Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-09-09 Thread Michael Herger
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Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-09-09 Thread Greg Erskine
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Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-09-09 Thread Tony T
Initially my post had a typo, I do a complete scan on 10,000 tracks on a pi4 in 4 minutes, so unless you have 150,000 files (possible), it shouldn’t take over an hour on a pi4 I have my files on an attached USB drive, and I created a directory for the files (/mnt/MUSIC/FLAC) and a dir for my

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-09-09 Thread mr-b
My scan times were roughly halved going from a Rpi3 to Rpi4, no doubt assisted by the GigE i/f being able to be fully utilised (media library on a server). I also set Database Memory Config to Max. LMS 7.9.3 (1.5h) is also faster than 8.0 (2h). YMMV. Code:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Lost my settings.html file?

2020-09-09 Thread InTheBath
Thanks everyone. copied my prefs and installed a newer server. Easy and quick - the settings page is back. Michael, the page that didn't load was "http://pi:9000/Default/settings/index.html?player=00:04:25:16:a7:63=00:04:20:26:a7:52; (but I'm pretty certain it was my bumbling around that

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: LMS Monitor 2020

2020-09-09 Thread shunte88
no progress there, again nothing special about that OLED so it should work with a the supported parameters we dug up reverse engineering the python code. I'm slowly working on the latest Audiophonics beauty which has its own rankles, ssd1322 256x64 greyscale OLED wired in SPI mode - and zero

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-09-09 Thread Tony T
mr-b wrote: > The issue is that my rescans take a couple of hours, which is a pain for > a transient situation. > > But in general I think that the ability to back up (and restore) PCP (& > LMS) at an app-level (vs dumping the sd-card image) e.g. the LMS library > scan/artwork dbs, prefs,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: LMS Monitor 2020

2020-09-09 Thread kit1cat
shunte88 wrote: > bummer, was hoping that would finally join the dots > OLED looks totally generic, sadly doesn't mention chip specifics but the > python scripts only nuance was the GPIO specifics and the command line I > gave should have nailed it > I'll do a little more digging this end Hi,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 6.0.0

2020-09-09 Thread Paul Webster
I don't think it was my Tweaks. It looks like it is the startup of Jivelite that does it. Fresh install of pCP 6 - LMS installed but not configured and no Tweaks. All good tc@piCorePlayer:~$ ps -ef | grep sh 845 tc0:00 -sh 1512 root 0:00 /usr/local/sbin/sshd 3985 root 0:00

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Activate HDMI output at boot whitout TV

2020-09-09 Thread scala
Paul Webster wrote: > I should have referred you to that other thread, especially as it was me > that came up with the HDMI config to force things. :) You expertise is always welcome, I've noticed it across many threads!

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Activate HDMI output at boot whitout TV

2020-09-09 Thread Paul Webster
I should have referred you to that other thread, especially as it was me that came up with the HDMI config to force things. Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), kcrw, supla finland, abc australia, cbc/radio-canada and rte

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Activate HDMI output at boot whitout TV

2020-09-09 Thread scala
Julien wrote: > scala please give the results when you'll do your experimentation, it > can be useful for me Sure. CEC interaction between TV and amp is straightforward, however when external devices come into play things get more complicated. I have to understand in my setup to what extent the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-09-09 Thread mr-b
paul- wrote: > Well, then your on 7.9.3 now, it will never have a nightly update. > > There is no reason to backup the database. If it gets corrupted, just > do a wipe and rescan. If you cannot do a successful scan, you have > bigger problems. > > Where would you propose writing a backup

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Activate HDMI output at boot whitout TV

2020-09-09 Thread Julien
scala please give the results when you'll do your experimentation, it can be useful for me Even if CEC is a pain in the ass sometime : the TV box of my internet provider send a start signal when booting (starting both amp and TV) If the TV is on and I want just listen to music stopping the TV

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Activate HDMI output at boot whitout TV

2020-09-09 Thread scala
Thanks a lot. Waiting for next release, there might be an interim solution. In fact, I have found this other thread https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?112748-piCorePlayer-Switch-off-HDMI-output-when-turning-off-player which deals with a similar topic. Not exactly 100% the same, but

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Activate HDMI output at boot whitout TV

2020-09-09 Thread Paul Webster
scala wrote: > Very interesting, I had a similar problem which your posts helped > solving. > However I have a slightly different use case, and perhaps you have > suggestions on how to address it: I would like that pCP sends a CEC on > signal when I start playing music (or when I activate

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Activate HDMI output at boot whitout TV

2020-09-09 Thread scala
Very interesting, I had a similar problem which your posts helped solving. However I have a slightly different use case, and perhaps you have suggestions on how to address it: I would like that pCP sends a CEC on signal when I start playing music (or when I activate squeezelite), and then a CEC