[slim] Re: Squeezeboxes randomly rebooting
Here's another symptom. Sometimes, after rebooting, my SB gets to the Connecting to wireless network screen but when the countdown gets to 10 (always 10) it reboots to the welcome screen and starts over again. When this doesn't happen, the countdown only gets to 19 or 18 before the connection is made. -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: You'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone I spy a celebrating Scouser? -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezeboxes randomly rebooting
I've got some Cat 5 cable, two wall plates and a couple of patch cables so I was planning to lash up a crossover botch tomorrow night. I'll see how that runs. However, like you, the rest of my wireless network is fine (main PC, wireless router/modem, laptop, PDA) so I can't see it being interference. I was on the verge of buying an SB2 but I'm putting that on hold until this issue is resolved, in case whatever is causing it affects that too. Any more advice from the Slim Devices folks? -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezeboxes randomly rebooting
Are Dave, Jon, Andy and adhir still having problems? If not, what fixed it? If so, is the problem that Dean mentioned in the 6.1 nightlies likely to be the cause (I'm running 6.0.2)? Will reverting to 5.4.1 be likely to help? -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezeboxes randomly rebooting
As I said in another thread, mine started doing this suddenly after more than a year of faultless use. That's why I'm starting to suspect (or maybe just hoping) it's related to a recent Slimserver or firmware update. -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezeboxes randomly rebooting
What firmware version? -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB - Strange symptoms, any ideas?
Damn! It's now started the random rebooting behaviour in the new location. I'll need to try and get ethernet working to rule wireless in or out. -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB - Strange symptoms, any ideas?
I've just discovered the two threads detailed below: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=12778highlight=reboot http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=12478highlight=reboot They describe exactly the problem I'm suffering with random reboots. Was a cause/solution found? For info, I'm running XP Pro with SP2, Slimserver 6.0.2 and an Actiontech Wireless server/router. Wireless signal is 85% -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezeboxes randomly rebooting
This thread describes exactly the problem I'm suffering with random reboots. Was a cause/solution found? For info, I'm running XP Pro with SP2, Slimserver 6.0.2 and an Actiontech Wireless server/router. Wireless signal is 85% More details of my problm here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14361 -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB - Strange symptoms, any ideas?
I've been using my SB for over a year now without trouble (other than the very occasional audio drop-out) until now. Last weekend whilst listening in the wee small hours, after about an hours trouble-free listening, the audio started to drop out in a strange way. A few seconds would play then a few seconds silence then a few seconds more and on ... I gave up and went to bed thinking it was some sort of wireless interference. However, it was still the same in the morning. Sometimes the Slimserver couldn't be found either. After trying all the obvious stuff (repair wireless connection, power down SB for a while, force firmware reflash), nothing worked. In desperation I removed the PCB to see if maybe the wireless card or antenna connection had come loose inside. I did notice some horrible growth type contamination on the underside of the PCMCIA socket which I carefully cleaned off with some IPA and a soft brush. After re-assembly, the symptoms are slightly different. A song will start to play fine but after a minute or two, the SB will reboot and attempt to set itself up again. After it finds the network and Slimserver, the whole damn cycle starts again. One other symptom is that when the set-up routine starts, it sometimes skips past parts which wouldn't be expected (such as entering the WEP key after a couple of key presses). I suspect my SB but I haven't completely ruled out my wireless modem/router, the wireless card in my PC or indeed the PC itself. I changed the Motherboard just before the symptoms started, making me consider some form of compatibility problem between the motherboard and the wireless card, but the SB worked fine for over an hour (maybe two) before the symptoms started and I don't appear to have any trouble with my wireless broadband connection. Please help. I'm at the end of my tether and have been without music for over a week. Any ideas? -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SB - Strange symptoms, any ideas?
dean Wrote: Can you describe this growth? Was it some kind of mold? Ick. It was difficult to tell what it was, even under magnification as it appeared to be under some kind of coating (no-clean flux maybe?)which went very soft when the IPA was applied. It looked a bit 'mouldy' but I was more concerned that it might be some sort of conductive dendritic growth. The rest of the board looked pretty clean but the joints on the PCMCIA connector looked weird. I've looked at a lot of PCB's and I've never seen anything quite like it. It might be a complete red herring as I've still got problems after whatever it was was cleaned off (I think, see the end of this post). dean Wrote: Is it possible that there's some kind of IR interference in the room that's confusing the Squeezebox? There are no IR sources other than remote controls which aren't being used when the SB is resetting. dean Wrote: Have you tried restarting your wireless router? Yes, it didn't help. mherger Wrote: One simple test you could do: use a wired connection to the SB. If it's ok, then, focus on wireless problems I tried to do that but cannot get the ethernet connection to work from my PC (I suspect I'm maybe using the wrong cable, x-over instead of straight through or vice versa). I only have on ethernet cable which I thought I got with the SB (yellow, 'patch cable' printed on it but XP says a cable's unplugged and the SB cannot find the ethernet connection.Anyway, the PC is in a different part of the house (further away from the router with a poorer wireless signal (56% against 85% at the normal location) but wireless seems to be working fine here (so far). Nothing I can think of has changed in the normal location, so I'm baffled. I'll leave the SB running for a while to see if it remains ok. Thanks for the suggestions gentlemen. I'll post back when I know more. -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
