Failed to find mixer elements error after latest system update/upgrade. Kernel bumped to 4.19.118
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OK, I managed to stop the freezes. First of all, I did another update, kernel and several other packages were updated (including ES) so this is for sure the first thing to do. I started all over again with the config changes. The main difference compared to what I had previously it's that I disabled the compatibility line in cmdline.txt. I then selected headphone as output both in ES and Retropie Audio Tools, rebooted and finally audio working both in ES and games and no freezes.
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I can confirm similar findings. Today I burned a brand new RetroPie image (the Pi3 one), ran a full update, then loaded a handful of roms with video snaps.
Once the screensaver and/or previews kicked in, I started receiving the "Failed to find mixer elements" error, and the game videos had no sound in ES.
All I had to do was change the audio device to HDMI in ES, reboot, and then the sound was restored.
Clearly something is wrong with the default audio settings (is it PCM?). -
@GreenGriffon said in Failed to find mixer elements error after latest system update/upgrade. Kernel bumped to 4.19.118:
Clearly something is wrong with the default audio settings (is it PCM?).
See here for a detailed summary of the currently know details and workarounds for this issue by @mitu.
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These steps worked for me. Pi 4.
- snd-bcm2835.enable_compat_alsa=1 in /boot/cmdline.txt
- ran emultionstation-setup script and selected Headphones
- in emulation station I set:
Audio Card : default
Audio Device : master
Omx Player: Local
No I get sound through my external speakers + I have the mixer working in emulationstation
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For those having same with latest OS Dec updates and Pulse Audio:
go to ES Sound Settings and change from DEFAULT to SYSDEFAULT with PCM
Now sound will be ok and sound bar will work again
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@vpelss said in Failed to find mixer elements error after latest system update/upgrade. Kernel bumped to 4.19.118:
These steps worked for me. Pi 4.
- snd-bcm2835.enable_compat_alsa=1 in /boot/cmdline.txt
- ran emultionstation-setup script and selected Headphones
- in emulation station I set:
Audio Card : default
Audio Device : master
Omx Player: Local
No I get sound through my external speakers + I have the mixer working in emulationstation
I registered just to give a heads up to this solution.
I too was affected by the "failed to find mixer elements" nag error before running a rom.
There are a LOT of forum post about this issue, all with different solution with mixed results.This solution worked for me too on my Pi 3B+
Installed RetroPie on top op Raspian
I want the audio from the headphone jack, not HDMI- snd-bcm2835.enable_compat_alsa=1 in /boot/cmdline.txt
- selected Headphones in RetroPie Setup
- selected ALSA in Raspi-Config
in emulation station I set:
- Audio Card : default
- Audio Device : master
- Omx Player: ALSA
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@colosso25 Did you encounter any random "stops" for 1-2 seconds of the system? Because that's what me and some others experienced using the headphone jack. The only solution that we found was to use HDMI sound.
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@clyde This issue seems relevant - https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/4610. Try using
audio_pwm_mode=1
inconfig.txt
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@clyde said in Failed to find mixer elements error after latest system update/upgrade. Kernel bumped to 4.19.118:
@colosso25 Did you encounter any random "stops" for 1-2 seconds of the system? Because that's what me and some others experienced using the headphone jack. The only solution that we found was to use HDMI sound.
No, not that I know of. I haven't been testing stuff out at that time. I was looking for a solution to this problem.
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