'Analog Dinosaur' succumbs to the joys of FBA : enter Raspberry Pi 2/IQ-Audio DAC+!!

Yes I think I will just have to leave the ethernet instruction in place and put up with the occasional delay (it take 90 secs to boot).

Anyway my rant is being replaced by delirious audiophile babbling... I've just tried bypassing the preamp part of my active crossover. There's a very appreciable increase in all the good things and no downsides.

I reckon it would be even better if I could do the crossover in the Pi. Anyone know how to bolt 2 PiDAC+s to a Pi and do all the jiggery pokery in Linux?
I am sure pursuing that would be the route to a mental breakdown, but....

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Originally Posted by Krisbee

You'd find is easier if you assigned a fixed Ip address to your PI. Check your router docs to see how to do this when using DHCP. It's often called "address reservation". The exact steps will depend on the make/model of your router. This is an example that applies to netgear only, but will give you an idea of what to look for:

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/de...gear-router%3F

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Thanks for the tip, I have been meaning to look into this for a while :)

Unfortunately it appears my old Belkin modem/router does not support this option.

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Originally Posted by Starterman

Yes I think I will just have to leave the ethernet instruction in place and put up with the occasional delay (it take 90 secs to boot).

Anyway my rant is being replaced by delirious audiophile babbling... I've just tried bypassing the preamp part of my active crossover. There's a very appreciable increase in all the good things and no downsides.

I reckon it would be even better if I could do the crossover in the Pi. Anyone know how to bolt 2 PiDAC+s to a Pi and do all the jiggery pokery in Linux?
I am sure pursuing that would be the route to a mental breakdown, but....

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Now that really is serious babble, and I haven't a clue. The DIY audio forum might be a place to search for info.

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Thanks for the tip, I have been meaning to look into this for a while :)

Unfortunately it appears my old Belkin modem/router does not support this option.

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That's a pity, unless it's hidden under some more obscure name. Being nosy, what's the model & and hardware version number? The alternative is to assign a static ip to the RPI via the web interface you're using if that's possible, otherwise it would mean tinkering under the hood.

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Originally Posted by AlanS

It is unfortunate that the Pi has been spoken about like a CD Player on AoS.

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.. and quite ironic really given that the Pi was developed specifically to provide an affordable way for novices (particularly children) to get involved with coding at a basic level. I have to admit that I originally fell into the trap of just seeing it as a easy-play jukebox and got quite frustrated when I discovered that I might actually have to open Terminal on my mac and do stuff - even though that 'stuff' was merely pasting in code given to me in forum posts ...

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That's a pity, unless it's hidden under some more obscure name. Being nosy, what's the model & and hardware version number? The alternative is to assign a static ip to the RPI via the web interface you're using if that's possible, otherwise it would mean tinkering under the hood.

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Belkin F5D8636-4 v2 (01)

Firmware Version 2.00.18 (Sep 8 2009 18:34:03)

I have a Netgear modem/router that has the option, but the download speed is half that of the Belkin so I don't use it.

I use an app on my ipad to get the ip address for my PI, so it's not that much of a problem. But it's a pain when I need to go upstairs to reboot the modem.

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Belkin F5D8636-4 v2 (01)

Firmware Version 2.00.18 (Sep 8 2009 18:34:03)

I have a Netgear modem/router that has the option, but the download speed is half that of the Belkin so I don't use it.

I use an app on my ipad to get the ip address for my PI, so it's not that much of a problem. But it's a pain when I need to go upstairs to reboot the modem.

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Assuming I've looked at the right manual ( http://www.manualslib.com/manual/367...?page=2#manual ) then you are right, there's no address reservation under DHCP on that Belkin model. The router's web-based user interface does allow to get the RPi ip address using the "client list", and you should be able to restart it too - see page 64 - without going upstairs.

If you ever decide to configure the RPi to use a fixed (static) ip address don't forget to pick a value which is outside the range of the router's DHCP IP pool. ( see pages 43 & 44)

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Originally Posted by Krisbee

Assuming I've looked at the right manual ( http://www.manualslib.com/manual/367...?page=2#manual ) then you are right, there's no address reservation under DHCP on that Belkin model. The router's web-based user interface does allow to get the RPi ip address using the "client list", and you should be able to restart it too - see page 64 - without going upstairs.

If you ever decide to configure the RPi to use a fixed (static) ip address don't forget to pick a value which is outside the range of the router's DHCP IP pool. ( see pages 43 & 44)

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Thanks for the info Chris, never throught about using the web interface to restart the modem from down stairs, will give it ago. :)

Yes I can do it from upstairs as m pc is up and mode etc is down. saves a lot of stairlift wear:lol:

I do assign a fixed ip for ease of use, but if you can't can you not just find the pi on your network using its hostname?

I can get to my subsonic server with http://dietpi:4040 (cos isubsonic is running on port 4040) and I can remote in to the pi using ssh root@dietpi (instead of ssh root@192.168.1.xx)

If you're a windows user and you're dabling in pi you'd be well advised to snag a copy of putty: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~s.../download.html and learn how to use it to connect to your pi with ssh (think of it as an alternative web interface ;-))