Tony T wrote: > For a dedicated LMS, consider dumping the old PC, get a Raspberry Pi, a > hard drive for the music files, and install PiCorePlayer: > https://www.picoreplayer.org > (There's a PiCorePlayer forum here: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?3-Linux-Unix)
Agree. This was dead simple. I got a RPi 3B+, installed PiCorePlayer and had it all running in minutes. If you want it to be server only, that's all you need. If you want it to be a player too, there are other things you can add (plug in) that turn it into a DAC, an amp, or a digital streamer. Again you don't need the extras if it is just running your LMS. I can follow instructions but have never "built a computer". And it sounds as if your old PC is dead anyhow unrelated to LMS (you said it no longer boots). In addition to Daphile, Vortexbox is another turn key solution. Install it and it creates an OS, installs LMS (among other things), and can emulate a Squeezebox player using squeezelite. *Home:* VBA 4TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1>Touch> Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (Radio WIFI) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9.1>Squeezelite *The Wild (no internet): *PiCorePlayer 4.0 on rPi 3B+, hifiberry Dac+Pro, 4TB USB (LMS & Squeezelite) *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win10(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpa > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=109816 _______________________________________________ Squeezecenter mailing list Squeezecenter@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
