Re: [slim] Squeezebox firmware update using Sony remote

Channel Up maps to brightness on the Sony remote with JVC codes... On Sep 20, 2005, at 5:09 PM, Swearengen wrote: Can anyone help me get this working, I've got a squeezebox and couldn't find the remote for it, I also have a few slimp3's so grabbed one of those sony remotes and proceeded to

[slim] Re: Utf-8 problems upgrading from 5.4 to 6.1.1

* nico shaped the electrons to say... Thanks for the response. The nightly [SlimServer Version: 6.2b1 - 4372 - solaris - EN - iso-8859-1] certainly appears to have fixed the problem, unicode chars are all displayed properly again. Sadly, there are a slew of new bugs I discovered with this relea

[slim] Re: iTunes 5

exilejedi Wrote: > With the --d_itunes flag enabled, things now work perfectly. I now have > all my tracks and playlists; even the playlist folders are handled > correctly. Based on my years in the software industry, I have to say > that this makes perfect sense. ;-) > Excellent. Some day we'

[slim] Re: Displaying album artwork only partially works

Tried the latest nightly, [SlimServer Version: 6.2b1 - 4372 - solaris - EN - iso-8859-1]. Same results on the Browse By Artwork page (ie, only artwork embedded in mp3's), and a step backwards: now no image files display in any of the other browsing modes. Seems the %ALBUM_ARTIST substitution is

[slim] Re: Utf-8 problems upgrading from 5.4 to 6.1.1

Hi Dan, Thanks for the response. The nightly [SlimServer Version: 6.2b1 - 4372 - solaris - EN - iso-8859-1] certainly appears to have fixed the problem, unicode chars are all displayed properly again. Sadly, there are a slew of new bugs I discovered with this release, so I'm afraid I will be rol

[slim] Re: iTunes 5

dean Wrote: > On Sep 19, 2005, at 8:53 PM, exilejedi wrote: > > My suspicion is that XML format changed enough with iTunes 5 (to > allow > > playlist folders, which are really cool) that it breaks slimserver's > > ability to parse it correctly. > I upgraded to iTunes 5 and saw no problem importin

Re: [slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

On 20-Sep-05, at 5:47 PM, Music Machine wrote: Have to agree about the Belkin curse. Also if you ordered a d-link just smash it when you get it. Don't wait to go crazy first and then smash it. Belkin Pre-N was a nightmare for me, but a few calls to tech support got me a replacement that

[slim] Re: Received the Elpac power supply today

rme Wrote: > Anyone know if the 1.5a is enough for the wireless sb2? I just received a WM075-1950-760. I put it on my wireless SB2 and started playing some music. It works. This simple test doesn't prove that it is enough under all circumstances, of course, but it's some indication. Beware,

[slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

JRiver's Media Centre is by far the best library and tag management system on the market - bar none. If JRiver and Slim Devices got working together, it would be the best combination. Go have a play ! -- chopdog ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.

[slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

Have to agree about the Belkin curse. Also if you ordered a d-link just smash it when you get it. Don't wait to go crazy first and then smash it. Regards, Music Machine -- Music Machine ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://

[slim] FW: Server constantly crashes - Help!

Steve Frawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From the Titanium PowerBook -- Forwarded Message > From: Steve Frawley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 18:34:13 -0600 > To: SliMP3 Support <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Server constantly crashes - Help! > > I thought I would try 6.2 beta and d

Re: [slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, Milhouse wrote: } Try a Linksys WRT54GS or something from Netgear - I would recommend } either brand. But avoid Belkin like the plague. I can second that. But don't just confine your avoidance of Belkin to their wifi stuff; avoid *all* Belkin products. I personally stopped

[slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

as soon as you mentioned you had a Belkin I stopped reading...Belkin are utter pants unless you have a 100% Belkin wireless network. Interesting. As I recall, Dean posted that he solved his coverage problems by upgrading his router to a Belkin Pre-N. I've never been to his house, but I'm wil

[slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

I don't know what the cause is, but as soon as you mentioned you had a Belkin I stopped reading... from personal experience (and the shared experience of others) Belkin are utter pants unless you have a 100% Belkin wireless network. There may be a problem with your SB, but chances are it's the Be

[slim] Squeezebox firmware update using Sony remote

Can anyone help me get this working, I've got a squeezebox and couldn't find the remote for it, I also have a few slimp3's so grabbed one of those sony remotes and proceeded to get it going after seting the sony remote to use the JVC codes as per the FAQ. I'm now stuck at the firmware update scre

[slim] Re: Artist/Artistsort tags not what is really needed

eq72521 Wrote: > I don't know about anyone else here, but my artist directory names are > named so that everything sorts nicely. I've done this since the late > '90s so when browsing to play MP3s on my computer, everything is in the > right order. e.g.: > > Amos, Tori > Bjork > Bowie, David >

[slim] Re: Artist/Artistsort tags not what is really needed

DrNic Wrote: > Very nicely put Julian! I too find this to be the case. Sometimes its > nice to recognise that all the technology in the world cannot better > the old fashioned homo sapien!! > Look at it this way - there are many more "processes" being paralleled > in the brain than computers can

[slim] IR file for Harman Kardon remote (AVR)

I wrote this IR file for a Harman Kardon remote, because the remote works well for all my devices. The hard part was finding which code to put into the remote that SB can recognize AND will have its spot on the remote available AND all the buttons on the remote are available (mainly up/down/left/

[slim] Re: Got my sticker

dean Wrote: > On Sep 20, 2005, at 7:20 AM, fcm4711 wrote: > > I got my sticker too. :) Thanks. > > Please find some pictures here: > > www(dot)gwendesign(dot)com/slimserver/slimdevicessticker.htm > > And parked so nicely! Felix of K55 suggested to park half on the street and half on the walkway

[slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

I would stick to Netgear or Linksys. -- Music Machine ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

I would also never rely on PM's on the forum. I, for one, am accessing via email so I'm rarely making use of the forum. I only go in when I need to reply to an older message that I've mistakenly wiped from my server. The few PM's I've gotten (only just checked today) get as old as July. They ar

[slim] Re: iTunes 5.0 and the iTunesUpdate Plug-In

Broken: Slim 6.2 | iTunes 5.0 | iTunesUpdate 1.4 Working: Slim 6.2 | iTunes 5.0 -- jhurley ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

Kevin says he emailed you on 9/8, the same day you contacted us. Please double check your mail. -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: v6.2 Slimserver_2005-09-20

Sorted thanks -- jhurley ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

Sorry for the trouble. I help out here when I can but I am not the company's front-line tech support, nor am I frankly as knowledgeable on the entire scope of issues with which our support team has experience. If you didn't hear back from [EMAIL PROTECTED], please check your spam filter as we ar

[slim] Re: Replay Gain!!

davegerke Wrote: > Is there anyway to confirm that RG is being used for the current track > or do I need to take is word?? > I think your best bet would be to find (or create) two tracks with very different volumes (before you replay-gain'em) and then add replay gain and play them through the S

[slim] Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

Right, having had issues from day 1 with this whole squeezebox/slimserver system [see my other posts], I'm now getting to the end of my patience. Following a lot of help from others on this forum (thanks must go to Pat, Robin, et al) [Slim Devices need not apply - see later] I finally got the syst

[slim] Re: Artist/Artistsort tags not what is really needed

JulianL Wrote: > > ...The human brain is a wonderous thing (yes, even mine on a good > day!) and very subtle cues like the exact colour(s) on the spine > combined with the typeface and whether the writing on the spine takes > up 2 inches or 4 inches. Possibly even more powerful are > "meta-patte

[slim] Re: SlimServer not picking up all songs

As far as I know, yes. But then I usually put together playlists on the slimserver itself rather than iTunes, so I don't miss that iTunes contribution so much. I haven't looked lately, but you'd think there'd be a way to save those iTunes playlists in a place where the slimserver could get to th

[slim] Re: Artist/Artistsort tags not what is really needed

Greg Klanderman Wrote: > Julian, > > There's some related discussion in bug 616, though maybe it should be > forked off as a separate bug: > > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=616 > > I'm not sure I fully understand your problem however. I think what > you're saying is that when br

Re: [slim] Re: SlimServer not picking up all songs

Is the only thing you lose, access to the iTunes Playlists? -- Neil "nicheplayer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In my experience, having slimserver scan my music directory directly is > much less error prone than sticking iTunes in the middle. After all, > i

[slim] Re: iTunes 5.0 and the iTunesUpdate Plug-In

6.2 didn't sort it. Hrrrmphh. -- jhurley ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: v6.2 Slimserver_2005-09-20

* jhurley shaped the electrons to say... Just installed, and got the following message on first startup. 2005-09-20 18:51:35.9051 DBD::SQLite::db do failed: no such table: contributor_album(1) at dbdimp.c line 268 at /PerlApp/Slim/DataStores/DBI/DataModel.pm line 76, <$fh> line 23. 2005-09-20 1

[slim] v6.2 Slimserver_2005-09-20

Just installed, and got the following message on first startup. 2005-09-20 18:51:35.9051 DBD::SQLite::db do failed: no such table: contributor_album(1) at dbdimp.c line 268 at /PerlApp/Slim/DataStores/DBI/DataModel.pm line 76, <$fh> line 23. 2005-09-20 18:51:35.9055 Couldn't execute SQL statement

Re: [slim] Re: My ideal squeezebox

I have been lurking following this thread - quite nice to watch. The design has come along way - the one thing that bugs me is the "plus" and the "< >" buttons. They look gratuitously round. Kind of like the ford taurus eggmobile look. There could be other sexier shapes done. Perhaps the < > might

[slim] Re: iTunes 5.0 and the iTunesUpdate Plug-In

I'm going to try 6.2. However my vulcan logic says there has to be a plug-in issue... surely. This worked: iTunes 4.9x | Slim 6.12 | iTunesUpdate 1.4 This didn't: iTunes 5.00 | Slim 6.12 | iTunesUpdate 1.4 This does : iTines 5.00 | Slim 6.12 -- jhurley

[slim] Re: Artist/Artistsort tags not what is really needed

I don't know about anyone else here, but my artist directory names are named so that everything sorts nicely. I've done this since the late '90s so when browsing to play MP3s on my computer, everything is in the right order. e.g.: Amos, Tori Bjork Bowie, David BT Cash, Johnny etc. But my ARTIS

[slim] Re: Utf-8 problems upgrading from 5.4 to 6.1.1

* nico shaped the electrons to say... I am sure this used to work with 5.X, can anyone please help me restore the proper behaviour with 6.1.1? Try the 6.2 nightlies - a _lot_ has been done on the Unicode support there. -D -- This knob controls the thing that changes when you turn it. - noah _

RE: [slim] Re: iTunes 5.0 and the iTunesUpdate Plug-In

I can only suggest trying 6.2 instead. I'm having no problems with iTunesUpdate & iTunes 5.0 on SS 6.2. (I found the iTunes scan in 6.1 to be very unreliable and stopped using it some time ago.) James NOTICE: If received in error, please

[slim] Re: iTunes 5.0 and the iTunesUpdate Plug-In

SlimServer Version: 6.1.2 - 3660 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Skin: Default2 Strange it only happens when a track finishes, and I have no browsers open, only an idle PC! -- jhurley ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.sl

Re: [slim] Re: Got my sticker

On Sep 20, 2005, at 9:10 AM, m1abrams wrote: How do you get a Sticker? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Equalizer implementation in SS or SB2?

dean Wrote: > It's definitely possible, but not something we're working on actively. So dean, what types of bribes would be appropriate to implement this? Beer? Pizza? Not teasing you about working, instead of golfing, last Sunday when your wife was out of town? Pretty please? -- rme ___

RE: [slim] Re: pops between tracks

By the way, I don't know if this is relevant but I drive an SB1 not 2. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of radish Sent: 20 September 2005 16:31 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Re: pops between tracks Streaming as FLAC? Might

[slim] Re: pops between tracks

OK, so if it's SB1 you're not streaming as FLAC. Are you using PCM or MP3? -- radish ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: pops between tracks

Thanks for replying radish, but I don't think so. I know for sure it happens on an album I have stored as m4a. Most of my music is stored as 320kps m4a. The curious thing is that it only happens on certain albums and it is always the same ones, as per other peoples' observations in the thread. Ha

[slim] Re: "no album"

maxman Wrote: > Thnx for this idea.. i wonder though why the design cannot just ignore > albumtag altogether when it is empty and only show album when relevant? You should file an enhancement request giving details of how you think it should work at: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/ That's the way

[slim] Re: SlimServer not picking up all songs

In my experience, having slimserver scan my music directory directly is much less error prone than sticking iTunes in the middle. After all, iTunes has nothing to do with the music that gets streamed to my SLiMP3 player. -- nicheplayer ___ Discuss ma

[slim] Re: Got my sticker

How do you get a Sticker? -- m1abrams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: SlimServer not picking up all songs

I am so fed up with the mis-scanning problem - I have missing CDs, missing songs, missing artwork - all over the place; despite many rescans and cache wiping - it's driving me mad. If unchecking the "Use iTunes" (even if you do use iTunes) fixes this; are there any down-sides to this approach?

Re: [slim] Displaying album artwork only partially works

On 20-Sep-05, at 2:57 AM, nico wrote: I have specified variable filename patterns: Artwork: %ALBUM_ARTIST_full.jpg Artwork Thumbnail: %ALBUM_ARTIST_thmb.jpg Slimserver: 6.1.1 - 3774 - solaris - EN - iso-8859-1 Browser: FireFox 1.0.6 the variable artwork feature is broken in 6.1.1. It shou

[slim] Re: pops between tracks

Streaming as FLAC? Might be related to this bug: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1434 -- radish ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: "no album"

Thnx for this idea.. i wonder though why the design cannot just ignore albumtag altogether when it is empty and only show album when relevant? -- maxman ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo

Re: [slim] Re: Equalizer implementation in SS or SB2?

rme wrote: I looked into this and it was way too complicated to try and implement. Yeah, me too! :) Perhaps one day... R. -- http://robinbowes.com If a man speaks in a forest, and his wife's not there, is he still wrong? ___ Discuss mailing list D

[slim] Re: Got my sticker

I got my sticker a couple of weeks ago, but I need to wash my car before I put it on and, ehmmm, ... -- Fifer ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Got my sticker

> > I got my sticker too. :) Thanks. > > Please find some pictures here: > > www(dot)gwendesign(dot)com/slimserver/slimdevicessticker.htm > > And parked so nicely! I know that place, and I would _not_ confirm this :-) -- Michael --- Help t

Re: [slim] Re: Equalizer implementation in SS or SB2?

On Sep 20, 2005, at 7:39 AM, rme wrote: Does dean have any idea if it could be developed by and incorporated into slimserver and be able to be set in the sb2 similar to volume? It's definitely possible, but not something we're working on actively. __

Re: [slim] Re: Got my sticker

On Sep 20, 2005, at 7:20 AM, fcm4711 wrote: I got my sticker too. :) Thanks. Please find some pictures here: www(dot)gwendesign(dot)com/slimserver/slimdevicessticker.htm And parked so nicely! ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com htt

[slim] Re: Equalizer implementation in SS or SB2?

I looked into this and it was way too complicated to try and implement. Does dean have any idea if it could be developed by and incorporated into slimserver and be able to be set in the sb2 similar to volume? -- rme ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@l

[slim] pops between tracks

Apologies if this has already been posted. My email addy changed and I got booted out! I have just noticed that with some tracks (apple lossless or m4a) I get a "pop" between tracks. I think it is after the track as I get one at the end of a playlist. I have only noticed this recently and don't t

[slim] Utf-8 problems upgrading from 5.4 to 6.1.1

Hi, In upgrading to 6.1.1 I think some issues with the handling of multi-byte characters have crept into the system. I'm hosting slimserver on a Solaris 10 x86 box with LANG=en_US.UTF-8. The filenames of my flac files are utf-8 encoded, and the ALBUM/ARTIST/TITLE metadata contained in the embedd

[slim] Re: Got my sticker

Hi all I got my sticker too. :) Thanks. Please find some pictures here: www(dot)gwendesign(dot)com/slimserver/slimdevicessticker.htm Felix -- fcm4711 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/

[slim] Re: Roku Clock Radio

CardinalFang Wrote: > You could always add WiFi with a bridge if you needed it. > > Here's more details: > > http://tinyurl.com/99t7w > > The M-Crew server software is a bit like SlimServer, but I read on one > site that it's Windows 2000 only! Plus bugs won't get fixed that > quickly being a

[slim] Displaying album artwork only partially works

Hi, I've started adding album artwork to my music DB but have run into a problem with the "Browse By Artwork" feature (in both Default and Fishbone skins). In my collection I have about 30 MP3 tracks, each which have artwork embedded as a ID3 tag. Then I have about 30k FLAC tracks. The artwork t

[slim] Re: Roku Clock Radio

conger Wrote: > This Sony device certainly looks good. However, there is no WiFi built > into it and it relies on their own server SW. So this does not compete > with the Roku. Sony makes great products but absolutely crap SW. They > have recently killed off the dreadfull Sonic Stage applicat

[slim] CLI crashing slimserver (6.1.1 + 6.2 nightlies)

Hi folks, Got a weird problem that seems to have just started to manifest itself on my slimserver. Not sure when it started, but I seem to have the problem with all versions of 6.1.1 upwards (not tried going back yet), including the latest 6.2 nightlies. I have a CGI that uses the CLI to display

[slim] Re: Roku Clock Radio

CardinalFang Wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/cllwa > > £165 - to my mind this blows the Roku away in the design stakes. > > Paul This Sony device certainly looks good. However, there is no WiFi built into it and it relies on their own server SW. So this does not compete with the Roku. Sony make

[slim] Re: Roku Clock Radio

The new Roku Clock Radio is a very interesting product. It does stuff that the SlimDevice does not do. I.e. it is a stand alone alarm clock with built in speakers. Open the box and fire it up and away you go to stream any of the 50 built in internet radio stations. Hook it up to iTunes, WM10, S

[slim] Re: Roku Clock Radio

CardinalFang Wrote: > Also, there was a Sony announced a couple of months back that looked > similar, but better designed. I wonder what happened to that? http://tinyurl.com/cllwa £165 - to my mind this blows the Roku away in the design stakes. Paul -- CardinalFang _

[slim] Re: iTunes 5

exilejedi Wrote: > Did you ever manage to get this resolved? I (unthinking) upgraded to > iTunes 5, and it seems I'm in the same boat. I didn't track down the problem unfortunately - I tried an old playlist, but that didn't work and it was only by moving to 6.1.2 that it resolved itself. My gu