[slim] Re: Slimserver 6.5.0 will not start - Help

2006-12-13 Thread ceejay
could well be McAfee - see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30531highlight=mcafee Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Re: Saving playlists with remote

2006-12-13 Thread Phil Meyer
My only problem with the add.hold button is that sometimes I get impatient (in a hurry) and let go prematurely (let the ribbing begin!) Then I have to go rescue the track that I've accidently removed from the playlist. Would it possible to reverse these? ie. press + for PlaylistMan, and +.hold

Re: [slim] rescan at launch

2006-12-13 Thread Phil Meyer
Would it be possible to allow the option of re-scanning the library on launching the server? It would be much better if the server could check if there is new music and if there is new music re-scan this music in as it is launched. I would vote against this. Slimserver has in the past rescanned

[slim] Re: Got PC warning: 100% CPU usage w/Slim running!

2006-12-13 Thread AllanB
Just a thought, I recently installed Internet Explorer V7 with add ons, installed OK, but when I tried to open IE I got the message 100%CPU usage. I uninstalled and reverted back to V6 and all OK. The point is that I tried to open slimserver and because it uses IE it kept hanging. Have you

[slim] Re: Suitable router.....

2006-12-13 Thread Ramage
azinck3;161850 Wrote: I don't know if modems support connecting via USB and ethernet simultaneously. That would be a highly unconventional setup and I doubt your PC would be able to talk to your SB, even if interne access managed to work. You're making this so hard on yourself! Just get

[slim] Re: rescan at launch

2006-12-13 Thread Ramage
I agree with Phil - if needed then make it optional. -- Ramage P2 266MHz,Linux ClarkConnect 3.2, SlimServer Version: 6.5.1 - 10145, Alien 1.06 P4 2.6GHz, Win XP, SlimServer Version: 6.5.1 - 10638 - Windows XP, Alien 1.06 NSLU2 Unslung 6.8b SlimServer Version: 6.3.1 - 8476 - Linux - EN -

Re: [slim] Re: Missing songs

2006-12-13 Thread Michael Herger
Where do I find these entries for each song? The only place I can see on the debugging page is the one link to a logfile near the top of the screen? Start the scanner manually as described a little up the thread. You can then define where exactly you want the log to be. It can be viewed and

[slim] Re: DTS rip from DVD

2006-12-13 Thread smst
Eric Seaberg;162018 Wrote: I did DL Python for OSX and got spdifconvert to open and even read the help file. I have a DVD ripper that does rip the DTS files individually so now it's just a matter of figuring out the syntax your script wants. I've got too much on my plate right now to

[slim] Re: AACPlus fails with 6.5.0

2006-12-13 Thread raff
sorry to bump this conversation but has anyone managed to solve this issue? I'm also trying to stream aacplus radio station but because I'm using remote slimserver I'm forced to use bitrate limiting. While I generally do not have problems with any other formats aacplus fails as soon as you switch

[slim] Re: AACPlus fails with 6.5.0

2006-12-13 Thread bpa
Nothing has been done. There is a bit of uncertainty but if there is any resolution from the developers it will not be until 7.0. Officially it was not intended that streams be capable of being bit rate limited so AFAICT the functionality of bit rate limiting aacplus in 6.3 was fortuitous. You

[slim] Re: Got PC warning: 100% CPU usage w/Slim running!

2006-12-13 Thread adamslim
Ramage;162044 Wrote: Who needs it - use Firefox. Indeed, but note that memory leaks can happen with Firefox (especially with add-ins). I used ForecastFox and found that, when SS was on for a few hours, it got to using over half a gig of memory. That slowed things down a bit... -- adamslim

[slim] Re: Suitable router.....

2006-12-13 Thread adamslim
I second (actually third or fourth, I think) getting an ADSL modem-router with a 4-port switch. I've bought cheap stuff in the past and you just have to bin it when your needs change. However, you might want to get a wireless one too. You'll buy some wi-fi products soon, so you may as well

[slim] Re: Fishbone Email plugin

2006-12-13 Thread rbl
Great - that is a big step forward. Basically I get the audible notification now when the email comes in and I can see all the emails in the SB3 menu. However when an email comes in the SB3 palys the alert and then stops alogether at the beginning of the next track. Also the visual alert is not

[slim] Re: OT: dual core processors

2006-12-13 Thread radish
SuperQ;161913 Wrote: Poorly selected english. :( No problem...I apologise if I sounded a little gruff :) -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Ahhhh!!! No Sound! Need Help!

2006-12-13 Thread radish
I assume the volume is up high? Have you tried the headphone socket? -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30570

[slim] Re: Open Ports ... Security Issue?

2006-12-13 Thread radish
If there's one lesson to take away from this thread it's that IP-location mapping services are largely useless :) They're based primarily on ARIN lookups, and the ISP which owns theheals.net is based on Las Vegas - whilst they obviously provide service all over the country/world. -- radish

[slim] Re: Open Ports ... Security Issue?

2006-12-13 Thread Paul_B
Agree with Peter go with a VPN it possible. If not then limit the source address range that you are opening the port to on your firewall. You can always look at your firewall log to see what IP address you came in on at what time. As for buffer overflows it seems to be the easiest method to find

[slim] Re: Downgrade to 6.3.1

2006-12-13 Thread radish
If the firmware needed to be changed it would have prompted you to do it automatically. As it's working OK, I'd guess you don't need to change it. What has probably happened is that your screensaver or brightness settings have changed. Try pressing the brightness button on the remote while in the

[slim] Re: Ahhhh!!! No Sound! Need Help!

2006-12-13 Thread Skunk
Are you using the 63db attenuation? edit: oops, i saw you checked. -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30570

[slim] Re: Saving playlists with remote

2006-12-13 Thread nicketynick
Thanks for the simple instructions, Phil! I think even I can probably do that without screwing things up! -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router

[slim] Re: Got PC warning: 100% CPU usage w/Slim running!

2006-12-13 Thread Ramage
adamslim;162081 Wrote: Indeed, but note that memory leaks can happen with Firefox (especially with add-ins). I used ForecastFox and found that, when SS was on for a few hours, it got to using over half a gig of memory. That slowed things down a bit... I've seen comments about memory leak

[slim] Re: Ahhhh!!! No Sound! Need Help!

2006-12-13 Thread Ramage
I lost my analogue output once - I had to reload the firmware to get it back. It's never happened since (touchwood). -- Ramage P2 266MHz,Linux ClarkConnect 3.2, SlimServer Version: 6.5.1 - 10145, Alien 1.06 P4 2.6GHz, Win XP, SlimServer Version: 6.5.1 - 10638 - Windows XP, Alien 1.06 NSLU2

[slim] Re: Ahhhh!!! No Sound! Need Help!

2006-12-13 Thread ezkcdude
I upgraded the firmware, too, but it still was not coming out. I went back to my Derek Shek DAC for now, and that is working. I'll check again tonight. -- ezkcdude DIY projects page: http://www.ezdiyaudio.com System: SB3-EZDAC-MIT Terminator 2 interconnects-Endler Audio 24-step Attenuators

[slim] Re: Got PC warning: 100% CPU usage w/Slim running!

2006-12-13 Thread sc53
I do use Firefox (recently updated to Firefox 2) but did not add in the Forecast plug in. I closed down everything and rebooted the computer and haven't had the problem again, but I haven't listened much to music this week yet. I'm not sure which version of IE I have, but I don't open IE unless

[slim] Re: AACPlus fails with 6.5.0

2006-12-13 Thread raff
well I got it sorted ;) took advice from Bryan http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4266 In the sub canDirectStream in file /Slim/Player/Protocols/HTTP.pm - line 189 if (defined $command $command eq '-' || $format eq 'mp3') { The || $format eq 'mp3' seems to overide any bitrate

[slim] Re: Open Ports ... Security Issue?

2006-12-13 Thread jonheal
radish;162091 Wrote: If there's one lesson to take away from this thread it's that IP-location mapping services are largely useless :) They're based primarily on ARIN lookups, and the ISP which owns theheals.net is based on Las Vegas - whilst they obviously provide service all over the

[slim] Re: AACPlus fails with 6.5.0

2006-12-13 Thread bpa
That is my patch - there are some side effects but I can't remember the details. Maybe your addition gets rid of the effects. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Missing songs

2006-12-13 Thread Justme
Hi Mherger, Once again, thanks for your persistent help I hope you don't get too frustrated with my lack of skills here, but I simply don't follow. I'm not sure where this log should appear as I don't get a prompt or see any field which suggests a location. Although, I suspect it won't help.

[slim] Re: DTS rip from DVD

2006-12-13 Thread Eric Seaberg
Thanks for the reply. Maybe I'll try it with Toy Matinee over the weekend. The Porcupine Tree DVD is VIDEO, not audio. I think the copy I saw was converted from PAL to NTSC, which didn't really look too bad. -- Eric Seaberg Eric Seaberg - San Diego [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[slim] Re: AACPlus fails with 6.5.0

2006-12-13 Thread raff
Full credit to you then ;) ... I didn't realise that Bryan and bpa is the same person - my apologies. Anyhow I don't really understand the reasoning of the developers. If such facility is available why removing it? In the end it makes the server software so much more versatile. -- raff

[slim] Re: DTS rip from DVD

2006-12-13 Thread smst
Eric Seaberg;162132 Wrote: The Porcupine Tree DVD is VIDEO, not audio. I think the copy I saw was converted from PAL to NTSC, which didn't really look too bad.That explains the absence of a CD then! But Burning Shed seemed to have MP3s, which is what threw me. Good luck with your attempts

[slim] Re: Upgraded router firmware - now SB3 can't find DHCP server

2006-12-13 Thread Jimw
i have a linksys wrt54gs v.6 with v.1.50.9 firmware, but my SB3 cannot find the dhcp server. is this a similar problem to the wrt54g? if so does anyone know a way round the problem thanks -- Jimw Jimw's Profile:

[slim] Re: Missing songs

2006-12-13 Thread ceejay
One reason it would find music in another folder would be if you have playlists which refer to that other music. In your server settings - basic page, you have places to specify locations for both music library and playlists. Try clearing the playlists entry and just specifying a music library

Re: [slim] Re: Open Ports ... Security Issue?

2006-12-13 Thread Chip Hart
Mark Lanctot wrote: P.S. the hacker wannabe in me likes to try to bring up the router admin pages in the hotels he connects. You'd be surprised what he finds. Interesting link: http://www.phenoelit.de/dpl/dpl.html I also managed to do this for an unsecured wireless network viewable from my

Re: [slim] Re: Upgraded router firmware - now SB3 can't find DHCP server

2006-12-13 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/13/06, Jimw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i have a linksys wrt54gs v.6 with v.1.50.9 firmware, but my SB3 cannot find the dhcp server. is this a similar problem to the wrt54g? if so does anyone know a way round the problem thanks typically router upgrades wipe the old configuration. Log

[slim] Re: Open Ports ... Security Issue?

2006-12-13 Thread radish
jonheal;162118 Wrote: Well, I own the domain name, but no-ip.com is doing the dynamic dns for me and they're based in Las Vegas, so that's where that comes from. Sure - I meant they own the IP currently assigned to it rather than the domain...but you knew that :) -- radish

[slim] Re: Upgraded router firmware - now SB3 can't find DHCP server

2006-12-13 Thread Jimw
Thanks for that, i have already tried with a static ip, but the device could not connect to the slim server software. will check settings again in router. -- Jimw Jimw's Profile:

[slim] Re: Wireless connection issue

2006-12-13 Thread street_samurai
Hey Mark, Two very good questions: - Yes it does see wireless networks and in fact it sees mine... but can't connect. - In fact I did notice that the Mac address seemed wrong (but I didn't check against the one on the bottom of the unit), it was something like FF:FF:FF:FF:01:FF. Can't check

[slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread ehjones
My 2 pence: I wouldn't want to pay any extra for the hardware required to accomodate external storage. It seems like a silly idea to me, but like others have said, that's MY OPINION! (although I am right of course ;-) ) A more flexible option might be for slimserver to monitor external storage

[slim] Re: Missing songs

2006-12-13 Thread Justme
Hi ceejay, Thanks for that extra bit of information. I have run this, and fortunately, for one of the times where it died after 1 song was found. Too long to post here, but here are some interesting excerts - 2006-12-13 21:07:34.5663 ERROR: Scanner: Failed when running main scan:

Re: [slim] Re: Missing songs

2006-12-13 Thread Michael Herger
Thanks for that extra bit of information. I have run this, and fortunately, for one of the times where it died after 1 song was found. Yes, but this time we got a reason: execute failed: Can't create/write to file 'C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\#sql_29c_0.MYD' (Errcode: 17) at C:\Program This is a known

[slim] Problems with Internet Radio

2006-12-13 Thread ystoffman
Hi, For the last 4 days I'm having a lot of problems with the internet radio. I've no problems listen to my collections of songs but when it comes to radio it just hangs there... It goes without saying I've now problem listen to radio through the internet explorer... I have SB2 and my server

[slim] Re: Problems with Internet Radio

2006-12-13 Thread earthbased
ystoffman;162170 Wrote: Hi, For the last 4 days I'm having a lot of problems with the internet radio. I've no problems listen to my collections of songs but when it comes to radio it just hangs there... It goes without saying I've now problem listen to radio through the internet

[slim] Re: Problems with Internet Radio

2006-12-13 Thread ystoffman
I don't think that my Internet connection is the problem because I've no problem accessing the web/radio stations using my browser... -- ystoffman ystoffman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2034

[slim] Zone Alarm blocks some cookies

2006-12-13 Thread Diana
Friends Every time the SS web page refreshes (every 10 secs?), my ZoneAlarm privacy adviser pops up to say 'Privacy has blocked cookies'. Despite the apparent blocking, SS seems to be working OK. I've tried telling ZA to allow localhost (i.e. its IP address) to set cookies; I've tried doing

[slim] Re: A Luddite Wonders ...

2006-12-13 Thread Ken
I was briefly tempted to upgrade (I am currently running 6.2.2 on XP with three SB2s and an SB1). My reasoning being I wanted to acquire a Nokia 770 and have a new toy to play with. But when I saw all the problems people were having I re-considered as it appears that playlists are an issue and I

[slim] Re: Wireless connection issue

2006-12-13 Thread snarlydwarf
Ah if your Mac address is corrupted that is probably the problem. It is easy to fix, so you can save a phone call and not have to go musicless... Scroll right under Current Settings and you can change it to match the one on the bottom of the box. One bug that corrupted the MAC has been fixed,

[slim] Re: Zone Alarm blocks some cookies

2006-12-13 Thread radish
The cookies are set by the web interface to record things like the currently selected player. Assuming the browser is running on the same machine as slimserver you should allow cookies from localhost (127.0.0.1) and also the actual IP it uses (probably something like 192.168.x.x). -- radish

[slim] Re: A Luddite Wonders ...

2006-12-13 Thread Paul Webster
jonheal;161750 Wrote: 1. Scan time is a little slow. It takes about an hour to rescan my 500+ album collection (although this may have more to do with the fact that my music is stored on an external disc connected to an NSLU2). I think that it is NSLU2 (or perhaps Windows and ethernet

[slim] Re: what to use for CD storage?

2006-12-13 Thread sc53
I used leather bound binders that hold about 60 CDs and booklet. I found them at www.handstands.com (they are the Large CD/DVD Binders and you can add extra pages to them up to about 60 CDs before the binders start to bulge too much). CompUSA, Staples and Office Depot carry them in the stores or

[slim] Re: Open Ports ... Security Issue?

2006-12-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
Peter;162026 Wrote: Mark Lanctot wrote: Plus an open port puts up a red flag to all the bots out there looking for interesting IPs. A hacker may come back and do some further investigation - finding other things that may be much more dangerous and that he can exploit immediately This

[slim] Re: A Luddite Wonders ...

2006-12-13 Thread jonheal
It's an interesting psychological phenomenon that one feels that one must provide more justification and reasoning NOT TO upgrade than TO upgrade. -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/

[slim] Re: A Luddite Wonders ...

2006-12-13 Thread jonheal
Paul Webster;162185 Wrote: I think that it is NSLU2 (or perhaps Windows and ethernet connected drives) issue. I just copied my collection from NSLU2 to locally attached USB disk. Browse Folders went from 2 minutes to 2 seconds I was running 6.5.x before and after the move. I copied because

[slim] Re: Ahhhh!!! No Sound! Need Help!

2006-12-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
Reprogram Xilinx? (Press and hold 1 while power-cycling.) It's not as drastic as a factory reset, which reprograms the Xilinx anyway if I'm not mistaken, and the Xilinx handles a lot of the audio processing. Plus you won't have to re-enter your WPA password. -- Mark Lanctot

[slim] Re: what to use for CD storage?

2006-12-13 Thread ultrachrome
I've never really liked binders in general. My desire is to actually put the CDs in a storage facility for the time being and then determine a permanent storage solution after I move. I did decide the other night to ditch the majority of my jewel cases and ordered sleeves from Jazzloft.

[slim] Re: Wireless connection issue

2006-12-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
street_samurai;162162 Wrote: - In fact I did notice that the Mac address seemed wrong (but I didn't check against the one on the bottom of the unit), it was something like FF:FF:FF:FF:01:FF. Can't check this right now but I'll have a look. Yeah, that's the lost MAC address bug. Once it does

[slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Pale Blue Ego
Yes, a larger screen would be the one killer feature that might compel me to buy a SB4. That would mean a larger form factor, but the cost could be kept down by using the current architecture and a wider plastic case. As for the massive debate about on-device storage, it just makes no sense to

[slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread spacemarmot
feature requests? * use an OLED or OEL * cost $100 less -- spacemarmot spacemarmot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5958 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30399

[slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread bklaas
Must. Have. Knob. see also: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=81785postcount=6 see also: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21736highlight=knob see also: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=136233postcount=21highlight=knob port that transporter knob onto a

[slim] Re: Suitable router.....

2006-12-13 Thread EasilyConfused
At last I hear you sigh yep, I gone and done it and got me one of them Netgear DG 834 Modem Router type things for £25. Now all I have to do is find somewhere that has a Squeezebox in stock! Come to think of it what EXACTLY is a Squeezebox? ...had you goin for a moment thre guys did I not

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/13/06, Pale Blue Ego [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, a larger screen would be the one killer feature that might compel me to buy a SB4. That would mean a larger form factor, but the cost could be kept down by using the current architecture and a wider plastic case. As for the massive

[slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
spacemarmot;162207 Wrote: * use an OLED or OEL bangs head against wall -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Wireless connection issue

2006-12-13 Thread street_samurai
You guys are the bee's knees! Had no idea I could manually update the MAC address. This fixed the problem! Weird that only one of my two SBs would suffer from this problem... Thanks -very- much! ss. -- street_samurai

[slim] How Do I Disable Slim.exe from starting on boot?

2006-12-13 Thread CFP
Version 6.5 Even though I've disabled slimtray.exe from starting up on boot and neither msconfig, ccleaner, or windows advanced care 2 can detect any startup to do with slimserver. Despite this, slim.exe starts on boot without fail. How do I disable this? -- CFP Squeezebox 3 digital out

[slim] Re: Zone Alarm blocks some cookies

2006-12-13 Thread Diana
radish;162186 Wrote: ...you should allow cookies from localhost (127.0.0.1) and also the actual IP it uses (probably something like 192.168.x.x). Radish Thanks for replying so quick. I did as you suggested but to no avail. Still getting the 'Privacy has blocked cookies' message every time

[slim] Re: How Do I Disable Slim.exe from starting on boot?

2006-12-13 Thread bergek
Through the Windows Services snap-in. There are many ways of reaching it but one way to do it would be: 1. Click Start - Run... 2. Type services.msc + Enter. 3. Right-click on SlimServer and select properties. 4. Change Startup type to Manual. -- bergek Transporter - Squeezebox 3 - Serener

[slim] Re: How Do I Disable Slim.exe from starting on boot?

2006-12-13 Thread CFP
Ah didn't think to check services. Thanks! -- CFP Squeezebox 3 digital out Panasonic SA-XR57 Energy Veritas 2.4i CFP's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6915 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Zone Alarm blocks some cookies

2006-12-13 Thread Mark Lanctot
It should be 'localhost', that's how it appears in Firefox at least. Blocking cookies isn't exactly a core competency of a firewall - why not let your browser handle it? -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile:

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/13/06, bklaas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Must. Have. Knob. I played with it at their open house last week, didn't like it as much as I thought I would. The big thing is that I frequently do more than one thing at once -- so I was talking with Jez and playing with the knob, and when I'd

[slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread konut
Maybe I'm out of touch, but I have a whole different set of priorities when thinking about what I'd like to see in a SB4. What I'd like to see is an emphasis on sound quality. Get rid of the display altogether and put it where it belongs, along with its power supply requirements, in the remote.

[slim] ETA for 6.5.1?

2006-12-13 Thread Tarn
I'm using SlimServer 6.5.0 on a Media PC, accessing it remotely from a Windows tablet with IE. This works pretty well, but I keep hitting one of the 6.5.0 bugs (IE fails to refresh now playing pane) regularly. I really don't want to switch to one of the daily drops of 6.5.1 if I don't have to,

[slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread snarlydwarf
Jack Coates;162235 Wrote: I played with it at their open house last week, didn't like it as much as I thought I would. The big thing is that I frequently do more than one thing at once -- so I was talking with Jez and playing with the knob, and when I'd hit the end of a list it would make

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/13/06, snarlydwarf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Coates;162235 Wrote: I played with it at their open house last week, didn't like it as much as I thought I would. The big thing is that I frequently do more than one thing at once -- so I was talking with Jez and playing with the knob,

[slim] Re: ETA for 6.5.1?

2006-12-13 Thread Ross L
At this point I really think it's stable enough that you should give it a shot. Sorry but I don't have an ETA for the official release. -- Ross L Ross Levine - Slim Devices Technical Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] - +1.650.210.9400 ext. 3

[slim] Re: Open Ports ... Security Issue?

2006-12-13 Thread Pale Blue Ego
Why would these ports be open to the world in the first place? You can limit the address range. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Tarn
I have to agree with the display in the remote concept. But I'll do you one better: Leave the squeezebox pretty much the way it is (except for possibly better DRM support). Have your current remote (more or less). Also, have a fancy new remote that includes a display similar to the

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Ben Sandee
On 12/13/06, Tarn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But if you can avoid the bloat, you'll be able to sell the fancy remote for less than the cost of the squeezebox, and people will actually buy it. Cue the people who need to say that they won't buy it...

[slim] Re: OT: dual core processors

2006-12-13 Thread notanatheist
Take a look at the tomshardware link above for starters. Intel's 'new' Core2Duo for the desktop is an awesome processor choice paired with the right motherboard. The 2.13Ghz you saw is an E6400 and due to the design of the CPU is outperforms processors well over 3Ghz. So, it's not so much that

[slim] fast forward/rewind fix idea

2006-12-13 Thread lanierb
I find the FF/RW functions to be totally useless (they don't even really work and even when they do they are hard to use). How hard would it be to do a 30 sec forward skip and 10 sec backward skip instead (for each button press). On my Tivo these two functions allow me to find where I want to

[slim] Re: Missing songs

2006-12-13 Thread Justme
McAfee eh. Interesting, as I recently installed that. Would you know the walk around to this? -- Justme Justme's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=369 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/13/06, Ben Sandee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/13/06, Tarn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But if you can avoid the bloat, you'll be able to sell the fancy remote for less than the cost of the squeezebox, and people will actually buy it. Cue the people who need to say that they won't buy

[slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Konig
Word Clock -- Konig Konig's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8490 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30399 ___ discuss

Re: Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Jacob Potter
On 12/13/06, Jack Coates [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I played with it at their open house last week, didn't like it as much as I thought I would. The big thing is that I frequently do more than one thing at once -- so I was talking with Jez and playing with the knob, and when I'd hit the end of a

[slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread fm2n
I want my pony. After all, I am responsible for this civil war. -- fm2n fm2n's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8764 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30399

[slim] Confusion: No FLAC or Ogg, just MP3 ??

2006-12-13 Thread mdzmura
I have searched the forums and not found answers to my two biggest questions (although I have seen one of the questions with no good answers): 1. I have a ton of FLAC stuff, a ton of MP3 stuff, and a fair amount of Ogg. All of these files are under a common root in a Linux ext3 file system

Re: [slim] Re: Missing songs

2006-12-13 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/13/06, Justme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: McAfee eh. Interesting, as I recently installed that. Would you know the walk around to this? Tell McAfee to whitelist MySQL. -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander -- traditional

[slim] Re: ETA for 6.5.1?

2006-12-13 Thread mbonsack
Tarn;162242 Wrote: I really don't want to switch to one of the daily drops of 6.5.1 if I don't have to, but I don't want to wait much longer either. Anyone know of an approximate ETA for 6.5.1? If you look at other postings and bugzilla, there's an impending firmware release (71) that

[slim] Re: Zone Alarm blocks some cookies

2006-12-13 Thread Diana
Mark Lanctot;162230 Wrote: ...Blocking cookies isn't exactly a core competency of a firewall - why not let your browser handle it? Mark That's the answer, of course! I came across this when trying to solve a problem with my antivirus:

[slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread stoobie-doo
Seems to me that the design principles need to be locked down first before a feature set can be chosen, for me its: * Designed to work with the stereo and sit in the home theater rack * Be simple to setup and use * Work with lots of audio codecs and DRMs * Find and play music out on the web *

[slim] Re: fast forward/rewind fix idea

2006-12-13 Thread ceejay
Have you tried KDF's Song Scanner plugin? http://www.deane-freeman.com/slimserver/ Some notes on using it here... http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17232highlight=song+scanner Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's