Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-09-29 Thread gian
I will, thanks Madamina, il catalogo è questo... town: Musical Fidelity Dr.Thomas, Preamp II, Infinity 7K, Squeezebox Classic (2), 2 Squeezelite bt on Raspi, Raspberry Pi 2 with HiFiBerry, Ubuntu 18.4 LTS server country: Musical Fidelity A-5, Infinity Renaissance 90, Musical Fidelity A120,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer6.0.0 - PI4 support

2019-09-29 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > We have actually been toying with DD based backups, but nothing is > final. LMS is what throws the monkey wrench into other methods. A simple one-button method to clone the SD card to another location (including another SD card) could be a useful addition to pCP - good luck

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer6.0.0 - PI4 support

2019-09-29 Thread paul-
We have actually been toying with DD based backups, but nothing is final. LMS is what throws the monkey wrench into other methods. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-09-29 Thread paul-
gian wrote: > Ok, it works. > I can drive both speakers with one Raspi, which is nice, however I have > to give up the flexibility of having two players and decide if I want > them both on, or only one (or play different music). The old way you could only use one DAC or bluetooth

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-09-29 Thread chill
You can set up multiple bluetooth speakers in pCP6: [image: http://www.cjh.me.uk/MyPhotobucket/cache/DIYHifi/Bluetooth%20setup_640.jpg] I've found that I can get three of them playing simultaneously - the fourth one causes problems. But that's only during playback - you can have more than

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer6.0.0 - PI4 support

2019-09-29 Thread chill
I realise this is not the same as backing up a configuration, but it may be useful as a way to backup your entire SD card - I do a nightly backup of the SD card with this script: Code: imagefile=$1 bs=$(fdisk -l | grep -A 3 mmcblk0: | grep Units: | awk -F= {'print

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-09-29 Thread gian
ops.. no! only one speaker is playing... Madamina, il catalogo è questo... town: Musical Fidelity Dr.Thomas, Preamp II, Infinity 7K, Squeezebox Classic (2), 2 Squeezelite bt on Raspi, Raspberry Pi 2 with HiFiBerry, Ubuntu 18.4 LTS server country: Musical Fidelity A-5, Infinity Renaissance 90,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-09-29 Thread gian
Ok, it works. I noticed that now the tab Squeezelite Settings/Audio Output Device Settings looks overridden by the BT manu. The result is that now my LMS sees TWO players.. one has the speaker's name, the other the name I had chosen for the player. I can drive both speakers with one Raspi, which

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer6.0.0 - PI4 support

2019-09-29 Thread Howard Passman
Ah, thanks very much. :-) paul- wrote: > I need to remove the save to usb option, until I can fix it right. it > worked back in the pCP 3.x days, but is is most usesless today. > > If you only configure a soundcard, it will work, but add anything, and > it won’t restore anything

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer6.0.0 - PI4 support

2019-09-29 Thread paul-
I need to remove the save to usb option, until I can fix it right. it worked back in the pCP 3.x days, but is is most usesless today. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer6.0.0 - PI4 support

2019-09-29 Thread Howard Passman
If I have a USB thumb drive plugged in and I save my configuration, the next time I restart the server, it fails to start. At that point I just have to unplug the USB thumb drive and restart it. I don't have a monitor hooked up, so I don't know where it's getting hung. Obviously the config seems

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-09-29 Thread gian
ok, thank, will try and let you know Madamina, il catalogo è questo... town: Musical Fidelity Dr.Thomas, Preamp II, Infinity 7K, Squeezebox Classic (2), 2 Squeezelite bt on Raspi, Raspberry Pi 2 with HiFiBerry, Ubuntu 18.4 LTS server country: Musical Fidelity A-5, Infinity Renaissance 90,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-09-29 Thread paul-
Upgrade to the 6.0 beta. Bluetooth was completely rebuilt. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-09-29 Thread gian
Hello All, I have two identical sets of Raspberry, running PCP, and connecting each with identical USB BT dongle to identical BT speakers. I had the bad idea to move one from v4.0 to v5.0, and now that one doesn't work anymore (BT Connect Daemon is not running). I did it all over once more

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] help me unravel deep networking problem with classic squeezebox

2019-09-29 Thread bpa
Good to know problem was sorted. I hate when weird problems are left hanging . Some issues with two net interfaces have come up before (mainly configuring LMS) but I can't remember any matching your symptoms. bpa's