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    Recalbox 8.0: (ERROR) : [SDL2] Fatal error initializing SDL2

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    • davidb2111
      davidb2111 Staff @fh1105 last edited by

      @fh1105 said in Recalbox 8.0: (ERROR) : [SDL2] Fatal error initializing SDL2:

      I think it didn't enter recovery, even though I did the power-off-power-on-15-second loop at least 4 times ... can I trigger it manually? Also, it doesn't seem to come back to the network (it's LAN connected, but I can't reach the 'recalbox' host from the network anymore).

      The screen shows 'Experimental Pi' twice while booting, then remains black.

      I do have a keyboard connected, which I could use to press something to interrupt the failing boot sequence?

      Thanks! @davidb2111

      Ok, so you have things connected to GPIO. That may be the reason.
      Could you connect through ssh and execute:

      /usr/bin/piboy-tester
      

      David.

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      • davidb2111
        davidb2111 Staff @fh1105 last edited by

        @fh1105
        And to force boot without detecting case, you may:

        1. set case=none:1 in /boot/recalbox-boot.conf
        2. execute rm -rf /overlay/upper/*

        and reboot

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        • davidb2111
          davidb2111 Staff @fh1105 last edited by

          @fh1105
          And finally, I've modified the code that detects the piboy. Could you please test it on your setup ?

          Simply put piboy-tester in /tmp of your recalbox and run /tmp/piboy-tester and give me the output.

          Thanks

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          • fh1105
            fh1105 @davidb2111 last edited by

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            • fh1105
              fh1105 @davidb2111 last edited by

              @davidb2111 said in Recalbox 8.0: (ERROR) : [SDL2] Fatal error initializing SDL2:

              /tmp/piboy-tester

              Yes, this is it:

              try 0, CRC error
              try 1, CRC error
              try 2, CRC error
              try 3, CRC error
              try 4, CRC error
              try 5, CRC error
              try 6, CRC error
              try 7, CRC error
              try 8, CRC error
              try 9, CRC error
              piboy not found
              
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              • fh1105
                fh1105 @davidb2111 last edited by

                @davidb2111 said in Recalbox 8.0: (ERROR) : [SDL2] Fatal error initializing SDL2:

                @fh1105
                And to force boot without detecting case, you may:

                1. set case=none:1 in /boot/recalbox-boot.conf
                2. execute rm -rf /overlay/upper/*

                and reboot

                I tried this, but still the screen remains black.

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                • fh1105
                  fh1105 @fh1105 last edited by

                  Before the modified tester, the output was:

                  CRC error
                  198
                  
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                  • davidb2111
                    davidb2111 Staff @fh1105 last edited by

                    Hi @fh1105

                    Great news, that helps me a lot. I will include a fixed piboy-tester that will not wrongly detect a PiBoy when something is connected to GPIO.

                    At the moment, you can cleanup overlay and set case=none:1 to disable autodection.
                    The fix will be included in the next release a few days (weeks)

                    David

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                    • davidb2111
                      davidb2111 Staff @fh1105 last edited by

                      @fh1105

                      Hum, what type of screen do you have ?
                      Could you please execute cat /sys/class/drm/card*/modes and put result here ?

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                      • fh1105
                        fh1105 @davidb2111 last edited by

                        @davidb2111 said in Recalbox 8.0: (ERROR) : [SDL2] Fatal error initializing SDL2:

                        cat /sys/class/drm/card*/modes

                        It's a HDMI-connected HD screen – normal 'office type'.

                        cat /sys/class/drm/card*/modes
                        

                        returns nothing at all.

                        ba74fe43-45e1-4356-9900-eef841019ed4-image.png

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                        • fh1105
                          fh1105 @fh1105 last edited by

                          But here's me exploring that directory:

                          # pwd
                          /sys/class/drm
                          # ls
                          card0           card0-HDMI-A-1  renderD128      version
                          # cd card0-HDMI-A-1
                          # ls
                          device     edid       modes      status     uevent
                          dpms       enabled    power      subsystem
                          # cd modes
                          -bash: cd: modes: Not a directory
                          # ls
                          device     edid       modes      status     uevent
                          dpms       enabled    power      subsystem
                          # cat modes
                          # cd ..
                          # ls
                          card0           card0-HDMI-A-1  renderD128      version
                          # cd card0
                          # ls
                          card0-HDMI-A-1  device          subsystem
                          dev             power           uevent
                          #
                          
                          
                          (modes in card0-HDMI1-A-1 is empty)
                          
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                          • fh1105
                            fh1105 @davidb2111 last edited by

                            By the way: amazing support, @davidb2111! Thank you very much!!

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                            • davidb2111
                              davidb2111 Staff @fh1105 last edited by

                              Hi @fh1105

                              Seems edid does not report modes. Could you force the mode within /boot/recalbox-user-config.txt.

                              hdmi_group=1
                              hdmi_mode=X
                              

                              where X should be:

                              • 16 for 1080p
                              • 4 for 720p
                              • 1 for VGA mode (640x480, as a fallback)

                              Once started, if still no display, try adding this setting:

                              hdmi_ignore_edid=0xa5000080
                              

                              Hope this help.

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                              • davidb2111
                                davidb2111 Staff @fh1105 last edited by davidb2111

                                @fh1105
                                Also, do you know the resolution of your TV?

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                                • fh1105
                                  fh1105 last edited by

                                  Hello!

                                  Just a brief update, as I solved it by simply removing everything from my GPIO ports, and wiring my arcade buttons to a

                                  Zero Delay Arcade USB Encoder

                                  – which then connects to the RPi's USB ports.

                                  All good now! Thank you, and keep it up!
                                  Fabian

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