J

Did some of you did some experiments with 256 Go USB sticks ? 

Not as fast, but may be sufficient for the music stream ?

And are there some size limitations to USB sticks possible to read on the RPi ?


JM[/QUOTE wrote: 
> 
> 
> I'm using a configuration that I wouldn't recommend - I have LMS and my
> library all on the same 200GB MicroSD; it's probably a good idea to have
> them separated.  However, I haven't had any problems and it's a very
> compact solution -rPi with power and Ethernet cords as the only external
> connections.
> Issue with using USB or MicroSD is going to be slower performance on
> indexing your library than SSD - if your library has a lot of turn over
> then it may be an issue.  If you can get by just running "Look for new
> and changed media files" occasionally then it's only an issue on the
> initial indexing.
> 
> There won't be any speed issues streaming music from USB or MicroSD -
> just make sure you use USB 2.0+  (Not sure you can find a USB 1.x 256GB
> thumb drive.
> 
> Size limitations would be driven by the Linux distribution underlaying
> your LMS.  I'm running Max2Play, not certain of official supported
> limits, however, 200GB MicroSD seems to be fine - have been running for
> 2 years.



"You know, I'm all for progress. It's change I object to."
Mark Twain

LMS 7.9 on Raspberry Pi3 w/200GB SD 
5 Receivers, 1 Boom, 2 Radios, 1 Controller, 1 iPhone & 1 iPad w/iPeng,
1 Android phone w/Squeezer
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