[slim] Re: music held on multiple HD

2005-11-25 Thread Patrick Dixon
I'm not a linux expert, so how would I go about creating the link between the first and next partitions (FAT32)?Mount the new drive/partition then, in the directory that SS expects it's music in, make a simlink to that mountpoint. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk

[slim] Re: Transitions/Crossfade

2005-11-25 Thread Jeff52
I posted a request for crossfading enhancement here: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2319 I agree with you this would be a nice feature. You may vote for it at the above link. -- Jeff52 Jeff52's Profile:

[slim] power off Squeezebox

2005-11-25 Thread spipo
Hi Starting the morning, I'm no longer able to turn off my brand new Squeezebox. Pressing the power button on the remote or clicking off on the server doesen't help (nothing happens), it always stays on. I restartet the server, restartet the Squeezebox , made the server to forget the squeezebox,

[slim] Re: Being returned to Now Playing

2005-11-25 Thread max . spicer
Yes, the name isn't very good at describing it's purpose! Can anyone think of something better? I remember being completely confused by this when I first got my squeezebox - it wasn't until someone described it on these forums that I understood. Max dfk Wrote: Ah, that's what Jump Back on

[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread Orb
Cooltopia.co.uk have them but the wont ship to Ireland. The only Irish reseller (http://www.gadgetsonline.ie/) don't seem to be bothered to have a website. You see my point? Why cannot Slim stop faffing about with these bedroom bandits and get their products with a proper retailer like Amazon?

Re: [slim] power off Squeezebox

2005-11-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
To reset to factory defaults hold down the ADD key while unplugging and replugging the power. You can also press 1 after power cycling, this rewrites one of the chips. spipo wrote: Hi Starting the morning, I'm no longer able to turn off my brand new Squeezebox. Pressing the power button on

[slim] Re: music held on multiple HD

2005-11-25 Thread firestorm
did a bit of digging and found this : ln A feature of linking files is available in Linux. It works by redirecting a file to the actual file. It's referred to as a symbolic link. Don't confuse this term with the linking of programs, which is when binary programs are connected with libraries that

[slim] Re: music held on multiple HD

2005-11-25 Thread koen
the links for libraries are the same as the ones for directories. a symbolic link is obtained by invoking 'ln -s ...'. A dynamic library could be called 'libxyz.so' for instance, but it would be a symbolic link to libxyz.so.1.4 which is the actual library. When a newer version of the library

[slim] Re: power off Squeezebox

2005-11-25 Thread spipo
Thanks! I did what you sugested: - reset to factory (hold down the ADD key) - rewriting one of the chips (the 1 key - programming xilinx) and then: - Forget player in SlimServer - manual firmware update - soft reset BUT: still the same, it's not possibe to power of my SB. All other players work

[slim] Internet Radio help

2005-11-25 Thread audiofi
Can anyone help with a small problem I have: I can get the Squeezebox (2) to connect to the computer and play back MP3's and I can get onto Squeezenetwork, but I can't get any other radio stations to play. I have installed AlienBBC and that can't find any programs. The server connects to the

[slim] Re: Being returned to Now Playing

2005-11-25 Thread Fifer
'Now playing - hold menu place'? -- Fifer Fifer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=639 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18501

RE: [slim] Re: Being returned to Now Playing

2005-11-25 Thread Craig, James (IT)
Maybe it's the other one that needs renaming? I'd imagine everyone expects a screensaver to return to the original position when woken up. James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not waive

[slim] WPA Passphrase - Allowable Characters?

2005-11-25 Thread bmillsap
Sorry if this has been addressed, but WPA is too short to use as a search term. Is there a way to put non-alphanumeric characters into the SB3 for the WPA passphrase? -- bmillsap bmillsap's Profile:

[slim] Display composer in Now Playing

2005-11-25 Thread luga00
I have seen all the various options for how the current track is displayed in the Squeezebox 'Now Playing' display. I'm wondering if it's possible to show the composer in this window rather than the artist. This would work particularly well with my classical collection. regards luga -- luga00

[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread gingerneil
ebay ?? You'll save more than £50 too ! -- gingerneil gingerneil's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1396 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18469

[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread ultra238a
We do ship to Ireland, delivery is £10. You need to call us though to place the order as we don't process Irish orders online. Call us on 0871 871 9747 Thanks Paul Progressives Consumer Electronics Ltd -- ultra238a

RE: [slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread Stuart Cooper
We ship to Ireland - although Rep of Ireland costs the same as mainland Europe with DHL (approx £35) - Northern Ireland is our standard free delivery on Squeezebox. If you'd like to buy one from us, and you're in RoI, you can order online and choose the EU Delivery option. Would you really

RE: [slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread Stuart Cooper
See Orb - we’re fighting over you now! LOL Stu. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ultra238a Sent: 25 November 2005 16:01 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon We do ship to Ireland, delivery is £10.

[slim] Re: SB3/6.1.1 and DTS issues

2005-11-25 Thread smst
machinehead Wrote: I did try one of my DTS CD's, ripped to FLAC, but can't get it working on my Squeezebox 1. Not entirely sure why, there shouldn't be any bit-mangling, but I can't find any reference to DTS working on anything less than a SB2. SB1 doesn't pass the bits through quite

[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread Orb
gingerneil Wrote: ebay ?? You'll save more than £50 too ! I've been watching ebay and I have concluded that 2nd hand SB's often sell for more than new ones!!! Some guy bid £156 the other day for a SB2. It didn't even include the £10 PP. Mad, quite mad. -- Orb

[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread Orb
ultra238a Wrote: We do ship to Ireland, delivery is £10. You need to call us though to place the order as we don't process Irish orders online. Call us on 0871 871 9747 Thanks Paul Progressives Consumer Electronics Ltd Paul, do you have a website? Do you have SB2 wired in stock? How

Re: [slim] WPA Passphrase - Allowable Characters?

2005-11-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
You mean like punctuation, special characters and such? Use the 1 key. bmillsap wrote: Sorry if this has been addressed, but WPA is too short to use as a search term. Is there a way to put non-alphanumeric characters into the SB3 for the WPA passphrase? --

[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread Orb
Stuart Cooper Wrote: We ship to Ireland - although Rep of Ireland costs the same as mainland Europe with DHL (approx £35) - Northern Ireland is our standard free delivery on Squeezebox. If you'd like to buy one from us, and you're in RoI, you can order online and choose the EU Delivery

[slim] Re: power off Squeezebox

2005-11-25 Thread radish
You're sure you haven't changed the screensaver settings? With off brightness on full and off screensaver on Now Playing I ended up with a SB2 which didn't look like it was turned off. -- radish radish's Profile:

RE: [slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread Stuart Cooper
I understand your frustration... :o) The old SB2 is still listed as so many external links point to it, so rather than present folk with a page not found screen when they've been directed there, it's simply left there for the transition period, to provide a pointer to the new version. The SB2

[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread Orb
I just got some speakers delivered from the UK today via DHL. Postage cost £20 and these speakers are a lot heavier and larger than a SB2 so I don't know what to think. Yer man Paul is saying £10. I don't mind paying say £15 for postage. -- Orb

[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread Fifer
It's possible that if your speakers came from a large organisation (particularly one with an international presence), they will have negotiated more favourable Irish shipping rates than a smaller specialist outfit can. It's also possible that the vendor is subsidising the shipping but bumping the

[slim] Music scan under 6.2.1 problems

2005-11-25 Thread alanj
Hi, I've just noticed a problem with the New Music scan function since upgrading to 6.2.1 I have a daily scan scheduled to look for new and changed music, so after adding a few new albums I expected to be able to play these the next day. However they did not appear in the Slim server list. So

[slim] Re: Slimserver 6.2.2

2005-11-25 Thread JMACLAN
Well, I`ve tried lots of things to get to the root of the problem with 6.2.2, and have given up meantime. Unfortunately whereas previously if I reverted to the older version of slimserver (6.02) all of my SB`s would play all required files, now my 3 SB1`s will still not play flac files! The

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver 6.2.2

2005-11-25 Thread Richie
The firmware is the current version 40, so I suspect if I could roll back the version to the earlier one, this might restore things . So, is there a way to source the previous firmware version and roll back the current version.Otherwise I`m up the creek without a paddle! My SB1-G plays my

[slim] Re: Internet Radio help

2005-11-25 Thread Oss
Are you using AlienBBC V1.0? If you have a firewall you need to ensure socketwrapper can access the internet in addition to the slim.exe and mplayer. Does the AlienBBC appear in the Radio section of the server (localhost:9000) -- Oss

[slim] Re: Internet Radio help

2005-11-25 Thread audiofi
Hi, Yes, AlienBBC 1.0 and it does appear in the menu's etc. I've had a look around and it seems that Squeezenetwork works fine, but if accessing any via the PC, radio, podcasts or RSS feeds, none of them work. It seems it can't find the internet if connecting through slimserver, but the

Re: [slim] Re: SB3/6.1.1 and DTS issues

2005-11-25 Thread machinehead
smst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] machinehead Wrote: I did try one of my DTS CD's, ripped to FLAC, but can't get it working on my Squeezebox 1. Not entirely sure why, there shouldn't be any bit-mangling, but I can't find any reference to DTS working on

[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread Orb
Speakers came from an individual from ebay. -- Orb Orb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18469

[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread Fifer
Then Stuart maybe needs to talk to DHL to find out why an individual can negotiate better shipping terms to Ireland for heavy items than a company (all be it a small one) shipping small stuff. -- Fifer Fifer's Profile:

[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread audiofi
Chances are the individual used someone like parcel2go who are the cut price end of DHL (and usually cut-service as well), or one of the companies who have huge accounts with the couriers, negotiate prices down and then offer the service to customers at a lower price (pharos-international for

[slim] Very Slightly OT - Qnap

2005-11-25 Thread funkstar
Any more news on the Qnap ts-101 or ts-401 yet? i would *really* like to get a SB3 (or two) but can't until i get storage and server sorted out which i'm hoping to do with one of these (probably the 101). thanks -- funkstar

[slim] Re: Internet Radio help

2005-11-25 Thread audiofi
I've tried running it with the --d_plugin and get the following error: cannot connect to http daemon to get playlist at /PerlApp/Slim/Utils/Scan.pm line 434 Any ideas based on that? Andrew -- audiofi audiofi's Profile:

[slim] Re: 125 Mbps router

2005-11-25 Thread xidium
seanadams Wrote: Anything over 56Mbps is non-standard, and only works when all your hardware is from the same supplier. Even then, I've never heard of anyone actually getting more than 56Mbps throughput in the real world. Right now we are looking into an issue where Squeezebox does not

[slim] Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread tomsi42
Hi, I have had a SB2 for a few weeks now and are really enjoying it. A question from a friend popped up today. Is it possible to see which songs that have been played on my SB2 during a given period? Why? may you ask. What do I listen most ? I let my friends loose on my music collections. What

Re: [slim] Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread Jack Coates
Hi, I have had a SB2 for a few weeks now and are really enjoying it. A question from a friend popped up today. Is it possible to see which songs that have been played on my SB2 during a given period? Why? may you ask. What do I listen most ? I let my friends loose on my music

[slim] Re: Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread N�stor
tomsi42 Wrote: Hi, I have had a SB2 for a few weeks now and are really enjoying it. A question from a friend popped up today. Is it possible to see which songs that have been played on my SB2 during a given period? Why? may you ask. What do I listen most ? I let my friends loose on

[slim] Playlist issues

2005-11-25 Thread dbls
I've been fiddling with saving/saved playlists, and I have the following observations: 1. When I click the Save link on the playlist, I am presented with a browse window for the playlist. This makes no sense to me; why would I want to add tracks that are already in the playlist? It would make

[slim] Re: Slimserver 6.2.2

2005-11-25 Thread JMACLAN
Thanks Richard, Actually I`ve installed/ reinstalled until I`m blue in the face, and still I have this problem! I agree with you that it is a peculiar case, and I confess I can`t understand it. Kevin at Support mentioned it could be a firewall issue, but he hasn`t got back to me yet...so I`m at

[slim] Re: Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread tomsi42
Thank's for the link to lastfm. From what I see from their website, I don't think it is what I am looking for. 1. The data I want to collect is for personal use. 2. I am not interested in what lastfm is offerning. 3. I am also suspicious of website who want to collect data for me. Do they have

[slim] Re: Internet Radio help

2005-11-25 Thread audiofi
Just to add, I have just tried a full re-install without AlienBBC and it still refuses to play internet radio. Is this a Squeezebox problem, or a Windows NT issue? -- audiofi audiofi's Profile:

Re: [slim] Internet Radio help

2005-11-25 Thread Daniel Cohen
On 25/11/05 at 07:25 -0800, audiofi wrote I have installed AlienBBC and that can't find any programs. If you mean that it can't find programs, there has to be an error in your installation of AlienBBC. If the programs show up in the AlienBBC menu but won't play, try increasing the timeout

[slim] Re: Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread ceejay
Well, lastFM would probably quite like to sell you some music, but you don't have to buy it! I use it (via James' excellent plugin) a lot, they do a good job of serving up music I (usually) want to listen to. However, back to the question... I would guess that the audioscrobbler plugin, which

[slim] Re: Internet Radio help

2005-11-25 Thread bpa
The following was the fix in another thread for the cannot connect to http daemon problem. Try setting a longer timeout for radio stations: server settings - network - radio station timeout -- bpa bpa's Profile:

Re: [slim] Re: Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread Jack Coates
Thank's for the link to lastfm. From what I see from their website, I don't think it is what I am looking for. 1. The data I want to collect is for personal use. 2. I am not interested in what lastfm is offerning. 3. I am also suspicious of website who want to collect data for me. Do they

[slim] Re: Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread tomsi42
stinkingpig Wrote: Thank's for the link to lastfm. From what I see from their website, I don't think it is what I am looking for. 1. The data I want to collect is for personal use. 2. I am not interested in what lastfm is offerning. 3. I am also suspicious of website who want to

Re: [slim] Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread Pat Farrell
On Fri, 2005-11-25 at 12:55 -0800, tomsi42 wrote: Is it possible to see which songs that have been played on my SB2 during a given period? I may be imagining it, but I am sure that on the old server (circa 5.4) that there was a report on popularity of songs. Easily accessible from the main

[slim] Re: Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread tomsi42
pfarrell Wrote: On Fri, 2005-11-25 at 12:55 -0800, tomsi42 wrote: Is it possible to see which songs that have been played on my SB2 during a given period? I may be imagining it, but I am sure that on the old server (circa 5.4) that there was a report on popularity of songs. Easily

[slim] Re: Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread sbjaerum
pfarrell Wrote: On Fri, 2005-11-25 at 12:55 -0800, tomsi42 wrote: Is it possible to see which songs that have been played on my SB2 during a given period? I may be imagining it, but I am sure that on the old server (circa 5.4) that there was a report on popularity of songs. Easily

[slim] Re: Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread ceejay
One reason for hitlist not being linked may be that the data appears to be nonsense. Played info certainly could find a place in the database, but there are two limitations I can see: (1) the current database just allows for a track played count, it has nowhere to record when the track was

[slim] Re: Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread tomsi42
Thanks for the feedback. If I can clear the hitlist, I can at least find out what my friends plays at the party tomorrow. That will solve the problem that started the discussion. In a few weeks time I hope that I will have time look at the lastfm plugin and modify it to me needs (If I am

[slim] Re: 125 Mbps router

2005-11-25 Thread jhwilliams
geoffb Wrote: Not as hard as you think: NZ=Fish and chips Aus=Feesh and cheeps Geoff I think you mean: NZ=Fush and chups -- jhwilliams jhwilliams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1876

[slim] Re: Slimserver 6.2.2

2005-11-25 Thread radish
Can you list exactly what you have enabled/disabled in the file types list in server settings? -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Can I setup slimserver to log all files served?

2005-11-25 Thread tomsi42
tomsi42 Wrote: Thanks for the feedback. If I can clear the hitlist, I can at least find out what my friends plays at the party tomorrow. That will solve the problem that started the discussion. In a few weeks time I hope that I will have time look at the lastfm plugin and modify it

[slim] Re: Slim Devices at Amazon

2005-11-25 Thread Orb
Next day delivery is wonderful but when I moved from the UK to Ireland I gave up those kind of luxuries for a much overall better way of life. For £10/15 delivery I be prepared to wait 5 to 7 days for the parcel to arrive. I'm still no closer to getting a SB2 though. Now if SD got in with Amazon

[slim] Best NAS Network Attached Storage for SqueezeBox 3?

2005-11-25 Thread ness_andrew
Hey there everyone. I am about to purchase a SqueezeBox 3 soonish and i'm wondering whats the best external network attached storage device to get for it? I live in Australia. I don't wish to have my computer turned on at all and i'm looking for something small, quiet, and not too expensive. I am

[slim] Re: 125 Mbps router

2005-11-25 Thread seanadams
xidium Wrote: Has the issue of making SB2 connect to high transfer rate wireless routers been addressed yet? No news at the moment but we are actively working on this as well as fixing AES support. -- seanadams

[slim] How does Slimserver actually use iTunes?

2005-11-25 Thread davehg
Lots of folks claim that running Foobar on windows sounds better than iTunes. I use iTunes only to burn (to WAV or apple lossless), and use slim server to play files. So, I know Slimserver grabs track information and playlists from iTunes, but does it actually use any plackback components of

[slim] Re: Best NAS Network Attached Storage for SqueezeBox 3?

2005-11-25 Thread ness_andrew
I also heard that the Qnap TS-101 is good also. Anyone used this? -- ness_andrew ness_andrew's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2479 View this thread: