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

2014-11-06 Thread slimhase
Triode wrote: 1) The log is the squeezelite log not the LMS log. 2) If you install it from apt-get it may be running as a service rather than manually from the command line - this will be why other instances of squeeze players won't work - as they will use the same mac address. You

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

2014-11-06 Thread SamS
sbp wrote: Hi. In order to help we need more info. Do you have any sound from your DAC? What does the List AlSA devices show?. Could you please show us your config.cfg file (copy from the About page) Steen Hi Steen, I do not get any sound of the DAC. List ALSA devices shows:

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

2014-11-06 Thread Man in a van
front:CARD=DAC,DEV=0 try this line in the alsa settings page atb Ronnie Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread:

[SlimDevices: Unix] EL6/7 yum repo for latest LMS (7.8.x/7.9.x) ?

2014-11-06 Thread robinbowes
Hi, Can someone please put me out of my misery and point me at the URL for the yum repo containing the latest LMS RPMs, ie. 7.8.x + 7.9.x? Thanks! R. Net-UDAP is free software - you do not have to pay for it. However, if you found it useful, please consider donating:

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

2014-11-06 Thread probedb
I was going to ask whether the card was connected via S/P-DIF or analogue as it would appear to support both. 'last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/probedb) probedb's Profile:

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

2014-11-06 Thread SamS
Man in a van wrote: front:CARD=DAC,DEV=0 try this line in the alsa settings page atb Ronnie That did it! Thanks Ronnie :-) probedb wrote: I was going to ask whether the card was connected via S/P-DIF or analogue as it would appear to support both. I originally had it connected

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

2014-11-06 Thread Man in a van
SamS wrote: That did it! Thanks Ronnie :-) I originally had it connected via the headphone jack, just for testing purposes. I have the HiFiBerry Digi, but only for my standard B model. So, do we have a universal preference on which output should deliver better sound to a USB DAC,

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

2014-11-06 Thread probedb
SamS wrote: So, do we have a universal preference on which output should deliver better sound to a USB DAC, USB or coax/optical SPDIF? It varies but to be honest any differences are going to be below the threshold of human hearing so not worth worrying about :) I'm getting a HifiBerry Digi+

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

2014-11-06 Thread Triode
slimhase wrote: Thanks again Adrian for following up on this. I am also a step further - but the whole thing is like peeling an onion: There is always a next layer of problems 1) I got Squeezeplay and Squeezelite working alongsite. The fix was not the MAC address problem - I had

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

2014-11-06 Thread Julf
probedb wrote: It varies but to be honest any differences are going to be below the threshold of human hearing so not worth worrying about :) And even if it was audible, the answer would be depends on the DAC, so there is no universal answer. To try to judge the real from the false will

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

2014-11-06 Thread slimhase
Triode wrote: Can you post the url of the station - I don't know what is going on and would like to try it myself. This is an example stream link, which shows the issue on my Squeezelite: http://thin.npr.org/dmg.wax?prgCode=ATCshowDate=segNum=5mediaPref=WM Just to confirm: These streams play

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

2014-11-06 Thread Triode
slimhase wrote: This is an example stream link, which shows the issue on my Squeezelite: http://thin.npr.org/dmg.wax?prgCode=ATCshowDate=segNum=5mediaPref=WM Just to confirm: These streams play fine when I use my SB3/Classic (playing the stream natively); also Squeezeplay plays it when

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

2014-11-06 Thread probedb
Julf wrote: And even if it was audible, the answer would be depends on the DAC, so there is no universal answer. Indeed :) What is the difference with something like the HifiBerry that is I2S and a USB DAC? Is I2S a different bus in the RPi? 'last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/probedb)

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

2014-11-06 Thread slimhase
Triode wrote: Just checked - that stream does the same thing for me - looks like it is not playable at present with squeezelite native decoding. Thats a bummer. Thanks for confirming it, though! Heiner Heiner My system: LMS 7.8 on modded Open Peak Joggler running Roobarbs SqueezePlay

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

2014-11-06 Thread Greg Erskine
probedb wrote: Indeed :) What is the difference with something like the HifiBerry that is I2S and a USB DAC? Is I2S a different bus in the RPi? The RPi has 4 audio options: 1. Analog thru headphone jack 2. HDMI (I think I2S may be available thru HDMI) 3. USB 4. I2S thru GPIOs All (well