[slim] Re: Squeezebox sudden problem help!!!!
The SB3 is still unresponsive. It failed to reset to factory settings after numerous attempts. I will let it "rest" for 24 hours and try back tomorrow night. By then, hopefully, I should have an answer from tech support. The strange thing about all this is how sudden and unexpected the "death" was. The SB3 had worked flawlessly since January. No glitches, bugs, crashes, nothing! Many times, after reading about the woes of other users, I said to myself: I am lucky or perhaps I managed to set this thing perfectly right the first time around... But I guess all good things come to an end...It was great while it lasted. Hopefully, I will get a replacement or something (fingers crossed!) -- crooner crooner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24190 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Anything to use to control the player, other than Nokia 770?
I use my Dell Axim PDA. I use the Java EWE tool that someone has written to control it rather than the web browser interface. It's much more responsive. -- orfordi orfordi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5538 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Linksys wifi crashing
I have one of the WAG54G's with the built-in ADSL modem. No firmware update for that by the look of it :-( -- orfordi orfordi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5538 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24136 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Multiple SoftSqueeze instances on a single PC
Nathaniel Morgan Wrote: > > I'm using a M-Audio Delta 1010 soundcard with breakout box. It supports > 10 > out channels (5 stereo pairs). Each stereo pair is treated as a > separate > sound device by Windows. You just configure each softsqueeze instance > with > one of the stereo pair virtual devices, and away you go - 5 different > players on one PC (actually 6, because I can also use the built-in > sound > card). > Wow, that sounds really interesting (and cool). The one question that comes to mind for me immediately is how is the performance? The Softsqueeze player sometimes seems to use a lot of resources, probably because it is written in Java. This would seem like a perfect time to use Squeezeslave, but I don't think you can change the virtual MAC address on that. I also don't think you can choose the output device it uses. -- NWP NWP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3730 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24157 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Re: Multiple SoftSqueeze instances on a single PC
Not too bad for resource use - they seem to take about 7% CPU each (including any SlimServer overheads - I'm running it on the same box) on my Athlon64. Could be media encoding dependant though? I might try out alternative players with their own web interfaces sometime (MediaPlayerClassic, VLC) if I can find the enthusiasm to integrate the web interfaces (I'm only interested in web interface control). From: NWP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Slim Devices Discussion To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Re: Multiple SoftSqueeze instances on a single PC Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 00:27:06 -0700 Nathaniel Morgan Wrote: > > I'm using a M-Audio Delta 1010 soundcard with breakout box. It supports > 10 > out channels (5 stereo pairs). Each stereo pair is treated as a > separate > sound device by Windows. You just configure each softsqueeze instance > with > one of the stereo pair virtual devices, and away you go - 5 different > players on one PC (actually 6, because I can also use the built-in > sound > card). > Wow, that sounds really interesting (and cool). The one question that comes to mind for me immediately is how is the performance? The Softsqueeze player sometimes seems to use a lot of resources, probably because it is written in Java. This would seem like a perfect time to use Squeezeslave, but I don't think you can change the virtual MAC address on that. I also don't think you can choose the output device it uses. -- NWP NWP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3730 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24157 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss _ Need more speed? Get Xtra Broadband @ http://jetstream.xtra.co.nz/chm/0,,202853-1000,00.html ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slimsever 6.2.2 on intel mac so slow it's unusable.
Hello, I used to run slimserver on a Linux box, with the music stored on a NAS device. That Linux box just died on me so I moved to server to my new Intel iMac. (I used the Mac 6.2.2 dmg file) And there I found out that it is barely usable. - The web interface is slow. It takes _several minutes_ before a page apears. During that time music playback stops. - The interface on the box is slow too. To the point of being unusable. It takes between 10-20 seconds for the display to react to key presses on the remote. Half of the time "lost contact with slimserver" apears between updates. All this time the slimserver process only consumes about 3-4% of CPU power. So it is obviously not a computer performance problem. What can I do about this? -- KristVB KristVB's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5660 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24194 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
Well, I have to agree with NWP that this has been an interesting thread, one of those that takes on a life of its own... it started out with a debate about the merits of case sensitivity, did a neat hand-brake turn on the point of whether databases should be case sensitive at all, and has now lurched off into a familiar debate on the role of the slimserver database! Especially entertaining is the bit where someone comments on one topic and has their message interpreted as if it were on another one! Having joined in the first bit, I can't resist joining in the later stages, though, so here is my two penn'orth on the slimserver database... I'm pretty sure that for the large majority of users, the current model is correct, i.e. that the tags are the source of data and that the slimserver database is purely for the convenience of slimserver. This works well because all the ripping programs or download sources provide more-or-less standard tags. However, since slim have gone to the trouble of providing a "proper" database, it would be a real shame if we couldn't use it in a lot more interesting ways. This, I understand, is one of the motivations for moving to MySQL, and I think we see the beginnings of what might be done with erland's plugins. The big issue with the slim database, though - as has been mentioned here as previously - is that it is considered "throwaway", which effectively stops anyone putting interesting information in it. And no, "tags" are not the full answer - I can easily imagine data which is not solely about a track and which therefore doesn't rightly belong in a track's tags (e.g. any information about the relationship between two tracks). So if we are going to store relational information somewhere, AND we want to keep the open principles of slimserver (i.e., its easy for third parties to add functionality and plug in), we need to establish some principles: (1) there is some basic player information that slimserver needs to be able to play tracks. This has to be generated from somewhere (today, from tags). The data model for this stuff is slimserver's to own: the slimserver developers need to be able to make changes to this in future versions without reference to anyone. (2) the writers of plugins to slimserver will want the ability to add extra information in tables of their own (eg Lazysearch). At the moment they are limited to storing information that can easily be regenerated, but in the future they really ought to be able to store stuff persistently somewhere (possibly in a different database). (3) we need to acknowledge that there are other programs and databases out there, which people like JSonnabend want to use for a variety of purposes beyond the knowledge of slim, and which slimserver really ought to be able to co-exist with. So, I think there potentially three different kinds of RELATIONAL data (i.e. in addition to the data that can easily be stored in tags): (1) the data owned by slimserver for the purposes of playing tracks (2) additional data used by slimserver plugins for whatever purpose (3) data managed by applications that slim knows nothing about at all I suspect the three need to be stored in different databases. Also that the right answer for JSonnabend is to provide an easy means of transferring the relevant data from the external database into the slimserver one: as MichaelWagner says, file tags are a simple and standard way of doing this... one drawback I can think of is that you lose the ability to transfer any relational data. Another is that it's not the right answer for dynamic data like "last played". If you don't want to use tags as a communication route, I think you have to link the two databases up (though it creates a maintenance problem for someone). I don't think the answer is to try to shoehorn it all into one database, that would cripple both sets of developers. I'll stop now before my ramblings take on a life of their own, like this thread. Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
ceejay Wrote: > > If you don't want to use tags as a communication route, I think you > have to link the two databases up (though it creates a maintenance > problem for someone). I don't think the answer is to try to shoehorn > it all into one database, that would cripple both sets of developers. > Ceejay If the databases are linked, either realtime or with periodic import/exports, how are they linked? They only way I can think of that would be possible would be linking on the field that contains the filepath. I don't know anything about the internal workings of the slimserver db, but I assume there is a field that contains the path to the file. -- NWP NWP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3730 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Multiple SoftSqueeze instances on a single PC
Nathaniel Morgan Wrote: > Not too bad for resource use - they seem to take about 7% CPU each > (including any SlimServer overheads - I'm running it on the same box) > on my > Athlon64. Could be media encoding dependant though? > > I might try out alternative players with their own web interfaces > sometime > (MediaPlayerClassic, VLC) if I can find the enthusiasm to integrate the > web > interfaces (I'm only interested in web interface control). > My problem may be that I've been using SoftSqueeze on linux. Perhaps it (or java) is just more of a resource hog than it is on Windows. If you're only at 7% then it doesn't sound like a problem. Nathaniel Morgan Wrote: > > I might try out alternative players with their own web interfaces > sometime > (MediaPlayerClassic, VLC) if I can find the enthusiasm to integrate the > web > interfaces (I'm only interested in web interface control). > I used to use Winamp with the Browseamp plugin before I found Slimserver, but it wasn't near as good and since finding Slimserver there's been no thought of going back. I haven't tried the other web interfaces you mentioned, but it sounds like you have a kick-ass solution as is. I think that develoment of Squeezeslave is currently stalled, but if it picks up again you may want to check that out since you are only interested in web control anyway. -- NWP NWP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3730 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24157 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Wireless networking
The whole wireless networking thing is such a mixed bag. I've been having problems with my SB playing OK for a bit (minutes, not hours) then starting to stutter. Like you I've got the less then perfect (though domestically necessary) situation of the SB, router and server (all Belkin kit) all being independently connected to the same wireless network. It's 802.11g so bandwidth shouldn't be a problem but it seems as if the wireless kit in the SB is the problem. It's at the other end of the same room as the router, while the PC is directly above in the upstairs back bedroom. The trouble is that while the PC/Router connection is rock-solid at 97-100% signal strength, the SB manages 60% at best and drops as low as 35%, which is when the stuttering starts. Poor considering it's in line-of-sight of the router. Anyway, I debated whether to shell out for triple set of Homeplug mains ethernet widgets but didn't want to spend £120 making all my wireless kit redundant. In the end I paid £40 for another wireless access point, which I've used in bridge mode to extend the network and I've connected the SB to it with an ethernet cable. Since then it's behaved impeccably. -- hifisteve hifisteve's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4227 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24171 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
I feel I'm getting a bit off topic of the original meaning of the thread, but here it comes. NWP Wrote: > If the databases are linked, either realtime or with periodic > import/exports, how are they linked? > > They only way I can think of that would be possible would be linking on > the field that contains the filepath. I don't know anything about the > internal workings of the slimserver db, but I assume there is a field > that contains the path to the file. The TrackStat plugin which stores its own persistent information inside the slimserver database uses the following information as links between the TrackStat tables and the slimserver tables: 1. Primary link is musicbrainz id's (slimserver will read the musicbrainz tags from the files and store them in its database) 2. If musicbrainz id's does not exist the filepath is used as link instead. This results that if you have musicbrainz id's in the tags of your files the links will survive a slimserver rescan. If you don't the links will survive a rescan as long as you don't move the file. There are also a third option for linking which might be possible to use, but I think it isn't supported by slimserver yet. This third option is the new PUID defined by musicdns.org. Regarding storage of information in tags, my opinion is that tags is useful for information that doesn't change often and isn't different for different users. I don't want software to change my music files continuously , the reason is that there is to easy that there is a bug in the software that completely destroys the music file. This means that tags should be used for stuff like: - unique ids (PUID's, musicbrainz id's) - artists, albums, track names - track lengths, track numbers Tags should on the other hand not be used for stuff like: - last played time - play counts - ratings (which will be different for different users) However, its still important that all this information is persistently stored somewhere since it can't be easily regenerated. -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.homeip.net) 'My download page' (http://erland.homeip.net/download) (Developer of 'TrackStat' (http://erland.homeip.net/download/do/viewapplication?name=slimserver-trackstat) , 'SQLPlayList' (http://tinyurl.com/pptqy) and 'DynamicPlayList' (http://tinyurl.com/kfrgs) plugins) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB2 Dead - HELP!
Hi My SB2 has been in my office, and powered down when not in use. I came to turn it on the other day and the screen is completely blank. I've tested the power supply - that's fine, and there is a small light coming out of the optical output. Other than that - nothing. WHAT DO I DO?! -- Cessquill Cessquill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=330 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24195 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Linksys wifi crashing
Mine's running 1.02.9 - but I think there are two versions of hardware and mine's the earlier one. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24136 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Set Clock
The clock that is part of the screen saver display is there a way to set it for correct time. Is it updated through the network? Are there any settings for this? Thanks -- KevinW KevinW's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24196 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Set Clock
The clock that is part of the screen saver display is there a way to set it for correct time. Is it updated through the network? Are there any settings for this? It's the current time on your server - set it there. -- 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: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
There is another tag that can be used as an ID tag. Each track made with a proper tagger knows the CD ID that it came from. The combination of CD ID and track number should make any track unique. I don't recall at the moment what the tag is called, but it's the thing that allows taggers to know what album your track came from even if the album name tag is gone. Oh, and I think Ceejay's analysis is correct - the reason we're tying ourselves in knots is that there are really several types of data being mushed together in the slimserver database these days (it just kinda growed), and without separating them by persistance and scope you can't have a meaningful discussion. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Set Clock
mherger Wrote: > > It's the current time on your server - set it there. On Wintel - I get along fine with Atomic Clock (freeware). http://worldtimeserver.com -- Crispy Crispy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24196 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
Michaelwagner Wrote: > There is another tag that can be used as an ID tag. Each track made with > a proper tagger knows the CD ID that it came from. The combination of CD > ID and track number should make any track unique. > > I don't recall at the moment what the tag is called, but it's the thing > that allows taggers to know what album your track came from even if the > album name tag is gone. > Yeah, but what about tracks that don't come from a CD? For example, I keep mp3s from famous speeches that I've found on the internet. -- NWP NWP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3730 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
Fair enough. There has to be a process that assigns tag IDs for music that didn't come from CDs, like music that came from old LPs, speeches like you say, home recordings, etc. This is why I say there has to be a tagger that can handle the needs of Slmserver, but isn't part of Slimserver and can have a real user interface. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 Dead - HELP!
Is it just the screen that is completely blank, or can you not connect via the web interface and play music at all ? First suggestion to rule out just screen blankage: Press the brightness button on the remote a couple of times - it could be that SB is on and functioning but the brightness has been set to 0. If not, a few more details of your setup please ? OS / version slimserver / how is it connected to your network ? If you unplug and plug the power back in, does the SB default to network set up or does nothing happen ? What about a hard reset - (unplug and replug power supply all the while holding down the Add button) but you will lose your settings with this. -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24195 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 Dead - HELP!
Siduhe Wrote: > Is it just the screen that is completely blank, or can you not connect > via the web interface and play music at all ? I will try that when I get home, but other options not looking good. Siduhe Wrote: > First suggestion to rule out just screen blankage: Press the brightness > button on the remote a couple of times - it could be that SB is on and > functioning but the brightness has been set to 0. Nothing going from that Siduhe Wrote: > If not, a few more details of your setup please ? OS / version > slimserver / how is it connected to your network ? Windows XP SP2, Slimserver running 6.2.2 - 7135 (although I think I was running previous full release when it went down), it's connected via wireless Siduhe Wrote: > If you unplug and plug the power back in, does the SB default to network > set up or does nothing happen ? Nothing. Not even the splash screen scrolling across. Siduhe Wrote: > What about a hard reset - (unplug and replug power supply all the while > holding down the Add button) but you will lose your settings with this. Tried that just now - nothing. (also changed batteries in remote) Not looking good here... -- Cessquill Cessquill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=330 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24195 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeeze box dropping off Wireless network constantly usingDraytek Vigor 2600 router
An update on this- no good news yet. :( have now exchanged around 12 emails with draytek...still no nearer to resolution. I'm told it is with their 2nd/3rd line support engineers.. I have no idea how they can hope to resolve this without actually building this in their lab. What can cause the drops ?- it can only be: 1/ The SB3 responding badly to some 'dodgy' ethernet frames sent out from the router when the DSL is connected, or 2/ the draytek dropping the connection because of some memory or other bizarre firmware issue. I'm going to get a wireless sniffer onto the LAN to check if there are any malformed/spurious ethernet frames that are present when the dsl is connected (which the SB responds badly to). If there is nothing coming over the network then it has to be point 2. I am hoping I will see something coming out of the draytek as then I have some real substantive data to throw at draytek (rather than reporting the symptoms)...or even slimdevices could be part of the fix (if there is something odd that causes the wireless to drop - either the SB3 ignores it or the draytek does not send it!) This is all conjecture for nowI'll post any findings, or any updates from Draytek. -- dave w dave w's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5170 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=10458 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB2 Dead - HELP!
I agree, not good. Support[at]slimdevices.com may be a good idea. -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24195 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New promos on www.slimdevices.com
rudholm Wrote: > Yep. "danish" is elliptical for "Danish pastry" (it's even in the > dictionary this way). > > Dad's from Copenhagen and he refers to such a pastry as a "danish" so I > figure it's fair game for me...Of course it is, but in exactly the same way > that "microwave" is elliptical for "microwave oven." I just found it noteworthy that you took "danish" for granted at a time when "microwave" was still strange to you. I am old enough to remember when some people still thought it was improper to speak of "a television," and "radio" went through the same thing a generation earlier. Anyway, I once read that in Denmark they were "Viennese." Any truth to that, in your dad's view? And to go thoroughly off topic, I've also heard that President Kennedy's famous line, "Ich bin ein Berliner," means approximately the same thing as "I am a Danish," except that a berliner is a jelly doughnut. "Ich bin Berliner" would be correct, like "I am Danish." -- tom permutt tom permutt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1893 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox for Sale, Hard Drive Question
radish Wrote: > Seagate IDE drives are amazingly quiet, but the SATA models are > (annoyingly) louder. The Samsung SpinPoint have a good reputation for > being silent but the only one I've bought is very loud, so I guess it > must vary from model to model. Read up carefully on silentpcreview.com. I have both. They are both 250 GB IDE versions, both used for storing music. The Samsung SpinPoint P is the primary music drive, the Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 is mounted in an external enclosure and used as a mirrored backup for the Samsung. The Samsung is unbelievably quiet. I find the Seagate noisier, but that could be because it's in an external enclosure which resonates on my desk. I hear an almost imperceptible seek noise from the Samsung but there's a definite idle whirr/whine from the Seagate as well as a very noticeable seek noise. Both are very quiet compared to the older 40 GB Western Digital that was doing this job before. That one was noisier than my two Western Digital 36 GB Raptors operating simultaneously (RAID 0). -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24092 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Player does not play tracks in order
Hey ceejay, I am using method 2, browsing via Artwork to the album and playing. As I mentioned earler, when I browse to the album and open it, all the tracks display in correct order. However, when I tell it to play is when the order is not in sync. I did check the tags and they have the correct numbers associated with each track. Really strange. -- fingers fingers's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5570 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24186 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Soundtrack albums and Browse by artist
Geoff, Yes I can see how that would work. I would prefer to be able to see it from the "browse by artist" menu though. It seems inconsistant to me that slimserver has identified an album as being a compilation (by virtue of the artist tags being different), but has then decided not to apply the same rules it does when it identifies a compilation album by virtue of the TCMP or COMPILATION tag. If I get some spare time I may have a look at the perl code... -- Glenn -- Glenn Coombs Glenn Coombs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5611 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24170 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox for Sale, Hard Drive Question
Yeah, I must have a duff Samsung. I have probably 4 or 5 IDE Barracuda's and they're all nice and quiet, but the identical model in SATA form is much louder (this has been confirmed by others). -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24092 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Skins
Can anyone help me please. I was checking out Skins for my PC and selected one which I cannot now clear from my desktop. I did not catch the name of it, but it looks like an Apple I-Pod skin. White screen, Large Icons. There appears to be no way back to change this. I've clicked on all buttons, and nothing takes me back to settings. I have just downloaded newest version of Slim hoping it would default back to the original skin, but it hasn't. I have looked in all the folders in the Slimserver programme folder, but to be honest that is getting beyond my level of knowledge. Can anyone advise how to get back the settings to change the skin. Please someone get rid of this horrible skin which leads to stalemate. Thanks in advance Iain. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: IE7 and Fishbone
Fishbone works with 6.5 on IE7, but the last time I tried it didn't work with 6.2.2 Tim -- timmorris timmorris's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4147 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23338 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
erland Wrote: > > There are also a third option for linking which might be possible to > use, but I think it isn't supported by slimserver yet. This third > option is the new PUID defined by musicdns.org. > Careful: PUID's are not unique. They're very very close. Like this one: http://musicbrainz.org/showpuid.html?puid=17bfb9ea-cf24-ff3f-553c-337b672cbf61 But note that the albums don't actually match. It's scary how well they grouped on the same piece, since the whole PUID creation is entireley machine based... but the musicbrainz ID is more unique: these three versions of the same song each have unique MB ID's. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Skins
You can get back to the default skin by browsing to http://localhost:9000/Default/ , where of course you insert the name or IP of your machine running slimserver in place of 'localhost'. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24201 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] A hardware bug? Digital output is always on!
I just realized that the digital output (RCA) will not turn off even I power off it from remote or server. This is a serious bug, since I won't be able to share my external D/A with my transport now. The D/A does auto sense, once the RCA signal is there, it has the priority and will never switch to other ports. Is there a fix? -- lovemov lovemov's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5528 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24204 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlist Order
Thanks - worked great! -- jr_birdmann jr_birdmann's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5624 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24108 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: A hardware bug? Digital output is always on!
lovemov Wrote: > I just realized that the digital output (RCA) will not turn off even I > power off it from remote or server. > > This is a serious bug, since I won't be able to share my external D/A > with my transport now. The D/A does auto sense, once the RCA signal is > there, it has the priority and will never switch to other ports. > > Is there a fix? This was requested a while back. Looks like they're pretty close to a fix: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1397 -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24204 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New promos on www.slimdevices.com
tom permutt Wrote: > Of course it is, but in exactly the same way that "microwave" is > elliptical for "microwave oven." I just found it noteworthy that you > took "danish" for granted at a time when "microwave" was still strange > to you. I am old enough to remember when some people still thought it > was improper to speak of "a television," and "radio" went through the > same thing a generation earlier. > > Anyway, I once read that in Denmark they were "Viennese." Any truth to > that, in your dad's view? And to go thoroughly off topic, I've also > heard that President Kennedy's famous line, "Ich bin ein Berliner," > means approximately the same thing as "I am a Danish," except that a > berliner is a jelly doughnut. "Ich bin Berliner" would be correct, > like "I am Danish." You are correct, in Denmark and Sweden (and I would assume Norway and possibly Iceland as well) they are called "viennese bread". The Danish spelling would be "wienerbrød", while Swedish uses a different diacritical on the last vowel: "wienerbröt". The word traditionally refers to a somewhat specific sweetened bread rolled multiple times with butter before baking but usage has of course generalized a bit. Point well taken, though. I assume "television set" was the proper term, but was a radio a "radio set"? Will a "network music player" ever become "a network"? I hope not. -- rudholm rudholm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2980 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] PSP server skin ?
Hello everyone, this is my first post, i got my squeezebox this morning, at work. I'm wondering if anybody has started working on a PSP skin for SlimServer. I'm a programmer/graphic designer working on interfaces for cellphone games so i'm used to small screen sizes and UI stuff. I have many ideas to hack the hell out of it and implement special tricks like reading the analog pad to scroll lists faster (i'm a very good javascripter). If nothing has been done yet, i'll start working on it pretty soon. -- Lowrent Lowrent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24205 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: A hardware bug? Digital output is always on!
This is a software feature and will be changed. What you consider a bug is a benefit for others, since having the output on at all times helps to maintain sync with the receiver in situations where you would not want to drop the carrier, eg to avoid a few seconds of "lock time" lag. This was an issue with SB1, where we had limited control over the s/pdif and could not force it to be on continuously. The plan is to make this behavior configurable. By the way, SB3 is the only device I'm aware of to feature a completely "soft" (as opposed to silicon) s/pdif transmitter, which allows us to tweak it however we want. It's just a matter of prioritizing this improvement. Please feel free to vote or add additional comments to the bug if you have anything to add. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24204 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: PSP server skin ?
you should probably check out the work done by BKLASS on the Nokia 770 skin which many use on the PSP... very interested to see the work which could be done for a dedicated PSP skin - as I use my PSP to view the interface very often -- rick's cafe WHEN MUSIC HIT YOU YOU FEEL NO PAIN!!! rick's cafe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3021 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24205 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: PSP server skin ?
To my knowledge, no. But, you might start by looking at the Nokia770 skin in slimserver 6.5, which is heavily javascripted and built for a handheld landscape display. I know that at least a few have been using that skin on PSP to some level of success. There was a major change introduced to 6.5 this week that makes things a bit unstable, so I'd recommend downloading the 22 May daily build. cheers, #!/ben -- bklaas bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24205 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: A hardware bug? Digital output is always on!
lovemov Wrote: > I just realized that the digital output (RCA) will not turn off even I > power off it from remote or server. > > This is a serious bug, since I won't be able to share my external D/A > with my transport now. The D/A does auto sense, once the RCA signal is > there, it has the priority and will never switch to other ports. > > Is there a fix? My DAC works exactly the same way. It has both coax SPDIF and Toslink optical inputs, with no physical switch, and gives priority to the coax connection. One workaround may be to use coax for the transport and Toslink for the Squeezebox. However, if the transport behaves similarly, by always sending a valid digital signal, then you're left to turn off the transport to play the Squeezebox. By the looks of request #1397, you'd be left to turn off the Squeezebox to allow the transport to play, so it's six of one, half dozen of the other. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24204 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: PSP server skin ?
http://slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/SlimServer_v2006-05-22/ -- bklaas bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24205 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Player does not play tracks in order
fingers Wrote: > > > My tags are setup as follows: \\ - > . Can you please explain what I need to change in order to have > a leading 0 in front of the single digit track numbers? > > Thanks I'm puzzled by this comment - this sounds like you're describing the file path (directories and file name), not the tags which are stored inside the file. What program, exactly, are you using to read the tags in the files? Ceejay. -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24186 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Soundtrack albums and Browse by artist
On 5/25/06, Glenn Coombs wrote: It seems inconsistant to me that slimserver has identified an album as being a compilation (by virtue of the artist tags being different), but has then decided not to apply the same rules it does when it identifies a compilation album by virtue of the TCMP or COMPILATION tag. If I get some spare time I may have a look at the perl code... I agree - and have the same ambition to look at the code. Just have to find the time... Cheers Geoff ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: New promos on www.slimdevices.com
I thought it was about the cost. If you call them cables or phono cables or RCA cables it refers to wires that you wouldn't want to spend too much money on. However, there is no limit to what some will spend on "Interconnects"! Especially if they are packaged in a nice box. -- Scott -- On May 23, 2006, at 12:19 AM, seanadams wrote: Michaelwagner Wrote: yeah, that's my sense too. Interconnect implies 2 way traffic. Doesn't seem to apply to RCA cables. At least, if there was 2 way signal, that would be very usual :-) To be pedantic: although information flows in one direction, the current goes both ways and alternates. Also, "inter" just means "between" - it implies nothing about (bi)directionality. And finally, "interconnect" isn't even a noun, so it's a silly name for a cable either way. -- seanadams ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: PSP server skin ?
Ok, i'll take a look at the Nokia skin but it really looks like it's designed specially for touch screen use. What i'm planning is designing in an interface focusing on DPAD use and highly optimized for the PSP display. My head is boiling with ideas at the moment. I have to dig info about the DHTML power of the Netfront browser. I'll keep you posted on my project. -- Lowrent Lowrent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24205 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: BTW : Who's the Pink Martini superfan?
The guy who did our product photography is 'good friends' with Pink Martini's singer. Of course we loved the band anyway and they we suitable different to The Clash. We do like to use such opportunities to highlight music we love and it's cool to be in the position to do it. -- Jez Jez Hildred Senior Manager - Sales & Marketing Slim Devices, Inc. http://www.last.fm/user/Kadosh/ Jez's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4300 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24189 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Anything to use to control the player, other than Nokia 770?
Hopefully the 770 will be quicker once the new 2006 OS update is released... -Greg -- GoCubs GoCubs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=312 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: A hardware bug? Digital output is always on!
Make it configurable is the way to go. Cool, I can wait for the new releases, no problem. Thanks. -- lovemov lovemov's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5528 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24204 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New promos on www.slimdevices.com
rudholm Wrote: > I assume "television set" was the proper term, but was a radio a "radio > set"? Will a "network music player" ever become "a network"? I hope > not.Indeed, "radio set" was once the jargon. Furthermore, it was meant to suggest that what was being talked about was not a single device but a collection of devices, mainly tubes, even after radios (sic) were being sold in single boxes to people not manly enough to build their own. -- tom permutt tom permutt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1893 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Player does not play tracks in order
probably not as puzzled as me ;) I am pretty much a newbie at all of this. -- fingers fingers's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5570 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24186 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New promos on www.slimdevices.com
tom permutt Wrote: > Indeed, "radio set" was once the jargon. Furthermore, it was meant to > suggest that what was being talked about was not a single device but a > collection of devices, mainly tubes, even after radios (sic) were being > sold in single boxes to people not manly enough to build their own. Ah, it hadn't ocurred to me that "set" in that context meant, well, "set". Makes perfect sense now. That's one of those things that went from making intuitive sense to just being arbitrary. It's sad to see when that happens in language. I'm barely old enough to remember Heathkit. They used to have a store here in LA over in the Mid-Wilshire area. A fun destination when I was a kid. I built an alarm clock and lamp controller but never a radio or television set. -- rudholm rudholm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2980 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New promos on www.slimdevices.com
rudholm Wrote: > Ah, it hadn't ocurred to me that "set" in that context meant, well, > "set". Some trivia for fellow logophiles: the word "set" had more meanings than any other in English. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=set I also like "scan" - it has two exactly opposite meanings! -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: New promos on www.slimdevices.com
Yeah, peruse is like scan in that regard. And the term "moot point" (all-too-often misspoken as "mute point") has undergone a change in meaning from "a point worthy of discussion" to exactly the opposite. I've always found the evolution of language to be fascinating.On 5/25/06, seanadams < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:rudholm Wrote: > Ah, it hadn't ocurred to me that "set" in that context meant, well,> "set".Some trivia for fellow logophiles: the word "set" had more meaningsthan any other in English. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=setI also like "scan" - it has two exactly opposite meanings!--seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24050___discuss mailing listdiscuss@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: Anything to use to control the player, other than Nokia 770?
NWP Wrote: > If you don't mind something larger, you could always check out a tablet > PC. You can usually find old Fujitsu Stylistic touchpads with a > pentium III 400 MHz for under $200 on ebay. Put Firefox or Opera on it > though because I hear a lot of the AJAX stuff in the 770 doesn't work > well in IE. Whoa, that's a heck of a thought. I had no idea you could pick up a touchscreen that cheap. Do you have one? Anyone have one? Anyone used it for controlling slimserver? If it's a great slim remote I would mostly care less if it did anything else well... I still have a dream of having a dedicated "slim kiosk" that would sit next to the squeezebox and could run a slick UI (my allegiance is, unsurprisingly, to the Nokia770). The 770 itself is not a good option for that role (it's a handheld, not something to view from across the room). cheers, #!/ben -- bklaas bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Anything to use to control the player, other than Nokia 770?
bklaas Wrote: > Whoa, that's a heck of a thought. I had no idea you could pick up a > touchscreen that cheap. Do you have one? Anyone have one? Anyone used > it for controlling slimserver? If it's a great slim remote I would > mostly care less if it did anything else well... > > I still have a dream of having a dedicated "slim kiosk" that would sit > next to the squeezebox and could run a slick UI (my allegiance is, > unsurprisingly, to the Nokia770). The 770 itself is not a good option > for that role (it's a handheld, not something to view from across the > room). > > cheers, > #!/ben My friend has two of them. They work well, but they aren't hand helds. They are good for the bartop though. One of the problems with buying a used unit like this is that you can't really expect long battery life. He leaves them plugged in when using them. I understand your allegiance to the 770, but if they aren't hooking you up with some free stuff by now after you've indirectly sold so many units for them (I know my brother bought one just to use as a squeezebox controller because of your skin), it may be time to rethink that allegiance and rename your skin. How about the "Klassic Handheld Skin"? -- NWP NWP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3730 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: PSP server skin ?
Lowrent, keep us informed of your progress. I have a PSP but find the other inferfaces slow and too memory hungry for the PSP. Sadly I don't have any skills to help. I would love some simple interface that possibly displayed art when playing. Along the lines of the Sonos display ;-) -- mactavish mactavish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4795 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24205 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver No Album No Artist
I've seen similar problems that went away after I blew away the data base and rescanned. Just rescan wasn't good enough. In windows, with the server stopped, blow away \Program Files\SlimServer\server\Cache and restart the server. YMMV -- Millwood Millwood's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3600 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23236 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Anything to use to control the player, other than Nokia 770?
If you are looking for something even cheaper, here's a really good thread on the Jornada that can supposedly be bought off ebay for $120-140ish and run linux: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1811688 I'm not sure how it would do with the nokia 700 skin because of the AJAX calls, but if you want a very cheap handheld I recommend reading the thread - there's a lot of good info in there. -- NWP NWP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3730 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Anything to use to control the player, other than Nokia 770?
Sorry, I mistyped. I meant I had allegiance to my Nokia770 skin, not to the 770 itself (I edited it after I posted the comment). I'm impressed with the effort and the concept of the 770, but it's a far from perfect device. I have considered that Nokia770 isn't probably the best name for the skin since it works so well on standard PCs (and apparently even works on a PSP). The downside of renaming it would be that I wouldn't have such a good excuse not to support IE. You have no idea how much more fun it is to write a web interface when not having to deal with the lousy quirks of Internet Exploder. Yeah, I'm thinking "bartop" for the stylistic. It'd always be plugged in and dedicated to controlling the squeezebox (I'm thinking firefox in full-screen mode). With those tablets that cheap, it's going to be hard to resist not getting one at some point. How did you feel about screen clarity/resolution? Also, I'm assuming I could stick an 802.11g PCMCIA card in one? Ah, gadgets... #!/ben -- bklaas bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Complete uninstall
I had run 6.2.1 for a month or so with no problems at all. I then tried the beta version 6.5b1 and ever since then have had problems, specifically 1) if I do a clear and rescan it dosn't clear the existing library 2) it is very hard to enter a new music folder. I enter it, click Change, the new folder is shown at the top. But if I exit the settings page and return it has reverted to the old folder. I have uninstalled, deleted the directory, and reinstalled 6.2.2 but I still have these problems. Is there something else I have to do for a complete uninstall like clear the registry or something? Or any other ideas? -- rbl rbl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4517 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24210 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Anything to use to control the player, other than Nokia 770?
One more important question about those stylistic pads: do they make noise? I'm assuming they have a fan (and a HD), but in your experience were they quiet? cheers, #!/ben -- bklaas bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Anything to use to control the player, other than Nokia 770?
bklaas Wrote: > > Yeah, I'm thinking "bartop" for the stylistic. It'd always be plugged > in and dedicated to controlling the squeezebox (I'm thinking firefox in > full-screen mode). With those tablets that cheap, it's going to be hard > to resist not getting one at some point. How did you feel about screen > clarity/resolution? Also, I'm assuming I could stick an 802.11g PCMCIA > card in one? > > Ah, gadgets... > #!/ben Clarity/Resolution were fine, like a normal laptop of that generation. It runs at 800x600. Yeah, it doesn't have built in wireless, so you have to stick in a PCMCIA card. One thing that annoys me about it is the lack of a keyboard port. Supposedly there is a docking station that you can hook a keyboard into, but my friend never has that out and just uses an on-screen keyboard. Then again, if you are just going to use it to control music, you don't really need a keyboard. btw: I designed the browseamp skin I mentioned to you the other day specifically for the Stylistic. In fact, it's been tough to get him to switch to slimserver because he's already gotten too comfortable controlling his music with that. bklaas Wrote: > One more important question about those stylistic pads: do they make > noise? I'm assuming they have a fan (and a HD), but in your experience > were they quiet? > > cheers, > #!/ben Yeah, I've never noticed any noise. Then again, it's outside and we do usually have the TV or music on. -- NWP NWP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3730 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New promos on www.slimdevices.com
seanadams Wrote: > Some trivia for fellow logophiles: the word "set" has more meanings than > any other in English. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=set > > I also like "scan" - it has two exactly opposite meanings! A list of such words can be found here: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cellis/antagonym.html -- rudholm rudholm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2980 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Anything to use to control the player, other than Nokia 770?
Good stuff...800x600 would look fantastic with the Nokia770 skin (the 770 is 800 pixels wide as well, and my UI design decisions are all based on an 800 pixel wide screen). This will be an interesting thing to check out...luckily I'm in no hurry so I can wait a few months and see if these ever drop into the "impulse buy" range. Sub-$200 is pretty darn close though... #!/ben -- bklaas bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer 6.2.2 horror - move to beta or back to 6.2.1?
I've seen the same behaviour, and nothing was improved by jumping all the way up to 6.5 instead. I'm going to try and downgrade to a nightly build of 6.3 and see if that fix's things -- jodrell jodrell's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23886 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Player does not play tracks in order
fingers Wrote: > probably not as puzzled as me ;) > > I am pretty much a newbie at all of this. I have confirmed that the ID > tags do show 2 digits per track (01, 02, 03 etc). Is there a > configuration setting within SlimServer that I can order the tracks by? No, there is no configuration setting - slimserver will always play tracks in the order of the TRACKNUMBER tag... (1) if it can find and read them in the first place and (2) you are not browsing by music folder. What format are the files in (MP3? FLAC?) ? And, again, exactly what are you using to confirm the value of the tags? If you haven't already, read http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToTagging and also download and install mp3tag from http://www.mp3tag.de/en/ ... and then use it to look in the tags for this album. Don't worry, we'll get it sorted eventually!! Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24186 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] No FF or REW in native files!
I've started ripping cds in FLAC, because its native to the SB3. Accordingly, my understanding is that it should allow ff and rew inside the song, where formats that must be converted (for example apple lossless etc.) do not offer this. Unfortunately I am not able to ff and rew within each song. I can only skip to the beginning of the song (for rew) or skip to the next song (for ff). I've checked the slimserver software and the files are being sent via wireless in FLAC (i.e. not transcoded to another format). Am I missing something here? -- Baylorgator Baylorgator's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5582 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24211 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox with Network Hard Drive ?
There really should be a dedicated NAS forum on here these days with stickies :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24146 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer 6.2.2 horror - move to beta or back to 6.2.1?
jodrell, If you upgrade / downgrade to / from 6.5 to any other version - it is worth deleting your database slimserversql.db file entirely before doing the upgrade / downgrade. For what it's worth, I'm very happy with 6.3 currently (although it's still pre-release). -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23886 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer 6.2.2 horror - move to beta or back to 6.2.1?
erm, tried the up/downgrade with no joy (6.3 stays up for about 30 seconds before going away again) . . . where do I find the slimserversql.db so that I can delete it?? I'm running it on OSX -- jodrell jodrell's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23886 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer 6.2.2 horror - move to beta or back to 6.2.1?
That sounds pretty much like the problem I had until I deleted the db. The build of the database is very different between 6.2/3 and 6.5 branches. See the 6th or 7th post in this thread for details relevant to mac setup. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22543&highlight=slimserversql.db -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23886 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Suggestion for playlist management
When adding a whole album, the tracks are all added individually to the playlist. Let's say I add 5 albums in a playlist, it's almost impossible to swap the order of album number 2 and 3. I would need to play with arrows for 30 minutes to reorder the albums. I suggest the albums added in a playlist stays as albums. example : 5. some track name 4. another track name album name 10. other track name -- Lowrent Lowrent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24212 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Suggestion for playlist management
Lowrent Wrote: > When adding a whole album, the tracks are all added individually to the > playlist. > > Let's say I add 5 albums in a playlist, it's almost impossible to swap > the order of album number 2 and 3. I would need to play with arrows for > 30 minutes to reorder the albums. > > I suggest the albums added in a playlist stays as albums. > > example : > > 5. some track name > 4. another track name > album name > 10. other track name This has the potential to add a *lot* of complication to the playlist code and interface. For more advanced playlist creation/management I'd recommend you use a separate music management program. However, you can do what you're requesting more efficiently than you might think if you use the fishbone skin. In fishbone you can delete an entire album from the playlist. Then begin playing the track that you want to insert your album *after*, and use the "play next" feature of the skin to insert the desired album. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24212 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Minimum hw requirements for PocketPC slimserver thick client (e.g. TelCanto)
Jim: I am a new SB3 user, but have a Dell Axim v50 already. Can I use the Axim as a "remote" to play .flac files? (I've been ripping all my CDs to flac.) All the chatter I've seen (and the TelCanto site) only reference MP3 and wav. Thanks, Roger -- Notthebomba Notthebomba's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5161 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=13788 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: harmony 880 and squeeze 3
Has anyone gotten the 880 to work with squeeze 3 and discrete on/off codes? If so, how did you do it? I tried telling it to use "PowerOn" and "PowerOff" codes but it didn't work. THanks, Lanier -- lanierb lanierb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5566 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23918 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New promos on www.slimdevices.com
seanadams Wrote: > trivia for fellow logophiles An enthusiast of the logo programming language? :-) -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: harmony 880 and squeeze 3
lanierb Wrote: > Has anyone gotten the 880 to work with squeeze 3 and discrete on/off > codes? If so, how did you do it? I tried telling it to use "PowerOn" > and "PowerOff" codes but it didn't work. > > THanks, > > Lanier I just use the toggle. I have a feeling you may need to fiddle with the slimserver's ir file to get the discreet codes to work - but I'm not sure. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23918 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox sudden problem help!!!!
Update: I got a response from Tech support today. They suggested resetting the Xilink which I already did. They also suggested pressing the left arrow for five seconds to bring up the "setup networking" screen. Negative... I guess I'll have to return the unit for warranty service. Now, I am wondering about this failure... The Squeezebox uses regular computer grade chips just like your average PC or peripheral. Nothing exotic, If I am not mistaken. Therefore, in stands to reason that reliability should be excellent. This is the first time in all my computer years that I have a catastrophic failure on a device. I've never had a total HD failure for instance.. And I've been using PCs since 1989, almost 20 years! Never experienced static electricity damage on a component, motherboard or CPU. Not even a burned out flyback on the old CRT monitors. I guess my excellent track record has been shattered. -- crooner crooner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24190 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Player does not play tracks in order
The format is MP3. I am using a program called THE GODFATHER to confirm the tag values. I have tried Mp3Tag before but found that it rescans the music folder each and everytime it is launched which takes a considerable amount of time. It also is much more combersome to use than The Godfather (harder to find the albums). I have just downloaded and installed it again. It also confirms the tag information is correct. I will have a look at the link you posted for the Guider to Tagging. -- fingers fingers's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5570 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24186 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox sudden problem help!!!!
crooner Wrote: > > This is the first time in all my computer years that I have a > catastrophic failure on a device. I've never had a total HD failure for > instance.. And I've been using PCs since 1989, almost 20 years! > Lucky. The 7-month old hard drive on my work computer died on Tuesday. And, no, my computer at work is more than 7 months old: that's the second dead drive on that machine. This one at least wasn't a total failure: I was able to rescue the important stuff without too much trouble. (Though I still have 400 some files to wade through in the saved drives "lost+found"... it seems like useless stuff like cookies, temp files and such.) The last one was a total failure. Needless to say, I bought a new USB external drive and immediately backed up my music at home (And to complete the irony: the power went off at home for almost an hour yesterday while I was backing up... Didn't lose anything... this time.) -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24190 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Can't Open File For
Ever since upgrading to 6.2.2, I have not been able to play ANY music. Regardless of what track I try to play, I get "Can't Open File For" on the player, whether a squeezebox or softsqueeze. I have tried uninstalling, deleting the database, full rescans, downgrading to 6.2.1. None of these strategies have worked, and 6.2.1 used to run fine! I have seen other threads discuss this issue but none seems to have found the cause of the problem or the solution for me. Please help. I'm musicless. Thanks. -- jacobson jacobson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=976 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24216 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can't Open File For
jacobson Wrote: > Ever since upgrading to 6.2.2, I have not been able to play ANY music. > Regardless of what track I try to play, I get "Can't Open File For" on > the player, whether a squeezebox or softsqueeze. I have tried > uninstalling, deleting the database, full rescans, downgrading to > 6.2.1. None of these strategies have worked, and 6.2.1 used to run > fine! > > I have seen other threads discuss this issue but none seems to have > found the cause of the problem or the solution for me. > > Please help. I'm musicless. > > Thanks. That's lousy, sorry to hear that. If you're looking for a quick fix you could roll back to 6.2.1 if that was working for you well. You might also give 6.3 a try. It's a pretty stable build based on 6.2.2 that includes a lot of bugfixes, so if your problem's fixed there then that'll probably be the end of the story. If neither of those answers are satisfactory, then we'll probably need to hear a bit more about your setup. OS, file types, squeezebox version, network configuration, etc. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24216 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can't Open File For
I could upgrade to 6.3. I haven't tried that yet. I usually use the rpms on a Fedora server. 6.3 is only in tarballs. Any tricks to upgrading from an rpm to a tarball? HAJ -- jacobson jacobson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=976 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24216 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Anyone else hearing blips of crud in a stream
Sorry for the title - can't think of a way to say it in one line. I'm running latest 6.3 and an SB3. But this is not a new issue. When I'm playing a live stream, and I think more often soon after its started after playing something else, I hear a very short segment which is clearly out of place. For example, a spoken word fragment in the middle of an instrumental passage. The fragments are quite short, and when it happens there will often be several fragments different from each other. In implementation terms, it sounds like what I'd expect if a stale buffer fragment was either played by the SB3 or sent to it by the server. I can't reproduce this. I can't prove its not in the source stream. So I'm trying to find out if others are experiencing this. The last time it happened, I was listening to the WCPE 128kb mp3 feed. -- Millwood Millwood's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3600 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24217 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Now Playing in Win MediaPlayer 10 doesn't work
When using WinMP10 referinc the slimserver stream: http:/stream.mp3 I can't see any of the tag info, i.e. no Album, Artist or Track. All I see is "Song:stream" and "Playing 'stream'': XYZ Kbits/sec". I suspect it is WinMP10, but would like to get that confirmed. When I play to the same music source file locally from my computer, the proper tag info is displayed. There is something that slimserver does when it streams the data that is different than the tagged info embedded in an mp3.file. -- hotmachiato hotmachiato's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5669 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24218 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox sudden problem help!!!!
crooner wrote: > This is the first time in all my computer years that I have a > catastrophic failure on a device. I've never had a total HD failure for > instance.. And I've been using PCs since 1989, almost 20 years! Not once? Wow. Perhaps it's because my company provides software and hardware service, but replacing deceased hard drives is de rigeur for us. Over the past 20 years, I don't think it's an exaggeration to say I've personally worked on a few dozen (and I'm not in support). Heck, I must have 3 notebook drives sitting around my office alone that have flamed out (one literally) but I haven't had the heart to toss yet for some stupid reason. I had a brand new Maxtor 250GB completely fail on me about 6m back. Calls to their support center confirmed it. They sent me a new 300GB to replace it, free of charge. I'm buying Maxtors now! -- Chip Hart - Pediatric Solutions * Physician's Computer Company chip @ pcc.com * 1 Main St. #7, Winooski, VT 05404 800-722-7708 * http://www.pcc.com/~chip f.802-846-8178 * Pediatric Software Just Got Smarter. Your Practice Just Got Healthier. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox sudden problem help!!!!
You will needd to buy Seagates now they bought Maxtor. -- eliw eliw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3081 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24190 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Now Playing in Win MediaPlayer 10 doesn't work
Does WMP handle the metadata from a live mp3 radio station? Try the stream below to test. SlimServer sends now playing info in the same fashion (interleaved metadata within the stream). I know it works with Winamp and iTunes so my first thought is a bug in WMP. http://radioio.sc.llnwd.net:8610/ -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24218 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Anyone else hearing blips of crud in a stream
That's exactly the sort of thing that I hear when using Softsqueeze when streaming mp3 from my home server over the Internet. Most often it happens when I skip a track. Just before the new track starts I'll hear a very small fragment of the skipped track. But I also get the same thing when changing radio stations in SoftSqueeze. I know I've never heard it when listening to flac files from the local server. I think it's exactly what you say - stale data that doesn't get flushed from the buffer. Could it be difficulty in dealing with mp3 streams? -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24217 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox sudden problem help!!!!
Well, I was basically talking about computer equipment for home use. Perhaps I had a problem or two with office machines back when I used to work as system administrator. Still, reliability was not bad at all. I remember my first HD was a clunker "ST" seagate (full height) with 33 MB capacity. I then upgraded to the 3.5 inch version with 44 MB around 1990 or so. I burned a Cyrix "586" chip once, but it was completely my fault. I tried to attach a fan to it, and accidentally shorted the tiny pins! chiphart Wrote: > > Not once? Wow. > > Perhaps it's because my company provides software and hardware > service, but replacing deceased hard drives is de rigeur for us. > Over the past 20 years, I don't think it's an exaggeration to say > I've personally worked on a few dozen (and I'm not in support). > Heck, I must have 3 notebook drives sitting around my office > alone that have flamed out (one literally) but I haven't had > the heart to toss yet for some stupid reason. > > I had a brand new Maxtor 250GB completely fail on me about 6m > back. Calls to their support center confirmed it. They sent me > a new 300GB to replace it, free of charge. I'm buying Maxtors > now! > > -- > Chip Hart - Pediatric Solutions * Physician's Computer Company > chip @ pcc.com * 1 Main St. #7, Winooski, VT 05404 > 800-722-7708 * http://www.pcc.com/~chip > f.802-846-8178 * Pediatric Software Just Got > Smarter. > Your Practice Just Got Healthier. -- crooner crooner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24190 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
CeeJay's right in spirit, but separate linked databases scare me as a great source of problems. A single database extended on demand with an externally described schema can be done, but it's not particularly easy. Hence our current state. I'd like to see a persistent database with support for useful information like ratings, and a separate database from the tags might be the right way to get that. Seems the LazySearch and other plugins could really benefit from a persistent database, and the performance gains from more infrequent scanning are hard to argue with. -- "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin,So across the Western ocean I must wander" -- traditional ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox sudden problem help!!!!
By the way, I am typing this on a $499 laptop from Fry's Electronics (ZX-5360). I bought it back in October and has been working flawlessly since day 1. Very impressive given this brand (Great Quality) is often dubbed as "cheap". This thing is reliable and does the job for me. It has never crashed! (fingers crossed) -- crooner crooner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3379 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24190 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: New promos on www.slimdevices.com
On 5/25/06, Michaelwagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: seanadams Wrote:> trivia for fellow logophilesAn enthusiast of the logo programming language? :-) Finally, the Slimserver rewrite all those frustrated developers keep asking for!/Just kidding :)-- "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander" -- traditional ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
Going back to the original subject of this thread regarding capitalization, I do have a problem with SlimServer ignoring what I so-purposefully put in the tags. I'm trying to maintain album and track names as faithfully as possible to how they are listed on the album itself, and this includes those often-annoying stylistic capitalizations (or lack thereof) that various artists go through. Personally I find it rather silly, but the artists didn't put it on there by chance, it was for a definite reason. Therefore for the sake of accuracy I have tried to preserve these affectations in tags. See here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=107576&postcount=15 My problem is that SlimServer is doing exactly what the OP wishes it to do - it is case -insensitive- in my case, listing tracks and albums that should be attributable to "The Smashing Pumpkins" with "smashing pumpkins". I wish it wouldn't! This is not accurate. It's not the end of the world, it just looks kind of silly and defeats the purpose of maintaining accuracy with capitalization and the way artists sometimes subtly change their names over the years. So I really would rather SlimServer not force case sensitivity and keeps things exactly as they are in the tags. Unlike the OP, my tags are about as accurate as I can make them yet SlimServer sometimes ignores that. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
The question is really, though, whether "typographic" changes are Artist Intent for the music or just for cover art. I have tons of tracks that "should" be in allcaps if I went by cover art That would be painful to read. In most cases, I don't think the band is changing their name, just their logo. Unless I want to try to guess the font (and figure out how to load it into the SB...) used by each artist, it's best to just stick to plain ascii/latin1/utf as the case may be. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
On 5/25/06, Mark Lanctot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Going back to the original subject of this thread regardingcapitalization, I do have a problem with SlimServer ignoring what I so-purposefully put in the tags.I'm trying to maintain album and track names as faithfully as possibleto how they are listed on the album itself, and this includes thoseoften-annoying stylistic capitalizations (or lack thereof) that various artists go through. Personally I find it rather silly, but the artistsdidn't put it on there by chance, it was for a definite reason.Therefore for the sake of accuracy I have tried to preserve theseaffectations in tags. See here:http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=107576&postcount=15 Myproblem is that SlimServer is doing exactly what the OP wishes it to do - it is case -insensitive- in my case, listing tracks and albums thatshould be attributable to "The Smashing Pumpkins" with "smashingpumpkins". I wish it wouldn't! This is not accurate. I have never seen it do that, unless there was a difference between v1 and v2 tags. I've been deletng v1 tags and forcing v2 tags, then forcing a full rescan.-- "I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander" -- traditional ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: server database is case sensitive and that's bad. read why.
Mark Lanctot Wrote: > Going back to the original subject of this thread regarding > capitalization, I do have a problem with SlimServer ignoring what I > so-purposefully put in the tags. > > I'm trying to maintain album and track names as faithfully as possible > to how they are listed on the album itself, and this includes those > often-annoying stylistic capitalizations (or lack thereof) that various > artists go through. Personally I find it rather silly, but the artists > didn't put it on there by chance, it was for a definite reason. > Therefore for the sake of accuracy I have tried to preserve these > affectations in tags. > > See here: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=107576&postcount=15 My > problem is that SlimServer is doing exactly what the OP wishes it to do > - it is case -insensitive- in my case, listing tracks and albums that > should be attributable to "The Smashing Pumpkins" with "smashing > pumpkins". I wish it wouldn't! This is not accurate. > > It's not the end of the world, it just looks kind of silly and defeats > the purpose of maintaining accuracy with capitalization and the way > artists sometimes subtly change their names over the years. > > So I really would rather SlimServer not force case sensitivity and > keeps things exactly as they are in the tags. Unlike the OP, my tags > are about as accurate as I can make them yet SlimServer sometimes > ignores that. There's a difference between what is _displayed_ and what is _used_ for most operations, such as searching and sorting. What is displayed is neither here nor there - SlimServer doesn't use the string for anything other than eye candy. The Beatles Beatles THE BEATLES the beatles will all be recognized as the same artist, as most people would want. The string that gets stored for sorting and searching purposes is simply "BEATLES". All caps, and assuming you're using the default of removing leading common articles, with "The" removed. If you were to use all four of those variations on the artist name in your tags, it would be a crap shoot as to which will end up being the displayed string. I believe it's currently "last one in", meaning that the display string is whatever the artist tag is set to in the track that SlimServer happens to scan last. If you're seeing "smashing pumpkins" displayed, it's a pretty good bet (I'd say near 100% certain) that you've tagged at least one track with that exact string, including that particular capitalization. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24093 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Player does not play tracks in order
OK, I don't use godfather myself but I know others do. As for that annoying behaviour of mp3tag - its very easy to fix: it remembers the last directory you were looking at when it next starts up, so all you have to do is point it at a single CD directory, say, before you close it down. I rarely use it for the whole music library at a time anyway. Two things to try: 1 - use a different browse method, in case there is something odd happening with browse by artwork. Browse by album instead and see what happens. You should be able to browse to the album, select "play", and get all the tracks loaded up in the right order. 2 - check that you don't have both ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags in your file - slimserver really doesn't like this. I don't know how you do this in The godfather, but in mp3tag you: - from the menu, View - Customise columns - click the star button in the middle of the dialog box to add a "new configuration" - Enter "Tags" in the Name box and "%_tag%" in the Value box - OK If it says "ID3v1 ID3v2" for the files in question then you have two (possibly conflicting) sets of tags. In the tools - Options dialog you will find an option to delete one of them. HTH Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24186 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
