Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-16 Thread AlecSp
paul- wrote: > The default firmware has not been updated since 9/3/2020. Two quick points: I've never been quite clear on firmware updates. Are they rolled into piCorePlayer, albeit maybe not on a frequent basis? Or do they need to be applied separately at a lower level? Depending on where

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-16 Thread jeroen2
Howard Passman wrote: > I'm not positive, but based on the PCM5100A DAC and the overlay it looks > just like everything else that Pimoroni makes. I have two of their DACs > mounted on Zero's with no problem at all. > I have this one, which is probably similar. The audio works fine after

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-16 Thread Howard Passman
I'm not positive, but based on the PCM5100A DAC and the overlay it looks just like everything else that Pimoroni makes. I have two of their DACs mounted on Zero's with no problem at all. Howard Candlemass wrote: > Hi, > > are the following DACs supported on the pi Zero? > *

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-16 Thread Candlemass
Hi, are the following DACs supported on the pi Zero? * https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/audio-dac-shim-line-out * https://raspiaudio.com/produit/audio I'm looking for a DAC with 3.5 mm jack. Thanks Candlemass's

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-15 Thread paul-
soundcheck wrote: > There's nothing bloated. pCP is made for RPis only. And the firmware > management is the most basic functionality. > Beside that just loading a tcz on the fly won't bloat up anything. For > Paul or the piCore crew it's just a little extra > work to get it going. > > Having

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-15 Thread Howard Passman
I'm under the impression that you can have at least 2 drives for music storage. Are there any caveats to that? Can I have 500GB USB drive and a 250GB USB drive? Thanks, Howard Howard Passman's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-15 Thread praganj
carsten_h wrote: > Look at the first message in this thread at the end: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113512-ANNOUNCE-piCorePlayer-7-0-0=1000589=1#post1000589 > > :-) tc@piserver:/mnt/mmcblk0p2/tce/optional$ wget

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-15 Thread soundcheck
About every 2/3 month there's an update and that since the beginning of RPi4 times.. And then there's the bootloader config management. Defining all the boot-parameters etc. IMO you won't get around it. :::' my blog - latest: \"The Audio Streaming Series - introducing: tuning kit - pCP

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-15 Thread paul-
The default firmware has not been updated since 9/3/2020. How is that all the time? The package is the exact same package that rpi supplies, with environment updates needed for pCP, which means you have access to save configurations and change the config if you want. And of course it will not

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-15 Thread soundcheck
carsten_h wrote: > But piCorePlayer is a tiny OS and not a bloated one with endless > features. > If you need the things, It will be easier to have another SD-card > flashed with Raspberry Pi Imager with the newest Raspberry Pi OS and > place it inside your Pi. > > I don't know what the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-15 Thread carsten_h
soundcheck wrote: > I'd suggest to reconsider the current way of handling it. But piCorePlayer is a tiny OS and not a bloated one with endless features. If you need the things, It will be easier to have another SD-card flashed with Raspberry Pi Imager with the newest Raspberry Pi OS and place

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-15 Thread soundcheck
carsten_h wrote: > Look at the first message in this thread at the end: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113512-ANNOUNCE-piCorePlayer-7-0-0=1000589=1#post1000589 > > :-) I've actually seen that one. I couldn't believe that this is gonna be a long term approach. RPi 4 firmware

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-15 Thread carsten_h
soundcheck wrote: > 2. How about the rpi-eeprom tools for the RPi4. Are these available? Look at the first message in this thread at the end: https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113512-ANNOUNCE-piCorePlayer-7-0-0=1000589=1#post1000589 :-) pi4 4gb picoreplayer with lms and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-15 Thread soundcheck
Hi there. 2Qs@Paul 1. Any plans to step up to 5.10 kernel sooner or later? Timeline? 2. How about the rpi-eeprom tools for the RPi4. Are these available? :::' my blog - latest: \"The Audio Streaming Series - introducing: tuning kit - pCP (beta)\" '

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-14 Thread Howard Passman
Ah, in the README file the 'sudo' was missing. Thank you, Howard paul- wrote: > > Code: > > /dev/mmcblk0p2 58.0M 53.5M 0 100% /mnt/mmcblk0p2 > > > > Your disk is full, your other post said you resized the partition, but > you never resized

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-14 Thread paul-
Code: /dev/mmcblk0p2 58.0M 53.5M 0 100% /mnt/mmcblk0p2 Your disk is full, your other post said you resized the partition, but it looks like you never resized the file system Code: sudo resize2fs /dev/mmcblk0p2

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-14 Thread Howard Passman
When I try to resize my disk using the instructions in the README file I get: tc@pi3B:~$ tc@Server:~$ resize2fs /dev/mmcblk0p2 resize2fs 1.45.5 (07-Jan-2020) Filesystem at /dev/mmcblk0p2 is mounted on /mnt/mmcblk0p2; on-line resizing requ ired old_desc_blocks = 1, new_desc_blocks = 1 resize2fs:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread paul-
Zabizabo wrote: > Thanks Paul but I am really far from being able to build a driver as I > have not any knowledge in coding :D Well there are no linux drivers for your Netgear, so no need to learn now. Compiling the driver is the easy part. Finding a working driver from the many

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread paul-
I forgot who asked about createding images when booting from USB. That should be fixed in WWW build 00016. Updated extensions uploaded. Also fixed a math error when adding image size to the filename. And I added a progress bar.curious to see how well this works on various platforms.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
paul- wrote: > If there were drivers..I've created a couple of scripts to > facilitate building drivers for pCP. > > Maintaining realtek driver source has proved to be too much time. > Moving past pCP7, I will not be including kernel drivers for wifi chips > that are not in-tree.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread paul-
If there were drivers..I've created a couple of scripts to facilitate building drivers. Maintaining realtek driver source has proved to be too much time. Moving past pCP7, I will not be including kernel drivers for wifi chips that are not in-tree. However I will keep a repo with scripts

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
Man in a van wrote: > I just realised that I have tried to use a Netgear WNDA320 with pCP > before. > > Tried it again and it still doesn't work > > > Just look for one that explicitly states it will work with a rpi4b and > one that fits your criteria (either dual or single band). > > Also

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
jd68 wrote: > Since it is already difficult to use your current wifi dongle with > normal Linux, I am sure that it is really hard work to do the same with > tinyCoreLinux/pCP. > > I use two USB wifi dongles with pCP: > > > > > - Edimax EW-7811UTC - Edimax EW-7811UAC > > > > The

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Man in a van
Zabizabo wrote: > Thanks for your answer. I will have a better look at the links you have > provided but it seems that it's not so easy to use my Netgear dongle > with Linux. I just realised that I have tried to use a Netgear WNDA320 with pCP before. Tried it again and it still doesn't work

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread jd68
Zabizabo wrote: > Just in case. Do you have a good wifi dongle to recommand? Thanks a lot > :) Since it is already difficult to use your current wifi dongle with normal Linux, I am sure that it is really hard work to do the same with tinyCoreLinux/pCP. I use two USB wifi dongles with pCP:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
Zabizabo wrote: > Hi there, > > I plan to buy this streamer : > https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/network-audio-players-rasptouch/rasptouch-i-sabre-es9038q2m-streamer-with-touchscreen-32bit-384khz-dsd128-p-12181.html > Unfortunately, because of the aluminium enclosure, the native RPi4 wifi > is

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
slartibartfast wrote: > Did you try rebooting? > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Yes I tried to reboot and it doesn't change anything. Zabizabo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=69777

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Man in a van
https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/44213/wnda3100-drivers Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113512

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread slartibartfast
Zabizabo wrote: > Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately it's not working, I have this log > message > Code: > > Scanning.. > > No wifi devices found! > > Possible error: > > 1. USB wifi adapter missing - insert adapter and [Reboot]. > 2. Wifi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
kidstypike wrote: > On the pCP Wifi settings page, turn the built-in wifi off. > > Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately it's not working, I have this log message Code: Scanning.. No wifi devices found! Possible error: 1. USB wifi adapter missing

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread kidstypike
Zabizabo wrote: > Hi there, > > I plan to buy this streamer : > https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/network-audio-players-rasptouch/rasptouch-i-sabre-es9038q2m-streamer-with-touchscreen-32bit-384khz-dsd128-p-12181.html > Unfortunately, because of the aluminium enclosure, the native RPi4 wifi > is

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
Hi there, I plan to buy this streamer : https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/network-audio-players-rasptouch/rasptouch-i-sabre-es9038q2m-streamer-with-touchscreen-32bit-384khz-dsd128-p-12181.html Unfortunately, because of the aluminium enclosure, the native RPi4 wifi is not working. I have a wifi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-12 Thread paul-
Most likely caused by a partial failure during an insitu update. The code allows for a /home/tc/www directory, for development purposes, but the average user should not have it. To correct it SSH into the device. 1) First verify the presence of data in /var/www

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-12 Thread kidstypike
TheLastMan wrote: > This is what the tabs look like on my main page You need to install winscp, login using user = tc, password = piCore, and navigate to /home/tc/www in the right hand pane to see if you have www. https://winscp.net/eng/index.php 33345

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-12 Thread TheLastMan
This is what the tabs look like on my main page 33344 +---+ |Filename: pcp 7 main page.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=33344|

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-12 Thread Paul Webster
Do you have a /home/tc/www ? If yes - see https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?111787-ANNOUNCE-piCorePlayer-6-0-0=1008158=1#post1008158 Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), kcrw, supla finland, abc australia,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-12 Thread Paul Webster
Could this be the problem where there are two sets of web pages on the pCP system as a result of an in-situ update? Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), kcrw, supla finland, abc australia, cbc/radio-canada and rte ireland

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-12 Thread TheLastMan
Hi folks, can I refer you to a thread on LMS 8.1? On my version of pCP 7.0.0 I do not appear to have the manual LMS upgrade options, so can only get what I am given, which is LMS 7.9.2

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-12 Thread soundcheck
Hi. I meanwhile tried some restores of the new backup images, even with the PI being booted. That's the process I'm running: Code: sudo su filetool.sh -b && sync if grep -q "mmcblk0p1" /proc/mounts; then umount -l /mnt/mmcblk0p1; fi if grep -q "mmcblk0p2"

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread Greg Erskine
philchillbill wrote: > I have that working perfectly now LOL. Don't jinx yourself. :) Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread philchillbill
chill wrote: > pCP has a good method for waiting for the network, in > /usr/local/etc/init.d/pcp_startup.sh. Thanks for the tip - I have that working perfectly now. Almost there with the finished script...

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread jophill
paul- wrote: > Only if you want to create/check/format an exfat filesystem.Many thanks. I > wondered if I was doing something silly by not using a piCorePlayer specific version of exfat-utils. jophill's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread chill
philchillbill wrote: > Indeed, I noticed the script was failing due to lack of network > availability. I had hoped that a sleep statement in it would allow me to > wait until it was up. Or just use a while loop until I see network > availability. I found that if I launched the start-up script

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread philchillbill
paul wrote: > I don't' have issues with that, just be aware that when your script > runs, the network is not established yet. DHCP would have just started > on a wired interface, but for sure not up yet. And wifi would not even > be configured. That all happens in the pcp_startup. Indeed,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread paul-
chill wrote: > > I wonder if Paul and the team have any words of caution concerning the > use of /opt/bootlocal.sh this way? I don't' have issues with that, just be aware that when your script runs, the network is not established yet. DHCP would have just started on a wired interface, but

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread paul-
jophill wrote: > However is there any reason to load pcp-exfat-utils.tcz instead? Only if you want to create/check/format an exfat filesystem. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread toupman
chill wrote: > Squeezelite provides the -G option: > > Code: > > -G : Specify the BCM GPIO# to use for Amp Power Relay and if the output should be Active High or Low > > > > > I've never used it, so I'm not sure what triggers the signal.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread chill
This /opt/bootlocal.sh option works well for my USB DAC script too, and it cuts out a manual step (adding the User Command in Tweaks). So the whole process will become: 1) Create the script file and make it executable 2) Run it once with a specific option (previously 'make', but that'll

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread chill
philchillbill wrote: > Excellent option - thanks. I think I'll go for this. > > p.s. I think you're missing a slash in front of the home/tc directory, > i.e. should be */*home/tc You're right! Copy/paste error - I'll fix it, for posterity :)

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread philchillbill
chill wrote: > This can maybe be helped by recording the ngrok startup in the boot log. > The user could then (be directed to) look at the boot log: > > Code: > > #!/bin/sh > # put other system startup commands here > > echo "Starting ngrok from

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread chill
toupman wrote: > Hi, > > is it possible to have one of the GPIO PINS to indicate if there is an > audio signal or not? > Whit this it would be very easy to switch on and off an external amp. > > Thanks Squeezelite provides the -G option: Code: -G : Specify

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread chill
chill wrote: > The downside is that it's 'invisible' from the pCP web interface. To > remove it, a user would have to know to remove the ngrok command from > /opt/bootlocal.sh This can maybe be helped by recording the ngrok startup in the boot log. The user could then (be directed to) look at

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread toupman
Hi, is it possible to have one of the GPIO PINS to indicate if there is an audio signal or not? Whit this it would be very easy to switch on and off an external amp. Thanks toupman's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread philchillbill
Paul Webster wrote: > I just had a look inside pcp-functions and it looks like that is > sufficient (assuming you check to see if it is already there first). > There is always a danger that poking things into files will break > something somewhere else or will break in the future but that is

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread chill
philchillbill wrote: > You guessed it :cool: Thanks as usual. > > I have created a gorgeous landing page where a user can fill in all the > details of his/her setup so that the setup script that is generated has > everything already filled in for a turnkey install. vi sucks as an > editor so

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread Paul Webster
philchillbill wrote: > > Also, to enable crond, I added 'cron' to the list at > /mnt/mmcblk0p1/cmdline.txt. Was this the correct thing to do? I just had a look inside pcp-functions and it looks like that is sufficient (assuming you check to see if it is already there first). There is always

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread jophill
On a new installation of piCorePlayer 7.0.0 (32-bit) on a R.Pi4 server with some of the music files on a USB flash drive I noted that both *exfat-utils.tcz* and *pcp-exfat-utils.tcz* are available. I loaded exfat-utils.tcz to mount the drive, as the LMS tab helpfully points out. This works

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread philchillbill
chill wrote: > /usr/local/etc/pcp/pcp.cfg > > Interesting idea, to script that - presumably for your 'one-click' ngrok > install. The interface allows the user to create up to three user > commands, and that cfg file has spaces for USER_COMMAND_1, > USER_COMMAND_2 and USER_COMMAND_3. I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread chill
philchillbill wrote: > How do I create a Tweak / User Command from a shell script rather than > via the GUI; i.e. where are those commands saved in the filesystem ? /usr/local/etc/pcp/pcp.cfg Interesting idea, to script that - presumably for your 'one-click' ngrok install. The interface

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-11 Thread philchillbill
How do I create a Tweak / User Command from a shell script rather than via the GUI; i.e. where are those commands saved in the filesystem ? I created a dummy one and then did a grep -r to see if I could find where it ended up but that was taking forever :rolleyes: Also, to enable crond, I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-10 Thread carsten_h
paul- wrote: > It should have worked, but I never tested it. I don’t have any current > systems booting from usb. I’ll have to set one up. Ok, I have time. It is not urgent! pi4 4gb picoreplayer with lms and squeezelite for usb inside an argon one case pi3b+ (7\" display, hifiberry

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-10 Thread carsten_h
paul- wrote: > 1) Run a Patch Update to Pull in new base and web extensions. > 2) Reboot > 3) Run the Minor Update to update to pCP 7.0.1 I tried this on my Pi 3B+ installation. There I am booting off an USB Stick. I have the version 7.0.1 but when I touch on SDCard image I only get the normal

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-10 Thread pufnstuf
paul- wrote: > I built that driver/extension, you can install it from the extension > interface. > > rtl8821cu-5.4.83-pcpCore-v7.tcz > > source repo is https://github.com/brektrou/rtl8821CU Thank you very much. Your help and time is appreciated.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-09 Thread paul-
pufnstuf wrote: > Realtek RTL8821CU usb wifi adaptor > > > > Thank you Paul for the generous offer... sorry for the late reply. If > the offer is still valid here is my info: > > piCorePlayer_2B | piCorePlayer v7.0.0 | www v00011 | *linux > 5.4.83-pcpCore-v7 *| piCore v12.0pCP | Squeezelite

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-09 Thread paul-
Thanks for the confirmation guys. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate' (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations=U7JHY5WYHCNRU=GB_code=USD=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted) if you like

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-09 Thread gegen
paul- wrote: > I did a quick test with fstrim, and didn't see a change. But perhaps > that was my use case. > > Has anyone done an image burn operation to a new SD card, and then > boot..to make sure there are no problems. (I did test with > rpi_imager) But a few more data points would

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-09 Thread soundcheck
paul- wrote: > I did a quick test with fstrim, and didn't see a change. But perhaps > that was my use case. > > Has anyone done an image burn operation to a new SD card, and then > boot..to make sure there are no problems. (I did test with > rpi_imager) But a few more data points would

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-09 Thread Pommes
paul- wrote: > I did a quick test with fstrim, and didn't see a change. But perhaps > that was my use case. > > Has anyone done an image burn operation to a new SD card, and then > boot..to make sure there are no problems. (I did test with > rpi_imager) But a few more data points would

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-09 Thread Man in a van
paul- wrote: > I did a quick test with fstrim, and didn't see a change. But perhaps > that was my use case. > > Has anyone done an image burn operation to a new SD card, and then > boot..to make sure there are no problems. (I did test with > rpi_imager) But a few more data points would

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-09 Thread paul-
I did a quick test with fstrim, and didn't see a change. But perhaps that was my use case. Has anyone done an image burn operation to a new SD card, and then boot..to make sure there are no problems. (I did test with rpi_imager) But a few more data points would be good to know.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-09 Thread soundcheck
I also made to the backup to /tmp work. With part2=200MB it's working great. Takes just 30seconds on a Pi4. @Paul RU running "fstrim" on the partitions? Might help to save some bytes :::' my blog - latest: \"The Audio Streaming Series - introducing: tuning kit - pCP (beta)\" '

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-09 Thread pufnstuf
paul- wrote: > > What pcp kernel do you have, and I'll make it for you for now. (Please > supply the kernel version you are running, found in the footer of the > web interface) Thank you Paul for the generous offer... sorry for the late reply. If the offer is still valid here is my info:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-09 Thread acanning
Greg Erskine wrote: > hi acanning, > > I *think* it copies partitions not the SD card. > > Remember that pCP is largely running in RAM. > > /tmp is truly only *temporary*, reboot and it is gone! > > regards > Greg Many thanks Greg, you were right, I rebooted and the file had gone :)

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread paul-
Just read the web page, there is an option to backup all partitions, or just the first two. Only partitioned space is copied. Shrinking partitIons can be a hit and miss process, so I just gzip them to compress the images. Note that gzip is a single threaded process, and can add a long time to

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread Greg Erskine
hi acanning, I *think* it copies partitions not the SD card. Remember that pCP is largely running in RAM. /tmp is truly only *temporary*, reboot and it is gone! regards Greg Greg Erskine's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread acanning
Hello I like the new feature to make an image of the SD card. I've managed to do this and now have a 1.3gb file in my tmp/images directory. I've copied this to my PC using WinSCP but now want to delete it from my SD card. When I try it says Permission Denied. Can someone help me delete this

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread Howard Passman
Thanks Greg. Seems to be. So when it makes a copy it copies even the empty parts of the partition? I don't guess there's anyway to shrink a partition :-) Thanks, Howard Greg Erskine wrote: > I *think*, the size of the backup depends on the size of your first 2 > partitions.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread Greg Erskine
I *think*, the size of the backup depends on the size of your first 2 partitions. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread Howard Passman
So am I right that this will create a file the size of your entire SD card if you save the backup to your music file source (mnt/music/images)? I just started a backup to mnt/music/images and it says the files size is 30432mb. Is that right?? Thanks, Howard Greg Erskine wrote: > I haven't

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread Greg Erskine
soundcheck wrote: > /tmp didn't work. But I tried it on a 2GB RPi4. Perhaps that's a bit too > low. Not sure if it helps when killing > squeezelite, which sits in the background with a massive 400MB rambuffer > configured. I'll try that tomorrow. I haven't looked at exactly what Paul released,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread Pommes
paul- wrote: > Is he referring to the imaging function that I slipped out this weekend > without an announcement. > > You can write to any attached disk ( USB, network) including /tmp. > > > For those that want to try. > > 1) Run a Patch Update to Pull in new base and web extensions. >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread soundcheck
paul- wrote: > Is he referring to the imaging function that I slipped out this weekend > without an announcement. > > You can write to any attached disk ( USB, network) including /tmp. > > > For those that want to try. > > 1) Run a Patch Update to Pull in new base and web extensions. >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread Howard Passman
You were right. I did an insitu of 7.0.0 and that worked. I know I downloaded 7.0.0b6, but I'll be darned if I remember why or when. Thanks, Howard kidstypike wrote: > Worked fine for me on 7.0.0 release, may not work on 7beta?

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread Howard Passman
Is b6 beta? I just loaded the 7.0 update when I loaded it. Howard kidstypike wrote: > Worked fine for me on 7.0.0 release, may not work on 7beta? Howard Passman's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread kidstypike
Howard Passman wrote: > "[ INFO ] There are no current fixes for 7.0.0b6". is what I got after > running patch update, rebooting and then minor update. Hmm. Tried it on > two pi's. Same result. I gotta be doing something wrong. > > Thanks > > Howard Worked fine for me on 7.0.0 release, may

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread lalu01
paul- wrote: > Is he referring to the imaging function that I slipped out this weekend > without an announcement. > > You can write to any attached disk ( USB, network) including /tmp. > > > For those that want to try. > > 1) Run a Patch Update to Pull in new base and web extensions. >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread Howard Passman
"[ INFO ] There are no current fixes for 7.0.0b6". is what I got after running patch update, rebooting and then minor update. Thanks Howard paul- wrote: > Is he referring to the imaging function that I slipped out this weekend > without an announcement. > > You can write to any attached

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > Is he referring to the imaging function that I slipped out this weekend > without an announcement. > > You can write to any attached disk ( USB, network) including /tmp. > > > For those that want to try. > > 1) Run a Patch Update to Pull in new base and web extensions. >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread paul-
Is he referring to the imaging function that I slipped out this weekend without an announcement. You can write to any attached disk ( USB, network) including /tmp. For those that want to try. 1) Run a Patch Update to Pull in new base and web extensions. 2) Reboot 3) Run the Minor Update

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread Greg Erskine
I am not sure to which backup code you are referring to? Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113512

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread soundcheck
A Q or better an idea related to the backup function. Which I think is a nice feature. By reading the code I figured that 1. only the effective image size gets backed up - GREAT - and 2. the whole thing gets gzipped 3. I also saw that the space gets checked on the target Now. By

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread devilsfun
Paul Webster wrote: > Yes - see > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?112335-piCorePlayer-6-configuring-NTP-server=977176=1#post977176 great, thank you very much. 1-Touch, 3-Radio, 1-UE Radio Raspberry Pi 4 / 4gb - piCorePlayer v7.0.0 - LMS 8.1.0

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread mr-b
devilsfun wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running pcp 7.0 with 4 Radios and after a while the clock on the > radios shows the wrong time. > > To fix this I have to restart the pcp. Is this a known problem? is there > a fix that maybe the pcp syncs the time every day? > > Time sync is a separate

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread Paul Webster
devilsfun wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running pcp 7.0 with 4 Radios and after a while the clock on the > radios shows the wrong time. > > To fix this I have to restart the pcp. Is this a known problem? is there > a fix that maybe the pcp syncs the time every day? > Yes - see

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-08 Thread soundcheck
@Greg That was it. Things just got seriously better. Thx. Now the sourceforge access works too. ;) I figured the sourceforge mirror downloads are taking at least double the time. ( compiletc >> ~2min vs ~4min) Now. The pcp-load "help" wasn't that "clear" either. There's been stuff missing

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-07 Thread devilsfun
Hi, I'm running pcp 7.0 with 4 Radios and after a while the clock on the radios shows the wrong time. To fix this I have to restart the pcp. Is this a known problem? is there a fix that maybe the pcp syncs the time every day? Thank you in advance. Daniel 1-Touch, 3-Radio, 1-UE Radio

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-07 Thread paul-
pufnstuf wrote: > Hi Paul, thank you for the reply. I have found loads of guides online > for compiling the drivers myself but they all refer to using dkms... > What should I use in its place on PiCore? > > Cheers! The process is the same.. 1) Download kernel sources 2) Download the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-07 Thread Greg Erskine
tce-load is the standard piCore program. (Uses tce mirror file) pcp-load is Paul's version of tce-load with enhancements. (Uses command line options to override tce mirror) Just type the command name to get the options. The [Extensions] page uses tce-load as it was written before pcp-load

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-07 Thread soundcheck
What you're saying. If I run tce_load from commandline - what I do. And just echo the repo URL into /opt/tcemirror it wouldn't work !?!? If I toggle the repos on the WEB-UI /opt/tcemirror gets changed accordingly. That's what I figured earlier. That's irrelevant !?!? :::' my blog -

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-07 Thread paul-
Its is manipulated dynamically from the web interface. It is only applicable from the web interface, Using the Extension installer on the Web interface and installing packages from the interface. Here are the repos we use. Code:

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