Moode Player Help

[pitadavespa]

Noob's question: how do you transfer files from your computer/smartphone to the USB disc connected to the Raspi (with Moode)?
Samba?


Thanks,
Luis

[TimCurtis]

Noob's question: how do you transfer files from your computer/smartphone to the USB disc connected to the Raspi (with Moode)?
Samba?

Thanks,
Luis

Hi Luis,

Use samba.

Moode posts the following samba shares:

NAS
RADIO
SDCARD
USB
USB2
USB3
USN4

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

If you have a lot of stuff to go on its better to take the disc to the pc and copy it in that way. If its just a few then id use samba...if your putting 50 album on it will take all day...seems to alter the bandwidth in some way too

[pitadavespa]

Hi Luis,

Use samba.

Moode posts the following samba shares:

NAS
RADIO
SDCARD
USB
USB2
USB3
USN4

Regards,
Tim

Thanks Tim.

Cheers,
Luis

[pitadavespa]

If you have a lot of stuff to go on its better to take the disc to the pc and copy it in that way. If its just a few then id use samba...if your putting 50 album on it will take all day...seems to alter the bandwidth in some way too

Ok.
I have the Raspi wired so... I hope it doesn't take too long to move a few albums. ;)


Luis

[pitadavespa]

Hi Luis,

Use samba.

Moode posts the following samba shares:

NAS
RADIO
SDCARD
USB
USB2
USB3
USN4

Regards,
Tim

Tim,

Is Samba installed like that by default?


Thanks,
Luis

[TimCurtis]

Tim,

Is Samba installed like that by default?

Thanks,
Luis

Yes, thats how it is configured on Moode distro.

To access the USB share for example:

Windows client:
- File explorer, map z: \\moode\USB

Mac client
- Sidebar, Shared, All, dbl click into moode then USB --or--
- Finder, Go, Connect to server..., cifs://moode/USB

Linux client
- mkdir /mnt/moodeusb
- mount -t cifs //moode/USB /mnt/moodeusb
when done using the share
- umount /mnt/moodeusb
- rmdir /mnt/moodeusb

Regards,
Tim

[pitadavespa]

Yes, thats how it is configured on Moode distro.

To access the USB share for example:

Windows client:
- File explorer, map z: \\moode\USB

Mac client
- Sidebar, Shared, All, dbl click into moode then USB --or--
- Finder, Go, Connect to server..., cifs://moode/USB

Linux client
- mkdir /mnt/moodeusb
- mount -t cifs //moode/USB /mnt/moodeusb
when done using the share
- umount /mnt/moodeusb
- rmdir /mnt/moodeusb

Regards,
Tim

Wonderful!
Thanks. ;)

[pitadavespa]

Hi,

I have lots of rechargeable AA batteries and I thought I could make a small powerbank using them to charge my phone. I know it may only charge it once per charge, since my batteries (Eneloops) are "only" 2000mAh, but... well... I like to do this things. :)
And so I ordered this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111814363258


But then I also thought I could use it to power my Raspi.
Since I'm not using wireless, just 1 or 2 USB discs (both self-powered), I thought it could feed them for a good few hours, at least.

Do any of you have an idea of the Raspi 2 power consumption?
Listening to music or watching movies makes a lot of difference regarding power consumption?

Also, I'm not sure if the battery case has some type of electronics to "garantee" 5V output, but I'd say it doesn't and I could count with a clean battery power output.
What do you guys think?


Thanks,
Luis

[pitadavespa]

(Dumb question again, I guess)

Is it possible to watch movies using MoOde?

[struth]

Dont think so. The rpi can do video I think but moode is an audio player.. maybe debian can do it via the hdmi slot

[Rothchild]

(Dumb question again, I guess)

Is it possible to watch movies using MoOde?

Moode is a front end for MPD (Music Player Daemon) so no. Buy you can play movies on your Pi (and stream to other devices) using Subsonic (which is part of DietPi http://dietpi.net)

[pitadavespa]

Dont think so. The rpi can do video I think but moode is an audio player.. maybe debian can do it via the hdmi slot

Thanks.

I does video without a problem, but it seems not with MoOde.

[pitadavespa]

Moode is a front end for MPD (Music Player Daemon) so no. Buy you can play movies on your Pi (and stream to other devices) using Subsonic (which is part of DietPi http://dietpi.net)

Thanks.

I may give dietpi a try.
It would be nice to have MPD and watch movies on the TV using the same Pi but, considering the cost, I may be buying another one for video.


Luis

[Rothchild]

Thanks.

I may give dietpi a try.
It would be nice to have MPD and watch movies on the TV using the same Pi but, considering the cost, I may be buying another one for video.


Luis

You can run MPD and Subsonic on the same machine - in diet pi install both Subsonic and YMPD (it might be called 'HiFi' in the installation menu), easy.

[pitadavespa]

You can run MPD and Subsonic on the same machine - in diet pi install both Subsonic and YMPD (it might be called 'HiFi' in the installation menu), easy.

Thanks, I'll definitely try that. :thumbsup:

[Rothchild]

Thanks, I'll definitely try that. :thumbsup:

Just got home and checked, the YMPD install option is called 'HiFi' in the software installer menu, but another thought (and I've not tested this) is that Ampache uses MPD as it's localplayer backend and transcodes over the web (using FFMpeg, I think you can also playback video with it (as well as audio).

[pitadavespa]

Thanks.
I'm trying it right now. I'll give feedback on the dietpi's thread.

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Update on hotplug:

After some config and coding changes USB DAC and Storage Device hotplugging seems to be working really well :-)

- DAC hotplug automatically pauses playback
- USB Storage hotplug supports multiple devices
- Correct mount points (USB, USB1, USB2, USB3) are assigned when plugged back in.

The only issue I've run into is when MPD is set for Hardware volume control, DAC hotplug breaks MPD <--> ALSA volume coupling. MPD must be restarted and Moode volume knob bumped in order to resync MPD volume with ALSA volume.

Regards,
Tim

[Rothchild]

Hi,

Update on hotplug:

After some config and coding changes USB DAC and Storage Device hotplugging seems to be working really well :-)

- DAC hotplug automatically pauses playback
- USB Storage hotplug supports multiple devices
- Correct mount points (USB, USB1, USB2, USB3) are assigned when plugged back in.

The only issue I've run into is when MPD is set for Hardware volume control, DAC hotplug breaks MPD <--> ALSA volume coupling. MPD must be restarted and Moode volume knob bumped in order to resync MPD volume with ALSA volume.

Regards,
Tim

There's some really nice development going on here Tim, congrats.

I'm just wondering where can I access the sources? I see you have a github page but it's not public, there's a GPL statement on your website but no link to the sources (that I can see), am I missing something?

[TimCurtis]

There's some really nice development going on here Tim, congrats.

I'm just wondering where can I access the sources? I see you have a github page but it's not public, there's a GPL statement on your website but no link to the sources (that I can see), am I missing something?

Hi Marc,

Github page is for Moode 3 project, the 2x code is not on Git but all thats needed to access it is to copy all of /var/www from the image.

Regards,
Tim

[Rothchild]

Hi Marc,

Github page is for Moode 3 project, the 2x code is not on Git but all thats needed to access it is to copy all of /var/www from the image.

Regards,
Tim

Magic, much appreciated.

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Update #3 on hotplug:

Here is what new USB hotplug feature will provide in Moode 2.5:

(1) DAC can be unplugged and then plugged back in without rebooting.
- Unplug: MPD automatically pauses and ALSA volume is saved
- Plugin: ALSA volume restored, pressing Play resumes from previous point

(2) Multiple storage devices can be unplugged and then plugged back in without rebooting.
- Unplug: MPD database left intact and not cleared
- Plugin: Device assigned its original mount point (USB, USB2, USB3 or USB4)

Here are some use cases where the Pi can be left running, no reboot required :-)

(1) Swap DAC to another computer and then back to Pi
(2) Swap storage device to another computer, load new music files, swap back to Pi
(3) Power off DAC and/or storage device, power back on when needed
(4) DAC and/or storage device automatically enters sleep mode
(5) Boot fresh Moode image, plug in DAC and storage devices, configure

Regards,
Tim

[The Black Adder]

Cool, Tim.

Sounds like it's coming on. This is great news for me actually regarding the unplugging of the Hard drive/update etc. :)

[struth]

very useful I'd think Tim. When is the 2.5 likely to be released?

[TimCurtis]

very useful I'd think Tim. When is the 2.5 likely to be released?

Hi Grant,

Probably not till end of December or possibly even Jan 2016 for final release due to the complexity of some items on my 2.5 to-do list and what's called "Dead Code Delete (DCD)" to remove all code from the Player thats not needed anymore. After DCD, a lengthy testing phase to make sure everything still works!

There will be some test releases between now and then :-)

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

Cheers Tim... I wont hold my breath then lol. Finding 2.4 very good and stable

[robtweed]

Agreed - 2.4 is working very nicely for me too

Keep up the great work, Tim!

Rob

[Rothchild]

Hi Marc,

Github page is for Moode 3 project, the 2x code is not on Git but all thats needed to access it is to copy all of /var/www from the image.

Regards,
Tim

Hi Tim,

Is the rest of the image vanilla Raspbian?

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim,

Is the rest of the image vanilla Raspbian?

Hi Marc,

Only the kernel, which is Raspbian Jessie 4.1.10 kernel. The rest of the OS is factored for running Moode. It can be thought of as a unique variant of Raspbian i.e., Moode OS.

I think it would be possible to create a recipe for taking stock Raspbian and turning it into Moode OS but that would be a significant work effort.

Btw, if u are interested in modifying the code or the OS, I'd suggest waiting for 2.5 test release. It's substantially different from 2.4 code and OS.

Regards,
Tim

[Rothchild]

Thanks again Tim,

Are we talking about a Moode subset of packages (ie Raspbian but without eg: LXDE) or about the particular compilation of certain packages being moode specific (ie programs compiled with different flags to what stock Raspbian might have)?

I very much look forward to seeing 2.5, is it a radical departure from the Tsunami codebase, or a more advanced set of developments upon it?

While I'm on, does the Orion_Optimize script have any other dependencies or is it (standalone) writing those kernel parameters to the requisite config files?

[TimCurtis]

Thanks again Tim,

(1) Are we talking about a Moode subset of packages (ie Raspbian but without eg: LXDE) or about the particular compilation of certain packages being moode specific (ie programs compiled with different flags to what stock Raspbian might have)?

(2) I very much look forward to seeing 2.5, is it a radical departure from the Tsunami codebase, or a more advanced set of developments upon it?

(3) While I'm on, does the Orion_Optimize script have any other dependencies or is it (standalone) writing those kernel parameters to the requisite config files?

Hi Marc,

(1) All that u mentioned including custom compiles of MPD, shairport-sync, upexplorer, etc, a bunch of OS stuff deleted or turned off, custom dir structures and permissions for certain things, custom udev rules, alsa config and the list goes on! The distro could probably be made from stock Raspbian by cloning a Github repo and then running scripts to compile and configure everything, but developing, debugging and maintaining install scripts would probably be more work than Moode itself :-)

(2) Moode 2.4 is a vast improvement over the code that I started with way back in 2014, but the 2.5 rewrite I'm currently working on is as radical as it can get with 2.x, everything is being overhauled and with particular attention to improved performance :-)

(3) The orion script (kernel tweak) does not exist anymore for 2.5. The service kills in the script are moved into main PHP worker and the scheduler tweeks not incorporated. There are several old legacy components that are not really needed anymore.

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

As its another miserable day decided to try again to get my spare rpi to go wireless...feel like Robert Bruce here lol.... Anyways it still wont work... Put ssid and password in etc it looked like it might work but after powering downcand removing the ethernet... No connection again... Its infuriating lol.. Must be me i guess as thats 2 dongles ive used that have been recommended.
Bugger it think i will sell it and forget about having rpi upstairs

[TimCurtis]

As its another miserable day decided to try again to get my spare rpi to go wireless...feel like Robert Bruce here lol.... Anyways it still wont work... Put ssid and password in etc it looked like it might work but after powering downcand removing the ethernet... No connection again... Its infuriating lol.. Must be me i guess as thats 2 dongles ive used that have been recommended.
Bugger it think i will sell it and forget about having rpi upstairs

Hi,

does your SSID have spaces in the name?

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

Hi,

does your SSID have spaces in the name?

Regards,
Tim

Its a plusnet fibre one Tim. It goes. PLUSNET-H ...ETC CODE IS 10 num/lets...i take it thats wpa?

[TimCurtis]

Its a plusnet fibre one Tim. It goes. PLUSNET-H ...ETC CODE IS 10 num/lets...i take it thats wpa?

Hi Grant,

Check to see which type of WiFi security is configured on the Plusnet router. The setting in Moode Network config has to match this.

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

Checked it Tim. Its wpa2 so was on right bit.. Dunno why this is but it wont work. I tried spaces between the hyphen in case but didnt work. Its the only thing ive had that wont connect wirelessly.... Its not far away either..about 6 ft

Ah well thank you for help

[TimCurtis]

Checked it Tim. Its wpa2 so was on right bit.. Dunno why this is but it wont work. I tried spaces between the hyphen in case but didnt work. Its the only thing ive had that wont connect wirelessly.... Its not far away either..about 6 ft

Ah well thank you for help

Hi Grant,

SSID is case sensitive. Thats only thing I can think of...

Moode 2.5 has new WiFi setup screen and updated code so maybe it will be solution for u :-)

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

Ok i will try it in jan when the new one appears. Thanks

[mikeyb]

Hi,

when I was using PiCoreplayer I had to edit and add some files via Ethernet and SSH with Putty for the WiFi dongle to be detected, not sure if MoOde is the same.

I gave up on Wifi for my Pi and just run it via a powerlink adapter.

Mike.

[struth]

Hi,

when I was using PiCoreplayer I had to edit and add some files via Ethernet and SSH with Putty for the WiFi dongle to be detected, not sure if MoOde is the same.

I gave up on Wifi for my Pi and just run it via a powerlink adapter.

Mike.

Been considering one ofvthose adaptors Mike.. Are they ok; i heard they were noisy.. My upstairs is on a different loop to the downstairs too so dunno if that makes any odds

[mikeyb]

Hi Grant,

if its for a second system why not just use Powerline adapters, saves all the faffing about with Wi-Fi and the TP-Link ones I use have been superb. No doubt some would tell you they add noise etc etc, but to be honest my MoOde setup in living room sounds superb via them.

Mike.

Oops posting at the same time lol.

[struth]

Wasnt sure if they would work as the sockets are different loop although the neutral may well be common...not tested that. If and when i sell something i might get a pair or wait till after xmas. Im getting something nice as it is lol..thanks for the info

[mikeyb]

Hi,

I have 4 in the house and all work great, 2 in living room and 1 in bedroom all feeding off the main one in PC room and stream movies, music, radio etc with no issues. Noise, I've no idea as I've not used anything else so have nothing to compare it to and I'm happy with them, far easier than Wi-Fi dongles or long runs of cable that's for sure.

The TP-Link AV500 ones I use have been rock solid with no issues, whereas the much more expensive DeVolo ones I had were returned as they were hopeless.

TP-LINK Av500 that I use HERE (http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-PA4020PKIT-Powerline-Configuration-Streaming/dp/B00LV41PO4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1449329295&sr=8-5&keywords=tp-link+av500) these are twin port ones but singles and trebles are available too.

Mike.

[struth]

Got them uo on amazon...seems to be a myriad of av500 versions....lol will have to see what difference is with them all

[mikeyb]

Got them uo on amazon...seems to be a myriad of av500 versions....lol will have to see what difference is with them all

Hi Grant,

Pm on it's way with my telephone number if you want any info about them.

Mike.

[Wayne Bull]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend the best settings on moode for the audioquest dragonfly?

I've hooked it up to my pi but I'm getting no volume even though the dac is recognised?

Many Thanks

Wayne

[Desmo]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend the best settings on moode for the audioquest dragonfly?

I've hooked it up to my pi but I'm getting no volume even though the dac is recognised?

Many Thanks

Wayne

What Operating system and which browser are you using on your computer? I understand that there are issues with Chrome and the Audioquest Dragonfly.

[Wayne Bull]

I have a windows pc on which it works fine. My issue is with the raspberry pi.

Cheers

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend the best settings on moode for the audioquest dragonfly?

I've hooked it up to my pi but I'm getting no volume even though the dac is recognised?

Many Thanks

Wayne

Hi Wayne,

The Dragonfly has on chip hardware volume controller so "no volume" issues is probably due to ALSA volume = 0 or very low. Here are volume control settings that should work for this DAC.

First set Moode volume knob to 0 and stop play back

(1) MPD and System config pages.
- set MPD volume control to "Software" and then set ALSA volume to 100.

-- OR --

(2) MPD config page
- set MPD volume control to "Hardware". This will couple MPD and ALSA volume
- optionally in Customize popup set Logarithmic curve to "Yes" if Moode volume knob 0-50 range does not produce much output

Regards,
Tim

[Wayne Bull]

Thanks Tim, your a star!

[TimCurtis]

Thanks Tim, your a star!

Hi Wayne,

For Moode 2.5 I was able to automate ALSA volume configuration based on MPD volume settings and presence or absence of hardware (ALSA) volume controller. This is a long overdue feature that should eliminate the "no volume" issue and make setup easier :-)

Regards,
Tim

[Wayne Bull]

Hi Wayne,

For Moode 2.5 I was able to automate ALSA volume configuration based on MPD volume settings and presence or absence of hardware (ALSA) volume controller. This is a long overdue feature that should eliminate the "no volume" issue and make setup easier :-)


Regards,
Tim

Tim,

That sounds great
I've been off the forum for a while.
When is 2.5 due?

Cheers

Wayne

[TimCurtis]

Hi Wayne,

Final release in Jan 2016 but there will be a test release in Dec 2015.

Moode 2.5 is a pre-3.0 complete rewrite of the 2.x code base, everything! The bulk of the work is done including a new sql / session interface. Performance in all areas of the application has been substantially improved. This plus the usb new hot plug capability is going to make the player easy to setup and use :-)

Regards,
Tim

[Wayne Bull]

Hi Wayne,

Final release in Jan 2016 but there will be a test release in Dec 2015.

Moode 2.5 is a pre-3.0 complete rewrite of the 2.x code base, everything! The bulk of the work is done including a new sql / session interface. Performance in all areas of the application has been substantially improved. This plus the usb new hot plug capability is going to make the player easy to setup and use :-)

Regards,
Tim

Yes, defo a star Tim lol....thanks mate look forward to it

[Wayne Bull]

Yes, defo a star Tim lol....thanks mate look forward to it

Hi Tim,

If im sending music from my ipad to the pi via airplay (apple music)
and I have upsampling enabled in moode, will that stream be upsampled? Or does upsampling only effect file based streams?

Many thanks Wayne

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim,

If im sending music from my ipad to the pi via airplay (apple music)
and I have upsampling enabled in moode, will that stream be upsampled? Or does upsampling only effect file based streams?

Many thanks Wayne

Hi Wayne,

MPD resampling only affects song files or radio stations. Shairport-sync (Airplay receiver) resamples rates other than 16/44.1 to 16/44.1 using its own builtin resampler. It can also use SoX resampler if configured to do so.

Regards,
Tim

[Wayne Bull]

Thanks for the clarification Tim

[mikmas]

Hi Tim,
I'm have running Moode 2.4 since it's release with no problems (great stuff - thank you!!)

Until ... I upgraded my Mac Mini 2010 to El Capitan last week. Since then I have been unable to play via Airplay from my iPhone 5C and if I attempt to upload via my Mac desktop finder the Pi crashes requiring a hard boot to restore communication. Is this a know issue with El Capitan or am I alone?
cheers,
Mike

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim,
I'm have running Moode 2.4 since it's release with no problems (great stuff - thank you!!)

Until ... I upgraded my Mac Mini 2010 to El Capitan last week. Since then I have been unable to play via Airplay from my iPhone 5C and if I attempt to upload via my Mac desktop finder the Pi crashes requiring a hard boot to restore communication. Is this a know issue with El Capitan or am I alone?
cheers,
Mike

Hi Mike,

I do all the dev on Macbook Air running Yos and don't have any experience yet with ElCap.

I seem to recall that one of the other forum users, RobTweed I think, did an ElCap upgrade and had some issues.

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

Having been the recipient of a ipad 4th gen tablet I tried it with moode. I managed to connect once but mostly it was no go. Not sure why it was reticent to connect.. anyone got ideas.. was using its local ip as I do on a pc or an android device.

[mikmas]

Having been the recipient of a ipad 4th gen tablet I tried it with moode. I managed to connect once but mostly it was no go. Not sure why it was reticent to connect.. anyone got ideas.. was using its local ip as I do on a pc or an android device.

Maybe similar problem as mine; when I upgraded my Mac I also upgraded iTunes and my phone - since then I have problems using airplay. My daughter has the same model phone (5c) but can connect no problem ... she is still running an older version of iOS though.

Don't have any problem using the app to control stuff on the Pi though so maybe your problem is different ;)

[struth]

Maybe similar problem as mine; when I upgraded my Mac I also upgraded iTunes and my phone - since then I have problems using airplay. My daughter has the same model phone (5c) but can connect no problem ... she is still running an older version of iOS though.

Don't have any problem using the app to control stuff on the Pi though so maybe your problem is different ;)

What browser were you using Mike? and were you just inputting the local ip?

[mikmas]

What browser were you using Mike? and were you just inputting the local ip?

The stock Safari on the phone Grant and yes, just the usual IP for the Pi assigned by the router

[struth]

The stock Safari on the phone Grant and yes, just the usual IP for the Pi assigned by the router

Ok, thanks Mike.. will give it another go tomorrow not sure which one worked the time it did.... there was another command to get it up but Ive forgotton it....:doh:

[Kit1cat]

Hi Grant, I use a ipad 4th gen with my pi set up, any problems I have had, have been solved by rebooting router, rebooting pi and manual entry of the ip address, changing ip address was my biggest problem until I set it to a static ip address for wifi connection.

[struth]

Hi Grant, I use a ipad 4th gen with my pi set up, any problems I have had, have been solved by rebooting router, rebooting pi and manual entry of the ip address, changing ip address was my biggest problem until I set it to a static ip address for wifi connection.

Thanks for reply Barry. This morning it works with safari and firefox but not opera. Yesterday it was only 1 but not sure which. Think you may be on to something re the router reboot and will try that later..thanks agin for all replies

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Just a brief update.

As part of the 2.5 codebase rewrite there are new smart reboot/poweroff screens. Both screens include a reconnect button and the reboot screen includes a boot-ready ticker that indicates when the reboot is complete :-)

Regards,
Tim

[robtweed]

I seem to recall that one of the other forum users, RobTweed I think, did an ElCap upgrade and had some issues.


Yep - I couldn't get it working from El Capitain, but didn't have problems with Yosemite. However, I gave up using (or worrying about) Airplay via Moode, as I was able to access my iTunes library as a NAS source - it now sits randomly playing all day, every day. The key to this for me was when Tim added the option for hiding the playlist.

[robtweed]

Hi,

Just a brief update.

As part of the 2.5 codebase rewrite there are new smart reboot/poweroff screens. Both screens include a reconnect button and the reboot screen includes a boot-ready ticker that indicates when the reboot is complete :-)

Regards,
Tim

Nice!

[The Black Adder]

Hi,

Just a brief update.

As part of the 2.5 codebase rewrite there are new smart reboot/poweroff screens. Both screens include a reconnect button and the reboot screen includes a boot-ready ticker that indicates when the reboot is complete :-)

Regards,
Tim

Cool... sounds like it's coming on a treat!

[TimCurtis]

Hi, i2s support for Soekris DAM1021 R2R DAC will be included in Moode 2.5+ :-) Thanks Daniel for testing and for the solution!

Regards,
Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Moode 2.5+ (Jan 2016) will include an API guide, working on a test release for end of Dec :-)

The interface for external apps is as follows:

(1) Enhanced metadata that appears on the UI including the coverart url for song files and radio stations is written to /var/www/currentsong.txt. For example:

artist: Joe Sample
album: Old Places Old Faces
title: Miles Of Blues
coverurl: /coverart.php/NAS%2FMusic%2FJoe%20Sample%2FOld%20Places%20Old%20 Faces%2F09%20Miles%20Of%20Blues.m4a

(2) Moode System config setting to enable an inotifywait script that runs a user created Python or other script when currentsong.txt changes. This is strictly for LCD panels. If touchscreen is being used and and input is being accepted then the Python script itself has to perform the event loop and currentsong.txt change detection, inotifywait cannot be used.

while inotifywait -e close_write /var/www/currentsong.txt;
do "run the Python script that updates the LCD"
done > /dev/null 2>&1 &

(3) SQLite interface to Moode for reading any of the settings. For example:

- get all settings:
sqlite3 /var/www/db/player.db "select param, value from cfg_engine;"

- get Airplay receiver on/off setting
sqlite3 /var/www/db/player.db "select value from cfg_engine where param='shairport';"

- get volume knob setting
sqlite3 /var/www/db/player.db "select value from cfg_engine where param='volknob';"

(5) Volume and mute can be controlled via /var/www/vol.sh locally or via Browser "http://moode/command?cmd=vol.sh <args>". Vol.sh is a complete interface to the volume mapping logic Moode uses to provide logarithmic volume curve, it handles configs with and without hardware volume controllers, and it updates the UI for example:

/var/www/vol.sh -get volume knob setting
/var/www/vol.sh 45 -set volume to 45
/var/www/vol.sh dn 5 -set volume down by 5
/var/www/vol.sh mute -toggle mute state

(6) MPD state can be obtained using MPC command for example:

root@rp4:~# mpc status
Joe Sample - Miles Of Blues
[playing] #1474/3483 0:24/6:05 (6%)
volume: 72% repeat: off random: off single: off consume: off

Enjoy the holidays !

Regards,
Tim

[Wayne Bull]

Hi Tim,

Couple of problems I hope you can help me out with please...

1, I have been using moode with a NAS drive up until recently when it gave up. I've got a 1TB usb hard drive which I would like to use as my primary library.
I have it attached to a powered usb hub but moode fails to recognise it. The usb drive is recognised when I connect it directly to the pi but I get a ticking noise from the drive which I assume is a power problem (Also have a usb dac connected). The drive works fine on a windows pc so I know its not failing.

2, Once I have the usb drive figured out, I would like to be able to give it a samba share so my macbook pro can access the usb drive files as well. Is this possible?

Many Thanks

Wayne

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim,

Couple of problems I hope you can help me out with please...

1, I have been using moode with a NAS drive up until recently when it gave up. I've got a 1TB usb hard drive which I would like to use as my primary library.
I have it attached to a powered usb hub but moode fails to recognise it. The usb drive is recognised when I connect it directly to the pi but I get a ticking noise from the drive which I assume is a power problem (Also have a usb dac connected). The drive works fine on a windows pc so I know its not failing.

2, Once I have the usb drive figured out, I would like to be able to give it a samba share so my macbook pro can access the usb drive files as well. Is this possible?

Many Thanks

Wayne

Hi Wayne,

What model USB HDD?

Try turning on "Max USB current 2x" setting in Moode System config. This doubles the amperage to the USB bus. Plug the drive directly into Pi and let me know result.

Once the drive is working u can access the Moode Samba USB share from Mac in the following two ways:

(1) Finder, sidebar, Shared, All, then dblclick Moode
(2) Finder, Go, Connect to server... cifs://moode/USB

Regards,
Tim

[Wayne Bull]

Hi Wayne,

What model USB HDD?

Try turning on "Max USB current 2x" setting in Moode System config. This doubles the amperage to the USB bus. Plug the drive directly into Pi and let me know result.

Once the drive is working u can access the Moode Samba USB share from Mac in the following two ways:

(1) Finder, sidebar, Shared, All, then dblclick Moode
(2) Finder, Go, Connect to server... cifs://moode/USB

Regards,
Tim

Hi Tim,

Its a Toshiba DTB310 1tb USB Hard Drive.
Thanks for the assistance

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Moode 2.5+ Test Release 1 (TR1) is available for download at moodeaudio.org under the TEST CODE button :-)

This TR represents a substantial rewrite of the entire 2.x codebase including the addition of some Moode 3.0 code thus the "+" after the version number. Testing has indicated a significant performance increase across the entire UI, faster boot and reliable USB hotplug for audio and storage devices resulting in a big improvement in ease of use.

The enhanced metadata that appears on the UI is all server-generated, volume config is automated when hardware volume controller is detected, there are new, smart poweroff and reboot screens that make it easy to reconnect to the UI and all the config screens have been streamlined.

Refer to the updated Setup guide for the new initial setup procedure. Links to the guide are located in Moode About popup and under TEST CODE.

Release notes are attached.

Enjoy!

Regards,
moodeaudio.org (http://moodeaudio.org)
Moode Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/MoodeAudio)
Tim Curtis

=======================
2.5+ Release 2016-01-DD
=======================

New features

- NEW: Hotplug for USB audio and storage devices
- NEW: Server generated enhanced metadata for UI, LCD and external applications
- NEW: Automatic volume configuration when hardware (ALSA) volume controller exists
- NEW: Smart poweroff and reboot screens with reconnect btn and reboot-ready ticker
- NEW: Allow-hotplug eth0 interface for faster boot on Wifi
- NEW: Vol.sh command line interface (CLI) for volume knob and mute
- NEW: Web interface for volume and mute via http://moode/command?cmd=vol.sh <arg>
- NEW: Moode application programming interface (API) guide

Media

- NEW: KCMP 89.3 FM - The Current
- NEW: MPR - Minnesota Public Radio
- NEW: SomaFM - Logo for DEF CON Radio
- NEW: SomaFM - Metal Detector - From black to doom, prog to sludge, thrash to post, stoner to crossover, punk to industrial.

Audio devices

- I2S: IanFIFO II
- I2S: IQaudIO Pi-DACZero
- I2S: Soekris DAM1021
- I2S: Suptronics x400
- USB: Audiolab M-DAC
- USB: Audiophonics PCM5102 DAC
- USB: Customworks DAC-1
- USB: CEntrance DACmini CX
- USB: DEQX XS-1 USB-Audio 24/192 v4
- USB: Gustard U12
- USB: Halide Design USB-S/PDIF Bridge
- USB: HRT Microstreamer
- USB: Lukit WaveIO USB-I2S/SPDIF Bridge
- USB: Meridian Explorer 2
- USB: Musical Fidelity V90-DAC
- USB: Teac UD-H01
- USB: Trends UD-10

Updates

- UPD: Pre-3.0 rewrite and restructure of entire 2.x code base :-)
- UPD: Revised SQL schema, data elements and data
- UPD: Changed CIFS mount rsize/wsize to defaults rsize=61440 and wsize=65536
- UPD: Add help text for MPD audio buffer fields
- UPD: Validate MPD volume control field (don't present "Hardware" if hdwr vol controller does not exist)
- UPD: Validate Hardware volume control section on Customize popup (disable if hdwr vol controller does not exist))
- UPD: Deprecate Kernel Select, Kernel Profiles, CMedia Fix, Automatic MPD DB update

Bug fixes

- FIX: Network throughput issue when using original code CIFS mount rsize=8048 and wsize=8096
- FIX: WiFi configuration fails when SSID or password contain spaces or special characters
- FIX: Time knob not cleared after last item in playlist finishes
- FIX: Vertical page position (at top of knobs or coverart) on small screens moves when song changes
- FIX: Samba invalid security option causing warning when MPD starts
- FIX: MPD init.d start removed since its already started by Moode worker daemon
- FIX: MPD config missing restore_paused "yes"
- FIX: Volume up/dn buttons not being disabled when knob disabled
- FIX: Logic causing unnecessary UI updates even though song does not change
- FIX: Warnings from legacy CSS "*element" statements in certain CSS files
- FIX: Incomplete Google search string for Radio stations that provide song title

[struth]

Great stuff Tim. currently downloading :) Will get it imaged tonight hopefully and try it tomorrow


edit: imaged and instructions printed off.

[robtweed]

Hi Tim

New version sounds very exciting!

Quick question - what's your recommended approach to upgrading from 2.4, specifically so I don't lose all my additional radio stations and references to NAS sources etc?

Rob

[struth]

Not sure why but I cannot connect to it. Tried everything but not showing up.. Maybe a problem with my image..

[killie99]

Ive acquired an old ipad 1st gen. Is there a way to get the 'playback' screen to be the native resolution of the ipad screen as I have to scroll sideways and up/down .... apologies for all the fingerprints on the screen , I'm using 2.4

http://stuartlittlejohn.f2s.com/moode.JPG

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim

New version sounds very exciting!

Quick question - what's your recommended approach to upgrading from 2.4, specifically so I don't lose all my additional radio stations and references to NAS sources etc?

Rob

Hi Rob,

Connect to the WEBRADIO samba share that Moode 2.4 posts then copy off your custom .pls files. Then with Moode 2.5+ connect to the RADIO samba share and copy them back.

NAS source configs are stored in a SQLiite table in /var/www/db/player.db. You would need to use a tool like SQLiteStudio to perform export/import of data contained in the 2.4 player.db to the 2.5 player.db. A lot of copying back and forth that might be a lot more effort than just recreating the NAS source configs using the UI.

Regards,
Tim

[Wayne Bull]

Not sure why but I cannot connect to it. Tried everything but not showing up.. Maybe a problem with my image..

Did you sort this Grant?

I can't see moode 2.5 on my newtwork either

Cheers

Wayne

[struth]

Did you sort this Grant?

I can't see moode 2.5 on my newtwork either

Cheers

Wayne

No i didnt. No idea what the problem is... My interweb has gone down so wont be able to do anything now til its fixed

[Wayne Bull]

No i didnt. No idea what the problem is... My interweb has gone down so wont be able to do anything now til its fixed

Ok Grant, cheers.

Tim will sort it soon I'm sure

[SteveW]

I've been trying most of today to get 2.5 working.
Looks like I'm getting there.
It's taken 3 times to format the sd card before I could get the NAS recognised.. But it is now an updating itself.
I'm also wondering about the auto volume bit as I am now using a passive pre. Have to see.

I'm really keen to see if the library function is better.
The one issue I have had is missing albums.
My library completely dissapeared from Moode player, but I use MPoD mainly for control - which had most of my library, but not all.
However when I started using Plugplayer recently I noticed that it had picked up several more albums by artist.
The mysteries of streaming😀

[mikeyb]

have you tried just entering the IP address instead of the usual MoOde/local web page address, I know when Picoreplayer updated in the past with me I had to just enter the IP address of the Pi ( even thought it was unchanged from before ) then save it as a new bookmark and all was fine after that.

Advanced IP Scanner is what I use to find devices on my network, I bet it's there just now showing in the usual MoOde address.

[Wayne Bull]

have you tried just entering the IP address instead of the usual MoOde/local web page address, I know when Picoreplayer updated in the past with me I had to just enter the IP address of the Pi ( even thought it was unchanged from before ) then save it as a new bookmark and all was fine after that.

Advanced IP Scanner is what I use to find devices on my network, I bet it's there just now showing in the usual MoOde address.

Yes, tried a network scan and no joy. moode is usually instant

[struth]

me too.. nothing in network scan. tried every local number and the 2 moode things....all ziltch...pt old 2.4 card in and it was back. Alas the net then went down about 15 mins later:doh: still down too

[mikmas]

Moore 2.5 downloaded this morning...
Followed the usual routine (image copy, activated in Pi via ethernet cable, Wifi details > GO)

Slight hang-up with saving Wifi - Moode not acknowledging save but checked router and it showed up in list with correct IP address
No problem with usb drive but initiating shared folder on Mac as NAS caused the same hang-up but this time requiring restart to get the NAS name in 'Browse' (was no problem in 2.4...)

Otherwise fine.....

[Kit1cat]

Moode 2.5 up and running on my system using ipad 4, does not work in my computer web browser. Easiest setup I have had so far for wifi and nas drive.

[TimCurtis]

Just a brief update on TR2 :-)

A new caching Library loader with enhanced capability for large collections is done.

Once cached on the server, the Library loads very fast. A couple seconds for 20K tracks from USB HDD. Page refresh or reboot won't cause reload of Library, the cache will be used until it's manually cleared, then Library will reload (to get new or changed music for example) and new cache created. The cache creation only adds a small amount of overhead to Library load.

Enhanced large collection capability is courtesy of diyAudio user "anewnadir" :-)

Regards,
Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Here is screen shot of new Source config showing "Clear Library Cache" feature.

Regards,
Tim

[SteveW]

Sounds as though this will be really good Tim.
Many thanks for this facility.
I shall get myself another sd card this week to try again.
I have a vague feeling that each time I format a card it's not doing it properly - so would be prudent to start afresh.

Cheers
Steve



Just a brief update on TR2 :-)

A new caching Library loader with enhanced capability for large collections is done.

Once cached on the server, the Library loads very fast. A couple seconds for 20K tracks from USB HDD. Page refresh or reboot won't cause reload of Library, the cache will be used until it's manually cleared, then Library will reload (to get new or changed music for example) and new cache created. The cache creation only adds a small amount of overhead to Library load.

Enhanced large collection capability is courtesy of diyAudio user "anewnadir" :-)

Regards,
Tim

[Aligauld]

Hi There,
I've noticed a small problem with 2.4 and the 2.5 TR.
I have the HifiBerry Dac+ and when the volume control is set to logarithmic in the customisation menu changing volume with the normal control causes the alsamixer percentage to rise from 81% to 90%.
As I know very little about the tech involved I was just wondering if this was normal.

MoOde set up as per the website instructions with the additional ones due to the HifiBerry DAC reporting spurious values to alsa.

Cheers,
Alistair

[struth]

Sounds as though this will be really good Tim.
Many thanks for this facility.
I shall get myself another sd card this week to try again.
I have a vague feeling that each time I format a card it's not doing it properly - so would be prudent to start afresh.

Cheers
Steve

if your formatting a sd card you need to use a specialist formatter, and not a hdd one. SD Formatter is one free one.

[TimCurtis]

Hi There,
I've noticed a small problem with 2.4 and the 2.5 TR.
I have the HifiBerry Dac+ and when the volume control is set to logarithmic in the customisation menu changing volume with the normal control causes the alsamixer percentage to rise from 81% to 90%.
As I know very little about the tech involved I was just wondering if this was normal.

MoOde set up as per the website instructions with the additional ones due to the HifiBerry DAC reporting spurious values to alsa.

Cheers,
Alistair

Hi Alistair,

Yes normal however ALSAMIXER uses a strange hybrid scale that is neither %, absolute level or dB so I never use that scale as reference. The amixer command displays the real % scale.

In any case, the Hifiberry devices clip at volume % >81 so its important to not only set MPD volume control to "Hardware" and Logarithmic curve to "Yes" but also Max volume % to 81. These settings will provide a nice smooth logarithmic curve in the 0-50 knob range and will prevent clipping at knob settings 81 -100.

Regards,
Tim

[Aligauld]

Hi Alistair,

Yes normal however ALSAMIXER uses a strange hybrid scale that is neither %, absolute level or dB so I never use that scale as reference. The amixer command displays the real % scale.

In any case, the Hifiberry devices clip at volume % >81 so its important to not only set MPD volume control to "Hardware" and Logarithmic curve to "Yes" but also Max volume % to 81. These settings will provide a nice smooth logarithmic curve in the 0-50 knob range and will prevent clipping at knob settings 81 -100.

Regards,
Tim

Hi There Tim,
Yes I had the max volume set to 100% in the customisation menu. Changed now and will check things out in the morning.
Many thanks for both your work with this and all your help.


Cheers,
Alistair

[struth]

Anyone got this working with android. Yet.... Last time i had it in, i couldnt find it anywhere and had to remove and go back to 2.4.

[Aligauld]

Hi There Grant,
Just tested on my Xperia z3 and working perfectly.

Cheers,
Alistair

[struth]

Hi There Grant,
Just tested on my Xperia z3 and working perfectly.

Cheers,
Alistair

Thanks Alistair... Think i will reimage and try again

[struth]

Ok got it working. Yay!!!

Whats the vilume settings etc..the print out doesnt mention them at all.... It was initially so quiet i could hardly hear-it...ive set it to max but sure thatswrong although it sounds ok lol

Using sabre and on software

[struth]

Another problem tim... On my ipad when i select a album and touch box at right i dont get the dialogue box for add play etc.. I do on my android tablet. Quite odd
The selection just goes to the thyme colur but no box opens

[Xapito]

Hi Alistair,

Yes normal however ALSAMIXER uses a strange hybrid scale that is neither %, absolute level or dB so I never use that scale as reference. The amixer command displays the real % scale.

In any case, the Hifiberry devices clip at volume % >81 so its important to not only set MPD volume control to "Hardware" and Logarithmic curve to "Yes" but also Max volume % to 81. These settings will provide a nice smooth logarithmic curve in the 0-50 knob range and will prevent clipping at knob settings 81 -100.

Regards,
Tim


Hi Tim, is this the same for the Audiophonics Sabre v2 dac? I'm currently using Software Volume control and I can adjust it in the volume wheel in the Now Playing tab, this way I do not have to mess with the amp's volume control. Is this the correct way of doing it for max sound quality or I should be doing it any other way? Thanks

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim, is this the same for the Audiophonics Sabre v2 dac? I'm currently using Software Volume control and I can adjust it in the volume wheel in the Now Playing tab, this way I do not have to mess with the amp's volume control. Is this the correct way of doing it for max sound quality or I should be doing it any other way? Thanks

Hi Felipe,

The Audiophonics Sabre DAC does not have onboard hardware volume controller so MPD volume control should be set to "Software". This setting uses MPD's high quality 32 bit w/dither volume control algorithm which provides a logarithmic curve. It should work very nicely :-)

Regards,
Tim

[Xapito]

Sorry, forgot to come here to thank you for your reply. Listening to it right now, always impressed with this solution!! cheers.

[robtweed]

Hi Tim

An SD card corruption yesterday on my Pi provided me with the perfect excuse to try out your new 2.5 TR1 test release. Suffice to say it all appears to be working perfectly for me - great job!

By the way, for others who, like me, use Macs and OS X, I'd recommend trying out the ApplePi Baker utility. I used it to not only re-flash my Pi's SD card with Tim's new IMG file, I also used it to back up my SD card after I'd configured Moode for my use. Very easy and intuitive to use and seems to work very well with El Capitain on my Mac Mini. Details here:

http://www.tweaking4all.com/hardware/raspberry-pi/macosx-apple-pi-baker/

Rob

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim

An SD card corruption yesterday on my Pi provided me with the perfect excuse to try out your new 2.5 TR1 test release. Suffice to say it all appears to be working perfectly for me - great job!

By the way, for others who, like me, use Macs and OS X, I'd recommend trying out the ApplePi Baker utility. I used it to not only re-flash my Pi's SD card with Tim's new IMG file, I also used it to back up my SD card after I'd configured Moode for my use. Very easy and intuitive to use and seems to work very well with El Capitain on my Mac Mini. Details here:

http://www.tweaking4all.com/hardware/raspberry-pi/macosx-apple-pi-baker/

Rob

Hi Rob,

Thanks so much for the info on ApplePi-Baker :-) Finally we have a solid image writer for Mac and very easy to use. I'll definitely be recommending this!

Btw, a couple of weeks ago I upgraded my Air to ElCap and am noticing better performance overall, solid Airplay function in both iTunes and OS X to my test Pi's, and a vastly improved Finder.

Finder is much more robust now especially with regard to reconnecting CIFS shares after resuming from sleep. Props to the Apple dev who improved Finder!

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

Something ive been meaning to ask is ...is it possible to get moode to just randomly pick tracks from you library ?

[TimCurtis]

Something ive been meaning to ask is ...is it possible to get moode to just randomly pick tracks from you library ?

Hi Grant,

(1) Menu, Customize: set "Display playlist" to "No"
(2) Browse panel: select NAS or USB and add your entire collection to the playlist
(3) Playback panel: click "Random", the 2nd icon on the button bar beneath the volume knob

Enjoy!

Regards,
Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Just a brief update :-)

(1) Moode 2.5 release changed from Jan to Feb 2016 due to work shifting to Moode Case prototypes.

(2) Additional metadata included in currentsong.txt lcd interface file

* existing
artist: Emily Remler
album: East To Wes
title: Snowfall
coverurl: /coverart.php/USB%2FMusic%2FEmily%20Remler%2FEast%20To%20Wes%2F0 2%20Snowfall.m4a
* new
track: 2/8
date: 2008
composer: Claude Thornhill
encoded: 16/44.1
volume: 40
mute: 0

(3) New setting in System config to turn on/off LCD updater engine. The engine will run a user defined Python script whenever currentsong.txt changes.

(4) Investigating local language support for the UI :-)

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

Hi Grant,

(1) Menu, Customize: set "Display playlist" to "No"
(2) Browse panel: select NAS or USB and add your entire collection to the playlist
(3) Playback panel: click "Random", the 2nd icon on the button bar beneath the volume knob

Enjoy!

Regards,
Tim

Thanks Tim....I will give that a try...

[richie60]

Sorry to hijack the thread, but could do with a bit of help, I have Moode running nicely on my Raspberry Pi. The problem I have is that not all my music is being seen by Moode.

All my music is in FLAC, correctly tagged to the best of my ability, is seen just fine with upnp, but just not with the Pi. I took an example album last night, checked the metadata, did a rescan on the Pi, all that shows is the Folder, no files inside. Gave up in the end & went to bed!

[TimCurtis]

Sorry to hijack the thread, but could do with a bit of help, I have Moode running nicely on my Raspberry Pi. The problem I have is that not all my music is being seen by Moode.

All my music is in FLAC, correctly tagged to the best of my ability, is seen just fine with upnp, but just not with the Pi. I took an example album last night, checked the metadata, did a rescan on the Pi, all that shows is the Folder, no files inside. Gave up in the end & went to bed!

Hi Richard,

Tripple-check the permissions/ownership on the files and folders that are not appearing.

Regards,
Tim

[richie60]

Hi Richard,

Tripple-check the permissions/ownership on the files and folders that are not appearing.

Regards,
Tim

I redid the permissions thing last night on the parent folder to make sure, but still no joy. All files reside on my HTPC which is running LinuxMint 17.3.

I will have another look at it later on this afternoon.

Richie

[struth]

Yes since starting to use 2.5 test it seems not all minecare there now either. Glad its not just me... I will send some more images down with the folder.jpg filename into the offenders. Last time i did that it started working again.

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Here are some screenshots of a few more new features in Moode 2.5 :-)

(1) LCD Update Engine

This feature provides an inotifywait based engine that runs a user specified Python script whenever Moode UI changes. The script simply needs to parse the file /var/www/currentsong.txt to obtain the information below, then update the LCD panel.

- artist
- album
- title
- coverart url
- track x of y
- date
- composer
- encoded: (ex: 16/44.1)
- volume
- mute

(2) Resume After Airplay

This feature restores Moode volume after Airplay session ends, then begins playback.

Regards,
Tim

[Xapito]

Hi Tim, sorry but getting back to the Volume Control thingie, with the new DAC from Audiophonics the v2 with the PCXO clock version, I can setup Moode to Hardware control and it works by adjusting the volume directly in the amp.

Wasn't it supposed not to work when set up to Hardware, but only to Software? Still, Alsamixer via Putty says this hardware does not have any controls :scratch:

Edit: still wondering what's the best dac / chipset for this RPi platform, as I really like that full warm sound with lots of weight in the bass, without loosing detail in the upper end of things.

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim, sorry but getting back to the Volume Control thingie, with the new DAC from Audiophonics the v2 with the PCXO clock version, I can setup Moode to Hardware control and it works by adjusting the volume directly in the amp.

Wasn't it supposed not to work when set up to Hardware, but only to Software? Still, Alsamixer via Putty says this hardware does not have any controls :scratch:

Edit: still wondering what's the best dac / chipset for this RPi platform, as I really like that full warm sound with lots of weight in the bass, without loosing detail in the upper end of things.

Hi Felipe,

Try Moode 2.5 test release 1 (TR1) download listed under TEST CODE button at moodeaudio.org. This release has automatic ALSA volume config. You should not see "Hardware" as a selection in MPD volume control for Audiophonics ES9023 DAC.

Regards,
Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Moode 2.5 test release 2 (TR2) is available for download via the TEST CODE button at moodeaudio.org :-)

View the release notes for information about this release.

Enjoy!

Regards,
Tim Curtis

[Xapito]

Thanks Tim, will try is as soon as I get my hands in a spare mem card.

[Aligauld]

Hi There,
Downloaded the new test release this morning after my night shift.
Maybe I'm just getting more used to doing this but the setup and populating of the stuff on the nas seems to be getting easier and quicker.
All seems good at the moment after some 10CC, Bad Company, Marillion, Floyd and Miles Davis.
The library function is working again and looks to be correct.
Many thanks for this Tim. Much appreciated.


Cheers,
Alistair

[pitadavespa]

Hi Tim,

I'm testing TR2.

It installed fine, but I'm getting no sound (I'm using Hifiberry Digi+), although the music plays.
Volume is set to Software.

Any trick?

edit: problem solved.That mute button under Volume was activated... :\

[struth]

Hi Tim. Been playing audio books through moode which works sound wise very well although it is not in chapters and there is no way to return to where you were . is there any way a memory spot on the program can be inserted in future so when i go back to a book it starts at the point i left off...ie if i stop the book and play some music etc.

Maybe id3 may work?

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim. Been playing audio books through moode which works sound wise very well although it is not in chapters and there is no way to return to where you were . is there any way a memory spot on the program can be inserted in future so when i go back to a book it starts at the point i left off...ie if i stop the book and play some music etc.

Maybe id3 may work?

Hi Grant,

Bookmarking for audio books would b a really nice feature. I'll have to give it some thought since its somewhat outside of the primary music-centric focus of the player.

Regards,
Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Moode 2.5 test release 3 (TR3) download is available at moodeaudio.org via the TEST CODE button.

This release includes:

- Updated Soma FM station links for all 32 stations :-)
- Stream link updater for Soma stations (can be applied to all stations in future)
- PCM5122 DSP options on Customize popup
- Shairport-sync 2.8 stable
- Bug fixes and other updates

Enjoy!

Regards,
moodeaudio.org (http://moodeaudio.org)
Moode Twitter Feed (http://twitter.com/MoodeAudio)
Tim

[roob]

Guys when I plug a 32GB usb stick of music in my PI and try to update my library I get the spinning updating icon for hours and nothing appears in my library.
I am running Moode 2.1 I think, I am doing something wrong?

[struth]

Hi Grant,

Bookmarking for audio books would b a really nice feature. I'll have to give it some thought since its somewhat outside of the primary music-centric focus of the player.

Regards,
Tim

Cheers Tim.... worth thinking about, as they are becoming popular.

[TimCurtis]

Guys when I plug a 32GB usb stick of music in my PI and try to update my library I get the spinning updating icon for hours and nothing appears in my library.
I am running Moode 2.1 I think, I am doing something wrong?

Hi Andy,

Try Moode 2.5 test release 3 (TR3) download listed under TEST CODE button at moodeaudio.org :-)

Regards,
Tim

[roob]

Cheers Tim will give it a go, the stick did load up eventually but it took about 4 hrs.

[roob]

Just done the update to 2.5 and a new stick of music loaded in 5 seconds.
Happy days.

[TimCurtis]

Just done the update to 2.5 and a new stick of music loaded in 5 seconds.
Happy days.

Hi Andy,

Glad to hear that :-)

Regards,
Tm

Regards,
Tm

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Just a quick update on some bug fixes for Moode version 2.5.

(1) Shairport-sync 2.9 fixes for IOS 9.2 connection/busy issue
(2) Fix inertial/momentum scrolling not working
(3) Fix Library column issues where last few items obscured by footer

Regards,
Tim

[roob]

Tim
How do I select a whole album to play from the library?
I can only select one track at a time, in the older version there was the option to load up all tracks.

[TimCurtis]

Tim
How do I select a whole album to play from the library?
I can only select one track at a time, in the older version there was the option to load up all tracks.

Hi Andy,

Click on the coverart image in the Library panel and a menu will pop up. The menu actions apply to Album, Artist, Genre or even whole collection. The number of tracks that are subject to the menu action will be highlighted.

Regards,
Tim

[roob]

Thanks again Tim

[struth]

Since my pc changes...ie. No longer having win 8 ..now have a linux mint and a win 7. The moode samba share doesnt seem to now be available to either... Any ideas as to how i re establish a connection?

[stree]

Struth, new to this myself, hopping between Mood and Volumio, trying to set up and get used to each. Anyway, similar here, went back to Volumio and no nas drive showing to pull files from in browse..........just last song that was in playlist. fiddled, then went to the set up point where the NAS was first "mounted" opened it, settings still there as entered, so clicked to set as mount again and next thing it was updating the library from NAS. Try that........May be the players just do not like certain system changes.

[struth]

Mine appeared today on the win 7 pc.... I did do a few things that I read from a browsed question; will need to see if I have it saved... it didnt do anything at the time but appeared today under network so have access again....if I find it I will post it, but dunno if it was the reason

[Aligauld]

Hi there,
I'm having an issue with chrome since the update to Version 48.0.2564.116 m three days ago.
Clicking on the menu icon i.e the three horizontal bars at the end of a line no longer displays anything.
No remove, Move, Play, add etc.

Everything seems to be working in Firefox so I'm assuming its a chrome issue.

This is with TR3 which has no no hitches up til now.

Is anyone else experiencing this.

Cheers,
Alistair

[struth]

I had that with my ipad a while ago. seems to have sorted itself out and works faultlessly...must have been the browser

[Aligauld]

I had that with my ipad a while ago. seems to have sorted itself out and works faultlessly...must have been the browser

Hi Grant,
Yeah, I'm almost certain its the browser but just wondered if anyone else was experiencing the same.

Cheers,
Alistair

[stree]

So much for me trying to help Struth with advice, NAS has yet again vanished on Moode. remounted it, refreshed it, rebooted and anything else I can think of but NAS refuses to appear. I know it is there because if I search with the internal search box it lists all the NAS contents .................
Any clues please?

[TimCurtis]

So much for me trying to help Struth with advice, NAS has yet again vanished on Moode. remounted it, refreshed it, rebooted and anything else I can think of but NAS refuses to appear. I know it is there because if I search with the internal search box it lists all the NAS contents .................
Any clues please?

Hi Chris,

Very odd. Couple of questions:

(1) What version of Moode?
(2) What Browser are u using?
(3) What is your network config?

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

So much for me trying to help Struth with advice, NAS has yet again vanished on Moode. remounted it, refreshed it, rebooted and anything else I can think of but NAS refuses to appear. I know it is there because if I search with the internal search box it lists all the NAS contents .................
Any clues please?

Oh dear...the joys eh... Hope tim can find YOUR problem... It might come back of course

[TimCurtis]

Oh dear...the joys eh... Hope tim can find YOUR problem... It might come back of course

lol, there is an old saying: Hardware eventually fails and Software eventually works :-)

[stree]

Tim, I am a novice, so strictly GUI,
Using 2.5 Beta set up and working to begin with, nas gone next time I loaded player. No other alteration to NAS network etc......
Browser? Firefox
As for network config, not sure what to describe.. its all networked, win7 PC, wireless router, Dlink 320 NAS, ethernet cable to all of these and also the Pi B+.......... no wireless setups at all yet just cable.

[TimCurtis]

Tim, I am a novice, so strictly GUI,
Using 2.5 Beta set up and working to begin with, nas gone next time I loaded player. No other alteration to NAS network etc......
Browser? Firefox
As for network config, not sure what to describe.. its all networked, win7 PC, wireless router, Dlink 320 NAS, ethernet cable to all of these and also the Pi B+.......... no wireless setups at all yet just cable.

Hi Chris,

Even more unusual to lose a network connection on wired Ethernet. What indication are you getting that the NAS is "gone". Is there a red X in the NAS config screen?

And is the issue occurring while the Pi is up and running or does it occur only after a reboot or power up from power off?

Firefox has been problematic as Browser, probably due to its implementation of Javascript. A variety of symptoms occur where Moode UI content is not refreshing or being updated when using Firefox.

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

Ive found Opera very stable with moode..never seems to miss it. Although i use firefox i dont with moode

[stree]

Tim. just reloaded and its all back. network was never down just showing no nas files then suddenly here they are on a reboot.
So that looks good.
BUT..... no audio output now..Aaaaaaagh track is playing, timer going round, volume at 7, headphones connected to Pi B+ port.... any simple thing I have missed? worked well before.

[TimCurtis]

Tim. just reloaded and its all back. network was never down just showing no nas files then suddenly here they are on a reboot.
So that looks good.
BUT..... no audio output now..Aaaaaaagh track is playing, timer going round, volume at 7, headphones connected to Pi B+ port.... any simple thing I have missed? worked well before.

Hi Chris,

What DAC are u using?

Regards,
Tim

[stree]

No DAC (yet) plugged in to Pi

[TimCurtis]

No DAC (yet) plugged in to Pi

Hi Chris,

I would do a couple of things:

(1) On MPD config screen verify
(a) Audio output = "On-board audio device"
(b) Volume control = "Software"
(2) Press APPLY

(3) On System config screen verify that ALSA volume = 100%

Btw, the above settings are the default settings for a clean Moode install.

If above settings are OK then turn volume up till you hear something. I rarely test the on-board sound chip because SQ is so bad but I recall having to turn volume to at lease 50 before any sound output.

Regards,
Tim

[stree]

MPD settings were set to as you suggest, applied anyway,
Sys config vole = ALSA -100% ,yes.
The playback dial is set to 88% volume, still no sound
Any other settings to consider?

[stree]

Just to clarify, this is not my intended listening set up!( Headphones via the PI) this is just to get the hang of the component parts, I will add a DAC later probably IQ Audio, and feed to a T-Amp.
I have to learn to stumble before walking, maybe break into a light trot sometime in the future......................

[stree]

Tim.
just remounted the saved NAS mount tried again and have audio!!!! Probably nothing wrong with the player, just me............

[struth]

Sometimes thats theanswer.. Rebooting things

[stree]

Yup, it seems work often enough to be a fallback solution..............Tried Volumio first, thne Moode, leaning toward Moode player now.at least more bits on screen to fiddle with.
I have set the timezone to Greenwich , as to what the benefits of that might be are unclear.
Now on with the masterplan, which will inevitably be far from anguish free but hopefully worthwhile.Not seen what I intend on any forums, but no doubt it or similar will be, somewhere.

Many thanks for your attention Tim, much appreciated and reassuring that you are about on such occasions.

[TimCurtis]

Yup, it seems work often enough to be a fallback solution..............Tried Volumio first, thne Moode, leaning toward Moode player now.at least more bits on screen to fiddle with.
I have set the timezone to Greenwich , as to what the benefits of that might be are unclear.
Now on with the masterplan, which will inevitably be far from anguish free but hopefully worthwhile.Not seen what I intend on any forums, but no doubt it or similar will be, somewhere.

Many thanks for your attention Tim, much appreciated and reassuring that you are about on such occasions.

Hi,

Glad u got things working :-)

Might want to consider IQaudIO Pi-AMP+ instead of DAC --> T-AMP. The Pi-AMP+ is fully integrated DAC+AMP solution. I have one connected to HSU Research STF-2 subwoofer and KEF Q60 mains :-)

Regards,
Tim

[Aligauld]

So much for me trying to help Struth with advice, NAS has yet again vanished on Moode. remounted it, refreshed it, rebooted and anything else I can think of but NAS refuses to appear. I know it is there because if I search with the internal search box it lists all the NAS contents .................
Any clues please?

Hi there,
I find this happens occasionally if the NAS has put the drives to sleep and MoOde isn't able to "waken" them again.
My solution is to waken the drives via file explorer on the PC before I start MoOde.

Hope this helps

Cheers,
Alistair

[stree]

I understand that Tim and did consider the IQ AMP n DAC board, great solution.... But, there is a but......................
At the risk of clogging up a Moode help thread with non Moode help, I will outline what I intend. if anyone can see me heading for disaster a nudge would be welcome..........not towards disaster, but to help me avoid it!
Two constraints on this, first is available space, second is budget. This part is mainly imaginary, often there is no budget. Oh and a third, knowledge, or lack of it.
I have a Technics SL5 turntable 318mmx318mm footprint and this goes through a Behringer PP400 pre-amp, to a Muse 7498(?) amp with RC volume and USB and full size SD slot WAV FLAC player etc........Not interested in the WAV and FLAAC here, just the amp part and RC.
I also have a pair of KEF Cresta 11 speakers, bought new, about 100 hours use tops.
On the other side of the equation Win7 PC wireless router, D-link 320 NAS R PiB+ ( which will have a DAC, probably an IQAudio)........I have run this too through this Tamp and its fine.
Now, the amp has 1 pair of RCA inputs........I am considering using a 4 pole 3 way rotary switch, wired to a bank of RCA sockets, way 1 will be TT way 2 for Pi and 3 for AUX?
If I use the IQ Pi-amp+ this will cater for the pi, but there are no inputs for any external devices.........So I would need two systems and any switching to be done on the speaker cabling ( I assume)
If I use the Tamp method, I intend to build an oak plinth/case to sit under the TT ( Its all on a solid brick platform with an 8mm porcelain tile top, so flat and solid) and to house all the parts, with the 3 way switch, maybe the physical amp volume extended to mount on front and a screen for either artist-album-track display , or even a touchscreen 3.5" LCD so player can be accessed there too via touch.
I have 4WBT and 8 Rean RCA and 4 mtrs of shielded twin wire microphone cable available to make up interconnects custom to length. probably only a few inches each in length.
I will edit the atrocious spelling in a minute.......
Still gathering ideas before I start buying more, and cutting and soldering..............

[TimCurtis]

I understand that Tim and did consider the IQ AMP n DAC board, great solution.... But, there is a but......................
At the risk of clogging up a Moode help thread with non Moode help, I will outline what I intend. if anyone can see me heading for disaster a nudge would be welcome..........not towards disaster, but to help me avoid it!
Two constraints on this, first is available space, second is budget. This part is mainly imaginary, often there is no budget. Oh and a third, knowledge, or lack of it.
I have a Technics SL5 turntable 318mmx318mm footprint and this goes through a Behringer PP400 pre-amp, to a Muse 7498(?) amp with RC volume and USB and full size SD slot WAV FLAC player etc........Not interested in the WAV and FLAAC here, just the amp part and RC.
I also have a pair of KEF Cresta 11 speakers, bought new, about 100 hours use tops.
On the other side of the equation Win7 PC wireless router, D-link 320 NAS R PiB+ ( which will have a DAC, probably an IQAudio)........I have run this too through this Tamp and its fine.
Now, the amp has 1 pair of RCA inputs........I am considering using a 4 pole 3 way rotary switch, wired to a bank of RCA sockets, way 1 will be TT way 2 for Pi and 3 for AUX?
If I use the IQ Pi-amp+ this will cater for the pi, but there are no inputs for any external devices.........So I would need two systems and any switching to be done on the speaker cabling ( I assume)
If I use the Tamp method, I intend to build an oak plinth/case to sit under the TT ( Its all on a solid brick platform with an 8mm porcelain tile top, so flat and solid) and to house all the parts, with the 3 way switch, maybe the physical amp volume extended to mount on front and a screen for either artist-album-track display , or even a touchscreen 3.5" LCD so player can be accessed there too via touch.
I have 4WBT and 8 Rean RCA and 4 mtrs of shielded twin wire microphone cable available to make up interconnects custom to length. probably only a few inches each in length.
I will edit the atrocious spelling in a minute.......
Still gathering ideas before I start buying more, and cutting and soldering..............

Hi Chris,

Yes of course, with multiple sources and an input switch u would want a DAC board for the Pi. Toss in a nice 10" powered subwoofer for the KEF's and you are all set :-)

Regards,
Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Just a brief update on last few changes to 2.5 before I let it sit for a few days.

(1) Airplay receiver, UPnP renderer and DLNA server can be turned on/off, names changed WITHOUT rebooting.
(2) DLNA server database, art cache and log moved to /root for increased capacity.
(3) Library panel albums list sorted using a method that ignores articles "a, and, the" at the beginning of album name.
(4) Audio device database updated with over 30 new devices 10 of which are I2S DAC's :-)

Regards,
Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Moode Audio Player release 2.5 is available for download at http://moodeaudio.org :-)

This release has many new features, improvements and bug fixes. Please read the attached release notes and view the updated player setup instructions for more information.

Enjoy!

Regards,
Tim Curtis

======================
2.5 Release 2016-02-27
======================

New features

- NEW: Hotplug for USB audio and storage devices
- NEW: Caching Library loader with increased capacity for large collections
- NEW: Server generated enhanced metadata external applications
- NEW: LCD updater engine for running user defined Python script to update LCD
- NEW: Automatic volume configuration when hardware (ALSA) volume controller exists
- NEW: No reboot needed for Airplay, UPnP renderer and DLNA server on/off or name change
- NEW: Smart poweroff and reboot screens with reconnect btn and reboot-ready ticker
- NEW: Automatic reconnect after network interruption
- NEW: Library coverart click-menu for add/play Genre, Artist, Album or entire collection
- NEW: Song file "encoded at" bit depth, sample rate and channels displayed on Audio info
- NEW: Allow-hotplug eth0 interface for faster boot on Wifi
- NEW: Vol.sh command line interface (CLI) for volume knob and mute
- NEW: Web interface for volume and mute via http://moode/command?cmd=vol.sh <arg>
- NEW: Customize setting to display extra metadata (Track x/y, Year, Composer)
- NEW: Customize setting to resume Moode playback after Airplay session ends
- NEW: Customize settings for PCM5122 on-chip DSP filter and analog volume options
- NEW: Automatic stream link updater for Soma FM radio stations

Media

- NEW: Eldoradio (Eldo.lu) 256K stream
- NEW: KCMP 89.3 FM - The Current
- NEW: MPR - Minnesota Public Radio
- NEW: SomaFM - Logo for DEF CON Radio
- NEW: SomaFM - Metal Detector - From black to doom, prog to sludge, thrash to post, stoner to crossover, punk to industrial.
- UPD: Zappa Stream Radio direct stream link updated

Audio devices

- I2S: Audiophonics PCM5102 DAC
- I2S: DIYINHK ES9023 DAC
- I2S: HIFI DAC+
- I2S: HIFI Digi+
- I2S: IanFIFO II
- I2S: IQaudIO Pi-DACZero
- I2S: Pimoroni pHAT DAC
- I2S: PlainAMP
- I2S: PlainDSP
- I2S: Soekris DAM1021
- I2S: Suptronics x400
- USB: Audiolab M-DAC
- USB: Cambridge Audio Azur 851D DAC
- USB: Cambrige DACMagic 100
- USB: Customworks DAC-1
- USB: CEntrance DACmini CX
- USB: DEQX XS-1 USB-Audio 24/192 v4
- USB: Gustard U12
- USB: Halide Design USB-S/PDIF Bridge
- USB: HRT Microstreamer
- USB: HRT Music Streamer II+
- USB: Lukit WaveIO USB-I2S/SPDIF Bridge
- USB: Meridian Director DAC
- USB: Meridian Explorer 2
- USB: Musical Fidelity V90-DAC
- USB: Nuforce DDA 100
- USB: Peachtree Nova 220se
- USB: Teac UD-H01
- USB: Topping D20 DAC
- USB: Trends UD-10

Updates

- UPD: Pre-3.0 rewrite and restructure of entire 2.x code base
- UPD: Linux kernel updated to 4.1.15+
- UPD: MPD updated to 0.19.12
- UPD: Shairport-sync updated to 2.9.1 development version
- UPD: Changed CIFS mount rsize/wsize to defaults rsize=61440 and wsize=65536 for improved throughput
- UPD: Changed to async in usbmount.conf for improved throughput when copying files to the mount
- UPD: Add help text for MPD audio buffer fields
- UPD: Validate MPD volume control field (don't present "Hardware" if hdwr vol controller does not exist)
- UPD: Validate Hardware volume control section on Customize popup (same as above)
- UPD: Add 8192cu.conf to etc/modprobe.d for improved disable of power saving
- UPD: Improve ellipsis truncation for file path on Audio info to prevent wrapping
- UPD: Increase brightness of artist name in Library for improved visability
- UPD: Only display Artist on 2nd line of Library tracks
- UPD: Differentiate between CIFS lazy umount and NFS force umount
- UPD: Turn off NGINX access logging
- UPD: Config NGINX for improved performance
- UPD: Increase PHP pm.max_children to support higher number of concurrent clients
- UPD: Reactivate PHP watchdog for more graceful handling of resource limits
- UPD: DLNA server database moved to root partition for increased capacity
- UPD: Library albums sort ignores articles "a, and, the" at beginning of album name
- UPD: Calculate decode bitrate for WAV and AIFF formats on Audio Info popup
- UPD: Deprecate Kernel Select, Kernel Profiles, CMedia Fix, SRC resampler, Automatic MPD DB update
- UPD: Additions and changes to player setup instructions

Bug fixes

- FIX: WiFi configuration fails when SSID or password contain spaces or special characters
- FIX: Time knob not cleared after last item in playlist finishes
- FIX: Vertical page position (at top of knobs or coverart) on small screens moves when song changes
- FIX: Samba invalid security option causing warning when MPD starts
- FIX: MPD init.d start removed since its already started by Moode worker daemon
- FIX: MPD config missing restore_paused "yes"
- FIX: Volume up/dn buttons not being disabled when knob disabled
- FIX: Logic causing unnecessary UI updates even though song does not change
- FIX: Warnings from legacy CSS "*element" statements in certain CSS files
- FIX: Incomplete Google search string for Radio stations that provide song title
- FIX: Bad var name in getMixerName function for Hifiberry AMP(AMP+)
- FIX: System config SET not performing both ON/OFF and name change as group
- FIX: Library total track time blank when individual track has bad or missing song time
- FIX: Bad char in Roots Legacy Radio url
- FIX: Playback panel not updating after Library playAll
- FIX: Inertia scrolling not working on IOS
- FIX: Last few items in Browse, Library and Playlist being obscured by footer
- FIX: Audiophonics PCM5122 DAC using wrong i2s driver
- FIX: Duplicate entries in playback history log for titles having embedded single quote
- FIX: Library panel track list sort order for compilation albums

[Stig]

Hi Tim
I thought that I’d pop by to say thanks for your super MoOde Audio Player which I have set up as follows.

It’s a two PI bake.

One set up as a DNLA server and the other as a UPNP renderer.

My control point is Bubble DS Next.

The ultimate light weight music player/streamer.:)

Sounds way cool and is so compact.

Easy to set up even for a novice like me.

ATM I have an IFI IDAC2 (so add that to your list) running perfectly but also have WaveIO –Buffalo3, Soerkris DAM and TP Opus to try so I’ll keep you posted on those.

Thanks for sharing all of your hard work and the awesome audio Swiss army knife of a player that you’ve created.

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim
I thought that I’d pop by to say thanks for your super MoOde Audio Player which I have set up as follows.

It’s a two PI bake.

One set up as a DNLA server and the other as a UPNP renderer.

My control point is Bubble DS Next.

The ultimate light weight music player/streamer.:)

Sounds way cool and is so compact.

Easy to set up even for a novice like me.

ATM I have an IFI IDAC2 (so add that to your list) running perfectly but also have WaveIO –Buffalo3, Soerkris DAM and TP Opus to try so I’ll keep you posted on those.

Thanks for sharing all of your hard work and the awesome audio Swiss army knife of a player that you’ve created.

Hi,

Thanks for the nice compliment!

Your config is really cool :-) I'll add the IFI IDAC2 to 2.6 device database.

Regards,
Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

FYI - There is a typo in the img file name inside the r25 zip...OOPS. New downloads will be available shortly. In the meantime, the existing zips have been deleted.

Thanks in advance for your patience :-)

Regards,
Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Thanx for everyones patience. The new download zips are available :-)

Just to b sure, I downloaded from 2 sites and tested on Pi-1B & 2B.

Regards,
Tim

[killie99]

Hi Stuart,

The symptom "cannot access by name and must use ip address" suggests a configuration issue in the router or that the router does not include either DNS or mDNS name resolution services.

Moode WebUI is basically a web site accessed via standard http port 80. There are three urls that can be used to access Moode depending on how names are resolved on the network.

(1) http://moode
(2) http://moode.local
(3) http://IP-ADDRESS-OF-PI

For example on my home network, my router, an ASUS RT-N66U, includes a DNS name resolution service that automatically places the host name of the Pi in its database when the Pi receives its ip address from the router. This allows the router to resolve the host name "moode" to its ip address in the url http://moode.

Another approach used by routers is to include a name resolution service called Multicast DNS or mDNS instead of DNS (Unicast DNS). This service performs name resolution for host names with a .local suffix. In this case http://moode.local should work.

Lastly, if name resolution service is not present in the router, the ip address can be used.

Regards,
Tim

Hi Tim, Ok, so I bought an Asus RT-N66U, how the devil do I get it to respond to http://moode ? I've RTFM but I'm none the wiser!

I've downloaded the latest version of moode but I'm getting some screen corruption in the left hand pane (overlapping text) when I use my HP Envy X2, any ideas? It displays fine on my desktop pc.

http://stuartlittlejohn.f2s.com/moode.JPG

[killie99]

ok more probably silly questions. How do I play a complete album? I can see to add a track to the playlist but how do I add a complete album as there isn't an 'action' menu next to the album??

[struth]

use browse, pick album and use the 3 bars at right pic from that menu add to playlist or whatever it is.. if you just want that album select add replace and play

[Kit1cat]

To add to what Grant said, in library mode just click on the cover art to select.

[killie99]

aha! I was trying to do it from the 'Library' screen rather than 'browse'.

Getting some overwriting text on my windows pc as well. In the 'playback' screen the time appears twice, once in small text and once in large? The small text is the total track time and doesn't change and the large text is counting down.

http://stuartlittlejohn.f2s.com/moode_tst.jpg

[killie99]

To add to what Grant said, in library mode just click on the cover art to select.

even better!

[struth]

I rarely use the library view, as its a tad slower and I usually play an album at a time, so dont make playlists often. so its add replace and play or me. differering browsers can give odd behaviour sometimes. Opera seems one of the best, as is safari normally

[Kit1cat]

Library view is a lot faster in the latest version Grant.

Refresh from the drop down menu in the playback screen should clear any screen corruption.

[struth]

Library view is a lot faster in the latest version Grant.

Refresh from the drop down menu in the playback screen should clear any screen corruption.

will give it a try again... just awaiting the final version of 2.5.. i am still running test code2.5.1 as it works well for me.

[killie99]

Tried Chrome and the time displays fine .... thanks!

[killie99]

Tried IE10 and it works fine on Envy, went back to IE11 and it doesn't work, most odd.


Hi Tim, Ok, so I bought an Asus RT-N66U, how the devil do I get it to respond to http://moode ? I've RTFM but I'm none the wiser!

I've downloaded the latest version of moode but I'm getting some screen corruption in the left hand pane (overlapping text) when I use my HP Envy X2, any ideas? It displays fine on my desktop pc.

http://stuartlittlejohn.f2s.com/moode.JPG

[struth]

nowt surprises me with IE.... never used it much. Opera and firefox are my 2 usuals,( with Comodo Dragon as back up, when on windows) some IE's are better on 64 bit.

[stree]

Just loaded 2.5 and it is smooth as silk.... no setup issues at all.... just got a Phat DAC with RCA ports so will be shutting down and adding that, I see it is on the list............
My only issue is adding album art. tried media monkey and album art finder, but no luck in actually getting images on to the library.....Any tips?

[struth]

you can send them into the folders from a pc using samba. or add them with the hdd plugged into the pc... I put them in the main folder and name them folder.jpg for each... they will often just appear though after time, a bit like the samba share does in your pc. tyou then have to update the folders in the pi

[stree]

Got it..... Thanks Struth, I think I overcomplicated it...............steady job for a rainy day gathering the artwork..........

[stree]

Quick update. working nicely..... using Album Art Downloader.........nice and simple

[Aligauld]

Hi there,
I find this happens occasionally if the NAS has put the drives to sleep and MoOde isn't able to "waken" them again.
My solution is to waken the drives via file explorer on the PC before I start MoOde.

Hope this helps

Cheers,
Alistair

Yeah,
Well so much for that idea.
That didn't work this morning so am now in the process of repopulating all the mount points.
Oh well keeps me busy.

Cheers,
Alistair

[stree]

Back to square one here with artwork too, after grabbing loads of artwork using Album Art Downloader, which puts them into my ( Windows) Library folder each creating a folder.jpeg, I refresh-update whatever I can on moode but no art appears now.........This seemed to work before but I get nothing at all now. rebooted, shutdown and restarted, updated, refreshed. nothing.
Is there anywhere at all where there is a step by step on this for GUI? I cannot find much at all that seems to apply to me, not to detract from what Struth has told and shown me, most of that actually shone a light and helped! But this one keeps getting past me..........

[struth]

Folder.jpg. might be the prob... I get the occasional on that doesnt work but other than that they come out like this

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160304/fe5b333ca8fe97f50cbea38041695d0c.jpg


With most it just goes down ok after jriver had ripped it and embedded the picture

[TimCurtis]

Back to square one here with artwork too, after grabbing loads of artwork using Album Art Downloader, which puts them into my ( Windows) Library folder each creating a folder.jpeg, I refresh-update whatever I can on moode but no art appears now.........This seemed to work before but I get nothing at all now. rebooted, shutdown and restarted, updated, refreshed. nothing.
Is there anywhere at all where there is a step by step on this for GUI? I cannot find much at all that seems to apply to me, not to detract from what Struth has told and shown me, most of that actually shone a light and helped! But this one keeps getting past me..........

Hi Chris,

Very odd.

I haven't had any reports of cover art issues with 2.5. Jpeg extension is supported. Please zip up one of your album folders that contains folder.jpeg and send me a download link. You don't have to include all the song files, maybe just 2 or 3.

Regards,
Tim

[stree]

Grant, I don`t use jriver the rips I have are all from a mix of itunes and amazon rips from buying CDs, All the Amazon have artwork, only some of itunes. I understand itunes is notorious for not behaving nicely.

Tim..........
I am sure that 2.5 is perfectly OK, and that the issue lays with my usage and setup.
Before I find download and install a ZIP prog, can we just explore if I am proceeding correctly?
I have the music files in library, these all play OK, but only a few random ones have artwork.
I used Album Art Downloader to find artwork. The default save on there is to my pictures folder, creating a folder for each artist and album selected, the artwork contained for each is titled folder.jpeg.
I assume that this is found as an when needed with no intervention from me. Is this correct? I also changed the "save" to the main folder on the NAS where the music folder is, but no difference the artwork is not found there either.
Sorry for the baby steps,

[TimCurtis]

Grant, I don`t use jriver the rips I have are all from a mix of itunes and amazon rips from buying CDs, All the Amazon have artwork, only some of itunes. I understand itunes is notorious for not behaving nicely.

Tim..........
I am sure that 2.5 is perfectly OK, and that the issue lays with my usage and setup.
Before I find download and install a ZIP prog, can we just explore if I am proceeding correctly?
I have the music files in library, these all play OK, but only a few random ones have artwork.
I used Album Art Downloader to find artwork. The default save on there is to my pictures folder, creating a folder for each artist and album selected, the artwork contained for each is titled folder.jpeg.
I assume that this is found as an when needed with no intervention from me. Is this correct? I also changed the "save" to the main folder on the NAS where the music folder is, but no difference the artwork is not found there either.
Sorry for the baby steps,

Hi Chris,

Moode looks for cover art in the song file itself (embedded) or in the folder containing the song file. This is the standard for virtually all music players.

The reason u are not seeing cover art is that the jpeg files are being stored in a separate folder structure under a folder named Pictures. I'm not familiar with Album Art Downloader but possibly it can be configured to store the cover art jpeg file in the folder containing the song file.

Ex:

Music
--Artist1
----Album1
------Song1.flac
------Song2.flac
------folder.jpeg
----Album2
------Song1.flac
------Song2.flac
------folder.jpeg

Regards,
Tim

[stree]

Great. that makes sense now, I will make a start on that..............I was sure it was my usage and will see if AAD can do as you suggest with a redirect.
Thank you,

Chris

[struth]

like this for instance

http://imageshack.com/a/img922/3194/1ME2CK.png

[stree]

Grant ! Just did it with Abigail Washburn, it was a copy-paste to the files as you showed there, art displayed perfectly.............. so I konw what to do...... just hve to find a way to speed it up, lots of files just to be doing each manually.............But do not mind plodding if it gets it done........
Thanks again to you and Tim!

[struth]

great... glad its sorted Chris :)

[struth]

Downloaded and installed the final issue of moode 2.5.. Up and working.. Didnt quite do its usual as per the instructions for some reason but got it working in 10 mins. A couple of glitches but no idea why..anyways well done Tim....

So whats next?

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Here is link for procedure to transplant new Jessie kernel to Moode for testing the new Pi-3 :-)
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/pc-based/271811-moode-audio-player-raspberry-pi-198.html#post4638092

Make sure to do this on a TEST sd card since its strictly a workaround until rpi-update releases a kernel with the Pi-3 commits.

After booting with new kernel run following cmds to update CRDA database for the new combo WIFI/BT chip, otherwise bunch of messages.

apt-get install wireless-regdb iw crda
reboot

Regards,
Tim

[stree]

I am a bit puzzled by some of the files that are in the usic folder on the NAS, bearing in mind these are not RIPs or itunes etc from me or done by me, these are from family.............
Anyway, the albums are all listed, then at the end of the albums listing a great number of loose music files appear, all single tracks. They seem to be the tracks from within the albums listed...............are they repeats? excess? do I need them?
My first venture into PC/digital music and isn`t it showing????

[TimCurtis]

I am a bit puzzled by some of the files that are in the usic folder on the NAS, bearing in mind these are not RIPs or itunes etc from me or done by me, these are from family.............
Anyway, the albums are all listed, then at the end of the albums listing a great number of loose music files appear, all single tracks. They seem to be the tracks from within the albums listed...............are they repeats? excess? do I need them?
My first venture into PC/digital music and isn`t it showing????

Hi Chris,

The files are probably missing some metadata tags for example Artist, Album or Song Title. Maybe try opening your collection in iTunes or some other Music application that allows the tags to be edited.

-Tim

[struth]

Aye tags will be wrong. Album name, multiple artists wrong artists etc. Some various artists can cause this too... I often check tagging in jriver and adjust b4 ripping now as i had a lot of bother with some

[stree]

That makes sense, Thanks Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Working on a new audio-centric distro "MoodeOS" based on J-Lite :-)

Great audio, high performance, security, minimal footprint supporting the entire family of Raspberry Pi boards from Pi-Zero to the newest Pi-3, and since this is being designed and built from scratch, there is an opportunity to include some new audio capabilities for example Squeezelite renderer.

Input welcome!

Regards,
Tim

[Stig]

Sounds really interesting Tim.

A wish list

RAMPLAY would be really great if it can be done.

Also an android Control point would be useful.

Great work

[Xapito]

What I miss the most is an android app instead of the browser dashboard, as the now playing screen puts the album art in last place. Not so pretty to my eyes but not that really important aswell. Sound quality and performance are they key factors for everyone I think..

[struth]

its prettier in landscape mode. its all in on screen without any scrolling

[Rothchild]

What I miss the most is an android app instead of the browser dashboard, as the now playing screen puts the album art in last place. Not so pretty to my eyes but not that really important aswell. Sound quality and performance are they key factors for everyone I think..

There's a quite a range of MPD clients for Android (and pretty much every other platform), just take your pick.

http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Clients

[Rothchild]

Hi,

Working on a new audio-centric distro "MoodeOS" based on J-Lite :-)

Great audio, high performance, security, minimal footprint supporting the entire family of Raspberry Pi boards from Pi-Zero to the newest Pi-3, and since this is being designed and built from scratch, there is an opportunity to include some new audio capabilities for example Squeezelite renderer.

Input welcome!

Regards,
Tim

Only to suggest that you consider contacting Dan (aka Fourdee) over at DietPi and see if his platform could work for you. He seems to be at least as active, engaged and 'customer' focused as you Tim, and I think you guys could make quite a special team.

[Xapito]

There's a quite a range of MPD clients for Android (and pretty much every other platform), just take your pick.

http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Clients



How on Earth I didn't thought of that?? Currently trying MPDroid, seems ok, do you recommend any other one above this one? Cheers for the suggestion!!

[TimCurtis]

Only to suggest that you consider contacting Dan (aka Fourdee) over at DietPi and see if his platform could work for you. He seems to be at least as active, engaged and 'customer' focused as you Tim, and I think you guys could make quite a special team.

Hi Mark,

I'm not really in need of an OS-centric audio platform for Moode, just a simple compact Linux thats stable, trouble free and "no-ssh" for mainstream users, but still made in a way that allows advanced users to experiment on a well crafted distro.

The current OS underneath Moode has required very little maintenance and troubleshooting thus allowing me to focus on software development, but it needs attention. New moodeOS has to meet same requirement of very low maintenance. Moode releases will continue to be embedded system, image-only.

Achievable :-)

-Tim

[aBe]

Hi Tim,

I'm not sure why I can't get my RP2 to boot with Moode 2.5 (or even the older 2.0 version)

Same SD card, reformatted, flashed with PiCore Player image - it boots in no time, up and running fine.
But not with Moode's.

Any idea why mine did not turn out Ok?

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim,

I'm not sure why I can't get my RP2 to boot with Moode 2.5 (or even the older 2.0 version)

Same SD card, reformatted, flashed with PiCore Player image - it boots in no time, up and running fine.
But not with Moode's.

Any idea why mine did not turn out Ok?

Hi Abe,

In my experience, only a corrupt SD card or Moode image toucan cause no-boot. Recommend verifying the MD5 or SHA checksum of the zip download.

-Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Just a quick status:

moodeOS milestone #2 has been reached. Moode Audio Player up and running on custom factored J-Lite with new core servers, mpd and configs :-)

Regards,
Tim

[aBe]

Hi Abe,

In my experience, only a corrupt SD card or Moode image toucan cause no-boot. Recommend verifying the MD5 or SHA checksum of the zip download.

-Tim

Thanks. I think my SD cards ( 2 of them) could have gone bonkers
The very reason it worked OK with PicorePlay probably due to the small PCP image size.
Will try with a new SD card soon..

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

moodeOS Milestone #3 is complete. All components including core and non-core installed and configured. Moode Audio Player working perfectly so far on custom J-Lite. Performance is outstanding :-)

moodeOS is based on most recent 2016-03-18 J-Lite (4.1.19 Linux kernel). It includes custom compiled components and stock components at their latest releases under Jessie. Many of the new component releases required configuration changes and changes to Moode software. Looking ahead to Milestone #4, the focus will be on optimization, evaluating replacement components, additional code changes to take advantage of certain features in J-Lite and stress testing for stability and robustness.

When complete, moodeOS will provide a solid, forward-looking OS platform for running Moode Audio Player, fully support the entire family of Raspberry Pi boards from Pi-0 through latest Pi-3, and offer a familiar configuration to Raspbian community making it easy to DIY :-)

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

Take it moode 3 is for pi 3?

[TimCurtis]

Take it moode 3 is for pi 3?

Moode 2.6 on moodeOS 1.0 will support Pi-3.

If u want to try a Moode 2.5 image that supports Pi-3, refer to diyAUdio Moode thread. Henry Larson used a kernel transplant recipe that I provided to make an image that he offers for download :-)

-Tim

[struth]

No I was wondering if it worked on a normal pi. I'm using moode 2.5 at moment

[Stig]

Yes as I understand it the new OS will be compatible with all PI’s 1.2 and 3.:)

It's looking good Tim.

[TimCurtis]

Yes as I understand it the new OS will be compatible with all PI’s 1.2 and 3.:)

It's looking good Tim.

Correct. moodeOS 1.0 full support for entire Pi family of boards: Pi-0 through Pi-3 :-)

-Tim

[killie99]

what's the anticipated release date?

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Just a brief update on moodeOS 1.0 and Moode 2.6.

I've been testing Access Point (AP) mode and am planning to include this as a new feature. It's completely automatic i.e., there is no ON/OFF setting but does have three settings in System config that can be changed. Defaults listed below.

SSID: Moode
Channel: 1
Password: moode

It works as follows:

- Network config has to be at OOB default of eth0 or reset to default eth0 via the Network config screen.
- Plug in an AP capable Wifi adapter and reboot
- Moode will auto-configure AP mode
- From any Wifi capable client select "Moode" from the list of SSID's
- Enter "http://moode.local" in Browser

Usage scenarios:

- Moode "on the go". Can be used anywhere. No need for existing Wifi network.
- Configure for home Router without the need for Ethernet connection.

Regards,
Tim

[Stig]

Coming along nicely Tim

Those AP features looks like a nice addition.

Good work

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Here are some screen shots of the completed Auto-AP mode feature for Moode 2.6 :-) The signal strength graph is from Wifi Explorer util.

Regards,
Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Hifiberry DAC+ showing 0dB at ALSA 100 in moodeOS (J-Lite) so apparently some fixes have been made in kernel and/or overlay drivers. This means that in Moode 2.6 there should be no need to compensate for Hifiberry clipping :-)

Regards,
Tim

[Aligauld]

Hi,

Hifiberry DAC+ showing 0dB at ALSA 100 in moodeOS (J-Lite) so apparently some fixes have been made in kernel and/or overlay drivers. This means that in Moode 2.6 there should be no need to compensate for Hifiberry clipping :-)

Regards,
Tim

Thanks for the info Tim.

Cheers,
Alistair

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Milestone #4 reached, Moode 2.6 and moodeOS 1.0 stress testing complete :-)

A few new features that may make it into 2.6 include Airplay metadata and Auto-configure.

1) Airplay metadata provides the capability to retrieve artist, album, title, genre and cover art from Airplay sending applications e.g., iTunes etc. and display the items on Moode UI. Code courtesy of AndiG and MikeB, adapted and integrated :-)

2) Auto-configure is geared for environments where multiple Moode players are deployed. It performs a set of common name and service changes to a fresh Moode image at boot time thus eliminating the need to manually make changes using System and MPD config.

Some screen shots attached.

Regards,
Tim

[rikardo1979]

Hi Tim

Would you be able to give extended support to make Power button and OLED screen working with this kit on your Moode OS?
http://goo.gl/TBYGfu
AUDIOPHONICS I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO (http://www.runeaudio.com/forum/audiophonics-i-sabre-v3-dac-es9023-tcxo-t3377.html)

[TimCurtis]

Hi Tim

Would you be able to give extended support to make Power button and OLED screen working with this kit on your Moode OS?
http://goo.gl/TBYGfu
AUDIOPHONICS I-Sabre V3 DAC ES9023 TCXO (http://www.runeaudio.com/forum/audiophonics-i-sabre-v3-dac-es9023-tcxo-t3377.html)

Hi,

Moode provides metadata from its UI in a file named /var/www/currentsong.txt and it includes an LCD updater engine that runs a user provided Python script that updates LCD. These settings are on Moode System config screen. User has to write the Python script for their particular LCD.

No support for power button is built into Moode. I've not had any user demand or this.

Regards,
Tim

[rikardo1979]

Hi,

Moode provides metadata from its UI in a file named /var/www/currentsong.txt and it includes an LCD updater engine that runs a user provided Python script that updates LCD. These settings are on Moode System config screen. User has to write the Python script for their particular LCD.

No support for power button is built into Moode. I've not had any user demand or this.

Regards,
Tim

Thank you for reply on this. So I better stay on different distro then. At least you save me a lot of time trying to make this work

[bumpy]

Just a general question on Moode.

I can see that updates bring about changes to functionality, but do they also improve sound quality. If so can someone highlight the recent changes and their improvement to SQ.

[rikardo1979]

anyone can post mpd.conf please? I would like to compare some settings if they are same or different in this distro


###################################
# Auto generated mpd.conf file
# please DO NOT edit it manually!
# Use player-UI MPD config section
###################################

follow_outside_symlinks "yes"
follow_inside_symlinks "yes"
db_file "/var/lib/mpd/tag_cache"
sticker_file "/var/lib/mpd/sticker.sql"
log_file "/var/log/mpd/mpd.log"
pid_file "/var/run/mpd/pid"
music_directory "/var/lib/mpd/music"
playlist_directory "/var/lib/mpd/playlists"
state_file "/var/lib/mpd/state"
user "mpd"
bind_to_address "any"
port "6600"
zeroconf_enabled "no"
zeroconf_name "volumio"
filesystem_charset "UTF-8"
id3v1_encoding "UTF-8"
gapless_mp3_playback "yes"
auto_update "no"
group "audio"
max_connections "20"



audio_output {

type "alsa"
name "Output"
device "hw:0,0"
mixer_device "hw:0"
mixer_index "0"
dop "no"
auto_resample "no"
auto_channels "no"
auto_format "no"

}

[TimCurtis]

Just a general question on Moode.

I can see that updates bring about changes to functionality, but do they also improve sound quality. If so can someone highlight the recent changes and their improvement to SQ.

Hi,

From a technical perspective the audio pipeline in Moode software is bit-perfect unless digital signal processing (DSP) is applied for example volume or resampling. Certain MPD codecs will zero-pad the bit depth to 24 or 32 bits but this does not alter the original bits in any way and thus maintains bit-perfect samples in the pipeline.

As far as sound quality goes, Moode users have expressed preferences for many different configurations. Some prefer no resampling while others resample to a specific rate. Some users disable MPD volume control and use an external analog volume control while others prefer MPD Software or Hardware volume control. Some users that have PCM5122 based DAC's make use of settings on the Customize screen for Interpolation filter, Analog volume and Analog volume boost.

Are u using Moode with your audio system? I'd be interested in any feedback you have on SQ :-)

Regards,
Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Here are a few more screen shots of Moode 2.6 as it nears completion :-)

The Access Point (AP) mode settings have been moved to Network config and there is a new setting on System config for Airplay Metadata. I also included a screen shot of some debug logging for the new Airplay metadata feature.

Regards,
Tim

[rikardo1979]

Hi,

Here are a few more screen shots of Moode 2.6 as it nears completion :-)

The Access Point (AP) mode settings have been moved to Network config and there is a new setting on System config for Airplay Metadata. I also included a screen shot of some debug logging for the new Airplay metadata feature.

Regards,
Tim
Just coming back to you again.

Please, any chance you can help me out to make the power button work and the OLED.
I believe the original lines needs a little adjustments but I am pretty lost. Code is not my best friend.
I have tried on my own but I just messing around few hours and nothing seems to work :(

[r100]

Hi,

Here are a few more screen shots of Moode 2.6 as it nears completion :-)

The Access Point (AP) mode settings have been moved to Network config and there is a new setting on System config for Airplay Metadata. I also included a screen shot of some debug logging for the new Airplay metadata feature.

Regards,
Tim

Hi Tim, thank's for the update. Looking forward to 2.6 :) all the best.

[TimCurtis]

Just coming back to you again.

Please, any chance you can help me out to make the power button work and the OLED.
I believe the original lines needs a little adjustments but I am pretty lost. Code is not my best friend.
I have tried on my own but I just messing around few hours and nothing seems to work :(

Hi Richard,

I wish I could help but I don't have any experience integrating either an LCD or Pwr button into Moode, both of which require custom software/drivers and config for operation. As I recall there were some users in diyAudio Moode thread that have done LCD so possibly searching the thread can help, or maybe post in a forum that provides support for the particular enclosure that you have.

As I mentioned in earlier post, Moode supports LCD panels by providing two key components (1) the enhanced metadata from the UI in a file (currentsong.txt) and (2) an event loop (LCD Updater Engine) that executes a user written Python script.

User still has to wire up their particular LCD, install and configure its driver/software then write a Python script to read/parse currentsong.txt file and write the data to the LCD panel.

I've simplified LCD integration a bit but not to the point where drivers, configs and Python scripts are built into Moode for various panels. Maybe someday :-)

Regards,
Tim

[rikardo1979]

Hi Richard,

I wish I could help but I don't have any experience integrating either an LCD or Pwr button into Moode, both of which require custom software/drivers and config for operation. As I recall there were some users in diyAudio Moode thread that have done LCD so possibly searching the thread can help, or maybe post in a forum that provides support for the particular enclosure that you have.

As I mentioned in earlier post, Moode supports LCD panels by providing two key components (1) the enhanced metadata from the UI in a file (currentsong.txt) and (2) an event loop (LCD Updater Engine) that executes a user written Python script.

User still has to wire up their particular LCD, install and configure its driver/software then write a Python script to read/parse currentsong.txt file and write the data to the LCD panel.

I've simplified LCD integration a bit but not to the point where drivers, configs and Python scripts are built into Moode for various panels. Maybe someday :-)

Regards,
Tim
Hi Tim.
Thank you for reply. Will have a look at it in other forum but it looks like long run...

OP2

[Acousticmood]

I am running 2.5 on two different setups both RPI 2 one with duriosound dual mono and one with Hifiberry DAC + pro.

I switched from Volumio. I've tried a dozen times and a dozen variations but can't map my NAS drives.

They show through my computer and through FTP but when trying to mount them through the GUI. On my iPad or iPhone nothing but a red x.

I've read somewhere that the Western Digitial passport drives might be the problem?
An IT expert friend tells me it might be an issue with the router (Linksys WRT 1900 AC)

Can someone tell me where to go to trouble shoot this? I have limited Linux skills but can SSH into the pi to make changes if that will help.

Thanks,

George

[r100]

could it be the path to the ressource (i.e. the folder containing the music files) ? it is sometimes quite long and sometimes has to be proceeded by a "/" and looks something like "music/iTunes/iTunes Music/Music" for instance.

I'm using a Synology NAS so maybe not the same ... note: the IP address can be found in the DHCP table of your router if you are not sure.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0y0b3678lt797yv/Screen%20Shot%202016-04-23%20at%2021.45.44.png?raw=1

[Acousticmood]

could it be the path to the ressource (i.e. the folder containing the music files) ? it is sometimes quite long and sometimes has to be proceeded by a "/" and looks something like "music/iTunes/iTunes Music/Music" for instance.

I'm using a Synology NAS so maybe not the same ... note: the IP address can be found in the DHCP table of your router if you are not sure.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0y0b3678lt797yv/Screen%20Shot%202016-04-23%20at%2021.45.44.png?raw=1

Thanks - I've got the right IP address and the music files are one below the root.

[r100]

ah, yes. what does the error message from Moode say ? To anwser my own question it says this when it cannot mount the share. Maybe try experiementing a little with the "/" in the path name.

Last mount error
Retrying with upper case share name mount error(6): No such device or address Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

[TimCurtis]

I am running 2.5 on two different setups both RPI 2 one with duriosound dual mono and one with Hifiberry DAC + pro.

I switched from Volumio. I've tried a dozen times and a dozen variations but can't map my NAS drives.

They show through my computer and through FTP but when trying to mount them through the GUI. On my iPad or iPhone nothing but a red x.

I've read somewhere that the Western Digitial passport drives might be the problem?
An IT expert friend tells me it might be an issue with the router (Linksys WRT 1900 AC)

Can someone tell me where to go to trouble shoot this? I have limited Linux skills but can SSH into the pi to make changes if that will help.

Thanks,

George

Hi George,

It's usually the entry in the Remote directory field that causes issue. It cannot have a leading / slash.

When u map a drive to it from your PC what do u enter for path to the server. For example:

(1) Windows
z: \\MyServer\public\music

(2) Mac
cifs://MyServer/public/music
smb://MyServer/public/music:

-Tim

[Acousticmood]

1678116782
Hi George,

It's usually the entry in the Remote directory field that causes issue. It cannot have a leading / slash.

When u map a drive to it from your PC what do u enter for path to the server. For example:

(1) Windows
z: \\MyServer\public\music

(2) Mac
cifs://MyServer/public/music
smb://MyServer/public/music:

-Tim

Here are two pictures - t"he first showing my mapping path from the computer to the drive and the second from the GUI. It doesn't show up but the error message is "last mount error username specified with no parameter" I don't use a username / password to access these drives.

[TimCurtis]

1678116782

Here are two pictures - t"he first showing my mapping path from the computer to the drive and the second from the GUI. It doesn't show up but the error message is "last mount error username specified with no parameter" I don't use a username / password to access these drives.

Hi George,

If I recall correctly, Windows defaults to sending the PC's logon userid/pwd with a drive mapping unless its specified to use another credentials.

I would try the following:

Remote directory = allmusic/Flac
Userid = Windows PC logon userid
Password = Windows PC logon password

-Tim

[Acousticmood]

Thanks Tim I do t normally use the computer because the drive is attached to the router and the computer isn't on.

I tried your suggestion though and here is the error message I got:

Mount error (115): Operation now in progress
Refer to the mount.cifs (8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

Thanks,

George

[TimCurtis]

Thanks Tim I do t normally use the computer because the drive is attached to the router and the computer isn't on.

I tried your suggestion though and here is the error message I got:

Mount error (115): Operation now in progress
Refer to the mount.cifs (8) manual page (e.g. man mount.cifs)

Thanks,

George

Hi George,

The mount errors aren't very informative. Send email to tim at moodeaudio dot org and I'll help troubleshoot.

-Tim

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Moode 2.6 Test Release 1 (TR1) is available for download at moodeaudio.org under the TEST CODE button.

This TR includes support for the new Raspberry Pi 3 and is built on moodeOS 1.0 the new J-Lite based operating system for Moode Audio Player. Additional features included in TR1 are listed below. Refer to the release notes for details.

- NEW: WiFi automatic Access Point (AP) mode
- NEW: Airplay metadata and cover art
- NEW: USB storage devices auto-mounted by disk label
- NEW: Network configuration system
- NEW: Auto-configuration system

NOTE only a few WiFi adapters support AP mode. Pi 3 integrated adapter and Canakit WiFi adapter were used for testing.

Be sure to read the updated Setup instructions to learn how to make use of the new capabilities. SSH logon is now pi@moode (pwd=raspberry). Preface all cmds with sudo :-)

Enjoy!

Regards,
Tim

[Acousticmood]

Hi George,

The mount errors aren't very informative. Send email to tim at moodeaudio dot org and I'll help troubleshoot.

-Tim

Email sent. Thank you

[TimCurtis]

Hi,

Moode 2.6 Test Release 2 (TR2) is available for download at moodeaudio.org under the TEST CODE button.

This TR is primarily a bug fix release to address issues reported in TR1 but it does include some some great new commercial-free, listener-supported radio stations and the addition of sample/bit rate displayed on Playback panel as part of the extra metadata.

Like the previous test release, TR2 includes support for the new Raspberry Pi 3 and is built on moodeOS 1.0 the new J-Lite based operating system for Moode Audio Player. Features included in TR2 are listed below. Refer to the release notes for details.

- NEW: WiFi automatic Access Point (AP) mode
- NEW: Airplay metadata and cover art
- NEW: USB storage devices auto-mounted by disk label
- NEW: Network configuration system
- NEW: Auto-configuration system
- UPD: bump to Linux kernel 4.4.8

1) Fixes to bugs reported for TR1:

- FIX: NFS mount fails because rpcbind not enabled at boot
- FIX: Ext4 file system fails to auto-mount
- FIX: Channel swap can occur when Pi 3 + I2S + 16 bit audio

2) Moode users have reported the following adapters work in AP mode.

- Raspberry Pi 3 integrated WiFi adapter
- Canakit WiFi Adapter
- Raspberry Pi USB WiFi Dongle
- WiFi adapters based on RTL RT5370 chipset

3) Console login userid=pi, password=raspberry. Preface all cmds with sudo.

4) I'm specifically looking for feedback on whether the USB(UAC2) issues are fixed in Linux kernel 4.4.8

Be sure to read the updated Setup instructions to learn how to make use of the new capabilities.

Enjoy!

Regards,
Tim

[struth]

Got that installedcTim.... Does switching on airplay switch off samba? And exactly what does the airplay do?
Sorry if those questions seem daft but i am:ner:

[Acousticmood]

i installed the new version and it wouldn't connect on my iPad . Tried the IP address and mode.local to no avail.

Reinstalled r25 image and it worked - that's weird.