Raspberry Pi 3B+ newbie- what's the current recommended instal & set up?

Greg_Hill1 · January 25, 2019, 7:16pm

Apologies if I’ve missed it but all of the posts I found with setup instructions were a couple of years old and it sounds like raspberry keeps evolving…

So. I’ve just purchased and set up a 3B+ with Raspbian preinstalled on the micro SD. I want to use it as an endpoint feeding, wirelessly, a peachtree nova with digital via the usb, optical or coax input.

I expect I need to instal RoonBridge but am not clear on the need the instal one of the other flavors of Pi OS. ?

thanks in advance

Greg

Trond_Arne_Velund · January 25, 2019, 7:19pm

5 min And you are good to go. Perfect easy setup.

https://www.ropieee.org/getting_started/

Greg_Hill1 · January 25, 2019, 8:02pm

THANKS. I knew it’d be easy. Or the appearance of easy…

John_V · January 25, 2019, 10:19pm

I too recommend Ropieee. Note that it is a substitute for Rasbian not an addition. So you will have to reflash the SD or perhaps flash another card.

Just didn’t want you confused.

Greg_Hill1 · January 30, 2019, 9:23pm

And I’m now up and running. Straight off I’d say it sounds really great, dunno if there’s burn in on these things? The RoPieee Beginner’s Guide was great- super easy to follow. Big ups to https://community.roonlabs.com/u/Nathan_Wilkes for that!.

bevan_court · January 30, 2019, 11:48pm

No burn in that is noticeable. A couple could of tips for a standalone pi, because the USB shares the bus with Ethernet, there is a potential for noise. I’ve found WiFi actually works better and combined with an iFi USB purifier and iFi power supply, is a great little unit.

Trond_Arne_Velund · January 31, 2019, 7:40pm

Good choice!

Trond_Arne_Velund · January 31, 2019, 7:42pm

HiFiBerry Digi+ add on with the steel case is a great match. Easy setup and awesome sound. Very afordable setup.

Greg_Hill1 · February 1, 2019, 12:31am

Oh there is a steel case?! I thought I’d seen that then only saw the acrylic. Must dig back in

Trond_Arne_Velund · February 1, 2019, 11:11am

You can find info here: https://www.hifiberry.com/shop/cases/steel-case-for-hifiberry-digi-black/

Greg_Hill1 · February 4, 2019, 2:19pm

Ah right. That’s for hifiberry. I’ve got the AlloOne… Do you know if it’d work with that case?

Michael_Merline · February 7, 2019, 4:28pm

You should choose a OS based on how simple you want this process to be. One one end of that spectrum is Ropieee—minimal configuration, easy to install, but makes the RP3 into a dedicated Roon endpoint. You could also choose something like DietPi—less simple to set up, but still fairly automated and allows the RP3 to be used for other apps (Airplay, Pi-Hole, etc.) as well.