Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-10-21 Thread Grumpy Bob
paul- wrote: > If you manually create your own wpasupplicant.conf, you can for sure > create a multi network connection system. If 2 networks are > simultaneously reachable, you can assign priority, but likely it will > connect to the strongest. I'd like to specify two or three networks in

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-10-21 Thread paul-
Hacking is where the fun is.Insert this before your mount to make sure the network is up, however, there is no guarantees that the remote server is up. But that's the case on any system. Code: NETWORK_WAIT=50 CNT=1 until ifconfig | grep -q Bcast do

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-10-21 Thread NeverSimple
paul- wrote: > Its the nature of scripting. The unix commandline just can only deal > with certain things. If you want it you will have to do it manually. I > would turn off the mounting in the pCP interface, and put your mount > commands in /opt/bootlocal.sh. Put it there before the pcp

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] PiCorePlayer and LMS: External USB

2020-10-21 Thread jeroen2
paul- wrote: > 1st off, most never have a problem with the SD card, but your thoughts > are correct. Great, thanks. SD cards have indeed never been a problem for me, but when I started this project (6 months ago during the first lockdown) I had the impression that a lot of people seemed

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-10-21 Thread Howard Passman
Thanks Paul. I did give that a shot and do use the wpasupplicant.conf in most of my players. When I tried it for multiple networks it didn't work and it just wasn't worth the time for the Pirate Players due to the other issue of not being able to really use them without giving up a necessary

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-10-21 Thread paul-
Howard Passman wrote: > I also find pCP self limiting by not being able to select a network to > attach to, on the go, without using the pCP UI on a desktop or phone. > If you manually create your own wpasupplicant.conf, you can for sure create a multi network connection system. If 2

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-10-21 Thread Howard Passman
I made my own cases out of wood and a modified FLIRC case. However, for me, in use, the Pirate player is too limited by navigation limits. It seems I always need one more button to get done what I want to do. As an extremely portable solution (Pirate) I also find pCP self limiting by not being

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Pirate Audio 240x240 screen

2020-10-21 Thread wkaa
The pirate audio device looks interesting, but does anybody has an idea for a case? I found nothing Thanks in advance wkaa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=69472 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] PiCorePlayer and LMS: External USB

2020-10-21 Thread paul-
EXT3/4 is the better option. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate' (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations=U7JHY5WYHCNRU=GB_code=USD=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted) if you like the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-10-21 Thread paul-
NeverSimple wrote: > But like I wrote the password works fine from the command line when > quoted (""). It's not a mount limitation, in this case. > > Richard Its the nature of scripting. The unix commandline just can only deal with certain things. If you want it you will have to do it

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-10-21 Thread NeverSimple
paul- wrote: > Mount cannot take all special characters (Although some may work) on the > command line password=xx field. mount.cifs cannot either, however, > it can deal with special characters by using a credential file. I have > added mount.cifs support for this in the upcoming pCP7 >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-10-21 Thread NeverSimple
Paul Webster wrote: > The escaping is to get it through "eval". > It seems to work from the command line ... > e.g. > eval TEST="my\(secret" > echo $TEST > > Did you try editing the file directly? Yes I did. Exactly as you described.

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

2020-10-21 Thread superpat999
HI, As I said previously, I have never seen a SSD1322 driver chip Oled using I2C. The Oleds with 0ohm links to change between I1C and SPI normally use the SSD1305 / SSD1309 series ICs. My 3.1" Oled with SSD1322 does not have any 0ohm links and cannot be converted to I2C so I just checked

[SlimDevices: Unix] PiCorePlayer and LMS: External USB

2020-10-21 Thread jeroen2
So I've gotten a long way in setting up PiCorePlayer as both a player and LMS server, so far it seems to boot much faster and more reliable than my previous setup (using Volumio). Also the LMS web interface seems a lot faster. I was wondering though if anyone had any suggestions for the best

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-10-21 Thread paul-
Mount cannot take special characters on the command line password=xx field. mount.cifs cannot either, however, it can deal with special characters by using a credential file. mount.cifs is extremely heavy (about 30MB in dependencies) but I have added support for this in the upcoming pCP7

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-10-21 Thread Paul Webster
The escaping is to get it through "eval". It seems to work from the command line ... e.g. eval TEST="my\(secret" echo $TEST Did you try editing the file directly? Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), kcrw, supla finland,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-10-21 Thread NeverSimple
Paul Webster wrote: > As a hack ... try editing the file > /usr/local/etc/pcp/netmounts.conf > and change the NETMOUNTPASS setting to have quotes around it and escape > the ( > e.g. > change > > Code: > > > NETMOUNTPASS=my(secret > > > > to

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

2020-10-21 Thread shunte88
the SSD1322 can operate in both SPI and IIC modes, moving a couple of 0R resistors on the driver board sets the mode I have SPI functional on a standalone device and I'm working to get the code into the Adafruit library, actually code is in there but not tied in 100% GPIO configuration is

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.0.0 and Waveshare Touchscreens

2020-10-21 Thread Bjoern
Hello Greg I am also trying to get the touch function of the 5.5"waveshare display to work properly in a low res. Skin. I followed the description below: https://www.thefanclub.co.za/how-to/how-setup-picoreplayer-jivelite-use-waveshare-55-amoled-touchscreen So basically I callibrate the high

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-10-21 Thread Paul Webster
As a hack ... try editing the file /usr/local/etc/pcp/netmounts.conf and change the NETMOUNTPASS setting to have quotes around it and escape the ( e.g. change Code: NETMOUNTPASS=my(secret to Code:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer 6.1.0 issues

2020-10-21 Thread NeverSimple
I'm also experiencing the: Code: /usr/local/etc/init.d/pcp_startup.sh: eval: line 1: syntax error: unexpected "(" error. After that the boot process stops, no web interface. Can I draw the conclusion from the previous posts that this is because

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

2020-10-21 Thread superpat999
Hi, Always after more! I have a spare player case with an already front panel mounted SSD1322 Oled display, however this is a 3.12" 256 x 64 SPI Oled. It looks very similar to the one sold by Audiophonics for their Dual evo dac player. I had got it working under luma, but not with

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

2020-10-21 Thread superpat999
Hi > From the Squeezlite page of the pCP web frontend type 1 in the "m" ALSA > parameter section > > And, in the Various Options add -v > I did not Know about the "-v" I added the "1" though!Adding -v worked wonders. many thanks regards P

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2020-10-21 Thread Bjoern
I followed this link ( https://www.thefanclub.co.za/how-to/how-setup-picoreplayer-jivelite-use-waveshare-55-amoled-touchscreen ) to get the low resolution VU meters running and to create a Skin that fits the 5.5 inch Waveshare display. However I did the calibration and I also tested the