Re: [slim] Ethernet drive help

2008-02-25 Thread SuperQ
th00ht;272918 Wrote: > In principle a Ethernet Disk Mini is a Linux embedded device on some > RISK processor. So in principle it would be able to run SqueezeCenter. > But the firmware is propriatery a Lacie "hardened" Red Hat distro which > cannot be accessed / updated directly (as far as I know)

Re: [slim] Ethernet drive help

2008-02-25 Thread shake-the-disease
>From the specs, it seems you have a NAS with a 400Mhz CPU and 64MB DDRAM. CPU is OKish, but ram is very skinny. I run SS 6.3.2 on a TS101 which also has 64Mb of RAM and it only just runs. 64Mb is not enough for 6.5.x let alone SC7. The point I'm making is even if you could get it running, I'd su

Re: [slim] Squeezebox duet powered speakers

2008-02-25 Thread MrJB
Take a look at the Dynaudio powered media speaker (yes it is very expensive): http://www.dynaudio.de/eng/multimedia/index.php -- MrJB MrJB's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15616 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Duet release date?

2008-02-25 Thread jrfuda
Yikes, I'm going to have to update my order. We're in the middle of a move and we'll be in the new house by the 12th. Hopefully this won't be too much trouble to do. -- jrfuda jrfuda's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.co

Re: [slim] Can Squeezebox Duet display international languages?

2008-02-25 Thread peterw
Ben Sandee;272832 Wrote: > > Someone else with access to the actual hardware needs to confirm this > for > you, but I'm 99.9% sure Browse by folder works on the Controller too, > not > just the web interface. That's right. Home -> Music Library -> Music Folder (for the English UI). -- peterw

Re: [slim] Ethernet drive help

2008-02-25 Thread th00ht
In principle a Ethernet Disk Mini is a Linux embedded device on some RISK processor. So in principle it would be able to run SqueezeCenter. But the firmware is propriatery a Lacie "hardened" Red Hat distro which cannot be accessed / updated directly (as far as I know). They (Lacie) offer (some sor

Re: [slim] Pictures, pictures. Please

2008-02-25 Thread funkstar
I would have, but LCDs are a pain to take photos of :) I am planning on taking some screen dumps eventually though. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: ht

Re: [slim] Can Squeezebox Duet display international languages?

2008-02-25 Thread tosehee
Appreciate the prompt response. I guess I will have to wait and see for now or until I get the definite answer. I don't want to spend $400 on the device that won't display or play the favorite musics of mine. Thanks again. Regards. -- tosehee -

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

2008-02-25 Thread bpa
The entries disabled means SQueezeCenter either can't find or access aacmplayer.sh or it is not marked executable. The aacmplayer.sh file should be in the AACplus/Bin directory. Did you check the permissions on aacpmplayer.sh to make it is accessible to the user id which runs squeezecenter and t

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

2008-02-25 Thread bpa
Cross post. Flac will ensure you get the quality delivered by the stream. If you chose an AAC+ stream for quality - recompressing into MP3 may result in losing that quality. Unless bandwidth is a problem - it is generally not desireable to transcode a lossy format into another lossy format. --

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

2008-02-25 Thread IceFusion
never mind. fixed my permissions on aacpmplayer.sh. working great. though what transcoding is appropriate? am using flac, but that's likely overkill... -- IceFusion IceFusion's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/me

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

2008-02-25 Thread IceFusion
bpa;272774 Wrote: > > Linux/OSX Installation > 1. Download the AACplusLinux.tar.gz file > 2. Unzip the contents so that in the SC7 directory Plugins/AACplus > there is a Plugin.pm and a Bin directory. Make sure files have correct > ownership and permissions especially aacpmplayer.sh in AACplus/B

Re: [slim] Squeezebox design copy

2008-02-25 Thread seanadams
Official product page: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/snuznluz.shtml -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

Re: [slim] Squeezebox design copy

2008-02-25 Thread ChrisLance
Ah! They really got me. What`s funny is that I read about it in a Norwegian magazine from January this year:) But I`m a little embarrassed right now... -- ChrisLance ChrisLance's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/me

Re: [slim] Tracks cut off

2008-02-25 Thread Hercules
I think foobar2000 has functionality for rebuilding mp3 files. Could try that? (I don't have much experience in this area so it may not work!) -- Hercules Hercules's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?useri

Re: [slim] Multiple artwork for one album - possible??

2008-02-25 Thread schatzy
bulletmark;271766 Wrote: > > Now to my question of "should I be the one reviewing this?" - my point > is that clearly I, as mere customer/user, have no idea of whatever > changes SD has done to SC7 to invalidate those or other docs. So I > *can't* review the changes. They must be reviewed by som

Re: [slim] Can Squeezebox Duet display international languages?

2008-02-25 Thread Ben Sandee
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 11:47 AM, tosehee < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ben Sandee;272787 Wrote: > > > > You can browse and play the music by folder and filename rather than > > the tag > > data. > > Thanks. I assume this is with controller, right? Someone else with access to the actual hardwa

Re: [slim] Tracks cut off

2008-02-25 Thread eater
Thanks -- I downloaded a VBR fixing tool, but it told me that the tracks were not VBR. Any other thoughts on what could be causing this? -- eater eater's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13695 View

Re: [slim] Can Squeezebox Duet display international languages?

2008-02-25 Thread tosehee
So, let me get this straight. The musics in Asian characters can't be played by the controller. I have to use the computer to play that through the web browser.. So, what good is the controller in this case? What benefit does the controller has for me? Isn't it better for me to buy something lik

Re: [slim] Left side of Slimserver page disappears

2008-02-25 Thread ceejay
mondoribo;272790 Wrote: > I have a strange problem that appeared suddenly. When I go to the web > interface and click on e.g. Albums or Artists, the page reloads with > the entire left side blank. This happens from both Firefox and > Safari. I am running Mac OSX 10.4. Another problem, is that n

Re: [slim] Can Squeezebox Duet display international languages?

2008-02-25 Thread radish
tosehee;272784 Wrote: > And what is the web interface? The server software has a web interface - see http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_features.html and http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SqueezeCenter > is this accessible through the controller? Not directly, the controller communicates directl

[slim] Slacker a bit *boomy*?

2008-02-25 Thread toby10
Is it just me or is Slacker via SB3 rather heavy on bass? I'd say, in general, it's across the board with all Slacker streams compared to most other Internet Radio streams I listen too. Some slacker tracks are downright annoyingly *boomy*. Is Slacker using some sort of bass "enhancement" (th

Re: [slim] Why is "cover" art so important?

2008-02-25 Thread schatzy
Zten;272779 Wrote: > > So my next request will be to do VIDEO in album art so we can see the > disc as it moves and changes the art. Just kidding :o) This could be done with animated .gif files if they were supported, although not the best solution but probably a lot easier. > such as tha

Re: [slim] Date Added?

2008-02-25 Thread verdemar
Robin Bowes;272733 Wrote: > verdemar wrote:[color=blue] > I suggest that MusicBrainz are being rather dogmatic in insisting that > > you can't have the choice. > You sound like the more pragmatic type ;-) I agree, but I also believe it would be more appropriate and coherent if the "new music"

Re: [slim] Can Squeezebox Duet display international languages?

2008-02-25 Thread tosehee
Ben Sandee;272787 Wrote: > > You can browse and play the music by folder and filename rather than > the tag > data. > > Ben Thanks. I assume this is with controller, right? Many thanks. If this is true, then I would go ahead and pre-order the Duet.. -- tosehee -

[slim] Left side of Slimserver page disappears

2008-02-25 Thread mondoribo
I have a strange problem that appeared suddenly. When I go to the web interface and click on e.g. Albums or Artists, the page reloads with the entire left side blank. This happens from both Firefox and Safari. I am running Mac OSX 10.4. Another problem, is that now I can not load the page from t

Re: [slim] Can Squeezebox Duet display international languages?

2008-02-25 Thread Ben Sandee
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 11:36 AM, tosehee < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > so.. how do you play the music if it's unreadable in the first place? You can browse and play the music by folder and filename rather than the tag data. Ben ___ discuss mailing

Re: [slim] Can Squeezebox Duet display international languages?

2008-02-25 Thread tosehee
so.. how do you play the music if it's unreadable in the first place? And what is the web interface? is this accessible through the controller? -- tosehee tosehee's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [slim] Can Squeezebox Duet display international languages?

2008-02-25 Thread radish
It will play them but the text on the controller won't be readable. It should be fine on the web interface however. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://fo

Re: [slim] Why is "cover" art so important?

2008-02-25 Thread Zten
Skunk;272089 Wrote: > Also, because the covers help me remember which songs go with these Led > Zeppelin albums! SWEET! The Zeppelin 3 vinyl album cover has that rotating disc so that you can get different images to appear in the holes in the cover. Or like on Physical Graffitti, where you can r

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

2008-02-25 Thread vinnielo
Tested on the Mac. aacPlus streams now successfully play. Thanks, Bryan! -- vinnielo *Come and try:* RadioFeeds UK & Ireland for your Squeezebox! *http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/squeeze* vinnielo's Profile: http://forums.sli

Re: [slim] Running AAC Plus with SC7

2008-02-25 Thread bpa
For SC7, to simplify installation of AACplus support, I have created a plugin. It is a "holder" and does nothing but enables all the AACplus files to have their own directories and so editing of conf or strings.txt files is no longer needed. Mplayer is required to decode the AACplus streams and c

Re: [slim] Date Added?

2008-02-25 Thread slimpy
SilverRS8;272755 Wrote: > Tag & Rename lets you choose wether to update the timestamp when > changing tags or leave it as is was. > > Personally I miss an option sorting by date when viewing i.e. files in > the music folder. That way it would be easy to find out what the newest > music is even w

Re: [slim] Can Squeezebox Duet display international languages?

2008-02-25 Thread tosehee
Does that mean that I can't play these musics? or does it look garbage, but still lets me play them? That's two different things.., so let me know. :-) oh.. and do you have a time frame for the better support for asian fonts? -- tosehee

Re: [slim] Operational Questions

2008-02-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
liffy99;272716 Wrote: > Is there a way of incorporating replay gain when ripping vinyl using > Audacity ? If you encode to FLAC you can specify track gain calculation in the encoding options (--replay-gain). metaflac can add album gain post-encoding. foobar can do both, but post-encoding. --

Re: [slim] Date Added?

2008-02-25 Thread SilverRS8
verdemar;272713 Wrote: > Yes, the problem is that my tagging software won't allow it (and they > will not implement it as it is incorrect behaviour). Which is true, I > guess. I'm using MusicBrainz Picard. > > I found a bug for this issue, so please vote for it if you have the > same problem. >

Re: [slim] QTFaireUse - cease and desist

2008-02-25 Thread exile
mflint;272675 Wrote: > > > > I think one of the main reasons is laziness. Many folks can't be > bothered doing through the buy CD/rip/tag process, so will settle for > lower quality lossy tunes. Personally I don't see it as a laziness issue. If given the option of driving to a cd store, find

[slim] SB Controller+SB3 Discount?

2008-02-25 Thread jw111
Will there be a discount for getting the SB Controller with an SB3 instead of the receiver? I currently have some SB3's in my house. One is connected to my receiver in my family room which has a zone upstairs. I currently use a Harmony 890 upstairs to remotely start the SB3 and turn on my AV rec

Re: [slim] Can Squeezebox Duet display international languages?

2008-02-25 Thread Michael Herger
> Q. A lot of my musics are stored in Mac or Windows with international > characters (some Korean, some Japanese, and some Chinese). Can > squeezecenter 7 read this and display on the Duet screen properly? While SC does read and display them, the Controller can't display them right now. We plan o

Re: [slim] Date Added?

2008-02-25 Thread Robin Bowes
verdemar wrote: > Yes, the problem is that my tagging software won't allow it (and they > will not implement it as it is incorrect behaviour). Which is true, I > guess. I'm using MusicBrainz Picard. It's not incorrect behaviour. It's not correct behaviour either. It is down to the user to choose.

Re: [slim] Can I do this with the new Duet?

2008-02-25 Thread aubuti
Robin Bowes;272712 Wrote: > AlexV wrote:> - Is there a 'Play next' option on the remote ? So I can > schedule a > > song to be played after the current track ends ? > > This is possible from the web interface, but I'm not sure about the > SBC. With the Duet remote (Squeezebox Controller, or SBC

Re: [slim] Electrical characteristics of SPDIF output

2008-02-25 Thread seanadams
The reason you're seeing a higher voltage is because you have not terminated the signal (which is OK for just detecting the presence of a signal). Normally s/pdif would be driving a 75 ohm load. SB3 uses a 3.3v logic gate driving a resistor divider. The impedance of the load combined with this out

Re: [slim] Audioengine 5

2008-02-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
y360;272672 Wrote: > How can they justify placing the A2 volume knob at the back - for that > kind of money I'd expect the most obvious control easily reached The A5 volume knob on the front really detracts from the looks and it feels cheap. Actually, though it sounds better, the A5 looks worse

Re: [slim] Audioengine 5

2008-02-25 Thread radish
MuckleEck;272676 Wrote: > Presumably they put it at the back for two reasons:- > > 1) Aestheticsclean lines etc looks nice > 2) The majority of people will be using some form of music player > (ipod, SB3 etc) which has it's own volume control remotely acessible, > so the control on the back

[slim] Can Squeezebox Duet display international languages?

2008-02-25 Thread tosehee
Hi. I am a new to SB, and am thinking of purchasing the SB3 or the new Duet. Before I make a purchase though, I'd like to know if this is supported. I tried to search, but couldn't find the similar threads, so if this was answered before, please forgive me. Q. A lot of my musics are stored in M

Re: [slim] Operational Questions

2008-02-25 Thread liffy99
Wow - thanks for all the helpful replies. Thoughts as follows; 1) I've just spent hours removing track numbers from track titles (doh !) apart from classical items such as symphony movements. 2) Understand that if browsing by music folder then SS will default to alphabetical. 3) I'm busy adding

Re: [slim] Can I do this with the new Duet?

2008-02-25 Thread AlexV
Thanks Robin ! I think, I'm gonna buy it ! ;-) -- AlexV AlexV's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15686 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43859 ___

Re: [slim] Date Added?

2008-02-25 Thread verdemar
Yes, the problem is that my tagging software won't allow it (and they will not implement it as it is incorrect behaviour). Which is true, I guess. I'm using MusicBrainz Picard. I found a bug for this issue, so please vote for it if you have the same problem. Edit: the bug here: http://bugs.slimd

Re: [slim] Can I do this with the new Duet?

2008-02-25 Thread Robin Bowes
AlexV wrote: > Hello, > > Just a quick questions regarding the new Duet. > > - I'm NOT an album type of guy... I don't sort my files by album... Can > I still use the Duet ? Because, on the CES video, the browsing seemed to > be album-based... What if I want to sort my files by genre only ? > Pos

Re: [slim] Date Added?

2008-02-25 Thread Secret Squirrel
verdemar;272707 Wrote: > Wouldn't it be more correct to use the created timestamp to select "new > music"? > > I find it kind of irritating that the "new music" list is full of music > that I recently retagged, but that has been in my library for ages. Verdemar, I had the same issue, but read

Re: [slim] Date Added?

2008-02-25 Thread Robin Bowes
verdemar wrote: > Wouldn't it be more correct to use the created timestamp to select "new > music"? > > I find it kind of irritating that the "new music" list is full of music > that I recently retagged, but that has been in my library for ages. So, don't modify the timestamp when you update the

Re: [slim] Date Added?

2008-02-25 Thread verdemar
Wouldn't it be more correct to use the created timestamp to select "new music"? I find it kind of irritating that the "new music" list is full of music that I recently retagged, but that has been in my library for ages. -- verdemar -

[slim] Can I do this with the new Duet?

2008-02-25 Thread AlexV
Hello, Just a quick questions regarding the new Duet. - I'm NOT an album type of guy... I don't sort my files by album... Can I still use the Duet ? Because, on the CES video, the browsing seemed to be album-based... What if I want to sort my files by genre only ? Possible ? Also, I don't need

Re: [slim] Pictures, pictures. Please

2008-02-25 Thread panter
kdf and funkstar, thanks a lot for the pictures! It would be nice to see some pictures of the Controller in action as well. -- panter panter's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4450 View this thread

Re: [slim] SqueezeSlave: No Sound!

2008-02-25 Thread AndyMc
Using the aoss script did the trick. Thank you very much! And thanks for replying quickly! Andy. -- AndyMc AndyMc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8009 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevice

Re: [slim] SqueezeSlave: No Sound!

2008-02-25 Thread bhaagensen
AndyMc;272691 Wrote: > Hi, > When I run it I get a single error, "PortAudio error: Host error." I > am running Fedora 7. > > What does this error mean? How can I fix it? > It means that the sound-device is taken by another process, most likely some sound daemon. Try with the alsa oss compatibi

[slim] SqueezeSlave: No Sound!

2008-02-25 Thread AndyMc
Hi, I have just downloaded the latest version of SqueezeSlave (0.7.5). When I run it I get a single error, "PortAudio error: Host error." I am running Fedora 7. What does this error mean? How can I fix it? Also, where can I download the source code? The version I have is not compiled with any

Re: [slim] Pictures, pictures. Please

2008-02-25 Thread funkstar
http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-lifestyle/131428-logitech-duet-hands.html Thread I started on Hexus with some photos -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 View this thread: htt

Re: [slim] Security Issues with WPA

2008-02-25 Thread cliffo
I now have it working again. I've done two things at once so am unsure of what has fixed the problem. I rolled back the Billion's firmware to the previous one (which I only upgraded 2 days ago) + I'm letting the router assign the IP address. I'm thinking it could very well be the latest firmwar

Re: [slim] Export Squeezecenter Settings

2008-02-25 Thread Hung_Phat
Thank you Michael, i did it by saving the whole squeezecenter folder. I'll make a backup of the prefs file for next time. -- Hung_Phat Hung_Phat's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15510 View this th

Re: [slim] Audioengine 5

2008-02-25 Thread MuckleEck
y360;272672 Wrote: > How can they justify placing the A2 volume knob at the back - for that > kind of money I'd expect the most obvious control easily reached > > For close-range listening I prefer the $20 Logitech R-20 Presumably they put it at the back for two reasons:- 1) Aestheticsclea

Re: [slim] QTFaireUse - cease and desist

2008-02-25 Thread mflint
Pale Blue Ego;272566 Wrote: > If nobody ever bought DRM'ed music, this would not be an issue. Exactly! I'm minded to think that Apple has a point though: if you buy stuff from iTunes, then you're entering into an agreement which involves DRM-crippled downloads. If people agree to the iTunes Term

Re: [slim] Audioengine 5

2008-02-25 Thread y360
How can they justify placing the A2 volume knob at the back - for that kind of money I'd expect the most obvious control easily reached For close-range listening I prefer the $20 Logitech R-20 -- y360 y360's Profile: http

Re: [slim] QTFaireUse - cease and desist

2008-02-25 Thread autopilot
in 12-24 months, i dont think anyone will be using DRM anyway (apart from subscription services like Napster). -- autopilot SLIMSERVER:[/B] 7.0 APLHA (WINDOWS XP) + ALIENBBC, SLIMSCROBBLER & LAST.FM. *AMP:* CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 640A (LIVING ROOM) / DENON MD30 (BEDROOM). *SPEAKERS:* MISSION 701'S (L

Re: [slim] Duet release date?

2008-02-25 Thread MuckleEck
JimC;272510 Wrote: > If there was a guaranteed release date, we would have communicated it to > the community. We're in the very final stages of completing the product > and expect to release it very, very soon. It won't ship until its > ready. > > Resellers taking pre-orders are working from