation. (literally followed the deploy process to the letter... but i will try again and document the steps to reproduce.

                                        lets not be abrasive, appreciate all the help thus far. i am complying with the forum rules.

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

                                          Try starting from a fresh image. Not sure what has happened to the boot process, but can't really advise and it will be quicker to start afresh.

                                          will do

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                                          • M
                                            movisman
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                                            @meleu @BuZz

                                            Hi guys,

                                            I'm having similar issue regarding console text since performing an update of all packages today. I was only doing a cursory update so I could take an image backup. My last update was one week ago and the issue didn't occur then, and there have been no config changes at all from my side. I did select to update underlying packages (OS, etc), like I always do when updating.

                                            My cmdline.txt file does have the tweaks from the wiki in it, it always has:
                                            https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-hide-the-boot-text

                                            But apart from that, it is stock. I have verified this by deploying a new image to another SD card and cross referencing the two files.

                                            Doing some investigation, if I change console=tty3 back to console=tty1 in cmdline.txt, the problem disappears, however it means I get boot and shutdown text.

                                            If I change it back to console=tty3, I still get the boot/shutdown console text (which shouldn't happen), but in addition I cannot launch things like RetroPie-Setup script from the options menu correctly. It just shows console output on the screen and doesn't show the UI.

                                            Any thoughts?

                                            Cheers!

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