moOde 8.3.7 is available

[Tim Curtis]

Hi,

moOde 8.3.7 is available in the Media Player OS section of the Raspberry Pi Imager or as a direct download at https://moodeaudio.org :-)

    

This release is based on RaspiOS Bullseye Lite most recent packages as of 2023-12-07, Linux kernel 6.1.21, our suite of custom drivers and patches, and important new features, updates and bug fixes as listed below.

Summary

There are numerous improvements, updates and bug fixes in this release including a new Radio Stream Monitor for detecting and restarting stalled streams, Qobuz credentials section in UPnP Config, latest versions of MPD and Shairport-sync, a new icon set and many nice enhancements to the WebUI. Refer to the release notes for details. 

ISO Image

The ISO image does not contain a default userid/password, SSH service, WiFi SSID or Access Point password. Refer to the Setup Guide for information on how to easily set these up using the official Raspberry Pi Imager.

In-place update

There is an in-place update available via the "CHECK for software update" button in System Config. Click the VIEW button to read about the contents of the update package. Be sure to BACKUP your system before applying the update.

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Release notes

Code:

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New features

- NEW: Radio manager stream monitor for restarting stalled streams
- NEW: Qobuz credentials section in UPnP Config

Updates

- UPD: Bump to MPD 0.23.14
- UPD: Bump to shairport-sync 4.3.2
- UPD: Bump to NQPTP 1.2.4
- UPD: Bump to Font Awesome 6.4.2 Pro and update specific icons
- UPD: Add comparison operators =~ and !~ (PERL regex) to Library Adv search
- UPD: Add DSD<number> badge for DSF/DFF/WavPack DSD formats
- UPD: Add DSD format to embedded cover art extractor
- UPD: Add WavPack format to Default/Default+ options for Prefs, Thumbgen scan
- UPD: Add Receivers btn on renderer overlay when connecting to Multiroom sender
- UPD: Add Audio info button on renderer overlay
- UPD: Add channel count and ALSA output format 'output' to extra metadata
- UPD: Add Artist under Title in Folder view (if Artist not = AlbumArtist)
- UPD: Add Prefs option for static waveform now-playing icon
- UPD: Add BSSID to info on Network Config
- UPD: Add underscore to allowed characters in manually entered SSID
- UPD: Add ALSA output mode option to Bluetooth Control
- UPD: Add Pi-5B revision code parsing to pirev.py utility
- UPD: Add option to remove CamillaDSP configs and IR files before restore
- UPD: Improve metadata layout in CoverView wide mode
- UPD: Improve icon for volume popup by always showing level
- UPD: Improve sort headings in Radio and Playlist views
- UPD: Improve bitrate sort in Radio view (sort high to low)
- UPD: Improve GPIO Config help and labels
- UPD: Improve Squeezelite Config help
- UPD: Improve readability and parsing of startup log
- UPD: Improve the "Artist column" option in Prefs Library
- UPD: Improve Favorite: update station type, include on Queue context menu
- UPD: Improve Input select configuration and volume handling
- UPD: Replace Chrome deprecated vertical sliders with cross-Browser sliders
- UPD: Remove unreliable AirPlay protocol switcher (only AirPlay 2 supported)
- UPD: Show "Radio station" for stations that transmit a bogus title tag
- UPD: Standardize display style for encodedAt and ALSA output formats
- UPD: Configure Squeezelite AUDIODEVICE param using Audio Config settings
- UPD: Move Local Display to Peripherals Config
- UPD: Move DLNA server to File Sharing section of System Config
- UPD: Move Prefs thumbnail and cover art options to dedicated section
- UPD: Move selected Library prefs options for a more logical grouping
- UPD: Allow host name to be imported from Raspberry Pi Imager

Audio devices

- NEW: ProtoDAC TDA1387 X8 (FifoPiMa)

Radio stations

- NEW: Eirewave
- NEW: Davide of MIMIC
- NEW: Soma FM - Bossa Beyond
- NEW: Soma FM - The In-Sound
- NEW: Soma FM - Tiki Time
- UPD: Jazz24
- UPD: BBC stations
- UPD: FluxFM stations
- UPD: Genres on various stations

Security

- UPD: Remove AP mode PSK from hostapd.conf

Bug fixes

- FIX: Radio/Tag/Album sync (auto-scroll then highlight item) not working
- FIX: WavPack format information not correct in Library and Audio info
- FIX: MPD mixer reverts to "software' after disconnecting bluetooth device
- FIX: Backup/Restore missing Prefs, Library, Track play setting
- FIX: Restore not updating buffer size in /etc/bluealsaaplay.conf
- FIX: Invert polarity auto-click not working
- FIX: Soma FM station name displays null when tag not present
- FIX: Base folder RADIO not excluded correctly in Folder view
- FIX: WebUI visual glitch when MPD is restarted
- FIX: Playbar context menu overflows right boundary
- FIX: Missing parenthesis when generating in nftables.conf
- FIX: Moodeutl -f/-F can hang if hwparams is empty (rare)
- FIX: HD badge hidden when radio station stopped
- FIX: Other minor fixes

Just a bump :-)