Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Michael Herger
Sometimes it works for me and sometimes it produces very strange results. Here is a good example Classical music is hard to get right. And the sources the plugin uses certainly are not optimized for classical music. ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Labarum
kidstypike wrote: > One of the great features of MAI if you haven't already discovered it, > is the Artist/Album/Lyric info you get by clicking the "i" on the > toolbar. > > 36935 Sometimes it works for me and sometimes it produces very strange results. Here is a good example 36936 But my

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Labarum
slartibartfast wrote: > My network shares used to appear as folders under Network in Windows > Explorer (or whatever it is called now) until a couple of months ago. > Now they don't and I have no idea why. Yes, my expectations were raised by a Youtube training video, but I could see nothing.

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread slartibartfast
Labarum wrote: > How very odd. I was expecting a network folder to appear in the Windows > File manager when I was messing earlier, but after your \\ipaddress > prompt I got one and have added a quicklink for future use! > > So, I have LMS on the rPi accessed from this Chromebook, and have got

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread kidstypike
Labarum wrote: > @Paul Webster > > Ref: MAI (Music and Artist Information) > > Plugin now installed and library rescanned. I initially thought its > purpose was not what I wanted as the "Information" clicky in the > uninstalled plugin list returned an empty page and I had not much to go > on.

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Labarum
d6jg wrote: > In Windows it’s \\ipaddress in the location bar in File Explorer > whereas in Linux it’s SMB://ipaddress How very odd. I was expecting a network folder to appear in the Windows File manager when I was messing earlier, but after your \\ipaddress promt I got one and have added a

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread d6jg
Labarum wrote: > Thanks Jim. > > I have such a raggy database I wonder if I could live long enough to get > it all sorted! > > I have, however, make some progress this afternoon having run Samba on > PiCorePlayer and worked out how to use Samba on my Chromebook, which is, > of course, a locked

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Labarum
d6jg wrote: > it is important to mention how LMS deals with cover art and the order > it uses to decide what to display > Thanks Jim. I have such a raggy database I wonder if I could live long enough to get it all sorted! I have, however, make some progress this afternoon having run Samba

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread d6jg
Cover Art Sorry if you know this but feel it is important to mention how LMS deals with cover art and the order it uses to decide what to display If album art is embedded in files it will use the embedded art from the FIRST track file it finds within a folder - having different cover art in

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Labarum
Paul Webster wrote: > > However ... generally not a good idea to rely on a single copy of your > music files I have multiple copies of the Library! Thanks. I Have samba installed. I will see what I can see on a PC! Brian In UK: rPi4 running LMS, Chromecast Audio Dongle and Chromecast

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Paul Webster
Labarum wrote: > > Is it possible to edit the raw files from within the Raspberry Pi, or > will I have to figure out how Samba works and edit from another machine? > Or else plug the USB drive back into my PC and edit there. Install the pCP SAMBA extension from the bottom of the LMS page in

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Labarum
@Paul Webster Ref: MAI (Music and Artist Information) Plugin now installed and library rescanned. I initially thought its purpose was not what I wanted as the "Information" clicky in the uninstalled plugin list returned an empty page and I had not much to go on. But the plugin has now been

Re: [slim] URLs and Posts

2022-01-19 Thread agbagb
Flyfress wrote: > So I wanted to post something about a problem I have with LMS and the > forum software tells me I can't upload a post with an URL inside . Too > bad, that the post is about connecting to an https url... > > So I will post this thread first... It's always useful to search

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Labarum
Paul Webster wrote: > It is the plugin to do that ... Thanks. I'll have a look. Brian In UK: rPi4 running LMS, Chromecast Audio Dongle and Chromecast Video Dongle attached to TV - Beresford DAC - Quad 77 Integrated Amp - AVI Neutron 4 Speakers - Sennheiser HD25 Headphones. Boom in

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Paul Webster
Labarum wrote: > I have just looked at that. It doesn't do what I had hoped. > > I have a lot of Album Art missing. Is there an LMS plugin that will find > that, or must I run my flac library through some other program that will > find the Art without re-ripping the CDs? It is the plugin to

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Labarum
Paul Webster wrote: > Do you have MAI (Music and Artist Information) plugin installed? I have just looked at that. It doesn't do what I had hoped. I have a lot of Album Art missing. Is there an LMS plugin that will find that, or must I run my flac library through some other program that will

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread cliveb
Paul Webster wrote: > Do you have MAI (Music and Artist Information) plugin installed? No. The only plugins that I use are PowerSave and PowerSwitchII, and one that I wrote myself to control the Meridian 218. Until recently: Transporter -> ATC SCM100A, now sold :-( House move forced change

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Paul Webster
cliveb wrote: > Ok, fair point. My usage is simple playback from a local music library. Do you have MAI (Music and Artist Information) plugin installed? Paul Webster author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc),

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread cliveb
bpa wrote: > This is OK if you are running a system which makes no use of internet > services or external connections. Ok, fair point. My usage is simple playback from a local music library. Until recently: Transporter -> ATC SCM100A, now sold :-( House move forced change to:

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Paul Webster
Labarum wrote: > I'm not new to LMS but very new to piCorePlayer. Will it make all > necessary upgrades upgrades silently in the background or do I have to > manually click the upgrade buttons? You would have to click a button for LMS updates - and it can be configured to notify you (e.g. via

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread Labarum
I'm not new to LMS but very new to piCorePlayer. Will it make all necessary upgrades upgrades silently in the background? The upgrade box is checked and LMS plugins are set to update. Will I see any notifications? Presumably there will in some circumstances be a forced reboot. I am very

Re: [slim] Lms

2022-01-19 Thread bpa
cliveb wrote: > It's still running piCorePlayer version 4.something, because it does > what's required, isn't broken and therefore doesn't need fixing. I've > never understood why people feel the need to constantly update perfectly > working systems. This is OK if you are running a system

Re: [slim] Could not get USB drive to work

2022-01-19 Thread Man in a van
@dandeman Please provide more information to enable someone to maybe help :) Which version of pCP, 32 or 64 bit Which rpi board Which version of LMS and where is it installed What type of usb HDD, how is it formatted and how is it powered Have youcompleted: *Install and Enable additional