[slim] Synchronize issue

2009-11-29 Thread SilverRS8
I just recently have a need to synchronize but there is are seconds difference in the two player. I want to sync between a SB3 and a SB receiver. The receiver will start several seconds ofter the SB3. To illustrate how far the sync is off; the delay sliders in the settings screen for the SB3 do

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-29 Thread thurstongarden
I too have just transferred from PC to Mac after a 10 year absence. WHY did I not do this sooner? I love it! I have always been on the lookout for a good media box, focusing on SB, BBC iPlayer, 4oD, and watching DVD's and this Mac Mini is the mutts nuts for all via SC and PLEX. PLEX even copes wi

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

2009-11-29 Thread atchi123
amazing app, thanks for this! one question anyone if there is a remote control application for Spotify as I want to control Spotify on my PC from my hi-fi listening room downstairs? -- atchi123 atchi123's Profile: http://f

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-29 Thread DaveWr
Hi, I have used Mac's for many years. I second DaveP opinion, XLD is very good ripper (includes AccurateRip support through CDParanoia engine). It allows simple tagging changes. I use Jaikoz to manage library, tags folder naming, tree structure etc. I use XLD to convert my FLAC library to a

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-29 Thread cunobelinus
Would someone please switch on the bulb for a poor unenlightened iTunes user (that's me) and explain (preferably in words of no more than two syllables and something approaching every day English!): 1. what's so bad about it? 2. How does one do what it does on a Mac, including its compatibility

Re: [slim] Error: Can't Connect to Rhapsody

2009-11-29 Thread ajkidle
Glad to hear I'm not alone. Rhapsody just recently made a big deal about an overnight outage for a total system upgrade, not much an upgrade it seems. The new Norah Jones stopped working this morning too, I wonder if it is somehow related to a lack of data redundancy on their servers for some of

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-29 Thread DaveWr
I used iTunes as my only tool for a significant time - but its ripping software can be a little optimistic. it errs on the rip something rather than giving up. I had about 5% of my 800 cds ripped badly (clicks, dropouts etc.) Also its ever changing interface started to become painful. Others d

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-29 Thread esbrewer
I have used both Max and iTunes for several years with the various SB servers. I have never noticed an audible problem with tracks that either program has ripped completely. However, iTunes has failed to complete a few tracks out of thousands that Max was able to complete successfully. Whether

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

2009-11-29 Thread MelonMonkey
It would be helpful if the logging could be changed to include a timestamp at the start of each entry. After not touching anything with regards to Squeezeslave setup since I posted that zipped log file, it is now no longer running. Just dropped off the process list through subsequent sleep event

Re: [slim] RadioIO - Skips in music?

2009-11-29 Thread Tim Cailloux
On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Mike Anderson < mike.anderson.42e1wo1259457...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com> wrote: > > Anybody? > > I was listening to Luxe earlier, and it seemed particularly bad. > Almost unlistenable. > It's happening to me (also a paid subscriber). I've noticed it on severa

Re: [slim] Synchronize issue

2009-11-29 Thread aubuti
What are you trying to stream (local music library, internet radio, music services like Pandora or last.fm)? And is it fair to assume that you're using your local SBS and not MySB.com? For most things sync should work just fine, but if you're trying internet radio via MySB.com then sync is unlikel

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-29 Thread bigbwb
Thanks for the help thus far guys! I will definitely check out Max for ripping once the imac arrives. Kmr - I will use your advice and setup the shared folder for the music, thanks! One question though, if running parallels is as easy as it seems(never tried it yet), am I better just doing ever

Re: [slim] Synchronize issue

2009-11-29 Thread SilverRS8
If it was internet streams I would indeed expect some issues and understand it but it is from the local SBS running on the NAS. -- SilverRS8 Author of -'AlbumCatalogCreator' (http://acc.vanholt.nl)- for SqueezeCenter '_' (http://www.badkamerpech.nl) SlimServer. 2xSB3, 1xDuet, 1xiPhone iPeng, U

Re: [slim] Synchronize issue

2009-11-29 Thread aubuti
Are you doing any transcoding or anything else that is putting a heavy load on the NAS's CPU? Do one or both of the SBs stutter when starting up, or is it that the SB3 starts cleanly and then the SBR starts cleanly a few seconds later? One thing to try is to use the remote to skip to the next tra

Re: [slim] RadioIO - Skips in music?

2009-11-29 Thread Mike Anderson
Thanks for responding -- at the very least this should help me convince them it isn't solely a problem on my end. How would I check the log of the streaming? (sounds gross...) -- Mike Anderson 'FREE RADICAL RADIO!' (http://nvo.com/cd) Hours of free radical MP3s. ---

Re: [slim] Synchronize issue

2009-11-29 Thread SilverRS8
aubuti;490387 Wrote: > Are you doing any transcoding or anything else that is putting a heavy > load on the NAS's CPU? Do one or both of the SBs stutter when starting > up, or is it that the SB3 starts cleanly and then the SBR starts cleanly > a few seconds later? Thx for thinking along. I don't

Re: [slim] Synchronize issue

2009-11-29 Thread aubuti
I guess I'm stumped. You could try turning up the debugging in the logs (probably player.sync, maybe something else as well) to get more info, although I doubt I would be able to translate the output into something useful to you. Do other combinations, such as your two SB3s, or your SBR + the othe

Re: [slim] Synchronize issue

2009-11-29 Thread GeeJay
Are your connections wired or wireless? I had sync issues starting with 7.3.3 that I finally fixed once I hard-wired my computer to the router (previously used powerline adapters). -- GeeJay GeeJay's Profile: http://forum

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

2009-11-29 Thread ralphy
I've been testing this the last couple days, it looks like the retry option is being disabled by the suspend/resume cycles in some way. Looks like it could be a timing issue, race condition in the slimproto thread. Can you try changing the -Y/var/tmp/squeezeslave.log to -M/var/tmp/squeezeslave.l

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

2009-11-29 Thread Jezf1000
Hi, I'm assuming there is no Mac version? I have a laptop which I could use, but the Mac is on all the time and that's where I store my own music too. Thanks Jez -- Jezf1000 Jezf1000's Profile: http://forums.slimdevic

Re: [slim] After 7.4.1 upgrade and complete rescan, some songs appear double.

2009-11-29 Thread dol
Roger66;479432 Wrote: > @dol: > > Did you a rename of the dummy folder after first scan ? I am sorry, I now use the scanner.exe from a 7.4.2 nightly and the 7.4.1 SB Server. Regards, -- dol dol's Profile: http://forums

Re: [slim] Synchronize issue

2009-11-29 Thread SilverRS8
aubuti;490417 Wrote: > I guess I'm stumped. You could try turning up the debugging in the logs > (probably player.sync, maybe something else as well) to get more info, > although I doubt I would be able to translate the output into something > useful to you. Do other combinations, such as your tw

[slim] Rhapsody (only) Rebuffering constantly

2009-11-29 Thread lrcasey
I've been having an issue with Rhapsody feeds on my Squeezebox boom and Squeezebox Radio since I got them. Rhapsody feeds seem to continually need to rebuffer. I changed the Radio Station Buffer Seconds = 15 (per this FAQ http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/logitech_en_amr.cfg/php/endus

Re: [slim] Synchronize issue

2009-11-29 Thread aubuti
SilverRS8;490505 Wrote: > I couldn't make sense of the log entries generated but searched in the > forum and saw a tip of yours that a powercycle (not soft but hard) made > the difference. o I tried that and it did. Now I only need to set a > 100ms delay for the SB3 and synchronization works fine

[slim] Rhapsody Radio

2009-11-29 Thread walterconklin
Can I listen for free to the Rhapsody Radio channels on the Squeezebox? -- walterconklin walterconklin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=31565 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showth

Re: [slim] Rhapsody Radio

2009-11-29 Thread pski
walterconklin;490539 Wrote: > Can I listen for free to the Rhapsody Radio channels on the Squeezebox? If you've a MySqueezeBox.com account, you can get a free 30 trial. I think after that it's monthly. I'm not sure what you mean by Rhapsody Radio. The service here (US) lets you listen to whatev

Re: [slim] Going from a PC to a Mac...have questions.

2009-11-29 Thread kmr
cunobelinus;490306 Wrote: > Would someone please switch on the bulb for a poor unenlightened iTunes > user (that's me) and explain (preferably in words of no more than two > syllables and something approaching every day English!): > > 1. what's so bad about it? > > 2. How does one do what it do

Re: [slim] Error: Can't Connect to Rhapsody

2009-11-29 Thread jcowling
Checked with support again today. Same response: we are aware of the problem, but do not know when it will be fixed. -- jcowling jcowling's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9345 View this thread:

Re: [slim] SB3 bricked? (perpetual reboot)

2009-11-29 Thread linuxtx
I had similar symptoms with one of my SB2, but the other SB2 and SB3 were working fine in other rooms. When I swapped the SB2 I found that it was the location, not the device which caused the constant reboots. The bad SB2 worked fine in the other room, and the good SB2 started the constant reboo

[slim] cannot connect to squeezebox.com

2009-11-29 Thread artsolanes
The system has worked VERY WELL since Wednesday before Thanksgiving. The remote started running VERY slow and being frustrated I decided to take the battery out to reset the whole system and start from scratch. I have had several failed attempts connecting to squeezebox.com. If I go to Advance>S

Re: [slim] Error: Can't Connect to Rhapsody

2009-11-29 Thread bgribin
jcowling;490568 Wrote: > Checked with support again today. Same response: we are aware of the > problem, but do not know when it will be fixed. Rhapsody support or Logitech > support? It's somewhat reassuring to know that I'm not the only one with this problem... But is it an issue on Rhapso

Re: [slim] Squeezebox without remote

2009-11-29 Thread 70 Chevelle
Found out it's the SB3 and i bought a Phillips Universal Remote but so far have not been able to get it to go with the JVC codes. What codes did anyone use to get theirs to work? -- 70 Chevelle 70 Chevelle's Profile: http:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox without remote

2009-11-29 Thread aubuti
Did you check to make sure that the JVC codes are enabled in the server settings? In the SBS web ui, go to Settings > Player > Remote. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View t

Re: [slim] Squeezebox without remote

2009-11-29 Thread 70 Chevelle
I go to setting -> player but all it gives me is "player not found" . No option for "remote". -- 70 Chevelle 70 Chevelle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34599 View this thread: http://forums.slim

Re: [slim] Squeezebox without remote

2009-11-29 Thread aubuti
70 Chevelle;490611 Wrote: > I go to setting -> player but all it gives me is "player not found" . No > option for "remote". I should have thought of that. Try pointing the remote at the SB3 and then pressing and holding the left arrow key for about 5 seconds. If you're lucky that will take you in

Re: [slim] Simplify Media, UPnp and Squeezebox

2009-11-29 Thread fredrok
Curious if anyone got anywhere with this? I enabled UPnp on both, to no avail. Thanks for any tips! -- fredrok fredrok's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=24835 View this thread: http://forums.slimd

Re: [slim] Squeezebox without remote

2009-11-29 Thread 70 Chevelle
Tried it and its a no go. Well it looks like i got a paperweight on my hand here. I know the transporter has buttons on the front which would have been great for the SB3 but it's too expensive for me so does anyone else make a wireless devise like the SB3 that allows me to configure it without a r

Re: [slim] Squeezebox without remote

2009-11-29 Thread Pat Farrell
70 Chevelle wrote: > Tried it and its a no go. Well it looks like i got a paperweight on my > hand here. All you need is to borrow a remote from someone. At least until you can do problem isolation. Tell folks where you are, and there is a good chance that you can meet in a pub, borrow the remote

Re: [slim] Squeezebox without remote

2009-11-29 Thread aubuti
The SB3-style remotes, or the backlit versions, may reappear in the Logitech store at some point. Or not. But you could use the Boom remote, which is available. Here's the link I get for the US: http://buy.logitech.com/store/logib2c/en_US/DisplayCategoryProductListPage/categoryid.17096400#back Th

Re: [slim] Squeezebox without remote

2009-11-29 Thread 70 Chevelle
I have been out of the loop for a very long time so i had no idea i could use a remote form the Boom even if it is limited it could get me where i need to go. Wow if i knew this i would not have picked up a Universal Remote as there was always a chance it would not work and it did not. It would o

[slim] MBBS In Ukraine

2009-11-29 Thread kuberentp3
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Re: [slim] Players stop (or never start playing)?

2009-11-29 Thread pablolie
I continue to observe this phenomenon where players will stop producing sound and/or become irresponsive to the remote. It happened twice today that I had to turn players on/and off so that they would play music that (as per display) they were supposed to be playing. The log file unfortunately did

[slim] Is the SB3 still available?

2009-11-29 Thread eschurig
I was surprised to find the SB3 missing from the player list on the logitech squeezebox website. Is SB3 obsolete or is it still available? If it's available, can it still be purchased directly or only through resellers? Thanks. -- eschurig