Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Browser-based player

2018-11-05 Thread d6jg
bpa wrote: > I think the use case is for a system where is no Squeezelite executable > immediately available or where the user is not allowed or cannot install > an executable (e.g. Chromebook) I hadn't appreciated that from the original post. If that is the case then my solution would be a po

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Strange Problem - can't find my Players through the (old) iOS Logitech App anymore

2018-11-05 Thread d6jg
slimhase wrote: > ? This is not helpful. > > As I stated, it still works with an Arm-based LMS setup within the same > network, but not on an Atom based LMS setup. > And about a couple of weeks ago, it still worked with the Atom based > system as well > > Do you throw your SBes out, because th

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Browser-based player

2018-11-05 Thread d6jg
There isn't one to my knowledge but you could run a background Squeezelite on the PC and control it from the standard web gui (or the new material skin) which achieves the same aim VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* -

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Strange Problem - can't find my Players through the (old) iOS Logitech App anymore

2018-11-04 Thread d6jg
I can’t connect to my network with my W95 pc! The reason for that is it’s out of date and obsolete. So is the Logitech app. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Tagging issues?!

2018-10-31 Thread d6jg
marflao wrote: > OK, > > in addition to the issue i described 'here' > (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109671-Additional-Browse-Modes-Only-flacs-are-shown) > I have something else for which I don´t find a solution. > > I have some albums (with various artists) which I tagged wit

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Is there a FreeNAS plug-in?

2018-10-26 Thread d6jg
Use FreeNAS for storage and a Pi to run LMS? VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Customize Web Remote Control

2018-10-26 Thread d6jg
Yes if you don’t use the Control Panel. You can create a Chrome shortcut that will open LMS in app mode and then click Settings if you need to VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Local 'ogg flac' stream no longer plays after update to latest 7.9.2 nightly.

2018-10-24 Thread d6jg
gegen wrote: > Hi d6jg, > > Sorry I misunderstood, the only recording I've done was not to the pi > but to my laptop as I mentioned. I don't have any experience of using > the pi in the way you suggest but wish you luck in your quest. No problem. It would be an e

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Local 'ogg flac' stream no longer plays after update to latest 7.9.2 nightly.

2018-10-23 Thread d6jg
gegen wrote: > Hi d6jg > > I use 'Squeezeplay' on my windows laptop to play the stream and then > record with 'Cool Edit Pro' (a very old bit of software now) but I think > you could use 'Audacity' to record. > > If the recorded file has a nu

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS on AWS?

2018-10-23 Thread d6jg
If it’s that sort of thing that worries you then get a decent NAS (2 disk in Raid 1). Put your music on it and point your local LMS at it but also set it up to backup to one of the many relatively cheap cloud storage services on an overnight basis. You’ll only have to pay to download it if you nee

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] What OS to host LMS on a HP N40? (it would replace Ubuntu 14.04)

2018-10-22 Thread d6jg
bakker_be wrote: > Using the procedure in > https://www.vortexbox.org/forum/main-forum/1415-fedora-security-updates-only-on-newer-releases?p=1433#post1433 > I've successfully upgraded to Vortexbox 2.5.1, running on Fedora 25 ... I had seen that but as you will know its from Jan and I thought it

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Local 'ogg flac' stream no longer plays after update to latest 7.9.2 nightly.

2018-10-21 Thread d6jg
gegen wrote: > I'm running piCorePlayer 4.0 on pi 3b+ with iqaudio dac setup as player > and lms server. > This also plays to a Touch, 5 squeezebox radios and a hifiberry dac > squeezelite instance, > all working great for local music (flacs and some mp3s) on usb > thumbdrives plugged into the p

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] What OS to host LMS on a HP N40? (it would replace Ubuntu 14.04)

2018-10-21 Thread d6jg
I also run Vortexbox 2.4 on an HPN40 with SSD Unfortunately the version of Fedora it is based on is now end of life but it looks like a new release of Vortexbox is imminent VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sree

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Which ports / protocol is lms/pcp/spotty using?

2018-10-16 Thread d6jg
Can’t you VPN? A lot simpler VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (up

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Latest Windows 10 update seems to have partially broken LMS GUI on Edge

2018-10-03 Thread d6jg
Someone else posted about this issue. Use Chrome or better use Chrome in app mode in its own dedicated window which can be separate to a normal instance of Chrome Create a shortcut to Chrome and add —app=“http://iPaddress:9000” to the command that’s 2 x - at beginning VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP T

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Streaming Line Audio

2018-09-23 Thread d6jg
An alternative approach which doesn’t require LMS on the Pi (or the wavin input plugin) is to use a Pi with a Liquidsoap script & Icecast 2. I built one which takes any std output from an amp passed it through a Behringer UCA202 into the Pi and then streams it as FLAC which LMS can play. This all

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Installing on a NAS

2018-09-19 Thread d6jg
dhallag wrote: > yea you'll have to run two LMS's. since you have to run two LMS at two > different locations, I would just be sure they are on the same processor > ARM or x86 and operating system, this way you can just set up one, then > save the setup file and install that setup file to the ot

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Installing on a NAS

2018-09-14 Thread d6jg
dhallag wrote: > I have LMS running on a 10 year old QNAP NAS, the TS-219P+. It's an ARM > based processor NAS. There is a grace in running LMS on your NAS. I > would say if you want to go this route, definitely get an x86 processer > NAS and not an ARM based. This will allow you to install L

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS and SSL Encryption (Valid Certificate)

2018-08-24 Thread d6jg
Jeff07971 wrote: > Try using Firefox to access LMS web gui via fqdn > > Its Https redirect is becoming a pain in the (_._) > > Jeff I suggest a Chrome web app instead. Oh wait .. :) VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F2

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How does LMS cope with sudden powercut / harddrive disconnection ?

2018-08-13 Thread d6jg
Get a UPS ! VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Rad

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Fine grained album sorting - ideas anyone?

2018-07-26 Thread d6jg
musictappy wrote: > That I am not sure about, as I began tagging my files this way from the > beginning. I have all of my files tagged the same way for consistency > (and to make sure it all works the way I expect it to!) > > Pat Umm. Nearly 3 tracks here. I’ll experiment and thanks a lot

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Fine grained album sorting - ideas anyone?

2018-07-25 Thread d6jg
musictappy wrote: > Yes, you would just enter First Last and the date in the Albumsort tag. > For example, David Bowie 1972a, would sort under D for David. > > I use iPeng daily and it does obey the same rules. > > The only issue you will run into is if you acquire another album of the > sa

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Fine grained album sorting - ideas anyone?

2018-07-25 Thread d6jg
musictappy wrote: > I am just as OCD as you about this. I use the albumsort tag to > accomplish this type of sort. The trick is to NOT put the name of the > album into the albumsort tag, but instead the name of the artist, in the > way you want it sorted. Then after the artist use the date fo

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Fine grained album sorting - ideas anyone?

2018-07-24 Thread d6jg
emalvick wrote: > I would second the suggestion for using the CUstom Scan/Browse plugins. > What I've done is create a custom tag (all my files are FLAC, so this > may not work for other file formats) that essentially creates a DATE tag > (or Rlease Date) and have that be the full date in -

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Fine grained album sorting - ideas anyone?

2018-07-22 Thread d6jg
dolodobendan wrote: > It works with just the year tag. You have to add the month (and the day, > if necessary) without any separator: 201807 instead of 2018-07 > > But you have to change every date to this format, otherwise sorting will > be out of whack (197512 > 1976). Thanks but I don’t thin

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Fine grained album sorting - ideas anyone?

2018-07-20 Thread d6jg
cdmackay wrote: > Ah, sorry, I wasn't paying close enough attention. > > I've done this for some artists that often released more than one album > a year, e.g. Van Morrison, by storing the date tag as -MM, or > similar, so that an Artist-Year sort will give you what you want. Just tried th

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Fine grained album sorting - ideas anyone?

2018-07-19 Thread d6jg
cdmackay wrote: > Ah, sorry, I wasn't paying close enough attention. > > I've done this for some artists that often released more than one album > a year, e.g. Van Morrison, by storing the date tag as -MM, or > similar, so that an Artist-Year sort will give you what you want. Are you saying

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Fine grained album sorting - ideas anyone?

2018-07-19 Thread d6jg
cdmackay wrote: > Where are you looking? At the bottom-left of the Albums page, in the LMS > web interface, there's a clicker where you can select various sorts, > including Artist, Year, Album Exactly. Its Artist, Year, Album - which gives me the example above. I'm looking to sort the albums b

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Fine grained album sorting - ideas anyone?

2018-07-19 Thread d6jg
I am a bit OCD it has to be said but I file all my vinyl albums alphabetically by artist and then by album release date As an example FAIRPORT CONVENTION Fairport Convention (1968) What we did on our holidays (1969) Unhalfbricking (1969) Liege & lief (1969) Full House (1970) etc etc I can't fi

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Installing on a NAS

2018-07-12 Thread d6jg
pinkdot wrote: > If you are buying a nas just to run LMS than I agree with you @d6jg. > If you need a NAS anyway, why not install LMS on if a software package > is available. Synology might be worth looking at. NAS these days are > powerful enough to gave a responsive LMS ex

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Installing on a NAS

2018-07-11 Thread d6jg
I concur that running LMS directly on a NAS is not the best approach these days. I used to run on a QNAP but like others found that firmware updates caused serious issues which although I could always fix simply took up too much time. I initially moved LMS to a different Linux server but have al

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Standalone reliable LMS config recommendations?

2018-07-05 Thread d6jg
I'd get an old (but quiet) PC with i3 or above, 4Gb Ram+ and a single decent sized HD and stick Vortexbox 2.4 on it. If it fails (craps out) it should only require the box to be rebooted, whereas a Pi + Storage of some kind may require some fiddling. I would give it a fixed IP and might upgrade L

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Drops in sound when playing Apple Lossless

2018-06-01 Thread d6jg
Is the server on Windows? If so look at the firewall and any AV that’s running and switch off temporarily. Also try pointing LMS at a shared drive on the NAS and playing same files from there - different disks VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Adding media from network drive to 'My Music' in LMS

2018-05-31 Thread d6jg
I will just add to this to say that once you have edited fstab this way you must ensure that your NAS is fully up before starting the LMS Server. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celest

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Mix Problems

2018-05-23 Thread d6jg
tr0ner wrote: > wow, i was not aware of that feature - it works perfectly. Thank you > very much for pointing it out. Hope it sort of solves the problem. Michael is a genius and a godsend. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *O

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random Mix Problems

2018-05-23 Thread d6jg
At a slight tangent As a returnee are you aware of the now built in DSTM (Don’t Stop The Music) feature and Michael’s Lastmix plugin? The combination is IMHO a much better option than Random Mix. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS) [B]Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Relative paths in playlists

2018-05-13 Thread d6jg
bakker_be wrote: > I solved that issue by making mount points identical :) Whnever I do a > hardware migration my music will always be on /mnt/music and playlists > on /mnt/playlists. If your system produces different mountpoints you can still fix it after the event with symlinks and a rescan (n

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Cannot connect to LMS

2018-04-28 Thread d6jg
Over complicated networking setup using domestic routers is impossible to troubleshoot. Go to a basic wired network with just server, your PC and one player on the actual router that is working as the router. Test. If it works expand the network bit by bit. VB2.4[/B] STORAGE *QNAP TS419P (NFS)

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Some FLAC albums won't play on LMS

2018-03-21 Thread d6jg
drmatt wrote: > Between minuses converted to "long dash", quotes lost in translation and > line breaks becoming, well, line breaks, there are a large number of > ways this command might not make it intact to where you want it to be > run. > > However I'd also question winscp's terminal behaviour

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] New playlist | Is filtering for "Sample rate" somehow possible?

2018-03-21 Thread d6jg
Nothing to do with your SQL syntax question but why can’t you play higher than 24/96? The server (unless it’s not very high powered) should downsample to match the lowest level player which I would have thought to be the AirPlay speaker (I thought AirPlay was 16/44.1 max btw) PI3 PCP/LMS STORAG

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Help!

2018-03-02 Thread d6jg
Failure to resolve IP address error is either 1) no route to your DNS servers 2) no route to the Internet It is undoubtedly the network settings on the ReadyNAS that are at fault if other machines on your network work correctly. I haven't used a ReadyNAs for years but isn't there a "ping" tool

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Help!

2018-03-01 Thread d6jg
Dodeth wrote: > Apologies if this has been discussed before but I'm struggling big time. > Until today I was able to access radio services on my SB radio and > Touches via LMS hosted on my ReadyNas 212. Today I can't, (I get a > 'failure to resolve IP address message) and the reason has to be tha

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Export playlist of music files to USB pen drive

2018-02-28 Thread d6jg
Roland0 wrote: > > Code: > > > #!/usr/bin/perl > > use File::Path qw(make_path); > use File::Basename; > use File::Spec; > use File::Copy; > > my $target = "/mnt/usbstick"; > my $cf = 0; > my $sim = 1; > > while( <> ) { > /^#.*/ && next;

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Buffering and DNF update failure

2018-02-14 Thread d6jg
If everything is hard wired and the buffering is from local FLAC files then there are really only 3 areas to look at 1. uPNP players on your network. Certain devices are known to flood the network with discovery packets to the server. 2. Networking. You say you are happy everything is working bu

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Artwork - correction and order of display

2018-02-13 Thread d6jg
Mnyb wrote: > To elaborate further .what know. > > Embedded is the firats choice . > > LMS understand track art ,so albums with different artwork per song is > not a problem ( as some downloads albums are deriverad these days ) . > > But the embedded art in the first track becomes album art an

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Artwork - correction and order of display

2018-02-12 Thread d6jg
Thanks both. It appears that this area is one of those great mysteries that only Michael knows the answer to. PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN7

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Artwork - correction and order of display

2018-02-12 Thread d6jg
Can someone clarify some artwork related questions. 1. FLACs - Artist/Album folder structure. If the folder contains a JPG called folder.jpg AND tracks contain an embedded JPG which file does LMS display in Albums etc ? (I know embedded JPGs is superfluous but one of my rippers insists on adding

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Cannot play msic

2018-02-09 Thread d6jg
toby10 wrote: > Yes, and unless VB comes with a built in player (I don't use VB) you > still need an actual player. VB does have a built in player if the PC hardware is there to support it PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Of

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Search finds no results

2018-02-08 Thread d6jg
Playlists shouldn't be in the same place as your music In LMS Settings you should have something like this 24501 This is Linux with 4 folders containing music (and subfolders by artist/album) and another folder for playlists If your scan reports 620 playlists but nothing for music then are you

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] "New Music" that isn't.

2018-02-06 Thread d6jg
A freeware tool called "BulkFilechanger" is a very handy addition to a taggers library of software http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/bulk_file_changer.html After you have done some tag editing you can use it to re-stamp your files with say a 5 second increase on the original time stamp. This causes

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How to make LMS radio stations available via DLNA?

2018-01-26 Thread d6jg
Post specifics of your setup and Dlna player in the upnpbridge thread and I am sure Phillipe will try to help PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN7

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Suggestions for large playlist in LMS

2018-01-25 Thread d6jg
Going back to the original question. Is the playlist failing simply because the file path is now different? The OP said he had moved from a full PC to a Pi but files are on a NAS. Unless great care was taken at setup of the new Pi the filepaths will almost certainly have changed and consequently

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] How to make LMS radio stations available via DLNA?

2018-01-24 Thread d6jg
Yes you can but it involves some changes to your setup and some trial and error. First you need to disable the upnp in LMS Then you need to install Phillipe’s upnpbridge and configure it to work with your DLNA devices After you have done so your Dlna devices appear as SB players and you can contro

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Artist name sorting anomaly

2017-12-21 Thread d6jg
Just use mp3tag to look at all your Elvis Costello tracks. One or more has an ArtistSort tag which will say Costello, Elvis - remove any such tags and rescan. PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE32

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Remote Libraries

2017-12-14 Thread d6jg
If you want your daughter to use a SB Radio and connect it to your LMS at home then she is going to need a VPN from her network to yours. I am surmising that your router has VPN Server capability since you have a VPN from work. What you need is for your daughter's router to have VPN client capabi

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Re-sequencing a Playlist

2017-12-13 Thread d6jg
d6jg wrote: > Drag & drop is Windows (and maybe Mac) only. It does not work when > running LMS on a NAS or any other Linux. Apologies. I am wrong. mherger wrote: > > I'm running LMS ver. 7.7.6 on a Synology NAS. I'm trying to > re-sequence > > a playlist th

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Re-sequencing a Playlist

2017-12-12 Thread d6jg
Drag & drop is Windows (and maybe Mac) only. It does not work when running LMS on a NAS or any other Linux. PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Choose NAS

2017-12-07 Thread d6jg
iPhone wrote: > . > . > That last sentence says it all, depends on what you want plus what you > ultimately want to get out of your Server/NAS. > > Michael is the guru when it comes to this and like him, I have been > running Linux since Vortexbox version 0.9. I agree Linux is the total > packag

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Choose NAS

2017-12-05 Thread d6jg
A NAS is built as a shared storage device with appropriate hardware. A usb disk is highly likely to fail in comparison. A 2 disk NAS in Raid 1 will give you some redundancy - not to be confused with backup. PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Ce

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Choose NAS

2017-12-05 Thread d6jg
+2 The Pi (piCorePlayer) plus NAS Route is by far the most sensible current option. I believe that our leader - mherger - has adopted this approach. If it’s ok for him etc PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] HELP! LMS cannot find server media files (Raspberry PI/Max2Play)

2017-11-27 Thread d6jg
Permissions. It’s always permissions in a case like this. But don’t chown or chmod all the files in one hit. You could worsen the situation. Select one folder with one album that you can easily recreate (or take a Backup first). PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Easiest way to migrate LMS to another hardware server

2017-11-24 Thread d6jg
rkrug wrote: > As I was thinking along these lines as well, but still have some > questions: > > is there a recommended Docker image? > > How do you start Docker (ports)? > > Where do you store your preferences and database? I assume it is outside > docker, as it should be easy to move? > > I

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Discnumber higher than 254

2017-11-03 Thread d6jg
bakker_be wrote: > Best way would be to create an album "Perry Rhodan" and use track number > for the individual books. I know for a fact that this supports at least > 1 tracks ;) Or put the disknumber into the Album (Book) Title e.g. Use leading zeros to order them correctly 0001 Title 1

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Is there a genius out there who can put together a working LMS7.9 QPKG for QNAP NAS?

2017-11-02 Thread d6jg
Grumpy Bob wrote: > I've never used it, but Vortexbox might be an option. > > Robert I have used Vortexbox but if your machine doesn't have a CD drive there isn't really a massive benefit over other brands of Linux. An Intel NUC is IMHO a bit overkill. A dedicated Pi3 with files on a NAS will d

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Is there a genius out there who can put together a working LMS7.9 QPKG for QNAP NAS?

2017-11-01 Thread d6jg
eduardoo wrote: > Thank you all for the responses. > > To address some of your responses/queries/ideas. > > 1. Yes, the same thing had been posted to QNAP forum. Let's see what > (if anything) happens. > 2. I worry about the RAM/ Pi performance issues because one of the > reasons I upgraded

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Pre-flight checks before updating to LMS 7.7.5 from 7.7.2 on QNAP TS-112P

2017-10-19 Thread d6jg
I’d third (or fourth) the LMS on Pi with files on QNAP route. Your QNAP is too old to upgrade beyond 7.7.x without a lot of mucking about and frankly the upgrade you were originally talking about will gain you diddly squat. If the QNAP works ok as a file server then I’d keep it doing that and ru

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] strange DNS problem using LMS on Windows 10

2017-10-12 Thread d6jg
This may be completely irrelevant but do you use Avast by any chance? Reason I ask. Client did an Avast upgrade which broke his previously working VPN. Error message clearly pointed to network issue where VPN host couldn’t be resolved. It did from nslookup before and after clearing dnscache. Uni

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Error message

2017-10-11 Thread d6jg
StevePalmer wrote: > Bit confused philippe_44! ☺ Nothing unusual! ☺ Isn't Airplay > related to Apple and/or iTunes? > > Sent from my Huawei Mate 9 using Tapatalk It’s related to Apple. iTunes is one of the apps that can use it but there are lots of others on iOS. Forget it on Android. If you

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Error message

2017-10-11 Thread d6jg
philippe_44 wrote: > BTW, sneaking into the discussion ... this Yamaha is AirPlay compatible. > So unless you hate AirPlay, you can also use my AirPlay bridge as well > to turn it into a SB player. You are likely to have more success than > the UPnP bridge and it gives you 99% of the capabilities

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Squeezebox over VPN

2017-10-11 Thread d6jg
pippin wrote: > Same IP range is not a problem. > What makes some hotel WiFis problematic is that some hotels block VPNs > because they don’t want you to use VoIP. I disagree Pippin - same IP range can be a problem depending on type of VPN and whether "use gateway on remote network" is in play w

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Error message

2017-10-11 Thread d6jg
StevePalmer wrote: > Yes, it's a full AVR (Yamaha RXA1060 if you're into that sort of thing) > ☺ > > Sent from my Huawei Mate 9 using Tapatalk Full Chromecast then Phillipe's CastBridge plugin will turn it into an SB player with Now Playing display on your TV if you want it. Plex (instead of T

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Error message

2017-10-11 Thread d6jg
StevePalmer wrote: > This is a great read - thanks! Very helpful. It's all been a very steep > learning curve for me in recent months. I spent a fortune on the AMP, > only to find that none of my LMS playlists showed on the AMP. All other > metadata worked a treat via LMS. Given that we already h

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Error message

2017-10-11 Thread d6jg
StevePalmer wrote: > Huawei Mate 9 on Nougat. Using Yamaha MusicCast App that allows my mp3s > to play through my hifi amp. Twonky works flawlessly, but I only > switched to that because LMS didn't always appear in the App ad a > 'source'. Hence my original question [emoji5] > > Sent from my Hua

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Error message

2017-10-11 Thread d6jg
StevePalmer wrote: > Well chaps, we seem to have come full circle... > > Mysteriously a little earlier the problem where LMS wasn't showing on my > various apps on my phone, sorted itself out and I could then access my > MP3s from my Win10 PC on my phone. Still not sure how it resolved > itself!

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Error message

2017-10-11 Thread d6jg
I think you should switch off uPNP in LMS - by the sounds of it you don't need it - go to Plugins and remove the Andy Grusman plugin (this is what exposes your players as uPNP devices in Windows etc) 23841 Your network is being flooded with discovery requests +

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Squeezebox over VPN

2017-10-11 Thread d6jg
joelang6126 wrote: > I also have 2 x Draytek routers with ipsec LAN 2 LAN configured > > In my case I use > > Draytek 1 - internal IP 200.200.1.x > Draytek 2 - internal IP 220.220.1.x > > > Is there the option on the players to specify a "Remote server" ? 1. You should not be using those IP

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Error message

2017-10-11 Thread d6jg
StevePalmer wrote: > Sorry bpa > > I'm not sure where we go from here. I appreciate your help, but the log > is STILL not adding a date/time stamp. > > Appreciate any further advice - even if it means, we can't do any more > until the server shows the timestamp. > > Onwards and upwards! :) Ch

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Squeezebox over VPN

2017-10-11 Thread d6jg
I can confirm without doubt that it works (provided your LAN 2 LAN VPN is capable) I use 2 x Draytek routers with ipsec LAN 2 LAN configured. I have LMS servers at both ends (remote replication of the data files) but frequently switch players between the 2 instances. All you need to do is to te

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] strange DNS problem using LMS on Windows 10

2017-10-05 Thread d6jg
Mnyb wrote: > Ok dns realay is the term :) I have no problem with that functionality I > use my routers that way . > Benefit is that you can change dns in one place if needed. The isp's > I've had and currently have has good dns service ! I don't need to use > other dns than the ones supplied by

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] strange DNS problem using LMS on Windows 10

2017-10-04 Thread d6jg
Mnyb wrote: > Did you mean DNS servers ? It can also be your router if it can provide > dns . > > That works for me in both the DNS entries and the gateway entry I use my > routers IP address in all my devices and computers. > > But you can ofcourse specify a DNS server on each device . Domest

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Which server operating system to choose now?

2017-09-26 Thread d6jg
I recently installed Vortexbox 2.4 onto an N45 for a customer (as a favour). It took about 15 minutes from start to music out of a connected player. 30 minutes by the time I had upgraded LMS to the then latest nightly and got Spotty running. Very simple and provides the basics very well but perha

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] strange DNS problem using LMS on Windows 10

2017-09-21 Thread d6jg
Apologies if this is teaching you to suck eggs (where doies that expression come from?) Bring up a command prompt and type nslookup and press enter It should return the DNS server that Windows is using Then type www.mysqueezebox.,com Press enter That should return the IP address of MySB a

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] strange DNS problem using LMS on Windows 10

2017-09-19 Thread d6jg
Anti Virus or Firewall blocking LMS access to the internet ? *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random play from tracks in a specific playlist?

2017-09-19 Thread d6jg
cathcam wrote: > Yes of course, but thats why extensions are allowed :) > > > > Why MP3? Convenience. I don't have audiofile equipment/speakers anywhere > in the house, I'm also 60 years old and my hearing is damaged from too > many years in night clubs. I can play MP3 while running on wireles

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random play from tracks in a specific playlist?

2017-09-19 Thread d6jg
cathcam wrote: > I've never made much use of playlists, I mostly use favorites and play > whole albums, or just song mixes. > > However, I've been on a massive vinyl to mp3 conversion, I have > digitized more than 200 albums already and have 10x that to do. I may > finish before I die, I may not

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Bought QNAP TS251+ and alreay regret it...

2017-09-18 Thread d6jg
Zombie wrote: > That's what I have been using without any positive result... I have stopped trying to run LMS on any QNAP due to these sorts of issues. You'll fix one issue and a new firmware update will come along and break what you have spent hours researching and then manually fixed. Instead

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Don't Stop the Music?

2017-09-18 Thread d6jg
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Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Which nas to buy??

2017-09-13 Thread d6jg
Grumpy Bob wrote: > I'm not really in a position to recommend a NAS, as I only have > experience of a QNAP (though it's been pretty much trouble free). > However running LMS on the QNAP was a bit of a hassle, and some time > back I went down the route of running LMS on a Raspberry Pi 3 (using > p

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Random short disconnects from Squeezebox 3

2017-09-05 Thread d6jg
Squid wrote: > I'm not sure in which forum to post this since I'm not sure whether it's > a client or server issue. > > For a while now, I'm having a problem that while my Squeezebox is in > Standby (i.e. dimly shows the time), it briefly loses connection to my > LMS server every couple minutes

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Sync Group - force leader ?

2017-08-26 Thread d6jg
pippin wrote: > Maybe a hack... isn’t there a setting that controls whether a player > starts up powered ‚on‘ or ‚off‘? If one player is ‚on‘ and the others > are ‚off‘ the ‚on‘-player will become master. I will experiment with that idea. Cheers *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via

[SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Sync Group - force leader ?

2017-08-25 Thread d6jg
Is there a way to force a particular player in a sync group to always be the leader of the group? I ask because it seems that a server reboot causes individual players to reload their last individual playlists and it depends which one you hit play on as to what the group then plays as opposed to

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Problems playing 2 synced SBTs at the same time - new problem just recently.

2017-08-20 Thread d6jg
DavidBulluss wrote: > Wireless connection, but have been that way for a few years without the > issue. > > Cheers, David The longevity means nothing. Your neighbour may have a new wireless router on the same channel or your router may he on its last legs. Try them wired. Sent from my iPhone

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Problems playing 2 synced SBTs at the same time - new problem just recently.

2017-08-20 Thread d6jg
How are the players connected? Wired or wireless? *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedal

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS 7.9.1 on PcP, do i still need LAME?

2017-08-16 Thread d6jg
edwin2006 wrote: > So I don't need reset button anymore? > Edit. > Got it. Select sourceforge repository and press set (now you get the > reset button) load pcp-lame. Press reset! > And presto, it's working. Now I'm able to play the playlist and file > information says converted to mp3 👍 *P

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Security reminder! Don't open your Squeezebox up to the internet.

2017-08-16 Thread d6jg
stereoptic wrote: > I've removed my forwarding quite some time ago and just use VPN if I > need to access LMS. > > Although I don't intend to do so, how safe is it to limit the port > forwarding and use the option "Block Incoming Connections" and set a > specific IP Address in the "Allowed IP Ad

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] LMS 7.9.1 on PcP, do i still need LAME?

2017-08-16 Thread d6jg
edwin2006 wrote: > Is this still correct for pcp 3.21? Unable to find reset button and > pcp-lame in source forge repository. > Now needed for remote playing via vpn. It's now available under Extensions - Beta / Main Page / Extensions *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThi

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] raspberry pi3 issue

2017-08-16 Thread d6jg
Freddy wrote: > I have the same issue on a rpi3 running LMS on picoreplayer. I can not > play any mp3 files located on a NAS. > All I get is: > Couldn't creatcommande line for mp3 playback Did you install LAME which is required for mp3 playback on piCorePlayer but not there by default. You wi

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] uPnP/DLNA rendering issue

2017-08-15 Thread d6jg
bianco wrote: > Hi, > > The media renderer of Andy Grundman's uPnP/DLNA plugin is not working > properly for me: I am unable to send tracks to my Squeezebox Touch or to > a SqueezePlay instance. > > The devices are both listed as DLNA renderers, the track info is shown > but nothing is playing.

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Performance using network drive for music storage? (LMS running in virtual machine)

2017-08-14 Thread d6jg
I have had LMS running on various machines pointing at my NAS via NFS and sometimes CIFS. As others had said it makes no difference except scan times. The only thing I would add is that if LMS needs write access - playlists etc - then NFS user/group ownership needs to be considered but since you

Re: [SlimDevices: SqueezeCenter] Please help me fix this!!

2017-08-13 Thread d6jg
If you want Spotify via LMS then you are going to need to move it to new hardware. *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi &

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