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Sound Error (possibly with sound card)
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Problem: I can't play sound at all.
Technical Info:
I am using the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.
Kano USB Power Supply (plugged into a wall adapter)
RetroPie Version 4.1 for Raspberry Pi 2/3
Built from the download on the RetroPie webpage
USB Devices:- Kano keyboard
- Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller
- SansDisk 16 GB USB stick
Error message:
lvl0: VolumeControl::init() - Failed to attach to default card! lvl0: AudioManager Error - Unable to open SDL audio: ALSA: Couldn't open audio device: No such file or directory(If relevant) only notable thing in runcommand.log:
modprobe: FATAL: Module g2d_23 not found. -
I found the solution in: Audio issue with latest version of RetroPie.
For those who want to know, the solution was to add this to the config.txt file in /boot:
dtparam=audio=onSorry for wasting any time!
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