2024.12
- NEW: support reverse proxying RoPieee’s webpage
- NEW: [display] continue on ‘Connection Failure’ screen
- NEW: [display] zone selection on ‘Zone Not Found’ screen
- IMPROVEMENT: change Usbridge kernel to 64 bit
- IMPROVEMENT: update Linux kernel
- IMPROVEMENT: update Librespot component (Spotify)
- IMPROVEMENT: update HQPlayer NAA component
- FIX: sometimes RoPieee on a Compute Module and Zero 2 W fails to boot
- FIX: handle S24_LE format properly on some SPDIF HATs
- FIX: some Hifiberry DAC HATs are not compatible with the Pi 5
2024.10
- NEW: latest kernel available for Allo Usbridge
- IMPROVEMENT: update HQPlayer NAA component
- IMPROVEMENT: update Linux kernel
- IMPROVEMENT: add donation option ‘Buy Me a Coffee’
- FIX: remove Spotify username/password fields
2024.09.1
- IMPROVEMENT: update Plexamp component
- IMPROVEMENT: update UPnP player component
- IMPROVEMENT: update Librespot component (Spotify)
- FIX: UPnP component does not start
- ISSUE: Spotify login does not work
2024.09
- NEW: add support for InnoMaker HiFi DAC Pro
- IMPROVEMENT: update Linux kernel
- IMPROVEMENT: update UPnP player component
- IMPROVEMENT: use newer (and better) driver for Realtek 8821AU based WiFi dongles
- FIX: corruption in WiFi scan result
- FIX: ‘Airplay 1’ mode not working on Pi 5
- FIX: Roon ‘stop’ command is not working when using remote controller
- FIX: sometimes the reported memory size is incorrect
- FIX: footer on logout page is broken
- ISSUE: Spotify login stopped working
2024.08
- NEW: add support for HifiBerry DAC8x HAT
- NEW: [Flirc] remote support for ‘mute volume’
- IMPROVEMENT: [display] print volume with 1 decimal
- IMPROVEMENT: update Linux kernel
- IMPROVEMENT: update Plexamp component
- IMPROVEMENT: update Shairport-Sync component (Airplay)
- IMPROVEMENT: update Librespot component (Spotify)
2024.06
- NEW: option to show changelog
- IMPROVEMENT: upgrade Linux kernel
- IMPROVEMENT: update Shairport-Sync component (Airplay)
- IMPROVEMENT: update UPnP bridge component
2024.04.2
- NEW: add support for Justboom Digi Zero pHAT
- NEW: add support for HifiBerry DAC+ Zero HAT
- ENHANCEMENT: improve stability Raspberry Pi 5
- FIX: WiFi on Pi Zero 2 W is broken
2024.04.1
- FIX: WPA3 support is broken on Pi 3 and 4
- FIX: [display] track progress time and total time remains 0
2024.04
- NEW: support for the Raspberry Pi 5
- NEW: add support for Raspiaudio AUDIO+ V2 HAT
- NEW: Squeezelite: option to set IP address of LMS server
- NEW: show memory size on info screen
- ENHANCEMENT: upgrade to Linux kernel 6.6 LTS
- ENHANCEMENT: native DSD support for MSB Pro USB
- ENHANCEMENT: update Plexamp component
- ENHANCEMENT: update Squeezelite component
- ENHANCEMENT: update HQPlayer NAA component
- ENHANCEMENT: make the webpage more mobile-friendly
- ENHANCEMENT: hide optional fields from the webpage
- FIX: the extension cannot handle floating volume limits
- FIX: on the CM4 there’s some ‘crackling’ on USB with high SR
- FIX: sometimes the hostname and timezone settings are reset on the webpage
2024.03
- NEW: warn for disk size being too small
- NEW: show disk size on info screen
- NEW: show detected USB DAC on audio screen
- ENHANCEMENT: native DSD support for Classé Delta PRE
- ENHANCEMENT: improve (low-latency) scheduling
- ENHANCEMENT: update Linux kernel
- ENHANCEMENT: update HQPlayer NAA component
- ENHANCEMENT: improve HQPlayer NAA scheduling
- ENHANCEMENT: update Squeezelite (LMS) component
- ENHANCEMENT: update UPnP player component
- FIX: toggling volume up/down on the display not working
2024.02.1
- ENHANCEMENT: update Linux kernel
- FIX: some zones are not identified by the Roon extension
- FIX: no volume control with OSMC and Flirc remotes
- FIX: NTP fallback does not work properly
2024.02
- NEW: (experimental) support for Spotify Autoplay
- ENHANCEMENT: update Linux kernel
- ENHANCEMENT: improve latency kernel (Pi4 only)
- ENHANCEMENT: update Plexamp component
- ENHANCEMENT: update UPnP player component
- ENHANCEMENT: increase session timout on webinterface from 10 to 30 minutes
- ENHANCEMENT: heavily reduced image download size, now also for the Pi3 family
- FIX: UPnP play stops after a few seconds (mainly with 96k content)
2024.01.1
- NEW: add button to visit Plexamp webpage
- NEW: provide ‘Airplay 1 only’ option
- ENHANCEMENT: heavily reduced image download size (~50%) [for now Pi4 only]
- ENHANCEMENT: download new update, even if there’s already a previous update downloaded
- ENHANCEMENT: update Linux kernel
- ENHANCEMENT: update Plexamp component
- ENHANCEMENT: update HQPlayer NAA component
- ENHANCEMENT: update UPnP player component
2023.11
- ENHANCEMENT: update Linux kernel
- ENHANCEMENT: update Plexamp component
- ENHANCEMENT: update Airplay component
- ENHANCEMENT: update UPnP player component
- ENHANCEMENT: update UPnP bridge component
- ENHANCEMENT: tone down a bit the display update message
- ENHANCEMENT: native DSD support for Astell&Kern PEE51
- FIX: handle single quotes (') in display zone names
2023.09
- NEW: Squeezelite: support for so-called ‘big buffers’
- ENHANCEMENT: update Linux kernel
- ENHANCEMENT: support for 44.1k with Apple’s USB-C DAC
- ENHANCEMENT: update Plexamp component
2023.07.1
- NEW: separate (legacy) build for Allo Usbridge with 5.15 kernel
- ENHANCEMENT: [XL] update Plexamp component
- ENHANCEMENT: [XL] update Squeezelite component
- ENHANCEMENT: [XL] update UPnP Bridge (squeeze2upnp)
- ENHANCEMENT: update Linux kernel
2023.07
!!! THIS RELEASE IS NOT WORKING ON THE ALLO USBRIDGE !!!
The Allo Usbridge is a device equipped with a specific LAN chip. The driver of this chip is outdated, and no longer maintained by Allo.
- NEW: [XL] support for Plex (Plexamp)
- ENHANCEMENT: upgrade to Linux kernel 6.1 LTS
- ENHANCEMENT: support for Raspberry Pi audio HATs (rebranded IQAudIO)
- ENHANCEMENT: [XL] update UPnP player component
- ENHANCEMENT: [XL] update UPnP bridge component
- ENHANCEMENT: [XL] update Squeezelite component
- ENHANCEMENT: [XL] update HQPlayer NAA component
- FIX: when the stars are aligned it can happen that the NTP fallback to HTTPS does not work either
2023.05.1
- FIX: [XL] Airplay 2 support is broken (no sound)
2023.05
- NEW: option to send WoL (Wake-on-Lan) message
- NEW: support for Pi2AES 2.0
- ENHANCEMENT: [XL] add mac address parameter to Squeezelite
- ENHANCEMENT: increase timeout while scanning in AP mode
- ENHANCEMENT: improve wireless reliability on Zero 2 W
- ENHANCEMENT: update base packages
2023.04.1
- FIX: shutdown behaves like reboot
- FIX: do not encode web password multiple times
- FIX: handle spaces in wireless networks properly while in AP mode
- IMPROV: improve mDNS reliability (needed for the ‘devices’ tab)
- IMPROV: continued webpage responsiveness improvements
- IMPROV: better scanning results while in AP mode
- IMPROV: be less restrictive with Roon zone names
- IMPROV: provide image for the Orchard Audio PecanPi
2023.04
- NEW: basic support for Wireless Access Point during installation
- NEW: [XL] HQPlayer: add support for custom service name
- IMPROV: [XL] update HQPlayer NAA
- IMPROV: [XL] update UPnP Bridge (squeeze2upnp)
- IMPROV: update Raspberry Pi wireless firmware
- IMPROV: show ‘update available’ message on display
- IMPROV: show version in update message
- IMPROV: new webpage
- IMPROV: native DSD support for miniDSP MCHStreamer
2023.02.1
- FIX: [XL] UPnP Bridge (squeeze2upnp) will not start
- IMPROV: [XL] update UPnP/OpenHome (upmpdcli)
- IMPROV: [XL] don’t disable UPnP renderer when OpenHome is selected
2023.02
- NEW: support for external WiFi antenna on a Raspberry Compute Module 4
- NEW: [XL] add support for Airplay 2
- IMPROV: [XL] update HQPlayer NAA
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
2023.01.1
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
- FIX: changing something on the XL tab crashes the webpage
2023.01
- NEW: add support for Innomaker AMP HAT
- NEW: completely rewritten API
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
- IMPROV: [XL] change Librespot ‘quiet’ loudness normalization
- IMPROV: [XL] update Squeezelite
- IMPROV: [XL] Squeezelite: improved compatibility wrt audio hw
- IMPROV: [XL] update Squeeze2upnp
2022.11.2
- NEW: toggle screen (clock/blank) with remote control
- FIX: sometimes the screensaver stays in ‘blanked’ mode
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
2022.11.1
- FIX: resume from screensaver if previous state = stopped
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
2022.11
- NEW: support for the InnoMaker Rpi HiFi DAC HAT
- NEW: support for the Hifiberry AMP3 HAT
- NEW: select zone from the display
- NEW: toggle clock/blankscreen from the display
- IMPROV: [XL] update HQPlayer NAA
2022.10
- NEW: add suport for Raspberry Pi 3 A+
- NEW: support for “multi-state” USB WiFi dongles
- IMPROV: update base packages
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
- IMPROV: support native DSD on the Musical Fidelity M6x DAC
2022.08.1
- FIX: a time jump during startup using HTTPS (fallback scenario) lands at wrong time
- NEW: [XL] librespot (spotify): provide normalisation setting ‘auto’
- IMPROV: [XL] update librespot
- IMPROV: relax initial time sync (using NTP) a bit as this times out on some devices
2022.08
- NEW: switch to 64-bit environment on Pi 4 family
- NEW: [XL] librespot (spotify): provide normalisation pregain setting
- NEW: show update available notification on devices tab
- IMPROV: [XL] librespot (spotify): slightly rearrange the logic wrt “none”/“fixed” volume setting
- IMPROV: update WiFi controller
- IMPROV: better region code detection (needed for WiFi regulatory domain configuration)
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
2022.06.4
- IMPROV: [XL] update HQPlayer NAA
- FIX: upstream driver causes bandwidth issues on the Allo USbridge devices
2022.06.3
- NEW: [XL] UPnP Bridge: support for volume control
- IMPROV: [XL] UPnP Bridge: support for Marantz/Denon devices
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
- FIX: [XL] librespot (spotify) not working from Scandinavia aria
- FIX: WiFi configuration can’t handle passphrase with multiple special chars
2022.06.2
- IMPROV: [XL] make UPnP device discovery more reliable
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
- FIX: WiFi configuration fails when network essid contains spaces and special chars
2022.06.1
- FIX: WiFi configuration fails when network essid contains spaces
- FIX: wait for WiFi device to settle before setting up connection
- FIX: reboot dialog in web interface does not respond to click
2022.06
- NEW: [XL] UPnP Bridge: bridge your existing UPnP device to Roon
- NEW: support for DHCP option 42 (provide NTP server(s) via DHCP)
- NEW: remote control supports ‘standby/sleep’ command for disabling the screen
- IMPROV: show checkbox on ‘reboot’ dialog to apply update (if available)
- IMPROV: show feedback on sending feedback ;-)
- IMPROV: improve wireless configuration
- IMPROV: update WiFi firmware
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
2022.05.1
- FIX: WiFi on the Zero 2 W not working anymore
- FIX: NTP fallback (NTP over HTTPS) does not work after latest update
2022.05
- NEW: support for the Mediatek MT7612U Wireless adapter
- NEW: make XL service names configurable
- IMPROV: update base packages
- IMPROV: add fallback for naming of external WiFi adapters (USB)
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
- IMPROV: increase ‘phone home’ interval
- FIX: ‘fancy name’ of XL services don’t follow hostname change
- FIX: XL services do not follow hardware mixer setting
2022.04
- NEW: support for the Allo miniBOSS DAC HAT
- NEW: auto-update functionality
- IMPROV: extend reboot schedule options
- IMPROV: restore Alarm Clock extension configuration upon update
- IMPROV: upgrade Linux kernel to 5.15
- IMPROV: switch to different NTP implementation
- IMPROV: [display] various UI improvements
2022.03
- IMPROV: show warning when no valid audio output is enabled
- IMPROV: option to forcefully reinstall Roon Bridge
- IMPROV: [display] follow Roon ‘Now Playing’ screen more accurately
- FIX: [display] when a zone with volume ctrl comes back/up, it is not always displayed
- FIX: scheduled reboot is now working again
2022.02.2
- FIX: make wireless device names predictable
- NEW: support for HifiBerry MiniAmp HAT
2022.02.1
- IMPROV: update base packages
- IMPROV: fix potential issue with 384k on Hifiberry DAC+ HAT’s
- NEW: provide advanced option to disable low power icon
- NEW: support for HifiBerry Amp100 HAT
- NEW: the Alarm Clock extension is back
2022.02
- IMRPOV: reduntant partition setup
- IMPROV: image based update mechanism
- IMPROV: no additional downloads required
- IMPROV: faster setup time
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
- NEW: support for the Raspberry Pi Zero W 2
4.017 (2021/11/05)
- IMPROV: add option to (forcefully) reinstall Roon Bridge
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update bluetooth components
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Librespot
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Squeezelite
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] Squeezelite: add -W option
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
- IMPROV: update wireless firmware
4.002 (2021/07/21)
- NEW: update Linux kernel to 5.10
- NEW: support on-board WiFi with the Compute Module 4 (CM4Lite) board
- NEW: support for the HifiBerry Digi2 Pro
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] support for fixed volume with librespot
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] set ‘ohproductroom’ variable when OpenHome is enabled for UPnP/DLNA
- IMPROV: support native DSD on the AURALiC Altair G2.1
- IMPROV: handle quotes (') in wireless network names properly
- IMPROV: make sorting of IP addresses really work
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update librespot
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update upmpldcli
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] squeezelite: support native DSD
3.113 (2021/05/17)
- FIX: after powering down and powering up an USB DAC it sometimes requires a reboot from RoPieee before it shows up again in Roon
- FIX: [RoPieeeXL] Librespot: in some situations volume normalisation does not work
- FIX: [RoPieeeXL] improve visibility with DLNA
3.107 (2021/05/08)
- NEW: support for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 IO Board
- IMPROV: show link to the RoPieee’s Beginner Guide on the welcome page
- IMPROV: show alert to think about the Roon extension when configuring a remote
- IMPROV: show progress while updating
- IMPROV: behave better on mobile screen dimensions
- IMPROV: move ‘timezone’ setting from display tab to advanced tab
3.094 (2021/04/07)
- NEW: support for Allo Boss2 DAC (audio only, no display support)
- NEW: support for Allo’s dual band USB WiFi dongle (Comfast)
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] support for volume normalisation with Librespot
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Librespot
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update upmpldcli
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] upmpdcli: disable AV endpoint when OpenHome is enabled, as this can confuse OpenHome renderers
- FIX: setting webpage authentication does not work
3.088 (2021/03/12)
- FIX: Hifiberry DAC+ compatibility issues
3.084 (2021/02/27)
- NEW: make Alsa DAPM timeout configurable
- IMPROV: enable 384k support for Hifiberry DAC
- IMPROV: fine tune the network stack
- IMPROV: fine tune CPU scheduling
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
- FIX: setting wifi region code sometimes fails
3.074 (2021/02/07)
- IMPROV: update Raspberry Pi CPU revision codes
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update upmpdcli
- FIX: support Hewbrew characters also on the Pi 4 display
3.066 (2021/01/31)
- NEW: auto detection of HAT’s (for those HAT’s that support detection)
- NEW: option to enable/disable Alsa DAPM
- NEW: support for the MERUS Amp HAT
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] support for acting like a bluetooth endpoint (pi4 only for now)
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] hardware mixer support for IQaudIO devices
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] Squeezelite: support for DoP
- FIX: WiFi stability issues
- IMPROV: support Hewbrew characters on display
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Librespot
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update upmpdcli
- IMPROV: make webpage survive an update
- IMPROV: make webpage behave better on small(er) screens
- IMPROV: make future update more (time) efficient
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel
3.020 (2020/12/16)
- FIX: HifiBerry DAC2 HD not working (for some)
3.015 (2020/12/12)
- NEW: [screen] possibility to hide options buttons
- NEW: [screen] possibility to hide blurred background image
- IMPROV: firmware update for Pi 4 USB chip (000138a1)
- IMPROV: [screen] improve error handling when fetching cover art
- IMPROV: disable Alsa DAPM which causes clicks on certain SPDIF HAT’s
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Librespot
- FIX: certain Realtek wifi drivers clashed
- FIX: make sure previous wireless interface definitions are gone
- FIX: fetching the region code, necessary for wireless regulations, is failing
- FIX: prevent double device entries
3.004 (2020/12/05)
- NEW: update Linux kernel to 5.4
- NEW: disable SSH access by default
- NEW: support for HifiBerry DAC2 Pro
- NEW: [screen] possibility to hide power button
- IMPROV: [screen] improve reliability while fetching cover art
- IMPROV: hardware mixer support for more HAT’s
- IMPROV: make USB WiFi dongle selectable
- IMPROV: various web UI improvements
- FIX: [RoPieeeXL]: hardware mixer not working with Spotify
2.595 (2020/09/06)
- NEW: installer flags error(s) during installation
- NEW: make ‘manual’ the default setting for update scenario
- NEW: support ‘Full Keyboard’ layout on Flirc remote control to support more Roon functionality
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] support for DoP when doing UPnP/DLNA
- IMPROV: various webpage refinements
- IMPROV: provide alternative for time syncing when NTP fails
- FIX: [RoPieeeXL] make software mixer settings stick
- FIX: there was a regression in the last version wrt native DSD for the Quad Vena 2
2.573 (2020/08/06)
- NEW: support for USB power auto-suspend
- FIX: [RoPieeeXL] sometimes Shairport-Sync stops immediately after starting to play
2.566 (2020/07/25)
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] hardware mixer support for UPnP/DLNA, Shairport-Sync, Librespot and Squeezelite
- IMPROV: rearrange webpage navigation for XL services
- IMPROV: Update the Alarm Clock Extension (The Appgineer)
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Shairport-Sync
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Upmpdcli
- IMPROV: support for IPv6
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel for Pi 4
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel for Pi 2 and 3
- IMPROV: don’t use Ipstack for geo ip location
- FIX: Make sure an alarm from the Alarm Clock Extension survives a reboot
2.535 (2020/06/21)
- FIX: [RoPieeeXL] HQPlayer NAA won’t start in some cases
- FIX: Prevent WiFi scan from hanging indefinitely
2.526 (2020/06/13)
- NEW: support for the Pi 4 “8 GB” model
- NEW: support for Realtek rtl8723bu driver (looking at you Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra)
- NEW: support for Hifiberry DAC+ DSP and DAC2 HD
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] support for OpenHome with UPnP/DLNA
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] DSD capability with UPnP/DLNA
- IMPROV: better regulatory domain handling with WiFi
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update HQPlayer NAA
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Squeezelite
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Librespot (Spotify)
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] support for username/password authentication with Librespot
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] remove ‘auto’ option for output selection
- IMPROV: reworked device discovery
- IMPROV: reworked update mechanism
2.486 (2020/05/09)
- NEW: support for TP-Link Archer T4U WiFi USB dongle
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update HQPlayer NAA
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel for Pi 4
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel for Pi 2 and 3
- FIX: handle special characters in WiFi ESSID
- FIX: don’t enforce Google’s DNS servers
2.464 (2020/03/17)
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update HQPlayer NAA
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Shairport-Sync (Airplay)
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Squeezelite (Squeezebox)
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] update Librespot (Spotify)
- FIX: [RoPieeeXL] can not stream with UPNP/DLNA
- FIX: [RoPieeeXL] initial UPNP/DLNA volume is distorted
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel for Pi 4
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel for Pi 3
2.450 (2020/02/25)
- NEW: change touchscreen parameters from web interface
- NEW: set touchscreen screen saver timeout
- NEW: set customized color for touchscreen
- NEW: support Pi 2 Design PI2AES HAT
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] support HQPlayer NAA
- IMPROV: when LED’s are set to ‘off’ also disable the red power led
- IMPROV: firmware update for Pi 4 USB Controller
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel for Pi 4
- IMPROV: skip critical updates during boot
2.427 (2020/02/05)
- IMPROV: [Usbridge] update LAN driver
- IMPROV: the return of the RTL8XXXU driver
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] disable services on install
- IMPROV: introduce new versioning scheme
- FIX: when switching coverart there’s a brief mention of ‘no connection’
2020/01/26 (413)
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] support for Squeezelite
- NEW: replace old Realtek RTL8XXXU driver for RTL8912EU driver
- IMPROV: various usability improvements to the web interface
- IMPROV: various changes to the WiFi discover and configuration process
- IMPROV: update XL components
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel for Pi 4
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel for Pi 3
- FIX: touchscreen show placeholder when no coverart available instead of last available one
2019/12/29 (396)
- NEW: support for upgrading USB controller FW (Pi 4)
- NEW: show temperature and uptime in devices tab
- IMPROV: configure wireless in one step
2019/12/14 (386)
- FIX: native DSD back again for the NuPrime DAC-10(H)
- FIX: waiting very long on boot while on WiFi
- FIX: WiFi USB adapters are not configured properly
- IMPROV: filter out double entries on WiFi selection
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel for Pi 4
2019/11/17 (383)
- FIX: split Audiophonics support for 4.14 and 4.19 kernels
- FIX: saving something in ‘advanced’ might kill XL
- IMPROV: update XL components
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel for Pi 4
2019/10/19 (374)
- NEW: support for USB WiFi dongles based on the Realtek RTL8812AU chipset
- FIX: support for WiFi USB dongles on Compute Module based hardware (Allo Usbridge Signature)
2019/10/12 (373)
- NEW: support for the Allo Usbridge Signature
- NEW: support for USB WiFi dongles based on the Ralink RT5370 chipset
- IMPROV: support native DSD on the NuPrime uDSD
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] option to set initial volume for Spotify
- IMPROV: better column layout in web ui
- IMPROV: improved layout of the notifications
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel to 4.19.76
2019/09/22 (366)
- NEW: support for the Orchard Audio PecanPi DAC
- IMPROV: devices table is sortable
- IMPROV: web ui notifications are dynamic
- IMPROV: [RoPieeeXL] option to disable additional streaming services
- FIX: [RoPieeeXL] fix noise on some HAT’s when doing DLNA
- FIX: on some devices initial installation of touchscreen fails
2019/09/10 (359)
- NEW: [RoPieeeXL] Spotify support
- NEW: add LED functionality for ‘blink on update’
- IMPROV: disable reboot/shutdown button while updating
2019/09/02 (352)
- FIX: allow hyphens in hostname
- FIX: ignore warranty bit in device detection
- IMPROV: support native DSD on the NuPrime IDA-16
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel to 4.19.69
- IMPROV: change discovery naming scheme
2019/08/18 (336)
- NEW: RoPieeeXL
2019/08/11 (328)
- NEW: support for the Raspberry Pi 4
- NEW: option to disable SSH access
- NEW: option to enable authentication on the webpage
- IMPROV: improve on Service Discovery (M-DNS) reliability
- IMPROV: polish web ui
2019/07/28 (315)
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel to 4.19.60
- IMPROV: better update notification in the web interface
- IMPROV: improve on ‘pops and clicks’ on some USB devices
- IMPROV: lot’s of under the hood stuff for the Raspberry Pi 4
- IMPROV: lot’s of under the hood stuff for RoPieeeXL
2019/06/14 (290)
- FIX: harden WiFi setup
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel to 4.19.49
- IMPROV: support native DSD on the Cyrus QXR
2019/06/05 (286)
- FIX: prevent crash during confguration when running on WiFi
2019/06/03 (276)
- NEW: support for the Dion Audio LOCO HAT’s
- IMPROV: use native driver for Audiophonics HAT
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel to 4.19.46
2019/05/18 (262)
- NEW: switch to Linux kernel 4.19
- FIX: handle backslashes in wireless passwords
2019/04/28 (258)
- NEW: volume support
2019/04/20 (253)
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel to 4.14.112
- IMPROV: support native DSD on the Nagra DAC
2019/04/07 (248)
- NEW: clock color can be changed to grey, blue or green
- NEW: the Alarm Clock extension is included in RoPieee
2019/03/21 (243)
- IMPROV: harden hotfix functionality
- IMPROV: show hardware serial in info tab
- IMPROV: simplify configuration for updates
2019/02/26 (242)
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel to 4.14.95
- IMPROV: support native DSD on SMSL M8A
- FIX: restore volume properly on reboot
2019/01/18 (239)
- NEW: support for the Raspberry Pi 3 A+
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel to 4.14.88
2018/12/10 (233)
- FIX: show favicon in web interface
- IMPROV: show mac address on network tab
- NEW: option to disable LEDs
- NEW: set screen brigtness separately for clock
- NEW: service discovery; show other RoPieee units in your network
- NEW: support for remote volume control
2018/11/18 (226)
- FIX: accept strange chars in WPA passphrase
- FIX: small CSS fix on the webpage
- NEW: support for Wifi dongles
2018/11/06 (219)
- FIX: sometimes settings are not persisted
- FIX: improve network connection setup on Pi 3B+ (again)
- NEW: support for Flirc Remote Control
- NEW: option to force volume on boot to specific level (USB only)
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel to 4.14.76
- IMPROV: rewritten RoPieee extension
2018/10/01 (179)
- FIX: display progress bar is flashing when multiple zones are playing
- FIX: wait longer for network connection on Pi 3 B+
- IMPROV: update Linux Kernel to 4.14.72
- IMPROV: support native DSD on multiple iFi devices
2018/09/23 (171)
- NEW: support for OSMC Remote Control
- FIX: network-wait-for-online is taking forever
2018/09/09 (170)
- FIX: CJK works now (font missing)
2018/09/01 (160)
- FIX: force ethernet to 100MB on Pi 3B+
- IMPROV: display supports non-latin characters
- IMPROV: switch to RoPieee’s own ArchLinux mirror
- IMPROV: update Linux Kernel to 4.14.66
- NEW: native DSD support for iFi Audio Pro iDSD
2018/08/12 (148)
- FIX: touch UI is gone
2018/07/30 (142)
- FIX: reboot weekly schedule does not work
- FIX: guessing wifi country code does not work
- IMPROV: make installation of RoonBridge more robust
- IMPROV: set reboot schedule on new install to ‘never’
- IMPROV: update Linux Kernel to 4.14.56
- NEW: (preliminary) support for Allo’s Katana DAC HAT
2018/05/21 (110)
- FIX: WiFi network id with spaces is not allowed
- FIX: WiFi password with special characters is not allowed
- IMPROV: show network config when DHCP (wired)
- IMPROV: detect more Rpi 3 b+ models (different cpu revision)
- IMPROV: changed network config heuristics when WiFi is enabled (use different hostname for wired connection to prevent double DHCP entries)
- IMPROV: show friendly message when rebooting in the webpage
- IMPROV: make reboot schedule configurable
- IMPROV: add option ‘on boot’ to update schedule
- IMPROV: update Linux kernel to 4.14.41
- NEW: show board temperature in the webpage
- NEW: native DSD support for the Mola-Mola DAC
2018/04/23 (099)
- NEW: support for Orchard Audio’s ApplePi DAC HAT
- NEW: native DSD for the Topping DX7s
- IMPROVEMENT: update Linux kernel to 4.14.34
2018/03/31 (095)
- IMPROVEMENT: update Linux kernel from 4.9 to 4.14
2018/03/24 (091)
- NEW: support for the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
- NEW: native DSD for the APL Hi-Fi DSD-MR
- NEW: native DSD for the APL Hi-Fi DSD-SR
- IMPROVEMENT: improved handling of zone’s begin removed in Remote Control Extension
- IMPROVEMENT: make RoonBridge installation more robust
- IMPROVEMENT: default rotated screen on installation
- IMPROVEMENT: update Linux kernel to 4.9.80
2018/01/17 (083)
- NEW: native DSD for the Mytek Manhattan
- NEW: native DSD for the Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ (second generation)
- IMPROVEMENT: update Linux kernel to 4.9.70
2017/12/09 (078)
- FIX: wifi config does not work when using static wired config
- IMPROVEMENT: introduce retry mechanism on downloading RoonBridge
- NEW: support for Justboom Digi HAT
2017/11/25 (076)
- FIX: static network configuration does not resolve properly
- FIX: don’t show the display tab on the network page if there’s no display
- IMPROVEMENT: no need to re-enable extension on update
- IMPROVEMENT: Linux kernel 4.9.60
- NEW: WiFi support (DHCP-only) on the Raspberry Pi 3
- NEW: support for the Audiophonics I-SABRE ES9028Q2M
2017/10/28 (061)
- FIX: Don’t accept empty reboot time
- FIX: notifications on updates, while there is no update available
- IMPROVEMENT: make packaging more reliable
- IMPROVEMENT: show version number
- IMPROVEMENT: don’t show login during installation but msg
- IMPROVEMENT: enhance feedback functionality
- IMPROVEMENT: reduce installation time
- IMPROVEMENT: Linux kernel 4.9.52
2017/10/02
- NEW: support for static network configuration
- NEW: support for different update intervals
- NEW: support for manual updating
- FIX: make sure screen configuration survives update
- FIX: web page renders slow due to javascript errors
- IMPROVEMENT: Set second player screen as default
- IMPROVEMENT: use screen real estate for song title
- IMPROVEMENT: slow down scrolling speed song title
- IMPROVEMENT: Linux kernel 4.9.50
2017/09/14
- introduce new player screen (you can access this by clicking on the cover art)
- show IP address on settings page
- fix bug with showing single quotes around zone names in web interface
2017/08/31
- introduce support for official Raspberry Pi 7" Touchscreen
- support for native DSD on the Matrix Audio X-SPDIF 2
- changed filesystem
- make sure RoonBridge logs to RAM
2017/08/19
- introduce improved web interface
2017/07/30
- stability improvements
2017/07/15
- added support for ALLO DigiOne
- added support for Justboom AMP/DAC HAT
2017/05/28
- added support for W4S DAC-2v2SE
- added support for ALLO Piano DAC’s
- disable HDMI
2017/05/18
- possibility to configure timezone
- reboot and shutdown option
- updated kernel to 4.9.28
- more native DSD supported DAC’s
2017/05/16
- make sure updates are being pulled in during installation
- provide shutdown button on web interface
2017/05/13
- updated kernel with more native DSD supported DAC’s
- fixed reboot issue when changing settings in the web interface
2017/05/12
- improve reboot timer construction
- introduce green LED installation status
2017/05/06
- native DSD support for the Amanero Combo384 USB interface
- show kernel (version) in the web interface
- several minor improvements
2017/05/03
- updated kernel with more native DSD supported DAC’s
- improved installation support for RoonBridge
- support for HifiBerry HAT’s
- support for IQaudIO HAT’s
2017/04/23
- first public release