[slim] Re: UK Publicity: Squeezebox2 on "The Gadget Show" CH5

2005-10-07 Thread ceejay
AdamC Wrote: > I'm here because of it: reading this forum whilst playing music through > the SoftSqueeze and planning to order a Squeezebox in the next day or > two. > > As they say, any publicity is good publicity. It didn't take long for > me to see that the SqueezeBox is what I've been lookin

[slim] Re: Random mix - Don't play again

2005-10-07 Thread max . spicer
Yeah, that's a bit hard to do, but not impossible. You'd need a new table in the database to keep track of when a client last played a track. Sadly, this would get wiped on every complete rescan. I'm hoping that these will become less and less necessary with the future releases. stinga Wrote:

RE: [slim] Support for iTunes Smart playlists?

2005-10-07 Thread Craig, James (IT)
it works very well, but you should note that the playlists are no longer 'smart' when they're in SlimServer. They are just a snapshot of the contents of the playlist at the time SS scanned the iTunes library. But you can run this scan as often as you want ( well, depending on the size of you

[slim] Re: Feature idea - multiple file types in library

2005-10-07 Thread corwin
Thank's KDF. -- corwin ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Another feature request - date/time

2005-10-07 Thread corwin
hmm - missed that one too. -- corwin ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Quick survey for genre filter prefs in Random Mix

2005-10-07 Thread Roy Owen
I haven't commented so far, but what does "ignore" mean?  "exclude" and "include" make sense.On 10/6/05, Marc Sherman < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:max.spicer wrote:> What are you trying to say?  That link goes to a post that doesn't seem> relevant at all.>People seem to be debating the behaviour of

Re: [slim] Support for iTunes Smart playlists?

2005-10-07 Thread Roy Owen
As long as you use iTunes ot manage your library the smart playlists will stay smart.  Slimserver reads the iTunes xml file to determine what should or should not be in an iTunes playlist.On 10/7/05, Craig, James (IT) <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: it works very well, but you should note that

RE: [slim] Support for iTunes Smart playlists?

2005-10-07 Thread Craig, James (IT)
> As long as you use iTunes ot manage your library the smart playlists will stay smart.  Slimserver reads the iTunes xml file to determine what should or should not be in an iTunes playlist. I can't tell if you're agreeing with me or not?   An iTunes 'smart' playlist changes dynamically ba

Re: [slim] Support for iTunes Smart playlists?

2005-10-07 Thread Roy Owen
I agree if you are exporting the iTunes playlists as m3u files.  I dissagree if you have SS pointed at the iTunes xml file.  By pointing SS at the iTunes xml file you do get dynamic changes - as long as you use iTunes to manage your mp3 library.On 10/7/05, Craig, James (IT) <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wro

Re: [slim] Re: Quick survey for genre filter prefs in Random Mix

2005-10-07 Thread Greg Klanderman
> Roy Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I haven't commented so far, but what does "ignore" mean?  "exclude" > and "include" make sense. I think it just means you have not chosen to include or exclude that genre. I would think of it more like two checkboxes for each genre - you can either ch

RE: [slim] Support for iTunes Smart playlists?

2005-10-07 Thread Craig, James (IT)
>I agree if you are exporting the iTunes playlists as m3u files.  I dissagree if you have SS pointed at the iTunes xml file.  By pointing SS at the iTunes xml file you do get dynamic changes - as long as you >use iTunes to manage your mp3 library.   Only after an iTunes rescan. That's far

[slim] Re: Small Softsqueeze wish: keyboard control buttons

2005-10-07 Thread mkosma
One way to implement would be a small plugin or standalone app that watches for and responds to those button presses by sending an html or CLI command to the slimserver. That seems straightforward, except that it seems that Logitech (at least) leaves those keys basically undocumented, from what I

Re: [slim] Re: Quick survey for genre filter prefs in Random Mix

2005-10-07 Thread Marc Sherman
Roy Owen wrote: I haven't commented so far, but what does "ignore" mean? "exclude" and "include" make sense. It means don't pay attention to that genre either way. For example, if I want to create a playlist that includes all rock and folk songs, except for those with explicit lyrics, I'd se

[slim] SB2 not connecting with WPA and AES

2005-10-07 Thread jcyr
Sorry if this has already been answered but I searched and could not find a relevant post. I have just installed and am generally satisfied with the Squeezebox2 device. I find however that the Squeezebox2 will not communicate when I set my wireless access point to use WPA security with AES encryp

[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound

2005-10-07 Thread Neil Sleightholm
This has just been pointed out to me:> http://mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/mplayer-binary.html > E.2. Binary distribution > MPlayer previously contained source from the OpenDivX project, which > disallows binary redistribution. This code has been removed in version > 0.90-pre1 and the remaining file

[slim] Re: SB2 not connecting with WPA and AES

2005-10-07 Thread dSw
I'm pretty sure that the SB2 doesn't support AES (only TKIP). -- dSw ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: SB2 not connecting with WPA and AES

2005-10-07 Thread seanadams
I believe this is WPA2, for which we've just recently added support. You will need to obtain a pre-release software update if you want to try it out: http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/latest/6.2/ Feedback appreciated. -- seanadams ___ Dis

[slim] Re: SB2 not connecting with WPA and AES

2005-10-07 Thread seanadams
More info on WPA2: http://www.wi-fi.org/membersonly/getfile.asp?f=WPA2_Q_A.pdf Basically it is just stronger excryption than WPA. However, WPA, (unlike the older WEP standard) is still secure. So it is not strictly necessary to upgrade from WPA to WPA2/AES. Also it is an optional part of the 80

Re: [slim] Re: SB2 not connecting with WPA and AES

2005-10-07 Thread Michael Amster
If we have SB1s, we have to run WEP networks, right? It would require a separate wireless network for SB1s and SB2s to allow WPA? -MA seanadams wrote: More info on WPA2: http://www.wi-fi.org/membersonly/getfile.asp?f=WPA2_Q_A.pdf Basically it is just stronger excryption than WPA. However,

[slim] Re: SB2 not connecting with WPA and AES

2005-10-07 Thread radish
> If we have SB1s, we have to run WEP networks, right? It would require a > > separate wireless network for SB1s and SB2s to allow WPA? Yes. SB1 supports WEP only, and also 802.11b only for that matter. If you have the means to run two seperate WLANs I strongly recommend you do. I have one which

[slim] Before i buy, i need a couple of important questions answering please :)

2005-10-07 Thread dangerous_dom
I really like the look of the Squeezebox2, but have a couple of important questions; 1) Gapless Playback. This is a very important feature for me, as i have many mixed danced music CD's, live gigs and Audio books. Why oh why do manufactures overlook this essential feature so often? Even the almi

[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound

2005-10-07 Thread Mike Anderson
I too am a clueless Windows user looking for a compiled and patched version. If anyone could email it to me or post a link, that would be much appreciated. Thanks, Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mike Anderson ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimde

Re: [slim] Before i buy, i need a couple of important questions answering please :)

2005-10-07 Thread Jacob Potter
On 10/7/05, dangerous_dom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a very important feature for me, as i have many mixed danced > music CD's, live gigs and Audio books. Why oh why do manufactures > overlook this essential feature so often? Even the almighly iPod can't > do it. > So, does the SB2 suppor

[slim] 6.2 nightlies/AudioScrobbler/SlimScrobbler

2005-10-07 Thread Steve Payonzeck
Is anyone able to use the SlimScrobbler plug-in with the 6.2 builds? I can't configure the plug-in through the web interface as the authors describe. Is there an alternate way to do this by editing the .pm file? Thanks in advance. __ Yahoo! Mail

[slim] Re: 6.2 nightlies/AudioScrobbler/SlimScrobbler

2005-10-07 Thread snarlydwarf
I'm on the 10/02 nightly at the moment (will be upgrading tonight...) and AudioScrobbler's working fine for me. Is it loading the plugin? -- snarlydwarf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinf

[slim] Re: SB2 not connecting with WPA and AES

2005-10-07 Thread jcyr
Ok, installed that, installed beta slimserver, did the firmware update on my SB2, set WPA2 when connecting to network. Still won't connect to Bellkin (Broadcom) wireless access point when configured to AES. -- jcyr ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lis

Re: [slim] 6.2 nightlies/AudioScrobbler/SlimScrobbler

2005-10-07 Thread Dave Dewey
Quoting Steve Payonzeck ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Is anyone able to use the SlimScrobbler plug-in with > the 6.2 builds? I can't configure the plug-in through > the web interface as the authors describe. Is there an > alternate way to do this by editing the .pm file? Make sure you are using the late

[slim] Re: I want a Squeezebox2 T-shirt

2005-10-07 Thread sleepysurf
I second the motion for a Slimdevices/Squeezebox T-shirt. In the meantime, check out the link below for FLAC T-shirts. Maybe Josh and Sean can get together and market a T-shirt with BOTH logos on them! http://flac.sourceforge.net/tshirt.html -- sleepysurf aerius i, nht sub two, yamaha rx-v1

[slim] Live365 Session ID Invalid

2005-10-07 Thread fozzie
Apologies for the cross posting, but I asked this a few days ago in the Beginners Forum but seem to be drawing blanks. I signed up for a Live365 VIP pass so that I can get ad-free listening as well as some of the VIP only feeds. What I'm finding is that after a few days, those VIP stations that I

[slim] Re: SB2 not connecting with WPA and AES

2005-10-07 Thread seanadams
OK, well we only added this very recently and it has not had much testing yet. This is helpful feedback - we'll look into it. -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] DIY IR Blaster?

2005-10-07 Thread raintonr
Hi, Does anyone know how to build an IR blaster to plug into the SB2? I'm thinking it can't be anything more complex than a couple of infra-red LEDs, perhaps a resistor or two, piece of wire and a plug. A schematic would be greatly appreciated. Why I ask is... am wanting to use the SB2 to contr

[slim] Re: Before i buy, i need a couple of important questions answering please :)

2005-10-07 Thread radish
OK, from my experience with gapless: Native formats: WAV/PCM works fine MP3 won't - even if you use a recent LAME version to add the gapless tags the MP3 decoder on SB2 ignores them FLAC is basically fine, but there is a currently outstanding bug which spoils some transitions. I expect it to be f

[slim] Re: Support for iTunes Smart playlists?

2005-10-07 Thread Lumsmore
smart or not, I just installed SlimServer, which is running, and when I click on 'playlists' in the browser interface, I don't see any playlists. I checked the server settings to be sure the iTune .XML field was pointing to the itunes.xlm files (it is). I also tried the 'rescan' setting, which did

[slim] Re: Before i buy, i need a couple of important questions answering please :)

2005-10-07 Thread Michaelwagner
radish Wrote: > OK, from my experience with gapless: > > MP3 won't - even if you use a recent LAME version to add the gapless > tags the MP3 decoder on SB2 ignores them > What are MP3 gapless tags? I've never heard of them ... -- Michaelwagner ___

[slim] Re: UK Publicity: Squeezebox2 on "The Gadget Show" CH5

2005-10-07 Thread Michaelwagner
dean Wrote: > http://www.slimdevices.com/photos/gadget.wmv doesn't work for me. Stops immediately (well, maybe it shows a few frames ... but it's too fast to see if anything happens). Same happens when I press play. -- Michaelwagner ___ Discuss maili

[slim] Multi Disc Sets

2005-10-07 Thread NickM
A multi disc CD does not play in the correct order. For example, selecting a two disc album results in playing track 1 CD1, track 1 CD2, track 2 CD1, track 2 CD2 etc. The ordering should be by disc number then by track number. -- NickM ___ Discuss m

[slim] Re: 6.1.1 and Itunes 4.9 (17) across multiple hard drives

2005-10-07 Thread gandt
I had a similar arrangement (before i bought a terastation so everything is on a remote nas drive). Basicaly the itunes xml file should be all Slimserver needs to know where to find the file whatever drive it is on (assuming you are using the "itunes to manage" option. Are you sure itunes knows wh

[slim] What a product!

2005-10-07 Thread Mike Anderson
I just wanted to say thanks to the folks who've developed this excellent product - I'm REALLY enjoying my Squeezebox2! I just revamped my whole musical setup to get into the mid-fi (hi-fi?) thing, with a new Musical Fidelity amp and Magnepan speakers -- and the Squeezebox2 at the heart of my setu

[slim] Book the cruise, honey!

2005-10-07 Thread seanadams
We've just reduced pricing by $30 for SB2 wireless, and $20 for SB2 wired. -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: DIY IR Blaster?

2005-10-07 Thread Paul Webster
Over in the developers forum they are tesing this very thing. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15977 -- Paul Webster Paul Webster ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss