Noob question: How do I install SnakeoilOS on RPI?

[uglymusic]

Thanks @agent_kith. I read about the experimental status of the RPi. I'm heavily invested(!) in RPis for audio, and don't have a spare x86 machine around (unless you count a 20-year-old Dell gathering dust somewhere and an original MacBook Air with dead battery), so I'll be persevering with the Pis for now. If I like SnakeoilOS, I may consider building a custom x86-based machine, but that's not in the foreseeable future.

No problems. Note that because my primary rig is still a x86 machine for now, all my focus on optimizations/tweaks will still be focused on x86.

So in theory x86 will always sound better, until I can focus more on the Pi later next year that is.

Just for clarification, is that CM4 edition going to be in addition to the RPi 3/4 edition you have at the moment?

The software and underlying OS will all be the same. Mostly, as RPi 3 hardware is not ideal, my focus will be on RPi 4 and CM4.

Thanks for more clarification, @agent_kith. I'm looking forward to you finding some more time to focus on the RPi. Here in the UK - I don't know about Australia - having low-power RPis makes for a more manageable electricity bill! 

My investment in RPis for audio runs to a 4 running LMS as my server and four 3s (soon to be five), each with different HATs (I2S/SPDIF, DAC, DAC/Amp). I'm unlikely to change that lot!

EDIT: Oh, and a spare 4 that I'm using to experiment with SnakeoilOS before it goes into production here.

Is the RPi 3 not ideal in your eyes because the USB port is noisy or because it doesn't have the required grunt, in some way?

I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions, BTW.