Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store
Hello, I just purchased and installed my copy of iPeng. I am pretty happy with it, save for some minor sluggishness when it starts up. Further, I have noticed a few times it does not identify the SB3 which is playing some content. I have one question, I use the iTunesupdate plugin to rate the songs. I do this by hitting a # on the remote and the SB3 shows the rating. Is there some way the plugins usage can be incorporated? There is a distinct possibility this may just not happen, but I thought I would ask. Thanks, G -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55514 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Difference between the SB3 Boom ?
Hello, My squeezecenter runs on my mac and I put it to sleep after a certain amount of idle time. When the machine goes idle, the Boom complains and a few minutes later just switches to the clock(I have SuperDateandTime as my plugin). On the other hand my SB3 just goes blank. What do I have to do get my SB3 to perform the same way as my boom? Thanks, G -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=60044 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Issues with parsing iTunes xml file scanning
Hello, I think I found a fix for the problem. I followed the instructions found on the Apple support site below to rebuild my library. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93313 Once I did that, and further rescanned my iTunes library from scratch and everything seemed to work properly. Try it out., G -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41649 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Issues with parsing iTunes xml file scanning
Hello, I am running the latest 6.5 version of the Slimserver software. I am running Mac OS X 10.5.1. I run the following plugins in my system. - SuperDateTime - MyPicks - iTunesupdate Lately I am having significant issues with parsing the iTunes xml file and hence all my playlists in iTunes. I have done numerous clean rescans, and CLI wipe out db's and rescans, but in some static playslists which contains for instance 25 songs, it just scans 12 songs. I am at a total loss trying to figure what is going on? I tried using the latest 7.0 software and it was such a pain in the ass and even more buggy than this current version. Does anybody have any idea what I can do to debug this problem anymore? Best, G -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41649 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unable to scan library
I think it is slimserver.exe -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39068 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slimserver Leopard
Does anybody here have any issues running Slimserver(with multiple 3rd party plugins) in Mac OS X Leopard? -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39893 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unable to scan library
Hello Jason, You will need to find where server.exe is located in Windows and further go into that directory in the dos prompt to execute the command. Cut and paste the string exactly as given below server.exe --itunes --d_itunes There is a space right after .exe and after --itunes. Ever since I did the update manually, the playlists seems to be updated just fine automatically. All my playlists are rescanned every morning at 630. I use a fantastic plugin called iTunesupdate which keeps track of rating changes and increments the listened/skipped count. I have a few smart playlists which are hence updated. G -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39068 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unable to scan library
Mr.Leadley, I don't have Slimserver installed on a Windows box, but from what I have read in the forum, there is a server.exe executable which is identical to the server.pl(perl script in Mac OS X). Go to C:\Program Files\Slimserver* and look for a server.exe Further in the dos prompt type in the following command. server.exe --itunes --d_itunes When I do this in Mac OS X, I get a lot of debug info. If you would rather not see the debug info, skip the --d_itunes flag. Please note, the only reason why I had to go through this procedure was because I had issues with SlimServer not picking up some changes using the web front end. You ought to try that first, before you attempt this approach. Let me know how it works. The above command worked like a charm and my Slimserver has been functioning as expected. G -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39068 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] How to rescan just itunes playlists using scanner.pl
Hello, I am aware of the myriad options in the scanner.pl script. How do I just run the script in the CLI to rescan just any new iTunes playlists? The command below seems to scan the whole library once again, which is not what I want. scanner.pl --itunes Thanks, G -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39080 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Unable to scan library
Hello, I have an iTunes library of about 6000 songs. I added some songs to the library this AM, and tried to do a force rescan to pick up the new songs. But to no avail. I have a smart playlist with newly added songs and I have been able to access it just fine in the past. I tried rescanning just the playlists, but to no avail, I finally tried to rescan the entire library again, but once again I am unable to see the updated playlist. The playlist in question has some entries, but not the new ones. I am running iTunes 7.4.1 on a Mac. Any thoughts? G -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39068 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unable to scan library
Just to keep everybody updated. I tried numerous rescans through the web interface but to no avail. Finally, I ran the following command in the command line. ~/Library/PreferencePanes/SlimServer.prefPane/Contents/server/server.pl --itunes --d_itunes. This command parsed through all the songs my iTunes instance was managing, but it also did one other thing. All my playlists were updated successfully. Everything seems to work just fine. I am not sure why the web interface does not work, but the command line does. G -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39068 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Adding di.fm radio stations into playlists etc..
Radish Sidhue, Thanks for your response. I have managed to get things working, but there is 1 glitch that I found out. I am a premium subscriber of DI.fm, I tried entering an url in the following format. http://www.di.fm/listen/trance/192k.pls?user=useridamp;pass=passwd When I save it and try to play it, things go bersek and my SlimServer instance just freezes up. I have to do a Stop Server/Start Server routine to wake up the server again. Any thoughts on how I can get around this problem? I do have another choice which does work, but I am reluctant to use. When I download the listen.pls file from di.fm's web site and look at the contents of the file they have an entry like this. http://userid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:8000 When I save this entry, things work fine, but it seems like every so often these specific ip's sound crappy, so I would prefer using a generic url as given initially. Thanks for providing a prompt alternative right away! G -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28013 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: itunes alternatives
I used to use J.River Media Center and have found it pretty usable. It does support iPod and all the music formats you were asking about. It is pretty fast and the ability to customize the front end and song management is amazing. I do use iTunes as I use a Mac now, although it is a decent product, at times it can be slow as hell. Unfortunately the product tends to be on the expensive side, I think they include a 30 day trial, give it a whirl. Gov -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22194 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Wake on Lan question
I have a firewall blocking things, does it mean I need to enable some port to receive a magic packet to do WOL ? Gov -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22100 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Wake on Lan question
Hello, Do I have to open up any ports in MacOS X so that I can wake the machine up from sleep using the SB 3 device? Gov -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22100 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Help - Slimserver CPU Hog
Oldmanmusic, Did James's suggestion fix the problem for you? Gov -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21702 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Performance Issue SB 3 Mac OS X(iMac G4)
I think the problem is definitely iTunesupdate. I have disabled iTunesupdate and things seem to be just fine. My SB3 has been working like a champ for the last 3 hours without skipping a beat(no pun intended ;-). I guess it is time to visit the plugins forum and start my work there. Gov -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22010 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Performance Issue SB 3 Mac OS X(iMac G4)
Hello, I am just in the process of using my new SB 3 in conjunction with my iMac G4(10.4.4, 768 meg physical memory). I have installed the AlienBBC iTunesupdate plugin, but I am having a tough time with performance in this rig. Once I start playing a particular playlist(iTunes) in the SB3, things sound great, but my mac is brought to its knees. Using the activity monitor I find that perl uses about 70% of cpu and further, the remote is unusable. I am only about to play one or at the most 2 songs before the music playback just starts stuttering. This happens after playing barely 1 or 2 songs in the playlist. Stopping playback doesn't help either. The only cure seems to be to stopping starting the Slimserver. I am running Slimserver 6.2.1, with the plugins listed above. Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. Gov -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22010 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Performance Issue SB 3 Mac OS X(iMac G4)
Update to my previous post. I uninstalled the iTunesupdate plugin and that seems to make the difference. perl is not using 70% of the cpu and things seem to be fine. I will try running newer versions of Slimserver and see whether anything else works. Thanks, Gov -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22010 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Performance Issue SB 3 Mac OS X(iMac G4)
Update : I think this post probably ought to go in the forums on plugins. I moved from SServer 6.2.1 to 6.5.b1, and also update iTunesupdate to the appropriate version. Unfortunately the performance issue still remains. I have disabled direct update, and I will try out tomorrow once again and see whether that makes any difference. Is there any other way to update the iTunes library information on the songs played/count etc? I think this plugin is fabulous but unfortunately it renders my system practically unusable. Please note, I may also be to blame here. The system is an aging machine(iMac G4 1 ghz, 768 megs of memory). Is that a possible reason too? My library is about 5800~ songs. Thanks for any feedback. Gov -- govardha govardha's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4130 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22010 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
