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    White flicker on moving through UI after update to 4.2.3

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    • RedBatmanR
      RedBatman
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      Only concern is the red thermometer symbol popping up, Should I buy a fan?

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      • AlexMurphyA
        AlexMurphy Banned @RedBatman
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        @RedBatman Only if you really need it. My Pis tend to run at about 50-60 Celsius, give or take. Get a heat sink and take the lid off and let some air flow over it. They can get warm when being stressed but I wouldn't worry too much.

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        • RedBatmanR
          RedBatman
          last edited by

          Im using the stock heatsinks that came with my cana kit

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          • AlexMurphyA
            AlexMurphy Banned @RedBatman
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            @RedBatman Just take the lid off then and let some air at it. When the Pi is updating it is working pretty hard.

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            • RedBatmanR
              RedBatman @AlexMurphy
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              @AlexMurphy Well i started this update almost 2hrs ago and its still going, is that normal? I have Comcast Blast internet

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              • RedBatmanR
                RedBatman
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                Damn what could be causing it to take so long.

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                • AlexMurphyA
                  AlexMurphy Banned @RedBatman
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                  @RedBatman I take it you are in North America. It could just be the local servers are busy at this time. What time is it on the east coast , 9:20pm?

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                  • RedBatmanR
                    RedBatman
                    last edited by RedBatman

                    Yep it 9:25pm right now, and my mirror is University of Maryland.

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                    • RedBatmanR
                      RedBatman
                      last edited by RedBatman

                      Okay so 15 mins ago it finished, I still get the white box but the scrolling is smoother now

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                      • AlexMurphyA
                        AlexMurphy Banned @RedBatman
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                        @RedBatman Did you reboot?

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                        • RedBatmanR
                          RedBatman @AlexMurphy
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                          @AlexMurphy yes I rebooted after I installed.

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                          • AlexMurphyA
                            AlexMurphy Banned @RedBatman
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                            @RedBatman And you definitely updated from source and not the binary?

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                            • RedBatmanR
                              RedBatman @AlexMurphy
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                              @AlexMurphy yes

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                              • AlexMurphyA
                                AlexMurphy Banned @RedBatman
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                                @RedBatman And you are still seeing this?
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                                • RedBatmanR
                                  RedBatman
                                  last edited by RedBatman

                                  So I guess I should wait for an official release of retropie?

                                  No I'm not seeing that I'm seeing a white box flicker over the console logos.

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                                  • AlexMurphyA
                                    AlexMurphy Banned @RedBatman
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                                    @RedBatman Okay. What theme are you running?

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                                    • RedBatmanR
                                      RedBatman @AlexMurphy
                                      last edited by

                                      @AlexMurphy Zoid, Carbon, Turnakafan, pretty much any except for the comic book one.

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                                      • AlexMurphyA
                                        AlexMurphy Banned @RedBatman
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                                        @RedBatman Try increasing or decreasing the VRAM in the menu options. I had this and it sorted itself out after I increased the VRAM to 120. Try it from 70 - 130 in increments of 10, You will need to reboot after you change it each time.

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                                        • RedBatmanR
                                          RedBatman @AlexMurphy
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                                          @AlexMurphy well I set my VRAM to 200 and that seems sort of fixed it, I still get the white box but after I scroll through all of them once after I get out of a game the white box flicker goes away.

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                                          • AlexMurphyA
                                            AlexMurphy Banned @RedBatman
                                            last edited by AlexMurphy

                                            @RedBatman I wouldn't recommend 200. It may cause stuttering and glitches. Did you try going below 100?, this actually works on some themes too.

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