Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] 7.7 build updates & schedule news
Hi, In article , andyg wrote: > 7.7 builds are now available for all the standard platforms. > > The Windows builds are now built using ActivePerl 5.14.1. > > http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/?ver=7.7 Any change of getting the Debian testing repository get the nightlies from 7.6? Currently they seem to be going into unstable (apparently). Cheers Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Basic (maybe dumb) questions about nightlies.
Hi, In article , Ikabob wrote: > If we are using the beta nightlies, is it recommended that we update > daily to be right on top of the latest beta version and is every > current nightly an improvement from the last? The numbers for the > nightlies vary from a 2-4 number differences to even more number > differences. How are these number differences determined? I hope that > these questions are not too dumb... I am just curious. I really am > obsessed with this Squeezbox ecosystem and I want to get the most out > of it. It's awesome. Thank you. ( please tell > me if these questions are ridiculous). :-) The number in the nightly build is just the revision ID of the latest commit in the subversion source code management system. It's largely meaningless. Or do you mean something else? Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Printing record collection from SC?
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, nimnul<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I could easily print the collection I would get an excellent > overview over what titles that are missing artwork so I can fix this. > > Any ideas? I'm working on a cross platform one written in Python that creates an XML file containing details of all the music on the server. All I need is some help with some XSLT transformations to be able to convert it into a pretty printed output. A request for help on the XSLT front as well as to test the Python side got me nowhere sadly :( Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Is ARTISTSORT/flac working for anyone?
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, stephenkca<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a lot of album images stored FLAC with ARTISTSORT set (e.g. > PERFORMER "Betty Carter", ARTISTSORT "Carter, Betty"). These worked > somewhere back in 6.5.x and then started to mostly not work. In 7.0 > the tag appears to be ignored all the time. You don't have 'ALBUMARTIST' set as well do you? If so, I think this breaks ARTISTSORT. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] flac files and embedded cue sheets
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, elite1967<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here is the command I have used: > metaflac.exe --import-cuesheet-from=cdimage.cue cdimage.flac I'm not sure that it will import tag information from the CUE sheet. The CUE sheet in the FLAC file might be purely for track time information. You should really be using VORBIS comments to store the metadata in. What operating system are you using? If Linux, my flactag utility can retrieve metadata for an album from the Musicbrainz service, and write it to the flac file. http://www.gently.org.uk/flactag Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] flac files and embedded cue sheets
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, elite1967<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am using Windows. > Will you develop a version for Windows? Unlikely I'm afraid, I do all my ripping and tagging under Linux. Maybe if I'm feeling masochistic sometime I'll see how much effort it'd take to port. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] What happened to moving songs up/down in playlist?
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, kdf<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > it's drag and drop One thing I found the other day, there's no way to 'drag' an item from the top of page 3 to the bottom of page 2 (for example). Or am I missing something? Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] What happened to moving songs up/down in playlist?
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Phil Meyer<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>One thing I found the other day, there's no way to 'drag' an item from the >>top of page 3 to the bottom of page 2 (for example). >> >>Or am I missing something? >> > You're missing something ;) > > Drag to the top or bottom of the panel, and the list will scroll up/down, > so you can drag to anywhere in the list. It's a bit slow, so I wouldn't > want to drag an item from the top of a big playlist to the bottom, but for > short playlists it's adequate. Are you sure? When I tried that it would scroll to the top of page 3 and then stop. There was no way of getting to page 2. My music server's hard disk is dead at the moment so I can't try it. New NAS is sitting next to me ready to be connected up when I get home tonight. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] 7.01 Scrollbars
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, studley<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0.1 - 17813 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 > IE7 I'm running from SVN on the 7.0 branch. I've currently got: http://svn.slimdevices.com/repos/slim/branches/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/auto/torrent/slimserver-7/server$ svn info Path: . URL: http://svn.slimdevices.com/repos/slim/branches/7.0/server Repository Root: http://svn.slimdevices.com/repos/slim Repository UUID: 60ad55ce-86ed-0310-8cf8-f9d879be5ea1 Revision: 17794 Node Kind: directory Schedule: normal Last Changed Author: andy Last Changed Rev: 17793 Last Changed Date: 2008-03-03 17:17:31 + (Mon, 03 Mar 2008) How do I get 7.0.1? Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
[SlimDevices: Beta] Status of 7.1
Hi all, Just wondering what the current status of 7.1 is? Is it ready to be a relatively stable platform yet, or are things still in a state of flux? Currently running the latest 7.0x trunk from SVN, but as long as things aren't changing so as to break thing for 7.1 I'd consider an upgrade. Thanks Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Status of 7.1
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michael Herger<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It should be pretty stable. Please give it a try. The more testing it > gets, the better the release will be. Is there a current plan for a release schedule? Just as in is it next week, next month, 6 months? Cheers Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Status of 7.1
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michael Herger<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > B - next month Excellent, sounds like it's about time I should try it then. Cheers Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Download nightly compiled builds of 7.3 SqueezePlay for win32 and Mac OSX (Intel)
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, mrfantasy<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This nightly build has a tantalizing ability to manually enter the IP > address of a remote SqueezeCenter server. However, enabling > TEST_PLAYBACK doesn't work for me from work to my home server. Nor me. > I suspect this is because SqueezePlay is sending a UDP packet to > SqueezeCenter to initiate a connection, and I'm not forwarding UDP > through my router to the server. I suppose I can try and do that, but > I'm guessing a TCP connection will be more reliable. Admittedly I'm > out of my league in terms of how the protocol actually works, but I > thought it could work over TCP or UDP. I'm also using SoftSqueeze with > no issues, which must be using TCP exclusively. Same here. I guess there's a chance of me getting UDP working to my home machine, but I'd need to know which ports to open up in the firewall. Anyone? Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Download nightly compiled builds of 7.3 SqueezePlay for win32 and Mac OSX (Intel)
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, dwilliams01<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I use ssh and have it forwarding ports 9000 and 3483. From memory 1 was > just TCP but the other way both TCP and UDP. Unfortunately, I don't > remember the details. I believe that there is a wiki on it, though. Yep, I tried those ports in my firewall but it doesn't seem to have helped. Is there a document telling you how to set up and use the playback capabilities? It's possible I was just driving it wrong. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Download nightly compiled builds of 7.3 SqueezePlay for win32 and Mac OSX (Intel)
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andy Hawkins<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >dwilliams01<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I use ssh and have it forwarding ports 9000 and 3483. From memory 1 was >> just TCP but the other way both TCP and UDP. Unfortunately, I don't >> remember the details. I believe that there is a wiki on it, though. > > Yep, I tried those ports in my firewall but it doesn't seem to have helped. > > Is there a document telling you how to set up and use the playback > capabilities? It's possible I was just driving it wrong. Just had a thought. Do we need to be running 7.3.x SqueezeCentre for SqueezePlay playback to work? Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Download nightly compiled builds of 7.3 SqueezePlay for win32 and Mac OSX (Intel)
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, awy<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > adhawkins;348300 Wrote: >> >> Just had a thought. Do we need to be running 7.3.x SqueezeCentre for >> SqueezePlay playback to work? >> >> Andy > > Hmm, not sure but I don't think so. Ok. Can someone give me a step by step guide to getting SqueezePlay to play audio (rather than just control an instance of SoftSqueeze)? If I go the main menu and select 'Test Decode' I can get it to play the various tones. If I go into 'Settings' -> 'Advanced' -> TEST_PLAYBACK I get two options: x.x.x.x (the ip.address of my server) my.server.name (the name of the same server) If I press 'Right' on the IP address, it remains in this menu. If I press 'Right' on the server name it goes back up to the 'Advanced' menu. Is the fact that I'm running an instance of SoftSqueeze on the same machine as SqueezePlay causing problems? Thanks for any help. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Download nightly compiled builds of 7.3 SqueezePlay for win32 and Mac OSX (Intel)
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, MeSue<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I only get the server name in the TEST_PLAYBACK menu, but it does the > same thing... just bounces me back to the advanced menu. I think I've mentioned before, but it's worth repeating, that the instance of SqueezePlay is far remote from the SlimCenter. I have the firewall opened up sufficiently that SoftSqueeze works just fine from the remote location. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay - how intensively should we be testing it?
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Skunk<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just to be sure, you did enable Settings->Advanced->TEST_PLAYBACK > before trying to connect to it as a player, correct? If I do this on Squeezeplay, it give me two choices. The first is the IP address of my music server, the other is the name of my music server (the same machine). If I select the IP address, nothing appears to happen (after a few seconds it goes back to the 'Now Playing' screen). If I select the server name, it immediately goes back to the 'Advanced' settings menu. The instance of SqueezePlay is 'remote' from the server. However, I can run SoftSqueeze without any problem from the same location as I'm trying to run SqueezePlay. Any ideas? Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay - how intensively should we be testing it?
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Skunk<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No experience running it remotely, and I don't have my laptop to try it > out, but when I choose 'server name' mine also takes me back to the > advanced menu, where I can then back out to the home menu and see > SqueezePlay listed as the player. > > You might try pressing and holding the back arrow to make sure the > Choose Player screen is/isn't listing SqueezePlay. Have tried this numerous times and it never lists it as a player. Tried it on my home network too, to rule out the 'remote' scenario, and it still didn't appear to work. Firewall issue? SoftSqueeze works fine. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay - how intensively should we be testing it?
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, elziko<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right, after painstakingly setting up a VM over Remote Desktop it DOES > seem that you need SC v7.3 for this to work. I was able to play some > music and it worked very well! That's interesting. Might have a play myself too. Thanks. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, mrfantasy<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > SqueezePlay is already more stable for me in remote listening than > SoftSqueeze had gotten I'm yet to have any success in getting SqueezePlay to work as a player from work (with my server on a Linux box at home). SoftSqueeze works flawlessly using SqueezePlay as the 'control' app in this configuration, but I just can't get SqueezePlay to work as a player. I've also found that the last build I tried (a day or two ago) had the problem where a lot of the keys didn't work (P, A and the + and - keys are the ones I use most). Any hints greatly appreciated. Any extra firewall ports I need to open? Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, JJZolx<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There are better players for the PC. Even if this were the best one, > it doesn't explain why anyone would want to use the user interface when > you have the web interface just one click away. I'm a software engineer, and have developed a very 'keyboard centric' way of working. I try to avoid having to touch the mouse if I can avoid it, it just slows me down. With SqueezePlay controlling the SoftSqueeze instance no my PC, it's very simple to ALT-TAB to SqueezePlay, use the keyboard to navigate and select some more music, change volume etc. I can't do a lot of that with the keyboard alone using SoftSqueeze, and virtually none of it using the web interface. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Planktonic<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For the keys issue: What OS are you running SP on? I have been working > in that area of the code but I haven't seen any issues (on Mac). Windows XP, all service packs and updates applied. Logged in as a user in the Administrators group > Some additional shortcuts have been added but all the old ones should > work (p,a etc...) 'A' doesn't work for me using the latest version (downloaded today). Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, mrfantasy<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If SoftSqueeze works, you shouldn't need any other firewall ports (just > 9000 and 3483--but make sure 3483 is UDP and TCP. TCP only will work > with SoftSqueeze but not Squeezeplay.) Definitely have UDP open too: gently:~# iptables -L -v -n | grep 3483 0 0 ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 * 158.152.93.221 0.0.0.0/0 tcp dpt:3483 4269 205K ACCEPT tcp -- eth0 * 80.177.138.64/29 0.0.0.0/0 tcp dpt:3483 0 0 ACCEPT udp -- eth0 * 158.152.93.221 0.0.0.0/0 udp dpt:3483 6 330 ACCEPT udp -- eth0 * 80.177.138.64/29 0.0.0.0/0 udp dpt:3483 I'm connecting from 80.177.138.66, which is within the 80.177.138.64/29 range. > I had a problem in Vista with keyboard shortcuts if you didn't run > SqueezePlay as administrator. You might also have the problem in XP, > which I assume you're running at work. This happened even though I'm > an administrator on my desktop. Possibly. It's annoying if the 'A' shortcut doesn't work, and the volume too, as there's no other way to access those features without the hotkeys. > Also, when you install a new build, make sure you not only uninstall > the old one but check for files in c:\Program Files\SqueezePlay. I had > a bunch of lua files left behind, and it seems if those are inconsistent > things don't work, notably audio playback. Ok. Just trying now. Here's what I did: 1. Shutdown SoftSqueeze 2. Shutdown SqueezePlay 3. Uninstall SqueezePlay 4. Clear out the install folder (there were a few 'settings.lua' files, and the log files in the top directory) 5. Download the latest SqueezePlay (dated 29th Oct, 01:07) 6. Install this 7. Run it 8. Hold down 'left cursor' to get to the top menu 9. Go to 'Settings->Music Source->Other server' 10. Enter my IP address 11. It goes back to the 'Music Source' menu, with the name of my server in there 12. Go to this server, and use the right cursor to select it. All I get is the noise that implies that I'm doing something wrong. I've got further than this before though I'm sure. 13. Now, if I go up to the top and do 'Select player' all I get is the SB2 in my house 14. Go into 'Settings->Advanced->Audio Playback' and turn it on. 15. Back to the top level and into 'Choose Player'. Still only see the SB2 in my house. No evidence through my firewall logs of any packets being dropped. Any thoughts? It's connected to the server enough to be able to browse my music. Could it be because the server already knows about the instance of SoftSqueeze in the same remote location? Thanks Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi. In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Planktonic<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Keyboard shortcuts are case-sensitive, but perhaps shouldn't be, so that > can be another thing to look for if the shortcuts don't work. Should they be upper or lower case? I don't have CAPS lock on. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Planktonic<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please let me know if you continue to have key problems using the next > nightly build. I'll try to remember to give it a go tomorrow. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Remote SqueezePlay through ssh redirect
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, dwilliams01<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Also, I download the latest SqueezePlay and switch to the desktop skin > and I don't see any buttons - the window just gets bigger and otherwise > looks the same. Perhaps this is a Windows Vista issue? The buttons appear on the 'Now Playing' screen. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, mrfantasy<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are those firewall rules on the SqueezeCenter computer or on your > actual Internet gateway? Or is your SqueezeCenter computer also your > home firewall? The SqueezeCenter software is installed on the firewall. > I've seen the audio playback feature still take a few tries to get > going--as in, enable the player, exit and restart SqueezePlay. Perhaps > more than once. There's some weird state persistence that takes a few > restarts to fully resolve. I assume it's an interaction not just on > the client side but the server state. Ok, I'll give that a go. One other thought occurs, is it 7.3 (on the Server side) only? I'm still on the 7.2 branch currently. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, mrfantasy<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've seen the audio playback feature still take a few tries to get > going--as in, enable the player, exit and restart SqueezePlay. Ok, I've now got a 'SqueezePlay' item listed in the players. However, if I try to select this and go to my server, it tries to connect for a while, then comes up with 'Problem Connecting'. Around the time it gives up, my firewall logs the following packet: Oct 30 10:14:11 gently kernel: FWIn: IN=eth0 OUT= MAC= SRC=82.5.225.118 DST=255.255.255.255 LEN=44 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=3483 DPT=3483 LEN=24 This appears to be a UDP broadcast going out from port 3483 on eth0 (the interface that connects to my cable modem). I can't see this ever working. Does SqueezePlay rely on this? Again, could it be because I'm on 7.2 and not 7.3? Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, rtitmuss<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think you need 7.3 for squeezeplay audio playback to work correctly. Ok. Sounds like that should be my next step then. What's the current estimate for a release of 7.3? While I like new bells and whistles, at the end of the day I need a relatively stable and working SqueezeCentre so that my wife doesn't notice the change! Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Planktonic<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please let me know if you continue to have key problems using the next > nightly build. As of now, there's no new SqueezePlay build in http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/latest/7.3/ Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Planktonic<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please let me know if you continue to have key problems using the next > nightly build. Just downloaded today (date on the file is 31-Oct-2008 07:01) and still no joy with keyboard controls. Cursors work, but 'P', 'A', '-' and '+' don't. Windows XP Pro, all service packs and security updates applied. Logged in as a user that is in the Administrators group Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Planktonic<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bummer. Can you confirm whether any of the shortcut keys work (like > SPACE, z, b) and do the keys work for inputting text in a text input > screen (such as search for artists)? What do 'z' and 'b' do? I know space toggles between pause and play. I'm away from work for a week, will try either at home or when I go back. > Also, I think you said that keys had previously worked for you? If you > could try the earlier images and find out when it worked that would help > pinpoint the problem. See: http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/ for > old versions. I think it would be safest to do a clean install > (uninstall and then remove the SqueezePlay dir under . Again, I'm not at work so will have to see whether I can do this. Might be able to do it when I get home from our little break on Tuesday. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay nightlies
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Grizzly<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If your running Vista, try right clicking and running as administrator > - this worked for me. XP Pro, SP2, all updates applied. User is in the Adminstrators group. Previous versions have worked fine. Had a gap where I was away for a week or so, then tried the ones from 10th and 11th November and both are the same. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay nightlies
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Planktonic<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One recent change is that the local settings and for windows, logging > files, now go to the following directory: > /.squeezeplay/ What environment variable is used to expand the home directory? Or is it a registry key? I've tried creating c:\documents and settings\andyh\.squeezeplay h:\.squeezeplay (the 'HOMEDRIVE' variable is set to 'H', and 'HOMEPATH' to '\') However, it's still now working. No files are being created in those directories. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay nightlies
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Planktonic<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm currently using %HOMEPATH%, but based on your value, that may not > be the appropriate value the code to use for windows. Ok, I've created a .squeezeplay in c:\ Still no joy. > %USERPROFILE%, possibly. Looks good here, set to USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\andyh Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay nightlies
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Planktonic<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I put up another download in the nightly location. Please give it > another try. Ok, it's running now. Will do some more tests later. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay nightlies
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andy Hawkins<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > However, it's still now working. Sorry, still *not* working... Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay nightlies
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, bonze<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Happens the first time it is run after install - taking the option to > run now on the final install screen. > But after that it seems OK. Nope, does it every time for me. I've uninstalled the previous version, and cleaned out the directory too. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
[SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay nightlies
Hi, The last couple of SqueezePlay nightlies I've tried don't work at all under Windows. I see a flash of the SqueezePlay window, then the application exits. There's no log files being created. Anyone else seeing this? Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay nightlies
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Planktonic<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A new windows version is available from the nightly location: > http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/latest/7.3/ > > This fixes the directory creation crash issue and uses %USERPROFILE% as > the user home directory. Ok, seems to create the stdout and stderr files now: stderr: ..\src\audio\decode\decode.c:275 DEBUG decode_thread_execute Loading: jive.JiveMain Jive: ...Program Files\SqueezePlay\lua\jive\AppletManager.lua:106: error creating dir '\/.squeezeplay' (Invalid argument) stack traceback: [C 10022070]: in function 'error' ...Program Files\SqueezePlay\lua\jive\AppletManager.lua:106: in function '_mkdirIfMissing' ...Program Files\SqueezePlay\lua\jive\AppletManager.lua:97: in function '_initUserpathdir' ...Program Files\SqueezePlay\lua\jive\AppletManager.lua:79: in function <...Program Files\SqueezePlay\lua\jive\AppletManager.lua:77> (tail call): ? C:\Program Files\SqueezePlay\lua\jive\JiveMain.lua:183: in function (tail call): ? C:\Program Files\SqueezePlay\lua\jive\JiveMain.lua:435: in main chunk [C 10011380]: ? [C 00408D90]: ? stdout: Not using a hardware surface Still exits immediately though. Andy > > ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Previous versions of jive
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, xprezz<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is there anywhere I can find previous versions of jive. I currently > have 3354 and it is not working for me at all. Would love to go back to > 3348 but cannot find it anywhere.. You could get it directly from subversion. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] SqueezePlay
Hi, In article , mrfantasy wrote: > I've been using SqueezePlay as an audio player for about a month now. > I've noticed that when I pause playing, the player will start back up > on its own after a while (which I haven't yet been able to determine > how long), but it will not play back audio. If I pause again and > restart it continues playing where it left off, with audio. > > Anyone else seen this? Bug report? Yep, I've spotted this and filed a bug report a couple of weeks ago. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
[SlimDevices: Beta] Changing music path had no effect
Hi, I've just been experimenting with tags on some of my files, and wanted to limit my server to just a single album. So I changed the music server path through the web interface, and did a full re-scan (again from the web interface). It still seemed to be picking up all my albums, and on further investigation I found that the slimserver.conf hadn't been updated with the new setting. I have the 'Prefs Write Interval' set to zero, which implies that preference changes should be written to disk immediately. This is running from a day or so old SVN from the 6.5 branch. I got round it by stopping the server and manually editing the config file, but I thought someone might be interested. Could it be a permissions problem with the config file? It's only writable by the owner (root), so I guess this could explain it? Thanks Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
[SlimDevices: Beta] Re: Changing music path had no effect
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Fletch<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Since you mention slimserver.conf, I'll assume this is Linux. And yes, > the file /etc/slimserver.conf should be owned by slimserver:slimserver > not root:root. The latter will prevent the slimserver from writing > changes to the file. > > By the way, one common way to accidentally change the permissions to > root:root is to run scanner.pl as root. Yes, this is Linux. I'll change the ownership and see if that helps. I may well have run scanner.pl as root at some time in the past. Thanks Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
[SlimDevices: Beta] Re: Firmware sb65 / tr19
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, rtitmuss<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - Bug #1026 Implement gapless playback for MP3 Is there any preparation of the library required for this to work? On a similar note, should I be seeing gapless playback of single album (i.e. 1 whole CD per file) FLAC files? Thanks Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
[SlimDevices: Beta] Re: Firmware sb65 / tr19
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andy Grundman<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Is there any preparation of the library required for this to work? > > Yes you need to do a complete wipe and rescan. I'll add this to the > changelog. I was actually referring to any preparation of the MP3s themselves (but knowing about the re-scan is useful)? > Of course, 1 file will be gapless. FLAC in separate files has also > been gapless for a while now. Hmm, Ok, I'll check this out. My memory is that playing a single file FLAC caused a noticeable break between tracks (although I could be mis-remembering). Thanks Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
[SlimDevices: Beta] Re: Firmware sb65 / tr19
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andy Grundman<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any LAME-encoded files should be gapless. My MP3s are all from a wide variety of sources. All my new music is ripped to FLAC. Any way of getting LAME to add the gapless info on, or is it something that requires the original CD? >> Hmm, Ok, I'll check this out. My memory is that playing a single >> file FLAC >> caused a noticeable break between tracks (although I could be >> mis-remembering). > > If this is the case, please file a bug. Ok, I'll try to remember to check it out tonight. Like I said, I could well be misremembering (listening to my IPod a lot recently, and that certainly isn't gapless on my music!) Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
[SlimDevices: Beta] Re: Firmware sb65 / tr19
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andy Grundman<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> My MP3s are all from a wide variety of sources. All my new music is >> ripped >> to FLAC. Any way of getting LAME to add the gapless info on, or is it >> something that requires the original CD? > > No you'd have to re-encode. The LAME data for gapless is the best > anyone can do to support gapless on a format that was never designed > for it. Ok, in that case I'll just re-rip the ones I want gapless to FLAC (assuming that side works when I test it tonight!) No sense re-ripping into MP3. If I'm gonna re-rip, I may as well do it properly. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
[SlimDevices: Beta] Re: Firmware sb65 / tr19
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andy Grundman<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 4, 2006, at 8:55 AM, Andy Hawkins wrote: >> Hmm, Ok, I'll check this out. My memory is that playing a single >> file FLAC >> caused a noticeable break between tracks (although I could be >> mis-remembering). > > If this is the case, please file a bug. Turns out I was mistaken, FLAC files play back gapless just fine. Cheers Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
[SlimDevices: Beta] Re: 6.5.1 official release-ARTISTSORT tag ignored
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, stephenkca<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just installed the official release of 6.5.1 and re-scanned. All my > ARTISTSORT tags are now ignored and *everything* is sorted left to > right. I've also been tracking the nightlys (via Subversion) and mine is still honouring the ARTISTSORT tag. Not sure what to suggest, but it doesn't sound like something so simple as a definite 'it doesn't work' bug to me. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS moving forward?
Hi, In article , paulster wrote: > I have a Popcorn Hour for local HD video playback which is excellent > for that, but lousy for internet streaming and pretty sucky at local > audio playback. But its market is for people to watch their BluRay > collection around the house, off hard-disk. Been considering one of these myself. What's the issue with Internet streaming? Was considering it to be able to watch BBC iPlayer, YouTube etc. on my main TV. Cheers Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS moving forward?
Hi, In article , paulster wrote: > Actually, it does work okay for internet streaming, but the problem is > the user interface is so poor that you've got to jump through hoops to > be able to use it in the first place. iPlayer is prone to crashing > though, and the YouTube app has been dreadful until the latest release > which is better but still way off the quality of what you get on other > boxes. > > If you really want to use it for internet streaming then there are > better boxes out there. You'd probably be better off with a cheap > blu-ray player that has these apps built in. And Roku has just > launched in the UK, will be getting YouTube back at some point, and I'm > sure they'll be looking to add iPlayer and the other catch-up services > if they can. I'd keep watch over this one. > > But, for local playback of hi-def material, you really can't beat the > Popcorn Hour. The video quality is way better than the competing boxes > which was my #1 deciding factor. Thanks for that, it'd probably be a combination of local playback and some internet stuff. Useful info though, thanks for letting me know. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS moving forward?
Hi, In article , Phil Leigh wrote: > Yep - for local content playback, PCH really is superb. HD1080P look > superb and the DD/DTS passthrough works perfectly. The UI is a bit > clunky but video/audio quality is truly excellent for DVD/Blu-Ray > content. > > For the other stuff I use my iPad via an HDMI adapter into the > TV/Projector. Thanks for that Phil and Paulster. Any recommendations on getting DVDs ripped such that they'll play on Popcorn Hour? Would be nice if I could maintain any 5.1 soundtrack. Is it also possible to rip such that capable players will get the 5.1 soundtrack, and others will just get stereo? Cheers Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS moving forward?
Hi, In article , paulster wrote: > I use AnyDVD HD for both DVD and BluRay, but just for DVD you could use > DVD Shrink (free) and set the compression option to 100% so it doesn't > actually alter the mpeg stream at all. > > These will give you ISO images of the full discs so you'll still have > all the audio tracks from the original available to you. Thanks, I'll take a look at DVD Shrink. Don't have BluRay at the moment. > I go a step further and strip out the main movie into an MKV file with > high-def audio (on BluRays) so I don't have to watch adverts and go > through the menus; I just hit play and the movie starts, but the > Popcorn Hours are quite happy with ISOs and that'll give you the DVD > player functionality but with files stored on disk somewhere (I use the > same NAS that I use for Squeezebox). How do you strip this out? Is this easily playable on a number of players? My portable device is a Cowon X7. There is no mention of MKV files on its spec page: http://www.cowonglobal.com/product_wide/COWONX7/product_page_4.php I tend to use MPlayer to drop the resolution down for playing on the portable player. I wonder if this will handle converting MKV files? > The players can also downmix 5.1 to stereo (with the exception of Dolby > Digital TrueHD tracks which it doesn't have a license for and so can > only pass through unaltered) so if you have a room with only stereo > capability then you just choose downmix on that particular player. Again, I'd need to check whether PC based players could do this downmixing, and also whether the Cowon can do it. I'd ideally like to have one 'source' file on the NAS (ths ISO) that I can create the different versions from (ideally automatically if possible). Thanks for the advice so far. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS moving forward?
Hi, In article , buffettck wrote: > So, you're saying blu-ray is NOT Digital Video and it's not delivered > in Disc format, huh? DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc (not video). It's a specific format. Would you call a CD a DVD? Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
[SlimDevices: Beta] Playing Last.fm
Hi, Recently I've noticed my last.fm channels don't work. I've done a bit of digging today, and if I use SqueezePlay to go into My Apps -> Last.fm -> Popular Tags -> Rock (for example) it says 'Buy a subscription at ...' I have a last.fm subscription, and as far as I can tell its details are entered into both my local server and mysqueezebox.com. The player concerned is set to scrobble to the appropriate account (we have two, but only one of them has a subscription). Can anyone offer any advice on getting this to work? Cheers Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS 7.8 Nightlies
Hi, In article , cdmackay wrote: > I am trying to test it, but am now running into a problem I've seen > intermittently for a long time: > > $ sudo apt-get install logitechmediaserver > ... > Need to get 113 MB of archives. > Get:1 http://debian.slimdevices.com/ unstable/main logitechmediaserver > all 7.8.0~1384496306 [113 MB] > Fetched 113 MB in 1min 27s (1,294 kB/s) > > E: Failed to fetch > http://debian.slimdevices.com/pool/main/l/logitechmediaserver/logitechmediaserver_7.8.0~1384496306_all.deb > Size mismatch I think I've seen that before too. It might be why I have the following sources: # Slimserver deb http://debian-origin.slimdevices.com stable main deb http://debian-origin.slimdevices.com testing main deb http://debian-origin.slimdevices.com unstable main deb http://debian.slimdevices.com stable main deb http://debian.slimdevices.com testing main deb http://debian.slimdevices.com unstable main Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS 7.8 Nightlies
Hi, In article , cdmackay wrote: > On a related note: would anyone be able to point me at the APT public > key for this pkg, please? Not sure there is one to be honest. I certainly haven't ever had one. Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS 7.8 Nightlies
Hi, Sorry to jump in here, but the Debian repositories don't seem to have had any updates for quite some time. I assume there are still changes being made, any reason they aren't showing up in the Debian packages? Cheers Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] LMS 7.8 Nightlies
Hi, In article , Andy Hawkins wrote: > Sorry to jump in here, but the Debian repositories don't seem to have had > any updates for quite some time. I assume there are still changes being > made, any reason they aren't showing up in the Debian packages? Not long after I posted this, I was offered a Debian package update. Did someone kick something into life? Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
[SlimDevices: Beta] Clarification on Debian repository
Hi all, Can anyone confirm to me which versions are in the various debian repositories? I currently use the 'unstable', but given that there now appears to be 'active' development going on that may well mean unstable==broken, I might want to switch to 'testing'. What version are currently in stable, testing and unstable? Which of these are being updated? Thanks Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Is this deb package new?
Hi. In article <57027ffd.1030...@herger.net>, Michael Herger wrote: >> I notice in the LMS Nightlies there are now 2 deb >> packages: > > Three, actually: > > Logitech Media Server: Debian Installer Package (ARM) > logitechmediaserver_7.9.0~1459712283_arm.deb > > The difference really only is that the _all flavour comes with tons of > code which you don't need in most cases. This "change" saves you > download time and disk storage, and us some bandwidth. Is there any way to get a URL for the smaller X86_64 version using something similar to: http://www.mysqueezebox.com/update/?version=7.9.0&revision=1&geturl=1&os=deb Thanks Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Multi Library support in LMS 7.9
Hi, In article , typecrazy789 wrote: > And having waded through years of threads, it appears this kind of > feature has been close several times and never really happened, is that > not correct? Would my Simple Library Views plugin suffice? It's based on files placed in album directories, but might do what you want? Andy ___ beta mailing list beta@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta