http://wiki.vortexbox.org/ 2026-04-15T01:25:42-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/ http://wiki.vortexbox.org/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2015-07-07T14:47:32-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/about_our_image_collection?rev=1436294852&do=diff Recently many operating systems have started releasing drive images. Traditionally operating systems were installed from boot media. The user selected installation options from a text or graphical user interface and the operating system was built up step by step. text/html 2016-02-24T11:29:55-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/airplay_support?rev=1456331395&do=diff VortexBox 2.4 Airplay plugin VortexBox uses the shairport2_plugin for AirPlay support You can read more about this plug-in here <https://github.com/disaster123/shairport2_plugin> The install is a 3-step process. The first step is to click on the Install button next to Squeezebox Server Airplay Plugin in the Vortexbox Upgrade page. This installs all the dependencies. text/html 2019-03-06T17:47:08-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/available_images?rev=1551912428&do=diff These images can be installed directly to the boot media and booted. This allows for rapid deployment. Read instructions here for copying images to boot media. VortexBox 2.5 (BETA) image This image can be used to build a new VortexBox or recover an old one. It can be installed on boot media of 8GB< in size. The zip file can be used to make a bootable USB installation key text/html 2015-02-04T18:06:32-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/backing_the_data_on_your_vortexbox?rev=1423091192&do=diff Backup up the data on your VortexBox Backup up the data on your VortexBox is very important. If you VortexBox fails or you accidentally delete files you need to be able to get them back. Don't rip 500 CDs, loose your hard drive, and have to start all over again! text/html 2015-10-08T01:59:25-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/backing_up_the_data_on_your_vortexbox?rev=1444283965&do=diff Backup up the data on your VortexBox Backup up the data on your VortexBox is very important. If you VortexBox fails or you accidentally delete files you need to be able to get them back. Don't rip 500 CDs, loose your hard drive, and have to start all over again! text/html 2016-02-02T21:27:37-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/cd_how-to_s?rev=1454466457&do=diff CD How To Rip CD Collection How To Rip Your CD Collection on VortexBox If you have a large CD collection and you want to rip it on your VortexBox, it's a good idea to think through the process before you start, so you can do it in the most efficient manner. I have ripped more than 500 CDs on my VortexBox, and have come up with the following process that works quite well: text/html 2016-01-11T14:47:10-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/command_prompt_from_windows_using_putty?rev=1452541630&do=diff Get a command prompt on your VortexBox from Windows using putty You can get to the command console on your VortexBox from a Windows computer on your network. First download from this link. You can copy it to your desktop if you want to easily access it again. text/html 2015-07-01T15:12:04-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/copying_arm_images_to_boot_media_using_a_linux_pc?rev=1435777924&do=diff Linux has great command line utilities for copying binary data directly to a drive. The best tool for this is dd. Open up a Linux terminal and run these commands journalctl -f Put your CF card into a reader attached to your Linux PC. You should see the device name pop up text/html 2015-07-07T14:39:15-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/copying_arm_images_to_boot_media_using_a_microsoft_windows_pc?rev=1436294355&do=diff Microsoft Windows has no built in programs for copying drive images to drives. You will need to use an image program. The best program we have found for this is alex's USB Image Tool DOWNLOAD You will also need to decompress the image. The best tool for this is 7-zip * Decompress the image using 7-zip text/html 2017-12-05T09:15:28-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/faq?rev=1512483328&do=diff VortexBox FAQ These are questions we get a lot on the user forum. * How do I rip a CD with VortexBox * How do I access the file share on my VortexBox * How do I delete / change the location / or edit the info for my music files * How do I backup my VortexBox * How do I attach a USB DAC to my VortexBox * How do I import my existing music collection * Will my DAC work with VortexBox * How do I reset the network settings on my VortexBox * How do I add a second drive to my Vortex… text/html 2015-10-08T02:04:56-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/features?rev=1444284296&do=diff VortexBox Feature List There are a lot of different things you can do with your VortexBox. This is some information on each feature. * Ripping CDs * Ripping DVDs and Blu-Rays * Backing up the data on your VortexBox text/html 2016-07-11T18:19:26-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/frequent_problems_and_solutions?rev=1468275566&do=diff Frequent Problems and Solution NOTE: This Section Is UNDER CONSTRUCTION The idea behind this top section is to provide Vortexbox Users a way to Troubleshoot their VBAs using a Flow Chart method. In most cases if your Vortexbox is functioning in a normal fashion, one would be able to run each line from the beginning until the end and receive a satisfactory passing echo after each Code Input. So if ones VBA is acting up, start at line one and when it fails this is where one needs to start troubl… text/html 2016-06-10T00:58:07-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/hacking_your_vortexbox?rev=1465534687&do=diff Hacking your VortexBox A basic install of VortexBox can be administrated from the web user interface. You don't need to know anything about the underlying Linux operating. VortexBox is good for ripping CDs and playing music. But under the web interface VortexBox is running Fedora Linux. You can gain command line access to your VortexBox, install extra programs, new features, and make changes. text/html 2016-07-11T17:28:56-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/handy_linux_commands_for_vortexbox?rev=1468272536&do=diff Handy Linux Commands for Vortexbox Note: This Section Is UNDER CONSTRUCTION What is the IP Address of my Vortexbox? ifconfig -a Verify and Install my Vortexbox with latest and greatest: VBA 2.4 dnf -y update VBA 2.3 or below yum -y update text/html 2017-12-05T09:29:20-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_do_i_access_the_file_share_on_my_vortexbox?rev=1512484160&do=diff Your VortexBox will show up in the network folder on your computer. You can click on it to open the file share. You can then “drag and drop” files from your computer (or a USB drive attached to your computer) to the VortexBox. There is no user name or password required to access your VortexBox. text/html 2016-01-19T10:53:21-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_do_i_add_a_second_drive_to_my_vortexbox?rev=1453218801&do=diff With VortexBox you can store your music collection across multiple drives. The first thing you want to do is install VortexBox on a single drive and fill all the remaining space with the storage partition. Installing VortexBox 2.4 from an image Once your have VortexBox 2.4 installed on your primary drive your data will be stored on your /storage partition. text/html 2016-04-28T11:34:58-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_do_i_back-up_to_nas?rev=1461857698&do=diff How to Back-up to NAS rsync from local to remote (push): 1. To sync /storage from local vortexbox to remote vortexbox: rsync -av /storage/ root@<remote-vortexbox-ip>:/storage rsync will prompt you for the root password on the remote machine before doing the transfer. This does not delete files on the remote machine that are not on the local machine. text/html 2015-11-02T13:41:04-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_do_i_delete_change_the_location_or_edit_the_info_for_my_music_files?rev=1446489664&do=diff After you have ripped CDs or added music to your collection you may want to move it's location, delete the tracks, or edit the info (metadata) for the tracks. You can go to the VortexBox file share and access your tracks. You can move them or delete them. text/html 2015-10-01T21:08:29-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_do_i_import_my_existing_music_collection?rev=1443748109&do=diff Importing you music collection into VortexBox You can import your existing music collection(or any file type) into VortexBox using the network file share. VortexBox uses Samba (SMB) networking. This can be used with a Windows, OSX, or Linux PC to transfer files over the network. text/html 2015-12-06T14:53:38-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_do_i_reset_the_network_settings_on_my_vortexbox?rev=1449431618&do=diff How do I reset the network settings on my VortexBox It's possible to incorrectly set the network settings on your VortexBox. This can cause your VortexBox to not be accessible on your network. To reset your VortexBox you will need to attach a monitor and keyboard to your VortexBox. Once you have done this power on your VortexBox. text/html 2015-10-08T02:03:47-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_do_i_rip_a_cd_with_vortexbox?rev=1444284227&do=diff How do I rip a CD with VortexBox Ripping a CD to lossless flac is very easy with your VortexBox. You just insert the CD into the CD drive and your VortexBox will eject the disc when it's done. You can watch the progress in the VortexBox web interface. text/html 2016-01-29T20:56:40-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_do_i_setup_a_static_ip_address?rev=1454119000&do=diff Static IP Address How To Set Up a Static IP Address for VortexBox VortexBox networking defaults to DHCP — Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol — in which your router picks an IP address for VortexBox every time the VortexBox reboots. This IP address can change from one reboot to the next. This sometimes makes it difficult to determine the VortexBox IP address. text/html 2016-06-26T14:18:59-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_to_install_lms_7.9_nightly_from_slim_devices_repo_on_vb_2.3?rev=1466965139&do=diff How to Install LMS 7.9 from the Slim Devices Nightly Repo on VB 2.3 The standard version of Logitech Media Server on VortexBox 2.3 (Fedora 20) is LMS 7.8. Some users want to use LMS 7.9 on VB 2.3 to get new features and other enhancements in LMS 7.9 that are not in LMS 7.8. For example, the text/html 2016-02-13T01:31:51-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_to_install_phpsysinfo_on_vortexbox_2.3?rev=1455345111&do=diff How to install the System Information page on VortexBox 2.3 or 2.4 The System Information page provides useful information about the VortexBox system configuration and status. It has been a useful feature in past releases of VortexBox. However, it is not available in the official VortexBox 2.3 or 2.4 releases. text/html 2016-06-06T19:27:23-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_to_install_the_squeeze_community_repository?rev=1465255643&do=diff How To Install The Squeeze Community Respository on VortexBox 2.3 and 2.4 The Squeeze Community Repository maintains Fedora 20 and Fedora 23 packages for Logitech Media Server, SqueezeLite, and other a/v packages. It provides fairly recent versions of LMS 7.9 originating from the text/html 2016-02-24T00:37:03-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_to_install_tonido_on_2.3_vba?rev=1456292223&do=diff What is Tonido? Tonido Server allows you to access all your files on your computer from a web browser, smartphone, tablet or even DLNA-enabled devices. No setup necessary. You get an easy to remember link to your computer. e.g.: <http://john.tonidoID.com>. It is easy to get started, just install the Tonido Server software and run your own Personal Cloud. text/html 2016-02-02T16:54:12-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_to_rip_your_cd_collection_on_vortexbox?rev=1454450052&do=diff Rip CD Collection How To Rip Your CD Collection on VortexBox If you have a large CD collection and you want to rip it on your VortexBox, it's a good idea to think through the process before you start, so you can do it in the most efficient manner. I have ripped more than 500 CDs on my VortexBox, and have come up with the following process that works quite well: text/html 2016-06-10T04:17:26-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_to_use_a_usb_drive_for_storage?rev=1465546646&do=diff How To Use a USB Drive For The VortexBox Media Library Here are instructions for using a USB drive for your VortexBox media library. These instructions should work on both VortexBox 2.3 (Fedora 20) and VortexBox 2.4 (Fedora 23). 1. Prepare your USB drive. VortexBox media are in /storage: text/html 2015-07-01T13:02:50-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/image_installation_guide?rev=1435770170&do=diff To install an image you need to bit for bit copy the image onto the target drive. This can be a little tricky because copy operations are usually designed to work with files not drive images. You will need a host computer to copy the image to the target drive. In some cases the host and target can be the same computer. text/html 2016-03-08T19:47:24-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/installation_guide?rev=1457484444&do=diff Installing VortexBox 2.4 from an image VortexBox 2.4 (for 64 Bit Processors only) is released as a USB boot image. We will be releasing it in more formats as time goes on. To install it on a target PC first you need to download the image, unzip it onto a Fat32 USB key, and make it bootable. VBA 2.4 is based on Fedora 23 so compare processor and MOBO requirements to Fedora 23. Minimum Requirements: Processor 1 Gigahertz x86_64, RAM 1 Gigabyte, Operating System 10GB HDD space, Video 800 by 600. R… text/html 2015-10-06T15:27:31-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/installation_instructions?rev=1444159651&do=diff Installing VortexBox from the recovery image First you need to install the iso on your hard drive or SSD. how you install depends on hte media you are using. See instuctions here. Image installation guide Once you image is installed you will need to resize the partitions text/html 2015-02-10T13:18:39-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/installing_and_using_nfs?rev=1423592319&do=diff Installing and using NFS with your VortexBox NFS or Network File System is one of the oldest network file systems. It has been used on Unix computers for years and if very fast and reliable. You can expose the file system on your VortexBox using NFS and it can be mounted by other Linux boxes on your network. This is good for backing up file to a NAS or access your files from a small remote player. text/html 2015-02-10T15:15:28-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/installing_and_using_rsync?rev=1423599328&do=diff Installing and using rsync with your VortexBox Rsync is a protocol that is used to sync data between two different file locations. It's very fast because it only sends the data that is different. Setting up rsync on your Vortexbox At the command line enter this text/html 2016-04-02T14:04:39-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/installing_i386_images_using_a_usb_key?rev=1459620279&do=diff A USB key is one of the fastest and easiest ways to create boot media. You only need a fat32 formatted USB key. Most USB keys come formatted with fat32. It's OK if there are other files on the USB key as long as there is enough room for the image files. text/html 2015-08-01T09:56:12-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/installing_i386_images_using_a_writable_cd?rev=1438437372&do=diff An ISO image is a bit copy of a CD. You can burn this image to a blank CD and boot from it. To burn an ISO to a CD you need an ISO burning program. The simplest program for this is ISO Recorder <http://alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm> You can follow the instructions here. <http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/ht/burnisofile.htm> If you have a MAC you can use Disk Utility text/html 2016-04-02T14:23:07-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/linux_installation_instructions?rev=1459621387&do=diff Making a bootable install image on a Linux computer Step 1: Format your USB key to a blank FAT32 Find the device name of your USB key name (in our examples we will use /dev/sdb) fdisk -l Delete the old partitions fdsik /dev/sdb d w Wipe MBR text/html 2016-07-10T21:41:40-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/sidebar?rev=1468201300&do=diff Learn about VortexBox * What is VortexBox * Installation guide * FAQ * Features Advanced use * VortexBox Command line * Hacking your VortexBox Drive images * About our image collection * Image installation guide * Available images Troubleshooting you existing VortexBox * Frequent problems and solutions * Troubleshooting Via Command Line text/html 2016-07-10T21:49:01-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/start?rev=1468201741&do=diff Welcome to the new VortexBox wiki. There is a lot of information here on how to install and use VortexBox as well as information on our other projects. If you are new to VortexBox you may want to start by downloading an image and following out installation guide. Next try these sections text/html 2016-07-10T21:46:20-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/troubleshooting_via_command_line?rev=1468201580&do=diff If you are trying to fix a problem with your VortexBox and you have exhausted all troubleshooting and fixes using hte web GUI you can try using the command line. VortexBox runs on Linux and you can use a a standard BASH prompt to do almost anything with it. The command line is very powerful but also dangerous. Make sure to backup your data first before using the command line. text/html 2016-01-08T09:14:48-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/vortexbox_2.3_installation_instructions?rev=1452262488&do=diff Installing VortexBox 2.3 or VortexBox 2.4 from an image First you need to install the image on your hard drive or SSD. How you install depends on the media you are using. See the image installation instructions here. Image installation guide Once your image is installed you will need to resize the partitions text/html 2015-10-06T22:52:15-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/vortexbox_2.4_installation_instructions?rev=1444186335&do=diff Installing VortexBox 2.4 from a drive image First you need to install the driver image on your hard drive or SSD. How you install depends on the media you are using. See the image installation instructions here. Image installation guide Once your image is installed you will need to resize the partitions text/html 2019-03-06T16:12:31-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/vortexbox_2.5_installation_instructions?rev=1551906751&do=diff Installing VortexBox 2.5 from an image First you need to install the image on your hard drive or SSD. How you install depends on the media you are using. See the image installation instructions here. A USB key is one of the fastest and easiest ways to create boot media. You only need a fat32 formatted USB key. Most USB keys come formatted with fat32. It's OK if there are other files on the USB key as long as there is enough room for the image files. text/html 2016-01-29T21:53:34-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/vortexbox_command_line?rev=1454122414&do=diff Vortexbox Command Line How To Login To VortexBox Sometimes it is necessary to login to your VortexBox and enter commands to fix problems. Here's how to do it: 1. On the VortexBox (using a Keyboard and Monitor IE NOT Headless) If the VortexBox does not reboot, or does not come up on your network, you will have to use this method. text/html 2014-12-27T14:43:09-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/what_is_vortexbox?rev=1419709389&do=diff Based on Fedora Linux VortexBox is a free quick-install ISO that turns your computer into an easy-to-use music server/jukebox/player. Once VortexBox has been loaded on a PC, it will automatically rip CDs to FLAC and MP3 files, ID3 tag the files , and download the cover art. Vortexbox will then serve the files to network media players such as Logitech Squeezebox, Sonos, or Linn. You can also play files directly to a USB attached DAC. text/html 2016-07-12T09:31:29-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/when_having_issues_run_and_verify_these_command?rev=1468330289&do=diff When Having Issues Run and Verify These Commands NOTE: This Section Is UNDER CONSTRUCTION The idea behind this top section is to provide Vortexbox Users a way to Troubleshoot their VBAs using a Flow Chart method. In most cases if your Vortexbox is functioning in a normal fashion, one would be able to run each line from the beginning until the end and receive a satisfactory passing echo after each Code Input. So if ones VBA is acting up, start at line one and when it fails this is where one ne… text/html 2015-09-29T12:35:17-04:00 http://wiki.vortexbox.org/will_my_dac_work_with_vortexbox?rev=1443544517&do=diff DAC Compatibility Guide As a rule of thumb if your device does not require a special driver for Mac use if should work on VortexBox. SONORE TESTED DEVICES * Antellope Audio Zodiac+ and Zodiac Gold - USB to analog playback up to 24/192 * Audiophilleo1 and Audiophilleo2 - USB to spdif playback up to 24/192