Re: [slim] Players powering up randomly
This happens even if I manually unplug it and plug it back in, so it's not just something happening every so many days. But that said, I will try the community Radio firmware to see if that helps out. Thank you for the tip. I will report back! On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 2:06 PM bpa wrote: > > There is the well known bug which causes reboots every 24.xx days. > > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?111650-Spontaneous-turning-on&p=966705&viewfull=1#post966705 > > Youc could upgrade Radio firmware to Community version. > > https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?113479-Announce-Community-Firmware-for-Squeezebox-Radio-Touch-Controller-and-LMS-8 > > > > bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91831 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Mitch!!! http://blog.mitcharf.com/ "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying." - Woody Allen ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Players powering up randomly
Ok, so I realize this thread is over a decade old, but it is the only one I found in my searches which discusses the problem I'm having. To wit: my Squeezebox radios sometimes power up on their own. Originally they would power up and begin playing music, but I found and changed the "Power On Resume" setting to prevent this (I have it set to "Pause at power off; Remain paused at power on", but I have also tried the corresponding "Stop / Remain Stopped" option as well with the same results). So now the problem is just that they power on "randomly" (by which I mean I am not telling them to power on -- I realize there must be something going on to cause this and it isn't actually random). But because I often do not notice this has happened, and because I have most of the players in my house synced, I usually discover this has happened when I start playing music in my kitchen and I hear it start up in other rooms in the house as well. Usually it is just a minor annoyance, but it can cause problems if my partner is on a work call in a room with a player. Data points: * I also have Booms and a Transporter in my environment, and this does not happen with them. * When it happens, I believe it happens to all of the Radios, not just some of them. * I believe it always happens when the Radio loses power (either by being unplugged or a power outage) and then power is restored -- even when the Radio was turned off before it loses power. I am not certain that this is the only time that it happens. * I am running LMS 8.3.0, but I was seeing this behavior on earlier versions as well. I don't know the earliest version I saw it on. * My Radios all have firmware 7.7.3-r16676 * I have no alarms set, and I have "All Alarms" set to "Off". * The "Synchronize Power" setting is set to "Power off/on separately" for all players. If it only happens after an outage/unplug-replug (which may be the case), then it really seems very similar to the PC BIOS setting for how to handle it when power is lost and restored, and it acts like it is set to always power on in this case. But I cannot find any place to change this setting on the Radio. I've looked in the server settings (both global and player settings), and at the settings using the Radio UI itself. That said, it's definitely possible I've overlooked something. Can anyone shed any light on this? It's not the end of the world but I would like to get to the bottom of it. Thanks for reading my novel! Mitch On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 9:20 AM chill < chill.53tcvb1322317...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > Thanks Pippin > > I skipped 7.6 - I went from 7.5.something to 7.7.0. I was definitely > experiencing phantom power-ups with 7.5.something, but I can't rule out > the possibility that this was caused by the issue you've described with > iPeng. > > However, with 7.7.0 I can confirm at least one feature of this > behaviour, which is definitely independent of iPeng. If I have all > players in standby, and I bring one of them out of standby (touchscreen > on the touch, power button on the Boom or IR remote on the SB3) then the > Radio also comes out of standby. Sometimes. > > Since I have my players all set to resume playing when they come out of > standby, I can't currently tell whether it's powering up or starting > playback that triggers the Radio to come on. If I can find a way to > reproduce this without having to wait till the next time the alarm > period completes, then I'll experiment with different 'resume' > settings. > > Chris > > > -- > chill > > chill's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10839 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=91831 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Mitch!!! http://blog.mitcharf.com/ "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying." - Woody Allen ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Forum's Old Days on Christmas Morning
It's not that he doesn't think Europeans don't use that expression, it's just that he's very nuanced about his own well-wishing. For his own private reasons, he wants Europeans to have a happy Christmas, while he wants everyone else to have a merry Christmas. -- Mitch!!! http://blog.mitcharf.com/ "A man said to the universe: 'Sir, I exist!' 'However,' replied the universe, 'The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.'" - Stephen Crane On Dec 27, 2017 3:28 AM, "slartibartfast" < slartibartfast.8a5...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > iPhone wrote: > > . > > Merry Christmas (Happy Christmas for the Europeans), Happy Holidays, and > > Happy New Year to our still functioning community! All the comments are > > right on point. What other forum has this much information, this much > > available help, this many plug-ins, and is still up and running after > > the product is no longer being produced? > > > > Speaking of Slim Devices and holiday presents, I got a Boom and a RPi3 > > for gifts this year.Why would you think that Europeans would not use > Merry Christmas? > > Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk > > > > > > slartibartfast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/ > member.php?userid=35609 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108452 > > ___ > 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] Devices for sale
For future reference: The problem seems to be with user accounts that are auto-created when you post to the email lists, versus accounts originally created on the forum web page. The former accounts get "do not have permission" errors for several account operations, including PMs. I haven't found a way to fix that, but the workaround is to just create a second account via the web page. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Devices for sale
... Except now I get an error saying my account doesn't have sufficient permission to perform that action. Will poke around further in my account settings on here. Sorry to sidetrack the main thread! (still am interested in buying, though) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Devices for sale
Thanks! That's what I thought, but it wasn't working. The problem turned out to be with the first mobile browser I tried (even in desktop mode). Switching to Firefox Beta did the trick. Thanks again for the help ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Devices for sale
I'm interested in the radios and the boom. Are they still available? How much are you asking for them? Sorry for the public reply - I view these forums as a mailing list, and haven't been able to figure out how to send a pm, even after following the web links to forums.slimdevices.com and logging in. If you wish to email me, I'm on Gmail as "mitcharf". Thanks! Mitch Harding On Dec 28, 2015 4:18 PM, "bruinboy" < bruinboy.78m...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > I've decided to sell several of my extra devices. I've listed the first > on eBay: > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Logitech-Squeezebox-Radio-Digital-Media-Streamer-/121851040642?hash=item1c5ee35382:g:MMwAAOSw5IJWgYL9 > > > I've got one squeezebox v2, one V3, two radios and one boom to sell to a > happy home. > > Prefer to sell to one of our forum participants. > > PM me if interested. Priced reasonably. > > Best, > > Scott > > > > bruinboy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62436 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104907 > > ___ > 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] Now the Squeezebox is dead, what would your next system be? And why?
Likewise. I'm more than happy to contribute financially to keep SB maintenance going, if not new development. I'm a software engineer professionally, so I'd also be willing to contribute that way as well, if someone else is organizing things -- Mitch!!! http://blog.mitcharf.com/ "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying." - Woody Allen On Aug 30, 2012, at 7:05 AM, garym wrote: > > erland wrote: >> >> Related to this, would you be willing to pay an annual or one time fee >> if you would be sure it would make it possible for you to continue using >> your Squeezebox hardware with current or similar features ? >> I'm just asking because I think it's unlikely that Logitech or anybody >> else will do it for free on longer terms, it's just too much work to >> keep it working with the latest streaming services and you need to add >> support for new streaming services when they arrive for the platform to >> be attractive as one or more new streaming services tends to appear on >> the market every year. Logitech won't do this even if we pay for it, but >> there might be third parties that are interested in doing it. > > I would definitely pay a one-time or annual fee for future squeezebox > related services. This would include helping (financially) to maintain a > squeezebox community forum on the web. > > > > garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96191 > > ___ > 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] Add Wireless Card to SB3
Would this then allow you to use an n wireless card? Not that n wireless is necessary for most SB3 applications (except perhaps wireless bridging, depending on what is being bridged). Mitch On Feb 16, 2011, at 8:34 AM, nowork wrote: > > Hi, > > I added a wifi card (similar to the one you referenced) to my > wired-only SB3. > > I needed to add an antenna; actually two (there are two connectors). > > I found "2X Laptop WIFI Wireless Mini PCI PCI-E Internal Antenna" for > $1.64 shipped on EBay. > > Works great for me. > > Good luck! > > > -- > nowork > > nowork's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20453 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85662 > > ___ > 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] which product?
Although it does have the downside of failing during a power outage. Outages aren't frequent in my area, but they do happen on rare occasions -- for this reason I tend to use my cell phone for my alarm, or at least as a backup alarm. On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 8:11 PM, tcutting < tcutting.4gflpz1283044...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > I've been running the Radio as a "clock radio" for quite a while now. I > run a Squeezeboxserver 24/7, and my alarm sound is a local .mp3. Before > that, I used one of the "sound effects" which actually is served through > mysqueezebox.com, and the reliability of the alarm was poor. Since > changing to local (SBS hosted) alarm sounds, the reliability has been > 100%. A fair amount of effort has gone on in software and firmware to > improve the alarm reliability as well. In general, if you always use > Squeezeboxserver, your alarms will probably be very reliable... if you > depend on Mysqueezebox.com for alarms, you are asking for trouble. > > > -- > tcutting > > tcutting's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17402 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81581 > > ___ > 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] Softsqueeze (or similar) on Playstation 3 (PS3)
If you're looking for syncing, I think you'll end up needing another hardware player. I bet you could pick up a used SBR for not too much cash. On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 12:09 PM, toby10 < toby10.4evfen1280423...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > chenrikson;565130 Wrote: > > Would the PS3 Media Server program be of any help... > > Not in making the PS3 communicate with, or become a client of, SBS > server. > IOW, it won't make the PS3 act as a SqueezeBox player. > The PS3 via a number of media server programs can be used to stream > from the same music library as SBS though. > > Even if the OP went the UPnP route it would have very limited abilities > (like stream.mp3) and could not even be Synced with other SB players. > > > -- > toby10 > > toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80793 > > ___ > 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] Logitech 30 Day Trial - Any Way to Get Them to Honour It?
Likewise. I've got an SB3, SBR, SBC, Radio, and Boom -- all work flawlessly. I've been very satisfied with the response I've gotten when I needed help with various issues! On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 7:38 PM, 86atc250r < 86atc250r.4cq88n1276821...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > > I think there are many many with similar opinions (the silent majority). > > > > Count me with you. I have 7 squeezeboxen at my house of various > flavors & they all work most excellently, I rarely ever have any issues > with them at all & when I do it almost always can be traced down to > something on my server or network going on (like when the wife uploads > a batch of pictures and consumes all my upstream bandwidth). > > I also have about 4 devices at another location that work practically > flawlessly as well. > > Good server, solid network, and good network hardware are the key in my > opinion. > > > -- > 86atc250r > > 86atc250r's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15476 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=79742 > > ___ > 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] Is this really too complicated a set up?!
Since it sounds like syncing is your top priority, any solution which involves solely hardware players should work fine. In my house I've had no problems syncing a receiver, radio, boom, and classic together (all connecting wirelessly on a 802.11g network). For any situation where there's not a compelling reason to use your own speakers, I recommend the boom, to save space. Or if stereo isn't important, the radio. On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 12:42 PM, squeezeWallet < squeezewallet.4830zc1269020...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Thanks for all the replies - and agree sounds like the software stuff > is a bit of a dud (as a side note, does anyone know any software for pc > that let's you sync music - have 6-7 pcs in the house, so might be handy > - have a Synology NAS also, so probably have something in that which > might do the job...). > > ANYWAY! > > So here's how I reckon it might work if I understand you all: > > Lounge: > SB Receiver connected into my HTPC line in. > > Bedroom: > SB Radio/Alarm thingy > > Kitchen: > SB Classic (this seems a bit 'flatter' than the others, so will take up > less worktop space) > > Hall: > SB Receiver into iPhone/iPod dock with speakers > > Study: > SB Receiver into surround sound system > > > Does the above make sense - will it work? > > One thing I'd appreciate any advice is the bathroom - anyone know of a > waterproof/steam resistant solution for this?! > > Oh and just to clarify, the music room is a 'real' music room - ie with > piano, four guitars, drums, clarinet etc! > > Many thanks for all the advice etc so far! > > > -- > squeezeWallet > > squeezeWallet's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37031 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76338 > > ___ > 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] Would truly love an Audible.com app to be available on Squeezebox
If you end up opening an enhancement request, please post a link here -- I'd vote for it. Mitch On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Moozh wrote: > > I dont believe one exists but I sure would be great if the squeezebox > would be able to play audible.com files. > > I'm somewhat stuck in the middle of a sonos unit and my squeezebox > duet, both work perfectly but the present shortcomings on them are.. > > SONOS: missing- > slacker > di.fm > mediafly > sky.fm > live365 > absolute radio uk > > SQUEEZEBOX: missing- > audible.com > > of course the importance of any depends on what your listening > preferences are but simply put I cant do without my audible and would > like very much to find a way to get them managed and played via my > squeezebox. Right now I have to fire up iTunes and play them via my PC > speakers. > > Does anyone know if an Audible.com app or 'whatever' is discussed or > otherwise some feature that will be added to the list of services the > squeezebox can work with? > > > -- > Moozh > > Moozh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34642 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73651 > > ___ > 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] Tone Controls missing on $200 Radio?
Just sounds like a troll to me. He's been given all of the information he needs. It's up to him if he wants to use it or not. On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 8:22 PM, brucegrr wrote: > > All I can say is wow. Either the original poster is off his meds or he > is one mean spirited, nasty _. > > > -- > brucegrr > > brucegrr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3964 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73389 > > ___ > 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] Is the Squeezebox Classic discontinued?
Past history indicates that this will not be the case. On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 4:05 PM, TiredLegs wrote: > > iPhone;471183 Wrote: >> To answer the title of your post, Yes the SB3 is being discontinued and >> replaced by the SB Touch. And I don't think a petition will do any good. >> Logitech is moving on to a new style of NMP that is "Smart" to replace >> the older technology of the low powered "dumb" player. > Does that imply that a future version of the server software will leave > SB3/Classic users stranded? > > > -- > TiredLegs > > TiredLegs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6201 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69660 > > ___ > 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] SB3 and mysqueezebox.com
I didn't have to do that on my SB3 (just have one of them), and I am running Ubuntu 9.04. I directly upgraded from 7.3.3 to 7.4.1 nightly, though -- didn't try 7.4.0. On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 8:43 PM, pablolie wrote: > > Thanks. So I am the only one. Perhaps a Linux/Ubuntu thing (but it > doesn't make sense!). > > Very strange. I had to enter th info manually in the SB3s, and nowhere > else. > > > -- > pablolie > > ...pablo > Server: Shuttle X27 - Ubuntu 9.04 - SBS 7.4 > Sources: SB3 (3), SB Boom (3), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD > Amplifier: Accuphase E306v > Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tower (tuned) > Headphones: Grado SR-1 > > pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69054 > > ___ > 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] Nice Job on 7.4
Same here. And the web interface seems significantly faster to me than previously. Great work! On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 9:58 PM, oddquad wrote: > > Just adding my +1 to the thanks for the work put in to Squeezebox Server > 7.4. > > My installation could not have been easier or more successful. ALL my > plugins, services (now Apps), and preferences came along for the ride. > > After a complete rescan, everything was working just as I > expected/wanted. > > For such a major retooling, I am pleased at how well it turned out! > > Great Job Team! > > > -- > oddquad > > Squeezebox Controller+ iPhone w/iPeng (Bless you, Pippin!) > Squeezebox > 3 > Garden Hose > Sunbeam Model 5 Mixmaster > Free-Range Chicken > Two > Soup Cans and a String > Kazoo > > oddquad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15539 > 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 > ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Upgrade killed my SqueezeBox remote
If you do decide you want to run it over, mail it to me instead! I'll give it a good home! On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Tube Nube wrote: > I'm quite confident that I'll be spending $3 or 4 k on a transport > pretty soon, and the SB will end up a pile of plastic shards under the > wheels of my car. If not this time, then next. > > > -- > Tube Nube > > Tube Nube's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32631 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68656 > > ___ > 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] Controlling Squeezecentre with a Nokia phone
I'd be interested, but it's not a pressing need for me. The Handheld skin works for me, as does my SBC, and usually I'm near my laptop anyway. But if there was a Symbian app, I would use it. On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Locuth wrote: > > namxnam;442336 Wrote: >> Any devs out there that would like to build an app for by far the most >> prevalent (but not the prettiest) smartphone platform? > > Yes - here !! > Beeing a windows mobile guy I have yet to look into Symbian. > > It all depends on the demand. As of now I've had three request towards > a controller for Nokia phones. Not a lot, really. > > > -- > Locuth > > Use your PDA as SqueezeBox remote -- http://www.sciatec.de/SlimControl > > Locuth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29693 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=59033 > > ___ > 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] Who's going to fill Sean's shoes - technically?
I need a sensor like that! On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 11:15 AM, Goodsounds < goodsounds.3t7qm01244046...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > Roger that, Shirley. > > I think of it broadly rather than narrowly. There are also waay too > many of the type who want to tell you how they spent the prior weekend > setting up a sensor in the bedroom to turn on the coffee maker in the > kitchen. Boring is boring. > > > -- > Goodsounds > > Goodsounds's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63775 > > ___ > 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] I am leaving Logitech!
I feel like I am the 100th one to say so, but thank you for such an amazing product, Sean. I cannot remember how many people I have told that my Squeezeboxes (and Booms and Duets) are the best purchases I have ever made. I am listening to my Boom right now. I love music, and your products have allowed me to enjoy music so much more easily than before. Thank you. And none of this even touches on the level of customer service that your company provided. Always above and beyond. Kudos. Mitch On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 2:21 AM, Ramage < ramage.3ss89z1243322...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > Good luck Sean. > > Slim devices have certainly enriched my listening experience. The open > source philosophy has also been the trigger for me (and others) to start > using Linux, and opening up the world of computing. > > I was always impressed by the fact that you, the founder, would > personally respond to posts in the forum. > > I'm sure that whatever you do next, you will be a success. > > You will be missed. > > > -- > Ramage > > P2 266MHz, ubuntu server 9.04 SC 7.4~26688 > AMD64x2 ubuntu 8.04, SC 7.4~26660 > Players: Classic, Duet, Boom, Controller > > Ramage's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5343 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63759 > > ___ > 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] Flash MLB Audio Stream possible on SB?
You may also want to vote for this feature request: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3280 On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Don333 < don333.3qwh7b1240161...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > The plugin downloaded and unzipped fine, but the SCenter menu says that > the plug in is not compatible w/my current version of SqueezeCenter > (7.3.2). > > Anyone else have this issue? > > > -- > Don333 > > Don333's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=29706 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=62503 > > ___ > 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] please help me pick a new router
So far I haven't found any router which doesn't have problems in some scenario, if you do some research, even with the latest firmware or dd-wrt. I just try to find one which works in my setup. I look for the ones which generally get the most favorable reviews, and then work my way down the list if the first one has issues I cannot resolve through firmware updates, trying dd-wrt, fiddling with settings, etc. I'm sure someday wireless will be as "plug and play" as wired networking, but I think it's still a ways off. Mitch ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Thank You Slimdevices / Logitech & Community
19,071 tracks and counting -- some more CDs are supposed to arrive in the mail today. I consider all of my SD products to be among the best purchases I have ever made. On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 9:28 AM, FredFredrickson wrote: > > Yes, I'd like to add my thanks here too. > > As my music collection is growing (sometimes albums that I'm only > familiar with one song), my random mix in the morning is like a radio > station- except it only plays good and interesting music. And no > commercials. > > It's amazing. > > I'm at about 7,300 tracks at the moment. Where's everybody else at? > > > -- > FredFredrickson > > FredFredrickson's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16584 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58200 > > ___ > 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] 802.11n Devices
It would also be beneficial to folks using their Slim Devices are wireless bridges. On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 8:05 PM, pablolie < pablolie.3l21qn1230343...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > iPhone;375006 Wrote: > > Slim Devices has made it more then clear on this Forum that they *Do Not > > Intend* to go to "N" anytime soon or in the near future. Could that > > change tomorrow, sure. > > > > Past reasons for not moving to "N": > > There is not a standardized official specification at this time. > > It would add an unnecessary expense to unit cost. > > Most importantly, its not really needed for what the Squeezeboxes do at > > this time. > > The standard is not finalized, but it seems pretty finalized. Vendors > that claim 802.11n support clearly say it's "draft", and supposedly > unlikely to change very much (which is unfortunate, since supposedly as > soon as your neighbor upgrades to 802.11n, it will interefere with the > 802.11g/b bands, forcing adoption of 802.11n...). > > But on the other hand, while I agree that bandwidth is not a bottleneck > for music transmission, it may help response time of slim client > devices. But then again I also assume that the bottleneck then quickly > becomes the processing power on said slim client. By all means, though, > I think a product like the Controller could potentially benefit from > additional bandwidth. > > > -- > pablolie > > ...pablo > Server: 3.3 GHz Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo (8GB) - Vista Ultimate 64 & > Ubuntu 8.10 64 > Sources: SB3 (4), SB Boom (2), Duet, Accuphase DP65v CD > Amplifier: Accuphase E306v > Loudspeakers: Ceeroy 3-way tuned by Darmstadt Psychoacoustics Lab > Headphones: Grado SR-1 > > pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57042 > > ___ > 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] What an election.
I completely agree with you that we are all in it together, and I wish everyone in this country would consider that first, above all else. The minute we lose respect for each other to the point that we cannot have a reasonable discussion, we're in trouble. Oh, and while I don't necessarily agree that the media has a liberal bias all the time, I was very interested in the studies done recently about the amount of favorable and unfavorable press each candidate received during this election. I don't know if it was due to race, or due to backlash against Republicans after the last 8 years, or due to liberal bias, or due to something else altogether, but it definitely does seem like Obama had a much easier time in the press than McCain did. Journalists need to examine that more closely and understand why it happened, to make sure they are doing their jobs properly. That said, I think regardless of the media, and regardless of who was running for both parties, I think the Republican candidate was going to have an extreme uphill battle this year. People can argue about how we got where we are, but between the war and the economy, I think a backlash was inevitable. When times are tough, people are apt to vote in the other party, in the hopes it makes a difference. Mitch On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 3:50 PM, MrSinatra < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mitch, > > its kool and the gang. we're all in it together regardless. :) i > think that was an excellent response, though i still take issue with > parts of it to a degree, any further back n forth on it would just be a > display of differing yet reasonable opinions, and i think we're both in > the margin of error so to speak, and as its all over now, rather moot. > > pablolie, > > i totally agree with your post, save one caveat. i totally think the > press was and is in the tank for obama, and will be four years from now > too, and its in large part due to the fact that he's black (not to > mention liberal), imo. the problem with that is that if you had the > same exact circumstances, with a mccain, they can shred him for it, > whereas with an obama, they can cover for him and make excuses. the > only way i see the press turn on obama is if things are so bad, they'd > be laughed at if they didn't. if it were mccain, it would be a lot > quicker, no doubt. > > but thats really a nit pik of your post, which again, i agree with. > > i'm glad i'm not getting jumped on here. my POV isn't fashionable > these days. > > > -- > MrSinatra > > www.LION-Radio.org > Using: > Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.3b - Win XP Pro > SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 > > MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54678 > > ___ > 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] What an election.
On the racial issue, I was just trying to separate the reasons for voting for him from the fact that it's a positive of the election. Regardless of why he was elected, I think it's a great thing that our country has moved one step closer to racial equality. I would have felt the same way if Al Sharpton had been elected, even if I had not voted for him. I would have felt the same way, albeit about gender, if Clinton had won. Or if Ferraro or Palin had been elected as vice president. Even though I think Palin would be a poor choice for VP, I would still take that as a positive had that ticket won. And I agree, surely some people voted for Obama just on the racial issue -- I was just saying that to me, that didn't need to be the reason you voted for him for it to be a positive about the election -- you don't even have to have voted for him for it to be a positive. As for it being the *most* positive thing about the election, I can see where that would be more troubling, since at the end of the day he has to govern, and obviously his governance isn't going to be a function of his skin color. But given how historic this is, I can see why it's getting all the press, and I'm okay with that. Once he actually takes office I suspect that will take a back seat to real issues. As for my feelings on Palin, I didn't think she was unqualified due to how long she had been in politics or what offices she had held. I agree that both she and Obama are relative newcomers to politics (although I do think his resume is a bit longer, but I can see where this is debatable). My concerns about her stemmed from her seeming inability to speak intelligent and articulately about the issues facing our country, the fact that she didn't own a passport until last year, and her comments on her foreign policy qualifications. All politicans like to return to their talking points, but I really got the impression from her speeches that she was using the talking points as a defense, so she would not betray her lack of knowledge about the various subjects. The news that has been leaking out since the election (not knowing Africa was a continent versus a country, for example) only reinforces my views here. The other three principals (Obama, Biden, and McCain) all struck me as far more knowledgable and intelligent than she did. It seemed to me that she was selected primarily to energize the Republican base of religious conservatives, and she certainly accomplished that. But I think they could have chosen someone who had those values but also was more knowledgable on the issues facing the world today. I don't mean to offend anyone by saying any of this -- I am just trying to explain my reasoning. I know we all hold our own opinions and have our own reasons for supporting our candidates, and I completely respect that. I'm glad I live in a country where we can have discussions like this. Mitch On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 3:17 PM, MrSinatra < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i totally respect your feelings and so on, and i don't mean to imply > that the reason everyone, or most people, voted for him is b/c he's > black, (although thats surely the case for a lot of people) > > i'm just saying its become the number one "positive" of the election if > you simply go by the media or even what people are saying, (like in this > thread). and its to me, totally besides the point. al sharpton is > black too, so why didn't we vote him in when he ran? > > i have to say though, your post doesn't make sense to me in this > respect: you say you voted for him b/c palin wasn't qualified. what > made you think he was? and did it not matter to you their respective > spots on the ticket? > > the frustrating thing to me about this whole election is that all the > things obama claimed he was, is actually all the things mccain is. he > really was a moderate guy who crosses party lines, and gets things > done, and isn't corrupt. a genuine hero. > > but the reality is that style wins over substance, and that people were > just ready to turn over a new leaf, and go in a totally different > direction, regardless of the merits of the candidates. thats my read > on it. the icing on the cake then for a lot of people was the option > to also be so PC at the same time. it was just a perfect storm. > > the problem however as i see it, is we just bought a house without > having been in it. one can only hope the floors, plumbing, > electricity, and so on are any good. he's got four years to make his > case, he has no obstacles in congress, we all shall find out soon > enough the wisdom, or lack thereof, of this choice. > > > -- > MrSinatra > > www.LION-Radio.org > Using: > Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.3b - Win XP Pro > SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 > > MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 > View this thread: http:/
Re: [slim] What an election.
I voted for Obama, but not because he is black. There was no way I could vote for McCain given his chosen running mate (she seems nice enough, but she did not seem remotely qualified to be President). My ideals line up much closer with the Green party than they do with Republicans or Democrats, and normally they get my vote, but this year I didn't want to take the risk of McCain/Palin winning due to a split vote. So Obama got my vote. Of course, being in Texas, I could have voted Green without impacting the outcome. But that said, I do think it's a great thing that this country has finally elected a non-white President. And I think it will also be a great thing if and when a woman is elected President. Not because a non-white or a woman is going to necessarily make a better President, but because I think it's a great statement that the country has made progress after a long, tumultuous, and all-too-frequently violent history of prejudice. It may be a vain hope, but I'd like to think that many of the racist folks out there will be forced to confront the fact that a black man is every bit as capable as a white man, and maybe it will help change their attitude. Mitch On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 2:48 PM, MrSinatra < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > was this election about electing someone just b/c he's black? i get the > feeling that was why a lot of people voted for him, call it the "trading > places" effect, borne of white guilt or whatever, and b4 everyone yells > at me, think about how many people are focusing on that as a great > thing, even in this thread. > > frankly, i could care less what color someone is running for office, > and i certainly don't want to hear congrats on that basis. what i do > want is to get someone in there who is qualified, and i don't think > that happened. > > but i'm not a hater like so many were on day one of W getting in, i'm > willing to give the guy a shot and see where this goes. my hope is > that he won't be the ultra partisan free market destroyer i'm afraid he > is, but we'll see. > > i'm more an issues guy. you want real change? vote in the Fairtax. > > > -- > MrSinatra > > www.LION-Radio.org > Using: > Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.3b - Win XP Pro > SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 > > MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54678 > > ___ > 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] Announcement Squeezecenter 7.2
Sonic degradation from compression and uncompression? It's lossless. There is no degradation. Do you avoid downloading zip files and compressed executables as well? :) On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 10:18 AM, kgturner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i appreciate your input. i'm glad to know that the transporter will work > with 6.5.4. right now it appears that squeezecenter 7.0 is working well > so i may just leave well enough alone. > > i realize that tagging wavs is not the standard and leaves me in a > small minority, but i'm just not ready to jump on the flac bandwagon. > with storage as cheap as it is, i'd prefer to leave the music > uncompressed and not have to worry about sonic degradation from > compression/uncompression. > > kevin t > > > -- > kgturner > > kgturner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8214 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51633 > > ___ > 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
[slim] Love my Boom
Of course I bought a Boom as soon as I got the announcement. It may not have been a wise investment since I also just bought a house and have been watching my money fly away as I repair/improve various things before I move in. I don't have any computers set up over there yet, although I did get the DSL hooked up and brought over my old wireless router, so I could use my laptop when I am there. I've found that the Boom is perfect for listening to music when I'm at the new house. At first I had planned on installing SC on my laptop, but so far internet radio has kept me occupied and happy. I found out that one of the local stations I like has an internet feed which I was able to find via Squeezenetwork, and I've been dividing my time between that and last.fm (radioIO was not working for some reason). This is actually the first time I've extensively used Squeezenetwork, and I am impressed. Anyway, the real point of this post was kudos to Slim Devices for another great product! Mitch ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement Squeezecenter 7.2
I was really just responding to your comment that said "I would not recommend upgrading to SC 7.2". To me that sounded like a blanket indictment of the release, and I merely wanted to point out that it isn't broken for everyone. My library is primarily FLAC and MP3, with some WMA and M4A mixed in. With that library, under Ubuntu, with the SC 7.2 release, I have had no problems. I would never recommend an update prior to something like a party, though -- there's always a risk in updating, even though (in my experience) they're usually painless. On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 4:09 PM, andlauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Mitch, > > Do you run SC 7.2 under Ubuntu? Do you have Apple lossless files? Do > they play correctly? If not please do not assert there is no problem > with Apple lossless files under Ubuntu (and probably Linux in general), > people might take your word for it, upgrade and not be able to play > their music (like me at my party on Friday night). According to the > forums (and the SC code) I am not the only one to experience the > problem. > > Simply, I am not lucky enough to be in your situation. Good for you, > tough for me. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcement Squeezecenter 7.2
In my case it is definitely a "smaller space" and not a "missing space" issue. When I first powered it on I thought the spaces were missing, but further examination revealed they are just much smaller. For me it's not a big deal. If it's by design, I'm fine with it -- just wanted to give my input in case this was unexpected. On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 6:03 PM, dwilliams01 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mitch Harding;335341 Wrote: >> I am observing the same "missing spaces" issue (although in truth, to >> me they just look like very small spaces). I tried removing fontcache >> and restarting SC, but the issue persists. >> >> On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 2:28 PM, aubuti >> >> wrote: >> > >> > pablolie;334379 Wrote: >> >> But with 7.2 running on Linux Ubuntu 7.2, I seem to notice that the >> SB3 >> >> no longer displays the spaces in folders or file names, a behavior >> I >> >> can't recall from 7.1. It s not a big issue, but I was wondering >> else >> >> notices that a folder that is named "George Benson" now is displayed >> as >> >> "GeorgeBenson" through the SB3 display when browsing in folder mode >> >> (which admit is my favorite mode of browsing music) and also in >> "Now >> >> Playing". >> >> >> >> Note the song and artist titles show *with* spaces on the >> controller. >> > A bit of a guess here, but your problem might be related to some >> > display font changes they made to accommodate the smaller VFD on the >> > Boom, including fiddling with the space characters. Try deleting the >> > fontcache file on your SC installation. It should be in your cache >> > directory -- I think the standard Ubuntu location is >> > /var/lib/squeezecenter/cache/fontcache. Restart SC after deleting >> the >> > the fontcache file. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > aubuti >> > >> >> > aubuti's Profile: >> http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 >> > View this thread: >> http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51633 >> > >> > > > > If it is a "small space" then I think that it is intentional. I think > that the there was some discussion about the space character becomming > smaller with the new font a while back - but it has been a while now. > It is sort of a compromise, but things are not totally strung together > and I've not been bothered by it, I guess. > > > -- > dwilliams01 > > dwilliams01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10988 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51633 > > ___ > 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] Announcement Squeezecenter 7.2
I am observing the same "missing spaces" issue (although in truth, to me they just look like very small spaces). I tried removing fontcache and restarting SC, but the issue persists. On Sat, Aug 30, 2008 at 2:28 PM, aubuti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > pablolie;334379 Wrote: >> But with 7.2 running on Linux Ubuntu 7.2, I seem to notice that the SB3 >> no longer displays the spaces in folders or file names, a behavior I >> can't recall from 7.1. It s not a big issue, but I was wondering else >> notices that a folder that is named "George Benson" now is displayed as >> "GeorgeBenson" through the SB3 display when browsing in folder mode >> (which admit is my favorite mode of browsing music) and also in "Now >> Playing". >> >> Note the song and artist titles show *with* spaces on the controller. > A bit of a guess here, but your problem might be related to some > display font changes they made to accommodate the smaller VFD on the > Boom, including fiddling with the space characters. Try deleting the > fontcache file on your SC installation. It should be in your cache > directory -- I think the standard Ubuntu location is > /var/lib/squeezecenter/cache/fontcache. Restart SC after deleting the > the fontcache file. > > > -- > aubuti > > aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51633 > > ___ > 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] Adding support for SHN files
Personally I convert all SHNs that I find into FLAC before adding them to my library. I did that without even knowing that SHN was unsupported -- I did it so that I'd have a smaller number of file formats in my library, and because of FLAC's superior tagging capabilities. For me having my music properly and consistently tagged is very important. On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 11:12 PM, maggior <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > andyg;334917 Wrote: >> I think we dropped SHN support because it's a vastly inferior format to >> FLAC, is not easy to parse and doesn't even support proper tags. I >> think it was around before FLAC but has been surpassed by it in every >> way. Time to convert your files I think. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorten > > Yes it was around before FLAC and yes it is inferior in a number of > ways. I could understand if it was an issue of adding support, but it > was there and subsequently removed. Yes, I could convert my files, but > I have quite a number of SHNs in my archives that I bring back out now > and then. > > I never resolved the issue other than by leaving a server running > 6.5.4. > > It's water under the bridge now, but I think a better approach would > have been to leave the support there and deprecate it - meaning don't > change the code and any new bugs reported would be immediately closed > because the format is "no longer supported and the existing > functionality is as-is". > > APE is falling out of favor as a suitable format, does that mean it > will be next on the chopping block? What about when TNGFF files (The > Next Great File Format) come around to overthrow FLAC? > > Yeah, it doesn't make sense to create new SHNs today, but there are > many of them floating around, especially from the concert trading > community. > > > -- > maggior > > Rich > - > Setup: 2 SB3s, 1 duet. SuSE 10.2 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.2 > > maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44644 > > ___ > 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] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?
This isn't a public forum, it is a privately hosted and moderated forum -- I don't see where there are free speech issues. I can see where Logitech would want to try and limit the dissemination of this information. I don't think I'd feel wrong moderating my own forum in a way that I felt appropriate for my business, particularly if that forum was an extension of that business. Anyway, I'm very much looking forward to this product! On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 3:51 PM, HectorHughMunro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are free speech issues. If they want a forum to be taken > seriously, it's a little high handed. > > The problem was a leak within their own network and the information > went in to the public domain. > > Moderation IS appropriate when discussions are getting too heated or if > things are being said that are untrue and create legal/moral exposures > to maliciously disadvantage or victimise another party. Cutting out > remarks for convenience is another issue and seems wrong to me. In > these situations, the best way to judge the issue is to imagine doing > it yourself and ask whether it would feel right - for me, it wouldn't. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Logitech Squeezebox Boom?
What exactly would be unethical about it? It's their forum! On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 1:56 PM, HectorHughMunro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Espen;326660 Wrote: >> As I said in another thread that got removed. More to spend money on :) >> There is a user manual (pdf) to download if one search for "boom" on >> the >> front page. Lots of details. > > Is that really ethical to remove a thread for that reason? > > > -- > HectorHughMunro > > HectorHughMunro's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16514 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50760 > > ___ > 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] Finally - Squeezebox Boom !
People have been hoping for it for a long time. Glad to see it's finally been implemented. Of course, lord knows what I need know is another thing to spend money on, especially when I am on the verge of buying a house. Oh well, it can be a housewarming gift to myself! On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 11:23 AM, dsendecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well done! A great idea! > > > -- > dsendecki > > HP MediaSmart Server EX475 > Linksys WRT54G > 4 Squeezebox Receivers > SBR#1 > Yamaha HTR6060 > Klipsch Quintet II — (Living Room) > SBR#2 > Audioengine A2 — (Bedroom) > SBR#3 > Creative Gigaworks T20 — (Kitchen) > Planned: SBR#4 > Amphony 5.8 GHz Digital Wireless Transmitter/Amplifier > (Model 1520) > Yamaha All-Weather Speakers (NSAW150B) — (Outdoor Patio) > > dsendecki's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16816 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50755 > > > ___ > 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] Dont Buy!!!!! (merged to remove cross-posting)
If the office is in the same house, a 50 or 100 foot ethernet cable should reach. WPBerryman39;320356 Wrote: > the unit is plugged into a stereo that is in my upstairs living room, > where all of the power cables, speakers, and wiring is tightly routed > behind a wall. To hard wire it to the router, I have to removes all of > this, take it down to the office, and then reassemble, a fairly > significant effort. So its just not a refusal to do what they are > asking, its a virtual impossibility. I guess my opinion is that the > company should give other options than that. If it could be the device > itself, send me a new one. If it could be something else, lets try > that. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dont Buy!!!!!
Oh, so it's not possible that the wireless unit on the SB3 is the problem? How did you determine that? On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 2:11 PM, WPBerryman39 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Guys, its clearly not the connection as I have 3 other devices > connected, some twice as far away, that work fine. A 70% signal isnt > good enough? Stop drinking the cool aid and read. > > > -- > WPBerryman39 > > WPBerryman39's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18809 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49911 > > ___ > 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] Dont Buy!!!!!
If you are unwilling to attempt the debug suggestions that tech support gives you, then don't bother calling them or whining to the list. They aren't asking you to permanently run the product in a wired configuration, they are trying to narrow down your problem by removing wireless issues from the equation. If you won't let them do their job, small wonder that they weren't able to solve your problem. On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 1:45 PM, WPBerryman39 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would recommend against anybody buying this product unless you are > able to hard wire it to your router. Most of us dont want an ugly > router and other wireless devices out in the open so we tuck them under > shelves or in corners. And while this still gives a PC plenty of > signal, apparently not enough for this product. I have my internet > connection down in my basement where I have my home office, and 2 > personal pc's upstairs connected wirelessly. I can take my laptop > across the street and still get a fantastic connection! However, my > SlimServer wont play music for more than 30 seconds before totally > crapping out. Read below, but tech support is telling me to move my > network, which isnt an option as my pipe comes in where the router is > anyway. I would recommend against ANYONE buying this product. > > > Brief Summary: Terrible Quality > > Discussion Thread > Response (Agustin) 07/16/2008 11:11 AM > > Mr. Berryman, > > I recommend moving the receiver closer to the router. Test it at the > new location wireless. Does this improve your signal? I recommend > updating the firmware on the router. Contact the manufacturer of the > router for further assistance. You can also change the channel from > within the wireless settings. This may also improve your signal. > Another suggestion is to move the router to the open. Ensure its not > behind any obstructions. Finally, many routers have the ability of > upgrading the antenna. Again you will have to check with the > manufacturer of the router. > > Agustin > ___ > > Customer (William Berryman) 07/16/2008 10:59 AM > > connecting it to the router isnt really an option > ___ > > RESPONSE (AGUSTIN) 07/16/2008 10:39 AM > > Mr. Berryman, > > The signal is fluctuating to much. If you see it change 4 point in > either direction constantly then this will cause you issues. Have you > been able to hardwire the unit to the router? > > Agustin > ___ > > CUSTOMER (WILLIAM BERRYMAN) 07/16/2008 09:15 AM > > I am now in front of the device > > * IP address number: 192.168.1.104 > * Wireless signal strength (report the high and low numbers): 70-64 > * MAC address: 00 14 a5 9d fb 32 > * Firmware version: 88 > ___ > > CUSTOMER (WILLIAM BERRYMAN) 07/08/2008 03:16 PM > > I am not in front of the device > ___ > > RESPONSE (AGUSTIN) 07/08/2008 02:56 PM > > Mr. Berryman, > > This may not be an issue with the product. By hardwiring the product to > the router we can test how it function with an Ethernet connection. If > you do not encounter the same issues then we can focus our attention on > a solution for your WiFi. > > Aside from this what we can check is the version of firmware which is > on your device. This can be accomplished with the following > directions: > > Can you tell me a few settings from one of the audio player's menus? > > On the remote control, hold down the left arrow button for 5 seconds. > This should bring you to "Set up networking". Then scroll down to > "Current settings" and press the right arrow. From there, can you tell > me: > > * IP address number > * Wireless signal strength (watch this for a moment-- report the high > and low numbers) > * MAC address > * Firmware version > > Let me know and I'll do what I can to help. > > Agustin > ___ > > CUSTOMER (WILLIAM BERRYMAN) 07/08/2008 02:44 PM > N > ot an option to hard wire, and not even close to how you market and > sell the product. What else? > ___ > > RESPONSE (AGUSTIN) 07/08/2008 02:20 PM > > Mr. Berryman, > > Thank you for contacting Logitech support. My name is Agustin and I > will be happy to assist you with this matter. If you need to speak to a > Customer Representative dial 1-877-887-8889 (US and Canada only) and an > agent will be able to assist you over the phone. > > Regarding this matter, I recommend hardwiring the unit directly to the > router. Configure it to connect with Ethernet connection not a wireless > one (Scroll down using remote). Now try accessing music. Are you > accessing music on your computer(SqueezeCenter) or internet radio from > SqueezeNetwork? > > I will be waiting on your response to assist you further. > > Agustin > ___ > > CUSTOMER (WILLIAM BERRYMAN) 07/07/2008 09:22 PM > > I bought my slim server about 2 years ago and have used it no more than > about 5 times, and even then, for about 2 minutes. The quality > immediately becomes unlistenable and shut it off. Everyone who asks > what "that black box is" get the repl
Re: [slim] Why SqueezeCenter is worse than Squeeze Server
I haven't had any of those issues. I'm guessing you just wish to vent and are not looking for assistance, based on your subject, your lack of any pertinent debug information, and your lack of a request for help. On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 7:19 PM, lenehey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. Takes forever to load (may apply only to "default" skin) > 2. Unstable (causes browser--Firefox--to lock up repeatedly) -- (also > may apply only to "default" skin) > 3. Can't recognize m3u files. Won't list them, can't see them, won't > play them. > 5. Always getting messages like this: > > "403 Forbidden: settings/server/behavior.html > > "In order to request this URL from a Bookmark/Favorite, or some means > other than following a link from the SqueezeCenter web interface, you > will need to use a URL with a \"cauth\" security parameter. If you > received this error when following a link from the SqueezeCenter web > interface, you will want to make sure your web browser software > (including proxy servers and spyware/privacy software) is allowing > \"Referer\" headers to be sent. Below is the appropriate URL for the > URL you attempted. > > "http://127.0.0.1:9000/settings/server/behavior.html?=1&player=00%3A04%3A20%3A06%3Af0%3Add&playerid=00%3A04%3A20%3A06%3Af0%3Add&;cauth=96f78357b68a0253937872c6d055b01b > > "Because your CSRF protection level is set at 'MEDIUM', you can use the > same ";cauth=" value for any URL; this means you should be more careful > who you share your URLs with." > > > -- > lenehey > > lenehey's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12110 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48646 > > ___ > 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] Survey: What's your listening to fiddling ratio?
I pre-ordered the Duet, so I've had mine for as long as anyone, other than the beta testers. Mine worked great out of the box and I've had next to no problems with it. I can recall only two issues I've had. One problem was that the controller got stuck in a loop where it kept trying to do firmware updates, which would fail, and then it would try again. There was an easy workaround for this issue posted on the forums, so I probably only spent 5-10 minutes on it. The other issue was that with some of the earlier builds, my SBC would randomly reboot occasionally. It never interrupted the music, and in every case it was back up and running before I really needed to use it again anyway. I haven't observed this problem in some time, though. Anyway, I spent no time fiddling on account of this, although I did spend a few minutes searching the forums about it. So, let's tally up. I'll be generous and say I've spent 20 minutes fiddling. I've owned the Duet for, what, 3 months now maybe? 3 months * average of 30 days per month * 24 hours per day * 60 minutes per hour = 129600 minutes of ownership, roughly. Of course, I wasn't listening all of that time, but I do listen quite a bit. To be conservative, I'll say I listened to it 10% of the time. So 12960 minutes of listening, 20 minutes of fiddling Looks like (roughly) a 1:648 ratio of fiddling to listening. Even better than my SB experiences, to be honest. On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 8:57 AM, Howard Passman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Seems to be folks are pretty happy with the SB2 and 3. Maybe I should > have asked more specifically about the DUET since that what I'm using. > > Howard > > > -- > Howard Passman > > Sorry slow to respond. I don't spend that much time online. > > Howard Passman's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16674 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48751 > > ___ > 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] Survey: What's your listening to fiddling ratio?
I can't remember the last time I fiddled with it. I'm sure during the first few weeks of ownership I spent a lot of time fiddling, learning new features, and deciding how exactly I wanted it set up. Since then I've only had to fiddle due to occasional problems or upgrades or when I decided to try a new feature/plugin (like the Random Mix plugin which I now regularly use). I've owned SBs for over 5 years. I forget exactly when I got my first one. So my ratio of fiddling:listening has to be something like 1:60 or better. On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 6:00 AM, Howard Passman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I guess in the interest of better data you should list how long you've > had a SB. So. > > How long have you been using a SB? > > What is the ratio of listening time in relation to messing with it to > make it work? > > Me: 2 months ratio: 1/10 > > Howard > > > -- > Howard Passman > > Sorry slow to respond. I don't spend that much time online. > > Howard Passman's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16674 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48751 > > ___ > 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] Filing Bugs - Any Point?
Roll your eyes as you like, but he's absolutely correct. On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 12:24 PM, mkanet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for your invaluable information :rolleyes: > > erland;308638 Wrote: >> Has anyone filed a bug to a company such as Microsoft or Apple, where >> you actually pay for the software, and got it fixed within a few months >> ? >> >> My experience so far is that Logitech (together with the community >> developers) often fix things faster than most other companies, this is >> the case even though the software is free and doesn't cost anything. Of >> course, this is still no reason for Logitech to not improve, but it at >> least makes me think a bit before complaining that bugs aren't >> corrected fast enough. >> >> Since the code is open sources, you can even fix it yourself or pay a >> personal developer(For example http://www.rentacoder.com) to fix it for >> you, so you have the complete control in your own hands. >> >> The advantage of filing bug reports is as already mentioned that they >> will be tracked and not lost. Bugs only reported in the forum will >> sometimes get lost among all the other forum discussions. > > > -- > mkanet > > mkanet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7965 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48496 > > ___ > 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] Somebody has to say it.
For what it's worth, I just use mine to listen to music. I spend no time tweaking it. On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 1:34 PM, exile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > however, I can't recommend this product to any of my 'normal' friends- > i.e.- friends who don't have a very solid grasp of computers and who > also have a near obession to tweaking server software and/or music > tags. I live in san francisco and several of my friends are IT > professionals and I don't think i would recommend the product to those > folks either. maybe that's mainly due to the fact that most of my > friends have kids and there's just not enough time in the day for such > a trivial activity as tweaking a music server. for myself, I find it > endlessly challenging so I actually enjoy the time spent improving my > squeezecenter. But it's just not a mass market product...yet. I think > in time it will be but that time has not come. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Somebody has to say it.
7.0 works great for me, as does 7.0.1. On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 10:55 PM, random_tox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm a loyal customer. I've owned at least 5 Squeezeboxes over the years > and currently (try to) use two SB3's in my home, and softsqueeze at the > office. I've been an advocate and sold many friends on the products and > concepts of Slimdevices. I still plan to go big and get a Transporter > just as soon as there is software to match that incredible piece of > equipment. > > But I'm after a long, blissful, year of enjoying a well tuned > Slimserver 6.5.something and ignoring updates, I made the mistake of > trying 7.0. I'm going to vent. I'm sincerely not trying to offend, but > maybe light a fire. > > Here's my list of what is dumb: > > -Software reliability: Please call a beta version (buggy, untested, > unreliable, even though a few of us geeks can get it running) a beta > version. Don't make it the default download until you have some > indication that it is going to work for your customers. Helping > troubleshoot my job and not a hobby I enjoy when I'm trying to listen > to music. and I just want the latest version that will actually work. > 6.5.x, right? 7.x is beta. Release candidate, tops. Your not under the > same pressure as a software company to release, release, release. > You're hardware is only as reliable as your software and sales will > suffer. > > -Effects and animation: You know how we all make fun of flaming > animated .GIF images on crappy amature webpages? Same thing. Just > because it's neat doesn't mean you have to put it in. These features > serve only to remind us that you've been using your resources to > integrate spinning CD images instead of fixing bugs and improving > performance. It's a browser interface, not a feature film. Present the > information quickly and orderly. No one is impressed by a chunky, slow > transparent overlay that doesn't present anything useful. Why do you > think Vista (Window XP, Millenium Ed.) is tanking? > > -Settings: I was very happy to read that supposedly 7.X would keep my > previous settings. Wrong. I can't even get it to run without a complete > nuke of the previous install, which nukes my settings. Also, it's dumb > that after all these years, I still have to set each player's settings > individually each time I "upgrade" versions. Give us a persistant > default player settings interface as well as individual player > settings. And god, would someone re-org the settings? There must be 50 > pages worth that are in nearly random order. > > -Slim Network requirement: Give me a break. I'm sure many people find > the Slim Network a useful service, but there is no reason these devices > can't operate without any communication beyond their local network if > that's what the user wants. I don't want to give you an address, or > password, or info about when my player is on or off, or anything. You > got my money and that the only demographic info you need. > > -tray icon: Just what the world needs. One more tray icon that does > nothing useful (unless you count "starting... starting... starting" > indefinately until I uninstall/reinstall as useful). What is the > fascination? Did the marketing department come up with it? Why does it > take 13 megs of memory 24/7 to tell me nothing I don't already know? > > -Slim/Logitech: You guys/gals are acting dumb. How can the company that > hatched such a brilliant product concept still be mired with such a > crappy, unfriendly software implimentation? I'm a vetran technology pro > and I find your stuff is a pain in the butt. How can I recommend it to > technically moderate family and friends that need something to be > intuitive and easy and works out of the box? Every home should have > several of you devices, but your ship will sink first if you take > another x years to publish a decent interface. > > -Me: I'm dumb for wasting my time writing this. Won't change anything. > Probably get sensored. > > -Me again: I'm also dumb for "upgrading" to 7. Let me know when it's > 7.5.x. I'll be back on 6.5ish. > > > -- > random_tox > > __ > www.discogs.com/user/Random_Tox > www.discogs.com/user/Random_Digits > > random_tox's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2096 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47952 > > ___ > 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] Building Playlists
A point about playlist creation and shuffling. For a long time I did what it sounds like you are trying to do -- maintain a large playlist of songs that I like, and play it in shuffle mode. I think my list got up to around 3k songs, but I forget exactly. Anyway, I also noticed that adding tracks to the playlist became slower as the list became larger. But this was exacerbated by having shuffle enabled *while creating the playlist*. What I observed was that as I added each track to the list, it also re-shuffled the entire list. So naturally it took much longer for it to re-shuffle a list of 3k tracks than it would for it to re-shuffle a list of 10 tracks. What I ended up doing was turning off shuffle while I was adding tracks to the list. This shouldn't be a problem unless you want to be playing that same list while you are adding to it. But it sounds like that's what you want to be doing. If you had an extra SB (or softsqueeze) you could use, you could always copy your playlist and then add to the new copy (unshuffled) on your extra SB or softsqueeze, while the original copy (shuffled) plays on your other players. Periodically you could delete the original copy, begin playing the playlist, make another copy, and then begin editing that. Obviously this is somewhat kludgey. But there are going to be compromises when you have a large library, a large playlist which is constantly being reshuffled, playing music in a format which requires transcoding, and a low powered server. For what it's worth, I now use the random mix plugin, and am loving it. On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 5:18 PM, larrettp < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, it's directly proportional to the size of the playlist. My point > always has been that size, in a well designed database should not be an > issue. Indexes and the removal of many-to-many tables would help > greatly. However, removing the many-to-many tables would mean code > changes. A quick way round i would be to index both columns in the > 'm-to-m's and also to index the corresponding columns in the parent > tables. This would increase the scanning time as the indexes would nee > to be populated but it would speed up retrieval. > > > -- > larrettp > > larrettp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10191 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45261 > > ___ > 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] Should I upgrade from 6.5.4?
I'd say if you are happy with the way it works now, no need to upgrade. On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 11:33 AM, franko180 < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ok thanks, another thing to add to my "to do" list :) > > > -- > franko180 > > franko180's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14054 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47773 > > ___ > 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] Pixel policy?
Certainly one defective unit does mean that the entire product line is a failure. Unassailable logic. On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 11:27 PM, egd < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > well, i got mine today and have to conclude it is a piece of crap! Dead > pixel and the bloody thing won't even allow me to browse my album > collection or upgrade the firmware via wireless. After wasting my > entire morning I'm now updating via SD card (after having wasted hours > searching for a howto on this). Clearly the Receiver is a good idea, > but in its current form it's nothing short of a wannabe ripoff. Mine's > going back on Monday. What a complete and utter disappointment! > > > -- > egd > > Internet forums: conclusive proof depth of gene pool is indeed variable, > monkeys can be taught to cut code, and world peace is utterly > unrealistic... > > egd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3425 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44307 > > ___ > 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] SD card in Controller- any uses?
My album art loads in ~ 1 second also. If local caching on an SD card could cut that down significantly, I'd be all in favor of it. Is it necessary? No. Would it back the UI slicker? In my opinion, yes. On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 1:22 AM, andynormancx < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Given that album covers load in under a second on my Controller I'm not > sure we really need any extra caching there. > ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox Receiver and Controller now shipping!
I'd also heard that bridging is not yet officially supported. True? On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 12:08 PM, JimC < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > And be synchronized with my existing SB3? > > Absolutely. In all respects, the Squeezebox Receiver is simply another > player in the overall Squeezebox family. Whatever you can do with an > SB2/3--with the exception of a display and a headphone/IR out jack--you > can do with the SBR. > > > -=> Jim > > > -- > JimC > > "well, she wasn't all of that, but she sure was some of that." -- > BKlaas' college buddy > > JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47354 > > ___ > 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] **bugs.slimdevices.com -- Down For Maintenance**
Seems to be working now! On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Mitch Harding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I try to connect, I am seeing the following: > Software error: > > Can't connect to the database. > Error: Unknown MySQL server host 'db01' (2) > Is your database installed and up and running? > Do you have the correct username and password selected in localconfig? > > For help, please send mail to the webmaster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), > giving this error message and the time and date of the error. > > > On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Ben Sandee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Ben Sandee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Matt Wise < > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Unfortunately thats a frustrating issue with Bugzilla... Everything > > > > should work fine for you once DNS has propogated and your system > > > > sees > > > > bugs.slimdevices.com as resolving to 74.201.85.76. > > > > > > > > > > > Oh I see. the old bugs.slimdevices.com is redirecting me. Makes > > > sense now. > > > > > > > FWIW, I restarted dnsmasq on my NAT and everything works perfectly. > > > > Ben > > > > > > ___ > > 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] **bugs.slimdevices.com -- Down For Maintenance**
When I try to connect, I am seeing the following: Software error: Can't connect to the database. Error: Unknown MySQL server host 'db01' (2) Is your database installed and up and running? Do you have the correct username and password selected in localconfig? For help, please send mail to the webmaster ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), giving this error message and the time and date of the error. On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Ben Sandee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Ben Sandee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Matt Wise < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Unfortunately thats a frustrating issue with Bugzilla... Everything > > > should work fine for you once DNS has propogated and your system sees > > > bugs.slimdevices.com as resolving to 74.201.85.76. > > > > > > > > Oh I see. the old bugs.slimdevices.com is redirecting me. Makes sense > > now. > > > > FWIW, I restarted dnsmasq on my NAT and everything works perfectly. > > Ben > > > ___ > 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] Is SqueezeCenter compatible w/ SB1?
With a previous version (I forget which level -- 6.5 maybe) I occasionally had dropouts with my SB1, but I never have them with 7.0 or 7.0.1. Also, 7.0+ seems to scan my music library faster, but I never did any official tests as far as that goes. Oh, and the web interface is significantly faster, although I use it a lot less now that I bought the Duet (the SBC has replaced a lot of what I used to do via the web interface). My overall impression of 7.0+ is very positive. However, I do not use very many plugins. The one potential concern I am aware of is that if you use third party plugins, you will need to make sure that they've been updated to support 7.0+. Mitch On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 9:25 PM, rkeeney < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mitch Harding;301422 Wrote: > > I am using 7.0.1, and previously used 7.0, with my SB1. In both cases, > > I > > experienced no problems. If anything, it worked better. > > > > Thanks! In what ways did you notice it working better? > > > -- > rkeeney > > rkeeney's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=351 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47575 > > ___ > 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] Is SqueezeCenter compatible w/ SB1?
I am using 7.0.1, and previously used 7.0, with my SB1. In both cases, I experienced no problems. If anything, it worked better. On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 9:09 PM, rkeeney < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Was SC 7 tested and found to be compatible w/ the older hardware? In > particular, the SB1? I somewhat dread doing an upgrade based on > previous problems with newer versions *not* being compatible and having > to revert. > > Rob... > > > -- > rkeeney > > rkeeney's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=351 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47575 > > ___ > 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] What Logitech and this forum have forgotten
Every time I use my Duet, it just works. But there are a thousand variables which make your setup different than mine. If you're having problems, you're left with a choice: Work through them via technical support, the forums, and reporting bugs, or switch to a different product. I've never used Sonos, but by all reports it is closer to Plug N Play than the Slim Devices offering. The trade off is that it offers far less in terms of options (and possibly audio quality), but it does seem to "just work" for most people. On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Howard Passman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would love it if every time I sat down I could depend on the DUET to > work. I may have to settle on just listening to my ripped music for > that to happen and I guess I can cope with that. The other stuff would > be nice and I do enjoy XM radio from time to time. Guess, I'll keep the > one I have and just ignore the possibility of the plug-in for the DUET. > ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What Logitech and this forum have forgotten
My point with the cameras was not that they are not complex, but that the hardware, firmware, and software are all made by the same company. The number of variables they need to control for are significantly smaller. And I may be way offbase, but it was not my understanding that camera companies give periodic software/firmware updates to their existing camera owners that significantly extend the functionality and useful lives of their cameras. Even with routers, I don't think it's a fair comparison. Yes, they have the networking issues to deal with, and as far as I can tell they don't have a spotless track record there. Many friends of mine have had various router problems, from spontaneous reboots/crashes to problems where a router from company X would not work well with a NIC from company Y. If you go read router customer reviews on Amazon or newegg you'll see these sort of issues for most routers. This alone should make it unsurprising that the Squeezeboxes have occasional network problems. If anything I'm surprised there aren't more of them. The second thing that makes the router comparison bad (in my opinion) is that they don't have a software component running on the user's OS. The fact that Slim Devices develops a software product that works on Windows (various versions), Mac (various levels), Linux (various distros and levels), and others (I've heard BeOS, Solaris, etc) is quite different. Add to that the variety of underlying hardware, and the fact that each user configures it differently, and again, I am surprised at how well this all works. And finally, routers do not typically support and encourage third party plugins, whereas these are a significant part of the Slim Devices product. I don't think there are many (if any) consumer products out there that are plug and play and which support the variety of hardware, software, and networking combinations that Slim Devices does. On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Howard Passman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mitch may be surprised to see what the new DSLR's can do and how > compicated they've become. It may not be a completely fair comparision > so lets throw routers in there in place of Digital SLR's. All the same > issues Mitch mentioned yet, thankfully, a bit more nailed down than the > DUET. I have a fair amount of experience with CISCO routers so I don't > feel this is a argument on the other side of this. BTW, I'm not saying > I'm good at CISCO IOS, just saying I have some first had experience in > using it. > ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What Logitech and this forum have forgotten
I think the comparison to cameras is a bit unfair to Slim Devices. In the case of a camera they have fixed hardware, don't have to support third party plugins, and don't add features on an ongoing basis like Slim Devices does. SqueezeCenter works on Windows, Mac, Linux, etc, including multiple OS versions and/or distros of each of these. Each user configures theirs differently. Each user uses a different set of plugins. Each user has a different firewall, anti-virus software, etc. And then on the SB side of things, some people use wired networks, some use wireless. Everyone has their own router. And on top of all of this, SD keeps adding new features, fixing bugs, and generally making the product better WHILE supporting even their oldest hardware products. I'm sure they could simplify things by stating that SC 7.0 only runs on Windows XP or Vista and only worked with the recent hardware products, like SB3 and beyond. Cut out support for third party plugins, don't add features and just focus on bug fixes... I mean, sure, they could make things easy on themselves (and on novice users). But that would drive away a lot of their user base. I am willing to accept occasional bugs (usually minor, in my experience) for having all of the things I've listed above. Of course, YMMV. Everyone has different needs. Mitch On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Howard Passman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ya know in a way Regalma1 is actually right. If it has a processor, > firmware and software, it is prone to these types of issues. I thought > it was really amusing when I bought an HD DVD player (yeah, that was me) > and realized I had to wait for it to reboot if I shut it off. Then that > made me think of how young people in the 70's used to laugh at how some > of us would have to wait for our tubes to warm up before we could play > our music. My goodness! Why didn't we buy Solid State devices and get > around all the waiting. Now we're waiting again, but this time the > devices are fast as lightning, they just need to boot. > > I like to quiz folks about all the new technology with this question. > If your home appliances like your refrigerator or stove had to be > rebooted anywhere from occassionally to constantly, would you keep it > or throw it out the door. Computers have made us way more tolerant > than we should be. This stuff can work, but it requires manufacturers > to complete the "build out" before releasing the product to the public. > But oh! Then the next guy will come out with the next greatest toy and > we won't be competitive. > > Still, it can be done better. I do photography as a hobby and I've > used digital SLR cameras for going on ten years. These are coming out > at an alarming rate from Nikon and Canon, just to mention a few. > Generally, when they hit the stores, they work. Mbe, there is > a little glitch, but the firmware is revised and things are good in > short order. Tech support is good and the forums are seperate from the > manufacturer and really just for people who like forums. Any techinical > info you need or help comes directly from the maker. Trust me, Nikon is > no great company when it comes to customer relations, but if it's a > problem, they will address it. Like any other company, you may or may > not get great service. > > God I love tubes. > > Sorry about spelling Bhaagensen wrong.. > > > -- > Howard Passman > > Sorry slow to respond. I don't spend that much time online. > > Howard Passman's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16674 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47302 > > ___ > 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] What Logitech and this forum have forgotten
Yeah, I've never had the sorts of problems described here personally. On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 11:07 AM, bhaagensen < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > regalma1;299332 Wrote: > > > > The same as most computer technology. It will crash. It will just not > > work. It will drive you crazy. More than once I've dumped it in > > frustration. > > > > This is a tech toy. I wish they would sell it as such. It is not > > everybody's music source. Not yet, maybe someday. But probably not, > > since the geeks who run this project will just keep adding more > > unproven technology to it. > > > > No, no, no, no, no, no, and no, I couldn't disagree more! I fully > acknowledge the fact that some are having more problems than acceptable > and that the products can be improved. But those claims are just not > true. > > > -- > bhaagensen > > bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47302 > > ___ > discuss mailing list > discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What Logitech and this forum have forgotten
I've had very few real problems with my SB1, SB2, SB3, SBC, or SBR. I've had minor issues, which the forums usually clear up quickly. On the other hand, I wouldn't recommend this product to someone completely uncomfortable with computers -- my mother, for example. I haven't had to do any extreme fiddling, but I've had to do a little, on occasion. Still, I love all of these products and consider them some of the best money I've ever spent. I listen to far more music now than I did before I owned them, and it is very liberating having my entire music collection accessible within moments of picking up the remote. On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Howard Passman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > for a product at this stage in it's developement. I think it's great > that some folks haven't had a problem at all, but then I question why > they are here to begin with. I would hazard a guess that most folks > would rather spend their time either listening or doing something else. > I may be wrong. > ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBC major software update bug?
I use Linux and just used the find command to locate them. Under Windows, a file search should be able to locate them. On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 10:33 AM, slimpy < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > PVM;297729 Wrote: > > Please could you tell me where the cache folder with version and bin > > file is. > > > > Many thanks > > PVM > Depends on the OS, searching for jive*.bin should find you the > directory. > > As I use a custom location on linux I'm not much of a help here. > > -s. > > > -- > slimpy > > slimpy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1524 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46643 > > ___ > 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] SBC major software update bug?
Actually, based on that last response, I am not sure it is broken. If you go to the link he mentioned, the latest level for 7.0.1 is r2287. I thought it was weird that I had a lot of updates prior to that, and none since r2287, but if that is indeed the latest for 7.0.1, then I guess my SBC is doing what it's supposed to -- the previous update/reboot problem notwithstanding. On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 1:29 PM, MrSinatra < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > of course, the problem with that is twofold... > > first, there have been numerous times the SBC would not let me do > ANYTHING other than apply an update. > > and second, regardless of whether i need it or not, the functionality > to get a proper update is currently broken (for Mitch and myself) and > needs fixed. > > i'm willing to do whatever, i just need some help or direction from > slim as to what to do. i can't find what i think is the proper cache > file, and i need richard or someone to tell me where to look. > > if after clearing out all possible remnants i still have the issue, > it'll be up to slim to tell me what to do next. i know how to factory > reset, but i haven't "debug'd" before, so i could use some expounding > by richard/slim. > > > -- > MrSinatra > > www.LION-Radio.org > Using: > Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.0.1beta - Win XP > Pro SP2 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 > > MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46643 > > ___ > 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] SBC major software update bug?
I am having this problem also. For a while my SBC was telling me every day about an update, which I would dutifully apply. Then one day I hit the update which would crash the SBC whenever I tried to auto-update to it. I did the manual update workaround, and that resolved the problem. Recently I noticed that it had not asked me to update in quite some time. I checked and saw that, sure enough, it was at r2287. I downloaded the latest jive bin file from here: http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/latest/trunk/ I renamed it to jive.bin, put it on an SD card, and applied it to the SBC manually. Worked fine, now I'm at r2354. However, when I check the software update menu from the SBC, it still says there is an update available to r2287. Odd! I looked on my Squeezecenter system to find any old jive binaries lying around: $ find / -name *jive*.bin -print /var/cache/squeezecenter/jive_1_r1605.bin /var/cache/slimserver/jive_1_r1279.bin /var/lib/squeezecenter/cache/jive_7.0.1_r2287.bin $ I deleted all of those, but still the SBC reported that r2287 update was available. That got me thinking that probably there was some data file which told it when an update was available... $ sudo find / -name *jive* -print /var/cache/squeezecenter/jive.version /var/cache/slimserver/jive.version /var/lib/squeezecenter/cache/jive.version $ cat /var/lib/squeezecenter/cache/jive.version 7.0.1 r2287 [EMAIL PROTECTED] #48 Sat Apr 19 01:23:24 PDT 2008 $ Aha! So why does that file still list r2287? Anyway, I deleted all of those files, rebooted the SBC, but *still* it insists that r2287 update is available. At this point I am guessing this information must also be cached somewhere on the SBC itself. I'm wondering if a factory reset is the way to clear that out. Mitch On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 4:04 PM, MrSinatra < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > rtitmuss;296258 Wrote: > > No, I've never heard of this problem before. I would suggest stopping > > your SqueezeCenter, removing any files that include with in the jive > > filename from your SqueezeCenter Cache folder, and restarting > > SqueezeCenter. > > where exactly is this folder? i can't find it. > > when i find it, is it safe to just delete all contents in it? > > > -- > MrSinatra > > www.LION-Radio.org > Using: > Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.0.1beta - Win XP > Pro SP2 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 > > MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46643 > > ___ > 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] Cant play downloads i have bought
I thought that didn't work with iTunes 7...? Burning and re-ripping to FLAC should preserve sound quality, I think, unless iTunes reduces the sound quality during the burn. On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 3:50 PM, autopilot < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A better option than the burn re-rip method (which is a PITA and can > murder sound quality) is to remove the DRM with something like > QTFairUse6. > > > -- > autopilot > > *SlimServer:* 7.0 (Windows XP) > *Players:* Squeezebox 3 (main room) / Squeezebox Receiver (bedroom) / > Softsqueeze (home office). > *Amps:* Cambridge Audio 640a (main room) / Denon MD30 (bedroom) / > Logitech 5.1. > *Speakers:* Mission 701's (living room) / Kef Cresta 1's (bedroom) / > Logitech 5.1's. > *Remotes:* Harmony 525 (IR) / 1 Beta SB Controller / 1 Official Sb > Controller. > > 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) > > autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46303 > > ___ > 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] Cant play downloads i have bought
One workaround you can use is burn your music to a CD, rip it from the CD, and then encode it in a format that the SB can handle -- mp3 or FLAC. The downside of using mp3 in this case is that you're losing data twice -- iTunes throws away some data when they encode it (unless it's Apple lossless), and then you throw more away when you go to mp3. I try to avoid iTunes whenever I can. Occasionally they have something available exclusively that I want. In those cases, I get it, burn it to a CD, rip it to WAV, and then encode it as FLAC. On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Dave Dewey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting Kudahl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > > Hey. > > > > I have a problem, my wife have bouhgt some songs on the internet, both > > from Itunes and Cdon.com (WMA), but we cant play it over the S.B. It > > wont come on if we update the Music folder, and if we use the Itune > > Plugin, it wont play, its just say Error, Unknow file. > > It cant be right, that i buy legal music and cant play it. > > What to do? > > It's a Digital Rights Management (DRM) restriction placed on the > music you purchased by Apple/iTunes. It won't play through the SB. > You should only purchase DRM-free music in general - places like > Amazon's music store and Emusic don't burden their product with DRM > and are thus universally playable. > > This isn't a SlimDevices issue, really. Apple won't license their > FairPlay DRM technology to anyone, so SlimDevices is powerless to > support music from iTunes. I don't know anything about Cdon.com, it > may or may not be the same sort of situation. > > dd > ___ > 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] Nightly Firmware Update
How do you check the firmware level currently installed on the SBC? On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 10:30 AM, grrman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This morning I installed the nightly firmware update for the controller. > When I checked the version I found I went backwards!! Was at r2182, > now r2097 (march 7, 2208). Anyone else have this problem?? > > > -- > grrman > > Daily Gearhead > > grrman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16052 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46165 > > ___ > 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] squeezeboxs and MLB audio
Please vote for the bug if you'd like to see it implemented. The best way to motivate SD will be to show them how many people are interested in seeing this, On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 11:55 PM, kami916 < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bummer. I'm not going to sit at my computer to listen to games. Thanks > for starting the bug report. Andy are you listening? > > > -- > kami916 > > kami916's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9325 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46124 > > ___ > 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] squeezeboxs and MLB audio
It is not currently possible to listen to MLB Gameday Audio on the Squeezeboxes. I opened a feature request for this a while back. If you are interested in seeing it implemented, please vote for it: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3280 On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 1:11 PM, kami916 < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm the owner of two Squeezeboxes and remain a big fan. Does anyone > subscribe to MLB Gameday Audio? Is it straightforward on favourites? > How do you scroll between games? > > thx > > > -- > kami916 > > kami916's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9325 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46124 > > ___ > 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
[slim] SBC randomly rebooting
Ever since I moved from SC 7.0 to SC 7.0.1, I've noticed that my SBC occasionally spontaneously restarts. It appears to happen most often after I select a track from my playlist and hit play. Sometimes after I do this, the SBC goes black and restarts. I pretty much always use Random Mix, if that's relevant. This doesn't impact the music playback, of course. And since the SBC is booted back pretty quickly, it doesn't really bother me too much. I wanted to bring it up here to see if anyone else has observed this. I searched in bugzilla but did not see any similar reports. I'll probably open a bug on it later today, unless someone points me to one that I missed. Thanks, Mitch ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ? device keeps turning off.
Have you tried calling support? That's probably the best step. On undefined, ohiost90 < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > just a dead unit then? > > > -- > ohiost90 > > ohiost90's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3043 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43575 > > ___ > 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] I'm so excited!
Yeah, that last part is one of the many great things about Slim Devices. They've never stopped supporting or improving any of their products, even many years after they are released. My SB1 which I purchased from them several years ago has been improved every year since I bought it. On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 2:18 PM, aubuti < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don't spend all your money on the hardware, because after a little while > with the system your spending on new music is likely to increase > sharply!! The server code (SqueezeCenter) is open source. The > Squeezebox firmware is definitely closed, and I'm not sure about the > handheld Controller. And you'll be glad to note that even Slim Devices' > original product, the SliMP3, is still being supported and improved > through software enhancements. > > Enjoy! > > > -- > aubuti > > aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45697 > > ___ > 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] Squeezebox turns itself on!
I'm using a D-Link router and still occasionally experience the problem, just to add a data point. On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 12:58 AM, bernt < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Had the exact same problem then using random mix. After I changed my > wireless router from Netgear to Linksys the problem went away. > > > -- > bernt > > http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/ > > bernt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1342 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45652 > > ___ > 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] What risk is there upgrading SS from 6x to 7x?
If you are happy with your current version and you don't plan on getting a Duet, no reason to upgrade. I found the web interface performance of 7.0 to be much better than 6.5.x. Additionally, my SB1 would occasionally get dropouts under 6.5, but it never happens under 7.0. And now I own a Duet. So for me, it was absolutely worth it. On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 11:22 AM, benslim < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The follow-up question then is: Is it worth the upgrade? > > > -- > benslim > > benslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6047 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45687 > > ___ > 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] What risk is there upgrading SS from 6x to 7x?
You're almost certainly going to have to update to newer versions of some of your plugins, since it is likely some of them had to change to work with 7.0. I don't think there's a way around that. But other than that, I don't think there are serious risks. 7.0 was one of the most pain free upgrades I've experienced. On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 10:45 AM, benslim < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have quite a few plugins loaded in this version: > > SlimServer Version: 6.5.4 - 12568 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 > Server IP address: 192.168.1.6 > Perl Version: 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread > MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt > > And I don't fancy the idea of re-downloading, re-installing, and > re-configuring all the plugins after an upgrade to 7x - considering > that it's running fine as-is. > > What are the risks? > > Thanks! > > > -- > benslim > > benslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6047 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45687 > > ___ > 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] Squeezebox turns itself on!
I used random play a lot, and I've seen this as recently as the last week. That was on the 7.0 gold SC build. On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 4:32 PM, adamslim < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There's a bug whereby if you pause on random mix, it can start up. > Think it got fixed though - what SS you on? > > > -- > adamslim > > Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have > others > > SB+, EAR V20, Living Voice OBX-R2s plus some other stuff > SB3, Charlize, Harbeth HL-P3ES > > adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45652 > > ___ > 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] Debian repository confusion
I am seeing this same issue. It's also being discussed in the "today's build a real mess" thread on the beta list. On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Ben Sandee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So what's going on now with the debian branches? Here's what I see as of > this morning: > > stable = 7.0 (without a svn revision tag) > testing = 7.0 (with a revision tag, 7.0-17983 which is older than a build > I previously got from testing named 7.0.1-18108) > unstable = 7.1 (with revision tag, 7.1-18211). > > Is this expected? Where did the 7.0.1 builds go? Are the 7.0.1 builds > now just labeled as 7.0+svn rev to allow a smooth transition to a > "genuine" 7.0.1 build? That would be fine with me, but build 17983 seems > old. I read about some SBC artwork speed improvements that need updated > 7.0.1 builds to see. > > Thanks, > Ben > ___ > 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] Any reason NOT to switch to SC7?
That has been my experience also. With past releases there were usually one or two minor bugs which would occasionally bother me. My 7.0 experience has been better than my experience with any previous release. The web interface is much faster too (although I use it a lot less now that I have my Duet!) On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 5:56 AM, Phil Leigh < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > corbey;282811 Wrote: > > If you're using plugins you can't live without, you might check to see > > if they're supported yet. Other than that, SC7 is the best release so > > far. > > What he said + > > > -- > Phil Leigh > > You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it > ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann > JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC > V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 > system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend > Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables > > Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45184 > > ___ > 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] Completely stuck after 7.0 upgrade
Isn't this guy's problem that he cannot access the web interface at all? On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 12:36 PM, slimkid < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SlimPvC;279650 Wrote: > > Thanks, for this suggestion. > > I tried your usggestion . > > Of the messages displayed, this may give a clue to some of you: > > > > [08-03-14 17:29:56.6789] Slim::Web::HTTP::acceptHTTP (265) Did not > > accept HTTP connection from 192.168.0.100, unauthorized source > > > > 192.168.0.100 is the correct local IP of the PC running the server, but > > squeezecenter does not accept it. > > Does this mean that there is a problem with the safety settings being > > too strict? (The "block" settings)? > > I used to block all except 192.168.0.* in the 6.5.4. version (but then > > again: I completely de-installed the 6.5.4 before installing 7.0) > > If so, can I change those from the command line? > > It's NOT the firewall: I disabled ZoneAlarm but that did not help. > > > > Thanks again for all support > > From the main SC window, try Settings->advanced-> drop down > menu::security and check blocking parameter. > > K > > > -- > slimkid > > The sound stage will open up, bass will tighten and the imaging will > improve. DVD performance will also increase substantially. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iAj2aPdQnk or > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvMNuuFSvN0 > or > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDRhRv4q_SI > > slimkid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8881 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44183 > > ___ > 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] Wanted: used slimp3
There was an earlier SD model? On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 10:23 PM, haunyack < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > exile;279444 Wrote: > > ... the one that started it all. > > Not really, but it's a good start. > > . > > > -- > haunyack > > Transporter -> B&K 200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature > C.G. Conn New York Wonder > > haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44699 > > ___ > 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] Thanks Slim Devices / Logitech!
This from the king of keeping his emotions in check. :) I kid, I kid! But I also agree that if you put too much in the SB itself, you may as well use a HTPC. I like the current client/server model. On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 10:57 PM, haunyack < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Pale Blue Ego;279452 Wrote: > > That again? If you want a small computer, just buy one. Or start a > > company called Fat Devices. > > Feel better now? > No reason to jump on him. > He's only expressing his view. > Jeez... > > . > > > -- > haunyack > > Transporter -> B&K 200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature > C.G. Conn New York Wonder > > haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44669 > > ___ > 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] Browsing artists on the controller
If you open a bug/enhancement report for this idea, I will vote for it! On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 3:33 AM, cliveb < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > JHC;279028 Wrote: > > My lists of artists is almost 2000 long. The controller scrolls lists > > nicely and the acceleration feature helps, but no amount of > > acceleration really makes scrolling through 2000 items very nice. > > > > I was wondering if there might not be a way to give us a way when we're > > scrolling artists (or other really long lists), to jump forward to the > > next letter in the alphabet... > There is already a fairly straightforward way to get all artists (or > albums, etc) starting with a given letter: the Search mechanism. But > IMHO it takes rather too many button presses, and with my somewhat > smaller library (about 400 artists) it's quicker to just scroll the > main list. > > Having a way to get quickly to a particular letter of the alphabet > would be a godsend, but I can't say I much like your suggested method. > I guess it would be better than nothing, though. > > I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the Rio Karma portable > player got this right years ago. Its top menu was an A-Z arrangement, > so you could start by selecting the initial letter of the required > artist. In addition, the first item in the top level menu is "all > artists": selecting that gives you a complete scrollable list. > > In concept the Controller could easily operate in an inverse of this > approach: the top level menu is the entire scrollable list (ie. as it > is now), with an additional first menu item being "A-Z". Selecting the > "A-Z" option would then display a scrollable alphabet of initial > letters. > > > -- > cliveb > > Transporter -> ATC SCM100A > > cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44671 > > ___ > 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] Does Logitech Streaming Systems know the meaning of Customer Service?
What exactly would be on topic for this thread? This is a forum for users to help users. No user can help you with your problem. So I assume this thread is to discuss your situation, and to discuss Logitech/Slim Devices customer service in general. If not, what is the point of this post? On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:56 PM, haunyack < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Anymore OT questions? > > Cheers to all! > I love you both! > > . > > > -- > haunyack > > Transporter -> B&K 200.2 -> Vandersteen 3A Signature > C.G. Conn New York Wonder > > haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44576 > > ___ > 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] Does Logitech Streaming Systems know the meaning of Customer Service?
Yes, I've also had nothing but superb customer service experiences with SD. When I first became a customer I placed an order for a wired SB1, because the web site stated that orders placed before a certain time usually shipped the same day. I had it figured out that I wanted the unit before the weekend, for a party I was throwing. I forget the exact day I ordered it, but I chose a shipping method which would ensure I'd get it in time. Anyway, turns out they only had the wireless units ready to ship. I found this out when my order wasn't shipped. I e-mailed them and explained my situation, said I was disappointed, and asked them to upgrade my shipping so that it would arrive before the weekend. They did so, but they only charged me the original shipping price. When they came out with the improved graphic display for the SB1, they *could* have just made existing SB1 owners buy an entirely new unit if they wanted the new display. I suspect most companies would have gone this route. Instead they allowed existing owners to order just the display at a very reasonable price, and gave simple instructions to perform the upgrade at home. IIRC they also offered to let you send in your SB1 and have them perform the upgrade. And let's not forget the fact that they *still* support and even improve all of their legacy products, dating back to the Slimp3. That is pretty much unheard of. And more recently, the free overnight shipping of my (and everyone else's) Duet was a welcome surprise. But I shouldn't say surprise, because based on my own experiences and the stories I have heard on here, I have come to expect superior customer service. I understand that you are frustrated, but venting like this in the public forum isn't going to solve your problem. On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:38 PM, SuperQ < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On the other hand, here are my experiences contacting SlimDevices > customer support: > > #1: My SB won't boot at all. Total failure after 3 months. > I emailed support on sunday, the got back to me monday morning and said > it could be the wifi card (known issue). I removed the card, worked > fine. They swapped out the card, and it has been fine since. > > #2: I was at an open house and said, "hey, do you have any back covers > for the slimp3?". Sean said, "hold on a sec". Came back over with a > rear cover set, free of charge many years after the product had been > discontinued. > > Not to be mean, but the phone number in the card transaction is there > for a reason. > > > -- > SuperQ > > SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44576 > > ___ > 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] Duet Controller Scrolling Problem
Out of curiosity, did you update to 7.0 or 7.0.1? On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 8:22 PM, jcowling < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Michael Herger;278051 Wrote: > > > As I scroll through my artists list, when I get to the Ts, the > > > > Please update your SC. Some of the very last beta versions had a bug > > where > > scrolling would lock after the first 200 items. > > > > Michael > > I updated Squeezecenter and the problem was resolved. Thank you. > > > -- > jcowling > > jcowling's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9345 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44551 > > ___ > 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] squeezecenter - dissapointing
This is completely opposite of my experience. I find SqueezeCenter significantly faster than SlimServer was. On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 3:32 PM, gordon_the_gopher < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just replaced a dead music server and went to download slimserver only > to find it's replaced by squeezecenter. > "Great" I thought, another new improved version. > How wrong could I have been > Why do people always think that flashier looking and all new is better? > It's just s slow, like travelling back in time, selecting a > menu option in squeezecenter reminds me of loading outrun on my Dragon > 64 when I was 10 years old - painful. > I've been using my squeezebox for around 2 years now and have raved > about it to anyone who would listen - I firmly believed this was the > coolest consumer electronics device ever created. > Not any more. > Please fix this quickly.. > > > -- > gordon_the_gopher > > gordon_the_gopher's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13745 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44503 > > ___ > 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] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
If you buy directly, shipping is free, so you should also take that into account. On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 9:41 PM, Rupert Dacat < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > m1cross;277682 Wrote: > > The product is covered, but you have to go through the middle man. > > (snip) > > Thanks m1cross. I guess I would like to have that confirmed by a > logitech rep. > > I know, $10 + shipping isn't that much, but hey... > > Rupe > > > -- > Rupert Dacat > > Rupert Dacat's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1804 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 > > ___ > 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] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
Well it depends on if that guy is telling the truth or not. I tend to agree with the others -- $10 savings is not worth the risk, IMO. On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Rupert Dacat < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > m1cross;277639 Wrote: > > 10.00 savings isn't enough to chance poor customer service on a 400.00 > > product. Logitech's customer service rocks!!(In my experience, > > anyway). 30 day money back for any reason. Just do it. > > From the e-bay ad: "Authorized Dealer with Full Factory Warranty" > > Is this not true? Will Logitech not support these? > > Rupe > > > -- > Rupert Dacat > > Rupert Dacat's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1804 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 > > ___ > 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] How to get Artwork?
Album Cover Art Downloader worked for me in Ubuntu. It took a little bit of research to get it to work (thank you, google!), but I eventually got it running. I still had to end up going album by album and select the art I wanted, since it wasn't very reliable about picking the correct art, but still it made the entire process much faster than it would otherwise have been, Thanks for the recommendation. On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Mitch Harding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try this weekend. I still think > I'd prefer the SBC to have an "omit album art" setting, both for > people without album art and for people who want to fit more songs on > the screen, but I am curious to see how it looks with the album art. > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Mark Lanctot > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Mitch Harding;276479 Wrote: > > > Any album art download suggestions for Linux users (not for iTunes, > of > > > course)? I want to see how they look on my new SBC. > > > > Try Album Cover Art Downloader - it's abandonware though and Google > > won't find anything but a forum member is hosting it: > > > > http://www.unrealvoodoo.org/hiteck/projects/albumart/ > > > > ...I notice Google will find it (3rd hit) when you enter "Album Cover > > Art Downloader Linux" as a search term. Omit the "Linux" and you're > > flooded with all those Windows software download "collection" sites. > > > > > > -- > > Mark Lanctot > > > > > Mark Lanctot's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 > > > > > > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44344 > > > > ___ > > 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] SBC not observing daylight savings time
I see this bug opened for it: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7464 I've gone ahead and added my vote. On Sun, Mar 9, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Zaragon < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just seen a message on one of the developer threads that the SBC > normally runs from it's own clock and only synchronises when it first > connects to the SC. (Which restarting it would do.) There is a > bug/enhancement request to get it to resync periodically. > > > -- > Zaragon > > Zaragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14577 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44462 > > ___ > 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
[slim] SBC not observing daylight savings time
My SC computer has moved its clock ahead one hour (as have my other computers, my cell phone, etc) but for some reason the SBC still shows the old time. I guess it makes sense that it's not like the SB3, and instead has its own internal clock rather than relying on the SC computer for the time. However, how can I get it to sync up with the SC clock? Or how can I tell it to adjust itself for daylight savings? Not really a big deal -- I just noticed it when I walked by the SBC on its cradle and saw that the time was wrong. Mitch ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scheduling rescan?
It's still there. Click on settings on the main page. In the window which opens up, go to the Plugins tab and make sure the Rescan plugin is selected. Then go to the Advanced tab and select Rescan Music Library from the pulldown menu. Please let me know if that doesn't work for you. On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 11:18 PM, HalleysComet < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just upgraded to from 6.5 to 7.0. Liking it a lot so far. Kudos to the > development team!! > > One thing I'm still trying to get working. Slimserver used to have an > option that allowed me to schedule my library to be rescanned every > night, as I'm continually ripping my CD collection a little bit every > day. > > I can't find the option in the SqueezeCenter interface? Is it still > there somewhere? Thought it would be under "settings" but I can't find > it? > > Can someone suggest where I need to look? > > thanks! > > > Frank > Edit/Delete Message > > > -- > HalleysComet > > HalleysComet's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14590 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44456 > > ___ > 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] Got my Duet (& SC suggestions)
I have found that to be a fast way to get to the Zs, but I have not found a fast way to get to the middle of the alphabet. I do notice some acceleration, but its top speed is a bit slower than I'd like. Right now it's a little difficult for me to navigate to a particular artist quickly, but I've only been using it for a little while. It may only seem like it's taking too long. I'll give it more time for me to grow accustomed to it. On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 4:02 PM, Dean100 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You can go backwards on the wheel and it will start with the Z's. Thus > you will have ZZ Top just as quickly as you have the artists starting > with A. > > > -- > Dean100 > > Dean100's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15157 > > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44295 > > ___ > > > 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] How to get Artwork?
Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try this weekend. I still think I'd prefer the SBC to have an "omit album art" setting, both for people without album art and for people who want to fit more songs on the screen, but I am curious to see how it looks with the album art. On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Mark Lanctot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mitch Harding;276479 Wrote: > > Any album art download suggestions for Linux users (not for iTunes, of > > course)? I want to see how they look on my new SBC. > > Try Album Cover Art Downloader - it's abandonware though and Google > won't find anything but a forum member is hosting it: > > http://www.unrealvoodoo.org/hiteck/projects/albumart/ > > ...I notice Google will find it (3rd hit) when you enter "Album Cover > Art Downloader Linux" as a search term. Omit the "Linux" and you're > flooded with all those Windows software download "collection" sites. > > > -- > Mark Lanctot > > Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 > > > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44344 > > ___ > 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] How to get Artwork?
Any album art download suggestions for Linux users (not for iTunes, of course)? I want to see how they look on my new SBC. On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:42 AM, MuckleEck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > geoh, > > unfortunately the way itunes stores the artwork is AFAIK not supported > by anything other than itunes. > > To get artwork visible use MP3tag (if you are running a PC) and have it > download artwork as folder.jpg to each separate album folder. > SqueezeCenter can then read these folder.jpg files. > > Alternatively copy and paste each of the images from itunes into the > directories manually they will be saved as image.bmp so will need to > add that name to Squeezecenter, this could be very laborious depending > on how many albums you have. > > FInally you could try http://sourceforge.net/projects/iaae although I > haven't personally used it > > > -- > MuckleEck > > Alasdair > > 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - > Mordaunt Short > > MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 > > > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44344 > > ___ > 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] SBC with no album art
Ah, excellent. Thanks! I've voted for this bug and added my two cents. It seems all of my pet peeves so far had already been documented. A good sign that they may be fixed/enhanced, I hope. :) On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:02 AM, bklaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > it's an open issue > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5376 > > cheers, > #!/ben > > > -- > bklaas > > "the Nokia770 skin guy" > http://www.last.fm/user/bklaas/ > > bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44338 > > ___ > 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] SBC artist browsing
Thanks. :) I'm nothing if not verbose. Or maybe I just talk too much! On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:00 AM, bklaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This was an open (but unfixed) bug already, but your description was > much better so I closed the old one in favor of yours :) > > cheers, > #!/ben > > > -- > bklaas > > "the Nokia770 skin guy" > http://www.last.fm/user/bklaas/ > > bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44321 > > > > ___ > 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] SBC artist browsing
Ok, I've opened an enhancement request for this: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7439 I encourage others to vote for this if you would also like to see it. My proposal is that they replace the "Play All Songs" entry with an "All Songs" entry. If you click the play button while that entry is selected, it would play all songs by that artist. If you click on the center button while that entry is selected, it would drill down and list all songs by that artist. On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Mitch Harding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, thanks for the response. I'll open an enhancement request and > post the number here, in case anyone else would like to vote for it. > > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 8:02 AM, Michael Herger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is this possible currently? A possible enhancement request? > > > > You're right: That feature isn't available on the controller. > > > > -- > > > > Michael > > ___ > > 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] SBC artist browsing
Ok, thanks for the response. I'll open an enhancement request and post the number here, in case anyone else would like to vote for it. On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 8:02 AM, Michael Herger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is this possible currently? A possible enhancement request? > > You're right: That feature isn't available on the controller. > > -- > > Michael > ___ > 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
[slim] SBC with no album art
I currently don't have any album art for my music, so when I am looking at lists of music on the SBC, each song has the large music note icon to the left of it (where I assume the album art would ordinarily be). Is there any way to have the SBC not display that graphic (i.e. disable album art on the SBC), so that it can display more songs on a given screen. I do a lot of scrolling within my Now Playing list, and it would be cool if I could see more songs at once. I'm guessing this is another enhancement request, but I didn't want to open it if there was some way to do this that I was missing. Thanks! Mitch ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
