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      JoeCool Banned
      last edited by JoeCool

      Hi all,

      I have this message when I launch a game (exemple Mame) and when I quit it.
      The sound works perfectly.

      http://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=18/36/53xg.jpg

      Could you help me avoid it ?

      Thanks a lot and really sorry for my multiple questions but I would like my box to be perfect...!

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        KN4THX @JoeCool
        last edited by KN4THX

        @joecool It's old but see if this post helps you :

        https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2227/audio-issue-with-latest-version-of-retropie

        "If you're gonna play the Game Boy, You gotta learn to play it right" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLGl92ETNQ

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          JoeCool Banned @KN4THX
          last edited by JoeCool

          @thedatacereal Thanks. I will see that. The problem is that I use the Retropie 4.4 and the new ES 2.8.0 (Pi3B+). Sometime I have the impression that my Alsa pb exists since ES 2.8.0...
          I'm going to retry with 2.7 and check with Pi3B too. I tell you what ^^ !

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            JoeCool Banned @JoeCool
            last edited by

            My returns:

            With Pi3B+ and ES 2.8.0: problem: ALSA message.
            With Pi3B and ES 2.8.0: same problem: ALSA message.
            With Pi3B and ES 2.8.0 after apt-get update & upgrade: same problem: ALSA message.
            Back to ES 2.7.6 no more ALSA message.

            Time to track the problem now !! Any idea guys ?

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              mitu Global Moderator @JoeCool
              last edited by

              @joecool said in Alsa error message:

              Any idea guys ?

              Use the stable ES version - 2.7rp. 2.8.0 is the development version which is, well, under constant development.
              Can you attach the ~/.emulationstation/es_log.txt file to pastebin.com so we can take a look ?

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                JoeCool Banned @mitu
                last edited by

                @mitu No problem but if I use the 2.8.0 it's because I don't want any MAIN MENU in KID mode (it displays Volume and Quit) on my machine. I don't want, for example, that a player should shutdown my machine.

                My es_log.txt file: http://dl.free.fr/kXrqeu9ec

                I'm going to see this file too. Thanks for your time.
                Joe.

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                  JoeCool Banned @JoeCool
                  last edited by JoeCool

                  Parcouring the es_settings.cfg file, I'm going to see the hideQuitMenuOnKidUI parameter.
                  Although it is true, the Quit Menu is still visible.

                  Is it normal ?

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                    JoeCool Banned
                    last edited by JoeCool

                    Hey hey, maybe, I have found the solution: In the MAIN MENU / SOUND SETTINGS / AUDIO CARD, I selected <DEFAULT> because the entry was null <>. Just below, in the AUDIO DEVICE, I selected <PCM>.

                    With this config, the error message disapeared. My config is: sound via a HDMI/VGA convertor, jack to mini-amplificator (RCA).

                    Great, no ?

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