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RE: Upcoming moOde 8.0.0 release - Tim Curtis - 02-19-2022
No betas but the production release could be this month :-)
Code:
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Linux: 11.2 | 5.15.23-v7+ #1525 | armv7l (32-bit)
Raspi: Pi-3B+ 1.3 1GB
Audio: Pi HDMI 1
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moOde audio player
Release 8.0.0 2022-MM-DD
(C) 2014 Tim Curtis
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in the individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright or
in the moOde source files. moOde comes with absolutely
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pi@moode:~ $RE: Upcoming moOde 8.0.0 release - Mr.R0b0t - 02-19-2022
the best thing that happened to the raspberry pi
RE: Upcoming moOde 8.0.0 release - Sehnsucht - 02-20-2022
Would it be possible, when there's a major update, for the currently running moOde instance to download the new moOde image to attached storage (in my case the 4th drive with all my flacs on), do a backup/restore of the current config into that image, and then write it to the current SD card and reboot?
On a related note, how are people writing to the SD card in the first place. The only device I have with an SD card slot is a chromebook, so I have to use a chrome extension, designed for creating recovery images for it, to create the image. It takes ages. I have a couple of SD card -> USB dongles but they don't seem to work reliably on my Ubuntu desktop. Over the years I've had a few dongles and a few desktops and it's as if they can't handle larger SD cards (larger than 2gb, that is). Is this a known problem, or am I just unlucky? Is there a name I should be looking for before buying another one?
RE: Upcoming moOde 8.0.0 release - Tim Curtis - 02-20-2022
That type of upgrade process would be prone to errors and when it failed would most likely result in a dead system :-0
For writing images I use the official Raspy Pi Imager. It supports Mac, Windows, x86 Ubuntu and RaspiOS.
https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/
My iMac has an uSD card slot and I mostly use that for writing images but I've also used a USB-uSD adapter in a USB port and it works just as well. Below is a link to the adapter I use.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XTQZS4F/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
RE: Upcoming moOde 8.0.0 release - TheOldPresbyope - 02-20-2022
@Sehnsucht
I use an old Lenovo Thinkpad laptop which has the usual USB ports as well as a SD port. I routinely flash moOde to uSD card either via a USB-uSD adapter or via a SD-uSD adapter. Both adapters were included in SanDisk memory card purchases I made sometime in the past. Card capacities have ranged from 4GB (well, ok, that's too small these days) to 64GB.
In short, I haven't suffered problems such as you report.
The adapter Tim linked to looks very cool and I might yet get one because it is USB3.0 compatible, which mine are not. Then again, my laptop is too old to have a USB3.0 port so the speed advantage would accrue only if I flashed from my RPi4s.
I use the Balena Etcher out of habit but, as Tim said, the Raspberry Pi Imager works fine.
Regards,
Kent
PS - There are some clever ways to deal with the problem of writing a new system from a working system...cases in point: a uSD card swapping method; more recently, the method being developed by the RPF for RPi4b-like hosts...but to me these are similar to the parlor trick of sipping water out of a glass while standing on one's head.
ETA - PPS - This with either LinuxMint or, previously, Win10Pro as the host on the laptop.
RE: Upcoming moOde 8.0.0 release - Tim Curtis - 02-21-2022
Here's draft release notes for upcoming moOde 8.
We are currently testing 5.15.y kernels :-)
Along with moOde 8 there will be a new moodeaaudio dot org website with a special Developer section that contains a Master Guide on how to develop code for moOde including use of Gulp, Package Build and Image Build.
Code:
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# 2022-MM-DD TC moOde 8.0.0
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New features
- NEW: Raspberry Pi OS 11.2 (Bullseye)
- NEW: Linux kernel 5.15.23 #1525
Radio stations
- NEW: DR P1, P2, P3, P4
- UPD: DR P6 Beat
- UPD: DR P8 Jazz
Updates
- UPD: Bump to MPD 0.23.5
- UPD: Bump to Ashuffle 3.12.8
- UPD: Bump to Squeezelite 1.9.8-1317
- UPD: Bump to Pi-Bluetooth 0.1.18
- UPD: Use Bluetooth controller mode "dual" (BR/EDR and LE)
- UPD: Move MPD Audio output and Volume type to Audio Config
- UPD: Ignore articles when sorting Composers in Tag View
- UPD: Improve scan for Samba shares
- UPD: Handle case where Receiver Discovery has not been run
- UPD: Add librespot normalization settings to System info
- UPD: Add reference to enable IGMP Snooping in Multiroom Setup
- UPD: Add accent colors Berry, BlueLED, Moss and Lipstick
- UPD: Add "Clear queue" to Playbar/Playback context menus
- UPD: Remove seldom used Clear/Add from context menus
- UPD: Exclude Dummy from MPD Output device list
- UPD: Restrict DF to local file systems in moodeutl -m
- UPD: SSH login banner indicates how to set new password
- UPD: Auto-expand rootfs to size of media at boot
- UPD: Remove 64-bit kernel option
Bug fixes
- FIX: Parsing nameserver from resolv.conf
- FIX: tx_query_timeout not being applied in updReceiverVol()
- FIX: Mixer name not being quoted in rx config
- FIX: Merus chip options not being savedRE: Upcoming moOde 8.0.0 release - Mr.R0b0t - 02-21-2022
this is the standard or modified bullseye kernel ?
RE: Upcoming moOde 8.0.0 release - Tim Curtis - 02-21-2022
Its a stock kernel with our custom drivers added.
Code:
aloop ALSA Loopback driver - 384K
ax88179_178a ASIX Eth/USB driver - Allo enhanced for USBridge SIG
pcm1794a PCM1794a codec - 384K
rtl88xxau Realtek driver for Comfast CF-912AC WiFi adapterRE: Upcoming moOde 8.0.0 release - Wheel_nut - 03-01-2022
Hi Tim, Would it be very difficult to be able to save multiple WiFi SSIDs and Passphrases so that MoOde could be portable between locations?
Currently, if I want to take my MoOde player to another home, I have to re-configure the WiFi to that location and then have to re-configure it back to my own home when I return.
It would be nice if MoOde behaved like my Android Phone and remembered and automatically connected to a remembered SSID.
Robin
RE: Upcoming moOde 8.0.0 release - Tim Curtis - 03-01-2022
It's more a matter of time and priority on the TODO list rather than difficulty. Hopefully it will bubble up near the top for a post 8.0.0 release or another dev will take it on :-)