Re: [slim] Can we please have a sort by Album Artist option

2008-03-28 Thread smc2911
Maybe when the new wiki is up and running, 'this page' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?VariousArtistsLogic) should be replaced with a definitive explanation of Various Artists, Album artists, compilation tags, etc. Volunteers anyone? -- smc2911 http://www.last.fm/user/smc2911/ -

Re: [slim] Can we please have a sort by Album Artist option

2008-03-28 Thread smc2911
H. That worked, thanks! But, I thought there was a reason that I'd set Compilation=1, I just can't remember now what it was... -- smc2911 http://www.last.fm/user/smc2911/ smc2911's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.c

[slim] Slimserver on HP 2120 Media Server?

2008-03-28 Thread jmpage2
HP's new ultra-slick HP 2120 Linux Media Server is launching in a week and apparently there are review units kicking around out there. Has anyone had a chance to play with one and find out if it's possible to get Slimserver loaded on it? If possible, this would allow me to retire my franken-NAS

[slim] Some compilations not shown under 'Various Artists'

2008-03-28 Thread pajamabama
I have 'Group compilation albums together' selected in SqueezeCenter settings. The 'Various Artists' under 'Artits' then lists several of my compilation albums, but not all of them. Or it lists the album, but only one of the songs from it is there. The others are listed by the artist directly.

Re: [slim] Can we please have a sort by Album Artist option

2008-03-28 Thread JJZolx
smc2911;284932 Wrote: > Any suggestions as to how to get Larry Levan (and other similar > examples) to appear in my Artists list would be greatly appreciated! Try COMPILATION=0. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://fo

[slim] ALAC.EXE error with latest Squeezecenter

2008-03-28 Thread agentsmith
Just installed the latest SC and is getting ALAC.EXE error when trying to play Apple Lossless files. System info: SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0 - 17793 - Windows Vista - EN - cp1252 Is this a known problem? Any fix? -- agentsmith System 1: SB2, Pioneer DV-S733A, Benchmark DAC1, Naim Nait 2 (s

Re: [slim] Can we please have a sort by Album Artist option

2008-03-28 Thread smc2911
I find that this approach only works for me if I have at least one other album by the artist in question, otherwise the album artist does not appear in the artist list at all. For example: Album: Larry Levan Live at the Paradise Garage Album Artist: Larry Levan Compilation: 1 and then each trac

Re: [slim] Duet and Harmony One

2008-03-28 Thread gweempose
Acidex;284840 Wrote: > > > Would there be a Harmony Universal with the capabilities of the Duet > Remote.I'd say it's pretty much inevitable. From a business standpoint, it would be very smart for Logitech to come out with such a product. I'm sure a lot of people who are fans of Prontos and oth

Re: [slim] How to get Artwork?

2008-03-28 Thread markwm
andlauer;284451 Wrote: > To markwm: > > Well, this javascript should run along iTunes on a Windows system. > Please provide me with information about the operating system, iTunes > and the message you get. > > JC it was a compile error. But am I doing it right? Paste the script into a text fil

Re: [slim] When Duet controller can support Chinese Characters ??

2008-03-28 Thread skynet
can you give some details about how to creat a symlinks? thx. -- skynet skynet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15562 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44890 __

Re: [slim] Track 1 file error-unable to play

2008-03-28 Thread Siduhe
See this thread. Looks like a Max issue: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45062&highlight=track+flac -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://f

[slim] Track 1 file error-unable to play

2008-03-28 Thread ed straker
Hi, I work from a Mac, ripping CDs with Max and playing audio via SlimServer with FLACs. Everything works perfectly well except for about 1 album in 20 I get an error for only the first track of that album: Unable to play file type for : 01... Has anyone struck this? I've deleted the file from the

Re: [slim] No analog output after updating to SqueezeCenter 7.0 and Squeezebox firmware 86

2008-03-28 Thread geoperkins
I wasn't doing anything special with "softsqueeze" (not even sure what that is). I did upgrade from Slimserver 6.x to Squeezecenter 7.x and upgraded the firmware in my Squeezebox device at the same time. I rebooted the server PC and also powered off/on the Squeezebox as part of the upgrade. But it

Re: [slim] Can we please have a sort by Album Artist option

2008-03-28 Thread JJZolx
Mp3 files? bullgod;284851 Wrote: > The "list albums by band" option is just broken. You could be right. There are reports of this being broken in several ways in the bug database. > There is no way, a 20 track album with every track having the same > "album artist" info and complication flag=

Re: [slim] How to get Artwork?

2008-03-28 Thread herts101
Just used the jsmathers script and it works really well. Thank you. I'd like to change one thing about it if it is possible. I have two directories of files: 1. A directory of mp3 files which I manage through itunes, and which (mostly) have the itunes downloaded cover art. 2. A directory of f

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
MrSinatra;284891 Wrote: > like i said, mine ARE album artist as far as i know. > > i was just saying that album artist and band are BOTH tpe2 tags, i > wasn't saying my tags SAY tpe2. ??? You are confusing me. Mine are NOT TPE2. Go back and see the tag on that High Numbers track. Note that

[slim] SB3 mod?

2008-03-28 Thread nicoleif
Is there anything to gain from modification of the SB3 if it is to be used only to music transport (S/PDIF in- and output)? -- nicoleif nicoleif's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14351 View this th

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
MrSinatra;284886 Wrote: > i should also add that "album artist" "albumartist" and "band" are all > TPE2 tags and should all act the same as far as SC7 is concerned. (as > to whether they actually do in practice, i can't say) > > as far as i can tell, my tags are of the "album artist" or > "albu

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread MrSinatra
it may be working for you b/c SC7 may know or understand how to deal with your MB tags better than a much more generic setup, ie. mine. is there a program that will show me in non-nonsense style exactly what is in my tags? i will then post it. (it may be a while, as i am supposed to be out ther

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
MrSinatra;284884 Wrote: > > the who is therefore in your artist tag, no? Um, "no" That is from the -album- and The Who is listed as the artist on 91 tracks. They are -exclusively- listed on those tracks. On the other 4 tracks, The High Numbers are listed. The Who is not. Removing The Who

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread MrSinatra
i should also add that "album artist" "albumartist" and "band" are all TPE2 tags and should all act the same as far as SC7 is concerned. (as to whether they actually do in practice, i can't say) as far as i can tell, my tags are of the "album artist" or "albumartist" variety. -- MrSinatra ww

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread MrSinatra
SNARLY: you said this is what your tags say: Code: Album: Thirty Years of Maximum R & B Album Artist: The Who Artist: The Who, The High Numbers Year: 1994 Duration: 129:58 the who is therefore in your artist tag, no? regardless, i

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
snarlydwarf;284880 Wrote: > > > Perhaps that is an indicator of the difference we see... my ALBUMARTIST > is 'native' (ie, SC treats it as an exact synonym for ALBUMARTIST) but > yours is from BAND/TPE2 and subject to the vagaries of that "Interpret > BAND/TPE2 as album artist" checkbox? In fa

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
slimkid;284872 Wrote: > I believe that albums are sorted by the highest sorting artist - it may > be the album artist or it might be not. I definitely see albums listed > by albumartist at wrong spots sort wise. In your case, Snarly, artist > and albumartist are effectively the same. > Hrrm, pe

Re: [slim] Squeezecentre auto start failure

2008-03-28 Thread Boyington51
I'm using Mac OS X 10.4.11 and installed for only for me. Should I install for all? -- Boyington51 Boyington51's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5394 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.co

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread MrSinatra
SNARLY: first from the "home" opening SC7 page, i click: albums (not artists) when i do so, i see my music in artist, year, album sorting, with the artwork (displayed at 140 pixels, which lets me see 3 albums per row). most are where they should be, however, for any album that has any more tha

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread slimkid
I believe that albums are sorted by the highest sorting artist - it may be the album artist or it might be not. I definitely see albums listed by albumartist at wrong spots sort wise. In your case, Snarly, artist and albumartist are effectively the same. K -- slimkid The sound stage will open

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread bullgod
MrSinatra;284855 Wrote: > let me clarify that a bit for you... > > album artist and band are both tpe2 tags. so essentially the same. > > when SC7 says "list by band" thats the same as saying list by album > artist, and all it means is it DISPLAYS that tag as "by album artist" > it does not me

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
MrSinatra;284866 Wrote: > my SC7 does not, and has never, sorted by album artist. I beg to differ. > > i am in view artwork, artist, year, album mode. I don't know what "view artwork" means in the context of sc7... I the top of my screen on the Default style says: "Home > Albums" I clicked

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread MrSinatra
my SC7 does not, and has never, sorted by album artist. it does display album artist as "by album artist" but it does not sort by it. i am in view artwork, artist, year, album mode. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / Jive - w/SC 7.0.1beta - Win X

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
bullgod;284848 Wrote: > For example: a album of 20 Frank Sinatra tracks, on one of which Frank > is joined by Shirley MacLain. > Now does this make the album a Compilation? It shouldn't do, especially > if I have Compilation=No. Right, and Thirty Years of Maximum R&B by The Who should be liste

Re: [slim] Yet Another Error from SC7 server.log

2008-03-28 Thread andyg
Thanks guys, this bug should be fixed. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44892

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread MrSinatra
let me clarify that a bit for you... album artist and band are both tpe2 tags. so essentially the same. when SC7 says "list by band" thats the same as saying list by album artist, and all it means is it DISPLAYS that tag as "by album artist" it does not mean to suggest it SORTS by that tag. ho

Re: [slim] How to get Artwork?

2008-03-28 Thread craigf
Do any of these scripts work on a Mac? -- craigf craigf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16032 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44344 _

[slim] Can we please have a sort by Album Artist option

2008-03-28 Thread bullgod
The "list albums by band" option is just broken. There is no way, a 20 track album with every track having the same "album artist" info and complication flag=no should appear under "various artists" just because there is a guest singer on one track. -- bullgod --

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread bullgod
slimpy;283723 Wrote: > Keep in mind that SC treats albums as a compilation if it finds more > than one artist. > One solution is to tag the files with COMPILATION=0 (as you did). If > I'm correct this will however lead to the album being listed as "album > by artist A, artist B" and the album wil

Re: [slim] Duet Control, plugin earphones?

2008-03-28 Thread radish
Not at this time, possibly in the future. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45454 _

Re: [slim] Duet and Harmony One

2008-03-28 Thread radish
It's been discussed in the past but nothing has been announced :) -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44947 _

Re: [slim] all artists are missing!

2008-03-28 Thread jahnemar
I had the same problem after a clean install. Gary's tip: "Clear library and rescan everything" solved the problem. I changed the language from English to Norsk during the scan. Maybe that’s the reason? SqueezeCenter Version: 7.0 - 17793 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 -- jahnemar -

Re: [slim] Duet and Harmony One

2008-03-28 Thread Acidex
Would there be a Harmony Universal with the capabilities of the Duet Remote. Same company only one control, makes sense to me. I guess it would be a matter of number of Slim owners to make commercial sense. -- Acidex Acide

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread MrSinatra
is this not a bug? i think it is, or at least, its something SC7 should handle better. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / Jive - w/SC 7.0.1beta - Win XP Pro SP2 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 -

[slim] Duet Control, plugin earphones?

2008-03-28 Thread mike79
Hello, I got the Duet a few days ago, great, I love it. But got a question: There is a plug for earphones on the controller. If I plugin ear phones, I can hear the noises from the controller. But I would like to stream musik out there as well, is that possible as well? Thanks, Mike -- mike79

[slim] squeezecenter mp3 streaming

2008-03-28 Thread cinchel
hello I use squeezecenter running on a dual core ubuntu box to stream my music to my work. so i point foobar at http://myserver:9000/stream.mp3 and use the web interface to add tracks. here is where the prob comes. for some albums squeezecenter will not play the first track. it will load it in

Re: [slim] Scanning not picking up title... Custom Browse/Scan issue?

2008-03-28 Thread adamslim
erland;284077 Wrote: > What are your title formats set to in "SqueezeCenter Settings/Interface" > ? OMFG I've fixed it, but what an issue! I installed the nightly, removed all your add-ins, did numerous Mp3Tag actions over my entire library (so scary), all to no avail. However, changing the ti

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter Holding System Memory Problem

2008-03-28 Thread bigfool1956
If yours is a Windows system, have a look at the info here and check that it is not the cause of your performance problems http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44696 -- bigfool1956 David Ayers Music is what counts, hifi just helps us enjoy it more ---

[slim] SqueezeCenter Holding System Memory Problem

2008-03-28 Thread bugman
Sorry if this reads like a noob question, but I have used SlimServer for a number of years with almost no problems and fast response times to all actions. However... recently updated to the Slimcenter version and oh dear, all is not well. It now takes ages to load every time I open a browser (it

Re: [slim] SBC wake up computer

2008-03-28 Thread sl789
Hi Sunset ! Thanks for the info. I'll check my Linux settings (I switched to Linux on my 8 years old laptop which I use as music server only recently, since it was regulary loosing connections with SB3 each couple of days while running both Slim Server and Slim Center, don't know what was the pro

Re: [slim] Adding stations directly to the Internetradio folder

2008-03-28 Thread hugo29
Hi again, I have about 10 radio stations which I listen to regularly. I would like to add those directly under the "Internetradio" folder. I was hoping that after upgrading to SC7 I'd have the possibility to add stations directly to the "Interneradio" menu/folder. Isn't this quit obvious functio

Re: [slim] eSATA and PCMCIA

2008-03-28 Thread MikeWynneDub
Hmm, thanks for the reply... Having looked around the web, people seem to have varying degrees of performance. Theoretically, one should be getting 1.5Gbit/sec which is the max for PCMCIA but, obviously, one wouldn't expect that in a real life scenario. What I want to do is attach something (eS

Re: [slim] eSATA and PCMCIA

2008-03-28 Thread Gregory Hamilton
No Unix experience, but I have found that using PCMCIA or CARDBUS with eSATA is sub-optimal. The interface will only allow up to speeds up to USB 2.0spec. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/

Re: [slim] Duet power consumption and user habits

2008-03-28 Thread Peter
JJZolx wrote: > max.spicer;284749 Wrote: > >> That's the first time I've ever heard anyone report screen burn on a >> squeezebox. >> > > I'm seeing it here as well on an SB2 that always runs the date/time > "screensaver". As Siduhe says, it isn't comparable to burn-in as seen > with CRT m

[slim] eSATA and PCMCIA

2008-03-28 Thread MikeWynneDub
Hello, Has anybody any experience of using an eSATA drive/RAID enclosure with an eSATA->PCMCIA adapter on a laptop, especially under Linux (Ubuntu)? I'm specifically thinking of the Thecus N2050 DAS device. Any advice/info gratefully received... Thanks Mike -- MikeWynneDub

Re: [slim] Duet power consumption and user habits

2008-03-28 Thread JJZolx
max.spicer;284749 Wrote: > That's the first time I've ever heard anyone report screen burn on a > squeezebox. I'm seeing it here as well on an SB2 that always runs the date/time "screensaver". As Siduhe says, it isn't comparable to burn-in as seen with CRT monitors. More like "burn-out" - the

Re: [slim] Duet power consumption and user habits

2008-03-28 Thread Peter
Siduhe wrote: > Screen burn may not be the correct technical term - is very much what is > described here: > > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36636#6 > > When on full brightness, the ":" is between the hours/minutes is not as > bright as the surrounding pixels to the point where you

Re: [slim] Squeeze controller losing network connection

2008-03-28 Thread jwaka11
Glad im not the only one. I have a Duet controller which is also having the same random drops in connectivity. I only have one wireless connection to the SqueezeCenter--just from the Duet receiver. The only other wireless device I have in the house is a laptop. I have another Squeezebox but its co

Re: [slim] Asus EEE PC as a SqueezeServer?

2008-03-28 Thread tedfroop
You may also want to look up Koolu Network Appliance. -- tedfroop tedfroop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3011 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45425 ___

Re: [slim] EMI Suffers A Setback In Case Against MP3Tunes

2008-03-28 Thread Siduhe
Haven't read this in a huge amount of detail, but I thought the EMI case against MP3tunes.com was related to the Sideload feature - not the "back up your own music" element? Guess they must have expanded the scope of the claim. To be honest, I can kind of see EMI's point on Sideload.com - but

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread Mark_H
slimpy;284776 Wrote: > From a software engineer's point of view your solution leads to a > cumbersome and messy implementation that's will be difficult to > maintain. > I haven't yet proposed a solution, just a suggestion that one would be nice. > No reason to get personal here... :-( I wasn'

[slim] EMI Suffers A Setback In Case Against MP3Tunes

2008-03-28 Thread egd
Good news for MP3Tunes users @ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/28/emi-suffers-a-setback-in-case-against-mp3tunes/ -- egd Internet forums: conclusive proof depth of gene pool is indeed variable, monkeys can be taught to cut code, and world peace is utterly unrealistic... -

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread pichonCalavera
I used to follow Musicbrainz guidelines 100%, and hit this same problem, I had my multi-disc tagged with the (disc X), but Squeezecenter identified them as different albums, so I struggled some time, because I really wanted to treat them as the same album. In the end I realized it didn\'t matter

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread slimpy
Mark_H;284762 Wrote: > Clearly there won't be 100% success. I simply don't understand the > reluctance to update Squeezecenter and make it more usable... > *everybody* benefits! > ... > And assuming the change is well made it would be rather trivial to > update the Groups Disc code... >From a s

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
Mark_H;284762 Wrote: > > Clearly there won't be 100% success. I simply don't understand the > reluctance to update Squeezecenter and make it more usable... > *everybody* benefits! The problem is that if there is not 100% success, are you willing to tell people why what they have now does not

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread slimpy
Jeff Flowerday;284754 Wrote: > I can understand why disc number would cause this to happen, but in the > case when the disc number is 1/1 then it should really ignore the disc > number, IMO. I think the scanner completely ignores the values in the disc number tag when it reads the files, it merel

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread Mark_H
snarlydwarf;284756 Wrote: > Actually, I have edited a bunch of things according to Disc Number > Style. Please don't lecture me on Musicbrainz style. *sigh* > It is more complex than just (disc 1). You have named discs as well. > And things like: '(bonus disc: Live from Las Vegas'. What is

Re: [slim] Duet power consumption and user habits

2008-03-28 Thread Siduhe
Screen burn may not be the correct technical term - is very much what is described here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36636#6 When on full brightness, the ":" is between the hours/minutes is not as bright as the surrounding pixels to the point where you can identify the shape o

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
Mark_H;284743 Wrote: > Yes, the album/tracknames may change but the style guide is quite clear > on how to handle multiple discs: > http://musicbrainz.org/doc/DiscNumberStyle - *that* doesn't change... > Actually, I have edited a bunch of things according to Disc Number Style. Please don't lec

Re: [slim] Grave doubts about Logitech 'support"

2008-03-28 Thread ncarver
radish;284685 Wrote: > The fact that you have to provide a wikipedia link is very telling. This > hasn't been a problem for years, I can say a lot of bad things about > Windows but ease of installation is not one of them - even the article > you link to points out that most of the problems discus

Re: [slim] "Greatest Hits" problem?

2008-03-28 Thread Jeff Flowerday
slimpy;284624 Wrote: > If the album was renamed it would have solved the problem as well. > > from post #5 in this thread: > > > -s. I can understand why disc number would cause this to happen, but in the case when the disc number is 1/1 then it should really ignore the disc number, IMO. Eit

[slim] The Future... After the internet....

2008-03-28 Thread willyhoops
I think i have seen the future After messing around in my cinema on my apple TV last night and watching the girlfriend pile into the tv shows with glee and ask why anyone needs a tv... !!!IT CAME TO ME Currently the internet is the network of choice we spend hours on browing wiki etc.

Re: [slim] Duet power consumption and user habits

2008-03-28 Thread max . spicer
Siduhe;284723 Wrote: > Probably not, but it is protecting the screens of my SBs (at least the > way I have it set up). My SB2 is suffering a little bit of screen burn > (where the ":" between the hour:minute is on the time). Only really > noticable when brightness is on high, but I'm hoping tha

Re: [slim] remote streaming and SC7.01

2008-03-28 Thread Svanur
But if SqueezeCenter is playing music controlled by the SBC and I want to play music from the SC via internet, I see in the main menu which player is 'active'. I can choose then the other internet player. But can you not hear both at the same time?? -- Svanur ...It's not the Years in a Life, i

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread Mark_H
snarlydwarf;284738 Wrote: > Album/Tracknames are constantly changing on MB. Yes, the album/tracknames may change but the style guide is quite clear on how to handle multiple discs: http://musicbrainz.org/doc/DiscNumberStyle - *that* doesn't change... Mark -- Mark_H --

Re: [slim] Multiple Remotes (For Duet Setup)

2008-03-28 Thread radish
creeksox;282376 Wrote: > 2) I want the screen to blank out when I put remote in charging station. > It seems to stay on the screen saver...unless of course I turn it off. > What am I missing? > There's a "dim screen when charging" option somewhere...don't have one to hand to check right now, s

Re: [slim] Network question/problem with setup. Laptop as remote...

2008-03-28 Thread Jaap_98
the home and home premium versions DO support remote desktop OUT so you can control the xp machine (if XP Pro which includes the remote server bit). If not I can recommend TightVNC which is free! good luck -- Jaap_98 Jaa

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread snarlydwarf
Mark_H;284693 Wrote: > In the respect that Squeezecenter is album centric, perhaps. But that > doesn't mean that it should not understand Musicbrainz's > recommendations and accommodate them. It's a win-win situation - > taggers get the clarity of Musicbrainz tagging and the folding-in of > alb

[slim] Alarm Volume

2008-03-28 Thread agbagb
SlimServer 6.5.4 under XP I'm running 2 Squeezboxes, synched but with independent volumes. I have both set to deliver an identical Alarm in the mornings, the data stream being a BBC Radio playlist. All well and good. However, the ALARM VOLUME settings in the ALARM window seem to make no differ

Re: [slim] Multiple Remotes (For Duet Setup)

2008-03-28 Thread Mark Lanctot
creeksox;282376 Wrote: > 2) I want the screen to blank out when I put remote in charging station. > It seems to stay on the screen saver...unless of course I turn it off. > What am I missing? I believe this is a setting in Advanced Settings - Screen - Screensavers if I recall correctly. It was

Re: [slim] Duet power consumption and user habits

2008-03-28 Thread Mark Lanctot
Siduhe;284723 Wrote: > (although I think they have a different screen type from the SB2s > anyway). Same screen, different colour filter. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?u

Re: [slim] Is the Squeeze Box Duet Available in Stores?

2008-03-28 Thread Peter
Macfam53 wrote: > This is unfortunate that it is unavailbale in stores. I guess I will > just get him the Sonos which I can find in a local store even though it > is a little too expensive for my tastes. I live overseas and rarely > come back home. This is the first time in years that I have bee

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 + Apple Time Capsule + Wireless = no love?

2008-03-28 Thread tday01
If so, how do i force an update on these two. Thanks Tony -- tday01 tday01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=44165 ___

Re: [slim] Is the Squeeze Box Duet Available in Stores?

2008-03-28 Thread Macfam53
This is unfortunate that it is unavailbale in stores. I guess I will just get him the Sonos which I can find in a local store even though it is a little too expensive for my tastes. I live overseas and rarely come back home. This is the first time in years that I have been home for my father's

Re: [slim] Duet power consumption and user habits

2008-03-28 Thread Siduhe
tyler_durden;284717 Wrote: > It's nice, but do you know if it is actually saving any power? Probably not, but it is protecting the screens of my SBs (at least the way I have it set up). My SB2 is suffering a little bit of screen burn (where the ":" between the hour:minute is on the time). Onl

Re: [slim] Duet power consumption and user habits

2008-03-28 Thread Peter
tyler_durden wrote: peter;284180 Wrote: sapnho wrote:[color=blue] I find that turning my SB3's off with the SBC is quite a hassle, the powersave pluging fixed that nicely. It's nice, but do you know if it is actually saving any power? The on/off function in the SB is a software func

Re: [slim] When Duet controller can support Chinese Characters ??

2008-03-28 Thread skynet
Any idea to solve the title display mess? I read chinese and installed the fonts successfully, but for the reason you mentioned, the title information is just mess, thus I can't use the most efficient way to choose songs - browse by folder. -- skynet

Re: [slim] Duet power consumption and user habits

2008-03-28 Thread tyler_durden
peter;284180 Wrote: > sapnho wrote:[color=blue] > I find that turning my SB3's off with the SBC is quite a hassle, the > powersave pluging fixed that nicely. It's nice, but do you know if it is actually saving any power? The on/off function in the SB is a software function that does not disconn

Re: [slim] SB menu navigation slow since SC 7.0

2008-03-28 Thread Longfield
Yes on the player. And I think I have not given the player a name (since I own only one for now ...). I am going to try this after work and report back here. Thanks for the quick answer ! -- Longfield Longfield's Profile

Re: [slim] Grave doubts about Logitech 'support"

2008-03-28 Thread joeriz
I just want to add my data point to this discussion. I have had to deal with Logitech support once so far. I was extremely pleased that I got through to a live, english-speaking (hey, no offense, just happens to make my life easier) human being immediately. Moreover, the gentleman was very frie

Re: [slim] How to get Artwork?

2008-03-28 Thread Jakeman
andlauer, Thankyou for that script. Brought the artwork to life on my Duet. -- Jakeman Jakeman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16367 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.ph

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 + Apple Time Capsule + Wireless = no love?

2008-03-28 Thread Cintra
radish;284688 Wrote: > Ethernet cable? Yes I have one connected now - unfortunately SB is not connecting correctly to Squeezecenter even via ethernet. It does connect to the Squeezenetwork ok though. If I press brightness on the remote for long enough, I get a message update_begin:bad state P

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread Mark_H
slimpy;284686 Wrote: > > Even if SC recognizes many of MusicBrainz' standards it's more than > reasonable not to follow this one. > > -s. In the respect that Squeezecenter is album centric, perhaps. But that doesn't mean that it should not understand Musicbrainz's recommendations and accommod

Re: [slim] Transpoter as access point

2008-03-28 Thread S2K
Thank you for your clear explanation. :) -- S2K S2K's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12675 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45437 _

Re: [slim] Transpoter as access point

2008-03-28 Thread Peter
S2K wrote: radish;284679 Wrote: No, they can act as wireless bridges for wired devices but not APs. Thanks, but that leads me to another question. Does a wireless bridge not just do exactly what I'm trying to accomplish? Or what else is the function of a wireless bridge? You could

Re: [slim] Group Discs and ALBUM with (disc n)

2008-03-28 Thread slimpy
Mark_H;284674 Wrote: > Sure, it's a good point, but the Squeeze wiki regularly refers to using > Musicbrainz for good tagging, and yet ironically Squeezecenter doesn't > recognise the (disc n) format recommended by Musicbrainz... The Musicbrainz style guidelines are indeed a good source for good

Re: [slim] Transpoter as access point

2008-03-28 Thread radish
A wireless bridge allows wired devices to connect to an existing wireless network. An AP acts as a central point through which wireless devices can connect to each other. Example - you have an Xbox sitting next to your SB3 and want the Xbox to connect to the wireless network. Instead of buying a

Re: [slim] Grave doubts about Logitech 'support"

2008-03-28 Thread radish
ncarver;284555 Wrote: > Hmm. Never heard of DLL hell, eh? Before you get too smug about how > easy it is to provide software for Windows you might want to have a > look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dll_hell. > The fact that you have to provide a wikipedia link is very telling. This hasn't b

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 + Apple Time Capsule + Wireless = no love?

2008-03-28 Thread Cintra
According to the bug page this would appear to have been resolved today - "Fixed in SB fw 88, TR fw 37, SBR fw 23 The big question now is how to upgrade SB firmware to 88 when the SB is not talking to the Time Capsule network? I have the latest 7.01 Slimserver software on my iMac.. and fw 86 on

Re: [slim] Transpoter as access point

2008-03-28 Thread S2K
radish;284679 Wrote: > No, they can act as wireless bridges for wired devices but not APs. Thanks, but that leads me to another question. Does a wireless bridge not just do exactly what I’m trying to accomplish? Or what else is the function of a wireless bridge? -- S2K ---

Re: [slim] Transpoter as access point

2008-03-28 Thread radish
No, they can act as wireless bridges for wired devices but not APs. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45437 ___

[slim] Transpoter as access point

2008-03-28 Thread S2K
Can the Transporter or Squeezebox for that matter be configured as access point? I'm sure to have read this somewhere. I would like to extend my wireless range. Since my Transporter is in the middle of my router and the room where I want (better) wireless reception, it seems like the perfect idea

Re: [slim] SBC wake up computer

2008-03-28 Thread sunset-squeeze
Hi sl789, In Windows I set Wake on Lan for the Network Adapter under the Device Manager (under the Power Magagement Tab). I have attached a picture of this screen. I'm not familiar with Linux, so I can't help you there. On my PC there is a light on on or near the network adapter even when the

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