Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
kdf;185896 Wrote: > On 5-Mar-07, at 11:01 PM, Ron Olsen wrote: > > > > > haunyack;185891 Wrote: > >> Not his problem - Slimdevices lack of problem resolution. > >> Or should I say - his problem inherited? > >> Why should he have to jump through these hoops to troubleshoot a > >> problem in published software? > >> > >> Slimdevices "open-source" - bah! > > Feel better after this rant? How do you expect SlimDevices to solve > > problems without specific details about what's going wrong? > s/he doesn't. it's obvious how to get in touch with SD properly, so > this kind of thing is always a clear motive. > > -kdf I understand your point. My point, simply - (as other have stated more eloquently than I) I have putchased this piece of hardware on good faith. Why doesn't it perform as stated? When did I agree to be involved in the evolution of the supporting (albeit primitive) software? Is my usage of this wonderfull hardware dependent on my contribution to this obviously faulty software? -- haunyack RWA SB3 > Bryston BP20 > B&K r200.2 > Vandersteen 3A Signature haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
On 5-Mar-07, at 11:01 PM, Ron Olsen wrote: > > haunyack;185891 Wrote: >> Not his problem - Slimdevices lack of problem resolution. >> Or should I say - his problem inherited? >> Why should he have to jump through these hoops to troubleshoot a >> problem in published software? >> >> Slimdevices "open-source" - bah! > Feel better after this rant? How do you expect SlimDevices to solve > problems without specific details about what's going wrong? s/he doesn't. it's obvious how to get in touch with SD properly, so this kind of thing is always a clear motive. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
Ron Olsen;185892 Wrote: > Feel better after this rant? How do you expect SlimDevices to solve > problems without specific details about what's going wrong? To get a > bug fixed, the problem has to be reproducible by the developer fixing > the bug. This isn't going to happen without additional input from the > person experiencing the problem. Sorry if that's not what you want to > hear, but that's how it works. Yea, I feel much "better" Thanks for setting me straight. -- haunyack RWA SB3 > Bryston BP20 > B&K r200.2 > Vandersteen 3A Signature haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Streaming General Sound Output in Windows
jagertee wrote: > Well this feature is requested, because more and more people have music > videos in their library and would like to use the squeezebox as an > easy-to-use controller for the video playback. > Easy, get MythTV and use my Lirc Plugin or get my VideoBox to control Mediaplayer, but make the sound come directly from the PC. > video will be rendered on the PC connected to the TV or beamer, audio > will be rendered by the squeezebox. synced. maybe i should get myself > an xbox. > Streaming audio over ethernet/wifi introduces delays. Not a problem when listening to music but a big problem while watching (non delayed) video at the same time. It probably can't be done. Why just connect the PC to the beamer, connect it to your stereo as well. As for control, that can be accomplished over the SB. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
On 5-Mar-07, at 10:51 PM, haunyack wrote: > > Ron Olsen;185889 Wrote: >> How do you know that the fixes are trivial? >> >> If you want help to solve your problems, and not just rant about them, >> turn on the appropriate SlimServer debug flags (d_control, and perhaps >> others) via Server Settings->Debugging, and post the output when your >> problems occur. > > Not his problem - Slimdevices lack of problem resolution. > Or should I say - his problem inherited? > Why should he have to jump through these hoops to troubleshoot a > problem in published software? > > Slimdevices "open-source" - bah! > oklets tackle this... do you walk to work? what car do you drive? how many lightbulbs do you have in your house, cf? what is the source of your power? coal? nuclear? hydro? -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
haunyack;185891 Wrote: > Not his problem - Slimdevices lack of problem resolution. > Or should I say - his problem inherited? > Why should he have to jump through these hoops to troubleshoot a > problem in published software? > > Slimdevices "open-source" - bah! Feel better after this rant? How do you expect SlimDevices to solve problems without specific details about what's going wrong? To get a bug fixed, the problem has to be reproducible by the developer fixing the bug. This isn't going to happen without additional input from the person experiencing the problem. Sorry if that's not what you want to hear, but that's how it works. -- Ron Olsen Ron Olsen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9233 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
Ron Olsen;185889 Wrote: > How do you know that the fixes are trivial? > > If you want help to solve your problems, and not just rant about them, > turn on the appropriate SlimServer debug flags (d_control, and perhaps > others) via Server Settings->Debugging, and post the output when your > problems occur. Not his problem - Slimdevices lack of problem resolution. Or should I say - his problem inherited? Why should he have to jump through these hoops to troubleshoot a problem in published software? Slimdevices "open-source" - bah! -- haunyack RWA SB3 > Bryston BP20 > B&K r200.2 > Vandersteen 3A Signature haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
mswlogo;185882 Wrote: > I'd just like to have it work as designed and it doesn't. I'd like it to > work on the hardware I already have. I like to see it work on other > peoples hardware too. I've seen bits and pieces of the same complaints > posted. And I'd like it to work on hardware I plan for the future. I > already bought the hardware and like others said replacing it serves > nothing green. > > The fixes I'm asking for are fairly trivial. How do you know that the fixes are trivial? If you want help to solve your problems, and not just rant about them, turn on the appropriate SlimServer debug flags (d_control, and perhaps others) via Server Settings->Debugging, and post the output when your problems occur. -- Ron Olsen Ron Olsen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9233 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
mswlogo;185882 Wrote: > I'd just like to have it work as designed and it doesn't. I'd like it to > work on the hardware I already have. I like to see it work on other > peoples hardware too. I've seen bits and pieces of the same complaints > posted. And I'd like it to work on hardware I plan for the future. I > already bought the hardware and like others said replacing it serves > nothing green. > > The fixes I'm asking for are fairly trivial. Can I get a witness? -- haunyack RWA Squeezebox 3 > Bryston BP20 > B&K r200.2 > Vandersteen 3A Signature haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver 6.5.1 Problem: Songs Cut Off
"From the report in the bug database, it doesn't appear that it's really being worked on. Given the seriousness of the bug, I'm not sure I understand why that is." I wonder... I reported this bug to SD months ago and received less than enthusiastic interest. Since then, many others have reported the same problem and no progress or comment concerning this. What good is a "new release" that does not work properly? That seems to be the Slimdevices pathos these days - Sell product,sell shares, sell the farm - we'll leave software development up to the community. Here I sit at version 6.3.1 while SD trudges along on their roadmap. I wonder what's up their mega-corporate sleeve? Maybe it's time to bail and wait for the next grass-roots startup. . -- haunyack RWA Squeezebox 3 > Bryston BP20 > B&K r200.2 > Vandersteen 3A Signature haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33277 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
I'd just like to have it work as designed and it doesn't. I'd like it to work on the hardware I already have. I like to see it work on other peoples hardware too. I've seen bits and pieces of the same complaints posted. And I'd like it to work on hardware I plan for the future. I already bought the hardware and like others said replacing it serves nothing green. The fixes I'm asking for are fairly trivial. -- mswlogo mswlogo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver 6.5.1 Problem: Songs Cut Off
gutted;185660 Wrote: > Damn - I upgraded the other day (see previous version in my sig) but I > should have checked here first. > > Am also seeing this problem after upgrading :( Currently using SB1, > and playing .flac or .mp3 I get the same thing. > > Any news on release date for next version? How stable are the > nightlies at the moment - worth giving recent nightly a try? If still > a while to go before next official release, i'll go back to previous > version... I've never seen a timeline published for any SlimServer release. The usual reason for pushing out a release is in support of some new hardware. So 6.5.2 could be released in a month or in six months. The next major release - 7.0 - looks to be many, many months away. One of the techs comments in the bug report that they're not seeing this in 7.0, but that's pretty tenuous, since not more than a handful of people are really using 7.0. The nightlies of 6.5.2 are quite stable, but don't bother with them if you're looking for a fix for this bug. From the report in the bug database, it doesn't appear that it's really being worked on. Given the seriousness of the bug, I'm not sure I understand why that is. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33277 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
mswlogo;185784 Wrote: > I'll trust the majority of the scientists that spend a lifetime on the > subject that say it's humans that have caused it. It's a pretty well > accepted fact these days. Except for a few hold outs. I'm guessing the majority of those scientists have spent a lifetime studying this planet only. And, if there WERE any generalists among all those specialists, they could not have spent much time studying the solar data, as it was just recently released. I certainly don't dispute the warming trend, nor do I deny that human activity has an effect. I do know that fluctuations large and small have been happening since long before the industrial age, and the recent data indicates the entire solar system is getting warmer, and will get warmer still in the coming decades no matter what efforts are made here on Earth. At any rate, I try to do my part; in the past 3 years I've put only 2200 miles on my (very tiny) automobile, and more than 3600 miles on my electric scooter (www.egovehicles.com). The Ego2 is almost as cool as the Squeezebox as far as nifty, forward-thinking, life-altering technology. Anywayit's a discussion that, while vastly interesting, is better suited for another forum. Peace. -- 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=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nokia 770 Skin on N800, Volume Problem
check out this post for help on how to change the volume setting increments: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=163899&highlight=volume#post163899 the volume controls will be a bit better in 7.0, with +/- buttons for incrementing the volume up or down 1 and the bars still there for larger volume step adjustments. cheers, #!/ben -- bklaas "the Nokia770 skin guy" http://www.last.fm/user/bklaas/ bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33340 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help with some debugging please!
Hmmm. can't find where McAfee allows me to ignore specific file types - I can scan "all files", or "Program files and documents only". Not sure if this is very helpful Has anybody else tried to do this with McAfee? It's McAfee Security Center 7.2 -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router http://www.last.fm/user/nicketynick/ nicketynick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1511 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33247 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help with some debugging please!
Thanks kdf, Sure is hard to read these fora when the response gets posted before the question! Or are you psychic? Anyway, I'm running McAfee - I've seen the advice on the mysq* files before - I'll do it now while I'm thinking about it and see what happens! -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router http://www.last.fm/user/nicketynick/ nicketynick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1511 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33247 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help with some debugging please!
Quoting nicketynick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi kdf, > Well, here's what I see in the Event Viewer corresponding pretty > closely with a Slimserver stoppage. Make any sense? > C:\PROGRA~1\SLIMSE~1\server\Bin\MSWIN3~1\mysqld.exe: Normal shutdown "normal" isn't really expected :) I would have expected something to do with slim.exe in there somewhere. Are you using any antivirus software? This has a known issue with mysqld, which can be fixed by telling your AV software to ignore *.MYI and *.MYD files. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help with some debugging please!
Hi kdf, Well, here's what I see in the Event Viewer corresponding pretty closely with a Slimserver stoppage. Make any sense? C:\PROGRA~1\SLIMSE~1\server\Bin\MSWIN3~1\mysqld.exe: Normal shutdown I haven't tried the more intensive logging yet. Peter, thanks for the assurances with SaverSwitcher. So far, don't think it's to blame! -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router http://www.last.fm/user/nicketynick/ nicketynick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1511 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33247 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Nokia 770 Skin on N800, Volume Problem
Is anyone else using the Nokia770 skin on a Nokia N800 encountering problems with volume control? In SS 6.5.1 and 6.5.2 (nightly) changing from the third volume bar to the fourth volume bar causes an enormous jump in actual volume. When I change the volume back manually using the remote, the player reports a volume of about 8. Great skin otherwise. Ben, would the Ajax-ed versions that you are working on work in 6.5.x? If so, is there a way to get my hands on this? -- ds2021 ds2021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10078 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33340 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] User poll: favourite screen saver
*Off:* Date and Spelled Time (Verbarius Clock Style plugin), I also sometimes use the "Weather Time" screen saver. *On:* Saver Switcher (Configured with "MusicInfoSCR" and "Date and Spelled Time") *Playing:* Saver Switcher (Configured with "MusicInfoSCR" and "Date and Spelled Time") -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.homeip.net) 'My download page' (http://erland.homeip.net/download) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library and RandomPlayList plugins' (http://wiki.erland.homeip.net/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33280 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Using MySQL on a different computer
snarlydwarf;185808 Wrote: > Look in the slimserver.pref file: > > dbsource: dbi:mysql:hostname=127.0.0.1;database=%s > > Change hostname appropriately. May need a bit more than that. You'll need to create the database(s) and a database user yourself, then give the user all necessary permissions on the database. In the dbsource line, the %s expands to 'slimserver', so if you have two SlimServer databases on the server, at least one of them will have to be named something else. Also, you might need to change the database username to whatever name you use in MySQL, and enter a password if the user needs a password for access. The default SlimServer instance of MySQL just uses a username of 'slimsever', with no password. Make sure you stop SlimServer while editing the prefs file. Code: dbpassword: whatever dbsource: dbi:mysql:hostname=127.0.0.1;port=3306;database=slimserver6 dbusername: slim -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=7 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] User poll: favourite screen saver
Simple Old Me :) Off - Off(Blank) On - Snow Playing - Now Playing/small spec/time played -- Deaf Cat Deaf Cat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=515 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33280 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
funkstar wrote: > Not really. If you already have the hardware then you aren't going to > spend, say, £300 on parts. The difference in electricity usage isn't > going to be vast, especially if you are using modest salvaged hardware. > It will take you years to save the £300 you spent. > > Also, what about factoring in the energy used in manufacturing that new > hardware you bought that wasn't strictly necessary. Then there is the > waste produced by throwing out the old, not unneeded hardware :) Yeah, but. Being Green is not about being cost effective. The most cost effective way to generate power is to use coal, but you can't even say that anymore. ;-) And the actual most greenhouse friendly way to generate power is nuke, but very few greens will admit to that either. I don't see the issue in the first place. No one would use a kilowatt powered gaming rig for a SlimServer, the old mellow things work fine. Just leave it on in your basement. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
Pat Farrell;185711 Wrote: > A better solution to staying Green is to not use a surplus computer > but to build/buy a low power server specific for SlimServer > and other file sharing tasks. Something with a Via 1GHZ processor takes > > very little power and is an acceptable SlimServer. Not really. If you already have the hardware then you aren't going to spend, say, £300 on parts. The difference in electricity usage isn't going to be vast, especially if you are using modest salvaged hardware. It will take you years to save the £300 you spent. Also, what about factoring in the energy used in manufacturing that new hardware you bought that wasn't strictly necessary. Then there is the waste produced by throwing out the old, not unneeded hardware :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Streaming General Sound Output in Windows
Well this feature is requested, because more and more people have music videos in their library and would like to use the squeezebox as an easy-to-use controller for the video playback. video will be rendered on the PC connected to the TV or beamer, audio will be rendered by the squeezebox. synced. maybe i should get myself an xbox. -- jagertee jagertee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8914 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33291 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Using MySQL on a different computer
Look in the slimserver.pref file: dbsource: dbi:mysql:hostname=127.0.0.1;database=%s Change hostname appropriately. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=7 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Using MySQL on a different computer
I am setting up an instance of SlimServer in a zone in Solaris 10 for my wife's iTunes collection. We have music that overlaps and I really want to keep her stuff seperate from mine. Since the second SlimServer will run in a virtual Solaris (zone) to try to cut down on system overhead, I'd like to point the SlimServer hosting my wife's music to use the MySQL already running in the global zone but haven't seen quite how to do this. What I will end up with is two instances of SlimServer running in their own spaces but sharing a common MySQL. I think I have a handle on all of the steps I need to take with MySQL itself, it's pointing SlimServer to a remote MySQL? Any references I've overlooked? -- 4mula1 4mula1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3439 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=7 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
"It's not easy being green." - Kermit the Frog -- konut konut's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1596 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 Question: Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS - Windows - Linux windows as it has EAC and a better version of MusicIP (I used to use Linux). I like to use my server for ripping. The only downside is the cost of the OS. Personally I think Linux is perfectly viable if you don't mind ripping on Windows. The MusicIP licence works on either platform. 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=33301 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Internet Radio & the Copyright Review Board
FYI Internet radio may face crippling fees (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070305-internet-radio-may-face-crippling-fees.should-xm-radio-and-sirius-be-alarmed.html). This would be sad indeed. Would Pandora get hit? -- bobharp Bob Harper bobharp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=600 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=4 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UNC paths and NOT drive mappings ?
Searching for weeks for the solution, I think this thread (and especially thanks to oreillymj) solved the problem, THANKS FOR THAT! I have a Freecom FSG on which I installed my music. Slimserver is running om my laptop, and Slimserver didn't accept the path to my FSG-share. Neither after mapping the drive. But after changing slimserver settings to "autmatically run at login" (stead of run automatically at start up) Slimserver accepts the path to my mapped share now. Slimserver is now running under my user account instead of run by system. Thanks for the tip!! Cheers, Hein -- heinkraanen heinkraanen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4274 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33228 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
Pale Blue Ego;185757 Wrote: > Upsides - vast music catalog, more planet-friendly. > > Downsides - low bitrate music and a subscription fee. Might be cheaper > (if not greener) for him to run his own server 24-7. > > Side note on global warming: > > The sun is getting hotter (hopefully it won't go nova before my Magnum > Opus is finished), and this may account for 90% or more of any warming > trend. Ice on Mars is melting, Titan and Pluto are measurably warmer, > and the coming decade should see even greater solar flareups. We could > see a land rush to Canada. As for me, I'll stay in Florida and wait for > my current property, (12 miles inland) to become oceanfront. I'll trust the majority of the scientists that spend a lifetime on the subject that say it's humans that have caused it. It's a pretty well accepted fact these days. Except for a few hold outs. It's a good suggestion on squeezenetwork. If it had full bitrate I'd seriously consider it and the fee would not be an issue. I've done a lot on making it low power. UPS full time also burns electricity. -- mswlogo mswlogo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox as a switch?
snow wrote: > Ok, thanks. Then i need to buy a crossover! > > Anyone is using this method? Does it works good? > I used it with an IP camera, worked fine (better reception than the wifi built into the cam). Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Can u help?
Hi there. I am looking to set up a facility where i can play music from one location (using OTSDJ) and send this over the internet via broadband (in the UK) to a remote location... I have been led to believe that a Squeezebox is the best product for this...? 1. Is this true? 2. Has anyone successfully set up a remote site such as this? 3. Can anyone please help me in how this would be set up? Thanks very much... -- Bob Bob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10537 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=3 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox as a switch?
Ok, thanks. Then i need to buy a crossover! Anyone is using this method? Does it works good? -- snow snow's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6710 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=2 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox as a switch?
use a crossover cable. press and hold power to reset, and then go through setup again and you should get an option to enable bridging. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=2 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox as a switch?
Hi, Today i use the wireless networking on the squeezebox, and everything is perfect=) Now i got a xbox that needs network connection, is it possible to connect the xbox to the RJ45 on the squeezebox so i get my network connected to the xbox. I tried with a regular network cable, but with no luck. Any clue here guys? -- snow snow's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6710 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=2 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
seanadams;185736 Wrote: > If you use Squeezenetwork instead, you would be saving both electricity > and PC hardware... and not just on your end - the server systems hosted > by us are vastly more efficient. You may find that with Rhapsody, you > just don't need to have your own music collection online all the time. > Just an idea. Upsides - vast music catalog, more planet-friendly. Downsides - low bitrate music and a subscription fee. Might be cheaper (if not greener) for him to run his own server 24-7. Side note on global warming: The sun is getting hotter (hopefully it won't go nova before my Magnum Opus is finished), and this may account for 90% or more of any warming trend. Ice on Mars is melting, Titan and Pluto are measurably warmer, and the coming decade should see even greater solar flareups. We could see a land rush to Canada. As for me, I'll stay in Florida and wait for my current property, (12 miles inland) to become oceanfront. -- 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=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 Question: Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS - Windows - Linux I am running both right now - dual boot XP and Ubuntu. Linux is definitly the faster of the two for scanning and updating. Having ripped a few disks with Sound Juicer I can say high quality ripping is faster and simpler in Linux as well. -- tedfroop tedfroop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3011 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 Question: Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS - Windows - Linux cliveb;185624 Wrote: > I've never understood why so many people seem to have problems getting > it running reliably on Windows. At one time I had my same server PC running Slimserver on Win2k, but the network shares kept disappearing and reappearing at various times. Never could figure it out. With Linux and Samba, the networking is rock-solid, as is the rest of the OS. Funny that Samba, a reverse-engineered version of the Windows SMB protocol, works better than the real thing. -- 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=33301 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
Great but what about us outside the US? What about LastFM and MP3Tunes? Get these working and yes I will probably switch of my server and save a whole heap of electricity. -- mattybain '[image: http://imagegen.last.fm/recenttracks3/recenttracks/MattyBain.gif]' (http://www.last.fm/user/MattyBain/?chartstyle=recenttracks3) mattybain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
Ron Olsen;185705 Wrote: > If you leave your computer on 24x7, make sure you have a good firewall > program and use a surge protector. > > See http://kb.iu.edu/data/adls.html for details. I'd say to also use a USP - they can be had for well under $100 and prevent inelegant power-down's. -- Rick B. Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
If you use Squeezenetwork instead, you would be saving both electricity and PC hardware... and not just on your end - the server systems hosted by us are vastly more efficient. You may find that with Rhapsody, you just don't need to have your own music collection online all the time. Just an idea. -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
Not my leader - ecologically or otherwise. Time for me to throw a log on the fire. . -- haunyack RWA Squeezebox 3 > Bryston BP20 > B&K r200.2 > Vandersteen 3A Signature haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
haunyack;185720 Wrote: > Oh...the guy who was billed for 221,000 kilowatt-hours usage in 2006 ? > > http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=nation_world&id=5072659 That's an exaggeration! An urban legend spewed forth by a conservative think tank! He really only used 191,000 kilowatt/hours ($1,200 monthly electric bill). See http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/government/a/al_gore_energy.htm Please get your facts straight before you besmirch the reputation of our beloved ecological leader! :-) :-) :-) -- Ron Olsen Ron Olsen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9233 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
jeffmeh;185719 Wrote: > I'm telling Al Gore. :-P Oh...the guy who was billed for 221,000 kilowatt-hours usage in 2006 ? -- haunyack RWA Squeezebox 3 > Bryston BP20 > B&K r200.2 > Vandersteen 3A Signature haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
I'm telling Al Gore. :-P -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
mswlogo wrote: > I'm ready to throw in the towel and just leave my Server running full > time, waste electricity and shorten life time of my server. > > Basically it's wicked annoying trying to have my Server sleep because > of simple bugs that could be fixed. So SlimDevices is encouraging me to > go non Green. As others have said, turning off a computer most likely shortens its life. A better solution to staying Green is to not use a surplus computer but to build/buy a low power server specific for SlimServer and other file sharing tasks. Something with a Via 1GHZ processor takes very little power and is an acceptable SlimServer. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
mswlogo;185672 Wrote: > I'm ready to throw in the towel and just leave my Server running full > time, waste electricity and shorten life time of my server. > Use more electricity: yes; shorten the lifetime of your server: no. Computers work best when they are always on. Most commercial server machines run 24x7. I've had my computer running 24x7 for four years since I built it, and I've had no hardware problems. Many Linux systems run maintenance programs every 24 hours. On my machine, these run between 3am and 4am. If you have a CRT monitor, it's a good idea to set it up to go into standby mode if it's not used for a while. If you have a Windows machine, and you leave it on 24x7 and connected to the Internet, make sure you have a good firewall program. See http://kb.iu.edu/data/adls.html for details. -- Ron Olsen Ron Olsen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9233 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 Question: Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS - Windows - Linux cliveb;185624 Wrote: > I've never understood why so many people seem to have problems getting > it running reliably on Windows. Me too. It's stable for me and rescans are snappy, taking about 4 minutes for nearly 4000 tracks. That said, I was experimenting with Ubuntu Linux back when SlimServer 6.5.0 was new and a lot of forum users were having problems with it. Because I was just playing around, I installed SlimServer on Ubuntu and it worked right away. I'm sure I could be happy with either OS - and I am NEVER installing Vista on anything I own, ever. Still, from looking at the poll results, you would think that 85% of SlimServer users run Linux. That can't be truly representative...there are probably a higher proportion of Linux users here but reality would be closer to the other way around (optimistically!) -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] my SB starts playing at random times
sbn;185658 Wrote: > 1. somebody accessing the web interface from the LAN (unlikely, because > of password protection) Well, the password is sent in-the-clear, an outdated way of sending a password because it's embedded in the URL which is not encrypted. It's unlikely that anyone will be monitoring your traffic this closely, but it's not the kind of security you'd use in online banking. Try IP blocking instead. Server Settings - Security. Make sure to allow 127.0.0.1 as well as your DHCP pool or LAN addresses. This is very effective. > 2. some of my neighbours have a remote control with a code equal to the > "play" code of the SB remote, and it goes in through the window. (also > unlikely, because there are about 20 meters to nearst neighbour window, > and the SB is located so you cant see it from the window. Also pretty unlikely, but you can eliminate this by placing an opaque object in front of the SB when you go to bed. > Does anybody know a kind of logging feature that I can use for tracking > this problem? Or maybe just the location of some slimserver logs Server Settins - Debugging. d_source will tell you precisely when it starts and what event caused it to start. d_ir might tell you if there was IR activity from the remote detected at that time. One of the other debugging flags might tell you what remote clients were connected to SlimServer, but I'm not sure which one. -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33323 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FLAC to CD and MP3 Software
Another vote for Burrrn ... no flab, does the job very well. -- jpj jpj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1564 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 Question: Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS - Windows - Linux If you had a working Linux machine at your house, would you consider either dual booting that machine so you could run slimserver in Windows, or even buying another machine mainly just to run slimserver in Windows? of course not. now, reverse that: If you had a working Windows machine at your house, would you consider either dual booting that machine so you could run slimserver in Linux, or even buying another machine mainly just to run slimserver in Linux? I see this scenario posted all the time on this forum. The problem I see more often than not with Windows slimserver installations is that the users are employing all manner of other garbage on these machines-- some by choice: anti-virus, personal firewall; some not: viruses, spyware, malware, etc.. These often cause conflicts of interest with SS. Linux tends to not be hampered by this stuff as much, somewhat by its design, but also because it caters to crazed tinkerers (myself included), who often have the knowledge to fix such things. Also, Linux's roots are with Unix, which excels in server capabilities. Windows can accomplish these things as well, but that's not where its heritage lies. #!/ben I run my house's slimserver (6.5 svn) on Gentoo Linux, the same machine I use for my desktop workstation I currently develop slimserver skins (7.0 svn) on Ubuntu Linux (laptop) I also have WinXP on a laptop, which I boot to when I have to -- bklaas "the Nokia770 skin guy" http://www.last.fm/user/bklaas/ bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] I'm about to go Non Green thank to SlimDevices
I'm ready to throw in the towel and just leave my Server running full time, waste electricity and shorten life time of my server. If I Pause or Stop for a couple minutes the SlimServer shuts down (even though it may have just powered it up). Server normally would sleep after 1 hr. If I power up SqueezeBox it does not wait long enough for Server to come up. So I have to power up twice and stand there waiting for Server to come up. SqueezeBox itself ignores PowerOn IR code (only Toggle Power). So My Remote can't use Discrete Power IR codes if I want the Server to Sleep. Basically it's wicked annoying trying to have my Server sleep because of simple bugs that could be fixed. So SlimDevices is encouraging me to go non Green. ThinkPad T40p running XP for server. SqueezeBox 6.5.1 SlimServer Have had SqueezeBox wired and wireless. -- mswlogo mswlogo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33324 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] "do not use itunes" but link one album from itunes music?
You could also make a playlist that points to that album, and place the playlist in the SlimServer playlist directory. You'd have to create it in another application which SlimServer sometimes can't use, but take a look at the finished playlist in a text editor. Make sure it's an .m3u playlist. As long as the file references are correct it should work. -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33316 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] "do not use itunes" but link one album from itunes music?
>is there a way around this issue without linking my whole itunes library< Check out my previous post on using NTFS Junction Points to pull different directories into a single library for slimserver to scan. -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33316 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FLAC to CD and MP3 Software
Both Nero and Roxio can do it. I forget which version of Roxio support starts in, 7 or 8, I think. I was doing it with Nero 5 with the Flac plugin. -- 4mula1 4mula1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3439 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver 6.5.1 Problem: Songs Cut Off
Damn - I upgraded the other day (see previous version in my sig) but I should have checked here first. Am also seeing this problem after upgrading :( Currently using SB1, and playing .flac or .mp3 I get the same thing. Any news on release date for next version? How stable are the nightlies at the moment - worth giving recent nightly a try? If still a while to go before next official release, i'll go back to previous version... -- gutted http://www.last.fm/user/gutt3d/ Slimserver 6.3.1 +MusicIP Mixer 1.7 +MoodLogic 2.7.1.18 +AlienBBC 1.02a +Slimscrobbler 0.34 Windows 2000 Professional sp4 Intel Celeron 1.4GHz 512MB RAM Squeezebox 1 wireless (Player Firmware Version: 40) Library of approx 6600 MP3s gutted's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=147 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33277 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] my SB starts playing at random times
Hi I use the latest Slimserver 6.5.2 on a Win2k3 box, with an SB3. During the last couple of weeks, the Squeezebox has started playing in the middle of the night, without any action from me - and with no alarms set. I really don't know why, and i can't find a way to stop it, except from shutting down the server and powering of the SB. Except from software bugs, it can only be 1. somebody accessing the web interface from the LAN (unlikely, because of password protection) 2. some of my neighbours have a remote control with a code equal to the "play" code of the SB remote, and it goes in through the window. (also unlikely, because there are about 20 meters to nearst neighbour window, and the SB is located so you cant see it from the window. Does anybody know a kind of logging feature that I can use for tracking this problem? Or maybe just the location of some slimserver logs It really annoys me!!! -- sbn sbn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6907 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33323 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FLAC to CD and MP3 Software
Burrrn will do what you need. It is free, simple, quick, and lightweight. http://www.burrrn.net/?page_id=4 -- Nikhil Nikhil's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=993 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] FLAC to CD and MP3 Software
I use CD-DA Converter from Poikosoft for ripping and converting formats. It also has a facility to burn audio or mp3 CDs from any format. To do this you simply drag your album folder (or individual tracks) onto the "playlist" and press burn. Simple? -- dick dick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3734 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 Question: Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS - Windows - Linux Pat Farrell;185504 Wrote: > jonheal wrote: > > I guess that means I'm stupid. > > no, you seem to have missed > All IMHO, of course. > > and the implied :-), :-P, etc > > -- > Pat > http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html Well, I'm not -that- sensitive. I forgot to include a smiley myself. But really, Windows isn't that big of a pain in the butt. I've run Slimserver on Windows 2000 and currently on XP. I have zero problems currently, although I did have to resolve a startup conflict with MS OneCare. I'm still at 6.3.1, but I have no need to upgrade further, and I'm not interested in Vista right now, either. -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ ~~~ SB3 (wired - 6.3.1) | Home-brew PC running XP Pro | DENON DRA-395 | PSB Stratus Bronze (2) | Outlaw Audio LFM-2 (1) | DIY Speaker Cables | Dayton Audio Interconnects jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver won't start on mac os x
this worked! thanks. Sorry about the version confusion. I had the released version for mac os x but then when the problem ocurred I downloaded the nightly release that was available on the slimserver webpage. -- Spookykinkajou Spookykinkajou's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10532 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33317 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] FLAC to CD and MP3 Software
I currently store all my CD's as FLAC files for playback on my squeezebox. Is there any software that can take an album of FLAC files and convert them back into CD format and then burn a CD (ideally with little user intervention - ie select the directory, put in a CD and press burn)? Also, is there anything that could do the same but to from FLAC to MP3? Ta -- staresy staresy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=807 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33320 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wake On LAN for Squeeze box
My PC seems to wake up when I plug in my SB1. Then I have to unplug again after use otherwise my PC never goes into standby. I wish there was a switch on the SB rather than having to pull the power cord. -- dusura dusura's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3629 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30064 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimDevices Squeezebox 2/3 and Sonos ZP80
notanatheist;185323 Wrote: > Interesting that you state the Sonos is better at multi-room sync. In > what way is it better than the SB2/3? I have 3 SB units at home and > regularly sync/unsync them. The only thing I can think of that could be > considered a 'hiccup' is the current track restarts. Not enough to > bother me though. > > Does the Sonos give you web control as well? Is the remote RF or WiFi? > I find it convienant to be sitting at a computer and just pop up the > web interface to make changes to the volume and playlist on the fly > without searching for the remote. > > I certainly agree on the display issue though. It is nice to see what > is actually playing on the screen and/or have other information at your > fingertips like the date/time/weather, visualizations, track info, or > custom text welcoming people. Not exactly something the Sonos can do. > Squeezebox obviously gives you far more freedom to setup your device > however you please and is not tied to any particular platform. I wrote the original post nearly a year ago, so some things have changed on both platforms since then. I do continue to use both platforms side by side in my home (because each has its set of benefits). I still have a personal preference for the SlimServer + Squeezebox platform though members of my family have the opposite preference. WRT multiroom syncing, people's experience with the SBs and TPs have been variable - for some people (like you) it seems to just work perfectly, while others seem to have no end of trouble - at least that was the impression I got at the time of the review. On the other hand with the Sonos I don't recall anyone ever having a problem - it always just works out of the box with minimal fuss or configuration. The controller, as most people have acknowledged, is probably the strongest selling point. The controller is WiFi. In addition to the WiFi controller, there is a Desktop controller for Mac and Win and an AJAX based Web COntrol that has been and continues to be developed by the user community. -- Nikhil Nikhil's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=993 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23490 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter broken?
I am so looking forward to that! -- gbruzzo gbruzzo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3633 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29777 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter broken?
gbruzzo wrote: > Just been on the phone with the representative of Ripcaster.co.uk > They will ship me a new Transporter today. > > Pukka (excellent) service I say I've not had any failures, but my experience of Slim Devices support has been excellent and, while I didn't want to suggest it at the time, I was pretty sure that they'd send you a new one. Glad it's sorted. Now, enjoy the music (when it arrives!) R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Non Loading Library
Bless my supplier, he came up with the answer and it is: The Music Folder and Playlist Folder should be set to /ext/mnt/music - this is the internal location of \\SlimServer-01\Public\music So you Qnap people out there.. that's is what to do! Don't erase it! (as I seemed to have done! Idiot!) -- FELEMENT FELEMENT's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10453 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33170 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter broken?
Just been on the phone with the representative of Ripcaster.co.uk They will ship me a new Transporter today. Pukka (excellent) service I say Cross fingers Giacomo -- gbruzzo gbruzzo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3633 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29777 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver won't start on mac os x
It's not clear to me what versions of SlimServer you have been using. I believe there was a change in the caching between some versions, and this has caused trouble for some people. Anyway it can't do any harm to delete the cache, though it may not help. It's at ~/Library/Caches/SlimServer -- danco danco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=210 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33317 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 Question: Windows vs Linux - your OS of choice for SS - Windows - Linux I used to run Slimserver on a dedicated FreeBSD machine that was built from bits I had lying around (500MHz AMD K6, 256 MB RAM). But then it occured to me that it was silly having two servers running 24/7, so I moved Slimserver to the household file/email/web/etc server (533MHz mini-ITX, 512MB RAM), which happens to run Windows 2000. Slimserver has worked pretty much flawlessly on both machines. I've never understood why so many people seem to have problems getting it running reliably on Windows. -- cliveb Performers -> dozens of mixers and effects -> clipped/hypercompressed mastering -> you think a few extra ps of jitter matters? cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33301 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter broken?
Robin, sorry, I misplaced my reply. Indeed the failure of the Transporter is harsh and irritating, not your comments, which were welcome and friendly. Haunyack I did indeed need to vent. Now I will focus on getting the problem solved. I will let you know how things progress. Giacomo -- gbruzzo gbruzzo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3633 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29777 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimDevices Squeezebox 2/3 and Sonos ZP80
I'm going with the combination of a fast server (Gentoo on a 2.8Ghz 800FSB P4 w/1GB RAM, no X) and self run ethernet throughout the house. Any of my PCs also get the respect of running strictly Intel or 3COM NICs. So, for all the times I have synced I have never had an issue. Then again, maybe it's just a blessing :) -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23490 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
