[slim] Random Artist Feature

I really like the random artist feature where you get to play random songs by one artist. However, the artist selection also appears to be random, so for example, if you want to listen to a random selection of Bob Dylan songs, you have to keep pressing the random artist selection until Bob Dylan i

Re: [slim] Random Artist Feature

> Is there any way to select random songs by a specific artist? Go to the artist's menu/list and press play on that artist. All of his albums and songs will be added to the current playlist. Now hit the "Shuffle" button on the remote or the web interface to get a random order. This was the or

Re: [slim] TS101 + Slimserver

Basically, I downloaded the 6.5.2 slim server version for Windows, copied it into public folder of the TS101 and ran the .exe from there. I pointed the slimserver to folders where I wanted it to look for music and playlists on the TS101, but the quick launch and systray icons I accepted the defaul

Re: [slim] firewall

Michael, Thanks for your reply. I had them open for in and out going connection. I changed them for incoming connection only, however I still got the same problem. Is there any other setting / port I need to change / open for v 6.5.2? -- gorgenyi

Re: [slim] Random Artist Feature

Thank you Michael! -- Ray70 Ray70's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11408 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35719 ___ dis

Re: [slim] firewall

For many firewall you have to make slim.exe a "trusted" app to use networks. Slimserver also does multicasting on port 3483 - even though 3483 is open some firewalls block multicasting. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://foru

Re: [slim] Playing 24/48

I've tried again, using Audacity to record 24 bit signed WAV files, then convert these to FLAC using FLAC front end. When I play these on my PC using Media Monkey all is fine. I've tried re-ticking some of the file type options in the Slimserver setup and now I get music via the SB3 ! However whe

Re: [slim] TS101 + Slimserver

In other words you have configured your PC as your slimserver; and have stored the files on the remote TS101. This is not actually they way to do it! The TS101 uses a PowerPC processor running linux. It uses a service called 'Samba' to allow the hard disk to be served to remote computers (like wi

[slim] RadioShark etc

(The discussion started in _'this_thread' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=205434)_, and I feel guilty about hijacking the thread...) Yes, it looks like this RadioShark idea has got legs. I won an eBay auction, so will have a play with server-side streaming from a RadioShark. I'd

Re: [slim] All-In-One Device - does it exist... is there a market

OK, I'm now feeling really bad about the threadjack... so started a new thread: _'RadioShark_etc' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35720)_ Matthew -- mflint 'Clicky-woo linky' (http://www.insignificant.org/wiki/index.php/Slim_Plugins) to web page of my plugins

[slim] Can I turn off gapless playback

I use SB with my iTunes library, and since the gapless version of the software (which is much more stable) I have the problem of slimserver truncating the end of all tracks, which is hugely annoying. Can I turn off the gapless feature any way? -- bobprangnell --

Re: [slim] Can I turn off gapless playback

If you are using Slimserver 6.5.1 on Windows and using transcoding (e.g. AAC, ALAC, M4A) on files then there is a truncation bug which is fixed in 6.5.2. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?useri

[slim] Last.fm purchased by CBS

Much anticipated, but looks like it's finally happened... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6701863.stm Good to see that Felix and RJ will still be around for a while though. -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums

Re: [slim] Streaming Slimserver into Second Life

It's looking like Icecast can host an external stream... I'm looking into it now. --R -- relen relen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread

Re: [slim] Nokia N800

OK, Now I've had a chance to use our installation in anger one thing which is driving me mad is the fact that if you hit the playlist icon to pull up the current playlist and hit the play icon beside one of the tracks it takes 5-6 seconds for anything to happen. The CPU/memory load/screenshot app

[slim] Since upgrade, library continuously scanning

Hi, I upgraded to the latest slimserver and now my library is continuously scanning. I upgraded to the latest nightly, but still the same effect. This has been going on for days now, and it is consuming a lot of resources... :( what can I do to stop this? (ps: custom scan is not installed) Rega

Re: [slim] TS101 + Slimserver

Message to Roamingstudio. Many thanks my friend, your suggestions about telnet etc seem to make sense to me. I will try them out and let you know how I get on. Once again thank you. -- Grey Fox Grey Fox's Profile: http:/

Re: [slim] Last.fm purchased by CBS

Good for them. I'm not at all interested in MySpace and the like, but last.fm is superb. They deserve success, and I'm sure that if the present team stays in control they won't allow it to become a compromised corporate tool. -- nathanroberts1 'My last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/nathanrobert

Re: [slim] Firmware download

No, I was on 6.5.1. already. I meant 6.5.2. anyway, I will do it -- thesil Gerry. "When you ain't got nuthin', you've got nuthin' to lose" thesil's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9197 View this

[slim] Auto shutdown of a SlimNAS server

Hey Is it just me or is this smart! :-) The SlimNAS server should shutdown automaticaly after 11pm if no trafic. If there is trafic we wait an hour and try again. Is this possible? I know that you can set it to standby which is more or less "shutdown". But I would rather let the server shutdow

Re: [slim] Auto shutdown of a SlimNAS server

> The SlimNAS server should shutdown automaticaly after 11pm if no > trafic. If there is trafic we wait an hour and try again. > > Is this possible? IMHO not without a lot of tinkering. You'd need a plugin or something to monitor the server's activity. Please note that SlimNAS isn't anything sp

Re: [slim] Album count

hey prabbit, take a look my previous post: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=205133#post205133 if you think my little perl script could help to re-arrange the data on disc, i will gladly send you a copy ... hope this helps, -sherm -- shermoid "you are only young once, but you

Re: [slim] Last.fm purchased by CBS

nathanroberts1 wrote: > Good for them. I'm not at all interested in MySpace and the like, but > last.fm is superb. They deserve success, and I'm sure that if the > present team stays in control they won't allow it to become a > compromised corporate tool. Yeah, until they go and change the logo. :

Re: [slim] Last.fm purchased by CBS

nathanroberts1;205664 Wrote: > Good for them. I'm not at all interested in MySpace and the like, but > last.fm is superb. They deserve success, and I'm sure that if the > present team stays in control they won't allow it to become a > compromised corporate tool. s/MySpace/iPod/g s/last\.fm/slimd

Re: [slim] Playing 24/48

Just to be clear - you have tried streaming the original 24-bit WAVE files to your SB3 - and they play correctly? -Ron -- Ron F. *Squeezebox setup:* wireless SB3 -> CI Audio VDA.2 DAC + VAC.1 PSU *Main rig:* NAD 7600 + NAD 2600A -> Phase Tech PC-6.5 speakers *Headphone rig:* Headroom Max -> S

Re: [slim] Announce: Official SlimServer v6.5.2 Release

Since upgrading today from v6.5.1 to v6.5.2 my Squeezebox seems to have slowed down considerably. Menu navigation and scrolling are now slow and jittery, sometimes it takes the Squeezebox several seconds to respond to the remote control. I installed SlimServer_v6.5.2.noarch.rpm on a Fedora Core 6

Re: [slim] Announce: Official SlimServer v6.5.2 Release

The most recent Windows (Vista) Update installed new drivers for the motherboard's nVIDIA network that apparently erased my SlimServer and Squeezebox settings. After wrestling with it for a while I was able to restore everything; I then updated my Slimserver to the current 6.5.2 (I previously had

Re: [slim] Announce: Official SlimServer v6.5.2 Release

> Since upgrading today from v6.5.1 to v6.5.2 my Squeezebox seems to have > slowed down considerably. Menu navigation and scrolling are now slow > and jittery, sometimes it takes the Squeezebox several seconds to > respond to the remote control. Is your server still scanning the music collection?

Re: [slim] Last.fm purchased by CBS

bklaas;205677 Wrote: > > there's so much cool stuff to be done with this kind of data too... I am particularly enjoying ' this' (http://mainstream.vincentahrend.com/) at the moment... -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://

Re: [slim] Rating tracks from the Squeezebox?

On a similar note, I would like to do the same use the remote to "rate" songs. I'm looking for more than just adding to the "zapped" list. I know that there is a plugin "trackstat" that allows you to do this from the web interface. However, I would like to do this from just using the remote. Doe

Re: [slim] Last.fm purchased by CBS

Siduhe;205702 Wrote: > I am particularly enjoying ' this' > (http://mainstream.vincentahrend.com/) at the moment... Hey, that's cool I'm at 20% mainstreamness - didn't realize I was so 'weird'! -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SM

Re: [slim] Looking for a better way to create playlists

So I think the issue must be windows' display of bitrate. Foobar is showing bitrates in the mid-200's. -- dwc dwc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1892 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices

Re: [slim] Announce: Official SlimServer v6.5.2 Release

Michael Herger;205703 Wrote: > > Since upgrading today from v6.5.1 to v6.5.2 my Squeezebox seems to > have > > slowed down considerably. Menu navigation and scrolling are now slow > > and jittery, sometimes it takes the Squeezebox several seconds to > > respond to the remote control. > > Is your

Re: [slim] Rating tracks from the Squeezebox?

trackstat supports rating with the remote. just press/hold 1-5 to rate the current playing song... -- schiegl schiegl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6654 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevi

Re: [slim] Scanner.exe error, incomplete library

I send my log files to support but I didn't get any feedback yet... In the mean time I un-install and re-install several times the daily build and the current 6.5.2 build. I un-install and re-install the latest fix for Win2K (KB927891). none of this operations cure the problem. The scanning of

Re: [slim] Playing 24/48

I have done a lot of needle drops at 24/48 (and lately 24/96) and they all play without problem. My process is to capture the sound with Spin It Again, let SIA do the track splitting and then use FLACfrontend for encoding. All the file types are checked in the server. Can I suggest you download a

Re: [slim] Rating tracks from the Squeezebox?

schiegl;205713 Wrote: > trackstat supports rating with the remote. just press/hold 1-5 to rate > the current playing song... or if your settings are to rate songs from 1-10, hold "one" through "zero" respectively. -- verbatone --

[slim] Sonic Impact T-Amp in the UK?

Any idea where I can get one of these little guys in the UK ? Ebay have them, but shipping from the US. Any ideas about suppliers in the UK ? -- gingerneil gingerneil's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?use

Re: [slim] Integrating cover art from Amarok

Pale Blue Ego;204199 Wrote: > Google's image search works pretty well for finding album art. It's > very fast and usually finds multiple resolutions. I also found an interesting way of getting images off the internet. It's manual, but better than saving the file. If you right click and select

[slim] Cannot search for mp3 comments

Hi, I just installed the new 6.5.2 SlimServer release and now I am unable to search for mp3 comments. I already did a rebuild of the database but it did not help. In the code I saw that searching for lyrics is similar to looking for comments and searching lyrics works as expected. Searching for

Re: [slim] Playing 24/48

One thing that hasn't been mentioned is the FLAC compression level. The CPU in the SB may have trouble decoding heavily compressed FLACs in realtime. Try using a FLAC compression level of 0 or 1 instead of the higher compression settings. -- Pale Blue Ego -

Re: [slim] Rating tracks from the Squeezebox?

Worked like a charm, Thanks ! -- pc4ever1 pc4ever1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3836 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=13652 ___

Re: [slim] Announce: Official SlimServer v6.5.2 Release

> I don't think so... the home page screen says: "Your music library > contains 363 albums with 3472 songs by 193 artists." so I assume it has > finished? So do I. Do you see whether the machine is suffering from heavy load? What's the cpu doing? Michael ___

Re: [slim] Playing 24/48

I run FLAC level 6 with no problems. -- Heuer Heuer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2543 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34783 __

Re: [slim] Announce: Official SlimServer v6.5.2 Release

> I don't think so... the home page screen says: "Your music library > contains 363 albums with 3472 songs by 193 artists." so I assume it has > finished? > The homepage screen isn't 100% reliable. Sometimes it hasn't finished scanning and it doesn't say its still scanning. -- Nostromo --

Re: [slim] Since upgrade, library continuously scanning

I have reinstalled yet again (and again after uninstalling and wiping every preference), but this time with some success... So finally SS is behaving as expected. Probably something dodgy about my previous configuration. Anyone else has/had a similar issue? Cheers Matt -- matthijskoopmans

Re: [slim] Streaming Slimserver into Second Life

I'm now working with Stream Solutions to provide a stream relay server. We are using Icecast which can relay a stream with a supplied URL. The problem so far is that for some reason pressing Play on either a standalone player (QuickTime player for example) or in-world in Second Life delivers a 30

Re: [slim] Slimsever TO Icecast2

I'm trying this at present with a streaming provider. The problem I'm having is that icecast client players drop out after 30-60 seconds. Anyone got anywhere with this? --Richard E -- relen relen's Profile: http://forum

Re: [slim] What role does MusicIP Mixer's library play for SlimServer?

kdf;205450 Wrote: > yes, the data is imported and merged with any other data sources, > including music folder scan. > > -kdf so it does this automatically if you have the MusicIP plugin installed? But you also have to have MusicIP running? Is that right? Thanks -- Club1820

Re: [slim] What role does MusicIP Mixer's library play for SlimServer?

MusicIP must be running when slimserver starts. You must also have the "use musicmagic" radio button checked in server settings for the importer and mixer to be enabled. -kdf -- kdf kdf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices

Re: [slim] Sonic Impact T-Amp in the UK?

I could not find a UK supplier. I got mine from www.thinkgeek.com in the states - it cost just over £20 including shipping. I did buy two at once which may have made the shipping cheaper. Customs did not appear to be interested so there was no duty to pay. Which was nice. I'm driving a pair of M

Re: [slim] Streaming Slimserver into Second Life

hi Richard Contact this guy at www.slserver.com Jamie Otis (they have an in-world store). They are UK based and have fantastic technical support for all streaming requirements. Cheaper than most too :) good luck N -- nik8 -

Re: [slim] Announce: Official SlimServer v6.5.2 Release

Michael Herger;205740 Wrote: > > I don't think so... the home page screen says: "Your music library > > contains 363 albums with 3472 songs by 193 artists." so I assume it > has > > finished? > > So do I. Do you see whether the machine is suffering from heavy load? > What's the cpu doing? > >

Re: [slim] Last.fm purchased by CBS

nicketynick wrote: > Hey, that's cool I'm at 20% mainstreamness - didn't realize I was > so 'weird'! When I ran this for the music my family listens to on the slim at home, I think there were only 2 artists >20%. If you listen to enough kids music, for example, you end

Re: [slim] RadioShark etc

RadioTime could be a good fit and help, we have the parts and motivation. The RadioTime guide has AM/FM coverage based on zip/location. The Windows RedButton client has integrated support for tuning the shark, plus times-shifting. Finished recordings are tagged from the guide and available fo

[slim] Umm, Slim Devices Logo (Instead of Logitech)?

Hi, I know it might sound petty but I would like the Slim Devices logo to appear in SlimServer 6.5.2. It is just a cooler logo. Any ideas? Thanks -- MikeWynneDub MikeWynneDub's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/me

Re: [slim] Umm, Slim Devices Logo (Instead of Logitech)?

MikeWynneDub wrote: > It is just a cooler logo. > Any ideas? Its open source. Get the 6.5.1 source, pull the logo you like out, get the new source, change the logo. Don't worry, be happy. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html

Re: [slim] Umm, Slim Devices Logo (Instead of Logitech)?

MikeWynneDub;205827 Wrote: > Hi, > > I know it might sound petty but I would like the Slim Devices logo to > appear in SlimServer 6.5.2. > > It is just a cooler logo. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks Well, you could always download and run the svn code (see the wiki) and then take an old copy of th

Re: [slim] Umm, Slim Devices Logo (Instead of Logitech)?

On 30-May-07, at 6:34 PM, MikeWynneDub wrote: > > I know it might sound petty but I would like the Slim Devices logo to > appear in SlimServer 6.5.2. > search the forum. this one has already been covered recently. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@

Re: [slim] Time/Date Format in 6.5.2

> Are you certain that this was the case without modifying the code?The > date time settings are selected from a list that hasn't changed for at > least 13 months, well before the 6.5.1 release. > -kdf Yes I am certain. I've never modified the code and 6.5.1 never showed the AM/PM symbols in h:

Re: [slim] Time/Date Format in 6.5.2

Chris Marr;205839 Wrote: > Yes I am certain. I've never modified the code and 6.5.1 never showed > the AM/PM symbols in h:mm 12 hour format. Are you sure you weren't using a 24 hour format? There would have had to be additional format strings available, because I've always used the Date & Time

[slim] problem with nokia770 skin

Specifically the 'now playing' screen. I used to see the album art and song info, now I see nothing. The play/pause, volume, and all controls do not respond. I'm using SlimServer v6.5.1 Please help. It used to be so wonderful... -- funkincubator -

Re: [slim] Slimserver causes load on Internet traffic...

I have the exact same problem; I also have erratic startups of my Squeezeboxes(Yep they turn on by themselves). This all started when I upgraded my version of Clarkconnect from version 3.2 to 4.1. I have an image of my server configuration prior to the upgrade, I went back to it to confirm that I

Re: [slim] Announce: Official SlimServer v6.5.2 Release

> Yes you're right, using 'top' I can see that every few seconds there is > a spike of CPU load from the slimserver.pl process. Do you still see this spike if you close all browsers accessing slimserver's web page? > Do you know of a way to downgrade? Just install an older version. If it's sti

Re: [slim] Umm, Slim Devices Logo (Instead of Logitech)?

okay, okay, you can hack it, but that's not the point... WE WANT THE SLIMDEVICES LOGO BACK ! support your local Squeezebox, claim back your Slimdevices logo! -Gian -- gian gian's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/memb

Re: [slim] Can I access Squeezebox3 without remote ctl?

Another remote related problem now. I got the Universal JVC-DVD remote control now but I'm not able to update the firmware. The box ask me to hold the BRIGHTNESS button. I started slimserver -d_ir to get the button values back. It works out that my remote only returns brightness_up and brightne

Re: [slim] Umm, Slim Devices Logo (Instead of Logitech)?

according to the press release at the time, it will cost you around $20 million. yours if you want it. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss