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      sleve_mcdichael @raspberry79
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      @raspberry79 yes or you can connect a keyboard and access the terminal (if you can quit Kodi without rebooting. Otherwise yes SSH would allow you to check remotely.)

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        raspberry79 @sleve_mcdichael
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        @sleve_mcdichael
        Yes, i had today manage to exit Kodi to load retropie Emulationstation
        how would i get to the terminal window, I have the keyboard going.

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          sleve_mcdichael @raspberry79
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          @raspberry79 said in Retropie won't load:

          @sleve_mcdichael
          Yes, i had today manage to exit Kodi to load retropie Emulationstation
          how would i get to the terminal window, I have the keyboard going.

          From EmulationStation you can press F4 on an attached keyboard, or on a controller press Start and then choose Quit.

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            raspberry79 @sleve_mcdichael
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            @sleve_mcdichael
            So i got the terminal window up ed3959ca-bf4e-49c9-864c-f622c8645526-image.png
            So if i type this in /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh
            then will it fix the problem when exiting kodi to load emulationstation

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              sleve_mcdichael @raspberry79
              last edited by sleve_mcdichael

              @raspberry79 said in Retropie won't load:

              So if i type this in /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh
              then will it fix the problem when exiting kodi to load emulationstation

              No, we need to see the contents of that file. Please type:

              cat /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh
              

              ...and show us what it says.

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                raspberry79 @sleve_mcdichael
                last edited by raspberry79

                @sleve_mcdichael
                Ah, i just type that into the terminal window and it will open up to the problem that u want to get and past for u to see.

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                  sleve_mcdichael @raspberry79
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                  @raspberry79 yes.

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                    raspberry79 @sleve_mcdichael
                    last edited by raspberry79

                    @sleve_mcdichael
                    I typed it in and this comes up
                    20220711_211008.jpg

                    Do anyone have the same problem or is there anyone who can just exit kodi and load into ES

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                      mitu Global Moderator
                      last edited by mitu

                      The autostart.sh is ok, it instructs the system to boot kodi and (when it exits) start emulationstation.

                      What might happen is kodi crashing on exit and then automatically restarting, thus not allowing EmulationStation to start.

                      Go into Kodi settings, choose System and then in the Input sub-menu, go to Peripherals and disable the CEC Adapter. Then restart your system and see if exiting kodi still has issues.

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                        raspberry79 @mitu
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                        @mitu
                        Now that i can access the terminal window, can i also do a upgrade on the Pi

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