Re: [slim] remote streaming from slimserver via winamp

2007-12-14 Thread bpa
You must have lame installed for stream.mp3 -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41041

Re: [slim] remote streaming from slimserver via winamp

2007-12-14 Thread bernt
This that I have to do to make it work. First connect the player, load a playlist, and reconnect the player. Most of the time I need to reconnect the player 2-3 times after I loaded the playlist before it starts playing. -- bernt http://www.last.fm/user/ottovonkopp/

Re: [slim] Squeezebox question before i buy

2007-12-14 Thread mflint
SuperQ;248913 Wrote: Download slimserver now! It's free, and you can test it out before you buy the squeezebox hardware. http://www.slimdevices.com/su_downloads.html And give Softsqueeze a try too - this is a Squeezebox / Transporter software emulation. In my experience (sorry, Mr

Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?

2007-12-14 Thread Musketeer
benshead;248308 Wrote: My plan is to take apart a squeezebox remote and mount the remote's PCB inside the clock radio. Buttons mounted on the outside of the case will be wired to it and it will in turn control the Squeezebox. The only volume control necessary will be the squeezebox's,

Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?

2007-12-14 Thread ModelCitizen
Have a look at the Roberts WM201 WiFi Internet Radio - radio/alarm/clock/music player. It seem to fit your bill perfectly. Plays Flac files too. MC -- ModelCitizen It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?

2007-12-14 Thread m1abrams
One thing I do not understand about clock radios like the SoundBridge is why they feel the need to put stereo speakers in them. For the common placement of a clock radio stereo speakers is not needed and you are actually better off with a good single speaker and decent mono amp. When your

Re: [slim] Too low volune level

2007-12-14 Thread sapnho
I have the opposite problem: Squeezebox + Benchmark DAC1 + BO Organ-pipes results in that the lowest possible volume is still to loud. Can this be changed somewhere on the SB? -- sapnho sapnho's Profile:

[slim] Artwork issues with Nokia 770 skin

2007-12-14 Thread tonyptony
Like many here I've been using the Nokia 770 and Ben's great skin for control of my SB3. I have just finally completed the accumulation of all my album artwork (~1000 albums). They are all JPG files stored as cover.jpg in each album directory, with sizes ranging from 240x240 to 500x500. I can

Re: [slim] Change decription of favorites?

2007-12-14 Thread slimkid
You can edit slimserver.pref . Make sure slimserver is down while you are doing it. -- slimkid The sound stage will open up, bass will tighten and the imaging will improve. DVD performance will also increase substantially.

Re: [slim] Artwork issues with Nokia 770 skin

2007-12-14 Thread kdf
On 14-Dec-07, at 8:39 AM, bklaas wrote: huh, I've got the issue too...didn't have the issue yesterday... KDF, any chance your recent checkins killed this? it's possible. Is this the skin on all browsers, or just n770/n800? I may not have covered all of the request cases. -k

Re: [slim] Change decription of favorites?

2007-12-14 Thread mfh
Great. Thanks! -- mfh mfh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13488 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41052 ___ discuss

[slim] Change decription of favorites?

2007-12-14 Thread mfh
Hi, Is there any way to change the description of a radio station I added to Favorites in Slimserver? If added through the squeezebox, you often get odd names like 'Play | 128 kbps'. I can do that in Squeezenetwork, but how about Slimserver? Michiel -- mfh

Re: [slim] Artwork issues with Nokia 770 skin

2007-12-14 Thread bklaas
huh, I've got the issue too...didn't have the issue yesterday... KDF, any chance your recent checkins killed this? #!/ben p.s. I'm very envious of a complete album artwork collection. Mine is woefully inadequate right now...about 60% coverage. -- bklaas the Nokia770 skin guy

Re: [slim] Artwork issues with Nokia 770 skin

2007-12-14 Thread bklaas
tonyptony;248996 Wrote: I just get grey thumbnails with question marks in them. Question marks? That's old artwork...are you using 6.5 or 7.0? -- bklaas the Nokia770 skin guy http://www.last.fm/user/bklaas/ bklaas's

Re: [slim] mildly annoying

2007-12-14 Thread nicketynick
mvalera;248738 Wrote: The offer is good only at and during the open house. Sorry! There is however this thing called the ineternets, and on it I have heard tale of the mythical search engine. I've been told that by using it many interesting things can be found but not discussed on

Re: [slim] mildly annoying

2007-12-14 Thread nicketynick
Here's a slimdevices page I've never seen before. http://www.slimdevices.com/welcome_sb.html?ProspectID=26ECE84E85334FE7810FDC281FB32332 I wonder if this post will survive? -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router

Re: [slim] Change decription of favorites?

2007-12-14 Thread bpa
If you install MyPicks plugin - you can 1. Save and edit Internet station URLs and names like on SN. 2. Link your Favorites on SN into SS so that you have only to maintain one list of stations. -- bpa bpa's Profile:

Re: [slim] Wow - Squeezebox in Frys

2007-12-14 Thread nicketynick
What the heck is that shiny silver thingie with the giant logo on it? I love that logo so much I have to have one! -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router http://www.last.fm/user/nicketynick/

Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?

2007-12-14 Thread benshead
Wow, that sounds very promising, bpa, though out of my league. I like the look of the Roberts radio, especially the volume knob.Not sure, though, whether the display would be too small. Do you know how they sound? -- benshead

Re: [slim] remote streaming from slimserver via winamp

2007-12-14 Thread rcole731
I installed on a test machine at a different location and it worked well with SC 7.0. Thanks forn quit reply. Richard -- rcole731 rcole731's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14352 View this

Re: [slim] Wake on LAN does not work from Transporter

2007-12-14 Thread PSSO
same problem with Transporter firmware 34 (from SlimServer_trunk_v2007-12-14) Is this realy so difficult to change or correct ? -- PSSO PSSO's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11678 View this

Re: [slim] Artwork issues with Nokia 770 skin

2007-12-14 Thread kdf
Quoting bklaas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: huh, I've got the issue too...didn't have the issue yesterday... KDF, any chance your recent checkins killed this? yeah, something weird is going on. Somewhere along the way parsedData is being wiped out. I can't see where my changes would have affected

Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?

2007-12-14 Thread benshead
@Musketeer - Or stupider! I get a lot of enjoyment out of the process, though, even when the product isn't as good as I'd hoped. @ModelCitizen - The Roberts radio looks interesting, but I'd like to make use of Slimserver, err SqueezeCenter, as much as I can. @m1abrams - I agree. I won't bother

Re: [slim] mildly annoying

2007-12-14 Thread mlsstl
Actually the internet search comment and the SB3 promo code post just continue the mildly annoying theme. The offer at the top of the forum page still isn't available to most of us. And, the promo code noted above and the other current promo (free SB3 with a Transporter) isn't the same deal as

[slim] RSS Feed Not Updating

2007-12-14 Thread face7hill
Hi, I've got my SB connected to an RSS feed and configured it to run as a screensaver when off. It appears that new items don't show up on the SB but the feed is dynamic and changes several times a day (I can see it when I go to the feed in my browser). It does however update with the latest

Re: [slim] remote streaming from slimserver via winamp

2007-12-14 Thread rcole731
Okay what is lame? I have not seen anything on this. Richard -- rcole731 rcole731's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14352 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41041

Re: [slim] Artwork issues with Nokia 770 skin

2007-12-14 Thread tonyptony
Still on 6.5.x. Yes, I've been debating moving over to 7.0 beta, but I haven't done the forum search yet to see if I can install that and keep my 6.5 install unharmed. -- tonyptony tonyptony's Profile:

Re: [slim] remote streaming from slimserver via winamp

2007-12-14 Thread alZmtbr
The SS/SC must be connected to the correct 'player'. You may be playing a song, but it might be playing on your home squeezebox! When multiple players are connected, either SB's or stream devices, there is a small drop down box on the right pane to choose from. Make sure the correct player has

Re: [slim] Wi-Fi Internet Clock Radio?

2007-12-14 Thread bpa
I had thoughts of porting Squeezeslave to a Logik IR100 (Wifi Radio) same h/w as Roberts and AE radios. The main chips is the same as the one used in Jive remote. This guy has already done some work on it. http://internetradiohack.blogspot.com/ -- bpa

Re: [slim] remote streaming from slimserver via winamp

2007-12-14 Thread bpa
Good wiki entry on using stream.mp3 including details on lame which is essential to convert audio into MP3. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?RemoteStreaming -- bpa bpa's Profile:

Re: [slim] Artwork issues with Nokia 770 skin

2007-12-14 Thread kdf
Quoting bklaas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: huh, I've got the issue too...didn't have the issue yesterday... are you sure? I'm seeing this issue with r15132 which predates my recent stuff. What's the artwork param supposed to be for the nokia artwork modes? The 1by1 request seems to have

Re: [slim] Artwork issues with Nokia 770 skin

2007-12-14 Thread kdf
Quoting bklaas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: huh, I've got the issue too...didn't have the issue yesterday... ack...any chance that you've been trying this without a client? I just noticed that was MY problem here. It also works on r15312, once I have softsqueeze running. -kdf

Re: [slim] mildly annoying

2007-12-14 Thread Ben Sandee
On Dec 14, 2007 11:54 AM, mlsstl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This falls in the category of various promotions I've seen other companies do over the years that make a tiny percentage of customers very happy and irritate to varying degrees a much larger number. That's an interesting strategy in

Re: [slim] mildly annoying

2007-12-14 Thread mlsstl
People who are irritated by this need to grow some thicker skin. Ummm, you forgot to quote my last sentence: Oh well. Time for me to move on. I also concluded my initial post with the words: Just a thought. I fully understand it is a big world and there will always be things here and there

Re: [slim] RSS Feed Not Updating

2007-12-14 Thread HyperDevil
Hey man, Ive got the same weird problems, the RSS does not show completely. And my other feed is old and also not updating. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40967 -- HyperDevil HyperDevil's Profile:

[slim] 2 Internet Radio questions

2007-12-14 Thread venus light
1. Is there a way to add a radio stream (a .pls file) to my favorites so that I can access it from my SB as opposed to the SlimServer? 2. Is there a way to change the amount of buffer the SB uses for Internet Radio? I have a radio station that I have trouble getting good speeds from (it is

Re: [slim] 2 Internet Radio questions

2007-12-14 Thread bpa
If you use Tune in then once playing press right on the SB remote and you will be able to add to favorites. You could also use the MyPicks plugin. If you have many stations and you also Squeezenetwork, then you can also use MyPicks to make Squeezenetwork favorites available on your SB when

Re: [slim] 2 Internet Radio questions

2007-12-14 Thread venus light
Thanks a bunch! -- venus light venus light's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10916 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41062

Re: [slim] Troubleshoot Live365?

2007-12-14 Thread sow
I just upgraded to the 12/14/7 nightly build of Squeeze Center and tested Live365 (subscription). It works fine, except I was surprised to see the web browser still doesn't display the channel and/or song details unless it's currently playing. Otherwise it displays an ugly URL. This seems to

Re: [slim] 2 Internet Radio questions

2007-12-14 Thread venus light
bpa;249110 Wrote: 1. If you mean can youplay a readio stataion without the PC running. Take the URL from the pls file and add it to your Favorites in Squeenetwork. Thanks for the reply. I changed the buffer on the radio station - hopefully that will help. As for question #1, I mean

Re: [slim] 2 Internet Radio questions

2007-12-14 Thread bpa
1. If you mean can youplay a readio stataion without the PC running. Take the URL from the pls file and add it to your Favorites in Squeenetwork. 2. On Slimserver - increase the value of Server Settings/Network/Radio Station buffer -- bpa

Re: [slim] Problem with RSS Feed

2007-12-14 Thread bpa
I think you have the RSS news ticker parameter Items displayed per channel set to 3. Changed to 6 to display the 6 items in your weather forecast. -- bpa bpa's Profile:

Re: [slim] mildly annoying

2007-12-14 Thread peterw
I hope everybody enjoyed/is enjoying the open house. Hey, Mike, this time how about identifying the Slim/Logi staff, especially the forum participants, in any posted photos? Lottery... not free gear, but a drawing for the chance to buy at the open house price. Have the lottery drawing several

[slim] Library Pointer Question

2007-12-14 Thread dminches
I have the majority of my music on my NAS, designated as drive T:. I also have other music on a local drive, F:. I put a shortcut for F: in the root folder of T: but for some reason that drive never seems to get scanned. All the folder on T: show up in my library, but never the music on F:.

[slim] Slimserver - can't access music on NTFS

2007-12-14 Thread jason442
Hey folks, I having a weird issue with Slimserver. Slimserver is installed and running in Ubuntu 7.10. For some reason I cannot set the music folder to my NTFS drive - which contains all my music. It's mounted at /media/sdc5/Music. slimserver says ops - /media/sdc5/Music doesn't seem to be a

Re: [slim] Slimserver - can't access music on NTFS

2007-12-14 Thread peterw
Take a look at this wiki page http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?MusicOnLinuxUSBHardDrives A /media mount point sounds like an external drive, but in any case, you should look into the availability and permissions issues covered on the wiki. -Peter -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/

Re: [slim] Library Pointer Question

2007-12-14 Thread JJZolx
dminches;249130 Wrote: I have the majority of my music on my NAS, designated as drive T:. I also have other music on a local drive, F:. I put a shortcut for F: in the root folder of T: but for some reason that drive never seems to get scanned. All the folder on T: show up in my library,

Re: [slim] Slimserver - can't access music on NTFS

2007-12-14 Thread jason442
Thanks, I'll take a look at that! -- jason442 jason442's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14418 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41067