RetroPie forum home
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Home
    • Docs
    • Register
    • Login
    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

    Bizzare EmulationSation error on First Boot

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Help and Support
    emulationstationfirst bootbizzarehelp
    21 Posts 5 Posters 6.2k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • J
      justhoeber @edmaul69
      last edited by

      @edmaul69 maybe? but it wouldn't make sense that everything else works how it should.

      booting it as a Linux computer works exactly as it should and all the roms work.

      edmaul69E 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • edmaul69E
        edmaul69 @justhoeber
        last edited by

        @justhoeber have you tried forcing a specific video mode (or two) in /boot/config.txt?

        J 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • J
          justhoeber @edmaul69
          last edited by

          @edmaul69 I tried a couple but dont remeber which ones, the ones I tried made most of the screen white and worse.

          any you would recommend?

          edmaul69E 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • edmaul69E
            edmaul69 @justhoeber
            last edited by edmaul69

            @justhoeber what resolutions does your tv support? Can you use pastebin.com to post the contents of your config.txt? Also what are you installing this on?

            J 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • J
              justhoeber @edmaul69
              last edited by

              @edmaul69 it is a 1080p tv but it suppots everything down to 240p. I've been installing this on a raspberry Pie 3 model B V1.2.

              config.txt pastebin

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • dankcushionsD
                dankcushions Global Moderator
                last edited by

                can you post your /boot/config.txt?

                herb_fargusH 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • herb_fargusH
                  herb_fargus administrators @dankcushions
                  last edited by

                  @dankcushions see link above ;)

                  If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                  Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

                  dankcushionsD 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
                  • dankcushionsD
                    dankcushions Global Moderator @herb_fargus
                    last edited by

                    @herb_fargus said in Bizzare EmulationSation error on First Boot:

                    @dankcushions see link above ;)

                    doh!

                    gpu_mem=128 should be deleted IMO.

                    J 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • J
                      justhoeber @dankcushions
                      last edited by

                      @dankcushions that can be done, that was me just playing with different gpu splits

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • J
                        justhoeber @dankcushions
                        last edited by

                        @dankcushions however the problem persists

                        edmaul69E 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • edmaul69E
                          edmaul69 @justhoeber
                          last edited by edmaul69

                          @justhoeber have you tried these settings?

                          hdmi_group=1
                          hdmi_mode=16
                          

                          If i recall correctly i think i have actually seen this before but i forgot how i fixed it or created the problem.

                          Maybe set this too:

                          config_hdmi_boost=4
                          
                          J 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • J
                            justhoeber @edmaul69
                            last edited by

                            @edmaul69 I just put in those settings then booted up the pie and still have the same problem

                            rbakerR 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • rbakerR
                              rbaker @justhoeber
                              last edited by

                              @justhoeber Can you post a video of this happening?

                              J 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • J
                                justhoeber @rbaker
                                last edited by

                                @rbaker

                                rbakerR 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • rbakerR
                                  rbaker @justhoeber
                                  last edited by

                                  @justhoeber Never seen anything like it. Does it do this on clean install of retropie from an image?

                                  J 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • J
                                    justhoeber @rbaker
                                    last edited by

                                    @rbaker yes, im assuming at this point i just got a bad pie and im in the process of returning it and getting a new one

                                    herb_fargusH 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • herb_fargusH
                                      herb_fargus administrators @justhoeber
                                      last edited by

                                      @justhoeber if it does it again with a new pi then you may have a bad TV ;)

                                      If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                                      Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • First post
                                        Last post

                                      Contributions to the project are always appreciated, so if you would like to support us with a donation you can do so here.

                                      Hosting provided by Mythic-Beasts. See the Hosting Information page for more information.