Screen tearing pi4b CRT composite
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So i found out early that the pi4b is not capable of switching resolution back and forth over composite, so I'm just running it on 288p.
But i find there's massive screen tearing, especially in 2D games.
Is there any way to fix this issue? I love my Pi3b and everything but I'd really like to play some games i can't play on that one and experience them on my CRT.The only suggestions i can find is of people changing "dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d" in to "dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d,composite=1"
But that results in an error that doesn't fully display. ! (Picture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17I_fpFsN5VMBN4UsQvAy47fEEjbkbUa_/view )Pi model 4b
retropie version: 4.8.2
CRT: PAL 288p/576i 50Hz
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=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 # uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA) #hdmi_group=1 #hdmi_mode=1 # 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=4 # 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 # Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README # Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835) dtparam=audio=on [pi4] # Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver on top of the dispmanx display stack dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d max_framebuffers=2 [all] dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d overscan_scale=1 sdtv_mode=2 sdtv_mode=18 #sdtv_aspect=1 disable_overscan=1 overscan_left=26 overscan_right=14 overscan_top=12 overscan_bottom=10 enable_tvout=1 enable_uart=1
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@Crush i also would love to run my Pi4 on my CRTs, but i still have no solution for that :/
Composite looks awful and throttles the performance, Pi2Scart does not work as well as on the Pi3, Gert666 as well, seems to be hopeless. -
The issue seems to be specific to RetroArch, standalone emu like ReDream look both sharper and don't have screen tearing.
In RetroArch.cfg i've already set the following to no avail:
video_refresh_rate = "50.000000" video_vsync = "true"
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