Posts by chunki

Quote from riverside70

I don't know but I think the sound is a bit overmodulated? Also I have a problem when I start/stop my vpn, spotify connect breaks and doesn't come back up.

First of all - great idea with "configuration wizard", very user friendly

I have tested with my Trust 5.1 USB soundcard and I was now able to control the volume, using the following device/mixer combinations:

• Device: default:CARD=Device + Mixer "Speaker"
• Device: sysdefault:CARD=Device + "Mixer "Speaker"

Mixer "Line" didn't work for both of them - no sound output, at least for my soundcard cabling.

BUT: the sound was blurred - not a problem of overmodulation, rather it looks like as if the channels are not adressed properly. Within in Kodi you can choose the channel configuration (e.g. 2.1) - maybe the same needs to be done too here in the config.

Another comment, that may help during bugfixing - I got an UI popup add-on error, when I choose one of the following items as device:front:CARD=Device,DEV=0
surround21:CARD=Device,DEV=0
surround40:CARD=Device,DEV=0
surround41:CARD=Device,DEV=0
surround50:CARD=Device,DEV=0
surround51:CARD=Device,DEV=0
surround71:CARD=Device,DEV=0
iec958:CARD=Device,DEV=0

The error log for the above error is as follows:

Aug 09 18:37:11 LibreELEC sh[9443]: Starting spotify-connect-webAug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: Loading Spotify library...Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: Traceback (most recent call last):Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: File "loader.py", line 3, in <module>Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: File "runpy.py", line 180, in run_moduleAug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: File "runpy.py", line 72, in _run_codeAug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/main.py", line 14, in <module>Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: from connect import ConnectAug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/connect.py", line 9, in <module>Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: from console_callbacks import audio_arg_parser, mixer, error_callback, connection_callbacks, debug_callbacks, playback_callbacks, playback_setupAug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/console_callbacks.py", line 104, in <module>Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: mixer = alsa.Mixer(args.mixer, **mixer_card_arg)Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: alsaaudio.ALSAAudioError: Unable to find mixer control Mixer,0 [hw:1]Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9443]: Failed to execute script loaderAug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC systemd[1]: service.spotify-connect-web.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/aAug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC systemd[1]: service.spotify-connect-web.service: Unit entered failed state.Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC systemd[1]: service.spotify-connect-web.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC systemd[1]: service.spotify-connect-web.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC systemd[1]: Stopped spotify-connect-web.Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC systemd[1]: Started spotify-connect-web.Aug 09 18:37:14 LibreELEC sh[9466]: The hw:d,s device specification is unreliable. Use names instead

I hope this helps.

Cheers
Chunki

Back at home I have tried both values 'Line' and 'Speaker' as setting for "mixer", but afterwards the service didn't start, hence the device was not visible anymore. I am happy to provide error log dumps if you guide how to get. Thanks!

Cheers
Chhnki

Quote from awiouy

Hello Chunki!

According to the information you have provided, you have two active audio cards:
card 0: the onboard ALSA audio device
card 1: the USB sound device

The default settings (device hw:0,1 or default:CARD=ALSA, mixer empty or PCM) and playback route should work for the onboard ALSA.

Note that the settings, eg the playback route, are only activated when the settings are changed, with the OK button.
Clicking on the OK button restarts the service with the new settings.

You should be able to output to the USB sound device by setting playback device hw:1,0 or default:CARD=Device.
The USB sound device has however no mixer, and you will therefore not be able to set the volume.
You may find a way to define a sofware volume control for your card, on the Internet, but this is out of the scope of the addon.
To determine the mixers for the USB sound device, use command amixer -c 1

I hope you will find a way to make the addon work at your convenience.

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Hi,
my amixer -c 1 output is as follows:

Simple mixer control 'Speaker',0
Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right - Rear Left - Rear Right - Front Center - Woofer - Side Left - Side Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 197
Mono:
Front Left: Playback 197 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 197 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Rear Left: Playback 197 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Rear Right: Playback 197 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Front Center: Playback 197 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Woofer: Playback 197 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Side Left: Playback 197 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Side Right: Playback 197 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: cvolume cswitch cswitch-joined
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Capture 0 - 6928
Front Left: Capture 6928 [100%] [11.06dB] [on]
Front Right: Capture 6928 [100%] [11.06dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'PCM Capture Source',0
Capabilities: enum
Items: 'Mic' 'Line' 'IEC958 In' 'Mixer'
Item0: 'Mic'
Simple mixer control 'Line',0
Capabilities: pvolume cvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 8065 Capture 0 - 6928
Front Left: Playback 6144 [76%] [-0.01dB] [off] Capture 4096 [59%] [-0.01dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 6144 [76%] [-0.01dB] [off] Capture 4096 [59%] [-0.01dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
Capabilities: pvolume cvolume pswitch pswitch-joined cswitch cswitch-joined
Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right
Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
Limits: Playback 0 - 8065 Capture 0 - 6928
Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [-24.00dB] [off] Capture 0 [0%] [-16.00dB] [on]
Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [-24.00dB] [off] Capture 0 [0%] [-16.00dB] [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958 In',0
Capabilities: cswitch cswitch-joined
Capture channels: Mono
Mono: Capture [on]

Sounds like as if mixer setting 'Speaker' (or 'Line') could work regarding volume control, what do you think? Didn't try yet since I am not at home currently.

Cheeers
Chunki

Quote from awiouy

First, the playback route setting was only designed to work with the onboard ALSA audio interface.
It is therefore unlikely that it will work with your USB soundcard.

Then, for the mixer, the amixer command will provide the names of the available mixers, if any.
Try to find the most pertinent, and enter its name in the mixer setting (eg, for my hifiberry-dacplus, the appropriate mixer is called Digital).
If you need more help about this, please provide the output of amixer.

Last, would you please be so kind to provide the output of aplay -L, and the name of the mixer, if you find it.
I could use this information to document known settings in the first post, and maybe code them in the addon.

Ok, understood, thanks for the explanation! My amixer says:

Simple mixer control 'PCM',0

...hence I used 'PCM' as mixer entry in settings.xml field 'scw_m', but I still cannot control the volume. Also, obviously the "auto detect" setting for 'playback route' (settings.xml field 'pcm_3') is not working reliably for my USB sound config (as you have already assumed), it only works from time to time, when I stop and restart Spotify app on my Android tablet.

Any idea which settings I can use for the settings fields 'pcm_3' (playback route) and 'scw_m' (mixer) given my USB device config (all details see below)? Many thanks for your help!

Here's is the lsusb output:
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 145f:0143 Trust

Here is the full amixer output:
Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Playback channels: Mono
Limits: Playback -10239 - 400
Mono: Playback -10239 [0%] [-99999.99dB] [off]

This is the dump of aplay -l:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA], device 0: bcm2835 ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA]
Subdevices: 8/8
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
card 0: ALSA [bcm2835 ALSA], device 1: bcm2835 ALSA [bcm2835 IEC958/HDMI]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Device [USB Sound Device], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Here is the dump of aplay -L:
null
Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
default:CARD=ALSA
bcm2835 ALSA, bcm2835 ALSA
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=ALSA
bcm2835 ALSA, bcm2835 ALSA
Default Audio Device
default:CARD=Device
USB Sound Device, USB Audio
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=Device
USB Sound Device, USB Audio
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Device,DEV=0
USB Sound Device, USB Audio
Front speakers
surround21:CARD=Device,DEV=0
USB Sound Device, USB Audio
2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=Device,DEV=0
USB Sound Device, USB Audio
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Device,DEV=0
USB Sound Device, USB Audio
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Device,DEV=0
USB Sound Device, USB Audio
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Device,DEV=0
USB Sound Device, USB Audio
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Device,DEV=0
USB Sound Device, USB Audio
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=Device,DEV=0
USB Sound Device, USB Audio
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output

And finally this is my choosen Audio device config in LE:
ALSA: USB Sound Device (@:Card=Device,DEV=0), Analog

Again, many thanks for your help!

Cheers
Chunki

Hi,
thansk for your quick reply. I now found it, many thanks!
Now lets see I will get it working with my USB soundcard

Cheers
Chunki
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Hi,
my USB soundcard output basically does work , with setting "hw:1,0". Unfortunately, I cannot control the volume (neither via Spotify client nor via RBPi remote). Which mixer do I need to configure?

My USB soundcard config looks as follows (aplay -l output):
card 1: Device [USB Sound Device], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]

The LE audio config is as follow:
ALSA: USB Sound Device (@:Card=Device,Dev=0),Analog

Accordingly, I have set the config to "hw:1,0" and playback route to "auto detect". But no mixer configured yet.

Any idea? Many thanks!

Chunki

Hi,
sorry, maybe stupid question, but in which repository and in which subcategory can I find the addon? I am running LE 7.0.2 on RbPi 2 and I have looked under "LibreELEC Add-Ons" in all subcategories, but was not able to find it. Do I need to update something before I can see the addon?

BTW, I was looking for an addon like this since long time, hence many thanks for your work

Cheers
Chunki