Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 6.0.0

2020-04-28 Thread mr-b
Another issue - on the PCP screen it shows multiple entries of the form: not a valid flac file: (filehandle) Unhandled GUID: 1806d474-etc. size :280 It does also show a couple of named flac files which as it turns out are corrupted - but i've not attempted to play these files in ages, so what

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 6.0.0

2020-04-28 Thread mr-b
Hmm the last time I fiddled with cron was with AT SVR4! Guess I'll have to try and remember to manually check. It just seem odd client-server behaviour though not to have it dynamically accessed on demand. But it'd still be good not to have my password exposed as one never knows where it may be

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Running LMS on Raspberry Pi for newbie to the Pi

2020-04-28 Thread Man in a van
@ bpa I understand your advice (and I have been very grateful for your lucid explanations, which have helped me a lot,reading what you say to others). It is just that in my user case Raspbian Deasktop OS on a rpi 4b I use only alsa. (Pulse and Jack have to be installed) All of the dac hats

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer Set HDMI output as the default output at startup even if not connected

2020-04-28 Thread paul-
That works too.. Where you put it in the config.txt doesn't matter anymore, We no longer replace the entire file during an update. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread Cut-Throat
teebee wrote: > https://superuser.com/questions/1162694/how-to-boot-from-usb-on-my-asus-t101ha/1162701 > > seems that model might be special. Thanks for your help. I may pass on this before I 'brick' something (Which I have done in the past).

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread teebee
https://superuser.com/questions/1162694/how-to-boot-from-usb-on-my-asus-t101ha/1162701 seems that model might be special. SB Radio x2, SB Duet, Squeezelite teebee's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 6.0.0

2020-04-28 Thread paul-
Mount failures happen on my Ubuntu server too. Without an auto mount daemon, its going to be an issue with any system. Your best option would be to make a cron job to periodically check. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread Cut-Throat
teebee wrote: > See if you find anywhere in bios that mention uefi. check the software > you used to make usb if it mentions uefi. > > uefi is not mentioned in the Bios, nor can I see it in the Unetbootin Boot USB creation software. ' https://unetbootin.github.io/#features '

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread teebee
See if you find anywhere in bios that mention uefi. check the software you used to make usb if it mentions uefi. If you have other PC's try the usb there Sent from my BLA-L29 using Tapatalk SB Radio x2, SB Duet, Squeezelite

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Running LMS on Raspberry Pi for newbie to the Pi

2020-04-28 Thread bpa
Man in a van wrote: > I have used > > hw:CARD=ALSA,DEV=0 > > on the pi desktop with no problems. > > Just saying :) > > ronnie My comments are sort of aimed at other readers of the thread possibly at some later date. I'm on a little crusade trying to make people aware that there are

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread Cut-Throat
teebee wrote: > uefi is a newer than bios. so if bios don't support uefi then it won't > detect usb formated as uefi. bios can also be set up with only uefi and > then it will not detect regular boot usb So, how would I check this?

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread teebee
uefi is a newer than bios. so if bios don't support uefi then it won't detect usb formated as uefi. bios can also be set up with only uefi and then it will not detect regular boot usb SB Radio x2, SB Duet, Squeezelite

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread Cut-Throat
teebee wrote: > try and check uefi boot, might be that usb is or is not uefi or bios is > or is not uefi I have no idea how to do this, or what you are talking about. > -- Need Help! Cut-Throat's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread teebee
try and check uefi boot, might be that usb is or is not uefi or bios is or is not uefi SB Radio x2, SB Duet, Squeezelite teebee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=70091 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread Cut-Throat
teebee wrote: > are you sure the usb-stick is bootable? Yes, I created it with UNetbootin (allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu and other Linux distributions) This is the same App that I used to create ubuntu.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread teebee
are you sure the usb-stick is bootable? SB Radio x2, SB Duet, Squeezelite teebee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=70091 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112081

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread Cut-Throat
teebee wrote: > have you disabled secure boot in bios? It was not disabled, so I went into the Bios and disabled it. I then tried re-booting to see if I could see my USB Drive and I can no longer get into the Bios, Pressing F2 on startup used to get me there, now it just ignores me and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 6.0.0

2020-04-28 Thread mr-b
Yes I do recall this happened before after a server reboot, but this time I had to offline the music library for a disk check (the bigger disks take quite a time). I hadn't twigged it might cause an issue since I wasn't actively playing any media (obvs). Is there any way of making PCP more

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Running LMS on Raspberry Pi for newbie to the Pi

2020-04-28 Thread Man in a van
bpa wrote: > DEV=1 or 2 often means a digital output such as SPDIF or HDMI and so > nothing will happen on analog. > > "hw:" means only the hardware supported samplerate/sampleformats will be > sent - so LMS will have to resample/trasncode as required. > > "plughw" means ALSA will support all

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread teebee
have you disabled secure boot in bios? SB Radio x2, SB Duet, Squeezelite teebee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=70091 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=112081

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Running LMS on Raspberry Pi for newbie to the Pi

2020-04-28 Thread bpa
Man in a van wrote: > try > > hw:CARD=ALSA,DEV=0 > > you can alway revert back if it does not work, or try DEV=1, DEV=2 DEV=1 or 2 often means a digital output such as SPDIF or HDMI and so nothing will happen on analog. "hw:" means only the hardware supported samplerate/sampleformats will

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Running LMS on Raspberry Pi for newbie to the Pi

2020-04-28 Thread Man in a van
try hw:CARD=ALSA,DEV=0 you can alway revert back if it does not work, or try DEV=1, DEV=2 Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer Set HDMI output as the default output at startup even if not connected

2020-04-28 Thread Masiwo
Ahhh, alright, thank you very much! My fault, that I didn´t try that earlier! Just for the ones running into the same issue: Regarding to that guide: https://www.picoreplayer.org/how_to_edit_config_txt.shtml Code: 1. Access piCorePlayer via ssh—see 'How-to access

[SlimDevices: Unix] How to Get my BIOS to Recognize a USB Drive

2020-04-28 Thread Cut-Throat
I have installed ubuntu on my ASUS Tablet T100HA and it is running fine. I wanted to load another Linux Distro that I have on a USB. I got into the Tablet BIOS and checked the Boot Order, but all that is listed is [ubuntu] for #1 and [ubuntu] for #2. I have another Linux Distro that I would

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 6.0.0

2020-04-28 Thread paul-
Does this happen after a power outage. During boot, if pCP cannot mount the network drive, it will disable the mount. The most common case is a NAS that take along time to boot. This is becoming more common, I can increase the wait time, and also not disable the mount. Anyone have an

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer Set HDMI output as the default output at startup even if not connected

2020-04-28 Thread paul-
you do it the same way., just the partition is not mounted. Easiest way is to just stick the card in your PC and edit the file. If you use windows.make sure you use an editor like notepad++ piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Running LMS on Raspberry Pi for newbie to the Pi

2020-04-28 Thread rbl
bpa wrote: > If it is working you can omit the "-d output=info " - it is there only > for debugging > > To be strictly, it may be better to have a DEV setting on the ALSA > device - otherwise it is default to zero. > > You may also get issues later on with using sysdefault rather than an >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Running LMS on Raspberry Pi for newbie to the Pi

2020-04-28 Thread bpa
rbl wrote: > This worked for me but I had to change ExecStart in squeezelite.service > file a tiny bit. Now SqueezeLite automatically starts at boot. If it is working you can omit the "-d output=info " - it is there only for debugging To be strictly, it may be better to have a DEV setting on

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 6.0.0

2020-04-28 Thread mr-b
Hi I see every now and again (seen this in 5.0 too) that my Network Disk Mount kept being disabled. Also the password field was blank, when I'd expect the password to be saved and indicated as such with asterisks. If I re-enabled it, it prompted to reboot the PCP, but after a few unsuccessful

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Running LMS on Raspberry Pi for newbie to the Pi

2020-04-28 Thread rbl
hagensieker wrote: > Try this. I made this a year or two ago. Been running LMS on pi's for > years. > > https://www.hagensieker.com/wordpress/2018/06/12/302/ This worked for me but I had to change ExecStart in squeezelite.service file a tiny bit. Now SqueezeLite automatically starts at

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Jivelite for piCorePlayer

2020-04-28 Thread ralphy
After setting the jivelite width and height in the webgui, restart jivelite. Try either Touch Skin (HresxVres) or Grid Skin (HresxVres) that matches the resolution you set in the webgui. These skins use the same code base as the JogglerSkin, the HD skins are the original ones that Triode

[SlimDevices: Unix] piCorePlayer Set HDMI output as the default output at startup even if not connected

2020-04-28 Thread Masiwo
Hello alltogether, I hope I haven´t overlooked a thread in which that is already discussed but the HDMI output of Squeezelite only works for me if my Amplifier is also turned on at the startup of the raspberrypi running piCorePlayer. How can I force the HDMI output to be used regardless of that

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] picoreplayer 6, 0 it is not possible to set wifi

2020-04-28 Thread trafo11
today I tried the whole process again, it already works, thank you for your time trafo11's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=70126 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] picoreplayer 6, 0 it is not possible to set wifi

2020-04-28 Thread trafo11
I also tried to use a new image, but without change it is not possible to connect to wifi, before that everything worked, I didn't make any changes to the wifi router trafo11's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] 'Official' docker container for LMS?

2020-04-28 Thread epoch1970
justi wrote: > The LMS version. By installing files into the (mutable layer) of the > container. Never rm the instance, then. I wouldn’t live with that personally, but to each their own. 2 SB 3 • 1 PCP 6 • Libratone Loop, Zipp, Zipp Mini • iPeng (iPhone + iPad) • LMS 7.9 (linux) with

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] 'Official' docker container for LMS?

2020-04-28 Thread kidhazy
kidhazy wrote: > ... > I'm now trying to find a LMS v8.0 ARM image though, and haven't been > able to find one yet. Well with a lot of reading, learning, and copying of doliana's files I managed to create a LMS 8.0 image for my RPi. Logitech Media Server Version: 8.0.0 - 1588016397 @ Mon Apr