Raspberry Pi Asset Specifics

[Spoon]

Asset UPnP is now available on the Raspberry pi, this cheap $25 computer is ideal to run a lightweight UPnP server that is totally silent, pair with a USB flash disk

We have tested against Raspbian, on the Model B pi.

Installation details

Log-in to the pi (login: pi   password: raspberry)

Create a folder for Asset: 

cd /usr/bin
sudo mkdir asset
sudo chmod 777 asset
cd asset

Transfer the downloaded Asset from the registration link in your receipt email to the pi to the /usr/bin/asset   folder.

extract it:

tar -zxvf *.gz
rm *.gz

Run Asset:

cd /usr/bin/asset/Asset-Rx.x-Linux-ARM32-registered/bin                 (note replace x.x with version number)
./AssetUPnP

Once running it will show Presentation URL   type this into a web browser on any computer on the same network, example:

http://192.168.1.13:45537

Then click 'configure' to specify the options

Setting Asset to start automatically

crontab -e
press the down arrow until the cursor is right at the bottom (on a blank line, press enter if not on a blank line)
type:

@reboot /usr/bin/asset/Asset-Rx.x-Linux-ARM32-registered/bin/AssetUPnP
(note replace x.x with version number)

Press keys CTRL + X   choose Y to save, press enter

restart system:  

sudo reboot

The web log-in will be the same as when run manually, if at a later date you cannot find this address (or port), log into the pi and type:

ifconfig

this will show on the inet addr   for eth0, take the shown ip address and:

http://x.x.x.x:45537

Where x.x.x.x is the address shown



To find the port asset is using:

sudo netstat -pln

look for the lines with AssetUPnP on the end, it should be shown as 0.0.0.0.0:45537  (for configuration)  (as well as 0.0.0.0.0:26125 which is used by UPnP devices  and 0.0.0.0.0:1900 for broadcast)

Mounting a USB Flash disk

Look for the drive:

sudo fdisk -l

It will most likely be called sda1

Make a folder for this drive:

sudo mkdir /media/usbflash

and mount:

sudo mount -t vfat -o rw /dev/sda1 /media/usbflash/

Check files can be read:

ls -l /media/usbflash/

Then on Asset configuration page set the path as /media/usbflash/

To make so this flash disc is automatically added on reboot:

sudo nano /etc/fstab 

and add the line:

/dev/sda1      /media/usbflash     vfat   defaults   0     0

(to save CTRL + X, Y to save)

Mounting a CIFS (SMB / Windows) Network Share

https://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?44335-Indexing-network-shares-with-Linux-Asset

Configuration data location

The configuration files for Asset are stored: ~/.dBpoweramp

[PeterP]

Re: Raspberry Pi Asset Specifics

New simplified guide, using install scripts for Asset R6.6 and newer-

https://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?45478-Asset-UPnP-for-Linux-instructions-x86-Raspberry-Pi