Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-10 Thread Redrum
Greg Erskine wrote: > Hi jasc, > > The message is really just a warning that "anything may happen" and make > you think about your current backup strategy. > > While I have done lots of pCP8.0.0 to pCP8.1.0 Insitu updates with the > normal 2 partitions in testing, I can't remember doing pCP8.0

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-10 Thread Greg Erskine
Hi jasc, The message is really just a warning that "anything may happen" and make you think about your current backup strategy. While I have done lots of pCP8.0.0 to pCP8.1.0 Insitu updates with the normal 2 partitions in testing, I can't remember doing pCP8.0.0 to pCP8.1.0 Insitu update with t

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-09 Thread jasc
I am running pCP 8.0.0 and am considering an Insitu update to 8.1.0. My setup has 3 partitions - Boot, Root, Data (for LMS data), see below The Insitu update warning reads: - Assume an insitu update will overwrite ALL the data on your SD card. - Any user modified or added files may be l

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-08 Thread hsmeets
paul- wrote: > Yes, pick a pin that is an input by default, or an output that powers on > in the correct state for your application. Scanned the documentation, it looks like all GPIO's are set to input on power-on of the SoC, a few are pulled high (first eight and some others) but most pulled l

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-08 Thread Paul Webster
VDR wrote: > I use HD Grid Skin 1920x1080 My misremembering ... I have just set it up (on a DVI screen so without CEC but with a keyboard attached). Do not use a Grid screen ... instead use one of the HD screens ... then the right cursor is like Play. Paul Webster author of \"now playing\" p

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-08 Thread seekasoul
Still not clear how to update from piCore command line. paul- wrote: > The latest default RPI4 bootloader is 2021-04-29 > Otherwise you can download an extension from github that has that > firmware in it and use the command line tools. > > https://github.com/piCorePlayer/rpi-eeprom/releases

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-08 Thread paul-
The latest default RPI4 bootloader is 2021-04-29 The easiest way would be to burn a bootloader image using RPI imager. Otherwise you can download an extension from github that has that firmware in it and use the command line tools. https://github.com/piCorePlayer/rpi-eeprom/releases piCor

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-08 Thread seekasoul
Is there a new Rpi4 Firmware available? How can this be installed? Currently running: 000138a1 Wed Mar 17 11:25:36 UTC 2021 (1615980336) seekasoul's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=69788 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-08 Thread paul-
hsmeets wrote: > Thanks Paul, will read, first scan of the document and the Broadcom > document referred to I have to choose wisely that not during power up > and boot the pin changes states, pull low to high etc otherwise the > relay to switch the PSU could starts rattling a few times until > s

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-07 Thread hsmeets
paul- wrote: > The GPIO will be in the default state as defined by the raspberry pi > firmware, until squeezelite initializes and then set the output to the > correct state. Take a look here. > > https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#changing-the-default-pin-co

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-07 Thread paul-
hsmeets wrote: > > But how does it behave when I boot the RPI and squeezelite starts. Does > it toggle the GPIO to the actual power state (in LMS for that player) > too? > > Background: I'm building a (headless) player (Zero 2W + DAC + Headphone > amp) and want to add a status LED to show that

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-07 Thread hsmeets
Hi, Question about the GPIO Power On/Off setting on the squeezelite settings page. 36366 I understand that it toggles the GPIO when the powerbutton for that player is pressed in LMS. But how does it behave when I boot the RPI and squeezelite starts. Does it toggle the GPIO to the actual powe

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-07 Thread hsmeets
Hi, Too many hits using search, but probably asked before, so please be gentle :D Question: What is the difference between the GPIO setting on the Tweaks page and on the Squeezelite settings page? The one on the tweaks page happens once at shutdown? 36364 and the one on the Squeezelite refe

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-07 Thread VDR
Paul Webster wrote: > That is expected until someone enhances things - see > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113784-Getting-HDMI-CEC-to-work-on-pCP-7-0&p=1027758&viewfull=1#post1027758 > > Use a Grid view in Jivelite and the Cursor and Play buttons. I use HD Grid Skin 1920x1080 b

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-07 Thread Paul Webster
That is expected until someone enhances things - see https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113784-Getting-HDMI-CEC-to-work-on-pCP-7-0&p=1027758&viewfull=1#post1027758 Use a Grid view in Jivelite and the Cursor and Play buttons. Paul Webster author of \"now playing\" plugins covering r

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-07 Thread VDR
Paul Webster wrote: > That looks like it is close to working. > What happens when you press keys on the TV remote - e.g. the cursor - > left/right - while cec-ctl is in monitor mode? Left, Right, Up, Down cursor buttons - working ok and I could move "cursor" at menu. But OK/Select doesn`t work.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-06 Thread Paul Webster
That looks like it is close to working. What happens when you press keys on the TV remote - e.g. the cursor - left/right - while cec-ctl is in monitor mode? Paul Webster author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc),

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-06 Thread VDR
Hi, i try run Jivelite via HDMI with CEC but have a problem. I tried version 64bit but I`ve got: root@pCP:/home/tc# cec-ctl --playback /usr/local/bin/cec-ctl: line 2: syntax error: unexpected word (expecting ")") So, I installed 8.1.0 32 bit, install v4l extensions, modified config.txt: #gpu

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-06 Thread ralphy
CJS wrote: > I think you are right. At this moment the latest version of > squeezelite-armhf at 'Ralphy's LMS client page' > (https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmsclients/files/squeezelite/linux/) > is indeed 1.9.9.1392. Squeezelite 1.9.9.1391 is bundled with pcp 8.1 and r1392 is available from

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-05 Thread CJS
Man in a van wrote: > Likely a typo (or a special dev version :):):p) I think you are right. At this moment the latest version of squeezelite-armhf at 'Ralphy's LMS client page' (https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmsclients/files/squeezelite/linux/) is indeed 1.9.9.1392. | LMS 8.3.0 | Squeezeb

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-05 Thread Man in a van
CJS wrote: > Thanks paul. I did a succesful insitu update from pCP 8.0.0 to pCP 8.1.0 > on my Raspberry Pi ZeroW, and have now: > > SqueezeBerry | piCorePlayer v8.1.0 | www v00017 | linux 5.10.77-pcpCore > (32) | piCore v13.1 | Squeezelite v1.9.9-1392-pCP > > The 'release notes' > (https://for

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-05 Thread CJS
Thanks paul. I did a succesful insitu update from pCP 8.0.0 to pCP 8.1.0, and have now: SqueezeBerry | piCorePlayer v8.1.0 | www v00017 | linux 5.10.77-pcpCore (32) | piCore v13.1 | Squeezelite v1.9.9-1392-pCP So I have Squeezelite v1.9.9-1392-pCP while the 'release note' (https://forums.slimde

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-05 Thread garym
Successful insitu update on rPi4B. Thanks! piCorePlayer | piCorePlayer v8.1.0 | www v00017 | linux 5.10.77-pcpCore-v8 (64) | piCore v13.1 |

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-05 Thread stevebaggs
Four devices in-situ-updated successfully here. Thanks for all your work on this, don't know what we'd do without you. stevebaggs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62476 View this thread: http://fo

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-05 Thread paul-
It's released. Not huge changes, other than support for the RPi02W board. New images and insitu update availiable. https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?114828-Announce-piCorePlayer-8-0-0&p=1027390&viewfull=1#post1027390 piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Home

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-03 Thread mr-b
Tx - the only thing that had changed was a new drive in the server which meant the remote image backup share name in my net mounts was invalid. The music share didn't change. The new drive went in with no LMS activity ongoing. Before I'd spotted that share name issue I then added "vers=2.0" to th

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-02 Thread Paul Webster
mr-b wrote: > > How does one specify a dialect on the net mount page? > The CIFS mount options are currently "uid=1001,gid=50". >From the "more" link on the pCP LMS page Code: are a comma delimited list of mount options. Ref mount man pages. CIFS vers=2.0 - The l

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-12-02 Thread mr-b
I've experienced another mysterious Library "Empty" after a daily full scan. Nothing has changed AFAIK on the Win10 server where the library is stored. All shares are visible from another PC. Also my image backups do not list the backup folder (vol1) on the server as a destination so something is

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-29 Thread dhull
HDMI for video. Jivelite on 8 never initializes properly. I never see the selection choices like language, etc. Just a black screen. Music plays, though. I did all my testing with from scratch installs, not upgrades and used defaults for HDMI. Synology DS216J NAS running Logitech Media Server

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-28 Thread Howard Passman
LOL. If it was about the registry I probably read it. Thank you way to late :-) centerisl wrote: > Ah - the registry...if you search "Hacking the Windows Registry" you'll > end up with an article I wrote for VBPJ in 1996. Good times. ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-28 Thread centerisl
Howard Passman wrote: > I learned the registry pretty well and took advantage of that. Ah - the registry...if you search "Hacking the Windows Registry" you'll end up with an article I wrote for VBPJ in 1996. Good times. c

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-28 Thread Howard Passman
Win95. :-) I loved Windows 2000 for a long time. I learned the registry pretty well and took advantage of that. I ran XP right up until about a year ago when my processor gave up. I've run years without any overhead or even virus protection. Used RAM Disk and even Photoshop was really fast. Once

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-28 Thread centerisl
Redrum wrote: > I personally would avoid storing them on the same SD as pcP unless > backed up (In case SD becomes corrupted). > ... > you to look into the samba option on pcP, and applications like > freefilesync or similar. The whole backup, file mirroring is a single > click operation, or yo

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-26 Thread Howard Passman
SAMBA does work well. I use it it or network drives in Windows to copy/sync in FreeFileSync. SAMBA is handy to add just one song/folder/picture at a time. Howard Redrum wrote: > My opinion is "anywhere you want". I personally use a SS USB HDD > connected directly to my pcP servers. Others use

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-26 Thread Howard Passman
I do. I use separate folder for playlists, artist pics and lyrics. So I have mnt/Music, Artists/Lyrics and Playlists. I use FreeFileSync to sync them all after updating the main server. I also, just for fun, keep a backup on a separate hard drive next to my PC. pCP is great and the combination

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-26 Thread garym
I use an rPi attached 4TB USB drive (powered from the rPi USB socket as well). I have about 120,000 mostly FLAC files and it works well. I keep the playlists folder etc on this drive. Not sure what you mean about iTunes. iTunes in not needed in this setup. Just put your music on a thumb driv

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-26 Thread Redrum
centerisl wrote: > > ... > All the LMS dialogs have the microSD (home/mnt) and the piCorePlayer has > options for a USB card (and network...so I could go to my Windows Server > but I'm thinking I'm going to decommission that soon :)). I haven't > tried this but I assume I can pop the microSD ca

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-26 Thread centerisl
Howard Passman wrote: > I have a bunch of players and have been on RPI's for a long time. I'm > not a technical guy where this stuff is concerned so I try to keep it > simple. I use a thumb drive to for both of my servers and the one in my > car. Simple, clean and easy. I buy the smallest one I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-26 Thread Howard Passman
I have a bunch of players and have been on RPI's for a long time. I'm not a technical guy where this stuff is concerned so I try to keep it simple. I use a thumb drive to for both of my servers and the one in my car. Simple, clean and easy. I buy the smallest one I can. I only have about 300GB of

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-26 Thread centerisl
Over the Thanksgiving holiday I built a piCorePlayer LMS server on a Pi4 and a HiFiBerry DAC+ (which didn't fit...couldn't find a case...ordered a GeeekPi Raspberry Pi 4 Metal Case that I think I can mod with a couple of holes but that's another post). I've been running LMS for 15 years on Wind

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-16 Thread paul-
Hifiberry has been playing with the card names. The web site doesn’t list all of the cards names they sold in the past. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate' (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&busin

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-16 Thread hsmeets
Maybe this is already reported by others: I did install a Hifiberry DAC 2 PRO and choosing from the list 36171 I initially choose the "HiFiBerry DAC2HD (and Pro)" as I have a DAC 2 PRO but that does not work. One has to pick the "HifiBerry DAC+ (and Pro, AMP2)". As both mention 'Pro' that mig

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-16 Thread dumdumdum
dumdumdum wrote: > Hi! > > Is it possible to add this dev build of shairport sync which finally > allows airplay2 functionality to pCP? > > LINK : > https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync/blob/development/AIRPLAY2.md > > thanks! Hi just a heads up - I accidentally posted this request in

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-14 Thread jacobacci
I have a suspicion what might have caused the write permission issue with my stick. The USB stick was originally formatted on a Synology NAS. The data was then copied onto the stick via the NAS. So the rights on the stick were definitely not belonging to "tc". That would explain why initially i c

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-13 Thread jacobacci
paul- wrote: > I think you mentioned a windows computer, how is that interfacing with > the USB disk. Samba or SCP?Something obviously is setting the > permission or file mode wrong on the files. The Windows PC is running Win 11 and it is communicating with piCorePlayer using SAMBA. I am

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-12 Thread paul-
Doryphore wrote: > Hello, > > I switched to V8 but I have cuts with Spotify or my internet > radios.:mad::mad: > > I tried to go back to V7 in situ but it doesn't work Volume levels can get reset during the upgrade, just check your mixer settings for you device. piCorePlayer a small pl

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-12 Thread paul-
jacobacci wrote: > Hi Paul, > the stick is formatted EXT4 to maximise read and write performance with > the RP2 I think you mentioned a windows computer, how is that interfacing with the USB disk. Samba or SCP?Something obviously is setting the permission or file mode wrong on the files.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-12 Thread urknall
Greg Erskine wrote: > If we ever do a *major* redesign of pCP we would design things a little > different to accommodate multiple squeezelite processes. > Hi Greg, thank you for your feedback. I understand that would require a complete redesign and this is nothing that will happen soon, if it

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-12 Thread Doryphore
Hello, I switched to V8 but I have cuts with Spotify or my internet radios.:mad::mad: I tried to go back to V7 in situ but it doesn't work Doryphore's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=67964 Vi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-11 Thread jacobacci
paul- wrote: > What is the format of the USB stick. Hi Paul, the stick is formatted EXT4 to maximise read and write performance with the RP2 - Logitech Media Server Version: 8.1.2 on Synology DS1815+ DSM 6 / Docker - SB Touch (2x) --

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-11 Thread Greg Erskine
Congratulations urknall, You are a ALSA expert now. :) Regarding adding multiple squeezelites to pCP, it starts off sounding simple but gets complicated quickly. The initial problem is we use a single *basic* config file pcp.cfg, all the additional settings will need to be stored somewhere and

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-11 Thread urknall
I wanted to edit my previous post, but the system says its to long? Anyways, i split it into 2 new posts: Hi everybody, i am just playing a bit with piCorePlayer to prepare a multiroom environment. Right now i am using a LogiLink USB Sound Box 7.1 (LOGILINK UA0099). The matching asound.c

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-11 Thread urknall
Hi everybody, i am just playing a bit with piCorePlayer to prepare a multiroom environment. Right now i am using a LogiLink USB Sound Box 7.1 (LOGILINK UA0099). The matching asound.conf i found somewhere here in the forum or somewhere else on the internet, can't really remember... Whoever crea

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-11 Thread jacobacci
Hi all I installed pCP 8 on my RP2 with the music on an USB stick. Clicking "set write permissions" solved the issue of not being able to copy files from a Windows PC to the USB stick on the RP2. However now I am stuck at not being able to overwrite files on the USB stick. Copying is fine, but tr

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-07 Thread rincage
Greg Erskine wrote: > Good to see it still working! Thanks for reporting. :) > > We still test pCP on the RPi 1 and 2's. Actually just found a minor problem in that the output channel is not getting saved. After a reboot I have to go back into the DAC setting and set output to "line out". --

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-06 Thread Greg Erskine
Good to see it still working! Thanks for reporting. :) We still test pCP on the RPi 1 and 2's. Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/s

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-06 Thread rincage
Just to say I've upgraded from v5 to v8 today, and all working good on my old Raspberry Pi Model B plus Wolfson DAC. This must be the oldest PI kit available. rincage's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?use

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-03 Thread kidstypike
paul- wrote: > Press the "Set Write Permissions" button in the web interface. Thanks Paul, that did the trick, copying my music files over now. :D *Server - LMS 8.3.0 *Pi4B 4GB/Argon one case/pCP 8.0.0 - 75K library, playlists & LMS cache on SSD (ntfs) *Study -* Pi4/pCP 8.0.0/Topping E30 DAC

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-03 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > Press the "Set Write Permissions" button in the web interface. > Thanks Paul - I wish I'd seen that before I dug out an old Windows machine and eventually figured out the same solution. I guess the fdisk/mkfs.ext4 process has created a file system that belongs to root, so user

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread paul-
lost+found is a function of the ext4 partition. You cannot delete it.well if you do, it will automatically get recreated if you check the disk. piCorePlayer a small player for the Raspberry Pi in RAM. Homepage: https://www.picoreplayer.org Please 'donate' (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
chill wrote: > I guess the samba share might have worked more like you're used to if > the drive had been formatted as NTFS, rather than EXT4. I suppose > that's still an option, but EXT4 works better with Linux, and I think it > should be fine once this permissions issue is resolved. > > Anot

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread chill
I guess the samba share might have worked more like you're used to if the drive had been formatted as NTFS, rather than EXT4. I suppose that's still an option, but EXT4 works better with Linux, and I think it should be fine once this permissions issue is resolved. Another option, although unlik

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread chill
kidstypike wrote: > > However it seems to contain a folder named "lost-found" that I cannot > delete. > > I also cannot create new folders to add my music files. > Hmm - evidently something to do with permissions on the samba share. But I'm out of my depth here - hopefully someone more know

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
chill wrote: > I'm afraid I don't know enough about Windows these days to know where > that S: drive came from. I believe you will need to explicitly 'share' > your new EXT4 drive from your pCP machine in order to see it from a > Windows machine. Take a look in the LMS -> 'Setup Samba Share' s

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread chill
I'm afraid I don't know enough about Windows these days to know where that S: drive came from. I believe you will need to explicitly 'share' your new EXT4 drive from your pCP machine in order to see it from a Windows machine. Take a look in the LMS -> 'Setup Samba Share' section on the pCP page

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
chill wrote: > Your first image shows that it's an EXT4 disk with 223 GB. Your second > image appears to be of a different disk, since it's identified as NTFS, > rather than EXT4. Have you shared (samba?) the new 223GB EXT4 disk from > pCP. I suspect you're seeing a different share from an ea

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread chill
kidstypike wrote: > Thanks all, getting there.:D > > However the partition seems to be only 3.37GB, how do I expand that? > > 36088 > > 36089 Your first image shows that it's an EXT4 disk with 223 GB. Your second image appears to be of a different disk, since it's identified as NTFS, rather

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
chill wrote: > Ah good - I couldn't remember whether 'sudo' was required. Thanks all, getting there.:D However the partition seems to be only 3.37GB, how do I expand that? 36088 36089 +---+ |Filename: SSD02.jpg

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread chill
paul- wrote: > > Code: > > > sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1 > > > Ah good - I couldn't remember whether 'sudo' was required. chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread chill
The format command wasn't complete, so the disk isn't yet formatted. The full command is: Code: mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1 >From memory I think this command might take a little bit longer to complete. ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread paul-
kidstypike wrote: > How's this looking? > > Maybe not quite there yet? Invalid UUID? > > > Code: > > > Device Boot StartCHSEndCHSStartLBA EndLBASectors Size Id Type > /dev/sda10,1,1 1023,254,63 63 468862127 468862065 22

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
chill wrote: > If that's all worked as intended, you should now see a /dev/sda1 if you > issue the 'fdisk -l' command again. > > If so, then it's on to the formatting command, mkfs.ext4. How's this looking? Maybe not quite there yet? Invalid UUID? Code: tc@mus

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread chill
kidstypike wrote: > Done this, has it been created? > > What next? > If that's all worked as intended, you should now see a /dev/sda1 if you issue the 'fdisk -l' command again. If so, then it's on to the formatting command, mkfs.ext4. ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
chill wrote: > Well I'm on slightly dodgy ground now, but from memory I think you need > to do > > > Code: > > o create a new empty DOS partition table > n add a new partition > > (it'll ask some more questions - not sure exactly the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread paul-
For what it's worth, I run pCP directly from the SSD. 1) Download RPI Imager, and then burn the RPI4 recovery image for USB booting to a Micro SD card 2) Boot the RPI with the MicroSD Card. Wait for the flash process to completed. 3) Power down and remove the microSD card. 4) Using a USB-A US

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread chill
Well I'm on slightly dodgy ground now, but from memory I think you need to do o create a new empty DOS partition table n add a new partition (it'll ask some more questions - not sure exactly the order or the options, but make it a primary partition that fills the whole disk) then w

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
chill wrote: > Aaargh - I'm an eejit. It's fdisk, not fdisc. Sorry! No, I'm the eejit. I'm up to this point, I feel we're getting somewhere, please spell out the next steps. Code: Disk /dev/sda doesn't contain a valid partition table Disk /dev/sdb: 932 GB,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread chill
Aaargh - I'm an eejit. It's fdisk, not fdisc. Sorry! chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=114828 ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread chill
kidstypike wrote: > Chill, thanks. > > Can't even get started . . . > > > Code: > > tc@musicbox:~$ fdisc -1-sh: fdisc: not found > tc@musicbox:~$ > > That first command should be just Code: fdisk -l ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
chill wrote: > My memory of what I did under pCP to format an SSD in the Argon case > isn't great, but I can give some clues. > > From your dmesg it looks like the SSD is device sda. If you SSH into > the RPi and type > > > Code: > > fdisk -l > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread chill
My memory of what I did under pCP to format an SSD in the Argon case isn't great, but I can give some clues. >From your dmesg it looks like the SSD is device sda. If you SSH into the RPi and type Code: fdisk -l you should see some output like th

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
Man in a van wrote: > at mile 19 :) > > I am playing with a pi zero 2W at the moment :rolleyes: > > Anyway, I plugged in a usb stick, I did NOT mount it, and ran dmesg > > This is the snip from towards the end > > > 2.572443] mmc0: host does not support reading read-only switch, > assuming

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread Man in a van
kidstypike wrote: > I'm pretty poor on Linux, I ssh'd into the Pi, the result from dmesg was > about 20 miles long, no idea where to look. :confused: at mile 19 :) I am playing with a pi zero 2W at the moment :rolleyes: Anyway, I plugged in a usb stick, I did NOT mount it, and ran dmesg This

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
chill wrote: > Just in case we're overlooking something obvious - have you used the > little USB link piece to connect the disk tray to the RPi once > assembled? > > I have a couple of these Argon cases, both running pCP (one's my server, > the other runs a player and does some housekeeping job

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread chill
Just in case we're overlooking something obvious - have you used the little USB link piece to connect the disk tray to the RPi once assembled? I have a couple of these Argon cases, both running pCP (one's my server, the other runs a player and does some housekeeping jobs overnight). My memory i

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
Man in a van wrote: > does it show up under > > lsusb > > or > > dmesg > > if you ssh into the card? I'm pretty poor on Linux, I ssh'd into the Pi, the result from dmesg was about 20 miles long, no idea where to look. :confused: *Server - LMS 8.3.0 *Pi4B 4GB/Argon one case/pCP 8.0.0 - 7

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
strebor56 wrote: > I bougt a cable to plug the housing into my laptop, but you could boot a > copy of RaspOS and use Gparted: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ybNDevyzFM > > Bonne chance..S OK, thanks, any partitioning/formatting will need to be done using windows, so I've ordered a cable

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread Man in a van
kidstypike wrote: > No, it's installed on a SD card in the usual fashion, with a 1TB > portable SSD holding my music files. > > The Argon M.2 case/internal SSD drive seemed an ideal way of tidying > things up by not having a SSD drive hanging out the back of the case. :) does it show up under

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread strebor56
I bougt a cable to plug the housing into my laptop, but you could boot a copy of RaspOS and use Gparted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ybNDevyzFM Bonne chance..S strebor56's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/memb

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
Man in a van wrote: > Is the pCP os Installed on the sata m thingy ? :confused: > > ronnie No, it's installed on a SD card in the usual fashion, with a 1TB portable SSD holding my music files. The Argon M.2 case/internal SSD drive seemed an ideal way of tidying things up by not having a SSD d

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread Man in a van
carsten_h wrote: > This looks good! > > But there has to be also a solution to bring a partition map and > filesystem to a device in piCorePlayer. But I simply don‘t know how. Is the pCP os Installed on the sata m thingy ? :confused: ronnie ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread Jeff07971
carsten_h wrote: > This looks good! > > But there has to be also a solution to bring a partition map and > filesystem to a device in piCorePlayer. But I simply don‘t know how. I'm fairly sure there will be if you know how to use SSH to talk to the Pi. I only use pCP as players and have LMS on

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread carsten_h
kidstypike wrote: > Is this the one? This looks good! But there has to be also a solution to bring a partition map and filesystem to a device in piCorePlayer. But I simply don‘t know how. pi4 4gb picoreplayer with lms and squeezelite for usb inside an argon one case pi3b+ (7\" display, hifib

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
carsten_h wrote: > I have two of these cases here but I am using them with Home Assistant > and Raspberry Pi OS and I am using the M.2 SSD as the bootmedium. I have > this case without M.2 SSD for libreELEC and one for piCorePlayer with > LMS with an external SSD. > I think that your problem may

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread carsten_h
kidstypike wrote: > expecting to see the SATA board as a mountable USB drive on the LMS > page, but no USB drives showing. I have two of these cases here but I am using them with Home Assistant and Raspberry Pi OS and I am using the M.2 SSD as the bootmedium. I have this case without M.2 SSD fo

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
Jeff07971 wrote: > As long as the USB/SATA Bridge has a driver under pCP I would assume so. > > Jeff Thanks Jeff, but I'm at a loss on what to do with this splendid advice. :o *Server - LMS 8.3.0 *Pi4B 4GB/Argon one case/pCP 8.0.0 - 75K library, playlists & LMS cache on SSD (ntfs) *Study -*

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread Jeff07971
kidstypike wrote: > I need help. > > I've got the Argon M.2 'extension board' > (https://thepihut.com/products/m-2-expansion-board-for-argon-one) for my > Argon one case, and a '240GB Internal SSD M.2 SATA' > (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B078WYS5K6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-11-02 Thread kidstypike
I need help. I've got the Argon M.2 'extension board' (https://thepihut.com/products/m-2-expansion-board-for-argon-one) for my Argon one case, and a '240GB Internal SSD M.2 SATA' (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B078WYS5K6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) board, assembled as

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-10-27 Thread Viragored
Greg Erskine wrote: > I just tested DHCP > static IP > DHCP > static IP > DHCP. Worked OK. > > You may need a monitor to see if an IP has been assigned or use an IP > scanner, or see if there are any error messages. > > Try using http://hostname.local Thanks for the reply, Greg - issue resolv

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

2021-10-26 Thread Greg Erskine
I just tested DHCP > static IP > DHCP > static IP > DHCP. Worked OK. You may need a monitor to see if an IP has been assigned or use an IP scanner, or see if there are any error messages. Try using http://hostname.local

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