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    • guanzo
      guanzo last edited by

      So I flashed the Recalbox 7 image with Etcher to 2 different SD-Cards (Kingston and Intenso 32 GB HC Class 10). With both cards, I only get a grey screen after the Raspberry Pi bootup Screen. I waited about an hour for something to happen. The Pi is blinking green for a few minutes and then stops.

      Any solution to this?

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      • OyyoDams
        OyyoDams Staff @guanzo last edited by

        @guanzo please try this:

        1. Edit config.txtfile
        2. Uncomment #hdmi_ignore_hotplug=1 => hdmi_ignore_hotplug=1
        3. Uncomment #sdtv_mode=2 => sdtv_mode=2
        4. Comment hdmi_enable_4kp60=1 => #hdmi_enable_4kp60=1

        Does it boot ?

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        • guanzo
          guanzo last edited by ian57

          Thanks for your reply! So I'm really new to this stuff and I don't wanna do something wrong. This is my config.txt:

          #############################################################
          # Boot loader configuration                                 #
          # This file can be modified to your needs                   #
          #############################################################
          
          # 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=1
          #hdmi_mode=1
          
          # Sound output. Set to 0 or comment for autodetect, 1 for DVI, 2 to force HDMI.
          #hdmi_drive=2
          
          config_hdmi_boost=0
          
          # force hdmi while the tv can take time before sending the signal on the hdmi output
          #hdmi_force_hotplug=1 <--- comment here
          hdmi_ignore_hotplug=1  #add line here
          
          # uncomment for composite PAL
          sdtv_mode=2 # <-- uncomment here
          
          # uncomment for lirc-rpi
          #dtoverlay=lirc-rpi
          
          # enable fake-kms overlay
          # possible alternatives are
          # * vc4-kms-v3d
          # * vc4-kms-v3d-pi4
          dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
          
          # allow only one framebuffer (the one marked 0, closest to the power input)
          max_framebuffers=1
          
          # allow 4k 60hz
          # hdmi_enable_4kp60=1 # <--- here commented
          
          # total amount of GPU memory
          gpu_mem=448
          
          ###########################
          # do not remove this line !
          include recalbox-config.txt
          
          # custom config                                                                                                                                                                                              
          [all]
          

          Could you point me where I have to make the edits? Thanks in advance!

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          • ian57
            ian57 Staff @guanzo last edited by

            @guanzo I modified your config.txt ^

            "UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity." Dennis Ritchie

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