[slim] Re: NAS Drive Running Slimserver Solution

2005-09-26 Thread corwin
I think that is not the best idea (add an HD to an SB2). The whole idea is that I don't HAVE to have all of the infrastructure (and costs - silent PCs are expensive) of a media PC to stream high-quality audio from SOMEWHERE on the net to my audio system. Given that my server solution has about

RE: [slim] Re: Squeezebox firmware update using Sony remote

2005-09-26 Thread Craig, James (IT)
I believe the IR code contains a header that is not repeated when you hold a button down. Repeating the code in a macro does repeat the header so it's not the same command to the Squeezebox. James NOTICE: If received in error, please

RE: [slim] Re: NAS Drive Running Slimserver Solution

2005-09-26 Thread Stuart Cooper
You've also got the option of the new Nexon NAS 1Tb: http://www.multitask-computing.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=37 0 It's SATA and can also be purchased as an empty box to populate with your own hard drives. I have liased with the manufacturer, and they have tested SlimServer on it

[slim] Re: T9 or similar smart text entry

2005-09-26 Thread hickinbottoms
Based on previous discussion and suggestion here I've reworked my patch into two parts: 1. A core SlimServer patch that adds hooks into the database storage and remote control search 'button' to allow plugins to get involved. 2. A plugin that uses these hooks to provide lazy searching. For

[slim] Re: T9 or similar smart text entry

2005-09-26 Thread giulianoz
i'll give it a try ASAP (the water pump that cools my server down died yesterday...). I hope I'll give some feedback in a couple of days giuliano -- giulianoz ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: NAS Drive Running Slimserver Solution

2005-09-26 Thread ultra238a
Ok here are the final specifications of the product: 266Mhz PPC CPU 64Mb RAM sATA internal drive interface esATA external drive interface USB2.0 front port with copy button 2x USB2.0 rear ports 10/100/1000 Ethernet Interface Optional internal WiFi 802.11b/g Interface Fanless - ultra quiet Full

[slim] Re: SlimServer will not start

2005-09-26 Thread bishopdonmiguel
MP3s are on a network drive and it will not point to them Good chance that the SlimServer service on your remote machine is running under LocalSystem which generally has no rights to network shares. If you want to access your share via SlimServer on the remote box, change the logon credentials

[slim] Re: Can someone please try this? Cannot add more than a few podcasts, RSS feeds

2005-09-26 Thread pcumming
I switched to Mozilla Firefox as the browser to use with Slimserver and it no longer freezes. Works perfectly. I downloaded Firefox, installe dit and ran it with the SLimServer link and no more freezes. Something with Internet Explorer verions and perhaps certain OS', patches and so on

[slim] SuperDateTime Screensaver Question

2005-09-26 Thread Roy Owen
I'm running 2 SBG's, my server is running on Debian. I thought that I would take a look at the SuperDateTime Screen Saver (SDTSS) to see if I could hack it to show other weather info. Much to my suprise most of what I want to see is there however, I am unable to access any sub menus with my SBG or

[slim] Re: SuperDateTime Screensaver Question

2005-09-26 Thread Roy Owen
Never Mind. I found the problem. Instead of copying the updated plugin to /usr/local/slimserver/Plugins/SuperDateTime I copied it to /usr/local/slimserver/Plugins/SuperDateTime/SuperDateTime. (D'OH smacks head with palm of hand, hangs head in shame and sits in corner)On 9/26/05, Roy Owen [EMAIL

[slim] Re: NAS Drive Running Slimserver Solution

2005-09-26 Thread Dan Sully
* ultra238a shaped the electrons to say... 64Mb RAM It needs more RAM. Is this upgradable, or surface mounted? -D -- They're techno trousers, ex-NASA, fantastic for walkies! ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: NAS Drive Running Slimserver Solution

2005-09-26 Thread ultra238a
Unf. memory is surface mounted and not upgradable. I have asked the question to the manufacturer though about upping the memory and if the initial units sell well then we can get the memory upgraded to 256Mb or maybe even 512Mb. Paul Progressive Consumer Electronics Ltd -- ultra238a

[slim] Re: NSLU2 as a SlimServer - anyone stories?

2005-09-26 Thread Paul Webster
Thought I'd add my comments here - as running Slimserver on the NSLU2 was one of my original objectives when I bought my (first) NSLU2. I started with Slimserver 6.0 and Unslung 3.x - but there were too many pre-requisites to get built by hand for the time I had available ... so I parked it.

Re: [slim] Buffered commands driving me crazy

2005-09-26 Thread John Gorst
Ben Sandee wrote: On 9/25/05, *John Gorst* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: GreenMan wrote: Any idea what even can be occurring around about every minute? I think the default refresh interval for the MusicMagic plugin is 60 seconds. I would set the MM interval

[slim] Re: Wireless connection directly to notebook?

2005-09-26 Thread orrinc
I'd love to post the instructions, but it came about through random fumbling- I'm not sure how I finally got it to work, but it was a combination of WinXP network setup and Squeezebox player and server settings . . . It was far from intuitive, and It's not perfect yet- I still have issues trying

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

2005-09-26 Thread Iain Donaldson (Mailing Lists)
On 25 Sep 2005, at 19:49, hardhead wrote:Upgrading the perl 5.8.7 fixed this problem for me.and for me too weird that one. Thanks!..Iain___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Wireless connection directly to notebook?

2005-09-26 Thread Jim Dibb
The weird IP addresses are the automatic address assignments that are used in adhoc mode. Are they on the 169.x.x.x? That's what I find on my adhoc connections.On 9/26/05, orrinc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I'd love to post the instructions, but it came about through random fumbling- I'm not sure how

[slim] Using Squeezebox for Live Sound?

2005-09-26 Thread orrinc
Does anyone have a good way to stream analog audio directly in real time to a Squeezebox player? I've had instances doing concert sound when it would be very useful to feed an audio stream wirelessly to a remote device- for a nearby listening area for overflow audience, stage mix, etc. The

[slim] Re: NSLU2 as a SlimServer - anyone stories?

2005-09-26 Thread joshm
Hi, I am running Slimserver 6.1 on my unslung (beta 5.5) NSLU2 alongside a 250GB USB drive. All is well, although I still am unable to play back AAC files at the moment. I am serving up about 7GB music (perhaps 1500 songs) so far with no trouble. JoshM -- joshm

Re: [slim] Using Squeezebox for Live Sound?

2005-09-26 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/26/05, orrinc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have a good way to stream analog audio directly in real timeto a Squeezebox player? I would think that streaming true live audio would be very difficult to dowithout confounding and/or frustrating the remote listeners because of the

[slim] Re: Using Squeezebox for Live Sound?

2005-09-26 Thread JJZolx
Ben Sandee Wrote: On 9/26/05, orrinc orrinc.1vzdnn (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com wrote: Does anyone have a good way to stream analog audio directly in real time to a Squeezebox player? I would think that streaming true live audio would be very difficult to do without

Re: [slim] Re: Using Squeezebox for Live Sound?

2005-09-26 Thread Robin Bowes
Ben Sandee said the following on 26/09/2005 23:47: If it's live audio, you can only buffer data as fast as the player plays it (real-time). If you want two seconds of buffer then you're going to need to delay playback by two seconds in order to guarantee that two seconds of buffer can

Re: [slim] Re: Using Squeezebox for Live Sound?

2005-09-26 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/26/05, Robin Bowes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ben Sandee said the following on 26/09/2005 23:47: If it's live audio, you can only buffer data as fast as the player plays it (real-time).If you want two seconds of buffer then you're going to need to delay playback by two seconds in order to

Re: [slim] Re: Using Squeezebox for Live Sound?

2005-09-26 Thread Robin Bowes
Ben Sandee said the following on 27/09/2005 00:05: On 9/26/05, *Robin Bowes* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not so. Streaming is asynchronous. For example, if you stream at the playback rate then the buffer will soon fill up. How can you stream faster than

[slim] Re: Slim Bomb-o-rama on Library Rescan

2005-09-26 Thread oreillymj
Can I suggest the following: Stop Slimserver. Move your C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server\slimserver.pref file out of the Slimserver directory and on to the Windows desktop. Restart Slimserver. It will start with the default preferences. If that fixes your problem, you're done. You will need