No HDMI output, can SSH in, editing config does nothing
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Using the Raspberry Pi 4B 4GB, I power on the pi and get no output to my tv or monitor through my HDMI to micro HDMI cable (I assumed the cable was the issue at first and got a replacement). I can SSH into and see the RetroPie banner in the shell. I have tried changing nearly every value in /boot/config.txt to force HDMI to no avail (even hdmi_safe didn't work).
Is there anything else I can try? My next assumption would be that the hdmi ports on the pi are shot.
Pi Model or other hardware: 4B
Power Supply used: Canakit Pi Power Supply
RetroPie Version Used: 4.6
Built From: pre-made image on SD card
USB Devices connected: none
Controller used: none
Error messages received: none
Verbose log (if relevant): none
Guide used: none
File: none
Emulator: noneCONFIG FILE: /boot/config.txt
# 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=16 #overscan_right=16 #overscan_top=16 #overscan_bottom=16 # uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus # overscan. #framebuffer_width=1280 #framebuffer_height=720 # uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output #hdmi_force_hotplug=1 hdmi_ignore_edid=0xa5000080 hdmi_force_mode=1 # uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA) hdmi_group=1 hdmi_mode=19 # uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in # DMT (computer monitor) modes #hdmi_drive=2 # uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or # no display #config_hdmi_boost=9 # uncomment for composite PAL #sdtv_mode=2 #uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default. #arm_freq=800 # Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces #dtparam=i2c_arm=on #dtparam=i2s=on #dtparam=spi=on # Uncomment this to enable infrared communication. #dtoverlay=gpio-ir,gpio_pin=17 #dtoverlay=gpio-ir-tx,gpio_pin=18
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Do you get the boot 'rainbow' and the 4 raspberries on start-up ?
To check for any issues with the Pi detecting the proper resolution, you usually can add
hdmi_safe=1
to theconfig.txt
file and see if you get an image. Yourconfig.txt
is missing the Pi4 specific overlay for the GPU drivers, which is present on the defaultconfig.txt
file - you should put that back.
What display are you using (monitor/TV/model) ? -
Try editing
/boot/config.txt
withignore_lcd=1
Then reboot. Your RPI should know show over HDMI instead of lcd
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