Re: [slim] Register your appreciation .....
Thanks to the band of merry men that *always* step up to help others. While I'm still in *thinking mode*, these guys have already offered a solution. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113347 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.
slartibartfast wrote: > I agree that thread is confusing. > > 1. Install the usb-power extension and uhubctl if necessary. > 2. Edit the udev rule to contain the correct Id for your DAC > 3. Add the two uhubctl commands in pCP user commands. > > Reboot. I think that should do it. > > If you have a spare SD card use that. Using an extension makes it easy for a DAC E30 user but more difficult if you want to do edits. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117179 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.
kitus wrote: > Where do you find that option please? [Main Page] > "Main piCorePlayer functions" > [Full Update] Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117179 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.
kitus wrote: > usb-power is not available as an extension that one can install. I > assume it is now part of the core OS. I don't think so? If someone finds it let me know. The original source has stopped being available. I'm not the sharpest tool in the box, but I have not found any of these udev solutions to work 100%, there was always a gotcha. @others playing with udev Various solutions have work arounds for the numerous gotchas. A tip, do a [Full Update] squeezelite to "Squeezelite v1.9.9-1414-pCP". You should get a more robust init.d squeezelite script. I recommend using the force option. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117179 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] In love with SqueezeLite and LMS. Frustrated at the same time.
@kitus Don't forget there are other audio distributions to try. Or, you can load squeezelite and LMS onto Raspberry Pi OS (other another version of Linux). Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117179 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] text editor in piCore
If you only want to "see" the file, there are the Linux commands cat, more, and less. vi is a default Linux editor. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117137 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Incredible NEW 11.6 inch touchscreen Squeezebox player with Bluetooth
I think the greatest thing about the "Logitech Squeezebox Environment" is we are spoilt with options. Luckily, there is always something or someone, to fill a gap or offer an alternative. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117088 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Darko Audio's recent video tribute to the Squeezebox (GOAT)
cfuttrup wrote: > Congrats! > > Sorry to say, I also wasn't blown away with the quality of the sound > from the Duet. On my website, in 2009, I wrote "The Squeezebox Duet is > not a real Hi-Fi piece of equipment. I may be a bit sharp here, since > probably 80 % of the population (the average consumer) can live with it > the way it is. The Duet combo is a low-cost lifestyle piece of > equipment, and I guess that's where the money is for Logitech." > > With kind regards, > Claus I tend to agree. I used my Duet once! One of my mates connected my Controller up as a player, it sounded a lot better, probably as good as the Touch. I still use the Controller as one of my control devices. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117071 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Incredible NEW 11.6 inch touchscreen Squeezebox player with Bluetooth
We will stop development now :) Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=117088 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What programming / IT Skills should I learn to develop and contribute?
I think the most important thing to remember is piCore is not your normal Lunix distribution. It is: - stripped bare, lots of things are missing or minimal versions of commands (BusyBox) - runs in RAM, your edits may disappear - lots of loop mounted readonly extensions For example, there is no bash, no python, no compiling tools loaded by default. piCore does have sh, micropython though. piCorePlayer is 98% basic sh scripts. LMS is mainly perl. Jivelite is mainly lua. HTML is used in most web GUI's. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=116871 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My usb dac does not work on picoreplayer (the usb dac is recognized)
Is the DAC plugged in and powered on before you boot pCP? Is hw:CARD=Mojo,DEV=0 one of the options under the more> help. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=116852 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Reconnecting to PiCore
Are you using wifi? It will only connect if the wifi SSID and password are the same As it is a new router the IP will be different. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=116125 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change the keyboard layout ?
If you are using piCorePlayer? you have to remember piCore is a very unique Linux distribution. RAM based, minimal system so lots of programs/tools missing, different file structure. Very different to Raspberry Pi OS. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115763 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Setting up wireless problems
hi r50us68, To start, you can have both wired and wifi running. So if you go to the diagnostics page you should see both IP addresses. You can test both IP addresses by accessing the pCP Web GUI. It will work with both IP addresses. If you don't see a wifi IP address, there is a problem connecting to you wifi router. See the "'Wifi does not work' (https://docs.picoreplayer.org/faq/wifi_does_not_work/)". >From my experience on my network, it is very simple to get wifi working and should take a couple of minutes. It will usually be just one piece of information we are not getting (or maybe you have faulty wifi hardware). Try not to look for complicated solutions and it might be an idea to start with a fresh pCP image. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115559 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Setting up wireless problems
hi r50us68, Have you seen the pCP documentation "'Setup Wifi' (https://docs.picoreplayer.org/how-to/setup_wifi/)"? These instructions should work for 99% of the time. If you have some weird and wonderful wifi setup, then you may need to manually create your wpa_supplicant.conf file. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115559 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox: ruined to redemption - a story
"Always test the integrity of your backups" I learnt this the hard way too. I ended up with years of backup tapes that were no good because the tape head was out of alignment. I spent weeks with 2 new tapes drives making new backups, one with a head misaligned so it read the bad tapes. I have my music on 3 USB drives, and sync from drive 1 to drive 2 to drive 3. Drive 3 is on LMS server, so as it is at the end of the line I know the previous copies are OK. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114889 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looking for advice on Rasperry Pi piCore Player set up
anglecard48 wrote: > Well, the issue of the remote was easy. The Duet Controller works > perfectly. I'll keep it. Plus I also now understand what was meant when > said, "...for a controller, I just grab whatever is handy, controller, > phone, desktop." I was doing likewise last night. > > Now looking back this all seems so easy. > > Thanks again to all. Great progress! The vast number of options can seem daunting to start with, information overload. Because the SqueezeBox/LMS environment is so mature, a lot of clever people have done lots of great things. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114796 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looking for advice on Rasperry Pi piCore Player set up
What remote? If its the Topping remote, then it's only for the Topping E30, I found after the initial setup I have not used it. I use a Duet Controller. I found there was nothing to configure or setup though. I only had to apply power to the docking station! Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114796 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looking for advice on Rasperry Pi piCore Player set up
kidstypike wrote: > +1 > > Looks like no ethernet cable, faulty cable, faulty > router/switch/Raspberry Pi ports. Almost definitely a hardware issue with one of these. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114796 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looking for advice on Rasperry Pi piCore Player set up
hi anglecard48, We seem to have an information disconnect happening here. Building a piCorePlayer should not take more that 10 minutes. Unfortunately you are putting in "heaps of effort" and getting nowhere. Building a piCorePlayer is really simple and most of us are can build them blind, ie. no monitor. Of course everything is simple after the fact. In your situation, connecting a screen will show you what is happening, or what is not happening. Do you have the Official RPi power supply? Is the red led on? Does the green led blink as you boot? Is your ethernet cable known good? Is the port on your router known good? regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114796 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Just wanted to say thanks. It all works perfectly
Great little setup you have there, especially as you are using mostly recycled parts at little or no cost. :) I backup onto non-powered, non-spinning USB disks. They last longer than a HDD in RAID. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114800 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looking for advice on Rasperry Pi piCore Player set up
anglecard48 wrote: > Well, I can't seem to get to first base. I have a 2 gb microSD (Sandisk) > when I try to write to it to burn the piCore player I get Error writing > to storage. I went over to Target and bought a 32 GB Sandisk and got the > same message. What program are you using? What is the actual error message? > I thought these things were pre formatted but maybe not. So I tried to > format on my Windows PC and get the message that Windows cannot format. They are pre-formatted. They never need formatting. > Is there a certain kind of sd card that I need to have? Any good quality SD card. All documented here. 'SD card' (https://docs.picoreplayer.org/components/sd_card/) 'Burn piCorePlayer onto a SD card' (https://docs.picoreplayer.org/how-to/burn_pcp_onto_a_sd_card/) Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114796 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Looking for advice on Rasperry Pi piCore Player set up
We have a little "official" documentation here: https://www.picoreplayer.org/ https://docs.picoreplayer.org/ I am not sure if its exactly what you want, but its a start. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114796 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Machine to use for LMS and Duet
As you already have a Topping D30. Get LMS going on your "replacement device", using whatever OS you prefer. Get comfortable with it. Your system should function as does today. After a while, as a no cost option, plug the Topping D30 into the "replacement device". See if there is a change in sound quality. I found a Duet not as good as a RPi with a DAC hat, but I haven't tested a Duet with an external DAC, it may be as good or even better?? Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114758 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Machine to use for LMS and Duet
anglecard48 wrote: > Nice. It looks like this Rasberry Pi with pCP would work with my SB > Duet. Perfect. I think. > > Do I need to use Jivelite? I'd like to keep it simple. > > Thanks If you go the Raspberry Pi route, I'd use a DAC hat or a USB DAC on the RPi and get rid of the SB Duet. The SB controller still makes a very good remote control for the RPi. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114758 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Setting Up LMS On A Raspberry Pi 4B
If I interrupt what you have done correctly, you are on the wrong path. Start here: 'Getting started' (https://picoreplayer.gitlab.io/pCP-docs/getting-started/) Formatting is seldom required. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114408 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New bitmap fonts for Transporter and SB2/SB3
Thanks for testing. The instructions are really for generating an extension for personal use and exchanging between users. We normally script the process. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114395 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New bitmap fonts for Transporter and SB2/SB3
Probably a good time to publish this; "'Creating a piCore extension' (https://docs.picoreplayer.org/information/picore_extensions/)". This is just a slightly modified copy of of a chapter from the Tiny Core Book. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114395 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Setting Up LMS On A Raspberry Pi 4B
Congratulations! Do a backup. It's not clear to me, "How and what did you format?" I've made a lot of piCorePlayer SD cards (100's) and only once have I had to do a low level format to fix a corrupted SD card, never had to format any partitions. I do occasionally format an additional third partition on the SD card but assume you are not up to that yet. AFAIK, all the SD image creation tools are bit to bit copiers and will overwrite anything on the SD card, "formatting is futile". Is there something special to do for very large SD cards? I only use <= 32 GB SD cards. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114408 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] RasPI with Display compared to iPad
There are hundreds of screens out there, all with different models and revisions. So its very hard to keep track of any particular issue and if its still relevant on todays model. gvh1234 put together this project that shows you the 3 SmartiPi cases with the Official RPT screen --see 'Build a player with the SmartiPi Touch case' (https://docs.picoreplayer.org/projects/build-with-smartipi/) If you already have an iPad use it! Better to repurpose and its probably a better screen. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114136 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] RasPI with Display compared to iPad
If you look hard enough, you will find a negative report for everything. :) Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114136 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Need Help with a Curious USB A to B Cable with Squeezeite Settings
How can a couple of connectors with a few wires between them not work? Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113997 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Raspberry Pi - Do I need SqueezeSlave on PC to manage?
The pCP GUI is really just for the initial setup. After that, LMS on pCP should work pretty much the same as LMS did on your laptop. Use the same tools that you have always used. So on your laptop for example, instead of http://localhost:9000 use http://LMS_IP_address:9000 Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113580 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Raspberry Pi - Do I need SqueezeSlave on PC to manage?
You manage pCP thru a browser on any device. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113580 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Installing extra packages on piCorePlayer
I think you made the best solution a lot more obvious than I did. :) Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113507 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Installing extra packages on piCorePlayer
piCore/Tiny Core uses Extensions, see pCP GUI [Main page] > [Extensions]. This kind of thing has already been done many times. You can access GPIO directly from userspace or use one of the many libraries. wiringPi is depreciated. In /home/tc there are a couple of scripts to look at. squeezelite has the Power On/Off GPIO and Power On/Off Script options. Lots of other stuff that I can't think of just at the moment. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113507 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
I never know how to answer threads like this. I have been using Raspberry Pi's/LMS and piCorePlayer for 7 years and can't remember one suddenly stop working. What am I doing wrong? I have one pCP that I deliberately turn on and off every day, just to prove that you can. Many, many years ago I had to reformat a SD card, but that happened only once and wasn't a result of a power failure, just me doing something I shouldn't. Oh, I always used SanDisk from Officeworks! I wonder? Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I am getting this screen instead of going to the LMS
'Determine your piCorePlayer IP address' (https://docs.picoreplayer.org/how-to/determine_your_pcp_ip_address/)? Also, if you are using pCP7.0.0b6 you can use "http://pcp.local;. Where pcp is the defaukt hostname. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113421 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Start with raspberry
Sorry I got confused. wpa_supplicant.conf is for wifi which you are NOT using. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112070 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Start with raspberry
hi Totoaudio , You only need to add 2 files to the boot partition. wpa_supplicant.conf netusb https://www.picoreplayer.org/how_to_setup_wifi_on_pcp_without_ethernet.shtml wpa_supplicant.conf contains at least your SSID and wifi password lines. netusb is just an empty file, works like the ssh file. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112070 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Picoreplayer - fixed wifi ip address
[ Main page ] in [ Beta ] mode > [ Static IP ] Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111939 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Touch Screen mouse function apt-get not working
hi Bjoern, Different versions of Linux have different tools for loading software. AFAIK, apt-get is not universal for all Linuxs. It might be a Debian tool? regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111870 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] piCorePlayer installation from full Raspian
Bjoern wrote: > Hi there, is it possible to install piCorePlayer from the control line > of a Raspberry Pi3B+ using full Raspian instead of the piCP image ? > How todo it ? > > The reason being, that I need to rotate my touch function of my scree > and the original image doesnt allow many linux functions like apt-get > install. hi Bjoern, piCorePlayer is a minute Linux distribution running in RAM. Didn't you notice it only took a few seconds to download and 10 seconds to burn to SD card? ;) The latest pCP is 120MB versus many GB for Raspbian. There are audio distributions based on Raspbian that might be more suitable. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111872 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] waveshare 5.5" touch screen with Pi3B+ and piCorePlayer
Is the Waveshare 3.5" screen setup any help? http://www.pughx2.com/picore3.html There is also a thread here covering the above topic that might help. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111875 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Raspberry Pi 4 and DAC on daughterboard.
piCorePlayer does not do video. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111732 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] WIFI Setup Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+
hi Dreddguy, I wrote most of the wifi software for piCorePlayer and here is the process *I* use to setup/test wifi on piCorePlayer on *my* network. I only use stand-alone wifi connected players, so if wifi doesn't work I don't have music! I just retested piCorePlayer v6.0.0-b9 on my RPi3A+ and RPi4B. Completely stand-alone, no ethernet, no keyboard, no monitor. It worked on both, first time. Code: 1. Create new pCP image. 2. Create wpa_supplicant.conf on boot partition. 3. Only add 3 lines to wpa_supplicant.conf (3rd line is a blank line) ssid="ssid" psk="password" Note: I use a macro in Notepad++ to create this file. It adds an additional blank line. 4. Save wpa_supplicant.conf and unmount SD card. 5. Stick SD card into RPi and boot. This is the simplest method if you have a *standard* wifi network. It might only work in Australia :) regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111716 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pitastic
Thanks for documenting this. I wonder, as the CPU is practically doing nothing, it is probably throttled back to 600MHz most of the time. The periods of increased speed are so short it is not captured by temperature sampling period. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110690 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pitastic
Have you had a play with the CPU Governors on the [Tweaks] page? By default, pCP uses ondemand. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110690 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Player synchronisation problems with new mesh wifi
Probably a virus. lol Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110765 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] creating a current playing display
Why not RPi/7" screen with pCP and jivelite, that's what I use. I have it on my desk to see what's playing on my main system. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110757 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OH NO! I may have fried my SB3
:) Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109831 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why Do We Still Call It "Logitech Media Server?"
Michael works for Logitech. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109337 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] can't define "Jivelite" as autostart
hi embeme, I just did a install of jivelite and it seems to work OK. By default, Jivelite autostart is set to yes. I did a change to "No" and it stuck during a reboot, then next time I set it to "Yes" and rebooted. All OK. Did you remember to press the [ Set Auostart ] button? This does a backup of your config file. regard Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109008 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
drmatt wrote: > Well, battery power is usually beneficial for sq but I've not found the > sound quality from the controller to not be that great myself. It also > struggles to maintain sync as its clock isn't very good. (Perhaps it > plays fast and this is why you might prefer it?) Thanks for the feedback. It was only a brief test. My mate plugged his Controller in, played a few tracks. Sounded fine to me. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
hi w3wilkes, Yes, it's all very subjective and I didn't do proper abx tests, but worth checking out if people have the equipment at hand. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?
rgdawson wrote: > I have a pile of Duet Receivers. Looking ahead I once replaced them all > with R-Pis running Max2play. They were not reliable, I had to reboot > them frequently, so I switched back to my pile of Duet receivers. I > think the reliability issue would be solved by adding sound cards and > not relying on HDMI and that is what I'll do when the Duet Receivers > die. But they all still work. > > R Greg Dawson Hi rgdawson, Have you tried one of your Duet Controller as your source? One of my friends plugged his into my system a few weeks back and I was very (pleasantly) surprised. It does require some software loaded and RCA splitter cable though. I think you will find them better than your Duet Receivers. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108823 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] downloading files from LMS
hi muksuluuri, Normally, if 2 drives fail in a 4 disk array your files are gone. :( Your files are striped across the 4 drives. I am not familiar with ZPS though. In a professional environment, monitoring disk health is daily task and disks are replaced when they become unhealthy rather than completely fail. You also have to remember that the disk rebuild process can take some time and if another disk fails in the array during the rebuild process you have a big problem. I can't see a mechanism where files are available through one application but not available through the operating system. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108619 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sourceforge down... up... down...
Sourceforge up but is it all working properly? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/09/27/faulty_data_center_takes_out_sourceforge/?mt=1506664527407 Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108059 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Sourceforge down... up... down...
Sourceforge seems to be having trouble for the last few days. This will affect updating piCorePlayer, loading piCorePlayer extensions and also some LMS plugins. Currently Sourceforge is DOWN! Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108059 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] pCP on Raspberry Pi3 - unable to update to 3.22 using pCP GUI - fails
Hi DavidBulluss, Check for Internet/Sourceforge connection by [Main Page] in [Beta] mode > [Diagnostics] > [Raspberry Pi]. Scroll down to bottom. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108057 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] pCP on Raspberry Pi3 - unable to update to 3.22 using pCP GUI - fails
Sourceforge has been up and down a few times in the last couple of days. It is down at the moment! :( Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108057 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] messed up my static IP cannot see my pcP anymore
jouteur wrote: > I have tried to put the wifi on via the newconfig.cfg file but it always > recreated an usedconfig.cfg file That's the way it works. :) During the boot process it reads newconfig.cfg and writes wifi configuration to config.cfg. To show that it has been used, newconfig.cfg is renamed to usedconfig.cfg (instead of just deleting it) Anyway "setup" should be able to fix wifi as well as static IP. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107843 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] messed up my static IP cannot see my pcP anymore
hi jouteur, You may need to connect a monitor and keyboard and run $setup This How-to shows the start screen of setup. Select "Static IP" instead of "Wifi" of course. http://picoreplayer.sourceforge.net/how_to_setup_wifi_on_pcp_without_ethernet.shtml regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107843 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] HOW hot you Pi3 get?
I didn't think anyone used the CPU temperature graphing. :) The [Start] button starts a small script that writes the CPU temperature to a log file every minute. The [Refresh] button reads the temperature log file to generate a SVG graphic that is then displayed. After a reboot everything is gone and the script will need to be restarted. Without going through this process, the CPU temperature can be found by: 1. [Main Page] in [Beta] mode > [Diagnostics] > [Raspberry Pi] Or, 2. If Squeezelite is running on pCP then [Main Page] in [Beta] mode > [Extras] > [Test] will show the Diagnostics page of all pCP's running Squeezelite. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107804 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] how big is picoreplayer
drmatt wrote: > Impressive that it's only 85MB base image though. The Linux kernel alone > is pushing that size these days.. And I think that includes the default free space! Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107742 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Picoreplayer and what else
piCore is only 20 or 30MB. I think Raspbian is now over 4GB. That's a huge difference, a lot of stuff has been stripped out. piCore is as small as possible and you only add what you need. That's why it takes < 10 seconds to burn an image to a SD card. Raspbian is so big because it trying to be as universal as possible. piCore is not really intended for the Linux beginner. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107745 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Play audio CDs from Jivelite
hi fvzeppelin, Seems like a really cool project. :D Am I understanding correctly, when playing a CD, you are not using the SB/LMS environment at all. :confused: regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107290 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] USB Stick Mount Issue PiCore 3.02? Anyone?
Hi jags, In my experience USB sticks automatically load under /mnt/sda1. (use df command) If it doesn't dynamically load try rebooting or using the command $ sudo mount /dev/sda1 A USB stick won't have 4 partitions unless you added them. You need to supply more info, like type of USB stick, error messages, output of df, what you tried to do to mount it, what were you expecting? BTW: I assume you are using piCorePlayer 3.20 beta? regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107297 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Multiple Squeezebox Instances ?
hi Jonmitch, I think I have read that Michael has already added this feature to LMS 7.9, setup specifically for his kids. I am fairly sure he has mentioned this many times when this topic pops up. This means there is no need for multiple instances of LMS or duplicate hardware. So hopefully, someone who uses this feature, will chime in and save you some effort. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=107041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Headphones and Raspberry Pi
hi Guut_Boy, As SBP said, the analog output has improved a lot since the release of pCP3.00. (I only use it for testing from time to time and my good headphones have broken). I am surprised no one has noticed and reported the improvement. I found this USB solution works well. It might be good enough? Certainly a lot louder than the analog output. I bought 2, one worked, one didn't. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stereo-Headset-5-1USB-to-3-5mm-mic-headphone-Jack-3D-Sound-Card-Audio-Adapter-TR-/231904647109?hash=item35fe9817c5:g:nhIAAOSwWBJXBQaY regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106327 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can Raspberry Pi, HiFiBerry, Max2Play, PiCorePlayerOS etc save the Squeezebox system?
2string1 wrote: > How can PI be any better then my desktop computer? It is cheaper, so that makes it better. :cool: Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104714 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve
Julf wrote: > Why would you need to do that? All it does is load the second stage boot > program from SD.. I don't. I wanted you to confirm it can't be upgraded and ALL "user accessible" software is on the SD card? Yes? > "Proper" computers are a different thing (I see the raspberry pi as an > embedded device, not a computer). A desktop PC has a battery-powered > clock, and usually set-up parameters that need to be maintained, even if > the BIOS is in flash. Embedded computers, such as the RPI, don't use > batteries or super caps. Yes you are right, I agree. I stopped playing with PCs 15 years ago and have forgotten a few things. I just see them as a box now. ;) regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve
Julf wrote: > No, there is a first stage boot loader in ROM. It is needed to load > software from the SD card. Yes, there must be some minimal code to get things started. How do you update the first stage boot loader? > These days non-volatile RAM is mostly flash memory, not (battery- or > capacitor-backed) SRAM. Good. I am going to remove all those batteries and super caps from my computers now! ;) regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve
alastaid wrote: > Whilst I have been thinking about it, when I started building my rig, I > do remember one of the blog posts saying I should upgrade the firmware > of the pi, and to be honest I cannot remember if I did them all, so I > will go through this proves on the non working one, see if I missed one, > only thing I could think of? hi alastaid, There is no firmware on the Raspberry Pi itself. All the software is on the SD card. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve
d6jg wrote: > There is firmware on a Pi - it is the equivalent to a PCs BIOS - why its > called firmware and not BIOS I am not sure. The point I am trying to make is no firmware/boot software on the actual Raspberry Pi PCB itself, it is all loaded from the SD card. If I understand correctly, the OP is testing with 2 RPIs with one SD card. On one Pi it works and one doesn't. He thinks the firmware is upgraded on one but not the other. I don't think this is possible using the same SD card. When I was a boy, firmware was software permanently loaded onto hardware, ie ROMs or EPROMs. Now its all RAM with battery or capacitor backup and writeable. The terms and meanings tend to change and get fuzzy over time. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Preparing for my players demise
d6jg wrote: > I haven't got a Transporter to compare it too but others have said it > compares well. It certainly compares very well to my Touch & SB3 with my > (newly documented) FLAC collection. > > If you have a separate DAC or amp with digital input then the Digi + may > suit you better. > > Either way at £80 what have you got to lose? As you probably know you > can get a "black case" or any other colour for that matter. > > Take a look at HifiBerry's web site. > I like piCorePlayer because the whole thing loads into RAM and therefore > can't (or shouldn't) get corrupted by power outages. See under Linux / > Unix - it has its own thread. Hi d6jg and pkfox, I agree, if you like DIY'ing then the Raspberry Pi is worth experimenting with. I was able to find some RPiB's for $12 on ebay add a $20 DAC and the results are far better than I could have imagined. I do have a Transporter, Touch, Duet and SB3 and use my RPi's 99% of the time. Without doing a DBT, I would put the RPi's very close to the Touch. I do believe that an "audiophile" version of the RPi could be developed to be as good as a Transporter. This is all very subjective, I could be biased because I help Steen with piCorePlayer! d6jp, I have made hundreds of piCorePlayers SD cards and can't remember ever corrupting one, even piCore images for that matter. I have made experimental versions of piCorePlayer that I unmount and remove the SD card altogether. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104608 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] DEAD SB2, does anyone repair?
BJW wrote: > i have a pre-logitech slim devices SB2, and it really doesn't have many > hours on it, but it died anyway. went from 100% fine to totally dead, > no signs of life. seems to have happened while not being used, (but > plugged in). > > i have no idea what failed, i'd guess tho either the power supply or > some capacitor. > > in any case, does anyone repair these things? how much $? > > thx. Hi BJW, I think it will cost $76.45 :D regards Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Demise of the Transporter
rrgmrg wrote: > My Transporter died after 6 years. I missed it so much I shelled out 750 > for a NIB black with knob on EBay. When this one goes I suspect there > won't be any more around. Forgive me if this has already been discussed, > but why did Logitech give up on it or at the very least, why wasn't it > picked up by another company? Such great form and function and I suspect > a hefty profit margin as well. > > Thanks, > > Randy Hi Randy, There is a thread here discussing replacing failed Transporter PSUs. Maybe you can bring it back to life? regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104431 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Controller without Receiver?
ternyk wrote: Thanks. The device is fine but with lirc and my remote + receiver I can have the same functionality. hi ternyk, Thanks for starting this thread. It just points out the how versatile the Squeezebox/LMS environment is. Thanks to Slimdevices, Logitech and the third party developers there are hundreds of combinations that work. There is no best option, just pick the one you like the most! regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104186 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] a 3D printable enclosure for raspi A+ / JiveLite / piCorePlayer ?
philippe_44 wrote: Thanks Greg - what I'm wondering now is how many people can be interested by this idea. It does not seem that there are a lot of feedback here philippe_44, I would also like to see how the RPi foundation's screen fits with their new official RPi case. I have a feeling the top pulls off for a reason other than just giving access.:D Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104099 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] a 3D printable enclosure for raspi A+ / JiveLite / piCorePlayer ?
philippe_44 wrote: I was thinking about choosing only one option like this one http://www.adafruit.com/products/2423 to start with and potentially in the CAD design, making the housing of the screen separated to that it is possible, in the future, to adapt just that piece to another display. But this one would give a capacitive display and 4 buttons. Is 320x240 and 2.8 enough or do you think the interest is for something bigger ? I was more thinking alongside of a SB Touch-like form factor so that it is also easy enough to print. There is a 480x320, but I don't think anybody wants to go resistive. The rotary button is tempting, but I have to stay with something that is just an assembly of existing pieces for people that do not want to do soldering, so we would need to find something that would fit on the raspi as is and provide pulses up/down to be converted to volume changes. I did not find anything (yet) In my initial thread, I said A+ but in fact it must be B+ or B2 as I assume some will want ethernet Hi philippe_44, I really like your idea. I think the Raspberry Pi Foundation's screen will be a game changer when (and if) it arrives. I imagine it will be using the display port and in about a week after its release it will be the most common display. Personally, I think the way the i2s DAC board and the screen fit together on the RasPi will be the issue that needs to be solved with any case solution. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104099 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] picoreplayer not recognized by LMS
xrabbi wrote: Thank you. I did a full round of booting and rebooting without success -- but not sure I have pointed squeezelite to the LMS IP and port. I don't see how to do that in the included instructions. Sorry for the very basic question! Do I also need to enable the port in Windows 8 firewall or is that part of the same process? Appreciated. hi xrabbi, In a standard wired network with DHCP, piCorePlayer should just work out of the box through the analog out without any settings required. Are you using piCorePlayer1.19l ? If you click on Squeezelite Setings Squeezelite server IP more it should show you the IP of the LMS server. Anything there? Do you have multiple LMS servers? regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103717 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] RPi Squeezelite player
bernt wrote: and I think it make it possible to run several instances of Squeezelite on a pc with multiple soundcards. And I think this is the ONLY time to set the MAC address for squeezelite. IMHO setting the MAC address in other cases is prone to error. Consider for example what happens when you have a wifi dongle plugged in or you have a Model A/A+. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103316 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
jimmypowder wrote: I prefer the Transporter to the touch for Audio quality fed into the same dac . I prefer the Transporter over the Touch using both's internal dac. Neither is modded . +1. Exactly my opinion as well. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dummy Guide on DIY SqueezeBox based on RPie?
GeeJay wrote: I think I need a guide for Someone who is too dumb to even use a dummy guide. I bought the parts, loaded the software on the card, plugged into network via ethernet...and I can't even find the RPie on my network. Both the red and green light come on and stay on. I'm not sure where to search in the PiCorePlayer thread for any similar issues. Can anyone point me in a direction that might lead me down the right path? hi GeeJay, A fresh install should just work (analog out) IF you are using wired Ethernet and have a DHCP server (probably on your router). LMS should see piCorePlayer in less than a minute. Check that LMS can see it, then test with headphones in the analog socket. It should appear in iPeng as well. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=102704 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Leak, iOS 7
pippin wrote: No one? Multiple images for album cover? Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Trouble with iPengs and Squeezepad
pbroughton wrote: On my iPad I have iPeng, iPeng HD, Squeezepad and the Logi app for Squeezebox. The last few days, after several years of working perfectly, I am having problems with the iPengs and Squeezepad: they either lock up, insist there are no players (I have several) and/or ask for my registration credentials over and over. No problem with the Logi app. Sometimes I can resubmit credentials and get the players found, sometimes not; on the Pengs, I can sometimes get them to come alive by forcing onto the internet by using HELP or the web page. Or any of these or all in some random combination. I can't seem to figure it out. I have rebooted my network several times. Any thoughts?? Thanks... hi pbroughton, Interesting observation. I have seen similar things happen. I use iPeng HD and the Logitech app for Squeezebox also. I use iPeng HD 99.9% of the time, but when experimenting with multiple LMS servers and adding/removing Squeezeboxes, I have found the Logitech app discovers the changes quicker. It seems when I go back to iPeng HD it has sorted things out. I have never worked out if connecting to LMS via the Logitech app is actually fixing things for iPeng HD or it is just a matter of giving iPeng HD a little more time. Sorry I can't offer an actual solution. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99092 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Listening squeezebox music in the living room without any squeezebox hardware!
jimzak wrote: I believe the [iPod + iPeng] combo is the remote AND the player, sending the music to the receiver via AirPlay. Yes, that is right. I have done this using the analogue out on an Airport Express. Works well but IMHO the sound quality was not as good as a Squeezebox. I have be meaning to try it using the optical out into my DAC. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98619 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dead SB3 - PSU or SB3 Itself?
Hi all, I just had my SB3 suddenly die, but thanks to informtion posted in this thread I was able to reseat the wireless board and all is fixed. So thanks to those who take the trouble to post soutions. regards -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89797 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Last, Best Hope for getting SlimServer to work??
hi Shep, Are you having exactly the same problem on both PCs? Your problem sort of reminds me of an issue I was having around the same time. My PC had Intel Accelerator drivers (unsupported) that very occassionally caused general PC problems, but 3 or 4 months ago the problem started to occur everytime I tried to use SlimServer Server settings. Also, I was getting problems from within IE browser, 6 and 7, when hilighting text. I assume one of the Windows updates clashed big time with the old Intel software. Anyway, long story short, I removed the problem drivers and the PC has been rock solid for months. Moral of the story, read the error reports and look at the error logs. I should have removed the unsupported drivers years ago when Microsoft told me of the problem. Because the problem occurred 99% of the time while using SlimServer I was cursing SlimDevices big time, sorry guys I apologise, my fault. regards -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35875 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Funky Random PlayList's driving me nuts
hi mswlogo, FYI, my random songs doesn't work as you describe. From the remote and the web interface each time I press random songs a new list is generated, with old ones removed. As each song plays another gets added to the list. The only unusal feature I notice, is when you stop slimserver when you have a random song list active, the next time you start slimserver is only cycles through the list rather an appending new songs. I just hit random songs again. You might want to program one of the remote buttons to select random songs. regards -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34173 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] CUE sheets
perl, Practical Extraction and Report Language -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33904 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] IMG + CUE vs. separate tracks
325xi;189512 Wrote: I know this subject has already been discussed to death, but I couldn't find an answer on this particular question - are there any advantages of ripping CD to separate tracks? SB seems to handle images with cue sheets very well, and such images are actually easier to manage... Everyone however seems to keep separate tracks - what am I missing? hi 325xi, Me too. I use a single WAV file and CUE sheet generated by EAC. It's so easy and works very well IMHO. I also do a save as cover.jpg from CDNOW while the CD is being ripped. But I guess that the beauty of Slimserver, it allows so many options that everyone is happy, well almost everyone. regards -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33820 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] IMG + CUE vs. separate tracks
Peter;189677 Wrote: True, but I hate them nevertheless. I hate them so much that I wrote a little tool to chop them (WAV/FLAC/APE) into bloody little FLAC pieces and set the tags from the CUE sheet. http://213.84.196.8/flacsplit.pl Regards, Peter Hey Peter, if you use the Browse Music Folder for searching for your music then I can unerstand why you hate them so much. I don't know why you prefer this method for searching (classical music??) as I find the Browse Albums and Browse Artists perfect for my colletion. I do use Browse Music Folder for those miscellaneous temporary mpegs and podcasts that I download. This saves me from doing a rescan. Thanks for the perl script, it will come in handy if need to convert to the flac individual track model. regards -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33820 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How do I remove Slimserver completely?
Something to try. Check to see if the mysqld.exe process is still running. Stopping the SlimServerMySQL service will stop it, otherwise use End process thru Windows Task Manager to kill it. Now delete the files. -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32880 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] When to expect a Squeezebox version 4 ?
April 1st is always a good guess. (Not an original answer but a good one) -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32917 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Combining Slimserver and PVR?
hi ceejay, Slightly OT. I recently bought a Topfield TF6000PVR which has wireless networking. Works OK, but they could learn a few things from Slimserver/Squeezebox. Another option, I have heard people connecting PVRs USB to an intermediate box (ICE box2??) then brigding through a wireless SB. Saves cables. regards -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25252 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Random Mix from remote
Just thought I'd post what I did, so when I detele it one day, I'll know where to find it. :) # textsize modes size= dead size.single = modefunction_PLUGIN.RandomPlay::Plugin-tracks size.hold = textsize_toggle -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31512 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: FLAC Vs WAV
Hi peter, Thanks for the info on compression. For me, compression is not an issue. My humble collection of 230 CDs fits into 40% of my harddrive and I can't see it increasing to fill my disk in the near future. I like single WAV files for my CDs and the CUE sheet generated by EAC requires little, if any, modification. For me, it is very simple operation and it works well. I understand that other people have different requirements and preferences. I used to turn FLAC comversion off and use WAV for streaming to the Squeezebox, but because I upgrade Slimserver every week, I just accept the defaults now. I couldn't hear a difference and streaming WAV (or FLAC) files wasn't a problem on my little network. I think our discussion highlights how well Slimserver works with so many different formats and user preferences. I'd hate to be the one supporting this application. regards -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: FLAC Vs WAV
Hi peter, Thanks for the info on compression. For me, compression is not an issue. My humble collection of 230 CDs fits into 40% of my harddrive and I can't see it increasing to fill my disk in the near future. I like single WAV files for my CDs and the CUE sheet generated by EAC requires little, if any, modification. For me, it is very simple operation and it works well. I understand that other people have different requirements and preferences. I used to turn FLAC comversion off and use WAV for streaming to the Squeezebox, but because I upgrade Slimserver every week, I just accept the defaults now. I couldn't hear a difference and streaming WAV (or FLAC) files wasn't a problem on my little network. I think our discussion highlights how well Slimserver works with so many different formats and user preferences. I'd hate to be the one supporting this application. regards -- Greg Erskine Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
