Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread snarlydwarf
pablolie;473772 Wrote: I am sorry I had to vent. I had to. What I experienced was shockingly frustrating. In many years, and with all the devices I have, I had never ever seen an SB3 claim it was playing music when in fact the SBS didn't even know it was present or active. Actually, I have

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread pablolie
snarlydwarf;473774 Wrote: Actually, I have seen that behavior many times going back to 6.3. ... Being effectively a random occurence makes it a very hard bug to fix which is why it has been around for years. I had never observed it. But if that is the case, once the dust settles (and my

Re: [slim] Nonflac files being skipped after a few secs

2009-10-18 Thread mll
Sure, but it would be better to have this fixed. (also, it would be a good idea to rename this thread MPC files being skipped after a few secs) -- mll mll's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13074

Re: [slim] Nonflac files being skipped after a few secs

2009-10-18 Thread Mnyb
May I suggest that you file a bug here : https://bugs.slimdevices.com/ If musepac is broken since 7.2 clearly indicates that nobody important knows -- Mnyb No it can NOT be controlled with iTunes

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread Mnyb
Xilink reset had to be done sometimes, i think sometimes something goes wrong with the fw update and you have to reset and sometimes it's a random occurrence. Stay tuned to to experience the even rarer distorted sound on full volume bug . Murphys law clearly predicts failure in such situations

Re: [slim] In other forums, I see moved

2009-10-18 Thread Mnyb
Ok maybe a server software forum, they don't stick to their naming scheme for a very long time these days ? These name changes has also made the wiki even more incomprehensible, nobody is going to find anything there, this is a bigger problem i think . Coupled with the changes of functionality

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread JJZolx
snarlydwarf;473774 Wrote: Actually, I have seen that behavior many times going back to 6.3. Same here. Many, many times. Has nothing to do with 7.4. Maybe a glitch during the firmware update process on that player, which happens. I've always said that it seems more than a little odd the

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread JJZolx
pablolie;473776 Wrote: I should note I performed a Xilinx and factory reset for the SB3s when I installed the stable 7.4 release... You mean you just did this as a matter of course, before you began to have problems? Why??? My SB world got shaken badly today, that's all. I honestly don't

[slim] Remember playback position

2009-10-18 Thread jaaen
Hi, I have recently purchased Squeezebox Duet and I am running SqueezeCenter version is 7.4.0 and using iTunes to feed the music. So, I have use iTunes activated. I am listening a lot to podcasts and have enjoyed that you can set the Remember playback position in iTunes. However, it seems

Re: [slim] K92 FM (rlando) Web Stream?

2009-10-18 Thread toby10
mpc;473612 Wrote: Hi Toby10, what does this mean in english! :) Who can fix or sort this out, is it the radio website, squeezenetwork etc etc?? Thanks Michael It means that the problem of that station not showing subsequent artist and song info is not unique to your setup. Where the

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread MrSinatra
JJZolx;473800 Wrote: I honestly don't know what I'd do if my SB world got shaken. Maybe counseling is available. haha! that must be the secret next mysb.com logitech service, squeezetherapy squeezerehab? deprogram your squeezaddiction. when new software is released that fails for you:

[slim] From 7.3 to 7.4 and back again ?

2009-10-18 Thread allanramsby
Hello My Remote on the Squezze Duet said Update to 7.4 and I did. Now its says downgrading to 7.3 - and I did. Iam sorry because 7.4 was better. Why does my remote do that ? -- allanramsby allanramsby's Profile:

Re: [slim] Poll: Do you have a Dual-Band Airport?

2009-10-18 Thread jbuccino
I have a 1TB Time Capsule configured to support dual band. I use WPA security and have both 802.11n and 802.11b/g including a Squeezebox and a Controller. I didn't have to do any special configuration except to open the normal ports for remote access. - Joe -- jbuccino

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread sebp
JJZolx;473799 Wrote: Same here. Many, many times. Has nothing to do with 7.4. Maybe a glitch during the firmware update process on that player, which happens. I've also seen that several times at home since 6.5. Yes, it's both surprising and frustrating, but a power reset generally cures

Re: [slim] Improved Squeezebox config availible for Harmony users.

2009-10-18 Thread mschr
strindberg;469290 Wrote: The command Browse by genre exists on the Squeezebox, and works as you would expect. However, although Browse by artist, Browse by album etc are available on the Harmony remote, Browse by genre is not. I have in vain tried to make the Harmony support understand

Re: [slim] Nonflac files being skipped after a few secs

2009-10-18 Thread mll
ok, I've done it at https://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14826 thanks ! -- mll mll's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13074 View this thread:

[slim] Album art file name

2009-10-18 Thread Edj11
In all my album folders i have the cover art named *Front.jpg*. I know that Squeezecenter will look for other file names. Now i'm trying to add the front.jpg file name to the squeezecenter under the tab advanced - formatting - artwork. When entered here *front.jpg* or *%Filefront.jpg* it won't

Re: [slim] From 7.3 to 7.4 and back again ?

2009-10-18 Thread peterw
Each time you change the music source or choose to control a different player, Controller will want you to load the appropriate firmware. If you prefer 7.4, make sure all your local machines run SBS 7.4 rather than SC 7.3. -- peterw http://www.tux.org/~peterw/ free plugins:

Re: [slim] Album art file name

2009-10-18 Thread usch
Have you tried just *front* without the extension? -- usch usch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33389 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69959

Re: [slim] Improved Squeezebox config availible for Harmony users.

2009-10-18 Thread peterw
strindberg;469290 Wrote: So perhaps better luck in this forum: would it be possible to add Browse by genre to the available remote commands for the squeezebox (3)? Right now it's available (hex 0xf77a), but only if you've got the default setting of accepting JVC DVD codes. I expect

Re: [slim] Poll: Do you have a Dual-Band Airport?

2009-10-18 Thread ianr
2GB TC here seems to work pretty well. I got it because I got fed up with trying to get TimeMachine to work reliably to my NAS/Server (now I have since figured that out, but the TC is working pretty well, so). My big complaint is that my bedroom boom rebuffers pretty frequently especially at

Re: [slim] Album art file name

2009-10-18 Thread GlenL
Have you tried Front.jpg ? If you are running Squeezeserver under Linux the file name will be case sensitive I believe. i.e front.jpg is not the same as Front.jpg You may also need to perform a full rescan after changing this option. -- GlenL

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread peechus
just logged in to see if others are 7.4 overwhelmed with futility. i've called customer support so many times it's no longer the bums rush... they just hang up on me when they discover it's peechus again. the last time , i waited 10 minutes for a green techie then 4 or 5 'scuze me while i [fill

Re: [slim] Album art file name

2009-10-18 Thread Edj11
Thanks for the response so far. Tried *front* without extension also tried it with different case sensitive. Even tried it with wildcard *** as extension, no luck so far. BTW running Squeezebox Versie: 7.3.2 - 24695 on a Nas-Netgear duo. Edit: After every retry i do a full rescan. -- Edj11

Re: [slim] Nonflac files being skipped after a few secs

2009-10-18 Thread Mnyb
Voted on it, have no mpc files but this is core functionality , play the files is basic -- Mnyb No it can NOT be controlled with iTunes Mnyb's

Re: [slim] Official iPhone/iPod Remote App?

2009-10-18 Thread Markhh2
or third the Ipeng endorsement. Best $9 I spent on my system. -- Markhh2 Markhh2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3042 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69907

Re: [slim] Nonflac files being skipped after a few secs

2009-10-18 Thread mll
thank you. hopefuly, it will get fixed soon. this is very annoying. -- mll mll's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63204

Re: [slim] Official iPhone/iPod Remote App?

2009-10-18 Thread Pascal Hibon
+1 for iPeng. Fantastic application! -- Pascal Hibon __ 2 x SB3 - both wireless, ReadyNAS NV+ running SBS, iPeng on iPod Touch. Pascal Hibon's Profile:

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread Pascal Hibon
I have waited until yesterday to upgrade from 7.3.3 to 7.4.1 nightly build. I must say that I’m very pleased with the result. It is obvious that Logitech did a lot of work on this release. For sure there were quite a lot of bugs, but that was to be expected from such a major change. There is one

Re: [slim] Official iPhone/iPod Remote App?

2009-10-18 Thread simonjedrake
Let me join this iPeng appreciation society thread, it has totally changed the usability of my SC installation. It is so professional in how it's put together it's natural ease of use. The only problem it has given me is what to do with my Duet Controller now... Simon --

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread Mnyb
Pascal Hibon;474044 Wrote: I have waited until yesterday to upgrade from 7.3.3 to 7.4.1 nightly build. I must say that I’m very pleased with the result. It is obvious that Logitech did a lot of work on this release. For sure there were quite a lot of bugs, but that was to be expected from

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread gfuchs
If they want more beta testers, I would be happy to buy a Touch if they would let me. Greg (waving a credit card in the air) -- gfuchs Radio (wahoo!), SBR, SC 7.4 on WHS gfuchs's Profile:

Re: [slim] Official iPhone/iPod Remote App?

2009-10-18 Thread ajkidle
Ditto. iPeng rocks! If Logitech ever decides they need an official app, they would be silly to do anything other than (attempt) to buy Pippin's work (or hire him, or whatever) and rebrand the app. Total waste of time for the Squeezebox developers to rebuild this wheel. -- ajkidle

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread ModelCitizen
Pascal Hibon;474044 Wrote: I believe there is something positive in everything. Anyway, I’m liking 7.4.1 a lot. I'm very much looking forward to the positive effects of a third world war. MC -- ModelCitizen Think the third party Squeeze plugins and applets are important? Then 'vote for

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread Mnyb
ModelCitizen;474068 Wrote: I'm very much looking forward to the positive effects of a third world war. MC No more humans , reboot of evolution new cool animals to emerge in a couple of million years :) -- Mnyb No it

[slim] Router Upgrade Questions

2009-10-18 Thread ajkidle
I've got a junky old Linksys 11g router, looking to upgrade. Was hoping some of the more knowledgeable network gurus here could offer some tips. Some questions I have: Is the official ratified 11n spec sufficiently different from the draft spec, such that we should expect a new wave of official

[slim] 7.4 and Fast-Forward issues - help?

2009-10-18 Thread timequest
Since installing 7.4, I can no longer navigate through a given song selection via the “fast forward” button. Previously, with all other software versions, I have been able to fast forward (or “rewind”) through any of my FLAC files (natively supported by the Duet). With 7.4, I can access the

Re: [slim] Choose Player Disappeared

2009-10-18 Thread Kuben72
If you have upgraded to 7.4.x you need to add it to the main menu under options (or whatever it is called in English) -- Kuben72 /Kuben72 1 Duet, 1 SBR, 1 SB3 and 1 Boom Kuben72's Profile:

[slim] So I'm just not getting this

2009-10-18 Thread mmduf
I know this has been covered, and I've read all the threads, but wasn't 7.4 supposed to fix the problems switching from Squeezebox Server to my squeezebox when the server has been shut down? If I had Squeezebox Server connected, then shut everything down at the end of the day, when I turn on the

Re: [slim] So I'm just not getting this

2009-10-18 Thread Pat Farrell
mmduf wrote: I know this has been covered, and I've read all the threads, but wasn't 7.4 supposed to fix the problems switching from Squeezebox Server to my squeezebox when the server has been shut down? If you mean from your local SqueezeBoxServer to the universal mysqueezebox.com, yes, it

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread AndreE
I was reading all these posts with a smile... and grief first three emotional posts were exactly what I have experienced in my case. most probably I am one of those who recently stepped into the game, purchased quite a number of devices, just could configure them... and got 7.4.0 installed I

Re: [slim] So I'm just not getting this

2009-10-18 Thread ModelCitizen
Pat Farrell Wrote: The move to 7.4 was not as smooth as expected by the folks at Logitech Which folks at Logitech? MC -- ModelCitizen Think the third party Squeeze plugins and applets are important? Then 'vote for bug 14194' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14194) so more can

Re: [slim] So I'm just not getting this

2009-10-18 Thread Pat Farrell
ModelCitizen wrote: Pat Farrell Wrote: The move to 7.4 was not as smooth as expected by the folks at Logitech Which folks at Logitech? I'm just guessing that the developers and Product Managers expected that the roll out would not be as messy as its been I've never seen a professional

Re: [slim] Official iPhone/iPod Remote App?

2009-10-18 Thread pippin
tcdv;473576 Wrote: Its not that I mind paying a small amount for a well made application, I just though an official app may be faster and better built with having direct 1st hand knowledge on how Squeezecenter works and is built. I should add that I do get really good support from the

Re: [slim] Worst customer service ever!

2009-10-18 Thread Altec
Thanks Djoel and good luck to you too! I expect to hear from someone at Logitech on Monday - I will have no problems with Logitech if they treat me well. I might even give them a good review in the future but lets see if they can change my mind... the Touch and Radio was on my wishlist but I

Re: [slim] Worst customer service ever!

2009-10-18 Thread Djoel
Altec;474179 Wrote: Thanks Djoel and good luck to you too! I expect to hear from someone at Logitech on Monday - I will have no problems with Logitech if they treat me well. I might even give them a good review in the future but lets see if they can change my mind... the Touch and Radio

[slim] Standalone phono stage?

2009-10-18 Thread audiomuze
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction here. I'm in the process of moving my folks from CD/LP to an SB3/laptop combination - at present they have about 100 of their albums FLAC encoded and in use with the SB3. They love it. The next challenge they've presented me is to either enable

[slim] Is it possible to stream an arbitrary sound card to the squeezebox?

2009-10-18 Thread robotron2
Squeezebox is great but of course it is unlikely that there will ever be a plug-in for every possible piece of music hardware and software out there. For example, I use Mixmeister to create my own mixes and a Torq Xponent MIDI DJ mixer/soundcard running the Torq software. I would like to

Re: [slim] Is it possible to stream an arbitrary sound card to the squeezebox?

2009-10-18 Thread MrSinatra
SBS has wav input plugin for windows -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - sbs 7.4.1b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - d-link dir-655 - 35k mp3

Re: [slim] Is it possible to stream an arbitrary sound card to the squeezebox?

2009-10-18 Thread robotron2
but I can't get that plug in to work properly despite a fair amount of tinkering. when i listen to wavin:0 nothing happens -squeezebox won't play it -- robotron2 robotron2's Profile:

Re: [slim] Is it possible to stream an arbitrary sound card to the squeezebox?

2009-10-18 Thread MrSinatra
i don't use it so i can't help you, but hopefully someone who does in the forums can and posts. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - sbs 7.4.1b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1 - d-link dir-655 - 35k mp3

Re: [slim] I officially declare my HATE for 7.4...

2009-10-18 Thread Pascal Hibon
I guess that most of us know that this was initially a product line made by a company called Slimdevices. The idea behind the product was to provide great hardware and software that provides excellent audio quality in the emerging digital audio age. And they did that in a “community” kinda world.

Re: [slim] Standalone phono stage?

2009-10-18 Thread Mnyb
http://www.project-audio.com/main.php?info=boxdesigncat=boxeslang=en Is a popular choice, I don't know how they sound have not shopped for riaa since 1994 .They have an USB model to, if you don't trust the analog in of your PC to record the output. Pro-Ject Phono Box II goeas around €85 and