[robbee]

Hi Everyone,
My name is Rob, I am new to the forum, and I recently joined when I was researching and finally ordered a bdp-1.  The feedback forum was helpful in the decision Thanks to all that were posting there.   Great discussions. 

I had 2 questions:

My first question pertains to Minion MDP client:
I was sucessful in setting up the "mancave" sic version of the BDP-1 that James spoke about.  I am using windows 7 and firefox with minion.   Has anyone solved the album art path yet?   The BDP-1 is the first linux box I have ever touched. 

Once set up and working, I tried browsing to the bdp-1 in windows finding it as a local networked item, I did find the Bryston-bdp-1 but when I try to open it up it prompts for a password.   So this way of getting the path was unsucessful.  (does anyone know if this password is on the BDP or the router?   )

Wikki had some suggestions...

The following is how I ripped the flacs:

[IFVALUE]album artist,album artist],[IFCOMP]Various Artists[][IF!COMP][artist][][]\[album]\[track] [artist] - [title]

So I tried this in the custom album art box in Minion:

File:/usb/My_Passport/Flac Rips/[IFVALUE]album artist,{album artist},[IFCOMP]Various Artists{}[IF!COMP][artist]{}{}/[album]/Folder.jpg  Where folder is the name of the jpeg in each album folder / directory

Also played around with ftp and http as suggested on the minion wiki with just about every combination of {path} {album} {artist} etc... :

•   file:///mnt/music/.covers/{Artist}_{Album}.jpg - Linux mounted share.
•   file://M:/music/.covers/{Artist}_{Album}.jpg - Windows share mounted as M:\
•   ftp://192.168.1.2/.covers/{Artist}_{Album}.jpg - Ftp server.
•   http://192.168.1.2/.covers/{Artist}_{Album}.jpg - Web server.


But to no avail.    Its not a big thing but it would sure be nice to get the album art going. 


The second question
and sorry for cross posting if it is, but I have searched once and came across a post where someone posted a reference to an inexpensive 8" (i think ) android alternative to the IPAD.   I have no real other use for an Ipad and would like to keep some $$ in my pocket.  Search as I may cant find that post.  I think it was on here...?


Cheers
Rob

[BrysTony]

Hi Everyone,
My name is Rob, I am new to the forum, and I recently joined when I was researching and finally ordered a bdp-1.  The feedback forum was helpful in the decision Thanks to all that were posting there.   Great discussions. 

I had 2 questions:

My first question pertains to Minion MDP client:
I was sucessful in setting up the "mancave" sic version of the BDP-1 that James spoke about.  I am using windows 7 and firefox with minion.   Has anyone solved the album art path yet?   The BDP-1 is the first linux box I have ever touched. 

Once set up and working, I tried browsing to the bdp-1 in windows finding it as a local networked item, I did find the Bryston-bdp-1 but when I try to open it up it prompts for a password.   So this way of getting the path was unsucessful.  (does anyone know if this password is on the BDP or the router?   )

Wikki had some suggestions...

The following is how I ripped the flacs:

[IFVALUE]album artist,album artist],[IFCOMP]Various Artists[][IF!COMP][artist][][]\[album]\[track] [artist] - [title]

So I tried this in the custom album art box in Minion:

File:/usb/My_Passport/Flac Rips/[IFVALUE]album artist,{album artist},[IFCOMP]Various Artists{}[IF!COMP][artist]{}{}/[album]/Folder.jpg  Where folder is the name of the jpeg in each album folder / directory

Also played around with ftp and http as suggested on the minion wiki with just about every combination of {path} {album} {artist} etc... :

•   file:///mnt/music/.covers/{Artist}_{Album}.jpg - Linux mounted share.
•   file://M:/music/.covers/{Artist}_{Album}.jpg - Windows share mounted as M:\
•   ftp://192.168.1.2/.covers/{Artist}_{Album}.jpg - Ftp server.
•   http://192.168.1.2/.covers/{Artist}_{Album}.jpg - Web server.


But to no avail.    Its not a big thing but it would sure be nice to get the album art going. 


The second question
and sorry for cross posting if it is, but I have searched once and came across a post where someone posted a reference to an inexpensive 8" (i think ) android alternative to the IPAD.   I have no real other use for an Ipad and would like to keep some $$ in my pocket.  Search as I may cant find that post.  I think it was on here...?


Cheers
Rob

Hi Rob,
Welcome to the forum.  I can help with at least part of your post.  When you see the BDP-1 on your network and open it the userid is bryston and the password is bryston.  Then you can see the USB drives that you have attached to the BDP-1.

I have not yet figured out the artwork process.

Tony

[robbee]

Thanks Tony!
It should be "doable" once the path is known using one of strings found on the wiki, and placing them in "pathto custom artwork"  box in minion?.   Perhaps famous last words...
I will tinker with it while listening.   
Rob

[robbee]

Finally!!   Got the Album art working for the mancave version wireless.  Thanks Tony for the bdp login info!

Heres what worked for me:
I added the BDP-1 as a wireless lan device
Then browsed to one album art pdf directly using settings window in Minion  to see if I could get at least one jpg file to show as art and see what the path looked like.
 
It worked so then finally replaced the "hard wired path" with the {album} and {artist} variables.

My path for example turned out to be :

file://///BRYSTON-BDP-1/My_Passport/Flac%20Rips/{Artist}/{Album}/Folder.jpg

Hope this helps.

Rob