LMS Crashing on PiCorePlayer 8.1 / Pi 2 Zero W
I had a stable version of 8.0 running on Pi 2 Zero W - built with support from @man in a van who provided files that worked with the Pi 2 Zero I rebuilt recently as I couldn't manage to get on changed...
View ArticlePicoreplayer connecting to USB hard disc
Hi I hope someone can assist, this is frying my brain Pi 3 with PCP and usb hard disc The files were downloaded onto a hard disc drive in ext4 format I can see the 514 files on LMS and can browse to...
View Articledocker container playlist chown
> - /networkmount/Playlists/:/playlist:rw > - /networkmount/Playlists/Backgrounds:/backgrounds:ro Might depend on the network protocol used to mount those shares etc. What are you using?
View ArticlePCP 8.1.0 on Pi Zero: fine on BBC Sounds, stutters on local files?
Setup: PCP 8.1 on a Pi4 as player/server, PCP8.1 on a Pi Zero as player, Pi4 running OMV as a network share for the server. The Pi Zero which has previously been fine has started stuttering a lot with...
View ArticleRavenna AES Daemon / Any experiences with squeezelite
HI all, I have found this on Github: https://github.com/bondagit/aes67-linux-daemon I really like the idea with the virtual Soundcard that can publish Audio Data to a AES67 device. I installed the...
View ArticlepiCorePlayer memory questions
> I was mainly concerned that the SSD was being used as a swap drive or > something similar that would be writing to it too often. I've used multiple Pis with SD cards for years. Not a single one...
View ArticlePiCorePlayer Raspberry Pi4 Waveshare 7'' touchscreen problem
Hi! I've set up PiCorePlayer on Raspberry Pi4. Everything seems running fine, except Waveshare 7'' Touchscreen (with case, hdmi) is not working properly. This is the screen:...
View ArticleUsing 3.5 inch LCD screen alongwith 1.3" oled display
I want to use 3.5 inch lcd display alongwith 1.3" oled display (i2c). I am using picoreplayer 8.1.0. whenever i rum lmsmonitor for using oled display the lcd sisplay goes completely white. Erlier i...
View ArticlepiCorePlayer - save console boot messages
Hi all, Is it possible to redirect console messages to a file and save them between boots? I am using piCorePlayer 6.0.0 (been very stable and not seen the need to change it), but one of my raspberry...
View ArticleProblem using Rotary Encoder with PiCorePlayer 8.1.0
I am facing problem using rotary encoder with picoreplayer. First I tried using sbpd.tcz I was working ok for buttons but not working properly for encoder. If I see sbpd output while using encoder, I...
View ArticleForce PCP to connect to LMS
Hi, How do i manually connect PCP to LMS? I have 2 PCP units, both on the same Wi-Fi / L2 network. One pops up on my LMS automatically, the other does not. Many thanks, Justin
View ArticlePiCorePlayer Squeezelite HDMI audio swap HDMI port
Hi, PiCoreplayer 8 is running on RaspberryPi 4B. 7'' Touchscreen is connected to HDMI:0 (first port to power supply). Touchscreen is working properly. I'd like to set Audio output to HDMI, connect it...
View ArticleWhich distro of Linux ?
For the Docker image I chose Debian "bullseye-slim". Debian is well supported, stable, and the slim version doesn't come with too much bloat (GUI etc.). Whether it's "the best" for this purpose is...
View ArticleCustom Joggler HD Skin with Controls (Took me all week)
Took me all week but wanted a HD skin with controls so i could just use a mouse for a client player used on a Raspberry Pi plugged into a TV so did an edit on the Joggler Skin Don't have a clue about...
View ArticlepiCorePlayer: How to Launch Browser or Console from CLI
I just installed piCorePlayer v8.1.0 on my Raspberry Pi and it says "Press [Enter] to access console," but pressing Enter doesn't do anything but give a new CLI prompt. How can I launch the browser...
View ArticleWhere are my Network settings on the CF card
Hello I am running pCP on a Pi3b+ and have changed my internet supplier which has a x.x.1.x ip address instead of x.x.0.x address. I can't find configuration file on CF card. I need to change it, can...
View ArticleUpdate on donations for pCP
Hi friends Just a little update on what is happening behind the scenes. In the recent years I haven't contributed very much to pCP, because of personal issues and lack of time - So Greg and Paul have...
View ArticlepCP 8.1.0 doesn't detect USB hard drive.
This is a bit strange to me... Raspberry Pi is Model 3B. I am using a fresh installation of pCP8.1.0. I have expanded the filesystem to fill the 16Gb SD card. I've installed LMS, a few extensions such...
View ArticleLMS 8.2 on Ubuntu 22.04 (Perl 5.34)
Hello I have updated my test server to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and now LMS 8.2 fail to start Code: The following modules failed to load: DBI EV XML::Parser::Expat HTML::Parser JSON::XS Digest::SHA1 YAML::XS...
View ArticleHow can I set up Pi Zero2 as AP (and switch between AP and WiFi modes)?
I've been playing around with various configs of raspberry pi as portable LMS devices. It's pretty easy to set a Pi3B+ as an AP after hooking up an ethernet connection. I have a miniscule server based...
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