Re: [Freevo-users] Handling usb foreign drives
On Fri, 2009-02-20 at 11:39 -0600, Evan Hisey wrote:
I have solved this the following way:
1) Install the usbmount program
2) In /etc/udev/usbmount.rules (might vary on your distro), insert:
-- snip --
# Rules for USBmount
KERNEL==sd*, BUS==usb, ACTION==add,RUN
+=/usr/share/usbmount/usbmount add
KERNEL==ub*, BUS==usb, ACTION==add,RUN
+=/usr/share/usbmount/usbmount add
KERNEL==sd*, ACTION==remove, RUN
+=/usr/share/usbmount/usbmount remove
KERNEL==ub*, ACTION==remove, RUN
+=/usr/share/usbmount/usbmount remove
-- snip --
3) Restart udev
4) Make sure you have in /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf: FILESYSTEMS=ext2
ext3 vfat to allow fat partitions to work AND:
MOUNTOPTIONS=sync,noexec,nodev,noatime,ro to mount al devices
read-only, or data loss could happen, since you won't be able to unmount
devices cleanly with freevo
5) Then you can add in your freevo's local_conf.py on the
Video/Music/Images section something like: ('External
Storage','/var/run/usbmount/')
Then if you plug in your usb key, a new folder should show up
in /var/run/usbmount/, and if you go to Video/Music/Images on your
freevo system and select External Storage on them you will see the usb
key and files.
Hope this helps.
Not prefect, but then this is a hard job for a prefect solution. It
does however make a really good answer to teh problem as you should
know what is on the media :)
Of course you should know what's on the media :)
My use case was the following:
I wanted a simple to use system - as simple as it gets. My setup ensures
that a friend of mine can come home and plug in a usb key with say, a
movie on it, and we can view it easily.
So, he plugs it in and it shows up under 'external storage', and if he
removes it, it disappears. Of course, I made sure the drive was mounted
read-only, to insure nothing has to be synced. After all, freevo is for
*viewing* the media, they don't even know linux is there behind the
scenes doing all the hard work :P
Benedikt
Evan
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Re: [Freevo-users] Handling usb foreign drives
On Thu, 2009-02-19 at 12:47 -0800, Shane W wrote:
Hey all,
Does anyone have a Freevo solution where I can connect an
External hard drive, USB key whatever and Freevo would be
able to navigate it. The automount stuff is easily enough
done but the issue I run into is Freevo has the idea of
audio_items and video_items where the directory would be
linked in. On a foreign drive though, we don't know in
advance what will be on it, music movies, pictures etc. Is
there any setting whereby Freevo will just launch the
appropriate playback method and not care where the
directory is categorized?
I have solved this the following way:
1) Install the usbmount program
2) In /etc/udev/usbmount.rules (might vary on your distro), insert:
-- snip --
# Rules for USBmount
KERNEL==sd*, BUS==usb, ACTION==add,RUN
+=/usr/share/usbmount/usbmount add
KERNEL==ub*, BUS==usb, ACTION==add,RUN
+=/usr/share/usbmount/usbmount add
KERNEL==sd*, ACTION==remove, RUN
+=/usr/share/usbmount/usbmount remove
KERNEL==ub*, ACTION==remove, RUN
+=/usr/share/usbmount/usbmount remove
-- snip --
3) Restart udev
4) Make sure you have in /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf: FILESYSTEMS=ext2
ext3 vfat to allow fat partitions to work AND:
MOUNTOPTIONS=sync,noexec,nodev,noatime,ro to mount al devices
read-only, or data loss could happen, since you won't be able to unmount
devices cleanly with freevo
5) Then you can add in your freevo's local_conf.py on the
Video/Music/Images section something like: ('External
Storage','/var/run/usbmount/')
Then if you plug in your usb key, a new folder should show up
in /var/run/usbmount/, and if you go to Video/Music/Images on your
freevo system and select External Storage on them you will see the usb
key and files.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Benedikt
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Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo volume control question
Hi Andreas, On Thu, 2008-06-26 at 16:13 +0200, Andreas Dick wrote: Am Mittwoch, 25. Juni 2008 20.36:32 schrieb Benedikt Bär: Hey Duncan, Huge thanks for replying. The thing is I use irexec, but freevo does not monitor the volume change. For example, irexec sets the volume via amixer -or similar- but Freevo does not know about that. I'm, using 1.7.3. So, when I exit my game, Freevo still shows the same volume, but the actual volume is quite different, and when I then hit the volume button (which is then again controlled by Freevo), it sets the volume according to the value before starting the game. What I'm searching for is either: 1) That Freevo detects the change in alsamixer2, and adjusts itself (of course, this should be configurable), but I think this is not implemented yet why do you not use the normal way to control volume with a lircrc like begin prog = freevo button = vol- config = VOL- end begin prog = freevo button = vol+ config = VOL+ end and with a local_config.py lirc configuration like LIRCRC = '/etc/lirc/lircrc.freevo' like this freevo will get the volume change and if you configure alsamixerX it even will control it... Andreas That's what I'm using right now. However, the problem is when I start a game, Freevo is not anymore under control of the remote control, and thus doesn't react. If you know a way around this, everything would be solved ;) Cheers, Benedikt signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo volume control question
Hey Duncan, Huge thanks for replying. The thing is I use irexec, but freevo does not monitor the volume change. For example, irexec sets the volume via amixer -or similar- but Freevo does not know about that. I'm, using 1.7.3. So, when I exit my game, Freevo still shows the same volume, but the actual volume is quite different, and when I then hit the volume button (which is then again controlled by Freevo), it sets the volume according to the value before starting the game. What I'm searching for is either: 1) That Freevo detects the change in alsamixer2, and adjusts itself (of course, this should be configurable), but I think this is not implemented yet or 2) Have a command executed by irexec that tells Freevo to change the volume e.g. freevo volume up or something. I don't know if this is implemented yet. or 3) Write this patch, and submit it ;) (If someone agrees with me that this is a good idea =P) Cheers, Benedikt On Wed, 2008-06-25 at 18:55 +0200, Duncan Webb wrote: Benedikt Bär wrote: Anyone has any ideas about this? :( On Sat, 2008-06-21 at 01:09 +0200, Benedikt Bär wrote: Hi list, I have spent the last month configuring my super-duper awesome media center with Freevo :) However there's one problem left: I have configured Freevo to launch various native Linux games, like Nexuiz, Tuxdroid, etc etc... . Now, I want to use my remote control to control the volume of the game while playing. I thought of using irexec and a lircrc. With the amixer command to control the volume. This works fine, however, Freevo (using alsamixer2 plugin) doesn't seem to monitor volume changes, and so, once I exit the game the volume is totally off. Would it be possible to make Freevo monitor the volume changes, or better yet, does Freevo have a command to remotely send the volume event? I know Python, so I could probably come up with something hacky myself, but I thought I'd ask here, just to see if someone already implemented this, or thought of it. The irexec is possibly the easiest solution, it is possible that Freevo stops the remote control when a game is active. You can check with the DEBUG=1 in local_conf.py and look at the main-X.log to see. Duncan signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo volume control question
Anyone has any ideas about this? :( On Sat, 2008-06-21 at 01:09 +0200, Benedikt Bär wrote: Hi list, I have spent the last month configuring my super-duper awesome media center with Freevo :) However there's one problem left: I have configured Freevo to launch various native Linux games, like Nexuiz, Tuxdroid, etc etc... . Now, I want to use my remote control to control the volume of the game while playing. I thought of using irexec and a lircrc. With the amixer command to control the volume. This works fine, however, Freevo (using alsamixer2 plugin) doesn't seem to monitor volume changes, and so, once I exit the game the volume is totally off. Would it be possible to make Freevo monitor the volume changes, or better yet, does Freevo have a command to remotely send the volume event? I know Python, so I could probably come up with something hacky myself, but I thought I'd ask here, just to see if someone already implemented this, or thought of it. Cheers, - Benedikt This message is digitally signed by a PGP key, to verify it's authenticity. If you received this message without key the message may not be authentic. www.relamp.tk - Benedikt This message is digitally signed by a PGP key, to verify it's authenticity. If you received this message without key the message may not be authentic. www.relamp.tk - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php ___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
[Freevo-users] Freevo volume control question
Hi list, I have spent the last month configuring my super-duper awesome media center with Freevo :) However there's one problem left: I have configured Freevo to launch various native Linux games, like Nexuiz, Tuxdroid, etc etc... . Now, I want to use my remote control to control the volume of the game while playing. I thought of using irexec and a lircrc. With the amixer command to control the volume. This works fine, however, Freevo (using alsamixer2 plugin) doesn't seem to monitor volume changes, and so, once I exit the game the volume is totally off. Would it be possible to make Freevo monitor the volume changes, or better yet, does Freevo have a command to remotely send the volume event? I know Python, so I could probably come up with something hacky myself, but I thought I'd ask here, just to see if someone already implemented this, or thought of it. Cheers, - Benedikt This message is digitally signed by a PGP key, to verify it's authenticity. If you received this message without key the message may not be authentic. www.relamp.tk signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part - Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo using alsa
Hi again Andreas,
I installed Freevo 1.7.8.1, and I'm using now the alsamixer2 plug-in. So
far everything seems to work, except two things:
1) The idlebar.volume plug-in does not work with alsamixer2. Is there
any workaround?
2) I have a separate input for my TV card, which loops into the 'Line'
channel. I would like that alsamixer2 keeps PCM Line at the same
levels. Is this possible? Here's my current config:
ALSAMIXER2_MAIN_CTRL = 'PCM'
# ALSAMIXER2_MUTE_CTRL = 'Headphone'
ALSAMIXER2_CTRLS = [
# (ctrl, card, default vol, min vol, max vol)
('PCM','hw:SB',90,0,100),
('Line', 'hw:SB', 90, 0, 100),
]
When I remove the PCM line, alsamixer2 controls the Line volume, but not
the PCM anymore :(.
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On Sun, 2008-03-09 at 14:14 +0100, Andreas Dick wrote:
Am Samstag, 8. März 2008 23:55 schrieb Benedikt Bär:
Hi Andreas,
I do have the all the 6 channel for the volume control. In addition, I
also have the PCM control, which controls all 6 channels (like a general
volume), so the sound card itself works fine in 6ch mode (I tested it
with a DVD).
well.
However, the alsamixer plug-in does not control either of the 6
channels, nor the PCM volume.
I'm interested in trying alsamixer2, but I can't find this plug-in when
listing them in freevo.
How can I get it?
I use freevo 1.7.6.1, and maybe it was added after 1.7.3 you are using.
since you use 1.7.3 I suppose you installed it with your packet manager (apt?)
normaly it is very easy to install a new version from sources over the old
installed version (at your own risk!):
- download it from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=46652
- # tar -xzf freevo-1.7.6.1.tar.gz
- # cd freevo-1.7.6.1/
- # python setup.py install
- maybe you have to change something in your local_conf.py (?)
(the risk could be, that your packetmanager do not know about the new
version,
and it is maybe not able to remove it properly if needed...)
Andreas
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Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo using alsa
Hi Duncan,
I just solved this by changing the alsamixer2 code. It's not very
generic, but it works for my setup.
Basically, what I did was changing the volume change function to iterate
through the controls list, and applying the volume.
Maybe in future releases it is possible to have some more configurations
in alsamixer, to satisfy such set-ups.
Also, an option to mute the channel by turning the volume 0 would be
nice, as the PCM control on my card doesn't have a mute switch.
I've also solved the problem with the idlebar volume plug-in, by
changing the plugin.getbyname argument to ALSAMIXER2 instead of
MIXER. Maybe the volume plug-in will be able to automatically detect
this in the future.
Thanks for all the help.
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On Sun, 2008-03-09 at 18:42 +0100, Duncan Webb wrote:
Benedikt Bär wrote:
Hi again Andreas,
I installed Freevo 1.7.8.1, and I'm using now the alsamixer2 plug-in. So
far everything seems to work, except two things:
1) The idlebar.volume plug-in does not work with alsamixer2. Is there
any workaround?
2) I have a separate input for my TV card, which loops into the 'Line'
channel. I would like that alsamixer2 keeps PCM Line at the same
levels. Is this possible? Here's my current config:
ALSAMIXER2_MAIN_CTRL = 'PCM'
# ALSAMIXER2_MUTE_CTRL = 'Headphone'
ALSAMIXER2_CTRLS = [
# (ctrl, card, default vol, min vol, max vol)
('PCM','hw:SB',90,0,100),
('Line', 'hw:SB', 90, 0, 100),
]
When I remove the PCM line, alsamixer2 controls the Line volume, but not
the PCM anymore :(.
I've given this a quick try on my box with a SB card.
When watching what happens to the controls in alsamixer from a ssh
session, they control the volume correctly. I'm using the default
settings for alamixer2.
On another box I've noticed that the alsamixer is missing one control
that amixer shows but I don't think that this is your problem.
Duncan
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Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo using alsa
Hi Duncan, The Freevo box is directly connected to a 5.1 speaker system. When I open alsamixer on the terminal, I can control the global volume of the whole system with the PCM channel. However, when I'm on the main menu of Freevo, I can control the volume using the remote Vol+ and Vol- buttons. When I press one of these, the Freevo OSD will show that it's changing the volume, but no alsa line gets modified. I'm thinking that maybe the volume control is not using ALSA at all. Do I have to install some command line tool for this to work? Here's the output of the -i command: Name: alsamixer Type: DaemonPlugin File: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/freevo/plugins/alsamixer.py Description: Mixer for ALSA, requires pyalsaaudio module from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyalsaaudio/ Plugin configuration variables: --- ALSA_CARDID: Alsa Card id Default: hw:0 ALSA_LINE_CARDID: Alsa Line Card id Default: hw:0 ALSA_MIXER_NAME: Alsa Mixer Name Default: Master ALSA_PCMMIXER_NAME: Alsa PCM Mixer Name Default: PCM ALSA_LINEMIXER_NAME: Alsa Line Mixer Name Default: Line ALSA_MICMIXER_NAME: Alsa Mic Mixer Name Default: Mic The plugin is loaded with the following settings: type=default, level=10, args=None - Benedikt This message is digitally signed by a PGP key, to verify it's authenticity. If you received this message without key the message may not be authentic. www.relamp.tk On Sat, 2008-03-08 at 22:43 +0100, Duncan Webb wrote: Benedikt Bär wrote: Hi all, I'm currently setting up my Freevo media center, version 1.7.3. I have everything working, except one thing: I have a lirc remote control, when I press Vol+ or Vol-, Freevo correctly displays the volume change. Same with the mute button. However, the actual system volume is never actually changed. I'm using alsa, and have activated the alsamixer plug-in. I have also set PCM (which is the correct channel, according to alsamixer) in /etc/freevo/local_conf_py (MAJOR_AUDIO_CTRL). This happens in the menu, as well as with mplayer, etc... I've not used this plug-in yet but have you checked that you have set up the ALSA_MIXER variables in you local_conf.py. Use: freevo plugins -i alsamixer I assume that freevo has speakers connected to the Freevo box and that you have *not* connected Freevo to a AV receiver. Duncan signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/___ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
Re: [Freevo-users] Freevo using alsa
Hi Andreas,
I do have the all the 6 channel for the volume control. In addition, I
also have the PCM control, which controls all 6 channels (like a general
volume), so the sound card itself works fine in 6ch mode (I tested it
with a DVD).
However, the alsamixer plug-in does not control either of the 6
channels, nor the PCM volume.
I'm interested in trying alsamixer2, but I can't find this plug-in when
listing them in freevo.
How can I get it?
-
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On Sat, 2008-03-08 at 23:46 +0100, Andreas Dick wrote:
hei Benedikt
I had similar soundcard problems:
1) alsamixer showed me no Master and no Surround/Center/LFE controls as I
expected (I had just a PCM and a Front control) for my card... - the
solution was then that for my 5.1 soundcard (NVidia hda) I have to use the
following module option in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa :
--
options snd-hda-intel model=3stack-6ch-dig
--
with this '6ch' option I find all expected channels in alsamixer, including a
correct Master control.
2) I failed with the freevo alsamixer plugin too, but I works now great with
the alsamixer2 plugin:
plugin.remove('mixer')
plugin.activate('alsamixer2')
ALSAMIXER2_MAIN_CTRL = 'Master'
ALSAMIXER2_MUTE_CTRL = 'Master'
ALSAMIXER2_CTRLS = [
# (ctrl, card, default vol, min vol, max vol)
('Master', 'hw:NVidia', 90, 0, 100),
]
--
maybe you find a similar solution?
Andreas
Am Samstag, 8. März 2008 22:58 schrieb Benedikt Bär:
Hi Duncan,
The Freevo box is directly connected to a 5.1 speaker system. When I
open alsamixer on the terminal, I can control the global volume of the
whole system with the PCM channel.
However, when I'm on the main menu of Freevo, I can control the volume
using the remote Vol+ and Vol- buttons. When I press one of these, the
Freevo OSD will show that it's changing the volume, but no alsa line
gets modified.
I'm thinking that maybe the volume control is not using ALSA at all. Do
I have to install some command line tool for this to work?
Here's the output of the -i command:
Name: alsamixer
Type: DaemonPlugin
File: /usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/freevo/plugins/alsamixer.py
Description:
Mixer for ALSA, requires pyalsaaudio module from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyalsaaudio/
Plugin configuration variables:
---
ALSA_CARDID: Alsa Card id
Default: hw:0
ALSA_LINE_CARDID: Alsa Line Card id
Default: hw:0
ALSA_MIXER_NAME: Alsa Mixer Name
Default: Master
ALSA_PCMMIXER_NAME: Alsa PCM Mixer Name
Default: PCM
ALSA_LINEMIXER_NAME: Alsa Line Mixer Name
Default: Line
ALSA_MICMIXER_NAME: Alsa Mic Mixer Name
Default: Mic
The plugin is loaded with the following settings:
type=default, level=10, args=None
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On Sat, 2008-03-08 at 22:43 +0100, Duncan Webb wrote:
Benedikt Bär wrote:
Hi all,
I'm currently setting up my Freevo media center, version 1.7.3. I have
everything working, except one thing:
I have a lirc remote control, when I press Vol+ or Vol-, Freevo
correctly displays the volume change. Same with the mute button.
However, the actual system volume is never actually changed.
I'm using alsa, and have activated the alsamixer plug-in. I have also
set PCM (which is the correct channel, according to alsamixer)
in /etc/freevo/local_conf_py (MAJOR_AUDIO_CTRL).
This happens in the menu, as well as with mplayer, etc...
I've not used this plug-in yet but have you checked that you have set up
the ALSA_MIXER variables in you local_conf.py. Use:
freevo plugins -i alsamixer
I assume that freevo has speakers connected to the Freevo box and that
you have *not* connected Freevo to a AV receiver.
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