@gorrie06 full log here :

https://pastebin.com/ZeVUAU31

Isn't it cleaner to use systemd / services in order to do so ?

It is explained here how to cycle between 2 services:
https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=288584

For kodi.service (configured as a user service not system wide service contrary to the above link) :

[unit] ... Conflicts = emulstation.service ... [service] ... ExecStopPost = /usr/bin/systemctl --user start emulstation.service ...

And for emulstation.service

[unit] ... Conflicts = kodi.service ... [service] ... ExecStopPost = /usr/bin/systemctl --user start kodi.service ...

Emulstation and kodi should not be services enabled/start by default at boot but rather
autostart.sh start the first service by something like:

systmctl --user start kodi.service

if kodi is configured to be the first one.

To go further we can also think about replacing the autostart script by a retropie service which is enabled at boot time. At start, it launches the first configured service. At stop it ensures that emulstation and kodi are stoped.

If the service is run as pi user (which is more secure), the pi user must be lingered to enable autostart of the service at boot even if the user is not logged in.

loginctl enable-linger pi systemctl --user enable retropie

Advantages:

All the services could be controlled, inspected, logged through the systemd tools Not need for automatic login It could be easily extended to any number of services not just 2.

@jbsapp Unfortunately, no. I stopped searching for a solution after awhile, since it doesn't bother me that much. Actually, I came to appreciate that the beautiful Comic Book Theme is shown from time to time this way.

A friend of mine who is an electrician suggested to short-circuit the port in question by sticking a piece of wire in both sockets. I never got around to do this unbelievably complicated operation, though. 😇

probably a question to better ask at the KODI forums. https://forum.kodi.tv/

I would definitely like to see this option come to EmulationStation, since I have several items I would want to move out of ports into their own separate items on the carousel.

Aha!

So it works, thank you very much for your guidance, Rascas!

So, for future Googlers who may be having this same issue (Missing the PVR's in Kodi on Retropie), here's the full solution:

Install Retropie, then install Kodi via the "Optional Packages" in the configuration menu.

When you're in Retropie, press F4 on your keyboard to open a Terminal window.

Enter the following commands one at a time (to install the "IPTV Simple PVR"):

apt-cache search kodi-pvr

sudo apt-get install kodi-pvr-iptvsimple

Once complete, type "exit" (without the quotation marks) to get back into Retropie.

Scroll to Ports then choose Kodi.

In Kodi, DO NOT go to PVR's. If you do you will see it is blank and will get angry and think what you did in fact did not work.

Instead, go to "Add-Ons" then "My Add-Ons" and view "All" and you will see the IPTV simple client. Go to it and then Enable it as most likely it will be Disabled to begin with.

Voila!

If you know how to use IPTV then go ahead and set it up.

Take Care!

@Rascas the issue is max_framebuffers=2 on retropie. It should be max_framebuffers=1 when using a single display. This resolved my issue.
Tried all different cables, monitor inputs, monitor outputs, rebuilding libcec. only solution was max_framebuffers=1.

Thread here shows it should be set to match your displays. https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=245789

I'll accept maybe it's an oddity with my display, but since making that change i've been unable to reproduce it.

Think the corruption was perhaps bad luck... but I've seen a few reports of recent kernel/raspbian updates causing this.

Downloaded, installed and good to go! Thank you very much!

@saccublenda
unplug your tv from the power for ten min' then plug it back in.
U need to have your Anynet +hdmi on your tv on ofcurse :)

@RunsOnRum No, but you can create your autostart script to start Kodi first, then start EmulationStation - 2 lines instead of one.

@killerpoke So, does it work ? I don't have Disney+ so I cannot test it, I just updated the addon.

@mitu
Need to get my pi4 next week so i will ;))

@DarkGlobe said in kodi - Retropie 4.6 - Raspberry Pi 4B:

Could this issue be fixed by making customisations to the /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg directly rather than creating a copy or would that put the customisations at risk of being overwritten & lost?

The system file (in /etc) is maintained by the RetroPie-Setup script, so it might get changed by an update, so it shouldn't be used for custom systems.

The BIOS started the games. Thanks @mitu!

@paulmorabi That's it.

@MorugaSkorpion Batocera doesn't have hardware video decoding, so much worse as a Media Center. Like said before, problem is only when navigating the interface, video plays fine without tearing.

@IceChes1 It's the other way around. Ethernet is not slow. All my devices are hardwired from the router this way with 200+Mbps. Raspberry Pi Wifi is however slow. The 3B+ is slightly better performing in my experience on the wifi though. Glad you are now sorted.