Re: [slim] How Many Are Using Raspberry PI 2 to Replace Squeezebox?
I had my lms on a readynas duo then a pi b+ and yesterday i finally got roind to setting it up on a pi2..boy does it fly! Vs duo it's night and day. .vs pi b+ is morning and afternoon For £30 it really is a no brainer Giza2020's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36318 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103528 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Original Squeezebox song storage options?
I've just swapped to this setup... Cost £52 for a Raspberry Pi 2, 8gb MicroSD card, PSU and case. SqueezePlug/Max2Play is a headless setup, configure up your micro SD card with the Max2Play software on it on your PC, put the card into you Raspberry Pi and power up. Wait 20 minutes and then you've have a web interface to access max2Play and configure your new Logitech Media Server. Depending on the size of your music collection, you can either get a big enough micro SD card to store your music as well as the OS/Server or purchase a large usb flash drive and put your music on that and plug it into the Raspberry Pi. Low cost, Low power consumption, Always on and very quick. Start reading here, http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?103218-New-Complete-Web-Bases-SqueezePlug-Version-Available and no doubt there's plenty more info on these forums... as well as help if you need it. Kev KeBul's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103662 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Status of various Squeezebox replacement projects/products?
Wait a minute... I was under the impression that the Aries Mini could function as a Squeezebox client. But as I read about it, I don't see any mention of that. Since it's running Linux, I suppose it could be done with some tinkering, but if the product doesn't function natively as a Squeezebox, how in the world can it be viewed as Squeezebox replacement? JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Status of various Squeezebox replacement projects/products?
JJZolx wrote: Wait a minute... I was under the impression that the Aries Mini could function as a Squeezebox client. But as I read about it, I don't see any mention of that. Since it's running Linux, I suppose it could be done with some tinkering, but if the product doesn't function natively as a Squeezebox, how in the world can it be viewed as Squeezebox replacement? Hence my comment. There are all kinds of devices or combination of devices that can get a song from a hard drive to your speakers; but are they able to match the user interface of LMS? I've resigned myself to having to use some form of wireless device in the future, as having a device with a display just doesn't seem in the cards. riffer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Call for testers! Daphile
Have now tried around 6 re-installs, using 64bit - 32bit - and latest beta version 15.05, and none allow Squeezelite to start. Saw this thread in forum... http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?97766-Announce-Local-Player-plugin-and-Squeezelite-for-Linux-Windows-OSX/page45highlight=daphile As Daphile doesn't have terminal access I cannot try the fixes there, but that was why I was trying Daphile as unlike Vortexbox it has the simpler GUI. I have 3 HP Small Form Factor PCs my work was going to throw in the skip, along with 3 spare Audio interfaces ( I have been working in Audio Production for 15 years), and I have manage to give 1 free Music Streaming System away so far using Daphile which setup fine. One of the remaining 2 was to replace my Windows LMS. Looks like I may be returning to my Windows system... marmoset's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=52420 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99132 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Status of various Squeezebox replacement projects/products?
There seems to be a plethora of SB Touch replacements / killers, mostly focused on improved SQ. BUT - why do all the manufacturers continue to think that i-Things or their Android equivalents are the UI of choice and just produce headless devices? I've played with RasPi-base solutions - sure they work well but it's still nerdsville central. I'm a long-time SB user and the ability to just stroll over to the nearest SB Touch, SB Classic, Radio etc. (I have them all) to control the music is seriously cool. We have multiple i-Things dotted around, but that's the point - they're not usually to hand, and then you have to swipe to the relevant app (iPeng etc.), wait for it to sync, blah blah. Sure we use them as well but a touch display on the actual client costs peanuts these days and I reckon it increases the marketability / differentiation of the product. We've also had visitors asking what's that playing? and being able to just see from the clients is great. Maybe I'm just the wrong target market these days but there are lots of us greys around with money to spend on an easy-to-use high-quality system. And it hasn't stopped Sonos either. An updated 24/192 capable SB Touch form-factor (display and Touch input) with Spotify, Tidal etc. apps at around £250 sterling would be a killer IMHO with a big name behind it. Yes I know - it sort of exists thanks to Triode -et al- but that doesn't count. So I'm not getting rid of my Squeezes in the foreseeable future . . . -Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it ...- Asus EeePc, 1TB disk Windoze 7 FLAC/MP3 server (MediaMonkey) - Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 + 3 bridges SB Touch/DacMagic - Naim CDX/XPS + NAC52/Supercap + NAP135s + Dynaudio Contour 1.8 MkIIs SB2 - AudioEngine A5+ study SB3 - AudioEngine A2 terrace Boom kitchen Radio bedroom SLIMP3 - Rotel RA820BX2 - MA252 garage Controller; iPad2 + iPeng / SqueezePad; Android + SqueezeCommander; Windoze PCs + SqueezePlay GRC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13846 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me set up VPN for remote playback w/ iPeng etc
808htfan wrote: I think I've managed to get things working with OpenVPN. One thing that took the longest time to figure out was that I needed to download the Windows version of EasyRSA v3.0.0-rc2 zip from https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa/releases, instead of the zip from https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa. Didn't figure that out until I stumbled on a forum thread somewhere after Googling something. Also had to check out all the sample config files (not just the client one) included with OpenVPN to get an idea of proper use. The OpenVPN Connect iOS app Help section also pointed out a few things I needed to know: 1) For iOS, Interface type has to be TUN 2) Easiest way for me to include the certs/keys in config is to copy/paste with header/footer, such as ca/ca, etc. 3) Save that .ovpn config as UTF-8 or ASCII Edit: added some tls-auth settings and a static key created with OpenVPN, which it put in its Config folder. There's also a small error in the OpenVPN Connect app's Help section that says to use tls-auth /key headder/footer instead of tls-auth /tls-auth. I configured my router's OpenVPN server this way: VPN server ConfigurationBasic Start with WAN : Yes Interface Type : TUN Protocol : UDP Port : 1194 Firewall : Automatic Authorization Mode : TLS Extra HMAC-authorization : Disabled, EDIT: changed to Incoming (0) VPN subnet/netmask : 10.8.0.0/255.255.255.0 VPN Server Configurationadvanced : Poll Interval : 0 Push LAN to Clients : Yes Direct clients to redirect internet traffic : Yes Respond to DNS : Yes Advertise DNS to clients : Yes Encryption cipher : AES-256-CBC*EDIT: changed to AES-128-CBC Compression : Adaptive*EDIT: changed to Disabled TLS Renegotiation Time : -1 Manage client-specific options : Yes Allow Client-Client : Yes I tested by running the OpenVPN client on my Win7 laptop and connected to router's OpenVPN server by using the router's local IP (192.168.1.x) in the config file. Then used a smartphone setup as a wifi hotspot, connected the iPhone 3GS (I'm using as wifi only device) to said hotspot, then connected to my router's OpenVPN server using the DDNS address I setup with no-ip.com. Just got hold of an Android device not long ago... I've setup an OpenVPN config file and installed the OpenVPN connect app, installed Orange Squeeze and Squeezeplayer, also installed Squeeze Ctrl and SB Player. I have both the remote control of Squeezboxes and playback working so far and they're all really nice. But, I am having a problem connecting to LMS when going thru the VPN. It seems Orange Squeeze and Squeeze Ctrl can't find/connect to the server. My OpenVPN connection says it's connected. I'm using another cell phone's wifi hotspot feature to connect my Android device to 'net, then turning on OVPN. Maybe once or twice OrangeSqueeze connected, but when I try browsing my albums, etc, it just says 'Loading' for so long I give up waiting. Playback, etc with iPeng continues to work pretty well thru the VPN. Any one use and Android device and OpenVPN while also getting remote playback working? Thanks! I want NBC's *-Ed-* on DVD/Blu-ray! 808htfan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1298 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102819 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
