Squeezelite problem starting in SqueezePlug on Raspberry Pi

SqueezePlug problem where Squeezelite refuse to start

I installed a Raspberry Pi in my livingroom as a Squeezebox music Server/Player, using a SqueezePlug[1] image. But when I tried to install the Squeezelite player, it refused to start. I tried to uninstall and reinstall, selecting another USB Audio Interface, but the problem persisted. After checking around and doing a some experimenting, I found that I could start Squeezelite manually from the terminal prompt, but if I tried to start it with the init.d or service script, it refused to start. So I started to dig around and experimented with changing the settings for Squeezelite and I found the problem…

At the end of the settings file for Squeezelite in /etc/default/squeezelite there’s a line that sets up the audio. The installed line is

SLOPTIONS="-n SqueezeLite -o front:CARD=DAC,DEV=0 "

When I changed the line to:

SLOPTIONS="-n SqueezeLite "

Now everything worked. It seems that in SqueezePlug, the settings for using a USB audio card is already setup when running the setup command in SqueezePlug, so the extra information isn’t necessary.

iPad controlled Hi-Fi Music Player with iPeng 7

So now I can enjoy my music in the livingroom using the incredible “bang for the buck” asynchronous USB audio interface HiFimeDIY, and control the player with the excellent iPhone/iPad app iPeng 7