Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2022-01-12 Thread edwin2006
Thnx for letting us know *SqueezeBoxes:* 1x Transporter (Living room) 1x SB2 (shed), 1x Radio (Kitchen), 1x Boom (Dining room), 1x piCorePlayer (jacuzzi), 1x piCorePlayer (Garden) 1x OSMC + Squeezelite (Movie room), 1x Touch (Study 2), few spare unit's (SB2, SB3, Boom, Touch) *Server:* LMS on

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2022-01-10 Thread fphredd
Found out from the forum, after translating the German, that the Max2Play team - after many years - had finally fixed there own restore function for LMS. Fixed since October; in the beta version available through Max2Play, not on the download page, for anyone else that comes across this. Thanks

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2022-01-10 Thread Man in a van
fphredd wrote: > Running Max2Play based on Raspbian Buster. Pi 3B+ Were the preferences you are trying to add to this image based on the previous, Stretch, image of M2P ? ronnie Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.sl

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2022-01-09 Thread RobbH
fphredd wrote: > Running Max2Play based on Raspbian Buster. Pi 3B+ My guess is that the problems you have encountered may be specific to Max2Play, so you need to ask someone who knows something about Max2Play. My suggestion: start a new thread in the LMS forum with an informative title. Somethi

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2022-01-09 Thread fphredd
RobbH wrote: > My apology, I had forgotten that you had said your hardware is Raspberry > Pi. But what OS? The standard Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian)? Which > version? And what model Raspberry Pi? Running Max2Play based on Raspbian Buster. Pi 3B+

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2022-01-08 Thread RobbH
RobbH wrote: > What version of Linux are you using, and what hardware is it running on? My apology, I had forgotten that you had said your hardware is Raspberry Pi. But what OS? The standard Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian)? Which version? And what model Raspberry Pi? LMS 8 nightly runnin

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2022-01-08 Thread SlimChances
fphredd wrote: > > User is so that shouldn't be it, using 'sudo' in your suggestion > actually emptied the directory (didn't change permissions though...lol). > My permissions are also for user squeezeboxserver and group nogroup. Mind you I am on a PC with Linux not a Pi +---

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2022-01-08 Thread RobbH
fphredd wrote: > I've tried a number of chmod variations, including your suggestion, with > and without sudo. No luck :confused: > User is so that shouldn't be it, using 'sudo' in your suggestion > actually emptied the directory (didn't change permissions > though...lol). > > from here > https

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2022-01-08 Thread fphredd
I've tried a number of chmod variations, including your suggestion, with and without sudo. No luck :confused: User is so that shouldn't be it, using 'sudo' in your suggestion actually emptied the directory (didn't change permissions though...lol). from here https://www.linux.com/training-tutori

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2022-01-06 Thread RobbH
fphredd wrote: > I've got my old prefs backed up but I can't overwrite, delete, or edit > any of the files. Both installs on RaspberryPi's. I've tried changing > permissions via GUI (WinSCP) and putty using chmod command, but same > result. > > > Code: > > chmod: chang

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2022-01-06 Thread SlimChances
Could ownership have changed. Chown command is used to change ownership Logitech Media Server Version: 8.2.1 - 1633378390 @ Mon Oct 4 23:28:51 CEST 2021 Operating system: Debian - EN - utf8 Platform Architecture: x86_64-linux Perl Version: 5.30.0 - x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi Database Versio

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2022-01-06 Thread fphredd
I've got my old prefs backed up but I can't overwrite, delete, or edit any of the files. Both installs on RaspberryPi's. I've tried changing permissions via GUI (WinSCP) and putty using chmod command, but same result. Code: chmod: changing permissions of '/var/lib/squee

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2021-07-01 Thread SlimChances
philippe_44 wrote: > What I always do is copying the prefs directory with a bit of tweaks on > server.prefs exactly Logitech Media Server Version: 8.2.0 - 1614639334 @ Tue Mar 2 00:11:57 CET 2021 Operating system: Debian - EN - utf8 Platform Architecture: x86_64-linux Perl Version: 5.30.0 -

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2021-07-01 Thread slartibartfast
ModelCitizen wrote: > I've had various attempts with Squeezeserver and linux over the last two > decades, none of them successful and all of which took up shed loads of > my time. So I'm not going there. > Next step for me is likely to be with be Polyvector's DAC32 Gateway (and > yes, I know it'

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2021-07-01 Thread philippe_44
ModelCitizen wrote: > I've had various attempts with Squeezeserver and linux over the last two > decades, none of them successful and all of which took up shed loads of > my time. So I'm not going there. > Next step for me is likely to be with be Polyvector's DAC32 Gateway (and > yes, I know it'

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2021-07-01 Thread ModelCitizen
I've had various attempts with Squeezeserver and linux over the last two decades, none of them successful and all of which took up shed loads of my time. So I'm not going there. Next step for me is likely to be with be Polyvector's DAC32 Gateway (and yes, I know it's Linux), when the price for 1t

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2021-07-01 Thread oyvindo
ModelCitizen wrote: > Hello. > > I am reinstalling LMS from scratch. I am installing all the plugins I > use from scratch too. I am also rescanning my whole music library from > scratch. > > How to I keep my settings and preferences, for LMS, my players and my > plugins? > > I still have my o

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2021-07-01 Thread Man in a van
@MODELCITIZE On my Windows 10 Pro Desktop (64 bit) the files are stored here Code: C:\ProgramData\Squeezebox You can make a copy of the folder I'm pretty certain though, that if you just uninstall LMS this folder will remain (unless you use one

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2021-07-01 Thread gordonb3
I think the UUID remark applies when you move the installation to a different machine as the client likely links this to a specific network location (IP/MAC) which would then be incorrect. i.e. no similar instruction exists for upgrading your version of LMS, which is effectively a re-install as w

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2021-06-30 Thread SlimChances
I used it for Linux, should be the same for Win 10 Logitech Media Server Version: 8.2.0 - 1614639334 @ Tue Mar 2 00:11:57 CET 2021 Operating system: Debian - EN - utf8 Platform Architecture: x86_64-linux Perl Version: 5.30.0 - x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi IO::Socket::SSL: 2.067 Database Versi

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2021-06-30 Thread ModelCitizen
SlimChances wrote: > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?106665-What-is-best-way-to-transfer-my-LMS-server-to-a-different-Mac-computer&p=871160#post871160 Thanks. That is for a Mac though. I have no idea if it'd be the same for Windows 10. And does the server.prefs file include the co

Re: [slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2021-06-30 Thread SlimChances
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?106665-What-is-best-way-to-transfer-my-LMS-server-to-a-different-Mac-computer&p=871160#post871160 Logitech Media Server Version: 8.2.0 - 1614639334 @ Tue Mar 2 00:11:57 CET 2021 Operating system: Debian - EN - utf8 Platform Architecture: x86_64-lin

[slim] Reinstalling LMS: How to keep preferences?

2021-06-30 Thread ModelCitizen
Hello. I am reinstalling LMS from scratch. I am installing all the plugins I use from scratch too. I am also rescanning my whole music library from scratch. How to I keep my settings, for LMS, my players and my plugins? I still have my old installation This is 8.1.1 on Windows 10 Pro 64 bit.