Re: [slim] SB2 Bridging question
However, the new network topology would be using the SB2 wireless interface to connect to the fiber router and the wired interface to connect to the computer running SlimServer. The computer running SlimServer would then be using the SB2 to bridge over to the fiber router for access to the rest of the network. That's the exact configuration (except it's still DSL for me) I've been using for about two months now. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Trouble with the UI
I found that if I use the light skin then I was able to add songs fine. But the default and handheld still gave me troubles.. You didn't specify the slimserver version you're using. 6.5 is cutting edge, and problems are to be expected as there are major works on the skins going on. Go for the 6.2.x branch if you want stable behaviour. Do most people use firefox here? I doubt it as the Windows executable will launch IE. I'm using Opera almost exclusively. When I connect the player to the server, the web page (on the top right hand corner) shows the different IP addresses (with the player) connected to the server in a dropdown menu. I use this dropdown menu to switch to the playlist of different players. This is correct. Did you disable javascript by chance? Or do you use some security package (popup blocker, privacy protector or whatever it might be called) which does not like the javascript's window reload mechanisms? For some reason, the default and handheld skin wouldn't let me add songs to the playlist properly.. You're sure it does not add? Did you check the other player that's still displayed for the left panel? This would have interesting effects waking up your girlfriend in the sleeping room while you are testing this in the living room :-) -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Trouble with the UI
- changing the IP addr in the right pane didn't affect the left pane - the links still looked like: It should reload the two panels. Which slimserver release are you using? 6.2? 6.1? 6.5? There is no change button in the default skin, right? Yes, it uses javascript to do the reload. - it worked from a remote location (router fowarded 9000 to machine running slimserver), but not from a local machine. This is interesting... - I'm using Mozilla Firefox - didn't try IE. Please do try with another browser. And if your antivirus product came with a privacy protection kind of software, please turn it off for the test. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: wma radio hangs slimserver
For future reference: Problem is solved! I submitted a bug report: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2377 and the solution is (thanks to Dan Sully): For a quick fix - edit convert.conf - and find the line that says: [wmadec] -r 44100 --abr 16 change it to: [wmadec] -r 44100 -b 16 -- windy ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] WEP Encryption
Hi all, I'm using ZyAIR B-2000 v.2 router and I'm unable to connect. going threw my router configuration settings I noticed that I need to enter 4 keys to be used with the WEP 64 bit and during the setup of the squeezbox I'm only able to enter 1 key... I have a feeling that this causes the problem that prevent me from connecting to the wireless network. Ideas? Am I missing something altogther? Thanks, Yoni. -- ystoffman ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Interesting Competitor to Squeezebox...
You're Correct. Except that the reviewer was very happy with the sound quality (for the 80GB 2.5 hd version only - the 160GB 3.5 hd added some noise). -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] UK Squeezebox 3 Promotion?
Is there any news of a promotion being run in the UK along the lines of the SD website promo ($100 off 2 players) ? Richard Scales ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Trouble with the UI
mherger Wrote: Do most people use firefox here? I doubt it as the Windows executable will launch IE. I'm using Opera almost exclusively. [color=blue] Not any more, the Windows launcher now uses your current/default browser. I use Firefox and am not having any problems with it - though not using it in this particular fashion. Ceejay -- ceejay ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Trouble with the UI
Like it said in the opening post, I got it from the download section from this site and it's 6.2. Cutting edge? I assumed the official version and the default skin would be the stable combination. Google bar is installed with the popup blocker enabled. mherger Wrote: I found that if I use the light skin then I was able to add songs fine. But the default and handheld still gave me troubles.. You didn't specify the slimserver version you're using. 6.5 is cutting edge, and problems are to be expected as there are major works on the skins going on. Go for the 6.2.x branch if you want stable behaviour. Do most people use firefox here? I doubt it as the Windows executable will launch IE. I'm using Opera almost exclusively. When I connect the player to the server, the web page (on the top right hand corner) shows the different IP addresses (with the player) connected to the server in a dropdown menu. I use this dropdown menu to switch to the playlist of different players. This is correct. Did you disable javascript by chance? Or do you use some security package (popup blocker, privacy protector or whatever it might be called) which does not like the javascript's window reload mechanisms? For some reason, the default and handheld skin wouldn't let me add songs to the playlist properly.. You're sure it does not add? Did you check the other player that's still displayed for the left panel? This would have interesting effects waking up your girlfriend in the sleeping room while you are testing this in the living room :-) -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) -- Madbot ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Replaygain - dummies guide?
Hi Folks, Started looking into getting all my music tagged for replaygain. I have all my music stored as flac. A trawl of the forums revealed that I can get set up by using foobar2000 to tag all my music which I've started. I have some questions as to how this actually works. Does it consider the volume levels of every track in the music collection before applying gain values? If so, does this mean every time I rip a new CD I'm going to have to rerun it across the whole collection again? Hope not becaus it seems to be taking ages! Thanks Paul -- PaulR ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] WMA DRM PRW (periodically recurring whine)
I know this issue has come up a number of times, but it usually doesn't receive too many comments from Slim Devices. Also, there has been progress recently on WMA support in the firmware, so I thought it might be worth raising the issue again. The new Squeezebox looks very nice, but personally, I'm not yet tempted to upgrade from the two first generation players I already own. Why? I want the DRM support to play music from one of the subscription services that are out there. Without that, I'm stuck waiting for someone to release a device that's comparable to the Squeezebox in overall experience and also supports WMA DRM (and if it supports streaming from Rhapsody, so much the better). I've talked to several people shopping for media streaming boxes recently, and in all cases, working with Rhapsody or Yahoo Music has been a requirement, not a nice to have. I end up telling them, The Squeezebox is the best thing out there in most ways, but right now you'd be better off buying... I wish I didn't have to do that. Anyway, DRM is mentioned in the software roadmap on the Wiki as a goal, but it doesn't appear in the more concrete plans. Could someone from Slim Devices comment on (or at least hint vaguely at) the issues involved, and/or any concrete plans? Thanks. -- gsamsa ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Replaygain - dummies guide?
PaulR Wrote: Hi Folks, Started looking into getting all my music tagged for replaygain. I have all my music stored as flac. A trawl of the forums revealed that I can get set up by using foobar2000 to tag all my music which I've started. I have some questions as to how this actually works. Does it consider the volume levels of every track in the music collection before applying gain values? If so, does this mean every time I rip a new CD I'm going to have to rerun it across the whole collection again? Hope not becaus it seems to be taking ages! Thanks Paul To apply replaygain to the tracks on an album, you only need to scan (all the tracks on) the album, not your entire collection. -- clumsyoik ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: WMA DRM PRW (periodically recurring whine)
gsamsa Wrote: I know this issue has come up a number of times, but it usually doesn't receive too many comments from Slim Devices. Also, there has been progress recently on WMA support in the firmware, so I thought it might be worth raising the issue again. The new Squeezebox looks very nice, but personally, I'm not yet tempted to upgrade from the two first generation players I already own. Why? I want the DRM support to play music from one of the subscription services that are out there. Without that, I'm stuck waiting for someone to release a device that's comparable to the Squeezebox in overall experience and also supports WMA DRM (and if it supports streaming from Rhapsody, so much the better). I've talked to several people shopping for media streaming boxes recently, and in all cases, working with Rhapsody or Yahoo Music has been a requirement, not a nice to have. I end up telling them, The Squeezebox is the best thing out there in most ways, but right now you'd be better off buying... I wish I didn't have to do that. Anyway, DRM is mentioned in the software roadmap on the Wiki as a goal, but it doesn't appear in the more concrete plans. Could someone from Slim Devices comment on (or at least hint vaguely at) the issues involved, and/or any concrete plans? Thanks. Here's a fairly heavy hint: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6419567#post6419567 -- clumsyoik ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Replaygain - dummies guide?
PaulR Wrote: Started looking into getting all my music tagged for replaygain. I have all my music stored as flac. A trawl of the forums revealed that I can get set up by using foobar2000 to tag all my music which I've started. I have some questions as to how this actually works. Does it consider the volume levels of every track in the music collection before applying gain values? If so, does this mean every time I rip a new CD I'm going to have to rerun it across the whole collection again? Hope not becaus it seems to be taking ages! Since you're using Foobar2000, the process is very straightforward. Just load up all the albums you want to process. If they are in a single directory hierarchy, that's trivial: right-click the folder in Windows Explorer and select Enqueue in Foobar2000. Now select everything in FB2K (Ctrl-A), then right-click to get the pop-up menu and select Replaygain - Scan selection as multiple albums. This will add both track and album gain tags. What happens is that all of the tracks in each album are analysed, and after the last track in an album is done, it writes the tags to all the files in that album. If you switch on the console log display you'll see what's going on. As for rescanning the entire library: no that's not required. Just replaygain scan the new CD(s). Also, FB2K has an option to only scan and apply replaygain if the file doesn't already have the tags. If you switch this option on, then even if you tell FB2K to replaygain your entire collection, it'll (very quickly) skip all those that were already done. (Sorry, I'm at work right now and don't recall the exact place where this option is set). -- cliveb ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playback of album starts not with first track
@Allan Shuffle is definitely not on. @kdf I have created the log, but it's over 500 lines. Should I include it in this thread (which would make it a bit lengthy) or should I e-mail it to you? Dieter -- dip ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Replaygain - dummies guide?
Great - It just had to work sensibly I guess! Thanks for all the replies. Paul -- PaulR ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound
Hi bpa, The mplayer version is 'mplayer dev-CVS-051004-17:18-3.4.2 for Windows' from the link somewhere in previous posts. Slimserver is 6.2 from 26-10-05 and alienbbc 0.99 from the same date. The audio connects and plays fine but starts to garble in as little as 30 seconds. The effect is of very short bursts of audio played in the wrong order with occasional short gaps. This degrades further until it sounds like two garbled streams superimposed over each other. A friend of mine thinks it sounds great and wants to sample it for a track. My wife on the other hand thinks that she should just be able to turn it on and listen to the Archers. For the sake of peace and harmony, I'm with the wife on this one! -- Hangtight ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Anybody using the Qnap TS-101 NAS yet?
Hi @. I'm considering purchasing one of these NAS boxes to function as my media server. Just wondering if anyone is using one yet could comment on their performance/suitability etc. Many thanks. http://www.multitask-computing.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=392osCsid=108586d1143c63848235ca1ee17edfea -- pedalhead ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound
That version of Mplayer didn't handle all the garbled problems http://www.x2systems.com/AlienBBC/mplayer051015.zip Try this version - this is the one I'm still testing to find the last (hopefully) issue- people still seem to get garbled audio but it is far less frequent -- bpa ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Anybody using the Qnap TS-101 NAS yet?
I don't think it has shipped yet. I'm planning to buy one too. -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Help needed: SBG upgrade display broken...
Hey Michael Sorry to hear about your trouble. If Felix (K55) cannot help you I can offer you to do the necessary soldering. Just let me know. Maybe on the SB3 lauch party (I guess I could convince Felix to have one) or we could meet and I bring my soldering iron. I wanted to talk to you about the webinterface anyway to have a better integration of the IR blaster interface. But not this weekend since I am laying in bed with a bad ear infection. :( Felix -- fcm4711 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: WMA DRM PRW (periodically recurring whine)
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6419567#post6419567 Remember the parking photos? Let's start some new rumours ;-) -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Help needed: SBG upgrade display broken...
Sorry to hear about your trouble. If Felix (K55) He still had three on stock. Two of them should be on their way to the wild west of Switzerland (just to be brought back to Bern in a few weeks...). cannot help you I can offer you to do the necessary soldering. From Felix' mail: Felix Müller lötet sonst gerne :-) But not this weekend since I am laying in bed with a bad ear infection. Gueti Besserig! -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver 6.2.0 CPU % is high
You might also have a Windows shortcut in one directory that loops back to another... -- Neil amcfarla [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I have just installed the 6.2.0 version and my CPU % for slim.exe has been staying around nearly 20-50% all day long, I know the slim will use a lot when scanning the library, but it has been staying at this percentage all day long, and I not sure why. Nothing has changed on my PC other than upgrading to the newer version. Is anyone else having this issue, I am going to revert back to the older version til this issue is resolved. -- amcfarla ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Anybody using the Qnap TS-101 NAS yet?
Looks fascinating; can we have confirmation from Slimdevices that they will be producing device specific versions of Slimserver in the future for this product...? -- Neil pedalhead [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi @. I'm considering purchasing one of these NAS boxes to function as my media server. Just wondering if anyone is using one yet could comment on their performance/suitability etc. Many thanks. http://www.multitask-computing.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=392osCsid=108586d1143c63848235ca1ee17edfea -- pedalhead ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: slimserver 6.2 problem
I reported intermittent playback with 6.2 in another thread. Well using the remote was one of the thinsg that provoked the problem. It even happened once last night with 6.1.1. I had been lying on the couch listening for about a half hour. I then wanted to know what track was playing. I had shut off the laptop, so I picked up the remote and pressed 'Now Playing'. All hell then broke loose. The music stopped and then came back intermittently, a quick sample every few seconds. The display on the SB2 became corrupt. One of the things displayed was 'Cannot connect to SlimServer'. I powered up the laptop and was unable to connect to SlimServer. The quick snatches of music were continuing all the while. I went upstairs to the server machine. SlimServer was still running but 20 minutes later it still had not recovered its composure. Seems that uninstalling and then going back to 6.1.1 (and reloading the old firmware) has not cured all the problems introduced by 6.2. -- technobear Chris Arcam CD192 and SB2 ATC SIA2-150 Dynaudio Contour 1.1 and REL Storm III ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Help needed: SBG upgrade display broken...
If I knew when exactly we will get the new SB, we can immediately start planning the launch event :) Felix k55.ch -- Felix ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Moose 0.05
On 25/10/05, mattybain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Problem with tracks coming up as blanks on the slimserver seems to just be for tracks with any sort of punctuation like ()*. Excuse me whilst I just pop downstairs and see if it is playing - yep it says error cant open file for Blank. What could be causing that? I eagerly await the next revision. Ok, just put a new version up - 0.09.. I've hopefully fixed the punctuation and accented characters in filename/path problems. Bit of a nightmare. Previously the tracks I was telling the server to play were relative to the server root, but it didnt seem to like this when there were %E6 type characters in the path, so I had to pass in the full path to the mp3 - drive letters and everything.. Great.. Everything was working.. until I tried a .lnk file.. Arghh.. Anyhow, to cut a long story short, when I scan, I now build a list of .lnk files and their targets and store this in the .moo file. When resolving a track which has a .lnk in the path, I use this cached .lnk target to get the full absolute path to the mp3 file.. So, anyhow, fingers crossed it should work a bit better now.. The .moo file-format's had to be changed to accomodate the .lnks, so it may ask you to rescan the next time you fire it up. I've also included the current playlist feature I've been working on. The screenshot on the site shows what to expect. It's pretty basic - it lists the currently queued up tracks and allows you to jump about them via double-clicking. It's very much work-in-progress, and should get a bit slicker in future releases.. Oh, and another feature's the little 'M's in the album list and playlist.. They show the rough file-types for the item.. For an album containing flac files, you should get an 'F' instead of an 'M', and for oggs, you'd get an 'O', etc.. Any problems, etc, give us a shout.. Enjoy.. -- - Dr Lovegrove http://www.rusticrhino.com/drlovegrove ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slimserver 6.2 - more strange behaviour
On my initial attempt to install 6.2 the installer couldn't delete the old slimserver.exe. After a manual delete of the .exe all was OK with the install but the 'starting slimserver runs forever' problem reported by others then happened. A total deinstall of all slimserver followed by reboot / reinstall brought everything to a working state, the SB2 was updated also in this process. All OK for a couple of days with one quirk - I notice that where previously under 6.1 the volume control was inactive (I use the optical connect)it's now active and, even stranger, my SKY+ remote drives the volume control on the SB2. Then followed some auto updates, AV stuff etc so I had a forced reboot. Since reboot 6.2 does the following 'starting / started / stopped' all this takes about 20 seconds and if I try again it's the same result. I've now gone back to 6.1 and working OK - and SKY+ remote doesn't drive the SB2 any longer. Think I'll wait till 6.5 is released before upgrading again (then I'll use 6.2.n). Gerry -- mcgoverg ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Moose 0.05
Have just downloaded it and am in the process of giving it a good running on my laptop now I an access my files via a shared drive. First impressions are that you have fixed the problems, punctuated files now play fine which is great. -- mattybain That suit's as sharp as a page of Oscar Wilde witticisms that have been rolled up into a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into someone's eye! - Ace, Stoke Me A Clipper ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] The clock is gone
Howdy- I just want to say I hope with future releases of 6.2 the clock screen saver will be returned. I miss having the time displayed when the slimp3 is off. Thank you -- natemorriss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: WMA DRM PRW (periodically recurring whine)
funny how the Company's future developments can be deduced from Sean's poor parking ;) Pete -- dropbear ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Moose 0.05
I just installed it and have been giving it a good thrashing on my laptop (ooh err) First impressions are that you have fixed the punctuation problem and all files like this now play fine. Either I am being stupid and missing something obvious or the playlist function has not made it to the version I downloaded. I can't see any evidence of a playlist function on either the Moose.exe or your website. Maybe it is a web cache thing as my ISP is notorious for this. Love the M,W function I will actually find this very useful as I am about to go through a process of killing my M4A files and this shows me where they are. Although I have just noticed that MP3 and M4A both get M's, could you possibly change this?. For me to make this into an application I would use above the web interface you need to (just a basic list ignoring things like internet radio). 1) Smarten up the list of files in an album, the current layout is not intuitive for me, I would much prefer another list to the right of the album just scrolling down and not across (if that makes sense). I don't know why, it just feels wrong at the moment. 2) Have a now-playing playlist (which I guess you are working on) 3) Include Play,FF,RW buttons,volume on the Now Playing screen 4) Have the now playing screen always on (a bit like Softsqueeze) or incorporate it into the Moose main screen. But as it is I am going to use it now to get some new playlists up and running, much easier than using the web interface. -- mattybain That suit's as sharp as a page of Oscar Wilde witticisms that have been rolled up into a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into someone's eye! - Ace, Stoke Me A Clipper ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The clock is gone
I just want to say I hope with future releases of 6.2 the clock screen saver will be returned. I miss having the time displayed when the slimp3 is off. It has not been removed. Check the player settings, screensavers. And make sure the player's brightness isn't set to 0. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The clock is gone
Hi there Have you tried to change brightness? May guess is your brightness level is set to zero in off state. Felix -- fcm4711 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Moose 0.05
I have noticed one small oddity, I have an album by the Waifs called A brief history. On slimserver it shows up correctly under the Waifs but on Moose it comes up as the artist being A Brief History. I have checked the tags and they seem to be all correct. Most baffling although I do seem to remember have some problems with this album before so it is probably the tagging. Can't understand why SS and Moose would be reporting different things though. -- mattybain That suit's as sharp as a page of Oscar Wilde witticisms that have been rolled up into a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into someone's eye! - Ace, Stoke Me A Clipper ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Moose 0.05
On 10/28/05, mattybain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: First impressions are that you have fixed the punctuation problem and all files like this now play fine. Excellent.. Bit of a sledgehammer and nut solution, but it should hopefully be pretty robust now.. Either I am being stupid and missing something obvious or the playlist function has not made it to the version I downloaded. I can't see any evidence of a playlist function on either the Moose.exe or your website. Maybe it is a web cache thing as my ISP is notorious for this. Ah, possibly a dialog sizing issue ? Moose remembers dialog sizes, so you may need to increase the now playing dialog's height to see the new controls ? Love the M,W function I will actually find this very useful as I am about to go through a process of killing my M4A files and this shows me where they are. Although I have just noticed that MP3 and M4A both get M's, could you possibly change this?. Ahh, good point.. Yup, it's just reading the 1st character of the extension at the mo.. I'll make M4A's go to '4's.. 1) Smarten up the list of files in an album, the current layout is not intuitive for me, I would much prefer another list to the right of the album just scrolling down and not across (if that makes sense). I don't know why, it just feels wrong at the moment. Dunno.. Guess it depends how you use it.. For me I tend to just select albums and ignore the song list - hence why it's tucked away down the bottom.. I was going to tart up the selection window at some point, so might offer a few layout schemes.. Easy enough to do.. 2) Have a now-playing playlist (which I guess you are working on) Aye.. 3) Include Play,FF,RW buttons,volume on the Now Playing screen Yup.. Coming soon.. Bit torn between having a complete remote control window - like softsqueeze, or adding them to the now playing dialog.. Probably end up doing both.. Need to move them from the bottom of the selection window anyhow.. :-) 4) Have the now playing screen always on (a bit like Softsqueeze) or incorporate it into the Moose main screen. Yup.. Need to do a major app re-shuffle.. Now playing's becoming more and more the main focus.. -- - Dr Lovegrove http://www.rusticrhino.com/drlovegrove ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 - Cleaning Case
THANKS for the quick response! But could I ask you to translate simple green from American English to English English for us British folks :-) Mike -- reeve_mike ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Moose 0.05
On 10/28/05, mattybain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have noticed one small oddity, I have an album by the Waifs called A brief history. On slimserver it shows up correctly under the Waifs but on Moose it comes up as the artist being A Brief History. I have checked the tags and they seem to be all correct. Most baffling although I do seem to remember have some problems with this album before so it is probably the tagging. Can't understand why SS and Moose would be reporting different things though. Hmmm, does seem a bit wierd. Might be worth turning on moose's debug log feature on and seeing what SS's returning for artist in its status commands ? -- - Dr Lovegrove http://www.rusticrhino.com/drlovegrove ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Moose 0.05
Resizing Now Playing means I can see a Refresh button and a big white box with nothing in it. I am assuming that this is where the playlist is visible and that it is just not working for me (yet). ** Okay I can see it on your website now, looks good, this is still not happening for me** The Waifs issue is intriguing me, playing the album the tags are identified correctly by Moose just on the list of artists it is not. Will investigate further. -- mattybain That suit's as sharp as a page of Oscar Wilde witticisms that have been rolled up into a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into someone's eye! - Ace, Stoke Me A Clipper ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Moose 0.05
Dr Lovegrove Wrote: On 10/28/05, mattybain mattybain.1xm2un (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com wrote:[color=blue] Hmmm, does seem a bit wierd. Might be worth turning on moose's debug log feature on and seeing what SS's returning for artist in its status commands ? -- - Dr Lovegrove http://www.rusticrhino.com/drlovegrove I know how to turn on the debug feature but do not know what I am looking for in the file. -- mattybain That suit's as sharp as a page of Oscar Wilde witticisms that have been rolled up into a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into someone's eye! - Ace, Stoke Me A Clipper ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeNetwork and Radio
1. I can't access SqueezeNetwork. I just get a message that it is unable to connect and I'm never given a PIN. Please give some more detail about your network configuration, for server and SB2: - IP address - gateway 2. Radio stations sometimes simply stop, as if I'd pressed stop on the remote. I suspect that the connection might have been dropped at the server end, but is this maybe a local networking issue? I'd suspect this to be network issues. I've seen this, too. 2. Internet access is via a Linux (Fedora 4) router (using iptables) and then a Draytek ADSL router (Linux box WAN port is on its DMZ). The Squeezebox has all ports access out onto the internet. Who's the DHCP server in your network (if you're using it)? -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Moose 0.05
I just installed it and have been giving it a good thrashing on my laptop (ooh err) Sounds a bit rude! Niek. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Moose 0.05
On 28/10/05, mattybain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know how to turn on the debug feature but do not know what I am looking for in the file. Weird, the list should be populated automatically, but hitting refresh should force the server to send a fresh list.. Are you running 6.2 ? I've only tested on that so far.. The log feature will create a log.txt file alongside moose.exe. If you load that into a text editor and have a look towards the bottom. There should be lines with CLI: mac status - 1 tags... Then after each of these there is a line of reply from the server. In these reply lines, search for artist%3A and see what lies to the right of that. This is what the now playing dialog displays when in tag mode. (When in path mode the album will be the parent directory name of the song file, and the artist the parent directory of that). Hope that helps. Gmail seems to be messing me about today.. Hmmm, -- - Dr Lovegrove http://www.rusticrhino.com/drlovegrove ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Mapping Random Mix to remote Shuffle Key
kdf Wrote: On 27-Oct-05, at 8:43 AM, Yannzola wrote: Is it possible to add the Random Mix options to the remote's shuffle button? This is what I use: 7.hold = modefunction_PLUGIN.Random-tracks 8.hold = modefunction_PLUGIN.Random-albums 9.hold = modefunction_PLUGIN.Random-artists you could use different numbers, or shuffle.hold -kdf Thanks kdf! I'll give this a try. y. -- Yannzola ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playback of album starts not with first track
I had a similar thing a while ago which turned out to be errors in the ID3 tags, so it's worth checking these. Despite changing the settings to play in filename order (each filename began with the track number) it never worked, so it's possible this is also your problem. If you don't have an editor, i found this particularly good: http://www.id3-tagit.de/english/index.htm -- Khuli ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SoftSqueeze Errors
I'm using the SlimServer 6.1.1 as well as the version of SoftSqueeze that came with it. Incidentally, the error message seems to imply that there might be something wrong with the mp3 file. But I read this file (from it's shared drive) on a remote Windows XP machine using musicmatch 8.2 and it played just fine - so I think that the actual file should be OK. Kevin -- kkitts ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound
Thanks, This is a version of mplayer is a definite improvement, but still got garbled output after about 30 minutes. Seems to restart the stream ok without any immediate problems as before. I'll keep listening and see if the problem exhibits any sort of pattern. -- Hangtight ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound
The newer version dealt with gaps of audio of typically 2-6 seconds. So when there is a gap Mplayer can only fill in the gap with silence or old samples - that is probably what you are hearing. I'm very interested if the stream becomes garbled, stays garbled and doesn't return to normal within 20 seconds. -- bpa ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Way to exclude specific folders?
DJMUK Wrote: Another method which I use is to rip to specific directories and then simply use a windows shortcut to include those you want in the 'SS Music Folder'. This is the same method you would use to access more than one hard drive or partition. David Does anyone know if the Windows shortcut trick also works for playlists? -- MeSue Sue PS: I want a Squeezebox boombox. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Moose 0.05
6.2b2 - 4870 have dabbled with 6.2 but for some reason for me it is way slower than this beta. I will go back to 6.2 and test it now. ** That should of read forward to 6.2 - freudian slip -- mattybain That suit's as sharp as a page of Oscar Wilde witticisms that have been rolled up into a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into someone's eye! - Ace, Stoke Me A Clipper ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound
After I'd replaced the mplayer.exe with your suggested version ( followed by a reboot) the stream run for 30 minutes, garbled and then stayed garbled, (isn't garbled a weird word when you say it often enough?)with no signs of recovery. Restarted OK and is still fine after a further 30 minutes. Got to pop out for a while now, but I'll let you know if it's still behaving when I get back in. Thanks for your time. -- Hangtight ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Just bought a Squeezbox - should I take it back?
I bought a Squeezbox from a local stereo retailer yesterday, installed it, and love it. The sound quality for webradio is so vastly superior to either jacking my wireless laptop into my system, or broadcasting an FM signal from my computer via a Soundfeeder. However, after accessing Slim's website, I now realize that it's the original Version 1. Should I return the unit and request Squeezbox 2 or 3? I've got a decent 2-channel audio setup, with McIntosh preamp/amplification and big Klipsch Epic CF-4 loudspeakers - so the best possible sound quality is important to me. Thanks -- Cleve ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Just bought a Squeezbox - should I take it back?
Depends how much you paid for it! If you paid anything close to current retail prices for an SB2/3, then you have been seriously had, there is a big difference to the SB1 in numerous departments. On the other hand if they sold it to you for say $100 then you probably can't grumble... Ceejay -- ceejay ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Just bought a Squeezbox - should I take it back?
Should I return the unit and request Squeezbox 2 or 3? That all depends on how much you paid, etc. If you really did get a SB1, and it cost you about what a closeout SB2 would, I'd recommend taking it back. The SB2 internals are improved and the unit has enhanced functionality. Just make sure there is still SB2 inventory before you make your move. -- bishopdonmiguel ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Anybody using the Qnap TS-101 NAS yet?
Hi, Anybody in the UK (London specifically) can come along to the Mac Expo show at Olympia today and tomorrow and see not only the Qnap TS-101 in action but a very sexy white boxed SB3 and a very sexy black boxed SB3 connected to the TS-101. The Qnap TS-101 will be shipping around mid-November. On the Cooltopia stand. Thanks Paul Progressive Consumer Electronics Ltd -- ultra238a ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Just bought a Squeezbox - should I take it back?
Cleve said: I bought a Squeezbox from a local stereo retailer yesterday, installed it, and love it. The sound quality for webradio is so vastly superior to either jacking my wireless laptop into my system, or broadcasting an FM signal from my computer via a Soundfeeder. However, after accessing Slim's website, I now realize that it's the original Version 1. Should I return the unit and request Squeezbox 2 or 3? I've got a decent 2-channel audio setup, with McIntosh preamp/amplification and big Klipsch Epic CF-4 loudspeakers - so the best possible sound quality is important to me. Thanks You want at least a SB2. Especially as you are clearly an audiophile. You might even want to join us nutcases over in the SqueezeBox audiophile forum. I'm boggled that someone is still selling SB2s. Are you sure it isn't a SB2? Pat ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 - Cleaning Case
But could I ask you to translate simple green from American English to English English for us British folks :-) Simple green is a cleaning product... http://consumer.simplegreen.com -- bishopdonmiguel ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Just bought a Squeezbox - should I take it back?
I paid $250 + tax. I don't think they were intentionally trying to put one over on me - They're a local audio/video retailer of good repute. They didn't even have a functional Squeezbox on display, and didn't know much about the units. Perhaps they don't know that newer versions are available? -- Cleve ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 6.2 Woes
Building a replacement file server so I decided to take the plunge to 6.2.1 from 5.4.1. Pentium D 2.8, 1GB RAM, Windows 2000 SP4 (clean install)... 6.2.1 installs fine but only scans 90 songs then crashes (I've got about 4,000 tracks). A restart brings SlimServer to a stable state but it quickly consumes about 210MB of RAM. A rescan causes another crash with the same number of tracks... 90. MP3s play but WMAs do not (perhaps a second then client loses contact with SS although the service doesn't crash, just uses high CPU). Checking the list of 90 tracks, some are repeated as Unknown even though they are also listed corrected under artist and album. Tried 6.2.0 with same results. Tried 6.1.1 with same results. Tried 5.4.1... works perfectly as it always has. Same system, same tracks, same file structure, same service settings but 6.x doesn't work and 5.4.1 does. Any ideas what might be causing this? 6.2 looks promising but something is amiss. -- bishopdonmiguel ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: WEP Encryption
Are you using MAC filtering on your router? If so ensure that you add the new MAC address (printed on the bottom of the SB2 unit) -- Keith ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Just bought a Squeezbox - should I take it back?
I paid $250 + tax. I'd take it back. If they'd be so kind as to knock it's price down to about $100, then it's not a bad deal. -- Maditude ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Anybody using the Qnap TS-101 NAS yet?
Quoting from the product description on the Advanced MP3 Players web site (www.advancedmp3players.co.uk/shop/product_info.php?products_id=1038usersessid=62629e5d96f1b06bb06361d32820eb93): Can the version of Slimserver on the Qnap TS-101 be upgraded? When Slimdevices release a new updated version of Slimserver then a special installation of Slimsever will also be released just for the Qnap TS-101. All the Squeezebox owner needs to do is download the file and put it in the Update directory on the Qnap TS-101 and restart the box. As the Qnap TS-101 starts up it will check to see if there is a file in the Update directory and if it finds one it will install the new version of the server software automatically. It was the words 'special version' that made me ask the question... -- Neil Michael Herger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Looks fascinating; can we have confirmation from Slimdevices that they will be producing device specific versions of Slimserver in the future for this product...? What's specific about this product? -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Just bought a Squeezbox - should I take it back?
Cleve Wrote: I paid $250 + tax. Where are you? Whose dollars, etc? -- Michaelwagner ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Anybody using the Qnap TS-101 NAS yet?
It was the words 'special version' that made me ask the question... I'd guess that the special version just has daemon startup scripts specific to that Linux distro and a deployment script of some sort. It's likely to be a simple repackaging of the standard SlimServer. Andrew. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 - Cleaning Case
bishopdonmiguel Wrote: Simple green is a cleaning product... http://consumer.simplegreen.com I think he meant, do you know of an equivalent english product? -- Michaelwagner ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: WMA DRM PRW (periodically recurring whine)
dropbear Wrote: funny how the Company's future developments can be deduced from Sean's poor parking ;)Didn't he say he was told to park there? -- Michaelwagner ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer seriously Broken
Today is another day as they say :-) Tried 6.2.1 beta. Sames problems. As I was able to provoke the problems even on 6.1.1 this set me thinking that the software can't be the whole problem here. Is it the disk? Is it the network? Is it a process problem? When music is playing normally, the disk is only accessed occasionally so it shouldn't be a disk throughput problem. One thing that did cause problems, though I'm at a loss to understand why, is after 30 minutes of being ignored when the server decides to switch off the monitor. This causes intermittent play and I can see on the SB2 that the buffer is empty. Operating the mouse so as to bring the monitor back on doesn't restore normal operation though. H? Looked at the Task Manager. Slim.exe doesn't use much CPU. It varies between 0% and 30% but is mostly 0%, 3% or 6% so it's not hammering the CPU. Something else was though :-( WinXPDisableZeroConfig.exe This application is a little disaster area that ships with my Belkin router and I have discovered that it can be harmlessly disabled. Having done so, this still didn't fix the problem. H? I wonder then if it is a network problem after all. SB2 reports signal strength of 98% and the server also reports a very good signal and low noise. I booted the laptop as it's in the same room as the SB2 and told it to look for networks. Mine runs on channel 11 and I found a neighbours system running on channel 3 so that shouldn't be a problem. Hm? The music is still intermittent throughout all this. Weird. On a whim I looked at the back of the server. The firewire link to the hard disk was passing very close to the WiFi aerial. I rearranged things so that the WiFi aerial now has plenty of space around it. The SB2 has been playing fine since then. It may simply have been interference between the firewire cable and the WiFi aerial at the back of the server. Fingers crossed! -- technobear Chris Arcam CD192 and SB2 ATC SIA2-150 Dynaudio Contour 1.1 and REL Storm III ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: problems with slimserver behavior
...update... As one of the posters stated before: It works with the remotenot with the browser... I am happy now...Thanks for all the help!! -- oscuridad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Question: WMA support in 6.2
SqueezeNetwork is in the process of being upgraded to support WMA. While not officially released, the version running there should be able to play that station now. On Oct 26, 2005, at 7:26 PM, jazzfan wrote: So what am I not understanding here? I upgraded to Slimserver 6.2. It upgraded my SB2 to firmware 26. I added a WMA based stream to my favorites and tried listening. My SB2 said it cannot play the stream. The actual address I added is www.kvno.unomaha.edu/ips/kvno/new/listenlive/kvno.asx It opens fine on my PC and uses Windows media player. I thought SB2 with the latest firmware can stream windows media. Is this because I added it to Squeezenetwork? Now for a few more questions, (just to show how little I know). Can I add this location to my Slimserver, connect my SB2 to Slimserver, and listen to the radio station? This station also offers Quicktime and Realone streams. Can SB2 deal with either of these? Thanks, 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
Re: [slim] Re: SB3 geek port? (I want a REAL snooze button)
Nick, I posted a reply to this to your other posting in the developer forum: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17451 -dean ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] System requirements for 6.2
We upped the system requirements on the web site and in the documentation to make sure that folks have plenty of headroom when running on their machine and don't have a bad experience. Will it run well on smaller machines? Absolutely, and in many ways 6.2 is faster than previous releases. -dean ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Chacter in song title crashes server.
I have a song (Turkish Jazz) entitled Sarı Kız. Look carefully at that name, the letters that look like an i aren't - they are something else. If you don't have your browser set to UTF-8 they'll show as odd. The song was ripped with iTunes on a Mac. The name shows up correctly on the slim's web display. If I try to play this track on my old slimp3 it starts playing correctly but the display shows the odd character as a y, then the display starts repeating 'r' and scrolls off the screen, then the server crashes. If I play this on my squeezebox 1 it plays it without causing a crash, but the display shows a ? rather than the correct character. I can live with the '?' although I'd like to know how to fix it. The crash seems like a bug to me, although I haven't had chance to search the bug-base. Any ideas how to fix this? I'm running slimserver 6.2 on Debian Sarge Celeron system. I have slimp3 (2), squeezebox 1 and squeezebox 2 on the network. -- martinfowler ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Just bought a Squeezbox - should I take it back?
Thanks for all the kind advice. I sent an e-mail off to the Stereo Shop asking about upgrading to Squeezbox 2 or 3. And yes, it IS version 1. When I try to access some of the screensavers, the screen displays Must have Squeezbosx 2 to use or something to that effect. -- Cleve ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Just bought a Squeezbox - should I take it back?
Should I return the unit and request Squeezbox 2 or 3? That all depends on how much you paid, etc. If you really did get a SB1, and it cost you about what a closeout SB2 would, I'd recommend taking it back. The SB2 internals are improved and the unit has enhanced functionality. Just make sure there is still SB2 inventory before you make your move. Price paid is a good point. If it's close to the prices you can get on the new SB2's then exchange it. If it's not, then it's up to you to decide if the new features are worth the cost. I know they had SB2's 2 days a go, as I ordered 3 of them. I like the look of the new SB3, but it won't work in 2 of the 3 places I put it, so I decided the time was ripe for upgrades all around. BTW: I have 2 Squeezebox 1's and a SLIMP3--all in working order and good condition--for sale. :-) 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: Just bought a Squeezbox - should I take it back?
I paid $250 + tax. I don't think they were intentionally trying to put one over on me - They're a local audio/video retailer of good repute. They didn't even have a functional Squeezbox on display, and didn't know much about the units. Perhaps they don't know that newer versions are available? They probably don't know much about them. If they're agreeable, maybe you can educate them. Heck, if you can get someone who's interested, maybe you can get one of them to actually see what it can do and get them as excited about them as we are here. :-) 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
Re: [slim] Re: Playback of album starts not with first track
On 28-Oct-05, at 2:05 AM, dip wrote: @Allan Shuffle is definitely not on. @kdf I have created the log, but it's over 500 lines. Should I include it in this thread (which would make it a bit lengthy) or should I e-mail it to you? might be best to attach the file (not paste) to a bug report. in the comment, you can describe the exact steps you use to repeat the problem. thanks, kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeNetwork and Radio
Andrew, since you are running your own DNS server, do you see a logged request for a host in squeezenetwork.com? Also, can you go into the player setup menu View Current Settings and list what you see there? Thanks, dean On Oct 28, 2005, at 6:06 AM, Andrew Heald wrote: Thank you - all good questions. Here's my reply: On Fri, October 28, 2005 1:42 pm, Michael Herger wrote: 1. I can't access SqueezeNetwork. I just get a message that it is unable to connect and I'm never given a PIN. Please give some more detail about your network configuration, for server and SB2: - IP address - gateway IP Addresses: squeezebox 192.168.2.152 mac-mini 192.168.2.140 belkin AP192.168.2.1 wifi bridge 192.168.2.145 linux router lan 192.168.2.138 linux router wan 192.168.1.3 draytek adsl 192.168.1.1 The linux box runs DNS, DHCP and routing (iptables NAT masquerade), so the Squeezebox uses 192.168.2.138 for all of: gateway, DNS, DHCP. Radio and RSS work fine (other than the radio glitch mentioned). 2. Radio stations sometimes simply stop, as if I'd pressed stop on the remote. I suspect that the connection might have been dropped at the server end, but is this maybe a local networking issue? I'd suspect this to be network issues. I've seen this, too. Do you mean local issues, or internet issues? 2. Internet access is via a Linux (Fedora 4) router (using iptables) and then a Draytek ADSL router (Linux box WAN port is on its DMZ). The Squeezebox has all ports access out onto the internet. Who's the DHCP server in your network (if you're using it)? -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ 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: WMA DRM PRW (periodically recurring whine)
Here's a fairly heavy hint: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6419567#post6419567 Hmmm... should I get Yahoo unlimited annual planfor $60 before the price goes up? http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/10/27/yahoo.online.music.ap/index.html ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: System requirements for 6.2
The first page 'Home' takes too much time for display on Mozilla, 10-20 seconds!!! System: Celeron at 2,8G, RAM 1G and OS Win2K3 Ent. Database: ~3800 artists, ~41000 songs. -- alefgr ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer seriously Broken
We'll keep our fingers crossed for you! Congratulations on finding the cause. SB2 reports signal strength of 98% and the server also reports a very good signal and low noise As you can see, even a high signal strength did not indicate the errors in your connection. -- MrC ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Power Supply RF EMI
Daryle A. Tilroe wrote: Well I hooked up the Hosfelt supply; and what a difference. On the AM dial all power supply interference is basically gone. I am getting a bit of noise on some stations generated by the SB2 itself. Could be the wireless circuitry, display, internal switchers, etc. In any event it is much more acceptable, and luckily the AM station I listen most to is completely quite. Only down side is that Hosfelt hoses you on the shipping and handling. The power supply was $7, plus a $5 handling fee, plus $15 freight (almost *double* the actual postage of ~$8), totalling $27. Probably still worth it though. So a few other observations with the Hosfelt: You definitely notice, as a linear power supply, it is not as efficient; the case stays nice and warm. It has a noticeable 60 Hz hum from that transformer; I can hear it quite distinctly up close and, when the room is otherwise silent, from about 6 feet away. -- Daryle A. Tilroe ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Chacter in song title crashes server.
* martinfowler shaped the electrons to say... I have a song (Turkish Jazz) entitled Sarı Kız. Look carefully at that name, the letters that look like an i aren't - they are something else. If you don't have your browser set to UTF-8 they'll show as odd. Martin - can you please open a bug, and attach that file to it? http://bugs.slimdevices.com/ Thanks. -D -- noah I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not sure. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: 6.2 Woes
* bishopdonmiguel shaped the electrons to say... Same system, same tracks, same file structure, same service settings but 6.x doesn't work and 5.4.1 does. Any ideas what might be causing this? 6.2 looks promising but something is amiss. What does the System Event Log say? Can you run it from the command line? -D -- noah I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not sure. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Remote conf file for Panasonic SA-XR55?
I just got a Panasonic SA-XR55 AVR to replace my old Onkyo receiver. I want to be able to hook up the SB2's IR blaster again. Does anyone have a .conf file for the XR55's remote control? I've scoured remotecentral and have not found anything which looks like it will work. Also scoured lirc.org -- Dave D ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Moose 0.05
Upgraded to 6.2.1 - 4900 the current playlist is working fine now. Would it be possible to have the ability to delete and move items on the palylist? it also makes it more important, for me anyway, to have the nowplaying always on top. This is starting to look really good! I just wished I had some programming ability left (years of neglect) to be able to help you develop this. -- mattybain That suit's as sharp as a page of Oscar Wilde witticisms that have been rolled up into a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into someone's eye! - Ace, Stoke Me A Clipper ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 - Cleaning Case
reeve_mike Wrote: THANKS for the quick response! But could I ask you to translate simple green from American English to English English for us British folks :-) The left over grease from a couple of those nasty English morning eggs? :-) -- MrC ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Just bought a Squeezbox - should I take it back?
Craig, James (IT) Wrote: Are you sure it's a SB1 - it has the two line character based display with each line equal size? This is not a good way to tell if it is an original SB1. The SB1 came in two forms. The first ones had a two line text display. The updated ones got a graphical display, but it is lower resolution than the SB2 display. There was an upgrade process to go from the text display to a graphical display. Since the SB2 is on sale for $179 (wired-only version) $250 does seem quite high for a SB1. alex -- awetmore ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB3 geek port? (I want a REAL snooze button)
An idea occured to me as I walked into the room with the SB2 and its screen was dark. It would be very slick if a motion detection sensor could be attached which would automatically wake up the display to full brightness when someone entered the room. My initial thinking was around power savings, but then realized the motion sensor would probably consume more power than the screen, but I have no idea. Still it would be nice if the SB could darken, say after 5 minutes, and then automatically go to full brightness when someone enters the room. Any thoughts on this? -- MrC ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: System requirements for 6.2
I'm running version 6.2 on a LinkstationHG which (I think) is a MIPs running at 270MHz and 128MHz RAM. I've not (yet) had any problems with audio dropouts or real performance issues. I do use .flac so that the server doesn't have to do any transcoding. The web interface is a little sluggish but bearable. The remote control interface is reasonably/acceptably responsive. I have approx 350 CDs ripped. All in all I'm delighted with the whole deal! My linkstation spec seems to be quite a bit lower than the minimum requred spec of a PC. I presume if I used transcoding I would need a system closer to that recommended. Also I don't use the linkstation for anything else. I hope Slim Devices don't start to push up the minimum requirements so that they can bundle in new whiz-bang features to the cost of making these 'low end' servers unusable. It would be a real shame if low power quiet servers such as linkstations became non-viable in future. Having said all that I do like new features(!) and fully understand things have to move forward. It would be great though if Slim can achieve this without having to compromise on the minumum spec requirements for the server machine. Paul -- PaulR ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound
Could you try using mplayer directly. This should play Radio 4: mplayer -vo null -cache 128 -af volume=4:sc,resample=44100:0:1 -playlist http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/realplayer/media/fmg2.rpm This should eliminate AlienBBC/SlimServer. Neil -- Neil Sleightholm ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] IR STOP Command?
Is there a remote STOP command available in the IR remote code set? I've been using the PAUSE command to stop the SQ2 player at night, and then PLAY to start it again in the morning. However, if the player had previously been paused, giving it anouther PAUSE command causes it to play, which is very annoying! Is there a discreet STOP command that will do the same thing as PAUSE; i.e., stop playing at that point in the playlist and resume from the same point later, that will not toggle? I can use POWER, but that also toggles . . . I'm using SQ2 with a StarGate system to automate my house, so the IR commands are sent by the automation system as part of a Good Night and Wake Up sequence, not directly from the IR remote . . . Orrin -- orrinc ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Anybody using the Qnap TS-101 NAS yet?
Will the Qsnap be available in the US? If so, when, from whom, and how much? Orrin -- orrinc ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5
mattybain said the following on 28/10/2005 15:28: - No UPnP support Personally, I'd like to see UPnP support somewhere in either the SB or slimserver. What suprised me the most with this roundup is that there is absolutely no mention of sound quality. Like is that not important??? The review was in UK *COMPUTER* Shopper, right? People who buy computers also buy speakers that are rated at 5,000W. 'nuff said. Come on guys what is the point of having a Wireless media player if it sounds like cr*p. The screen also didn't get a mention which is surprising as we are comparing players with a seriously good screen with ones without one at all. Also no mention of the 11g wireless, open source nature of the software, the number of plugins, WMA/FLAC native decoding etc etc Shoddy. It's a poor mag. R. -- http://robinbowes.com If a man speaks in a forest, and his wife's not there, is he still wrong? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound
I take it I need to open a cmd window and put the above string in? -- Hangtight ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] default2 interface
Is anyone using the Default2 interface to access the server? It does not seem to work for me ... I don't get anything listed in the Music Player pane, even when stuff is playing, Advanced Search buttons don't work, get Error on page messages coming up in IE on the bottom left. Are there some settings I need to change in IE to use the page, or use another browser, or is Default2 not fully functional yet? Pointers appreciated. Thx. H. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Way to exclude specific folders?
Maybe that will also keep the Zapped files from coming back every time I rescan? -- orrinc ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Way to exclude specific folders?
MeSue Wrote: Does anyone know if the Windows shortcut trick also works for playlists? I did some experiments to answer my own question, and it seems to be no. I also discovered that the shortcuts trick for music folders doesn't work if you use MusicMagic Mixer. The MMM library is added to SlimServer's database regardless of whether the folders are outside your designated music folder. -- MeSue Sue PS: I want a Squeezebox boombox. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 - Cleaning Case
reeve_mike Wrote: THANKS for the quick response! But could I ask you to translate simple green from American English to English English for us British folks :-) I've always just used a soft, slightly moist cloth, though I do use Simple Green elsewhere. Not to be obnoxious, but whatever are you trying to get off that won't come off with a clean, damp cloth? 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] Does SlimServer do regular rescans of the library?
Since moving to 6.2 I get a regular 00% CPU usage from Perl on my Mac at the same time every day. Is it SlimServer doing a regular process, such as rescanning the library? If it is, how do I re-schedule this - I coudn't find an option in the server settings. I wouldn't mind, but it hogs the CPU at 6-7pm every day, just when I want to start listening to music( Paul -- CardinalFang ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
