For a long time, I have been wondering how to add infrared (IR) remote controls to SnakeOil. The computers we use have no IR receivers and I was not keen to solder an IR receiver and then play with low level IR codes in Linux.

Like many of you, I have a remote to control the volume and mute my system. And have to use my phone to skip to next song, skip back, pause etc.  Well, I can now do all of the above basic playback controls using only my IR remote.

It was quite a challenge to learn how to control LMS with a keyboard and how to use the Flirc USB IR receiver.  Not helped when the LMS documentation is difficult to learn from. While the Flirc USB is very capable, key information was scattered. Had to do things by trial and error, with no response from the manufacturer, despite many attempts. And of course, I had to pick a remote that Flirc struggled with and chose the hardest player LMS. 

I have now consolidated all of this in the wiki making it much easier for others to replicate what I have done.  And the approach will work for MPD and other players.
https://www.snakeoil-os.net/reference/ad...-ir-remote

Recently switched over from Chrome to Firefox on my Google Pixel 8 Pro because the adverts were driving me crazy on my regular sites. Put in an adverts blocker, but SO ads not blocked.

But Firefox is causing problems, one being I cannot see full screen in composing this while phone is in portrait mode!  Another is adding a user name with @.





Chrome works but Firefox is not usable.

I know that the forum technology is old and in need of an update.  Perhaps this is another reason to do so?

I can get by, using Chrome for the time being with forum.  And no issue with Firefox and Wiki.

I would like to know if this project is dead or maybe hibernating 😉

I would also like to know what tweaks the snakeoil os does to the ubuntu server to make it sound better.

Thanks,

Please backup software settings such as current players installed.  And when restoring, install and uninstall software players and also download CPUset if enabled.

Hello, I have Snakeoil installed on a Pi5 as per the instructions and can listen to internet radio and it is sounding good..
Now I have a ssd plugged into a pi5 usb but in the “Music Library” section the ssd is not showing, as a “/dev/sdb1” type of listing, ready to be initialised.
I am quite capable of missing the obvious when it comes to this stuff so does Snakeoil find the drive automatically or is it manually done by a command?