On 17-Nov-06, at 11:49 PM, MrSinatra wrote:
kdf;155666 Wrote:
On 17-Nov-06, at 9:33 PM, MrSinatra wrote:
flakey memory?
yes, that's the reasons I've seen given on the forum.
what leads you to that conclusion?
I just said so.
ur snideness aside,
no...just all I had to say from mem
benh;155587 Wrote:
> I've recently started having a problem with the RSS Ticker on my
> Transporter. It's not cycling through feeds like it used to.
Interesting - I just reproduced this using Softsqueeze andthe RSS
screensaver! Also in a quite different set up - 6.5.1 on Windows XP.
If you h
look, i'm not shooting those who don't give me answers i don't want to
hear...
what i am doing, is saying the SUGGESTED "answers" are often red
herrings and are all too often misdirections down rabbit holes that are
pro-offered out of a motivation to blame everything but the product.
its not per
On 18-Nov-06, at 12:29 AM, MrSinatra wrote:
its not personal, i'm just saying it happens all the time around here.
but very often, it IS the product, not the 'answer' someone gives.
The truth of the matter is that "perl interpreter failed" only ever
happens on windows. What do you blame now
On 18-Nov-06, at 12:05 AM, ceejay wrote:
benh;155587 Wrote:
I've recently started having a problem with the RSS Ticker on my
Transporter. It's not cycling through feeds like it used to.
Interesting - I just reproduced this using Softsqueeze andthe RSS
screensaver! Also in a quite different
Could this be an instance of the SB3 MAC address becoming corrupted? If
you've secured your wireless network by allowing only trusted MAC
addresses, and the MAC address changes, you would get a failure to
connect.
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kdf;155687 Wrote:
> On 18-Nov-06, at 12:29 AM, MrSinatra wrote:
> >
> > its not personal, i'm just saying it happens all the time around
> here.
> > but very often, it IS the product, not the 'answer' someone gives.
>
> The truth of the matter is that "perl interpreter failed" only ever
> happe
I have started to run SlimRemote on my HTPC, works well but the pc text
output on a 720 x 576 CRT screen is very bad and pretty well
unreadable. Will be a lot better on a 1080p 102cm LCD when I can afford
one.
I use a Shintaro wireless keyboard to control the HTPC.
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i am lost as to the whole cmd line switches and all that, ie. the upnp
stuff...
BUT if ur using windows and you want the switch included when u start
SS, find the icon/shortcut u use for SS and right click it. then pick
properties. you should see in there a line showing the dir and
location of
I have:
screensaver when playing - MusicInfoScr
screensaver when stopped - RSS
screensaver when off - date and time
screensaver delay - 20sec
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ta. how odd. I even tried RSS when off and it's ok here. I don't
happen to have the musicinfo screensaver installed right now, so if you
are interested in the testing, try disabling (better yet remove
temporarily) and see if that makes any difference. I suspect that the
problem is something
CosyCat;155674 Wrote:
> Ok now i´m 98% sure what my problem is.
>
> Always when I start slim.exe from cmd with "slim.exe --noupnp" prefix
> slimserver runs fine, with no shutdown :)
>
> The question now is how can I fix this problem I have?
> Must I always start my slimserver eith slim.exe --no
More info - its not the MusicInfoScr, it has something to do with what
you are displaying on the second screen. With the second screen off,
or showing the analog VU, or spectrum analyser - RSS works fine. With
the second display showing extended text (or text + specctrum analyser)
we get the "stu
I've got a HP Compaq slimline business desktop that functions very
nicely. Very quiet, hooked up to my LCD telly with a 5m VGA cable so
the PC is actually inside my hifi cabinet.
Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse for when I need to use them,
otherwise I control it via VNC from my laptop.
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What gusi is looking for (and also me) is the possibility to have a
webbrowser/interface/plugin INTO the mediacenter interface. So that you
can control a Squeezebox with the romote controller of the Media Center
PC connected to a plasma screen and that you can select music, artists,
genres, playli
I've also just upgraded to this version and have lost RSS feeds.
Everything else works but when the screen saver comes on for the feeds
it just sits there with "Please Wait, Requesting Feed". The network is
pretty standard, the software is running on a PC that's left permanently
on, uses DHCP, s
Hi, I got my Squeezebox a few days ago, and I must say I love it.
However, I found one thing a bit strange: When I connect to
Squeezenetwork, there was an option for displaying a 24h clock. I live
in Norway, and here that's the standard use. Now, the thing is, I can't
seem to find this option when
I'm see the same behaviour in my set up (v. 6.5.1). The station is in
read-only mode the day after i created it. And Pandora can really make
my little Squeezy freeze. It seems very busy when connected to Pandora.
It's doesn't scroll the display very nice (jerky) and it's very
sluggish.
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Interesting. I am indeed running text + spectrum analyzer on the right
screen.
I confirmed ceejay's diagnosis by changing the right screen to always
be the analog vu meters, and turning the Transporter off and on, and
RSS function is restored.
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Yes - definately a bug... Is there a bug raised for this yet?
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I'd be happy to log a bug for this if one does not yet exist. I'll take
a look.
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check out slimserver settings -> formatting -> time format -> hh:mm
(24h)
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Just done it - bug 4520.
Confirmed this is definately a bug and I know why it is doing it. You
may also find the memory consumption of slimserver grows in ticker mode
at present which could lead to other problems.
I've put a tentative fix in the development branch (trunk revision
10720). I wou
Doh. I just logged bug 4521! I have now marked it as a dupe of 4520.
You mention a memory consumption issue that may lead to other
problems.
Would that look something like this:
Out of memory during "large" request for 67112960 bytes, total sbrk()
is 511858688 bytes at /usr/local/slimserver/S
I'm getting this too. On a couple of occasions when Pandora has done
maintenance, they'll go into a "read only" mode. However, in the past
they have announced this on their blog...and it doesn't sound like
they're doing maintenance now. Really frustrating.
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Does media center come with it's own remote? Does it use a TV and a
"normal PC" monitor? I might have to visit a shop and see how it
works.
I know how to drive VNC but once I use a laptop I may as well point its
browser straight at my SS.
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Yes - you probably have to leave it for a while, but it will try to
allocate an increasingly large memory block until it runs out.
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So what do you think if the Great March DAC? I'm trying to decide
between a couple of the Pacific Valve models myself. I spoke to one of
the reps there the other day. He told me that even though the non-os
DACs are "all the rage" right now, he feels the DAC AM is a much better
sounding unit.
MrSinatra;155701 Wrote:
> i am lost as to the whole cmd line switches and all that, ie. the upnp
> stuff...
>
> BUT if ur using windows and you want the switch included when u start
> SS, find the icon/shortcut u use for SS and right click it. then pick
> properties. you should see in there a
ceejay;155704 Wrote:
> I haven't tried this but... if you go to Control Panel - Admin -
> Services you should see a list of the services on your computer, one of
> which is slimserver. Select it and click "properties" - at the bottom of
> the dialog there is a box to add command line parameters.
My mistake, I'd assumed you'd have already seen topics such as this one
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29789&highlight=mce
posted yesterday which discusses whether you can control SS via MCE.
MCE is just Windows XP but with a full-screen application optimised for
viewing on a TV (
gusi;155730 Wrote:
> Does media center come with it's own remote? Does it use a TV and a
> "normal PC" monitor? I might have to visit a shop and see how it
> works.
>
> I know how to drive VNC but once I use a laptop I may as well point its
> browser straight at my SS.
I use my TV as a monitor.
Excellent.
That actually accounts for my other issue, which I wasn't sure was
related, and that I'd not had time to debug enough to post about.
Thanks!
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Hi
Is there any way to tell, on the SB, what format the music currently
being played is in?
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Cheers
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Just press right from the now playing screen, then scroll down.
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Hi all,
I have a bit of a problemo. I was running slimserver 6.3 happily and
everything was fine. In a fit of madness, I upgraded to 6.5.0. Now my
iTunes playlists are visible, but they contain no songs.
Here are the details of my config (quotes are included in pathnames for
clarity - attributes
I've just got a Derek Shek d2 dac, non-os. Cost just £184 all-in, and
it's sounding much better than the stock SB3. I'll post a more
detailed review in the next week or so on the audiophile forum.
Adam
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SB3 and Shanling CDT-100, Rotel RT-990BX, Esoteric Audio Research 859,
Living
After the SB3 says it has connected to my wireless network it moves to
the stage of "automatically finding my ip address". At this point it
cannot connect. It then asks me to self assign an ip address (it has
one on the SB3 that I do not recognize) and it gives me the screen to
"manually submit
I've been having trouble with scans (both 'new/changed music' and full
rescans) - initially manifested as scans causing my browser to hang
(IE, Firefox or Opera - not fussy!), and then causing WinXP to crash
comprehensively, requiring a 'press & hold the power button' shut
down.
Oddly, there were
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/18/rondas-media-chair-revokes-desires-to-visit-the-outside-world/
It's a little pricey but convenience always comes at a cost . . .
Now we just need to brand it appropriately . . . I'm thinking
'SqueezeButt' ;-)
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Jez Hildred
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What's happened is that it's failed to find your DHCP server.
The address you assign to it manually must be on your local LAN and
must be unique. Most LANs by default use the 192.168.1.XXX subnet.
Try 192.168.1.10 - that should be outside any DHCP addresses and
outside most static IPs as well,
JackOfAll;155667 Wrote:
> Not impressed Slim Devices, really not impressed!
Well, I understand your frustration with having to ship your
transporter back to the US on your own dime (pence? shilling?) And I
also understand your desire to see Slimdevices cross-ship a
replacement. That might be a
Zten;153890 Wrote:
> "Its clear you are frustrated. You do need to keep in mind that most of
> the posters on this forum are unpaid, so don't get upset with them. "
>
> Not sure why you thought I was expressing frustration with this forum.
> I simply expressed wonderment in why the thread had s
Although to be clear, that tells you the format of the file itself, and not
whether any transcoding is going on.
AFAIK there is no way to determine from the player whether or not
transcoding is taking place -- you basically have to look at the file type,
and the rules file, and figure it out. I
I am ashamed to admit that I clicked the link before finishing your post
and came up with the same pun...
Shoot me now.
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Have you tried working with a sub-set of your music library? You might
try setting up a test folder with some tracks from the "beginning" of
your library and then with some tracks from the end and pointing
slimserver at that. If scanner.exe doesn't choke on those, well, at
least you'll know its
Hi,
This only seems to show the original file format, not the streamed file
format, example when playing a monkeys audio file this is what is shown
not flac or whatever it's transcoded to.
Do you know, is the list of file formats the order of precedence for
conversion?
Thanks,
Doug.
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I thought I would revisit this polarity (or phase) toggle feature
request, now that the relevant Bug 1976 (Polarity Control for SB2) is
coded "Fixed" and "Resolved." Richard Titmuss noted on 9/18/06 that
this feature is included in Slimserver v. 6.5, but is only usable for
the Transporter. I have
On 18-Nov-06, at 10:52 AM, Dougal wrote:
Hi,
This only seems to show the original file format, not the streamed file
format, example when playing a monkeys audio file this is what is shown
not flac or whatever it's transcoded to.
if you look at bitrate, it should be showing the transcoded rat
Mitch Harding;155779 Wrote:
> Although to be clear, that tells you the format of the file itself, and
> not
> whether any transcoding is going on.
>
> AFAIK there is no way to determine from the player whether or not
> transcoding is taking place -- you basically have to look at the file
> type,
p floding,
i am curious, can u tell just by casually listening if a song needs
polarity switched?
would u be able to tell in a double blind test situation?
it sounds to me like this is a very hard to detect issue, and one only
a handful of people could make use of.
it seems to me though, that
Thanks for the comments Mark. As for my router I do think this is the
issue, but I'm not familiar enough with networking to figure it out.
I"m in mixed mode, with a 64 bit WEP enabled, which wasn't a problem a
week ago before this happened. Under access restrictions nothing is
blocked.
I tri
In addition, when looking at my slimserver software, it recognizes two
players. One is my bedroom player (an SB1 that seems to have no
issues) and the second is a player I've never heard of (not my living
room SB3 player I don't think). It's labeled:
PLAYER INFORMATION
The IP address for this
I'll try it. Thanks.
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Sue
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I'm 15 minutes into my new Slimbox.. so I do not have much to add to
your question, but perhaps you can verify something for me ;-)
It looks like my setup is similar to yours.
I have a difference in the number of tracks reported in iTunes and in
the slimbox. I do not have any playlists (yet). All
WrightDawg;155800 Wrote:
> Thanks for the comments Mark. As for my router I do think this is the
> issue, but I'm not familiar enough with networking to figure it out.
> I"m in mixed mode, with a 64 bit WEP enabled, which wasn't a problem a
> week ago before this happened. Under access restric
Folks- I am a newbie but I have spend about 8 hours between yesterday
and today trying to fix all the issues I have been experiencing since
upgrading to 6.5
Prior to this upgrade I was running 6.3.1 (since August 06) with not a
single problem or crash (maybe I was due)..since upgrading I
expe
I searched for the words "time" and "format" from the "search" box (and
also in Advanced Search) and got a "Cannot find server" page for the
URL:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/search.php?do=process
This has happened reasonably often. Is there a problem with your
server?
- Tim
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hi MrSinatra,
I just redid my tests and confirmed my results. SHOUTcast works.
Have you tried using SHOUTcast? Does it work for you?
BTW: I enjoyed listening to Cootie Brown's funky jazz, excellent.
regards
Greg
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i use shoutcast 1.9.7 to put the lion on the air. shoutcast is the
server program.
when u say you use shoutcast to tune in, what exactly do you mean? u
use winamp to listen? u use the shoutcast directory in winamp? or you
use the shoutcast website to get to it?
i don't know why it would be a
I carefully edited my player menus the way I'd like to see them ... only
to find out they only apply to only 1 IP address. How can I tell
Slimserver to use my menu selections for all IP addresses?
Thanks!
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mkane
A number of my internet streams seem to have started stuttering today.
I will try updating tomorrow. Some stations sound great most stutter.
Just started after being rock solid. Seems like an internet issue but
better local buffering sould fix it. I like having fullness in my
buffer.
Runnin
On 18-Nov-06, at 1:50 PM, mkanet wrote:
I carefully edited my player menus the way I'd like to see them ...
only
to find out they only apply to only 1 IP address. How can I tell
Slimserver to use my menu selections for all IP addresses?
Unfortunately, no splashy easy answer on this one.
On 11/18/06, mkanet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
I carefully edited my player menus the way I'd like to see them ... only
to find out they only apply to only 1 IP address. How can I tell
Slimserver to use my menu selections for all IP addresses?
You can't, at least not using the UI. If you s
Ben Sandee;155825 Wrote:
> On 11/18/06, mkanet forums.slimdevices.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I carefully edited my player menus the way I'd like to see them ...
> only
> > to find out they only apply to only 1 IP address. How can I tell
> > Slimserver to use my menu selections for all IP address
gharris999;155780 Wrote:
> Have you tried working with a sub-set of your music library?
Yes, I thought it might be a problem with a faulty file, so I deleted
all the playlists, moved the library to a temporary folder, and put it
back in sections, testing the rescan each time I replaced another
I'm still trying to figure out this problem but I don't find anything
wrong. squeezebox connects to squeezenet ok, my pandora account on
squeezenetwork is set up properly, I've checked the password and it's
ok.. as far as I know that's basically the chain. I can rate songs from
squeezenet interfac
Ok, I'm a bit confused about the 'Zap' functionality, and I can't find
much about it in the docs/faqs/wiki. I can't actually find anywhere
that says what exactly happens to zapped tracks.
Am I right in thinking that if you Zap a song, it will then not be
played again under any circumstances - i.
After my last post I figured I should actually continue troubleshooting
and I tried some stuff, I started off listening to my quickmix most
likely, which has two stations. One is new, the other has been my main
station for a long time and when I tried to see if downratings from the
squeezenet web
Hi Dave,
I was happy to see a different handheld skin and tried it on my Palm
TX.
The top 3 lines appear and I can pause, etc. No information ever
appears below the 4 navigation choices, however, although pressing them
does communicate with the host.
Just thought feedback would be useful and
can someone tell me why the following url wont stream
mmsu://69.43.137.40/jazztrax061119h1.wma
I pulled it from urlsnooper and even if I remove the u from mmsu, i
still can't get it to stream.
Yes it works within mediaplayer
here is the log from debug.
Also, I'm running windows xp sp2
SlimSer
Radio IO has created a new station for the Christmas holiday season
(RadioIO Seasons) that plays holiday-themed music. Does anyone know how
I can add this to the radioio plugin on SlimServer?
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My software firewall on the machine I'm running SlimServer on is
blocking an attempt to connect to UDP Port 3865, apparently when
SlimServer starts up. I've search in this forum, and seen references
to this port, but in the documentation and Wiki, there is nothing at
all about it.
Why is SlimSer
Has anybody ever seen this before? SlimServer sees the SqueezeBox as
having my wireless router's ip address (it's the gateway address), and
the SqueezeBox determines that SlimServer is running on a machine with
the right name as my server, but also having the wireless router's ip
address.
I'm ass
On 11/18/06, tbessie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
My software firewall on the machine I'm running SlimServer on is
blocking an attempt to connect to UDP Port 3865, apparently when
SlimServer starts up. I've search in this forum, and seen references
to this port, but in the documentation and Wiki
On 11/18/06, mkanet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Darn! I was hoping there was a way to insert wildcards or at least
subnets).
I am still very new to Slimserver, but the more I use it, the more I
realize it is in it's very early stages of development.
Troll much?
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Another thing I was just noticing, since I have both a SqueezeBox and a
Roku SoundBridge 1001 on my network, is that my software firewall is
reporting that SlimServer is regularly attempting connections with the
Roku.
I don't know if this is being triggered by the Roku sending some kind
of broadc
Ben Sandee;155863 Wrote:
> On 11/18/06, tbessie forums.slimdevices.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > My software firewall on the machine I'm running SlimServer on is
> > blocking an attempt to connect to UDP Port 3865, apparently when
> > SlimServer starts up. I've search in this forum, and seen
> refe
Ben Sandee;155864 Wrote:
> On 11/18/06, mkanet forums.slimdevices.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Darn! I was hoping there was a way to insert wildcards or at least
> > subnets).
> >
> > I am still very new to Slimserver, but the more I use it, the more I
> > realize it is in it's very early stages of de
Ah ha I didn't realize that MCE = media center thanks for the links.
Does linux or Mac have a media center option?
You'd think that an X windows based solution would be much more
flexible. You could then display controlling apps on remote X window
managers such as a linux pda or phone.
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