Re: [slim] Cannot adjust volume at all
> I've both rebooted and re-installed without changing things. The only > thing I have not done is a complete uninstall and re-install. You didn't by chance install the VolumeLock or similar plugin :-)? -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Search function broken
On 23-Oct-07, at 6:50 PM, jmx wrote: > > I've figured out that removing the "Search" option from the root menu > breaks the search facility and the search button. What's more, it > breaks it for my SB3 and a my virtual SB3 (Softsqueeze). That shouldn't have to be the case. I never have the search menu on the top level, and the buttons work fine. I'm using 7.0a1. Have you considered giving that a try? -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Search function broken
I've figured out that removing the "Search" option from the root menu breaks the search facility and the search button. What's more, it breaks it for my SB3 and a my virtual SB3 (Softsqueeze). I added Search back to the menu, restarted SS and rescanned my library and everything seems ok for now. And Search will stay in the menu. -- jmx jmx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10536 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39574 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
It's probably maintaining all the data in its database - it should be able to write the tags. Poke around in the program settings, any program like that ought to be able to save the data as tags, and if you're lucky, you may be able to coax it to write all its existing data out as tags too. -- 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=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
Mark, Where should that tag information be coming from? I insert the CD and save the files as wma files. The database software queries the Gracenote library for information. I am just wondering at what stage that tag information gets inserted. Seems like it should be associated with the tracks on the CD originally and get transferred with the file to the HDD. -- JSharp JSharp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13675 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
Many thanks again for all your help. I have a lot to learn yet. That is a disappointment. John -- JSharp JSharp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13675 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
Hmm, bad news then. WMA files can contain tags, but now you are faced with the job of getting them in. It's obviously way too difficult to do it manually. There are a couple of automated tools (MusicBrainz Picard?) and I thought some Windows Media Player users commented that WMP adds tags automatically? How are your files named? If they are named "Artist - Album - Title.wma" then Mp3tag can derive tags based on this. See http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?Mp3tagGuide , the "Recovering Tag Data from Filenames" section near the bottom. At least this you can do in only a few minutes even with a large collection. Mp3tag can also derive tags from folder structure, so if your files are arranged like "artist/album" that will work as well. You should at least put in Genre though, and you may have to do that manually. -- 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=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
>From what I can read here: http://www.codeaero.com/music-label/index.html I suspect that Music Label 2008 does work with tags. At least, the blurb says, "... It can also scan your drives for digital music files." which I doubt would make sense unless it could read tags; and if it can read them, it would be pretty silly not to write them as well. (Hmm!) In the "tour", it claims to be able to fill in incomplete tag data (using CDDB), though whether it modifies the original files, or just squirrels the extra info away in its own DB is not clear. It looks as though being able to handle "digital music on your PC" is something of an adjunct to its main purpose, which is to catalogue ALL your music, whether digitally stored or not. There are hints that only mp3 is supported, though the blurb might be using "mp3" as a generic. I think you would have to look deeper into the documentation (there doesn't seem to be much available without downloading the trial version) to determine how it interfaces to the player. Can you choose which audio player it uses? If so, then it's probably generating a playlist file somewhere then pointing the player at it. (Even so, as has been pointed out, getting from this to something ready to play in SlimServer is still a lot of work - not that I've ever tried!) There are examples of fairly separate tools that can be used to control SlimServer, e.g. MusicIP (though I've had no end of trouble trying to get the connection to work in that particular case!) so it's not entirely impossible that someone could do the same for ML2008. But I suspect that it would have to be the designers of ML2008, and they may not consider this a high priority. -- Brian -- Brian Ritchie Brian Ritchie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2319 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
Mark, No, there is no information in the fields from the wma files. I take it I am up against another hurdle and one which shouldn't be the case, as you say. Were I to save tracks from CDs as wma files, is there is way to add the tag information in that process? I still have CDs to add to the hard drive. John -- JSharp JSharp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13675 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
If using a particular software package for playback is important to you, then I would say what you want is either a high quality sound card that you can plug into a dedicated music playing PC, or else a USB DAC. In either case, the "dedicated" PC part becomes fairly important. The typical desktop PC isn't a very friendly beast when placed in your music room. They're usually too noisy, too big. A PC designed to be quiet, maybe with a touchscreen, or else a fairly quiet laptop are your best choices. If you go with a laptop, then a USB DAC is really the only solution. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
OK - can you locate your music files on your hard drive? What is their extension? (you may have to go to Tools - Folder Options - View - uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types") Then go to www.mp3tag.de/en and if the extension corresponds with its known file types: > * Advanced Audio Coding (aac) > * Free Lossless Audio Codec (flac) > * Monkey's Audio (ape) > * Mpeg Layer 3 (mp3) > * MPEG-4 (mp4 / m4a / m4b / iTunes compatible) > * Musepack (mpc) > * Ogg Vorbis (ogg) > * OptimFROG (ofr) > * OptimFROG DualStream (ofs) > * Speex (spx) > * Tom's Audio Kompressor (tak) > * True Audio (tta) > * Windows Media Audio (wma) > * WavPack (wv) download it and load a file into it - do the tag fields have any data in them? -- 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=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
Mark, No, you didn't come across as mean at all. I'm at that unfortunate stage where I know next to nothing about this topic that you know a lot about and I really appreciate you assisting me. I am reading as much and as fast as I can on the web. I am probably using terms wrong and missing entire concepts that can be very frustrating for others. -- JSharp JSharp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13675 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I really should not
Rick B.;237327 Wrote: > Thanks, I have entered. Now please delete your post! ok - when I win I'll sell it for a deep discount...interested? Cheers! . -- haunyack Transporter -> B&K R200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. (Listening room) SB3 (RWA analog) -> Rotel RB1070 -> 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=39585 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
Im not yet sure there is anything wrong with Slimserver. The only thing wrong with Slimserver that I think I know of is that I cannot use my existing database software with it where I have all CDs listed with tracks, musicians, individual notes, etc. With my existing software, I have a comprehensive database from which I can compile a playlist which I would like to use to transfer the music to play on the home audio system. I appreciate that Squeezebox has to have server software to ship the music from the PC to Squeezebox and if its as good at it as Ive heard, I would love to buy the hardware and use the high quality server software to get great audio. My only departure from it is to make music selections not from Slimservers catalog but from my own existing catalog. I like Aubuti's description of Slimserver and I had thought that cataloging was a secondary feature, but I was afraid that I had to use Slimservers catalog system if I used Slimserver at all. I will try to find out about tags; I know nothing about them. I will also find out about Music Labels codecs. I dont really want to select tracks from the Squeezebox remote. I really like the idea of sitting at the computer and creating a unique playlist of tracks for a few hours of music. -- JSharp JSharp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13675 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Hi First post from me. I have a similar problem. Until last weekend I was running slimserver on a laptop and connecting wireless between my SB and slimserver with no problems at all. At the weekend I did a clean install of slimserver to a server I have built from new components. I downloaded the latest version of slimserver from the slimdevices website. The server is running Windows Home Server and appears to run fine. The server is connected with CAT5 to the router and there is now only one wireless hop involved from the router to the SB. However, songs will just stop for no apparent reason. This is the same issue as minora and Mike White. It is not the same issue as JimC, where he gets a power off situation. I can navigate back and select another album and it gets going again.I am also finding that the fast forward is not working on these songs. I can replay a song that has stopped and it will play fine. I can load up a playlist and at some point it will stop. Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this further? -- redgum redgum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13679 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
I don't want to sound mean and I apologize if I did, JSharp. The question is - does your software maintain tags in your audio files, in addition to its database? If it does, you're in luck - there should be no reason SlimServer won't work for you, but you'll still have to select songs to play using either SlimServer or the SB remote. However if your software does not maintain tags, then as I said, it's doing you a disservice which will make using any other program (not just SlimServer) hard or impossible. iTunes, Winamp, foobar, etc. etc. etc., they all rely on tags. -- 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=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
You might need this thing: http://www.sondigo.com/sirocco/overview Or (as I do), an good usb soundcard with a long usb cable and short interconnect cable. Personaly, I use this (it's sold as a video acquisition card but audio part is very clean and gives very nice results with foobar2k and software SRC): http://www.soundblaster.com/products/product.asp?category=1&subcategory=205&product=11226 And this: http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=products&content_id=1&pagestring=Interconnect&product_id=24 But I'm not sure you don't need a squeezebox :). This device is perfect and there's a lot of mean to get it to work with your music cataloger: - Plugin that sends "play command" to the squeezebox from the cataloger - Use your data to tag your music files (if they aren't fully tagged yet) and use thos custom tags to browse your music with SqueezeCenter (custombrowse+customtag squeezecenter plugins). And last, I think that there's a plugin that sends the soundcard output to the squeezebox lying around those forums... -- vrobin vrobin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
JimC;237392 Wrote: > Your symptoms point to a dropped network connection, since the screen > blanks (when the server is lost) and returns to the OFF node when the > server is rediscovered. You should look into interference issues > (2.4GHz phones nearby, microwave sources -- ovens, antennas, etc., your > neighbor's access point, etc.). > > You may benefit from changing to a channel not near any other access > points. 1, 6, and 11 are best (you need 5 channels between each for > 802.11G networks). > > > -=> Jim That would be fine but I am using the old fashioned CAT 5 wire of which I have a lot running through my house. ( I have grey hair) I have thought about connection problems but I will have the Media player streaming the same internet radio URL ( so I can listen without interruption) and that will not skip, pause, etc. I know that Media player may be buffering differently but I have gone into the slim sever setups and set the buffering way up. My slim sever is just that, a music server on a Dell Optiplex blah blah blah 1 gig of ram and is six months old running XP Pro. The only other service it provides is print spooling. It is a dedicated music box. But that is a good point as I do see on a few of the digitally supplied channels on my Comcast service some pixelisation on the image. A call to Comcast would not be a waste of time. Thanks. -- tboileau69 tboileau69's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13638 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
JSharp;237430 Wrote: > I had originally thought that Squeezebox simply included cataloging > software as an option for those who didn't have anything else, much as > CD burner drivers come from companies with add-on software that will do > all sorts of things you can do with other software if you prefer. Why > would Squeezebox make hardware that excludes a customer base that > already has software for cataloging music? You might be mistaken about what the slimserver software is. It's not really cataloging software at all. The SqueezeBox is a "slim client", i.e., all it knows is how to receive bits streamed from slimserver and feed it into your audio system, plus receive and relay commands from the remote control to the receiver. So you need server software (e.g., slimserver) to feed that music stream to the SqueezeBox. Neither your cataloging software nor WMP can do that. If your cataloging software writes standard tags, then you can most likely continue using it alongside slimserver. You can manage your library with Music Label 2008, but for streaming to your audio system you would point slimserver to your music library. Note that all of this depends on Music Label using standard tags and standard codecs. I think one place you might be getting stuck is saying (a) you want good sound quality, and (b) you want to click on a file in Music Label and have it play out your audio system. If you can modify (b) to "select a track using the SB remote" then you're in business. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Cannot adjust volume at all
My SlimServer is in a state where I cannot change analog or digital volume on any of 5 SqueezeBoxes. Each one is stuck at a different place on the volume bar but will not budge from that spot in response to anything including the web page. The volume bar appears whenever a volume button is pressed and remains up while the button is held down but does not move. If I access volume under Settings the bar WILL move but volume does not change and the regular volume bar will be at the same spot as before. This hangup probably occurred while I was working with the Command Line Interface but I have no idea what I did to cause it. I've both rebooted and re-installed without changing things. The only thing I have not done is a complete uninstall and re-install. Any ideas? -- jmonier jmonier's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39598 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
JSharp;237430 Wrote: > Mark, > I want the sound quality to be as good as or nearly as good as putting > the CD in the audio system's CD player, which is why I assumed a long > cable from the sound card to the RCA jacks on the back of the receiver > was not the solution. So I do want very good sound quality. You will probably get better sound quality if you have a digital out (optical or coax) from the computer soundcard and a digital in at the audio system. The Squeezebox will still be better, you have to get a pretty good soundcard to beat it. A computer's internals are electrically very noisy, you have to have fairly careful (read: expensive) design to overcome it. Companies like M-Audio (Audiophile or Delta series) or EMU, I believe I've heard of others. > Do you know of anyone that makes something as good as Squeezebox but > doesn't commit the buyer to using the software that comes with it? Uhh, if I did, I probably wouldn't be here. ;-) Seriously, what's wrong with SlimServer? You just don't like it or you think it won't work with yours? Rather than giving up on it, have you tried the beta 7.0 version? There's a lot to like about it, there are many improvements. > I had originally thought that Squeezebox simply included cataloging > software as an option for those who didn't have anything else, much as > CD burner drivers come from companies with add-on software that will do > all sorts of things you can do with other software if you prefer. No, it does much more than that. It actually powers the Squeezebox - it generates its screen, it interprets its IR commands, it retrieves files for the SB. Without SlimServer, there is no SB. It's much more than cataloguing software, and in fact that isn't really what SS does. > Why would Squeezebox make hardware that excludes a customer base that > already has software for cataloging music? Because as I said above, SlimServer isn't really cataloguing software. It's meant to work alongside your software. However if your software is maintaining a database of all your music data and it hasn't added any tags to your music files, then it's, brutally and simply put, a bad program! No other solution will work with it either. Tags are made specifically for this reason - to be portable across many applications that need that data, and any program that selfishly maintains its own database while not maintaining any tags is doing you a great disservice. Also note Logitech isn't alone in this approach - without iTunes, the Apple Airport Express' music functions are useless. -- 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=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Powered speakers or midi system?
I was trying to attach a pdf from QNAP but it's too big to post. Try Googling +QNAP +thermal, quite interesting. Neil -- holmsn holmsn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3809 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39304 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
JSharp;237430 Wrote: > MI had originally thought that Squeezebox simply included cataloging > software as an option for those who didn't have anything else, much as > CD burner drivers come from companies with add-on software that will do > all sorts of things you can do with other software if you prefer. Why > would Squeezebox make hardware that excludes a customer base that > already has software for cataloging music? Because what good is the display or the remote if you have to get up, go to a different room (why on earth would you have a noisy PC in your listening room?) to start playing songs? Why would Slim/Logitech make a device that required you to keep a noisy machine in your living room so that you could control a music player? -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
Mark, I want the sound quality to be as good as or nearly as good as putting the CD in the audio system's CD player, which is why I assumed a long cable from the sound card to the RCA jacks on the back of the receiver was not the solution. So I do want very good sound quality. Do you know of anyone that makes something as good as Squeezebox but doesn't commit the buyer to using the software that comes with it? I had originally thought that Squeezebox simply included cataloging software as an option for those who didn't have anything else, much as CD burner drivers come from companies with add-on software that will do all sorts of things you can do with other software if you prefer. Why would Squeezebox make hardware that excludes a customer base that already has software for cataloging music? John -- JSharp JSharp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13675 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
Multiple companies, mostly networking companies like Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, etc. offer such devices. There's a reason why no one here uses them - the Squeezebox offers better sound quality and is easier to control. Most of those devices are essentially "long audio cables" or remote soundcards and the control remains with your PC at all times - you want to advance to the next track, you have to go to your computer. There's also the Apple Airport Express. -- 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=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
Thanks for the answer. I was sure puzzled by that. Do you know of other hardware or another way I can play music files stored on the computer hard drive on my home audio system? -- JSharp JSharp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13675 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
JSharp;237418 Wrote: > Thanks for the answer. I was sure puzzled by that. Do you know of > other hardware or another way I can play music files stored on the > computer hard drive on my home audio system? You are leaving out of this specification something you included in the original: > > Id like to click on the music files in the Music Label 2008 database > program and instead of hearing the music come through the computers > audio system, I would hear it come out of the home audio system. So what you really want is a long audio cable plugged into a second sound card. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
My issue is that the SB2 simply stops playing - doesn't turn off, doesn't blank the screen, simply stops playing, although if you look at the screen, the SB2 seems to think that it is still playing, because that is what it says. Network diaganostics are fine, no apparent interference. Help... -- Mike White Mike White's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=630 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
No, the Squeezebox only works with SlimServer for locally-stored files. -- 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=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Can I Use Other Catalog Software?
I have music files organized on my Windows XP Home hard drive through a database program called Music Label 2008, which I like very much. I have lots of information stored in that database and Music Label will play those music files using Windows Media Player on the computer. I want to be able to play those music files on my home audio system. Id like to click on the music files in the Music Label 2008 database program and instead of hearing the music come through the computers audio system, I would hear it come out of the home audio system. Squeezebox seems to be hardware that would do that for me, but I admit very little understanding of this idea. My question is whether I can continue to use Music Label 2008 with Squeezebox to move the music files wirelessly through the home network system on a router to my home audio system? The Slimserver software has me confused because it also apparently catalogs music files but I dont want to use that software. Perhaps this is just a matter of using Squeezebox for the hardware but ignoring the software that comes with it. John -- JSharp JSharp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13675 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Backing up music library
I use Allway Sync to backup to a external HD. Its great, you can even have several profiles... If you use it too often you have to buy. http://allwaysync.com/ christian -- Schindler Schindler's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8461 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39558 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Remote Streaming and Metadata
alZmtbr;237385 Wrote: > > edit: The metadata is then shown in the browser window, not the player. > So teh question is: without a browser, can the music to be streamed be > chosen??? > AFAIK playback can not be controlled via stream.mp3. I think the current options for playback control are via CLI (or the web-interface). I think the original question was whether its possible to get slimserver to properly embed the metadata in the stream. This is what almost all internet radio stations do. I'm also very interested in the answer to that question. Regards, Bjørn -- bhaagensen bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39592 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
jordi.c;237034 Wrote: > Hello, > > I also encounter immediate stops of the squeezebox. After 40 or 50 > minutes the squeezebox power itself off. > > When I wait some seconds it goes back to standby. > > All three my SB3 has this problem. > > What can I do about this problem? Your symptoms point to a dropped network connection, since the screen blanks (when the server is lost) and returns to the OFF node when the server is rediscovered. You should look into interference issues (2.4GHz phones nearby, microwave sources -- ovens, antennas, etc., your neighbor's access point, etc.). You may benefit from changing to a channel not near any other access points. 1, 6, and 11 are best (you need 5 channels between each for 802.11G networks). -=> Jim -- JimC "well, she wasn't all of that, but she sure was some of that." -- BKlaas' college buddy JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iTouch as a remote
rdhir;236793 Wrote: > Dear all, > > slimdevices user for a while, newbie on the forum. > > Is there any documentation someone could point me to for the user > interface code. > > I've decided to have a go at fixing some of the interface issues with > the iTouch. > > I'm not an Apple fanboy (in fact I bought the device with great > hesitation). But here's my reasoning. > > I want a decent touch screen remote for doing "mode switching" in whole > house automation. Given lots of things now have decentish web > interfaces, the obvious cheap solution is a 4"-7" touchscreen WiFi > browser with recharging dock. > > The multi-touch and the Safari browser are a pretty decent go at this, > and the cost basis is great at £200.00 (8GB). > > All the UMPC alternatives despite having better screens (800x480) are > all much more expensive. > > My CE (Consumer Electronics) comparator is a Philips Pronto TSU9400 > which retails in the UK for £800.00 > > Now having used a 1st generation Philips Pronto I understand that for a > primary remote a lack of hard buttons and the consequent tactile > feedback is a big downer, so my view of the iTouch is that it should be > used with caution for set and forget devices, eg choose an Internet > Radio Station, Album or Podcast and listen for say 40mins to an hour. > > The interface is usable currently, but needs some tweaks eg > > The Play and Add buttons are way too small in list mode > The bottom menu bar overlays the item list and there is no scroll bar. > The screen refresh in dual mode interacts with zooming to reset the > page position on the screen when using the default interface. > > So any pointers and suggestions most welcome Michael Herger pointed you to the right place to learn about tweaking / creating your own interface. If you're going to be working on a web interface for the iPod Touch, you might want to start with the SlimServer Touch skin, created by our own Ben Klaas. You can try it out with the URL http://[server_ip]:9000/touch (where you replace [server_ip] with the actual IP address for your slimserver). -=> Jim -- JimC "well, she wasn't all of that, but she sure was some of that." -- BKlaas' college buddy JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39515 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Remote Streaming and Metadata
streaming to my Nokia770 is a two step process: get the stream connection using the audio player; then getting the web-server at port 9000 up on the opera browser to actually choose what to play (using the right player from the drop down box). Took me awhile to figure that one out - "how is what's playing get chosen???" is what I asked myself. I also found out that someone sitting at the computer (the Wife) can mess with what I'm listening to in the basement. Doh! Much to her delight... HTH Allan -- alZmtbr alZmtbr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8773 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39592 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bose Lifestyle SA-3 Stereo Amplifier
The IR Blaster plugin defaults to a fixed 50 volume level, this is why the squeezebox displays 50. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Remote Streaming and Metadata
Is there any method of remote streaming (ie http://myserverip:900/stream.mp3) from Slimserver that preserves the metadata on the tracks being played? Normally the remote player simply displays "Welcome to Slimserver" - How does one change this message? And is it possible to transfer the metadata properly to the player so that it shows what any self-respecting internet radio station will show on a display, ie track, artist etc data as well as the name of the station? If so, how? Thanks! --Richard E PS: Apologies if this is covered elsewhere but I searched for 45 minutes with all the terms I could imagine and either got no answers or wy too many. -- relen relen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39592 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Removing the .xxx suffix from the display?
radish;237341 Wrote: > There's a compression level setting for the FLAC encoder which basically > determines how hard the encoder tries when compressing. So a higher > level means the encode takes longer, but the file should be a little > smaller. Personally I leave it at the default, higher settings rarely > produce significantly better results and can take a lot longer to > encode. > > Being lossless of course, the actual quality of the audio is unaffected > by all this. Again, thanks for your reply. best of wishes, ole k -- okvaal okvaal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39520 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bose Lifestyle SA-3 Stereo Amplifier
SuperQ;237356 Wrote: > Are you using IR Blaster? HI SuperQ, Yes, i'm using the plugin IRblaster. Can that be a problem? I notice that when I listen on low volume the volume stops after some seconds. When I put up the volume high the playback goes smooth. -- jordi.c jordi.c's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12402 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bose Lifestyle SA-3 Stereo Amplifier
Are you using IR Blaster? -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Removing the .xxx suffix from the display?
okvaal;237334 Wrote: > Thanks, Radish (and everybody else). I dl'ed the plugin and it all works > fine. I need to find some more info on flac, though. (Being OT already, > does anyone here know what "Quality 6" equals i.e. in an mp3 setting?) > > cheers, > ole k There's a compression level setting for the FLAC encoder which basically determines how hard the encoder tries when compressing. So a higher level means the encode takes longer, but the file should be a little smaller. Personally I leave it at the default, higher settings rarely produce significantly better results and can take a lot longer to encode. Being lossless of course, the actual quality of the audio is unaffected by all this. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39520 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] slimsever 7.0 stats en stops
Hi, I 'am ussing a Mac. I used before slimserver 6.5.4. I installed slimverserver 7.0. The Slimserver starts and directly there after it stops. In the log I get this message: Migration.pm line 115. [18:45:44.0316] Slim::bootstrap::theEND (407) Got to the END [18:50:17.0648] SqueezeCenter OSDetect init... [18:50:17.2066] SqueezeCenter settings init... [18:50:17.2796] main::init (269) SqueezeCenter OS Specific init... [18:50:17.2804] main::init (289) SqueezeCenter daemonizing... [18:50:17.2791] main::init (269) SqueezeCenter OS Specific init... [18:50:17.2801] main::init (289) SqueezeCenter daemonizing... [18:50:17.2974] main::init (298) SqueezeCenter settings effective user and group if requested... [18:50:17.2996] main::init (308) SqueezeCenter strings init... [18:50:17.3149] Slim::bootstrap::theEND (407) Got to the END [18:50:17.3593] Slim::Utils::Strings::loadStrings (108) Retrieving string data from string cache: /Users/jang/Library/Caches/SlimServer/strings.bin [18:50:17.3857] main::init (311) SqueezeCenter MySQL init... [18:50:17.3138] Slim::bootstrap::theEND (407) Got to the END [18:50:17.6877] main::init (314) Async DNS init... [18:50:17.8640] main::init (317) Firmware init... [18:50:17.8681] main::init (320) SqueezeCenter Info init... [18:50:18.3653] DBIx::Migration::migrate (115) Warning: Database error: Can't DROP 'thumb'; check that column/key exists at /Library/PreferencePanes/SqueezeCenter.prefPane/Contents/server/CPAN/DBIx/Migration.pm line 115. [18:50:18.3670] Slim::bootstrap::theEND (407) Got to the END Who can help me? -- jang jang's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13671 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39589 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Removing the .xxx suffix from the display?
radish;237113 Wrote: > As an aside, there are plugins to make FLAC work with JRMC. Why they > don't just add support to the core product I have no idea, wnough > people have asked for it, but I have it working fine. Thanks, Radish (and everybody else). I dl'ed the plugin and it all works fine. I need to find some more info on flac, though. (Being OT already, does anyone here know what "Quality 6" equals i.e. in an mp3 setting?) cheers, ole k -- okvaal okvaal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39520 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] I really should not
Thanks, I have entered. Now please delete your post! -- Rick B. Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39585 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Bose Lifestyle SA-3 Stereo Amplifier
Hello, Today I have connected my SB3 to my 'Bose SA-3 Stereo Amplifier'. Everything was running smooth for half an hour until some hours ago. There is no sound anymore. The Bose Amplifier has one stereo output. The strange thing is when I disconnect one of the two (white or red) cables from the squeezebox or from the Bose amplifier and plug it in again there is sound for ~10sec. I have powered off the squeezebox and the bose amplifier without any result. I don't know what I can try now. Kind Regards, Jordi -- jordi.c jordi.c's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12402 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39588 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Boosting Signal Strength
I had a similar problem and considered a booster, repeater and the cheapest wireless access point that can be run in repeater mode. My main issue is that my house is L-shaped and the signal had to pass through 2 brick walls to get to the SB. It just wasn't good enough for playing flacs. In the end I chose a mains network solution from Netgear. OK, it's a more expensive way to do it but it gives me 4 sockets @ 85Mbs which should be plenty for the SB and any IP based PVR I may set up in the future. -- dick dick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3734 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39494 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to connect to this radio station?
Ah ha! I guess it'd help if I used Media Player, like, ever. Thank you for that! -- rocket j squirrel -- rocket j squirrel rocket j squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4595 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39570 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Boosting Signal Strength
Mark Lanctot wrote: > The WRT54GL is usually cheaper than the equivalent booster or bridge. The WRT54GL is a ton cheaper than their Access Point as well. I bought one a week or two ago, it was all of $3 more than the non-L version -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iTouch as a remote
you are moving in the right direction but you may get there faster if you contact Salling Software and ask them to develop a script in Salling Clicker FOR THE iTouch. They have an interface for cellphones, PDA's that works great! -- Masterbaron Masterbaron's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=203 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39515 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Streaming Zune Market Place
I currently use Rhapsody to Go as my online music service and stream tracks through my squeezebox using Squeezenetwork. Everything works great but I am considering purchasing a Zune and switching to the Zune Market Place subscription service. I realize I cannot stream through Squeezenetwork this way but I am wondering if I could just place tracks on my hard drive and stream them that way. I am not talking about purchasing individual tracks through the Market Place but getting their unlimited monthly service similiar to Rhapsody to Go. I know Rhapsody allows you to place tracks on your hard drive for offline listening. Does anyone know if Zune Market Place does the same? Anyone using the Zune Market Place in this way and if so are you happy with it? -- gtcharlie gtcharlie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9225 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39586 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] I really should not
share this link - http://prizedraw.linn.co.uk/?ref=linn.co.uk Cheers - good luck! . -- haunyack Transporter -> B&K R200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature. (Listening room) SB3 (RWA analog) -> Rotel RB1070 -> 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=39585 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Boosting Signal Strength
The DD-WRT firmware can turn a WRT54GL into a booster. The term is actually "WDS" (Wireless Distribution System). Note that DD-WRT can also turn the WRT54GL into a bridge, i.e. it intercepts the wireless signal and implements a wired LAN on the other side, connected via wireless to the rest of the LAN. This is advantageous for the SB because the WRT54GL's antennas are much better than the SB3's, it may get a good signal where the SB3 wouldn't - plus the antennas are adjustable and upgradeable. Other 3rd party firmware may or may not be able to do this. The WRT54GL is usually cheaper than the equivalent booster or bridge. -- 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=39494 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Minora;236915 Wrote: > I have just encountered the same problem. > The system was playing fine all day - then just stopped. > Slimserver says it sees the SB. Network health diagnostics look good. > I can browse the menus and select music playlists etc from my SB. On > pressing play, SB says it is playing the track - but nothing happens. > Slimserver also says the track is playing. Just nothing happens. > Have tried reboots and reloading the firmware etc > Frustrating. Any one know what is going on? I've had this problem (and others I've communicated with) since slimserver 6.5.1. My workaround was to revert to firmware v. 67 every time I upgraded slimserver with the latest nightly and final version 6.5.2. That cured the problem for me. -- Jeff52 Jeff52's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=103 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to connect to this radio station?
Right click at media player, then select properties, you will see the required URL. Photo is attached. +---+ |Filename: XX sport radio.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3585| +---+ -- auronthas Auronthas Digital Sources: Squeezebox 3 / Cambridge Audio 540C V2 Integrated Amplifier: Cambridge Audio 540A Loudspeaker: Acoustic Energy EVO One Cables: Interconnect: Van den Hul The Source Cables: Speaker: Van den Hul Goldwater / Ortofon SPK 200 Accessories: Tajima Power Conditioner OS: Window Vista SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0 - 13411 Wired/wireless router: Aztech DSL600EW (ADSL2/2, Wireless 802.11b/g 125Mbps 4-port ethernet router) auronthas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12394 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39570 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Accessing Slimserver from a different PC
If you are interested in doing this, most people on here recommend using an SSH tunnel. More details here: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?ConnectingRemotely -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39559 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Backing up music library
4mula1 wrote: > gutted;237084 Wrote: >> Cool - thanks dude. >> >> And this can detect changes to tags, even if I've configured MP3tag to >> maintain the last modified timestamp? If so, then it's a winner :) > > That I can't answer. I use it to back up my pictures and wife's itunes > collection, so I've pretty much relied on it using timestamps. I run > SlimServer on Solaris, so I use rsync to do the backups of my music. > > According to the documentation, SyncBack uses (can use) the following to determine if the source and destination files are different. 1. Last file modification date & time: All files record the date & time of when they were last changed. 2. File size: All files record the number of bytes they contain. 3. Hash value: A unique value can be computed based on the contents of a file. These values can be used to check if a files contents is the same as another's. 4. File attributes: Files have special attributes, e.g. read-only, hidden, etc., and SyncBack can optionally check for changes in these attributes Using the hash value (#3) will obviously take longer, but it should be completely reliable. I use SyncBack and it's an excellent program all around. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
