[slim] Squeezebox Server with Squeezeslave to turn on speakers when playing
Hi there, After setting up Squeezebox Server on a 24/7 server running Ubuntu, connecting a SQ3 and a SQ boom to it, I use SqueezeboxSlave as a daemon on the server itself. All works perfectly, so I'm up to the next step: turning on the powered speakers connected to the server automatically when squeezeslave starts to play anything. So far I've managed to connect a 220v relay to the com port of the server using salvaged electronics parts and I can successfully switch the speakers on and off from the commandline by starting and stopping a program. What I want to do is to monitor the state of Squeezeslave, preferably with a bash script, and switch the speakers on when it is playing anything, and switch them off when it stops. With the Boom in use as an alarmclock, and synced with SQslave, I can then have music throughout my house when drinking my morning coffee. :) (and maybe let the relay turn the lights on or something...) How can I poll the play/stop state of Squeezeslave? Can I poll SB Server directly? The m3u playlist in /var/lib/squeezeboxserver/prefs/ tells me the playlist update date/time and therefore the moment it starts playing, but how do I know when it stops? Or can I catch a signal from the lcdproc option? I'll be very happy to hear anyones thoughts on this. Cheers, Lister Btw, is someone interested in the schematics and program for the comport relay? -- Lister Lister's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34158 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71077 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Suggestions for 802.11g Wireless Router?
I have a Linksys WRT54G - no problems so far http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=33scid=35prid=601 David Lister 17 Hill Avenue Grantham Lincs NG31 9BA 01476 564771 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Linksys WRT54G and WMP54G
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[slim] Slimserver wav flac problem
I have just downloaded Slimserver 5.4, with a view to buying a Squeezebox in the future. I can play mp3 files ok in my software mp3 player (jetAudio). However, I am unable to play wav or flac files. The 'PLAY' button at the top of the right hand pane in Slimserver is ineffective (it should turn orange when pressed). I have tried various wav files (all 14400, 16 bit) - they all fail. Can anyone please help? Why is Slimserver only able to play mp3? What am I doing wrong? Regards David Lister 17 Hill Avenue Grantham Lincs NG31 9BA 01476 564771 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver wav flac problem
Thanks for your help. I know that lame is not installed on my system (Windows 2000) - I have had an error message informing me of this when attempting to convert flac to mp3 streaming (in order to see if flac/mp3 conversion would work after flac/wav streaming didn't work). My impression is that I should be able to play flac files as a wav stream (without converting to mp3). Wav File Format - Wav Stream Format is built in to Slimserver (File Types|File Format Conversion Setup) I did try softsqueeze - I wasn't able to install it. I double-clicked on softsqueeze.jnlp - Java Webstart came up with an error message 'Unable to launch the specified application' (An error occurred while launching/running the application. Category: Launch File Error The field jnlpcodebase has an invalid value: http://[% host %]/html/softsqueeze/) I didn't pursue this any further (I launched softsqueeze.jnlp from C:\test - was this the wrong thing to do?) If I get a Squeezebox I will want to stream my flac collection. To do this I will need to get familiar with Slimserver. Apart from streaming mp3 (which I don't need), I'm not having much luck. At 08:57 08/03/2005 -0500, you wrote: You probably need to install lame_enc.dll in your slimserver bin directory. You need this for slimserver to be able to convert from raw (wav) to mp3 for streaming to your music player. If you want to get the complete feel for what a squeezebox is like you should try out softsqueeze--it's exactly like a squeezebox (and if you don't want to compromise the sound quality of your flacs sotsqueeze will allow streaming of the uncompressed wav without conversion to mp3). ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver wav flac problem
Thanks - it's all becoming a lot clearer now. Regards 1/ After starting Softsqueeze I am able to browse all my albums by searching * I am able to see all the albums on a full=screen display, and am able to scroll through them in order to select which ones I want to play. If I get a Squeezebox, there won't be a full-screen display. How will I be able to scroll/browse through my collection (I know I will be able to search for specific albums/tiles/artists, but I would like to be able to browse as well). The web interface allows full browsing by artist, genre, album and by album artwork(and in the upcoming 6.0: new music, year). Adding items from teh web interface of slimserver will play them on your player. 2/ I am able to select and play albums from within Softsqueeze with no problems. How can I use Slimserver to control what is being played on Softsqueeze - I can see the playlist, Slimserver says 'Now Playing', but nothing seems to be happening. Is it possible to control album playing in Softsqueeze from Slimserver? the slimserver GUI is basically a web interface. The default skin refreshes every 30 seconds, so unless you initiate control from the GUI (or any browser on any computer pointed to http://serverIP:9000/) then you would have to wait for that refresh in order to get an updated status on the player. The right side fo teh GUI is your current state, topped by a status pane, and the playlist below. On the left you should see a list of browse, search, settings, and help items to choose from. Browse and Search let you add songs to your player(s)' current playlist. cheers, kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss David Lister 17 Hill Avenue Grantham Lincs NG31 9BA 01476 564771 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
