Dead silent dedicated Linux music server for USB DAC's.

mgalusha · « **Reply #320 on:** 8 Feb 2011, 07:53 pm »

Quote from: mgalusha on 8 Feb 2011, 04:27 pm

Looking at the Alix schematics over the weekend they are using a 7805 to provide the main power bus and then other regs to derive the lower voltages needed for the CPU core and such. So anything much over 7v is just going to be rendered as heat.

Sad to say I didn't look close enough. The board can use a linear or switching regulator to supply VCC and it appears the switching regs are being used. Interestingly enough it still seems to sound better with a linear supply or batteries.

mgalusha · « **Reply #321 on:** 9 Feb 2011, 03:44 am »

New version (0.7.0) of Voyage MPD has been released. http://linux.voyage.hk/voyage-mpd

They mention the webgui being part of this though still a work in progress.

nyc_paramedic · « **Reply #322 on:** 9 Feb 2011, 04:19 am »

Quote from: mgalusha on 9 Feb 2011, 03:44 am

New version (0.7.0) of Voyage MPD has been released. http://linux.voyage.hk/voyage-mpd

They mention the webgui being part of this though still a work in progress.

You beat me to it; I was out having a wonderful meal tonight, and when I got back home I had an email from Punky about the newest release with the new Webgui feature.

- [voyage-mpd]
- New debian-live config for Voyage MPD
- add lighttpd and webgui to MPD
- add meshium webgui and mpd plugin

TomS · « **Reply #323 on:** 9 Feb 2011, 01:29 pm »

Quote from: nyc_paramedic on 9 Feb 2011, 04:19 am

You beat me to it; I was out having a wonderful meal tonight, and when I got back home I had an email from Punky about the newest release with the new Webgui feature.

- [voyage-mpd]
- New debian-live config for Voyage MPD
- add lighttpd and webgui to MPD
- add meshium webgui and mpd plugin

Can you describe what steps are necessary to correctly do this upgrade in place? Or, do you need to just build a new CF image and start over? I'd like to preserve all the settings and other things I've installed after the CF build.

Tom

nyc_paramedic · « **Reply #324 on:** 9 Feb 2011, 10:14 pm »

Quote from: TomS on 9 Feb 2011, 01:29 pm

Can you describe what steps are necessary to correctly do this upgrade in place? Or, do you need to just build a new CF image and start over? I'd like to preserve all the settings and other things I've installed after the CF build.

I don't have details, but it usually involves adding specific lines to your apt.sources.

But you could also save your mpd.conf and fstab text files, reinstall the CF, and copy those files over.

jtwrace · « **Reply #325 on:** 4 Mar 2011, 07:03 pm »

Well with the help of the awesome members of this community I'm going to join the Linux box group.

I need to try it against my Mac Mini in my house. I'm looking forward to it.

ted_b · « **Reply #326 on:** 4 Mar 2011, 07:13 pm »

Quote from: jtwrace on 4 Mar 2011, 07:03 pm

Well with the help of the awesome members of this community I'm going to join the Linux box group.

I need to try it against my Mac Mini in my house. I'm looking forward to it.

Same here (vs my SSD'd Macbook). I am buying the Alix box today and will have my Linux guardian angel (based in Ft Wayne

) help me through this.

TomS · « **Reply #327 on:** 4 Mar 2011, 07:17 pm »

Quote from: ted_b on 4 Mar 2011, 07:13 pm

Same here (vs my SSD'd Macbook). I am buying the Alix box today and will have my Linux guardian angel (based in Ft Wayne ) help me through this.

I DO get to choose the first tracks when I bring it to that awesome listening room of yours though

jtwrace · « **Reply #328 on:** 4 Mar 2011, 07:23 pm »

Quote from: ted_b on 4 Mar 2011, 07:13 pm

have my Linux guardian angel (based in Ft Wayne ) help me through this.

+2

zybar · « **Reply #329 on:** 4 Mar 2011, 07:25 pm »

Quote from: TomS on 4 Mar 2011, 07:17 pm

I DO get to choose the first tracks when I bring it to that awesome listening room of yours though

How do I place my order and have delivery to New England?

I'll let you pick the first 10 songs!

George

jtwrace · « **Reply #330 on:** 4 Mar 2011, 07:30 pm »

Quote from: zybar on 4 Mar 2011, 07:25 pm

How do I place my order and have delivery to New England?
George

http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-Engines-Alix-2c10-kit-same-Alix2d2-Alix2d3-/280623661523?pt=COMP_EN_Routers&hash=item41567941d3 and a small donation to TomS's stereo fund.

TomS · « **Reply #331 on:** 4 Mar 2011, 07:31 pm »

Quote from: jtwrace on 4 Mar 2011, 07:30 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-Engines-Alix-2c10-kit-same-Alix2d2-Alix2d3-/280623661523?pt=COMP_EN_Routers&hash=item41567941d3 and a small donation to TomS's stereo fund.

Nah, just pay it forward

mgalusha · « **Reply #332 on:** 4 Mar 2011, 09:00 pm »

I burned a couple of flash cards for a friend last week, so I suspect there are a few others giving this a try.

ted_b · « **Reply #333 on:** 5 Mar 2011, 04:06 am »

Mpad, the enhanced for the iPad MPD remote control/GUI is now available from the iTunes store for $2.99

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mpad/id423097706?mt=8__________________

(even does artist info by using last.fm website)

jrebman · « **Reply #334 on:** 5 Mar 2011, 02:30 pm »

Yes, Mike, will be giving those CF cards a try very soon here.

I also just yesterday learned that the Speak-up kernel patches are now pre-compiled into most major linux distros, and that the long problematic dependence on a machine with a 9-pin serial port for using a hardware speech synthesicer is now gone and there is a software based speech synth that works with the speak-up console mode screen reader. Finally! Self-contained console linux speech that will run on a modern machine. And now, usb and pc card serial ports were never supported, nor were direct usb synthesizers.

As for Tom's request to "pay it forward" I can suggest a tip in the hat of the guys who are developing voyage linux.

-- Jim

mgalusha · « **Reply #335 on:** 5 Mar 2011, 04:56 pm »

Quote from: jrebman on 5 Mar 2011, 02:30 pm

Yes, Mike, will be giving those CF cards a try very soon here.

Indeed they are going out in today's mail.

Quote

As for Tom's request to "pay it forward" I can suggest a tip in the hat of the guys who are developing voyage linux.

Agree 100%

ted_b · « **Reply #336 on:** 6 Mar 2011, 05:50 am »

Well, here is proof that the next DAC I get in to listen to, the Antelope Zodiac Plus (had it innhouse previously but needed upgraded power supply), is ready for MPD. I stumbled across this on the Antelope site. It's a PDF on setting up the Antelope DACs with Linux. On pages 9 and 10 I copied this:

MPD (Music Player Daemon Setup) for Linux and Zodiac DAC
Music Player Daemon is a server that runs in the background and gives
arguably the best sound from any software available to date. MPD’s main
attraction is that you can install a client (the interface that controls MPD) on
any machine, PC or Mac (or even an iTouch or iPhone). Having a client on
another machine or iTouch like MPod, makes MPD the choice for a headless
computer.
Go to this site for the setup procedure for MPD and Linux:
http://sites.google.com/site/computeraudioorg/linux-for-audio
You will need to change the following section in your ‘/etc/mpd.conf’:
audio_output {
type "alsa"
name "Zodiac Gold"
device "plughw:1,0"
auto_resample "no"
user_mmap "yes"
period_time 0
buffer_size 0
period_size 0
mixer_device "default"
mixer_control "PCM"
mixer_index "0"}

TomS · « **Reply #337 on:** 6 Mar 2011, 11:06 am »

That's great news! Now I might have to hear one too

nl12048 · « **Reply #338 on:** 6 Mar 2011, 11:37 am »

Hi,

Has anyone used a different case for the ALIX board?

Would something like this work

If yes:
Howto fix the board in the case?
Howto get the holes in the back for power, LAN and USB

thanks,

Mark

jkelly · « **Reply #339 on:** 10 Mar 2011, 12:36 am »

I am getting on board with this project and have a Alix coming.
Do I need a NAS setup for files or can it hit a shared network drive
that my squeezebox also hits?

Jeff