Volumio Primo with Raspbian possible

General_1 · September 29, 2023, 3:10pm

I got a Volumio Primo from a friend and for my interesst I want to try some things with a standard OS.
I want to leave the OS as it is and try some things whicht cannot be done by volumio.
I inserted a SD-card, but the device starts without checking the bootable SD card.
Is it possible to set the boot order.
1st CD card
2nd the Volumio OS wherever it is.
When I remove the card it should start again with Volumio OS.
Thanks for any hints.

gkkpch · September 29, 2023, 4:02pm

General_1 · September 30, 2023, 4:28pm

Thanks it works now, it is no Pi it is a Tinker Board.

gkkpch · September 30, 2023, 7:03pm

I never said it was a PI, this extract is from the tinkerboard manual which you obviously did not read

General_1 · October 1, 2023, 7:13am

Yes indeed, I realised it as I removed the device.
It is a hint, that Raspbian will not work.
Many thanks

Darmur · October 3, 2023, 9:09am

For the Sabre DAC it is required a custom kernel driver, included in the Volumio image but not included in any other operating system.

General_1 · October 3, 2023, 9:41am

The DAC can be found here:

github.com

raspberrypi/firmware/blob/master/boot/overlays/README

Introduction
============

This directory contains Device Tree overlays. Device Tree makes it possible
to support many hardware configurations with a single kernel and without the
need to explicitly load or blacklist kernel modules. Note that this isn't a
"pure" Device Tree configuration (c.f. MACH_BCM2835) - some on-board devices
are still configured by the board support code, but the intention is to
eventually reach that goal.

On Raspberry Pi, Device Tree usage is controlled from /boot/config.txt. By
default, the Raspberry Pi kernel boots with device tree enabled. You can
completely disable DT usage (for now) by adding:

    device_tree=

to your config.txt, which should cause your Pi to revert to the old way of
doing things after a reboot.

In /boot you will find a .dtb for each base platform. This describes the

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it is also inserted.

Darmur · October 3, 2023, 1:05pm

this generic driver won’t work, as already mentioned it is required a custom driver that is not implemented in any other operating system rather than Volumio

gkkpch · October 3, 2023, 4:36pm

It is a volumio-specific driver, built into the kernel for Volumio.
As @darmur wrote, the driver is not availlable for any other linux distribution. Unfortunately you will have to live with that.

Darmur · October 3, 2023, 5:03pm

the dtbo is the dt-overlay file, not the kernel driver.
the dtbo is useless if the linux kernel does not have the proper driver included

General_1 · October 3, 2023, 7:04pm

OK, than i will return to the original state.
One last thing, to be sure to get all connections correct.
Is there a wiring diagram for the Volumion Primo to the digital coax, antenna,
and the ground to be solderd?

gkkpch · October 4, 2023, 6:44pm

Why that? You obviously already opened the box, then look at the wires and draw the diagram yourself.

General_1 · October 4, 2023, 8:11pm

Of course I opened it, I had to set the jumper as written above.
Every information is now found, I will flash it and I will have a better system.

Wheaten · October 4, 2023, 8:19pm

Otherwise you can always install “Mountain Lion”

General_1 · October 27, 2023, 8:30pm

The hardware and Armbian works perfect, the kernel supports the DAC.
With Tinker OS it is waste of time.

Wheaten · October 27, 2023, 8:34pm

Are you bumping your own topic?

Enjoy your experiment