Allo USBridge board

Gurpreet_Kohli · September 22, 2017, 3:38pm

Shairport Sync Unresolved Issue

One issue i observe is if i don’t start playing Shairport immediately after bootup, the Dietpi option in Airplay disappears.

So, please reboot and select Dietpi quickly to play your music using Airplay. If you wait for more than 2-3 mins, this option disappears and you will have to reboot again.

Anders_Strengberg · September 22, 2017, 4:20pm

Thanks @allo.com and @Gurpreet_Kohli

I can’t coming into the DietPi?
I wrote my ip and click enter a window open and asks for “root”
When the dietpi but the dot or rectangular doesn’t move when I try to write dietpi?

What shall I do???

allo.com · September 22, 2017, 4:26pm

We are investigating .

Anders_Strengberg · September 22, 2017, 4:48pm

Hi Johan @allo.com

Why does I get into the Linux or whatever!
And a new window open and asking for my xxxxx=root
When it’s asking for my password =dietpi
But I can’t type dietpi or anything?

I have done it once before but now it doesn’t work?
And everyone says that Linux is the best!

allo.com · September 22, 2017, 5:00pm

Hi Anders ,

I am not quite sure , will check with our team.

allo.com · September 22, 2017, 5:03pm

v156 released, users can update with:
dietpi-update

github.com

Fourdee/DietPi/blob/master/CHANGELOG.txt#L13


(12/09/18)


Many thanks to PINE64, for becoming our 1st Patreon Legend and supporting our project! As one of their rewards, you will see PINE64 displayed on login via the DietPi-Banner.


Known issues / In progress:
DietPi-Software | Open Bazaar: Installation updated to server version 2, which now runs via go language. At the current state, client OB connections are failing, still under investigation: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/1090#issuecomment-419613346


Changes / Improvements / Optimizations:
General | Changed Survey and Bugreport uploads to use ssh.dietpi.com (previously IP): https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/2022#issuecomment-415470064
General | 1st run setup and dietpi-update logs are now created in RAM, then copied to disk once completed '/var/tmp/dietpi/logs/dietpi-firstrun-setup.log'. This will speed up 1st run setup installation for slow SBCs and/or rootFS.
General | PineA64: Image updated to v6.14, also contains the latest kernel/uboot by Ayufan (0.6.2): https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/2026
General | Resolved an isssue where the initial 1st run connection test would fail, if timesync had not yet completed, and, the SSL cert of the connection test site is not valid for current date on system: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/2039
General| SparkySBC: Support for native DSD playback on iFi Pro iDSD. Many thanks @sudeep: https://github.com/sparky-sbc/sparky-test/tree/master/dsd-marantz
DietPi-Backup/Sync | rsync transfer: Now shows progress information during the transfer: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/2044#issuecomment-417779406
DietPi-Backup | Added an option to delete the currently selected backup, if it exists.
DietPi-Config | Advanced Options: You can now toggle if a real RTC is installed. This adds/removes 'fake-hwclock' package installation as requested: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/2041
DietPi-Config | Added support for setting CPU min/max frequencies on Intel based CPUs. NB: 'cpu' command will always list the min/max frequencies read from kernel values, Intel CPUs do not update these values, however, you can gauge CPU frequency range by running 'cpu' to monitor the current CPU freq (use of stress test in 'dietpi-config' may also help).
DietPi-Drive_Manager | Added support to set a global idle duration, before drives are powered down. This feature uses hdparm. Not all drives will support this feature, however, its the best we can do, considering the lack of any standardised system across all drives, compatible with hdparm and visa versa: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/2001
DietPi-Drive_Manager | When mounting drives to existing directories, if the directory is empty, you will given an option to mount regardless. If the directory contains any files or data, mounting will be denied: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/2056
DietPi-Software | MPD: Updated to 0.20.21 and now includes SQL (sticker) support by default: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/2032#issuecomment-415559451
DietPi-Software | myMPD: Now available for installation. A recent fork of YMPD with additional features: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/2032#issuecomment-415559451

Anders_Strengberg · September 22, 2017, 6:01pm

Well Johan @allo.com

What’s nice it’s have coming.
But since I don’t can get in SSH .
So doesn’t it helps me much, or?
Version 156 is the one with new GUI and some other Great Stuff.
And I’m shout out, have exit denied etc…from SSH!
Life’s funny when I started to recovering from my sickness in pneumonia for over 7 months, life’s kicking back!
It’s like, isn’t I’m sick and dying in cancer that I was fighting against between August 2012-June 2016.
When cell poison treatment for almost 12 weeks and when I started feeling better after that, well the pneumonia came !
But the most important thing is, I’m Alive and my dear Allo USBridge works perfectly, with or without any Air Play and Updated Versions .

All the best Johan and I wish you and your family a great weekend,
Your friend Anders

Skywatcher · September 22, 2017, 9:49pm

That’s typical from linux.
When you type your password, you don’t see anything, not even the ******* you usually see at windows.
When you ssh into the USBridge with dietpi installed the default username is root and the password is dietpi
When you type dietpi for the password you won’t see any text, just the rectangle staying there. Ignore it, just type dietpi and press enter. You should then be logged in and placed in the command line.

Anders_Strengberg · September 23, 2017, 10:34am

Thanks @Skywatcher

It was exactly as you said .
So now I’m updated and Air Play is on, but I can’t play music from my iPhone even if I have it on Air Play DietPi?
It’s coming up a few small windows in my iPhone, what my Air Play speaker is occupied etc!
I don’t have any Air Play speakers I hope that I or someone else could play music, to the USBridge/Sparky!

Anders_Strengberg · September 23, 2017, 10:41am

Hi @allo.com @Gurpreet_Kohli

I have successfully updated to version 156.
Thanks to @Skywatcher

Also my Air Play DietPi is up in Roon and my iPad/iPhone, but I can’t play anything to my equipment?
A few messages comes up in the different devices that my Air Player is occupied…
Any suggestions that I shall do?

Best
Anders

Anders_Strengberg · September 23, 2017, 11:05am

Gurpreet_Kohli:

For Shairport - Sync on USBridge (Sparky) With Dietpi

You can follow these steps to use Airplay to play from Iphones/Ipad directly to USBridge (Sparky)

Use SSH route to login into USBridge. This was described in Post 203 above. You need Putty. Once you login, you will see the command prompt.
At the command prompt, type dietpi-software.
Select the option Software-Optimised
A list of software options will be visible. Move down to the Shairport-Sync option. Press space bar to select it.
Press ok
You will now see a menu of options - Help! at the top and Install at the bottom of the screen.
Please select Install. This should install Shairport-Sync on your USBridge.
Type reboot. Wait for a minute as your USBridge comes online.

Wait … there’s more to be done. In my case, i could see Dietpi on my Iphone after rebooting, but nothing played. I wrote to @allo.com Johan and he indicated that this was an issue with my DAC which takes 32 bits, but Shairport was set at 16 bits and this mismatch was causing a problem. If your DAC maxes out at 16 bits, i guess you won’t have a problem.

So, please note that the next steps might not work for you. They worked for me with my Chord Mojo, which maxes out at 32 bits.

At the command prompt, type nano usr/local/etc/shairport-sync.conf
Excuse me @Gurpreet_Kohli is the commando wright here?

This is basically to edit the Shairport-Sync configuration file. You do not need coding skills for this.

A new window opens. You can scroll down into this file and start editing.

There will be a line - alsa =. After this, a ‘{’ will be there.

After this {, please type the following in separate lines

output_rate = 44100 ;

output_format = “S32” ;

Please keep the semi-colon after each line. Also, please don’t add any // before these two lines.

Press Control-X to exit this window. It will ask you to save the file and you should say Yes.

You will be back at the command prompt (after a couple of Yeses).

I typed - dietpi-services restart

Then type reboot

After the Dietpi comes back online, you should see Dietpi as an Airplay option on your iOS device.

I could then play music from my phone to my USBridge.

I must also add that some of the steps above might be redundant. The rate and format settings will be locked and i guess you can’t play 48KHz files (Airplay doesn’t do more than 48 Khz anyway). If your DAC maxes out at 24 bits, i guess you need to put output format as “S24”. I hope others who are more proficient with Linux and Alsa can chime in with suggestions.

Hope this works for you.

Thanks for all help
Anders

Anders_Strengberg · September 23, 2017, 12:48pm

Hi Johan @allo.com and Andre @ALLO_audio_boards

I have updated to version 156 with help from @Skywatcher.
I have also successfully installed Air Play with help from @Gurpreet_Kohli and @allo.com.
But I can’t play Air Play from my iPhone/iPad to my USBridge and Sparky!
A window open in my iPhone and says that the Air Play is occupied?
I have connected my USB ports on a different way, the clean one in USBridge goes to my MQA DAC.
When have I cleaned the two USB ports in Sparky with a Entreq earth/grounding Box and a cable from that Box, with a USB connection into Sparky (USB 3.0) port! So I use the other two USB ports in Sparky that siting over the USBridge USB port! Because they are as clean as the one in the USBridge! To my other DAC who I play TIDAL and DSD music with it goes true a ifi micro iUSB3.0 and a ifi Gemini USB cable one for music and the other for power!
It’s working and sounds incredible Great!
I don’t know how Sparky’s USB ports now how to getting the music to my second DAC, but it’s doing it Great .
But can this make Sparky to refuse play Air Play?
I would be happy if you could check out it for me, and if it’s only needs to remove one of Sparky’s USB connection so that it’s not having anything connected to it? Or if I have to remove all 3 USB ports on Sparky to be able to use Air Play?

All the best,
Anders

Gurpreet_Kohli · September 24, 2017, 4:07am

@allo.com I’m still struggling with Shairport. It disconnects if i stop a song even for a few seconds and requires a reboot to appear again. Is there a fix coming soon? I suspect it is again due to the Shairport-sync conf file - i can fool around and see if adding a few lines from main conf file help, but this is all guesswork.

Also, if i plug an SD card with Volumio image, will Volumio work or will Dietpi (on eMMC) get loaded? Is there a way to give preference in settings? Thanks.

allo.com · September 24, 2017, 8:52am

Hello Gurpeet

I am also adding @Dan_Knight

Basically what we need is the fallowing

For us to investigate this issue, we’ll need to obtain a bug report from you, please can you do the following:

Replicate the issue, so that the system can log it
Please submit the bug report by running the following command:
dietpi-bugreport

When the bug report is sent, please reply with the generated unique reference code ID, provided at the end of the bug report.

allo.com · September 24, 2017, 8:53am

Hi Anders

our team is off in the weekend , we will check and reply Monday.

Gurpreet_Kohli · September 24, 2017, 9:02am

Thanks. I’ll send the report later today.

I did try something which worked. I currently use a range extender to connect to my USBridge(Sparky) through its LAN port. I tried connecting directly to my modem/router in the other room. I connected the Sparky LAN port to my modem+router and used Shairport. This time i had no drops and I could even switch back and forth between Roon and Shaiport easily. Nothing dropped.

So, it appears that when i connect the USBridge to a range extender, the connection doesn’t remain for long and drops easily.

Gurpreet_Kohli · September 24, 2017, 9:14am

@allo.com @Dan_Knight Here is the bug report id.

Dan_Knight · September 24, 2017, 2:01pm

Hi,

Thanks for sending the report.

All appears to be in order, no errors in the logs, and we can see the shairport-sync process is running correctly.

As the shairport-sync process is running, we also need to check the status of the shairport-sync service, after the loss of AirPlay occurs.

Please paste results (or picture):

systemctl status shairport-sync -l

As the issue only occurs when using the range extender, we must consider it is not offering the network stability required for the device/shairport-sync to function.

Is this a mains ethernet extender? If so, they are prone to interference, and, at the mercy of electrical cabling quality throughout the house.

Anders_Strengberg · September 25, 2017, 8:24am

Hi Dan @Dan_Knight
I have the same problem!
But it’s not internet related, I get up DietPi as Air Play in both my iPhone/IPad and it’s starting to connect!
But when a message comes up in the device, This is occupied by other things? I have the Allo USBridge and Sparky with DietPi the last 156 version and I have obviously opened the port for Air Play.
But the difference between me and @Gurpreet_Kohli so can’t I play music for a few seconds!
I’m a total idiot/newbie on DietPi/Linux…
But with great help from both @Gurpreet_Kohli and @allo.com
With we’re pedagogical instructions so have I been able to get into SSH and made the update and open the Air Play port.
But it would be nice to be able to use the Air Play function.

All the best Anders

allo.com · September 25, 2017, 10:25am

In order to play with airplay (shairport sync) squezelite has to be disabled or uninstalled.

Better wait for the new GUI version you will be able chose one or the other by clicking on it.