Newb questions

vershner

I'm new to Raspberry Pi, I haven't bought one yet, but I'm looking to put a music player in my kitchen and a Hifiberry + Runeaudio looks like a possible combination. I've got a few questions though.

I organise my music in ordinary directories but many modern players want to build this into a library which I do not want. Can Rune browse by directories and can I switch off any indexing or downloading of metadata and album art?

How long does it take to boot?

Does it have any power management, particularly spinning down USB hard disks when inactive?

Is it straightforward to set up CIFS shares on the Rune box as well as connecting to them?

ACX

Hi vershner, welcome to our coummunity.

vershner wroteI organise my music in ordinary directories but many modern players want to build this into a library which I do not want. Can Rune browse by directories and can I switch off any indexing or downloading of metadata and album art?

Browsing by file and folders is the default way in RuneAudio. You can optionally browse by Album/Artists/Genre if you need it.
MPD still needs to index your library anyway. To completely disable the downloading of metadata and album art you'll need to tinker in the code.

vershner wroteHow long does it take to boot?

Around 20 seconds (but it depends a lot on how fast your SD card is).

vershner wroteDoes it have any power management, particularly spinning down USB hard disks when inactive?

No, at least not out of factory.

vershner wroteIs it straightforward to set up CIFS shares on the Rune box as well as connecting to them?

Yes, RuneUI has been developed to make all this stuff very easy and straightforward.

vershner

Thanks. My Pi should be arriving this week so I should be able to give it a try soon.
One more question: what would you say are the main differences between Rune and Volumio?

ACX

vershner wroteOne more question: what would you say are the main differences between Rune and Volumio?

Take a look at this topic:
#90

vershner

ACX wrote
vershner wroteOne more question: what would you say are the main differences between Rune and Volumio?
Take a look at this topic:
#90

That's interesting, I didn't realise they share the same origin. In terms of current functionality though, what are the main differences?