Please send logs when it disappears 
I have a rpi3b+ and “hifiberry digi+ pro” connected over optical to a DAC. I installed volumio3 on a new card but I accidentally configured a “HiFiBerry DAC+ Pro” and it worked! (so excited). But I noticed the mistake and changed setting to the same device “hifiberry digi+ pro” like my volumio2 setup. Now I receive the alsa error. Selecting anything now I’m stuck in alsa jail.
Error
Failed to open “alsa” (alsa); Failed to open ALSA device “volumio”: No such device
I rewrote the sd card and picked the “hifiberry digi+ pro” and failed.
I went to settings/system/factory reset and picked “HiFiBerry DAC+ Pro” and it worked until I rebooted and failed again.
dmesg.txt & mpd.log (worked with “HiFiBerry DAC+ Pro”)
dmesg2 & mpd2.log (failed with “hifiberry digi+ pro” setting)
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Just wanted to confirm that between Volumio 2 plugins not working with V3, and the native multi-room being restricted to the highest paid tier, there will no longer be a free multi-room option after launch?
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I’ll second this request for clarification about multi-room audio. I use the snapcast plugin with my Volumio 2 RPi’s when we have guests or to sync music between the garage and patio, and that’s one of the main reasons I chose Volumio over other players.
But I don’t use the multi-room features daily, which makes it tough to justify the cost of the superstar tier just for that. I don’t mind donating to good projects, but that’s a little steep for only one feature that I would use.
On the topic of the beta, I’ve got it running on a Pi Zero W with a JustBoom Digi hat. Setup went smoothly, and I got the Spotify Connect plugin installed and working. Navigation between pages is sometimes fine and other times just displays a blank page that never populates. A browser refresh usually kickstarts it though.
I encountered the same alsa issue as several others have reported, but it resolved itself with a restart. I have not been able to test the multiroom aspects, as the coupon code above is not working.
hm. I have the same setup (except it’s not SSD), and it’s working normally on the latest beta.
But I have my external drive formatted to HFS, maybe that’s why.
Settings > Playback Options > Buffer before play : seems not effective.
I changed to 20% but I saw no change in /etc/mpd.conf
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That is probably because this value is deprecated from MPD v0.21, and is hardcoded to 1s
Good spot! Then we need to remove this option
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Unfortunately Volumio3 is a little bit more demanding in terms of RAM compared to Volumio2. I suspect performace with PIZero is not optimal…
Regarding multiroom sync playback in V3, this is a new addition to MyVolumio plugins (which required a hell lot of work to get right).
If the developer of Snapcast plugin manages to port it to V3, and it does not conflict with Volumio core plugin, then I don’t see why it shall not be there in the future.
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Issue fixed!
it works as expected on the Raspi-400!
The only thing i did was to rename this secund Volumio as Volumio-pi-400 and then the remote network “wififibre” was blessed instead of the main one “LiveBox”
My USB SSD NVMe was then found and all the tracks were updated!
So i’m very HAPPY since it sounds FANTASTIC!
Hi,
I have some proposals for the brand new plugin framework of Volumio 3:
- During plugin generation, add an ‘update.sh’ file that works much like ‘install.sh’ when the respective commands ‘volumio plugin install/update’ are called, including sudo permission.
- The output of ‘volumio plugin’ commands is messy when they are launched from a terminal. Add an option such as --terminal or -t that provides a suitable output for the terminal screen
- When ‘volumio plugin’ commands are launched from the terminal, the command prompt never returns to the user unless you press Ctrl+C. The proposed --terminal option could also provide proper command exit
Cheers 
my usb wifi doesnt work with volumio3, used it for years on volumio2
5.097385] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=9514, bcdDevice= 2.00
[ 5.097405] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[ 5.098144] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 5.098271] hub 1-1:1.0: 5 ports detected
[ 5.417033] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using dwc_otg
[ 5.547342] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=ec00, bcdDevice= 2.00
[ 5.547358] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[ 5.550019] smsc95xx v1.0.6
[ 5.641371] smsc95xx 1-1.1:1.0 eth0: register ‘smsc95xx’ at usb-3f980000.usb-1.1, smsc95xx USB 2.0 Ethernet, b8:27:eb:01:17:84
[ 5.937032] usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 4 using dwc_otg
[ 6.067874] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=152a, idProduct=8750, bcdDevice= 1.02
[ 6.067890] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=3, SerialNumber=0
[ 6.067904] usb 1-1.2: Product: D10
[ 6.067917] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Topping
[ 6.167032] usb 1-1.5: new high-speed USB device number 5 using dwc_otg
[ 6.297738] usb 1-1.5: New USB device found, idVendor=0586, idProduct=3426, bcdDevice= 0.00
[ 6.297753] usb 1-1.5: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 6.297767] usb 1-1.5: Product: ZyXEL Dual-Band Wireless AC USB Adapter
[ 6.297780] usb 1-1.5: Manufacturer: ZyXEL
[ 6.297793] usb 1-1.5: SerialNumber: 123456
[ 9.974398] initramfs: Checking for USB updates
[ 10.084852] initramfs: No USB device detected (when incorrect, try adding ‘bootdelay=5’ to your boot cmdline)
it’s rtl8812au
Please, no extracted info, only submit a complete log.
Howto: Send a log
It should give us more info on missing driver or firmware (or both).
[Edit] found something, checking it.
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That’s what I figured, but that’s unfortunate. The Pi zero makes a great compact player box to hide near a speaker or receiver, especially with the matching hat. It also runs a lot cooler than a Pi 4.
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If there were a way to choose paid features a la cart or if I could choose a lower tier that included the multiroom feature, I’d be on board for that.
You guys should absolutely get paid for your hard work, I just have no need for the other top-tier features, so the value of that package to me personally is hard to justify.
I may end up sticking with Volumio 2 until an updated plugin is available.
Thanks for the feedback, it’s always good to hear constructive feedback on how we can do better.
Actually we are considering to get rid of the 2 MyVolumio plans and just sticking with 1 single premium plan, which includes all the bonus features. It will be priced in the middle of current Virtuoso and Superstar plans, so that should be affordable for anyone.
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