USB key: can't see the musics

[PaulH]

Hello,

I would like to play music coming from an USB key:



But I don't see my music.

Key is formatted FAT32. I put some .wav, .mp4 and .mp3 files on the root.
Try also to add put those files into a directories MUSIQUE

What do I wrong ?

Thanks

[Redrum]

did you go to LMS->Settings->basic settings, enter your mount path and rescan?


Jim

[PaulH]

Thanks Jim I totally. forgery this point!

Now it works! But...

If you remove the USB key and and some musical files on the key when you plug it back, you can't see the new tracks. We must to "rescan" as you told me. Is there any way to do that automatically ???

[d6jg]

Thanks Jim I totally. forgery this point!

Now it works! But...

If you remove the USB key and and some musical files on the key when you plug it back, you can't see the new tracks. We must to "rescan" as you told me. Is there any way to do that automatically ???

Rather than add music by removing USB you'd be better off enabling Samba share on Pi



After set up access the files with
Windows via \\IP-ADDRESS-OF-PI
Mac via smb://IP-ADDRESS-OF-PI

You do need to rescan in LMS to pick up new music or Settings / Rescan Music Library to rescan automatically overnight.

[PaulH]

Thank you Jim for making me discover a function I didn't know.

Picore has a lot of ressource but not easy to found them.

But I like to come with a new USB key, plugin and music !!!!
That's why it will be great if the update could be done when the key is connected !

[Redrum]

To give you a little bit of guidance to what Jim suggested:

1) Samba, follow the picoreplayer instructions here (step #3): https://docs.picoreplayer.org/how-to/add_usb_hdd/.

Note it might not look exactly like the instructions as picoreplayer is changing faster than the documentation can keep pace.

I work on a windows machine and I setup a network location to my music via samba, then just transfer the files as you would any files

2) For the auto rescan, I don't use it, but I think you might have to have the plugin enabled (unless it is enabled by default?):


so if you don't see the menu Jim illustrated, that's why.

Jim

[d6jg]

Thank you Jim for making me discover a function I didn't know.

Picore has a lot of ressource but not easy to found them.

But I like to come with a new USB key, plugin and music !!!!
That's why it will be great if the update could be done when the key is connected !

You would have to initiate a scan each time you plugin and constantly removing and reinserting the USB will risk corruption.
AFAIK most who use pCP with a USB stick put new music onto it via Samba or something like WinSCP.

[kidstypike]

My interpretation is that the OP wishes to remove one USB stick and insert another USB stick with different music on it?

[d6jg]

My interpretation is that the OP wishes to remove one USB stick and insert another USB stick with different music on it?

Unless each stick is identically named and formatted I don’t think you can do that very easily at all.
I think the OP needs to get some experience of what pCP does in shall way call it “classic use case” to find out for himself.

[Redrum]

My interpretation is that the OP wishes to remove one USB stick and insert another USB stick with different music on it?

yea, on reread it does seem like a usage pattern similar to a CD, cassette tape, or 8-Track

In that case, does AutoRescan plugin still work?

Jim