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    Retroflag Snes case

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    • HurricaneFanH
      HurricaneFan @cyperghost
      last edited by

      @cyperghost Yeah, it acts like I totally powered down like a cord pull. I switched the python file to yours and I get the same behavior. So bad switch might be possible.

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      • cyperghostC
        cyperghost @HurricaneFan
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        @hurricanefan I've read about wrong soldered switch, maybe you set safe shutdown to off and try this? Some users reported issues here

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        • HurricaneFanH
          HurricaneFan @cyperghost
          last edited by

          @cyperghost I tried putting the switch back to off and it doesn't work either. Its as if the switch doesn't do anything at all when its on.

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          • HurricaneFanH
            HurricaneFan @HurricaneFan
            last edited by

            Sounds like its something to do with pi 3b+ models.

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            • cyperghostC
              cyperghost @HurricaneFan
              last edited by

              @hurricanefan Do you have annother Pie? It's not the layout of the GPIOs or so... So I think it's rather something with the case.

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              • HurricaneFanH
                HurricaneFan @cyperghost
                last edited by

                @cyperghost I have a pi 3b thats screwed into another case. I'll try to test that shortly.

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                  Chuck_B @jandalf81
                  last edited by Chuck_B

                  @jandalf81 said in Retroflag Snes case:

                  This way, the fan starts spinning when you set the POWER switch to ON (and doesn't stop while the Pi is powered on).

                  And Retropie starts only when I set the POWER SWITCH to ON. Correct?

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                  • HurricaneFanH
                    HurricaneFan @cyperghost
                    last edited by

                    @cyperghost So just finished testing with the same sd card and a pi 3b (not plus) and the safe shutdown and reset code works just fine. The pi 3b+ has something that doesn't like the shutdown/reset code. Super weird!!

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                    • lostlessL
                      lostless @HurricaneFan
                      last edited by

                      @hurricanefan I have the retro flag case and using @cyperghost script and it’s working fine on my pi 3b+

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                      • cyperghostC
                        cyperghost @HurricaneFan
                        last edited by cyperghost

                        @hurricanefan Please try following, the retroflag scripts enables UART for getting the power LED work
                        comment out or write enable_uart=0 from your /boot/command.txt /boot/config.txt

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                        • HurricaneFanH
                          HurricaneFan @cyperghost
                          last edited by

                          @cyperghost I don't have a file called command.txt in /boot

                          I have a file called cmdline.txt is that what you want edited?

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                          • cyperghostC
                            cyperghost @HurricaneFan
                            last edited by

                            @hurricanefan Sorry it's /boot/config.txt

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                            • HurricaneFanH
                              HurricaneFan @cyperghost
                              last edited by

                              @cyperghost changing enable_uart=1 to enable_uart=0 did the trick on my 3b+ pi. Thank you so much!

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                              • cyperghostC
                                cyperghost @HurricaneFan
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                                @hurricanefan Well committed that to my git.

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                                  retroisbest @Chuck_B
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                                  @chuck_b said in Retroflag Snes case:

                                  Hi guys, I hope I'm not too off-topic, but I have no idea ho ask about that.

                                  I was wondering if the snes retroflag case switch works as a powerblock.
                                  I mean, one of the most annoying things about the Raspberry is that everytime you plug it, it boots automatically.

                                  With the retroglag snes case (I'm referring to the PAL version) if I plug the raspberry but the switch of the case is set to off, retropie boots anyway or it blocks the booting until I switch it on?

                                  I have the same issue with my rpi2 and a NESPi case + as soon as I plug power into it, it turns on even if the case switch is off, if i then press it on then off it initiates the shutdown command but won't turn back on until I press the switch to on then off again.

                                  Very odd and confusing.

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                                    Chuck_B @retroisbest
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                                    @retroisbest I'm not having issue cause I hadn't buy the case yet. I don't know how to help you

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                                      wurstsemmesepp
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                                      Hi,

                                      I am encountering the same issue as @HurricaneFan with mi 3B+. I installed the safe shutdown script as described in the readme and switched to ON. As this did not work, I found this thread and tried the enable_uart=0 which did not work either. Do you guys have any more ideas?

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                                      • quicksilverQ
                                        quicksilver @wurstsemmesepp
                                        last edited by

                                        @wurstsemmesepp did you try cyberghosts copy of the script found here?:

                                        https://github.com/crcerror/retroflag-picase

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                                          wurstsemmesepp
                                          last edited by wurstsemmesepp

                                          @quicksilver yes I did, same result, does not work :(

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                                          • jandalf81J
                                            jandalf81 @wurstsemmesepp
                                            last edited by

                                            @wurstsemmesepp I had the same issue, the Power switch just wouldn't work. In my case, the PCB was faulty. I contacted my vendor for a refund, so I got another case. The one I have now works without flaws. You might have the same...

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