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

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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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