cliveb wrote:
Just a quick follow-up:
1. Thanks to everyone for their assistance. Last night I got Slimserver
(version 6.0.2) working with MySQL on a FreeBSD system. (Next task is to
upgrade to 6.2.1).
2. The response of the web interface seemed slightly faster, but it was
difficult to be certain. I think the thing which slows down the web
interface the most is the need to serve out all those little graphics.
My guess is that if there was a text-only version, it would be about an
order of magnitude faster. But I rarely use the web interface anyway, so
it's no big deal to me.
3. The response of the Squeezebox itself using the remote is *much*
faster. For example, suppose I do a "Search Artists" and pick a single
letter. Under SQLite, there would be a noticable delay of perhaps a
second before the first in the list appeared. Using MySQL, the list
appears pretty much the instant you press the right-arrow button. (The
music library has about 1100 albums). Thinking about it rationally,
saving a second or two here and there is not important, but
subjectively it just feels so much more satisfying.
So in conclusion, I give the thumbs up to MySQL. At times when it was
giving me grief I thought that perhaps it was too much bother, but now
it's all working I'd say the effort was definitely worth it.
I gladly second your opinions here. I installed the latest 6.2.2 nightly
on a MySQL 5.0 on W2000 Server. The problems I had (and reported here)
were that the scan process didn't pick up (rather spewed errors) on
tracks in my (Tag&Rename ID3 v2.3) music library where sets of multiple
CDs were tagged 01/04, 02/04 etc. This was rather fast to fix. Worse was
the fact that scan didn't pick up a single track with empty ID3 tag
'year'. Had to walk through and retag, assign '1926' to anything where I
couldn't find a correct year.
Now my library is in better shape than ever, and performance of three
SB1 units is noticably faster. Now if rtittmuss would release the the
sync-enabled squeezeslave for that old laptop in the kitchen, my setup
would be complete (for now) and the family could get about actually
enjoying some music ;-)
Lust for the Nokia 770. Is it worth getting one for inhouse SB control
and casual surfing?
peace,
peter
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