Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-05-05 Thread kappclark
Happy to help ... sometimes I am just amazed all this stuff just works when we ask it to, but sometimes it requires some gentle prodding .. ... enjoy the Accuphase ... kappclark's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-05-05 Thread Christian Schoepplein
On Sat, May 05, 2018 at 08:28:23PM +, kappclark wrote: >schoeppi wrote: >> for what reason ever squeezelite is not starting automaticaly when I >> boot pcp 3.50 :(. > >FWIW - I had same plm, (no squeezelite = no music) but solved by >re-starting squeezelite via web interface... also

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-05-05 Thread kappclark
schoeppi wrote: > Hi, > > for what reason ever squeezelite is not starting automaticaly when I > boot pcp 3.50 :(. When I log into the system with the tc user via ssh I > > can start squeezelite / squeezelite-dsd without any argument manualy and > > then everything is working fine. > > How

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-05-05 Thread tobola
Thank you very much for promptly reply. tobola tobola's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=68102 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108852

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-05-05 Thread paul-
Yes, pCP should work with any version of LMS. @schoeppi It sounds like you need to configure your squeezelite output. Please describe your hardware configuration piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/picoreplayer/home Please

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-05-05 Thread tobola
Hi, I have LMS 7.7.2 installed on my Qnap and I wonder if pCP 3.5.0 will work with my LMS ? tobola tobola's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=68102 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-05-05 Thread Christian Schoepplein
Hi, for what reason ever squeezelite is not starting automaticaly when I boot pcp 3.50 :(. When I log into the system with the tc user via ssh I can start squeezelite / squeezelite-dsd without any argument manualy and then everything is working fine. How can I debug the problem to get out the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-05-01 Thread JQW
Turns out that the ISP I'm using is currently having problems, as some other sites are also down. JQW's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=66930 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-05-01 Thread JQW
Looks like SourceForge is indeed down, at least for me. I can't reach their website from here, and SourceForge associated sites such as SlashDot are also off-line. JQW's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-05-01 Thread Jeff07971
JQW wrote: > Is SourceForge playing up yet again? I've just acquired and filled up > some new storage, and I'm in the process of rebuilding my installation. > > > Unfortunately I'm getting download errors attempting to install the > additional file-systems which I require. Seems OK from here

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-05-01 Thread JQW
Is SourceForge playing up yet again? I've just acquired and filled up some new storage, and I'm in the process of rebuilding my installation. Unfortunately I'm getting download errors attempting to install the additional file-systems which I require.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-29 Thread M-H
Hi Greg, Indeed I must have somehow forgotten to reboot properly, in the sequence of selecting , downloading, installing. While testing with another USB device, it suddenly worked. and revering back to the first one, it also still worked , and a third one also. So I can only imagine the reboot

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-29 Thread Greg Erskine
hi M-H, You need to actually load the extension. By default, it is on the SD card image but not loaded. So, [ Main Page ] in [ Advanced ] mode, selection [ Extensions ]. Scroll to "net-usb-4.14.26-pcpCore.tcz" in the [ Uninstalled extensions ] then select [ Install ]. Maybe a [ Backup ] then

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-29 Thread M-H
Hi guys , I need some help to get my USB hub+nic working on a PizeroW running pcp3.5.0 regular. The pi is running and playing OK and has the internal WiFi nic running fine through . The USB part seems OK and dmesg reports : Code: [1.542238] usb 1-1: new high-speed

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-27 Thread huxmut
as well as auto start options in pCP the LMS has a per player setting for 'Power On', it's under //settings/player/audio/power on resume there are a few options around playback - pause or stop on power off, and playlist - remain or restart or reset on power on edit - I think it defaults to

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-27 Thread Greg Erskine
hi foxsam, I think you will find it works as designed. I believe the "Power On Resume" setting only applies to the software "Power on/off" buttons found in the web interface, jivelite or smart app. Hardware rebooting piCorePlayer will just continue playing the current playlist. This happens

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-27 Thread Ge Ba
totally not understanding what you are trying to achieve. If it was playing, it will resume playing after reboot. If it's stopped, it will remain stopped. What else would you want it to do.. What am I missing... [emoji6] foxsam wrote: > Of course I checked there first. It is disabled, and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-27 Thread foxsam
Of course I checked there first. It is disabled, and besides it does not play a favorite it plays what it was last playing. BTW to repeat it only happens if it was in middle of playing. If i stop and then reboot it does not play unless I tell it to.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-27 Thread paul-
foxsam wrote: > I am running piCorePlayer 3.5.0 and I am having trouble finding if there > is a setting to start playing on reboot. > If the player is playing and I reboot (using "pcp rb") when it comes > back online it starts playing again. On my server it is set to stay > powered off. And the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-27 Thread surfatwork
Hi, Thanks for PcP. I am trying an insitu uprgade from 3.22 to 3.5.0 (Audio version) It gets to "Succesfully downloaded insitu.cfg", but nothing happens when I hit next after that. I get a page with the PcP banner. Tried deleting the stage 2 files, as per an earier post, and tried upgrading

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-27 Thread foxsam
I am running piCorePlayer 3.5.0 and I am having trouble finding if there is a setting to start playing on reboot. If the player is playing and I reboot (using "pcp rb") when it comes back online it starts playing again. On my server it is set to stay powered off. And the pi is not seemingly set

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-26 Thread paul-
Mnyb wrote: > Ok did the uppgrade with config file on USB stick went well , some > settings did not carry over like static-ip and some more ,but the harder > to remember tweaks and squeezelite settings did . > So this was easy enough to do . > > I have a bunch of SD cards to try with i always

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-26 Thread Mnyb
Mnyb wrote: > OK then , i'll try that later Ok did the uppgrade with config file on USB stick went well , some settings did not carry over like static-ip and some more ,but the harder to remember tweaks and squeezelite settings did . So this was easy enough to do . I have a bunch of SD cards

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-25 Thread Mnyb
New Q trying out the new 3.5.0 on my other RPi . How to set : "Unmute ALSA control and set to full volume". ? what should i write in the box This player is always on 100% volume Set ALSA control to unmute and set to full volume (-U) less> Unmute ALSA control and set to full

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-25 Thread Mnyb
paul- wrote: > To be honest, I think it would be more reliable to start with a new > image, and then use the newconfig method of upgrading. I don't test > multiple version jumps in the update process. That way your 3.10 image > doesn't get wrecked. > > 3.10 was using an old repo, and there

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-25 Thread paul-
Mnyb wrote: > Hello piCore team . > > Trying an institute upgrade i get this: > > [ INFO ] Internet accessible. > [ INFO ] Sourceforge repository accessible. > [ INFO ] You are currently using piCorePlayer3.10 > > Then i press next and we have : > > [ INFO ] You are downloading the Update

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-24 Thread paul-
The audio version is designed for those that care about latency. So using any of the extra stuff in pCP that might increase latency could create problems. (i.e. server, wifi) Go for the regular version. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-24 Thread ghulse
huxmut wrote: > I use the 'non-audio' versions ... Audio version is kernal tweaks but > you lose some functionality (used to anyway, not sure with current > version) > Just go with the normal 3.5.0 version ghulse :) Thanks, I did see some notes on the audio-enhanced version that said you might

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-24 Thread huxmut
ghulse wrote: > Sorry if this is a basic question. What is recommended PiCore version > for a Rasberry Pi 2 Model B with HiFiBerry Digi+? Will the Audio > optimized version of pCP3.5.0 be the best version? I use the 'non-audio' versions ... Audio version is kernal tweaks but you lose some

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-24 Thread ghulse
Sorry if this is a basic question. What is recommended PiCore version for a Rasberry Pi 2 Model B with HiFiBerry Digi+? Will the Audio optimized version of pCP3.5.0 be the best version? ghulse's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-22 Thread Man in a van
Just like to thank the team for the ability to use the Wolfson/Cirrus Logic Audio Card. The set-up is a lot simpler than using the standard Squeezelite package :) Ronnie Man in a van's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-22 Thread Man in a van
jemhayward wrote: > I started with FAT but when that didn't work, I went to NTFS, and got it > to work on the 8GB stick, but not on the 64GB, which I also formatted to > NTFS. > > I've removed a USB backup disk from my server, and have plugged the > stick into the server and I am now

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-22 Thread jemhayward
paul- wrote: > Lol.mixing Unix and windows machines is not always eazy. What > format is the usb stick? Fat32 works best for music storage. Ntfs > works too, but you can run into Unix permission issues. I started with FAT but when that didn't work, I went to NTFS, and got it to work on

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-22 Thread paul-
jemhayward wrote: > BUT... I've just fitted a larger USB stick, mounted it, and reset the > share name, and I cannot authorise from windows or Mac again... > > this time, I've tried everything, and even ssh in ald tried ls > /var/log/%m.log which I think is the location of the samba log file,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-22 Thread jemhayward
jemhayward wrote: > Yes, it was something stupid... I'd not mounted the disc - well, I had, > but it seems to have got unmounted by accident! BUT... I've just fitted a larger USB stick, mounted it, and reset the share name, and I cannot authorise from windows or Mac again... this time, I've

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-21 Thread partymonkey
mcduman wrote: > just migrated to 7.9.2 and tidal gives 400 connection error. anybody can > replicate the problem? I'm getting the same error with any app that seems to be linked to squeezebox.com. This started w/ the update to 7.9.2. The log of my LMS gives me a hint to the problem, but I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-21 Thread mcduman
paul- wrote: > LMS development just moved to 7.9.2. Just a reminder if you want to > keep getting nighties, you will need to follow this procedure. > > http://picoreplayer.sourceforge.net/how_to_upgrade_lms.shtml just migrated to 7.9.2 and tidal gives 400 connection error. anybody can

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-21 Thread jemhayward
Yes, it was something stupid... I'd not mounted the disc - well, I had, but it seems to have got unmounted by accident! jemhayward's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=55065 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-21 Thread kidstypike
jemhayward wrote: > Just realised I posted this in the old thread, so here I go again: > > I've just build a PiCorePlayer on an old RPi 2 to use as a music player > while we are on holiday. I am going to use a 64GB usb stick as my music > repository, and run PcP in access point mode and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-21 Thread jemhayward
Just realised I posted this in the old thread, so here I go again: I've just build a PiCorePlayer on an old RPi 2 to use as a music player while we are on holiday. I am going to use a 64GB usb stick as my music repository, and run PcP in access point mode and control it from my phone. All my

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-21 Thread kidstypike
paul- wrote: > LMS development just moved to 7.9.2. Just a reminder if you want to > keep getting nighties, you will need to follow this procedure. > > http://picoreplayer.sourceforge.net/how_to_upgrade_lms.shtml Thanks Paul. Remembering to change 7.9.1 to 7.9.2? 24941

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-21 Thread ian_heys
Updated using procedure - thanks Paul. *Music Store & VPN Server: *Synology DS215J NAS* Home Server/Player:* LMS 7.9.2 on Pi 3B piCorePlayer v3.50 Server/IQAudio DAC+/Amp+ *Homeplug LAN Players: *Squeezelite on Windows 10 PC *UPNP Wifi Players:* Samsung Soundbar, Chromecast Audio/Video, Revo

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-20 Thread ian_heys
paul- wrote: > Just a reminder if you want to keep getting nighties An interesting thought for the day. *Music Store & VPN Server: *Synology DS215J NAS* Home Server/Player:* LMS 7.9.1 on Pi 3B piCorePlayer v3.50 Server/IQAudio DAC+/Amp+ *Homeplug LAN Players: *Squeezelite on Windows 10 PC

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-20 Thread paul-
LMS development just moved to 7.9.2. Just a reminder if you want to keep getting nighties, you will need to follow this procedure. http://picoreplayer.sourceforge.net/how_to_upgrade_lms.shtml piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-20 Thread cubii
As always, very fast answer! paul- wrote: > Plug into ethernet to make the changes, and it should work fine. Ok, then i will use a second sd card for that purpose, this makes switching between local use and on the road use (with Acsess Point) an option. I have a raspi zero wifi, so ethernet is

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-19 Thread paul-
Switching from AP mode directly to wifi has not been tested, and likely wont work. Plug into ethernet to make the changes, and it should work fine. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/picoreplayer/home Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-19 Thread Greg Erskine
hi cubii, I believe when you remove AP mode it removed the wifi firmware extensions. From memory, Paul has already discussed this before and offered a quick solution. Search back. You could also reload the required extensions through [Main Page] > [Extensions] or its probably quicker to just

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-19 Thread jbraveman
Greg Erskine wrote: > hi jbraveman, > > I think this is a network (or wifi?) issue. You normally don't need to > assign the LMS IP address. > > If it initially works, then only change one setting at the time to > determine what you are doing wrong and don't do it! :D > > regards > Greg I use

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-19 Thread huxmut
paul- wrote: > Now that I look, I don't think you can set the default, but you can turn > off all of the other views, so that is the only thing available. > Perhaps it might be a question to post in the jivelite thread. > > To turn off screens available for now playing > Goto Settings | Screen

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-18 Thread kappclark
FYI - Just did the upgrade from 3.22 to 3.5 .. seamless. Updated info on USB audio and RPi reconnected to LMS .. under 10 mins .. Thank You for your upgrades, efforts and support. kappclark's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-17 Thread psketch
paul- wrote: > Check this post Chill > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?108852-Announce-piCorePlayer-3-5-0=910417=1#post910417 > > I've added this to the front page of this thread. FYI, as the OP of this, running the alsa-update certainly fixes the problem with USB audio on armv6

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-17 Thread huxmut
paul- wrote: > You can set it in the jivelite menus.I forget the path, and I don't > have it in front of me right now. If you don't find it, I can look when > I get home. Thanks Paul. I'll try and find it tomorrow. I've run out of time to look tonight (but i did chill to radio paradise so

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-17 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > Check this post Chill > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?108852-Announce-piCorePlayer-3-5-0=910417=1#post910417 > > I've added this to the front page of this thread. That fixed it, thanks Paul. Chris

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread Michael Herger
Now that I look, I don't think you can set the default, but you can turn off all of the other views, so that is the only thing available. Perhaps it might be a question to post in the jivelite thread. You should be able to make whatever screen default if you backup your pcp configuration after

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread paul-
huxmut wrote: > Hi pCP Team, > This might be a question better asked in the Jivelite thread, but i > thought I'd start here first. Sorry if i'm in the wrong thread. > I have a playlist of internet radio stations set to auto start and all > is working well there, but I'd love it if the VU meter

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread paul-
Check this post Chill https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?108852-Announce-piCorePlayer-3-5-0=910417=1#post910417 I've added this to the front page of this thread. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/picoreplayer/home

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread chill
I've been trying to get a Pi Zero W working in place of a 3B, but I can't get it to see my Dacmagic. The 3B detects a whole bunch of output devices when the Dacmagic is connected, and the option 'front:CARD=Set,DEV=0' works well. > > Squeezelite found these output devices: > > null >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread Howard Passman
Sorry Paul. I took the quotes out and tried again. It takes the command, but still doesn't start playing or create a random mix. Thanks, Howard paul- wrote: > Wherever you are trying to use "pcp rand". Replace it with the above > command there. Make sure to check the player mac address

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread Howard Passman
Hi Paul, Gave it a try, but neither place on the Tweak screen will take it due to invalid characters... Tried in winscp open terminal just to see if it started the player and it did not. Thanks, Howard paul- wrote: > Wherever you are trying to use "pcp rand". Replace it with the above >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread Howard Passman
Hi Paul, I did try that and got the response 10.10.10.1 not found. That is the ip address listed under AP IP Address. Here's what I typed in... ( echo "24:da:9b:05:ea:8f randomplay tracks"; echo exit ) | ${NC} 10.10.10.1 9090 > /dev/null The mac address is the one listed in my phone for wifi.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread paul-
Wherever you are trying to use "pcp rand". Replace it with the above command there. Make sure to check the player mac address and the IP address of the LMS server. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/picoreplayer/home Please

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread Howard Passman
HI Paul, Sorry, where do I hard code the command? Thanks for your help on this. Howard paul- wrote: > That makes sense, in 3.5.0, the code to pickup the address of the LMS > server didn't always work for the local instance. I'm working on this > for the next version. > > Your best

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread paul-
huxmut wrote: > Hi pCP Team, > This might be a question better asked in the Jivelite thread, but i > thought I'd start here first. Sorry if i'm in the wrong thread. > I have a playlist of internet radio stations set to auto start and all > is working well there, but I'd love it if the VU meter

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread paul-
That makes sense, in 3.5.0, the code to pickup the address of the LMS server didn't always work for the local instance. I'm working on this for the next version. Your best bet is to hard code the command to the cli. ( echo "12:34:56:78:90 randomplay tracks"; echo exit ) | ${NC} 10.10.10.1

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread Howard Passman
Hi Greg, Was this response for me?? Thanks, Howard Greg Erskine wrote: > Arh AP mode. That explains it. :cool: > > I wasn't keeping track... :( Howard Passman's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-16 Thread huxmut
Hi pCP Team, This might be a question better asked in the Jivelite thread, but i thought I'd start here first. Sorry if i'm in the wrong thread. I have a playlist of internet radio stations set to auto start and all is working well there, but I'd love it if the VU meter visualisations page was

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-15 Thread Greg Erskine
Arh AP mode. That explains it. :cool: I wasn't keeping track... :( Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108852

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-15 Thread Howard Passman
Hi Greg, What I've been trying to do is use a pCP in my car, so the APmode was a god send. But, no matter if you use the LMS settings or the Tweaks, the player will not reboot and start playing a playlist. It always looses the previous playlist I'm assuming because it looses power from the car.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-15 Thread Greg Erskine
Howard Passman wrote: > I've thought about where to post this and I think this is the correct > forum. I have two pCP's. One on a RPI3B and one on a RPI3B+. I don't > think this makes any difference, but what do I know. Ill answer that. > Nothing. > > On the RPI3B, using the command "pcp rand"

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-15 Thread Greg Erskine
jbraveman wrote: > I have multiple pi's running picoreplayer 3.2 and have had this problem > in the past. I'm currently trying to setup a new pi3 model B with a > Hifiberry DAC+ with a 5v 2.5A power adapter (canakit). LMS is running on > a dedicated windows 10 machine and player is connected via

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-15 Thread Howard Passman
Alright, I realize I might be being a bit of a pest here, but I thought I would give this one more try after narrowing this down to the AP Mode. I won't go over the entire thing I'm trying to do, but suffice it to say that if you are using APMode, commands from "Auto start LMS" and/or "User

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-15 Thread Howard Passman
I appreciate the wag at it. Both are set at "Pause at power off/Resume at power on". I have tried it the other way though. Thanks, Howard kidstypike wrote: > Just a wag, it's nothing to do with the setting at LMS > Settings > > Player tab > your player > Power on Resume? > > > 24933

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-15 Thread kidstypike
Howard Passman wrote: > I've thought about where to post this and I think this is the correct > forum. I have two pCP's. One on a RPI3B and one on a RPI3B+. I don't > think this makes any difference, but what do I know. Ill answer that. > Nothing. > > On the RPI3B, using the command "pcp rand"

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-15 Thread Howard Passman
I've thought about where to post this and I think this is the correct forum. I have two pCP's. One on a RPI3B and one on a RPI3B+. I don't think this makes any difference, but what do I know. Ill answer that. Nothing. On the RPI3B, using the command "pcp rand" in the tweaks page of pCP, the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-15 Thread paul-
There is no configuration via ftp or ssh. There is a setup command from ssh, but that is only for setting up the networking of the player. If you can ssh in, type Code: tc@piTouch:~$ cat /var/log/pcp_boot.log and tc@piTouch:~$ cat

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-15 Thread jbraveman
I have multiple pi's running picoreplayer 3.2 and have had this problem in the past. I'm currently trying to setup a new pi3 model B with a Hifiberry DAC+ with a 5v 2.5A power adapter (canakit). LMS is running on a dedicated windows 10 machine and player is connected via ethernet. After I flash

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-14 Thread majones
paul- wrote: > It's not open source. So really no interest here. No problem. Thanks for the steer towards Tiny Core Linux. I'll have a fiddle around. majones's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-14 Thread knutmi
Thanks for very nice work. NAD C390DD with MDC HDM2 and MDC BLUOS2 - Tannoy Revolution Signature DC6T - Pi3 with Picoreplayer and LMS and Goldilocks filter settings - Tidal HIFI - WDmyCloud 3TB with FLAC files -

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-13 Thread paul-
It's not open source. So really no interest here. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/picoreplayer/home Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-13 Thread majones
paul- wrote: > The base OS for pCP is piCore http://www.tinycorelinux.net/ It does > not support standard package tools, that being said most things can be > made to run there. > > What is the home page for the project? Source Code? Hi Paul. It's https://www.mymediaalexa.com/#section-3. Any

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-13 Thread paul-
The base OS for pCP is piCore http://www.tinycorelinux.net/ It does not support standard package tools, that being said most things can be made to run there. What is the home page for the project? Source Code? piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-13 Thread majones
I'd like to run the mymediaalexa server in parallel with LMS under piCorePlayer. Is this possible? I can download the mymedia_1.3.64.0-1_armhf.deb file, but then "sudo apt-get install ./mymedia_1.3.64.0-1_armhf.deb" doesn't work.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-11 Thread paul-
Previous Audio versions were not Real Time kernels. Server software does not perform well in a Real Time environment. The switch to a real time kernel was to make the "audio" better. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-11 Thread sbp
fsger wrote: > Thank you for the advice. PCP 3.5.0 sounds really excellent, so I will > probably stick to it. When I have a bit of time, I might buy a 3+ and > try playing around with using my RPI3 as the LMS server (I already have > a 500GB SSD attached to it) and using the 3+ with PCP 3.5.0

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-11 Thread fsger
sbp wrote: > Hi. > I wouldn't use the audio version for a LMS setup - and I suggest only to > use it for your squeezelite clients. > So as the normal 3.5.0 version is working with your LMS installed I > would stick to that. Personally, I use a RPi3 for my LMS server, with a > 1 TB USB HDD

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-11 Thread sbp
OK - found Michaels post camparing different RPi's: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?108818-Does-piCorePlayer-3-22-work-on-the-Raspberry-Pi-3B/page3 piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/picoreplayer/home *Please

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-11 Thread sbp
fsger wrote: > I had been running 3.22 Audio without any problems and expected an easy > upgrade to 3.5.0 Audio. Unfortunately, I spent number of fruitless > evenings trying to get a version of 3.5.0 Audio & LMS to run stably (in > most cases at some point in the set-up it - usually after LMS

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-11 Thread fsger
I had been running 3.22 Audio without any problems and expected an easy upgrade to 3.5.0 Audio. Unfortunately, I spent number of fruitless evenings trying to get a version of 3.5.0 Audio & LMS to run stably (in most cases at some point in the set-up it - usually after LMS was installed - it just

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-11 Thread rores
Hello, would it be possible to implement ser2net in pCP? I d'like to use it to send artist- and track information to a moving sign display. thx rores's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67948 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-06 Thread Eric0321
bpa wrote: > Good. > > > This is long explanation and my understanding but it may have > inaccuracies > > MEPG-4 is a flexible but complex transport format so there are many ways > of laying out data in a file - an MPEG4 file is made up of data "atoms". > If a file is played by an application

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-06 Thread ply3908
mherger wrote: > > I am using the latest pcP and getting a lots of warnings in the log > when > > I using the LMS gui (clicking some Chinese songs or links perhaps). > Any > > idea to fix it please. > > Is it just that warning in the log, or is the page itself corrupted, > too? > > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-06 Thread bpa
Eric0321 wrote: > It played after adding that argument. I also changed the transcode > setting back to native within the advanced LMS settings. Good. > If you don't mind, for my own curiosity, why does this work with that > flag? Thanks :cool: This is long explanation and my understanding

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-05 Thread Eric0321
bpa wrote: > The original conversion command was > > Code: > > > ffmpeg -i $source -ac 2 -ar 44100 -y -vn -acodec libfdk_aac -vbr 5 $dest > > > > > Please try the following > > Code: > > > ffmpeg -i $source

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-05 Thread bpa
The original conversion command was Code: ffmpeg -i $source -ac 2 -ar 44100 -y -vn -acodec libfdk_aac -vbr 5 $dest Please try the following Code: ffmpeg -i $source -movflags faststart -ac 2 -ar 44100 -y -vn

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-05 Thread paul-
In a single player environment, likely no problems. A rpi3 should have more than enough power to transcode that stream. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://sites.google.com/site/picoreplayer/home Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-05 Thread Eric0321
bpa wrote: > AFAIK Transcoding should not be a problem on a PI 3. > > I'll check the MPEG-4 format of the file so see if there is an option on > the ffmpeg conversion command. Cool, thanks! I'm not sure how I would even go about doing that... I have MediaInfo, but it just tells me about

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-05 Thread bpa
Eric0321 wrote: > LMS and pCP are running on the same device; that's why I didn't want to > transcode. I may just do 320kbps 48KHz mp3 for this particular player. > I'll have to make two sets of transcoded audio from my source flac files > but meh... Or I could just pony up for a larger USB

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-05 Thread Eric0321
bpa wrote: > I think stick with the suggestion disabling "native" for MPEG-4. It is > the simplest option now. It only puts a little load onto the LMS > system. You could spend ages trying to find another compatible format > for all the different devices. LMS and pCP are running on the same

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-05 Thread bpa
Eric0321 wrote: > I'm not dead-set on M4A/AAC, it was just an option I had that would work > between my fiance's car, our PMPs, etc... have good audio quality with a > relatively small file size. I'm not opposed to using something else; > though I'm limited to what Beets and/or dBpoweramp can

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 3.5.0

2018-04-05 Thread Eric0321
bpa wrote: > No loss in quality. I think the problem is decoding the MPEG-4 file > format. The transcoder faad (which uses faad libraries) was extended > by LMS to support some MPEG-4 transport formats. > Wouldn't it be better to find a correct conversion since you are > coverting flac to

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