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    cant get screen to work

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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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        Brigane @Cooleoe6
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        @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
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            @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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                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
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                  @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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                      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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                          Brigane @Cooleoe6
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                          @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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