PS4 Arcade Encoder Disables Audio on Pi3 B+

Nitro0602

Hey guys, so I built an arcade machine and the encoders I used have no sound from the Pi. It works perfectly fine on a PS4 or Ps5. I’ve done hours of research on how to make it force HDMI, but nothing works.. any help would be great! Link to where I bought the encoders below: funny part is, at times it will revert to HDMI, but once I restart the Pi the audio is gone.

SJ@JX Arcade Game Controller Encoder DIY Code Board Gamepad Joystick Button for PS4 PS3 Nintendo Switch Android Raspberry Pi Retro Pie PC

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XW5L2YR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_GE5NYQF237H3C0V3THNB

mitu

Please add some info about your setup, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

Not sure why the encoder has anything to do with the sound output, maybe it tries to mimic a PS4 controller (which has an audio output built-in) and adds an extra sound card to the system ?
Can you run the following commands (while the encoder is plugged in) and post the output:

cat /proc/bus/input/devices
cat /proc/asound/cards
aplay -l

Nitro0602

@mitu said in PS4 Arcade Encoder Disables Audio on Pi3 B+:

Please add some info about your setup, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

Not sure why the encoder has anything to do with the sound output, maybe it tries to mimic a PS4 controller (which has an audio output built-in) and adds an extra sound card to the system ?
Can you run the following commands (while the encoder is plugged in) and post the output:
cat /proc/bus/input/devices
cat /proc/asound/cards
aplay -l
``

Okay will do so tomorrow, when I plug in regular encoders it works fine. I read online I need to disable USB audio as it’s trying to get audio from the encoder.

Nitro0602

@mitu okay here is what I have.. thanks for your help! Spent hours on this. Let me know if you need anything else.

mitu

@mitu said in PS4 Arcade Encoder Disables Audio on Pi3 B+:

Please add some info about your setup, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

This info is missing.