raspberry pi 2 as media player

[seal]

Did you enable DLNA server in moOde?

You will need to enable it in the settings and also restart moOde.

Hi regeHA,

Thanx for the reply. Ok I will try it and let you know

Regds

Ajit

 

[seal]

Did you enable DLNA server in moOde?

You will need to enable it in the settings and also restart moOde.

Hi

Enabled the Dlna server , its still the same , the bubble upnp doesnt detects the moode, probably I,m missing something.

Regds

Ajit

 

[rikhav]

Hi

Enabled the Dlna server , its still the same , the bubble upnp doesnt detects the moode, probably I,m missing something.

Regds

Ajit

There is nothing more I did other then this
Can you explain step by step what all you did

 

[seal]

There is nothing more I did other then this
Can you explain step by step what all you did

Hi,

I did the followings:

Installed minimserver and minimstreamer in a laptop , my laptop runs in linux mint. I kept everything in default settings in the configuration.
Installed bubble upnp in a tab . The tab can see the minimserver , i can even play music in the tab itself accessing the minimserver library.
Enabled moode dlna in the moode player , reboot it , still it is not detected in the bubble .
I have also installed a small control point app in the laptop UPPLAY . Even it doesnot detect the moode.

Regards

Ajit

 

[regeHA]

Hi,

I did the followings:

Installed minimserver and minimstreamer in a laptop , my laptop runs in linux mint. I kept everything in default settings in the configuration.
Installed bubble upnp in a tab . The tab can see the minimserver , i can even play music in the tab itself accessing the minimserver library.
Enabled moode dlna in the moode player , reboot it , still it is not detected in the bubble .
I have also installed a small control point app in the laptop UPPLAY . Even it doesnot detect the moode.

Regards

Ajit

Nothing else to it. Rename the server to something you can recognize and restart.

It should work. You can try to install the latest beta version of moOde and give it a try.

 

[seal]

Nothing else to it. Rename the server to something you can recognize and restart.

It should work. You can try to install the latest beta version of moOde and give it a try.

Thanx.

I will do that.

Regds

Ajit

 

[seal]

Hi regeHA/Rikhav,

Finally manged to stream audios from minimserver to rasppi+moode . I burned a new image of beta version of 2.5 Moode.

Thanx for the help.

Regds

Ajit

 

[arnprasad]

The idea is...for multiple floor media streaming solution...run concealed (or visible) cat5/6 cable between floors...connect them to unmanaged switch (one at each floor) and add a WiFi router in repeater or ap mode (one at each floor)

All will be in same network.

Alternatively a high power WiFi might be ok.

IMHO.

Hi,

I ordered the following cable from Amazon:

CNCT Beige 20 m Cat 6 Network Patch Cord in CCA: Amazon.in: Electronics

and two switches of following from paytm:

https://paytm.com/shop/p/d-link-des...k-switch-white-COMD-LINK-DES-1SPEC133216F299F

As is the risk from buying from snapdeal and paytm, i got an item which seemed to be a customer return as there was no seal and it was torn. So I returned one switch back and since I already had the cable, I just plugged the cable to my router and the other end to my laptop. While the cable is 65 feet long, physically I am sitting 15 feet from the router. While internet was very slow to open, but after a minute or so, it is fast and when I checked the speed on speedtest, it is showing 50mbps which is my plan. Also during my five minutes of testing - occasionally it is sluggish - not sure because of the distance (65 ft cable) and lack of switches or maybe its a hathway thing. Hence please answer the following:

(a) Now when I stretch the cable to 50 feet and take it to first floor, the performance shouldn't vary right? I will do that immediately after writing this post. Does speedtest showing 50mbps mean it is in full force or even with a stretched 65 feet cable, one will theoretically get the maximum speed but will experience sluggishness when surfing? I didnt test download speed as its my office laptop.

(b) Assuming I still get 50mbps - then should I return the second switch also to paytm? is there is a need for a switch then? if you say so, then I will buy a second one from amazon

(c) Please let me know what I need to do to my linksys router on the first floor to enable it to serve as wifi hotspot on first floor - details of my router model is in one of the earlier pages..I too will google.

(d) Also 90% of the cable will be exposed to the elements including sunlight and may be a bit of rain during monsoon...will that affect the performance? I got no concealed wiring - taking the wire out of groudfloor wall ..make it climb my outside wall exposed and then take it into the first floor.

Thanks for all your help....so far the cable has cost me 400 bucks and if I am able to get 50mbps at first floor also and also get to use my redundant linksys - I will be a very happy person :clapping::clapping:

 

[rikhav]

Hi all
I finally could setup a linux media server "daphile" which I am sure everyone is aware
Its back is a Logitech media server or squeezebox media server. Whatever you call it its the same
Best part is that it detects any squeezebox or squeeze lite player in the local network and automatically configures itself to play music through the squeezelite player
For that I was lucky that there was a full fledged distro for rpi called max2play. Its essentially a squeezelite player in new avatar

One can use daphile at both ends if you are using x86 PC at both ends configuring one as player and other as swrver. Daphile has both the server part and player part and plus many tweaks to link network drives, over or under clock cpu, disable USB components not in use and also disable PCI components not in use when using daphile


Best is it does not use dlna/upnp to connect server to renderer. Some say it's old tech and avoid it all costs
I am yet to find any major audible difference between using daphile and max2play vs moode on rpi and minimserver or jriver on PC or moode with local USB drive

But I have not done any critical listening so can't be 100 percent sure

One can buy max2play paid version and there also one has option for many plugins

Tweakers paradise

 

[regeHA]

I've been paying for media players for a long time... since JRiver 15, then JPlay, and then JPlay 2 PC setup.

But the free Linux distros simply blow everything Windows out of the water. Been using Daphile, but in DLNA mode as well as NAS + Pi. Daphile is an all in one solution and extremely tweakable. Pi is a set it and forget it solution for a media server/streamer.

Cannot say I've decided one way... but eventually I plan to setup MPD.

 

[Hassan Khani]

MPD setup is extremely easy on distro like Ubuntu. I have been using this for years and extremely stable and work flawlessly for large collection of albums. Very nice clients available like Mpad (for Ipad) and MpDroid (for android). Also there are many many command line, graphical, embedded as well as web based clients available.

I had setup MPD / Alsa to bitstream to the USB DAC and the SQ in this way is at its best I believe.

 

[sam9s]

Hi all
I finally could setup a linux media server "daphile" which I am sure everyone is aware
Its back is a Logitech media server or squeezebox media server. Whatever you call it its the same
Best part is that it detects any squeezebox or squeeze lite player in the local network and automatically configures itself to play music through the squeezelite player
For that I was lucky that there was a full fledged distro for rpi called max2play. Its essentially a squeezelite player in new avatar

One can use daphile at both ends if you are using x86 PC at both ends configuring one as player and other as swrver. Daphile has both the server part and player part and plus many tweaks to link network drives, over or under clock cpu, disable USB components not in use and also disable PCI components not in use when using daphile


Best is it does not use dlna/upnp to connect server to renderer. Some say it's old tech and avoid it all costs
I am yet to find any major audible difference between using daphile and max2play vs moode on rpi and minimserver or jriver on PC or moode with local USB drive

But I have not done any critical listening so can't be 100 percent sure

One can buy max2play paid version and there also one has option for many plugins

Tweakers paradise

though I appreciated max2play, but bro if you are using any LMS fork, like daphile in this case, you can never neglect picore player. Its THE best LMS player produced for Pi. No nonsense hardware player for LMS. Give it shot. Before Moode I was using picore player with rpi. The reason I dumped was coz I wanted a UPnP/Airplay rendered based player like moode coz then I am able to send audio from anywhere (mobile/tab/PC ...) to my speakers and moode also supports my USB DAC.

 

[rikhav]

though I appreciated max2play, but bro if you are using any LMS fork, like daphile in this case, you can never neglect picore player. Its THE best LMS player produced for Pi. No nonsense hardware player for LMS. Give it shot. Before Moode I was using picore player with rpi. The reason I dumped was coz I wanted a UPnP/Airplay rendered based player like moode coz then I am able to send audio from anywhere (mobile/tab/PC ...) to my speakers and moode also supports my USB DAC.

Wish I could thank this post of your 10 times

Thank you so much Sam.

I was intending to install Picore player but the name slipped from my mind. I was eating Regeha's head to tell me the name of the player he suggested me to use with LMS. Now I realize it was you who had suggested Picore to me

Its getting downloaded as I type and is just 74 MB
Will give it a go

 

[regeHA]

Raspberry Pi 3 is here, same price of $35.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-on-sale/

With onboard wifi and Bluetooth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTTa-24whdw

 

[rikhav]

Onboard WiFi
Major cpu boost as new one is a cortex a53 core design

I would have really liked if we got a gigabit port but still not a bad deal considering price is same

 

[regeHA]

Onboard WiFi
Major cpu boost as new one is a cortex a53 core design

I would have really liked if we got a gigabit port but still not a bad deal considering price is same

The lack of gigabit ethernet has been one major gripe for me. I've a gigabit network in both wired and wireless, but the Pi is the one device that's limited in that regard.

I've tested extensively and transfers are limited to 50MB/s with the Pi, not bad, but not great when other devices on the network go 6-7 times faster.

 

[sam9s]

Available for 3500 on India Rpi official re sellers ....

 

[sam9s]

Rpi Zero is suppose to be just 5 USD(350 bucks) and here in India we are getting it for 1500!!! ..damm looters ...

 

[regeHA]

Available for 3500 on India Rpi official re sellers ....

Pre-ordered, will be available in 1 week.

But no power adapter, Pi 3 needs 5V and 2.5A.

I have one 5V 3A, but its USB-C so won't fit.

 

[rikhav]

Picoreplayer ver 2.02 got released a few days back. It has quiet a few bug fixes, major being issues resolved with proper functioning of ALSA equilizer
The auto update also had issues but picore being very unique, one has option of putting commans lines. Still I was having issues auto updating

Without wasting much of time I downloaded the 2.02 version and transferred the image to the SD card. Now I am so use to the initial settings it hardly took me few seconds to enable wifi. Plus runnig the pi with battery helps in moving it around

Well, the equalizer do work and the warmth which was always missing from my PC audio could be got with playing aeouns with the equalizers carefully.
I have just set them very roughly and it will take days before I can come to final settings

One can argue that equalizers altering the actual sound is not a good idea but for me now most important is that the sound should please my ears , rather then follow certain set of rules in Hifi

It is a 10 band equalizer

Still I would like few more additions in the equalizer plugin in next update. I am not sure if this can be axhieved though

Have eq setting till 20khz rather then 16 khz which is at present
Option to save multiple eq settings
Figures in db as then it becomes simpler to adjust