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HifiBerry MiniAMP might be broken?

Eknoes

August 15, 2020 17:25

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Hi,

I want to run a new miniAMP on a new Raspberry Pi 4 with this speaker. We tried to setup with the current Raspbian Pi OS like several guides - including your own - said and couldn't get it to work. Afterwards, we tried with a fresh install of HifiBerry OS. It detects the correct board, but there is also no sound. So I thought the speaker might be the problem, but that one works on a different amplifier well. So might the board be broken? How can I test this? I am glad for any hints!

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  HiFiBerry team August 16, 2020 12:24

  Is anything else connected to the Pi? Is the MiniAmp plugged correctly on? Did you test with another Pi?

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  Eknoes August 19, 2020 09:47

  No, nothing is connected besides the USB C power. MiniAMP is plugged correctly, I just tried with a Pi zero but also here it does not work. It is detected, but no sound is played! Is there any way to "test" the board? The speaker works on another amplifier, so it should be the MiniAMP board, or not?

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  HiFiBerry team August 19, 2020 10:02

  It could be a corrupted SD card, defective Pi or defective MiniAmp. As all 3 could result in this, I can't say what's causing it. We can test the board in our lab, that's the only way to say if there is a problem with the MiniAmp.