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    • W

      Pressing button on runcommand isn't opening up the menu in the documentation (emulator selection), its opening retroarch for some reason.

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      @wtstreetglow1 Sorry, false alarm. A restart corrected this issue.

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      Issue with rpi3 and composite video out - NO SIGNAL on TV CRT

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      mituM

      By default, you don't need any configuration - a RPI3 will enable the analog video/audio when no HDMI is detected.

      enable_tvout is just for Pi4, which doesn't do the switch automatically.

      When you're measuring the output, is the cable plugged in the Pi ? If the signal goes through, then maybe the issue is the TV - does it accept composite from other sources ? Do you have a PAL or NTSC TV ?

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      Is it possible to have more than 1 config.txt?

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      AshpoolA

      @Jonnieboyrevel said in Is it possible to have more than 1 config.txt?:

      I've managed to get it doing exactly what I want using the EDID filters

      Glad to hear that, and thanks for the feedback :D

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      Config.txt parameters for Atari Arcade Fightstick Input Lag

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      Set overlays per system

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      @sleve_mcdichael yes, that was an error on my part - I am accessing the SD card on another computer with Linux Reader and have to manually copy it across.

      But I discovered something new: if I play a game, hotkey + Y, and set the overlay there, I can save the game config in the overrides section. This only works when assigning an overlay to a single game at a time, not a system via global override.

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      [SOLVED] HELP! Error: start4.elf is not compatible - This board requires newer software. WHAT???

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      windgW

      @g4h The latest version of RetroPie 4.8, is working with all revisions of RPi4.

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      Reduce display size

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    • GreenHawk84G

      Default boot config.txt

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      mituM

      @greenhawk84 Download the latest image and open it with 7zip to look in the boot partition and read it. This is what it looks like, extracted from the PI4 image:

      # For more options and information see # http://rpf.io/configtxt # 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=16 #overscan_right=16 #overscan_top=16 #overscan_bottom=16 # 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 infrared communication. #dtoverlay=gpio-ir,gpio_pin=17 #dtoverlay=gpio-ir-tx,gpio_pin=18 # Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README # Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835) dtparam=audio=on [pi4] # Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver on top of the dispmanx display stack dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d max_framebuffers=2 [all] #dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d overscan_scale=1

      For the PI2/3 models, I think there's a memory setting added that's extra, the rest should be identical.

    • K

      Suggestion: Set edid_content_type=4 in config.txt for official image

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      dankcushionsD

      @hhromic interesting! i've added the info from this thread to the docs: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Docs/pull/15

    • P

      Pi4 Bug: can't change resolution on the 2nd HDMI port

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      sure! didn't want to imply that, it just was a major roadblock for me yesterday and today and a lot of searching around just showed that a bunch of people had the same problem. the solutions with manually editing the config file sure help but it would have been just so much easier if I could have set it in the menue. not because editing the file is difficult, more like you don't think of it because everything else just works like it should (well, beside the playstation classic controller not working despite being a simple USB device) and the config tool just blanking out is confusing. honestly if the whole system wouldn't crawl around at around 10 - 15fps at 4k you wouldn't even notice the problem is there to begin with. I'll search if the problem is known at Raspbian.

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      SD card not booting in Zero W, in 3B it does

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      mituM

      @sebar said in SD card not booting in Zero W, in 3B it does:

      Why insist on this old System? It contains tweaks, which I am not able to reproduce.

      We don't support 3rd party systems, we don't know how they've been configured and set-up.
      Your image has a special kernel, which might as well not work on a Pi 0 if it was optimized for the Pi3 CPU.

    • JirynJ

      Why will it not let me edit Config.txt?

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      JirynJ

      I'd like to fully admit I'm a moron...
      The cord wasn't fully plugged in which is why my recording device and etc were having issue detecting the raspberry pi..

      I am so so so sorry for wasting your time.
      e2fdd77a-4b4c-4d68-875f-3c2ed67dd43a-image.png

    • pojrP

      RetroPie stuck in 4:3 (the interface, NOT the games)

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      dankcushionsD

      @pojr said in RetroPie stuck in 4:3 (the interface, NOT the games):

      @dankcushions
      I don't think it would be 81, but you are correct that it's wrong. Shouldn't be 16 because my TV only displays up to 720p, not 1080p. Although it is a 16:9 TV (not 64:27 like it shows under #81). Also, my TV frequency isn't 30Hz, unless I'm missing something.

      you've fixed it now so i guess this is irrelevant but yes, you'd need to use hdmi_group=2 for 81 - it doesn't seem to be supported under 1. but yes, @mitu 's suggestion would get show you the complete list of supported modes. given that it's less than 4k, i would always want to be running in the native panel resolution so you don't get scaling artefacts.

      i assume now you've taken out hdmi_safe you can safely take out any hard coded modes and it should hopefully choose 1366x768 by default.

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      Overclock on demand

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      Ok. Cannot be done :)
      Thanks for your reply.

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      Forcing HDMI audio

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      mituM

      Using raspi-config to change the audio output will not write to /boot/config.txt, but will change the ALSA (sound system) settings.
      Changing the settings from the raspi-config will invoke

      amixer cset numid=3 2

      underneath. Try running this command from the command line (exit EmulationStation via the menu or by pressing F4) and see if the settings are kept after a reboot.
      If that doesn't work, then add more info about your system, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

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      display_default_lcd=0 doesnt appear to be working in 4.5

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      Lost boot/config.txt from backup image

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      you're right. I was looking in the wrong partition. thank you very much

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      Gameboy Zero HDMI-TFT problem

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      No /boot/config.txt

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      BuZzB

      @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

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      Editing the config.txt file for pi2scart

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