Official moOde 8 support thread

[drfous]

Super smooth update.

Backup/Restore worked well.

7.6 to 8.02

Thanks!

[cheapvega]

Hello, I have 2 questions

1, when I run Spotify Connect or connect to Bluetooth, there's an overlay on the screen that blocks out all other controls. Is there any way to get rid of that overlay while remaining connected?

2, is there any way to get buttons or icons on the home page for 1 step connection to stuff like BT or an I2S hat analog input?

Thanks in advance.

[Tim Curtis]

1. Renderer overlays are an integral part of the renderer sub-system and cannot be removed. It wouldn't make sense anyway because a renderer is a separate playback application where it's control UI is an app on some other computer or mobile. MPD, the Library and the Configs are irrelevant when a renderer is active.

2. Those types of niche customizations would need to be done by either yourself or another developer thats interested in the same thing. Another avenue for getting some dev attention is if a lot of users expressed interest in your proposal.

[letmebefrank]

"Add force_eeprom_read=0 to /boot/config.txt for all Hifiberry cards"

Does this fix the issue with Digi+ pro and digi2 not working on rev1.5 Pi4s?

[Tim Curtis]

Do you have one of these boards?

[philrandal]

"Add force_eeprom_read=0 to /boot/config.txt for all Hifiberry cards"

Does this fix the issue with Digi+ pro and digi2 not working on rev1.5 Pi4s?

1: what version of moode didn't they work on?  What were the symptoms? 

2: have you tried 8.0.2 to see if it fixes it?

Phil

[cheapvega]

1. Renderer overlays are an integral part of the renderer sub-system and cannot be removed. It wouldn't make sense anyway because a renderer is a separate playback application where it's control UI is an app on some other computer or mobile. MPD, the Library and the Configs are irrelevant when a renderer is active.

2. Those types of niche customizations would need to be done by either yourself or another developer thats interested in the same thing. Another avenue for getting some dev attention is if a lot of users expressed interest in your proposal.

1. OK, I am good with controlling stuff like play/last/next track via my phone or w/e. But do the volume/EQ settings in moOde apply to the renderer? It would be nice to have access to those settings without having to disconnect/reconnect the renderer (especially volume). And an overlay with album art and artist/track info would be nice as well. 

2. I'll do more research on that. I imagine there have to be other users pushing analog inputs through moOde.

[letmebefrank]

Do you have one of these boards?

I have a raspberry pi 4 rev 1.5 that I received at the beginning of this month. I used the updated Raspbian boot files to launch moOde 7.6.1, but it would not boot with my Digi+ pro attached. According to hifiberry there are issues with power delivery to the HAT that keep it from booting with digi2 and Digi+ pro attached.

I thought maybe this was a software fix for that.

I returned the Digi+ pro to my Pi3 with moOde 7.6.1 and it's working flawlessly in my main system.

I have the Pi4 rev1.5, still running 7.6.1, working as a temporary player for my basement until either a new hifiberry digi board comes out that works with rev1.5 or until it gets fixed in software (which hifiberry does not believe is possible)

[TheOldPresbyope]

@cheapvega 

Re point #1, you can always enter directly the endpoint URL for the screen you want to reach in your browser. Example http://moode/snd-config.php (for a suitable value of “moOde” )

Regards,
Kent

[Tim Curtis]

1. Renderer overlays are an integral part of the renderer sub-system and cannot be removed. It wouldn't make sense anyway because a renderer is a separate playback application where it's control UI is an app on some other computer or mobile. MPD, the Library and the Configs are irrelevant when a renderer is active.

2. Those types of niche customizations would need to be done by either yourself or another developer thats interested in the same thing. Another avenue for getting some dev attention is if a lot of users expressed interest in your proposal.

1. OK, I am good with controlling stuff like play/last/next track via my phone or w/e. But do the volume/EQ settings in moOde apply to the renderer? It would be nice to have access to those settings without having to disconnect/reconnect the renderer (especially volume). And an overlay with album art and artist/track info would be nice as well. 

2. I'll do more research on that. I imagine there have to be other users pushing analog inputs through moOde.

The client app for a renderer controls volume. moOde automatically sets its own volume to 0dB when a renderer connects. This ensures overall volume is 0dB when client volume is at 100%.

EQ will sound same for MPD as for the renderers that support EQ. Read the heading text in the Equalizer section of Audio Config for which renderers support moOde EQ's.

Airplay cover art and metadata was unreliable in the implementation that was used some years back in moOde and so it was dropped. If a dev has a solution that works I'll be happy to take a look.