balbs wrote: > So for years I have happily run my old NAS duo with LMS and my random > collection of Classic, SB's and radios without any issues apart from > sadly seeing some much loved plugins fade away :-( but overall the > experience has been superb and people still marvel when I tell them how > old this stuff is and its still supported by a gallant band of brothers > and sisters. But now I feel I should consider a change - I tried to > install LMS 8 without much success and not sure why - just wont start > so backtracked to 7.9.4 which is fine, but now thinking I should go > Raspberry Pi to just use the Duo as storage, particularly as its only > recently been drive updated. Problem is where do I start? Im a bit lost > with the overload of information and my Linux knowledge is zero, so > could someone point me to the best guide to do this - I feel a bit lost > with the amount of information that is out there to be honest and dont > want to make a silly mistake right at the start! Im pretty sure a move > to just use the Duo as a storage device is the correct one (particularly > as even with upgraded memory it takes hoursto scan my collection) but > correct me if you think Im wrong. Thanks.
The Raspberry Pi route is a wise choice, loads of help always available in these forums. Just ask. A Raspberry Pi running piCorePlayer (piCorePlayer is the name of the operating system) needs no Linux skills whatsoever, all settings are done using a web browser. https://docs.picoreplayer.org/getting-started/ *Server - LMS 8.0.1 *Pi4B 4GB/Flirc case/pCP v7.0.0b6 - 74K library, playlists & LMS cache on SSD (ntfs) *Study -* Pi3B/pCP 7.0.0b6/pi screen/Allo Boss DAC Ruark MR1 Mk2 *Lounge* - Pi2/pCP 6.0.0 > HiFiBerry DIGI+ > AudioEngine DAC1 > AVI DM5 *Garage* - Squeezebox Boom + Fostex sub *Dining Room* - Pi3B/Bluetooth/Echo Show 8 *Spares* - 2xTouch, 1xSB Radio. 1xSB3, 6xRPi ------------------------------------------------------------------------ kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113428 _______________________________________________ Squeezecenter mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/squeezecenter
