Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
Viragored wrote: > There seems to be a twilight zone between not enough battery to support > a boot, and none left at all. It's obviously hard to reproduce, but does > happen once in a while after the PC has been unplugged for some time. I guess that's sorta my point - just pop the battery out. The system will still work, but when there is a loss of power you'll be prompted for BIOS Defaults when the system comes back on (cold boot). NOTE: This is not when it's simply restarted (warm boot) from within the OS *Player: *1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 9 x Spares) *Server: *1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS, 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay *Control: *4 x w/iPeng, 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire 7", 8 tablets, 1 x 10" all w/SqueezeCtrl & Player (Angry Goat) *Audio: *Mark Levinson 23.5 Amp, 380s Pre, 390s CD, B 801 II, Acoustic Energy AE-2 signature, SOTA Sapphire table Computer geek/tech hoarder(!), and DAMN I love the LMS/Squeeze infrastructure! markm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
I believe this will be the end of this thread. Thanks again for all the great input! My PC is now deemed officially dead after running almost 24/7/365 for 6-7 years. I have posted a new thread asking for help setting up a Raspberry Pi system. Stein SyrinxGC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63725 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
markm wrote: > Frankly, I find this scenario unlikely. In my 30+ years of building > PC's, I've never experienced something like that. > > Computers can run without BIOS battery, it's just that the computer will > constantly prompt you for the default BIOS settings after it loses > power. There seems to be a twilight zone between not enough battery to support a boot, and none left at all. It's obviously hard to reproduce, but does happen once in a while after the PC has been unplugged for some time. Digital: Squeezebox Duet Receiver - Yamaha RX-V2700 and Jamo speakers Analogue: Speakercraft MZC-66 for whole house system Logitech Music Server: 7.9 running on VortexBox 2.3 (built on an elderly Dell PC) Library: External USB drive Ethernet: Squeezebox Receiver Wifi: Duet controller Viragored's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32954 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
SyrinxGC wrote: > Thanks! > Does this apply even when the PC starts up but doesn't get past the boot > menu? The only two times this has been the solution for me (two different PCs, some years apart) the PC had booted fine the previous time it was used, had been left unplugged from the wall thus draining the mobo battery. Plugging in again, switching on produced nothing at all after the fans started up. Nothing appeared on the monitor, no sign of entering BIOS - just nobody home! It was the guy in our local computer shop who said to try the cheap and easy before worrying about mobo fails or other more expensive things. So much to learn, so little time! Digital: Squeezebox Duet Receiver - Yamaha RX-V2700 and Jamo speakers Analogue: Speakercraft MZC-66 for whole house system Logitech Music Server: 7.9 running on VortexBox 2.3 (built on an elderly Dell PC) Library: External USB drive Ethernet: Squeezebox Receiver Wifi: Duet controller Viragored's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32954 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
DJanGo wrote: > > :cool: good old BIOS but [U]EFI and some strange Hardware like a > Thinkpad xx540 or some Samsungs and a Linux installation and you see > things you wouldnt believe... > > And then the good old Slot 1 CPUs where the cpu was just plugged in and > after moving the pc the cpu wasnt connected to the mainboard anymore. > In my (damned i am old) days i've seen a lot of these things. > I agree, I've seen many strange things - just never a BIOS battery that sorta works. Once power is applied, it's not used. I suppose it could pooch the saved settings...maybe... *Player: *1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 9 x Spares) *Server: *1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS, 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay *Control: *4 x w/iPeng, 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire 7", 8 tablets, 1 x 10" all w/SqueezeCtrl & Player (Angry Goat) *Audio: *Mark Levinson 23.5 Amp, 380s Pre, 390s CD, B 801 II, Acoustic Energy AE-2 signature, SOTA Sapphire table Computer geek/tech hoarder(!), and DAMN I love the LMS/Squeeze infrastructure! markm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
markm wrote: > Frankly, I find this scenario unlikely. In my 30+ years of building > PC's, I've never experienced something like that. > > Computers can run without BIOS battery, it's just that the computer will > constantly prompt you for the default BIOS settings after it loses > power. :cool: good old BIOS but [U]EFI and some strange Hardware like a Thinkpad xx540 or some Samsungs and a Linux installation and you see things you wouldnt believe... And then the good old Slot 1 CPUs where the cpu was just plugged in and after moving the pc the cpu wasnt connected to the mainboard anymore. In my (damned i am old) days i've seen a lot of these things. DJanGo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1516 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
markm wrote: > Frankly, I find this scenario unlikely. In my 30+ years of building > PC's, I've never experienced something like that. > > Computers can run without BIOS battery, it's just that the computer will > constantly prompt you for the default BIOS settings after it loses > power. :cool: good old BIOS but [U]EFI and some strange Hardware like a Thinkpad xx540 or some Samsungs and a Linux installation and you see things you wouldnt believe... DJanGo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1516 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
SyrinxGC wrote: > Thanks! > Does this apply even when the PC starts up but doesn't get past the boot > menu? Frankly, I find this scenario unlikely. In my 30+ years of building PC's, I've never experienced something like that. Computers can run without BIOS battery, it's just that the computer will constantly prompt you for the default BIOS settings after it loses power. *Player: *1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 9 x Spares) *Server: *1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS, 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay *Control: *4 x w/iPeng, 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire 7", 8 tablets, 1 x 10" all w/SqueezeCtrl & Player (Angry Goat) *Audio: *Mark Levinson 23.5 Amp, 380s Pre, 390s CD, B 801 II, Acoustic Energy AE-2 signature, SOTA Sapphire table Computer geek/tech hoarder(!), and DAMN I love the LMS/Squeeze infrastructure! markm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
SyrinxGC wrote: > > Another bonus would be if I could also use the buildt in DVD burner to > rip the occational CD. It would be nice. Hi again SyrinxGC Yes, Daphile will use your inbuilt DVD drive for CD ripping with automated tagging and cover art etc, and using AccurateRip comparisons. Its even polite enough to eject the CD when done :) pufnstuf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
Viragored wrote: > It was as simple as changing the motherboard battery. Turns out the PC > didn't want to boot when the battery had just a little power left in it, > enough to confuse the BIOS but not enough to feed the boot process. It > was a lot cheaper than a new computer! Thanks! Does this apply even when the PC starts up but doesn't get past the boot menu? SyrinxGC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63725 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
SyrinxGC wrote: > Thanks for all the excellent contributions above! No doubt all good > suggestions! The Rasberry PI looks really cool and may be my choice when > the PC finally dies. > > markm: > I'm no computer tech, but I've been around computers since the Atari ST > in the late 1980s. I have very little respect for hardware boxes and no > fear of opening up things to have a look inside. > What I did not mention in my original post was that I also have a > serious health issue, so when the PC got the blue screen (and I read > about the issues with this windows update) I started a recovery of the > previous update. When the PC reset after the recovery and I got no > longer than to the boot menu, I kind of gave up. Although I have not > tried I am sure I can get to the boot menu and sort out some problems > there. I've just not been up to it yet. > > NAS and Amahi are not important - just "words" I read while looking for > possible LMS server alternatives. Having recently turned 60 words in ads > like "one-click-solutions" sounds more and more tempting to me - > although I am at the moment (off topic!) working hard to learn the > complex JOSM software for Openstreetmap.org. > > The music 4TB HD in the old PC is not that old. It will probably still > run for years. > I would, however, like to have at least another HD there for backup > purposes. I've put so much work into that library! > > I am replacing the old PC with a laptop now. Because of that, it would > be nice to have some kind of network disk together with LMS in that old > PC. That is all. If Daphile can do that, great, if not - well LMS is, > as I said, what really counts here! > > Another bonus would be if I could also use the buildt in DVD burner to > rip the occational CD. It would be nice. > > Stein > > EDIT: I have not been able to set up Ipeng to stream music when I'm not > at home. THAT is something I would love to get working. Having read your reply and all the others that followed, all of which bring up valid points, it will really boil down to how much effort you want to perform the initial installation -and- the maintenance effort required moving forward. It sounds like you're technically inclined enough to install a native Linux install, or to use one of the many solutions out there. And yes, there is something to be said about 'rolling your own' as opposed to using a distro that suddenly goes unmaintained. If you have the time, or enjoy the challenge, plop in an old used drive if you have one and try all the solutions mentioned for a week or two and see what -you- like the best! *Player: *1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 9 x Spares) *Server: *1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS, 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay *Control: *4 x w/iPeng, 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire 7", 8 tablets, 1 x 10" all w/SqueezeCtrl & Player (Angry Goat) *Audio: *Mark Levinson 23.5 Amp, 380s Pre, 390s CD, B 801 II, Acoustic Energy AE-2 signature, SOTA Sapphire table Computer geek/tech hoarder(!), and DAMN I love the LMS/Squeeze infrastructure! markm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
SyrinxGC wrote: > > What will I have to do with my old PC to prepare it for this - and what > about installing hard drives and copying data from old to new HD? > No special steps to prepare your PC, BUT if you want to copy information from your existing internal hard drive first then you must do this BEFORE installing Daphile. You have an option run a temporarily run a live USB version of Daphile, however if you want to install it fully it will take over your HD and completely erase it! Caution Caution Caution... yes, Completely Erased. (It prompts you MANY times before it lets you do this, but it would be a permanent change) I strongly recommend that you able plug an external USB HD in and then copy everything you need from the internal HD to the external HD before you install ANY of the software that is recommended in this thread. SyrinxGC wrote: > > I have a Squeezebox Duet synced with a Squeezebox radio in the living > room and kitchen. These are controlled by Ipeng on iPads and iPhone. > I also listen a lot to music streaming to Ipeng on my iPhone or iPad. > I also have multiple players and use (and love) iPeng on my iOS devices too. All works well with Daphile. SyrinxGC wrote: > > Would it be possible to use the Daphile HDs as some kind of network > disks as well? > > Stein Yes - you can enable a fileserver function from the settings menu once Daphile is installed. pufnstuf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
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It was as simple as changing the motherboard battery. Turns out the PC didn't want to boot when the battery had just a little power left in it, enough to confuse the BIOS but not enough to feed the boot process. It was a lot cheaper than a new computer! Digital: Squeezebox Duet Receiver - Yamaha RX-V2700 and Jamo speakers Analogue: Speakercraft MZC-66 for whole house system Logitech Music Server: 7.9 running on VortexBox 2.3 (built on an elderly Dell PC) Library: External USB drive Ethernet: Squeezebox Receiver Wifi: Duet controller Viragored's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32954 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
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Allow me to comment on these, even if it wasnt my original post. I set up LMS and also Squeezelite on my old laptop with Linux just today, effort was painless, but it did involve just a bit of Linux knowledge as well. Hope this helps. SyrinxGC wrote: > > Am I right if I assume you suggest that I install Linux on the PC? If you want to give your PC a new life, as a nice and stable network server while getting rid of the horrible Windows updates and instabilities - YES > > That would work well for both LMS and network HD? > There will also be good Linux software for ripping and editing music? YES and YES. > > Am I also right in assuming that the userbase and number of people to > ask about Raspberry PI is about as "limited" as LMS and Squeezebox? Questions about the Pi and OS - NO. There are millions of users. LMS and Squeezebox on Pi - YES. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk *Server:* LMS 7.9.2 - 0011.1527861596 on Synology DS216Play. SOX mansr ARMv7 & C-3PO. *Players:* SB Radio, RPi 3B+, 7 Touch, pCP @Marshall Acton. Multiroom HiFi: Denon AVR-X4000, AVM M30 @Nubert NuLine/NuVero 5.1+2 Ge Ba's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
SyrinxGC wrote: > Am I right if I assume you suggest that I install Linux on the PC? Linux is a OS and a OS is nothing else but a tool. And if you only got a hammer as a tool all problem looks like a nail. So using the best tool for solving a problem is always a good choice. An old Notebook may work better on linux - and Microsoft with their Win10 "always update the whole system every half/full year doesnt help anyone (IMHO). If you deel better with the win OS - that might be the better tool for you. SyrinxGC wrote: > That would work well for both LMS and network HD? depends on what you want. In my case my lms has no monitor or a keyboard and its running lms and is my Network HD. But i just set it up once - i didnt need a fancy gui for the mouse to add a network share. Of curse there are solutions that provides a gui to manage network shares. SyrinxGC wrote: > There will also be good Linux software for ripping and editing music? in my case i use some scripts and the ripper abcde and a mp3 tagger called eyeD3 that does the trick for me. SyrinxGC wrote: > Did I get it right that someone suggested running LMS from a USB stick > connected to a PC? See eg here: https://www.dionysopoulos.me/portable-ubuntu-on-usb-hdd/ and here http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Debian_Package#Instructions_for_Debian_.2FUbuntu_.2FRaspbian DJanGo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1516 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
DJanGo wrote: > Hi, > > always remember one thing: > > You need some knowledge for everything. > > If you run out of the box systems like vortexbox or daphile - the point > where you need the knowledge is NOT at the time you setup the OS / PC. > eg Vortexbox is based on a very old Fedora and Daphile is based on > Gentoo. And Gentoo is a OS that really needs a geek. > > So These solutions always live and die with their Maintainer. > If you use these solutions and you never need any asistence - your fine. > If you need help for a specific problem at the time these maintainers do > other stuff your lost. > > Using "normal" OS and learn what to do to get lms and samba (Network > Disk) up and running. > And you can ask "more" people (debian/ubuntu whatever is used not just > for lms purposes) Great post! Thanks! Don't I know it! The older I get the harder it gets to "recover" old hidden knowledge from the internal HD ;) There have been so many answers to this thread so I'm about to lose the overview over all the suggestions. Am I right if I assume you suggest that I install Linux on the PC? That would work well for both LMS and network HD? There will also be good Linux software for ripping and editing music? Did I get it right that someone suggested running LMS from a USB stick connected to a PC? SyrinxGC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63725 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
Apesbrain wrote: > If you'd like to try to repair your Windows install: > https://www.groovypost.com/howto/create-windows-10-bootable-usb-flash-drive/ > > Suggested steps: > https://www.easeus.com/todo-backup-resource/fix-windows-10-won't-boot-after-update.html Thanks a lot Apesbrain. I have saved your links and will have a look into the subject as soon as I'm up to it. Looks like just the right kind of stuff for me! ... but I would still like an LMS server without messy windows updates in the future ;) SyrinxGC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63725 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
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DJanGo wrote: > Please dont mix all your questions in one Thread! > Open another one for this. Sorry - My intention was kind of to ask if Daphile allowed for this. SyrinxGC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63725 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
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SyrinxGC wrote: > EDIT: I have not been able to set up Ipeng to stream music when I'm not > at home. THAT is something I would love to get working. Please dont mix all your questions in one Thread! Open another one for this. DJanGo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1516 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
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Ge Ba wrote: > That sounds a better and much more flexible solution to me, for an old > laptop. For PC, I agree, the USB stick idea is neat. > > Actually I just got inspired to put up an LMS on my old Vaio with Ubuntu > MATE installed, as a portable music server. My Solution looks always like this: - One small Harddrive for the OS - Another Drive for the asset - in this case a music library - If i dont need a CD Drive and using a old notebook i change the CD Drive for a adaptor that changes the CD to a SATA disk. Not all Notebooks - just the advanced ones - supports two Harddisks. So always use separate Disks for OS and Library. eg. a small ssd with 120GB is fast costs mostly nothing and 120 GB is enough for a OS only device. If your library is grown up and your Disk is full you can copy the library from one disk to the new one much easier than if its just one the same disk. Yes i know Clonezilla doesnt care about it - but someone who asks for help must not know about clonezilla and so on. DJanGo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1516 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
markm wrote: > Missed that... > > Question to the OP: > You mention several thought options (NAS, Amahi, etc.), but stress > 'running LMS is the most important thing'. These are all very different > end goals... > To clarify, are the hard drive(s) in this PC still good and it's just > the OS install that's messed up, or are you not sure? Thanks for all the excellent contributions above! No doubt all good suggestions! The Rasberry PI looks really cool and may be my choice when the PC finally dies. markm: What I did not mention in my original post was that I also have a serious health issue, so when the PC got the blue screen (and I read about the issues with this windows update) I started a recovery of the previous update. When I got no longer than to the boot menu after the recovery, I kind of gave up. Although I have not tried I am sure I can get to the boot menu and sort out some problems there. I've just not been up to it yet. NAS and Amahi are not important - just "words" I read while looking for possible LMS server alternatives. Having recently turned 60 words in ads like "one-click-solutions" sounds more and more tempting to me - although I am at the moment (off topic!) working hard to learn the complex JOSM software for Openstreetmap.org. The music 4TB HD in the old PC is not that old. It will probably still run for years. I would, however, like to have at least another HD there for backup purposes. I've put so much work into that library! I am replacing the old PC with a laptop now. Because of that, it would be nice to have some kind of network disk together with LMS in that old PC. That is all. If Daphile can do that, great, if not - well LMS is, as I said, what really counts here! Stein SyrinxGC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63725 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
Hi, always remember one thing: You need some knowledge for everything. If you run out of the box systems like vortexbox or daphile - the point where you need the knowledge is NOT at the time you setup the OS / PC. eg Vortexbox is based on a very old Fedora and Daphile is based on Gentoo. And Gentoo is a OS that really needs a geek. So These solutions always live and die with their Maintainer. If you use these solutions and you never need any asistence - your fine. If you need help for a specific problem at the time these maintainers do other stuff your lost. Using "normal" OS and learn what to do to get lms and samba (Network Disk) up and running. And you can ask "more" people (debian/ubuntu whatever is used not just for lms purposes) DJanGo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1516 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
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dolodobendan wrote: > Thread Tools - "Subscribe to this thread" in the grey bar over a page's > first post. Thanks! SyrinxGC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63725 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
markm wrote: > You might want to try Daphile. It can be a dedicated LMS server, or > with it's 'Local UI' player option turned on can also act as a > Squeezebox (aka endpoint). > I like it because it's a complete package so I don't have to dink around > with all the separate components - load OS, etc... > > With this setting turned on, and since any player can connect to any LMS > server on your network, you can start out using it just as a player and > then migrate your files, settings, etc. until you're comfortable using > it as your primary LMS server if you decide to switch. > > I've been bringing fellow music lovers into the SqueezeBox fold after > their issues with Sonos, etc. using old PC's and this distro and some > players off of eBay for over 1+ year now - and they LOVE THEIR > SqueezeBoxes! > > What is your configuration - how many hardware players do you have & > what types (SB3, Boom, Transporter, Radio)? > Any software players? Thanks. So Daphile is some sort of freeware like Linux, just dedicated to music and LMS and running on any old PC hardware? Sounds interesting. What will I have to do with my old PC to prepare it for this - and what about installing hard drives and copying data from old to new HD? I have a Squeezebox Duet synced with a Squeezebox radio in the living room and kitchen. These are controlled by Ipeng on iPads and iPhone. I also listen a lot to music streaming to Ipeng on my iPhone or iPad. Would it be possible to use the Daphile HDs as some kind of network disks as well? Stein SyrinxGC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63725 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
@SyrinxGC I trialled https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspberry-pi-desktop/ on a USB stick and ran it with persistence. LMS can be installed following the Debian LMS wiki and Squeezelite is available in the package manager if you don't want to do it yourself. It works very well (and I learned a bit:cool:). So now I run LMS on and old Shuttle XS35GS V3 and I'm a happy bunny.:):p Why not give it a try. I have looked at Daphile but it seems to be based on a six month old LMS (I can't see how to update it). 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=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
Mnyb wrote: > Its not hard to install Linux Ubuntu or mint or debian for example i run > my server on linux mint . > If one does not want to tinker that much dont use a server os without a > GUI ,modern desktop Linux is very much piont and click and occasionally > some command line stuffThat sounds a better and much more flexible solution > to me, for an old laptop. For PC, I agree, the USB stick idea is neat. Actually I just got inspired to put up an LMS on my old Vaio with Ubuntu installed, as a portable music server. *Server:* LMS 7.9.2 - 0011.1527861596 on Synology DS216Play. SOX mansr ARMv7 & C-3PO. *Players:* SB Radio, RPi 3B+, 7 Touch, pCP @Marshall Acton. Multiroom HiFi: Denon AVR-X4000, AVM M30 @Nubert NuLine/NuVero 5.1+2 Ge Ba's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
Its not hard to install Linux Ubuntu or mint or debian for example i run my server on linux mint . If one does not want to tinker that much dont use a server os without a GUI ,modern desktop Linux is very much piont and click and occasionally some command line stuff Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
markm wrote: > You might want to try Daphile. It can be a dedicated LMS server, or > with it's 'Local UI' player option turned on can also act as a > Squeezebox (aka endpoint). > I like it because it's a complete package so I don't have to dink around > with all the separate components - load OS, etc... Daphile would be great for this use case. The OP can even test it out by Live Booting from USB or CD without even making changes to their HD. This way they can see if Daphile works well on their old PC hardware. pufnstuf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
If you'd like to try to repair your Windows install: https://www.groovypost.com/howto/create-windows-10-bootable-usb-flash-drive/ Suggested steps: https://www.easeus.com/todo-backup-resource/fix-windows-10-won't-boot-after-update.html Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
If you'd like to try to repair your Windows 10 install: https://www.groovypost.com/howto/create-windows-10-bootable-usb-flash-drive/ Of course, you need temporary access to a working PC to write the recovery USB drive. Apesbrain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=738 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
garym wrote: > ...Scanning the approx 100,000 track library from attached 4TB USB drive > took an hour or two...Once done all is fairly responsive, not quite as > fast as my dedicated vortexbox, but not annoying. Yeah, this is just another reason I use laptops - a 500GB to 2TB native drive holds A LOT of music, and the performance of even a USB 3 external drive just isn't close to being the same. *Player: *1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 9 x Spares) *Server: *1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS, 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay *Control: *4 x w/iPeng, 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire 7", 8 tablets, 1 x 10" all w/SqueezeCtrl & Player (Angry Goat) *Audio: *Mark Levinson 23.5 Amp, 380s Pre, 390s CD, B 801 II, Acoustic Energy AE-2 signature, SOTA Sapphire table Computer geek/tech hoarder(!), and DAMN I love the LMS/Squeeze infrastructure! markm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
garym wrote: > ...I think he said he built the PC... Missed that... Question to the OP: You mention several thought options (NAS, Amahi, etc.), but stress 'running LMS is the most important thing'. These are all very different end goals... To clarify, are the hard drive(s) in this PC still good and it's just the OS install that's messed up, or are you not sure? *Player: *1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 9 x Spares) *Server: *1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS, 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay *Control: *4 x w/iPeng, 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire 7", 8 tablets, 1 x 10" all w/SqueezeCtrl & Player (Angry Goat) *Audio: *Mark Levinson 23.5 Amp, 380s Pre, 390s CD, B 801 II, Acoustic Energy AE-2 signature, SOTA Sapphire table Computer geek/tech hoarder(!), and DAMN I love the LMS/Squeeze infrastructure! markm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
markm wrote: > Did you purchase a pre-assembled Pi? If not, 'running in minutes' might > have been a bit of an over statement :D > > The OP said his system doesn't boot since the Windows fall 2018 update - > I assume he's referencing Windows 10. This doesn't mean the hardware is > bad. Why not just reuse it? > > A thumbs up for Vortexbox, which is another USB bootable solution to > try, albeit not Squeeze ecosystem specific. My personal preference is > always to keep it simple. No. Bought the parts. 5 minutes to burn the micro SD card. 5 minutes to connect the DAC+ Hat to the RPi. Maybe another 5 minutes to screw this all into a small case. So 15 minutes to working hardware. Then after plugging in maybe 5 minutes to tick a few settings in the PiCorePlayer software via the web interface. So certainly all done in less than half an hour. Scanning the approx 100,000 track library from attached 4TB USB drive took an hour or two. Cant recall. Once done all is fairly responsive, not quite as fast as my dedicated vortexbox, but not annoying. *Home:* VBA 4TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1>Touch> Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (Radio WIFI) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9.1>Squeezelite *The Wild (no internet): *PiCorePlayer 4.0 on rPi 3B+, hifiberry Dac+Pro, 4TB USB (LMS & Squeezelite) *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win10(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpa > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
garym wrote: > Agree. This was dead simple. I got a RPi 3B+, installed PiCorePlayer > and had it all running in minutes. If you want it to be server only, > that's all you need. If you want it to be a player too, there are other > things you can add (plug in) that turn it into a DAC, an amp, or a > digital streamer. Again you don't need the extras if it is just running > your LMS. > > I can follow instructions but have never "built a computer". And it > sounds as if your old PC is dead anyhow unrelated to LMS (you said it no > longer boots). > > In addition to Daphile, Vortexbox is another turn key solution. Install > it and it creates an OS, installs LMS (among other things), and can > emulate a Squeezebox player using squeezelite. Did you purchase a pre-assembled Pi? If not, 'running in minutes' might have been a bit of an over statement :D The OP said his system doesn't boot since the Windows fall 2018 update - I assume he's referencing Windows 10. This doesn't mean the hardware is bad. Why not just reuse it? A thumbs up for Vortexbox, which is another USB bootable solution to try, albeit not Squeeze ecosystem specific. My personal preference is always to keep it simple. *Player: *1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 9 x Spares) *Server: *1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS, 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay *Control: *4 x w/iPeng, 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire 7", 8 tablets, 1 x 10" all w/SqueezeCtrl & Player (Angry Goat) *Audio: *Mark Levinson 23.5 Amp, 380s Pre, 390s CD, B 801 II, Acoustic Energy AE-2 signature, SOTA Sapphire table Computer geek/tech hoarder(!), and DAMN I love the LMS/Squeeze infrastructure! markm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
markm wrote: > This is also a good solution, especially if he didn't already have the > hardware, but to me it's more for the 'computer guy' or tinkerer. I'm > both and as much as I have wanted to, I still haven't eaten any > Pi...yet! > > Just my 2-cents... > While the OP doesn't state his level of tech knowledge, I think booting > an old desktop/laptop off of a USB stick into Daphile is going to be far > easier for someone who is not that well versed in tech. > In this scenario, you can also test drive much of the distro without > harming the existing OS install (dual booting) > > Performance-wise, a 7 to 10 year old PC will probably out perform a > Raspberry Pi in everything but power consumption. > To address this issue, I have bought/been given/cherry picked old > laptops and used them this way - maybe still not as efficient as a Pi > but it's a nice, all in one, portable LMS server! agree assuming the PC still works. I think he said he built the PC, so he knows more than average. *Home:* VBA 4TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1>Touch> Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (Radio WIFI) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9.1>Squeezelite *The Wild (no internet): *PiCorePlayer 4.0 on rPi 3B+, hifiberry Dac+Pro, 4TB USB (LMS & Squeezelite) *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win10(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpa > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
Tony T wrote: > For a dedicated LMS, consider dumping the old PC, get a Raspberry Pi, a > hard drive for the music files, and install PiCorePlayer: > https://www.picoreplayer.org > (There's a PiCorePlayer forum here: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?3-Linux-Unix) This is also a good solution, especially if he didn't already have the hardware, but to me it's more for the 'computer guy' or tinkerer. I'm both and as much as I have wanted to, I still haven't eaten any Pi...yet! Just my 2-cents... While the OP doesn't state his level of tech knowledge, I think booting an old desktop/laptop off of a USB stick into Daphile is going to be far easier for someone who is not that well versed in tech. In this scenario, you can also test drive much of the distro without harming the existing OS install (dual booting) Performance-wise, a 7 to 10 year old PC will probably out perform a Raspberry Pi in everything but power consumption. To address this issue, I have bought/been given/cherry picked old laptops and used them this way - maybe still not as efficient as a Pi but it's a nice, all in one, portable LMS server! *Player: *1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 9 x Spares) *Server: *1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS, 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay *Control: *4 x w/iPeng, 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire 7", 8 tablets, 1 x 10" all w/SqueezeCtrl & Player (Angry Goat) *Audio: *Mark Levinson 23.5 Amp, 380s Pre, 390s CD, B 801 II, Acoustic Energy AE-2 signature, SOTA Sapphire table Computer geek/tech hoarder(!), and DAMN I love the LMS/Squeeze infrastructure! markm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
Tony T wrote: > For a dedicated LMS, consider dumping the old PC, get a Raspberry Pi, a > hard drive for the music files, and install PiCorePlayer: > https://www.picoreplayer.org > (There's a PiCorePlayer forum here: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?3-Linux-Unix) Agree. This was dead simple. I got a RPi 3B+, installed PiCorePlayer and had it all running in minutes. If you want it to be server only, that's all you need. If you want it to be a player too, there are other things you can add (plug in) that turn it into a DAC, an amp, or a digital streamer. Again you don't need the extras if it is just running your LMS. I can follow instructions but have never "built a computer". And it sounds as if your old PC is dead anyhow unrelated to LMS (you said it no longer boots). In addition to Daphile, Vortexbox is another turn key solution. Install it and it creates an OS, installs LMS (among other things), and can emulate a Squeezebox player using squeezelite. *Home:* VBA 4TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1>Touch> Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (Radio WIFI) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9.1>Squeezelite *The Wild (no internet): *PiCorePlayer 4.0 on rPi 3B+, hifiberry Dac+Pro, 4TB USB (LMS & Squeezelite) *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win10(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpa > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
You might want to try Daphile. It can be a dedicated LMS server, or with it's 'Local UI' player option turned on can also act as a Squeezebox (aka endpoint). I like it because it's a complete package so I don't have to dink around with all the separate components - load OS, etc... With this setting turned on, and since any player can connect to any LMS server on your network, you can start out using it just as a player and then migrate your files, settings, etc. until you're comfortable using it as your primary LMS server if you decide to switch. I've been bringing fellow music lovers into the SqueezeBox fold after their issues with Sonos, etc. using old PC's and this distro and some players off of eBay for over 1+ year now - and they LOVE THEIR SqueezeBoxes! What is your configuration - how many hardware players do you have & what types (SB3, Boom, Transporter, Radio)? Any software players? *Player: *1 x Transporter w/Trans-knob, 2 x Touch (Active, 3 x Spares), 4 x Boom (Active, 9 x Spares) *Server: *1 x Win Server (ESXi 6.x) w/LMS, 1 x HP 24" Touch Screen PC w/LMS & SqueezePlay *Control: *4 x w/iPeng, 1 x Samsung Note 4, 3ea x Fire 7", 8 tablets, 1 x 10" all w/SqueezeCtrl & Player (Angry Goat) *Audio: *Mark Levinson 23.5 Amp, 380s Pre, 390s CD, B 801 II, Acoustic Energy AE-2 signature, SOTA Sapphire table Computer geek/tech hoarder(!), and DAMN I love the LMS/Squeeze infrastructure! markm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=65015 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
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[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Noob wanting to change old pc into LMS Dedicated server. Best solution?
I have been a happy LMS/Squeezebox/Ipeng user for 6-7 years. The system has been running on the same Windows 10 64 bit machine all this time. Since the october 2018 windows update the pc has refused to boot. I have started thinking about turning the pc into a dedicated media server. I dont really need it for much else anymore. It would be nice if it could also be some kind of network storage for my laptops, ipad and iphone, but running LMS is the most important thing here. It would also be nice to get rid of the problem with windows updates always changing the IP adress of the pc! I have absolutely no clue about NAS, servers, Linux and similar subjects but I did build the pc myself from recommended parts when it was new. It seems to me that switching from windows to Linux, FreeNAS and/or somethng callez Amahi may extend the life of the pc hardware. I am of course prepared to replace the oldest harddiscs. I am also backing my drives up to a cloud storage provider. I do hope someone here can help me getting started because I am so NOT ready to turn to Spotify, Apple or other streaming providers since I have. 3000 hours local music library carefully built up over these last 6-7 years with lyrics and translations to classical vocal music easily accessible from the wonderful Ipeng app. Thanks for taking time to read this Stein SyrinxGC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=63725 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 ___ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
