moOde 9.3.0 is available

[Tim Curtis]

Hi,

moOde 9.3.0 is available in the Media Player OS section of the Raspberry Pi Imager or as a direct download at https://moodeaudio.org. Don't forget to read the Setup Guide :-)

   

Summary

This release includes a new major version of MPD (0.24) and other important updates including a configurable retry for audio devices that are slow to reach a ready state during moOde startup. There is also a new version of Deezer Connect (pleezer) and some nice improvements and fixes for WPA-SAE. Refer to the release notes for details.

**NOTE: The new version of MPD requires a freshly generated music database. Use REGENERATE Music database on the Library Config screen.

Post-release patches

1. This patch installs an updated version of MPD which includes a number of important bug fixes.

Code:

sudo apt update
sudo apt-mark unhold mpd
sudo apt -y install mpd=0.24.2-1moode1

2. This patch installs an updated version of Deezer Connect (pleezer) which includes an important bug fix.

Code:

sudo apt update
sudo apt-mark unhold pleezer
sudo apt -y install pleezer=0.16.0-1moode1

3. This patch fixes input field validation for Bluetooth PIN and several fields on Network Config

Code:

wget -q -O - https://moodeaudio.org/test/r930patch_multi.sh | sudo bash

ISO Image

The ISO image does not contain a default userid/password, SSH enabled, WiFi SSID or Hotspot 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 and click the REFRESH button on the Status page to view progress.

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Regards,
The moOde crew

Release notes

Code:

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# 2025-03-21 moOde 9.3.0 (Bookworm)
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New features
- NEW: MPD 0.24
- NEW: MPC 0.35

Updates
- UPD: Bump to pleezer 0.13.0
- UPD: Add configurable retry for ALSA card empty during startup
- UPD: Add dedicated backdrop for Multiroom Receiver active
- UPD: Add HiFiBerry DAC2 HD to Named I2S device list
- UPD: Update 6forty Radio, Hi On Line - Pop (320K) URL's
- UPD: Improve UPnP file metadata
- UPD: Improve password input fields

Bug fixes
- FIX: Extra metadata contains 'Not playing' when playing to Bluetooth speaker
- FIX: ALSA volume max message in Audio Config and Multiroom Config
- FIX: Samba logs not being cleared by maintenance task
- FIX: WPA3-SAE password config