flathub / flathub/org.libretro.RetroArch

Flatpak on Raspberry Pi aarch64, glitched window, no full screen

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Description

When running the flatpak version on a Raspberry Pi (CM4), under 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS, Retroarch starts up in a weird tiny window with two title bars.

![1](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/546ad5be-b86e-4ccc-9b2a-d0ed36bdea44)

You can click the maximize widget, but it only takes up about two thirds of the desktop, with a big gap above it.

If you run the flatpak with "-f" for full-screen, it goes through the motions of starting up, but then immediately quits. There are no errors in the log, if you also specify -v.

[log.log](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/16300906/log.log)

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the attached log.log and reproducing the Flatpak launch on a Raspberry Pi CM4 with 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS, first normally and then with -f and -v. Done means RetroArch opens with one correctly sized window, maximizes across the desktop, and does not quit when launched fullscreen.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, raspberry-pi
Domain
desktop, embedded-iot, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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