Audiolinux Server configurations, Software, Hardware, and Listening Impressions

[JohanJ]

13 hours ago, lpost said:

Anyone else running the NUMA-off kernel notice sluggish response via SSH?

 

I don't really mind as it sounds great just curious as I've not seen it mentioned.

I didn't notice any differences in behaviour of SSH response. All working fine after the kernel update.

[JohanJ]

I ask Piero so much and he always is so quick and patient in his answers, so a big compliment.

But now I have a question I really don't dare ask him.

When you open a menu item , at the right underside of the screen appears a percentage, like 28% or likewise.

I can't figure out what it possibly mean... anyone?

[JohanJ]

2 hours ago, ronfint said:

I think that in case you have not displayed the whole menu on your screen, it is telling you how far down you have scrolled.

Good to know I am not alone in this.... I have the same experience, thinking it was a sort of progress indication. Thanks for the explanation.

 

[JohanJ]

I have my first experience with ramroot. I must say it sounds great. I only run HQPe on this machine, so my 8Gb is enough to do it.

 

In testing today with different kind of music I came across with this very nice and new playlist in Qobuz. A bit off-topic maybe, but give it a try to test your equipment to this.

 

Le Notre Dame, Paris

https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/2228952?j=115902&sfmc_sub=11649435&l=29_HTML&u=4772286&mid=7290575&jb=4

 

This it is a very honourable salut to the great Organ and acoustics of the Paris Notre Dame. The organ gives you depth, incredible low and high frequencies. The mids are oh so smooth and sweet. And you get the acoustics of the Notre Dame for free...
 

I can recommend nr. 1 (for your low end}, nr 5 (just because it is pure beauty), nr. 16 (wonder if your ears can handle this one) and 36 (we all know those first bars, but the last chord is the most emotional with the dying reverb of a space that doesnt exist anymore)

 

Turn up your volume as much you can handle and just enjoy this piece of art on your AL gear....

[JohanJ]

21 hours ago, hifi25nl said:

Now the system is compatible with both kernels RT 5.x and RT-BFQ 4.19.x and you can switch easily from one to the other with the new kernel update script

For kernel RT 5.x you should make a full system update before installing it 

 

Did I miss RT 5.x? I thought RT-BFQ 4.19.x is the latest version of 12/04/2019 .The one without NUMA. Did I miss a kernel or is this RT5 a special version?

[JohanJ]

Hi Piero,

from the update menu I updated the audiolinux menu, the kernel and all other packages.

Updating the audiolinux menu says I am allready up to date. After reboot the menu still shows version 118...

Anything  wrong?

[JohanJ]

Thanks elan,

I disabled and removed ramroot before I started updating.

Now I logged in as root and the menu is still showing 118. I did another menu update, but it keeps telling me that I am up to date.

Reboot still shows 119.

So no luck.... for now

[JohanJ]

Yes.... thank you very much... menu 119 is up and running.

 

[JohanJ]

Dear Piero,

Is version 2.0 a complete fresh install, or could my machine  be updated from within my existing audiolinux installation?

My computer has a second partition which contains my Roon database. Would that by swiped when I install version 2 ?

 

thanks

Johan

[JohanJ]

Great... headless 2.0 is all ready running and playing. I start with the 'green' profile and that sounds good to me...

Thanks Piero. Great work

[JohanJ]

19 hours ago, Emmings said:

Just want to say a HUGE thank you to Piero for the hotfix

Thanks from me too. Updating to menu 208 solved my instability with orange and green profile.