Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
I noticed someone mentioned the JewelSleeve approach earlier. I used something similar from www.jazzloft.com with great success. I'm pretty sure I looked into JewelSleeve at the time and am guessing it was the cost that decided it. The sleeves from Jazz Loft are 15 cents, or 7.50 USD for 50, whereas they are 24 USD from JewelSleeve. I don't know if there is any technical difference between them but the Jazz Loft ones are good enough for me. BTW, the sleeves don't look like much in their unfilled form but once the CD and inserts are in they seem a bit more substantial - it becomes a bit like a mini gatefold LP. The main disadvantage of them is that you can't easily read the spine. This isn't much of a problem for me as I have enough CDs that are in non-standard boxes etc., interspersed with the sleeved ones, that I can quickly get to the right ballpark if I need to (which is rare in any case these days). -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Where are your CDs?
garym;561972 Wrote: > as the jewel sleeve user, I'll note that the sleeves are a little larger > than normal (so there is room for the full inserts without cutting) and, > I suppose more importantly, there are two "slots" within each sleeve. > One is lined with a soft "felt like" material for holding the CD > itself. Probably not necessary but this may be one reason these cost > more. They will send you a free sample if you want to check them out. > > Once in a while they do a major sale on the sleeves. So I just stocked > up in the past. And this is all rounding error $$ compared to what I > spend on the CDs themselves anyhow ;-) The Jazz Loft sleeves sound similar in that they have enough room for all inserts. The front booklet goes in one pocket and the back insert and CD goes in the other. The pockets are loose enough to fit a booklet and CD in the case of 2CD sets. The difference from your description is the felt lining - the Jazz Loft ones are just a straight polythene-like material. One thing that does worry me a bit is that, in the sleeves, the CD faces are right up against the insert on one side and the plastic sleeve on the other. In a jewel case, the CD only really touches anything near the spindle and the rest floats free. I don't know whether this has implications for longevity. You are right that the cost is marginal on a per CD basis but I had a biggish collection (100s) to catch up with and there were international postage charges on top of the price I mentioned above. Anyway, I might try the Jewel Sleeve ones when I need a new batch. Thanks for the information. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=80369 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] BBC iPlayer listen again not working?
I can listen to live streams on BBC iPlayer today but not and 'listen again' programmes. I've tried programmes on Radio 4 and 6Music. Anyone else experiencing this, or suggestions as to what the problem might be? Thanks. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81622 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC iPlayer listen again not working?
Still not working for me. Is there anything I can do to debug this? BTW - I'm in UK if that makes a difference. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81622 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC iPlayer listen again not working?
bpa;573353 Wrote: > To get more info in the log file set plugin.bbciplayer.parser and > plugin.bbciplayer.rtmp to INFO in Webui Settings/Advanced/Logging and > then click Apply. > > Then try to play a Listen Again program & station you have not tried > before. Thanks for the tip. I have a command line Linux server - what is command line the equivalent to applying these settings via the GUI? I'll have a try later when I get home. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81622 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC iPlayer listen again not working?
bpa;573385 Wrote: > I would not recommend trying to edit the prefs file. > > You can access the GUI from any browser using http: address>:9000 - the browser does not have to be on your Linux server - > for example an iPhone/iPad, netpc etc. Yes - sorry, I misread your instructions. For some reason, I thought it was referring to the windows GUI tool. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81622 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC iPlayer listen again not working?
This is the log I got when trying to play the 'Today' programme from
Radio 4 from this morning. I snipped a couple of the very long URL
lines.
Code:
[10-08-31 23:47:45.0872] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::BBCMSParser::_findStream (247)
Found stream for iplayer_uk_stream_aac_rtmp_concrete from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/b00thvr2: ...snipaac
[10-08-31 23:47:53.9742] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::BBCMSParser::_findStream (247)
Found stream for iplayer_uk_stream_aac_rtmp_concrete from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/b00thvr2: ...snipaac
[10-08-31 23:47:54.1271] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::new (111) {
app=> "a1414/e3",
ct => "aac",
desc => "Debating the end of the Iraq war, plus the alleged cricket
scam and Today's new theme tune",
duration => 10_800,
host => "bbcmedia.fcod.llnwd.net",
icon =>
"http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00thvrx_512_288.jpg";,
port => 1935,
streamname =>
"mp4:radio4/secure_auth/RBN2_radio_4_fm_-_tuesday_0600_b00thvr2_2010_08_31_08_28_24.mp4?as=adobe-hmac-sha256&av=1&te=connect&mp=radio4/secure_auth/modem/RBN2_radio_4_fm_-_tuesday_0600_b00thvr2_2010_08_31_08_29_13.mp4,radio4/secure_auth/RBN2_radio_4_fm_-_tuesday_0600_b00thvr2_2010_08_31_08_28_24.mp4&et=1283302073&fmta-token=1b1d713e6faf1170c6de2758e0ef781eb27ed31cfb101191f21632db0adab5e6",
swfurl => "",
tcurl => "rtmp://bbcmedia.fcod.llnwd.net:1935/a1414/e3",
ttl=> "1283294883",
update => "Plugins::BBCiPlayer::BBCMSParser",
url=> "http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/4/mtis/stream/b00thvr2";,
}
[10-08-31 23:47:54.1292] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::new (120) connecting to
rtmp://bbcmedia.fcod.llnwd.net:1935
[10-08-31 23:47:54.3696] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::state (271) hsAwaitS0 ->
hsAwaitS1
[10-08-31 23:47:54.3723] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::state (271) hsAwaitS1 ->
hsAwaitS2
[10-08-31 23:47:54.3768] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::state (271) hsAwaitS2 ->
sentConnect
[10-08-31 23:47:54.5066] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::__ANON__ (617) message
type 5 - window ack size: 250 - ignore
[10-08-31 23:47:54.5090] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::__ANON__ (627) message
type 6 - set peer BW: 250 limit type 2 - sending response
[10-08-31 23:47:54.5138] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::__ANON__ (739) message
type 20 - command message: _result
[10-08-31 23:47:54.5159] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::__ANON__ (749) sending
createStream
[10-08-31 23:47:54.5189] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::state (271) sentConnect
-> sentCreateStream
[10-08-31 23:47:54.5216] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::__ANON__ (739) message
type 20 - command message: onBWDone
[10-08-31 23:47:54.7017] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::__ANON__ (739) message
type 20 - command message: _result
[10-08-31 23:47:54.7038] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::__ANON__ (769) sending
play
[10-08-31 23:47:54.7086] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::state (271)
sentCreateStream -> sentPlay
[10-08-31 23:47:54.9339] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::__ANON__ (739) message
type 20 - command message: onStatus
[10-08-31 23:47:54.9358] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::__ANON__ (803) error
NetStream.Failed
[10-08-31 23:47:54.9376] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::__ANON__ (807) closing
[10-08-31 23:47:54.9421] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::__ANON__ (809) [
"onStatus",
0,
undef,
{
clientid => "wLiI4fio",
code => "NetStream.Failed",
description => "Failed to play (stream ID: 1).",
level => "error",
},
]
[10-08-31 23:47:54.9440] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::close (482) close
[10-08-31 23:47:54.9842] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::sysread (836) input
socket not connected
[10-08-31 23:47:54.9861] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::close (482) close
[10-08-31 23:47:54.9882] Plugins::BBCiPlayer::RTMP::close (482) close
--
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Re: [slim] BBC iPlayer listen again not working?
Triode;573484 Wrote: > Which version of the plugin are you using? > Doh! Why didn't I check whether the plugin was up to date? (I guess because I use it every day for live streaming and that was working fine.) Anyway, now sorted. Thanks! -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81622 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] BBC iPlayer listen again not working?
andynormancx;573616 Wrote: > Especcialy as the first reply ask you to check the version... :o -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81622 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Basic Squeezbox Facts.....?
If you want a cheap platform for SBS you could consider going along the SheevaPlug route. Look in the 3rd party hardware forum for lots of info. You could run this alongside your NAS. You will probably find this to be a less painful route than trying to get your NAS to run SBS (I have no experience but my impression is that even compatible NASes sometimes have performance problems). Meanwhile you keep your NAS to do the job it is good at. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81713 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] itunes
I got myself a Touch earlier this year and it is great but I really, really detest iTunes. I had it installed for a while a few years ago just to try it out but hated the way it took over my computer and I soon got rid of it. I hoped that things would have improved in the meantime. Unfortunately not. For some reason it decided to delete some of my apps while I loaded some music onto the Touch, even though I had instructed it - as far as I could tell - not to synchronise apps. Transferring the music took absolutely ages too. I have since discovered foobar2000 and the foo_dop plugin so I can get music onto the the device without iTunes' intervention. And apps I just download directly on to the device. I still have iTunes installed but I installed it under a new user account in XP that I created just for the purpose of using iTunes. It doesn't isolate it 100% but it helps. Unfortunately, I want to upgrade to iOS4 so that I can install the Squeezebox client (I forget what it is called - I don't mean iPeng but the one for playing music streamed from your server) so that means risking iTunes again! -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83034 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Library rescanned automatically?
I noticed my library got rescanned this morning but I had not requested a rescan. What could have triggered this? I don't remember setting up any regular automated scan (I wouldn't know how to without researching it a bit) and even if I had, I would want it to happen during the night and not at about 9 am. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84110 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Library rescanned automatically?
Thanks for the suggestion but I don't use MusicIP. Anyway I guess it doesn't matter too much as long as it doesn't start doing it too frequently. I was just a bit surprised that it happened and wondered if there was some automated/scheduled scan facility that I was not aware of. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84110 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Library rescanned automatically?
bobkoure;596742 Wrote: > There is an automated rescan, but it's off by default. > Might be worth a look So there is and it seems that mine has been enabled (I am still on 7.5.0 to answer Erland's question). I don't remember enabling it and it is odd that it is set for 9am. I'm sure I would have chosen a time in the middle of the night if I had set this. Anyway, mystery more or less solved. Thanks! -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84110 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3 Flakiness
I'm seeing a problem with my SB3. It seems to be regularly losing connection with the server. As well as when it is in active use, I often see it out of the corner of my eye when I am watching TV in the evening. It has a blank screen in standby and I see it going through the process of getting IP address, connecting to server etc. What I am not sure about is whether it is likely to be a problem with the wifi or a hardware problem with the SB3 itself. I have heard of power supply problems for example. I have three other SBs around the house (Touch, Radio and Boom) and I am not seeing similar problems with them. SB3 had been very reliable and in general we seem to have a good wifi signal around the house. Is there anything I can look out for - specific symptoms etc - to help diagnose the problem? -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84712 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 Flakiness
I have tried swapping the power supply (in fact I bought a new one) but I am still seeing the same problem. Is what I describe symptomatic of a drop in the wi-fi connection? This box is definitely displaying much worse behaviour than the other Squeezeboxes we have. For example, I am happy if I can play a whole album with this SB3 without the connection dropping but I rarely achieve that. Making the connection wired is not really an option where it is so all I can think is to move it somewhere where I can wire it and just keep an eye on it. I won't be able to use it though. I could perhaps periodically look at the logs but another issue I am having is that when I have tried looking at the log recently for any clues, it always seems to be an empty file. Any suggestions please? -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84712 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 Flakiness
aubuti;611827 Wrote: > Can't you at least use it wired _temporarily_ as a diagnostic measure? > That is, just long enough to find out if the problem goes away when > it's wired. If you continue losing the connection, then you can rule > out wifi as the source of the problem. If the connection becomes > stable, then you can look at ways either to improve the wifi signal > where you are using the SB3, or look into a wired solution, such as > homeplugs or pulling ethernet cable to the SB3 location. > > If it's too awkward to string an ethernet cable to the SB3 location > even temporarily, then what about using headphones when you temporarily > move the SB3 to a location where you can wire it? I don't understand why > you can't use it at a wired location even temporarily while you diagnose > the problem. > > Until you can determine whether it's wifi or something else you'll just > be shooting in the dark. I guess you are right. The only practical solution is that I will do as you suggest and move it somewhere and use headphones with it. It's not an ideal location to sit around and listen to it and the problem is sufficiently intermittent that it will need a reasonable stretch of use for me to be sure it is OK. If I can determine that it is a wifi issue, I hope it is a signal problem rather than a hardware problem that has developed with the SB3. It's actually quite useful having that box on wifi as I use it as a wireless bridge to an NSLU2 I have connected to my PVR. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84712 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 Flakiness
bwaldron;611848 Wrote: > Many of us are experiencing this symptom with the latest SB3 firmware; > see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=85298 I am not aware of having upgraded the firmware. Is this something that would have happened automatically? When does the firmware date from? I think I have been seeing my issue for a while now - certainly before Christmas. Thanks. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84712 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 Flakiness
Thanks for the replies. I don't think the firmware issue applies to me from what I understand. wifi signal is showing at 90% in SBS for the SB3. This is a bit lower then the other two that are currently switched on (100% and 96%) but still seems pretty decent. I am sure it has been at about this level whenever I have looked recently. I noticed my wifi is currently on channel 3 which I think is not a good idea. I will try changing that before anything else. If that doesn't help, if I can borrow my wife's laptop for long enough, I will also try netstumbler. As I mentioned before I will, if necessary, also relocate the SB3 to a wired location to try it out there, but that will have to wait until the weekend. I have thought about homeplugs and will get some as a last resort but my power socket is not in a good position, something I get around at the moment by using a multi-socket extension. But home plugs don't play nicely with these as I understand. Also, there is the NSLU2 issue. If I go to wired, both the SB3 and NSLU2 will need to be wired so I'll need an ethernet switch too. It all starts to get a bit messy. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84712 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 Flakiness
toby10;611934 Wrote: > Yeah, you want ch 1 or 6 or 11. But arbitrarily switching ch's is just > a guessing game until you use a NetStumbler like program to see what > ch's are around you. > If that is even the issue. I've left it a while before following up as I wanted to be sure but Netstumbler showed a number of neighbours on Ch 6 and none on 1, so I switched to 1. Since then I haven't seen any problems! Thanks to all for the help. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84712 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Planet Rock stream?
I 'upgraded' from squeezecenter to squeezeboxserver last night and, as expected, the presets on my wife's Boom got wiped. These were mainly BBC radio stations and were easy to get back once I got the iplayer plugin installed again. The only one I haven't got back was Planet Rock. I had previously accessed this via a URL that I entered manually via the web interface and saved as a favourite. It had survived previous upgrades and I didn't think to make a note of it. On the Boom itself, I did a search under Internet Radio and found Planet Rock there but when I tried to play it, nothing happens sound-wise (something is happening as I get information about the current program on the display; something that I didn't have before). I think I got a "connecting..." message or similar but it didn't seem to succeed. So does anyone hear ever listen to this station via their squeezebox and if so via what method? I might be in trouble if I don't get this fixed soon! ~~ Zoltan -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71498 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Planet Rock stream?
Thanks for the hint but before I had time to look into it further it seems to be working now. Maybe there was just a temporary glitch with the stream when I first tried to play it? Anyway seems OK now with the stream I found from the Internet Radio Search. ~~ Zoltan -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71498 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] ~99% CPU with mysqld
I've been having some really bad problems in the last couple of days where SBS becomes completely unresponsive, I can't log in to the web interface and if I look at the processes on my server box, mysqld is using upwards of 99% CPU. This seems to have started happening after I tried to define some new libraries using the Custom Library plugin in order to make the Artist menu a bit more usable for my wife on her new Boom. However, I had already been successfully using this plugin for a few days to test out the facility - had split my classical albums off to a new library and that seemed to be OK. I have tried various combinations of restarting SBS, stopping and starting it, killing the mysld process, and rebooting the server itself. I'm wondering now whether I have corrupted something. If I did a reinstall of SBS what would I need to do on Ubuntu (command line) in terms of ensuring everything got cleaned out before reinstalling? I'd be grateful for any ideas or advice. Thanks, Zoltan -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72122 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] last.fm
I discovered last.fm recently, initially listening via the last.fm website on my PC before later trying it out on my Squeezebox. There are couple of things I have noticed: - When I play my Recommended station on the Squeezebox, all I see are the song titles, not the artists. This is OK when I know the song, but it is discovering new stuff that I might like which is one of the big appeals of this. Is there any way I can get artist info? Anyway, when I first tried it, I thought 'oh well at least I can go online and see what was playing', which brings me to my second question... - On the last.fm web site, it shows my 'Recommended Radio' as one of my stations. On my Squeezebox, there is also a 'Recommended' station. However, other than playing roughly the same sort of music there does not seem to be any connection between these. Is that correct? I don't mind too much except that, as I note above, it means I still have no way of knowing what I have been listening to... Thanks for any insights. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72354 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] last.fm
snarlydwarf;493288 Wrote: > Hrrm, I see the artists... perhaps your display format doesn't show > artist? Try pressing 'Now Playing' a few times and that should cycle > you through the various formats, one should have the artist. > I only had chance to try this quickly but pressing 'No Playing' only seems to affect aspects like whether elapsed/remaining time is shown etc. No artist info. This is a SB3 BTW. I'll try again tonight - maybe there's something I need to do with my player's settings? Change the display format or something like you hinted at. snarlydwarf;493288 Wrote: > > Recommended should be 'the same' (or at least generally the same since > it's all random biased to your listening history) either on the web page > or in the radio. > > The radio station tends to play more stuff than 'recommended artists' > (yet another list!) shows on last.fm, but maybe that's me. It's the same as in very much the same sort of stuff. It wouldn't matter if I could see the artist on the player but I was hoping that the list of played tracks when I view via the website would include those played from my Squeezebox. Instead it's just those I have explicitly played via the web interface to last.fm. Thanks. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72354 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.4.1 rebuffering woes
DigitalMitch;493043 Wrote: > > server performance (upgarded memory in HP Mediasnart to 2G) > > Mitch Is it just me, or shouldn't we be able to expect that the server software is able to run on pretty low powered hardware. A mediasmart with 2G sounds far higher than what ought to be acceptable minimum spec to me, and the OPs machine surely ought to have been powerful enough. Given that for convenience, the server typically needs to be running for considerably more time than the Squeezebox is being actively used (and may even be left running 24/7), and given the trends towards trying to minimise power consumption as well as low power options such as the Sheevaplug starting to become widely available, I feel that the server software ought to be respecting these sort of trends and minimising hardware resource requirements. i.e. going in the opposite direction to that which software has traditionally gone. I have to admit I have a vested interest in this as my server is based around a Via 500MHz chip with 0.5G RAM and I'm looking to reduce my power consumption further by moving to a Sheevaplug. (Despite its apparently low power, my current server works fine BTW - I'd just like to be sure that it or something similarly low powered will continue to do so.) I would also expect that it would be in Logitech's interests given that the new Touch will incorporate a slimmed down server. Anyway, just some thoughts that occurred when I read this thread. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72300 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 7.4.1 rebuffering woes
DigitalMitch;494490 Wrote: > Zoltan, > > WHS was apparently optimised for 0.5G, but HP added some stuff. > I then added SBS and MusicIP hence need for upgrade. Didn't want to > repeat the exercise so went straight to max). > > I'm sure that Linux based solutions would be better, but at the time, > the HP medismart seemed good for me, being ready built and Windows, > which I was comfortable with. > > The Touch is driving SBS light, but no hints whether that code would > be available for other platforms (since it would conflict with Touch > hardware sales). > > If I was choosing a new solution now, (or when I need to) I'd still be > looking for something beyond Touch for the extra server functionality > and some backup for the music files, as well as power and size. > (recognising HP itself is limited backup). > > Mitch Thanks for the reassurance Mitch. I am in fact running Ubuntu as my server OS and like I said it seems to work fine for me at the moment. It just worries me when I see suggestions that relatively high powered hardware (compared to what I am using) might be to blame for poor SB performance. It worries me that it is a sign that SBS is becoming more resource hungry over time. I hope that that is something that Logitech are keeping a check on. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72300 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Tone Controls missing on $200 Radio?
It's not clear whether your complaint is lack of physical tone control knobs or just the ability to adjust the tone. If the latter, then this ought to be possible via the Settings menu. I'm not familiar with the Radio but I'm guessing it is similar to the Boom in this regard. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 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
Re: [slim] Tone Controls missing on $200 Radio?
John Carmac;501341 Wrote: > My concern is not that of physical tone controls for treble and bass, > but alas for any control of the tone albeit the treble and the bass. > Since you are not familiar with the SB Radio I would prefer you not > opine your lack of knowledge in this forum Mr. Zolgetatan. Thank you. Sorry you feel that way Mr. Carmac. I admit that I did not read your original post carefully enough and if I had I would not have replied but it was nevertheless a genuine attempt to help. I would suggest that if you are in the habit of being so rude you might not get much help here. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 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
Re: [slim] Tone Controls missing on $200 Radio?
John Carmac;501368 Wrote: > Now we have two fools albeit raised in the 90's who think that posting > incorrect information is fine as long they made "a genuine effort to > help". If I am a fool, then at least I am a fool who can write intelligible sentences. John Carmac;501368 Wrote: > This feel good attitude is a big part of the problem in the US today. I suspect people such as yourself are a bigger part of the problem. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 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
Re: [slim] last.fm
I'm not sure what has happened but I find I am now able to access full track information via 'right arrow' which takes me to a 10 item menu. This contains details of artist and other track info as well as the ability to mark the track as 'loved' or 'banned'. I definitely was not able to do this before. Right arrow used to take me to a single item menu that just said something like 'standard track info' and provided no further information or actions. I haven't knowingly upgraded the server software. The only thing I can think was that, because I was away over Xmas, I had shut everything down and then restarted when I got back so maybe that was all it needed to get this working for me. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72354 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] last.fm
This seems to have stopped working for me again :-( I haven't changed anything as far as I know. One thing that maybe someone can help me with - what is the status of the lastfm plugin? As I understand, it's not classed as a 3rd party plugin so I haven't asked about this in that forum. So is it considered part of the mainstream product? Therefore is it something I could submit a bug about? Or is there anywhere else I could ask about it? - it's driving me up the wall having to have a laptop on just to see who's playing! -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72354 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Recommend speakers/amp to go with Pi + Wolfson?
For fun as much as anything, I have recently added a Wolfson card and a wi-fi dongle to my Raspberry Pi and got it working as a player. Now I'm wondering about using it as the basis of a compact system in my workshop (about a 10' x 14' space). I don't want to spend too much money on it, but I don't want it to sound crap. I'm thinking £150 max because that would roughly make the whole system cost about what I was happy to pay for the Boom. I'm intrigued by these class T amps that you see these days for not very much money and which sometimes get good reviews. What speakers though? I wondered about something like the Wharfedale Diamonds? Would they be sensitive enough? The other option is active speakers but I have no experience of these and a lot of them are advertised as 'studio monitors'; as I understand, that has some implications for how they sound and I don't know if they would be suitable in my room. I'm not after huge volume or thumping bass, just something that sounds reasonably balanced over a wide variety of music (rock, classical, jazz, folk, all sorts really). I'd be grateful for any suggestions, even negative ones as to what doesn't work so well. Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101703 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Recommend speakers/amp to go with Pi + Wolfson?
Thanks - some suggestions there for me to look into. Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101703 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...
I was trying to get my phone to work as a Squeezebox player last night, using SqueezePlayer and OrangeSqueeze. Initially I thought it was OrangeSqueeze that was the problem as I have only installed it in the last few days. Previously I have used SqueezeCommander but I heard that the developer has gone AWOL, so I thought I would give OrangeSqueeze a try. The symptoms are roughly as follows (I am typing this from work and can't try it out at the moment so am going from memory of what happened last night): I start SqueezePlayer. Everything seems OK. I open OrangeSqueeze and I see my phone listed as a player. I select it. I try to play a track but I do not hear anything (though I do see the track time ticking away). If I try to open SqueezePlayer, it comes up briefly but closes. I see some error message related to wifi but it is not open for long enough to read it. My phone is no longer listed as a player in OrangeSqueeze. Sometimes, when I open SqueezePlayer, I hear a brief snippet of the track I tried to play. I *think* this happens only after I have closed OrangeSqueeze but I am not sure. As I say, I thought initially it was OrangeSqueeze that was the issue as this was the first time I tried to use it in conjunction with SqueezePlayer. However, when I went back to SqueezeCommander, that did not work either. I tried various other things such as clearing SqueezePlayer's data and cache, uninstalling it and reinstalling, restarting the server etc. After all of this it occurred to me that this was probably the first time I had tried to use SqueezePlayer since my phone upgraded to Android 5.0. The phone is a Nexus 5 so tends to be ahead of the curve in getting Android updates so, if that is the source of the problem, perhaps relatively few people have seen it so far. I did see a couple of recent reviews for SqueezePlayer on the Play Store which seem to lend support to the theory that SqueezePlayer is broken with Android 5.0. Does this sound plausible or is there anything I could try? Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87364 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...
bluegaspode wrote: > > Unfortunately my Nexus 4 didn't update yet. I'll try if I can make > Googles sluggish simulator work over the weekend. That's great thanks. As long as you are now aware there might be an issue, I am happy to wait for a fix. Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87364 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...
^^ I can confirm this based on a very quick test. I just played one of my few mp3 files with no problem. I then tried a random FLAC file and that failed in the same way as last night (no audio in OrangeSqueeze but looks like it is playing; SqueezePlayer crashes when I try to open the app window). I was trying to play FLAC files last night - which would be the usual case for me. Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87364 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Music-Playback now on ANDROID! SqueezePlayer released to the market ...
Thanks! I noticed this morning that it had got updated but didn't have the opportunity to try it. Anyway, it is working great for me once again. Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87364 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?
jimmypowder wrote: > The Aries is not a Dac, just a streamer so you have to connect it to a > dac . USB sounds best on the Aries IMO . In your earlier post you said the "sound quality is terrific". Unless I am missing something, I would have thought that the only relevant part SQ-wise of a streamed digital source is the DAC. Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103054 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] New Wireless Router Recommendations?
My wireless ADSL router has been showing signs of flakiness recently. Today it seemed to spontaneously get stuck in some sort of initialisation cycle and I had to turn it off and on again a few times before it settled down. I have had it a while and it was not expensive so I am thinking that it might be time to buy a new one while I still have time to research it, rather that waiting for it to pack up completely. Obviously my primary concern is that it is compatible with my Squeezebox devices - comprising a classic, a Boom, a Radio and a Touch; also my iPod Touch which I rely on for iPeng as well as using it a lot in its own right. I would be grateful for any recommendations (or advice on what to avoid!). Thanks! -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93486 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] New Wireless Router Recommendations?
garym;689125 Wrote: > Is this a combination ADSL modem/router or if it is just the ROUTER, the > ADSL is not relevant (I don't think, as any WIFI router can simply plug > into the ADSL modem). It is a combination modem/router - sorry I should have been clearer. To replace it, I'll either need another ADSL modem/router or an ADSL modem plus a wireless router. I'm inclined to prefer the single box. -- Zoltan Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93486 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Help with SqueezePlay please
I am tearing my hair out here. I have just installed SqueezePlay and can't for the life of me get it to connect to my local server. It only seems to want to connect to mysqueezebox.com. It seemed to do this automatically in spite of at one point suggesting that I needed to go to jive.something.com and enter a PIN. However, I didn't get chance to do that as it did something automatically. Then I found something hidden on the Test menu, "SN Registration" that allowed me to enter an email address and password that I had previously registered with mysqueezebox.com. It accepted this but it did not seem to make any difference. I have been all through the menus and can't see anywhere to switch to my local server. I never use mysqueezebox.com with my hardware players so I am not familiar with what the switching procedure is there. I more or less have a new computer in that I installed Windows 7 on a new HD and started from scratch again. I did install SqueezePlay on my old XP install not too long ago and I don't recall these problems. LMS itself is running on a different machine from my WIndows 7 box - a Linux server. I just upgraded to the 7.7.2 release yesterday having been on an old 6.* version for a while. I have tried both the 7.7 and the 7.8 versions of SqueezePlay. Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97492 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help with SqueezePlay please
Well I don't know what I did but I tried the login to mysqueezebox again and somehow it ended up connecting to my local server. So problem sort of solved but I'd like to understand better what I should have expected, what is happening, and what I would need to do differently in future if I was installing SqueezePlay afresh. Zoltan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9998 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97492 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
