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    • GreguNiko

      Black screen at game launch
      Help and Support • blackscreen • • GreguNiko

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      mitu

      Please more info about your setup, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

      Include the name of the game/emulator that have this issue. Does it happen for all games or it's just for some of them ?

    • KrinaSam

      Drastic- Black Screen
      Help and Support • drastic blackscreen • • KrinaSam

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    • jokob

      Screen going black periodically (every 5s) on Samsung 4K TV
      Help and Support • 4k tv blackscreen hdmi • • jokob

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      jokob

      @mitu Thanks for the suggestion. Tried that already previously but it didn't work, but I will give it another go. I hope the new HDMI cable will fix the issue.

    • thebigxer

      Mupen64plus black screen.
      Help and Support • blackscreen mupen64plus • • thebigxer

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      thebigxer

      @mitu thanks I will try that

    • andy-held

      Pi4 N64 Bomberman 64 Blackscreen (Again) RetroPie 4.7.1
      Help and Support • n64 blackscreen pi4 emulation bomberman • • andy-held

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    • tzinck

      PS3. Black screen and buzz sound
      Help and Support • ps3 controller blackscreen black screen atari 2600 • • tzinck

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      pjft

      @tzinck the link I shared mentioned how to retrieve the verbose log.

    • jhny0

      Blackscreen after changing the resolution in the Retropi
      Help and Support • blackscreen resolution • • jhny0

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      jhny0

      Ok, thank you. I'll give a try with those options.

    • UberLumby

      Neo Geo Black Screen
      Help and Support • blackscreen boot neogeo • • UberLumby

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      barbudreadmon

      @UberLumby seems like the usual incomplete neogeo.zip issue

    • Acidnine

      Pi4 N64 Bomberman 64 Blackscreen Workaround
      Help and Support • blackscreen emulation n64 pi4 • • Acidnine

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      mitu

      @domi said in Pi4 N64 Bomberman 64 Blackscreen Workaround:

      But the game does still not seem to run. Am I doing this corectly?

      No, the core options are not part of RetroArch's configuration file. Start the game, then open the RetroArch's menu (RGUI) with F1, go to Options, where you can change the settings as mentioned before. After that, choose the 'Create Game Options' entry to ensure they'll be automatically saved for that game.

    • tagnetti

      Suddenly Cannot even get a startup screen
      Help and Support • resolution raspberry pi 4 video output blackscreen 1920 x 1080 • • tagnetti

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      tagnetti

      Thanks, Isn't it strange that with no SD card inserted it comes right up on the TV? Thats what has me so confused and it used to work fine on my RCA TV. I never have been able to get it working on the Bravia or Samsung. I had done that before, but I used Escher. MAybe that's the issue. I'll flash with the official one.

      Appreciate the help.

    • Blasterbrew

      Majority of screen hidden when launching game
      Help and Support • blackscreen game hidden • • Blasterbrew

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      YFZdude

      @doctorbeefy said in Majority of screen hidden when launching game:

      Bumping this as I am having the same issue. Anyone come across a fix? it seems to only happen for Sega Mastersystem/genesis and lr-genesis-plus-gx, other systems and cores work fine.

      For most people, this glitch is something that originates in RetroArch and needs a fix. A future release of RA will probably take care of it. In the meantime here is a workaround:

      After the game starts and you see this happen, use (Hotkey + "B") to reset the ROM. It should come back with the whole screen visible.

    • Antjac

      No sound with HDMI and Raspberry Pi 4
      Help and Support • sound problem blackscreen • • Antjac

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      Antjac

      It's ok now, thank you :-)

    • soncle98

      Rom screensavers loop
      Help and Support • roms screen saver loop blackscreen • • soncle98

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      soncle98

      @mitu omxplayer accelerator was already on so i turned it off to see if it worked but it didn’t

    • yaya

      Pi 4 Black Screen after autostart
      Help and Support • blackscreen autostart pi4 b • • yaya

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      mitu

      @yaya said in Pi 4 Black Screen after autostart:

      may you should add this information into the FAQ ;-)

      That's not a bad idea - we'll have a PI4 specific page 'really soon'. Have fun !

    • avalkauskas

      emulationstation black screen
      Help and Support • emulation stati blackscreen startup error • • avalkauskas

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      avalkauskas

      This is my screen:
      http://www.lcdwiki.com/4inch_HDMI_Display-C

      And I think this set of commands will install the driver:
      sudo rm -rf LCD-show
      git clone https://github.com/goodtft/LCD-show.git
      chmod -R 755 LCD-show
      cd LCD-show/
      sudo ./MPI4008-show

      They have 2 drivers for the 4" screen, so I'm hoping that points to the right ones.

    • Nougatfuellung

      No Sound - Recommended Soundfix results in a hidden UI (Blackscreen) Raspberry Pi4
      Help and Support • sound issue blackscreen hidden ui • • Nougatfuellung

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      mitu

      Yesterday i installed the newest image of retropie.

      Which image is that ? The PI4 is not supported by the official image.

      After that i plugged it in on my 4k LG TV with a Micro-HDMI cable.

      Which HDMI port have you used ? The Pi4B has two of them, it's recommended you use the 'primary' port, the one next to the USB-C power.

    • Temp0

      Black screen on different TV
      Help and Support • pi 4 blackscreen support hdmi problem development • • Temp0

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      mitu

      @ElRafilla It's not exactly the same issue - the poster didn't have any video output, you seem to have it working until launching a game. Open a new topic and add the info requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

    • xmrdarky

      Help
      Help and Support • reboot loop blackscreen • • xmrdarky

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      markyh444

      @xmrdarky Can you please fill in the information as requested here (https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first) so people on the forum can try and help. Each setup can be wildly different and knowing all this goes a long way to assisting. Like @rbaker says, it sounds like it could be a power issue if you are running it just off a USB charger, such as a phone charger, but we wont know unless you give details.

    • benjaminjay

      After screen with 4 raspberries, it just stays black
      Help and Support • blackscreen bootscreen no display • • benjaminjay

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      bcarp

      Though not entirely the same configuration (it was a Pi 4), I encountered an issue wherein after the boot sequence the display would be completely blank. I eventually narrowed it down to the memory split setting - I had changed it, trying to follow the instructions for RetroPie 'manual installation.' Keeping it default resolved the problem.