@telmocamargo said in Error on resolution - Desktop Version:

16:9 wide NO

This option seems to be fine for the resolution - are you using it as the current option or did you toggle widescreen on ?
When using a desktop environment, like on a PC, you can use xrandr to adjust the overscan:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/508358/overscanning-picture-problem-using-hdmi-with-intel-graphics.

@diptwit there is no desktop in retropie. You are not installing retropie. Follow the guide.

@aaciii said in Pi4, Pixel Desktop, 4K TV -- no go:

This is the process I followed for that. I don’t see how this could be related but just in case.

No, it's not related. Alas, I don't have any ideas - try using aptitude instead of apt, it's worth a shot.

@Rascas
got u thanks ,
anything else like that ? (desktop? )

@ChaosFox or like @mitu says, install Ubuntu and then Retropie...

@mauroque said in Retropie no longer loads desktop:

could be a dick too and mention how nobody helped me with my controller problems with PS1 games last year.

Looking at your topic from last year, I don't see this to be true - you got help. How about your come back in another year or so ?

Okay, here's what I've got in es_systems.cfg

<system> <name>ports</name> <fullname>Ports</fullname> <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports</path> <extension>.sh .SH</extension> <command>bash %ROM%</command> <platform>pc</platform> <theme>ports</theme> </system>

And then put this in/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/Kodi.sh

#!/bin/bash "/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh" 0 _PORT_ "kodi" ""

Resolved it by configuring retropie to boot to the command line and then i'll edit .bashrc to house the if logic to launch X or ES depending on TOD and of course

if [ "`tty`" = "/dev/tty1" ]

Was much easier than I was trying to make it...

##### # Set the hours between which PiClock will Launch #### minHour=6 maxHour=9 #Get Current Hour cHour=$(date +%H) # Get current time and time of boot. # calculate minutes since boot cSec=$(date +%s) sSec=$(date +%s -d "$(uptime -s)") uMin=$(( ($cSec - $sSec)/60 )) # Ensure that we are within 2 minutes of boot. This ensures that user can exit ES to the command line # without this script re-launching ES in an endless loop if [[ $uMin -le 2 ]]; then # Ensure this is tty1 if [[ "`tty`" = "/dev/tty1" ]]; then # If between min and max hour then startx and PiClock else execute autorun if [[ $cHour -ge $minHour && $cHour -lt $maxHour ]]; then startx else bash "/opt/retropie/configs/all/autorun.sh" fi fi fi

The issue I see is trying to drop to the command line from ES in which case I believe it will just launch back into ES... i'm ok with this. Maybe some other unintended consequences but I'll find out soon enough.

Edit: Added an additional If statement to check for minutes since boot so that one can successfully drop from ES to the CL without

@Thorr69 NOOBS allows you to 'multi-boot' between different OS-es, so there are actually 2 installations - one for Raspbian and one for RetroPie.

@79goat5 If you want to switch back to full Raspbian - the other OS - you should use the OS chooser displayed at boot (https://github.com/raspberrypi/noobs/blob/master/README.md), you cannot start the full Raspbian desktop from within RetroPie.

Aha! I found it!
I had to type ''sudo apt-get install pi-package'' in terminal.
Source: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=127825
Thanks!

@mitu thanks mitu will do

Hi @mitu , not sure why, but it works now.

Will also run the apt-get -f install, just in case.

Thanks!

@doubleeuroz It's been a while since I installed this way but I'm almost sure that synaptic is included when you install the LXDE/PIXEL Desktop on top of Raspbian Lite.

My bad, I forgot I needed to disable the splash screen for this to work.

see here

Thank you @mitu for the quick and, arguably, more importantly, accurate information. Too many times I have been given a solution that just leads me down a rabbit hole that never ends but this was a one-stop solution.!