Re: [slim] Partial thumbnail cover lost when "look for new and changed music"

2007-07-27 Thread vrobin
I did it. It was already existing in bugzilla since july 10th. The bug I have filled has been merged with the other and it's been assigned to someone: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5159 Now, wait and see... Robin -- vrobin

[slim] 6.5.3 Woes

2007-07-27 Thread kweller
(Long Message which I have been adding to over the last few days Alert!) Hmmm, I upgraded to the latest release in the hope that the tracks being cut-off issue would be resolved but it seems to have brought its own set of issues. Slimserver is running 24/7 on WinXP. I have three Squeezeboxes a

[slim] Playing same audio from Squeezebox and PC

2007-07-27 Thread milosz
I'd like to have the same audio playing on my Squeezebox (v1) and my Windows XP PC. I have Slimserver 6.5.3 set up on my PC, and my Squeezebox is "tuned in" to this instance of Slimserver. Now if I start Softsqueeze on this same PC I can "tune in" the Slimserver, but there is time lag between th

Re: [slim] Playing same audio from Squeezebox and PC

2007-07-27 Thread Michael Herger
> Is there some way to eliminate this latency- to get the sound from the > Squeezebox and from Softsqueeze in step? Did you synchronize them using the player settings? Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevic

Re: [slim] Artwork problems

2007-07-27 Thread Michael Herger
> - uploaded music to the slimserver Where did you put them and how are the files called? Did you check permissions? > as a result I get to see the artwork when I select an album or song, > but NEVER when I use the 'Browse by Artwork' or 'Artwork 1-by-1' Are you using the Touch or Nokia770 sk

Re: [slim] Changing the remote's functionality

2007-07-27 Thread Mark Lanctot
The remote is very basic and its function can't be changed any more than you could use your DVD player remote to control your preamp. It is not a universal or learning remote. However, if your preamp has a "remote in" jack you could use a submini cable to connect the remote out of the Transporte

Re: [slim] Problem after installing 6.5.3

2007-07-27 Thread Siduhe
Chuckles;217401 Wrote: > Your link doesn't work. I have been having the same problems and can't > even find a log file (sorry - newbie). Where can I get the latest > build? Delete the stray bracket from the end of the link. http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/latest/6.5/ -- Siduhe

Re: [slim] Problem after installing 6.5.3

2007-07-27 Thread Chuckles
mherger;217397 Wrote: > Please try the latest nightly build > (http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/latest/6.5/). Last night > we've fixed a potential crasher. Thanks! > > Michael Your link doesn't work. I have been having the same problems and can't even find a log file (sorry - newbi

Re: [slim] SB-II problem with OGG streams

2007-07-27 Thread bpa
See http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5167 Workaround is to use Slimserver and disable Ogg (built-in) under Server Setting/Filetypes -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 Vie

[slim] Wordpress widget

2007-07-27 Thread Ramon
Hi, I'm looking for a widget for my Wordpress based site to display the music, i'm playing in slimserver. Does anybody know if this exists ? I know there is a slimserver plugin WebLogger which allows to send data from slimserver. But I can't find the widget picking up this data to display on the

Re: [slim] Artwork problems

2007-07-27 Thread fuzzball76
>> - uploaded music to the slimserver > Where did you put them and how are the files called? Did > you check > permissions? they're in /mnt/hdc3 and I'm not sure about permissions. The fact that they show up when I select a song or album should rule out permission problems, no? >> as a result I

[slim] Linn Impressive?

2007-07-27 Thread agentsmith
this video interviews the Linn "inventor" uising a DELL Pocket PC to control a Linn CD player and Kivor media server. http://www.cinenow.com/uk/play-video-361.html Of course we have been doing that for years with our Slim systems. It really shows how lucky we have been. We did not even have to

Re: [slim] Wordpress widget

2007-07-27 Thread Dave Dewey
Quoting Ramon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Hi, > > I'm looking for a widget for my Wordpress based site to display the > music, i'm playing in slimserver. > > Does anybody know if this exists ? I know there is a slimserver plugin > WebLogger which allows to send data from slimserver. But I can't fi

Re: [slim] Wordpress widget

2007-07-27 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
You could combine SlimScrobbler to log the listening to last.fm, then I believe I've seen WP plugins to harvest the stats from there. I've not used WP myself for a while so I've not not any links, but I definitely had that working when I did use it. Stuart Ramon wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking for a

Re: [slim] Squeezebox hangs after a while - help!!!

2007-07-27 Thread aw4
I've done that but get NO response except try the latest firmware. THis is a big issue for me that I cannot get resolved. -- aw4 aw4's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11542 View this thread: http:

[slim] Library scan problems

2007-07-27 Thread DoomWolf
I'm having problems where if I browse to an artist in slimserver it says something like "4 albums by 15 artists". It appears to be the problem discussed in these threads: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36427 http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36858 http://forums.slimd

Re: [slim] Wordpress widget

2007-07-27 Thread mrfantasy
I cheated by using the NowPlaying plugin (http://www.thespicers.net/nowPlaying.html) to put the current song up on my web server via FTP, and then just modified my WordPress templates to include the text file. You could also use SlimScrobbler to put stuff in last.fm and use their widgets in Wor

[slim] Artwork problems

2007-07-27 Thread fuzzball76
Hi all, I've been using my squeezebox + slimserver for a few weeks now and have been reading these forums for several months. Altough I've tried suggestions that were sent as replies to previous questions to get my 'browse-by-artwork' working, no luck so far. What I've done : - Artwork is em

Re: [slim] Linn Impressive?

2007-07-27 Thread Walter Wullschleger
oh cool. I like that nice slim cable. Looks very handy and flexible. And it seems to me, that she (the interviewer) really understands what it is. btw. she loves to join inventors ;-) - Sean have you ever met her too? Walti agentsmith schrieb: > this video interviews the Linn "inventor" uis

Re: [slim] Playing problems

2007-07-27 Thread apmadsen
I know that that is an option - current my only option - but it's very annoying to have to add a playlist each time i want to skip to another song i want to hear. Another pain in the ***, is that it takes a long time to add a playlist (1500+ songs)., however i don't know if it's because the wirel

[slim] SB-II problem with OGG streams

2007-07-27 Thread Barnabas
Hi there, I have been trying to use the built in capability for streaming OGG/Vorbis streams directly to the SB-II. When I have been listening for 10->30 seconds the player freezes with the message: "ran out of decode NVRAM" The server is just fine. This only occurs with OGG. Streaming MP3 is

Re: [slim] 6.5.3 Woes

2007-07-27 Thread mecouc
I'd noticed that "now playing" often gives the wrong track. But I've got too tired of chasing Slimserver bugs, so it stays wrong.. doesn't impress visitors so much though! -- mecouc mecouc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevi

Re: [slim] Internal hard drive?

2007-07-27 Thread Kyle
After having to rerip my entire music collection about 18 months ago, I now have two backups in two different locations. Keeping them all synced is a pain, but I don't add music that often. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://

Re: [slim] NiceCast and intranet streaming to squeezebox

2007-07-27 Thread fredgoodman
NIcecast does not report the correct local IP address for me. Find the address another way (from your operating system). Also leave off the listen.m3u. Thus for me, I can use http://192.168.1.107:8000, where 192.168.1.107 is the local IP address reported by my OS. -- fredgoodman ---

Re: [slim] Playing same audio from Squeezebox and PC

2007-07-27 Thread Gibbo
i've always found that squeezesoft will be ok for a while then jump a second or so out of sync. Doesn't seem to be a fix for it? Just a part of the nature of what it does. It seems that synced SB's won't have a problem staying together, but squeezesoft has trouble keeping up. -- Gibbo ---

Re: [slim] Music recommendation engine for Slimserver

2007-07-27 Thread agentsmith
egd;217361 Wrote: > I'm using the send to feature without any issues. The issue I had > (which the -slim parameter resolved) was that slimserver wouldn't > appear in the send to menu. I'll give this a spin on my windows box > and see if I can find anything that may be of use to you - I vaguely

Re: [slim] Remote stopped working

2007-07-27 Thread Barnabas
I also saw some problems with my remote. It has been used a *lot* since I bought my SB, and wear and tear naturally sets in. I took the remote apart and whiped the print down with some Pronto (WD-40) (or similar). Now the remote works as a brand new one once again. -- Barnabas rgds. Nikolaj

Re: [slim] Problem after installing 6.5.3

2007-07-27 Thread mherger
Please try the latest nightly build (http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/latest/6.5/). We've checked in a fix for a potential crasher. Thanks! Michael -- mherger Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer

Re: [slim] SB-II problem with OGG streams

2007-07-27 Thread Barnabas
bpa;217395 Wrote: > See > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5167 > > Workaround is to use Slimserver and disable Ogg (built-in) under Server > Setting/Filetypes Thanks! Disabling the built in ogg was the first thing I did. And when someone else reported the bug then I don't have to

Re: [slim] 6.5.3 with japanese windows 2003 server have trouble

2007-07-27 Thread mherger
This issue should now be fixed in last night's build (http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/latest/6.5/). Please give it a try and report back if you encounter any problem. Thanks! Michael -- mherger Michael - http://www.

Re: [slim] Music recommendation engine for Slimserver

2007-07-27 Thread stevek1006
egd;217361 Wrote: > I'm using the send to feature without any issues. The issue I had > (which the -slim parameter resolved) was that slimserver wouldn't > appear in the send to menu. I am using the Send To feature on a WinXP box without any problems. -- stevek1006 -Steve -

Re: [slim] Playing problems

2007-07-27 Thread Mark Lanctot
apmadsen;217436 Wrote: > Another pain in the ***, is that it takes a long time to add a playlist > (1500+ songs)., however i don't know if it's because the wireless > connection is to slow. No, that's because your server is bogging down because you're trying to add 3+ days' worth of music to the

[slim] Wireless bridge and firmware versions

2007-07-27 Thread Beann50
Is there a record of how the wireless network card config has changed in the different SB firmware versions? I'm using a SB2 connected via cat5 to a Linkstation with the wireless card in the SB also configured to connect to a wireless network when it is available. Slimsever is currently at 6.2.1

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 problem running on Apple hardware

2007-07-27 Thread duraace
danco;217205 Wrote: > Have you tried changing channels? Do you have neighbours whose wi-fi may > be interfering with yours? If that's a possibility, you could download > iStumbler or Coconut Wifi to check further. > > As the previous poster, and SlimDevices, confirm the SB3 does work with > the

Re: [slim] Phone calls cause SB to turn off.

2007-07-27 Thread _sandis_
are you using slimserver? or connecting to squeezenetwork? if later it sounds like your DSL splitter don't work properly. -- _sandis_ _sandis_'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11823 View this th

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread Anoop M .
aw4;217456 Wrote: > All involved with slim devices should concentrate on making the TOTAL > system robust - server, firmware and hardware. The system is not yet a > comsumer product. > > I'm tried of all the problems and having to unplug my Transporter. Whats the problem you are having? -- A

[slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread aw4
All involved with slim devices should concentrate on making the TOTAL system robust - server, firmware and hardware. The system is not yet a comsumer product. I'm tried of all the problems and having to unplug my Transporter. -- aw4 -

Re: [slim] Wordpress widget

2007-07-27 Thread Ramon
Thanks for the help. I've got the WebLogger plugin working now, generating the text file with all the 'now playing' info. I've created a text widget in Wordpress (a standard option) and tried to add some HTML instead of plain text and it worked ! Basically it's reading out the text file. I only n

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 problem running on Apple hardware

2007-07-27 Thread duraace
Well this is really strange. I switched the Airport Extreme back to 802.11n (b or g compatible), and picked WPA/WP2 encryption. Touch wood, the SB appears to be working very smoothly and reliably on Internet Radio. The only difference between now and before, when it was very UN-reliable, is tha

[slim] Volume Output From Squeezebox 3

2007-07-27 Thread trkster
I have a 1990's vintage stereo receiver (Onkyo). I've hooked my Squeezebox up with RCA cables to the Tapedeck 2 connectors on that receiver. I find that I have to crank my receiver volume control up quite a bit more than I do when using the CD player or tapedeck also attached to the receiver. Is

Re: [slim] Volume Output From Squeezebox 3

2007-07-27 Thread snarlydwarf
Have you turned up volume to max on the SB? When the SB is at full volume, it should match most other components. Your other components typically don't have volume adjustments and will always send at full volume. -- snarlydwarf -

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread Anoop M .
aw4;217468 Wrote: > My transporter and/or SB3 just locks up. The remote (and buttons on the > Transporter) do not function. The devices have to be rebooted > (unplugged. > > This is not a wireless router problem. All other devices on my > network function just fine. Have you tried your Tran

Re: [slim] Playing problems

2007-07-27 Thread Robin Bowes
apmadsen wrote: > Why does it clear the playlist whenever i press play to play a song? It > takes forever to add all the songs again. Because that's what "play" means. If you just want to add a song to the play list, press "+". > Isn't there a way to get around this, so that it behaves like any

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread aw4
My transporter and/or SB3 just locks up. The remote (and buttons on the Transporter) do not function. The devices have to be rebooted (unplugged. This is not a wireless router problem. All other devices on my network function just fine. -- aw4 --

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread aw4
Yes and wired has the same problem. Also it is not a CPU problem. I have a 2.4GHz processor with 3 Gbytes of memory just to run the Slim Server. -- aw4 aw4's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11542

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread Anoop M .
What version of SlimServer are you running? Do you have a different computer in the house? Does the same thing happen when you are connected to a different computer? What happens when you are connected to SqueezeNetwork? -- Anoop M. --

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread aw4
Same thing with Squeeze network. Slim Server 6.5.3. But this has happened with older versions. I was alway told to go to the lastest version/firmware and that would solve the problme. -- aw4 aw4's Profile: http://forums.s

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread aw4
Just to clarify - My system is: 2.4Ghz processor, 3Mbytes memory, XP, slim Server and a 2Gbyte USB Lacie hardrive on which all my music files are stored. This is attached to a Netgear wireless router. Also attached is a Transporter and SB3. -- aw4 ---

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread Anoop M .
Another thing to also try is to move some music to your local hard drive and give that a scan. Then try and see if there is any improvement. What happens when you are connected to SN? -- Anoop M. Anoop M.'s Profile: http:/

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread amcluesent
>My transporter and/or SB3 just locks up. The remote (and buttons on the Transporter) do not function. < Oddness like that is, IMHO, usually down the to slimserver being starved of CPU. -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile:

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread Anoop M .
As a final test I would try taking the SB3 or Transporter to a friends network and see if you are still having troubles there. -- Anoop M. Anoop M.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8996 View this

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread aw4
I do not scan my music. It is organised in folders for each album. I browse to the music I want to play. I have no playlist. I do not shuffle , etc. I have almost 2Gbytes of music files. There is no way that can be hosted on my local drive. I want the Transporter to play the album (folder)

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread bpa
You try using the network & server health to check to see if there something wrong with Slimserver. The network & Server Health graphs may give a hint as to what is going on. Follow the instructions under "Server performance" http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?DiagnosingPerformanceIssues With

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread Robin Bowes
aw4 wrote: > I do not scan my music. It is organised in folders for each album. I > browse to the music I want to play. I have no playlist. I do not > shuffle , etc. It is possible that slimserver is scanning in the background - it does it automatically when you set your music folder. Did you

Re: [slim] Think System

2007-07-27 Thread Siduhe
Do you have any internet security software installed like McAfee or Norton? It could be a problem with the on-access scanning function not having an exception for Slimserver? This can be a particular issue with Browse Music Folder. If so, try the following (in order): 1) add an exception in the

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 problem running on Apple hardware

2007-07-27 Thread Siduhe
duraace;217459 Wrote: > Could that really have made such a big difference? Yep, particularly if you are in a built up area with lots of wi-fi networks. I remember the day my neighbour one floor up got a (then very new) pre-n router and totally wiped out my network for over two weeks before I wo

[slim] iTunes - "No more re-scan"??

2007-07-27 Thread markwm
I was under the impression: "Use iTunes to add and manage music files and your library automatically available to SlimServer—no more rescan!" I just added a folder to itunes using the 'add folder to library' command and it's still not appeared in slim server 10 minutes later. So I had to re-sca

Re: [slim] iTunes - "No more re-scan"??

2007-07-27 Thread Anoop M .
Try going to Server Settings --> Change the top pull down menu to iTunes. What is your iTunes reload interval set to? -- Anoop M. Anoop M.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8996 View this thread: h

Re: [slim] iTunes - "No more re-scan"??

2007-07-27 Thread markwm
So that's what I'm missing! Thanks, my pref was set to 60 mins. -- markwm markwm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12366 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=37149 __

Re: [slim] Music recommendation engine for Slimserver

2007-07-27 Thread agentsmith
stevek1006;217445 Wrote: > I am using the Send To feature on a WinXP box without any problems. hmm, you guys must have done something right. I have installed this many timeson different PCs and it never worked ked -- agentsmith SB2, Pioneer DV-S733A, Benchmark DAC1, Naim Nait 5i, Naim Ariva

Re: [slim] Problem after installing 6.5.3

2007-07-27 Thread TheTurtle
Thanks, now it works again. SlimServer Version: 6.5.4 - 12431 - Windows XP - EN - cp950 Server IP address: 192.168.1.3 Perl Version: 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt -- TheTurtle TheTurtle

Re: [slim] 6.5.3 with japanese windows 2003 server have trouble

2007-07-27 Thread TheTurtle
Hi, Michael, Thanks for the quick response, now it's working. SlimServer Version: 6.5.4 - 12431 - Windows XP - EN - cp950 Server IP address: 192.168.1.3 Perl Version: 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt -- TheTurtle

[slim] Trouble with NPR podcast opml

2007-07-27 Thread pipetman
Just got my SB3 and love it. Setup so far was a really easy and straightforward, but I run into a problem with setting up NPR podcasts. Not sure, if it is a SB or NPR problem. I hope, this is the right place to post this message. Anyway, when I put in an opml address from http://podcast.com/opml/

Re: [slim] J River UPnP server with SB

2007-07-27 Thread MeSue
Well, I'm not sure what did it, but somehow I got it working. So if any J. River users what to have access to their Smartlists on Squeezebox... now you can! I posted some info about the settings I used in the J. River forum here: http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=41706.msg284328#msg

Re: [slim] 6.5.3 with japanese windows 2003 server have trouble

2007-07-27 Thread nayuta
I Uninstall 6.5.2 and install SlimServer_6.5_v2007-07-27.exe. Slim service startup normally and than I try [RESCAN MUSIC LIBRARY] but result was [0 albums with 0 songs by 0 artists.]. SlimServer Version: 6.5.4 - 12431 - Windows Server 2003 - EN - cp932 Server IP address: 192.168.11.99 Perl Versio

Re: [slim] 6.5.3 with japanese windows 2003 server have trouble

2007-07-27 Thread nayuta
I excute scanner.exe in dos windows and below is result C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server>scanner Unknown encoding: cp932 at /Enco de/Guess.pm line 44. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /Slim/Formats.pm line 14. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /Slim/Music/Info.pm line 28. BEGIN failed--c

[slim] SlimServer "Preferences" file - where is it on Vista?

2007-07-27 Thread EnochLight
I'd like to back up my preferences and personalized settings in SlimServer on Windows Vista before I update to the latest nightly build. Any Vista users know where I would find the appropriate file? I heard it moved in Vista compared to where it was in XP? Is this correct? -- EnochLight

Re: [slim] SlimServer "Preferences" file - where is it on Vista?

2007-07-27 Thread Michael Herger
> Any Vista users know where I would find the appropriate file? I heard > it moved in Vista compared to where it was in XP? Is this correct? I think it's in the "All Users" profile, slimserver subfolder. Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.

Re: [slim] Still possible to buy SlimDevices (not Logitech) SB3 in UK?

2007-07-27 Thread wotuzu17
I also bought my second Squeezebox on ebay from an german dealer. The description showed the Slimdevices style, and was priced higher than other offers of the SB with the new Logitech logo. However, I got one with Logitech on it. Well, I will get used to it. -- wotuzu17 ---

[slim] Cannot connect due to potential loopback problems

2007-07-27 Thread warc1
I just upgraded to V6.5.3 from an earlier version of SlimServer (can't remember previous version number). I now get the above error when I try to open SlimServer, or more exactly: Code: CANT_CONNECT_LOOPBACK Cannot connect due to potential loopback problems I would

Re: [slim] 6.5.3 with japanese windows 2003 server have trouble

2007-07-27 Thread Michael Herger
> I excute scanner.exe in dos windows and below is result > C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server>scanner > Unknown encoding: cp932 at /http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] 6.5.3 with japanese windows 2003 server have trouble

2007-07-27 Thread Michael Herger
Thanks for the feedbak. Though nayuta found another instance of the same issue in the scanner, too. Please update again to the 07-28 nightly build. Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listin