Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-06 Thread Man in a van
This "bear of little brain" is slowly getting his head around this smb, iTunes and piCorePlayer 34100 > on picoreplayer > > mount point for xml file > > /mnt/ronsmac/Users/ronnie/Music/iTunes/iTunes Music Library.xml > > for iTunes media folder > >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-02 Thread Man in a van
Well, I'm lucky; and you, SIR, win the coconut :) 34046 34047 34048 That should keep the bugger in That There London happy, and I have learnt a litle bit more :rolleyes: ronnie Although I'm really grateful, it's still a pity that this route is necessary though :(

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-02 Thread Paul Webster
OK - so \\RONALDS-IMAC\APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 Media\Users\ronnie\Music\iTunes\iTunes Music Library.xml implies hostname RONALDS-IMAC sharename APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 Media path to file \Users\ronnie\Music\iTunes\iTunes Music Library.xml In pCP - LMS/Setup Network Disk Mount Mount Point

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-02 Thread Man in a van
Paul Webster wrote: > What is the full path to the XML file when viewed from the Windows PC? This: > \\RONALDS-IMAC\APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 > Media\Users\ronnie\Music\iTunes\iTunes Music Library.xml Man in a van's

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-02 Thread Paul Webster
Man in a van wrote: > > I can connect to my iMac from my Windows 10 Pro Desktop, why not from > LMS ? > What is the full path to the XML file when viewed from the Windows PC? Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc),

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-02 Thread Man in a van
Well I have made some progress I have plugged a usb stick into the pcp, and installed samba (it only took about ten attempts :rolleyes: to successfully complete the installation) Connected to the pcp from my iMac and transferred an album to the usb stick Scanned the stick and played back the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-02 Thread Man in a van
rkrug wrote: > Definitely Samba share. > > Setting it up on a Mac is easy- in settings, select share and add the > folder you want to share and the permissions. Anonymous is also > possible. > > I am not sitting in front of my Mac, so I can’t send screenshots. Let me > know and I be will

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-01 Thread Michael Herger
That path would need to be something like smb://192.168.x.y/sharename/music/iTunes.xml No, that's still a URI. You'd really need a path which is mounted in the file system: /mnt/music/iTunes.xml or whatever. ___ Squeezecenter mailing list

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-01 Thread rkrug
Definitely Samba share. Setting it up on a Mac is easy- in settings, select share and add the folder you want to share and the permissions. Anonymous is also possible. I am not sitting in front of my Mac, so I can’t send screenshots. Let me know and I be will look at it. Sent from my

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-01 Thread Paul Webster
That path would need to be something like smb://192.168.x.y/sharename/music/iTunes.xml For a MAC I assume that it would be nfs rather than smb but you would have to set up the share on the MAC first to make it available. Probably would need id/password/guid/uid of some sort if anonymous

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-01 Thread Man in a van
Paul Webster wrote: > The plugin probably wants a file not a url. > You would probably have to mount the MAC file system from the RPi. > Or ... write a script to push the xml file to the RPi every few > hours/days. Hi Paul, thanks for showing pity :) "I'm a simple soul Doctor, more dog ?"

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-01 Thread Paul Webster
The plugin probably wants a file not a url. You would probably have to mount the MAC file system from the RPi. Or ... write a script to push the xml file to the RPi every few hours/days. Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc),

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Using iTunes Library with LMS and pCP

2021-04-01 Thread Man in a van
I'm helping someone start with LMS and piCoreplayer He would like to use his iTunes library on his iMac. I don't know yet, which OS he is using on the Mac but I can practise on mine. So El Capitan with iTunes I exported the Library to Documents so the path is >