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    Retropie does not work from official image on Raspberry pi 4

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    • A
      angoca
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      I have a Raspberry 4, with a 32 GB SD card, and regular monitor.
      I have downloaded the most recent Retropie version from the official download page, the 4.8 version.
      I flashed the image with Balena, and inserted into the Raspberry.
      Then, I got the error:
      lvl0: Error createing SDL window.
      lvl0: Renderer failed to initialize!
      lvl0: Window failed to initialize!

      This is the config file I have (from the official image after flashing the sd card):

      # 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
      
      

      I used to run Retropie in the same hardware, with the same SD card, on a previous version. But I formatted, and I cannot make it work again.

      In this video, I show the complete process form scratch:

      What should I do?italicised text

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by mitu

        Your video doesn't show a Raspberry Pi4. The Pi4 has 2 mini-HDMI ports, not 1 full HDMI one.
        Try using the Raspberry Pi3 image and write it on the sd card.

        EDIT: if you were sold a Pi4 + case, you got scammed.

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