[sf-lug] New raspberry pi project

[Daniel Gimpelevich]

On Thu, 2015-06-04 at 07:00 -0700, John Strazzarino wrote:
> Looking into using my pi as a music player/server.  Found openELEC on
> the pi download page and decided to try it.  After imaging the files
> to my micro sad card, it would begin to boot, but freeze, even after
> letting it sit.  Tried again, no luck.  I put the sd card in my PC and
> looked at the config.txt file.  I noticed the quiet parm and removed
> it.  Voila, it booted up just fine, not sure what that was all about.
> 
> Used winSCP TO SSH? Into the machine and copied a couple MP3 files to
> the music directory.  Hit enter and the music appeared to play, but I
> had no speakers.  I hooked up a USB set of speakers, but got no sound.
> Perhaps because the USB port on the pi didn't have enough power to run
> the speakers.  Now I gotta find some powered speakers and give them a
> whirl.
> 
> I'll bring the pi on Sunday, and maybe we can get some more music into
> the pi.
> 
> I will say that the interface (kodi) is a bit awkward, but we shall
> see.

Did you make sure the audio output is actually set to the USB speakers?
It's typically not a default. I will be out of town this Sunday.