Re: [slim] Location of convert.conf os x?

2006-01-13 Thread Daniel Cohen
On 13/1/06 at 10:58 -0800, stel27 wrote Newb here running 6.2.2 on Tiger 10.4.4. Everything's running well but shn playback. I have the mac shorten binary and lame installed, but get error messages saving/changing the .snh playback preferences on the slimserver. In the process of troubleshooti

[slim] Re: Squeezebox freezes with phone?

2006-01-13 Thread Daryle Tilroe
seanadams Wrote: > Never heard of this - which make/model is the phone? Really??!! This is a problem that was quite severe back in the SB1 days while streaming uncompressed PCM. It has improved a lot with the SB2/3 and the native FLAC, deeper buffer, and 802.11g capability but still I don't fi

[slim] Re: Nominate Squeezebox as Home Entertainment Device of the Yearon Engadget

2006-01-13 Thread Michaelwagner
yes, but I couldn't find anywhere to vote, only to nominate (at least at this point). -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevice

[slim] Re: Announce: WinSlim

2006-01-13 Thread radish
Kyle Wrote: > I've got the program working on my computer, but the interface is > truncated at the bottom. It cuts off in the middle of the keys. In > info mode, I only get 2 lines of info. On my laptop, the UI is fine. > Suggestions? Not sure what would cause that. Can you send me a screens

[slim] Re: Announce: WinSlim

2006-01-13 Thread Kyle
I've got the program working on my computer, but the interface is truncated at the bottom. It cuts off in the middle of the keys. In info mode, I only get 2 lines of info. On my laptop, the UI is fine. Suggestions? -- Kyle

[slim] Re: Nominate Squeezebox as Home Entertainment Device of the Yearon Engadget

2006-01-13 Thread notanatheist
We can also show massive support for Slimdevices and leave any other comments wimpering in the dust. Of course if it makes hundreds of people want to buy a Squeezebox then we might experience a network outage again. -- notanatheist ---

[slim] Re: Feature request: Polarity control

2006-01-13 Thread Michaelwagner
I think Tom's question amounts to questioning where the "flipping" should be done, in the squeezebox or in the server. The problem is you have to essentially decode a stereo signal in order to flip the phase of one side. The squeezebox is already doing this decoding, so adding a bit to each chann

[slim] Re: Feature request: Polarity control

2006-01-13 Thread P Floding
tom permutt Wrote: > If you were playing the CD live, I can see why you would want such a > switch. But you're not. You're ripping it and playing it later. So, > if you think the waveform is upside down, why don't you just flip it > over before you send it to the Squeezebox? Firstly, to allow

[slim] Re: Feature request: Polarity control

2006-01-13 Thread tom permutt
If you were playing the CD live, I can see why you would want such a switch. But you're not. You're ripping it and playing it later. So, if you think the waveform is upside down, why don't you just flip it over before you send it to the Squeezebox? -- tom permutt

[slim] Re: Random Mix and multiple genre tags

2006-01-13 Thread JJZolx
snarlydwarf Wrote: > That works for me... unless I'm hallucinating (which happens :)), didn't > someone suggest a tristate for the genres? Tristate would be one way. If not, I know I'd much prefer the alternative behavior, that of explicitly excluding those genres that are unchecked. The exampl

[slim] Re: Feature request: Polarity control

2006-01-13 Thread P Floding
Alex Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes Wrote: > On Fri 13 January 2006 01:57, P Floding wrote: > > JJZolx Wrote: > > > I've added the following comment to bug/request #1976. Hopefully > it > > > would cover all needs in this issue: > > > > > > > > > If it's important to you, then vote for the bug. Don'

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2006-01-13 Thread MrC
Hi Ben, Here's another stab at glowing icons. The normal icon is flat, when the mouse is over the icon it glows, and when depressed, it embeds into the page. Add the 3 icons to your images folder, and replace your menu.html file. I see that the Nokia has a scroll key and a stylus. How are the

[slim] Re: Random Mix and multiple genre tags

2006-01-13 Thread snarlydwarf
slimpy Wrote: > Right, short and sweat > Completely agree. As an enhancement to the current behaviour. That works for me... unless I'm hallucinating (which happens :)), didn't someone suggest a tristate for the genres? + = Include - = Exclude (blank) = include if some other genre allows it Th

[slim] Re: Random Mix and multiple genre tags

2006-01-13 Thread slimpy
snarlydwarf Wrote: > The differenc between 'AND' and 'OR', basically.Right, short and sweat snarlydwarf Wrote: > (And, yes, it would be nice to exclude Christmas songs when it's not > Christmas, hence why I would like a real way to -exclude- things from > the mix.)Completely agree. As an enhance

[slim] Re: Random Mix and multiple genre tags

2006-01-13 Thread snarlydwarf
dSw Wrote: > What exactly is the difference between not including a genre and > excluding it? Surely they both have the same effect - a particular > genre isn't included? > Yes and no. Take something like Ray Charles singing a Christmas song. If you tag it with 'R&B;Christmas' ... With an in

[slim] Re: Random Mix and multiple genre tags

2006-01-13 Thread dSw
slimpy Wrote: > I completely disagree with you. > It clearly says above the checkboxes "Genres to include in your mix:". > This does not mean that an unticked box excludes that genre, it merely > doesn't include it. What exactly is the difference between not including a genre and excluding it? S

[slim] help radio stream stops after less than a min

2006-01-13 Thread comqas
I was using a softsqueeze on my Mac and the radio worked fine with alienBBC and Shoutcast causing no problems. Now I got myself a hard squeezebox and the radio does not work anymore. I can hear the beginning of the stream alright then the stream 'hangs' after less than a minute. I can play music

[slim] Re: Random Mix and multiple genre tags

2006-01-13 Thread slimpy
dSw Wrote: > Apologies. I did actually do a search before posting and I did read that > thread but I obviously didn't fully absorb what you were saying! > > I think what we are seeing is that the "genres to include" option does > actually imply that un-ticking a genre will exclude it, and that d

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver-ready NSLU2 NAS or better?

2006-01-13 Thread Josef Shvejk
But I think the e-vectra has USB support, so you could put a big USBdisk on it.   Yes, it has two USB 1.1 ports. I am not sure if transfer speed is sufficient for music collection. The other option is to keep the music files somewhere on the network.   Thanks,    __

[slim] Re: Licensing scheme for digital DJs in UK

2006-01-13 Thread Michaelwagner
I seem to recall there is a different category for hard disk based music. I think the logic is that the owner of a stable of DJs could just buy one copy for the whole group of them. It's more complex, though, because DJs go to gigs with duplicate equipment, so 2 copies on 2 hard disks only = 1 gig

[slim] Re: Slimserver-ready NSLU2 NAS or better?

2006-01-13 Thread Michaelwagner
But I think the e-vectra has USB support, so you could put a big USB disk on it. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Nominate Squeezebox as Home Entertainment Device of the Yearon Engadget

2006-01-13 Thread radish
Someone should tell that to the guys who make Slingbox :) -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20029 _

[slim] Re: Switching Off the Server

2006-01-13 Thread Michaelwagner
It depends on what you're trying to accomplish. If you want to save power and perhaps noise when there's no usage for a while, use the power control applet to spin down your hard disk(s) after half an hour of no use. This saves more than half of the total power consumption, works like a charm, ha

[slim] Re: Random Mix and multiple genre tags

2006-01-13 Thread dSw
Apologies. I did actually do a search before posting and I did read that thread but I obviously didn't fully absorb what you were saying! I think what we are seeing is that the "genres to include" option does actually imply that un-ticking a genre will exclude it, and that due to SlimServers supp

[slim] Switching Off the Server

2006-01-13 Thread Steve
Hi Has anyone experiance or ideas on how I can get a remote server to switch off or go in to hibernate mode if the Slimserver does not access it for say 30 minutes. I would prefer however that the PC is (soft) switched off (as it boots up to the desk top and can be controled remotely) I have a d

[slim] Re: Random Mix and multiple genre tags

2006-01-13 Thread ceejay
This was discussed recently in the Audiophiles forum... http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19855 And, no, you can't currently exclude a genre. You can only choose not to include, which if you have multiple genre values isn't the same thing, as you've just discovered! Ceejay -- cee

[slim] Random Mix and multiple genre tags

2006-01-13 Thread dSw
I've tagged some of my DJ mixes with the "Mix" genre tag, together with several other genre tags such as "House", "Techno" etc. seperated by a semi-colon. These mixes tend to last at least an hour and I was hoping that I could exclude them from Random Mix playlists by un-ticking the "Mix" genre i

[slim] Nominate Squeezebox as Home Entertainment Device of the Year on Engadget

2006-01-13 Thread Dan Sully
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/12/the-2005-engadget-awards-nominate-the-home-entertainment-device/ -D -- On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimde

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver-ready NSLU2 NAS or better?

2006-01-13 Thread Josef Shvejk
  > Get yourself HP e-Vectra Pentium III PC on eBay for less than $100 > can such an old pc have problems with hard disk larger than 127 Mb?   According to posts on HP forums, you can put in hard drive bigger than 137GB, but only 137GB will be visible to the OS. I do not know if you can get any sof

[slim] Re: Manually refresh rss feeds

2006-01-13 Thread Toby
Is there no answer for that question? Is it too trivial? -- Toby Toby's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2676 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19974

[slim] Re: Help! SB3 Crashed!

2006-01-13 Thread Jetlag
Me too: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=78021&postcount=1 I was attempting to play a song off of Chesky Records "Circle of Drums" by Babatunde Olatunji. The track is called "Stepping", ripped using EAC in secure mode and compressed using FLAC at level 8, gain = OFF. The track is H

[slim] Re: Is slim still good in 2006 ?

2006-01-13 Thread Browny
Mark Lanctot Wrote: > Now it looks like I was trying to beat you over the head with it. Dont worry about it - best way to learn!! -- Browny Browny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2295 View this

[slim] Server Performance Issue on Mac

2006-01-13 Thread cdnpaul
I started using the server on Monday and everything was working smoothly for a couple of days. I was listening to Radio Paradise on Shoutcast and life was great. Then on Wednesday the performance bogged down and now Shoutcast is pretty much useless. I'm running a 450 MHz G4 w/ OSX 10.3.9 and slims

[slim] Re: Possible to change the streamed filename filetype

2006-01-13 Thread nicky6
Still no answer... Anyone? The above was tried using SlimServer at home and trying to connect to it from work using iTunes 4.7(?) with the URL http://myip:9000/stream.mp3 and that was blocked by our firewalls/proxie-solution. Is the URL possible to change, or is it possible to use SoftSqueeze (or

[slim] Re: Licensing scheme for digital DJs in UK

2006-01-13 Thread snarlydwarf
pfarrell Wrote: > > IANAL, but in the US, you can not play music in public without > cutting ASCAP and BMI their fees. All of the bars > and clubs pay, based I think on the number of tables. > Yeah, but this doesn't sound like that. It sounds like an additonal fee based on it being 'digital m

[slim] Re: HELP! SQ3 won't connect to Slimserver

2006-01-13 Thread HappyPax
Thankyou all for your replies but this is getting ridiculous. I got in tonight and went to try your theories and now the thing won't connect to the network!!! -- HappyPax HappyPax's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/m

[slim] Re: Help! Connection Issues!

2006-01-13 Thread snarlydwarf
Michaelwagner Wrote: > > It is possible to reset the mac address ... but I can't find the place > where I saw it ... and you can search the forum for MAC address because > MAC is only 3 letters ... anyone remember? http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19385 -- snarlydwarf -

[slim] Re: Help! Connection Issues!

2006-01-13 Thread Michaelwagner
Jetlag Wrote: > The MAC address does not look correct. It isn't. > What happened and how do I fix it? There used to be a bug where the MAC address would occasionally change on it's own. I thought the bug had been squashed, tho ... Guess I remembered wrong. There's an outstanding, fairly new bu

Re: [slim] Licensing scheme for digital DJs in UK

2006-01-13 Thread Pat Farrell
ceejay wrote: This was news to me... I gather that there are several people around here who use slimserver to support DJ activities - well, if you're in the UK, looks like someone wants some money from you! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4609378.stm Is this happening anywhere else? IA

[slim] Licensing scheme for digital DJs in UK

2006-01-13 Thread ceejay
This was news to me... I gather that there are several people around here who use slimserver to support DJ activities - well, if you're in the UK, looks like someone wants some money from you! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4609378.stm Is this happening anywhere else? Is this a harbin

[slim] Re: Linksys is getting in the game

2006-01-13 Thread Michaelwagner
dean Wrote: > An excellent replacement for a long RCA cable, but otherwise not that > interesting. LOL! Good for people who *only* pulled cat5 through the walls before sealing them? -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profil

[slim] Re: SlimServer server requirements

2006-01-13 Thread JJZolx
smnettles Wrote: > 3. On the backup issue, I agree fully that it is required RAID or not. > Not sure how to do it once the collection gets big enough. Maybe I'll > start a new thread and see what other folks are doing. These days, as libraries get larger and larger (you think a 1000 CDs takes up

[slim] Re: Synchronization

2006-01-13 Thread joek
The Grateful Dead has some long tracks which means things will start to drift. As far as I can tell SouthBridge sync is broken - according to their forums. Not sure how Sonic implements sync. I would believe synchronization is very difficult to achieve. -- joek

[slim] Re: Use Common Artist Titles and keep Various Artists

2006-01-13 Thread samplesj
This really seems like a bug because I've told it to group compilations as various artists and it isn't. Anyone have any suggestions of other settings to change or should I go ahead and file a bug report? -- samplesj samp

[slim] Help! Connection Issues!

2006-01-13 Thread Jetlag
I own an Infrant X6 that has been running Slimserver since I got it back in December. It has worked flawlessly with my SB2 until today. I opened up Slimserver on the X6 and cleared the PLAY list, then entered all of the songs from a new CD that I have not yet had a chance to listen to (ripped fr

[slim] Re: ReplayGain adjustment details?

2006-01-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
dean Wrote: > Sorry, I missed this before. > > The replay gain adjustment happens at decode time and is independent > of the master volume control (and the analog preamp gain control). > It's a simple gain multiplier, calculated from the replaygain value > stored in the tags. > > Does th

[slim] Re: Hiss, crack, pop, distortion from my squeezebox, please help!

2006-01-13 Thread Blaine
I installed slimserver 6.2.2 and all problems seem to have dissapeared. Thanks for the reply though. -- Blaine Blaine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3355 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevi

Re: [slim] Re: Erratic display after installing voice adapter

2006-01-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
Yes, that is quite bizarre. It should not be even seeing your LAN traffic! So it looks like it's doing something upstream to your Linksys router. What that would be...hard to say. Does this behaviour happen when your router is isolated from the voice adapter? Unplug it from the voice adap

[slim] Re: SlimServer server requirements

2006-01-13 Thread smnettles
1. On the processor/memory specs, thanks. Sounds like I'll be good with a 3200 and 1 GB. 2. On the Raid issue, just to be clear, I meant for redundancy, not performance. Although the motherboards I am looking at support it, I'm leaning against at least for the music library disk. Tend to agree n

[slim] Location of convert.conf os x?

2006-01-13 Thread stel27
Newb here running 6.2.2 on Tiger 10.4.4. Everything's running well but shn playback. I have the mac shorten binary and lame installed, but get error messages saving/changing the .snh playback preferences on the slimserver. In the process of troubleshooting, I started to look for convert.conf an

[slim] Re: ReplayGain adjustment details?

2006-01-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
Dan Sully Wrote: > Mark - it alters the volume based on RG data in the track's tags. > > I'll let Dean comment on the implentation of the volume in firmware. Aha - great. Thanks. Yes, the key will be how the volume is actually altered - if it's the same process as the Squeezebox volume adjust

Re: [slim] Re: ReplayGain adjustment details?

2006-01-13 Thread dean blackketter
Sorry, I missed this before. The replay gain adjustment happens at decode time and is independent of the master volume control (and the analog preamp gain control). It's a simple gain multiplier, calculated from the replaygain value stored in the tags. Does that answer your question? __

[slim] Re: Erratic display after installing voice adapter

2006-01-13 Thread GoCubs
Mark Lanctot Wrote: > Is the DateTime screensaver connected to > SqueezeNetwork or to your SlimServer? If it's to > SlimServer, that's a separate issue, but if it's > to SqueezeNetwork, read on. > > At first I composed a lengthy discussion about > getting your DSL modem into bridge mode (as

[slim] Re: Slimserver-ready NSLU2 NAS or better?

2006-01-13 Thread nicketynick
Thanks for the tip, Michael - what I read there confirms what I've been thinking - an 'older' laptop is what I want - lots of processing power, integrated screen & keyboard, familiar OS, easy to stick on a high shelf with a USB drive, and get down if needed. And I think I have it licked - the bos

[slim] Re: ReplayGain adjustment details?

2006-01-13 Thread Dan Sully
* Mark Lanctot shaped the electrons to say... One last bump before I give up on this one. :-( Mark - it alters the volume based on RG data in the track's tags. I'll let Dean comment on the implentation of the volume in firmware. -D -- Minds are like parachutes... they work best when open. _

[slim] Re: ReplayGain adjustment details?

2006-01-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
One last bump before I give up on this one. :-( -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19946

[slim] Re: Manual

2006-01-13 Thread Bruce S .
Phone support (Kevin) got me through the keying in of the encryption password via the remote correctly. One must right arrow through any numbers that are 2 or 3 so as to confirm to the software that you are not typing in a hexadecimal character (ABCDEF). Once that was done correctly, the connectio

[slim] Re: Slimserver-ready NSLU2 NAS or better?

2006-01-13 Thread Michaelwagner
Me? W2K Sp4. But interesting question, because maybe I wasn't there when I installed the disk, over a year ago. Also: Nick: Check out this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18586 -- Michaelwagner Mic

[slim] Re: Slimserver-ready NSLU2 NAS or better?

2006-01-13 Thread funkstar
What OS are you using? Anything before Win2K SP2 or 3 won't support 48bit addressing so limiting you to 127gig. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: http:/

[slim] Re: Re: Update On White Noise Bacground Issue/Bug

2006-01-13 Thread Dan Sully
* Neil Cameron shaped the electrons to say... From which date Dan? Since about a week ago. If you're still having an issue - can you send me one of the files? Thanks. -D -- Ya gotta love UNIX, where else do you wonder whether you can kill a zombie spawned by a daemon's fork? ___

Re: [slim] Moose Firewall Settings

2006-01-13 Thread Kevin Weller
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dr Lovegrove wrote: > Talks to the CLI via TCP 9090 and grabs thumbnails via TCP 9000.. Thanks. I found a way to give it free reign on the local net which'll do for now (I've just installed a new firewall and configuring it is very different to my last one but I'

RE: [slim] HELP! SQ3 won't connect to Slimserver

2006-01-13 Thread Bennett, Gavin (LDN Int)
Mark, I haven't tried that but am seriously considering http://www.timdorr.com/syko86/ycsoft/hostssecure.htm which is recommended on the host site. This program holds the file open so that virus/spyware etc cannot change the hosts file themselves. Gavin MAN FINANCIAL LIMITED E-MAIL DISCLAIME

Re: [slim] MusicMagic and multiple Squeezebox units

2006-01-13 Thread kdf
On 13-Jan-06, at 2:16 AM, davidf58 wrote: Is it possible to select or change the default SB for external playlists? I believe you can right click on play in the MusicMagic UI and it will give you a menu of the players it finds. As this control comes from MMM, slimserver only does as instruct

Re: [slim] HELP! SQ3 won't connect to Slimserver

2006-01-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
Heh heh...great minds think alike...I've been using the MVPS HOSTS file for years now. Actually I'm using it in conjunction with their great HOSTS File Manager app: http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/SoftMain.htm Bennett, Gavin (LDN Int) wrote: > Mark, > > slightly off topic... >

RE: [slim] HELP! SQ3 won't connect to Slimserver

2006-01-13 Thread Bennett, Gavin (LDN Int)
Mark, slightly off topic... even better than a nice clean hosts file is the one at http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm this contains blocks of lots of spyware and nasty sites as well as the correct loop back I reccomend this to everyone I know because it speeds up browsing and st

[slim] Re: Definitive List of TCP/IP Ports?

2006-01-13 Thread Michaelwagner
First off, you only sometimes need to open ports on your firewall. It depends on where the firewall is. If you have a router-based firewall, you only have to open ports if you want to allow people outside your home (i.e. on the other side of your firewall) to access your slimserver. If you have

Re: [slim] HELP! SQ3 won't connect to Slimserver

2006-01-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
Your first problem is related to your firewall configuration - others have offered suggestions. But this second problem is puzzling. Since SlimServer will always try to call up localhost:9000, you will always have to change it. Therefore there seems to be something wrong with the resolution

Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox freezes with phone?

2006-01-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
You can change channels on your router through its administration page, usually 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.2.1 typed into your browser URL box. You don't need to make any changes to your wireless devices when you change channels. Changing wireless channels on your router may help a bit, but 2.4 G

[slim] Re: Manual

2006-01-13 Thread Daniel Cohen
On 13/1/06 at 08:28 -0800, Bruce S. wrote Is phone support a viable option? I called it twice (this morning during business hours) and no-one is answering. I've never tried, but I believe it usually works. The Mac expo may have pulled most of the support people away from supporting. -- Dani

Re: [slim] HELP! SQ3 won't connect to Slimserver

2006-01-13 Thread Daniel Cohen
On 13/1/06 at 07:36 -0800, HappyPax wrote When I open Slimserver on the desktop using http://localhost:9000 it fails and I have to replace localhost with the IP address of the PC (does this PC need a static IP address?, do I need a personal webserver running?). localhost *ought* to workalways

[slim] Re: Manual

2006-01-13 Thread Bruce S .
Is phone support a viable option? I called it twice (this morning during business hours) and no-one is answering. -- Bruce S. Bruce S.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2532 View this thread: http:

[slim] Definitive List of TCP/IP Ports?

2006-01-13 Thread Mitch G
I have not been able to find a single place where all the critical TCP/IP ports are listed so that folks can easily figure out which ports need to be allowed in thier firewalls, etc. And, I don't mean just for SlimServer but also for popular add-ons like SoftSqueeze and AlienBBC. Does such a on

Re: [slim] Erratic display after installing voice adapter

2006-01-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
Is the DateTime screensaver connected to SqueezeNetwork or to your SlimServer? If it's to SlimServer, that's a separate issue, but if it's to SqueezeNetwork, read on. At first I composed a lengthy discussion about getting your DSL modem into bridge mode (as opposed to router mode) to ensure

[slim] Re: HELP! SQ3 won't connect to Slimserver

2006-01-13 Thread ceejay
Well, most people seem to have trouble getting onto the wireless LAN, which you seem to have cracked already. This suggests to me you may have a firewall problem... I am also using Norton: you may need to add some IP addresses into the "trusted zone" (firewall configuration / networking). I have

Re: [slim] Re: Manual

2006-01-13 Thread dean blackketter
On Jan 12, 2006, at 10:28 PM, Bruce S. wrote: 4) It then asks me 'Select a music source (1 of 3). When it does so, it displays as the first choice the IP address of my machine that I determined by 'ipconfig' and then typed in manually one of the times earlier when I went through this step. I

Re: [slim] Re: Linear Power Supply

2006-01-13 Thread Bill Burns
seanadams wrote: Actually you're right I just checked our supply and it runs 5.25 with no load (5.0 when connected). Realize I'm erring on the side of caution here - we spent a great deal of time testing our own power supply but I have no idea how any other particular one is going to perform - I

[slim] HELP! SQ3 won't connect to Slimserver

2006-01-13 Thread HappyPax
I just took delivery of Squeezebox 3 yesterday and quickly set it up on my WPA encrypted wireless network at home. This was a painless task and within minutes I was able to connect to Squeezenetwork and listen to a variety of radio stations. Unfortunately however, I have been unable to connect to

[slim] Re: Slimserver-ready NSLU2 NAS or better?

2006-01-13 Thread Michaelwagner
Adriano Wrote: > > can such an old pc have problems with hard disk larger than 127 Mb? > regards Adriano Don't you mean Gb? stinkingpig Wrote: > it'll be okay up to a few gigs. You can also add a $30 PCI card to > handle the bigger disk. I assume you were fooled by the Mb in the previous post.

[slim] Re: Announce: WinSlim

2006-01-13 Thread radish
tomsi42 Wrote: > Thanks for the info. I asked because I need to clean up my home page and > I was thinking of Wordpress. I can recommend it, takes a while to setup (particularly if you want to skin it yourself) but very reliable in operation. I don't exactly get a lot of traffic (few hundred hit

[slim] Re: Displaying Chinese on SB2

2006-01-13 Thread Belgo
Hi, I am a SB3 user with version 6.2.1. I have followed the instructions on the "get started" page to download all the true font types for Chinese characters. But it didn't work. Couldn't display any Chinese characters on both Web interface and SB3. I am using Windows Xp. I would be very gratefu

[slim] Re: Slimserver-ready NSLU2 NAS or better?

2006-01-13 Thread Michaelwagner
adriano Wrote: > can such an old pc have problems with hard disk larger than 127 Mb? I read (somewhere, can't remember where) that pretty much any BIOS over 3 years old is going to have trouble at the 127GB point. -- Michaelwagner ---

[slim] Re: Squeezebox freezes with phone?

2006-01-13 Thread azumandus
Wow thanks for the quick reply's. I own and use a radioshack 2.4 ghz phone that you can attach multiple phones to (not my fault wife). As for shutting down problem, I fooled around some more and I seem to know when it happens. If I leave it alone and don't try to anything (i.e browse etc) it will

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver-ready NSLU2 NAS or better?

2006-01-13 Thread Jack Coates
> > shvejk Wrote: >> Get yourself HP e-Vectra Pentium III PC on eBay for less than $100 >> >> Put in a large 3.5" hard drive to fit your whole music collection. >> >> > [/color] > > can such an old pc have problems with hard disk larger than 127 Mb? > > regards > > Adriano it'll be okay up to a f

[slim] Re: Is slim still good in 2006 ?

2006-01-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
Browny Wrote: > aaI'll shut up now! Sorry, I responded before I saw shvejk's and your responses. Now it looks like I was trying to beat you over the head with it. :-) The key point is, computer audio doesn't have to sound like a computer sound card if it's done right. Low electrical

[slim] Erratic display after installing voice adapter

2006-01-13 Thread GoCubs
I recently decided to switch to SpeakEasy for a voip phone connection instead of a traditional landline. After installing their voice adapter my squeeze box displays are acting erratically. This is most visible in the DateTime or SuperDateTime plugin. Basically as the clock is ticking it will a

[slim] Re: Is slim still good in 2006 ?

2006-01-13 Thread Browny
aaI'll shut up now! -- Browny Browny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2295 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19987 _

Re: [slim] Re: Is slim still good in 2006 ?

2006-01-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
There already is a processor inside the Squeezebox - a 250 MHz Ubicom IP3000: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?HardwareComparison http://www.ubicom.com/processors/ip3000/ip3000_family.html (according to the Ubicom page, a 250 MHz clock would make it an IP3023). These devices are gettin

Re: [slim] Re: Is slim still good in 2006 ?

2006-01-13 Thread Josef Shvejk
I can't help thinking that adding a processor is going to introduce alot of noise inside the case   SB3 already has a processor inside.   When Sean wrote:   >You're right that the current Squeezenetwork feature set could>conceivably fit in firmware.   he was referring to firmware upgrade with no

[slim] Re: Announce: WinSlim

2006-01-13 Thread tomsi42
radish Wrote: > For the website? The main site is running WordPress 1.5 with a custom > theme. The photo pages are running Gallery 2.0 pretty much stock. At > some point I'll get around to reskinning it. Thanks for the info. I asked because I need to clean up my home page and I was thinking of W

[slim] Re: Announce: WinSlim

2006-01-13 Thread radish
tomsi42 Wrote: > Nice website - can you tell us what tools you are using ? > > > Tom For the website? The main site is running WordPress 1.5 with a custom theme. The photo pages are running Gallery 2.0 pretty much stock. At some point I'll get around to reskinning it. -- radish

[slim] Re: Is slim still good in 2006 ?

2006-01-13 Thread Browny
Interesting one this. Personally I think one of the great things about the Squeezebox is that it is essentially a dumb device. For me the obvious benefit of this is the sound quality. I can't help thinking that adding a processor is going to introduce a lot of noise inside the case (try listenin

[slim] Re: Is slim still good in 2006 ?

2006-01-13 Thread funkstar
Mark Lanctot Wrote: > > The issues with SqueezeNetwork are another story. > Only Slim knows how scalable it is. Obviously > it's costing money - servers aren't free, nor is > bandwidth! The breaking point will come when they > are forced to start charging for the service. Now > I like Sq

[slim] Re: Announce: WinSlim

2006-01-13 Thread tomsi42
radish Wrote: > Glad you like them :) Most are taken with a Canon 20D and 75-300 IS USM > - the specs should be below each one. Nice website - can you tell us what tools you are using ? Tom -- tomsi42 SqueezeBox2, Rotel RC-1070/RB-1070, dynaBel Exact. -

[slim] Re: Slimserver-ready NSLU2 NAS or better?

2006-01-13 Thread adriano
shvejk Wrote: > Get yourself HP e-Vectra Pentium III PC on eBay for less than $100 > > Put in a large 3.5" hard drive to fit your whole music collection. > > > [/color] can such an old pc have problems with hard disk larger than 127 Mb? regards Adriano -- adriano -

[slim] MusicMagic and multiple Squeezebox units

2006-01-13 Thread davidf58
I have two SB1's (Living Room and Bed Room), Slimserver 6.1.1 (build 3774) and MusicMagic 1.1.6b (paid/registered version). If I set the MusicMagic player to SlimServer, create a playlist in MusicMagic, and click Play, the playlist always and only goes to the Living Room unit. Is it possible to

Re: [slim] Re: Feature request: Polarity control

2006-01-13 Thread Alex Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
On Fri 13 January 2006 01:57, P Floding wrote: > JJZolx Wrote: > > I've added the following comment to bug/request #1976. Hopefully it > > would cover all needs in this issue: > > > > > > If it's important to you, then vote for the bug. Don't just CC > > yourself. By voting you automatically get

[slim] Re: Manual

2006-01-13 Thread dropbear
just to clarify what addersses are being asked for: every device that sit on your netowrk must have a unique IP address. So, the SB3 will have it's own IP address and your PC where you are running Slimserver will have a different IP address. DHCP is a method of automatically giving a network dev

Re: [slim] Re: Update On White Noise Bacground Issue/Bug

2006-01-13 Thread Neil Cameron
>From which date Dan? -- Neil "Dan Sully" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >* biomech shaped the electrons to say... > >>This is definitely still a problem. I posted this in an earlier thread. >>All MP3s on which I have used the iTunes volume adjust feature generate

[slim] Re: Automatic playlist <-> music library synchronization?

2006-01-13 Thread dverlaeckt
If anyone feels an irristable urge to write this plugin, let me know :) -- dverlaeckt dverlaeckt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2566 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.ph

[slim] Re: Radio Free Colorado...

2006-01-13 Thread JJZolx
mbonsack Wrote: > ...is not working in SB. Nor is it a choice in Shoutcast '80s anymore. > It has worked intermittently over the last few weeks, but today I can't > get it to play even if I paste the .pls URL from their website into the > "tune in" area on the slimserver interface. Of course,

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