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    • George SpiggottG
      George Spiggott
      last edited by

      This news dropped yesterday. I wondered what effect this update will have on Retropie users.

      https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/new-raspberry-pi-os-release-december-2020/

      Currently running:
      Retropie 4.7 on a Pi 4B 4GB (Overclock Settings: CPU 2100, GPU (V3D) 850) - On hiatus
      Emulationstation on a NUC 8 (i5, Windows 11, 16GB RAM)

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      • windgW
        windg
        last edited by

        @george-spiggott

        I update the underlying OS packages few hours ago and i didn't notice something different from before or any problem so far. My suggestion is to backup the system or wait few days to see if any problem arise.

        My English isn't at a good level.

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        • George SpiggottG
          George Spiggott @windg
          last edited by

          @windg I'm using KMS with the legacy sound drivers so I'm keen to avoid complications.

          Currently running:
          Retropie 4.7 on a Pi 4B 4GB (Overclock Settings: CPU 2100, GPU (V3D) 850) - On hiatus
          Emulationstation on a NUC 8 (i5, Windows 11, 16GB RAM)

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            myzar @George Spiggott
            last edited by

            sounds like something to avoid like the plague the switch on pulseaudio

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            • George SpiggottG
              George Spiggott @myzar
              last edited by

              @myzar I was reluctant for this reason. The potential to have to reset all my audio settings was daunting.

              So I made a backup and did it anyway. My Pi still works with the same settings. I have not attempted to use Pulseaudio at all.

              Currently running:
              Retropie 4.7 on a Pi 4B 4GB (Overclock Settings: CPU 2100, GPU (V3D) 850) - On hiatus
              Emulationstation on a NUC 8 (i5, Windows 11, 16GB RAM)

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator
                last edited by mitu

                From what I've tested, PulseAudio is not installed automatically during an upgrade, unless you also have the desktop (formerly knows as Pixel) installed.

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                • George SpiggottG
                  George Spiggott @mitu
                  last edited by

                  @mitu Thanks, I have an official Pi 4 Retropie build, modified for KMS and using legacy audio.

                  I was surprised that the MESA did not update at all (from 19.3.2.1) but I'm not overly concerned by this.

                  Currently running:
                  Retropie 4.7 on a Pi 4B 4GB (Overclock Settings: CPU 2100, GPU (V3D) 850) - On hiatus
                  Emulationstation on a NUC 8 (i5, Windows 11, 16GB RAM)

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