Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
Indeed I don't count the times when the alarm failed partly or completely any more. It's much simpler to count the times when it worked more or less ok. It's not like I need more than the fingers on one hand to count that in the last month(s). Honestly I can't remember when it worked completely flawlessly the last time. Must have been back in February or so. -- 0xdeadbeef 0xdeadbeef's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2287 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
Skier;583765 Wrote: > > > Not Good! > > Skier Nice understatement! -- wonder boy Squeezebox ex-fan boy and proud... 2x Boom 1x SB3 Just ordered SB Radio...do I need help I WISHED I HADNT!!! wonder boy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
I run Squeezebox Server on a Thecus N5200 Pro that is on 24/7. For me the alarm has worked correctly probably around 70% of the time, the other 30% of the time it plays the extremely irritating default noise. This morning for the first time ever, the alarm simply failed to go off. Not Good! Skier -- Skier Squeezebox Duet Squeezebox Radio x 2 All run from a Thecus N5200Pro NAS hosting Squeezebox Server Skier's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34092 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
I got the same annoying problem, 5 to 30 seconds of my chosen radio station - then default song. It usually makes me so mad that I can't sleep any longer... but this is not how I want to start my day! Why are new errors introduced every time a new firmware version is released?... please fix ASAP! -- Altec Altec's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23276 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
Loom;580844 Wrote: > Maybe the dimming bug isn't a bug, but a feature. > > It lights up your bedroom so much, you don't even get to sleep. Thus, > no alarm is needed anymore ;-) Here's my fix for the dimmer problem (Release 1.0): http://ftldesign.com/images/Radio-Dimmer.jpg Bill -- ftlight ftlight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5294 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
Today, the alarm started with 2 secs. Radio Paradise...then 2 secs default tune...and (luckily) back to Radio Paradise again. Mmmm...a new surprise with every wake up :-( -- Sakkerju Squeezebox Server-7.5.1 SSODS *** Squeezebox "Radio" - "Touch" - "Controller" *** WD TV Live Media Player Synology DS209+II - DSM 3.0 - WD Caviar WD20EARS 2TB (RAID1) *** Linksys WRT320N 1Gb Denon PMA1500ae (analog)*** Kef iQ7 S.E *** Denon DVD DBP1610 (blu-ray) *** Sakkerju's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37149 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
Maybe the dimming bug isn't a bug, but a feature. It lights up your bedroom so much, you don't even get to sleep. Thus, no alarm is needed anymore ;-) -- Loom Loom's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35285 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
Has anyone tried the new beta firmware 7.6 r9135 to see if the alarm problems are sorted? I'm aware there is a display dimming bug now in there too, but surely they must have fixed more than they broke??? Gareth ;) -- gcparris gcparris's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38855 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
Sakkerju;579970 Wrote: > > Luckily my default tune is some kind of jazzy rif repeating endlessly, > but does get boring rather quickly. > > ( I share your pain. The rest of the family is getting sick of "BongoTech", and really getting tired of me dancing to it, when I finally do get up -- tubaface tubaface's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39790 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
Straille;577534 Wrote: > I have the alarm set to play a radio station favourite. The radio is > connected to the internet and playing the same station in the evening > when it sleeps > > What happens? Sometimes I get the default noise straight away, this > morning I got about 30 seconds of my chosen radio station and then the > default noise again... Exactly same issue here...some short seconds of waking pleasure from the live radio station and then a default tune. Luckily my default tune is some kind of jazzy rif repeating endlessly, but does get boring rather quickly. PS: Didn't happen when I used to have a playlist with .FLAC files from the NAS...looks like a internet radio issue :-( -- Sakkerju Squeezebox Server-7.5.1 SSODS *** Squeezebox "Radio" - "Touch" - "Controller" *** WD TV Live Media Player Synology DS209+II - DSM 3.0 - WD Caviar WD20EARS 2TB (RAID1) *** Linksys WRT320N 1Gb Denon PMA1500ae (analog)*** Kef iQ7 S.E *** Denon DVD DBP1610 (blu-ray) *** Sakkerju's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37149 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
For months the alarm worked well. Since the last update on my radio (9009), the alarm do nothing nearly every 3 to 5 days. No fallback alarm No radio sound (configured) in the radio No wakeup of my whs simply nothing SBS ist 7.5.1 on a whs.. See and vote here, if you have the same problem! http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16571 -- steve0564 LG Steve -- 2x SB Boom 2x SB3 Classic SB Radio Controller Duett an SqueezoboxServer 7.5.1 r30836 auf einem Scaleo WHS steve0564's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=27207 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
Alarm worked perfectly today! I set the alarm through SBS then hibernated PC. Alarm faded in on BBC Radio 5 at right time, kept going until the 45 mins was up then ceased as expected. The thing is though that I use the exact same web stream as when setting it through MYSB.COM but of course it fails after 30 secs when streamed this way. -- wonder boy Squeezebox ex-fan boy and proud... 2x Boom 1x SB3 Just ordered SB Radio...do I need help I WISHED I HADNT!!! wonder boy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
wonder boy;577931 Wrote: > Interesting, never knew that, does it work on booms also. Yes. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
JJZolx;577863 Wrote: > By holding the pause button for a moment. Interesting, never knew that, does it work on booms also, will try! By messing with buttons I also found pressing volume knob mutes the radio! Set alarm through SBS for tomorrow which is on my currently hibernated server...fingers crossed! -- wonder boy Squeezebox ex-fan boy and proud... 2x Boom 1x SB3 Just ordered SB Radio...do I need help I WISHED I HADNT!!! wonder boy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
wonder boy;577860 Wrote: > There is only a pause button, how would you stop oterwise? Hold pause. -- BLatSD BLatSD's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38631 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
wonder boy;577860 Wrote: > There is only a pause button, how would you stop oterwise? By holding the pause button for a moment. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
BLatSD;577709 Wrote: > , or by pausing (not stopping) the current stream and then powering off > into standby. There is only a pause button, how would you stop oterwise? -- wonder boy Squeezebox ex-fan boy and proud... 2x Boom 1x SB3 Just ordered SB Radio...do I need help I WISHED I HADNT!!! wonder boy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
I also know the issues on the alarm. I am a hapy Duet user and for that reason we've expanded the Sb-suite to a Radio. And on the alarm it is where the troubles starts. Bases on this thread i've added a bug to the logitech people as well. Thx for the suggestions for the sleep mode and the pausing of the radio. I will try this. Anybody know what the experiences are with waking us with your own music? Does it have the same issues? -- ad6922 ad6922's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36131 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
I don't know if this little tidbit is still of any value for the masses, but it seems to have improved my experience of the alarm. When you go to sleep at night, be sure that you do so either via sleep mode, or by pausing (not stopping) the current stream and then powering off into standby. I seem to remember someone mentioning that if you pause, the radio doesn't know how soon you intend to resume, so it maintains a constant wireless connection. Whereas if you press stop on the stream or worse, merely press the power button, the radio assumes you won't be coming back anytime soon and "relaxes" the wireless connection, resulting in intermittent behavior with the alarm the next morning. Logical or not, it's improved my alarm experience. Your mileage may vary. -- BLatSD BLatSD's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38631 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
mbonsack;577703 Wrote: > I had a gander over at the support site. People *are* mentioning issues > with the software, and the tone is similar to that here. Posts with > titles such as > > Squeezebox Radio - Disastrous software for months ... > > and > > Squeezebox 7.5.1 Update--Same Old Problems > That's good. People should keep complaining in those threads and eventually I'm sure it will get some priority because the support staff gets tired of reading the complaints. mbonsack;577703 Wrote: > > It's time for Logitech to either properly fund/staff this product line > or sell it back to a specialty audio manufacturer. The Radio could > have infinitely more potential, and the developers could focus on > things like music and programming features, if the fundamental > client/server design were sound and silly things like an alarm clock > simply "just worked". > You don't have to convince anyone here, we all feel the same way. -- erland Erland Isaksson ('My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info)) (Developer of 'many plugins/applets' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/User:Erland). If my answer helped you and you like to encourage future presence on this forum and/or third party plugin/applet development, 'donations are always appreciated' (http://erland.isaksson.info/donate)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
I have reported the problems directly to Logitech by their established procedure. It resulted in their replacing the SBRadio for me, however it made no difference and I so informed them. They have told me that they are aware of the problems and are working on updated firmware. In my report I concentrated on the display freezing as to me that is the most annoying problem for me. Not much more I can do but wait. -- Ron Stordahl Ron Stordahl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39204 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
erland;577701 Wrote: > > Agreed, especially if barely none of the customers is even willing to > call the support or post in their official support forum and ask them > to fix it. I had a gander over at the support site. People *are* mentioning issues with the software, and the tone is similar to that here. Posts with titles such as Squeezebox Radio - Disastrous software for months ... and Squeezebox 7.5.1 Update--Same Old Problems would certainly give them a clue that there might be a problem. And, given these posts (and the moderator over there stating "Please be assured that your voice is being heard") would lead any decent product manager to have a gander over *here*, where he/she should *know* (or would certainly find out in short order) that there is a fairly active community largely dissatisfied with the Radio software design. It's time for Logitech to either properly fund/staff this product line or sell it back to a specialty audio manufacturer. The Radio could have infinitely more potential, and the developers could focus on things like music and programming features, if the fundamental client/server design were sound and silly things like an alarm clock simply "just worked". -mark -- mbonsack mbonsack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1398 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
JJZolx;577695 Wrote: > There's no such thing as a critical problem for a product that > represents 1/1000th of 1% of a company's revenues. Good point. In their 2010 Financial Statements, they report sales revenue of $1,966,748,000 (almost $2 billion dollars). I gotta believe that squeezebox products are a very small part of that amount. -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
JJZolx;577695 Wrote: > > The biggest problem is that Squeezebox has been deprecated, with few > resources remaining in software development. > The reason would be one or a combination of: 1. They no longer see any potential in the Squeezebox products 2. They think the software is cheaper to maintain than it is 3. They have put a maximum limit on what the maintenance is allowed to cost 4. They aren't aware of any major problem because they refuse to read community forums and instead relies on people telling them directly by calling the official support channel, which is the same way as many other companies handle support. 5. They temporary needed the resources for some other project which have higher priority. If they really don't see any potential in the Squeezebox products, I can't understand why the developers are doing the stuff they are doing. Considering the amount of development resources there are a lot of new development going on in 7.6 and I really can't see the point of this if the products are considered deprecated. If you are correct, it would have been a lot better to only focus this development time on bug fixing. If something costs a lot and you aren't sure about its potential, it's not that strange if you like to restrict the costs during a period until you have investigated/analyzed the potential. JJZolx;577695 Wrote: > > There's no such thing as a critical problem for a product that > represents 1/1000th of 1% of a company's revenues. > Agreed, especially if barely none of the customers is even willing to call the support or post in their official support forum and ask them to fix it. -- erland Erland Isaksson ('My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info)) (Developer of 'many plugins/applets' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/User:Erland). If my answer helped you and you like to encourage future presence on this forum and/or third party plugin/applet development, 'donations are always appreciated' (http://erland.isaksson.info/donate)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
erland;577638 Wrote: > The strange thing is that it do seems to work for some people, mostly > people with a 24/7 SBS server on a computer. Similar issues can also be > caused by error or non optimal configuration in your local thnetwork or > your ISP. That's always been the case. Fairly reliable with a local server, not at all reliable with mysb.com. Part of the problem lies in the lack of reliability of mysb.com, but that should be dealt with in the software running on the Radio/Touch. > However, due to the fact that people tends to complain here instead of > telling Logitech support about their problems, I'm not sure Logitech > are aware of how many people that are still affected. Oh, come on. How could they not be aware of it? The biggest problem is that Squeezebox has been deprecated, with few resources remaining in software development. There's no such thing as a critical problem for a product that represents 1/1000th of 1% of a company's revenues. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
wonder boy;577609 Wrote: > In my opinion Logitech should pull it from their range until they can > guarantee full functionality in the vast majority of cases. They are > clearly selling a product they know is not fit for purpose and will not > do what many people want it to!! > The strange thing is that it do seems to work for some people, mostly people with a 24/7 SBS server on a computer. Similar issues can also be caused by error or non optimal configuration in your local network or your ISP. However, due to the fact that people tends to complain here instead of telling Logitech support about their problems, I'm not sure Logitech are aware of how many people that are still affected. So even if Logitech support staff isn't able to solve the problem immediately it's extremely important that people tell them about their problems. -- erland Erland Isaksson ('My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info)) (Developer of 'many plugins/applets' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/User:Erland). If my answer helped you and you like to encourage future presence on this forum and/or third party plugin/applet development, 'donations are always appreciated' (http://erland.isaksson.info/donate)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
erland;577582 Wrote: > They are continuously trying, it's just that they haven't succeeded yet. > It might sound easy but getting this to work correctly with online > internet radio stations and various server/router setups can be pretty > complex. > > Earlier (7.4) the problem was that the alarm wasn't triggered at all, > now it at least mostly outputs the default alarm so people wake up. > > IMHO, I don't think we will get a real solution unless enough people > complains to Logitech support or possibly through their official forum. > The real solution requires changes in the architecture and they won't do > this as long as they only think a few people is a bit frustrated. > Complains in this community forum is not enough as they aren't seen by > the correct people. > > > Yes I think so, it will just take some time. > > It's a software problem and most of the software is open sourced, so in > the worst case, it should be possible for some third party developer to > implement a local alarm solution where you at least can control the > volume, timeout and sound of the fallback alarm. Your comments give me hope, thank you. Although it amazes me that this product has been on the market for around a year and it sounds like it's never worked as it should do especially in terms of an alarm. In my opinion Logitech should pull it from their range until they can guarantee full functionality in the vast majority of cases. They are clearly selling a product they know is not fit for purpose and will not do what many people want it to!! -- wonder boy Squeezebox ex-fan boy and proud... 2x Boom 1x SB3 Just ordered SB Radio...do I need help I WISHED I HADNT!!! wonder boy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
toby10;577573 Wrote: > IMO: Just get a simple $5 alarm clock (no radio) with a battery > backup. > After turning off alarm on the $5 unit simply press PLAY or a PRESET on > the Radio for your morning radio amusement. > > Yes, the Radio's alarm should function as advertised, but with such a > simple and cheap fix to the problem why invest the time and aggravation > on an unreliable workaround? I find a three year-old child is an excellent alarm clock, to such an extent that the Radio's failings don't bother me that much. Can't recommend this as a cost-saving approach though. -- adamslim You can't have too much music, but I do have too much hifi Rock/Excalibur/MC30S, Touch, Caiman, Audion Pre, 6B4G SET, Lowther monsters SB3, Charlize 2, One Thing Quad ESLs Boom x 2, Radio adamslim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
wonder boy;577578 Wrote: > > Do we think Logitech will try and address it soonish? > They are continuously trying, it's just that they haven't succeeded yet. It might sound easy but getting this to work correctly with online internet radio stations and various server/router setups can be pretty complex. Earlier (7.4) the problem was that the alarm wasn't triggered at all, now it at least mostly outputs the default alarm so people wake up. IMHO, I don't think we will get a real solution unless enough people complains to Logitech support or possibly through their official forum. The real solution requires changes in the architecture and they won't do this as long as they only think a few people is a bit frustrated. Complains in this community forum is not enough as they aren't seen by the correct people. wonder boy;577578 Wrote: > > Will it ever work as intended? > Yes I think so, it will just take some time. It's a software problem and most of the software is open sourced, so in the worst case, it should be possible for some third party developer to implement a local alarm solution where you at least can control the volume, timeout and sound of the fallback alarm. -- erland Erland Isaksson ('My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info)) (Developer of 'many plugins/applets' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/User:Erland). If my answer helped you and you like to encourage future presence on this forum and/or third party plugin/applet development, 'donations are always appreciated' (http://erland.isaksson.info/donate)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
I have registered my unhappiness on the Logitech forum and can't decide whether to send the radio back which does look nice and plays perfectly other than the alarm farce or whether I should hang in and wait for a fix. Do we think Logitech will try and address it soonish? Will it ever work as intended? My Boom works perfectly and I never get a failed alarm or backup alarm, I do hope they sort it soon. -- wonder boy Squeezebox ex-fan boy and proud... 2x Boom 1x SB3 Just ordered SB Radio...do I need help I WISHED I HADNT!!! wonder boy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15950 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
IMO: Just get a simple $5 alarm clock (no radio) with a battery backup. After turning off alarm on the $5 unit simply press PLAY or a PRESET on the Radio for your morning radio amusement. Yes, the Radio's alarm should function as advertised, but with such a simple and cheap fix to the problem why invest the time and aggravation on an unreliable workaround? -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
The second bug report is my own :-) but as said - even very tiny network glitches (which aren't recognized with normal -buffered- streaming) make the radio go into fallback mode. Good thing about the first bug report is the many logitech employees in there ;-). Though the one responsible for the code as well can prove a network glitch in those logs. For the radio it's very hard to decide what it does when the network drops the main connection. It doesn't know how long it will be - and worse - it doesn't know whether to trust the server when it reconnects (the server could have been rebooted and maybe doesn't know anymore that an alarm should still play). So as long as the alarms are triggered and handled by the server it is very hard to solve this problem. -- bluegaspode Big Screen for great Boxes available now at your AppStore: *'Squeezebox + iPad = SqueezePad ' (www.squeezepad.com) *! Want to see a Weather Forecast on your Radio/Touch/Controller ? => why not try my 'Weather Forecast Applet' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73827) Want to use the Headphones with your Controller ? => why not try my 'Headphone Switcher Applet' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67139) Setup: 1x SB-Controller+Receiver (Duet), 1xSB-Boom. 2xSB-Radio Server (7.5.1) running on SheevaPlug (Ubuntu) with attached Western Digital MyBook Essential. bluegaspode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31651 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
bluegaspode;577550 Wrote: > > Having the default alarm 30 seconds after the right one started sound > like one of those very tiny network glitches which are hard to track. Actually, it's a well known bug. Could be caused by a network glitch, but the Radio apparently isn't very good at figuring out when not to sound the backup alarm. http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16446 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16190 http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81121 -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
Straille;577534 Wrote: > > The alarm plays only through the radio speaker and doesn't use the > attached speakers. (How annoying is that.) At least this is by intention. On the first firmware people who used headphones on the headphone socket complained that they wouldn't hear the alarm when it didn't switch to the speakers. All other issues you are seeing are not intended of course. Having the default alarm 30 seconds after the right one started sound like one of those very tiny network glitches which are hard to track. -- bluegaspode Big Screen for great Boxes available now at your AppStore: *'Squeezebox + iPad = SqueezePad ' (www.squeezepad.com) *! Want to see a Weather Forecast on your Radio/Touch/Controller ? => why not try my 'Weather Forecast Applet' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73827) Want to use the Headphones with your Controller ? => why not try my 'Headphone Switcher Applet' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67139) Setup: 1x SB-Controller+Receiver (Duet), 1xSB-Boom. 2xSB-Radio Server (7.5.1) running on SheevaPlug (Ubuntu) with attached Western Digital MyBook Essential. bluegaspode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31651 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm is awful.
Straille;577534 Wrote: > I am absolutely sick and tired of trying to get the alarm to work. > > ... > > I'm not going to use the alarm again but I'm so annoyed by it I felt > the need to rant about it (again). Sorry about that - I'll go have a > cup of tea now, calm down and go to argos and buy a clock radio that > might actually work. > If you like someone from Logitech to see your rant, please post it in the official Logitech forum where Logitech support staff reads: http://forums.logitech.com/t5/Squeezebox-Players/bd-p/squeezeboxplayers -- erland Erland Isaksson ('My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info)) (Developer of 'many plugins/applets' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/User:Erland). If my answer helped you and you like to encourage future presence on this forum and/or third party plugin/applet development, 'donations are always appreciated' (http://erland.isaksson.info/donate)) erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82092 ___ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio