new to RPi4, LMS, SB and need help

[djnagle]

Hi All. When I first worked in computers they had vacuum tubes!!! That was when I was in the Navy. Other than using them I don't really know what goes on under the hood.

But I had 57,000 burned to a 2 TB external HD that I used through my computer in my office. No more office so I am trying to set it up in my main audio system.

I bought a Raspberry Pi 4 and have that going into a DAC then into my tube preamp. I have the external HD going into the Pi via USB.

I've found it in Squeeze box but when I go to LMS I don't see it. I go to My Music> Disk and Folders> MNT and there are other things but not my HD.

Also, I set up TIDAL and when I play a song nothing happens.

Any ideas what I should be doing? or what I am doing wrong?

Dennis.

[Grumpy Bob]

What operating system are you running on the Pi? I use piCorePlayer, and its web interface is pretty easy to use.
How is the hard disc powered, and what format is it?

Robert

[sota748]

Any ideas what I should be doing?

When I installed my (new) system 6-7 months ago, the piCorePlayer help/ducomentation was a great help, I was up and running in less than 1-2 hours
Link: https://docs.picoreplayer.org/

[mherger]

> Also, I set up TIDAL and when I play a song nothing happens.
What kind of subscription? Any error message? What kind of player?
Anything in server.log?

That's four questions.

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Michael

[djnagle]

What operating system are you running on the Pi? I use piCorePlayer, and its web interface is pretty easy to use.
How is the hard disc powered, and what format is it?

Robert

Hi Robert, I am using PiCorePlayer too. The HD is powered by it's own wall wart. Not sure the format. The files are mostly FLAC lossless.

[djnagle]

When I installed my (new) system 6-7 months ago, the piCorePlayer help/ducomentation was a great help, I was up and running in less than 1-2 hours
Link: https://docs.picoreplayer.org/

Thanks for the link. I've been using that but i'm not computer literate. I'll keep poking at it though.,

[djnagle]

> Also, I set up TIDAL and when I play a song nothing happens.
What kind of subscription? Any error message? What kind of player?
Anything in server.log?

That's four questions.

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Michael

Hi Michael. Free subscription and it played for a couple days until I added the external HD. Songs and skins show up but nothing happens when I hit play. No error message. I use piCorePlayer. I can't find the server.log It is not in the dropdown menu in the three dots in the upper right-hand corner.

[sota748]

Thanks for the link. I've been using that but i'm not computer literate. I'll keep poking at it though.,

Ask, if you get stuck at a issue/point

[yvrmike]

Thanks for the link. I've been using that but i'm not computer literate. I'll keep poking at it though.,

Follow the info on mounting a USB drive, if you haven't already.

https://docs.picoreplayer.org/how-to/add_usb_hdd/

[djnagle]

Follow the info on mounting a USB drive, if you haven't already.

https://docs.picoreplayer.org/how-to/add_usb_hdd/

That is the instructions I followed but when I get to the point where it ask to "configure LMS" the new page opens and is blank and remains that way. Any suggestions?