[slim] iPeng and iOS7 - any cause for concern?
Do I run the risk of iPeng breaking if I upgrade my iPhone to iOS7? Anyone have experience with this? Presumably Pippin has done some testing... Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, 2x Boom, 2x Radio, SB3, Touch, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 2.2, LMS 7.72 Network: AT&T U-verse, Apple Time Capsule A1409, 5 Netgear Powerline AV200 Adapters Music Sources: Local FLACs, Rhapsody, Pandora ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99825 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody crashing Squeezeplay devices?
mherger wrote: > > It's still working fine (and should be available) on > Classic/Receiver/Transporter/Boom. > I can confirm that Rhapsody still streams fine on my classic ip3k players. It's only when the Touch or Radio get into the mix, either by themselves or as part of a sync group, that things break. Funny that the older players don't have the issue. We've all known the day would come when Squeezebox would stop working with streaming services; frankly I'm encouraged (and surprised) that the issue is even being worked on. Thanks for the updates, Michael. -Andy Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, 2x Boom, 2x Radio, SB3, Touch, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 5S running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 2.2, LMS 7.72 Network: AT&T U-verse, Apple Time Capsule A1409, 5 Netgear Powerline AV200 Adapters Music Sources: Local FLACs, Rhapsody, Pandora ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100830 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody crashing Squeezeplay devices?
Thanks so much for this fix. Really encouraging to see official support continuing for SB. Has anyone with a Votexbox been able to apply the new firmware? The official VB 2.2 software is still on LMS 7.7.2, so the fix doesn't appear. Is there a way I can force my VB to update to LMS 7.7.3? Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, 2x Boom, 2x Radio, SB3, Touch, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 5S running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 2.2, LMS 7.72 Network: AT&T U-verse, Apple Time Capsule A1409, 5 Netgear Powerline AV200 Adapters Music Sources: Local FLACs, Rhapsody, Pandora ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100830 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody crashing Squeezeplay devices?
flo72 wrote: > > Next time please add an additional "goto fail" and drop the verification > of the certificate ;) Brilliant! Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, 2x Boom, 2x Radio, SB3, Touch, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 5S running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 2.2, LMS 7.7.2 Network: AT&T U-verse, Apple Time Capsule A1409, 5 Netgear Powerline AV200 Adapters Music Sources: Local FLACs, Rhapsody, Pandora ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100830 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Rhapsody issues?
Anyone else having Rhapsody issues? No tracks will play, it just errors out on everything in the playlist. I'm playing through my SB3, not sync'd. SBS 7.5.5. Has been solid for a while now, this is annoying (again.) -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.9, SBS 7.5.5 Music Sources: Locals FLACs, Rhapsody, Pandora, Sirius ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89147 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody issues?
mherger;644685 Wrote: > > I'm playing through my SB3, not sync'd. SBS 7.5.5. > > What player firmware? Are you using bridging? > > -- > > Michael Firmware 134. Not bridging. Connected via WiFi -- signal strength has never been an issue, can stream FLACs reliably. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.9, SBS 7.5.5 Music Sources: Locals FLACs, Rhapsody, Pandora, Sirius ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89147 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody issues?
Rebooted the VortexBox (again) and everything is working. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.9, SBS 7.5.5 Music Sources: Locals FLACs, Rhapsody, Pandora, Sirius ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89147 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] wireless vodoo
dasmueller;660330 Wrote: > Next is to try out some Netgear Powerline adapters from 3rd floor to the > basement. If that works Touch 2 will be ordered. For what it's worth, I've had great experience with the Netgear Powerline adapters. I'm running 4 of the AV200 plugs. Highly recommended. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.9, SBS 7.5.5 Music Sources: Locals FLACs, Rhapsody, Pandora, Sirius ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90640 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Rhapsody to buy Napster
Surprised to not see a thread discussing this yet. As a long time Rhapsody subscriber, and fan of the underlying business model, I'm happy to see this happening. Granted, Rhapsody's quality of service is spotty at times -- and this likely will not be seen as good news by Napster subscribers -- but I'm happy to see a sizable alternative to iTunes and the old model of buying music by the track (or album.) I've discovered so much wonderful music on Rhapsody, I just hope they're not stretching themselves too thin here... Thoughts? http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/03/rhapsody-announces-plans-to-acquire-napster/ -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.9, SBS 7.5.5 Music Sources: Locals FLACs, Rhapsody, Pandora, Sirius ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90703 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech drops Revue, says early Google TV intro a 'mistake'
andyg;669377 Wrote: > And yes, the pendulum seems to be swinging back to Logi being interested > in Squeezebox again. Best news I've read on this board in a long time. Thanks for posting your perspective on this Andy. Hopefully the SB team will be appropriately staffed again soon. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.9, SBS 7.5.5 Music Sources: Locals FLACs, Rhapsody, Pandora, Sirius ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91532 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezeboxen connecting via external IP address
I sometimes connect to my Vortexbox library from locations outside of my home by connecting via the external IP address. What I've noticed in iPeng that concerns me, is that even when I am home and on WiFi my players will often times show as being connected to the external address (99.82.xxx.xxx), rather than the internal address (192.168.xxx.xxx). This seems to happen by itself. I'll switch the players over to the internal address, but the next time I open iPeng they'll show as connected to the external address. Doesn't happen everytime, but often enough that I'm posting this question. Does this distinction between external and internal address matter? Is the data being routed through my cable modem (out to the internet, then back in) when a player is connected to the external address? This would introduce a potential bottleneck, no? All this said, I've not noticed any playback issues. Just want to understand this better. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.10, SBS 7.6.1 Music Sources: Locals FLACs, Rhapsody, Pandora ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92009 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody not working on Boom
What version of SBS are you running? It sounds like you're running an older version of SBS (or LMS as it's called now.) If connecting to MySB.com updated your firmware, you're definitely not on the latest version. Or rather, you're not in sync with MySB -- I suppose it's possible you're running a future version via one of the nightly builds. (You would absolutely know if you were doing this -- requires tinkering and nerdery.) I'd try updating your Squeezebox Server and see if things start working for you. There was a Rhapsody change a few months ago that required a firmware update (and new version of SBS) on the older ip3k players. I'm listening to Rhapsody right now on a Radio and an SB3 without issue, so the service is online and working currently -- in Ann Arbor, at least. -- ajkidle squeezeboxen: 2x sbr, sb3, 2x boom, 2x radio, ipeng controlled by: iphone 4 running ipeng server: msi nettop 100 running vortexbox 2.0, lms 7.7 network: at&t u-verse, apple time capsule a1409, 5 netgear powerline av200 adapters music sources: local flacs, rhapsody, pandora ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92062 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Just 5 years and a bit less than 2 month Logitech has acquired Slim Devices
The Duet was my first Squeezebox -- and so while I can understand the bad name it has earned (somewhat rightfully, I admit) I am very grateful for that product line as it introduced me to the world of SB. It's easy to bash the Duet now, but keep in mind that it was launched only 6 months after the first iPhone was released, and certainly was out before the AppStore existed. Without getting sidetracked into a love/hate Apple thread, there is no denying that the iPhone has been tremendously disruptive. The SBC might look redundant or even silly today, but in a pre-iPhone world I think it makes perfect sense that Slim/Logi pursued a portable controller. I missed out on the pre-Logitech days, but I can say that it feels different now than it did in early 2008 when I started paying attention. The team is so much smaller now and new product development seems to have stalled. Although Andy's comments of late give me hope that there could be a revival upon us... Anyone heard what Sean or Dean are up to these days? It's unfortunate to not see them on these boards anymore. Figure this must have been something they loved as much (and probably more) than the rest of us here--sad that they no longer seem to be a part of this community. -- ajkidle squeezeboxen: 2x sbr, sb3, 2x boom, 2x radio, ipeng controlled by: iphone 4 running ipeng server: msi nettop 100 running vortexbox 2.0, lms 7.7 network: at&t u-verse, apple time capsule a1409, 5 netgear powerline av200 adapters music sources: local flacs, rhapsody, pandora ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92232 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dear Squeezebox, still love you
FredFredrickson;693617 Wrote: > I use the radio for grilling outdoors. > My radio never gets hot enough to use for grilling, but when used as music players, I agree with your post whole-heartedly. I own more Squeezeboxes than I can justify given the size and layout of my house -- and yet I still keep an eye out for good deals on yet another SB. And don't get me started on the prospect of a Boom 2. -- ajkidle squeezeboxen: 2x sbr, sb3, 2x boom, 2x radio, ipeng controlled by: iphone 4 running ipeng server: msi nettop 100 running vortexbox 2.0, lms 7.7 network: at&t u-verse, apple time capsule a1409, 5 netgear powerline av200 adapters music sources: local flacs, rhapsody, pandora ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93924 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox phased out
Mnyb;525054 Wrote: > slimp3 was released "August 2001" that is along time ago, still > supported. > It was replaced by squeezebox 1 "November 2003" so now almost seven > years afters retirement it's still supported, no new firmware for ages > but it still there. > Even if Logitech decides to make some change to the code such that the older players are no longer supported, (unlikely imho) is that really the end of the world? These are $300-ish devices with a 5+ year life! Talk about bang for the buck. Wish my other technology purchases had that kind of staying power. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76172 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] (x_of_y)
Why do all of the tracks that I add from Rhapsody to my playlist show up as (X_OF_Y) for the track name, except for the currently playing track? Currently playing tracks show up with the proper name. This is how it shows up in Squeezebox Server (7.4.2), which I'm having to use to manage playlists since iPeng and Rhapsody no longer get along in the current version of SBS. Any ideas? -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] (x_of_y)
Yep, final version of 7.4.2. Maybe I just need to wait longer for things to refresh. It played a track 1, and when it proceeded to track 2 it named the track correctly but track 1 reverted to (X_OF_Y). Not the end of the world, but makes it hard to keep track of what is in the playlist. Please tell me iPeng will work again with Rhapsody when 7.5 is released. (I know it's not entirely in your hands.) -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] (x_of_y)
Seeing as this is my thread, I guess I won't feel bad about us going off on a bit of a tangent. :) pippin;526882 Wrote: > What exactly doesn't work? Like you said, playlists don't work currently with Rhapsody. They simply do not play. But there are also issues with playing albums too. I can't add individual tracks, except with the >| mode active. And the ability to add an entire album (by clicking on the album artwork) only works sometimes -- most times this will only play the first track, although sometimes for no reason I can discern the entire album is added to playlist as desired. I'm using SBS 7.4.2, the one time I tried it with MySB it also didn't work properly there. I'm happy to provide more specifics if that would be helpful. pippin;526882 Wrote: > BTW, what you describe sounds different from what I see and I can't > reproduce it. What I see doesn't revert to something wrong. What do you > see in the Web interface. I suspect there's something wrong with the > interface between MySB and Rhapsody. The (X_OF_Y) thing is what I see in the web interface, not iPeng. iPeng shows the proper track names. And once iPeng and Rhapsody (via SBS or MySB) get along again, I won't care about the web interface anymore. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] (x_of_y)
Figured out the (x_of_y) thing, I had accidentally screwed up my "Title Format" settings on the Interface tab of SBS. All fixed now. pippin;527004 Wrote: > Believe it or not. Logitech says this is on purpose and you have to turn > off "Play other tracks in album" to play single tracks. It's the same if > you use the Controller. > Don't argue with me, argue with them: > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14848 This is insane. The Rhapsody library should behave the same as my local library. I might be able to adjust to this, but it will never receive wife-acceptance. Too complicated to learn two ways of managing playback. pippin;527004 Wrote: > Could you file a ticket for this so I can remember to investigate this? > https://trac.penguinlovesmusic.de/trac/ipengnat/ Will do. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] New Setup: Can't Access Pandora or Rhapsody
Have recently moved and am getting everything re-setup. (Top priority, of course, was to get the Squeezebox gear up and running.) Local music is working fine, but none of the players can access Pandora or Rhapsody. I have internet connectivity via my laptop, and even SuperDateTime works, so SBS is able to access some internet data. Here's the basic setup: AT&T Uverse - I don't like the flaky wireless router built into their gateway, so I'm using my own Linksys behind the gateway - This means I have a 192.168.1.x from the gateway and 192.168.2.x from the Linksys - All Squeezeboxen are on the 192.168.2.x (as is the SBS running on a MacBook) - Everything is running wireless, SBS 7.5.0 I think it has something to do with my double-router setup (the .1.x and .2.x addresses.) AT&T claims the gateway will recognize "router behind router" and adjust accordingly, and that seems to be true as everything else works with respect to internet connectivity. Any ideas why the Squeezebox can't connect to Rhapsody or Pandora? I miss my internet music. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77047 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Setup: Can't Access Pandora or Rhapsody
toby10;532196 Wrote: > > What does the SBS diagnostics say for all ports and pings? All listed > as OK? > Control Panel > Diagnostics I'm lost, where is this? -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77047 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Setup: Can't Access Pandora or Rhapsody
toby10;532731 Wrote: > When you launch SBS it should launch Control Panel (or right click SBS > icon to Open Control Panel). > Then click the Diagnostics tab within Control Panel. > Various ports and pings will be listed for both SBS and MySB, what do > those say? Got it. I'm running SBS on my MacBook. No such option. Installed SBS on my WinXP work computer, all ports are open and available -- and Pandora plays fine via that installation of SBS. But I need it to work via the MacBook, which it used to do just fine. So, anyone know how to check for port blockage on a Mac? I'm not a very advanced user of OSX. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77047 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Setup: Can't Access Pandora or Rhapsody
Reinstalled 7.5.0, all is well. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77047 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????
Boom Boom Boom, no doubt about it. The Radio is cool as a glorified bedside alarm clock, but for music listening the Boom runs circles around it. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77276 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????
Boom Boom Boom, no doubt about it. The Radio is cool as a glorified bedside alarm clock, but for music listening the Boom runs circles around it. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77276 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Rhapsody: Multiple Stream Error
I'm getting an error telling me that a maximum of 3 Rhapsody streams are allowed, but I'm only trying to pull 2 streams. Works fine when all players are in sync and I play one stream, but as soon as I unsync a player and try to play something different on that player, I get the error. Is this a Rhapsody issue, or a 7.5.0 issue? -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77560 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Amp Recommendations
I've got an extra SBR and an extra set of speakers, but no amp to put in between. Can't let a good Squeezebox go to waste, so I'm planning to setup an additional listening zone in the basement. Can someone recommend a basic 2-channel amp? Not looking for anything fancy, the speakers are junk (a pair of old Bose 201 bookshelves) but will work fine for the basement. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77573 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Network Architecture Question
I have AT&T U-Verse service. Their gateway acts as an 100 Mbps ethernet and wireless-G router, I don't particularly care for this so I have the disabled the wireless on the gateway and have my Netgear 3500L plugged into it. Works great, mostly. I'm still using the U-Verse gateway as a wired router -- is convenient for plugging in the BluRay player. It'd also be convenient for wiring a Squeezebox, but herein lies the problem. The U-Verse assigns address on 192.168.1.xxx while my Netgear router assigns them on 192.168.2.xxx. Should these two be able to talk to each other? My VortexBox is on 192.168.2.150 (hard wired to the Netgear ethernet) and my Boom can't connect to it from a 192.168.1.xxx address. Am I doing something wrong and this should work, or am I attempting to violate the rules of network addressing? -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77669 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Power Options for Multiple Booms/Duet
iPeng can do this. Highly recommended if you have either an iPod Touch or an iPhone. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77667 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Network Architecture Question
pski;538236 Wrote: > > Don't be confused by the difference between the "internet connection" > and the router's IP assignment: your connections will be going out on > u-verse and the wires plugged-into the netgear will NOT be plugged-into > the "different" port. > > This didn't work, but I think I may have fallen victim to what you're describing here. I put the Netgear on 192.168.1.127 and turned off DHCP. I then connected an ethernet from one of the ports on the gateway (position #4, I think) into the "internet" port on the Netgear. Nothing worked when I did this. Couldn't access anything (even the Netgear setup page.) So I'm back to how I was. Are you saying I should have plugged the ethernet into one of the 1-4 ports on the Netgear? (Methinks standard routers should come with more than 4 ports.) -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77669 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Network Architecture Question
Let me throw in one additional wrinkle. Due to the physical constraints of the house, it may be necessary to add a switch to this setup. Wondering if such a network design is horribly flawed. The connections would be: U-Verse Gateway --> Netgear Router (configured as an access point) --> Netgear Switch --> Hard Wired Devices Both the router and the switch would be gigabit, the gateway is 100 Mbps. Some devices would connect directly to the gateway via 100 Mbps ethernet, some directly to the router via 11n, and some to the switch via 1 Gbps ethernet. None of the traffic is particularly demandind in terms of bandwidth -- squeezeboxen, internet, an occassional file transfer between machines. Networking is not my strong suit. Can I expect this to work? Would the slower ethernet speed on the gateway slow down the gigabit traffic between devices on either the router or the switch? -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77669 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Network Architecture Question
Thanks everybody, it's working like a dream. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77669 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] A Ripping Conundrum
Hi all. I'm a recent convert to the VortexBox platform, having built myself a little Atom rig. It works as desired except when it comes to ripping & tagging. I have a fair amount of obscure music and (legal) bootlegs that require manual intervention to get the tag data correct. As such, I find myself really missing dbPowerAmp and mp3tag in this new setup. I also believe the ripping methodology used by dbPowerAmp to be more robust (although we don't need to debate that here.) Looking for suggestions to bring these pieces of software back into my setup. At my disposal, I have the headless Atom rig and a MacBook (running Snow Leopard, if it matters.) I remote into the Atom with the MacBook either via ssh or the web interface if I need to tinker with it. Is there someway to get dbPowerAmp to run on the VortexBox machine? When I had an Ubuntu box I used Wine without issue, but given that VortexBox is command line only I don't know how to do this (if it's even possible.) Another possibility is to buy a copy of Win7 and use Boot Camp to install it on the MacBook, thus allowing me to run dbPowerAmp. This strikes me as an awfully complicated (and expensive) way to go about this. Suggestions anyone? -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77972 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Cat-3 Cables
What I originally believed to be Cat-5 running through my house has turned out to be Cat-3. I had hoped to repurpose the phone system (the Cat-3 wiring) to provide ethernet throughout the house. Are my hopes dashed? Wikipedia says Cat-3 is for 10Mbps, doesn't sound like a very good idea to plug this into a gigabit router -- correct? -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77974 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A Ripping Conundrum
agillis;540711 Wrote: > You could let VortexBox rip your music. Then use Subsonic to fix any > missing or incorrect tags. Dumb question, how do I run Subsonic? I'm running VortexBox 1.3, poked around on the website, couldn't find anything other than the announcement that it's included. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77972 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Router overheating with multiple devices?
GRC;540784 Wrote: > Had to play some real CDs last night! > > GRC Oh, the horror! -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77984 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cat-3 Cables
So the router will throttle the speed automatically based on quality of the connection? -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77974 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A Ripping Conundrum
Ron Olsen;541461 Wrote: > Another option is to install Wine on your Mac; see > http://davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/wine-mac/ and > http://wiki.winehq.org/MacOSX for details. You should then be able to > run dBpoweramp and mp3tag under Wine on your Mac. > > Google "wine Mac" for other articles on how to do this. This looks really promising. Thank you! -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77972 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A Ripping Conundrum
Probably a long shot here, but has anyone gotten this to work? I've got Wine installed, can run dbPowerAmp, but it doesn't see my CD/DVD drive. Wine can see the drive, but dbPowerAmp does not. I've got a 13" aluminum MacBook. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77972 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A Ripping Conundrum
Yep, been there. When I switch to ASPI mode it at least tries to access the CD, but it eventually fails. Terminal shows this error: err:aspi:ASPI_GetNumControllers Could not open HKLM\L"HARDWARE\\DEVICEMAP\\Scsi" When I set it to SCSI access method, dbPowerAmp acts like there is no drive in the system at all. I can feel Win7 invading my MacBook in the near future... -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77972 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SuperDateTime not retrieving data
I use the SuperDateTime screensaver on my Booms and SB3. Yesterday my router got reset, and since then it's not pulling any weather data. Everything else works fine: local music, Rhapsody, etc. (When this has happened in the past, it's been an indication that SBS couldn't see the internet.) I'm running the latest VortexBox software with SBS 7.5.1. I've tried turning off the plug in, restarting, and turning it back on. I've also tried re-installing SBS from the command line. No dice. Any ideas for things I could check? I really miss having weather data on the display. -- ajkidle 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80483 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Rhapsody "My Library" Weirdness
I'm having an issue with Rhapsody, wondering if I'm alone. There are several albums that I can only view in My Library when I use their Windows client software (which I have no interest in using.) They don't appear in My Library when I browse via Squeezebox, their iPhone app, or the web based interface (tried Safari on OSX and IE7 on WinXP.) Has anyone else noticed this behavior? I've been going back and forth with their tech support, no solution yet. If anyone is willing to test to see if it's a global issue or something specific to my account, one album that exhibits this behavior is "Not As Far" by Three Legged Fox. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPeng on a 3GS (4.0.1) Server: Dedicated MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.4 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody "My Library" Weirdness
ghostrider;564478 Wrote: > I just assumed that it was an SBS problem and didn't feel like trying to > explain it to support, so I work around it. > I just tried to add Tidal to my library. Same issue I was having with others. Works via the client software, but doesn't appear when browsing via the web interface -- so I suspect SBS won't see it, nor will it appear on the iPhone app. Agreed that if this were SBS only, there would be no hope of getting Rhapsody's support to help. (Not sure they know what a Squeezebox is.) But this seems to be way bigger than just the interface with SBS; I plan to keep bugging support for a resolution. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPeng on a 3GS (4.0.1) Server: Dedicated MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.4 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody "My Library" Weirdness
ghostrider;564499 Wrote: > Did it show up in new music? It does for me which is why I think it's a > SBS problem. Yes, it did. And the other albums I've been having trouble with showed up there too. Also, most of the albums I have this problem with also show up when you view "My Library" by album, instead of by artist. Problem is that I only browse music by artist. I would agree this is an SBS issue, except that it plagues the Rhapsody web interface too. And the iPhone app. All 3 seem to be perfectly in sync. And most albums can be added to My Library without this issue. I still tend to blame Rhapsody. Does anyone know how this stuff works behind the scenes? Is Rhapsody passing bad data to SBS? -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPeng on a 3GS (4.0.1) Server: Dedicated MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.4 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80706 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Which NAS?
zozo4;564727 Wrote: > Thanks for the reply. I must admit I've been having doubts about a NAS > and what you've suggested sounds just what I need. > I'll look into Atom motherboards and fanless cases. If I go down this > route, what OS would you suggest? Totally agree with iPhone's suggestion here. I built myself a rig using an MSI barebones (Atom 330) and a WD 1.5TB hard drive, very similar to the VortexBox appliance computer. (I like to tinker, so it was more fun to build it myself.) It's a great solution: always on, low power, very quiet, no monitor needed. The MSI Nettop has a fan, but again it's very quiet. As far as OS is concerned, use the VortexBox package. It runs on the Fedora flavor of Linux -- easy to use, and there is great support in this community. You can download the image for an installation CD at vortexbox.org. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPeng on a 3GS (4.0.1) Server: Dedicated MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.4 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80747 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Which NAS?
zozo4;564748 Wrote: > Will the amount of memory I use affect the performance? I'm running with 2GB because memory is cheap. From what I've read in the forums this is overkill and you should be fine with 1GB. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.4 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80747 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Does Rhapsody require MySB.com?
During a recent outage of MySB.com I was unable to access Rhapsody, as well as any of my other internet based "apps". Essentially during the outage, I was limited to my local FLAC library. I didn't realize Logitech servers were an active in-between when accessing Rhapsody, Pandora, Sirius, etc., even when running a local instance of SBS. Is this truly the case? So not only am I putting faith in Rhapsody being able to keep the lights on, but that Logitech will continue to support this product line? Yikes, I might have to start buying CDs again. I had thought as long as I was running SBS, it didn't matter what Logitech did or didn't do. Not trying to be doomsday here, or start a conspiracy discussion about Logitech abandoning SB, just thinking long term. Anyone else see this as a vulnerability? -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.2.7 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.4 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81981 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Does Rhapsody require MySB.com?
spedinfargo;576506 Wrote: > > I don't think you'd be out much except a Rhapsody subscription... still > worth it in my opinion... Worth it, except that I'm spending $10 a month in subscription fees instead of spending $10 a month building a CD library. It's the danger inherent in paying for access rather than ownership -- just didn't realize I was depending on both Rhapsody and Logitech to keep things afloat. Guess I'll cross that bridge when forced to. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.2.7 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.4 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81981 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OT: extending wifi via WDS vs. simple access point
For what it's worth, I'm very happy with my Netgear 3500L. Great coverage and it supports DD-WRT and Tomato. I've also used one of the Linksys N routers with internal antennas, can't remember if it was the 160 or what, but the range sucked. (It wasn't the 160NL, so my criticism may not apply.) -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.2.7 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.4 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82108 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] The Google Squeezebox: Nexus Q
Did Google just announce their version of a Squeezebox, but with far less functionality than the real thing? Really wish Logitech would revive this product line... http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/06/google-nexus-q-revealed/all/ ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=95629 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Rhapsody errors?
Anyone else having problems with Rhapsody? I can't play any Rhapsody content. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96030 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How much do we need squeezebox hardware? Is LMS alone enough?
My concern focuses on the longterm availability of MySB.com. As I understand it, services like Rhapsody and Pandora cease to function if MySB.com goes away -- and without access to those services, the SB ecosystem I've installed in my house is of little value. Is a 3rd party solution even possible to fill the place of MySB.com? This outcome isn't entirely surprising, but I was holding out a glimmer of hope that something good was on the horizon. This is a pretty depressing development. Squeezebox is integral to how I listen to music (and get weather forecasts!) -- major bummer to see this die off. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96200 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] So when's the fire sale, Logitech?
I waited for one when the Boom discontinued, but it never happened. At least not that I found. Towards the end of availability, prices sky rocketed on Amazon. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96211 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Agh! When did this (end of SqueezeBox) start??
Mark Miksis wrote: > Late 2006. Brilliant! lambono, check out this thread for the details: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?96188-New-Squeezebox-Radio ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96391 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Time doesn't update with daylight savings
I run LMS on a self-made VortexBox - although I think the hardware is the same as (or very similar to) the original VortexBox appliance -- an Atom based MSI Nettop 100. The problem I'm having is that when daylight savings time happens and we gain/lose an hour, this PC clock doesn't seem to update. When the system reboots, the time shown on my Squeezeboxen is off by an hour. The only two solutions I know of are less than ideal: 1 - Log into the VB and force it to "correct system time" by connecting to an internet time server. This only works until the next reboot. Problematic if I were to lose power in the night... and my Radio is my alarm... 2 - Connect a monitor and keyboard to the system and change the time in the bios. The system is headless, so this is an annoying twice a year ritual. Anyone know of a more permanent fix? ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97313 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Time doesn't update with daylight savings
Julf wrote: > And is your computer (OS) set to the tight time zone? > > Is there a reason for not having the computer permanently synchronized > to internet time servers? No reason except that I don't know how to do it. :-) I have to manually sync to an internet time server after every reboot, whch is what I'm trying to avoid. How do I check to see what time zone Fedora thinks my computer is in? I don't know why I wouldn't have chosen EST during installation, but maybe I skipped that step by mistake. I'll try the SSH solution - as I understand that, it's going to change the hardware clock to be the same as the systemtime. Still not the ideal solution, but it's easier to do that twice a year than it is to find a monitor and keyboard to hook up to the VB. (Funny how computers have evolved - a standalone monitor and keyboard have become a relic in my household...) Thanks. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97313 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is Olive One the answer?
Reviewing their website just makes me sad that Logitech never knew what they were doing with Squeezebox. This Olive thing could be vaporware, but already it's got better marketing and design aesthetics than SB ever did. I hope they're successful - the day will come when we'll all need to update our SB ecosystems. Hopefully a solution like this will be semi-mature before that day comes. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97539 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?
Have been lurking on this thread for a while, reading every post ... although admittedly most of the technical discussion is over my head. It's very exciting stuff. I wish you all the best and will eagerly buy a Gen2 device or contribute to a Kickstarter when the time comes. I apologize in advance if this takes the thread too far off topic, but does it strike anyone else as sad that Sean, Dean, and the rest of the Squeezebox crew aren't (or more likely -can't-) be a part of this development? It had to have been their passion for many years, and now they're all absent from it. Seems a shame. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Usage of online services in your family ?
We use Rhapsody and Pandora ONE. Single accounts for the family, although it's possible that will change as the kids get older. Rhapsody's current offering of "family plans" is severely limiting and stupid. Currently I'm the only one in the family who really plays with maintaining a library, favorites, playlist, etc., so none of that has been a problem. Again, this may change as the kids get older. It would be nice if I could quarantine the kid music within my Rhapsody library, but Rhapsody's library management tools are already very weak. (Orphaned albums being the most pesky annoyance - stuff that was available at one itme, but is no longer for whatever reaon.) And I worry that material changes to library management on the SBS side would confuse how I interact with Rhapsody directly via my iPhone or PC. My dream SBS system would combine results of my local FLAC library with my Rhapsody library. And there would be some indicator that let's me know the source of the content (local vs Rhapsody.) I'd be okay with (and might prefer) seeing duplication - i.e., under Pink Floyd I'd see the the FLAC version of Wish You Were Here and the Rhapsody version of the same album. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98198 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] More bad news re the future of mysqueezebox.com
Sad news indeed. Andy has been a big help over the years, I wish him the best. The mistakes Logitech continues to make seem to know no bounds. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98208 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Community Funded Squeezebox Replacement - Would you be interested?
andyg wrote: > I do not know what Logitech plans to do with MySB but it is just a > matter of time before either they stop funding it, or it breaks with no > one to fix it. And how long before they shutdown this board? Frankly, I'm surprised it's still here... (Maybe Logitech has forgotten of its existence.) ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Why shouldn't I jump ship to Sonos?
Other than the fact that I love my Squeezeboxen, but as we all know that ship is sinking. (Has sunk?) My primary uses in order of importance are: Rhapsody, Pandora, local FLACs, and SuperDateTime. None of my FLACs are high resolution files, nor do I care about ever pursuing that. And my FLAC library is not especially large. Sync'd playback and sync groups are important. As I understand it, even if the community funded SB project is successful, that device won't work with services like Rhapsody or Pandora, especially after MySB.com goes offline ... so why not sell all of my Squeezebox gear while it still has some value, and make the switch to Sonos? Am I overlooking something? I've not researched Sonos too extensively - is there a weakness to their offering that I need to be aware of? ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98235 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why shouldn't I jump ship to Sonos?
Thanks - I appreciate the perspective. And Erland, I've read your similar post on this topic a few times. The urgency is driven by the fact that time is running out. Today the hardware still has value. In the not too distant future when MySB.com goes dark or breaks, that value goes way down. And therein lies the "urgency", although I don't think that's really the correct word for it. After AndyG's recent post, I'm beginning to fear that by not acting now (or soon,) I'm just denying the inevitable -- and that ultimately I'll be left with 8 devices that don't do what I need them to, and are of little value on ebay or elsewhere. But enough on that - we can speculate endlessly on how much life is left in this product line. It might be months or it might be years, no one outside of Logitech really knows. What I'm really wondering is to hear from people who have used the Sonos system, and what their thoughts are. How does it stack up? I'm not a super advanced user, I just want to listen to music ... I want Rhapsody, Pandora, and my relatively small FLAC library to play. I expect gapless playback to work. And I need to be able to create sync zones that play independent of one another. Is there a gotcha I need to be aware of? Is the Sonos wireless bridge a nightmare to work with? As I assess my pros and cons, I'm looking for what is wrong with Sonos for the "average" user. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98235 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why shouldn't I jump ship to Sonos?
GlenL wrote: > The only 'gotchas' I can think of which would prevent me personally from > switching are ... > > 1. No multi tagging support (as mentioned by Mnyb in post #6). > If you use multitagged artists, albumartists or genres, they won't work > as you hope with Sonos > This might be a question for the Sonos forums, but does anyone happen to know how Sonos deals with soundtracks or compilation albums? As an example, in the SB world I use Album Artist to group all of my soundtracks together, and then Artist to keep track of who is playing which song. Are you saying this will no longer work? I have to pick one or the other? In general it seems Sonos is a pretty good solution, although certainly not as open/flexible as SB. Given the path SB is currently on, I expect that will soon be an irrelevant distinction. Just have to decide now if I'm ready to lose SuperDateTime functionality... I'm only half joking when I tell people that the end of Squeezebox is causing me to go through the five stages of grief - denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. SB is easily my most favorite gadget I've ever owned and has revolutionized how I consume music. It's oddly sad to contemplate moving on. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98235 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Syncing wired SB3 with Powerline Homeplug SB3
I run a mixed network of traditional ethernet, powerline ethernet, and WiFi across my various players and they sync fine. From my experience, Powerline provides a more reliable connection than WiFi, albeit slower. That said, for the purposes of streaming audio, Powerline is plenty fast enough. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98331 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Community Squeeze Logo
JerryS wrote: > I don't quite know how to put this without causing offence but > 'Community Squeeze' is not a happy choice of name. aka 'The > Village Bicycle'? > Sorry > > Jerry For my two cents, I like SWAMP. Not sure where that name came from that John is using, but I like it. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98339 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Vortexbox NAS hardware recommendations?
I've been running my Vortexbox on a headless Atom based MSI Nettop 100 box for the past few years, and recently have gotten the itch to protect my data by setting up a RAID 1 configuration. The on-board controller on the MSI doesn't seem to support this, and there are no expansion slots available for adding a 3rd party card, so I'm investigating new hardware. Anyone have any recommendations? I'm looking for something low power that I can tuck away in a closet somewhere. It just needs to be able to run Vortexbox, have gigabit ethernet, and 2 hard drive bays minimum (4 preferred.) Oh, and it needs to support RAID 1. Or at least have a PCI slot so I can add a controller card. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Vortexbox NAS hardware recommendations?
garym wrote: > +1, RAID is almost worthless in the context of media backup (unless > you're running a business that uses this info and you need instant data > access if there is a data failure). RAID is *not* a backup plan. Almost > any low power modern computer will run Vortexbox. They work best with > internal HD, but with some command line knowledge one can use external > HDDs, etc. What then *is* a backup plan? I'm not sure I understand this line of argument. If my HDD fails, I lose my FLAC library ... which I have spent countless hours ripping, tagging, etc. How is a secondary back-up drive a more robust solution than RAID 1? And although I understand the off-premise argument, I'm not interested in taking it that far. If my house burns down, I'll have bigger problems to worry about. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Top 7 products that should still exist according to CNET
Congratulations, Logitech. You managed to get 2 items on this list of 7. It seems you can create great products, you just don't know how to bring them to market. Compare the Squeezebox marketing to that of Sonos. In its prime, Squeezebox had a broken webpage. Sonos has a full-on flashy ad blitz that clearly demonstrates what the product is capable of, and why you want to buy a lot of them. Sigh. Now, if only the Sonos units had a display or could be controlled from the device itself... ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98436 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What does VortexBox give me that I didn't know I needed?
garym wrote: > You're not missing anything. And I love my 3 vortexbox appliances. I > also use dbpa for ripping then move to my VBAs. +1 It sounds like you're pretty happy with your setup and have things configured the way you want. As such, VortexBox sounds like a solution in need of a problem ... a problem you don't have. And if you're not familiar/comfortable with linux command line, you'd probably experience a good amount of frustration as you deal with that learning curve. Unless something is broken about your current setup, I'd leave well enough alone. ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pre-Announcement: ickStream
pippin wrote: > Next time Rhapsody changes their encryption it will stop working on the > old devices, I'm sure Naive of me to think otherwise, but you've made me nervous again... Does the ickStream development possibly provide a solution for such an event, or is your focus on the Radio/Touch architecture? ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Is MySB.com down?
I am unable to play Rhapsody (getting an Internal Error message) and also unable to get my Boom to connect to MySB.com. Says it can't find the address. Anyone else experiencing issues? Could this be the beginning of the end? (Let's be honest, the end started a long time ago.) ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98530 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Pearl Jam Channel on Sirius?
They've changed channel 17 to be 24/7 Pearl Jam -- except I can't get it on my Squeezebox. Anyone know why? It works fine on my car unit, but the Squeezebox still pulls in the old Jam On station, which has moved to channel 81. Is there some update I need to perform to get the right channels? -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.2.7 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.4 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82851 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pearl Jam Channel on Sirius?
Found it. They're streaming it online on channel 813. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.2.7 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.4 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82851 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Rhapsody Bug Fix Coming in Next ip3k Firmware
Very excited to see that Bug 16667 has been fixed and will be rolled out with the next firmware. But my question is: how and when do I get this update? Andy G stated: "--- Comment #16 from Andy Grundman 2010-12-01 15:41:10 PST --- This is fixed and will be released with the next ip3k firmware update as part of 7.5." http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16667 Not sure what this means in terms of timing for when it will be available to end users -- any ideas? (I didn't post this in Bugzilla, not sure if these kind of questions are appropriate in that forum.) BTW, big thanks to Andy for working with Rhapsody to get this fixed -- hope it didn't ruin your holiday. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.2.7 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.4 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83584 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody Bug Fix Coming in Next ip3k Firmware
Is there some easy way to know what the latest firmware versions are for each player? And some form of changelog? I seem to remember seeing this out on the wiki, but can't find it now. No point in trying to use Rhapsody until I know I've got updated firmware. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.2.8 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.5 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83584 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 7.5.3: Rhapsody issue and can't connect to MySB
Running 7.5.3. Rhapsody suddenly does not work for any of my players. (Was working earlier today with 7.5.3.) I tried switching things over to MySB rather than running it through my VortexBox -- 2 weird things happened. 1 - The SB3 gives me the error "Can't find address for mysqueezebox.com" 2 - My Boom will connect to MySB.com and then Rhapsody works. Switch back to the VortexBox and it's broken again. Pandora works fine, as always, so it can't be that my VortexBox is somehow disconnected from the internet. Anyone else having problems? It's almost like my VortexBox is getting in the way of Rhapsody, which is really weird. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.2.8 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.5 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Playing 48k 16 bit
Ripping my first concert DVD right now. Do all of my Squeezeboxen support 48k / 16 bit? Or do I need to downsample to 44.1k? And if the players support it, is it reasonable to expect the DAC in my Denon AVR-990 can stomach a 48k digital stream via coax? -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.2.10 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.7 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85258 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Can iPeng configure an SBR?
I know that the more recent releases of iPeng have an improved ability to configure the SBR, and to link an orphaned SBR to a server or MySb.com -- but can it do it all? Can I buy a new SBR and get everything setup using only iPeng? -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.2.10 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.7 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86243 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can iPeng configure an SBR?
If I'm hard wiring the SBR, do you know if NET::UDAP is still required? I know for wireless the SBR needs me to somehow enter the SSID and WPA password, but if it's hard wired will it connect to the network on its own? And then iPeng can take it from there? I've used the NET:UDAP utility before, but I'm trying to help a less tech-savvy friend get into the SB world. My hope was to provide a relatively easy way for him to do this with SBR + iPeng, as that meets his needs and is the least expensive approach. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.2.10 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.7 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86243 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Finally, the best Controller App arrives at iOS!
pippin;626998 Wrote: > Not necessarily. > I'm still not convinced Logitech are doing themselves a favor here, but > then the same is true for understaffing the core dev teams. Agreed. I don't like to bash the effort here, or the developers remaining on the Logitech SB team, but I don't care for this app. And I get it -- if Logitech has any intention of bringing this product line to the masses (or making it less niche,) it needs an official free app. But it'd be a real shame if this kills off the superior products being developed by 3rd party developers. I have great respect for the SB developers and the product they've brought to market, but I'll continue to use iPeng to control it all. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.3.2 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.8 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87212 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ideal Server Computer?
boatnanny;633435 Wrote: > an atom based system is the way to go choose one of the dual core > models,install vortexbox (www.vortexbox.org) and hide it away in a > corner you wont go back to anything else -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.3.2 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.8 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87968 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 502 Bad Gateway
All apps appear to be down. Good thing I've ripped a few FLACs... -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.3.2 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.8 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88144 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] NEW SB hardware?
TiredLegs;636502 Wrote: > The old hardware most obviously in need of a next generation is the > Boom, and since the Boom has been end-of-lifed, there's no conflict > with existing products. (The Radio ain't even close to being a suitable > replacement for the Boom.) Heck, Logitech could even re-use the > identical rear housing from the Boom, and upgrade it with new guts and > front panel/display. Totally agree. The Boom is an incredible piece of equipment. If we ever do see a Boom2, I just hope it sounds as good as the original. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng 1.3.2 Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.9 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88170 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 5.1 flac issues
I've tackled this in the past, and I recall it not being as easy as I'd hoped. But frankly, as I think about I think it was my ripper that was the problem. DVDAudioExtractor ended up going the job very well, combined with the Python script. There are threads on this topic elsewhere in the forum, but this may be of help too. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.ph...DVD_Tracks#DTS -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.9 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88366 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] NEW SB hardware?
slippyr4;640038 Wrote: > well, i'm new to the squeezebox scene (i got a radio last wednesday and > liked it so much I bought a touch on sunday). > > The touch is for my hifi in the living room; the radio is great in the > kitchen. But now i want a device for the dining room:- > > Stereo > Integrated Speakers > Touchscreen > Support for Spotify > > If they brought that out (Boom 2 maybe?) I'd buy one tomorrow. > > slip I don't know anything about Spotify support, and obviously it doesn't have a touch screen, but the Boom is a great device. Can't recommend it highly enough; the Radio pales in comparison. I'd suggest you buy one today. And then get the Boom 2 tomorrow. -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.9 ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88170 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iPeng update: Let your Squeezebox get Social
When I share a Rhapsody track on Facebook, shouldn't it also be posting the link to that track? It's not. It's just a plain text post. I'm I misunderstanding how this is supposed to work, or is something not working properly? -- ajkidle Squeezeboxen: 2x SBR, SB3, 2x Boom, Radio, iPeng Controlled by: iPhone 4 running iPeng Server: MSI Nettop 100 running VortexBox 1.9 Music Sources: Locals FLACs, Rhapsody, Pandora, Sirius ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88724 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Rhapsody Implementation Needs Improvement
Love Squeezebox -- have a boom, a duet, and an extra SBR. Great stuff, when it works. And it does just that for my local music and Pandora. But the Rhapsody implementation has been problematic, on and off again, since I bought my Duet shortly after it was released. It's generally a "Time out waiting for data" kind of error when trying to advance to the next track. Most often happens on the first track of an album, but lately has been happening mid-album with more frequency. I know in the past the finger has always been pointed at Rhapsody for these issues. And granted, their service is spotty. Fine. But let's take that as a given. Their service is poor and unreliable, so find a way to deal with it. I can normally hit rewind, or in someway manually force the desired track to play -- so it seems the Squeezebox software could do the same if the implementation were more robust. I don't know if that's means allowing for a longer time out, or more retries, etc. but why do I have to do it manually? Is this deserving of a bug report? As an aside, does anyone know if Napster is more reliable? I'm running: SC 7.3.3 r26303 WinXP SBR on ethernet SBR on wifi Boom on wifi Andy -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody Implementation Needs Improvement
Weird, maybe I'm the only one who has issues with Rhapsody. Can't understand how it could be my setup given that Sirius, Pandora, and my local FLACs play flawlessly. I'll give Napster a go -- although my first impressions are that it's missing some of the nice UI options that Rhapsody has, and the tagging seems odd an inconsistent. Maybe I'll get used to it over the next 29 days of the trial. Another issue I'm experiencing with Rhapsody is that it will cut out the last 5-10 seconds of a song and skip to the next track on the playlist. Not every song, maybe about 30% of the tracks I play. Maybe a buffering issue? Any ideas? -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody Implementation Needs Improvement
My point here is that Logitech should be doing more, and on two fronts: #1 - More robust code: 80%-90% of the time I can manually correct the playback issues by pressing rewind, or pause/play, etc. depending on which failure mode has occurred. If I can do it manually, the SC software can do it too. We just need more robustly written error handling routines. Of course it would be preferred to not burden SC code with this, but the reality is that Rhapsody's service requires it. And bottom line, I can't with clear conscience recommend a Squeezebox & Rhapsody combo to a non-technophile given its track record of reliability (or lack thereof.) Which brings me to point #2... #2 - Bang some heads together at Rhapsody: It's seems Rhapsody doesn't really care about (or isn't responsive to) the end consumer. There are threads all over these forums, the Sonos forums, and Rhapsody forums complaining about reliability, and they've been on-going for well over a year. The big-wigs at Logitech need to be taking this issue to their business partners at Rhapsody. It makes everyone look bad when it doesn't work. Although I wonder if this is just such a miniscule portion of Rhapsody's customer base that they don't care? Subscription based music is a huge selling point for Squeezebox. It needs to work. -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody Implementation Needs Improvement
I would encourage anyone experiencing issues with Rhapsody to also post here: http://real.lithium.com/real/board?board.id=InstallingRhapsody Performance for me has been horrible the past few days -- I'm lucky to get through 3 tracks without interruption. Napster isn't much better. Funny that Pandora (which is practically free) is rock solid... -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63462 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I am leaving Logitech!
Best wishes to you Sean. You've truly created something wonderful here and had a very positive impact on many people with your vision. I count myself as lucky to have discovered Squeezebox, and shout it from the roof tops every chance I get. (I just told a friend this past weekend that it's the best thing I've ever purchased.) Thank you. -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63759 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pandora One
Not yet, but it's coming soon. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63574 -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63793 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody Error for the last 2 days
Rhapsody's service is notoriously flaky. Great when it works, makes you want to tear your hair out when it doesn't. I've seen the error you're getting numerous times, although my service has been fine the past couple of days. You should consider posting here as well to let Real know about your issues: http://real.lithium.com/real/board?board.id=InstallingRhapsody -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64174 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I buy an iPhone?
Got mine 2 weeks ago. Love it. Go for it! -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65750 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My Squeezebox Vehicle Setups
As cool as this is, and as much as I love to tinker with technology, the pragmatist in me wonders why not just hook up an iPod to your car stereo? I don't get the need for a full blown Squeezebox setup in a car -- you're just playing local tunes, right? Have you found a way to pull in Rhapsody and other online services while on the road? Or am I missing something? (Not meant as a criticism, just wondering.) I just hard wired my iPhone to my car stereo and am thrilled to have Pandora on the road, in addition to the "greatest hits" of my music collection loaded to the phone. -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65695 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Batch Convert m4a to mp3 and Keep Tags
dbPowerAmp isn't native to Linux, but can be run via Wine. I'm using it on Ubuntu without issue. Should preserve your tags. -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66081 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Poor Quality Internet
I like to bring my Boom and SBR with me when we visit the parents, problem is their "high speed" internet isn't very fast or reliable. Both Rhapsody and Pandora require re-buffering frequently enough to make them unlistenable for more than a song or so. I've connected the Boom via ethernet (to rule out flaky WiFi issues,) confirmed there are no other devices eating up bandwidth, and still have problems with both Pandora and Rhapsody. To me, this indicates poor internet service. This same setup works fine at my house, on an 18 Mbps connection. When I go to speedtest.net, the numbers vary from test-to-test, but I seem to generally get: Ping = 70 - 100 ms (although once it came back at 1200 ms) Download = 0.7 - 0.9 Mbps Upload = 0.12 Mbps So my questions: - Is it unreasonable to expect to maintain a 192 kbps stream on such a connection? - How does the ping latency come into play? - Is there anything I can do from my end, without complaining to the ISP? I've tried increasing the "Radio Station Buffer" in SqueezeCenter, but it seems to have no effect. It doesn't even seem to buffer the amount I set it to. (Example, I can set it to buffer 15 seconds, and still experience 2 drop outs in a 10 second span of time.) Any ideas or suggestions for improving this are much appreciated. (BTW, streaming local stuff works fine.) Thanks, Andy -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66134 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to do "whole house" audio (multi-room, multi-source)?
For item #7 you could stock each room with an iPod Touch running iPeng, built into the wall or not. This sounds like a fun house. -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66737 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Information Request - Getting To/From Shoreline Amphitheater / Mountain View CA
This thread is oddly fascinating to me. Would love to go to that show too. If anyone is looking for some tips for getting around Ann Arbor, let me know. :) -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67067 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
