Chrome on phone / local IP address.
So my “thought to be dead” PI3 eventually came back to life and is now on build 96…
Safari (macOS Big Sur)
http://ropieee-office.local and from there to Devices tab to select any of my three RoPieee devices.
Either Safari or Firefox running on a Mac Mini 2018/iPhone/iPad.
My Raspi 4B is not recognized by IP, but by the name of the device followed by .local
As my Raspi running Ropieee is named ropieee, I contact it as ropieee.local
First of all: the trouble I’ve had was, for some reason, related to the SD card I was using. Switched to a Sandisk card, flashed the 083 image (Etcher on Win7) and upgraded to 097 from there. Very fast - I think around 10 minutes total…
As for the web page access:
Firefox browser
fixed DHCP reservation (MAC on the pi4 ethernet) and entry in a local DNS server. So using FQDN to access RoPieee.
with 2 images now essentially on the card what is the minimum SD card size needed? I’m guessing 16GB will be safe but I think I have some that are maybe only 8 or perhaps even 1 that is 4GB still so I might need to shuffle some cards around in the future. Would be great if the info tabs (new and Old) had a DF like showing up
Update - my pi’s 3/4 updated to 96/97 no issues and rebooted no issues on their own too.
4 GB will still do.
The new OS is soooo much smaller compared to the current one that even with the redundant stuff it’s hardly bigger.
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@spockfish I’m planning on moving my RPi4 RoPieee NG into a new case with Raspberry Display. Do I need to do a fresh install of RoPieee NG or just install the display and reboot the RPi4 with current NG 097 running ?
A display loads a lot of things at the initial install time. My guess is it’s going to be a new install, so you might see if there is a latest image to d/l for this or maybe just use the one you have.
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Yep, I thought about that. I’ll wait for @spockfish advise and also see if he can post the latest img so I can download it and do a fresh installation, if needed.
Hi @Enrico_Castagnetti and @wizardofoz ,
this is one of those things that actually changed. NG has all software on board and does not need to install anything upon installation (expect Roon Bridge, license thingie).
You do need to trigger a configure however, so just flip a switch (USB or so) save it and change it back again. The configure step will then see the screen attached and configure everything necessary.
Thanks
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Great!! I will do that as soon I get the display delivered today and will post here with the results.
Yeah this is a good test 
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I assume tho that you can’t just swap a rpi4 sd card into a rpi3 still
nope. different kernel.
Following this thread with enthusiasm to see the progress on the NG version. Question for me to be answered: will it in time run on a Pi2B? 
Nope. The Pi2 won’t be supported by NG.
i tend to be a “stable genius” so I haven’t experimented with the NG kernel yet.
When you’re satisfied, will both versions be available, or with NG “replace” the old one? Not that I need or want to stay on the non-NG one once NG is all good to go, but will it be available via the web interface like new versions are now?
Or will one need to go download the new bin and reflash?
(This is probably painfully obvious to all but me!)
Hi Chris,
In the end NG will replace the current one. And it will just be called ‘RoPieee’ again.
But only then, when I (and you guys) feel comfortable that it is at least as good ad the current one.
And yes, due to it’s complete new structure you need to reflash your unit(s) once.
But this won’t be rushed: stability is one of the key features of RoPieee and I know how important it is for a lot of users.
“It’s ready when it’s ready”
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Harry, got the display but following your instructions did not work. Display shows Zone Not Found which is correct because I haven’t setup any zone yet but the Display Tab is not showing up in the RoPieee NG. Here is the feedback in case you want to look at it:
bcec52a1675c085a
Going to flash a new card from scratch to see if it works that way and keep the one running 097 intact in case you want me to test other things.
