rooExtend – The easy start with Roon Extensions

Gary_Crouse · August 22, 2024, 9:06pm

Ok, Thanks.

Piotr_Pekala · August 23, 2024, 8:04am

Hi @DrCWO
I have just noticed that one of my rooExtend boxes got stuck at version 3.3.3. That’s strange as it was ON all the time…
Anyway, can I fix that not losing all the settings?

Aug 23 08:40:32 rooExtend rooExtendUpdater[2110]: ***** Manual update request from /tmp/updateRequest.txt
Aug 23 08:40:32 rooExtend rooExtendUpdater[2110]: Apt local file:   /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rooextend.list
Aug 23 08:40:32 rooExtend rooExtendUpdater[2110]: Apt source:       deb https://rooextend.com/rooextend-prod-PI agnostic main
Aug 23 08:40:32 rooExtend rooExtendUpdater[2110]: --------------------------------------------------
Aug 23 08:40:34 rooExtend rooExtendUpdater[2110]: ***** Starting update...
Aug 23 08:40:34 rooExtend rooExtendUpdater[2110]: ***** First update: 2024/08/24 02:21:00
Aug 23 08:40:43 rooExtend rooExtendUpdater[2110]: ***** Error with: apt-get update, Error: Command failed: apt-get update
Aug 23 08:40:43 rooExtend rooExtendUpdater[2110]: E: The repository 'https://rooextend.com/rooextend-prod-PI agnostic Release' no longer has a Release file.

DrCWO · August 23, 2024, 8:35am

I checked and the release file is in the repository. Also no one else complained
So I would recommend connecting the Raspberry with an ethernet cable at a hub near your Roon core. I guess there is an issue connecting to the Internet.

Best DrCWO

Piotr_Pekala · August 23, 2024, 9:08am

It’s connected with cable. Network is accessible from RPI shell, ping works, DNS works.
Several restarts didn’t change anything.

What else can be a problem here?

Piotr_Pekala · August 23, 2024, 9:19am

Any secure way to purge logs or anything else?

dietpi@rooExtend:~$ sudo apt-get update
Get:1 Index of linux/debian/ bullseye InRelease [43.3 kB]
Err:1 Index of linux/debian/ bullseye InRelease
Error writing to file - write (28: No space left on device) [IP: 108.138.51.102 443]
Get:2 Index of /debian bullseye InRelease [116 kB]
Err:2 Index of /debian bullseye InRelease
Error writing to file - write (28: No space left on device) [IP: 146.75.122.132 443]
Get:3 Index of /debian bullseye InRelease [39.0 kB]
Err:3 Index of /debian bullseye InRelease
Error writing to file - write (28: No space left on device) [IP: 93.93.135.117 443]
Ign:4 https://rooextend.com/rooextend-prod-PI agnostic InRelease
Get:5 https://rooextend.com/rooextend-prod-PI agnostic Release [3431 B]
Err:5 https://rooextend.com/rooextend-prod-PI agnostic Release
Error writing to file - write (28: No space left on device) [IP: 81.169.145.152 443]
Get:6 Index of /debian bullseye-updates InRelease [44.1 kB]
Err:6 Index of /debian bullseye-updates InRelease
Error writing to file - write (28: No space left on device) [IP: 146.75.122.132 443]
Get:7 https://deb.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease [48.4 kB]
Err:7 https://deb.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease
Error writing to file - write (28: No space left on device) [IP: 146.75.122.132 443]
Get:8 Index of /debian bullseye-backports InRelease [49.0 kB]
Err:8 Index of /debian bullseye-backports InRelease
Error writing to file - write (28: No space left on device) [IP: 146.75.122.132 443]
Reading package lists… Done
E: The repository ‘https://rooextend.com/rooextend-prod-PI agnostic Release’ no longer has a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can’t be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

DrCWO · August 23, 2024, 9:52am

What have you done that the space is out?

With a fresh image on the SD card 96% of the space is used after the first boot.
After the second boot the file system will be enlarged and only 25% should be used on a 16GB SD-Card. You can check this with the df command.

All log are temporary so nothing except Linux and rooExtend will be stored on the card. It should never happen with a 16GB SD-Card that it runs out of space.

Best DrCWO

Piotr_Pekala · August 23, 2024, 10:02am

Nothing, I haven’t touched that installation on OS level.
Maybe the other Roon extensions or Extension Manager are generating some logs?

dietpi@rooExtend:/$ df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 15111256 14951516 0 100% /
devtmpfs 1802504 0 1802504 0% /dev
tmpfs 1968264 8552 1959712 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs 787308 17108 770200 3% /run
tmpfs 5120 0 5120 0% /run/lock
tmpfs 971776 99860 871916 11% /tmp
tmpfs 51200 0 51200 0% /var/log
/dev/mmcblk0p1 129039 32543 96496 26% /boot

DrCWO · August 23, 2024, 10:55am

Wow,
Extension Manager and other Roon Extensions are out of my reach.

So best you start with a fresh rooExtend image and maybe get a bigger SD-Card

Best DrCWO

Piotr_Pekala · August 23, 2024, 10:59am

All the settings will be lost then?

DrCWO · August 23, 2024, 11:02am

Why not save them on an USB stick. rooExtend offers that for my Roon Extensions.

Piotr_Pekala · August 23, 2024, 11:18am

That didn’t work for me several times.

Did you manage to fix that somehow in the meantime?

Jay_S · August 23, 2024, 5:37pm

last weekend I had no internet: Roon worked fine but as it seems all my rooextend extensions were unlicensed. When I got internet again and after a reboot all licenses were valid again. Isn’t possible to add a period time to keep the licenses active in spite of loss of internet connection?
yesterday I started the rooextend box and it kept in the “firmware initializing” mode (2 red flash every 1 second). After around 10 Minutes I plugged the power of an on again, but still the same problem. The green network led was on, but is now off (plugged lan on WAN connector) after I tried it again today.
The support (ATR) has not answered till now and I hope to get a faster solution here…. Hopefully

DrCWO · August 23, 2024, 7:03pm

Hi Joerg,

regarding 1.)
The license is checked every 24 hours as I have to have the chance to disable subscriptions that are no longer valid. After 5 consecutive fails it disables all.

regarding 2.)
Seems your SD-Card is gone. Probably you tured of the rooExtend Box during update. Pleaee mail me at info@definiteaudio.de so I can give instructions how to fix ist.

Best DrCWO

Jay_S · August 23, 2024, 8:06pm

Thanks for the fast response!

Steve_Jones · August 24, 2024, 4:41am

I recently set up a pi that came in a kit from CanaKit. The case looks identical to the Flirc case. Do you know if this is true and if your top plate will fit?

DrCWO · August 24, 2024, 6:44am

If you got this kit it will fit. This is a FLIRC case

Best DrCWO

Steve_Jones · August 24, 2024, 7:13am

Sweet! That’s the exact kit I got. Thank you!

DrCWO · August 31, 2024, 1:48pm

miniDSP Device Volume Control for Roon
Does it make sense?

Hi guys,
I like to attract your attention to this thread where we started to discuss the necessity of a Device Volume Control for miniDSP devices. It should be the same als rooADI for RME ADI-2 class of DACs which I offered some time ago.

If you are a miniDSP user please join this thread and let me know if this will make sense for you. If there will be enough interested people I will put it on my list.

Best DrCWO

Michael_Globe · August 31, 2024, 5:09pm

It certainly makes sense to me. You would be able to use the Quick Keys knob for volume, select MiniDSP profiles, change inputs, put the device in and out of standby,… And you would be able to do this when your source is Roon, or some other like a CD player, turntable, TV, …

lin_cunfeng · September 2, 2024, 8:12am

Hi, Where could I download rooextend-box firmware? I reinstall system with rooExtend 3.4.0, but it dosen’t work