Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-03-20 Thread Greg Erskine
Linvincible wrote: > photo of the board connected to the Pi through 40pins ribbon cable (and > a bit of soldering) > hdmi board is from Audio-GD Hi Linvincible, Congratulations, it's great when you hack things and they work! :D Can you give me more details why you needed the extra HDMI connect

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-03-20 Thread Greg Erskine
Hi alnames, alnames wrote: > Of my 4 picoreplayers running on B+ Pi's, only one is connected to HDMI, > while the rest are analogue (headphone jack). The alsamixer is set to > 50% by default on the HDMI connected Pi while the analog are all at 100% > by default. However, when I use alsamixer to

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-03-20 Thread alnames
johnyb62 wrote: > The levels output from Picoreplayer via analogue seem much lower than > from my mediaplayer (both of which are fed to an amp). Assume this is > just a limitation of the RpI output levels because I checked alsamixer > and it's 100% Of my 4 picoreplayers running on B+ Pi's, only

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-03-20 Thread Greg Erskine
aHi wrote: > > > my two a+ pi´s (V1.18) also need 65-70 seconds for a complete boot. Is > the normal? Both have WLAN connections with different wlan sticks: > > ... hi aHi, After some testing, I can confirm these times are "normal" for a Reboot "i.e. shutdown, boot, check configuration f

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-03-20 Thread Greg Erskine
pimart wrote: > Yes, indeed BUT As far as I understand the advantage of piCoPlayer is > that it runs completely from ram, with no troubles just pulling the > power plug. That´s a mayor advantage if you want to build something > portable. My ultimate goal would be to power the Pi from the Bose Sou

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-03-20 Thread Greg Erskine
aHi wrote: > Hi, > > my two a+ pi´s (V1.18) also need 65-70 seconds for a complete boot. Is > the normal? Both have WLAN connections with different wlan sticks: > > 1. 100% -35dBm4 (2.427GHz) on WPA2 > 2. 92% -45dBm 11 (2.462GHz) on WPA2 > 3.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-03-20 Thread aHi
aHi wrote: > I recently bought 2 Raspberry Pi A+ and tried to get it working today. > Boot is successful with V1.19 (OBS for the older armv6 boards), but the > WLAN cannot be configured. > > Tested with Logilink WL0145 V2 and Tp-Link WN725N. Greg Erskine wrote: > The bootup speed up really r

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-03-20 Thread johnyb62
JackOfAll wrote: > I've not measured the Pi analogue out, but most ARM boards are described > as having a headphone out, rather than a line out, and put out > considerably less than the typical 2V line out spec. Doh, yes silly me thanks.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-03-20 Thread pimart
> maybe the squeezeplug distro is what you need? Yes, indeed BUT As far as I understand the advantage of piCoPlayer is that it runs completely from ram, with no troubles just pulling the power plug. That´s a mayor advantage if you want to build something portable. My ultimate goal would be to p

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-03-20 Thread sbp
pimart wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I´m planning to convert my older Bose SoundDock Portable into a > Squeezebox player by adding a Pi with PiCorePlayer on it. I would like > to keep it portable so I need a running LMS on the Pi. I found this > thread: > > [forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-03-20 Thread pimart
Hi everyone, I´m planning to convert my older Bose SoundDock Portable into a Squeezebox player by adding a Pi with PiCorePlayer on it. I would like to keep it portable so I need a running LMS on the Pi. I found this thread: [forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,16852.30.html?PHPSESSID=MDXDBV

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread Lestrad
JRatron wrote: > I would get the android/iphone app called 'Fing' and see if it's changed > address. > It's a network tool that (provided your phone is on wifi to the same > network) quickly and simply scans your network and shows you what's > active and what ports are open and such. > I've foun

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread JRatron
I would get the android/iphone app called 'Fing' and see if it's changed address. It's a network tool that (provided your phone is on wifi to the same network) quickly and simply scans your network and shows you what's active and what ports are open and such. I've found it invaluable for working

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread Lestrad
JRatron wrote: > if you can't ping the IP address that it is/was on, then it's not > communicating on the network. > 2 hours is ages, give it a kick :) Unplugged it for about 15 minutes and plugged it back in. Still getting "destination host unreachable." --

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCoPlayer = Squeezelite on Microcore linux. .An embedded OS in RAM with Squeezelite

2015-03-20 Thread Linvincible
photo of the board connected to the Pi through 40pins ribbon cable (and a bit of soldering) 17702 now I just need to change the port Lirc listens to to enable remote control, does anybody know how to do that? By default it uses the GPIO 18, pin 12, same as bit clock for the I2S output... thanks in

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread JRatron
Lestrad wrote: > No, I'm afraid to. But it's been about two hours now. Are you sure it's > safe to do? > > ... > > Went ahead and powered off for a minute, then back on. Still can't > connect. DHCP table hasn't changed. if you can't ping the IP address that it is/was on, then it's not communica

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread Lestrad
JRatron wrote: > it did yes. didn't take long. > have you tried powering off/on? No, I'm afraid to. But it's been about two hours now. Are you sure it's safe to do? Lestrad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.p

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread JRatron
Lestrad wrote: > Did your Wandboard reboot by itself at the end of the second phase of > the install process? Mine is supposed to have rebooted but isn't showing > up on the network... it did yes. didn't take long. have you tried powering off/on?

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread Lestrad
JRatron wrote: > I tried this again about an hour ago and it's working nicely now. > I didn't change anything in the way I ran it, so possibly a temporary > issue with either my internet connection or the repository last night? > I still got the same errors in the status whilst installing, but it

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread JRatron
JRatron wrote: > thanks, I'll give it another go today :) I tried this again about an hour ago and it's working nicely now. I didn't change anything in the way I ran it, so possibly a temporary issue with either my internet connection or the repository last night? I still got the same errors in t

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread Lestrad
Okay, I got the OS installed and clicked the Install button in the browser interface. The first part of the installation seems to have gone well. I got the following messages: ... Extracting Linux Updating configuration scripts Adding firstboot scipts Adding boot scipt Copy installer web Syncing f

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Raspberry B+ and Hifiberry amp+ and Picoreplayer

2015-03-20 Thread wijnand
hsmeets wrote: > Ps. > As the output of the GPIO is 3.3V and limited to a few mA I suggest you > use a transistor to switch/drive the led from the 5V and NOT wire the > led directly on pin 11. That's what I tried, only with a multimeter and then looked at whether pin 11 is 1 or 0. Unfortunatel

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Raspberry B+ and Hifiberry amp+ and Picoreplayer

2015-03-20 Thread wijnand
Sorry the picorelcd imagefile form thesterk.com is down. And now i'm stuck i wanted to know if te picorelcd is compatible with te raspberry 2B :( wijnand's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64223 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread Lestrad
kesey wrote: > Hi Lestrad, using the USB Image Tool burning the .img file to your micro > SD card is drag and drop. It will work with your external card reader, > you just have to ensure you are pointing to the correct drive by > verifying its location with Windows Explorer. Similarly. backing up

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread JRatron
Krisbee wrote: > As far as I can tell, all elements of SOA are online at github. I can > only suggest checking your own internet connections and staring the > install to SD card from scratch. thanks, I'll give it another go today :) --

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread Krisbee
JRatron wrote: > Hi all, > I went to set up a fresh Wandboard dual this evening, but I'm getting as > far as phase 2 in the installer, then it's hanging. Clicking the > progress bar to view the details shows a repetition of > > Code: > > Mar 19 22:35:52 soa-wandboard so

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: Squeeze on Arch - developer version

2015-03-20 Thread Krisbee
ian_heys wrote: > Thanks for the pointers. I now have it working. > > 1. Place binary in /usr/bin > 2. Create sq2upnp.service file and place in /usr/lib/systemd/system > 3. Start service with systemctl enable sq2upnp.service > 4. Reboot > > Here is sq2upnp.service file: > > [Unit] > Descriptio