Snakeoil 1.2.6 Alpha 1

[hkphantomgtr]

OK, this is really an interim release as I would like to get somethings out of the way first. Official 1.2.6 is still some time away as there are still unfinished items (see milestone here) .

So there are some new features added. First is the ability (in theory at least) to run this in the latest version of Ubuntu Studio. Now there's a slight quirk to get this going, because the server isn't running properly you can't just update this over the WebApp, and I don't have the installer ready yet. So the idea is to copy the 64 bit firmware, rename it to recover.fw, and copy this file to the /media/music folder. Hopefully the server will be able to extract the firmware and then start.

The second feature is the ability to copy files from a media (e.g. USB). This is available in the "Library" section. There is now a choice of "Mount" or "Copy" in any unmounted media. If you chose COPY, you will be moved to another UI where you can select the folders you want to copy to /media/music. Copying will be done in the background so you can continue with other activities while copying. As always new features is only available to beta users.

The ability to use Snakeoil on a RT kernel should now bring the audio quality to an acceptable level. And then when I have time, actually finished the Kernel builder (this has been in the work for years and is sounding like vapour ware!) to add that little bit of enhancement. Until then.


Interim Change Log

• Include pre-release point information in versioning
  
• Show which CPU a process is running by adding a P flag in top
  
• Fixed to top of page when running top
  
• Fixes squeezeltie start failure when using option
  
• Do not show error field in api-error component if value is nul
  
• Add new feature to copy files to music folder instead of mounting them in library page
  
• Use system aplay if pulseaudio is installed
  
• Investigate and fix segmentation fault of snakeoil backend server on Ubuntu Studio 22.04
  
• Fixed issue where drives/partitions are not detected as being usable in Music Library
  

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@"Snoopy8" Great idea on adding P to top. Unfortunately I think I have made a mistake and the processes are sorted by PID and not by order of CPU load. Will fix that in the next update. Consider the current edition a preview .

@"hkphantomgtr" Let me know how this works with Ubuntu Studio.

Dear AK,

I've upgraded my machine with this FW thru webui.  It works just fine and after running 1.5hr, my machine still runs normally.  I hope I'll install the Studio 22.04 in these days and let you know the result.

Just an update, I can't install Ubuntu Studio 22.04 this afternoon.  It kept stopping at 78%.  I've tried several times but got no luck.  I guess it's the server problem, right?  


Further update, 1.2.6 Alpha 1 doesn't work with Ubuntu 22.04.  As I still can't install Ubuntu Studio 22.04, I can't test FW 1.2.6 Alpha 1 on it.  I'll set up SnakeOil on Ubuntu Studio 20.04 at the moment and wait for next FW release to test on 22.04 again.

Update: 1.2.6 Alpha 1 can't mount neither local HD nor NAS in newly installed Snakeoil on Ubuntu Studio 20.04.  Downgrading to 1.2.5 can mount both as normal.