Re: [slim] Game On: Sonos has an iPhone app

2008-11-01 Thread rdb001
This thread is rather amusing to me. The iPhone applications are first and foremost directed to iPhone users. If you are an iPhone owner like me, there is nothing more satisfying than adding another killer application to your iPhone. The Sonos native application is just that -- a killer applica

Re: [slim] Global search ?

2008-11-01 Thread pippin
Erland, you are either up too early or too late :-) -- pippin --- see iPeng at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Global search ?

2008-11-01 Thread erland
MeSue;355710 Wrote: > You might want to look into Erland's Custom Scan plugin. It will import > ratings or any other custom tags you set it up for.' > Unfortunately that won't help, SqueezeCenter doesn't search the tags imported by Custom Scan. You can browse the information with Custom Brose pl

Re: [slim] Receiver Renames Itself?

2008-11-01 Thread NordicSeattle
Oh, the other thing about the weird IP...the fuzziness of IP geolocation aside, the weird address isn't the one currently assigned to me by my ISP (or even remotely similar). Every time I've seen this I've disconnected and deleted the receiver from the SqueezeNetwork side and re-added it, after wh

Re: [slim] Receiver Renames Itself?

2008-11-01 Thread NordicSeattle
Thanks for all the ideas. The MAC address matches the sticker on the bottom of the unit. I haven't taken any special steps to open up remote access. While troubleshooting this issue I happened to check the Security section of SqueezeCenter settings (which I hadn't been to before) and saw that "B

Re: [slim] Controller doesn't reconnect to network after sleep - Please post your issues

2008-11-01 Thread mikelee999
I've had a case open about this for nearly 6 months. At least in my case, when the controller is blue, it does connect to the SqueezeCenter computer. It can download album art. It can (try) to download updates. I've sent Support network traces proving that it isn't about wireless config, with hel

[slim] SB3's time is off.

2008-11-01 Thread Nonreality
I can't seem to find anywhere to set time zone on my SB3. It's always been correct since I've had it until the 7.2.1 update. At first I was having trouble connecting to the SqueezeNetwork so I thought that was the problem but now it connects fine but my time is exactly 1 hr behind. Any help will

Re: [slim] Playing .m4a files?

2008-11-01 Thread Phil Karn
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Books < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Somebody give me the low down - I am trying to play .m4a files (AAC and > stuff) through SqueezeCentre (latest version). I use SqueezeCentre and > then connect to the stream file with WMP at work. Is this possible, > what needs

Re: [slim] Artwork Display

2008-11-01 Thread starfleetcommand
MrSinatra;355781 Wrote: > pretty cool. if i were to do something like that, i'd want more of a > touchscreen kiosk type deal. but i bet theres a lot of people who will > want to do what you've done. > > is this just a skin? will it be downloadable from where all the slim > plugin stuff is kep

Re: [slim] Artwork Display

2008-11-01 Thread MrSinatra
ha, true jim. but then again, thats not much different then how it is now, right? :) lol. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.3b - Win XP Pro SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - D-Link DIR-655 --

Re: [slim] General setup inquiery

2008-11-01 Thread radish
Heh, I wondered if anyone would remember that photo :) There are no problems stacking them, wired or wireless - although if everything's in one room I would absolutely recommend wiring it all. Throw a switch in the rack and you're set. Another option from what Skunk mentioned for control would

Re: [slim] External Hard Drive Help?

2008-11-01 Thread stlblue
JJZolx;355804 Wrote: > If it's all to be on the external drive, then go to Settings > Basic > Settings and change the Music Folder. Either type it in or browse to > the root folder where you have music stored on the external. AWESOME! Done and working perfectly. Thanks guys!!! -- stlblue ---

Re: [slim] Receiver Renames Itself?

2008-11-01 Thread Skunk
NordicSeattle;355823 Wrote: > > Is it possible that somehow whatever "unique" identifier is built in to > the player isn't all that unique, and I'm having a rename war with > someone in Switzerland? Maybe a duplicate MAC address? I haven't ever heard of it here, but if i were you I'd contact su

Re: [slim] Receiver Renames Itself?

2008-11-01 Thread Pat Farrell
NordicSeattle wrote: > Interestingly if I look at my list of players on SqueezeNetwork, it > thinks this particular player is connecting from an IP address that, > according to ARIN WHOIS, is in Europe. (I'm in the USA.) IP addresses only "mostly" map to geolocations. There are too many variables

Re: [slim] Receiver Renames Itself?

2008-11-01 Thread Siduhe
Incoming connections should not be permitted on the default install - have you opened up any ports for remote access perchance? If so, there are ways (not going to list them here) to search for unprotected SC instances on the web, so someone may well be messing with your install. http://wiki.sl

Re: [slim] Receiver Renames Itself?

2008-11-01 Thread NordicSeattle
Nope. It's a totally random name from my point of view. I was thinking somebody might have been messing with me, but I've now added a password to SqueezeCenter and blocked incoming connections from outside my home network. (Why incoming connections are allowed by default escapes me.) Interestingl

Re: [slim] Receiver Renames Itself?

2008-11-01 Thread Skunk
NordicSeattle;355760 Wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm having an issue with my Squeezebox Receiver renaming itself. Every > time I set a new name, it sticks for maybe a few hours to a few days, > then the receiver spontaneously renames itself "Chuchi". (I'm not > kidding.) > That is funny, and yes I mu

Re: [slim] Rescan Problems

2008-11-01 Thread Siduhe
scheemo;355604 Wrote: > I have set my rescan to scan for new music every evening. I have noticed > lately that it doesn't seem to pick up the new albums I add to it > regularly. It also doesn't pick them up when I chose re-scan from > Settings. The problem is solved by clearing and rescanning eve

Re: [slim] Can I combine a Duet with SB3 ?

2008-11-01 Thread bluegroper
You're right. The Bridged SBR is running [WEP][IBSS] WAP with WPA is a better solution. -- bluegroper bluegroper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4554 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.c

Re: [slim] Updating Squeezebox duet controller firmware

2008-11-01 Thread Skunk
thomsens;355800 Wrote: > I'm not following your question (nor can I find that menu structure). I > have SC automatically check for updates That's what I meant, Settings>Advanced, from the Web Interface. I assumed the added jive components were added when SC was upgraded too, but there have be

Re: [slim] Artwork Display

2008-11-01 Thread JJZolx
MrSinatra;355789 Wrote: > and sooner or later this thread will grow old... i'd love to see it > officially in the downloads section, or better yet integrated into the > official release. It's not a skin, just an HTML page using a little of the included AJAX library to display now playing inform

Re: [slim] External Hard Drive Help?

2008-11-01 Thread JJZolx
stlblue;355794 Wrote: > Appreciate the reply. Sorry, I should have been more specific. I use > (and love) my SB3 w/ my PC's hard drive. I've outgrown it and want to > expand to an external hard drive. Thanks. Depends on whether you want to use only the external drive to store all your music, or

Re: [slim] Updating Squeezebox duet controller firmware

2008-11-01 Thread thomsens
Skunk;355483 Wrote: > Never tried that before. Do you have 'automatic updates' enabled in Web > Interface>Settings>Advanced? I'm not following your question (nor can I find that menu structure). I have SC automatically check for updates and I have my players automatically update firmware. Is t

Re: [slim] External Hard Drive Help?

2008-11-01 Thread stlblue
badbob;355792 Wrote: > You need slimserver installed somewhere, either a PC or NAS. You cannot > just plug a Squeezebox directly into a "dumb" USB, SATA or Firewire > hard drive. > > If the USB HD is just another HD in your PC, set that path in Slim > center, or create a short cut in the main di

Re: [slim] External Hard Drive Help?

2008-11-01 Thread badbob
You need slimserver installed somewhere, either a PC or NAS. You cannot just plug a Squeezebox directly into a "dumb" USB, SATA or Firewire hard drive. If the USB HD is just another HD in your PC, set that path in Slim center, or create a short cut in the main directory to your USB HD path. --

[slim] External Hard Drive Help?

2008-11-01 Thread stlblue
Any help on how to get my SB3 to read an external hard drive is greatly appreciated. I did a search, but couldn't find anything...thanks. -- stlblue stlblue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7688 V

Re: [slim] Artwork Display

2008-11-01 Thread MrSinatra
and sooner or later this thread will grow old... i'd love to see it officially in the downloads section, or better yet integrated into the official release. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR (secondary) / SBC - w/SC 7.3b - Win XP Pro SP3 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram -

Re: [slim] Artwork Display

2008-11-01 Thread aubuti
starfleetcommand;354813 Wrote: > Here is the html. Just save this file to your > SqueezeCenter/server/HTML/EN/html/SqueezeJS folder as nowplaying.html > Point your browser to > "http://yourserver:9000/html/squeezejs/nowplaying.html"; > Nice job! Just a note to users on case-sensitive OSs like *

Re: [slim] Artwork Display

2008-11-01 Thread MrSinatra
pretty cool. if i were to do something like that, i'd want more of a touchscreen kiosk type deal. but i bet theres a lot of people who will want to do what you've done. is this just a skin? will it be downloadable from where all the slim plugin stuff is kept? -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.or

[slim] Recent Problems with Duet Controller

2008-11-01 Thread socistep
Hi All, Having a number of problems with my Duet controller recently, I noticed that I was getting the BIOD problems as many have experienced and outlined in the sticky. Given that I upgraded to v7.2.1 of SC but have had more problems since: - Can't upgrade to latest version of SBC firmware (r31

Re: [slim] Global search ?

2008-11-01 Thread radish
It would be pretty trivial to move everything from genre to comment using something like mp3tag or foobar. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slim

Re: [slim] Controller doesn't reconnect to network after sleep - Please post your issues

2008-11-01 Thread jmschnur
Ross L;354676 Wrote: > Joel, if you haven't already, please contact support. I did- new Duet was sent to me. Interesting issue with non registered MAC adresses. I used a direct EHTERNET connection with the new one to make sure I got the correct updates. I have not yet tried sleep- but all esle

Re: [slim] Artwork from iTunes -- Why So Hard??

2008-11-01 Thread thesil
I do have a Mac. Coverscout is not difficult. I have over 26,000 tunes and except for some of my very old "oldies" it copied every cover that I wanted. You do not have to pay anything, its a free download -- thesil Gerry. "When you ain't got nuthin', you've got nuthin' to lose" --

Re: [slim] Artwork Display

2008-11-01 Thread starfleetcommand
One final pic of the completed display. All of the cords and mini (SlimPC) are hidden. FREE YOUR MUSIC!! Hailing Frequencies closed. StarfleetCommand out. +---+ |Filename: NowPlaying_Screenshot_Completed.jpg

Re: [slim] Artwork from iTunes -- Why So Hard??

2008-11-01 Thread sgallaghe
thesil;355497 Wrote: > I tunes keeps artwork in a separate folder. download a free program > called coverscout to find the art work and it will then show up in > controller. CoverScout is hardly free. They've just come out with a much improved version 3.0, but it only works with Mac Leopard. T

Re: [slim] Can I combine a Duet with SB3 ?

2008-11-01 Thread SuperQ
bluegroper;355506 Wrote: > I'm not sure how to instruct the SB3 to use the SBR wifi bridge. No IP > address on bridge. So how to find it ? > > > For security reasons, we prefer to go without home wifi. That's the way a bridge works. The SBR allows the controller direct bridged access to you

[slim] Receiver Renames Itself?

2008-11-01 Thread NordicSeattle
Hi all, I'm having an issue with my Squeezebox Receiver renaming itself. Every time I set a new name, it sticks for maybe a few hours to a few days, then the receiver spontaneously renames itself "Chuchi". (I'm not kidding.) This seems to happen regardless of whether I rename the receiver from S

Re: [slim] 7.2.1 and "Turn Off Audio"

2008-11-01 Thread USAudio
I've gone back to 7.0.1 because of this bug ... looking forward to 7.3. -- USAudio 'SB3 > CIAudio VDA-2/VAC-1 > CIAudio PLC-1 > CIAudio D-200 > Revel Concerta F12 + SVS SB12-Plus' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=243007&postcount=697) --

Re: [slim] OSX - How to Install LAME

2008-11-01 Thread Nikhil
Nikhil;355561 Wrote: > > If your SC install is for all users, then I think the lame binary > should go here: > /Library/PreferencePanes/SqueezeCenter.prefPane/Contents/server/Bin/darwin > Glad you got it working. The location you mentioned in point #5 of your last post is the same as the one

Re: [slim] What Anti-Virus software do you use

2008-11-01 Thread BEA
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Re: [slim] Game On: Sonos has an iPhone app

2008-11-01 Thread HectorHughMunro
Incidentally, I would be absolutely happy to pay a reasonable amount for a Slimdevices Iphone/Touch app. if that's what it takes to get it going. -- HectorHughMunro HectorHughMunro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/

Re: [slim] OSX - How to Install LAME

2008-11-01 Thread juggler23
Guys, You have to restart the computer, not just logout. Otherwise, your AAC m4a files won't play. -- juggler23 juggler23's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20859 View this thread: http://forums.sl

Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?

2008-11-01 Thread Themis
Home data are getting bigger and bigger. Everything: music, photos, films etc start being stored on hard disks at home. As the price of HD diminishes, no-one feels the need anymore to rip to a CD or DVD their data. So, having a "server" is becoming a "necessity" for most households: they need to s

Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?

2008-11-01 Thread Peter
RudolfJan wrote: > Maybe a stupid question, but important for me. Even my cheapest MP3 > player is capable to create a listing of all items and tags. The > squeezebox Duet needs a 30-60Mb server pack to achieve this. This > prevents me from using a cheap NAS for file storage. I think this > really

Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?

2008-11-01 Thread Peter
CatBus wrote: > RudolfJan;355615 Wrote: > >> What I would like: use the Squeezecenter software to configure playlists >> and album info files. Store these on the NAS, make the Squeezebox >> connect to the NAS to retrieve these info, just like my simple cheap >> MP3 player can do. >> >> Why woul

Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?

2008-11-01 Thread CatBus
RudolfJan;355615 Wrote: > What I would like: use the Squeezecenter software to configure playlists > and album info files. Store these on the NAS, make the Squeezebox > connect to the NAS to retrieve these info, just like my simple cheap > MP3 player can do. > > Why would this be difficult to ac

Re: [slim] OSX - How to Install LAME

2008-11-01 Thread juggler23
Thanks everyone. This took me 4 hours of research getting nowhere, until I asked you for help. Hopefully, the next Mac user to come along will find this. Also, the iTunes-Lame file will generally be a little less than the latest version. On October 30, 2008, iTunes-Lame had Lame 3.97, while the l

Re: [slim] OSX - How to Install LAME

2008-11-01 Thread juggler23
Instructions to Install LAME on OS X 10.5 Leopard for SqueezeCenter 7 1. Google iTunes-Lame and download and install 2. Go to Applications folder and right-click (Ctl-click) on iTunes-Lame and "Show Package Contents" 3. Open folders as such Contents > Resou

Re: [slim] Global search ?

2008-11-01 Thread MeSue
Squeezecenter imports the comment tag, so you could use that. You might want to look into Erland's Custom Scan plugin. It will import ratings or any other custom tags you set it up for. -- MeSue Sue http://www.last.fm/user/MeSue -

Re: [slim] Squeezebox power supply in UK

2008-11-01 Thread Chippy
Funny - I just came to the forum to ask the exact same question. Mike - did you purchase from ripcaster? Is it indeed an original unit? My Squeezebox 3 power supply appears to have caused quite an incident overnight - seemingly it died and killed my surge suppressor and a few other fuses at the

Re: [slim] OSX - How to Install LAME

2008-11-01 Thread juggler23
Ok, I am doing better. I found how to do "Show Package Contents" on the preference panes file, so I am trying that. I also found a /usr/bin, although I did not find /usr/local/bin I am trying the first one first, so that when I write the final instructions for SC 7.2.1 and Leopard 10.5.5, I will

[slim] How to export Favourites to iTunes playlist?

2008-11-01 Thread shlea
Hi, Is there a way to export Favourites to an iTunes playlist? Whenever I need music for a special purpose I add the actual songs to the Fav as I am listnening. Then I have the Fav list open at the same time as iTunes, and I select and manually make a playlist in iTunes using the actual songs.

[slim] How can I see which playlist is playing?

2008-11-01 Thread sand
How can I see on my SB3 which playlist (if any) is currently playing? (I use Erlands Trackstat, Dynamic playlists and SQL playlist plugins.) -- sand 2* Squeezebox 3 with Audioengine 5 speakers 1* QNAP TS-109, Version 2.1.0 build 0624T Seagate ES 500GB flipflip's SlimServer On TurboStation Rel

Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?

2008-11-01 Thread bhaagensen
RudolfJan;355615 Wrote: > Al alternative would be to extend the Squeezenetwork server to support > this feature. So, just store the metadata on this server and retrieve > the files from the NAS. > There are rumours that something like this, i.e. upnp support via SqueezeNetwork is coming sometim

Re: [slim] Duet Controller Shuffle Behavior

2008-11-01 Thread thomsens
Great! Aside from my own frustration, I have had a few occassions to try to explain to someone else why it does that when I've shown them the controller. Needless to say it sticks out to new folks who check the product out in my home. -- thomsens --

Re: [slim] Lazy Search install problem.

2008-11-01 Thread kidstypike
Bert57;355688 Wrote: > 6 files and one folder is what I have. > Trying to fine "prefs/plugin/lazysearch2.prefs " to delete but haven't > found it yet. > Will keep looking. > Thanks again. > Steve Maybe: C/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/SqueezeCenter/Prefs/Plugin kidstypike

Re: [slim] Game On: Sonos has an iPhone app

2008-11-01 Thread ajkidle
jaffacake;355412 Wrote: > Is that because an iPod remote would be better? Cheaper? Or just cooler? Probably all of the above. The real basis of my argument here is that the iPod already has mass market appeal and acceptance. They're everywhere and everyone uses them. The Squeezebox platform i

[slim] How To Backup Favourites?

2008-11-01 Thread norderney
How do you backup/copy the Favourites in my Music Library? I am currently running SC7.2 but at some point I plan to try SC7.3. As I understand, it is best to completely uninstall the existing version of SC then install the new version. But if I do that I will loose my Favourites? -- norderney

Re: [slim] Lazy Search install problem.

2008-11-01 Thread Bert57
6 files and one folder is what I have. Trying to fine "prefs/plugin/lazysearch2.prefs " to delete but haven't found it yet. Will keep looking. Thanks again. Steve -- Bert57 Bert57's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/m

Re: [slim] Powering up Bose Lifestyle Series 3 by the SqueezeBox 3 (for alarm, and sleepmode)???

2008-11-01 Thread Blu3IcE
esbrewer;355575 Wrote: > Buy a Boom and sell the other two? Hmm any other idea? :) -- Blu3IcE Blu3IcE's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13792 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showt

Re: [slim] Lazy Search install problem.

2008-11-01 Thread Bert57
Thanks. Will work on it. Steve -- Bert57 Bert57's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19024 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54509

Re: [slim] Lazy Search install problem.

2008-11-01 Thread kidstypike
Bert57;355639 Wrote: > Just dl'd but when I go to settings>plugins>lazysearch>settings > I get > > 404 Not Found: settings/plugins/LazySearch2/settings/basic.html > > Running Windows XP and squeezecenter 7.2.1 > I dl'd the plugin to desktop > extracted with winzip > Instructions say: > 2. Extra

Re: [slim] OSX - How to Install LAME

2008-11-01 Thread juggler23
Guys, I love your efforts to respond. In Leopard, none of the folders you mention exist (or I can't find them). When I use Go To folder, there is no "bin" folder in the locations mentioned, and I cannot create one within the finder. When I try to go to PreferencePanes, it opesn the actual applica

Re: [slim] Favorite Pluggins?

2008-11-01 Thread GeeJay
And after all that, you'll end up spending WEEKS updating tags, rating your music, etc. A heckuva lot of work...but pretty darn addictive, too! -- GeeJay GeeJay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter / Firefox issue

2008-11-01 Thread Brum
Hooray! The uninstall / clean install trick worked like a dream! Now everything is up and running, and I can now access the Squeezecenter from Firefox without any changes in the browser settings... Thanks a lot! B-) -- Brum -

Re: [slim] Lazy Search install problem.

2008-11-01 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
If you've stopped SqueezeCenter then by deleting the contents of this I believe you'll clear your database (but your music files won't be affected), so you'll have to rescan, and your SqueezeCenter and player preferences may need to be reset, so that may be a little drastic. If you wanted to start

Re: [slim] Global search ?

2008-11-01 Thread indypants
radish;350122 Wrote: > The default search in the web interface works exactly like that - just > type whatever you want into the search box and hit enter. Hi, thanks for the reply, and apologies for the time it has taken me to respond. I'll come clean and admit that I held something back in my o

Re: [slim] General setup inquiery

2008-11-01 Thread Skunk
Yes, as Fletch says, wired if possible- but according to this photo it doesn't look like interference would be a problem: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=271794&postcount=8 . Maybe Radish can comment on whether they were ever both in use at the same time. As for turning the amps on/o

Re: [slim] Lazy Search install problem.

2008-11-01 Thread Bert57
Did as suggested and still have the 404 error. Went to the how-to and found the cache file but befor clearing wanted to be sure that it is just a holding area. There are many things in it and I don't want to clear something that is needed in another plugin or folder. Is it safe to just delete e

Re: [slim] General setup inquiery

2008-11-01 Thread Fletch
Maybe I don't fully understand your setup, but if your networking (router and/or switch) is also based in the "technical space", you can just connect the receivers using Ethernet. I wouldn't expect any major problems anyway, but IMO wired is always preferred if it can be done easily. -- Fletch

Re: [slim] Favorite Pluggins?

2008-11-01 Thread Bert57
Thanks to all. I see once more how much more is available. Learning curve is rather steep for a novice. I'll be installing Erland's recommended plugins. They sound great. Just have to spend the time getting them installed and set up. Currently trying to get Lazy search installed and will then

[slim] General setup inquiery

2008-11-01 Thread criticalmess
Hello, I'm a bit new to the party, but there are some things I'd like to ask the Slim community, to try to get a better idea about a possible setup. I'm wondering about the interference of several Receivers in a server cabinet- does anybody have any experience related to this? We've got a fair

Re: [slim] Can I combine a Duet with SB3 ?

2008-11-01 Thread radish
bluegroper;355443 Wrote: > Hi forum > I have a Duet (SB Receiver and SB Controller). Mostly works great. > SBR is connected using ethernet wire, so is "bridged" to SBC. > Can I add an SB3 to this "add-hoc" wireless setup ? > I don't believe so, the adhoc link will only work for the SBC (and I

Re: [slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?

2008-11-01 Thread radish
It's a design approach. In order to provide the most functionality and flexibility with relatively low cost/power players the heavy lifting is performed by the server (everything from drawing the screen to scanning the library to searching, etc). This brings many, many advantages over the alternat

Re: [slim] Lazy Search install problem.

2008-11-01 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
When you extract the ZIP file you should get a single "LazySearch2" folder - eg drag it to the desktop. Move that folder into your plugins folder. On Windows I think that means you have to move it into "C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\Server\Plugins". Then, restart SqueezeCenter (or reboot your co

Re: [slim] dvbshout - streaming a complete DVB-T or DVB-S multiplex!

2008-11-01 Thread braice
Hello To stream television (dvb) over a lan, you can also use mumudvb http://mumudvb.braice.net It corresponds well for doing what you want to do -- braice braice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?user

Re: [slim] Favorite Pluggins?

2008-11-01 Thread MeSue
My must have's are most of Erland's plugins. The ones I use are Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Dynamic Playlists, SQL Playlists, and Trackstat. With Custom Scan and Trackstat I can do things like filtering my MusicIP mixes based on ratings and play stats. For instance, my default filter in MIP is fo

Re: [slim] Simple question

2008-11-01 Thread dyohn
Thank you! -- dyohn dyohn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5211 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54480 ___ discuss mail

[slim] Lazy Search install problem.

2008-11-01 Thread Bert57
Just dl'd but when I go to settings>plugins>lazysearch>settings I get 404 Not Found: settings/plugins/LazySearch2/settings/basic.html Running Windows XP and squeezecenter 7.2.1 I dl'd the plugin to desktop extracted with winzip Instructions say: 2. Extract the ZIP file (being sure to preserve th

Re: [slim] Favorite Pluggins?

2008-11-01 Thread GeeJay
Erland's suite of plug-ins are a must-have for me. I use SQLPlaylist (which requires Dynamic Playlist), Trackstat, Custom Skip and Custom Scan. I like random mixes that allow higher rated tracks to play more often, and skips certain tracks entirely. The combination of SQLPlaylist, Trackstat and

Re: [slim] OSX - How to Install LAME

2008-11-01 Thread rbz5416
Does this help? http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/LAMEForTranscoding -- rbz5416 rbz5416's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12089 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter service gives error when starting up

2008-11-01 Thread pski
Same issue except the service will start and then stop. In SERVICES, click Start and the service begins but Vister indicates "service started and then stopped... some services stop when they are not being used." Also trying a complete uninstall/reinstall. Fingers and toes crossed. p -- pski -

Re: [slim] Range Extenders Compatibility?

2008-11-01 Thread Clnanderson
I'm not sure about whether the circuits are on the same phase (or how to check that, in fact), nor how one would go about bridging phases. But, I'll have to do so more or better research, before I rule that out. -- Clnanderson

Re: [slim] Favorite Pluggins?

2008-11-01 Thread ModelCitizen
Bert57;355601 Wrote: > MC > Gave Last.fm a try and understand why you recommend. Introduces new > artist with similar styles. Great resource. Thanks. Don't mention it. Last.fm is great and does a lot more than Similar Artists radio. I particularly like the following functionality: 1) Listeni

Re: [slim] How to display wireless channel?

2008-11-01 Thread mr-b
The wireless router is set to "Auto" for the channel #, so I wanted to see which one had been selected (not sure of the selection algorithm). Edit: Doh, just spotted the Wireless Status page which says it's using channel #1. I looked at using netstumbler (as apparently it can show which channels

[slim] myradio error message - 7.2.1

2008-11-01 Thread raaurora
How do I get rid of the following error message from my server log: MyRadio::Plugin. Error: Plugin is incompatible with this version of SqueezeCenter. Please update. I went into setup/plugins, but myradio is grayed out so I cannot even unselect it. I don't use this feature. -- raaurora -

Re: [slim] How to display wireless channel?

2008-11-01 Thread dennis55
Mr B,i presume you are using a modem/router with wireless capability. if you have a look at your router's web page you will be able to see/change which channel your SB3 and Receiver is transmitting on. my own router's i.p. address is 192.168.2.1 and this is the modem/router's administration page w

Re: [slim] Artist composer problem

2008-11-01 Thread markwm
slimkid;355596 Wrote: > uncheck "include composers in artist list" in library settings. do you mean the composers checkbox at the top of the "behavior" page? "COMPOSER, BAND AND ORCHESTRA IN ARTISTS Song information about composers, bands and orchestras can be included in the artists list for b

Re: [slim] How to display wireless channel?

2008-11-01 Thread Skunk
The settings page of your router will show it, which is where you'd have to go should you decide to change it anyway. Mine is at http://192.168.1.1 on my local network. -- Skunk http://www.last.fm/user/TheSkunk/ Skunk's P

[slim] Why do I need the SqueezeCenter server to play my MP3 files?

2008-11-01 Thread RudolfJan
Maybe a stupid question, but important for me. Even my cheapest MP3 player is capable to create a listing of all items and tags. The squeezebox Duet needs a 30-60Mb server pack to achieve this. This prevents me from using a cheap NAS for file storage. I think this really is a major drawback. What

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter / Firefox issue

2008-11-01 Thread Brum
Thanks for the tip, Slimkid; I'll try a clean install this evening. As for the JNPL-files, I can't find any entries for that whatsoever... -- Brum Brum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19129 View

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter / Firefox issue

2008-11-01 Thread alZmtbr
also check that java script and java are both enabled in the browser... tools>options under the 'content' tab. My guess is that the browser isn't recognizing the java files (JNLP) as java-coded packets "unrecognized octet-stream". Cheers! Allan -- alZmtbr --

[slim] How to display wireless channel?

2008-11-01 Thread mr-b
I'm having some wireless issues and wanted to show which wireless channel is in use by my SB3 and receiver. However I can't see any way to do this either on the SB's Info page or on SC's Status page in the Player Info section. Any ideas how to show this? (It would really help if there was some k

Re: [slim] Favorite Pluggins?

2008-11-01 Thread Bert57
MC Gave Last.fm a try and understand why you recommend. Introduces new artist with similar styles. Great resource. Thanks. Have been playing with Album Review & Biography and they are also must haves in my opinion. Still hoping for a plugin that will display album liners. Always enjoyed readi

Re: [slim] Range Extenders Compatibility?

2008-11-01 Thread jeffmeh
When you rule out power line networking because of different circuits, are the circuits all on the same phase of the panel? Power line networking generally works fine on all the circuits on the same phase, but you may have to bridge the phases to get it to work on both. I am assuming that you ar

[slim] Rescan Problems

2008-11-01 Thread scheemo
I have set my rescan to scan for new music every evening. I have noticed lately that it doesn't seem to pick up the new albums I add to it regularly. It also doesn't pick them up when I chose re-scan from Settings. The problem is solved by clearing and rescanning everything but obvioulsy this take

Re: [slim] Can this still be done?

2008-11-01 Thread Phil Meyer
>I doubt this has ever been possible, as I would _love_ to see that feature >implemented. I can't remember ever having seen it. It is possible - install Erlands CustomBrowse plugin. On the SB2, this provides an alternative song information browser, which allows the user to right-arrow into the

Re: [slim] Artist composer problem

2008-11-01 Thread slimkid
uncheck "include composers in artist list" in library settings. -- slimkid Where does the light go when you turn the switch off? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iAj2aPdQnk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wUP07DVq9E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl7yA1mQwvo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDRh

Re: [slim] Squeezecenter / Firefox issue

2008-11-01 Thread alZmtbr
In tools>options, application tab, what is set to handle JNLP files? This is on FF 3.0, 3.0.3 *shouldn't* be that different. And how your browser handles JAVA is just a guess on my part... -- alZmtbr alZmtbr's Profile: ht

Re: [slim] Range Extenders Compatibility?

2008-11-01 Thread jmschnur
I used a Hawking corner antenna to increase my signal from 28 to the mid 50s for a receiver that is is about 60 's and upsatairs from my downstairs Actiontec wireless router. I would be interested in amplifiers that work with the Slimdevices line. Joel -- jmschnur Joel --

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