Setup & Configuration

Rivendell Setup & Configuration

General

• Post installation configuration tasks - Things you may need to do after installing Rivendell.
• Choosing how to start Rivendell - Describes how to enable multiple Linux user access to Rivendell.
• How to change the text editor that RDLogManager logs and other reports in Rivendell display with to another editor
• How do I make Rivendell play Audio from the "Line In" of the Sound Card on the air?
• rdadmin database creation and other dialog screens - Contains examples of various Rivendell user dialog screens.
• How to import audio from a windows/samba shared folder on Ubuntu - Similar techniques can be used with other distributions.
• How to rename a Rivendell host
• Setting Up A Local Firewall On The Rivendell System
• How to Upgrade Rivendell to version 2 from an earlier version
• How to trigger events from tones on your network
• Streaming from Rivendell
• How to setup an On Screen Keyboard
• How to get now playing information into a text file - You may also need to refer to Rivendell Loadable Module SDK

Configuring Audio Subsystems (ALSA and Jack) to work with Rivendell

• • Configuring Rivendell to work with ALSA
  • ALSA/Audigy Multichannel Setup
  • Jack - Updated information on using JackAudio
  • Configuring Jack with Pulseaudio on Linux Mint 21 - Information on getting Jack --> Pulseuadio working on Mint21
  • Configuring Jack for use in Rivendell - Old information, out of date!
  • Fine tuning ALSA for your sound card

Sound card setups

• • Delta 1010LT
  • Audigy Multichannel Setup
  • Sound cards known to work with Rivendell
  • Compiling Audio Science Driver V4.20.42 on Ubuntu 22.04
  • Compiling Audio Science Drivers for older ASI4215, ASI4300 series that are not supported in the newest versions
  • Old Info - Audigy Multichannel Setup

Setting up a Networked Rivendell System

• • Setting Up the Audio Library On a Different Machine
  • Can I move just my audio carts to another Rivendell System?
  • Setting Up Rivendell for Remote Client Access
  • Setting up a dedicated Rivendell MySQL and audio store server
  • Setting Up a Hot Standby Host (appnote0003)
  • Setup of Hot Standby rdcatchd events
  • Proper MySQL database migration
  • DHCP vs. static IP addresses
  • NFS Server and Client Configuration

Touch screen Setups

• ELO touchscreen setup (debian/KDE)

Switcher Setups

• • Wegener Unity 4000 Satellite Receiver
  • Broadcast Tools SS 8.2
  • Flexroute Digital Receiver
  • Content Depot PRSS
  • Local Audio Adapter

General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) Setups

• • Axia Element board
  • Joystick port as GPI
  • Serial Port / Modem Control Lines as GPIO

Rivendell Setup Troubleshooting

• • RDAdmin first start - "Wrong access permissions for accessing mysql!"
  • Test tone will not play after initial setup
  • No Sound output or input after setting up Jack or Audio Science Sound Card when they were not the first card
  • Delayed playback response on click info
  • Garbled audio, alsa error 32: Broken pipe, Xrun errors
  • Ubuntu - No sound/sound card in Rivendell after setup
  • Ubuntu - After installation I get an error "Cannot start Rivendell daemons"
  • KXStudio or Kubuntu (KDE Desktop) - Can't set colors in RDlogmanager events/clocks
  • CHAIN TO at end of log does not always work properly
  • How to fine tune ALSA to minimize the varying delay/gap when segueing(~50-150ms)
  • Error Message - rdfilewrite: unable to open output file
  • Error Message - Cart Creation Failure Unable to create new cart for voice track
  • Gray buttons in RDLogEdit on Windows Rivendell Host
  • I have sound but the levels are very low. How do I increase them?
  • The meters only work if I am logged in as root
  • Importing an audio file gets to about 50%, pauses, and then fails with an unhelpful error
  • My Dropbox doesn't import any of the audio files I put in there
  • Serial port Troubleshooting
  • CD ripping Troubleshooting
  • GPIs and GPOs Troubleshooting