Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] 'Official' docker container for LMS?

2021-08-31 Thread pputzer
BruceFeuillette wrote: > Hi! > No ideas for this one? > The lack of network tools and system utilities (like ps) make the > debugging a bit hard. So I can't modify the PM files "on the fly" and > relaunch the server. > The underlying Debian works fine but LMS don't want to make DNS request. > I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-07-11 Thread pputzer
Any benefit of switching to 64 bit on a 3B+? Gesendet von iPad mit Tapatalk pputzer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36842 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] 'Official' docker container for LMS?

2021-06-13 Thread pputzer
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Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] 'Official' docker container for LMS?

2021-06-08 Thread pputzer
tamanaco wrote: > It's been a over week since I asked the questions above, but I didn't > get any replies. Maybe I was barking up the wrong tree. Could someone > point me to the appropriate thread or link where questions related to > installing + configuring LMS on Docker, installing and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Howto create a linux kernel IR remote keytable for Jivelite on piCorePlayer 5

2021-05-11 Thread pputzer
ralphy wrote: > I don't know if IR transmit is possible with the kernel subsystem. I've > never investigated that. > > The jivelite IR tools extension are from of the v4l (video for linux) > tools so you might be able to find more details on their site Not sure about 1:1 transmit, but the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-04-18 Thread pputzer
paul- wrote: > Thats a busybox vs util-linux based fdisk. The routines should have > been set to force use of busybox fdisk. But, it seems there is still at > least one floating around. Most resize things before doing anything > else, which is why it has been missed all these years. Ah!

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-04-18 Thread pputzer
Man in a van wrote: > I think there is a max size of 2gb using this method (unless you go for > the whole card :)) Oh, I just wanted to go to 100 or 200 MB. Turned out the issue is that "fdisk -l /dev/mmcblk0" output is different from what "autoresize.sh" expects. On my installation (RPi3B+,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-04-18 Thread pputzer
Hi, I just noticed that I don't have any space available of on my SD card, despite having previously resized the partition. On following up, I noticed that while the "Resize partition" process appears to go through, it does not change the partition size for my install (anymore - it has worked

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] 'Official' docker container for LMS?

2021-02-26 Thread pputzer
mamema wrote: > Synology hasnt provided any way to mount system folders via the GUI, > only shared volumes, which you have configured. So either you have a > wrong time, or you need to configure via ssh. Setting the TZ env variable should be sufficient. No need for a shell. Gesendet von iPad

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-22 Thread pputzer
Greg Erskine wrote: > We haven't done much to shairpoint-sync over the years because we > recommend you use the LMS plugin instead. > > I think this means, you only have to setup once for all your devices Which is nice for some use cases, but also suffers from the drawback that it doesn't

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Network dropout with pCP 7.0.0

2021-02-15 Thread pputzer
Greg Erskine wrote: > FYI: I have been using RPi4B with wifi forever, no dropouts. I do set my > router to a "fixed" channel away from my neighbours. My router also uses fixed channels (selected manually to minimize overlap with neighbors) in the 5 GHz spectrum. That's not the issue. It's not

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Network dropout with pCP 7.0.0

2021-02-15 Thread pputzer
Did the firmware blob for the brcmfmac driver change between pCP 6.0 and 7.0? I've found https://github.com/piCorePlayer/firmware-rpi-wireless but I assume that that repository is not used anymore. Any chance to change the blob (experimentally) on an existing pCP image or would I have to do a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Network dropout with pCP 7.0.0

2021-02-14 Thread pputzer
I've since activated the syslog daemon. Unfortunately, the kernel prints out such a huge number of "lan78xx 1- eth0: kevent 4 may have been dropped" that both /var/log/messages and /var/log/messages.0 get drowned in seconds. I was just giving up, wenn I noticed a new error (which seems more

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-05 Thread pputzer
chrissy wrote: > Hi, > > my pi3b keeps loosing network connection after on or two days. Hooked it > up to a keyboard and monitor to figure out what happens. Where can I > find logfiles like /var/messages which does not exist? > BTW. My PI4 runs without any problems > > Greets > Christian Is

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Network dropout with pCP 7.0.0

2021-02-03 Thread pputzer
Some new information. I've since booted the device with an ethernet cable attached and it now has two IPs (one for wired and one for wireless). Everything looks fine while accessing the wireless IP so, I remove the cable. Some time later, a dropout again. No pinging the wireless IP, despite the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-02 Thread pputzer
I can't seem to enable a VU meter anymore - the option is simply not there to select in "Now playing". Is there anything to check via the command line? Maybe some package is missing? Via the web interface, everything's supposed to be OK, but ... (I'm using the Joggler skin, and I'm also

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-17 Thread pputzer
slartibartfast wrote: > Do you notice any benefit of using CPU isolation? > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk I have not done any measurements, but I know there are benefits in similar realtime applications (QoS routing). Gesendet von iPad mit Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-17 Thread pputzer
praganj wrote: > On my pCp 7.0 util-linux.tcz is installed and i have the "-c" problem. > Which extensions do i have to load to solve this problem ? That's weird. I installed the extension yesterday and for me the error is gone. Gesendet von iPad mit Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-16 Thread pputzer
paul- wrote: > Reported earlier. Busybox keeps changing applets. Ah yes, I didn't search to be honest. In my case it's on a 3B+, so there is a need for CPU isolation. What's the 'c' flag supposed to do? pputzer's

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-16 Thread pputzer
When I try to set the CPU affinity for the squeezelite-output thread, there's an error in the bootlog: Code: [ INFO ] Starting Squeezelite player: Squeezelite... taskset: invalid option -- 'c' BusyBox v1.31.1 (2020-12-18 22:35:49 EST) multi-call binary. Usage:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-16 Thread pputzer
I think there's supposed to be a function Code: pcp_rpi_is_rpi4 defined in Code: WWWROOT/cgi-bin/rpi_functions , but it isn't. It is references in Code: writetohdmipwr.cgi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Network dropout with pCP 7.0.0

2021-01-15 Thread pputzer
paul- wrote: > WiFi issues are often related to your specific router hardware (or > interference from your neighbors). Of course any case that you have > installed your device in is interference too.I don’t see any WiFi > disconnects with any of my test systems. Yes, but in this case the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Network dropout with pCP 7.0.0

2021-01-15 Thread pputzer
Greg Erskine wrote: > There is the $ pcp kj command that might help. kj=kill jivelite Problem is that I haven't got a shell. pputzer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36842 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Network dropout with pCP 7.0.0

2021-01-15 Thread pputzer
paul- wrote: > pCP does not run a network connection daemon, so booting to wifi and > then plugging in the ethernet cable might not resolve internal routing > problems. pCP also does not run multiple tty's for switching sessions. > So the only way to get a console would be to kill jivelite.

[SlimDevices: Unix] Network dropout with pCP 7.0.0

2021-01-15 Thread pputzer
I've posted previously in the pCP 7.0.0 announce thread ('#374' (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113512-ANNOUNCE-piCorePlayer-7-0-0=1004413=1#post1004413) and '#375' (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113512-ANNOUNCE-piCorePlayer-7-0-0=1004418=1#post1004418), but I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-14 Thread pputzer
pputzer wrote: > Since updating (in-situ) to pCP 7.0, every few days the player seems to > lose network connection. This is a WiFi, but the pCP and the router are > in the same room, so the signal strength is 100 %. I'm not sure if it is > coincidence, but it seems to happen (som

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-14 Thread pputzer
Since updating (in-situ) to pCP 7.0, every few days the player seems to lose network connection. This is a WiFi, but the pCP and the router are in the same room, so the signal strength is 100 %. I'm not sure if it is coincidence, but it seems to happen (sometimes) when initiating play from the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-01-09 Thread pputzer
I've done an in-situ update from pCP 6.x to 7.0.0 which apparently went flawlessly. I've since enabled the "Power off HDMI" tweak. When rebooting, there's an error message in the logfile (presumably some function or utility is not found, haven't checked the code): Powering off

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Audiophonics PI SPC-II Power Management module on PiCorePlayer 6.1.0

2020-09-26 Thread pputzer
trondkj wrote: > Ok, there was a dns issue. But shutdown problem stiill. I have to hold > the button 5 secs to power off the unit. Is there anything unusual in the kernel log? Are sure the power supply is wired to the correct pins (both on the button and GPIO side)? Gesendet von iPad mit

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Audiophonics PI SPC-II Power Management module on PiCorePlayer 6.1.0

2020-09-26 Thread pputzer
trondkj wrote: > I somehow made it work, but this "Shutdown Monitor" that is required, > does not install. Is there a way to install it via ssh? > > 31693 Yes, but I don't know the package name. You'd best report this as a bug in the piCorePlayer issues thread (there is one for each major

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Audiophonics PI SPC-II Power Management module on PiCorePlayer 6.1.0

2020-09-25 Thread pputzer
trondkj wrote: > Is it possible to make this work on PiCorePlayer? The power button is > only blinking. > > https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/raspberry-pi-and-other-sbc-accessories/audiophonics-pi-spc-ii-power-management-power-supply-for-raspberry-pi-p-11504.html Yes. See this 'thread'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] PiCore Player and gpio-poweroff / gpio-shutdown overlays

2020-04-10 Thread pputzer
Paul Webster wrote: > so presumably your question is about a pCP running LMS. I think "SSD card" was simply a typo. Gesendet von iPad mit Tapatalk pputzer's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 6.0.0

2020-03-19 Thread pputzer
acanning wrote: > Is it possible to schedule a regular reboot of pCP to allow for plugin > updates etc. Actually I suppose it's only really necessary to reboot LMS > as opposed to the pCP. I'm thinking about a reboot every morning at say > 3.30am? There's a Cron section ob the Tweaks page for

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 6.0.0

2020-03-14 Thread pputzer
While trying to use alsamixer (sudo alsamixer -D equal), I got the following error message: ALSA lib dlmisc.c:287:(snd1_dlobj_cache_get) Cannot open shared library /usr/local/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_equal.so ((null): /usr/local/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_equal.so: cannot open

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 6.0.0

2020-03-11 Thread pputzer
lencoth wrote: > Great work! Upgraded 4 PCP's in situ. All working fine. Wish all update > were as smooth :D > > One of my player is a Audiophonics Rasptouch. This has an on/off button > that needs a script to work: audiophonics-powerscript.tcz > > That was in the repositories of the 5 but I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 6.0.0

2020-03-10 Thread pputzer
paul- wrote: > Unfortunately, there is nobody working on the pi RT kernel. All I can > do is apply the mainline RT patches.they apply cleanly most of the > time. I don’t have much time to even do testing for that kernel, of my > 10 players running today, none are using that version.

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

2020-03-08 Thread pputzer
stephentw wrote: > Hmm I sm in Europe but I left the country code at US. Is that an issue > too? > > So it shouldn't matter that the AP is in use at the same time as > Ethernet? If you are using WiFi, having an incorrect county code will produce issues ("bad reception" and frequent drop outs

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 6.0.0

2020-03-08 Thread pputzer
I upgraded to 6.0.0-RT via a new install. I've noticed quite a bit of instability with this build (as opposed to 5.0.0-beta7 I'd been running before, also with the RT kernel). One area is when setting larger output buffers like 500 MB for Squeezelite: playback does not work at all with this

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

2020-01-16 Thread pputzer
Man in a van wrote: > Thanks Paul, in your own time. I'm helping a chap on another forum who > has the same set-up. > > Just to reiterate that the power button and script work with pCP v5.0.1 > on the rpi3B. :) > Have you tried doing it without the script and instead using dtoverlay? You'll

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-10-03 Thread pputzer
Had the same issue recently, but I haven't don't know what circumstance may have caused it, as the player set idle for a few days. pputzer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36842 View this

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

2019-09-24 Thread pputzer
Gerhardc wrote: > sorry, i am i little confusing. I have not the PI-SPC board. The ES9032 > has similar function. My understanding is it works the same way as > PI-SPC Board. Yes, that's why I meant you could try those settings even without the extra board. (I'm not Paul BTW)

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

2019-09-24 Thread pputzer
Gerhardc wrote: > the powerswitch is connected to the ES9032 board and the Raspi receives > power from ES9032. I think there is a PI-SCP. The PI-SPC would be 'this board'

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

2019-09-24 Thread pputzer
Gerhardc wrote: > Hi Paul, > > my system is a Raspi 3B. The Audiophonics power switch is working on PCP > Version 5. > > Gerhardc Are you using just the switch or the power board (PI-SPC) as well? pputzer's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Is piCore what I need? Help!

2019-09-13 Thread pputzer
paul- wrote: > Just to help clarify. piCorePlayer is just a linux OS with a html > interface for configuring tools. Squeezelite is the full feature > player that most are using now days. It supports most modern audio > formats. You can use squeezelite on many many platforms. > > Source

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-06-30 Thread pputzer
pputzer wrote: > I'm not sure what's going on here (and even if this has always been the > case), because I mostly play complete albums. But I've noticed that when > I have a certain playlist at the time I press "play" via the web > interface (or the Jivelite screen),

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-06-30 Thread pputzer
I'm not sure what's going on here (and even if this has always been the case), because I mostly play complete albums. But I've noticed that when I have a certain playlist at the time I press "play" via the web interface (or the Jivelite screen), the player stops after that initial list has run

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-06-20 Thread pputzer
Regarding the Audiophonics driver, with a fresh image the HAT will work fine. pputzer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36842 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-06-17 Thread pputzer
zordaz wrote: > Strange, I've tested it on more than one computer in several browsers. > Hifiberry DAC+ etc. is only available in the Beta Tab. I the mean time a > did a fresh install for my second Hifiberry player as well, with exactly > the same issue. I think by now this is established as a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-06-12 Thread pputzer
Alverman wrote: > With the 5.0 version I cannot select my Hifiberry DAC+pro as audio > output device. It simply isn’t in the (much shorter) list. The only > choices regarding Hifiberry are “Hifiberry Amp (and +)” and “Hifiberry > DAC Zero/MiniAMP” which obviously don’t work. This is what the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-06-10 Thread pputzer
pputzer wrote: > I'll investigate more tomorrow, but for now I'm back on beta 9: > With 5.0.0, WIFI was flaky - slow ssh, sometimes the player even dropped > out from being listed in the LMS web interface. Issues disappeared when > I rebooted into b9. Just to be sure, I re-install

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-06-09 Thread pputzer
I'll investigate more tomorrow, but for now I'm back on beta 9: With 5.0.0, WIFI was flaky - slow ssh, sometimes the player even dropped out from being listed in the LMS web interface. Issues disappeared when I rebooted into b9. Gesendet von iPad mit Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-06-09 Thread pputzer
paul- wrote: > Depends on what version of the beta I let you test there were a few > betas with glitched update packages. If it works you should be fine. Beta 9. But apparently, for that version it does not work (only 4.1.0 and 4.0.0 are listed as versions to update from, so when trying

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2019-06-09 Thread pputzer
paul- wrote: > _RECOMMENDED_UPGRADE_PATH._ > > > > - Download new image and configure from scratch. - Insitu_update is availiable, and handles most installations. You > will need to run HotFix on your 4.1.0 installation. And may need to > remove and re-install added features. >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2019-05-30 Thread pputzer
huxmut wrote: > And learning the messages and order of them to help catch the issue that > eventually arises. I don't know about you, but I like to look at boot logs via ssh on my desktop, not from across the room at a 7 inch touchscreen.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2019-05-29 Thread pputzer
On a pCP? Well, use cases are different, so it would be nice to have an option for that. pputzer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36842 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2019-05-29 Thread pputzer
paul- wrote: > Sorry, I'm a bit old school. All of these boot screen blankers is the > worst thing someone ever came up with. That's the first thing I do on > any computer system that I can control, disable whatever blanking I can. > One thing I've learned over the years, sooner or later the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2019-05-29 Thread pputzer
Greg Erskine wrote: > You might need to add etc/inittab to /opt/.filetool.lst > > I'm not sure if /etc/inittab is run before or after the backup is > reloaded?? Well, I just checked: /etc/inittab is run before the backup gets restored. Any way to modify it earlier that does not include

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2019-05-29 Thread pputzer
Greg Erskine wrote: > You might need to add etc/inittab to /opt/.filetool.lst > > I'm not sure if /etc/inittab is run before or after the backup is > reloaded?? >From what I've read: before, unfortunately. Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2019-05-29 Thread pputzer
Is there a simple way to disable login spawning on tty1? I've disabled all the boot messages, but the login prompt is still spawned from /etc/inittab. Unfortunately, that's one configuration file that can't easily be modified with pCP's usual backup/restore mechanism. Gesendet von iPhone mit

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Starting piCorePlayer without on screen console-messages possible?

2019-05-21 Thread pputzer
It does work, but I still get a login prompt on tty1. How can I disable that as well? pputzer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36842 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 4.0.0

2019-05-07 Thread pputzer
What's the current best practice to control a pre-amplifier from within piCorePlayer? With the original SB we had the IRBlaster plugin to control standard "mono jack" emitter cables. I've found several emitter solutions for RPi, but except for one self-assembly multi-purpose board, none provide