Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-23 Thread chill
Haha, yes, I can see why. chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113512 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-23 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > << Development content in this post, don't go hunting for it in the > web interface >>> > > That would be a developmental version. _*(not_in_pCP_yet)*_. But I > could do a web package update. Let me get a bit of input. > > 1) Set the image location > 2) Press

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-23 Thread chill
Pommes wrote: > I would be interested in this kind of script. Are you willing to share > it, please? This is what I use. Just give it the name (including path) of the image file as a command line parameter: Code: #!/bin/sh imagefile=$1 #Find which device

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-23 Thread chill
d6jg wrote: > Can I make an observation/ suggestion? > > When you do a backup within pCP it’s not really a backup at all it’s > writing the changes you’ve made in RAM to the SD card for next boot. > It’s really a system save if you will which is great. > > I’m wondering whether it would be

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-21 Thread chill
d6jg wrote: > Now that you have resolved that I would revert to rsync as it will only > sync stuff that has changed - scp is more of a one off copy tool Indeed - I treated your scp suggestion as a useful debugging step, thank you. All back to normal now with rsync.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-20 Thread chill
chill wrote: > > Alternatively (and maybe preferably), how can I add 'stat' without > loading the whole coreutils package (because who knows what else it > subtly changes)? I copied /usr/local/bin/stat (which was put there by coreutils) to /home/tc/.local/bin, then uninstall

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-20 Thread chill
Aaargh - this was so simple in the end, it's just frustrating. I had installed 'coreutils.tcz' on the original target machine (because 'stat' no longer seems to be part of busybox), but that has replaced the 'ls' command with one that doesn't display accented characters or different colours for

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-20 Thread chill
I'm getting closer - I think. I put a fresh copy of pCP onto a spare USB flash drive and booted the original target machine from that. When I mounted the same disk that was /mnt/MusicMirror, all the files and directories show up correctly in an ssh terminal, with accented characters displayed

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-20 Thread chill
chill wrote: > > I'll give scp a try. Never used it before, so will have to look into > the syntax to copy a directory over ssh. > OK, so now I know that scp doesn't need any ssh configuration. Same result though. Code: scp -r tc@192.168.1.4:/mnt

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-20 Thread chill
d6jg wrote: > Are you just doing this one way? If so have you tried scp as a test? > Does that result in the same character set issue? Yes - just one way. My 'master' library is on source:/mnt/Music, and is backed up (by target, over ssh) to target:/mnt/MusicMirror. I'll give scp a try.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-20 Thread chill
d6jg wrote: > Are you running rsync on the Mac? If so it’s character settings are > involved. > Why aren’t you running an ssh session on one of the Pi’s and an rsync in > that? That's what I'm doing. I'm accessing both Pis via ssh terminals on my Mac, then issuing the rsync command from one Pi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-20 Thread chill
Paul Webster wrote: > \#303\#251 is e-acute in UTF8 > but it is #233 in ISO-8859-1 > ... so try UTF8 switch and see what happens Thanks Paul. It wasn't clear to me which way round the filter should be, so I tried a few combinations: --iconv=UTF8,iso88591: Code:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-20 Thread chill
I've just noticed a strange quirk of using rsync to mirror my music drive between two pCP devices: filenames with special characters seem to display differently on the target drive. This surprised me because both machines are virtually identical regarding OS, hardware, etc. I'm looking for help

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-01-18 Thread chill
carsten_h wrote: > > The line in red is interesting, as it did not appear after the second > switch on. > And the orange lines are at another place than at first start. Actually I do see the same types of differences between the first and subsequent instances. In addition, the first instance

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-01-18 Thread chill
Paul Webster wrote: > Anything in dmesg when you switch them on the first time? The output of dmesg appears to be the same the first time as it is on all subsequent times. I've been investigating with udevadm ('sudo udevadm monitor'), and more by luck than judgement I think I've hit on a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-01-18 Thread chill
carsten_h wrote: > Yesterday I encountered a strange problem. when I switch on the Pi with > the USB Soundsticks not connected, Squeezelite is not started. > When I now switch on the Soundsticks, nothing is happening. But when I > switch them off and on again, Squeezelite is started without a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-17 Thread chill
After working my way through my scripts, I've come to the conclusion that it is easier for me to follow and maintain if every command is always run as if by user 'tc'. This allows me to test my scripts from the command line while logged in as tc, and it also ensures that files created by any of

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-16 Thread chill
ralphy wrote: > pcp-id3v2.tcz and vorbis-tools.tcz extensions have been added to the > picoreplayer 7.0 64bit repository. Thanks Ralphy. Perfect timing - I'm working my way through a comprehensive update to my scripts for backing up, archiving and maintaining a compressed copy of my library,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-15 Thread chill
Tsk - another gotcha. I had to add /root/.ssh/known_hosts to the list of files that survive a reboot (/opt/.filetool.lst), otherwise my server at 192.168.1.4 would always show up as a new host after a reboot, and any ssh access by root, even using tc's key, would be blocked because "The

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-15 Thread chill
ssh-agent seems to do the trick. From the command line, logged in as su, I can type: Code: eval $(ssh-agent) ssh-add /home/tc/.ssh/id_rsa I can then run my rsync command, specifying tc@192.168.1.4, without it prompting me for a password.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-15 Thread chill
D'Oh - I thought I was there, but there's something else needed. I can ssh from host to remote using the -i option, and it works whether I'm tc or root. And I can rsync as user tc. But there's no way to specify the identity file on the rsync command line, so if I'm currently logged in as root

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-15 Thread chill
mherger wrote: > > But now I want to set it up so that it also runs as 'root', which I > > believe is the user that runs cron jobs. So I did a 'sudo su' on > both > > machines, and repeated the process: > > Even if the cron job is run as root you can use tc to connect. > > rsync tc (AT) pcp

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-15 Thread chill
Solved it I think. If I'm currently logged in as root (sudo su), I can ssh using tc's credentials with Code: ssh -i /home/tc/.ssh/id_rsa tc@192.168.1.4 I was nearly there in the post above, but the file referenced after the -i has to be the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-15 Thread chill
Thanks both for the tip about rsync over ssh. I've managed to set it up using a public key, so that it doesn't ask me for a password. When I run my rsync command as user 'tc' it runs fine. But now I want to set it up so that it also runs as 'root', which I believe is the user that runs cron

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-15 Thread chill
ralphy wrote: > Sure. I can do that this weekend. Great, thanks Ralphy. No rush at all. chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-15 Thread chill
mherger wrote: > > Ultimately my intention is to mount and unmount this remote disk via > a > > command line on the second Pi, so that it can be part of the nightly > > backup script. One reason for this is because I found (with my > previous > > working setup, obviously) that the second Pi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-15 Thread chill
Paul Webster wrote: > The setup looks correct. > Are there any clues on the server machine when the login fails? > Are you able to access the share from a Windows machine? I'm not sure where I should look for clues on the server. I can't see anything in the logs, except that Samba appears to

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-15 Thread chill
With cifs-utils removed from both machines, the error in the boot log is now: Code: Mounting Network Drive... mount: /mnt/RemoteMusic: cannot mount //192.168.1.4/Music read-only. Disk Mount Error, Retrying 2 more times...sleeping 10 seconds. mount:

[SlimDevices: Unix] How to remotely access a pCP7 local USB disk mount from another pCP7 device

2021-01-15 Thread chill
I thought I understood this (and even had it working under previous versions of pCP), but I've been struggling for a couple of hours now so I figured it was time to ask for advice. On my LMS server device (Pi4 4GB running the 64-bit pCP7, IP=192.168.1.4) I have an EXT4 USB disk drive

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-15 Thread chill
@Paul-, Ralphy When you get a moment, could I ask you to add a couple of packages to the repository please? I'm looking for vorbis-tools and pcp-id3v2. I'm updating a couple of devices to Pi4/pCP7. One of them is used for various audio-related tasks, such as maintaining a compressed copy of

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-13 Thread chill
My new factory-fresh Argon M.2 adapter tray arrived today (same firmware as the original one had: 140704a1), so I've done some comparative speed tests. And after all that there's no difference between this one and my original version(firmware upgraded to 141126a1ee82)! Using the same M.2

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-01-13 Thread chill
@corrobor - you posted just before me, and evidently have different results. I think my case is slightly different, in that my USB DAC is one of several inputs built into my amp (a Hypex DLCP). Previously, if I had the amp switched to 'optical' instead of 'USB' while the Pi was booting, the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-01-13 Thread chill
ralphy wrote: > Try enabling the Close output setting (-C) option with a value of 5. > > It's suppose to allow squeezelite to start and wait for the device to > appear. > > You need to use the hw:CARD= device with the -o option not plughw:CARD= Thanks Ralphy - that's done the trick in my

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-01-13 Thread chill
Paul Webster wrote: > Try this > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109934-LMS-could-not-reestablish-any-USB-connection-after-USB-Dac-is-disconnected=930865=1#post930865 I'm not sure this will help in this case. That tweak means that once Squeezelite has started, it doesn't mind

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on Alpine Linux

2021-01-13 Thread chill
I received a helpful reply to my question about the permitted rate of image requests from the Fourmilab Earth viewer. Although the 'service denial' message tells me that I've made too many requests within a 10-minute period, the rule itself is apparently that if you make 100 requests without a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on Alpine Linux

2021-01-12 Thread chill
sodface wrote: > Quoting without comment other than, hard to believe this was written in > 2003, could have been penned yesterday... Indeed - quite a character. I too had a better look around his website - he's clearly been creative and prolific for a long time, and there's a lot to like on

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-11 Thread chill
Thanks Paul - I tried that (4 times: both locations and with the original and renamed .so file), but the executable always fails with the same error. I don't want to take any more of your time, so I'm going to see how I get on with the speed tests on a factory-fresh adapter. If there's really

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-11 Thread chill
Thanks Paul - that allowed the library to compile without error, so I'm a step further on. The instructions say to "Place the resulting .so file next to the ASMTool executable (obtained by building this project)", so I moved it into the /bin/Debug folder, where there's an AsmTool.exe, but when

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on Alpine Linux

2021-01-11 Thread chill
sodface wrote: > Excellent, no apologies necessary either, I'm just thrilled to have a > reply to a thread :) I spoke too soon regarding the 2-minute updates. After a few hours this rate also triggered the 'too many in 10 minutes' service denial. So I guess the acceptable rate might vary

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on Alpine Linux

2021-01-11 Thread chill
In case anyone else is interested (and my apologies for polluting your Alpine Linux thread), note that the Fourmilab site has a limit on the rate that images that can be requested. I exceeded this a couple of times during testing, and instead of an image I was served up a file that said I had

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-11 Thread chill
I couldn't resist looking into this further, so I've ordered another of the Argon M.2 adapter trays. I'll keep this new one strictly 'factory', but it will allow me to double-check my original speed tests. I've also discovered the ''ASMTool' (https://github.com/smx-smx/ASMTool)' project to

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on Alpine Linux

2021-01-10 Thread chill
It seems like local storage for the image works the same way - updating a single file in the specified folder results in the screensaver updating to that new image. So I don't need a local http server - I'll just have the cron job run my script for fetching the updated file into that local

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on Alpine Linux

2021-01-10 Thread chill
Excellent - thank you. I'll give that a go. The cron job is a much better idea than running my own script in the background. And it's handy that the Image Viewer screensaver will handle the image updates by itself. I'll only need to update my image whenever the sunlit part moves by one

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on Alpine Linux

2021-01-10 Thread chill
For instance, I'd quite like the real-time cloud cover global map as a constantly updating screensaver. This string returns that: https://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Earth?img=cloudy.bmp=640=y=-p=0 [image: https://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/Earth?img=cloudy.bmp=640=y=-p=0]

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on Alpine Linux

2021-01-10 Thread chill
sodface wrote: > Working on a weather screensaver for jivelite, using the image viewer. This looks interesting. I wish my weather forecast looked like that! Is your screensaver ready for sharing? I'm interested in doing something with the Earth View Images that can be created here:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-09 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > What are you using to test speed? It could be just your method of > testing. That's certainly possible - I'll admit I don't have a good understanding of the conditions required to get an accurate result. I found the basic commands 'here'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-09 Thread chill
I was able to find (from 'here' (https://www.usbdev.ru/files/asmedia/asmt2115firmware/)) and reload the original 140704_A1_00_00 firmware for the Argon M.2 adapter, but it did not restore the original speed. It simply removed the trim support. I tried it also on a fresh pCP7 install, in case

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-08 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > > So I would run a trim even (in the background) shortly after booting > your device. Then on a weekly cron job. Thanks Paul - that's how I've set it up, and yes, if I run the command a second time, it returns 0 bytes. But wait - I don't recommend updating to the firmware

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-08 Thread chill
Success! With the 'unmap' provisioning mode made persistent by following Paul's guidance for editing bootlocal.sh, I can now issue the fstrim command after a reboot. Code: tc@pCPServer:~$ sudo fstrim -v /mnt/Music /mnt/Music: 45572067328 bytes trimmed

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-08 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > If you read the threads, the Asmedia adapters are going to be dependent > on the firmware loaded on the adapter. > This seems to be the key. I downloaded the 141126_A1_EE_82 firmware (from 'here'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-08 Thread chill
chill wrote: > > Maybe this explains why it is 50% faster than the previous SATA SSD It doesn't. Both drives show up as identical devices with identical IDs (is that possible?), and both are using the uas driver. Code: tc@pCPServer:/usr/local/bin$ ./lsusb B

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-08 Thread chill
Thanks again Paul. So it appears that the M.2 drive is using UAS after all: Code: tc@pCPServer:/usr/local/bin$ ./lsusb BUS 002 DEVICE 003: ID 174C:55AA ASMEDIA TECHNOLOGY INC. ASM1051E SATA 6GB/S BRIDGE, ASM1053E SATA 6GB/S BRIDGE, ASM1153 SATA 3GB/S BRIDGE,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-07 Thread chill
Thanks Ronnie - I'll have a read. chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113575

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-07 Thread chill
I just connected the new M.2 SSD to a Windows laptop (I removed the rigid USB link and used a male-to-male USB3 cable), so that I could use Western Digital's Dashboard software to inspect the drive. I learned that, under Windows at least, the drive+adapter support TRIM and UASP. That was all I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-07 Thread chill
carsten_h wrote: > It is clear why you got the error message. You simply forgot the "sudo" > in front of the command. The error is that the operation is permitted! > D'Oh! The correct output supports the original conclusion though. Code: tc@pCPServer:~$ sudo fstrim

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-07 Thread chill
My M.2 SSD and adapter have arrived, and I've been investigating with the tools described in the 'blog post that Paul linked to' (https://lemariva.com/blog/2020/08/raspberry-pi-4-ssd-booting-enabled-trim). I first of all investigated my existing Sandisk SATA SSD drive that's connected via a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-07 Thread chill
kidstypike wrote: > Hi chill > > I have an Argon one case (no fan), if these are your defaults, I don't > think your fan will ever turn on. :D I agree! The case seems extraordinarily effective without the fan. I've yet to test the fan at higher temperatures, but it

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-07 Thread chill
carsten_h wrote: > > I also don't know python, but I would make it the following way: > > Code: > > while True: > temp = os.popen("vcgencmd measure_temp").readline() > temp = temp.replace("temp=","") > val =

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-07 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > sg3_utils.tcz is uploaded to the repo. > busybox does have lsusb command, but its limited in output. You can get > the USB identifiers from dmesg.or you can download the full bloated > usbutils.tcz extension. > I did not build lsscsi, as more than likely you only have one

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-06 Thread chill
Ok, so your suggested approach should work in that case. Something to try tomorrow :-) chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-06 Thread chill
carsten_h wrote: > > I also don't know python, but I would make it the following way: > > Code: > > while True: > temp = os.popen("vcgencmd measure_temp").readline() > temp = temp.replace("temp=","") > val =

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-06 Thread chill
carsten_h wrote: > I think TRIM is something the system has to support and actively call. Sure, but what I haven't grasped yet is whether 'enabling' it for a specific drive is something that is done in the drive's firmware (so it would show as 'enabled' under any trim-capable OS), or whether

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-06 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > fstrim is supported. I have the other tools, I just never packaged > them for others to use :) I can rectify that. Thank you. My existing SATA SSD, connected to USB3 via a SATA-to-USB adapter, gives the response below to fstrim. It's the same response that my USB3 flash

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-06 Thread chill
Thanks Paul - I'll see what the SATA SSD drive on the M.2 SSD adapter reports when they arrive, hopefully tomorrow. >From a quick skim through that blog I noticed that some of the quoted commands behave differently under pCP (e.g. lsusb -t), and some of the tools don't seem to be available

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-06 Thread chill
I've tweaked the python script to make it slightly easier to use a separate config file under pCP. I changed the 'tmpconfig' line as folows: Code: # tmpconfig = load_config("etc/argononed.conf") tmpconfig = load_config("/home/tc/argononed.conf")

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-06 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > Looks like Argon is supplying the M.2 to USB3 converter. I hope they > did their homework, as there are some adapters that don't work well with > the PI4. > > Not sure how well these adapters are supported with trim support either. According to 'here'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-06 Thread chill
carsten_h wrote: > So the integrated SSD will be a little bit complicated to attach it to > the Mac and the Pi. > It seems that the only connection between the M.2 SSD tray and the RPi is that little rigid USB link piece that connects to the RPi's lower USB3 socket. [image:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-06 Thread chill
I've just ordered that M.2 SSD add-on tray and a suitable SSD. I think it's worth it to make a neat all-in-one server that will occupy a minimum of space in my router cupboard. It'll just have power and an ethernet cable connected to the back, and a USB3 flash drive for booting, including a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-06 Thread chill
carsten_h wrote: > You wrote V2, so you have the one with the M.2 SSD at the bottom? No, the V2 does not have the SSD space below ('although I note that it can be added' (https://thepihut.com/products/m-2-expansion-board-for-argon-one)). It's this one:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] [How To] Using the Argon One case for the Pi 4B together with piCorePlayer (7.x)

2021-01-06 Thread chill
Hi Carsten Many thanks for this write-up. It gave me the confidence to buy an Argon One V2 case to house my LMS server, and I have installed the Python script as per your instructions. It all seems to be working well. The fan does not seem to be necessary when the case is on a desk

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-03 Thread chill
I'd like to do a fresh install of pCP7 on my RPi4 4GB server. I have a spare RPi4 1GB, and I'm planning to do the 64-bit install/setup on that one, then transfer the SD card over to the 4GB. This will allow me to compare setups (plugin lists and configurations, personal script files etc) while

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

2020-11-19 Thread chill
Although that's the same type of command that is used internally by the brightness setting functions (on the Pirate Audio boards), I think that executing it from a shell will only be temporary, and the value will not be stored internally. The internally stored settings will be recalled whenever

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

2020-11-19 Thread chill
I will look into changing the colour of the characters, to see if makes any difference. I'm surprised that you find the minimum setting too bright however - on setting 1 I find the display very dim, barely visible in the daytime and comfortable at night. My apologies if this is already

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

2020-05-13 Thread chill
sifon wrote: > thanks Chill, it works! what do I do if I want to make it permanent? i > tried getting write privileges of the folder , which i suppose holds > this skins, but i can't. Just do a backup of pCP when you've finished your edits - this will ensure that your new skin w

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

2020-05-13 Thread chill
sifon wrote: > Thanks! one more thing before i dig into it - how do I load it or point > Jivelite to load this copy? Just restart Jivelite - it will load anything in that .jivelite/userpath folder in preference to the default versions.

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

2020-05-12 Thread chill
sifon wrote: > Thank you for the quick reply! > I tried doing that via winscp, i've got - error code 3, permission > denied. > I tried via putty (it's not really my area of expertise) using cp > command and I've got - > cp: omitting directory 'QVGA240squareSkin' > > apologies for asking basic

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

2020-05-12 Thread chill
sifon wrote: > Hi guys, I'd like to edit the QVGAportraitSkinApplet.lua skin and try to > customize it. > The problem is it's read-only - I know how to edit it, but I can't or > don't know how to save it or rewrite it (neither in winscp nor putty). I > suppose I missed some of the basics,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Joggler

2020-05-12 Thread chill
mnd wrote: > Hi, > > would it be hard to edit the various menu entries in the Jivelite on a > Joggler, or a description/comment text in the quit menu, for example? > > I find myself sometimes forgetting to turn off the amp, after listening > to music, so I hope custom text about that would

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] LiFePO4wered/Pi+

2020-05-05 Thread chill
Are the register settings permanently written to the device, and are the tools provided pre-built for a different OS? If so, could you use that OS to disable the boot timeout? >From the product brief: > PI_BOOT_TO > 1 byte, register address 0x21, read/write, saved to flash > Default value: 30

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

2020-05-05 Thread chill
superpat999 wrote: > > Please, Please could you put a warning in your instructions to make > people aware of the choice and that an edit may have to be made. It > would save a lot of grief! > Hi Patrick - that's a good idea. At the time that script was written I don't think there'd been

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Update from pcp 3.5 to 6.0 , can't get screensavers to work

2020-04-29 Thread chill
Screensavers for pCP/Jivelite are configured using Jivelite itself. 'Settings' -> 'Screen' -> 'Screensavers'. chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread:

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

2020-04-18 Thread chill
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AS OF 18 APRIL 2020, UPDATED TO INCLUDE PAUL'S DISPLAY OVERLAY: Put a fresh pcp6.0.0 image on the SD card. Whilst the SD card is still in the laptop: Enter wifi credentials in wpa_supplicant.conf.sample and save as wpa_supplicant.conf Add these parameters to the end

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

2020-04-18 Thread chill
piPlayer wrote: > It would be nice if you could write a final summary. > > Best regards > PiPlayer My apologies - sidetracked again. I'll do this now. chill's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Joggler

2020-03-30 Thread chill
Excellent - well done. I've bookmarked your 'how to'. chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=110040

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Joggler

2020-03-29 Thread chill
I guess you've probably seen it already, but it 'this' (https://askubuntu.com/questions/1141604/create-an-acess-point-with-netplan) any good? chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite on a Joggler

2020-03-29 Thread chill
slimhase wrote: > No feedback so far... :( > Maybe, I was to wordy? > > -> Can anybody tell me how I can change this image from using the std. > Ubuntu 18.04 'netplan' package to the 'older std. method' of Ubuntu > using the ifupdown package? > > @chill: Can yo

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to schedule LMS to turn off at night

2020-03-27 Thread chill
Doryphore wrote: > Thank you chill for the cron commands, it works, but we can only save > one, not both. > I guess it would take a script > > edit: I found! > I just need to register the command to stop LMS at 11:00 p.m. and > schedule a picoreplayer reboot at 6 a.m. &

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to schedule LMS to turn off at night

2020-03-27 Thread chill
carsten_h wrote: > I don't think it is possible. If you shut it down via crontab, you have > to drop power and attach power again to let the Pi run again. There is > no possibility to let the Pi automatically switched on via crontab as > there is nothing running. I think you're right if the OP

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to schedule LMS to turn off at night

2020-03-27 Thread chill
I think the commands to start and stop LMS under pCP are: Code: sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/slimserver start sudo /usr/local/etc/init.d/slimserver stop I suspect that 'sudo' may not be needed for cron commands configured via the tweaks page.

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

2020-03-13 Thread chill
Grumpy Bob wrote: > Did you post the final summary of the setup steps? > No - it slipped my mind, sorry. Been tied up with work. I'll do that this weekend. chill's Profile:

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

2020-03-08 Thread chill
That's rather neat. The photo in your repo of the mounted display looks really nice. So you run this under pCP? A build for a Pi4 or 3B+, running pCP6.0.0, with instructions for how to install it, would encourage people to use it, I'm sure. What sort of display can it be used on - does it

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] pCP6 - can I bridge a USB GSM dongle to the wifi AP?

2020-03-06 Thread chill
I decided to order one of those TP-Link units, to have a play with. Not sure about the voltage range - hopefully there'll be some indication on the unit itself - but if necessary I'll just use a DC-DC converter. I think I have some adjustable ones somewhere already.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] pCP6 - can I bridge a USB GSM dongle to the wifi AP?

2020-03-06 Thread chill
Thanks for the tips - good to hear first-hand experience. chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=111770

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] pCP6 - can I bridge a USB GSM dongle to the wifi AP?

2020-03-05 Thread chill
That makes sense, thanks. I’ll aim to find one that is 12V-friendly. That TP-Link unit comes with a 9V supply in the EU, but a 12V supply in APAC (Asia Pacific?). I wonder if that means that the EU version would also work on 12V - is the 9V supply voltage due to an EU regulation, and internally

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] pCP6 - can I bridge a USB GSM dongle to the wifi AP?

2020-03-05 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > > The hotspot would be much easier, and more flexible for other uses.I > know they make them with ethernet ports on them, in addition to wifi. Thanks Paul - on reflection that's probably the option I'll go for. I'll try to find out before purchasing whether the hotspot

[SlimDevices: Unix] pCP6 - can I bridge a USB GSM dongle to the wifi AP?

2020-03-04 Thread chill
I'm installing pCP6 with a Jivelite touchscreen in my camper. I will run it in AP mode so that I can use wireless players and control it from my phone. But for various reasons I'd like it to also connect to the internet: - so that when my phone is connected to it I can still reach the outside

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

2020-02-27 Thread chill
Zabizabo wrote: > Hi, > > I don't know if I have to leave the cache on the SD Card or move it on > my USB disk. > > So for you, what is the benefit to have the cache on the disk containing > your music ? Just a question of saved space on the sd card or LMS is > more reactive ? > > Thanks >

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

2020-02-26 Thread chill
I have the cache on the same USB3 disk as my music, with the result that my pCP installation only uses 106Mb on the SD card. I backup my SD card to a zipped image on the music disk every night via cron job, and the image is much bigger than it needs to be because I mistakenly expanded the

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

2020-02-26 Thread chill
nincompoop wrote: > > Do you have any idea how to turn off the screen? I suppose it is a > feature of Jivelite but I cannot find it. I guess it can be done by > toggling one of the gpio pins - but which one? I cannot find a schematic > for the Pirate Audio board. And there are some ST7789

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

2020-02-25 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > Likely your browser cache. The interface change was done 99% with CSS > changes. I naively assumed that refreshing the page was enough, but indeed clearing the cache has fixed it. All good now, thank you. I've just updated to LMS8 too. I know how to live dangerously.

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