Re: [slim] Slimp3 initializing... freeze up

2005-08-12 Thread kdf
On 10-Aug-05, at 7:10 AM, micheners wrote: hi. i have tried to figure this out in as many places as i can look but now i need HELP! slimp3 is stuck on initializing... wether plugged into ethernet or not. When i hold any key on remote and plug unit into power, i get Slim Devices Bootloder

[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-12 Thread Khuli
wr420 Wrote: I'm sure this kitchen can use another cook.. How about a send to plugin During the playback of any song, playlist item ect.. Hold down some button on the remote. A send to dialog would appear on the screen allowing you to choose an existing playlist to add that song to or

[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-12 Thread JJZolx
Khuli Wrote: As a new SB user, I'm astounded that this isn't standard behaviour. One of the reasons for buying it was to make it easy to create a 'Party playlist', a 'romantic playlist', a 'background music' playlist... etc etc If you want easy you won't be using the remote to make and save

[slim] itunes update error

2005-08-12 Thread arjengerstel
Hi, I'm trying to get the itunesupdate plugin working. My setup: - W2K3 server running Slimserver 6.1.1 and iTunesUpdate 1.3.4 - Itunes runs on a Windows XP machine, but itunes library is stored on the W2K3-server. - Slimserver uses iTunes (works fine). - iTunesUpdate Direct Updates are off.

RE: [slim] itunes update error

2005-08-12 Thread Craig, James (IT)
Arjen, Are you running the script on the machine with iTunes installed? James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not waive confidentiality or privilege, and use is prohibited.

[slim] Re: itunes update error

2005-08-12 Thread arjengerstel
No, I'm running it on the same machine that runs Slimserver. All the iTunes-data is stored there, but iTunes itself isn't installed on this machine. Arjen -- arjengerstel ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

RE: [slim] Re: itunes update error

2005-08-12 Thread Craig, James (IT)
Ah. You have to run the script on the machine with iTunes as it's going to use COM to talk to it directly. James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not waive confidentiality or privilege, and

[slim] Re: itunes update error

2005-08-12 Thread arjengerstel
James, Thanks for your prompt reply. I see the problem, I will try to run it on the other machine. This may mean that I have to rethink and rebuild the setup I've got. The idea was to be able to run the SB2 from the server, without depending on the itunes-box. Arjen -- arjengerstel

RE: [slim] Re: itunes update error

2005-08-12 Thread Craig, James (IT)
That should be fine. Just make sure the iTunes Update history file is saved somewhere on the server that the XP machine can access, then run the updates whenever you have iTunes open or the XP machine on. No updates while the XP box is off indeed, but all you'll be missing is updating of the

[slim] Re: Installed SlimServer on Terrastation

2005-08-12 Thread nano2nd
Dave, I agree with you - the NSLU2 is a lot smaller an investment to worry about when hacking firmware etc. How are you finding the performance of your NSLU2? I've set one up and the menu navigation from the SB2 is definitely slower than when I was running Slimserver on OS X. After testing with

Re: [slim] player freeze?

2005-08-12 Thread Renyao
Hi dean blackketter, The wireless network card in my computer is TP-LINK TL-WN350G. The router I use is TP-LINK TL-WR340G. They are both made in China.I see these data in the advanced section of data statistics in the client of TP-LINK TL-WN350G. See http://www.tp-link.com.cn for more

[slim] Re: Slimp3 initializing... freeze up

2005-08-12 Thread micheners
if you press and hold a button on the remote while you plug the power back in, does it go into update mode? Tried that and it just says bootloader V. and nothing else. can you then try to redo the firmware update (even just reloading the same firmware you already have on there). can't get to

[slim] Softsqueeze flaky with Live365 streams, Squeeze Network sound streams

2005-08-12 Thread Bradley
Found a problem with Softsqueeze that causes it not to play a stream even though it says it's Now playing. This seems to happen with virtually all Live365 streams as well as the Squeeze Network's Natural Sounds. The problem does not happen with RadioIO or Shoutcast. There is a work around to

[slim] Re: Installed SlimServer on Terrastation

2005-08-12 Thread rouge
hi folks just 4 your information, i managed to install the slimserver on my LaCie Ethernet disk ( http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10174 ). it works fine with my ca.400 GB Library (mp3, shn, Flac) ok, i had to add some RAM to get a good performance ;) cheers rouge -- rouge

Re: [slim] player freeze?

2005-08-12 Thread dean blackketter
On Aug 12, 2005, at 4:38 AM, Renyao wrote: The wireless network card in my computer is TP-LINK TL-WN350G. The router I use is TP-LINK TL-WR340G. They are both made in China.I see these data in the advanced section of data statistics in the client of TP-LINK TL-WN350G. Thanks, Renyao. I

RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!

2005-08-12 Thread Howard Darwen
why not just get Music Magic and create the playlists dynamically from one song. it's way easier and you may even find some hidden gems in your collection. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Khuli Sent: 12 August 2005 09:32 To:

[slim] No OS X .dmg 12.08.05 nightly?

2005-08-12 Thread Allan Hise
Today's OS X nightly seems to be missing at: http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/SlimServer_v2005-08-12/ Anyone know where it ran off to? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Re: Mount SB2 upside down - rotate display text

2005-08-12 Thread Aaron Zinck
So this is off-topic, but are you the same gonk as the fellow from the Outlaw forums? So I have now opened the SB2 and yes, you can rotate the display and the cable is just long enough. I had to cut two small supporting tabs as some leads on the PCB to the display got in the way. But there

[slim] external drive with 2 OS's

2005-08-12 Thread dijon
i want to move all my mp3's to an external firewire drive to share between my windows xp desktop and mac osx laptop (on different occasions - not the same time). if i format the drive for OSX win xp won't see it (i think) but if i format it for win xp, OSX will see it (again, i think). are there

[slim] High bitrate stream plays in Softsqueeze, not SB2

2005-08-12 Thread GreenMan
I poked around on the Shoutcast site to find as high a bitrate radio station as I could (I simply sorted the bitrate column on the Shoutcast home page). There are a few that are 320, so I picked one of those. If I add this station to my Slim Server, it plays fine on Softsqeeze, but on my SB2,

Re: [slim] High bitrate stream plays in Softsqueeze, not SB2

2005-08-12 Thread dean blackketter
can you post the URL to that station? On Aug 12, 2005, at 10:04 AM, GreenMan wrote: I poked around on the Shoutcast site to find as high a bitrate radio station as I could (I simply sorted the bitrate column on the Shoutcast home page). There are a few that are 320, so I picked one of those.

[slim] Re: No OS X .dmg 12.08.05 nightly?

2005-08-12 Thread Dan Sully
* Allan Hise shaped the electrons to say... Today's OS X nightly seems to be missing at: http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/SlimServer_v2005-08-12/ Anyone know where it ran off to? Yes - the macbuild machine wedged itself in an interesting manner. It's back up now, and I'm

Re: [slim] external drive with 2 OS's

2005-08-12 Thread Chris Laplante
Another option to experiment with is UDF. It is traditionally intended for optical media, but it can be written to hard-disks as well. I know at least for Linux such tools exist. I think you definitely have to partition on the windows box. Firewire also allows for more than one host at a time to

Re: [slim] Best Performance - recommendations?

2005-08-12 Thread Ert
Hiya. On Aug 3, 2005, at 6:25 PM, Stewart Loving-Gibbard wrote: I can't shake the feeling that if the server were multi-threaded that these problems would be completely absent. One thread to make sure the players didn't go dry, one to handle navigation via the remote, one to handle the web

[slim] Re: Skipping/seeking no longer working in 6.1

2005-08-12 Thread gurpal2000
Ben Sandee Wrote: On 8/10/05, gurpal2000 gurpal2000.1tkc3b (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com wrote: gurpal2000 Wrote: Well I installed this and it's still not working like before (6.0.2). There is a noticeable delay before the skipping actually starts. What is going on

[slim] Re: Skipping/seeking no longer working in 6.1

2005-08-12 Thread gurpal2000
oreillymj Wrote: Make sure you force a firmware upgrade by press-and-holding the brightness key. I upgraded to 6.1.1 to fix this issue and at first noticed nothing. I forced the FW upgrade presto, it was fixed. The FW to fix the issue didn't get a rev, so the SB didn't auto upgrade.

Re: [slim] Re: Skipping/seeking no longer working in 6.1

2005-08-12 Thread kdf
On 12-Aug-05, at 12:38 PM, gurpal2000 wrote: My comments may annoy some, but the fact is i've paid for a product that has decreased in quality over an upgrade. Upgrades tend to have better firmwares/software in case you didn't notice. you also have the option of downloading nightly builds

[slim] Re: Mount SB2 upside down - rotate display text

2005-08-12 Thread gonk
OT answer: No. (Seems that someone stole my nickname - or the other way round...) -- gonk ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Two Laptops on Squeezebox2

2005-08-12 Thread essbee1964
Hi All, Took delivery today and got it up and running brilliantly on my laptop. In order to keep the girlfriend quiet she wants to install Slimserver on her laptop too so she can use the Squeezebox when I'm not using it on my laptop. I have installed Slimserver on both laptops but can only open

[slim] 0 Songs

2005-08-12 Thread JSonnabend
I've written some code to populate slimserversql.db from an external Access database. Everything works fine -- I'm able to browse artists, albums, etc. and play music without problems. The only small hitch is that Slimserver indicates: Your music library contains 1238 albums with 0 songs by

[slim] Re: 0 Songs

2005-08-12 Thread Dan Sully
* JSonnabend shaped the electrons to say... I can't browse or search for songs, but the songs are all there when I browse, etc., by album or artist. Any thoughts? What field might I not be populating that I need to populate? Are you filling in 'ct' in the tracks table? Content-Type. -D --

[slim] Wanted To Buy: Squeezebox 1 Wired?

2005-08-12 Thread davejay
I still love my Squeezebox Wired, and in a few hours or days I will have twins (a boy and a girl). Once they arrive, I thought it would be nice to have a machine that can loop a playlist of whitenoise and whatnot in their room, and of course thought another Squeezebox -- but since I could

[slim] Re: 0 Songs

2005-08-12 Thread JSonnabend
Yes, with 'wma'. Is that right (they are WMA lossless files)? -- JSonnabend ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: 0 Songs

2005-08-12 Thread Dan Sully
* JSonnabend shaped the electrons to say... Yes, with 'wma'. Is that right (they are WMA lossless files)? That is correct. -D -- Adobe Photoshop - When you want the truth. Real bad. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Two Laptops on Squeezebox2

2005-08-12 Thread dean blackketter
I'd bet it's an issue with some firewall software on her laptop. On Aug 12, 2005, at 2:45 PM, essbee1964 wrote: Hi All, Took delivery today and got it up and running brilliantly on my laptop. In order to keep the girlfriend quiet she wants to install Slimserver on her laptop too so she can

[slim] Suggestion: Power Nap Plugin

2005-08-12 Thread MeSue
I thought this would be a neat plugin if someone wants to take it on. Unfortunately, I don't have the skills to do it myself. Power Nap plugin - sort of a combination of sleep timer and alarm plugin. In web UI, set up amount of time for sleep timer to run when Power Nap is enabled (default of

[slim] Now Playing instead of title

2005-08-12 Thread Wallaby
Hi guys, this is my first post here since I took delivery of my SB2 about a week ago. The SB2 is great and and has surpassed my expectations. I've got a small issue and I'm not sure if it's something I've done or whether it was the upgrade to Slimserver 6.1.2. Anyway, the SB2 display is