Re: [slim] Various Artists Logic... is it necessary?
slimkid;314225 Wrote: Hi Erland, sorry to abuse your time and patience, but could you just confirm what I think I understand (or assume) from all this: I just did some tests based on MP3 files with TPE2 tags and no custom tags. slimkid;314225 Wrote: If there is a unique ALBUMARTIST tag set for an album (mp3 and/or flac) and if there are different artists set in ARTIST tags, then: - that album will not be a compilation. Correct! If you have TPE2 tags in your MP3 files that you like to be considered as ALBUMARTIST, you will have to set the Treat TPE2 MP3 tag as Album Artist option in SqueezeCenter Settings/Behaviour slimkid;314225 Wrote: - it will be listed and sorted by albumartist in 'album' view Correct! For MP3 files, the setting List albums by all artists for that album no longer seems to have any effect if you have set the Treat TPE2 MP3 tag as Album Artist option. I suppose the reason is that TPE2 is considered to be Album Artist instead of Band when this options is active. slimkid;314225 Wrote: - it will be listed by albumartist in 'artist' view Correct! slimkid;314225 Wrote: - other artists (from ARTIST tags) will not show in the artist list, unless there is already some other album by that particular artist Correct! The other artists aren't even shown if you have enabled the List compilation albums under each artist option. The only place the other artists are shown is when you lists the tracks on an album or views the track details. slimkid;314225 Wrote: - if there are other albums or tracks by the artist participating in some of ARTIST tags, then it is possible to drill down by artist between other albums and tracks and this album (and vice versa) Correct! You will see both the non compilation albums and the compilation albums belonging to the artist. The compilation albums will be listed as ... by Various Artists, albums with TPE2 or ALBUMARTIST tags will be listed as ... by Album Artist or TPE2 artist. slimkid;314225 Wrote: - if there are other albums by the artist participating in some of ARTIST tags in 'our' album, then in 'artist' view, under that artist, our album is also listed and following the link, it will lead to only tracks performed by that artist. Correct! Although, I don't really understand the difference compared to the previous question. I've verified all this from the web interface, but I'm pretty sure it behaves the same way in the player and controller interfaces. -- 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 Database Query 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=47297 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pause/Previous/Next buttons not working on controller (7.0.1 r2147) ?
I am seeing the same thing with 2160. -- davidmac27 davidmac27's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45490 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bug 4770, who cares anyway?
Peter, Point being, you should never expect Nokia to fix a bug, if they do, it's your good luck. Somehow everyone takes the opposite view since they're wrapped up in OS SW. Since Nokia doesn't have bug tracking system, don't be upset when they don't fix bugs. You know what you're getting when you buy into the system/product. My 3 year old Samsung TV has upgradeable software, but they've never once provided updated SW for the unit. Are there bugs? Yes. Do I expect them to release new SW? No, but if they do, that's my good fortune. With SS, they do have a bug tracker, so it's that promise (not the contractual type) that bugs will get fixed that can be somewhat misleading and frustrating. I can certainly see how someone could get frustrated waiting and waiting for a submitted bug to get fixed. So the better way to deal with forum frustration appears to be how iPhone did, and not how you did. It's clear that iPhone solved the OPs problem while you came off looking smug and arrogant. fin -- verbatone verbatone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3556 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49067 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.0.1 does not scan library at all
Its not all that dramatic, but a bug nevertheless.. I'm not sure. If iTunes is using aliases to do its tricks, then SC is just following them. If your method was working before, then this was thanks to alias parsing being broken... -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What Logitech and this forum have forgotten
egd;314229 Wrote: I have to agree - the Duet in its current form (Controller and Receiver) is crap. Based on my experience it is basically unreliable and no, the fault doesn't lie with the user or my WAP - everything else, including my SB3s and iPod Touch etc. work fine via wireless using the same WAP. Neither the Receiver nor the Controller do. I've _ucked around with it enough now that I want nothing more to do with it, so I guess that means I've tried to use it and given up in disgust. I was just thinking earlier that I wouldn't be that happy with a Duet - while I love the Controller, it is only about 98% reliable - with my SB3 and SB+, I have the fall-back of the remote and screen. Personally, I think the best thing to buy is a SB3 plus controller. Then you can't go wrong. I think this should be packaged up, and should be the standard purchase - people could get extra Receivers for subsidiary systems if they wanted. From what I can tell, Sonos is also not 100% reliable - you often have to reboot the remote. Redundancy is good, IMO. -- adamslim Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others SB+, EAR V20, Living Voice OBX-R2s plus some other stuff SB3, Charlize, Harbeth HL-P3ES adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47302 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bug 4770, who cares anyway?
verbatone;314243 Wrote: Peter, Point being, you should never expect Nokia to fix a bug, if they do, it's your good luck. Somehow everyone takes the opposite view since they're wrapped up in OS SW. Since Nokia doesn't have bug tracking system, don't be upset when they don't fix bugs. You know what you're getting when you buy into the system/product. My 3 year old Samsung TV has upgradeable software, but they've never once provided updated SW for the unit. Are there bugs? Yes. Do I expect them to release new SW? No, but if they do, that's my good fortune. With SS, they do have a bug tracker, so it's that promise (not the contractual type) that bugs will get fixed that can be somewhat misleading and frustrating. I can certainly see how someone could get frustrated waiting and waiting for a submitted bug to get fixed. So the better way to deal with forum frustration appears to be how iPhone did, and not how you did. It's clear that iPhone solved the OPs problem while you came off looking smug and arrogant. finOh great, there goes the bug tracking. You know the OP did seem to lose some of his hissy fit after Peter talked to him. The OP didn't say if he ever called support. He had maybe 10 posts here before this thread in a year and a half, so you have to wonder how hard he really tried to solve his problem. I don't think that Peter was all that bad it's just that Iphone is such a nice guy he makes us all look bad. :) -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49067 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What Logitech and this forum have forgotten
egd;314229 Wrote: I have to agree - the Duet in its current form (Controller and Receiver) is crap. Based on my experience it is basically unreliable and no, the fault doesn't lie with the user or my WAP - everything else, including my SB3s and iPod Touch etc. work fine via wireless using the same WAP. Neither the Receiver nor the Controller do. I've _ucked around with it enough now that I want nothing more to do with it, so I guess that means I've tried to use it and given up in disgust. EGD... you likely have a bad unit. It happens. Call support. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Business Unit slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11086 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47302 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SqueezeCenter / SlimServer bitrate limiting only for remote clients
hey, i'm not sure if i'm just missing something thats already out there but i was hoping it would be possible to set up bitrate limiting for any non-local clients connecting as i want to play full quality flac at home, but i don't want to destroy my bandwidth on my broadband connection when i'm listening to stuff at work any ideas? -- gb115b gb115b's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1781 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49159 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter / SlimServer bitrate limiting only for remote clients
hey, i'm not sure if i'm just missing something thats already out there but i was hoping it would be possible to set up bitrate limiting for any non-local clients connecting as i want to play full quality flac at bitrate limiting is per player. Define it for remote players, don't for the locals. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Register Duet Review
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/23/review_logitech_squeezebox_duet/ -- syburgh syburgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14239 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49161 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter / SlimServer bitrate limiting only for remote clients
but for this i have to have access to the squeezecenter web interface right? and there's nothing stopping on of my technically illiterate friends logging in and sappign all my bandwidth... i wish it was a server setting somewhere -- gb115b gb115b's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1781 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49159 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter / SlimServer bitrate limiting only for remote clients
but for this i have to have access to the squeezecenter web interface right? Yes, but you do this once per player. Have your friends connect when you're at home. Do the configuration. Done. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter / SlimServer bitrate limiting only for remote clients
gb115b;314282 Wrote: but for this i have to have access to the squeezecenter web interface right? and there's nothing stopping on of my technically illiterate friends logging in and sappign all my bandwidth... i wish it was a server setting somewhere If you are talking about remote streams, rather than remove SqueezeBoxes, it used to be possible to set the bitrate limit as an option on the connection url. eg. http://localhost:9000/stream.mp3?bitrate=128kbps I'm not sure whether this still works any longer, or whether it should be bitrate=128. But try it out. If that works, you can give this url to your friends (obviously replacing localhost with your server name or IP address. -- Philip Meyer Philip Meyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=95 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49159 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] should I move to v7 ?
bpa;314085 Wrote: With current SC 7.1 you can FFW/REW (from WebUI, SB remote and SBC) Podcast and WMA streams as long as the broadcasting server supports it. Try it using BBC Podcasts (this link means you do not need AlienBBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/opml/bbc_podcast_opml.xml ) Sorry - I don't know how to use an xml link. -- Millwood Millwood's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3600 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48746 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bug 4770, who cares anyway?
Nonreality;314259 Wrote: I don't think that Peter was all that bad it's just that Iphone is such a nice guy he makes us all look bad. :) Yeah, ain't that the truth :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49067 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception
Can someone from Logitech address our concern? -- miguelk miguelk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6394 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48985 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception
Have you tried netstumbler to scan for wi-fi channel contention? -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48985 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception
amcluesent wrote: Have you tried netstumbler to scan for wi-fi channel contention? or kismet. WiFi is far more complex than most folks realize. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Report on powerline ethernet (five weeks later)
I've been using (4) Netgear XE-102 units for several years with zero problems. The cost was negligable because using Powerline networking allowed me to buy the $50 cheaper wired-only Squeezeboxes (now no longer available). Paying a professional to run cat-5 or cat-6 cable is also a viable option. I had a guy run ethernet to 2 rooms for $110, and ran another cable myself for the cost of the wire. IMO it's worth the effort for 100% reliability, not to mention speed and security. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27990 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception
pfarrell;314323 Wrote: amcluesent wrote: Have you tried netstumbler to scan for wi-fi channel contention? or kismet. WiFi is far more complex than most folks realize. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ Whilst it is true that wi-fi is complex and often the source of problems there definitely seems to be something going on that is not being addressed. Numerous people have posted with problems, often who already have a SB3 which should rule out wirless issues. I have 2 SB3's and 2 Duet's, the SB3's hold great signal and the duets are all too close to the router to not get a good signal. However I have noticed that one of the SBC's is *much* worse than the other one. It doesn't hold a signal very well, often loses connection and more often than that it takes an age to come up with the list of artists. The other one is brilliant and works like a charm, excatly how I wanted the SBC to behave, quick and holds a good connection. The are on the same firmware and obviously the SC is the same version, what exactly is going on here? I have switched the SBC's round so the bad one is very near to the router which has solved my issues for now. -- 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=48985 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception
mattybain wrote: Numerous people have posted with problems, often who already have a SB3 which should rule out wirless issues. Actually, that WiFi works perfectly one week does not mean that it will work perfectly the next week. A neighbor can add WiFi and stomp all over your signal. However I have noticed that one of the SBC's is *much* worse than the other one. The SBC is different. Its battery powered, all the rest have wall power. The SB2, SB3, and Transporter have two antennas, the SBC has one. If they cranked up the RF in the SBC, the battery would run out sooner, and folks would complain about that. If anything is marginal, the SBC will suffer. If one is much worse, you should use the 30 day money back policy. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
egd;313598 Wrote: When you load MiP's HTTP API you should have a fourth button appear along with a message next to it stating that the cache has changed - if I recall correctly is is the Reload Cache button. You shouldn't have hit Refresh Songs, which I'm guessing is what you've referred to as musicIP refresh. I see I screwed up the Wiki instructions - my apologies...they're now corrected :/ I'm using Spicefly's web interface for headless MusicIP on Linux. On this webpage, I don't see a reload cache button. Also, I don't see in the API reference an API to reload the cache (http://www.musicip.com/mixer/httpprotocol.jsp). What is the actual API that is being used? Is there an equivalent button that can be used on Spicefly's web interface? Thanks! Rich -- maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Who to contact about bounces
A few months back my registration with discuss@lists.slimdevices.com was canceled due to bounces. I have now signed up again and I can see that I still get messages from [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Can anyone point me in the right direction to address this issue? I actually see it on other mailing lists I subscribe to. Thanks :) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception
pfarrell;314329 Wrote: mattybain wrote: Numerous people have posted with problems, often who already have a SB3 which should rule out wirless issues. Actually, that WiFi works perfectly one week does not mean that it will work perfectly the next week. A neighbor can add WiFi and stomp all over your signal. While true, one would imagine that the people reporting that their SBCs/SBRs have worse wifi performance than their SB3s are comparing the wifi peformance at the same time, rather than a week apart. -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as well. What ? I SAID ALL OF THEM ! andynormancx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17417 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48985 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
maggior;314328 Wrote: I'm using Spicefly's web interface for headless MusicIP on Linux. On this webpage, I don't see a reload cache button. Also, I don't see in the API reference an API to reload the cache (http://www.musicip.com/mixer/httpprotocol.jsp). What is the actual API that is being used? Is there an equivalent button that can be used on Spicefly's web interface? Thanks! Rich One thing to watch out for here is that you have pointed the headless version to the right .m3lib file. I had an issue a few months back when I upgraded to a new version of MIP and my headless set up stopped updating. I eventually worked out that my old default.m3lib in the MIP directory had been superceded by a different default.m3lib in a different user specific directory. This was on Windows, so may not be an issue under Linux, but definitely worth checking. -- Siduhe Who am I on 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/siduhe)? -Siduhe Loved Tracks radio got the thumbs up. Feedback included: yeah, it's good... got the odd dodgy track tho...- (c) 'ModelCitizen' (http://www.last.fm/user/Modelcitizen) Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
maggior;314328 Wrote: I'm using Spicefly's web interface for headless MusicIP on Linux. On this webpage, I don't see a reload cache button. Rich I think the reload cache button only appears in the Spicefly's web UI when you add (validate) new tracks. This is what happens in my Windows setup. -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Problem with Odeo XML
I'm a new Duet user and generally very pleased. One frustrating problem: whenever I try browsing Odeo for podcasts I get error message Invalid XML Feed. Is this a known issue? Is a fix in the works? Thanks -- bcjim bcjim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18167 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49168 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
tamanaco;314338 Wrote: I think the reload cache button only appears in the Spicefly's web UI when you add (validate) new tracks. This is what happens in my Windows setup. OK. I'm not validating tracks yet, I'm just using the add tracks capability. I'm more than happy with the mixes that I am getting without having to do the full validation. Can you execute this command without having to do validation on the tracks? I guess I can look at the source for the web page and see what the source is for the button that comes up when you perform validation. -- maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spent 3 hours with tech support last night...
ianstuart;313923 Wrote: I think that some of the posts are missing the point. Yes, a lot of the problems that people are experiencing are due to conflicts between the router, or in my case the Netgear range extender, and the Squeezeboxes (I note that the SB3's seem to be much more robust) but that doesn't excuse Logitech. If you expect to sell a product to the general public then it has to be compatible with at least the major network setups, Linksys and Netgear. In my case Support has basically said that the problem is due to Netgear's Range Extender, which I was forced to use because the Receivers can't connect from more than about 15 feet away, so they aren't going to do anything about it. So I can use my Squeezeboxes within a 15 foot radius of the router, so much for Wifi. Might you have a crappy wifi network? I have an SB3 connected wirelessly to a router at least 100' and many walls away, with zero skips ever. What does netstumbler tell you? -- lanierb lanierb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5566 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48750 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spent 3 hours with tech support last night...
I'm no techy, but even I know that you can setup DHCP and still use static IPs where you want. Just setup the DHCP range outside the range of the static IPs. IMO this will make your life much easier. Howard Passman;311122 Wrote: Hi Mike, When forced to, I let the Linksys router hand out DHCP. As I mentioned, I don't really like to use DHCP for ease of use reasons. We have 22 devices on our home network and it's just easier to hand out (static) IP's. At some point I did turn DHCP on because I could not get the choice of putting in an address. When I did, I reserved ip addresses for the three MAC address of the SB devices. Some of the Linksys routers allow you to associate MAC addresses with IP addresses. Thinking back I may have turned it off again after I got off the phone with tech support and that may be why I finally got the option to statically address the receivers. When I bought the DUET I wasn't sure how to get the PIN number. Almost the first thing tech support has you do is use DHCP to address the controller. Then, when I received the second receiver and wanted to use the receivers as access points, I called to try and get help on that. Again, the support guy insisted I turn DHCP on. Now that I know that if no DHCP service is available that it will ask for a staic address, then that should make things easier. Looking back the entire DHCP mess started with the fact that you can't statically address the controller, which is not what the instructions say and the way I wanted to do it. On my first call to support I was told that that was a mistake and that I could not assign an address to the controller. Hence DHCP got involved. I hope this helps. Howard -- lanierb lanierb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5566 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48750 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception
That is correct; my SB3 works fine, and has no skipping, with a 60% signal. At the same time, the controller fails. It only works when it's literally next to the router. I'm past the 30 days, unfortunately, so it appears i have a useless piece of hardware that I paid $299 for. Very disappointing that there has been no official response from Logitech. FYI i tried changing routers...from a D-Link to a Netgear. Didn't improve the situation. -- miguelk miguelk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6394 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48985 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bug 4770, who cares anyway?
funkstar;314301 Wrote: Yeah, ain't that the truth :) Man, I love this place! Whose round is it? Mine? Oh (cue theme song from 'Cheers') -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router http://www.last.fm/user/nicketynick/ nicketynick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1511 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49067 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bug 4770, who cares anyway?
nicketynick;314351 Wrote: Man, I love this place! Whose round is it? Mine? Oh (cue theme song from 'Cheers') Ahoy matey prepare to be boarded, this thread is ours. whoops sorry, got carried away. Put down the weapon Michael we're leaving peacefully. :) -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49067 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.0.1 does not scan library at all
Hi Guys, newbie here with the Squeezebox Duet, had a Roku 1000 before and thought of a Sonos but settled for the Duet. Did a clean install of the SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 on my MacBook Pro, which runs minimized. I pointed it to my single iTunes music folder, initiated a manual scan and all seemed fine. After a few days of library additions, I noticed new albums are not displayed by the remote. Re checked the SqueezeCenter which is set for Look for new changed music. Did a 10 minute manual rescan of the whole library, then I could see everything on the remote controller. I added more albums, same story, SqueezeCenter never auto updates the library! tried mailing support via the Support page from 2 computers/browsers, no go: Server error. SqueezeCenter updates, the remote tells me I am up to date with ver 7.0.1. I feel I have done everything I can,for something that should work out of the box. Any help would be much appreciated. -- phaedra phaedra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18319 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48453 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception
Guys, This isn't a tech support forum. I'd love to be able to give you all one response that solves your problem, but for all I know they could all be happening for different reasons. If you have connectivity issues... please call tech support. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Business Unit slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11086 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48985 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception
mattybain;314326 Wrote: Whilst it is true that wi-fi is complex and often the source of problems there definitely seems to be something going on that is not being addressed. Numerous people have posted with problems, often who already have a SB3 which should rule out wirless issues. I have 2 SB3's and 2 Duet's, the SB3's hold great signal and the duets are all too close to the router to not get a good signal. However I have noticed that one of the SBC's is *much* worse than the other one. It doesn't hold a signal very well, often loses connection and more often than that it takes an age to come up with the list of artists. The other one is brilliant and works like a charm, excatly how I wanted the SBC to behave, quick and holds a good connection. The are on the same firmware and obviously the SC is the same version, what exactly is going on here? I have switched the SBC's round so the bad one is very near to the router which has solved my issues for now. From a Wi-Fi and maybe more importantly an RF standpoint, we can't compare the Controller to any other Slim Devices product. It is a handheld mobile device. It has the lowest profile (read not good for antenna position) and many times has the users hand and/or body blocking the path to the access point. Additionally since it has the weakest antenna placement options, it is more susceptible to interference from other household devices as well as from neighboring Wi-Fi networks. All in all, the Duet and its Controller are a fairly good first effort. This is especially true when one looks at the fact that it had to be designed around a standard that already excised and has to work and play with equipment functioning in a specific way and domain. One might ask if the Controller could have been designed differently. The answer is of course yes it could have, but then it would have most likely been a completely new system with no backward compatibility. More importantly it would have most likely needed its own non-WiFi transmitters and receivers. Most multi-unit Squeezebox users have a Home WiFi Network so it makes sense to use that and not reinvent the wheel. This might be to painful for some users, but has anybody with reception problems (and a wireless access point far from where the Controller is used most) thought about running the Duet wired and putting the Controller in Adhoc Mode? -- iPhone *iPhone* 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/mephone) Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Bedroom: SB3, NAD C370, Thiel 2.3 Home Office: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, VSM-1 Sigs Mobile: SB3, Audioengine A5 iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48985 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception
miguelk wrote: I'm past the 30 days, unfortunately, so it appears i have a useless piece of hardware that I paid $299 for. Very disappointing that there has been no official response from Logitech. Call tech support. Not here on the forums, call them. Talk to them. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
maggior;314340 Wrote: OK. I'm not validating tracks yet, I'm just using the add tracks capability. I'm more than happy with the mixes that I am getting without having to do the full validation. Can you execute this command without having to do validation on the tracks? I guess I can look at the source for the web page and see what the source is for the button that comes up when you perform validation.Your mixes will get much better once you do. The only hassle is in the beginning, after that even a couple of hundred track only take minutes now on mine. The updating the cache is about a minute of time. Take the time at the beginning and you won't have much to do later. On Spices web interface the button only shows up if it needs updating. I'm really looking forward to figuring out a speed up and automating of the SC scan. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Who to contact about bounces
Just for my own knowledge what is a Bounce? -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49167 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
maggior;314340 Wrote: OK. I'm not validating tracks yet, I'm just using the add tracks capability. I'm more than happy with the mixes that I am getting without having to do the full validation. Can you execute this command without having to do validation on the tracks? I guess I can look at the source for the web page and see what the source is for the button that comes up when you perform validation. If in the SpiceFly UI to the MusicIP server the number of Total Songs equals the number of Validated Songs in your library, what would be the use of reloading the cache? When I get new CDs I rip them to my FLAC library, then I run the MusicIP Windows client to validate the new added tracks, after validation I start the SpiceFly Web UI (at this point Total Songs does not equal Validated Songs) and click reload cache. My last step is to use the SC Web interface settings to add new and changed music. This is the way I've been doing it for a while now. Maybe I'm doing it wrong or there is a better way of doing this. -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spent 3 hours with tech support last night...
lanierb;314344 Wrote: I'm no techy, but even I know that you can setup DHCP and still use static IPs where you want. Just setup the DHCP range outside the range of the static IPs. IMO this will make your life much easier. The only thing that makes this an issue is the fact that most of these home routers are more like toys that real routers. The issues are usually with them. Using static and DHCP on the same network or router is not an issue as long as you do it correctly. Bests, Howard -- Howard Passman Sorry slow to respond. I don't spend that much time online. Howard Passman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16674 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48750 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
Nonreality;314359 Wrote: I'm really looking forward to figuring out a speed up and automating of the SC scan. A few posts back I mentioned that maybe incorporating or adding some of the functions of the SpiceFly Web UI in the MusicIP plugin or in the SC basic settings page might save us a couple steps when adding new validated tracks or when we want to change the MusicIP server settings. Currently I have to use the MusicIP Windows client, SpiceFly's MusicIP server Web UI and the SC Web UI. -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Who to contact about bounces
Bounce e-mail (sometimes referred to as bounce mail) is electronic mail that is returned to the sender because it cannot be delivered for some reason. -- dsendecki HP MediaSmart Server EX475 Linksys WRT54G 4 Squeezebox Receivers SBR#1 Yamaha HTR6060 Klipsch Quintet II (Living Room) SBR#2 Audioengine A2 (Bedroom) SBR#3 Creative Gigaworks T20 (Kitchen) Planned: SBR#4 Amphony 5.8 GHz Digital Wireless Transmitter/Amplifier (Model 1520) Yamaha All-Weather Speakers (NSAW150B) (Outdoor Patio) dsendecki's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49167 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Who to contact about bounces
BigBirdy;314332 Wrote: A few months back my registration with discuss (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com was canceled due to bounces. I have now signed up again and I can see that I still get messages from discuss-bounces (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com. Can anyone point me in the right direction to address this issue? I actually see it on other mailing lists I subscribe to. Thanks :) Many mailing list packages use a special return address with '-bounces' as part of the name. They do this so that bounces from full mailboxes etc don't go back to the list itself, but to the list processing software to handle. Like postal mail, SMTP has two 'From' addresses. One is the one you usually see in the 'From:' line, which for a mailing list is usually the person who posted the mail. The other is the SMTP-From, which is 'where to send error notices'. As I said, it is like snail mail: the From: that most mail clients display is equivalent to the return address on the letterhead. It is where you would send replies. The SMTP-From is like the return address on the envelope: where the post office sends undeliverable mail. In short, if your mail headers show something like: Code: From [EMAIL PROTECTED] (some other stuff) From: Fred Foo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Then all is normal. Don't worry about it. Replies to the mail (unless a Reply-To sends it elsewhere), will go to Fred, errors getting it to your mailbox would have gone to something-bounce. It doesnt mean your mail is bouncing, just that the list processor is correctly setting itself to process error messages instead of Fred (who really doesnt want to know if 200 people on a large mailing list have full mailboxes). -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49167 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Various Artists Logic... is it necessary?
What's wrong with putting Various Artists in the Album Artist tag if you are saying that you want this as the Album Artists name. Nothing really wrong with doing that. It's just a name after all. However, I don't consider Various Artists to be an artist name; it's another miss-use of the tag. I'd never need to set the album artist to Various Artists because SqueezeCenter does that automatically when the album is a compilation album. Setting the album artist to Various Artists may also lead to inconsistencies in SqueezeCenter, because it displays compilation albums as belonging to an artist called Various Artists automatically. Most applications have a mechanism for indicating that an album is a compilation album. Even iTunes/iPod have a Compilation tag, and you can browse compilations. This doesn't involve having an album artist. I'm not sure what else you would put there if you sort by that. Don't know what you mean exactly. I wouldn't put anything in an album artist tag if there's not meant to be anything there. If all songs are by the same performing artist, there's no need to have an album artist. For a compilation album, songs will have different performing artists, and an album artist is not necessary, because it's a compilation; the software knows there are various artists, and the album is not owned by a single artist name. As I said before, it would be better if there were a Browse Compilations, rather than Browse Artists Various Artists (or whatever name has been entered in the Music Library setting When compilation albums are grouped together, they appear under Various Artists by default. You can change that name below.). When browsing albums, compilation albums should be displayed by Various Artists (or the configered alternative name). If sort by album artist is selected, it should sort by that name too. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Second Duet Receiver
I have just taken delivery of my second receiver but I am having intermittent connection problems. I managed to register it with the controller but it is constantly dropping the connection(blue) light. I have also connected it to my router via ethernet and it still drops the connection. I have checked that the router has assigned it an IP address and I can ping it constantly. My other receiver works like a dream and haven't had any issues. Has anyone else had problems connecting a second receiver?, I have a suspicion that it's faulty. -- rossm rossm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16719 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49172 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spicefly Syncer
I guess no one else knows what htis does either :) :) :) Zevs -- Zevs Zevs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6890 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49032 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Second Duet Receiver
rossm;314379 Wrote: I have just taken delivery of my second receiver but I am having intermittent connection problems. I managed to register it with the controller but it is constantly dropping the connection(blue) light. I have also connected it to my router via ethernet and it still drops the connection. I have checked that the router has assigned it an IP address and I can ping it constantly. My other receiver works like a dream and haven't had any issues. Has anyone else had problems connecting a second receiver?, I have a suspicion that it's faulty. Dropping the ethernet connection is odd: have you tried swapping the two receivers? It could be either a bad ethernet card or bad wiring.. if it follows the cable, then its a wiring issue. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49172 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.0.1 does not scan library at all
Did a clean install of the SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 on my MacBook Pro, which runs minimized. There's been a bug in 7.0.1 which could break things on OSX. Please download 7.0.2 Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Second Duet Receiver
Thanks, already tried that, other receiver works fine when connected via ethernet. -- rossm rossm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16719 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49172 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Various Artists Logic... is it necessary?
Folks - could someone please explain to me why we need this TPE logic at all. Over the last 2 years I have been following the guidelines for ripping my music collection using EAC into flac files. These are stored in the recommended ARTIST\ALBUM or VARIOS ARTIST\GENRE\ALBUM structure. Until SC7.01 (I was fine with 7.0) multiple disc albums under the VARIOUS ARTIST directory would group together no problem. However, since 7.01 it seems this no longer happens: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7869 From reading 'some' of this thread it seems that this is all due to some new tag data being used for album artist?? What are we really trying to achieve with this. What was wrong with the logic in SC7.0. I'm really not trying to slow you all down but a simple explination would be nice (if anyone is feeling generous... I realise you guys all seem to be the experts shaping the future). For the humble (read simple) end user it feels like we are going backwards here. Thanks for reading me :-) -- BBear BBear's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11612 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47297 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wake on LAN and bridged networks
I agree with the cost of running a pc 24/7 a WoL feature on the Sqeezebox would be fantastic. At present I have to either go upstairs, open a cupboard and prod the desktop into life (no real problem but hardly in keeping with SB spontaneity) or fire up the laptop and use Magic Packet Sender to get things running. -- Black Pearl Black Pearl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14440 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31561 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] New Wiki Posting Controls - Login Required
In order to have a better (and, hopefully, spam-free) Wiki, we're changing the wiki to require you to be logged in before making changes. We're also changing the account creation to require a confirmation via email before it is enabled. If you already have an account on the wiki, you'll need to confirm your account before you can edit the wiki. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Business Unit slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11086 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49177 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Report on powerline ethernet (five weeks later)
Another delighted powerline customer here. There is little more frustrating than a drop out in the middle of your favorite song. Wireless works great in my apartment for my laptops, but there is nothing quite like a rock solid data connection for streaming to the SB3. I'm not beating up on the squeezebox wireless card, just that it doesn't work 100% of the time in my environment where Netstumbler finds over 25 other competing networks. I also run an SB1G and having that wired up is a must when you are feeding it lossless files! -- sebage http://www.last.fm/user/sebage/ SB3 - Bel Canto S300 - BW 703 sebage's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2617 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27990 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] UK plug adapter for Squeezebox controller cradle
can i get a spare couple of these from somewhere? any ideas... i couldn't find the remote seperately (alreayd have 3 sueezeboxes) so bought one from the us, but would like the proper plug for it as with the adapter its too bulky... -- gb115b gb115b's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1781 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49178 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Various Artists Logic... is it necessary?
Philip Meyer;314375 Wrote: What's wrong with putting Various Artists in the Album Artist tag if you are saying that you want this as the Album Artists name. Nothing really wrong with doing that. It's just a name after all. However, I don't consider Various Artists to be an artist name; it's another miss-use of the tag. I'd never need to set the album artist to Various Artists because SqueezeCenter does that automatically when the album is a compilation album. Setting the album artist to Various Artists may also lead to inconsistencies in SqueezeCenter, because it displays compilation albums as belonging to an artist called Various Artists automatically. Most applications have a mechanism for indicating that an album is a compilation album. Even iTunes/iPod have a Compilation tag, and you can browse compilations. This doesn't involve having an album artist. but there is more to the universe than just SC. shocking, but true. SC does set ALBUMARTIST in the DB as Various Artists automatically (assuming conditions are met), thats true, and it marks it as a comp too. but if you use other apps too, this might not work for you. Philip Meyer;314375 Wrote: I'm not sure what else you would put there if you sort by that. Don't know what you mean exactly. I wouldn't put anything in an album artist tag if there's not meant to be anything there. If all songs are by the same performing artist, there's no need to have an album artist. For a compilation album, songs will have different performing artists, and an album artist is not necessary, because it's a compilation; the software knows there are various artists, and the album is not owned by a single artist name. see above. Philip Meyer;314375 Wrote: As I said before, it would be better if there were a Browse Compilations, rather than Browse Artists Various Artists (or whatever name has been entered in the Music Library setting When compilation albums are grouped together, they appear under Various Artists by default. You can change that name below.). totally agree and excellent idea. why does SC conflate an albums property, with how that album is named (named via album artist?) what i would do, is if something seems like a comp to SC, and there is no album artist or TPE2 tag for it to use, it should then use the ALBUM name, and set the COMP field in the positive. i know you wouldn't like that phil, BUT what i am getting at here is i think similar to what you are saying. browse the property, not the name. Philip Meyer;314375 Wrote: When browsing albums, compilation albums should be displayed by Various Artists (or the configered alternative name). If sort by album artist is selected, it should sort by that name too. i think there is a bug when doing Home-Artists-Various Artists. and what do you mean 'if sort by album artist is selected?' -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.1beta - Win XP Pro SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47297 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New site design
sdhubbard;299530 Wrote: I'm seeing the same problems with displacement of search and options boxes using Safari 3.1.1 and Firefox 3.0b5 on Mac OS X (the behaviour is the same in both browsers - it looks like about 80 pixels). Mousing over the Search This Thread box on the way to the Search box causes it to disappear, too - I have to go around it if I want the Search box to stay on screen. Steve I FINALLY gave up on VBB support / forums and fixed this my own hackish way :-) Give me a heads up if the problem persists with any of the dropdowns. -- matmar10 _ |\/|atthew J |\/|artin -- An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field. - Niels Bohr matmar10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12874 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46936 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SliMP3 Player For Sale
Original SLiMP3 player for sale. Thought I would post here before I go Craigslist or eBay. Works fine, I have simply upgraded to a Duet and no longer need it. Plus we're moving to London. Anyhow - Includes the original (Sony) remote, power supply, ethernet cable, and A/V cable. $100 + shipping (in original box). Contact me off list, obviously. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks +---+ |Filename: P1020962.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5321| +---+ -- Bonesteel Bonesteel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1438 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49179 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezecenter and Controller on different Subnets/Segments
hello... i just got the controller and wanted to add it to my current slimserver and squeezebox. but while reading and also trying i found out, that the center and controller have to be on the same network subnet/segment. in my case this is not possible, as my sqeezecenter is installed on a server on the internet, ip 77.x.x.x .. and my local network is 192.168.1.x ... so are there any hacks, hints for forcing to connect anway to 77.x.x.x and showing me the devices without using the discovery. just as last detail, squeeze controller and squezzebox are on the same (192.x.x) network. thanks for any advice -- Klaus Klaus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2751 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Various Artists Logic... is it necessary?
I used to have my library and Slimserver set up just how I like it - Compilations were correctly listed under Various Artists and contributing artists did not appear in the main list of Artists. This seems to have changed, now that I've moved to SC 7 The problem occurs when an album with a main artist has some tracks where other artists contribute eg Santana's Supernatural with contributing artists Eric Clapton, Eagle Eye Cherry, Lauryn Hill etc. SC appears to treat this as a compilation, and lists the album under Various Artists, though it does show the Artist as Santana (probably because the Album Artist tag is set to Santana) If I explicitly set the Compilation tag to 0, then SC stops treating it as a compilation. However, it insists on including each contributing artist in the artist list despite the setting of the option List albums by band = Yes (and List Albums by All Artists for that Album = No) and also Group compilation albums together = Yes I'm running SC 7.0.1 19705, on Windows Vista Home Premium. All my music is in FLAC ripped using dbPoweramp (various versions over the last few years) I have just re-ripped Supernatural using the latest dBPoweramp (V13 Reference) and this automatically sets Compilation=0 which is helpful. It also sets Album Artist = Santana But SC still lists all of the contributing artists, which is not what I want. So, how can I achieve the result I want (and used to have)? and Is this a bug or is it the intended behaviour (for some weird reason)? (I know I could delete the contributing artist tags but that would be extra work and defeats the great metadata lookup in dBpoweramp) (I did look at the WIKI page on tags, where it states that SC looks at the BAND tag rather than ALBUM ARTIST in Flac files. Could someone in the know confirm whether this is the case. I did try deleting the Album Artist Tag and setting a Band tag but it made no difference to my problem.) Regards Nigel -- NigelC NigelC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2101 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47297 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter and Controller on different Subnets/Segments
Klaus;314430 Wrote: but while reading and also trying i found out, that the center and controller have to be on the same network subnet/segment. Not true. On the SBC, just go to Music Source-Other Server and enter the IP address of your SC. As long as a route exists and there are no firewalls in the way, this should work fine. -- Fletch Fletch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Various Artists Logic... is it necessary?
BBear;314411 Wrote: Folks - could someone please explain to me why we need this TPE logic at all. not sure what you mean by that. one thing is treat TPE2 as ALBUMARTIST which is fairly straight forward. the other thing is a function SC has of VA detection logic. i contend we don't need the second thing except as an option. BBear;314411 Wrote: Over the last 2 years I have been following the guidelines for ripping my music collection using EAC into flac files. These are stored in the recommended ARTIST\ALBUM or VARIOS ARTIST\GENRE\ALBUM structure. Until SC7.01 (I was fine with 7.0) multiple disc albums under the VARIOUS ARTIST directory would group together no problem. However, since 7.01 it seems this no longer happens: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7869 ok... BBear;314411 Wrote: From reading 'some' of this thread it seems that this is all due to some new tag data being used for album artist?? i don't follow you here. the only thing new is in using a MP3's TPE2 field to work as ALBUMARTIST, and thats totally optional, (and off by default). BBear;314411 Wrote: What are we really trying to achieve with this. What was wrong with the logic in SC7.0. I'm really not trying to slow you all down but a simple explination would be nice (if anyone is feeling generous... I realise you guys all seem to be the experts shaping the future). For the humble (read simple) end user it feels like we are going backwards here. Thanks for reading me :-) i think your issue has little to nothing to do with any of this, but i could be wrong. but what we are trying to do is figure out the best way for SC to handle scanning of albums that have no album artist data and that appear to be compilations. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.1beta - Win XP Pro SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47297 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Expanding my Music!!
theorangeman;314368 Wrote: 1. Would you recommend going with a separate amp and then just using regular speakers or just going the powerered speaker route? I have to admit, I haven't done a lot of research on the topic so I'm not sure which direction would give me the best bang for the buck. 1a. If you recommend going with a separate amp, can you also recommend one that is pretty decent quality while at an affordable price? 1b. If you recommend going with the powerered speaker route and also considering that I only need bookshelf speakers, what would you recommend that again, is affordable but good sounding? I've read about AudioEngine 2 speakers on the board, but have never listened to them. Is there a better alternative? In addition to the AudioEngine 2, there is also the AudioEngine 5, and Aego M. I'd say that if you want to keep within the price range of said speakers, you'd be hard pressed to find more bang for the buck. Bjørn -- bhaagensen bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49170 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
Nonreality;314359 Wrote: I'm really looking forward to figuring out a speed up and automating of the SC scan.That's already addressed in the Wiki - assuming of course that what you're referring to is avoiding having SC rescan the entire library when you edit/ add a track or album to your library and update MiP's database/ cache? -- egd Internet forums: conclusive proof depth of gene pool is indeed variable, monkeys can be taught to cut code, and world peace is utterly unrealistic... Integrating MusicIP with SqueezeCenter...'*here's how*' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Integrating_MusicIP_with_SqueezeCenter). egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
maggior;314328 Wrote: I'm using Spicefly's web interface for headless MusicIP on Linux. On this webpage, I don't see a reload cache button. Also, I don't see in the API reference an API to reload the cache (http://www.musicip.com/mixer/httpprotocol.jsp). What is the actual API that is being used? Is there an equivalent button that can be used on Spicefly's web interface? FYI, Reload Cache will only appear (in Spicefly's or the default) HTTP API page when MiP headless detects that the MiP library/ cache has changed since it last read it. Not sure what the API call is, the HTML may inform you. -- egd Internet forums: conclusive proof depth of gene pool is indeed variable, monkeys can be taught to cut code, and world peace is utterly unrealistic... Integrating MusicIP with SqueezeCenter...'*here's how*' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Integrating_MusicIP_with_SqueezeCenter). egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter and Controller on different Subnets/Segments
Fletch;314434 Wrote: Not true. On the SBC, just go to Music Source-Other Server and enter the IP address of your SC. As long as a route exists and there are no firewalls in the way, this should work fine. i tried this, the route exists (tested from pc in same network) and firewall is configured correctly. but when i got player, i don't see any players -- Klaus Klaus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2751 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
tamanaco;314365 Wrote: When I get new CDs I rip them to my FLAC library, then I run the MusicIP Windows client to validate the new added tracks, after validation I start the SpiceFly Web UI (at this point Total Songs does not equal Validated Songs) and click reload cache. My last step is to use the SC Web interface settings to add new and changed music. This is the way I've been doing it for a while now. Maybe I'm doing it wrong or there is a better way of doing this.It's the same principle I've employed using Genpuid. With Genpuid you can automate the process if required. -- egd Internet forums: conclusive proof depth of gene pool is indeed variable, monkeys can be taught to cut code, and world peace is utterly unrealistic... Integrating MusicIP with SqueezeCenter...'*here's how*' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Integrating_MusicIP_with_SqueezeCenter). egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter and Controller on different Subnets/Segments
Klaus wrote: Fletch;314434 Wrote: Not true. On the SBC, i tried this, the route exists (tested from pc in same network) and firewall is configured correctly. but when i got player, i don't see any players I had the same kinds of problems, which all went away when I put all the computers on the same subnet. I think my router was not properly forwarding the messages between subnets. The obvious hack is to put an extra NIC on your server, connect it to your inside the house subnet, and enjoy. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter and Controller on different Subnets/Segments
My home LAN has multiple subnets and it all works even with SBC, SB players and SC all on different segments. Klaus, just to confirm a few simple things: - Your post uses the terms slimserver and squeezecenter interchangeably. The SBC requires at least SC 7.0. - The SBC never actually talks to the players - it just gets that info from SC. So if a player is listed as connected in the SC web UI, the SBC should also see it. If it doesn't, I'm not sure why... -- Fletch Fletch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter and Controller on different Subnets/Segments
pfarrell;314445 Wrote: The obvious hack is to put an extra NIC on your server, connect it to your inside the house subnet, and enjoy. thanks for your hint, but as SC is on the internet, i won't be able to talk with private addresses over the internet -- Klaus Klaus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2751 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter and Controller on different Subnets/Segments
Fletch;314447 Wrote: My home LAN has multiple subnets and it all works even with SBC, SB players and SC all on different segments. Klaus, just to confirm a few simple things: - Your post uses the terms slimserver and squeezecenter interchangeably. The SBC requires at least SC 7.0. - The SBC never actually talks to the players - it just gets that info from SC. So if a player is listed as connected in the SC web UI, the SBC should also see it. If it doesn't, I'm not sure why... ok, i'm using SC 7.1, and as far as i have read, SC 7.1 makes some broadcast for SBC -- Klaus Klaus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2751 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter and Controller on different Subnets/Segments
Klaus wrote: thanks for your hint, but as SC is on the internet, i won't be able to talk with private addresses over the internet I'm confused. Is the SC box not in your house? Its trivial to have one server have two nics and two separate IP addresses. If its not in your house, how can anything find it? It takes three ports to talk the SlimProtocols -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter and Controller on different Subnets/Segments
maybe a detail, but i have no duet, i just have the SBC and the Squeezebox Classic player -- Klaus Klaus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2751 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter and Controller on different Subnets/Segments
Things to check: 1) The player(s) must be connected to the SC instance and must be controllable via the web interface. If this doesn't work, fix it first. 2) You must have open firewall ports for (at least) 9000 3483 between the two nets, assuming you haven't changed any default ports. Must also be routable (of course). 3) The SBC won't discover the server (and neither will the players - see step 1!) but if you enter the IP manually it should connect. 4) Make sure the players aren't connected to SN. If you still have issues please post back and let us know more specifics about exactly what you're doing and what happens. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SliMP3 Player For Sale
Please use eBay. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Business Unit slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11086 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49179 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spicefly Syncer
Zevs;314387 Wrote: I guess no one else knows what htis does either :) :) :) Zevs That is the intention of the program but it hasn't been updated for Squeezecenter so I'm not sure if it works. I went straight to the Squeezecenter beta's when I started so I don't know if the executables would be the same for scans. Might be able to make it work but you would need to talk to him about it. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49032 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter and Controller on different Subnets/Segments
pfarrell;314451 Wrote: Klaus wrote: thanks for your hint, but as SC is on the internet, i won't be able to talk with private addresses over the internet I'm confused. Is the SC box not in your house? Its trivial to have one server have two nics and two separate IP addresses. If its not in your house, how can anything find it? It takes three ports to talk the SlimProtocols ;-) i have a root server outside somewhere in the internet. the ports are routed trough the internet, that's no problem at all. but I can add other nic's to the server, but still I can't route a private network (e.g. 192.168.x.x) over the internet without any tunneling/vpn/etc -- Klaus Klaus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2751 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spent 3 hours with tech support last night...
Howard Passman;314367 Wrote: The only thing that makes this an issue is the fact that most of these home routers are more like toys that real routers. The issues are usually with them. Using static and DHCP on the same network or router is not an issue as long as you do it correctly. Bests, HowardIt's a good thing that they're toys, just think of the problems you could have had. :) -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48750 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezecenter and Controller on different Subnets/Segments
radish;314452 Wrote: Things to check: 1) The player(s) must be connected to the SC instance and must be controllable via the web interface. If this doesn't work, fix it first. 2) You must have open firewall ports for (at least) 9000 3483 between the two nets, assuming you haven't changed any default ports. Must also be routable (of course). 3) The SBC won't discover the server (and neither will the players - see step 1!) but if you enter the IP manually it should connect. 4) Make sure the players aren't connected to SN. If you still have issues please post back and let us know more specifics about exactly what you're doing and what happens. 1) okay and using it daily without problems 2) firewall ports are open, double-checked 3) I agree, but when I enter the 4) verified and 200% sure what i do is, I start the remote (connected to a test SC on my lan), I go to settings - music source - other servers, add the same IP as i can enter on my browser, e.g http://77.xx.xx.xx:9000 - then i try to click the IP, but nothing happens .. it just scrolls a few pixel to the right and then back again. i try to connect with SBC to classic squeezebox. -- Klaus Klaus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2751 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49180 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet review on Notebookreview
I almost pulled the trigger today. But I think I rather wait till all bugs are sorted out and proper installation guide is available. Heck, I am not even sure if the sound quality is worth the set up hassle. Loving my X5 in the mean time. -- dvdit dvdit's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18317 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49085 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Various Artists Logic... is it necessary?
why does SC conflate an albums property, with how that album is named (named via album artist?) what i would do, is if something seems like a comp to SC, and there is no album artist or TPE2 tag for it to use, it should then use the ALBUM name, and set the COMP field in the positive. i know you wouldn't like that phil I don't know, it seems like what you are suggesting is exactly how it works now? If an album seems like a compilation (i.e. songs by different artists), and there is no album artist, then it is a compilation. When browsing albums, compilation albums should be displayed by Various Artists (or the configered alternative name). If sort by album artist is selected, it should sort by that name too. i think there is a bug when doing Home-Artists-Various Artists. I don't think so - works fine for me. and what do you mean 'if sort by album artist is selected?' Isn't this how you usually browse your music in the webUI? Browse Albums, with Sort By set to artist, album. That artist is the album artist. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Various Artists Logic... is it necessary?
I have just re-ripped Supernatural using the latest dBPoweramp (V13 Reference) and this automatically sets Compilation=0 which is helpful. It also sets Album Artist = Santana I think you'll find that dbPowerAmp stores Album Artist in a band tag. I have dbPowerAmp (don't use the ripper, only use it for converting FLAC to mp3 for transfer to portable music player). I just tried ripping a couple of tracks in dbPowerAmp, and set the Album Artist to Test. I then loaded the songs into Foobar music player, and looked at the tag properties. It says it has stored the tags in id3v2 format. It reports the following: Artist Name : Pink Floyd Track Title : Careful With That Axe, Eugene Album Title : Ummagumma Date : 1969 Genre : Progressive Rock Composer : Performer : Album Artist : Track Number : 2 Total Tracks : 4 Disc Number : 1 Total Discs : 2 Comment : BAND : Test Note that Album Artist is blank, and a custom tag BAND has been used to store the value Test. FLAC tag format can support proper Album Artist tags, but id3v2 was written by dbPowerAmp. The tags were not readable in my usual tagging app Mp3Tag. It said the tag format was id3v2, but couldn't read the tags. Maybe the tag format and mapping of fields to tags is configurable in dbPowerAmp - I don't know, this was using the default settings, as I've never used it before and haven't changed any configuration options. I tried ripping to mp3 format too, and it stored id3v2 format tags. The Album Artist was stored in TPE2 (BAND). You could confirm that SqueezeCenter is reading your tag as Band instead of Album Artist by browsing to a song in the webUI. It should list the tag information it has read. It will be saying Band: xxx instead of Album Artist: xxx. But SC still lists all of the contributing artists, which is not what I want. You need to set an Album Artist tag that SqueezeCenter understands, or if you have SqueezeCenter v7.1 there is now a new option to treat TPE2 as Album Artist, instead of Band. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] No volume with SC 7.0.1
Not sure how to explain this, but I removed 7.0.1 from my system, deleted the remaining slimserver files and rebooted Windows Home Server. Then I reinstalled v6.5.4 and the volume is back and the static is gone. I would love to know what's so special about my setup ... But for now I'm staying away from v7! -- woodp woodp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49121 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet review on Notebookreview
MrSinatra;313895 Wrote: again, i respect SC and i'm not saying it should be thrown overboard, but why force it to be the only solution? Who's forcing it to be the only solution? All the protocols are open, you've got SC as a reference implementation, go ahead and make your own. Saying that Logitech should build an alternative to SC is one thing, but to imply that SC is the only _possible_ solution is entirely wrong. There's at least one other server implementation that I know of (not that I'd recommend it!), and I've even thought about writing one myself. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49085 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Open SqueezeCenter greyed out
On my home network I have two pc's running XP SP3 and Microsoft OneCare. Both WERE fine and working normally. However, as time goes on and the updates from Microsoft keep rolling in, one of the pc's SqueezeCenter won't start. The bad pc launches the SqueezeCenter and the icon shows in the system tray. Hovering over it reveals that the SqueezeCenter is stopped. I have configured ports and protocols in both machines the same way with port 9000 enabled as TCP and port 3483 enabled as TCP/UDP. I re-installed SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 but this didn't fix it. I have used OneCare for a couple of years and don't have any other firewalls or anti-virus programs in place. Any other stronger measures that I can take to fix this? -- Bon Bon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5558 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49184 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Open SqueezeCenter greyed out
After just reinstalling 7.0.1 to no avail, I uninstalled 7.0.1 and then reinstalled it again to get a fresh start. Now things are again working. I didn't change anything in my Microsoft OneCare firewall or anything else. I didn't even reboot to get things working; just uninstalled and reinstalled. Hope this helps someone! -- Bon Bon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5558 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49184 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
Integrating SC and MusicIP is way, WAY too complicated at present. It's ridiculous in its complexity and its inelegance. I'm an expert user, have done programming, etc., and after a couple hours of messing around with this, still haven't been able to get it to work. Never mind why, I'm sure if I kept at it after another couple hours it might work (then stop working, then miraculously start working, etc.). Please understand that I appreciate the effort here, but honest feedback needs to be given. Here is what needs to be changed for this to be anything but one giant unprofessional, embarrassing kludge: - However musicip is to be installed, whether it be a gui program, headless, a service with no running program, etc., it should be completely installed and configured for SC after running a simple installation program. - It should make no difference in what order SC and musicip load. None. To have to figure out which one must load first is a headache users should not have to deal with. This can be fixed in SC, or better in the musicip SC plugin. These are only two changes. None of the above is anything unusual. The most niche programs from the smallest software companies do it like this. Sorry for the rant, but this is a big waste of peoples' time at the moment and only the most sophisticated and determined users will use it. It would be so much more productive to do the work on the developers' end. The result would be a tenfold increase in users - and hopefully in business to the musicip folks. -- JohnnyLightOn JohnnyLightOn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=28 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!
JohnnyLightOn;314487 Wrote: Integrating SC and MusicIP is way, WAY too complicated at present. It's crazy in its complexity and difficulty.There's really nothing complicated about it, there are just a few must have conditions that will make or break it and they're addressed in the Wiki entry. If you follow them step by step you will get a working integration, regardless of platform. 90% of what's in the Wiki is aimed at helping explain how MiP works (eg analysis options/how to do it, archiving tags etc.) rather than being instructions to set it up JohnnyLightOn;314487 Wrote: These are only two changes. Neither is anything unusual. The most niche programs from the smallest software companies do it like this, and they would not survive if they didn't. (I guess there should be a third change: it has to work without much additional effort for most people.)SC and MiP are two independent programs that were written without one another in mind. I agree the integration can be a lot tighter etc. and I suspect (perhaps incorrectly) that over time the level of sophistication may well increase and a lot of the stuff one needs to do will just be taken care of. For the moment though, it is what it is, SC works fine without MiP and visa versa - if you take the trouble to integrate them the results are worthwhile -- egd Internet forums: conclusive proof depth of gene pool is indeed variable, monkeys can be taught to cut code, and world peace is utterly unrealistic... Integrating MusicIP with SqueezeCenter...'*here's how*' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Integrating_MusicIP_with_SqueezeCenter). egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48270 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet review on Notebookreview
i am a huge SB3 fan. my Duet experience is very lukewarm. the receiver works well. the controller is a problem, and it has nothing to do with documentation - the wireless behavior is erratic, and there are many users reporting such issues. i have gone for many of the suggested workarounds (power settings etc), but i refuse to change a wireless Linksys router that is only a few months old and has always worked flawlessly with a large array of devices, from pc's with different OS's to Iphones to 4 different SB3s, and more. something is weird about the controller's wireless capabilities, the evidence is quite overwhelming when cruising the forums. i wish it was different. i have demoted the Duet to where it does little damage - secondary duty in the bedroom system. it's not what i had in mind given the expense, however the last thing i want to do when i am in an audiophile mood to listen to *music* is to troubleshoot and work around wireless issues. thus the duet is not an option for my main system, and i will not recommend it to friends. unlike the SB3, which i have wholeheartedly recommended for years, and have converted many people to. -- pablolie pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49085 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Using a Harmony remote to automatically select correct digi input on Transporter
I'm trying to setup my Harmony 550 to do the following: 1- Turn on DVD player (which acts as my cd player) 2- Turn on Transporter and select appropriate Digital input (Transporter acting as DAC) 3- Turn on amplifier and select input AUX Step 2 is proving difficult for me. I can't figure out how to automate the up/down, left/right menu scrolling to get to the correct input plus the pressing of the play button to enable DAC output. Has anybody figured it out? -- george_k george_k's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2519 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49185 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet review on Notebookreview
pablolie;314492 Wrote: i am a huge SB3 fan. my Duet experience is very lukewarm. the receiver works well. the controller is a problem, and it has nothing to do with documentation - the wireless behavior is erratic, and there are many users reporting such issues. i have gone for many of the suggested workarounds (power settings etc), but i refuse to change a wireless Linksys router that is only a few months old and has always worked flawlessly with a large array of devices, from pc's with different OS's to Iphones to 4 different SB3s, and more. something is weird about the controller's wireless capabilities, the evidence is quite overwhelming when cruising the forums. i wish it was different. i have demoted the Duet to where it does little damage - secondary duty in the bedroom system. it's not what i had in mind given the expense, however the last thing i want to do when i am in an audiophile mood to listen to *music* is to troubleshoot and work around wireless issues. thus the duet is not an option for my main system, and i will not recommend it to friends. unlike the SB3, which i have wholeheartedly recommended for years, and have converted many people to. Thank you. That was a very helpful info. I guess I will read up more on the SB3. -- dvdit dvdit's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18317 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49085 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet review on Notebookreview
pablolie;314492 Wrote: i have demoted the Duet to where it does little damage - secondary duty in the bedroom system. it's not what i had in mind given the expense, however the last thing i want to do when i am in an audiophile mood to listen to *music* is to troubleshoot and work around wireless issues. thus the duet is not an option for my main system, and i will not recommend it to friends. unlike the SB3, which i have wholeheartedly recommended for years, and have converted many people to. I think you've hit the nail on the head. As another user put it, I'm a geek, but of the I don't have the time to deal with that shit (pardon my French) variety. Nothing, and I mean nothing, is more infuriating that settling down to listen to something you've been looking forward to only to find you have to deal with that shit. -- egd Internet forums: conclusive proof depth of gene pool is indeed variable, monkeys can be taught to cut code, and world peace is utterly unrealistic... Integrating MusicIP with SqueezeCenter...'*here's how*' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Integrating_MusicIP_with_SqueezeCenter). egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3425 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49085 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception
It seems to me that the SBC definitely has a problem. My beta test hardware works fine but the final product won't stay connected beyond about 15 feet from the router, and this is supposed to be an improvement in range over the beta test hardware. Both units are running the same software version. There is a real hardware problem here that needs to be fixed. 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=48985 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet review on Notebookreview
Thank you for quoting me, but from what I've read, it would seem that your Controller is defective. My Squeezebox never gave me shit. When I encountered major problems, it was 99 times out of 100 the wireless network's fault. And since I upgraded from ADSL to cable, all my wireless problems disappeared. What an amazing little device! I wonder, did you get your Controller to work? If not, have you contacted support? What happened? -- Nostromo http://www.last.fm/user/Guermantez/ Nostromo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6322 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49085 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Open SqueezeCenter greyed out
working. I didn't change anything in my Microsoft OneCare firewall or You might need to configure the firewall to allow for incoming traffic on ports 9000, 3483. Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception
My 2c suggestion is to consider adding an airport express (as a WDS) in the same room as your controller to extend the range of your main wireless network. -- shake-the-disease shake-the-disease's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=698 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48985 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
