Retropie pulseaudio First post . Looking at your post, you seem to be using the Desktop installation image - so most likely you have PulseAudio/PipeWire installed as audio managers. I've tried the steps on Retropie website To confirm if they are already installed, use: sudo apt list –installed If they are and they continue to break audio, use: sudo apt remove pulseaudio pulseaudio-utils To block them from being installed via future upgrades, use: sudo apt-mark I recently had to remove the pulseaudio and pulseaudio-utils packages completely and reboot in order to get my sound back after an upgrade. It should I'm running RetroPie 4. 6177. sh script. 0x. In the script module, that option has I have Emulationstation 2. I tried to remove the pulseaudio application but it said no such application was installed. If you resolution is running at 60hz, 60 would be the expected FPS for an emulator running at full speed. Then don't forget to save! I noticed, that I have PulseAudio installed in RetroPie 4. I have the latest version of RetroPie and running it on the Rasberry Pi400. I followed steps from here. Oldest to Newest; Newest to Oldest; Most Votes; Reply. Xubuntu 17. 2) @Rascas said in Question about PulseAudio: @BuZz Yeah will do that next version, I just forgot that RetroPie doesn't have it installed by default. For anyone pursuing solution two on a RetroPie, who then experiences freezes, uninstalling Pulseaudio will get you back to even keel, most likely. 8 images are built on the latest version of the Raspberry Pi OS Lite Buster audiosettings – add PulseAudio configuration support; esthemes – support branches, to allow multiple themes on a single That being said, a basic install over the RaspiOS Lite image (64 bit) should have functioning sound after you choose the audio output from RetroPie's Audio settings. Though that part is always a bit of mystery to me. I have a fully updated, stock RetroPie image on an RPi4 4GB and I installed/enabled PulseAudio. i do have a pi5 now, and will be working on my things soon. Help and Otherwise, also been going back and forth with PulseAudio + ALSA controls + + /boot/config. kodi pulseaudio emulators. @mitu said in Raspberry Pi 5 - official announcement: Good tutorial, pulseaudio works very good with retropie/kodi. Here's step by step what I did from the begining for aethersx2: in config. L 1 Reply Last I stumbled upon a really weird behavior after installing pulseaudio-module-bluetooth for pairing bluetooth speakers. Now I've gotten to the point where RetroPie will not connect to any bluetooth device. 1k. However, when I go to the Audio menu in EmulationStation I do not get any options to choose the output - HDMI 1 and/or Headphones used Retropie menus to update Retropie used Retropie menu to update Raspberry pi rebooted shelled out to a command prompt using "F4" and ran "pacmd info" No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. And set: Maximum Run Speed = 1. @mitu said in Raspberry Pi 5 - official announcement: Note: I didn't run any updates or upgrades besides the RetroPie-Setup script, the Raspi-Config setup script, and installed some stuff like scummvm, drastic, etc. Bluetooth is not working "out-of-the-box" and keeps returning back Authentication @mitu I think there may be an issue with the PulseAudio settings in audiosettings. Only fix seems to be re-flashing a new image. 3 (But I also had this problem on 4. I'd appreciate some help. conf file you mention earlier, it shouldn't be needed. To block them from being installed via @daviddraper Even if you're using PulseAudio, the Audio menu in RetroPie should work and set the correct audio output. Is there a way to toggle the new PusleAudio off, to revert it back prior st least until/if the dev supports it? AFAIK (and this is how RetroPie's Audio menu works) PulseAudio is started on-demand as a user service. c:243: It's not normally installed in the default RetroPie image and while it does come packaged with something if you choose to install the desktop, Pulseaudio doesn't detect an hdmi sink, so even though kodi runs, unless you have usb audio hw, its silence. ; I don't see how that has any You're either not running the latest RetroPie-Setup or the PulseAudio/Wireplumber services are messing up the ALSA outputs. Before the December update, the switch to bluetooth headset was automatic when But in doing that I lost all audio and to get it back had to install pulseaudio. most of the time it would just stick at a black screen when starting and I would have to ssh in and kill pulseaudio. I installed RetroPie on a Raspberry Pi 5 using the basic install option from the script, but I can't get the audio working. @mitu said in Raspberry Pi 5 - official announcement: Question about PulseAudio. I will play with it again if I can. 8 for Rpi4. Last post . But if I boot up, connect something via Bluetooth, and then attempt to launch a game, emulationstation freezes. Otherwise, also been going back and forth with PulseAudio + ALSA controls + + /boot/config. from the Retropie menu selected ->back->Retropie->enable pulse audio You're either not running the latest RetroPie-Setup or the PulseAudio/Wireplumber services are messing up the ALSA outputs. Would like a one-stop guide to proper, modern settings, since old threads provide information not necessarily relevant to current issues. If you have Raspberry Pi 3 b+ or Raspberry Pi 4 and use also 3. 4. This issue is gone now. (I followed this guide ). After that, make sure that you have the default settings that i post above. If you have install the desktop from the RetroPIe setup script then , try to uninstall pulseaudio from here: RetroPie => RetroPie Setup => Configuration/Tools => rasbiantools => Choose option 3 ( remove some uneede ) and restart. Is that the case ? @mitu said in No Audio using Raspberry Pi OS (64bit):. 0 Votes. H. I had installed pulseaudio with the goal of using bluetooth audio, but now I want to remove pulseaudio and use ALSA (with an aux speaker) Reason: I found out that pulseaudio uses a lot of CPU and reduces emulator performance. Does it have PulseAudio installed ? You can use pacmd to choose the default audio device (pacmd set-default-sink). Will I lose some RetroPie functionality if I uninstall it? apt-get says, that only pulseaudio-module-bluetooth depends on pulseaudio package (and libpulsedsp, pulseaudio-utils, rtkit are no longer requied). conf look like the following. c: Wir wurden durch das POLLOUT-Set geweckt, allerdings lieferte ein anschließender snd_pcm_avail() den Wert 0 oder einen anderen Wert < min_avail Sorry to bother you. If I configure my Pi4 to use the full KMS kernel with the VC4 HDMI audio driver and disable the Broadcom audio driver then I cannot use the RetroPie audio configuration in the retropie_setup. LVL0 Volume Mixer Continued Issues. @mitu said in Raspberry Pi 5 - official announcement: You can disable PulseAudio from the Audio menu in RetroPie - it will tell you if it's active. Also the system is much, MUCH more responsive. 3. @mitu said in Raspberry Pi 5 - official announcement: This topic has been deleted. 20. So everything works but I can't help but notice a bit of audio delay. I installed all the emulators that I wanted to use/test, updated the locale, and then a couple themes you will need to be sure that you can connect via SSH to the terminal and also with @retro777 one things, retropie startup screen, thats full screen. 1 RC2) has PulseAudio support, the later ones doesn't, but RetroPie doesn't have it in @mitu I think there may be an issue with the PulseAudio settings in audiosettings. e. In this case, using the same settings as the 32bit installation should be enough TL;DR: Framerate capped at 50 after installing pulseaudio-module-bluetooth. 9. 0 no longer support direct "integration" with ALSA so I needed to installed pulseaudio and the bluetooth module for it. Probably a race condition on who grabs control first. If you update your RetroPie-Setup script, then open the Audio settings in RetroPie, you'll have an option to disable PulseAudio. @mitu said in Raspberry Pi 5 - official announcement: RetroPie X86, Pulseaudio, HDMI and the ES Menu. Games work fine. @mitu said in Raspberry Pi 5 - official announcement: I have installed Retropie on an OrangePi 5 plus using the installation script from the Ubuntu Jammy Server image from the OrangePi website. General Discussion and Gaming. R. 5mm output Jack for the audio, then I think this solution below can solve your problem too: For the PulseAudio packages To confirm if they are already installed, use: sudo apt list –installed. PulseAudio Sound Server speex Plugin using Speex DSP (resample, agc, denoise, echo, dereverb) upmix Plugin for channel upmix (4,6,8) vdownmix Plugin for channel downmix (stereo) with a simple spacialization default Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server hw:CARD=audiocodec,DEV=0 audiocodec, CDC PCM Codec-0 RetroPie users still using an a system based on Raspbian Strech should not be affected by this change, When I open alsamixer from a Desktop terminal window, the default sound device it opens with is always PulseAudio. My setup: ODroid XU4 On my pi3 retropie, pulseaudio started making problems. 6k. Good tutorial, pulseaudio works very good with retropie/kodi. The system volume setting in ES keeps resetting to 0. @mitu said in Raspberry Pi 5 - official announcement: @mitu I think there may be an issue with the PulseAudio settings in audiosettings. g. last edited by . While Pulseaudio works great under Raspbian, in general, there are some reports of system hangs on RetroPie. runcomm,,game splash screen is smaller than it. It was previously working fine, but then I updated Raspberry Pi packages and updated RetroPie, and now the audio is no longer working. @huey said in Audio issues after latest Raspbian updates:. However, when I go to the Audio menu in EmulationStation I do not get any options to choose the output - HDMI 1 and/or Headphones In the newest version of retropie, using pulseaudio with bluetooth devices leaves any games launched on a black screen until pulseaudio is killed and restarted remotely - this does not seem like a good option then. Works like a champ. 8 original image from Retropie homepage and the Raspberry Pi 3 b+ . 9k. Retropie 4. If you're using an external I had to purge pulseaudio to remedy the problem (see above post). 6119. Hi ppl, PulseAudio doesn't come pre-installed with RetroPie images right ? And there isn't compatibility from most emulators with it, so it shouldn't be runn Any particular reason you need pulse audio in the first place? It's not normally installed in the default RetroPie image and while it does come packaged with something if you choose to install the desktop, you might notice the menu item directly beneath that is "Remove some unneeded packages (pulseaudio / cups / wolfram)". RetroPie (ES + emulators) works fine on a PC platform from the desktop, but the audio configuration is handled by the system/desktop environment and there's not much that RetroPie configures at this point, it just used the default audio device that's register in the system (i. I wish I had backed up before doing the latest update, but didn’t. @ecto. sudo apt purge pulseaudio After that I changed the audio output to 3. I have installed Retropie on an OrangePi 5 plus using the installation script from the Ubuntu Jammy Server image from the OrangePi website. PulseAudio Sound Server speex Plugin using Speex DSP (resample, agc, denoise, echo, dereverb) upmix Plugin for channel upmix (4,6,8) vdownmix Plugin for channel downmix (stereo) with a simple spacialization default Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server hw:CARD=audiocodec,DEV=0 audiocodec, CDC PCM Codec-0 My issue is due to Bluez 5. @DTEAM said in Suggestions for ports #3 - Pi5 edition:. Help and Support. However, when I go to the Audio menu in EmulationStation I do not get any options to choose the output - HDMI 1 and/or Headphones @mikecoscia said in Question about PulseAudio: @Rascas said in Question about PulseAudio: @BuZz Yeah will do that next version, I just forgot that RetroPie doesn't have it installed by default. Thanks for reply. DarklyAdonic @mitu. 2) (This was compiled foll Recent; Tags; Popular; Home; Docs; Search. Sometimes it's easy to change them, othertimes no so much. I also looking for a fix. @mitu said in PSX rearmed doesn't change settings:. If I boot up and never connect a device to the Pi, and launch a game (happens with any game on any emulator including ports such as Kodi) it works. I'm running ALSA (RetroArch), but my RetroPie Audio menu (audiosettings) does not show HDMI1 or HDMI2 as options. rebooted using "reboot" from the $ prompt. c:243:(pulse_connect) PulseAudio: Unable to connect: Connection refused Oct 10 14:58:59 lvl0: VolumeControl::init() - Failed to attach default card! ALSA lib pulse. Immediately after the RetroPie update, getting lvl0 errors. btw I have trouble now game screen and video slideshow are all ok. To block them from being installed via future upgrades, use: sudo apt-mark hold pulseaudio* To unblock them from being installed, use: Apr 16 11:50:07 retropie pulseaudio[587]: E: [alsa-sink-MAI PCM vc4-hdmi-hifi-0] alsa-sink. Is that the case ? Having PulseAudio running may cause the sound to be choppy, so you shouldn't try to enable it. Question about PulseAudio. Hmm. txt settings, retropie_setup audio settings (setting Default and such) and researching previous issues. I did many tests and it doesn't work. Hope this helps someone else. The issues start as it seems like pulse audio competes with however retropie does sound. 2k. If you uninstalled pulseaudio, then the PulseAudio audio settings applet that was loaded by the taskbar will brach, crashing also the taskbar. For those who are experiencing similar issues after the Dec 2020 Raspberry Pi OS update (where ALSA support is dropped in favor of PulseAudio), the following setup works for me in Sound Settings:. Loading More Posts. retro777 @retro777. RetroArch's defaults are not always suitable for a Pi4, the RetroPie installation script will set the correct defaults. Rascas last edited by . Register; RetroPie X86, Pulseaudio, HDMI and the ES Menu. Reply as topic; Log in to reply. Removing it might remove other needed packages also. Support and discussion for the RetroPie retro-gaming project. Finding some forum with an anecdote about this working. Before I used to get a lot of delays/lags when navigating through the menus. I can see that pulse is still installed correctly on my build but it seems to have been disabled from Retroarch? Which platfoms ? for non-X11 platforms (that means all RPIs models), PulseAudio No, it wasn't removed, it is just that the last Kodi packages (Kodi 17. Btw. 1. 3 Posts. You're either not running the latest RetroPie-Setup or the PulseAudio/Wireplumber services are messing up the ALSA outputs. Initially, pulseaudio runs off a root In the most recent version of RetroArch is seems that pulse is no longer an option when I go to settings > audio > output I can see that pulse is still insta It seems like whatever I do, I have no audio. ; disable_fw_kms_setup=0 - the firmware parses the EDID, chooses the 'preferred' HDMI video mode and adds video=WxH@HDMI-1 for the initial video mode. Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved General Discussion and Gaming. In Retropie I even tried changing the gpu memory from 64 to 128, 256 and even @mitu said in Why is Pulseaudio no longer an option in Settings > Audio > Output? @TPR said in Why is Pulseaudio no longer an option in Settings > Audio > Output?. 919 Views. D 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0. In the start menu sound options, Uninstalling pulseaudio, and then repeating the first step. and then, Emulation station boot-up Recent; Tags; Popular; Home; hdmi sound all no problem now. Thanks to some random redditor, I found the package bluez-alsa and spet a while setting it up. I wish I had backed up Try to remove the pulseaudio with this way ; RetroPie-Setup > Configuration/tools > rasbinatools > remove some unneeded packages. I have a Roland E-38 keyboard and was curious if I could get something out of it. Removing the package doesn't solve the problem. pa; change "load-module module-udev-detect" to "load-module module-udev-detect tsched=0" @Efriim That parameter is not doing anything in the OS (Linux) after the system is booted. 6 Built From: RetroPie-Setup GitHub project, fi Recent; Tags; Popular; Home; Docs; sudo apt install pulseaudio pulseaudio-utils 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0. After that restart the system and change I use pulseaudio on a raspberry where there is retropie & kodi (i. Menu offers: You're either not running the latest RetroPie-Setup or the PulseAudio/Wireplumber services are messing up the ALSA outputs. sh? I have a fully updated, stock RetroPie image on an RPi4 4GB and I insta The RetroPie 4. This sets up pulseaudio to be used as an alsa device by default so applications use it without any additional configuration. 1 After you have followed the initial steps on the XU4 RetroPie install Wiki and then installed RetroPie (I used the MAKEFLAGS="-j1" flag) get your RPi installation where you want to. Rascas @mikecoscia. pulse/client. I then blocked pulseaudio-* to ensure it doesn’t Hello there, I have been told by the dev of RetroPie that the PulseAudio update may have totally broken the ability for any of the emulators to launch. eric) is part of the audio group: sudo apt-get install pulseaudio pulseaudio-utils sudo adduser eric audio Change /etc/asound. I searched around to see if anyone noticed it before and found nothing. 5mm audio output for my system. I'm also not sure if this is the best place to post this issue, but I thought I'd give it a shot to see if anyone has any tips. Again, this is after flashing a brand new image with Retropie 4. disable_fw_kms_setup=1 - nothing is added to the kernel command line. 04 and it's almost all working :-) I'm running audio via pulseaudio and it's all set to pass audio through. Just one point to add to the tutorial. Use that and see if pcsx-rearmed works. Recent; Tags; Popular; Home; Docs; Register; Login Home Tags pulseaudio Log in to • pulseaudio • • vXDclutch. To block them from being installed via @mitu said in No Audio using Raspberry Pi OS (64bit):. (My audio is working, and it is using the on-board hardware; this post is about running the configuration tool. Enough to make some game such as Bust-A That being said, a basic install over the RaspiOS Lite image (64 bit) should have functioning sound after you choose the audio output from RetroPie's Audio settings. last edited by roslof . I can see that pulse is still installed correctly on my build but it seems to have been disabled from Retroarch? Which platfoms ? for non-X11 platforms (that means all RPIs models), PulseAudio @mitu said in Why is Pulseaudio no longer an option in Settings > Audio > Output? @TPR said in Why is Pulseaudio no longer an option in Settings > Audio > Output?. For the PulseAudio packages To confirm if they are already installed, use: sudo apt list –installed. Hello all. I managed to pass steps 1 and 2 easily but step 3 says: Tell the PulseAudio server to automatically use the newest connected speaker: To do so, add the following line to /etc/pulse/default. On a side note, the retropie developers have not designed it to run as an app in the raspberrypiOS desktop environment. I have a fully updated, stock RetroPie image on an RPi4 4GB and I installed/enabled PulseAudio. ) In a gung-ho but misguided attempt to solve these problems I though I'd uninstall and reinstall a number of bluetooth and audio related apps like bluez, blueman, and pulseaudio. pa; @mitu said in Why is Pulseaudio no longer an option in Settings > Audio > Output? @TPR said in Why is Pulseaudio no longer an option in Settings > Audio > Output?. If retropie adds the Support I'll be happy to donate a bunch of money to save another half day of work :) B C 2 Replies Last reply Reply Quote 2. @mikecoscia said in Question about PulseAudio: @Rascas said in Question about PulseAudio: @BuZz Yeah will do that next version, I just forgot that RetroPie @BuZz Yeah will do that next version, I just forgot that RetroPie doesn't have it installed by default. roslof @mitu. pi@retropie:~ $ aplay -L null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) jack JACK Audio Connection Kit pulse PulseAudio Sound Server speakerbonnet dmixer softvol default sysdefault:CARD=MAX98357A MAX98357A, bcm2835-i2s-HiFi HiFi-0 Default Audio Device dmix: CARD=MAX98357A,DEV=0 Yes, you should. I had tried to remove it by using. If you want to make sure that it's started before your script, try to initialize it (with systemctl) before EmulationStation starts, in the autostart. Might improve your situation if pulse audio has been installed. whenever i bring the slider of the Volume up, if i go out of that window and back in, it's back to 0. 2. Hi all, I've just set my RetroPie up but I want to connect it to my Bluetooth speaker. Reply reply Otherwise, also been going back and forth with PulseAudio + ALSA controls + + /boot/config. 6. M. V. audio problems hdmi x86 ubuntu pulseaudio emulationstatio. R 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0. conf file as well as the pulse folder from etc. I opened the audio setting in the RetroPie menu, and it says the audio output is (ALSA). Guide I'm running RetroPie 4. I'm using RetroPie as a distribution, because of the tests I've done it's the only one that matches and allows continuous synchronization with several bluetooth devices at the same time. The audio works flawlessly, but after the installation, all my games begun to run at around 48~50 fps when I could get a smooth 60fps before. 5mm Question about PulseAudio. c:243: It's not normally installed in the default RetroPie image and while it does come packaged with something if you choose to install the desktop, 1) Install OS Lite (64-bit) 2) - sudo apt-get install pulseaudio - sudo apt-get install pavucontrol paprefs 3) - sudo raspi-config - System Options > Wireless LAN > - System Options > Audio > 0 - System Options > Boot / Auto Login > B2 Console Autologin - Localisation Options > L1 Locale > Call me trigger-hapy, but I uninstalled PulseAudio: sudo apt purge pulseaudio pulseaudio-module-bluetooth Now the audio is back on. 5mm RetroPie users still using an a system based on Raspbian Strech should not be affected by this change, since Raspbian no longer provides any updates for this version. 6. Make sure you're using an up-to-date RetroPie-Setup. @hooperre not sure how you can see that message while playing a video, probably something wrong with your startup script. Install pulseaudio and make sure user (e. In a gung-ho but misguided attempt to solve these problems I though I'd uninstall and reinstall a number of bluetooth and audio related apps like bluez, blueman, and pulseaudio. 8. pi@retropie:~ $ aplay -L null Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture) jack JACK Audio Connection Kit pulse PulseAudio Sound Server speakerbonnet dmixer softvol default sysdefault:CARD=MAX98357A MAX98357A, bcm2835-i2s-HiFi HiFi-0 Default Audio Device dmix:CARD=MAX98357A,DEV=0 MAX98357A, bcm2835-i2s You're either not running the latest RetroPie-Setup or the PulseAudio/Wireplumber services are messing up the ALSA outputs. Recent; Tags; Popular; Home; Docs; Register; sudo apt install pulseaudio pulseaudio-utils T. I recently ran into freezing with Pulseaudio on an otherwise vanilla RetroPie image, twice. but bootup and few second, screen is smaller than past. Your mileage may I'm trying to attach my headphones to my retropie zero, and for that I've been following this guide. c:243: It's not normally installed in the default RetroPie image and while it does come packaged with something if you choose to install the desktop, For the PulseAudio packages To confirm if they are already installed, use: sudo apt list –installed. i have one last project im trying to finish before i dive into that. ALSA lib pulse. Call me trigger-hapy, but I uninstalled PulseAudio: sudo apt purge pulseaudio pulseaudio-module-bluetooth Now the audio is back on. AetherSX2 Cache Question - Any way to auto-clear or turn off? Help and Support • aethersx2 ps2 playstation2 vulkan • • TPR. no desktop GUI). I set the "sound settings" as (where ALSA support is dropped in favor of PulseAudio), the following setup works for me in Sound Settings: AUDIO CARD: HW AUDIO DEVICE HDMI OMX PLAYER AUDIO DEVICE: HDMI. From what I know pulseaudio is the default nowadays. I can see that pulse is still installed correctly on my build but it seems to have been disabled from Retroarch? Which platfoms ? for non-X11 platforms (that means all RPIs models), PulseAudio @mitu I think there may be an issue with the PulseAudio settings in audiosettings. I'm trying to connect several bluetooth devices with Raspberry PI to use them as speakers. sh?. However, when I go to the Audio menu in EmulationStation I do This pulseaudio setup works with low-spec'd devices and might resolve some latency issues by prioritising audio over other processing. I'm running RetroPie 4. In my case, it was using 80%! I had only one sound card output (hdmi) so I completely removed pulseaudio with: sudo apt purge pulseaudio Ubuntu 16 (systemd) Go to: RetroPie -> RetroArch -> Settings -> Frame Throttle. It should make no difference in kodi function. It would then load the game and I got audio. @mitu said in Raspberry Pi 5 - official announcement: I'm running RetroPie 4. DavidDraper @mitu. That being said, a basic install over the RaspiOS Lite image (64 bit) should have functioning sound after you choose the audio output from RetroPie's Audio settings. my rpi's default is pulseaudio. pa If pulseaudio is using more than 20% then it may be the culprit. I really have researched this. @mitu I think there may be an issue with the PulseAudio settings in audiosettings. If they are and they continue to break audio, use: sudo apt remove pulseaudio pulseaudio-utils. AUDIO CARD: HW AUDIO DEVICE HDMI OMX PLAYER AUDIO DEVICE: HDMI Question about PulseAudio. In this case, using the same settings as the 32bit installation should be enough Support and discussion for the RetroPie retro-gaming project. On RetroPie/mame4all-pi on GitHub I saw: If you're having problems with HDMI audio then it is likely PulseAudio is causing the issues as it has problems with the ALSA drivers. This means you're not running PulseAudio, which seems to contradict what aplaysaid before. D 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0 RetroPie users still using an a system based on Raspbian Strech should not be affected by this change, since Raspbian no longer provides any updates for this version. No sound issues before the RetroPie-Setup etc. A lot of the RetroPie-Extras don't work anymore because of changed depends. However, when I go to the Audio menu in EmulationStation I do not get any options to choose the output - HDMI 1 and/or Headphones @mitu I think there may be an issue with the PulseAudio settings in audiosettings. last edited by dear all retropie user I have Rpi5, installed retropie. Is that the case ? For those who are experiencing similar issues after the Dec 2020 Raspberry Pi OS update (where ALSA support is dropped in favor of PulseAudio), the following setup works for me in Sound Settings: AUDIO CARD: HW @roslof said in Raspberry Pi 5 - official announcement:. @mitu said in Raspberry Pi 5 - official announcement: ALSA lib pulse. Both PulseAudio and the . . However, when I go to the Audio menu in EmulationStation I do not get any options to choose the output - HDMI 1 and/or Headphones Retropie 4. However, when I go to the Audio menu in EmulationStation I do not get any options to choose the output - HDMI 1 and/or Headphones @onlypalmero said in Connect Multiple Bluetooth Speakers with Raspberry Pi:. This topic has been deleted. TL;DR: Framerate capped at 50 after installing pulseaudio-module-bluetooth. img You may also need to go into raspi-config from terminal and switch audio from pipewire to pulseaudio. @windg thanks it works ! J. I'm able to configure my Pi 2 to accept Bluetooth Audio from my phone and it plays out through HDMI. D. 1 (last commit - 03c8ea7a) on Raspberry Pi 3 B+. @hoope Pi Model or other hardware: Pi 5 Power Supply used: 150w Dual PD USB Anker Charger RetroPie Version Used: 4. @mikecoscia said in Question about PulseAudio: @Rascas said in Question about PulseAudio: @BuZz Yeah will do that next version, I just forgot that RetroPie doesn't have it installed by default. After that, reboot and check that your sound works and alsamixer can modify the volume. Rascas. in PipeWire/PulseAudio). To fix this simply remove PulseAudio: sudo apt-get --purge remove pulseaudio; sudo apt-get autoremove Question about PulseAudio. Only users with topic management privileges can see it. 2) (This was compiled following the instructions uner the x86 installer section) This is running on a x86 PC with a HDMI soundcard (nVidia 1050). @mitu I updated RetroPie-Setup, but I am still in the same situation. 3RP and I updated Retropie and everything else to the latest version as the 21st of October 2020. conf pulseaudio -k Then reboot, or restart emulationstation. Okay I've removed the . I've tried everything I can find, or could think of. I use 3. txt --> kernel=kernel8. 5mm Retropie 4. The following modification is needed in order to avoid sound crackling and speed issues: sudo vim /etc/pulse/default. For now, I created entries in my RetroPie Ports menu to install and remove pulseaudio whenever I feel like switching game modes, but it's not the most ideal scenario. Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Help and Support. I'm not sure if it would help but a sudo apt-get remove --purge pulseaudio. Hello there, I have been told by the dev of RetroPie that the PulseAudio update may have totally broken the ability for any of the emulators to launch. However, when I go to the Audio menu in EmulationStation I do not get any options to choose the output - HDMI 1 and/or Headphones I am having issues with the volume in EmulationStation. @ecto said in Raspberry Pi 5 - official announcement:. 4k. pulse echo "autospawn=no" >> ~/. Install RetroPie: Preliminary steps: Optional steps: Installing Modules Installing EmulationStation: Install If you have troubles with no sound or sound stuttering badly in menu or game, try disabling pulseaudio: mkdir ~/. 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