From: Mike Brady Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:48:22 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update TROUBLESHOOTING.md X-Git-Tag: 3.3.7rc0~23 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4c6628abe47cc3f1cb4ced4ba0112ca124df6be9;p=thirdparty%2Fshairport-sync.git Update TROUBLESHOOTING.md --- diff --git a/TROUBLESHOOTING.md b/TROUBLESHOOTING.md index fd500e60..966c0c71 100644 --- a/TROUBLESHOOTING.md +++ b/TROUBLESHOOTING.md @@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ The installation and setup of Shairport Sync is straightforward on recent Linux In this brief document will be listed some problems and some solutions, some provided by other users. -1. Before starting, ensure that your software is up-to-date. -2. Set the `interpolation` in the `general` section of the configuration file to `basic` as the `soxr` setting can cause lower-powered devices to bog down at critical times, e.g. see [this report](https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync/issues/631#issuecomment-366305203). - +1. Before starting, ensure that your software is up-to-date. This document always refers to the most recent version of Shairport Sync -- see [here](https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync/releases) for information about the most recent release. +2. If you have set `interpolation` in the `general` section of the configuration file to to `soxr`, comment it out or set it to `auto` or `basic` as the `soxr` setting can cause lower-powered devices to bog down at critical times, e.g. see [this report](https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync/issues/631#issuecomment-366305203). +3. Ensure the volume setting of your output device is set to some reasonable value and ensure it is not muted. For ALSA devices, the `alsamixer` command-line tool is very good for this. For other sound systems, please consult the relevant documentation. ### WiFi adapter running in power-saving / low-power mode