Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Pi Zero-W and picoreplayer

2019-11-27 Thread marflao
grandwazoo wrote: > Am I the only one having problems connecting through wifi? > I've tried with releases 4.1, 5.0 and 6 beta, on two different pi's, > which both connect instantly when I boot Raspbian. > > What am I missing? What diagnostics would be useful? I can't see any > mention of wifi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-11-03 Thread marflao
Ok...thanks Paul, will give it a try later. marflao's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57334 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109404

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-11-03 Thread marflao
AND THIS VIA DMESG SECTION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC PAGE (PART 3 OF 3) [ 0.935424] Non-periodic Split Transactions [ 0.935424] Periodic Split Transactions [ 0.935424] High-Speed Isochronous Endpoints [ 0.935424] Interrupt/Control Split Transaction hack enabled [ 0.935431] dwc_otg: Microframe scheduler

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-11-03 Thread marflao
*And this via dmesg section of the diagnostic page (part 2 of 3) * [ 0.001591] CPU: Testing write buffer coherency: ok [ 0.002059] CPU0: update cpu_capacity 1024 [ 0.002070] CPU0: thread -1, cpu 0, socket 15, mpidr 8f00 [ 0.002513] Setting up static identity map for 0x10 - 0x10003c [

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-11-03 Thread marflao
AND THIS VIA DMESG SECTION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC PAGE (PART 1 OF 2) [ 0.00] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0xf00 [ 0.00] Linux version 4.14.26-pcpCore_v7 (paul@NUC-Devel) (gcc version 4.9.3 (crosstool-NG crosstool-ng-1.22.0-88-g8460611)) #1 SMP Wed Mar 14 23:08:08 EDT 2018 [ 0.00] CPU:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-11-03 Thread marflao
Paul Webster wrote: > From SSH connection - what you do see if you type > dmesg | grep -i usb > > or alternative ... what do you see in the dmesg section on the pCP > Diagnostics page (from Main in Beta mode) Hi Paul, this is very, very strange. I installed the standard 3.5 version and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-11-03 Thread marflao
Hi Greg, Thanks for your response. Any thoughts how the proper option can be found again? I haven't changed anything... the pi was always connected to my external Dac (Aune S16). marflao's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-11-02 Thread marflao
marflao wrote: > Hi Greg, > > Thanks for the swift response. > > Maybe I miss something but so far I did the following steps: > > i) insitu to 4.0.0 => successful > ii) "USB audio" was already chosen hence I didn't need to change the > audio output

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-09-02 Thread marflao
Hi Greg, Thanks for the swift response. Maybe I miss something but so far I did the following steps: i) insitu to 4.0.0 => successful ii) "USB audio" was already chosen hence I didn't need to change the audio output iii) disable "built in audio" => save => reboot Now Squeezelite is not

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-09-02 Thread marflao
I was on 4.0.0 b4 and just did the in-situ. Everything went fine until I had to disable the build in audio in order to be able to set my output settings (for my USB Dac). Because after the reboot Squeezelite didn't start again. Restart of it or reboot of pCP didn't work either. I did another

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-07-30 Thread marflao
paul- wrote: > CD Playerisn't that only useful for ripping :eek: > > > > I don't mind it, just keep it to the specific USB connection. I > glanced at the information, they do not specify which internal DAC they > are using, so there is really no way to know. The Bluetooth >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-07-29 Thread marflao
bakker_be wrote: > I was that guy [emoji14] I was talking "theoretically". It "should" > work, and with some trial and error you'll probably get the right > settings, but even if for some reason Pi and speakers would refuse to > talk to each other a simple "Digi" HAT for the PI with a TOSLINK

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-07-29 Thread marflao
Man in a van wrote: > http://www.kef.com/ls50wireless/info_sheet/LS50W_Info_sheet_en_path.pdf > > Why not > > a) drop an e-mail to KEF and ask them? > > b) find a local dealer with a demo pair and take along a pi set up with > pCP player/LMS, a few files on a usb stick or the sd card and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-07-29 Thread marflao
paul- wrote: > . > > We are not sure how to handle this.but we do see folks using that > page. The wifi page isn’t as useful anymore. > > > > Are you using USB? We have always had that problem, we always reload > the card defaults during the upgrade, and USB has no standard way of >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] BETA: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2018-07-29 Thread marflao
1. Congratulations for the new site. Really like it. Maybe add the link to the list of "working USB Dacs" to it since - from my point of view - it's very helpful information for others. 2. Thanks for the 4.0 version. I updated via insitu the standard version. In my case not all settings were

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Play native DSD on piCorePlayer 3.5 (Raspberry Pi 3B+) and Chord Mojo DAC = no sound

2018-04-13 Thread marflao
@SBFan: I had a similar issue with my DAC and also found soundcheck's (as well as Archimago's) post. Took some details from both as mentioned 'here' (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?108852-Announce-piCorePlayer-3-5-0=910120=1#post910120) and at the end it worked out. If this is

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-03-26 Thread marflao
paul- wrote: > Should not matter at all. I do it all the time with my test setup with > LMS. OK... Thanks. Strange though. I'm currently using a "no-name" SD card. Not sure if it would help to get a "brand-name" card. Maybe I'll give it a try.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-03-26 Thread marflao
paul- wrote: > Good to knowI wish I knew why some of you are having problems with > insitu_updates. I do updates all the time for testing, and never have > issues. Just out of curiosity, Paul, should insitu updates work either LMS is installed on the SD card or somewhere else? Or are

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-03-25 Thread marflao
paul- wrote: > -D option has different parameters now, but ask over in the squeezelite > thread. Hi Paul, just edited my former post. Found the solution :-) Thanks again. marflao's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-03-25 Thread marflao
paul- wrote: > Go to beta mode. Aaa...never used beta mode ;-) After enabling the "Native/DoP DSD Squeezelite" binary, DSD 64 is played fine and shown as "PCM 352" on my DAC's display (was DSD 64 under pCP v2.00). DSD 128 files are played but without any sound. Display also shows

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-03-25 Thread marflao
paul- wrote: > DSD support is now in a different binary. -D is not valid on the normal > Squeezelite...look all the way at the bottom of the squeezelite > page, and select the DSD version of Squeezelite. Thanks Paul, I'm still lost where i can find this. If i look at the "Squeezelite

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-03-25 Thread marflao
sbp wrote: > Please report the content of the config.cfg file - you can see the > content on the "About" page. > I would also help if you could provide us with the content in the marked > red square. Thanks for getting back to me, sbp. The content of the cfg file is as follows:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-03-25 Thread marflao
I´m currently a bit stuck. Insitu didn´t work for me (but this is not 3.5 related, it didn´t work for earlier version, too). Haven´t digged deeper why this doesn´t work hence I flashed the image. Filled out "Audio Output device" (USB Audio), saved and filled out the "Output settings" which I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-03-24 Thread marflao
kidstypike wrote: > i) LMS has nothing to do with this. > ii) You have the option to choose at step 3. > > 24778 Many thanks for the swift response. Much appreciated. Will give it a try. Thanks pCP team marflao's

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-03-24 Thread marflao
Quick ones: i) can insitu be used if LMS is located on a NAS (or has LMS nothing to do with this)? ii) in case insitu will be used to which version of pCP will be upgraded (normal or audio optimized)? marflao's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2018-01-16 Thread marflao
OK...most likely a total noob question. I´m running pCP 2.0 w Squeezelite v1.8-658 successfully on my RPi2. The Pi2 is connected to my external DAC which is able to play files up to DSD 128. Now let´s assume I would get a new DAC or active speakers with built-in DAC which can only play files up

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce piCorePlayer 3.20

2017-08-06 Thread marflao
paul- wrote: > The audio version can cause USB problem. Since the network is also USB, > the bandwidth on the USB bus is quite large.USB and rpi just doesn't > mix. Thanks Paul, Maybe I'll also try the "non-audio" version to find out if it works better. If not...as mentioned earlier, the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce piCorePlayer 3.20

2017-08-06 Thread marflao
sbp wrote: > Hi, I'm sorry for your trouble, but the USB handling has always been the > weak spot on the RPi. There has been several changes to the USB part of > the Linux kernel since pCP version 2, and I noticed that the raspberry > developers still are making changes in this area now. > > I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce piCorePlayer 3.20

2017-08-06 Thread marflao
Although the advice "never touch a running system" is a good one, I was still keen to "explore" something new. So I upgraded from pCP v 2.00 to v3.21 Audio but having some difficulties playing dsf files. With the v2.00 everything is fine, my USB Dac plays DSD 64 & 128 files without the clicks

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-04-19 Thread marflao
marflao wrote: > Guys, > > I´m facing a strange issue and don´t know why it currently happens. > > When I set my Dac (Aune S16) in standby and turn it back on again I need > to restart Squeezelite (although Squeezelite is shown as "running" on > the pCP page)

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-04-11 Thread marflao
Guys, I´m facing a strange issue and don´t know why it currently happens. When I set my Dac (Aune S16) in standby and turn it back on again I need to restart Squeezelite (although Squeezelite is shown as "running" on the pCP page) to hear some sound. This kind of workaround needs to be

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-04-04 Thread marflao
pinkdot wrote: > I have Lms installed on my Synology ds115 and another one on a rp2, > using Max2play (both pointing at my music library stored on my nas). > There isn't much difference in performance, in loading times or scanning > the library. But ... My Synology is also used for other stuff,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-04-04 Thread marflao
Man in a van wrote: > > Go out and buy one (you know you really want to:p:D). > > Ronnie Lol! Yep...saw that both version only differs a couple Euros..only the new power source raises it. Hmm.. huxmut wrote: > Hey marflao > Would/will you keep LMS on the synology ? If

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-04-04 Thread marflao
Dear all, I´m currently using a Pi2 with pCP 2.00 (LMS 7.9.0-062 running on a Syno NAS) and would like to get another Pi. Would there be any advantage in getting the Pi3 (and running it with pCP)? Positive impacts I´m thinking of would be e. g. faster library scanning in LMS or maybe faster

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-01-30 Thread marflao
Got a strange situation with my Pi2 & picoreplayer 2.0. I created a playlist with a couple flac and dsf albums. When the song changed from flac to dsf it continued to play. But once the dsf album was over and another album in flac should start there was no sound at all. Even starting another

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-01-24 Thread marflao
Greg Erskine wrote: > Hi marflao, > > Just a couple of points. > > 1. Assume piCorePlayer does not handle USB hot swaps. > 2. I can't see why you should ever require LMS to be rebooted. > 3. Squeezelite is not running is usually a result of: > - squeezelite no

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-01-23 Thread marflao
Just a quick question (hopefully there is a simple answer to it): What steps have to be done in case I see the status "Squeezelite is not running"? While plugging my Pi2 from one USB Dac to another one the above status occurred. First thing I tried was to " Restart"... without success. Then

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-01-20 Thread marflao
Quick update on my side: After following Martin´s (pinkdot) proposal to install the LMS Beta version on my NAS the audio scan version 0.95 was available ;-) Now DSD64 songs (in dsf) are even played without any hiccups so far via the piCorePlayer. Only DSD 128 seems not to be possible (no sound

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-01-19 Thread marflao
pinkdot wrote: > Correct, and if I'm correct too ;-) you have a DS213 which should > support 0.95! So its strange to see version 0.93 listed. I stopped with > LmsRepack, but you could try the LmsUpdate package to see if you get the > 0.95 version od Audio Scan. If not please do report on the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-01-19 Thread marflao
Maybe a dumb question but how can I shut down the Pi2 correctly without endangering to corrupt the SD card? Would it be sufficient to use the turn on/off button (see upper right) first and and after the piCorePlayer is turned off then to unplug the power cord from the Pi? 19791

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-01-19 Thread marflao
sbp wrote: > Hi, good to see that you finally got it working. > > One of the benefits of piCorePlayer is it is running in RAM, so it don't > write anything to the sd-card unless you tell it to do so. > That means that you simply can pull the plug without corrupting your > sad-card. I do this

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-01-18 Thread marflao
probedb wrote: > Can you plug the HDMI into a display? It'll show you what's going on. Will try that later and post my findings. Thanks so far. marflao's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57334

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-01-18 Thread marflao
Alright..I proceed a bit ;-) OK...seems that my BOTW PSU I used for my Touch doesn´t have enough "juice" (it´s only 1.5A) so I used another LPS (5V/3A). Now I saw the boot up section on my TV. After that I used the IP adrress which is mentioned after the boot up section and connect successfully

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-01-18 Thread marflao
Got it...well almost. While I now hear the songs after I added the corresponding value ("sysdefault:CARD=G1V5") in the Output setting field the correct sample rates aren´t shown in the display of my DAC. No matter what song is played the DAC always shows it as 48k (and not as 44,1 if i played a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-01-18 Thread marflao
t:CARD=G1V5,DEV=0" Greg Erskine wrote: > hi marflao, > > Thanks for persisting. :) > > I don't use USB DAC or DSD so hopefully others that do will jump in and > help. > > You shouldn't have to set the IP address under normal circumstances. > (Did you mention that

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-01-18 Thread marflao
Mnyb wrote: > I think DSD play in any shape or form needs audio scan 0.95 I don't > think LMS recognise the DSD file formats otherwise . So if you can't see > the files > > I have no DoP capable DAC . I use the DSD plugin for transcoding to > something my stuff plays Guess you´re right,