Update: PicorePlayerV10 = Squeezelite on piCore with SSH, WiFi and set-up script

[bmarkus]

If it works with Raspbian, check which fw is loaded.

[Gerrelt]

I just plugged into a Raspbian Wheeze raspberry, and this is the output from lsmod:

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pi@Blueberry ~ $ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
snd_bcm2835            16304  0
snd_usb_audio         104097  1
snd_pcm                77560  3 snd_bcm2835,snd_usb_audio
snd_page_alloc          5145  1 snd_pcm
snd_hwdep               5929  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_usbmidi_lib        18067  1 snd_usb_audio
snd_seq_midi            4591  0
snd_seq_midi_event      6544  1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi            21160  2 snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_seq_midi
arc4                    1676  2
snd_seq                53329  2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi
snd_timer              19998  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device          6438  3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi
rt2800usb              14940  0
rt2800lib              55351  1 rt2800usb
crc_ccitt               1522  1 rt2800lib
rt2x00usb              11215  1 rt2800usb
snd                    58447  10 snd_bcm2835,snd_usb_audio,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_usbmidi_lib,snd_seq_device
rt2x00lib              42334  3 rt2x00usb,rt2800lib,rt2800usb
mac80211              273413  3 rt2x00lib,rt2x00usb,rt2800lib
evdev                   9426  1
cfg80211              184163  2 mac80211,rt2x00lib
rfkill                 18202  2 cfg80211
leds_gpio               2235  0
led_class               3562  2 leds_gpio,rt2x00lib
Hmmm...looks like the same as on TinyCore?

[bmarkus]

I'm working on piCore 5.0 currently with 3.10 kernel. Hope it will be in alpha stage where you can test WiFi. Stay tuned.

[Gerrelt]

OK, I will wait for it, I will keep my fingers crossed.. 

[sbp]

Hi bmarkus.

I'm also looking forward to try this.

Will the directory structure in version 5 be different from the 4.7.7 version?

Please tell me if I can help in any way.

Steen

[bmarkus]

Hi Steen,

5.0 is based on the TC scripts used in the 5.0 x86, which means for example dropped SCM extension type support which was not used here BTW. Other changes:

- EGLIBC 2.18 (current is 2.13)
- Busybox 1.21
- zlib 1.2.8
- GCC 4.7.3
- updated other components (udev, e2fs, ...)

Kernel is not decided, requires more testing. Anyhow, CLI version will be availabe soon hopefully.

[Capt.Insano]

I see that MicroCore v5.0 has just been released;

Any update on the compatibility of Ralink RT5370 wifi dongles?!!

I bought a Ralink RT5370 based dongle for Raspbian prior to wanting moving to PiCoPlayer, would love to have it working!!


Thanks for great development so far!

[sbp]

Hi all

At last I'm ready with a new version.

Please try piCorePlayer version 1.07 - you can read about it here and download it from the piCorePlayer webpages: https://sites.google.com/site/picoreplayer/home/news

Changes:
- updated kernel to rpi-linux-3.11.5
- better picoreplayer script, so now it is much easier to change the Squeezelite settings, like name etc - and you can see what the current settings are.
- more wifi adaptors are supported (I think that most the Ralink adaptors are working now)
- better wifi script (thanks to Randy McEuen who made it possible to save non-protected wifi's as well)
- The new version is larger than usual, as this has been requested by many who wanted to add further packages to the piCorePlayer. If needed I can provide a smaller version.

BIG thanks to Randy McEuen who helped by beta-testing the new version and also provided a valuable patch to the wifi.sh script in the microcore community.

Please report your findings.

Steen

PS: bmarkus is so fast with new updates on piCore 5, that I'm behind at the moment :-)

[sbp]

Please skip piCorePlayer version 1.07 and go directly to piCorePlayer 1.08

(I forgot to add support for MP3 playback)

Steen

[gpulido]

Hello,
One silly question. Why are you using a fat16 filesystem instead of ext3 or ext4?

[sbp]

Hi Please try the new version of piCorePlayer1.14



It has build in webserver, so the configuration can be done via your browser.
It supports audio out via:
Analog out (3.5" audio jack)
USB-DAC
HDMI
I2S - either analog DAC or Digital out

STeen

[Greg Erskine]

....
I installed Dropbear.
I made a password for tc like this:
passwd 

Then I added these three lines to opt/.filetool.lst
etc/passwd
etc/shadow
etc/dropbear

next I used backup:
filetool.sh -b
....

Hi Steen,

I think you need to remove "etc/dropbear" from /opt/.filetool.lst as it prevents the backup from completing successfully.

Check the error message in /tmp/backup_status and timestamp of /tmp/backup_done if it exists.

I think, if the backup is successful, both /tmp/backup_status and /tmp/backup_done should exist and be zero bytes (empty). Their timestamp should be the same.

regards

[gpulido]

Is there any way to speed up the boot of the picoreplayer?
I have it running on a raspberrypi A with a wifi dongle and a Hifiberry. It tooks more than 40 seconds to boot from scratch.

It would be great if the boot time could be optimized.

[Patricia1066]

+1 for request to speed up boot.

dmesg shows 40 instances of "waiting module removal not supported: please upgrade"

I have installed IQAudio card which plays beautifully phono to amp. A pendrive solely attached to RPi is powered by a PSU 5V/3A. Usbutils and nano editor also installed yesterday, after which I experienced slow boot. I am also seeing Error opening terminal: xterm-256color. [The warnings disappeared after umount and mounting the pendrive and a reboot] 

None of this seems to affect the music  Thanks Steen and Bela for a fantastic program. Its now booting up smartly.

[gpulido]

Hello again,

I have just bought a pair of QSB speakers, that work great, but the initial volume is very low. I can increase the base volume using alsamixer but it is cleared on each boot (obviously). It would be great if we can configure it through the web interface.

This is going to be my second picoreplayer on the house and expecting to increase the family soon with a couple more

Gabriel