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    volume mixer error

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      Arrafart @mitu
      last edited by Arrafart

      @mitu Hi Mitu, thank you for the response!

      I am running Dietpi OS v9.8.0 Armv8 Debian GNU/Linux 12 Bookworm
      Device model : Orange Pi Zero 2W (aarch64)

      Pulseaudio is installed, I've read elsewhere that it should connect to Alsa.?

      I do have sound through HDMI output, no matter what settings in ES.
      ES, Retroarch and Mupen64plus are fully functional, apart from the error.

      Extra info, proper hardware/software setup for the sound on Orange Pi Zero 2w might be incomplete. If so, and this is an OS issue, i'll move back to the Dietpi forum :)

      Hope this will already help identifying the issue:

      dietpi@DietPi:~$ amixer
      Simple mixer control 'Master',0
      Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
      Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
      Limits: Playback 0 - 65536
      Mono:
      Front Left: Playback 26213 [40%] [on]
      Front Right: Playback 26213 [40%] [on]
      Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
      Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined
      Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
      Limits: Capture 0 - 65536
      Front Left: Capture 65536 [100%] [on]
      Front Right: Capture 65536 [100%] [on]
      dietpi@DietPi:~$ aplay -l
      **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
      card 0: audiocodec [audiocodec], device 0: CDC PCM Codec-0 [CDC PCM Codec-0]
      Subdevices: 1/1
      Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
      card 1: ahubi2s0 [ahubi2s0], device 0: ahub_plat-snd-soc-dummy-dai snd-soc-dummy-dai-0 [ahub_plat-snd-soc-dummy-dai snd-soc-dummy-dai-0]
      Subdevices: 1/1
      Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
      card 2: HDMI [HDMI], device 0: ahub_plat-i2s-hifi i2s-hifi-0 [ahub_plat-i2s-hifi i2s-hifi-0]
      Subdevices: 1/1
      Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
      dietpi@DietPi:~$ aplay -L
      null
      Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
      lavrate
      Rate Converter Plugin Using Libav/FFmpeg Library
      samplerate
      Rate Converter Plugin Using Samplerate Library
      speexrate
      Rate Converter Plugin Using Speex Resampler
      jack
      JACK Audio Connection Kit
      oss
      Open Sound System
      pulse
      PulseAudio Sound Server
      speex
      Plugin using Speex DSP (resample, agc, denoise, echo, dereverb)
      upmix
      Plugin for channel upmix (4,6,8)
      vdownmix
      Plugin for channel downmix (stereo) with a simple spacialization
      default
      Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
      hw:CARD=audiocodec,DEV=0
      audiocodec, CDC PCM Codec-0
      Direct hardware device without any conversions
      plughw:CARD=audiocodec,DEV=0
      audiocodec, CDC PCM Codec-0
      Hardware device with all software conversions
      sysdefault:CARD=audiocodec
      audiocodec, CDC PCM Codec-0
      Default Audio Device
      dmix:CARD=audiocodec,DEV=0
      audiocodec, CDC PCM Codec-0
      Direct sample mixing device
      usbstream:CARD=audiocodec
      audiocodec
      USB Stream Output
      hw:CARD=ahubi2s0,DEV=0
      ahubi2s0, ahub_plat-snd-soc-dummy-dai snd-soc-dummy-dai-0
      Direct hardware device without any conversions
      plughw:CARD=ahubi2s0,DEV=0
      ahubi2s0, ahub_plat-snd-soc-dummy-dai snd-soc-dummy-dai-0
      Hardware device with all software conversions
      sysdefault:CARD=ahubi2s0
      ahubi2s0, ahub_plat-snd-soc-dummy-dai snd-soc-dummy-dai-0
      Default Audio Device
      dmix:CARD=ahubi2s0,DEV=0
      ahubi2s0, ahub_plat-snd-soc-dummy-dai snd-soc-dummy-dai-0
      Direct sample mixing device
      usbstream:CARD=ahubi2s0
      ahubi2s0
      USB Stream Output
      hw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0
      HDMI, ahub_plat-i2s-hifi i2s-hifi-0
      Direct hardware device without any conversions
      plughw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0
      HDMI, ahub_plat-i2s-hifi i2s-hifi-0
      Hardware device with all software conversions
      sysdefault:CARD=HDMI
      HDMI, ahub_plat-i2s-hifi i2s-hifi-0
      Default Audio Device
      dmix:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0
      HDMI, ahub_plat-i2s-hifi i2s-hifi-0
      Direct sample mixing device
      usbstream:CARD=HDMI
      HDMI
      USB Stream Output

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        Arrafart
        last edited by

        I was trying every setting yesterday and gave up. I gave up when it was set to: Default/Master

        I logged in to double check and... No more error.

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          mitu Global Moderator @Arrafart
          last edited by

          @Arrafart said in volume mixer error:

          dietpi@DietPi:~$ amixer
          > Simple mixer control 'Master',0
          Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
          Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
          Limits: Playback 0 - 65536
          Mono:
          Front Left: Playback 26213 [40%] [on]
          Front Right: Playback 26213 [40%] [on]
          Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
          Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined
          Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
          Limits: Capture 0 - 65536
          Front Left: Capture 65536 [100%] [on]
          Front Right: Capture 65536 [100%] [on]
          ...

          Since the default Mixer control for the default audio card is named Master , this is what you should set as Audio Device. As it turns out, you already found this is the working option.

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            Arrafart @mitu
            last edited by

            @mitu thank you for clarifying. If needed on a different device, I now know how to check it and replicate.

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              hughp @Arrafart
              last edited by

              @Arrafart i have this issue still and i need help its a black rasp pie 4 4gb running retro pie

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                Arrafart @hughp
                last edited by Arrafart

                @hughp for me it was finding the correct setting. Default/Master
                Try to replicate what @mitu said above. I was lucky to reboot with the correct setting by accident.

                I believe a reboot will be necessary ater each time you check it, but not sure.

                Again, I was lucky and Mitu was right the day after.

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                  mitu Global Moderator @Arrafart
                  last edited by

                  @Arrafart said in volume mixer error:

                  I believe a reboot will be necessary ater each time you check it, but not sure.

                  No, a reboot is not necessary.

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                    hughp @mitu
                    last edited by

                    @mitu what do i need to do to fix my issue

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator @hughp
                      last edited by

                      @hughp Change the Audio settings for Card in EmulationStation to Headphones ?

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                        hughp @mitu
                        last edited by

                        @mitu its on headphones

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                          mitu Global Moderator @hughp
                          last edited by

                          @hughp No idea then. If the audio works in games, then the default device is set to headphone/analog on the system.

                          Please run the following commands and post the output:

                          amixer
aplay -l
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                            BenScoobert
                            last edited by

                            I have the same issue.
                            Here is a short video showing it happening.

                            I have a fresh install as per instructions on https://github.com/danielfreer/raspberrypi5-retropie-setup?tab=readme-ov-file

                            Pi 5 connected via hdmi for audio.

                            I've tried the fixes that worked for some above, but nothing changes.
                            as per @mitu request I have run the amixer/aplay commands

                            pi@retropie:~ $ amixer
                            pi@retropie:~ $ aplay -1
                            aplay: invalid option -- '1'
                            Try aplay --help' for more information. pi@retropie:~ $ aplay -1 aplay: invalid option -- '1' Try aplay --help' for more information.
                            pi@retropie:~ $ aplay -L
                            null
                            Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
                            default
                            Default Audio Device
                            sysdefault
                            Default Audio Device
                            hw:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0
                            vc4-hdmi-0, MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
                            Direct hardware device without any conversions
                            plughw:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0
                            vc4-hdmi-0, MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
                            Hardware device with all software conversions
                            default:CARD=vc4hdmi0
                            vc4-hdmi-0, MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
                            Default Audio Device
                            sysdefault:CARD=vc4hdmi0
                            vc4-hdmi-0, MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
                            Default Audio Device
                            hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0
                            vc4-hdmi-0, MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
                            HDMI Audio Output
                            dmix:CARD=vc4hdmi0,DEV=0
                            vc4-hdmi-0, MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
                            Direct sample mixing device
                            hw:CARD=vc4hdmi1,DEV=0
                            vc4-hdmi-1, MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
                            Direct hardware device without any conversions
                            plughw:CARD=vc4hdmi1,DEV=0
                            vc4-hdmi-1, MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
                            Hardware device with all software conversions
                            default:CARD=vc4hdmi1
                            vc4-hdmi-1, MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
                            Default Audio Device
                            sysdefault:CARD=vc4hdmi1
                            vc4-hdmi-1, MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
                            Default Audio Device
                            hdmi:CARD=vc4hdmi1,DEV=0
                            vc4-hdmi-1, MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
                            HDMI Audio Output
                            dmix:CARD=vc4hdmi1,DEV=0
                            vc4-hdmi-1, MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0
                            Direct sample mixing device

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