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Solved: problem with pi zero w + allo miniboss
#1
hello,
just bought a miniboss dac for my zero w but i dont manage to get sound out of it with Moode. everything seems to work, i can "see" the music playing on Moode but unfortunately i cannot hear it....
the same zero + miniboss works fine with volumio, so it isnt a hardware failure, but i want to use moode....
i am new to moode, maybe ive set something wrong.
if i do aplay -l doesnt list the miniboss.... 
please help!
thanks.
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#2
Have you set the Allo MiniBoss DAC as the output device in the audio settings?
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#3
yes of course.
also tried allo boss dac in case but the result was the same.
is there any other setting i should activate or deactivate?
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#4
Reboot and then post the Moode startup log

Code:
moodeutl -l
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#5
moode:~ $ moodeutl -l
20210506 183810 worker: -- Start
20210506 183810 worker: Successfully daemonized
20210506 183811 worker: Integrity check (passed)
20210506 183815 worker: File check (OK)
20210506 183817 worker: Session vacuumed
20210506 183817 worker: Session loaded
20210506 183817 worker: Debug logging (OFF)
20210506 183817 worker: -- Device
20210506 183817 worker: ALSA cards: (0:b1 | 1:empty | 2:empty | 3:empty
20210506 183817 worker: MPD config: (0:Allo MiniBoss DAC | mixerSadDigital) | card:0)
20210506 183818 worker: ALSA mixer actual (Digital)
20210506 183818 worker: ALSA Digital volume set to (amixer: Unable to find simple control 'Digital',0)
20210506 183818 worker: -- System
20210506 183822 worker: Host (moode)
20210506 183823 worker: moOde (7.1.0 2021-03-15)
20210506 183823 worker: RaspiOS (10.6)
20210506 183823 worker: Kernel (5.4.77+ #1371)
20210506 183823 worker: Platform (Pi-Zero W 1.1 512MB)
20210506 183823 worker: ARM arch (armv6l, 32-bit kernel)
20210506 183823 worker: MPD ver (0.22.6_p0x3)
20210506 183823 worker: CPU gov (ondemand)
20210506 183823 worker: USB boot not available
20210506 183823 worker: File system not expanded yet
20210506 183823 worker: HDMI port off
20210506 183823 worker: -- Network
20210506 183823 worker: eth0 does not exist
20210506 183823 worker: eth0 address not assigned
20210506 183823 worker: wlan0 exists
20210506 183823 worker: wifi country (LU)
20210506 183823 worker: wlan0 trying SSID (Luxembourg Online CPM)
20210506 183823 worker: IP addr (192.168.178.44)
20210506 183823 worker: Netmask (255.255.255.0)
20210506 183823 worker: Gateway (192.168.178.1)
20210506 183824 worker: Pri DNS (192.168.178.1)
20210506 183824 worker: Domain (fritz.box)
20210506 183824 worker: -- Audio
20210506 183825 worker: MPD conf updated
20210506 183825 worker: ALSA card number (0)
20210506 183825 worker: MPD audio output (Allo MiniBoss DAC)
20210506 183825 worker: Audio formats (U8, S16_LE)
20210506 183825 worker: ALSA mixer name (Digital)
20210506 183825 worker: MPD volume control (software)
20210506 183825 worker: Hdwr volume controller not detected
20210506 183825 worker: Reset renderer active flags
20210506 183826 worker: CamillaDSP (off)
20210506 183826 worker: -- MPD
20210506 183826 worker: MPD started
20210506 183827 worker: MPD accepting connections
20210506 183827 worker: MPD output 1 ALSA Default (on)
20210506 183827 worker: MPD output 2 ALSA Crossfeed (off)
20210506 183827 worker: MPD output 3 ALSA Parametric EQ (off)
20210506 183827 worker: MPD output 4 ALSA Graphic EQ (off)
20210506 183827 worker: MPD output 5 ALSA Polarity Inv (off)
20210506 183827 worker: MPD output 6 ALSA CamillaDSP (off)
20210506 183827 worker: MPD output 7 ALSA Bluetooth (off)
20210506 183827 worker: MPD output 8 HTTP Server (on)
20210506 183827 worker: MPD crossfade (off)
20210506 183828 worker: MPD ignore CUE files (yes)
20210506 183828 worker: -- Feature availability
20210506 183828 worker: Source select (available)
20210506 183828 worker: Source select (source: MPD)
20210506 183828 worker: Source select (output: Allo MiniBoss DAC)
20210506 183834 worker: Bluetooth pairing agent (started)
20210506 183834 worker: Bluetooth (available: started)
20210506 183834 worker: Airplay renderer (available)
20210506 183834 worker: Spotify renderer (available)
20210506 183834 worker: Squeezelite (available)
20210506 183834 worker: RoonBridge renderer (not installed)
20210506 183835 worker: UPnP renderer (available: started)
20210506 221222 worker: DLNA server (available: started)
20210506 221222 worker: UPnP browser (available: started)
20210506 221222 worker: GPIO button handler (available)
20210506 221222 worker: Stream recorder (n/a)
20210506 221222 worker: -- Music sources
20210506 221223 worker: USB sources (none attached)
20210506 221223 worker: NAS and UPnP sources (none configured)
20210506 221223 worker: -- Miscellaneous
20210506 221223 worker: USB volume knob (Off)
20210506 221223 worker: Shellinabox SSH started
20210506 221223 worker: USB auto-mounter (udisks-glue)
20210506 221224 worker: LED0 (On)
20210506 221224 worker: LED1 (sysclass does not exist)
20210506 221224 worker: Saved MPD vol level (0)
20210506 221224 worker: Preamp volume level (0)
20210506 221224 worker: MPD volume level (0) restored
20210506 221224 worker: ALSA volume level (None)
20210506 221224 worker: Auto-play (Off)
20210506 221224 worker: Maintenance interval (3 hrs)
20210506 221224 worker: Screen saver activation (Never)
20210506 221224 worker: Session permissions (OK)
20210506 221224 worker: Watchdog started
20210506 221224 worker: Ready
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#6
The log entries below are strange...
- Linux shows card 0 being assigned to "b1" which is HDMI. It should show something like "Miniboss". 
- ALSA can't find the mixer named "Digital"

Code:
20210506 183817 worker: ALSA cards: (0:b1 | 1:empty | 2:empty | 3:empty
20210506 183817 worker: MPD config: (0:Allo MiniBoss DAC | mixer:(Digital) | card:0)
20210506 183818 worker: ALSA mixer actual (Digital)
20210506 183818 worker: ALSA Digital volume set to (amixer: Unable to find simple control 'Digital',0)

Whats the output of command below?

Code:
aplay -l
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#7
i@moode:~ $ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: b1 [bcm2835 HDMI 1], device 0: bcm2835 HDMI 1 [bcm2835 HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 8/8
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
pi@moode:~ $
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#8
... so your Allo MiniBoss DAC is not showing...

Silly questions... Is the Allo HAT properly inserted?... and was the Allo MiniBoss DAC set up as the I2S device...?... with the volume control set to SOFTWARE (and NOT left to ZERO level when you start playing, say, the internal AUDIO TEST)...?

An idea... Follow to the letter https://github.com/moode-player/moode/bl.../setup.txt
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#9
hello,
the miniboss must be well connected because it works perfectly with volumio,
allo miniboss selected as i2s device
volume control set to SOFTWARE: yes
read your link, everything seems ok
the miniboss is brand new, is it possible something has changed and not yet implemented in moode?
any chance it is a power issue?
thanks
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#10
(05-07-2021, 05:09 AM)MRamone Wrote: i@moode:~ $ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****                                                                                                          
card 0: b1 [bcm2835 HDMI 1], device 0: bcm2835 HDMI 1 [bcm2835 HDMI 1]                                                                              
 Subdevices: 8/8                                                                                                                                    
 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0                                                                                                                        
 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1                                                                                                                        
 Subdevice #2: subdevice #2                                                                                                                        
 Subdevice #3: subdevice #3                                                                                                                        
 Subdevice #4: subdevice #4                                                                                                                        
 Subdevice #5: subdevice #5                                                                                                                        
 Subdevice #6: subdevice #6                                                                                                                        
 Subdevice #7: subdevice #7                                                                                                                        
pi@moode:~ $

Linux is not showing the Miniboss. Its only showing HDMI.

Check /boot/config.txt. If the Miniboss was set as the I2S device in Audio config the line below will appear in the file. If its not there it would suggest your image is broken or misconfigured.

dtoverlay=allo-boss-dac-pcm512x-audio
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