Re: [slim] SB3 restarts songs
Just replying for the sake of anyone searching in the future. I installed 7.0 beta, and my SB has been running for the last 12 hours without a single hitch. So either something in 7.0 fixed a 6.5.x problem, or maybe I just needed a fresh install. And the 7.0 web interface is really sweet, nice job to everybody who worked on that. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39931 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3 restarts songs
I've just recently started having a problem where my SB3 either 1) stops mid song (display reads stopped), or 2) restarts at the beginning of the current song, repeatedly. I am pretty confident this is not a wireless issue- I've had plenty of those in the past, and they usually manifest themselves as dropouts, not as song stops/restarts. This problem happens even on low bandwidth internet radio streams. My buffer fullness stays at 100% consistently. Feels like a firmware problem, but I don't know why it's suddenly popped up. Any ideas? -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39931 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Buying a new Squeezebox...... or not?
The logo is silk screened onto aluminum- it should be easy enough to remove if you don't like it. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37704 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] So regret to buy SB3
Griffiths;220723 Wrote: But so disappointed now. You know, I wouldn't let any purchase cause me so much woe and agony. Jeez, return it and get the Pinnacle thingy. I love my Squeezebox (and I've hated every competing product I've tried), but I can also see how it's not for everybody. Are you really expecting a shoulder to cry on over a $300 purchase you can return today for a full refund? It's not a house or a car. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37600 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Emergency Action Needed! - Save Net Radio!!
Mike Anderson;214420 Wrote: Question: Who can we boycott to protest this situation? The federal government? This is mostly a legislative / US Copyright Office issue. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36750 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Occasional Garbled Static on Apple Lossless
I got a new SB3 a couple weeks ago, after several years of SB1 use. Now I am finding that some of my Apple Lossless songs turn into garbled static after a while (sometimes a few hours, sometimes a few seconds). They sound like they are being played underwater- you can still recognize the song, it's just messed up. Forum and bug search turned up nothing. My only thought is that it could be some kind of alac problem. Any ideas? This is on OS X, using the 6.5.2 build from 5/18. It was set to transcode to wav, tried switching to flac, same thing. No bitrate limiting being used. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35396 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] move rhapsody to home menu?
I just added this as an enhancement request, bug 4964. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32225 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Is Slimserver sustainable as Open Source?
I don't read these forums much anymore, because SS has improved so much over the last few years that I don't need to. My SB1 just works now, every day, all day. I can't remember the last time it gave me any trouble at all. Thanks Sean and everyone else who has helped make that happen. That's all I wanted to say. I look forward to seeing what new products are on the way. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32904 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where is convert.conf located on OSX?
Thanks you very much danco. I wasn't able to find that preference pane show package contents stuff you were talking about (I can't find anything about Preference Panes in the Library folder), but I did download EasyFind, and that found it, and I was able to modify it (to fix the ALAC popping bug). So thanks again. By the way, I tried dropping a custom convert.conf file in the SlimDevices folder, but it didn't seem to do anything. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30720 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Where is convert.conf located on OSX?
Sorry for the stupid question, but this is my first Mac, and while some things are easier, finding system files is not one of them. I expected typing convert.conf into spotlight would work, but it doesn't. Thanks in advance. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30720 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Where is convert.conf located on OSX?
I don't see anything like that on OSX. I found a SlimDevices folder, but there's almost nothing in it. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30720 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Help please- bad dropouts on new Mac Pro
I just got a Mac Pro, but I am having frequent bad dropouts playing to my SB1 (every couple seconds on average). It was rock solid on the old XP box I replaced, so I know the network is fine. I am on the latest 6.5.1 nightly, using iTunes, mostly ALAC files. Slimserver is pretty much unusable right now, so any help with debugging would be greatly appreciated. I have no clue where to start. Almost seems like it's stuttering when I go to use other programs, but that doesn't make sense since I have four cores. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29264 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Feature Requset: Create playlist from current stream
So I am always finding good stations on Shoutcast, but when I want to save one to my playlists, I need to go to the computer, Google the originating site, open iTunes, manually type in the URL, save it to a playlist, and then rescan playlists. So I usually don't. What would be cool is an option under the right arrow, something like Save to New Playlist, that would create a new playlist for the current stream. There's the Favorites option there now, but that isn't something I really use. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26563 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Feature Requset: Create playlist from current stream
Awesome, that is exactly what I was looking for, thanks. When did that sneak in there? -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26563 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Rhapsody support coming very soon? WAS Re: [Slim-Checkins]
Before I go and grab the beta, can anyone tell me if the Rhapsody plugin will work on SB1? My wife has fallen in love with Pandora, so we'll probably end up getting an SB3 soon anyway so I don't have competing music coming from the computer. I'd never given Rhapsody much thought until I saw this. Looks like they have an incredibly deep catalog. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24491 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Keyspan Graphical Remote
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/3/prweb354668.htm This is exactly what I want to control my Squeezebox. And it's only $100. Surely Slim Devices can cut a deal with these guys to do a SB version? The hardware wouldn't have to change at all. I would prefer wifi rather than an RF dongle, but I'll take what I can get. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21901 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Stream CD Audio from CD-drive without ripping?
I'm not trying to be flip, but why not just use a CD player when you want to play a CD? Seems much easier, cheaper, less frustrating, etc. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21767 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How to Edit Radio station to display Call Letters?
Create a playlist called KFAB containing the URL. The tradeoff is that it will be displayed under the Playlists menu instead of Favorites or wherever it is now. Also, the Now Playing screen will still display the URL- I'm pretty sure there's a line you can add to the playlist file to change this to something simpler, but I've never cared enough to look into it. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21743 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Defaulting to the clock when SlimServer shuts down
I can't believe there are people who shut off their computers. I seriously haven't turned my computer off (apart from when I've had to move or replace it) since I first got DSL in 1997. How do you people get your email (or check the weather, or look stuff up)? I know it saves power, but so does shutting off the heat and putting on a sweater, or turning off the lights and burning candles, and nobody does that. I'd go crazy if I had to wait for the computer to start up every time I wanted to listen to some music. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21696 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Can I use iTunes, just not for podcasts?
Awesome- that explains it. Thanks as always for your help kdf. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21328 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Food For Thought - Slim On DS?....hmmmm
I wonder how hard it is to write a native DS app? It's already got the wifi support. The browser method would be easier obviously, but it would have all the usual browser problems. With a native app, you could have the now playing info in the top screen, and the navigation in the bottom touch screen. While building a playlist, the playlist would go in the top, and the library in the bottom. Map the arrow keys to navigate the list, use the buttons for volume, etc. That would be so sweet. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21136 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Back to the Past
I don't know what version you were running before, but all the old versions of SlimServer (back to v3.1) are available for download here: http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/ -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21086 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Product Idea: Integrated Amplifier
dean Wrote: Bart, can you elaborate on how you'd like the remote improved? I'm not Bart, but I would pay extra for a Sonos-style remote. I love my Squeezebox, but that is a very seductive feature from Sonos. And yes, I know I can do sort of the same thing with a PDA or PSP or Nokia, but it would still have the pokey web interface and (even worse) a long start-up lag. An instant-on, responsive, non-IR remote with a screen and possibly some kind of click wheel would be worth $200-300 to me. And if I had that, I could probably live without the VFD on the box itself if that helps. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20304 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The only downside I've noticed
(A little OT) Michael, how did you get the tempo value for your songs? Manually? I wanted to add that as a tag so I could sort roughly by song speed. I have tried a few free analyzers, but they all returned really erratic results, possibly because they were written to analyze dance music. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20138 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The only downside I've noticed
Mixmeister is the last one I tried- it didn't work too well on my music really. Maybe I should give Music Magic another try. Michaelwagner Wrote: MixMeister has a free applet that will look at your music and come up with a number. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20138 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Xbox 360
I don't have either one, but I am pretty sure you need Windows Media Center installed on your PC to stream content to the 360. http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/Xbox360/video.html The 360 has two real disadvantages for me: sound quality (not going to be as good as the Squeezebox), and the need for a TV (I don't have one where my stereo is). It's also a lot more expensive (you'll need to buy the wireless bridge as well), but of course you are getting a game console and DVD player for that money as well. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20092 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: AllofMP3.com
This may be a little silly, but I only use allofmp3 to buy music from artists who have been dead for at least 10 years. I figure they don't miss the royalties too much. And if BMG or somebody misses out on a couple bucks profit from a dead guy's work, oh well. That said, if the record companies offered lossless downloads for less than $1/song, I would be all over it. I would even accept DRM, but only if it allowed me to play my music on the Squeezebox, or any other device I might own. Considering that's the same price they would get for a CD, and they didn't have to manufacture, warehouse, distribute, or give a retailer any margin, they should be jumping all over themselves to offer songs at that price. And if they don't, then they deserve the piracy and Russian end-runs they are getting. Lossless files at $.50 each would eliminate %75 of music piracy, and it would kill allofmp3. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18642 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iTunes and DRM
kewe65 Wrote: There are so many other products out there that support playback of iTunes purchased files - including Java documentation for reading the tags using the QuickTime API. The only one I know of is the Airport thing, which is probably what you are stuck with using I'm afraid. No remote or display, apart from your computer in the other room. Sucks, but there is nothing anyone but Apple can do about it. If you're not worried about the ethics of exploiting Russian copyright loopholes, you could use allofmp3 to download DRM-free individual tracks. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20083 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: AllofMP3.com
I don't really disagree with you at all. I still don't feel quite right doing it, but that's the compromise I have made. Mostly I buy used CDs, but of course the artist gets nothing from that transaction either (and most used CDs nowadays probably leave digital files behind on the original purchaser's computer). Copyright used to expire a certain amount of time after the creator's death (I think it was 70 years), but Congress (at the prodding of lobyists from the MPAA and RIAA) has continually expanded that to the point where works created today have essentially unlimited copyright. And there are two separate copyright holders on a recorded piece if music: the performer and the author. If I record an album of public domain traditional songs, I stll have copyright over the recording. Michaelwagner Wrote: But their families might. Regardless of how you personally feel about it, society as a whole decided, not just for music but for all copyright issues, decades ago, that copyrights last for some period of time after the copyright holder has died (I think it's 50 years). Notice that has nothing to do with the artist. The copyright holder is the person who wrote the music, the words or both. S/He might even be alive, even though the performer is dead. It often happens that they don't die at the same time :-) -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18642 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox freezes with phone?
Get a 5.8Ghz cordless phone system. We have the Uniden PowerMax, it works great. The problem with wifi is everything broadcasts in the 2.4Ghz range: the neighbors' wifi, cordless phones, bluetooth, wireless mice, even your microwave. Is the Squeezebox freaking out on internet radio, or your own music? The other possibility is that the Vonage connection is using up enough of your bandwidth that there isn't left over for the internet radio stream to get through (the router will always give priority to the voice traffic). That's pretty unlikely though. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20001 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Improve SB3 buffering?
I was having a lot of problems with interference from neighbors (I went from being the only visible wifi network to 1 of 7 in a year). I was getting dropouts on every song (streaming lossless to an SB1, so the connection has to be good). I got a Belkin pre-N router a couple weeks ago, and haven't had a dropout since. It seems to do a really good job of overpowering all the other networks, even on a regular B/G connection. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19421 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Intermittent, dropping/losing connection - V3
I had the same problem when I installed 6.2.1. I reverted to 6.1 and it's solid now. I don't know why or how, but that's how it is here. I doubt it's your server. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18435 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Need Some Debug Help
Changed from 2 to 0, still doing the same thing. I've had some time to test it more systematically this morning. The problem seems limited to Apple Lossless files. I turned on bitrate limiting, and haven't heard any dropouts yet. So it looks like a new wireless interference issue somewhere. Time to get an SB3 I guess. :) -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18296 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Need Some Debug Help
Spoke too soon. Right after that post, SS started crapping out with frequent dropouts, even on low bit rate internet radio streams. I unistalled and reverted to a 6.1.2 nightly I had sitting around, and it is now playing rock solid, even on lossless files. So something is not right. Any ideas? -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18296 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Softsqueeze Stutter with slac files
Most flac files are going to be around 800-1000kbps. If you go to http://www.dslreports.com/stest you can check the upload bandwidth on your home connection. Most cable and dsl connections have their upload speeds capped at quite a bit less than 1000kbps, which would explain your problem. I pay for the more expensive fast Comcast service, and my upload speed just tested at 695kbps. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18314 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Need Some Debug Help
Since moving to 6.2, I am having dropout problems. Every minute or two the player cuts out for a couple tenths of a second. Buffer goes from 99% to 0% instantly. I am playing a mix of mp3 and apple lossless, using XP, iTunes, and a wirelessly connected SB1. I moved to the latest 6.2.x nightly, uninstalled, reinstalled, rescanned, etc. CPU usage isn't doing anything unusual during the drops, and I don't have iTunes running. What debug flags should I set? Thanks, Scott -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18296 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Pandora.com
Just tried it out. Interesting. I created a station based on Low that gave me a few interesting and fairly appropriate results, but then it threw in a Poison song. Pandora needs to keep that box shut. Reading their explanation of how it works, it sounds like they manually analyze each song they stream? It would seem like there is just too much music in the world for that to be feasible in the long run. Plus you are subject to someone making inappropriate judgements about a song (especially if they are hurrying), and then you end up hearing something by Poison. On the other hand, I have found some great new bands using LastFM. It's a good bet that someone who listens to a bunch of the same stuff you do is also going to listen to some stuff you like but haven't heard of yet. That seems like a much more scalable and open source kind of approach. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18080 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Amusing, somewhat off topic iPod comment
You're unique! Just like everybody else. -- superbad superbad's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17980 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Don't use itunes except for playlists??
Sort of. There is a free program that exports your itunes playlists as regular m3u playlist files. You can set it to run at startup, or just run it manually whenever you make a change to your itunes library. I can't remember the name, but I'm sure Google knows it. I was using this setup for a while, but I didn't see much performance difference, so I just went back to using itunes directly. This was back in the 5.4 days, so things may be different now. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Checkout the latest from SD
It's a shame they couldn't get the board a little narrower and package the whole thing behind the screen. That white stripe at the bottom doesn't look right. If it were a little bit shorter with that gloss black covering the whole front, it would have been perfect. Actually, I think even in the form factor shown, I would delete the white part and just make the whole thing black. I'll still buy one though. :) -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: I want a Squeezebox boombox
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. A few more case ideas with matching speaker / battery boxes. I am definitely scrapping the clock radio case as soon as I decide which one I actually want. I also want a boombox version, so I would probably do a speaker case of some kind too. The tough part with docking the current product onto a portable speaker unit is that you need to run wires on the outside. Ugly. Some kind of docking port on the bottom would be ideal. I'm not sure if that's possible with the old geek connector thing. +---+ |Filename: sb_case_2_with_speaker_box_sm.jpg| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=414| +---+ -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimscrobbler- why should I have it?
mattybain Wrote: I am using 6.2 and for this version the login details are on the Internet Radio tab of Server Settings and not plugins. Right at the top you can enter your username and password. Thanks! That did it- I was being pretty thick after all. However, I still can't get it to play. I just get the Press play to connect to lastfm message, and nothing happens. I also can't get it to show up on the web interface. I'll keep messing with it. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: KCRW dead
It's been flaky for a couple weeks, both the mp3 stream and the Real and WMA streams at the website. They are in the middle of a big fundraising drive to upgrade their website- I assume that's partly why. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Case Concept
I had a couple hours free this morning, so I did a quick render on a case concept I have been thinking about. Material is 1/4 laser cut birch ply with aluminum standoffs. The display shown is sized to match the SBG I have, even though I put the SB2 graphic in there. The case and opening dimensions are pretty close to the current case. Yes, the headphone port is inaccessible- I don't use mine anyway. Comments? +---+ |Filename: rib_case_top.jpg | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=357| +---+ -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: my homely designed squeezebox
That looks great. Do you have any internal pictures? I have been thinking about doing something very similar. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Totally OT - Songs about money
Searching titles, only one that hasn't already been mentioned: Blood Money by The Church from Starfish -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Roku Clock Radio
Looks like Roku has been thinking about the all-in-one market as well: http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000243059438/ Problems I see with this implementation: (ignoring the problems inherent to Roku's approach in general) 1. It's ugly as sin. 2. Looks big. 3. It's expensive. Is a VFD really necessary (or even desirable) for something that sits next to your bed? I would love to see Slim Devices do something like this, but do it right. Whether the market is really there to make it worthwhile, I don't know. But I'd buy a couple if they came in under $300. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: iTunes 5
I have been running it this afternoon with no problems. It's a very incremental update from 4.9- more like 4.9.1 really. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: One more attempt...
You may have already answered this, but do you have a PC or laptop you could connect to the server wirelessly and run Softsqueeze on? That would test the ability of the wireless network itself to handle streaming music- if it works, then the problem would seem to be with the SB2. Googling the part number printed on the circuit board, I think this is the SB2 network card. Buying one just to test seems a bit extreme to me. http://metrix.net/metrix/products/radios/minipci/NL-5354MP_ARIES2.html -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Play one thing, display another?
If you want that behavior permanently, you could also set the screensaver to use while playing setting (under player settings) to the RSS feed. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Financial condition of Slim Devices, Inc. ?
OT I'm sure our friends in the UK can elaborate (or correct me), but in the UK all companies, public or private, must be registered at Companies House, and submit financial statements. Those statements are available to the public. I used to enjoy reading the financial statements for all the F1 teams. I like the openness of that system. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The SB2 appears to have some serious flaws!
An interface proposal for the original question, a way of playing a song without adding it to the playlist: 1. Press and hold Play on the remote to pause the current playlist (if anything is playing) and play (preview) the selected song without adding it to the Now Playing playlist. 2. Press Add to stop the previewed song and add it to the end of the Now Playing playlist. Press Pause on the remote during a preview to stop the song and jump back to whatever you were doing before the preview. 3. Add a preview button to the web interface to do the same thing as #1 above. Reasonably intuitive, and not something you would happen upon without knowing it's there (avoiding new user confusion). Gdg, is that what you are looking for? I actually think it's not a bad idea. I build all my playlists in itunes, but I might use SS instead if this feature were in there. In itunes, I play a song to decide if I want to use it, then drag it to the playlist if I do. This kind of does the same thing. The bad news is that I have no idea whether this is even technically feasible in the software architecture, nor do I have the skills to implement it if it is. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: sony PSP as remote
Current firmware doesn't give you an easy way to get to a web browser- you have to do it using the game Wipeout Pure. Sony just released a new firmware version a couple days ago with a proper web browser built in, but it's Japan only at the moment. Should make it over here soon. You're right, that could be a good remote control. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: good lookn' out
Me too. The latest nightly build is very snappy- much, much better. I can even use the computer during a rescan (only using 70-80% processor), which is a very nice change. And I'm not even using a supercomputer like the original poster. Whatever you guys did, it worked. Good job developers! -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox In Wall Kit
I haven't used emachineshop to actually make parts, but I did model a part and get it quoted- the prices were pretty competitive. The biggest drawback for me was that I would have to redraw parts, since I already model them in SolidWorks. I have had great success with http://www.mfgquote.com for small machining projects. There are a lot of machine shops out there who need business. Prices for pretty complicated parts have become ridiculously cheap. When I get some spare time I want to make a small machined case for the SB and have it polished. seanadams Wrote: Has anyone used emachineshop? http://www.emachineshop.com -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists Not Playing
Strangely enough, this behavior has started again. I am still on the nightly from a few days ago, and have made no changes to anything. superbad Wrote: I have been having a problem since 6.0.1 (I am on 6.0.3 now), where one playlist doesn't start playing properly. I press Play on the web interface or remote, and the songs queue up properly, the first one displays, the red play arrow is lit, etc., but nothing actually starts playing. To get it to play, I need to do one of the following: 1. Fast forward to the next song 2. Click on the first song in the list in the web interface 3. Press stop, then play. I am using iTunes, but I have also tried not using itunes and I get the same behavior with an exported version of this playlist. I normally shuffle it by song, but the shuffle state doesn't affect the behavior. There are 5400 songs in the playlist, but nothing else unusual about it. All my other playlists work fine. I just tried completely recereating the playlist from scratch, no change. Any ideas? I don't want to file a bug if it's just me being stupid somehow. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists Not Playing
It's not a buffering issue. It only happens with the one playlist, and it never starts playing- I've left it for hours. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlists Not Playing
No relative paths, and no dead files (at least that I know of). Wouldn't iTunes flag a file that no longer exists? Also, the Everything playlist works fine. kdf Wrote: Quoting superbad superbad.1qmhwn (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com: [color=blue] does it contain relative paths? does it contain references to files that no longer exist? -kdf -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Playlists Not Playing
I have been having a problem since 6.0.1 (I am on 6.0.3 now), where one playlist doesn't start playing properly. I press Play on the web interface or remote, and the songs queue up properly, the first one displays, the red play arrow is lit, etc., but nothing actually starts playing. To get it to play, I need to do one of the following: 1. Fast forward to the next song 2. Click on the first song in the list in the web interface 3. Press stop, then play. I am using iTunes, but I have also tried not using itunes and I get the same behavior with an exported version of this playlist. I normally shuffle it by song, but the shuffle state doesn't affect the behavior. There are 5400 songs in the playlist, but nothing else unusual about it. All my other playlists work fine. I just tried completely recereating the playlist from scratch, no change. Any ideas? I don't want to file a bug if it's just me being stupid somehow. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Welcome to Slimserv - how to change that?
In the server directory there is a file called strings.txt. You can search for the phrase in that file and change it there. Make sure you save both the original and the edited version with a different name, because every time you update the software it will overwrite your customized strings.txt file. I also edited mine to say Artists instead of Browse Artists and so on. -- superbad ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
