Press "OK" and type reboot when the command line opens at the bottom. Worked for me.

@DanTarl

Hi DanTarl - I created a forum account just to thank you for this tip.

I was frustrated by my zero delay encoder going in to disconnect/reconnect loop (led flashing) while using MAME on Ubuntu v22. Adding this to the Grub Linux boot parameters fixed the problem immediately.

The line now looks like this:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash usbhid.quirks=0x0079:0x0006:0x00000400"

Detailed instructions for editing Ubuntu boot parameters here.

Thanks again - solving this seemed like such a longshot!

Paul

I can suggest you this new script for BGM, I've been using it for about 3 days and I really like it.

@RapidEdwin08

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/31437/integrated-music-player-for-retropie-imp-2021-10-background-music-for-retropie-and-more

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

An EmulationStation crash, as you're experience it, usually means the controllers are disconnecting during the initial scan. Are all joysticks plugged in directly into the Pi ? Are you using a good power source for the Pi ?

Please add more info about your system - as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first, including what Pi model you're using and what image/installation method you used.

Running the update appears to have fixed the problem for me. Tested real quick with Super Bomberman 3 on SNES and Crash Team Racing on PSX and all four controllers are working. Powering off a controller while EmulationStation is running no longer causes it to crash or freeze.

I'll keep an eye on this and report back if anything changes.

However , thinking about it a bit more, the higher the voltage and lower the amps, the less the resistance of the cable/fuse causes issues with heating etc, and lower voltage and amps cause higher heating due to resistance,

since polyfuses (according to wikipedia) "trip" from the heat build up during use. The lower voltage and higher amperage would heat it more, thus making it "trip"

@amused86 Good luck dude. Its a great prezzy to get for sure :)

Could you pick up the rom / disks from elsewhere and replace the ones which you have on your box? worth a shot i guess.

It's an old topic of mine but I fixed it and thought it might be a good idea to explain how to fix it and why it happened in the first place.

My company PC is running Windows 8.1 with Mobile Intel 4 Graphics card. If you use the graphics driver that Windows 8.1 automatically installs you will get that corrupted font view. Technically I don't know why it happens but it looks like that the graphics driver chosen by Windows 8.1 does not have the necessary functions to run ES or other applications like Minecraft or Angry Birds.
So what you need to do is down-grade your driver to an older Windows 7 version which is very well explained here.

Once you have applied the older driver all runs fine.

Hope that helps.