Re: [slim] Player stopping rather than pausing when switched off
Thanks for the quick reply. It's not critical, but I'd got used to the behaviour, and I still think it's what I prefer. My usage is simply that I stop players (e.g. when I leave the room) by turning them off (so they show the clock), and when I start it again I like the music to pick up from where it stopped. This also happens to be how the other devices that I listen to music on behave - iPod and in-car mini-disc. I guess I could achieve a similar effect by using pause rather than switching it off, and using an idle screensaver to show the clock; but I think switching it off is cleaner and more intuitive. How about an option to keep position within track when switched off? What do others think about this behaviour? Cheers, Robin On 8/1/05, dean blackketter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This was an intentional change, in part to fix a bug where the volume > levels got messed up if you paused, but mostly because it seemed more > consistent with the behavior of other consumer electronics devices. > > It sounds like this was a behavior that you were counting on. Can > you describe how you use it so we can fix it in the best possible way? > > On Jul 31, 2005, at 9:05 AM, Robin Cooksey wrote: > > > In 6.1.1, players seem to stop rather than pause when switched off. > > I.e. when switched back on they say "Stopped", rather than "Paused", > > and they have reverted back to the start of the track; rather than > > starting at the same position in the track when play is pressed. > > > > I observe this on all players (all of Slimp3, Squeezebox, Squeezebox2 > > and Softsqueeze), and I've checked with the server running on Linux, > > as well as a clean Windows install. Tracks are MP3s in all cases. > > > > Is this an intentional change in behaviour? Is there any way to get > > the previous behaviour back (with an option, if this was an > > intentional change)? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
datdude Wrote: > Well I have a nice new laptop and I want to be able to stream music to > my stereo. Airtunes is what I am looking for except I hate iTunes. A > cool piece of software called the airfoil takes digital audio from any > Mac app and sends it to Airtunes: http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil > > If someone could do that for the squeezebox(windows)that would be > killer. How would you control what's playing from where you're listening? -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
Well I have a nice new laptop and I want to be able to stream music to my stereo. Airtunes is what I am looking for except I hate iTunes. A cool piece of software called the airfoil takes digital audio from anny Mac app and sends it to Airtunes: http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil If someone could dot that for the squeezebox(windows)that would be killer. -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
kjg Wrote: > > > Definitely possible, but requires reasonably sophisticated Javascript > to do it. My Javascript knowledge is horribly dated (Netscape 3). Do you have references or examples for this? I could imagine doing things with stuff inside the browser pane, but could you really drag something in from an outside app? -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
Pat Farrell wrote: On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 21:17 -0700, datdude wrote: Drag and drop is pretty hard (impossible?) to do in a pure HTML web browser. Definitely possible, but requires reasonably sophisticated Javascript to do it. I believe that the ExBrowse2 skin uses DnD in the playlist window. You might check with the author of that skin and see what it would take to generalize the DnD code to the rest of the interface. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 21:54 -0700, datdude wrote: > pfarrell Wrote: > > What's a "desktop MP3 player"? > JRiver MeidaCenter, Winamp, Itunes... > > I think that more online web services being integrated into desktop > apps is where its going. Eventualy other than pure html you won't know > the difference between something that is served off the web vs your > desktop (having no context of what the app was for). OK, I would have just called them local applications. Winamp can be a client for the SlimServer, but I guess that is not quite what you are looking for. It is really hard to write a local application that is platform independent. Java, Perl, etc. come close, but there are security issues with having complete access to the hardware. The Mac OS-X does a good job of offering audio services, and modern Linux distros do as well. I'm not smart enough to see how to do it with Windows, and given that Windows Vista is due RSN, whatever I do now would have to be at least ported. If you just want to run Winamp or a similar program, why bother with SlimServer at all? Just get a big disk. While the softsqueeze is a cool program, it is really just a software equivalent to the SqueezeBox, which is pretty dumb hardware. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
pfarrell Wrote: > On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 21:17 -0700, datdude wrote: > > Right, I didn't reliase the slimserver's interface was based around > a > > web browser. Oh well, let me know when an API of some sort is made > to > > desktop mp3 players. > > Browsers are where it is at. :-) > > There is a command line interface that you can use from any language. > The SlimServer is written in Perl. The source code is part of the > package. Have at it. > > Drag and drop is pretty hard (impossible?) to do in > a pure HTML web browser. > > What's a "desktop MP3 player"? > > > -- > Pat > http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html JRiver MeidaCenter, Winamp, Itunes... I think that more online web services being integrated into desktop apps is where its going. Eventualy other than pure html you won't know the difference between something that is served off the web vs your desktop (having no context of what the app was for). -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 21:17 -0700, datdude wrote: > Right, I didn't reliase the slimserver's interface was based around a > web browser. Oh well, let me know when an API of some sort is made to > desktop mp3 players. Browsers are where it is at. :-) There is a command line interface that you can use from any language. The SlimServer is written in Perl. The source code is part of the package. Have at it. Drag and drop is pretty hard (impossible?) to do in a pure HTML web browser. What's a "desktop MP3 player"? -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
radish Wrote: > Well, no. It's a webpage. You can however select them from within the > slimserver interface itself. Right, I didn't reliase the slimserver's interface was based around a web browser. Oh well, let me know when an API of some sort is made to desktop mp3 players. -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] My Router problems are fixed!!
Netgear Pre-N WGM124 router sales for $40, after rebates, at CompUSA this week. Netgear is now advertising RangeMax models and it's Pre-N could be at dead end. But if all you need is to extend SB range and connection reliability, then it works great. And the router is build as a tank :) On 7/30/05, camelx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: picked up a Belkin Pre-N router, and Oh My God.. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
It sounds similar to the gmail starred feature:Starred - Messages or conversations to which you've given a special status so you can follow up on them later.Interesting conceptOn 7/31/05, gdg < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> THE SOLUTION:> As a halfway measure one thing I would find VERY usefull (and easy to> implement) would a "flag" button (on the remote)so that one could keep > track of tunes that one wants to put in a playlist at a later time> (other than when SB2 is actually playing).> At the computer interface this "flag" could show up as a check mark> beside the song track. One could then visually search for the flagged > songs or better yet, use a search feature to locate the "flagged" tunes ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Player stopping rather than pausing when switched off
This was an intentional change, in part to fix a bug where the volume levels got messed up if you paused, but mostly because it seemed more consistent with the behavior of other consumer electronics devices. It sounds like this was a behavior that you were counting on. Can you describe how you use it so we can fix it in the best possible way? On Jul 31, 2005, at 9:05 AM, Robin Cooksey wrote: In 6.1.1, players seem to stop rather than pause when switched off. I.e. when switched back on they say "Stopped", rather than "Paused", and they have reverted back to the start of the track; rather than starting at the same position in the track when play is pressed. I observe this on all players (all of Slimp3, Squeezebox, Squeezebox2 and Softsqueeze), and I've checked with the server running on Linux, as well as a clean Windows install. Tracks are MP3s in all cases. Is this an intentional change in behaviour? Is there any way to get the previous behaviour back (with an option, if this was an intentional change)? Cheers, Robin ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
>You'd have to have every > song in your CD collection commited to memory? I certainly don't. An interesting side effect of having the SB is that I am way closer to really having everything memorized. That is, before I could tell you from which album every song was because I had just stuck in the CD. But, now I can tell you the track, album, and probably the year. Sorry if this distracts from the original thread but it's one of the first thing I noticed happening once I really started to use my SB. Thanks, Phillip ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: sony PSP as remote
I just tried the handheld skin on my PSP and it works great. Only one thing I'd change - would be great if the coverart would be (a) optional and/or (b) resizable. My cover scans are 500x500 and way too big for the PSP screen. Otherwise, very very cool. I agree a 770 may well be better, but until it's available, my PSP just got a new purpose in life. In fact, my GF has now decided she wants one :) -- radish ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
datdude Wrote: > Glad I tried the softsqueeze. Looks like I can't select files from my > media player and drop them into the slimserver playing now area. Well, no. It's a webpage. You can however select them from within the slimserver interface itself. -- radish ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
I just realized that I can't even do what I'm proposing from the computer. When creating a playlist, as soon as I attemp to play a song (because I need to preview it), the list is deleted. Unfortuneatly I suspect there are fundamental technical issues with the creation of an additional "que" where one could store song selections (that are previewed in the playlist) You want a suggestion? Here's a simple halfway measure that I would find VERY usefull. THE CURRENT ISSUE: How do you create playlists? THE PROBLEM: You have to have already decided what you want to put in the list BEFORE it's created and how do you do that? Do you keep a pen and paper at your listening seat and note each song that you like while it's playing in order to create the list later? Do you memorize the stuff you want to "playlist"? These techniques are neither very "efficient" nor particularly "intuitive". THE SOLUTION: As a halfway measure one thing I would find VERY usefull (and easy to implement) would a "flag" button (on the remote)so that one could keep track of tunes that one wants to put in a playlist at a later time (other than when SB2 is actually playing). At the computer interface this "flag" could show up as a check mark beside the song track. One could then visually search for the flagged songs or better yet, use a search feature to locate the "flagged" tunes . It would then be easy(er) to mix and match songs in playlists. *In terms of needing a new button on the remote I believe that would also be an easy problem to solve: Just use the current "add" button and give it 2 user defined funtions "flag" or "add" (which could be toggled in the server settings menu). PS I have done something my own version of a "flag" technique for years. On the back of the CD box I would simply "check" or circle (with permanent marker) the songs that I liked. That would facilitate the quick creation of a "selected tracks" playback list on my CDP whenever I cued up that CD. -- gdg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My Router problems are fixed!!
In your mixed environment, check out results here: http://cnet.nytimes.com/Netgear_WPN824_RangeMax/4505-3319_7-31312124-2.html and this excellent review site gives many reviews and a summary for the two routers in question: http://www.consumersearch.com/www/computers/wireless-router-reviews/fullstory.html Thanks for the pointers. Kevin -- Kevin O. Lepard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Happiness is being 100% Microsoft free. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Click and drag playlist items in web interface?
Jacob Potter Wrote: > On 7/31/05, Mitch G forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > Then I'm confused. > > I thought the thread and the skin was about being able to build up a > > playlist by dragging and dropping items. > > > > Is that not the case? > > You can change the order of songs in the playlist by drag-and-drop (in > the ExBrowse2 skin), but not add songs. > > I'm starting on a complete rework of the SlimServer <-> ExBrowse2 skin > communication (JSON-RPC, rather than generic plain-old-XML), so > eventually things like dragging from the music library will be > possible. Don't hold your breath, though :) > > - Jacob Oops, I edited my post out from under you. I realized my mistake. I look forward to the drag-and-drop capability - but I'll take your advice and be sure to breathe. Thanks, Mitch -- Mitch G ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
Doing it at the computer is not a problem. The interface is flexible enough. I don't want to have to think ahead, otherwise I'd still have a CDP and just get up every time I want to listen to a CD. And why should I have to think ahead? The whole point of this is to be able play music as flexably and easily a possible. More to the point, what I'm asking has been a basic feature on virtually any CDP since they were invented. While I suspect that many people don't use it have always found it very usefull to be able to quickly list a selection of tracks I want to listen to at that given moment. What's more is it is ridiculously simple. I don't NEED to preview if I don't want to. I either just list the track number and press add or... if I can't remember which ones I like, I give a quick listen to each tune and then press the "add" button before moving on. What's so confusing and why is it a problem to have this feature if you don't use it? I can tell you one thing. I do use the feature and will sorely miss it. -- gdg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Is there something wrong with my SB2 display?
Possibly, thought the images are a bit hard to see. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] to see if you need a replacement unit. -dean On Jul 29, 2005, at 10:04 PM, jazzfan wrote: I'm going out of town for a week, but I'll check back when I return to see what everyone thinks. Here's what I know. This issue does not show up if I turn on SB2 with Slimserver running. I generally only use SqueezeNetwork. When turning on my SB2 with only SN running the display is distored with multiple lines. The only fix is to power cycle the SB2, then it's fine. I have 2 pics and 1 mpg showing you what I see. Feel free to take a look, they're not the best, but should give you an idea. Here's a link to them. http://telecomwidgets.com/sbdisp1.jpg http://telecomwidgets.com/sbdisp2.jpg http://telecomwidgets.com/sbclip.mpg Thanks, in advance, Jazzfan -- jazzfan ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
Seriously - how EXACTLY do you want this to work? A "preview" button? A "delete" button? Different functionality for the "add" button? Describe what button(s) you want, and what they should do in every context, what should be shown on the screen when you press them, and what should happen to the playlist. If you have a better idea than the way we've done it, we're all ears. What you're asking for is "syntactic sugar" - a better way to express something that can already be done. That's great, we love that - what do you propose? Consider also what a new user would expect - beginners are making the transition from CD players, which just play a dozen or so tracks, and do not let you play some other CD in the middle of the one you're listening to! I'm not saying we're tied to the status quo, but it has to be "intuitive". (Yes this is meant to come off as a "challenge", but I'm also trying to be constructive - you have a fine idea but I'm not able to visualize a workable interface on my own). -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
gdg Wrote: > Why would you NOT want a preview function? I'll give you several reasons why I wouln't use it. The first being the most important. --- I find the remote interface to be incredibly tedious for all but the simplest of SB operations. --- If I want a spur of the moment playlist, I'll do it at my computer. --- If I'm not familiar with a tune, I might preview it in Winamp first, then add it through the web UI to the SlimServer Now Playing queue. But it's not likely I'd even bother. It's a little like a jukebox in a bar - people don't usually play tunes they're not familiar with. I can't evan fathom how time-consuming and frustrating putting together playlists using the SB remote UI would be, especially if you're going to start previewing tracks before adding them. -- JJZolx Jim ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
seanadams Wrote: > In the context of "Now Playing", "add" removes songs from the queue. > add=remove, retarded, I know. Just think of it as "un-add" since it's > the only action that makes sense for the context - i.e. "add" toggles > it in and out of the playlist. Other ways we could have done it: > > - label it "add/subtract" - okay so which is it going to do? > > - have a separate subtract/delete button - okay now what does that > button do when you're in "Browse Music"? > > In the web interface, we have the ability attach appropriate UI actions > to a song depending on context (ie on the left side of the screen you > have "Add" and "play", and on the right side you have "move" and > "remove"). On the remote, however, there are a limited number of > buttons that need to do something reasonable in a given context. Adding > more buttons does not always make it easier. Maybe I'm missing something. If one is in the "play other songs in album" mode the "add" button does in fact delete. The problem is that one would have to delete ALL the songs one "doesn't want" instead of adding the occasional one that one does want. Not very practical. On the other hand in "play only selected song" mode the "add" button does indeed add and now there are 2 off the same thing in the "now playing/playlist". Worse. As soon as one goes to another song the current list disappears. In this case not workable at all. Back to my original comment. Another memory location is neccessary for this application. I'm surprised that this is not an issue. The very first things I've tried to do with the SB2 have been impossible. ie. 1) modify and add to a playlist on the fly (from the listening chair) as I discover new things I'd like in the list. 2) create a short term playlist from scratch from the listening chair If these 2 things were possible this thing would be TOTALLY IT. -- gdg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
JJZolx Wrote: > Seems like Now Playing should (or could) only represent what is actively > being played, while the song queue/playlist could be something > completely different. Then a 'preview' function would bump the Now > Playing track while leaving the queue undisturbed. > . You've nailed it. I want to be able to create a playback list on a whim and depending on the mood I'm in at that excact moment(probably for one timie only). It seems to me that's a fairly basic expectation. Why would you NOT want a preview function. You'd have to have every song in your CD collection commited to memory? I certainly don't. -- gdg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
gdg Wrote: > A delete button would also work. That way one could listen then add or > subtract it from the playlist. (that's what you do in the computer > interface). In the context of "Now Playing", "add" removes songs from the queue. add=remove, retarded, I know. Just think of it as "un-add" since it's the only action that makes sense for the context - i.e. "add" toggles it in and out of the playlist. Other ways we could have done it: - label it "add/subtract" - okay so which is it going to do? - have a separate subtract/delete button - okay now what does that button do when you're in "Browse Music"? In the web interface, we have the ability attach appropriate UI actions to a song depending on context (ie on the left side of the screen you have "Add" and "play", and on the right side you have "move" and "remove"). On the remote, however, there are a limited number of buttons that need to do something reasonable in a given context. Adding more buttons does not always make it easier. -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
Glad I tried the softsqueeze. Looks like I can't select files from my media player and drop them into the slimserver playing now area. -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
seanadams Wrote: > The task you're asking the UI to provide seems reasonable enough, but I > think it would be extremely confusing if there were essentially another > layer on top of "now playing" for what's "now NOW playing". Can you > think of a better way to express this operation than the "add/remove" > interface provided? Seems like Now Playing should (or could) only represent what is actively being played, while the song queue/playlist could be something completely different. Then a 'preview' function would bump the Now Playing track while leaving the queue undisturbed. I've never use another digital music player that offers a preview function, so why this is a big shortcoming of the SB, I can't understand. -- JJZolx Jim ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
Try the fishbone skin - it has delete track / album buttons. -- MrC ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
A delete button would also work. That way one could listen then add or subtract it from the playlist. (that's what you do in the computer interface). -- gdg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My Router problems are fixed!!
In your mixed environment, check out results here: http://cnet.nytimes.com/Netgear_WPN824_RangeMax/4505-3319_7-31312124-2.html and this excellent review site gives many reviews and a summary for the two routers in question: http://www.consumersearch.com/www/computers/wireless-router-reviews/fullstory.html -- MrC ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
"playlist" and "now playing" are one and the same. One would need a "now playing" and a separate memory location for the building of a playlist. -- gdg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
OK - so we're on the same page now. Our UI has a notion of: - Your music collection - "Now Playing" - whats, uh, now playing. - Saved playlists It does not have a way to play something without changing "now playing". What you _can_ do though is add a single song to the "now playing" queue, listen to it, and then remove it if you don't like it. The system does actually do what you want, just maybe not at first glance. :) The task you're asking the UI to provide seems reasonable enough, but I think it would be extremely confusing if there were essentially another layer on top of "now playing" for what's "now NOW playing". Can you think of a better way to express this operation than the "add/remove" interface provided? -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
radish Wrote: > Of course it would also be nice if b&m stores stocked the SB2. Why they > don't I can't tell you, but I assume it's to do with margins & supply > contracts. I was in best buy today and saw at least 2 people buying a > certain tubular music player. So sad. I was real close to buying one but just couldn't do it knowing that they are basing it off of SB. I still can't get the softsqueeze player to work. I installed it and it just says connecting to slimserver and the slimserver says connetcing to squeezebox. Any ideas? -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
Once again for clarification. I want to be able to audition a song and then place in on a playlist (from the remote). I want to be able to go through this process with successive songs and make a playlist from the listening chair. It doesn't appear that can be done. Ps Changing the server setting as described above doesn't help because as soon as you play a song it goes on the now playing/playlist. I want to be able to decide to put it there. -- gdg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
seanadams Wrote: > I think I misunderstood your question. > > You want to play a song without changing the current playlist (that is, > alas, the whole notion of "Now Playing" as designed) > > So no, you can't do that... But if you can think of a reasonable user > interface for doing this (that wouldn't be confusing to beginners) we > could consider adding it. No, you were right the first time. I want to quickly listen to the beginning of song to see if I want it, and then add it to a playlist. I basicly want to be able to build one from my listening chair, settle back and fall asleep. -- gdg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
Of course it would also be nice if b&m stores stocked the SB2. Why they don't I can't tell you, but I assume it's to do with margins & supply contracts. I was in best buy today and saw at least 2 people buying a certain tubular music player. So sad. -- radish ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
I only see an add button. Is there a way to delete tracks from the remote? -- gdg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
Yay!! Thanx guys. -- gdg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
I think I misunderstood your question. You want to play a song without changing the current playlist (that is, alas, the whole notion of "Now Playing" as designed) So no, you can't do that... But if you can think of a reasonable user interface for doing this (that wouldn't be confusing to beginners) we could consider adding it. -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
That is by design, but you can change it. Go to Server Settings -> Behavior change "Play other songs in album" to "play only selected song" -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Click and drag playlist items in web interface?
On 7/31/05, Mitch G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Then I'm confused. > I thought the thread and the skin was about being able to build up a > playlist by dragging and dropping items. > > Is that not the case? You can change the order of songs in the playlist by drag-and-drop (in the ExBrowse2 skin), but not add songs. I'm starting on a complete rework of the SlimServer <-> ExBrowse2 skin communication (JSON-RPC, rather than generic plain-old-XML), so eventually things like dragging from the music library will be possible. Don't hold your breath, though :) - Jacob ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
On 7/31/05, gdg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just got the SB2. I noticed that I can't audition a song and then add > too or create a playlist from the remote. The problem is that as soon > as one plays a song the entire album is added to "now > playing/playlist". Server Settings -> Behavior -> "Play other songs in album". - Jacob ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
I just got the SB2. I noticed that I can't audition a song and then add too or create a playlist from the remote. The problem is that as soon as one plays a song the entire album is added to "now playing/playlist". Of course if the song is not playing it can be added but then one has to know all the songs ahead of time in order to create a playlist from the listening position. That's annoying Am I missing something? Ps That's in addition to the fact that one can't modify and then overwrite an existing playlist. It must be renamed and the previous one deleted. :( -- gdg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: MusicMagic - bizarre mixes..
Dan Goodinson Wrote: > I bought a 1-year subscription, does that allow me access to the beta > download? No, you have to ask to join the beta program. See http://forums.predixis.com/index.php?showtopic=646 > The ID3v2 tags are pretty good, but the ID3v1.1 are in a bit of a state. > Do you know whether MM works off v1.1 or v2 tags? I don't know, but I know a lot of taggers offer an option to copy from ID3v2 to ID3v1.1 and vice versa. I use Music Library (from wensoftware.com) which hasn't been updated in ages, and may be abandonware, but it is still better then most other taggers I have looked at. You might need to add -slim to the commandline when you launch MMM if you want to be able to send mixes directly to SlimServer from MMM. (see http://forums.predixis.com/index.php?act=ST&f=4&t=734) -- MeSue Sue ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
One thing I wanted to do was test out the slimserver. Even if I couldn't play anything. I am going to use use another media player to browse my library and then transfer them to the slimserver and I wanted to get an idea of how easy or difficult this would be. Can I get the slimserver interface to pull up without having the squeezebox? Sure. And you can "try" the Squeezebox via SoftSqueeze. Kevin -- Kevin O. Lepard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Happiness is being 100% Microsoft free. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
seanadams Wrote: > It sounds like you need it to do something very specific - from your > handle I'm guessing 48KHz, or something editing related? :) nothing special just the reason why SB was created to have a more convenient way to play music. I am using Jriver mediacenter as my library browser and I am pretty much tied to it's interface so I just need an easy way to stream music from my laptop. -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Click and drag playlist items in web interface?
Then I'm confused. I thought the thread and the skin was about being able to build up a playlist by dragging and dropping items. Is that not the case? Mitch -- Mitch G ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Re: MusicMagic - bizarre mixes..
Thanks Sue. I think I have the latest version, buy will see if I can download a beta version. I bought a 1-year subscription, does that allow me access to the beta download? Damn - I was kind of hoping that MM would bypass my messed up genres. I've been chipping away at it for ages, but lots of the genres are still not right. The ID3v2 tags are pretty good, but the ID3v1.1 are in a bit of a state. Do you know whether MM works off v1.1 or v2 tags? I'll check out the options in the application - that sound like the best way forward. Thanks for the tip! Dan. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MeSue Sent: 31 July 2005 22:29 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Re: MusicMagic - bizarre mixes.. The latest beta of MMM (1.1.6) has an Exclude option where you can designate exclusions for the library, analysis, and/or mixes. This should do what you want. As far as I can tell, even though the excluded songs show the 'MM' in SlimServer's Web interface, they are not included in any mixes. If you don't have access to the beta, for now you can generate your mixes in the MMM GUI and send them to your SB as a playlist. There are a lot more options for refining the mix in the MMM interface (with trial key or paid version). Hopefully more of these options (ratings, filters) will make it into the SlimServer plugin eventually. You also might want to check your Genre tags - it seems to weight that more than anything else. I seem to have the opposite problem. Mixes I generate from the SlimServer web panel are limited to the seed song genre, even with a setting of 0 for mix style. In the MMM GUI I get a much more diverse mix for the same seed song. Go figure... -- MeSue Sue ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
It sounds like you need it to do something very specific - from your handle I'm guessing 48KHz, or something editing related? :) -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
pfarrell Wrote: > On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 14:36 -0700, datdude wrote: > > One thing I wanted to do was test out the slimserver. > > So install it, its free. > And use SoftSqueeze on just about any platform in the world. > All free. No obligation. > > Then buy a SBx and love it. I've bought three. > > -- > Pat > http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html I got you. I thought the softsqueeze was to used in place of the slimserver. duh... -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] MusicMagic - bizarre mixes..
most of the mixes i get out are pretty spot on ... there are occasional tracks that are missplaced, but i just live with it. one thing i have done is put stuff i don't want included in MMM mixes in a separate folder so that they don't get picked up by MMM - but slim can still see them. i do this mainly on mix albums where i don't want individual mixed tracks popping up in a play list, but you could handle embarassing stuff in that way too. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Goodinson Sent: 31 July 2005 21:24 To: Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] MusicMagic - bizarre mixes.. Recently got MusicMagic plugin up and running, and wondering if anyone can share some MM experiences with me? On the whole, I'm finding it pretty cool: it's generating some decent mixes for "middle of the road" stuff, but it seems to generate some unusual mixes for "on the edge" sort of stuff. e.g. if I go for a mix around some mainstream indie music (think Oasis, Coldplay, Travis - and you've got the general idea), it works like a charm. But if I go for a mix around some metal (think Helmet, Quarashi, Pantera etc) then it throws in a fair bit of techno-dance, and some embarrassing pop. Similarly, if I go for a hard-house type mix it throws in quite a lot of embarrassing pop. When I say "embarrassing pop" I mean that I've got a "Best Chart Hits in the world... Ever!!" album that I bought in a moment of madness. Among a couple of half decent tracks, there's some absolute dirge - including a kind half-hearted-attempt-at-reggae track by Boy George which is just shameful. Particularly shameful when it turns up in a mix of hard-house/trace. In fact, MM seems to love this Boy George track and keeps trying to sneak it in to almost any mix I request which is a bit irritating. I dare say it would fit quite well with something like UB40, for example. But I can't understand why MM tries to stick it in the middle of a punk-metal mix or a dangerously hard house mix. I've played with a few of the settings on the SB web panel (e.g. "MusicMagic mix style" at the max value of 200) but there seems to be only a marginal improvement. Also, MM application was running for nearly 2 days and has complete analysis - all tracks are apparently verified, and I rebooted the server and got slimserver to rescan the music library. As far as I can tell, everything is as it should be on the slimserver side - any settings I can play with in the MM application? I kind of loathe to delete stuff from my music library just for this purpose. Even if I don't like a some of the music, it goes against the whole idea of squeezebox to delete tracks here and there. Cheers! Dan. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
On Sun, 2005-07-31 at 14:36 -0700, datdude wrote: > One thing I wanted to do was test out the slimserver. So install it, its free. And use SoftSqueeze on just about any platform in the world. All free. No obligation. Then buy a SBx and love it. I've bought three. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
Jeff52 Wrote: > There is a no questions asked 30 day satisfaction guarantee, so what do > you have to lose? If you don't like it, place it back in the box and > ship it back. > > You WILL love it though so a return will not happen. One thing I wanted to do was test out the slimserver. Even if I couldn't play anything. I am going to use use another media player to browse my library and then transfer them to the slimserver and I wanted to get an idea of how easy or difficult this would be. Can I get the slimserver interface to pull up without having the squeezebox? -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Turning Crossfade on and off
yep.. it is.. and it works brilliantly! -- chrisgeary ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: MusicMagic - bizarre mixes..
The latest beta of MMM (1.1.6) has an Exclude option where you can designate exclusions for the library, analysis, and/or mixes. This should do what you want. As far as I can tell, even though the excluded songs show the 'MM' in SlimServer's Web interface, they are not included in any mixes. If you don't have access to the beta, for now you can generate your mixes in the MMM GUI and send them to your SB as a playlist. There are a lot more options for refining the mix in the MMM interface (with trial key or paid version). Hopefully more of these options (ratings, filters) will make it into the SlimServer plugin eventually. You also might want to check your Genre tags it seems to weight that more than anything else. I seem to have the opposite problem. Mixes I generate from the SlimServer web panel are limited to the seed song genre, even with a setting of 0 for mix style. In the MMM GUI I get a much more diverse mix for the same seed song. Go figure -- MeSue Sue ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
datdude Wrote: > I was thinking of buying a Roku(available locally), Squeezebox looks > much better though. Why should I assume this and go and buy it online? There is a no questions asked 30 day satisfaction guarantee, so what do you have to lose? If you don't like it, place it back in the box and ship it back. You WILL love it though so a return will not happen. -- Jeff52 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
seanadams Wrote: > Why not ask if someone in San Diego wants to give you a demo, instead of > offering to put your local retailer through a needless expense? Needless, well I would pay a little more to be able to buy it NOW. I think thats why alot of .com's went uder becuase local stores are still local stores and have all the advantages that come with them. To each his own. If anyone would like to demo it for me, I'll bring the refreshments. -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Brightness timer
Sounds great thank you! -- MeSue Sue ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
I don't know your exact requirements, but you may find that SoftSqueeze serves to answer a lot of your questions about how the SqueezeBox will work. It will show you pretty much everything except for audio quality, network performance etc. Max datdude Wrote: > I don't know if the Squeezebox will work the way I am hoping and the > only way to know is to try it out. If I don't like it then I will > return it. This is difficult to do when purchasing online. I live in > San Diego and no one (Fry's, CompUSA, Best Buy, or Circuit City) sells > it. Does anyone know of a brick and mortar store that sells the > Squeezebox? > > Thanks -- max.spicer The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws but Max stepped into his private boat and waved good-bye ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Brightness timer
That makes sense. The sleep timer code is probably looking at the default preferences when it triggers and steps on the temporary brightness setting. I could add an additional option to the plugin that would change the 'Off' display brightness to '0' while the display should be off and then return it back to whatever it was originally set to when the display turns back on. I'm in the process of creating a web interface for this plugin and could add the additional option button there. Does anyone have a better idea? -- tgoldstone ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] MusicMagic - bizarre mixes..
Recently got MusicMagic plugin up and running, and wondering if anyone can share some MM experiences with me? On the whole, I'm finding it pretty cool: it's generating some decent mixes for "middle of the road" stuff, but it seems to generate some unusual mixes for "on the edge" sort of stuff. e.g. if I go for a mix around some mainstream indie music (think Oasis, Coldplay, Travis - and you've got the general idea), it works like a charm. But if I go for a mix around some metal (think Helmet, Quarashi, Pantera etc) then it throws in a fair bit of techno-dance, and some embarrassing pop. Similarly, if I go for a hard-house type mix it throws in quite a lot of embarrassing pop. When I say "embarrassing pop" I mean that I've got a "Best Chart Hits in the world... Ever!!" album that I bought in a moment of madness. Among a couple of half decent tracks, there's some absolute dirge - including a kind half-hearted-attempt-at-reggae track by Boy George which is just shameful. Particularly shameful when it turns up in a mix of hard-house/trace. In fact, MM seems to love this Boy George track and keeps trying to sneak it in to almost any mix I request which is a bit irritating. I dare say it would fit quite well with something like UB40, for example. But I can't understand why MM tries to stick it in the middle of a punk-metal mix or a dangerously hard house mix. I've played with a few of the settings on the SB web panel (e.g. "MusicMagic mix style" at the max value of 200) but there seems to be only a marginal improvement. Also, MM application was running for nearly 2 days and has complete analysis - all tracks are apparently verified, and I rebooted the server and got slimserver to rescan the music library. As far as I can tell, everything is as it should be on the slimserver side - any settings I can play with in the MM application? I kind of loathe to delete stuff from my music library just for this purpose. Even if I don't like a some of the music, it goes against the whole idea of squeezebox to delete tracks here and there. Cheers! Dan. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Click and drag playlist items in web interface?
Mitch G Wrote: > I hate being such a moron, but I can't figure out how to drag and drop > tracks (or albums) into a playlist. > Can someone give me or point me to a little tutorial? See the post before last. You can't. -- JJZolx Jim ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Click and drag playlist items in web interface?
I hate being such a moron, but I can't figure out how to drag and drop tracks (or albums) into a playlist. Can someone give me or point me to a little tutorial? Mitch -- Mitch G ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: My Router problems are fixed!!
I know we've wandered really off-topic here, but does anyone have any experience comparing the Belkin pre-n router with the Netgear RangeMax? I'm thinking about upgrading my wireless router. It would have to function in a mixed b/g environment preferably without degrading the g clients to b speeds. Thanks for your thoughts. Kevin -- Kevin O. Lepard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Happiness is being 100% Microsoft free. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
Why not ask if someone in San Diego wants to give you a demo, instead of offering to put your local retailer through a needless expense? -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
I don't know if the Squeezebox will work the way I am hoping and the only way to know is to try it out. If I don't like it then I will return it. This is difficult to do when purchasing online. I live in San Diego and no one (Fry's, CompUSA, Best Buy, or Circuit City) sells it. Does anyone know of a brick and mortar store that sells the Squeezebox? Thanks -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] softsqueeze
I spent a lot of time looking for, and found this answer to my Softsqueeze problem on a forum for another java application. I thought it might help some other Squeezebox 2/Softsqueeze user: After upgrading my Fedora Core 3 kernel to 2.6.12-1.1372_FC3, my softsqueeze package quit working, giving the following error: java.net.SocketException: Invalid argument or cannot assign requested address Fedora Core 4 users are reporting the same problem. It turns out, Java and the application are confused about which IP version (IPv4, or IPv6) to use, when IPv6 is available on the OS. The solution is to add the following argument to the java command in the softsqueeze script (if you're using the rpm version), or your java startup command (if you're using the Platform-Independent zipped version: -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true The details are here: http://www.jroller.com/page/dissonance/20050630#fedora_core_4_and_jdk Hope this saves someone some time! ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: 100 years of progress
max.spicer Wrote: > I think I'll add those mp3s to my collection - they'll be a good suprise > when I play everything at random! > > Max In that case you'll be needing cover art http://www.the-solicitors-band.co.uk/craig/record.jpg http://www.the-solicitors-band.co.uk/craig/label.jpg Craig -- Craig ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Brightness timer
I did some experiments and as far as I can tell, if "Brightness when off" is set to anything but 0 (Dark), then the display comes back on when the sleep timer ends and the player turns off. It does it whether brightness adjustment is set to manual or automatic. -- MeSue Sue ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Multiple Kids -> Mulitple Libraries -> Dad is Tired
With 3 kids and a dad we have 4 music libraries. We have a server that aggregates the 4 libraries, and have two slim devices. Weekly they are asking me to resynch, or to help with why the play lists do not show up on the SlimDevices. They of course also need to synch to their portable players. I am basically looking for experiences dealing with this landscape, trying to come up with a more manageable solution. - Should we cut out the "local" (laptop copies) of the libraries and work it all server based? (Perhaps this is the way to go) - How have others obtained "regimitation" of tagging? Each kid has his own tags, so the aggregated tags are a mess on the server. - When we synch, the playlists have four different locations (one per subdirectory), but the slim device expects there to be one locaation. How can playlists be better coordinated? If this is the wrong forum, my apologies. Bob -- bwenzlau ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Mac iTunes Library Problems
Hi, I had what sounds like the same problem. Have you tried a "Wipe Cache" and a rescan? After checking paths, permissions, rescans etc this is what finally fixed it for me. You never know... -- nano2nd ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Player stopping rather than pausing when switched off
In 6.1.1, players seem to stop rather than pause when switched off. I.e. when switched back on they say "Stopped", rather than "Paused", and they have reverted back to the start of the track; rather than starting at the same position in the track when play is pressed. I observe this on all players (all of Slimp3, Squeezebox, Squeezebox2 and Softsqueeze), and I've checked with the server running on Linux, as well as a clean Windows install. Tracks are MP3s in all cases. Is this an intentional change in behaviour? Is there any way to get the previous behaviour back (with an option, if this was an intentional change)? Cheers, Robin ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Softsqueeze Headless Mode Fedora FC3
Richard, Thanks for the help. Still no luck though. I just get the info message about preferences and then it seems to be running (via ps ax on another terminal) but doens't seem to be recognized by slimserver. There's no error.log in /opt/softsqueeze either. Is there anywhere else I can look for errors? As a side note, if I run softsqueeze on my windows PC it works fine, is picked up immediatly etc. Thanks again...seems like I'm missing something obvious. -- Vimes ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox/Slim Server Mismatch
My Squeezebox is not displaying eveything that is in the database on my Slim Server, I know of one Artist that is displayed twice (both entries spelt the same) and one of the albums by that artist is not displayed at all (under either artist entry) no amount of rescanning makes any difference (with or without clearing the library). Is there any cached data on the Squeezebox that I could clear? Any suggestions? My set up is as follows: Windows Server 2003, Slim Server 6.1.1, Squeezebox 2 -- Guy ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Brightness timer
tgoldstone Wrote: > The plugin will turn the display off but certain activities will turn it > back on I'll play with 6.1.1 today and see if I can break it. :) How did it go? Last week I reinstalled 6.1.1 and removed most of the plug-ins. Things have been working fine for several days so I decided to add AutoDisplay.pm back in last night. I set it to turn the display off at 2 AM, and on at 8 AM. At 2 AM I was still awake and I saw it go off. Shortly thereafter, I pressed the sleep button twice and went to sleep. In the middle of the night the display came on. I used the remote to turn it back off. When I woke up again around 10 it was on so I guess it came on at 8 as scheduled. But why does it come on in the middle of the night? Do you think when the sleep timer ends and it goes into standby it is turning it back on? (I'll try to test this theory later.) Could I be the only one who uses it in conjunction with the sleep timer? In player settings > display, I have automatic display brightness set to adjust brightness manually, if that makes any difference. -- MeSue Sue ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Lifespan of SB2 display
seanadams wrote: And a boat to ride it on? Well, that goes without saying. We'll be needing the boat, what with rising sea levels and all. - Marc ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Lifespan of SB2 display
Marc Sherman Wrote: > kdf wrote: > > > > 15 years from now, who knows :) but, by then you'll have a > > SqueezeBoxUltraGX900B15 which will be embedded in your thumbnail > with > > a UI projected via neurostimuli direct to the retina. > > And a pony. > > - Marc :) And a boat to ride it on? -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Lifespan of SB2 display
kdf wrote: 15 years from now, who knows :) but, by then you'll have a SqueezeBoxUltraGX900B15 which will be embedded in your thumbnail with a UI projected via neurostimuli direct to the retina. And a pony. - Marc :) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Lifespan of SB2 display
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, kdf<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > only after you get a flying car... ;) My car's quick, but doesn't quite fly :) Andy ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Stopping killed server
Quoting Robin Bowes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 2005-07-31 09:21:38.601774500 EOF instead of response status line at > /usr/local/ > slim-svn-6/server/CPAN/Net/HTTP/Methods.pm line 300. > 2005-07-31 09:21:38.601782500 ...propagated at > /usr/local/slim-svn-6/server/CP > AN/Net/HTTP/NB.pm line 32. > 2005-07-31 09:21:38.970328500 > Slim::Player::Playlist::clearExecuteCommandCallbac > k() will be removed in SlimServer v6.2 - please update your plugins. > > > Not sure if this will help anybody debug. The only time I have seen that error, it was caused by the Scrobbler plugin. It should have been fixed in the most recent release/cvs. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Lifespan of SB2 display
Quoting Andy Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >kdf<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 15 years from now, who knows :) but, by then you'll have a > > SqueezeBoxUltraGX900B15 which will be embedded in your thumbnail with a > > UI projected via neurostimuli direct to the retina. > > Promise? :) > only after you get a flying car... ;) -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Stopping killed server
Hi, I'm running slimserver on Fedora Core 4. I left a track paused overnight, then stopped it this morning (turned the player off). Sometime later, slimserver died. This is the log: 2005-07-31 08:59:04.759859500 2005-07-31 08:59:04.7349 00:04:20:05:b6:5b: Switch ing to mode stop from pause 2005-07-31 08:59:04.759862500 2005-07-31 08:59:04.7359 00:04:20:05:b6:5b New pla y mode: stop 2005-07-31 08:59:04.759864500 2005-07-31 08:59:04.7369 Stopping and clearing out old chunks for client 00:04:20:05:b6:5b 2005-07-31 08:59:04.759867500 2005-07-31 08:59:04.7391 Resetting song queue 2005-07-31 08:59:04.759869500 2005-07-31 08:59:04.7402 Song queue is now 7 2005-07-31 08:59:04.759879500 2005-07-31 08:59:04.7415 00:04:20:05:b6:5b: Curren t playmode: stop 2005-07-31 09:21:38.601774500 EOF instead of response status line at /usr/local/ slim-svn-6/server/CPAN/Net/HTTP/Methods.pm line 300. 2005-07-31 09:21:38.601782500 ...propagated at /usr/local/slim-svn-6/server/CP AN/Net/HTTP/NB.pm line 32. 2005-07-31 09:21:38.970328500 Slim::Player::Playlist::clearExecuteCommandCallbac k() will be removed in SlimServer v6.2 - please update your plugins. Not sure if this will help anybody debug. R. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SlimServer ignoring iTunes library tags??
This is probably a really dumb question or issue, so I apologies in advance. I'm not a developer, but I love my Squeezebox, and manage to muddle through getting it to work with iTunes and the iTunesUpdate plugin. I'm also a real stickler for uniformity and accuracy in my music library. I pride myself on the way in which my library is tagged (sort of obsessive compulsive if you get my drift). My library is used by both MusicMatch JB10 and iTunes 4.9 and I work hard to synchronise the both of them - my MMJB use is a pre-iTunes hangup I cannot shake off, I use it when listening to music at my PC rather than itunes, then use iTunes as the tool to run the slim library and the interface to my iPods. You'll understand therefore how frustrating it is to see incorrect information in my Slimserver library. Example. I added an album today to MMJB, updated the tags, added it to iTunes, did a rescan in SlimServer (with wipe) and was suprised to see the SlimServer library showing different information to both MMJB and iTunes. In this case, it was a compilation album and I had changed the Artists tag to "Various Artists". This is OK in both applications, but SlimServer is ignoring this and showing the individual artists in the library with a track each as it was originally tagged. Is this a cache issue? - I've been reading on other threads that the 'wipe' isn't really a wipe. Is it a multiple tag issue - it is showing both ID3v1.1 and ID3v2.3 tags as used, but I don't have a tool that'll show me the data held in each version, to see if it's different - surely it would use the iTunes information anyway? Any ideas at all? Jon, SlimServer v6.1b2 (about to u/g to 6.1.2) PC WinXP Squeezbox 1 MMJB 10 iTunes 4.9 1000 albums, 400 artists, 12800 tracks -- jhurley ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: My Router problems are fixed!!
>except when you get one that insists on resetting itself every 15-30 >minutes :( >it, well at least mine, also suffers from overheating I have had similar problems with my Belkin ADSL Router(s). My original 7630 was great for the first year. Then I had nothing but problems. I think it didn't discipate heat very well - the metal heatsink was on the bottom of the unit, so heat would rise up through it. I found it slightly more stable when I ran the unit upside down! It got to a point where my ADSL downspeed was running at 40% of maximum, if I had wireless enabled. >on the upside, the tech support isn't bad at all, once you get past >level 1. > After lots of calls and chats on their instant messaging web component, they agreed to replace the unit. This was good service - they don't make the 7630 any more, so they gave me the newest equivalent, a 7633. They even agreed to send me the new one, before I sent the old one back, and then paid for return delivery. However, the 7633 is giving me more grief than the 7630. DHCP doesn't seem to work too well, Port Forwarding doesn't seem to work if I redirect to different ports, Web Management allows anyone to see details about the router, such as SSID, encryption type, etc, before they are requested to enter a password. The firmware is much worse than the model from 2 years ago (in fact, the help pages in the firmware are still for the previous model!). Phil ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Skipping/seeking no longer working in 6.1
radish Wrote: > It's already in - http://www.slimdevices.com/su_changelog.html - 6.1.1 > was released a couple of days ago. 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 with the codebase? Is anyone doing any thorough testing? -- gurpal2000 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Lifespan of SB2 display
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, kdf<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 15 years from now, who knows :) but, by then you'll have a > SqueezeBoxUltraGX900B15 which will be embedded in your thumbnail with a > UI projected via neurostimuli direct to the retina. Promise? :) Andy ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How do I get Korean songs to play?
Many of my FLAC collections are made up of filenames in the Chinese Language. They were tagged in the cue sheet in the Chinese language too. The SlimServer has no problem displaying them in the Web UI. However, the SB2 does not yet support the display of Chinese characters. It plays them fine though. Non-latin characters are displayed as "?" in the SB2. -- kbelinski ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
