Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread kidstypike
paul- wrote: > This is not Windows. It won’t say 100% until it’s 100% done. The first time I tried it I just saw a numeric % in the left corner, which I thought was a bit feeble. Just tried another backup, this time I see the progress bar, happy as Larry. (Who is Larry)? Cheers. 33358

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

2021-02-13 Thread Michael Herger
But one old thing came up. After scan of the music folder a Synology system folder with the name "@eaDir" came up. As i remember this was an old issue from the first versions of LMS on Synology. Thanks for the heads up! Those were Synology specific rules, only applied on Synology. But Docker

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: LMS Monitor 2020

2021-02-13 Thread LiFePO4
Thanks. Ended up wiring was correct. I have up on the 1.3" and swapped with the .96". First try and it worked. Will experiment again on Sunday and hopefully return the defective 1.3" Monday. Cheers LiFePO4's Profile:

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

2021-02-13 Thread Squeeze4Ever
Hello, i got the same issue, i changed the PUID to 1026 on my Synology NAS, also i recreated the folders of music and playlist again after first start of the container and now it found the link to the folders. But one old thing came up. After scan of the music folder a Synology system folder

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread carsten_h
paul- wrote: > Also fixed was when the boot disk is a USB stick. Yes, this is working now without any problem. I mounted a second USB stick and made a backup! The progressbar is working fine with Safari on iPadOS! pi4 4gb picoreplayer with lms and squeezelite for usb inside an argon one

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread paul-
kidstypike wrote: > Just installed the new patch, made a backup no problem, assume when 100% > is reached it's finished, it used to say "Done"? This is not Windows. It won’t say 100% until it’s 100% done. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread Howard Passman
O.K. I figured out everything but what you meant by the $ ml, etc, commands. I did find the readme file. DOH! Howard Passman wrote: > O.K. did the mount command and it seemed to work, but I still don't see > "BOOT" listed in my folders. > > I don't understand what you mean by $ ml, etc. I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread Howard Passman
O.K. did the mount command and it seemed to work, but I still don't see "BOOT" listed in my folders. I don't understand what you mean by $ ml, etc. I don;t know what to do with that. None of the players have been insitu updated other than from 7.0.0b2 to 7.0.0 recently When I try to download

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread Greg Erskine
hi Howard Passman, A little information here: 'Can't see the boot partition' (https://docs.picoreplayer.org/faq/cant_see_boot_partition/) Code: $ m1 $ c1 $ cat README Should do the trick. Are your pCP's old ones that have been

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread Howard Passman
My cache... 3335733357 Howard Passman wrote: > Hi Greg, > > Not sure what might be filling the partition up. I assumed it was just > normal stuff. One of the devices that has the issue is just a player. No > LMS on it. I'll check the other two. > > Could I get a more specific hint where

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread Howard Passman
Hi Greg, Not sure what might be filling the partition up. I assumed it was just normal stuff. One of the devices that has the issue is just a player. No LMS on it. I'll check the other two. Could I get a more specific hint where the README is please. Thanks, Howard Greg Erskine wrote: >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread Greg Erskine
Howard Passman wrote: > I wanted to load an extension, but apparently there isn't enough room on > the partition, which is 2000MB. If I resize it to full, then the backup > takes forever. It's a 32GB card. > > Is there a way to increase the partition to something like 4GB? > > Thanks, > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread kidstypike
Howard Passman wrote: > I wanted to load an extension, but apparently there isn't enough room on > the partition, which is 2000MB. If I resize it to full, then the backup > takes forever. It's a 32GB card. > > Is there a way to increase the partition to something like 4GB? > > Thanks, > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread Howard Passman
I wanted to load an extension, but apparently there isn't enough room on the partition, which is 2000MB. If I resize it to full, then the backup takes forever. It's a 32GB card. Is there a way to increase the partition to something like 4GB? Thanks, Howard

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread paul-
Zabizabo wrote: > Thanks Paul but I am really far from being able to build a driver as I > have not any knowledge in coding :D Well there are no linux drivers for your Netgear, so no need to learn now. Compiling the driver is the easy part. Finding a working driver from the many

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread paul-
I forgot who asked about createding images when booting from USB. That should be fixed in WWW build 00016. Updated extensions uploaded. Also fixed a math error when adding image size to the filename. And I added a progress bar.curious to see how well this works on various platforms.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread paul-
Math errors have been fixed. Numbers were too big for shell math. It was only cosmetic errors, images were still created properly. Note the size printed on the image name is the size needed for restore. The gzipped image will be less than that size. Also fixed was when the boot disk is a USB

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-02-13 Thread chill
rgro wrote: > Chill > > Followed your directions for script modification, and another success! > Everything's working as expected. I'm not as brave as Carsten is, so I > didn't try the uninstall and reinstall, but I'm going to assume that bit > works, too. > > Cheers, Excellent - I'm

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-02-13 Thread chill
carsten_h wrote: > > Maybe it would be better to not write anything when no DAC is found. Ah, well, it'll be a slippery slope once I start trying to make it robust against different types of error, rather than just 'proof-of-concept' functional :) But you're right - that should be an easy one

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-02-13 Thread rgro
Chill Followed your directions for script modification, and another success! Everything's working as expected. I'm not as brave as Carsten is, so I didn't try the uninstall and reinstall, but I'm going to assume that bit works, too. Cheers, Rg System information

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-02-13 Thread carsten_h
chill wrote: > I've added an 'uninstall' option to the script in 'post #137' > (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113661-Start-restart-squeezelite-when-plug-in-USB-dac=1009335=1#post1009335), > and I corrected a problem with trying to write to pcp_.log > before the cardname was

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
paul- wrote: > If there were drivers..I've created a couple of scripts to > facilitate building drivers for pCP. > > Maintaining realtek driver source has proved to be too much time. > Moving past pCP7, I will not be including kernel drivers for wifi chips > that are not in-tree.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-02-13 Thread rgro
O.Kthat seems clear enough. Will give it a go latergot a foot of snow last night to dig out from! chill wrote: > Yes, that's all that would be needed to get the up-to-date script. But > you'd probably need to do some manual tidying up from the earlier script > before using the new

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: LMS Monitor 2020

2021-02-13 Thread shunte88
this is indeed SPI device so -o7 is what you'd want and its fully supported by the OLED library you can override the SPI pins via the command line or wire with the SPI0 pi gpio mapping, see here: https://pinout.xyz/pinout/spi alternatively you can switch to the i2c interface Code:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread paul-
If there were drivers..I've created a couple of scripts to facilitate building drivers. Maintaining realtek driver source has proved to be too much time. Moving past pCP7, I will not be including kernel drivers for wifi chips that are not in-tree. However I will keep a repo with scripts

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-02-13 Thread chill
rgro wrote: > > 1. So, in order to incorporate all of the to-date script changes, do I > just sudo nano the SQLITE-control.sh file and replace it with the script > in post #137?? Save, exit, and that's all that's needed? Yes, that's all that would be needed to get the up-to-date script. But

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
Man in a van wrote: > I just realised that I have tried to use a Netgear WNDA320 with pCP > before. > > Tried it again and it still doesn't work > > > Just look for one that explicitly states it will work with a rpi4b and > one that fits your criteria (either dual or single band). > > Also

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
jd68 wrote: > Since it is already difficult to use your current wifi dongle with > normal Linux, I am sure that it is really hard work to do the same with > tinyCoreLinux/pCP. > > I use two USB wifi dongles with pCP: > > > > > - Edimax EW-7811UTC - Edimax EW-7811UAC > > > > The

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-02-13 Thread rgro
Hi Chill... A few questions: 1. So, in order to incorporate all of the to-date script changes, do I just sudo nano the SQLITE-control.sh file and replace it with the script in post #137?? Save, exit, and that's all that's needed? 2. Not that I want to, but if I have need to delete all this

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Man in a van
Zabizabo wrote: > Thanks for your answer. I will have a better look at the links you have > provided but it seems that it's not so easy to use my Netgear dongle > with Linux. I just realised that I have tried to use a Netgear WNDA320 with pCP before. Tried it again and it still doesn't work

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread paul-
Some have a third data partition.I.e. music. They typically sync that separately. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Power on and off an external AMP with piCorePlayer

2021-02-13 Thread toupman
I agree. The -G with power save and the software switch would really be better than a constantly switching amp. toupman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67169 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread jd68
Zabizabo wrote: > Just in case. Do you have a good wifi dongle to recommand? Thanks a lot > :) Since it is already difficult to use your current wifi dongle with normal Linux, I am sure that it is really hard work to do the same with tinyCoreLinux/pCP. I use two USB wifi dongles with pCP:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
Zabizabo wrote: > Hi there, > > I plan to buy this streamer : > https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/network-audio-players-rasptouch/rasptouch-i-sabre-es9038q2m-streamer-with-touchscreen-32bit-384khz-dsd128-p-12181.html > Unfortunately, because of the aluminium enclosure, the native RPi4 wifi > is

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
slartibartfast wrote: > Did you try rebooting? > > Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk Yes I tried to reboot and it doesn't change anything. Zabizabo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=69777

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Man in a van
https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/44213/wnda3100-drivers Man in a van's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43627 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113512

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread slartibartfast
Zabizabo wrote: > Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately it's not working, I have this log > message > Code: > > Scanning.. > > No wifi devices found! > > Possible error: > > 1. USB wifi adapter missing - insert adapter and [Reboot]. > 2. Wifi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
kidstypike wrote: > On the pCP Wifi settings page, turn the built-in wifi off. > > Thanks for your answer. Unfortunately it's not working, I have this log message Code: Scanning.. No wifi devices found! Possible error: 1. USB wifi adapter missing

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New sd-card image backup feature in pCP 7.0.1

2021-02-13 Thread mr-b
paul- wrote: > Printing a dot every 5 seconds is what it does. The only way to know > for sure if it is successful, is to wait for the "DONE". If you leave > the page, it will finish, but you don't know for sure when it finishes. > I completely missed the increasing dots on the web page!

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread kidstypike
Zabizabo wrote: > Hi there, > > I plan to buy this streamer : > https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/network-audio-players-rasptouch/rasptouch-i-sabre-es9038q2m-streamer-with-touchscreen-32bit-384khz-dsd128-p-12181.html > Unfortunately, because of the aluminium enclosure, the native RPi4 wifi > is

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 7.0.0

2021-02-13 Thread Zabizabo
Hi there, I plan to buy this streamer : https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/network-audio-players-rasptouch/rasptouch-i-sabre-es9038q2m-streamer-with-touchscreen-32bit-384khz-dsd128-p-12181.html Unfortunately, because of the aluminium enclosure, the native RPi4 wifi is not working. I have a wifi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Start/restart squeezelite when plug-in USB dac

2021-02-13 Thread chill
I've added an 'uninstall' option to the script in 'post #137' (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113661-Start-restart-squeezelite-when-plug-in-USB-dac=1009335=1#post1009335), and I corrected a problem with trying to write to pcp_.log before the cardname was known. Code:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Power on and off an external AMP with piCorePlayer

2021-02-13 Thread jeroen2
slartibartfast wrote: > If the GPIO pin only reacts to the power state of the pCP why would that > be an issue? You can easily toggle the power button of the pCP player in > LMS or there is the Powersave plugin that can automatically power off > the player after a time delay. > Powersave is