Thank you for the quick reply! I will try to write the image right now, I'm sure I'll be back soon with questions.
So I have written the image to the microSD card. I have the Pi attached to my monitor. I plug in the Pi to turn it on and a bunch of lines run. It asks for an SHH login and password, I use pi and raspberry respectively. Moode then appears on screen. What input do I need to give to put the Pi into Access Point mode? I can see an intermittent WiFi access point named Moode, but it disappears before I can connect properly. Also, if I don't input anything while the Pi displays the Moode screen for maybe 15 seconds, the screen goes blank and I cannot input anything else.
So my big question is, how do I kick my Pi into Access Point mode? Is there some input I need to give it to do so?
So my big question is, how do I kick my Pi into Access Point mode? Is there some input I need to give it to do so?
Moode is, by default, configured to boot in a headless state. No need to hook the monitor.
Flash the memory back with the IMG, don't plug the monitor, start the RPi.
After about 2 minutes, you will see the Moode hotspot on your phone or tablet. From there,
you can access the control panel with http:// moode.local (without space) form PC, Mac or iOS. From Android I believe you need to know the ip assigned to the RPi.
Flash the memory back with the IMG, don't plug the monitor, start the RPi.
After about 2 minutes, you will see the Moode hotspot on your phone or tablet. From there,
you can access the control panel with http:// moode.local (without space) form PC, Mac or iOS. From Android I believe you need to know the ip assigned to the RPi.
Finally got WiFi to work. This is not the optimum way yet it is working. I flashed the SD card with a fresh Moode 3.1 ROM. I am no longer using the Edimax. I had to dig out my old Dlink (6-7) years old and configure that to channel 10. I use to use the dlink to give me a Ethernet connection that I control via a wireless on my tablet and laptop.
I have a small switch that my desktop, another laptop, internet phone units use. I set the static address in Moode and it works! The house uses the Verizon Fios Actiontec routerwhich every device works yet not the Pi/Hifiberry Dac + pro and moode Audio. The Verizon router is less than a year old,. My Dlink is at least 6-7 years old.
Weird huh
I have a small switch that my desktop, another laptop, internet phone units use. I set the static address in Moode and it works! The house uses the Verizon Fios Actiontec routerwhich every device works yet not the Pi/Hifiberry Dac + pro and moode Audio. The Verizon router is less than a year old,. My Dlink is at least 6-7 years old.
Weird huh
On Android install the free app 'Fing' and use this to scan your wifi network. It will return the ip address assigned. 🙂
The problem is with your Hifiberry device, not moode or your edimax.
It's an acknowledged fault, the only answer Hifiberry have is to return the unit.
Unless you have to have the Hifiberry, I can recommend the IQ Audio DAC. Works right out of the box, with no problems.
The problem stems from the way Hifiberry implemented the clocks - basically it knocks out wifi.
The ip address is always the same, and that information is in the installation notes. As are most questions asked by people installing the product.
Nobody takes the time to read them, though.
Did you read the installation notes? They're especially useful when installing the product for the first time.
Hi,
I'm aware about this link / web you guided me to - but unfortunatelly it seems it doesn't work with Odroid touchscreen. I can see boot commands sequence and raspberry logo after power on, but no web screen with Moode. When the boot sequence is over, it changes to a black screen. I think there are also some changes between the article (2015) and the current Moode version. is there a plan to implement touchscreen into Moode anytime soon?
Hi,
Moode is headless and does not include display drivers, web browser, scripts, etc for rendering Moode UI or song metadata on a locally attached display. User is responsible for integrating their particular display and scripts.
What Moode does provide is metadata in /var/www/currentsong.txt and an integrated LCD updater engine that can execute a user written script whenever song metadata, volume, etc changes. The benefit of this feature is that it eliminates the need for a polling based event loop in the user written script and thus is very efficient.
Also Moode UI is designed for 4:3 aspect ratio (iPad) and will not fit correctly on displays with different aspect ratios for example the Raspberry Pi 7" touch screen which is 16:10 a/r.
-Tim
Hi,
As @Rafapolit and others have posted
1) Unplug monitor and keyboard. Moode is headless and is accessed via Browser using http: //moode, moode.local or ip address depending on how your network resolves names and whether your client supports multicast DNS (mDNS). mDNS enables resolving host.local without needing a DNS server. Its implemented on most OS's including Linux, Windows, OS X and IOS but unfortunately not on Android. If you are using an Android client then http: //ip_address_of_pi.
2) AP mode is activated automatically on a fresh moode image. Its deactivated when you enter the SSID for your home WiFi network in the Network config screen. If at a later time you blank out the SSID, AP mode will be activated automatically again.
3) The symptom: "I can see an intermittent WiFi access point named Moode, but it disappears before I can connect properly" suggests a network issue external to Moode software.
4) Since you have a Hifiberry DAC+ Pro you should be aware that when its I2S overlay driver loads it can prevent the integrated WiFi chip on Raspberry Pi-3 from operating. If you experience this issue you can try changing your Router 2.4 GHz band to channel 10 or plug in a WiFi dongle for example the EDImax 7811Un, and then turn off the integrated Pi-3 WiFi/BT adapter via Moode System config.
This issue is currently unresolved but a recent post from Hifiberry suggests that a new hardware release is being tested. Refer to issue #1588 below for current status.
https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1588
-Tim
I rewrote the image to my microSD card, inserted it in my Pi, waited about five minutes, and never got an access point. I do not have a keyboard or monitor attached anymore. I have tried rewriting the image a few times, still no access point. Any idea why it isn't working?
I will unplug the Hifiberry and try again. That is probably what's blocking my access point then. I'm not sure what you mean by changing my router channel, I am trying to set this without any Internet, so I am not using a router. I think I will buy the WiFi adapter you suggest and try to use access point mode that way.
The Hifiberry did indeed block the creation of the access point. So if I buy the USB WiFi dongle, will I be able to use the Hifiberry with access point mode? That was my goal. Even if I need to buy thay extra part, it would be worth it to be able to use the Hifiberry.
You will need to buy a USB wifi adapter that supports AP mode. Many don't.
An adapter with the Ralink RT5370 chip will work as a hotspot - you will need to check the chipset before you buy.
One of the more popular USB adapter manufacturers, Edimax, doesn't have an RT5370-based product that I'm aware of, but that may have changed.
The Comfast CF-WU735P definitely works, as does the Comfast CF-WU720N
What doesn't work is anything with the RTL8188 chipset. It can be made to work, but requires downloading the source and compiling an updated network module - if this is in your capability, you will find the information easily enough.
You can set the internal Pi3 wifi to channel 10, just select the channel in the AP channel settings on the network page. I would try that first.
Depending on what country you are in can determine which wifi channels are available to you. The US has one of the most restrictive channel options, and I'm pretty sure that is the default for Jessie/Moode OS.
There are two more channels (12 & 13) above the 11 allowed by the US FCC, but to access them would require that all your equipment is using an applicable country setting (phone, router, etc.). I'm not sure if Tim has tied in a change of your location on the system config page with a change of country code - perhaps he can confirm?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
You can change the country setting in wpa_supplicant.conf - check the setting by issuing the command sudo cat /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf and change it using sudo cat /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
As you haven't indicated your country, I don't know what to tell you to use, but the list of two-letter country codes are here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2
Country code 'GB' works to allow access to all channels. It may be that 11, 12 and 13 also work, or not, as the problem is related to a harmonic of the clocking frequencies available on the Hifiberry device.
My wpa_supplicant.conf looks like:
Code:
country=GB
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1While I'm not in the UK, the GB settings are the same as for the two countries I shuttle between - NZ and BN...
I would experiment, within the laws governing your use of the 2.4GHz band, of course.
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As I said, out of date, but applicable.
It's not a recipe, but a guide. Use the information, along with other info on the net, and you should be able to get it to work readily enough.
Look at how other people have integrated odroid touch screens with mpd-based players.
Research and testing will be the key.
Edit to my above post on wifi settings: edit wpa_supplicant.conf by
sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
Okay, so switching the internal WiFi on the Pi to channel 10 worked. Thank you so much for that!
My next question is how can I import playlists to Moode? I can view playlists in the browse section, but I cannot actually play any of the playlists from my USB hard drive
Also, I figured out how to play an entire album, but can I play an entire genre or artist?
My next question is how can I import playlists to Moode? I can view playlists in the browse section, but I cannot actually play any of the playlists from my USB hard drive
Also, I figured out how to play an entire album, but can I play an entire genre or artist?