Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-08-17 Thread awy
Here is a copy of a comment I posted in bug 13092: > > Bug 9517 meant that, prior to 7.3 (SB fw 117, TR fw 67, SBR fw 52, SBB > fw 37), > FLAC playback was almost incapable of generating the necessary underrun > events > to provoke rebuffering. There may have been gappy playback but no > "rebuffe

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread shake-the-disease
peterw;449366 Wrote: > I'm so tired of this "wired to the router" myth. How about SC running on a laptop wirelessly connected to the music store myth? LOL. OK, I can accept for some people who know what they're doing, a wirelessly connected server can work. For most though, it's going to be tro

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread peterw
shake-the-disease;449319 Wrote: > > SC, for stable running needs to run on either > 1) a dedicated server, with music stored locally, wired to the router > 2) a powerful NAS, with music stored locally, wired to the router > I'm so tired of this "wired to the router" myth. My Squeezebox server

Re: [slim] How to access Squeezeplay menus?

2009-08-17 Thread jkish
jtpowell;449322 Wrote: > The jsonrpc commands follow the cli documentation > The commands are sent as an http POST to your servers jsonrpc.js > The post information looks like the following > {"id":1,"method":"slim.request","params":["192.168.1.114",["playlist","play","2802"]]} > > I'm using th

Re: [slim] How to do "whole house" audio (multi-room, multi-source)?

2009-08-17 Thread peterw
You say it's multi-source, but it sounds like a Squeezebox-only setup, right? If so, then your Audiosource plan sounds fine. Most of us would recommend that you put each Receiver and amp in the same room as the speakers -- long digital ethernet runs, short speaker cables. If you want the ability t

Re: [slim] Customized "Shuffle" feature?

2009-08-17 Thread shake-the-disease
MusicIP + Sugarcube is shuffle on steriods. -- shake-the-disease Players: Boom, SB3 Server: QNAP TS-239 w/ SSOTS 3.18, SS 7.3.3, MusicIP 1.8, 7k+ tracks (formally running SS 6.3.1 on a QNAP TS-101 streaming to a SB1) http://www.last.fm/user/ducVduc

Re: [slim] How to access Squeezeplay menus?

2009-08-17 Thread jtpowell
jkish;449117 Wrote: > Thanks for the reply. > > How do I find out what those JSON/RPC commands look like? > > Would they show up in some sort of log if I accessed the website? The jsonrpc commands follow the cli documentation The commands are sent as an http POST to your servers jsonrpc.js Th

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread shake-the-disease
regalma1;449250 Wrote: > I love it when it works. But I would never recommend it to anyone, at > least not without a long list of caveats. > > > > I am using a WiFi equipped 7" netbook to run SC and act as a portable > remote control, and am even thinking of going larger (to save my aging > e

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread andynormancx
Goodsounds;449256 Wrote: > > Most average joes I know (and I'm one too) don't have or use NASes. > When they do, it's for storage, not for running apps. Has someone really > convinced themselves that this deserves a development focus? > If our guesses about what the SD/USB support on the up com

Re: [slim] Customized "Shuffle" feature?

2009-08-17 Thread exile
for virtually unlimited customization of shuffle/random, you should look into erland's plugins. they are a brilliant set of squeeze enhancers. -- exile exile's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=457

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread Pat Farrell
bluegaspode wrote: > I hope that my still good mood as a relatively new user stays this way. I'm an old user, bought my first SD when the non-G SB1 was new. I've been in a good mood over the products ever since, and I've bought a bunch of them. I don't grok the bad karma in this thread and others

Re: [slim] Customized "Shuffle" feature?

2009-08-17 Thread snarlydwarf
george_k;449265 Wrote: > Can the squeezebox/transporter shuffle feature be user customized to > play only certain genres (e.g. Rock music only) or other criteria (e.g. > 80's music)? Yes. With the right plugins you can even do odd things like exclude 'Explicit' songs (ie, making it safe for wor

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread bluegaspode
Hi there, I'm relatively new to SqueezeCenter and just want put in my two cents: - I'm an owner of a squeezebox-duet and don't regret my purchase. It's exactly what I expected - and having a 7.3.3-firmware from beginning I didn't feel any glitches. All the basic function were really easy to set

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread maggior
regalma1;449250 Wrote: > I've been using the SB for a few years. I love it when it works. But I > would never recommend it to anyone, at least not without a long list of > caveats. I was actually starting to feel this way. I tried to talk my brother into getting an SB3, but he insisted on the

[slim] Customized "Shuffle" feature?

2009-08-17 Thread george_k
Can the squeezebox/transporter shuffle feature be user customized to play only certain genres (e.g. Rock music only) or other criteria (e.g. 80's music)? -- george_k george_k's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member

Re: [slim] One for the experts

2009-08-17 Thread bobertuk
When the software was upgraded from slimserver to SqueezeCentre, it's possible (likely!) that the classic had an forced firmware upgrade as well. Something may have corrupted during such an upgrade - it only needs one or two corrupt bits to possibly cause problems. The latest firmware for SB 2/3

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread Michael Herger
> Most average joes I know (and I'm one too) don't have or use NASes. > When they do, it's for storage, not for running apps. Has someone really > convinced themselves that this deserves a development focus? I'm adding a third employee's voice: we've had too many complaints about SC being a memo

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread Goodsounds
One company employee says that the focus is to be more friendly to average joes. I agree with this, it's the market potential the company needs to serve better. It's also the biggest growth opportunity. Another says the changes are to make the software perform better on NASes and other smaller f

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread regalma1
I've been using the SB for a few years. I love it when it works. But I would never recommend it to anyone, at least not without a long list of caveats. These last few years have been full of frustrations and opportunities to keep my vocabulary of expletives well tuned. That being said, I do have

Re: [slim] One for the experts

2009-08-17 Thread toby10
I believe the SB3's have a 2 year warranty. If post warranty there is a flat $90 charge to fix it. You could try reverting to a prior SC version to see if the problem goes away. But that seems unlikely if it is not present on your SB3. -- toby10 ---

Re: [slim] One for the experts

2009-08-17 Thread Lakes_Puma
Right we swapped Classics, 4 hours of playing music on my SB and no clicks or pops. Swapped back to my dads and with 10 minutes clicks and pops ahoy. So it must be the SqueezeBox, problem is now that it only developed after updating the SC and firmware, so could have been there from day one. My

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread Matt Wise
Moonbase;449092 Wrote: > In all earnestness, I start seeing the "SqueezeBox" product range go > down the wrong path. Having been a product manager myself for a long > time, I hear the alarm bells shrill for quite some time now. > > As a developer, being enthusiastic for some time, I'm constantly

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread tamanaco
rtitmuss;449205 Wrote: > We will be moving to SQLite in a future release of SqueezeCenter, > probably 8.0. This change is being made to improve performance, > especially on NASes and similar devices. It was decided that the SQLite > changes will not be complete for the 7.4 release, which is why w

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread maggior
JJZolx;449204 Wrote: > It looks like recently there was another personnel shakeup at the > Logitech SMBU, and I'm afraid it isn't budget related this time. No > doubt someone overseeing the unit is feeling many of the same issues. > > https://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3383 > I saw

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread rtitmuss
We will be moving to SQLite in a future release of SqueezeCenter, probably 8.0. This change is being made to improve performance, especially on NASes and similar devices. It was decided that the SQLite changes will not be complete for the 7.4 release, which is why we reverted back to MySQL at the

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread JJZolx
It looks like recently there was another personnel shakeup at the Logitech SMBU, and I'm afraid it isn't budget related this time. No doubt someone overseeing the unit is feeling many of the same issues. https://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3383 The retreat from pushing the SQLite updat

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-08-17 Thread MillmoorRon
Is this just for the initial setup so that you can set network stuff, then Squeezecenter is used normally for other options? -- MillmoorRon MillmoorRon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6413 View t

Re: [slim] How to do "whole house" audio (multi-room, multi-source)?

2009-08-17 Thread ajkidle
For item #7 you could stock each room with an iPod Touch running iPeng, built into the wall or not. This sounds like a fun house. -- ajkidle ajkidle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18929 View th

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread tamanaco
I share Moonbase's feelings also... specially this point... "There is no clear path where to go. What are the goals, where is the target market?". The move to SQLite (possibly to accommodate the new product line) and then back to MySQL completely left the existing MySQL users, like myself, wonder

Re: [slim] Suddenly Loses Connection

2009-08-17 Thread garym
This is an old thread, but I have the same issue. SB3 works fine for a while (maybe even 4 or 5 hours), but then will lose wireless connection and the screen will go blank. Simply unplugging the SB3 and replugging after a minute or so does not fix anything (screen stays black). If I wait an hour o

Re: [slim] Dead SB3

2009-08-17 Thread tcutting
As I recall there are previous threads about issues with the wireless card causing similar problems. An obvious suggestion would be to make sure the wireless card is completely seated. If that doesn't work, try removing the wireless card altogether and see if the unit starts working (assuming yo

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread Muele
maggior;449159 Wrote: > > After reading this (and some other posts) I cringe. The controller FW > is one area that has definitely required stabilization over time, and it > has. I suspect I'll be staying on 7.3.3 for a long time! At least I > have that option. I wonder why there has been suc

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-08-17 Thread rwwebb
Sorted with the following configuration; UDAP [1] (squeezebox 174401)> list bridging: 0 hostname: LivingRoomSB interface: 0 lan_gateway: 0.0.0.0 lan_ip_mode: 1 lan_network_address: 0.0.0.0 lan_subnet_mask: 255.255.255.0 primary_dns: 0.0.0.0 secondary_dns: 0.0.0.0 server_address: 192.168.2.2 squee

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-08-17 Thread SteveEast
Sike;449051 Wrote: > Time will tell... Time has told/tolled...that page has gone. Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices

Re: [slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread maggior
Moonbase;449092 Wrote: > > The product itself (Duet and the Controller, mainly) keeps getting more > unusable with every "update" -- one starts getting anxious ("What will > break this time?") instead of happily anticipating things getting better > and more usable -- and being able to USE it for

Re: [slim] How to do "whole house" audio (multi-room, multi-source)?

2009-08-17 Thread pski
You could use Nokia N700 or N800 as the on-wall keypads. Just set each room's home page to control that SB.. of course they could be portable also. The price on refurbished units is reasonable. I use mine with the Nokia770 interface: http://:9000/Nokia770 while leaving the "PC" interface as "De

[slim] Duet Controller battery availability

2009-08-17 Thread rblnr
My duet controller battery is basically dead, won't last more than five minutes on a full charge. Ordered one from Logitech a few weeks ago -- seems they're out of stock and will be for awhile. Anyone know another source for this battery? thx -- rblnr ---

Re: [slim] How to access Squeezeplay menus?

2009-08-17 Thread pippin
jkish;449141 Wrote: > > So, is the cometd interface documented somewhere other than in the > logs? > Maybe in the code. It's based on a standard protocol called the Bayeux Protocoll (don't nail me down on the spelling) butt it doesn't follow it strictly > > Or is it just another packaging of

Re: [slim] How to access Squeezeplay menus?

2009-08-17 Thread jkish
pippin;449137 Wrote: > Yes. Enable network.cometd and they show up in server.log Ok, thanks Pippen. So, is the cometd interface documented somewhere other than in the logs? Or is it just another packaging of CLI commands? -- jkish ---

Re: [slim] How to access Squeezeplay menus?

2009-08-17 Thread pippin
jkish;449117 Wrote: > > Would they show up in some sort of log if I accessed the website? Yes. Enable network.cometd and they show up in server.log -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com ---

Re: [slim] Need someone to test a Radio Station for Me

2009-08-17 Thread Paul Webster
A couple of the streams are playing silence - so I have submitted an update to hide them ... which should get it working because other links are working fine. -- Paul Webster Paul Webster http://www.lastfm.com/user/BondJamesBond -

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-08-17 Thread robinbowes
rwwebb;449120 Wrote: > Robin, > > I made the changes to wired as follows; > > set interface=1 lan_ip_mode=1 squeezecenter_address=192.168.2.2 > > and it worked. The light goes green and then a light violet? I was > able to see the device from SqueezeCenter until I inadvertantly removed > it

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-08-17 Thread rwwebb
Robin, I made the changes to wired as follows; set interface=1 lan_ip_mode=1 squeezecenter_address=192.168.2.2 and it worked. The light goes green and then a light violet? I was able to see the device from SqueezeCenter until I inadvertantly removed it using iPeng. Having had that success, I

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-08-17 Thread robinbowes
karibe;449107 Wrote: > Yes I did many times... In that case, it may be that your SBR is faulty. You might like to try calling Logitech support, although you may find that they only offer offical support if you have the Controller as well. R. -- robinbowes ---

Re: [slim] How to access Squeezeplay menus?

2009-08-17 Thread jkish
mherger;449035 Wrote: > > I currently access SqueezeCenter functionality via CLI, but need to > try > > and get access to the XM plugin and others that may only be > available > > via the SqueezePlay menu system. > > SqueezePlay uses the CLI commands (though through JSON/RPC instead of a > > si

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-08-17 Thread robinbowes
Rich, "Yellow" means your SBR is not connecting to your wireless network correctly. Try connecting wired, to make sure everything else is setup OK: discover conf 1 set interface=1 lan_ip_mode=1 squeezecenter_address=192.168.2.2 save_data reset If that works, you need to review your wireless se

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-08-17 Thread karibe
Yes I did many times... -- karibe karibe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32268 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57861

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-08-17 Thread rwwebb
Hello, I am trying to set up the Squeezebox Receiver without the need for a controller and having a nightmare. To do this I have done the following; 1. Wire connected my SBR to my Belkin Wireless Router which also is connected to my desktop 2. Turned off the McAfee firewall protection. This is

[slim] A rant towards a rescue. Needed. NOW. ... From here to where?

2009-08-17 Thread Moonbase
In all earnestness, I start seeing the "SqueezeBox" product range go down the wrong path. Having been a product manager myself for a long time, I hear the alarm bells shrill for quite some time now. As a developer, being enthusiastic for some time, I'm constantly losing interest in cooperation, b

Re: [slim] Need someone to test a Radio Station for Me

2009-08-17 Thread toby10
It's not playing. Email RadioTime with the details, they can often fix this. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-08-17 Thread robinbowes
karibe, It certainly shouldn't be returning a different MAC addresses every time. Did you try a factory reset? http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Hardware_Reset_commands#Squeezebox_Receiver R. -- robinbowes robinbow

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-08-17 Thread karibe
I'm trying to configure by SBR by NET::UDAP script but without luck The most strange thing is that when I'm typing discover, I'm getting: Code: UDAP> discover info: <<< Broadcasting adv_discovery message to MAC address 00:00:00:00:00:00 on 255.255.255.255 info:

Re: [slim] New "Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch" spotted !!

2009-08-17 Thread Sike
Chippy;447783 Wrote: > http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=379698 > > "New Stock due 18 Aug" Time will tell... -- Sike Sike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2458 View this

Re: [slim] squeezenetwork is in spanish

2009-08-17 Thread Michael Herger
> Did that. Login screen is English. Drop down selection is English. > On login, its Spanish or whatever. Contact support - they should be able to sort this out for you. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.sl

Re: [slim] Now Playing Display Question/Customization

2009-08-17 Thread Michael Herger
> does not update automatically when the song changes. Is it possible to > have this info automatically updated so when you go to another song then > the artist and song details on the left also updates? Please file an enhancement request on bugs.slimdevices.com. This should be relatively easy t

Re: [slim] How to do "whole house" audio (multi-room, multi-source)?

2009-08-17 Thread Pascal Hibon
Items 1, 2 and 4 are standard functions of the Slimdevices / Logitech players. Item 3 is possible by using the AllQuite plugin found here: http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/AllQuiet.html Item 5 is of course a standard feature as well since all players do not have integrated amplifiers (except for

Re: [slim] How to access Squeezeplay menus?

2009-08-17 Thread Michael Herger
> I currently access SqueezeCenter functionality via CLI, but need to try > and get access to the XM plugin and others that may only be available > via the SqueezePlay menu system. SqueezePlay uses the CLI commands (though through JSON/RPC instead of a simple telnet style connection). A plugin h

[slim] Why does RadioIO sound so good (to my ears) ?

2009-08-17 Thread Hawkmoon
Do the guys/gals at RadioIO do some funky EQ to their audio streams? I seem to hear a crisper treble, punchier bass and wider soundstage on RadioIO streams compared to higher bit rate streams from other radio stations that seem 'flat' by comparison. For example, I listen to free RadioIO streams an