Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Random song mix in 7.6 broken

2011-02-02 Thread erland
bits;607801 Wrote: > I agree it doesnt need to be complicated. The correct usage is for 'n' > random songs to be generated ahead at any given point. This allows for > correct use of the UI such as "current playlist". This worked perfectly > on 7.5.x and is broken under certain common use cases fo

[SlimDevices: Beta] DNS-323: scanner doesn't get librarycachedir parameter

2011-02-02 Thread edkedk
Hi, I am still trying to set up Squeezecenter on my DNS-323 NAS. I am using 7.6.0-31644 because more recent versions give 'this' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=84884) error. Scanning is aborted immediately after starting because the scanner thinks the database is in the root fol

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Random song mix in 7.6 broken

2011-02-02 Thread JJZolx
bits;607801 Wrote: > Also buffering over wifi. How much data is really going over the > connection to the player when these random songs get generated at the > server? Many changes made to the 7.6 server have been done solely for the sake of running on the terribly underpowered Touch. Unfortuna

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Random song mix in 7.6 broken

2011-02-02 Thread bits
erland;607710 Wrote: > There is no reason to make this complicated, just make sure to add > tracks immediately when the current track reaches the last track in the > playlist. I agree it doesnt need to be complicated. The correct usage is for 'n' random songs to be generated ahead at any given p

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] 7.6 r31750 on XP not picking up MIP status on New & Changed scan.

2011-02-02 Thread Phil Leigh
Wirrunna;606543 Wrote: > Version: 7.6.0 - r31861 on WinXP does not pick up the MIP status of a > new album in a "Look for new and changed music" scan. Workaround > (obviously) is to do a "clear and rescan". In addition to MIP integration being broken in 7.6 for new/changed, a full rescan causes

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Random song mix in 7.6 broken

2011-02-02 Thread erland
bits;607657 Wrote: > > Ideas: > -Do not reset the delay timer on track changes > -Reset the 15 second time but ensure it never takes more than 25 > seconds before the action must be executed > > "Fixes" that keep with this idea that you can postpone required > operations indefinitely. > -increa

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Playback dropout at first track on Touch

2011-02-02 Thread Mnyb
Fried;607336 Wrote: > Well, I'm running Ver. 7.5.4 - r31858 of Squeezebox Server running on a > WHS controlled by a web interface on a notebook and this very annoying > bug is still present.I did a wipe & rescan (takes 2 1/2 hours for my > 2800 albums and 40k records). It's fixed in 7.6 beta squ

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Nightly Build 7.6, 0 r31672 + Itunes Integration

2011-02-02 Thread lirsa
Ok, thanks I will do that :). Correction though, The Itunes library file is stored on the NAS, however maintained by Itunes in MAC OS, yes. SBS is running on QNAP SSOTS. So Mac OS is not at all involved running the SBS, only on the NAS. And the problem is not there in my current version 7.5.1 for

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Random song mix in 7.6 broken

2011-02-02 Thread bits
Phil Leigh;607639 Wrote: > I agree that we don't all agree. It seems very odd to me that you would > generate a random mix and then skip through ALL of initial track > list... 15 seconds is a fair bit of a song. I see it as easy that a user may decide to skip 10 songs in a row after hearing less

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Random song mix in 7.6 broken

2011-02-02 Thread Phil Leigh
JJZolx;607644 Wrote: > If you use the web interface then you can easily move to the last track > in the playlist without skipping 'through' all of the tracks. > > Seems to me that Random Mix should at least be intelligent enough that > if you skip on the last track in the playlist it would add a

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Random song mix in 7.6 broken

2011-02-02 Thread JJZolx
Phil Leigh;607639 Wrote: > I agree that we don't all agree. It seems very odd to me that you would > generate a random mix and then skip through ALL of initial track > list... I've never done that and I use random mix a lot. I might > occasionally skip the first 1 or even 2 tracks... but never al

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Random song mix in 7.6 broken

2011-02-02 Thread Mnyb
I don't think you you have to skip trough all tracks just decide when it on it last leg that you want to skip before 15s has gone of that last track IF you have a powerful server you can increase the limits to lets say 100-200 tracks or somesuch, and it would not happen that often ? That you want

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Random song mix in 7.6 broken

2011-02-02 Thread Phil Leigh
awy;607635 Wrote: > I'm not sure that we do agree. I agree that we don't all agree. It seems very odd to me that you would generate a random mix and then skip through ALL of initial track list... I've never done that and I use random mix a lot. I might occasionally skip the first 1 or even 2 tra

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Random song mix in 7.6 broken

2011-02-02 Thread awy
bits;607585 Wrote: > > > I believe we all agree more songs must always be generated and not > depend on getting 15 seconds into a song. I'm not sure that we do agree. -- awy awy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Playback dropout at first track on Touch

2011-02-02 Thread awy
Bugs are marked FIXED when a suitable change is checked into the source-code repository. They are marked CLOSED when an official release with that fix is made. Note that this specific fix (Slim repository checkin 31775 which was included in Touch f/w 7.5 r9289 nightly) related to the embedded se

Re: [SlimDevices: Beta] Playback dropout at first track on Touch

2011-02-02 Thread Fried
I don't understand the way bug reporting works. This bug ist tagged FIXED RESOLVED but it isn't.Should I file a new bug? Thx, Fried -- Fried Fried's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this