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

2015-03-09 Thread Greg Erskine
Boat-bum wrote: > Greg, thanks for the reply. I am not trying to do anything special. I > am new to piCorePlayer and installed v1.19. When it wasn't saving my > wifi settings over a reboot. When running the picoreplayer script, I > saw that I was getting "set_wifi.sh not found so I added it a

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

2015-03-10 Thread Greg Erskine
Hi guys, Can you hold off on using piCorePlayer1.19 on Model A Raspberry Pi's. We are investigating and will let you know. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View thi

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

2015-03-11 Thread Greg Erskine
HifiBerryDigi+ wrote: > A month ago I bought a RaspberryPi B+ and HifyBerryDigi+, loaded > piCorePlayer v1.18b and it worked immediately (after conguration via web > inerface). > > So I bought three more RaspberryPi B+s and HifyBerry Digi+s BUT : > > piCorePlayer v1.18b no longer works, becau

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

2015-03-11 Thread Greg Erskine
ralphy wrote: > Here's a fix for the visualizer option. > > Since there's no argument for the -v option, just enter anything in the > text field to enable it. > > What you enter is ignored, other than to acknowledge that the -v option > should be added to the command line. > > Also, the squeez

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

2015-03-12 Thread Greg Erskine
Musiclover wrote: > Is this diskussion/problemsolving to activate the Jivelite function in > PicorePlayer? Hi Musiclover, ATM the discussion is to fix some code. Triode recently added the -V option for volume control so playing around with the "Visualiser support" option could turn your volume

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

2015-03-12 Thread Greg Erskine
HifiBerryDigi+ wrote: > Thanks for the answer. Here is the info from sudo cat /proc/cpuinfo > $ sudo cat /proc/cpuinfo > processor : 0 > model name: ARMv6-compatible processor rev 7 (v6l) > BogoMIPS : 2.00 > Features : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp java tls > CPU implementer

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

2015-03-12 Thread Greg Erskine
Hi everyone, Following on from the *Revision 0013 Model B+* being released recently, I believe there is a *Revision 0014 Compute Module* also. Any links to information on either of these releases would be appreciated. regards Greg ---

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

2015-03-12 Thread Greg Erskine
HifiBerryDigi+ wrote: > Many thanks !! > > Not having found /home/tc/www/cgi-bin/pcp-rpi-functions on either of the > two partitions on the micro-SD card, > I logged into the running RPi B+ (Rev 13) via ssh t...@192.168.0.xxx and > found the file there. > After editing (the editor "vi" seems to

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

2015-03-12 Thread Greg Erskine
Hi HifiBerryDigi+, Thanks. It looks the same as mine except the "Made in the UK" is missing on the left bottom corner. So are all your B+ look identical? Maybe the PCBs are identical but it is manufactured at a different location. regards Greg

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

2015-03-12 Thread Greg Erskine
HifiBerryDigi+ wrote: > Hi Greg, > > The three newer RPiB+s all look the same (their cat /proc/cpuinfo only > differs in the serial numbers - again this is no surprise). > > I have not retrieved my earlier RPiB+ from behind the Hifi... and, as it > is working well, I'd rather not disrupt this b

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

2015-03-12 Thread Greg Erskine
jfo wrote: > 2. I then plugged the Pi into my small system to try the basic analog > out, into powered bookshelf speakers. The general sound quality is OK > but there is a steady background static hiss that changes with volume. > It's loud enough to be noticeable at normal volume levels when the

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

2015-03-12 Thread Greg Erskine
ralphy wrote: > Also, the squeezelite command line parsing in squeezelite.cgi appears to > not be used anymore so the patch removes it to no ill effect that I can > find. Hi ralphy, No it's a only new feature.;) This generates the commands string for you and makes it available at the bottom of

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

2015-03-13 Thread Greg Erskine
jfo wrote: > Hi Greg, > Thanks for the response. I'm happy to test this if you can give me some > basic instructions on adding this. I'm using CryptoTerm to access the > RPi. > Any thoughts on the HDMI dropouts? > Jim Hi jfo, Insert your SD card into your Windows PC. The boot partition should n

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

2015-03-13 Thread Greg Erskine
CherAlban wrote: > Could you or somebody else please comment on total boot-time Pi vs. Pi2? Hi CherAlban, It's faster. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this

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

2015-03-13 Thread Greg Erskine
ralphy wrote: > If that's the case then I've really mucked it up. Hi ralphy, No you haven't mucked up at all. The current (pCP1.19) Visualiser support option INCORRECTLY uses -V instead of -v, as you pointed out. This wasn't a real problem until recently because, no one was trying the "Visuali

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

2015-03-13 Thread Greg Erskine
MikeDaPsych wrote: > Having just upgraded from 1.18b to 1.19, I've noticed a significant > deterioration in WiFi performance on my 256MB Model B and Edimax > EW-7811UN USB WiFi dongle. > > Without connection to my USB amp, I noticed a very large number of > dropped packets when playing either FL

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

2015-03-13 Thread Greg Erskine
jfo wrote: > Is this the correct approach? Here are the last few parts of the config > file... > > #dtoverlay=iqaudio-dac#dtoverlay=iqaudio-dacplus#disable_audio_dither=1 > > If it's correct the hiss is still present after reboot. Hi jfo, You need a proper text editor. The last line should b

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

2015-03-15 Thread Greg Erskine
hartzell wrote: > Hi All, > > I can't boot the pi2 version of 1.19 on my new pi2. When I try I get a > big rainbow square on the HDMI screen and a green flashing LED, 7 > flashes, pause, 7 flashes. Google sez that means that it can't find the > kernel. > > If I mount the image on my mac, here

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

2015-03-15 Thread Greg Erskine
aHi wrote: > With V1.18b it is working... hi aHi, We discussed this a few pages back. The fix for the Model A+ is currently in testing. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?useri

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

2015-03-15 Thread Greg Erskine
retrohunter wrote: > Quick question. Perhaps someone has done this already. Any way of having > both analogue and i2s "hifiberry" output at the same time? Thinking of > using the analogue to drive old-school VU meters. Hi retrohunter, Don't know. :confused: regards Greg -

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2015-03-15 Thread Greg Erskine
ralphy wrote: > I have a build of jivelite available for piCorePlayer. > > Greg and Steen are in the process of evaluating the package for > inclusion in the piCorePlayer images. > > If you can't wait for that to happen and you have the linux knowledge, > you'll find general installation instru

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Raspberry B+ and Hifiberry amp+ and Picoreplayer

2015-03-15 Thread Greg Erskine
wijnand wrote: > Hey There, > > A few days ago I bought a raspberry pi2 and a hifiberry amp+. In 2 > minutes all installed and running. > > After much searching and testing, i did not managed to make a simple > status LED that indicates whether squeeze lite active or not. > A simple LED betwe

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

2015-03-20 Thread Greg Erskine
aHi wrote: > Hi, > > my two a+ pi´s (V1.18) also need 65-70 seconds for a complete boot. Is > the normal? Both have WLAN connections with different wlan sticks: > > 1. 100% -35dBm4 (2.427GHz) on WPA2 > 2. 92% -45dBm 11 (2.462GHz) on WPA2 > 3.

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

2015-03-20 Thread Greg Erskine
pimart wrote: > Yes, indeed BUT As far as I understand the advantage of piCoPlayer is > that it runs completely from ram, with no troubles just pulling the > power plug. That´s a mayor advantage if you want to build something > portable. My ultimate goal would be to power the Pi from the Bose Sou

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

2015-03-20 Thread Greg Erskine
aHi wrote: > > > my two a+ pi´s (V1.18) also need 65-70 seconds for a complete boot. Is > the normal? Both have WLAN connections with different wlan sticks: > > ... hi aHi, After some testing, I can confirm these times are "normal" for a Reboot "i.e. shutdown, boot, check configuration f

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

2015-03-20 Thread Greg Erskine
Hi alnames, alnames wrote: > Of my 4 picoreplayers running on B+ Pi's, only one is connected to HDMI, > while the rest are analogue (headphone jack). The alsamixer is set to > 50% by default on the HDMI connected Pi while the analog are all at 100% > by default. However, when I use alsamixer to

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

2015-03-20 Thread Greg Erskine
Linvincible wrote: > photo of the board connected to the Pi through 40pins ribbon cable (and > a bit of soldering) > hdmi board is from Audio-GD Hi Linvincible, Congratulations, it's great when you hack things and they work! :D Can you give me more details why you needed the extra HDMI connect

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

2015-03-21 Thread Greg Erskine
Linvincible wrote: > I wanted an I2S output, to feed my external DAC through its I2S input > It's a PS Audio and they use hdmi connectors for this, but the signal is > not hdmi it's I2S. > So now I have my DAC connected straight to the HAT connector, just like > any piggy-back DAC. > Charles Hi

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

2015-03-21 Thread Greg Erskine
petar wrote: > Hi all, > > I posted this on the Tiny Core forums, but thought I'd include it here > too as it's based around piCorePlayer. > > I just managed to get ShairPort installed on my piCorePlayer > installation. > > By configuring ALSA to use the dmix (direct mixing) plugin, I now have

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

2015-03-21 Thread Greg Erskine
hsmeets wrote: > Using the GD-Audio board to convert the single ended ttl signal to a > differential signaling (LVDS) makes the transport of I2S over long > distance (more than a few cm/inches) much more robust. HDMI connector > and cables are good choices for LVDS transport. Hi hsmeets, So is

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

2015-03-21 Thread Greg Erskine
hsmeets wrote: > Just an experience I want to share for those that run into the same: > > My hardware: RPI 2, HifiBerry AMP+, EDIMAX EW-7811UN Wifi. > > For the first several days it played without any hickup but I had it on > wired ethernet. A few days later I removed the network cable and le

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

2015-03-21 Thread Greg Erskine
thanks hsmeets, You make some good points. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97803

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

2015-03-22 Thread Greg Erskine
Erik Sjödin wrote: > I am trying to add some normaly open push buttons to my piCorePlayer to > control play, pause, skip track and so on. > > When I push the button for pause I want to send the pause LMS command > using the controls.cgi script: > > Code: > >tra

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

2015-03-22 Thread Greg Erskine
aHi wrote: > I managed to update to 1.19, in my tests it now starts about 2-3 seconds > quicker. This is still quite long and a WAF killer... :rolleyes: :o > Is this related to the a+ or are these about 60 seconds also normal for > the B/B+ with WLAN-only network? > > Is it maybe possible to re

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

2015-03-23 Thread Greg Erskine
Erik Sjödin wrote: > I have now looked in to the provided scripts(Button.sh). > > So for every GPIO in needed, if "exported" and direction defined: > echo "$PIN" > /sys/class/gpio/export > echo "in" > /sys/class/gpio/gpio$PIN/direction > > Is it then safe to assume that the value in > /sys/cl

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

2015-03-23 Thread Greg Erskine
Erik Sjödin wrote: > Once again super thanx for your time spent on my stupid questions. > Appriciated! > > I did a quick test this evening but gpio value will nerver change from 0 > to 1. I will retry and re-retry now when i know whats the expected > behavoiur. Perhaps i need to add a resistor?

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

2015-03-24 Thread Greg Erskine
Erik Sjödin wrote: > Yes I know I can destroy my Pi but it is only 35$ :) > > and yes i looked at your circuit but people also say adding resistors > are not always nessesary so I decided to try without according to this > guide: > http://razzpisampler.oreilly.com/ch07.html > > "Each GPIO pin

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

2015-03-25 Thread Greg Erskine
hi Skip, skip_pack wrote: > I got my linear supply adapted to the USB micro connection for power, so > I now have a switch for shutdown, I also received the HifiBerry Digi+ I > had ordered so it's now working happily on top of the RPI2 with pCP. The > DAC picked it up and it worked right away.

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

2015-03-28 Thread Greg Erskine
hi skip_pack, I can confirm this mp3 stream works fine on my, RPi Model B Analog out, RPi Model A+ HDMI and RPi2 Model B i2s generic. I saved as a favourite so identical URL for all piCorePlayers. So mp3 is blocked for your piCorePlayer or LMS server somewhere. regards Greg -

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

2015-03-31 Thread Greg Erskine
southafricanrob wrote: > I would like to get a second instance of squeezelite running using the > 3.5mm output jack. I am copying the Squeezelite command string > Code: > > /mnt/mmcblk0p2/tce/squeezelite-armv6hf -n "Downstairs" -o sysdefault:CARD=ALSA -a ::32:0 & > -

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

2015-04-10 Thread Greg Erskine
Guys, Thanks for letting us know about your positive experience with the Durio Sound DAC and piCorePlayer. More information on the Durio Sound DAC can be found here http://www.duriosound.org/ You might want to let him know about piCorePlayer working on his hardware. regards Greg

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

2015-04-10 Thread Greg Erskine
CommanderROR wrote: > @Greg and @sbp > > Just a brief question here: > > Is Composite Video out supposed to work on PiCorePlayer or is this > deactivated somewhere beyond the config.txt? I activated it in > config.txt (uncommented the sdtv line) file, but I don't get any output > on my TV scree

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

2015-04-08 Thread Greg Erskine
CommanderROR wrote: > Quick question: > Can PiCorePlayer/Squeezelite/LMS handle more than two audio channels > (Surround audio) ? I know the hardware (RPI, Hifiberry Digi) can, but is > it possible for the software side/drivers to handle this? Thanks. hi CommanderROR, I am not 100% sure about t

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

2015-04-11 Thread Greg Erskine
retrohunter wrote: > Here I was asking for a drill when all I needed was the hole (maybe). > Turns out that ALSA has a plugin called ameter. See here: > http://linux-howto-guide.blogspot.ca/2009/11/alsa-audio-meter.html I'm > thinking that I'll be able to use the plugin and communicate (somehow)

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

2015-04-13 Thread Greg Erskine
Pascal Hibon wrote: > Maybe you can bind two outputs by modifying the asound.config file. > I've done that a long time ago on the Wandboard (also to drive analog VU > meters). > Below is what I found in my old notes but you would need to modify it to > suite the PI. > > > > Code: -

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

2015-04-14 Thread Greg Erskine
satmarshall wrote: > I re-visted the picoplayer download page and the last version is March > 5, v1.19. This is what I downloaded Saturday and it is the version I'm > having hdmi issues with. Where do I find a link to v1.19i? Thank you. Hi satmarshall, I am sure Steen will update the download p

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

2015-04-16 Thread Greg Erskine
mudlark wrote: > Hi, > > The about page doesn't display correctly in my firefox 37.0.1 on kubuntu > 14.10. The second part of the main table "versions" and all the > following tables don't run across the whole screen. > > It works fine in Chromium. > > Cheers, > M > > Edit : The table seems t

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

2015-04-16 Thread Greg Erskine
sbp wrote: > Hi Pete. > > Sorry about that. As I was going abroad for a couple of weeks I wanted > this version out before I left, and maybe I forgot to give all the files > in /home/tc/www/cgi-bin/ the right permissions. > Are you able to check the permission of the files and change them so >

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

2015-04-17 Thread Greg Erskine
Squeezed_Rotel wrote: > Hi Steen, I have tried loading piCorePlayer version 1.19i_RPi2 for RPi2 > from the web gui "update pCP" as well as starting with a fresh image. In > both cases the "Tweaks" tab yields the nasty "404 file not found". Any > thoughts? > TIA Hi Squeezed_Rotel, I feel this is

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

2015-04-17 Thread Greg Erskine
psketch wrote: > Thanks Greg & Streen > > Yes, that fixed it. BTW - minor UI thing - looks like you've left a > little bit of the debug script in when you enable Jivelite > - > [ INFO ] Stopping Squeezelite player: Squeezelite... > COME TO HERE COME NEXT > [ INFO ] Downloading Jivelite from

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

2015-04-17 Thread Greg Erskine
psketch wrote: > OK - so progress in that I can now enable JiveLite, but it doesn't get > far. When I reboot, I now get JiveLite loading, get the splash screen, > and then to choose a Language - pressing Enter or right arrow does the > trick on that. You then get to the "select a skin" page. U

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

2015-04-19 Thread Greg Erskine
Hi guys, Thanks for reporting your issues. We are looking into them. For people with settings not being maintained after a reboot can you check if you have a "newconfig.cfg" on your boot partition. If you do delete it. Then do your settings again. I have a feeling insitu upgrades are not workin

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

2015-04-19 Thread Greg Erskine
skate wrote: > Could you add an option to configure a static IP address for the eth0 > (and maybe wlan0) interface? > Some routers have rudimentary DHCP servers that do not allow to assign a > fixed IP to a MAC address. Hi skate, We are working on adding this and if you are using pCP1.19i there

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

2015-04-22 Thread Greg Erskine
Chluz wrote: > I can't find a newconfig.cfg anywhere. I suspect it would be in cat > /mnt/mmcblk0p2/ right ? hi Chluz, The SD card has 2 partitions, mmcblk0p1 and mmcblk0p2. mmcblk0p1 is the boot partition where newconfig.cfg is located. It is unmounted so you don't see it from Linux until you

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

2015-04-22 Thread Greg Erskine
Harryl89 wrote: > So happy to see the last 19i update, but don´t work in my setup. > > I use a Raspi armv6 with HifiBerry and connected a 7" Touch via HDMI, > but when trying to save "Jivelite enabled" i get > > > http://192.168.2.101/cgi-bin/writetojivelite.cgi?JIVELITE=YES&SUBMIT=Save > > 4

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

2015-04-23 Thread Greg Erskine
skate wrote: > I am not sure if replying to the private message worked, so I'm posting > here as well: > > Your instructions worked fine, except for a missing "chmod +x" on the > cgi. > After a reboot my SBTouch found the PiCorePlayer and I could sync up > both. > Thanks a lot! :) Good news ska

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

2015-04-26 Thread Greg Erskine
earthbased wrote: > Can piCorePlayer WUI control add-on DAC volume? Can LMS control volume > when using add-on DAC? TIA hi earthbased, The answers are no and don't know. There are too many variables for piCorePlayer to do it at the moment, but once the Device Tree is implemented and the appr

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Squeezelight on Rasperry PI2 / Mono Output

2015-04-27 Thread Greg Erskine
sunny25a wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm very new to Linux and hopefully this question is not too stupid. > I've installed DEBIAn on a Rasperry PI 2 and also installed the LMS and > squeezelite Player. Works really good :-) Now I extended the system to > several rooms and in 2 of the rooms (bathroom) I

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

2015-04-28 Thread Greg Erskine
southafricanrob wrote: > Hi guys - have a bunch of picoreplayers around the house and thinking of > adding a webcam to each. I see Picoreplayer uses Olli webserver so > wondering if you think it would be possible to add a remote access > webcam alongside the squeezelite player?? hi southafricanr

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

2015-04-30 Thread Greg Erskine
Hi, I thought it might be worthwhile mentioning this about squeezelite settings for those experimenting. Code: Buffer value < 500 treated as buffer time in ms, otherwise size in bytes. Period value < 50 treated as period count, otherwise size in bytes. ---

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

2015-05-02 Thread Greg Erskine
CherAlban wrote: > Hi Greg, > > I am running 1.19i on an RPI2. The above chmod does not solve the > tweaks.cgi 404 error, as in my installation, the file tweaks.cgi is not > present in ~/www/cgi-bin/ > > I also have the problem that the USB volume is randomly set to either > -20dB or -0dB after

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

2015-05-03 Thread Greg Erskine
CherAlban wrote: > Hi Greg, > > regarding the random volume problem: > > "I also have the problem that the USB volume is randomly set to either > -20dB or -0dB after bootup. Having -0dB as default would be > preferable." > > Would it be possible to have the alsa-output-level set to 0dB by > de

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

2015-05-04 Thread Greg Erskine
hdhwx42 wrote: > Hello Greg, > > I'm very interested in using shairport on piCoPlayer and found an > appropriate instruction in the forum. > I followed all steps but I failed because of the fact that I use a I2S > sound devices instead of an USB DAC. > I know the shairport is up and running (job

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

2015-05-06 Thread Greg Erskine
praganj wrote: > Version 1.19 > > When i am "upgrading" squeezelite for the latest Trode version, than i > am downgrading from version 1.8 to 1.7 ... > > Is it right, or it is a bug ? hi praganj, The latest from Tride's and Ralphy's repositories is: Triode = 1.7 Ralphy = 1.8 Triode updated

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

2015-05-08 Thread Greg Erskine
JustJust1 wrote: > Thanks for the settings fix ;) What a great forum!!! > > I have a question. I cant find anywhere that i can set a static IP > address? Is this possible? If so how? > > Thanks in advance. > > JG hi JustJust1, The recommended way to set a static IP is by assigning an IP addr

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

2015-05-08 Thread Greg Erskine
psketch wrote: > Although Pi2 is, as you say, much better suited as a server now, I'm not > sure piCorePlayer is designed for that - it's a light weight, quick > booting, RAM only player. I'm currently running my server using > squeezeplug which works nicely as LMS on Pi2, and running picoreplay

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

2015-05-11 Thread Greg Erskine
JustJust1 wrote: > Yes, i can do this and have done this, but annoyingly my router wants to > re-boot after each reservation - Time consuming!:( > > Would be great if this option is available in the near future. > > BTW, loving the PiCore player. Hi JustJust1, Yes, "static IP for wired ne

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

2015-05-12 Thread Greg Erskine
Hi piCorePlayer users, I would like to turn on the basic "Controls" permanently on. At the moment, they only appear at the top of the web gui if you set the LMS IP on the Squeezelite settings page. I am just trying to gauge if people, know about them, use them, hate them, like them, don't care o

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

2015-05-13 Thread Greg Erskine
probedb wrote: > Hi Greg, > > I use Squeezer on my phone for control or the LMS web interface only for > control :) I don't think it'll affect me. > > On a different subject, with regards syncing I can happily report a RPi > B+ (wired) with Digi+ -> Denon AVR 2805 perfectly syncs with another R

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

2015-05-14 Thread Greg Erskine
Wirrunna wrote: > Greg, I didn't know about them, I use Orange Squeeze or the web gui. > Turn them on permanently. > > Your input to the piCorePlayer project has been invaluable, the icing > and cherries on the cake - the "controls" will be another cherry. Thanks, we are both trying hard to fin

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

2015-05-14 Thread Greg Erskine
kneebone wrote: > My LMS is set to stereo. I have a raspberry pi B+ with a hifiberry DAC+ > playing through picoreplayer 1.18b. > When I run amixer it reports, > > Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 > Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined > Playback channels: Mono > Limits: Playb

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

2015-05-14 Thread Greg Erskine
bitflusher wrote: > I just did an insitu update of my currently connected two pi b+ to > piCorePlayer1.19k. The update procedure seems much more stable in the > last few versions, this update was a smooth as possible. Only one minor > improvement is possible. Most routers have a please wait while

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

2015-05-15 Thread Greg Erskine
hi poing, Thanks for reporting. poing wrote: > 1.) During the upgrade from 1.19i to 1.19k, my timezone setting got > screwed up. (It seems some "%" characters were added, so the timezone > has to be set up again.). Yes, this is an unfortunate circumstance of us cleaning up the timezone code. T

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

2015-05-15 Thread Greg Erskine
johtem wrote: > The integration of Jivelite is a very nice feature. Thanks for that! > I have only a problem when selecting another resolution skin. Most of > the times Jivelite freezes after selecting. > > Update > It freezes on selection of 1920x1080 skins. 1280x720/1024 works fine. hi johtem

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

2015-05-18 Thread Greg Erskine
kolossos4730 wrote: > I did miss one option in PicorePlayer which is present on a real > Squeezebox, a Wake-On-LAN function. I did some Google research and found > out that busybox includes a WOL command named ether-wake. > > In the Tweak page under User commands #1 I entered the following > com

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

2015-05-19 Thread Greg Erskine
kolossos4730 wrote: > Greg thanks for your encouragement, > > On Windows PC's WOL is a feature of BIOS/UEFI and the network card > (driver). On modern PC's (especially those sold on the European market) > there is a green option in the BIOS which, when turned on, lowers power > consumption when

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

2015-05-19 Thread Greg Erskine
epoch1970 wrote: > I think the next thing is sleep proxy (=service advertisement + MAC > spoofing + wol). I have seen on github at least one project of a sleep > proxy client (to register one's services before going to sleep) but I > have yet to see an open sleep proxy server. > AFAIK the invento

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

2015-05-20 Thread Greg Erskine
rectorydp wrote: > Firstly I would like to say thank you for piCorePlayer. I have only been > using for a couple of weeks and it is excellent. 1.19l is great and the > in-situ update worked beautifully on my two players. It was good to see > the Tweaks page as it didn't appear in the release (1.1

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

2015-05-22 Thread Greg Erskine
Mr. Floppy wrote: > Hi, > > I am fully frustrated. I try to bring my RPi2 online with EDIMAX > EW-7811UN but it failed. I read several posts and hints but nothing will > be helped. Sometimes the wifi is online but only if I boot it together a > LAN connection. I need some hints. Somebody had wro

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

2015-05-22 Thread Greg Erskine
CosyCat wrote: > Hi, > I got static noice when no music is playing. > Analog 3.5mm connected to reciver cambridge azur340r > When I lower the volume on reciver static disappear but then the music > is to low. > > Is there a way to change the output volume so I dont need to max my > volume on the

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

2015-05-22 Thread Greg Erskine
hsmeets wrote: > > 18089 hi hsmeets, What browser are you using? I notice the page is not displaying 100%. :( I test on lots of browsers on PCs and iPad without an issue. regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile: http://fo

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

2015-05-23 Thread Greg Erskine
hsmeets wrote: > Hi Greg, > > Latest safari version on OSX 10.10 > > What's not okay? > > Regards, > > Huib Hi hsmeets, The "Available wifi networks" table is 5 or so pixels wider than the rest of the page. I test on Safari on my PC and iPad and it all lines up nicely. I wonder if it is an

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

2015-05-23 Thread Greg Erskine
Mr. Floppy wrote: > Hi, > > I use fing to see whats going on in my network. After connecting LAN and > go to Web config I setup wifi. At console I make an iwconfig and > ifconfig. I see that wifi is established and wifi gets an IP address. > > I make a cat to /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf and see h

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

2015-05-23 Thread Greg Erskine
praganj wrote: > Since early versions of piCoreplayer i am using my own scripts to stop > all procesess which are not necessary for playing music few minutes > after boot process - httpd, udevd, udhcpc, crond, dropbear. > In this way Pi has more ressources for squeezelite and IMHO sound > quality

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

2015-05-27 Thread Greg Erskine
bluto99 wrote: > Very much enjoying my new picoreplayer but thought I'd relate a few > things I learned while trying to SSH to adjust alsamixer. The ssh > password is said to be nosoup4u many places but it evidently was changed > to piCore at some point, user name is still tc. Once I gained acc

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

2015-05-29 Thread Greg Erskine
Man in a van wrote: > Hi Steen and Greg, > > I have just installed one of these > > http://www.audiophonics.fr/en/kits-modules-diy-dac/audiophonics-i-sabre-dac-es9023-tcxo-raspberry-pi-a-b-20-i2s-p-9978.html > > on a raspberry pi B+. > > Audiophonics data says to use-* I2S driver : Hifiberry

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

2015-05-30 Thread Greg Erskine
Man in a van wrote: > Hi Steen, thanks for your post. > > I was coming back to inform you that I have fixed the glitch. > > I did a reinstall of the 'Timezone', this time I selected the drop-down > window which appears after the cut and paste, then rebooted from the > same page and everything i

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

2015-05-30 Thread Greg Erskine
sbp wrote: > hi Greg. it was due to the extra space. > > regards > > Steen Thanks Steen. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showt

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

2015-06-09 Thread Greg Erskine
Mr. Floppy wrote: > I add two additional comments to my first post. I am sure you can answer > one of them. Can you control the volume with LMS without loosing > quality? > > thx Hi Mr. Floppy, I am happy using LMS for volume control. I still have in my pre-amp a pot for volume adjustment that

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

2015-06-12 Thread Greg Erskine
atrocity wrote: > Set up 1.19l last night without much fuss and immediately tested with a > 24/192 file via HDMI. No problem at all, receiver reports the crazy > bitrate and everything sounds great. > > However, when I attempted to test with at DTS file I just got white > noise, which suggests

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

2015-06-12 Thread Greg Erskine
stereoptic wrote: > 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 loca

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

2015-06-12 Thread Greg Erskine
stereoptic wrote: > Thanks Greg. I probably did not make myself clear, but I have rebooted > each time I changed the audio output. I have even unplugged and the > replugged the pi. > One thing that I changed before I read your post was that I changed the > streaming from 'Direct' to 'proxied'.

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

2015-06-14 Thread Greg Erskine
stereoptic wrote: > 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) . It > never associated with my LMS server. It was not visible in the list of > players. I tried rebooting, restarting Squeezelite. Som

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

2015-06-14 Thread Greg Erskine
ctbarker32 wrote: > Hi, > > I was wondering if any thought had been given to adding a mobile > friendly web interface to Picoreplayer. Ironically, I note that the > official Picroreplayer site (https://sites.google.com/site/picoreplayer) > is mobile friendly with hamburger menu, etc. I understa

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

2015-06-15 Thread Greg Erskine
praganj wrote: > Using Linux on Pi it is possible to turn off HDMI & Composite output > with > > /opt/vc/bin/tvservice -o > > Is it possible to built in this function in picoreplayer ? hi praganj, What are you trying to achieve? I always assume piCorePlayer is used headless. Can you post some

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

2015-06-15 Thread Greg Erskine
Lacas wrote: > Hi, > > Please build in support for the Cirrus Audio Card in Picoreplayer. > > Picoreplayer is the best sounding and most reliable Squeezelite > solution. I use it with an iFI IDac with iUSB Power, and it sounds > fantastic. > It seems that the former driver problems have bee

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

2015-06-17 Thread Greg Erskine
Linvincible wrote: > Hello, > > I finally updated to V1.19 > I used the port GPIO 22 to receive/send a signal to a power board that > cuts cleanly the power after the pi has shutdown > > Since upgrade to V1.19l, I can't write in /sys/class/gpio/export any > more : > > tc@piCorePlayer:~$ echo "

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

2015-06-17 Thread Greg Erskine
Lacas wrote: > Hi Steen, > please add ALSA input settings on the GUI to make it easier setting up > SPDIF input of PI addon cards (like the Cirrus Audio Card). > Thanks for your efforts > Kind regards > Laszlo > > PS: Tried the new fixed IP setting of picoreplayer... Works like a > charm. > I j

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

2015-06-17 Thread Greg Erskine
Hi guys, Who finds posts about volume control confusing? Here are some? of the places where the volume can be controlled in the audio chain. Code: 1. LMS software 2. preamp hardware 3. amp hardware 4. ALSA software 5. DAC

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

2015-06-18 Thread Greg Erskine
Linvincible wrote: > I use only 2. preamp not to damper with the bit depth of the stream > Might investigate 4. ALSA to play with the balance on one of my systems > where the speakers are oddly placed and I don't have another balance > option > Charles Hi Linvincible, I fine the LMS volume cont

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