Re: [slim] Duet release date?

mvalera;264906 Wrote: > As it says on the product pages... February. > > I would say that the online retailers with the Feb 1st dates were > overly optimistic. Is the weather situation in China going to push the release past February? -- olc --

Re: [slim] Adding favorites via web interface

> How do I add music to my Favorites from the SlimServer web interface Use SqueezeCenter 7. It's not available in SS6. Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] SlimP3 woes (network connection issues)

At least in my case it's not the power supply since I swapped it with my other slimp3 which works fine. Any other ideas? -- schoen schoen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12276 View this thread:

Re: [slim] SlimP3 woes (network connection issues)

I'm back at it and managed to get the firmware updated. I was even playing music for several minutes before the issues started again. So, I know everything works, but the messages from before are coming back. It flashes very quickly in succession "Network appears to be disconnected" then "The netw

Re: [slim] Attn: webmaster - there's a typo in your store

Pffft - not even a "thanks" from the webmaster for pointing this out? *feeling hurt... for evar..." ;-p -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: htt

Re: [slim] Great news! I finally bought an amp ! No poll.. ;-)

haunyack;265656 Wrote: > Don't worry about the snobs...it's fashionable in so called "audiophile" > circles to be a Bose basher. > You know...sheep mentality and all - people like to feel they belong. > > . Thanks for that - I was starting to feel like I had some sort of mental disability just

Re: [slim] Great news! I finally bought an amp ! No poll.. ;-)

EnochLight;265655 Wrote: > You see, this is why I didn't post this in the Audiophile forum, because > I knew that even mentioning that I was using Bose as my speakers would > cause all of these cute comments. > > ;-P > > Funny though, I wonder why all of the hostility towards Bose? I've > hea

Re: [slim] Great news! I finally bought an amp ! No poll.. ;-)

Phil Leigh;265432 Wrote: > See the thing is...you wouldn't need that EQ if it wasn't for those > Bose's (runs and hides behind sofa...aargh it's full of amp and > subwooofer!) You see, this is why I didn't post this in the Audiophile forum, because I knew that even mentioning that I was using B

[slim] Duet power usage: Receiver 3-4w, Controller dock 1w

I hooked up my Duet samples to a Kill-a-Watt tonight (which unfortunately rounds power usage to the nearest watt, not terribly precise for low-draw devices). The Receiver uses 3 watts when idle or off, and 4 watts when playing music. The Controller base registers 1 watt when charging the Controlle

Re: [slim] SB3 Loses Connection with SlimServer

maggior;265517 Wrote: > To ensure that it isn't an issue with either the SB3 or the location of > it, can you swap the problematic SB3 with one that has been working > fine? If the problem stays with the location, I think you might have a > reception issue at that location. Though it's odd that

[slim] Adding favorites via web interface

OK, I'm embarassed to ask becasue I'm sure I'm missing something simple - searching the forums gives errors or "page unavailable" and web searches didn't answer my question - so here goes: How do I add music to my Favorites from the SlimServer web interface (or from Moose for that matter. Sorry

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

Jim Holtz Wrote: > The question is, will the $90 flat rate fix the controller too if > there's no sign of abuse? mvalera;265497 Wrote: > The warranty period will be 2 years for the Duet. > > Our standard out of warranty charge is $90. > I think he's been pretty clear, the Duet (which include

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

mvalera;265527 Wrote: > The Squeezebox Receiver and Controller will both have 2 year warranties > as well. Sorry Mike, I'm trying to pin you down on the repair cost of a controller that would cease to function after the warranty expired. I'm not talking about dropping it in water, stepping on i

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

Frank, Thanks for your response. I'll try and sort out the tagging issue on my own - if I can't figure it out, I'll post a screenshot of the tags. I was indeed running RC3 instead of RC3a - after upgrading, it fixed the Various Artists issue. I changed the code to sort by AlbumTitle, thanks fo

Re: [slim] softsqueeze on ubuntu

Timothy Stockman;265380 Wrote: > I haven't had much luck running softsqueeze on my new linux system... > Firefox doesn't seem to know what to do with a JNLP file, nor does it > let a "user" add to it's list of file types. The JNLP file should be opened with javaws. On Ubuntu 7.10 its located in

Re: [slim] Using PSP as Client

Hi ! The PSP client GUI is good and works well:) I was looking forward to have it for my kids to play music the whitout running around with my CD's. Hovever when playing music on the PSP the sound fades in and out and sometimes partly get scrambled. I've installed the LAME and reduced the speed t

Re: [slim] Transporter knob degaussing?

You could create a google email address and use it for the slim bugzilla. Have google forward to your actual email address after flushing anything not from slim bugs. greg ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.

Re: [slim] Network Configuration Advice

What home plugs are are modems that operate over the power lines rather than comms lines. Similar in many ways to Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology. Since there are various standards employed in different countries both for main electricity but also electrical safety you would want to sati

Re: [slim] Search for Swans

This is the only UK distributer listed on Swan's Web site. http://www.iplacoustics.co.uk/ Schatzy -- schatzy Kitchen - SB3 - Russound R235LS Amp - Russound SP-M8IM speakers in ceiling Main Stereo - SB3 - Nikko Beta 30 Preamp - Nikko Alpha 230 Amplifier - Genesis VI Speakers -

Re: [slim] Network Configuration Advice

Thanks for the suggestions. I will give the Linksys a try. I had a read of the specs on the repeater function and is appears to effectively share the wifi bandwidth between incoming (devices to 2nd router) and outgoing (2nd router to original router) which results in lower bandwidth. So, although

Re: [slim] Transporter knob degaussing?

Thanks, Sean. -- joeriz Transporter > DIYtube ST-35 amp > JM Reynaud Arpeggione Signature speakers joeriz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12621 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/sh

Re: [slim] Transporter knob degaussing?

Unfortunately I don't think that list is properly spammer-proof. But you can drop by that URL once in a while to check for updates. Note that FW40 is in active development so you may encounter other bugs. If you like, you can report them to the Beta forum and we will file an appropriate bug for

Re: [slim] Transporter knob degaussing?

Thanks, Sean. Sorry - I'm new at the 'bug' thing. Can I put my e-mail in the cc: list without it being picked up by spammers? Joe -- joeriz Transporter > DIYtube ST-35 amp > JM Reynaud Arpeggione Signature speakers joe

Re: [slim] Need shelf stereo to go with my Squeezebox. Recommendations?

well, i have to say i'm impressed with the sound and build etc. i'm no audiophile but i can certainly hear more seperation in the sound and not a din as such. i can have them louder and clearer but not making such a racket if you know what i mean. i think i may try the a5's in a week or so. for m

Re: [slim] Transporter knob degaussing?

joeriz;265493 Wrote: > I updated to SC7 over the weekend with Transporter firmware version 40. > I've noticed that now I seem to be getting a slight buzzing noise from > the TP itself several times per minute. It sounds to me like what > others have described as the function knob degaussing its

Re: [slim] Streaming mpeg audio from sat receiver doesn't work

Obviously Your knowledge in VLC is much better than mine. So with: vlc http://192.168.1.111:31343/150 --sout '#transcode{acodec=mp3,ab=192,channels=2}:std{access=http,mux=raw,dst=:1234/audio.mp3}' VLC takes the Dreambox Mpeg2 Audio stream and transcodes it and makes it available as http stream

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

The Squeezebox Receiver and Controller will both have 2 year warranties as well. -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimd

Re: [slim] "Smart" Re-buffering?

Thanks, Andyg -- while it's disappointing to learn that what I was asking about isn't already in the SB, it's reassuring to know that a. I didn't overlook it, and b. maybe someone will address it. -- rocket j squirrel -- rocket j squirrel ---

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

mvalera;265497 Wrote: > The warranty period will be 2 years for the Duet. > > Our standard out of warranty charge is $90. > > Mike Hi Mike, Does that include the remote controller too? Jim -- Jim Holtz Jim Holtz's Pr

Re: [slim] SB3 Loses Connection with SlimServer

To ensure that it isn't an issue with either the SB3 or the location of it, can you swap the problematic SB3 with one that has been working fine? If the problem stays with the location, I think you might have a reception issue at that location. Though it's odd that rebooting the router rectifies

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

The warranty period will be 2 years for the Duet. Our standard out of warranty charge is $90. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile:

[slim] Transporter knob degaussing?

I updated to SC7 over the weekend with Transporter firmware version 40. I've noticed that now I seem to be getting a slight buzzing noise from the TP itself several times per minute. It sounds to me like what others have described as the function knob degaussing itself. The thing is: I never ha

Re: [slim] Multiple Directories Scan

Yeah i think thats the best idea :) If it was the other way around, running SlimServer on your PC, it would be pretty easy to just create a shortcut to the share on the N5200 and get SlimServer to scan that too. -- funkstar --

Re: [slim] tagging: good way to deal with both "$ARTIST" and "$ARTIST and $THE_GROUPNAME"?

With some of the scanning and sorting oddities in SlimServer, I doubt that you can get this to work as well as you'd like. Both would just be Elvis Costello in my library. There are too many band name variations like this, particularly with jazz artists, that I wouldn't want them all to appear w

[slim] SB3 Loses Connection with SlimServer

One of my SB3s keeps losing it connection with SlimServer. There is no regular pattern, but it probably happens about once every day and a half. The screen will go blank. When I hold the left arrow on the remote and go back into network setup, it finds the wireless network and connects, but fai

Re: [slim] tagging: good way to deal with both "$ARTIST" and "$ARTIST and $THE_GROUPNAME"?

Peter, Search the forums for ALBUMARTIST.. what I think a lot of people are doing is adding ALBUMARTIST=Elvis Costello to the "Elvis Costello and the Attractions" albums. This will result in your "Elvis Costello" and "Elvis Costello and the Attractions" albums both appearing together under "El

Re: [slim] Live365 presets not updating

Please update to SC7, the Live365 plugin in 6.x was horribly buggy. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43043 ___

Re: [slim] Streaming mpeg audio from sat receiver doesn't work

I am not very familiar with VLC but it looks like it is having problems loading a http module. Possibly you have specified http twice in the output. so instead of dst=std{access=http,mux=raw,dst=http://192.168.1.103:36000} try dst=std{access=http,mux=raw,dst=:36000/audio.mp3} and stream from t

Re: [slim] Live365 presets not updating

It should be automatic. Try logging out of Live365 and then back in via the Squeezebox or SlimServer interface. The Live365 plugin has also received a massive overhaul in the SqueezeCenter 7.0beta, which may be worth a look. My experience and that of most here has been that it is quite stable. -

Re: [slim] Playlists are not working (.m3u)

in my expeirence SS expects a very accurate reference to where your music is store, whereas other programs are more tolerant of relative references. so i always wind up editing playlists i create in WindowsMediaPlayer manually, and relace whatever WMP comes up with with a very explicit reference

Re: [slim] Streaming mpeg audio from sat receiver doesn't work

Hmm, that needs some more thinking, since I seem to get VLC problems now. What encapsultation methode should be used for the slim device? Raw? Thanks for the help, by the way... Frank Output from VLC: stream_out_standard debug: creating `http/raw://http://192.168.1.103:36000' stream_out_standa

Re: [slim] Odd behavior

paltomare;264780 Wrote: > Just picked up a SB3 for my office. I have it wired directly to a router > issueing DHCP and analog out to a receiver all tucked away in a server > closet. No need for internal networking since I am controlling it from > my workstation via SN. Setup went perfectly, and i

Re: [slim] Unending trouble with Wake on LAN

Update: as the long process with the customer care service continues, I've sort of given up and bought an Intel Pro/1000 PT. Tonight I'll try to see if it makes a difference. If it doesn't, at least, I'll have the NIC hopefully out of the equation. -- gorman ---

Re: [slim] SB3 freezes while synchronzied

ok, update time: i have been running the "cleaned" up playlists for a while now, but the freeze still seems to be occurring. although it seems MUCH rarer now. BUT: just the other day i had a freeze up while the players were UN-synched. :-( i am starting to suspect it may not have anything to do

Re: [slim] Great news! I finally bought an amp ! No poll.. ;-)

Phil Leigh wrote: > See the thing is...you wouldn't need that EQ if it wasn't for those > Bose's (runs and hides behind sofa...aargh it's full of amp and > subwooofer!) At least his stereo is safe from Daleks... - Marc ___ discuss mailing list discuss@l

Re: [slim] Streaming mpeg audio from sat receiver doesn't work

Accoreding to you VLC sout you are outputting MP3 but the url you using has mms:// which imples wma. You should be using a http:// url with an sout for mp3. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?

Re: [slim] Playlists are not working (.m3u)

hi! i had an effect similar to yours recently - which may or may not explain what is going on, but it could be worth a shot. i use personal-playlist manager plugin for winamp to manage my playlists. some of them are very big: ~700 tracks. by pure coincidence i had one of them loaded in winamp t

Re: [slim] Streaming mpeg audio from sat receiver doesn't work

Hi, well I have VLC installed. I try now to fetch the HTTP stream from the dreambox and stream it on port 1234 of the Vista box. So fine so good. Options I am using: VLC stream output: Output: Play locally and http://192.168.1.103:1234 Encapsulation methode: ASF Transcoding options: audio, mp3,

Re: [slim] Network Configuration Advice

It's a little complicated as there actually -is- firmware available for the non-L version 5 and upwards - but I don't know if it includes the repeater code, and it's probably not worth $10 to figure that out. Also, if you can find an older WRT54G (model 4 or earlier), the firmware will be fully fu

Re: [slim] Great news! I finally bought an amp ! No poll.. ;-)

See the thing is...you wouldn't need that EQ if it wasn't for those Bose's (runs and hides behind sofa...aargh it's full of amp and subwooofer!) -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO

Re: [slim] Streaming mpeg audio from sat receiver doesn't work

You need to find an application that can "play" your stream and output WAV - typically ffmpeg, mplayer or VLC. Do you have any of those installed ? -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=180

Re: [slim] Streaming mpeg audio from sat receiver doesn't work

Hi, did now the d_http_async trace: Backtrace: frame 0: Slim::Player::Source::playmode (/Slim/Control/Commands.pm line 878) frame 1: Slim::Control::Commands::playlistXitemCommand (/Slim/Control/Request.pm line 1483) frame 2: (eval) (/Slim/Control/Request.pm line 1483) frame 3: Slim::Control::Re

Re: [slim] Streaming mpeg audio from sat receiver doesn't work

Hi, what I want to see from the slim server is something similiar like: access_http debug: http: server='192.168.1.111' port=31343 file='/8d main debug: net: connecting to 192.168.1.111 port 31343 main debug: connection in progress access_http debug: protocol 'HTTP' answer code 200 as from win

[slim] Live365 presets not updating

I have a bunch of presets set up on the Live365 website, but these are not feeding through to the presets listed in SlimServer (which only has one showing). Is this supposed to update from the Live365 site, or does it have to be done manually somehow? I'm on v6.5.4 Thanks. -- Khuli http://w

Re: [slim] Streaming mpeg audio from sat receiver doesn't work

I think output of Dreambox is mpeg-2 and not MP3 - so you will need another app (e.g.mnplayer, vlc) to decode the stream. Usage of slimserver. To see if responding use d_http_async. Code: Usage: ./slimserver.pl [--audiodir ] [--playlistdir ] [--diag] [--daemon] [--

Re: [slim] Streaming mpeg audio from sat receiver doesn't work

Hi, the configuration I am having is the following: PC, Vista = 192.168.1.103, hosts slimserver 6.5.4, Firewall off Satreceiver = Dreambox = 192.168.1.111 Winamp runs on the Vista PC Is there somewhere a desciption of the debugging commands of the slimserver? I have logged the winamp output:

Re: [slim] Using PSP as Client

merc4a2;265406 Wrote: > Have you tried 3.90 yet? I just say your post today and downloaded your > files, but when I updated the PSP it went to 3.90 and nothing happens > when I click on the "Play SlimServer mp3 stream, even though I can cut > & paste the link in to IE and it opens the stream fin

Re: [slim] Using PSP as Client

d00p;259045 Wrote: > This hack can only be used on a PSP with firmware 3.80 Have you tried 3.90 yet? I just say your post today and downloaded your files, but when I updated the PSP it went to 3.90 and nothing happens when I click on the "Play SlimServer mp3 stream, even though I can cut & paste

Re: [slim] Streaming mpeg audio from sat receiver doesn't work

Both these logs seem to confirm that the URL is not responding to the initial HTTP request. > > Select: [Slim::Networking::Async::Socket::HTTP=GLOB(0x5ce09 cc)] read, > calling Slim::Networking::Async::HTTP::_http_read_body > [norm] Killed 1 timer(s) for > Slim::Networking::Async::Socket::HTTP=GL

Re: [slim] Great news! I finally bought an amp ! No poll.. ;-)

According to many, a 9 band EQ is nearly useless for any kind of corrections, and may cause phase problems. You're better off using the Inguz correction/EQ server plugin. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevi