RetroFlag NesPi case Reset button SAFE shutdown Fix
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- This video will show you how to fix the RetroFlag NesPI case and do a real SAFE shutdown, and not a hard reset that can corrupt your SD card!
There are other fix's out there, but unfortunately it did not work for me or some other people. So I made my own simple solution that's guaranteed to work :)
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You can try ETAPrime's solution as it does seem to work for some people. And also why not just check out his awesome channel.
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I think the culprit for the failure of the resistor mod is almost always the shutdown script. The resistor mod is totally incompatible with the standard shutdown scripts.
The standard safe shutdown script expects pin 5 to normally be in a high state. When you push the shutdown button, pin 5 gets shorted to ground and gets pulled down to a low state. When the script detects this low state, it shuts the Pi down.
With the resistor mod, pin 5 is constantly pulled low because of the resistor to ground. When the reset button is pushed, pin 5 gets pulled up to 3.3 volts and ends up in a high state. When the resistor mod's proper shutdown script detects the high state, it shuts the Pi down.
So what happens if you do the resistor mod but have a regular shutdown script? The pi powers up, the script immediately sees that pin 5 is already in a low state, and it shuts the pi down.
Conversely, the resistor mod's shutdown script causes trouble if you take the Pi out of the Nespi case. Without the resistor constantly pulling pin 5 to ground, the script immediately sees that pin 5 is in a high state and shuts down the Pi on startup.
The advantage of the modification in this video is that it makes the reset button behave just like any other shutdown button. It is compatible with normal shutdown scripts. I'd say go with this mod if you already have a shutdown script running on your pi. You won't have to deal with the headache of the script constantly shutting down the Pi.
The advantage of the resistor mod is that it does not require you to cut any traces on the power board. Just two resistors, a wire, and a couple of shorted pins, and you're good to go. As long as you install the proper script and make sure to get rid of any old scripts, it should work totally fine. It works great for me.
rerolledDK thank you very much for the watch, and great information you supplied here. It's appreciated 🙂
I put a borkin button on my raspberry pi3.
It seems like the most simple solution.
Good video
Shrimp Zoo hey that works too 😎... And thank you very much for watching 🙂
Glen Planamento yea I might try this method too, it's cleaner than a dust button/borkin button.
I guess this is what happens when I am at school lol nice shirts!!! :)
Cole Planamento yep 🙂😋😀😎
The solution that etaprime video has it worked fine for me
Felipe Barros it also did for many others. But me and a few others...just refused to work. But glad your did..much easier ☺
Hi, does it work with lates version retropie?
I see no reason why it wouldn't.
I did a similar mod for reset button and gave your vid a shout out so people can get a visual.
8 Bit Flashback thanks 8-Bit I really appreciate that my friend 🙂
Ive lost count how many times Ive corrupted the SD card because I was unable to shut it down properly and because of the undervoltage issue caused by the original Nespi case. It's such a critical flaw in the design.
what's with the bad AC hum on the video.
Nidz Blah yea.. sorry about the.. poor RUclips channel hardware 🙂
Hey, nice shirts. I see you have now recruited Mary for your video's. Your getting in the big league now.
Nostalgic for the 70's & 80's ...the show is expanding 🤗🤗🤗😎
Glen said I’m a B Movie actress so don’t expect me in many more :) lol But the shirts are nice
You did a great job :)
thanks looks great
Andy Cook
Thank you, and thank you for the watch 🙂
why not make use of the 3 hidden usb ports you already have in side the case. I'm sure there is a way to use a usb DONGLE with a wireless remote to allow the system to shutdown property
Great Video. So if I understand correctly, both buttons still work and you did NOT use resistors. Correct?
Woody's Geek Channel yea, that is correct..both buttons are totally isolated 😎😎😎
Thanks a lot Glen!. I will be doing this, this week
Woody's Geek Channel you are welcome..and thank you for the watch 🙂☺🙂
Glen, as far as the script is concerned can it be done to a pi running recalbox and if so how? ETA Prime vid shows it with retropi and not recall box
Is that 8 bit music playing in the backround while you pick a system and rom to play? How?
Nice and clear video on how to fix this, but the thumbs up I give for the State of the art demo song :D
John Doe it is a great Amiga tune ☺😎
Thanks for making this video, I would hate to sell someone a NESPi and they have a crash on their SD card.
Very welcome, and thank you for the watch and comment 🙂🙂🙂
I just physically cut the plastic so the reset button does nothing. It does not click in, super glued it so it does not move in. So basically the Reset button is stationary now. Just shutdown and then press power button. This was a cool method you showed us though, for those that are afraid to fool around with soldering, just try this method. Maybe Glen can show a video of doing my way instead? Its a lot safer and takes little to no skill.
junglemage666 was another good solution for sure :)
Nice! But any way I can have it safely shut down and reset, performing like intended? Instead of just shutting it down?
graphicsgod there are script changes I am looking into.. a short press to reset to menus..a long press safe shutdown
Glen Planamento Now we talking!
Did your fix and reset didn't send shutdown script, only turned on if pi was off. installed etaprime script and now it shuts down at retropie logo. If I hold reset it runs as normal, until I let it go.
Kevin J yes, after my mod here, you need to install the original ETA Prime shutdown script.
thanks, I did and that was causing a boot loop. I ended up modifying the python script it installed and now it works as intended.
Kevin J hey.. sorry about that.. ETA Prime has two shutdown scrips. His original and the one for the nespi. It the original shutdown script that is needed for my modification. If you use the one for the nespi, yea it will do what you saw.
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the problem is from your power adapter. use the one that came with it and no more problem.
Eddie Young I know of power adapter issues, but that's was not the case here. The proper voltage and amp adapter was used, however I did think it was perhaps a bad PSU and tried several..same result unfortunately.
Stupid question.. but where did you locate a female gpio connector with wire WITHOUT the square black plastic insulation to slide into the existing gpio connector? Thanks!
Cunundrum they do sell them but I got this one from an old IBM PC case it was one of the wires that went to an LED at the front panel I simply cut it off and then pulled the female gpio connector out of the plastic sheeting that would have gone to the IBM PC LED jumper pin.. and my friend by the way no stupid questions
Ok.. I might have a few around here as well on some old pc stuff... Wasn't aware it was that easy to pull the casing off... I'll give it a shot when I locate a couple. Thanks for the response!
Well I made this mod and works wonderful but I would say that the reset button has two valid positions. If the button is pressed you create a circuit between pins 1-2 and 3-4, but it you don't press it there is an active circuit between 3-4 and 5-6.
So those are two valid options depending on what you want to do with the pin and how do you implement your script.
I also made my own shutdown script that differentiates between a short press and a long press. That way I can exit an emulator (even if it crashes) back to emulation station for a more Nes Classic feel, or long press the button for a complete shutdown.
Also, its important to say that ping 5 its used, because after a safe shutdown it can be restarted by pressing the reset button. It was an important feature in other cases without power management but not really that much on this one.
delaorden .. excellent.. first I am.glad it worked for you. I would love to see your script as that would be a great feature to kick back to the other games . If you would be willing to share your script. You can send it to
Glensretroshow@gmail.com
sure, i will email it so you can try it
delaorden awesome 😋
delaorden any chance you might be kind enough to share it with me also?
That would be pretty awesome!
Cool vid. I have been debating getting nespi case but I got to many Nintendo's as it is. Just got a 3d printer so now I can have as many as I want lol. Are you a fan of Dreamcast? I just built a mini version that's close to being done with tiny working discs.
8 Bit Flashback thanks my friend. A 3D printer is on my list..what did you get? . Yea..I know you have lol a few nes's ..but nice injection molded cases 🙂.. Hell yeah, have my Launch day Dreamcast still.. needs a little retrobright..
Glen Planamento got my launch console also 9-9-99 it's thinking.... Just didn't think hard enough I guess.
Glen Planamento got a divinchi 1.0a new for $200 could pass it up at that price. There is definitely a learning curve with 3d printers so be prepared. Just changing colors can throw everything off.
8 Bit Flashback oh yes.
Know that one..do let me know how it works..I been eyeing so many..for many many months..have lots pulled the trigger lol..would appreciate your feedback
Glen Planamento had mine for about a month and I'm digging it the biggest thing is making sure print bed is at right height when print starts. So I have to watch the beginning of print like a hawk! But I got a routine down now. Some filaments colors melt easier than others so that's where it gets a little tricky.
Thks for this video! Glen, Did you have the thunder problem logo screen with this nes case? I think bad cables in power port :(
Alexander Orjuela hey Alexander, thanks for the watch☺, usually..and in this case, it's a power pack really not strong enough for the Pi3. On mine I don't have the issue at all.
Did you upgrade the power supply? I just finally got a case ordered so I'm wondering how often they needed it vs bigger cables. I would like to power a fan on mine (house stays warm during the summer) and a blue tooth adapter.
Great video! I may give this a go this weekend. Thanks for the info!
Kevin Yancy awesome, thanks for the watch and hope it turned out perfectly 🙂
I did exactly as you with wiring, and used ETA Primes script.
Now when I turn my system on it boots up than right away shuts down......
What do I do?.....
Claymanfilms you need to use his normal.pi shutoff script...not his nespi script 🙂
I'm a little confused, which script do I use? This is one I did from ETA Prime:
curl pie.8bitjunkie.net/shutdown/setup-retroflag-shutdown.sh | bash
Take out the "retroflag-" from the URL, worked for me!
xman 73 thanks for the post. I was having the same issue as Claymanfilms. But it's working great now!!!!!!
Great vid. Very easy to follow. Thanks.
Alfred L .. very welcome, and thank you for the watch 🙂
Works very well. Took about 20 minutes.
Alfred L .. fantastic, so glad it worked for you 😊
Hi Glen! I'm new to the PI community. Just got my Nespi case and pre-loaded PI3 with roms.
If I understand correctly besides the soldering, there isnt any further commands that have to be typed into the system? I saw Primes video where after adding the resisters, he typed some commands into the PI. Is this necessary, or is just the soldering wires alone will put the PI into safe shutdown?
Sorry for the dumb question, just worried about messing up my PI. I just want to play my retro games, and not hassle with going into the menu to shut down
BTW... I just subbed to your channel
You have to run a script for safe shutdown.
Aristotle Yiannis hey, thank you for the view and sub. Actually yes. You need the software for the pin 5 gpio. ETAPRIME has a video for a power shutdown.. I'll put the link in the description
Glen Planamento
Got it sir. Will re-watch Primes script video 3 more times to avoid screwing up. Haha
Aristotle Yiannis .. Lol I hear ya, take your time and it will work 🙃
Thanks for the tutorial, I bought a case that has similar components as the nespi case and the info from this video worked for me. I didn't run a dedicated ground wire to the gpio pin i just soldered a jumper wire from 3# to the pcb ground.
Outstanding
Glen - Quick question for you -- Could the Power button be isolated in this way instead ( since it is a locking switch instead of momentary) - So that both could be isolated and the SAfe shut down added to the Power button and the Reset could be used as a normal momentary switch and set to be a Home button ( to return to the Emulation Station game menu ?? )
I believe the Pi GPIO shut down only reads state changes so a locking switch might be useable with the script as is - but am not sure and figured you might know.
John Fanning In therory yes. I also think the lock in the power switch could be removed making it a momentary switch..I will look into this..
Thanks for the reply -- Ideally the power button could be used to turn power on/off and the reset could be used for resetting out of a game and back to the selection menu - Figure that way novice users would get the result they expect when hitting the buttons rather than cutting power and possibly corrupting the sd card - ( I've bought several of these and plan on using some as XMAS gifts this year - and some of the recipients are not that good at following instructions so making it work this way would save some troubleshooting time in the future ! )
I agree with you that it is a bit of a shame they did so much work on the design only to leave this one area lacking.
John Fanning that is absolutely correct and I do have another case I'm going to look into this
If you wind up messing it up while testing let me know - I've got a couple extra cases sitting here that I got fairly cheap ( bought 10 from Alibaba when they first came out )
John Fanning best part of a messing up, is fixing that too 🙂 but thanks for the offer 🤗
Excellent Clean Mod!
Jorge Herrera Thank you very much :)
nicely done!
SPACEBALLS!!!!!!!!
Goose Goose .. excellent ears.. you are correct.. an Amiga fan I am guessing 🤗
it's in my blood! Thanks for the tutorial. Sub +1
You claim there is a problem and then show something completely different. You say it shows logos and then shuts down? I didn't see logos.
After reviewing your fix, I have to agree. This fix makes it far more direct and simple. It makes sense. That will be the approach I will take.
Further suggestions? If you're going to run an ad in your video, make it obvious. State whether or not it's a sponsor. Also, WEAR PANTS you freak! No one wants to see that.
erroneus yes I couldn't find the video. it depended on the build I had used. It depended on if it had been a pre-made pi image or when I started from scratch. this particular one was one where I started from scratch you initiated the boot it's got to the point where you would get to the emulationstation logo screen and it shuts down. if I had used a video image whereas as it turned on and played the boot video for the pi, you would see the video and then it would shut down immediately. so I do apologize it's not the one I described but that is the outcome.
I did something very similar, I cut the traces on top (switch side) just like you did, but I did all of my soldering on the solder side. I suspect the reason the other didn't work is it is slightly different code with a pull up contact vs a pull down,,, but that is just a guess. I agree with you I like this way much better and I already had the code in for this way of doing it. Thanks for putting the video together.
Turn2Video ...thank you for the watch 🤗.. yea I gave up trying to figure it out. This way .. guaranteed to work I'm glad you did yours as well good Minds my friend good Minds
Hi Glen, I'm having some problems with the modification, and was hoping you might know what could be wrong? I've followed your vid except I ran a wire to the bottom -GND instead of pin9. I've also installed ETA Prime's shutdown script because I figured that was still necessary, although you don't really mention it in the vid. Problem is immediate shutdown after power-on. When I disable the shutdown command in the script it boots fine, only shutdown of course doesn't work. When doing soft-shutdown I can however power it up again with the reset button.
Also when script is active and it does the immediate shutdown, I can boot up as long as I press and holding the reset button, releasing the reset then it kill it.
Hoping you might have any ideas? Thanks
Kevin Horsten hey Kevin.
Yes I forgotten to talk about in my video about the shutdown script. Sorry I am old lol. I use the ETA Prime pin 5 shutdown script. I used pin #5 and ground.. it sounds like maybe you have his nespi shutdown script it works different .. if you each his ETA Prime channel, use the video for a pin 5 shutdown script.... You may need to reimage a clean build to make sure the old script is gone
Hi Glen, thanks for the quick reply, I didn't even know there were multiple scripts. I could very well be using the nespi shutdown script, I'll will have to check. But thanks for pointing me in the right directing!!!
Kevin Horsten anytime Kevin .. let me know how it goes 🙂
Glen Planamento hi glen, wasn’t gonna do it tonight as its 2am in these parts of the world. But it kept bugging me. So I just re-imaged the sd-card, found the right ETA script and now finally its working.
You were absolutely right on the money there! Thanks.
Now i can go back to sleep!
Kevin Horsten sorry so late..but glad you got her working. You should join us at Glen's Retro Show Game Guru's on FB or tiny arcade ..in any case happy it's working ,🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
I exit out of Retro Pie properly then turn off the power button on the Nespi. There’s no HDMI signal after about 20 when I power off. What’s the big deal?
SuperGamesLegend absolutely nothing ☺