Re: [slim] 7.2.1 Responsiveness

i remember reading that other people were seeing un-reliable (confused?) SC behavior, especially when multiple SB's are used. often, it turned out to be IP/MAC related. such as: IP addresses being assigned fixed and DHCP at the same time, resulting in the same address being used in the network -

Re: [slim] SB3 suddenly stops connecting after 2 years

Well here I am with the new router and unfortunately the problem is continuing, if not worsening. Quite often now (like every hour) the SB3 stops responding to remote control commands or becomes extremely sluggish (it isn't the batteries BTW). It loses its connection to Squeezecenter and then

Re: [slim] SqueezeNMT GUI for the NMT(Popcorn hour) released

New version SqueezeNMT v0.4 SqueezeNMT v0.4 - Amazon cover art download included if no cover exists - Bug fixed when last genre of page selected in combo skin and the wrong genre page is shown. The download size has increased due to the inclusion of the amazon code and if you use amazon cover

Re: [slim] Report on powerline ethernet (five weeks later)

DeVerm;362891 Wrote: Well... I am confident you have it but it's invisible, you have just the regular UK 1-phase outlets in the house. But the cable coming into the house will most probably be 3-phase and enter a box that has 3 busbars, one for each phase. You will probably have multiple 16A

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

pippin;361487 Wrote: now I added a ton of parameter checking and a lengthy description on how to setup the server and resubmitted. Hello Pippin, Any update on your resubmitted version? -- Borgen Borgen's Profile:

Re: [slim] Annouce: New Squeezeslave 0.8 release availabe on sourceforge

f948lan;361064 Wrote: For anyone interested, I've had a go at adding text mode display and control support into squeezeslave, including LCDd and lircd support. See http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55178 for details and patches to try it out. It's Linux only at the moment

Re: [slim] Annouce: New Squeezeslave 0.8 release availabe on sourceforge

Dean L. Surkin;361063 Wrote: Any idea when the Linux AMD64 version (for Debian/Ubuntu) will be available? Thanks. --Dean L. Surkin Sorry, don't have a 64-bit linux system. The 64-bit versions for previous releases were contributed. -- ralphy

[slim] Using Squeezebox with Homeplugs: no access to iTunes

Dear all, I have been using Squeezebox for years and remain impressed with the product. Used to have it connected to my wireless network in our previous house, and it worked flawlessly. However, our new house has 4 floors, and due to a 4 floor high metal stair case, setting up a wireless network

Re: [slim] Synchronize Barix exstreamers

radish;360319 Wrote: No, sync is only possible for players using the native streaming method (which means physical SB players, softsqueeze, squeezeslave, etc). I have a few Extreamers myself, and are just looking into this same issue. I presume you know that you can permanently piggyback one

Re: [slim] Using Squeezebox with Homeplugs: no access to iTunes

Dear all, I just realized I asked this before, almost one and a half years ago. Obviously, I still haven't solved the issue! Back then, some of you asked whether I had a router or just a simple modem. Have to confess it's a single ADSL modem. If I buy a router, would plugging in the router to the

Re: [slim] Is there a way to clear menu list positions?

mherger;363006 Wrote: You should teach it the press-and-hold-number action. I'll have to look that up. Never used it before, but it doesn't surprise me that there is yet another clever capability in this great piece of gear. Thanks. -- tonyptony

Re: [slim] Settings | Advanced | File Types Settings | Player | Audio?

Phil Leigh;362801 Wrote: I stand corrected! - I can't hear any obvious differences between the settings on a casual check. just a data point: when i rip to mp3 in EAC, i use -q 1 my computer encodes that fast enough. when i use -q 0 i see a really large slowdown in encoding speed, so i

Re: [slim] SB2 - entering password w/ remote?

Nope, Bend, Oregon. MN too far away. Yes, house has two new routers, SB2 has found the one one that covers the upstairs. How do I enter alpha(plus uppercase)numeric passwords using remote? -- rocket j squirrel -- rocket j squirrel

Re: [slim] Using Squeezebox with Homeplugs: no access to iTunes

Peanut wrote: Dear all, I have been using Squeezebox for years and remain impressed with the product. Used to have it connected to my wireless network in our previous house, and it worked flawlessly. However, our new house has 4 floors, and due to a 4 floor high metal stair case, setting up

Re: [slim] LAME What is it? Why do I need it?

of course, why install it if you don't need it? i use it to let friends check out a song in my SC on their computer, via the net. they get 128 kbps. it would be nice if SC handled that more elegantly, but neat nonetheless. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 (primary) / SBR

[slim] SB3 remote on the blink???

Dear all, For some time now my remote doesn't seem to recognize the letters anymore when skipping through genre. So for instance, when I want to skip to Classical, I would normally push the ABC button rapidly 3 times, after which Genre would skip to the list of genres starting with C. Well, no

Re: [slim] Using Squeezebox with Homeplugs: no access to iTunes

About 2 years ago there was a firmware update for Devolo's because they blocked some gateway protocols. Check your develo firmware to see if it up to date (1.6 is latest for highspeed) ? -- bpa bpa's Profile:

Re: [slim] Settings | Advanced | File Types Settings | Player | Audio?

i forgot to mention, (duh)... i also seem to recall that i could hear a difference of the -q 9 level vs higher ones via SC. now, i may be conflating things, but generally the rule as i recall seemed to be: anything that went higher from 5 might stutter as the load on the server increased, and

Re: [slim] Synchronize Barix exstreamers

habazot;363054 Wrote: Is the native streaming method based on RTP? The Extreamers also support the RTP protocol.. No, it's slimproto. Maybe it would prove possible to modify squeezeslave, softsqueeze or slimp3slave to act as a proxy to the Extreamers? Send the audio straight through

Re: [slim] Strange Duet issue - need some input

You could try the network test in SC (under Help/Server Network Health) to see what that shows. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread:

Re: [slim] SB3 VFD Luminosity (beloved one can not sleep)

vrobin;362363 Wrote: I'll try with this setting but I think it will be ok (I just fear I won't be able to read it in the middle of the night). I didn't understand your explanation about setting the hour and date separately. To me, the apparition of the date is only relative to the font type

Re: [slim] Album Sorting - Confusion, Flaws, and an unclear path forward

AndrewFG;362266 Wrote: This may be a bit OT, but from reading this thread it seems that most people are concerned with libraries of modern music where ALBUM, ARTIST and ALBUM_ARTIST are the parameters for sorting. Perhaps unlike you guys, I also have a significant classical library. And

Re: [slim] DIR-655 or Airport Extreme for Duet Controller?

DeVerm;362391 Wrote: The only reason I can think of would be so that the SB uses less time on the air, leaving more bandwidth for other users of the router. OK, that's a good one, but a lot of people want 'n' just because it's the latest and greatest. n's increased bandwidth isn't useful on

Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic

Make sure you are using a crossover ethernet cable rather than a regular one. They look the same but the bridging won't work with the regular, non-crossover cable. -- sc53 sc53's Profile:

Re: [slim] SB2 - entering password w/ remote?

Rocket: Be sure the batteries are fresh. If that doesn't work re-set the SB to default settings by unplugging it then holding the ADD button while it powers up. -- avta avta's Profile:

Re: [slim] Strange Duet issue - need some input

radish;363083 Wrote: You could try the network test in SC (under Help/Server Network Health) to see what that shows. Ok - ran tests - tried several different bitrates - all report 100%. -- damager damager's Profile:

Re: [slim] Squidgy for iPhone now available in Apple App Store

pippin;362939 Wrote: syncing is extremely slow (like 5min for 700 albums) Geeit takes me 2min to find a remote hidden inside the sofa, and i though that was too much... :( -- vitoruch vitoruch's Profile:

Re: [slim] Rhapsody Artist sort question

I was just going to post this same question! I don't like the way Rhapsody handles (or doesn't) the The in the artist name and I wish this could be fixed by a plugin or some option in SC so the behavior mimics that in my local music library. It's annoying when using the controller, I don't

Re: [slim] Transporter display changes brightness on its own?

ianr;362842 Wrote: Today, while working away, I've noticed that it is turning its display off - I can't win! Can't help you with the first problem but with this one - is it losing connection to the server? What happens when you press right on the remote or rotate the knob? The first problem

Re: [slim] Transporter display changes brightness on its own?

Hi there Well, your first issue is most likely a different setting for 'while playing' and 'idle' brightness. Felix -- fcm4711 Focus means saying no. - Steve Jobs fcm4711's Profile:

Re: [slim] Rhapsody Artist sort question

The order of artists displayed is just the order returned by Rhapsody. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53592

Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic

or you can also use an ethernet switch with auto switching between the SB3 and your other devices. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Business Unit slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Controller or alternative (iPod touch/iPhone)?

jazztime;362695 Wrote: I'm planning to buy some remote solution for my one Transporter and two Squeezeboxes setup. But I'm uncertain if I should buy the Controller or a iPod touch (or Iphone) with some of the iPeng, iSqueeze/Squeemote, Squidgy software. I would definitely bet on an ipod

Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic

sc53;363096 Wrote: Make sure you are using a crossover ethernet cable rather than a regular one. They look the same but the bridging won't work with the regular, non-crossover cable. I am using regular cat5 cabling and it is working fine. Maybe the cable has crossover capability but I

Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic

It's not really very easy to tell by looking at it, which is why they're usually marked. As an addendum to what sc53 said, a regular patch cord will work for a direct connection if one or both of the devices supports auto switching. The SB classic doesn't, but many other devices (computers etc)

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

Not a fan... but here is a short review and some users' comments on the $300 Sonos with the iPhone WiFi app. http://gizmodo.com/5097223/dealzmodo-review-the-300-sonos-rig -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile:

Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic

I am bridging to a DirecTV Hr20-700. If what you are saying is correct, it must support auto-switching. On a side note, does the SB3 manual discuss this cabling requirement? -- dminches SB3 CI Audio VDA-2 Aragon Soundstage Aragon 8008X3 Vandersteen 3A Sigs

Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic

dminches wrote: I am using regular cat5 cabling and it is working fine. Maybe the cable has crossover capability but I didn't think so. How can one tell the difference? A lot of modern devices self detect. The only way I know to easily tell is to plug both ends into a ethernet tester. If

Re: [slim] SB3 suddenly stops connecting after 2 years

Did a clean uninstall then went back to Slimserver 6.5.4 which put back the firmware. Still had problems. So I did another uninstall and went back to the latest non-beta Squeezecenter, which I was running before. This time it had trouble updating the firmware. On the first attempt it froze. On

Re: [slim] wireless bridge function sb classic

dminches;363155 Wrote: I am bridging to a DirecTV Hr20-700. If what you are saying is correct, it must support auto-switching. On a side note, does the SB3 manual discuss this cabling requirement? Yes it does, briefly. Although it's not specific to the SB3, you need a crossover (or auto

Re: [slim] Delay between two synchronized SB's

soaringeagle;362888 Wrote: Some more information, - Restarting SqueezeCenter also seems to bring all devices back into sync again (in addition to cycling the units). When I previously said that this didn't help, I wasn't shutting down SqueezeCenter properly. /QUOTE] I had similar

Re: [slim] SB3 suddenly stops connecting after 2 years

I have read that strange problems like this are sometimes caused by the wireless card in the SB working loose. You can (temporarily) try wired networking to see if it will go away in order to isolate a wireless problem, but if the card is loose it'll still cause erratic behaviour in a wired SB.

Re: [slim] Sound Effects

SteveEast;276000 Wrote: Squeezebox Home/Extras/Sounds Effects Steve. These sounds are awesome... any way to actually download the mp3s other than digitizing/ripping the audio out of the Squeeze into a PC? -jg -- jg867

Re: [slim] SB3 suddenly stops connecting after 2 years

Andrew B.;363157 Wrote: Did a clean uninstall then went back to Slimserver 6.5.4 which put back the firmware. Still had problems. So I did another uninstall and went back to the latest non-beta Squeezecenter, which I was running before. This time it had trouble updating the firmware. On the

Re: [slim] SB3 suddenly stops connecting after 2 years

Mark Lanctot;363197 Wrote: I have read that strange problems like this are sometimes caused by the wireless card in the SB working loose. You can (temporarily) try wired networking to see if it will go away in order to isolate a wireless problem, but if the card is loose it'll still cause

Re: [slim] Squidgy for iPhone now available in Apple App Store

pippin;362939 Wrote: Upgrade And just the mac, the ubuntu servers seem to work (with authentication) although syncing is extremely slow (like 5min for 700 albums) 5 minutes for 700 albums? Sounds like something is bogging down your server or network to me - that should take about 1.5 minutes

Re: [slim] Squidgy for iPhone now available in Apple App Store

idowantapickle;363223 Wrote: 5 minutes for 700 albums? Sounds like something is bogging down your server or network to me - that should take about 1.5 minutes tops. What else are you running on your machine? Not a lot. It's a 1.5 GHz. Via C7, 1GB RAM running ubuntu server 8.04. It's my demo

[slim] Suggestion: Change '3rd Party Plugin' forum to '3rd Party Software'

To include discussions about not only 3rd party plugins, but things like iPod applications, SqueezeOS/Lua applets and anything else along those lines. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile:

Re: [slim] SB3 VFD Luminosity (beloved one can not sleep)

bpa;362490 Wrote: Boom effectively solved the problem with special brightness h/w - IIRC during beta users requested dimmer settings than were initially provided. Another alternative would be to create your own font (e.g. use exisintg font and make letters thinner). I believe it's not too

Re: [slim] Squidgy for iPhone now available in Apple App Store

Well, just this afternoon I though, what the ..., let's get them all and selected Squidgy for download. I was told I couldn't because I need iPhone 2.1 software. The problem is that I don't have an iPhone, I have an iPod Touch. H Connected it to iTunes and after some wild clicking got

[slim] Squeezebox 10% off sale!

Hey Gang, We're running 10% off on all our Squeezebox and Transporter network music players on the Slimdevices.com Squeezebox Store. Sale ends Sunday so buy now! https://secure.slimdevices.com Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Business Unit

Re: [slim] Compilation albums

Hi MrSinatra Some more details Yes I’m using MP3’s and I settled on a tagging regime when only basic tagging was supported I tag a comp album as follows Artist field Tag = “Various Artists” Title Tag = “Artist – Track Title” Actual Filename = “Track No – Artist – Track title” I don’t use any

Re: [slim] Rhapsody Artist sort question

andyg;363137 Wrote: The order of artists displayed is just the order returned by Rhapsody. I figured that was the case ... can't you use your connections at Rhapsody to get them to do it right? :) -- MBSqueeze

Re: [slim] Rhapsody Artist sort question

Not likely, I've been trying to get them to fix the year value for over a year... -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Annouce: New Squeezeslave 0.8 release availabe on sourceforge

I am getting closer... probably. I have tried the Target path for the SqueezeSlave shortcut with and without 127.0.0.1 at the end. In both cases, as soon as I choose SqueezeSlave or try to synchronize with it, the player refuses to play. -- toddrc

[slim] Shipping costs

Hello, I just wanted to order another SBR, but once I got to see the shipping costs, I had to re-think. $64.25 for a $134.99 item? There must be a cheaper way. I want it tto be shipped to Burnaby, BC, Canada. -- sellars

Re: [slim] Suggestion: Change '3rd Party Plugin' forum to '3rd Party Software'

seconded. maybe: 3rd party software plugins. -- 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 MrSinatra's Profile:

Re: [slim] Shipping costs

Maybe that includes the PST/GST? Or was there something about paying UPS a brokerage fee to get things across the border? It's been a while since I have dealt with that fun. Cody -- reverber reverber's Profile:

Re: [slim] Squidgy for iPhone now available in Apple App Store

DeVerm;363244 Wrote: Well, just this afternoon I though, what the ..., let's get them all and selected Squidgy for download. I was told I couldn't because I need iPhone 2.1 software. The problem is that I don't have an iPhone, I have an iPod Touch. H Connected it to iTunes and after

[slim] Alarm clock on SB3 won't work

Hi, When my alarm clock on my SB3 starts in the morning it always ends up with the backup alarm sound. I am using a internet radio as alarm sound but it looks like it takes too long to start the stream and then the alarm clock thinks it should start the backup sound. I have here a dump of my

Re: [slim] Controller or alternative (iPod touch/iPhone)?

Thank you for all the good comments, suggestions and recomendations! What is most imortant to me is: - Stability and responsiveness. Some reports that the controller often loose network. Is this an issue with iTouch? On the other hand some reports, that native iTouch solutions some times

[slim] iPeng now available in the iTunes Apps store

Hi all, Just happened to see iPeng pop up on the iTunes Apps store!! .and before anybody asks the question - Yes I have paid and displayed :-) .and now for an evening of comparing this and Squigy. -- Siriosys

Re: [slim] Sound Effects

note how this conversation was relaxed and friendly with no misunderstandings etc. there must be something in listening babbling brook! (this is what everyone here -bar me- have in common) may need to go and find it. just my little chirp :) -- lrossouw -* 'Recently Played on my Squeezebox

Re: [slim] Suggestion: Change '3rd Party Plugin' forum to '3rd Party Software'

Thirded (?) Yeah, currently things are spread over three forums. The SqueezeOS forum seems fairly redundant too these days. -- autopilot *Lounge :* Squeezebox Classic - Cambridge Audio Azur 640a - Mission 701's. *Bedroom :* Squeezebox Receiver - Trends TA10.1 Class-T - Kef Cresta 1's