Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-19 Thread paul-
Narcos wrote: > I'm unable to "SAVE" SSID changes , I keep getting a pop up message > "SSID, Password and Country code MUST be entered!" The password has to be entered anytime you want to make change. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-19 Thread Narcos
agburnsky wrote: > Are you sure you have the SSID input correctly, in the list of > available networks, it is fuzzy, but it looks like capital letters in > GHz and lower case in the SSID part? > > Anthony Well spotted Anthony :) I was hoping this would solve my problem, but . :(

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-19 Thread Man in a van
jubm wrote: > Thanks Ronnie. Unfortunately, it is a 802.11b/g/n so only 2.4Ghz. But > I'll keep it in mind as a workaround. > Anyone using a 5Ghz compatible dongle? I have this one that is dual band 36919 I don't remember where I bought it from :confused::(:p dmesg > [3.875373] usb

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-19 Thread jubm
Thanks Ronnie. Unfortunately, it is a 802.11b/g/n so only 2.4Ghz. But I'll keep it in mind as a workaround. Anyone using a 5Ghz compatible dongle? jubm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=72398 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-17 Thread Man in a van
jubm wrote: > Hi, > I'm running PiCorePlayer on a Pi 2B with a Netgear WiFi dongle that > unfortunately is using one of the incompatible Realtek chips. And I was > unsuccessful at compiling the driver unfortunately. > Has any of you a compatible wifi dongle on PCP 8, and which model is it >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-17 Thread jubm
Hi, I'm running PiCorePlayer on a Pi 2B with a Netgear WiFi dongle that unfortunately is using one of the incompatible Realtek chips. And I was unsuccessful at compiling the driver unfortunately. Has any of you a compatible wifi dongle on PCP 8, and which model is it please? I could replace the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-14 Thread paul-
agburnsky wrote: > Are you sure you have the SSID input correctly, in the list of > available networks, it is fuzzy, but it looks like capital letters in > GHz and lower case in the SSID part? > > Anthony That's a good eye there. I looked it over, but was on my phone the first time, so tiny

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-14 Thread agburnsky
Narcos wrote: > I'm unable to connect the PCP/LMS via wifi , "wifi information" shows > "wifi IP- is missing" can someone please help me with this > > Initially I was planning to use it via Ethernet, so pcp was configured > with WiFi turned “off”, not sure if I need to change any settings

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-14 Thread paul-
Everything you would need is on the wifi page. The wireless is working, since you are getting scan data. Try to connect to the SSID on the 2.4ghz channel Not sure how complicated your wifi password is.If you are not using standard ascii characters, there could be an issue. You could

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-14 Thread Narcos
jd68 wrote: > If possible I would use DHCP but define in the router to assign always > the same IP address to these RPi's. I'm unable to connect the PCP/LMS via wifi , "wifi information" shows "wifi IP- is missing" can someone please help me with this

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-13 Thread pgf
Got it. I'm on my own. ;-) Thanks! pgf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58510 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114828

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-13 Thread Greg Erskine
See "'piCorePlayer Releases' (https://docs.picoreplayer.org/releases/)". Although we test insitu-upgrades, its usually only from recent releases. Because of the hundreds of variables, there are no guarantees. >From time to time, we need to increase partition sizes or restructure some aspect of

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-13 Thread pgf
A couple of questions, before I do my first in situ upgrade. I assume that anything backed up (i.e., listed in /opt/.filetool.lst) will survive the insitu upgrade, correct? Likewise, the modules installed via onboot.lst? I'm running 7.0.1. Is it okay to upgrade straight to 8.1, or do I need

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-12 Thread agburnsky
paul- wrote: > What are you doing with your system? It only gets mounted at boot, or > when you make a boot configuration change. It should be unmounted right > away after making the change. Are you making lots of changes all the > time? > > If you look at diagnostic/raspberry pi, uptime

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-12 Thread paul-
What are you doing with your system? It only gets mounted at boot, or when you make a boot configuration change. It should be unmounted right away after making the change. Are you making lots of changes? piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-12 Thread agburnsky
I have noticed that my Boot partition is not being unmounted. I noticed it a few days ago and assumed that I had mounted it to just look around, I rebooted and checked to ensure that it had been unmounted, today I checked and it's mounted again. How would I sort this out? Electrical outages

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-12 Thread paul-
TimM wrote: > Hi, I've just got the above hat for a new Pi4, pcp 8.1 loads ok. I go > to squeezelite settings and go for the digi + pro setting. Unfortunately > then squeezelite does not start. > > Basically what am I doing wrong, and where can I find a relevant log? > > Have tried many

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-12 Thread TimM
Hi, I've just got the above hat for a new Pi4, pcp loads ok. I go to squeezelite settings and go for the digi + pro setting. Unfortunately then squeezelite does not start. Basically what am I doing wrong, and where can I find a relevant log? Have tried many reboots with no luck thus far.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread zordaz
rgdawson wrote: > I'm afraid I have nothing more to offer, but I have never heard this > with SLX myself and I don't have any Ogg/Vorbis local files, but Spotify > uses Ogg and I don't have an issue there. pCP v5 apparently used > squeezelite version 1.9.2-1158. And looking at raplhy's github

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread audiomike
I'm looking for some input from those with more experience with this system. We had a power outage and my SD card got corrupted. I believe I was running piCorePlayer 6 or 7 (the file /boot/config.txt says things like `[PI0] initramfs rootfs-pCP-12.0.gz,modules-5.4.83-pcpCore.gz...` ). I've

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread rgdawson
zordaz wrote: > I don't know what audio format Pandora uses, so I can't comment on > that. > > But I hear exactly the same audible glitches with the SLX & Primary > Sound Driver & Ogg/Vorbis playback of my local files. I am not surprised > to be honest, based upon my earlier testing I don't

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread Labarum
JaMo wrote: > Hi, > > I want to report that the Gustard X26 Pro dac works very well with > piCorePlayer 8.1.0 (64 bit) > That's a lot of DAC, and a lot of money! https://soundnews.net/sources/dacs/gustard-x26-pro-dac-review/ Brian In UK: Chromecast Audio Dongle and Chromecast Video

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread JaMo
Hi, I want to report that the Gustard X26 Pro dac works very well with piCorePlayer 8.1.0 (64 bit) Output setting: iec958:CARD=G20,DEV=0 /Jan JaMo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56386 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread streifenleopard
garym wrote: > rPi4 or rPi3B+ both fine. I have about 3TB of files. You can put music > files on a USB drive connected to rPi or simply mount the NAS to your > rPi for music file access. > > p.s. I recommend piCorePlayer as the OS for running LMS. Easy to > install. See >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread Labarum
bpa wrote: > Are you sure it is a DAC ? I got a similar adapter for a Samsung tablet > and only works with the tablet O yes! https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/review-apple-vs-google-usb-c-headphone-adapters.5541/ This chap does not hand out praise easily. It works

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread bpa
Labarum wrote: > And it has just occurred to me that I have an Apple in-line DAC which is > extreme well reviewed and costs £9 > > https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MU7E2ZM/A/usb-c-to-35mm-headphone-jack-adapter > Are you sure it is a DAC ? I got a similar adapter for a Samsung tablet

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread Labarum
And it has just occurred to me that I have an Apple in-line DAC which is extreme well reviewed and costs £9 https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MU7E2ZM/A/usb-c-to-35mm-headphone-jack-adapter There is a very easy solution. As suggested I will start a new thread. Brian In UK: Chromecast

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread Labarum
Thanks for your comments, all. The Topping D30 was in my sights. If the USB audio from a P4 is fine I have another option. I Southampton I run an old Beresford 7510 DAC which has no USB input, but I Nicosia I have a later 7520 which does. I could swap them over - when I get to travel! The

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread Man in a van
wLabarum wrote: > > > and I wonder if a Raspberry Pi with this hat and PiCorePlayer would > allow me to achieve the same ends as above. > > /QUOTE] > > Hi Brian, good to see you posting again. I hope the old hip is well :) > > I think this is a no-brainer and should be done. :p > > With

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread slartibartfast
coyrls wrote: > The pre Pi 4 criticism was something I have read about rather than > experienced myself! I would have thought that not using the Ethernet > port would solve the potential issue anyway, as there would be no > Ethernet traffic on the USB bus.That was my thinking as well. I don't

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread coyrls
slartibartfast wrote: > In my experience there is no issue with the sound quality using USB into > an external DAC from a Pi3B. I am not using the ethernet port though. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk The pre Pi 4 criticism was something I have read about rather than experienced

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread slartibartfast
coyrls wrote: > The USB external DAC poor sound quality was a criticism of the pre Pi4 > architecture where the USB ports shared a bus with the Ethernet port. > That architecture changed with the Pi4, where the USB ports have a > dedicated bus. I think now it’s accepted that with the pi4

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread coyrls
Labarum wrote: > I presently have a Beresford DAC strapped to the back of the TV with its > two optical inputs driven by > > 1.A Chromecast Audio dongle receiving via Castbridge > > 2. A TV which has a Chromecast Video Dongle attached - this dongle is > also recognised by Castbridge and audio

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread Labarum
I presently have a Beresford DAC strapped to the back of the TV with its two optical inputs driven by 1.A Chromecast Audio dongle receiving via Castbridge 2. A TV which has a Chromecast Video Dongle attached - this dongle is also recognised by Castbridge and audio may be streamed by that

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread RobLDN
I've used resizeFS to use 'Whole disk' and now normal services has resumed. No errors in log now. I guess it was down to the nightly builds not clearing old versions but didn't get to the root of the disk space culprit. Back to the Release branch for now.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-10 Thread zordaz
rgdawson wrote: > Prior to your post I had never noticed this issue. But today, believe > it or not, I was trying out an old R-Pi 1. I installed piCorePlayer on > it and running audio over hdmi, just to see if it worked. Well sure > enough, I noticed very audible distortion at the end of a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread rgdawson
zordaz wrote: > I discovered the glitches in May/June 2021. They were also present in > all Squeezelite-X versions/updates I used since that date. > I only use default output settings, both on Squeezelite-X and all > piCorePlayer versions (and Hifiberry OS) I tested with. I can probably >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread garym
rPi4 or rPi3B+ both fine. I have about 3TB of files. *Home:* Pi4B-8GB/pCP8.x/4TB>LMS 8.2.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* rPi4B-4GB/pCP8.x/4TB>LMS 8.2.x>Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (Radio WIFI) *Office:* Win10(64)>foobar2000 *The Wild:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread RobLDN
@greg I don't have that, I have the following when looking at the resizeFS page. And I've been running on the Stable release channel so a few upgrades in place recently. Code: Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 29 GB, 31046238208 bytes, 60637184 sectors 947456 cylinders, 4 heads, 16

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread streifenleopard
Could someone please point me to what RPI model to use best to stream a collection of 250gb music (flacs, wmas, oggs but mostly mp3s) using LMS? I am looking for sth fast. LMS on my NAS is too slow. Also, can I export my library, stats, artists pics etc from LMS running on a NAS? Or can I just

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread agburnsky
It appears that my pi 4's do not unmount the boot partition. Both are running v8.0, one built from scratch and the other an institu update. Is there a simple way to correct this? Pi 4 - JustBoom Digi - Topping E30 Pi 4 - HiFiBerry Provides Dac Pi 4 - Topping D10s

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread zordaz
rgdawson wrote: > As far as Squeezelite-X is concerned, it should be exactly the same as > running squeezelite by itself, since that is all SLX is doing. SLX runs > the latest version of squeezelite, currently v1.9.9-1392. Have you > tested various output device settings, and in your testing

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread Greg Erskine
The boot partition is unmounted. Code: $ m1 $ df Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread Greg Erskine
It should show this. Code: FilesystemSize Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/mmcblk0p2 979.9M625.4M317.9M 66% /mnt/mmcblk0p2 /dev/sda1 931.5G723.7G207.9G 78% /mnt/USB

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread RobLDN
Thanks Greg, I found that and confirmed it's a 2Gb partition but doesn't confirm where I'm running out of space. Someone in this thread listed a readout that showed used/free for the disk. Code: /dev/mmcblk0p1 is 64M /dev/mmcblk0p2 is 2000M

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread Greg Erskine
RobLDN wrote: > Where can I find the usage and space left on the boot sdcard? Thanks. [Main Page] > [Resize FS] > "Current mounted partition information" Greg Erskine's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread rgdawson
zordaz wrote: > A few months ago I discovered that gapless playback of Ogg/Vorbis files > was not working flawlessly in piCorePlayer. The playback is gapless, but > during the transition to the new track a small glitch is audible. I > started a separate thread about it on this forum, but that

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread RobLDN
Where can I find the usage and space left on the boot sdcard? Thanks. RobLDN's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=72446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114828

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-09 Thread RobLDN
Hi, been using the picoreplayer for almost two years and it's been great. Recently been having some issues and going by the log, running out of space: [Will insert log here] I saw someone posted what looked like a bit of the log that showed folder sizes e.g. cache/artwork, how is that

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-08 Thread zordaz
A few months ago I discovered that gapless playback of Ogg/Vorbis files was not working flawlessly in piCorePlayer. The playback is gapless, but during the transition to the new track a small glitch is audible. I started a separate thread about it on this forum, but that remained silent

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-05 Thread paul-
When you change to wifi, make sure you unplug the cable, and then reboot. Make sure to boot without the cable plugged in. Jivelite will likely need to be reset in that state, as it gets tied to the networking interface. You cannot easily switch between ethernet and wifi with jiveliteso

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-05 Thread fphredd
Searched through the thread, didn't see this one, apologies if it's been covered (and please point me)... I've put together a player using PCP 8.1 with a RPi 3B+ and official RPi 7" touchscreen. When it's hardwired, everything functions as it should. When it's using wif-fi, PCP Squeezeplay says

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-05 Thread zubenubi
paul- wrote: > Start with LMS logs. (What version of LMS are you using) I would also > do common things like checking connectors and power supplies. LMS Logs only show: [22-01-05 08:46:08.0963] main::init (390) Starting Logitech Media Server (v8.2.0, 1627922070, Tue Aug 3 11:43:18 CEST

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-05 Thread paul-
Start with LMS logs. (What version of LMS are you using) I would also do common things like checking connectors and power supplies. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-05 Thread zubenubi
Hi, Over the past couple of days I have had to reboot my piCore rpi4 with the following: piCorePlayer | piCorePlayer v8.1.0 | www v00017 | linux 5.10.77-pcpCore-v8 (64) | piCore v13.1 | Squeezelite v1.9.9-1391-pCP LMS web pages stop responding. In order to recover I tried a restart of LMS,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-05 Thread jrlmel
I have been using piCorePlayer for over a year now (Raspberry Pi 4 LMS server and another Pi/hifiberry digi+ pro as a client connected to an ADI-2-DAC FS) and it has been flawless. Love the constant improvement in the software. Keep up the good work. Thank you.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-05 Thread scooper
paul- wrote: > Is a power outtage, or planned reboot involved? > > pCP starts much faster than a NAS will, so the mount will fail, unless > you tell pCP to wait for a while. Setting is on by the network mount > setup, and I think the default is 30sec. It's random and I can't remember it

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-05 Thread Greg Erskine
Thanks. It makes it easier for the next person. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114828

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-05 Thread JaMo
I just wanted to report that Gustards new DDC, the U18 (XMOS 216) works like a charm with piCorePlayer 8.0 and 8.1 My output setting: iec958:CARD=G20,DEV=0 Maybe You all already knew that, but anyway. Cheers/Jan JaMo's

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-04 Thread paul-
Is a power outtage, or planned reboot involved? pCP starts much faster than a NAS will, so the mount will fail, unless you tell pCP to wait for a while. Setting is on by the network mount setup, and I think the default is 30sec. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-04 Thread scooper
I have an unusual problem. Every now and then my music folder shows up in LMS as empty. To find it again, I change the NFS version (so if it was 4.1, I change it to 4.0 and vice versa) and remount and reindex. Running pCP 8.1.0 on a Rpi 4 and the music is stored on a Synology DS218+. Thanks for

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-04 Thread fphredd
paul- wrote: > Make sure you do a backup after installing the applets. Boom! Winna Winna. Thank you!! That was it! :D fphredd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33133 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-04 Thread paul-
You don't need license manager for custom clock anymore. Make sure you do a backup after installing the applets. If I recall, some parts of Custom Clock needs to be installed manually. I run it, but it's been a really long time since I installed.Local storage for jivelite is at

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-03 Thread fphredd
Installed PCP on a Pi 3B+ as I've done before, but now going with a Pi 7" touchscreen (using. Output to the screen works, but I don't seem able to install the Custom Clock and License Manager Applets. Would like to use SDT screensaver. Was able to install them on Max2Play, just won't show as

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-03 Thread maddymarc
Understood. Thanks, Paul! maddymarc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8233 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114828 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-03 Thread paul-
There is no way to migrate, the pCP aarch64 is pure 64bit. If your LMS has a complicated setup, you could copy the prefs, but most just setup from scratch. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-03 Thread maddymarc
What would be the “smart” way of migrating from 32bit pCP 8.1 to 64bit? I currently use a pi3B for LMS only and will be changing to a new pi4 4GB for LMS. Are there specific files I can copy over to speed up the process? Or must I start from scratch and reinstall everything I want? Thanks in

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-03 Thread carsten_h
paul- wrote: > When the headphones connect, do you see an entry similar to That is really strange. I tested another headphone (Anker Soundcore Life Q30) which was also connected before. There it works directly. Then I switched back to the Sennheiser HD350BT and they are not working. But I saw

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-03 Thread paul-
Everything still works for me Carsten. Take a look in the bluetooth log. When the headphones connect, do you see an entry similar to Code: 01-03 12:39 EST DEBUG Open /dev/input/event1 for 70_BF_92_35_D5_34 piCorePlayer a small

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2022-01-03 Thread carsten_h
Hello and a great new year! After updating to 8.1.0 a few weeks ago I didn't used my bluetooth headphones, but only used direct output via Hifiberry. Today I tried the headphones, they conected without any problem, but the headphone functions for play/pause/next/previous are not longer working.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-22 Thread coyrls
FYI this one works well for me: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07NYN9PL6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8=1 coyrls's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44253 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread Man in a van
Narcos wrote: > > I'll be adding a 2 TB SSD drive to the USB 3.0 port on the Pi server via > usb 3.0 to Sata adapter, once I complete this whole jig. I would do some research on this, if I were you. Not all adapters are equal with regard to the rpi:confused: Not so much in this, your

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread Narcos
Pommes wrote: > If I were you, I would just cancel the order of the second raspberry. > You can run hundreds of audio streams via Wi-Fi. And usually there is no > maintenance to do, once your set up is finished, or maintenance is done > via the web interface. If you worry about degrading of

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread w3wilkes
Just a side note. I only do a reserved IP address for my server so that I can have the URL on any of my browsers around the house saved in "favorites". On the rare occasion I want to access my rpi client I can get its current IP address from the LMS server Information tab. Main system - Rock

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread Narcos
Man in a van wrote: > Also assign each client squeezelite 127.0.0.1 IP to stop it going AWOL > :) > > ronnie I will be assigning an IP address for each Rpi's MAC address. Would I still need to do this Narcos's

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread Narcos
Gents, Thank you for your replies slartibartfast wrote: > Yes, I just reserve IP addresses on the router. It's easier than using > static IP addresses. jd68 wrote: > If possible I would use DHCP but define in the router to assign always > the same IP address to these RPi's. @slartibarfast,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread Pommes
Narcos wrote: > Here’s an excerpt from Klaus’ (Soundcheck) blog, > > “ Keeping the server separate from my experience is a good idea for > several reasons. > To list a few: > > > You can keep the server close to the router, especially if you don't > have > ethernet cable wiring in your

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread P Nelson
Narcos wrote: > As I intend on running 2 RPI4’ (server+client configuration) do I have > to give both RPI’s a seperate Static IP address? The existing Pi has > 192.168.1.6. ? If I understand correctly, you want to run LMS (server) on both of the RPis? For most people, one server can be used to

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread Man in a van
Narcos wrote: > As I intend on running 2 RPI4’ (server+client configuration) do I have > to give both RPI’s a seperate Static IP address? The existing Pi has > 192.168.1.6. ? Also assign each client squeezelite 127.0.0.1 IP to stop it going AWOL :) ronnie

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread jd68
Narcos wrote: > As I intend on running 2 RPI4’ (server+client configuration) do I have > to give both RPI’s a seperate Static IP address? The existing Pi has > 192.168.1.6. ? If possible I would use DHCP but define in the router to assign always the same IP address to these RPi's.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread slartibartfast
Narcos wrote: > As I intend on running 2 RPI4’ (server+client configuration) do I have > to give both RPI’s a seperate Static IP address? The existing Pi has > 192.168.1.6. ?Yes, I just reserve IP addresses on the router. It's easier > than using static IP addresses. Sent from my Pixel 3a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread Narcos
As I intend on running 2 RPI4’ (server+client configuration) do I have to give both RPI’s a seperate Static IP address? The existing Pi has 192.168.1.6. ? Narcos's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread Narcos
slartibartfast wrote: > Well I am pretty sure lots of users here use piCoreplayer as both server > and player on the same Pi, some even connecting the server over WiFi. If > you don't try it yourself you will never know if any of that stuff you > quoted is important. > > Sent from my Pixel 3a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread slartibartfast
Narcos wrote: > Here’s an excerpt from Klaus’ (Soundcheck) blog, > > “ Keeping the server separate from my experience is a good idea for > several reasons. > To list a few: > > > You can keep the server close to the router, especially if you don't > have > ethernet cable wiring in your

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-21 Thread Narcos
Pommes wrote: > Maybe I am not understanding you right, but I have a PCP with LMS on > pi4. And attached to that PI is my USBDAC. No need for an extra PI > client, you can run all on one PI Here’s an excerpt from Klaus’ (Soundcheck) blog, “ Keeping the server separate from my experience is a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-20 Thread aubuti
Narcos wrote: > Sure you can run everything on one Pi, but I’m trying to achieve a > Server + Client architecture, the server would be connected to my router > & music library (in my case, a 5tb external HDD), the client attached to > my dac. > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-20 Thread Narcos
Pommes wrote: > Maybe I am not understanding you right, but I have a PCP with LMS on > pi4. And attached to that PI is my USBDAC. No need for an extra PI > client, you can run all on one PI Sure you can run everything on one Pi, but I’m trying to achieve a Server + Client architecture, the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-20 Thread garym
Pommes wrote: > Maybe I am not understanding you right, but I have a PCP with LMS on > pi4. And attached to that PI is my USBDAC. No need for an extra PI > client, you can run all on one PI Yes that’s true. However if you want your rPi with LMS to be connected via ethernet to your router, and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-20 Thread Pommes
Narcos wrote: > Thanks Gary, Worked like a charm. Though I had to install “additional > files” .tcz extension, related to exfat drive. > > I’m not sure if this is the right thread to ask queries and troubleshoot > PCP, my goal is to build a Server and Client (RPI4 based) specifically > for

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-20 Thread garym
Narcos wrote: > Thanks Gary, Worked like a charm. Though I had to install “additional > files” .tcz extension, related to exfat drive. perfect *Home:* Pi4B-8GB/pCP8.x/4TB>LMS 8.2.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* rPi4B-4GB/pCP8.x/4TB>LMS 8.2.x>Touch>Benchmark DAC I,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-20 Thread Narcos
garym wrote: > click on the LMS tab in piCorePlayer web GUI and it will allow you to > automatically install LMS. And you don’t need to partition your HDD to > attach to rPi. I didn’t. > > I assume you’ve seen all these instructions. > https://docs.picoreplayer.org/how-to/ Thanks Gary,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-19 Thread garym
Narcos wrote: > Greetings everyone, My first post on the forum. > > I’m trying to build a Rpi4 based server/client setup with PCP + LMS, so > far I’ve been able to burn the PCP image on a SD card and applied a few > tweaks to it. > > I need to download LMS (the latest nightly v8.1) and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-19 Thread Narcos
Greetings everyone, My first post on the forum. I’m trying to build a Rpi4 based server/client setup with PCP + LMS, so far I’ve been able to burn the PCP image on a SD card and applied a few tweaks to it. I need to download LMS (the latest nightly v8.1) and integrate it with PCP, but before

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-16 Thread pmendiuk
@paul- You were correct. The path was not correct. The extension is working fine now. pmendiuk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62342 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-16 Thread psketch
pmendiuk wrote: > I would like to write some python scripts in PcP and I am running into > some issues with creating and using an extension that contains the > required python packages. > > I installed python3.8-pip and installed all the required packages and my > script runs fine. Pip

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-16 Thread Paytheprice
Just updatet two Pi4B, one running as a Sequeezebox Touch, one as a LMS from v.7.0.1 to v 8.0.1in-situ. No problems at all. Thanks for your work and the development. Paytheprice's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-16 Thread paul-
In general that sounds fine, but it appears that you have not created your extension properly. I would look at the contents to the extension, the files are probably not where you think they are. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-15 Thread pmendiuk
I would like to write some python scripts in PcP and I am running into some issues with creating and using an extension that contains the required python packages. I installed python3.8-pip and installed all the required packages and my script runs fine. Pip installed all the packages into

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-10 Thread jasc
Thank you all for the replies - they gave me the confidence to go for it, but not before backing up the whole card, of course. ;) I performed an 8.0.0 > 8.1.0 Insitu update on my 3 partition setup and am happy to report that it worked without a hitch. It appears that all my pCP settings

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-10 Thread paul-
Nothing is done to the third partition as a part of the update process. But I've seen cards that are on their last legs crash during an update...it's pretty rare though. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

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