[slim] Re: splitList: "/"?
Okay, nevermind... it works if '/' is the only character in the list. (h. bug?) -- windowshade windowshade's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5046 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26450 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
When SlimServer is idle, it uses 0% and once every 10 seconds or so 2%, on an otherwise idle machine. When scanning, and nothing else is happening on the machine, why shouldn't slim.exe use close to 100% of the CPU cycles? Why waste them on the System Idle Process? This is of course regardless of CPU speed, it's not so that the Slimserver runs at 1.5GHz and if you have a faster CPU you get a lot of unused clock cycles... If I do something else during scanning, slim.exe gets - and uses - a lower percentage of the CPU cycles. IF I want it to get less, I can lower the priority of the process in Task Manager. The process is also most of the time (while scanning) "pumping", changing in intervals of maybe 10-20 seconds between two levels of CPU usage. -- tommypeters tommypeters's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6528 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: "Clear library and rescan" doesn't work (again, on a Mac)
Thanks - that helped a lot! Andreas -- AndreasG AndreasG's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4834 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26397 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Powerline ethernet: Macintosh? Which brand of adapter?
The devolo dLAN units include support for Mac OS X. See http://www.devolo.com/co_EN/produkte/dlan/index.html -- kmccourt kmccourt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3815 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26446 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: 6.3 Dies
Were you running any plugins or skins previously? That could be affecting things. I've been running 6.3 since it's official release and haven't had it down once. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26442 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: 6.3 Dies
Slim::Schema is a 6.5 module. Did you downgrade from a 6.5 nightly at some point? Try completely deleting your SlimServer directory and reinstalling. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26442 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Powerline ethernet: Macintosh? Which brand of adapter?
I'm very happy with the performance of the Netgear units. Zero problems in more than 2 years of use, and plenty of bandwidth for uncompressed audio. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26446 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Network seems bogged down.
Is your laptop also wireless? If so, you will almost certainly have problems. The data has to go a total of three times across your wireless network: 1) from the NAS to your laptop, via the access point 2) from your laptop to the access point 3) from the access point to the Squeezebox For Flac files that is pretty intensive -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26447 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Network seems bogged down.
This is a forum regarding SqueezeNetwork, an alternative, non-PC solution that utilizes Slim Devices external server. It appears that you are having issues on your PC or home network. -- d_anders d_anders's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3947 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26447 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
fingers Wrote: > I run SlimServer on multiple machines. All the machines are a minimum > of 2.8GHz up to 3.06GHz. All my machines have 1GB of RAM and large > hard drives with more than enough space remaining on each drive. > Everyone of my machines not only pegs the CPU when scanning. But also > comes close just during normal operation, even when Slim.exe is idle. > All of my machines are running the latest version of Windows XP Pro > with all the latest patches. All machines are running SlimServer 6.3.0 > - 8148 Well, that's definitely not normal. I don't run XP on my "normal" machine, but I have run Slimserver on an XP pro laptop, and it was fine. So let's put XP aside for a second. What jumps out at me after that is running multiple Slimservers. Might I ask why? I have done it, just not very often. It didn't effect me in any adverse way, but ... You say you can peg the CPU even when Slim is idle. So if slim is idle, who's pegging the CPU? Can you run task manager and tell us who's getting the CPU? How much free physical memory do you have? Easiest way to get a quick read on that is go to the task manager, select the performance tab, read off the 3 numbers for physical memory. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Change the order when browsing artwork?
Is it possible to change the sort order for album artwork when browsing by artwork? "Browsing by artwork" is being replaced in 6.5: you'll be able to switch between list and gallery mode wherever you have an album list. And this list can be ordered in several ways. -- 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] SB3 Review in HiFi World Magazine (July 2006)
Once again HiFi World review the SB3 but this time in comparison with the Philips Streamium. The verdict is very positive for the Squeezebox: With good looks, the most flexibility in terms of codecs and operating systems supported, plus great audio quality, there's no other sensible standalone choice. -- mftech Tête à FLAC mftech's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1586 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26452 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
Well, I decided to rescan my library. So far it's running about 80% CPU (on a machine half the speed of yours, and half the memory). I have 100MB of free physical RAM while the scan is running. OK. It just finished. 15 minutes for 8752 songs by 2264 artists. During that time, I checked my email, browsed web sites, etc. That's how it's supposed to work. Michael -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: splitList: "/"?
Thanks for the reply. My first post was pretty vague and needs clarification. (The answer is not in the wiki, or in the forums as far as I can search.) I already use foobar2000 for tagging. Wherever I can, I use multiple tags: this works in FLAC and in GENRE in MP3s. However, multiple ARTIST tags in MP3S (ID3v2.4) aren't read, so I use the 'MULTIPLE ITEMS IN TAGS' feature, aka splitList. I use a semicolon to split multiple artists in ID3 tags. Recently, though, foobar switched from '\' to ';' for splitting multiple tags, which means I need a different splitList parameter... So: can I use '/' in the splitList? If so, how? -- windowshade windowshade's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5046 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26450 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
Michaelwagner Wrote: > Sigh ... > > Almost everything you told us, in flamebait and now more calmly, is > already known. > > You could have found this out yourself with a little light reading. > > Slimserver is written in perl. Whether you are a perl fan or not, > that's the language it's written in. Warts and all. > > perl did not acquire threads until recently, and not all > implementations for all machines work equally well, so the developers > have stayed away from multi-threading until very recently. The entire > slimserver has it's own internal dispatcher so that it can service > music requests and display requests and handle remote control button > presses while scanning and dishing out web pages at the web interface. > > [edit] the two threads you see in windows - one is a perl windows > implementation thread that does almost nothing - I think it waits for > sigint or something. It is not a perl second thread. Slimserver is at > the moment single threaded. In 6.5 they're getting their toe in the > water with a second thread. We'll see how that goes. > > It is true that (some) file systems have a way of notifying you about > file updates, but the notification method is not uniform across file > systems. Moreover, Slimserver has to work (and does, to a remarkable > extent, it does succeed) across multiple systems and across networks. > So the file store may be on a linux box, but slimserver may be running > on windows. Or vice versa. The problem is complex in it's generality > and not, as I understand it, handled at all well by perl. So the > application would have to get down and dirty in system details, not a > pleasant task. > > There is code in slimserver, going back to the early days of release 6, > to catch and detect most common scanning loops. These loops are more > subtle than you might think, because some music file formats spread > themselves across multiple files. For instance, one file format records > the entire album as a monolith and then generates a second file called a > cue sheet. The idea is to prevent gaps between tracks if you don't want > them. But the 2 file format wasn't as well thought out as it might have > been (by the designers of the format, not Slim) and it is possible to > have various out-of-sync problems. > > But, basically, what you described as happening shouldn't. > > Which is why we asked to see your logs, to try to get to the bottom of > what's happened, to improve the product so it won't happen again. > > You wrote: > > No it doesn't. > > If it's consuming 99% of the cpu, for long enough for you to casually > notice, it's not running properly at all. > > I run slimserver 24/7 and have done so for about a year now. It runs on > my main computer that also runs AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop (when you > look up pig in the dictionary, that's what you find). Slim may use the > CPU for 10 seconds at a time, in response to a query, but that's it. > > And when scanning, once in a blue moon, it is rather more busy for 15 > minutes to half an hour or so, but even then you have plenty of > computer left over, at least I do on my 1.8GHz machine. > > So *if* that's not your experience, and *if* you actually want to get > to the bottom of it rather than complaining and > *shouting-but-not-for-help in a very loud voice*, turn on the debugging > options and show us what your log shows. > > Or not. > > Your choice. actually yes it does! I run SlimServer on multiple machines. All the machines are a minimum of 2.8GHz up to 3.06GHz. All my machines have 1GB of RAM and large hard drives with more than enough space remaining on each drive. Everyone of my machines not only pegs the CPU when scanning. But also comes close just during normal operation, even when Slim.exe is idle. All of my machines are running the latest version of Windows XP Pro with all the latest patches. All machines are running SlimServer 6.3.0 - 8148 -- fingers fingers's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5570 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
Michaelwagner Wrote: > I assume you mean GB? > > > > I haven't tried 6.3 yet, but based on my experience (I also use 320KB > MP3s) that should scan in less than half an hour. > > How long does it take? Yup... GB Sometimes a couple hours -- fingers fingers's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5570 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Powerline ethernet: Macintosh? Which brand of adapter?
In the ones I've seen, the windows program is only used to set up encryption. Unless you're worried about your next door neighbour tapping into your network, encryption isn't worth the trouble. The signals don't flow through the air, only through the powerline, and only as far as the next transformer, which is probably a half block away. Unlike wireless, where any guy cruising by in a car with a laptop can hear you, only a very small number of neighbours can evesdrop on your powerline. And you know where they live. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26446 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: splitList: "/"?
>From the wiki: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToTagging Multiple Tags for genre / artist There are 2 ways to add multiple genre tags to a file (for instance Rock and Hard Rock). The first is to use a tool like foobar2000 to add multiple tags. By specifying genre = "rock\hard rock", foobar2000 will add multiple genre tags to the file (you must use backslashes, no spaces between labels). The current version of foobar2000 (v0.9.1) only seems to support multiple tags when editing two or more files at a time. This approach works for any tag (Genre, Artist, etc) but is probably only recommended for Genre and Artist. The second is to set both genres on the same tag (genre=rock;hard rock). Then configure slimserver under server-settings / Behaviour / Multiple Items in Tags with a semicolon. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26450 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
Sigh ... Almost everything you told us, in flamebait and now more calmly, is already known. You could have found this out yourself with a little light reading. Slimserver is written in perl. Whether you are a perl fan or not, that's the language it's written in. Warts and all. perl did not acquire threads until recently, and not all implementations for all machines work equally well, so the developers have stayed away from multi-threading until very recently. The entire slimserver has it's own internal dispatcher so that it can service music requests and display requests and handle remote control button presses while scanning and dishing out web pages at the web interface. [edit] the two threads you see in windows - one is a perl windows implementation thread that does almost nothing - I think it waits for sigint or something. It is not a perl second thread. Slimserver is at the moment single threaded. In 6.5 they're getting their toe in the water with a second thread. We'll see how that goes. It is true that (some) file systems have a way of notifying you about file updates, but the notification method is not uniform across file systems. Moreover, Slimserver has to work (and does, to a remarkable extent, it does succeed) across multiple systems and across networks. So the file store may be on a linux box, but slimserver may be running on windows. Or vice versa. The problem is complex in it's generality and not, as I understand it, handled at all well by perl. So the application would have to get down and dirty in system details, not a pleasant task. There is code in slimserver, going back to the early days of release 6, to catch and detect most common scanning loops. These loops are more subtle than you might think, because some music file formats spread themselves across multiple files. For instance, one file format records the entire album as a monolith and then generates a second file called a cue sheet. The idea is to prevent gaps between tracks if you don't want them. But the 2 file format wasn't as well thought out as it might have been (by the designers of the format, not Slim) and it is possible to have various out-of-sync problems. But, basically, what you described as happening shouldn't. Which is why we asked to see your logs, to try to get to the bottom of what's happened, to improve the product so it won't happen again. You wrote: > any program running on a desktop computer (in the background) that > consumes 99% cpu (slimserver does this when working properly too) No it doesn't. If it's consuming 99% of the cpu, for long enough for you to casually notice, it's not running properly at all. I run slimserver 24/7 and have done so for about a year now. It runs on my main computer that also runs AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop (when you look up pig in the dictionary, that's what you find). Slim may use the CPU for 10 seconds at a time, in response to a query, but that's it. And when scanning, once in a blue moon, it is rather more busy for 15 minutes to half an hour or so, but even then you have plenty of computer left over, at least I do on my 1.8GHz machine. So *if* that's not your experience, and *if* you actually want to get to the bottom of it rather than complaining and *shouting-but-not-for-help in a very loud voice*, turn on the debugging options and show us what your log shows. Or not. Your choice. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] splitList: "/"?
Is it possible to use a forward slash to split "MULTIPLE ITEMS IN TAGS"? I can't seem to make it work. Do I need to escape it somehow? (WMP uses a forward slash, and I'd like to keep my tagging compatible with other apps when possible.) Actually, I'd really like to use multiple tags a la vorbis, but that's probably out of spec and thus unsupported. -- windowshade windowshade's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5046 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26450 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
Well, I had to check in on you guys.. ;) Could somebody please tell me where I asked for help? My intention was to let whoever made the scan process know that it has the possibilty of freezing at 99% for hours and hours. I might have gone out on a ledge when i said that my system was the perfect setup. This might not be the case, but the key issue here is (as Patrick dixon said) that the slimserver scan process should be able to gracefully recover from these errors (like itunes and mediaplayer library). A playlist that loops, so what? As i said before, I'm sure there is a pattern for solving similar problems. KDF mentioned that all the error information is located in the logs. Well, if this is true, the developer certainly knew about the error, and why didnt he just fix it? Here are some other reasons why I thing the scan process might need some work: First of all, any program running on a desktop computer (in the background) that consumes 99% cpu (slimserver does this when working properly too) for more than 10 minutes will have a severe risk of beeing killed by the user which is never a good thing. Chances are that slimserver will be put into an inconsistent state. There are ways to tag a proc with a priority, giving other, more important procs the chance to breathe. Second, simply by looking at the thread count of the slim.exe process (2 threads) I'm guessing that the developer has choose a brude force approach to indexing the data. Slim probably uses on thread to listen for request on port 9000, and the second to perform fetch/index op. The brude force theory is further confirmed by the fact that the whole process seems unneccecarily slow. i/o ops (database and fileread) vs preprocessing of the data could surely be done in parallell. (Of course, i might be wrong, in that a threadpool might be in use) Last, but not least. Most operating systems today, and indeed indexers (google desktop, ms desktopsearch, spotlight, etc) , utilize Filesystemwatchers for realtime indexing. It is cheap and easy to implement (a couple of codelines in .net). This would certianly solve ModelCitizen's complains about indextime for adding only one new playlist item. And to mrSinatra, your response to the phrase "How much did you pay for the server software?", Originally Posted by pfarrell illustrated the point nicely. PS: I'm currently running 6.5 (alpha, beta, gamma or whatever) now...seems to be working...so maybe the intern is all grown up now. :P -- inv inv's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6937 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
fingers Wrote: > 2x250MB hard drives. I assume you mean GB? > 923 Albums / 11374 songs by 554 artists > File format: MP3 320KB I haven't tried 6.3 yet, but based on my experience (I also use 320KB MP3s) that should scan in less than half an hour. How long does it take? -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Powerline ethernet: Macintosh? Which brand of adapter?
Thank you for your response. Are you satisfied with the performance and reliability of your Squeezebox with your Netgear powerline ethernet network? -- Omri Omri's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6506 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26446 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
Michaelwagner Wrote: > It's hard to make intelligent comments on this performance without more > information. > > How many tracks? What format are they in? What version of the server > are you running? > > For comparison, I have about 8500 tracks, all MP3, 1.8GHz processor, > 512MB Ram. My library is about 80GB. Last time I did a full scan it > took about 15 minutes I think. > > So if I can still do arithmetic this late at night, that's about 550 > tracks per minute. Put another way, that's 2ms/track. Seems pretty fast > to me. > > As I recall, and it has been a while since I did a full scan, it > doesn't anywhere near peg the CPU. It's pretty I/O bound. > > I'm running 6.2.2. > > Your mileage may vary. Here are the details: I am running SlimServer 6.3.0 - 8148 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252. My computer has a 3.06GHz processors, 1GB of Ram, and 2x250MB hard drives. Hard Drive space remaining on drive containing music folder = 129MB 923 Albums / 11374 songs by 554 artists File format: MP3 320KB -- fingers fingers's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5570 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
fingers Wrote: > The thing that I don't like is that when scanning it can completely peg > the CPU. My box is a 3.06GHZ proc, 1GB Ram and 2 250GB HDs. So, it > amazes me that it does that. It's hard to make intelligent comments on this performance without more information. How many tracks? What format are they in? What version of the server are you running? For comparison, I have about 8500 tracks, all MP3, 1.8GHz processor, 512MB Ram. My library is about 80GB. Last time I did a full scan it took about 15 minutes I think. So if I can still do arithmetic this late at night, that's about 550 tracks per minute. Put another way, that's 2ms/track. Seems pretty fast to me. As I recall, and it has been a while since I did a full scan, it doesn't anywhere near peg the CPU. It's pretty I/O bound. I'm running 6.2.2. Your mileage may vary. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Powerline ethernet: Macintosh? Which brand of adapter?
I'm using the Netgear XE102 adapters. It says Windows only but you don't actually need any OS to use them. Just plug them in and they work. There is a small Windows program that lets you view the powerline network and encrypt the signal (it's only 64-bit encryption, though. I guess you could borrow a Windows laptop and just to do a 1-time encryption of the network. I'm only familiar with the Netgear units. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26446 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Powerline ethernet: Macintosh? Which brand of adapter?
I have been using two SB3s for some time, and have finally decided that wireless is just too frustrating--I can't stand the dropouts and stuttering about 40% of the time. It would be difficult and expensive to install a regular ethernet connection in my house, and, given that people on this forum seem generally satisfied with powerline ethernet, I have begun to explore powerline ethernet adapters, specifically those offered by Belkin, Netgear and Linksys. One problems is that they all seem to require using an installation CD, but they only mention various Windows operating systems--no mention of the Macintosh. I have tried calling and sending e-mails to the manufacturers, but they don't bother to respond. So one question is whether these adapters will work on a Mac system. The other issue is which brand of adapter to purchase? There seems to be a lot of dissatisfaction with Belkin on this forum, which leaves Netgear and Linksys. Any thoughts on those? Plus, I notice that Radio Shack sells powerline ethernet adapters. Are those any good? Thank you very much for the advice. -- Omri Omri's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6506 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26446 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Universal Remote with MusicIP
When I originally set up the SB2 as a device on the MX800, I started from scratch and learned all the commands directly from the SB2 remote. When I learned the "Play" command, I pressed the "Play" button on the SB2 remote briefly, got a "GOOD" message from the 800, and everything worked fine. When I started using MusicIP with the SB2, I couldn't get a mix created. Holding the "Play" button on the 800 did nothing but send a "Play" command. I had to use the SB2 remote to create a mix. My MX800 instantly became an almost-universal remote. I created a new button on the 800, called it "Mix" and learned the "Play" button from the SB2 remote, but this time I held the SB2 "Play" button for a while. When I tried it and briefly held my new "Mix" button, it acted like a "Play" button. I thought it was hopeless. I got the bright idea to hold the new "Mix" button for a while and it worked! So ... in order to get "Play" on the MX800 to act as a "Play" when pressed quickly and as "Mix" when held down, I had to learn the command while holding the "Play" button on the SB2 remote for a little while. Further proof that it is better to be lucky than good. -- opchiasm opchiasm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1087 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26407 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Do's and Don'ts Running SB Direct to Amp?
Just gave it a try and I think there is a reason I am not posting in the audiophile forum. I THINK I could discern a difference in the sound. Seemed more focused and the base seemed to be a bit punchier even without the subbie run from the receiver. I have a pair of Axiom M22's which are light on bass to say the least but they seemed to reproduce base better than the signal going through the HK 3280. Pretty hard to truly A/B and there was no problem with the levels going into the AT 1502. 40 was about max listening level and 22 - 25 comfortable. Not a very technical or objective review and am not convinced I want live with the single source (SB3) going to the amp (only eliminates the TV for now as I dobn't run an HT) but for now I'll listen as is for a while. Thanks for the help. Larry -- LHawes LHawes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6244 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26415 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver 6.5 vs. Foobar2000
Don't get me wrong I love my SB2 but not the interface. I was just curious if 6.5 would resolve some of my issues...speed, non-standard tags, etc. Any comments from those who have ventured to use 6.5 beta? -- demoleon demoleon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=168 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26421 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
geoffb Wrote: > On 8/16/06, MrSinatra wrote:[color=blue] > > If you want to rant, do it at your spouse or significant other. > > Cheers > Geoff Wow! Sounds like you must have a terrific relationship with your "spouse" or "significant other" ;) For whatever it's worth, I have experienced scan issues with numerous versions of SS. Some worse than others. Presently, it indeed takes a long time to scan, but I typically do it in the evening when my "spouse" and I are cuddled up watching a movie. The thing that I don't like is that when scanning it can completely peg the CPU. My box is a 3.06GHZ proc, 1GB Ram and 2 250GB HDs. So, it amazes me that it does that. -- fingers fingers's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5570 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: play file automatically
lrossouw Wrote: > Wooohooo! Thanks for your help. Got it to work. > "My" first perl! > You're welcome. Glad it works. lrossouw Wrote: > > Created slimplay.bat with > *** > @echo off > perl "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents\Perl\play.pl" %1 > *** > Created play.pl with contents: > > ... > > placed the slimplay.bat in a my windows directory to be on the PATH. > > now a command line is > slimplay "My Folder" > My Folder is a subfolder of the music library. This plays all songs in > the folder. > Can you save yourself a step and get rid of the bat script and just call "perl C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents\Perl\play.pl Arg1, Arg2..." instead? -- MrC MrC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26293 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Change the order when browsing artwork?
Is it possible to change the sort order for album artwork when browsing by artwork? I generally prefer to browse by artist rather than album title and would like to be able to do this from the artwork; does anyone know if it is possible to configure this. I'm using SlimServer 6.3.1 on Windows - sorry if I'm missing something obvious... -- Jon Gradwell Jon Gradwell's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7002 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26444 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Will Slimserver work with re-tagging?
Does Tag&Rename work with Apple Lossless files? As I understand, these tags are different from those used on MP3 files. David -- dnighorn dnighorn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=872 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26439 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: play file automatically
Wooohooo! Thanks for your help. Got it to work.
"My" first perl!
For those who are interested:
Created slimplay.bat with
***
@echo off
perl "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents\Perl\play.pl" %1
***
Created play.pl with contents:
***
use Net::Telnet ();
use URI::Escape;
my $f;
my $result;
$f = $ARGV[0];
$t = new Net::Telnet (Timeout => 10);
$t->open(Host => "localhost", Port => 9090);
$t->print("00:04:20:06:3b:85 playlist play ". uri_escape($f) );
$result = $t->getline;
$t->print("exit");
print $result;
***
placed the slimplay.bat in a my windows directory to be on the PATH.
now a command line is
slimplay "My Folder"
My Folder is a subfolder of the music library. This plays all songs in
the folder.
slimplay "c:\my library\my folder\" works too
or slimplay "c:\my library\my folder\my song.mp3" (playing a specific
file)
So my podcast program automatically sends a new podcast to my
squeezebox.
Regards
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[slim] Re: Transporter - informative article in The Register
What surprised me is that I know the author in Real Life (tm) which makes the internet feel really small. I'm just chatting to him on MSN now. Fairy -- fairyliquidizer "O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion." -Robert Burns- fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26431 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Problem streaming asf stream
I've been keeping up to date with the 6.5 nightlies, hoping this might help, but so far no joy. Is anyone else able to play this stream (2SER radio in Australia)? -- smc2911 smc2911's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4388 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26399 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: play file automatically
Since you really need to escape a number of characters, use the URI
escape module
http://search.cpan.org/~gaas/URI-1.35/URI/Escape.pm
The modified example would be:
use Net::Telnet;
use URI::Escape;
my @cmd;
my $result;
$cmd = $ARGV[0];
foreach (@ARGV) {
push (@cmd, uri_escape($_));
}
$t = new Net::Telnet (Timeout => 10);
$t->open(Host => "localhost", Port => 9090);
$t->print("@cmd");
$result = $t->getline;
$t->print("exit");
print $result;
Your command line will then not require quotes, except to escape chars
from cmd.exe.
perl testit.pl Arg1 Arg2 ...
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[slim] Re: play file automatically
ok i now have play.pl:
/start code
use Net::Telnet ();
my $f;
my $result;
$f = $ARGV[0];
$t = new Net::Telnet (Timeout => 10);
$t->open(Host => "localhost", Port => 9090);
$t->print("00:04:20:06:3b:85 playlist play ". $f);
$result = $t->getline;
$t->print("exit");
print $result;
/end of code
This works: perl play.pl "Eric%20Clapton"
This doesn't: perl play.pl "Eric Clapton"
Is there a function to change $f to from "Eric Clapton" to
"Eric%20Clapton"?
Thanks for all the help!
Cheers
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[slim] Re: play file automatically
yeah i placed it there. i have written a bat file that contains the following: @echo off perl runslim.pl "00:04:20:06:3b:85 playlist play %1" this passes the parameter of the bat file to the perl. this works ok if the parameter does not contain a space... but as most music folders contain spaces... any ideas? seems like i need it to convert it to %20 kind of things? -- lrossouw lrossouw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3416 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26293 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Will Slimserver work with re-tagging?
One thing to note though, if the tagging software doesn't change the time stamp on the files, slimserver won't realise that the file has changed. If thats the case you need to get it to forget everything and completely re-scan. I use Tag&Rename and it has an option to change the modified time stamp or not (i have it set to not change the time stam, because i don't want it effecting the Browse New Music option which i use all the time). -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26439 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter: The insides
can't wait. The Reg photos aren't that great. bring on the hardware pr0n :D -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26438 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: play file automatically
Yes, ok, i can see that single quotes won't work as command line quotes in cmd.exe. Sorry, I was using the cygwin bash shell under Windows. You can place the Telnet.pm module under C:\Perl\lib\Net in ActivePerl. -- MrC MrC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26293 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: play file automatically
cool i was blind soz. the version is working but it seems to need double quotes. -- lrossouw lrossouw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3416 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26293 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Forum replies are still not generating unique message-IDheader items for the mailing lists
>Maybe it's just the consequence of the main issue: as the topic is started >within another thread, it has gone unread. Sounds likely. So can people that are affected by this please vote for bug 2712. Phil ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: play file automatically
lrossouw Wrote: > ok went for perl option. > > installed activeperl. > > it doesn't have net-telnet library? > > how do i get it? I enclosed a link in my previous post. Its a single perl module file (.pm). Just place that next to your script, or in your perl path somewhere. -- MrC MrC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=468 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26293 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Forum replies are still not generating unique message-ID header items for the mailing lists
>Have they ever disappeared? Probably not - I haven't been dipping into the discuss mailing list as much, due to the problem ;) It's much less of a problem with other (lower traffic) lists such as "beta". Perhaps most people there use email? >I think I've always had them... (and no, it's not the forum users to be damned >:-)) Sorry, I was having some early morning frustrations. But it only goes wrong with people that post using the web forum ;-) Phil ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: play file automatically
ok went for perl option. installed activeperl. it doesn't have net-telnet library? how do i get it? -- lrossouw lrossouw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3416 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26293 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Folder with Chinese Characters
JJZolx Wrote: > > Is this only a problem with folders that have unicoded names, or it it > a more general problem that would include unicoded file names and tag > contents? The problem only with folder and file name mainly. Thanks Rocky -- rocky2889 rocky2889's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5486 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26377 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Will Slimserver work with re-tagging?
dnighorn Wrote: > In a nutshell, if I re-tag my music files, will Slimserver be able to > re-scan and show the new tags? > > I ripped all of my music with iTunes into Apple Lossless. At the time, > I was pretty new to this and didn't realize the importance of paying > attention to the tags. Now I do. > > What I would like to do is go back into iTunes and update my tags now > that I know what I am doing. Once this is finished, can I re-scan my > library with Slimserver and have the new tags show up? > > Thanks for the help! > > David Short answer, 'yes'. Not much longer answer... you have to tell the server to rescan and you can choose to use the 'look for new and changed music' or the 'clean and rescan' options. In the former 'changed' is what you've done to the files, so it'll take account of that and update the details appropriately. Use the 'clean and rescan' when you want to say 'forget all the music I have and update from scratch', and 'look for new and changed' when you want to say 'I've just changed a few things - notice them, please'. -- gerph gerph's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1819 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26439 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369 Question: Do you have a 770? - Got it - Want it - Need it - Forget it make sure to backup what you've got. If you're using a daily build from april/may, you won't be able to download that again after upgrading. #!/ben -- bklaas "the Nokia770 skin guy" bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369 Question: Do you have a 770? - Got it - Want it - Need it - Forget it Thanks for the 6.5 update, Ben. I haven't updated since April because of all the issues about which I'd read. I'll try a recent nightly and see how it goes. I'm still having issues with my playlist display blanking out, hopefully the new nightly will clear that up. If not, I'll ask around and see if I can diagnose... -- RDaneel RDaneel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3695 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 6.3 Dies
I'm not sure what's going on, but I installed 6.3 on Saturday. The server stays-up just fine - unless I play music. It will play fine for a minute or so and then die with some message about Slim::Schema or something like that (sorry, I don't have the exact message with me right now). Is anyone familiar with this?Express yourself instantly with Windows Live Messenger! Windows Live Messenger! ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Universal Remote with MusicIP
So what did you change?On 8/15/06, opchiasm <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Please forget this thread. I've got it working. Thanks for the response. --opchiasmopchiasm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1087 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26407___discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.comhttp://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: search kills slimserver
My guess is that is it is a problem with the Roku emulation of a squeezebox. Are you sending MP3 to Roku ? If Roku does not get data within 6 secs it breaks connections and stops playing anything sent by Slimserver. Try using d_source and look at log when making this happen. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26440 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] search kills slimserver
Running latest version of slimserver (just installed today)and when i do a search it stops the slimserver. I have to press stop and play to get it working again. This has always happened and now the wife is killing me. digital music player: roku m500 server: win 2k music stored on a snap server mounted as a shared drive. Anyone else? -- webboy webboy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1696 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26440 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Will Slimserver work with re-tagging?
In a nutshell, if I re-tag my music files, will Slimserver be able to re-scan and show the new tags? I ripped all of my music with iTunes into Apple Lossless. At the time, I was pretty new to this and didn't realize the importance of paying attention to the tags. Now I do. What I would like to do is go back into iTunes and update my tags now that I know what I am doing. Once this is finished, can I re-scan my library with Slimserver and have the new tags show up? Thanks for the help! David -- dnighorn dnighorn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=872 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26439 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter: The insides
depeche Wrote: > Did we aver get the internal pictures of the Transporter? > > Andrew We will have a bunch of internal pics in a week or two - I have been waiting for production boards to arrive. The ones we have right now are partially hand-soldered and not as pretty. For a preview, check out the Register article that was just posted. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26438 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Transporter: The insides
Did we aver get the internal pictures of the Transporter? Andrew ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
MrSinatra wrote: > well, he directed his "insult" at the slim server dev team, not people > here, and it wasn't an insult, it was a complaint, lets not be so thin > skinned. Actually, a fair number of the folks who post here *are* responsible for the code in one small place or another. Some (kdf) are responsible for large parts. Even people like myself, who haven't donated an ounce of code but are inclined to help those in need, feel as though they are part of the team. > he was attacked, not the other way around. The first insult was thrown by him by any reasonable definition. Go back to your original response to this thread. You said that folks were too hard on newbies. They, I, we are not. You can see a dozen helpful efforts a day. RUDE newbies are a different matter. -- 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: Trying to listen to KLLC 97.3 out of San Francisco, CA
andyg Wrote: > http://bdcast-infinity-kllc-fm.wm.llnwd.net/bdcast_infinity_kllc-fm Thank you very much! -- jarredduq jarredduq's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1331 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26420 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Transporter - informative article in The Register
On 16-Aug-06, at 7:17 AM, Mark Lanctot wrote: Hard to tell from the back - Dean maybe? off by one letter. -k ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SS reports more artists than trax on some albums!
On 8/15/06, MrSinatra wrote: guys, i'm browsing artwork, and every so often, clicking on an album to look at the songs on it. i noticed it oftentimes lists way more artists then are on the album! for example: "1 album with 7 songs by 6 artists." in reality, only one artist, and in checking the tag with winamp, i see no differences in name, spelling, case, or anything. do i need to check the tag some other way? very strange. is this problem fixed in 6.5? A couple of things to check: - Is there a chance you have inadvertantly used an artist separator in the artist name? This is the character or characters set under Server Settings -> Behavior -> Multiple Items In Tags. - Is there a chance you have multiple artist tags on one or more of the files? I'm not sure the best way to check this, but I *think* if you use MP3Tag to check the file's tags then multiple artist tags show up as artist1//artist2 -Maybe there are other tags complicating things? I'm not sure how SS responds to Contributing Artist, for example. MP3Tag will show you all tags on a file if you select it then press Alt-T. - The obvious clear and full-rescan I don't see this behavior on 6.5, but I never checked on 6.3 so it's possible it just doesn't occur in my library. Cheers Geoff ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
On 16-Aug-06, at 12:16 AM, MrSinatra wrote: dumb question[s]: where do you find the logs? Windows: c:\program files\slimserver\server\slim.exe --logfile c:\mylog.txt or a view of the "live log" at http://:9000/log.txt Linux RPM: /tmp/slimserver.log OSX: ~Library/Logs/slimserver.log are they always being made? osx and linux, yes. windows, no. The live log is a section of log kept in memory, or you can create a file as above. Whatever debug switches you add on the command line, or enable from server settings will determine the type of content. do you have to enable debug stuff? yes are there multiple logs? no do they autodelete after a time? no, but they aren't being built up unless you set it up that way. if you need more detail, myself and others have posted this kind of stuff a dozen times, and it's in manuals, the wiki and the faq. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: play file automatically
On 8/16/06, Michael Herger wrote: > But the link to the executable is currently dead :-(. Maybe you could > write the author to ask for it. Niek just sent me the new links for sstime: - C source: http://www.qwertyboy.org/files/sstime.c - Windows .EXE: http://www.qwertyboy.org/files/sstime.exe - Linux binary: http://www.qwertyboy.org/files/sstime.bin This looks like a great tool - I was about to write something similar. The handy instructions: http://www.qwertyboy.org/mono/niek.aspx?IChapter=7&Wiki=sstime Geoff ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The Hype Machine on a Squeezebox???
Sweet... I knew this forum would find a solution. Just didn't know it be so quick and easy. Thanks Mark! -- Slackerini Slackerini's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6997 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26434 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
On 8/16/06, MrSinatra wrote: Michaelwagner Wrote: > That's factually incorrect. He wrote: > > > > after saying that the quality of the code was such that it had to have > been written by an intern. I think the implication is clear. no, its not "factually" incorrect. his first post starting the thread was the one he got jumped on for. you are refering to a later post * after * he was attacked. Read it again, sam. The original post said: I suggest that the Slimserver dev team give this job to someone other than the summer intern. Whether this kind of statement is appropriate is irrelevant. If you own a car, and you have problems with it, you either ask, or rant at, the manufacturer - and they fix it either way. If you instead show up at an enthusiast meeting, complain loudly about how bad the car is, how shoddily it's made, oh, and by the way, I have a problem with my carb, could someone help me? - don't be surprised if you not only don't get any help, but get criticised for your behaviour. If you want to rant, do it at your spouse or significant other. If you want to get help, ask here, and be prepared to dig a bit. If you want to rant AND get help, do it at the paid support people (but please, spare them the rant if you can - they're human too). This is an *enthusiast* group. Help is given in the spirit that it's asked for. And the obligatory on-topic piece: Take a look at the wiki entry regarding log entries: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?LogFile Cheers Geoff ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The Hype Machine on a Squeezebox???
That actually does sound pretty cool. Works just fine - right-click on the Winamp link, select "Properties" and you'll see that it points to: http://hype.non-standard.net/playlist/time/today/m3u/1/today.m3u Enter this as a URL into SlimServer, either under Radio Tune In or Help - Internet Radio - Tune In Now - Radio URL. Works on my SB2. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26434 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Inconsistent Library Stats
May I, also put some statistics forward: I'm on 6.3.1 Just re-scanned after inital re-install, got 257 albums, 7862 songs (I wish), 383 artists cleared and scanned again: got 257 albums, 3580 songs (more like it), 162 artists, Now, I don't agree with the artists list, as I have not got many albums by the same person, and quite a lot are various artist cd's. I'can't seem to get results by performing a search for, say an artist that only exists on the various artist cd's, as they apparently don't exist?? Maybe I've just caught the statistics bug a bit more...?? -- Deaf Cat Deaf Cat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=515 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26427 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] The Hype Machine on a Squeezebox???
I've taken to using The Hype Machine as a (free) music discovery tool. http://hype.non-standard.net/ For those who haven't played with it, it's a pretty cool audio aggregator that crawls blogs and then allows you to listen to mp3s. I'm not a techie, but I'd love to be able to listen to music from the hypemachine via my SB3. Any thoughts? -- Slackerini Slackerini's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6997 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26434 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter - informative article in The Register
looking good! cant wait! -- WSLam WSLam SB3 | Unidisk 1.1 -> EMM Labs DCC2 -> Acoustic Reality eAR1001 > Magico Mini 'Photo of my Setup' (http://photos.lam.ws/gallery/1573984/1/87768997) WSLam's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=830 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26431 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter - informative article in The Register
davep Wrote: > From the photos of the internals I would say that there is an awful lot > of gubbins in there. Yeah the motherboard takes up the entire width of the device. That power supply looks good - I'm trying to identify the blue cylindrical objects with fins. They look like transformers? I've never seen ones like that though. Note the printing on the circuit board - "SLIM DEVICES Shocker V2" :-) Who's that leaning over the unit in this photo? http://regmedia.co.uk/2006/08/16/slim_transport_4.jpg Hard to tell from the back - Dean maybe? What's interesting about the article is that, despite another one of the brainless comments at the bottom of the review, the reviewer has actually listened to it. P.S. Got the same "it uses compressed music files" from an acquaintance at AVS Forum. There's definitely misinformation and a stigma out there. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26431 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369 Question: Do you have a 770? - Got it - Want it - Need it - Forget it EnochLight Wrote: > Thanks Ben - I'd love to try that. Hey question for you: how's the > nightly 6.5 builds been coming? I know since late May there's been a > few issues that make me reluctant to jump back on board from the latest > retail release. Is it up to snuff lately? > > Thanks, > > EnochLight It's in pretty good shape. Obviously, since it's pre-release software, results will vary and there is still a ton of development activity in the codebase, but I use a current 6.5 with little complaint at this point. #!/ben -- bklaas "the Nokia770 skin guy" bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Forum replies are still not generating unique message-IDheader items for the mailing lists
In a slightly related vein, does anyone else find that the mailing list misses a few new threads? Maybe it's just the consequence of the main issue: as the topic is started within another thread, it has gone unread. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Does SlimServer/Squeezebox support HD CD's?
Mikael Wrote: > Hi, > > If I rip a HD CD to my SlimServer and use the Digital output from the > Squeezebox then I can see that HD decoder in my DAC is activated. > So what if I use the analog output on the Squeezebox instead? > Would the signal be treated as a normal CD or as the better HD CD? > > Thanks > Mikael Someone may want to correct me, but as the SB doesn't have a HDCD decoder in it I'm pretty sure you'll just get regualar 16/44 audio. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26425 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Forum replies are still not generating unique message-IDheader items for the mailing lists
In a slightly related vein, does anyone else find that the mailing list misses a few new threads? Often I won't see the start of a thread but will see its responses. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26422 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slim Server 6.3.1
WSLam Wrote: > Are you playing back WMA files? No all .mp3 files. -- t-a-g t-a-g's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6984 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26419 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter - informative article in The Register
Just saw this and read through it - very positive. I thought it made the point quite clearly that the benefits would be for music stored in lossless formats, which makes it somewhat frustrating when the first comment posted on the Register site stated "But no matter how good they make it, the idea is fundamentally flawed. How can you expect hi-end sound from compressed audio formats ?" Makes you wonder why people bother sometimes... >From the photos of the internals I would say that there is an awful lot of gubbins in there. davep -- davep davep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26431 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Transporter - informative article in The Register
Shame about the diddy who commented that it can't be high end because it uses compressed files ... -- Fifer Fifer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=639 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26431 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
I thought the first post *was* offensive. In any case, let's skip the netiquette and get to the heart of it. Where your logs are depends on what system you're running. For a windows system, KDF posted the answer some number of replies back. > server settings->debugging > > start with d_import, d_scan, d_parse. > > d_info is another one to look at if you want to watch the entire > content to tags. > > the log is available from a link in the description text, or you can > run the server from command-line with --logfile= as an argument. > That might have been a bit cryptic. On the left pane of the web interface, select server settings select debugging turn those options on that KDF described and hit the change button. Then, it's a bit hard to see in the default skin, but at the end of the top paragraph, it says "You can view the most recent log entries here". The word *here* is a hotlink. Click it and the log will open. If you cut and paste from there into this thread or email the results to support, either way, it gives the people with the skills to solve the problem some handle on what's going wrong. Slimserver is such a rich and complex product, a million things could be happening, and playing 20 (more like 20,000) questions isn't very productive. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Transporter - informative article in The Register
Nice pics and surprisingly informed technical piece: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/16/preview_slim_devices_transporter/ Last comment in the article is: "Stylish looks and audiophile sound quality - and it's not even finished yet..." MC -- ModelCitizen Squeezebox2 > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26431 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Diskstation and .Ape - SSOD - 371 Firmware
Hi, Just wondering if SSOD on the Diskstation plays/transcodes APE encoded files? I found a DS-101 for $129 CAD but my collection is in .ape and was wondering if there is support for this format nativley on embedded Linux and Slimserver. If so I will purchase. Another question is I see the latest firmware is 371 for the DS-101. Will SSOD still work with this higher revision? Thanks -- Rob_k Rob_k's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4288 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26430 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] What do you think about playing business?
Hallo everybody! I have been playing in casino successfully enough for a long time. to my opinion, Concerning games, I think The most fair game is conducted with those casinos which have not sufficient quantity of constant players (probably I and am mistaken). Therefore I prefer to play in not so untwisted the Internet casinos. Íà the given moment play in quite good ' Internet casino x-casino.com ' (http://www.õ-casino.com) I have found it casually, at one of the forums I am still satisfied. I have put the money, about 200USD several times, everything was just OK. -- 1-siriusok-1 1-siriusok-1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6951 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26429 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Inconsistent Library Stats
Hello All, whilst running some performance comparisons between a ReadyNas and a Linux Fedora box I noticed a difference between the library stats reported on SS running on the ReadyNas, and, SS running on the Linux box. On the ReadyNas the stats are: 250 albums,3212 songs, by 136 artists, on the Linux box which is referencing data on the ReadyNas the stats are 250 albums,3210 songs, by 136 artists ! any idea where the extra two songs are coming from ? regards -- pkfox When the going gets weird - the weird turn pro. Hunter S Thompson pkfox's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5346 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26427 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
dwc Wrote: > I think DaveP is on to it. If you "simply moved" your music library > including playlists, you may have in effect just broken your playlists. Hi there, my Linux box is also very slow scanning (I only have 3200 files, scan can take up to a day ~12 hrs ) do playlists (I've never knowingly created one) always have a .m3u extension ? regards -- pkfox When the going gets weird - the weird turn pro. Hunter S Thompson pkfox's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5346 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Does SlimServer/Squeezebox support HD CD's?
Hi, If I rip a HD CD to my SlimServer and use the Digital output from the Squeezebox then I can see that HD decoder in my DAC is activated. So what if I use the analog output on the Squeezebox instead? Would the signal be treated as a normal CD or as the better HD CD? Thanks Mikael -- Mikael Happy Danish Squeezebox owner (o= Mikael's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6991 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26425 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: WTB: Used SB2 or SB3
SB2s tend to hold their price well because people want them specifically for their shape/size. SB3s are a little cheaper, but not massively. As richidoo said, there will probably be more SB3s out there on the likes of eBay etc. once the Transporter startes to ship. Although there has already been one post on here from an existing user that is eBaying the free one he got with his Transporter pre-order, so there might be more out there sooner. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26391 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Forum replies are still not generating unique message-ID header items for the mailing lists
Michael Herger wrote: Oh no, I've got mailing list replies that are connected to the wrong threads again. Have they ever disappeared? I think I've always had them... (and no, it's not the forum users to be damned :-)) I've seen less of them, but they're still here yes... I think it need fixing ASAP, people can miss lots of info from interesting threads if posts ends up in different threads that might not be read... rgds/andreas ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Do's and Don'ts Running SB Direct to Amp?
If you're using the Slimserver pre amp volume control be careful when switching to SqueezeNetwork. SqueezeNetwork will not be aware of your pre amp volume control, which can give you (and your speakers) a bit of a shock ! -- Matt B Matt ___ FLAC, AAC, MP3 -> SB3 -> Moth monoblocs -> ProAC Tablette II -> my ears Matt B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26415 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Forum replies are still not generating unique message-ID header items for the mailing lists
Oh no, I've got mailing list replies that are connected to the wrong threads again. Have they ever disappeared? I think I've always had them... (and no, it's not the forum users to be damned :-)) -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Forum replies are still not generating unique message-ID header items for the mailing lists
Oh no, I've got mailing list replies that are connected to the wrong threads again. I can see that the "message-ID" header item has been made bigger than it used to be, but sadly it's still not unique. As a result, a reply can end up threaded to some other message, and therefore I miss messages, or read messages that I've already marked as ignore. It's making the mailing list unusable. Bug 2712 was raised over 8 months ago - it desperately needs fixing. Phil ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
Oh no, I've got mailing list replies that are connected to the wrong threads again. Damn forum users. I can see that the "message-ID" header item has been made bigger than it used to be, but sadly it's still not unique. As a result, a reply can end up threaded to some other message, and therefore I miss messages, or read messages that I've already marked as ignore. It's making the mailing list unusable. Bug 2712 was raised over 8 months ago - it desperately needs fixing. Phil ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
dumb question[s]: where do you find the logs? are they always being made? do you have to enable debug stuff? are there multiple logs? do they autodelete after a time? and i prefer sloppy kisses. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 w/SS 6.3.1 - Win XP Pro SP2 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26350 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!
I'll just interrupt this little share-fest for one more attempt at asking for logs. As this thread, like so many others, is long-digressed from its original purpose, please consider mailing logs (using my previously posted debug options) to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for 6.3. They can then file a bug if necessary or help you find any problems. If you try out 6.5, post the related logs to the Beta forum if you wish to have some help sorting out any problems that may still exist in the 6.5 scan, or to help narrow down anything that might need to be cleaned up in the source data. thanks and don't forget the group hugs when you are done. kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
