[slim] SB3 freeze and reset after 6.5.2 upgrade

2007-03-16 Thread Tarus
I have two Squeezebox v3 (~18 months old). Until last Sunday I was using the Slimserver v6.2.1 and everything was fine. I've then decided to install the Softsqueeze 3.3 which made me upgrade to the slimserver to v6.5.2.(or at least I thought I did but I ended up apparently with 6.5.1) Since then

Re: [slim] Best quality CD-R

2007-03-16 Thread jpj
I always had good luck with TDK until my last stack, which had maybe a 30% failure rate until I dropped my record speed from 52X to 32X. (Using my pride-and-joy Plextor Premium, arguably the best consumer CD-R drive ever produced. Unfortunately long out of production.) Most recently, I picked up

Re: [slim] How long a FO cable can the SB3 drive?

2007-03-16 Thread SuperQ
Wilfred;188380 Wrote: > Due to AEE (aged eyes effect), I want to move my SB3 closer to my > listening position so I can use smaller screen fonts in order to > display more info. To avoid ground loop issues, I want to use an fiber > optic connection. What with slack and routing requirements, I a

Re: [slim] SS Stopped working after Windows Update (Vista)

2007-03-16 Thread MeSue
No suggestions? I tried using system restore to go back to the pre-update state and it didn't help. I un-did the restore and tried a bunch of stuff in that other Vista thread just trying to get music to play again. Finally got it working, but it will no longer accept the drive letter for my WD Ne

[slim] How do I allow power-saving Standby mode?

2007-03-16 Thread Mike New
To cut down on the amount of energy I'm burning on useless things, I'd like my PC to enter Standby mode after a period of time. Within seconds of going into Standby, however, my "powered-off" Squeezeboxes wake it right back up again. If I unplug the Squeezeboxes from the network, the PC stays on

Re: [slim] How long a FO cable can the SB3 drive?

2007-03-16 Thread nobspangle
plastic should be no problem, I've run the SB3 over a 10m (33') cable without issue. -- nobspangle nobspangle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2969 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

[slim] How long a FO cable can the SB3 drive?

2007-03-16 Thread Wilfred
Due to AEE (aged eyes effect), I want to move my SB3 closer to my listening position so I can use smaller screen fonts in order to display more info. To avoid ground loop issues, I want to use an fiber optic connection. What with slack and routing requirements, I am looking at about 16 feet of r

Re: [slim] client-side firewall issues

2007-03-16 Thread nico
Cool! Thanks so much for clearing this up. -- nico nico's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=672 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33666 ___

[slim] loss of current playlist position when connection goes down

2007-03-16 Thread TheShanMan
I've started using softsqueeze on my work laptop (I also have a slimp3 and squeezebox at home), and I've found that when it loses its connection to the server my playlist is stopped and reshuffled. This is a common problem for me since the client is on a laptop. I'm guessing this is more of a slim

[slim] SB3 lockup after "Switch to SqueezeNetwork"

2007-03-16 Thread langerdan
Got my SB3 couple of weeks ago. All working fine. While browsing the server (SB3 idle) this evening I hit "Switch to SqueezeNetwork" and now SB goes to "Welcome to SqueezeNetwork" screen after boot, unresponsive to remote control and server can no longer see the device. SB3 boots up and I can se

Re: [slim] Slim stopped working - need ideas.

2007-03-16 Thread Millwood
Boy do I feel stupid for not reading that error message carefully. I really have no excuse. The cause was not Norton - which I run but which is configured to do a pop-up whenever it takes an action. I just added a second drive, mostly for backups and video. So when I formatted it, I (foolishly

Re: [slim] client-side firewall issues

2007-03-16 Thread snarlydwarf
nico;188361 Wrote: > Ultimately it ended up discarding the packet and not forwarding it to > the server (because it's really not a proper http request). It is a proper HTTP 0.9 request. > > 4. what happens now? does the server connect back to the client to > stream the music? or does it send

Re: [slim] client-side firewall issues

2007-03-16 Thread nico
I think I nailed the basic problem the Sonic Wall had a "content filtering" security service enabled and was snooping the packets coming out of the client. When I pressed "play" the client initiates a tcp connection to the server on port 9000 and sends the request "GET /stream.mp3". The sonic

[slim] Play other tunes in playlist ?

2007-03-16 Thread Anne
When I find a playlist, look down on songs and choose a song, why doesnt SS continue play from that song onwards ? It only plays that one song. -- Anne Anne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10

Re: [slim] Slim stopped working - need ideas.

2007-03-16 Thread snarlydwarf
Millwood;188344 Wrote: > > ERROR: Error executing 'SELECT contributor.id, contributor.name, > contributor.namesort, contributor.moodlogic_id, > contributor.moodlogic_mixable, contributor.musicmagic_mixable, > contributor.namesearch, contributor.musicbrainz_id FROM > contributor_track me JOIN co

Re: [slim] Slim stopped working - need ideas.

2007-03-16 Thread kdf
Quoting Millwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > desc': DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Can't create/write to file > 'D:|WINDOWS\TEMP\#sql_fac_0.MYI' (Errcode: 22) at C:\Program > Files\SlimServer\server\CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 771. got a virus scanner installed, perhaps? set it to ignore *.M

[slim] Slim stopped working - need ideas.

2007-03-16 Thread Millwood
My server has stopped working. I've uninstalled and cleaned up and installed 6.5.1 with same results. Exactly the same procedure on another machine does NOT fail. I need ideas about what to look for. A symptom is that if I try to add something to the current (empty) playlist using the Web UI,

Re: [slim] Generating HTML taking Too Long

2007-03-16 Thread funkstar
The RAM might be the kicker. Is there a lot of disk thrashing when SS generates a page? I'm guessing your system is having to page quite a lot. XP will probably be paging SQL, which is a really bad thing. -- funkstar funk

Re: [slim] New user - Speaker suggestions? PC question...

2007-03-16 Thread Kyle
It will, however, wake from standby mode. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33658 ___

Re: [slim] New user - Speaker suggestions? PC question...

2007-03-16 Thread tdellaringa
Gah, good to know thanks. Gotcha on the hibernating. -- tdellaringa tdellaringa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10718 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33658 _

Re: [slim] possibilities????

2007-03-16 Thread danco
If Airfoil is the kind of solution you are looking for, then probably Rogue Amoeba's other program Nicecast is exactly what you need. You can always try it out. Before paying it just degrades the stream after a few minutes, but that is enough to get the feel for it. -- danco --

[slim] client-side firewall issues

2007-03-16 Thread nico
Lots has been written about opening 9000 & 3483 on the server-side firewall, but I have hit an issue i believe concerns the client-side firewall. My topography looks like this: SB <-> client_side_fw <-> (WAN) <-> server_side_fw <-> SS In other words my squeezebox and softsqueeze clients are conn

Re: [slim] New user - Speaker suggestions? PC question...

2007-03-16 Thread sc53
Those Cambridge PC speakers that were recommended to you do not have RCA inputs, just a stereo minijack input like what you would use with a computer. Also, Slimserver will not run if your PC hibernates. -- sc53 sc53's Pro

Re: [slim] New user - Speaker suggestions? PC question...

2007-03-16 Thread tdellaringa
Great, I will check that out, thanks. -- tdellaringa tdellaringa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10718 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33658

Re: [slim] New user - Speaker suggestions? PC question...

2007-03-16 Thread Kyle
tdellaringa;188308 Wrote: > I've searched this forum and the wiki for wake on lan, and there is > really not much actual info (nothing on the wiki). Surprised there > isn't a howto somewhere. > I'm using Windows XP and set up Wake on LAN according to the instructions in the printed manual for

Re: [slim] New user - Speaker suggestions? PC question...

2007-03-16 Thread Kyle
tdellaringa;188308 Wrote: > I've searched this forum and the wiki for wake on lan, and there is > really not much actual info (nothing on the wiki). Surprised there > isn't a howto somewhere. > I'm using Windows XP and set up Wake on LAN according to the instructions in the printed manual for

Re: [slim] Slim server not starting: mySQL error in Event Log

2007-03-16 Thread kalmdown
P3 laptop, new clean install of Windows 2K, new clean install of slimserver 6.5.1. Right now it's pointed to the default directories which are empty. When I've rebuilt my music server it will point to a network drive. Michael Herger;188249 Wrote: > > Slim server isn't starting up. It throws the

Re: [slim] Generating HTML taking Too Long

2007-03-16 Thread Tzvi
Windows XP 1.7ghz Pentium 4 256 RAM -- Tzvi Tzvi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5501 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33647 _

[slim] Scan fails

2007-03-16 Thread Millwood
Suddenly, my scan has failed. Actually, i don't know how suddenly since I normally don't use scan results. Playlists and albums are both empty. I've tried a number of the 6.5.2 betas - from the latest back to late february. Is there anything going on that i've missed in the forums or the bug l

Re: [slim] How to have two music folders

2007-03-16 Thread Studio_Two
adamslim;187726 Wrote: > On Windows, just put a shortcut in the scanned one to the other. > > Adam If you are running as a service, it's important to use a the full "Share Path" within the shortcut rather than just a "Mapped Drive Letter", because the Service WON'T know how to find (say) "L:\Sl

Re: [slim] New user - Speaker suggestions? PC question...

2007-03-16 Thread AllanB
I use the Aego M2.1 they sound amazing considering the size of the satellites. The mid range is extremely good as is the bass via the sub. They do seem to stuggle slightly at the top end, but really nothing to worry about. Cost in UK £99, so should be about $200 -- AllanB -

[slim] This guy was pretty fly the other night...

2007-03-16 Thread AGGIN
I just had to preach about this cat. We need more artist like him. [image: http://entimg.msn.com/img/prov_ap/200_80/pic200/drP600/P611/P61121ZD1HS.jpg] Selasee's simplicity and humility has won the hearts of tens of thousands during his 2006 Festival summer tour in Quebec, Canada. The fact he

Re: [slim] New user - Speaker suggestions? PC question...

2007-03-16 Thread tdellaringa
Those speakers look good, that's a great price too. I'm running WinXP Pro wirelessly. I've searched this forum and the wiki for wake on lan, and there is really not much actual info (nothing on the wiki). Surprised there isn't a howto somewhere. I was thinking about using the alarm to wake up to

Re: [slim] New user - Speaker suggestions? PC question...

2007-03-16 Thread vain4
tdellaringa;188291 Wrote: > Hi folks, > > I finally got my squeezebox last night - what a treat. If only every > product I bought was as clear, simple and efficient to install and get > running. Awesome. > > Now, 2 questions as a noob. My PC is downstairs in the family room, but > we have the s

Re: [slim] New user - Speaker suggestions? PC question...

2007-03-16 Thread tdellaringa
THanks for the suggestions. The speakers look great, but a bit pricey - maybe in the future though. I will check out the Wake on LAN - thanks! -- tdellaringa tdellaringa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?

[slim] possibilities????

2007-03-16 Thread chale2
Airfoil software [Rogueamoeba software] was made to send non iTunes streams to Apple's Airport Express. Is there a way to set it up so it can be used with the Squeezebox? I would like to send several streams from my computer with Airfoil to it if possible. It might be a nice feature to have if

[slim] Distributed Audio Ideas

2007-03-16 Thread Charles Stanton
I am looking to integrate the SB into an existing home distributed A/V system. It is a Niles system with 5 zones. Speaker cables all go back to the a/v closet. There are no local inputs in the different zones (like the Russound system can do with the Abus local source inputs). There are also no

Re: [slim] Playing back CDs directly through Squeezebox?

2007-03-16 Thread oivindi
Very good advice there, peterw. Gave me plenty to think about. Thanks! -- oivindi oivindi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33

Re: [slim] New user - Speaker suggestions? PC question...

2007-03-16 Thread Kyle
Check out these: http://www.audioengineusa.com/. Slim Devices uses them to demo their products at audio shows. If you order, tell them Dean at Slim Devices sent you. They gave me a discount. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: htt

[slim] New user - Speaker suggestions? PC question...

2007-03-16 Thread tdellaringa
Hi folks, I finally got my squeezebox last night - what a treat. If only every product I bought was as clear, simple and efficient to install and get running. Awesome. Now, 2 questions as a noob. My PC is downstairs in the family room, but we have the squeezebox up in our bedroom so we can liste

Re: [slim] Don't Miss the Final "Slim Devices" Open House! 3/22

2007-03-16 Thread Andy Hawkins
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, tommypeters<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "There will be discounted Squeezeboxes available for purchase" > > At least from 13/3. Well, this is the message I received (mailing list as opposed to the forums, I guess it could have been edited on the for

Re: [slim] Don't Miss the Final "Slim Devices" Open House! 3/22

2007-03-16 Thread tommypeters
"There will be discounted Squeezeboxes available for purchase" At least from 13/3. -- tommypeters SB3-->Meridian G68-->NuForce Ref8-->Bc Acoustique ACT A3 tommypeters's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?u

Re: [slim] Power Amp

2007-03-16 Thread Doug Wise
I have a siz zone Niles Audio ZR 4630 that drives wall mounted speakers in six rooms with the associated wall mounted controls. The receiver has three inputs (four if you count the included radio). Works and sounds great. Amazon has it listed for $2,050 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN

Re: [slim] Don't Miss the Final "Slim Devices" Open House! 3/22

2007-03-16 Thread Andy Hawkins
Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, agentsmith<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I figure the answer is no as well. But I did not know that the units > are refurbished. I thought they may be clearing inventory to make way > for new products? >From the original message in the thread: > Th

Re: [slim] iTunes 7.1

2007-03-16 Thread barcar
Thanks all. I bit the bullet and upgraded iTunes. After a few days running I can confirm that SlimServer 6.5.1 seems to play nicely with iTunes 7.1. BarCar -- barcar barcar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member

[slim] Is ACC support broken after OSX 10.4.9 upgrade?

2007-03-16 Thread LewisT
Just upgraded to OSX 10.4.9 and something weird is happening. All my ACC encoded (unencrypted) files produce nothing but static. I tried playing the files through SB3 and SoftSqueeze and all I get is static. The same files worked before the upgrade. The files sound fine if I play them through iTu

Re: [slim] Slacker

2007-03-16 Thread Michael Herger
> Yet another I-radio service out there, which has gotten a favorable > write up in a PC World blog. We know, we know... only the third thread within a few days :-) -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a

[slim] Slacker

2007-03-16 Thread DMR NYC
Yet another I-radio service out there, which has gotten a favorable write up in a PC World blog. I would be interested to know if anyone has checked this out: http://blogs.pcworld.com/techlog/archives/003878.html -- DMR NYC --

Re: [slim] SlimServer won't start in OSX after upgrade to 10.4.9

2007-03-16 Thread danco
Is everything else working, including connection to the internet? How is the Squeezebox connected? I just upgraded to 10.4.9, and almost the first thing I did was try the Squeezebox. It would not connect. I then used Airport Admin Utility, and found my Airport stations were not recognised, even

[slim] WAV files not found

2007-03-16 Thread oiler1fan
I keep all my songs in iTunes and in two formats - AAC for iPods and WAV for the Squeezebox. While I was running SS 6.3 all was working fine but when I upgraded to 6.5 everything went bad. Now Slimserver only sees the AAC files AND THEY ARE UNCHECKED IN ITUNES. How do I get SS to recognize the

[slim] SB: Wierd, each track is played twice???

2007-03-16 Thread rybber
Hi I have used SB3 and slimserver for 6 months. Using 6.5.1 I have had almost no problems, except for now. Using my SB3 to play MP3 albums from slimserver wirelessly, results in each track being played twice in succession. Opening up slimserver in my browser, I can see that each track is feature

Re: [slim] Slim server not starting: mySQL error in Event Log

2007-03-16 Thread zeffi
I had the same problem (got the same message) but it was because of me not waiting long enough for slimserver to start after a server reboot. When I tried to start the slimserver manually (and it was already in starting state in the background) that same message came up. This was on Windows XP Pro

Re: [slim] Slim server not starting: mySQL error in Event Log

2007-03-16 Thread Michael Herger
> Slim server isn't starting up. It throws the following error in the > Windows Event Viewer: Can't open and lock time zone table: Table > 'mysql.time_zone_leap_second' doesn't exist trying to live without them What OS version, slimserver version, did it work before? Please give us some details

Re: [slim] Generating HTML taking Too Long

2007-03-16 Thread Michael Herger
> Should it takes a this long to do that? What can I do to speed it up? 14 seconds is very long - not to be expected. What's your setup: hardware, operating system etc.? -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServ