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It may be that xorg is not autodetecting the correct resolution of your 2nd display. You can use xrandr to duplicate the image or set a specific resolution on the vga port.

Common display names are:
LVDS - Laptop Screen
HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface
DVI - Digital Visual Interface
DP - DisplayPort
VGA - Video Graphics Array
TV - Composite Video
S-video - S-Video

Get root access: https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Root-access-on-terminal-(EN)

run xrandr from terminal to see what your displays are: (my example laptop)

~ $ xrandr

VGA-0 connected 1280x1024+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 340mm x 270mm
1280x1024 75.02+ 60.02 

1024x768 75.03 70.07 60.00 

800x600 75.00 72.19 60.32 56.25 

640x480 75.00 72.81 59.94 

LVDS-0 connected primary 1440x900+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 367mm x 230mm
1440x900 59.94+
HDMI-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

Once you know what your display names are you can use xrandr to set your display.
See the example displays I used with my laptop with a monitor connected via VGA, your display name may be different.

xrandr --output LVDS-0 --auto --output VGA-0 --auto --same-as LVDS-0 (this will duplicate the same resolution on the VGA port)

To set a specific resolution on the vga port (eg: 720 resolution)
xrandr --output VGA-0 --mode 1280x720

A more complete command that will duplicate the display and set set VGA to 720:
xrandr --output VGA-0 --mode 1280x720 --same-as LVDS-0

You could also switch off the laptops display if you want:
xrandr --output LVDS-0 --off

Or have the laptop screen off and VGA screen on:
xrandr --output LVDS-0 --off --output VGA-0 --mode 1280x720

Once you happy with it you can make it permanent by adding it ~/.xinitrc
https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Change-display-resolution-on-x86---x86_64)

My apologies for waffling on, hope it may help

Sources:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xrandr
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/multihead

gnubit

@qoobit this may help

https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/14398/menu-and-kodi-is-not-full-screen-on-old-netbook/4

gnubit

@seba-carp

Hello sebra-carp , sorry but I don`t speak spanish, but looking at your post @ZING referred you here.

Have you tried ?
xrandr -s 1280x720

gnubit

@usman_tahir880

As @Zing has mentioned you will need to kill emulation station first, here is another thread which might help:

https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/14772/output-to-an-external-tv-via-hdmi-or-vga-doesn-t-appear-to-be-working-with-recalbox-installed-on-pc/11

gnubit

@strodown said in 6.1 x86_64 will not boot into GUI after update from 6.0:

@elnino @Enigmatic_One

on PC it is necessary to make a fresh installation!

several boot issues were raised, to ensure a total boot
you have to login in ssh to your Recalbox:
https://recalbox.gitbook.io/tutorials/filesystem/root-access-on-terminal
then once connect type these commands:
mount -o remount, rw /
and
mv /etc/init.d/S03splash /etc/init.d/splash
after that
reboot
and everything should work at best

@strodown thanks for the tips, I had the same issue with a fresh install of 6.1 on a i5-8400T with iGPU.

gnubit

@acris thanks for the info, any idea why it was dropped for this architecture ?

gnubit

@jorgemagana thanks, I looked in the ports folder and its not there, I also copied the cavestory folder to recalbox.local/recalbox/share/roms/ports and it was not seen by emulation station. Any body else has cavestory working on x32_64 with rb ver 7.0.1 ?

gnubit

Thanks for a great release, I am trying to install cavestory on rb 7.01, but the cavestory folder is missing in the roms directory. I have looked in both recalbox.local/recalbox/share/roms and
recalbox.local/recalbox/share_init/roms. Has it been moved ? (i do remember it there in rb 6.1x)

Does this no longer apply for x86_64?
https://recalbox.gitbook.io/documentation/emulators/portages/cavestory

Thanks and keep safe.

gnubit

@garmadon thanks for the detail and extra info.

@paradadf much appreciated for looking into it.

gnubit

Re: X64 version and x68000

Was this ever resolved ? Just that GW & X68000 are not working for me with recalbox 6.1 x86_64
The last version I used with success with theses emulators was 18.06 (I skipped ver 6.0 as cec hdmi wasn`t working on x86_64)

X68000
es_launch_stdout.log

[
{ "code":1, "width":1920, "height":1080 }
]
[
{ "code":1, "width":1920, "height":1080 }
]
/usr/bin/retroarch -L /usr/lib/libretro/px68k_libretro.so --config /recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/retroarchcustom.cfg --appendconfig /recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/x68000.cfg|/recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/retroarchcustom.cfg.overrides.cfg /recalbox/share/roms/x68000/Final Fight.m3u
running command: /usr/bin/retroarch -L /usr/lib/libretro/px68k_libretro.so --config /recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/retroarchcustom.cfg --appendconfig /recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/x68000.cfg|/recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/retroarchcustom.cfg.overrides.cfg /recalbox/share/roms/x68000/Final Fight.m3u

es_launch_stderr.log

sh: xdg-screensaver: command not found
ALSA lib seq_hw.c:466:(snd_seq_hw_open) open /dev/snd/seq failed: No such file or directory
double free or corruption (fasttop)

last few lines snippet of /recalbox/share/system/.emulationstation/es_log.txt

[2019/10/11 22:37:14.803] (INFO ) : Attempting to launch game...
[2019/10/11 22:37:14.803] (INFO ) : Shutting down SDL AUDIO
[2019/10/11 22:37:15.185] (INFO ) : Available and configurated : Logitech Gamepad F710
[2019/10/11 22:37:15.185] (INFO ) : Available and configurated : Logitech Gamepad F710
[2019/10/11 22:37:15.185] (INFO ) : No config for player 0
[2019/10/11 22:37:15.185] (INFO ) : So i set Logitech Gamepad F710 for player 0
[2019/10/11 22:37:15.185] (INFO ) : No config for player 1
[2019/10/11 22:37:15.185] (INFO ) : So i set Logitech Gamepad F710 for player 1
[2019/10/11 22:37:15.185] (INFO ) : No config for player 2
[2019/10/11 22:37:15.185] (INFO ) : No config for player 3
[2019/10/11 22:37:15.185] (INFO ) : No config for player 4
[2019/10/11 22:37:15.185] (INFO ) : Configure emulators command : -p1index 0 -p1guid 030000006d0400001fc2000005030000 -p1name "Logitech Gamepad F710" -p1nbaxes 4 -p1devicepath /dev/input/event5 -p2index 1 -p2guid 030000006d0400001fc2000005030000 -p2name "Logitech Gamepad F710" -p2nbaxes 4 -p2devicepath /dev/input/event6 
[2019/10/11 22:37:15.185] (INFO ) : Controllers config : -p1index 0 -p1guid 030000006d0400001fc2000005030000 -p1name "Logitech Gamepad F710" -p1nbaxes 4 -p1devicepath /dev/input/event5 -p2index 1 -p2guid 030000006d0400001fc2000005030000 -p2name "Logitech Gamepad F710" -p2nbaxes 4 -p2devicepath /dev/input/event6 
[2019/10/11 22:37:15.225] (INFO ) : 	python /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/configgen/emulatorlauncher.pyc -p1index 0 -p1guid 030000006d0400001fc2000005030000 -p1name "Logitech Gamepad F710" -p1nbaxes 4 -p1devicepath /dev/input/event5 -p2index 1 -p2guid 030000006d0400001fc2000005030000 -p2name "Logitech Gamepad F710" -p2nbaxes 4 -p2devicepath /dev/input/event6  -system x68000 -rom /recalbox/share/roms/x68000/Final\ Fight.m3u -emulator default -core default -ratio auto 
[2019/10/11 22:37:16.893] (WARN!) : ...launch terminated with nonzero exit code 64000!
[2019/10/11 22:37:16.893] (INFO ) : Creating surface...
[2019/10/11 22:37:16.922] (INFO ) : Created window successfully.
[2019/10/11 22:37:17.040] (INFO ) : Added known joystick Logitech Gamepad F710 (instance ID: 0, device index: 0)
[2019/10/11 22:37:17.041] (INFO ) : Added known joystick Logitech Gamepad F710 (instance ID: 1, device index: 1)
[2019/10/11 22:37:17.176] (INFO ) : SDL AUDIO Initialized
[2019/10/11 22:37:17.176] (INFO ) : playing

GW
es_launch_stdout.log

[
{ "code":1, "width":1920, "height":1080 }
]
[
{ "code":1, "width":1920, "height":1080 }
]
/usr/bin/retroarch -L /usr/lib/libretro/gw_libretro.so --config /recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/retroarchcustom.cfg --appendconfig /recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/gw.cfg|/recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/retroarchcustom.cfg.overrides.cfg /recalbox/share/roms/gw/Donkey Kong II (Nintendo, Multi Screen).mgw
running command: /usr/bin/retroarch -L /usr/lib/libretro/gw_libretro.so --config /recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/retroarchcustom.cfg --appendconfig /recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/gw.cfg|/recalbox/share/system/configs/retroarch/retroarchcustom.cfg.overrides.cfg /recalbox/share/roms/gw/Donkey Kong II (Nintendo, Multi Screen).mgw
GW_VERSION	67075
now	function: 0x2bf8690
splith	function: 0x2bf9ad0
playsound	function: 0x2bf8310
setzoom	function: 0x2bf8980
newsound	function: 0x2bf8210
GW_GITHASH	8ffdef58cf5a555451581c6cf7a8bee33b0ed07c
GW_PATCH	3.0
issoundactive	function: 0x2bf8510
stopsounds	function: 0x2bf8390
inputstate	function: 0x2bf8a70
GW_VERSIONSTR	1.6.3
loadunit	function: 0x2fbdeb0
GW_MINOR	6.0
splitv	function: 0x2bf9b00
loadbin	function: 0x2bf8af0
tobject	table: 0x2fc0590
init	function: 0x2fc0140
pausesounds	function: 0x2bf8410
render	function: 0x30ba530
hand	image@0x2fbc5d8
splittime	function: 0x2bf8700
snes	image@0x2fc0388
newimage	function: 0x2bf8160
savevalue	function: 0x2bf8880
resumesounds	function: 0x2bf8490
log	function: 0x2bfc2e0
GW_MAJOR	1.0
round	function: 0x2bf8650
newtimer	function: 0x2bf8290
inttostr	function: 0x2bf8780
loadbs	function: 0x2bf8b60
iszoomed	function: 0x2bf89f0
randomize	function: 0x2bf8590
loadvalue	function: 0x2bf8800
random	function: 0x2bf8610
setbackground	function: 0x2bf8900

es_launch_stderr.log

Failed to open /recalbox/share/saves/gw/Donkey Kong II (Nintendo, Multi Screen).srm: No such file or directory
ALSA lib seq_hw.c:466:(snd_seq_hw_open) open /dev/snd/seq failed: No such file or directory
double free or corruption (fasttop)

last few lines snippet of /recalbox/share/system/.emulationstation/es_log.txt

[2019/10/11 23:00:02.793] (INFO ) : Attempting to launch game...
[2019/10/11 23:00:02.793] (INFO ) : Shutting down SDL AUDIO
[2019/10/11 23:00:03.225] (INFO ) : Available and configurated : Logitech Gamepad F710
[2019/10/11 23:00:03.225] (INFO ) : Available and configurated : Logitech Gamepad F710
[2019/10/11 23:00:03.225] (INFO ) : No config for player 0
[2019/10/11 23:00:03.225] (INFO ) : So i set Logitech Gamepad F710 for player 0
[2019/10/11 23:00:03.225] (INFO ) : No config for player 1
[2019/10/11 23:00:03.225] (INFO ) : So i set Logitech Gamepad F710 for player 1
[2019/10/11 23:00:03.225] (INFO ) : No config for player 2
[2019/10/11 23:00:03.225] (INFO ) : No config for player 3
[2019/10/11 23:00:03.225] (INFO ) : No config for player 4
[2019/10/11 23:00:03.225] (INFO ) : Configure emulators command : -p1index 0 -p1guid 030000006d0400001fc2000005030000 -p1name "Logitech Gamepad F710" -p1nbaxes 4 -p1devicepath /dev/input/event5 -p2index 1 -p2guid 030000006d0400001fc2000005030000 -p2name "Logitech Gamepad F710" -p2nbaxes 4 -p2devicepath /dev/input/event6 
[2019/10/11 23:00:03.225] (INFO ) : Controllers config : -p1index 0 -p1guid 030000006d0400001fc2000005030000 -p1name "Logitech Gamepad F710" -p1nbaxes 4 -p1devicepath /dev/input/event5 -p2index 1 -p2guid 030000006d0400001fc2000005030000 -p2name "Logitech Gamepad F710" -p2nbaxes 4 -p2devicepath /dev/input/event6 
[2019/10/11 23:00:03.266] (INFO ) : 	python /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/configgen/emulatorlauncher.pyc -p1index 0 -p1guid 030000006d0400001fc2000005030000 -p1name "Logitech Gamepad F710" -p1nbaxes 4 -p1devicepath /dev/input/event5 -p2index 1 -p2guid 030000006d0400001fc2000005030000 -p2name "Logitech Gamepad F710" -p2nbaxes 4 -p2devicepath /dev/input/event6  -system gw -rom /recalbox/share/roms/gw/Donkey\ Kong\ II\ \(Nintendo,\ Multi\ Screen\).mgw -emulator default -core default -ratio auto 
[2019/10/11 23:00:04.838] (WARN!) : ...launch terminated with nonzero exit code 64000!
[2019/10/11 23:00:04.838] (INFO ) : Creating surface...
[2019/10/11 23:00:04.869] (INFO ) : Created window successfully.
[2019/10/11 23:00:04.986] (INFO ) : Added known joystick Logitech Gamepad F710 (instance ID: 0, device index: 0)
[2019/10/11 23:00:04.986] (INFO ) : Added known joystick Logitech Gamepad F710 (instance ID: 1, device index: 1)
[2019/10/11 23:00:05.110] (INFO ) : SDL AUDIO Initialized
[2019/10/11 23:00:05.110] (INFO ) : playing

Cheers thanks.

gnubit

@strodown said in 6.1 x86_64 will not boot into GUI after update from 6.0:

@elnino @Enigmatic_One

on PC it is necessary to make a fresh installation!

several boot issues were raised, to ensure a total boot
you have to login in ssh to your Recalbox:
https://recalbox.gitbook.io/tutorials/filesystem/root-access-on-terminal
then once connect type these commands:
mount -o remount, rw /
and
mv /etc/init.d/S03splash /etc/init.d/splash
after that
reboot
and everything should work at best

@strodown thanks for the tips, I had the same issue with a fresh install of 6.1 on a i5-8400T with iGPU.

gnubit

@bkg2k

https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/16576/february-2019-beta-version/18

Issue still persists on latest build, Kodi also fails to start on x64 image (both by selecting it form menu and shortcut button Y). No error on es_launch_stdout.log

/recalbox/share/system/logs/es_launch_stderr.log

# cat es_launch_stderr.log 
usage: emulatorlauncher.pyc [-h] [-p1index P1INDEX] [-p1guid P1GUID]
                            [-p1name P1NAME] [-p1devicepath P1DEVICEPATH]
                            [-p1nbaxes P1NBAXES] [-p2index P2INDEX]
                            [-p2guid P2GUID] [-p2name P2NAME]
                            [-p2devicepath P2DEVICEPATH] [-p2nbaxes P2NBAXES]
                            [-p3index P3INDEX] [-p3guid P3GUID]
                            [-p3name P3NAME] [-p3devicepath P3DEVICEPATH]
                            [-p3nbaxes P3NBAXES] [-p4index P4INDEX]
                            [-p4guid P4GUID] [-p4name P4NAME]
                            [-p4devicepath P4DEVICEPATH] [-p4nbaxes P4NBAXES]
                            [-p5index P5INDEX] [-p5guid P5GUID]
                            [-p5name P5NAME] [-p5devicepath P5DEVICEPATH]
                            [-p5nbaxes P5NBAXES] -system SYSTEM [-rom ROM]
                            [-emulator EMULATOR] [-core CORE] [-ratio RATIO]
                            [-demo DEMO] [-netplay NETPLAY]
                            [-netplay_ip NETPLAY_IP]
                            [-netplay_port NETPLAY_PORT] [-hash HASH]
                            [-extra EXTRA]
emulatorlauncher.pyc: error: unrecognized arguments: ��
#

Thanks again team recalbox.

gnubit

@bkg2k

https://forum.recalbox.com/topic/16576/february-2019-beta-version/17

F710 controller working on latest beta thanks (recalbox.2019-02-23-beta.x86_64.)

gnubit

	</inputConfig>
	<inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="Logitech Gamepad F710" deviceGUID="030000006d0400001fc2000005030000" deviceNbAxes="4" deviceNbHats="1" deviceNbButtons="13">
		<input name="a" type="button" id="1" value="1" code="305" />
		<input name="b" type="button" id="0" value="1" code="304" />
		<input name="down" type="hat" id="0" value="4" code="16" />
		<input name="hotkey" type="button" id="10" value="1" code="316" />
		<input name="joystick1left" type="axis" id="0" value="-1" code="0" />
		<input name="joystick1up" type="axis" id="1" value="-1" code="1" />
		<input name="joystick2left" type="axis" id="2" value="-1" code="3" />
		<input name="joystick2up" type="axis" id="3" value="-1" code="4" />
		<input name="l2" type="button" id="6" value="1" code="312" />
		<input name="left" type="hat" id="0" value="8" code="16" />
		<input name="pagedown" type="button" id="5" value="1" code="311" />
		<input name="pageup" type="button" id="4" value="1" code="310" />
		<input name="r2" type="button" id="7" value="1" code="313" />
		<input name="right" type="hat" id="0" value="2" code="16" />
		<input name="select" type="button" id="8" value="1" code="314" />
		<input name="start" type="button" id="9" value="1" code="315" />
		<input name="up" type="hat" id="0" value="1" code="16" />
		<input name="x" type="button" id="3" value="1" code="308" />
		<input name="y" type="button" id="2" value="1" code="307" />
	</inputConfig>
</inputList>

gnubit

Another issue (same hardware as previous post), this time with libcec not creating /dev/tty* for my usb cec adaptor. Possible udev issue (missing rule)?
I have had this adaptor working on the last stable on another box.
Thanks again.

# dmesg | grep -i cec
[    1.943138] usb 1-4: Product: CEC Adapter
[    3.267137] input: Pulse-Eight CEC Adapter as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-4/1-4:1.2/0003:2548:1002.0001/input/input14
[    3.267239] hid-generic 0003:2548:1002.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Pulse-Eight CEC Adapter] on usb-0000:00:14.0-4/input2
#

# cec-client
No device type given. Using 'recording device'
CEC Parser created - libCEC version 4.0.2
no serial port given. trying autodetect:
 path:     /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-4
 com port: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-4

opening a connection to the CEC adapter...
DEBUG:   [              11]     Broadcast (F): osd name set to 'Broadcast'
ERROR:   [            3514]     error opening serial port '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-4': Is a directory
ERROR:   [            3514]     could not open a connection (try 1)
ERROR:   [            6349]     error opening serial port '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-4': Is a directory
ERROR:   [            6349]     could not open a connection (try 2)
ERROR:   [            8239]     error opening serial port '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-4': Is a directory
ERROR:   [            8239]     could not open a connection (try 3)
ERROR:   [            9499]     error opening serial port '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-4': Is a directory
ERROR:   [            9499]     could not open a connection (try 4)
unable to open the device on port /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-4
NOTICE:  [           10504]     connection opened
ERROR:   [           10504]     could not start CEC communications
#

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