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**JoKeRz** · 11-21-2016, 05:19

Originally posted by 2ami View Post

is it the correct setting in retroarch.cfg ?
audio_device="sysdefault:CARD=AMLM8AUDIO"

thanks in advance for anyone that can shed me some light

For our devices (as well as S905(X) ones) to get audio ou tof HDM you need to have this in the config:

Code:

audio_device=hw:0,1

The version of the addon I created forces that setting every time you start retroarch using retroarch.sh or retroarch.start directly. So I wonder why in your case you have another value in here.... How are you launching retroarch? Do you use a custom wrapper script to call retroarch binary?

Also, the way you stop kodi plays a role on the sound. In my experience, only when I choose to "Stop Kodi process..." (option on retroarch addon settings) I could get sound. The other option to pause kodi did not give me any emulation sound.

**credin** · 11-22-2016, 18:11

Originally posted by scottmu64 View Post

To install my build:

1) Add 'http://mxqproject.com/files/repo' as source in Kodi.

2) Go to Install from zip, select the source we just made, select repository.themxqproject directory then select the zip file 'repository.mxqproject.zip'

3) Go to Install from repository and select the repo we just installed

4) Select Program add-ons and install the wizard.

5) Open the wizard and make sure you select the gaming build not the regular one (unless you feel like taking a look at that also)

6) Just let it download and extract then it will instruct you to allow it to force reset Kodi.

7) Enjoy!

Thank you @scottmu64 for this awesome build. Can you play the rom Street fighter 3 third strike downloaded from archive.org?? Every time I try to run it, IARL just close
Another question, Is possible to not download a rom that was downloaded previously?? I set this option on IARL but it always download the rom no matter what. Thanks in advance

[EDIT] NEVER mind the "Don't redownload roms" problem, I saw the code and it checks if a save file for the rom exists, as I havent done any save yet, it will always redownload the rom, so I just have to make a save and everything goes well. But I can't run the SF 3 rom from archive.org yet

**JoKeRz** · 11-22-2016, 18:37

Originally posted by 2ami View Post

@JoKeRzBoX I'm totally lost configuring audio, everytime i select audio device in setting no matter what option in there the audio still muted, and after restart the audio device always return to hw:0,1

here's my aplay -L
LibreELEC:~ # aplay -L
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default:CARD=AMLM8AUDIO
AML-M8AUDIO,
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=AMLM8AUDIO
AML-M8AUDIO,
Default Audio Device
hdmi:CARD=AMLM8AUDIO,DEV=0
AML-M8AUDIO,
HDMI Audio Output

hope you could point me to the right direction, thanks

As far as I know, all of our devices based on S805 or S905(X) will need to use audio_device as hw:0,1. Since in retroarch menu there is no such value, in case you change there to any other value you would not be able to set that value back to hw:0,1 unless you manually edit the retroarch.cfg file. For that reason my addon is forcing that value every time you start retroarch (so the behavior you noticed is expected and intentional).

Now, it seems weird that audio does not work with your device using hw:0,1. Can you confirm you have this setting currectly configured in the addon settings?
Pause Kodi process (keeps it in mem) and resumes it after

Another things I empirically verified:

audio_out_rate has to be set to "48000" (no other value will work)
audio_driver has to be set to either "alsathread" or "alsa"

Please make sure you follow those in the addon settings as well and test again.

If that still does not work, please access your box via ssh and start retroarch manually with log enabled so we can see the messages. Follow these steps:

1) Enable log verbosity:

Code:

sed -i 's:log_verbosity = .*:log_verbosity = "true":g' /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg

sed -i 's:libretro_log_level = .*:libretro_log_level = "0":g' /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg

echo 'libretro_log_level = "0"' >> /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg

2) Run retroarch manually:

Code:

cd /storage/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin
./retroarch.start

Please post the output from your ssh session

**2ami** · 11-23-2016, 01:51

Originally posted by JoKeRz View Post

As far as I know, all of our devices based on S805 or S905(X) will need to use audio_device as hw:0,1. Since in retroarch menu there is no such value, in case you change there to any other value you would not be able to set that value back to hw:0,1 unless you manually edit the retroarch.cfg file. For that reason my addon is forcing that value every time you start retroarch (so the behavior you noticed is expected and intentional).

Now, it seems weird that audio does not work with your device using hw:0,1. Can you confirm you have this setting currectly configured in the addon settings?
Pause Kodi process (keeps it in mem) and resumes it after

i have tried both, pause kodi or stop kodi > no sound

Originally posted by JoKeRz View Post

Another things I empirically verified:

audio_out_rate has to be set to "48000" (no other value will work)
audio_driver has to be set to either "alsathread" or "alsa"

Please make sure you follow those in the addon settings as well and test again.

tried also both alsathread" or "alsa" even "oss" > still no sound, i don't know audio_out_rate effect so not touching that default value

Originally posted by JoKeRz View Post

If that still does not work, please access your box via ssh and start retroarch manually with log enabled so we can see the messages. Follow these steps:

1) Enable log verbosity:

Code:

sed -i 's:log_verbosity = .*:log_verbosity = "true":g' /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg

sed -i 's:libretro_log_level = .*:libretro_log_level = "0":g' /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg

echo 'libretro_log_level = "0"' >> /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg

2) Run retroarch manually:

Code:

cd /storage/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin
./retroarch.start

Please post the output from your ssh session

i will post result later, i'm at office now

thanks alot

**2ami** · 11-23-2016, 13:40

here's the output

Code:

LibreELEC:~/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin # sed -i 's:log_verbosity = .*:log_verbosity = "true":g' /storage/.kodi/userdata
/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg
LibreELEC:~/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin # sed -i 's:libretro_log_level = .*:libretro_log_level = "0":g' /storage/.kodi/u
serdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg
LibreELEC:~/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin # echo 'libretro_log_level = "0"' >> /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator
.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg
LibreELEC:~/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin # ./retroarch.start
RetroArch [INFO] :: Resetting undo buffers.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: RGB565.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Version of libretro API: 1
RetroArch [INFO] :: Compiled against API: 1
RetroArch [INFO] :: Set audio input rate to: 29970.03 Hz.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found shader "/media/Storage/.config/retroarch/shaders/retroarch.glslp"
RetroArch [INFO] :: Video @ fullscreen
RetroArch [INFO] :: Starting threaded video driver ...
RetroArch [INFO] :: [EGL]: EGL version: 1.4
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GL context: mali-fbdev
RetroArch [INFO] :: Detecting screen resolution 0x0.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [EGL]: Current context: 0x40000001.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Vendor: ARM, Renderer: Mali-450 MP.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Version: OpenGL ES 2.0.
RetroArch [INFO] :: GL: Using resolution 1920x1080
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Default shader backend found: glsl.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
RetroArch [WARN] :: [GL]: Stock GLSL shaders will be used.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Using 4 textures.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Loaded 1 program(s).
RetroArch [INFO] :: Using font rendering backend: freetype.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Graphics driver did not initialize an input driver. Attempting to pick a suitable driver.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/event3 as type ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/event0 as type ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/mouse0 as type ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/event0 as type ID_INPUT_MOUSE.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/mouse0 as type ID_INPUT_MOUSE.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev]: Plugged pad: PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller (0:0) on port #0.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Autodetect: 125 profiles found
RetroArch [INFO] :: Autodetect: selected configuration: /storage/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/resources/autoconfig/Sony-PlayStation3-DualShock3-Controller-Bluetooth.cfg
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev]: Pad #0 (/dev/input/event5) supports 0 force feedback effects.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found joypad driver: "udev".
RetroArch [INFO] :: ALSA: Using signed 16-bit format.
RetroArch [ERROR] :: ALSA: Failed to initialize...
RetroArch [ERROR] :: Failed to initialize audio driver. Will continue without audio.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found menu display driver: "menu_display_gl".
RetroArch [INFO] :: Using font rendering backend: freetype.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Using font rendering backend: freetype.
RetroArch [WARN] :: Input device ID 5 is unknown to this libretro implementation. Using RETRO_DEVICE_JOYPAD.
RetroArch [INFO] :: SRAM will not be saved.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file: [/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/content_history.lpl].
RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file: [/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/content_music_history.lpl].
RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file: [/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/content_video_history.lpl].
RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file: [/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/content_image_history.lpl].
RetroArch [ERROR] :: Failed to start audio driver. Will continue without audio.

**JoKeRz** · 11-23-2016, 15:51

2ami

Ok, so it is failing to initialize the audio driver:

Code:

RetroArch [ERROR] :: ALSA: Failed to initialize...
RetroArch [ERROR] :: Failed to initialize audio driver. Will continue without audio.
...
RetroArch [ERROR] :: Failed to start audio driver. Will continue without audio.

Let's double check your settings. Can you please run these from SSH?

Code:

grep '^audio_' /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg

Please post output.

Lastly, let's check how you hdmi output is mapped by alsa driver by running (note the "-l" and not "-L" parameter):

Code:

 aplay -l

**2ami** · 11-23-2016, 18:05

oopss, my bad, i think i have mod something in setting-default.xml to trial and error attempt
audio_device="sysdefault:CARD=AMLM8AUDIO", i'm sorry
here's the log with all setting back to default but still no sound (confirmed that rom has

audio)

Code:

LibreELEC:~/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin # ./retroarch.start
RetroArch [INFO] :: Resetting undo buffers.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: RGB565.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Version of libretro API: 1
RetroArch [INFO] :: Compiled against API: 1
RetroArch [INFO] :: Set audio input rate to: 29970.03 Hz.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found shader "/media/Storage/.config/retroarch/shaders/retroarch.glslp"
RetroArch [INFO] :: Video @ fullscreen
RetroArch [INFO] :: Starting threaded video driver ...
RetroArch [INFO] :: [EGL]: EGL version: 1.4
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GL context: mali-fbdev
RetroArch [INFO] :: Detecting screen resolution 0x0.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [EGL]: Current context: 0x40000001.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Vendor: ARM, Renderer: Mali-450 MP.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Version: OpenGL ES 2.0.
RetroArch [INFO] :: GL: Using resolution 1920x1080
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Default shader backend found: glsl.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
RetroArch [WARN] :: [GL]: Stock GLSL shaders will be used.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Using 4 textures.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Loaded 1 program(s).
RetroArch [INFO] :: Using font rendering backend: freetype.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Graphics driver did not initialize an input driver. Attempting to pick a

suitable driver.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/event3 as type ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/event0 as type ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/mouse0 as type ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/event0 as type ID_INPUT_MOUSE.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/mouse0 as type ID_INPUT_MOUSE.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found joypad driver: "udev".
RetroArch [INFO] :: ALSA: Using signed 16-bit format.
RetroArch [INFO] :: ALSA: Period size: 512 frames
RetroArch [INFO] :: ALSA: Buffer size: 1536 frames
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found menu display driver: "menu_display_gl".
RetroArch [INFO] :: Using font rendering backend: freetype.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Using font rendering backend: freetype.
RetroArch [WARN] :: Input device ID 5 is unknown to this libretro implementation. Using

RETRO_DEVICE_JOYPAD.
RetroArch [INFO] :: SRAM will not be saved.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file:

[/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/content_history.lpl].
RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file:

[/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/content_music_history.lpl].
RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file:

[/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/content_video_history.lpl].
RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file:

[/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/content_image_history.lpl].

here aplay -lowercase

Code:

LibreELEC:~/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch # aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: AMLM8AUDIO [AML-M8AUDIO], device 0: I2S.38 dummy-0 []
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: AMLM8AUDIO [AML-M8AUDIO], device 1: SPDIF.39 dit-hifi-1 []
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: AMLM8AUDIO [AML-M8AUDIO], device 2: PCM.40 pcm2bt-pcm-2 []
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

LibreELEC:~ # grep '^audio_' /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg
audio_out_rate = "48000"
audio_driver = "alsathread"
audio_device = "hw:0,1"
audio_filter_dir = "default"
audio_resampler = "sinc"
audio_rate_control_delta = "0.005000"
audio_max_timing_skew = "0.040000"
audio_volume = "-1.000000"
audio_latency = "64"
audio_block_frames = "0"
audio_sync = "true"
audio_enable = "true"
audio_mute_enable = "false"
audio_rate_control = "true"
audio_dsp_plugin = ""

**JoKeRz** · 11-23-2016, 20:23

Originally posted by 2ami View Post

oopss, my bad, i think i have mod something in setting-default.xml to trial and error attempt
audio_device="sysdefault:CARD=AMLM8AUDIO", i'm sorry
here's the log with all setting back to default but still no sound (confirmed that rom has

audio)

Code:

LibreELEC:~/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin # ./retroarch.start
RetroArch [INFO] :: Resetting undo buffers.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Environ SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: RGB565.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Version of libretro API: 1
RetroArch [INFO] :: Compiled against API: 1
RetroArch [INFO] :: Set audio input rate to: 29970.03 Hz.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found shader "/media/Storage/.config/retroarch/shaders/retroarch.glslp"
RetroArch [INFO] :: Video @ fullscreen
RetroArch [INFO] :: Starting threaded video driver ...
RetroArch [INFO] :: [EGL]: EGL version: 1.4
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GL context: mali-fbdev
RetroArch [INFO] :: Detecting screen resolution 0x0.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [EGL]: Current context: 0x40000001.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Vendor: ARM, Renderer: Mali-450 MP.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Version: OpenGL ES 2.0.
RetroArch [INFO] :: GL: Using resolution 1920x1080
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Default shader backend found: glsl.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
RetroArch [WARN] :: [GL]: Stock GLSL shaders will be used.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL vertex shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found GLSL fragment shader.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Linking GLSL program.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Using 4 textures.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [GL]: Loaded 1 program(s).
RetroArch [INFO] :: Using font rendering backend: freetype.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Graphics driver did not initialize an input driver. Attempting to pick a

suitable driver.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/event3 as type ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/event0 as type ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/mouse0 as type ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/event0 as type ID_INPUT_MOUSE.
RetroArch [INFO] :: [udev] Adding device /dev/input/mouse0 as type ID_INPUT_MOUSE.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found joypad driver: "udev".
RetroArch [INFO] :: ALSA: Using signed 16-bit format.
RetroArch [INFO] :: ALSA: Period size: 512 frames
RetroArch [INFO] :: ALSA: Buffer size: 1536 frames
RetroArch [INFO] :: Found menu display driver: "menu_display_gl".
RetroArch [INFO] :: Using font rendering backend: freetype.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Using font rendering backend: freetype.
RetroArch [WARN] :: Input device ID 5 is unknown to this libretro implementation. Using

RETRO_DEVICE_JOYPAD.
RetroArch [INFO] :: SRAM will not be saved.
RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file:

[/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/content_history.lpl].
RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file:

[/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/content_music_history.lpl].
RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file:

[/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/content_video_history.lpl].
RetroArch [INFO] :: Loading history file:

[/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/content_image_history.lpl].

here aplay -lowercase

Code:

LibreELEC:~/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch # aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: AMLM8AUDIO [AML-M8AUDIO], device 0: I2S.38 dummy-0 []
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: AMLM8AUDIO [AML-M8AUDIO], device 1: SPDIF.39 dit-hifi-1 []
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: AMLM8AUDIO [AML-M8AUDIO], device 2: PCM.40 pcm2bt-pcm-2 []
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

LibreELEC:~ # grep '^audio_' /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg
audio_out_rate = "48000"
audio_driver = "alsathread"
audio_device = "hw:0,1"
audio_filter_dir = "default"
audio_resampler = "sinc"
audio_rate_control_delta = "0.005000"
audio_max_timing_skew = "0.040000"
audio_volume = "-1.000000"
audio_latency = "64"
audio_block_frames = "0"
audio_sync = "true"
audio_enable = "true"
audio_mute_enable = "false"
audio_rate_control = "true"
audio_dsp_plugin = ""

All seems fine with config and no error on Retroarch startup related to alsa driver anymore.

Let's try to play something on all 3 audio devices you have just to rule out if alsa sound output is working. Can you run these and report which one(s) play the river sound on your tv?

Code:

mkdir -p /storage/temp
cd /storage/temp

wget "http://www.soundjay.com/nature/river-4.wav"

aplay --device="hw:0,0" ./river-4.wav

aplay --device="hw:0,1" ./river-4.wav

aplay --device="hw:0,2" ./river-4.wav

**2ami** · 11-23-2016, 20:57

i hear sound on hw:0,0
hw0,1 > resource busy
hw0,2 > no sound on tv

somehow using this command i can hear the sound

Code:

 
 aplay -vv --device="hw:0,0" river-4.wav

**JoKeRz** · 11-23-2016, 21:51

Originally posted by 2ami View Post

i hear sound on hw:0,0
hw0,1 > resource busy
hw0,2 > no sound on tv

somehow using this command i can hear the sound

Code:

aplay -vv --device="hw:0,0" river-4.wav

You may be getting hw0,1 > resource busy if you have kodi running which could be having exclusive access to the audio device. Try again to play the sound on hw0,1 after you stop kodi by running this on ssh:

Code:

systemctl stop kodi

Also, you can try to manually force to use hw0,0 just to see if you get sound by running this (bypassing retroarch.start script):
Open menu

Code:

sed -i 's@audio_device = .*@audio_device = "hw:0,0"@g'  /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg
cd /storage/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin/
./retroarch_mod -c /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg --menu

Open a ROM directly (example for Picodrive Sega Genesis emulator):

Code:

sed -i 's@audio_device = .*@audio_device = "hw:0,0"@g'  /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg
cd /storage/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin/
./retroarch_mod -c /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg -L /storage/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/lib/libretro/picodrive_libretro.so /storage/emulator/roms/my_genesis_rom.bin

**2ami** · 11-24-2016, 05:21

Originally posted by JoKeRz View Post

You may be getting hw0,1 > resource busy if you have kodi running which could be having exclusive access to the audio device. Try again to play the sound on hw0,1 after you stop kodi by running this on ssh:

i think i ran those command inside the retroarch menu not in kodi anymore

Also, you can try to manually force to use hw0,0 just to see if you get sound by running this (bypassing retroarch.start script):

Open menu

Code:

sed -i 's@audio_device = .*@audio_device = "hw:0,0"@g' /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg
cd /storage/.kodi/addons/emulator.tools.retroarch/bin/
./retroarch_mod -c /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/emulator.tools.retroarch/config/retroarch.cfg --menu

yup i can confirm the sound working now

, so my hardware is indeed 0,0, how can i set it permanently so i can launch it directly through kodi menu, is it enough changing from retroarch.cfg?
thanks a lot for being patience solving my trouble JoKeRz

**JoKeRz** · 11-24-2016, 05:38

Originally posted by 2ami View Post

i think i ran those command inside the retroarch menu not in kodi anymore

yup i can confirm the sound working now

, so my hardware is indeed 0,0, how can i set it permanently so i can launch it directly through kodi menu, is it enough changing from retroarch.cfg?
thanks a lot for being patience solving my trouble JoKeRz

I am glad we found a working solution for your device. I will issue a new version of the retroarch addon shortly which will have that setting possible to be configured in the addon settings. I will post the link to it shortly (if you have my S905 LE repository you will get the update automatically).

**2ami** · 11-24-2016, 10:07

Originally posted by JoKeRz View Post

I am glad we found a working solution for your device. I will issue a new version of the retroarch addon shortly which will have that setting possible to be configured in the addon settings. I will post the link to it shortly (if you have my S905 LE repository you will get the update automatically).

I believe many user have boxes like mine, it would be really nice to have it selectable through menu, but in current version i noticed in audio setting inside retroarch menu, i can choose all the available hardware by name not by hw:x,x, like mine i can see
1.default:CARD=AMLM8AUDIO,
2.sysdefault:CARD=AMLM8AUDIO
3.hdmi:CARD=AMLM8AUDIO,DEV=0
4.null
but whatever i chose none of them produce audio, even after reboot it always goes back to hw:0,0, but nevertheless now i'm doin it manually just like your instruction, can't wait to kick some butt "shoooryuukennn!!!"

thanks again dude

**JoKeRz** · 11-24-2016, 10:31

New version of the addon published to repository and available here:

Retroarch (emulator.tools.retroarch) v7.0.2-j07

What is new:

Fixed simple launcher to handle scummvm games properly. To use this feature, make sure game is extracted into a subdirectory named as per "Game Short Name" from http://scummvm.org/compatibility
Added option to configure the audio device for values other than hw:0,1. Now you can chose among hw:0,0 hw:0,1 hw:0,2 and hw:0,3 (hw:0,1 is still the default value)

**JoKeRz** · 11-24-2016, 10:39

Originally posted by 2ami View Post

I believe many user have boxes like mine, it would be really nice to have it selectable through menu, but in current version i noticed in audio setting inside retroarch menu, i can choose all the available hardware by name not by hw:x,x, like mine i can see
1.default:CARD=AMLM8AUDIO,
2.sysdefault:CARD=AMLM8AUDIO
3.hdmi:CARD=AMLM8AUDIO,DEV=0
4.null
but whatever i chose none of them produce audio, even after reboot it always goes back to hw:0,0, but nevertheless now i'm doin it manually just like your instruction, can't wait to kick some butt "shoooryuukennn!!!"

thanks again dude

The new version of the addon allows you to choose the hw:0,N via retroarch addon menu (not retroarch menu). So you need to go to program addons and open settings for Retroarch and set your audio device under "Configuration" tab. That will stick and every time you open retroarch the value will be reapplied. Give it a try and let us know if it works.

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