[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Newbie question regarding Biography Plugin
Again, thanx for getting back to me Michael. Yes, internet connection was open, when trying to retrieve Biography info. I went into the SlimServer's Cache folder, but no Peter Gabriel.html file can be found. (hm) Reset cache and tried again, still no Peter Gabriel.html file. I am running SlimServer V 6.2.2, with XP SP2 desktop. Internet connection is a lowly phone line. Perhaps my internet speed is not up to snuff and times out. Any other suggestions? Thanx again, Fred in Canada. -- Fredly Fredly's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24722 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Newbie question regarding Biography Plugin
Internet connection is a lowly phone line. Perhaps my internet speed is not up to snuff and times out. Any other suggestions? I'm afraid I'm somewhat lost :-(. Internet speed might be a problem, though I don't understand why you don't even get a file in the cache folder. Any chance to get a bandwith upgrade soon ;-)? -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Newbie question regarding Biography Plugin
Michael, just a quick update. As you had suggested, I purged the Bio Cache (using the button on the Bio plug-in) and once again tried getting some information as an artist such as Peter Gabriel played, by clicking on the Biography Plug-in under SlimServer. Again, nothing. Perhaps this plug-in was just not meant to be for me. Oh well, thanx much for your patience in assisting thus far. Fred in Canada. -- Fredly Fredly's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24722 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Newbie question regarding Biography Plugin
As you had suggested, I purged the Bio Cache (using the button on the Bio plug-in) and once again tried getting some information as an artist such as Peter Gabriel played, by clicking on the Biography Plug-in under SlimServer. Was your connection to the internet open? Open Windows Explorer and go to the SlimServer's Cache folder. There you should find a subfolder related to the Biography (.slimserver-biography-cache), containing a file called Peter Gabriel.html. Could you please post it? -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Newbie question regarding Biography Plugin
Again, thanx for getting back to me Michael. You are correct, I did not clear the cache as you mentioned in the post, but will try this to see if it resolves the problem (once I get back from a little 3 day vacation :-) ). Failing that, I'll try the d_plugins in the debugging section, to see whats happening. Cheers for now, Fred in Canada. -- Fredly Fredly's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24722 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Newbie question regarding Biography Plugin
The error Information could not be collected. There might be a network problem. Please try again! immediately shows. What happens if you play any other artist? There's probably an invalid HTML file in the cache folder. Purge that folder using the appropriate button in the plugin's settings page, play some other artist, try to get a bio. Does it work? Unfortunately I cannot do this from my IPAQ, since its not been setup to surf via wifi. You'll have to if you want to use SlimRemote on it :-) Butagain, can I SAVE all the information locally (hard drive), should I get it working. And again: the server does save the files, I can't do this on the client's side. You mentioned caching, which for me implies I'll lose this info, should I reinstall SlimServer for whatever reason. If you want to keep it, backup the Cache/.slimserver-biography-cache folder within slimserver's installation folder. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Newbie question regarding Biography Plugin
Again, thank you Michael for getting back to me so quickly. Late yesterday evening, after fiddling around with this Bio plug-in a bit more, I realized a few things; 1) Absolutely no data was sent out when I played Peter Gabriel, or any other artists, and click on the Biography plug-in. I verified this by opening the network status icon that showed packets sent/received, and clicking on the Bio plug-in at the same time, and could see nothing being sent. 2) I dont think this plug-in will work as I expected it to. Like the thumbnails located within each Album folder, I thought I could gather all the information from my slow dial-up Internet access, and store this info within a particular folder, for later recollection. In other words, I do this action once for each Artists and never again, and Internet access is not a requirement for me to access Bio information from my wifi IPAQ. Anyways, if you have any other suggestions on how to get this working AND if the Bio plug-in can work as detailed above (perhaps by backing up the cache bio folder as suggested), it would be very much appreciated. Cheers, Fred in Canada. -- Fredly Fredly's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24722 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Newbie question regarding Biography Plugin
Thanx for getting back to me so quickly Michael. Hopefully, with your guidance I can get the Biography ONLY plug-in running. I'm running the latest SlimRemote on my Handheld IPAQ (V1.0) and running V 6.2.2 of SlimServer on my XP PC. Again, on my PC it appears that the Plugin has installed correctly, since I see it selectable on the SlimServer drop-downs. On the IPAQ I see the Biography button, but obviously nothing is happening when I select this, since I haven't been able to retrieve anything and am having difficulties getting this working correctly. So, sitting in front of my PC and concentrating ONLY on the Biography plug-in, what are the steps necessary on my part to retrieve information about, say Peter Gabriel. What do I click to request Biography info be downloaded? I'm TOTALLY lost on how to preceed, provided I have everything installed correctly. Again, thanx for any information you can give me, regarding this plug-in. Cheers, Fred. -- Fredly Fredly's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24722 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Newbie question regarding Biography Plugin
I'm running the latest SlimRemote on my Handheld IPAQ (V1.0) and running V 6.2.2 of SlimServer on my XP PC. I think I was wrong with the requirement of 6.5 on the server side. 6.2 should do. I'm sorry for the confusion. Again, on my PC it appears that the Plugin has installed correctly, since I see it selectable on the SlimServer drop-downs. Ok, let's start here. Do you get a biography from the web interface? Start playing some PG song. Go to the main menu, Plugins section. Click Biography. What happens? Once this is fine, try the same on the PDA, using the Handheld skin. Does it work? On the IPAQ I see the Biography button, but obviously nothing is happening when I select this, since I haven't been able to retrieve anything and am having difficulties getting this working correctly. The integrated browser is _slow_. Keep patient... wait maybe 30 seconds. Still nothing? And as Peter uses to sing: don't give up ;-) -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] Re: Newbie question regarding Biography Plugin
Ya Michael, I'm getting nothing. Peter Gabriel is playing, I go to the SlimServer main menu, and click Biography. The error Information could not be collected. There might be a network problem. Please try again! immediately shows. Have they locked out SlimServer requests? Yet, if I click the link below it immediately takes me to the allmusic site. Unfortunately I cannot do this from my IPAQ, since its not been setup to surf via wifi. Butagain, can I SAVE all the information locally (hard drive), should I get it working. You mentioned caching, which for me implies I'll lose this info, should I reinstall SlimServer for whatever reason. Michael, this is cool, and would VERY much like to get his going! Cheers again, Fred in Canada. -- Fredly Fredly's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24722 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
