Archive:XSqueeze - Revision history

Karellen at 01:55, 15 July 2020

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	'''and remember to please always *INCLUDE YOUR ~~[[Log file\|~~FULL DEBUG LOGFILE]]**'''		'''and remember to please always *INCLUDE YOUR FULL DEBUG LOGFILE**'''

	=== Audio Sync Issues ===		=== Audio Sync Issues ===
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	Thanks also to UNiversal, Aptalca and Jonathan for doing a great job adding to and cleaning up this wiki entry!		Thanks also to UNiversal, Aptalca and Jonathan for doing a great job adding to and cleaning up this wiki entry!

	[[Category:Add-ons ~~not in the Kodi.tv repo~~]]		[[Category:Add-ons-Archived]]

Karellen: Karellen moved page Add-on:XSqueeze to Archive:XSqueeze without leaving a redirect: Deprecated add-on

2020-07-15T01:54:49Z

Karellen moved page Add-on:XSqueeze to Archive:XSqueeze without leaving a redirect: Deprecated add-on

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Paulwebster: Added OSMC since this is what Raspbmc became. While there changed most of XBMC to Kodi plus a couple of small typographical changes

2017-12-12T12:41:18Z

Added OSMC since this is what Raspbmc became. While there changed most of XBMC to Kodi plus a couple of small typographical changes

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Supported Platforms

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	{{Note\|''Local playback means audio playback on the local machine as a full Squeezebox emulator using the software Squeezebox emulators - and you can choose squeezeslave or (recommended) squeezelite - i.e you can playback all formats and use all plugins those external players support - using squeezelite you can even have easy Spotify support''}}		{{Note\|''Local playback means audio playback on the local machine as a full Squeezebox emulator using the software Squeezebox emulators - and you can choose squeezeslave or (recommended) squeezelite - i.e you can playback all formats and use all plugins those external players support - using squeezelite you can even have easy Spotify support''}}
	{{Note\|''Controller only means visualisation of an existing Squeezebox or software player, with control, and music choosing, but no playback''}}		{{Note\|''Controller only means visualisation of an existing Squeezebox or software player, with control, and music choosing, but no playback''}}
	* Windows, OpenELEC, Linux variants with alsa, OSX, Apple TV1 (Crystalbuntu) - Full support including local playback		* Windows, Libre/OpenELEC, Linux variants (on x86 and ARM) - with alsa, OSX, Apple TV1 (Crystalbuntu) - Full support including local playback
	* ~~ARM/~~Raspberry Pi - In theory full support if your distro has alsa Note: XBian and Raspbmc provide alsa support out of the box. OpenELEC can be made to support ALSA with a minor configuration change (see below).		* Raspberry Pi - In theory full support if your distro has alsa Note: XBian and Raspbmc provide alsa support out of the box. Libre/OpenELEC can be made to support ALSA with a minor configuration change (see below).
	* ATV2/iOS - Controller mode supported, but no local playback support. If you install a squeezeplayer app from the app store (e.g [http://penguinlovesmusic.de/ iPeng with the local playback addon]), you can then control this via Xsqueeze if you want to.		* ATV2/iOS - Controller mode supported, but no local playback support. If you install a squeezeplayer app from the app store (e.g [http://penguinlovesmusic.de/iPeng with the local playback addon]), you can then control this via Xsqueeze if you want to. So pretty much the same result.
	* Android - Controller mode support, no local playback support - but you can install [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.bluegaspode.squeezeplayer&hl=en Squeezeplayer from Google Play] and then control that from Xsqueeze for basically the same result.		* Android - Controller mode support, no local playback support - but you can install [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.bluegaspode.squeezeplayer&hl=en Squeezeplayer from Google Play] and then control that from Xsqueeze for basically the same result.

Bossanova808: /* Raspberry Pi */

2016-11-27T22:35:55Z

Raspberry Pi

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	There is more detail about this here: https://wiki.libreelec.tv/index.php?title=Config.txt		There is more detail about this file here: https://wiki.libreelec.tv/index.php?title=Config.txt

	== Usage ==		== Usage ==

Bossanova808: /* Raspberry Pi */

2016-11-27T22:35:12Z

Raspberry Pi

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	\| <nowiki>mount -o remount,rw /flash</nowiki>		\| <nowiki>mount -o remount,rw /flash</nowiki>
	\|}		\|}
	Add the following to you config.txt ~~(e.g. by using nano~~ - <nowiki>nano /flash/config.txt</nowiki>)		Add the following to you config.txt:
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			\|-
			\| <nowiki>nano /flash/config.txt</nowiki>
			\|}
			{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	\| <nowiki>dtparam audio=on</nowiki>		\| <nowiki>dtparam audio=on</nowiki>

Bossanova808: /* Raspberry Pi */

2016-11-27T22:33:58Z

Raspberry Pi

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	\| <nowiki>mount -o remount,rw /flash</nowiki>		\| <nowiki>mount -o remount,rw /flash</nowiki>
	~~\| <nowiki>nano /flash/config.txt</nowiki>~~
	\|}		\|}
	Add the ~~line:~~		Add the following to you config.txt (e.g. by using nano - <nowiki>nano /flash/config.txt</nowiki>)
	\|-		\|-
	\| <nowiki>dtparam audio=on</nowiki>		\| <nowiki>dtparam audio=on</nowiki>
	\|}		\|}

	There is more detail about this here: https://wiki.libreelec.tv/index.php?title=Config.txt		There is more detail about this here: https://wiki.libreelec.tv/index.php?title=Config.txt

Bossanova808: /* Raspberry Pi */

2016-11-27T22:32:48Z

Raspberry Pi

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	=== Raspberry Pi ===		=== Raspberry Pi ===
	If you wish to use XSqueeze as a player, you will need to load the snd_bcm2835 ALSA module if your Raspberry Pi distro does not do so by default.		What you need to do depends on which distribution you are using for your Pi. If you wish to use XSqueeze as a player, you will generally need to load the snd_bcm2835 ALSA module if your Raspberry Pi distro does not do so by default.

	If you use squeezelite with XSqueeze, you may need to add "-a 160" (without the quotes) to the squeezelite extra settings to avoid stuttering audio issues. Some people have found "-a 80" is enough.		If you use squeezelite with XSqueeze, you may need to add "-a 160" (without the quotes) to the squeezelite extra settings to avoid stuttering audio issues. Some people have found "-a 80" is enough.

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	\| <nowiki>echo snd_bcm2835 >> /storage/.config/modules-load.d/audio.conf</nowiki>		\| <nowiki>echo snd_bcm2835 >> /storage/.config/modules-load.d/audio.conf</nowiki>
	\|}		\|}

			==== LibreELEC (Raspberry Pi build) ====

			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			\| <nowiki>mount -o remount,rw /flash</nowiki>
			\| <nowiki>nano /flash/config.txt</nowiki>
			\|}
			Add the line:
			\|-
			\| <nowiki>dtparam audio=on</nowiki>
			\|}
			There is more detail about this here: https://wiki.libreelec.tv/index.php?title=Config.txt

	== Usage ==		== Usage ==

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link corrections for xbmc.org -> kodi.tv

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	\|Website=https://github.com/bossanova808/repository.bossanova808		\|Website=https://github.com/bossanova808/repository.bossanova808
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NedBot: Robot: Changing Category:Add-ons not in the XBMC.org repo to Category:Add-ons not in the Kodi.tv repo; cosmetic changes

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Robot: Changing Category:Add-ons not in the XBMC.org repo to Category:Add-ons not in the Kodi.tv repo; cosmetic changes

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	XSqueeze is Squeezebox player/controller/music chooser for XBMC. XSqueeze can be used in three main ways:		XSqueeze is Squeezebox player/controller/music chooser for XBMC. XSqueeze can be used in three main ways:
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	Various delays can be configured here to workaround issues, but the defaults are sensibly chosen and work for almost everyone. If you still have issues after playing with these, come to the forum thread for help.		Various delays can be configured here to workaround issues, but the defaults are sensibly chosen and work for almost everyone. If you still have issues after playing with these, come to the forum thread for help.

	===Raspberry Pi===		=== Raspberry Pi ===
	If you wish to use XSqueeze as a player, you will need to load the snd_bcm2835 ALSA module if your Raspberry Pi distro does not do so by default.		If you wish to use XSqueeze as a player, you will need to load the snd_bcm2835 ALSA module if your Raspberry Pi distro does not do so by default.
	If you use squeezelite with XSqueeze, you may need to add "-a 160" (without the quotes) to the squeezelite extra settings to avoid stuttering audio issues. Some people have found "-a 80" is enough.		If you use squeezelite with XSqueeze, you may need to add "-a 160" (without the quotes) to the squeezelite extra settings to avoid stuttering audio issues. Some people have found "-a 80" is enough.
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	====Raspbmc====		==== Raspbmc ====
	Raspbmc does not load the Raspberry Pi ALSA module by default. This change must be made in order for snd_bcm2835 to be loaded at bootup:		Raspbmc does not load the Raspberry Pi ALSA module by default. This change must be made in order for snd_bcm2835 to be loaded at bootup:
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	====OpenELEC (Raspberry Pi build)====		==== OpenELEC (Raspberry Pi build) ====
	OpenELEC does not load the Raspberry Pi ALSA module by default. This change must be made in order for snd_bcm2835 to be loaded at bootup:		OpenELEC does not load the Raspberry Pi ALSA module by default. This change must be made in order for snd_bcm2835 to be loaded at bootup:
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	=== General Issues ===		=== General Issues ===

	If you are still having issues, then it's best to drop to the commandline on your machine and try running the player directly there. The player binaries live in your xbmc userdata folder under:		If you are still having issues, then it's best to drop to the commandline on your machine and try running the player directly there. The player binaries live in your xbmc userdata folder under:

	/addons/script.xsqueeze/resources/bin/SYSTEM ... etc. Find the right binary (platform and 32 or 64 bit as needed), and run it directly from there.		/addons/script.xsqueeze/resources/bin/SYSTEM ... etc. Find the right binary (platform and 32 or 64 bit as needed), and run it directly from there.

	(squeezelite: you can list audio output devices with the -l switch, then specify a device with the -o switch)		(squeezelite: you can list audio output devices with the -l switch, then specify a device with the -o switch)

	(squeezeslave: You can test all of this from the command line quite easily using the -D switch, so in full:		(squeezeslave: You can test all of this from the command line quite easily using the -D switch, so in full:

	squeezeslave -o12 -D yourserveraddress		squeezeslave -o12 -D yourserveraddress
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	For further info on squeezeslave, see:		For further info on squeezeslave, see:
	*[http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezeSlave squeezeslave]		* [http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezeSlave squeezeslave]
	*[http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezeSlave#Command_Line_Switches squeezeslave/Command Line Switches]		* [http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezeSlave#Command_Line_Switches squeezeslave/Command Line Switches]
	And for squeezelite, see:		And for squeezelite, see:
	*[http://code.google.com/p/squeezelite/ squeezelite]		* [http://code.google.com/p/squeezelite/ squeezelite]

	If you are stuck - post a message to the forum thread		If you are stuck - post a message to the forum thread
	[[forum:122199\|XSqueeze forum thread]]		[[forum:122199\|XSqueeze forum thread]]

	'''and remember to please always *INCLUDE YOUR [[~~Log_file~~\|FULL DEBUG LOGFILE]]**'''		'''and remember to please always *INCLUDE YOUR [[Log file\|FULL DEBUG LOGFILE]]**'''

	=== Audio Sync Issues ===		=== Audio Sync Issues ===

	Squeezeslave and squeezelite are software players and like all software players, do not 100% support really precise sync like the hardware ones do - this is due to all sorts of factors (network latency, buffering, soundcard timing drift etc)		Squeezeslave and squeezelite are software players and like all software players, do not 100% support really precise sync like the hardware ones do - this is due to all sorts of factors (network latency, buffering, soundcard timing drift etc)
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	=== What to do if you're still stuck ===		=== What to do if you're still stuck ===

	Try harder and re-read these instructions - there's a lot of info here!		Try harder and re-read these instructions - there's a lot of info here!

	Try really hard, and if you are then still really stuck, post to the forum thread here: [[forum:122199\|XSqueeze forum thread]]		Try really hard, and if you are then still really stuck, post to the forum thread here: [[forum:122199\|XSqueeze forum thread]]
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	== Manual Installation of squeezelite or squeezeslave on your XBMC system ==		== Manual Installation of squeezelite or squeezeslave on your XBMC system ==

	Generally it's best to just use the included player, but if you have special needs you might want to use a manual install. For example, you want to be able to exit XSqueeze and leave the music playing while you run a picture slideshow.		Generally it's best to just use the included player, but if you have special needs you might want to use a manual install. For example, you want to be able to exit XSqueeze and leave the music playing while you run a picture slideshow.

	To do this you must manually install a player on your system, and then use XSqueeze with it in 'controller only' mode.		To do this you must manually install a player on your system, and then use XSqueeze with it in 'controller only' mode.
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	XSqueeze was built by bossanova808 using some python and building on the hard work of other handy projects: [http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezeSlave SqueezeSlave] and [http://code.google.com/p/squeezelite/ squeezelite] and [https://github.com/jingleman/PyLMS PyLMS].		XSqueeze was built by bossanova808 using some python and building on the hard work of other handy projects: [http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezeSlave SqueezeSlave] and [http://code.google.com/p/squeezelite/ squeezelite] and [https://github.com/jingleman/PyLMS PyLMS].

	Generous help with development was also received from XBMC/OE team and forum members: jmarshall, pkscout, mizaki, giftie, HKShai, Bstrdsmkr, spoyser, and more! Many thanks to all the members of this great community!		Generous help with development was also received from XBMC/OE team and forum members: jmarshall, pkscout, mizaki, giftie, HKShai, Bstrdsmkr, spoyser, and more! Many thanks to all the members of this great community!

	Thanks also to UNiversal, Aptalca and Jonathan for doing a great job adding to and cleaning up this wiki entry!		Thanks also to UNiversal, Aptalca and Jonathan for doing a great job adding to and cleaning up this wiki entry!

			[[Category:Add-ons not in the Kodi.tv repo]]