Librespot Add-on

Quote from kaibenn

librespot plugin does not run satisfactorily on CoreELEC 8.90.3 (Wetek Play 2).

I wrote the issues also in a thread at CoreELEC, but because it seems unclear if the issue is CoreELEC, Leia or librespot specific, I want to inform you as well.

The issue depends on the used audio system:

1) ALSA

* If librespot is active playing, the Kodi GUI is not working anymore

* If I stop the playing and try to use Kodi again, it crashes

* last lines of kodi_crash.log:

15:04:48.020 T:4064277360 INFO: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - initialize sink

15:04:48.020 T:4064277360 DEBUG: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - trying to open device ALSA:default

15:04:48.020 T:4064277360 INFO: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Requested layout: FL, FR

15:04:48.021 T:4064277360 INFO: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - set digital_codec 0

15:04:48.021 T:4064277360 INFO: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "default"

15:04:48.024 T:4064277360 INFO: CAESinkALSA - Unable to open device "default" for playback

15:04:48.024 T:4064277360 ERROR: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - failed to initialize device "default"

15:04:48.025 T:4064277360 DEBUG: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - trying to open device ALSA:default

15:04:48.025 T:4064277360 INFO: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Requested layout: FL, FR

15:04:48.025 T:4064277360 INFO: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - set digital_codec 0

15:04:48.025 T:4064277360 INFO: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - Attempting to open device "default"

15:04:48.029 T:4064277360 INFO: CAESinkALSA - Unable to open device "default" for playback

15:04:48.029 T:4064277360 ERROR: CAESinkALSA::Initialize - failed to initialize device "default"

15:04:48.029 T:4064277360 ERROR: CActiveAESink::OpenSink - no sink was returned

It seems Kodi is not able to get back the ALSA sink.

2) Kodi

I can switch between the use of librespot and Kodi without crashes. But sometimes (maybe after librespot was restarted) the audio output is stuttering.

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I will try to address the ALSA issue first. But I have no clue about the differences between CoreELEC and LibreELEC, and I do not have hardware to test.

Can you send me a screen shot of the Kodi sound settings on CoreELEC.

Quote from kaibenn

I just wanted to append the screenshots (.png, around 1MB), here, but always get an unkown error on upload.Any idea?

Too large?

Quote from kaibenn

Really it was the size. It says maximal size 2MB and I was below that (around 1MB). But reduced it works.

The third screenshot is from the librespot settings. There it shows nothing in Playback devices (also after using the configuration wizard), but I assume this is a minor problem.

Configuration wizard does not copy the selected device to Playback device anymore, because the behaviour of Kodi changed.

I should try to fix that.

In the meantime, you must fill in Playback device manually.

What is displayed if you select configuration wizard?

Quote from kaibenn

I think it looks similar to LE8

Hm... Not sure Kodi and Librespot can share the same ALSA device.

This was why I added the Kodi output.

ALSA dmix might be an option for sharing the device.

But I have never used it.

Maybe someone here can help.

Quote from kaibenn

In the Kodi audio settings I can switch to ALSA: AML-M8AUDIO, HDMI.

Then it seems to work, at least during the first tests. Good!

I am not sure what is the difference between the 'ALSA: AML-M8AUDIO, HDMI' and the 'ALSA: Default (AML-M8AUDIO Analog), PCM' it was set to previously. It is not going over HDMI, only. I still hear it over the optical out and my audio receiver.

Good if it works for you...

Quote from blauesgruen

Hallo.

Danke für das Addon!

Ist es möglich Titelinformationen an Kodi zu übergeben, damit sie im Skin für InfoLabels verwendet werden können?

- Interpret

- Titel

- Time

- Duration

- Progress

Danke.

bg

Sorry, dass es auf Deutsch geschrieben ist, Englisch kann ich leider nicht.

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Hallo blauesgruen!

Weisst du wie man die InfoLabels aktualisiert?

Das einzige Weg, den ich finden könnte, ist das Play kommando zu wiederholen, und das ergibt eine dauerhafte Unterbrechung der Wiedergabe.

Quote from andgi

Is it for Spotify Premium accout only?

Yes

Quote from Thommi

Ich habe seit gestern das Problem, dass Librespot (läuft auf Libreelec, Raspi2) nicht mehr als verfügbares Gerät angezeigt wird. Habe das Problem mit mehreren Libreelec Raspis und allen aktuelle Versionen, sowohl 8 als auch 9.

Hab nur ich das Problem oder gibts da generell gerade Schwierigkeiten?

Bei mir laüfts