Allo Boss2 compatibility

[Darmur]

From what I’ve understood, Allo Boss2 DAC is supported from kernel 5.4.77 onwards.

Volumio2 has the kernel 4.19.xx, so adding the dtbo will not be enough, the Boss2 driver module should be added as well.

On the other side, Volumio3 (Buster beta) has the kernel 5.4.83, so the driver and the dtbo are included already… adding the proper string on dacs.json should make the Boss2 working.

I don’t have this DAC available, someone who has it could please have a look to this thread and provide the required information, for adding compatibility?

Help from Volumio community for a new feature

Dear Volumio community, the development team is working on an improved way for handling ALSA devices, that will make possible to use the latest kernels 5.4.x and 5.10.x in the future Volumio release. One of the changes is related to the dacs.json file, a new entry is required for every I2S DAC present in the list. Part of the list has already been populated with the new required entry (alsacard), but quite some devices need to be updated. With a little help from everyone, the list can be fill…