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    No sound retroflag gpi case with pi zero w 2 (Solved)

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    • retropieuser555R
      retropieuser555 @mitu
      last edited by

      @mitu the files aren't there. I guess need to install something?

      pi@retropie:~ $ cd ..
      pi@retropie:/home $ ls
      pi
      pi@retropie:/home $ cd /etc
      pi@retropie:/etc $ ls
      adduser.conf            group            modprobe.d        rpc
      alternatives            group-           modules           rpi-issue
      apparmor.d              gshadow          modules.bak       rsyslog.conf
      apt                     gshadow-         modules-load.d    rsyslog.d
      avahi                   gss              motd              samba
      bash.bashrc             host.conf        mtab              securetty
      bash_completion         hostname         nanorc            security
      bash_completion.d       hosts            netconfig         selinux
      bindresvport.blacklist  hosts.allow      network           sensors3.conf
      binfmt.d                hosts.deny       networks          sensors.d
      bluetooth               idmapd.conf      nsswitch.conf     services
      ca-certificates         ifplugd          openal            shadow
      ca-certificates.conf    init             opt               shadow-
      calendar                init.d           os-release        shells
      cifs-utils              initramfs-tools  pam.conf          skel
      console-setup           inputrc          pam.d             splashscreen.list
      cowpoke.conf            insserv          passwd            ssh
      cron.d                  insserv.conf     passwd-           ssl
      cron.daily              insserv.conf.d   paxctld.conf      subgid
      cron.hourly             iproute2         perl              subuid
      cron.monthly            issue            pmount.allow      subversion
      crontab                 issue.net        polkit-1          sudoers
      cron.weekly             kernel           ppp               sudoers.d
      dbus-1                  ldap             profile           sysctl.conf
      debconf.conf            ld.so.cache      profile.d         sysctl.d
      debian_version          ld.so.conf       protocols         systemd
      default                 ld.so.conf.d     pulse             terminfo
      deluser.conf            ld.so.preload    python            timezone
      devscripts.conf         libaudit.conf    python2.7         tmpfiles.d
      dhcp                    libnl-3          python3           triggerhappy
      dhcpcd.conf             locale.alias     python3.7         ucf.conf
      dkms                    locale.gen       rc0.d             udev
      dphys-swapfile          localtime        rc1.d             ufw
      dpkg                    logcheck         rc2.d             update-motd.d
      emacs                   login.defs       rc3.d             usb_modeswitch.conf
      emulationstation        logrotate.conf   rc4.d             usb_modeswitch.d
      environment             logrotate.d      rc5.d             usbmount
      fake-hwclock.data       machine-id       rc6.d             vdpau_wrapper.cfg
      fb.modes                magic            rc.local          vim
      fonts                   magic.mime       rcS.d             vulkan
      fstab                   mailcap          request-key.conf  wgetrc
      fuse.conf               mailcap.order    request-key.d     wpa_supplicant
      gai.conf                manpath.config   resolv.conf       X11
      gdb                     mc               resolv.conf.bak   xattr.conf
      glvnd                   mime.types       resolvconf.conf   xdg
      groff                   mke2fs.conf      rmt
      
      

      Pi 5 4GB

      Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

      Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator @retropieuser555
        last edited by mitu

        @retropieuser555 Is this before adding the RetroFlag's drivers/scripts or after ?
        Normally, on a clean install, none of the files are present. Since aplay doesn't list any sound cards, the error you get in ES is normal, but I'm wondering if the GPIO connection on the RetroFlag case don't need additional configuration.

        The splashscreen uses omxplayer to play sound, which bypasses any ALSA configuration, but EmulationStation (and most of the emulators) need a working ALSA config.

        I always thought the config.txt is universal to the raspberry pi itself, rather than the OS etc?

        No, it's specific to the RPI bootloader, but there are other boot methods (U-Boot perhaps) that don't use the file.

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        • retropieuser555R
          retropieuser555 @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu This is after adding the config.txt and overlays that the retroflag gpi. I can test it with the stock config.txt and original dpi24 overlay if that helps?

          Pi 5 4GB

          Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

          Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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          • PhilcommP
            Philcomm
            last edited by

            After further testing, I can't get either alsa nor pulse to work as sound drivers.
            alsa doesn't find any sound card, thus is not able to play.
            pulse can find the virtual sound card, but cannot output sound for some reason.

            @mitu you are right, sound plays just fine with omxplayer.

            I don't think it's the GPi cases' fault, but rather the drivers not able to play over GPIOs?

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @retropieuser555
              last edited by

              @retropieuser555 said in No sound retroflag gpi case with pi zero w 2:

              I can test it with the stock config.txt and original dpi24 overlay if that helps?

              You can do that, but - at best - you'll get sound only on the HDMI port, which is not what you want. But this configuration should get rid of the ALSA error and you'd have at least one card listed by aplay.

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              • PhilcommP
                Philcomm
                last edited by

                @mitu you think it's worth a shot trying to manually create the asound.conf file?

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                • PhilcommP
                  Philcomm @retropieuser555
                  last edited by

                  @retropieuser555 said in No sound retroflag gpi case with pi zero w 2:

                  @philcomm okay that's interesting, I didn't notice that. I just tested a splashscreen with audio and it did play the sound for me too, no errors.

                  I tested out the beta of the recalbox image they have and it played audio as well, so it does seem workable somehow, there config file is quite different though, I always thought the config.txt is universal to the raspberry pi itself, rather than the OS etc?

                  Do you still have that image? My download is super slow, it takes another two hours to finish (around 60kb/s)

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                  • retropieuser555R
                    retropieuser555 @Philcomm
                    last edited by

                    @philcomm the recalbox beta? Yeah I've got it here, should I post their config or something from it?

                    Pi 5 4GB

                    Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

                    Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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                    • PhilcommP
                      Philcomm @retropieuser555
                      last edited by

                      @retropieuser555 I wonder if there is any difference in the /boot/config.txt file compared to RetroPie. Also, is the md5 hash of /boot/overlays/pwm-audio-pi-zero.dtbo the same?

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                      • retropieuser555R
                        retropieuser555 @Philcomm
                        last edited by

                        @philcomm Here's there config file:-

                        ############################################################################
                        # Boot loader configuration                                                #
                        # Warning: do not edit this file as it will be overwritten when upgrading! #
                        ############################################################################
                        
                        # Using /etc/modules is deprecated and no longer supported on 4.4 kernel
                        # So manually enable audio
                        dtparam=audio=on
                        
                        # if you plug your tv at the same time as your rpi and that the rpi switches from the hdmi or
                        # give a low resolution because tv had no enough time to initialize it
                        boot_delay=3
                        
                        # disable boot rainbow
                        disable_splash=1
                        
                        # default CEC name
                        cec_osd_name=recalbox
                        
                        avoid_safe_mode=1
                        
                        kernel=boot/linux
                        initramfs boot/initrd.gz
                        
                        # force hdmi while the tv can take time before sending the signal on the hdmi output
                        hdmi_force_hotplug=1
                        
                        # total amount of GPU memory
                        gpu_mem_256=128
                        gpu_mem_512=128
                        gpu_mem_1024=448
                        
                        # your settings can be set in /boot/recalbox-user-config.txt
                        include recalbox-user-config.txt
                        
                        # overclocking settings are automatically managed in this file
                        # do not remove this line, nor edit the file
                        include recalbox-oc-config.txt
                        
                        # Raise the first security limit up to 70° instead of 60° for pi3 and pi4
                        [pi3]
                        temp_soft_limit=70
                        dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d
                        include recalbox-crt-config.txt
                        
                        [pi4]
                        temp_soft_limit=70
                        dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d
                        include recalbox-crt-config.txt
                        
                        # disable 4k resolution
                        hdmi_pixel_freq_limit:0=200000000
                        hdmi_pixel_freq_limit:1=200000000
                        
                        [board-type=0x12]
                        dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d
                        
                        # custom config
                        [all]
                        
                        

                        They don't seem to be using the pwm-audio-pi-zero.dtbo overlay in the config and it isn't in the overlay folders at all. Any ideas how they got this working? Guess can go onto their forum and ask them

                        Pi 5 4GB

                        Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

                        Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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                        • PhilcommP
                          Philcomm @retropieuser555
                          last edited by Philcomm

                          @retropieuser555 Does the /etc/asound.conf file exists? If yes, what's the content?

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                          • retropieuser555R
                            retropieuser555 @Philcomm
                            last edited by retropieuser555

                            @philcomm

                            pcm.monocard{
                            	slave.pcm "hw:0"
                            	slave.channels 2
                            	type route
                            	ttable {
                            		# Copy both input channels to output channel 1 (Right).
                            		0.1 1
                            		1.1 1
                            		# Copy both input channels to output channel 0 (Left).
                            		0.0 1
                            		1.0 1
                            		}
                            }
                            
                            pcm.!default monocard
                            
                            

                            Thing is though, I don't know a great deal about recalbox, but it's not built on raspbian? Think if I used this in the retropie build it'll work?

                            Pi 5 4GB

                            Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

                            Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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                            • PhilcommP
                              Philcomm @retropieuser555
                              last edited by

                              @retropieuser555 said in No sound retroflag gpi case with pi zero w 2:

                              @philcomm

                              pcm.monocard{
                              	slave.pcm "hw:0"
                              	slave.channels 2
                              	type route
                              	ttable {
                              		# Copy both input channels to output channel 1 (Right).
                              		0.1 1
                              		1.1 1
                              		# Copy both input channels to output channel 0 (Left).
                              		0.0 1
                              		1.0 1
                              		}
                              }
                              
                              pcm.!default monocard
                              
                              

                              Thing is though, I don't know a great deal about recalbox, but it's not built on raspbian? Think if I used this in the retropie build it'll work?

                              I will have to try later if that works

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                              • S
                                Slime1982
                                last edited by

                                Hi, I have been struggling with the same issue, and have managed to solve it.

                                The issue is that by default the latest version of Raspbian disables the audio if nothing is connected to HDMI.

                                Use this one line entry in config.txt to fix it:

                                dtoverlay=audremap,pins_18_19,enable_jack=on
                                

                                You don't need the pwm-audio-pi-zero.dtbo file and you can remove all the custom audio entries from Retroflag's config.txt and use this one line instead. (leave all the entries for the LCD in obviously).

                                The custom asound.conf file in recalbox is used to downmix stereo audio to mono, as the built in speaker on the GPi only outputs the right channel.

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                                • retropieuser555R
                                  retropieuser555 @Slime1982
                                  last edited by

                                  @slime1982 Hey that's great news can you post your config.txt file please? I think I'm deleting the wrong lines out

                                  Pi 5 4GB

                                  Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

                                  Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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                                    Slime1982 @retropieuser555
                                    last edited by Slime1982

                                    @retropieuser555

                                    Start with the stock config.txt and add this at the end:

                                    #Pi Zero 2 W GPi Config
                                    dtoverlay=audremap,pins_18_19,enable_jack=on
                                    display_rotate=1
                                    dtoverlay=dpi24
                                    overscan_left=0
                                    overscan_right=0
                                    overscan_top=0
                                    overscan_bottom=0
                                    framebuffer_width=320
                                    framebuffer_height=240
                                    enable_dpi_lcd=1
                                    display_default_lcd=1
                                    dpi_group=2
                                    dpi_mode=87
                                    dpi_output_format=0x6016
                                    #hdmi_timings=320 0 28 18 28 480 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 60 0 32000000 6
                                    hdmi_timings=240 1 38 10 20 320 1 20 4 4 0 0 0 60 0 6400000 1
                                    

                                    you still need Retroflag's dpi24.dtbo, but you don't need to copy the pwm audio overlay file.

                                    The custom asound.conf file doesn't work, I suspect because the sound device is now referred to as headphones instead of pcm, but I'm working on it now.

                                    Also, go into raspi-config, system options and in audio select 'headphones'. it should be the only option, but select it to ensure it is the default device.

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                                    • PhilcommP
                                      Philcomm @Slime1982
                                      last edited by

                                      @slime1982 Are you an angel? insert Anakin Star Wars GIF

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                                        Slime1982 @Philcomm
                                        last edited by

                                        @philcomm

                                        Ha! no, just very determined!

                                        However, it's not quite right yet. On testing with headphones, the L and R channels are swapped, so I've changed the line to

                                        dtoverlay=audremap,pins_18_19,swap_lr
                                        

                                        note that enable_jack=on does not appear to be necessary .

                                        Still working on fixing asound.conf so both channels play through the GPi's speaker. I'll reply with an update when I figure it out.

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                                        • retropieuser555R
                                          retropieuser555 @Slime1982
                                          last edited by

                                          @slime1982 Almost there!

                                          You're using their dpi25 overlay right? I'm getting some lines across the screen (but audio does work!)

                                          MD5 (/Volumes/boot/overlays/dpi24.dtbo) = 55906663a9752f0588b74c407437dc16
                                          

                                          Is that your md5 hash for your dpi24?

                                          Pi 5 4GB

                                          Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

                                          Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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                                          • PhilcommP
                                            Philcomm
                                            last edited by

                                            I'll try to make a PR to RetroFlag for these changes. I hope they have a repo for their GPi Patch

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