Enabling different features of PI MusicBox.

Enabling different features of PI MusicBox.

1. Fix missing playlists from Spotify:

Comment out string "return" in usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/mopidy_spotify/session_manager.py

def refresh_playlists(self):
"""Refresh the playlists in the backend with data from Spotify"""
if not self.initialdata_receive_completed:
logger.debug('Still getting data; skipped refresh of playlists')
return
playlists = []
folders = []

2. Enable sound from YouTube:

pip install --upgrade pafy

3. Enable instant play of audio from YouTube:

open the following file for editing in your favorite editor:

/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/mopidy/audio/actor.py

remove the download flag from PLAYBIN_FLAGS so only the following options remain:

# Default flags to use for playbin: AUDIO, SOFT_VOLUME
PLAYBIN_FLAGS = (1 << 1) | (1 << 4)
PLAYBIN_VIS_FLAGS = PLAYBIN_FLAGS | (1 << 3)

Save the file and reboot your pi, please note that changing this results in to not being able to seek through the track

Managing Windows power schemes with powercfg

Managing Windows power schemes with powercfg

1. Displaying what is preventing from sleep:

C:\Windows\system32>powercfg -requests
DISPLAY:
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files (x86)\Sony\PlayMemories Home\PMBBrowser.exe

SYSTEM:
[PROCESS] \Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files (x86)\Sony\PlayMemories Home\PMBBrowser.exe

AWAYMODE:
None.

2. Disabling process that prevents computer going to sleep:

C:\Windows\system32>powercfg /requestsoverride PROCESS PMBBrowser.exe DISPLAY SYSTEM AWAYMODE