05-09-2024, 03:54 PM
Hello All
Looking for some advice on which version of Moode currently works best with the Allo Boss2 DAC.
The device I have is the Boss2 player, which includes the Boss2 HAT DAC and RPi4b 4gb.
The device will be used principally for Roon playback and more occasionally with other sources.
Current status:
Running Moode 7.5.0
RasPi OS: 5.4.77-v71+ #1371 (arm v71 32 bit)
This rather old version of Moode works, namely there is sound output and the Boss2 OLED display functions. I managed to install and activate Roon Bridge successfully by setting the OS to 32 bit, rather than 64.
Question is at this time can I upgrade to a more modern version of Moode? And which version would be best?
Should I install Moode 8.3.0? If so, how do I find and download the image file?
Or should I best wait for Moode 9.0?
Many thanks in advance for your cumulative wisdom and guidance.
Cheers,
PJ.
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Further background:
I read through forum posts noting problems with the Boss2, the broken kernel after Moode 8.3.0 and the kernel patch (#5510) which had now been applied to (?) OS version 6.4 and above.
My reading of those threads was that 8.3.9 should work with the Boss2 DAC, but might need a kernel patch.
I tried this and failed fairly comprehensively :-)
Result was that 8.3.9 did not support playback (but the OLED did work). I ran the patch, but like @kenship in his post "ALSA Error and No Boss 2 After 8.3.8 Upgrade" could not install patch 5510 (404 not found) and ended up with kernel 6.6.xx which broke both audio playback and OLED display on the Boss2.
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Looking for some advice on which version of Moode currently works best with the Allo Boss2 DAC.
The device I have is the Boss2 player, which includes the Boss2 HAT DAC and RPi4b 4gb.
The device will be used principally for Roon playback and more occasionally with other sources.
Current status:
Running Moode 7.5.0
RasPi OS: 5.4.77-v71+ #1371 (arm v71 32 bit)
This rather old version of Moode works, namely there is sound output and the Boss2 OLED display functions. I managed to install and activate Roon Bridge successfully by setting the OS to 32 bit, rather than 64.
Question is at this time can I upgrade to a more modern version of Moode? And which version would be best?
Should I install Moode 8.3.0? If so, how do I find and download the image file?
Or should I best wait for Moode 9.0?
Many thanks in advance for your cumulative wisdom and guidance.
Cheers,
PJ.
++++++++++++++++
Further background:
I read through forum posts noting problems with the Boss2, the broken kernel after Moode 8.3.0 and the kernel patch (#5510) which had now been applied to (?) OS version 6.4 and above.
My reading of those threads was that 8.3.9 should work with the Boss2 DAC, but might need a kernel patch.
I tried this and failed fairly comprehensively :-)
Result was that 8.3.9 did not support playback (but the OLED did work). I ran the patch, but like @kenship in his post "ALSA Error and No Boss 2 After 8.3.8 Upgrade" could not install patch 5510 (404 not found) and ended up with kernel 6.6.xx which broke both audio playback and OLED display on the Boss2.
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