LG flatron blank screen

[quills]

hi i have the an old LG montor Flatron l204wt. i am able to run retropie and other emulators, but recalbox loads up and i i get is blank screen. i get the splash screen with the sd card. then just blank.

Thank you

[acris]

hello
did you read this tutorial ?
https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Video-configuration-detailled-(EN)

[quills]

@acris thank you so much, some how i miss that part in the wiki thank you for pointing it out to me sorry about that, some how i missed it. thank you, i hope i can get it to work now

[Substring]

@quills I'm the one who wwrote the wiki acris mentionned, feel free to ask if you ever have any question

[quills]

ok went in and looked at all the setting so far so good till this happen
https://flic.kr/p/RvjEEP if you look at the pic you will see running it via hdmi to dvi and ruing native what my monitor wants all other resolution looks out of wack and stretched out . any ideas? or am i going to have to use retropie (works flawless on it).

[Substring]

@quills please make a pastebin of your config.txt and your recalbox.conf

[quills]

****ony part i changed in the recalbox.conf

# ------------ H - HERE IT IS - GLOBAL EMULATOR CONFIGURATION ------------ #
## The global value will be used for all emulators, except if the value
## is redefined in the emulator

## Set game resolution for emulators
## select your mode from the command : tvservice -m [MODE]
## CEA 5 HDMI : 1920x1080 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz interlaced
## CEA 4 HDMI : 1280x720 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive
## use 'default' for using the default resolution
## (string)
global.videomode=default

btw did the same thing with i set it for dmt 57

[quills]

and config.txt

config.txt

# uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode
hdmi_safe=1

disable_overscan=1

# uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=57

# comment to get jack audio
hdmi_drive=2

config_hdmi_boost=0

# force hdmi while the tv can take time before sending the signal on the hdmi o$
hdmi_force_hotplug=1

# uncomment for composite PAL
#sdtv_mode=2
# uncomment for lirc-rpi
#dtoverlay=lirc-rpi

# if you plug your tv at the same time as your rpi and that the rpi switches fr$
boot_delay=3

# uncomment if you don't want the rainbow at startup
disable_splash=1

# Overclock
gpu_mem_256=128
gpu_mem_512=256
gpu_mem_1024=512

avoid_safe_mode=1

kernel=zImage

# NOOBS Auto-generated Settings:
hdmi_force_hotplug=1

[Substring]

@quills i'd rather have your full recalbox.conf as i want to see it all

[Substring]

and you said you're using HDMI2DVI ? Have you read https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Connect-your-recalbox-to-a-DVI-screen-(EN) ? because i see you still have hdmi_drive=2

[quills]

here the recalbox.conf and btw keeping it or removing it makes no different. but i do what to thank you for the help. i really do mean it .

# System Variable
# You can configure your recalbox from here
# To set a variable, remove the first ; on the line



# ------------ A - System Options ----------- #
#    Uncomment the system.power.switch you use
;system.power.switch=ATX_RASPI_R2_6      # http://lowpowerlab.com/atxraspi/#installation
;system.power.switch=MAUSBERRY           # http://mausberry-circuits.myshopify.com/pages/setup
;system.power.switch=REMOTEPIBOARD_2003  # http://www.msldigital.com/pages/support-for-remotepi-board-2013
;system.power.switch=REMOTEPIBOARD_2005  # http://www.msldigital.com/pages/support-for-remotepi-board-plus-2015
;system.power.switch=PIN56ONOFF          # https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Add-a-start-stop-button-to-your-recalbox-(EN)
;system.power.switch=PIN56PUSH           # https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Add-a-start-stop-button-to-your-recalbox-(EN)
;system.power.switch=PIN356ONOFFRESET    # https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Add-a-start-stop-button-to-your-recalbox-(EN)

## Recalbox Manager (http manager)
system.manager.enabled=1


## Recalbox API (REST)
system.api.enabled=0

## EmulationStation menu style
## default -> default all options menu
## none -> no menu except the game search menu
## bartop -> less menu, only needed for bartops
system.es.menu=default

## Emulator special keys
## default -> default all special keys
## nomenu -> cannot popup the emulator menu
## none -> no special keys in emulators
system.emulators.specialkeys=default

## Show or hide kodi in emulationstation (0,1)
kodi.enabled=1
## Start kodi at launch (0,1)
kodi.atstartup=0
## set x button shortcut (0,1)
kodi.xbutton=1

## Kodi can wait for a network component before starting
## waithost is the ip or hostname that must answer to a ping to validate the availability
## waittime is the maximum time waited when kodi boots
## if waitmode is required, kodi will not start if the component is not available
## if waitmode is wish, kodi will start if the component is not available
## if waitmode is not set or has another value, kodi will start immediately
;kodi.network.waitmode=required
;kodi.network.waittime=10
;kodi.network.waithost=192.168.0.50

# ------------ B - Network ------------ #
## Set system hostname
system.hostname=RECALBOX
## Activate wifi (0,1)
wifi.enabled=1
## Wifi SSID (string)
wifi.ssid=Get off my Bandwith
## Wifi KEY (string)
## Escape your special chars (# ; $) with a backslash : $ => \$
wifi.key=
## Samba share
system.samba.enabled=1
### Virtual Gamepads
system.virtual-gamepads.enabled=1
### SSH
system.ssh.enabled=1

# ------------ C - Audio ------------ #
## Set the audio device (auto, hdmi, jack)
audio.device=auto
## Set system volume (0..100)
audio.volume=94
## Enable or disable system sounds in ES (0,1)
audio.bgmusic=0

# -------------- D - Controllers ----------------- #
# Enable support for standard bluetooth controllers
controllers.bluetooth.enabled=1


## Please enable only one of these
# -------------- D1 - PS3 Controllers ------------ #
##Enable PS3 controllers support
controllers.ps3.enabled=1
## Choose an driver between official, shanwan and gasia if you have dualshock clones (official,shanwan,gasia)
controllers.ps3.driver=official


# ------------ D2 - XBOX Controllers ------------ #
## Xbox controllers are already supported, but xboxdrv can solve some compatibility issues
## Enable xboxdrv driver, disable this if you enabled ps3 controllers (0,1)
controllers.xboxdrv.enabled=0
## Set the amount of controllers to use with xboxdrv (0..4)
controllers.xboxdrv.nbcontrols=2

# ------------ D3 - GPIO Controllers ------------ #
## GPIO Controllers
## enable controllers on GPIO with mk_arcarde_joystick_rpi (0,1)
controllers.gpio.enabled=1
## mk_gpio arguments, map=1 for one controller, map=1,2 for 2 (map=1,map=1,2)
controllers.gpio.args=map=1


## DB9 Controllers
## Enable DB9 drivers for atari, megadrive, amiga controllers (0,1)
controllers.db9.enabled=0
## db9 arguments
controllers.db9.args=map=1

## Gamecon controllers
## Enable gamecon controllers, for nes, snes psx (0,1)
controllers.gamecon.enabled=0
## gamecon_args
controllers.gamecon.args=map=1


## XGaming's XArcade Tankstik and other compatible devices
controllers.xarcade.enabled=1



# ------------ F - Language and keyboard ------------ #
## Set the language of the system (fr_FR,en_US,en_GB,de_DE,pt_BR,es_ES,it_IT,eu_ES,tr_TR,zh_CN)
system.language=en_US
## set the keyboard layout (fr,en,de,us,es)
## Set you local time
## Select your timezone from : ls /usr/share/zoneinfo/ (string)
;system.timezone=Europe/Paris



# ------------ G - UPDATES ------------ #
## Automatically check for updates at start (0,1)
updates.enabled=1
# default : stable ; set to beta to get the next version currently being tested. set to unstable at your own risk to get the development ve$
updates.type=stable

# ------------ H - HERE IT IS - GLOBAL EMULATOR CONFIGURATION ------------ #
## The global value will be used for all emulators, except if the value
## is redefined in the emulator

## Set game resolution for emulators
## select your mode from the command : tvservice -m [MODE]
## CEA 5 HDMI : 1920x1080 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz interlaced
## CEA 4 HDMI : 1280x720 @ 60Hz 16:9, clock:74MHz progressive
## use 'default' for using the default resolution
## (string)
global.videomode=default

## Shader set
## Automatically select shaders for all systems
## (none, retro, scanlines)
global.shaderset=none

## Once enabled, your screen will be cropped, and you will have a pixel perfect image (0,1)
global.integerscale=0

## Set gpslp shader for all emulators (prefer shadersets above). Absolute path (string)
global.shaders=

## Set ratio for all emulators (auto,4/3,16/9,16/10,custom)
global.ratio=16/9

## Set smooth for all emulators (0,1)
global.smooth=1

## Set rewind for all emulators (0,1)
global.rewind=1

## Set autosave/load savestate for all emulators (0,1)
global.autosave=0

## Enable retroarchievements (0,1)
## Set your www.retroachievements.org username/password
## Escape your special chars (# ; $) with a backslash : $ => \$
global.retroachievements=0
global.retroachievements.username=
global.retroachievements.password=

## Set retroarch input driver (auto, udev, sdl2)
## If you don't have issues with your controllers, let auto
global.inputdriver=auto

## If you do not want recalboxOS to generate the configuration for all emulators (string)
;global.configfile=/path/to/my/configfile.cfg

# ------------ I - EMULATORS CHOICES ----------- #
## You can override the global configuration here
## Here is the snes example
;snes.videomode=CEA 4 HDMI
snes.core=snes9x_next
;snes.shaders=/recalbox/share/shaders/shaders_glsl/mysnesshader.gplsp
;snes.ratio=16/9
;snes.smooth=0
;snes.rewind=1
;snes.autosave=0
;snes.emulator=libretro
;snes.integerscale=0
## If you do not want recalboxOS to generate the configuration for the emulator :
;snes.configfile=/path/to/my/configfile.cfg

;snes.smooth=0
;snes.rewind=1
;snes.autosave=0
;snes.emulator=libretro
;snes.integerscale=0
## If you do not want recalboxOS to generate the configuration for the emulator :
;snes.configfile=/path/to/my/configfile.cfg

## Default cores for RPi3
snes.core=snes9x_next
gba.core=mgba
mame.core=mame078
nes.core=fceunext

## NeoGeo emulator
## You can use pifba or a libretro core (fba2x,libretro)
neogeo.emulator=libretro
## If you set libretro as neogeo.emulator, the line below sets the retroarch core (fba,imame4all)
neogeo.core=fba

## N64 emulator is configured to display a screen with a 640x480 resolution (native n64 resolution)
## So you must use one of these video modes (DMT 4 HDMI,CEA 1 HDMI).
## If your screen is not compatible with one of these video modes, please check the recalbox's wiki.
n64.videomode=DMT 4 HDMI
## If you are using a CRT screen, please change the setting above with this one :
# n64.videomode=default

## Configurations generated by Recalbox