[slim] Re: Announce: Third-generation Squeezebox, SlimServer 6.2

[dwc]

Sean and team,

Re: moving to two internal antennas...
Have you tested whether wireless reception is improved, degraded, or
identical to the SB2 in sub-optimal conditions?

Some of us run on the edge of our bandwidth sometimes, and reception
quality becomes critical.

Thanks,
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[slim] Re: Expected behaviour of Browse Music Folder in 6.2

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mkozlows Wrote: 
> Me too.  It's frustrating to have my non-ugly browsing limited to a few
> select metadata tags, rather than the carefully laid out folder
> structure I have.

I understand your frustration, but I disagree with your suggestion to
change the implementation.  If you select "browse by folder", then you
expect the server to present the directories and files according to the
file and folder names. It does not follow that you would expect the
server to jump into the files at the last stage and present according
to metadata tags.  That is what the other browsing methods are for.

You have two solutions. Correct your file names, or correct your
metadata tags.

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[slim] Re: Power Supply RF EMI

[dwc]

Hmmm... hosfelt or elpac?

Can I get a part number on the correct plug tip from a trusted online
vendor (or Rat Shack :) ?

-Dan

p.s. ordered the hosfelt, as the price diff is too big to go elpac. Now
to find tips.

positive tip/center right?


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[slim] Re: Need Help with Poor Buffer Filling and Dropouts

[dwc]

I have had some seemingly random 'descending to zero' buffer issues, and
still get them. It seems I can clear the situation by backing out of
that song and starting another song somewhere else in the folder
structure. Then go back to that song and try again.

Leads me to believe it's not the network strength. It may be a cpu
issue, but since I can work around it I haven't dug into it deeply.

-Dan


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[slim] Re: SB2 - Cleaning Case

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Simple Green's contents are not published, but might roughly equate to a
citrus-based cleaner you can find in the UK.


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[slim] Re: Nokia 770

[dwc]

bklaas Wrote: 
> this kills me it's not available in the U.S. I've been jonesing for this
> thing as my squeezeboxen kontroller ever since I posted this thread way
> back when: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14419
> 
> If anybody gets their hands on one of these, please post to the thread
> with impressions, both overall and slimserver-specific.
> 
> #!/ben

http://www.internettablettalk.com/content/view/133/2/
Nokia USA Will Ship the Nokia 770 November 10


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[slim] Browse by music folder using the remote - cellphone searching?

[dwc]

I'm not getting results I expect when searching using the remote, mainly
when browing by music folder

For example when I hit "6" once, I get a folder starting with "L", not
"M" as I would expect. This happens evey time, the same "L" folder
comes up when I repeat the procedure.  it's not the first L folder, but
one down the list.  

Playing around with it it's not entierly consistent. It seems to work a
little more correctly when searching by artist, but occasionally I get a
random result even in that mode.

- Is there someething I haven't read about this that would explain it?
- Is it just me? (and if so, what might I do to resolve? full rescan?)
- Known issue? anything I can do other than perl coding to assist?

Thanks,
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[slim] Re: Need Australian female voice talent

[dwc]

Sean, I have the talent. I will see if she's willing. 
-Dan


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[slim] Extrnal USB drive fast enough?

[dwc]

I just want to make sure using one of these external IDE to USB 2.0
converters is going to be fast enough.  I expect it is, but just wanted
feedback in case not.

Thanks,
Dan

this is the one I've ordered:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817145131


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[slim] Re: Extrnal USB drive fast enough?

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Thanks gents, looks like a go.
I just hope that my old laptop has usb 2...
-Dan


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[slim] Re: SlimDevices losing out in the UK

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Does Sean have a full-time focused PR guy?
-Dan


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[slim] SOme flacs won't play, why looking so hard for lame.exe?

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47:26.1241 Bind arguments: [1, 5]

2005-11-13 20:47:26.2017 Running SQL query: [SELECT DISTINCT albums.id
AS id,alb
ums.title AS title,albums.titlesort AS titlesort,albums.contributor AS
contribut
or,albums.compilation AS compilation,albums.year AS
year,albums.artwork_path AS
artwork_path,albums.disc AS disc,albums.discc AS
discc,albums.musicmagic_mixable
AS musicmagic_mixable FROM tracks, albums WHERE albums.id =
tracks.album  ORDER
BY tracks.age desc, tracks.disc, tracks.tracknum, tracks.titlesort
LIMIT 100]
2005-11-13 20:47:28.7095 pushing button mode: home
2005-11-13 20:47:28.7135 pushing button mode: INPUT.List
2005-11-13 20:47:28.7244 headphone : found nowPlayingPlaylist - will
loadtracks
2005-11-13 20:47:28.7248  Executing command 00:04:20:06:03:16: playlist
(addtrac
ks) (listref) (ARRAY(0x3dad974)) () () () ()
2005-11-13 20:47:28.7255 headphone : shuffleType is: none
2005-11-13 20:47:28.7259  Returning array: playlist (addtracks)
(listref) (ARRAY
(0x3dad974)) () () () ()
2005-11-13 20:47:28.7375 pushing button mode: off
2005-11-13 20:47:28.7395 pushing button mode: OFF.datetime
2005-11-13 20:47:37.9943  Executing command 00:04:20:06:03:16: ir
(768910ef) (12
660.162) () () () () ()
2005-11-13 20:47:37.9951  Executing command 00:04:20:06:03:16: button
(passback)
(12660.162) (1) () () () ()
2005-11-13 20:47:37.9957  Returning array: button (passback)
(12660.162) (1) ()
() () ()
2005-11-13 20:47:37.9959  Returning array: ir (768910ef) (12660.162) ()
() () ()
()
2005-11-13 20:47:38.1013  Executing command 00:04:20:06:03:16: ir
(768910ef) (12
660.269) () () () () ()
2005-11-13 20:47:38.1018  Executing command 00:04:20:06:03:16: button
(passback)
(12660.269) (1) () () () ()
2005-11-13 20:47:38.1023  Returning array: button (passback)
(12660.269) (1) ()
() () ()
2005-11-13 20:47:38.1024  Returning array: ir (768910ef) (12660.269) ()
() () ()
()
2005-11-13 20:47:38.2511  Executing command 00:04:20:06:03:16: button
(passback)
(12660.418) (1) () () () ()
2005-11-13 20:47:38.2519  Executing command 00:04:20:06:03:16: play ()
() () ()
() () ()
2005-11-13 20:47:38.2870 Checking for lame.exe in
C:\PROGRA~1\SlimServer\server\
Bin\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread\lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.2876 Checking for lame.exe in
C:\PROGRA~1\SlimServer\server\
Bin\MSWin32\lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.2878 Checking for lame.exe in
C:\PROGRA~1\SlimServer\server\
Bin\lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.2963 Found binary undef for lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.2982 _checkValidity: Checking to see if
file:///O:/FLAC/Vari
ous/Dreamland/04-Thula_Mama_(South_Africa).flac has changed.
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3024 Checking for lame.exe in
C:\PROGRA~1\SlimServer\server\
Bin\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread\lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3029 Checking for lame.exe in
C:\PROGRA~1\SlimServer\server\
Bin\MSWin32\lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3031 Checking for lame.exe in
C:\PROGRA~1\SlimServer\server\
Bin\lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3113 Found binary undef for lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3133 _checkValidity: Checking to see if
file:///O:/FLAC/Vari
ous/Dreamland/05-Arriba_Del_Cielo_(Mexico).flac has changed.
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3174 Checking for lame.exe in
C:\PROGRA~1\SlimServer\server\
Bin\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread\lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3179 Checking for lame.exe in
C:\PROGRA~1\SlimServer\server\
Bin\MSWin32\lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3181 Checking for lame.exe in
C:\PROGRA~1\SlimServer\server\
Bin\lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3263 Found binary undef for lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3280 _checkValidity: Checking to see if
file:///O:/FLAC/Vari
ous/Dreamland/06-Yi-Rrana_(Australia).flac has changed.
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3322 Checking for lame.exe in
C:\PROGRA~1\SlimServer\server\
Bin\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread\lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3327 Checking for lame.exe in
C:\PROGRA~1\SlimServer\server\
Bin\MSWin32\lame.exe
2005-11-13 20:47:38.3329 Checking for lame.exe in
C:\PROGRA~1\SlimServer\server\
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[slim] Re: SOme flacs won't play, why looking so hard for lame.exe?

[dwc]

Grabbed nightly 6.2.1, no change.


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[slim] Re: SOme flacs won't play, why looking so hard for lame.exe?

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A full db rescan resolved. Must have been a db f-up. Now I have the
sqllite client, so next time I'll see if I can find the problem.

-Dan


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[slim] Re: The power of "Browse Music Folder"

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i think this isn't working for me. I get the song i select to play, but
erros on the rest of the songs in the folder.  If I start with song 3,
after it finishes I can play 1-3 but not 4-8.  I have to do a full
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[slim] Re: SOme flacs won't play, why looking so hard for lame.exe?

[dwc]

Happened again. here's the problem:

http://www.sonic.net/dcarwin/images/corrupt-db.JPG

Track info not written to db.  This is induced by browsing to folder
before scanning the folder (i.e before doing a db rescan).

any fixes or workarounds? 

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[slim] Re: SOme flacs won't play, why looking so hard for lame.exe?

[dwc]

Thanks RT, I'll try those tests this evening.  Last night I did pause
upon entering the folder before playing tracks, but I didn't record how
long I waited.  I'll be a bit more professional tonight.  Testing with a
db search and double checking with the SQL Lite client is a good idea.

Thanks,
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[slim] Re: Rescan time

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That's a question I've been sitting on for a while. How do you know when
a full rescan is done?


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[slim] Re: Mountain View event tomorrow (Wednesday 11/16/05)

[dwc]

Have fun gents, I'll be golfing at Harding. Otherwise I'd be there for
free beer. :)
-Dan


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[slim] Re: old pc and slimserver

[dwc]

I just ordered a usb2 pcmcia card for an old laptop.  I figure you
should be able to get a pci usb2 card pretty cheap if you find that the
usb 1 is too slow on your desktop box.  Try the usb1, and order a usb2
card if it's too slow.

edit: not sure if your mini-mobo has any expansion slots...

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[slim] Re: Need Australian female voice talent

[dwc]

Sean,
My workmate is a go.  She's done voiceovers before as well, and has an
awesome voice. (She's our telesales secret weapon). 

I have sent her your email.

Adios,
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[slim] Re: Easy way to re-run network setup?

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Mister-E Wrote: 
> So, long story short ...then initialize a (bloated, painfully-slow,
> time-consuming, everything-killing) SlimServer music scan on my
> desktop, THEN I can listen to them...
> Mr E

Actually, as was mentioned on another thread or two in the last couple
days, you don't need to kick off a db rescan of any sort to pick up the
new files.

Just use your remote and navigate into the new directories using browse
by folder, then scroll through each new song at least once.  This means
hit the down arrow until you've gone through all the songs in the new
folder until you come back to the first song.  Once you've done that
the songs are in the db. No pesky downtime. :)  Repeat for each new
folder.

-Dan
(so much ill attitude recently)


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[slim] Re: Need Australian female voice talent

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England <-> Australia = easy
New Zealand <-> Australia = not so easy


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[slim] Shoutcast stream sent to wrong SB

[dwc]

I'm trying to direct load a shoutcast URL on the Internet Radio page in
SlimServer.

I paste the url into the "Radio Url" box and  hit "Tune In".

It loads the stream up nicely and begins playing it on the wrong SB
(Family room). How can I get it to send the stream to my other SB
(headphone)?

Thanks,
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[slim] Re: Shoutcast stream sent to wrong SB

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Ok I got it. 

Save the stream as a playlist in the the web interface. 
Then switch to the player you want and load that playlist. 

Thanks,
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[slim] Re: Shoutcast stream sent to wrong SB

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For the record I was using the default skin, and i'm using the 6.2.1
build from 11/14 or 11/15:

SlimServer Version: 6.2.1 - 5157 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252

The behavior seems straightforward.  There seems to be a "default"
player, probably the player added to the system first.  Starting the
stream from the internet radio page sends the srteam to the "default"
player, and there was no switch I could see to specify which box to
send the stream to.

Easy workaround to save the stream to a playlist and "move it over"
that way.

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[slim] Re: Shoutcast stream sent to wrong SB

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kdf Wrote: 
> If you use the pulldown on the right to select a player, then it should
> be using that player when you click on the tune-in link to get the form
> for entering the
> url.-kdf

That's the function that was not working for me at the time. It is
working now, so I can't re-create the issue.
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[slim] SB3 sitting on two IP addys...

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Today I tried to add a laptop to my lan and it was failing to get a dhcp
address ("address already in use" errors)...

Investigation leads me to find that one of my SB3's is sitting on an
extra address, and neither the s/w side of the SB3 nor the DHCP server
displays it.

What do I mean?  The dhcp server shows ip addy 100 leased to the SB3
(i.e. to it's mac address).  The home/player setting page shows the
same thing:
Player Firmware Version: 28
The IP address for this player is: 192.168.0.100:33373
The ethernet MAC address for this player is: 00:04:20:06:03:16
Wireless Signal Strength: 62%

But the SB3 is _also_ sitting on 192.168.0.106
(responds to pings, sniffer shows same mac address as above, turning
off SB breaks ping)

Bouncing the SB3 shows it reclaiming its proper 100 adress in the dhcp
log, but no mention of the 106 address.

Sorry if I missed this in the docs, but: 

1. Does each SBx need two ip addresses?  What's the second one for?
2. Can I get the device to let go of the 106 address or does it need it
for internet radio or something?
3. I don't have dhcp logs going back far enough to show whether or not
106 was ever leased to the SB3 or not. Is there any other way it could
have grabbed this IP?

all clues appreciated.

Thanks,
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[slim] Re: SB3 sitting on two IP addys...

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filed as bug: 2620


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[slim] Re: SB3 sitting on two IP addys...

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Thanks JJ,

Yeah the box can reserve addys, and perma-assign addys to specific
nics.  Problem is that the dhcp box doesn't know that the SB is sitting
on the extra addy, so it it still trying to assign that addy to new
clients.  The clients refuse the address becuase it's alrady in use and
the server continues to try to reassign the same addy, (going nowhere).

The workaround seems to be to take the addy out of dhcp rotation by
assigning it to a "fake" name or something on the server side.  I'd
prefer to get the SB to give up and release the address if possible.

-Dan


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[slim] Re: ANNOUNCE: New Beginners Guide in Wiki

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Thanks CeeJay,

Can somone point me to a beginners guide on using the remote control
for different common tasks?

Things like:

- What is this "flagging" people talk about? Adds a song to a list
somewhere?
- How to add a song or album to a playlist that's not currently
playing.
- adding songs to current playlist, saving playlist


etc. 
Thanks,
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[slim] Re: Problem, Can't open File

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Scott,
It's a known (and fixed) issue that might not be fixed in the version
of Slimserver you are running.

What happens is some tracks are not written to the DB, and thus SS ends
up not being able to play them. Once a directory gets messed up like
this, only a rescan will clean it up.

The workaround: From now on, to make sure all the new tracks get
written to the DB properly, just be sure to scroll through the entire
track listing once on a newly added folder before hitting "play". 
(i.e. hit down arrow until you come back to the first track again.)

Scolling though each track writes that track's info to the db.  You can
confirm by "searching" for the new tracks or album.  Once it's in the DB
it will show up in a search.

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[slim] Re: Problem, Can't open File

[dwc]

kdf Wrote: 
> 
> 
> Browse Music Folder will also pickup new files when you navigate into 
> that folder.
> 
> -kdf

That's where the bug was.  It would only pick up on songs that
"displayed" on the screen, and not all the songs in the folder.  You
had to scan through the list of songs to make sure they all got written
to the db.
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[slim] Re: Elpac power supply for the SB2

[dwc]

I bought two of the Hosfelt supples.  Unfortunately the power supplies
themselves hum audibly, so I'm not completely satisfied.
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[slim] Re: Portable player suggestions

[dwc]

Check into the Cowon (IAudio) X-5.

www.iaudiophile.net

- Sounds good.
- Plays FLAC as well as mp3, etc.
- FM radio, voice recording, etc.
- No s/w required. It shows up as a drive letter, so drag and drop
files onto it.

The biggest drawback for some users is that it doesn't support browsing
by tags, you browse only by folder structure. They say that that might
be added in a future firmware upgrade.

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[slim] Re: Does Squeezebox work as a "switched" component?

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Yes it powers on and reconnects just fine.
-Dan


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[slim] Re: Squeezebox Or Glorified PC?

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CavesOfTQLT Wrote: 
> Pat, let's say it's one of those fancy fanless motherboards, 0dB
> powersupply, very quiet harddisk, and I've said all this can be hidden
> away in a cupboard anyways, with just the screen and mouse available.
> One in each room, running softsqueeze, and all the music is held on one
> of these computers. Do I really need an actual hardware SqueezeBox?

Why don't you run the numbers on this for yourself?  
- Those "silent" components are not cheap. At some point (which I think
you're well past with that system description) it becomes less expensive
to buy the SB. 
- Also you fail to mention the sound card you'd be running and its
cost. You have to get a pretty expensive sound card to rival the SB's
audio quality.   
- Consider the power requirements of a full PC versus the SB, that's
also a cost issue as electricity isn't cheap.  
- Finally, you need to run that sound to the nearest stereo system so
that you can listen to it, which requires that that PC be reasonably
close to the stereo, or you'll be running really long (messy) lengths
of cable from that hidden cupboard to where your stereo components
are.

Hopefully that helps you justify your purchase.  Grats on the SB!
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[slim] Re: Suggestions for small amp?

[dwc]

Another suggestion

TEAC A-L700P

3-channel digital amp.


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[slim] Re: Publicradiofan.com Slimserverize Greasemonkey Script

[dwc]

"edit in the correct mac addr and ip address for your slimserver"

To be clear, this is the mac and ip of the slimserver PC nic, and not
the mac/ip of the Squeezebox. (right?)

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[slim] Re: Contemplating Two SB3’s

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I have 2 wireless sb3's running. No problems with them interfering with
each other.
-Dan


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[slim] Re: Shuffling

[dwc]

I believe the shuffle setting is global.  That means you have to change
the shuffle settings in the two scenarios you describe.   Good thing is
that there is a shuffle button on the remote, so it's easy to switch the
shuffle setting without navigating menu layers.

Also good skins (like Fishbone) have the shuffle setting right up fron
for easy access.

So change your shuffle setting when you switch between album play and
playlist play. (switch shuffle before loading the new playlist or
album)

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[slim] Re: White noise of death

[dwc]

Last night I got white noise out of the optical output. (sb3, 6.2.2,
fw28) I went to "Now Playing" using the remote and scrolled up the list
to play a song that had been played previously.  I hit "play" and out
came white noise.  I either hit pause to stop or fwd to go to the next
song, I don't remember now, but the noise stopped and the normal
behavior resumed.  I could not replicate.

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[slim] Re: Hard drive format for Windows 98

[dwc]

Kyle,

Copying files should not be an issue, but the FAT32 file system doesn't
handle errors as well as ntfs does, so you may be more prone to drive
errors.  It's be best to get off 98 if you can and move to XP if the
box can handle it.

It looks like Win98 scandisk has issues with large fat32 partitions,
putting you at a max volume of 127 GB that can be fixed by scandisk. 
if you go bigger you can't use scandisk to recover.:

"The ScanDisk tool included with Microsoft Windows 95 and Microsoft
Windows 98 is a 16-bit program. Such programs have a single memory
block maximum allocation size of 16 MB less 64 KB. Therefore, The
Windows 95 or Windows 98 ScanDisk tool cannot process volumes using the
FAT32 file system that have a FAT larger than 16 MB less 64 KB in size.
A FAT entry on a volume using the FAT32 file system uses 4 bytes, so
ScanDisk cannot process the FAT on a volume using the FAT32 file system
that defines more than 4,177,920 clusters (including the two reserved
clusters). Including the FATs themselves, * this works out, at the
maximum of 32 KB per cluster, to a volume size of 127.53 gigabytes
(GB). *"

see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/184006/en-us  (limitations of
fat32)

also see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154997/en-us  (description
thereof)

Regards,
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[slim] Re: Shiny front panel

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Take the panel off and leave it off.
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[slim] Re: Random Play is SO Non-Random!

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Can music magic do pure random play?  I thought it followed some kind of
association from song to song.
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[slim] Re: Random Play is SO Non-Random!

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Yes but is the system designed to shuffle (for example) 8000 songs in a
single playlist?


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[slim] Re: Problem: Can't open file from

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Whenever I've seen that error, it meant missing information in the DB
for that track.


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[slim] Re: Can't use SB at full volume?

[dwc]

I ignore it when the DEQ shows digital input into the red.  I cannot
hear any actual distortion or degredation in the sound, so I don't
worry about it any more.  I used to pad the input with the gain offset,
but I've brought it back up to zero since then.  Any digital sample at
0db is going to register a clip on the meter, but I do not think that
necessarily means the (digital) output is going to be distorted as a
result.

I do avoid boosting any frequencies with the EQ though.  Cut only.

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[slim] Re: Question about cloth in the SB3 Box

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I also used mine to clean my cd's as I ripped them...


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[slim] Re: favorite slimserver customizations

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fishbone skin


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[slim] Re: Problems!SB3

[dwc]

I don't know if this will help but it's a thought.

My sb3 actually sits on 2 different ip addresses, one for local
connection and the other one I have no idea, but I guess it's used in
squeezenetwork.

I noticed it with a sniffer, otherwise I would not have seen it.

Perhaps your sb3's both have the same address in this "second" ip
address slot?  

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[slim] Re: How to play SlimServer library on a computer

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I like foobar2000.


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[slim] Re: Best wireless router for Squeezebox?

[dwc]

Check the sweet router page on the wiki:

http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?RouterStatus


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[slim] Re: 6.2.2. OK now! This is fun! NOT!

[dwc]

an => Information about scanning directories and
filelists
--d_select   => Information about the select process
--d_server   => Basic server functionality
--d_scheduler=> Internal scheduler information
--d_slimproto=> Slimproto debugging information
--d_slimproto_v  => Slimproto verbose debugging information
--d_source   => Information about source audio files and
conversion
--d_source_v => Verbose information about source audio files
--d_sql  => Verbose SQL debugging
--d_stdio=> Standard I/O command debugging
--d_stream   => Information about player streaming protocol
--d_stream_v => Verbose information about player streaming
protocol
--d_sync => Information about multi player synchronization
--d_sync_v   => Verbose information about multi player
synchronization
--d_time => Internal timer information
--d_ui   => Player user interface information
--d_usage=> Display buffer usage codes on the player's
display

Commands may be sent to the server through standard in and will be
echoed via standard out.  See complete documentation for details on the
command syntax.

slim.exe -install [auto] to install the service, (optional: auto start)
slim.exe -remove to remove the service


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[slim] World Cup Football Games...

[dwc]

So who knows which online radio stations will be streaming World Cup
coverage?  I spent nearly the whole game looking for a station that was
straming the Arsenal/Barcelona match and finally got one just *after*
the game finshed. :(

Here's the site I used to find streams: 

http://www.socceraudio.com/

The barcelona team stream (Catalunya Radio)was realaudio so it was a
no-go.  I finally found that game was on the Onda Cero station but that
was after the game finished. 

Here's another site with soccer radio statinos:

http://www.penguinradio.com/sports/soccer/index.php

Please post any streams you plan to use to listen...


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[slim] Re: World Cup Football Games...

[dwc]

I think it is, but it's showing as a real audio stream.  Not an easy
drop-in (i.e. it won't play).  I have not set up alien-bbc which I
understand is required?

I guess this may be the 'killer app' that pushed me to install
alien...

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[slim] Re: SB4 and/or a high-end model, when?

[dwc]

Sharks with laser beams. Please.


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[slim] Re: Playlists and Internet Radio

[dwc]

(not an expert - speculating here...)
It might depend on the url, as some urls will redirect you to a local
cache (like an akamai site) that might not work from your friend's
location.  Check the address that gets stored in the hand-made playlist
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[slim] Re: Slim Devices celebrates the 2006 FIFA World Cup

[dwc]

Can you (or I) get the feeds to actually scroll across the screen?  I
seem to have to use my down arrow to read the 3 lines worth of data for
each tidbit...


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[slim] Re: Crossfeed Plugin

[dwc]

Perhaps someone could persuade Michael Rhoades to contribute to Slim
Server in some fashion.  He is the author of the crossfeed plugin for
Foobar200.

http://www.naivesoftware.com/software.html


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[slim] Re: Opinions/Suggestions on living room amplifiers/receivers

[dwc]

Well if noone else is going to respond, I will suggest the Panasonic
XR-57.  I have the 55, and for $300 it sounds great with the SB digital
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[slim] Re: Strange Digital Volume Control Problem

[dwc]

The volume scale is 1-40.
Can you go past 11? Perhaps full-volume (i.e. fixed) digital output is
too much and overloads your amp's inputs.

How about with the analog outputs? Do they work fine all the way up and
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[slim] Sun UK Live World Cup Match Stream...

[dwc]

Can anyone pick this up with the SB?

here's the web page:

http://clients.mediaondemand.net/theSun/?Channel=1

Using my sniffer I'm seeing traffic to 62.25.111.144 on port 80 (as far
as I can tell, not an expert.) But the SB won't play the stream from
just the IP address.

Thanks for any advice.
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[slim] Re: Sun UK Live World Cup Match Stream...

[dwc]

search the forum for "urlsnoop"

There's a thread on it.  it is the tool I used to find the URL.

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[slim] Re: Why would stuttering SUDDENLY start?

[dwc]

My neighbor just got wireless and set it up on the same channel I was
running on.  Destroyed my good time.  So I switched off that channel
and all is well again.
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[slim] Re: Possible SB3 networking bug?

[dwc]

Chris I filed bug 2620 a while back.  May be unrelated, may be related.
-Dan


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[slim] Change appearance of 6.3 buffer fullness screenie?

[dwc]

I am ok with the new "progress bar" graphic showing buffer fullness, but
I don't want the dancing background lights.  How can I tweak that
acreensaver to not show the dancing lights?

Thanks,
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[slim] Re: Change appearance of 6.3 buffer fullness screenie?

[dwc]

KDF,

I have examined all the "now playing" screensavers.  Of all the
variations provided, only one includes the buffer fullness. It is
called "Show Buffer Fullness" 

In 6.2.x, "Show Buffer Fullness"  showed only the buffer percentage,
i.e. nothing additional was displayed beyond the song info you have
specified.

In 6.3, the display has been altered. Adding the "progress bar" graphic
along the top - which graphically represents buffer fullness.  In
addition, the "Spectrum" is running in the background.  I would like to
disable the Spectrum element of the "Show Buffer Fullness" screensaver.

Thanks,
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[slim] Re: Change appearance of 6.3 buffer fullness screenie?

[dwc]

Thanks for looking that up for me.
-Dan


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[slim] Re: Stereophile's visit to Sonos

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50% compression ratio? I don't think so. Closer to 30%.


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[slim] Re: A "reasonable" DAC to go with SB3?

[dwc]

Carl W. Irving Wrote: 
> Since I intend to use the SB3 for volume control (the amp is concealed),
> I'm pretty sure that a 24 bit DAC is a firm requirement.

Not sure how B follows A here, i.e. I think your assumption is wrong. 
I am using a 16-bit nonOS dac, and have no trouble using the SB's
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[slim] Re: Boombox to plug SB into?

[dwc]

This was the ticket for me:

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?pid=05722535000

The Sony Zs-SN10.  Has a line in port, remote, and will also play mp3's
off data cd's.  Believe it or not it sounds great.  I bought it for my
daughter, but ever since I have wanted one for me also.

I _also_ have a truly mammoth JVC boombox, which is really too clunky
to carry around easily.

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[slim] Re: Boombox to plug SB into?

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Mark Lanctot Wrote: 
> Yes but...it's a Sony.

Fair enough, if you have political reasons for not buying anything
Sony.  I did do a bit of boombox research though, and i didn't find
anything else this sweet.  The pickings are pretty slim in the boombox
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[slim] Re: 6.5 looking good

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good news! thanks.

Is now a good time to snag a nightly (i.e. how's the stability index)?
The dhcp ip address fix is in 6.5 and I'd like to grab it for that.

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[slim] Re: I Want That: Tech Toys

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Looks like the google video is gone.  Is it anywhere else?


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[slim] Re: Slimserver scan procedure needs some serious work!

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I think DaveP is on to it.  If you "simply moved" your music librbary
including playlists, you may have in effect just broken your playlists.


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Re: [slim] better windows app to control squeezebox

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Does squeezeplay only work with the latest version of slimserver?  I
cant find the settings screen to enter the IP addy of my slimserver.
(and it's not finding it on its own).

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Re: [slim] better windows app to control squeezebox

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Thanks and yep, I'd need to update my slimserver.  Appreciate the help.


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Re: [slim] SB2 started rebooting

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Well, if it is an SB2, there's always the chance that certain components
are "end-of-life-ing" on you.  I have four SB3's and one of them has
died.  it just reboots endlessly.  I suspect a bad power component, and
the forum members have offered their help but I never got around to
going in with my multimeter and testing voltage at all the suggested
locations.  if you are up for that, you may be able to isolate the bad
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Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

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Love this app.  Thanks and keep up the work!


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[slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!

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Grats to Sean and the Slim crew!

(When is the party?)

-Dan


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[slim] Re: Open Source Dream Falls Apart?

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AndrueC;148588 Wrote: 
> Okay I can accept the arguments about quality (don't neccessarily agree
> but I can accept them). What I still don't see is:
> If I worked on FireFox or Open Office who would be putting money into
> my bank account? Fine if some people don't want money then good for
> them but 95% of society does want it and it's naive to suggest they are
> all living life the wrong way.
> 
> I need to have money to eat and keep a roof over my head. If all
> software was developed for free I'd be bankrupt.

Contributing to an open-source project pays off in other ways. 
Experience and recognition are two key  benefits (of many).  I have a
friend who put some time into contributing to an extension of Apache,
and he has _never_ had to submit a resume for a job since.  The code he
contributed to that project speaks for itself, and people come to him
offering jobs.

So the actual contribution you make to a project may not pay off in
immediate cash, but it is certainly a way to make a name for yourself
and to participate in a community of like-minded contributors.  That
network and the reputation you build inside it can frequently lead to
very high-paying gigs.

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[slim] Re: Making Slimserver run fast

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howard_newkirk;149462 Wrote: 
> a much faster setup if I ran Slimserver on a dedicated XP PC and had it
> access the music from the NAS?

Yes, the database needs RAM and CPU to run.


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[slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!

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P Floding;150078 Wrote: 
> I've been part of a small company that was acquired by a larger one, and
> I can see all sorts of problems on the horizon.

I on the other hand have been part of a small company that was *not
*acquired by a larger one.

It went out of business as players with much bigger budgets stomped the
market.

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[slim] Re: Major diffs between Squeezebox v3 and Roku Soundbridge?

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Free beer on open house days.


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[slim] Hitachi Terabyte hard Drive

[dwc]

Mm tasty.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070105/tc_pcworld/128400


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[slim] Re: Dean Blackketter

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Prolly some kalua pork...


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Re: [slim] Which Remote Control to buy?

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I use my blackberry curve (wifi) as a remote.  Any portable wifi web
browser should work.


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[slim] Help/Sad - SB3 just "bricked"

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Hi All,

Sad day for me last week.  One of my beloved SB3's just died.  Last
week I held on support phone line for an hour before a guy came on the
line and told me it was a very busy support day and he'd take my number
for a call back.  No one ever called back.  I am on the line again now
listening to the techno/ambient hold music.  I fear my player is out of
the support period anyway.  (The support period is one year?)

If the player is out of warranty, is there a way I can send this back
for a paid repair? (can I beg for a sympathy credit? :)

(talking to a support rep now)


-Dan "Long Time SlimDevices Supporter/Evangelist" Carwin


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Re: [slim] Where's Dean?

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Dean thanks for all your hard work, and grats to SlimDevices.
Best of luck in your next gig.

[Is Sean still there or not?]

-Dan


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Re: [slim] Help/Sad - SB3 just "bricked"

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Thanks Siduhe,

Got escalated and spoke to second rep.  Unfortunately the SB3's with
the "Slimdevices" Logo (as opposed to the Logitech Logo) are not
eligible for repair - even paid repair - at this point.  The rep said
the parts are not in inventory. [This is curious to me as the Classic
sure looks like an SB3, but I guess they have changed internal
parts...(?)]

So I cannot pay the $90 for a fix.  I was offered a discount on a new
purchase, pending my sending the dead unit back in.  So the idea is that
I send this SB3 back in with the RMA they emailed me, and then a sales
rep will call me up and give me some kind of discount towards my next
purchase.

The support rep didn't have all the details on the discount offer, so I
will update this thread after I have sent the unit in and spoken to the
rep who should call me shortly thereafter.

-Dan


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Re: [slim] Help/Sad - SB3 just "bricked"

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Mnyb;454161 Wrote: 
> How bricked ? xilink reset or factory reset did not help ?
> Mine been completely knackered after an upgrade no working display etc
> one of these resets fixed it

Bricked in the sense that I get no display and Slimserver doesn't see
the SB3 on power up.  

Reset (holding + button) has no effect.  I cross checked power supplies
with my other SB# and the power supply is OK.  

I wasn't familiar with Xilink reset (holding 1 button) until now, but I
tried that too.  Thanks for the suggestion.

FYI for others: here's the doc on resets:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Hardware_Reset_commands

In the past I had a "display only" issue where the display died but the
SB3 still showed up on the network.  SD fixed that for me.  In this case
the SB3 seems completely non-functional, the only sign of life being the
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Re: [slim] Help/Sad - SB3 just "bricked"

[dwc]

One weird disconnect between what the support rep said about not being
able to repair my SB3 because there are not parts left is that Logitech
is still selling (and thus still supporting) the last of the
SlimDevice-logo'ed SB3's:

https://secure.slimdevices.com/products.php?product=Slim-Devices-Signature-Series-Squeezebox-Classic


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Re: [slim] Help/Sad - SB3 just "bricked"

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Thanks for the suggestions.  

Not sure if wireless card removal is going to be a reversible
operation, but I can go in and take a look if I can find my torx bits. 
I'd hate to nuke my chance at repair.  On my RMA printout I have asked
the folks to repair if possible...

I did check the power supply, and it's OK. (My other SB3 runs fine on
it)

-Dan


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Re: [slim] Help/Sad - SB3 just "bricked"

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HAHAHA W00h000!!1101


It works with the wireless card removed! 

(should I replace the wireless card with something, or just live the
wired-only lifestyle?)

Thanks,
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Re: [slim] Help/Sad - SB3 just "bricked"

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Thanks P,

Found this in one of Sean's old posts:

Atheros AR2413


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[slim] Website change / redirect - SB Touch is Posted

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Earlier today I was looking at www.slimdevices.com.

Now I am looking at http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/

The Squeezebox touch is now posted:

http://www.logitechsqueezebox.com/products/squeezebox-touch.html

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[slim] scanner.exe *"No Disk"* hanging on my CDROM drive??!!

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I tried searching, sorry if I missed the workaround/fix for this.

ENV:
Version: 7.3.2 - 24695 @ Mon Jan 19 18:55:04 PST 2009
Operating system: Windows XP - EN - cp1252
Platform Architecture: 586
Perl Version: 5.8.8 - MSWin32-x86-multi-thread
MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt


Every night I have a scheduled "Full Scan".

If I have used the DVD-ROM drive that day, the scanner will hang on the
empty drive, with this error. My scan doesn't complete:


Code:

"There is no disk in the drive, Please insert a disk into drive D:"
  (cancel) (try again) (continue)



Can someone help me understand why scanner.exe got confused into caring
about my DVD drive?  My scan is specifically set to a different folder
on a different drive, and this issue did not occur  in the past with
past versions.  I do not believe I have any links or shortcuts in my
E:\FLAC folder that point to D:.

I can's seem to get past the dialog box either, because it rolls back
my scan and a few minutes later the damn message pops up again.  I have
to reboot the box to get the scanner to complete without issue, and then
the system is only stable until the next time I have to rip a CD, at
which point scanner will hang again.

Thanks for any help.  Glad to provide info.
-Dan


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Re: [slim] scanner.exe *"No Disk"* hanging on my CDROM drive??!!

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Every single log file from my rips has "D:" in it.

Which files are significant to Scanner.exe?

Can I get scanner.exe to ignore all files other than flac, mp3, and
jpg?

Thanks,
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Re: [slim] scanner.exe *"No Disk"* hanging on my CDROM drive??!!

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Thanks Guys,

I had cue in there already.  I added log,txt,m3u

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