Re: [slim] Help restore my love of the Squeezebox

Repeat the network test at different speeds (use up/down keys on remote to find the maximum speed at 100%. IIRC For stutterfree Flac you will need about 1000-1500kbps at 100%. -- bpa bpa's Profile:

Re: [slim] Help restore my love of the Squeezebox

Xorro;245981 Wrote: Hi, yes the FLAC files play fine on the PC. How do I increase the buffer size on the SB? I suspect the buffer size of the SB3 is fixed either by physical memory size or firmware. I could be wrong..I can't find a setting for it in the Slimserver interface but others may

Re: [slim] How to get Slimserver to sort tracks by track tag

Choose the album to play from the Album view rather than Browse music folder. Album view sorts by tags, browse music folder by file name. -s. -- slimpy slimpy's Profile:

Re: [slim] Help restore my love of the Squeezebox

So, first, have you tried running this with the SB wired instead of wireless? You really need to do that FIRST so you know which route to explore. The other thing to note is the one thing that you know you have changed, which is to install a new disc. If you copy that same album back to your

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 starts playing on its own

NauticusLX wrote: Bottom line: the display set to 0 brightness comes on if the phone rings, and the stream is interrupted if I make or receive a call. It's not set up in a way that's not intended, so don't say there's something wrong with my setup because nothing's wrong - other than these

Re: [slim] Help restore my love of the Squeezebox

I haven't tried it wired as the PC and router are upstairs and the SB3 is downstairs with the amp. I either need a really long bit of CAT5, or I'll have to move one or the other up/down stairs. To clarify, playback stuttered from my SATA disk, so I installed the IDE disk (a spare I had) to see

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 starts playing on its own

It certainly has never been an issue for me and I believe it's not just me, the forum would be inundated if it was a universal issue. Mark, You're wrong about this. I have raised this issue at least 3 times on these forums and it has been quietly ignored. There is a bug somewhere in

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 starts playing on its own

oreillymj wrote: It certainly has never been an issue for me and I believe it's not just me, the forum would be inundated if it was a universal issue. Mark, You're wrong about this. I have raised this issue at least 3 times on these forums and it has been quietly ignored. There is a bug

Re: [slim] Help restore my love of the Squeezebox

Xorro;245996 Wrote: I haven't tried it wired as the PC and router are upstairs and the SB3 is downstairs with the amp. I either need a really long bit of CAT5, or I'll have to move one or the other up/down stairs. Moving the SB3 isn't exactly a major logistical operation. You don't need the

Re: [slim] Another reason to love the SB3!!!!

I have a similar use for the wired ethernet port. I have a Topfield PVR which has network capability (via a hacked NSLU2 device). I also used my Squeezebox as a wireless access port and it all works very nicely. I've now had my SB2 for over 2 years and I'm still really pleased with it. Even

Re: [slim] How to get Slimserver to sort tracks by track tag

Ok, I see that. Also realized that my WMAs (files I've made from vinyl) don't have track numbers. Thanks, vielen danken. -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View

[slim] Maxbitrate?

Hi, trying to find out why FLAC songs don't play smoothly on my SlimServer+SB. Looked into the preferences file and found the following setting: maxbitrate: 320 Can I increase this? Mats -- matek994 matek994's

Re: [slim] Maxbitrate?

matek994;246024 Wrote: PS. I am running slimserver on an NSLU2. Oh oh. Probably the lowest-power CPU that's still capable of running SlimServer. What version of SS? Can you run Server Network Health as outlined in the wiki? (Not this is NOT the network test you posted.) Post the server

Re: [slim] Maxbitrate?

What do you mean by don't play smoothly, are you getting dropouts? In which case, increasing the bitrate will make it worse, you don't have enough wireless bandwidth. See http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?NetworkProblemsSecondGuide Not only that - I'm not sure where you're seeing that

Re: [slim] SB3 restarts songs

andyg;241093 Wrote: The best debug setting for this would be player.source. Just to clarify: is that d_source in the debugging menu? I'm having this problem too. Intermittent, doesn't seem attached to any particular playlist or song. Song stops in the middle, immediately restarts and plays

Re: [slim] Maxbitrate?

Hi, thanks for your reply. The problem I have is that when I select a song which is in FLAC format (MP3's are not affected) it starts to play, but then there are intermittent dropouts during the first half minute or so. After a while the song plays alright. Any subsequent songs played w/o user

Re: [slim] Maxbitrate?

matek994 wrote: Hi, thanks for your reply. The problem I have is that when I select a song which is in FLAC format (MP3's are not affected) it starts to play, but then there are intermittent dropouts during the first half minute or so. After a while the song plays alright. Any subsequent

Re: [slim] Issue: No Digital Outputs working

duloque;245933 Wrote: @Mark Lanctot: digital volume? *hmmm* where can I adjust that? Just press the volume up button on the remote or use the player volume at the top left of the SS screen. Check also that Preamp Volume Control isn't set, Player Settings - Audio. It should be 0, meaning no

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 starts playing on its own

What I meant by universal problem was that it affected absolutely everybody which was NauticusLX's implication. Perhaps it doesn't only affect just him then (and I have read reports of this with a fair amount of others), but it certainly isn't an issue for absolutely everyone on this forum. --

Re: [slim] Maxbitrate?

My SlimServer version is: 6.5.2 - 12047 - Debian - EN - iso8859-1 Regarding the maxbitrate setting, I guess it is perhaps not relevant in this case. The Server Settings reveal that FLAC files are streamed as FLAC. The Player Settings show Bitrate Limiting = No Limit. Sorry for misleading you. I

Re: [slim] SB on bedside - wifi radiation ?

Radiation is not the only thing to worry about just ask these guys: http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/ -- mparry Matt Parry-SMS Sales [EMAIL PROTECTED] 650-210-9400x2 mparry's Profile:

[slim] .pls problems

I have a few issues with playlists. I usually listen to internet radio, and use playlist for that. The problem is that one of the .pls won't work. They are EXACTLY alike in setup, [playlist] NumberOfEntries=3 File1=http://[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Title1=Progressive Length1=-1

Re: [slim] hacking the Rio Receiver to run Slimserver

Thanks for the link. I've got a couple of old Rios siting in a closet. Great opportunity to add music to new locations in the house. -- shvejk shvejk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1337 View

Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping

I have had most of the problems mentioned in earlier posts (difficulty to get the SB3 to start, disconnects, slow remote control response, sync problems, etc.) I changed to static IP-adress for my SB3 which is connected via WLAN. All problems I had was solved!!! I run 6.5.4. I have both

Re: [slim] .pls problems

The only differense between the three playlists are that the first two tracks have same ip, and different ports, and the third have slightly different IP and the same port. So there should not be a firewall problem since the third track have the same port. -- Ognomm

Re: [slim] .pls problems

On Nov 29, 2007 12:55 PM, Ognomm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a few issues with playlists. I usually listen to internet radio, and use playlist for that. The problem is that one of the .pls won't work. Can you give us the actual playlist rather than an obfuscated one, or does it have a

Re: [slim] .pls problems

Ben Sandee;246081 Wrote: On Nov 29, 2007 12:55 PM, Ognomm Ognomm.30tptz1196362801 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com wrote: I have a few issues with playlists. I usually listen to internet radio, and use playlist for that. The problem is that one of the .pls won't work.

Re: [slim] Help restore my love of the Squeezebox

Xorro;245996 Wrote: If I do FLAC to MP3, won't that lower the quality of the playback? Remember, my partner can tell the different between lossless and lossy formats! :) Yes, it will. This wan't meant to be a solution, more of a test to uncover where the problem is. Now we

Re: [slim] .pls problems

On Nov 29, 2007 1:29 PM, Ognomm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's got PW in it. its like File1=http://user:password@xx.xx.xx.xx: And the stream works. I tested it on my computer. Can you try including the URL into the 'Tune in URL' from the SlimServer/SqueezeCenter web interface? Also,

Re: [slim] .pls problems

The stream works fine with Tune in URL. It seems as the pls is the problem, but there is no error in the file. I don't understand anything now -- Ognomm Ognomm's Profile:

Re: [slim] .pls problems

On Nov 29, 2007 2:09 PM, Ognomm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The stream works fine with Tune in URL. It seems as the pls is the problem, but there is no error in the file. I don't understand anything now If you are using SlimServer 6.5.x then try using the WikiRadio/Mypicks plugins to

Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping

Version 6.3.1 and firmware of 55 is the combination that works the best for me. Not perfect, but usable without reaching that threshold of insane actions against a defenseless piece of electronics. -- tboileau69

Re: [slim] Slimserver only sorts Albums?

I have version 6.5.2. Do I need to download the newest version of Itunes Blue -- Urmaboyblue Urmaboyblue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7451 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Slimserver only sorts Albums?

Which version of SS, exactly? Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40681

[slim] Slimserver only sorts Albums?

Hey there. I just upgraded the latest version of the Slimserver software and now my slimserver does not show music by artists or anything else besides Albums. Does anyone have any ideas on this happenning? I tried to search the forums, but didn't find anything like this specific to a MAC. I

Re: [slim] Slimserver only sorts Albums?

That depends - are you using iTunes with slimserver? If not, then there's no need to upgrade iTunes. If you are, then I can't help you on that one. Try doing a complete clear and rescan. It could be that the database is somehow out of whack after the upgrade. If that doesn't work, try deleting

Re: [slim] Slimserver only sorts Albums?

Thanks for the tips. I'll try doing that and report back. -- Urmaboyblue Urmaboyblue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7451 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40681

Re: [slim] Unable to play any playlists through Squeezebox/Slimserver 6.5.4

I've got the same problem - Playlists show up in text editors, but are empty in Slimserver 6.5.4 on a linkstation with Freelink v1.11 installed. 1) I can create and save working playlists using the web GUI. 2) Old playlists, with bcorrect/b paths do not work, but show up in text editors. 3)

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2 starts playing on its own

sorry Mark - got wrong end of stick. ok, I know this will be a difficult one to resolve but a bug should be opened/re-opened. -- oreillymj oreillymj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=699 View this

Re: [slim] Reuters Wi-Fi article

I am so glad to hear all the great things and can NOT wait to get my Squeezebox 3!!! I just ordered it yesterday, so I may have a few questions about setup... Does someone have a link to a FAQ for setup questions and troubleshooting? Thanks! Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [slim] Reuters Wi-Fi article

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSGOR96904620071129 The power of good marketing or just good luck on this one? It's the power of a great product ;-). Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Reuters Wi-Fi article

I happened upon this article on Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSGOR96904620071129 Mentions all of the Wi-Fi connected gadgets and the Squeezebox got more than a mention. It even had a bit about the bathroom enclosure I remember reading about in the forums some time

Re: [slim] Reuters Wi-Fi article

Randy;246145 Wrote: Does someone have a link to a FAQ for setup questions and troubleshooting? wiki.slimdevices.com is your friend -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View

Re: [slim] Unable to play any playlists through Squeezebox/Slimserver 6.5.4

hirsp1;246118 Wrote: Any new suggestions? I've had this issue pending with Slim Support this entire time. I was recently informed that I might as well give up on it. This software is open source... things that are more important get dibs on getting fixed first. So issues like this

Re: [slim] Squeezecentre

Sorry, off topic a little... does anyone have any screenshots of what SC7 looks like... Links or JPG's ??? This thread has a few of them: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=241311postcount=95 ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Squeezecentre

And the name of this app is. ??? I'm not sure... I think it's part of mc2slim: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29622 Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Stuttering m4a playback under Vista with Squeezebox

I have tried using mplayer on Vista to get around the Quicktime issue but have had no success. The problem appears to be that mplayer is being executed directly without calling socketwrapper first, as a result, all that happens is a nice BIG file called #PIPE# is created on my hard drive!

[slim] Multizones playing and PC power requirement?

I can not find any information on site and forums about computer hardware requirements for great number simultaneously playing squeezeboxes (8/10/20 or 32). I mean multizone audio multiroom mode. Can anybody make all information table for users : winwows PC / Linux PC / NAS -- Nickolay V

Re: [slim] Squeezecentre

Michael Herger;245941 Wrote: There's a 3rd party app which can send files from explorer to be played using the context menu - as long as that file is in SC's audio folder. And the name of this app is. ??? -- jmack

Re: [slim] Squeezecentre

Sorry, off topic a little... does anyone have any screenshots of what SC7 looks like... Links or JPG's ??? (I'm happily cruising on 6.5.4 and unsure whether to upgrade...) -- defnk defnk's Profile:

Re: [slim] Squeezecentre

defnk;246165 Wrote: Sorry, off topic a little... does anyone have any screenshots of what SC7 looks like... Links or JPG's ??? (I'm happily cruising on 6.5.4 and unsure whether to upgrade...) Just download it and install it, and see for yourself. I installed over 6.5.4, noticed that it