Moode Audio Player for Raspberry Pi

Jump to Latest
#12,321
:yes: i have Moode sending to my UE boom through BT :yes:

Ok i will email you ( again 😀 ) but i posted my settings one or two pages earlier.

TimCurtis said:
Hi,

Do you mean allowing moOde to send audio over BT for example to a BT Speaker?

If you have a working config, email me and lets see what can be done to integrate into moOde 🙂

MPD outputs are changed via command below where N is a number from 1 - 4 that identifies the output. If you have added an output block to end of mpd.conf then it would be 5.

mpc enable only N

-Tim
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
#12,323
** Error: Unable to find USB drive

Hi all,

I have maybe some help regarding "problems during Step 1 of builing moOde 4beta12 image":

Maybe some of you did the same error I did yesterday: I read (very fast) what I have to do, so I plugged of everything from Pi, except keyboard and an USB-cardreader with an empty card for the moOde image (you see the error already?). Any time I tried I stuck there:

** Plug in target USB drive for the new OS
** Is target USB drive plugged in (y/n)? y
** Error: Unable to find USB drive
** Image build cancelled

But my USB-cardreader was shown: /dev/sda1

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo blkid -o list -w /dev/null
device fs_type label
-------------------------------------------------------
/dev/mmcblk0p1 vfat boot
/dev/mmcblk0p2 ext4 rootfs
/dev/sda1 ext4 MOODE1
/dev/mmcblk0

WTF ... hm ... I started checking the code of "mosbuild.sh", I found that the devices are exported two times in files which are compared to find the USB device ... ??? ... how should this work ... ahhhh ... I have to plug in USB cardreader BETWEEN these "two times":

** Unplug all USB storage devices from the Pi
** Are all USB storage devices unplugged (y/n)? y
** Plug in target USB drive for the new OS <<<<<<<<<<< here
** Is the USB drive plugged in (y/n)? y

Clear, my mistake ("read the fu??ing manual"), but I think this VERY IMPORTANT step should be specified more clear like:

** Unplug ALL USB storage devices from the Pi (**including target USB drive for the new OS**)
** Are ALL USB storage devices unplugged (y/n)?
** NOW plug in target USB drive for the new OS
** Is target USB drive plugged in (y/n)?

Hope this helps someone ... maybe also problem of some "multiple cardreader issues" (?)

Best regards
Tom
 
Last edited:
#12,324
Quick question - I'm having problems connecting moode to openhab through squeezelite.
The initial problem appears to be fixed, but it's still not working.

Therefore I'd like to ask if these two fixes are really included?

Fix for OpenHAB home automation platform spoken notifications failing… * ralph-irving/squeezelite@728dbba * GitHub
OpenHAB home automation fix r938 caused STMl to be sent early, even w… * ralph-irving/squeezelite@14bb3fa * GitHub

The discussion is at Openhab 2 Squeezebox Text to speech? - Runtime - openHAB Community

Thank you,
Christoph
 
#12,325
TomWoB said:
Hi all,

I have maybe some help regarding "problems during Step 1 of builing moOde 4beta12 image":

Maybe some of you did the same error I did yesterday: I read (very fast) what I have to do, so I plugged of everything from Pi, except keyboard and an USB-cardreader with an empty card for the moOde image (you see the error already?). Any time I tried I stuck there:

** Plug in target USB drive for the new OS
** Is target USB drive plugged in (y/n)? y
** Error: Unable to find USB drive
** Image build cancelled

But my USB-cardreader was shown: /dev/sda1

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo blkid -o list -w /dev/null
device fs_type label
-------------------------------------------------------
/dev/mmcblk0p1 vfat boot
/dev/mmcblk0p2 ext4 rootfs
/dev/sda1 ext4 MOODE1
/dev/mmcblk0

WTF ... hm ... I started checking the code of "mosbuild.sh", I found that the devices are exported two times in files which are compared to find the USB device ... ??? ... how should this work ... ahhhh ... I have to plug in USB cardreader BETWEEN these "two times":

** Unplug all USB storage devices from the Pi
** Are all USB storage devices unplugged (y/n)? y
** Plug in target USB drive for the new OS <<<<<<<<<<< here
** Is the USB drive plugged in (y/n)? y

Clear, my mistake ("read the fu??ing manual"), but I think this VERY IMPORTANT step should be specified more clear like:

** Unplug ALL USB storage devices from the Pi (**including target USB drive for the new OS**)
** Are ALL USB storage devices unplugged (y/n)?
** NOW plug in target USB drive for the new OS
** Is target USB drive plugged in (y/n)?

Hope this helps someone ... maybe also problem of some "multiple cardreader issues" (?)

Best regards
Tom
Click to expand...

Thanks for this post 😉

Multiple cardreader issues is another thing and it was fixed with changing an "if condition test" ... This problem will disappear in next release.

Next release will have a lot of improvements 😉 Wait & See
 
#12,326
Hi koda59,

I mean the „multiple cardreader issue“ was in some cases not a cardreader issue, it was maybe a „wrong scenario issue“, like I did (?). I used a multiple cardreader and it worked 🙂

Thanks a lot for your work koda59
Tom
 
Last edited:
#12,328
@silfox

Hello,
First thing, it's not 4.12 but 4beta12 and beta mean "not stable or buggy".

Second thing, if you want some help we need more infos. Because in many many many case airplay work very well on moOde 4b12.

you can start by :
- What is your configuration : model of the DAC, version of RPi...
- What is your step for activate Airplay on moOde
...

More infos you give to us, more help we can give to you.

Good luck.
 
Last edited:
#12,332
Airport express, AirPlay AirTunes...

silfox said:
Sure HeeBoo
my DAC is audiophonics i-sabre dac es9023 tcxo
My raspi 3 B
I active airplay from webinterface moodeaudio and save (set) configuration, i try search airplay but not is discovered. After reboot, it not work.

Thank you for your aided
Click to expand...

Have you installed the additional components ?
if not, you can test to install just shairport part of the build recipe :
http://moodeaudio.org/docs/SOURCES.html

this is the part :
Code: 
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// COMPONENT 4 - Shairport-sync
//
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

sudo apt-get -y install autoconf libtool libdaemon-dev libasound2-dev libpopt-dev libconfig-dev \
avahi-daemon libavahi-client-dev libssl-dev libsoxr-dev

cd ~
sudo git clone https://github.com/mikebrady/shairport-sync.git
cd shairport-sync
sudo autoreconf -i -f
sudo ./configure --with-alsa --with-avahi --with-ssl=openssl --with-soxr --with-metadata --with-stdout --with-systemd
sudo make
sudo make install
sudo systemctl disable shairport-sync
cd ~
sudo rm -rf ./shairport-sync
sudo cp ./rel-stretch/usr/local/etc/shairport-sync.conf /usr/local/etc

Else franz159 talk about change settings from airplay in this post but the airplay in this case is detectable.

Good Luck again...
 
Last edited:
#12,334
HeeBoo said:
Hi all,
I've improved my patch of the Koda's script, i have add the mosbuild_worker.sh (i lost the way to make an independent "version of moOde" script, but for me it's more simple to patch), now we can change:
- the password
- the host name (yes, for multiple installation it's more easy with a different name)
- the hdmi_drive entry

We can also update the raspbian to moOde Audio in one command line with 2 different pre-configuration:
1) -u for all components, new linux kernel and squashfs
2) -m for the minimum install without anything.

I've add the option -h for define the hdmi_drive.

Example of direct update with max install & hdmi_drive to 1:
Code: 
sudo ./moosimbu.sh -u -h 1
Click to expand...

About to try this, and can't find for the life of me references to hdmi_drive.
Is this something for those intending to use a display? I.E. I wouldn't use that setting if I had a standard headless Moode player?
 
#12,335
JonPike said:
About to try this, and can't find for the life of me references to hdmi_drive.
Is this something for those intending to use a display? I.E. I wouldn't use that setting if I had a standard headless Moode player?
Click to expand...

Hi JonPike,
Yes is for use a display, in fact there are two way to use HDMI one in "HD" standard with audio directly in digital (the hdmi_drive=2 by default in moOde),
and an old standard more compatible with old HDMI display and so with many DVI computer display (with an adapter) but the sound is not really well drive to the monitor.
I have an old dvi display and want use it to monitor my work or my playlist, and why not with a mouse plug to it and play what i want directly from my moOde player ?... so i have patched it for this case, and maybe other people want this feature so i have add the option to my last patch of the Koda's Script.

TheOldPresbyope (Kent) resume this like no other in 3 lines in this post :
Moode Audio Player for Raspberry Pi

If you don't know, don't configure it... this is an option !
I hope this answer to your question.
 
Last edited:
#12,336
blach said:
Quick question - I'm having problems connecting moode to openhab through squeezelite.
The initial problem appears to be fixed, but it's still not working.

Therefore I'd like to ask if these two fixes are really included?

Fix for OpenHAB home automation platform spoken notifications failing… * ralph-irving/squeezelite@728dbba * GitHub
OpenHAB home automation fix r938 caused STMl to be sent early, even w… * ralph-irving/squeezelite@14bb3fa * GitHub

The discussion is at Openhab 2 Squeezebox Text to speech? - Runtime - openHAB Community

Thank you,
Christoph
Click to expand...

Hi Christoph,

Should be since moOde uses version 1.8.7-1020 and the fixes were included in earlier version 938.

-Tim
 
#12,337
HeeBoo said:
Hi JonPike,
Yes is for use a display, in fact there are two way to use HDMI one in "HD" standard with audio directly in digital (the hdmi_drive=2 by default in moOde),
and an old standard more compatible with old HDMI display and so with many DVI computer display (with an adapter) but the sound is not really well drive to the monitor.
I have an old dvi display and want use it to monitor my work or my playlist, and why not with a mouse plug to it and play what i want directly from my moOde player ?... so i have patched it for this case, and maybe other people want this feature so i have add the option to my last patch of the Koda's Script.

TheOldPresbyope (Kent) resume this like no other in 3 lines in this post :
Moode Audio Player for Raspberry Pi

If you don't know, don't configure it... this is an option !
I hope this answer to your question.
Click to expand...

Heh, well not knowing how long it might be till I got an answer, I just went ahead and took the last option, using just -u. Nearly done compiling.

Sounds like this is more in regards to the audio over HDMI than video, which might be handy for folks driving a HT receiver on a spare port. But, since I'm not totally clear, would you run thru the options available?

For my case I'm wondering if it's problematic to a headless box to have HDMI features switched on or not, and I haven't seen any console or Moode interface on a plugged in monitor, after the boot completes. Would love to have the Moode interface show up on the monitor like you describe, might even be a good "party interface".

Edit: at some time under an hour, my Pi 3B with ethernet hookup to the net has finished! Success! And, I see the display options now, so I guess just switching that on is the main thing for enabling the display. But, would still like to know the differences at the compile, and it probably would be helpful for others....
 
Last edited:
#12,338
silfox said:
Sure HeeBoo
my DAC is audiophonics i-sabre dac es9023 tcxo
My raspi 3 B
I active airplay from webinterface moodeaudio and save (set) configuration, i try search airplay but not is discovered. After reboot, it not work.

Thank you for your aided
Click to expand...

I have had issues with the on-board wifi on the RPI3 albeit with another dac. It seems as if the hat interferes with the wifi signal by blocking it somehow. If your build is good then I would suggest you try an external wifi adapter and disable the onboard wifi.
 
#12,339
Ah, did not check the added link to TOP's definition... that works. Guess this monitor I'm using is OK with the default -2. Haven't tried jacking into a HT amp to see if that would work as the "DAC", though.

Had scared myself with silly mistake of losing my web interface, due to forgetting I renamed my box along with other changes. Edited out embarrassing details.

I will try and report back on feeding digital data to one of my HT receivers, and resolve in the new year to be less hair trigger with forum posts... ;-)
 
Last edited:
#12,340
Hello all

I need to re-install version 3.8.4 that I purchased and Tim has advised me the image is no longer available to download from the Moode website.

He said the instructions for re-installing are in this thread.

Can anyway kindly guide me to page/s in this thread with the instructions?

Would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom