Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2017-07-30 Thread stereoptic
paul- wrote: > The address of your wan port should not matter, unless you are trying to > access in from the internet. Thanks. I didn't think it made a difference, just trying to post all I know. (Can I post all I don't know? :) ) paul- wrote: > What is the ip address of your pCP device?

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2017-07-30 Thread stereoptic
paul- wrote: > Can you ssh in and run dmesg to see if there are any indicators as to > what is happening. My modem is an Xfinity combination modem/router. I have enabled the bridge mode so that I am not using the Xfinity router, just using the Netgear nighthawk. This has changed the shares on

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2017-07-25 Thread stereoptic
Greg Erskine wrote: > Doesn't sound good. > > I think mixing class C with class A is not normal practice. I am sure > you can get it to work but it adds another level of complication. > > regards > Greg Thanks, hopefully I'll have some time to sort it out this weekend when I visit. (My

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2017-07-24 Thread stereoptic
paul- wrote: > Error code -6 means it cannot find the remote share. I just went back > and looked at your post with pictures. Please verify your router IP > address, it appears that it is really 10.0.0.2 I'll trouble shoot it some more this weekend. My router is actually 192.168.1.1, my

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2017-07-22 Thread stereoptic
paul- wrote: > Can you ssh in and run dmesg to see if there are any indicators as to > what is happening. I visited for a few minutes today and submitted a quick dmesg. I'm not sure what I am looking for in the mount. I'll be cack next week for a few days. Any help is appreciated.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2017-07-06 Thread stereoptic
paul- wrote: > For what it's worth, I have a Netgear Nighthawk 7800, I set it up with a > USB device, and was able to map it just the way I showed you. Thanks. That is the strange thing. My Marantz UD5007 BluRay player can see the network drive and all of the directories and plays the files.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2017-07-05 Thread stereoptic
paul- wrote: > Can you ssh in and run dmesg to see if there are any indicators as to > what is happening. Thanks, will do. It will be in a few weeks though. The setup is at a relative's house, and I won't be visiting again for a few weeks. I'll report back!

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2017-07-05 Thread stereoptic
paul- wrote: > your system will be using cifs (samba) Try this. My screen will look > different since I'm running our development version. Much appreciated Paul. However, I am still getting the same results. :(

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2017-07-04 Thread stereoptic
I am having a problem mounting a network drive from piCorePlayer. PiCorePlayer V 3.11 I have a 2TB external drive connected to the Netgear NightHawk Router 7000 I have shared the High Resolution directory as HiRes 23046 I believe that I set up the shares properly in piCoreplayer: 23047 I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2017-02-01 Thread stereoptic
mherger wrote: > > I don't see the skip backward "<<" button. Also, if the volume has > been > > set for 100%, can the volume up and down buttons be removed? > > I pushed a change which would add a Settings/Display/Now Playing/Buttons > > for Large Artwork... menu. There you can select which

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2017-01-30 Thread stereoptic
mherger wrote: > >> > > I don't see the skip backward "<<" button.[/color] > > That doesn't directly answer my question. But I guess what you wanted to > > say is that you'd like to have the back button there? Heh, yes. I use it often to replay a song. Sorry if I wasn't clear with my post.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2017-01-27 Thread stereoptic
mherger wrote: > As you see I've removed most of the control buttons at the bottom. What > choice of buttons would you want to have there? I don't see the skip backward "<<" button. Also, if the volume has been set for 100%, can the volume up and down buttons be removed?

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.00

2016-11-17 Thread stereoptic
Wirrunna wrote: > Slackhead, first thing I would do is make sure that the ribbon cables > from the screen to the RPi are attached properly, especially the one > that loops over the micro sd card as it gets disturbed when you change > the card, unless, of course, you have tiny fingers and three

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Anyone find a case for the 7" touch screen for the picoreplayer?

2016-10-28 Thread stereoptic
If anyone is interested, I have been using this 'Amzer Convert Micro USB to Dual Micro USB Twin Y Splitter Charging Handy Data Cable' (https://amzn.com/B003WUXMW8) for powering my Raspberry Pi / piCorePlayer / Raspberry Pi display. 21370

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 2.00

2016-08-19 Thread stereoptic
Hi folks, I took a look and didn't see this issue anywhere, I'm hoping there is a quick setting solution. I am at a relative's house where I have a Raspberry B2 (ethernet) running PiCore/Jivelite 2.0? It normally defaults to the LMS running on DellMini (ethernet). Well since I was in the process

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2016-05-08 Thread stereoptic
stereoptic wrote: > 1) I am running piCoreplayer 2.0 on a Raspberry Pi 2 and I am getting > the red light on shairport. Shairport setting is on on the picoreplayer > menu. I've stopped and started squeezelite, rebooted the pi, and > rebooted the router. Still shairport is not run

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2016-05-08 Thread stereoptic
1) I am running piCoreplayer 2.0 on a Raspberry Pi 2 and I am getting the red light on shairport. Shairport setting is on on the picoreplayer menu. I've stopped and started squeezelite, rebooted the pi, and rebooted the router. Still shairport is not running. Did I miss a step along the way?

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2016-01-27 Thread stereoptic
Thanks to all for the responses to my query Furry wrote: > I was using the DAC in my Marantz via USB, but found that piCoreplayer > needed restarting each time after the Marantz switched itself off, if > not used for half an hour. > > So, I decided to add the Hifiberry Digi+ so that I could use

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2016-01-26 Thread stereoptic
Is there a preferred power supply method for the Raspberry Pi Model B 2 / piCoreplayer / jivelite / official Raspberry display configuration? - Individual power supplies for each (5V micro USB 1200 ma)? - USB 5V 2A(?) PWR In on the rPi display + USB from PWR OUT to micro USB rPi Power In

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2016-01-26 Thread stereoptic
tcutting wrote: > I've been trying to find the answer to the same question. > > Currently I have a >2A supply connected to the official RPi display, > then powering an RPi2 via the GPIO jumpers. > HOWEVER, this is currently just an RPi and display... I plan to install > a HiFiBerry DAC+ and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2015-12-30 Thread stereoptic
Greg Erskine wrote: > Hi stereoptic, > > Double check if the official screen is supported on Raspberry Pi B. > > regards > Greg Thanks. I think that I am just going to buy the latest Raspberry Pi 2 and ad

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2015-12-29 Thread stereoptic
My apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, but I have done a search and did not find any definitive answer. Where is the best place to purchase the Official Raspberry Pi 7" touchscreen? I have two other Raspberry Pis (Model B) running with picoreplaer an would now like to construct this

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2015-12-29 Thread stereoptic
My apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, but I have done a search and did not find any definitive answer. Where is the best place to purchase the Official Raspberry Pi 7" touchscreen? I have two other Raspberry Pis (Model B) running with picoreplaer an would now like to construct this

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-09-16 Thread stereoptic
Greg Erskine wrote: > > I think turning piCorePlayer off overnight is a personal preference > thing, no right answer. I turn mine off with whichever software or app that I am using to control it - the LMS webpage on my laptop, Orange Squeeze on my Samsung Galaxy or kindle.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-09-11 Thread stereoptic
Hi Steen - I loaded the latest version onto the Raspberry Pi that I have here at home. Everything went smooth, no issues with the tabs that I reported I experienced with my remote Rpi. However, I noticed that the new version was not outputting in 192 as version 19k was. I'm using the HDMI

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-09-09 Thread stereoptic
Greg Erskine wrote: > Hi stereoptic, > > Can you confirm the basic, and normal modes work at all? From your post > I am assuming you are going from initial mode (no tabs highlighted) to > advanced. > > I am just trying to workout if "piCorePlayer tabs", or maybe

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-09-08 Thread stereoptic
I have version 1.19 running on a Raspberry Pi B in my summer bungalow. It is connected remotely to LMS running at my primary residence. Runs perfectly, even 192/24 files register as 192 on my Marantz receiver. I upgraded to ver 1.21 and everything was running fine. I used the menu to navigate

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-09-08 Thread stereoptic
simoh wrote: > Are you using the hostname to reach the Pi? Try using the IP address (or > wait for 1.21a which should be here soon) Thanks for the quick response, but I AM using the IP addresss. stereoptic's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-09-08 Thread stereoptic
zordaz wrote: > Are you using browser Add-ons like Adblock or Ghostery? No, no add ons. stereoptic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53162 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-08-15 Thread stereoptic
JackOfAll wrote: Yes, sorry, haven't forgotten. I appear to have deleted all my bookmarks on the laptop, which was probably when I clean installed Fedora 22 on it. I did have a quick search for the link I was thinking of yesterday, but couldn't find it. Much of the info out there is written

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-08-13 Thread stereoptic
JackOfAll wrote: Erm, you wan't an explanation of ALSA config, specifically frames, buffers, periods, over/underruns. Unfortunately, I'm not on the PC with the bookmark, right now. I'll post the link tomorrow to a wiki page that gives a very good explanation. It's not squeezelite specific,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-08-10 Thread stereoptic
SamS wrote: Yes, that's a good point. If the built-in (or USB) output shares the same bus as the LAN connection, when there is a burst of data to cache the next song, it might cause such a dropout. Sam - are you using the Triode version or the Ralphy version of Squeezelite? I cured some

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-06-15 Thread stereoptic
Greg Erskine wrote: hi stereoptic, Thanks for you detailed explanation. Yes, try the latest software, fingers crossed it will help you. As a side note, I would never try to get 192 streaming over the internet. Where I live, the internet speed isn't sufficient to give reliable

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-06-12 Thread stereoptic
Greg Erskine wrote: Upgrade, we fixed that weeks ago. BTW: The Tweaks Audio tweaks FIQ-Split acceleration is for USB DACs not HDMI, sorry. I just tried ver 19 using a new SD card (I tried the upgrade option on the ver 15i card, but it locked up so I tried with a fresh card) no output at all

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-06-12 Thread stereoptic
sbp wrote: Hi, Thanks for the report. I hope we can get your HDMI working. The HDMI settings are a bit different from the other output settings as manipulation of HDMI needs a reboot in order for the changes to kick-in. So please try to select HDMI output - press save, and then press

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelit

2015-06-12 Thread stereoptic
Greg Erskine wrote: hi stereoptic, Just wondering, when you swap the Audio out between HDMI and anything else, you must do a reboot for the settings to take effect. This is because some of the settings for HDMI are in the config.txt in the boot partition and is only read during the boot

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-06-12 Thread stereoptic
I am run version 15.i of the picoreplayer on a Raspberry pi Model B. When I selected HDMI settings I was not getting any output at all, although the song would appear to play for a few seconds and then stop. I am accessing my LMS through the internet to a remote location. It can access the LMS

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeezelite - a small headless squeezeplay emulator for linux (alsa only)

2014-07-08 Thread stereoptic
sbp wrote: The reason for this is for me only partly known. ... But if you need higher bitrate via HDMI, then please try piCorePlayer1.15bi Steen Thanks very much Steen. I as thinking about reverting back to an earlier version of either picoreplayer or Squeezeplug.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeezelite - a small headless squeezeplay emulator for linux (alsa only)

2014-07-08 Thread stereoptic
sbp wrote: I don't think that squeezeplug can do this as the module needs a fix before it is build, and as far as I know squeezeplug is not able to output more than 48khz via hdmi. steen ah! Thanks. I don't recall, but I thought that I had tested it out previously and it was outputting

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeezelite - a small headless squeezeplay emulator for linux (alsa only)

2014-07-08 Thread stereoptic
sbp wrote: I don't think that squeezeplug can do this as the module needs a fix before it is build, and as far as I know squeezeplug is not able to output more than 48khz via hdmi. steen Thanks! The older version is working great. I've sent a donation. Have you discovered any reason

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] cannot install Squeezeplug On Raspberry Pi :(

2014-07-08 Thread stereoptic
rickwookie wrote: Then I 'converted' it to SqueezePlug using the instructions here: http://www.squeezeplug.eu/?p=283 Are these instructions available anywhere? That page is dead. I am building a new Squeezeplug image on an SD card, and when I did it originally I followed those

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeezelite - a small headless squeezeplay emulator for linux (alsa only)

2014-07-08 Thread stereoptic
Triode wrote: You need to add -a :::0 to the command line. How this is done on VB needs to be asked on the VB forums as I don't have a view on this... In layman's terms, what is the purpose of mmap? And how does it relate here? Thanks

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeezelite - a small headless squeezeplay emulator for linux (alsa only)

2014-07-07 Thread stereoptic
Hi - I've read through this thread and others and can't determine a solution for my issue. I am using squeezelite on a Raspberry pi connected via HDMI to a Marantz receiver. If I use the picoreplayer or squeezelite through Squeezeplug, my receiver is only displaying 48000 for the sample rate.

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