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On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 6:13 PM, MRL_SQBX < mrl_sqbx.732...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > Anyone else receive a notice from SiriusXM as I have. Got it today. > Thoughts about Logitech reacting with a compatible update. > --- > Dear Valued Listener, > > Our records show that you may be streaming music over a Logitech device. > We are improving the way we stream the SiriusXM Internet service which > requires a compatible internet enabled player. We suggest asking the > manufacturer of your device about what's needed to continue streaming > SiriusXM. It's important to take action soon because as of September 30 > your streaming radio or receiver will not be able to play the enhanced > streaming service. > > This has no effect on your account and the billing of your SiriusXM > Internet Radio subscription package. You can continue to listen to > SiriusXM over the internet by downloading our app on your smartphone, > tablet, PC, or current internet-connected sound system. This also has no > effect on listening to SiriusXM by satellite. > > If you have any questions please call us at 1-888-601-6296 and reference > your device. > > Thank you for being a loyal SiriusXM listener. > > > > MRL_SQBX's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40002 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104287 > > ___ > 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
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On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 10:45 AM, swayzak < swayzak.6ct...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > Hi > > I've started a separate thread about this but with no joy. > > Can anyone advise how I set download path to Music folder on my external > mSD card ? > > Everything I've tried keeps downloading onto internal storage. > > Phone = Samsung S2. > > Thanks > > > > Touch x 2, Booms x 2, SqueezeCommander on Galaxy S2 (Duet Receiver + > Controllers x 2 - semi-retired) > > swayzak's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16575 > View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69352 > > ___ > 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] NAS recommendations/Mac Mini
thanks = i'd not really clocked the multitude of forums. On 3/28/07, Mark Lanctot < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: May want to check the 3rd Party Hardware subforum at http://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?f=18 -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33975 ___ 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] search on NAS-based slimserver
On 3/29/07, sander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The only solution is to move it the actual SlimServer to another box or buy some theoretically faster NAS in the future. That's answered my queries about a NAS for slimserver. back to the drawing board. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] NAS recommendations/Mac Mini
My server PC has died so i'm thinking of taking a different approach - a mac mini in the kitchen (with EyeTV) as a media hub and an NAS to give me properly resilient storage. Any recommendations or advice? I've not owned or used a mac regularly for many years. Also, which NAS should I look at and how easy is it to install slimserver on one? Any disadvantages - slower? harder to upgrade? (my linux knowledge is minimimal - i suspect i'd have to follow a detailed "script" to get it installed. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 6.5.1 - XP, Shortcuts from desktop, menu, quicklaunch don't seem to work
Is this a bug or is it just me? the desktop and quicklaunch icons don't seem to launch slimserver since i've upgraded to 6.5.1 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Apple TV Competition?
On 1/20/07, CardinalFang < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: the iPod Vn2 is reckoned to be the best sounding (I still have mine, although battery life is short). I'm never sure about iPod version numbers - i've got a 10gb with the touch scrollwheel. Assuming that the mechanical scrollwheel is v1 then i figure i'm on the same as you. I got sick of the poor battery life and bought a replacement battery from eBay. I can't remember the capacity but I bought the highest available and get about double the life i used to which makes a huge difference. Getting the case open was a faff but I got there eventually. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicIP / MusicMagic and 6.5
On 12/2/06, markmun99 < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I can't seem to get MusicIP to work with 6.5. Slimserver sees the MusicIP - but I don't get the mixes. I tried reverting to 6.3 and it KDF's advice to me was: Make sure you have the latest nightly. Also make sure that you check Plugins/MusicMagic/HTML and delete anything but the EN folder. Then clear the caches. -- I'm not a fan of nightlies - i try to stick to 'official releases' so i ignored that. However, clearing out the musicmagic folder sorted it out. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7
On 11/17/06, Aragorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I believe that before going for new features, it would be more important to: 1) Finishing the specification (the new Wiki SlimServerSpecification is a good start) 2) Establish a set of standard test 3) Run the tests and fix the bug 4) Create a complete documentation and a process that make sure that documentation and releases are always aligned I'm with Aragorn here. I've had no issues with the latest release version of 6.5 but i still think the interface and responsiveness have huge room for improvement. I've got the latest version of iTunes and it's a world away from Slimserver. Give me something that does 80% of what i want it to but does it reliably, 24.7, is easy to configure and responsive rather than something with features i don't even understand the justification for. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Three MusicMagic Questions
On 10/23/06, dip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When I click on "Send to" Windows Media Player" is opened and an error message appears that it cannot play the song (sometimes it says themedia format is unvalid, sometimes the track is corrupted). I found noway to change the send to button to send the songs to Slimserver. In the MusicMagic options I can only choose between Windows Mediaplayerand Standard.In Music IP look at Options/ send to. I can select Slimserver from there. However, i just make all my mixes through the slim web interface or my squeezeboxen. For your questions 2 and 3 i think the answer to both is 'no'. the pay version allows you to create waypoint mixes (i think i read about that on here) but you'd create them in MusicIP and send them whereas i run MusicIP in server mode so only open the application to scan new music ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: MusicMagic causing errors during slimserver scan
On 10/21/06, Simon Still <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Good advice on backing up the library file - I managed to lose mine when i rolled back to an ealier version. It's worth looking at the tag fixer as well. It suggested 1200 odd changes of which i accepted about 700. It picked up a lot of mispelt tracks, artist/title reverses, improved consistency over things like (feat. ), &/and etc. WARNING - the tag fixer seems to have actually completely screwed my tags for the 700 tracks i allowed it to touch - whilst it updated the fields highlighted correctly it WIPED the other fields for those tracks completely so i now have 100's of tracks with loads of missing info. Based on this experience DO NOT USE. Whilst musicIP seems to indicate you can 'undo' the fix tags i cant see where. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: MusicMagic causing errors during slimserver scan
On 10/20/06, Michael Herger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm always amazed by the mixes I get, speculating about the criteria usedto do the mixes. A few days ago I created a 50 song mix based on aninstrumental song by Air. During the first hour I only had two or three songs with lyrics in them.Good advice on backing up the library file - I managed to lose mine when i rolled back to an ealier version. It's worth looking at the tag fixer as well. It suggested 1200 odd changes of which i accepted about 700. It picked up a lot of mispelt tracks, artist/title reverses, improved consistency over things like (feat. ), &/and etc. Good stuff. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Nokia 770 charging cradle?
Getting away from the Logitech Slim discussion for a moment it's worth remembering some of the advantages of the Slim solution. Finally with 6.5 I'm using the Nokia 770 with the 770 skin and it makes a great remote for Slimserver. It is really good - sure a scroll wheel and some buttons would be a much better navigation method than a stylus which can be a bit fiddly but it lets you access the full power of a multi-room Squeezebox solution. My one big gripe is forgetting to charge the thing and finding it with flat batteries when i need to use it - for a device of this type an old school Palm/Pronto style set of contacts and a base for charging would have been really sensible. Has anyone rigged any sort of solution that means you can put the 770 to bed simply and have it charged when you pick it up without fiddling with cables? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!
I think this is good news - what Slim needed to progress to mass market was more R&D investment, access to mainstream, global, distribution and cheaper manufacturing costs to get the end product price down.All of that should come with Logitech. They're one of the high end aftermarket peripheral companies IMV. Their current audio kit might not be aimed at the high end but that can change and the Harmony remotes are most definitely aimed at high end AV. The Harmony remotes are excellent and the potential for integration between Harmony and SB is huge. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Still having MusicMagic Problems
On 10/16/06, kdf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Make sure you have the latest nightly. Also make sure that you checkPlugins/MusicMagic/HTML and delete anything but the EN folder. Thenclear the caches.-k___ I didn't install the nightly (i'm trying to keep to a policy of only running official releases - if i'm going to recommend Slim to people it really shouldn't require use of dev releases).Clearing out the folders within plugins sorted it - i presume they were left over from a 6.3 install and didn't get removed when i upgraded to 6.5.thanks for the help. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Still having MusicMagic Problems
When i create a mix slimserver throws up the message MusicMagic Mix Note: SlimServer is still scanning your music library, so some items may not appear in this area yet.Running from the command line slimserver detects musicmagic:musicip mixer when it looks for the API then displays get filters list/get moods list/get filters list read cache id of 11602200952006-10-10 19:44got status - idle.and then repeats that message periodically ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Transporter vs ??
Weighs more than 8KGnever mind the sound quality, feel the weight. I remember taking apart a set of dj gramdecks a few years back (having wondered why they were so heavy when made of plastic) and finding a gert big metal plate in the bottom. Maybe that's what the squeezebox is missing - a lead plate on the bottom would make all the difference. Maybe somone could offer it as an aftermarket mod. Cant' be that hard with a bit of superglue. Yes, i have been drinking. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Still having MusicMagic Problems
the log is showingMusicMagic: read cacheid of 0MusicMagic: got status - idleand i get a blank page when i try to create a mixWhat does that mean? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Still having MusicMagic Problems
Musicmagic is not working for me either - hitting the mm icons in the webinterface generates an empty list. I'll try to find time to look into it. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Compilations in 6.5.0
stil no reply to this -is there a bugor american i doing something wrong On 9/21/06, Simon Still <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Browse by album and i get an entry for each artist on a the compilation album. there is an option to 'group compilations together' but it still generates an entry for each artist. How do i play a compilation album now? Bug? Overall impressions of 6.5 are good though - using fishbone the general look and feel is better and te settings are much more logically arranged. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Compilations in 6.5.0
Browse by album and i get an entry for each artist on a the compilation album. there is an option to 'group compilations together' but it still generates an entry for each artist. How do i play a compilation album now? Bug?Overall impressions of 6.5 are good though - using fishbone the general look and feel is better and te settings are much more logically arranged. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Music IP 1.7 - compatibility issue?
On 9/17/06, Michael Herger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i installed 1.7 of Music IP yesterday, analyzed a few new albums, closed> it, cleared the Slimserver cache and set it to rescan. Slimserver now> won't start - i've tried reinstalling it but the problem is the same - > slimserver> shows as 'starting' in the system tray but doesnt get any further.I can't imagine a problem with the two - I've been running MIP 1.7 andSlimServer 6.5 quite happily on my XP laptop. Have you tried running slimserver _without_ MIP, from the command line? It should give you someinformation why it crashes (if it does).I've rolled back to before i installed 1.7 of music IP and slimserver will start now but i can't access the web interface (throws up a blank page) but the Squeezeboxes and softsqueeze are online. The other thing i've changed in the last week is the latest iTunes. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Music IP 1.7 - compatibility issue?
i installed 1.7 of Music IP yesterday, analyzed a few new albums, closed it, cleared the Slimserver cache and set it to rescan. Slimserver now won't start - i've tried reinstalling it but the problem is the same - slimserver shows as 'starting' in the system tray but doesnt get any further. Anyone experiencing similar? Resoloution?Windows XP running on the server. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Universal Remote with MusicIP
So what did you change?On 8/15/06, opchiasm <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Please forget this thread. I've got it working. Thanks for the response. --opchiasmopchiasm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1087 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26407___discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.comhttp://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Universal Remote with MusicIP
On 8/15/06, opchiasm <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:When I press and hold the Play button on the MX800, it seems like the remote just sends individual "Play" commands. I created a new button onthe 800 and learned the SB2 remote's Play button, with the buttondepressed. That doesn't work. It acts just like a regular "Play" does. Odd - works on my Harmony. Can you adjust the repeat delay? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Latest softsqueeze stops after a while
I installed the latest release of 6.3 (not a nightly) and the accompanying softsqueeze. After a while softsqueeze stops playing and has to be closed and restarted. Is anyone else seeing this behaiviour? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Experience with powerline ethernet?
A couple of friends are using it and are very pleased - one put a pair in to link his router (which sits near his SB2) to the server PC which was just far enough away that closing a door broke the wireless link.They both said they were the easiest bits of IT kit they'd ever used - plug in, connect wires, use. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Will There Be a SB4?
It's interesting all the variations that are possible. I'm sure a lot of us are runnign at least one of our SB's into a surround amp and probably using the optical out on the SB and using the amp's DA converter.Built in amp? don't understand that one. As it is you can use a set of powered speakers (of which there are increasing numbers available) or a seperate amp giving the option of other inputs (TV, radio tuner etc). Built in radio? Internet radio seems to remove the need for an FM or DAB tuner - if you want one of these get a receiver rather than an amp.I'm not sure I'd buy a boombox but i can see why people would want one. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Itunes Question
google for "itms drm free". If you're determined to buy and download music from ITMS you can do it without the DRM ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? "The Transporter" per 6moons.com??
Congratulations - this isn't for me (theres no way I could drop that much on a player) but it's a supurb product. With the stable, fast, Slimserver (lets hope) that is promised by 6.5 this will redefine the market. I've never been a great fan of the industrial design of the squeezebox in either incarnation but this looks great. I love the curves on the case edge and whilst it wouldn't match any of my other kit it is more than any other the item to put on show. The row of identical buttons along the bottom don't suggest 'form follows function' has been the design mantra but look good. Even the remote looks a cut above (and much more of a match for the SB3 than the current model - after market upgrade anyone?)The knob is cool, the twin displays will be full configurable (a new version of music info screensaver anyone?) and can be switched off for the minimalist look. It's a lot of money but not for an audiophile product. Those connections parts and case will have cost a packet. Heres hoping for the trickle down product before too long - same case and controls, standard SB3 parts inside. 300usd ;-) I'll dream on. ... ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Nokia 770 OS 2006 Available for Download
On 7/12/06, vikmurthy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:The only very slight issue that I've encountered is that it takes the device a bit longer to find and connect to a WiFi signal. Has anyoneelse encountered this?I've had a bit of strangeness - particularly where it would connect to stuff on my network (Like slimserver) but not give me internet access. i haven't worked out quite what's going on yet. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Feature request and discussion: Flash/Ajax/... for UI
On 7/10/06, oreillymj <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:How about setting http://:9000/handheld as the homepage on your pda?Or just add to the browsers bookmarks.Indeed, my Nokia 770 has the icon bookmark on the desktop as a Squeezebox image that launches the handheld skin (i'm running 6.3). That skin does have some issues -- particularly with changing the player it's controlling. I'm not a big fan of skins. Obviously Slim needs a few aimed at different devices but frankly the unmaintained 'not fishbone/default/exbrowse' should be plug ins rather than in the default distribution. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Nokia 770 OS 2006 Available for Download
My experience is that the 2006 OS is a huge improvement, though part of that may have been me enabling some swap memory on the card. Certainly the web browser seems more responsive and will now handle eBay (which crashed it in the past). No issues i've found yet. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: SB3 runs warm, even when it is idle?
I think the point here is the move to increasing numbers of devices that consume power when we're not 'using' them. 5 years ago if i wasn't listening to music my hifi power consumption was nil. Now i'm running a P4 pc (seems to run at 70w constant) plus a couple of SB's at 5w each. They're not killing the planet by themselves but they're not helping. When the P4 dies/gets replaced/moved to the office to only be switched on when needed I'll be looking for something more efficient as a server. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: SB3 runs warm, even when it is idle?
I thought the target for TV's on standby was now <1watt. I know squeezebox isn't a huge power consumer but it's still too much - moving from a situation where i have a CD player in each room that consumes nothing when i'm not using it to a squeezebox in each room (say 4? 5? of them) i'm upping my constant power consumption by 25w. That may be small but it's significant. If you've a 10 watt nightlight it's hugely inefficient. A 10 watt compact fluorescent bulb is enough to light a small room.On 7/2/06, Michaelwagner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Right. Why did I think you were in England? Must be losing brain cells.Actually, I now live in Oakville, a suburb of Toronto, but it's stillthe same time zone as NJ. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: What handheld to use as a remote?
I use my 770 as a network player connected to some powered speakers. It works fine but you don't get the control that you do with a squeezebox (hit pause and it plays out the buffer for example) but it does give you a bit of extra value out of it. I've got a Jamin as well but i've not managed to get it connected to my wireless net yet (i just need to check my keys i think). the screen will probably be too small and low res to use effectively as an SB remote (but on the other hand it could be free as an upgrade phone rather than £245) the 770 is a nice device but i really don't think it's worth that amount of money - an older pda would probably be a lot faster and cheaper.On 6/21/06, funkstar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i believe you can get the built in media player to connect tohttp://:9000/stream.mp3 and then manage theplaylist from the web interface. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Worth upgrading?
On 6/15/06, Pascal Herczog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Been thinking for a while that I'm way behind on Slimserver releases, but it all currently works beautifully (or rather, I'm used to it) so obviously a strong reason not to change. However, are there good enough reasons to change to e.g. 6.2.2 ?I'm finding the current release very stable - more than the 5.'s ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Live365 Rant
On 6/10/06, Philip Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just for the record, I absolutely detest Apple iPod and iTunes. It's just not designed for Windows properly.The user interface in iTunes is horrible. I hate the fact that all music is in one massive spreadsheet display, rather than structured and viewable by artist/album/genre, etc like Slimserver and Foobar. I can't see what all the fuss is about regarding playlists either. My wifes music collection was organised quite nicely. After she ran up iTunes (I left her to it - bad choice!), by default it converted a load of her ripped wma albums to aac format, creating copies of the music on my C drive, rather than another disk where I usually keep all music files. Confused the hell out of her. It split up compilation albums, so that each track was stored in a folder for each artist (rather than in a folder for the album). I think this is why compilation album logic within SlimServer was awkward to handle, because it had to allow for iTunes. It took a while to reorganise things and get iTunes working with music stored in the correct place. I'd agree with some of those points but not others. I tend to rip music outside iTunes and then import in. Organising everything by artist/album/track seems to make sense to me. Having iTunes organise your music is optional and you can specify where it's library sits (but like pretty much all windows apps it defaults to C). the compilation treatment works for itunes and the ipod - why would you ever navigate your music by directory? I've a 2nd gen iPod which i've stopped using because of battery life issues, a winmobile2005 phone (which i use to play music off a memory card via win media player) and an iRiver T30. The latter two need to be synched via Windows Media Player and it's horrible. iTunes is wonderfully responsive - type the first few letters of an artist/album/song in and the 'spreadsheet' view instantly shrinks to the relevant entries. finding stuff is a breeze. Alternatively click on the genre/artist lsit at the top and find stuff that way. A search in windows media player results in a few seconds of uncertainty as to whether it's crashed. the web interface to my SB3 is much the same. What iTunes lacks is the idea of a now playing list - click a track and it plays it. Want to set something up to follow? Sorry, time to create a playlist and start over. I really like that aspect of Slimserver - via the web interface i can start with one song, add a musicip selection, remove all tracks by a particular artist. really good. But it isnt very responsive, icons are too small, the layout confuses new users. This is why review after review in the mainstream press marks down the Squeezebox against Roku (most recently in the June issue of Stuff in the UK). I've high hopes for 6.5. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Mac Mini - the SB Killer
On 6/12/06, tyler_durden <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Regarding the "nightmare" that it is to set up wireless networking with the SB as evidenced by the posts here, I think it is safe to say thatthe majority of people don't experience any problems and those who posthere are having some difficulty beyond normal wireless networking issues (and there are plenty of those with Macs, too).Another person here who's never had the slightest issue with either my wired or wirelss SB2's. My Win XP laptop on the other hand is forever dropping it's wireless connection and reconnecting (when used at a desk it sits 1.5m to the right of the wireless SB2). I still haven't managed to get my HTC cellphone to connect (doesnt like my security setup in some way). The advantage of an SB is that it's a SLIM device - low power, small phyiscal footprint, zero noise. There are situations where a mac mini would be more useful but it's not an equivalent device. This is a really pointless thread. No idea why i posted on it. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: MusicIP questions
I seem to have it all working now but i'm not entirely sure how. Part of the confusion arose from me starting with a musicmagic mixer 12month licence, moving to musicIP and then having the licence expire. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: MusicIP questions
I suppose i'm still not really clear what library information is being used. I don't know where MusicIP stores its library and i don't know where slimserver picks up its data from when i hit 'scan'.I notice that neither use itunes nor 'don't use itunes' is selected. Is it possible to use itunes and musicIP? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: MusicIP questions
It seems to be analysing it (it picked up 200 odd new songs and analysed them when i ran the application) but they're not showing up as mm in slimserver. I can still make mixes in either slim or the application as well. On 5/20/06, gutted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think you still need to purchase a subscription to MusicIP. Perhapsthat's whay MIP is no longer analyising your new music (?) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] MusicIP questions
1) my 1 year premium sub to musicmagicmixer expired - am i right in thinking all necessary functionality for slimserver is now free?2) i'm running it as a service (using the music ip method rather than 'apptoservice'). It seems to work well but isn't picking up new music. I've run the app, saved cache, and rescanned slimserver but still don't have my new music mixable. How do i get new music in? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Article in todays Guardian newspaper article championing Sonos
On 5/12/06, Michael Herger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: And that's where MS seems to be a much stronger player than Palm :-/.though having just switched to a WM2005 device as a Palm3/3e/V/T/T3 user usability and responsiveness of the latest PPC devices is still way behind my older palms. Whilst the quality of synch with Outlook, stability of web and email and the built in wifi etc are a cut above Palm basic usability - getting to and viewing an appointment, contact (or heaven forbid a note or task) is so much more difficult and, amazingly, slower. God only knows how microsoft make search take so long. My Tungsten T could search all fields in 800 contacts in seconds. My HTC Prophet PPC takes over a minute! ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: NETGEAR model DG834PN WPA-PSK connection problem with Squeezebox 3
---Simple Network Key: 12345678that might be your problem - i found i needed an alpha character in the string to get it to work. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Running MusicIP as a service on WinXP
On 4/8/06, Siduhe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think things have moved on with the latest version of MMM/MusicIP.I found this page linked from the slim wiki on getting it running as a service on linux: http://music.predixis.com/6_develop_http.htmlthat page doesn't seem to be linked from anywhere on the music iP site at the moment.Anyway, i've got it running now and it seems to work. I'm wondering about boot order as i don't seem to be able to change priorities in the windows services app. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Running MusicIP as a service on WinXP
I've posted on the MusicIP forum as well but figure i might get a quicker answer here - i want to run music ip as a service with slimserver and cant find any instructions on how to do so. Can anyone point me in the right direction? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB power usage and automatic power switch
I ran a power meter on mine and it read 7watts whether on or off. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Powered speakers for clean (wife-friendly) setup
On 3/19/06, donkin < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was thinking of using an SB3 with the new Apple Hifi speaker systemeither through the digital or analog inputs. ___Discuss mailing listDiscuss@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] Powered speakers for clean (wife-friendly) setup
On 3/18/06, rpalarea <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Does anyone have any success with powered speakers? I was looking at the Bose Companion 3 on eBay. Looks like you could use the heaphonesout jack from the SB to the control pod mini jack input.Cheesy...wonder how much quality it will loose with mini jackconnections. Have no idea how the speakers/sub sound. I:ve a set of Acoustic Energy Aego sub-sats which are pretty impressive though a 'proper ' set of speakers will always give better imaging. Very discreet though and a world away from most sub-sat systesms. In the bedroom i've just got a Tivoli Model 2. i've put an mp3 player through the aux in and it works well - Ok for a small room but it's not going run a party. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: WPA-PSK bug on SB2?
On 3/17/06, JJZolx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I didn't know about the numeric entry thing, but is there a reason whyyou're using such a weak WPA key? Twelve characters would be trivial to crack.http://www.kurtm.net/wpa-pskgen/but some one would still have to want to and i've nothing worth hacking. There are 4 or 5 other networks around that i can see and i know that some of them are unsecured. I see it as a deterrrent. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] WPA-PSK bug on SB2?
A bit of an odd one - i don't know if it's a bug or not. I set up WPA-PSK on my Netgear router with a 12 digit numerical key. This worked fine on my XP laptop and on the Nokia 770 but my SB2 will not play ball - it gets as far as DHPC but takes a bizarre IP address on a completely different subnet which of course means it can't connect with my server. Adding a single non-numerical character and it's fine. Is this the SB2 thats out of spec or are the other devices overly flexible in what they'll allow? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Music Magic or Mood Logic?
On 3/14/06, Siduhe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Agree with Ez that MM is a fab product when combined with SS though.Has really opened up my Music Library. It is a great product - i just went and mixed something. However, the interface is poor and it needs to run as a service in Windows. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Music Magic or Mood Logic?
I'm glad i didn't pay for a lifetime sub - the lack of information on that site is wonderful, not least the failure of the redirect ot even work properly.On 3/14/06, MeSue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Siduhe Wrote:> Chris,>> Am I right in thinking that if you are a premium user of MusicMagic,> you can't use that key to access the premium features of MusicIP ?>I don't think so. I had a license key for MMM and I installed the MusicIP 1.6b2 version last night. I used my existing license key andall the Premium features are still there.Anyway, 1.6 is still in beta right now, and since the name change theWeb site is kind of confusing. If you haven't paid yet, you might look through the menus… there should be an option there to request a trialkey. That'll give you 14 days of Premium features. Hopefully they'llget they Web site and version/pricing information straightened out by then.--MeSueSuePS: I want a Squeezebox boombox.MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19651___ Discuss mailing listDiscuss@lists.slimdevices.comhttp://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
The 770 skin *may* be brilliant but i'll reserve judgement until it achieves a release outside betas. I probably was rather harsh on skins - a different skin is necessary for handhelds, touchscreens and maybe some specific devices. However, as an example of the current issues with Slimserver - i've tried using the touchscreen skin on my 770 and it seems to be buggy and incomplete. Some screens look different to others, some of the buttons don't seem to do anything. Another example of the QA process not working. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Potential Squeezebox killer? iTunes fans might think so...
I love my two squeezeboxes and i've just supplemented my iPod (2G) with a iRiver T30 because i was fed up with having a portable device that didnt have a replacable battery - i spent more time carrying it dead than listening to it. I've not used the iPod since. I wouldn't buy any DRM'd music and stick to open formats. However, I think the iPod interface is supurb and iTunes is a good looking, intuitive, program. It kicks the butt of WMP or Slimserver at the moment (though the lack of a 'current playlist' is a bit of a weakness). Slimserver still comes across as hobbyware - it's fiddly, unintuitive and inconsistent in the way it works. Settings are hidden all over the place and it it's skinned and skins are, IMO, a terrible idea - 10 poor, incomplete interfaces rather than one good one. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: MusicMagic Mixer: What do you think?
I've been using it on XP for some months now and really like it. It would be nice if it would run as a service rather than an app as i don't use the MMM interface but generate playlists from the slim web interface (or from the SB's). I've had no issues running it that way. I tend to generate a pl off a seed song and see what else comes up - it usually points me in the direction of another album. A great way of getting the most from a large music collection. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Nokia 770 & Slimserver- Any regrets?
I really like the 770 as a slimserver remote. I play a lot of musicmagic mixes and it's great for that. I've not got the 770 skin as I got fed up with running Slimserver betas ages ago but the handheld skin with optimise switched on at 150% is perfect. The 770 skin might be better but it's not essential. As a slim remote for building playlists the speed and responsiveness is perfectly adequate. As a webbrowser the 770 does start to suffer - open too many windows and it will fall over, not all websites resize usefully and it's still a small screen for reading from. It's not *that* cheap - you can buy a bottom end Dell laptop for 50% more so it's poor value as a computer. I can't see why you'd carry it around with you elsewhere - if theres a wireless lan you can probably find a proper computer to use. Browsing over GPRS is painful if you're used to broadband and it's not really a great music player (stupid card format) and comes with no PDA (or more importantly sych software) functionality as standard. Yes you can put it on but unless the synch is 100% it's a waste of time. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Nokia 770 skin without 6.5?
On 1/28/06, bklaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You won't have any 'is this PDA friendly' worries with the 770. The > browser rocks. If you have reservations, I'd check with your area > CompUSA and/or Frey's and see if they have a demo unit out. this reply was written in gmail using the 770 browser. it is impressive - particularly usinger the view optimise setting (which works really well with the handheld skin). the other programs are less impressive however, the handwriting recognition is a joke and the hardware is rather underpecced. it is anawesome slim remote ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Nokia 770 skin without 6.5?
On 1/28/06, bklaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Nokia770 is 6.5 only, sorry. It will never be supported in 6.2.FWIW, I'm using an up-to-date checkout of 6.5 and it seems fine for me.Try another daily build and I think you'll be okay.cheers,#!/ben I tried the 28/1/05 package and got a blank screen through the web interface. I'll give it another week - it's usable with the current screens ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Nokia 770 skin without 6.5?
Is this possible? I just took the advice of the 770 slimpage and installed the lates 6.5 nightly and then found that the branch is now unstable (the 770 page needs updating for this)is there any other way of getting the skin? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] FF and RW
How do i return to normal playback after fast forwarding or rewinding? My inclination is to press play but of course that restarts the track. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MusicMagic help requested
On 1/18/06, agentsmith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Am I not supposed to touch the remote when a MusicMagic playlist isplaying? MusicMagic seems lose itself quite easily Not a problem i've had - i can happily make another mix and add it to the end of the playlist. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] what's your favorite xmas music stream?
On 12/11/05, jackaninny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: looking for a few new favorites to add to my squeezebox list Soma FM - Christmas in Frisco. Not in the slim picks this year but google, add the stream via the web interface then save as a playlist from the SB. I've not yet worked out how to make it a favourite. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Portable player suggestions
I bought the iRiver in the end. I needed something this week and it was the only AAA battery player i could find for sale in Central London. I'm impressed. Sound is good (and loud), it's easy enough to use and it's almost weightless and is tiny. The battery door looks like the point of failure but then it was on my first Sony Walkman 25 years ago so some things never change. When the tabs break off it i'm sure a piece of gaffa tape will keep the thing operational. Cheers for the comments and advice.b ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Portable player suggestions
On 12/8/05, eq72521 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm with you on this overabundance of flash memory formats. I'd likeit if my camera and MP3 player used the same, but alas it is xD and SD.it gets worse. I bought a canon camera because it took AA batteries and compact flash. The new version of the same (which i might buy for the improved focusing and low light ability, well maybe the version after this one) is no smaller but uses SD. The phone i'm looking at takes either mini-sd or reduced size sd (it's not clear but it looks like there are TWO small SD formats, SD is only postage stamp sized to start with!). Memory card readers now seem to read about 16 formats - the only consolation is that flash memory is already getting disposable cheap. More about the LDP200. First, cost. It's ludicrously cheap. You canget the version without a bundled SD card for less than US$40, and you can pick up SD cards (not necessarily Lexar of course) for about$50-$60 per GB. As with anything, I'd hate to lose it or have itstolen, but if that happens I'll feel a lot better than if I lost aniPod. I had a search last night and cant find it anywhere in the UK and i've, of course, left it a little late to get one before i go away so it might be an iRiver anyway. i think a tour of London's Tottenham Court Road (electronics boulevard) is in order. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: SB Form Factor (wish)
On 12/9/05, Ben Sandee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It's not the jack itself -- it's what plugs into that's bright green. Like I said, I have powered speakers with a 1/8" headphone jack -- the plug is bright neon green (that seems to be some sort of standard color for output) and it looks much better coming out the back, hidden. I realize that *some* people actually use the headphone jack for headphones, but it just goes to show that you can't please everyone, all of the time. :-) Benthat's a computer audio convention and lots of HTPC kit suffers from it - a lovely machined metal front plate with little green and pink connecters on the lower edge. Theres still a little way to go on the convergence front! ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Portable player suggestions
On 12/8/05, eq72521 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: In my setup now, I maintain two libraries: FLAC and lame 3.96.1 -V 6MP3. I know the MP3s are rather low quality, but as their target is the car/portable, small filesize is more important: I think you're completely right on that being the solution - that's what i'd do as well, so the format played becomes irrelevant. FLAC at home and mp3 for portables 1GB really isn't that much (~20CDs at best), especially if you're used to the 10GB iPod. However, as soon as you have >10gb of music you're moving stuff back and forth and never have what you want anyway. Also, if the flash memory goes bad on the player, you're in the market for a whole newplayer. As such, I looked for players that had a slot for some kind ofexternal storage.A nice idea - again, that was my thinking. I'd be able to carry more than one card and use them for the camera/pda./phone (though they'll all end up being different formats in all liklihood). In the end I went with the decidedly no-frills LexarLDP 200 ( http://lexar.com/mp3/index.html). As I said, the player is seriously no frills, and I do have some minor qualms, but overall it has been great.Give me more - what are the drawbacks. I'm just about to go on holiday so want something for a trip to asia and then something small enough to put in my pocket rather than bag when cycling to work. plus something with standard battery. What doesn't this one do? The other argument is that the iriver is cheap enough to use for a while by which time another player will be cheap enough..now a 10gb flash player for £100... ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Portable player suggestions
Apologies if this is a little off topic but i'm looking for a new portable player to sit alongside my Squeezeboxes. At the moment i've a first generation ipod 10gb. Battery life is poor and the charger is large. I'd like something that runs off either an AA or AAA battery and some flexibility in the formats played. My music is currently 256VBR (lame alt-preset extreme) or 320CBR MP3 but i've a lot of corrupt files so plan to rerip in a lossless format when the next gen of hard discs arrives (i'm at 70gig at present so think i'd be north of 250gb at lossless). IRiver T30 struck me as an option - any others? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox recommendation from TheGuardian
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,16376,1660771,00.html"how do i listen to music away from my computer?" "The simple answer is to buy a SlimDevices Squeezebox 3"Other players mentioned as alternatives in summary... ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: BBC Streams
On 12/4/05, jonolumb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: search around for alienbbcWhich i've just installed for the first time. it had always looked a real faff on XP before but the instructions are now very clearly written and i had it up and running in about 10 minutes without a hitch. It's very impressive scrolling through the a-z list though i can't work out the sort order or what hitting the number buttons on the remote does - it moves to a different place in the list but doesnt seem to bear any relevance to the key pressed. It's probably secured another SB sale for my place as the better half now wants one for the workshop ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: a positive SB3 review
On 12/1/05, radish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > An easy measure of usabilty :- If you gave a squeezebox to your> granny for Christmas would she use it to play music or as a door> stop ?The interface isn't bad but on my server PC, which sits in the kitchen, strangers do seem to head to iTunes rather than trying to get slimserver to work so there is definitely room for improvement. The new search function helps a lot, particularly now it sits at the top of fishbone by default.Probably the area that does need most work is the settings pages. There are some significant idiosyncracies with the organisation and how they work. Admittedly, most people would be quite happy with the defaults and would never change anything but some customisations really require a lot of messing. MusicMagic failed on me with the new install. The plugin was ticked, the custom options were there, but the switch that had appeared that was needed for the thing to actually work was buried in the first 'server settings' page. I know many microsoft apps have equally deeply buried options but this could be better. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Is it me or is MusicMagic broken in 6.2.1?
On 11/20/05, lostboy < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:c)slimdevices settings - firstly check that the music magic plugin is selected in 'Server Settings' - 'Plugins'. Restart slimserver if necessary - the 'server settings' - 'music magic' page should thenbecome available - check this to ensure that the port number for the MMAPI service is the same. At the bottom of the main (first) 'serversettings' - 'server settings' page - ensure that you have the radio button to use music magic selected (I didn't spot this one at firstbecause I thought that enabling the plugin was sufficient). that's it. it was previously enough to select the plugin - i'm not sure what this radio button achieves? thanks. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Improvements with 6.2
Apart from my musicmagic issue theres a lot of nice things in 6.2 that only become apparent with more use - it's nice that i can change players from the web interface without losing search results now. Good work. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Is it me or is MusicMagic broken in 6.2.1?
On 11/19/05, lostboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm not having any problems. 6.2.1 - 5194 - Windows 2000 - EN -cp1252.I think people will need a little more info to help track down the issue. Using 6.2.1 production release (not nightly). The mm menu appears in the server settings but i don't get the 'mm' icons next to any songs either through the web interface or on SB2 players. What else can i tell you? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is it me or is MusicMagic broken in 6.2.1?
On 10/29/05, MeSue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I can't get a mix either in the Web UI or from the remote.SlimServer Version: 6.2.1 - 4926 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 I see that no-one replied to this. No, i can't see any way to use MM in 6.2.1 either. Are we the only people trying? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 6.2.1 and Musicmagic
I've just done a clean install of 6.2.1 to WinXP, checked that mm is running with it's API. Closed everything and restarted. Slimserver seems to be picking up that mm is there but i can't see any mm icons in the web interface to let me create a mm mix. What have i forgotten? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: squeezebox 2 still available?
I'm sure there will be people around willing to trade. There are no moving parts in a SB so it's not like they're likely to 'wear out'. I've two SB2 and personlly really like the new look. I'd be happy to swap one out with sombody. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: SB2 as bridge - with Tivo?
On 9/30/05, street_samurai <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:I'm using my SB2 as a bridge for my Tivo right now and it works great. The key is to get a cross-over network cable to connect to the twodevices. Otherwise, no workie. My Tivo is a series 1 with a cachecard - if connecting directly to the squeezebox as a bridge you do need a cross over cable. as my setup was temporary i ended up using a switch ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] new musicmagic 1.1.6
On 9/21/05, maxman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi,has anyone tried the new musicmagic already to see if it's stillcompatible with slimserver? seems to be working fine. One question, not directly connected to the new version. When i create a mix in mmm i select a seed track and hit the new mix button. Quite often the seed track doesnt appear in the mix. Wehn i do the same from within slimserver the seed track is always the first track of the mix - why the difference. including the seed track is what i want to do - i think of something i want to hear and want 'more like that'. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Skins - many don't seem to work.
On 8/4/05, Patrick Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think maybe you need to do a clean install! Ok, to resurrect this old thread. I've done a clean install and deleted all the directories within the slimserver directory. I'm still having a problem with the icons for 'play' and 'add' not appearing (i get the windows 'blank graphic' icon) at the top of the musicmagic results page in Fishbone. Any further suggestions>? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: using an SB2 as a wireless bridge - how to switch on.
On 9/12/05, seanadams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Also you need to use a crossover cable or to run it though a auto-detecting switch. A bit excessive but it's only a temporary arrangement to keep tivo connected to the net whilst the living room, office and spare bedroom are all out of commission due to decorating ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Anyone tried making there own Cat5 Speaker Cable?
On 9/11/05, Pat Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
There does seem to be a lot of snake oil.But a serious stereo can sound wonderful.
Indeed, but there are some diminishing returns on
investment. I've read there is little difference in components
between mid-range and top end stuff and that as you get 'higher' the
proportion of the purchase price that pays for the casework increases
exponentially. This seems about right - high quality, low
volume metalwork is expensive but there are only so many places to buy
components.
Cables and interconnects are pure snake oil. It is possible to
buy real crap ('pound shop' scart leads in the UK tend to suffer all
sorts of cross talk) but once you get to after market power leads
you're really in the realms of fantasy.
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[slim] Re: using an SB2 as a wireless bridge - how to switch on.
On 9/11/05, Simon Still <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I suspect this is something obvious that i'm missing but can someone give me the steps from a powered up, connected SB2 to get the the option to switch on bridging? Ok, i needed to try connecting with ethernet (which of course failed). Then when i switched back to wireless it asked about bridging. Possibly not the best logic - might be something that needs to be added to the manual ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] using an SB2 as a wireless bridge - how to switch on.
I can't work out how to switch on bridging. i know the option came up when i first installed the SB2 but i can't get it to ask me again. I've looked at the manual and it says 'at the end of setup it will ask you if you want to switch on bridging' but holding down the power key to reset and going through setup again it isnt doing that. I've found a 'status' set of screens that tells me that bridging is switched off but again that's not a lot of help as it doesnt let me change the setting. I suspect this is something obvious that i'm missing but can someone give me the steps from a powered up, connected SB2 to get the the option to switch on bridging? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] REQ: Better Stock IC
On 9/10/05, bjackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think it would be great if the SB2 shipped with a better qualityinterconnect seeing as how the rest of the equipment is of such high quality. The trend actually seems to have become to ship with nothing - since there are 3 methods of connecting the SB to an amp which do you ship? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SqueezeBox 2 rehoused
On 9/6/05, CardinalFang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: IIdeally I think a case should be like the bottom unit in this picture,the Musical Fidelity XDac3. I'll stick with this for the moment, it wasn't too expensive to do (under £100, including machining the front)and it matches the Copland gear well, but if I see a nice smaller unitI may be tempted to shrink it down! I disagree with you on that - i think it looks really good. All it really needs is something on that big exanse of bare metal. A monochrome 'Slim Devices' logo above the screen would be ideal. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox skips end of track
On 8/18/05, ron thigpen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nick McGrogan wrote: > > > Does this imply that re-ripping the offending tracks might solve the > > problem? (Something that I probably should've tried before but > > didn't...) I've had a lot of this sort of problem. As suggested, try ripping with a different encoder (i've reripped some stuff before and had the same issue). My default encoder is Lame at alt-preset-extreme. If i get problems i rip with iTunes at 256 or 320 constant bit rate - my theory is that its VBR tracks that cause the most problems. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Skins - many don't seem to work.
maybe i've got a lot of crap sitting around from installing various versions but i have a =[fishbone(2)] skin and various others such as [moser(2)] which don't work properly. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Skins - many don't seem to work.
The only skins i've used are Fishbone and the default. There's a big list of skins in the latest slimserver release (i don't use betas or nightlies) but it appears quite a few of them don't work properly - when i try Fishbone2, for example, i dont seem to have graphics for any of the buttons in the player or to select tracks. If these skins aren't working they should be removed from a release - this is meant to be a consumer product which means in production software functionality should work or not be there. Personally I'd like to see some work on Fishbone (which i think is underway). Bigger buttons to select tracks and 'striping' to improve readability in the the lefthand pane. Many of the other skins now seem superfluous - does anyone here use anything other than default, handheld or Fishbone? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: FPC Cable for Display
On 8/2/05, CardinalFang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, this one from an Italian manufacturer. > > http://www.hifi2000.it/media/frontale1U10.jpg What sort of price does it come in at and how have you specced cutouts etc? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Remote control of Softsqueeze/integration with media centre
My slimserver runs on a WinXP machine in the kitchen which also has a Nebula DigiTV card in it. At the moment this machine just runs vanilla XP pro but i'm thinking of putting a media centre front end on it and getting a remote control of some kind. So, - does anyone else do this? - how does softsqueeze/slimserver integrate with Windows Media Centre (or any other front end) - if i just stick to the OS i have now are there any remote controls that people would recommend that can be used to control softsqueeze. (iMon, ATI Remote Wonder etc) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] MoodLogic couple of questions...
On 7/29/05, Dan Goodinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right - so I installed ML, and got the plugin working. All seems pretty > cool (using the 15-day free trial). > > Couple of things. I'm using Fishbone skin, and I can see the "M" icon > next to various genres. I click on the "M" and I get the option to > choose a mood. Problem is that it only generates a playlist of 12 > songs. As far as I can tell, this is fairly consistent - no matter > which genre I select. Within server settings there should now be an additional 'tab' (not a tab but seems the best word) for Musicmagicah. Ok, you're useing moodlogic so i don't know. Get musicmagic. Moodlogic appears to be a dead product and relies on teh accuracy of your tags and other peoples classifications. Musicmagic does some sort of analysis. having tried both MM seems much better to me. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] iTunes playlists
How do iTunes playlists work and how do i get them to appear in Slimserver? I used to get the 'standard' itunes playlists appear but when i add new ones they don't show up in slimserver, even after a rescan. I found some m3u files with odd names in the itunes folder and tried deleting them. Taking these out meant that slimserver then lost the 'standard' itunes playlists as well but they still appear in iTunes. I'm at a bit of a loss as to how the playlists work. It started because I wanted to add an internet radio station as a playlist - i've got it to appear in iTunes but cant get it to show up in slim. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Musicinfo.scr broken on 6.1.1
done, thanks for the quick response ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Musicinfo.scr broken on 6.1.1
Seems to cause the server to crash when it cuts in: Can't locate object method "animating" via package "Slim::Player::Squeezebox2" at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Plugins/MusicInfoSCR.pm line 470. and "Slim::Player::SoftSqueeze" at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Plugins/MusicInfoSCR.pm line 470. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 6.1.1 crashes after about 30 seconds
It looks like musicinfo.scr. I've disabled it and things now seem stable. Event Type: Error Event Source: Application Event Category: None Event ID: 0 Date: 24/07/2005 Time: 10:41:08 User: N/A Computer: SHUTTLEXPC Description: The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( Application ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: Can't locate object method "animating" via package "Slim::Player::Squeezebox2" at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Plugins/MusicInfoSCR.pm line 470. and "Slim::Player::SoftSqueeze" at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Plugins/MusicInfoSCR.pm line 470. On 7/24/05, kdf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting Simon Still <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I found this happened with 6.1 so reverted to 6. I thought i'd try > > again with 6.1.1 but no luck. > > > > Trying to use softsqueeze on the host machine. "lost contact" message > > appears after about 30 seconds. > > > > WinXP, Firefox. What else do i need to report? > > what can you find in the event viewer when it crashes? control > panel->administrative tools. > > There is a crasher in slimscrobbler (apparently rare for most ppl, not so rare > for some). if you use that, you could try disabling it for now. > > -kdf > ___ > 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] 6.1.1 crashes after about 30 seconds
I found this happened with 6.1 so reverted to 6. I thought i'd try again with 6.1.1 but no luck. Trying to use softsqueeze on the host machine. "lost contact" message appears after about 30 seconds. WinXP, Firefox. What else do i need to report? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] "New" SB2 (UK) - Does This seem used to you?
No, that sounds used to me. I've had 4 SB's delivered in total and they've all had the batteries sealed and out of the remote. The last one (or maybe both 2's) didn't have the coloured outer but i'm pretty sure they were both taped shut. On 7/22/05, Dick Sternum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Am I being really silly or does this seem used to anyone else too, > before I go and talk to the supplier. > ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Can "Now Playing" be replaced?
Really good isn't it - it should be standard with the next release. On 7/19/05, Cutestory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Great! This is exactly what I was looking for! > > Why isn't this included in the standard distribution? It's strictly > necessary (to me). Now, if the Squeezebox would support ReplayGain, it > would be literally perfect. > > Thanks again! > > > -- > Cutestory > ___ > 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
