Re: [slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
jouteur wrote: > ok thanks, I guess for me LMS is the important thing, so even if the > system is rebooted I will have to reinstall LMS, but ok > thanks I read through this thread, and thought I would offer a thought. I ran lms only (no player) on pCP with a USB HHD library. I initially moved the LMS cache and prefs to the USB HDD. We have frequent power failures. Everytime (I thought) I had to do a rebuild, unintally/reinstall LMS, etc, but what was really happening is the pcp would come back up and not be able to find the HDD to properly start/run (?) LMS. I finally streamlined my thrashing about to unmounting, then remount the HDD and things would be fine. I then moved the LMS Prefs and Cache back to the SD, and no more remounting. When power comes back up I still have to do a shutdown/restart to get the time issue resolved but... Further Paul- suggested I use a 3rd partition for LMS data (in case of corruption, the pcP partition is not affected), and that is what I do. So, I guess the reason for my post (after all that) - are you sure you have to rebuild, or do you have a situation like mine? Where is your caches/prefs? Jim Redrum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
paul- wrote: > When running LMS on piCorePlayer, this is one reason for putting the > database on a separate partition. And while the database partition > might get corrupted, at least the system will still boot. > > There is a fsck mechanism in pCP (Undocumented). Adding forcefsck to > the command line will cause the root file system to be checked. I may > end up adding this to any system running LMS, but for those using player > features only, this just slows down the boot process. ok thanks, I guess for me LMS is the important thing, so even if the system is rebooted I will have to reinstall LMS, but ok thanks jouteur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67128 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
When running LMS on piCorePlayer, this is one reason for putting the database on a separate partition. And while the database partition might get corrupted, at least the system will still boot. There is a fsck mechanism in pCP (Undocumented). Adding forcefsck to the command line will cause the root file system to be checked. I may end up adding this to any system running LMS, but for those using player features only, this just slows down the boot process. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate' (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=U7JHY5WYHCNRU&lc=GB¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted) if you like the piCorePlayer paul-'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58858 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
garym wrote: > Many people say that they have power cuts that don't corrupt the SD > card. It's just a matter of luck I think. I plug my rPi into a > Uninterruptible -Power- Supply (-UPS-), which will keep supplying power > from battery for 30 minutes or so. This solves the short power cuts > (which we have here in Florida with thunderstorms, etc.). Another thing > you might do is make backup copies of your SD card. So you can simply > insert new card and all is back to normal. yes indeed, I used to be fine with power cut and that SD card, but not anymore...bah thanks for the tip jouteur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67128 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
jouteur wrote: > ok thanks, no other way then to reboot the system then with LMS on and a > non wanted poower cut > > thanks for the info > always a great forum > > take care Many people say that they have power cuts that don't corrupt the SD card. It's just a matter of luck I think. I plug my rPi into a Uninterruptible -Power- Supply (-UPS-), which will keep supplying power from battery for 30 minutes or so. This solves the short power cuts (which we have here in Florida with thunderstorms, etc.). Another thing you might do is make backup copies of your SD card. So you can simply insert new card and all is back to normal. *Home:* VBA2.5 4TB -or- rPi4B/pCP6.1/4TB>LMS 8.0.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* rPi4B/pCP6.1/4TB>LMS 8.0.x>Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (ethernet except Radio WIFI) *Office:* Win10(64)>foobar2000 *The Wild: *rPi3B+/pCP4.0, hifiberry Dac+Pro, 4TB USB (LMS & Squeezelite) *Controllers:* iPhone11 & iPadAir3 (iPeng), CONTROLLER, Material Skin, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win10(64) *Files:* -Ripping-: dbpoweramp > 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=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
ok thanks, no other way then to reboot the system then with LMS on and a non wanted poower cut thanks for the info always a great forum take care jouteur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67128 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
bpa wrote: > PCP started as a player only system - so that when running everying is > in RAM, no sdcard access and so no effect if you pull power cord. > > If LMS is running onPCP system then sdcard (and maybe USB disk) is being > used and the promise of no problem if you the pull the power cord is not > possible. If LMS is running you should shut LMS down before pulling > power. in piCorePlayer webGUI, on the "main" tab, it is best to use the proper shutdown when running LMS on the rPi, which will shutdown LMS and the rPi properly. See picture. 32352 +---+ |Filename: Capture.PNG | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=32352| +---+ *Home:* VBA2.5 4TB -or- rPi4B/pCP6.1/4TB>LMS 8.0.x>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* rPi4B/pCP6.1/4TB>LMS 8.0.x>Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (ethernet except Radio WIFI) *Office:* Win10(64)>foobar2000 *The Wild: *rPi3B+/pCP4.0, hifiberry Dac+Pro, 4TB USB (LMS & Squeezelite) *Controllers:* iPhone11 & iPadAir3 (iPeng), CONTROLLER, Material Skin, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win10(64) *Files:* -Ripping-: dbpoweramp > 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=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
jouteur wrote: > Hi long time no talk > > this card is for a server, I use it for my logitech touch... > thanks for the tip.. > > any ideas why the SD crash..? it used not too, maybe too old? PCP started as a player only system - so that when running everying is in RAM, no sdcard access and so no effect if you pull power cord. If LMS is running onPCP system then sdcard (and maybe USB disk) is being used and the promise of no problem if you the pull the power cord is not possible. If LMS is running you should shut LMS down before pulling power. bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
Hi Jouteur, When you say you can't connect to Pi after a power fail... is that connect to LMS on the Pi? or piCorePlayer on the Pi? If it's piCorePlayer then I'd suspect your card, but you could try stopping LMS and shutting down piCorePlayer and then power cycle to see if it survives that, if not then I'd definitely be looking at trying a different card. If it's just LMS that stops working, then it's not unusual for LMS database and cache to get corrupted by a power fail, my sister's setup suffers from this because she has a whole house RCD mains protector that trips rather too keenly. In her case we can normally get back in via ssh and pCP web interface to delete the Db and cache files and start again without re-flashing the card. I can't say for sure, but I think I've seen somewhere on the forum that having a USB thumb drive on the Pi with LMS cache and Db files moved onto it is more reliable, perhaps because it's an external drive the data gets written out to the usb stick rather than cached in memory. Kev KeBul's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
Hi long time no talk this card is for a server, I use it for my logitech touch... thanks for the tip.. any ideas why the SD crash..? it used not too, maybe too old? Cheers jouteur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67128 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB2/3 clearout - UK
Hi, as I build more PicorePlayers I have admitted to myself that hoarding old SB2 and SB3 players is a little pointless. They are never going to get used again. So, is there much interest here? I have two of each, maybe a box or two, a couple of power supplies. However I do use the remotes with the picoreplayers so am not looking to let them go. I have not run them up and am happy to do that, but would assume they have all the usual aging problems - display issues and some issues with the analogue outputs. Of course they don't look so good. I do have one killer feature - all 4 are Slim Devices! I'm in the south of the UK, so if you are interested, let's have a chat. I thought I would offer here first before widening the net. gvh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1879 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113326 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
Well good day to you Sir Is this card for a player or player server ? You can make a copy of the card: 'Mac OS use Apple PI Baker ' (https://www.tweaking4all.com/hardware/raspberry-pi/applepi-baker-v2/) 'Windows use Win32Disk Imager' (https://win32diskimager.org/) I offer a couple of tips for the latter: 1) Create an empty folder on the Desktop (or wherever you want to save the file) 2) Append the .img suffix to the file name when entering it into the appropiate box (eg pcpbackupv6.1.0.img) 3) Tick the box marked "Read Only Allocated Partitions" this will give the smallest image possible 4) Read the "ReadMe" of the download and run it as "as Administrator" ronnie Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SD card unreadable after power cut
Hi guys I have noticed since I reinstalled Picorplayer (was off for some times, but back on for 6 months now), that almost everytime I have a shut down of the Raspberry (like a power cut) I cannot connect to the pi anymore. I have to reformat the SD card. I though because picorplayer is loaded on the memory of the pi that it should not happen (like the SD is cannot be corrupted or something). Any ideas? Is there a way also to save the parameter and everything else of the LMS player like that I don't have to do it again all those times. Thank you for your help jouteur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67128 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
