Host down

[klassikmann]

This morning my rAudio stopped working.

• Symptom: Access to IP-Address: "Host down"
• Hardware: rPI 3B+, HiFi Berry Digi+ Pro Hifi
• Cold Boot: All LEDs (PWR, Act, both Ethernet) working as expected
• I tested two SDcards: a) the working one updated to 20250208, b) a fresh one with i20250208

If I observe the cold boot everything looks as usual but the host is still down.

I need any idea how to proceed finding the origin.

[klassikmann]

rAudio is running again. I have no idea why or - formulated differently - why the host was down half an hour ago. What I did is to inspect all multiple socket outlets (pulling out and in all the plugs). But there was no power problem because all LEDs were working normally.

Sorry to make a new thread too early.

[welon68]

Kernel panic? Arch is not stable distro. :-(

pacman -Syu .... just arch ....

[hjfisch]

I've been using rAudio since 2 years now without any stability problems . If you are using a sdcard-extension , be aware that there are only a few short ones that are working stable . Also only some sdcards and usb-sticks are working correct .

[klassikmann]

Kernel panic? Arch is not stable distro. :-(

pacman -Syu .... just arch ....
...
...

@welon68

• Exclude "file ..." package from update list
• "pacman -Syu" updating all other packages
• "pacman -Syu" - what's happening with "file ..." package

[klassikmann]

@welon68
I don't see any connection between your comment to the topic of my post.
btw. You madea fork of rAudio Nov 2023. Feel free to make a more stable rAudio and send a Pull Request to @rern

[welon68]

good idea ...on linux VOID....stable like rock
...
I was very interested in this project but I had several system freezes caused by kernel panics. That's why I'm writing like this. Volumio or audio moode audio didn't freeze

[kan-ibal]

I have no single freeze by kernel panics since I have installed RuneAudio and the rAudio. You can count by yourself. Your argument is invalid or your device is broken.

[R101G]

I have had problems where a new install of rAudio seems to get stuck like this, even if it works for the first couple of boots. I suspect that, like many rAudio problems, it only occurs with a specific combination of settings.

[klassikmann]

I'm actually very happy with my installation using a very restricted configuration: no Wifi, no "Features", "Bit-Perfect". (Minor) problems arise after new releases, important ones are fixed swiftly via "UPDATE". What I particularly like in rAudio is to have an OS (ArchLinixARM) full under my control. I'm performing a daily "yay -Syu" and using the hardware platform for other things also, e.g. running an instance of my private AdGuardHome enviroment or a VPN solution.

Sure, I would appreciate modern development life-cycles (develpment, staging, releases) but this can't be achieved by the "one-man-show" in rAudio.

[R101G]

@klassikmann
I have been a fan of rern's work since RuneAudio days, and in my opinion it is still the best player available. On the other hand, a non-technical friend, who has recently had his untouched RuneAudio SD card fail after many years, is finding rAudio hard work.

Off topic, but it would be interesting to know approximately how many rAudio users there are, based on update downloads. I am surprised that only two of us see the regression caused by having the "count" option disabled. Likewise, the oversized coverart regression only seems to be a problem with a particular setup when playing particular albums. Anyone with a volume control or time display will not see it.

I would still welcome a bug-fix only version of rAudio. I really don't need an equaliser.