Re: [slim] What backup software
I use SyncBack for Windows: http://www.2brightsparks.com/assets/software/SyncBack_Setup.zip which is very good, and free. I've set it to backup my media, all my AppData files and My Documents. I have two 1Tb backup drives, one kept in a cupboard at my house, one with my parents! -- moley6knipe dBpoweramp Reference 13.4 VortexBox 1.3 SqueezeCenter 7.5.0 Squeezebox 3 / Boom ears moley6knipe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79077 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
leif;550604 Wrote: My shack does have electricity but I don't want powerline internet. Why not, it works very well (though that said I've never tried using it over 600ft). -- 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=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
my shack has it's own power meter and is wired up to the road not my house so I don't think it would work. -- leif leif's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38372 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
http://www.diywireless.net -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How can I choose between one or the other of my two home networks?
Squeezed_Rotel;550565 Wrote: I ask this because I use iPeng with my iPod, and it (the iPod) will automatically pick between either of my two home networks, depending on where I am in the house, a two story home. I have the Internet router on the first floor and a WAP on the second floor, both are Linksys products and each has it's own unique SSID, but both use the same WEP encryption. So let's say that I want to move one of my Booms out on the patio temporarily, and it's out of range of one network, but well within range of the other network, it may not play because it apparently looks for the SSID that it used during the initial setup. I'd like to be able to between one or the other network. Any tips? TIA Hi, It may not be the ideal solution for your setup but i once had a router upstairs and a homeplug downstairs, which also repeated the wireless signal. I managed to set the SSID of the homeplug the same as the router so when i moved around the house, my units just chose the SSID with the stronger signal (although they both had the same name , they had different channels). Hope that makes sense! -- SoulSurvivor SoulSurvivor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22099 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79137 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How can I choose between one or the other of my two home networks?
Switching between two different network names requires your Boom go through the complete Network Setup routine. Boom will keep your WEP settings so you should not have to re-enter that. As suggested, most who use multiple Wifi routers in their home have the same SSID for both (avoiding setup each time). I'd also seriously consider updating your encryption to WPA. Although you may be stuck with WEP if you have older Wifi devices. :( -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79137 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
leif;550604 Wrote: I don't really understand the wireless solutions as explained above here. The MFJ-1800 recommended above I don't see how it's compatible with SB? Although if you guys think a 600 ft straight cat6 run without a switch in the middle will work I'd like to try that first. It's just a bigger Wifi antenna to boost the signal and will work with any B/G device. I use a similar antenna on my car trunk for Wifi (different style, 1 foot rod on a magnet mount). I'd definitely go with a single run 600' foot first before introducing more connections and switches unnecessarily on such a long run. If for any reason you later need to add in a split or switch you can always bribe your Radio Shack employee to cut add RJ45 connectors. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Simple Favorites View
Hi My son is still quite young so I'd like to create a favories folder for him containing only the songs/albums he likes. It would be great to see this favorites page in a very simple layout showing only the album covers arranged in a similar way to how apps icons look on an iphone so he can just tap the one he wants and it starts playing (on a touchscreen device - like Joggler/touch screen notepad etc.) Would anyone know if there is any way to achieve this? regards Luga -- luga00 luga00's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1938 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79150 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox in my car????
pski;550561 Wrote: touch + USB HD Be sure the USB HD is 2.0 certified (so you won't need an external power supply.) P If this becomes an issue there is another solution. As USB is becoming so popular for mobile electronics they now have USB Power Hubs for cars, just look in any automotive section of most any store including WalMart. These just splice into any existing auto power source (usually the lighter) and provide power and charging to any USB powered device. Many of the made for mobile USB drives come with a pig-tailed USB cable to utilize such alternative USB power sources. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79078 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
run optical fibre. inject power over ethernet at one end and power the switch in the middle with it. if you have direct line of sight, use directed wifi antennas. -- fragfutter You're obviously not a Linux person. If you were, you'd know that the most important feature of a GUI is the icon that opens a shell window. fragfutter's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35184 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
180 meters of good quality Cat6 might work just fine for your purpose, at least if you pair and terminate the wires correctly, and have a quality switch in each end. Unless you live directly beneath a high voltage power line, that is. But there's disagreement about the maximum length: CAT-6 and CAT6e is rated to 550M or 1000M depending on your source http://www.connectworld.net/syscon/support.htm The maximum allowed length of a Cat-6 cable is 100 meters (330 ft) when used for 10/100/1000baseT. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable#Maximum_Length You could consider going for coaxial cable (10base5, obsolete but good for 500 meters and 10 mbps which is more than enough for your Squeezebox) or fiber optics (fancier and more expensive). -- Soulkeeper Soulkeeper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35297 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech Google TV
amcluesent;550237 Wrote: So, some thoughts - 1) IPTV in England will be dominated by Project Canvas which will get loads of free advertising from the BBC. Massive barrier to entry for Google TV. 2) Google and Logitech appear, IMHO, to be interested in completely different market segments. With the Nexus phone, Google want to appeal to hackers and tweakers, Logitech is main stream. 3) At the end of the day, once next-gen Atom CPU appear in devices like Asus netbook with Windows 7 Media Centre, these 'walled garden' IPTV boxes will dead in the water 1) I'm interested in how Google TV and Project Canvas progress and whether there would be any chance of convergence. That would be the ideal for me at the moment although I know Project Canvas is very prescriptive over every area of content and UI. Hopefully the Google platform will be relatively open and allow plugins which could provide this functionality and hopefully boxes with PVR functionality. The BBC are pretty good/have to be good about supporting different platforms for iPlayer so I'm hopeful they would do something with this. 2) I'm not 100% sold on the Google for hackers/Logitech main stream argument. Android phones are pretty mainstream, and pretty much everyone uses a number of Google products. Squeezebox is not really that mainstream, or even Harmony etc. Sure people have their peripherals but I don't know that makes them that mainstream. I expect to be proven wrong ;) 3) Lets hope so, but MS can be pretty restrictive too. -- robroe robroe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14248 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79007 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Custom Menu items
This would be to the top level of my Classic and Boom. I'm well aware of the menu editing in the settings, but I sure don't see a way to add the Synchronize command that's under the Settings menu directly to the top level of the Classic or Boom interface. So I currently have to go to Settings and then scroll down to Synchronize. Whereas I'd like the Synchronize option right along with my other top-level items. Thanks again! -- Bixby Bixby's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9411 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79142 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
leif;550642 Wrote: my shack has it's own power meter and is wired up to the road not my house so I don't think it would work. So more can't have than don't want, fair enough. -- 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=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
Extending the Ethernet limit of 100m just won't work - no matter what category your wire is. The issue is in the way Ethernet works. Any party on the line that has a message to send first listens to see if anyone else is talking. If not, it goes ahead and sends - but still listening to the wire to see if anyone else has tried to talk at the same time (a collision). If there is a collision, that party waits for a bit, then tries listening, etc, before sending. So... Ethernet timing is based around a 100m max cable length and a particular packet length. Longer cable means more collisions and (worse) undetected collisions. What to do? If you're using wireless, you could simply use a high gain directional antenna. You probably won't need one at both ends. For under 1000' feet, I'd just use a 'yagi' (http://www.fab-corp.com/home.php?cat=258) or a ' panel antenna' (http://www.fab-corp.com/home.php?cat=270) (I'm partial to the backfire ones). You can go the other way and put the directional antenna put by your remote station. Same antennas as above (antenna gain works both ways). Plus a wireless repeater. The cheapest way to get a repeater is something like [uel=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320026cm_re=asus_dd-wrt-_-33-320-026-_-Product]this Asus WL-520 router[/url]. Install dd-wrt on it, put it into wireless repeater mode, add directional antenna, point, and done. BTW, at 600' you -might- not even need the directional antenna (but no promises). Cheapest solution if you don't need the antenna (thirty bucks) If you really want your signal on a wire, there needs to be a switch somewhere in that line, to turn it into two under-100m segments (timing's separate on each switch segment so this'll work fine. No power? Well, you are pulling cable - and you can run power over CAT5/6. It's called POE for power over Ethernet which is a bit of a misnomer as Ethernet can run over things other than CAT5/6. You'd need a POE power injector plus a POE switch. Yes, you could run optical cable. Expensive, but 100BaseFX, for instance can run 400m. You'd need 600' of cable, plus, as this would be bulk cable, you'd need to terminate the cable, so either a semi pricey terminating kit and learn how or pay someone. Then you'd need terminating electronics on each end. I'd consider this if I needed distant GB access, but not otherwise (and there's POE for 1000tx over CAT5/6). Then, there's powerline. I haven't had great luck with these, and have never tried to connect two points 600' apart. If you do use them, make sure they're both on the same side of your electrical supply. (not an issue if you're on 240V). For the US, power coming into your house is 240V, and it's split into two 115V feeds. (IMO, quite clever - safe residential power with the advantage of higher voltage / smaller conductors on the street - but I digress). Best if they're on the same circuit (i.e. if your remote location is powered from your house, and the circuit runs from there, install an electrical outlet somewhere in your house attached to that same circuit - and put the home end of the powerline adapter there) Congratulations if you got this far! I'm sure I've missed something. Never fear - someone will chime in :) Oh - and if -I- was doing it, I'd use the second wireless option (repeater at the remote location). But I'd at least think of these other ways to go. And yes, I do deal with this issue on a semi-regular basis. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox in my car????
Put the 3g modem into a laptop. Plug the line out of the laptop into the aux on your car radio. Works for me like a charm. I've had pandora and softsqueeze in my car for 3+ years. -- grimholtz grimholtz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5235 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79078 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Out of Memory when playing ogg stream
Hi, All of my SqueezeBox booms and radios display an Out of Memory error when I try to play a particular local radio station. I don't know the URL because I navigate to it from the boom's Internet Radio-Local menu. I *think* it's this URL: http://audio.wbur.org/stream/live_ogg.m3u (which I got from the 'radio station's website' (http://www.wbur.org/listen). I noticed their 'mp3 stream' (http://audio.wbur.org/stream/live_mp3.m3u) works with my squeezeboxes, but that stream isn't is the Internet Radio-Local menu, and I don't want to make it a preset (already all filled) Any ideas how to fix? thank you, grimholtz -- grimholtz grimholtz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5235 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79153 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
Hi, Is there any way to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server? Thanks, grimholtz -- grimholtz grimholtz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5235 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
What about a pair of MOCA adapters? MOCA provides ethernet over coax and is generally used in environments where settop boxes for TV service have an ethernet connection rather than an RF connection. To make use of existing coax wiring, they developed MOCA. Verizon FIOS is an example. According to the faq (http://www.mocalliance.org/aboutus/faq.php), the max length is over 300m. This more than meets your 600 ft requirement. Here are a pair of adapters for sale at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-Ethernet-Over-Coax-Adapter/dp/B0022NHMZY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8s=electronicsqid=1274881397sr=8-2). -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 33,060 songs, 2,656 albums, 484 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
bobkoure;550677 Wrote: Extending the Ethernet limit of 100m just won't work - no matter what category your wire is. The issue is in the way Ethernet works. Any party on the line that has a message to send first listens to see if anyone else is talking. If not, it goes ahead and sends - but still listening to the wire to see if anyone else has tried to talk at the same time (a collision). If there is a collision, that party waits for a bit, then tries listening, etc, before sending. So... Ethernet timing is based around a 100m max cable length and a particular packet length. Longer cable means more collisions and (worse) undetected collisions. This story would be partly correct if you were using the ancient coax solution which is a shared medium, which UTP is not (each cable is just for communication between 2 devices). The 100 meter maximum for UTP is based on the signal quality that's left after 100 meters... Maybe someone else whose native language is English can explain better... -- servies There are 10 kinds of people in the world - those who understand binary and those who don't. servies's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9496 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
Yep, that looks to be do-able. Haven't used it before. It also looks like you could exceed the 300m with better cable (like maybe RG6U) - it's slot-based (like packet radio). Something I hadn't known about - Thanks! Again, if it's going straight into the ground, you'd want direct burial. I've less experience with this, but it seems you'd want the flooded version. -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] PCMag review of Touch
FredFredrickson;547426 Wrote: Hello? This isn't an oversized IPOD, it's an advanced peice of technology.Was this needed? Ipod Touch and iPad are advanced pieces of technology. So much so that, according to several Squeezebox owners (myself included), the best way to control a Squeezebox Server is through an application running on an iPod Touch. -- gorman gorman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=56 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78738 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] PCMag review of Touch
No worse than this review in the UK - totally missing the point of the Touch, that it runs it's own sever!!! http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/05/17/reviews_logitech_squeezebox_touch/ I think that is more Logitech's fault for not sending out good documentation. -- Hugo_NAS Hugo_NAS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=26572 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=78738 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 display dead. Logitech won't repair it... Even for a fee...
Maybe look for a demo SB3? They're useless as players, but they just differ in the firmware. Might be easiest to just do a mainboard swap(?) -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79138 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
Not any more. There used to be a drop down menu selection for presets 0-9, but this was removed a couple of SBS builds ago. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
OK, so is there any way to copy presents from one device to all the others? Even if I have to manually edit a config file on the server? -- grimholtz grimholtz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5235 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool
Help! I'm using udap_shell_1_0_0.exe and had no trouble setting up my old laptop (which I still have) to work. Now I'm trying to get it to discover the squeezbox on the new laptop and it does not find it. I've checked all the network configs, disabled firewalls, and am stumped! Running XP on both laptops. Router, firewalls no different. Any suggestions I should double check? Or options I should try? Thank you! -- ottoinct ottoinct's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38378 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57861 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Out of Memory when playing ogg stream
grimholtz;550681 Wrote: Hi, All of my SqueezeBox booms and radios display an Out of Memory error when I try to play a particular local radio station. I don't know the URL because I navigate to it from the boom's Internet Radio-Local menu. I *think* it's this URL: http://audio.wbur.org/stream/live_ogg.m3u (which I got from the 'radio station's website' (http://www.wbur.org/listen). I noticed their 'mp3 stream' (http://audio.wbur.org/stream/live_mp3.m3u) works with my squeezeboxes, but that stream isn't is the Internet Radio-Local menu, and I don't want to make it a preset (already all filled) Any ideas how to fix? thank you, grimholtz If you mean WBUR-FM 90.9 Boston from Internet Radio Search I get a WMA 32k CBR stream, and it plays fine. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79153 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
They are in the server.prefs file You can tell the different players apart from their mac address nr . Quite a well populated file most server and player settings are here. I suggest a backup of the file first. I is read at start-up of the server so restart the server after modification. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J and assorted amps SiriuS, Classe'Primare and Dynadio speakers (including a pair of Contour 4 ) Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Miscellaneous use: Radio (with battery) I use a Controller various ir-remotes and a Eee-PC with squeezeplay to control this Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
Devices in sight? WLAN-Router with external antenna? I would try the following very cheap antenna http://www.heise.de/netze/artikel/Die-0-Euro-Antenne-223704.html Sorry, I have only a German link, eventually is an automatic tranlation good enough to understand: http://translate.google.com/ -- jo-wie 2 * Classic, 1 * Boom, SC 7.5.1 auf GigaByte STA/C mit VIA C7 1GHz, 1GB RAM, 250 GB 2,5 HD, Ubuntu Desktop 8.04 LTS, CD - FLAC = dbpoweramp, Mix MusicIP, Router AVM Fritz 3270 last.fm/user/jo-wie jo-wie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17952 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
Great... thank you! Any idea where I can find that file in linux/ubuntu? grimholtz -- grimholtz grimholtz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5235 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
grimholtz;550721 Wrote: Great... thank you! Any idea where I can find that file in linux/ubuntu? grimholtz Nevermind, found it in /var/lib/squeezecenter/prefs and also /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/prefs. Not sure which one is current. -- grimholtz grimholtz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5235 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
squeezeboxserver is the current . -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J and assorted amps SiriuS, Classe'Primare and Dynadio speakers (including a pair of Contour 4 ) Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Miscellaneous use: Radio (with battery) I use a Controller various ir-remotes and a Eee-PC with squeezeplay to control this Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
leif;550604 Wrote: I don't really understand the wireless solutions as explained above here. The MFJ-1800 recommended above I don't see how it's compatible with SB? My current uverse modem/router- I don't think it nor are most routers compatible with such wifi antennas so I would need to buy a wireless router with external antenna support right? Can someone recomend one? Then can somoone recomend an antenna? Will an antenna boost wifi 100 ft? I already tried borrowing a dir655 router and attached it to my uverse modem/router with a 25 ft ethernet cable which allowed me to place the dir655 in my attic against the wall of my house that faces my shack but the SB in shack could see the network but was too weak to get on. My shack does have electricity but I don't want powerline internet. Although if you guys think a 600 ft straight cat6 run without a switch in the middle will work I'd like to try that first. Do I think an uncut run of CAT6 will work, I do. CAT6 is going to cost $60 to $180 dollars depending on jacket and purpose. Since its just going to carry signal and not be used for current, I say go with the cheap stuff and if you have to replace it every 20 years big deal. 600 feet of direct burial will be around $150. A $35 WiFi panel antenna beats that hands down not even including the fact that there is no digging! The antenna is not 'made' for your router, it is made for the frequency band your router is on. To use optional external antennas, a router must have screw on removable antennas. Question: Does your router have external antenna(s) that are screwed into Female SMA connectors? If so, then you can use any antenna you want with it that is 'cut/tuned' for the WiFi band. A 'pigtail' goes between the antenna and the antenna connector on the router so the antenna can be mounted in the most advantageous location without complete regard to where the router is. The pigtail has a male 'N' connector to attach to the MFJ-1800 and most routers need a male SMA. MFJ also sells this pigtail MFJ-5606SR. I would try the high gain MFJ-1800 yagi first or a 15 to 18 dB panel antenna. I am fairly sure the Squeezebox will see the network. The issue is if the Squeezebox can make it back to the router without some help. As suggested elsewhere, panel antennas work fairly well as long as its an unobstructed LOS. Some of the panel antennas come with the pigtail as part of the assembly. They can be as little as $10 more then a yagi to $100 more. The panel excels at lighting up a broader area on a specific angle of direction (think quadrants). The yagi excels at lighting up a specific place on a narrow beam width (think target). -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: 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 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Sound quality
I have recently hooked up my pc/squeezebox classic to an aduio note dac (via coxial cable) which in turn is hooked into my amp and speakers. I am ripping cds to flac via media monkey but have noticed a degredation in the sound quality compared to using my existing hi fi cd transport and dac combination, my question is simple is the dac in the squeezbox being bypassed as i have my own dac connected to the sbclassic or iam i doing or have i missed something out help please!!! -- ROBBIE BURNS ROBBIE BURNS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38224 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79156 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
thanks! Now I'm left wondering how i can clean up the old SqueezeServer... I guess that's leftover from 6.x days or earlier...it seems to be spread out over multiple places so a simple rm -rF * won't do the trick. Hm. -- grimholtz grimholtz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5235 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound quality
ROBBIE BURNS;550732 Wrote: I have recently hooked up my pc/squeezebox classic to an aduio note dac (via coxial cable) which in turn is hooked into my amp and speakers. I am ripping cds to flac via media monkey but have noticed a degredation in the sound quality compared to using my existing hi fi cd transport and dac combination, my question is simple is the dac in the squeezbox being bypassed as i have my own dac connected to the sbclassic or iam i doing or have i missed something out help please!!! If you're using the coax out (which looks exactly like the White/Red left/right analog outputs... I don't recall the color of digital outs), then yes, you are not using the analog portion of the SB at all. Note that you -should- set the volume of the SB to 100% (there is a setting option on the web interface to lock it there) and use the analog volume on your preamp to adjust volume. This will ensure the digital stream from the SB is exactly as intended: it is bit perfect... anything else will be (at least slightly) altered. You should also turn off 'replay gain' type changes... they will alter the digital signal (in order to change volume they need to do that). -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79156 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
You could try your current setup again but with the cardboard parabolic reflector described here on one or both of the routers. http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template/ It won't costs much except time. Netstumbler may be necessary to get best alignment. As a test I made one of these up and was able to detect networks a few miles away in LOS using a USB adapter. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How to change Boom presets from SqueezeBox Server?
When O when will Pre-sets and Favourites be sorted? -- Labarum Brian In Southampton: my son's Marantz AV amp in Super Direct mode with BW 684 (Not good!) In Nicosia: Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man - Quart 980s German Tower Loudspeakers. Boom in conservatory. http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/MB_Quart_980_S In both: Squeezebox Classic, Beresford Caiman DAC, Sony MDR-F1 Headphones Labarum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19963 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79154 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3
Is there a way to reduce the number of columns to 1 when creating the full catalog? Some of the classical music track names are exceptionally long and line wrapping makes it difficult to read. It would be worse if I were to try to print, which I would like to do, but aside from just not looking good, it wastes a lot of space. -- yorknh yorknh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31587 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74452 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 display dead. Logitech won't repair it... Even for a fee...
Ford Freak;550566 Wrote: I called support to see if they would be able to fix it. They said no because it isn't under warranty anymore. WTF!!! Has anybody else had this problem? The only thing he could do was offer 50% off a new product. I'm with you on being bummed that they can't fix it. But serisouly. Did they offer you a 50% discount on a new product because they couldn't fix a product that is out of warranty??? That sounds like too good a deal to be true... -- bhaagensen bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79138 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 display dead. Logitech won't repair it... Even for a fee...
bhaagensen;550800 Wrote: I'm with you on being bummed that they can't fix it. But serisouly. Did they offer you a 50% discount on a new product because they couldn't fix a product that is out of warranty??? That sounds like too good a deal to be true... I agree. 50% of a Touch or even an SB3? $150 for either? TAKE IT! Even if they could fix your SB3 display, it might cost $150 to replace it. They used to offer a flat $90 for SB3 repairs, plus shipping. But that is long gone. :( -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79138 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sound quality
Digital Coax = orange If you are using either Digital Coax or Digital Optical then you are indeed bypassing the SB's DAC. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79156 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 display dead. Logitech won't repair it... Even for a fee...
toby10;550810 Wrote: I agree. 50% of a Touch or even an SB3? $150 for either? TAKE IT! Better yet, get a Transporter and save $1000. Your spouse/significant other will be so proud of you ;o) -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79138 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
I live waay out in the sticks and my closest line-of-sight neighbor is about 1400 feet away. In a fit of largess several years ago, I agreed to share my satellite based internet connection with the neighbors. This is a 2nd home for them and they're here only a couple of months out of the year so getting their own satellite system was hard to justify. WiMax isn't an option (we live in a hollow...no coverage.) DSL isn't an option, nor is cable. ISDN isn't in the cards and even regular old dial-up is only 1/2 speed here because of the antiquated capacity enhancer equipment Qwest has down the hill. So satellite it is and I tried to figure out a way to share the internet connection with the neighbor wirelessly and on the cheap. What I came up with is shown below. It works...but only barely. I certainly wouldn't go this route again. I'd spend the extra $$$ for proper yagi antennas. That said, if it's possible for you to run wire, run wire. Your total investment for a cat6 spool, a crimping tool and some rj45 modular plugs should be less than $200. You can easily run the wire, put on the modular plugs and test. For that matter, buy a 1000' spool of cat6 and put jacks on either end without unspooling it. Plug one end into your router and the other end into the SB. Does it work? If it works spooled, I'd think it would work unspooled. And it it does, then your bigger task will be burying the wire in proper conduit. Or improper conduit. Get the cheapest PVC you can find at Lowes or Home Depot and find an unemployed person and hand them a mattock. -- gharris999 gharris999's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=115 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 display dead. Logitech won't repair it... Even for a fee...
Here's one on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Squeezebox-V3-classic-works-great-Pandora-wifi-server-/250639386120?cmd=ViewItempt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item3a5b458608#ht_500wt_1154 -- avta avta's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79138 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezeplay doesn't show itself as player
Installed Squeezeplay on the basement computer, SBS on ReadyNAS. Squeezeplay doesn't show in the players, can only control Squeezeslave in the other room. What am I missing? Does SBS need to be running on the same box as Squeezeplay? Thanks. -- fphredd fphredd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79166 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help me get 500 ft away from router
gharris999;550821 Wrote: I live waay out in the sticks and my closest line-of-sight neighbor is about 1400 feet away. In a fit of largess several years ago, I agreed to share my satellite based internet connection with the neighbors. This is a 2nd home for them and they're here only a couple of months out of the year so getting their own satellite system was hard to justify. WiMax isn't an option (we live in a hollow...no coverage.) DSL isn't an option, nor is cable. ISDN isn't in the cards and even regular old dial-up is only 1/2 speed here because of the antiquated capacity enhancer equipment Qwest has down the hill. So satellite it is and I tried to figure out a way to share the internet connection with the neighbor wirelessly and on the cheap. What I came up with is shown below. It works...but only barely. I certainly wouldn't go this route again. I'd spend the extra $$$ for proper yagi antennas. Hi gharris999, Have you thought about replacing the antenna setup? If I were looking for improvement from that system, I would go with a different antenna and replace the current Coax with some ultra low loss Coax. A $50 donation (new antenna/coax) from the neighbors would probably kick up their reception big time. A true yagi or panel would take what you already have to the next level. From the picture, I don't what antenna you're using but in many cases just changing the stick to an elevated fixed dipole with the home made reflector could be all that's needed to get better results. Remember a dipole doesn't need a ground plane to work properly. The homebrew hog fence antenna would also be a low cost possible upgrade. The hog fence antenna is basically a crescent of wire fence with an elevated dipole of proper band positioned in front of the mesh for maximum gain. Nice setup and you're a nice neighbor to go to all that trouble for them. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: 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 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79140 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 display dead. Logitech won't repair it... Even for a fee...
While the 50% is tempting, the only thing I really want is a boom for my bedroom. I want to keep my 3 in the living room. It has to be sent back if I want the 50% off coupon. -- Ford Freak Ford Freak's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79138 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
