# HiFiBerry DAC+Light not recognised

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/hifiberry-dac-light-not-recognised/218670>\
**Category:** Apps & Creations\
**Created:** [December 22, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hifiberry-dac-light-not-recognised/218670 "2017-12-22T13:23:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![PLEX6FC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/plex6fc/32/13413_2.png) [@PLEX6FC](https://forums.plex.tv/u/PLEX6FC)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hifiberry-dac-light-not-recognised/218670/1 "2017-12-22T13:23:08Z")

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Hi all,  
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Raspberry Pi 3  
RasPlex (official) Version: 1.8.0.148-573b6d73  
HifiBerry DAC+Light HW 1.3\_

I edited boot/config.txt as per: [https://support.hifiberry.com/hc/en-us/articles/205377651-Configuring-Linux-4-x-or-higher](https://support.hifiberry.com/hc/en-us/articles/205377651-Configuring-Linux-4-x-or-higher)  
By commenting out LIRC and un-commenting hifiberry-dacplus, so it now reads:

```
_################################################################################
#
# >>>>>>>> RasPlex default settings override <<<<<<<<<
#
################################################################################

# Required overlay for LIRC to function
# dtoverlay=lirc-rpi

# Required for hyperion / lightberry
  dtparam=spi=on

# Uncomment to enable the sdhost driver
# dtoverlay=sdhost

# Uncomment to enable HiFiBerry overlay
# NOTE: You must disable the lirc-rpi overlay (or change lirc GPIO pin) for HiFiBerry to work correctly
# dtoverlay=hifiberry-amp
 dtoverlay=hifiberry-dacplus
# dtoverlay=hifiberry-digi_

```

Over SSH, when I run aplay -l I get this:

**RasPlex:~ # aplay -l  
aplay: device\_list:268: no soundcards found…**

Any ideas?

(Just to confirm; yes, the card is plugged in…)

Cheers, Scott

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**Author:** ![PLEX6FC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/plex6fc/32/13413_2.png) [@PLEX6FC](https://forums.plex.tv/u/PLEX6FC)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2017, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hifiberry-dac-light-not-recognised/218670/2 "2017-12-24T00:53:41Z")

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FIXED: [https://support.hifiberry.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115004510409-aplay-device-list-268-no-soundcards-found-](https://support.hifiberry.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/115004510409-aplay-device-list-268-no-soundcards-found-)

And here’s a shot of my (work in progress) kitchen sound system based around RasPlex and cheap ebay class-D amplifiers, wired to ceiling speakers.

Way cheaper than a Sonos, and having distributed sound makes the room feel much richer in sound than if it’s all from one point..

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hifiberry-dac-light-not-recognised/218670/3 "2020-01-08T19:39:48Z")

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