Re: [slim] Love My Squeezebox! What's The Equivalent For Video?

2009-11-19 Thread dave77
exile;486788 Wrote: > Fo those contemplating what to buy...I would steer anyone and everyone > away from any bluray player. Bluray is already a dying medium that will > very quickly go the way of the regular dvd. Where has the regular DVD gone? I can't comment about the US but over here DVD's ar

Re: [slim] Help me put toghether HW and SW for my server!

2009-11-19 Thread ajkidle
Does Vortexbox utilize AccurateRip, or is it cross-your-fingers on-the-fly ripping? >From personal experience I can concur with Pat's recommendations on the OS. I have no friends (at least, not any with non-Windows OS knowledge) and I was able to get Ubuntu up and running with minimal effort. I

Re: [slim] Help me put toghether HW and SW for my server!

2009-11-19 Thread ajkidle
cybervision_;486447 Wrote: > > Which SB would you recommend for the job? I like the simplicity of the SBR. They're small, inexpensive, and easy. I've been happy using either the Controller or iPeng to control playback. But it depends on how you envision this integrated into your setup. If

Re: [slim] Help me put toghether HW and SW for my server!

2009-11-19 Thread SilverRS8
Which SB is best for you totally depends on the requirements and usage scenarios. In my living room I like to see what is playing when sitting in the couch and hence the SB3 is the best choice. Regarding controlling the SB3 I prefer both the SBC and the IR remote. Using the IR remote searching is

Re: [slim] Frustrated Roku User

2009-11-19 Thread SilverRS8
Your WMP library is generated from the indexing of all media files placed in some folder. You need to install Squeezebox server on the PC too and let it index the same folder. Using a Squeezebox the library in Squeezebox server can be played. So you end up with too library systems but both using o

Re: [slim] feature request: auto connect to squeezenetwork when slim server offline

2009-11-19 Thread S2K
Guys, Does anyone have a clue whether this option will ever be implemented? I'm using my Squeezebox for almost 5 years now, still waiting for it. -- S2K S2K's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12675

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2009-11-19 Thread ralphy
Do you have the retry command line option in your the squeezeslave.plist? If not, try adding a -r10 before the hostname. Without the retry option squeezeslave just stops when it looses connection to SBS, which is happening each time your Mac suspends. It would be helpful to have the full comman

Re: [slim] feature request: auto connect to squeezenetwork when slim server offline

2009-11-19 Thread ian_heys
Something like this feature is already provided as part of the ServerPowerControl plugin. You can close down the server PC and switch to whatever SqueezeNetwork is called now (why did they change it?) from the player's remote control and lots of other server power control possiblities. Not sure

[slim] constant software updates!!

2009-11-19 Thread wduncan
The button most used on my Transporter and Squeezebox remotes is "brightness". Virtually every time I use them, some update is required, either Rhapsody or Logitech. What is going on! -- wduncan wduncan's Profile: http:/

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-19 Thread wduncan
There is no choice. You're using your squeezebox or transporter and are required to upgrade before connecting to your server or to a music service. It happens virtually every time you use the system. Are people saying there's some way around this? -- wduncan -

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-19 Thread maggior
This must depend on what version you are on. I'm running 7.3.3 and I'm not forced to upgrade when I access Pandora or Slacker. Fortunately the later releases support using these services without switching your server to squeezenetwork (or whatever it is called these days). If you do that, then

Re: [slim] constant software updates!!

2009-11-19 Thread funkstar
What server version are you using? Are you also using MySqueezebox.com (previously called SqueezeNetwork)? If the server you are using is older than 7.4 then you will be prompted to change firmware when you change back and forth between the two servers. To stop this update to to 7.4.1 (or 7.4.2

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-19 Thread funkstar
wduncan;487143 Wrote: > There is no choice. You're using your squeezebox or transporter and are > required to upgrade before connecting to your server or to a music > service. It happens virtually every time you use the system. > > Are people saying there's some way around this? See my post in

Re: [slim] constant software updates!!

2009-11-19 Thread wduncan
I upgrade the server every time I'm asked (there's one pending right now, actually), but independent of that each of my devices requires an update almost every time I use it. -- wduncan wduncan's Profile: http://forums.sli

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-19 Thread toby10
wduncan;487143 Wrote: > There is no choice. You're using your squeezebox or transporter and are > required to upgrade before connecting to your server or to a music > service. It happens virtually every time you use the system. > > Are people saying there's some way around this? You do have a

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-19 Thread erland
hoiho;486914 Wrote: > The worst thing is the presence of both plugins and apps to do the same > thing - like LastFM. And the fact that you have to go to a web site to > set them up. It's a confusing, undocumented, mess. Maybe it will get > cleaned up soon. I certainly hope so. > > Personally, I

Re: [slim] Can't get 128k Classic FM

2009-11-19 Thread corbey
There's also the cool Radiofeeds plugin for UK and Irish stations that includes Classic FM at 128k. You need a password to use it, so go here and register first: http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/squeeze.asp -- corbey corbey's

Re: [slim] Help me put toghether HW and SW for my server!

2009-11-19 Thread agillis
ajkidle;487106 Wrote: > Does Vortexbox utilize AccurateRip, or is it cross-your-fingers > on-the-fly ripping? > > From personal experience I can concur with Pat's recommendations on the > OS. I have no friends (at least, not any with non-Windows OS knowledge) > and I was able to get Ubuntu up a

[slim] How to Stream over Internet to Motorola Droid

2009-11-19 Thread dlaflamm
Can anyone describe what steps, settings and apps are necessary to stream my music over the Internet (3G?) to my Motorola Droid? Some background info: I am running Squeezebox Server version 7.4.1 installed using the WHS installer. My server is a first generation HP MediaSmart Server (EX470). I

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2009-11-19 Thread MelonMonkey
Here's some info: SBS: Version: 7.4.1 - r28947 @ Tue Oct 20 08:13:15 PDT 2009 squeezeslave: 0.9-95 -L: Output devices: * 2: Built-in Output squeezeslave params: squeezeslave -o 2 -v off -m 00:00:00:00:16:16 192.168.8.208 I will try the -r option. Sleep/wake doesn't always make squeezeslave d

Re: [slim] constant software updates!!

2009-11-19 Thread funkstar
Hmmm ok, that's not right. try a factory reset of the player, see if that clears it up. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/PlayerFirmware -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1

Re: [slim] constant software updates!!

2009-11-19 Thread radish
If you're updating the server frequently you could be on a nightly, which isn't what you want if you want it stable! What version of SBS are you running, specifically? -- radish 'HELP ME RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH!' (HTTP://WWW.ADAMREEVE.COM/24IN24/) http://www.last.fm/user/pol

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2009-11-19 Thread MelonMonkey
The -r10 didn't work out. Same symptom, squeezeslave just disappeared from the SBS list of players. I pressed the power button in the SBS UI before putting the machine to sleep. Then it was asleep for about 10 minutes. I've been using the machine now again for 5 minutes and remembered to check

Re: [slim] constant software updates!!

2009-11-19 Thread wduncan
funkstar;487229 Wrote: > Hmmm ok, that's not right. > > try a factory reset of the player, see if that clears it up. > > http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/PlayerFirmware My squeezebox had just ground to a halt. I pressed "play" and whatever other key it was on the remote and the whole sy

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-19 Thread Zten
Erland, Are you saying 7.4.1 is not ready for the SB Touch? Rob -- Zten Zten's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1810 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71431 _

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-19 Thread Kyle
I'm still using 6.3 and doing just fine. The 6.5 release killed a feature that allowed my whole-house system to start playing when I turned it on from anywhere in the house, so I'm stuck in the past, but it's really not a problem. I just wish I could use iPeng. -- Kyle ---

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-19 Thread erland
Zten;487260 Wrote: > Erland, > Are you saying 7.4.1 is not ready for the SB Touch? > I'm not completely sure, I think it still works towards 7.4.1 but the beta testers has been recommended to use 7.5 during beta testing. -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) (

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-11-19 Thread Afraithe
This owns, thank you very much for this little awesome thingy! -- Afraithe Afraithe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34393 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64590 _

[slim] MusicIP... still relevant?

2009-11-19 Thread friendlyfire
Hi, During the process of reworking my network, and all the varous servers I needed to reconfigure my music server. I had been running MusicIP, primarly as a database and libray managment/editing tool with a reasonably successful integration to the Squeezeserver. I have looked around, and do not

Re: [slim] constant software updates!!

2009-11-19 Thread wduncan
radish;487231 Wrote: > If you're updating the server frequently you could be on a nightly, > which isn't what you want if you want it stable! What version of SBS are > you running, specifically? On the transporter the mysqueezebox.com SS # is: r28973. Does that make sense? Is that the number

[slim] Logitech - please work with Pandora for 192kbps streaming!

2009-11-19 Thread jmpage2
I am a paying Pandora One account holder, which means that when I'm listening to Pandora on my computer I am treated to 192kbps audio that sounds notably better than 128kbps garbage. Unfortunately this enhanced audio quality does not work on the Squeezebox platform. I contacted Pandora support a

Re: [slim] Logitech - please work with Pandora for 192kbps streaming!

2009-11-19 Thread andyg
The ball is in Pandora's court, we're waiting for an updated API. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71602 _

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2009-11-19 Thread ralphy
No. It's best to NOT put a space between the option and the value. -o2 -r15 -voff -m00:00:00:00:00:79 sbshost It's one of the updates I need to make to the MAC setup info. Did you confirm that squeezeslave was running with the -r10 before you put the machine to sleep? You can check by running

Re: [slim] Logitech - please work with Pandora for 192kbps streaming!

2009-11-19 Thread jmpage2
Thanks Andy. Maybe if more people complained to Pandora we could get this sooner rather than later. -- jmpage2 jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevi

Re: [slim] constant software updates!!

2009-11-19 Thread gcurrie
You're running SBS 7.4.1, based on what you said in your second to last post. -- gcurrie -Gordon Squeezebox Server 7.5 beta + HP MediaSmart EX485 Duet Squeezeplay on all PCs gcurrie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.c

Re: [slim] Help 7.4.1 Installation

2009-11-19 Thread Julius D .
RalphO, Try uninstalling the application through ADD/Remove Programs. Once uninstalled, reboot your PC. Next Delete the following folders. C:\Program Files\Squeezebox C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter (if it exists) C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data(hidden folder)\Squeezebox C:

Re: [slim] Logitech - please work with Pandora for 192kbps streaming!

2009-11-19 Thread JJZolx
jmpage2;487304 Wrote: > Maybe if more people complained to Pandora we could get this sooner > rather than later. It's only going to come at the insistence of higher ups at Logitech. Not from one developer emailing another and asking "Dude, where's the new API?" and getting a response, "Dude, I'

Re: [slim] Logitech - please work with Pandora for 192kbps streaming!

2009-11-19 Thread garym
jmpage2;487289 Wrote: > it's a real drag to listen to low quality garbage on my mid-fi and hi-fi > setups. Not to put too fine a point on it, but 128kbs is not exactly lo-quality garbage compared with 192. There is lots of evidence that most normal human beings can't ABX mp3 128 compared back to

Re: [slim] Logitech - please work with Pandora for 192kbps streaming!

2009-11-19 Thread jmpage2
garym;487315 Wrote: > Not to put too fine a point on it, but 128kbs is not exactly lo-quality > garbage compared with 192. There is lots of evidence that most normal > human beings can't ABX mp3 128 compared back to original CD in a blind > test (visit hydrogenaudio forums for lots of info). That

Re: [slim] constant software updates!!

2009-11-19 Thread wduncan
gcurrie;487307 Wrote: > You're running SBS 7.4.1, based on what you said in your second to last > post. On my server. Wasn't sure which device you were asking about. I hadn't realized that thread was on this topic until I'd made my initial post. It must come up often... -- wduncan

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2009-11-19 Thread MelonMonkey
ralphy;487303 Wrote: > UPDATE: I'm surprised the -k10 changed the behaviour. Turns out it didn't. :) It was just one of those situations where sslave just didn't disappear from the list. That's why I knew I'd continue testing before proclaiming it a complete success. I'm gong to update the pa

Re: [slim] Help 7.4.1 Installation

2009-11-19 Thread RalphO
Julius D.;487308 Wrote: > RalphO, > > Try uninstalling the application through ADD/Remove Programs. > > Once uninstalled, reboot your PC. > > Next Delete the following folders. > > C:\Program Files\Squeezebox > C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter (if it exists) > C:\Documents and Settings\All User

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2009-11-19 Thread MelonMonkey
proto state=1 slimproto_connect(sb, 3483) proto state=2 Connected to 192.168.8.208 proto state=3 slimproto_send: cmd=HELO len=10 slimproto_recv cmd=strm len=30 slimproto_recv cmd=vfdc len=174 slimproto_recv cmd=vfdc len=174 slimproto_recv cmd=vfdc len=174 slimproto_recv cmd=audg len=24 slimproto_r

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2009-11-19 Thread MelonMonkey
And for good measure here's everything from my system log matching "squeeze" - just from today. > Nov 19 09:46:14 hybridMBP configd[15]: Kernel squeezeslave > com.apple.powermanagement.applicationresponse.timedout 3 ms > Nov 19 12:26:40 hybridMBP SecurityAgent[1759]: > sys.openfile.readwrit

Re: [slim] Logitech - please work with Pandora for 192kbps streaming!

2009-11-19 Thread garym
There's plenty of discussion of this on the web by very informed folks (in this forum and other places), so I don't want to turn this thread into a repeat of all that info. You may have amazing hearing, but there is lots of scientific evidence that clearly indicates that it is fairly rare for any

Re: [slim] Logitech - please work with Pandora for 192kbps streaming!

2009-11-19 Thread ajkidle
JJZolx;487311 Wrote: > It's only going to come at the insistence of higher ups at Logitech. > Not from one developer emailing another and asking "Dude, where's the > new API?" and getting a response, "Dude, I'm swamped." Agreed. I thought the Squeezebox guys and the Pandora guys were tight, b

Re: [slim] MusicIP... still relevant?

2009-11-19 Thread MeSue
Why do you need the license key? All the functionality for Squeezebox Server integration is available in the free mode. I think having a license just gives you access to some of the power tools, which don't work via Squeezebox Server anyway. -- MeSue SUE 1 Duet | 2 Booms | 1 Radio (beta) | 1

Re: [slim] How to Stream over Internet to Motorola Droid

2009-11-19 Thread SuperQ
One really great way to provide safe forwarding is to use connectbot to open an ssh connection through your router to your server and port forward 9000 to the Droid. This would be safe encrypted way of doing this. Unfortunately setting up SSH server on WHS is probably not all that fun. I think

Re: [slim] MusicIP... still relevant?

2009-11-19 Thread friendlyfire
it seems that without the license the server will not recognize the mmm.ini file, which redirect the cache location. I can live without this but it would be a nice feature. If anyone has this working without a license key please let me know. -- friendlyfire -

Re: [slim] MusicIP... still relevant?

2009-11-19 Thread erland
Did you do a fresh installation of latest MusicIP or did you just upgrade/reinstall on top of an old version ? Maybe you have some old license key somewhere which you just need to delete ? Which MusicIP version are you using ? On which operating system ? -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepa

Re: [slim] MusicIP... still relevant?

2009-11-19 Thread Michael Herger
> Why do you need the license key? All the functionality for Squeezebox > Server integration is available in the free mode. Aren't you limited to something like 12 tracks per mix without a key? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http