We’re excited to share another Early Access build of RoonOS 3.0. This is the final Early Access release, containing the last batch of changes before RoonOS 3.0 goes live in production; this cycle focused on polish and reliability, guided by your feedback from recent builds. You’ll find improvements to USB storage, a smoother update from RoonOS 2.x, and more dependable updates and reinstalls.
What’s new?
Most of this cycle’s work went into USB drives. Check and Repair now shows progress for FAT, NTFS and exFAT drives, and you can cancel a long check. If a repair can’t fix a drive, RoonOS now tells you instead of reporting success. We also fixed cases where a slow drive held up other storage actions, and where a healthy drive showed as failed or under a duplicate name.
Some of you saw Roon Server fail to start on the first boot after updating from RoonOS 2.1, for example on devices with a static IP address. We fixed this. On 4K TVs, the HDMI display now runs at 1080p, which leaves more memory for Roon Server. We also fixed File Sharing connections after a Tailscale account change, and incomplete CD rips that reported success.
Change log
- Check and Repair for USB drives now shows progress for FAT, NTFS and exFAT drives
- Long drive checks can now be cancelled
- Fixed the Storage page freezing when a drive is unplugged during a repair
- Fixed drives showing as failed, or under a duplicate name, when several mount at once
- Fixed Roon Server not starting on the first boot after updating from RoonOS 2.1
- HDMI display now runs at 1080p on 4K TVs, which reduces memory use
- Fixed File Sharing connections after a Tailscale account change with Guest access off
- Added guidance for Windows users with mapped network drives
- Incomplete CD rips now fail instead of reporting success, and leave no temporary files
- Updates no longer appear stuck when the update service doesn’t respond
- Fixed the Roon Server uptime shown in the WebUI after the clock is set
Installing RoonOS earlyaccess
- Download the instruction file for RoonOS
earlyaccess(do not modify the file or its name in any way) - Follow the steps in the Roon Help Center to copy the instruction file to your RoonOS device and initiate the update procedure.
Moving back to production
- Download the instruction file for RoonOS
production(do not modify the file or its name in any way) - Follow the steps in the Roon Help Center to copy the instruction file to your RoonOS device and initiate the update procedure.
If you run into anything unexpected, please let us know in the Early Access category on the forum. Your feedback during EA is exactly what shapes the final release.
Thank you for your support.
The Team at Roon Labs