X450/X5500 Software Configuration

Raspbian Stretch

The following operation is in the config.txt file

REMOVE THE DRIVER FOR THE ONBOARD SOUND

sudo nano /boot/config.txt 

#Remove the line or add the '#' at the begin of this line;
#dtparam=audio=on

CONFIGURE DEVICE TREE OVERLAY FILE

#Add the following line at the end of config.txt file;
dtoverlay=hifiberry-dac

#Save config.txt file(Ctrl-x then Y), then reboot raspberry pi
sudo reboot

Volumio (Version: 2.118)

Select the“PLAYBACK OPTIONS”menu, Turn on "I2S DAC" and select "Hifiberry DAC" under“DAC Model.” Then reboot and you are done.

Moode Audio Player (Version: 3.1)

Simply select the“Configure”menu, select "Audio" under "configuration settings", then select "HiFiBerry DAC" under “I2S audio device", Finally click “SET”and reboot.

OSMC (Version: 20170210)

1. Select My OSMC and enter "Pi Config".

2. Select "Hardware Support" and choose your "hifiberry-dac-overlay" in the Soundcard Overlay parameter.

3. Restart your Raspberry Pi.

4. Select "Settings".

5. Select "System".

6. Select "Audio output" and set the Audio output device parameter to ALSA: Default (snd_rpi_hifiberry_dac Analog)

7. Done!

Picoreplayer

for the picoreplayer the correct hardware is the Audiophonics ISabre Q2M

hw:CARD=DAC,DEV=0 - I-Sabre Q2M DAC, I-Sabre Q2M DAC i-sabre-codec-i2c.1-0048-0

Thanks to Ignace Sannen

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Anonymous user #2

16 months ago

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Hello, I selected iqaudio-DAC for the piCore Player but it does not work. When I do aplay -l

- - - List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

card 0: b1 [bcm2835 HDMI 1], device 0: bcm2835 HDMI 1 [bcm2835 HDMI 1] Subdevices: 4/4 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1 Subdevice #2: subdevice #2 Subdevice #3: subdevice #3 card 1: Headphones [bcm2835 Headphones], device 0: bcm2835 Headphones [bcm2835 Headphones] Subdevices: 4/4 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 Subdevice #1: subdevice #1 Subdevice #2: subdevice #2 Subdevice #3: subdevice #3

The X450 is not listed. And the error log is below

[12:51:06.827281] stream_init:454 init stream [12:51:06.837874] output_init_alsa:936 init output [12:51:06.838013] output_init_alsa:976 requested alsa_buffer: 80 alsa_period: 4 format: any mmap: 1 [12:51:06.843483] ALSA _snd_pcm_hw_open:1829 Invalid value for card [12:51:06.843553] test_open:281 playback open error: No such device

[12:51:06.843585] output_init_common:401 unable to open output device: hw:CARD=IQaudIODAC

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