Retropie does not work from official image on Raspberry pi 4
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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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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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