Re: [slim] Weird behaviour.....?

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Herger

Got me beat.any suggestions?


Even if you think your id3v1 tags were correct - get rid of them. This  
should fix the issue.


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[slim] Re: Sonos - Support for M$ DRM

2007-01-08 Thread SuperQ

'Ur[s Wrote: 
> uS;168336']
> Logitech/Slim next?

bleh.. DRM.. I'd rather have engineer hours spent doing useful things
like working on UI or speed improvements.


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Re: [slim] Re: NAD multiroom amplifier

2007-01-08 Thread Peter

linuxtuxie wrote:
aubuti;168334 Wrote: 
  

I thought about active speakers, but I'm not aware of any in-wall
actives. Do they exist?



I did not came across any...
  


Try to Google for 'active "in wall" speakers', the first results page is 
full of them. I haven't seen many in wall speakers in Europe but it 
seems they are quite popular in the US.


aubuti;168334 Wrote: 
  

I also agree about a centralized amp being contrary to the SB
philosophy. But I have come around to thinking that an SB can be
usefully paired with a (semi-)centralized amp when the zones are in
rooms that are close enough and open enough to be within earshot of one
another. Having separate slightly out-of-sync SBs that you can hear at
the same time isn't much fun.



The DC-101 speaker I had in mind has a wooden unit (DC301/RE 650) that
can be cemented into
my brick wall (see http://www.artsound.be/index.cfm?PageID=16125)

I do not think however that the spare room in this box is big enough to
house:
a. transformer 220VAC-> 12..18DC
b. Amp (probably with heat sink)

Another point I see as a disadvantage is that all speakers will be
powered on permanently,
where with the NAD amp it is possible to shut it down
remotely by making use of one of the squeezebox plugins and some simple
hardware (I think ;).
  


There are several solutions to this problem:

- Some active speakers have an auto power switch triggered by audio, 
perhaps that goes for in-walls as well.

- You may use the AmpSwitch plugin with a home made circuit (I'm using this)
- You may use X10 powerswitches ( http://www.intellihome.be/ ) to switch 
your speakers off from slimserver.


If you're renovating your home, the X10 stuff could be interesting for 
other purposes as well.


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[slim] Weird behaviour.....?

2007-01-08 Thread Aztek

I installed 6.5 over 6.22 today and since doing a full rescan - have
noticed that it is picking up genre data that is not in either the
id3v1 or id3v2 tags. I did an uninstall and re-installed in new
directory.  Same behaviour. Also noticed that it is also seeing album
data that is not in tag. For example - have made cd 1 and cd 2 albums
into single album but today it is seeing cd1 and cd2 and counting as 2
albums.  Was not like this under 6.22.  Have checked tags and cannot
find the genre or album data it is finding. Is there an old database
that it could be reading from?

Got me beat.any suggestions?


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Re: [slim] Re: web ui poll

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Herger

Its an awful interface


Please define "awful".

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[slim] iTunes-alike that uses SS's database?

2007-01-08 Thread Handyman5

Hello,

I have recently purchased an iRiver H140 portable music player, and am
looking for a program that will help me manage the music stored on it.
I do enjoy the integration iTunes has with the iPod players, but of
course iTunes does not manage the music on players which are not
iPods.

Currently, I manage all of my music on my server with SlimServer, and
just play a stream in foobar2000 and control it with the web interface.
My music is stored in a directory that is network-accessible. I can
access this directory from my desktop machine to do tag repair, ripping
new CDs, etc., so I could manually copy the appropriate files onto my
H140, but that would quickly become a giant pain.

What I would like to use is an application which interfaces with the
SlimServer MySQL database for its tag/track info, allows for the
creation of playlists (which are optimally saved into SlimServer's
playlist directory), allow for adding and removing songs and editing
tags (and automatically updates the MySQL DB), and which can copy
either a file, a group of files, or an arbitrary set of playlists to
some other path (presumably a USB-style MP3 player).

Has anybody seen an application at all similar to this, for any OS (I
dual-boot Windows and Linux, and have a MacBook)? Alternatively, would
anybody be interested in helping me develop or (particularly) test such
an app if I were to start developing one?


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[slim] Re: web ui poll

2007-01-08 Thread Nostromo


A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the
results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31443

Question: How do you control the Slimserver?

- Stock Handheld Remote
- 3rd Party Remote (Harmony, Nokia, PDA, &c)
- Web Interface
- 3rd Party Computer Interface (Moose, JRMC, &c)


I use the stock remote. It works just fine. I use the web interface
(Fishbone) when I have to. What do I think about it? Its an awful
interface, but since I don't have to use it that often, I tolerate it.
I haven't tried any third party UI yet.


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Re: [slim] Re: Fishbone - the root of all evil?

2007-01-08 Thread kdf

Quoting bigmdime <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:


 how do i get
the event log?


start->control panel->administrator tools->event viewer

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Re: [slim] Re: web ui poll

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Herger

My 640x480 touchscreen h/PC languishes here because even touch's CSS is


Touch == (Nokia770 - fixed window size)

Touch and Nokia770 are probably the most advanced skins when it comes to  
CSS and JavaScript.



too advanced for the ancient IE it uses. It's only limitation other than
the browser is b wireless, but lack of a mating skin is primarily what
keeps it dusty. I'm not mad at anyone for not developing to the least
common denominator, but I'm sure a lot of these devices exist.


Handheld tries to do so: it uses little CSS, very little JS. It's a  
compromise regarding features, layout and ressource/compatibility  
restrictions.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread MrSinatra

Jack Coates;168445 Wrote: 
> It's almost as if some streams come from farther across the Internet
> than others, and have more network hops... nah, that's crazy talk.
> Never mind.

i live 40minutes from the source of the stream.  yet other streams (and
all other streams are farther away from me than 40min), did work.

yes, i know geography isn't equal to net distance, but still, i don't
think the PSU.edu traffic goes to china b4 it gets to me 40min away.

Jack Coates;168445 Wrote: 
> 
> > and the other side of the coin is that all too often people will
> keep
> > harping on the wireless angle b/c they either believe thats it 99%
> of
> > the time, or b/c they love SD so much they don't want to admit it
> might
> > have a problem.
> 
> I've had SD firmware problems, and I'm certainly willing to believe
> that they exist. It was over 3 years ago and I think there's only been
> one similar problem since then. That said, wireless problems are a lot
> more common. You say nothing has changed, and I'm sure nothing has
> changed within your house. Do you live out of range of other equipment
> in the 900 MHz and/or 2.4 GHz range though? Maybe your neighbor bought
> a microwave. You've said things got better recently... maybe your
> neighbor didn't like it and returned it. I'm just trying to point out
> that it's really easy to say "I KNOW it's not my problem", but it's a
> little harder to be sure that it's not your problem.
> 
> I got to spend this morning in my crawlspace after my server/router
> decided to barf when the outside temperature dropped to freezing;
> turns out that the server's NICs are failing, and the symptoms are
> certainly comparable to yours; jiggling the wires puts it all back to
> rights for now, but who knows. I've never had good Internet radio or
> VoIP or Webex performance, but I've written it off as ISP trouble
> until recently. Now, if I only look at one problem in isolation, is it
> the failing NICs, or is it some Linux kernel bug, or is it Slim
> Devices firmware? Kinda hard to say until the whole thing fails,
> right?

sorry, but what exactly is your point?  that we can't be certain its SD
so we shouldn't focus on it and focus on everything else instead?

at the time i was having the problem, i STILL had ruled out all other
possibilities within reason.  LOCAL 256kbps mp3s worked, SOME other net
streams worked, but some didn't.

does the wireless care which stream i listen to???  

the OP btw, is NOT wireless, yet his problems sound EXACTLY like what i
had.

and how close would a microwave need to be?  and would they have it on
24/7?

what i am saying is i had ruled out everything i can think of on my end
thats reasonable to rule out.  what is left as the most likely culprit
is SD/SB/SS.

now, just b/c i can't tell you it isn't my neighbors nuclear powered
microwave with the certainty of god, doesn't mean, or imo, SHOULDN'T
mean that we can't put the focus where it belongs, on the SD product. 
this is the reasonable most likely possibility at this point, unless u
can explain why you think it should be something else, given the
results as i described, (meaning some other streams worked, or the
local stuff worked wirelessly).


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[slim] Re: Fishbone - the root of all evil?

2007-01-08 Thread bigmdime

kdf;168250 Wrote: 
> in the case of ANY server crash, the discussion goes nowhere until 
> someone can post the message from the event viewer or log related to 
> the crash.
> 
> btw - the subject line just about had me refuse to offer help on this. 
> 
> no need to always open with insults people.
> 
> -kdf

didn't mean to offend on the subject line- i loved fishbone too and was
just trying to be "light."


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread MrSinatra

thx andy!

(and i'll forgo the sarcasm about how long its taken to get to this
point...)  ;)


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread andyg

Ah yes, satellite, this could certainly be the problem.  Simulating a
poor network through a Linux virtual machine is actually something I've
done once before so that's a good idea.  It will be quite interesting if
Winamp can survive such an articifically poor network.  I will give it a
try later this week.


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Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread Jack Coates

On 1/8/07, MrSinatra
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


if i'm defensive, its b/c i KNOW its not the wireless.  this isn't the
first thread this has been gone over in, don't assume i haven't
"tackled" all the possibilities it was in my power to do so.  probably
half my posts are on this topic.

fyi, it was only SOME streams that had the problem, not all did, and
local music didn't.  if it were the wireless, that wouldn't be the
case.  andyg seems to agree that in my case, it probably isn't the
wireless.



It's almost as if some streams come from farther across the Internet
than others, and have more network hops... nah, that's crazy talk.
Never mind.


and the other side of the coin is that all too often people will keep
harping on the wireless angle b/c they either believe thats it 99% of
the time, or b/c they love SD so much they don't want to admit it might
have a problem.



I've had SD firmware problems, and I'm certainly willing to believe
that they exist. It was over 3 years ago and I think there's only been
one similar problem since then. That said, wireless problems are a lot
more common. You say nothing has changed, and I'm sure nothing has
changed within your house. Do you live out of range of other equipment
in the 900 MHz and/or 2.4 GHz range though? Maybe your neighbor bought
a microwave. You've said things got better recently... maybe your
neighbor didn't like it and returned it. I'm just trying to point out
that it's really easy to say "I KNOW it's not my problem", but it's a
little harder to be sure that it's not your problem.

I got to spend this morning in my crawlspace after my server/router
decided to barf when the outside temperature dropped to freezing;
turns out that the server's NICs are failing, and the symptoms are
certainly comparable to yours; jiggling the wires puts it all back to
rights for now, but who knows. I've never had good Internet radio or
VoIP or Webex performance, but I've written it off as ISP trouble
until recently. Now, if I only look at one problem in isolation, is it
the failing NICs, or is it some Linux kernel bug, or is it Slim
Devices firmware? Kinda hard to say until the whole thing fails,
right?

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[slim] Adding a new download link

2007-01-08 Thread Bill Moseley
Can someone give me some guidance on creating an extra link on the
Song Info page to allow downloading a song as a mp3?  Most of my
collection is in flac or ogg, but my wife would like to be able to
download as mp3 to place on her iPod.

Is there a way to use slimserver's convert.conf and existing
slimserver methods to accomplish this?

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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread MrSinatra

if i'm defensive, its b/c i KNOW its not the wireless.  this isn't the
first thread this has been gone over in, don't assume i haven't
"tackled" all the possibilities it was in my power to do so.  probably
half my posts are on this topic.

fyi, it was only SOME streams that had the problem, not all did, and
local music didn't.  if it were the wireless, that wouldn't be the
case.  andyg seems to agree that in my case, it probably isn't the
wireless.

and the other side of the coin is that all too often people will keep
harping on the wireless angle b/c they either believe thats it 99% of
the time, or b/c they love SD so much they don't want to admit it might
have a problem.

its not personal, its just that your input, in my case, and that of the
OP, is not going to help, b/c what u seem to be sure it is, it isn't.

as to moving on, thats exactly what i'm trying to do, but of course now
it is working again, (and note, nothing about my wireless is different),
so i can't continue working on the issue.

as to what has changed, i wish i knew, but as i said, my GUESS is that
i think comcast is cleaning up its act since switching over from
adelphia.  but its just a guess, i can't say for sure...  i wish i
could b/c then id know for sure what the cause of the issue is.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread Cronos

MrSinatra;168436 Wrote: 
> my wireless is at 100%, it sits 2.5 feet from my router, i have no
> neighbors nearby and likely few if any of them have broadband, and i
> play local music flawlessly.
> 
> and the OP stated quite clearly earlier in the thread that his setup is
> totally wired.
> 
> why do u insist its probably the wireless when there is no reason to
> think so?
> 
> believe me, if it should happen again, i will wire it, to simply
> eliminate the red herring wild goose chase of the wireless scapegoat,
> (at least in my case).

Getting so defensive isn't going to solve your problem.  I'm nobody
overly technical, just a very satisfied user who has had one problem
with his SB since he's owned them, and that problem was related with
the wireless networking despite me thinking everything was absolutely
100%.

I insist it's probably the wireless, because 99 times out of 100 it is.
Why wouldn't you tackle the known weakest link first rather than
clamping your hands over your ears and shouting 'NO NO NO'.

The worst that can happen is you'll prove you were right, and then
someone can move on to the next step to help diagnose your problem.

You're saying it's working right now.  What has changed?


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread MrSinatra

my wireless is at 100%, it sits 2.5 feet from my router, i have no
neighbors nearby and likely few if any of them have broadband, and i
play local music flawlessly.

and the OP stated quite clearly earlier in the thread that his setup is
totally wired.

why do u insist its probably the wireless when there is no reason to
think so?

believe me, if it should happen again, i will wire it, to simply
eliminate the red herring wild goose chase of the wireless scapegoat,
(at least in my case).


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread Cronos

MrSinatra;168431 Wrote: 
> i would create a test environment that simulated a flaky isp, and see
> how well SD handled it.  does the SD solution fail far easier then
> winamp in the environment?  try different collisions and other tcp
> stuff, and combos of them.
> 
> i realize how difficult it is for you to try to fix something you can't
> easily reproduce, so the next best thing is to artificially create an
> environment and see if u can reproduce conditions that make SD in the
> test lab act the same way, as whats happening to some of us users.

Another option would be for you to try to eliminate the possibility
that perhaps (very likely) it is your wireless that's creating the
problem.  Connect your squeezebox via ethernet, and post again when the
problem reoccurs.

Although you say your wireless is not at fault, wireless is flaky at
the best of times.  The fact that you're saying it's working properly
now says that the most likely culprit is something where the conditions
change, and believe it or not, but wireless networking conditions are
changing constantly.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread MrSinatra

andyg;168418 Wrote: 
> Yeah, your wireless seems fine.  You said your SB has been working fine
> for a few weeks, so that's even stranger.  I'm really at a loss for
> ideas at this point.

it could be, (and i hope), that it was all a result of adelphia
clumsily switching over to comcast.  thats my best theory at this
point, and one i hope is true b/c it should mean as they work out more
and more kinks over time, the problem, for me, will be gone.

however, here's where i would start looking if SD was truly concerned
with solving this problem:

i would create a test environment that simulated a flaky isp, and see
how well SD handled it.  does the SD solution fail far easier then
winamp in the environment?  try different collisions and other tcp
stuff, and combos of them.

i realize how difficult it is for you to try to fix something you can't
easily reproduce, so the next best thing is to artificially create an
environment and see if u can reproduce conditions that make SD in the
test lab act the same way, as whats happening to some of us users.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread jamullian

andyg;168410 Wrote: 
> This station tuned in right away for me, maybe 1 or 2 seconds.  To avoid
> the Shoutcast problems, enter that 205 URL directly in 'Tune In' or you
> could use a SqueezeNetwork favorite.

Entering that 205 URL directly still gets me the "no items found in
playlist" msg



andyg;168410 Wrote: 
> Your initial numbers are just what I see too, and the way most mp3
> stations operate (sending an initial burst of many seconds of audio). 
> The only things I can think of that would cause the drop-off of audio
> bandwidth are wireless problems, internet problems, problems with the
> broadcaster, or an ISP that throttles the traffic.  I think there is at
> least one ISP (in the UK) that does this for certain ports to slow down
> p2p traffic.

Yes, I agree that there could be something in the Internet connection -
I have mentioned that this is a satellite connection, and as such is
full of proxies and latency which can not be bypassed (in-house it's
all wired) - that is causing SS/SB not to work. I think we started with
that premise ... and Winamp works.

I find it very disappointing that you have no wish to solve the issue.


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[slim] Re: Squeezebox v3 (wired) - no display or ethernet connection

2007-01-08 Thread Ross L

Matt,

You're welcome to take apart your player and see if you can fix it.
But, it's not always easy, so we're here to help. Contact support AT
slimdevices DOT com and request an RMA.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread andyg

Yeah, your wireless seems fine.  You said your SB has been working fine
for a few weeks, so that's even stranger.  I'm really at a loss for
ideas at this point.


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[slim] Any CES news from Slim/Logitech?

2007-01-08 Thread Balthazar_B

Title says it all.


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[slim] Re: FLAC album art weirdness (stupid noob tricks)

2007-01-08 Thread totoro

There was one commonality to all but one of the problematic directories:
funny characters in the name.

I run on windows, and got most of my music into flac by transcoding
from my itunes alac tree. Itunes put what looked like weird windows 
(ie, not even utf8) characters on some of the names of the directories.
Also, one had a "'" in it. Fixed these, did a full rescan, and
everything was ok.

There was one that didn't: the permissions looked ok, but when I
created a whole new image in gimp (_without_ cutting and pasting from
the original or using it in any way), that one automagically fixed
itself.

I thought I'd post this in case anyone else has such issues with album
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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread MrSinatra

andyg;168410 Wrote: 
> The only things I can think of that would cause the drop-off of audio
> bandwidth are wireless problems, internet problems, problems with the
> broadcaster, or an ISP that throttles the traffic.  I think there is at
> least one ISP (in the UK) that does this for certain ports to slow down
> p2p traffic.

but as i always have said, why then does winamp work???

your only "other than SD" resort in that case, is to point to "the
wirelessness" of someone's setup.

but if it is NOT the wirelessness, as in my case, then it MUST be
winamp, yes?  (local music of 256kbps played fine always)

or would you disagree?

if you would please finally agree with me that my wireless setup is
fine, how do you then explain the inability (at the time it was
happening) of SD to play a 32kbps stream, that winamp could play fine? 
not to mention the 128kbps that SD couldn't even load that winamp also
played fine?

thats the question that i say you have never addressed.  i know you
want to help, but it seems to me you feel that if you can't reproduce
it then it must be some esoteric weirdness of the troubled user, rather
than the product.


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Re: [slim] Re: Fishbone - the root of all evil?

2007-01-08 Thread kdf
np.  One thing to note, the Fishbone skin remembers which page you  
last chose from the pulldown menu.  If, for instance, you were using  
Live365 prior to the update, it might have remembered the page in a  
way that isn't right post-upgrade.  Unfortunately, clearing cookies  
isn't covered in the installs currently.


It could be that the Live365 page loads lose something over time, and  
that is causing the problem.  I'm not a Live365 user, so I don't have  
the longer term exposure.


It could also be a live365 issue, in which case you may find that you  
see the problem using any other skin.  Any of these cases will narrow  
down cause.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread andyg

jamullian;168402 Wrote: 
> OK, let's not talk about the fact that Winamp simply tries the next
> stream in the list and the next until it finds one it can connect to.
> Time elapsed till connect and playing can be as long as 60 seconds, but
> once it plays it never drops. I'm currently playing
> http://205.188.215.225:8006 but I started by tuning to
> http://www.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-station.pls?id=3201
> 

This station tuned in right away for me, maybe 1 or 2 seconds.  To
avoid the Shoutcast problems, enter that 205 URL directly in 'Tune In'
or you could use a SqueezeNetwork favorite.

> 
> The left hand figure varies from around 6 or 8 or even 9, and plays for
> a little while - maybe seconds, maybe minutes, then starts dropping off.
> When it reaches 0, the 10.0 to the right of the / starts dropping too,
> and the dropouts begin. Once both figures get close to or reach 0.0,
> play stops. Sometimes rebuffering starts for a while but typically
> stops at around 30-45% and then budges no more. I can't reproduce this
> on the same stream as above since I can never connect, but SomaFM
> Groove Salad typically behaves as I describe.
> 

Your initial numbers are just what I see too, and the way most mp3
stations operate (sending an initial burst of many seconds of audio). 
The only things I can think of that would cause the drop-off of audio
bandwidth are wireless problems, internet problems, problems with the
broadcaster, or an ISP that throttles the traffic.  I think there is at
least one ISP (in the UK) that does this for certain ports to slow down
p2p traffic.


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[slim] Re: Fishbone - the root of all evil?

2007-01-08 Thread SumnerBoy

kdf;168403 Wrote: 
> 
> Slimserver, prior to 6.5 plugins used custom pages for each skin. 
> These are no longer required, but were left behind accidentally during
> the 6.5.0 install. Getting rid of the plugins folder and re-installing
> would clear this up. 6.5.1 builds take care of cleaning up this mess.
> 

My bad - earlier I stated I had 6.5, I actually have 6.5.1 10738 (a
relatively recent nightly build).

I only installed SlimServer late last year and have only ever had 6.5.1
installed - i.e. no previous versions.

I will let you know if I see this problem again and try and provide
more details.

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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread MrSinatra

andyg;168390 Wrote: 
> Could be other things such as a wireless SB vs. a wired computer. 
> Anyway, until we can find a reproducible case where something works in
> Winamp and fails in SB for everyone regardless of their internet or
> network setup, we can't really make any progress on this issue.

and btw, this is def not the case with me.

this might apply to others, but since i NEVER changed anything with my
wireless setup, over the weeks and months this has come and gone
multiple times, i think we can safely put this one to bed.  it is NOT
the wireless setup i have, and i think we should stop looking in that
direction, and start getting a little more introspective.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread MrSinatra

andyg;168370 Wrote: 
> I think we've already been over this... the streams you claim don't
> work, do in fact work fine for me and others.  I have yet to find a
> stream that works in Winamp and does not work on an SB, so I really
> can't do any sort of debugging or anything.

Andy,

i realize that you are doing what you can, but for clarity's sake:

i never claimed the problem was with the streams, i have claimed the
problem is with the SD product's handling of the streams.

just b/c u can't reproduce it where you are, doesn't mean it isn't
happening, or isn't a SD problem.

and even if its true my ISP is "flakier" than yours, since winamp has
no problem with my ISP, the problem would still lie with the SD
solution / implementation.

the question to me is, why isn't the SD product as robust?

of course, presently, i not experiencing the issue.  but it comes and
goes, typically for weeks at a time of one way or the other.  i can
only hope it stays gone.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread jamullian

andyg;168400 Wrote: 
> There are 2 completely different issues here.  The error about no
> playlist items is related to a Shoutcast issue where their server gets
> overloaded and can't return you a playlist.  We don't need to talk
> about this issue here.  To avoid this problem you should find the real
> stream URL for the stream you're trying to play and not go through the
> Shoutcast plugin which gives you URLs that require the Shoutcast server
> to be working.

OK, let's not talk about the fact that Winamp simply tries the next
stream in the list and the next until it finds one it can connect to.
Time elapsed till connect and playing can be as long as 60 seconds, but
once it plays it never drops. I'm currently playing
http://205.188.215.225:8006 but I started by tuning to
http://www.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-station.pls?id=3201

andyg;168400 Wrote: 
>  Let's focus on your other issue where the stream does play and then
> stops.  When a stream runs out of data, it should rebuffer if you are
> using firmware 72 and the latest 6.5.1 build.  Enable Show Buffer
> Fullness and watch what happens to the two numbers from when you start
> streaming to when it rebuffers, then see what they say after they
> rebuffer.
> Please also post the stream URL that's giving you problems.

The left hand figure varies from around 6 or 8 or even 9, and plays for
a little while - maybe seconds, maybe minutes, then starts dropping off.
When it reaches 0, the 10.0 to the right of the / starts dropping too,
and the dropouts begin. Once both figures get close to or reach 0.0,
play stops. Sometimes rebuffering starts for a while but typically
stops at around 30-45% and then budges no more. I can't reproduce this
on the same stream as above since I can never connect, but SomaFM
Groove Salad typically behaves as I describe. Well, except for like
now, I can't even start the stream, it just sits at "Now playing 1 of
12" and the buffer sits at 0.0/0.0. I found the URL by doing a search
in the Shoutcast list in SS on SomaFM:
http://www.shoutcast.com/sbin/tunein-station.pls?id=9239&filename=playlist.pls

Winamp tuned in about 15 seconds, and plays without a problem.

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Re: [slim] Re: Fishbone - the root of all evil?

2007-01-08 Thread kdf

Quoting SumnerBoy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:



information is part of the event: Can't use string ("") as a subroutine
ref while "strict refs" in use at C:\Program
Files\SlimServer\server/Plugins/Live365/Web.pm line 775.

Looks like you were trying to use Live365 at the time.  I As the  
plugin pages are shared, I would expect that you'll see this problem  
with any skin unless as suggested before, you have left over  
templates.  Slimserver, prior to 6.5 plugins used custom pages for  
each skin.  These are no longer required, but were left behind  
accidentally during the 6.5.0 install. Getting rid of the plugins  
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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread andyg

> 
> There are a number of ways in which the issue can arise - most often
> the stream never starts (with an Error no items found in playlist
> showing on the SB3) or at best it plays for a few seconds or minutes,
> runs out of buffer and does not rebuffer.
> 

There are 2 completely different issues here.  The error about no
playlist items is related to a Shoutcast issue where their server gets
overloaded and can't return you a playlist.  We don't need to talk
about this issue here.  To avoid this problem you should find the real
stream URL for the stream you're trying to play and not go through the
Shoutcast plugin which gives you URLs that require the Shoutcast server
to be working.

Let's focus on your other issue where the stream does play and then
stops.  When a stream runs out of data, it should rebuffer if you are
using firmware 72 and the latest 6.5.1 build.  Enable Show Buffer
Fullness and watch what happens to the two numbers from when you start
streaming to when it rebuffers, then see what they say after they
rebuffer.

Please also post the stream URL that's giving you problems.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread jamullian

andyg;168391 Wrote: 
> BTW, please don't just say something 'doesn't work' on the SB.  Please
> report what happens to the buffer level, and read/understand this FAQ
> item:
> http://faq.slimdevices.com/index.php?action=artikel&cat=4&id=236&artlang=en

I have read the FAQ thoroughly and have described what happens to the
buffer level at the beginning of this thread.

andyg;168391 Wrote: 
> Anyway, until we can find a reproducible case where something works in
> Winamp and fails in SB for everyone regardless of their internet or
> network setup, we can't really make any progress on this issue. 

Do all issues you have to resolve apply to all users? Just because we
are in a minority, and you can not reproduce it in your lab, does not
mean it does not happen - I can reproduce it at any moment. Do I need
to send you screen shots to persuade you? I'd be glad to do so.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread andyg

Could be other things such as a wireless SB vs. a wired computer. 
Anyway, until we can find a reproducible case where something works in
Winamp and fails in SB for everyone regardless of their internet or
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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread andyg

BTW, please don't just say something 'doesn't work' on the SB.  Please
report what happens to the buffer level, and read/understand this FAQ
item:
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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread jamullian

andyg;168378 Wrote: 
> But if the broadband was the culprit, Winamp would not be able to keep
> the stream playing either.

Then, in the (paraphrased) words of Sherlock Holmes, the only possible
cause is the one remaining culprit, however improbable.

I am not a software author. I am however a technical support
specialist. It seems to me rather improbable that Winamp and SS use the
exact same engine to decode the stream (please forgive any possible
nebulousness in my language). One works. The other doesn't.

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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread jamullian

andyg;168370 Wrote: 
> I think we've already been over this... the streams you claim don't
> work, do in fact work fine for me and others.  I have yet to find a
> stream that works in Winamp and does not work on an SB, so I really
> can't do any sort of debugging or anything.

While you are lucky to be on a broadband connection that does not have
these issues, clearly there are those in the world - let's just mention
myself, dougal and mrsinatra for a start - who do have this problem, and
probably many many others who are not posting but simply dismissing
SS/SB as a poor product as a result.

I'd be glad to work with you and beta test some kind of setup that
would allow you to log the failure, if this could lead to a successful
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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread andyg

But if the broadband was the culprit, Winamp would not be able to keep
the stream playing either.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread andyg

I think we've already been over this... the streams you claim don't
work, do in fact work fine for me and others.  I have yet to find a
stream that works in Winamp and does not work on an SB, so I really
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Re: [slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-08 Thread Jack Coates

On 1/8/07, MrSinatra
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


hi Jim,

as you can see, SD forums are basically two camps, cheerleaders and
cranks.



I'd actually rename those camps to those who bought what they want and
those who want something else but bought a Squeezebox anyway :)


i'm a crank.

i guess my problem is that i know exactly what i want, and no one makes
it.

i have a SB2, and like most people, i think the web UI stinks.  sorry,
but thats my opinion cheerleaders, and i'm entitled to it.


Aaargh!!! To the barricades me hearties, defeat this infidel Oh
wait, I actually don't care at all. Sorry for the confusion.

I don't think you can say "most people" without something to back it
up. Here's a stab at a poll:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31443 -- I'd say that
every vote for Option 2 or Option 4 is a vote you can count against
the stock interfaces :)


my other
concerns are that the SS software is very buggy, that the display is
only on the device, not the remote, (a big problem for me and many
others i'm sure) and that only SS software powers the device; it can't
be used as an external soundcard, (and therefore you can't "winamp it"
or itunes or dvd, or whatever...)



Four issues conflated into one sentence...
1) Slimserver is buggy, yes, and I'd personally like to see either
more rapid releases, or a move to the "perpetual beta" idea of these
Web 2.0 companies. Dump the release idea altogether and just put a
link to the latest nightly up on the download page.
2) Display on the remote is requested from time to time. Does nothing
for me, but you go right ahead.
3) Having alternate servers would be mildly interesting, except that
it would require switching from SS or SN to whatever, and back.
4) A VLW (very long wire) mode has the same problem, plus a
requirement to disable the buffer (which means that wireless users
will have even more problems than they do now). At the end of the day,
either of these issues end up with a device that does exactly what far
cheaper alternatives do (Airport Express for instance). Not saying
that's a bad thing to add-on, just that I have no need for it.


it [ss] also in recent versions has developed a weakness in streaming
internet stations b/c now the hardware does it alone.  i like that
paradigm, but the hardware needs to be as robust as software streaming
solutions, (like winamp).  some ISPs are flaky, SD products must
recognize that.  if winamp can do it, SD hardware better be able to do
it too.


I don't use enough Internet radio to comment, though I do think it's
kind of specious to use Winamp running on a full computer as your
standard to judge the SB by.



some of this has been gone over before, please see these links:

http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28821

(interestingly, its the cheerleaders who are the most paranoid about
logitech, whereas i'm not at all)


huh? I must have missed the score card, and the team rosters too :)
I'm pretty happy with the Squeezebox/Slimserver system as it stands,
but I'm in favor of the Logitech acquisition, but I like to mock the
people who scream that the sky is falling because their favorite
feature isn't present, so which team am I on?

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[slim] SB1 IR receiver broken

2007-01-08 Thread damage

I have an SB1 w/ a broken IR receiver.  I verified this by jumpering the
IR board from a working SB1 to my broken one and IR then worked.  I am
trying to find out the part number of the IR receiver so I can replace
it myself.  I've emailed support but have not heard back in days. 
Anybody know who the manufacturer and what the part number is for the
IR receiver?  Thanks!


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[slim] Re: Fishbone - the root of all evil?

2007-01-08 Thread SumnerBoy

kdf;168301 Wrote: 
> 
> and again...event viewer or log information please.
> 

I think I have found the event viewer log message for my failure. I
have been playing with the Fishbone skin again today and it seems to be
working ok (so far).

Hope this helps.

Event Type: Error
Event Source:   Application
Event Category: None
Event ID:   0
Date:   8/01/2007
Time:   10:32:39 p.m.
User:   N/A
Computer:   KIWI
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( Application ) cannot be
found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry
information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote
computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this
description; see Help and Support for details. The following
information is part of the event: Can't use string ("") as a subroutine
ref while "strict refs" in use at C:\Program
Files\SlimServer\server/Plugins/Live365/Web.pm line 775.
.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread MrSinatra

one other quick point...

the SB couldn't even handle a 32kbps stream, while winamp and even
multiple computers on my network could all play the 128kbps stream (via
winamp or wmp or whatever) simultaneously, np.

if SD can't handle a single 128, 96 or even 32kbps stream that other
solutions do (even in multiple instances) with flying colors, then i
think that says a lot.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread MrSinatra

so i take it when u "went back" it didn't fix it?

well, you might then want to try 6.2.x which i am POSITIVE did not have
problems tuning in streams, and which i am also positive did not send
the stream directly to the SB, (meaning thats what i've been
told/read).

i know it is a huge pita to regress versions - firmware, (which
explains why i haven't tried it yet).  however, if and when the problem
resurfaces for me, i will def try it.

i really don't see how debatable it is as far as it needing to be as
robust as winamp (or any other solution).  why?  b/c thats the ENTIRE
POINT of this product...  to serve music to you, whether it be local or
off of the internet.  thats what they advertise it does, all without the
need of a computer even!

there is a standard out there, WMP/Winamp/iTunes/Real, etc...  have set
it...  they all work equally well with these streams; would SD seriously
contend their products should not?

i have never gotten an answer, from AndyG, the support email, etc... 
as to WHY does winamp work np while SD does not?  they simply won't
address it.

i'd love to know if u do get one.

(perhaps the closest anyone has come is to say "winamp can buffer
more."  well, perhaps it does, but i set SD stuff to 30secs, and it
takes forever to load, and then still can't [sometimes] handle it... 
winamp starts playing right away, always problem free, and i don't
think it buffers more than 5 seconds, although i don't know that for
sure.

it speaks to its robustness that i've never had to find that setting.


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[slim] Re: NAD multiroom amplifier

2007-01-08 Thread linuxtuxie

aubuti;168334 Wrote: 
> I thought about active speakers, but I'm not aware of any in-wall
> actives. Do they exist?

I did not came across any...

aubuti;168334 Wrote: 
> 
> I also agree about a centralized amp being contrary to the SB
> philosophy. But I have come around to thinking that an SB can be
> usefully paired with a (semi-)centralized amp when the zones are in
> rooms that are close enough and open enough to be within earshot of one
> another. Having separate slightly out-of-sync SBs that you can hear at
> the same time isn't much fun.

The DC-101 speaker I had in mind has a wooden unit (DC301/RE 650) that
can be cemented into
my brick wall (see http://www.artsound.be/index.cfm?PageID=16125)

I do not think however that the spare room in this box is big enough to
house:
a. transformer 220VAC-> 12..18DC
b. Amp (probably with heat sink)

Another point I see as a disadvantage is that all speakers will be
powered on permanently,
where with the NAD amp it is possible to shut it down
remotely by making use of one of the squeezebox plugins and some simple
hardware (I think ;).


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[slim] Re: web ui poll

2007-01-08 Thread Skunk


A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the
results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31443

Question: How do you control the Slimserver?

- Stock Handheld Remote
- 3rd Party Remote (Harmony, Nokia, PDA, &c)
- Web Interface
- 3rd Party Computer Interface (Moose, JRMC, &c)


Michael Herger;168353 Wrote: 
> 
> Another interesting poll would be about the different skins.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Michael
> 
I can hear the stereo from the PC, so find myself Web interfacing
often. I use default, which works (well) for me. A framed version of
Nokia would be nice for desktops though. 

My 640x480 touchscreen h/PC languishes here because even touch's CSS is
too advanced for the ancient IE it uses. It's only limitation other than
the browser is b wireless, but lack of a mating skin is primarily what
keeps it dusty. I'm not mad at anyone for not developing to the least
common denominator, but I'm sure a lot of these devices exist.


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread jamullian

Yes, I have seen your posts MrSinatra.

And I have tried going back - I think as far as far as 6.3, but I have
spent so much time messing with this that memory no longer serves, but
at least to versions that appeared to work in the past and do not now.

Whether SD "must" make their products, (whether it be software or
hardware), as able to play the stream as Winamp on the same access is
debatable; but certainly I would like SS to be as robust as Winamp -
which too is not perfect, but far more successful.

The developers - from whom I would love to hear on this - can tell us
whether that's feasible or not.

For now I have dedicated an old laptop to playing Winamp out to an
Extigy and controlled by VNC; the SQ is almost as good as the SB3, but
the power consumption probably 10x. Crude but at least I get to hear
the music I want. The silly thing is that when I want to listen to my
recorded music collection I have to switch the optical cable to the
SB3, that's where any last vestige of elegance breaks down.

Which is why I would like to see SS step up to the plate. Are you
reading this, Jim Carlton?


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Re: [slim] web ui poll

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Herger

a poll to see who thinks what about the web ui


Another interesting poll would be about the different skins.

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[slim] Re: web ui poll

2007-01-08 Thread snarlydwarf


A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the
results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31443

Question: How do you control the Slimserver?

- Stock Handheld Remote
- 3rd Party Remote (Harmony, Nokia, PDA, &c)
- Web Interface
- 3rd Party Computer Interface (Moose, JRMC, &c)


Ah, good it lets me choose more than one item (though I doubt the
polling software is smart enough to report on that very well).  I use
the remote at home, and the web page when I am at work.

I get along fine with both, though a proper universal remote is always
on my wishlist (not because of the Squeezebox, just because every
universal I have tried is "almost" right, not quite really right... so
at some point I will get a Harmony to program it correctly instead of
'choose the maker of your dvd player from this list and guess which
code to use'...)


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[slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-08 Thread maggior

This is a very interesting thread.  Jim - glad to see your request for
input from the community.

For a frame of reference, I am computer and home networking savvy and
though not an audiophile, I have pretty high standards regarding audio.
I have a large collection of music (2,000+ CDs) that was aquired
myself, not via downloads from the Internet.  I purchased my first SB
just 2 weeks ago, though I've been following the product for the last
year by reading the forums and playing around with slimserver and
softsqueeze.

A common theme in many of the responses was the usability issues
regarding setup and usage via the web interface.

Frist, I'd like to comment on the setup difficulties.  The issues
surrounding setup of the SB3 are much simpler than that of setting up a
home network.  If somebody is considering purchasing an SB3, they
already have a home network set up, so they've already been through the
worst of it.  With things like DHCP, setup of the SB3 is a breeze!  I
chose to use a static IP to speed up power up, but that was my choice. 
I also had to enter my SSID since I have its broadcast disabled.  These
hurdles are no different than configuring a new laptop to communicate
with the network.

So, a new SB3 owner will either be familiar with what is required to
set up a networked device since they already have a network, or know a
geek to help them out (this geek would have set up the network to begin
with).  I know this from experience - I have set up 4 home networks
including my own.  (Personally, I found the setup to be a breeze.)

The point is that anybody even thinking about purchasing an SB3 will
have no problem setting it up or know somebody who does.

Secondly, there is the entire issue of ripping and encoding music. 
This is a hurdle even for the iPod crowd, unless music is purchased via
iTunes.  Maybe that's what most people do, not sure.  The point is that
the technical difficulties in this area are shared with any other media
product, such as iPod (which is so highly praised for usability).

The difference though is that iTunes provides a means to rip and encode
whereas SlimServer does not.  It would be useful to provide this
capability.  And just like with iTunes, if you already have your
favorite set of tools you use, you may choose to continue to use them.

Thirdly, many have commented on the web interface for the server.  It
took me some getting used to, but it is very servicable.  Since this is
only used on the back end, I don't think its look-and-feel is as
critical as on the client.  An OS specific application to configure
slimserver would be useful, but the web functionality and interface
should be maintained as it is flexible - I can access it even from
work!


So, what do I love about my SB3?  I own an iPod.  I have docks for it. 
I have listened to it connected to my stereo and was content, except I
had to get up to navigate my music library.  SS3 allows me to navigate
my ENTIRE music library (including what doesn't fit onto my iPod) from
my chair.  That's killer!  Something I didn't expect is that the SB3
sounds quite noticibly better than my iPod in its dock.  That was a
great bonus!

I had stayed away from iPod because it did not support gapless
playback.  I was stuck with Sony ATRAC on an HD3.  When Apple
introduced gapless playback of LAME mp3s in Sept, I jumped in and
bought the new 80GB model.  This is a key feature for me - if SB3
didn't support it, I wouldn't own one.  You guys listen to your
customers and bring the features that they want.  You guys reacted much
more quickly to this than Apple did.

FLAC is supported natively on the client - another huge plus.  And the
open server and plugin architecture is great.  I have last.fm and
weather forcasts thanks to 3rd party developers in the community.  

Internet radio access is great too.  I like that I can tune in
virtually any URL I want.  And being able to interact with Pandora and
Last.fm via the remote is killer!  The XM radio went out the window
thanks to those features!

My only complaint so far is the price.  I wish it was just a little bit
cheaper.  Though I do understand that quality like this comes at a cost.
Over time I'm sure there is at least one more SB3 in my future.  I also
wish I could go into Circuit City or Best Buy to purchase.  Now that you
are part of Logitech, perhaps larger distribution is in the future.

Rich Maggio


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Re: [slim] Re: Nokia N800

2007-01-08 Thread Robin Bowes
boerner wrote:
> bklaas;168232 Wrote: 
>> The official Nokia flash thingy didn't really show anything that the 770
>> can't do. My guess is that it would require a hands-on to really get a
>> feel for whether big improvements had been made performance-wise.
>>
>> Screen res is the same, and Opera 8 is still the browser (the OS
>> package in its entirety is likely to be the same), so the Nokia770 skin
>> will work the same on this device.
>>
>> So, digest of improvements:
>> 2 memory card slots, and they are SD instead of RS-MMC. Some users
>> report success with 4GB SD cards. That's fantastic--it means you could
>> beef it up to 8GB of storage, making it worthy of both PMP and/or
>> decent mp3 storage. I use my 770 on trips to store and watch videos (it
>> works *great* for this, although you have to reformat the video to a res
>> the 770 can handle). The 770 supports a 1GB RS-MMC card, which gives me
>> about 5 hours of content. I'd love to boost that by 8x.
>>
>> Integrated webcam. Kind of cool, but I can't imagine I'd have much use
>> of this. To video conference with all my friends with N800s? Unlikely.
>> I don't want them to see me pickin' goobers anyway.
>>
>> Increased CPU, from 220 to 320Mhz. This may be nice, but I think the
>> real performance upgrades on this platform needed are in WiFi and
>> battery life.
>>
>> Increased on-board flash memory from 128 to 256. That was definitely
>> needed.
>>
>> Built-in stereo speakers, replacing built-in mono of 770. This one also
>> matters naught to me--if you want to hear decent audio on this platform
>> you need headphones plugged in.
>>
>> Built-in "kickstand". This probably costs Nokia next to nothing in
>> cost, but it's probably the feature upgrade I'm most pleased to see.
>> Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest difference.
>>
>> Nice to see Nokia continuing to develop on this platform. I don't
>> really get a clear vision of how well the internet tablet thing is
>> going for them-- there are still a lot of people porting open source
>> stuff on to maemo.org, but I've quit looking at the main forum for 770
>> users, internettablettalk, because it's largely garbage and doesn't
>> have the kind of interesting discussions you'd hope (compared to this
>> forum, which is wildly successful, if a little contentious lately).
>>
>> I'm certainly not going to be rushing out to purchase one of these, but
>> if one landed in my lap I'd be pretty psyched.
>>
>> cheers,
>> #!/ben
> 
> Well, I can't do much, but I would be willing to kickstart an N800 fund
> for Ben :-)
> 
> I tried this earlier with another developer to get Slimserver
> integrated with the FreeNAS project, but the work never got done and he
> refunded my money.
> 
> In appreciation for the work on the 770 skin that Ben has done, I will
> be the first to drop $30 USD into a Paypal account, working towards the
> $399 USD the N800 costs.

Hey,

You could give me money towards an N800 too :)

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[slim] Re: Nokia N800

2007-01-08 Thread Skunk

boerner;168343 Wrote: 
> 
> In appreciation for the work on the 770 skin that Ben has done, I will
> be the first to drop $30 USD into a Paypal account, working towards the
> $399 USD the N800 costs.
> 
> Thoughts?

I'm in if you set up the account (possibly only $20 though, I don't use
the skin ATM :)


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[slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread MrSinatra

i would guess you've read my posts and threads on this subject.

here are my conclusions:

IF someone can stream a station via winamp with no problems, then their
connection is GOOD ENOUGH TO DO SO! (sounds obvious, but sometimes
around here it needs stressed).

if winamp, (or whatever), has proven that the connection is indeed good
enough, then imo, SD must also make their products, (whether it be
software or hardware) able to play the streams equally as well.

imo, the SB is simply NOT AS ROBUST as winamp for tuning in streaming
stations.

i btw have a cable modem connection, which is what most of consumer
america uses for broadband.  (it was adelphia, now its comcast).

here's what i think happened, and this is based on my understanding of
the facts, which could easily be wrong:

SS 6.3.1 and earlier used to feed the stream to SS first, THEN to the
SB.

as of 6.5 and later, it now feeds the stream DIRECTLY to the SB.

this is the better way to do it from a "usability" standpoint, IF it is
in fact true that the hardware is as robust a methodology for tuning in,
(as it is in winamp), or as it was in SS/SB in ver 6.3.1 or earlier.

it is my belief however, that the hardware is in fact NOT AS ROBUST and
therefore, IF your ISP is in ANY WAY flaky, the SB hardware will reveal
the problems of your ISP, while winamp will not, (b/c winamp is more
robust).

an interesting test you could do, (which i haven't yet, b/c as of
recently, my streaming is working again.  as i said in other threads,
its a here again, gone again issue), would be to totally uninstall
whatever SS you have, delete all dirs, etc... and install 6.3.1 and see
if it "fixes" your problem.

if it does, (and if i'm correct that that ver is the last one that sent
tuned in station to SS first b4 sending it on to the SB), then i think
thats proof positive that the hardware is not robust enough.

one caveat to all this...

AndyG at one point had me tune in some "soma" stations and in the time
i listened to them, though of equal kbps, my hardware did not stutter
and stall, and stop.  it could be i didn't listen long enough, or that
they used something other than shoutcast to broadcast...  but it was
interesting that on those servers, my ISP and my SB seemed up to the
task, while on my LION Radio servers, they were not.

please let me know what you discover and what you think of my
conclusions so far.  i'd like to really get proof that the problem is
the SS/SB solution, not my ISP (flaky or not), my wireless, my
neighbors, lee harvey oswald, or aliens.

thx, -mdw


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[slim] web ui poll

2007-01-08 Thread stinkingpig

a poll to see who thinks what about the web ui


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[slim] Re: Nokia N800

2007-01-08 Thread boerner

bklaas;168232 Wrote: 
> The official Nokia flash thingy didn't really show anything that the 770
> can't do. My guess is that it would require a hands-on to really get a
> feel for whether big improvements had been made performance-wise.
> 
> Screen res is the same, and Opera 8 is still the browser (the OS
> package in its entirety is likely to be the same), so the Nokia770 skin
> will work the same on this device.
> 
> So, digest of improvements:
> 2 memory card slots, and they are SD instead of RS-MMC. Some users
> report success with 4GB SD cards. That's fantastic--it means you could
> beef it up to 8GB of storage, making it worthy of both PMP and/or
> decent mp3 storage. I use my 770 on trips to store and watch videos (it
> works *great* for this, although you have to reformat the video to a res
> the 770 can handle). The 770 supports a 1GB RS-MMC card, which gives me
> about 5 hours of content. I'd love to boost that by 8x.
> 
> Integrated webcam. Kind of cool, but I can't imagine I'd have much use
> of this. To video conference with all my friends with N800s? Unlikely.
> I don't want them to see me pickin' goobers anyway.
> 
> Increased CPU, from 220 to 320Mhz. This may be nice, but I think the
> real performance upgrades on this platform needed are in WiFi and
> battery life.
> 
> Increased on-board flash memory from 128 to 256. That was definitely
> needed.
> 
> Built-in stereo speakers, replacing built-in mono of 770. This one also
> matters naught to me--if you want to hear decent audio on this platform
> you need headphones plugged in.
> 
> Built-in "kickstand". This probably costs Nokia next to nothing in
> cost, but it's probably the feature upgrade I'm most pleased to see.
> Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest difference.
> 
> Nice to see Nokia continuing to develop on this platform. I don't
> really get a clear vision of how well the internet tablet thing is
> going for them-- there are still a lot of people porting open source
> stuff on to maemo.org, but I've quit looking at the main forum for 770
> users, internettablettalk, because it's largely garbage and doesn't
> have the kind of interesting discussions you'd hope (compared to this
> forum, which is wildly successful, if a little contentious lately).
> 
> I'm certainly not going to be rushing out to purchase one of these, but
> if one landed in my lap I'd be pretty psyched.
> 
> cheers,
> #!/ben

Well, I can't do much, but I would be willing to kickstart an N800 fund
for Ben :-)

I tried this earlier with another developer to get Slimserver
integrated with the FreeNAS project, but the work never got done and he
refunded my money.

In appreciation for the work on the 770 skin that Ben has done, I will
be the first to drop $30 USD into a Paypal account, working towards the
$399 USD the N800 costs.

Thoughts?


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[slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-08 Thread MrSinatra

hi Jim,

as you can see, SD forums are basically two camps, cheerleaders and
cranks.

i'm a crank.

i guess my problem is that i know exactly what i want, and no one makes
it.

i have a SB2, and like most people, i think the web UI stinks.  sorry,
but thats my opinion cheerleaders, and i'm entitled to it.  my other
concerns are that the SS software is very buggy, that the display is
only on the device, not the remote, (a big problem for me and many
others i'm sure) and that only SS software powers the device; it can't
be used as an external soundcard, (and therefore you can't "winamp it"
or itunes or dvd, or whatever...)

it [ss] also in recent versions has developed a weakness in streaming
internet stations b/c now the hardware does it alone.  i like that
paradigm, but the hardware needs to be as robust as software streaming
solutions, (like winamp).  some ISPs are flaky, SD products must
recognize that.  if winamp can do it, SD hardware better be able to do
it too.

some of this has been gone over before, please see these links:

http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28821

(interestingly, its the cheerleaders who are the most paranoid about
logitech, whereas i'm not at all)

http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29153

http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28676

in any case, there's lots to love about SD, i'm not all negative.  it
is what i've used and i have tried to give feedback to fix problems
with it.  i am a believer in open source and i like that people can
hack it and so on...

i hope the next product will combine the best of SD, with the best of
the logitech product i talked about in an above link.


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[slim] Re: NAD multiroom amplifier

2007-01-08 Thread aubuti

Peter;168314 Wrote: 
> aubuti wrote:
> > Sounds like it will be a great setup when you are done. I might not
> be
> > understanding something, but it seems to me that your proposed
> solution
> > of running a double set of cables (SB to centrally-located NAD amp,
> then
> > amp to speakers) for each room is a lot more "cable soup" than
> having
> > separate amplifiers for each speaker pair, like PBE suggested. 
> >   
> 
> This situation seems to be begging for active speakers. Of course, then
> he'd have to run a power and a line level cable to each speaker. A
> centralized amp is contrary to the Squeezebox philosophy IMHO.

I thought about active speakers, but I'm not aware of any in-wall
actives. Do they exist?

I also agree about a centralized amp being contrary to the SB
philosophy. But I have come around to thinking that an SB can be
usefully paired with a (semi-)centralized amp when the zones are in
rooms that are close enough and open enough to be within earshot of one
another. Having separate slightly out-of-sync SBs that you can hear at
the same time isn't much fun.


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Re: [slim] Re: FLAC Vs WAV

2007-01-08 Thread Josh Coalson
--- Greg Erskine
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> mswlogo;167344 Wrote: 
> > I think the most useful feature of FLAC is that the file is
> checksummed
> > but WAV is not.
> > 
> > So when you mass convert your library you basically check the
> quality
> > of your "masters". If you use WAV it will happily read garbage.
> 
> Hi mswlogo,
> 
> Can you give me more inforamtion. I don't understand how this works.

in WAV the PCM samples are stored raw with no framing information,
checksums, or anything.  it just a long string of samples.  so if
there is damage, nothing can detect it; usually you first find out
while you're listening and suddenly get noise at full scale.

in FLAC, audio is framed and checksummed so if one part is damaged,
the decoder will silence it during playback, and only the damaged
part.  also it's possible to recover the undamaged audio, or quickly
test a whole file to see if it is undamaged.

Josh


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[slim] Re: External Hard Drives -- Most reliable (least likely to fail) brand?

2007-01-08 Thread ModelCitizen

What an awful thread. 
Keep some large internal hard disks for your music that copy all
changes to an external USB drive on a nightly basis (like a Maxtor
OneTouch... but having had one crash I find it difficult to recommend
this brand). Use something like RSync, Robocopy or my particular
favourite, Mirror Folder (Windows). Then every now and again take your
external drive to a nearby musically inclined friend and merge your
music.

The benefits are obvious, the legality too (bwgaf).

MC


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[slim] Re: Considering Squeezebox, rhapsody questions

2007-01-08 Thread andyg

You might be interested in this news... :)
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31438


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Re: [slim] Re: PDA remote for SB3 rather than Slim Server?

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Herger

And why I think Java would be involved is that I found a Java and an
"Ewe" version of your page(I was looking for a version to run on my
PocketPC), and even for Ewe, you wrote "Ewe is a programming system
that allows you to write applications, using Java".

Did I misunderstand that? If so, I'll gladly give it another try :=)


Nope - you got me. While Ewe uses a language based on Java it uses its own  
runtime which is a lot smaller than anything you'll see in Java. But  
basically you're right :-)


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[slim] Re: External Hard Drives -- Most reliable (least likely to fail) brand?

2007-01-08 Thread mudlark

Hi,
In my opinion it is best to copy all new files to cds. Just search all
your music for files newer than your last dump and then drop the files
onto discs. Do this with DVDs and the number of discs falls but the
risk increases.

Mike.


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Re: [slim] Re: External Hard Drives -- Most reliable (least likely to fail) brand?

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Herger

I've had a colo server for that purpose for a few months now. It works


Is this your own machine colocated at some facility? How much does this  
cost where you live (where?)? I considered this, but at my hosting  
service's facility this costs a whoppy 55-60USD/month - too much for me  
and now. But I'll probably team up with some friends.


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Re: [slim] Re: External Hard Drives -- Most reliable (least likely to fail) brand?

2007-01-08 Thread Peter

Michael Herger wrote:
It is expensive, but there's a lot more to offsite backups than just 
buying a second hard drive.


In fact I was considering setting up a box at my hosting services' 
facility and share it with my family and friends. Recently I got more 
and more requests from them on how to handle backups of their data - 
some of it professional, some private (digicam anyone?).


I've had a colo server for that purpose for a few months now. It works 
well and it works out a lot cheaper than the rsync.net service!




I'll end up with a small box at the office's false bottom - much 
cheaper :-)



Thought of that too, but I don't want to mix office with private.

Regards,
Peter

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Re: [slim] Re: External Hard Drives -- Most reliable (least likely to fail) brand?

2007-01-08 Thread Peter

mflint wrote:
tyler_durden;168214 Wrote: 
  

$1.80 per GB per month?  It would only cost about $450 per month to back
up my music library.  I could buy two or three HDDs for for the first
month's payment and forego all the future monthly payments.

Now I see- for 250 GB it would be 40% off.  I'm still out $270 per
month.  Hm. No thanks!

TD


Whoa, no-one was suggesting you backup all your flacs over t'internet -
hence my "backup everything irreplaceable to rsync.net, flacs to an
external USB disk". By irreplaceable, I'm thinking of pictures from the
digital camera, etc...

Meanwhile, back on topic...! ;-)
  


Too much work, too much to remember. Backups should be stupid and 
automatic for me...


Regards,
Peter


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Re: [slim] Re: Nokia N800

2007-01-08 Thread ron thigpen

bklaas wrote:

Increased CPU, from 220 to 320Mhz. This may be nice, but I think the
real performance upgrades on this platform needed are in WiFi and
battery life.


You might not want to discount the CPU speed bump just based on the MHz 
diff.  I haven't seen the CPU model number posted, but apparently it's a 
new class that isn't directly comparable in a MIPS-to-MHz fashion. 
Perhaps OMAP2420 in the N800 instead of OMAP1710 in the 770.


The new proc looks to have a DSP, and real hardware FPU (very useful for 
A/V codecs) and posts (notably bogus, and a single test, but...) 
BogoMIPS of 320.37 vs 125.76 from the 770.


The upshot being that between the CPU and memory bumps the new device 
could be significantly, noticeably, usefully faster than the 770.


I know I'm curious enough to head down to the local CompUSA for a test 
drive.


See:
http://thoughtfix.blogspot.com/2007/01/critical-question-answered-yes-n800-is.html
http://maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-developers/2007-January/006812.html

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Re: [slim] Re: NAD multiroom amplifier

2007-01-08 Thread Peter

aubuti wrote:

Sounds like it will be a great setup when you are done. I might not be
understanding something, but it seems to me that your proposed solution
of running a double set of cables (SB to centrally-located NAD amp, then
amp to speakers) for each room is a lot more "cable soup" than having
separate amplifiers for each speaker pair, like PBE suggested. 
  


This situation seems to be begging for active speakers. Of course, then 
he'd have to run a power and a line level cable to each speaker. A 
centralized amp is contrary to the Squeezebox philosophy IMHO.



If you still want to go with what you're considering (SB+spkrs in each
room connected to a single, centralized amp), you should be able to
connect the SBs to the amp at line level using some baluns
(balanced/unbalanced) adapters. There are various types, but one kind
uses cat5 cable to do the bridging. Something like this: SB analog
output => balun adapter => cat5 cable => balun adapter => amp input. 
  


Baluns work well. I have a pair running stereo audio and video over a 
distance of ~20 meters. I bought them here: http://www.videocapturecard.com


Regards,
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Re: [slim] Browse By Artists Shows Multiple Artists

2007-01-08 Thread kdf

Quoting lbeefus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:



Is there a setting to do what I want?


try the COMPOSER, BAND AND ORCHESTRA IN ARTISTS settings in Server  
settings/Behavior


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[slim] Browse By Artists Shows Multiple Artists

2007-01-08 Thread lbeefus

Hi all,

I've been trying to supress the display of multiple artists in my
artist list.  For instance, I currently see...

* Adam Duritz
* Adam Duritz/Ben Mize/Charlie Gillingham/Dan Vickrey/David Bryson/Matt
Malley
* Adam Duritz/Charlie Gillingham/Counting Crows
* Adam Duritz/Charlie Gillingham/Counting Crows/Dan Vickrey
* Ben Mize
* Charlie Gillingham
* Counting Crows
* Dan Vickrey
* David Bryson
* Matt Malley

And I only want to see the individual artists:
* Adam Duritz
* Ben Mize
* Charlie Gillingham
* Counting Crows
* Dan Vickrey
* David Bryson
* Matt Malley

Changing the Multiple Items in Tags options seems to have no effect, so
I assume that the database uses that setting to parse the tags, but
doesn't prevent SlimServer from listing all the various combinations.

Is there a setting to do what I want?

Thanks!
Tony


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Re: [slim] Re: Fishbone - the root of all evil?

2007-01-08 Thread kdf

Quoting ezkcdude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:



I also had problems with Fishbone on 6.5. It made SlimServer crash every
time. I never figured it out either.


and again...event viewer or log information please.
It is also recommended that for any issue, try the latest of the 6.5.1  
nightlies, as many problems have been corrected already. For the best  
results, uninstall previous versions and erase all contents of the  
c:\program files\slimserver folder (or whereever you have slimserver  
installed).  Save the slimserver.pref file if you wish to keep your  
preferences across installs.


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[slim] Re: External Hard Drives -- Most reliable (least likely to fail) brand?

2007-01-08 Thread mflint

tyler_durden;168214 Wrote: 
> $1.80 per GB per month?  It would only cost about $450 per month to back
> up my music library.  I could buy two or three HDDs for for the first
> month's payment and forego all the future monthly payments.
> 
> Now I see- for 250 GB it would be 40% off.  I'm still out $270 per
> month.  Hm. No thanks!
> 
> TD
Whoa, no-one was suggesting you backup all your flacs over t'internet -
hence my "backup everything irreplaceable to rsync.net, flacs to an
external USB disk". By irreplaceable, I'm thinking of pictures from the
digital camera, etc...

Meanwhile, back on topic...! ;-)


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[slim] Re: Fishbone - the root of all evil?

2007-01-08 Thread ezkcdude

I also had problems with Fishbone on 6.5. It made SlimServer crash every
time. I never figured it out either.


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[slim] Re: Gaps between songs in 6.5.1

2007-01-08 Thread oreillymj

Gapless playback is a requested feature that's been implemented in
6.5.1
There should be a gap between songs that were not gapless on the CD
although it may be shorter than on the original CD.

Since I have x-fading enabled, I don't know what the default gap is.


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[slim] Squeezebox v3 (wired) - no display or ethernet connection

2007-01-08 Thread dr_fozz

Hi,

My squeezebox has worked completely fine for a year hwever earlier
today it jumped off of the shelf it was on and its taken a knock -
since that point there is still power (i can tell that from the optical
slot glowing) but I can't get the display to work and if I plug it
directly into my pc rather than the network windows tells me that the
cable is unplugged or that I have limited or no connectivity. I've also
tried all procedures for resetting and/or restarting the box and nothing
gives me a response. Can someone tell me a) is this an irrepairable
hardware problem b) If it is repairable how can I do it?
anyone that can help would be massively appreciated...

Thanks
Matt


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[slim] Gaps between songs in 6.5.1

2007-01-08 Thread oriordan

I recently upgraded to 6.5.1 (nightly build) to be able to use the
iTunes update plug-in. Since the upgrade, I've noticed that songs seems
to start with no gap between them which I don't think was the case on
the official 6.5.0. I've confirmed that my Crossfade settings haven't
changed and I can't find any other config setting to adjust this
inter-song gap. Is this a change in 6.5.1 and if so is there a way to
configure a gap between songs?


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[slim] Re: IR Blaster - Basic Question

2007-01-08 Thread SuperQ

mister_t;168258 Wrote: 
> Excellent. Thank you!
> 
> I don't suppose anyone knows where to get one in the UK, do they?

what stereo do you have?


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[slim] Re: Another new music site supporting DRM

2007-01-08 Thread TCM

Sonos will apparently support 'Microsoft DRM’d music'
(http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/sonos-now-plays-microsoft-drmd-songs/)
- not that I would buy *EVIL* music files.


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[slim] Re: PDA remote for SB3 rather than Slim Server?

2007-01-08 Thread Countryman

CCRDude;168269 Wrote: 
> @Countryman: I know only about the default skin, but there, the right
> half of the browser window is dedicated to the player, and it has a
> pulldown list to select the player you want to control. Couldn't be
> simpler :)
> 
> Did a Google images search and found a screenshot:
> http://www.rpsys.net/openzaurus/temp/slimserver.png
> See the box showing "Lounge" in the upper right corner showing which
> one it would control.

CCRDude,

Many thanks, all is clear now!  Because I don’t own any physical SBs
yet, my instance of SlimServer did not have the all important pulldown
list.  The picture makes it all clear.

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Re: [slim] Sliserver - PerlTray

2007-01-08 Thread kdf
Also, run the script from an open command prompt so that you can see  
any errors that come up.


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Re: [slim] Sliserver - PerlTray

2007-01-08 Thread kdf

Quoting lampis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:


use PerlTray;

sub PopupMenu {
return [["ActiveState", "Execute 'http://www.ActiveState.com'"],
["Exit", "exit"],
];
}


from just this, looks as if nothing is calling PopupMenu in order to  
execute what you want.   Try adding:


---
PopupMenu();

1;
---
at the end of your code.
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[slim] Re: PDA remote for SB3 rather than Slim Server?

2007-01-08 Thread CCRDude

@Countryman: I know only about the default skin, but there, the right
half of the browser window is dedicated to the player, and it has a
pulldown list to select the player you want to control. Couldn't be
simpler :)

Did a Google images search and found a screenshot:
http://www.rpsys.net/openzaurus/temp/slimserver.png
See the box showing "Lounge" in the upper right corner showing which
one it would control.

@mherger: I'm a user, but I'm also a developer ;) And as that, I've
used nearly a dozen languages now, and Java is still one of the worst.
May be coming from the slow speed in its early days or whatever - when
I first played around with VB, I thought there could be nothing more
slow - and then came Java ;)
And even if its just "runtime"... well then its interpreted code, not
native code, and that means its slower than necessary ;)

Still, on a small device, it imho matters to users as well. A language
that knows no destructors is an absolute NO for me on a device that
doesn't have a lot of memory.

And why I think Java would be involved is that I found a Java and an
"Ewe" version of your page(I was looking for a version to run on my
PocketPC), and even for Ewe, you wrote "Ewe is a programming system
that allows you to write applications, using Java".

Did I misunderstand that? If so, I'll gladly give it another try :=)


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[slim] Re: PDA remote for SB3 rather than Slim Server?

2007-01-08 Thread Countryman

CCRDude;168249 Wrote: 
> About your question: interacting with Slimserver can control the output
> of every Squeezebox attached. You could install Slimserver and use
> Softsqueeze (a software player that acts as if it would be a real
> Squeezebox) to test how the web interface controls a player.
Hi CCRDude,

I hope that I am understanding you correctly!  I can understand how you
can control the output of every Squeezebox.  I only want to control one,
i.e. the one in the same room as me.  I have Softsqueeze installed, but
you can only run one instance of it at any one time.   I guess my real
question is how does the software know which SB3 to control?  If I set
up an IR connection with one SB3 can I use the PDA as a normal remote
but with the Album art displayed?  (This is how I tend to browse my
music collection using my current set up using Foobar2000.)  

Brian


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Re: [slim] Re: PDA remote for SB3 rather than Slim Server?

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Herger

I couldn't get the TelCanto software to run on my PDA (Windows Mobile
2005) and don't like Java, but I'm interested in other possible
solutions as well.


There's no java involved, is there? The fact that there is a version  
running with a Java runtime doesn't mean it's developped in java ;-).  
SlimRemote is available as a 1MB Windows binary.


And why would you, from a user's point of view, care whether it's Java or  
not?


(I'm really interested in this question: what makes _users_ think Java was  
no good?)


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Re: [slim] PDA remote for SB3 rather than Slim Server?

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Herger

These interact directly with Slim Server so am I correct in assuming
that they are only controlling the output from the PC?


SlimRemote can control any player connected to the slimserver. You can  
even sync them if you want.



What I am
looking for is the ability to browse my music library with the PDA and
have my selection played from the SB3 in that room only.


That's exactly SlimRemote's purpose.

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[slim] Re: IR Blaster - Basic Question

2007-01-08 Thread mister_t

Excellent. Thank you!

I don't suppose anyone knows where to get one in the UK, do they?


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[slim] Sliserver - PerlTray

2007-01-08 Thread lampis

Can someone help me?

I'm trying to make a SystemTray application with slimserver and the
PerlTray tool (ActivateState). the problem is that the application runs
in the background but the icon doesn't appear in the SystemTray area.

The code for this is so simple, that it should works, but it doesn't.

use PerlTray;

sub PopupMenu {
return [["ActiveState", "Execute 'http://www.ActiveState.com'"],
["Exit", "exit"],
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[slim] Re: PDA remote for SB3 rather than Slim Server?

2007-01-08 Thread CCRDude

I couldn't get the TelCanto software to run on my PDA (Windows Mobile
2005) and don't like Java, but I'm interested in other possible
solutions as well.

About your question: interacting with Slimserver can control the output
of every Squeezebox attached. You could install Slimserver and use
Softsqueeze (a software player that acts as if it would be a real
Squeezebox) to test how the web interface controls a player.


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[slim] Re: External Hard Drives -- Most reliable (least likely to fail) brand?

2007-01-08 Thread jonheal

Regarding HDs of different ilks.

They're all very reliable.

They all break.

Take your pick.

Keep two sets of everything on different drives. Replace your drives
every two or three years. You can't do a whole heck of a lot more than
that.


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Re: [slim] Re: Fishbone - the root of all evil?

2007-01-08 Thread kdf
in the case of ANY server crash, the discussion goes nowhere until 
someone can post the message from the event viewer or log related to 
the crash.


btw - the subject line just about had me refuse to offer help on this.  
no need to always open with insults people.


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[slim] PDA remote for SB3 rather than Slim Server?

2007-01-08 Thread Countryman

Hi,

I am getting pretty close to ordering some SB3s but have a question
regarding remote controls.  I have looked at the various threads
concerning PDAs and either Michael Herger’s or TelCanto’s software. 
These interact directly with Slim Server so am I correct in assuming
that they are only controlling the output from the PC?  What I am
looking for is the ability to browse my music library with the PDA and
have my selection played from the SB3 in that room only.

Cheers!


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[slim] Re: IR Blaster - Basic Question

2007-01-08 Thread byKnight

Yes, it can do that.


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[slim] Re: Nokia N800

2007-01-08 Thread Skunk

bklaas;168236 Wrote: 
> Skunk-- that statement makes me think you are a linux guy. 

Thanks Ben, I actually use windoze. It wouldn't load for me initially
so I searched the Web and saw someone blogging that they couldn't see
the site on their Nokia due to Flash7.

It loaded last time w/ the same link, where it was freezing mozilla
before, so either the server was busy or Flash loaded itself into my
browser. 

This is the link that ended up showing up
http://web.nseries.com/products/n800/#l=products,n800


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[slim] Password control

2007-01-08 Thread liamg

Hi,

I currently use password protection on my slimserver instance so that
there is some control over access over the internet (using port
forwarding 80->9000 on the DSL modem).  For obvious reasons I want to
keep this in place.

Is there a way to turn off password protection for IP addresses within
my local subnet at home?  I'm currently running a relatively recent
nightly version of 6.5.1 (mid-Dec 06).

Thanks,
Liam


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Re: [slim] Re: Nokia N800

2007-01-08 Thread Robin Bowes
Skunk wrote:
> I would love to see the page but arghh!, Flash7. 

Yeah, me too.

R.

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[slim] Re: Nokia N800

2007-01-08 Thread bklaas

Skunk;168235 Wrote: 
> I would love to see the page but arghh!, Flash7. 
> 

Skunk-- that statement makes me think you are a linux guy. You might
want to check out the Flash 9 beta that's now available for linux--
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer9/

I had to jump through some ugly hoops to make this work on my Gentoo
system, but it should probably work well on a more widespread Linux
distro like Fedora/SuSe/Ubuntu.

cheers,
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[slim] Re: Nokia N800

2007-01-08 Thread Skunk

I would love to see the page but arghh!, Flash7. 

Logitech should make one of these things, but I guess it's a PC moreso
than peripheral. I bought my girlfriend a 32" LCD HDTV with tuner for
$500, so there's a margin to be made :-)


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[slim] IR Blaster - Basic Question

2007-01-08 Thread mister_t

Does the IR blaster allow me to change the input/channel on my amp as
well as control volume?  

I'd like to be able to leave the amp powered on and on the 'TV/DVD'
input until I turn on the SB3, and then it switches to AUX input (for
the SB) and returns to TV/DVD when the SB is turned off.  Any help much
appreciated.


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