Squeezebox
installing spotify and squeezelight on raspian
raspotify is great but locks the audio card and won't share
the solution duplicated below
The sound config below can be used to make alsa allow two applications share the sound card raspotify and squeezelight
configure raspotify for device spotify
# /etc/asound.conf
# use aplay -l to determine the below.
# Change to the card number or name that you want to be the default control card.
# Default: 0
defaults.ctl.card 0
# Change to the card number or name that you want to be the default playback card.
# It should usually be the same as defaults.ctl.card.
# Default: 0
defaults.pcm.card 0
# Change to the device number that you want to be the default device on the default card.
# 0 or 1 is usually the correct device number.
# Default: 0
defaults.pcm.device 0
# Change to the subdevice number that you want to be the default subdevice on the default device.
# Should rarely need to be changed.
# Default: -1
defaults.pcm.subdevice -1
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave {
channels 2
rate 44100
format S16_LE
pcm {
type softvol
slave.pcm {
type dmix
ipc_key 1024
ipc_perm 0660
ipc_gid audio
slowptr true
hw_ptr_alignment roundup
slave {
pcm {
type hw
card {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.card
}
device {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.device
}
subdevice {
@func refer
name defaults.pcm.subdevice
}
}
channels 2
period_size 0
buffer_size 0
buffer_time 0
period_time 250000
periods 4
rate 44100
format S16_LE
}
bindings {
0 0
1 1
}
}
control {
name PCM
card {
@func refer
name defaults.ctl.card
}
}
}
}
}
pcm.spotify {
type plug
slave {
channels 2
rate 44100
format S16_LE
pcm {
type softvol
slave.pcm default
control {
name spotify
card {
@func refer
name defaults.ctl.card
}
}
}
}
}
pcm.alexa {
type plug
slave {
channels 2
rate 44100
format S16_LE
pcm {
type softvol
slave.pcm default
control {
name alexa
card {
@func refer
name defaults.ctl.card
}
}
}
}
}
Setup with no display
- Plug in the ethernet cable and pull out the power plug.
- Do a factory reset. Point the remote at the display while pressing the ADD ("+") button. Plug in the power plug and count to 7, then release the ADD button on the remote.
- Welcome to Squeezebox. Wait 15 seconds and it will push right by itself.
- Language selection. Press right-arrow to select English.
- Set up networking. Press right-arrow.
- Choose wireless or ethernet. Press down-arrow once, then right-arrow for ethernet.
- IP address. Press right-arrow to choose DHCP.
- Wait 30 seconds. Press right-arrow to select your SqueezeCenter server that (hopefully) it will have found.
The timing isn't really critical. For the factory setup you have to
hold the button pressed for (I'm guessing) at least 5 seconds, but if
you hold it too long you end up forcing another factory reset after it
reboots. The 15 seconds just means wait at least 15 seconds. DHCP
negotiation usually takes only a few seconds, but I've sometimes seen it
take 10-20 seconds on my network.
Factory reset, right, right, down, right, right, right.
NET-UDAP perl script for setup
wifi cards
SAMSUMG NP-R40 17-000660 Sony Vaio VGN-FS515H Internal WLAN WIFI Wireless Card Board 178901432 AR5BMB5 search for AR5BMB5 in the description
squeezebox boom problems
https://broadlyuseless.info/tech/how-to-fix-unresponsive-squeezebox-boom/
picoreplayer
For bluetooth:
- tweaks page - configure hostname - this will appear as the bluetooth device to pair with
- configure output device (note you can click on the text on the right when you expand)
- make discoverable
- turn on all codecs
- pair
- set type as player
it should then play
build your own
Make sure you have enough power if driving a touch screen and the pi or you get nasty pops
configure the screen
Edit the config.txt in the first partition add the lines for your touch device e.g.
hdmi_group=2 hdmi_mode=1 hdmi_mode=87 hdmi_cvt 1024 600 60 6 0 0 0
device
my black dac from ebay is PCM5122 and works as the iqaudio dac+
dtoverlay=iqaudio-dacplus
calibrate touch screen
not required if you change the input type to TSLIB see below
/usr/local/bin/ts_calibrate
make jivelite use the touch library and the right input
install jivelight and restart
copy /opt/jivelite/bin/jivelite.sh to /mnt/mmcblk0p2/tce/jivelite.sh
edit and add after the first line the following:
export SDL_MOUSEDEV=/dev/input/event0 export SDL_MOUSEDRV=TSLIB
my device the screen is off so I can't select the resolution
copy your /mnt/mmcblk0p2/tce/mydata.tgz file off the pi
(extract as root so you keep the uids into a new directory `tar -xzf ../ydata.tgz`)
create the file home/tc/.jivelite/userpath/settings/SelectSkin.lua with the contents:
settings = {skin="PiGridSkin_1024x600",}
rearchive the file `tar -czf ../mydata.tgz .`) and copy back onto the pi
add spotify
https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?107755-A-simple-how-to-for-quot-Spotty-quot-and-pCP
bluetooth audio input
now supported by the UI but you need to use 5gz wifi