Video Mode Default ? NES / SNES

MGL

Hi Everyone,

I just made my first retro pie and it's great. At the moment i play NES and SNES games, everything run super well with the default setting.

But i'd like to play around with the video modes. But i don't see anywhere what the default video mode is. (so that i could go back to the default if i mess-up :-)Anyone can tell me were i see the default video mode or what the default video modes are for NES and SNES?

Thank M

BuZz

@MGL Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

if you are running on a rpi tvservice -s will show you the current mode (you can type it over ssh)

You can switch video mode with runcommand or globally by changing /boot/config.txt

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/runcommand

MGL

@BuZz

sorry will read the rules right away. and thank you for your answer, but i don't understand anything you are saying, sorry I'm really an noob, but i will learn.

i have a raspberry pi 3 with retropie installed, when i start a game i press A and then i get into a menu were i can change all the setting also the video mode. my question is, is there a way to see in the menu what the default video mode is (the one that's currently running)?

Best M

BuZz

@MGL not until you have chosen a mode - but I might change that actually.

the tvservice command can be typed over ssh or into a terminal directly and will tell you the mode (eg quit emulationstation with f4 and type it in)

BuZz

Actually, I think it does show the current mode - at the top of the runcommand menu - I thought it only did when you switched, but I think that was already changed.

MGL

@BuZz

it worked, i typed in "tvservice -s" and it showed me my video mode.
but i think i also got something wrong....because what i want do is, to stretch 4:3 to 16:9. but as it looks the video mode is the wrong place to do that. do you know by any chance were i can do that ?

by the way you don't see the mode in the runcommand menu if you never changed it, i checked.

Best M

BuZz

@MGL it does - but perhaps you are on an old version (I don't know as you didn't provide the RetroPie version you are running on).

To change aspect ratio use the configuration editor - https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Configuration-Editor

MGL

@BuZz

i have version 4.1, just downloaded it today. my aspect ratio is already set to 16:9 (CEA 16:9 1920 x1080 @ 60 Hz progressive), but the games run still at 4:3.

somehow i need to tell the rom to play in 16:9

best m

the Configuration-Editor is a good hint, a lot of cool suff i can play around with

BuZz

@MGL Yes - using the configuration editor as I have just said.

You can update retropie-setup if you want the latest version of runcommand that shows the current mode.

MGL

@BuZz

were and how can i update, to the latest version. (4.1. is the latest version i can find on retropie.org.uk)

best m

BuZz

@MGL In the documentation https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/updating-retropie

MGL

@BuZz

thanx a lot for helping out and your patience with me.
Will have a good look at https://github.com/retropie, before i bother you again. :-)

thanx !!