Purchased a couple of SoundMate M1’s for a great price to add wireless audio to area’s of our home. After a short time messing with it, I could only get iTunes to detect it as an audio source. While this is ok, I need it to work with DLNA sources from other devices. Also the web interface looked different from other images I had seen on the web. So I did a little poking around:
Downloaded an older version of the firmware and did a string and hex dump to see if there was anything interesting in them. While the string dump was boring, the hex dump revealed:
00000000 01 00 00 00 4f 70 65 6e 57 72 74 00 00 00 00 00 |….OpenWrt…..|
“OpenWrt” – Awesome start.
Extracted the Root-FS using Firmware Modification Kit. Checked out /etc/passwd and found:
root:KgWQIjYw4jNh.:0:0:root:/root:/bin/ash
SoundMate:l2xpPLw75h.6.:111:111:SoundMate:/tmp/mnt:/bin/flase
After a few hours trying to brute force the hashes and internet searches, I found this post: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=50512.
Change the username and the passwords are the same; SoundMate/123456, root/ifconfig.
With the root password you can login to the telnet port and check it out. The dmesg info shows some other interesting info: SoundMate_dmesg.
root@SoundMate:~# dmesg
Linux version 2.6.39.4 (jh@srv64) (gcc version 4.5.4 20110808 (prerelease) (Linaro GCC 4.5-2011.08) ) #2 Mon Oct 27 19:51:58 CST 2014
…
SoC: Atheros AR9330 rev 1
Clocks: CPU:400.000MHz, DDR:400.000MHz, AHB:200.000MHz, Ref:25.000MHz
…
MIPS: machine is TP-LINK TL-WR703N v1
…
Atheros AR71xx hardware watchdog driver version 0.1.0
So there is another bonus, TP-Link TL-WR703N. There is a great community with many mods available for that router. While the SoC is the same, it comes with an audio card (analog and digital outputs), so the firmware I have created needs to be compiled with the additional driver/s in it.
Cheers.
UPDATE – Added firmware downloaded (15-1-2015). Use with caution, and comes with no warrentees: upgrade-1.1.01-A21(A.01).bin
Awesome work mate!
I would like to fool around a bit with my SoundMate, but I fear the evil (brick).
That’s why I want to prepare myself:
Do you know how to connect to the SoundMate via a wire (serial, ethernet, …)?
Thank you. 🙂
Although I’ve not opened up the Soundmate’s , this is a similar model rebranded: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=50512
Nice to read you!
Well, it seems like I misunderstood you. 🙂
I looked inside my device and found this:
https://imgur.com/CgnL9oU
https://imgur.com/mOKRCbJ
So, it looks different (at least for me) – that’s why I asked.
(I am not experienced but curious when it comes to hardware related questions.)
Another related thread in the OpenWRT forum:
https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=51371
Thank you. 🙂
Any idea how I could load luci on the sound mate and also get SSH access?
I have also been hoping for extra features, I’m pretty sure the WR703N source should install, you may lose other options like audio. If I ever get around to it, I’ll let you know.
Cheers
Someone give me the link to download new firmware
“SoundMate M1 Firmware update”
On this site, the download does not work
http://www.uyesee.com
Thank you letter
Hi,
I cannot get the download at http://www.uyesee.com to work either and I desperately need the firmware.
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks,
Cato
I’m pretty sure I used this: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1kmd3llw3xyg8t0/upgrade-1.1.01-A21%28A.01%29.bin?dl=0
From this forum post: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=50512&p=3
On the device it states:
FW:1.1.01-A21(A.01)
Oh and its not my dropbox account, so use caution.
Cheers
Thanks mate.
I also found firmware 1.0.02-A39(A.01). Its dated september 2014.
http://chinagadgetsreviews.blogspot.sg/2015/03/download-firmware-for-uyesee-soundmate.html
I believe the latest is 1.0.05-A39(A.01) from December last year. Please let me know if any of you have this one, or alternatively know how to extract firmware from a unit that thas this firmware.
Best Regards,
Cato
I just found this:
http://pan.baidu.com/s/1hKxfK
I installed it and seems to work fine.
Hi Oscar, have you used it with anything other than iTunes? How did it go?
Cheers.
Someone tell me if it is possible to listen to a streaming radio with SoundMate M1, what software should I use.
Windows media player succeeds??
Sorry for my bad English.
Thanks
Pilo
Hi Pilo, You can listen to radio channels through itunes – which can use the Soundmate M1. Did that at Christmas time.
Cheers
Hello Cheers, thanks for letting me respond.
Greetings from Italy
Pilo
Hi. I just bought SoundMate M1. So I want to know if is possible to stream music using a TP-LINK router. I have a PC connected to router via UTP cable and laptop via WIFI, I want to stream music using my wifi router to SoundMate M1. So manual tell that i have to connect directly to M1 via WIFI. If is possible to connect to M1 using a router, how can I configure this? Thanks.
Hi Edson, When you get it, it comes with a default wifi SSID, which you connect to. From there, you can login to it’s webpage and configure the way it connects to the rest of your internet via wireless. When complete, it can connect to your TP-Link router, and be controlled via your PC or laptop, it also creates another SSID that you can use to connect directly to it. I just change the SSID that it transmits to something that has a really long password and not use it.
Example: Laptop —-> TP-Link Router —-> SoundMate M1 —-X
Hope that helps.
Cheers
I’m on the current latest firmware: FW 1.0.0.5-A39 (A.01) and only have 4 options on the homepage of the M1
– Music Service to configure my streaming name
– Basic Settings to configure the M1 SSID and security
– Internet connection to configure to connect to an existing WIFI (internet enabled) network
– Upgrade FW
It is configured to connect to my existig WIFI network, however other devices connected to the same WIFI network can not find the M1.
Is there any specific additional config to be done ?
Tim.
Hi Tim, I also had issue connecting to it with anything other than iTunes, as iTunes was my main reason for buying them, I didn’t investigate further. If iTunes also fails make sure your WIFI router doesn’t have option of wireless isolation selected.
I also am looking to use this device, but not with itunes. I was planning on streaming Spotify from my android device. I have not been able to connect to anything other than my wifes laptop using itunes. Are there any other options?
Hi Kevin, I don’t have a Spotify, does the app allow you to stream to generic DLNA devices ( xbmc, supported TV’s, etc.) ?
Hi. I just bought an M1. I powered it up and I can see it transmitting its own SSID: SoundMate_8A67. When I try to connect to that SSID, the phone says it needs a WPA/WPA2 password. There’s no password anywhere in the manual nor on any marking on the device. Anyone know?
Hi It’s been awhile since I’ve used it, but I’m pretty sure it’s usually blank, if not maybe try a hard reset? (By using the reset button in the rear).
Can anyone post a download link for the latest M1 firmware. None of these Chinese Links are no longer working?
Thank you
Added the last firmware I downloaded to the post above, it has been a while since I used it. It comes with no warrentees, but should be fine.
Cheers.
I came here searching for a way to reduce the latency, this is how I got it down:
Telnet to your soundmate and login as root.
open the shairport restart script:
vi /usr/bin/airrestart
and search for this line
/bin/newshair -a “$name” -m external-avahi -d &
now change it into this
/bin/newshair -b 0 -a “$name” -m external-avahi -d &
Now save and exit vit
press esc and type :wq!
run the restart script
sh /usr/bin/airrestart
This noticeably reduces your lag. I think the only way to get the lag lower is by getting the latest apple tv. (atleast according to tuneblade: http://tuneblade.com/support/documentation/3.html )
Though these changes probably won’t persist if your device loses power. I think you need to make this change in the firmware and upload it, haven’t gotten around to that though.
Cheers m8 just tried your solution & for the first time I don’t have that dreaded drop out. Cheers
Hi how did you change that line ? I can See the line but I don’t now how to change it 🙁
Thx
I like to install MDP and listen online radio station, is it possible?
Hi Chris, Yes it would be possible, but you’d have to either be very lucky and find a precompiled binary or have to compile the lot from scratch – this maybe a direction I’m going with it.
Cheers
If you do something please post the results, will be nice to test it. Regards
It appears that some people are having a few of the same issues. I’m using my soundmate in my vehicle with my iPhone being my music source. If I use the iPhone music app or Amazon music, it occasionally looses connection and I have to go back to the source setting and turn “AirPlay” back on. It also makes a popping noise on those 2 apps when I skip tracks. However my pandora and Spotify apps, work great. I tried the uyesee updates, and they currently don’t work. Im not super familiar with the lines of code or exactly where to find them. Any specific “how to’s” would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Do you have a different power source to try powering the Soundmate? Do you get pops with pandora and Spotify?
My M1 that i just had delivered has the 1.0.06-A39(A.01) firmware, does anyone have experience with this firmware?
Are there any differences you have noticed, or is it your first?
I’m running a Soundmate M1 as a DLNA using J Rivers media Centre as the source of music. The Soundmate is very unreliable in that communication issues can be frequent, though just a quick ok in J Rivers re connects quickly. J Rivers is very much dependent on what the Soundmate is doing, as it’s easy for J Rivers to crash as the Soundmate shuts down.
When it works it’s fine though track changes can be slow at times.
The firmware version is 1.0.8 -A32 (A.01) and I wonder if a later version would fix these problems
Hi David, Sorry for the (very) late response. TBH I’ve not used this in a while, and I dout they are still supported by the manufacturer.
https://modlog.net/soundmate-m1/#comment-332
I have the same Problem as JC July 18
2015 that (Event After a hard reset)., my phone wants a WLAN password. 8 spaces Or underlines does not work. The adress http://192.168.222.254 gives no answer.
Iphone and Android is the same. If someone can help me, could you please send me the reply to b.lipfert@gmx.de too.
Bernd from Germany