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I couldn't boot off the SD Card either, I could only get it to work loading the Linux image on the internal storage.

I am newish here too, and I cannot recommend the Beaglebone black server build highly enough. There are instructions here on Computer Audiophile, and it may seem intimidating in the instructions, but really, it is not. You can get into it for less than $100 for a headless, fanless, low power draw server, and all the file handling is easy also with an MPD client on pretty much any smartphone or idevice. Highly recommended. I went from playing music from itunes directly on my PC to an external dac/amp, and switching to the beaglebone setup was instantly recognizeable as an upgrade in sound. Less digital hash, more clarity and air, better bass clarity and punch, more liquid mids, and the highs are clearer... Check it out. Worst case you are out $80, and you can use the BBB for something else if you want and build a $1000 CAPS: Computer Audiophile - Geek Speak: How To Build A BeagleBone Black MPD Music Server

Has anyone been able to get the album art working on this by fetching from discogs or amazon as MPD allows? I have no option in the client (MPOD on my iphone) to tell it to go to discogs or amazon, but I believe this is supposed to be an option. It is possible that the BBB isn't on the internet?

I am using the latest Debian Wheezy image that is linked in the instructions.

Is this a known issue? It is repeatable, when I restart the bbb server, mpod will see the device, but unless I putty in, and do the following commands, no music: mount -a ncmpc <cntrl> + U another thing I noticed, when I added the text related to something along the lines of "CPU=PERFORMANCE", the file I was editing was empty, is this normal? i really love the server, but would like to solve the issue of requiring a remount after every reboot. Did I miss a step? final observation, when I use the "update database" button in MPoD, it doesn't do anything, refresh local cache works as expected.

so I figured out this most recent issue as well, it appears as though I have to mount -a everytime I restart the BBB. Is there anyway to configure it so that when I restart, the mount happens automatically? Would like to be able to unplug this little wonder box, plug it back in, without using putty to ssh in everytime and set up NCMPC, control U. It seems like the MPoD app should be able to update database, but the nas doesn't mount automatically. The sound this puts out is phenomenal, I am very, very happy! Thanks so much for your hard work on this. I am very pleased I didn't spend hard earned on a 2 box setup and the audiophile optimizer.

so I have a very weird issue now. I had it playing, perfectly, and I unhooked everything, put the new, beautiful BBB server into the logitech case, rebooted it, and now nothing. No database recognized, and no sound.

so I was able to get the fstab issue resolved, but no files load to the database when I update it. From MPoD, I can see the device connected, but, no files will load or show. Most of my files are MPEG-4 (ALAC), but I have some MPEG-3, and even those don't show up. Don't know what to do next. I tried Runeaudio again, and in there I can see the files, (only the MP3s), but they will not play. When I press the play button, the song doesn't start. Is there anyway I can putty into the BBB and determine if it is even seeing my DAC? I know the database load has nothing to do with this, but if I can see the files in Rune, and they just won't play, I wonder if it is a hardware compatibility issue. My DAC is a NAD d'3020 integrated DAC/AMP.

I am trying that now... I went to rune for a bit, but couldn't get any sound out, but I was able to find the network share using a user account and pass I created specifically for the BBB. Question, is there default support for mp4 (alac) in this server? Or do I have to download additional packages within linux? -K

I am running into a bit of an issue when I get to the step where etc/fstab file is edited. Here is my setup: - My music is on a PC in my itunes folder - I have shared the itunes folder as a shared folder over the network (and I can see the shared folder when running Advanced IP Scanner - I DO NOT have a login and password for this folder, so I don't know what to put in x and y in the line entered into fstab: the usernam=x, password=y I tried taking out the username and password part altogether, leaving username=admin, and entering a NULL value in password= , but in all cases, when I save and exit the file, and run command "mount -a", I get the following error: "[mntent]: line 8 in /etc/fstab is bad" any ideas? I do not have a NAS, and I don't intend to purchase one initially, so am trying to get it to reference my shared music folder within windows itself. -Kevin

Do you recommend against using volumio or rune? Is there any known sound quality penalty for the convenience and easier setup?

I actually have all but my computer speaker output (analog) and my USB DAC disabled in sound properties, the MIDI controller is disabled (or at least, I don't see it on the list). Nothing in iTunes looks out of place. I am wondering if this is potentially hardware issue with my motherboard ethernet controller. I am becoming resigned to just give up on the PC and build a beaglebone black linux server. Cheap, and should solve the issue.

It's a fresh month old install of win 7. I'm starting to think it could be itunes settings?

I did, there were still stutters when I connected the express wired to the computer through ethernet. I believe I have ruled out the express itself though, as when I use my iphone or ipad as the source (through the music app, using home sharing), there is no stutter at all. The stutter manifests when initiating airplay directly from the PC, or when using the remote app to do the same from my idevice.

Thanks so much for this idea! It didn't turn anything up, but it is the kind of thing I think I am going to need to use to find the issue. I have also been digging into event logs and network traffic logs, and nothing seems amiss :-( Any useless services that you folks typically disable in windows 7? I know some of these systems can cause odd behavior, and if they are not needed, I am going to start turning off services to see if that makes a difference.