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There's a ton of people with the same issues, and nobody seems to want to help. #509

Open Murderface1982 opened 8 months ago

Murderface1982 commented 8 months ago

I've sifted through countless issue threads, can those of us who solved this issue please just give a clear concise explanation of what exactly is wrong with the GUI when it is unresponsive? I cannot access any resolutions on the web interface, I can't change much of anything besides the toggle switches. Please, thank you.

israpps commented 8 months ago

I've been using my GBS Control without issues for a year.

U updated the firmware about 4 months ago and still 0 issues with the UI

taylor-madeak commented 7 months ago

To put it concisely: GBS-C is too busy doing its job (upscaling a video signal) and doesn't have any available overhead for the web UI.

This one puzzled me at first, too. But once I noticed that the UI became responsive again after I turned off the incoming video signal, it immediately made sense to me. These devices aren't exactly supercomputers, they have limitations.

Murderface1982 commented 7 months ago

To put it concisely: GBS-C is too busy doing its job (upscaling a video signal) and doesn't have any available overhead for the web UI.

This one puzzled me at first, too. But once I noticed that the UI became responsive again after I turned off the incoming video signal, it immediately made sense to me. These devices aren't exactly supercomputers, they have limitations.

I thought possibly the exact same thing, so i tried it with no signal, my PC was turned off and so was my TV, I'm still getting a unresponsive UI.

YoImLee commented 7 months ago

To put it concisely: GBS-C is too busy doing its job (upscaling a video signal) and doesn't have any available overhead for the web UI.

This one puzzled me at first, too. But once I noticed that the UI became responsive again after I turned off the incoming video signal, it immediately made sense to me. These devices aren't exactly supercomputers, they have limitations.

This is usually because of wifi interference between the ESP and the GBS. See here: https://ramapcsx2.github.io/gbs-control/Wiki/various-notes.html

As for none of the UI buttons doing anything, this happens sometimes on a fresh install. In my experience saving a preset can make the web UI responsive again.

invaderlex commented 7 months ago

because a ton of people fixed their wifi problem moving stuff. Where is your ESP mounted?

4lexei commented 7 months ago

It's a bit unfair to say that we have no intention of helping. It's a free project and donations to Rama are voluntary, even he doesn't get much for his hard work.

The discussion about wifi connectivity issues have been discussed from the beginning. The solutions have always been documented: change the heatsink, use other network channels or boost the antenna. What worked best for me was to design a box in 3D and place the ESP on the right side. Previously I used to install it vertically as Voultar showed in his video. But for me, in my particular case, it works better as I show in my photo

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ramapcsx2 commented 7 months ago

Yep, it can be very small changes like that. WiFi wavelength is small, and all it takes is to remove the ESP antenna from a particular set of interference.

invaderlex commented 7 months ago

It's a bit unfair to say that we have no intention of helping. It's a free project and donations to Rama are voluntary, even he doesn't get much for his hard work.

The discussion about wifi connectivity issues have been discussed from the beginning. The solutions have always been documented: change the heatsink, use other network channels or boost the antenna. What worked best for me was to design a box in 3D and place the ESP on the right side. Previously I used to install it vertically as Voultar showed in his video. But for me, in my particular case, it works better as I show in my photo

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YES! mounting the ESP over the GBS is like mounting an antenna over a big sheet of cooper. The solder mask becomes a shield. Mine is also on the same spot as your and I have no connection problems.

ktElwood commented 5 months ago

Try to access your ESP32 while there is no video input on the GBS82X0 or the GBS8200 itself isn't powered

I use an old phone to connect to the GBS-Control Wifi in AP mode.

Once it's connected I have no issues using the GUI on the websever while my Wii/Ps1/Ps2 etc. are running through the GBS8200.