Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch still not available in Canada?
Cool -- the Touch is completely gone from Logitech Canada's site now. What a great launch :) -- mbg mbg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3200 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81359 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Weird Thumbnails
Although the clean cache folder worked for the moment, the next time I added an album to my library the problem came back. It would take multiple tries of cache clean-up and clear library and rescans to get the thumbnails to display correctly on my Touch. Now remember this problem was just on my Touch not on my Controller. Today I was about to rip 5 albums into my library and was complaining about this problem when my wife said if the artwork is only wonky (thats a technical term) on the Touch, why dont you reset the Touch? I used the small button on the back to reset the Touch and now the artwork is correct even when I just rescan for new and changed music. Since this worked it suggests there is an artwork cache in the Touch and not just on the server. Does anyone know if this is correct? It also suggest my wife is smarter than me:-) -- CharlieG CharlieG's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32439 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81786 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] new touch owner has a couple of questions ? please help
JJZolx;578764 Wrote: > It's not configurable through settings, but if you want to poke around > and edit the server's configuration file, you can change the > TITLEFORMAT used while _browsing_ music. I don't believe you can > control what's displayed on the Now Playing screen, though. Look into Erland's applet, CUSTOM CLOCK that will allow some customization of song info display. The name sounds like it is just for clocks, but it does much more. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77504&highlight=erland+custom+clock http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Custom_Clock_applet -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82202 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] new touch owner has a couple of questions ? please help
garym;578761 Wrote: > > there's definitely a way of doing this with settings (no tag editing > needed). But I'm not in front of my touch. Maybe someone else can chime > in. Are you running SbS from your computer to feed the TOUCH? It's not configurable through settings, but if you want to poke around and edit the server's configuration file, you can change the TITLEFORMAT used while _browsing_ music. I don't believe you can control what's displayed on the Now Playing screen, though. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82202 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] new touch owner has a couple of questions ? please help
scooot;578760 Wrote: > > question 1.can i go into a setting and fix the volume at 100%.i cannot > find this function anywhere. It's been added to the 7.6 beta, not to 7.5. But it isn't finished and I'm not certain that it will ever work exactly like it did with the SB3 and older Squeezeboxes. Here's the bug report: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14807 > question 2.when listening to my sb3 i had it set up so it showed when > playing,TRACKNUMBER,SONG TITLE(ARTIST)can this be achieved with the > touch.what i am seeing at the moment is,SONG TITLE,ALBUM,ARTIST. > > i can get the track number in front of the track by edeting my tags and > inserting the track number in front of song title,but that would be a > long process a i have over 8000 songs. No, the Touch user interface isn't nearly as customizable as older Squeezeboxes. Actually, it's not really customizable at all. There are some screensavers floating around that change the Now Playing screen, but I'm not sure if any of them have the kind of flexibility that you're looking for. -- JJZolx JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82202 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] new touch owner has a couple of questions ? please help
hi garym, thanks for quick reply.i am running squeezebox server on a qnap nas drive.regards scott -- scooot scooot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40654 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82202 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] new touch owner has a couple of questions ? please help
scooot;578760 Wrote: > question 1.can i go into a setting and fix the volume at 100%.i cannot > find this function anywhere. no longer an option, although I recall someone did patch or applet that might allow this. Obviously, you can simply set at 100% which is equivalent but suffers from someone moving the volume control. scooot;578760 Wrote: > question 2.when listening to my sb3 i had it set up so it showed when > playing,TRACKNUMBER,SONG TITLE(ARTIST)can this be achieved with the > touch.what i am seeing at the moment is,SONG TITLE,ALBUM,ARTIST. > > i can get the track number in front of the track by edeting my tags and > inserting the track number in front of song title,but that would be a > long process a i have over 8000 songs.thanks in advance,regards scott there's definitely a way of doing this with settings (no tag editing needed). But I'm not in front of my touch. Maybe someone else can chime in. Are you running SbS from your computer to feed the TOUCH? -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82202 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] new touch owner has a couple of questions ? please help
hi all, i have just recieved my new touch 2 days ago and i am pleased with it so far apart from 2 minor issues. i was using a sb3 until i purchased the touch so im more up to speed with the sb3 than the touch so after some advise. question 1.can i go into a setting and fix the volume at 100%.i cannot find this function anywhere. question 2.when listening to my sb3 i had it set up so it showed when playing,TRACKNUMBER,SONG TITLE(ARTIST)can this be achieved with the touch.what i am seeing at the moment is,SONG TITLE,ALBUM,ARTIST. i can get the track number in front of the track by edeting my tags and inserting the track number in front of song title,but that would be a long process a i have over 8000 songs.thanks in advance,regards scott -- scooot scooot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40654 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82202 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
avous;578670 Wrote: > The V-DAC uses the PCM2706 chip in adaptive mode. Aha, the 2706 is limited to 16 bits and will only handle 44.1 and 48. The Touch outputs 24 bits from its internal stream. So in order to play anything at all the underlying ALSA plug layer has to do some conversions, at least 24 to 16 and if you play a higher rate file than 48 it will also change the sample rate. This could very well be having problems keeping up with whats going on. I'm not sure what the buffer lengths are etc. I'm surprised this is happening or 44.1 material, I would not be surprised for 96, but 44.1 should not be particularly difficult. I've done a lot of testing with both 16 and 24 bit capable USB implementations and not heard a problem. I have a bunch of 2706 DACs around the house, I'll try them out and see if I can duplicate the problem. John S. -- JohnSwenson JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82110 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Pandora on Touch
Mr.Fabulous;578733 Wrote: > So even if I install the Pandora app, I cannot get the high bitrate of > Pandora One? correct. This is all up to Pandora doing something on their end to make high bitrate available to SB users. -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77359 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Pandora on Touch
Mr.Fabulous;578733 Wrote: > So even if I install the Pandora app, I cannot get the high bitrate of > Pandora One? That is correct (like pounce said). Pandora have not yet provided Logitech with the API needed for SBs to access the 192kbps Pandora One stream. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77359 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Crossover Function does not work correctly
PS: it works fine with Playlists; with every kind of lists I choose; but as soon as I choos en album; where the tracks are in the right order (i.e. 1-2-3-4...) SBT begins to fade in and out... ?? -- MCG555 MCG555's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37801 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82184 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch + USB harddrive = complete rubbish
mlsstl;578735 Wrote: > I'll take your word for it. But one can't tell by looking at their > responses or changes in the way they do things. ;-) Fair enough. Maybe I should say there is zero probability of a comment here affecting logitech support and the probability at the other site is non-zero. -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82176 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch + USB harddrive = complete rubbish
garym;578717 Wrote: > Complaining over at their official site does register with support. I'll take your word for it. But one can't tell by looking at their responses or changes in the way they do things. ;-) -- mlsstl mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82176 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Pandora on Touch
So even if I install the Pandora app, I cannot get the high bitrate of Pandora One? -- Mr.Fabulous Mr.Fabulous's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40650 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=77359 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Removing duplicates of tracks in 1 album?
I've just found time to have a look at this but can not find any files with extension .m3u or .pls. This may be a dumb question but what sort of short cut am I looking for? The odd thing is that it is only about 1% of albums that have duplicated tracks in them with the dual path to the _same_album_ in the _same_location_. -- Steve W Steve W's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40470 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82066 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] rebuffering constantly
Hi- Started getting a constant rebuffering problem. This happens both wired and wireless with FLAC files. It doesn't happen with internet radio. I'm presently using my regular desktop also as SBS. Till yesterday it worked fine, and then the rebuffering problem started. (I have a standalone NAS PC, that is my usual server, but the PS is waiting for replacement to arrive). As a test, I loaded SBS on a netbook and pointed my Touch to that library. It worked fine, no rebuffering problem. So apparently it isn't the network/router or the Touch. I'm assuming from the this that the problem is with my desktop pressed into service as an SBS, but it is a new powerful computer with lots of RAM, odd that it suddenly can't handle streaming FLAC - it had previously worked fine continuously for several days. At the same time the wimpy netbook streaming works fine. I even loaded a beta version of 7.6 onto the desktop on the chance that the 7.51 SBS was somehow problematic, but that didn't help. Comments? Ideas? -- firedog Tranquil PC fanless WHS server running SqueezeServer; SB Touch slaved to Empirical Audio Pace Car; MF X-150 amp, MF V DAC3, Devore Gibbon Super 8 Speakers; Mirage MS-12 sub; Dual 506 + Ortofon 20 (occasional use); sometimes use PC with M-Audio 192 as digital source. SB Boom in second room. Arcam CD82 which I don't use anymore, even though it's a very good player. firedog's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11550 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82197 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
[SlimDevices: Touch] rebuffering constantly
Hi- Started getting a constant rebuffering problem. This happens both wired and wireless with FLAC files. It doesn't happen with internet radio. I'm presently using my regular desktop also as SBS. Till yesterday it worked fine, and then the rebuffering problem started. (I have a standalone NAS PC, that is my usual server, but the PS is waiting for replacement to arrive). As a test, I loaded SBS on a netbook and pointed my Touch to that library. It worked fine, no rebuffering problem. So apparently it isn't the network/router. I'm assuming from the this that the problem is with my desktop pressed into service as an SBS, but it is a new powerful computer with lots of RAM, odd that it suddenly can't handle streaming FLAC after it had worked fine continuously for several days, while the netbook streaming works fine. I even loaded a beta version of 7.6 onto the desktop on the chance that the 7.51 SBS was somehow problematic, but that didn't help. Comments? -- firedog Tranquil PC fanless WHS server running SqueezeServer; SB Touch slaved to Empirical Audio Pace Car; MF X-150 amp, MF V DAC3, Devore Gibbon Super 8 Speakers; Mirage MS-12 sub; Dual 506 + Ortofon 20 (occasional use); sometimes use PC with M-Audio 192 as digital source. SB Boom in second room. Arcam CD82 which I don't use anymore, even though it's a very good player. firedog's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11550 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82196 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch + USB harddrive = complete rubbish
mlsstl;578714 Wrote: > I wandered over to the "official" forum for the first time today. > Replies from Logitech employees were few and far between and staff > appeared to completely avoid the "difficult" issues like the plague. > > I saw zero official responses for the Touch/USB issues. Same for > Receiver availability and the Radio battery in Canada. > > As such, the official site doesn't seem particularly useful, especially > in comparison to this one. Pity. Agree. but they do read those posts and occasionally respond. They don't read this forum at all. Yes a couple of the developers stop by here, but they aren't the "complaint" department. And yes, if you want help from experienced users, this is the place to be, not the official forum. As Erland often points out, complaining here does not register with logitech support. Complaining over at their official site does register with support. -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82176 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch + USB harddrive = complete rubbish
Okey they have seriously downplayed the marketing re the USB port . I should have checked it out sooner. Quote from the site: " USB port and SD card slot You can access music and pictures stored on flash drives and memory cards. " Thats all it says nowadays, thats very very good move of them . It can not be sold as *the* major feature as is, better to to try to peddle it on the other existing features (that fullfills most peoples expectations). -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 and assorted amps SiriuS, Classe' Primare and Dynadio speakers, Contour 4 Contour Center, and Contour 1.3SE for the rear ch. Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Miscellaneous use: Radio (with battery) I use a Controller various ir-remotes and a Eee-PC with squeezeplay to control this Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82176 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch + USB harddrive = complete rubbish
garym;578704 Wrote: > Keep in mind that this forum is peer-to-peer and not official logitech > complaint or support. If you want logitech to read your > comments/complaints/suggestions, you should post at their official > forum here: > > http://forums.logitech.com/t5/Squeezebox-Players/bd-p/squeezeboxplayers I wandered over to the "official" forum for the first time today. Replies from Logitech employees were few and far between and staff appeared to completely avoid the "difficult" issues like the plague. I saw zero official responses for the Touch/USB issues. Same for Receiver availability and the Radio battery in Canada. As such, the official site doesn't seem particularly useful, especially in comparison to this one. Pity. -- mlsstl mlsstl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9598 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82176 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch + USB harddrive = complete rubbish
studkiram;578652 Wrote: > I bought the touch for the same reason: I did not want a PC 24/24 > working just to listen music. > Touch was the first model with USB capability. > > I agree with all of you, buyin the touch for that price, I was not > expecting that! > Expectations for the Price you paid, what is that crap?! The Touch costs the exact same amount the SB3 (Classic) did when it came out. And the Touch is the replacement for the SB3. The Touch is a NMP (Network Media Player). It is not a Server. It does include a feature of a Tiny stripped down version of SBS that can play songs off of USB media (mainly designed for USB Sticks friends might bring over). Is it meant to replace a PC or Server running SBS, it was not designed for that as again its only a feature not full blown SBS. With some careful planning, proper USB drive, and some understanding that TinySC is slower and can't be over taxed, it can be used for the Touch and a second Squeezebox reliably. I use the Touch daily with TinySC in the harsh environment of my vehicle and on the weekends at the cabin. Yes I was part of the Touch Beta so I have well over a year's time with TinySC. I can tell everybody its come a long way since the days when TinySC could only be launched using SSH and having to use CLI to mount the media, lines of code to do a scan, then tell it to start TinySC. One wrong command or keystroke and it was time to start over. So if one is going to use it as a full time server in a home environment where one could just as easily use an Atom DIY Music Server ($25 a year in electricity), then one needs to except that TinySC has limitations, can't use plugins, and is much slower or could crash where SBS wouldn't. It would also go a long way to follow suggestions from Touch Users that have been using TinySC successfully for some time. It is best to buy a compliant USB Standard Certified drive. If using a USB powered USB Drive, I strongly suggest buying a Toshiba USB drive. 1) Use an external powered drive or hub (some hubs do cause problems though) 2) Make sure the USB drive is a single drive (not a 1 or 2 TB using multiple drives in an enclosure) 3) Music only, make sure no other files are stored on the drive and keep the directory structure simple 4) Make sure to use less then 80% of the Formated size of the drive 5) Make sure the drive doesn't act as a CD drive when plugged into a PC 6) Make sure the drive doesn't spin down or sleep or use energy saving tools 7) Make sure album art doesn't exceed 600 by 600 or 300K file size (the smaller the better) 8) Don't use FLAC above -5 compression This is a good start to reduce problems -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Wood Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1, Vandersteen V2W Subwoofer Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Squeezebox BOOM Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82176 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch + USB harddrive = complete rubbish
RadioClash;578698 Wrote: > Yes, most people seem to be missing this fundamental point. It is not > working the way it was advertised too. Period. Why are so many here > making excuses for it not working? Why is that? I wouldn't characterize people as making excuses. I see users trying to point out to other users the reality of making the product work. And as suggested, with a server and either good WIFI or ethernet, these products are great network music players. (that said, my brother uses a TOUCH with attached USB drive and about 50,000 mp3 files and has no problems, including serving the music to a bedside BOOM. All the players are WiFI connected. And he is not a techie and has no clue how any of it works...I walked him through setup over the phone 6 months ago and it has simply worked ever since. So the touch with USB drive certainly can work.) Keep in mind that this forum is peer-to-peer and not official logitech complaint or support. If you want logitech to read your comments/complaints/suggestions, you should post at their official forum here: http://forums.logitech.com/t5/Squeezebox-Players/bd-p/squeezeboxplayers -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82176 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch + USB harddrive = complete rubbish
Trixster;578671 Wrote: > > You seem to be missing the point of the thread. This device is sold as > being able to run without having an external server and being able to > play music directly from an attacted usb drive. Quite simply, it does > not do this with any semblance of reliability Yes, most people seem to be missing this fundamental point. It is not working the way it was advertised too. Period. Why are so many here making excuses for it not working? Why is that? -- RadioClash RadioClash's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2839 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82176 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] how can i get a new remote controller
aubuti;578675 Wrote: > This is actually one of the few things that _is_ easy to navigate on the > Logitech site. To get to the URL that Mnyb gives simply follow: > Products > Audio > Wifi Music Players > SB Touch > Support > > Replacement Parts > > I don't know how much more straightforward it could be. > > EDIT: I also note that the Touch, which is a "Logitech.com Exclusive" > in the US, is currently listed as out of stock. Interesting - let the > rumor mill whirl In Eu should set the site to Great Britain the avaliability of the spare part site actually depends on language settings on the site ? But in Eu you can always order from GB -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 and assorted amps SiriuS, Classe' Primare and Dynadio speakers, Contour 4 Contour Center, and Contour 1.3SE for the rear ch. Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Miscellaneous use: Radio (with battery) I use a Controller various ir-remotes and a Eee-PC with squeezeplay to control this Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82188 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch + USB harddrive = complete rubbish
I do get it ;) Have you expressed this on the official forum ? or contacted support ? Can be known issues with your combo of files drives and tags etc. I'm also writing for others benefit, logitech own sales babble does not clearly point out how weak the internal server is . I think people should now to not get "suckered" into it unknowingly . That it is small limited server not the same as the real server. All people are not tech nerds, I probably count as one , seeing the idea I got the "right" gut feeling directly "can this really work for me ?" So I'm merely pointing in a working direction : You can : 1. Return it, stop wasting time and effort on this if the local USB playback is the most vital feature you want to have in a network music player, research and get another product that does this better. Seriusly as this product does not match your needs. 2. Suffer as is tinker try a couple of other hard-drives, possibly in ext2 or ext3 format etc yadda yadda, eventually finding a way to make it work . 3. Run the server on real computer, don't step down in the NAS hole thats another set of headaches limitations and weird configurations etc, surprisingly similar to what you experience on the Touch itself (common factor weak non x86 cpu and very bare bones OS ) It has many limitations : http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Squeezebox_Touch_as_a_Home_Music_Server http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Setting_Up_Squeezebox_Touch_Server http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Troubleshooting_Squeezebox_Touch_Server Personally I can not even consider it: I have 24/96 tracks and 24/48 players so sometimes transcoding is needed (not supported by Tiny-SC) . My Older players do not do AAC or ALAC natively (Tiny SC does not transcode) I have 4 players (1 more than recomended). 2100 albums 27000 tracks . No playlist longer than 100 tracks. SBS does not handle playlists gracefully therefore using Erlands different playlist plugins are vital (Tiny-SC does not support plugins) . (Shuffle large playlist crash the server in all versions) I Use other apps and plugins to and where is the web-UI is important. And I like to sometimes use the web-UI . The local servers web page for maintaining running and it cue up music etc, lack of web-Ui definetely kills it for me. I just know that I have files with large artwork some cue sheets etc and embedded art in all my 27000 files , wonder what the tiny-SC scanner would say ? I wouldnot have the patience to redo artwork in all my files to get the scanner to not crash in the touch So I'm just saying that for now the "just works" way of having a Touch is by also running a server. -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 and assorted amps SiriuS, Classe' Primare and Dynadio speakers, Contour 4 Contour Center, and Contour 1.3SE for the rear ch. Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Miscellaneous use: Radio (with battery) I use a Controller various ir-remotes and a Eee-PC with squeezeplay to control this Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82176 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] how can i get a new remote controller
Mnyb;578632 Wrote: > But it can be found but it is not easy to navigate logitech site, but > from the us site i see it has part number. This is actually one of the few things that _is_ easy to navigate on the Logitech site. To get to the URL that Mnyb gives simply follow: Products > Audio > Wifi Music Players > SB Touch > Support > Replacement Parts I don't know how much more straightforward it could be. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82188 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch + USB harddrive = complete rubbish
Mnyb, I'm glad you're not having any issues and, yes, I could quite easily set up a small server and probably not have a problem. It's not a particularly elegant solution though as I coughed up cash in order not to have to have an external server running. Why should I now fork out more money just to get this bloody thing working properly? You seem to be missing the point of the thread. This device is sold as being able to run without having an external server and being able to play music directly from an attacted usb drive. Quite simply, it does not do this with any semblance of reliability. That's the issue and that's why I'm seriously considering ditching the Touch in favour of something that acutally works as it's supposed to. It's a shame because the device itself is very nice and the sound quality is top notch. If it just 'worked' then it'd be a killer little device. Alas, it just doesn't 'work'. -- Trixster Trixster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40631 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82176 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
JohnSwenson;578577 Wrote: > Do you know if the V-DAC uses asynchronous USB or adaptive USB? The USB > driver in the Touch has a problem with some asynchronous > implementations. I've sent a fix to the Logitech developers but I don't > think its ever been put in a firmware. > > John S. The V-DAC uses the PCM2706 chip in adaptive mode. -- avous avous's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40599 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82110 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
Thanks very much John, I'll stick with Spdif - sounds fantastic to me, I was just curious about usb. G. -- Gazjam Gazjam's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18604 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82110 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
The 2902 is one of the lower quality USB chips around. Its not THE worst but its not great. For you there is very little reason to assume the USB would be better. John S. -- JohnSwenson JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82110 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch + USB harddrive = complete rubbish
The server does not need to be on 24/7/365 . You don listen to music 24/7 ? let it hibernate and use WOL or turn it off completely and boot the thing with WOL "wake on lan" . I do that , push a button on one player directly when coming home , hanging off my coat rummage around with my stuff and then a couple of minutes later the server is up ? Same in the morning my boom kick start the server before the alarm, I turn it off before leaving my home so my server is only on when I'm listening ? being networked the server could naturally be anywhere in the house (not near the hifi for pete's sake fans and noisy drives etc) -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 and assorted amps SiriuS, Classe' Primare and Dynadio speakers, Contour 4 Contour Center, and Contour 1.3SE for the rear ch. Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: SB3 + powered Fostex PM0.4 Miscellaneous use: Radio (with battery) I use a Controller various ir-remotes and a Eee-PC with squeezeplay to control this Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82176 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Most Reliable USB Bus powered Hard drive
Thank you for the reply. I also ordered the Toshiba drive you have so all should be good! :) -- Scidd0w Scidd0w's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81987 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Touch + USB harddrive = complete rubbish
I bought the touch for the same reason: I did not want a PC 24/24 working just to listen music. Touch was the first model with USB capability. I have 1Tb WD My book self powered with about 1000 cds (great mix of flac, mp3, aac,...). I also left my documents and photos on the drive. That point is mayble not a good idea, so my next step is to clean it and to try only with music files on the drive. However, at this time, this device is UNUSABLE, so slow to come in the list of my cds and so unstable... I rather listen to deezer at this time as I am upset to wait for the list of CDs for 2 minutes or more (when working...). My next step is to clean the drive and cross the fingers! Otherwise, what is the alternative? -> purchase a NAS, but would require a rather powerfull model, starting at 150 EUR (case only), that purchase was really not expected!!! -> make a server on a recycled "thin client", but I am not so good in IT, and may take so much time for me. But would be a cheaper solution(+- 50 EUR) -> sheevaplug: 120 EUR -> cheap NAS: some low cost buffalo, but slimserver is not officially supported. Seems to work according to some forums, but quite unsure... I agree with all of you, buyin the touch for that price, I was not expecting that! I also could read on a french forum someone using a SD card in the touch for the swap file. It seem a good idea to me, as it can make the process faster. Anyone has experience with this? Also, version 7.6 of the server is available in Beta version. This seems to be a version requiring less power to the machine, maybe will this solve the issue -> when is this going to be available? -- studkiram studkiram's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40502 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82176 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
