2025-02-02, 05:33 PM
I received my Tangara a few days ago, and started to test it yesterday (to make sure I didn't have to make a return activate old school Louis Rossmann mode to (res)older any component inside.
TL;DR: put all of your saved music on your (micro)SD card first, then insert and flash the latest firmware on newly received Tangara devices so that the database can be constructed. Following the order of directions is important, don't ignore printed/written instructions, like Louis Rossmann).
I also experienced initial issues of the SD card not being recognized, and I had initially upgraded the firmware to v1.2.0 with no SD card inserted. I used a spare 512GB Micro Center microSD card (product page), but my Tangara couldn't read any music files on the card. I suspect this may have been a mistake on my part, as no amount of reformatting of the microSD card with GNOME Disks on Linux (to either exFAT or FAT32) could lead the Tangara to read the saved music.
However, I was able to MacGyver a solution: flash the same v1.2.0 firmware onto my Tangara with the SD card plugged in.
I need some more time to perform thorough testing with Tangara, but my Tangara has been able to recognize my microSD card since then.
TL;DR: put all of your saved music on your (micro)SD card first, then insert and flash the latest firmware on newly received Tangara devices so that the database can be constructed. Following the order of directions is important, don't ignore printed/written instructions, like Louis Rossmann).
I also experienced initial issues of the SD card not being recognized, and I had initially upgraded the firmware to v1.2.0 with no SD card inserted. I used a spare 512GB Micro Center microSD card (product page), but my Tangara couldn't read any music files on the card. I suspect this may have been a mistake on my part, as no amount of reformatting of the microSD card with GNOME Disks on Linux (to either exFAT or FAT32) could lead the Tangara to read the saved music.
However, I was able to MacGyver a solution: flash the same v1.2.0 firmware onto my Tangara with the SD card plugged in.
I need some more time to perform thorough testing with Tangara, but my Tangara has been able to recognize my microSD card since then.
