Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Just Ordered A Cubietruck-Now how best to make it a Squeezebox replacement

2014-04-23 Thread rulof72
JackOfAll wrote: > The BETA1 Cubieboard image was specific to your 1st gen Cubieboard. > There is a BETA2 Cubietruck image, > 'CSOS-Cubietruck-F20-BETA2-20140422-1.img.7z' > (http://www.vacuumtube.org.uk/images/cubie/CSOS/F20-BETA2/CSOS-Cubietruck-F20-BETA2-20140422-1.img.7z), > but it comes with

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Just Ordered A Cubietruck-Now how best to make it a Squeezebox replacement

2014-04-23 Thread JackOfAll
castalla wrote: > I guess the image will be made available there. The beta image might > work on the Truck - you could try it. It will either work or not! You > can't do any damage to the CB by trying it. The BETA1 Cubieboard image was specific to your 1st gen Cubieboard. There is a BETA2 Cub

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Just Ordered A Cubietruck-Now how best to make it a Squeezebox replacement

2014-04-22 Thread castalla
rulof72 wrote: > OK, that makes sense. Thanks so much! I will keep an eye on the forum > for any news on a "final" image. Will that be posted on the > communitysqueeze.org site as well? > > I'll be sure to post any questions I have when I get the actual > Cubietruck. I guess the image will be m

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Just Ordered A Cubietruck-Now how best to make it a Squeezebox replacement

2014-04-22 Thread rulof72
castalla wrote: > Okay. Basically, the CSOS image is a tailored version of Fedora which > packages a suite of programs (eg. LMS, Squeezelite). The CS web > interface or gui is a 'control panel' for setting up the CSOS (eg. wifi, > lan, player install & settings, LMS install & settings). > > Th

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Just Ordered A Cubietruck-Now how best to make it a Squeezebox replacement

2014-04-22 Thread castalla
rulof72 wrote: > Thanks for the info, I appreciate it. I definitely want the > easy/straightforward route with this project. All I want is to get music > through the Cubietruck to my amp. I'm pretty sure I have an 8gb micro sd > card so I should be good there. > > Just for clarification, the "CS

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Just Ordered A Cubietruck-Now how best to make it a Squeezebox replacement

2014-04-22 Thread rulof72
castalla wrote: > At a basic level, all you need is already installed. You just need to > access the *CS web interface*, and set up the squeezelite player to your > requirements. > > Big plus is that the *CSOS* is actively maintained and developed. Go > the Cubian route and you're dependent on

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Just Ordered A Cubietruck-Now how best to make it a Squeezebox replacement

2014-04-22 Thread castalla
rulof72 wrote: > Ok, from what I can tell (based on my very limited knowledge) it looks > like Fedora might be the way to go in order to best run Squeezelite? I > wouldn't need to install any server software since I'll just be using it > as a player, right? At a basic level, all you need is alre

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Just Ordered A Cubietruck-Now how best to make it a Squeezebox replacement

2014-04-22 Thread rulof72
castalla wrote: > I'd avoid the Cubian route ... check here: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?99395-Community-Squeeze-OS-F19-Release-1&p=777028&viewfull=1#post777028 Ok, from what I can tell (based on my very limited knowledge) it looks like Fedora might be the way to go in order

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Just Ordered A Cubietruck-Now how best to make it a Squeezebox replacement

2014-04-22 Thread castalla
rulof72 wrote: > A couple weeks ago one of my beloved Squeezebox Classics bit the dust :( > After a short mourning period I decided I wanted to replace it with > something new, not a used one off of Ebay. I also wanted to dip my toes > into the world of Linux-based "boxes". So I did some research

[SlimDevices: Unix] Just Ordered A Cubietruck-Now how best to make it a Squeezebox replacement

2014-04-22 Thread rulof72
A couple weeks ago one of my beloved Squeezebox Classics bit the dust :( After a short mourning period I decided I wanted to replace it with something new, not a used one off of Ebay. I also wanted to dip my toes into the world of Linux-based "boxes". So I did some research and ended up ordering a