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Post by MartinT on May 31, 2020 22:52:23 GMT
Tapatalk just rejects the old Volumio forum now.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 7, 2020 11:51:33 GMT
For no good reason really, except wanting one, I've ordered one of these...  |
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 9, 2020 21:08:41 GMT
Guys I need some help please.
Couldn't get Volumio working at all today after updates so have burnt a new SD card with updated Volumio and this has gone ok - I can now see volumio.local
I have installed spotify connect and spotify which just leaves one problem - in the general playback options it is not recognising my D70 DAC as previously and doesn't show me USB as a connection.
Any suggestions?
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Post by MartinT on Jun 9, 2020 21:22:22 GMT
If it doesn't show USB as a connection are you sure the USB cable is ok and the DAC powered up?
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 9, 2020 21:28:26 GMT
Yes all looks fine.
In General Playback Options it's not showing the D70 - there is a loudspeaker symbol next to Audio Output and that's it.
In Ouput Device there is no USB option.
I have ethernet cable running to the Tinker and my Mac is using wifi - in the Network settings what should I be choosing there?
Do I just have wired network on and wireless network off?
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 9, 2020 21:45:43 GMT
OMG - somehow it is working!
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 9, 2020 21:48:01 GMT
One thing I did is to swap my USB cables round.
I have a split power / signal cable that didn't like going between reclocker and DAC - seems to want the power.
That cable is now running between the Tinker S and reclocker and now Volumio is recognising the D70.
Gosh that was a trial of patience!
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Post by John on Jun 10, 2020 5:12:57 GMT
Glad it is now sorted, Jules. It can take a while fault-finding.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 10, 2020 8:01:53 GMT
Good stuff. If Volumio can't 'see' the DAC it's nearly always a cable problem.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 10, 2020 9:28:58 GMT
Level 2 Tech support After level 1 - turn off and on again Level 2 - fiddle about a bit  |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 10, 2020 9:41:17 GMT
What do you think us professionals do?  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 10, 2020 10:16:37 GMT
Way back when, early PC days, I was always puzzled when support asked if I had rebooted.
Didn't take too long to realise that was stage 1 so I did that myself before calling anyone
Speaking to my ace tech support guy Matt one day he told me of his revelation after thinking his own PC's motherboard had gone.
He noticed something showing there was still power going in even when turned off
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Unplugged from the mains socket in the wall
Plugged back in, turned on and worked
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Post by MartinT on Jun 10, 2020 10:28:25 GMT
Power lock-out is a common problem, especially if a company has dodgy earth arrangements. Disconnecting the power is different from just shutting down.
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 10, 2020 11:03:27 GMT
It's on my list !
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Post by petea on Jun 10, 2020 12:46:45 GMT
Level 4: Lighter fluid!
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 10, 2020 12:54:22 GMT
You missed out
Give it a clout - as in days gone by to get the telly working
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Post by Slinger on Jun 10, 2020 13:30:49 GMT
One thing I did is to swap my USB cables round. I have a split power / signal cable that didn't like going between reclocker and DAC - seems to want the power. That cable is now running between the Tinker S and reclocker and now Volumio is recognising the D70. Gosh that was a trial of patience! One oddity that I've come across is that sometimes when I've made a change that affects Volumio I need to restart it twice before it wants to play ball. |
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Post by Clive on Jun 10, 2020 13:37:27 GMT
One thing I did is to swap my USB cables round. I have a split power / signal cable that didn't like going between reclocker and DAC - seems to want the power. That cable is now running between the Tinker S and reclocker and now Volumio is recognising the D70. Gosh that was a trial of patience! One oddity that I've come across is that sometimes when I've made a change that affects Volumio I need to restart it twice before it wants to play ball. I have the same sometimes. I used to think it was a USB connectivity problem but I'm using SPDIF now and it's the same. |
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Post by MartinT on Jun 10, 2020 13:40:02 GMT
I don't get that - The Asus rarely gets rebooted and comes up fine - and fast.
The Android app gets itself into a state sometimes, but I just close and restart it and it picks up from where it left off just fine.
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Post by Slinger on Jun 10, 2020 14:02:25 GMT
It's not a permanent problem, and to describe it in layman's terms it's almost as if sometimes the first restart "doesn't take."
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