Audio issues after latest Raspbian updates (June 2020)

XEntombmentX

When I originally installed RetroPie, I had no audio whatsoever and this worked great for fixing both in-game and in the menu. However, I screwed something up somewhere along the line, so I reimaged my SD card and did a clean install. After that, and after going through all of these steps, I have sound in my ROMs, but not in EmulationStation menu itself.

I'm going through HDMI, which has been set in the Audio menu in RetroPie, in raspi-config, and retropie_setup (which has been updated). My EmulationStation core package is updated from source (for whatever reason, it's not giving me a version number). My sound in EmulationStation is set to Default, HDMI, ALSA.

Pi Model: 4B+
Power Supply: Pi Brand Supply
RetroPie Version: 4.6.7
Built From: RPi Imager to microSD
USB Devices: WD 2TB external HDD
Controller: Xbox One S controller, wired

mitu

Did you also update the kernel/firmware during the updates ? EmulationStation's version appears when you bring up the menu with Start in the main carousel.

XEntombmentX

@mitu said in Audio issues after latest Raspbian updates:

Did you also update the kernel/firmware during the updates ?

I thought I did, but I'll try it again.

EmulationStation's version appears when you bring up the menu with Start in the main carousel.

Ah okay, it's 2.9.3RP

XEntombmentX

Did you also update the kernel/firmware during the updates ?

@mitu I made sure to update the kernel and other underlying packages and the issue still persists.

mitu

@XEntombmentX If you run

uname -r && aplay -l

what's the output ?

XEntombmentX

@mitu

5.4.51-v7l+
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: b1 [bcm2835 HDMI 1], device 0: bcm2835 HDMI 1 [bcm2835 HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 4/4
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
  Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
card 1: Headphones [bcm2835 Headphones], device 0: bcm2835 Headphones [bcm2835 Headphones]
  Subdevices: 4/4
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
  Subdevice #3: subdevice #3

mitu

@XEntombmentX This looks ok. Are you able to set the volume in EmulationStation without the errors shown in the starting post ? Do you have sound enabled in EmulationStation ?

XEntombmentX

@mitu Yes, it keeps the volume at the level I've set it to, navigation sounds are on, no errors when launching games.

mitu

@XEntombmentX I can't think of anything else - I would have said to check if the volume is muted, but if it works in games, then it shouldn't be necessary.

XEntombmentX

@mitu Huh, I changed my theme and back again and it's working fine now. That's strange, but hey, I'm just glad it works :D

kactius

HI everyone:
Pi Model :(2B, pi3, pi3b+)
Power Supply used: official
RetroPie Version Used : retropie-buster-4.6-rpi2_rpi3 update retropie setup script to 4.6.8 last commit 5days ago 0ce9f214
Emulationstation by source V2.9.3RP
Kernel: 5.4.68-v7+
Built From: RetroPie website, and update by me hand retropie setup, packages and system.
Raspi-config 20200902
I have a strange change that I can't understand how to change it or understand what it can affect
By the moment.... I just have no sound when I change resolution from 1920 to a lower resolution and/or when change audio menu options in emulationstation
Attention to : kernel version and Subdevices: 3/4
Working in hdmi :
Audio Card: Default
Audio Device: HDMI
OMX Audio Device: ALSA
Change to headphone lost all sound.

Symptoms include:
Error messages showing when a game is launched (lvl0: VolumeControl::init() - Failed to find mixer elements).
Sound missing in EmulationStation and/or games.
System Volume slider stuck at 0% in EmulationStation's Sound settings.
Other Symptoms:
In ocassions is imposible to restart system...

5.4.68-v7+
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: b1 [bcm2835 HDMI 1], device 0: bcm2835 HDMI 1 [bcm2835 HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 3/4
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
  Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
card 1: Headphones [bcm2835 Headphones], device 0: bcm2835 Headphones [bcm2835 Headphones]
  Subdevices: 4/4
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
  Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
  Subdevice #3: subdevice #3

By the moment only find a solution downgrade kernel from 5.4.68-v7+ to 5.4.51-v7+
sudo apt update
sudo apt install --reinstall libraspberrypi0 libraspberrypi-{bin,dev,doc} raspberrypi-bootloader raspberrypi-kernel

mitu

@kactius How is your issue related to the topic at hand, which is about EmulationStation ? Open a new topic and add the info from https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

kactius

@mitu sorry, ok maybe it's more of a system error produced by me or something else than something else. And that I don't understand or can't find the correct way to fix it.
Update my first post in this threat... % solved

bcnr33hideaki

@kactius said in Audio issues after latest Raspbian updates:

@mitu sorry, ok maybe it's more of a system error produced by me or something else than something else. And that I don't understand or can't find the correct way to fix it.
Update my first post in this threat... % solved

@kactius any luck fixing your issue? I got the exactly same issue as you.
My uname and iplay is exactly the same.
Thanks.

kactius

@bcnr33hideaki
Hi in the lastest post I writed: By the moment only find a solution downgrade kernel from 5.4.68-v7+ to 5.4.51-v7+
sudo apt update
sudo apt install --reinstall libraspberrypi0 libraspberrypi-{bin,dev,doc} raspberrypi-bootloader raspberrypi-kernel

Or you can try:
[This post](link url)

lazza79

Hi,

I still have problems with HDMI audio on my RPI 4 (4GB Ram). I can't hear menu clicks and in-game audio. I downloaded a pre-made iso that has an audio intro (that I can hear fine) then Emulationstation and Retropie are loaded and I can't hear anything.
I have Emulationstation 2.9.3RP and I updated Retropie and everything else to the latest version as the 21st of October 2020.
I set the "sound settings" as Default - HDMI - ALSA but the volume is stuck at 0%.

Could someone help me?

Best regards,
Lazza79

other data:
uname -r && aplay -l
5.4.51-v7l+
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: b1 [bcm2835 HDMI 1], device 0: bcm2835 HDMI 1 [bcm2835 HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 4/4
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
card 1: Headphones [bcm2835 Headphones], device 0: bcm2835 Headphones [bcm2835 Headphones]
Subdevices: 4/4
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
card 2: Controller [Wireless Controller], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

mitu

@lazza79 said in Audio issues after latest Raspbian updates:

I still have problems with HDMI audio on my RPI 4 (4GB Ram). I can't hear menu clicks and in-game audio. I downloaded a pre-made iso that has an audio intro (that I can hear fine) then Emulationstation and Retropie are loaded and I can't hear anything.

We don't support 3rd party images, use the image from retropie.org.uk/download.

lazza79

@mitu thank you for your quick reply, pardon my ignorance (I am still a linux noob) but once I update retropie and everything else in the system to the latest version present in the server, how a third party ISO differ from the official one?
Thanks!
Lazza79

mitu

@lazza79 said in Audio issues after latest Raspbian updates:

... once I update retropie and everything else in the system to the latest version present in the server, how a third party ISO differ from the official one?

It's configured differently ? Has ROMs ? Has additional installed applications ? We can't be sure how it was configured.

lazza79

@mitu I see, I will try to contact the creator. Thank you!