[PROBLEM] Volume issue on moode 8.0.2

[sand87ch]

Not an endorsement but I've been using SanDisk Ultra and Ultra Plus cards for years and abused them senselessly---writing and rewriting, killing power without shutting down first, etc. I may have had one memory card fail out of dozens but I'm not sure but that may have been a store-branded card instead.

Regards,
Kent

Ok.With my allo boss i used to power off without shutting down.That could have been the issue.However the reason i do so nowadays is because if i shut down..then in the next power cycle it doesnt satrt up automatically unless i click and hold the hardware button on the ALLO.It sometimes feels like a hit or miss as sometimes it starts late etc etc.So i went back to power off/on without shutting down.Though before shut down i do disconnect airplay or any streaming to it.Btw in india due to quick power failures etc anyways it switches off without a graceful shutdown.

Mine is the san disk class 10 32GB card.Over the years i have seen both sandisk ultra and samsung evo going bad.I will try WD or HP this time and go for a 16GB/32GB.

Pulling the plug typically doesn't cause any issues. Ive done it many times and we also have the occasional power outage and all the electronics seem to be ok. 

Similar to @TheOldPresbyope' I've also used SanDisk Ultra 10's for many years and have only had a couple failures. 

After you re-flash try booting the system up with only an Ethernet connection to give you a baseline for boot time. If it's still really long then try the card on a bare Pi connected via Ethernet to eliminate any issues with the Boss 2 hardware.

Got the WD purple 32GB delivered and i flashed moode 8.1.2.will try and also paste the logs here

Hey @Tim Curtis @TheOldPresbyope yes the WD purple has solved the boot issue.it was the sandisk  ultra that was the culprit.i think samsung evo and sandisk ultra are less reliable for many overwrites probably.its true they are both great in usb storages etc but i have had previous bad experiences with both in terms of pendrives and memory cards.I never had tried WD other than on HDDs.but this is awsome.Thanks for suggesting WD.
I can confirm that the boot issue is now not an issue at all.