Re: [slim] Download issue

2006-09-14 Thread Michael Herger
How do I proceed from here? open http://localhost:9000/ in your web browser? -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR _

Re: [slim] Migrating 6.3.1 to 6.5: missing some documentation to prevent calls?

2006-09-14 Thread Michael Herger
I expect that when the automatic update feature will be swiched on some information should be presented to the user to inform about updating the plugins. Please feel free to add your comments to the following bug: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4082 (You'd better post further comme

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread aubuti
The Olive units have been discussed in the forums before, including posts by 1 or 2 former Olive users. Do a search and you'll find them. The overall sentiment seemed to be overpriced and a system that is overly closed: it's said that you can't even make a backup of the Olive hard drive, except wi

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread paltomare
Mobility would be cool, just not high on my priority list currently. The PC option mentioned above is too cumbersome, I'm looking to break the connection to my computer. In looking around for a device with the options I'm intersted in I came across the Escient and the Olive units. Anyone have an o

[slim] Re: Gapless mp3 playback when is it going to be fixed??

2006-09-14 Thread b6662966
reading this, also a problem when i considered buying slimdevice. today SONOS officially annouce full support for gapless LAME mp3 and OGG playback. so this problem is one slimdevice needs now to fixing. -- b6662966 b6662

[slim] Re: ? gapless playback of lame mp3s ?

2006-09-14 Thread b6662966
hi, after waiting time, now it appeared that SONOS officially now supporting gapless playback in LAME mp3 and ogg files in firmware2.0. i now consider purchased sonos system, but urge slimdevices also applying gapless playback for mp3 as you make very nice product but without gapless. thank- --

[slim] Migrating 6.3.1 to 6.5: missing some documentation to prevent calls?

2006-09-14 Thread willem
Hello, I migrated 6.3.1 to 6.5b2 without updating my plug-ins to a new leven (just to test what happens if I 'simulate' an average usre :-) Of course the server hung when started after the install. No error message was presented to me. I expect that when the automatic update feature will be swic

Re: [slim] Re: Remote screen view

2006-09-14 Thread Pat Farrell
tomjtx wrote: My SB is linked to my desktop e-mac, I can use it to control SB. I would like to use my new macbook to do same. It dosn't recognize my SB. I am a rather illiterate computer user so please excuse these basic questions. OK, exactly how does your desktop eMac control the SB? I wou

[slim] Re: Remote screen view

2006-09-14 Thread tomjtx
Thanks for the info. My SB is linked to my desktop e-mac, I can use it to control SB. I would like to use my new macbook to do same. It dosn't recognize my SB. I am a rather illiterate computer user so please excuse these basic questions. I am a literate and professional classical guitarist so i

[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread mjt5282
here is a 2nd recommendation for mp3tag, http://www.mp3tag.de/ It does all tags for me except AIFF. -- mjt5282 mjt5282's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4799 View this thread: http://forums.slimdev

[slim] Download issue

2006-09-14 Thread RL Cox
I'm currently running XP Media Edition. After downloading the SlimDevice software the first error I receive is; Unable to execute; ProgramFiles/SlimServer/Gettingstarted.html Shellexecute failed;code5 When I double click on the SlimServer icon on my desktop I get the message; SlimServer Web I

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread Nostromo
Michaelwagner;136312 Wrote: > Good. > > > So one thing that's been tried here and seemed to work was, someone > took a paint program and said "I'd like to see a squeezebox that looked > like this". > > Then at least we know what you're thinking about. Like I said, I love the Squeezebox, but

[slim] Re: HawaiianRainbow.com

2006-09-14 Thread andyg
I'd expect this link to work, but it's an empty playlist. They will need to fix this link. http://stations.loudcity.com/120/24hr.dakine.pls -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 V

[slim] HawaiianRainbow.com

2006-09-14 Thread Mike White
For months now I have been enjoying listening to music from HawaiianRainbow.com. However, in the last few days, I have been unable to do so. I contacted the webmaster, and he indicated that he had been forced to switch to a different url because of server crashes. I have tried url snooper listeni

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread Michaelwagner
Nostromo;136284 Wrote: > For the record, I didn't plan to shut up. Good. > I'm always nice and I always try to be constructive. ;-) So one thing that's been tried here and seemed to work was, someone took a paint program and said "I'd like to see a squeezebox that looked like this". Then at l

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread Nostromo
Well, if I sounded harsh, I'm sorry. English isn't my native language either. :) -- Nostromo Nostromo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6322 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthre

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread d_anders
I like the other suggestions on this thread too, and I believe there is merit for them too, but I'm still going to stick to my suggestion of a portable squeezebox. A dockable portable squeezbox could plug into a boom box. I'm still thinking a portable squeezebox with a lcd screen with lithium i

[slim] ShoutCast Stream Crash?

2006-09-14 Thread ChrisDev
I'm finding that this shoutcast stream plays for between 10 seconds and 2 minutes then stutters then crashes SlimServer... http://64.236.34.196/stream/1018 (SomaFM) Running 6.3.1 with Firmware 55 It works fine through winamp, anyone else confirm or deny a problem? Chris -- ChrisDev

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread Michaelwagner
I can attest to the fact that, sometimes things just don't really come out the way you meant them. Even when it is your native language. As an (infrequent) contributer to the German language forum on this board, I can say, and more so when you're writing in a foreign language. So let's be a li

[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread blazerte
easyTag works well with flac files as well. -- blazerte blazerte's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5090 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27400 _

[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread Mark Lanctot
Mp3tag can manage FLAC tags just fine. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27400 __

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread Nostromo
> For the record, don't shut up. Just be nice, offer ideas, and watch > things move forward. > For the record, I didn't plan to shut up. I'm always nice and I always try to be constructive. ;-) -- Nostromo Nostromo's Pro

Re: [slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread Michael Herger
I think what's trying to be said here is that complaints are often thrown around in the general forum by those who won't even spend the time to formulate a well crafted idea for a solution. Saying things like "god, the web interface sucks" isn't constructive. I just spent 15 minutes on my own an

[slim] Re: Gapless mp3 playback when is it going to be fixed??

2006-09-14 Thread CatBus
Ben Sandee;136269 Wrote: > On 9/14/06, CatBus forums.slimdevices.com> > wrote: > > > > Also, I fully realize that gap-hating is subjective, although part > of > > it may be musical preference. Many classical CDs separate one > musical > > piece into multiple tracks (for movements, etc). Perhap

[slim] Re: Can my PC and SB3 access my networked music library remotely?

2006-09-14 Thread Ross L
lrossouw;136159 Wrote: > why not run slimserver on the extra (win95?) laptop at the location your > library is? > > not sure if slimserver runs on 95 but you can install another operating > system on the laptop? Running SlimServer on Win95 can be done, however it might be worth looking into oth

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread bklaas
Nostromo;136267 Wrote: > I'm somewhat new to the open source scene. And I think I understand your > point of view, up to a certain point. You put a lot of "blood and > sweat", to improve SlimServer and we're all greatful for it. And you > were not paid for it. > > But try to understand our poin

[slim] Re: Strange Noise

2006-09-14 Thread cherise
I'm getting the same symptoms since 6.5 something (not sure when) - SB2 into a Sony AV receiver using optical out. If I switch SB off with remote with amp still on I get horrific white noise - have to remember to switch off amp or change inputs before turning off the SB. Not v usable. Thought

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread bklaas
paltomare;136261 Wrote: > My wish list items for SB 4: > > 1 Internal, swapable hardrive(s) w/raid > 2. USB port for external hardrive > 3. Direct internet audio streaming, eliminate the need for > SqueezeNetwork > 4. Internal CD drive for ripping, playing, maybe even writing. > 5. Video port fo

Re: [slim] Re: Gapless mp3 playback when is it going to be fixed??

2006-09-14 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/14/06, CatBus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Also, I fully realize that gap-hating is subjective, although part ofit may be musical preference.  Many classical CDs separate one musical piece into multiple tracks (for movements, etc).  Perhaps you wouldfeel more rage if the gaps happened several ti

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread funkstar
paltomare;136261 Wrote: > My wish list items for SB 4: > > 1 Internal, swapable hardrive(s) w/raid > 2. USB port for external hardrive > 3. Direct internet audio streaming, eliminate the need for > SqueezeNetwork > 4. Internal CD drive for ripping, playing, maybe even writing. > 5. Video port fo

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread Nostromo
> It's just so boring: everybody's complaining ("It's done by nerds and > it > shows") and knows so much better, but nobody takes the time to do > anything. > I'm somewhat new to the open source scene. And I think I understand your point of view, up to a certain point. You put a lot of "blood an

[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread SteveEast
Jig;136251 Wrote: > seems to be coming up ok now - perhaps it did not like the fact that > there were already mp3 entries in there? > > Only one other question - the genre is showing as a different one to > that which shows in the FLAC frontend, what's the best way for managing > FLAC tags? > >

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread paltomare
My wish list items for SB 4: 1 Internal, swapable hardrive(s) w/raid 2. USB port for external hardrive 3. Direct internet audio streaming, eliminate the need for SqueezeNetwork 4. Internal CD drive for ripping, playing, maybe even writing. 5. Video port for optional on-screen display -- paltom

[slim] Re: Can my PC and SB3 access my networked music library remotely?

2006-09-14 Thread lrossouw
not sure how easy it is to get linux running on an old laptop, but may be worth a try. -- lrossouw lrossouw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3416 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/sh

[slim] Re: Gapless mp3 playback when is it going to be fixed??

2006-09-14 Thread CatBus
Ben Sandee;136224 Wrote: > > I realize anyone can hear the gaps -- I certainly can hear them > (although > they are VERY short, almost inaudible). But I'm also able to contain > my > rage at them and still enjoy my music. If gapless MP3 were added I > would > certainly use it. On the other ha

Re: [slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread Marc Sherman
kdf wrote: > > Then again, consider that we're tlaking about wifi, so it's a case of > being movable rather than entirely wireless. In that case, one option > could be a very low power mode. Unplug it and the battery keeps the > memory, wifi, audio processor and headphone output going. Ki

Re: [slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread kdf
Quoting Mark Lanctot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Hmm, good point. It would be nice to keep the VFD but as GoCubs Greg and wikipedia mentions, a high-intensity OLED might be in order. Then again, consider that we're tlaking about wifi, so it's a case of being movable rather than entirely wirele

[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread Jig
seems to be coming up ok now - perhaps it did not like the fact that there were already mp3 entries in there? Only one other question - the genre is showing as a different one to that which shows in the FLAC frontend, what's the best way for managing FLAC tags? And thanks for your help guys.. :)

Re: [slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread Marc Sherman
Marc Sherman wrote: > > Oh. I want one. I'm no audiophile, so not $1999 worth, but I really > want one. :) Oh, um, and a pony. - Marc ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread Marc Sherman
kdf wrote: > >> Is the transporter knob clickable? > > yup. it serves the same function as pressing the right arrow. Oh. I want one. I'm no audiophile, so not $1999 worth, but I really want one. :) - Marc ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.sl

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread Mark Lanctot
kdf;136243 Wrote: > Also highly theoretical. Battery life isn't linear. Draw a > consistently higher current you may find that it lasts less than the > stated Ah. There can sometimes be sweet-spots, plus the voltage drops > > over time. This can mean the device drops off before the batt

Re: [slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread kdf
Quoting Marc Sherman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Is the transporter knob clickable? yup. it serves the same function as pressing the right arrow. -k ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread Marc Sherman
bklaas wrote: > > What if there was just a slot in the case to put the remote? I know > that doesn't look as polished as having onboard buttons, but I'm keen > on not reinventing things (you can tell I come from the Linux school of > thought). Then they'd need two IR receivers -- one in the rece

Re: [slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread kdf
Quoting Mark Lanctot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: A single D cell has a capacity of 15 A*h. That means it could power a Squeezebox for 7 hours, and a Squeezebox doesn't draw a full 2 A. Not bad! Also highly theoretical. Battery life isn't linear. Draw a consistently higher current you may fin

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread Mark Lanctot
bklaas;136230 Wrote: > But is the existing squeezebox hardware designed to run on DC? If not, > could it be converted to run on DC easily? I guess I was thinking in > terms of leveraging existing hardware (either by Slim or by an > enterprising modder). > > #!/ben As blkwrx said, 5 V DC. Note

[slim] Re: Can my PC and SB3 access my networked music library remotely?

2006-09-14 Thread jz1
lrossouw, I don't think I can run Slim on Win95. (I tried, unsuccessfully, though maybe not correctly.) I'd thought about installing XP but I don't think my P90 laptop can handle it (not to mention the 700MB HDD). I hadn't thought about a non-WIN OS since I don't know anything about them, but

Re: [slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread kdf
Quoting bklaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Mark Lanctot;136222 Wrote: Such units are designed internally to run on DC. You merely have to provide an adapter that converts 120 VAC to the required DC voltage. But is the existing squeezebox hardware designed to run on DC? If not, could it be convert

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread bklaas
Marc Sherman;136225 Wrote: > > One final thing I'd like to add to this wishlist is some buttons. It > doesn't necessarily need the full suite of buttons from the remote > (perhaps you could drop the number keys, if buttons onboard raise the > cost), but at least some of the buttons to allow cont

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread blkwrx
bklaas;136230 Wrote: > But is the existing squeezebox hardware designed to run on DC? If not, > could it be converted to run on DC easily? I guess I was thinking in > terms of leveraging existing hardware (either by Slim or by an > enterprising modder). > > #!/ben Yes, 5vdc. -- blkwrx --

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread bklaas
Mark Lanctot;136222 Wrote: > Such units are designed internally to run on DC. You merely have to > provide an adapter that converts 120 VAC to the required DC voltage. > But is the existing squeezebox hardware designed to run on DC? If not, could it be converted to run on DC easily? I guess I

[slim] Re: Chinese music still skipped

2006-09-14 Thread raylpc
I found a workaround. Go to control panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Advanced, and set the langauge to Chinese (PRC). Then you should be able to see your Chinese, Japanese or Korean songs in slimserver or slimbox. -- raylpc --

Re: [slim] Gapless mp3 playback when is it going to be fixed??

2006-09-14 Thread Greg Klanderman
> kdf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 14-Sep-06, at 1:06 AM, cparker wrote: >> The bug/request to playback gapless MP3s which have been encoded with >> Lame has been open more than 18 months now. > when someone provides a patch, it will be in a build. Wouldn't this need to be done in the

Re: [slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread Marc Sherman
bklaas wrote: > > My dream goes something like this: > > wireless SB3 hardware > T-Ampish kind of thing to drive the speakers > Speakers of reasonable but affordable quality > One electrical cord to power it > Ability to run on batteries (9 Ds, I don't care, just cut the cord) > A case for it all

Re: [slim] Re: Gapless mp3 playback when is it going to be fixed??

2006-09-14 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/14/06, CatBus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Transcoding at the server is a great workaround for gapless playback,and I'm very grateful we have it.  But true client-side gapless MP3 playback support would be a very good feature--and not just a featureonly a few rare cases would take advantage of.I

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread Mark Lanctot
bklaas;136220 Wrote: > Do you know how to deal with the AC-DC thing? Forgive me, I'm an > electrical idiot, but isn't providing power with batteries vs. AC a > non-trivial issue? Has this been componentized (that a word?) to the > point where you can just buy the necessary hardware to be able to

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread bklaas
Boy, I like where you are going with that idea, esp. the built-in tunnelling option via firmware. Do you know how to deal with the AC-DC thing? Forgive me, I'm an electrical idiot, but isn't providing power with batteries vs. AC a non-trivial issue? Has this been componentized (that a word?) to

Re: [slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread kdf
Quoting bklaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: I'll look into adding the pulldown. FYI-- setting a cookie from a different skin for album sort order doesn't do the trick. Hopefully I can get something in place to make that a moot point. ah, how odd. its sorted for me. I guess I must have put the pulldo

[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread SteveEast
Just checking - you did do a clear and rescan rather than just scanning for changes? Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevice

[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread Jig
No, I just rescanned for changes... I've just kicked off a clear and rescan... -- Jig Jig's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6586 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=274

[slim] Re: Strange Noise

2006-09-14 Thread Triode
I believe it still sends a signal, but it this does not include spdif framing so the dac receiver will loose lock. If this is a problem then I would raise a feature request to make the new operation optional. -- Triode Tr

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread bklaas
kdf;136178 Wrote: > Quoting bklaas forums.slimdevices.com>: > > > Anyone know why you can't use gallery view when browsing by artist? > > Well, you can once you drill down to the individual artist, but not > > when you are viewing, say, artists that start with "R". > > simple answer, an artist

[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread radish
Ahh... the million dollar question :) The first thing I'd try is deleting the db file. I'm not sure where it is on redhat but someone else (or the forum search) should be able to help. Delete that, restart, and do a full rescan. See what happens. If that doesn't work there are debug options we ca

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread mrfantasy
I think I want something like this too. I could build it now with an SB3, T-Amp, and speakers (and ideally, a salvaged vintage boombox), but can't figure out how to do it for less than $400-$500. What would be the price point for such a box? I guess you could get the price down by ditching the

[slim] Re: Strange Noise

2006-09-14 Thread Patrick Dixon
My guess is that it's your Creek DAC's clock freewheeling. With 6.5 firmware the SB3 doesn't put out an SPDIF signal until it powers on, and it turns it off again when it's switched off. IIRC this was a feature request so that DACs with multiple digital inputs can correctly autosense. Presumably

[slim] Re: Gapless mp3 playback when is it going to be fixed??

2006-09-14 Thread CatBus
Ben Sandee;136179 Wrote: > On 9/14/06, cparker forums.slimdevices.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Because I bought them from mp3 commerical sites and they are LAME > > encoded, so I dont want to have to buy them again! :( > > > I understand -- but I think you are a rarity. How many people these > d

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread bklaas
I think comparing the Squeezeboombox idea (which has been discussed dozens of times on this forum) to an iPod is apples-to-oranges. My dream goes something like this: wireless SB3 hardware T-Ampish kind of thing to drive the speakers Speakers of reasonable but affordable quality One electrical c

[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread Jig
yep, you're right - they're there now. What's my next step to get the rescan to work correctly? -- Jig Jig's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6586 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/sho

[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread radish
Now once you've done that do they now show up in the regular browsing modes (Artist, Album, etc) ? Using Browse Music Folder _should_ add the tracks data to the db as a side effect. -- radish radish's Profile: http://foru

[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread Jig
good hit - yes, I can... -- Jig Jig's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6586 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27400 ___ di

[slim] Re: Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread radish
Can you see/play the files if you use Browse Music Folder? -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27400

[slim] Re: Gapless mp3 playback when is it going to be fixed??

2006-09-14 Thread radish
Doing gapless with mp3 used to be hard, but with LAME encoded stuff it's now pretty easy - just read the tag. Other formats are gapless, so the infrastructure to do seamless transitions is there, all that needs adding is the code to the firmware's mp3 decoder. I'm aware it's an issue of prioritie

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread Mark Lanctot
Taking on the iPod would be corporate suicide. Microsoft can do it - they can afford to throw $100 million at the market and then say "oh well" at the end of the day when it just doesn't catch on. They're not the type to just say "oh well" and call it quits though, they have the money to be able

[slim] Using FLAC files

2006-09-14 Thread Jig
Hi all, running a couple of SB1's on a RedHat 8 server and Slimserver 6.3.1 .. been using mp3's for years and it's fine, but I thought I'd give FLAC a go. So I ripped a CD using EAC and FLAC, replaced the mp3 files in my music directory with the new flac files (tested with FLAC frontend), but whe

[slim] Re: Strange Noise

2006-09-14 Thread jeffluckett
I see you're using the digital coax out. Can you try the optical, or analog out, just for kicks? -- jeffluckett jeffluckett's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6179 View this thread: http://forums.s

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread d_anders
mrfantasy;136185 Wrote: > If you can do MP3 streaming with a Zune, you could get a lot of what you > want by attaching to SlimServer that way. Then if there's some way to > write a web interface for it. . . Perhaps, even with a port of softsqueeze to a pocketpc would do this too. I'm making th

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread blkwrx
A portable player would be great but lets not forget that Rio had a great portable audiophile player that still couldn't compete with the iPod. If SlimDevices makes a portable play I would envision it as one that you can plug any usb hd into. -- blkwrx --

[slim] Re: Strange Noise

2006-09-14 Thread GregF
Nope. Updated to beta 3 and it's still doing it. In fact, closer investigation reveals even more randomness. Sometimes the sound does disappear when the SB is shut off from the remote and sometimes it doesn't. I've tried shutting it off with a song playing, with a song paused and with the playlist

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread mrfantasy
If you can do MP3 streaming with a Zune, you could get a lot of what you want by attaching to SlimServer that way. Then if there's some way to write a web interface for it. . . -- mrfantasy --Mike mrfantasy's Profile: ht

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread d_anders
1) Ok, inline storage I could give up on it, but I think some additional internal memory would allow the unit to buffer a stream for period of time, so that any intermittment drops in network performance could be handled better. 2) Those of you asking, why not just get a RIO, sandisk, etc??

Re: [slim] Re: Gapless mp3 playback when is it going to be fixed??

2006-09-14 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/14/06, cparker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Because I bought them from mp3 commerical sites and they are LAMEencoded, so I dont want to have to buy them again! :( I understand -- but I think you are a rarity.  How many people these days who care about gapless audio are satisfied with a lossy cod

Re: [slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread kdf
Quoting bklaas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Anyone know why you can't use gallery view when browsing by artist? Well, you can once you drill down to the individual artist, but not when you are viewing, say, artists that start with "R". simple answer, an artist doesn't have cover art. However, what yo

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread aubuti
bklaas;136166 Wrote: > Anyone know why you can't use gallery view when browsing by artist? It's a bit counter-intuitive, especially at first, but if you start browsing by album there's a drop down menu that let's you select sort order. There's various combinations of artist, album, year, and genr

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread TiredLegs
Kyle;135783 Wrote: > Jobs said in his presentation that "iTV" was, in effect, a working title > until they come up with something better. The "iTV" name is destined to be replaced with something else, because Apple can't trademark it. (No company can claim exclusive use of the term.) -- TiredL

[slim] Re: Mediamax

2006-09-14 Thread autopilot
This has cropped up before. Slim Devices make them, but sell them as OEM devices to that company who rebrand them. Mind you, i fell sorry for anyone who buys one, downloads the software, visits the SD website and see the real price lol. -- autopilot *SlimServer Version:* 6.5b1 - Windows XP. *A

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread autopilot
d_anders, you are right in that a portable squeezebox/boombox/squeezebox radio is a great idea, and something that many of us are crying out for. Slimdevices are tied up with the Transporter, but i think its the next logical (and good business) step. But you are s wrong about the internal sto

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread bklaas
Ben Sandee;136157 Wrote: > On 9/14/06, Nostromo forums.slimdevices.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Are the album covers labeled now? The name of the album should be > > underneath the album cover, IMO. Or it should be an option. > > > > > They are labeled. It's quite nice now. > > Ben Since this th

[slim] Re: Gapless mp3 playback when is it going to be fixed??

2006-09-14 Thread cparker
Ben Sandee;136081 Wrote: > > > Why not just encode your CD's to FLAC and be done with it? At least > for > those albums which drive you crazy. I have only a handful of albums > myself > that benefit from gapless transitions. > > Ben Because I bought them from mp3 commerical sites and they a

[slim] Re: Can my PC and SB3 access my networked music library remotely?

2006-09-14 Thread lrossouw
why not run slimserver on the extra (win95?) laptop at the location your library is? not sure if slimserver runs on 95 but you can install another operating system on the laptop? -- lrossouw lrossouw's Profile: http://for

[slim] SB Volume

2006-09-14 Thread blkwrx
So I found a thread on here that said when you are using a preamp you should turn the volume on the SB up to 40 but when I do that I get distortion in the music. It sounds like clipping but I use replygain in foobar for all my files and they don't clip on other systems. It seems to effect certain

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread earthbased
CardinalFang;135586 Wrote: > http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/12/live-from-the-steve-jobs-keynote-its-showtime/ > > At the end, the iTV, plays music, video, photos etc and plugs into your > stereo and TV. Just goes to show that the Transporter was a good > strategic move... > > Paul 640x480 on

Re: [slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/14/06, Nostromo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Are the album covers labeled now? The name of the album should beunderneath the album cover, IMO. Or it should be an option. They are labeled.  It's quite nice now.Ben ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread Michaelwagner
Ben Sandee;136082 Wrote: > You really should -- and soon! It's been in development for a long time OK, OK. I've been working between 60 and 80 hour weeks at work, trying to keep my little company afloat, so at the end of the day I haven't had time to download the latest and greatest. I'm still

[slim] Dynamic Transition Updater

2006-09-14 Thread ceepan
Has anybody managed to get this plugin working with the latest version of SlimServer 6.5b? I have tried and failed. -- ceepan ceepan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3162 View this thread: http:/

[slim] Re: Looks like Apple are joining the party

2006-09-14 Thread Nostromo
> the gallery view replaces "browse artwork". > > The advantage is that now any album listing can be shown as a list of > album titles, > or a grid of album covers. A cookie stores the choice, so it > persistent per-browser, per-server, > and per-skin. > > it also means that they both use the sa

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread aubuti
d_anders;135998 Wrote: > POINT: Squeezebox needs to become a full portable media player with it's > own storage. I love the interface. It should also work on it's own > internal storage without having to stream from PC, NAS, or > Squeezenetwork. Sorry if I'm being dense here, but what do you ha

[slim] Re: Album Art Images in Browser Interface

2006-09-14 Thread msandover
Will try that. Deleting the db may work since I have only done complete rescans but on whatever file exists at the time. Thank you for the suggestion. msandover -- msandover msandover's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices

[slim] Re: Remote Streaming bitrates, multiple settings?

2006-09-14 Thread alextegg
Hi, Thanks for that, I've changed it, and I guess it must be working as I am getting smooth streaming now although curiously the player is still displaying "stream 320kbps" for the track information so it must still send that even though it's downgrading.. This is working with windows media play

[slim] Re: Security of Remote Streaming

2006-09-14 Thread chris . mason
Urmaboyblue;136117 Wrote: > What about SSH on a Mac? How easy/difficult is that? > > Thanks for the great help regarding my original question. > > -Blue Well there you're in luck, assuming you are running OS-X. OpenSSH is installed by default, and there are a number of OS-X SSH clients availa

Re: [slim] Re: Security of Remote Streaming

2006-09-14 Thread Michael Herger
What about SSH on a Mac? How easy/difficult is that? IMHO it's pre-installed (OpenSSH, I guess). http://www.panix.com/help/sw.macosx-ssh.html -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.

[slim] Re: Wanted: New Hardware - Squeezebox Portable

2006-09-14 Thread GoCubs
Mark Lanctot;136090 Wrote: > It would be a shame to lose the VFD - even the Roku SoundBridge Radio > uses one. However if it was to be battery powered there may be no > choice. How about OLED... -Greg -- GoCubs GoCubs's

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