@mitu Heya! As an update, I got it working! Worked with a friend of mine who is a Linux expert and he walked me through it step by step, which did include the steps that you had pointed out. Thanks so much for your help!

@mitu They don't work at all. :(

I ran through the install instructions posted on the main page twice to be sure. Fresh RetroPie install on a 32GB card, updated everything RetroPie then right to the shutdown scripts. No go. So I did it again with a fresh install with no updates. Still no go. I also used Putty so I could copy and paste the commands with no chance of incorrectly typing them in.

The former dev said he hasn't touched them in over 16 months.

EDIT for added info

@retrokada where do you get the firmware?

@stuckinthe90s said in No boot/shutdown text on safe boot or shutdown:

One concerning new detail is that the boot/shutdown text no longer shows at boot up or shutdown. Even when I shutdown or reboot from the command line with

Please add some info about your setup, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.
What RetroPie version did you have before the upgrade ?

Hi, sorry for this delayed reply.

I can confirm that the GPIO terminal pins as well as the USB ports do not serve power when the Pi is shut down with the PowerBlockling. I just tested it (again) with a Pi 4.

Hope that helps!

@malingjc check content of your rc.local please. Can you post content of this file to pastebin.com please?

@TXnschutz I do not distribute any ROMs. I played a lot of games for sure and Alien Syndrome is a nice one, works fine one several platforms were at least the Arcade versions seems the best one.

@mitu said in Custom safe shutdown text / screen:

@lesk No, you'll need to edit the /etc/rc.local file and replace the 1st line (which should have been added by the RetroFlag script) with the 2nd one. Use sudo nano /etc/rc.local to edit the file.

Okay thanks! I will give this a shot ^^

Hi
ok did not know that there was 2 cases
i got this version + (nespi +) so for me all reset + safe on/off work
is it possible just to remove this two buttons and run them on long cables mount them on front ?
They got 6 pins on each buttons so i have to get 6 cables for each button? or some of them are dummy connections ?

@andku85 there are a bunch of working solution already posted in this forum as @mitu already said - best way would be the officia l script from the case producer. You can search for multi switch script for another working solution but this needs some editing skills

Glad you git it working. One minor niggle - rpi-update is no longer a recommended way to update your kernel/firmware, this is taken care by the normal OS/package updates. For the time when the problem was reported - immediately after the 3B+ launch - I think some improvements w.r.t the 3B+ model were added that were only available through the latest development kernel/firmware versions.
Anyway, keep an eye on the disk space and happy gaming!

What specifically is it doing with Emulation station? Is there someplace in the scripts where I can swap out the executable from ES to attract?

@denisuu Thanks, but I've already installed it!

Thank you @meleu and @cyperghost

I may end up ordering another Nespi+ case to attempt the button modification. If I do, I'll certainly come back and provide an update!

As it turns out, the board with the safe shutdown circuitry was missing a resistor near the fan header, so the path that needed to be made to induce the script was not being completed. Retroflag was kind enough to send a replacement board, and now it works perfectly. No script modifications required. See the included picture for details.alt text

I did notice the SNES one as well. Awesome!

Cheers