bullseye 64 bit support

windg

I set the audio output to HDMI 0. I set also sound card from Headphones to vc4-hdmi-0 but still don't have sound.

From ES sound settings, audio card set to Default and audio Device set To HDMI, with the system volume to stay to zero,

mitu

@windg said in bullseye 64 bit support:

I set the audio output to HDMI 0. I set also sound card from Headphones to vc4-hdmi-0 but still don't have sound.

Post your $HOME/.asoundrc file.

windg

I can't find this file

mitu

@windg said in bullseye 64 bit support:

I can't find this file

This usually means you haven't configured the Audio from the RetroPie system.

windg

After i changed the audio to HDMI 0 i check in the mixer and it's still says Headphones, also the old issue with "fail to find mixer elements" appearing.

mitu

I'll take a look to see what's going on, after using the Audio settings, you should have a $HOME/.asoundrc file used by ALSA choose the correct sound output.

Do you have installed the desktop or PulseAudio ?

windg

@mitu No i haven't install it. I flash a fresh copy of weekly image (08-Aug-2023) few minutes ago just to be sure that i didn't modify something that i don't remember.

mitu

Actually, the audiosettings have moded to /etc/alsa/conf.d/99-retropie.conf, can you check to see if you have that file and - if yes - post the contents ?

windg

Alsa folder doesn't exist

mitu

That could explain the issue. Can you manually create the folder with sudo mkdir /etc/alsa/conf.d/ and re-configure again the Audio ?

windg

I create the folders, i set audio to HDMI 0 but no sound. I check into the /alsa/conf.d/ but is empty.

mitu

@windg said in bullseye 64 bit support:

I check into the /alsa/conf.d/ but is empty.

It's /etc/alsa/conf.d.

windg

Yes , i create to /etc a alsa folder and inside it a conf.d folder

windg

@mitu It looks that something i did wrong when i try to create the folders. I try again and now the sound is working.

I did exactly :

sudo mkdir /etc/alsa
sudo mkdir /etc/alsa/conf.d
I set from RetroPie menu audio to HDMI 0
Restart EmulatioStation

After tha sound is working, the only thing that remains is the message about mixer.

Many thanks mitu!

mitu

@windg said in bullseye 64 bit support:

@mitu It looks that something i did wrong when i try to create the folders. I try again and now the sound is working.

Thanks for the confirmation, I'll take a look at why the folder is missing and maybe create it automatically, will need to start from a clean image again since my bullseye image has suffered many changes and was installed from an earlier RaspiOS version.

Ideally we can also make HDMI the default audio output on a fresh image, since the analog audio is now the default.

ParadoxGBB

Hey all, thanks for the support. I know that this is a grey zone but it's much appreciated. My bad in conflating Bullseye support with 64 bit support.

I was having issues with audio as well, even before installing RetroPie (speaker-test failing with error 524, could not add HDMI via mixer or emulation station). The only way I was able to fix it was to move to fkms from kms (the default) in config.txt.

It seems very similar to this thread: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/32888/amiberry-audio-not-working-on-bullseye-64-bit-pi4-kms

After installing RetroPie the setup script was complaining about ALSA configuration and I ended up removing it this morning, and things are working now.

windg

@ParadoxGBB Did you try the above instructions for the sound issue? ~~I believe they are the same for the 64 bit version~~. I confirm that the sound is working if you follow above steps that mitu suggest.

In any case, support for Bullseye is still under development and not ready to be used as a stable system.

ParadoxGBB

Thanks again all for the support --- I updated the script today (thanks for that update), reverted back to the default kms in config.txt, and selected HDMI 0 and it works!

Mostly --- Everything but Kodi seems to be happy. I went into the audio settings in there and tried a few options but it's not working yet. I tried reinstalling Kodi as well just in case.

I'm probably missing something basic here since Kodi actually sees the TV device --- not currently using passthrough.

Thanks again for the help.

mitu

@ParadoxGBB Ach, Kodi.. Haven't tested it yet just with ALSA, it may need PulseAudio/PipeWire installed.

EDIT: try using the 'vc4-hdmi-0 (softvolume)' device and see if that produces any sound.

ParadoxGBB

@mitu Thanks a ton.

No dice, unfortunately. I tried both soft drivers, and tried cycling Kodi between each try.

What specific packages do you suggest, one or both? Just an apt get install pulseaudio?

I can afford to be rather cavalier here, I imaged my current SD state before trying this, I always work with backups.