#Bluetooth speaker audio and wi-fi

ccouteiro

Hello,

I ´ve a done a fresh install of the latest retropie on my RPI3 on a mSD card (32 GB).

I ´m struggling with 2 things, i can´t turn on wi fi ,it drive me to location menu of raspbi config, choose region, keyboard, city (lisbon ,Portugal, europe) , but it doesn´t show my network , or find it. On raspbian Jessie was too easy, i didn´t have to perform the steps of location...
I was trying to install additional packages as Amiberry, but i could only do it with the RJ45 cable connected...

I have a Punker VTIN bluetooth speaker, on Retropie menu, when i go to the bluetooth section, i ´m unable to connect it... It doesn´t show the speaker...

I thought with Raspbian stretch version , it was easy to do that...

Could you help me?

mitu

@ccouteiro Please provide more information about your system as requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

The country setup for Wifi is not mandatory, unless if you're running a 3B+ model, but you are not. Before scanning for networks, run sudo rfkill unblock all and search again.

For the BT part, the script included in RetroPie is geared for gamepads/input devices and it might not work for other Bluetooth enabled peripherals. You should try manually pairing them using bluetoothctl from the command line.

ccouteiro

@mitu

I ´m using retropie 4.4 , and all the time i try to connect wi fi a pop up message appears and advise me to first introduce location, language, etc... On Raspbian config menu... I bought the RPI3 last year, January 2017...

I´m newbie , i just have to go to command line from retropie menu, and write sudo rfkill unblock all?

mitu

@ccouteiro said in #Bluetooth speaker audio and wi-fi:
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I´m newbie , i just have to go to command line from retropie menu, and write sudo rfkill unblock all?

Yes, press F4 when you're in Emulationstation to exit and you'll be left at the command line, where you can execute the command. After that, run emulationstation and you'll be back in Emulationstation again, where you can go and try to configure the Wifi.

ccouteiro

For bluetooth i type bluetoothctl , and next my speaker shoud be listed?

Rion

@ccouteiro Have a look here on how to use bluetoothctl.

ccouteiro

@mitu

Now i have another problem, the keyboard is totally deconfigured, on command line when i press "p" or other keys gaves me differents keys from the ones i push....

Rion

@ccouteiro It sounds like you have turned on the "NumLock" key.

ccouteiro

@rion

Numlock key? What you mean ?

I can write whatever i want ,but i have to find the "right " keys...

I f push the "t" gave me an "u" , if i push "g" gave a "c", and so on...

mitu

@ccouteiro Looks like a mis-configured keyboard layout. Use raspi-config and change your keyboard layout, changing it to US. You can do so from the Localisation options in the configuration utility - https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/raspi-config.md#change-locale.

ccouteiro

@mitu

Keyboard problem solved.

Bluetooth audio not solved but i found another way , my speaker have 3,5 mm aux

Wi fi now shows the network but unable to connect

mitu

@ccouteiro Try using the alternate method described in the docs - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Wifi/#connecting-to-wifi-without-a-keyboard. This way you'll be sure which password you're typing.

ccouteiro

@mitu

My monitor support 1280x1024 , but when i play street fighter or snow bros, i have a very low resolution, 200 something for 300 something and two much pixelization too...
In retroarch i put integer scale on an set custom aspect ratio width and height to (4x)... but it didn´t work...

Any tips