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    Emulationstation black screen on fullscreen autostart Ubuntu

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    ubuntu 21.10help wanted
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    • B
      Bluebotlabs
      last edited by Bluebotlabs

      EmulationStation does not start properly when autostarted in Ubuntu 21.10. When it is autostarted windowed it works though. Emulationstation does run, however, it only displays a black screen when autostarted in fullscreen, it still appears to receive input but is otherwise unusable. When closed, Ubuntu works as normal.

      Here is my emulationstation log:

      Mar 30 11:20:39 lvl2: 	EmulationStation - v2.10.2rp, built Mar 29 2022 - 20:51:09
      Mar 30 11:20:39 lvl2: 	Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/mamenames.xml"...
      Mar 30 11:20:39 lvl2: 	Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/mamebioses.xml"...
      Mar 30 11:20:39 lvl2: 	Parsing XML file "/opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/resources/mamedevices.xml"...
      Mar 30 11:20:39 lvl2: 	Creating window...
      Mar 30 11:20:39 lvl2: 	Created window successfully.
      Mar 30 11:20:39 lvl2: 	GL vendor:   Intel
      Mar 30 11:20:39 lvl2: 	GL renderer: Mesa Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 (SKL GT2)
      Mar 30 11:20:39 lvl2: 	GL version:  4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 21.2.6
      Mar 30 11:20:39 lvl2: 	Checking available OpenGL extensions...
      Mar 30 11:20:39 lvl2: 	 ARB_texture_non_power_of_two: ok
      Mar 30 11:20:39 lvl2: 	Loading system config file /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg...
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	  Unknown platform for system "ags" (platform "ags" from list "ags")
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "ags" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "amstradcpc" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "apple2" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "arcade" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "atari2600" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "atari5200" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "atari7800" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "atari800" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "atarilynx" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "atarist" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "channelf" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "coleco" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "fba" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "fds" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "gamegear" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "gb" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "gba" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "gbc" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "intellivision" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "mame-advmame" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "mame-libretro" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "mastersystem" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "megadrive" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "msx" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "n64" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "neogeo" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "nes" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:40 lvl1: 	System "ngp" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:41 lvl1: 	System "ngpc" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:41 lvl1: 	System "pcengine" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:41 lvl1: 	System "psp" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:41 lvl1: 	System "psx" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:41 lvl2: 	Parsing XML file "/home/arcade/.emulationstation/gamelists/retropie/gamelist.xml"...
      Mar 30 11:20:41 lvl1: 	System "sega32x" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:41 lvl1: 	System "segacd" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:41 lvl1: 	System "sg-1000" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:41 lvl1: 	System "snes" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:41 lvl1: 	System "vectrex" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:41 lvl1: 	System "zxspectrum" has no games! Ignoring it.
      Mar 30 11:20:41 lvl3: 	SystemView::getViewElements()
      Mar 30 11:20:54 lvl2: 	EmulationStation cleanly shutting down.
      

      To clarify, I manually quit it at the end

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by mitu

        Can you add more info about your hardware ? Do you have multiple displays/video outputs enabled ? What is your desktop environment ?

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