[slim] Re: Radio station works on SoftSqueeze but not SqueezeBox2

2006-08-24 Thread andyg
Run from the command line (in your C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server dir): slim.exe --d_scan --d_directstream --d_parse --logfile slim.log Please file a bug and include this log file of the failing station. -- andyg and

[slim] Re: Radio station works on SoftSqueeze but not SqueezeBox2

2006-08-24 Thread rds
After playing with it a bit more, it seems to be this URL that is causing the server to shutdown. Also, it turns out that the SlimServer Windows service doesn't actually stop (SlimServer justs stopped responding and devices can no longer contact it), so the auto-recovery options for services don't

[slim] Re: Passive speakers - using as an alarm clock

2006-08-24 Thread lanierb
Another option is a Sonic T-amp hooked up to passive speakers. It's about the size of your hand and a couple inches thick. It runs $25 but you need to buy a power supply cord which costs another $20 so $45 total. I leave mine on full time in my bedroom and the speakers are dead quiet (I just pu

[slim] Re: Radio station works on SoftSqueeze but not SqueezeBox2

2006-08-24 Thread rds
Well, I did download the latest nightly that was available at that time. I guess you were referring to the Aug 23 nightly which hadn't been uploaded yet. Anyway, I grabbed the Aug 24 nightly and this seems to fix the problem. Other radio stations also seem to start much quicker now. Of course, 6

[slim] Re: Double tracks in playlist

2006-08-24 Thread GeezerD
My problem may have been fixed by the current build (I haven't checked yet by testing) but here is the text for Bug 3699: "When the Composer and Artist are the same, duplicate tracks created in playlist" Dunno why no one else has complained about this -- It happens for almost every album for me

RE: [slim] Can't Rescan - missing function

2006-08-24 Thread kdf
Quoting Michael Haan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: If you don't run from rpm, what do you run from an what steps do you take? I use subversion and I'm running Knoppmyth (variant of debian) for me, it's simply: cd /usr/local/slimserver/trunk svn up su -c "/etc/init.d/slimserver restart" occasionally I

RE: [slim] Can't Rescan - missing function

2006-08-24 Thread Michael Haan
If you don't run from rpm, what do you run from an what steps do you take? > Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:36:15 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [slim] Can't Rescan - missing function> To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com> > > On 23-Aug-06, at 9:28 PM, Michael Haan wrote:> > > Thank-you, y

[slim] Re: The Hype Machine on a Squeezebox???

2006-08-24 Thread blackbear
Thanks, smc! I clearly need to look into plug-ins more before I waste my time writing stupid little standalone scripts. I'm happy to say that the script works as intended, though. (Although, admittedly, error checking and -handling is non-existent.) -- blackbear --

[slim] Coming in black: Audioengine speakers

2006-08-24 Thread Kyle
I just got an email from Audioengine saying their powered speakers (discussed on this board several times) will be available in black in 4-5 weeks. A link is here: http://www.audioengineusa.com/ -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: h

[slim] Re: Bathroom install

2006-08-24 Thread Kyle
How damp does it get? I have a Bose wave radio, in-ceiling speakers and a wall-mounted whole-house stereo controller in my bathroom. None are specially made for damp applications and all have worked fine for years. I have read posts here about people putting water-resistant and waterproof speak

[slim] Re: Bathroom install

2006-08-24 Thread cparker
Hi rde_w I installed my slimplayer in the bathroom and put all the wiring into the wall and in the attic space for the ceiling speakers. I created a template here, which may help or not :) http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17420 Good Luck -- cparker -

[slim] Re: slim server will not start - Perl58.dll

2006-08-24 Thread agbagb
ohiost90;130271 Wrote: > Hi - > > I'm having trouble running slim server on a Win xp box. When i double > click the icon, nothing happens. > > When i right click -> run as "current user", an error displays from a > win message box titled C:\Program files\SlimServer\SlimTray.ext > "Panic: Ca

[slim] Bathroom install

2006-08-24 Thread Robin Edwards
I'm planning to extend my music netowrk into my bathroom, and want to use a slimserver based device. I say it that way as I have slimp3,squeezebox2 and squeezebox3 devices. Currently I have one spare slimp3 but could move things around to free one of the others. UK regulations mean I cant have 2

[slim] Re: slim server will not start - Perl58.dll

2006-08-24 Thread ModelCitizen
Well, I'm glad you posted about this as I have experienced the very same thing trying to install 6.2.2 onto a Windows 2000 machine. MC -- ModelCitizen Squeezebox2 > Benchmark Dac1 > Naim NAC 82 > Naim NAP 250 > Shahinian Arcs. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt --

[slim] Re: Annoying menu navigation ( "now playing")

2006-08-24 Thread Patrick Dixon
mherger Wrote: > This is expected behaviour as per design. You could argue not to wake up > > the player with FWD or REW (as do the volume buttons). Feel free to add > > this as an enhancement request to http://bugs.slimdevices.com > Good idea. Filed as Bug 3992 - http://bugs.slimdevices.com/s

[slim] Gapless over internet streaming?

2006-08-24 Thread j . e . f . f
Hi folks I've just successfully set up my SlimServer for access over the internet, and I'm now happily listening to my entire collection at work, or wherever I decide I feel like listening to it. And this forum has been a WEALTH of information, so thank you to everyone who helped others out -- y

[slim] Re: Ethernet over power question

2006-08-24 Thread tommypeters
Thanks for your answers. It's Sweden for me, I will search around in the forum and see what applies to Europe. -- tommypeters SB3-->Meridian G68-->NuForce Ref8-->Bc Acoustique ACT A3 tommypeters's Profile: http://forums.s

[slim] Re: SB3, can fit an external antenna ?

2006-08-24 Thread Mark Lanctot
The specs are for the original Squeezebox, the SB1. If Gian had an SB3, no, it's obviously not possible (no external antenna at all). However Gian has an SB2, identical in form factor to the SB1. Yes, you can replace the external antenna - I believe it's a "reverse SMA" connection so you can us

[slim] Re: SS and SB hangs

2006-08-24 Thread Mark Lanctot
CosyCat Wrote: > Would be cool if SS stole the bandwidth it needed to run from other > apps. SS doesn't need much Internet bandwidth - if you're playing files off your own HDD, none at all, and if you're playing Internet radio, around 128 kbps. It does need LAN/WLAN bandwidth. Theoretically, t

[slim] Re: Ethernet over power question

2006-08-24 Thread Michaelwagner
I've run SB3s over homeplug 1.0, the 14mb version. Real experience is about half the 14. Yeah, you do have to worry about phases a bit, which is a pain if you live in North America and have the standard 2 phase wiring in your home. There's a thread elsewhere in the forum (search on keyword home

Re: [slim] 6.5 looking good

2006-08-24 Thread Free Lunch
Thought I'd add another 6.5 nightly success story to the pile.. I was fixin' to whine about some 6.3.1 performance issues and instead decided to see how much things have improved with 6.5.. So I tried a 6.5 nightly this week on my gentoo sytem. Initially I had a heck of a time getting the YAML::

[slim] Re: Ethernet over power question

2006-08-24 Thread aubuti
I'm not sure about your first 2 questions, but for the latter 2: - You're not limited to pairs. Each one is just another ethernet jack on your LAN, just like the 4 ports on your router. - It sounds like a switch is all you need. You don't need to physically move the printer, you can plug it (or

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2006-08-24 Thread aubuti
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[slim] Re: Ethernet over power question

2006-08-24 Thread tommypeters
Heuer Wrote: > The Devolo High Speed 85Mbit work superbly. I have four of them and I > can stream video from the security cameras, listen to SB and transfer > data between two TiVo's at the same time. Each device runs at between > 50 and 70 Mbit (about 3 times the real speed of 54g) and they are

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2006-08-24 Thread slimpy
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Re: [slim] Re: Annoying menu navigation ( "now playing")

2006-08-24 Thread Michael Herger
Hi Tobi As you proposed, I set the stock "now playing" screensaver to "jump back on wake". This cured the intial problem "1)" but introduced a new You can set this for three different modes: for which of them did you do it (while playing, idle, off?) issue, which also appears with your sc

[slim] Re: The Hype Machine on a Squeezebox???

2006-08-24 Thread smc2911
Yet another alternative: load the MyPicks plugin from http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24797 and create a remote opml playlist with url http://hype.non-standard.net/playlist/time/today/rss/1/feed.xml -- smc2911 --

[slim] Re: The Hype Machine on a Squeezebox???

2006-08-24 Thread smc2911
Here's another alternative. If you haven't already loaded the WikiRadio plugin, do yourself a favour... get it from http://wiki.slimdevices.com/plugin/attachments/WikiRadio/WikiRadio.pm with more info here http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?WikiRadio Once you've got that working, have a look a

[slim] Re: Annoying menu navigation ( "now playing")

2006-08-24 Thread topa
Hi! Yeah, I know "down" and then "play" again... but why can't it be straight forward & easy? -- topa topa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7118 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/sh

[slim] Re: Radio station works on SoftSqueeze but not SqueezeBox2

2006-08-24 Thread andyg
You are not using the latest version, where this station works fine for me. Please get the latest nightly from Aug 24. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http:

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2006-08-24 Thread dangerous_dom
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[slim] Re: Annoying menu navigation ( "now playing")

2006-08-24 Thread tommypeters
Try using the down-arrow to go to the next song, it requires one extra click but may be a stop-gap solution...? -- tommypeters SB3-->Meridian G68-->NuForce Ref8-->Bc Acoustique ACT A3 tommypeters's Profile: http://forums.

Re: [slim] Re: SB3, can fit an external antenna ?

2006-08-24 Thread Robin Bowes
tommypeters wrote: > Seems like something from pre-production times, before a redesign...? I think it's referring to the SB2 and that document has not been revised to cover the SB3. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists

[slim] Re: Annoying menu navigation ( "now playing")

2006-08-24 Thread topa
Hi Michael, thank you for taking the time to help me with this. I'll try and recapitulate (from memory) what I've done: 1) Initial problem with factory setting was that I kept coming back to "now playing" when scrolling left although I hadn't started out there, as described more in depth in post

[slim] Re: SB3, can fit an external antenna ?

2006-08-24 Thread tommypeters
Seems like something from pre-production times, before a redesign...? -- tommypeters SB3-->Meridian G68-->NuForce Ref8-->Bc Acoustique ACT A3 tommypeters's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6528 Vie

[slim] SB3, can fit an external antenna ?

2006-08-24 Thread gian
I thought it was not possible, but this SD document says you can: http://www.slimdevices.com/marketing/resellers-guide.pdf see page 3, Wireless Signal Strenght see page 5, Network, Wireless ciao, -Gian [SB2 owner] -- gian --

[slim] Re: SS and SB hangs

2006-08-24 Thread CosyCat
Ok thx maby I´ll try that. My solution. I close utorrent when starting upp SS :) Would be cool if SS stole the bandwidth it needed to run from other apps. -- CosyCat CosyCat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/memb

[slim] Re: Annoying menu navigation ( "now playing")

2006-08-24 Thread Andyoz
Oh, thanks for answering that one. It's been driving me nuts and I never knew how to stop it. -- Andyoz Andyoz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4864 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.co

Re: [slim] Re: MySQL on 6.5b1

2006-08-24 Thread Michael Herger
I found that you _must_ edit the my.tt file. If you edit the my.cnf file in the Cache folder then your changes will be overwritten. Oops... sorry for the confusion :-) -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Tra

Re: [slim] Re: Annoying menu navigation ( "now playing")

2006-08-24 Thread Michael Herger
I've lost track of what you've done between your different postings. Could you please give us some more information: - SlimServer version - screensaver settings for the three different modes - what you see and don't like -- Michael ---