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

2015-06-12 Thread stereoptic
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 location. It can access the LMS

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

2015-06-11 Thread atrocity
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 that some kind of change is

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

2015-06-10 Thread Man in a van
@ probedb Well can see your point about getting annoyed (and I do sometimes myself) but sometimes it is difficult for a poster to think about where to post the question, especially if asking about more than one thing. A lot of these dacs have the facility to operate as a pre-amp into active

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

2015-06-10 Thread probedb
Man in a van wrote: Cut the guy a bit of slack. Just a polite reminder is sufficient. The OP can spend his money however he wants, none of my effing business :p or anybody elses, imho. YMMV, and does apparently, so why not start a thread about that in the Audiophile section. atb

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

2015-06-10 Thread Man in a van
probedb wrote: Not really sure why you think spending loads of money will get you better sound? Anyways, this sort of thing needs to be in the Audiophile section because unless you're talking about a device not working with piCoPlayer then it's nothing to do with this thread. Cut the guy a

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

2015-06-10 Thread Man in a van
Mr. Floppy wrote: I am really fascinated about the huge range of possible DAC solutions. The IFI nano iDSD sounds good. But the Teak UD501 sounds also good. Have anybody experience with this DAC? Sorry for that many questions, but this costs so much more than a RASP and I want to make sure

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

2015-06-10 Thread Mr. Floppy
I am really fascinated about the huge range of possible DAC solutions. The IFI nano iDSD sounds good. But the Teak UD501 sounds also good. Have anybody experience with this DAC? Sorry for that many questions, but this costs so much more than a RASP and I want to make sure to get the best for the

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 I

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

2015-06-09 Thread philippe_44
Mnyb wrote: The volume control implementation in squeezebox hardware is 24 bit I'm quite sure squeezelite is similar Just for information, the gain sent is 16.16 fixed point per channel (so 2*4 bytes). When the player is declared as a 'squeezelite', value is between 0 and 65536 (not 65535),

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

2015-06-09 Thread Mnyb
Greg Erskine wrote: Hi Mr. Floppy, I am happy using LMS for volume control. I still have in my pre-amp a pot for volume adjustment that I set to my maximum volume. This allows me to use the upper range of LMS volume settings. To be honest, for me, it is not really worthwhile exercise,

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

2015-06-02 Thread Mr. Floppy
Hi, right now I have a working combo with hifiberry and rasp running. Sounds goog but better is the enemy of good. I think to buy an iFi nano iDSD and want to know if somebody can told me if this is a good combination and if the RPi2 is better as the RPi in this combination? I saw that the iFi

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

2015-06-02 Thread badsoden
I have the DoP patch applied to LMS. Do I need a parameter in the 'Device supports DoP' settings option or is this mainly to add a delay? badsoden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62818 View this

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

2015-06-02 Thread Man in a van
Mr. Floppy wrote: Hi, right now I have a working combo with hifiberry and rasp running. Sounds goog but better is the enemy of good. I think to buy an iFi nano iDSD and want to know if somebody can told me if this is a good combination and if the RPi2 is better as the RPi in this

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

2015-06-02 Thread Mr. Floppy
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 Logitech Media Server Version: 7.9.0 - 1406814226 on a Core2 Duo with SSD Synology 1512+ (15 TB) 1x Touch - 1x Receiver - 2x Boom - 1x Radio +

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

2015-06-02 Thread Man in a van
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 The Nano has its own volume control, with regard to the HiFiberry dac board, it uses (I think) the same dac chip (maybe

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

2015-06-01 Thread JackOfAll
Lacas wrote: Do you plan to support the Cirrus Audio Card SPDIF input and output? Last thing I saw relating to RPi kernel including support for it 'direct snd-soc-rpi-wsp Wolfson Cirrus Logic support for 3.18.9 kernel' (https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/905). Looks like it is

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

2015-06-01 Thread Lacas
Hi, Do you plan to support the Cirrus Audio Card SPDIF input and output? It would be very nice, if you could support them, and add settings on the GUI also for ALSA inputs.:cool: The Cirrus Audio Card has a very good SPDIF transciever (WM8804). Using the SPDIF input of the Cirrus Audio Card and

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

2015-06-01 Thread sbp
Lacas wrote: Hi, Do you plan to support the Cirrus Audio Card SPDIF input and output? It would be very nice, if you could support them, and add settings on the GUI also for ALSA inputs.:cool: The Cirrus Audio Card has a very good SPDIF transciever (WM8804). Using the SPDIF input of the

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

2015-06-01 Thread JackOfAll
Lacas wrote: Hi Steen, thank you for the really quick response. Do you know any other solution/I2S card to get SPDIF input for the PI2, that could be used with Picoreplayer? Thanks Kind regards Laszlo 'Digi+' (https://www.hifiberry.com/digiplus/)

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

2015-06-01 Thread Lacas
sbp wrote: Hi Lacas I agree that the Cirrus card seems to be a good card - unfortunately I don't have such a card and I think the support from the company is very poor. Actually I bought the previous Wolfson card, but they never managed to get their drivers included, and it was too

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

2015-05-31 Thread Man in a van
sbp wrote: hi Greg. it was due to the extra space. regards Steen Guess so, though I have no idea how it got there m'Lud:p Actual, what happened, was that I also did an install of an IQaudio board on another pi , and the copy and paste routine went fine (as normally) this prompted me to

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

2015-05-30 Thread bluto99
Greg Erskine wrote: Hi bluto99, We are glad too see you are enjoying piCorePlayer. :D Thanks for the feedback, it is always good to get fresh input. We'll have to go through our documentation and remove all references to the old password (and the CLI interface documentation). The

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

2015-05-30 Thread sbp
Greg Erskine wrote: Hi Ronnie, Great to see you worked it out. :) Do you know if it was it removing the space or the reboot that did the trick? I'll add a bit more help under the more link. regards Greg hi Greg. it was due to the extra space. regards Steen piCorePlayer a small

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 is

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:

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

2015-05-30 Thread Man in a van
Greg Erskine wrote: Hi Ronnie, Nice DAC !! I'm glad you found the correct setting. I always use generic for my ES9023 DACs. We did change the options when the RPi pluses arrived. There is a subtle difference between the two options, I2S generic loads module snd_soc_hifiberry_dac

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

2015-05-30 Thread Man in a van
sbp wrote: Hi Ronnie I think your problem is here: TIMEZONE=GMT0BST,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0 it should be TIMEZONE=GMT0BST,M3.5.0/1,M10.5.0 Notice the extra space you have between 5.0 as compared with 5.0 Regards Steen Hi Steen, thanks for your post. I was coming back to inform you

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

2015-05-30 Thread sbp
Man in a van wrote: Greg, The bottom strap line shows this -AUDIOPHONICS | B8:27:EB:6A:CE:2B | PICOREPLAYER V1.19L | LINUX 3.18.7-PICORE | PICORE V6.1ALPHA2 | SQUEEZELITE V1.8 | NO TIMEZONE - and here is a copy of the config file which shows, I guess, the Timezone enabled. This is just

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

2015-05-29 Thread Man in a van
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 +*- but if I do the Squeezelite red

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 +*- but

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

2015-05-28 Thread ctbarker32
Hi Everyone, I recently became aware of an issue related to Linux Audio that I believe is of interest to this thread. Please take a look at this article: http://superpowered.com/androidaudiopathlatency/#axzz3bTmc8Dl8 Ostensibly, it describes a problem inherent in Android related to a latency

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

2015-05-28 Thread xrabbi
Brand new Raspberry Pi 2 running picoreplayer 1.19, ethernet connected. Web interface showing green light, Squeezelite running, everything a-ok. But LMS running on same network does not find/recognize the player at all. What am I doing wrong? Appreciated!

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

2015-05-28 Thread sbp
xrabbi wrote: Brand new Raspberry Pi 2 running picoreplayer 1.19, ethernet connected. Web interface showing green light, Squeezelite running, everything a-ok. But LMS running on same network does not find/recognize the player at all. What am I doing wrong? Appreciated! Hi, thanks for

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 access

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

2015-05-26 Thread Mr. Floppy
Hi, I doesn't use hidden SID. SID is: JuSt Password is like: http://www.google.de Logitech Media Server Version: 7.9.0 - 1406814226 on a Core2 Duo with SSD Synology 1512+ (15 TB) 1x Touch - 1x Receiver - 2x Boom - 1x Radio + Wandboard Denon x4000 + 2x ANAVIEW ALC0300-1300 + BW 803 Diamond +

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 Apple

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 here my

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

2015-05-23 Thread hsmeets
Greg Erskine wrote: 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 Hi Greg, Latest safari version on OSX 10.10 What's not okay? Regards, Huib does the all-black SB

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

2015-05-23 Thread hsmeets
Hi Steen, Greg, I did an insitu upgrade of 1.19 to 1.19L. The upgrade worked and after some 40 seconds the music resumed to play again. Looking at dmesg output there is still that message about the filesystems not correctly unmounted. Is this because of 1.19 having this issue and the insitu

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

2015-05-23 Thread Mr. Floppy
Hi, I tried latest version and first 1.19. Every time the same. Strange thing is, after plug in LAN and Wifi I am able to use both. So I open a ssh with putty, login and type dmesg and get following: Code: [2.978713] usb 1-1.3: new high-speed USB device number 4

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

2015-05-23 Thread sbp
Mr. Floppy wrote: Hi, I tried latest version and first 1.19. Every time the same. Strange thing is, after plug in LAN and Wifi I am able to use both. So I open a ssh with putty, login and type dmesg and get following: Code: [2.978713] usb 1-1.3: new

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

2015-05-23 Thread praganj
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 with a very good usb dac

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

2015-05-23 Thread Mr. Floppy
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 here my wifi configuration.

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:

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 rectorydp
sbp wrote: Hi we just added this feature, so the next version should preserve your custom ALSA settings after an update. Steen Excellent news Steen. 1xSB, 1xSB2, 1xSB3, 2xDuet, 1xBoom, 3xRadio, 2xTouch, 2xpiCorePlayer with IQAudio DAC (RPi2) iPeng/Orange Squeeze, LMS 7.8 on

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

2015-05-22 Thread Mr. Floppy
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 wrote that Edimax is running but

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

2015-05-22 Thread hsmeets
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 wrote

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

2015-05-21 Thread sbp
rectorydp wrote: Yes it seems that if I use this command then I don't need the tweak. So that is good. Greg also indicated that asound.state is not preserved between upgrades. Is that correct? It would be great if this was implemented. Hi we just added this feature, so the next version

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

2015-05-20 Thread rectorydp
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 (1.19i) that I started with.

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 (1.19i)

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

2015-05-20 Thread epoch1970
Greg Erskine wrote: Hi epoch1970, and thanks. I'll add sleep proxy onto the list of things to investigate. I have been looking at avahi which relates to mdns I think?? regards Greg Yes, it is linux's reference implementation of mdns. (It is also one of the brainchilds of Lehnard

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

2015-05-20 Thread sbp
Hi rectorydp I think the problem is tach you didn't use the: sudo filetool.sh -b command as suggested by Greg. This is command is needed for piCorePlayer to backup your changes, and when this is omitted your alsa settings are simply lost. The tweaks page settings to customtells piCorePlayer

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

2015-05-20 Thread rectorydp
Hello Greg Thanks for a rapid response. Greg Erskine wrote: The asound.state should be restored after a reboot. When you did a 'sudo alsactl store' did you also do a 'sudo filetool.sh -b'. This saves your new asound.state into mydata.tcz that is restored after a reboot. I didn't do this.

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

2015-05-20 Thread rectorydp
sbp wrote: I think the problem is that you didn't use the: sudo filetool.sh -b command as suggested by Greg. This is command is needed for piCorePlayer to backup your changes, and when this is omitted your alsa settings are simply lost. Yes it seems that if I use this command then

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

2015-05-20 Thread Wirrunna
sbp wrote: Hi all Please update to the newest version. Changes: Fixed the timezone problem after an update. Improved booting further (for wired systems - now skipping some unneeded wifi stuff on wired systems) Regards Steen Update piCorePlayer without removing the SD card worked

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

2015-05-19 Thread kolossos4730
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=53t=39714https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=53t=39714Greg Erskine wrote: hi kolossos4730, I am glad you are enjoying piCorePlayer ;) Steen came up with a great idea for this little niche product! Great to see you using

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 inventor of

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 off

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

2015-05-19 Thread epoch1970
Greg Erskine wrote: I have never played with WOL, it seems like a nice feature. I might try and add WOL to the Tweaks page if that is OK. (I may need you to test it.) I think the next thing is sleep proxy (=service advertisement + MAC spoofing + wol). I have seen on github at least one

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

2015-05-18 Thread kolossos4730
I did miss one option in PicorePlayer which is present in 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 command: Code:

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

2015-05-18 Thread psketch
ctbarker32 wrote: You fixed it! No static or distortion. Running -o hw:0,0 and -a 80:4:: You're a Genius! I just donated $20 to your Paypal. Now please tell me what this fix does? Thanks. -CB Update: After some listening, I am hearing some very low level ticks? It almost sounds

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 command:

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

2015-05-17 Thread CommanderROR
@poing easier said than done. The SSH clients on Chromebook are a bit special... ;) CommanderROR's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59408 View this thread:

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

2015-05-17 Thread bpa
CommanderROR wrote: Next problem is, that my Chromebook does not have F Keys so I cannot fully control Alsamixer. Oh well, I guess I can always handle it next time I start my big computer... ;) This may depend on which Chrome book but Search Key plus number should be function key (e.g.

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

2015-05-17 Thread sbp
Hi all Please update to the newest version. Changes: Fixed the timezone problem after an update. Improved booting further (for wired systems - now skipping some unneeded wifi stuff on wired systems) Regards Steen piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage:

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

2015-05-16 Thread JackOfAll
poing wrote: Instead, on my RPi's which use HDMI out, the upgrade triggered the ALSA volume being set back to 100. That's also not ideal, as that means playback is above 0 dBFS. This may give rise to clipping. may also give rise to the output not being bit perfect, if it wasn't already! ;)

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

2015-05-16 Thread CommanderROR
Thanks. I found that it has something to do with the later versions of xterm. Apparently they use xterm-256 as their standard, and picoreplayer only supports the old standard. My Android SSH app allows me to change the setting, and then I can access alsamixer. I'll see if I can find a way to do

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

2015-05-16 Thread poing
CommanderROR wrote: Thanks. I found that it has something to do with the later versions of xterm. Apparently they use xterm-256 as their standard, and picoreplayer only supports the old standard. My Android SSH app allows me to change the setting, and then I can access alsamixer. I'll see

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

2015-05-16 Thread CommanderROR
Brief question: I wanted to check my ALSA levels, but I can't seem to get alsamixer to start anymore. Everytime I type alsamixer in SSH I get an error about xterm-256 and that's it. This has been happening in the last few iterations of PiCorePlayer, and even on a completely reimaged card... Any

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

2015-05-16 Thread poing
Greg Erskine wrote: What audio out are you using? I don't think the ALSA volume was ever remembered during upgrades? I haven't seen any code that would have done this, but it would be nice if it happened!! Greg, Thanks for taking the time to reply. This happens on my Hifiberry DAC+

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

2015-05-16 Thread sbp
CommanderROR wrote: Brief question: I wanted to check my ALSA levels, but I can't seem to get alsamixer to start anymore. Everytime I type alsamixer in SSH I get an error about xterm-256 and that's it. This has been happening in the last few iterations of PiCorePlayer, and even on a

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

2015-05-16 Thread CommanderROR
I read those posts, but can't really find a way to apply it... I'll have to try it on my PC, usually I handle all SSH access via my Chromebook, but all the SSH apps I tried give me the same error on starting alsamixer... weird...

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

2015-05-16 Thread johtem
Greg Erskine wrote: hi johtem, As this is a new feature I am sure we'll have few issues and we'll have to work out where the problem lies. What Raspberry Pi are you using? What is your audio out? regards Greg Hi Greg, A raspberry pi model B with a Hifiberry DAC

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

2015-05-16 Thread bpa
if it is available amixer is a commandline non graphical way of accessing ALSA settings. bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

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

2015-05-15 Thread RSJ
I need a little help on getting this working over wi fi. I'm using the latest version with an Edimax EW-7811Un adapter. I've set up the wireless settings and as far as I can tell it's connected because it saved the settings, successfully connected and the little blue light is blinking. However

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

2015-05-15 Thread RSJ
Nevermind, I figured it out. I unplugged the RPi, disconnected the data cable, powered it back up and it's working. However the audio is playing slow and sounds weird. So off to trouble shoot. If anyone has experienced this let me know what you did to fix it. Using Tapatalk

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

2015-05-15 Thread sbp
aHi wrote: Hi, I cannot execute the setup script picoreplayer: -sh: picoreplayer: not found. Has the name changed in 1.19k? Thanks. aHi Hi aHi We have dropped support for the cli setup in the most recent versions of piCorePlayer. So now all settings are changed via your

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

2015-05-15 Thread aHi
Hi, I cannot execute the setup script picoreplayer: -sh: picoreplayer: not found. Has the name changed in 1.19k? Thanks. aHi aHi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64215 View this thread:

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

2015-05-15 Thread poing
sbp wrote: We have dropped support for the cli setup in the most recent versions of piCorePlayer. So now all settings are changed via your web-browser. Ah, okay, I was just about to post the same thing. Two other things I've noticed: 1.) During the upgrade from 1.19i to 1.19k, my

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. The

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, As

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

2015-05-15 Thread johtem
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. johtem's Profile:

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

2015-05-14 Thread bitflusher
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 rebooting with a continue

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 fine tune

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

2015-05-14 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: Playback

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

2015-05-14 Thread sbp
Wirrunna wrote: Greg, ... Your input to the piCorePlayer project has been invaluable, the icing and cherries on the cake I completely agree, piCorePlayer has improved greatly after Greg decided to participate in the project - so thank you very much. Steen piCorePlayer a small player

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

2015-05-14 Thread sbp
Hi all piCorePlayer users. We have a new version ready 1.19k. It is mostly a bug fix version but Greg have developed a new option that allow you to set a static IP-address for your piCorePlayer. This has been requested frequently, so now the first part is ready. For now it is only for wired

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

2015-05-14 Thread kneebone
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: Playback -10239 - 400 Mono: Playback

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

2015-05-14 Thread sbp
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: Playback

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 RPi B+

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

2015-05-13 Thread behindhouse
Hi, I noticed that the audio ouput setting is not saved. I am using USB AUDIO but after reboot the setting has changed to ANALOG AUDIO, the default setting. I did use the SAVE button. Maybe it is neccessary to add a USB stick and use SAVE TO USB? Tnx

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

2015-05-13 Thread squeezebox_Fan
HDCD? Have you set volume fixed to 100%? No replay gain and no crossfading set? At least in my experience, you can test bit perfectness most easily with dts-Wave packed as flac. If your AV plays your dts file fine, then everything is bit perfect, else you hear just noise. Give it a try. By

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

2015-05-13 Thread probedb
Greg Erskine wrote: I personally use this Control toolbar 95% of the time. From memory, you need a playlist defined before they work. I just the Random option to create a playlist. Hi Greg, I use Squeezer on my phone for control or the LMS web interface only for control :) I don't think

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 or

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

2015-05-11 Thread JackOfAll
probedb wrote: So you're dissing the output based on very little tests for a port which you're not interested in using? I'm not dissing anything! I've performed a test, a simple test, the result of which, anyone of an objective background who understands the what and why of that test, can

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

2015-05-11 Thread JackOfAll
probedb wrote: Unless you've sampled the data from the HDMI out and compared to what the input was then it's not valid. Fine, then by your criteria my test is not valid. I'm not going to argue with you. Perhaps it is just coincidence that every other piece of ARM hardware with the capability

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

2015-05-11 Thread JackOfAll
probedb wrote: So you're not going to post details of the test? JackOfAll wrote: When playing (44k1/16) audio using Pi HDMI port, via HDMI to SPDIF converter, of known HDCD material to a HDCD capable DAC, it failed to be recognised by the DAC as HDCD. What it is you want me to add to the

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