[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Oneliner to get currentsong or now playing artist + songtitle on specific player

2022-02-18 Thread Hellsblade
Hi, I have been wading through this forums vast content, but can not seem to find a working answer. I need a one line URL to get the now playing song and artist info. When I try this http://192.168.1.29:9000/status.html#currentsong. I still get the complete server xml/html. I know i need to

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Music streaming stops intermittently

2022-02-18 Thread thickasabrick
Thank you, Ralphy and bpa! Indeed, there are many threads that describe similar bugs, and I have been using the "Cache HTTP(S) streams on disk" option. The puzzling thing is that using a very large buffer size (-b 524288) continues to work as a workaround in my case, including with

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread kidstypike
muggo wrote: > Fracking country! > I'm in Leics. > > Please can you PM me with prices on 3B & 3B+? Case? PSU? > Cheers > Paul PM sent. However I can't find a way of attaching pictures to a PM, so included below. Prices slashed! Pi3B+ £35 delivered. Pi3B with clear or black case £25

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread Redrum
.. and I realize I missed pages of posts, and my last post seems so out of touch with the discussion :confused: Is this the twilight zone thread? What happened to email notifications?...oh, never mind, carry on Paul, buy a pie, install pcp with LMS, it will make you happy as it has so many

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread P Nelson
Muggo Your earlier post had your MAC ids. You probably don't want those floating around on the interwebs. You might want to delete those from your post. Maybe I am being paranoid. https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?115511-LMS-upgrade-help-please=1048037=1#post1048037

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread kidstypike
Jaca wrote: > On a serious note... What have you been doing with all of them? In terms > of projects , if you don't mind me asking? Well you know how it is with these things, a new one comes out, must have it. ;) As there appears to be a shortage these days, I thought I would sell on those no

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] new bug? some listings showing tracks twice: *.flac and *.cur

2022-02-18 Thread bpa
gorman wrote: > Thank you for this. No, there was no cuesheet embedded. I'm gonna keep > the cue file renamed and call it quits. Maybe it was a glitch, maybe > it's a bug. But for the time being I accept a compromise solution. You should do a complete clear library and rescan to be sure. If

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] new bug? some listings showing tracks twice: *.flac and *.cur

2022-02-18 Thread gorman
bpa wrote: > Your problem may not be embedded cue sheet so if the following doesn't > help - post messages from server.log & scanner.log > > Metaflac is best for handling metadata in Flac files. I'm assuming one > track per file and *not* all album tracks in a single flac file. > > Check if

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread Man in a van
Jaca wrote: > Is there magic raspberry pi wood or smth in Preston area? O_o He's also got some Butter Pies :o Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread Jaca
On a serious note... What have you been doing with all of them? In terms of projects , if you don't mind me asking? 3x Squeezebox Touch, 4x Squeezebox Radio, Squeezelite (RPi 3B with HiFiBerry DAC+Pro on OSMC), Material Skin Apk, Squeeze Commander, Logitech Media Server Version: 8.2.0 with

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread Jaca
kidstypike wrote: > > > Woops, just found another - 2B 1GB RAM, with a HiFiBerry DAC (3.5mm Jack > plug analogue out attached). Is there magic raspberry pi wood or smth in Preston area? O_o 3x Squeezebox Touch, 4x Squeezebox Radio, Squeezelite (RPi 3B with HiFiBerry DAC+Pro on OSMC),

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread Man in a van
muggo wrote: > Hi Ronnie, > My RPi says "Raspberry Pi (c) 2011,12". No mention of A, B, C or D or > RAM so I guess it's the very first 1A. > The Joggler is wifi connected so I doubt it would perform well with hi > res FLAC files. > Cheers > Paul Most likely best to go with the rpi3b+ from

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread muggo
Man in a van wrote: > @muggo > > Paul, if you feel that your realy need a faster (slightly) rpi then the > 3b+ from kidstypike is the one. > > LMS will run on your othe rpi, just a bit slower. I would still like the > model # please. > > It's also possible to install LMS on an O2 joggler

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] new bug? some listings showing tracks twice: *.flac and *.cur

2022-02-18 Thread bpa
gorman wrote: > My problem is LMS taking into consideration cue files when they are > explicitly excluded from scans. I renamed the .cue file to .cue.bug and > upon rescan only a copy of the album was detected and added to the > database. > > > > Format is FLAC. Your problem may not be

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread muggo
kidstypike wrote: > No, small village between Chorley and Preston, Lancashire. ;) Fracking country! I'm in Leics. Please can you PM me with prices on 3B & 3B+? Case? PSU? Cheers Paul muggo's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread Man in a van
@muggo Paul, if you feel that your realy need a faster (slightly) rpi thyen the 3b+ from kydstypike is the one. LMS will run on your othe rpi, just a bit slower. I would still like the model # please. It's also possible to install LMS on an O2 joggler (external usb stick is best for this).

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread Man in a van
@ KIDSTYPIKE i thought the 3b+ is 1gb ram ? ronnie Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=115511

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread kidstypike
muggo wrote: > I've reread your post & figure you may be in the US. I'm UK...:) No, small village between Chorley and Preston, Lancashire. ;) *LMS server/study player - LMS 8.3.0 *Pi4B 4GB/NanoSound ONE case/pCP 8.1.0 - 75K library, playlists & LMS cache on Sata SSD (ntfs) *Lounge* -

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread muggo
kidstypike wrote: > Cheers, I'm not asking silly prices. > > Woops, just found another - 2B 1GB RAM, with a HiFiBerry DAC (3.5mm Jack > plug analogue out attached). I've reread your post & figure you may be in the US. I'm UK...:)

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread muggo
Redrum wrote: > where are you located? Per @ktp above, he has a few > > Otherwise, here is the picoreplayer list of pi's that will work > https://docs.picoreplayer.org/components/raspberry_pi/#models . As @ktp > mentioned, he ran LMS on a 1B+. I don't think (but also don't know) that > running

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread kidstypike
muggo wrote: > Thanks mate. > Depending on the advice I'm given, I may be back to you for a 3B or 3B+. > Cheers Cheers, I'm not asking silly prices. Woops, just found another - 2B 1GB RAM, with a HiFiBerry DAC (3.5mm Jack plug analogue out attached). *LMS server/study player - LMS 8.3.0

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] new bug? some listings showing tracks twice: *.flac and *.cur

2022-02-18 Thread gorman
bpa wrote: > Depends on your problem but I think most fixes were by Dec 2021 My problem is LMS taking into consideration cue files when they are explicitly excluded from scans. I renamed the .cue file to .cue.bug and upon rescan only a copy of the album was detected and added to the database. >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread Redrum
muggo wrote: > Thanks Jim, > Yes, I had noticed that due to the worldwide chip shortage I might > struggle to get the lastest Pi. > Until this is all over, I might have to stick with rebooting my Odroid > server as at least it works most of the time. > I imagine Picoreplayer is my optimum

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread muggo
kidstypike wrote: > I'm sorting out my remaining RPis. After selling 3 to forum members, I > have 4 left to dispose of (3x3B, 1x3B+, 1xB+). > > I've just loaded and configured LMS on the lowly B+ (512MB RAM), and > although it was slow to scan a 20K track library, it's perfectly usable. > Just

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread muggo
Redrum wrote: > Hey Paul; > > You are in good hands with Ronnie. He will answer how you could add LMS > to one of your pi's running squeezelite. I can tell you how to do it if > you were running picoreplayer (which can run LMS and squeezelite), but > if you are just running sl, best for Ronnie

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] new bug? some listings showing tracks twice: *.flac and *.cur

2022-02-18 Thread bpa
gorman wrote: > I am currently using 8.2.1 - 1639114554 @ Fri Dec 10 07:58:57 WEST 2021 > What version should I be downloading to get the fix? Depends on your problem but I think most fixes were by Dec 2021 > Edit: what's a good tool to check for embedded cuesheets? Depends on the file

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread kidstypike
Redrum wrote: > Hey Paul; > > You are in good hands with Ronnie. He will answer how you could add LMS > to one of your pi's running squeezelite. I can tell you how to do it if > you were running picoreplayer (which can run LMS and squeezelite), but > if you are just running sl, best for Ronnie

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread muggo
Thanks chaps, My system is detailed below. It was configured by someone I've lost touch with. The RPis running Squeezelite have O2 Joggler front ends. One of the RPis was the media server until it became too slow about 8 years ago. It was replaced by an early Odroid to give more power. My

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] new bug? some listings showing tracks twice: *.flac and *.cur

2022-02-18 Thread gorman
bpa wrote: > The bug has been fixed but a lot of user have incompatible CUE files > which are now being logged as errors. > > Some rippers (e.g. SoundJuicer) embed CUE files into audio files. Check > for embedded cuesheets. I am currently using 8.2.1 - 1639114554 @ Fri Dec 10 07:58:57 WEST

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] new bug? some listings showing tracks twice: *.flac and *.cur

2022-02-18 Thread bpa
gorman wrote: > Has this been fixed? I have spent the past few days being driven crazy > by an album that is displaying this behavior. > > Couldn't understand what was wrong and it all appeared linear enough > that it *had* to be a problem with tagging. Only yesterday I completely > reset

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread Redrum
muggo wrote: > . > Please can you advise me exactly what to buy? Pi4? Version? Operating > environment? > Many thanks > Paul Hey Paul; You are in good hands with Ronnie. He will answer how you could add LMS to one of your pi's running squeezelite. I can tell you how to do it if you were

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Music streaming stops intermittently

2022-02-18 Thread bpa
ralphy wrote: > The issue you describe has been reported by other forum members and > happens on hardware players too. > I'm not discounting that there my still be an issue with the windows > squeezelite builds, but > > The following google search returns at lot of different threads >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] new bug? some listings showing tracks twice: *.flac and *.cur

2022-02-18 Thread gorman
Has this been fixed? I have spent the past few days being driven crazy by an album that is displaying this behavior. Couldn't understand what was wrong and it all appeared linear enough that it *had* to be a problem with tagging. Only yesterday I completely reset tags, rewrote them from scratch

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Music streaming stops intermittently

2022-02-18 Thread ralphy
thickasabrick wrote: > Hi, Ralphy! Thank you for looking into this. > > I've tested v1.9.9r1401 with the default buffer sizes (no -b option) and > have these observations to share: > > > > > - playback still stops near the end of a long stream (ex. a 45 > minute long podcast) -

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread Man in a van
muggo wrote: > Hi Ronnie > I'm running Squeezelight on them to give me players. I've no idea how > to add LMS alongside one of them & would need advice. > Would I need to move my hard drive (music library) next to it, or would > anywhere on the network be OK? Any performance issues? >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread Paul Webster
If your Squeezelite is being run as part of a piCorePlayer (pCP) installation then adding LMS to it is straight-forward from the web interface (make sure the "player/server" or "beta" tab is selected at the bottom of the page ... and then go to the LMS tab). The disk with the music is better to

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS upgrade help please

2022-02-18 Thread muggo
Man in a van wrote: > Hi Paul > > You said in your first post that you have a couple of rpi, just pop LMS > on one of those :) > > ronnie Hi Ronnie I'm running Squeezelight on them to give me players. I've no idea how to add LMS alongside one of them & would need advice. Would I need to