[Announce] Community Firmware for Squeezebox Radio/Touch/Controller and LMS 8

[kidstypike]

Thank you for the offer ! At this stage, for me to accept it would be to promise way too much.
But your post is a timely reminder that just because I think the Radio may lack the power to do much more doesn't mean that it can't...

It is worth looking over the possibilities already available, I'm sure life has moved on in the open source world since the Radio firmware was made. I'll look at the pCP offering. And I think @ralphy might have been thinking in that direction.

As I don't have a Boom, can you point me at a manual that describes the treble/bass settings available ?

In the meantime, I'll practice my "Rock Smile". A new term to me, opinions seem to differ. But I think in reality it may no more or less than what used to be called a "Contour" control. Or do I mean "Tilt" ?

But perhaps a small project for the hardware...

Have you seen this Boom .pdf?

[chill]

Have you seen this Boom .pdf?

Every time I read through that paper I'm always taken by the care and attention to sound quality that went into the Boom's design. I always get to the end, where the future possibilities are discussed, and regret again the untimely demise of the product line. But in fact, even without any of those future possibilities being implemented, the Boom just sounds wonderful as it is. It's my favourite ever portable music player, which is why I have so many of them! I live in hope that some of that DSP goodness can be added to the Radio, because I also have a number of them :-)

[mrw]

Every time I read through that paper I'm always taken by the care and attention to sound quality that went into the Boom's design.

Ditto. It must have been a fascinating and fun project to have worked on.

[dunk]

yep thats enabled too

so it turns out the system wouldnt download the new firmware because i had a custom.baby.bin and custom.baby.version files in the updates folder

[bayard1music]

Squeezebox Radio not offered the new firmware after server upgrade to 8.0.1

Hello,

Forgive me if this is already covered.

I've just replaced my rasberry pi server with Logitech Media Server Version: 8.0.1 - 1608617100

I've installed the community radio plugin on the server.

I've also installed the 'Version Comparison' Patch on the Squeezebox radio and ticked the 'reload after upgrade' option box too on the radio.

When I attempt a manual software upgrade on the Squeezebox Radio it says 'it's up to date' and offers only 7.7.3 to over write.

I've previously reset the radio and powered it down.

Is there something I need to do for this to work please?

If possible a 'tidy' list of all steps would possibly help.

I'm keen to try out some of the fixes in particular your fix to the ICY metadata.

Thanks again for all your good work.

[slartibartfast]

Hello,

Forgive me if this is already covered.

I've just replaced my rasberry pi server with Logitech Media Server Version: 8.0.1 - 1608617100

I've installed the community radio plugin on the server.

I've also installed the 'Version Comparison' Patch on the Squeezebox radio and ticked the 'reload after upgrade' option box too on the radio.

When I attempt a manual software upgrade on the Squeezebox Radio it says 'it's up to date' and offers only 7.7.3 to over write.

I've previously reset the radio and powered it down.

Is there something I need to do for this to work please?

If possible a 'tidy' list of all steps would possibly help.

I'm keen to try out some of the fixes in particular your fix to the ICY metadata.

Thanks again for all your good work.

There is a tick box in the community Radio firmware plugin.

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[bayard1music]

Squeezebox Radio not offered the new firmware after server upgrade to 8.0.1

There is a tick box in the community Radio firmware plugin.

Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

Hello,

Not sure where you mean ? I've enabled the community radio firmware plugin as shown below:

Are you referring to some thing else ?

[kidstypike]

Hello,

Not sure where you mean ? I've enabled the community radio firmware plugin as shown below:

Are you referring to some thing else ?

Here . .

[bayard1music]

Squeezebox Radio not offered the new firmware after server upgrade to 8.0.1

Here . .

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OK got it! Sorry just hardly ever used these plugins , once every 3 years ;-) or so. I've ticked that now. Thanks , will try that.

[Tony T]

Good to see the development of the Community Firmware and I'm considering to now use it now that I see there's a plug-in to assist in installation (I'm running pCP with LMS 8.1.0), but not sure if I need it.
Is there a list of the additions/benefits from the original firmware?

[kidstypike]

Good to see the development of the Community Firmware and I'm considering to now use it now that I see there's a plug-in to assist in installation (I'm running pCP with LMS 8.1.0), but not sure if I need it.
Is there a list of the additions/benefits from the original firmware?

https://ralph_irving.gitlab.io/lms-c...changelog.html

[Tony T]

Thanks!

[devilsfun]

https://ralph_irving.gitlab.io/lms-c...changelog.html

really hard to find in the first post

[nenu]

Controller Sync

I don't see this mentioned in the changelog, but would the new firmware improve synchronization for Duet Controllers used as players? That wasn't working (or not implemented) with the official firmware, but maybe now it is?

[bayard1music]

Squeezebox Radio not offered the new firmware after server upgrade to 8.0.1

Hello,

I'm obviously doing something wrong here ?

I've upgraded the server to LMS 8.0.1 and have selected the community firmware plug in and enabled in 'Advanced' tab.

Now on the Squeezebox Radio I've installed the 'Patch Installer' and attempted to select the 'compare versions check' (I understand necessary to correctly compute that there is a later version than the current 7.7.3.)

However I'm met with this patch is not 'compatible with server 8' (sorry from memory)

I've seen a thread here: https://bit.ly/2X2XGw5

So am I correct I need to temp' connect the radio first to an earlier LMS (than 8) in order to first install the patches ? It's sort of contrary to the initial intro to installing the updated radio firmware if I'm now correct.

Thanks in advance.