Posts by sesc

Quote from awiouy

Hi sesc!

Sorry to read you are struggling with the addon.

First, the addon home folder is /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.spotify-connect-web (also smb://http://libreelec.tv/userdata/addon…ify-connect-web).
There is no need to reinstall LibreELEC or the addon, deleting settings.xml in the addon home folder is enough to reset the addon.

Then, the service will only activate onboard audio if no other sound device is active or if the service is configured to use onboard audio.
It sounds complicated, but the intention is to avoid activating onboard audio, because it might interfere with operation of other/unknown audio devices.

In summary, the service (probably) does not start onboard audio because your USB device is active when the service starts

To enable onboard audio:

• dtparam audio=on at the console or in config.txt
• restart the wizard to use onboard

Hope this will help you use onboard audio.
We will assess your USB device when this is done.

Keep cool

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I see! Makes sense! Thanks for that workaround! I know that these USB soundcards are a pain in the ass. Took the LE (back then OE) devs a long time till everything was working. Thanks a lot for your work and help! Much appreciated!

For now I can listen to music via TV while I'm working better than my crappy laptop speaker. Thats all I need right now Thanks a lot!

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sesc

So I just tried a fresh install. And another reboot. deleted all config files and folders. Same result. Even the Config Wizard failed. I can see the list, but after choosing an Item an error appears and refers to the log. But nothing in journalctl. The ADDON_HOME$ Variable is set the /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.spotify-connect-web so I had to copy the file their. The Version earlier had a differnet ADDON_HOME I think, it was just addon_data. However. I entered the audio device manually after setting HDMI as Audio Output for Kodi to avoid any problems.
I ended up Installing with OpenELEC · Issue #82 · Fornoth/spotify-connect-web · GitHub here. Log file still shows only the following:

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Sep 09 21:23:35 openelecpi systemd[1]: Started spotify-connect-web.
Sep 09 21:23:35 openelecpi sh[2644]: /storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/service.spotify-connect-web
Sep 09 21:23:35 openelecpi sh[2644]: Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Sep 09 21:23:35 openelecpi sh[2644]: Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Sep 09 21:23:35 openelecpi sh[2644]: Playback channels: Mono
Sep 09 21:23:35 openelecpi sh[2644]: Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Sep 09 21:23:35 openelecpi sh[2644]: Mono: Playback 204 [80%] [-9.63dB] [on]
Sep 09 21:23:36 openelecpi sh[2644]: Established under name 'TestConnect'
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: Loading Spotify library...
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: File "loader.py", line 3, in <module>
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: File "runpy.py", line 180, in run_module
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: File "runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/main.py", line 14, in <module>
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: from connect import Connect
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/connect.py", line 9, in <module>
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: from console_callbacks import audio_arg_parser, mixer, error_callback, connection_callbacks, debug_callbacks, playback_callbacks, playback_setup
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/console_callbacks.py", line 24, in <module>
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: audio_arg_parser.add_argument('--mixer', '-m', help='alsa mixer name for volume control', default=alsa.mixers()[0])
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: alsaaudio.ALSAAudioError: No such file or directory [default]
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: Failed to execute script loader
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi systemd[1]: service.spotify-connect-web.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi sh[2644]: Got SIGTERM, quitting.
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi systemd[1]: service.spotify-connect-web.service: Unit entered failed state.
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi systemd[1]: service.spotify-connect-web.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi systemd[1]: service.spotify-connect-web.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Sep 09 21:23:38 openelecpi systemd[1]: Stopped spotify-connect-web.

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The Line with the path was my attempt to find out the destination of ADDON_HOME$

Any other ideas? I don't even see the old alsa device (what was my TV as I posted yesterday) any idea what happened?

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Sesc

Quote from awiouy

According to me the problem lies here:

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Sep 08 22:28:04 openelecpi sh[12021]: Unable to acquire device:  Device or resource busy [surround21:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0]

I gather that Kodi and Spotify Connect Web can not share the device.

To verify that this is the case:
- set Kodi to use another device, eg PI:HDMI,
- set Spotify Connect Web to use the device, and
- restart Spotify Connect Web (eg by re-running the wizard and then confirming the settings with OK)

If Spotify Connect Web plays, you will unfortunately have to decide which of Kodi or Spotify Connect Web will use the device.

A similar problem was discussed here, and solved with DMIX.

I will assess if DMIX may be applied to LibreELEC, but it looks daunting and device specific.
Do therefore not this to happen soon.

I will nevertheless submit the current fix if you confirm it enables Spotify Connect Web to use your audio device.

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You answered just too fast ;). I was updating my latest post: I do have sound now! Waiting for 30minutes. Watching an episode. And bam. SOund. But it's sped up. Everything is twice as fast as it should be. I'll try some more settings. rebooting etc. and get back too you afterwards. But the new version is working! fixed my initial problem.
The early version (without the config wizard) was working too, but also too fast in playback.

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sesc

**UPDATE**
After the reboot I get this:

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Sep 08 23:23:33 openelecpi systemd[1]: Stopped spotify-connect-web.
Sep 08 23:23:33 openelecpi systemd[1]: Started spotify-connect-web.
Sep 08 23:23:33 openelecpi sh[3207]: Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Sep 08 23:23:33 openelecpi sh[3207]: Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Sep 08 23:23:33 openelecpi sh[3207]: Playback channels: Mono
Sep 08 23:23:33 openelecpi sh[3207]: Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Sep 08 23:23:33 openelecpi sh[3207]: Mono: Playback 204 [80%] [-9.63dB] [on]
Sep 08 23:23:34 openelecpi sh[3207]: Established under name 'TestConnect'
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: Loading Spotify library...
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: File "loader.py", line 3, in <module>
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: File "runpy.py", line 180, in run_module
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: File "runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/main.py", line 14, in <module>
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: from connect import Connect
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/connect.py", line 9, in <module>
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: from console_callbacks import audio_arg_parser, mixer, error_callback, connection_callbacks, debug_callbacks, playback_callbacks, playback_setup
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/console_callbacks.py", line 24, in <module>
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: audio_arg_parser.add_argument('--mixer', '-m', help='alsa mixer name for volume control', default=alsa.mixers()[0])
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: alsaaudio.ALSAAudioError: No such file or directory [default]
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi sh[3207]: Failed to execute script loader
Sep 08 23:23:36 openelecpi systemd[1]: service.spotify-connect-web.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=255/n/a

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endless loop.

alsaaudio.ALSAAudioError: No such file or directory [default]

Quote from awiouy

Hello sesc,

Thank you for reporting this bug, which lies with the addon (spotify-connect-web.start does not handle a PCM specified as x:CARD=c,DEV=d), and should be quite easy to fix.

Please install this updated version of the addon (for LE7/RPi2), and report whether or not it fixes the problem.

Thank you in advance.

Wow that was fast.

spotify didn't crash but I can't hear anything. Everything seams to work fine except there is no sound

LOG:

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Sep 08 22:28:04 openelecpi sh[12021]: Unable to acquire device: Device or resource busy [surround21:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0]
Sep 08 22:28:04 openelecpi sh[12021]: kSpPlaybackEventAudioFlush
Sep 08 22:28:04 openelecpi sh[12021]: kSpConnectionNotifyLoggedOut
Sep 08 22:28:04 openelecpi sh[12021]: kSpPlaybackNotifyPause
Sep 08 22:28:04 openelecpi systemd[1]: Stopped spotify-connect-web.
Sep 08 22:28:04 openelecpi systemd[1]: Started spotify-connect-web.
Sep 08 22:28:04 openelecpi sh[12058]: Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Sep 08 22:28:04 openelecpi sh[12058]: Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Sep 08 22:28:04 openelecpi sh[12058]: Playback channels: Mono
Sep 08 22:28:04 openelecpi sh[12058]: Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Sep 08 22:28:04 openelecpi sh[12058]: Mono: Playback 204 [80%] [-9.63dB] [on]
Sep 08 22:28:05 openelecpi sh[12058]: Established under name 'TestConnect'

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ep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: corected_playback_volume: 47
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: playback_volume: 26214
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: corected_playback_volume: 40
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: playback_volume: 39976
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: corected_playback_volume: 60
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: playback_volume: 41287
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: corected_playback_volume: 62
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: playback_volume: 28180
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: corected_playback_volume: 42
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: playback_volume: 21626
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: corected_playback_volume: 32
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: playback_volume: 15073
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: corected_playback_volume: 22
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: playback_volume: 17039
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: corected_playback_volume: 25
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: playback_volume: 29490
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: corected_playback_volume: 44
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: playback_volume: 48495
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: corected_playback_volume: 73
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: playback_volume: 46529
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: corected_playback_volume: 70
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: playback_volume: 37354
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: corected_playback_volume: 56
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: kSpPlaybackEventAudioFlush
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: kSpConnectionNotifyLoggedOut
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/console_callbacks.py", line 122, in inner
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: def inner(*args):
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/connect.py", line 129, in signal_handler
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: sys.exit(0)
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: SystemExit: 0
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi systemd[1]: Stopped spotify-connect-web.
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi systemd[1]: Started spotify-connect-web.
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[12021]: Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[12021]: Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[12021]: Playback channels: Mono
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[12021]: Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[12021]: Mono: Playback 204 [80%] [-9.63dB] [on]
Sep 08 22:26:47 openelecpi sh[12021]: Established under name 'TestConnect'

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More log:

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Sep 08 22:25:46 openelecpi sh[11917]: Exception SystemExit: SystemExit(0,) in <module 'threading' from '/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/threading.pyc'> ignored
Sep 08 22:25:46 openelecpi systemd[1]: Stopped spotify-connect-web.
Sep 08 22:25:46 openelecpi systemd[1]: Started spotify-connect-web.
Sep 08 22:25:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: Simple mixer control 'Master',0
Sep 08 22:25:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: Capabilities: pvolume pvolume-joined pswitch pswitch-joined
Sep 08 22:25:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: Playback channels: Mono
Sep 08 22:25:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: Limits: Playback 0 - 255
Sep 08 22:25:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: Mono: Playback 204 [80%] [-9.63dB] [on]
Sep 08 22:25:47 openelecpi sh[11984]: Established under name 'TestConnect'
Sep 08 22:26:00 openelecpi sh[11984]: ALSA lib /home/chewitt/LibreELEC.70-official/build.LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-7.0.2/alsa-lib-1.1.1/src/pcm/pcm_dmix.c:1029:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi sh[11984]: Got SIGTERM, quitting.
Sep 08 22:26:46 openelecpi systemd[1]: Stopping spotify-connect-web...

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I was switching the output devices. the first block of log lines is from selecting the 5.1 device from that list:

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default:CARD=ALSA
bcm2835 ALSA, bcm2835 ALSA
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=ALSA
bcm2835 ALSA, bcm2835 ALSA
Default Audio Device
default:CARD=Aureon51MkII
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=Aureon51MkII
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
Front speakers
surround21:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output

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tried every device, sound is just working when I select ALSA and it uses HDMI.

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sesc

Hi,
thanks for this plugin and your work! Unfortunately I'm having a small problem. Not even sure if you can help.

I'm using latest stable LE on RPi2 and attached to that I have a USB Sound Card. Wich works fine with Kodi.
When I use the Wizard of Spotify Connect and select the 5.1 device. I receive this message in my log:

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Sep 08 20:32:23 openelecpi sh[10304]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Sep 08 20:32:23 openelecpi sh[10304]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/console_callbacks.py", line 122, in inner
Sep 08 20:32:23 openelecpi sh[10304]: def inner(*args):
Sep 08 20:32:23 openelecpi sh[10304]: File "/storage/.kodi/addons/service.spotify-connect-web/connect.py", line 129, in signal_handler
Sep 08 20:32:23 openelecpi sh[10304]: sys.exit(0)
Sep 08 20:32:23 openelecpi sh[10304]: SystemExit: 0
Sep 08 20:32:23 openelecpi systemd[1]: Stopped spotify-connect-web.
Sep 08 20:32:23 openelecpi systemd[1]: Started spotify-connect-web.
Sep 08 20:32:23 openelecpi sh[10676]: Do not know how to activate card Aureon51MkII,DEV=0 on RPi2.arm

Sep 08 20:09:45 openelecpi systemd[1]: Started spotify-connect-web.
Sep 08 20:09:45 openelecpi sh[10252]: Do not know how to activate card Aureon51MkII,DEV=0 on RPi2.arm

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The List of devices:

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default:CARD=ALSA
bcm2835 ALSA, bcm2835 ALSA
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=ALSA
bcm2835 ALSA, bcm2835 ALSA
Default Audio Device
default:CARD=Aureon51MkII
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=Aureon51MkII
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
Default Audio Device
front:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
Front speakers
surround21:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=Aureon51MkII,DEV=0
Aureon5.1MkII, USB Audio
IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output

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If I select alsa, I can hear sound via HDMI on my TV.

Any suggestions what to do next? As I assume it's not 100% plugin related but alsa related?