Project with PeppyMeter/PeppySpectrum Screensaver Plugin for VOLUMIO

[pjorgenunes]

Hi @2aCD. Thanks for this great effort.

I have a Volumio Primo (TinkerBoard). I would divide this in two issues.

ISSUE 1: Most Important One
With previous version of volumio and Peppy_Screensaver 1.3.9 all was running well.
I have updated to latest Volumio version and to Peppy_Screensaver 1.4.0 and it runs apparently well but after track change or sometimes after a while the screen Freezes (it keeps running music and commands via web or android app but screen keeps freezed - only solution is reboot but tit freezes again).
Log here:
http://logs.volumio.org/volumio/hQSZS5c.html

ISSUE 2: Manual edition of two files to run Peppy_Screensaver
In Tinkerboard, and from what I remenber in X86, one must edit two files for Peppy_Screensaver to run (I’m not a linux specialist - far from that, but it seems to be associated with permissions needed).

The editions needed is:
FILE: /etc/pam.d/sudo
after the first line:
#%PAM-1.0
add this line of text:
auth sufficient pam_permit.so
(The above breaks volumio further updates)

FILE: /data/plugins/user_interface/peppy_screensaver/peppymeter/run_peppymeter.sh
change the line:
python3 volumio_peppymeter.py
into:
sudo -k python3 volumio_peppymeter.py

Any chance of, in future versions the plugin run without this manual editions and not “breaking volumio”.

Many thanks for your great work and support!
BR,
Paulo

********** UPDATE *************

I’m using 1920x1080 resolution with default templates and discovered that:
Tried 4 needle ones - ALL FREEZE - Gold, Black-White, etc
Tried 3 led vu-meter ones - ALL WORK FINE - Dash, Dash2 and Crystal

I suppose it has something to do with the “needle ones”?!

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[jocoman]

I tried your 2 tweaks on my system. I get the freezing screen as well.
This is such a fun little project many thanks to the developers!

[Gelo5]

For Peppymeter to fill the entire screen, the skin must have the resolution of your screen. E.g. 1920x1080 screen - 1920x1080 skin, 800x480 screen - 800x480 skin etc. If in a 1920x1080 screen you choose the 800x480 skin - it will be small.
What resolution is your monitor?

[Naveen]

Kindly share the link for 1280x400 also.

John

[Gelo5]

61 skins 1280x400

Last skin (61) for Andy

[jocoman]

Thanks you for that.
BTW my resolution is 1280 V 1024, but the 1280 X800 isn’t bad!
txs

[naimnatnod]

I like purple. My wife’s birthday is Saturday so her color is purple. Thus, these purple skins is perfect gift to my wife. Of course they are from the Master Gelo5!

[2aCD]

hey @Roberto_Grieco,
for try with your DAC this is a modified alsa configuration for the spotify pipeline.
Can you please replace the this file:

/data/plugins/user_interface/peppy_screensaver/Peppyalsa.postPeppyalsa.5.conf.tmpl

with the content of zip one post later:

To activate the file switch from DSD native to modular alsa (or back), save and then restart.

[2aCD]

Hi together,
I have upload a Volumio image with all PeppyMeter dependencies here:
Post 7
It’s for raspberry only and for testing. You can’t update the image inplace to a newer version.
But a PeppyMeter installation needs only two minutes to working meters.
have fun
2aCD

[Wheaten]

So the new version has the “0” tweak in in it?
X86 users can’t run the installer anymore?

[2aCD]

It’s not a new version of plugin. It’s an Volumio image with included peppy meter dependencies (peppyalsa, pygame, cairosvg)

[Wheaten]

aha, thanks for confirming this

[Roberto_Grieco]

Hi @2aCD Now i try, but the original file is named “Peppyalsa.postPeppyalsa.5.conf.tmpl” instead your file is named only “Peppyalsa.postPeppyalsa.5.conf” without tmpl…it’s necessary to add .tmpl ? or i can leave only “Peppyalsa.postPeppyalsa.5.conf” ?
However i named your file as .“conf.tmpl” and follewed your istruction but unfortunately the issue of skipping tracks remains. I tried either with modular alsa either with dsd native.

[2aCD]

Hi @Roberto_Grieco
I have update the zip file for a new test.
please test with DSD native and enabled Spotify.

[Crazoff]

Good afternoon. Tell me at this link https://aliexpress.ru/item/4001115081190.html Which board option should I buy A or B.

[Darmur]

Interface information of the driver board A：this driver board cannot adjust the backlight

Interface information of the driver board B：this driver board can adjust the backlight

I would go for B

[manepipoca]

@Gelo5 hi!!
Thank you for your the skins!! Awesome work!!

can you make a Horizontal Dorrough Meter for 1280x400 resolution? I really love this meter.

Thank you very much!!

[Gelo5]

Since you are writing in the Peppymeter topic, you probably intend to use Peppymeter. You chose resolution 1920x480. There are 12 skins for this resolution. Think about it
Maybe 1280x400 or 1920x515 or 1480x320 would be a better choice?

[Roberto_Grieco]

Nothing to do. Skips always, but sometimes the reproduction is just a little bit longer than before…