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    Pi 4 display issue with lr-genesis-plus-gx

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    • EcksE
      Ecks
      last edited by

      Just saying but i tried out that Pico version (i think that is what it is called) and tested out all my Genesis games and didn't come across any of the issues he was getting so it could be a core thing on the Pi 4 just saying.

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      • sad_musoS
        sad_muso @Ecks
        last edited by

        @Ecks Yeah, maybe I should switch over to Pico. I tend to always use the default cores as I assume they are the 'best'

        Pi 4B 4GB
        PSU: LABISTS 5.1V 3A
        SD: SanDisk Extreme 32 GB for OS
        USB: 2.0 - Wired keyboard / Plugable Bluetooth 4.0 adapter, 3.0 - Crucial MX300 275GB SSD in Novatech caddy for ROMS
        Controllers: 8bitdo SN30 Pro+ / 8bitdo SFC30
        RetroPie: 4.6 official

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        • dankcushionsD
          dankcushions Global Moderator
          last edited by

          hmm, this seems like the same/similar issue as spotted by @GreenHawk84 in this thread: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/25665/odd-megadrive-genesis-video

          do you also overlays, @sad_muso ? i'm curious if it's only affecting the lr-genesis-plus-gx core, as that's a common thread in both of these occurances.

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          • quicksilverQ
            quicksilver @dankcushions
            last edited by quicksilver

            @dankcushions https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/26177/black-overlay-when-launching-snes-emulator

            lr-snes9x2010 and possibly Mame too

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            • dankcushionsD
              dankcushions Global Moderator @quicksilver
              last edited by

              @quicksilver oh, well great that it's been logged: see https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/10541 - any fixes/updates will be posted here.

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              • GreenHawk84G
                GreenHawk84
                last edited by

                This is awesome news, I was losing hope. I felt like I broke something when I am certain I have not messed with any settings.

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                • GreenHawk84G
                  GreenHawk84
                  last edited by GreenHawk84

                  I tried to go into Retroarch and save Core Overrides with Settings>On Screen Display>On-Screen Notifications>Off, but they still load. I am not sure if this method of removing notifications to prevent the bug works.

                  Is anyone able to set notifications off and save it?

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                  • GreenHawk84G
                    GreenHawk84
                    last edited by

                    I am still unable to disable on-screen notifications upon game startup. Anyone having issues?

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                    • ClydeC
                      Clyde @GreenHawk84
                      last edited by

                      @GreenHawk84

                      @mitu said in Anyway to turn off the footer when you start a game?:

                      You need to disable also the Graphics Widgets option, which is right below the Onscreen Notifications option.

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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator @Clyde
                        last edited by

                        @Clyde Actually, that might not work. I re-tested this briefly and it doesn't seem to disable all the new-style notifications - I think that's what @GreenHawk84 is reporting.

                        It could be there's more than 1 configuration option that would need to be toggled - but from a cursory inspection of the code it might not be possible without disabling the new notification style entirely at build time.

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                        • ClydeC
                          Clyde @mitu
                          last edited by

                          @mitu At least it worked for me. When I disable Onscreen Notifications and Graphics Widgets, I get no messages in the games at all. I could check this more thoroughly for other options possibly involved when I get home.

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                          • mituM
                            mitu Global Moderator
                            last edited by

                            Ok, I re-tested it and @Clyde is right, it should work - it's possible to fallback to the previous notifications' style without disabling the notifications, though I couldn't make it work via the RGUI on the first try

                            @GreenHawk84 Try adding this to your /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg:

                            menu_enable_widgets = "false"
                            
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                            • ClydeC
                              Clyde
                              last edited by

                              Maybe I should've mentioned that I'm using the XMB menu, although that shouldn't change the options rather than arrange them differently, if I'm not mistaken.

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                              • GreenHawk84G
                                GreenHawk84
                                last edited by

                                Confirming setting Widgets to OFF and saving Core Options does not disable them:
                                20200613_083940.jpg

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                                • ClydeC
                                  Clyde
                                  last edited by

                                  As far as I understand it, you have to disable both to get no notifications. Disabling the widgets alone will only reset their style to the more simple one of previous RetroArch versions.

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                                  • GreenHawk84G
                                    GreenHawk84 @Clyde
                                    last edited by

                                    @Clyde these options do nothing for me. I get widgets either way and exposure to the pillar boxing bug. I am not sure why mine would be different than anyone else, I do not mess with settings in general, it's all defaulted.

                                    I will have to try Mitu's suggested modification of the Retroarch.cfg.

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                                    • ClydeC
                                      Clyde @GreenHawk84
                                      last edited by

                                      @GreenHawk84 Maybe you have a saved core configuration or override in place that negates the options which (you think) you are saving? See Config Hierarchy for the places to look for additional config files.

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                                      • ClydeC
                                        Clyde @GreenHawk84
                                        last edited by

                                        @GreenHawk84 Oh, and the notification settings don't work immediately, but only after you exit and re-enter RetroArch.

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                                        • GreenHawk84G
                                          GreenHawk84 @Clyde
                                          last edited by GreenHawk84

                                          @Clyde just went in and confirmed for sake of argument that none of my .cfg files have any setting regarding On-screen Notifications set to override "On." I actually went in just now and set both of these options to Off and saved a Core override AND a Game (After Burner II) override. Upon restarting these settings magically set back to "On." I have never touched the On-Screen Notification settings in the years using Retropie until this issue came up.

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                                          • ClydeC
                                            Clyde
                                            last edited by

                                            I don't want to be preachy, but if you set these two options somewhere™ (RGUI/XMB or a config file) and the next time they're gone, I would bet my money on either a config/override file you missed, or – less likely – that your config file can't be saved for some reason (e.g. file permissions or a dying SD card that set itself to read-only).

                                            I think that the other possibility, a bug of such a scope, would be widely known by now, except for one that would only occur in rare circumstances which you're very unlucky to meet with your system's configuration.

                                            If you really checked every of these possibilities, alas, I'm out of ideas. 😕

                                            Can you save other options persistantly?

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