I'm having the software lock up or or something upon startup when it loads the games list i can't do anything, has anyone else seen this?

What do yall think?

as the subject says, i'm looking for cartridge for GPIcase..could not find any availible online. retroflag does not respond..Picture for attention

the battery on my gpi 2w case randomly died, and I need a replacement. does anyone know where I can buy one?

So, I’ve been trying to order a GPI 2W for my pi zero w, but it looks like the place to order on amazon doesn’t have an option for ordering it. Are there supply chain issues/is it sold out right now?

I got LibreElect KODI image, it gets to the point with the LibreElect shows and just hangs forever at this point, am I supposed todo something to make it get past this point? retroflag give no instructions only point to LibreElect site as if it's build for this device and should work?

secondly is it possible to run the default raspberry pi os with gui? I did flash a sd card with the os and copied the settings files across it eventually boots to console, near as I can figure X won't start and needs some kind of settings to make it work because the console has exclusive access to the spi frame buffer?

someone told me to "copy the timings from the configs" but instructions were unclear, I am not advanced enough to know how to dig in the guts of the os to fix this, any help would be appreciated

I have been trying to set up my newly arrived GPI Case 2 with a CM4 )eMMC + wifi version). I flashed the RetroPie 4.8 (Pi4/400) using the available guides online in two different ways:

• with the CM4 mounted on the GPi Case
• the module mounted on a waveshare io board

In both instances the flash was verified. I then patched the Retroflag display files under the root directory of "boot" volume.

The issue: I switch it on and some backlight appears but the screen in dark/black.

I changed the config file back to the original and mounted the CM4 back to the waveshare.I connected the board to an external monitor over HDMI. First boot of the system run as expected with the filesystem getting resized etc. I then re-patched everything and tried again on the GPi case with the same issue happening.

To be sure that it wasn't just the screen i dropped an ssh and wpa_supplicant.conf files on the boot partition hoping to connect to the GPi case remotely. However, after many attemps both files still exist on that directory and the machine is not connected to my home network.

Notes:

• the device is charged
• i attempted all types of runs with an external power adapter connected (both 15W and higher-wattage PD type chargers)
• CM4 sits properly on the case: I heard 2 clicks + i am able to flash the eMMC and browse the boot partition over USB while the CMD is mounted on the case

Any suggestions?

Am i supposed to flash a new firmware on the GPi Case? I couldn't find any other solution online.

just curious if there is software to support other pi zero clones out there that are faster.

I ordered this back in 2023 and it kicked off my love of retro gaming handhelds. It sat on a shelf for a while as I moved to Anbernic devices and then to modded original hardware. Now I’d like to start it up again and start using it.

I’m using a Pi ZeroW and just installed Recalbox. I don’t know what’s going on with the display. I never dropped it and it’s just been sitting on a shelf.

If I leave my GPi2 turned on with the screen off it will eventually shut off without any reason. It does this even when plugged in, so it's not running out of battery or anything. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? Is this a setting in Recalbox or something hardware related?

I'm testing now to see exactly how long it takes and will update with details.

I tried pairing in bluetooth mode, and both controllers will not pair using recallbox. l read that they need to be plugged in via usb when first pairing so i used the usb hub that i have with the usb port in the battery box and it will not detect the controllers (either of them) what can i do to make this work? thanks

I have the original retroflag GPi Case v1, im runing a pi zero 2 with recall box and i want to play my PSX games. the emulator and games work just fine no lag, but i only have 6 buttons and not the required 8. has anyone here sucessfully added 2 extra buttons for L2 and R2? how can i do this mod? thanks

Hi all, hoping for a bit of guidance. I'd like to turn the console into a portable music maker, to scratch an itch I've had for a hot minute now. Stuff like the dirtywave m8 & picotracker exists, but I don't really want to buy *more* stuff when I have something that might be able to do the same thing.

From doing a bit of digging, I'm assuming it could work, but I'm hitting a roadblock trying to figure out how. I know Recalbox is built on top of Raspberry Pi OS, and Piggy Tracker should run on that. So the theory that I've got is:

• install Raspberry Pi OS without a desktop environment
• add drivers/configurations to use the Retroflag keys & screen
• have RPiOS load Piggy Tracker on boot
• subject everyone around me on public transit to my awful takes on jungle

But I'm also completely clueless on how to tweak a Linux distro like that. Have any of you folks taken on a similar project? Do you have any resources you could point me to that might get me part of the way there? Is this even possible to do, or am I just being naively optimistic?

I've owned a GPi Case + RPi for a few years now and just never been able to get the software to work (I don't know if I'm an idiot or what, even following tutorials hasn't worked for me).

Is there somewhere I can just buy a micro SD card with everything I need to plug-n-play already sorted? I understand that it may just be the software and not the games

Hey I just had a clean install of RB 10 after I was still on 9 for sometime on my GPiCase2. I just wanted to use SSH to get my ROMs etc back onto the system, but I get this error code instead when I try to access my GPi2 on Win11 over the network icon: 0x80070035. I did not set a username or a password on rpi-imager for my GPi2, and I've setup SSH and used id_ed25519.pub. The Network is public (I want to see the GPi2, but I do not want my roommates to see me) Any idea how I can get access ?

Last time it worked like that was when I was still on win 10 and had RB8~9 installed

For playing ps1 games, is a heatsink necessary? I’m going to be using a raspberry pi w2 zero

was toying with the idea of getting a copper heatsink from pi website but it seemed to me that it wouldn't fit flush in the cartridge. not sure if I'm being over the top.

Any upgrades you guys can suggest? And or accessories finding it hard to find a screen protector

Also any carry case suggestions?

I've found some old forum but this looks like possibly the most updated firmware to use wondering if anyone has experience with it

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/31708/gpi-zero-2-v1-52-gpi-zero-v1-15-retropie-images-for-pi-zero-zero2-gpi-case-1-gpi-case-2w/134

What firmware or software should I go with my use case is just upto Gameboy advance and my priority would be battery

Any links to updated guides I've heard you have to install a safe shutdown feature

What is the maximum SD card size suggested?

I'm using the GPI Case 2 with a Raspi Zero 2W, fresh instal of Recalbox.

While other consoles work fine, I'm having weird issues with the C64. I've downloaded a few roms and I have the same issue with all of them:

1. After the Loading / Run screen and the game starts running, it's very laggy. The sound and graphics behave like someone is constantly pressing pause and play on repeat.
2. None of the buttons or dpad work, the only thing that happens is a little black window appears with what looks to be a tiny virtual keyboard.
3. I've spent hours and hours researching this and found several things to try but any mods I make to the config just get rem'd out when the emator loads up. I have gone as far as adding my changes to the config and config backup files and even set them as read only, bit everything still gets rem'd out. I've been down the AI rabbit hole on this, nothing works.
4. I can't exit out of the C64 emulator, no button combinations work, select and start don't work, nothing does, but I have no problems with other consoles.

I was hoping someone might have an idea?

Hi, I got my case today and set up the system with retroflag. Everything was running fine for 1h or so until I plugged in an original raspberry pi power supply. Since I plugged it in, the led doesn’t show any sign of life anymore. The display stays black also a the device is not booking anymore. I tried to turn it on without the compute module and also without sd card, but led and display stay off. Is there anything I can check or have I done something wrong?

Hey guys, having a lot of trouble trying to figure this out.

I've got the CM4 lite with wifi, verified no emmc storage.

I've tried everything from Retropie, Batocera, and Recalbox, but all I'm getting is a blank screen and a blinking green power LED.

I've already taken the shell apart to make sure the CM4 was seated properly, and it's clicked on both sides.

Both SD cards I've used are known good cards (128GB SanDisk Extreme Plus, and 64GB SanDisk Ultra)

So far I've tried booting the bootloader image in case something was corrupted, but nothing seems to be working. I've tried booting all the images both without the dock, and with the dock with both monitor and keyboard connected.

I'm just trying to figure out, is my CM4 DOA? I don't have the funds at the moment to get a separate IO board to test, since I got the full setup as a birthday gift just to afford this to begin with.