Re: [slim] Finally Sold My Treasured Squeezebox Setup :(

2019-09-09 Thread Retailbroker
So I have a Boom to sell. I loved it but not a techie. Wifi in my house where it was was tough. Worked fine by router but lost streams in my bedroom. Bought an Ocean Digital which works great in bedroom - at least does not drop stream. Is Ebay the best place to go? MikeekiM wrote: >

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread bpa
toolapcblack wrote: > not sure how to copy and paste what i get from command line? > > anyhow ls -l *.conf does not bring up anything just get command not > found > > so tried ls -l this brought up BIN CPAN FIRMWARE GRAPHICS 2 .dat files > then IR Lib Plugins revisions.txt SQL strings.txt

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread toolapcblack
not sure how to copy and paste what i get from command line? anyhow ls -l *.conf does not bring up anything just get command not found so tried ls -l this brought up BIN CPAN FIRMWARE GRAPHICS 2 .dat files then IR Lib Plugins revisions.txt SQL strings.txt

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread bpa
toolapcblack wrote: > yeah im out of my depth lol > the yum commands were used on a keyboard attached to the Vortexbox > server/rs232 Monitor this i have this mapped to my windows machine to > drop files into ...all i know is the drive name/ip address > (V:182.xxx.xxx.xxx) i also have the V/box

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread toolapcblack
yeah im out of my depth lol the yum commands were used on a keyboard attached to the Vortexbox server/rs232 Monitor this i have this mapped to my windows machine to drop files into ...all i know is the drive name/ip address (V:182.xxx.xxx.xxx) i also have the V/box bookmarked to PC so i can open

Re: [slim] Some Rasberry Pi / LMS questions for a complete beginner.

2019-09-09 Thread atrocity
mandryka wrote: > 1. Are some SD cards less reliable than others? I wonder if mine failed > because I have a bad quality card. I've had at least two of the better known brands (Samsung, SanDisk) fail on me. When I looked around for allegedly more reliable ones, I found Transcend High

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread bpa
toolapcblack wrote: > i maybe out of my debt at this point here is what i find (will i need > linux to get into those directories?) Not sure what you mean by "linux" - to my way of thinking using yum is part of "Linux". If you mean command line stuff - no. You can move and rename the

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread toolapcblack
i maybe out of my debt at this point here is what i find (will i need linux to get into those directories?) Cache Folder /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache Preferences Folder /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/prefs Plugin Folders /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins,

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread bpa
Good that ffmpeg is installed. LMS only reads the custom-convert.conf file at start up. If it breaks something all you need do is rename the file to something differernt , restart LMS and all MP4 will be back as before. So it is a simple chnage to make. The most difficult part is finding

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread bpa
toolapcblack wrote: > Many Thanks for your help > ok so when i do the yum install ffmpeg i get package already installed. > > the other thing that worries me a little before i proceed with the rest > of the above is that the Touch when connected plays mixcloud i have > attached the log of when

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread toolapcblack
Many Thanks for your help ok so when i do the yum install ffmpeg i get package already installed. the other thing that worries me a little before i proceed with the rest of the above is that the Touch when connected plays mixcloud i have attached the log of when the touch streams it below (it

Re: [slim] Help to fix a broken SB3

2019-09-09 Thread jac68
Thank you, I have found this web page, checked the power supply, and done the resets (without the screen) https://joes-tech-blog.blogspot.com/2018/11/logitech-slimdevices-squeezebox-classic.html It gets warm, but IP does not show on scanner. Then I have read this other post (

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread bpa
Seems this issue is a well known Mixcloud issue (e.g. https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?88286-Mixcloud-plugin=937826=1#post937826 ) I have a workaround for streaming MP4 which I think should work for Mixcloud. The URL below can be used to check whether workaround has been

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread toolapcblack
[19-09-09 13:28:35.7446] Slim::Player::StreamingController::play (2100) 00:04:20:10:19:71 [19-09-09 13:28:36.1920] Slim::Player::StreamingController::_Stop (603) Song queue is now 0 [19-09-09 13:28:36.1924] Slim::Player::StreamingController::_setPlayingState (2357) new playing state STOPPED

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread bpa
toolapcblack wrote: > http://somafm.com/illstreet64.pls > > plays fine (nice tunes by the way) > > > Platform Architecture > x86_64-linux > Perl Version > 5.22.2-x86_64 > database Version > DBD::SQLITE_1.34_01(SQLITE 3.77.1) Good - that means it is not a platform or a wider transcoding

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread toolapcblack
http://somafm.com/illstreet64.pls plays fine (nice tunes by the way) Platform Architecture x86_64-linux Perl Version 5.22.2-x86_64 database Version DBD::SQLITE_1.34_01(SQLITE 3.77.1) toolapcblack's Profile:

Re: [slim] Am I doing it right?

2019-09-09 Thread bakker_be
d6jg wrote: > Am I correct in thinking that to get SSH (ability to tinker) you need to > install Beta or have things changed? AFAIK still correct and unlikely to change. Main System: Touch; Marantz SR-5004 + TMA Premium 905 + TMA Premium 901 + Teufel Ultima 20 Mk 2 + BK Monolith+ FF +

Re: [slim] Am I doing it right?

2019-09-09 Thread d6jg
bakker_be wrote: > Regarding Daphile: it's intended usage is indeed directly connected to > a DAC, and for this it includes a squeezelite instance, but it also > still is a regular LMS, to which you can connect any number of other > players. The drawback of the installed Squeezelite instance

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread bpa
I'm not whether LMS supplied executables play on Red Hat also you haven''t said what architecture: Arm vs x86 , 32bit vs 64bit. To check whether your system transcoding is OK - try to play a plain http/AAC stream on your Transporter such as http://somafm.com/illstreet64.pls

Re: [slim] Am I doing it right?

2019-09-09 Thread bakker_be
Maury wrote: > Thanks for your reply. So you confirm that I will be able to get bit > perfect audio from the Pi. I will be waiting for other opinions on > Daphile (what troubles me most is that Daphile seems to be designed to > work directly with a DAC without an additional Squeezelite

Re: [slim] Transporter + Mixcloud UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE

2019-09-09 Thread toolapcblack
LMS 7.9.1 OP Sys Red Hat Transporter firmware 87, Touch 7.8 when the Touch is connected to the LMS it has no problem playing Mixcloud but alas Transporter comes up with the error "UNABLE TO PLAY FILE TYPE FOR" In the settings/advanced/mixcloud Mixcloud API key (which i have filled in) and

Re: [slim] Help to fix a broken SB3

2019-09-09 Thread edwin2006
Hopefully Joe will read your post, perhaps he is able to help. The guy has repaired several sb's. Try Google for Joe repair squeezebox. *SqueezeBoxes:* 1x Transporter (Living room) 1x SB2 (shed), 1x Radio (Kitchen), 1x Boom (Dining room), 1x piCorePlayer (jacuzzi), 1x piCorePlayer (Garden) 1x

[slim] Help to fix a broken SB3

2019-09-09 Thread jac68
Hi, I have 2 classic SqueexeBox 3. Both broken. I power them and nothing is shown on it's display. I only can see the red light of the tosslink connector. I think they are broken because I plugged them to a power supply with polarity changed. I have been browsing this forum to find out if