Glad you got it working.
For the record, many programs are actually packages (folders that
apperar to be a single item), and control-clicking or right-clicking
will bring up a contextual menu, one item of which is Show Package
Contents.
Preference Panes is a folder in the Library, but there
Thank goodness for backups huh? :-)
Maybe this could be added to the top of the wiki page... Backup _before_
you do any changes. Don't do it immediately _after_ the work, because some
problems and mistakes only show up later. I usually wait a few days before
I do another backup copy
Why would anyone _want_ SlimServer to NOT merge tags?
Thanks for citing Dan's answer to this question yourself:
We used to merge the two tags, but people were being confused,
and getting incorrect data when they would change tag information but
would still see the old ID3v1 data.
that's a
Ah, very interesting, SnarlyDwarf, thank you for that. I'm a SB newby
and I didn't know about the existence of disknumber tags, and I'll
have to go off and find out what TPOS means. Is there something
fundamental I'm not understanding about tags? Are they a 'blank sheet'
where one can define any
Michael Herger;163670 Wrote:
We used to merge the two tags, but people were being confused,
and getting incorrect data when they would change tag information
but
would still see the old ID3v1 data.[/color][/color]
that's a shortcoming of some _other_ software, or of the program
So you break SlimServer in response to other software being confusing
for the user?
Nobody is breaking SlimServer in not fixing bugs in other's software.
If iTunes or some other software ignores the
id3v1 data when making updates to tags, then how does throwing out
_all_ id3v1 data address
DennyL;163488 Wrote:
I went through this with my iRiver player and found that the tag track
numbers are redundant, as it plays tracks alphabetically by file name,
requiring track number digits on the file name to conserver the track
order when playing. Maybe I did the test with the wrong tag
Thank you, JJZolx.
I still haven't seen a disknumber tag (with 'c' or 'k'). I have noticed
that some people encode the disknumber in the tracknumber as, for
example, a third digit.
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In MP3tag look in the extended tags dialog for the discnumber tag.
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roydy wrote:
After some digging, I found the problem is some sort of bad interaction
between slim and mysql. Slimserver has run for a long time on the same
machine, a slow 1.6GHz PC with 768M of RAM. With ver6.5, the start of
every song caused the activity of slim (~70%) and mysqld (~20%) to
Still looking.
i want the SB2 BTW because its better for modding
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KERplunk;163504 Wrote:
I decide not to wait on the UK shipment as the date had been put back
and I really wanted one for Christmas.
A good move, and I wish I'd done the same now. I've had one on order
(UK) now since the end of November and every time I've called the
shipment is 'next week'.
Robin Bowes;163692 Wrote:
roydy wrote:
After some digging, I found the problem is some sort of bad
interaction
between slim and mysql. Slimserver has run for a long time on the
same
machine, a slow 1.6GHz PC with 768M of RAM. With ver6.5, the start
of
every song caused the activity
OK, I've made some changes.
Look it over and feel free to edit:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?Mp3tagGuide
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roydy wrote:
Robin Bowes;163692 Wrote:
Was this after the initial music library scan had completed?
Yes. In my investigations, I spent awhile trying to figure out if there
was some sort of interaction with virus scanning. Eventually I disabled
virus scanning and found the problem was
Hi there,
Not sure if this is the correct place to report bugs but I am having a
problem scanning my tunes with version 6.5 and above. Even the latest
nightly build.
I have run the scanner manually and it throws up the error below.
Obviously the year is wrong 2002002 in my MP3's but I think the
JJZolx;163588 Wrote:
I wonder if doing this in software at the Squeezebox would be viable on
SB2 and later generation products. Beside the setup issues, it would
also save anyone from having to render two sets of fonts.
I agree.
I don't know anything about the SB firmware, but based on
Wonko;163703 Wrote:
A good move, and I wish I'd done the same now. I've had one on order
(UK) now since the end of November and every time I've called the
shipment is 'next week'.
The worst bit is that it's meant to be a Christmas present, and it
looks like I may be lending my SB3 out
Yes it is.. I find out that this is the MS recommended way to share
media content to an XBox from a pc. So next qn.. is it possible to
exclude this from the menu? We tried removing it from the list of
clients, or blocking it, but the menu item remains. Is it possible to
prevent SlimServer
This sounds perfect! Thanks, very much.
Eric Seaberg;163661 Wrote:
There is an app called MultiTunes at http://www.porkrind.org/multitunes/
that allows you to create MULTIPLE LIBRARIES and switch between them
on-the-fly. This is what I use and it's GREAT!
I setup a library for my
uPNP by it's nature is supposed to look on the subnet for suitable
services to connect to and Automagically set themselves up to talk to
each other.
It's supposed to set things up for users who are clueless about
networking etc.
If you aren't running Rhapsody, disable the Real Rhapsody plugin
In 6.5.0 release or greater (nightlies included) the last Live365 preset
position will not hold the Live365 preset station I have picked. When
you scroll down to the last preset it says LOADING and picks a
random station to fill the preset. On the last preset (#4) SlimServer
replaces my
For people who don't like gaps, the is also the option of enabling
cross-fading.
Now I haven't done extensive testing, but I would expect there to be
some gapless logic in the server, becuase gapless should only kick
between track A and B if ...
A B have Lame gapless header info stored in the
oreillymj;163738 Wrote:
For people who don't like gaps, the is also the option of enabling
cross-fading.
1) I don't think crossfading works when streaming to a non-slim
client.
2) For most people interested in gapless playback it's because the
music they're listening to is desgined to be
radish;163717 Wrote:
You've still got time - order from Slimdevices with express shipping and
I'll bet they can get it to you before Christmas. Just cancel the other
order...
Good thought, thanks. At this point though I might be swapping one
'maybe' for another (plus hassle if I cancel and
I've just set up a Squeezebox 3 with v6.5 and am finding that there's a
30-60 seconds delay before each track begins to play.
The squeezebox doesn't resond during this delay. The same delay appears
in between tracks and also when I attempt to play anything via the
Slimserver.
I think it's the
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this request, but i'll
give it a try anyway:
My music library contains files in different formats: flac, ogg, mp3.
Some of the files are redundant and it would be nice if I could give
the Slimserver library scanner a preference file extension (or
Quoting tomaatje [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Has someone already invented this feature or alternatives already?
there IS a pref for file types to ignore in the server settings, but
anything smarter probably falls under:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=775
-kdf
I'm using my sb3 in a bar environment and I notice that somehow the
employees delete the favorites I setup. Is there a way I can lock them
so they always stay the same?
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SlimServer. Not sure what else that might break, though--and you'd
have to undo it in order to intentionally change your favorites and
probably a few other tasks.
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JJZolx;163615 Wrote:
IMO, this topic needs to be reexamined, as I feel that SlimServer 6.5's
current behavior of not merging tags is causing a lot of unnecessary
confusion.
Here is Dan's explanation behind the decision to _not_ merge tags in
the new scanner included with version 6.5 (from
Keep the remote in your pocket.
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Really, it was like that when I got here.
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I'm using my sb3 in a bar environment and I notice that somehow the
employees delete the favorites I setup. Is there a way I can lock them
so they always stay the same?
You can remove the Favorites menu using the player settings/menus in the
web interface.
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Ben Sandee;163579 Wrote:
On 12/19/06, maggior
as a paying customer myself I would be pretty disappointed to see their
resources spent on this. Just my opinion
though. :-)
Ben
I am now officially a paying customer too :-). I placed my order last
night and just received notice that it's
Robin Bowes;163711 Wrote:
roydy wrote:
Robin Bowes;163692 Wrote:
[color=blue][color=green]
No, I don't mean virus scanning, I mean the initial music library
scan.
When you first fire up slimserver and set the music directory it does
a
full music folder sxcan. This can hog CPU until
Try enabling the diagnostics described in the server performance section
of http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?DiagnosingPerformanceIssues to
see if it reports what is running slowly and post back.
I would go with the latest 6.5.1 nightly though as this has fixed
several performance issues so
Hi,
I need to change ISP and am thinking of moving to Sky.
The thing is you have to take their wireless router.
My SB3 works flawlessly with my DLink G604T and so I am worried about
changing router.
Can anyone put my mind to rest?
Thanks
G
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I've got a squeezebox and an original slimP3... both setup for *wired*
ethernet.
I just moved into a new home, that has no cat5, so I'm going to have to
go 100% wireless.
What are my cheapest options for getting these puppies going?
Is there a module I can buy to turn my wired squeezebox into
Cheaper isn't necessarily better, especially when it comes to compliated
things like wireless networking. Though those options both look good.
You may want to examine HomePlug, the technology that uses your power
lines as networking pathways. It's hard to get and expensive in North
America but
I agree with Mark, you might want to investigate a powerline/homeplug
solution. I'm using a pair of Netgear XE103 homeplugs to connect to one
of my SB3's which had a problem maintaining a solid wireless connection
in my basement. Although not cheap, depending upon the location it may
be less
On 12/20/06, jhouserizer
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I've got a squeezebox and an original slimP3... both setup for *wired*
ethernet.
I just moved into a new home, that has no cat5, so I'm going to have to
go 100% wireless.
What are my cheapest options for getting these puppies going?
The
kdf;163545 Wrote:
Quoting imo imo.2j2wdn1166558101 (AT) no-mx (DOT)
forums.slimdevices.com:
Set your virus scanner to skip *.MYI and *.MYD files.
-kdf
I completely disabled zone alarm, but still get the event:
The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( Application ) cannot be
Mark Lanctot wrote:
OK, I've made some changes.
Look it over and feel free to edit:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?Mp3tagGuide
Just want to add my thanks for this excellent guide to MP3tag - saved me
much time in working out what to do.
I removed 8000+ ID3v1 tags in one pass with
Hmm.. I use OGG almost exclusively; 99% of all my files were ripped
from CDs using CDex in Windoze, which uses libVorbis I 20020717.
Quality 3.00 (about 112kbps avg), no problems on my SB3.
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I'm having the same issue, too, and I'm running a relatively recent
nightly -- a week or so old, I think. My last preset isn't one that I
visit too often, I guess, because, while I noticed it, I never really
spent any time looking into it.
While we're on the subject, has anyone noticed that the
Backup, Backup, Backup!
Before you do any of the large-scale changes described below, BACKUP
FIRST! What if the program were to crash halfway through making these
changes? It has happened.
Backups are a good idea, but this isn't the reason why you might need
them when doing mass tagging.
I don't know about the Buffalo but I would stay clear of the Linksys.
According to the specification it only supports WEP which Linksys might
as well have left out instead of making people falsely believe that they
are secure.
Homeplug seems like a good option but I guess you will never know how
OK, so an SB2 has been liberated by the recent arrival of a Transporter.
What to do with it? Bedroom! I liked the idea of pairing it with a
Tivoli One as per this thread (and others), listened to the standalone
radio in a shop (it sounded good), bought one.
So the SB2 looks ok on top and
Hi,
Just upgraded to 6.5 and the default skin has changed, how do i get it
back again - it's the only one i like maybe because it's the only one
i've used for 4 years .
thanks
ken
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ceejay;163857 Wrote:
...BUT ... the internal radio in the Tivoli is completely unusable
unless I remove power completely from the SB2, due to interference.
Are other users of this combo having this problem? What have you done
about it?
A possibly related question - I'm having to use the
There are reports that the SB2/SB3 power supply is responsible for the
EMI.
If you could find an inexpensive linear PS, that should help. You'd
also see whether the linear supply is all that.
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I'd have to say that's really strange. What oggenc options are you
using? Perhaps a certain combination requires more CPU horsepower than
the SB3 has? Are you resampling or something? Does the track play back
normally on the PC?
Every Q-level I've tried definitely works with aoTuV Release 1
Ken,
The skin hasn't changed, I think what you're seeing is a common upgrade
issue that has to do with how browsers handle CSS.
Just clear your browsers cache and I think you'll see what you're used
to.
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Hi:
I am using SB3 and YAMAHA YSP-800, I download the IR blaster plugin and
then put it on my Linkstation(NAS) HG-300 (Debian Linux; ppc), I reboot
the Slimserver 6.3, and go to localhost:9000, I only see IR Blaster
plugin is Check, but I did not see any IR Blaster configuration page,
can
theta;163877 Wrote:
Hi:
I am using SB3 and YAMAHA YSP-800, I download the IR blaster plugin and
then put it on my Linkstation(NAS) HG-300 (Debian Linux; ppc), I reboot
the Slimserver 6.3, and go to localhost:9000, I only see IR Blaster
plugin is Check, but I did not see any IR Blaster
The title hopefully says it all. I have a folder - Christmas music - on
shuffle. My SB3 is displaying the song prior to the one actually
playing. Is this a known problem? I have not upgraded the firmware
since I purchased the unit late last year.
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This bug was corrected some time ago.
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510
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This bug was corrected some time ago.
I'll have to check again tonight, but I think I recently saw similar
behaviour with synced SB1 and Tx. Not sure whether I can reproduce,
though...
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