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Hmm WTF is going on - suzywong - 11-30-2024
Pi3B+, official 7" touch screen, IQAudio Pi-DAC Pro
Moode 9.1.3
So having failed to get 9.1.4 to work with this setup, I reverted to 9.1.3.
Happily playing this evening, until:
FAiled to open "ALSA Default" (alsa);
Failed to open ALSA Device
"_audioout": Invalid argument
restarted. played a track. Moode shows it playing but no sound.
/Configure/Audio shows Output device - IQAudio Pi-DAC Pro etc.
Did a power cycle & reboot. same result.
So is this issue related to hardware or software?
Thoughts? Where should I be looking?
EDIT: second power cycle & reboot. All fine now. “Curiouser and curiouser”, said Alice.
EDIT2: selected new track……no sound.
What is going on?
PS….it’s difficult to type on an iPad balanced on your lap when a cat is crawling up your shoulder, wanting a cuddle. Just saying.
RE: Hmm WTF is going on - Tim Curtis - 12-01-2024
The symptom "it works then after a while it doesn't" suggests something external to the software for example a power supply issue, bad connections, etc.
1. If you have electrical contact cleaner unplug the pieces, spray on the connectors and then reattach everything.
2. Swap in a different power supply if you have one
lol, when my one cat was a kitten he liked to try climbing up my Collie's front leg :-0
RE: Hmm WTF is going on - suzywong - 12-01-2024
(12-01-2024, 01:58 AM)Tim Curtis Wrote: The symptom "it works then after a while it doesn't" suggests something external to the software for example a power supply issue, bad connections, etc.
1. If you have electrical contact cleaner unplug the pieces, spray on the connectors and then reattach everything.
2. Swap in a different power supply if you have one
lol, when my one cat was a kitten he liked to try climbing up my Collie's front leg :-0
Yeah, I was thinking more hardware than software, as well. Curious though, that the “fault” only happens when I “clear and add” a new track. Higher processor load perhaps? Which might then point the finger at the PSU.
Let the “parts swapping” commence…….
RE: Hmm WTF is going on - suzywong - 12-01-2024
So I’ve taken the Pi apart and reseated the HAT. Also, changed the PSU.
Playing nicely now.
We’ll see what happens…….
Oh dear, fourth “clear/play” and the ALSA error is back……..
Think I’ll go back to 9.0.4, which from my own notes, and another thread on here ** may give some insight….
** and for which I am responsible….sorry!
Interestingly, a “clear/play” failed this evening, but without touching the hardware or a reboot, I found that a sequence of “remove all”, “add” and “play” worked fine. I wonder whether I have a corrupted install.
OTOH, the latest “clear/play” is fine. Happy daze!
Well the Christmas decorations are up, so I have to find something to keep me amused in my retirement….
RE: Hmm WTF is going on - Tim Curtis - 12-01-2024
(12-01-2024, 09:56 AM)suzywong Wrote:(12-01-2024, 01:58 AM)Tim Curtis Wrote: The symptom "it works then after a while it doesn't" suggests something external to the software for example a power supply issue, bad connections, etc.
1. If you have electrical contact cleaner unplug the pieces, spray on the connectors and then reattach everything.
2. Swap in a different power supply if you have one
lol, when my one cat was a kitten he liked to try climbing up my Collie's front leg :-0
Yeah, I was thinking more hardware than software, as well. Curious though, that the “fault” only happens when I “clear and add” a new track. Higher processor load perhaps? Which might then point the finger at the PSU.
Let the “parts swapping” commence…….
You mean "Clear queue" then "Add" a track?
There is no Clear/Add option anymore. It was removed long ago.
In any case someone will need to repro your issue in order to troubleshoot it otherwise its just a "wild goose chase".
RE: Hmm WTF is going on - suzywong - 12-02-2024
Ah, sorry. I meant “clear/play”, as corrected in the subsequent post.