[SOLVED] music partition on SD card

a1exandros

Hi,

is it possible to create a separate partition on the SD card to store music files. Then mounting the partition and adding it to the database.
I would like to use a 16GB card.

Also, sharing this volume via samba would be great to add/delete music via network.

Cheers.
(RuneAudio is awesome! Looking forward to 0.3)

a1exandros

ok, as I have realised, this feature is already implemented

ACX

Could I mark this as solved?

a1exandros

Yes. And you can maybe add this functionality to the doc. Also the ability to use pls files to play web radio is a nice feature/workaround that could be noted somewhere.

Cheers and [close].

ACX

I definetly have to find the time to update the doc... in the meanwhile, could you please describe here the steps you followed to achieve the desired result? It would be helpful for other users with the same needs.

a1exandros

Transfer music to the Raspberry Pi via SMB
To transfere music files to your Raspberry Pi you need to mount the remote SMB drive (RUNEAUDIO/MPD or IP-of-your-Pi/MPD).
Copy the music to the mounted directory and refresh your database via RuneUI (Menu->Database->Update MPD Database).

Webradio via PLS/M3U-File
To listen to webradio (streams) you can use PLS/M3U-files. Copy the files to your USB flash drive or via SMB (like described above).
The PLS-file can look like this:

[playlist]
NumberOfEntries=1
File1=http://uk1-pn.webcast-server.net:8392/
Title1=
Version=2

The M3U-file can look like this:

http://stream.dradio.de/7/249/142684/v1/gnl.akacast.akamaistream.net/dradio_mp3_dlf_m
http://dradio_mp3_dlf_m.akacast.akamaistream.net/7/249/142684/v1/gnl.akacast.akamaistream.net/dradio_mp3_dlf_m

Don't forget to update your MPD database, else you will not see your recently added files. Enjoy listening to your favourite webradio.

refresh your Database via RuneUI (Menu->Database->Update MPD Database).

ACX

Thank you

impeth

Hello,

Just a comment about files playback from SD vs. USB:
When the same file (e.g. 16/44.1) is played back from the SD card is reported as 16/44 while the same file being played back from a USB flash is reported as 32/44!
Is there any bits addition or difference in the playback procedure depending on storage??

Thanks!

ACX

impeth wroteIs there any bits addition or difference in the playback procedure depending on storage??

No, it shouldn't. Do you see that info in the Playback main section of the RuneUI?
Please report here some debug information as described here... that's curious, but I think it's only a visualization bug.

impeth

Hello Andrea,

Yes, this is the info displayed in playback main section of the RuneUI.
The file it was played back was an AIFF ripped from CD.
I have already uploaded debug info to:
#113

Thanks!

user

Hi,

I'm testing RuneAudio for a while and it seems great.

But I'm searching the way to add music from the sd card, isn't it in the GUI?

So the question, whats the easiest way to do it?

thanks

ACX

user wroteHi,

I'm testing RuneAudio for a while and it seems great.

But I'm searching the way to add music from the sd card, isn't it in the GUI?

Not yet, but we plan to include it in a future version.

user wroteSo the question, whats the easiest way to do it?

A quick and dirty approach could be to create a symlink of your music folder on the SD under /mnt/MPD/USB/. This would list that folder under the "USB storage" section in the Library home screen, and you could browse it normally.

user

thanks a lot

tpylkko

Relating to this, is there any max limit that one should use for such a separate music partition? Would the OS need free space in order to be able to function normally (updates, swap, anything?)