[slim] Re: How does everyone tag artist names?
DJMUK Wrote: > At least with MP3tag you can sort all your albums in one list by Artist > and then select each Artist in turn to set the new tag. Great > advantage if you have multiple albums by same artist. It also, of > course, will include any on compilations. > If you are like me, and find the full job daunting, you can do it bits at a time. Using MP3tag, add ArtistSort to the columns (right click on one of the existing columns and "Customize columns") and sort by Artist and -then- by ArtistSort. Then you the ones you haven't assigned an ArtistSort appear at the top, but they are still sorted by Artist. Sean. P.S. The way to add the tag in mp3tag is using Alt-T. -- smc2911 smc2911's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4388 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22633 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Qnap TS-101 Update
ultra238a Wrote: > We had thought about a drive duplicator but we are actually only putting > on a small amount of data on the drive in comparison to the size of the > actual drive in the box. I have had a look at the specs. on some of the > devices on the market and to be honest I think the way we are going to > be doing it soon will actually be quicker. > > Thanks for the info though anyway. > > Regards > > Paul > Progressive Consumer Electronics Ltd No point you buying a drive duplicator because if you don't get SlimServer working on the QNAP, your sales are going to dry up anyway. I'm on the point of returning mine, not fit for purpose. Hello? The general idea is that you do the development and testing before you con people into buying the product, not after. -- Mark Norton Mark Norton's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4722 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20393 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How does everyone tag artist names?
timmorris Wrote: > I rip once but encode twice (using EAC and MAREO) - FLAC for use with > the Squeezebox (and archiving) and MP3 for use in portable players and > the car, so yes it does help. > > It means going through 300 albums with MP3tag and adding an extra tag > but I'm quite anal about keeping things neat. Unless of course you know > of a better freeware tagging program. > > Tim Yes, adding the extra tag is a pain - I had about 900 to do! At least with MP3tag you can sort all your albums in one list by Artist and then select each Artist in turn to set the new tag. Great advantage if you have multiple albums by same artist. It also, of course, will include any on compilations. With regard to your MP3 files I doubt that many, if any, portable/car players will read 'Artistsort' so you may want to do a test sample first. As already suggested in another message you could just do the FLAC's and then batch convert to new MP3's. Happy tagging! David -- DJMUK DJMUK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=415 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22633 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] For people who use the COMPOSER tag...
I've posted a bugzilla request for an enhancement to SlimServer, and if you use the COMPOSER tag, you may well want to vote for it. Bug 3229: Add COMPOSER to "Title format" choices http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3229 I've asked that COMPOSER data be added to the information displayed for the track that is playing. (This display is controlled in the "Title format" section of Home/Server Settings/Formatting.) If you select music from a disc of Beethoven piano sonatas, you can see what you're listening to. But if you select a recital with music by various composers, you'd better know the composers in advance or be willing to scroll down throught the track data to find out; ditto for random or shuffle modes. Please vote! This would be an excellent enhancement for classical music fans. -- axiomatic axiomatic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3775 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22653 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Hiccuping of signal
What OS are you using? What version of SlimServer? What file types are you playing? What type of server do you have, and how is the processor load when this is going on? -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22648 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Hiccuping of signal
Hi, When I start the browser to play music it tends to be an interrupted signal, a hiccuping, almost like a record skip. I close the browser and restart the SlimServer and usually it plays fine. Almost always it takes me two tries to get music playing smoothly. I've also noticed that it seems to take a long time to communicate between the the browser and SB3. -- holderlin holderlin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4821 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22648 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
That's good. In other news, I finally have an avatar! Victor Brilon Wrote: > Extension cord? Dude, you're like so out of touch with technology > What you want is one of these bad boys attached to the K.R.O.N.O.S: > http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml > > Hmm...now how to convert those into a linear power supply to avoid > those nasty wireless fluctuations in power? > > Victor > > On Apr 1, 2006, at 5:15 PM, mrfantasy wrote: > > > > > Since the battery life is so low, will the thing support an external > > power connection? That way I can just get a long extension cord and > > drag it around the house. > > > > Of course, I would only use a linear power supply. > > > > > > -- > > mrfantasy > > > > --Mike > > > -- > > > -- > > mrfantasy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? > > userid=1127 > > View this thread: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 > > > > -- mrfantasy --Mike mrfantasy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1127 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Booting Slimserver in OS X ... from the command line
Ok, it all came down to deleting these two files: ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.preferencepanes.cache ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.preferencepanes.searchindexcache which automatically get re-created when you click on "Start" in the preference pane button for slimserver. For some reason, the files as they were were messing things up. Thanks folks (and good eye kanoot, that was a sneaky one to catch). So as far as I can tell, when gremlins got your mac and you don't want to do the windoze approach of wiping the OS and reinstalling (ugh), do these: i) run disk utility and verify system drive and permissions ii) wipe out the files as outlined in this post iii) wipe out slimserver and reinstall it (I didn't have to do that this time) I really, really think this has to go in some obvious place in the documentation (maybe even the little booklet that gets shipped with the squeezebox) so that people that are not comfortable with surfing around the directories in a mac can still use the device "just like a cd player". I assume that this is more an OS issue than an application issue (although I don't know for sure), but it's still a robustness issue with the device and its server if something upstream breaks as mysteriously--and then gets fixed as easily--as this one did. One plus I'll mention before I go--the staff at slimdevices reads these posts and pitches in when they know something. They will have less of that to do if they put this tip somewhere. :) Cheers, trebejo -- trebejo trebejo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=730 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22208 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
Extension cord? Dude, you're like so out of touch with technology What you want is one of these bad boys attached to the K.R.O.N.O.S: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml Hmm...now how to convert those into a linear power supply to avoid those nasty wireless fluctuations in power? Victor On Apr 1, 2006, at 5:15 PM, mrfantasy wrote: Since the battery life is so low, will the thing support an external power connection? That way I can just get a long extension cord and drag it around the house. Of course, I would only use a linear power supply. -- mrfantasy --Mike -- -- mrfantasy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? userid=1127 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ 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: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
Since the battery life is so low, will the thing support an external power connection? That way I can just get a long extension cord and drag it around the house. Of course, I would only use a linear power supply. -- mrfantasy --Mike mrfantasy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1127 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver PC going into standby
Cool.. thanks for finding that bug report.. I forgot to search the bug database.. will do so in future. Thanks too for the reference to the VB script. If I have time I'll look at writing a plugin to prevent standby in Windows. Until then.. I'll leave my computer on. Jules -- bigjules bigjules's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4805 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22625 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
The display looks a bit small.. can I get a bigger version to wear around my chest? One that gives me a zap every 5 minutes or so.. Make sure I stay awake at work. -- bigjules bigjules's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4805 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: internet radio problems with .asx urls
OK - sounds like something more basic. How are you trying to tune into the url - via the Radio Tune In box in the Help Menu of the web interface, or some other way ? Also, can you tell us a bit more about the setup of the box running slimserver - PC / Window, linux ? -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22642 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: internet radio problems with .asx urls
I really appreciate the help guys, but it still dosen't work. thanks, rg -- radioguy radioguy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4813 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22642 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: slimserver losing playlists
You are correct. It is indeed 6.2.2. I did vote for it in the bug report! Thank you, mark miner I discovered a workaround for it in the forum. Put your playlist in your folder of music and you can browse it. Not very elegant but it works for now! -- mark3866 mark3866's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4815 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22646 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How does everyone tag artist names?
Instead of changing two sets of tags, just change the FLAC set and then batch convert them to MP3 using Foobar2000 (or similar). Admitedly the encoding time will be significant for 300 albums, but at least it can be done in the background and unattended. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22633 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! I needed a good belly laugh today, and that was it! Thanks Mark :-D -- mrtaber "To know that one doesn't know is best." - Lao Tzu mrtaber's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4601 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How does everyone tag artist names?
I rip once but encode twice (using EAC and MAREO) - FLAC for use with the Squeezebox (and archiving) and MP3 for use in portable players and the car, so yes it does help. It means going through 300 albums with MP3tag and adding an extra tag but I'm quite anal about keeping things neat. Unless of course you know of a better freeware tagging program. Tim -- timmorris timmorris's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4147 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22633 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
Mark Lanctot Wrote: > BONUS! I'll wear one on each wrist, one on each ankle and one on each > thigh. > > I'll be in shape and I'll know what time it is. I think you should stop at 4, for the K.R.O.N.O.S. Quartet. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
stinkingpig Wrote: > Dan Sully wrote: > > Slim Devices is pleased to announce the immediate availablity of > > K.R.O.N.O.S., the whole house temporal tracking system system! > > > > More information can be found in the press release: > > > > http://www.slimdevices.com/au_press_kronos.html > > > > Order now! Operators are standing by! > > > > - The Slim Devices Team > > > > > > > I do hope that extra coax connector on the left is where I plug it into > > the TV so I can play Pong with the K.N.O.B. ... > > -- > Jack at Monkeynoodle dot Org: It's a Scientific Venture... > Riding the Emergency Third Rail Power Trip Since 1996 Not forgetting the $499 for the upgraded plutonium power supply... -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: slimserver losing playlists
The 6.2.2 beta was broken sometimes between 3-22 and 3-25 and has not yet, AFAIK, been fixed. See (and vote for) bug 3201 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3201 -- Millwood Millwood's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3600 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22646 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: To begin setup press the right button.. no thanks
Although being able to remove the setup screnn when the SB3 boots would be nice it isn't a problem for me. I always switch off my devices when i'm not home, this also applies to my digital set top box, plasma, surround amp, powered speakers (for my bedroom SB3). There are some crazy statistics of the amount of power wasted my devices that are supposed to be on 'standby'. Something like 85% of the power a video recorder uses in its life is on standby. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22610 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
Dan Sully wrote: Slim Devices is pleased to announce the immediate availablity of K.R.O.N.O.S., the whole house temporal tracking system system! More information can be found in the press release: http://www.slimdevices.com/au_press_kronos.html Order now! Operators are standing by! - The Slim Devices Team I do hope that extra coax connector on the left is where I plug it into the TV so I can play Pong with the K.N.O.B. ... -- Jack at Monkeynoodle dot Org: It's a Scientific Venture... Riding the Emergency Third Rail Power Trip Since 1996 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
Wow, it all seemed so plausible, except for those INSANE PRICES!! OMG, how could *anyone* sell anything for those prices?? Oh wait, it's way more expensive, so it *must* be better, right? And good thing there's no scary Open Source or weird "plug-ins" to worry about, 'cause that would just be so insanely complicated nobody would ever figure out how to use it if it had that! -- rudholm rudholm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2980 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] slimserver losing playlists
My slimserver is losing my playlists. I have a directory with about three .m3u playlists in it of varying sizes. One has only four songs in it. I am correctly pointed to it in slimserver and the playlists do not show up in browse playlists in either slimserver or on my shiny new squeezebox. Tech support has walked me through the usual stuff. The directory is correctly pointed to it in the software. (As a matter of fact when I make a new playlist DIRECTLY FROM SLIMSERVER it puts that playlist in the directory that is specified. I can see it in the dir, but it does not show up on slimserver or squeezebox.) It is not even recognizing it's own playlist right after creating it, and it DOES create it in the specified directory Very Happy New Squeezebox Owner Mark Miner -- mark3866 mark3866's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4815 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22646 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
On 4/1/06, Mark Lanctot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BTW that factory technician Wang seems to be involved in all of Slim's > cutting-edge projects - here is is with the Slim Devices Dorku (TM) > Tubular Music Player: http://www.slimdevices.com/images/tech.jpg Looks like he's been promoted to "senior factory technician" since then, too. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nedd to worry about display "burn in"?
stinkingpig Wrote: > rudholm wrote: > > That's what people mean when they say "burn-in" --the oft lit areas > get > > darkened. The CRTs on any older coin-op video game unit are great > > examples of the effect. > > > > my SB2 and SB3 are on all the time and don't demonstrate that effect, > sounds like you got a bad one. I do wonder if it could be exacerbated > by > dirty power? > > Also the faceplate is a known issue which they've been taking care of. > I > expect you'll get an RMA. > Yeah, I'm inclined to believe that I just got a bad unit (perhaps part of a bad lot of displays) because my older SB2 shows the clock at full brightness whenever it's off and it shows no signs of burn-in at all. The two SBs are in the same house so any power-related issues would probably affect both of them, unless the problem was the wall wart. The only other difference is that I dim the SB3 at night, but it seems counter-intuitive that the dimming would accellerate burn-in unless the displays don't like that PWM (that I assume is) going on, but again, that's just not very intuitive... -- rudholm rudholm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2980 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=7614 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playing album by track order
<> I thought so. Today I found that one album gets listed twice, i.e. it contains 16 songs and if I add it to the playlist, SlimServer will add 32 songs, each song twice. I've found this in just one album so far (Les Paul-American made-World Played, bought at allofMP3.com in 180kB VBR). <> As a mac user (no mp3tag) what else can I do check the tags? <> The files in question where SlimServer plays song#8 1st, are AAC, encoded with iTunes, so there should be no issue on just a single album. <> I don't understand that question. I have 'use iTunes' checked and Slim does use my iT playlists, albums, etc. Where can I set the pref you're mentioning? <> Yes. <> That' what friends are for! Thanks for you help so far. -Hans, sunny Bavarian outback. -- drhanso drhanso's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2832 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21476 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
Michaelwagner Wrote: > Now Mark doesn't have to figure out why his exercise bicycle is creating > EMF - he will get all the exercise he needs just swinging his wrists. BONUS! I'll wear one on each wrist, one on each ankle and one on each thigh. I'll be in shape and I'll know what time it is. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: internet radio problems with .asx urls
This worked for me on softsqueeze for Espace Musique, try it. http://ms2.radio-canada.ca:80/EspaceMusique.ogg and Première chaine: http://ms2.radio-canada.ca:80/PremiereChaine.ogg Bonne Chance -- gdsqueeze gdsqueeze's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4809 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22642 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
At 2 pounds, it should keep the wearer in shape. Now Mark doesn't have to figure out why his exercise bicycle is creating EMF - he will get all the exercise he needs just swinging his wrists. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
> DISCLAIMER: The terms "exactly", "soon" and "minutes" are subject to > change at any time. Gotta love it. -- ezkcdude SB3->Derek Shek TDA1543/CS8412 NOS DAC->MIT Terminator 2 interconnects->Endler Audio 24-step Attenuators (RCA-direct)->Parasound Halo A23 125W/ch amplifier->Speltz anti-cables->DIY 2-ways + Dayton Titanic 10" subwoofer He's not hi-fi, he's my stereo. ezkcdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2545 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
Sign me up for 6! -- MrC MrC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
Does this have something to do with the reclocking issues being discussed here? -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
Awesome! I'm ordering two - one for each wrist! Maybe I'll mod it so it can be strapped to my legs or even my chest. BTW that factory technician Wang seems to be involved in all of Slim's cutting-edge projects - here is is with the Slim Devices Dorku (TM) Tubular Music Player: http://www.slimdevices.com/images/tech.jpg -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
Dan Sully Wrote: > Slim Devices is pleased to announce the immediate availablity of > K.R.O.N.O.S., the whole house temporal tracking system system! > > More information can be found in the press release: > > http://www.slimdevices.com/au_press_kronos.html > > Order now! Operators are standing by! > > - The Slim Devices Team nice one! :-D :-D :-D -- TCM http://www.last.fm/user/ThisCharmingMan/ TCM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=702 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver PC going into standby
You may be interested in this bug report: Bug 2746: Wake on LAN - PC returns to standby after Power Save period http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2746 I appended the code reference from this thread into that bug report. Perhaps that will help. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22625 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: internet radio problems with .asx urls
thanks for the quick reply - tried both links, and still get "can't open file" ?? -- radioguy radioguy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4813 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22642 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Product Announcement: K.R.O.N.O.S
Slim Devices is pleased to announce the immediate availablity of K.R.O.N.O.S., the whole house temporal tracking system system! More information can be found in the press release: http://www.slimdevices.com/au_press_kronos.html Order now! Operators are standing by! - The Slim Devices Team -- Dan Sully Dan Sully's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22645 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Nedd to worry about display "burn in"?
rudholm wrote: That's what people mean when they say "burn-in" --the oft lit areas get darkened. The CRTs on any older coin-op video game unit are great examples of the effect. my SB2 and SB3 are on all the time and don't demonstrate that effect, sounds like you got a bad one. I do wonder if it could be exacerbated by dirty power? Also the faceplate is a known issue which they've been taking care of. I expect you'll get an RMA. -- Jack at Monkeynoodle dot Org: It's a Scientific Venture... Riding the Emergency Third Rail Power Trip Since 1996 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver fails to start/stay on
It happened to me recently when updating from 6.1.1 on Windows XP. The installer failed to install Slim as a service although I had asked it to start automatically. All you need to do is follow the instructions in the Wiki, http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?WindowsInstallationGuide Note: While you are given the option to run Slimserver service automatically when you install on Wiindows, you may want to install and run the SlimServer Windows service by hand. Follow these instructions: Open a "cmd" window and type "cd C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server". Type "slim.exe -install auto" to install the SlimServer software so it will automatically start as a Windows Service the next time you reboot. This fixed the problem for me. -- MrStan MrStan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1771 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22622 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver fails to start/stay on
rpalarea Wrote: > I ended up uninstalling, downloading and re-installing. It works now, > but that seems like an extreme solution. It's a bug in the installer. BTW you didn't have to re-download it. I would fill out a bug at http://bugs.slimdevices.com but it's never happened to me so I don't have complete details. Hopefully someone with this problem will. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22622 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver fails to start/stay on
I am a bit confused, what would be the trick to make MagicIP Mixer to play nice with slimserver ? I could not get it to work as I mentionned before. -- gdsqueeze gdsqueeze's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4809 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22622 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver fails to start/stay on
I ended up uninstalling, downloading and re-installing. It works now, but that seems like an extreme solution. -- rpalarea rpalarea's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4604 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22622 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nedd to worry about display "burn in"?
That's what people mean when they say "burn-in" --the oft lit areas get darkened. The CRTs on any older coin-op video game unit are great examples of the effect. -- rudholm rudholm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2980 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=7614 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Wireless authentication
snarlydwarf wrote: Well, that article says you can do a dictionary attack... so don't chose a lame key like 'password' or 'secret' It's not really that the encryption has been broken, just that brute force works on dumb passwords. :) You mean I gotta think up a strong password and keep it secret!? I feel totally screwed... Here I've spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars on Slim Devices, and those cheap jerks won't even come to my house and set it up!? -- Jack at Monkeynoodle dot Org: It's a Scientific Venture... Riding the Emergency Third Rail Power Trip Since 1996 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Nedd to worry about display "burn in"?
On 4/1/06, rudholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's hard to photograph, but you can see it in this picture: http://topanga.ca.us/burn-in.jpegOK, that doesn't look like burn-in to me. It's more like burn-out. The places that are on more frequently are slightly dimmer.Ben ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: internet radio problems with .asx urls
Try this alternative stream: http://ms2.radio-canada.ca/EspaceMusique.ogg.m3u And for Premiere Chaine: http://ms2.radio-canada.ca/PremiereChaine.ogg.m3u Both should work with the SB -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22642 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver fails to start/stay on
I will try to reinstall it tonight. If I go to the program folder and doubleclick on slim.exe I can get it to work, but then I have a terminal window open that I can't close. So registering slim.exe does seem like something. We will see. -- reduakm reduakm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4808 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22622 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Recalling previous search
I'm a SliMP3 user from the early days, and have yet to figure this one outI'd like be to able to recall the previous search *after* listening to the current songs. It goes like this... When I initially search for music, I get the opportunity to choose from all the artists/albums/songs found at that time. Fine. I pick one. It starts playing. If I change my mind, I can LEFT ARROW and choose another from the found list. It plays. However, once the selection has been played and the player stops, the original FOUND LIST is gone. Pressing the LEFT ARROW produces only "NOW PLAYING". I would need to re-enter my search from the beginning. Note: I know how to use PLAY ALL, to avoid needing to repeat the search, but that forces hearing all songs, which is not desired. So...exactly when does the player/server decide that I no longer need the previous search results, and how do I convince it to retain them? Thanks Jonathan -- jbschwartz jbschwartz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4812 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22643 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: To begin setup press the right button.. no thanks
You can also walk through each field rapidly without changing it using the FWD button. Although as others have stated the best thing is to wait for a few seconds and it will connect on its own. The Squeezebox is intended to be an always-on device. In fact, the blank screensaver is a recent addition as it usually uses a clock (DateTime) screensaver. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22610 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB power usage and automatic power switch
I ran a power meter on mine and it read 7watts whether on or off. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB power usage and automatic power switch
The SB3 does not draw enough power to reliably trigger one of those things. There's an extensive chart out there somewhere which shows the current draw when in standby, playing, display off, etc. but IIRC you can assume 1.2A draw at 5V. That's only 6W. The power supply itself is only rated at 2A = 10W at 5V. There were a few solutions proposed and I believe someone came up with a circuit that definitely involves soldering. There's a non-soldering solution involving an IR-triggered power strip with the SB3 IR blaster. This power strip is available in the UK. Unfortuantely I can't find that thread. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22632 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] internet radio problems with .asx urls
I can connect to most stations except this one:http://radio-canada.ca/util/endirect/espace_musique.asx It's listed on the public radio for canada on Squeezenetwork, but every time I try i get "cannot connect" . It's the Radio Canada French network station in Montreal, Espace Musique. Do I need a plugin for it? -- radioguy radioguy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4813 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22642 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Changing SB3 wireless authentication password
I believe the PLAY key will remove the character under the cursor. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22630 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: songs stop playing
Thanks Tim! I'll give that a try. :) -- smurfk1 smurfk1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3123 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22624 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Why SlimServer stop and how to avoid it
Hi, I have seen posts before regarding server stopped for unknown reasons, and saw discussion on whether run SlimServer as a service automatically or from command line. I myself encounter this server stopped problem several times recently. It happend on the official 6.2.1, last night's 6.2.2, and many versions of 6.2.5b. It becomes very annoying now since when the server stopped, it did not automatically restart even though I have set the automaticlly restart service on slimserver from the service pane in the "right click my computer -> manage" window. When this happened, I checked the event log and I saw error but said the cause for the error was not identified. It's OK to have the error, but this restart service automatically is not effective since the server remained stopped forever. Can someone help me identify what is causing this problem? And how to avoid it? Thanks a millions! -- OperaBen OperaBen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4322 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22641 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nedd to worry about display "burn in"?
In my experience ... VFD's will loose luminosity as they age - same as all other display devices (Barring LCD ... but they don't emit, just block!). With this in mind my Squeezebox is setup to power off after 30 mins of inactivity (via a Plug) and the VFD display on my HTPC will turn off between 00:00 and 08:00. -- stevieweevie stevieweevie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4338 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=7614 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: To begin setup press the right button.. no thanks
-Is there anyway I can stop this coming up when turning on a squeezebox?- I don't think so. -It can be too easy to end up in the network setup pages through impatience / twitchy fingertips..- Just don't touch anything unless you get connection failure. Step away from the remote. ;) -Ideally i'd like a player setting for 'do not offer network setup on startup (unless connection fails)' Or is this feature there already & i'm just being blind?- Not possible, that I know of. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22610 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Problem With Checked Songs
6.2.2 on MacOS 10.4.5... quite annoying. I am going to try a later build KevinW Wrote: > I want to show all songs regardless if they are chekced or not. I > change this setting but it keeps on changing back and as a result I > only see nine albums out of the 324 albums that I have. Any > suggestions - other than checking all songs? (Running 6.2.1 5194 on > XP) > > > Also, Just had the SB3 wireless for a week. The initial impression is > that the hardware is quite acceptable. Sound quality probably equals > +/- a standard CD player. The SlimServer, on the other hand, seems to > be trash. Very unreliable, finicky and slow. Like most poorly written > software, it does far more than the average user wants but can't do the > basic things well. This is to bad because the strength of this kind of > set up will never be the audio quality, but the ability to get instant > and organized access to 100s of CDs. The crapy SS software fustrates > this goal. SD would better serve their customers if they hired some > competent programmers and wrote a robuts and responsive application, > perferably a WinForm App as the primary. They need something that is > going to do the basic work of display and play, reliably, 99.999% of > the time. > > KW -- jlynch3 jlynch3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=465 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22627 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: One piece of artwork missing
flopperman Wrote: > Could you have ripped the album twice? With a wrong (misspelled) artist > in one of the rips? That could give this behaviour if the Album name is > not in the list of Common Album Titles (I which case you would have two > albums with the same name in the list) No, I thought about that, or the fact that the tags might be slightly different from the album folder name, but that wasn't it. Problem remained even after I removed the folder entirely and re-ripped. However, when I used the same mirrored file (on a separate hard drive) at my weekend cottage, it did fine. So I guess I'll delete the data file and rescan. Hopefully, that will solve the problem. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22593 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can´t connect to local Slimserver on Port9000 - Win XP
Along with Michael's suggestion of http://127.0.0.1:9000, can you connect using the IP reference for the PC unit running Slimserver ? i.e. it will be something like http://192.168.0.101:9000 -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22637 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can´t connect to local Slimserver on Port9000 - Win XP
mherger Wrote: > > can you "ping localhost"? What about http://127.0.0.1:9000/? > > There have been reports of Windows being unable to resolve localhost... > > -- > > Michael > > --- > Help translate SlimServer by using the > StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) Just for the record, I have on occasions (not consistently) found my Mac (Safari as browser) not resolving localhost. -- danco danco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=210 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22637 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can´t connect to local S limserver on Port9000 - Win XP
If I click on "open Slimserver" the IE6 browswer starts with: http://localhost:9000/ but the result is "This site can`t be showed..." What can I do? can you "ping localhost"? What about http://127.0.0.1:9000/? There have been reports of Windows being unable to resolve localhost... How does c:\program files\system32\drivers\etc\hosts look like? -- 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: Slimserver fails to start/stay on
It seemed to have happed when I went into settings and set Slimserver to use MoodLogic, similar to what you're talking about. I can't even get the web interface to come up to disable MoodLogic now. Is there a manual or command line disable? -- rpalarea rpalarea's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4604 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22622 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Can´t connect to local Slimserver on Por t9000 - Win XP
Hi all, I have a problem with SlimServer: I can´t connect to the local installed Slimserver on my PC on Port 9000. The Windows XP internal Firewall is switched off, and the Slimserver is running. If I click on "open Slimserver" the IE6 browswer starts with: http://localhost:9000/ but the result is "This site can`t be showed..." What can I do? Many thanks, Mathias -- superguddy777 superguddy777's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4810 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22637 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver fails to start/stay on
I had the same problem last week when I was trying to setup Music IP Mixer 1.6B2, I disactivated the music magic in slim server, it seems to fix the problem. I have not tried seting up Music mixer again after that. -- gdsqueeze gdsqueeze's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4809 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22622 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver PC going into standby
Ok - I'm not really a Perl guy, but we had a similar problem for a VB application we had at work. The VB solution below may help to shed some light on whats needed to do it in Perl: http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=2596 Or you may be able to use it in a VB Script with the Execute Script plugin... -- Browny http://www.last.fm/user/BrownySV/ Browny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22625 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB3 stopped working - (long)
I have used wireless for some time using softsqueeze with mixed results. Intermittant dropouts and on one occassion complete loss of connection for a day even though I tried changing channels. Wireless appears to be unable to pass through some wall surfaces and relies upon scatter ot find it's way around your house and it is also liable to interference. mainly from Microwaves although I did notice that I lost connection every time a neighbour used her remote control to open her car. Yes, I know that in the UK these car remotes are no where near the same frequency but the effect was very reliable. I have now moved to the second generation (85Mbs) HomePlug Ethernet over Mains and have had a stabile connection for the past three weeks. The product worked straight from the box and will even work across mains extensions providing they have to mains filtering within them. I use mainly flac and can do file browsing and file transfer across the link simultaneously without problems. I might now take the final step and get a squeezebox now that I am happy with the connection. -- MrStan MrStan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1771 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22341 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: To begin setup press the right button.. no thanks
cliveb Wrote: > On the rare occasions that I remove power from my SB2, I also get the > invitation to set up networking when it is re-powered. But if you just > ignore it and do nothing, it then reconnects by itself after a few > seconds. (This is with a wired SB, by the way - I don't know if a > wireless one will behave differently). Wired & wireless do the same on power-on. My house is off-grid & a SB2 in standby eats about 6watts so they mostly stay off. Jonathan -- JJP JJP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1047 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22610 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver PC going into standby
A possibility.. But I'm sure there must be a way to prevent XP from going into standby when there is network activity.. I just cant find it. -- bigjules bigjules's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4805 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22625 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: WTB: Wired SB2
adhir Wrote: > email me if you have one you wouldn't mind selling. > > i'd buy the sb3, but it won't fit in my audio cabinet (vertical space > is limited, and i want it in the cabinet, with the display visible from > outside the cabinet). For the same reason (audio cabinet) I'd like to buy a squeezebox2. Should be black or platinum coloured. Please email me! sanders.dave(at)gmail(dot)com -- Dave Dave's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=584 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22617 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How does everyone tag artist names?
timmorris Wrote: > I've got a relatively small collection (300 CDs), but as it grows it is > going to become increasingly difficult to browse. How do those of you > wit large collections tag Artist names? > > Surname, Forname, or the way it comes down from freedb > Forname Surname > > Tim You can have the best of both worlds. I only use FLAC but I believe MP3 can do the same. In FLAC there is a tag for 'Artistsort' as well as 'Artist'. So if you set: Artist = Russell Watson and Aristsort = Watson, Russell SlimServer will display this under the 'W's but as first/last name. Hope that helps. David -- DJMUK DJMUK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=415 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22633 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Problem With Checked Songs
KevinW Wrote: > I want to show all songs regardless if they are chekced or not. I > change this setting but it keeps on changing back and as a result I > only see nine albums out of the 324 albums that I have. Any > suggestions - other than checking all songs? (Running 6.2.1 5194 on XP) I don't know what you mean by checked. If you mean scanned by Slimserver then there is a plug in which allows you to scan once every 24 hours. If you keep loosing albums it could be because your ripping software isn;t tagging the files properly. KevinW Wrote: > The SlimServer, on the other hand, seems to be trash. Very unreliable, > finicky and slow. Like most poorly written software, it does far more > than the average user wants but can't do the basic things well. This > is to bad because the strength of this kind of set up will never be the > audio quality, but the ability to get instant and organized access to > 100s of CDs. The crapy SS software fustrates this goal. SD would > better serve their customers if they hired some competent programmers > and wrote a robuts and responsive application, perferably a WinForm App > as the primary. They need something that is going to do the basic work > of display and play, reliably, 99.999% of the time. > > KW Trash and crappy aren't words I'd use. I do have an issue with the fact that some of the advanced features are poorly documented, but the software works perfectly for me. I just rip using EAC and encode using FLAC in one pass directly onto a Windows Small Business Server which has around 8 clients accessing it during the course of the day and it runs 4 Squeezeboxes perfectly. Audio quality may not be a priority for you, but it certainly is for me. Perhaps if you changed the tone of your post, explained your problem in detail someone might dive in and help you. What ripping software do you use? How are you encoding your files - and what format? How is your music organised? I've been waiting for years for networked mp3 players to come of age and Slimserver together with the Squeezebox 3 does everything I want to and because of the nature of the Open Source software it will continue to evolve as users require and add more features. -- timmorris timmorris's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4147 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22627 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: To begin setup press the right button.. no thanks
JJP Wrote: > Yes - I turn my units on/off at the power source. On the rare occasions that I remove power from my SB2, I also get the invitation to set up networking when it is re-powered. But if you just ignore it and do nothing, it then reconnects by itself after a few seconds. (This is with a wired SB, by the way - I don't know if a wireless one will behave differently). -- cliveb cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22610 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Problem With Checked Songs
Sorry, it is "the UnCheck Songs In ITunes" setting. Glad to hear about your 1000 albums. My SS is on my secondary computer that gets used on occasion. I am not sure computer use is the problem. I would pay extra for a Win App that just did display and play. -- KevinW KevinW's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22627 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] How does everyone tag artist names?
I've got a relatively small collection (300 CDs), but as it grows it is going to become increasingly difficult to browse. How do those of you wit large collections tag Artist names? Surname, Forname, or the way it comes down from freedb Forname Surname Tim -- timmorris timmorris's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4147 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22633 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: songs stop playing
I had exactly the same problem and downgrading to 6.2.1 and FW28 solved it. Tim -- timmorris timmorris's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4147 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22624 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
