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    Bizzare EmulationSation error on First Boot

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    • edmaul69E
      edmaul69 @justhoeber
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      @justhoeber have you tried forcing a specific video mode (or two) in /boot/config.txt?

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        justhoeber @edmaul69
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        @edmaul69 I tried a couple but dont remeber which ones, the ones I tried made most of the screen white and worse.

        any you would recommend?

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        • edmaul69E
          edmaul69 @justhoeber
          last edited by edmaul69

          @justhoeber what resolutions does your tv support? Can you use pastebin.com to post the contents of your config.txt? Also what are you installing this on?

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            justhoeber @edmaul69
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            @edmaul69 it is a 1080p tv but it suppots everything down to 240p. I've been installing this on a raspberry Pie 3 model B V1.2.

            config.txt pastebin

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            • dankcushionsD
              dankcushions Global Moderator
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              can you post your /boot/config.txt?

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              • herb_fargusH
                herb_fargus administrators @dankcushions
                last edited by

                @dankcushions see link above ;)

                If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                • dankcushionsD
                  dankcushions Global Moderator @herb_fargus
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                  @herb_fargus said in Bizzare EmulationSation error on First Boot:

                  @dankcushions see link above ;)

                  doh!

                  gpu_mem=128 should be deleted IMO.

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                    justhoeber @dankcushions
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                    @dankcushions that can be done, that was me just playing with different gpu splits

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                      justhoeber @dankcushions
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                      @dankcushions however the problem persists

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                      • edmaul69E
                        edmaul69 @justhoeber
                        last edited by edmaul69

                        @justhoeber have you tried these settings?

                        hdmi_group=1
                        hdmi_mode=16
                        

                        If i recall correctly i think i have actually seen this before but i forgot how i fixed it or created the problem.

                        Maybe set this too:

                        config_hdmi_boost=4
                        
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                          justhoeber @edmaul69
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                          @edmaul69 I just put in those settings then booted up the pie and still have the same problem

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                          • rbakerR
                            rbaker @justhoeber
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                            @justhoeber Can you post a video of this happening?

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                              justhoeber @rbaker
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                              @rbaker

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                              • rbakerR
                                rbaker @justhoeber
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                                @justhoeber Never seen anything like it. Does it do this on clean install of retropie from an image?

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                                  justhoeber @rbaker
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                                  @rbaker yes, im assuming at this point i just got a bad pie and im in the process of returning it and getting a new one

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                                  • herb_fargusH
                                    herb_fargus administrators @justhoeber
                                    last edited by

                                    @justhoeber if it does it again with a new pi then you may have a bad TV ;)

                                    If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                                    Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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