Logitec Media Server plugin for Volumio

[zlaja5]

i have installed your dstmmix 1.0.1 on Rpi 4. Everything ok.
I installed Saiyato squeezelite player 1.1.6
your LMS need a lot of time to find player
but then the sound is very good
in other room I have squeezebox Touch which connect to your LMS perfectly.

[chourmovs_vs]

Hi. No need of squeezelite, i invite you to try local player plugin within LMS to attack directly your soundcard. As explained before: volumio + fusiondsp to manage your soundcard, and LMS to serve music and mix it in a very reliable way. This is the best combo from far.

[zlaja5]

yes, you are right.
I didnt know that local player is the plugin of LM server.
Thanks for help.

[Wheaten]

This topic is intended for Logitech Media Server plugin.
If you want support on dstmmix, move to the correct topic.

[PLUGIN] DstmMix - Logitech Media Server with (very) Smart Mix feature

Hi everyone, Dstmmix plugin available for testing. You can find it in plugin manager when dev plugin activated Based on the original work from Saiyato and Bliss plugin by Craig Drummond The goal of the development was initially to recover functionalities - for me essential for a network player - on my volumio Primo, knowing that I was stuck with volumio by design and that my main musical use was spotify and Don’t stop the music plugin on Logitech media server. The initial activity has consist…

[quadvol]

Volumio version 3.423
RPi Linux volumio 5.10.92-v7+ #1514 SMP Mon Jan 17 17:36:39 GMT 2022 armv7l GNU/Linux

I tried installing the LMS plugin via the plugin interface but installation failed with only this text:

Installing plugin

An error occurred while installing the plugin Error

• Hide details

Downloading plugin at https://plugins.volumio.workers.dev/pluginsv2/downloadLatestStable/lms/volumio/buster/armhf
END DOWNLOAD: https://plugins.volumio.workers.dev/pluginsv2/downloadLatestStable/lms/volumio/buster/armhf
Creating install location
Unpacking plugin
Checking that the plugin is suitable for this version of Volumio The plugin can be used with this version of Volumio
Checking for duplicate plugin
Copying plugin to location
Installing necessary utilities
An error occurred while installing the plugin Error

Nothing more. However afterward it shows up as an installed plugin, but inactive. There’s an uninstall button but it can’t uninstall because the plugin can’t be stopped “in a fashionable manner Error undefined” It can’t be stopped because it can’t be started “in a fashionable manner.”

I can remove it only by deleting its directory under /data/plugin

Anyone know a fix? Anyone know how I can at least see what’s failing? I can’t find a log.

[Wheaten]

Seems the LMS plugin are generating issues, you can also opt to install LMS along Volumio.

Installing LMS along Volumio

Created a new topic to avoid spamming on the LMS-Docker plugin You can always remove the plugin and install LMS manually. (you’ll loose all settings and need to configure LMS again) Factory reset upgraded to Volumio V3.429 sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install libcrypt-openssl-rsa-perl wget https://downloads.slimdevices.com/LogitechMediaServer_v8.3.0/logitechmediaserver_8.3.0_all.deb sudo dpkg -i logitechmediaserver_8.3.0_all.deb rm logitechmediaserver_8.3.0_a…

[deadpanpedant]

Trying to install LMS on Volumio 2 (because hardware is x86 not x64)

Unfortunately the plugin did not work.
Resorting to installing the deb manually, this worked!

However, the LMS does not start on boot.
Looking at the systemctl status, it seems there is an issue writing the logs:

Sep 16 13:25:32 volumio squeezeboxserver[510]: mkdir /var/log/squeezeboxserver/: Permission denied at /usr/share/perl5/Slim/Utils/Log.pm line 707.

running mkdir and restarting the service works, but the directory does not persist??
adding the squeezeboxserver user to the agm usergroup doesn’t work either

it seems Volumio deletes these log folders? can we stop this?

or can I pass a different logfile location?

[chourmovs_vs]

looks like a chown/permission issue

[chourmovs_vs]

maybe have a look here

chourmovs/volumio-plugins-sources/blob/master/dstmmix/install.sh

[Lam_Nguyen]

I encountered issues with a massive music library in Volumio, so I attempted to find a solution by using LMS 8.5 within Volumio.

Here is how I use LMS 8.5 and SQ MC within Volumio.

1. Install plugin LMS 8.5 and plugin SQ MC

cd /tmp && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lovehifi/lms-volumio/main/install.sh && sudo chmod -R 755 /tmp/install.sh && ./install.sh

• Volumio → Plugins → Installed Plugins: Enable plugin LMS and plugin SQ MC.
• http://volumio:9000
• Settings → Manage Plugins → Active the plugin Material Skin
• Settings → Interface → choose Material Skin

2. Create menu VOLUMIO in LMS

echo '{"system":[{"title":"Volumio","iframe":"http://volumio/","locked":true,"icon":"link","toolbar":{"title":"Volumio \u2022 $NAME"}}]}' | tee /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/prefs/material-skin/actions.json

[Wheaten]

please don’t run V8.5, this is a unstable development built and LMS will keep annoying you on a daily base to update.
Stick with V8.4

[Lam_Nguyen]

LMS 8.5.0 - Latest Release (March 14 2024)
here: Logitech Media Server Downloads

[ClaesM]

2. Create menu VOLUMIO in LMS

echo '{"system":[{"title":"Volumio","iframe":"http://volumio/","locked":true,"icon":"link","toolbar":{"title":"Volumio \u2022 $NAME"}}]}' | tee /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/prefs/material-skin/actions.json

Exactly where and how should I create this menu? Could you describe it more detailed?

regards C

[Lam_Nguyen]

1. You need to active the plugin Material Skin in LMS.
2. SSH to Volumio, just copy the script (one line) and pate to ssh putty (right click), enter.

[Zaviusep]

I get how annoying that can be! I had a similar issue when I first set up LMS on my Volumio. What worked for me was clearing my browser cache; it really helped to refresh things. If that doesn’t do the trick, you could try using a different browser or even restart Volumio. Sometimes a little reset is all it takes to sort these glitches out.