Another weekend, another release.
This one followed quickly after the one from previous week, but that one was huge which resulted in some regressions that I wanted to fix asap.
The most important stuff is fixing the regressions that came from the rewrite of the WiFi configuration. Furthermore USB firmware update for the Pi4 and a few features for the display.
Here’s the changelog:
3.015 (2020/12/12)
NEW: [screen] possibility to hide options buttons
NEW: [screen] possibility to hide blurred background image
IMPROV: firmware update for Pi 4 USB chip (000138a1)
IMPROV: [screen] improve error handling when fetching cover art
IMPROV: disable Alsa DAPM which causes clicks on certain SPDIF HAT’s
IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Librespot
FIX: certain Realtek wifi drivers clashed
FIX: make sure previous wireless interface definitions are gone
FIX: fetching the region code, necessary for wireless regulations, is failing
I’m sure things will go back to normal the minute I hit send, but I haven’t been able to connect to one of my Pi’s since updating to 3.004 a few days ago.
Activity LED flashing normally. Ethernet showing connected on my hub once it boots. (Not using wi-fi.)
Other one updated just fine. But this one isn’t showing up in device list (when using other one’s IP), and can’t connect via its IP directly.
So with RoPieee 3., my RPi4 will not boot with my USB DAC connected. I have to disconnect and reconnect the USB cable to get it to start booting. This happens with both a cold boot and a reboot. This did not happen before. So I don’t know if there is something in the new kernel getting hung up very early. But it is 100% reproducable for me.
First - Thank you @spockfish for Ropieee - its a fantastic little Rpi distro.
I had a problem with my SD card so I installed Ropieee on a new 8Gb card.
I had it setup and played on it last evening but today when I turn it on it doesn’t show up in Roon - and then again it show 30 minutes after it has been turned on. All my other zones appear in Roon.
While waiting on Roon to discover the Ropieee i can connect to the webserver on the Ropieee - but i doesn’t appear in the Roon client.
Earlier versions appeared after only 1 minute or two.
Is there a configuration parameter (Ropieee ping or Roon discover) I can set that gets Roon to discover the Ropieee faster?
I am using the nonXL Ropieee version on my Rpi 2 with Hifiberry Dac+XLR version with a Rpi display. It is connected via wired network. My roon server is on a Ubuntu 18.04.
There is no parameter for discovery, as Roon takes care of that completely autonomously.
There is an important thing to realize: Roon discovery is not only a network thingie: if there is no audio output the device will not show up.
Can you send me feedback? The option can be found on the ‘advanced’ tab of RoPieee’s webpage. Ideally in the situation where the unit is not visible in Roon.