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6 minutes ago, KenMoreira said:

thanks . so ive got dietpi selected in audirvana now. but when i click play , no sound . and my topping d90 shows 768khz  its not getting the right information from the streamer.

 

Make sure you have GMRenderer active.  That's what Audirvana uses.  There's a trick to selecting the DAC.  What are your choices under Soundcard?  Did you restart after selecting?  I forget why, but it took me a couple of tries to get it working.  I'll fire it up tonight and have a look.

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1 hour ago, KenMoreira said:

there are alot . im gonna choose usb dac.. lol under sound card.. maybe that will help 

 

 

Edit, using mconnect over upnp while I work this out with you lol. Gets music at least playing. 

 

Just checked on my Allo.  Select usb-dac, Save Changes and Reboot.  Works fine for me, the D90 shouldn't cause Aurdivana any problems.

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I think you should go to the DietPi forum, or there's one here for the Allo USBridge.  I can't really help much more and we're hijacking the gentooplayer thread here.

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I am using GP on an Allo USBridge Sig.  When I try to set a profile, I get this message.  What am I doing wrong?

 

* service gpsetprofile1 added to runlevel default

* rc-update: service `gpsetprofile2' is not in the runlevel `default'

* rc-update: service `gpsetprofile3' is not in the runlevel `default'

* service gpsetprofile4 removed from runlevel default

* rc-update: service `gpsetprofile5' is not in the runlevel `default'

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6 hours ago, antonellocaroli said:

nothing, that's right...

 

Oh, okay! :-)

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5 hours ago, the_bat said:

Understood.  I think I prefer GMrender to UPMPDCLI/MPD but I may be in a minority.

 

I'll do some experimenting.

 

Thanks.

 

Alan

 

I'd like to try this too on Allo Bridge.  As I understand, I need to *uninstall* unneeded software to make room for it, is that right?

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34 minutes ago, the_bat said:

I believe you only need to uninstall software if you'e trying to use GMRender withthe ram system.  Even then results don't seem to be guaranteed.  It works fine in "normal" mode by just installing the software. As Antonello says, it takes quite a time to install.

 

Ah, that's helpful, thanks!

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On 5/19/2021 at 12:59 PM, zackthedog said:

 

Ah, that's helpful, thanks!

 

I got GmRenderer installed and working fine on the Allo.  I think it is more transparent than MPD/UpMpdCli.  Very nice.

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14 minutes ago, KenMoreira said:

Curious, GMrender is pre installed on my Allo with dietpi.  Not sure why you guys are having to install it? 

 

My understanding is that gentooplayer can load the entire OS into ram for operation, but GMrenderer is too large to accomodate this on some boards.  Since it precludes running the system in ram on the Allo, you must choose to install it knowing it will limit other features.  But someone correct me if I'm wrong.

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Using GP 6 on Allo USB Sig with Audirvana.  GMrenderer will not play DSD.  Is there something that will fix this?  Thanks!

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On 8/11/2021 at 1:45 AM, PML said:

Tested 6.20 with gmediarender and Audirvana Studio, seems great sound improvement from 6.1 

 

Same here!  It sounds wonderful.

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I have ordered a Pi2AES board to go with my Rpi4.  Does anyone know if GP will work with this combination?  Thanks!

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48 minutes ago, askat1988 said:

Yes, it does.

 

Great, thank you.  Do you know what DAC to choose?

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Thank you!

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On 8/16/2021 at 9:42 PM, zackthedog said:

Thank you!

 

Got my Pi2AES hat to day, popped it on the Pi4 and fired it up.  Works perfectly with Hifiberry Digi+ Pro selection.  I like my Allo USB/Digi Sig box, and have been enjoying the coax output, but this is *quite* a step up.  Using the AES input on my DAC--no I2S unfortunately.  But it's also nice not to have deal with the limitations of the Rpi 3b.

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I just updated to 6.5 on my Allo USBridge Signature.  When I set the DAC to USB and enable MPD, then choose my DAC, it says "card status closed" and there is no sound.  What am I doing wrong?

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1 hour ago, zackthedog said:

I just updated to 6.5 on my Allo USBridge Signature.  When I set the DAC to USB and enable MPD, then choose my DAC, it says "card status closed" and there is no sound.  What am I doing wrong?

 

Never mind!  It's working now.  Not sure what the issue was.

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I have both Allo USBridge Signature and Pi2AES.  I've been switching back and forth.  With 6.5 and GMrenderer, this is the best sound I have gotten with Pi2AES--crisp and clear, slight "haze" and a touch of smearing is gone.  Can someone who posted above tell me how to underclock the Pi2AES?  Thanks!

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I'm using the latest GP with Gmediarenderer, Pi2AES and Audirvana 3.5.  In Audirvana the software volume control is enabled and it wioll not let me change the setting (Volume Control setting is grayed out). Is there any way to disable it with Gmediarenderer?

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On 3/16/2022 at 12:28 PM, antonellocaroli said:

Pi2aes you can also use the i-sabre (1) driver which reaches resolutions up to 384

 

Really?  I can't get it work with my Doge 7 DAC.  Is there a trick to this?

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This is a very basic question, but I don't understand how to install GP x86 on a PC.  Can someone explain?  Thanks!

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22 minutes ago, antonellocaroli said:

what do you mean by install? put it on a disk inside the pc?

 

Okay, I was using the wrong boot image.  It's now booted from a USB drive.  Thank you!

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1 hour ago, zackthedog said:

Okay, I was using the wrong boot image.  It's now booted from a USB drive.  Thank you!

WOW!  I have a simple little homemade renderer with a 12V Celeron motherboard and a SoTM USB card.  I was using a mini-Ubuntu install with MPD and Upmpdcli.  GP is like a $2000 upgrade.  Amazing.

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I just installed 6.8 on my Pi2AES.  I'm attempting to use APrenderer.  It's installed, I can reach the web interface (:7779), I set the card to "0" (hifiberrydigiopro).  Audirvana sees the renderer, plays to it.  APrenderer status says file is playing.  But it will not engage the DAC (Arcam irDAC) so no sound comes out.  What am I doing wrong?  Thanks!