Re: [slim] WMP Playlists

That seems to do the trick for now! -- pablolie pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35037

Re: [slim] Aggravating

the network' and then 'connecting to the network' and then the screen goes black. No time or anything, just the sort of off I get when the When you press and hold left, you should get into the player's settings menu, where there is a current settings item. What's in there network related?

Re: [slim] SB3 loses connectivity while in standby

Actually, I've had that problem. For me I only experienced it if I swtched my PC on after my router was up and running (I usually switch everything off at night). I've found that if my PC was assigned a different IP from DHCP the SB3 would not automatically reconnect (looking for the old

Re: [slim] Scan does not stop even though all files are found

mudbone;199778 Wrote: Is there a main db that SS creates when it scans? Maybe that became corrupt. Yes. In XP (I assume that's what you're using) find C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server\Cache Stop SS, delete the whole folder, and restart SS. It will recreate the cache and scan your music.

[slim] Which mp3 player?

My old iRiver H120 MP3 player (which I have rockboxed to run FLAC) is on its last legs - the screen is badly cracked, and something in the headphone socket is a little loose as it crackles a bit - and I am looking to replace it. Increasingly, my music is in FLAC format. I'm not sure I can be

Re: [slim] Which mp3 player?

Hercules wrote: My old iRiver H120 MP3 player (which I have rockboxed to run FLAC) is on its last legs - the screen is badly cracked, and something in the headphone socket is a little loose as it crackles a bit - and I am looking to replace it. Increasingly, my music is in FLAC format. I'm

Re: [slim] keep having to rescan music library

This sounds like our problem. We have external storage too (a NAS), and on the occasions where we try to play something without having first switched on the NAS, the library gets corrupted - missing tracks, duplicated albums and the like. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34971

Re: [slim] New SB3 owner - End of songs chopped off

Interersting this, I was working a problem that started with Socketwrapper failing on the PC... ...and then I noticed that WHEN socketwrapper fails THAT seems to be accompanied by the track concerned stopping short! So - I wonder if the Sockerwrapper file is the issue here because mine is doing

Re: [slim] Can't play my itunes files :-( ......and it's driving me mad. Please help!!

Hi again! Well I did that but I couldn't copy the text to paste it unfortunately! I have noticed though that the problem is in fact still there, but I have also noticed that what happens is that sometimes the end of a song is truncated and THEN you get the socketwrapper message when you go and

Re: [slim] search on NAS-based slimserver

Maditude;199215 Wrote: Pellicle, can you tell us how much noise the Thecus box puts out? Also, does it have a telnet/ssh interface, and can one install any old software one wants on it? (ie, imap+postfix, apache, etc) Yes there are intallable modules which enable SSH. I am using this

Re: [slim] Can't play my itunes files :-( ......and it's driving me mad. Please help!!

If you open a command prompt box and then issue the command netsh winsock show catalog netshlog.txt The output will be in the file netshlog.txt Regarding cutting short songs., This bug 4544 has been reported for a while but when updating socketwrapper to fix network problem, it was found

Re: [slim] New SB3 owner - End of songs chopped off

Still haven't solved the problem, but I can add the following observations: 1. The problem is unrelated to wireless transmissions as I have the same problem when both the laptop and SB3 are hardwired to the network. 2. When connected wirelessly I can confirm that excess network utilization is

[slim] Anyone know where I can find a white y-cable?

I need a short, white y-cable stereo miniplug to two male rca plugs. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35047

Re: [slim] New SB3 owner - End of songs chopped off

This is work in progress and I think it solves some of the truncated songs problems on Windows by replacing socketwrapper. To install download and unzip in a temporary area. Back up exisitn socketwrapper.exe program and then replace by this version.

[slim] db commit failed (rescan does not work)

Hi 6.5.1 does not rescan my library - Win XP, no itunes. No events, except for information events regarding Mysql. I tried a rescan with or without clearing the library, the rescan just does not start. The d_scan log is below. Any ideas about how to make rescan work (again)? Thanks!

Re: [slim] Which mp3 player?

Hercules;199950 Wrote: At the moment, I quite like the look of the Cowon iAudio X5, and can't really see any viable competitors... Perhaps, though, I have missed some other players? I bought the Cowon D2 and UE super.fi 5 IEMs. The D2 does not have the built-in capacity of the X5, but if you

Re: [slim] Library corrupted if NAS switched off

I have a very similar problem. Not sure if it is for the same reason, but probably so. In my case, so far I have not had to rescan my entire library. I have been able to scan for changes, and it has found lost music. I am also disappointed in finding multiple entries for the same album. I

Re: [slim] keep having to rescan music library

Thanks for the link to the thread. I added a post there. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35036

Re: [slim] db commit failed (rescan does not work)

I have an identical issue. My thread title wording isn't as crisp as your's since I wasn't sure what my issue was at the time. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35003 -- mudbone mudbone's Profile:

Re: [slim] N800 remote like Sonos?

With the white Squeezebox currently on sale for $250 and the N800 available for as little as $375 in the US, you could have a very nice two-room system for $875. Note that unlike the Sonos system, which requires one player to have a wired connection to your router, you can position the

[slim] No Sound

Hello all, This is my first post. I'm running Windows Vista, I'm a novice when it comes to computers. My squeezebox 3 was working fine, then something happened. So I did an uninstalled / reinstall (6.5.1) I'm getting no audio from my stereo when using slimserver. Everything seems to be working

Re: [slim] New SB3 owner - End of songs chopped off

Followed your instructions and the truncation is gone. At least on all of the 4 or 5 songs that I tested. For the record, my music library is ripped with iTunes to Apple lossless format. Also for the record, SS 6.5.2 is now installed on my Dell laptop. When the problem was present the last 15

Re: [slim] Scan does not stop even though all files are found

mudbone;199778 Wrote: Does anyone know what causes that BACKTRACE error to be invoked? I've just realised what you meant by this. The 'BACKTRACE' is not an error: it's a report on the sequence of events leading up to the error. It's generated by debug processes. -- Diana -- Diana

Re: [slim] No Sound

Is your volume on your squeezebox turned down? -- PhilNYC Sonic Spirits Inc. http://www.sonicspirits.com PhilNYC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=837 View this thread:

Re: [slim] New SB3 owner - End of songs chopped off

That's good. However the above version of socketwrapper has a problem when used with internet streams such with AlienBBC - socketwrapper process doesn't die - as I said work in progress. -- bpa bpa's Profile:

Re: [slim] Library corrupted if NAS switched off

Just a comment about 'look for new and changed music' versus the rebuild from scratch option: In the past we've not had much luck with the 'look for new and changed music' - we're not sure why, but we just gave up with it in the end and now rebuild the library every so often - no big deal. It

Re: [slim] Transporter issues

I pulled out the big guns first, only later realizing that I should have tried one thing at a time. If it happens again, I will just cycle the main power. This is the first I have heard about de-magnetizing the knob mechanism. What would cause a magnetic build-up on/around it? -MrD -- MrD

Re: [slim] Anyone know where I can find a white y-cable?

Kyle wrote: I need a short, white y-cable stereo miniplug to two male rca plugs. Yeah, Google: http://www.nextag.com/stereo-y-adapter/search-html Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] New SB3 owner - End of songs chopped off

Thanks for the help, and alerting me to the work in progress. -- tgraan tgraan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11419 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34990

Re: [slim] Transporter issues

MrD;200017 Wrote: This is the first I have heard about de-magnetizing the knob mechanism. What would cause a magnetic build-up on/around it? See this thread (esp. post #11) about how the knob works: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27981 -- JJZolx Jim

Re: [slim] Anyone know where I can find a white y-cable?

Kyle;199982 Wrote: I need a short, white y-cable stereo miniplug to two male rca plugs. How short? 'Belkin 7'' (http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F8V235-07GLD-AP-Stereo-Cable-7-Feet/dp/B0001OQTLY) 'HandHeldItems 40\' (http://www.amazon.com/Apple-iPod-Audio-Stereo-Cable/dp/B00062ORLU) 'Same(?)'

Re: [slim] N800 remote like Sonos?

Only thing I'd add is that if you have a very large (or growing to be a very large) music library, Sonos is probably not your best bet. Check out the forums at sonos.com for more on this. Way I see it, they're a little like the AMT: the limit will just snag more and more people over time unless

Re: [slim] Which mp3 player?

My son has a Cowon iAudio X5L, which is basically the X5 with a larger battery and much better battery life. I recently purchased the Cowon D2. I like both of them, although we really do not do much with video on either. Tamanaco is correct that if you are going to be using it during exercise,

Re: [slim] Slimserver Problems running on Windows Vista

fingers;197219 Wrote: I have had the most success with the build 6.5.2 from a couple weeks ago. However, I still occastionally experience SlimServer not starting up when the OS launches even with the service set to Automatic Delayed or just Automatic (actucally Automatic seems to work

Re: [slim] No Sound

Digital output level is fixed -- qqkltb qqkltb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35052

Re: [slim] Which mp3 player?

Hercules;199950 Wrote: My old iRiver H120 MP3 player (which I have rockboxed to run FLAC) is on its last legs - the screen is badly cracked, and something in the headphone socket is a little loose as it crackles a bit - and I am looking to replace it. Increasingly, my music is in FLAC

Re: [slim] No Sound

Try softsqueeze - if softsqueeze works then you know problem is probably with SB setup. If same symptoms with softsqueeze then problem is with Slimserver setup. -- bpa bpa's Profile:

Re: [slim] Slimserver Problems running on Windows Vista

There was some changes in directory layout of 6.5.2 recently for Vista so I think if you are upgrading from one 6.5.2 nightly to another you could try to uninstall first and then re-install to see if it helps. -- bpa

Re: [slim] No Sound

softsqueeze??? -- qqkltb qqkltb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35052

Re: [slim] No Sound

Softsqueeze a software emulation of a squeezebox. Look under Help section at bottom LHS of maion Slimserver web page -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Anyone know where I can find a white y-cable?

Just about 6-8 inches, like an adaptor cable. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35047

Re: [slim] No Sound

Tried softsqueeze and the same problem exist. -- qqkltb qqkltb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35052

Re: [slim] N800 remote like Sonos?

jkadragich;199688 Wrote: Thanks very much for the replies so far. Still would like to hear from someone who has compared the two (or at least 770 to sonos controller). I have been reading incessantly about the differences between sonos and SB, but it seems like the biggest advantage for

Re: [slim] No Sound

What format are the files you are tyrng to play ? From Slimserver can you play any internet radio stations such as one of the Somafm in Slim Picks ? -- bpa bpa's Profile:

[slim] Linux-compatible USB FM radio?

I'd like to listen to local FM through my Squeezeboxes. Rather than settle for the rotten 32k streams some local broadcasters offer, I'd like to have an FM radio capture device on my Linux-based Slimserver host so that I could stream local radio at 320k MP3 (probably using OSS or ALSA to feed

Re: [slim] Which mp3 player?

I do understand what you said about two music libraries, but I've decided that's the way to go after much experimentation. In my case, I got an 80GB iPod (only easily portable thing that could come close to accommodating most of my music collection in M4A format), did a batch transcoding job to

Re: [slim] No Sound

yes slimpicks plays with no problem -- qqkltb qqkltb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11459 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35052

Re: [slim] db commit failed (rescan does not work)

I deleted the cache after stopping SS, restarted, rescanned, nothing happened. I copied albums to a different drive, change the settings, rescanned, nothing happened. I'm going to de-install and re-install SS, maybe it's going to make a difference. -- Hagbard

Re: [slim] db commit failed (rescan does not work)

Hagbard;200074 Wrote: I deleted the cache after stopping SS, restarted, rescanned, nothing happened. I copied albums to a different drive, change the settings, rescanned, nothing happened. I'm going to de-install and re-install SS, maybe it's going to make a difference. I moved my FLACs

Re: [slim] No Sound

It looks like the problem is related to handling of your files. Next question - Is the problem the same or different with native format (e.g. flac, wma, mp3) and transcoded formats (e.g. aac,m4a, MWA lossless). What format are the files you are trying to play ? -- bpa

Re: [slim] db commit failed (rescan does not work)

The re-install didn't make a difference. What worked was the direct approach: scanner --force path -- Hagbard Hagbard's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5693 View this thread:

Re: [slim] db commit failed (rescan does not work)

Hagbard;200082 Wrote: The re-install didn't make a difference. What worked was the direct approach: scanner --force path How does one do that? Dave- -- mudbone mudbone's Profile:

Re: [slim] db commit failed (rescan does not work)

E.g. run cmd.exe, cd your way to the server directory in the slimserver, e.g. c:\program files\slimserver\server under Windows, then enter scanner --force path path referring to the base directory where your albums are. If you call scanner without parameters it will spill out a list of

Re: [slim] Recommendations for in-ceiling speakers?

On 2 May 2007, at 04:11, aubuti wrote: We're about to remodel our kitchen/dining area, and I am thinking about installing 1 or 2 pair of in-ceiling speakers. Has anybody tried single stereo speakers (as oppose to a pair) ? Robert ___ discuss

[slim] Relationship between Slim Devices and ProgressAV

I an a bit confused about the versions of SlimServer as found on the Slim Devices web site and those found on the ProgressAV site. I realize that the version on the ProgressiveAV site is the correct one for installing on the QNAP NAS units. Bur I am curious as to who actually is maintaining the

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 reboots

Sorry to top this... I'm glad to see I'm not alone with the issue. Still happening to me (currently running Player Firmware Version: 81 on my V3) As below, there's a light electrical click and a column of pixels lights up on the display and scrolls from left to right stopping when it reboots. A

Re: [slim] db commit failed (rescan does not work)

Thanks! If I see this error again I'll try that and maybe save myself some work. Dave- -- mudbone mudbone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11424 View this thread:

[slim] at my wit's end with SB3

My setup: Linksys BEFSR81 (v2) set as DHCP server running firmware 2.45.10 (most recent) BEFSR81 connected to my ADSL (old Westell Wirespeed) router which connects to the internet. / I recently replaced the BEFSR81 with a D-Link DGL-4100 (most recent firmware installed) Main PC running Windows XP

Re: [slim] Getting better performance out of MySQL

JJZolx;194709 Wrote: I'd be willing to bet that a _much_ larger gain in performance could be had by switching to MyISAM tables and maybe getting rid of all the text/blob fields. I've since had a chance to try this theory out... I'm running SlimServer 6.5.2 with purely MyISAM tables and it

Re: [slim] display inbound calls on asterisk on squeezebox

There's a much simpler way to do this. Assuming you have wget (who doesn't?) you can do this right inside your extensions.conf without need of any external script thusly: exten = s,1,System(/usr/bin/wget -q -b

Re: [slim] db commit failed (rescan does not work)

I tried the force but I'm having problems with the path name. My music is on a NAS and I tried \\192.\media\Music but I get path not found. Any suggestions? Dave- -- mudbone mudbone's Profile:

Re: [slim] at my wit's end with SB3

koozino;200103 Wrote: My ADSL modem will frequently lose its DSL connection after the Squeezbox connects to my network. Are you saying that your ADSL modem (a separate box connected to the WAN port on your access point, right?) loses its _DSL_ connection, i.e. the actual link to the telco,