Krisbee wrote: > Rulof72, > > A cubietruck image from JackOfAll is certainly worth waiting for, not > only are you likely to get a user friendly way to configure the system > for LMS & squeezelite use, but you will benefit from the considerable > expertise of JackOfAll in fine tuning the software to maximize the > potential of the cubietruck hardware (kernel patches, software compiled > & optimized to ARM instruction set, etc., etc.), something which is not > guaranteed elsewhere. > > I was close to buyng a cubietruck myself, but shelved the idea with the > recent change in the CS project circumstances. So I'll be interested in > this myself. > > Having had a chance to look a little more at the cubieboard forums, the > Lubuntu image does have it's quirks for both WIF and SPDIF out, which > could easily throw those with little or no linux experience. Plus > there's the question of how best to install squeezelite on the system. > That's easily answered if you happen to know a v.recent squeezelite .deb > package exists in debian unstable for armhf, and know how to add to the > system's software sources safely. But you still have a little > post-install configuration to do, which is not untypical when installing > new software on Linux systems. > > I would guess, you were attracted to the Lubuntu image as it had a point > & click desktop, yet you have learnt that you can quickly need to use > the command line (CLI) to get things done. > > If you want another try while your waiting, I would suggest using this > image on your cubietruck: > > http://www.cubieforums.com/index.php?topic=1275.0 > > and > > http://www.igorpecovnik.com/2013/12/24/cubietruck-debian-wheezy-sd-card-image/ > > Note it is for an SD card. > > > It's command line only, unless you install other software. But it has > several advantages for you. > > (1) The image preloads the WIFI module > > > Code: -------------------- > > cat ./etc/modules > # /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time. > # > # This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded > # at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored. > # Parameters can be specified after the module name. > > hci_uart > gpio_sunxi > bcmdhd > rfcomm > hidp > lirc_gpio > sunxi_lirc > # if you want access point mode, load wifi module this way: bcmdhd op_mode=2 > # and edit /etc/init.d/hostapd change DAEMON_CONF=/etc/hostapd.conf ; edit your wifi net settings in hostapd.conf ; reboot > -------------------- > > > > and has the correct sample entries in the important > "/etc/network/interfaces" file and there's in no "network-manager" > software running to complicate matters. > > > Code: -------------------- > > cat ./etc/network/interfaces > # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > auto eth0 > allow-hotplug eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > # hwaddress ether # if you want to set MAC manually > # pre-up /sbin/ifconfig eth0 mtu 3838 # setting MTU for DHCP, static just: mtu 3838 > #auto wlan0 > #allow-hotplug wlan0 > #iface wlan0 inet dhcp > # wpa-ssid SSID > # wpa-psk xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > # to generate proper encrypted key: wpa_passphrase yourSSID yourpassword > -------------------- > > > > > WIFI configuration is manual, but well documented elsewhere. This vid > gives an example of manual WIF configuration: > http://youtu.be/3QEeRUTT83M Note some commands will need adjusting to > connect your wireless router. > > (2) V. importantly, the SPDIF kernel modules are built-in to the > kernel, so there should be no need to fiddle around with > "/etc/modules" etc. to get that working. > > > Code: -------------------- > > grep "sound" ./lib/modules/3.4.79-sun7i+/modules.builtin > kernel/sound/soundcore.ko > kernel/sound/core/snd.ko > kernel/sound/core/snd-timer.ko > kernel/sound/core/snd-hrtimer.ko > kernel/sound/core/snd-pcm.ko > kernel/sound/core/snd-page-alloc.ko > kernel/sound/soc/snd-soc-core.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/sunxi-codec.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/hdmiaudio/sunxi-hdmiaudio.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/hdmiaudio/sunxi-hdmipcm.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/hdmiaudio/sndhdmi.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/hdmiaudio/sunxi-sndhdmi.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/i2s/sunxi-i2s.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/i2s/sunxi-i2sdma.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/i2s/sndi2s.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/i2s/sunxi-sndi2s.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/spdif/sunxi_spdif.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/spdif/sunxi_spdma.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/spdif/sndspdif.ko > kernel/sound/soc/sunxi/spdif/sunxi_sndspdif.ko > -------------------- > > > > (3) Installing and configuring squeezelite on this image is a case of > adjusting the software sources, and then installing and configuring > squeezelite. You would have do exactly the same on the Lubuntu image. > > > Once you had wireless and squeezelite working I don't believe you > would really need a "desktop" running on your cubietruck and you could > administer it remotely from Windows via a ssh connection made using > the "Putty" program. > > This is only a suggestion for an interim solution to using your > cubietruck as you want, as I believe a JackOfAll image would be ideal.
Yes, I think waiting for the image from JackOfAll will be worth it. In the meantime I stumbled on this thread late last night: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?99865-Android-TV-Sticks-Boxes-as-Squeezebox-Replacement I read through it, loaded the original Android image back on the Cubietruck, added a couple of apps (a SqueezePlayer and Android automation app) from Google Play and am currently wirelessly streaming LMS through the Cubietruck and controlling everything with Orange Squeeze :D Everything seems to be working fine and I'm even able to sync my two squeeze players. I will definitely give the JackOfAll image a try though as I would expect it to have more flexibility as far as sound quality, etc. but for now the Cubietruck is doing what I bought it to do! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rulof72's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4272 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101543 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
