5.19 blank screen

Tourgasm

Hi there, I have a msi gt60 with a busted screen, and whenever I try to boot into batocera, it defaults to the broken screen instead of vga output. (hdmi doesn't work)

I can't tty due to not being able to see what I am doing for activating wifi. Is there anyway I can modify the img file to boot to vga out instead of the built in monitor?

Thanks in advance!

nour

Tourgasm Is there anyway I can modify the img file to boot to vga out instead of the built in monitor Lucky Patcher 9Apps VidMate?

The BIOS is supposed able to detect and display on VGA without any additional configuration.

retrorimmer

isn't the display output controlled through the BIOS ?

Tourgasm

Well through the bios with vga I can get through post and boot into windows, but as soon as I try batocera, I get up to the splash screen and after that blank screen and tries to display on the built in monitor or hdmi

retrorimmer

Tourgasm The black screen could mean an issue with the installation if the splash screen shows on your monitor then the display is detected at boot and that is the display that is used for the interface. I guess you have tried CTRL+ALT+F1 to F5 or not ?

Tourgasm

F1: just shows batocera. Linux in the top left corner and I hear sound through the TV.

F2: blank screen

F3: bash

F4: equalizer

F5: nothing happens

UPDATE

Xrandr says can't open display, startx just gives me a blank screen in TTY3. Also my wifi card isn't recognized, so can't ssh into the system. Any way I can list my hardware in batocera? lshw doesn't work, nor does lscpu. ls only works for listing the contents of the directory.

Wilber1981

El mismo problema tengo yo cuando arranco con batocera me aparece el logo de batocera en una esquina y luego mi tv se pone negra y sólo se escucha el sonido del sistema

Tourgasm

Wilber1981 Te actualizaré sobre mi progreso

Tourgasm

So the interesting thing is any other distros of Linux sees the TV like Ubuntu for example I can log into the desktop, and my TV has video and sound, recalbox same thing but as soon as I try batocera it is blank. The specs are as follows:

Core I7 3630QM 2.4 GHz with Intel HD graphics 4000
12 GB 1600 mhz DDR3
GTX 675MX 2048 MB

So it isn't the bios that is causing the issue, it is something in the configuration file of this particular build. I might try a different TV maybe or hdmi cable and I will update you all on my progress.

GameCast

ENGLISH
somethimes that happens whit a bad usb flash ..

Try this .
1- format usb whit SDFormatter choosing this options
1.1 format type quick
1.2 format size adjustment on .

2 flash usb ..

If the first time you get black screen maibe is normal on some cases wont create the recalbox folder .
Reboot and will boot proprertly ,.
Please be attent on 2 thinks batocera standart or older .
If you run a standart on older pc or viceverse you will get black screen .
Download the iso for your system .

ESPANOL
A vezes pasa con una usb mal flasheada .

1 - Usar el SDformate con las siguientes opciones activadas,
1.1 format type quick
1.2 format size adjustment on .
2 - flashea de nuevo el usb con la app y iso k quieras.

Pero tienes que fixarte en 2 cosas . la iso standart y old .
#si utilizas la iso standart en una pc vieja o viceversa es normal que se cuelgue en pantalla negra .
usa la iso correspondiente a tu sistema .

Tourgasm

GameCast hmm I'll try sdformater and see if it will work. But I am using the generic x86-64 img since it is a gaming laptop you would think it would work without a hitch?

GameCast

Tourgasm canot answer !!! if that wont works try whit another usb drive or sd card .,

Tourgasm

Alright I did a test and it's a no go, maybe if I make a video and post it to YouTube then you guys may be able to understand my problem? Also I managed to get a copy of my logs if that will help as well?

EDIT

https://youtu.be/HDnENv7btlQ

this is a video of the issue I am having straight from boot if you have any suggestions that would help out!