Re: [slim] Playlist Generation

2008-08-01 Thread davep
amey01;325104 Wrote: > > My question: How do I get the generated playlist into SlimServer? If you save them as m3u files you can just put them in a directory somewhere on your system and then point squeezecenter at that location via the Settings page - it's on the Basic Settings tab as "Playli

Re: [slim] Problem with itunes playlists

2008-08-01 Thread njanda
Rscholl Nope. On the Itunes tab I've got the "Itunes Music Library.xml location" pointing to the My Music folder on my wifes PC which has been remapped to my NAS by using TweakUI. see above. On the Basic settings tab I have both "Music Folder" and "Playlists Folder" pointing to the folder contain

Re: [slim] Will my setup reflect the quality of a transporter?

2008-08-01 Thread fakarava2
- First, you can already make the test: compare the SB versus the rx-v2700 internal DAC. Notice that you may have to put some attenuation (via the squeezecenter menu) otherwise you might find a lot of distortion and conclude that SB is junk (I've marked "6", which stands for -6dB). - You could als

Re: [slim] Duet Wireless Network Problems - Possible Solution?

2008-08-01 Thread mikelee999
Over the weekend, I upgraded to 7.1. Didn't help this issue. But I have an interesting story to tell... I came home tonight to my usual sad blue wireless icon. A large playlist had been loaded over the weekend. As I scrolled around it, trying to kick the controller in the head to wake it up, I n

Re: [slim] Changes to SqueezeNetwork???

2008-08-01 Thread lhmperth
I must say, I am very sad to be losing Pandora. I live in Australia, had a ligitimate Pandora account I was paying for and used Pandora all the time. It is almost my main source of music and has resulted in me buying more music as Pandora caused me to stumble onto new artists I like. Losing Pan

Re: [slim] Minor Rhapsody weirdness under 7.1

2008-08-01 Thread raaurora
andyg;324831 Wrote: > What browser? You may want to try clearing your browser cache or doing > a force-reload on the page. Hi Andy, I'm on IE 7, Windows Vista. I cleaned out history, cookies, temp files etc. but got the same result. Not a huge deal especially given the improved Rhapsody soun

Re: [slim] Minor Rhapsody weirdness under 7.1

2008-08-01 Thread raaurora
andyg;324831 Wrote: > What browser? You may want to try clearing your browser cache or doing > a force-reload on the page. Hi Andy, I'm on IE 7, Windows Vista. I cleaned out history, cookies, temp files etc. but got the same result. Not a huge deal especially given the improved Rhapsody sou

Re: [slim] Upgrade Softsqueeze w/7.1 SqzCtr?

2008-08-01 Thread kdf
click do not show again, OK and move on. Softsqueeze is no longer in active development and what you are seeing is an old version check. -kdf -- kdf kdf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7 View th

Re: [slim] Upgrade Softsqueeze w/7.1 SqzCtr?

2008-08-01 Thread Club1820
No one else has this issue? Moderators? Any fix for this? Thanks!!! -- Club1820 Rotel RSP-1068, Rotel 1060 DVD, Rotel RCC-1055, Rotel 1095 Amp, Rotel 956 Amp, Rotel RLC-1040, M&K VX-860 Sub, Whatmough M30s, Squeezebox 3 Rotel RX-1052, Rotel RCC-1055, Klipsch CF-1s, Audiosource Sub, Squeeze

Re: [slim] Changes to SqueezeNetwork???

2008-08-01 Thread Goodsounds
Pat - Thanks for the chuckle from your rambling comments, my words were not directed at you at all, not directly or by innuendo. Reread what I wrote if you care to, I was talking broadly about a problem in the music industry. WARNING - NEXT COMMENT NOT DIRECTED AT YOU - I find it both troubling

[slim] Playlist Generation

2008-08-01 Thread amey01
I used to use iTunes to generate playlists of my ALAC files. This worked great, but now I have a growing collection of FLAC files I want in playlists too. I don't mind re-generating the playlists, and I have several pieces of software that generate playlists such as MP3Tag. My question: How do

Re: [slim] Changes to SqueezeNetwork???

2008-08-01 Thread snarlydwarf
pfarrell;325099 Wrote: > > Perhaps a better assessment is that the music isn't worth buying? > Or that folks have other things to do?> > > > > > > Or even "why spend $16 on an album when only one track is worth > > anything and you can get that alone from iTunes or Amazon" for a buck. > > > >

Re: [slim] Storing CDs after Ripping

2008-08-01 Thread morris_minor
I use these boxes: http://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/uk/html/onlineshop/rub/b18_0litre.php The 18 litre box holds about 90 CDs in cases, and is really sturdy; the lid locks in place. Hope this helps. -- morris_minor

Re: [slim] Changes to SqueezeNetwork???

2008-08-01 Thread Pat Farrell
Goodsounds wrote: >> Agreed, and it also includes the record labels, their lawyers, and the >> RIAA > The record companies, their lawyers, and the RIAA have been trying to > deal with a very real problem that threatens their very existence I disagree with the premise of your argument. > theft a

Re: [slim] Changes to SqueezeNetwork???

2008-08-01 Thread chinaski
Most of my collection is legit - some 500+ cds. Now that I have the ability to stream my collection from a server, I am open to purchasing digital music online. I do not want any DRM on what I play inside my house. If i buy something, i want to use it as i see appropriate. That means -- no DRM!

Re: [slim] Changes to SqueezeNetwork???

2008-08-01 Thread Goodsounds
pfarrell;325060 Wrote: > andyg wrote: > > I don't think anyone can understand > > anything the record companies do with regards to music licensing. > > Agreed, and it also includes the record labels, their lawyers, and the > RIAA > > > -- > Pat Farrell > http://www.pfarrell.com/ The record

Re: [slim] Storing CDs after Ripping

2008-08-01 Thread Toby Dickenson
TurnipFarmer wrote: > > Ive almost ripped all of my CDs and want to store all my CDs safely. > What do people think of storing them in plastic boxes and putting them > in the loft? My CDs are in a loft in the UK. Damp is your enemy. Have you stored things in this loft before to know whether it

Re: [slim] Storing CDs after Ripping

2008-08-01 Thread jh901
That's a great idea- offsite. But I too am curious as to how people who have, say, a thousand+ CDs store and organize. What about the booklets, etc?? asteinmetz;325059 Wrote: > Worry less about how, and more about where. Store them offsite. Your > Mum's flat, or whatever. -- jh901 FLAC -

[slim] looks playing but no music

2008-08-01 Thread kajarit
I bought a Squeezebox Classic few days ago. It was working with no problem after I set up, playing songs from my SqueezeCenter (WinVista32bit) and shoutcast radio through SqueezeNetwork. Next day morning, I turned on from standby, pressed play, it shows buffering, then shows playing, shows song i

Re: [slim] Sqeezecenter failing to complete music scan

2008-08-01 Thread chinaski
It should be possible, but given the problems others seem to be having with the mcafee add-in, i just got rid of it. post back if you get both working together... -- chinaski chinaski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.

Re: [slim] Storing CDs after Ripping

2008-08-01 Thread asteinmetz
Worry less about how, and more about where. Store them offsite. Your Mum's flat, or whatever. -- asteinmetz asteinmetz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4847 View this thread: http://forums.slimde

Re: [slim] Changes to SqueezeNetwork???

2008-08-01 Thread Pat Farrell
andyg wrote: > I don't think anyone can understand > anything the record companies do with regards to music licensing. Agreed, and it also includes the record labels, their lawyers, and the RIAA -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss ma

Re: [slim] Changes to SqueezeNetwork???

2008-08-01 Thread andyg
It was changed on Monday night. I don't have an answer about paying customers, you should contact Pandora support about that. I don't think anyone can understand anything the record companies do with regards to music licensing. -- andyg

Re: [slim] Changes to SqueezeNetwork???

2008-08-01 Thread SilverRS8
andyg;325054 Wrote: > Pandora is a US-only service, and unfortunately we are now required to > block it for non-US users. Thanks Andy for the quick response. It has been changed last night or so? What I wonder is why does the blocking also count for paying customers since the whole thing is due

Re: [slim] Changes to SqueezeNetwork???

2008-08-01 Thread andyg
Pandora is a US-only service, and unfortunately we are now required to block it for non-US users. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.c

[slim] Changes to SqueezeNetwork???

2008-08-01 Thread SilverRS8
Up until a few days ago, although I live in the Netherlands, I was able to use Pandora (i'm a payed subscriber). Now SqueezeNetwork says that it has been detected that I don't live in the country selected in SqueezeNetwork. Has there recently been a change to squeezenetwork in this respect and wh

Re: [slim] Upgrading 7.0.1 to 7.1.0 on a mac

2008-08-01 Thread sebp
snoogly;325025 Wrote: > I remember the good old (pre v7) days, when on a Mac all you had to do > was click the installer to upgrade successfully. Just what I had to do to upgrade on my Mac. It just worked perfectly. -- sebp System : Mac Mini for ripping to FLAC (Max) > SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 run

Re: [slim] Storing CDs after Ripping

2008-08-01 Thread egd
Put them in plastic sleaves and discard the casings. Storage space required will decrease markedly and it may well become feasible to put your entire collection in a box inside a cupboard or something along those lines. -- egd Internet forums: conclusive proof depth of gene pool is indeed var

Re: [slim] Storing CDs after Ripping

2008-08-01 Thread TurnipFarmer
Well we have a sort of Summer ;-) It does not get below -15 in the winter here, and sadly I live in a flat so dont have a basement. So you think they will be ok in the loft? -- TurnipFarmer TurnipFarmer's Profile: http:/

[slim] Where is the Controller firmware located now?

2008-08-01 Thread egd
As my Conroller refuses to update firmware wirelessly, I've had to resort to the SD card method. The firmware was always located in /var/lib/squeezecenter/cache but after moving from the testing to the main repository and downgrading to 7.1 it seems this is no longer the case. Can someone in the

Re: [slim] Sqeezecenter failing to complete music scan

2008-08-01 Thread kesa
chinaski;325019 Wrote: > I have the same hardware and setup (2gb, 2 receivers), and had the same > problem. Are you by chance running the Mcafee Antivirus software add-in > that came with hp's recent update (1.3)? I uninstalled the add-in, and > my scanning worked again. chinaski you are a star!

Re: [slim] Storing CDs after Ripping

2008-08-01 Thread Pat Farrell
TurnipFarmer wrote: > What do people think of storing them in plastic boxes and putting them > in the loft? > My only reservation about this is the cold winters and hot summers (if > we have them here in the UK) could damage them. I store mine in the basement. less temperature swing than the attic

[slim] Storing CDs after Ripping

2008-08-01 Thread TurnipFarmer
Ive almost ripped all of my CDs and want to store all my CDs safely. What do people think of storing them in plastic boxes and putting them in the loft? My only reservation about this is the cold winters and hot summers (if we have them here in the UK) could damage them. Anybody have any other i

Re: [slim] Upgrading 7.0.1 to 7.1.0 on a mac

2008-08-01 Thread exile
here's my experience... I'm on osx10.5.4 and successfully running ss7.1 I've found that with the latest versions of ss I've had best luck with installing the software for all users and putting all plugins in: library-application support-squeezecenter-plugins. I used to put them in my user librar

Re: [slim] Last.fm Question with new SC 7.1

2008-08-01 Thread TurnipFarmer
cheers guys, thanks for clearing that up. Im in the UK so Rhapsody is no good. -- TurnipFarmer TurnipFarmer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17883 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

Re: [slim] Upgrading 7.0.1 to 7.1.0 on a mac

2008-08-01 Thread snoogly
Has anyone managed to complete the upgrade without having to jump through these hoops? Music scan working OK? I remember the good old (pre v7) days, when on a Mac all you had to do was click the installer to upgrade successfully. Now, it seems, we are doomed to having to trash everything and then

Re: [slim] Problem with Nokia 770 Skin

2008-08-01 Thread bklaas
LanceOng;325015 Wrote: > I'm using 2 SlimDevices with SqueezeCenter 7.1. > > The Nokia 770 skin won't let me switch between devices. I have to go to > the standard interface, change devices, then go back to the Nokia > interface. > > This was not a problem on the 6.x SlimServer. It started with

Re: [slim] Scan 7.1 duplicated tracks

2008-08-01 Thread Siduhe
Agree with you, doesn't sound like a shortcut if the right number of tracks are shown. Look at the scanner.log once you've done your install - should give you some clues where things are going wrong. Look at Settings/Status for a link to the logfile. Are you using MIP or Itunes integration - th

Re: [slim] Sqeezecenter failing to complete music scan

2008-08-01 Thread chinaski
I have the same hardware and setup (2gb, 2 receivers), and had the same problem. Are you by chance running the Mcafee Antivirus software add-in that came with hp's recent update (1.3)? I uninstalled the add-in, and my scanning worked again. -- chinaski --

Re: [slim] Scrobbling Stopped Working

2008-08-01 Thread maggior
Thanks for the info. I've just added a comment to the bug report. I haven't been using it, but I thought perhaps I should. It's not a show stopper for me, but it would be nice to have it work. Thanks! Rich -- maggior m

[slim] Problem with Nokia 770 Skin

2008-08-01 Thread LanceOng
I'm using 2 SlimDevices with SqueezeCenter 7.1. The Nokia 770 skin won't let me switch between devices. I have to go to the standard interface, change devices, then go back to the Nokia interface. This was not a problem on the 6.x SlimServer. It started with the SqueezeCenter 7.0 version. Lance

[slim] Sqeezecenter failing to complete music scan.

2008-08-01 Thread kesa
I have a HP Mediasmart server with 2G RAM installed with Squeezecenter and two squeezebox receivers. Generally I am delighted with the equipment and functionality. However I am continuing to experience problems where Squeezecenter is failing to complete the scan on my music directory fully. It

Re: [slim] Scrobbling Stopped Working

2008-08-01 Thread adamslim
Yeah there was a bug on this, and it was resolved as being invalid - which is of little help to those, myself included, who suffer from it! I got round it by using the other plug-in, SqueezeScrobbler I think it is. (AFAIK it's a 7.1 bug in that the install isn't working properly, not an actual b

[slim] Sqeezecenter failing to complete music scan

2008-08-01 Thread kesa
I have a HP Mediasmart server with 2G RAM installed with Squeezecenter and two squeezebox receivers. Generally I am delighted with the equipment and functionality. However I am continuing to experience problems where Squeezecenter is failing to complete the scan on my music directory fully. It

Re: [slim] Connection Reset by local host

2008-08-01 Thread LanceOng
I have this same problem. I have tried all the different versions of Servers and each one has the same problem. Has anyone been able to resolve this? Lance -- LanceOng LanceOng's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/me

Re: [slim] Player not found in SqueezeCenter

2008-08-01 Thread Faik
Hi guys.. I'v been having the same problem for a while now, the SC always says 'player not found'. I'v tried to reset it from the begining from factory settings, check the firewall (mac 10.5 os) but had no sucsess. SB always gets to 'connecting to wireless network' and nothing happens. I would s

Re: [slim] Scrobbling Stopped Working

2008-08-01 Thread maggior
I'm having the same exact problem. I know my last.fm account is valid by going to the web page and logging in. It seems like it should be a straight-fowared process to set it up, but is just isn't working for me. -- maggior -

Re: [slim] Scan 7.1 duplicated tracks

2008-08-01 Thread Daren
Except upgrading from 7.01 to 7.1. I've done a total uninstall and am installing 7.1.1. I'll let you know how I get on. -- Daren Daren's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17502 View this thread: htt

Re: [slim] Announcement: SqueezeCenter 7.1.0 Now Available

2008-08-01 Thread bklaas
pablolie;324952 Wrote: > May I say "Bravo" for exemplary documentation of the new features? > Excellent stuff. Awesome job - thanks from a very grateful user. > > On a very different note - I have noticed a distinct improvement in > Duet reliability (fingers crossed), however the release notes m

Re: [slim] Scan 7.1 duplicated tracks

2008-08-01 Thread Siduhe
Check for a stray shortcut or symbolic link in your music library - it sounds as if SC is following one and adding the files twice over. Or, do you have playlists/cue files for each of your albums - and if so, how are they arranged in your music library? If you have the music file and a playli

Re: [slim] How to set the Squeezeboxes to autmaticly update firmware?

2008-08-01 Thread funkstar
The SqueezeBox reciever will automatically update it's firmware when a new one is bundled with a new SqueezeCenter release, same goes for the controller. By default the SB3/Classic prompts you to hold the brightness button on the regular remote to trigger the update. -- funkstar --

[slim] Scan 7.1 duplicated tracks

2008-08-01 Thread Daren
Just done an upgrade and done a clean scan. If has duplicated every single track but not the albums. Therefore each album has all of its tracks duplicated. -- Daren Daren's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox Duet : No more sound after FW upgrade

2008-08-01 Thread linxeye
Thanks for your help anyway ! :) -- linxeye linxeye's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19075 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50489 _

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox Duet : No more sound after FW upgrade

2008-08-01 Thread bpa
Our posts crossed - my last post was made before I saw that the problem fixed itself. It sounds like a cache somewhere and the time limit on the cache expired. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.p

Re: [slim] 24bit/96kHz WAVs

2008-08-01 Thread funkstar
Yeah sounds like a bug. AndyG posted in another thread the only the transported handled files over 48Khz so I assumed the hackish support for 88.2 and 96Khz files had been removed. It should still drop every second sample i believe. Yeah, re-sampling in SC would be the best idea, but not possible

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox Duet : No more sound after FW upgrade

2008-08-01 Thread linxeye
Files I play with Squeezebox Duet are for the most part (like 95%) MP3. Players are set to normal playback, no custom settings. I'm still fairly novice when it comes to SqueezeBox so I'm just using regular settings (not added any plugins yet !). -- linxeye --

Re: [slim] Announcement: SqueezeCenter 7.1.0 Now Available

2008-08-01 Thread pablolie
bklaas;323868 Wrote: > 7.1 has a whole lot of new things for the Controller as well. I did > release notes for the controller firmware on the wiki: > > http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/SqueezePlay7.1ReleaseNotes > > cheers, > #!/ben May I say "Bravo" for exemplary documentation of the new

Re: [slim] Annoying upgrade problem on 7.1

2008-08-01 Thread pablolie
mherger;324101 Wrote: > > > > I wonder whether we're only seeing this on Linux systems. Thanks for > your > data point! > > Michael Not mine, though. Upgrade worked perfectly on Ubuntu 8.04, external drive, over 2,000 albums in the SC database (well, SQL). -- pablolie ---

Re: [slim] How to set the Squeezeboxes to autmaticly update firmware?

2008-08-01 Thread maggior
This must be on be default because I've never had to make the change you are talking about. Though it's good to know where it is in case I need it in the future. -- maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] How to set the Squeezeboxes to autmaticly update firmware?

2008-08-01 Thread Siduhe
Sike;324937 Wrote: > Hi > > This is very frustrating (for me) .. I know you can set the firmware to > update automaticly on the SB's .. Could someone tell me where? > > I've looked through 'settings' and 'extras' and can't find it. > > Is there a way to set up all players to auto update throug

Re: [slim] Announcement: SqueezeCenter 7.1.0 Now Available

2008-08-01 Thread Apesbrain
The higher quality (192kbps) Rhapsody is great! Thank you very much. I'm used to Rhapsody being WMA 128, will everything I listen to now on Rhapsody be MP3 192? Or is it just their more recent additions? -- Apesbrain Ap

Re: [slim] Duet is excellent

2008-08-01 Thread pablolie
mattybain;324905 Wrote: > Which version would you recommend? I last tried Ubuntu - Hardy Heron and > it was far from point and click. ... For me, other than the original installation itself (which admittedly was a bit of a struggle, but then again if you like the SB you like to fiddle around wit

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox Duet : No more sound after FW upgrade

2008-08-01 Thread linxeye
After having spent quite some time on this issue, it has just magically been fixed. Resetting one more time the receiver did the trick after deleting the database on the PC side. Everything seems to work fine now ! I'm not sure I can believe it myself :) -- linxeye -

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox Duet : No more sound after FW upgrade

2008-08-01 Thread bpa
What format are your files ? Are your players set to play normal or did you have custom settings ? One user reported that he thought 7.1 update removed all custom settings from server directory (e.g. custom-types.conf) and also delete non standard binbaries from Bin directory. -- bpa ---

Re: [slim] Duet is excellent

2008-08-01 Thread pablolie
mattybain;324905 Wrote: > Which version would you recommend? I last tried Ubuntu - Hardy Heron and > it was far from point and click. ... For me, other than the original installation itself (which admittedly was a bit of a struggle, but then again if you like the SB you like to fiddle around wit

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox Duet : No more sound after FW upgrade

2008-08-01 Thread linxeye
After having spent quite some time on this issue, it has just magically been fixed. Resetting one more time the receiver did the trick after deleting the database on the PC side. Everything seems to work fine now ! I'm not sure I can believe it myself :) -- linxeye -

Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!

2008-08-01 Thread RoonieQ
Wirrunna;324819 Wrote: > RonnieQ, I have added this to bug 4366 >>-> > http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4366 <-<< . It would be > helpful if you could also upload a track that causes the noise. Thanks. Will do. Just waiting on a token from the bugzilla site in order to upload an attac