New installation system for EVO Sabre under Volumio (plugin)

EVO Sabre Volumio plugin Beta Test

We are currently porting our software to run Volumio on a EVO Sabre into the official Volumio plugin store.

This solution will allow users to install every bit of software needed for the EVO directly from Volumio regular Web Interface (no more SSH, no more custom OS image, no more display lost after an update..etc.). Basically this will be a huge upgrade regarding user experience as well as for maintenance purpose.

It will totally replace the customized images system / installation scripts. So overtime using this plugin will be the way to go.

This plugin is currently in beta test mode. You can help making it into the stable official Volumio plugin store by testing & providing feedback.

Installation procedure:

• 1. Download a fresh Volumio image and use it to install Volumio on your SD card.
• 2. Insert the SD card into your EVO Sabre.
• 3. Use a RJ45 cable to connect the device to your network (if you prefer to use WiFi instead, this walkthrough assumes that you already know how).
• 4. Power-on your EVO Sabre and wait a couple minutes for it to boot.
• 5. Connect to Volumio Web User Interface on the same network using a web browser or a phone with Volumio app installed.
• 6. Follow the initial Wizard configuration helper.
• • a. You need a Volumio account to install plugins (a free one will work fine) so log into your account when asked or create a new one if you do not have any Volumio account yet.
  • b. The Wizard configuration helper will also ask you for a I2S DAC. You should enable that option and select "Audiophonics I-Sabre ES9028Q2M" in the drop-down menu.
  • c. If you forgot to do 6.a and 6.b during wizard configuration, you can find those option again in Settings → System → Run First Config Wizard.
• 7. Enable Plugin Test Mode (see video below):
• • a. Go to http://volumio/dev (replace ‘volumio’ by the EVO Sabre IP on your network if you are using IPV4 as URL).
  • b. Enable the option Plugins Test Mode.
• 8. Go back to the WebUi and open the Plugins Section.
  • a. Look for the System Hardware Tab and install the plugin Audiophonics Evo Sabre.
  • b. After installing enable the plugin from the Installed Plugins Tab.
  • c. The remote still needs a reboot to be 100% working.

Testing the plugin:

Actually testing the plugin is quite straightforward: after installing the test plugin, just use your EVO Sabre as you would normally do in your everyday life. Just take notes to report anything that seems to be not working as expected. You are also welcome to share any observation regarding potential items that you found misleading or difficult to understand in the interface or documentation.

Next steps:

After the plugin beta life cycle this will be available in the regular Volumio Plugin store. This means step 7 in the procedure describe above will no longer be required.

Providing Feedback:

• If you notice anything wrong while using this plugin, please let us know in the dedicated thread.
• Positive feedback is fine too! If you found the plugin easy to install and found nothing troublesome while using this software, it will help the deployment process to know that successful user experiences also happened.