RE: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1 (How to for Suse 9?)
I had a similar experience with the RPM for 6a, but in my case it just wouldn't install at all. I am running SuSE 9.2 with 512MB. I will try the tar ball this weekend and see if I get any better results. I also have upgraded to 1GB of RAM. Dave StricklerMailwise LLC617 267-0044 x810 www.mailwise.com>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2/24/2005 5:31:18 PM >>>Quoting Johnny Stork < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >:> I just uninstalled ther 5.4 rpm for Suse and tried to install the 6> alpha, but it is made for Redhat as various file locations are not> found. Is there an install or init script to make this version work with> Suse EL 9?I haven't had a chance to download 6 yet, but my experience with SuSE has beento forget the RPM (It's RedHat-centric) and use the tarball instead.I posted a modified init script that I use for 5.x awhile back. I can re-postafter I've tried 6, or you can dig it out of the archives and give it a shot. YMMV.--- Mike Scott- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___Discuss mailing listDiscuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss This message has been certified virus-free by MailWise Filter - The real-time, intelligent, e-mail firewall used to scan inbound and outbound messages for SPAM, Viruses and Content. For more info visit: http://www.mailwise.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1 (How to for Suse 9?)
Quoting Johnny Stork <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I just uninstalled ther 5.4 rpm for Suse and tried to install the 6 > alpha, but it is made for Redhat as various file locations are not > found. Is there an install or init script to make this version work with > Suse EL 9? I haven't had a chance to download 6 yet, but my experience with SuSE has been to forget the RPM (It's RedHat-centric) and use the tarball instead. I posted a modified init script that I use for 5.x awhile back. I can re-post after I've tried 6, or you can dig it out of the archives and give it a shot. YMMV. -- - Mike Scott - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1 (How to for Suse 9?)
I just uninstalled ther 5.4 rpm for Suse and tried to install the 6 alpha, but it is made for Redhat as various file locations are not found. Is there an install or init script to make this version work with Suse EL 9? -- original message -- From: Ben Gladstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Slim Devices Discussion Sent: Thu Feb 24 01:39:11 MST 2005 Subject: RE: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1 great news, looking fwds to the new features a few bugs with duplicate info in the web interface http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=847"target="top";>http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=847 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848"target="top";>http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849"target="top";>http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849 it still seems to use a lot of resources - opening teh Browse Albums page from the home page takes 6 secs of 100% cpu, with 15000 songs, 4000 albums on a 2.4GHz XP machine with 640MB ram -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Sully Sent: 24 February 2005 03:00 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Cc: Slim Devices Developers Subject: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1 This is an alpha release of SlimServer 6.0 - we feel the software has gotten to a point where it's stable enough to announce to a wider audience. SlimServer 6.0 is a major upgrade to the server software - with a faster database, smaller memory footprint, better searching, and more 3rd party integration. Download here: http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/SlimServer_v6.0a1/"target="top";>http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/SlimServer_v6.0a1/ We value and need your feedback in order to make a solid and rich product. Please file any bug reports on http://bugs.slimdevices.com/"target="top";>http://bugs.slimdevices.com/ Thanks! --- SlimServer 6.0 Alpha Release Notes: Usability & Features: * Added a Browse by New Music to the web UI. * Extracting Conductor, Composer and Band metadata. * Comments are available and searchable. * Fixed the "Greatest Hits" problem - multiple albums with the same name. * Files removed from disk are deleted from the database on a rescan. * Combined Artist, Album & Track search into one interface. Search results are "live" - no submit button needed. * Added Advanced Search - for complex queries. * The Add button will clear the playlist if you hold or just press it. Integration: * Addition of MusicMagic Mixer integration. * Improved MoodLogic & iTunes importers. Internationalization & Translations: * Full UTF-8 server support. * Japanese translation (Thanks Ken!) - available in the Web UI only. * Updates to: German - Michael Spanish - Nestor Swedish - Peter Performance & Memory usage: * MP3 scanning has been optimized even more. * Memory footprint reduced considerably, and stays constant even with large (100k track) libraries. Platform Support: * Added binary modules for Debian Woody (stable) & SuSe i586 * Windows binaries use perl 5.8.6 - previously was 5.8.3 File Formats: * FLAC / Cuesheets - Improved support for internal & external cuesheets. * Apple lossless files may have a binary tag for genre. * Monkey's Audio support (Currently Windows only) Backend Database: * Massively improved library scanning speed & resource consumption. * Fast and complex searching ability. Developer API changes: * New DataStores API - allowing access to the backend database, and other plugable data stores. This replaces most of the old Info API. * Add non-blocking HTTP requests. This will allow requests to external sources to not interrupt the currently playing audio. Update plugins to use the new API. Any Plugin that wishes to make a HTTP request (GET or POST) should use this API. * Changes to the string() API - $client->string() should be used where $client is available. Plugins should return the token for getDisplayName() rather than the string itself. Command Line API: * Extended CLI, allowing more access to server information - Fred. Skin Developer changes: * browseid3 has been deprecated by browsedb. * songinfo.html prefers an item (id), but can still deal with an itempath. SoftSqueeze: * Now at version 1.17 Improved buffering when playing Internet radio stations. (playback starts if bufer is 5% full after 5 seconds) Increased the JavaSound audio buffer size when using the primary sound driver, this may improve playback on some PCs. Improved the JavaSound audio buffering, it should now be much harder to get buffer
Re: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1
Dan Sully wrote: > The Add button will clear the playlist if you hold or just press it. Is this correct - I thought the whole point of the Add button was that it didn't clear the playlist it added to it. Neil ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1
Just installed 6.0a1, seems to be taking a very long time ( > 30mins) to rescan music, worked okay in 5.4.0. from log Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation byte 0x96, with no preceding start byte) in transliteration (tr///) at /Library/PreferencePanes/SlimServer.prefPane/Contents/server/Slim/ Utils/Text.pm line 34. Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation byte 0x96, with no preceding start byte) in substitution (s///) at /Library/PreferencePanes/SlimServer.prefPane/Contents/server/Slim/ Utils/Text.pm line 38. Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation byte 0x96, with no preceding start byte) in substitution (s///) at /Library/PreferencePanes/SlimServer.prefPane/Contents/server/Slim/ Utils/Text.pm line 38. Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation byte 0x96, with no preceding start byte) in substitution (s///) at /Library/PreferencePanes/SlimServer.prefPane/Contents/server/Slim/ Utils/Text.pm line 20. Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation byte 0x96, with no preceding start byte) in substitution (s///) at /Library/PreferencePanes/SlimServer.prefPane/Contents/server/Slim/ Utils/Text.pm line 20. Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation byte 0xb4, with no preceding start byte) in transliteration (tr///) at /Library/PreferencePanes/SlimServer.prefPane/Contents/server/Slim/ Utils/Text.pm line 34. Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation byte 0xb4, with no preceding start byte) in substitution (s///) at /Library/PreferencePanes/SlimServer.prefPane/Contents/server/Slim/ Utils/Text.pm line 38. Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation byte 0xb4, with no preceding start byte) in substitution (s///) at /Library/PreferencePanes/SlimServer.prefPane/Contents/server/Slim/ Utils/Text.pm line 20. Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation byte 0xb4, with no preceding start byte) in substitution (s///) at /Library/PreferencePanes/SlimServer.prefPane/Contents/server/Slim/ Utils/Text.pm line 20. 800mhz imac(10.3.8), 10k tracks, 512mb. Steven Moore On 24 Feb 2005, at 10:40 am, kdf wrote: Quoting Ben Gladstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: yes, i get the same behaviour using the slimserver browser, IE and firefox. changing the skin to fishbone doesn't affect the time taken to show albums actually, fishbone skin probably isn't an example of quick rendering :) what about http://serverIP:9000/EN/ just to get the most bare bones skin. I'm trying hard not to blame windows :) -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1
no change with EN. i'm browsing from a second (local) machine, so the server load is not connected with any rendering issues. on the server, the task manager shows 100% cpu usage for 5 secs, consistently. disk is freshly defragged go on blame windows ;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kdf Sent: 24 February 2005 10:41 To: Slim Devices Discussion Subject: RE: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1 Quoting Ben Gladstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > yes, i get the same behaviour using the slimserver browser, IE and > firefox. changing the skin to fishbone doesn't affect the time taken > to show albums actually, fishbone skin probably isn't an example of quick rendering :) what about http://serverIP:9000/EN/ just to get the most bare bones skin. I'm trying hard not to blame windows :) -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1
Quoting Ben Gladstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > yes, i get the same behaviour using the slimserver browser, IE and > firefox. changing the skin to fishbone doesn't affect the time taken to > show albums actually, fishbone skin probably isn't an example of quick rendering :) what about http://serverIP:9000/EN/ just to get the most bare bones skin. I'm trying hard not to blame windows :) -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1
yes, i get the same behaviour using the slimserver browser, IE and firefox. changing the skin to fishbone doesn't affect the time taken to show albums -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kdf interesting. I do have XP machines, but non are anywhere near 2.4G. I only have Win2k with any sort of slimserver install, however. the 800MHz cpu in that makes for a slow scan. Are you using the built in slimserver browser? Have you tried others like IE, Firefox perhaps? Does a different skin make a difference? -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1
Quoting Ben Gladstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > yes, after it's finished scanning. the timing repeats consistently and > the machine was freshly reloaded with XP MCE a few weeks ago (the media > centre is not running) interesting. I do have XP machines, but non are anywhere near 2.4G. I only have Win2k with any sort of slimserver install, however. the 800MHz cpu in that makes for a slow scan. Are you using the built in slimserver browser? Have you tried others like IE, Firefox perhaps? Does a different skin make a difference? -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1
yes, after it's finished scanning. the timing repeats consistently and the machine was freshly reloaded with XP MCE a few weeks ago (the media centre is not running) -Original Message- > it still seems to use a lot of resources - opening teh Browse Albums > page from the home page takes 6 secs of 100% cpu, with 15000 songs, > 4000 albums on a 2.4GHz XP machine with 640MB ram > is this after the approximately 20 minutes or so to complete the scan of all data for the creation of the database? as a datapoint, I have 10k tracks, 512M pc133 ram on linux, and I dont and I see a max of 77% cpu using Top while loading browse albums in the fishbone skin, even with a full window refresh. I didn't stopwatch it, but it doesn't seem to be 6 seconds either. I'm also only at 1.6GHz. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1
Quoting Ben Gladstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > great news, looking fwds to the new features > > a few bugs with duplicate info in the web interface > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=847 > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848 > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849 > > it still seems to use a lot of resources - opening teh Browse Albums > page from the home page takes 6 secs of 100% cpu, with 15000 songs, 4000 > albums on a 2.4GHz XP machine with 640MB ram > is this after the approximately 20 minutes or so to complete the scan of all data for the creation of the database? as a datapoint, I have 10k tracks, 512M pc133 ram on linux, and I dont and I see a max of 77% cpu using Top while loading browse albums in the fishbone skin, even with a full window refresh. I didn't stopwatch it, but it doesn't seem to be 6 seconds either. I'm also only at 1.6GHz. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1
great news, looking fwds to the new features a few bugs with duplicate info in the web interface http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=847 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=848 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849 it still seems to use a lot of resources - opening teh Browse Albums page from the home page takes 6 secs of 100% cpu, with 15000 songs, 4000 albums on a 2.4GHz XP machine with 640MB ram -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Sully Sent: 24 February 2005 03:00 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Cc: Slim Devices Developers Subject: [slim] Announce: SlimServer 6.0a1 This is an alpha release of SlimServer 6.0 - we feel the software has gotten to a point where it's stable enough to announce to a wider audience. SlimServer 6.0 is a major upgrade to the server software - with a faster database, smaller memory footprint, better searching, and more 3rd party integration. Download here: http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/SlimServer_v6.0a1/ We value and need your feedback in order to make a solid and rich product. Please file any bug reports on http://bugs.slimdevices.com/ Thanks! --- SlimServer 6.0 Alpha Release Notes: Usability & Features: * Added a Browse by New Music to the web UI. * Extracting Conductor, Composer and Band metadata. * Comments are available and searchable. * Fixed the "Greatest Hits" problem - multiple albums with the same name. * Files removed from disk are deleted from the database on a rescan. * Combined Artist, Album & Track search into one interface. Search results are "live" - no submit button needed. * Added Advanced Search - for complex queries. * The Add button will clear the playlist if you hold or just press it. Integration: * Addition of MusicMagic Mixer integration. * Improved MoodLogic & iTunes importers. Internationalization & Translations: * Full UTF-8 server support. * Japanese translation (Thanks Ken!) - available in the Web UI only. * Updates to: German - Michael Spanish - Nestor Swedish - Peter Performance & Memory usage: * MP3 scanning has been optimized even more. * Memory footprint reduced considerably, and stays constant even with large (100k track) libraries. Platform Support: * Added binary modules for Debian Woody (stable) & SuSe i586 * Windows binaries use perl 5.8.6 - previously was 5.8.3 File Formats: * FLAC / Cuesheets - Improved support for internal & external cuesheets. * Apple lossless files may have a binary tag for genre. * Monkey's Audio support (Currently Windows only) Backend Database: * Massively improved library scanning speed & resource consumption. * Fast and complex searching ability. Developer API changes: * New DataStores API - allowing access to the backend database, and other plugable data stores. This replaces most of the old Info API. * Add non-blocking HTTP requests. This will allow requests to external sources to not interrupt the currently playing audio. Update plugins to use the new API. Any Plugin that wishes to make a HTTP request (GET or POST) should use this API. * Changes to the string() API - $client->string() should be used where $client is available. Plugins should return the token for getDisplayName() rather than the string itself. Command Line API: * Extended CLI, allowing more access to server information - Fred. Skin Developer changes: * browseid3 has been deprecated by browsedb. * songinfo.html prefers an item (id), but can still deal with an itempath. SoftSqueeze: * Now at version 1.17 Improved buffering when playing Internet radio stations. (playback starts if bufer is 5% full after 5 seconds) Increased the JavaSound audio buffer size when using the primary sound driver, this may improve playback on some PCs. Improved the JavaSound audio buffering, it should now be much harder to get buffer under runs. Add support for Sun's new Java MP3 Plugin. Upgraded JLayer MP3 library to version 1.0 Added ssh gateway server. (Patch from Avi Schwartz). Added ssh proxy (socks5 and http) support. (Patch from Ben Fried) Use simple encryption to store ssh password, it used to be stored in the clear. Added a playlist mode to the music search (still work in progress). Added an 'Escape' keyboard shortcut to exit fullscreen mode. Fixed java web start desktop shortcut and menus. (Java 1.5 only) Fixed bug that caused the slimproto connection to drop. (Pa
