Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-08-11 Thread hopkins
Hi, Turning off the web interface via SSH and the setup menu does not seem to be persisent after rebooting. Is there a way to do that ? Thanks hopkins's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=68982

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-03-02 Thread itsikhefez
Right.. that makes more sense... let me go over to that forum and come back once its working in Raspbian itsikhefez's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=69115 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-03-02 Thread paul-
Like I previously mentioned doing it in Raspbian first is going to be easier, since there is full DKMS support. Plus you have the Rasperry PI forums that have many more users to help. Once you get a working driver, I can help with pCP if you want. piCorePlayer a small player for the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-03-02 Thread itsikhefez
I've got raspbian setup and am perusing around https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/tree/rpi-4.19.y/sound/soc/bcm I'm thinking of using `rpi-proto` as a baseline and adapting to WM8741, or add another option in `rpi-simple-soundcard` that references the wm8741. I've downloaded those source

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-03-01 Thread paul-
That codec is included with pCP, but you need a driver that implements the codec for your board. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-03-01 Thread itsikhefez
paul- wrote: > The driver would have to reference the correct codec. Would the cirrus > logic card be the same? Do you know if someone has a driver built for > this? I found the codec implemented for the WM8741 (which is the DAC chip I'm using) in the RPI github repo.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-03-01 Thread paul-
I would just upgrade to 6.0.0 its 99% final. For now, you will need to edit. I'll consider better ways to do this in the future. /usr/local/etc/init.d/pcp_startup.sh goto line 644, which looks like the below, and then increase the number of retries. There is 10 seconds between each retry.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-03-01 Thread harry
paul- wrote: > I'm not sure I have a good solution for the NAS, You could increase the > number of mount retries. > > As for the date issue, in pCP6, I've just added date check to the LMS > start sequence. You could make the same edits on your side Thanks for the reply! Increasing the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-28 Thread paul-
itsikhefez wrote: > > 1) If I make changes to it, how difficult would it be to add the > modified driver to pCP ? > It can be done, but a bit on the cumbersome side. What I would suggest you do is to make a driver with DKMS build scripts. Then test it out on a raspbian image. > > 2) Are

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-28 Thread itsikhefez
Thanks, I'll have to take a look at that sometime. 2 follow ups: 1) If I make changes to it, how difficult would it be to add the modified driver to pCP ? 2) Are you familiar with the driver discussed in the thread I linked in the previous post?

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-28 Thread paul-
rpi-dac is just a generic i2s interface. Very simple. The source code is in the RPI kernel github. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-28 Thread itsikhefez
paul- wrote: > The driver would have to reference the correct codec. Would the cirrus > logic card be the same? Do you know if someone has a driver built for > this? Someone in this' long i2s RPI thread'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-28 Thread paul-
itsikhefez wrote: > I'm trying to integrate pCP with the AMB gamma2 DAC module (Wolfson > WM8741 chip). > I've wired GND, BCK, LCLK and DATA to the gamma2. > The gamma2 has an ASRC so MCLK signal is not required. > > In the pCP settings, I've randomly chosen "RPi-DAC" and to my surprise > it's

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-28 Thread paul-
chris5u wrote: > Even tried loading pCP v6.0, still same problem. Is there some recent > issue with touchscreen? > There were recent driver changes made by rpi in the pCP 6.0.0 kernels. My RPI3 + touchscreen + hifiberry Dac+ works fine with wifi though. piCorePlayer a small player for

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-28 Thread chris5u
I’m having trouble with built-in WiFi on pCP 3B+ with HiFi Berry DAC+ using Raspberry touchscreen. Worked fine for ~ 1 year and then lost WiFi capabilities. Tried swapping to another 3B+ and same problem with WiFi with touchscreen. Even tried loading pCP v6.0, still same problem. Is there some

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-28 Thread itsikhefez
I'm trying to integrate pCP with the AMB gamma2 DAC module (Wolfson WM8741 chip). I've wired GND, BCK, LCLK and DATA to the gamma2. The gamma2 has an ASRC so MCLK signal is not required. In the pCP settings, I've randomly chosen "RPi-DAC" and to my surprise it's actually working. I don't know

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-27 Thread paul-
I'm not sure I have a good solution for the NAS, You could increase the number of mount retries. As for the date issue, in pCP6, I've just added date check to the LMS start sequence. You could make the same edits on your side piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-27 Thread harry
I'm running PCP on a Raspberry Pi 3, connected via ethernet and wifi. It's used as an LMS server rather than as a player, and music is stored on a WD My Cloud NAS. I'm still running version 3.2 because generally speaking it works so reliably I haven't found the need to upgrade although am happy

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-25 Thread Man in a van
@MOHN JADDEN So you are going Analogue out from the rpi > 5.1 receiver > ADC > Optical input on the Soundbar. Does the soundbar control the volume ? Why not get a Spdif hat and go Spdif > Soundbar with optical? If you go cheapo then you may find there are no drivers for the board in pCP,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-25 Thread MohnJadden
Man in a van wrote: > If you receiver has digital imputs and you don't use DSD files then you > can find a spdif hat for the pi, or a hat with analogue outputs, plenty > to choose from. > > I would recommend a reputable name and not a cheapo from you know where > :) > > ronnie > It only has

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-25 Thread paul-
WMB wrote: > > Possibly too swiftly because I find the wifi dongle does not always seem > to load in time, but a reboot generally does the trick. > I would suspect a DHCP server delay, on the wifi page, you can increase the network timeout. It defaults to 50, but I've seen some need to set

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-25 Thread Man in a van
MohnJadden wrote: > That did the trick, thank you! It's a bit on the quiet side but I'm > guessing I'll need a DAC since it's coming out of my headphone jack and > right into my receiver by way of a 3.5 to RCA splitter. > > I appreciate all the help! If you receiver has digital imputs and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-24 Thread MohnJadden
That did the trick, thank you! It's a bit on the quiet side but I'm guessing I'll need a DAC since it's coming out of my headphone jack and right into my receiver by way of a 3.5 to RCA splitter. I appreciate all the help!

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-24 Thread Man in a van
Use https://www.balena.io/etcher/ to make the image on the sd card, no need to unzip the download. 29540 29541 +---+ |Filename: bottom.png | |Download:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-24 Thread MohnJadden
I burned the image using a Windows machine and was prompted to format the disk in order to read it. I'll double check later but I don't think I was able to open the SD card in Explorer without formatting it. MohnJadden's

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-24 Thread paul-
You can use any machine, what do you use to burn the image? The file gets renamed after use. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-24 Thread MohnJadden
paul- wrote: > The console is set for autologon.To be honest, I have not used the > setup method in a long time... Dropping a wpa_supplicant.conf on the > boot partition works so much easier. Is there a way to do that without a Linux machine available other than the Pi itself? I was able

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-24 Thread paul-
The console is set for autologon.To be honest, I have not used the setup method in a long time... Dropping a wpa_supplicant.conf on the boot partition works so much easier. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-24 Thread MohnJadden
paul- wrote: > After you set the wifi parameters, you need to backup, then reboot. > > Setup with keyboard and mouse instructions are listed here Scroll > down to the second section. > > https://www.picoreplayer.org/how_to_setup_wifi_on_pcp_without_ethernet.shtml > > of course the first

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-24 Thread MohnJadden
paul- wrote: > After you set the wifi parameters, you need to backup, then reboot. > > Setup with keyboard and mouse instructions are listed here Scroll > down to the second section. > > https://www.picoreplayer.org/how_to_setup_wifi_on_pcp_without_ethernet.shtml > > of course the first

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-23 Thread paul-
After you set the wifi parameters, you need to backup, then reboot. Setup with keyboard and mouse instructions are listed here Scroll down to the second section. https://www.picoreplayer.org/how_to_setup_wifi_on_pcp_without_ethernet.shtml piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-23 Thread MohnJadden
I'm running a brand new burned image of PicorePlayer 5.0, standard build, on a Pi 3B+. It boots just fine. I'm not connected to Ethernet since I have no wired network connectivity by my stereo. When I run setup and enter the correct wifi setup info - including all correct case letters - and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-23 Thread Michael Herger
In another thread, someone noted that if one plans to run LMS on the rPi (with piCorePlayer), resizing the SD card to 300MB was too small and perhaps 2000MB would be better. That's the first I'd seen this thought. Is this only if one plans to use the SD card for holding the cache. In my own

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-23 Thread garym
In another thread, someone noted that if one plans to run LMS on the rPi (with piCorePlayer), resizing the SD card to 300MB was too small and perhaps 2000MB would be better. That's the first I'd seen this thought. Is this only if one plans to use the SD card for holding the cache. In my own

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-20 Thread tw99
paul- wrote: > Why would you need to start before the normal attempt to start > squeezelite? If squeezelite is running do nothing, if it's not > running, try to start it. > > Just use "/usr/local/etc/init.d/squeezelite status" Thanks, I've re-coded it that way, seems to work fine.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-20 Thread paul-
tw99 wrote: > OK - so are those user commands guaranteed to be run before squeezelite > is started by PCP & does the startup process wait for them to complete ? > > > If not I'll also need to handle what happens if the DAC happens to be > powered up, which would have allowed PCP's squeezelite

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-20 Thread tw99
paul- wrote: > You can still use a script. Just put the script in your home directory. > Then you can run it in the user commands section on the tweaks page. > I would recommend that you start squeezelite by using the init.d > script. > > /usr/local/etc/init.d/squeezelite start > > You can

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-20 Thread paul-
You can still use a script. Just put the script in your home directory. Then you can run it in the user commands section on the tweaks page. I would recommend that you start squeezelite by using the init.d script. /usr/local/etc/init.d/squeezelite start You can also use the same script to

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-20 Thread tw99
I'm using PiCorePlayer with a USB DAC. It works very well indeed. The only issue I have is what happens if the USB DAC is not powered on when PCP starts up. In this case squeezelite fails to start because the specified output device is not available. So it needs some manual intervention to

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-17 Thread dhull
Never mind, I found it under the Beta tab. SB3 / Synology NAS running Logitech Media Server 7.9.0 / Squeeze Lite on Raspberry Pi 2 & 3 dhull's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19653 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-17 Thread dhull
Is there an option to set a static IP address? The closest thing I can find it turning off WiFi. I've done that and the wired connection is working with a DHCP assigned address. SB3 / Synology NAS running Logitech Media Server 7.9.0 / Squeeze Lite on Raspberry Pi 2 & 3

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-17 Thread paul-
Not sure why it wouldn't be saved. Are you saying you can't reset it up again? piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-17 Thread dhull
I did an in-situ upgraded to 5.0 after the required hotfix. All went well and things are working. But the upgrade didn't save the static IP address I used before the upgrade. I don't see a network option for this, but maybe I missed it. Please advise. SB3 / Synology NAS running Logitech Media

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-16 Thread paul-
Has to be done from an ssh session. https://www.picoreplayer.org/how_to_upgrade_lms.shtml piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-16 Thread schiff1108
I am on pCP 5 on LMS 7.9.2 What is the most easy and safe way to upgrade to a higher version of LMS? Thanks Living Room / Hifi: piCorePlayer 4.0.0 on rPi 3B+ & Allo DigiOne & 1TB USB (LMS 7.9.2 & Squeezelite) & Keces DC-116, Mutec MC-3+ Smart Clock, Rega DAC R, Rotel RB/RC-1070, Klipsch

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-15 Thread Greg Erskine
hi ElEsido, If I remember correctly, in piCore, /etc/fstab is generated "dynamically" early during every boot process. When I tried making my own /etc/fstab and saving with a backup I found it loaded too late in the boot process to be used. Also, most fstab entries are "noauto" so mount -a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-14 Thread paul-
Of course bootlocal.sh is called. That’s what starts pCP. And it already runs with root permission. Drop the sudo statements. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-14 Thread ElEsido
Hi all This is my bootlocal.sh Code: #!/bin/sh # put other system startup commands here GREEN="$(echo -e '\033[1;32m')" echo echo "${GREEN}Running bootlocal.sh..." #pCPstart-- /home/tc/www/cgi-bin/pcp_startup.sh 2>&1 | tee -a

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-11 Thread Man in a van
Man in a van wrote: > > > On the LMS i have the DSDPlay Plugin installed > > 29347 > > paul- wrote: > The digione is only claimed to support DOP. So the only squeezelite > setting you should try in the -D option is > > x:dop > > where x is some delay that might be needed to hide

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-11 Thread paul-
The digione is only claimed to support DOP. So the only squeezelite setting you should try in the -D option is x:dop where x is some delay that might be needed to hide pops and clicks when switching. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-11 Thread Man in a van
mftech wrote: > I'm using the Digione +Rpi3 whit LMS 7.9.2 running on a Daphile Server > No problems with PCM playback. > I enable both settings for DSD-over-PCM in LMS Player Settings. > > After this settings was enable I was unable to playbapck DSD or PCM, the > cursour move but no sound, I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-10 Thread mftech
Man in a van wrote: > Did you install the extension > > > ? Yes I did. Tête à FLAC 2 X SB Classic 2 X SB2 1 X SB Boom 1 X SB Touch 1 X Transporter 2 X Duet + Remote 3 X Rpi+Picoreplayer 2 X Chromecast 1 X Chromecast Audio 1 X Atoll ST100 All devives connected via CeolBOX server aka The

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-10 Thread Man in a van
mftech wrote: > or I missed a step in configuring Picoreplayer ? Did you install the extension > pcp-dsdplay.tcz ? Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-09 Thread mftech
I'm using the Digione +Rpi3 whit LMS 7.9.2 running on a Daphile Server No problems with PCM playback. I enable both settings for DSD-over-PCM in LMS Player Settings. After this settings was enable I was unable to playbapck DSD or PCM, the cursour move but no sound, I tried the following actions,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-09 Thread paul-
Not sure which driver will support this DAC. Very few ESS dacs are officially supported due to ESS closed sources. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-09 Thread newpeter
paul- wrote: > Do you want squeezelite to resample? or just tell lms to only send > 44/48 to the device. I want to try the connection: RPi3B + Allo Kalli Reclocker + DIY Dac with ES9038PRO using I2S. Which audio output in Squeez setting will be correct ?

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-05 Thread paul-
newpeter wrote: > What options in Squeezelite should be set so that Rpi 3B + works only > with the Allo Kali 44/48 HAT overlay? The goal is to develop a clear I2S > signal for an external DAC. Do you want squeezelite to resample? or just tell lms to only send 44/48 to the device.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-05 Thread newpeter
What options in Squeezelite should be set so that Rpi 3B + works only with the Allo Kali 44/48 HAT overlay? The goal is to develop a clear I2S signal for an external DAC. newpeter's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-03 Thread stereoptic
paul- wrote: > Most using HDMI want bitperfect. If you change from 0db, then the > stream is no longer bitperfect. Thanks Paul stereoptic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53162 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-02-01 Thread dplz
paul- wrote: > Syncing different hardware can be problematic, as each of the devices > has different capabilieies. I would start with some simple mp3 files > that is local music saved on the LMS server. See what happens. > > What wifi chips are you using in those old RPI's? I would bet

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-31 Thread firedog
paul- wrote: > In your wifi setup you have "spaces" before and after the SSID name. > The Scan results show the SSID without spaces. > > The + sign in the encoded ssid is a character. and you can > see the spaces in the ssid= line. > > network={ > #enc_ssid="+dhLinksys_5GHz+" >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-31 Thread paul-
In your wifi setup you have "spaces" before and after the SSID name. The Scan results show the SSID without spaces. The + sign in the encoded ssid is a character. and you can see the spaces in the ssid= line. network={ #enc_ssid="+dhLinksys_5GHz+" ssid=" dhLinksys_5GHz "

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-31 Thread firedog
paul- wrote: > That just make is clear wifi is not connected. Just copy the rest. > there should be a send to Pastebin button too. Don't see a Pastebin, but here's the wifi diag log: 29226 +---+ |Filename: wifidiag log.txt

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-31 Thread paul-
That just make is clear wifi is not connected. Just copy the rest. there should be a send to Pastebin button too. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-31 Thread firedog
paul- wrote: > When you press Diagnostics on the wifi page.it will do a scan, does > it show any APs? The only thing I see that looks relevant to me: wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:off/any Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=31 dBm Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-31 Thread Feeback25
Man in a van wrote: > Well I have had a play with this this morning. > > normal disclaimers apply :p > > ronnie Thank you very much Ronnie, always as efficient !!! Philippe Feeback25's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-31 Thread paul-
When you press Diagnostics on the wifi page.it will do a scan, does it show any APs? piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-31 Thread firedog
Suddenly my RBP won't connect to wifi-no ip is found. The diagnostics and everything look okay. Connection via ethernet is fine, but when I shut down and then reboot without the ethernet cable connected, the network isn't found. Can't figure this one out. I even changed the DHCP address of

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-31 Thread paul-
The issue with the older pies and those chipsets is that they don't come close to the max throughput, and they have really bad antennae. I have devices running those same chips, and they have run fine for years. But I don't sync them. If you go into LMS, Players settings, there are some

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-31 Thread dplz
paul- wrote: > Syncing different hardware can be problematic, as each of the devices > has different capabilieies. I would start with some simple mp3 files > that is local music saved on the LMS server. See what happens. > > What wifi chips are you using in those old RPI's? I would bet

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-31 Thread Man in a van
paul- wrote: > The Audiophonics extension was removed as it had some old wiring pi > libraries built in. There is a script in the tc home directory that > should replace it just fine. pcp-powerbutton.sh. But in most cases > the two overlays that Ronnie mentioned work great too. And you

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-31 Thread dplz
paul- wrote: > Syncing different hardware can be problematic, as each of the devices > has different capabilieies. I would start with some simple mp3 files > that is local music saved on the LMS server. See what happens. > > What wifi chips are you using in those old RPI's? I would bet

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-30 Thread Feeback25
Thanks guys, It works for me with Ronnie's method. I use the Audiophonics PI-SPC II module which is a power manager: https://www.audiophonics.fr/fr/accessoires-pour-raspberry-pi-et-autres-sbc/audiophonics-pi-spc- ii-module-control-of-power-to-linear-raspberry-pi-p-11504.html My settings:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-30 Thread Man in a van
Thanks for the explanation Paul. I'll let it sink in.slowly :) ronnie Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-30 Thread paul-
The Audiophonics extension was removed as it had some old wiring pi libraries built in. There is a script in the tc home directory that should replace it just fine. pcp-powerbutton.sh. But in most cases the two overlays that Ronnie mentioned work great too. Active Hi means the input shows

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-30 Thread Man in a van
Man in a van wrote: > I just checked mine which is running v6.0.0.beta 7 and found that > squeezelite would not start > > I went to the Squeezelite settings and found this new one, made the > adjustment and rebootedsqueezelite running. > > Use at your own discretion :) > > 29217 > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-30 Thread Man in a van
I just checked mine which is running v6.0.0.beta 7 and found that squeezelite would not start I went to the Squeezelite settings and found this new one, made the adjustment and rebootedsqueezelite running. Use at your own discretion :) 29217 ronnie

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-30 Thread Man in a van
Feeback25 wrote: > Good morning all, > I'm talking to Paul or Greg: I just did a brand new installation of PCP > 5.0.1. I am using a power button on my system. I can no longer find > "Audiophonics-powerscript.tcz" in the repositories. > How can I install it or use an alternative? > Thank you >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread Feeback25
Good morning all, I'm talking to Paul or Greg: I just did a brand new installation of PCP 5.0.1. I am using a power button on my system. I can no longer find "Audiophonics-powerscript.tcz" in the repositories. How can I install it or use an alternative? Thank you Philippe

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread firedog
firedog wrote: > I don't see anything like that in my setup. How did you get to that? https://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29201 Since my unit accepts DSD Native, no settings for DoP appeared in my LMS under the DSDPlay settings. It just said there that DSD Native is

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
I2S is the buss that audio crosses, Dac chips also used i2c for control of the device. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread Jeff07971
huxmut wrote: > So the trick $64 question is; > does the rPi send data out as IIS or IIC ? To most HAT DACs and Amps I2S. Jeff *Players:* SliMP3,Squeezebox3 x3,Receiver,SqueezeLite-X,PiCorePlayer x3 *Server:* LMS Version: Latest Nightly on Centos 8.0 VM on ESXi 6.5.0U3 on Dell T320

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread huxmut
So the trick $64 question is; does the rPi send data out as IIS or IIC ? rPi 3 + rasPi 7" LCD + HiFiBerry DiGi+ | rPi 2 + IQaudio DAC+ |rPi 2 + HiFiBerry DAC+ | Squeeze Box Touch | LMS + XPenology on HP Gen 8 | huxmut's

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread Jeff07971
paul- wrote: > I'm far from an audio transport expert. So hopefully I explained it > correctly. But I know that I2S data stream is subject to the clock > rate of the RPI, which is why quite a few HAT products try to "re-clock" > the incoming data. > > All I know is that I can't hear the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
I'm far from an audio transport expert. So hopefully I explained it correctly. But I know that I2S data stream is subject to the clock rate of the RPI, which is why quite a few HAT products try to "re-clock" the incoming data. All I know is that I can't hear the difference. lol.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread huxmut
paul- wrote: > I2S is not going to produce bitperfect data ... I'm surprised to hear that bit. Im guessing it must be close as my old cloth ears arnt offended by my current setup. I'll try it out this weekend and see if i can hear a difference or not Thanks for the education Paul :) rPi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
huxmut wrote: > is that also the case for I2C ? > as in a dac hat. I2S is not going to produce bitperfect data. HDMI is not a DAC, it feeds a data stream to a DAC. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread paul-
I've been working on 6.0.0 so long, the screen changed a little bit from 5.0.0. Try the 6.0.0-b7 piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread firedog
paul- wrote: > Should be able to set the DSD option to > > :dop > > 29201 I don't see anything like that in my setup. How did you get to that? GIK Acoustics Room Treatments. Isol Line conditioner/protection. iFi AC iPurifiers>CAPS4 Pipeline w/Sonore PS >Kii Control>Kii Three speakers.iFi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-29 Thread huxmut
is that also the case for I2C ? as in a dac hat. rPi 3 + rasPi 7" LCD + HiFiBerry DiGi+ | rPi 2 + IQaudio DAC+ |rPi 2 + HiFiBerry DAC+ | Squeeze Box Touch | LMS + XPenology on HP Gen 8 | huxmut's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-28 Thread paul-
Most using HDMI want bitperfect. If you change from 0db, then the stream is no longer bitperfect. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-28 Thread stereoptic
Quick question about the output level settings for HDMI output - what are the benefits/deficits from setting the output to 100% (4db) or 96% (0db)? stereoptic's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-28 Thread paul-
Should be able to set the DSD option to :dop 29201 +---+ |Filename: 2020-01-28_20-08.png | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29201|

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-28 Thread firedog
Hi- I have DSDPlayer installed n my LMS server, and in it's settings for pCP it says I can play DSD back natively. That's good, but I actually want to convert DSD to PCM so I can also apply room correctiion to DSD files. My present settings don't give me that option. How can I setup the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-28 Thread paul-
castalla wrote: > I have installed pcp 5.0 . What's the best method to make a copy of > the image ? Preferably using linux. dd is the easiest. Just make sure you use the correct devices. Just google it, there is tons of how-to out there. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-28 Thread castalla
I have installed pcp 5.0 . What's the best method to make a copy of the image ? Preferably using linux. LMS server: Pi Zero Amp: Denon PMA-50 Players/Speakers: Touch, Logitech Radios, Sonos Play 1s & Beam, Libratone Zipp, GGMM E2 & E3, Yamaha WXAD-010, Loewe Airspeaker, Google

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-27 Thread paul-
I have heard of weird things happening on very small cards. Could be a compatibility issue with the RPi itself. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-27 Thread Man in a van
rincage wrote: > No, just a plain set up using Ethcher to write image to a 128MB (MB not > GB) SDCard. Done nothing else to SDCard. > > > > I think a bigger card is maybe an idea :) Man in a van's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-27 Thread rincage
paul- wrote: > Not sure how this happens, as the extension that contains the boot > script, also contains the default configuration. So getting a file not > found error seems a bit impossible. > > Have you done anything else to this installation? Do you have a fresh SD > card that you can

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

2020-01-27 Thread paul-
Not sure how this happens, as the extension that contains the boot script, also contains the default configuration. So getting a file not found error seems a bit impossible. Have you done anything else to this installation? Do you have a fresh SD card that you can just burn, and then setup the

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