Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Modifying title and artist on stream

2022-12-23 Thread RobbH
Jos Geluk wrote: > I listen to apolloradio.de a lot. This station does not send title and > artist info on the stream; instead, they send their slogan "bleiben Sie > anders" as title and "apollo radio" as artist. However, they have a web > page (apolloradio.de/titelsuche) from which it is

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] NEW MUSIC folder: Possibly to only see NAS library

2022-12-12 Thread RobbH
RobbH wrote: > Since you are using the Default web interface > (no need to repeat all those instructions here) Just to clarify: I am in no way suggesting that you should ignore Jim's (d6jg) recommendation of Material Skin. It is, in many ways, a superior LMS interface. I stil

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] NEW MUSIC folder: Possibly to only see NAS library

2022-12-12 Thread RobbH
sdiesel77 wrote: > Hi Robert, > My view is different in Spotty LMS (web or mobile interface) and I don't > see these options. > Since you are using the Default web interface, you can open the Settings page, choose the Advanced tab, and select, Online Music Library Integration from the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS seems to not open ports anymore

2022-11-11 Thread RobbH
Marsupial wrote: > Thanks Robbh. > > I am starting to believe the applet is a lost cause. I am thinking of > phasing out of jivelite and use something else to display player status > on this specific player. I think you'll find lots of people in these forums prefer Material sk

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] UK BBC Local Radio Stream problems

2022-11-10 Thread RobbH
rockhopper wrote: > BBC Sounds is not in my list of 3rd-party plug-ins. I have "Show All > 3rd-Party Plugsins" set on. :confused: What version of LMS are you running? >From https://github.com/expectingtofly/LMS_BBC_Sounds_Plugin/wiki: > You will need an LMS installation of version 7.9.1 or

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS 8.3.0 dependency problems with libcrypt-openssl-rsa-perl on my Raspberry Pi

2022-11-05 Thread RobbH
andifor wrote: > Great, thanks a lot! I'll give it a try. But as aptitude was not able to > resolve / download the missing package, I'm still a little sceptic about > the result. I'll try anyway, tomorrow (o: This is bound to be a bit confusing, but "aptitude" is not the same thing as "apt."

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS seems to not open ports anymore

2022-11-04 Thread RobbH
Marsupial wrote: > today I made the move and installed another pi, another SD, another > instance of LMS. > > first page when we install, you're supposed to login mysqueezebox.com - > I had skipped this last time. > > So, now, I can connect to mysqueezebox and have the added options. I > also

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS seems to not open ports anymore

2022-10-30 Thread RobbH
Marsupial wrote: > This issue arose on an already new installation. New pi, new SD card. > New version of LMS. The main difference is the LMS version (and me > remembering what to configure) > > While I can redo the whole installation again, I need to set time aside > to do so, it won't be

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS seems to not open ports anymore

2022-10-29 Thread RobbH
Marsupial wrote: > There was one bad sourceforge link in my plugin tab that has been > resolved. Other than that the plugins can reach various sites to fetch > data and links. I can reach webradios, weather, rss feeds, sports > results... Everything works. > > The only issue seems to be with

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS seems to not open ports anymore

2022-10-28 Thread RobbH
Marsupial wrote: > Although, the questions he asks to see if it is, are definitely answered > negatively, with other examples. > > If the server could not do outgoing connections, none of the outgoing > connections would work. > > They all do. > > So, yeah. I did not ignore him, but answered

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS seems to not open ports anymore

2022-10-28 Thread RobbH
mherger wrote: > You have a networking issue. LMS can't do outgoing connections. This is > > not limited to MySB integration, but plugins fail to get data, too Marsupial wrote: > > I do not believe the problem is a generalized network issue, but may be > wrong Michael doesn't

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS seems to not open ports anymore

2022-10-27 Thread RobbH
Man in a van wrote: > > The Licence Manager Plugin is very old, is it still supported and do you > need it ? I have no idea what it is for :( I think that's for Erland's plugins, and it is no longer needed. Erland's plugins are no longer supported, but some still work, presumably without

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Year of an album

2022-10-16 Thread RobbH
slartibartfast wrote: > I only have one album with date tags for each track and the album takes > the date from the first track rather than the last track [emoji2] > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Very curious! I just checked again, and the first nine compilation albums I found with

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Scanner logs

2022-10-05 Thread RobbH
mherger wrote: > AFAIK LMS doesn't provide a logrotate configuration. It must have been > rotated by some default job. mrw wrote: > The Debian package does. I don’t know about other platforms. It’s in > ‘Slimserver platforms’ > I have LMS running on a Raspberry Pi, using the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Scanner logs

2022-10-01 Thread RobbH
mrw wrote: > The ”clue” does not show what you think it does. > > What it almost certainly shows is that, on a number of days, your > scanner logs exceeded 200k in size. And that logrotate duly rotated them > as instructed, but before the next time the background scanner ran. > > LMS erases

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Scanner logs

2022-09-30 Thread RobbH
In 'another thread' (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?99132-Call-for-testers!-Daphile=1062139=1#post1062139) this exchange caught my attention: > > Is there a way to have scanner.log contain multiple days of info, or > > does it always only contain the most recent scan? > >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS on a Raspberry Pi (DietPi): Setup help

2022-04-12 Thread RobbH
darwinesque wrote: > That still leaves updating to the 8.3 nightlies. Anyone know the > commands for that? I'm guessing it's something involving wget and dpkg, > but I'm not sure of the specifics. There are some regular users of these forums who use DietPi, but since they haven't chimed in

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Play start when powering on synchronized device

2022-04-11 Thread RobbH
nickey wrote: > Two of the devices I powered on became visible in the sync group but > then nothing further happened, i.e. playback continued uninterrupted on > the existing devices. When I hit pause and then play again, playback > resumed from where it left off...this time including the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] I broke LMS, How did I do it?, Can I fix without reinstalling?

2022-04-03 Thread RobbH
Redrum wrote: > I don't have the cache for duct tape :) > > Jim Gaffer tape works much better, but it requires a little more cache. LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly virtual players, occasionally with SB Radio, Boom or Classic.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] I broke LMS, How did I do it?, Can I fix without reinstalling?

2022-03-30 Thread RobbH
It's great that you are able to take a rational approach to this, Jim. It IS an intriguing puzzle, and viewing it as such puts you at an advantage. If it were my system, I would probably be in a panic to get a non-essential feature working again. Since it's not my system, I can view your issue

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] I broke LMS, How did I do it?, Can I fix without reinstalling?

2022-03-30 Thread RobbH
Jim, have you cleared the playlist/queue on EVERY player in your system, including any group players? If not, that might be worth a try. (Not that I'm holding out a lot of hope...) LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly virtual players, occasionally with SB Radio, Boom or Classic.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] I broke LMS, How did I do it?, Can I fix without reinstalling?

2022-03-29 Thread RobbH
Lots of references to Radio Paradise streams in that log, but that's to be expected, if you were trying to reload them. The log begins with a reboot at 12:39 pm on March 28. I don't know enough to say if the errors in the log tell us anything useful. LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] I broke LMS, How did I do it?, Can I fix without reinstalling?

2022-03-29 Thread RobbH
This reminds me of the issues I encountered at some point, which I mentioned in the Radio Now Playing thread, but it's not exactly the same. In my case, rebooting the Pi fixed the problem. That was on a Pi running the Raspberry Pi OS, not pCP. I wish I had some constructive ideas for you. As it

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] I broke LMS, How did I do it?, Can I fix without reinstalling?

2022-03-29 Thread RobbH
Redrum wrote: > I'm afraid it only has logs from after I broke it, illustrating my > subsequent thrashing around... > Jim Are older logs available? I don't know if piCorePlayer handles logs differently, but many Linux distros keep zipped versions of older logs for some time. Here's what I

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How to add an album from Qobuz to Favorites?

2022-03-26 Thread RobbH
kristina wrote: > Thanks. That’s helpful. So there’s no way of doing this without a > rescan? With Tidal, you can do this very easily. It depends on your settings. If you have the Online Music Library Integration plugin set to "automatically check for changes" on Qobuz, then you shouldn't have

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How to add an album from Qobuz to Favorites?

2022-03-26 Thread RobbH
kristina wrote: > I’m pretty sure I’ve accomplished this before, but for the life of me I > can’t seem to figure out how to add an album in Qobuz to my LMS > Favorites. I get how to favorite something within Qobuz, and I also see > that it’s easy to add individual tracks from Qobuz to LMS

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

2022-03-13 Thread RobbH
gorman wrote: > Forgot to reply here. No, no single flac file for an album. They are all > multiple flac. The cue file exist only as a byproduct of the ripping > process I follow. There has been some recent discussion of this in 'another thread'

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Cue files and .cur files

2022-03-05 Thread RobbH
RobbH wrote: > > I have a zip file of an album to upload, but your dropbox link does not > seem to be working for me. > Never mind about that! It finally occurred to me the dropbox url might be easily corre. So the zip file is uploading now. It contains a cue file an

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Cue files and .cur files

2022-03-05 Thread RobbH
bpa wrote: > What format are the track files ? Are they flac or WAV ? > > If they are flac, can you run "metaflac --list" on two of the tracks - > to check if they have en embedded cuesheet ans whether all tracks on the > album are mentioned even though it is a single track. > > The output

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Cue files and .cur files

2022-03-05 Thread RobbH
bpa wrote: > I don't use cue file but I got involved in a bug which started the > recent cycle. It's been a while since I waded through CUE code. > > Some of the recent problem may come from "bad" applications like > Ubuntu/Debian SoundJuicer which make it easy to rip a CD into a file per >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Cue files and .cur files

2022-03-05 Thread RobbH
mherger wrote: > Just to confirm that I don't really know what .cur file are, or should > be. I've never used cue sheets myself, and whenever we change anything > about their handling, I'm a bit worried... > > But the main question probably is why such tracks would show up at all, > > isn't

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Cue files and .cur files

2022-03-04 Thread RobbH
Would a visual aid help to demonstrate that this actually occurs? 37394 +---+ |Filename: cur_files.png| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=37394|

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Cue files and .cur files

2022-03-04 Thread RobbH
Greg Erskine wrote: > FYI: I have used CUE files since day one and have never seen any .cur > files. Probably because all your cue files are correct! That's part of what I am trying to communicate here, and obviously failing. It appears that .cur files are only created when the LMS scanner

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Cue files and .cur files

2022-03-04 Thread RobbH
I attempted to report something that I thought might be of interest to some, but sabotaged my own effort by droning on and on about irrelevancies, I have completely reorganized the 'first post' (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?116062-Cue-files-and-cur-files=1049397=1#post1049397)

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Cue files and .cur files

2022-03-02 Thread RobbH
Haven't I already said enough? No, I've said too much. And unfortunately in the process I neglected to mention some crucial matters: 1. My central thesis, implied but never stated, is that a .cur file appears in the database for every file that is referenced in a cue file, but which is either

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Cue files and .cur files

2022-03-02 Thread RobbH
There have been some recent reports of problems with .cur files showing up in music libraries, but turning out to be unplayable. These files are related to the presence of (usually unwanted) .cue files or cue sheets embedded in flac files, so the solution is simple: get rid of the cue files or

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Maximum file size for cover art?

2022-02-28 Thread RobbH
gordonb3 wrote: > AFAIK there is no fixed limit, but as coverart is resized to match the > player's capabilities and I run LMS on a small CPU I make a habit of > reviewing the music files and resize the art to match the maximum > display size which is 300x300 for the image included in the music

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Maximum file size for cover art?

2022-02-28 Thread RobbH
Correction to the above, I overlooked the following two lines in the log, which seem to be associated with displaying the 147 MB png file: Code: [22-02-28 12:04:27.2962] Slim::Utils::Misc::msg (1343) Warning: [12:04:27.2957] fixed-point overflow: 437170145 830479563

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Maximum file size for cover art?

2022-02-28 Thread RobbH
RobbH wrote: > I will hunt for one of my insanely large graphics files and try to > generate am error report for you. Done, but no luck. I found a 7360x3682 png file, 147 MB, which should qualify as insanely large. LMS loaded it, slowly, and displayed it without any obvious distress. N

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Maximum file size for cover art?

2022-02-28 Thread RobbH
mherger wrote: > > This got me wondering - what is the biggest cover art file size that > LMS > > can deal with, and does it depend on the specs of the computer it's > > I don't know. But I thought we had some kind of protection from this > kind off issue built in. Would you have a log file

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Maximum file size for cover art?

2022-02-26 Thread RobbH
I am very interested in this issue, as well. I have some insanely large graphics files accompanying some albums, Occasionally, trying to view one of those files from the Local Artwork link in song info will crash LMS. Obviously the solution is to get rid of any insanely large graphics files, but

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Standing Ovation

2022-02-19 Thread RobbH
mooblie wrote: > +1 +1 +1 > > ...but I meant where to support the core Squeezebox universe and its > overlords? This thread may be helfpul: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113347-Register-your-appreciation=997111=1#post997111 I am a relative newcomer here. It's "only" about

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS Has Stopped Working. Cannot Get It Working Again.

2022-02-14 Thread RobbH
Annie Body wrote: > I still have not resolved this issue Have you ever done what Michael asked you to do, back in August, when you first reported your issue of having to install an outdated version of LMS and then upgrade to the current version?

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Help with first time LMS( v8.2.1 install) to Linux Mint

2022-02-14 Thread RobbH
uarnutz wrote: > Looks like I need the basic user guide to this. I see the LMS > referred to all over the place but, not much on its basic functionality. Getting started with LMS can be a challenge. Much has changed, just in the past few years, and recent changes are not necessarily well

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Help with first time LMS( v8.2.1 install) to Linux Mint

2022-02-13 Thread RobbH
uarnutz wrote: > Thanks for jumping in. That is exactly what I was missing. So, it runs > in the background and is controlled from the device, not the PC? LMS is controlled mainly through its web interface, accessible on your local network at the IP address of the device running LMS, port

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Help with first time LMS( v8.2.1 install) to Linux Mint

2022-02-13 Thread RobbH
You are aware that LMS runs in the background on Linux? There's no window that opens, no icon in the tray. I understand there's an LMS control panel that appears when it's running on Windows. Apparently, people sometimes look for that when they try running LMS on Linux, but it's not there. The

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Migrate 7.9 -> 8.2: CUE Sheets now fail to scan

2022-02-13 Thread RobbH
mherger wrote: > > Again, thank you very much! Getting the metadata set up as expected, > > does not seem to be something simple for the general user. I did > install > > MusicBrianz Picard, which does seem to to a better job than the older > > version of Kid3 in the Debian buster repo, but I

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Starting multiple players simultaneously

2022-02-09 Thread RobbH
slartibartfast wrote: > The newer way is probably JSON > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=1046901 > I thought JSON was the Blue Peter cat [emoji1787] > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk I'm glad you got some knowledgeable advice about that! LMS 8 nightly running on

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Starting multiple players simultaneously

2022-02-08 Thread RobbH
slartibartfast wrote: > I can start all four of my players using the curl command. If my MUSE > player is turned off then another player with a different MAC address > starts playing when I enter the curl command with the MAC address of the > MUSE player. How on earth can that happen? > > Sent

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Starting multiple players simultaneously

2022-02-08 Thread RobbH
Once you get the Material action working, I hope you'll report back on the sound you're getting, playing all four versions more-or-less simultaneously. Do you recommend the experience? LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly virtual players, occasionally with SB Radio, Boom or

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Starting multiple players simultaneously

2022-02-07 Thread RobbH
One more thought. I'm sure that, in the past, Michael has pointed us toward better ways to do this than using HTML commands. Maybe he will refresh our memories this time. But I just had good luck using this command: Code: curl

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Starting multiple players simultaneously

2022-02-07 Thread RobbH
This is horribly convoluted, but it's the only thing I've thought of so far: Take four computers. Any combination of desktops, laptops, Raspberry Pis, or whatever. Each one needs to have the capability to run a command at a specified time, like cron on LInux. Each one also needs to have the

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS / Squeezelite / Jivelite - with no active interfaces?

2022-02-07 Thread RobbH
sodface wrote: > Thanks for the reply, I did actually see that one this morning, plus a > couple of older threads which are similar but not identical to my use > case. Some are picoreplayer specific (I'm not using a Pi in this case) > and/or the solutions aren't really ideal for me I don't

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS / Squeezelite / Jivelite - with no active interfaces?

2022-02-07 Thread RobbH
sodface wrote: > > Can anyone provide any hints or forum links for standalone disconnected > setups? Have you seen this current thread? https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?115897-Start-music-from-USB-device-without-network=1046110=1#post1046110 The links in some of the replies

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Tidal hi-res through LMS 8.0 - bitrate limited to 44.1?

2022-02-06 Thread RobbH
Blew wrote: > It would be great if the Tidal ickstream plugin could support streaming > "Master" MQA tracks over 44.1KHz, as this current limitation makes it > fairly useless for me. https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?110399-ickStream-Shutdown=937210=1#post937210 LMS 8 nightly

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Rescan doesn't update certain fields

2022-01-04 Thread RobbH
slartibartfast wrote: > I remove the folder I want to change, scan for new and changed, change > the tags, replace the folder and rescan for new and changed. A bit of a > faff but quicker than a clear and rescan. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Perhaps even easier: put a sentinel

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Ultralight LMS skin v0.5.0 released

2021-12-30 Thread RobbH
I hadn't seen earlier versions of this skin, but I'm trying this one, and it could be useful, especially on systems that are incompatible with the Material skin, such as older Android devices. One issue I've seen is that the cover art displayed in the Now Playing part of the display often

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS losing subfolders after a few days Windows 10

2021-12-15 Thread RobbH
slartibartfast wrote: > In your other thread I said that if I mapped a network drive I could see > it in "Disks and Folders" but inexplicably now I can't. What could I be > doing wrong? > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk This isn't another one of those spindown issues, is it? LMS 8

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Problem with similar album names from same artist

2021-12-13 Thread RobbH
SpiderJon wrote: > Slightly less inelegant would be just "Evanescence" and "Evanescence > (EP)" — ie, if it doesn't say it's something else, it's an album. I think that's MUCH less inelegant! Maybe even approaching a state of elegance. LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Problem with similar album names from same artist

2021-12-13 Thread RobbH
It's not elegant, but I would deal with this by changing the album title tags to, respectively "Evanescence (EP)" and "Evanescence (LP)". Wouldn't LMS then distinguish between them? LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly virtual players, occasionally with SB Radio, Boom or Classic.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Playback stops when starting up new player or app

2021-11-17 Thread RobbH
Puniam wrote: > I am running LMS on a Mini-PC (Celeron/8Gb Ram, Music locally on a > SATA-SSD, Debian 11, LMS 8.2.0) and have, as I said above, exactly the > same problem with my SB Radio. > > Bevore that I was running LMS on a very low powered NAS (QNAP TS-110, > local SATA-HDD, 256MB Ram,

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LocalPlayer plugin CPU usage

2021-11-15 Thread RobbH
dbinfl wrote: > Updating the squeezelite binary solved the problem with sustained high > CPU. > > This makes me curious about the process by which updates to the > squeezelite client get merged into the LMS product for the LocalPlayer > plugin. I hope somebody who knows enough about this to

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Playback stops when starting up new player or app

2021-11-15 Thread RobbH
streifenleopard wrote: > I think this might be the case with my SBR sitting in the kitchen. It is > quite far away from my WLAN-modem and struggles to establish a > connection on start-up. But with the other players I don't know. My RPI > is on LAN so there should not be such issues. It's

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] problems scanning libraries after new install of LMS 8.3

2021-11-15 Thread RobbH
fbachofner wrote: > > CAN SOMEONE REFRESH MY MEMORY: IS 8.3 THAT \"WEIRD\" VERSION WHICH WAS > ONLY FOR A LIMITED LINE OF SQUEEZEBOXXEN? . . . OR DID I JUST HAVE A > PROBLEM WITH A PARTICULAR NIGHTLY? >

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Playback stops when starting up new player or app

2021-11-15 Thread RobbH
I've been reminded of something that can cause playback to stop and move to the end of the current playlist: network issues. If LMS can't communicate with the players and/or the music source, that seems to be what happens. I have no idea how or if that might relate to what you are experiencing.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Playback stops when starting up new player or app

2021-11-12 Thread RobbH
Since no one else has responded, I'll try to help, but I am not as knowledgeable as some of the regulars here. Is there anything in the LMS server log that might help identify the problem? When this happens, are the players synchronized or playing independently? When playback stops, do you

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Titles when browsing Random Albums

2021-11-01 Thread RobbH
bstrulo wrote: > Yes. That's great. I'm glad that turned out to be correct, even though I didn't know what I was doing when I suggested it! LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly virtual players, occasionally with SB Radio, Boom or Classic.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Titles when browsing Random Albums

2021-11-01 Thread RobbH
bstrulo wrote: > Sorry - I wasn't clear - I was referring to the interface on my SB3 > hardware player. That was the setting I needed. So are you saying that this setting did change that as you wanted? LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly virtual players, occasionally with SB

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Titles when browsing Random Albums

2021-11-01 Thread RobbH
I also find that artists are still displayed when browsing Albums or Random Albums in the default skin, even when the "Show Artist with Albums" option is disabled. LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly virtual players, occasionally with SB Radio, Boom or Classic.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Titles when browsing Random Albums

2021-10-31 Thread RobbH
In the default interface, if you go to the Settings page, under the Interface tab, you should see an option to show artists with albums. Is it enabled? 36058 +---+ |Filename: LMS-show-artist.jpg

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS can't find my music folder

2021-10-24 Thread RobbH
RobbH wrote: > My LMS installation is very similar to yours, and I had to deal with > this issue when setting it up. I have ownership of the symlink set to > user pi and group lms. I don't recall now if the lms group already > existed or if I had to create it, or if there were

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS can't find my music folder

2021-10-24 Thread RobbH
Alan R wrote: > OK. I'll try to be clear. > I have installed the latest Raspberry Pi OS on my Pi4. > > I can see the link, I can browse the link, I can see all the FLAC files > there. > However, when I try to find the folder from the LMS server settings > page, it doesn't see it! > > As

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Problems using two computers on same network

2021-10-23 Thread RobbH
JonSqueeze wrote: > Installing Squeezelite-X fixed the problem. That's great! LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly virtual players, occasionally with SB Radio, Boom or Classic. RobbH's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Problems using two computers on same network

2021-10-22 Thread RobbH
JonSqueeze wrote: > Do I want Squeezelite or Squeezelite-X? Sorry, I can't answer that. I assume you are running Windows, so Squeezelite-X should be an option. I have no experience with it, but I suspect it may be easier to configure and may not require you to use the command line. I have

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Problems using two computers on same network

2021-10-22 Thread RobbH
JonSqueeze wrote: > I just installed LMS onto a new laptop and added FLAC files. I want this > laptop to run independent from the other computer. When I play music, > the sound plays on my other computer. When I looked at "Player Info" on > laptop it lists a Squeezelite player with an ip

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Raspberry Pi & LMS - way to postpone start-up?

2021-10-13 Thread RobbH
Man in a van wrote: > > > pCP was rejected, Network wait is enabled, and as stated in the opening > post, it is desired to power down the pi in between usage. > > ronnie Sorry! I did see that leaving the Pi powered down when not in use was the current practice, but did not

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Raspberry Pi & LMS - way to postpone start-up?

2021-10-13 Thread RobbH
Man in a van wrote: > Asking for a friend :) > > ... > > Do the panel think there is any other way to solve the problem > :confused: > > Thanks > > ronnie Since the Touch and the NAS are left on all the time, why not leave the Pi on, too? LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] YouTube Music Plugin?

2021-09-25 Thread RobbH
malpeli wrote: > Don't everybody holler their answers at once... > > But seriously, anyone with a programming background wanna do us all a > solid? I'm in for the price of a coffee if the Squeezebox-YouTube music > dream can be made real There used to be an unofficial Google Play Music

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Saved Playlists Not Playing All Items; show "cur" not "flc"

2021-09-15 Thread RobbH
msg wrote: > I just recently started seeing that some playlists I saved do not play > properly. > LMS skips over certain tracks. The tracks play fine if I browse to the > artist, but not from these saved playlists. > > The items show "File Format: cur" > The items that play, show "File

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Stream from PC Audio to LMS

2021-09-06 Thread RobbH
agbagb wrote: > A while back, one of the Clever Coves here in the forums suggested a > simple way of streaming the actual audio playing on a PC to LMS, and > thence to players. > > It involved simply saving as a favorite an appropriate: address, with a port number and some streaming

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS 8.0 problem? - Music folder > new albums not added to database without a scan.

2021-09-02 Thread RobbH
kidstypike wrote: > 12 months have elapsed since I started this post, still seeing the same > scenario - Playing a newly ripped/added album and playing it via BMF > does *not* make it available via New Music, Artist or Album lists. A > "new & changed" scan makes it available, although it

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] More -> Add To End, Play Next and Play not working from Album List

2021-08-14 Thread RobbH
flopperman wrote: > When clicking the little M next to an album in the Album List, the links > to Add To End, Play Next and Play seem to be missing their > tags. The Save to Favorites and Spotify: links seem to be working > correctly. > > I'm running version 8.2.0, and I have tested with

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Bridge to Winamp

2021-07-10 Thread RobbH
typecrazy789 wrote: > That's not really what I'm trying to accomplish, which is to be able to > use the crossfading plug-in on winamp > Best of luck in your quest. I didn't have much hope that the old mp3 stream feature would meet your needs. I hope somebody will be able to help. LMS 8

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Bridge to Winamp

2021-07-10 Thread RobbH
d6jg wrote: > stream.mp3 might work but there are so many compromises with it and it’s > laggy in the extreme. I can’t imagine for one second that it could be > considered an acceptable solution in today’s LMS world. Can't argue with that. LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Bridge to Winamp

2021-07-10 Thread RobbH
typecrazy789 wrote: > I'm wondering if anybody has found a way to successfully use Winamp as a > renderer using the UPnP/DLNA bridge or other means? > > I don't think this is exactly what you're looking for, but this will allow you to stream to Winamp. It can't be synchronized with

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

2021-05-05 Thread RobbH
d6jg wrote: > While I understand the question I don’t actually understand why anyone > would want to have a truly random track based playlist. It’s just alien > to me. > Why would I want to have the potential for say a Sex Pistols track > followed by a piece of Mozart followed by some

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Mix genres

2021-05-03 Thread RobbH
slartibartfast wrote: > If the Online Music Library Integration plugin is installed then Spotify > appears in the genre list. The OLMI plugin has a feature where genres > can be allocated to Spotify tracks based on text found in album names > etc. I have used this for Christmas albums and

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

2021-05-02 Thread RobbH
mherger wrote: > > I think the "shuffle" described by the Spotify engineer is the effect > > that people want from a "random" option. 2-4 seconds is not > something > > to worry about in my opinion but for those with "legacy" CPUs, I > think > > there should be the option to choose a "simple

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

2021-05-01 Thread RobbH
mherger wrote: > > So my plea is, Let Random be Random! > > C'mon! Now that the topic caught my interest, you're killing it again > :-D > > I'll take a not to introduce yet another preference should I succeed to > > implement something less random than what people consider not random >

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

2021-04-30 Thread RobbH
mherger wrote: > What random mix types would people be using when they believe it wasn't > > random enough? I'm currently playing with the Spotify approach. But it's > > hard to test whether it feels better than real random order... My preference is for genuine random, but limited to unique

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

2021-04-29 Thread RobbH
whitman wrote: > RobbH, I'm a fan of patience, specially where your advice is concerned. > I had not done these settings, mainly because I had no idea they were > there. > > So, I did indeed set them, and (I'm loathe to say this, as I've suffered > from early optimism befor

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How to know what you are listening to?

2021-04-28 Thread RobbH
brann wrote: > And for Qobuz, for example, all what you have is qobuz://x.flac > There is also, as your screenshot shows, the "Personnel" link, which sometimes provides usable information about who's playing on the current track. That's all Qobuz provides, in most cases. Occasionally

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

2021-04-27 Thread RobbH
whitman wrote: > Robbh, it's Random Mix that's the culprit for me, as I'm avoiding the > potentially harmful 'oldness' of Dynamic Playlist, as discussed here. > But yes, with so-called Random Mix, same artists appearing all the time, > plenty of others never—pretty much as DCtoDayl

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

2021-04-25 Thread RobbH
whitman wrote: > 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

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

2021-04-25 Thread RobbH
LovelyBrook wrote: > > Update: Decided to use just one power ethernet adapter with this slim > device and it works fine for now. Am declaring this project done. Hope > this info might help others. Good work! LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly virtual players, occasionally

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 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] Track count different between rPi3B+ and rPi4B, running same version of LMS

2021-04-23 Thread RobbH
Are any of your files in unusual formats that require an extension to be installed in order to play? Are the same options available under File Format in Advanced Search on both machines? LMS 8 nightly running on Raspberry Pi OS. Mostly virtual players, occasionally with SB Radio, Boom or

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] issues with recent 8.2 nightlies

2021-04-22 Thread RobbH
Just a follow-up to say that I am now convinced my original complaint was mistaken. I did experience some issues with nightly builds, beginning April 4, but I now believe those issues were entirely because of a new SSD. Shortly after correcting the SSD issues, I had another major crash, again

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Qobuz says 320 kbps mp3 / TIDAL skips to next track sometimes

2021-04-18 Thread RobbH
basslover wrote: > Duet > > BTW, I played a few cuts using the webplayer of Qobuz on my laptop, and > they sound like CD quality, not mp3, so I'm thinking the issue isn't > with what Qobuz is streaming out. But I could be wrong. Based on a quick search, it looks like the Duet's digital output

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