(12-Nov-2020, 09:27 AM)agent_kith Wrote:

(21-Jun-2020, 08:57 AM)agent_kith Wrote: Sigh, been so tired lately i have next to no energy after my job to work on this project. Hopefully you guys are still enjoying Snakeoil as it is.. Still have a lot of things planned in the pipeline, alas just don't have the energy to execute 'em. Hopefully things will look up soon.

I can't stand it any more.

I've told the powers that be I'll simply leave if the bullying is not going to stop. They seem to see that as a challenge and I always have the feeling they are daring me to leave. so I am going to give them the satisfaction. Tendered my resignation first thing this Monday, and my last day of salary employment will be on 20th Nov 2020.

For years now I am so exhausted when I got home, I had to take a nap, and more often than not I have to sleep the whole weekend away. For a while I am honestly worried this is an early sign of depression. But at the end of the day, I'm just exhausted.

It is time for a circuit breaker. I'm not young anymore so it's time to place more focus on my general health and state of mind.

So here are some quick points

• For the foreseeable future I will be unemployed. Not going to go on welfare or jobseeker and I'll just have to rely on my savings.
  
• I have to be extra prudent with my spending as I will have zero income from Nov 20th 2020. I am 44 years now, and job prospects is no longer rosy (Australian government is encouraging young people into the workforce and pushes folks over 35 out). The Snakeoil  project is part of my expenses. Operations will cease if I can no longer afford to run it (Cost of the VPS, and the Internet connection I need to upload stuffs and communicate with you guys)
  
• Of course I do not see this happening any time soon, as I still have about $200+ left from Paypal donations.
  
• This is just me being open that I have to bunker down and I keep my finances in check (Internet access here in Australia is expensive)
  
• On the bright side I will have more time to work on the Snakeoil project
  

I've told the powers that be I'll not be looking for work at all anytime soon. But that's a lie . Obviously I have to start pimping myself out straight away Will keep you guys updated.

Hey if any of you guys are in Perth and want to hire me, let me know? I'm also happy to mover interstate to Tasmania - but you have to convince my Mrs!

(12-Nov-2020, 09:27 AM)agent_kith Wrote: It is time for a circuit breaker. I'm not young anymore so it's time to place more focus on my general health and state of mind.

1. New build system is based on Ubuntu 20.04.01 LTS
   
2. Supporting libraries all rebuilt
   
3. Snakeoil REST server working
   
4. Added automation to build music players
   
5. Music players (mpd, Squeezelite) can be custom installed as modules in the future. E.g. if you like MPD v0.21.3. Submit a request and a firmware will be made available for you to install
   
6. Still working on a new installer that you install over an existing Debian system, thereby fixing problems like network support or EFI issues.
   

(28-Nov-2020, 09:13 AM)JD1 Wrote: @"agent_kith" 

If possible, it would be great if we could get TOP to show the last used CPU.

More generally, I think the ability to assign a CPU and set process priorities in Snakeoil are key features for tweaking SQ.  Any new features (or tutorials?) that made it easier for users to identify the processes potentially worthy of CPU/priority manipulation would be a great bonus.

Ultimately, perhaps more can be done to fully reserve the player CPU for only player + those processes that cannot be migrated to another CPU.

Cheers,
JD

(28-Nov-2020, 01:55 PM)JD1 Wrote: Currently TOP from the Snakeoil web interface does not show which CPU is being used for each process. For that I have to ssh in and google commands because I never remember any Linux commands. Being able to see last used CPU from within the Snakeoil web interface is what I am requesting.

(28-Nov-2020, 01:55 PM)JD1 Wrote: Being able to pause the TOP output display would be another good feature so we can scroll down to see what else is running on the User CPU and check priorities.

When I do play around with TOP, ssh and Google-commands, I see things other than MPD running on my user CPU (3) and wonder if any could be moved to another CPU. Additionally, I try to find relevant processes that might be MPD/SQ-related; e.g. USB output; and then raise their priority.

Interestingly, I could not find an active IRQ on TOP that might represent USB output on my Pi4 (with 4xDSD music playing). On my full mobo with i7, I could always see the USB IRQ frequently popping up near the top of TOP.

(28-Nov-2020, 01:55 PM)JD1 Wrote: Currently TOP from the Snakeoil web interface does not show which CPU is being used for each process. For that I have to ssh in and google commands because I never remember any Linux commands. Being able to see last used CPU from within the Snakeoil web interface is what I am requesting.

Being able to pause the TOP output display would be another good feature so we can scroll down to see what else is running on the User CPU and check priorities.

When I do play around with TOP, ssh and Google-commands, I see things other than MPD running on my user CPU (3) and wonder if any could be moved to another CPU. Additionally, I try to find relevant processes that might be MPD/SQ-related; e.g. USB output; and then raise their priority.

(28-Nov-2020, 01:55 PM)JD1 Wrote: Interestingly, I could not find an active IRQ on TOP that might represent USB output on my Pi4 (with 4xDSD music playing). On my full mobo with i7, I could always see the USB IRQ frequently popping up near the top of TOP.