Raspberry Pi 3

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Considering a Raspberry Pi 3 (or wait for next gen) I want to replace the squeezecenter installed on my Qnap NAS (200mhz CPU) with the Raspberry Pi 3.

The only issue is the OS, with windows I just map a drive and squeezecenter points to y:\qnap\music.

How do you map a drive in the Raspberry Linux OS? I've used Ununtu and it's easy to browse the LAN to the qnap but unsure about mapping.

Is there a ISO image I can use for Pi3 that has latest squeecenter installed?
 
Just for host audio server, you install squeezecenter on your computer (NAS/PC/raspberry) it then scans a local hard drive, or network share and builds a music database.

Then you have squeezeboxes on your LAN, each squeezebox connects to your host audio server so when you play music the host audio PC decode the audio.

Typically the 200mhz in the NAS is just about ok but scanning music takes ages, and it's a bit sluggish browsing the music via tablet or the front panel VFD so I can't see why a modern ultra power power computer doesn't do a better job.
 
Is the noobs Microsd card used for OS & applications, or does the pi have internal storage and the microsd is only used to install "from"

I have microsd cards spare 32GB, so I can use that instead and download a ISO and create my own installer image?
 
would to like internal flash, rather than micro SD- much like phone/tablet install ROM to internal memory then you've got microsd for additional storage.

How come it doesn't have a few GB storage onboard?
 
Beginning to think this isn't the best suited product. Reason why I bought my old Qnpa as installs squeezecenter. Rather not have two seperate units as had problems with them. Fastest would be htpc with music stored locally but that uses far more power than just the qnap.
 
Sabitech said:
I can understand your frustration but we mustn't forget what the pi was actually designed for?
I have to admit it is annoying but i think you can always connect an IR diode as the pi doesnt actually shut down fully when 'shutdown'
"Buy an IR photo-diode, or even better, an IR photo-transistor, and connect it to Pin 5 and GND. It acts like a push-button. When it receives IR beams from remote controller, it shorts, and hence connects Pin 5 to GND, hence the RPi turns on."
Personally min is on 24/7 unless it's something i'm messing with in which case i have a push button to short the pins and boot up.
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But that doesn't shut it down, it just cuts power.

Now if the OS was on non volaitile memory then work be ok, or if settings were stored again in flash ram (secure too) but I use squeezebox, so would not just switch it off, it's shutodown and takes a minute.

Don't think Pi3 is the right product, think I'll look into another NAS with faster CPU and updated hardware
 
actually thought this may be a good item for a downloader box. Maybe connect up a 2.5" or 3.5" HD for mass storage. Plus can install squeezecenter.

I assume you can just connect to it remotely, like the android microsoft remote app? And control it via a GUI?
 
Got a pi3, intalled raspian.
It seems a bit sluggish but unsure if it's the microsd card. Any benchmarks within raspian packages that do benchmarks?

And a guide to install squeezecenter? I found one and it got so far then started chucking back errors.
 
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