[slim] Re: Handheld Skin Question

2005-11-04 Thread davep
mherger Wrote: > > However, it seems to be missing one thing - an A-Z list at the top of > > the Browse Artists and Browse Albums listings. I can only ever see > the > > You're on 6.5? Please open a bug for this issue (bugs.slimdevices.com) > > 6.2 should be fine. > > Michael, I thought I re

Re: [slim] Re: Shoutcast not working from server. Help needed

2005-11-04 Thread Michael Herger
error message that the client isn't valid/found. I can drop that in tonight unless michael gets to something first :) Thanks for the fix! I was busy eating this season's first cheese fondue with friends :-). Don't expect too much code from me for the next few weeks - cardboard boxes are

[slim] SB3s arrived today...

2005-11-04 Thread random_tox
I just got done setting up and testing my new SB3s. I decided to take advantage of the 100 off 2 deal to replace the SB2 in my bedroom and SB1 in my home theater. I love the new style and I'm happy with my purchase just for that. The size is smaller but it has a much larger front surface. It mak

Re: [slim] Handheld Skin Question

2005-11-04 Thread Michael Herger
However, it seems to be missing one thing - an A-Z list at the top of the Browse Artists and Browse Albums listings. I can only ever see the You're on 6.5? Please open a bug for this issue (bugs.slimdevices.com) 6.2 should be fine. -- Michael

Re: [slim] Performance issues - both good and bad (6.2)

2005-11-04 Thread Michael Herger
Any ideas? or recomendations to make the new machine run any faster? I accept its not a head to head comparison as I'm running differnet versions but even so In very recent builds there's a performance parameter which let's slimserver use ram instead of the disk to do some caching. Could

[slim] Re: I love my Squeezebox, but it NEVER works perfectly

2005-11-04 Thread thespaugh
Bossa, Just to add to my point (that the SB still feels a little beta to me) look at the server change logs from 6.1 to 6.2. In the bugs section (I know not all items are “bugs”) there are over 230 items that were fixed/manipulated. http://www.slimdevices.com/Changelog6.html Many of these 230

[slim] Re: Anyone interested to get squeezebox3 in NYC

2005-11-04 Thread jackyhan
thank you, slimdevices, two items order is on the way. -- jackyhan jackyhan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1957 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17809 __

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver 6.2: volume issue

2005-11-04 Thread Jack Coates
dean blackketter wrote: I'd like to hear some discussion about why the new curve isn't good for some folks. ... My method is to turn the volume all the way down on the amplifier, and turn the volume all the way up on the Squeezebox and play a (loud) song that I know well. Then adjust the

[slim] Re: Hardware Question

2005-11-04 Thread seanadams
Michaelwagner Wrote: > Sorry, most people probably won't care about this, but there isn't a > more suitable forum ... >> Does anything about the SB care if I tie the power ground of 2 units together? No >> Would anything bad happen? No >> Does anything care if I power 2 units off one 5V po

[slim] Handheld Skin Question

2005-11-04 Thread davep
I am a big fan of the handheld skin for use as a remote on my Palm TX. However, it seems to be missing one thing - an A-Z list at the top of the Browse Artists and Browse Albums listings. I can only ever see the first page of my artist listings - which gets me to somewhere in the middle of the "

Re: [slim] Text Entry Timing

2005-11-04 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/4/05, dfk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Does this function work on the server?  It would be useful if it did.SlimServer Version: 6.2.1 - 5024ThanksWhat is text entry timing?  Google != joy for me.TIA,Ben ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevic

[slim] Re: This is getting frustrating - MORE problems with reading files with 6.2

2005-11-04 Thread N�stor
This may be a serious issue, but it may be quickly fixed. Use http://bugs.slimdevices.com to create a bug report, and upload all the info you have, the more complete you can. I have had different issues using SlimServer, and everytime I found what I thought was a bug, I opened a report. I dont

Re: [slim] Re: Nokia 770

2005-11-04 Thread Victor Brilon
I had posted these earlier, but I'll do it again in case you missed them. These are screenshots of browsing on the 770 in full-screen mode using the WebPad skin: http://victorland.com/slimp3/1.jpg http://victorland.com/slimp3/3.jpg http://victorland.com/slimp3/3.jpg Victor On Nov 4, 2005, at

[slim] Text Entry Timing

2005-11-04 Thread dfk
Does this function work on the server? It would be useful if it did. SlimServer Version: 6.2.1 - 5024 Thanks -- dfk dfk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1699 View this thread: http://forums.sl

[slim] Re: This is getting frustrating - MORE problems with reading files with 6.2

2005-11-04 Thread Cleve
Néstor Wrote: > Have you tried (just as a test) extracting the files exactly in the > same way but with a different ending format, lets say mp3, to see if > the problem persists? That could help isolate the problem or point you > in the right direction. Nestor, this was a good suggestion. I

[slim] Re: Fitting SB1 Graphical Display

2005-11-04 Thread Dick Sternum
Ignore me (most do) I've just found the instructions. My girlfriend had helpfully unpacked them and tidied them away (read hidden them). -- Dick Sternum Dick Sternum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?use

[slim] Fitting SB1 Graphical Display

2005-11-04 Thread Dick Sternum
Got back from my business trip today to find my replacement graphical display waiting for me, but alas no fitting instructions. I've obviously got to remove the old IR sensor from the SB as the new display has one intergrated, but beyond that I'm clueless. Do I need to solder the existing IR cab

[slim] Performance issues - both good and bad (6.2)

2005-11-04 Thread NigelC
I have been running Slimserver on a 5-6 yr old Toshiba Portege laptop for a while now, and have had very acceptable performance given its spec (Pentium II 300 MHz, with 128Mb RAM, running Win 2000). My music is 400 albums, 5275 tracks, 220 artists, mainly FLACs with some MP3s, sitting on an extern

Re: [slim] Re: Nokia 770

2005-11-04 Thread Robin Bowes
Victor Brilon said the following on 04/11/2005 22:46: I have one. And yes, it kicks ass as a Slim remote :) I am s tempted by one of these... I am also s poor at the moment, so I'll resist for now. R. -- http://robinbowes.com If a man speaks in a forest, and his wife's not there, is

[slim] Re: Resellers in Sweden

2005-11-04 Thread bernt
http://www.jensofsweden.com/stationary.aspx -- bernt bernt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1342 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17688 ___

[slim] Re: This is getting frustrating - MORE problems with reading files with 6.2

2005-11-04 Thread N�stor
Have you tried (just as a test) extracting the files exactly in the same way but with a different ending format, lets say mp3, to see if the problem persists? That could help isolate the problem or point you in the right direction. -- Néstor -

[slim] Wrong track info displayed

2005-11-04 Thread Eserim
OK, had my SB2 for 2 weeks now (so glad I got it when I did, not that the SB3 is bad, but I saved £50!) and all is fine(ish) I love what it can do and even my wife is impressed with AlienBBC, but several times now the track displayed as playing has lagged behind the actual track being played. I'

Re: [slim] This is getting frustrating - MORE problems with reading files with 6.2

2005-11-04 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/4/05, Cleve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well, I thought I'd solved my problems with reading files by simplifyingmy directory structure.   However, I copied some more CDs to my HDD thisafternoon, and problems cropped up again. Your attachment doesn't go very far in describing the problem you ar

Re: [slim] My SB3 shipped today

2005-11-04 Thread Mark Lanctot
Heh - I live 2500 miles from Slim and I got it in 18 hours (I couldn't believe it!) And I didn't specify "fast shipping" either, I chose the "2 to 5 business days" option. Kenr wrote: > I got my notification that my SB3 shipped. I only live 20 miles from > Slim devices so hopefully I will get

Re: [slim] Apple Airport

2005-11-04 Thread Daniel Cohen
On 4/11/05 at 06:35 -0800, octavian wrote Is Sqeezebox compatible with Airport or is it better to just put a wireless ADSL router on the Ethernet? If so which one is best. Should I use iTunes for my library? If so which lossless file type is best? It's certainly compatible with Airport Extreme

Re: [slim] AlenBBC and mplayer permissions

2005-11-04 Thread Daniel Cohen
On 4/11/05 at 12:30 +, Andrew Heald wrote Thanks, Daniel. I'm installed for a user named "slimserver" and not for all users. I don't log on under this account and have the server set to start on boot. I've tried your suggestion to no avail. Mplayer just dies after starting up. The puzzlin

Re: [slim] Re: Nokia 770

2005-11-04 Thread Victor Brilon
I have one. And yes, it kicks ass as a Slim remote :) Victor On Nov 4, 2005, at 9:53 AM, bklaas wrote: this kills me it's not available in the U.S. I've been jonesing for this thing as my squeezeboxen kontroller ever since I posted this thread way back when: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: My SB3 shipped today

2005-11-04 Thread jackaninny
but no email notifying me of shipment - i am sad -- jackaninny ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] This is getting frustrating - MORE problems with reading files with 6.2

2005-11-04 Thread Cleve
Well, I thought I'd solved my problems with reading files by simplifying my directory structure. However, I copied some more CDs to my HDD this afternoon, and problems cropped up again. +---+ |Filename: windows explorer.jpg

[slim] Killed wireless card in SB2

2005-11-04 Thread Michael Amster
So, let's say one's "friend" kills one's SB2 wireless card through some mods. Is there a supply of wireless boards that one could buy from SlimDevices? I mean in a purely hypothetical sense only. And would one just contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or is there a purportedly better way to do this? I

[slim] Re: Shoutcast not working from server. Help needed

2005-11-04 Thread dfk
kdf Wrote: > Quoting dfk : > > > Great. Are you getting the exact same issue as me? For example > when > > you click on say a Slim Device Pick that the server does not crash > it > > only crashes when selecting Shoutcast? Is this just a Shoutcast > plugin > > problem? > > right. the shoutca

[slim] Re: Mixing multiple sound sources

2005-11-04 Thread Michaelwagner
Bump. I was wondering the same thing. Can't find any answer in the forums (forae?). As far as I can see in the server code, the cross-fading is specified by a bit in the TCP protocol (byte actually, since it seems to allow a few options, fade in, fade out, crossfade). To me, the question is,

[slim] Can't seem to play my AAC files anymore...

2005-11-04 Thread schwachs
I've recently noticed that my AAC files won't play any more on my SlimServer. The files are encoded from CDs I own via iTunes but are definitely NOT iTunes protected. They play fine in programs like WinAmp and used to play fine w/ my Slimp3 player and SlimServer. I've done a full lib rescan and t

Re: [slim] Re: iTunes tip

2005-11-04 Thread Allan Hise
On 04 Nov 2005, at 18:21 , Lumsmore wrote: Otherwise, I have to say that your plug-in is THE reason I purchased a slimserver. Nice work. I hope you didn't pay much, cuz the server is free ;) OK, I know what you mean. And I agree, without the iTunes Update plugin, slimserver would be much

[slim] Re: Anyone interested to get squeezebox3 in NYC

2005-11-04 Thread bishopdonmiguel
> Is SlimDevices a way cool company or not? Absolutely. No question. Having said that, regarding this specific promotion, I can't help but secretly wonder if for every ecstatic buyer who can use/afford 2 new units, they are also disappointing two potential buyers who don't want 2 units, can't g

Re: [slim] Re: Shoutcast not working from server. Help needed

2005-11-04 Thread kdf
Quoting dfk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Great. Are you getting the exact same issue as me? For example when you click on say a Slim Device Pick that the server does not crash it only crashes when selecting Shoutcast? Is this just a Shoutcast plugin problem? right. the shoutcast plugin currently i

[slim] Re: Shoutcast not working from server. Help needed

2005-11-04 Thread dfk
kdf Wrote: > Quoting dfk : > Can't call method "execute" on an > > undefined value at C:/Program > > Files/SlimServer/server/Plugins/ShoutcastBrowser/Plugin.pm line 876. > > ok cool. that matches up with what I'm seeing. > > it's a simple fix, which would block the page from loading and instead

Re: [slim] Re: Anyone interested to get squeezebox3 in NYC

2005-11-04 Thread PAUL WILLIAMSON
This one time, at band camp, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > Is SlimDevices a way cool company or not? Way cool. I just e-mailed a buddy of mine in NYC to see if he is interested. I'll send something out when I hear back from him. Paul ___ Discuss mailin

Re: [slim] Re: Shoutcast not working from server. Help needed

2005-11-04 Thread kdf
Quoting dfk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Can't call method "execute" on an undefined value at C:/Program Files/SlimServer/server/Plugins/ShoutcastBrowser/Plugin.pm line 876. ok cool. that matches up with what I'm seeing. it's a simple fix, which would block the page from loading and instead show an er

[slim] Re: Shoutcast not working from server. Help needed

2005-11-04 Thread dfk
kdf Wrote: > Quoting dfk : > > > > No. The server does not crash if I click on any other link BUT > > Shoutcast links. > > > any chance of reporting the crash message from teh event viewer, or > running > command line to find it? > > -k As requested from the Application EV The description fo

[slim] SBG For Sale

2005-11-04 Thread radish
Apologies if this is considered inappropriate - maybe we should have a marketplace forum? Anyway - I have a mint condition black wireless SBG (SB1 with the graphic display upgrade) available for sale. Includes accessories (cables, remote, etc). If you're interested send me a PM with an offer, oth

Re: [slim] Re: Anyone interested to get squeezebox3 in NYC

2005-11-04 Thread Pat Farrell
seanadams said: > Au contraire - we are glad that people are looking for friends to go in > together on an order. Spread the word! Is SlimDevices a way cool company or not? Pat http://www.pfarrell.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevice

[slim] Re: Lots of missing Genres?

2005-11-04 Thread random_tox
Yeah, I'm having simalar problems. Using SlimServer 6.2.1. Files a are all .flac with the Vorbis(?) tags, not id3 tags. It seems related to the problems users have discribed with playlist. Most tracks I see under my 'New Wave' genre also happen to be in a playlist. But a few tracks show that a

Re: [slim] Re: Shoutcast not working from server. Help needed

2005-11-04 Thread kdf
Quoting dfk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: No. The server does not crash if I click on any other link BUT Shoutcast links. any chance of reporting the crash message from teh event viewer, or running command line to find it? -k ___ Discuss mailing list Discus

[slim] Re: Anyone interested to get squeezebox3 in NYC

2005-11-04 Thread seanadams
Au contraire - we are glad that people are looking for friends to go in together on an order. Spread the word! -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Genre Question

2005-11-04 Thread random_tox
Yeah, I'm having simalar problems. Using SlimServer 6.2.1. Files a are all .flac with the Vorbis(?) tags, not id3 tags. It seems to relate to the problems users have discribed with playlist. Most tracks I see under my 'New Wave' genre also happen to be in a playlist. But a few tracks show that

[slim] Re: Genre Question

2005-11-04 Thread Michaelwagner
Marc Sherman Wrote: > ID3v2.2 used 3 letter tag names, such as TCO. > http://www.id3.org/id3v2-00.txtWell, will you look at that! I started getting > into this around the time of 2.3, so I never went back and looked. I just assumed the upwards compatability thing worked. So really, the code sh

[slim] Re: Announce: Third-generation Squeezebox, SlimServer 6.2

2005-11-04 Thread Michaelwagner
patrick Wrote: > I did not mean to imply that we would release more colors before > Christmas.You know what happens now, Patrick? Colour Squeezeboxen become the > new pony (popcorn button) (until the next one comes along). -- Michaelwagner ___ Discu

[slim] Re: Shoutcast not working from server. Help needed

2005-11-04 Thread dfk
mherger Wrote: > >Did you close the web interface after you went on SQN? Or was the > shoutcast page already open? Can you confirm that there's a > "player=..." in the link you click? > > Michael pictures say more than words (hope they upload OK): On the first image, you can see that the se

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

2005-11-04 Thread dconry
Just a quick note that I am also having problems using AES as encryption scheme with SB2/Linksys WRT54G under SlimServer 6.2. There are currently 4 options in my router setup for WPA: 1) WPA with TKIP 2) WPA with AES 3) WPA2 with TKIP/AES 4) WPA2 with AES only Option 1 is the only one that func

[slim] Re: Anyone interested to get squeezebox3 in NYC

2005-11-04 Thread eq72521
I've seen a few posts like this. I haven't seen any replies from Slim Devices personnel, but it feels to me like people are taking advantage of the company. It seems to me that the offer is for people that: a) actually want two new players b) want a player and already personally know someone el

Re: [slim] Re: Unicode support and text direction

2005-11-04 Thread Marc Sherman
dean blackketter wrote: I wonder if it's possible for the string rendering code to look at the character range and then simply change the order of the rendering of the characters based on some rules: look at a character if (it's in the range of characters that should be rendered right to l

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread eq72521
Michaelwagner Wrote: > Don't throw away the valid point for the imperfect analogy. > > Regardless of how many/what proportion, beginners are having problems > and it needs to be taken seriously. I don't know if it's 1 in 100 or 1 > in 10 or 1 in 1000, but there is one thing you can count on. I l

Re: [slim] Re: Announce: Third-generation Squeezebox, SlimServer 6.2

2005-11-04 Thread Patrick Cosson
Hey, I did not mean to imply that we would release more colors before Christmas. If I left you with that impression, I apologize. We have our hands full with white and black. Cheers, Patrick --- Patrick Cosson V-P, Sales & Marketing Slim Devices, Inc. 415-359-7407 cell 413-638-5248 efax "The

[slim] Re: iTunes tip

2005-11-04 Thread Lumsmore
I went back and reread the readme, and sure enought this tip is in there, although it's not super clear for someone (me) who is new to all this. At the time I just trying to make sure I was doing everything right to get it to install properly! Maybe put a suggestion in the readme for a value to ch

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver 6.2: volume issue

2005-11-04 Thread dean blackketter
I'd like to hear some discussion about why the new curve isn't good for some folks. The old curve had some very large steps at the bottom levels and nearly inaudible steps at the higher volumes. The maximum volume is the same. At a given spot, the new curve may be lower in output level tha

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread CardinalFang
Fifer Wrote: > Statistically, there's very little relationship between the > self-selecting sample who come here for help and the total population > of owners. Oh I don't know about that, I think a much bigger percentage of owners than you might think are on these fora. It's that kind of product

Re: [slim] Anyone experiment with QoS and SB2?

2005-11-04 Thread Jack Coates
Mike Benjamin wrote: Jack Coates wrote: Mark Lanctot wrote: Has anyone experimented with QoS with an SB2? QoS might help during times when something else was going on (like VoIP or BitTorrent). However, it will only matter if the router is between the server and the squeezebox, which woul

[slim] Re: Apple Airport

2005-11-04 Thread radish
If by Airport you mean an Airport basestation, then yes, as that's just a regular WAP. Use iTunes if you like, personally I don't but many do. If you do use iTunes you're limited to formats it supports (far fewer than slim server itself supports) - Apple Lossless is probably the best choice. --

[slim] Re: Suggestion: dynamic vs. rescan

2005-11-04 Thread Dan Sully
* JJZolx shaped the electrons to say... Couldn't changes to both 'Articles To Ignore' and 'Group Discs' be effected by running through a couple tables in the database and changing the data that's already there? I've been pondering how to make both of these options dynamic, but haven't come up

[slim] Re: Suggestion: dynamic vs. rescan

2005-11-04 Thread Dan Sully
* JJZolx shaped the electrons to say... I'll argue that even things like database schema changes should be handled more intelligently than wiping & rescanning at start-up. If a new table or field can be populated from the current data, then build a routine to do so, even if it's a throwaway use

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver 6.2: volume issue

2005-11-04 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/4/05, Neil Cameron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm with you - can we have the old volume curve back...I'm against you -- the new volume curve is much better.  There's actually a smooth transition all the way up to max whereas before the first 10 stops were 90% of the volume. _

[slim] Re: Nokia 770

2005-11-04 Thread bklaas
this kills me it's not available in the U.S. I've been jonesing for this thing as my squeezeboxen kontroller ever since I posted this thread way back when: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14419 If anybody gets their hands on one of these, please post to the thread with impressions,

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread Fifer
I absolutely agree that as much help as possible should be provided, but that wasn't the point being debated, it was whether the number of help requests on the beginner's forum indicated a significant problem in the general population of users. This is a perennial poser on most technical forums. S

RE: [slim] SB1 Random Reboots

2005-11-04 Thread Dan Goodinson
Sounds very much like wireless interference. Possibly a neighbour has recently setup a WLAN, or has maybe recently bought a 2.4GHz cordless phone? Try changing your WLAN channel on your router, and see if the problem becomes less frequent. I had a similar problem on my SB1, but after changing WL

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver 6.2: volume issue

2005-11-04 Thread Neil Cameron
I'm with you - can we have the old volume curve back... -- Neil "hazel-rah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Well, I uninstalled completely and just reinstalled 6.1.1. Easier than > fussing around. Everything works perfectly again. Teach me to upgrade > for no r

[slim] SB1 Random Reboots

2005-11-04 Thread dragonwagon
I've been happily using the SB1 for about 6 months with no problems. Lately, I've started experiencing a strange issue where the squeezebox unit seems to reboot itself...blank screen, reconnect to wireless network, restart current song from the beginning. The situation is somewhat random, but I've

[slim] Re: The dreaded "Perl interpreter failed" error

2005-11-04 Thread ogontion
I've filed the bug, and of course there hasn't been an incident in the last 24 hrs. When Perl thing happens it will just keep going until it completely stops slimserver and I manually restart the service. >Of course, if the service is starting, failing, then restarting frequently, you might expe

Re: [slim] Re: Shoutcast not working from server. Help needed

2005-11-04 Thread Michael Herger
3) From the left pane of the server try to play any Shoutcast stream (even though the player is not being seen by the server as it is connected to SQN) Did you close the web interface after you went on SQN? Or was the shoutcast page already open? Can you confirm that there's a "player=..." i

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread Michaelwagner
Don't throw away the valid point for the imperfect analogy. Regardless of how many/what proportion, beginners are having problems and it needs to be taken seriously. I don't know if it's 1 in 100 or 1 in 10 or 1 in 1000, but there is one thing you can count on. I learned this as a dance teacher.

[slim] Re: Announce: Third-generation Squeezebox, SlimServer 6.2

2005-11-04 Thread Michaelwagner
kefa Wrote: > bringing in additional colours for Christmas time.A Red & Green Squeezebox? -- Michaelwagner ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: My SB3 shipped today

2005-11-04 Thread Kenr
docbee Wrote: > when did you order? I got no shipping info up to now. Around the 26th -- Kenr ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Apple Airport

2005-11-04 Thread octavian
Is Sqeezebox compatible with Airport or is it better to just put a wireless ADSL router on the Ethernet? If so which one is best. Should I use iTunes for my library? If so which lossless file type is best? -- octavian ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss

[slim] Re: Announce: Third-generation Squeezebox, SlimServer 6.2

2005-11-04 Thread kefa
also saw the SB3 at MacExpo and was very impressed in the flesh. Already have two on order via the slimdevices website! Also good to catch up with Patrick Colsson (SD Marketing VP) who hinted at the roadmap/sales figures but wouldn't give away anything concrete. The only thing he did talk about w

[slim] Re: Shoutcast not working from server. Help needed

2005-11-04 Thread dfk
mherger Wrote: > > As an aside, if you set your SB2 to Squeezenetwork and then from the > > server try to play a Shoutcast stream, that this kills the server. > > Do I understand you right: when playing a Shoutcast stream from SQN, > your > local server will crash?!? This would be too odd... >

[slim] Re: Audiotrons?

2005-11-04 Thread Michaelwagner
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17641 Question: A

[slim] Re: Audiotrons?

2005-11-04 Thread docbee
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17641 Question: A

[slim] Re: Audiotrons?

2005-11-04 Thread redandgray
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17641 Question: A

[slim] Nokia 770

2005-11-04 Thread Richie
Just in case there's anyone here who is interested in this as a SqueezeBox remote, it looks like Nokia have started shipping in Europe. See here: http://direct.nokia.com/Countries.aspx?u=/Product.aspx?model=770 and more info here: http://nokia770.com/ Richard __

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread MKS
Fifer Wrote: > If your analogy was valid I'd agree, but it isn't. It's estimated that > around 50% of life-long smokers will die of a smoking related illness. > That's not a tiny proportion. Bah! I'll give up then ;-) -- MKS ___ Discuss mailing list

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread Fifer
> (Taking your analogy to extremes, and for this I apologise, but just to > illustrate a point...) If you compare the number of people smoking to > the number of people who smoke with cancer / heart disease then it > would only be a TINY proportion. But the links are regarded as real, as > they sh

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread MKS
gingerneil Wrote: > Thats a meaningless statement !! "quite a few" when compared to the > number of total sales equals a tiny proportion ! Because you have to > come to the web site to get the software, I would suggest that the > website would be where most people start to look for help. Therefor

[slim] Re: Launching MusicMagic at startup

2005-11-04 Thread neilcoburn
I've been running MMM as a service using AppToService in Windows XP and it works really well, except that I've run into a problem after adding new music to my library. Slimserver (6.2) doesn't seem to pick up the newly analysed songs (though they are definitely there in the MMM GUI), and reverts

[slim] Re: SlimServer 6.2/firmware 26 Wake on LAN - and staying awake...

2005-11-04 Thread getprogs
seems like the best solution - having a browser locally will not do the trick, having another PC started is not really an elegant solution and I still would like the PC to shut down when the SB2 is powered off. The simplest solution would be to have the SB2 generate a small amount of keep-alive t

RE: [slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players -Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread Dan Goodinson
bear in mind also that the nature of a forum is that people tend to post with problems you don't often see people posting to say "everything was fine" I agree that there is pretty much no other way to judge, but still: using the number of posts in the forum is not the best way to gauge how ea

[slim] Re: Multiple versions of slimserver

2005-11-04 Thread Nikhil
KDF, Thanks for the reply. Everything seems to be working fine now. It is a little inconvenient to keep switching firmware, but as long as it doesnt do any irreversible damage, it doesn't concern me too much. Gingerneil, The library on my linkstation contains about 3600 songs, most of these a

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread gingerneil
MKS Wrote: > A quick perusal of the Beginners' Forum shows that quite a few people > are having trouble getting Squeezebox to work "out of the box" and to > connect to the wireless network. Mike Thats a meaningless statement !! "quite a few" when compared to the number of total sales equals tin

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread MKS
mkozlows Wrote: > At any rate, I don't think the SB2 is way out of the norm for modern > tech-gear, in terms of ease-of-use. I wouldn't give one to my mom, but > anyone who can set up a wireless network in the first place can > definitely get an SB2 working no problem. A quick perusal of the Beg

Re: [slim] AlenBBC and mplayer permissions

2005-11-04 Thread Andrew Heald
Thanks, Daniel. I'm installed for a user named "slimserver" and not for all users. I don't log on under this account and have the server set to start on boot. I've tried your suggestion to no avail. Mplayer just dies after starting up. The puzzling thing is that mplayer can be run from the ter

[slim] Re: My SB3 shipped today

2005-11-04 Thread docbee
when did you order? I got no shipping info up to now. -- docbee ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] AlenBBC and mplayer permissions

2005-11-04 Thread Daniel Cohen
On 4/11/05 at 10:16 +, Andrew Heald wrote Dear All, I'm using AlienBBC for the first time - all up and running (apart from the live stream problems that I've seen mention of elsewhere). This is on Mac OS X and SlimServer 6.2.0 with mplayer from the ffmpegXbinaries20050814 archive. I've had

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread Daniel Cohen
On 4/11/05 at 01:03 -0800, CardinalFang wrote Gatchers Wrote: So I guess what I'm saying is that as a piece of consumer electronics kit, if it isn't quite 'there', it's definitely very very near it. I think we're all saying the same thing, these products are for people who don't mind install

[slim] Native SqueezeBox AAC decode

2005-11-04 Thread Gatchers
Hi, Are there any technical restrictions on decoding AAC directly on the SqueezeBox, or is it down to the cost of licensing the AAC decode software/algorithm for this use? -- Gatchers ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://list

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread bglad
CardinalFang Wrote: > why did SB come off worse against similar products with similar > installations and feature sets? The review concluded: "The Roku SoundBridge can play protected files, connect to almost any server, has a similarly flashy design and costs £25 less." a product comparison ch

[slim] AlenBBC and mplayer permissions

2005-11-04 Thread Andrew Heald
Dear All, I'm using AlienBBC for the first time - all up and running (apart from the live stream problems that I've seen mention of elsewhere). This is on Mac OS X and SlimServer 6.2.0 with mplayer from the ffmpegXbinaries20050814 archive. I've had to make my mplayer binary have a root suid to

RE: [slim] iTunes tip

2005-11-04 Thread Craig, James (IT)
But Allan you can already do this... Don't tell me you didn't read the readme file!!! Set the iTunes rescan interval to 0 (no rescan) and use the Rescan plugin to set a fixed time daily rescan. James NOTICE: If received in error, please de

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread CardinalFang
Fifer Wrote: > I think most of us would have expected the SB to score better in that > particular group of products. Agreed, I wandered off onto my very own soapbox for a while there... As I said in another post, I think a lot of it is down to looks and the SB3 fixes that. Also journalists are

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread CardinalFang
Gatchers Wrote: > So I guess what I'm saying is that as a piece of consumer electronics > kit, if it isn't quite 'there', it's definitely very very near it. I think we're all saying the same thing, these products are for people who don't mind installing software and ripping CDs. I think we've

[slim] Re: More wireless problems with new SB2

2005-11-04 Thread ovonrein
ovonrein Wrote: > Incidentally, my first SB2 [...] refuses to come back on-line. Managed to fix this problem (for now, fingers crossed) by restarting the router. Not clear what made SB2 lose connection in the first place, mind. The thing gets a heart-beat every second (for the clock display)

[slim] Re: UK Computer Shopper round up of Wireless Media Players - Squeezebox 2/5

2005-11-04 Thread Gatchers
CardinalFang, Mhttp://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

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