Re: [slim] Spent 2 days with 7.4. Rolled back to 7.3.4
SteveSatch;469405 Wrote: Thanks, I downloaded it. Now, what item of all those that are in the folder is the installer : ) Thanks You only need one of the files in that link. Which file depends on what operating system are you using. If it's Windows, you want the one that says Windows Executable in the description. If you're running MacOS then you want the one with Mac OSX Disk Image. And so on. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69374 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Sync
I never manage to sync my squeezebox classic and my squeezebox boom. Why? What is the problem? How to solve it? The players are playing the same music but not in sync. /Hans -- DiSNEYN DiSNEYN's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5070 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69450 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Ports
Hi Chale2 Thoses are all the ports you need. I have a couple of 'external' SBs running connecting through my firewall. Make sure you only open the firewall to the IPs you want to be able to connect to the Squeezeserver, otherwise the whole world can... Sike -- Sike Sike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2458 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69445 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UK ISP Plus.net, Squeeze 7.4 and BBC Radio - anyone?
Well, a big thanks to you both for this. goharbourview123. The Kasperskyy AntiVirus I had installed (latest edition?) appears different from yours. Trusted Zone is in a different place and the Do not scan all network traffic at any remote host and at any remote port setting does not seem to exist. However, I made what seemed to be the equivalent settings but still no joy. Previously I had stopped Kaspersky AntiVirus and BBC Radio ASX playlist WMA streams still did not work, so I decided to uninstall it completely. I left it out for two days and the BBC streams worked perfectly in all that time. I've now dumped Kaspersky AntiVirus and installed the free Avast which, although it speaks to me loudly and has horrible tray icons, leaves the BBC streams working in peace. So I am a happy (if slightly embarrassed) bunny. Again. Thanks for all your help with this (esp the ever-patient bpa). I don't think anyone who uses the Squeezebox stuff should bother with the Kaspersky AntiVirus product. Flaky, inconsistent, unreliable and far too much trouble. MC -- ModelCitizen Think the third party Squeeze plugins and applets are important? Then 'vote for bug 14194' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14194) so more can be made. Last.fm/user/ModelCitizen ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68570 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UK ISP Plus.net, Squeeze 7.4 and BBC Radio - anyone?
I'm glad that you got your problem sorted after all the effort you put in - many users just give up. Your experience confirms my belief that uninstalling is the only way to definitively test whether security software is causing a problem - disabling/turning off is not conclusive. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68570 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android
Muggy;469434 Wrote: I've had a brief play around with this now, first impressions are that it is great. Does all the basics very well and is well suited to controlling multiple players. I look forward to seeing how the app develops in future - if you need a beta tester I'd be happy to help out. Good to hear that you like it! I would be happy to have you as a beta tester! Please sign up at my tracker http://sqcmdr.flattermann.net/trac and send me a short mail to sqc...@flattermann.net. If you have any ideas for new features or you've found a bug, please open a ticket in the tracker, so that I cannot forget your request anymore. ;-) The app seems to be pretty stable (at least, I only got a single CrashReport until now, see http://sqcmdr.flattermann.net/trac/ticket/5). It was my biggest concern that the app may not be 100% stable on some devices, because I did not have a large beta test with different Android models. After fixing this (rare) bug, I'll spend my time on new features. I've already added some ideas to the tracker: http://sqcmdr.flattermann.net/trac/report/1. Feel free to comment the tickets... Best regards, Christian -- flattermann flattermann's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33169 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69352 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MrSinatra;469418 Wrote: if it has the battery, then its only $50 difference. and i'd feel sorry for anyone that had this as their only slim product. if it isn't their only one however, i doubt money is that big an issue. I agree with many of your points about Radio vs Boom. But I think your $50 price differential is not a fair argument for comparison. The Radio is $100 less than Boom for comparable operation (requiring an outlet). If SD had offered a $50 battery for the Boom (which I think would have been quite popular) then you are back to the $100 price difference. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] http://Squeezecenterip:9001/stream.mp3
I know its a stream. Thats not the question. How do you think all radio stations are publishing there information? Through scripts in the stream. This can be tricky because some players start stuttering when you enable that. But every player i know off supports title streaming. Thats what also should be supported by Squeezecenter. -- Hellsblade Hellsblade's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4283 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69403 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Napster UK Now �5
Bargain I say. Much better library too than Spotify. -- autopilot Cheers, auto. *lounge:* squeezebox 3, squeezebox controller, cambridge audio 640a, mission 701's *kitchen:* squeezebox touch, trends ta-10.1, kef cresta 1's. *bedroom:* squeezebox boom *bathroom/garden:* squeezebox radio *car:* ipod classic 80gb *portable:* iphone 3gs 32gb (+ipeng) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69272 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Napster UK Now �5
As far as I can tell you can mix free and paid for tracks - will let you know on 1 Nov as I converted my existing subscription yesterday. I also think this is great news - only happened this week and several months after they did the same in the US. I just hope they have infrastructure in place to support an influx of new customers as I still get buffering and dropped tracks at very busy times. -- 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=69272 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] http://Squeezecenterip:9001/stream.mp3
ghan;469363 Wrote: it's a stream, not a file you're playing, so limited tag-info is to be expected. You can however adjust the setting 'title format' on the player settings page for the 'winamp on ip number' player. This title gets sent periodically to your player, while streaming. Play around with it to find the right setting for you. I know its a stream, but although title streaming is shown by MusicPal in all radio stations i use, changing the setting only shows in winamp. Also it doesn't show in Windows Media Player. I guess there's no real standard for this, or MusicPal and Media Player follow another standard... -- Hellsblade Hellsblade's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4283 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69403 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
aubuti;468695 Wrote: Please, give me a specific example of how an SB2 or SB3 does not work with MySB. I am not denying that there are such problems, but sometimes concrete examples are much more enlightening than vague generalities. You can find some examples here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10 -- WustrowO WustrowO's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32729 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UK ISP Plus.net, Squeeze 7.4 and BBC Radio - anyone?
ModelCitizen;469528 Wrote: I've now dumped Kaspersky AntiVirus and installed the free Avast which, although it speaks to me loudly and has horrible tray icons, leaves the BBC streams working in peace. Right click on 'a' icon - Program Settings - Sounds - Disable avast! Sounds Right click on 'a' icon - Program Settings - Appearance - Show avast! Tray Icon And for the blue sliding update box: Right click on 'a' icon - Program Settings - Update (Basic) - Details - Update Options. Avast! might not be the best AV for detection and security, -but- it is very well behaved, light weight, configurable and just works. Never had an issue with it and I recommend it to people all the time. -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rear shield) interested in any others if you have them! funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68570 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: Napster UK Now �5
Im currently on Napster to go tariff for £15. If I change to the £5 tariff, what do I lose? The ability to put songs on my mp3 player and thats it? -- pudding pudding's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10024 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69272 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] http://Squeezecenterip:9001/stream.mp3
SBS should be sending limited meta data in stream.mp3, just like MP3 radio stations do it. This should also change when the track changes. I know there was an issue a long time ago, but I haven't heard of this being a problem recently. I'm not sure of the format of this data and what players support it. I guess someone else will need to chip in with more details. -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rear shield) interested in any others if you have them! funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69403 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best Squeezebox for kids play room
How well does your five year old read? I would suggest an inexpensive CD boombox for less than 1/2 the cost of the Squeezebox Radio. Burn a stack of CDs and place colorful labels on the CDs that the kids will recognize. You'll also have FM radio available, for which the kids only have to move a dial tuner to find new music. Sometimes the championing of these products goes so far beyond common sense that it amazes me. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69388 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
WustrowO;469559 Wrote: You can find some examples here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10 Well that's helpful. Using your same vague criteria I suppose it is fair to say that ALL Volkswagon vehicles should be avoided at all costs based on this URL: http://www.cars-that-suck.com/stories.html -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sync
Sync should work just fine with a Boom and a Classic/SB3, but there is no way anyone can offer much help without providing some more information, such as: - server operating system and hardware - SC/SbS version - wired or wifi or both - what are you trying to stream (eg, local MP3s, local FLAC, radio streams, music services like Pandora, etc.) - are you doing any transcoding - a description of *how* they are out of sync. Do they start in sync and then drift apart or are they never in sync? How are out of sync are they, fractions of seconds or several seconds? Do they re-sync when a new track starts? I've probably left out some important elements, but at least that info will help get things going. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69450 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Mysqld.exe runs without SqueezeBox Server
I have been checking my running processes using LookinmyPc Inspector trying to sort a PC problem and noticed an instance of Mysqld.exe (13 threads and 8788 kb) . The only product that uses Mysqld.exe on this PC is the Squeezebox Server, yet this is not loaded as a startup program and it was not running when I found mysqld.exe running. This may not be a problem or even related to my problem (my PC periodically freezes) but it seems curious. Can anyone advise please? -- juniper Version: 7.3 - 24282 Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Perl Version: 5.8.8 - MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt juniper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9807 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69461 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
aubuti;468695 Wrote: Please, give me a specific example of how an SB2 or SB3 does not work with MySB. I am not denying that there are such problems, but sometimes concrete examples are much more enlightening than vague generalities. WustrowO;469559 Wrote: You can find some examples here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?f=10 That's your specific example? At the time I'm looking at the SN/MSB forum the top 3 threads, and many of those below, have absolutely nothing to do with the upgrade to 7.4. If you can't be bothered even to cite a specific example around which one can have a constructive dialogue then I think I'm done with this conversation. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What happened to Music Services (Pandora, etc.) in Fishbone Interface
OK. Yes it was in 7.4.1. I guess i had gotten out of the habit of doing nightlies as it has not been necessary over the last few releases! On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 1:11 AM, Michael Herger s...@herger.net wrote: Did you already add them as apps from App Gallery? ...and then make sure you're running 7.4.1 - 7.4.0 was missing the apps in most skins but Default. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mysqld.exe runs without SqueezeBox Server
MySQL is started as a service when Windows is launched. This helps speed up the SBS start. If you don't like this you can change the SqueezeMySQL's startup behaviour using Windows' service console. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MrSinatra;468847 Wrote: i wasn't saying SBC only, i was saying that in almost all cases i can envision, people are better served by either the SBC or the Boom. even after all these posts, other than tiny bedside tables, i still don't see where the sbradio fits better than those two clients. like, does washing dishes mean you can't use a boom? can one not tell the difference between a boom or a sbradio if they don't have perfect stereo imaging body placement? Perhaps I can add a real world example. I have a whole mix of Slim Devices hardware round the house - SB1/SB2/Classic/Controller/Boom in normal use. During the beta testing, I set up the Radio in my kitchen (taking one of the Classic's out of rotation). I also have a weekly cleaner, who has never even touched or showed the slightest interest in any of the previous hardware. Within two weeks she had got to grips with the Radio (no prompting from me), selecting local music and radio and (big grrr here) even programming some new presets. She didn't actually realise it was internet radio at first but instinctively got to grips with it. The kicker is that, even after I've shown her how the Classic and Boom work (i.e. the same way) she won't use them - just doesn't get it. She carries the radio round the house with her, plugging it in as she goes. The Radio works for her, period. It may not make a huge amount of sense, but there it is. -- 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=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sync
I'll add a question: - what are your sync settings Steve. -- SteveEast 3*SB3, 1*Boom, 1*Radio, 2*Radio (shipping). Currently running 7.4 release on Acer Aspire easyStore H340 WHS. SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69450 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Napster App - 30 day free trial
I installed the Napster App last night to see what it was all about. Expecting a 30 day free trial I was given an 18 day trial. Anyone know why? -- dave77 dave77's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=26269 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mysqld.exe runs without SqueezeBox Server
It's pretty odd. The Squeezebox Server's MySQL instance is configured as a Windows service to automatically start up with the computer, even if Squeezebox Server itself is not. But if you shut down Squeezebox Server, it will shut down the MySQL service. Doesn't really make much sense. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69461 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Local Best Buy giving Sony, not Squeezebox the love
toby10;468493 Wrote: Yes, I'm not talking about paying for product placement. I'm talking about precisely what I said, bribe. :) It happens at the store level, regional level, corporate level. Most companies have pretty strict policies against employee conduct of this sort, and they monitor compliance. On both the buying and selling sides, especially with these both being publicly owned companies. I can't imagine payments to a customer's employee being approved at a company like Sony. What are you basing your comment on? -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69297 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MrSinatra;468514 Wrote: if anyone were to buy this thing to listen to music, i'd think they should have their head examined, (or at least their hearing). even a mono music source doesn't get justice on a tiny thing like this. i mean come on, this thing is simply not geared to music, lets not argue the obvious. OK I'll bite. I've bucked in and out of this thread a couple of times. But it's only after jumping back through a couple of quotes that I've seen this post. Have you listened to the Radio yet? The Radio has been my most used player for a couple of months now. Listening mainly to BBC 6Music in my study, and some albums as well. I don't sit down to listen to music, but it's always on when I'm working or just pottering about. I'm not an audiophile by any means, but I can tell the difference in sound from the Radio and the SB3 hooked to my AV amp, the Touch hooked to Logitech stereo speakers on my desk and my Boom in the kitchen. Yes the sound is smaller than the other setups, but saying someone needs their head examined if they use it to listen to music is quite frankly ridiculous. The Radio -is not- an audiophiles product, it -is not- a Boom replacement, it -is not- the pinnacle of the Squeezebox line up. However, it -is- a very capable little player with a surprising amount of volume and quality as far as the sound is concerned. This is a mass consumer device. So if you compare it most other music systems in that market, I would guess it knocks their socks off. It certainly sounds better than any of the regular iPod docks and DAB radios I've listened to, and millions of poeple find them acceptable as music sources. -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rear shield) interested in any others if you have them! funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sync
I run 2*SB3, 2*SBR, 1*Boom and 1* Radio all sync'd and controlled via and SBC and/or iPeng. They are generally all sync'd together and stay perfectly locked. Very occasionally I have had 1 or 2 drift by 1/2 - 5 seconds. This has normally occurred after a rebuffering problem and is fixed by power cycling the offedning unit(s). This hasn't happened since I moved most to wired (via HomePlug) and subsequently to 7.4. I power them up and down and add them in and out of sync groups flawlessly. SBS is 7.4 on WHS (HP MediaSmart) -- DigitalMitch DigitalMitch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15999 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69450 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Facebook App Questions
Thanks - Update 1. there is a toggle under Settings/Screen/Image Viewer Settings called 'Addiitonal Info about Picture' When set as 'Show' this includes text (from eitehr FaceBook or Flickr). The text does't scroll and is very small but it is there. 2 3 On MySB deleted credentials uninstalled Facebook App Screen saver options remain on SBC Radio Power cycled each (indepedently) and Screen Saver Options disappear. This fixes item 3 from my OP. Resinstalled FB on MySB and reregistered to FB. the MYSB settings for the rogue SB3 still show the same account number!! The account on that SB3 shows correctly. Item 2 still open (doesn't seem to cause any issues - just looks wrong). -- DigitalMitch DigitalMitch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15999 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69407 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Local Best Buy giving Sony, not Squeezebox the love
Goodsounds;469661 Wrote: Most companies have pretty strict policies against employee conduct of this sort, and they monitor compliance. On both the buying and selling sides, especially with these both being publicly owned companies. I can't imagine payments to a customer's employee being approved at a company like Sony. What are you basing your comment on? - Several friends family working for large retailers in middle to upper management. - My next door neighbor was a regional supervisor for CC for three years and has been the same for BB for over four years now (recruited HEAVILY by BB). - Me being personal friends with the regional reps for Yamaha and Furman. They all have stories to tell, believe me! :) Then my own personal experience as well, going back to my prior two employers from 1984 through 1996, and now being self employed since 1996. But none of these personal experiences, past and present, have anything to do with consumer electronics nor retail. But policies were/are in place and I assure it is quite common in most business'. Policies are great but are often circumvented or policy violations are not enforced. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69297 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mysqld.exe runs without SqueezeBox Server
Thanks guys. I now understand why its there. I think I will leave it on as I want a quick Squeezebox start when I need it. -- juniper Version: 7.3 - 24282 Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Perl Version: 5.8.8 - MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt juniper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9807 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69461 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mysqld.exe runs without SqueezeBox Server
... but I take Jim's point. It then makes no sense to switch it off when Squeezebox Server is switched off. Is this a little bug? -- juniper Version: 7.3 - 24282 Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Perl Version: 5.8.8 - MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt juniper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9807 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69461 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Facebook App Questions
matt, tried again. This time using IR to remove account on 'rogue' SB3. On SB3 MyApps/Facebook gives only 1 option I have a facebook account. On MySB the account settings show Already a Facebook Subscriber and the Connect with Facebook button. The player settings tab shows - for all the accounts, except the rogue SB3 which still shows 1612336715. You can't remove FB app from SB3 (or I couldn't find how) so put rogue SB3 to stand-by, went to MySB and uninstalled, stopped SBS. Brought SB3 out of standby (incidentally, it failed to find SBS, obviously but I had to back part way through setup to choose MySB). Installed FB via SB3, checked on MySB and rogue account still shows 1612336715. Couldn't face entering email via the IT so entered FB credentials via MySB and back to square 1. Do you, or anyone else, have any more ideas? I guess that the Apps liaise direct with MySB whether or not SBS is running therefore there isn't muc point in exploring that avenue. Mitch -- DigitalMitch DigitalMitch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15999 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69407 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Spare remotes in the UK
Any idea where I can buy a couple of spare remotes in the UK? Over the years I've replaced a number of Squeezeboxes and now have two spare squeezebox 1s that my children would very much like in their bedrooms. The only problem I have is that the remotes that belong to them have been lost over the years and without the remotes the boxes are not much use. -- eek eek's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31416 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69475 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MrSinatra;468629 Wrote: why get a sbradio when you can get a boom for $50 more? It's more portable. It's easier to carry. No power cord to deal with when toting it outside. Mono is just fine for many areas. Takes less space on the night-stand Takes less space on the bathroom counter. Takes less space in the guest bedroom. Takes less space in the kitchen. If you don't want to disturb a partner, it can be moved from the nightstand to the bathroom while getting ready without stopping the music. Easier to see outdoors (I thought it would be worse compared to Boom, but with Erlands customizable screensavers I can make it better). It comes in RED! It has a dedicated volume knob. -- MeSue SUE 1 Duet | 2 Booms | 1 Radio (beta) | 1 Touch (beta) | 1 SB2 HP MediaSmart EX470 | Squeezebox Server 7.4 Find me on 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue) | 'Twitter' (http://twitter.com/suechastain) MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Artwork for FLAC (not iTunes) music?
All my CDs were ripped to FLAC, and now I want artwork. Is there some simple way to do this? Must I install iTunes and re-rip everything into MP3? -- DaveSte DaveSte's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33402 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Artwork for FLAC (not iTunes) music?
I think you can just add artwork to the files using an tag editor like mp3tag or tagrename. I have lots of flac files and always add artwork using tagrename. -- Blackfiction Blackfiction's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20587 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spare remotes in the UK
there was a spares section on www.logitech.com which seems to have disappeared/diminished when it was revamped (circa release of Radio) I had an open cart which had a controller charging cradle, to which I added a Radio and have now received both. The new web-site didn't seem to let me complete the order using IE7, so I tried IE8 on a different machine, couldn't find cradle so upgraded original pc. to IE8 and completed order (painfully). I guess if/when they fix web-site you'll hopefully be able to order spares again. Alternately harass support and see if they can order for you, bypassing website. Alternately the web-settings suggest a JVC remote of unspecified style may work. -- DigitalMitch DigitalMitch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15999 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69475 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Local Best Buy giving Sony, not Squeezebox the love
toby10;469681 Wrote: - Several friends family working for large retailers in middle to upper management. - My next door neighbor was a regional supervisor for CC for three years and has been the same for BB for over four years now (recruited HEAVILY by BB). - Me being personal friends with the regional reps for Yamaha and Furman. They all have stories to tell, believe me! :) Then my own personal experience as well, going back to my prior two employers from 1984 through 1996, and now being self employed since 1996. But none of these personal experiences, past and present, have anything to do with consumer electronics nor retail. But policies were/are in place and I assure it is quite common in most business'. Policies are great but are often circumvented or policy violations are not enforced. Interesting. I'd guess these are personal payments rather than company payments, but maybe I'm wrong about that? Such conduct is often illegal. It's too bad to learn how prevalent it seems to be among the people you know. In my experience, it's quite rare in Silicon Valley, but I'm talking about tech companies and products rather than retail ones. It's not that all companies are saintly in everything they do, but the vast majority do try hard to stay within legal boundaries. Most companies I know try to be vigilant about shenanigans among field sales staff and things do pop up from time to time. Especially abroad. -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69297 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best Squeezebox for kids play room
JJZolx;469591 Wrote: How well does your five year old read? I would suggest an inexpensive CD boombox for less than 1/2 the cost of the Squeezebox Radio. Burn a stack of CDs and place colorful labels on the CDs that the kids will recognize. You'll also have FM radio available, for which the kids only have to move a dial tuner to find new music. Sometimes the championing of these products goes so far beyond common sense that it amazes me. My 5 year old is actually reading quite well already. We tried the whole CD player thing for the reasons you suggest. She just wasn't interested in it. Once the novelty wore off, she just wasn't interested - she wanted her music played via a SB. All kids are different, so perhaps others would take to that. I guess since she sees Daddy using a squeezebox all of the time, she wants to too. Kids don't know to be intimidated by technology. I'm amazed at how my daughter can navigate websites on my wife's laptop. She even knows how to print stuff and navigate the dialogs. Another disadvantage of the CD player idea is the mess of CDs all over the place. A kid's playroom is bound to be trashed to begin with - why add to the stuff that get's trashed. I'm glad that in my daughter's room, we don't have CDs to clean up in addition to her books and toys. To bring JJ's suggestion into the realm of SB, Moose is a good option. This is because it has an album chooser interface that you can use that allows musical selections to be made based on the cover. You can enlarge the covers to as large as you want. You would however need a computer to run Moose on. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 3 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 27,698 songs, 2,304 albums, 439 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior Looking forward to new Porcupine Tree, Megadeth, Alice in Chains, and The Beatles Box set. September will be an expensive month :-) maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69388 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spare remotes in the UK
www.ripcaster.co.uk You have to select All Products and then browse the list. They don't make them easy to find but they are there. Richard -- Richie Richie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=88 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69475 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Artwork for FLAC (not iTunes) music?
Coverscout 3. www.equinox.com If I remember correctly. On 9 Oct 2009, at 17:06, DaveSte wrote: All my CDs were ripped to FLAC, and now I want artwork. Is there some simple way to do this? Must I install iTunes and re-rip everything into MP3? -- DaveSte DaveSte's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33402 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Artwork for FLAC (not iTunes) music?
Sorry. Slip of the fingers. That should be www.equinux.com unless you're into yoga. On 9 Oct 2009, at 18:00, cunobeli...@mac.com wrote: Coverscout 3. www.equinox.com If I remember correctly. On 9 Oct 2009, at 17:06, DaveSte wrote: All my CDs were ripped to FLAC, and now I want artwork. Is there some simple way to do this? Must I install iTunes and re-rip everything into MP3? -- DaveSte DaveSte's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33402 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php? t=69478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best Squeezebox for kids play room
sderuiter;468931 Wrote: Hi, Currently refurnishing the kids play room for our three childeren (5,3 and 1). I want to have a Squeezebox in the room for them to play music on. What would be the Squeezebox that's most suitable for children of that age (let's say 5)? We currently own a Boom, Radio and Receiver and use iPeng on a Ipod Touch and iPhone to control the system. Squeezecenter is on a ReadyNAS NV. Thanks. The best choice? Easy, whichever one that when it gets broken, you won't be upset. 'Cuz that will happen, just a question of when. Or, maybe choose the Radio with a battery (when available), to keep them away from the wall sockets. -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69388 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best Squeezebox for kids play room
+1 for Radio. I just bought one for my 5 year old. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21140 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69388 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Artwork for FLAC (not iTunes) music?
Quoting Blackfiction (blackfiction.3zsslb1255106...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com): I think you can just add artwork to the files using an tag editor like mp3tag or tagrename. I have lots of flac files and always add artwork using tagrename. Same, using mp3tag. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Cyrus Two no worky - fix or upgrade?
Good news! I had a call today from the repair place to say they had fixed both amps. There was a bust capacitor in the PSX which blew both the amps. You live and learn. However, the repair chappie asvised strongly not to hook up the PSX. He could not see the benefit of itthe power supplies are the same in each Now, I am a noob to the advantages of the PSX, but the sound was noticably better with it hooked up (before it blew both amps of course!). He said the boards that he replaced in both amps were the last he could source, to a repeat problem would be the end of an amp in his view. But on the basis that the PSX is now repaired, surely it won't blow an amp again? He put the bust capacitor down to age - dry as he called it. He said there were 15 in the PSX and if another blew then the PSX would blow the board in the amp again. So, the dillema is, do I hook the PSX up? I have two working amps now, so I guess one could be a spare... I guess I will need to remove the two fuses in the amp before I hook up the PSX (assuming hook it up!) - repair bloke said he had put them back in. Thoughts would be appreciated!My electrical knowledge extends to changing light bulbs Ta. -- thurstongarden Thurston Garden SB2 - Duet Controller - Cyrus Two PSX (off Freecycle!) - Mission 773's thurstongarden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20903 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68461 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezeplay and Squeezebox at the same time!?
I can only play the SB3 or Squeezeplay one at a time, not simultaneously. Squeezeplay essentially doesn't emit sound when the SB3 is on. I'm probably missing something, but isn't that one of the main features of Squeezeplay? My goal is to have my computer synchronize and play the same music coming out of my SB3. I have SqueezeNetwork 7.4 installed on my computer, and downloaded Squeezeplay 7.4 last night. Any tips? What am I doing wrong? Thank! -- calipoop calipoop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32676 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Napster App - 30 day free trial
dave77;469643 Wrote: I installed the Napster App last night to see what it was all about. Expecting a 30 day free trial I was given an 18 day trial. Anyone know why? Could it be the rest of the month? Bit of a bummer tho'. I think I'll hold off signing up till the end of the month. -- Ramage P2 266MHz, ubuntu server 9.04 SBS 7.4.1-28758 AMD64x2 ubuntu 9.04, SBS 7.4.1-28758 Dell 10v WinXP SBS 7.4.1-28740 Players: Classic, Duet, Boom Ramage's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5343 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69467 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeplay and Squeezebox at the same time!?
Squeezeplay is somewhat behind the curve right now. It's only usable as a little introduction to the UI of the Controller and the Touch. I don't know if there are plans to sync it up with the rest of the software and firmware. I imagine not much will be done until after the Touch ships. -- gcurrie -Gordon Squeezebox Server 7.4 HP MediaSmart 485 Duet gcurrie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31389 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeplay and Squeezebox at the same time!?
dang... Any tips on alternatives or the best solution to sync my computer to the squeezebox? Thanks for the reply. -- calipoop calipoop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32676 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Artwork for FLAC (not iTunes) music?
You can also just drop the image in the album directory with a name of folder.jpg and SC will pick it up from there. -- radish 'HELP ME RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH!' (HTTP://WWW.ADAMREEVE.COM/24IN24/) http://www.last.fm/user/polymeric radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Radio Track Information
Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes... I listen to the radio thru my SB3 (K92FM, KLove) and up until recently it used to display the info of the track being played on the screen in a scrolling motion. Typically it would display the artist and track name. What is happening now is when I 1st turn the radio on it displays the correct information of the tune playing but this doesn't change for the tunes played after, it just displays the info from the track that was playing when I turned the radio on. If I turn the SB3 off then back on again, the track data will change to what is currently playing but then won't change as the music does?? Why doesn't it change the artist/track data with each song played like it used to? Is there a setting to correct this? I am still on v7.3.3, I am very reluctant to change to v7.4 due to all the problems people are having -- mpc mpc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11984 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69486 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nice Job on 7.4
+1 I really enjoy the 7.4 release. The button semantics included. Love that I can just center-click to play music/podcasts. Good work all. -- NikolajC NikolajC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18676 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68805 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
then get a SBC, (unless redness is that important to you). :) i understand that arguments such as less space actually mean something to some of you, but they don't to me, given its drawbacks. less space isn't anywhere near as important for such an otherwise expensive product, yet its mono only. i'm just amazed that with so many audiophile people here, or at least people who want high quality music reproduction at acceptable prices (which is why i got my SB2 all those years ago, it certainly wasn't the software!) ...that these same quality sound oriented people happily settle for a mono client. i'm sure the interface is nice and think the boom should get it, i'm sure the space savings and battery is nice, etc... but inspite of all those things you all love about it, for the price i simply can't get past its crippled as a music client. the buck stops right there fo me before aything else is broached. now look, thats simply MY OPINION, you need not agree with it, and i don't need to dress my opinion up for you in ways that you find easy to digest. this whole thread sub-topic reminds me of the groom asking the best man, you think she's pretty right? ...and the best man basically had better say YES! or else, ...when the truth is more why do you care what i think? she is if you think she is! (which usually means, HELL NO ; ) -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - w/sc 7.3.4b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - 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=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeplay and Squeezebox at the same time!?
No, sorry. I think Squeezeplay is a few lines of code short of working. I suspect there are a bunch of features that wil become enabled quickly as soon as someone has the spare cycles. I just don't see this happening before all the planned bug fixing of SBS 7.4, MySB, the launch of the Touch. I experience the same as others - I can sync Squeezeplay to my SBR, but it switches off audio from Squeezeplay. Even after I unsync, audio is disabled until I restart Squeezeplay. I guess we have to be patient. Squeezeplay is currently the stepchild in the lineup and not key to any of Logitech's product plans. -- gcurrie -Gordon Squeezebox Server 7.4 HP MediaSmart 485 Duet gcurrie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31389 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MrSinatra;469789 Wrote: this whole thread sub-topic reminds me of the groom asking the best man, you think she's pretty right? ...and the best man basically had better say YES! or else, ...when the truth is more why do you care what i think? she is if you think she is! (which usually means, HELL NO ; ) No, it is more like someone repeating over and over, the bride is ugly, and you need to have your head examined if you think otherwise. I'm not going to marry her, so I don't know why you care what I think, but she is still ugly and you should marry that woman over there since she is prettier -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
well said snarly, just what i was thinking! ;) -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - w/sc 7.3.4b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - 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=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Zune Pass
I dont get it - it seems that zune drm is just WMA, it works on a Sansa , and Sonos also says Zune marketplace is supported , why not Squeeze box? has anyone tried setting up a streaming channel from Zune Marketplace and subscribing to it on a squeezbox ? -- dgruzew dgruzew's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33361 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69351 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Zune Pass
We do not and probably never will support WMA DRM. DRM for purchased music is on the way out. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69351 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 display not working with 7.4
G. I *PRAYED* this wouldn't happen to me, and sure enough it did. Even worse, I have no display on 2 Booms and 2 SB3's. I've tried the 'clean cache' method described above and it's not made a difference. Is there *anything* else that can be tried short of trashing my settings? Thanks, Tom -- twynne 2 x Booms, 2 x SB3, 1 x Duet, 1 x SB Radio twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69148 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeplay and Squeezebox at the same time!?
guess it sounds like I just need to be patient... damn stepchildren... -- calipoop calipoop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32676 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 7.4 Upgrade: Extension Downloader won't show
Upgraded from 7.3.x to 7.4 this evening and so far it's been painful. I'm now essentially putting each setting back manually. When I go to Plugins Extension Downloader and click on Settings, the 'old' Extension Downloader screen appears briefly then disappears. Does anyone have a fix for this, or another way to reach my extensions so I can put things back please? Thanks, Tom -- twynne 2 x Booms, 2 x SB3, 1 x Duet, 1 x SB Radio twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69491 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MrSinatra;469789 Wrote: then get a SBC, (unless redness is that important to you). :) SBC is no good for poolside. :p I guess you'd be horrified to know that I used my SB2 with PC speakers for 3 years until the Boom beta. Oh well... I need my head examined according to you, but at least mine is not as hard as granite! ;) -- MeSue SUE 1 Duet | 2 Booms | 1 Radio (beta) | 1 Touch (beta) | 1 SB2 HP MediaSmart EX470 | Squeezebox Server 7.4 Find me on 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue) | 'Twitter' (http://twitter.com/suechastain) MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MrSinatra;469789 Wrote: now look, thats simply MY OPINION, you need not agree with it, and i don't need to dress my opinion up for you in ways that you find easy to digest. And that's fine, just don't be rude about the thousands of people that will buy and love this simply because they (obviously) don't share your opinion :) -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rear shield) interested in any others if you have them! funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.4 Upgrade: Extension Downloader won't show
In 7.4 - Extension Downloader has becomes the Plugins page. So treat the Plugins page as a new version of Extension Downloader. The repository URLs are entered at the bottom of the page. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69491 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeplay and Squeezebox at the same time!?
calipoop;469770 Wrote: dang... Any tips on alternatives or the best solution to sync my computer to the squeezebox? Thanks for the reply. A software PC based client will never be able to perfectly sync with a hardware player, if thats what you want. There are simply too many variables out of the control of the developers in a PC to guarantee a perfect sync. Simultaneous play should work just fine... eventually. Another alternative is SolfSqueeze. It's a Java emulator of the IP3K line of players (SB2/3, Transporter and Boom) you can find it on Sourceforge. -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rear shield) interested in any others if you have them! funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.4 Upgrade: Extension Downloader won't show
bpa;469823 Wrote: In 7.4 - Extension Downloader has becomes the Plugins page. So treat the Plugins page as a new version of Extension Downloader. The repository URLs are entered at the bottom of the page. Thanks - I've worked it out. It's very confusing that the Plugins page shows the Extension Downloader as a plugin, and it's selected, and has 'settings' available to the right. My natural reaction was I have to go to settings to configure my previous extensions. In any case thanks for the reply. -- twynne 2 x Booms, 2 x SB3, 1 x Duet, 1 x SB Radio twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69491 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Zune Pass
dgruzew;469803 Wrote: I dont get it - it seems that zune drm is just WMA, it works on a Sansa , and Sonos also says Zune marketplace is supported , why not Squeeze box? has anyone tried setting up a streaming channel from Zune Marketplace and subscribing to it on a squeezbox ? Zune Marketplace and Zune Pass are different and use different systems. While Sonos/Sansa may be able to play WMA DRM, it certainly can't play Zune Pass material. Zune Pass works only on Zune hardware and software. -- radish 'HELP ME RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH!' (HTTP://WWW.ADAMREEVE.COM/24IN24/) http://www.last.fm/user/polymeric radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69351 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MeSue;469818 Wrote: SBC is no good for poolside. :p I guess you'd be horrified to know that I used my SB2 with PC speakers for 3 years until the Boom beta. Oh well... I need my head examined according to you, but at least mine is not as hard as granite! ;) ouch! that smarts... :) tell me, if the boom had a battery, what would be poolside? (and i've heard some good pc speakers, i'm no audiophile snob, i just draw a line at mono/stereo re:music) -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - w/sc 7.3.4b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - 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=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MrSinatra;469789 Wrote: i'm just amazed that with so many audiophile people here, or at least people who want high quality music reproduction at acceptable prices (which is why i got my SB2 all those years ago, it certainly wasn't the software!) ...that these same quality sound oriented people happily settle for a mono client. I haven't read the whole thread, so may have missed this - but I don't think any of them are. What they're saying is that there's a definite market for the Radio, for people who have a different view (parents, other halves, ipod gen for example). I can't help but think we're disagreeing yet saying pretty much the same thing. ;-) -- 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=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
Siduhe wrote: MrSinatra;469789 Wrote: [elided] I can't help but think we're disagreeing yet saying pretty much the same thing. ;-) Sinatra is almost always rude and often posts just to say so. This is normally the definition of a troll. Do not feed the trolls. All early Hi-Fi systems were mono, the hobby started long before stereo was marketed. Early Beatles and Rolling Stones albums were mono. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MrSinatra;469802 Wrote: well said snarly, just what i was thinking! ;) Really? Because if you said that at my wedding, you'd be punched in the face. cf Title of this thread. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MrSinatra;469833 Wrote: tell me, if the boom had a battery, what would be poolside? I'd still use the Radio poolside. It's lighter, it has a proper carrying handle, it's easier to see the time, and it's loud enough even over the splashing and filter pump noise. I can't imagine how heavy the boom would be with a battery. Without one it is already heavier than a Radio with battery. Until I tried it, I did not think Radio would be loud enough or the screen visible enough, but it's better. And I haven't dropped it, which I can't say about the Boom! -- MeSue SUE 1 Duet | 2 Booms | 1 Radio (beta) | 1 Touch (beta) | 1 SB2 HP MediaSmart EX470 | Squeezebox Server 7.4 Find me on 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue) | 'Twitter' (http://twitter.com/suechastain) MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
pfarrell;469841 Wrote: Siduhe wrote: MrSinatra;469789 Wrote: [elided] I can't help but think we're disagreeing yet saying pretty much the same thing. ;-) Sinatra is almost always rude and often posts just to say so. This is normally the definition of a troll. Do not feed the trolls. All early Hi-Fi systems were mono, the hobby started long before stereo was marketed. Early Beatles and Rolling Stones albums were mono. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ Pat Farrell ladies and gentleman, mr.congeniaity! how many threads have i seen you be rude and downright mean to people??? your intellectual superiority complex dwarfs the pentagon. that guys like you and snarly are so sensitive is ridiculous, not to mention hypocritical. all i did was answer the questions asked of me, and when my opinions were stridently challenged, i stridently defended them. TS if you don't like it. ps. i love your hat. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - w/sc 7.3.4b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - 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=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
snarlydwarf;469843 Wrote: Really? Because if you said that at my wedding, you'd be punched in the face. cf Title of this thread. and he thinks he's the civil one! how cowardly can you get? (i'll happily PM you my address, come here and show me how tough you are) -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - w/sc 7.3.4b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - 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=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Zune Pass
andyg;469804 Wrote: We do not and probably never will support WMA DRM. DRM for purchased music is on the way out. (in related news, emusic is doing a splendid job getting the Columbia Records catalog online. Dylan (always introduced as Columbia Recording Artist Bob Dylan for some reason.. yes, he was here last night) for example seems to have almost his entire catalog available.) Even Sony is letting lose on DRM. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69351 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
MrSinatra;469858 Wrote: and he thinks he's the civil one! how cowardly can you get? (i'll happily PM you my address, come here and show me how tough you are) oh, Lord. It is not about being tough. It is about being rude. Back into the killfile you go. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
pfarrell;469841 Wrote: All early Hi-Fi systems were mono, the hobby started long before stereo was marketed. Early Beatles and Rolling Stones albums were mono. i already stated i have no beef with mono sources, thats not the issue. but even mono sources would sound better on the boom, as all here have agreed isn't even controersial to suggest. the main problem, from my pov, as i've said repeatedly now, is with stereo sources on the sbradio. when it comes to mono sources on it, its more suitable, but would still lack the booms range. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - w/sc 7.3.4b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - 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=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
snarlydwarf;469843 Wrote: Really? Because if you said that at my wedding, you'd be punched in the face. cf Title of this thread. and he thinks he's the civil one! how cowardly can you get? (i'll happily PM you my address, come here and show me how tough you are) Oh boy... please do so and stop this stupid discussion. No need to reply to this posting. You can send me a mail if you want. But please don't respond here. Thanks. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Why so many rude comments?
snarlydwarf;469862 Wrote: oh, Lord. It is not about being tough. It is about being rude. Back into the killfile you go. right, and saying you'd punch me in the face isn't rude? oh well, at least i'm married. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - w/sc 7.3.4b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - 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=68947 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] iPeng 1.2 for iPhone now on the AppStore
pippin;467925 Wrote: Choice. It was always buggy and you were at risk of disconnecting the dot control from the actual page. Did you actually use this?Yes, but it's not a big thing. Could you file a ticket? I want to do a big cache-makeover after 1.3 to also cache several servers and improve some other things. https://trac.penguinlovesmusic.de/trac/ipengnat/OK, will do. Just did some testing. Can see that while my iPeng is loading, load on server is pretty low (approx. 83% idle, 1.33 GHz G4). Generally, I'm not aware that anything has changed on the artists/genres query code so I'm surprised that it behaves different. Genres have always been slow.It's not - it was the same problem with the previous version. What I do: Genres - All Albums...and the result in 1.2 is literally *ALL Albums*. Not good, because what I ultimately wish to do is to shuffle all songs to listen to random stuff from a specific genre. The good news is the contextual menu, which seems to work. Holding down on a chosen Genre brings up a Play option. So this works for now. Err... no? Problem is I can't test this right now since I don't have MusicIP on my 7.3 server. It should be in the Album Context menu that you get when holding an album. And in the TrackInfo menu you get when holding a track within an album or on the current playlist or the NowPlaying cover art. Is it not there? What do you see?MusicIP shows up nicely in the contextual menus everywhere. Only issue seems to be that mixing is very slow (albeit, no load for MusicIP on the server while mixing !?). But it works if you have a bit of patience. And that is nice :-) I'll btw. give 7.4.1 a shot... -- Sune Sune's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8823 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Feature request - 802.11n wireless
My hopes of the new SB Touch having 802.11n at 54ghz didn't pan out. For one, I'm going to hold off on buying any wireless product that doesn't support 802.11n using 5ghz. At present my entire network is capped by having two SB3s running at 802.11g 2.4ghz. This brings my top-end down from 540 to 144mbps. As suggested in another post, I could run CAT to each device, but that would come dangerously close to the 100m max of CAT5. The cable would have to run from a second story, down to the ground floor, out to the pool house, and then spit and go all the way to the our work shed. Not to mention having a blue wire laying in the open, hanging from tree branches, or buried in the garden (the most direct route). A second alternative would be to use a separate router for 802.11b/g devices. This would only work if I didn't want to keep the server on the fast connection, where it also serves music and movies to our laptops and media center, and hosts our file server and website. If someone has an idea as to how to set this up on a PPC Mac G5 I'm open to hear any suggestions. Thanks. -- kphinney *-Hopefully a new trend:*- I'm not endorsing or advertising any of my gear, nor flaunting it as an Audiophile setup. I like it, you may not. I understand and respect that. kphinney's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10409 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 display not working with 7.4
If this is of any use to anyone else or the SB devs, I managed to sort this out by individually resetting the prefs of each player (and then manually restoring the settings of each!) All of my players use SaverSwitcher and SuperDateTime - not sure if either of these could have had anything to do with it?? -- twynne 2 x Booms, 2 x SB3, 1 x Duet, 1 x SB Radio twynne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1326 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69148 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Feature request - 802.11n wireless
I have no disagreement with your 802.11n request - it's a nice to have in my book. Although I like wires so I'd probably figure out a way to run it in my case (some strategically placed switches might alleviate 100m cabling limits). Anyway, I'm curious about your problem running a separate router. You mention wanting to keep your server on the fast connection. Is your server wireless too? I'd go with server wired to gigabit switch; switch connected to a legacy 802.11g access point as well as a separate 802.11n access point. One of the two access points would probably be running as my actual Internet router. The independent switch could be eliminated and the legacy access point connected directly to the switch on the main wireless router. There are lots of minor variations; I'm not sure why you'd have a limitation on this front in the first place unless your server is wireless? -Jeff -- jdoering jdoering's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17482 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Feature request - 802.11n wireless
i'd like to see n too, but unfortunately i'll have to support g for years b/c i have a SBC and it'll be a long time b4 i replace it. however, you may find that the 100m limit isn't a hard and fast rule. i think you should try say, 150m worth of cat5e cable, and see if in fact its going to be too long or not. (justrun it on the floor temp for testing) i have used much longer lengths successfully in pro networking environments. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - w/sc 7.3.4b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - 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=69496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Feature request - 802.11n wireless
As you probably know, cable length restrictions are about timing tolerances and Ethernet protocol efficiency / error detection. I do believe that there is quite a bit of robustness built into Ethernet and that the tolerances likely have a good degree of safety factor; but I don't think you can use simple testing to make a very strong conclusions that it works correctly. Yes it probably kinda, mostly works; but it may degrade performance or cause intermittent problems that are harder to detect (e.g. high packet corruption rates, lower transmission rates, etc due to problems with collision detection and such). These issues might not matter much if performance isn't an issue - but I wouldn't want to have to worry about the what-if when things don't go quite right. I'd personally stick with the specs and use switches, etc appropriately to solve distance issues. -Jeff -- jdoering jdoering's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17482 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Nice Job on 7.4
+1 Rescanning and GUI are faster. New artwork is picked up without a clear and rescan. -- jbraveman jbraveman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16943 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68805 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Feature request - 802.11n wireless
kphinney;469876 Wrote: My hopes of the new SB Touch having 802.11n at 54ghz didn't pan out. For one, I'm going to hold off on buying any wireless product that doesn't support 802.11n using 5ghz. At present my entire network is capped by having two SB3s running at 802.11g 2.4ghz. This brings my top-end down from 540 to 144mbps. ... A second alternative would be to use a separate router for 802.11b/g devices. This would only work if I didn't want to keep the server on the fast connection, where it also serves music and movies to our laptops and media center, and hosts our file server and website. If someone has an idea as to how to set this up on a PPC Mac G5 I'm open to hear any suggestions. Thanks. I'm not sure I understand the issue. Why not get a dual-band 802.11n router, like the DIR-855? Or plug a 2.4 GHz 802.11n access point (or router acting as an access point; just turn of DHCP and ignore the WAN port) into one of the ports on your 5 GHz 802.11n router, in effect achieving the same thing. Am I missing something? -- dagordon dagordon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6804 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Feature request - 802.11n wireless
jdoering;469906 Wrote: As you probably know, cable length restrictions are about timing tolerances and Ethernet protocol efficiency / error detection. I do believe that there is quite a bit of robustness built into Ethernet and that the tolerances likely have a good degree of safety factor; but I don't think you can use simple testing to make a very strong conclusions that it works correctly. Yes it probably kinda, mostly works; but it may degrade performance or cause intermittent problems that are harder to detect (e.g. high packet corruption rates, lower transmission rates, etc due to problems with collision detection and such). These issues might not matter much if performance isn't an issue - but I wouldn't want to have to worry about the what-if when things don't go quite right. I'd personally stick with the specs and use switches, etc appropriately to solve distance issues. -Jeff so measure it with testing software, leave it for a few days testing, whatever; however in my exp, if it works its fine. its something the OP could try, if its no good, it was worth a try. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - w/sc 7.3.4b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - 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=69496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Poll: Do you have a Dual-Band Airport?
I'm trying to track down some info to help diagnose a syncing/streaming bug (bug 14570). I think I have just found that the Dual-Band Apple Airport in my house was the culprit -- turn its wireless off entirely completely solved my issues. On the flip-side, using ONLY the dual-band airport completely broke all of my wireless squeezeboxes! Does anyone else out there have the Dual Band airport ... can you share your experiences with it and Squeezeboxes? (wireless) -- Matt Wise Matt Wise's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13773 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69505 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Spare remotes in the UK
eek;469700 Wrote: Any idea where I can buy a couple of spare remotes in the UK? Over the years I've replaced a number of Squeezeboxes and now have two spare squeezebox 1s that my children would very much like in their bedrooms. The only problem I have is that the remotes that belong to them have been lost over the years and without the remotes the boxes are not much use. email me @ mpa...@slimdevices.com -- mparry Matt Parry-SMS Sales [email]ord...@slimdevices.com 650-210-9400x2 mparry's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12345 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69475 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Artwork for FLAC (not iTunes) music?
OK, I understand that I could tag the files. But where do the little jpegs (or whatever) come from? AFAIK they are not part of the ripped files. Are they on the CDs somewhere? I naively hoped that there would be some archive of art that I could download automagically. Not so? -- DaveSte DaveSte's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33402 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Feature request - 802.11n wireless
MrSinatra;469933 Wrote: so measure it with testing software, leave it for a few days testing, whatever; however in my exp, if it works its fine. its something the OP could try, if its no good, it was worth a try. I'm not trying to be argumentative on this and it might work okay in practice. But I don't think measuring it with testing software and leaving for a few days is a very straight-forward proposition. You may have the expertise and tools to verify this kind of solution but I think it's beyond most home network users. What software will you use and how will you know it's working okay and that you've simulated the situations likely to cause issues? You're running equipment outside of its specs. Maximum cable length and such are not arbitrary numbers. They are calculated based on physical characteristics of the hardware as well as timing requirements of the protocol algorithms. Many different network pieces (likely from different vendors) are all designed with these basic constraints in mind. So once you've gone beyond whatever safety margins are built into the specs you don't really know anymore when things can be expected to work correctly or not. Certain protocol traffic patterns might cause problematic timings while other use cases may run perfectly fine. Anyway, it certainly something that can be tried and may work but there's a certain comfort in running things in a configuration that hardware manufactures are compelled to support. -Jeff -- jdoering jdoering's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17482 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69496 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Artwork for FLAC (not iTunes) music?
Both MP3tag and TagRename will find artwork (and other info) directly by looking up Amazon.com. MP3Tag is free, but I prefer TagRename. (does other things apart from artwork). If you cannot find the artwork on Amazon.com, I find http://www.cdcovers.cc/ to be quite useful. Amazon.com typically has the folder.jpg in 300x300 or 500x500 pixels size which is ideal. Cdcovers you download the album art separately and then resize/rename to folder.jpg. Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Flickr - need help
Final follow up - this was submitted as a bug report and the Slimdevice team has fixed the problem. The process to link a Flickr account to mysqueezebox.com using Firefox on a Linux PC now works fine. Kudos to the Squeezebox guys for a quick response. -- mlsstl mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69124 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Artwork for FLAC (not iTunes) music?
Take a look ak MediaMonkey: http://www.mediamonkey.com -- wodkab wodkab's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33106 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69478 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Zune Pass
Sony should finally get it. When their cd drm fiasco is so well documented it stands as a shining example of everything that is wrong with drm. Microsoft - will never get it. Ever. Neither will people who keep buying - sorry renting music with restrictive DRM schemes that can be turned off when M$ considers them no longer profitable. (See Plays for Sure) -- tedfroop Good judgement is the result of experience ... Experience is the result of bad judgement. -- Fred Brooks tedfroop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3011 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69351 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezeplay and Squeezebox at the same time!?
the 7.3 version of Squeezeplay was working LOADS better than the updated 7.4 version. If you can find it, use that. I went back to 7.3 version as it was pretty stable. -- Club1820 Rotel RSP-1068, Rotel 1060 DVD, Rotel RCC-1055, Rotel 1095 Amp, Rotel 956 Amp, Rotel RLC-1040, MK VX-860 Sub, Whatmough M30s, Squeezebox 3 Rotel RX-1052, Rotel RCC-1055, Klipsch CF-1s, Audiosource Sub, Squeezebox 3 Squeezebox Bedroom Boom, Controller http://www.last.fm/user/Club1820/ Club1820's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10999 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69484 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
