I am trying out Roon with a CuBox-i4 Pro as my endpoint. The CuBox is hooked up to a M2Tech HiFace 2 and the OS is Volumio. This works fine but I am limited to AirPlay and I would like to try the hardware with Roon Bridge in order to stream hi-resolution music.
I am not very proficient in Linux - the CuBox was actually bought several years back with the intention to run LMS but I gave up and it was not until I found an image with Volumio that I got the system up running.
My question is if anyone out there is running a similar setup and is willing to share an image of a working Linux+Roon Bridge? Alternatively providing a step by step guide for dummies? Available guide seems to be quite old and likely outdated.
My main computer is running macOS but I have an old MacBook with Linux if needed for creating a flash card.
Seem to recall the M2Tech might not play well with Linux. Search M2Tech in the search box up to the top right and there seems to be quite a number of posts. Is the firmware up to date?
The Hiface 1 wasn’t compatible with Linux. The 2 is OK.
If you have console access to the cubox via SSH you can add Roon Bridge after you add any missing dependencies. The script isn’t hard to follow.
This was on the Volumio forum from last September, thanks to the author.
SSH access on volumio
For security reasons, SSH is disabled by default on all versions after 2.199 (except first boot). It can be however enabled very easily.
First method: file
Just create or copy a file called ssh in /boot . You can do it right after flashing Volumio, by creating it in the “Boot” partition of your SD Card.
Second method: DEV UI
Navigate to the DEV ui by pointing your browser to VOLUMIOIP/DEV or volumio.local/DEV or ip/DEV.
Find the SSH section, and click enable. From now on your SSH will be permanently enabled.
Putty access to Volumio:
user: volumio
password: volumio