I hope this works for you @TwoShedsWilson I might see if I can work it into one of my builds for fun

@jakejm79
Cool thanks for the speedy response.
Suppose I'll just give it a try over the Xmas period.
Don't suppose you know how to get the kodi main menu to show that comes with @lipebello retrorama theme do you.
Thanks
Rob

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/FAQ/#how-do-i-boot-to-the-desktop-or-kodi

@VictimRLSH not really enough CPU power, but it has enough GPU power - http://www.raspberrypi.com/mpeg-2-license-key/

then Kodi can play back DVD with hardware acceleration.

(hmm…) I could've sworn that the 'enable' option was grayed out the last time I tried that.

@arif Please don't post links to dodgy Kodi add-ons, it's agains the forum rules. For any detailed Kodi usage, as @rbaker said, use the Kodi forum. Thank you.

@adams Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

@thom_retropie There is no Kodi 18.4 on Raspbian Stretch, only on Buster, but I can confirm that Netflix works fine in Kodi 18.2 on RetroPie, just follow the instructions. Don't forget to install pycryptodomex.

@time-bandit said in Help with setting up my first rp 3b+:

With or without vibration isn't a big thing for me. If it works great if not no biggie im more interested in replaying some of the old classics.

We've seen reports where the controller would not start vibrating because it's not properly recognized by the OS, event if it works. I think you should consider another controller, but hey !, it's your money.

@tuta1986 To configure a bluetooth keyboard, try to use the Bluetooth menu in the RetroPie menu to pair the keyboard (https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Bluetooth-Controller/). It's meant to be used for adding a BT gamepad, but it might work for your keyboard.

@mediamogul said in Restore retropie-Kodi manually backup?:

userdata

I'll give it a try and see what happens. But right now i'm having trouble with virtual box for using linux doesnt want to see my sd card to micro sd, I tried micro sd to usb. Virtualbox is very picky, it wants extra payment license for usb 2 n 3.0. very awkward situation.

Update, everything is mostly good. Dam its hard for me to setup ps3 controllers on retropie, it was easier on Jessie. I hope I don't mess up the controller pairing. Now I can backup one last time for safety, feels great. Last thing to do Mame delete some roms, and figure out roms sets editior, I know its documented here. I haven't done the games, but that should be really easy to do next.

@rascas I'm using a Raspberry PI 3 with an official power supply. My sd card is a 16 gb SanDisk Ultra.

@rascas said in Kodi doesn't work anymore:

If you have a backup, why don't you just install the latest RetroPie version and copy over your settings/roms/etc?

I'm not sure about which directories i have to copy, because i changed different settings

Are you using an USB microSD card reader? Either way, the mounts on RetroPie are managed by usbmount, not by Kodi itself.

I'm glad it worked out!

@bejhan this didnt fix the black screen issue for me with kodi 18.1 on this vizio vo400e tv. This did fix an issue with kodi 18.1 where the screen was crazy zoomed in and the only way to fix it was to minimize the screen and then maximize it again on an lg oled c6.
On the vizio tv that i am having issues with now if i just power the tv off then on again it works fine till i go back to the retropie menu and then thats a black screen. Same thing happens if I switch film mode off then kodi appears but then when you exit the retropie menu is a black screen. Same thing happens when you switch inputs on the tv from hdmi 1 (where pie is connected) to something else then back to hdmi 1 and once again when you exit the retropie menu is black screen until you do 1 of the methods i mentioned above. So what is kodi on launch (and exit) doing that is making the tv black screen that nothing else installed in retropie is doing. For example I have pixel desktop (lxde) installed under ports also and a bunch of emulators. Everything else but kodi launches and exits fine.

You should try:

cd /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/kodi/

And then:

sudo chmod +x ./kodi.sh

@mikepd213

If you mean launching Kodi directly from the carousel, then no. Emulation Station is not designed to work that way.

i think i see the problem and it might just be the refreshrates, when in emulationstation after boot,
Putty Display
but hitting a button before kodi loads,
Waveshare LCD Display

Sorry for the larger second image, took it w/ my phone. so the problem might be its setting an invalid 30hz refreshrate that this display cannot handle.

ok, somethinsg dodgy... on loading Kodi, i'm whitescreen as per usual, But putty shows still
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and it recovers after awhile, but the moment i press a button. pfft! Whitescreen.

Edit:
ok lastnight which i forgot to post before passin out.. Reicast had teh same problem but it was setting an independent Render resolution, which was fixed by editing the emu.cfg this has me thinking either Kodi's setting a bad pixelclock/setting an independent resolution which the force options in config.txt dont do didly Squat.