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HiFiBerry Setup (Raspbian Jessie Lite, Kernel 4.4)
# For more options and information see
# http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/config-txt.md
# Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details
# uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode
#hdmi_safe=1
# uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible
# and your display can output without overscan
#disable_overscan=1
# uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
# goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
#overscan_left=16
#overscan_right=16
#overscan_top=16
#overscan_bottom=16
# uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus
# overscan.
#framebuffer_width=1280
#framebuffer_height=720
# uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output
#hdmi_force_hotplug=1
# uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)
#hdmi_group=1
#hdmi_mode=1
# uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in
# DMT (computer monitor) modes
#hdmi_drive=2
# uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or
# no display
#config_hdmi_boost=4
# uncomment for composite PAL
#sdtv_mode=2
#uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default.
#arm_freq=800
# Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces
#dtparam=i2c_arm=on
#dtparam=i2s=on
#dtparam=spi=on
# Uncomment this to enable the lirc-rpi module
#dtoverlay=lirc-rpi
# Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README
# Enable mmap support in the bcm2708-i2s driver
dtoverlay=i2s-mmap
# Enable HiFiBerry module
dtoverlay=hifiberry-dacplus
# Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
#dtparam=audio=on
# Tested on a Raspberry Pi 3 running Raspbian Jessie Lite (2016-05-27, kernel 4.4)
# – https://www.hifiberry.com/guides/configuring-linux-3-18-x/
# update boot config (complete file included in this gist)
# 1. add "dtoverlay=i2s-mmap"
# 2. add "dtoverlay=hifiberry-dacplus"
# 3. comment out: "dtparam=audio=on"
sudo vim /boot/config.txt
sudo reboot
# ensure the sound card is enabled (you should see a card: "sndrpihifiberry")
aplay -l
# further audio config for volume etc.
alsamixer
# install music player
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mplayer
# play music…
mplayer zarathustra.aac
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