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    [TUTORIAL] Bluetooth audio on RetroPie v4.4 and Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+

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      DudeLebowski @machile
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      @machile I have done this on the pi 4. It has broken the hdmi audio completely, stuttering on everything I do. Any idea how I can roll it back? I have removed everything I added to the files, and Uninstaller pulse.

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        Jewbacca11
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        Hey, working on the rpi 3 b+ and I can’t seem to find /etc/pulse/default.pa. All that is in the /etc/pulse folder is two config files. Please help me.

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          Jewbacca11 @DudeLebowski
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          @DudeLebowski You should copy all the folders that you have installed personally and then reinstall the base software.

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            They @DudeLebowski
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            @DudeLebowski Did you find another way to connect bluetooth audio?

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              theskid
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              can this be done on the pi4? ,as i cant find the default.pa
              file
              stuck on part 3, access to /etc/pulse/default.pa is permission denied
              cant see default.pa or the etc folder via playbox either
              so cant put in .pulse

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                theskid @theskid
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                ok i got root access and made the changes but i cannot get the audio to play on the bluetooth speaker ,tried eveything
                here:can this be looked at for pi4

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                  rafaz182 @machile
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                  @machile Im receiving

                  Apr 21 16:13:59 retropie-128G bluetoothd[579]: Unknown key Enable for group General in /etc/bluetooth/main.conf
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                    Babyboodle @DudeLebowski
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                    @dudelebowski Yeah, I'm encountering the same issue after following this guide, where HDMI audio no longer works right. Have you found a solution to this? I'd rather not reinstall, and I guess there's no way to swap between the two freely. Hopefully someone can chime in with advice.

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                      tobiasz @rafaz182
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                      @rafaz182 said in [TUTORIAL] Bluetooth audio on RetroPie v4.4 and Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+:

                      @machile Im receiving

                      Apr 21 16:13:59 retropie-128G bluetoothd[579]: Unknown key Enable for group General in /etc/bluetooth/main.conf

                      Did you solve it as I have the same error message. Also the bluetooth speaker is connected, but can't get any audio there also with the speaker-test command

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                        lumo
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                        Hi.
                        I followed this tutorial's steps and managed to get my BT speaker working.
                        The problem was that after reboot, the speaker failed to connect.
                        After searching the web for a while, I ran across this: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/334386/how-to-set-up-automatic-connection-of-bluetooth-headset
                        Please see the proposed solution.
                        Best regards, Luís

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