Re: [slim] Raspberry Pi Zero - could this make a cheap player?

2015-11-27 Thread sto
IanH99 wrote: > Lots of people use As and Bs as players, so it has enough power. > Add the gpio header, plug in a DAC and you can have the equivalent of > the receiver. > With SD card, wifi dongle, power supply and a case you would still have > change out of £50 Or you can buy a second hand

Re: [slim] Document your collection

2015-11-27 Thread dasmueller
Playing around in Mp3Tag I found one can insert a column that gives the date created. %_file_create_date% it gives the date created not date modified. If there were a way to then search the database by a date range that used that tag field that would be pretty nice

Re: [slim] Help me set up VPN for remote playback w/ iPeng etc

2015-11-27 Thread d6jg
bernt wrote: > Hi! > > Found a better way to do it. I'm using Vortexbox that has ssh enabled by > default > > First open port 22 on your FW and redirect it to your Vortexbox. > > Install Serverauditor from AppStore on your iDevice. In Serverauditor > add a new host with your external

Re: [slim] Help me set up VPN for remote playback w/ iPeng etc

2015-11-27 Thread DJanGo
d6jg wrote: > Warning. Only ever do this if you have changed the Vortexbox password > from the default. Opening SSH to allow access from anywhere is *VERY > VERY DANGEROUS*. You will get portscanned and you will get people trying > to access. +1..000 wtf? even with

Re: [slim] Raspberry Pi Zero - could this make a cheap player?

2015-11-27 Thread Man in a van
Guut_Boy wrote: > I few days ago the 5$ Raspberry Pi Zero came out '(more info here)' > (https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-zero/). I was wondering if this > could be used to build a very compact and cheap Squeezebox player > (perhaps a server even). Has anyone here looked in to this? What

Re: [slim] Document your collection

2015-11-27 Thread pkfox
dasmueller wrote: > I'd be happy to try it if I know what I might need to do. > > And thanks. All it will do is retrieve music added on or after the date you choose - as I said earlier if you ever clear your library when you scan it's not of any real use, I've tried it and honestly can't see

Re: [slim] Document your collection

2015-11-27 Thread DJanGo
dasmueller wrote: > If there were a way to then search the database by a date range that > used that tag field that would be pretty nice did you check the point? adding a idv3tag to a file to get the creation time of this file? 19339 did you ever check'd the library.db from lms? lms DOESNT

Re: [slim] How to access and update my music via MySqueezebox.com?

2015-11-27 Thread Man in a van
janti wrote: > Hello all > > I haven't been updating my music for a while. Have I forgotten > everything, or have things changed? > > I log into 'www.mysqueezebox.com' (http://www.mysqueezebox.com). I find > my podcasts there, but I cannot find the music I've stored, as I think I > did before.

[slim] How to access and update my music via MySqueezebox.com?

2015-11-27 Thread janti
Hello all I haven't been updating my music for a while. Have I forgotten everything, or have things changed? I log into www.mysqueezebox.com. I find my podcasts there, but I cannot find the music I've stored, as I think I did before. Or do I need to log in elsewhere? Any help appreciated!

Re: [slim] Building the best Pi LMS Player

2015-11-27 Thread Man in a van
kingswindsor wrote: > Here are some photos of the boards and speakers. The speakers I went > for were the Peerless Vifa NE95W-04 Full Range Speakers which I got from > https://www.falconacoustics.co.uk/ I chose them on spec without having > had a chance to listen to them and I have still to

Re: [slim] Help me set up VPN for remote playback w/ iPeng etc

2015-11-27 Thread bernt
Hi! Found a better way to do it. I'm using Vortexbox that has ssh enabled by default First open port 22 on your FW and redirect it to your Vortexbox. Install Serverauditor from AppStore on your iDevice. In Serverauditor add a new host with your external ip-address or prefered a dynamic dns

Re: [slim] Download artwork

2015-11-27 Thread Michael Herger
Hi all, has anyone written a program that scans a music collection and automatically fetches any artwork available ? Music & Artist Information -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Raspberry Pi Zero - could this make a cheap player?

2015-11-27 Thread DJanGo
IanH99 wrote: > Lots of people use As and Bs as players, so it has enough power. did i complain about the power? Dont think so. You need pieces for this new generation that AFAIK doesnt exist today - or you will end with a USB Hub. Time will tell. Gruss Jan

Re: [slim] Document your collection

2015-11-27 Thread dasmueller
I'd be happy to try it if I know what I might need to do. And thanks. dasmueller's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38035 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104566

Re: [slim] Raspberry Pi Zero - could this make a cheap player?

2015-11-27 Thread utgg
IanH99 wrote: > Lots of people use As and Bs as players, so it has enough power. > Add the gpio header, plug in a DAC and you can have the equivalent of > the receiver. > With SD card, wifi dongle, power supply and a case you would still have > change out of £50 Pimoroni have a tiny matching

[slim] Download artwork

2015-11-27 Thread pkfox
Hi all, has anyone written a program that scans a music collection and automatically fetches any artwork available ? We can't stop here this is bat country. RIP Hunter S Thompson. pkfox's Profile:

Re: [slim] Download artwork

2015-11-27 Thread pkfox
mherger wrote: > > Hi all, has anyone written a program that scans a music collection > and > > automatically fetches any artwork available ? > > Music & Artist Information > > -- > > Michael Hi Michael where's that available ? We can't stop here this is bat country. RIP Hunter S

Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve

2015-11-27 Thread Julf
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. Because "firmware" is the generic term for semi-permanently installed control software held in non-volatile memory. One specific kind of firmware is a boot loader

Re: [slim] Raspberry Pi Zero - could this make a cheap player?

2015-11-27 Thread DJanGo
Guut_Boy wrote: > I few days ago the 5$ Raspberry Pi Zero came out '(more info here)' > (https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-zero/). I was wondering if this > could be used to build a very compact and cheap Squeezebox player > (perhaps a server even). Has anyone here looked in to this? What

Re: [slim] Download artwork

2015-11-27 Thread pkfox
mherger wrote: > > Hi Michael where's that available ? > > Settings/Plugins in the web UI - like most plugins out there. > > -- > > Michael Ok thanks We can't stop here this is bat country. RIP Hunter S Thompson.

Re: [slim] Raspberry Pi Zero - could this make a cheap player?

2015-11-27 Thread IanH99
DJanGo wrote: > As a Server? No way got only one USB Port - the other is for the Power > supply. > As a Player? Naaa look @ the picore Thread all the Guys now want a Touch > replacement - the Zero didnt got the Displayport and even the GPIO has > no header fitted - (you have to solder the one

Re: [slim] Download artwork

2015-11-27 Thread Michael Herger
Hi Michael where's that available ? Settings/Plugins in the web UI - like most plugins out there. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve

2015-11-27 Thread Julf
Greg Erskine wrote: > The point I am trying to make is there is no firmware/boot software on > the actual Raspberry Pi PCB itself, it is all loaded from the SD card > when booting. No, there is a first stage boot loader in ROM. It is needed to load software from the SD card. > When I was a

[slim] Raspberry Pi Zero - could this make a cheap player?

2015-11-27 Thread Guut_Boy
I few days ago the 5$ Raspberry Pi Zero came out '(more info here)' (https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-zero/). I was wondering if this could be used to build a very compact and cheap Squeezebox player (perhaps a server even). Has anyone here looked in to this? What are your thoughts?

Re: [slim] Raspberry Pi Zero - could this make a cheap player?

2015-11-27 Thread Julf
Guut_Boy wrote: > I few days ago the 5$ Raspberry Pi Zero came out '(more info here)' > (https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-zero/). I was wondering if this > could be used to build a very compact and cheap Squeezebox player > (perhaps a server even). Has anyone here looked in to this? What

Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve

2015-11-27 Thread DJanGo
alastaid wrote: > So this eliminates the SD card, OS, switch port, Ethernet cable, no DAC > used, only leaves the pi? Depends on how do you use squeezelite.. If you dont use a fake mac address for the squeezeliteplayer some strange playersettings in your lms may also involved. Do you use a

Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve

2015-11-27 Thread Greg Erskine
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 >

Re: [slim] Document your collection

2015-11-27 Thread dasmueller
DJanGo wrote: > did you check the point? > adding a idv3tag to a file to get the creation time of this file? > 19339 > > did you ever check'd the library.db from lms? > lms DOESNT store ALL tags in the DB... I'm sorry I brought it up and frustrated you so much but if people never asked for

Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve

2015-11-27 Thread Greg Erskine
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 >

Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve

2015-11-27 Thread Julf
Greg Erskine wrote: > Yes, there must be some minimal code to get things started. How do you > update the first stage boot loader? Why would you need to do that? All it does is load the second stage boot program from SD. > Good. I am going to remove all those batteries and super caps from my >

Re: [slim] How to access and update my music via MySqueezebox.com?

2015-11-27 Thread garym
janti wrote: > Hello all > > I haven't been updating my music for a while. Have I forgotten > everything, or have things changed? > > I log into 'www.mysqueezebox.com' (http://www.mysqueezebox.com). I find > my podcasts there, but I cannot find the music I've stored, as I think I > did before.

Re: [slim] Document your collection

2015-11-27 Thread dasmueller
DJanGo wrote: > did you check the point? > > I do not understand this question > > > adding a idv3tag to a file to get the creation time of this file? > what I mentioned above displays this > 19339 > > did you ever check'd the library.db from lms? > Don't know how to-I never purported to

Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve

2015-11-27 Thread Greg Erskine
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

Re: [slim] How Replay Gain Works

2015-11-27 Thread pippin
For SB3 that's probably a question someone from Logitech has to answer since nobody else has seen the firmware. --- learn more about iPeng, the iPhone and iPad remote for the Squeezebox and Logitech UE Smart Radio as well as iPeng Party, the free Party-App, at penguinlovesmusic.com *New:

Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve

2015-11-27 Thread alastaid
Sorry for not being clear, to try and eliminate as much as I could, I have two identical Pi's, the working one and non working one, no DAC just using the headphone for testing, same SD card. So try it in the working pi all fine, then swap the same sd card to the non working pi, use the same

Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve

2015-11-27 Thread d6jg
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. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS

Re: [slim] Rasp Pi Problem cant solve

2015-11-27 Thread Greg Erskine
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,