Re: [slim] Computer audio out to squeezebox?

2007-06-01 Thread amcluesent
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Re: [slim] Time/Date Format in 6.5.2

2007-06-01 Thread Chris Marr
Michael Herger;205912 Wrote: > > > Didn't you by chance change the settings on the OS side? > > Once again I repeat, I changed nothing. I just upgraded from 6.5.1 to 6.5.2. When the Squeezebox display came up again it was showing uppercase PM symbol, h:mm PM that is never showed before.

[slim] Computer audio out to squeezebox?

2007-06-01 Thread davepeck
Is it possible to stream the current audio on my computer (aka whatever would normally go to my computer's audio out) to a squeezebox? This would be something like the Apple Airport Express + iTunes functionality, only without, y'know, an Airport Express. I have a Mac and a Windows PC. So answe

Re: [slim] Where does everyone buy their online music from?

2007-06-01 Thread bjs
Personally, I will only buy music online if it is available in flac format. There's not much out there unfortunately. I did find http://www.bleep.com, a division of warp records I think. They have a small handful of titles available in flac. -- bjs

Re: [slim] Pros/cons of unplugging my SB3?

2007-06-01 Thread Pale Blue Ego
I don't think it will hurt anything, especially if the SB screen is dark. One thing you might do is assign the slimserver PC a fixed IP address in your router settings. Then the Squeezebox won't have any trouble finding it after a disconnect. -- Pale Blue Ego -

[slim] Pros/cons of unplugging my SB3?

2007-06-01 Thread Brian Ritchie
Before I go to bed, I turn off the SB3 (well, put it into standby, with the Big Red Button). Then I power-down the PC, and turn off the cable modem and wireless router. So far, I'm not in the habit of unplugging the SB3 as well. Though I've set it to show the time (dimly) in standby, once the n

Re: [slim] music files gone missing

2007-06-01 Thread Anoop M .
Can you make any tie to the files that are not showing up? Are the only files that do not show up, the files that were once DRM protected? -- Anoop M. Anoop M.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=899

Re: [slim] Where does everyone buy their online music from?

2007-06-01 Thread Rambaud
Minora;206259 Wrote: > How do you convert them? I recently got WMA Convert SW and it doesn't > work. All the tracks that I have converted have problems with them. I burn them to CD, and then use jriver Mediacenter to covert them to APE format (the same as my other music ). -- Rambaud --

Re: [slim] Where does everyone buy their online music from?

2007-06-01 Thread Minora
Rambaud;204423 Wrote: > I have been using iTunes for the past couple of months, as £100 vouchers > are available for £25 to £30 (so a £7.99 album costs just under £2.00) - > pity they are only 128kbps at the moment (EMI labels should be 256kbps > and no DRM). > > I can play my iTunes downloads v

[slim] music files gone missing

2007-06-01 Thread Minora
I have been using iTunes to manage my music for about 1 year and until recently I have not had any real problems. However, recently I have lost about half of the tracks from within Slimserver. All still exist in iTunes. Rescanning etc., doesn't help. The only changes I have made is to get an

Re: [slim] File drag and drop

2007-06-01 Thread Pale Blue Ego
Or if not Linux, maybe put XP or Windows2000 on the laptop. 98SE is just a bad OS. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.

Re: [slim] Music missing in standard browse, but not in Custom Browse

2007-06-01 Thread Anoop M .
Gildahl;206219 Wrote: > I use iTunes (ALAC) to manage my music and have some albums that are > tagged with a dual genre separated with a semi-colon as Classical;Easy > Listening (although I'm not sure that matters as you will see). Most > of these appear correctly when browsing with the standard

[slim] Music missing in standard browse, but not in Custom Browse

2007-06-01 Thread Gildahl
I use iTunes (ALAC) to manage my music and have some albums that are tagged with a dual genre separated with a semi-colon as Classical;Easy Listening (although I'm not sure that matters as you will see). Most of these appear correctly when browsing with the standard Genre menu, but one album does

Re: [slim] skipping back to the start of a track

2007-06-01 Thread blessingx
What about turning on the buffer fill screensaver and watching when you get a stutter? Then you can make bandwidth limitations, etc. necessary. -- blessingx Squeezebox 3 + Lavry DA1Ø + Woo Audio 6 + Ultrasone 25ØØ / Sennheiser HD65Ø/58Ø/595 -

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

2007-06-01 Thread tyler_durden
Keith;206151 Wrote: > > I think that bring me back to the rational behind the logo issue, most > people don't give a monkey what logo there is but it does matter if you > have guests it's all about image, and isn't that what the brand is about > image... It probably isn't to hard to find a .gif

Re: [slim] New competition from McIntosh?

2007-06-01 Thread Nostromo
Cambridge also has a device such as this one. I think that all-in-one devices like this one are a dumb idea. Computers are cheap and they're easily upgradeable. The Slimdevice approach is a lot smarter, IMO. BTW, how do you tag your tracks on this thing? Do you have to use that tiny screen? -

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

2007-06-01 Thread Kyle
kdf;206196 Wrote: > But, isn't that the only reason people have "A Brief History of Time" > by Stephen Hawking on their bookshelves? > -kdf Wouldn't "A Detailed History of Time" be even more impressive? -- Kyle Kyle's

Re: [slim] skipping back to the start of a track

2007-06-01 Thread Mark Lanctot
Can you not just place the SB temporarily next to your router and use the short patch cable that came with your router? -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=200910&postcount=2) --

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

2007-06-01 Thread CatBus
Great products are a good way to resuscitate a stagnant brand. Remember when Toyota had a reputation for cheaply constructed cars that would fall apart much faster than their American counterparts? Remember when no self-respecting UNIX geek would be caught dead using an Apple computer? Things c

Re: [slim] skipping back to the start of a track

2007-06-01 Thread pipspeak
I was planning to do that as a last resort... just wondering if there was anything else I could tweak in the settings that might improve wireless performance before stringing 40ft of cat5. -- pipspeak pipspeak's Profile: h

Re: [slim] New competition from McIntosh?

2007-06-01 Thread shermoid
i have an almost exclusively mcintosh 2-channel system, and i would never buy this. while i love the sound of mcintosh gear, and even love its very old-fashioned, 1980's hi-fi looks, i would never purchase a beastie with an internal hard drive. was there any mention of how back-up the data? wit

Re: [slim] 6.5.2 with old slimdevices logo

2007-06-01 Thread MikeSB
Does anyone no where I can find "slimdevices_logo.gif" on max os x? Mike -- MikeSB MikeSB's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3334 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35

Re: [slim] Delays from Amazon UK

2007-06-01 Thread robt
Unbelievable. I order one from ripcaster, and 25 minutes later I get an email from ripcaster saying it's shipped. Amazon, what the heck have you been doing for the past two months? -- robt robt's Profile: http://forums.sl

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

2007-06-01 Thread JJZolx
Branding is the reason people do a great deal of things, including spending trillions of dollars each year on product X instead of having spent it on product Y. Like many others, the Logitech brand holds about as much appeal to me as a smelly sweat sock. But it's not hard to imagine that folks w

Re: [slim] File drag and drop

2007-06-01 Thread Mark Lanctot
I've seen something like that where Windows Networking tries to place the files in the last location they were successfully placed - if that was the floppy, it seeks it out first. If there's no floppy in the drive I've seen Windows 98SE choke up a bit on slower machines - on yours it looks like i

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

2007-06-01 Thread kdf
Quoting Mark Lanctot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Wow, no offence, invite guests that aren't so shallow. > But, isn't that the only reason people have "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking on their bookshelves? -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss

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

2007-06-01 Thread Mark Lanctot
Keith;206151 Wrote: > I think that bring me back to the rational behind the logo issue, most > people don't give a monkey what logo there is but it does matter if you > have guests it's all about image, and isn't that what the brand is about > image... Wow, no offence, invite guests that aren't

Re: [slim] File drag and drop

2007-06-01 Thread Pale Blue Ego
Sounds like a problem with Windows networking. Maybe this page can help: http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-108 http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/n1008096447 -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile:

Re: [slim] Problems streaming to Icecast from Slimserver

2007-06-01 Thread Mark Lanctot
relen;206125 Wrote: > Secondly, I ASSUMED that a non-mp3 file would be transcoded by LAME at > the data rate specified in the limit. Is this the case? I am not > entirely sure. Yes, but you must have the appropriate codecs and it must be specified in SlimServer Server Settings - File Types. --

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

2007-06-01 Thread andyg
I've added a robots.txt file, good idea. Changing the domain we look up may also be a good idea, I didn't think of using root-servers.net. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 V

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

2007-06-01 Thread cliveb
Keith;206151 Wrote: > Brand is important otherwise why would companies protect them so > much Quite so. This is a simple matter of marketing. Bread-and-butter companies need to distinguish themselves in the high-end marketplace. - When Ford bought Jaguar, did they start sticking blue ovals o

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

2007-06-01 Thread ron thigpen
seanadams wrote: > Should we add a robots.txt? Seemingly an excellent idea. I can't imagine why you /would/ want your SS indexed by Google, so IOW no downside. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/l

[slim] File drag and drop

2007-06-01 Thread xsilvergs
Hi This started off as what I thought was a slimserver problem but turns out to be something else. I have two PC's running windows XP, one is my PVR/music server to my SqueezeBox,and the other my genral PC. Everything works fine with these two networked. Enter my problem: I've been given a laptop

[slim] Rescan Music Library Plugin, PC in Standby

2007-06-01 Thread RobHall
If my PC is in Standby will it wake up to perform the scheduled rescan, rescan when it does wake up or just skip the rescan? If it doesn't rescan, any suggestions as to what I can do to wake up my PC before the scan? Create an XP Scheduled task and set it so the PC wakes up to run it? -- RobHa

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

2007-06-01 Thread Mitch Harding
I acknowledge that a lot of people feel this way, I'm just not one of them. I'm happy with my Squeezeboxes regardless of the logo on them. I haven't been able to justify the money for a Transporter yet, but if/when I do, the logo on the front won't be an issue for me. On 6/1/07, Keith <[EMAIL PR

Re: [slim] Cannot search for mp3 comments

2007-06-01 Thread slutz
Fixed. See attached patch in http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5095 -- slutz slutz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11171 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

Re: [slim] Playing 24/48

2007-06-01 Thread liffy99
I spoke too soon ! I'm still getting stuttering on my FLAC encoded 24/48 files. The only boxes I have ticked in the File Types section of SS are FLAC - FLAC and WAV - WAV. The FLAC files play OK over Media Monkey on my PC. I thought that changing the buffer size in the Network section had done som

Re: [slim] Delays from Amazon UK

2007-06-01 Thread robt
Okay, thanks. I've just ordered one from ripcaster.co.uk. Let's see how long this one takes! I'll cancel my Amazon order, unless I decide I need one in two different rooms. -- robt robt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevice

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

2007-06-01 Thread Keith
Brand is important otherwise why would companies protect them so much. It's because consumers associate with brands. Would you like to have an F40 with a Fiat badge, nope didn't think so. Do I want a Logitech logo staring at me from the front room, nope. I don't have an issue with Logitech in comp

Re: [slim] Power and play buttons on remote not working

2007-06-01 Thread Mark Lanctot
Do you have a digital camera? If so, can you see a purplish dot on the digital camera's viewscreen coming out of the IR emitter in a pitch-black room when you press these buttons? Sounds like a faulty remote. -- Mark Lanctot 'Sean Adams' Response-O-Matic checklist, patent pending!' (http://f

Re: [slim] Delays from Amazon UK

2007-06-01 Thread fredbloggs
ripcaster.co.uk have just shipped mine, after waiting several months and watching the dates constantly slip all over the place I'm now looking forward to playing with this from Monday. Perhaps you can cancel it from Amazon, i'm cancelling mine. Mark -- fredbloggs -

Re: [slim] No more nightly builds for 6.5.3?

2007-06-01 Thread andyg
The build doesn't include any time stamps, so it's possible the md5sum wouldn't change if there were no checkins. Let me know if tonight's works for you. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?

Re: [slim] No more nightly builds for 6.5.3?

2007-06-01 Thread Marc Sherman
andyg wrote: > Nightly builds look fine, and the deb should be updated every night. Hrm. Yeah, the repository does have a current date stamp. However, it looks like the deb's md5sum hasn't changed since the 25th. Does the build not include any "current time" stamping at all? If so, that might e

Re: [slim] Delays from Amazon UK

2007-06-01 Thread robt
I don't read these forums every day, but has there been any statement from anyone connected with the company where they've said, "yes, there are big delays in Europe due to such-and-such a reason"? If not, why not? Surely a reason that causes a two month delay (mine was ordered on 31st March) warr

Re: [slim] No more nightly builds for 6.5.3?

2007-06-01 Thread andyg
Nightly builds look fine, and the deb should be updated every night. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35778 __

Re: [slim] Delays from Amazon UK

2007-06-01 Thread hunta
You could try these chaps: http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=3936 ETA w/c 28th May... so potentially they're in the same boat, but another supplier to chase up with. -- hunta hunta's Profile: h

[slim] No more nightly builds for 6.5.3?

2007-06-01 Thread Marc Sherman
Is 6.5.3 not being built nightly any more? I don't see any new debian releases being posted in the "testing" dist. Thanks, - Marc ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Delays from Amazon UK

2007-06-01 Thread Bas Horneman
> Is there anywhere in the UK (or Europe) that has all black SB3s in > stock? http://www.wifisound.nl great shop..fast! delivery. not affiliated, just a very happy customer. -- Bas Horneman Bas Horneman's Profile: http://

Re: [slim] Delays from Amazon UK

2007-06-01 Thread Rambaud
I got my SB3 (black) last year from Ripcaster - I found Jon Nelson there exceedingly helpful. Showing as In Stock at the moment, but there is a contact Tel. No. on the website : https://www.ripcaster.co.uk/node/12 [I have no connection with Ripcaster etc.] -- Rambaud --

Re: [slim] Israeli PTT has Squeezebox on its front WEB page!

2007-06-01 Thread ymilner
Unfortunately, I don't use Hebrew as my system language. Neither I have any hebrew-titled songs in my collection. But I saw the TV promo of this campaign, and Hebrew interface looked really impressive! :) For Bezeq these types of devices is a way to promote fast internet access, with accent being

Re: [slim] Delays from Amazon UK

2007-06-01 Thread Skittler
My Amazon.co.uk order (placed on 22 April, and originally delayed until end of May) now has an expected delivery of end of July! Is there anywhere in the UK (or Europe) that has all black SB3s in stock? -- Skittler Skittl

Re: [slim] Problems streaming to Icecast from Slimserver

2007-06-01 Thread relen
Here is one reason that Icecast may be having trouble dealing with an mp3 stream from Slimserver: the bitrate. I imagine the bitrate LIMIT set in the player settings to be the maximum data rate that an mp3 file would be streamed at: a file with a higher bitrate will be geared down to the limit b

Re: [slim] Delays from Amazon UK

2007-06-01 Thread Skittler
My Amazon.co.uk order (made on 22 April, and originally delayed until end of May) now has an expected delivery of end of July! Is there anywhere in the UK (or Europe) that has all black SB3s in stock? -- Skittler Skittler

Re: [slim] Delays from Amazon UK

2007-06-01 Thread Browny
If you check the following link you'll see a Logitech Branded Squeezebox. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/wireless_music_systems/devices/881&cl=gb,en Curiously it looks like a Photoshop job at the moment though. However it does fit with the 'White Sale' and the lack of Blac

Re: [slim] Delays from Amazon UK

2007-06-01 Thread robt
I notice Amazon UK have now changed the availability of the SB3 to just say "available from these sellers" - i.e., not from Amazon itself. Clicking on the link tells you that someone called "ripcaster" has 1 new SB3 - that's it. dabs.com says "due in 1-2 weeks", but this is the first time I looke

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

2007-06-01 Thread badbob
I hate the logo, I'm going to kill myself (joke) -- badbob badbob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7358 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35746 ___

Re: [slim] permission problem: opendir failed

2007-06-01 Thread drtebi
This is indeed quite a problem. Especially if updating e.g. from 6.3 to 6.5. It should not just be assumed that we can adjust all our user/group and permission settings to fit whatever slimserver needs. However, for now the solution for me was the one mentioned here--run slimserver with --group=

Re: [slim] Israeli PTT has Squeezebox on its front WEB page!

2007-06-01 Thread Michael Herger
> Right now, you can see the promo on it's front page, listing two > devices: SB3 and Teratec: Too bad they're featuring the Teratec in their spot... :-(. Did you see an improvement in the Hebrew localization of the latest 6.5.2 release? Michael ___

[slim] Israeli PTT has Squeezebox on its front WEB page!

2007-06-01 Thread ymilner
Hello everyone, Israely PTT, Bezeq, has started a big marketing campain (B-Music)to promote its fast internet services by leasing a home wireless music players. Right now, you can see the promo on it's front page, listing two devices: SB3 and Teratec: http://www.bezeq.co.il/cultures/he-il/bezeq/