[slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
WARNING: Off topic. Congratulations to all the new parents out there! Double that if it's your first! I have a 2 month old myself. Our third child. I can surely identify with wanting more SB2's. The recent reduction in price and the discount on international shipping is very tempting indeed. Still, I know I'm going to get hammered by customs when it gets here so I'm holding out. I got my first SB2 through a friend in the US who happened to be coming for a business trip. Now, I'm waiting for anyone else I know who may be coming over... By the way, I've been watching Slim Devices since the SliMP3. At the time, it wasn't practical for me to get one. Now, with the SB2 and it's wireless capability it was time. Although I'm a new customer, Slim Devices has appeared to be a solid company for the past 5 years. I wish them the very best for the next 5! -- Aylwin ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 404 Not Found: browse.html - With Fishbone
On 3-Aug-05, at 10:39 PM, Stewart Loving-Gibbard wrote: Weird. When I run Firefox 1.0.6, I get the 404 error about browse.html. Neither of these suggestions about flushing the cache fixes the problem. (I just flush Cache and History. I do not flush Saved Form Information, Saved Passwords, or Cookies.) try using the pulldown to pick a different browse mode. that will reset the cookie, if that's the problem. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request - guessing tags
Hate to be a pain, but is my logic so mucked up that this doesn't even merit a response? (Even though that probably sounds like it, I'm not trying to be pushy or annoying, but if I missed something obvious, I'd appreciate someone pointing it out). I appreciate your comments. Thanks, ashton -- buzd ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 404 Not Found: browse.html - With Fishbone
Weird. When I run Firefox 1.0.6, I get the 404 error about browse.html. Neither of these suggestions about flushing the cache fixes the problem. (I just flush Cache and History. I do not flush Saved Form Information, Saved Passwords, or Cookies.) When I run IE 6.0.2900.2180, I don't have the 404 problem. Stew IE kdf wrote: On 3-Aug-05, at 5:26 PM, Bill Moseley wrote: Both in v6.1.1 and with svn I get 404 Not Found: browse.html - With Fishbone browse.html no longer exists, do a shift reload or empty the browser cache. -kdf ___ 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?
kdf Wrote: > On 3-Aug-05, at 8:06 PM, datdude wrote: > >> > > > > The docs are available on the dowload of slimserver or are they > online > > here somwhere? > > > they are included in the download. access is via the web interface. > > a copy of those docs hasn't yet made it into the wiki > (wiki.slimdevices.com) but the Plugin API and SlimProto can be found > there. > > -kdf cool, I will forward this onto JRiver. I know nothing will happen but hopefully they will see that there is an interest in combining these 2 tpyes of products. -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FPC Cable for Display
Hi, I'm looking to mount take one apart and mount the display outside cabinetry since all my other equipment is hidden behind cabinets. I use an Intellicontrol Remote system and want to tie it all together, yet be able to read the display from across the room. So, looking for same info and source in the US. Thanks, Rob Hello, I am planning to rehouse my Squeezebox in a new case to match my Copland gear and to do this I need to have a much longer cable between the main board and the display board. These are currently connected by a very short FPC cable, so I have some questions for some of the more experienced hardware modders on the fora. what is the spec of this cable (pitch, number of connectors) and where can I source a longer one (in the UK if possible)? Also what is the maximum length it can be and will I need to alter the power supply arrangements to compensate for the longer cable? thanks in advance Paul -- CardinalFang ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss -- Rob Zimmerman President & CEO Metro Creative Graphics Inc. 519 Eighth Avenue New York, New York 10018 ___ 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 3-Aug-05, at 8:06 PM, datdude wrote: The docs are available on the dowload of slimserver or are they online here somwhere? they are included in the download. access is via the web interface. a copy of those docs hasn't yet made it into the wiki (wiki.slimdevices.com) but the Plugin API and SlimProto can be found there. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
kdf Wrote: > On 3-Aug-05, at 7:41 PM, datdude wrote: > > > > hmm not a bad idea. I own an unlimited of MMM. Would I simply use > the > > squeezebox as the default player and then hit play. Anthing that is > in > > the primary screen would play? Still not what I am looking for but > > cool none the less. > > > Musicmagic is mainly for organisation, but also allows you to play back > > using several player types, slimserver being one. I think you have to > > start musicmagic with --slim in the command line and then slimserver > will appear as a player in the musicmagic custom options, as well as > when you right click on the play button. It should even detect > multiple players and list them so that you can pick one. Anything you > mix into the bottom window should then be sent as a playlist to > slimserver. > > in theory, jRiver could do the same thing if someone wanted to write > the plugin. The docs for the CLI are very good and are included in the > > help section of slimserver, under technical information. Pass that > around the jriver forum and you will double the odds that someone will > > be interested and able to spend the time. > > -kdf The docs are available on the dowload of slimserver or are they online here somwhere? Thanks -- 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 3-Aug-05, at 7:41 PM, datdude wrote: hmm not a bad idea. I own an unlimited of MMM. Would I simply use the squeezebox as the default player and then hit play. Anthing that is in the primary screen would play? Still not what I am looking for but cool none the less. Musicmagic is mainly for organisation, but also allows you to play back using several player types, slimserver being one. I think you have to start musicmagic with --slim in the command line and then slimserver will appear as a player in the musicmagic custom options, as well as when you right click on the play button. It should even detect multiple players and list them so that you can pick one. Anything you mix into the bottom window should then be sent as a playlist to slimserver. in theory, jRiver could do the same thing if someone wanted to write the plugin. The docs for the CLI are very good and are included in the help section of slimserver, under technical information. Pass that around the jriver forum and you will double the odds that someone will be interested and able to spend the time. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] mDNS broadcasts on all IP addresses
Hi, slimserver newbie here...I have a suse 9.2 linux system that's my firewall and media server (please, no bottle tossing this way). After I installed slimserver (6.1.1) I asked it very nicely to only use my internal ethernet, but I'm still seeing UDP packets from myself on port 5353 to 224.0.0.251. How can I nicely tell mDNS to not broadcast on my external ethernet adapter besides a couple of lines in iptables? Thanks! Benn -- slimbls ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
kdf Wrote: > On 3-Aug-05, at 6:50 PM, datdude wrote: > > > > > radish Wrote: > >> It does. The API is open, the source is even open. Anyone who feels > > >> like > >> it can write a plugin for J River to control slimserver, or even > some > >> kind of virtual soundcard driver to bypass slimserver altogether > >> (though that would be a much more significant undertaking). > > > > Would this be difficult becuase i am no programmer. I have not seen > > any other media player attempt this with te squeezebox that is, so > it's > > probably not easy. > > > Try musicmagic. they use the Command Line Interface of slimserver to > send playlists to slimserver. > -kdf hmm not a bad idea. I own an unlimited of MMM. Would I simply use the squeezebox as the default player and then hit play. Anthing that is in the primary screen would play? Still not what I am looking for but cool none the less. -- 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 3-Aug-05, at 6:50 PM, datdude wrote: radish Wrote: It does. The API is open, the source is even open. Anyone who feels like it can write a plugin for J River to control slimserver, or even some kind of virtual soundcard driver to bypass slimserver altogether (though that would be a much more significant undertaking). Would this be difficult becuase i am no programmer. I have not seen any other media player attempt this with te squeezebox that is, so it's probably not easy. Try musicmagic. they use the Command Line Interface of slimserver to send playlists to slimserver. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
m1abrams Wrote: > I am not sure why one would want to do this? Is J River that great? > Why would you want a bulky laptop around to listen to music? I have > used Winamp, and use to like it until it started falling behind it > updating its software, and is currently abandoned. I use foobar for my > local computer listening needs, however I would never want to use it for > an interface for my SB. > > Give Slimserver a try, you might be surpised at how good it is. It has > a very nice DB for storing, sorting, and filtering your music. > > I am a geek at heart, hell I have 10 running computers in my home. 1 > HTPC, however I use the SB to listen to music over the HTPC because it > is simplier, less obtrusive, better UI. > > To eash his own, however I would bet money that most SB users would not > have a need for such an integration. YOur are correct that existing SB users > don't need this but peopel wanting other ways such as aportable light laptop. In my house Icould by at least 4 SB's and hwere ever I am at working on something whatever, I can bring my laptop with me and play to that squeezebox. Im sure there are many ohters that would love to do this. And yes J. River MediaCenter is that good. It's the best desktop music player out there period. check it out, you might like it alot. http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/ -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 404 Not Found: browse.html - With Fishbone
On 3-Aug-05, at 5:26 PM, Bill Moseley wrote: Both in v6.1.1 and with svn I get 404 Not Found: browse.html - With Fishbone browse.html no longer exists, do a shift reload or empty the browser cache. -kdf ___ 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: > It does. The API is open, the source is even open. Anyone who feels like > it can write a plugin for J River to control slimserver I can't see too many folks being interested in going that route. Running the 50+MB SlimServer only so that some other media player can send it basic playback commands makes almost no sense. If there were some kind of lighter weight server or maybe a device driver for controlling a Squeezebox, then it might be attractive. -- JJZolx Jim ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
I am not sure why one would want to do this? Is J River that great? Why would you want a bulky laptop around to listen to music? I have used Winamp, and use to like it until it started falling behind it updating its software, and is currently abandoned. I use foobar for my local computer listening needs, however I would never want to use it for an interface for my SB. Give Slimserver a try, you might be surpised at how good it is. It has a very nice DB for storing, sorting, and filtering your music. I am a geek at heart, hell I have 10 running computers in my home. 1 HTPC, however I use the SB to listen to music over the HTPC because it is simplier, less obtrusive, better UI. To eash his own, however I would bet money that most SB users would not have a need for such an integration. -- m1abrams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] fixed modified tags
On 8/3/05, Jack Coates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought that browsing down to the file level was supposed to clean up > a changed tag in the database? I've tried that, and tried a rescan > without wipe. Is a wipe necessary to get it to re-read the tag? Jack, It seems likely to me that this behavior was changed as a result of the big browse folder/filesystem speed improvements. It would seem that browsing to a specific file should still do what you suggest though and it could do so without causing significant performance degradation. Ben ___ 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: > It does. The API is open, the source is even open. Anyone who feels like > it can write a plugin for J River to control slimserver, or even some > kind of virtual soundcard driver to bypass slimserver altogether > (though that would be a much more significant undertaking). Would this be difficult becuase i am no programmer. I have not seen any other media player attempt this with te squeezebox that is, so it's probably not easy. -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
> If the squeezebox could allow desktop players such as winamp or J. River > media center direct integration to it's hardware acting as a sound > card(so too speak) to that software, then I would be in heaven and so > would alot of other laptop users. It does. The API is open, the source is even open. Anyone who feels like it can write a plugin for J River to control slimserver, or even some kind of virtual soundcard driver to bypass slimserver altogether (though that would be a much more significant undertaking). -- radish ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where can I buy a Squeezebox locally?
jmpage2 Wrote: > How is it that the Squeezebox is limited to a browser? Many folks drive > it with the IR remote control (no computer at all needed). Another > option that has been pointed out is that you can use a PDA/phone as an > interface for driving it. I would say that the fact that a dedicated > PC not being required for control is in fact a major selling point of > devices like Squeezebox. > > It sounds like what you are after is something that will simply > transport the audio stream from your laptop music application of choice > to your stereo. If that's what you are after then the SB is probably > not for you (as it seems you are married to the interface software you > use for your music collection). > > The only real options would be some patch cords or a wireless X11 type > device. The fidelity for any of these options (including apple > airtunes) is probably quite mediocre, this is an area in which SB2 > excels (deliverying very high quality audio reproduction from the host > server FLAC or MP3 audio files). > > You hint that a simple hardware solution for handling an audio stream > from a windows PC would be "huge". If you are really convinced of that > then you should work on bringing such a product to market as it seems > that the demand for such a product is actually quite small (I don't > even get the impression that Apple is doing so well with airtunes). > > Another option you have is simply to build a small dedicated PC with a > very good soundcard and a network interface. Connect it to the stereo > system and then drive the PC desktop/interface of your choice remotely > using something like the excellent freeware VNC. OK so the squuezebox was originally designed for people who don't want to use their computer directly for music. I get that. However for someone who has a laptop that is supposed to be wireless, having to plug it in to my stereo defeats the purpose of it. I could use a squeezebox for this accept that it's desktop functionality is tied to it's limited browser functions. I noted this is a previouse post on this thread that I can't drag songs from J. River media player to the slimserver. Can't be done from a browser so it is limited in that respect. If the squeezebox could allow desktop players such as winamp or J. River media center direct integration to it's hardware acting as a sound card(so too speak) to that software, then I would be in heaven and so would alot of other laptop users. I am not trying to bag on the squeezebox. It may seem that way for people who use it here but Im just trying to say that it could extend its functionality to a whole nother set of users and potential buyers. -- datdude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: fixed modified tags
Jack Coates wrote: I thought that browsing down to the file level was supposed to clean up a changed tag in the database? I've tried that, and tried a rescan without wipe. Is a wipe necessary to get it to re-read the tag? yes, it is. -- Jack at Monkeynoodle dot Org: It's A Scientific Venture... "If this is Paradise, I wish I had a lawnmower." -- The Talking Heads ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] fixed modified tags
I thought that browsing down to the file level was supposed to clean up a changed tag in the database? I've tried that, and tried a rescan without wipe. Is a wipe necessary to get it to re-read the tag? -- Jack at Monkeynoodle dot Org: It's A Scientific Venture... "If this is Paradise, I wish I had a lawnmower." -- The Talking Heads ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] out of memory! (was:Segmentation fault: Had to create DBI::_dbistate unexpectedly)
Well, the server started once. I killed it and now I can't restart: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/SlimServer_v6.1.1$ ./start.sh Out of memory! Failed to start server -- no pid file (/home/moseley/SlimServer_v6.1.1/server.pid) found I actually did the unthinkable and rebooted just to see if anything was really odd. There goes a year of uptime. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/SlimServer_v6.1.1$ free total used free sharedbuffers cached Mem:905892 253648 652244 0 12664 117048 -/+ buffers/cache: 123936 781956 Swap: 498004 0 498004 Here's my start script: #!/bin/sh CWD=$(pwd) PIDFILE=$CWD/server.pid ./slimserver.pl --daemon \ --audiodir $HOME/music \ --playlistdir $HOME/playlists \ --logfile $CWD/server.log \ --pidfile $PIDFILE \ "$@" if [ ! -e $PIDFILE ]; then echo "Failed to start server -- no pid file ($PIDFILE) found" exit 0; fi PID=$(cat $PIDFILE) echo "Started with pid $PID" RUNNING=$(pidof slimserver) echo "running pid is $RUNNING" -- Bill Moseley [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 404 Not Found: browse.html - With Fishbone
Both in v6.1.1 and with svn I get 404 Not Found: browse.html - With Fishbone -- Bill Moseley [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Segmentation fault: Had to create DBI::_dbistate unexpectedly
On Tue, Aug 02, 2005 at 02:45:13PM -0400, Jacob Potter wrote: > On 8/2/05, Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This is on Debian Sid and I have not updated any packages for a few > > weeks (thank to summer) so I can't think of anything that's changed > > lately. But again, slimserver had been running for quite some time. > > > > The same thing is happening to me. Just remove Slimserver's DBI.pm > (under server/CPAN), so that it'll use your system's DBI module > instead. That works for v6.1.1. With CVS still getting: --- !perl/YAML::Error code: YAML_PARSE_ERR_TEXT_AFTER_INDICATOR msg: No text allowed after indicator line: 326 document: 1 ... at /home/moseley/slim_svn/server/Slim/Utils/Prefs.pm line 909 I tried moving YAML/ and YAML.pm, but didn't help. Maybe it's a problem with a yaml file? But where? Anyone know how to tell svn to not update DBI*? -- Bill Moseley [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Best Performance - recommendations? -- no, but I can tellyou what *isn't* working for me..
OK here goes.. Setup. 2 SB2's wired and 1 SB1 wireless Cisco AP-350 Dell 3024 Sw Sun Enterprise 3000 - 6 250Mhz Ultra Sparc - 3 gig mem. 10 73 gig scsi Seagate barracuda 16meg cache, Soft Raid 5. 600gig MP3 store/250gigs Mp3 - 40,000 songs perl 5.8.5 lame 3.96.1 Slimserver 7-31 nightly Solaris 10 90% of hardware was "in stock" before I got into Slim. Up til the 6.1 release the web interface was pretty slow and browsing folders was also very painful especially when entering a directory with a large number of subdirectories. However I had not had any problems with drop outs with the exception of some wireless issues that were taken care of. With the latest releases the response from the SqueeezeBoxen is almost instantaneous and the Web UI is also greatly accelerated. Granted if I go apesh*t with the remote it will eventually choke for a second or 5 but after that it goes back to normal and zips through the menus with the exception of Playlist and maybe search but I can't say for sure cause I don't use search. I'm at work right now streaming from home at 64K, SSH'd to the server and FTPing a 215meg Mp3 to the same volume that my MP3's are stored and it has only dropped once for a few seconds(network issue). At work I'm on a single T-1 that is shared by 300 other people and at home I have a basic 384/1.5 DSL. At home I can't remember ever having a drop out where the server was at fault. I often sync all 3 players as well as playing different streams on each player. I also stream to work pretty much 24hours a day and its always nice to come to work in the morning at hear that the music is still playing day after day. Also faithful alarm clock. Except for that one morning with the new release, playlist problem, now I make sure(at night) that the alarm still works after upgrading. Process stats current When just streaming to one player remotely (xmms) -> 1.1% When streaming to one player with WebUI open 2-5% When rescanning 15-20% - players are slow to respond but no drop outs. LAME is at about 4-5% when streaming remotely. PID USERNAME SIZE RSS STATE PRI NICE TIME CPU PROCESS/NLWP 13097 root 4128K 3008K sleep 200 0:10:03 5.0% lame/1 13106 wr4208928K 3320K sleep 430 0:02:42 2.8% sshd/1 11058 root 76M 72M sleep 590 15:22:09 1.1% slimserver.pl/1 13107 wr4203288K 1976K sleep 590 0:00:16 0.3% sftp-server/1 13136 wr4204768K 4440K cpu10 590 0:00:03 0.2% prstat/1 13130 wr4208160K 2824K sleep 590 0:00:00 0.0% sshd/1 461 root 8440K 3496K sleep 590 0:17:59 0.0% dtgreet/1 416 root 12M 6904K sleep 590 0:16:55 0.0% Xsun/1 105 root 4272K 2944K sleep 590 0:03:46 0.0% nscd/25 10931 root 3632K 2120K sleep 590 0:01:05 0.0% nmbd/1 182 root 2296K 1056K sleep 100- 0:05:53 0.0% xntpd/1 7 root 8384K 1408K sleep 590 0:03:56 0.0% svc.startd/12 380 root 1992K 192K sleep 590 0:00:00 0.0% smcboot/1 322 root 3808K 2016K sleep 590 0:00:06 0.0% syslogd/13 214 root 2120K 664K sleep 590 0:00:01 0.0% ttymon/1 99 root 2520K8K sleep 590 0:00:00 0.0% syseventd/15 199 daemon 2584K 272K sleep 590 0:00:00 0.0% rpcbind/1 109 daemon 4296K 1840K sleep 590 0:00:09 0.0% kcfd/3 213 root 4992K 952K sleep 590 0:01:03 0.0% inetd/4 215 root 2080K 144K sleep 590 0:00:00 0.0% ttymon/1 202 daemon 2840K 272K sleep 590 0:00:00 0.0% statd/1 Total: 56 processes, 160 lwps, load averages: 0.41, 0.41, 0.40 > > Ah, a topic near to my heart. > > I'm running a dual P3 800 mhz Linux box. 512 MB RAM. 750 GB RAID 5 array > (4 x 250 GB drives, PATA), 3Ware 4-port RAID controller. I have about > 300 GB of MP3s in the SlimServer library. 2 Slimp3s, 1 Squeezebox 1, > although it's the Slimp3s getting active duty. > > The server does some very light email chores and file serving, but its > primary task is to run Slimserver. Which it struggles with. Which still > surprises the heck out of me. > > Doing a search or active use of the web interface will often interrupt > music playing. The web interface can take 10-20 seconds to respond or > get to the next tab, although it's usually 2-5 seconds. > > Until browsing was fixed in the 6.1.x releases, it could take 50 seconds > to get from one directory to enclosed directories using the remote and > display. Sometimes, the player display would actually blank out. Now, > it's better, but each button press still takes .5 - 5 seconds to > respond, usually .5-1.5 seconds. It's still aggravating, regardless. > > I can't shake the feeling that if the server were multi-threaded that > these problems would be completely absent. One thread to make sure the > players didn't go dry, one to handle navigation via the remote, one to > handle the web server, etc. Part of me keeps hoping SlimDevices has a > master plan
[slim] Re: Best Performance - recommendations?
I don't know if I qualify as "large", but this is my current status: Your music library contains 750 albums with 9298 songs by 3275 artists That's mainly FLAC or Vorbis (a few mp3s) taking around 130GB total. Slimserver (6.1.1) is running on XP Pro/SP2, on a 1.3GHz athlon with 512mb and Seagate Barracuda disks (no RAID, PATA). The box is pretty much idle apart from SS. Performance when browsing is fine, the occasional UI pause of less than a second (for instance when going into Browse Artists) but I can live with that. Interruptions are rare (I'm not sure I've seen once since upgrading the server) but to be honest I don't really stretch it - we rarely use more than one player at a time. -- radish ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Brightness timer
Well it will be pretty easy to test the sleep timer and autodisplay on my system. I will test it after I get home from work tonight. The web UI and powerOffBrightness control programming is almost done and should hopefully be finished by this weekend... -- tgoldstone ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Brightness timer
To all: Thanks for the suggestions. Unfortunately, none of them worked. Finally I just did a clean install and it worked the way it did before once! The second time it lit up after the sleep timer ended. Arrrg! Maybe I'm losing my mind, but I'm quite sure that for several days last week, the thing stayed off all night when I used the sleep timer. The only other thing I changed was that I went from 6.1.1 to 6.1.2 a couple days ago. The reason was because when I would pause and resume, playback would stop after the current track instead of going to the next track. Maybe there was a change in this behavior from 6.1.1 to 6.1.2? -- MeSue Sue ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
Good to hear. Steven Moore On 3 Aug 2005, at 17:20, seanadams wrote: - We are not disappearing any time soon. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Skins - many don't seem to work.
maybe i've got a lot of crap sitting around from installing various versions but i have a =[fishbone(2)] skin and various others such as [moser(2)] which don't work properly. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can I play songs not in my library?
Hi. I could fix my problem by temporarily creating a DB entry for the ad-hoc files. I do not know whether this is good practice, but I did it by calling Slim::Music::Info::setTitle/setBitrate for my local file URIs from my plugin. After replaying the messages, I delete the entry. Seems to work. C-C -- cckanne ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best Performance - recommendations? -- no, but I can tell you what *isn't* working for me..
>>>The larger the music library gets, the worse the performance. It's >>>getting to a stage where it really isn't good enough to run - when for >>>example two people run searches on the music library, all three players >>>will stall. Ah, a topic near to my heart. I'm running a dual P3 800 mhz Linux box. 512 MB RAM. 750 GB RAID 5 array (4 x 250 GB drives, PATA), 3Ware 4-port RAID controller. I have about 300 GB of MP3s in the SlimServer library. 2 Slimp3s, 1 Squeezebox 1, although it's the Slimp3s getting active duty. The server does some very light email chores and file serving, but its primary task is to run Slimserver. Which it struggles with. Which still surprises the heck out of me. Doing a search or active use of the web interface will often interrupt music playing. The web interface can take 10-20 seconds to respond or get to the next tab, although it's usually 2-5 seconds. Until browsing was fixed in the 6.1.x releases, it could take 50 seconds to get from one directory to enclosed directories using the remote and display. Sometimes, the player display would actually blank out. Now, it's better, but each button press still takes .5 - 5 seconds to respond, usually .5-1.5 seconds. It's still aggravating, regardless. I can't shake the feeling that if the server were multi-threaded that these problems would be completely absent. One thread to make sure the players didn't go dry, one to handle navigation via the remote, one to handle the web server, etc. Part of me keeps hoping SlimDevices has a master plan to fix all this. Python, Java? A tidy C++ core maybe? I'm not holding my breath. In the meantime, I'm going to throw an absurd amount of hardware at this problem. I'm putting together a dual Xeon 3ghz server, likely with a Areca SATA RAID 5. (The performance of the 3ware RAID cards has always been underwhelming, Perl proc hogs aside. The Areca/Tekrams I have running elsewhere seem far, far better.) I'd be curious if anyone out there with a "large" library (I'll let you define what that means) is getting good or even snappy performance with their setup? Care to brag? Stew Mitch Harding wrote: If disk IO is the limiting factor, I'd consider a RAID array. With drive prices, RAID 5 is affordable and gives you both improved disk access times plus data security. On 7/29/05, Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: thomas wrote: Hello, I have two original Slimp3s and one of the second generation wired players. All three run from one Slimp3 server. The server has about 60GB of music. Often, there is more than one person viewing the web interface. The players are only ever controlled from the web interface, nobody has access to the hardware players or remotes. The larger the music library gets, the worse the performance. It's getting to a stage where it really isn't good enough to run - when for example two people run searches on the music library, all three players will stall. I know the server is designed with single users in mind, but there must be a way of increasing performance. Originally I ran the server on a Windows box, but have found performance slightly better when running on Mac OS X. The Mac box I have is only a dual-1Ghz G4. What hardware and OS is recommended for best performance? I don't mind spending some money on getting it right, but am reluctant to unless I have a pretty good idea of what sort of improvement I can expect and what hardware and OS is likely to perform best. Unless you're transcoding on-the-fly, I'd look first at the hard drive speed and RAM. I suspect since you're using a somewhat older Mac (early 2002, yes?), that the drive isn't all it can be. The stock 512MB of RAM that came with the dual processor units should be enough, though PC133 isn't screaming fast. Western Digital, and others, have IDE drives with integrated 8MB caches. They're affordable and perform very well compared to a 2MB cache version. Personally, I use Linux (Fedora Core 1) to host SlimServer and three players. My library is pretty "medium" in size, 3,000 songs at ~11GB. 2.4GHz Celeron with 512MB RAM and one of the WD 8MB drives, cost me about $300. Jim ___ 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 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
>-- Financially? Well, they just lowered the price on their fairly-new >Squeezebox2. There are plenty of possibilities for this, a few being: > Another possible reason is perhaps there's a new model on the way, which they want to price similar to the original SB2 price. Pure speculation, of course! ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Brightness timer
MeSue Wrote: > The worst is that the sleep timer no longer works like it did before I > installed AutoDisplay. I used to set the sleep timer, manually turn the > brightness off, and it would stay dark until I manually turned > brightness up. Now as soon as the sleep timer ends the display comes > back on and wakes me up. Yes, even after deleting the plugin! > > Please How do I completely eliminate it? I am literally losing sleep > over this. I don't believe that the autodisplay would alter any other brightness behavior. The only thing that it does is essentially press the brightness button for you until the brightness is set to 0. Without looking at the code for the sleep timer I would guess that it always reset the brightness setting after it triggered. -- tgoldstone ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: SB2 Remote control clashing
Dave Edwards wrote: Daryle, I couldn't agree more - the lack of JVC codes is causing big problems when controlling my home entertainment system. ... trick. I would really like to see this fixed quickly, as I didn't expect a step backwards in this area when I bought my otherwise excellent SB2. My feelings exactly. Having a working feature broken, particularly one that I used all the time, is very frustrating. Want to split the costs on kidnapping Sean and forcing him to fix it? ;-) -- Daryle A. Tilroe ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 Remote control clashing
Daryle, I couldn't agree more - the lack of JVC codes is causing big problems when controlling my home entertainment system. No discrete power commands means that I now have to press numerous buttons on my Pronto to turn all my devices on / off. The default.map workaround only works when the server is active. Previously, one press of the global on / global off button would do the trick. I would really like to see this fixed quickly, as I didn't expect a step backwards in this area when I bought my otherwise excellent SB2. Dave -- Dave Edwards ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
--- T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Trust me, toys are more important for the parents than the > baby. So true. Our toys may be more expensive but at least we don't outgrow them in two months Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
Actually, I fully agree. On 8/3/05, T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Or in this case maybe 10 or 20 less toys for the baby. :) > > Trust me, toys are more important for the parents than the baby. > > Tom ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
Interesting that this has come up (I'm late to the party). I've often thought that something like this would be handy, the ability to quickly modify the now playing list after auditioning a track. -- jmpage2 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Brightness timer
Hi MeSue > It shouldn't matter what that setting is because I have brightness adjustment set to manually adjust instead of automatic. That's not entirely true (as far as I know). The 'brightness when off' setting is still used when a player is turned off. You can try that yourself. Turn your player off and then using the web interface change the settings for 'brightness when off'. You will see the changes on your player. But if you change the settings for 'brightness when on' you won't see a change until you turn your player on. If this doesn't help - Try the 'Forget this player' option. Felix -- fcm4711 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
Or in this case maybe 10 or 20 less toys for the baby. :) Trust me, toys are more important for the parents than the baby. Tom ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
Or in this case maybe 10 or 20 less toys for the baby. :) (Just had my second 10 wks. ago). On 8/3/05, Todd Fields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I know how you feel. Ever since they reduced the wired SG2 to > $199 and sent the $20 coupon in the mail I've had to do > everything I can to restrain myself from buying one because my > wife would kill me. (New baby on the way so I guess every new > toy I buy for myself is one less new toy for the baby.) > ___ 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: > Oh I understand. I think you don't realise my situation then. Yes the > squeezebox is a hardware mediaplayer but it is tied to its > limited(browser) software mediaplayer. I'll let me previous posts > stand as why the squeezebox 'could' be usefull in a completely > different way! Apple sees this but there needs to be a better solution > on windows. How is it that the Squeezebox is limited to a browser? Many folks drive it with the IR remote control (no computer at all needed). Another option that has been pointed out is that you can use a PDA/phone as an interface for driving it. I would say that the fact that a dedicated PC not being required for control is in fact a major selling point of devices like Squeezebox. It sounds like what you are after is something that will simply transport the audio stream from your laptop music application of choice to your stereo. If that's what you are after then the SB is probably not for you (as it seems you are married to the interface software you use for your music collection). The only real options would be some patch cords or a wireless X11 type device. The fidelity for any of these options (including apple airtunes) is probably quite mediocre, this is an area in which SB2 excels (deliverying very high quality audio reproduction from the host server FLAC or MP3 audio files). You hint that a simple hardware solution for handling an audio stream from a windows PC would be "huge". If you are really convinced of that then you should work on bringing such a product to market as it seems that the demand for such things is small. Another option you have is simply to build a small dedicated PC with a very good soundcard and a network interface. Connect it to the stereo system and then drive the PC desktop/interface of your choice remotely using something like the excellent freeware VNC. -- jmpage2 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
--- m1abrams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will be purchasing as many as the wife will allow, however > that right > now is just one :( I know how you feel. Ever since they reduced the wired SG2 to $199 and sent the $20 coupon in the mail I've had to do everything I can to restrain myself from buying one because my wife would kill me. (New baby on the way so I guess every new toy I buy for myself is one less new toy for the baby.) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Podcast PlugIn {was} Totally confused about iTunes with SlimServer
kdf wrote: Quoting ron thigpen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Downloads a local copy of the RSS enclosure (audio file) well, not being a podcast listener, I'm not 100% certain. However, I believe all are right except the above. The enclosures are certainly cached, but I'm not sure what the extent of 'local copy' it creates. I haven't noticed any specific code to store as a local copy for later, or for use as sources for other devices. Interesting. The way I see it, there are basically two modes that SS might use in support of podcasts: 1) Interactive with Remotely Hosted Content: (Remote Hosted) Works basically as I described. Keeps only podcast URLs, allows browsing of content as described by RSS hosted at those URLs, works by streaming audio data to the player either directly or through a cache on the server. 2) Review of Locally Cached Content: (Local Copy) Some s/w (could be SS but maybe/probably something else) provides most of the standard podcast functionality: browsing available podcasts, keeping lists of chosen podcasts, scheduled and interactive content fetching, library maintenance of fetched content, etc. SS content playback works much like it does for any other media file on the server: scan directory/filename/tags for metadata, present browse/search UI for SB and web, do playback. The Remote Hosted method is good for instant gratification playback of available content that is live at the moment. Metadata issues are solved by just using the RSS data. No library issues. Working now. Slick. The Local Copy method is good in that it works on a model familiar to portable device podcast listeners: schedule content pickups and the content, newer and older, becomes available on your device. And for content that isn't as time sensitive (ex: jazz radio vs. today's headlines) Local Copy gives more flexibility in when you listen. It also makes the files available for computer and portable playback and leverages existing content for non-iTunes users. It may also be kinder to the hosting parties as well, as most of these are likely using simple HTTP servers and not streaming servers. When I first started thinking about this, I was definitely in a Local Copy mindset. Just an artifact of understanding the plumbing in RSS, that I'm already using standalone podcast software, and being something of a content packrat. Two different operating modes that offer different benefits. I guess the questions are: Which design do folks prefer? How to best support each of these in backend and UI? If both modes are supported is there a way to unify the UI? Some users may not know or care if there is a local copy. Others will want to avoid a scheduled download, listen to half of a program on the SB, then copy it onto a portable to finish on the go. It would be very cool if these various modes were supported and well integrated. For instance, how cool would it be if the Podcast PlugIn cached a copy of the content and added it to the library, then exposed it in the UI organized under Podcasts --> StreamName --> ProgramTitle/Date. And if SS was picking up other Local Copy podcast media and differentiating them on scan, then a unified display suddenly becomes very possible. I'm thinking I'll play with the Podcast PlugIn for a bit and share my reactions with all this in mind. I'll also look into how well SS is dealing with Podcast enclosures that I've just been dumping into a subdirectory of the SS music folder. Some have been showing up, but I'll want to check their tagging vs. how they show up in the SS UI, consistency of tagging between podcast providers, etc. Should be interesting. Maybe someone else will post more on the PlugIn and the how the iTunes integration is working for them. Cheers, --rt ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Brightness timer
>>you can set the brightness adjustments to manual only. That should disable any automatic changes, such as when the screensaver engages.<< Yes, that's exactly what I have it on. And it worked before installing this plugin but doesn't work now, even though I've deleted the plugin. >>If the plugin isn't listed in the Server Settings page anymore then it is successfully removed.<< Then it is removed, but it must have permanently altered something so that manual brightness no longer works properly. >>What is your brightness setting when the player is turned off? It should be set to 0.<< It shouldn't matter what that setting is because I have brightness adjustment set to manually adjust instead of automatic. I'll probably just do another clean install. -- MeSue Sue ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SqueezeBox G Anomaly
I have just encountered an interesting anomaly on my SBG. Firstly I've created an SSH tunnel work to my Slimserver pc at home. If I actually run Slimserver on work PC the display on my SBG is fine. However if I stop the SlimServer and start the SSH tunnel the left most column of pixels has some pixels that are "inverted". In other words when the display is supposed blank they are lit and if the display is lit they are dark. If I reboot the SBG everything is fine until I stop the tunnel and re-establish it. It is always the same group of six pixels,and in the same pattern. I'm assuming that some extraneous data is being sent to the SBG. Any ideas, and is it going to harm my beloved SBG? Thanks, Roy-- Do meddle in the affairs of Dragons,for you are crunchy and good with Tabasco. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Podcast PlugIn {was} Totally confused about iTunes with SlimServer
Quoting ron thigpen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Downloads a local copy of the RSS enclosure (audio file) well, not being a podcast listener, I'm not 100% certain. However, I believe all are right except the above. The enclosures are certainly cached, but I'm not sure what the extent of 'local copy' it creates. I haven't noticed any specific code to store as a local copy for later, or for use as sources for other devices. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
> I'm sure our friends in the UK can elaborate (or correct me), but in the > UK all companies, public or private, must be registered at Companies > House, and submit financial statements. Those statements are available > to the public. I used to enjoy reading the financial statements for all > the F1 teams. Not really true. Public companies and private limited companies do. Private unlimited companies, of which there are many, only have to share their accounts with the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise AFAIAA. -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Podcast PlugIn {was} Totally confused about iTunes with SlimServer
kdf wrote: > Slimserver also includes a podcast browser, which you can point to your > favourite broadcasts. I haven't messed around with this but am a bit unclear on how this works. Please correct what's wrong in the following: The SS/SB Podcast Plugin: Allows management of Favorite Podcast (RSS URL) Lists Browses the podcast URLs and then presents the RSS/XML contained metadata in the SB UI. Allows selection of individual podcasts thru the SB UI. Downloads a local copy of the RSS enclosure (audio file) Plays this back. Is this right? --rt Once selected > ITunes podcasts are presented as a special > playlist in slimserver, directly accessible via the web interface and through > 'browse music' in the player interface. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Totally confused about iTunes with SlimServer
radish wrote: Of course you could always go for a portable player which isn't as restricted as the ipod and plays open formats like FLAC out of the box. yep. and for my next h/w rev i'll be looking at exactly that. of course other features (in-car integration, photo pod, etc.) might prove to be worth dealing with this issue. and then there's the fact that FLAC might not be a great portable format. files are large. and probably larger than they need to be given how portables are used: sub-audiophile earphones, noisy environments, etc. and large files affect battery life as they involve more disk spinning. so that's a trade-off. we'll see. --rt ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Lots of 'No Artist - No Album' entries appeared
This isn't due to untagged files. This (appears) to be due to a 'dummy' file that's a result of the .cue file being created for a single CD FLAC (that is correctly tagged, and shows up correctly in the list of tracks / artists / albums). Andy -- adhawkins ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Totally confused about iTunes with SlimServer
On 8/3/05, radish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Of course you could always go for a portable player which isn't as > restricted as the ipod and plays open formats like FLAC out of the box. To be fair, almost none of the current players do play FLAC. The iPod isn't exactly "restricted". - Jacob ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Feature request: Brightness timer
Quoting MeSue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Please How do I completely eliminate it? I am literally losing sleep > over this. check player settings->display you can set the brightness adjustments to manual only. That should disable any automatic changes, such as when the screensaver engages. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Brightness timer
Hi MeSue Sorry to hear my plugin doesn't let you sleep. Deleting the plugin should be enough to eliminate it. Are you sure you deleted all copies of it? Also renaming it is not good enough. I once had a plugin renamed and installing a new copy gave me very strange results. If the plugin isn't listed in the Server Settings page anymore then it is successfully removed. There are three brightness settings per player for on, off and idle. What is your brightness setting when the player is turned off? It should be set to 0. Felix -- fcm4711 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Totally confused about iTunes with SlimServer
Of course you could always go for a portable player which isn't as restricted as the ipod and plays open formats like FLAC out of the box. -- radish ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
Sean, thank you. -- JayNYC ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
I would also like to add. Slimdevices has been a pretty standup company for the consumer. One revision to the hardware was an upgrade to the VFD display to give it graphical abilities. They did NOT have to offer to current owners an upgrade path to the better display, but DID and even gave us a rebate if we shipped back the old display. Not many companies would touch that level of support and upgrade. They show through action that they truly want their customers to be happy with the product they bought. And want you to buy more :) I will be purchasing as many as the wife will allow, however that right now is just one :( -- m1abrams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox/Slim Server Mismatch
Quoting Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Could anyone tell me if the 'Use MusicMagic' setting on the Server > Settings page is necessary to be able to generate MM mixes from the > Squeezebox as I thought this was controlled through the Plugins > section, the MM logo on my player has disappeared now this setting is > disabled. It is absolutely required. If you are not 'using' musicmagic, then there is simply no facility to generate teh mixes triggered by the MM links. What is controlled via the plugins section is the enable or disable. Disabling is an optimisation. If you know you dont have musicmagic, you can disable specifically and prevent the server from asting 5 seconds to check, or waste a section of the plugins page to show the musicmagic port setting. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
I am happy to comment on some not-really-secret details for those who are curious, but first: THIS IS NOT AN OFFER TO BUY OR SELL SECURITIES. AS A MATTER OF POLICY AND LAW WE DO NOT DISCUSS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES PUBLICLY. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME DIRECTLY IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. Some info: - Slim Devices is a five year old, privately held, California C corp headquartered in Mountain View, CA. - We have not raised venture capital, only relatively small tranches of "angel money" from customers and friends (accredited investors per SEC). - The founders are in control of the company now and for the forseeable future. - We are in great shape, and we've been in this market longer than anyone. As others have pointed out, you don't otherwise get to your fourth hardware revision. - We are not disappearing any time soon. I hope that answers most of the questions. This is the extent of what I'm comfortable sharing publicly. -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Totally confused about iTunes with SlimServer
mgerbasio wrote: After a lot of thought and delay between XM and an ipod I decided the ipod would be better for me. I know nothing about itunes and don't plan to buy music online, but I do want to use the podcasts. My entire music collection is in flac. I've done a lot of reading on this forum but I'm still lost. What type of integration is possible between the slimserver software, itunes and flac encoded files? It looks like I need to transcode to mp3, I'm in the process of doing it now, and point itunes to the mp3 files and keep the slimserver pointed to the flac files. Basically I'd be looking at keeping two separate music folders, one mp3 and one flac without sharing anything between the two. Is that correct? What about podcasts, how can I listen to those on my squeezebox? Is there anything that I'm missing about integrating slimserver and itunes? Would I have gained anything if I went with Apple Loosless over flac; doubt I would since I wanted a open codec. OK. One thing at a time. FLAC: As you note, FLAC won't play back directly on the iPod. You'll need to transcode to something that will, most likely MP3. You can do this in a bulk process ahead of time, or on-the-fly as you transfer files to the iPod (using something like Anapod + plugin). On-the-fly will require new software, and _much_ more time to load files. On the other hand, it will save storage space. iPod Software: You'll need software to manage the contents of your iPod. Options here include iTunes, ephPod and Anapod, and perhaps others. iTunes is free and highly featured. It does the iTunesMusicStore thing, which you may or may not like (requires conversion to use iTMS content w/SB). It does the podCasting thing, but there are other options for this as well. It's kind of bulky and wants to do everything for you, most of it not directly iPod related: console music player, ripper, encoder, library management, etc. There is an iTunes-to-Slimserver integration, but if you are splitting your library for MP3 and FLAC I don't think you'll want to use it. You would have to load up both FLAC and MP3 in iTunes and then deal with the mixed format library in both interfaces. EphPod: Free. Basic iPod management. Does the two-way copy thing. Does everything I need. Anapod: Windows integrated interfaces. On-the-fly transcoding support. $25. Probably worth it if you like these features. Podcasts: Plenty of third party software, some quite good that allows you to browse and pick podcasts, schedule and manage downloads, and mangage the resulting nest of files. For SS/SB integration, just put the podcast files themselves in the music path that SB sees. You'll pick them up on scanning. Library entries are as good as the tags on the files. For iPod integration, upload/sync to iPod as usual. The only real rough spot is tagging. Metadata for podcasts is generally in the XML of the feed, with audio file tagging optional and spotty. You may need to insert a manual step here to tag the downloads. I use iPodder, and it seems to work OK for most feeds. It may be tagging on the fly for me from the XML metadata, probably not, haven't checked. Some feeds are showing up in my New Music lists, with correct metadata. Not sure what iTunes does. Hopefully a standard tagging scheme will emerge. It might be cool if SS recognized a podcast directory distinctly from the music directory. This would allow a few good usability points. Scanning could occur more often for just this directory as it should be smaller and new stuff is expected more often. Scans could add a little metadata flag to the SS database indicating that these are podcasts. Which would in turn make it possible for the SB and web UI to allow for independent browsing of just these files. If you don't mind the roughness in the Podcasting area, my recommendation for you would be to maintain a library with a format split, point SS to the FLAC and your iPod s/w to the MP3. Use some other podcasting software to manage those feeds and pull in content to the SS and iPod. If you like iTunes and it works smoothly for your podcasting needs then you might want to use that for the iPod side of the house and just don't turn on the SS/iTunes integration. --rt ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Skins - many don't seem to work.
RE: [slim] Skins - many don't seem to work. Have you tried the pill or a contraceptive jelly. Sorry couldn't resist. Matt The information contained in this e-mail is strictly confidential and for the intended use of the addressee only; it may also be legally privileged and/or price sensitive. Notice is hereby given that any disclosure, use or copying of the information by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited and may be illegal. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail. All e-mail sent to this address will be received by Acacia Pacific Holding's e-mail system and is subjected to archiving and review by someone other than the recipient. Acacia Pacific Holdings has taken every reasonable precaution to ensure that any attachment to this e-mail has been swept for viruses. We accept no liability for any damage sustained as a result of software viruses and advise you carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Skins - many don't seem to work.
The one that works with the AlienBBC page? -- Patrick Dixon www.at-view.co.uk ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Totally confused about iTunes with SlimServer
Quoting mgerbasio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > What type > of integration is possible between the slimserver software, itunes and > flac encoded files? It looks like I need to transcode to mp3, I'm in > What about podcasts, how can I listen to those on my squeezebox? Is Itunes does not understand flac, Squeezebox 2 and slimserver does. Squeezebox will transcode to wav for playback, but SB2 will play flac natively. Slimserver also includes a podcast browser, which you can point to your favourite broadcasts. iTunes integration allows you to load metadata about your tracks into slimserver. Since you have entirely FLAC files, this part is useless to you. As is the loading of playlists, which you will not be able to create in iTunes, since it doesn't (and probably will never, thanks to their 'open' minds) understand flac. ITunes podcasts are presented as a special playlist in slimserver, directly accessible via the web interface and through 'browse music' in the player interface. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Skins - many don't seem to work.
Quoting Simon Still <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > when i try Fishbone2, for example, i dont seem to have graphics for > any of the buttons in the player or to select tracks. what, exactly, is fishbone2? -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Modified Fishbone Skins
Quoting Patrick Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Just trying the fawn version of the modified skin and it looks like the > AlienBBC page doesn't get the same style. > > This is on 2005-08-02 nightly. That's up to alienbbc, since the plugins provide the templates. the plugin needs to call teh standard page header, or provide its own links to teh new stylesheets. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
This is true, all "Limited" companies have to submit basic accounting statements to companies house. http://www.companieshouse.co.uk/ These are then publicy available. -- Bruce Hartley ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature request: Brightness timer
Me again. Since finding the problem with the sleep timer, I have tried removing this plugin, but no matter what I do, it still overrides my manual brightness adjustments. I tried unchecking the box for the plugin in the Server Settings page. Didn't work. Then I re-enabled the plug-in, made sure it was set to off, and then disabled it. Didn't work. Finally, I deleted the AudoDisplay.pm file from the plugins folder and restarted SlimServer. Still, it messes with my brightness settings! The worst is that the sleep timer no longer works like it did before I installed AutoDisplay. I used to set the sleep timer, manually turn the brightness off, and it would stay dark until I manually turned brightness up. Now as soon as the sleep timer ends the display comes back on and wakes me up. Yes, even after deleting the plugin! Please How do I completely eliminate it? I am literally losing sleep over this. -- MeSue Sue ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: CDs with 'hidden' tracks - suggestion
bflatmajor Wrote: > I'm just now starting to deal with this issue also. What I've done is to > create a .wav file within EAC, then edit that file using eac to remove > everything except the hidden track. So far, it works. > > > B To save the step of having to edit the .wav file, you could use the EAC feature Action - Copy Range to rip that portion of the track which contains audio. -- Jeff52 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Totally confused about iTunes with SlimServer
Actually the latest versions of slimserver has a PodCast plugin, I have not used it much but it may work for you. I personally like iPods, however hate iTunes. This may be an option for you,if you are using windows.. http://www.redchairsoftware.com/anapod/ Since you are using FLAC, then you probably do not want to integrate iTunes with Slimserver. I have never used iTunes integration so am not sure what it provides. Also on Podcasts, I hate the name they gave them because it implies you need an iPod to use them (not true). Their are many apps out there for getting podcasts beyond iTunes, iTunes just integrates nicely with your iPod. -- m1abrams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Totally confused about iTunes with SlimServer
Hi, I've been using the squeezebox (I & II) without a problem, the server (v6.1) running on Linux and I use the Linux machine to run the server and store the music files. Absolutely one of the best toys I've ever bought. After a lot of thought and delay between XM and an ipod I decided the ipod would be better for me. I know nothing about itunes and don't plan to buy music online, but I do want to use the podcasts. My entire music collection is in flac. I've done a lot of reading on this forum but I'm still lost. What type of integration is possible between the slimserver software, itunes and flac encoded files? It looks like I need to transcode to mp3, I'm in the process of doing it now, and point itunes to the mp3 files and keep the slimserver pointed to the flac files. Basically I'd be looking at keeping two separate music folders, one mp3 and one flac without sharing anything between the two. Is that correct? What about podcasts, how can I listen to those on my squeezebox? Is there anything that I'm missing about integrating slimserver and itunes? Would I have gained anything if I went with Apple Loosless over flac; doubt I would since I wanted a open codec. Thanks. Regards-Michael G. -- mgerbasio ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: CDs with 'hidden' tracks - suggestion
I'm just now starting to deal with this issue also. What I've done is to create a .wav file within EAC, then edit that file using eac to remove everything except the hidden track. So far, it works. B -- bflatmajor ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
OT I'm sure our friends in the UK can elaborate (or correct me), but in the UK all companies, public or private, must be registered at Companies House, and submit financial statements. Those statements are available to the public. I used to enjoy reading the financial statements for all the F1 teams. I like the openness of that system. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
I notice that the orignal poster has not been back to give any reason for their request. Unless he/she can give a legitimate reason for requesting this info, I think this thread should be ignored. It seems to just be a way of creating FUD. -- oreillymj ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Solutions needed for party/jukebox
Hi there, I've scratched my head about this a few times, and was wondering if anyone had any ideas. I like to use my SB at parties - it's great to give control of the music to your guests without they mixing cd's/cases up, and generally abusing your valuable music. Setting long playlists and acting like a free jukebox is fantasic. My problem is that navigation with the remote isn't simple for someone not used to the server (too easy to stop what's currently playing, or erase the current playlist). My workaround has been to use the 'touch' skin on a laptop - but it's not ideal (as I don't have a touch screen!). The ideal solution for me would be a small application that did simple things very well - pause, skip track, previous track and allowed people to search easily by artist/track and add to the current playlist. Nothing more required - and no ability to screw around with settings, erase the playlist etc. What's everyone elses take on this? How do you manage? Perhaps all your friends already have SBs :) Thanks, Chris. -- chris ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Modified Fishbone Skins
Just trying the fawn version of the modified skin and it looks like the AlienBBC page doesn't get the same style. This is on 2005-08-02 nightly. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-view.co.uk ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox/Slim Server Mismatch
I've been trying lots of different stuff and I have made a bit of progress. After the hard reset the Squeezebox is displaying what I would expect and appears to be agreeing with the Slim Server. If I browse by album or by artist then everything appears to be fine. If I browse by genre then Röyksopp is listed twice. The last thing I tried was to turn off the 'Use MusicMagic' setting on the Server Settings page this has solved the problem completely. SO if MusicMagic is used for genre and title inforamtion it seems to cause duplicate database entries. Could anyone tell me if the 'Use MusicMagic' setting on the Server Settings page is necessary to be able to generate MM mixes from the Squeezebox as I thought this was controlled through the Plugins section, the MM logo on my player has disappeared now this setting is disabled. -- Guy ___ 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: > Oh I understand. I think you don't realise my situation then. Yes the > squeezebox is a hardware mediaplayer but it is tied to its > limited(browser) software mediaplayer. I'll let me previous posts > stand as why the squeezebox 'could' be usefull in a completely > different way! Apple sees this but there needs to be a better solution > on windows. No it is not tied to the "limited browser" (which by the way a browser based interface has capabilities beyond what a dedicated client app could have). Example, any PDA that has a network becomes a rather nice Graphically remote control for your Squeezebox with only the use of a skin (no extra coding needed). But the point is when I am using my Squeezebox and I imagine most other people here, I never even use the browser software. I occasionally use my PDA with the browser, but for the most part I do not have a need for that. Also have you tested the "limited" browser portion of the Slimserver? -- m1abrams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Other Squeezebox Forum Discussions
There's an active Squeezebox2 thread over at av123 if anyone wants to chime in. Seems like the recent discussion is about how convenient (or not) it is to browse or search music folders. http://forum.av123.com/showthread.php?threadid=9445 - Dave -- Dave D ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
whizkid Wrote: > Most companies, public or private, give some sense of their company and > market strength. Perception is too often not reality in the tech biz. "Most companies?" Please name some examples of small private companies who have posted financials, or any REAL information about their financial state which can be proven to be truthful. Slim Devices has no obligation whatsoever to divulge *anything* about their financial state to *anyone* but their own private investors. (And you know what? I hope they don't! I sure wouldn't, and never on a forum.) whizkid Wrote: > As for "if they drop dead tomorrow you still have a functioning system". > True, but for how long? Right up until the next standard or needed > feature requrires hardware/firmware changes and at that very moment you > become stranded. They could close their doors right now. I'll have a functioning system, which does everything I want to do, until the hardware dies or until Slimserver stops functioning with Windows XP (or whatever comes later). I can write some Perl and I have tons of folks around in this forum, willing to help me figure it out. I'm willing to bet I would not be "stranded" for years, even with no other products to choose from. And judging from the fact that a co-worker has had a SliMP3 for several years and has only recently upgraded Slimserver in that time, I'm not too worried. I don't know why I'm even replying to this silly thread. -- Dave D ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re-scan problems
Since I upgraded to slimserver 6.1.1 I have problems with scanning on both re-scan and clear library and re-scan. I have only 500 albums and about 5300 tracks but it takes at least 45 - 60 mins to scan compared with around 15-20 on earlier versions. My squeezebox is hard-wired to the router and never loses contact with the slimserver in normal use. However when scanning it constantly loses contact and it is impossible to scan and play at the same time. Even when not playing it still loses contact constantly. When I look in task manager slimserver cycles rapidly between 60% and 97% CPU usage when playing and scanning and 60 and 85% when just scanning. I have tried disabling the plugins I added in case it made a difference but it doesn't. It is a basic Dell windows box with a Celeron 2.6 processor and 256mb Ram. Any ideas? Can anyone help me set up debugging so I can provide more info? Cheers Paul -- spieler ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Skins - many don't seem to work.
It's been my experience that switching skins isn't as reliable as it could be. Try doing a shift-reload in your browser after changing the setting, or loading the skin directly with http://:9000/SkinName/. They're all maintained when changes happen to the interface. I believe the only ones with any substantial recent development are Fishbone, ExBrowse2, and Default2 (the latter two are mine). The *2 skins have reliability problems sometimes, which I'm working on, but when they work they're pretty awesome if I do say so myself. :) Are there any particular skins that are outright broken? - Jacob On 8/3/05, Simon Still <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only skins i've used are Fishbone and the default. There's a big > list of skins in the latest slimserver release (i don't use betas or > nightlies) but it appears quite a few of them don't work properly - > when i try Fishbone2, for example, i dont seem to have graphics for > any of the buttons in the player or to select tracks. > > If these skins aren't working they should be removed from a release - > this is meant to be a consumer product which means in production > software functionality should work or not be there. > > Personally I'd like to see some work on Fishbone (which i think is > underway). Bigger buttons to select tracks and 'striping' to improve > readability in the the lefthand pane. Many of the other skins now > seem superfluous - does anyone here use anything other than default, > handheld or Fishbone? > ___ > 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] CDs with 'hidden' tracks - suggestion
On CDs like this I have used MP3Cut to split the tracks into 2 separate MP3s OK, it's not the 'original CD experience' but neither is skipping the silence... James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not waive confidentiality or privilege, and use is prohibited. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] CDs with 'hidden' tracks - suggestion
Hi, Only got my SB2 this week, but very impressed so far. One option I would like to see (if feasible) is the ability to skip over more than 10 seconds (configurable) of silence in a track to remove the huge amounts of silence used to 'hide' an extra song at the end of the last track in many albums. The idea would be that if during the track there was a period of silence exceeding the configured limit then the server would scan forward to the next non-silence portion of the track and stream from there, or the next track if nothing found. Cheers, Grahame. -- GrahameP ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Lots of 'No Artist - No Album' entries appeared
My library also has a single track with no artist and no album track. It's due to the inclusion of a windows media format file that is part of my GF's music collection. So far as I know, there isn't a way to tag this format. I'd also suspect that there is no way to tag .wav files, either. If there are no tags, then (I believe) SS will not be able to provide information such as artist/album or whatever. If you don't want to have this stuff showing up in your library, you can probably configure SS to ignore any track with a .wav extension. If you did this, then wiped the cache and re-scanned, SS will not include .wav files and it should clear the problem. The downside is that it will not include ANY wav files - none AT ALL. So if you require SB to actually play the wav files (which it looks like you might, based on your description), then I don't think there would be a way round it. As far as I can tell, it is normal to have tracks listed in this way if the music format does not support tagging (such as with .wav). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Hawkins Sent: 03 August 2005 09:29 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Lots of 'No Artist - No Album' entries appeared I've recently noticed that I have a lot of tracks with 'No Artist' and 'No Album'. If I look at one of these tracks, it's relating to a file called 'dummy.wav' in the directory where I have FLAC files stored (1 FLAC file per album). In these directories, I now have files called flacname.cue, and these refer to a file called dummy.wav Can anyone tell me if this is expected behaviour, or a bug? Thanks Andy ___ 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] Skins - many don't seem to work.
The only skins i've used are Fishbone and the default. There's a big list of skins in the latest slimserver release (i don't use betas or nightlies) but it appears quite a few of them don't work properly - when i try Fishbone2, for example, i dont seem to have graphics for any of the buttons in the player or to select tracks. If these skins aren't working they should be removed from a release - this is meant to be a consumer product which means in production software functionality should work or not be there. Personally I'd like to see some work on Fishbone (which i think is underway). Bigger buttons to select tracks and 'striping' to improve readability in the the lefthand pane. Many of the other skins now seem superfluous - does anyone here use anything other than default, handheld or Fishbone? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Player stopping rather than pausing when switched off
Earlier, I said I don't mind either way. I've changed my mind. Now that I've thought about it, I'd like the SB2 to pause when the power is switched off. BUT, only if it starts playing again automatically when the power is turned on again. To me, if I press the power off in middle of whatever the SB2 was doing, it would be nice if it reverts to the original state once the power is switched on again. This will allow single button (press once) operation on the remote control which even my 2-year old can handle. -- Aylwin ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] itunes playlists
Have you checked the --d_itunes & --d_info output to see if this smart playlist is being scanned or not? >From what you describe it sounds like SlimServer is not scanning the up-to-date iTunes Library - is any other new music appearing in SlimServer that you've added to iTunes? I believe that SS 6.2 supports playlist only scanning from iTunes but I have not tested this yet (I also don't really see the point unless it's incredibly fast) but note that the iTunes scanner is brand new in 6.2 and issues like this are entirely possible - a couple of days ago it wasn't working at all. However the latest 6.1.2 is working fine with iTunes. James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not waive confidentiality or privilege, and use is prohibited. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Lots of 'No Artist - No Album' entries appeared
I've recently noticed that I have a lot of tracks with 'No Artist' and 'No Album'. If I look at one of these tracks, it's relating to a file called 'dummy.wav' in the directory where I have FLAC files stored (1 FLAC file per album). In these directories, I now have files called flacname.cue, and these refer to a file called dummy.wav Can anyone tell me if this is expected behaviour, or a bug? Thanks Andy ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
That's correct. Public companies are required by law to submit financial statements. Naturally, they need to answer to their stockholders. And this information is available to the public. Private companies only have to answer to the government (taxes). How much of this financial information is available to the public probably depends on the country (or state?). Personally, I see no sense in asking Slim Devices about their financial condition in a public forum. Regardless of what the real condition may be, why on earth would ANY company say anything other than "We're doing fine"? Whether you're raking in lots of money or on the brink of bankrupcy it doesn't do any good by saying so. If you're a potential investor, contact them directly. If you're a customer, there have already been explanations why there's no need to worry. If you're simply curious, well, they're doing fine. :) -- Aylwin ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
The most important thing we can do is to make sure we do our own share of 'marketing'. I'd assume we all here love our SB2 and how it has changed the way we listen to music. But given the SD is still a pretty small company, they can't really afford marketing like Sonos. If we all do our share to spread the word, I think that is the best thing we can do to make sure any diaster to happen down the road. We, the people who gave it a fair try, know the SB2 is a wonderful product. But if you go to say audioasylum.com, you will see people who are so stuck up and insist in using a noisy PC as their music server (running some fancy ASIO sound card)... they just don't see the beauty and simplicity of the SB2... we need to do our share to make sure words get spread out. I am going to give a demo to a group of friends tonight. =) -- WSLam WSLam SB2 | Linn CD12 | Unidisk 1.1 | TacT RCS2.0s | EMM Labs DCC2 | Mark Levinson No.33H | Revel Ultima Salon 'Photo of my Setup' (http://photos.lam.ws/thumbnails.php?album=62) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Clients home page limit options
Is there a way to make it so someone can't edit someone else's playlist? -- spectre51 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
