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    cant get screen to work

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    • BriganeB
      Brigane @Cooleoe6
      last edited by Brigane

      @Cooleoe6 Have you tried following this video guide?

      Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
      Os: RetroPie 4.5
      Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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        Cooleoe6 @Brigane
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        @Brigane yes but mine is different as i only have a HDMI, power and touch screen ports.

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        • BriganeB
          Brigane @Cooleoe6
          last edited by

          @Cooleoe6 How about some more info about your problem? Does the screen boot or not? Have you written this in the /boot/config.txt file?

          hdmi_group=2
          hdmi_mode=87
          hdmi_cvt 800 480 60 6 0 0 0

          Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
          Os: RetroPie 4.5
          Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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            Cooleoe6 @Brigane
            last edited by

            @Brigane i have done the first 2 but there is no HDMI_cvt

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              Cooleoe6 @Brigane
              last edited by

              @Brigane the best ive managed to do was get the top left corner of the screen to show up but even then there was black bars on the screen to

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                Cooleoe6
                last edited by

                i have posted my config file above if it helps

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                • BriganeB
                  Brigane @Cooleoe6
                  last edited by

                  @Cooleoe6 Have you tried with HDMI_cvt?

                  Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                  Os: RetroPie 4.5
                  Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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                    Cooleoe6 @Brigane
                    last edited by

                    @Brigane there is no cvt in the config file.

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                      Cooleoe6 @Brigane
                      last edited by

                      @Brigane this is the screen i im trying to use
                      http://www.waveshare.com/product/5inch-hdmi-lcd-b.htm

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                      • BriganeB
                        Brigane @Cooleoe6
                        last edited by

                        @Cooleoe6 you have to add "HDMI_cvt" to the config yourself, it's not there by default :)

                        Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                        Os: RetroPie 4.5
                        Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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                          Cooleoe6 @Brigane
                          last edited by Cooleoe6

                          @Brigane oh right sorry where do i put it?

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                          • BriganeB
                            Brigane @Cooleoe6
                            last edited by

                            @Cooleoe6 in /boot/config.txt

                            #uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)
                            hdmi_group=2
                            hdmi_mode=1
                            hdmi_mode=87
                            hdmi_cvt=800 480 60 6 0 0 0

                            Systems: Raspberry Pi 0/2/3 Model B+
                            Os: RetroPie 4.5
                            Frontend: Emulationstation & Attract Mode

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