Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
Michaelwagner;219794 Wrote: > ...Both are already correct. Both are singular, and forum is the correct > singular form. Or else I'm missing your point somehow... > This is off topic, so I aplogize to everybody, but since asked - I'll be brief. There's much more to Latin grammar than singular/plural. Both my examples are not supposed to be right according to your logic. First sentence uses genitive singular (which doesn't even exist in English), so 'forum' would become 'fore'. The second one would require use of acusative singular, so 'forus' would be the right word to use. Now, since nobody would ever use this in English language, I really don't see how use of 'fora', which is nominative plural all the sudden makes sense. And, just in case some doctor or lawyer comes after me for those suffixes, my Latin is 25 years old :). S.P.Q.R. -- slimkid The sound stage will open up, bass will tighten and the imaging will improve. DVD performance will also increase substantially. slimkid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8881 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement: a new PSP skin
Thanks for the feedback rblim. I'll look into it and let you know - I probably overlooked something. Any other suggestions are welcome. Glad you are enjoying the Sonus killer :) -- tmarti tmarti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5263 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35993 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] need for informative error messages
I discovered something interesting and frustrating at the same time: When I powered off my router, the squeezebox screen went blank. What I propose is that for all sorts of scenarios, the squeezebox should display informative error messages. E.g. in the example above, the squeezebox should display a message that says that it lost contact with the router. In other words, you should be able to see immediately that there is nothing wrong with the power supply or the screen or anything else in the squeezebox, just that it lost touch with the router. So then you have a better idea where to start your troubleshooting, in this example, look at your router and don't assume that there is anything wrong with the squeezebox. Or how about an error message that the squeezebox can communicate with the router but lost its local ip address. Or how about an error message that the wifi reception is not good enough (I know you can scroll through the menus to see your signal strength but a basic message if this becomes a problem should be right there in front of your eyes when your music stops). I am sure others can suggest other scenarios where error messages would be helpful to diagnose a problem. I know that software in general should have built in error messages to help diagnose problems and the squeezebox operating system or firmware should also have them. -- mortslim mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37457 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
On 8/8/07, Michaelwagner < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > "Forums" is wrong. Sorry. No one says datums, as in "I got the newest > datums on sales of new products today". We say "I got the newest data". > So why do we say forums? Referendums? 'Forums' and 'referendums' are both in every dictionary I could be bothered to check as plural of 'forum' and 'referendum', along with 'fora' and 'referenda'. You are using false logic if you expect the rules of language to be applied consistently. This isn't Esperanto... or latin. Ben ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox can't connect via WLAN
I agree with the above solution about power cycling. I just experienced the same discovery of this solution about a week ago. I had tried all types of trouble shooting to no avail. Finally I hit upon this solution. I have 3 squeezeboxes and a laptop. Once in a awhile the squeezeboxes will revert to the setup screen. I could not find my solution in the FAQ's, or the Wiki or the manual or talking to tech support or emailing tech support. Shame. I noticed something that got me thinking. When I powered off the router, the squeezebox screen went blank. Although I am not a techie, this behavior doesn't seem helpful (I am going to publish a separate thread on the need for informative error messages). Ok, this is what you do when you lose IP addresses. Power everything off. Then starting from the wall, power everything on one at a time, wait a few seconds before the next device. In my case, first I power on the linksys router, then the linksys switchbox, then the linksys access point, then one squeezebox, then another and then the last squeezebox. Then I power on the laptop. Since my laptop is constantly being powered on and off, I let the squeezeboxes get assigned their local ip addresses first since they are always on and thus need an assignment only once. Then after they work, I can power on my laptop. Since I discovered this solution which slim devices should publicize more widely, my problems seem to have been solved. By the way, my Dell laptop seems to have a more "robust" (whatever that means) radio than the squeezeboxes. The Dell seems to be able to hold onto its ip address better than the squeezeboxes. -- mortslim mortslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37448 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Halts Playing Large File
The problem appears to have been resolved. There was an intermittent IP conflict. Resolving this seems to have eliminated the Squeezebox halts. No halts occurred with two loops through the 90 minute long stream so hopefully the system is now functioning properly. My thanks to all for your assistance. Robbie -- robbiex robbiex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12693 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37434 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Does't FF or REW With FLAC Files
Hi Ermine & Mark, File size is about 550MB. The behavior that you describe is the same as ours. You can use << or >> to backup or go forward between tracks, but not to advance or backup in an individual track. Most players have this latter capability, but Squeezebox apparently cannot do it, at least with FLAC encoding. It is an unfortunate limitation with large sized files (that is, tracks). It is not, however, an insurmountable problem because there are multiple ways of splitting long tracks into shorter segments. -- robbiex robbiex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12693 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37446 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Still possible to buy SlimDevices (not Logitech) SB3 in UK?
benedict;219755 Wrote: > Which suppliers do people recommend (or not) from their own > experiences? > (sorry if this is answered elsewhere - can't find it by looking and > can't get the 'search' to work at the moment) > Dabs, Ecodigital to name but two. Doubt they're doing the "old" slimdevices SB but they're still reliable suppliers IMHO. -- Ian_F Ian_F's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36850 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Closed cabinet remote solution
thomsens;219662 Wrote: > As much as I like the look of my audio components, I need to cover them > for day to day use with a closed cabinet. As a result, I'm looking for > a remote solution that will handle my transporter as well as my other > components while the door is closed. I want the remote device to be > able to display the album art and song details. > > Harmony 1000/Jive look like they bring potential future capabilities to > the table, but I don't see that there is a clear roadmap anywhere to > what I'm looking for. Anyone know what's going on? I don't just want > a fancy front-end for slimserver since I'd like to control volume and > power for the entire system from the remote too, but transporter > control is the highest priority. I use a Nokia 770 or a Harmony 890 to control my setup. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37445 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Still possible to buy SlimDevices (not Logitech) SB3 in UK?
Someone from datakits (calls themselves datakits funnily enough) frequents these forums. Might be worth trying to catch up with them. Hopefully they're someone who can do something to solve your problems. -- Ian_F Ian_F's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36850 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
Michaelwagner;219794 Wrote: > Worse, I hear people who are supposed to be our examples, TV announcers, > political commentators, saying "referendums" all the time around > election time. Yeesh! That's to stop the listening/viewing public saying "Woh dee say? Referenda? Wossat?" All this rambling and off-topic chat is just a cheap trick to keep this thread alive long enough for the logitech folk to get back from their vacations (vacatia?) and provide us with a possible explanation for their strange pricing structure.. -- Ian_F Ian_F's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Still possible to buy SlimDevices (not Logitech) SB3 in UK?
I purchased a SB3 from datakits and like some other post here I received emails stating that it had been dispatched but nothing turned up. Calling the number and emailing was also a waste of time. Fortunately I paid with Paypal and I logged a dispute through the resolution centre for non-receipt. Within hours I had a response from them through Paypal and the next day I had the SB3 (with no Logitech logo). I'm thinking about another SB3 but wont be going back to datakits. -- arfon arfon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5228 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36850 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nokia 770
Hah! You can get on linksys in front of my house! I haven't figured out how the security stuff works. There are tons of unsecured routers in my hood. I realize the device is "end of life." I'm satisfied with what I got for $130US. I'm not sure I would have been as happy for $300. -- jblotz jblotz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7249 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37234 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nokia 770
jblotz;219787 Wrote:
>
> I forgot to mention that I'm quite happy with the battery life too.
> Another surprise!
As long as you turn off the wifi and aren't playing movies the battery
lasts plenty long. I wish it used one size bigger charger so I would
have a spare (or even better, would charge via USB), but other than
that, it is great.
>
> It's disappointing that Nokia decided to dump all support for a device
> that's still available on the market new. Their web site stinks!
Well, the 770 is end-of-life, the current prices are to clear out
warehouses (which is odd: since for a long time it was really hard to
get ahold of ... they never seemed to have any in stock).
It is not only a great remote for Slimserver, I carry it for an
emergency ssh host in case I need to log in to fix something at work.
Between the various free international Wifi providers, I should be able
to get online anywhere. ("Default", "Linksys" and "Buffalo" are all
great free wifi ISP's here :P)
--
snarlydwarf
snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179
View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37234
___
discuss mailing list
discuss@lists.slimdevices.com
http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
On further research, I was likely wrong to use forae as the plural. It would be fora. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_plural#Irregular_plurals_from_Latin_and_Greek -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
slimkid;219791 Wrote: > So how would you properly say the following: "I can't live for a day > without this 'forum'", and then " I can't live for a day without > visiting this 'forum'" ? Both are already correct. Both are singular, and forum is the correct singular form. Or else I'm missing your point somehow. > And more importantly, do you say it that way in everyday speach[sic], or > how many poeple[sic] you hear doing it? If you're asking me how I say the plural of forum, I actually say "fora", since I don't know how to pronounce "forae". I only took latin for 1 year and it was 35 years ago. I've forgotten a thing or two. But look at the top of this page. The header is >Slim Devices : Community : Forums > User Forums > General Discussion > > Logitech being absolutely OTT ?! "Forums" is wrong. Sorry. No one says datums, as in "I got the newest datums on sales of new products today". We say "I got the newest data". So why do we say forums? Referendums? How many other people do I hear saying "fora"? Admittedly, not many, more's the pity. Worse, I hear people who are supposed to be our examples, TV announcers, political commentators, saying "referendums" all the time around election time. Yeesh! -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
Michaelwagner;219704 Wrote: > Forum is a latin word. I was taught in school to use the latin plurals. > Ergo the plural of forum is not forums but fora (or in some cases, I > don't remember my Latin grammar, forae). > > Just like the plural of datum is data, the plural of referendum is > referenda. I don't mean to be anal (ok, I do), but say you are correct. So how would you properly say the following: "I can't live for a day without this 'forum'", and then " I can't live for a day without visiting this 'forum'" ? And more importantly, do you say it that way in everyday speach, or how many poeple you hear doing it? -- slimkid The sound stage will open up, bass will tighten and the imaging will improve. DVD performance will also increase substantially. slimkid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8881 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nokia 770
jblotz;219787 Wrote: > > It's disappointing that Nokia decided to dump all support for a device > that's still available on the market new. Their web site stinks! the Nokia site shouldn't be your default for 770 stuff. I recommend: http://maemo.org http://internettablettalk.com -- 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=37234 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nokia 770
Thanks for the replies! I forgot to mention that I'm quite happy with the battery life too. Another surprise! It's disappointing that Nokia decided to dump all support for a device that's still available on the market new. Their web site stinks! -- jblotz jblotz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7249 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37234 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nokia 770
jblotz;219783 Wrote: > > Can anyone point me to step by step instructions to stream music to the > N770? I was hoping I could access my slimserver music. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SlimserverAndNokia770 the long buffer using slimserver's stream.mp3 is a bit of a usability issue though. If you want responsive streaming to your 770, install Canola and a UPnP server on your PC. I think you'll find that a better solution for streaming directly to the Nokia. 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=37234 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nokia 770
The power button got me until I read the docs... You need to hold it on for a couple seconds for it to recognize it as a button press instead of an oops. Turning it off isn't as picky (sort of): a short button press brings up the menu for various things (key/screen lock, PIN lock, Offline mode, or really off) and a longer button press turns it off without the question. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37234 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nokia 770
I picked up a N770 for $130 from Buy.com. No charge for shipping and it arrived 3 - 4 days sooner than expected. It has the 2006OS, so I have not tried to update anything. I probably won't. I have played with it for a few days and I really, really like surfing with it. The web experience is better than I expected. I would like to be able to use youtube but I knew it wasn't capable of that before I bought it. Ben's skin is really slick and again, quicker than I expected. I can't get the brouse album art to work. Any suggestions? Has anyone had problems turning the N770 on? The power button doesn't want to work sometimes. Is mine defective or is this the nature of the beast? I suspect it's a software thing because I have never had trouble turning it off. Can anyone point me to step by step instructions to stream music to the N770? I was hoping I could access my slimserver music. -- jblotz jblotz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7249 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37234 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] backing up slimserver settings
You should probably also back up any plug-ins you use in your set-up. -- bephillips More than 35611 songs on 2849 albums by 2050 artists. Mostly flac, some mp3. SlimServer Version: 6.5.3 - 12361 Mac OS X 10.4.10 (8R218) - EN - utf8 Perl Version: 5.8.6 darwin-thread-multi-2level MySQL Version: 5.0.22-standard On a 1.2GHz G4 Mac iBook with 768MB RAM http://db.etree.org/bephillips bephillips's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2588 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37450 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
TCM;219752 Wrote: > Ok, that's enough! :-D Or as Gus Hedges would say "I sense we may be straying down Tangent Boulevard here." (c.f. Drop the dead donkey) -- CardinalFang CardinalFang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=962 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Still possible to buy SlimDevices (not Logitech) SB3 in UK?
> I can recommend www.multitask-computing.co.uk, were very good when I > last ordered from them. Also very knowledgeable on the squeezebox if > you have any problems. I can also recommend multitask. I've purchased 7 from them so far and not had a problem. Richard ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] backing up slimserver settings
rout;219744 Wrote: > I've customized my SlimServer settings fairly heavily. > > I'm curious if there is a way to backup the custom settings so that I > could apply them to another installation on another computer in the > future. > > Is there a config file or anything like that that could be backed up to > do this? The SlimServer.pref file is the file you are looking for and can most commonly be found here C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server on a windows machine -- Anoop M. Anoop M.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8996 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37450 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Still possible to buy SlimDevices (not Logitech) SB3 in UK?
benedict;219755 Wrote: > Which suppliers do people recommend (or not) from their own experiences? I can recommend www.multitask-computing.co.uk, were very good when I last ordered from them. Also very knowledgeable on the squeezebox if you have any problems. -- Muggy Muggy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2258 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36850 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Still possible to buy SlimDevices (not Logitech) SB3 in UK?
Hello to all :o) I'm just starting my squeezebox ownership adventure(?!) and am poised, credit card in hand to purchase one. I was very close to ordering one from datakits, based both on price and, getting the SD logo, but having googled them a bit and read the above, I shan't be taking the risk... Posing the the next question: Which suppliers do people recommend (or not) from their own experiences? (sorry if this is answered elsewhere - can't find it by looking and can't get the 'search' to work at the moment) Cheers, Ben -- benedict benedict's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12508 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36850 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
Ok, that's enough! :-D +---+ |Filename: thread_direction.gif | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3127| +---+ -- TCM 'Squeezebox 3' (http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_squeezebox.html) -> 'Trends Audio TA-10.1' (http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/trends/ta10.html) -> 'QLN QuBiC 121' (http://www.minhembio.com/produkt/163409) 'WhatTheFuckHiFi.com' (http://whatthefuckhifi.com/) 'Last.fm: ThisCharmingMan' (http://www.last.fm/user/ThisCharmingMan) 'Save Internet Radio' (http://www.savenetradio.org) TCM's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=702 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
and well enough known in UK for a short run TV series to use the acronym as its name back in 1981 http://www.theoddballs.net/ott.php -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://www.lastfm.com/user/BondJamesBond Paul Webster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=105 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Halts Playing Large File
Hi Mark, Thank you very much for your assistance. Foobar plays the file with no errors. FLAC FrontEnd "test" also reports no errors. A portion of the SlimServer log is attached. I didn't include the whole file because it is lengthy. Robbie +---+ |Filename: log.txt | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3125| +---+ -- robbiex robbiex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12693 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37434 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] backing up slimserver settings
I've customized my SlimServer settings fairly heavily. I'm curious if there is a way to backup the custom settings so that I could apply them to another installation on another computer in the future. Is there a config file or anything like that that could be backed up to do this? -- rout rout's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12633 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37450 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Still possible to buy SlimDevices (not Logitech) SB3 in UK?
They're currently showing a stock of 50, and I have emailed the address you've suggested (had done already, in fact), so let's see what happens within the next day. Legally, and in accordance with their own site's terms and conditions, I can cancel the order up to tomorrow afternoon and demand a full refund. I will keep you posted - given how few suppliers stock the Squeezebox in the UK, it's important to ensure that potential buyers get good standards of customer service. John -- discmeister discmeister's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12702 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36850 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Still possible to buy SlimDevices (not Logitech) SB3 in UK?
Hate to tell you this, but I had a bad experience with them. I ordered a SB3 from them, they took my money and I got an email telling me it had been despatched. This was inaccurate, as they didn't have any in stock (the next day they were showing an instock figure of -2) - they didn't answer the phone, reply to any emails etc etc, despite a LOT of chasing from me. I eventually got them to cancel the order after threatening to take them to Trading Standards. Do a Google search on them and you'll find plenty of similar stories. I'll drop you a PM with the email address of someone who finally sorted things out for me. -- jeebers jeebers's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10290 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36850 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox can't connect via WLAN
Have you tried powering EVERYTHING down, then bringing items back on line in order? NetGear, LinkSys, PC then SB3? I need to do this occasionally when I get the symptoms you describe - my linksys router gets into a funky state and power cycling it seems to clear it up. Now if I could only get my LinkSys Wireless PrintServer to be as reliable as the SB and Nokia770 then all would be well. -- alZmtbr alZmtbr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8773 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37448 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
BTW OTT would not be a phrase in common use in the US as it first came about during WW1. Refers to trench warfare. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_over_the_top -- oreillymj oreillymj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=699 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Does't FF or REW With FLAC Files
I believe it's probably related to the possible stream error you reported here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37434 -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910&postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37446 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Does't FF or REW With FLAC Files
How big is big? I use flac for all my CDs and the whole CD is held as a flac, with a cue sheet to index it. On 6.5.3 Win32 and a bog-standard original squeezebox the >> and << buttons step to the next and previous tracks okay, though I don't have search within the track. The FLAC is the size of the whole CD. -- ermine ermine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12613 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37446 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB and Transporter clock oscillator frequency?
vdorta;219723 Wrote: > Are they both 11.2896MHz? SB3: 11.2896 and 12.2880 Transporter: 11.2896 and 24.5760 -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37449 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB and Transporter clock oscillator frequency?
unless you are playing 48kHz sampled material, and possibly 32k eg some internet radio stations -- ermine ermine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12613 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37449 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB and Transporter clock oscillator frequency?
Are they both 11.2896MHz? -- vdorta Silent computer, Windows Vista Ultimate, dBpowerAMP Reference/FLAC, Slimserver 6.5.2, wireless SB2 (Bolder digital & analog mods, Sonicap Platinum bypass caps, Bolder Deluxe Power Supply), Stello M200 monos, ACI Sapphire XLs + REL Storm III | Chaintech AV-710, XMPlay, JMT PPA headamp, AKG K601, Etymotics ER-4S vdorta's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37449 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox can't connect via WLAN
Hi, I have a Squeezebox v3 and I have a big problem - the problem shows up basically like this: 1) Can't obtain an IP-address 2) Can obtain an IP-address (although it takes a long time), but cannot connect to Slimserver 3) It can obtain an IP-address and connect to Slimserver - I can browse artists etc. but it dies when trying to play something When running on a wired connection, there is no problem (thus bypassing the access point). So it must be something with the WLAN connection. I have the latest firmware both on the SB and the access point. I have tried running Slimserver on two different computers (running XP Pro and XP Home), same problem. I reseted the SB, no difference. It used to work perfectly, I have no idea what have happened. My network setup is a Netgear RP114 router, and a Linksys WAP54G (using the RP114 as a DHCP, WPA Personal as the encryption method). Slimserver is running from a computer directly connected to the router. I can run other units like my Macbook without any problem on the WLAN. I would really appreciate any help! Best regards, Jonas from Sweden -- Jonasy Jonasy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9221 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37448 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Still possible to buy SlimDevices (not Logitech) SB3 in UK?
Hi, Am curious to know if anyone else bought from Datakits and had a painless transaction? After reading this thread I ordered a Squeezebox from Datakits but even though the money left my bank account two days ago, there's no sign of any mention of 'dispatch' on the order status page. More worryingly, the phone number given on the website goes to answerphone and there's been no reply to any emails to date. I will keep the forum updated on this, if only because I wouldn't want anyone else to go through the £189-induced worry that I'm currently feeling... John -- discmeister discmeister's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12702 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36850 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Halts Playing Large File
Sounds like the FLAC file might have a stream error. Does it stop in the same place? foobar will indicate when there's a stream error. In SlimServer, go to Server Settings - Debugging - d_source. Play the file until it stops. Then go to the last word "here" of the paragraph at the top of the Debugging page, copy and paste the log here. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910&postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37434 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
ab adeo abdera facetia. . -- haunyack Transporter -> B&K Reference 200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. (Listening room) RWA (Analog) SB3 -> Rotel RB 1070 -> B&W Matrix 805. (Bedroom) Fridgidare -> Mirror Pond pale ale -> easy chair w/remote -> irritated neighbors. haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Hamachi user: No connectivity today?
Hi! Life has gotten in the way. Haven't had a chance to look into the problem further. Listening to Pandora at work. Plan to go with some type of ssh tunneling since that client is already built into Softsqueeze. Dale -- shadowboxer shadowboxer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8302 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34932 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox Does't FF or REW With FLAC Files
Pressing Squeezebox fast forward or rewind with a large FLAC file results in a re-start of the audio from the beginning of the file. The functionality works properly with SoftSqueeze. -- robbiex robbiex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12693 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37446 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Halts Playing Large File
Hi Sean, Thank you very much for the reply. The Squeezebox just displayed the message "Stop". No error messages were seen in the computer's event log at the time that the Squeezebox stopped playing the audio. Pressing Play on the Squeezebox resulted in the audio resuming from the start of the file. Ripped CD music and Internet streams play properly on the Squeezebox and the 550MB FLAC file that repeatedly stops at about 10 minutes into the recording plays properly with SoftSqueeze, VLC and Samplitude on the server. The audio file was originally recorded and edited using Samplitude and it is possible that there is something in the edited audio that results in the Squeezebox stop. There are no known problems with the hardwired Ethernet. It works properly with multiple other applications. Robbie -- robbiex robbiex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12693 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37434 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
> whitman;219694 Wrote: >> 'Forae'? This must be some quaint Canadian expression we Britishers are >> not aware of. > > > Sounds like a flowery expression the Aussie's might use to describe the > bush. > > Perhaps a hybrid flora & fauna? No, it's the plural form of 'forum' Tom ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
Forum is a latin word. I was taught in school to use the latin plurals. Ergo the plural of forum is not forums but fora (or in some cases, I don't remember my Latin grammar, forae). Just like the plural of datum is data, the plural of referendum is referenda. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
whitman;219694 Wrote: > 'Forae'? This must be some quaint Canadian expression we Britishers are > not aware of. Sounds like a flowery expression the Aussie's might use to describe the bush. Perhaps a hybrid flora & fauna? . -- haunyack Transporter -> B&K Reference 200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. (Listening room) RWA (Analog) SB3 -> Rotel RB 1070 -> B&W Matrix 805. (Bedroom) Fridgidare -> Mirror Pond pale ale -> easy chair w/remote -> irritated neighbors. haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
Michaelwagner;219289 Wrote: > In Slim's time, the guy who set the prices also read these forae. 'Forae'? This must be some quaint Canadian expression we Britishers are not aware of. -- whitman whitman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9053 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slow Chirpy Sound
You're experiencing the buffer emptying and droputs. See here for some tweaks: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?NetworkProblemsSecondGuide -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910&postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37439 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Access Point Recommendations?
Doukg Walch;219618 Wrote: > How could I go wrong with the Linksys WRT54G? Make sure to get the "WRT54GL". It might be $5-$10 more but it has twice the resources. Background: the reason the WRT54G became so popular is that some hackers discovered it was running Linux, which might have been the reason why it was so stable. At one point in time, it was the most popular router. It went through hardware revisions until v5, when Linksys went to an embedded proprietary OS, VxWorks, and cut the ROM/RAM in half. Initial firmware for the v5 was virtually unusable. Things have improved since - they're now on v8 (?), but still, this is half the router it once was. The WRT54GL is the Linux version, same as the v4. It has twice the resources of the current WRT54G for only a few dollars more. You have the option of installing third-party firmware like DD-WRT if you're adventurous, but even if you don't, you get a better router. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910&postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37414 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Closed cabinet remote solution
Xantech and Russound have solutions for this involving remote conrol sensors. -- Rick B. Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37445 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Closed cabinet remote solution
Use a Nokia N800 running a web browser to control the transporter. It won't control the rest of the junk. You'd better ventilate that closed cabinet/closet or all your stuff will require frequent repair. TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37445 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Halts Playing Large File
robbiex;219588 Wrote: > This file plays perfectly with SoftSqueeze, but consistently fails with > the Squeezebox after about 10 minutes of playing the music. "Fails" in what way? The music stops or an error message comes up on the screen or the screen goes blank and the player reboots? -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910&postcount=2) Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37434 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't start Slimserver service. Could it be MusicIP?
I am using MusicMagicServer with some success on cc4 and I am using an
improvised init script to start it at boot before ss. This at least
allows me to use "service MusicMagicServer start|stop|restart".
Also I did not have to remove the entry in the slimserver music
location field, so I can still browse the music folder.
MusicMagicServer is still a bit rough, if you start from terminal there
is no return message it just locks up and if you close the terminal
window it stops! also it doesn't seem to be able to be run as a
daemon.
The script is below if it is any use anyone.
Doug.
#!/bin/sh
#
# Startup script for MusicMagicServer.
#
# chkconfig: 2345 58 40
#
# description: MusicIP server produces song mixes for slimserver.
# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
# Source networking configuration.
. /etc/sysconfig/network
# Check that networking is up.
[ ${NETWORKING} = "no" ] && exit 0
RETVAL=0
# See how we were called.
case "$1" in
start)
echo -n $"Starting MusicMagicServer: "
/usr/local/MusicIP/MusicMagicMixer/MusicMagicServer start &
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/MusicMagicServer
;;
stop)
echo -n $"Stopping MusicMagicServer: "
killproc MusicMagicServer
RETVAL=$?
echo
[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/MusicMagicServer
;;
status)
status MusicMagicServer
RETVAL=$?
;;
restart)
$0 stop
$0 start
RETVAL=$?
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $prog {start|stop|restart|status}"
exit 1
esac
exit $RETVAL
*
--
Dougal
Headless Mini-ITX
Clarkconnect 4.1, MPlayer, MusicMagicServer
SlimServer Version: 6.5.3 - 12376 - RedHat - EN - utf8
Perl Version: 5.8.5 i386-linux-thread-multi
MySQL Version: 5.0.21-standard
SB3 >Derek Shek DAC >Graham Slee Solo >HD650
Dougal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5489
View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37444
___
discuss mailing list
discuss@lists.slimdevices.com
http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
> Isn't it usual for electronics to be more expensive when you buy them > directly from the manufaturer? > Peter One of the nice things about Slim was that they didn't play that game. No longer, I guess. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
erland wrote: marlowe;219347 Wrote: I don't know about the rest of Europe, but in Denmark prices (on several sites) are the same -- from 14.500 to 15.000 DKK, roughly around £ 1.350. Unless you buy directly from Logitech -- they charge 20.000 DKK -- just over £ 1.800! In Sweden prices seem a little higher, but not near £ 1.700 mentioned in this thread. I don't think prices are up in general. As I understand it the changed distribution channels, through Logitech instead of directly from SlimDevices, changed pretty recently. Earlier one could order directly from SlimDevices to Sweden, this is no longer possible, we now have to order from the Swedish Logitech site. The Dutch online shop I just checked still offers them for 1990 EUR. BTW, they also offer the 'old' SlimDevices branded SB3's with a 30 EUR markup. Isn't it usual for electronics to be more expensive when you buy them directly from the manufaturer? So that online and brick & mortar store can sell them at a nice discount? Aren't the SD products just being brought in line with this policy? Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
Tom wrote: Tom;219217 Wrote: You do know that Logitech is a European company, right? No, they are a Swiss company (Switzerland is not a member of the EU). Tom But last time I looked it was still part of Europe though. In the sense that Canada and Mexico are American, yes. The USA is a country, the EU is not a country and 'we' don't call the EU 'Europe' either... Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Closed cabinet remote solution
As much as I like the look of my audio components, I need to cover them for day to day use with a closed cabinet. As a result, I'm looking for a remote solution that will handle my transporter as well as my other components while the door is closed. I want the remote device to be able to display the album art and song details. Harmony 1000/Jive look like they bring potential future capabilities to the table, but I don't see that there is a clear roadmap anywhere to what I'm looking for. Anyone know what's going on? I don't just want a fancy front-end for slimserver since I'd like to control volume and power for the entire system from the remote too, but transporter control is the highest priority. -- thomsens thomsens's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1352 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37445 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slow Chirpy Sound
thanks for the advice. network test shows that, at 1000, i am down around high single digits or low teens. buffer fullness shows 0%. i assume this must be a wireless connection issue. maybe time to try a new router with a high gain antenna? -- skipjames skipjames's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12696 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37439 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Access Point Recommendations?
Mark and Jim are correct in their respective assertions that most people use routers instead of access points as well as most routers can be used like an access point. In my setup at home I use an access point. I already had an 8 port switch and have a dsl router. I felt an additional router would be redundant. I have a Linksys WAP54G and it works great. For my parents, I picked up a WRT54G. They didn't have an ethernet switch, so this killed two birds with one stone. To avoid the router functionality (they have the same dsl setup as me) all I did was plug their computer and dsl router into the switch ports and leave the WAN port open. Easy as pie and works great. At the time I bought my parents their router it was 28USD cheaper than the access point, and Sprawl Mart had the router in stock. If I had to do it again I would've bought the router. Why not get the extra switch ports and have the option of the DD-WRT firmware? -- 4mula1 SlimServer 6.5.3 + Solaris 10 x86: Because Linux would've been too easy! 4mula1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3439 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37414 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech being absolutely OTT ?!
snarlydwarf;218739 Wrote: > No, the winner is the Wireless DJ Music System. > > 179 pounds. > > or on the US site, $99. > > Methinks something broke on their exchange rate conversion, that is > just plain silly. > > ..but if you got to one of the US merchant sites it's listed at a higher price - $199 on the only one I have access to from the office so perhaps it's an incorrect price on the Logitech US site? At $199 it's still a long way from £179 but I noticed PC World had them on the shelves at £129. -- lyteroptes lyteroptes's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7344 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't start Slimserver service. Could it be MusicIP?
Are you sure slimserver really restarted correctly, from these messages it looks like it can't connect to the database, probably because the old slimserver mysql instance is still running. Try to shutdown slimserver and then run: ps aux|grep slimserver This will list all slimserver processes that is running after you have shutdown. If there are some running, kill them with the "kill" command. Or as an alternative to all this you can just reboot the machine. -- 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=37444 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Can't start Slimserver service. Could it be MusicIP?
Hi all,
I've been trying to set up MusicIP for a while now. It's finally
finished analyzing all of my songs (took a couple of weeks, due to slow
machine and big collection).
So, I started the headless server (./MusicMagicServer start) on my
server. Then I started SlimServer service. Then I enabled MusicMagic
in the web UI for slimserver and removed the Music Location field (as
it says on the interface). Then I did a complete rescan.
Success! I now have the coverted 'm' on all of my tracks and I spend a
happy evening creating mixes using MusicMagic - Great!!
Then slimserver hung - I restarted the service, it started ok.
However, whenever I try to start up the web UI for Slimserver it stops
the slimserver service.
I've looked in the error log for slimserver, it says :
2007-08-07 23:17:04.7763 ERROR: DBI Connection failed: DBI
connect('hostname=127.0.0.1;port=9092;database=slimserver','slimserver',...)
failed: Can't connect to MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (111) at
/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 652
2007-08-07 23:17:04.7779 ERROR: Backtrace follows:
2007-08-07 23:17:04.7809 Backtrace:
frame 0: Slim::Schema::Storage::throw_exception
(/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 658)
frame 1: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::_connect
(/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 616)
frame 2: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::_populate_dbh
(/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 543)
frame 3: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::ensure_connected
(/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Schema/Storage.pm line 45)
frame 4: (eval) (/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Schema/Storage.pm line
45)
frame 5: Slim::Schema::Storage::dbh
(/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 723)
frame 6: (eval)
(/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 722)
frame 7: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::txn_rollback
(/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Schema.pm line 507)
frame 8: DBIx::Class::Schema::txn_rollback
(/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Schema.pm line 593)
frame 9: (eval) (/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Schema.pm
line 592)
frame 10: DBIx::Class::Schema::txn_do
(/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Schema.pm line 320)
frame 11: (eval) (/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Schema.pm line 311)
frame 12: Slim::Schema::wipeDB (/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Schema.pm
line 1300)
frame 13: Slim::Schema::wipeAllData
(/usr/local/slimserver/scanner.pl line 140)
frame 14: main::__ANON__
(/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Schema.pm line 584)
frame 15: (eval) (/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Schema.pm
line 572)
frame 16: DBIx::Class::Schema::txn_do
(/usr/local/slimserver/scanner.pl line 140)
frame 17: (eval) (/usr/local/slimserver/scanner.pl line 140)
frame 18: main::main (/usr/local/slimserver/scanner.pl line 306)
2007-08-07 23:17:04.7831 ERROR: Unable to connect to the database -
even tried restarting it twice!
2007-08-07 23:17:04.7844 ERROR: Check the event log for errors on
Windows. Fatal. Exiting.
So now I'm left with a Slimserver that won't start :-(
My guess is that the database is corrupt, but I have no idea how to
rebuild it without the UI. Is it possible to delete the database file?
If so, how? Or maybe there's another way of getting it all working
again.
I'm running the latest releases of Slimserver and MusicIP.
My server is running Linux, Fedora Core 3.
[Addition of another log file trace]
This trace was also in the log file, a little later on :
2007-08-07 23:49:01.3595 ERROR: DBI Connection failed: DBI
connect('hostname=127.0.0.1;port=9092;database=slimserver:mysql_socket=/usr/local/slimserver/Cache/slimserver-mysql.sock','slimserver',...)
failed: Can't connect to MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (111) at
/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 652
2007-08-07 23:49:01.3611 ERROR: Backtrace follows:
2007-08-07 23:49:01.3632 Backtrace:
frame 0: Slim::Schema::Storage::throw_exception
(/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 658)
frame 1: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::_connect
(/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 616)
frame 2: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::_populate_dbh
(/usr/local/slimserver/CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 543)
frame 3: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::ensure_connected
(/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Schema/Storage.pm line 28)
frame 4: (eval) (/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Schema/Storage.pm line
28)
frame 5: Slim::Schema::Storage::dbh
(/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Schema.pm line 118)
frame 6: Slim::Schema::init
(/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Music/Info.pm line 71)
frame 7: Slim::Music::Info::init
(/usr/local/slimserver/slimserver.pl line 366)
frame 8: main::init (/usr/local/slimserver/slimserver.pl line 443)
frame 9: main::main (/usr/local/slimserver/slimserver.pl line 1069)
2007-08-07 23:49:01.3662 ERROR: Couldn't connect to database! Fatal
error: [Transport endpoint is not connected] Exiting!
2007-08-07 23:49:01.3683 Backtrace:
frame 0: Slim::Schema::init
(/usr/local/slimserver/Slim/Music/Inf
Re: [slim] Slow Chirpy Sound
Have you tried running the SB3 in a wired configuration instead of wireless. This would rule out and wireless problems, which are of an order of magnitude more difficult to sort out than some other anomalies...I run my Squeezebox at about the same wireless signal strength as you, playing lossless files with no problems, just to give you an indication that signal strength alone is sometimes not a clear indicator of potential problems. Here's something to test. If a person stands in my kitchen blocking the line-of-site path between the wireless router in my office and my squeezebox, sometimes I experience what you describe... Try running the performance tests accessible through your Squeezebox remote - choose 'Plugins' then 'Network Test' (I'm running Slimserver 6.52 on XP and that's the menu path I use) ...they may also shed some light... Good luck. skipjames;219612 Wrote: > Apologies if this has been covered before, but i couldnt find anything > describing my situation. > > I just set up a new SB3. Server is located on an imac and connection > is wireless. all files playing apple lossless format. the first few > seconds of a song are clear, but then i get a slow (maybe 1/2 speed) > sound that is very chirpy with fast, repeated drop outs. my wifi > connection strength is low (only 40-50%). not sure if the problem is > bad wireless connection or improper settings. > > thanks very much for any suggestions. -- peejay Music is what feelings sound like - Unknown peejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7046 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37439 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] squeezeslave backgrounding - patch
Mark Lanctot;219566 Wrote: > Richard Titmuss was the developer. He's now working for Logitech. He > also developed SoftSqueeze and squeezeslave was a lighter non-Java > implementation. Well I for one use Squeezeslave all the time, it puts a much lighter load on my CPU than softsqueeze. I have the same problem with squeezeslave dying if not used, but to be honest it is not a show stopper for me, I simply kill it and restart it if needed. -- 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=35403 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
