Upcoming moOde 9.0.5 release

[Tim Curtis]

Hi,

Here are WIP release notes for upcoming 9.0.5 release.

LocalUI gets some attention :-)

The HDMI-CEC feature can automatically turn on attached HDMI displays that support at least CEC 1.4 protocol. I only have one config that I can test this on, a Yammy AVR and Samsung 7 series display, so hopefully feedback from the field can help to improve the robustness of the feature.

   

Code:

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Updates

- UPD: Add HDMI-CEC support to Local Display feature

Bug fixes

- FIX: LocalUI fails to start after in-place update when userid is not 'pi'
- FIX: LocalUI settings revert to default after in-place update when userid is 'pi'

[Tim Curtis]

Here's latest WIP release notes

Whats new:

- Fixes and updates for Plexamp renderer support
- Fix for Multiroom Config
- Fix for CoverView css on Ultrawide displays

To make the Plexamp upgrades I subscribed to Plexpass and tested the actual client app and Plexamp. There are some issues with Plexamp and how it handles ALSA.

1. When Plexamp initially starts it opens and hogs the ALSA output until something is played and then stopped at which point it then releases the ALSA output after ~15 seconds. Hogging the output on initial start means that it can't be handled a true session based renderer like Airplay  or Spotify Connect which initially start w/o opening ALSA output. They only open the output when play initiates.

2. It doesn't handle Linux/ALSA dynamic card numbering. If a configured audio device experiences a card number change after startup or reboot it fails to play and generates "unable to open dmix..." errors in the systemd service output. The audio device assignment has to be re-applied to clear this condition i.e., switch to HDMI1 then back to the audio device for example a Boss DAC.

3. If MPD or another renderer is playing when Plexamp is initially turned on it  generates "unable to open dmix..." errors in the systemd service output and fails to play. To clear this condition the other app has to be stopped so it releases ALSA output then Plexamp has to be restarted.

Kinda messy.

Code:

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Updates

- UPD: Add HDMI-CEC support to Local Display feature
- UPD: Add max ALSA volume option to Plexamp renderer settings
- UPD: Improve Plexamp and RoonBridge setup guides

Bug fixes

- FIX: Plexamp renderer active detection and ALSA volume handling
- FIX: Multiroom Config advanced options don't get refreshed after updating
- FIX: Left margin for metadata in CoverView wide mode on Ultrawide displays
- FIX: LocalUI fails to start after in-place update when userid is not 'pi'
- FIX: LocalUI settings revert to default after in-place update when userid 'pi'

[Tim Curtis]

Here are latest draft release notes

Whats new:

- UPD: Add NVMe drive mount to Library Config
This eliminates the need to use commands to mount an ext4 formatted NVMe drive. Only non-boot NVMe drives are supported by this feature. 

   

- FIX: Folder view not being auto-refreshed when its the current view
- FIX: Boot config.txt dtoverlay=rpi-backlight causing journal log errors

Code:

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# 2024-MM-DD moOde 9.0.5 (Bookworm)
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Updates

- UPD: Add HDMI-CEC support to Local Display feature
- UPD: Add NVMe drive mount to Library Config
- UPD: Add max ALSA volume option to Plexamp renderer settings
- UPD: Improve Plexamp and RoonBridge setup guides

Bug fixes

- FIX: Plexamp renderer active detection and ALSA volume handling
- FIX: Multiroom Config advanced options don't get refreshed after updating
- FIX: Left margin for metadata in CoverView wide mode on Ultrawide displays
- FIX: LocalUI fails to start after in-place update when userid is not 'pi'
- FIX: LocalUI settings revert to default after in-place update when userid 'pi'
- FIX: Folder view not being auto-refreshed when its the current view
- FIX: Boot config.txt dtoverlay=rpi-backlight causing journal log errors