1. Install the MyPicks plugin (see
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?MyPicks )
2. Use the import feature to load favorites into the MyPicks list
3. Now menu entry MyPicks has all radio station acessible to all
players..
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Thanks for the replies.
I also have a p4 1.5 + 1GB RAM running Ubuntu server 7.04.
I think I'll use this to run SlimServer on then and keep the Mac for
other chores.
I have a new MacBook pro, so the old G4 sits idle a lot of the time.
Thanks
ET
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willem wrote:
The E90 has the S60 version of Symbian, same as the E61i. Main reason
for me to put away the 9300 was the lack of wifi and for the 9500 it
was the size.
The E90 is smaller than the 9500. Keyboard of the e90 is easier to use
than the e61i keyboard for sure.
E90 should work fine
Pat Farrell;203871 Wrote:
forestcaver wrote:[color=blue]
powered laptop server (quiet) and a NSLU2 to store the music to drive
a
slimp3. I have a large (~30-40 k tracks) music library and just
cannot
tolerate the time to rescan on a NAS.
Did you ever consider not using a low power
I think it's reasonable whether the files are local or not. If you want
your slimserver to appear as an abstraction layer/appliance you play
music through you have to use it in some way. For instance, gathering
statistics, rating songs, integration with radio sources as a first
class concept and
This might not help Andy but I try to conserve energy using Wake-on-LAN
or ACPI features of your PC. Unfortunately as you are using Vista
there's going to be a crap load of other stuff going on too.
The only real solution is something lightweight and dedicated... and
really that cannot mean a
forestcaver;203958 Wrote:
Pat Farrell;203871 Wrote:
forestcaver wrote:[color=blue]
Ok, you say you don't want to rant, but can you explain why you think
two versions of the SlimServer would result in you getting a better
product?
Not what I said - I don't want n versions. I
My favorite radio stations are saved in the SB only and not on the
server (i.e. they were saved off of Squeeze Network). I do not see how
the MyPicks plugin can import data from SB.
Thanks,
Will
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BTW - for the LoveSexy album, I ripped the entire album to WAV, then
loaded it into Goldwave or Audacity and cut it into chunks with a
regular fadein/out for each track.
I then saved and compressed to MP3. Took me about 1 hour.
I know it's not how the original album was released, but so what.
Nothing is saved in the SB - your favorites are saved on
Squeezenetwork.
The following thread give some ideas on how to move the favorites on
Squeezenetwork around
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35005
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31928
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bpa
Hello,
My first post here...
I thought I should try to stream flac files as wav files (eg. do the
unpacking of the flac files at the server side).
I read quite a few posts about this here, and I did as they suggested:
I unticked the flac -flac option on the file formats settings in the
MickeyG;203789 Wrote:
Here's an official recommendation:
Reinstalling over your old version will work fine for most people.
However, if you've experienced problems with doing that or think you
might, then a completely fresh install would be best. For Windows, that
means:
1. Uninstall
forestcaver wrote:
Ok, you say you don't want to rant, but can you explain why you
think two versions of the SlimServer would result in you getting
a better product?
Not what I said - I don't want n versions. I just don't want a
monolithic, bloated server.
The current server is what it
If you want a lighter-weight, basic server, why not go back to a 3.x or
4.x release? Or take a stable release and see how much code you can
strip out without breaking it? Or offer to pay a perl guru to do that?
It's open source - you aren't forced to use the latest bloated
version.
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Smiley Dan;203971 Wrote:
The only real solution is something lightweight and dedicated... and
really that cannot mean a Windows operating system. A minimal Linux
installation onto a fanless Epia box may be a useful way to go, for
instance...
Not necessarily. My Slimserver (release 6.5.1) is
cliveb wrote:
So you *don't* need a
high-powered box to run Slimserver.
Totally correct. You need a decent box. And if you are concerned about
scan time, you need fast IO. But all of this is relative.
Cliveb's 533 mHz with 512MB of ram is probably not an ideal current
target, mostly because
it seems that there are at least 2 camps of people in the slimserver
universe:
1. those who think the product should work as the customer expects, and
2. those who think the customer should work as the product expects
i work as a software engineer (previously also in system
administration)
Thanks BPA for clarifying where my favorites are stored. I think I can
work with it now.
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Smiley Dan;203970 Wrote:
If you want your slimserver to appear as an abstraction layer/appliance
you play music through you have to use it in some way.
Yes, but to me it seems obvious that it is indeed not the purpose of
the slimserver. It's by design tied to the squeezebox. I don't think
CliveB,
I have a very similar setup to you using a Via MoBo and it consumes
just 25W (measured from a plug-in Watt-Meter).
My machine is a Via EN 1.5GHz with 1GB of RAM and 1 SATA HDD. The
machine does more than just run Slimserver (which it does pretty well).
It also runs Exchange 2003, SQL
Thanks guys. I was hoping it would play DVD files already on my HDD, so
I wouldn't have to rip them. It'd be nice if the SB had a video output
too, but I'm just dreaming.
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SamS,
Have you physically looked at the tags in a program like mp3tag. I had
a similar problem as yours a year or so agoit was in the tags.
Especially with downloaded music. For me, I use one tag version and
delete all others.
Bruce
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Pat Farrell;203989 Wrote:
Cliveb's 533 mHz with 512MB of ram is probably not an ideal current
target, mostly because even Via has lots of 1gHz processors these days.
Very true. I was an early mini-ITX adopter, and the 533MHz EPIA5000 is
the mobo I happen to own. It does the job, so no need to
Another happy owner of Harmony 659/SB2 here.
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vdorta
Silent computer, Windows Vista Ultimate, dBpowerAMP Reference/FLAC,
Slimserver 6.5.2, Inguz Room Correction, wireless SB2 (Bolder digital
analog mods, Sonicap Platinum bypass caps, Bolder Deluxe Power Supply),
Stello M200 monos, ACI
On 5/20/07, Charles Stanton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does any one know if the Harmony 880/890 or 1000 can control the SB? If
yes, can it do all the functions of the SB remote?
The 880 rocks! Mine controls a TV, DVD/VCR player, CD player, amp,
MythTV box, X10 controller, and of course the SB3.
servies;203974 Wrote:
Ah, I see it: you want everything but you don't want to do anything to
get it...
Sounds just like a normal customer to me ...
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I thought I should try to stream flac files as wav files (eg. do the
unpacking of the flac files at the server side).
For what reason?
What can be the problem? I have not limited the streaming bandwith or
anything so I`m a little confused.
What operating system are you on? Do you have flac
I'm wanting to stream over the internet and when I or another user
connects, nothing plays..
How do you set the server up to automagically play the selected
playlist and/or all songs on connect?
thanks
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Just to compare since some people has said that wav sounds a little
better. I don`t think so myself but it`s no harm in trying
I use XP and have Flac installed.
BUT: I solved the problem; I Installed 6.5.2 and then it worked!!
I`ll try some semi-blindtests when my wife comes home and can
Just to compare since some people has said that wav sounds a little
better. I don`t think so myself but it`s no harm in trying
Save yourself the hassle: the output data is identical. You can't
restore lost data. Therefore transcoding flac to wav wouldn't change
even if wav was better.
You'd probably need to write some code to have Slimserver automatically
start playing a certain playlist when a user connects. You can probably
edit strings.txt and restart Slimserver to change the welcome message.
Why are you using Slimserver for this? Unless you take some extra
steps, Ability
Sorry for the false alarm: the 'click to accept license' thing was new
in my experience. You might want to be clear in that click agreement
that the proprietary code is only in the firmware.
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I re-read through this thread and people make mention of using
CopyCover. I used it two nights ago and it ran like a charm, the
offline version at least. I didn't install the actual script. The
main problem I see is that it won't overwrite files, at least it says
it doesn't, maybe there's an
peterw;204047 Wrote:
You'd probably need to write some code to have Slimserver automatically
start playing a certain playlist when a user connects. You can probably
edit strings.txt and restart Slimserver to change the welcome message.
Why are you using Slimserver for this? Unless you take
Ah yes, the lovely open source ethos: Blame the User. You'll see
this all the time. User describes what he or she wants something to
do. If that something is difficult with current open source offerings,
then the user is told he or she is stupid for wanting it. This is as
inevitable as the
I mean... when people complain about the slow scanning, instead of
abusing them for not having a fast machine, tell them something like
this:
The reason the server has to be so fast for a decently quick scan is
because the logic in figuring out the correct tags in all the different
formats we
But someone who shows up and points
out that a nice, consumer-friendly device shouldn't require a Cray XMP
in the back room is -not being stupid-.
Nobody says you're stupid. But you're wrong. You don't need even one GHz
to run SlimServer. I've never had anything beyond a Via C3/1GHz to serve
You're not likely to hear any real difference unless there's a problem
with the FLAC decoder in the Squeezebox firmware. Generally, the
firmware tends to be pretty good, so you probably won't find one. But
if you do hear a noticeable difference (that is, you or your wife can
*reliably* pick out
Quoting Malor [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Sorry for the false alarm: the 'click to accept license' thing was new
in my experience. You might want to be clear in that click agreement
that the proprietary code is only in the firmware.
Where are you seeing this particular 'click to accept'? The one
Malor wrote:
Ah yes, the lovely open source ethos: Blame the User. You'll see
this all the time. User describes what he or she wants something to
do. If that something is difficult with current open source offerings,
then the user is told he or she is stupid for wanting it.
No, you are
The network is as @ #3 - straight to the wireless router.
I've checked the gateway DNS IP addresses in the SB3 - they are
correct. I'm getting RSS feeds so the connectivity must be there for
that musn't it?
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lyteroptes
Ah yes, the lovely open source ethos: Blame the User.
Then again, some of the people who post questions here are obviously
utter numpties...
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Just to clarify - the original poster complained about stability. I said
that stability was poor and upgrading to new releases was a pain because
they were often broken and required a rescan, which was slow. I can live
with slow rescanning if you only have to do it once. The current way of
adding
byKnight;203718 Wrote:
If at all possible, run the problematic SB3 wired for a while and
determine whether or not you can still reproduce the problem.
If you can't reproduce it when the SB3 is wired, that suggests you are
having some kind of wireless-related issue.
I have reported the
I'd suggest rebooting your router and Squeezebox. It sure sounds to me
like the Squeezebox just doesn't have the right DNS info.
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kdf;203398 Wrote:
I have an 880 and it does a great job at controlling the SB. There is
a device option in the software, and the functions not mapped to hard
buttons are available on the soft buttons.
I would assume that the 1000 has the same level of support.
-kdf
I can confirm
upstatemike;204107 Wrote:
I have reported the same problem in other threads. I only run wired
players and have no problems when players are not synced. They only
seem to get stuck at the beginning of a new song. The problem started
with the latest release version of Slimserver.
More
I have just checked...
My wife switched between songs etc. and i tried to figure out what is
what. Minimal difference or shall I say I thought I could spot the
difference and that wav was better but the resukt was something like
65/ 35% for wav beeing best versus flac being best which isn`t
Ross L;204118 Wrote:
I'd suggest rebooting your router and Squeezebox. It sure sounds to me
like the Squeezebox just doesn't have the right DNS info.
I've already tried that ...several times for this reason and others.
If it was DNS how would it find the RSS sites?
Is there any debug or
Slimserver 6.5.1 is installed on Ubuntu edgy LAMP server and the OSX is
a brand new minimal install using only the first CD out of four in the
full panther box with only US localization. The library is served up
via NFS mount from a FreeNAS which also has Michael Herger's SlimNAS
installed on
I know little about RSS, sorry. I really think this must be a networking
issue. What is the make/model number/firmware version of your wireless
router? Do you use DHCP? If so, what is the IP address of the player?
Also have you compared the MAC address of the player with the sticker
on the
byKnight;203718 Wrote:
If at all possible, run the problematic SB3 wired for a while and
determine whether or not you can still reproduce the problem.
If you can't reproduce it when the SB3 is wired, that suggests you are
having some kind of wireless-related issue.
Agree wholeheartedly.
Kevin our support manager might pipe up, but in the meantime I'll just
say it's something we're carefully planning for. In addition, there
are some changes going on within the Logitech support
Right now our support team is too small to support the kind of sales
volumes we're projecting. The
Chippy;203514 Wrote:
The support experience has been like night and day when compared to the
amazing help I have received on these forums in the past from kdf and
the gang.
I've dealt with a lot of consumer electronics companies where the
official support was absolutely horrid and much
Nope, wasn't the tags! After talking to Tomer and Anop (thanks guys!!)
at SlimDevices Support, we determined that there was a shortcut inside
my music folder that looped and made Slimserver want to repoint back to
the music library, thus causing duplicates. I deleted the shortcut, did
a
For almost a year, I couldn't get my technophobe wife to use the
Squeezebox either ... which was very frustrating for me, as my primary
objective when I purchased our Squeezeboxes and ripped all my CDs was
to get her to stop stacking hundreds of my CDs (sans the cases!) on the
mantle ... until I
It took my wife about 2 years to get comfortable with using SB3, mostly
from lack of trying. I think once my 9, 8 and 6 year-olds were well
adept at finding and playing music, she felt a little silly at not
being able to. My advice...borrow some known child and teach them in 10
minutes.
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4mula1;203725 Wrote:
I did it to keep her collection from polluting mine and make her stop
referring to the Squeezebox as your Squeezebox.
Actually it just came up again (before she stormed out), and one of the
things she mentioned was needing a radio upstairs so she can listen to
her music.
pm314;204172 Wrote:
It took my wife about 2 years to get comfortable with using SB3, mostly
from lack of trying. I think once my 9, 8 and 6 year-olds were well
adept at finding and playing music, she felt a little silly at not
being able to. My advice...borrow some known child and teach them
I have 447 artist folders on my NAS (looked at tags with mp3tag and my
WMA files on my NAS all show the appropriate band name under the artist
column). So my slim server says i have 1039 albums but only 57 artists.
THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY. I cannot search my collection by album artist.
I can
From your subject line I thought you were having trouble with your Aston
Martin! Perhaps you have an ignition problem :)
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swhite58
Clark Connect Linux file server-SB3-Luxman L4-Gale
speakers/Sennheiser headphones
This is an issue we're working on right now as a focus for 6.5.3
(hopefully as a much shorter release cycle than 6.5.2)
the nightly builds are already available here:
http://www.slimdevices.com/dev_nightly.html
so far, reports are positive. If this doesn't fix the issue, please
let us know
Where are people getting the idea you need a powerful machine to run
slimserver? From what I have seen, slimserver will run on some pretty
slow, antiquated equipment. I think what really drives a lot of
this..is our impatience. If rescan takes 2 minutes longer than
we think it
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