GentooPlayer

[bodiebill]

Thanks @antonellocaroli. It seems that usb port deactivation is not persistent, so it has to be done after every restart? 

[bodiebill]

Another question: is it possible to use profile 1 with an RPi4?

[antonellocaroli]

5 hours ago, bodiebill said:

It seems that usb port deactivation is not persistent, so it has to be done after every restart? 

yes.

 

otherwise you can create a file/script in local.d that executes the command on every startup.

see this guide

56 minutes ago, bodiebill said:

Another question: is it possible to use profile 1 with an RPi4?

yes

[bodiebill]

1 hour ago, antonellocaroli said:

Another question: is it possible to use profile 1 with an RPi4?

yes

 

Hm. I chose profile 1 and after the reboot GP was no longer accessible, neither was it to be found by my network scanner.

 

Do I have to prepare a new usb stick or can something else be done?

 

[antonellocaroli]

9 hours ago, bodiebill said:

Hm. I chose profile 1 and after the reboot GP was no longer accessible, neither was it to be found by my network scanner.

strange...are you sure it depends on the profile?
Have you tried removing power from the rpi and then switching it back on?

 

 

 

9 hours ago, bodiebill said:

Do I have to prepare a new usb stick or can something else be done?

 

If you can't access the system... it's hard to do anything...

[bodiebill]

5 hours ago, antonellocaroli said:

strange...are you sure it depends on the profile?

 

No, but I am reluctant to use it again.

 

5 hours ago, antonellocaroli said:

Have you tried removing power from the rpi and then switching it back on?

 

That is actually the only way I know how to do it as the RPi/Pi2AES has no power button.

 

5 hours ago, antonellocaroli said:

 

If you can't access the system... it's hard to do anything...

 

So it should be able to work: Profile 1 on a RPi4. Maybe next time I am ready for a reinstall, I will enable Profile 1 again and see if the problem occurs again.

 

In am now configuring a new install...

 

[bodiebill]

I could noit resist and tried again with Profile 1, this time applying it after gp-update before everything else. This time it worked.

So something else must have been the culprit? Or a combination of settings?

TWK? Governor? Fixed IP? Kernel? Removal of certain SW?

Maybe I will find out...

[zackthedog]

I'm using the latest GP with Gmediarenderer, Pi2AES and Audirvana 3.5.  In Audirvana the software volume control is enabled and it wioll not let me change the setting (Volume Control setting is grayed out). Is there any way to disable it with Gmediarenderer?

[antonellocaroli]

On 12/14/2021 at 2:56 PM, RDOK said:

Hi @antonellocaroli,

 

HQplayerd in its newest version (4.28) now is able to connect directly to Qobuz:

 

This makes it possible to run from Qobuz directly, instead of through Roon as I do now.

First comments hint at a better sound quality compared to Roon, and I would like to try for myself.

 

Would it be possible to update to this version 4.28 in Gentooplayer?
I tried the update software option in GP for hqplayerd but that did not work.

 

Rob

Hi Rob,

Which version of GentooPlayer are you using?

[bodiebill]

@antonellocaroli

Something seems wrong with the Play2Dir 'Switch off network' option. If chosen, when the music finally plays, GP van still be reached and operated via the WI and ssh. This is not the case when using PlayDir. 

[antonellocaroli]

2 hours ago, bodiebill said:

@antonellocaroli

Something seems wrong with the Play2Dir 'Switch off network' option. If chosen, when the music finally plays, GP van still be reached and operated via the WI and ssh. This is not the case when using PlayDir. 

thanks, gp-update should solve it...

[bodiebill]

41 minutes ago, antonellocaroli said:

thanks, gp-update should solve it...

 

And it did, works now as expected. Thanks!

[bodiebill]

@antonellocaroli

When trying to update the firmware (not in ramsystem) I get some error messages such as 

 

* IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/default/rpi-eeprom-update' needs updating.

 

and

 

lspci not found. Try installing the pciutils package.
[ !! ]
* ERROR: rpi4-eeprom-updater failed to start

 

Can you please advise?

 

P S The first error message is solved after etc-update.

 

Full output:

 

>>> Syncing repository 'gentoo' into '/var/db/repos/gentoo'...

/usr/bin/git fetch origin

Already up to date.

=== Sync completed for gentoo

>>> Syncing repository 'antonellocaroli' into '/var/db/repos/antonellocaroli'...

/usr/bin/git fetch origin

remote: Enumerating objects: 57, done.

remote: Counting objects: 100% (57/57), done.

remote: Compressing objects: 100% (21/21), done.

remote: Total 46 (delta 29), reused 41 (delta 24), pack-reused 0

Unpacking objects: 100% (46/46), 4.78 KiB | 23.00 KiB/s, done.

From https://github.com/antonellocaroli/GP-overlay

edc48c1..301287e master -> origin/master

Updating edc48c1..301287e

Fast-forward

app-benchmarks/s-tui/Manifest | 2 +

app-benchmarks/s-tui/s-tui-0.8.3-r1.ebuild | 30 ++++++++++

app-benchmarks/s-tui/s-tui-1.1.3-r1.ebuild | 30 ++++++++++

media-sound/mympd/Manifest | 1 +

media-sound/mympd/mympd-9.0.3.ebuild | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++

net-misc/bubbleupnp-bin/Manifest | 1 +

.../bubbleupnp-bin/bubbleupnp-bin-0.9.42.ebuild | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++

sys-boot/etcher/Manifest | 1 +

sys-boot/etcher/etcher-1.7.3.ebuild | 41 ++++++++++++++

9 files changed, 234 insertions(+)

create mode 100644 app-benchmarks/s-tui/Manifest

create mode 100644 app-benchmarks/s-tui/s-tui-0.8.3-r1.ebuild

create mode 100644 app-benchmarks/s-tui/s-tui-1.1.3-r1.ebuild

create mode 100644 media-sound/mympd/mympd-9.0.3.ebuild

create mode 100644 net-misc/bubbleupnp-bin/bubbleupnp-bin-0.9.42.ebuild

create mode 100644 sys-boot/etcher/etcher-1.7.3.ebuild

=== Sync completed for antonellocaroli

 

* IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/default/rpi-eeprom-update' needs updating.

* See the CONFIGURATION FILES and CONFIGURATION FILES UPDATE TOOLS

* sections of the emerge man page to learn how to update config files.

 

* IMPORTANT: 20 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.

* Use eselect news read to view new items.

 

Action: sync for repo: gentoo, returned code = 0

Action: sync for repo: antonellocaroli, returned code = 0

 

* Last emerge --sync was 35d 9h 43m 41s ago.

firmware is already updated

* Last emerge --sync was 35d 9h 44m 56s ago.

eeprom is already updated

* Starting rpi4-eeprom-updater ...

lspci not found. Try installing the pciutils package.

[ !! ]

* ERROR: rpi4-eeprom-updater failed to start

[antonellocaroli]

1 hour ago, bodiebill said:

@antonellocaroli

When trying to update the firmware (not in ramsystem) I get some error messages such as 

 

* IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/default/rpi-eeprom-update' needs updating.

 

and

 

lspci not found. Try installing the pciutils package.
[ !! ]
* ERROR: rpi4-eeprom-updater failed to start

 

Can you please advise?

 

P S The first error message is solved after etc-update.

 

Full output:

 

>>> Syncing repository 'gentoo' into '/var/db/repos/gentoo'...

/usr/bin/git fetch origin

Already up to date.

=== Sync completed for gentoo

>>> Syncing repository 'antonellocaroli' into '/var/db/repos/antonellocaroli'...

/usr/bin/git fetch origin

remote: Enumerating objects: 57, done.

remote: Counting objects: 100% (57/57), done.

remote: Compressing objects: 100% (21/21), done.

remote: Total 46 (delta 29), reused 41 (delta 24), pack-reused 0

Unpacking objects: 100% (46/46), 4.78 KiB | 23.00 KiB/s, done.

From https://github.com/antonellocaroli/GP-overlay

edc48c1..301287e master -> origin/master

Updating edc48c1..301287e

Fast-forward

app-benchmarks/s-tui/Manifest | 2 +

app-benchmarks/s-tui/s-tui-0.8.3-r1.ebuild | 30 ++++++++++

app-benchmarks/s-tui/s-tui-1.1.3-r1.ebuild | 30 ++++++++++

media-sound/mympd/Manifest | 1 +

media-sound/mympd/mympd-9.0.3.ebuild | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++++

net-misc/bubbleupnp-bin/Manifest | 1 +

.../bubbleupnp-bin/bubbleupnp-bin-0.9.42.ebuild | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++

sys-boot/etcher/Manifest | 1 +

sys-boot/etcher/etcher-1.7.3.ebuild | 41 ++++++++++++++

9 files changed, 234 insertions(+)

create mode 100644 app-benchmarks/s-tui/Manifest

create mode 100644 app-benchmarks/s-tui/s-tui-0.8.3-r1.ebuild

create mode 100644 app-benchmarks/s-tui/s-tui-1.1.3-r1.ebuild

create mode 100644 media-sound/mympd/mympd-9.0.3.ebuild

create mode 100644 net-misc/bubbleupnp-bin/bubbleupnp-bin-0.9.42.ebuild

create mode 100644 sys-boot/etcher/etcher-1.7.3.ebuild

=== Sync completed for antonellocaroli

 

* IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/default/rpi-eeprom-update' needs updating.

* See the CONFIGURATION FILES and CONFIGURATION FILES UPDATE TOOLS

* sections of the emerge man page to learn how to update config files.

 

* IMPORTANT: 20 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.

* Use eselect news read to view new items.

 

Action: sync for repo: gentoo, returned code = 0

Action: sync for repo: antonellocaroli, returned code = 0

 

* Last emerge --sync was 35d 9h 43m 41s ago.

firmware is already updated

* Last emerge --sync was 35d 9h 44m 56s ago.

eeprom is already updated

* Starting rpi4-eeprom-updater ...

lspci not found. Try installing the pciutils package.

[ !! ]

* ERROR: rpi4-eeprom-updater failed to start

try now....

[bodiebill]

32 minutes ago, antonellocaroli said:

try now....

 

After gp-update, trying again Firmware Update, I get the output below, and then it hangs -- never seems to finish -- at least for the last 25 minutes...

 

>>> Syncing repository 'gentoo' into '/var/db/repos/gentoo'...

/usr/bin/git fetch origin

Already up to date.

=== Sync completed for gentoo

>>> Syncing repository 'antonellocaroli' into '/var/db/repos/antonellocaroli'...

/usr/bin/git fetch origin

Already up to date.

=== Sync completed for antonellocaroli

 

* IMPORTANT: 20 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.

* Use eselect news read to view new items.

 

Action: sync for repo: gentoo, returned code = 0

Action: sync for repo: antonellocaroli, returned code = 0

 

* Last emerge --sync was 35d 11h 4m 15s ago.

[Dandou]

Hi @antonellocaroli , 

 

I want to use GP in Ramsystem mode 4, in order to have both Squeezelite R2 and Roon Bridge.

I disabled all the players except: Squeezelite R2, UpMpdCli and Roon Bridge. But I get the message that the Allo does not have enough RAM. 

 

I tried to remove software that I do not need (LMS, NAD, MyMPD), but I got a message saying that my profile was invalid, while being in profile 1. I changed my settings to Profile-Standard, but I can't remove the unwanted software. I still get the message that my profile is invalid. 

 

 

 

What can I do to have both "Roon Bridge", "Squeezelite R2" and "UpMpdCli" in Ramsystem? 

 

[antonellocaroli]

3 minutes ago, bodiebill said:

 

After gp-update, trying again Firmware Update, I get the output below, and then it hangs -- never seems to finish -- at least for the last 25 minutes...

 

>>> Syncing repository 'gentoo' into '/var/db/repos/gentoo'...

/usr/bin/git fetch origin

Already up to date.

=== Sync completed for gentoo

>>> Syncing repository 'antonellocaroli' into '/var/db/repos/antonellocaroli'...

/usr/bin/git fetch origin

Already up to date.

=== Sync completed for antonellocaroli

 

* IMPORTANT: 20 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.

* Use eselect news read to view new items.

 

Action: sync for repo: gentoo, returned code = 0

Action: sync for repo: antonellocaroli, returned code = 0

 

* Last emerge --sync was 35d 11h 4m 15s ago.

do you have an active profile?

[antonellocaroli]

3 minutes ago, Dandou said:

Hi @antonellocaroli , 

 

I want to use GP in Ramsystem mode 4, in order to have both Squeezelite R2 and Roon Bridge.

I disabled all the players except: Squeezelite R2, UpMpdCli and Roon Bridge. But I get the message that the Allo does not have RAM. 

 

I tried to remove software that I do not need (LMS, NAD, MyMPD), but I get the message that mu profil is invalid, while being in profile 1. I changed my settings to Profile-Standard, but I can't remove the unwanted software. I still get the message that my profile is invalid. 

 

 

 

What can I do to have both "Roon Bridge", "Squeezelite R2" and "IpMpdCli" in Ramsystem? 

 

to remove software the system must not be in ram, so disable ramsystem and reboot, and above all at least once you must run gp-update

[bodiebill]

4 minutes ago, antonellocaroli said:

do you have an active profile?

 

yes, profile 1

[Dandou]

3 minutes ago, antonellocaroli said:

to remove software the system must not be in ram

I'm not in Ramsystem. I disabled Ramsystem, before doing all this, and I rebooted GP. 

I'll run the GP-Update… 

[bodiebill]

5 minutes ago, antonellocaroli said:

do you have an active profile?

 

yes, profile 1; should I temporarily deactivate it?

[antonellocaroli]

1 minute ago, bodiebill said:

 

yes, profile 1; should I temporarily deactivate it?

yes, better....
 

[Dandou]

17 minutes ago, antonellocaroli said:

and above all at least once you must run gp-update

I did it, and this time, GP seems to remove the unwanted software. 

Is there a way to load also Gmediarenderer in Ramsystem? 

[antonellocaroli]

2 minutes ago, Dandou said:

Is there a way to load also Gmediarenderer in Ramsystem? 

you have to try, it probably works with all modes, if you can do it with ram...but i have some doubts that with 1gb it will work even gmediarender would be one of the softwares you should not have to have more ram available...

[bodiebill]

Just now, antonellocaroli said:

you have to try, it probably works with all modes, if you can do it with ram...but i have some doubts that with 1gb it will work even gmediarender would be one of the softwares you should not have to have more ram available...

 

gmediarender works well here on rpi4 with 4GB ram in ramsystem mode 2 and with profile 1.