Re: [slim] Building Playlists

larrettp;303224 Wrote: I mean that the whole creation, loading and saving process takes an unacceptable amount of time. My personal favourite playlist has 7750-ish songs but size should not be a factor (it doesn't affect iTunes). Have you tried installing and running SqueezeCenter on a

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

larrettp;303224 Wrote: I mean that the whole creation, loading and saving process takes an unacceptable amount of time. My personal favourite playlist has 7750-ish songs but size should not be a factor (it doesn't affect iTunes). Does it work fast enough when you hit play or is that also a

[slim] M4A Files on ReadyNAS Problems

I recently acquired ReadyNAS Duo. Love it. It's brilliant. Solved 90% of my SlimServer problems and is a brilliant NAS. HOWEVER, the 10% of problems I have are big: my M4A files do not play properly. Each song in this format plays through to the end of the track, but then stops with 1 second left

Re: [slim] Wake-on-LAN on Vista settings, please

With SC7.0 I never had a problem. With 7.0.1 my SC server wakes up after an undetermined ammount of time. I don't know why, maybe it is the SB3's new firmware. Could be the controller :-( -- SilverRS8 Author of -'AlbumCatalogCreator' (http://www.vanholt.nl/acc/acc.htm)- for SqueezeCenter

Re: [slim] How are artist names sorted?

I use TagRename to manage my tags, and it doesn't provide access to the ARTISTSORT property. I actually use this to manage all of my tags, so I'm puzzled as to why this one artist would be treated differently to the others. I'll download MP3tag later and investigate further... -- itm

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

I'm afraid I only use Macs in my house - they work, PCs don't! Winamp and Foobar only seem to be available for PC which is a bit shortsighted. The reason I use the ReadyNas is that I am often out of the country and keep all my music at home on it. If a GUI can be run faster, why isn't one

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

larrettp;303268 Wrote: I'm afraid I only use Macs in my house - they work, PCs don't! Winamp and Foobar only seem to be available for PC which is a bit shortsighted. Mac, PC, whatever. Surely there are music library managers for the Mac that can be used to build playlists. Even iTunes.

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

Having everyone's music on the nas means we are all backed up and it is in one central location. The ReadyNas is advertised as the machine for the job - it should be able to do it. -- larrettp larrettp's Profile:

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

larrettp;303274 Wrote: Having everyone's music on the nas means we are all backed up and it is in one central location. The ReadyNas is advertised as the machine for the job - it should be able to do it. Ok. I stop talking to walls at 2:20AM. -- JJZolx Jim

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

That's a shame. The thing is, I have all my music on my Mac Powerbook. My son and daughter each have a mac with their own music on it. Therefore, for all of us to be able to access a single music library, it needs to be centrally stored. That is why I bought the ReadyNas (as well as a backup

Re: [slim] SB3 spontaneously reboots itself

anvil;301914 Wrote: Thanks for the tips... msui772: I can´t seem to find the page called debugging (I use SC7). And you wrote when SlimServer crashes... it´s actually not that that´s happening... it´s my squeezebox that restarts itself. Even though... thanks :) sike: I did what

Re: [slim] UK Squeezebox Duet for sale

They only paid £25 over the Logitech price, bit of a bargin... -- andynormancx andynormancx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17417 View this thread:

Re: [slim] M4A Files on ReadyNAS Problems

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Re: [slim] M4A Files on ReadyNAS Problems

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[slim] SqueezeCenter 7 problem - where to get support

I'm running SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 on a ReadyNAS. The Classic and Fishbone interface views work correctly, as they did on version 6.5.4, and with noticeable improvements in speed and functionallity. But the default view doesn't run properly at all. When it comes up I get a menu on the LHS of the

Re: [slim] Squeezebox v3 spontaneously reboots

Indeed this is an old thread but still: Mixed emotions surface as I read this thread... Sadness that this issue that I reported in January 2007 is still present and some pleasure to see that I am not alone and that all the others have found the same solution as me - i.e. to stay with firmware

Re: [slim] Squeezebox v3 spontaneously reboots

I'm seeing the same thing with an SB2. I think I noticed it first during the 7.0 betas. It's running wirelessly a few feet from the access point with 100% wireless strength. Tends to get into cycles where it will reboot continuously for 15 to 30 minutes, then it settles back down. -- JJZolx

Re: [slim] Download Album as MP3

thanks for your advices, but there are several points ;-) - i don't want to convert my complete collection to mp3 - i want something, as when you go into a single track in squeezecenter, you can download the original flac, as squeezecenter can stream realtime to mp3, would be nice if it can be

[slim] Disable Replygain for certain albums

Is it possible to disable replygain for certain tracks? It's set to smart gain. The audio files are DTS, so when playing them with replygain enabled I get digital noise. To stop the risk I moved them from the music directory, I just use winamp for that album. I would like it on the SS database

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 problem - where to get support

But the default view doesn't run properly at all. When it comes up I get a menu on the LHS of the screen with five options: Music Library, Music Services, Favorites, Extras, and one other option whose name escapes me. None of these options behave as an active link to another page: if I pass

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 problem - where to get support

Cape11;303291 Wrote: I'm running SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 on a ReadyNAS. The Classic and Fishbone interface views work correctly, as they did on version 6.5.4, and with noticeable improvements in speed and functionallity. But the default view doesn't run properly at all. When it comes up I get

Re: [slim] Disable Replygain for certain albums

Yes. I can see where you're going- just stripped replygain values and now works (SB RG enabled) but no digital noise. cheers. -- badbob badbob's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7358 View this

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 problem - where to get support

toby10;303301 Wrote: Might help to disclose what hardware you are running as the SB3 and the SBC interact a little differently with the server. Have you tried SD customer support yet? Thanks for your reply. I'm running this with two Squeezeboxes. I haven't tried SD support - I presume you

Re: [slim] Download Album as MP3

Klaus;303304 Wrote: thanks for your advices, but there are several points ;-) - i don't want to convert my complete collection to mp3 - i want something, as when you go into a single track in squeezecenter, you can download the original flac, as squeezecenter can stream realtime to mp3,

Re: [slim] Disable Replygain for certain albums

badbob;303298 Wrote: Is it possible to disable replygain for certain tracks? It's set to smart gain. The audio files are DTS, so when playing them with replygain enabled I get digital noise. To stop the risk I moved them from the music directory, I just use winamp for that album. I would

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7 problem - where to get support

mherger;303305 Wrote: But the default view doesn't run properly at all. When it comes up I get a menu on the LHS of the screen with five options: Music Library, Music Services, Favorites, Extras, and one other option whose name escapes me. None of these options behave as an active link

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

Bottom line is the ReadyNAS is NEVER going to make a decent Slimserver host, no matter what you do, it simply doesn't have the grunt for the job. If you're after a fast NAS that can comfortably handle SC have a look at the Thecus N5200PRO - my library is now 90k tracks and SC remains pretty

Re: [slim] ARTISTSORT issue.

You might give some thought to saving the tag(s) that are about to be overwritten to oldtagname_tmp (or whatever)before overwriting. Then if you don't like the way things work you can get back to where you started pretty easily. The downside, of course, is that it's an extra step to get rid of

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

I'll give it a try while I'm in the Netherlands this week. It should be interesting. Pete -- larrettp larrettp's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10191 View this thread:

[slim] SC 7.0.1 Scanner Crashes

Running official SC 7.0.1 under XP SP3. When I try to do a scan of my library, the Directory Scan and Playlist Scan completes and then the scanner stops scanning during Merging Various Artists on the first album. This happens under all circumstances: when just looking for changes, clearing and

Re: [slim] SC 7.0.1 Scanner Crashes

contributorTracks.track = me.id ) WHERE ( ( ( contributorTracks.role = ? ) AND ( me.album = ? ) ) ) ORDER BY contributorTracks.track': DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Can't create/write to file 'C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\#sql_94c_0.MYD' (Errcode: 13) at This is a known issue with some AV scanners. If

Re: [slim] SC 7.0.1 Scanner Crashes

Thanks, I have MY* files set to ignore in McAfee and *also* I completely switch off the on-access scanner through the VirusScan console. Is there something else I should be switching off? -- Wigster Wigster's Profile:

[slim] Can I Buy squeeze in South America?

Folks, thru new Logitech brand (or whatever), can I buy somewhere in south America slimdevices products?? The direct import is an option, but the taxes are too highis there a distributor, duty free, or anything that sells? Thanks! Vitor -- vitoruch

[slim] web interface: possible to sub-sort albums by year?

In the default 7.x web interface, is it possible to sort albums, once you've selected an artist, by year? I've looked in settings, but don't see it - but hopefully I've just missed something(?) Thanks! -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] SC 7.0.1 Scanner Crashes

Have you -ever- had a Symantec anti virus product installed on this machine? I had a very similar (possibly the exact same) problem and it turns out that Symantec A/V products don't completely uninstall. I ended up doing a complete reformat/re-install, which solved the problem. -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

Look forward to seeing your findings. -- 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... egd's Profile:

Re: [slim] SC 7.0.1 Scanner Crashes

No, never. I've always had the Enterprise version of McAfee. -- Wigster Wigster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14899 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47851

Re: [slim] Is there a way to tell if there is no album art?

Search on fast way to identify missing artwork Or even album art Dan -- chinablues chinablues's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7955 View this thread:

Re: [slim] web interface: possible to sub-sort albums by year?

under Music Library, Albums, scroll to the bottom of the page and in the lower left corner, you'll see a drop down widget that looks like a windowpane. Under that dropdown, you can select various ways to view albums. Artist, Year, Album will get what I think you are asking for. -- twylie

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

larrettp;303277 Wrote: That's a shame. The thing is, I have all my music on my Mac Powerbook. My son and daughter each have a mac with their own music on it. Therefore, for all of us to be able to access a single music library, it needs to be centrally stored. That is why I bought the

Re: [slim] SB3 rebooting very frequently

Over a year later and hopes were strong that the new firmware (86) might work better but it still causes my SB3 to reboot and I have had to revert to 6.5.0 with firmware v64 to be able to use by SB3 without random reboots. I have now tried 3 different servers (XP/OSX/Linux(Debian)) and wired and

Re: [slim] Is there a way to tell if there is no album art?

Ok, thanks for your replay, but maybe I should be more specific: Is there a CLI command a client can use to tell the difference between pulling the default no art work image and pulling real album art work images? (i.e. Having to pull the default image 100s of times is a real wast of

[slim] Mac Mini Wont Sleep

Hi, slightly the opposite of some WOL issues but my mac mini with Leopard wont go to sleep despite having all the energy saving settings turned on. It wakes from SB3 but not from duet (using 7.0.1) but once awake i have to force it to sleep again. Is there some network issue that makes it think

[slim] Questions re: bridging with SBR

Anyone else seeing this behavior? -- jrfuda jrfuda's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15514 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47358

[slim] 7.0.1 Upgrade issue

I'm experiencing the following problem when upgrading from 7.0 to 7.0.1 After I've installed 7.0.1 and rebooted my pc, I open SC and it tells me that my players firmware must be upgraded. I go to the player and the player says press and hold the brightness button to upgrade the firmware. I press

Re: [slim] 7.0.1 Upgrade issue

Have you tried fresh batteries in the IR remote? -s. -- slimpy slimpy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1524 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47859

Re: [slim] How are artist names sorted?

SC merges ARTIST and ARTISTSORT as part of the scan process. A single file with ARTISTSORT will set the sort order for every occurence of that artist. (Ie, it makes no distinction between Elvis Costello's with and without sorts defined... if any Elvis Costello track defines the artistsort, it

Re: [slim] Problems with update to 7.01 for DUET

I had exactly the same problem - the update got stuck at 0%. I tried the update twice and then decided to email slim support. To make sure I noted the messages correctly I tried to do the update once more. This time it all went OK (though it did get stuck at 30% for a while). Maybe trying a few

Re: [slim] Strange artwork behaviour 7.01

My folder being watched contained just shortcuts to different drives. I removed them and did and 'clear rescan'. I then got into a spot of bother where the scanner went into an endless loop. I then uninstalled SC and reinstalled. The server would then not start! Event viewer indicated that there

Re: [slim] Download Album as MP3

Are you talking about downloading songs to a portable mp3 player from your library? If so, one I use that can transcode on the fly to a device is mediamonkey. You just have it share the same library and then you select what you want and if it's flac you set what you want to convert to, and it

Re: [slim] Strange artwork behaviour 7.01

Daren;303399 Wrote: My folder being watched contained just shortcuts to different drives. I removed them and did and 'clear rescan'. I then got into a spot of bother where the scanner went into an endless loop. I then uninstalled SC and reinstalled. The server would then not start! Event

Re: [slim] Announcement: SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Now Available

I am setting up Squeezecenter for my ReadyNAS for the first time. During setup I get the following question: Please navigate to the folder where your music collection is stored. If you want to access any of your music stored on another computer or a shared network volume, please make sure

[slim] Remote streaming

Hi all - first post, so please be gentle. Have taken the plunge and ordered a duet. Awaiting delivery, but have got a squeeze center and softsqueeze setup up and running. Have been also trying to get remote streaming working via stream.mp3, but can't get any sound to come through. Other posts

[slim] Problem Reading Playlist with Unicode Generated by MM

I have an issue with Squeeze Center not being able to read playlists with unicode characters generated by MediaMonkey. *** The error I in the scanner log looks like: 08-05-19 13:48:53.4119]

Re: [slim] Announcement: SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Now Available

I am setting up Squeezecenter for my ReadyNAS for the first time. [..] But when I enter \\Readynas\media\Music the box flashes pink momentarily but does not appear to accept this entry. This is where my music is and was working perfectly with version 6 of Slimserver. As you're running SC on

Re: [slim] Announcement: SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Now Available

Yeah I figured it out about 3 minutes after I made that post. Found the c folder on that page and got to the correct folder. BTW, it scanned my entire library in record time, WAY WAY WAY faster than version 6.5 -- Jetlag

Re: [slim] UK Squeezebox Duet for sale

andynormancx;302987 Wrote: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46893 Code for UK only? I tried to enter in the US Site and didnt work. Any discount codes available for US customers? -- Club1820 Rotel RSP-1068, Rotel 1060 DVD, Rotel RCC-1055, Rotel 1095 Amp, Rotel 956 Amp,

Re: [slim] Problems with update to 7.01 for DUET

NigelC;303400 Wrote: I had exactly the same problem - the update got stuck at 0%. I tried the update twice and then decided to email slim support. To make sure I noted the messages correctly I tried to do the update once more. This time it all went OK (though it did get stuck at 30% for a

Re: [slim] How are artist names sorted?

I'm using MP3Tag but I can't see a field called ARTISTSORT - only BANDSORTORDER - is that what you mean? -- itm itm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17437 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Remote streaming

Found a solution: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=301978#post301978 Installed lame.exe and set the file type setting. Can now stream music to wmp. Next problem - I can play music files, but can't control them with any certainty from the web interface (and presumable from the

Re: [slim] Announcement: SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Now Available

syburgh;302681 Wrote: Release Yum repository not updated yet (still 7.0): http://repos.slimdevices.com/yum/squeezecenter/release/ Hi Guys - any chance of letting us Debian dudes in on the action? -- slimnick

Re: [slim] Download Album as MP3

Klaus;303304 Wrote: thanks for your advices, but there are several points ;-) - i don't want to convert my complete collection to mp3 - i want something, as when you go into a single track in squeezecenter, you can download the original flac, as squeezecenter can stream realtime to mp3,

[slim] Reference Recordings HRx

Has anyone tried the new HRx wav files from Reference Recordings? Will Transporter play these hi-res files? This is their web site. http://www.referencerecordings.com/HRx1.asp Thanks -- dtz dtz's Profile:

[slim] Why does SqueezeCenter access the last played file every 30s preventing HD SpinDown?

Hi there! I'm currently using Squeezecenter 7.01 running on Windows Server 2003 in combination with a Squeezebox Duet. The Problem i'm experiencing is that Squeezecenter accesses every 30s the last played file (also if the Duet ist idle / nothing is playing). This however prevents my HD from

Re: [slim] Reference Recordings HRx

dtz;303483 Wrote: Has anyone tried the new HRx wav files from Reference Recordings? Will Transporter play these hi-res files? This is their web site. http://www.referencerecordings.com/HRx1.asp Thanks No, I think the limit is 44 and 48 sample rate. I don't think you could even play these

Re: [slim] Why does SqueezeCenter access the last played file every 30s preventing HD SpinDown?

elpeterle;303486 Wrote: Hi there! I'm currently using Squeezecenter 7.01 running on Windows Server 2003 in combination with a Squeezebox Duet. The Problem i'm experiencing is that Squeezecenter accesses every 30s the last played file (also if the Duet ist idle / nothing is playing). This

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

Thanks for that. I haven't come across the slimfx skin. Where is that available or is it already installed? I'll try it when I get back to the UK at the end of the week. Cheers, Pete -- larrettp larrettp's Profile:

[slim] Genre is different on SBC from SC

When I look in the music library-Genre-Christmas on SC I can see 5 albums where 4 of them is under Various Artist. But when I check music library-genre-Christmas on the SBC the list contains 6 items where 1 is Various and another one is the same but in Danish (Diverse Kunstner). If I use

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

larrettp;303493 Wrote: Thanks for that. I haven't come across the slimfx skin. Where is that available or is it already installed? You'll need to install. Put it with the other skins under the HTML/ folder. Details about slimfx are in this thread:

Re: [slim] Dedicated server solution?

Guys, Thank you very much for the info and wisdom. I've forwarded and discussed with my friends at the computer store. Pat; I'm taking your suggestion about the hardware controller. Was a bit surprised by my retailer's advice that I then needed a spare controller as a backup, the logic being

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

larrettp;303277 Wrote: That's a shame. The thing is, I have all my music on my Mac Powerbook. My son and daughter each have a mac with their own music on it. Therefore, for all of us to be able to access a single music library, it needs to be centrally stored. That is why I bought the

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

The latest version of Squeezecenter plays track fine. The performance problems are the painful slowness of the web browser when trying to add albums to a playlist - it REALLY is S slow! Also, loading a playlist to be played is very slow. Maybe I'm impatient but response times of 3-5 minutes

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7.01 fails to start - Vista

Daren, I was having the same problem after I reinstalled trying to fix another issue. I found that you have to uninstall squeezecenter (using add/remove) then manually delete the C:\Program Files\Squeezecenter folder AND the C:\Programdata\squeezecenter folder. If you don't delete teh

Re: [slim] Upgrade Slimnas

Would it be possible to add that environment variable during installation of SlimNAS or SC? Please find the updated SlimNAS 1.0 for download on my web site. This build should fix your issue. Thanks for reporting! Michael ___ discuss mailing list

[slim] Cannot connect to SqueezeCenter on Vista

I recieved my Duet this past weekend and spent most of it trying to get it set up properly. Logitech/SlimDevices has tried to hard to automate this process. There should be some advanced/manual set up options for networks that are maybe not exactly what they're expecting, but I digress. I was

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

larrettp;303505 Wrote: The latest version of Squeezecenter plays track fine. The performance problems are the painful slowness of the web browser when trying to add albums to a playlist - it REALLY is S slow! Also, loading a playlist to be played is very slow. Maybe I'm impatient but

Re: [slim] M4A Files on ReadyNAS Problems

mj, what version of SlimServer are you running on the ReadyNAS? Have you tried upgrading to the newer version of SqueezeCenter 7.0? http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22t=16965 -- Infrant -Team ReadyNAS NETGEAR, Inc. http://www.netgear.com

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

No, it's directly proportional to the size of the playlist. My point always has been that size, in a well designed database should not be an issue. Indexes and the removal of many-to-many tables would help greatly. However, removing the many-to-many tables would mean code changes. A quick way

Re: [slim] CSRF Protection Problem

rally;302627 Wrote: Hi, Sorry to bring this old post up. All of a sudden i'm getting this problem in slimserver 6.5.4, which i've never had before, Is there anyway to stop this happening, even when I click on the link I cannot change or save my settings that i'm trying to change and save.

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

A point about playlist creation and shuffling. For a long time I did what it sounds like you are trying to do -- maintain a large playlist of songs that I like, and play it in shuffle mode. I think my list got up to around 3k songs, but I forget exactly. Anyway, I also noticed that adding

Re: [slim] superfast playback with squeezeslave 0.5 and low bitrate MP3s

I've encountered this problem twice now. First, I found out that the Squeezebox won't play anything with a sample rate above 48kHz (so all the albums I ripped at 96kHz had to be converted. Now I find that SoftSqueeze has the same problem, only it's 44.1kHz! So now all the albums I converted to

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

larrettp;303515 Wrote: No, it's directly proportional to the size of the playlist. My point always has been that size, in a well designed database should not be an issue. Indexes and the removal of many-to-many tables would help greatly. However, removing the many-to-many tables would mean

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

larrettp;303515 Wrote: No, it's directly proportional to the size of the playlist. My point always has been that size, in a well designed database should not be an issue. Current playlists are stored in the database. So when you add a playlist of 7500 tracks then you're doing 7500 table

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

JJZolx;303532 Wrote: When SlimServer 6.0 came out, with its move to MySQL for its dbms, it was faster on many systems with large libraries, slower on some systems with small libraries, but very much slower on the ReadyNAS. It was explained by Infrant that the ReadyNAS CPU architecture was

Re: [slim] SBC r2448 less stable ?

Hi All Out of curiosity, is anyone else seeing the blue wireless icon after inactivity and running 7.01? Thanks -- Kaizen28 Kaizen28's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5953 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Receiver not finding server anymore

Anyone? Can still connect only to squeezenetwork. The receiver seems to be confused as to where on the network my squeezecenter resides :/ Used to work, just stopped one day. -- BrockStone BrockStone's Profile:

Re: [slim] Mac Mini Wont Sleep

I've had my Mac MINI running SlimServer powered on since November 2006!! It's never turned off, but I have noticed that the SB3 seems to take a clock signal from the server, which would certainly keep the server awake. Try changing the screensaver when OFF to something other than the clock. Why

Re: [slim] SBC r2448 less stable ?

Yes... This happens to me too. And I do find it annoying :-) regards. Dennis. -- verypsb verypsb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17295 View this thread: