M2P 2.51 > RPi4 > Enable 64 Bit Kernel (Pi4 ONLY)

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jcu-muc Moderator

22. Oktober 2019 at 21:35 #47396

Hello,

Has anyone tried out the new setting introduced with M2P 2.51 to enable a 64 Bit Kernel on their RPi4?

M2P 2.51 > Raspberry Settings > Enable 64 Bit Kernel (Pi4 ONLY)

I have an RPi4 4GB now and am already very happy with its performance using the old 32 Bit Kernel.

I am hesitant to try because of the potential stability issues disclaimer on the settings page:

This improves performance but might be not as stable as normal 32 Bit mode.

Also, I am wondering about the possibility of higher temperatures – currently, my RPi4 is in a Flirc case and runs continuously at around 47°C.

Thanks for any user reports!

Best,
jcu

[jcu-muc Moderator]

jcu-muc Moderator

24. Oktober 2019 at 23:09 #47434

I tried it now myself, but made a backup image of the SD card first – which was a good idea:

After enabling „Enable 64 Bit Kernel (Pi4 ONLY)“ on my RPi 4 with 4GB RAM, it would no longer boot and I had to restore the backup image.

Heiner or anybody from the M2P team, any idea what the issue might be?

Many thanks,
jcu

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Heiner premium

31. Oktober 2019 at 14:01 #47453

Hi jcu,

It is still a new feature and there might be some issues. Which plugins do you use?

[jcu-muc Moderator]

jcu-muc Moderator

1. November 2019 at 8:50 #47459

Hi Heiner,

Thank you for your reply. Enabled plugins are:

Max2Play Active Plugins:
– Settings / Reboot
– Audioplayer
– Squeezebox Server
– Filesystem Mount
– WiFi / LAN
– Raspberry Settings

Squeezebox Server Active Plugins:
– Full Text Search
– Mixcloud
– Network Test
– Podcasts
– Radio
– Random Mix
– Save Playlist
– Soundcloud
– UPnP/DLNA Bridge

Regarding hardware, it is the RPi4 only – there is no dedicated soundcard. I am running Max2Play with Squeezebox Server, and transporting the music to an external Streamer with DAC via the LMS UPnP/DLNA Bridge plugin.

Best regards,
jcu