[slim] Typos and setup question
Hello, Can someone please explain to me why exactly one needs a slimdevices remote i.e jive to setup a sd receiver? For me being blind it would be all right to control the receiver via Squeezecenter for a start. Never using the display or the ir remote anyway. And it is a far better price. ;) Well, and then I just wanted to point out for it is an official site. There are two typos in specs page for the receiver. I am not a native speaker and normally wouldn't opt to correct : --- snipp --- Squeezbox Controller required for network setup Windows: 733Mhz Pentium running Window 2000/XP/Vista --- Snipp --- Right that is all for now. Cheers Jay -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42670 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] new controller with sb3?
You say sbc controls sc7 and that in turn controls the players. What about setup? Is SC7 able to setup a new i.e sbr player on it's own? Cause if the controler doesn't interact with the player directly there must be a way to setup the player via the server. Not sure how that might work though. Anyway, it would be great since we would be able to find players on the lan without using a nonexistent or (for the blinds nonusable display) on the players. BR Jeronimo -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42642 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter II form factor
Hello, Well, I agree. When opening the tp I was tempted to put something into it just to fill the space ... Here is what I thaught of: - solid state hard disk and some unnecessary Slimserver overhead ;) - Cd drive to rip or directly play music - heavy duty copper shielding for the different components to electrically isolate them and to be more convincing for such audio- and electrofools as I am Anyway the tp is not HEAVY enough Zarnash (have to pay the cables still ) says heavy equippment sounds better because of less mechanic vibration. ;)) He argues that electric parts in motion generate magnetic fields or such. ;-P And well I forgot we have to have a tube in it I don't know where but it will sound substantially better if we put a tube believe it Harmony has prooven it. ;) So what. Ain't the Tp a good unit of electronics? -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43697 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter II form factor
Hi, what exactly does the linked photography show? Which components are added? I can not see the photo. ;) Br Jeronimo -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43697 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] upnp/dlna support for squeezebox
Because slimproto is proprietary in that it is not mainstream standard. But when thinking about dlna on sB3 one has to consider that xbox and ps3 and alike a huge monsters in calculation power and what I wouldn't like. The arn't as silent as SB3. Well, perhaps a noxon 2 audio or such would be silent but they are not my cup of tea. Only thing I can not understand why does the opener of this thread not install slimserver on his synology nas. There is a package out there isn't it? Well, voided warranty. Who actually cares ;)) And it should always be possible to remove the software all together. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43923 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Some unsorted questions
Hi, I have got some rather diverse questions and do not want to open so many threads: 1. Can I have the volume control in Slimserver not range from 0 to 11 but from -48db to 0db? My preamp has this sort of scale and it would be easier to understand this way. 2. Is it possible to try squeezecenter 7.0 while sticking to 6.5.4 on my main server? I have got a nas running 6.5.4 stable for a while and want to stick to it since SC7 will need repackaging for that nas. But I would like to look at SC7. Will there be firmware problems or will each server feed my players back and forth with respective firmware? 3. How exactly is setup of sbr with sbc done? I heard that the controler talks to slimserver and that it inturn talks to the receiver. This seemingly isn't true for setup right? I am asking since the sbr lacks a display and would therefore be THE device for blind people you are quite into music listening mosttimes but don't have decent audio gear. If the setup could be done without the remote that is of no use to the blinds right now the sbr allone would be a real deal! -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44015 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some unsorted questions
Hello, concerning setup I would connect the sbr via wired ethernet since I hate the hassles with streaming drop outs and feel I get some sort of headache not only when using the wifi components inside computer gear but also when I live next to them. Would wired ethernet make setup easier? -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44015 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox Receiver is a wifi ap ?
Hello, just read that there is no wireless router required for squeezebox controler to get access to wired ethernet lans and SC7 since it connects via the receiver. That you mean that the receiver is some sort of access point. This was not the case with sb3 and transporter. They only could bridge wired to wifi not vice versa as it seems to be the case for the receiver. My question now is: Could a wifi enabled device such as the nokia 770 or my pda or even my notebook access my lan wirelessly without me having a wifi router working? I ask since I won't use the remote much but intend to replace it with a pda. Thanks for enlightenment on that. Greetings Jeronimo -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45285 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Serverless SqueezeBox?
Thecus N5200PRO - energy efficient (well if a five drive solution can be said to be) - data secured by raid5 or even raid6 - running SC7 thanks to the GREAT Omeag god of Thecus N5200 - small - will hopefully soon be able to rip cds all on its own (working on a plugin for that) Well, I am totally satisfied and do not have any desktop computer anymore. Cheers Jeronimo -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45244 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Use tp's optical output to switch amp on and off ?
Hello, I noticed that the optical output of tp is active whenever the unit is connected to a power source (dc) even if it is powered down. When it went inactive whenever I powered off the tp and went active again whenever the tp is powered on via the remote or sc7 it would be possible to switch an amp I v2 (maker is Audionet)(could be a power amp that I would consider) on and off as needed. You get the point? The amp has an optical input which is only used to decide if a signal is present. When that signal is present the unit is switched on. Without that signal the unit remains silent. That optical input does NOT transport digital audio but is only a means of switching the device via an other device. Optical spdif is used to electrically isolate the power amp from the source. So if any one knows about a way of switching the digital out of transporter on when powering on and off when I use the power off button of my ir remote it would be nice if he shared his knowledge. I think it wouldn't be a problem if the tp transmitted audio data via that spdif port since the amp only cares about a signal being present. It doesn't care what signal mostlikely. Thanks and regards Jeronimo -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56511 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Which product should I get?
Well, you need either one of those you mentioned. The have some drawbakcs and pros each being roughly the same device but with slight differences. The all do pandora streaming. But the boom does not stream via spdif neither coaxial nor optical. The transporter is far too expensive if you merely do compressed music streaming formats So remaining are the Squeezebox classic aka squeezebox 3. Or the new and all shiny squeezebox receiver. The latter has no display and though can only be controlled via network. That is to say via squeezebox controler which is a special remote with display to browse music collections from your easy chair. When deciding for a squeezebox receiver you could as well use an iphone or note/netbook to control squeezecenter which in turn controls the squeezebox receiver. The squeezebox classic has a display (bit small though) and an infrared remote like any other hifi unit would have. So it is really up to you. I'd choose a classic / sb3 for it has - infrared remote - vfd display (small) - spdif out optical and coaxial - reasonable dac You say you want to connect to a hifi. Well, then the boom is not for you. It has it's own speakers and amplifier. All products have rca analogue outputs. So they will connect to your amplifier just fine. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=56514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Help me getting a job. ;)
Hello, A friend of mine runs a business which is about hifi and home cinema. He has a customer who has: a 40 inch Sony tft display where he uses to watch movies. A decent hifi system where he now listens to cds. He will drop his cds all together and He will buy a ripping station with SC7 on it and a transporter if: He can sit back in his easy chair and - browse album art (preferably in iphonish cover flow fashion on his fancy tft screen in full size, select the album he wants and make the transporter play it. The ripping part of it is well solved. The device rips cds automatically and even gets the so wanted album art in most cases. We could add a computer running SC7 to the setup. The thing I can not solve is: How is the computer i.e the sc7 interface navigated in a way so that the said customer does not need to care if he has a computer in his hifi rack? I am looking for something wireless. Perhaps something that even works without opening a web browser? Have looked at moose. Any ideas? Cause if I present a good solution my friend might consider asking me an other time. ;)) -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61727 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me getting a job. ;)
Hello, using a squeezebox controller would be an option but I wonder if the display is big enough. I imagine a person who is perhaps a bit aged and has trouble reading the display without his glases. Haven't any clue about the real world user experience with the controller (I am fully blind myself) but a 40 inch lcd is a different story isn't it? The tp costs about 2k bugs and the ripnas will go for an other 1k. So money isn't an object as long as he's got the album art and a really blowing user experience. btw. How do you guys get album art? There is a feature in SC7.3? Ripnas is claimed to do that as well but I read that it doesn't always get the covers right. Any hints on getting album art would be apreciated as well. Thanks PS.: Will take a look a ipeng. But it is an iphone's app isn't it? So the display isn't any bigger? -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61727 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me getting a job. ;)
Yep, it is dbpoweramp which is working in ripnas. So anyone about dbpoweramp and it's reliability with covers? What about an ipod touch? 3.5 inch screen ? Could someone think about a convertible netbook with a touch screen? Which skin would you use? Sleek, and quite simple not too much black text one white screens? Don't get me wrong. SC7 works OK for a blind person but is it sexy by the looks? How to dress the baby to enhance it's sex apeal? -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61727 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Overlaying current track with text to speech
Would be very helpful for blind people as well. We would need to have the track piped through an external app which would perform the mixing. ecasound under linux would be able to do it in batch mode I guess. What sort of speech engine do you use? -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61619 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me getting a job. ;)
Well, basically the guy must have something REALLY exclusive. And if he spends some money on it that really supports the feeling. And ripnas was the first solution I found. Will take a look at Vortexbox. But ripnas is silent and can sit in the same room. Making cd ripping a living room task which would increase to the selling points of the whole system. > > depending on skill level and how automatic it needs to be. > It MUST be fully automatic and as I said the guy doesn't want to even know that he is using a computer. Computers are work music is relaxation. Get the point? Btw.: The Linngui works on a computer which could be connected to that Sony display. What about a Linn DS? Album art browsing? Has any one had the chance to compare sc7 to linngui? It really should be straight forward and cost or brand or even a multitude of features is largely irrelevant. It has to simply work. I like SC7 for it's possibility to be adapted to taste and because it is open source based on standards like html/perl which makes things quite accessible for me. But SC7 always has a taste of a hackerish sort of feeling. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61727 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] calling slimserver from external scripts
Hello, I just wanted to ask if there is any further developement on the playing from win explorer function. That would be cool. Thanks Jay -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=7091 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
Hello, I wonder if the guys over at Logitech are being absolutely mad? Why? Because of pricing changes to the transporter over here in Europe / Germany... Prices are being constant $2000 for the US ONLY they don't ship to Europe anymore. Why? NO explanation just a link to Logitech.com. Where exactly the same unit is priced arround 2500 Euro! I don't have to tell you about currency exchange rates at the moment. I was planning to get a transporter as soon as I could afford it... That is to say a month ago I would have been able to purchase it over in the US and get it shipped to to my door and pay via credit card. That would have been arround 1500 Euro for exchange rates at the moment. Now Logitech one of the big players aquired slimdevices. Good choice would I think although their products are not quite mass market I guess. But Logitech has all the developements Sean Adams and his fellows have put so much work in. Being able to manufacture these units on a bigger basis perhaps maybe the prices would drop and with a big name on them the would eventually reach mass market in Europe... But the oposite is true. The funny thing about this is that with all the developement done the units shouldn't be to expensive to make. I think Slimdevices had their calculations and had areasonable chance to actually refund their developement. Why does logitech make such a difference amongst their customers now. Is it all about !SQUEEZING! the last bit of profit out of a company that was only aquired to disapear in Logithech's drawer's? Why should I just because I happen to live in Europe pay about 150% of the price every body in the US pays??? Anyway, it is your decision. The squeezebox REALLY makes music accessable for blind persons because CDs arn't easyly recognisable if you can't see the covers and the perspective of the possibility to browse a music collection by a web browser actually made me buy a decent hifi thinking to hook up a transporter. But I think you have actually lost a customer. :( I know it's just "take it or leave it" and I shouldn't kikc my can all over the place. But just notice that there might be other potential european customers who arn't too happy. And well, "We will rock you!" But you don't care anyway? To often are good ideas bought ONLY to be thrown into the bin. But perhaps there is an explanation? Perhaps it's just European power suplys that are out of stock? :o -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
snarlydwarf;218739 Wrote: > No, the winner is the Wireless DJ Music System. Yep, maybe bought for 20M bugs just to be out of the way to disapear in the drawers. Favouring that wireless dj music system because yep, that is the mass market trash we are used to I'd bet! Sell it! I won't be up for it! That would indeed be a reason to now a get transporter before those sort of devices disapear completely from the mp3ish audio climate we are living in these days. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
HI ! BPA wrote: bpa;218808 Wrote: > I think the OP has forgotten about duty and VAT - rather than Euro 1500 > - I think after tax and delivery charges the cost would be about Euro > 1800-2000 - still cheaper but not as big a price difference. Hey, that sounds like the explanation I didn't expect to get. I however had nearly filled the order form and got little more than $2K after shipping costs. I am not aware however which specific taxes would apply. At least those would have to be taxes slimdevices was not aware of! Cause as far as the ordering form told me it was not much more than 2k bugs. But would be curious for any enlightenment on that. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
Hi, Thank you Bpa for pointing out that national value taxes are aplied to transnational purchases. I wasn't aware of that. We in Germany now have 19% of vat. Then there are only two ways 1. mail forwarding either by a friend in the US or by companies mentioned above. Which I think is being fuzzy and unreliable or buying directly from a local dealer. Which after all I will do despite my repulsion (a bit strong in the sence of the term) against Logitech's politics. In the end for a blind person as explained it is THE WAY to actually get an accessible music collection in good quality. Or I might stick to the SB3 I have and spent the money on a decent DAC. Not sure actually. Cheers, Jeronimo -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Possible to use SlimServer as Music on Hold server?
Yep, I think asterisk would be the way to go here! Can play mp3 and if you tinker arround a bit flac as well. It's using mpg321 or 123 and might be fairly easy to teach to play with flac or alac. If you've got a linux box would be easy to set up. Preferably Debian and then just aptitude. Well after a bit of reading I'd presume. The advantage is that you can easyly integrate with ISDN or analog hardware. Keyword "Zaptel". -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37375 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
Hi, This is the thread opener speaking. ;) After considering value taxes the price difference at a German dealer in comparision with the former price on the SD web site is about $130 or so. I decided after all to get a transporter from a German dealer and will be looking forward to actually hearing it. I know of the listening test comparing SB3 and Transporter. And yep it is a point made here. Well, the test didn't use symmetric (xlr) interconnects. People state that XLR sound improvement may be a case of "louder sounds better" due to the voltage differences and supposedly the fact that there is the difference between two signals not just between one signal and the noise floor that is actually amplified. Well, I will report on this. Using a Marantz PM-11 and Dali Helicon 400 speakers. And as far as I know my transporter will be labeled "slimdevices"? That's GREAT and VERY IMPORTANT! ;) I speculate that Logitech may drop the squeezebox in favour of their own streaming solution and stick to SD-labeling for the transporter? But will the continue to manufacture them? Well, no one knows! Cheers, Jeronimo PS.: If it turns out to not improve any thing I'll just return the unit and stick to my SB3 and perhaps and good DAC. But I just have to hear it myself. ;) -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
Hi, Yeah, I consider myself pationed "old European" (as Rumsfeld would have said)! I meant "over the top" -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why the focus on specialized NAS devices?
Why using a nas device? Well.: - the are scalable in terms of expanding storage needs - they are more stable than a full grown pc especially with windows on them - the have a simple web interface - they are based on open source software as slimserver itself and thus I can do more things with them asterisk might be worth considering - and they just work flawlessly and smooth and easy and all GREAT for my case thanks goes to Andreas Vogel (may his name live long and prosperes). Thanks Omega I was trying myself but couldn't have done so well and easy to install and well documented!!! -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37416 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter Price
The real shame is that for the price the transporter isn't "perfect" and not even close to it as a review quoted on the slimdevices homepage suggests. It's not even ready for sales!!! Switching from the digital inputs to SS again renders the TP completely silent! I know that the bug is being tracked. But I want to see renouned hifi companys deliver a product not being ready. Don't get me wrong! I love slimserver and thsu just had to get a transporter even knowning that this and perhaps other bugs exist but switching to or from digital inputs is not an exotic scenario for a dac surpassing even the most exotic cd players. Didn't you test? Didn't you even try it? I mean how the hell could one have over looked such behavior of even a prototype? I really respect the work of engeneering put into the unit but having paid 2,000 Euro for it I think I am in the position to kintly ask you to make your homework asap. Currently running fw 31. Very happy 99% of the time listening to Transporter. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37730 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] infrant ready nas nv+ & slim server
Hi, being a n5200 user I just wanted to say that I am committed to get alienbbc working. I have opened a specific thread here: alienbbc on thecus n5200 - Slim Devices : Community : Forums http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=225075#post225075post225075 I have only little experiences with compiling let allone patching mplayer. But I will do it. H_ELP is greatly appreciated! Cheers, Jeronimo -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37887 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] TP phase inversion and firmware updates
I think phase inversion takes cpu power and your hardware might be underpowered and thus drop some samples? The firmware of the tp is updated with new slimserver versions. So as you upgrade to 6.5.4 for example you'll end up with firmware 31. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38420 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] CLI rescan question
Hi,
Kdf, don't you realise? It is remote! You can't use any scanner.exe on
the windows system since it is not there! One could actually run a
shell script on the linux machine:
#!/bin/bash
mainloop {
MUSICDIR=$1
SIZEOFMUSICDIR=`du -b`
while $SIZEOFMUSICDIR -eq `du -b $1`; do
sleep 300;
done
# Now we can call the scanner.pl! Don't know the code though.
}
mainloop
The idea is to check the size of the folder periodically. When new
content gets uploaded the condition of the while statement is no longer
true since the saved value of the size of the folder is no longer
correct. A rescan is triggered. And the function is called again. Now I
have to admit that I do not script in bash regularly. So DON'T EXPECT
the code to work. But if you do some debugging the server would look
after himself and you would save a double click on a windump machine.
Linux can happily look after it's self. It doesn't need Billyboy to be
save. ;) And it's as good as sex.
--
jaysung
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Re: [slim] CLI rescan question
Hey netcat is great. Also for doing remote batching via the cli. I am just thinking about it. I like cli Interfaces much more than guis and if one polishes the cli a bit one can do all sorts of things with it. Thanks kdf. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38524 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox firmware updates
Is there any way to use a higher firmware i.e from SS 7.0 with ss 6.5.4 for my transporter? There should be a bugfix I would like to have but I don't want SS 7.0 right now. Thanks Jay -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38669 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unable to update firmware in new version of Slimserver
Try pressing brightness for some seconds to trigger a firmware update. Does the server report that any players need updating? -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38810 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some easy questions ;)
I don't quite get what you want to do. You want to broadcast to some friends i.e who are not in your lan. But you want to buy the squeezeboxes? Quite expensive things to give them to friends just to make them hear what you broadcast. But principly that can be done with SB3 and Slimserver. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38836 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Some easy questions ;)
123ndy;231500 Wrote: > > > That is right, exactly what I want to do. And it need to be done by > SB3, not by any software reciever. Because of diffrent reasons. > OK, If you would be more open in respect to why you don't want other devices I could better understand that point. > > 1) Could anyone try to explain how I setup more than one SB3 to recieve > the same broadcasting over the Internet, with username and password? > I would use open vpn to pretend those boxes would be part of your lan. > > 2) It is possible to make it impossible for a SB3 to recieve anything > else but the thing I broadcast? (this is important). > Definitively not out of the box. Any given sb3 can connect at least to squeezenetwork. If you use any vpn you might be able to block those ports by your routers firewall. But that is getting tricky. > > 3) Is Slimserver the best software to use? > SS is the only software feeding squeezeboxes. So if you want the sb3 you'll need slimserver. > > 4) How many SB3 can recieve from the broadcast? (I think it is > unlimited, right? But I read somewhere that it could be maximum 20. I > may have misunderstoud it). > That will mainly depend on the upstream of your internet connection. Perhaps having a root server somewhere at a web hosting company would be an option to avoid bandwith shortage. You could install slimserver there and broadcast from there. But what the hell are you up to? Buying Squeezeboxes limitting there access to just one broadcast providing the necessary network infrastructure ... Hell, that's is a lot of work and money just to shout arround. ;) Regards Me -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38836 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does SlimServer play .m4a files?
fingers;233135 Wrote: > Not sure what that means. SlimServer sees the files, but when I click > play nothing happens. Is there a trick? Yes, thousands of them. I had a similar problem with files of a friend of mine. I recognised at last that the files imported didn't have the right permissions and ownership. Had thought of drm and format issues and all that and even contacted logitech to find out if they work. How should they have known? -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39056 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why is SB so expensive?
kdf;234519 Wrote: > The bulk of the cost is apparently the VFD display. > O what! So then just make one without it! I am blind! ;) Great! I just want a dac which I can control via a web browser and SB3 is just that for me. ;) -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39223 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why is SB so expensive?
If all this is not of much meaning to you why not connect a networked mp3 player of any sort to http://yourslimserver-ip:9000/stream.mp3 Then you can at least listen to the music that is streamed to it. Then get one master SB3 to control the other players with. There are plugins for this. Do a bit of research in the http://wiki.slimdevices.com It might be worthwhile. Or a Nokia n800 or a pda and you could walk through your house just flipping on the player you stand with. They will be listed in a drop down menu as you propably know. Cheers Jay -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39223 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver won't play to external client
If lame is not installed it won't work. Go to player settings for the specific player and check if lame is installed under audio. If not install lame and try again. Sorry if you did try that but it looks like you didn't. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39419 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Quick question
Hi, depends what you wanna do really. The SB3 is capable to use squeezenetwork without a server. That means it plays radio streams of all sorts a kints really. If you want to archive your music from cds to a server and listen to them with just some clicks on the remote you need a server running. You might be able to wake it on lan though. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40075 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Quick question
Yep, well said Peejay. Also you can use softsqueeze to familiarize with the interface of squeezebox once you have Slimserver installed. I use a Thecus N5200 Nas for running SlimServer and it is fine. It has the nice advantage of keeping my data (not only music) safe by raid5. ;) And despite from the fact that I have installed five hard drives it doesn't consume too much power. There are cheaper nas solutions running SlimServer out there however. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40075 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Attenuation of TP help where are the jumpers?
Yep, read the section in the ownersguide. Problem is it doesn't state where exactly the jumpers a set for 0 -10 -20 -30db. Consequently I don't know if the structures standing out at both sides are jumpers set onto pins or anything else. If the where anything else pulling at them to remove them might not be a good idea. The jumpers are arranged in a left to right sort of way. That means there are two rows of jumpers running from beneath the left channel to the right. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40099 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Attenuation of TP help where are the jumpers?
Hello, opened my tp yesterday to see where attenuation is located and how it actually works. Now I am blind and found a structure right south to the rca connectors that faintly feels like an ide connector with too few pins. There are two prominent structures to both sides of the pins. I think there are 2 time 5 of such pins. What am I supposed to move and what can I break by pulling at the wrong tiny bits of the mainboard? I need a verbal explanation where exactly the relevant bits are. I could guess but then again I don't want just be trying until I tear something apart. Thanks Jeronimo -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40099 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Attenuation of TP help where are the jumpers?
Yep, helps. Definitely. One thing to clarify though. The jumpers are not of the sort we know from ide drives are they? The are much bigger standing out by 1/3 inch or so. Right? -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40099 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Attenuation of TP help where are the jumpers?
Hello, Thanks to you both. One question came to me when tinkering arround. What if I set 10 and 20db at the same time for the same channel. Would I get the average i.e 15db for the power traveling across two resistors? I used 20db attenuation and still it would wake my daughter or blow my ears when I turn my amp to 0db. Also strange: tp at -45db and amp set to 0db is not as loud as Amp at -45db and transporter at full volume. Anyway, the reason why I experiment is that I have heard an Audionet poweramp m1v2 recently. It sounded far more alive and present than the Marantz even over xlr. When I bought the tp and the Marantz amp I thought xlr was to be used when it is available. Now I see that this might be a false generalisation for the Audionet m1v2 only has rca connections. I am somewhat confused now. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40099 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Connecting to Squeezebox from SlimServer
I am blind as well and have pointed out the problem earlier. :p There is no solution to the problem via the remote. Only way is to go to www.squeezenetwork.com and disconnect the player from there. It is under players in the main menu of the site. However SS 7 is said to include the function we would need. At least we can reconnect the box via a computer. btw.: I would be interested if the opener of this thread is using the remote at all? -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40136 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help restore my love of the Squeezebox
Try hardwiring everything for a test. If you still getting drops you've got a software problem if not well wifi sucks! Hard wiring my setup really made administrating my home network far more easy. Cheers Jay -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40536 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] tp rca vs xlr volume vmrs and power ?
Hello, I wondered how exactly to match tp's xlr to rca volumes: - xlr has 3vrms meaning a sine wave produced via xlr has +-3 volts right? Whereas rca has 2 vrms meaning that the amplitude is by 2/3 lesser than with xlr. This would if for example 36db are twice the loudness of 30db indicate an increase of 3db between xlr and rca. Well, but power and therefore sound presure leves are proportional to the squared voltage. The area below a sine wave of 3 volts amplitude is far bigger than just 50% than a sine wave with 2 volts. So, what is right now? I am not experience in electronics but perhaps someone could enlighten me? -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40613 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Love My Squeezebox! What's The Equivalent For Video?
Anyone tried the Eva 8000 of Netgear? From what I read it has good interfaces and plays videos and stuff just using smb/cifs indexing the library itself. That looks like a good solution if you already have a server box sitting somewhere remote. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40689 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB on bedside - wifi radiation ?
Just to become serious again. I see two possibilities: - using ethernet and then shutting down wifi by firmware (implement it Logitech!) - or removing the wifi-mini-pci module from the unit (which apparently people have done -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40640 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] reload Transporter firmware? how?
Hello, just a question... I am perfectly satisfied with ss 6.5.4 and since it needs a bit of work to port sc7.0 to the Thecus N5200 I wonder how and if I can use the latest firmware for Tp with ss 6.5.4 since it is supposed to solve some problems. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40573 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] feature request tp autosensing digital input ?
Hello, I happen to carry arround my tp sometimes. When I demostrate how wonderful tp sounds I usually don't have a slimserver available. I am blind and then I am totally bound to the remote. When using tp as a dac I don't want much from it apart from volume control and input selection. And here is my feature request: Couldn't tp automatically sense input on the digital ins enabling me to cycle through them with prev and next buttons of the remote? I imagine it played aes/ebu I hit next and it plays rca spdif and after another push it goes to toslink and bnc eventually. Thanks for any comments Jeronimo -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40711 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Audioengine 5
Will I get them in Germany? Using a SB3 for my sleeping room and would be courious to hear them for a test. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40455 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] TP + power switch II + Marantz f.c.b.s.
Hello, sometimes I am too lazzy to reach my amp and turn it on or sometimes I forget to turn it off Power switch II seems to be the right plugin for me. When I went into Conrad electronics store to see if I could make myself a relais module I found that it involves some soldering and being blind I am not very comfortable with that way either. However tp has an ir out 1/8" jack and my Marantz PM-11s1 features Marantz flexible control bus system and therefore has the same jack as well. I don't know enough about both components but couldn't I link the two devices via a standard cable i.e 1/8" plugs on each side and make tp turn on the Marantz in one way or an other? Is there any one knowing the f.c.b.s. better than me out there? Felix or anybody else what does the power switch II plugin exactly electrically? What is send via the ir out? Thanks Jeronimo -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41300 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] TP + power switch II + Marantz f.c.b.s.
Hello Felix, I didn't find a d-bus remote in on the back of the Marantz. Just found the f.c.b.s. in and out respectively. Ir-Blaster could somehow be complicated for it may not be possible to find a config file for ir blaster. -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41300 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Transporter now baby aproved!
Hello, a few days ago my daughter aged 11 months changed my subject of listening using the slimdevices remote. I don't recall what she thaught was better listening than I. Anyway. In a moment of not being watched she today removed the transnav button of my precious and price unit. Gone it was! Just missing! Where it was an iron mounting scres became visible. Oh, hell 2000 euro broken because of not having an eye over her. But with absolutely no screws the transnav button was mounted in place recurely again. Well done Slimdevices. You created something that even my daughter wasn't able to destroy and moreover is able to administer at least sort of ;) Best regards, Jeronimo -- jaysung jaysung's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12375 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41678 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
