[slim] Re: New, having a few problems with SlimServer

2006-04-14 Thread davep
Are your AAC files purchased from iTunes? If so these have Apple's DRM which prevents them from being played by SlimServer. davep -- davep davep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61 View this thr

[slim] Help: SB won't connect to SlimServer

2006-04-14 Thread mortod
Everything worked fine yesterday, but when I came to switch on my SB this morning it can no longer connect. When I brought the PC out of standby a warning did pop up warning of a duplicate IP address. But logging into my wireless router I can not see any duplicates, though I do see two IP addresse

[slim] Re: Help: SB won't connect to SlimServer

2006-04-14 Thread smc2911
I'd try disconnecting the SB, giving it a factory reset (hold down the add/+ button while unplugging from power and keep it down when you plug power back in), meanwhile powering down the router. -- smc2911 smc2911's Profil

[slim] Re: Help: SB won't connect to SlimServer

2006-04-14 Thread mortod
Panic over - I re-installed 6.2.1 which seemed to fix it. Have now re-installed 6.2.2 and still OK - hopefully a one off or perhaps a 6.2.2 problem (11/04 version). Thanks for the advice - I had tried that, and also noticed that the SB could connect to the SqueezeNetwork - hence my conclusion th

[slim] Re: A Silly Poll

2006-04-14 Thread Bruce Hartley
I'm 31. Some typing to make the message longer ;-) -- Bruce Hartley Bruce Hartley's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22941 __

[slim] Re: A Silly Poll

2006-04-14 Thread MrStan
59 reaching the big 60 this year. Looks like you'll have to make that chart wider. -- MrStan MrStan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1771 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread

[slim] Re: A Silly Poll

2006-04-14 Thread inguz
39.9 http://www.last.fm/user/beyondthegroove/ -- inguz inguz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22941

[slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

2006-04-14 Thread MrStan
>From my early days as a Radio Amateur some 44 years ago 2.4Ghz radio was highly experimental and strictly line of site. Today it is regarded as everyday but it still doesn't travel well. There are some materials that it will not penetrate well including some brick and breeze block. I have very i

[slim] Re: A Silly Poll

2006-04-14 Thread Jeff52
Will turn 54 next month. My wife sometimes thinks I act like an 18 year old--which I guess I do. -- Jeff52 Jeff52's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=103 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.c

[slim] Re: i think my display is broken or defective

2006-04-14 Thread happyfishman
It's a known fault that occurs with some (older?) units... Parts of the display disappear when the device warms up. You will have to get it replaced. -- happyfishman happyfishman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/m

[slim] Re: Do you wan to be a star?

2006-04-14 Thread joncourage
I may be an articulate real home-user (at least I think I'm real, will have to review my Descartes), but I'm about 15 years past hip! -- joncourage joncourage's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2837

[slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

2006-04-14 Thread poyntzj
I moved to the Slimdevices from a Netgear MP101 and do not even want to consider going back. Not sure what other options are out there - I stopped after getting the SB. If anyone has a problem with wireless then homeplug ethernet over mains is an option worth looking at. Not too bad these days i

[slim] Re: MP3Gain Problem

2006-04-14 Thread poyntzj
I have the same album and run all my tracks through MP3Gain too - I do it on a track basis NOT album basis. I encode using Winamp and a VBR setting I would undo the MP3Gain on the track, check that the server sees it OK and then try running the Gain over it again. these are the details for track 1

[slim] Re: How to connect to a NAS drive

2006-04-14 Thread poyntzj
Back to the first issue, I have an old EPIA Eden machine running as my slimserver, and as I listen to the BBC I use Alien BBC so have to stay down this route. The machine is quiet and lower power. It itself connects to a Bufflo Terastation which is fine, but the slimserver software would not do a

[slim] Re: Wireless / DHCP problem

2006-04-14 Thread poyntzj
I have the above combo and it all works here. All on the 192.168.7.xxx subnet with a 255.255.255.0 mask Slimserver is 6.2.1, player firmware is 28 Belkin firmware is 1.01.03 Boot version 2.01.08 WPA is enabled and working I am broadcasting the SSID, Channel 7 and in 11g only mode. The only oth

[slim] Re: Do you wan to be a star?

2006-04-14 Thread eq72521
Indeed, the currently running age poll seems to indicate that most of us are well past hip. I'm pushing it at 29, but my home is well away from any major coastal cities anyway. -- eq72521 eq72521's Profile: http://forums.

[slim] Re: MP3Gain Problem

2006-04-14 Thread ceepan
I installed the 6.2.2 nightly dated 13-04-06 and the problems seem to have disappeared. Thanks for the info though. -- ceepan ceepan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3162 View this thread: http:/

Re: [slim] Do you wan to be a star?

2006-04-14 Thread Nathan Beaver
Hi Patrick, I'm a long time user, I have 3 SB1s, and 2 SB3s sprinkled throughtout my home that I love, my wife has learned to love, and I've recently explained to our nanny how to use (our 4 month old son loves listening to classical music in the morning as well). I'm a 34 year old lawyer, I live

[slim] Re: Decoder for .m4a's besides Quicktime?

2006-04-14 Thread AndreasG
I just had a similar problem and here is what I found out: It is a known bug/limitation of the Windows QT library that it does not handle filenames with more than 63 characters correctly! In my case, the actual lenght of the file name does not matter -- problems only arise when there are two fil

[slim] Re: Decoder for .m4a's besides Quicktime?

2006-04-14 Thread Craig
Take a look for FAAC or FAAD, I think Faad is the decoder. I'm not sure if it would integrate with slimserver though. Craig -- Craig Craig's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=96 View this thread: ht

[slim] Re: Monitoring wireless signal strength

2006-04-14 Thread radish
It's also listed at the bottom of the settings screen on the webpage. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22978 _

[slim] Re: Decoder for .m4a's besides Quicktime?

2006-04-14 Thread jtbse
Hi Craig... Yes...I'm familiar with other AAC CLI and .dll-based codecs, but that's really my question. I've used several different ones for file conversions, different players and so forth. Is there any way to use a decoder besides mov123 for AACs or other files in an mp4 container within Slim

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2006-04-14 Thread bklaas
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[slim] Re: Monitoring wireless signal strength

2006-04-14 Thread Triode
Network health plugin records signal strength over time and graphs it into a distribution. If you are using 6.2 or 6.5 you should see this as part of the server under Help - Network and Server Health on the web front page. -- Triode -

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2006-04-14 Thread EnochLight
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[slim] Re: Decoder for .m4a's besides Quicktime?

2006-04-14 Thread malsbury
jtbse Wrote: > Is there any way to use a decoder besides mov123 for AACs or other files > in an mp4 container within Slimserver?I used to use FAAD2 on linux to decode > non-DRM AACs. However, it could not handle ALAC when that was introduced. I now use mplayer to handle transcoding of AAC and A

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2006-04-14 Thread bklaas
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[slim] Re: A Silly Poll

2006-04-14 Thread fgj
47 -- fgj fgj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3100 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22941 ___ Discuss mailing

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2006-04-14 Thread EnochLight
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Re: [slim] Re: Anyway to use WPA with SB 1.0?

2006-04-14 Thread ron thigpen
JJZolx wrote: Instead of being forced to buy an SB3, you could also get a second wireless router and run WEP on it and connect it to your home network. Alternatively, you could get a WPA-capable WLAN-to-Ethernet adapter and use the SB1's ethernet port. __

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2006-04-14 Thread bklaas
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[slim] Re: A Silly Poll

2006-04-14 Thread bklaas
I'm 34 keep in mind that this poll does not describe the distribution of squeezebox/slimserver users, it describes the distribution of slimdevices forum users who decided to respond to the question. that could be a very significantly different demographic than actual squeezebox owners. still, it

[slim] Re: Announce: squeezeslave 0.5

2006-04-14 Thread NWP
I've also found that I can't play Shoutcast Internet radio through squeezeslave running on Ubuntu Linux. It will usually play for a few seconds, then I get a series of 2-3 "decoding errors" and squeezeslave crashes. With my current setup, softsqueeze plays Shoutcast with no difficulties. I sh

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2006-04-14 Thread EnochLight
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[slim] Re: Decoder for .m4a's besides Quicktime?

2006-04-14 Thread jtbse
Thank you Malsbury! Yes, I think this definitely gets me on a track that I can work with. I'll check out mplayer and play with convert.cnf to see if I can get it to work. dBPoweramp also has a AAC CLI codec that I might play with as well. Thanks again for your help! -Tim -- jtbse -

[slim] Re: Decoder for .m4a's besides Quicktime?

2006-04-14 Thread bpa
You should do an initial test of mplayer from a command line with one of your files. Depending on the chosen build options, some versions of mplayer have faad2 built in whereas other need an external faad2 codec dll in a subdirectory. -- bpa

[slim] Re: Decoder for .m4a's besides Quicktime?

2006-04-14 Thread malsbury
jtbse Wrote: > I'll check out mplayer and play with convert.cnf to see if I can get it > to work. I looked at the XP installer of AlienBBC and this is the line that it puts in the slimserver-custom.conf: Code: [mplayer] -really-quiet -vc null -vo null -cache 128 -af volu

[slim] Re: Can't connect to shoutcast via SlimServer

2006-04-14 Thread earthbased
Mark Wrote: > Is anyone else seeing this? > > Until today all was well. However, now when I try to play a Shoutcast > station, I cannot connect. When I try connect from a player, I get a > "Error SHOUTcast web site not available" message. When I try using web > interface, I get a "There was an e

[slim] flac and more for Ipod and others

2006-04-14 Thread wr420
Just saw this on slashdot and seemed intresting since may people seem to like the Ipod but dislike the lack of format support. http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WhyRockbox#Key_Features_of_Rockbox wr420 -- wr420

[slim] Re: A Silly Poll

2006-04-14 Thread willem
47 but getting younger Willem -- willem willem's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=430 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22941 __

[slim] Re: Decoder for .m4a's besides Quicktime?

2006-04-14 Thread bpa
The #PIPE# essentially invokes a unix like pipe using the socketwrapper app and Windows Named pipes. Your use for AAC/ALAC should work but a number of 3rd party antivirus and firewall (e.g. zonealarm, McAfee) can interfere with socketwrapper. The symptoms of this problem is that everything seem

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2006-04-14 Thread bklaas
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[slim] Re: Slimserver on Linkstation II (MIPS)

2006-04-14 Thread msandover
It's done and been working really well for several weeks now. The processor's slow in the box so response on my Roku (or even on the Slim HTML interface on the desktop) is squishy but it all works. I'm ripping everything from CDs as MP3 at the 320K max level and the sound's good enough to satisf

Re: [slim] flac and more for Ipod and others

2006-04-14 Thread Michael Herger
http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WhyRockbox#Key_Features_of_Rockbox I've been using Rockbox on my Archos Recorder 20 for _years_ (yes, there have been MP3 players before the iPod :-)). No FLAC support on that device, but I like the firmware for it's stability and additional feature

[slim] Audioholics Review

2006-04-14 Thread bobharp
SB3 Review Overall Rating: 5/5 http://tinyurl.com/qxb4j The reviewer seems to have a lot of "only suggestions". -- bobharp Bob Harper bobharp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=600 View this thre

[slim] Wireless Signal Strength question

2006-04-14 Thread Matt Shelton
I have a Linksys WRT54G v. 5 router in my upstairs den connected to two SB3's - one in the upstairs bedroom about 15 feet from the router, and the other in the downstairs family room maybe 25 or 30 feet from the router. The signal strength downstairs is routinely 80% to 85%. The signal strength

[slim] Re: A Silly Poll

2006-04-14 Thread ikruspan
44 2 squeezboxes -- ikruspan ikruspan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1772 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22941 ___

[slim] Re: Wireless Signal Strength question

2006-04-14 Thread Millwood
I saw similar power swings with the 28 firmware. The firmware in the 6.2.2 beta, version 37 right now, seems to perform much better. -- Millwood Millwood's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3600 Vie

[slim] Re: New, having a few problems with SlimServer

2006-04-14 Thread cat5
davep Wrote: > Are your AAC files purchased from iTunes? > davep Nope. Mostly CD rips. -- cat5 cat5's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4875 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthre

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2006-04-14 Thread EnochLight
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[slim] Re: Can't connect to shoutcast via SlimServer

2006-04-14 Thread mactavish
was trying as well but when you go to shoutcast.com you get a DB problem. Looks like the website is down, shame, I was in the mood for some groove salad ! -- mactavish mactavish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/mem

[slim] Re: Slimserver on Evesham mini-pc

2006-04-14 Thread gharris999
OK. ItÂ’s two weeks later and I have a functioning AOpen mini-pc up and running WinXP. The AOpen RMA folks were nice enough. I guess it was about two weeks turn around time to get the machine back with a new mobo. Indeed, the fan control on the old motherboard must have been bad. With the new

[slim] Re: Slimserver on Evesham mini-pc

2006-04-14 Thread Mark Norton
I looked at this option since I'm running out of patience with the Q-NAP NAS and I would prefer an open PC-based solution to host SlimServer. The issue is that they are tight on space inside and only take 2.5" inch drives so you are limited by capacity. They are not unique to Evesham - they are m

[slim] Re: A Silly Poll

2006-04-14 Thread Stage
48 - and feeling it. -- Stage Stage's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4688 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22941 ___ Di

[slim] Re: Buffer Fullness problem

2006-04-14 Thread wickedbob
Well I have plugged my squeezebox directy into the router, opened up all the ports to it on my netgear dg834g router, reset the channel from 11 to 9 and installed the latest nightly build of 6.5b1. One major difference I have noticed is that I can actually stream music through squeezenetworks - wh

[slim] Anyone here using Panda Firewall?

2006-04-14 Thread duff138
I am and have been using it no problem, until a few days ago. I think my computer may have restarted overnight after a Microsoft update, and now I'm having trouble with the Panda firewall for some unknown reason. I never really had to configure it before so I'm not sure what I need to do to allow

[slim] Re: Trouble getting 6.2.2 started

2006-04-14 Thread dspeirs
I am using a mac, I don't think we have add/delete program option. Do we? -- dspeirs dspeirs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=877 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

[slim] Re: Menu selection question

2006-04-14 Thread tonycpsu
Bump... Can anyone answer this one? -- tonycpsu tonycpsu's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22859

[slim] Re: MLB.com gameday audio on a SqueezeBox?

2006-04-14 Thread slumlord
I also would LOVE to be able to listen to my Gameday Audio streams that I subscribe to! Hope someone finds a workaround. -- slumlord slumlord's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5010 View this thr

Re: [slim] Re: MLB.com gameday audio on a SqueezeBox?

2006-04-14 Thread Mitch Harding
Yeah, that's been on my wishlist since I got my first Squeezebox.On 4/14/06, slumlord < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I also would LOVE to be able to listen to my Gameday Audio streams that I subscribe to!Hope someone finds a workaround.--slumlord-

[slim] Re: Help me find heaven

2006-04-14 Thread notanatheist
Pale Blue Ego Wrote: > Completely weatherproof - a magazine did a test where they completely > immersed the speakers in a tub and they kept playing fine. They sound > good, too. Me wonders if the fish would like some music in their little 150 gallon tank! -- notanatheist ---

[slim] Hidden Messages.....

2006-04-14 Thread Assonica
Just upgraded to the latest nightly version (14/04 @ 6.5b1 - 6931 XP Pro ) and reflashed back the firmware to 37 and as i checked through the player menu I pushed the the right arrow on the firmware screen and got this message "Mamma's got a squeezebox, Daddy never sleeps at night...!" I did

[slim] Re: Okay, maybe it's time to call it a day...

2006-04-14 Thread smc2911
MrStan Wrote: > As far as I can tell the Squeezebox is no more reliable or unreliable in > my setup as my laptop, in fact I cannot see how it is fair to expect it > to magically work, there may be some compatibitiy issues with some > other devices but it appears to me that Slim Devices is bending

[slim] Re: A Silly Poll

2006-04-14 Thread ChuckG
38 for me... -- ChuckG ChuckG's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4758 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22941 ___ Discuss

[slim] Re: MLB.com gameday audio on a SqueezeBox?

2006-04-14 Thread slumlord
To anyone from Slim Devices, just a suggestion for your Business Dev people. You guys oughta approach Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Of all the leagues, MLB has done the best job of embracing the internet! I would bet they would be interested in being able to tout a cutting edge way for

[slim] how to play by track number during 'browse music folder'

2006-04-14 Thread robert . b . jones
The title pretty much says it all. I use 'browse music folder' almost exclusively because I have organized my music collection by directories that make sense to me. When using 'browse music folder', the tracks are added to the playlist alphabetically rather than by track number. Is there any wa

Re: [slim] how to play by track number during 'browse music folder'

2006-04-14 Thread kdf
rename the files to start with a track number, eg 01_title_artist.mp3, 02_title_artist.mp3 etc Browse music folder only works on filenames, and does not look for tag data. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimde