Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] New warning message in server.log after 8.2 update

2021-04-24 Thread jasc
Thank you both. > To identify the code (e.g. plugin) to fix, what was playing when the > error was logged? Nothing playing at all, actually. The error comes up also right after restarting LMS and playing nothing: [21-04-25 06:32:48.4447] main::init (389) Starting Logitech Media Server

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread LovelyBrook
Well, I have 6 SB radios and one boom box running fine for a long time. No hiccups at all. The slim device hooked to the stereo is struggling. Will connect to the wireless network fine. Then connects to LMS fine. Then it acts like it will be fine and will scroll through menus and submenus,

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Track count different between rPi3B+ and rPi4B, running same version of LMS

2021-04-24 Thread garym
Greg Erskine wrote: > Here's what I do for piCorePlayer. > > 34384 Aha! That did it Greg. And I've now changed my owners/group for those two albums. Thanks all, again I learned several new things here. *Home:* Pi4B-8GB/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet)

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Track count different between rPi3B+ and rPi4B, running same version of LMS

2021-04-24 Thread Greg Erskine
Here's what I do for piCorePlayer. 34384 +---+ |Filename: sudo.png | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=34384|

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] New warning message in server.log after 8.2 update

2021-04-24 Thread bpa
SpiderJon wrote: > Looks like it, yes. > > "What is a "wide character"? > > "This is a term used for characters occupying more than one byte. > > "The Perl warning "Wide character in ..." is caused by such a character. > With no specified encoding layer, Perl tries to fit things into a

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread LovelyBrook
RobbH wrote: > Good work! "Whatever works" works! > > I could not (and still can't) find how to turn off "ax" in the online > version of your Orbi system's manual that I've been consulting. Good job > finding that! > > Incidentally, I also use powerline networking. While not as good as >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Speaker for garden. Bluetooth?

2021-04-24 Thread hoverdonkey
Paul Webster wrote: > Update ... in fact it works well. Shows that it is worth experimenting! > > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?105198-ANNOUNCE-AirPlay-Bridge-integrate-AirPlay-devices-with-LMS-(squeeze2raop)=1020137=1#post1020137 > and the post that follows it. Great stuff,

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread RobbH
LovelyBrook wrote: > Please read my earlier updates from today. All problems have been > solved. Thanks all for your good brains. I apologize to be in whatever > works mode, but it is definitely working now. Good work! "Whatever works" works! I could not (and still can't) find how to turn

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread LovelyBrook
P Nelson wrote: > Please post your findings and solutions on the following thread so that > others can see the solution: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109953-WiFi-connection-unstable-lost-on-three-Radios/page18 > > This is not really about LMS, but is about the SB radios

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread P Nelson
LovelyBrook wrote: > > Update #2: > > We may have a solution. Disabling "ax features on 2.4" in the Orbi > router interface (Advanced/Setup/Wireless seems to have done the trick. > I have 3 SB's running on Orbi mesh wireless communicating with LMS, > playing library and streaming. Two are

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread LovelyBrook
LovelyBrook wrote: > Ok. I have read everything above and followed all the links. > > I apologise for speaking in simplistic terms but here are current > questions. One of the links took me to a 15 page thread that got into a > lot of very technical stuff re versions, updates, bugs,

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] New warning message in server.log after 8.2 update

2021-04-24 Thread SpiderJon
jasc wrote: > Probably nothing to get nervous about, but after updating from 8.1.2 to > 8.2.0, I started seeing warning messages like the below show up in > server.log: > > > > > [21-04-24 17:22:32.3410] Slim::Utils::Misc::msg (1324) Warning: > > [17:22:32.3406] Wide character (U+220F) in uc

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread edwin2006
Totally agree with robbh! In my opinion, ap mode is a must. *SqueezeBoxes:* 1x Transporter (Living room) 1x SB2 (shed), 1x Radio (Kitchen), 1x Boom (Dining room), 1x piCorePlayer (jacuzzi), 1x piCorePlayer (Garden) 1x OSMC + Squeezelite (Movie room), 1x Touch (Study 2), few spare unit's (SB2,

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Parsing semicolons in Artist tag - Material or LMS?

2021-04-24 Thread Guy Stalnaker
Robert, Thank you. Never in a decade noticed that setting! Now I must edit my Artist tag, but I know what to do and what not to do. Best regards! On 4/23/21 11:50 PM, Grumpy Bob wrote: I regularly use semicolons to separate several artists in the Album Artist tag, and the behaviour you see

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] New warning message in server.log after 8.2 update

2021-04-24 Thread jasc
Probably nothing to get nervous about, but after updating from 8.1.2 to 8.2.0, I started seeing warning messages like the below show up in server.log: > [21-04-24 17:22:32.3410] Slim::Utils::Misc::msg (1324) Warning: > [17:22:32.3406] Wide character (U+220F) in uc at >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread P Nelson
Since your Ethernet connected SB radio works, I think you confirmed you have a wifi6 or mesh network problem. I do not have the expertise as others here, but here are my observations or suggestions. This is based upon the assumption you still need a wifi6 or mesh network. Removing the orbi

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread RobbH
This is very unlikely, but if your devices that require WPS could all use the 5 GHz band, my suggestion would be to disable 2.4 GHz wifi on the Orbi system. Then you would continue to use the T-Mobile modem/router 2.4 Ghz wifi for your Squeeze devices. You are probably right that switching the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Orbi Mesh and Inability to Connect

2021-04-24 Thread LovelyBrook
Ok. I have read everything above and followed all the links. I apologise for speaking in simplistic terms but here are current questions. One of the links took me to a 15 page thread that got into a lot of very technical stuff re versions, updates, bugs, reprogramming radios through direct

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Track count different between rPi3B+ and rPi4B, running same version of LMS

2021-04-24 Thread garym
Thanks. I've tried SCP, setup identical to yours. I get this error message upon login: 34363 +---+ |Filename: Capture.JPG | |Download:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Speaker for garden. Bluetooth?

2021-04-24 Thread Paul Webster
Update ... in fact it works well. Shows that it is worth experimenting! https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?105198-ANNOUNCE-AirPlay-Bridge-integrate-AirPlay-devices-with-LMS-(squeeze2raop)=1020137=1#post1020137 and the post that follows it. Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Speaker for garden. Bluetooth?

2021-04-24 Thread Paul Webster
Paul Webster wrote: > You can experiment set the "Output Channel Mode" for the device ... > (Left/Right/Mono) ... and see if it filters as you would hope > LMS/Settings/Player/the airplay device/Audio > > If it does then you should be able to set one as left and one as right > and then

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Track count different between rPi3B+ and rPi4B, running same version of LMS

2021-04-24 Thread slartibartfast
garym wrote: > I can't seem to do this. Looks like I go into winscp > advanced > > Environment > SFTP and in the dropdown for server choose this. But when > I do (and save and then try to connect to the rPi, it fails to connect. > > 34359 > > > I no longer have a copy of the old files, but

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Track count different between rPi3B+ and rPi4B, running same version of LMS

2021-04-24 Thread garym
kidstypike wrote: > A simple way to compare 2 sets of data in Excel. > Cool! Thanks. *Home:* Pi4B-8GB/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* rPi4B-4GB/pCP7.x/4TB>LMS 8.1.x>Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (Radio WIFI) *Office:*

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Track count different between rPi3B+ and rPi4B, running same version of LMS

2021-04-24 Thread garym
slartibartfast wrote: > There is an option in WinSCP to log in with superuser privileges. This > would have allowed you to change the file properties. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk I can't seem to do this. Looks like I go into winscp > advanced > Environment > SFTP and in the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Speaker for garden. Bluetooth?

2021-04-24 Thread hoverdonkey
d6jg wrote: > You can sync them through the Libratone app but I only have one so can’t > try it either way Me too, I'm thinking about getting another one, which is why I asked... decisions decisions... Thanks everybody for the advice.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Speaker for garden. Bluetooth?

2021-04-24 Thread hoverdonkey
hoverdonkey wrote: > I consider my new Zipp Mini to be more than adequate for the garden and > ad-hoc around the house use. For £40 I am very happy. I have revealed > it to my wife, she was impressed (phew!) How do you add your system info to the footer of your posts? I thought it might be

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Speaker for garden. Bluetooth?

2021-04-24 Thread d6jg
Paul Webster wrote: > My Zipp 2 (full size) still hasn't shipped ... purchase not yet revealed > ... 46GBP inc shipping from Brighton (assuming it turns up). That has AirPlay 2 so please report how it plays with the bridge VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler &

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Speaker for garden. Bluetooth?

2021-04-24 Thread Paul Webster
My Zipp 2 (full size) still hasn't shipped ... purchase not yet revealed ... 46GBP inc shipping from Brighton (assuming it turns up). Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Speaker for garden. Bluetooth?

2021-04-24 Thread hoverdonkey
d6jg wrote: > I’d be interested to hear what new orders think of SQ I consider my new Zipp Mini to be more than adequate for the garden and ad-hoc around the house use. For £40 I am very happy. I have revealed it to my wife, she was impressed (phew!)

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How random is random?

2021-04-24 Thread whitman
My last post was over-optimistic. The Library Views scheme is certainly a successful way to cue up an alternative set of tracks. But, despite what I thought at first, the degree of randomness of those tracks delivered by Random Mix remains poor. I suppose it was naive to expect it could be any

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Track count different between rPi3B+ and rPi4B, running same version of LMS

2021-04-24 Thread d6jg
It is possible that the folder permissions rather than file permissions were to blame but glad it’s sorted anyway and you’ve learned a few things along the way. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* Joggler & Pi4/Khadas -> Onkyo TXNR686 -> Celestion F20s *Office* Joggler & Pi3

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Track count different between rPi3B+ and rPi4B, running same version of LMS

2021-04-24 Thread slartibartfast
garym wrote: > They did have different properties than my other files. For example, > the files that didn't scan on the rpi3B+ had the following properties > (but note the files on the USB drive attached to the rPi4B also had > these exact same properties): > > 34341 > > But the converted

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Track count different between rPi3B+ and rPi4B, running same version of LMS

2021-04-24 Thread kidstypike
A simple way to compare 2 sets of data in Excel. Select all cells that contain your data > Right click > Quick Analysis > Unique. 34346 34347 +---+ |Filename: CF04.jpg |

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Music on my NAS not indexed in My Music

2021-04-24 Thread slartibartfast
peterjk wrote: > Thanks, I started the Pi first. So that explains one part of the > problem; I won't make that mistake again. > But now I have a bigger problem, because after checking the box and > restarting the Pi, I can't reach the Pi anymore over the network. The > router sees it, but when