Probably 4x4 also works if you set output channels to 4. But that will of course double the CPU loads as well, since HQPlayer will need to output four channels instead of just two.
The beta of 5.4.2 fixed the problems
I had to select 2x2 audio and output channels to 4 on HQ Player. Sounds strange but it works
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Does linux-image-6.6.15-jl+_6.6.15-00011-g06f68f5359ba7_amd64.deb, the custom kernel, support NVIDIA?
When I installed it, NVIDIA did not work.
@jussi_laako
As Tidal phases out, MQA and returns to High-res PCM, are you considering adding Tidal to HQPlayer client?
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Iām not sure if Nvidia driver DKMS is already up to date enough to compile for that kernel version. It just recently got updated for 6.5ā¦ Did you remember to also install the header package?
The header package also installed.
I re-installed the nvidia driver to try, but the installation failed.
I think you will have to wait for Nvidia to update their driver to get compatible with 6.6+ kernel versions. Or if someone wants, can try to fix their driver shimā¦
Thank you very much.
I will wait until the nvidia driver updates.
Before I leave v4 behind and buy v5ā¦.
Will I need to delete v4 image on sd cards in my Rpi4ās, and do newest v5 versions?
Will all my HQP filter settings be automatically kept, or should I save them?
Anything I need to remember to do before hand?
You should update the Piās because v5 NAA brings some great new features that only work with HQP v5.
HQP Desktop? You can install v5 alongside v4. You just shouldnāt run both at the same time.
After you install check all your HQP v5 settings look the same, which they should be anyway.
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ā¦ if you have some existing microSD cards for RPi4, you can keep those and get new cards for the new versions. It is good idea to keep two cards per device and cycle these, so you can always go back to previous one if you encounter issues with a new one.
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Hi all,
has someone already tried to use ZLUDA with HQPlayer ? ZLUDA allows CUDA optimized software to run on AMD GPUās. I tried it but without success. That would be a nice option as many notebooks or mini PCās have AMD GPUās.
Your first issue will be that AMD doesnāt support ROCm on such GPUs. Only on the most powerful GPUs.
On Linux:
AMD Instinctā¢ MI250X
AMD Instinctā¢ MI250
AMD Instinctā¢ MI210
AMD Instinctā¢ MI100
AMD Instinctā¢ MI50
AMD Radeonā¢ Pro W6800
AMD Radeonā¢ Pro V620
AMD Radeonā¢ Pro VII
AMD Radeonā¢ VII
On Windows:
AMD Radeon Proā¢ W7900
AMD Radeon Proā¢ W7800
AMD Radeon Proā¢ W6800
AMD Radeonā¢ RX 7900 XTX
AMD Radeonā¢ RX 7900 XT
AMD Radeonā¢ RX 7600
AMD Radeonā¢ RX 6950 XT
AMD Radeonā¢ RX 6900 XT
AMD Radeonā¢ RX 6800 XT
AMD Radeonā¢ RX 6800
So most likely your notebook or mini PC doesnāt have one of theseā¦
I have the native support in my codebase, but I removed it from Embedded quite a while ago because practically nobody was using it, and the dependencies were affecting everyone.
My 14900KS arrived yesterday. I wonāt have time to install it before the beginning of the weekā¦ Unfortunately, the power is already too much, but at least Iām ready if @jussi_laako comes up with something or I update Cyanās big brother sometimeā¦ 
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Iāve been using HQP embedded on a sonicTransporter i7 since 2019. I can send it back to Small Green Computer where Andrew can upgrade the sonicOrbiter OS to 2.9 for $100, then I can buy HQP 5 embedded from Jussi and install it.
I might want to go a different route though with a new Mac computer instead. My computer is a 2015 MacBook Air so pretty old. I just replaced my Pontus II DAC with a Cyan 2, so DSD256 is reportedly the highest rate needed, and I want to use the DAC correction feature. Would one of the new MacBook Pros be able to run HQP 5 Desktop?
I found the answer is yes by reading back a few pages. However would a purpose built music server perform better for HQP than a MacBook Pro that I would frequently be using for other things while listening to music?
And Iām assuming I could continue to use the sonicT as my Roon core if I have HQP on a MacBook Pro. Or would it be fine or even advisable to have the Roon core on the MacBook Pro as well?
Obviously the least expensive choice is to just get HQP 5 on my sonicT. But I could use a new MacBook.
For a Spring 2 KTE (NAA, not direct USB), I use a headless Mini M1 with HQP Desktop, filter+modulator configuration below, DAC corrections. Works reliably. If I use both corrections and heavier modulators like the -super family, I start getting occasional stutters.
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I like that option, is HQP the only task your Mini handles? Is your Roon core on that machine?
Just HQP, I have my Roon server on an Ubuntu Server box that I had before which is enough for Roon but not for HQP DSD256.
I do the same thing as Fernando and run the same settings. I run an M1 Mac mini with 16GB of RAM and I have both Roon and HQPlayer Desktop 5 running on it. I love the setup. It is easy to update and has run perfectly. Iāve had two sonicTransporters previously and would NEVER go back to them!!
I would recommend getting a newer M2 Mac mini with 16GB of RAM.