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    Resolutions inconsistant between versions

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      smoothmalik
      last edited by

      I have RPI2b and RPI3
      On the RPI2b i have a early version on 3 and on the RPI3 i have 3.8

      The RPI2b emulation station fits my whole screen , RPI3 does not fill the whole screen the black bars fill up the space.

      Also with games the same resolution settings I have on the RPI2b when used on RPI3 don't display the same and never seems to fill the screen.

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      • BuZzB
        BuZz administrators
        last edited by

        check overscan settings in /boot/config.txt including the overscan_scale option. http://elinux.org/RPiconfig

        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          smoothmalik
          last edited by

          the setting in the config file for both versions are the same overscan scale is also set to 1.

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          • dankcushionsD
            dankcushions Global Moderator
            last edited by

            i had the same thing. for whatever reason, pi2s and pi3s have different overscan, so you need to use different settings. you'll have to tweak your overscan settings until it looks right. here's what worked for me, although i guess it must vary depending on your tv:

            # uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
# goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
overscan_left=-8
overscan_right=-8
overscan_top=-24
overscan_bottom=-24

            (and overscan scale set to 1 of course)

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              smoothmalik
              last edited by

              i am unable to save the changes i make I get an error "Permission denied. Please contact your web hosting service provider for assistance."

              Im using an ftp client to edit

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              • dankcushionsD
                dankcushions Global Moderator
                last edited by

                i edit via the command line. do sudo nano /boot/config.txt

                you will probably be able to set your ftp client as a sudo user but how to do that will vary depending on the ftp client. can't help you there.

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                  smoothmalik
                  last edited by

                  the changes im making and saving are not being reflected when I run emulation station again or restart the whole retropie. Do I have to enable overscan somehow?

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                  • dankcushionsD
                    dankcushions Global Moderator @smoothmalik
                    last edited by

                    @smoothmalik you have to restart the pi for them to work. paste your entire config.txt here and we can take a look.

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                      smoothmalik
                      last edited by BuZz

                      I started with your settings and fooled around with the numbers but nothing ever changed. I restarted a few times aswell no change. They are currently as you see reflected below.

                      # For more options and information see
# http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt.md
# Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details

# uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode
#hdmi_safe=1

# uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible
# and your display can output without overscan
#disable_overscan=1

# uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
# goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
#overscan_left=-8
#overscan_right=-8
#overscan_top=-24
#overscan_bottom=-24

# uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus
# overscan.
#framebuffer_width=1280
#framebuffer_height=720

# uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output
#hdmi_force_hotplug=1

# uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)
#hdmi_group=1
#hdmi_mode=1

# uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in
# DMT (computer monitor) modes
#hdmi_drive=2

# uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or
# no display
#config_hdmi_boost=4

# uncomment for composite PAL
#sdtv_mode=2

#uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default.
#arm_freq=800

# Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces
#dtparam=i2c_arm=on
#dtparam=i2s=on
#dtparam=spi=on

# Uncomment this to enable the lirc-rpi module
#dtoverlay=lirc-rpi

# Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README

# Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
dtparam=audio=on

gpu_mem_256=128
gpu_mem_512=256
gpu_mem_1024=256
overscan_scale=1
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                      • dankcushionsD
                        dankcushions Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        please format your logs correctly: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first :)

                        but i can just about make out that your overscan settings are commented out. you need to remove the hashtags, as per what i posted above.

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                        • dankcushionsD
                          dankcushions Global Moderator
                          last edited by 

                          #overscan_left=-8
#overscan_right=-8
#overscan_top=-24
#overscan_bottom=-24

                          should be

                          overscan_left=-8
overscan_right=-8
overscan_top=-24
overscan_bottom=-24
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                            smoothmalik
                            last edited by

                            removing the hashtags worked like a charm thanks...

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                            • BuZzB
                              BuZz administrators @smoothmalik
                              last edited by

                              @smoothmalik Please format your posts - I have fixed your post above. https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

                              To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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