Re: [slim] One more reason to use FLAC?

Kevin O. Lepard;182695 Wrote: > I wish Ogg were the > ubiquitious format MP3 has become since it free and open, alas. Ogg Vorbis has many plus points over MP3 - better quality at a given bitrate, gapless playback without jumping through hoops, guaranteed patent free. BUT... compressed formats a

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

I looked through the Slimtray.pl code in subversion and while I'm no perl expert, it's hard to see anything that might be causing a leak. I also checked it's activity in Filemon & Regmon. It seems to read a few reg key's every few seconds but there are matching closekey entries. Next step would

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

Bear in mind, that I have a Logitech Mouse and Keyboard. And these work fine, mighty fine, but... Logitech branded Squeezeboxes? YUCK! Logitech branded Transporters? YUCK! As much as Logitech tries what they produce is most definitely not high-end. Good quality, but NOT high-end. I hope you are

Re: [slim] Repeat current song

Thank you, using the remote worked perfectly [though I had to dig it out as I was using a universal remote] -- macattack macattack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3193 View this thread: http://fo

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

It is possible there is an interaction with some other s/w typically the security stuff - Antivirus, Firewall etc. Some of these packages insert them selves into Windows system calls and don't behave properly. A test on a clean Windows systems may also be useful. -- bpa ---

Re: [slim] SB3 Died?

No, screen stays completely dark. I have opened a ticket. -- bahnsah bahnsah's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4268 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33014

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

In another thread Sean has said that as the need arises more and more assembly of the Squeezebox is being done in China, largely based on manufacturing efficiency. The Transporter is currently being assembled in CA with some locally sourced components (the chassis) and with foreign components and

Re: [slim] SB3 Died?

A similar situation happened to me a few weeks back. Support’s only suggestion was to send it back to the supplier. Here’s the thread I started, with various suggestions you could try: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32730 BTW: I would be interested to know if you have recently ch

Re: [slim] Problems with Rhapsody

I understand the upgrades but why can I no longer switch between Rhapsody and slimserver without upgrading firmware every time? Things have been working fine until last night and I have changed no settings so I can't figure out what to do next. -- gtcharlie

Re: [slim] New To Slimdevices!!!

-- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevi

Re: [slim] SB3 Died?

Same thing happened to me this week. After trying everything, I pulled out the power cord to the SB3, waited 20 seconds, and plugged it back in. Fixed! -- Rick B. Rick B.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

gbruzzo wrote: > Bear in mind, that I have a Logitech Mouse and Keyboard. And these work > fine, mighty fine, but... > > Logitech branded Squeezeboxes? YUCK! > Logitech branded Transporters? YUCK! > > As much as Logitech tries what they produce is most definitely not > high-end. Good quality, but N

[slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?

I've been using Softsqueeze and Slimserver to play my flac files in the office, but it seems like a pretty memory-intensive way to go for my laptop. Would I be better off with a simple player, like Media Monkey? Any other suggestions for a player that can handle flac? -- Kyle -

Re: [slim] Problems with Rhapsody

We have two options when it comes to Rhapsody firmware bugs: 1. Don't fix the bug until we can test and release 6.5.2. 2. Fix the bugs ASAP and cause a firmware mismatch between the latest released 6.5.1 and SN. We chose #2 because the Rhapsody bugs were pretty serious, and we figured people wou

Re: [slim] Stream.mp3 for me and my co-worker

goinoutwest;182330 Wrote: > Is what I want impossible? Unfortunately, yes. SlimServer generates player IDs based on IP address. Since you both appear to be coming from the same IP address, it can't differentiate between you. I thought a slight possibility would be that it may see you by MAC a

Re: [slim] Stream.mp3 for me and my co-worker

goinoutwest;182330 Wrote: > But I was hoping I could do this with just the stream.mp3. > > Anybody else want to chime in? Is what I want impossible? > > Thank you! > Rob Have you actually used stream.mp3 yet? It's an abysmal way to listen to music from slimserver. With the way the buffering

Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?

Kyle wrote: > I've been using Softsqueeze and Slimserver to play my flac files in the > office, but it seems like a pretty memory-intensive way to go for my > laptop. Would I be better off with a simple player, like Media Monkey? > Any other suggestions for a player that can handle flac? > VLC

Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?

Winamp will play them also. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33025 ___

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

Nostromo;182653 Wrote: > OTOH, what will happen to the folks in the States who used to assemble > it? They will have to either work in fast food or retail. I'm surprised it hasn't it been cloned/reverse engineered yet, being assembled over there. I want my $100 squeezebox! -- Skunk

Re: [slim] Problems with Rhapsody

Thanks. That is exactly what I will do. I didn't realize that the upgrade was necessary to resolve the situation. I have not had any problems with 6.5.1 so hopefully the same will hold true for 6.5.2. -- gtcharlie gtcha

Re: [slim] New To Slimdevices!!!

Nostromo;182231 Wrote: > Ah! new blood! Welcome! H, I'm not quite sure if he should be happy about this remark coming from a person with a nick that looks a bit like Nosferatu... -- servies servies's Profile: http://

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

I must have touched an ideological nerve... hehehe Still, I think a Logitech Transporter simply does not make sense. Maybe a Squeezebox, but certainly not a Transporter. If Fiat were to sell rebadged Ferraris (they own Ferrari) they would, I assure you, lose customers). Regards to you Peter

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

Skunk;182777 Wrote: > They will have to either work in fast food or retail. > > I'm surprised it hasn't it been cloned/reverse engineered yet, being > assembled over there. I want my $100 squeezebox! Just imagine: Zhaolu Network Streamer! $100 indeed. Head-Fi will burst with thousands of discus

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

325xi;182794 Wrote: > Just imagine: Zhaolu Network Streamer! $100 indeed. The saving grace may be that they will use USB rather than TCP. -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 Vi

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

Skunk;182797 Wrote: > The saving grace may be that they will use USB rather than TCP. Doubt so, there're too many USB->SPDIF converters are already exist these days... -- 325xi simaudio nova cdp >> simaudio moon i-5 >> revel performa m20 via acoustic zen matrix reference ii and acoustic zen

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

325xi;182799 Wrote: > Doubt so, there're too many USB->SPDIF converters are already exist > these days... You think? -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http:/

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

4mula1;182740 Wrote: > In another thread Sean has said that as the need arises more and more > assembly of the Squeezebox is being done in China, largely based on > manufacturing efficiency. The Transporter is currently being assembled > in CA with some locally sourced components (the chassis) a

Re: [slim] SB3 Died?

Rick B.;182759 Wrote: > Same thing happened to me this week. After trying everything, I pulled > out the power cord to the SB3, waited 20 seconds, and plugged it back > in. Fixed! I did try that a few times...no dice, but thanks. w4rren;182748 Wrote: > > > ...BTW: I would be interested to k

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

gbruzzo;182729 Wrote: > As much as Logitech tries what they produce is most definitely not > high-end. Good quality, but NOT high-end. > If the diNovo Edge keyboards and Revolution mice aren't high end I don't know what is. > I hope you are speculating...are you? No, Sean said they will wear

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

I was afraid this would degenerate in a anti-Logitech thread. :( -- Nostromo Nostromo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6322 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33011

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

Nostromo;182653 Wrote: > Squeezebox's are currently being assembled in California. Out of > curiosity, where will the new Logitech branded Squeezeboxes and > Transporters be assembled? In China? If so, it could mean cheaper > Squeezeboxes and Transporters, probably with better parts and build > q

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

the thread will not degenerate! I have used Logitech peripherals for a long time, and some of them are quite appealing (The latest MX revolution mouse is quite a good product). I second what you say about the new plexiglass bluetooth keyboard. Some of my comments were (willingly) cast with the ai

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

JJZolx;182822 Wrote: > > As for the Transporter - who knows. The Logitech branding alone could > kill the product (damned snobs). Even more so than the $300 > Squeezebox, there's no place for a $2000 music player in the common > retail outlets like Best Buy and Circuit City. Cut that price to

Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?

Foobar2000 is the best for FLAC IMO. Nice simple UI and low system footprint too. -- autopilot *SlimServer:* 6.5.1 (Windows XP) + AlienBBC, SlimScrobbler & Last.FM. *Amp:* Cambridge Audio 640a (living room) / Denon MD30 (bedroom). *Speakers:* Mission 701's (living room) / Kef Cresta 1's (bedro

Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?

Kyle;182768 Wrote: > I've been using Softsqueeze and Slimserver to play my flac files in the > office, but it seems like a pretty memory-intensive way to go for my > laptop. Would I be better off with a simple player, like Media Monkey? > Any other suggestions for a player that can handle flac?

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

If people dont care about branding or looks, fine. If people do, that fine also. Gone are the days where people bought stuff solely on how well they perform their given task. Look at the Moto RAZR, dog of a phone to use, terrible battery life, poor reception and shocking UI. But it was they best

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

autopilot;182834 Wrote: > the hardcore enthusiasts will drift The hardcore enthusiasts that were at one time contributing significantly to the open source software left long ago. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://f

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

on my system, slimtray usually holds steady at around 13megs. however, the handles ALWAYS increase, and do so non-stop. i do not have anything unusual on my system, as i use the built in XP firewall, windows defender, and AVAST AV. all pretty normal things. (avast is great) if i had to guess,

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

> The hardcore enthusiasts that were at one time contributing > significantly to the open source software left long ago. ...like kdf, triode, Fred? Please subscribe to the checkins list and follow the development before you start telling even more nonsense. -- Michael ---

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

MrSinatra wrote: > > i still don't understand why they stick with perl for slimtray anyway. > high time to move that to C, to lessen the load and fix this annoying > handles issue. You keep saying that. Patches are welcome, I'm sure. - Marc ___ discus

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

that a lot will have to do not with black or white, but with degrees of grey. Not whether, but to what degree...Could very well be that Logitech will leverage part of the image of Slimdevices for its own return, that is as a further example that Logitech is "going upstream" and introducing very h

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

> ...like kdf, triode, Fred? (sorry Ben, Felix and the others I forgot - I not even tried to count the active plugin developpers) -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - A

[slim] Question about Volume Adjustment

Hi, I use iTunes to set volume adjustment (akin to replay gain) on individual tracks -- I think they call it Sound Check. My understanding from reading the wiki is that slimserver will recognize these. However, when I turn on volume adjustment on my squeezebox I don't hear any difference in sou

Re: [slim] Display brightness

Skunk;182130 Wrote: > I just read a thread about burn in I meant to link to, but closed the > window, so you might search for it. Could be this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32597 -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble respo

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

and several of you regulars on here always say that. not my job, and i don't code. SD makes and markets the product, the responsibility is theirs, and no i don't want this thread hijacked into another useless debate over the obviousness of what i'm saying. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Usi

[slim] Problem with character-sets on the CLI

Hi, Not sure if the right place to post Slimserver 6.5.1 on Ubuntu 6.06. Accessing command line from a Vista PC (telnet 192.168.1.150 9090) I have a track called "7. Tráthnóna Beag Aréir" by Clannad. When I look at the track on the slimserver interface (IE7) it appears correctly. When I pa

Re: [slim] Problem with character-sets on the CLI

> So, why two characters > instead of one, and is there a direct conversion between them? Why does > the CLI return %C3%A1 when it should probably return just E1 (or %E1) ? The CLI does additionally url-encode the strings. You should find plenty of resources on the internet on how to decode thes

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

There have been a lot of changes in slimtray for 6.5 and since nobody complained of this problem before 6.5 this point to a 6.5 coding issue. The ActiveState tool for creating system trap apps hasn't changed much in 2 years and many other users are using it without reporting this problem so agai

Re: [slim] Problem with character-sets on the CLI

Many thanks Michael. I must still be missing something though. When I paste: title Tr%C3%A1thn%C3%B3na%20Beag%20Ar%C3%A9ir into website http://www.simplelogic.com/Developer/URLDecode.asp I get: title Tráthnóna Beag Aréir instead of title Tráthnóna Beag Aréir e.g. two characters inste

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

actually, my wee quibble with what you say is that i think its a lot more prevalent then you might think, its just most users don't look in task manager, let alone configure it to display handles. i consider myself a power user, and i hadn't done that til directed to in this thread. as to the co

Re: [slim] Problem with character-sets on the CLI

> title Tráthnóna Beag Aréir I ended up adding "charset:iso-8859-1" to the CLI requests. > Possibly a 7-bit/8-bit issue, or a UTF-8 issue? I'm sorry, I'm no expert in that area. I took the pragmatic approach described above as it seemed to do what I expected... -- Michael --

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

> as to the code tool, seems to me to be just another reason to port the > app to C, We all know it's easy in C, but we don't know C. Please stop wasting your time telling us how easy it is and start reading "Learn C in 24 hours". Contributions are still rewarded. Go ahead! -- Michael

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

http://newdata.box.sk/bx/c/ :-) -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing l

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

i just want to be clear on this... are you saying no one at SD knows C? how about logitech? and stop pushing the "you go code it angle." i'm not a slim employee, don't ever plan to be, and its an old refrain from you guys that jeopardizes the intent of the thread. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radi

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

I see two options: 1) file a bug regarding the handles problem, and allow the developers/qa to handle it in the queue with everything else. 2) continue to dictate how/when and what language it needs to be done in, likely resulting in more responses of "patches welcome" until someone decides

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

Quite right about wondering how prevalent - that is part of the task of characterising the problem - other questions that need to be answered Q. Does it affect all Windows XP users or only some users - and if it is not all users what is the common factor. Q. Is this a new 6.5 problem or was it ar

Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?

even Windows Media Player will play flac with the correct 'adjustment' -- bonze QNAP TS-101 (version 2.0.0 build 0105T) SlimServer Version: 6.5.1 - 11206 - Debian - EN - utf8 2 x wireless SB3 bonze's Profile: http://forum

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

On 2/23/07, MrSinatra < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i just want to be clear on this... are you saying no one at SD knows C? how about logitech? and stop pushing the "you go code it angle." i'm not a slim employee, don't ever plan to be, and its an old refrain from you guys that jeopardizes the

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

> i'm not a slim employee, > don't ever plan to be, and its an old refrain from you guys that > jeopardizes the intent of the thread. You don't know coding. Stop telling programmers what's easy, what's not. Yes, this really is an old refrain. I'm stopping here. Have a nice weekend. -- Michael

Re: [slim] Problem with character-sets on the CLI

Hmm...unfortunately the "title ?" and "artists ?" etc. parameters do not seem to accept the charset argument. Unless I'm doing it wrong? Jim -- jimwillsher jimwillsher's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

come on kdf et al, i'm not dictating anything, i'm just ASKING why, given these issues and given the windows only usefulness of slimtray, and given that even when it works its a bloated 13meg plus systray icon, does SD stick with perl? its not an attack, a dictation, or anything of the sort, its

[slim] Slimserver software engineering

Due to some recent questions, I decided to post a new message here about a few of the details of a software engineering project. I'm thinking specifically of Slimserver, but most of this information is applicable to other projects as well, both proprietary and open source. Some background info:

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

MrSinatra wrote: > and several of you regulars on here always say that. not my job, and i > don't code. SD makes and markets the product, the responsibility is > theirs, and no i don't want this thread hijacked into another useless > debate over the obviousness of what i'm saying. No, you don't

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

Quoting MrSinatra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > come on kdf et al, sorry. you lost me now. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

gbruzzo wrote: > I must have touched an ideological nerve... > > hehehe > > Still, I think a Logitech Transporter simply does not make sense. > Maybe a Squeezebox, but certainly not a Transporter. If Fiat were to > sell rebadged Ferraris (they own Ferrari) they would, I assure you, > lose custom

Re: [slim] Slimserver software engineering

that was an excellent breakdown, thx. personally, i think each bug that is filed should garner a response from a human being at SD. i don't like it when i file a bug, and no one from SD responds, even to say u are now aware of it, let alone ask questions about it to flesh out what i didn't inclu

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

JJZolx wrote: > autopilot;182834 Wrote: >> the hardcore enthusiasts will drift > > The hardcore enthusiasts that were at one time contributing > significantly to the open source software left long ago. Utter bollocks. A lot of them now work for Slim. Most of the others are regular contributors.

Re: [slim] Slimserver software engineering

MrSinatra;182888 Wrote: > that was an excellent breakdown, thx. > > personally, i think each bug that is filed should garner a response > from a human being at SD. i don't like it when i file a bug, and no > one from SD responds, even to say u are now aware of it, let alone ask > questions abou

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

Robin Bowes;182889 Wrote: > MrSinatra wrote: > > and several of you regulars on here always say that. not my job, and > i > > don't code. SD makes and markets the product, the responsibility is > > theirs, and no i don't want this thread hijacked into another > useless > > debate over the obvio

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

MrSinatra wrote: > > and btw, i have filed a bug for it. > Good. Let's leave it at that then, shall we? R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

MrSinatra;182882 Wrote: > come on kdf et al, i'm not dictating anything, i'm just ASKING why, > given these issues and given the windows only usefulness of slimtray, > and given that even when it works its a bloated 13meg plus systray > icon, does SD stick with perl? > > its not an attack, a dic

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

hey SS, thats interesting, Avast would be the one "unique" thing to me i think... but i'm not about to uninstall it to find out. still, good thinking. i am using 6.5.2 though... chances are, bpa or someone who is far smarter than i will figure it out, or it'll simply wait to be dealt with by 7

Re: [slim] When to expect a Squeezebox version 4 ?

johann;182305 Wrote: > No, the FLAC file really is 88.2 kHz. > There are a few threads on this in the Audiophiles section. I'm sure the file really is 88.2. But are you looking at the actual sample rate on the SB3 display in your picture or is what's shown there the track name tag (or filename)?

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

Bug is not related to Avast - handle leakage happens on my laptop which has Norton AV -- y360 y360's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

Y360 - are you running XP or XP pro ? -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32257 _

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

Read Chris Owens' post in another thread regarding software engineering. You might find it informative especially if you're not a software developer yourself. I am and Chris' post is a rehash of most software development environment's I have work in. To paraphrase what he says, to attempt to fix 6

Re: [slim] Question about Volume Adjustment

It only affects on track start (at least that's what I've noticed), so switching it while a track is playing has no immediate result. Do a track skip backward and the song should start playing again with the adjusted volume. Abel -- ajburgh --

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

also y360, what SlimServer ver? and it is possible its a shared issue, meaning something avast and norton both do, but thx for your help! secret: i'm just asking questions. as ur new, u should wait until u have a problem to see what reaction u get b4 recommending to me... just a thought. as

Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?

bonze;182872 Wrote: > even Windows Media Player will play flac with the correct 'adjustment' What's that? -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimde

Re: [slim] Problem with character-sets on the CLI

jimwillsher;182848 Wrote: > > > 7. Tráthnóna Beag Aréir > 37 2E 20 54 72 E1 74 68 6E F3 6E 61 20 42 65 61 67 20 41 72 E9 72 > > The interesting charaters (for me) here are: > á E1 > ó F3 > é E9 > > > á %C3%A1 > ó %C3%B3 > é %C3%A9 > > See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utf8 UTF-8 requires

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

I have XP Pro SlimServer Version: 6.5.2 - 11466 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 -- y360 y360's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=3225

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

Looking with Process Explorer from sysinternals.com the leakage is of process handles It looks like slimtray iterates over all open processes and creates a new handle for each process every few seconds - so the leakage severity will depend on the number of processes the machine is running -- y

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

gbruzzo;182791 Wrote: > If Fiat were to sell rebadged Ferraris (they own Ferrari) they would, I > assure you, lose customers. Actually this sort of happened in 1968 - it was called the Dino and it sold a lot by Ferrari standards. -- Jez Jez Hildred Business Manager Streaming Music Systems

Re: [slim] Slimserver software engineering

Hi Chris, I'm asking this in a good faith, so that people don't jump over me just for being a party pooper. So, the question is: What is exactly your (I mean slimdevices' )definition of 'bug'? K -- slimkid slimkid's

Re: [slim] Random tracks not displaying properly in web UI

dbls;182240 Wrote: > I don't think I've made any changes to the database since my last wipe > and rescan. I've seen this when there were changes made. Sometimes I think they happen even when no changes are made, the database seems to corrupt itself after a while. It's quite random for me, so i

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

MrSinatra;182909 Wrote: > also y360, what SlimServer ver? > > and it is possible its a shared issue, meaning something avast and > norton both do, but thx for your help! > > secret: i'm just asking questions. as ur new, u should wait until u > have a problem to see what reaction u get b4 reco

Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?

Kyle;182768 Wrote: > I've been using Softsqueeze and Slimserver to play my flac files in the > office, but it seems like a pretty memory-intensive way to go for my > laptop. Would I be better off with a simple player, like Media Monkey? > Any other suggestions for a player that can handle flac?

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

first of all, PM me that crap, it has nothing to do with the thread. secondly, i don't walk on eggshells, and i don't apologize for other's delicate sensibilities. i simply asked a question, and i refuse to get beatup for it, and i don't care who that annoys. TS. if you have anything to add to

Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?

I agree that Foobar is pretty unfriendly, although I did work through it to get it working. Winamp, on the other hand, is pretty easy to deal with. I have the free version. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.sli

Re: [slim] Problem with character-sets on the CLI

Hmmm...interesting. I can see the logic. But how on earth would I convert it BACK to a sensible value - in any language!? I'm not sure it's a practical conversion. e.g. how does C3A1 get to become E1? Confused -- jimwillsher

Re: [slim] SB3 Died?

> Hmmm... I suppose that could be possible, I did have a new > modem installed (switched to cable voip), and therefore, the > router was recycled yesterday. > > Please help me understand why that would have an impact? It might; but you would still see the boot-up screen on the SB3 and messages ab

Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?

I tried MusicIP today, which I already have. It worked fine for playing, although I had trouble figuring out how to add songs to the playlist. If I double-clicked an album, it replaced the current one playing, rather than adding. It also is pretty memory-intensive. Winamp looks nicer than foob

Re: [slim] SB3 Died?

ulvi;182952 Wrote: > > You don't mention playing with the brightness button settings? > But I'm sure you tried that. Did you? Yes, I did...but, by the same token, slimserver continues to say "Your Player was not found", so, I don't think it's just the display...it is just NOT starting up at all

Re: [slim] Sluggish Response

jezbo;182451 Wrote: > Where's the health page? SlimServer Help - Server & Network Health. Enable Performance Monitoring - Performance Statistics. -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal --

Re: [slim] Slimserver software engineering

It is our goal to have every bug report get a human response, but we have gotten a bit backlogged. We've hired some people (with Logitech's money :), and we're working our way up to the present. Please bear with us. However, as I describe below, if your goal is getting prompt and effective supp

Re: [slim] Problem with character-sets on the CLI

Code: $ perl -e 'use CGI; $in = "%C3%A1"; $out = CGI::unescape($in); \ utf8::decode($out); print "\n\"$in\" decodes to \"$out\"\n";' "%C3%A1" decodes to "á" -- peterw

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

Back to the problem in hand. One of the big changes to slimtray in 6.5 was monitoring whether slimserver was active. This could tie in with y360 observation. Its behaviour also varies depending on how the Slimserver service is setup: Manual, Auto or on Login. So pending testing the 6.3 version

Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?

Kyle;182910 Wrote: > What's that? couple of add-ins to persuade WMP to play flac see this page: http://www.losslessaudioblog.com/?p=40 -- bonze QNAP TS-101 (version 2.0.0 build 0105T) SlimServer Version: 6.5.1 - 11206 - Debian - EN - utf8 2 x wireless SB3 -

Re: [slim] Is there a better way to play flac files than Softsqueeze?

Kyle;182910 Wrote: > What's that? One example would be http://www.illiminable.com/ogg/ -- bergek Transporter - Squeezebox 3 - Serener GS-L02 - Via EPIA SP8000 - Ubuntu 6.06 Server bergek's Profile: http://forums.slimdev

Re: [slim] Problem with character-sets on the CLI

Hmmmperl. Not really a solution. But thanks anyway. -- jimwillsher jimwillsher's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=410 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33029

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