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    • thelostsoulT

      HDMI output is blank, if connected to HD PVR Rocket recording hardware [solved]

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      it works!
      I just want to say this works now. I can finally record how I play on this thing, which just refused to work before. I installed the newest firmware and tried it again. But since April (we have December now) a lot of things changed since then. If the above posting is a bit confusing, here is a brief explanation. I just have to switch a single HDMI output to be able to record.

      The PVR Rocket is a portable device to record from any HDMI source up to 1080p30 or 720p60 to a usb drive. I usually use my RetroPie system with my old crt pc monitor at 640x480p. It is connected with a HDMI to VGA converter and all boot and emulator settings are optimized for that. The recordings are saved at 640x480p at 60 fps.

      Recording: The HDMI output from Raspberry Pi is connected to the input at PVR Rocket. Then the PVR Rocket have also an 0 delay pass through HDMI output, which is connected to my final monitor. A single button press starts the recording and a second press stops it whenever I want. Playing without recording: The HDMI output from Raspberry Pi is connected to a VGA splitter. That VGA output is connected to my final crt pc monitor. To get sound, the VGA splitter will output 3,5mm audio jack.

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    • S

      HDMI Script will not run at boot??

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      mituM

      @sli4 It looks like the tvservice program arguments are not correct or an update to it changed them. You'll have to find the line where the program is called and make sure it uses the correct parameters. Run that command from your terminal to check that you get no error.

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      HDMI stopped working after installing official 7'' screen

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      @bense2k Yes, no worries. I've been trying to use the HDMI with no screen connected.

    • N

      HDMI Resolution Issues

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      Here are some handy links found

      https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25933 https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/46153/detect-hdmi-and-start-gui/46158#46158 (the guide from the Raspberry Pi site) https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt/video.md

      You can start playing with the command and see if you can switch manually between resolutions, on the fly. If this works, then you can incorporate it in a script to be run at boot.

    • jonnykeshJ

      HDMI CEC. Does it actually work?

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      XVOX

      If you turn on the cec function on your pi and put on Anynet+ (on Samsung tv's) with auto power on, you can see if the TV turns on when you power your pi.

    • J

      Looking for any help! Can hear the sound but no picture on tv?!

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      @edmaul69 so this is how the config.txt reads now... # 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 def drive=2# uncomment to increase signal to hdmi, if you have interference, blanking, orno displayconfig_hdmi_boost=4# uncomment for composite PAL#sdtv_mode=2#uncomment to overclock the arm. 7

    • ZacharielZ

      Raspberry Pi 3 B Black Screen on Dell Monitor

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      @Salaman64 thank you, the solution you posted worked for my samsung monitor with no HDMI input.

    • M

      New RetroPie x86 install on dedicated PC - any tips on OS and other stuff?

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      @movisman good to hear you're going to go back to it!

      In the end the e35 wasn't powerful enough and required legacy AMD drivers. I ended up with an ASRock AIO board rocking an Intel J3160 and it is flying.

      After a huge amount of experimentation Linux Mint XCFE was my final distro. Light enough to keep performance high and startup times low but feature-full enough that I can back out of ES and use it for other things should the mood take me.

      My RPi3 kinda got abandoned in the end due to hitting SD card limits or poor performance in PSX and 64 games so with this x86 install giving me that extra oomph, I'm fully invested again!

    • madmodder123M

      EmulationStation LIBCEC Message: lvl0: CECInput::mAdapter->DetectAdapters failed

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      madmodder123M

      @mitu
      Alright sounds good to me i'll do that then.

      Thanks

    • DarkSide1305D

      TV wont work anymore from one Day to another

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      BuZzB

      @tostati you can still set Kodi to 1080p btw whilst using 720p for everything else. Kodi on RetroPie restores the previous video mode on exit. I use 720p but boot to Kodi which switches to 1080p. Then I exit to es, and have 720p again.

    • R

      Emulationstation Screen stretched

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      R

      fixed switching hdmi group and mode to one i wrote in original post.

    • R

      PI Zero W: Dual Monitor support?

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      obsidianspiderO

      @retro_pi if you read my post it’s in there. If you have specific questions I will be happy to answer them.

    • pommeP

      How does the new Power Saver feature (4.3) work?

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    • C

      RetroPie X86, Pulseaudio, HDMI and the ES Menu

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      Sorry for the lengthy delay in replying...
      IRL got in the way :-)

      OK so it's definitely only the navigation sounds missing. I've tried several themes and none seem to have sound.

      I'm guessing they must not be supported in Ubuntu as i don't seem to have them in the Sound Settings menu item.

      Oh well :-)

    • N

      What has to be the strangest electrical problem I've seen.

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      Then I pass the knowledge on, so that my legacy may continue.

    • B

      Best budget small screen for Retropie under 5" that can be used as a spare HDMI screen?

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      @batman I was looking into some LCDs too and I added most of those to my wish list while I was laying in bed the other night lol. But I discovered those 2k monitors and the capacitive touch monitors when I was making this post. Really good looking LCDs!

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      RPI HDMI 1080p Resolution

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      Ok guys, I have just redone the SD card and it's working perfect - as far as I can see the config file is identical to what I had it as. I have no idea what happened there but to be honest, its now working and the kids are happy so all is well.

      Thank you all for your help and suggestions.

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      PI Zero HDMI Display Issue - Tried Mulitiple fixes

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      Thanks for the reply.

      I did notice something else. Before I flash the image file to the SD card, the format of the SD card is in fact FAT32. After the image is written, it is FAT (not 32). Could this be an issue?

    • HexH

      Project RetroSwitch : Hotplugable HDMI

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      HexH

      @Sano Yes it does use tvservice at the backend. I wanted a c++ implementation rather than running another instance of python.

    • T

      Ubuntu 17.04 on laptop + HDMI to Samsung TV

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      When I use it on my 16.04.2 LTS with my laptop I go to the Display setting and turn the laptop display off.