"Detect Disks" will detect the hard disk and "Partition disks" initiates the partitioning of the hard disk.At the prompt "Set the clock using NTP" answer with "no", you should then select your "time zone" manually.In this example we use the user "usbaudio" After the "root" is set up a "Normal User Account" is created."Set up users and passwords" lets you install the users (recommended: "shadow passwords").The hostname - in this example - "debianmusic" is set, the domain name can usually be left empty.Next, your network is detected and the automatic installation of the network "Detecting network hardware" / "Configure the network" follows - with DHCP based networks you can select "Auto-configure networking".Select option "Load Installer components from CD" - leave all empty.Even if you are installing from a USB thumb drive, select "Detect and mount CD-ROM".In "Choose Language" select the language of your choice and the "base locale settings".At the Installation Screen "Advanced Options" select "Expert Install".Boot your system using the installation medium that you prepared and then proceed as follows This software allows you to easily create bootable USB installation media with the downloaded Debian ISO files.Ģ) Installing Debian "Stretch" (Debian 9)Ĭonnect your USB DAC to the PC and then to the Internet. Load the Universal USB Installer if you want to install Debian from a USB memory stick. We recommend that before installation you load the most recent firmware package and copy the files in the folder "firmware" to the medium on which it will be installed so that you will have all the necessary drivers for your hardware ( learn more). We will be using the " netinst CD image" during which the most current files will be downloaded from the Internet as required. The setup of the BIOS of your Audio PC is described under BIOS Setup for Audio PC.įor best results hardware platforms based on Intels Atom processor are highly recommended for bitperfect highend playback.Ī) Installing Debian Linux and the Music Player Demon (MPD) We highly recommend Debian Stretch which is excellent for the setup of a bit-perfect audio PC and you can play native DSD files with this setup. All this is remotely controlled via an iPhone / iPad / Android device, so that you can use the Linux audio server without keyboard, mouse and monitor. ![]() Ideally suited for this is the easy-to-install Linux distribution "Debian" which works without any problems with almost all DAC chips (XMOS, Sabre, Wolfson, TI etc.) and is able to play all high-res formats such as WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, DSD & DXD, MP3 and Ogg Vorbis.īelow, you’ll find a description of the installation of an audio pc to operate without a graphical user interface but with a real-time kernel for perfect playback with lowest latency using ALSA and the Music Player Daemon (MPD). ![]() And currently there is no way around Linux. Bitperfect MPD with ALSA for a Linux Audio PC Systemīit-accurate playback is the ultimate solution for a USB-DAC in combination with a HighEndAudio PC.
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