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    "File Type Unknown" Error when i change pi resolution

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      PhtevenTheSecond @mitu
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      @mitu
      i followed the link and installed the core package and now after the rainbow display, i get a black screen.

      i waited for 10 minutes without seeing anything. I randomly got a message that one of the games i had installed will run but it never did.

      it seems that retropie isn't booting its UI.

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator @PhtevenTheSecond
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        @PhtevenTheSecond Just as the menu images were corrupted, some other resources used by EmulationStation cannot be properly read. I suggest you re-install with the official image from RPI imager and add the config.txt entries for your display, then boot again for the first time and see if the front-end starts.

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          PhtevenTheSecond @mitu
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          @mitu
          done. Not much has changed.
          I downloaded the official retropie image again and used etcher to copy it into the SD card for the pi.

          the only thing i did is turn SSH on from the raspi-config and connect to WIFI so that i can remote into the pi.

          then i copied the lines you mentioned above :

          hdmi_group=1
hdmi_mode=16
hdmi_ignore_edid=0xa5000080
hdmi_drive=1

          same problem occurred. Right after the rainbow display, i get a black screen.

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @PhtevenTheSecond
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            @PhtevenTheSecond Can you try without the hdmi_drive=1 in the config.txt ? Take the EmulationStation's log file from \\retropie\configs\all\emulationstation\es_log.txt and post it here (within code tags).

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              PhtevenTheSecond @mitu
              last edited by

              @mitu
              done. No change.
              The es_log.txt seems to not exist.
              When i nano into the path provided, i get a new file. its empty.

              I tried to change directory into one of the parent folders and it seems that they don't exist either:

              pi@retropie:~ $ cd \\retropie\configs\all
-bash: cd: \retropieconfigsall: No such file or directory
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                sleve_mcdichael @PhtevenTheSecond
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                @PhtevenTheSecond \\retropie is the network address over samba. On the Pi it will be in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_log.txt.

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                  Thorr69 @PhtevenTheSecond
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                  @PhtevenTheSecond said in "File Type Unknown" Error when i change pi resolution:

                  @mitu
                  done. No change.
                  The es_log.txt seems to not exist.
                  When i nano into the path provided, i get a new file. its empty.

                  I tried to change directory into one of the parent folders and it seems that they don't exist either:

                  pi@retropie:~ $ cd \\retropie\configs\all
-bash: cd: \retropieconfigsall: No such file or directory

                  Is that what you typed? Those slashes are Windows slashes. You should be using / slashes.

                  RPi 3b
                  Official PSU
                  Official RetroPie image
                  Pandora's Box 5 controller

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                    PhtevenTheSecond @sleve_mcdichael
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                    @sleve_mcdichael
                    thank you. I can see the content of the es_log now. i'll post it in a moment.

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                      PhtevenTheSecond @Thorr69
                      last edited by

                      @Thorr69
                      im using windows to SSH into raspberry pi. You are right.
                      Just for reference, This is the path that works for me:

                      nano /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_log.txt
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                        PhtevenTheSecond @mitu
                        last edited by

                        @mitu
                        Alright! i have removed the hdmi_drive=1 line and rebooted.

                        this is the contents of the es_log file.

                        pi@retropie:~ $ cat /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_log.txt
Jun 28 23:15:11 lvl2:   EmulationStation - v2.10.1rp, built Dec 26 2021 - 16:25:37
Jun 28 23:15:11 lvl2:   Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/mamenames.xml"...
Jun 28 23:15:11 lvl2:   Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/mamebioses.xml"...
Jun 28 23:15:11 lvl2:   Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/mamedevices.xml"...
Jun 28 23:15:11 lvl2:   Creating window...
Jun 28 23:15:12 lvl2:   Created window successfully.
Jun 28 23:15:12 lvl2:   GL vendor:   Broadcom
Jun 28 23:15:12 lvl2:   GL renderer: V3D 4.2
Jun 28 23:15:12 lvl2:   GL version:  2.1 Mesa 19.3.2
Jun 28 23:15:12 lvl2:   Checking available OpenGL extensions...
Jun 28 23:15:12 lvl2:    ARB_texture_non_power_of_two: ok
Jun 28 23:15:13 lvl2:   Added known joystick  USB Gamepad           (instance ID: 0, device index: 0)
Jun 28 23:15:13 lvl2:   Loading system config file /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg...
Jun 28 23:15:13 lvl1:   System "amstradcpc" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:13 lvl1:   System "arcade" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:13 lvl1:   System "atari2600" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:13 lvl1:   System "atari5200" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:13 lvl1:   System "atari7800" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:13 lvl1:   System "atari800" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:14 lvl1:   System "atarilynx" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:14 lvl1:   System "channelf" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:14 lvl1:   System "coleco" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:14 lvl1:   System "fba" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:14 lvl1:   System "fds" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:14 lvl1:   System "gamegear" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:14 lvl1:   System "gb" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:14 lvl1:   System "gba" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:14 lvl1:   System "gbc" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:14 lvl1:   System "mame-libretro" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:15 lvl1:   System "mastersystem" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:15 lvl1:   System "megadrive" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:15 lvl1:   System "msx" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:15 lvl1:   System "n64" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:15 lvl1:   System "neogeo" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:15 lvl1:   System "nes" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:15 lvl1:   System "ngp" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:15 lvl1:   System "ngpc" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:15 lvl1:   System "pcengine" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:16 lvl1:   System "psx" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:16 lvl2:   Parsing XML file "/home/pi/.emulationstation/gamelists/retropie/gamelist.xml"...
Jun 28 23:15:16 lvl1:   System "sega32x" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:16 lvl1:   System "segacd" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:16 lvl1:   System "sg-1000" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:16 lvl1:   System "snes" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:16 lvl1:   System "vectrex" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:16 lvl1:   System "zxspectrum" has no games! Ignoring it.
Jun 28 23:15:17 lvl2:   Added known joystick  USB Gamepad           (instance ID: 0, device index: 0)
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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator
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                          @PhtevenTheSecond said in "File Type Unknown" Error when i change pi resolution:

                          this is the contents of the es_log file.

                          The log file shows that EmulationStation starts correctly and the display is detected and initialized. If nothing shows up on the screen, then it's not a Pi issue.

                          Do you have another TV/monitor to try and see if it shows an image ? Or another HDMI cable to try ?

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                            PhtevenTheSecond @mitu
                            last edited by PhtevenTheSecond

                            @mitu
                            i don't have another cable unfortunately.

                            i did try another monitor with the same issue.
                            Monitor is UltraGear 27GR75Q.

                            one thing to note is the warning given to me by the monitor.
                            It seems to detect a PC with 4K even though the pi still says that
                            tvservice -s is 1080p

                            pi@retropie:~ $ tvservice -s
state 0xa [HDMI CUSTOM RGB lim 16:9], 1920x1080 @ 60.00Hz, progressive

                            1688147846160.JPEG

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              That's really strange and it makes me think even more that is a cable issue. A few of thing you could try:

                              • swap the HDMI port on the Pi and see if that changes anything
                              • disable the Wi-Fi by adding dtoverlay=disable-wifi to config.txt
                              • force a smaller or a different resolution. Adding hdmi_safe=1 to config.txt will force 640x480 - which should be accepted by most TVs/monitors. If that works, then use a different hdmi_group and instead of 1080p force another resolution (720p maybe?).
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                                PhtevenTheSecond @mitu
                                last edited by

                                @mitu
                                Thank you for your excellent support.
                                I was under the impression that both HDMI's mimic each other. It seems not to be the case.

                                I plugged the wire from one HDMI port to the other and it worked perfectly.
                                correction resolution and UI is 10 times faster along with the games and the input delay.

                                Thank you so much.

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