On 06/14/2011 09:42 AM, Simon Hyde wrote: > On Fri, 3 Jun 2011, dumbiggie wrote: > >> >> --- On Fri, 6/3/11, stuart <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> booked). Maybe, at a later date, I'll look into using >>> the different protocols necessary to "look like" a newer >>> client. >> >> If it helps, here are pointers to newish SB player programs for >> which scripts & code might be available: >> >> http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezeSlave >> >> That one allows you to fire up a SB player via CLI. > > This seems the best starting point for a new MVP SqueezeBox client, > the main problem is related to sound output. SqueezeSlave tries to > write to a soundcard through PortAudio to ALSA or OSS or Windows > Soundcard Driver. The problem is that the MVP doesn't have a standard > linux ALSA/OSS sound device, it has a weird device that can accept PCM > data, or MPEG audio, and requires proprietary IOCTLs to switch its > mode/sample rate/etc. So, to get SqueezeSlave to work on the MVP you'd > have to write a PortAudio output module for the MVP, which would > probably require some educated guesswork about buffer levels too > (since I'm not aware of a way to query the MVP's audio buffer length). > >> http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezePlay >> >> That one provides a SB player plus GUI that looks like the recent >> generation of Squeezebox hardware interfaces. > > > I have looked at porting this in the past, but I just don't think the > MVP has enough RAM for this rather beefy app...It would require more > experimentation to be sure. > > > Cheers, > > Simon
Not to mention I could never initialize the hardware to my liking. When starting from scratch, the MVP hardware would either repeat the first few seconds of audio or cut it off depending on which calls I made (I think I left the default to cut off the first few seconds). To temp me to find the magic recipe, the hardware handled the transitions to subsequent tracks in a play list with out problems. I almost resorted to always playing a blank recording before starting any play list - but stopped short of that. Still haven't found the time to experiment w/a real Squeezebox vs. the MVPMC. I just got my main Linux box back up from an HDD crash. (And I'm not sure I like the new Fedora 15 desk top (yet). I feel like I'm driving a car w/a joy stick.) -Rick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
