# RetroArch looks not like it should be

**URL:** <https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-looks-not-like-it-should-be/782>\
**Category:** Emulators\
**Tags:** retroarch\
**Created:** [July 26, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-looks-not-like-it-should-be/782 "2018-07-26T00:26:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Marc\_Borgert](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/marc_borgert/32/499_2.png) [@Marc\_Borgert](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Marc_Borgert)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-looks-not-like-it-should-be/782/1 "2018-07-26T00:26:16Z")

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Hi. My RetroArch not looks like before, after i want to replace the config File:

![IMG_4986](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/1X/cae3b264ad3480fab6e6eba69fec878d623d5b82.jpg)

How do i can reinstall RetroArch? I tried to start the normal installation again, but it didn’t work.

Hope you can help a beginner.

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**Author:** ![QuantumKraken](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/quantumkraken/32/11986_2.png) [@QuantumKraken](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/QuantumKraken)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-looks-not-like-it-should-be/782/2 "2018-07-26T00:31:58Z")

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If you SCP into the GameShell, you can edit the retroarch.cfg file at /home/cpi/.config/retroarch and edit the line:  
menu\_driver = “xmb”  
to  
menu\_driver = “rgui”

If you were following fr500’s guide, the file will be in /home/cpi/retroarch

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**Author:** ![fr500](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/fr500/32/389_2.png) [@fr500](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/fr500)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-looks-not-like-it-should-be/782/3 "2018-07-26T00:41:15Z")

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The problem here is that you’re not using the config they shipped

`wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/clockworkpi/GameShellDocs/master/retroarch.cfg && cp -fv retroarch.cfg ~/.config/retroarch/` should restore it to defaults

Then you can start over with the guide.  
Or if you want to make it work, open `~/.config/retroarch/` with nano or vi and change menu\_driver to rgui and video\_fullscreen to true.

The problem right now is that it’s starting in 3x windowed mode.

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**Author:** ![fr500](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/fr500/32/389_2.png) [@fr500](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/fr500)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-looks-not-like-it-should-be/782/4 "2018-07-26T00:48:38Z")

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> [@RetroArch Megathread](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/retroarch-megathread/716/2):
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> Common Problems I messed up input and I can’t press anything. If you really did mess up input the easiest solution is to start over. Close RetroArch SSH into your GS and then do cd ~/.config/retroarch rm retroarch.cfg wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/clockworkpi/GameShellDocs/master/retroarch.cfg I removed my config and now when I start RetroArch it looks weid If you are working without a config you’re using RetroArch global defaults, which means 3x window size and XMB theme. The easie…