Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB Problems
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Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB Problems
What are you running LMS on ? An easy check regarding readability is to try to browse down in the folder structure on the drive while you are settng it up for use in LMS if you cant even see any subfolders , this suggest some permission issue ? Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (spares Touch, SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108461 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB Problems
Have you put the files in a folder titled "My Music"? The first time I tried using a USB stick my Touch did nothing until I moved all the various folders into a My Music folder. Chris :) Stratmangler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20387 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108461 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB Problems
Very old info but I'm sure most is still relevant: Touch and USB / SD Troubleshooting & best practices for best performance USB or SD card devices - Check the formatting of the device, Touch supported formats: FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, ext2, ext3 - Touch can only see/use a single partition, format as a single partition, or use only the first partition for all relevant music files - Remove any included USB/SD device utilities as these can cause issues - Make sure there is at least 10% free space (20% even better) - Remove any non-music related files (videos, documents, programs, pictures, data, etc ) - Or, if removing such files is not an option, place a . (dot) in front of folders that are not music related (folders not containing music files, album art, playlists). A simple (dot) in front of a folder means that TinySBS will ignore these and (hopefully) greatly speed up scan times. - Attach device directly to your computer and run basic maintenance utilities (disk cleanup, error checking, defrag) - Storage unit must be writable (Touchs server must install files and be able to write to these files) - Quick Test: Place a small, single folder of music on the device for initial testing (why have it scanning for hours if it isnt going to complete the scan) USB HD - Try an external USB power source, HD power supply or a powered USB hub. (Touch may not have enough bus power to power the USB HD) - Try a different USB cable - HD Sleep mode can cause issues (may have to completely rescan HD every time it wakes) - If you turn OFF Touch or HD, or unplug HD, Touch must completely rescan the entire HD Very useful tutorial & configuration ideas to get the most out of the very limited Touch inbuilt server: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82070 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108461 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB Problems
johnreid wrote: > I am running LMS 7.9 and have an USB 2.0 drive with some .wav files. > LMS sees the USB drive; but it does not see anything on it - none of the > .wav files show up and that is all that is on the drive. > I have formatted the drive again and copies the files anew to no avail. > The instruction guide provides no info on how the USB is to work but > refers to download the "Squeezebox Touch Feature Guide" but I am unable > to locate it on this site. > I have no problem playing music on the system from my computer in My > Music. > Does the "Feature Guide" exist and if so where can I find it? > Does anyone have an answer to why the USB is not being picked up by the > Touch? > > johnreid Stick a few .mp3 or .flacs on the drive, does the Touch see them. Is the USB drive a portable, or is it powered, The Touch's USB power out is barely sufficient to power a USB drive. Put some .wav's on a USB stick or SD card, do they get seem? *Study/Server - LMS 7.9.1 - *Raspberry Pi3/Pi screen/HiFiBerry DAC+/piCorePlayer 3.22/jivelite, 25K library on WDMyCloud, cache and playlists on a USB stick (formatted ntfs). *Lounge* - RPi 2/Max2Play > HiFiBerry DIGI+ > AudioEngine DAC1 > AVI DM5 *Dining Room* - Boom *Garage* - Radio *In car* - LMS 7.9.1 > RPi3/Max2Play/Access Point plugin > HiFiBerry DAC+ > car's hifi (files on a 2TB portable USB drive) *Spares* - 1xTouch, 1xSB3 kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108461 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] USB Problems
I am running LMS 7.9 and have an USB 2.0 drive with some .wav files. LMS sees the USB drive; but it does not see anything on it - none of the .wav files show up and that is all that is on the drive. I have formatted the drive again and copies the files anew to no avail. The instruction guide provides no info on how the USB is to work but refers to download the "Squeezebox Touch Feature Guide" but I am unable to locate it on this site. I have no problem playing music on the system from my computer in My Music. Does the "Feature Guide" exist and if so where can I find it? Does anyone have an answer to why the USB is not being picked up by the Touch? johnreid johnreid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20273 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108461 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB Problems
Yes the Touch can read NTFS quite nicely. Common issues with USB drives can get grouped into a couple categories: not simple drive disconnecting Many USB drives have special features which are designed to work with Windows. They contain programs that are run when you plug them into a machine running Windows. These programs enable various features of the drive. The problem is the Touch does not run Windows (it runs Linux) thus this windows code cannot run which puts the drive in a strange state with parts of its functionality not working. Its best NOT to use a drive with any special features (like passwords, encryption, locked areas, virtual CDs etc) The other common problem is disconnecting. For some reason many drives will disconnect themselves from the host at various times. In many cases this is part of the power saving strategy. If a drive just spins down a disk, but leaves the connection open this is fine. But some don't stop there and power down the connection as well. In many of these drives there is a way to adjust these power settings, but you will usually have to access them from a PC. (those Windows specific special features again) The Touch is much more sensitive to disconnections than other systems because it performs a file scan every time the drive connects. (to see if you have added any new music) Thus a disconnect and reconnect has a much bigger impact than just spinning up the disk. John S. -- JohnSwenson JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87857 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] USB Problems
I have owned my Squeezebox Touch for less than a week and cannot begin to describe my frustration and disappointment with the product. I have had nothing but problems with it since day one. I am running it attached to a Buffalo Ministation 500GB USB-powered HDD. When first attaching it to the Touch, it took about 2 hours to locate and index all of my 22,000-odd tracks, around 80GB worth of music. The first issue I had was that the unit was splitting single albums into multiple albums, which although annoying and time-consuming to solve, was easy enough to fix using MP3Tag. Although it resulted in another 2 hours of downtime while it re-scanned the USB to index the files all over again. Things were working well enough though, I had listened to a few albums and was enjoying the unit, I found the responsiveness great, and the integration with the official SB Android app on my Desire HD worked flawlessly... then this morning, when attaching the USB drive (I disconnect when not using to save wear on the disk), it took around 5 minutes to start SBS, played one file, after spending about 10 minutes loading the album, and then lost connection to the USB. Local music service has encountered a problem or words to that effect, was the error message. No indication of what the problem was, so I'm trying to fix it blindfolded. It has lost connection on a number of occasions throughout the week - why does this happen when it is connected to a local USB drive?! This has now occurred four or five times today, trying to play the same album. The next MAJOR issue is that the server has just reset itself and begins discovering files... why has it lost all of the indexed files?! I am now facing another 2 hours of downtime while I wait for the unit to rediscover all of the music, before I can begin thinking about how to fix it. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can go about making the device work as intended? If I have left out any pertinent info I am happy to provide. Other problems I have had... minor issues... which I wouldn't mind some guidance with... 1. Is there any way to group albums by Album Artist rather than Artist? For example, I would like albums by Method Man Redman to be grouped under the album artist Method Man rather than as two separate artists. 2. The Android app doesn't seem to be reading from the internal SBS - I have added a few new albums which show up on the touch device, but not on the mobile app - any ideas? Although to be honest, I'd happily take suggestions for an alternative app. Sorry for the essay and thanks in advance. -- morocco1 morocco1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=46868 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87857 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB Problems
It is POSSIBLE the USB on the Touch does not have quiet enough power for your HD causing weird stuff to happen. It is always best to get an external HD which has its own power supply... -- bitstopjoe Joe Sica bitstopjoe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=45024 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87857 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB Problems
Hi Joe Thanks for your response. I have a powered USB drive, which contains the same files as the USB-powered one, it was just for physical space reasons that I was not using that... maybe I will try the powered drive with the touch later and see if this makes a difference. There is one possible problem I can foresee with this though, the powered drive is formatted in NTFS - can the Squeezebox Touch read this format? -- morocco1 morocco1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=46868 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87857 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB Problems
morocco1;632641 Wrote: NTFS - can the Squeezebox Touch read this format? From official specs, yes. How reliable vs FAT I cannot say. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87857 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
