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    • Tango

      Does a USB drive need a boot sector to boot properly?
      Help and Support • boot boot config usb drive • • Tango

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      Tango

      I got it all working and wrote up notes on what I had to do in this post.

    • rtarroyo

      Remove Initial Boot Screen
      Help and Support • boot config boot screen retropie • • rtarroyo

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      Clyde

      @rtarroyo said in Remove Initial Boot Screen:

      using the terminal remotely is lightyears better, I feel stupid for not knowing that was an option.

      Then please spread the word, as many people (especially Windows users) think about the terminal as backward and cumbersome, while in fact it's very powerful and no rocket science with a little willingness to learn.

      I compare it sometimes to a Swiss Army knife next to the everyday knife and fork (the graphical desktop), or a look under a car's hood in addition to its dashboard. 😉

      Besides remote administration, it's perfect for doing the same thing over and over, e.g. processing a big number of files (example, example).

      To become even more efficient with the terminal, I can highly recommend to check out its keyboard shortcuts, especially those for Tab Completion and the Command History.

      End of the noncommercial break. 🤓

    • jtkblue

      need to make my boot config partition unable to be edited by the system.
      Help and Support • boot boot config bpp script script request • • jtkblue

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      Clyde

      Just for the record, this command removes write permissions from the file:

      sudo chmod -w /boot/config.txt

      Restore them only for the owner (the default) with u+w instead of -w.

      But note that any script that runs with admin rights can change the file nonetheless.

      edit: Ah, I noticed the logical flaw in this. The file is owned by the admin user root and it is already only editable by the owner. So removing w wouldn't make any difference in this case. 😇

    • MeltedPineapple

      Retropie wants to reconfigure my controller after very boot up.
      Help and Support • config message boot config terminal • • MeltedPineapple

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      mitu

      What's the content of the file you deleted (es_input.cfg) ?

    • bilu

      Howto : optimized /boot/config.txt
      Ideas and Development • raspberry pi 4 boot config overclocking • • bilu

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      downerhouse

      @bilu just to say thanks. To date, I've been underwhelmed by the PI4 performance since I swapped from my pi3.

      I've been struggling with all kinds of screen tearing issues, despite overclocking to 2.1ghz.

      I borrowed this configuration and everything is now running buttery smooth.

      Thanks for sharing.

    • Frazatto

      Script to start ES or Desktop on boot
      Help and Support • boot config • • Frazatto

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      millanzarreta

      Sorry to resurrect this interesting topic so much later. I came to it after looking for a script that allows us to select in a menu at the start if we want to start emulationstation or the desktop. I know that it's not exactly the same as what was discussed in this thread but it's very related. I've ended up making a custom script modifying /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh, and since I think it might be useful to someone, I'll leave it here for reference (this is the new content of that autostart.sh file):

      ## Get WT Sizes WT_HEIGHT=18 WT_WIDTH=$(tput cols) if [ -z "$WT_WIDTH" ] || [ "$WT_WIDTH" -lt 60 ]; then WT_WIDTH=80 fi if [ "$WT_WIDTH" -gt 178 ]; then WT_WIDTH=120 fi WT_MENU_HEIGHT=$(($WT_HEIGHT-7)) ## Get Architecture ARCH=$(dpkg --print-architecture) ## Dialog Menu if [ "$ARCH" = "armhf" ] || [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ] ; then sw=`DIALOG_ERROR=5 DIALOG_ESC=1 dialog --timeout 6 --no-cancel --title "Raspberry Pi Startup Selection Tool" --backtitle "$(cat /proc/device-tree/model)" \ --menu "Startup Options" $WT_HEIGHT $WT_WIDTH $WT_MENU_HEIGHT \ "1 EmulationStation" "Front-end of RetroPie Project" \ "2 Desktop" "Raspbian PIXEL Desktop Enviroment" \ "3 Console" "Abort auto-start and remain in console" \ 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3` else sw=`DIALOG_ERROR=5 DIALOG_ESC=1 dialog --timeout 6 --no-cancel --title "Raspberry Pi Startup Selection Tool" \ --menu "Startup Options" $WT_HEIGHT $WT_WIDTH $WT_MENU_HEIGHT \ "1 EmulationStation" "Front-end of RetroPie Project" \ "2 Desktop" "Raspbian PIXEL Desktop Enviroment" \ "3 Console" "Abort auto-start and remain in console" \ 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3` fi rc=$? #reset #no needed clear source $HOME/.bashrc case $rc in 0) case "$sw" in "1 EmulationStation") emulationstation ;; "2 Desktop") startx ;; "3 Console") echo "" ;; *) emulationstation ;; esac;; 1) emulationstation ;; 5) emulationstation ;; *) emulationstation ;; esac

      This is what it looks like:

      autostart_retropie_screenshot

      It's set to run emulationstation by default. A timeout of 6 seconds is established, so if the user does not press any key for 6 seconds, the default option (emulationstation) is executed. I've used dialog for the menu instead of whiptailonly because this last doesn't have the --timeout option, and although you can achieve a similar effect with other tricks it's a bit more complicated, both should work fine either way.

    • sirvapesalot

      Black borders with disable_overscan=1
      Help and Support • boot config overscan • • sirvapesalot

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      BuZz

      If you're using berryboot, that has its own config.txt

      Berryboot isn't supported btw, and we don't provide berryboot images for the rpi4. I wasn't sure if you meant above you installed the standard image to test after.

    • sirhenrythe5th

      adding new system to custom es_systems.cfg
      Help and Support • essystems.cfg boot config • • sirhenrythe5th

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      sirhenrythe5th

      Great, thank you very much @BuZz !!

    • ahndrooan

      [SOLVED] Portable retropie device won't output sound from speakers unless hdmi plugged in at startup
      Help and Support • 1up audio issues boot config hdmi audio • • ahndrooan

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      mitu

      @ahndrooan You can edit the topic title - there's no 'solved' checkbox :).

    • bswin821

      Black screen flashing
      Help and Support • black screen flashing boot config overscan • • bswin821

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      bswin821

      I was actually wrong it started up again but when i connected a power supply to my hdmi av connector it stopped and has been good since i think it is a power issue and using overscan must draw less power so thats why it seemed better

    • MPlay

      External Boot in my image
      Help and Support • external hdd boot config boot from hdd boot problem boot crash • • MPlay

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      MPlay

      @Clyde said in External Boot in my image:

      @MPlay Thank you for sharing your solution.

      you are welcome, my next step is set retropie to stream my game play (if possible in net play mode) in my youtube channel.

      thank you and other friends for support.

    • microb41

      2560 x 1080 - error creating SDL window
      Help and Support • resolution boot config ultrawide • • microb41

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      DougA

      @microb41 According to the Raspberrypi website, there is a pixel clock limit, ie effectively a limit to the number of pixels that can be controlled, of 1920x1200@60 Hz, so as your resolution exceeds that, it shouldn't work

      You can set higher resolutions, in config.txt, but they won't work.

      https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt/video.md

      Further down on the same page, it shows you how to create a custom screen resolution, so it would be worth you looking at that to get the aspect ratio you want.

    • fuzzybat23

      No /boot/config.txt
      Help and Support • berryboot retropie boot config config.txt • • fuzzybat23

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      BuZz

      @fuzzybat23 berryboot works differently. You can mount the partition with the globally shared config.txt though - https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/6972/location-of-berryboots-config-txt

    • jebbett

      Screen Saver and Boot questions
      Help and Support • screensaver boot config • • jebbett

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      jebbett

      @mitu

      I've also solved the screen saver problem and added a script to trigger and Enter Key press, 8 seconds triggers this about 2 seconds after loading..

      I've created a script to emulate the key press.. updated the post below:

      https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/129603

    • Antitheus1011

      Attract Mode Removal
      Help and Support • attract mode boot config • • Antitheus1011

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      backstander

      After doing what @Brigane suggested, I believe you can uninstall Attract Mode from the RetroPie-Setup.

    • michaelc1985

      NBA JAM
      Help and Support • booting boot config cabinet build • • michaelc1985

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      michaelc1985

      Thanks very much

    • jbonlinea

      retropie on raspbian boot order
      Help and Support • boot config raspbian raspberrypi 3b pixel • • jbonlinea

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      BuZz

      @Krisu not a good first response to get help here.

      How about:

      Because I asked you to. It may not be the same issue - cause may be different. Lots has changed in 2 years. The forum wouldn't work if everyone used one topic per type of issue.
    • rridenour

      Atrract mode and BT keyboard not working
      Help and Support • keyboard bluetooth attract mode boot config • • rridenour

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      Floob

      Yes, give it a go from a version with the standard build and add AM from experimental. I'm sure Buzz integrated it better than I would have done, plus I could do the same to help debug if it still doesnt work.

    • jukeltruck

      wont boot correctly
      Help and Support • help boot boot config • • jukeltruck

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      backstander

      @jukeltruck
      Glad you where able to figure this one out. I double checked my system and I already had libvlc5 installed. For others reading this, this is what you type in to install it:
      sudo apt-get install libvlc5

    • SutterKane

      Choosing between EMulationstation or Attract Mode possible (e.g. while "booting the pie") ?
      Ideas and Development • boot config • • SutterKane

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