Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

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Re: [slim] Controller

I am really enjoying the luxury of reading stuff via the Controller, i.e 1) Lyrics fior songs (via Lyric applet/plugin) 2) Full reviews and bios of music I'm listening to (via bespoke entries in Comments tag) 3) SlimDevices forum posts (via Information Browser addon) 5) Various news sources

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

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Re: [slim] Controller

I'm working on an Infomationbrowser Addons to show recently played playlist on SomaFM, SkyFM, ClassicFM and Radio Paradise. I was getting annoyed when playing with WMA streams you do not get playlist info. -- bpa bpa's

Re: [slim] iTunes Album Art in SqueezeCenter

Hello, Concerning albumart in iTunes and Slimserver/Squeezecenter, I would like a simple clarification: On a large musicbase built-up using iTunes, all albumart is embedded in each song. Slimserver 6.5.5 picks it up; no problem. For part of the musicbase, I have in addition inserted the same

[slim] Play Count??

Hi, I use FLAC only in a simple directory structure on an external hard drive, I use a MacBook Pro. Am I missing something or can SlimServer NOT keep track of something as simple as play count? Hopefully I'm being stupid, thanks in advance, Matt -- brokenhat

Re: [slim] Network question after EMP burst

For those whose Squeezebox ethernet ports stop working after a close lightning strike as did mine, I stumbled on a solution. Try the reset to factory defaults (hold down the add button on the remote when you plug in the power cord) or another reset (hold down the 1 button on the remote when

Re: [slim] Controller

ModelCitizen;267326 Wrote: There are various other forums I'd like to view too and I'm vaguely wondering if a virtually non-programmer like myself would stand any chance of copying and adapting the Slim Devices forums plugin to read other similar forums? MC The addon is currently designed

Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering

Ouch, this problem hit me hard during a party where the SB3 hit the rebuffering problem 3 times during the night. I tried a network test right after one of the incidents at 320 kbps and it hit 100%. Do I have a defective SB3? The Squeezebox didn't win any new converts tonight unfortunately. I'm

Re: [slim] Duet Controller

Thank you. -- btcompute btcompute's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10847 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43253 ___

Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering

The SB3 has a much larger buffer than the SB1. Something is badly wrong with your wireless network (not the SB). Probably interference from something. Do you have your PC wired to the router or are both the PC AND SB talking wirelessly to the router? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal

Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering

Ooops didn't notice the files bit. I presume no special features are in use such as sync or bit rate limiting. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering

I'm still wondering why the SB3 doesn't recover. Another user has a similar symptoms ( http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42935 ) and Andy has logged bug #6931 to add in a timeout. However it may be a different bug - does this behaviour happen with all stations or just a

[slim] SB3 can't find new music

Hello since i installed slimserver on my new computer i've had an annoying problem. Everytime i put some new music in my music folder the squeezebox can't find it when i try to search for it despite perfect tags. But when i browse the music folder in the SB then i find the new music. And if i go

Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering

The PC is wired to the router. The router is a Linksys WRT54G with Tomato Firmware. Tomato reports signal quality of 41 for the SB3, signal quality for the 2 SB1s in more remote areas of the house are 44 and 47. I never have problems with the SB1s. It is odd that the signal quality for the SB3

Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering

I'm not sure it's the same issue, but the resolution might help me - not getting stuck on the rebuffering phase. I'm not using Squeezenetwork or Internet radio when this happens, it is all my own local mp3 files. Thanks for the pointer to the bug... -- jth

Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering

I've been trying to keep things as simple as possible while trying to figure it out - there's no sync or rate limiting when the rebuffer occurs. I'm going to have to start trying some of the debug settings next. -- jth

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

maggior;263731 Wrote: My point is that though there is a headphone jack on the SB3, it isn't exactly a good one and probably not up to the task for a lot of people. I'm not sure it will be missed much. Well, I guess everybody around here who's using the SB3 as an alarm clock and relies on the

Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering

One thing that I can't figure out is why there is such a large burst in traffic between the SB3 and the server on each song transition. The attached graph shows spikes up to 5600 kbps during the 4 song transitions while the normal data flow during playback is around 200 kbps. I've confirmed

Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering

jth;267402 Wrote: One thing that I can't figure out is why there is such a large burst in traffic between the SB3 and the server on each song transition. It's filling the buffer as fast as it can, then it trickle feeds to keep the buffer full during playback. -- radish

Re: [slim] Controller

Triode;267354 Wrote: The addon is currently designed specifically for the Slim Forum, but it should tweekable to support other vBullitin forums which support an RSS feed and and archive web pages. Let me have a think about this. Only vBullitin then? :-(

Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering

On Feb 9, 2008 11:16 AM, jth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One thing that I can't figure out is why there is such a large burst in traffic between the SB3 and the server on each song transition. Because when playing local files (MP3, FLAC, etc) it completely fills the SB3 buffer at the

Re: [slim] SB3 can't find new music

Sorry to be patronizing, but you have rescanned? Server Settings - Basic Settings - Rescan Music Library. And of course you have to wait for the scan to finish. -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves bacon. SB2, Transporter, beta SBR, beta

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

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Re: [slim] Grandfather clock plugin, possible?

EnochLight;267286 Wrote: There's sounds embedded in SqueezeCenter 7??? Like what other sounds? And how are they accessed? They're provided by SN (and have been for some time) - they're just easier to access in SC. -- radish

Re: [slim] Play Count??

Run a thread search on Trackstat, a great plugin -- cparker www.spicefly.com - Visit for an enhanced Interface for MusicIP and tips and tricks for integrating with Slimserver! cparker's Profile:

Re: [slim] Play Count??

Can you please point me in the right direction? Remember I use a Mac. Thanks, -- brokenhat brokenhat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7554 View this thread:

[slim] Favorites error: No items found in playlist

Hi, KCRW Music is one of the channels saved to Favorites on my Transporter. In the past week, whenever I try to play from it, it fails with the error No items found in playlist. All of the other channels in my Favorites still work fine. I know that KCRW Music is still transmitting with no

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

radish wrote: [an attempt to hold a rational discussion with MrSinatra] radish, If you look back at previous threads, you will see that MrSinatra doesn't let trivial issues like facts get in the way of his opinion. He sees things the way he sees things, and will swear blind that black is

Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering

Of course ... that makes perfect sense. I'm just going to turn on as much debugging info as I can and let it run all day. -- jth jth's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

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Re: [slim] Problems with followitunes.pl

No thoughts? -- jordimr jordimr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42988 ___

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

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Re: [slim] Slimserver User Access Restriction

All working, though shed too far from house..tried it.shed hidden in depths of gardenand signal degrades with the length of cable.about 150 feetcable tester says cable all good, though internet is intermittent at this distance...think it is the BT routerused to work with

[slim] Wireless compatability issues

Hi I have an SB3 running f/w 81, SS 6.5.4-12568. Server is a laptop running wireless WPA-PSK(TKIP). SB3 is wireless WPA-PSK(TKIP). Motorola WG850G and WA850 repeater. Works beautifully Once I discovered that the neighbors wireless networks were causing my dropouts (thanks Net Stumbler!) and

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

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Re: [slim] Grandfather clock plugin, possible?

radish;267430 Wrote: They're provided by SN (and have been for some time) - they're just easier to access in SC. Oh he's referring to the sound effects stuff on SN? Yeah I knew about that - I've used them for years. But those aren't embedded in SqueezeCenter; they are streamed from the net

Re: [slim] Slimserver User Access Restriction

There used to be devices that I knew as line drivers that would easily drive a signal over that distance. Also provided you have a common mains power circuit then maybe a Homeplug device could provide the link. If you take a look at some of the professional LAN kit such as Cisco you can find

Re: [slim] Wireless compatability issues

Thanks for the info - so my problem is just the Nokia 770 not connecting. I'll look for a forum for the Nokia that is a helpful as this one!! Thanks again. Habs -- cjhabs cjhabs's Profile:

Re: [slim] Favorites error: No items found in playlist

try the WMA stream mms://66.186.18.68/avance_kcrw -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43275

Re: [slim] Wireless compatability issues

There are basically two WPA standards: WPA + TKIP WPA2 + AES The 'PSK' is 'Preshared Key', ie each device needs to be told the key instead of having a RADIUS server doling them out (which adds far more complexity than most people need). You can count that as a constant, since few devices

[slim] Change SlimServer port?

Is it possible to change the SlimServer port from 9000 to something else? If so, how is it done? I have VPN SecureClient software which blocks or occupies port 9000. Thanks -- DLORDE DLORDE's Profile:

Re: [slim] Wireless compatability issues

Make sure you turn off any super bandwidth modes (like mine claims I can get 104Mbps if I use it... rgh), the negotiation process on these can sometimes confuse clients. It may be that your router is sending hey lets use my superfast mode and the Nokia instead of say let's not says, um,

Re: [slim] iTunes Album Art in SqueezeCenter

I don't know whether SC7 picks up embedded artwork in preference to folder.jpg, or vice versa; but in any case your artwork will survive the move from SS 6.5.x to SC7. No problems. -- moley6knipe 2 x SqueezeBox 3 | 1 x SqueezeCenter 7 | 1 x Win XP Pro SP2 | 1 x Happy listener :-)

Re: [slim] Controller

ModelCitizen;267408 Wrote: Only vBullitin then? :-( www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/rss-1.html MC You should be able to add any rss feed like that to the information browser list. This will only give you the latest post for a thread not all posts. The SlimForum one reads the archive for a

Re: [slim] Change SlimServer port?

Yes. For example, from the web interface in SC7 go to settings - advanced - network. Or you can set it by an option if you start slimserver from the command line. HTH -- ceejay ceejay's Profile:

Re: [slim] Change SlimServer port?

Thanks ceejay :-) -- DLORDE DLORDE's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4659 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43280 ___

Re: [slim] SB3 Cutting Out While Playing Apple Lossless Files

Your problem may be the TS109. Playing Apple lossless will mean either 1. the TS109 will the decode Apple lossless and re-encode back into Flac. or 2. TS109 decodes Apples lossles to WAV and transmit this over Wifi which is a high bandwidth user. Try using using Flac and not apple lossless as

Re: [slim] SB3 Cutting Out While Playing Apple Lossless Files

I bought my first SB3 a couple days ago, having purchased a QNAP TS109 with a couple of 500mb discs a couple months ago, and having started to rip my CD collection to Apple lossless format, looking forward to having good sound in my living room via SB3 and 802.11g, (the QNAP being 2 floors above

Re: [slim] Play Count??

Thanks that looks great! -- brokenhat brokenhat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7554 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43263

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

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[slim] 24/96 support for Duet and SB3

Hi, Are there any plans for Logitech to provide a firmware upgrade for SB3 and Duet to suppot 24/96 streaming capability ? It there is, when ? Many thanks in advance... -- oris98 oris98's Profile:

Re: [slim] Wireless compatability issues

Knowing you had gotten this going and it should work, I decided to go back to basics. Eveything powered off: 1. Configured the wireless access point hard wired from the laptop - WPA-TKIP WPA2-AES 2. Disconnected the AP and powered off. 3. Power cycled the cable modem 4. Connected the router and

[slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

So you're having a party demonstrating how easy to use Squeezebox and Slimserver is, or just getting comfortable, browsing the collection and adding what you want to hear with the Add + button like any old juke box. Then somebody goes and presses the Play instead, and all the previous requests

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

Metoo;267556 Wrote: Or am I doing something wrong? No...the software sucks. . -- haunyack Transporter - BK 200.2 - Vandersteen 3A Signature C.G. Conn New York Wonder - circa 1898. haunyack's Profile:

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

Add does add to a *temporary* playlist, but the moment that you press Play rather than Add you zap the old playlist and start a new one...note the emphasis on temporary. However, there is a Save feature for playlists, so use this next time you line up a long playlist and then it will be visible

Re: [slim] SB3 Wireless Signal Strength Drops For No Reason

Bump. Added link to video in original post. Anyone else see this behavior? Code: SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0 - 17314 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Server IP address: 192.168.1.100 Perl Version: 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

haunyack;267557 Wrote: Why can't the experts make it work as advertised?As far as I'm aware it doesn't say anywhere that temporary playlists will be saved (unless you explicitly press Save), so I have never expected it to behave other than the way it does in this regard. -- smc2911

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

smc2911;267562 Wrote: As far as I'm aware it doesn't say anywhere that temporary playlists will be saved (unless you explicitly press Save), so I have never expected it to behave other than the way it does in this regard. Yes..I agree. My rant was a bit off the cuff as I have been fighting

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

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Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

I have accidentally wiped out playlists before by pressing play instead of add. It would be nice if there were some kind of confirmation for this. Maybe everyone wouldn't like it, so it could be an option in setting such as Confirm actions which would replace the current playlist. That way you

Re: [slim] Is my Squeezebox 3 dead?

ehjones wrote: Is 2 years of life all we should be expecting from slim devices hardware? Is this a Serious question? In case it is, the answer is not hardly. I have a SqueezeBox 1, non-G that works perfectly. There are many folks with SliMP3 that work. I don't know how old a SB1 is, but its

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

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Re: [slim] Is my Squeezebox 3 dead?

Just to add another 'me too' voice: my SB3 is coming on to be 2 years old and it's recently started randomly reseting itself, about once every 24-48 hrs at the moment. Is 2 years of life all we should be expecting from slim devices hardware? -- ehjones

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

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Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

SuperQ;267576 Wrote: When I was working on a bookshelf I drilled holes in the wrong place on several boards and had to re-make the boards. This took 3 more days to sand, stain, and varnish the wood. Of course I bitched at myself for an hour or so, but the drill press never asked me are you

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

I prefer the UNIX way of doing things personally. If I type do this thing I want you to do I don't want endless Are you sure prompts. Computers are tools, they should act like tools and not nannies. When I was working on a bookshelf I drilled holes in the wrong place on several boards and had

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

SuperQ;267576 Wrote: I'd rather have the Slim guys working on new real features and fixing bugs than making every last bit of the system idiot proof. If I do an idiotic thing, it's my fault, I should pay attention and be less of an idiot. I largely agree with your sentiment and I like

Re: [slim] Why Squeezebox sucks...

Seems to me that an undo feature to get back playlists accidentally wiped out would satisfy both groups. Those who want to use it can. Those who don't want to use it can kick themselves for accidentally clearing their playlist. And it won't get it anyone's way... -- Timothy Stockman

Re: [slim] Is my Squeezebox 3 dead?

Pat Farrell;267573 Wrote: ehjones wrote: Is 2 years of life all we should be expecting from slim devices hardware? Is this a Serious question? In case it is, the answer is not hardly. I have a SqueezeBox 1, non-G that works perfectly. There are many folks with SliMP3 that work.

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

MrSinatra wrote: i mentioned the tivo to answer the transcoding question. currently transcoding is done in software yes? you could do mpeg video in software too, but its done in chips now. AFAIK (they don't sell Tivo's here) there's a crucial difference. The Tivo only plays its own

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

smc2911 wrote: The direction Logitech is going with the Duet suggests to me that they do want to produce a product for this segment of the market rather than leave them to Sonos. It doesn't say that to me at all. The Sonos had two things on the SB: A Simpler to setup for dummies B Much