Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!
iPhone;493697 Wrote: > I think you might not know who Sean is, He started the Squeezebox! > Hack all you want, it is a menu demo unit (not working demo unit) and I > believe it doesn't have the guts to be a player even if one could put > the correct OS and Firmware onto it. I realise who Sean is. I am also a complete cynic that believes that even if its just firmware there is no way Sean is going to tell me, as its obvious from a business point of view these should not be in public hands and releasing this information would open up a potential back door. I'm terms of of your "doesn't have the guts" I've ted in my previous posts that it looks to me (a) the unit is visually identical inside (except for the CF Card in the place of the WiFi) to a production unit (based on comparisons with lots of highres online guides from all the audio modders. (b) The rolling demo actually includes lots of audio - its not just a rolling text demo so there is functional audio hardware in this (c) I can actually get it to connect to my Squeeze Server etc. and browse tracks etc. (d) This is a also a Logitech branded demo unit not a Slim devices (if that makes any difference in terms of demo hardware versions) Hacking the CF Card is obviously a dead end (it looks to just contain the demo) but it would be at least be fun to get it to scroll something else. I also realise I'm now probably posting in the wrong section - the hardware mod section seems to have people more willing to seriously hack the hardware and swap bits out (upgraded wifi cards etc.) -- Radrismo Radrismo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34802 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72358 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!
Unfortunately all attempts to contact the seller have failed and he has also sold at least 2 other Squeezeboxes recently so I'm not sure I'm the only victim. I'm still dissapointed there is no firmware fix that can turn these ddemo units into a functional player. There is nothing (apart from the CF Card replacing the wireless card) obviously different about the Hardware (I've been comparing lots of the helpful online modding closeups of the insides) and I know the unit is capable of outputting audio (it does it in the Demo). My next step is to try and hack the Demo mode code - think I have successfully accessed the data on the card, so now will see if I can do anything else with it. -- Radrismo Radrismo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34802 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72358 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!
I recently purchased a Squeezebox Classic (Logitech branding) and believe I may have been ripped off based on my failure to get the unit to work and lots of research online from people with similar tales of woe. The unit itself came with a remote and PSU, it has a full sticker on the base with p/n, serial number etc. - There is nothing to indicate its a demo unit I can see. When booted it goes into a "Starting Demo" countdown and if this is cancelled with the remote it displays a "Debug Firmware" message. (According to the menus the firmware is version 250) I am able to get a DHCP address from my Network and get the unit to see a Squeezebox Server - it appears to work best if the server is named something like "factorytest". The first time it connects to the Server it requests a firmware update (press and hold brightness etc) and then it goes to the "remove Ethernet Cable to continue - this may take a minute". However it never gets any further than this and every reboot it asks to re-download the new firmware and it loops over and over. I have managed to get slightly further than this by deleting all the firmware versions in the Squeezebox Server /firmware folder on my PC and then it will connect and I can queue up and send tracks to the Squeezebox etc. However while the track time elapses I can't get any audio to play on the Squeezebox at all and the VU / Meters etc. don't show any movement so it looks like its just not receiving / decoding data so that looks like only a partial fix. Unfortunaetly the seller has vanished and is is non-responsive to emails so I'm convinced I've been ripped off. Here's my questions / comments: - Do Logitech/Squeezebox want this thing back? Is it of use to anyone? - Why are Demo units so poorly marked that this can happen? Comments by posters that these have no stickers on them are just not true based on my and others experiences - there should be some indelible marking to say "non-functional demo unit" on them. - Is there any hope of getting any audio out of this? Even without newer firmware? - Other people have reported these units have a CF Card in them in the place of the wireless unit and the CF Card holds the demo code - can I remove this / reflash the card to get any further? Get a wireless card? *sigh* - What I thought was going to be an awesome xmas gift has turned into a nightmare but I now appear to know more about Squeezeboxes than I would have if it had just worked out of the box. Thanks! -- Radrismo Radrismo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34802 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72358 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
