clockwatcher wrote: > Inspired by this thread, I splashed out on a Raspberry Pi 4B (2GB), with > a USB-C power supply, a micro-HDMI to HDMI adapter cable to connect to a > monitor, and a case. The details are below. The bottom line is that it > works but cannot go to sleep, so you're putting a couple of Watts of > heating on permanently. I'm keeping it as a backup but seriously > considered sending it all back. > > While I was going through the process, on the side I also: > - downloaded > https://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/8.2/lms/5e684bb92e36afc2b221cebfe316c4094bf3cc69/logitechmediaserver_8.2.0~1621831622_arm.deb > [yes, it's a beta version, you could use the 8.1] > - logged into my ReadyNAS 212 running OS6 > - clicked Apps -> Upload > - pointed it to the saved .deb file and clicked Upload > - waited for it to do it's thing, then rebooted the NAS > - found my LMS upgraded from 7.9.2 to 8.2.0 with all plugins, favourites > etc still in place. Done. > So this is what I'm going to keep using, so long as _arm.deb packages, > the Spotty Helper app etc (thank you Michel Herger!) are available. > It doesn't show up in the ReadyNAS web interface but that doesn't stop > it from working - note this was an upgrade, there's a bit more on this > below. > > Also a blow-by-blow account for anyone as new to Raspberry Pi as I > was/still am... > > Good luck, all! > > Note on Poussin etc: > I was previously using the ReadyNAS version of LMS 7.9.0 by NAStools, > which appeared on the UI's Apps list. I then uploaded 7.9.2 as a .deb as > above and used that instead, which seemed to inherit favourites etc > (this was a while ago, actually I may have still been synching with > mysqueezebox.com). I later turned off 7.9.0 using the interface. > The Poussin App noted above in the thread wasn't required for me. As > part of the current upgrade I tried it, it did load and show up in the > interface but deactivating it with the On/Off button had no effect on my > LMS 8.2. > > OOBE for LMS-on-piCoreplayer-on-RaspberryPi: > 0. Lots of kudos to the picoreplayer (pCP) team for documentation > 0. Connect LAN, keyboard, mouse, monitor to Rpi and power on - it > boots. Phew, that Raspberry Pi (Rpi) is tiny but it works! > 0. TL: DR typical faffing about, greatly facilitated by pCP browser > interface. > > 1. Start with https://docs.picoreplayer.org/getting-started/ > Most steps have detail in https://docs.picoreplayer.org/how-to/ > > 2. Download DiskImage programme to PC from sourceforge. > 3. Install DiskImage > 4. Download pCP image file and unzip on PC > 5. Expand image to a microSD card (mine was 8GB) using DiskImage > > 6. Find microSD card slot in RPi4B using a photo online, as there are > no user docs included. > 7. Load the microSD, power on, RPi4B boots: colours on screen, looks > good, and helpfully displays its IP address. > 8. Connect PC web browser to IP address, get a pCP graphical browser > interface. > > 9. Read more How-To's [this was a mistake] > Download PuTTY > Uninstall old PuTTY > Install new PuTTY > Read up on how to use PuTTY again > Can't get a connection - typo in IP address. > Correct the IP address and connect. > Login tc > Pwd piCore > Connection now works but [after more faffing about] I didn't need it. > > 10. Back to pCP Getting Started guide and the pCP browser interface, > find the steps to install LMS. > 11. Expand file system button, provide 2GB [where, to what?] . OK > 12. Install LMS button . OK > 13. Need to mount NAS drive to access music library nothing doing, > greyed out. > 14. Needs Additional File Systems, a button above OK. > 15. Right, Network Disk Mount is now accepting settings. Enter a name > for the drive, IP of NAS, get music share name from ReadyNAS interface, > er I shouldn't need NFS as per instructions (pCP to connect to a > Synology NAS), it should work with CIFS? No joy. Yes joy, if you use the > correct password for your NAS. > 16. It's asking for a Reboot. OK, button to reboot the Rpi, wait for > the browser interface to return (it's quick). > 17. Following LMS setup suggestions Tweaks - don't autostart > SqueezeLite (as my Rpi is a server not a player) at http://[your Rpi > IP]/cgi-bin/tweaks.cgi > 18. Reboot Rpi again, via button as requested. > 19. Point PC's browser at [your Rpi IP]:9000 - get the familiar LMS > interface, and it's LMS 8.1.1. A bit of setup, it automatically scans > the music library, all fine. Well, failed to precache the artwork. > 20. Start choosing plugins. Server responds really fast. > 21. Restart LMS - we have a functioning system but it needs Favourites, > and to set up several plugins with account details etc > 22. Rescan the music library, this time it does get the artwork. [By > now, the original ReadyNAS installation has long since been updated, > with all the original plugin settings that pCP LMS still lacks.] > 23. http://[your Rpi IP]/cgi-bin/lms.cgi is the main page for LMS. > Looks like there's an update button, nice potentially for the future. > HOWEVER, a bit of searching reveals that there is no accessible > sleep/low-power mode on Rpi, it's on all the time. > 24. Use the pCP Stop LMS button to stop the server. > 25. Type "sudo poweroff" on the Rpi keyboard to shut down the Rpi, as > it has no hardware on/off function until you build/buy one. Disconnect > power. Thanks so much! Ive finally managed to update my ReadyNas thanks to you. Can now listen to BBC Sounds👍👍
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