Slimserver didn't get any slimmer by adding MySql, my man.
I don't claim slimserver/squeezebox... to be enterprise products, but a
certain, reasonably high, percentage of its users happen to be technical
folks. Maybe the product line has enough mainstream appeal now that it
doesn't matter, but
Jacob Potter;144236 Wrote:
SlimServer does exactly that, using DBIx::Class for all the database
O/RM stuff. The schema itself (in the SQL/ directory) would need to be
rewritten, but not too much more, I think. You could perhaps have taken
a peek at the code before ranting. :) - Jacob
That's
For folks that have a few thousand or so titles and don't need the
complication of a c/s rdb, sqlite performs more than adequately.
I beg to differ.
On my Slimserver box, which is a lowly PIII 600, the performance
improvement from migrating the database to MySQL was DRAMATIC.
Despite the
Chip Hart;144220 Wrote:
1) I believe you, and that sounds like an awesome and
interesting pre-children project :-)
2) One weekend? My God, it would take me months. 2004 was
already known as the Great CD Ripping Year and is not to be
repeated, mild as it
Another question - should the qnap have come with some documentation for
the above and beyond the standard qnap quickstart guide and manual? I
bought mine from advanced mp3 players and it didn't have anything
telling how to set up the slim server for instance.
jon
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Check out the 3rd Party Hardware threads for QNAP stuff. Basically the
QNAP does not support SS out of the box; a firmware upgrade is needed
from Progressive Audio - www.progressiveav.com
Edit - whoops just saw this was at the end of a long thread - and info
probably already known. Ill go back
If you read through the 3rd Party stuff there are quite a few threads
showing that some of the NAS (network attached storage) devices are
taking a huge hit in performance with 6.5.x This could well be due to
the need for MySQL (or not - ive not had time to read the SS source
code).
However an
I really can't see the big problem here. We had a bundled database in
6.3(SQLite) in 6.5 we also have a bundled database(MySQL).
If you are a non technical person, you don't se any difference. There
is no extra installation, there is no exta configuration.
If you are a technical person who
erland;144264 Wrote:
The only bad thing I personally can see with MySQL is if it make
slimserver not to work on low memory/slow CPU devices such as NAS
boxes.
I think the NAS + SB3 / Transporter route is one a lot of people are
going to favour in the future; and is not worth 'forgetting'
Many thanks for that (I should have looked harder).
I can use the CLI interactively by telnet to the host/port 9090 and run
a command like playerid power ? and see the response.
But how can I do this from a bash script? Is there a UNIX command I can
use to send the CLI command to Slimserver
Seems to work on Synology for Flipflip and Mr Hyde, but on the other
hand the DS-106 comes with MySQL pre-installed.
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Niss;143983 Wrote:
To hibernate my PC running SlimServer, and save power when no Squeezebox
is using it, I would like to write a script that checks periodically
then hibernates the machine if no activity for a set length of time.
(Running on Linux Fedora Core 5.)
Hibernate from command
I'd like to move to 6.5, but I know that some are still having a few
problems and want to wait till things have smoothed out a bit.
Wondering whether anyone knows when next SP is due for release, as am
hoping that will iron out a few of the issues that still remain for
some...?
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Any thoughts
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Just something to try - can you possibly install slimserver on another
machine and see if you get the same problem?
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I manged to switch the wireless bridging on, but now the option to
switch it off dosen't appear at all - as far as I can see.
How can that be done..?
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In addition my Slimserver service startup type has been changed from
Automatic to Manual (it's possible that the account it uses has been
changed from an Administrator account to a local account too, but can't
be certain).
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Why does it always happen to me?
Squeezebox2
I just upgraded from 6.3.1 to 6.5.0 (freebsd). I'm getting the following
error, any ideas?
2006-10-08 05:09:18.6703 About to look for files in /d1a/music/lib
2006-10-08 05:09:18.6920 For files with extensions in:
I have 2 squeezeboxes but will add more. I am planning to have a routine
that runs periodically on the server to check whether any of the SBs is
running, but also the server runs SAMBA, serving other PCs for
file/print serving, so the routine would also need to check whether any
client
I think this is the new SlimTray app. Dan says it will pop up a cmd
window when spawning external processes.
To revert to the normal service based config, right click on the
SlimTray icon, stop SlimServer and change the startup type to
'automatically run at system start' and restart SlimServer.
Howdy
Just upgraded to 6.5, had the same problem with 6.3.1:
Double click the system tray icon, web interface is messed up. Change
the url to 127.0.0.1 from localhost, it comes up clean.
Q1: Is there a way to change the double click action to give the
localhost IP
Q2: Anyone know what is up
whoop, follow up
just intalled IE tab for Firefox, it actually does come up clean in IE
...
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Hi All
Theres a new feature in itunes7 which is skip count. See
http://digg.com/apple/New_iTunes_7_SKIP_COUNT_feature
Is keeps a log of skips (going to next song before the end of the
current). I wondered if we can take advantage of this in slimserver
mayeb using a plug in. Can anyone comment,
Did you empty your cache? localhost and 127.0.0.1 are the same thing.
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Go back to setup networking, choose connect to a wireless network and
one of the subsequent options is to switch bridging on or off.
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I am having trouble with the tan skin color sticking. Every time I
close the browser and restart it and load the slimserver page Fishbone
reverts to the default color. I really like the tan color. ON my LCD
screen much easier on the eyes.
Suggestions?
Bruce
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There was a mention or two that 6.5.1 may be out this week, but (wisely)
Slim does not commit to shipping dates for software releases, so it's
just a rumour at this point.
FWIW I don't have any problems with 6.5.0.
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mwatkins wrote:
Slimserver didn't get any slimmer by adding MySql, my man.
The devices are slim. The server serves them. It is not a tiny server,
it is a server for slim devices.
You are looking at it from the wrong viewpoint. The devices are simple,
slim and dumb. All the brains are in
My first post on the forum (got my SB3 last week):
When I rescan my library, from the web interface, I get this
error message:
Error Loading postback:12002
Any idea?
Pelle
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Check to see your C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\HOSTS file links
localhost to 127.0.0.1.
Also SS should work fine in Firefox.
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I'm really surprised this was committed to the stable 6.5.1.
If the new SlimTray reconfigured the service on its own, then it's be a
pretty large bug.
Aside from the ugly windows opening up, the biggest issue here is that
it requires a user to be logged on. So if someone chooses this and
Just tried that but linked back to the same music library. Same error.
There is obviously a bug in the scanner program that doesn't allow it
to skip say a bad song or something
Looks like back to 6.2.1 which does work. Quite dissapointed really.
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On 10/8/06, Niss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Many thanks for that (I should have looked harder).I can use the CLI interactively by telnet to the host/port 9090 and run
a command likeplayeridpower ? and see the response.But how can I do this from a bash script? Is there a UNIX command I canuse to send
JJZolx;144351 Wrote:
Was this ability added only to enable the use of mapped drives? There
are much better ways to address that issue.
I have always been surprised that Slimserver does not either install
itself under a user account that has network access or creates one
itself whilst
Try looking in the 3rd Party Plugins forum...
James
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This doesn't happen to me. Perhaps you should try to clear your browser
cache?
MC
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Why does it always happen to me?
Squeezebox2 Benchmark Dac1 Naim NAC 82 Naim NAP 250 Shahinian
Arcs.
Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt
I have 2 squeezeboxes but will add more. I am planning to have a
routine
that runs periodically on the server to check whether any of the SBs
is
running, but also the server runs SAMBA, serving other PCs for
file/print serving, so the routine would also need to check whether
any
client
JJZolx;144158 Wrote:
Treble, again, the basic search is a simple search for a text string.
It's _not_ a search for an artist, so it won't read your mind and pull
up the tracks for the artists matched by the string. Use the Advanced
search to do that.
Maybe I am a little dense, but if the
Have decided to re-rip my collection in Apple lossless so created a new
account on the Mac to keep iTunes libraries seperate. It seems the
account used to install SlimServer is the only acount under which an
iTunes library can be referenced - is this the case ? I was unable to
configure SS 6.5 to
well, for one, the cacheid shouldn't ever be zero. there should also be
a carriage return after it (at least with latest nightly builds).
If you run from command line with --d_musicmagic does is say anything
bad?
also, when you try to create a mix, there should be more messages about
DannyKudos;144134 Wrote:
I know I'm probably being thick, but I cant find the musicip switch in
server settings.. Ive looked again and again through all the layers of
settings.
Can someone point me in the right direction ?
Hi,
I Think you have to start the API in the musicIP options then
On 10/6/06, jarome [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I complained about this before, and no one ever answered it. I am nowrunning
6.5 in SUSE 10.1. When I play many pieces, there is a stutter asecond or two into the start of each track. The same tracks playflawlessly in WinAmp.What causes this? Is there a
On 10/8/06, Mark Lanctot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There was a mention or two that 6.5.1 may be out this week, but (wisely)Slim does not commit to shipping dates for software releases, so it's
just a rumour at this point.Except for 6.5 of course, which they committed to shipping pretty much when
what nightly are you using?
SlimServer_6.5_v2006-10-06
Where do you get 1.7rc2? Can't find it on their site - the download is
just 1.7. thanks.
http://music.predixis.com/beta.html
As the name says: this is still beta. Know that there are still some bugs
to be fixed. But this is the
Assuming that the developers indeed have made a dreadful mistake and
made MySQL a requirement, I'd like to know... WHY?
One reason that hasn't been mentioned is the inability (or buggyness in
this area?) of SQLite to serve more than one process. The scanner is now
run in a separate process.
Just tried that but linked back to the same music library. Same error.
Try running the scanner with the d_info and d_scan parameters.
There is obviously a bug in the scanner program that doesn't allow it
to skip say a bad song or something
I have seen problems in perl58.dll with
I Think you have to start the API in the musicIP options then stop and
restart slimserver.
...and it's still called MusicMagic in SlimServer, not MusicIP.
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There is a way to exclude this
behaviour or to put a line to separate the single artist album from the
compilations?
You name the two keywords: Behavior/Compilations. To be found in the
server settings.
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On 10/8/06, Mark Lanctot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, but that was a unusual situation.I agree.Ben
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When I rescan my library, from the web interface, I get this
error message:
Where do you get that message? What slimserver version are you using? What
operating system?
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the browser cache is cleared at every program close.
i will keep working with this
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I think the style is set with a cookie so make sure you have cookies
enabled and you're not auto-deleting them.
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Solved
I've tried emptying the temp folders and everything else mentioned.
I've now got it sorted by using MP3 Clinic 4.2 and found some tracks
which the tags had no title on. I added titles and scanner will scan
past them.
It would appear there is a bug which crashes scanner.exe when it sees
cherise;138006 Wrote:
If anyone has a fix - please let me know.
Cherise, have you posted this bug on the MusicIP forum?
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Michael Herger;144418 Wrote:
You name the two keywords: Behavior/Compilations. To be found in the
server settings.
I have this same problem/question. And I see the settings. But I am not
sure which choices I want them to be. The wording is, shall we say,
cryptic.
At least to me :-)
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Ah, this fixes the problem. With Firefox
I have it set for everything to clear on closing except cookies.
But, when i run crap cleaner it clears the cookies.
thanks
Bruce
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Michael Herger;144424 Wrote:
When I rescan my library, from the web interface, I get this
error message:
Where do you get that message? What slimserver version are you using?
What
operating system?
I get a alert pop-up.
SlimServer Version: 6.3.1 - Windows XP
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Pretty sure CCleaner has a setting to keep the cookies you specify.
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I'm having the same problem on 6.5.0 with live365 no longer working. It
stops at connecting... this used to work on my prior version (6.3.1).
Is this a known problem and how have others fixed it?
Thanks
Ken
ps: thanks for the info in this thread wrt sync'ing. I have 2
squeezeboxes that
My tracks are all mp3s, so what are they being transcoded to?
It also stutters on my softsqueeze via my hardwired 100 Mbps network,
so I doubt it is the network also.
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In Behaviour/Compilation I choose to see or not every artist when I
browse by artist (and it's OK, it's work fine); however choosing an
artist I have the list of every album in which there is also a single
song of this artist. My question was the way (if possible) to separate
the original album
Thanks James thats fantastic, as I only just installed 1.8 its was much
sooner than I expected. For eveyone else's benefit = this is now a
feature of itunes updater 1.9.0 released yesterday by coincidence
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Dan Sully;144128 Wrote:
Please try 6.5.1 - it fixed an issue with tags on Windows.
6.5.1 certainly seems to have fixed -some- things, but I'm still
finding some oddities - though I suspect these are due to wierd
tagging.
I used mp3tag to re-tag an album of pieces by Ferranti and Ferrier into
On 10/8/06, jarome [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My tracks are all mp3s, so what are they being transcoded to?It also stutters on my softsqueeze via my hardwired 100 Mbps network,
so I doubt it is the network also.So it wasn't one of the FAQs... have you looked at the log file? Got any plugins?-- I
I have all of my CDs encoded using FLAC. I recently added replaygain
tags to the files.
My first question is:
Does the gain adjustment get performed at the Server or the player?
Secondly:
Obviously, if the first answer is 'Server', then the adjustment is
carried out in the digital domain.
Lots of log file and a bunch of plugins. But the plugins should not do
anything when I play a CD.
I have alien BBC, XM, WeatherTime, and the ones that came with it. I
also tried Transitions, but it made no difference.
treaming: Launching /usr/bin/mplayer -really-quiet -vc null -vo null
Today, I downloaded and installed the latest 6.5.1 build (see below), i
cannot synchronize my 2 squeezebox2's on the music from my live365 VIP
login anymore. They both stay in 'connecting...' mode and never
complete. However, if I make them non-synchronized and turn the
squeezebox off/on, they
I had more or less the same question:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19946
dean blackketter;78006 Wrote:
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
Mark Lanctot;144487 Wrote:
I had more or less the same question:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19946
This was in response to the details in firmware, so this means it's
done at the player.
It wasn't clear (to me) from that thread the answer regarding the
volume of the
JJZolx;144498 Wrote:
It wasn't clear (to me) from that thread the answer regarding the volume
of the digital out when it's set to fixed. Does it remain fixed or does
replaygain affect the volume?
ReplayGain definitely does affect the volume even when it's set to
fixed. No doubt about that
On 10/8/06, jarome [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Lots of log file and a bunch of plugins. But the plugins should not doanything when I play a CD.
I have alien BBC, XM, WeatherTime, and the ones that came with it. Ialso tried Transitions, but it made no difference.treaming: Launching /usr/bin/mplayer
Can anyone point me to a good primer on album art downloading? I'm
interesting in learning more about how it works. I am using MP3 as my
file format.
For example, I've noticed that if I use MP3Tag to find album art, it
seems to store it in such a way that iTunes also can see it. But if I
use
I use a couple methods. My tagging software (Cowbell, probably only
linux) will pick up some covers and store them as cover.jpg in the
albums folder. Failing that I have a couple tabs open on my browser set
to Amazon and Google. I tried to find the largest image possible
(closest to original) and
thoeng;143953 Wrote:
I also tried to edit the fstab file and add code as you wrote but it
says that i am not the owner of the file and therefore i can't edit it
:( my user is eri and i am the owner of course but it says there the
owner is root i don't know how to log in as root to edit the
You can keep album art in a seperate image file, or directly in the mp3
itself (in a tag). iTunes will read from either location, but if you
use it to download, it saves it in a seperate file - where other apps
can't see it.
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I do not have any playlists or musicmagic -- used a tag editor to clean
up the tags and folders containing all my songs, and it gets rid of
playlists. ITunes is installed on my computer but I have Do Not Use
Itunes chosen in my General Server Settings.
Everything about my configuration is the
Found the bug. The song had a tag called ID, which confused the
scanner because id is the PK for the tracks table. I think the
scanner code should be a bit smarter to deal with these cases. Anyways,
I just deleted the ID tag and got around the problem.
Probably should be a bug report.
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