Fresh Install: Spotify Will Not Connect

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Hello, I have been through the ringer trying to get Spotify to connect to my Raspberry Pi. Before I start, I should mention that I attempted Moode before Volumio and had basically the same issue.

Volumio Ver.: 3.832
Spotify Plugin Ver.: Tried on 4.2.2 and 4.3.0

I have Premium and am logged in. No idea how to get logs since the thing refuses my SSH connection. I see nothing about SSH or logs in the UI.

I can see Volumio as an option in Spotify. When I select it, it will try to connect for a few seconds and then fails. I would try the host file edit that I’ve seen, but again, the thing will not accept an SSH connection.

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I have discovered the /dev SSH button but apparently that doesn’t work either. It still refuses to take my SSH connection.

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Question:

  • Have you changed the root password?
  • Did you download the image from volumio.com, or used the one provided by the image tool?
  • What tool are you using to setup a SSH connection?
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Are you talking about the Linux root pw? If so, then I am not sure. When I set up Volumio using Pi Imager, I elected to set up a user and password, but I am not sure if it has any effect. In any case, I tried using that combo as well as volumio/volumio.

I have tried the img file from the website and the one from Pi Imager; neither worked.

I am using the default UNIX SSH client.

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You not allowed to change the password. That’s why your having issues.
Only use the official image downloaded from Volumio.com, unzip it and flash the *.img file.
On this screen:
image

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Still will not let me connect via SSH.

Here are the steps I took:

  1. Downloaded Volumio 3.832 from the website.
  2. Verified .img file using provided md5sum
  3. Used Pi Imager to burn to SD card (remembering to decline custom settings)
  4. Navigated to /dev, clicked ‘ENABLE’ under SSH.
  5. Still no SSH connection.
  6. Restart Pi
  7. Still no SSH

The specific error I am getting is "Received disconnect from 192.168.1.195 port 22:2: Too many authentication failures
Disconnected from 192.168.1.195 port 22

It’s important to note that I get this on the first try. So I think it might require the un and pw. I use sshpass to give it a password on login, same error.

In the past, when I encountered this error, it was due to a misconfiguration somewhere. Does Volumio expect a specific, non-standard auth scheme? I really wish there were an option in /dev to set an SSH key, which would remove many unknowns in this circumstance.

At risk of giving cause to abandon this thread, I just tried the Spotify connection, and for whatever reason, it worked this time. Is this because I didn’t change the root pw? If so, that seems like a major security bug, no? Still, I would love to solve the issue of not being able to SSH into Volumio.

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Hello doomslayer!
Have you tried to set the Bitrate of the Spotify Plugin to 160 kbps (not 320 kbps)? Then it may work.
Good luck and kind regards
Uli

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You’re using
User: volumio
Password: volumio

No need for a SSH key, just use Putty

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Is ssh running on the volumio machine. From the unit machine try

nmap ip_addr_of_volumio

that should tell you.