Upcoming moOde 9.0.0 (Bookworm)

[Tim Curtis]

Here's latest WIP release notes.

Networking, Audio and Multiroom are working pretty awesomely :-)

Thanks to Bookworm its now possible to have integrated HDMI and Headphone, USB and I2S devices all connected and available to select as the Audio output without rebooting.

   

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New features

- NEW: Switch audio output (HDMI, Headphone, I2S, USB) without reboot
- NEW: HDMI/IEC958 audio format including multichannel
- NEW: WiFi Hotspot (2.4 GHz WiFi bridged to Ethernet if present)
- NEW: Option to reduce Pi-5 shutdown wattage to .01W

Updates

- UPD: HDMI On/Off option removed (not valid on Bookworm)
- UPD: Remove obsolete devices from audio device table
- UPD: Improve setup guides and (i) help

Bug fixes

- FIX: MusicBrainz date format (with hyphens) not being parsed
- FIX: RoonBridge restart and disconnect not working correctly

Radio stations

- UPD: Kanal K