Putty or MobaXTerm SSH Client for managing the system remotely. Wired Ethernet Connection for HQPlayer system 6. Rufus application to write ISO to thumb drive 5.
Debian Stretch Netinstall ISO or Ubuntu Xenial Server Install 3. Licensed copy of HQPlayer Linux Desktop 2. Pre-requisite for HQPlayer Desktop and Embedded Before getting started with the installation there are couple of things that are required and some decisions to be made for a smooth installation. Use of the steps listed in the guide is at your own risk and the author is not liable for any kind of loss or damage. The process of backup and restore is left up to you. Keep in mind that there is potential for you to lose support for native higher DSD rates if using NAA on a Linux system, especially if the USB controller is based around Amanero hardware (T+A Dac 8 and Lampizator are some that are known to not support higher DSD rates because of the Amanero firmware which supports native Linux) The guide is written with assumption that the only operating system installed on the HQPlayer system is either Debian or Ubuntu, so please ensure that you either use a brand new disk or have a good backup of the existing system in case you want to restore the previous hard drive content.
This guide also has steps listed on how to install Network Audio Adapter under Debian or Ubuntu. Once the software is installed you should be able to leverage HQPlayer Embedded as UPnP renderer and use Roon, JRiver or Minimserver with BubbleUPnP as control point to stream music to a USB DAC attached directly to the system running HQPlayer Desktop/Embedded or to a USB DAC attached to Network Audio Adapter system either running Windows or Linux or MacOSX as operating system. Scope The scope of this guide is to provide information on how to install Signalyst HQPlayer Linux Desktop and Embedded on either Debian Stretch or Ubuntu Xenial Linux distribution. 4 Ubuntu Install Debian Management Update Debian / Ubuntu Packages Assignment of Static IP Address (Optional) HQPlayer Embedded Installation HQPlayer Embedded Start HQPlayer Embedded During System Restart JRiver as Controller Appendix HQPlayer NAA HQPlayer Desktopģ 1. Scope Pre-requisite for HQPlayer Desktop and Embedded Prepare USB Thumb Drive Debian or Ubuntu Install Process. 1 INSTALL GUIDE FOR HQPLAYER EMBEDDED (FOR DEBIAN AND UBUNTU CONFIGURATION) Written by: D Vaidya Version 0.5 October 26,Ģ Contents 1.