stuart wrote: > Hi Dave... > > Dave Stenhouse wrote: >> Hello all! >> What a fabulous project this is! I am so excited to have the mvpmc working! >> I have a question for you though. When I attempt to connect to the >> Squeeze Network from mclient, it says I have to update my client. >> Obviously the slimserver doesn't know that I'm not a real Squeezebox, so >> I assume that connecting to the Squeeze network is just not supported >> yet. Am I correct, and if so, will that option be available in future >> releases? >> I'm running the daily build from Jan 23, if that is needed info. >> >> Thanks! >> Dave Stenhouse > > What's a Squeeze Network? > > Love these web sites that want you to register before telling you > anything. The Slimdevices discussion isn't any help either - the forum > stickies are NOT an overview of the service - if it is a service. > > MClient attempts to emulate a basic slimdevices player. Beyond that, we > keep adding CLI support for things like full screen listings of song > titles and on screen display of album covers (not yet in the load). > > So, MClient should do just about anything a basic slimdevice client can > do - with the possible exception of synchronous music playing (I have my > suspicions that hardware buffer differences make that difficult). > > MClient should be able to use the radio feature of the Slimserver > program. There is currently a Slimserver fix for the delayed title > listings of what is playing (given the internet radio station is > providing such information). But not everyone is using the latest > Slimserver (I think there is a feature request for Debian to upgrade to > the latest version of Slimserver). > > If the Squeeze Network is a way for a Slimserver client to connect up > directly to the internet there is no support in MClient for that. > Instead you can try Martin's method. He has added the ability to > directly connect to internet radio stations in the file browsing feature > of mvpmc. You make a list of the stations URL and place them in a *.m3u > play list. Then, NFS export that to the mcpmc box. Using the file > browser poke your way to this NFS mounted file and pick a radio station > as if you were picking a song.
Ok, so in the slimdevices wiki I see this: -------- SqueezeNetwork is an always-on service for your Squeezebox2 or Squeezebox v3 No need for a computer on, SqueezeNetwork will provide access to InternetRadio Stations, Alarm Clocks and more. -------- So... Correct me if I am wrong, but what I see here is a clever way for Slimdevices to add proprietary value to THEIR devices. Follow me for a moment - you have an open sourced server and have published several protocols for communication between the server and the client. The product is feature rich and hits the target audiance. Now that you have found a following (and some copy cats (i.e. roku)) you add something to the proprietary side. You add a feature and service (al-la apple style) to the client - of which you have never published the code for... clever. Unless you know the particulars about the protocol, I think this feature will only be available for a squeezebox 2 or 3. Even if you did know, Slimdevices might not take kindly to copy cats here. Like I said, MClient can use the Slimserver as a portal to internet radio stations. And if you don't keep your computer on (I haven't tried this - but it should work) you can build your own dongle with your own *.m3u file and place it into the file space used in creating the dongle. So, after you boot up the mvpmc box you should be able to turn your computer off and use the file browser to open the *.m3u file (which should be sitting in the mvpmc's file space now) and connect to the stations listed there as URLs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
