PnP III v3.50: Enhance the standard OS - DOWNLOAD HERE!

[pete]

I have to rethink this about using an O2 Joggler versus an OpenPeak tablet that looks like a Joggler. The Openpeak "Joggler" has a massive metal heat sink plate across the back of the motherboard similiar in the footprint size of the rubber like one. I have about half and half of these (15?).

I do a shut down of the LCD screens via the automation server on the non Linux based tablets. They do cool off at night this way. One of the master bedroom Jogglers is using an external via USB connected DAC and plugged into the MB Multimedia receiver. I am doing some power management stuff with it. I have always has some issues running with the wireless versus the wired connection. I had similiar (with linux) issues with the Chumby wireless stick. Testing now the Openframe2 boxes which have two speakers in the front. These have little mini PCiE cards and throughput is great on these versus the USB connected ones; even with the little antennas on them. I have had one running now 24/7 for over a month with no performance issues at all.

Actually the internal wireless stick gets really hot and for a bit I though over a period of time that was causing wireless problems. Maybe a tiny stick on heatsink might cool the wireless stick some.

I will update an O2 Joggler with current FW and PNP3 / Squeezeplayer such that we are comparing apples and apples.

[ilovemyjoggler]

I've got a problem with the iplayer app at the moment. It plays live tv but can't play on demand content for more than a second or two on a continuous buffering loop. I know there was a recent problem with the xbmc iplayer app so i'm not sure if this is the same issue? Or could it be due to our broadband - new supplier and router since yesterday.

[offbeatdave]

Hmm. I've just tried one of mine and it does the same thing. Starts the indent and then buffers and stutters on a continual loop. Will test other Jogglers later. Live is fine though.

[ilovemyjoggler]

Offbeatdave, thanks for confirming it wasn't just me.

I've now got my on demand content working again by applying this fix for the iplayer addon in XBMC (thanks very much to the person who posted it originally!)

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?ti ... pid1437622

As it's the only way I'm comfortable editing files, I went in with winscp and edited line 47 in this file: media/iplayer/iplayer.cgi.

I've not had time to check to see if I've messed anything up by doing this!

UPDATE: Had a play - nothing broken and it works. BUT the sound button and scroll bar seem to have shrunk so volume control is a bit tricky...

[offbeatdave]

Cool. Will have a fiddle later and update PnP if necessary.

[offbeatdave]

The 'On Demand' function of the iPlayer app no longer plays due to the BBC changing the location of their player for this feature of iPlayer. You need to edit the /media/iPlayer/iPlayer.cgi file and replace the following bit of code near the beginning of line 47/48

Code: Select all

http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/10player.swf?

with

Code: Select all

http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/releases/iplayer/revisions/617463_618125_4/617463_618125_4_emp.swf?

On Demand functionality should be restored.

Thanks to ilovemyjoggler for posting this fix, as found on the XBMC forum!

I'll update the PnP III download ASAP to incorporate this fix and also add a quick download for those who don't like editing Joggler files on their existing PnP III installation!

[offbeatdave]

If you don't like editing Joggler files, then here is the quick downloadable update to the iPlayer app to restore 'On Demand' playback. You'll need to Telnet/Putty in and copy and paste the following:

Code: Select all

rm -r /media/iPlayer/*
rm -r /media/iPlayer
cd /media
wget http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/77534245/Updates%20and%20Fixes/iPlayer.tar
tar xvf iPlayer.tar
rm -r iPlayer.tar
chmod a+x iPlayer/iPlayer.cgi

[offbeatdave]

Download the current version
The current version (v3.32b) can be downloaded from here. (updated 18th June 2013 - 108Mb).
Read the detailed changelog here.

New to v3.32:
**iPlayer On Demand functionality properly restored

[offbeatdave]

Well, it's only taken a couple of years or more, but I've finally added something to the wiki! It's nothing major - just a bit more detail regarding saving screen grabs from the Joggler as displayed in the opening post of this thread.

[Fishy]

After months of trouble-free operation the whole BBC radio thing has gone pear-shaped for me.

All below relate to trying to listen to the live stream of BBC Radio 5Live:

• Triode's iPlayer plugin for Squeezeplay has stopped working; it says it's playing but it isn't.
  The Pure radio app on PnPIII plays for about 10 minutes then needs a stop/start to get it going again, and...
  I can't get anything out of the PnPIII iPlayer app even after applying Dave's patch.

Is it just me????

[offbeatdave]

Hmm. I may have uploaded a file with the wrong permissions so I will have to check this tonight. I'll also have a go at listening to BBC Radio 5Live tonight if I remember. Do the other BBC stations work in Squeezeplay?

[pete]

Dave,

Did you ever get the audio to work with your Openframe 2 using the posted updated O2 Joggler firmware?

Here for the time being I've shut off the XBMC configuration on the 2 Gb partition; saved it and looking to try the PnP3 (then SBP afterwards). I was able to get the sound working on the XBMC setup by doing an Ubuntu update where as it did load up new audio drivers (different than the O2 Joggler stuff).

The Openframe 2 chipset appears to be different from the "like" mini Openpeak labeled Joggler as the O2 firmware works with sound an all on that one.

[Fishy]

Hmm. I may have uploaded a file with the wrong permissions so I will have to check this tonight. I'll also have a go at listening to BBC Radio 5Live tonight if I remember. Do the other BBC stations work in Squeezeplay?

Update - just had another quick test; SqPOS iPlayer seems to have sorted itself out and is working now for all stations.

PnPIII iPlayer app, however, is still dead.
I get the opening screen with all the tiles (BBC1, BBC2, etc) but nothing happens if I select any of them.

Cheers!

[offbeatdave]

It'll be the iPlayer.cgi file. Will have a look tonight time permitting.

[offbeatdave]

FIXED (hopefully)

[Fishy]

Revised lazy auto-update method has fixed it for me.

Very many thanks Dave!

[offbeatdave]

Revised lazy auto-update method has fixed it for me.

Very many thanks Dave!

No problem. Sorry to everyone for putting a dodgy (i.e. non-fix) fix out there! The reason I hadn't spotted it was that on my own installations, I have the max bitrate reduced from PnP's 1500 to 800, just to attempt to reduce the load on my connection. I think it lowers the quality a little, but only when it's being played in the kitchen whilst something is being done in there so I'm not after HD!

[offbeatdave]

To anyone else who has downloaded v3.32 before this evenings modifications, you just need to apply the fix for the iPlayer app. Don't bother reflashing the whole Joggler!

[joggly]

1) Unzip the downloaded archive and copy all the files to a formatted USB stick .
Make sure any hidden files are copied.
Make sure there is no 'remove_for_new_install' file on the root USB stick
2) Make sure your Joggler is 'clean'.
Use the reflasher from birdslikewires.co.uk to achieve this with your preferred version.

Hi, all a very newbie here . A bit struggling to understand above instructions. I've already done option A and flashed Roobarb's original O2 image. But getting into stage II, got few questions:
a) Do I need to reformat USB disk? FAT/FAT32? I've USB formatted with win32diskimager.
b) where to copy unzipped files? to root of USB?

Thanks.

[offbeatdave]

You are best to flash it with roobarb's custom Openpeak v30300 image from http://birdslikewires.co.uk/articles/openpeak-firmware. The PnP III files just extract to the root of a Fat32 USB stick.