I've seen it before and am still investigating...
The problem occurs when the applet is shut down without a proper network-connection shutdown.

Frank van Gestel

Applying a kernel-patch also involves recompiling the kernel.
This requires you to install a cross-compiler on a linux PC, are you sure you do not just want to upload the precompiled kernel-image?

Frank van Gestel

I have figured out how to apply a kernel patch, and it wasnt all that hard!
Thanks for a great applet, the install goes a fair bit nicer with the kernel patch installed, but running it at work on my workgroup network, the applet cannot handle more than two or three users at a time streaming the m3u playlist.
Is it possible to create the m3u file in the parent directories? eg dir Artist -> two + album dir's -> tunes in each album, m3u file resides here. Can m3u be created in album level, or in artist level?


Now if I can only figure out how to console into the empeg from a linux box....

Frank,
I'm having trouble getting to your ftp site via the links posted above. Could you please check it? I've got the display server applet in but not your kernel, which is such a tease.

Follow on question 1: with your kernel installed, can I also apply RJLov's Voladj kernel tweak?

Follow on question 2: has anyone seen/used a palm or pocketPC device with wireless ethernet & a web browser beefy enough to handle the displayserver applet? I think you all can see where I'm going, ie universal remote for around the house... I see a few with wireless 802.11 cards which should do the trick bandwidth-wise, but don't know if the browsers are well enough supported in them to use display server.

-Zeke

ps- WOW!

pps Uh, nevermind about the FTP link. Just saw your post in the 'Getting mp3 back..." thread.

just say you weren't paying much attention...

Edited by Ezekiel on 26/11/00 01:02 AM.

Follow on question 1: with your kernel installed, can I also apply RJLov's Voladj kernel tweak?

You would have to combine both sets of changes to the kernel source code (both Richard's and Frank's changes) and compile your own kernel from that. (There can be only one kernel uploaded to the Empeg.) This is do-able, if you're willing to give it a whirl.

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Tony Fabris

Saweet. Install went smooth, everything works great....

But..

I want the noauth option so that i can use winamp to stream the m3u's.... Here's the problem:

I modified the init with the "noauth" argument so that it reads as follows:

#!/bin/bash
/bin/mount -n -o nocheck,rw /proc
/bin/mount -n -o nocheck,ro /dev/hda4 /drive0
cd /usr/local/displayserver
./displayserver noauth
exec /sbin/init.before_displayserver

When i boot the empeg with this init, it gives me a prompt that reads "init-2.03#" and the display hangs on my custom bootup logo. If i remove the "noauth" argument, then everything boots up hunky doory. Sooo, what am i missing? Is it a formatting issue?

PS- this is with all the current software, dev image 1.01 and the newest displayserver.

Thanks


|| loren.cox
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Did you perhaps copy the old init-script to a new one?
If so, you should set the execute-bit on the new init-script using:

# chmod +x /sbin/init

Frank van Gestel

Tried that with no success. Same result. Any other ideas?


|| loren.cox
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I'm having the exact same problem.

Here's my permissions:

init-2.03# ls ini* -l
-rwxrwxr-x 1 0 0 184 Nov 27 22:49 init
-rwxr-xr-x 1 0 0 8900 Sep 28 16:53 init.before_displayserve
r
-rwxrwxr-x 1 0 0 173 Nov 27 22:15 init.sco (this is my backup)

I figured it out... I rememberd how windows text files are different than linux text files...

I had just uploaded a text file that I made with notepad to the empeg for the init and it didn't work right. so I redid the init using echo on the empeg like this:

echo '#!/bin/bash' >init
echo 'blah blah'>>init

then I rebooted and it worked.

Ah, yeah. I ran into the exact same problem when I was trying to set up an init for a bootup selecter program. I should have thought of that. Good catch.

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Tony Fabris

Tada! i had done the exact same thing. Good catch... I'll try the good ol' echo tonight.


|| loren.cox
|| 080000446

Note that you don't have to do the "echo" thing. If you've got the file on your PC, you can edit it with a binary editor such as UltraEdit and remove the offending characters with a search-and-replace.

The problem is that DOS/Windows files have both a carriage return (0x0d) and a linefeed (0x0a) at the end of every line. Linux only wants one of those characters, not both.

Unfortunately, I don't remember right now whether it's the CR or the LF that indicates a new line in Linux. Probably the LF, so try that first and see if it works. Just do a search and replace, telling it to replace all instance of 0d with "nothing", and then re-upload the file.

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Tony Fabris

You can also use the unix command sed ( stream editor ) on the empeg to change the file :

cat <original file> | sed 's/^M//' > <new file>

the ^M character must be generated by first pressing CTRL-V and then CTRL-M

Frank van Gestel

TextPad is VERY useful for all text-based editing. It has syntax highlighting for just about everything you can think of (languages/configuration files), and it can save in UNIX format.


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Donato
MkII/Blue/40GB/080000565

Unfortunately, I don't remember right now whether it's the CR or the LF that indicates a new line in Linux. Probably the LF, so try that first and see if it works.

Yup, it's LF.

Borislav

Thanks for the pointer to TextPad. Saved in UNIX format and the init works fine.

Just like to say nice job to Frank once again. I can't wait to see what else you do with this thing!!


|| loren.cox
|| 080000446

Is it possible for the user of displayserver to select their display colour?
Your default is green, but is it possible to put in blue or amber etc?

Just a little nitpicky question, if not possible I am still rather happy.

Thanks!

Yes it is,
Choose : displayserver in current window.
Save the html file with the applet in it to you local computer ( File - Save as... )
Edit the saved HTML file; all variables are pretty obvious...
reload the local file in your webbrowser...

Frank van Gestel

Perfect thanks!
Now to see how custom colours would look in my car!

Anybody getting the idea of using this to put a nice, touch-screen display in the dash, hide the empeg, and control the empeg via the touch display?
Of course the display would probably have to run java, but what about those proposed e-book tablets ??

Just a thought...

Programmers File Editor is also a reasonably nice Freeware editor that allows you to save in "Dos" or "Unix" format. Unfortunately Alan Phillips has given up development and support for it, but it still has a lot of really nice features.

(list 6284, Mk1 S/N 00299 4GB blue [for sale]. Mk2 S/N 080000094 6GB blue)

Finally got round to installing this - excellent stuff.

Three very minor feature requests:

1) Allow streaming of the individual .mp3 files as well as whole playlists (currently it downloads the entire mp3)
2) Templates for the .HTML outputs would be very groovy.
3) Ability to choose username/password via an external file (not sure if you can already do this)

That's it - Thanks for an awesome product!

I can see real uses on this at work - getting everyone streaming from my empeg!

Any ideas on how many streams the empeg will deal with concurrently - I've not got enough hardware to test this yet...

Cheers,

Paul.

Paul Haigh, Reg. 4120
(mk1) 6GB, Blue, 00254
(mk2) 12GB, Red, 00357

Perhaps I should just lay off a few select substances, but does anyone know how to play multiple playlists generated with displayserver? (with Winamp)

ie: go into
\\artists\soundtrack\reservoir dogs\
and
\\artists\soundtrack\dazed and confused\

and listen to them both?

Have you tried "Enqueue as default action" in the Winamp preferences?

___________
Tony Fabris

Tony, you are truly a gem at work!!

Thank you!

Hey Frank;
Is the fix posted for the remount of ./drive1 ?? (in the install.sh)

I am wondering as of the last post (not sure which thread) you had mentioned it was fixed, but the datestamp on your website shows no update.

I am wondering as I have run into problems where half of my mp3's are unavailable for streaming via displayserver, but the player software seems to find them allright.

Any ideas?
I have a MkII with two drives (18Gb each)
Or can I manually mount those drives/partitions?

I have added some code for mounting drive /dev/hdb, but now I received a mail that it should be /dev/hdc. I have two files for download now : installhdb.sh.gz & installhdc.sh.gz


Frank van Gestel

Well, I re-applied the developer image. Then I installed the kernel image, then I ran the install script but before I did that I changed the permissions (chmod u+x install.sh), then ran the script.
It puked on me the first time, then ran properly the second time.
I then checked my drives, and both were mounted, /drive0 and /drive1, but then I fired up Emplode, and watched the synch with hyperterm open, and what I got was;
ext2fs_check_if_mount: No such file or directory while determining whether /dev/hda4 is mounted.
ext2fs_check_if_mount: No such file or directory while determining whether /dev/hdc4 is mounted.

So then I installed the installhdc.sh and I still recieved the above errors on synch, but some stuff I had recently put into the player was now accessible via the M3U files.
So for all intensive purposes it does look like it works. As the previous M3U file wouldnt connect in Winamp, it would queue, but would generate time-out errors on playback.
I then rebooted the player, and then re-ran the displayserver with the -noauth option, and it didnt work, then I tried noauth, and just about every combination thereof. Winamp still requires auth.
So, I have a functioning displayserver, but with undersired authorization, and I noticed at the main menu there is an option for system backup, is this the kernel or the whole kit-and-kaboodle with fids? (I never saved the backup.tar file, so I dont know)

Any ideas?

Well, it seems that whatever is now on my Empeg, its very unstable. So I have simply re-flashed with the the developer image.
The displayserver stability was decreasing with every reboot, and I had quite a few kernel panic's.
So, off it goes.
If you need some more detailed info Frank, dont hesitate to email me. I am sure your linux expertise can get this little problem cleared up.



Smoker_Man
#080000449 MkII - 36Gb Blue

Ok, VERY happy now. Used the installhdc.sh.gz with the dual and it installs and works cleanly. All files seem to download properly and the slaved functions is perfect. There is one very minor thing. When I try to do a tar file tranfer of all files, it hangs at 3.99Gig. I have tried twice now with the same result.

No big deal because I can just download the songs individually now but you may want to look into it.

Greg