[slim] Socketwrapper Problem no mplayer -- m4a audio

I have WIN XP 32bit SP2 To debug, firewall off (Windows and Zonealarm) Symantec Corp A/V always on. *SS-- SlimServer Version: 6.5.4 - 12568 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Server IP address: 192.168.2.110 Perl Version: 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt This is

Re: [slim] Plugin Issues

For a start, thanks for writing the plugin! It's fantastic, and has worked faultlessly on every server I've used! Here's what that command says about the FileViewer plugin: 2007-11-11 20:29:27.1677 Requiring Plugins::FileViewer plugin. 2007-11-11 20:29:27.4353 Can't load Plugins::FileViewer for

Re: [slim] Using mobile phone to access Slimserver?

As stated operamini won't work over lan. You could try opera for mobile, but it's not available on as many platforms. Symbian S60, Windows Mobile and possibly others. About operamini: Operamini makes requests thorough operas servers which receives the result and compiles into a size-efficient

Re: [slim] Socketwrapper Problem no mplayer -- m4a audio

6.5.4 has the latest version of socketwrapper and it worked with ZoneAlarm. Even disabled ZoneAlarm used to stop old versions of socketwrapper but not the version in 6.5.4. this may be a new version of ZoneAlarm - what version of ZoneAlarm ? Did you tell ZoneAlarm that socketwrapper.exe,

Re: [slim] Where can I report a SlimServer bug?

Sure, I will try it - when there is a stable release for the QNAP. -- sand Squeezebox 3 QNAP TS-109 Seagate ES 500GB SlimServer Version: 6.5.4 - 12568 - Debian - EN - utf8 Server IP address: 192.168.1.4 Perl Version: 5.8.8 arm-linux-gnu-thread-multi MySQL Version: 5.0.41

Re: [slim] SB3 Won't Play Shns

That is definitely a good long term solution but I have over 1500 SHN sets (lots of Grateful Dead and the likes) so that could take some time. I found a solution by putting shorten.exe in the slimserver bin directory. -- dminches SB3 CI Audio VDA-2 Aragon Soundstage Aragon 8008X3 Vandersteen

Re: [slim] Plugin Issues

2007-11-11 20:29:27.1677 Requiring Plugins::FileViewer plugin. 2007-11-11 20:29:27.4353 Can't load Plugins::FileViewer for Plugins menu: Undefi ned subroutine Plugins::FileViewer::getDisplayName called at It looks as if the file was stored in the Plugins folder, but it should be

Re: [slim] Using mobile phone to access Slimserver?

b4lly;131188 Wrote: Hi Just wondering what address to put in my mobile so that I can access slimserver from the couch. Tried http://myIP:9000 but it couldn't connect. This could be completely wrong and I feel like such a gimp, so any help would be much appreciated. Thanks B4lly

Re: [slim] Connecting to Squeezebox from SlimServer

Thanks for the reply. So, since I am blind, is there a set of keystroeks which I can push on the remote to reliably get to the main menu and the last item without seeing the display as I'm navigating? I don't always know where in the menus the last person left the Squeezebox. Also, do you know

Re: [slim] Connecting to Squeezebox from SlimServer

I am blind as well and have pointed out the problem earlier. :p There is no solution to the problem via the remote. Only way is to go to www.squeezenetwork.com and disconnect the player from there. It is under players in the main menu of the site. However SS 7 is said to include the function we

Re: [slim] Using mobile phone to access Slimserver?

b4lly;131188 Wrote: Hi Just wondering what address to put in my mobile so that I can access slimserver from the couch. Tried http://myIP:9000 but it couldn't connect. This could be completely wrong and I feel like such a gimp, so any help would be much appreciated. Thanks B4lly

Re: [slim] Connecting to Squeezebox from SlimServer

Jason, As you point out, the remote is not useable by the blind. Thus, I don't use the remote, and only control the Squeezebox via SlimServer on my PC. Once in a while, I do try to play the last station which may have been playing by first hitting the power button and then the play button.

Re: [slim] Sequential Songs

I know this is an old thread, but I hope that someone has found an answer. I have this problem too. I have some CDs where they have the intro track followed by the song track. An example - Steve Miller's Fly Like An Eagle CD, track #1 - Space Intro followed by track #2 - Fly Like An Eagle. I

Re: [slim] Connecting to Squeezebox from SlimServer

ptorpey wrote: is there a set of keystroeks which I can push on the remote to reliably get to the main menu and the last item without seeing the display as I'm navigating? I dont think there is such a sequence of keystrokes. This annoys me on slimserver too. Pressing Now Playing comes pretty

Re: [slim] Problem running Slimserver on PC with VPN client software

Thanks for the reply. I can now launch the web interface. I still find that my Squeezebox does not find the server if the SecureClient protocol is bound to the NIC. I suppose I could get another NIC and bind SecureClient to that. Thanks -- dbuk http://www.last.fm/user/dbuk/?

Re: [slim] Problem with SB2 remote.

Just to follow up...I re-soldered both contacts this morning as they both had cracks. The remote works perfectly again. Thanks to everyone who helped me out here. This community is another great reason to own a SqueezeBox. -- hirschaj

Re: [slim] SB3 Won't Play Shns

dminches;241860 Wrote: I found a solution by putting shorten.exe in the slimserver bin directory. Did that allow you to play SHNs on your SB? -- venus light venus light's Profile:

[slim] Single FLAC, mulitple tracks genre vorbis tags

I can't get SS 6.5.4 to recognize the GENRE tag in vorbis comments. Ideally, I'd like to be able to set it for each track in the FLAC file, if possible. I've tried GENRE[1]=Classic Rock, GENRE[2]=Classic Rock, etc. but when I search by Genre, the album shows up as 'No Genre'. I've also tried

Re: [slim] Pricing and Exchange Rates

kdf;240725 Wrote: Customs brokerage and duties can be a killer. ... Canadians get stuck with what can be up to 50% in surcharges for a package that comes from as little as a 30 minutes away by truck. Don't expect much resolution to this, as these fees are there for the exact purpose of

Re: [slim] Advice to track an error in log

Neither d_scan nor d_parse, nor any other d_ that looks promising, adds file names to the errors I'm seeing. I suspect there is a bug in the error message - the $fh ought to expand to the file name I think. But I can't figure out where the error comes from. Can anyone help? -- Millwood

Re: [slim] SB3 Won't Play Shns

Yes. It worked like a charm. -- dminches SB3 CI Audio VDA-2 Aragon Soundstage Aragon 8008X3 Vandersteen 3A Sigs dminches's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12606 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Music browser/streamer with Slimserver support

Music Browser has reached 200 downloads, and I am celebrating this with yet another release. The most prominent feature of the release is the addition of podcasts (aka rss feeds) for each folder. I made this just because next to no extra code was needed. This basically means that instant

Re: [slim] Music browser/streamer with Slimserver support

Will this work on a DNS-323 with stock firmware? -- badbob badbob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7358 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39962

Re: [slim] Advice to track an error in log

Now I understand. The debug options are not passed to the scanner - you have to run it by hand to get them turned on. Wow - hope this is fixed in 7. -- Millwood Millwood's Profile:

Re: [slim] SS fishbone interface not refreshing properly

One of the things i like about Fishbone is the ability to subtract a playlist's contents from the current playlist. So, i can add a playlist to the current playlist and then choose another one and say remove any of these songs from the current playlist. Very handy -- eschurr

Re: [slim] the future?

MrSinatra;241828 Wrote: am/fm can be good here in america, more variety than ye ole bbc. 2 Qs on the smartphone... is the audio handled as HQ? and can it receive a stream via wifi and simultaneously serve it out via bluetooth? I'm perhaps blinkered in my radio usage because i only

[slim] Two Players -- One Stream ?

Hey everyone, Is there a way I can have two players (two computers or squeezboxes) play the same stream ? For example, I want to listen to one mp3 track from my collection ... but have the output come from two different computers in two different rooms ? Effectively giving me two sets of

Re: [slim] Two Players -- One Stream ?

Sync the players, and make sure you use an SC7 nightly. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40160

Re: [slim] Two Players -- One Stream ?

HI, In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], thornomad[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a way I can have two players (two computers or squeezboxes) play the same stream ? For a squeezebox (or Softsqueeze) it's in the web interface for the player. Hmm...I've just gone to have a look, and it's

Re: [slim] Advice to track an error in log

On 11-Nov-07, at 9:04 AM, Millwood wrote: hope this is fixed in 7. there is a separate scanner.log file, based on a common log.conf file. The debug options carry over as long as you check the persist option, or use --persist in the command line. -kdf

Re: [slim] Customizing Nokia 770 skin?

I'm not sure Custom Browse works with the Nokia770 skin, so make sure you try to use Custom Browse which is found behind the More link before you start patching. It is not possible to do this without patching the code for the Nokia770 skin. The file you will need to patch in the SlimServer

Re: [slim] Single FLAC, mulitple tracks genre vorbis tags

Rather than using stacked comments, you can try embedding a cue sheet file. This reliably works for me. This allows specifying genre, artist, composer, comment, etc. metadata not only for the album level, but for the track level too. The only downside I've experienced with embedded cues is

Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping

j.wales;241596 Wrote: I am still having the skipping problem - and the slimserver is somewhat finicky. It has gotten worse since I put the new firmware, how do I role back? http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/ Install an earlier version of SS, which contains the earlier firmware. --

Re: [slim] My Transporter has some flickering pixels

My SB2 is like this, my Transporter isn't though (but there's that filter like on the SB3 which changes the display to blue and also reduces the brightness so I'm perhaps not noticing.) My SB2 works fine, so I'm not concerned. -- Mark Lanctot

Re: [slim] Plugin Issues

Will do - THANKS! -- amey01 amey01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11274 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40142 ___

Re: [slim] Two Players -- One Stream ?

Andy Hawkins;241976 Wrote: Hmm...I've just gone to have a look, and it's gone. I could have sworn it was there. Anyone? You need to have two players connected to SS (and both on, IIRC) to see this option. -- Mark Lanctot

Re: [slim] Two Players -- One Stream ?

andyg;241957 Wrote: Sync the players, and make sure you use an SC7 nightly. Oh ... is this a new feature ? I just have one of the regular downloaded versions testing on my mac ... want to install it on my NAS soon ... but wanted to test it first. So if I upgrade to the nightly version this

Re: [slim] Two Players -- One Stream ?

It's actually an old feature. SC7 has better syncing, though (ie they will track a lot closer to each other). -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Socketwrapper Problem no mplayer -- m4a audio

Thanks bpa for helping... *quote* 6.5.4 has the latest version of socketwrapper and it worked with ZoneAlarm. Even disabled ZoneAlarm used to stop old versions of socketwrapper but not the version in 6.5.4. this may be a new version of ZoneAlarm - what version of ZoneAlarm ? 7.0.408 *Quote*

Re: [slim] Socketwrapper Problem no mplayer -- m4a audio

1.10 is the latest version - it has worked with many ZA users since 1.8 but I can't tell whether v7 is new or not. Well, after I had no luck yes. I tried one I think you yourself put in the forum. But after that didn't work either I replaced the original. The banner says version 1.10.;

Re: [slim] Two Players -- One Stream ?

snarlydwarf;242045 Wrote: It's actually an old feature. SC7 has better syncing, though (ie they will track a lot closer to each other). Okay. Lemme look for it. I just started playing with it and didn't see the syncing option. I will have to look harder -- but is nice knowing it is

Re: [slim] Sequential Songs

This is also a feature I'd like to see. Say you've got a lot of Grateful Dead or Gov't Mule shows. These bands play certain segues commonly, like China Cat Sunflower I Know You Rider, or Help On The Way Slipknot! Franklin's Tower or Mule I've Been Working Mule (as a taper, I would track such

[slim] location of serial number on SB3?

Where is the serial number located on an SB3? I'm updating my household inventory list, and while the S/N is conspicuous on my SB2s, I don't see it anywhere on the SB3. It's one of the relatively early vintage SB3s, purchased in Dec 2005. It's not a big deal, just a bit of a surprise. --

Re: [slim] Sequential Songs

This is also a feature I'd like to see. Say you've got a lot of Grateful Dead or Gov't Mule shows. These bands play certain segues commonly, like China Cat Sunflower I Know You Rider, or Help On The Way Slipknot! Franklin's Tower or Mule I've Been Working Mule (as a taper, I would track such

Re: [slim] Customizing Nokia 770 skin?

Is it possible for the Album icon to go straight into the Artists and Albums menu? So Album (press) displays \A - \Z Although thinking about it because if I use a display for navigation (rather than the SB single line display) I think standard menus will be fine- I don't need custom browse to

Re: [slim] Sequential Songs

Michaelwagner;59095 Wrote: I don't remember that. What were they supposed to do? Were they like queue points? Maybe there's something to be learned from that design. As part of the CD spec there can be as many as 99-tracks and up to 99-index points within each track. I used this a lot in

Re: [slim] Sequential Songs

bephillips wrote: So yes something like this I would love to see in SC7, which I haven't checked out yet. (Is it time for me, the non-programmer to dip my toe into SC7 or should I wait some more?) I've always wanted something like this. Two examples that I use are the first two songs on the

Re: [slim] iMac as router to Squeezebox not working

I enabled sharing but it still doesn't work. I've done this for other Macs before and they had no problem getting a net connection but the Squeezebox is obviously looking for something different. It won't connect to SqueezeNetwork either. It just doesn't see the net at all. --

Re: [slim] Advice to track an error in log

I'm running the server on Debian. I don't know where this log.conf file is. Is it a debian thing or a slimserver thing? I don't know what checking the persist option means. Where is this option. I'm not finding a scanner.log anyplace. When I hack scanner.pm to force d_scan on, I get file

Re: [slim] Advice to track an error in log

On 11-Nov-07, at 7:15 PM, Millwood wrote: I'm running the server on Debian. I don't know where this log.conf file is. Is it a debian thing or a slimserver thing? ' SqueezeCenter 7.0 thing. I don't know what checking the persist option means. Where is this option. SC 7.0 I'm not

Re: [slim] Advice to track an error in log

kdf;241994 Wrote: The debug options carry over as long as you check the persist option In 7.0, if you launch the scanner from the web interface, are non-persistant logging options passed into the scanner? -- JJZolx Jim

Re: [slim] Sequential Songs

I think it would be possible to do this with a plugin. The problem is just to decide how to detect that two tracks belong together. I'm guessing that it should be safe to assume that they should be played in track number order and that the tracks are on the same album/disc ? If that is the

Re: [slim] Sequential Songs

One of the (many) downfalls of Random Play. What it comes down to is that if you don't want to put any effort into what you listen to, then what you get is equally mindless. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile:

Re: [slim] Slimserver UI wont come up

ceejay;213660 Wrote: A couple of other thoughts ... slimserver is obviously running if you can play music from your PC with the SB ... [note - you are sure its from the PC, and you're not connected to SqueezeNetwork??] So the problem is with the browser not being able to connect to