RetroPie forum home
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Home
    • Docs
    • Register
    • Login
    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

    overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Help and Support
    4.5updateoverscan
    33 Posts 5 Posters 5.4k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • S
      SergioPoverony @mitu
      last edited by

      @mitu

      ok. thank you. Whay this work fine in old version?

      mituM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator @SergioPoverony
        last edited by

        @SergioPoverony I don't really understand your latest reply.

        S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • S
          SergioPoverony @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu

          Why does my config work well in the previous version? I do not understand too.

          mituM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @SergioPoverony
            last edited by mitu

            @SergioPoverony Is it working now after you modified it ? It's probably a change in the kernel/firmware for the Raspberry PI.

            EDIT:this might be the cause of the default overscan behavior change.

            S 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • S
              SergioPoverony @mitu
              last edited by

              @mitu
              Thank you

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • S
                SergioPoverony @mitu
                last edited by SergioPoverony

                @mitu
                i do as you tell
                #disable_overscan=1
                and overscan_left right and etc work only in boot or retropi-setup... in EmulationStation him not work

                mituM saccublendaS 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator @SergioPoverony
                  last edited by

                  @SergioPoverony said in overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.:

                  in EmulationStation him not work

                  Thats should be handled by overscan_scale=1 - do you still have that line in your config.txt file ?

                  S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • S
                    SergioPoverony @mitu
                    last edited by

                    @mitu said in overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.:

                    Thats should be handled by overscan_scale=1 - do you still have that line in your config.txt file ?

                    I make downgrade. Me need update again. After him i check all again.

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • saccublendaS
                      saccublenda @SergioPoverony
                      last edited by saccublenda

                      @SergioPoverony I've noticed the same issue. After upgrading to 4.5 overscan settings apply differently to ES and console (including splashscreen).
                      disable_overscan is commented and overscan_scale is set to 1.

                      mituM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator @saccublenda
                        last edited by

                        @saccublenda I'd love so get more info about your setup - are you also using a LCD screen or just a TV (HDMI) ? Does removing overscan_scale makes a difference ?

                        saccublendaS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • saccublendaS
                          saccublenda @mitu
                          last edited by

                          @mitu TV with HDMI.
                          With overscan_scale=1 ES fits the screen correctly, but console has black borders.
                          Without overscan_scale=1 console fits the screen correctly, but ES goes off screen.

                          mituM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • mituM
                            mitu Global Moderator @saccublenda
                            last edited by

                            @saccublenda said in overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.:

                            With overscan_scale=1 ES fits the screen correctly, but console has black borders.

                            Can you run fbset to see what's the screen size of the console and compare it to the TV's resolution ?
                            You can try adding disable_overscan=1 to remove any overscan borders altogether.

                            saccublendaS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • S
                              SergioPoverony
                              last edited by SergioPoverony

                              @mitu said in overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.:

                              Can you run
                              Cant work

                              Fbset 800*600

                              =====================
                              #disable_overscan=1

                              overscan_left=80
                              overscan_right=42
                              overscan_top=46
                              overscan_bottom=46

                              dtparam=i2c_arm=on
                              dtparam=spi=off

                              dtparam=audio=on
                              gpu_mem_256=128
                              gpu_mem_512=256
                              gpu_mem_1024=256
                              overscan_scale=1
                              dtoverlay=dwc2
                              hdmi_force_hotplug=1
                              hdmi_drive=1
                              hdmi_group=2
                              hdmi_mode=12
                              gpu_mem=128

                              ==============================

                              HDMI connection to scrren

                              Overscan work only console/terminal mode and not work in EmulationStation

                              IMG_20190705_115852_429.jpg IMG_20190705_115814_507.jpg

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • saccublendaS
                                saccublenda @mitu
                                last edited by

                                @mitu said in overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.:

                                Can you run fbset to see what's the screen size of the console and compare it to the TV's resolution ?
                                You can try adding disable_overscan=1 to remove any overscan borders altogether.

                                With disable_overscan=1 I get from fbset

                                mode "1920x1080"
                                    geometry 1920 1080 1920 1080 32
                                    timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                    rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                                endmode
                                

                                With this configuration the console fits the screen and ES goes off screen.

                                With #disable_overscan=1 and

                                overscan_left=10
                                overscan_right=10
                                overscan_top=10
                                overscan_bottom=10
                                

                                I get from fbset

                                mode "1804x964"
                                    geometry 1804 964 1804 964 32
                                    timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                    rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                                endmode
                                

                                With this configuration both console and ES have black borders, but the console has significantly larger borders than ES.

                                S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • S
                                  SergioPoverony @saccublenda
                                  last edited by SergioPoverony

                                  @saccublenda

                                  #disable_overscan=1  
                                  overscan_left=10
                                  overscan_right=10
                                  overscan_top=10
                                  overscan_bottom=10
                                  
                                  mode "800x600"
                                      geometry 800 600 800 600 32
                                      timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                      rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                                  endmode
                                  

                                  and

                                  disable_overscan=1  
                                  #overscan_left=10
                                  #overscan_right=10
                                  #overscan_top=10
                                  #overscan_bottom=10
                                  
                                  
                                  mode "800x600"
                                      geometry 800 600 800 600 32
                                      timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                      rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                                  endmode
                                  

                                  I tell NOT WORK tested Pi3A+ and Zero W

                                  Any edit work ONLY TERMINAL/CONSOLE and not work in ES

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • matchamanM
                                    matchaman
                                    last edited by

                                    I can confirm this, the exact same settings on 4.4 vs 4.5.

                                    mituM 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • mituM
                                      mitu Global Moderator @matchaman
                                      last edited by mitu

                                      @matchaman Are you also using a TV through HDMI ? Do you have explicit overscan_left/right/etc. settings in the config file.

                                      For the ones using a TV, can you try commenting/removing any overscan settings and leave just

                                      disable_overscan=1
                                      

                                      If this will behave like in @saccublenda's case, the console output would fill the screen, but Emulationstation would be off. Try using the TV settings and put the HDMI connecting into Game mode (or PC mode, I know my TV has a PC label for the HDMI connection which changes the output settings) or set it to stretch the image (fit-to-screen ?).

                                      EDIT: I assume you already have overscan_scale=1 in your config (which worked before 4.5).

                                      saccublendaS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • saccublendaS
                                        saccublenda @mitu
                                        last edited by

                                        @mitu said in overscan_ NOT WORK AFTER UPDATE! 4.5 in EmulationStation.:

                                        EDIT: I assume you already have overscan_scale=1 in your config (which worked before 4.5).

                                        I do.

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • ?
                                          A Former User
                                          last edited by

                                          I have problem with overscan settings too, but only, when i am in the terminal or during boot. In ES everything is fine.

                                          I'm using the following settings in rasbian stretch/buster, retropie 4.4 without overscan problems:

                                           .***.     Friday,  5 July 2019, 08:44:51 PM
                                               *****     Linux 4.19.50-v7+ armv7l GNU/Linux
                                               `***'
                                                |*|      Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
                                                |*|      /dev/root       6.7G  2.6G  3.8G  40% /
                                              ..|*|..    Uptime.............: 0 days, 00h00m40s
                                            .*** * ***.  Memory.............: 630396kB (Free) / 765608kB (Total)
                                            *******@@**  Running Processes..: 118
                                            `*****@@**'  IP Address.........: 192.168.1.2
                                             `*******'   Temperature........: CPU: 53°C/127°F GPU: 54°C/129°F
                                               `"""'     The RetroPie Project, https://retropie.org.uk
                                          
                                          pi@retropie:~ $ sudo nano /boot/config.txt
                                            GNU nano 2.7.4                File: /boot/config.txt
                                          
                                          # 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 default "safe" mode
                                          #hdmi_safe=1
                                          
                                          # uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible
                                          # and your display can output without overscan
                                          #disable_overscan=1
                                          
                                          # uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
                                          # goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
                                          overscan_left=-33
                                          overscan_right=-33
                                          overscan_top=-18
                                          overscan_bottom=-18
                                          
                                          # uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus
                                          

                                          results from fbset:

                                          mode "1250x660"
                                              geometry 1250 660 1250 660 32
                                              timings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                                              rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
                                          endmode
                                          
                                          saccublendaS 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • saccublendaS
                                            saccublenda @A Former User
                                            last edited by

                                            @alphag Same here. Either I can make ES fit the screen or console/splashscreen, but not both. I was able to have both fit the screen on 4.4.

                                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • First post
                                              Last post

                                            Contributions to the project are always appreciated, so if you would like to support us with a donation you can do so here.

                                            Hosting provided by Mythic-Beasts. See the Hosting Information page for more information.