Well I just tossed my hat into the ring and voted. As for the
sceptics..I dunno, I dont think I should wait until audible (amazon)
feels my wrath, and scrap the DRM components off the file format and
maybe then I can listen to my files on a sqeezebox. I think audiobooks
will be more of harder nut
Moozh;503719 Wrote:
Well I just tossed my hat into the ring and voted. As for the
sceptics..I dunno, I dont think I should wait until audible (amazon)
feels my wrath, and scrap the DRM components off the file format and
maybe then I can listen to my files on a sqeezebox. I think audiobooks
Like others I've been collecting digital books for decades - and simply
desire to enjoy access to my elibrary via MySN.com. I don't see this as
incompatible with trying to change DRM and pricing, as those issues are
best addressed through individual purchasing decisions. The alternative
is a bit
Hi,
I am not actively developing it at the moment as it suits my needs.
You might have guessed this by the long absence from the forum.
Did you manage to get it going?
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I don't think the suggested fix is applicable to your problem. However
it did show up a bug in error handling in Perl on Windows so that I
think with a small code change we can get a real error message and not
the unknown error.
The real error message may also give a better idea as to the
For a SB3, you need a card based on the Atheros AR2413 chipset. If you
search the forums for that chipset name, you should find some other
postings about this.
I think this one should do (probably !):
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=360222793844
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robchel;503725 Wrote:
... I don't see this as incompatible with trying to change DRM
and pricing, as those issues are best addressed through individual
purchasing decisions. The alternative is a bit like telling folks to
stop listening to all the DRM music files they've
Well many thanks for all the help, I've ordered the ebay one and will
let you know if it works.
Regards,
Ian
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Viragored;503712 Wrote:
I have Firefox as the default web browser on my PC, but also have IE8
installed. When I run ACC, the files ACC creates open in Internet
Explorer. If I use Windows Explorer to locate the files they show as
Firefox files and a double click will open them in Firefox.
indifference_engine;502895 Wrote:
I tend to use ss with internet radio so there isn't always a next track
and I don't know in advance what format the station is streaming in. If
I'm unlucky and it's in a format that is unsupported by ss I have to
restart the service to get it working again.
I pulled from backup my last known good Net::Udap, and see the same
problem with it not really doing discover, and with the error mentioned
above.
Anyone verify that it is a Snow Leopard problem?
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I'm unable to 'discover' using Net::UDAP from my macbook using Snow
Leopard. Have to use VMware installed XP and it all works fine.
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Guys ( Gals),
Most of the discovery issues in Net::UDAP are because I did a dirty
hack to work out the machines local IP addresses (I parse the output of
ifconfig or ipconfig on Windows). This is fragile and fails on OSX and
any non-English locale.
There is a module that can be used to list
I've used Squeezeslave in different versions for a couple of years now,
but almost exclusively with my local music library. I've just updated to
7.4.1 and SqueezeSlave 0.9-05. I've found that I can listen to an
internet stream (say sky.fm classical guitar) but if I switch to any
other stream (say
fphredd;503217 Wrote:
I used M:\10,000 Maniacs as the starting folder for ACC. This folder
has 4 Albums with 87 Tracks. I also have a folder M:\Commercial\10,000
Maniacs with 3 more albums.
ACC showed 6 Total albums on its scan; the 3 in M:\Commercial\10,000
Maniacs, but only 3 of the 4
Hi,
Squeezeslave and 7.4x seem to have a hard time working nicely together.
(7.3x seems to work ok).
See this thread - http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69338
and this bug - https://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14740
Unfortunately, squeezeslave is not offically
Anyone else got this problem?
I cannot find the contact info for the vendor of the software. I only
know they took $5.99 from my Visa :)
I hope every software vendor is as good as Pippin :)
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fphredd;503801 Wrote:
Any thoughts?
Not yet but still awaiting your answer if:
1. You have used shortcuts within your directories?
2. You have performed a full DB rescan and checked again on what ACC
reports?
Regards,
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DaveWr;503717 Wrote:
Absolutely,
I have tried searching the Forums, but no luck so far. I think Sean
provide the make and model required relatively recently
Dave
I know the thread you are talking about that Sean posted to with the
details. I can't find it either.
Here is a thread I
That sounds great. The existing message is not very helpful. I
downloaded ActiveState Perl and also I acquired the Dell rebuild disks.
Thanks.
bpa;503739 Wrote:
I don't think the suggested fix is applicable to your problem. However
it did show up a bug in error handling in Perl on Windows so
SilverRS8;501697 Wrote:
Balloon refers to the balloon tips used by ACC. The balloon tips are the
windows that appear when you hover with your mouse over the blue
question marks.
Balloon tips are programmed in javascript. Since ACC depends on the
Internet Explorer settings it may be due to
Getting SBS running from source code using ActiveState is a bit ocmplex
so first try with just the UDP opening port code as I think that is all
that matters.
Attached is a simple Perl file - download and rename to testudp.pm.
Once Activestate Perl is installed, to run just type at a command
toby10;503749 Wrote:
No, not at all, it's folks telling you not to make the same mistake
TWICE! :)
In fact, it's the DRM telling you stop listening to your DRM music on
any platform not approved by the DRM rights holder (which is NOT you).
Supporting *any* institution that employs DRM
The perl script ran and result was Success: Opened UDP port. There are
no Windows\system32\drivers\etc entries except for a hosts.ics which
contains only comments). On my main machine my hosts file is empty
(comments only) but I have a services file with many entries. My machine
is XPPro - fatal
Thanks for the tip. It is working fine.
Just stupid that I need to have my PC on to listen to my squeezebox.
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Squeezebox seems flexible and open enough and popular enough with the
demographic that seems predisposed to tinkering that I would suspect
someone in the community has the where-withall to create a soloution to
various solutions...(that BBCi player for example)
Unlike BBCiPlayer Audible
Interesting about no hosts file.
I made one change from the SBS source code as it was the only way I
could reproduce SBS behaviour on my PC. I'd like you to try two
different code changes and see if the FATAL error message appears.
Code:
$udpsock =
Disn't go all the way through the list, but I gues i've been lucky, I
haven't had any problems running SBS on a mac.
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All 3 tests show the same Success: Opened UDP port. Aside from making
the changes as you specifed and resaving was there any other
reinitialization required?
bpa;503844 Wrote:
Interesting about no hosts file.
I made one change from the SBS source code as it was the only way I
could
Sigh - it looks like it may be necessary to get SBS running with
ActiveState. This has got more complicated with 7.4 and I haven't tried
it but the starting point would be the instructions here
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/InstallSVNTrunkAsService
It were last updated in Nov 2009 by
robchel;503725 Wrote:
Like others I've been collecting digital books for decades - and simply
desire to enjoy access to my elibrary via MySN.com. I don't see this as
incompatible with trying to change DRM and pricing, as those issues are
best addressed through individual purchasing
Rick B.;503814 Wrote:
Hi, Frank. I definitely have not made any javascript changes - wouldn't
know how even if I wanted to.
I got the same balloon error with Windows Vista and IE7 and now with
Windows 7 and IE8. Any ideas on what I could check re: java settings?
Thanks,
Sorry...didn't
mdh;503418 Wrote:
(long-time lurker, first time poster).
Fwiw, I've been running a pair of squeezeboxes off of an eeepc 701 with
a big USB hard drive attached to it and ubuntu server
Same here, I re-purposed an EEEpc 701 (running a stripped version
Ubuntu 9.04). It does a great job of
First - thanks for all your hard work, bpa.
You mention that the process is more complicated with 7.4 - I get the
same fatal error with 7.3.1 - does that matter how you think about
this?
I don't know perl and obviously have never installed the environment
but after looking I'm comfortable with
Did it give you any new clues the fact that the port opened
successfully in the small debug tests? Is it starting to look possible
that the execution is dropping through some code unexpectedly and
hitting this error?
I don't think the code is doing something odd by falling through - I
I've had the roku setup on my system for the past three years or so and
haven't had any major problems with it. Unfortunately, its an abandoned
piece of hardware so I've been looking at replacing it with a squeezebox
of late; when the Radio was announced I figured it would be good gifts
for my
That works. Thanks. I was getting a bit tired, carry my remote back
to the office whenever the receiver would forget the server's ip.
Eric
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fphredd;503859 Wrote:
Sorry...didn't realize I was the bottleneck...
1. No
2. Yes
Now this may be a wrench, so pardon the long windedness following, but
want to be sure this isn't 'user error'...
I am running SBS on a ReadyNAS Pro. I am running ACC on a Windows XP
with SBS
snarlydwarf;503857 Wrote:
What DRM'd audio content does a Squeezebox play?
Rhapsody.
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Hi again,
Quick update - Using the squeezebox boom this morning I
suddenly realised the Napster playlists had all correctly and completely
updated. No idea what was happening previously. Maybe the answer is
patience!!
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Peter Stockwell;503846 Wrote:
Disn't go all the way through the list, but I gues i've been lucky, I
haven't had any problems running SBS on a mac.
It's not all bad; rarely does anyone write a post entitled FYI: I've
never had an issue and love [insert product name].
iTunes worked for me for
DaveWr;502058 Wrote:
I am doing the same thing - using XLD for ripping on the server. It is
a universal binary, works very well (supports accurate RIP ) and has
basic tag editing. The creator keeps it very up to date, responsive to
bugs etc.
You can automate XLD to launch with CD
This might help:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/ESET_NOD32_Antivirus
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I just bought iPeng, and in order for it to work my Squeezebox needs to
be logged onto mysqueezebox.com, however, when i enter the login details
on squeezecentre, it keeps telling me the password or username is
invalid
I cant use iPeng until this works - any ideas?
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pippin;503883 Wrote:
Rhapsody.
And oddly it's the most unreliable aspect of the Squeezebox experience,
imho. Whether this is DRM related or not, I don't know. Could be that
Rhapsody's service is just plain shoddy. (Sorry, didn't mean to hijack
the thread.)
I agree Audible support would be
I would suggest going on the internet with your favorite web browser to
mysqueezebox.com and log in. This will verify the log-in name and
password you're using for SqueezeCenter is the same as
mysqueezebox.com.
If you can log in, then I'm not sure what the issue is.
Mickey
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agentsmith;503805 Wrote:
Anyone else got this problem?
I cannot find the contact info for the vendor of the software. I only
know they took $5.99 from my Visa :)
I hope every software vendor is as good as Pippin :)
http://karmeye.com/node
There is a contact form there. Hope that
I have to disagree. Squeezeslave works well with SBS 7.4 as long as all
your streams are the supported format, which is 44.1KHz, 16-bit, stereo.
I run it for weeks without issue using 7.4.2. Only having to restart it
when windows goes stupid and I have to reboot the system.
I'm currently
bpa -
Good news I think (or at least progress?).
I followed the instructions you pointed me to to
InstallSVNTrunkAsService and was able to launch the
http://localhost:9000 page and see whatever music she has loaded in her
itunes folder.
Not exactly sure what this means but I know you will
Tom Hutcheson;503946 Wrote:
bpa -
Good news I think (or at least progress?).
I followed the instructions you pointed me to to
InstallSVNTrunkAsService and was able to launch the
http://localhost:9000 page and see whatever music she has loaded in her
itunes folder.
Not exactly sure
Ralphy did you look on the xtreamer where i did send you login data?
This is untouched waiting for you. vpeter did report he dad have
success with compiling it and play with a usb card mp3. It seems Bentwy
have success somehow with flac. As far i did understan with a FPU
emulation. Problem is
Hi
Does anyone know if it is possible to define the Radio URL to a radio
stream in the URL?
I.E. http://myserver:9000?Play=http://radiostation:4432/playlist.m3u
This will make it easier to save a link on my desktop that open a
stream directly.
Cheers
Jan
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bpa -
You're applauding the wrong person. I would've quit (reluctantly in
desperation several days ago.
To my point - so what does that mean and what do I do now?
Tom :-)
snarlydwarf;503948 Wrote:
Oooh, so your SVN checkout worked, but the stock pre-compiled download
didn't?
I wonder
SnarlyDwarf - my reply should've been directed to you. Thanks but I just
really needed to get Slim (old habit - still call it Slim) running for
my friend. The Community (large applause for bpa) got things turned
around.
Tom Hutcheson;503950 Wrote:
bpa -
You're applauding the wrong person. I
Mutual backslapping all round - solving problems like this need a
determined user as much as somebody to offer suggestions to test.
Strangely, I have not been able to get a tarball version of 7.4.1 to
run on my test Windows systems which is now Vista.
I think Snarlydwarf might have the right
Hi
Yes I paid the £15. Compared with iPeng poor value, but compared to my
Lightroom editor.
I had the problem of no decent tagger for large quantities, complete
with configurable bulk folder / naming handling.
I thought about running XP and MP3TAG, but just increasing complexity.
Dave
I love Lightroom 2, but that's way off-topic.
I've had some time to use Play (another creation by sbooth.org, the
creator of Max and Rip) and I think it shows promise.
However, it is not in the same class as Songbird, which has more and
different functionality. That's not to say it's better.
MickeyG;503924 Wrote:
I would suggest going on the internet with your favorite web browser to
mysqueezebox.com and log in. This will verify the log-in name and
password you're using for SqueezeCenter is the same as mysqueezebox.com.
If you can log in, then I'm not sure what the issue is.
mnichollsuk;503979 Wrote:
Confirmed, the username and password is correct
I have just created a new account with a different email address and
that doesnt work either
Which version of SBS are you running? 7.4 release? Or 7.5 beta?
Each points to a different MySB server.
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What the heck. Why don't we make a comprehensive list of all Mac music
programs out there including rippers, taggers, and players?
Max (encoder)
Rip (encoder, CD ripper)
Play (player)
Audion (old player, ripper)
Jaikoz (tagger)
VLC (player, playlists?)
iTunes (stock)
Cog (player)
xACT
Great idea - it would help people.
If you record or process music - Audacity.
Ripper - XLD
Measuring room acoustics / loudspeakers - Fuzzmeasure
I'll have a think tomorrow
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The possibility of library files causing a problem made me recall an old
problem about the temporary files that are created when SqueezeSvr.exe
is run and sometimes old version was installed.
You check in \Documents and Settings\YOURUSERNAME\Local Settings\Temp
for directories that begin par-
. . and just over 7 euros each +vat, problems you'll need to order a
minimum of 21 and have a vat registered limited company.
Anyone care to order some a spread them around the forum ? I did try
but no longer have Ltd. company, sorry.
TP Link WN560G's. I'll post the link later.
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GreyBeard;503787 Wrote:
I've used Squeezeslave in different versions for a couple of years now,
but almost exclusively with my local music library. I've just updated to
7.4.1 and SqueezeSlave 0.9-05. I've found that I can listen to an
internet stream (say sky.fm classical guitar) but if I
The TP Link WN560G's
http://www.atel-electronics.eu/produkt.php?hash=05483dispLang=EN
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Good thought but I didn't find any at all (I eyeballed but I also use
Everything Search and searched all of Docs and Settings).
I hooked up a Classic and it was good to hear some music but I don't
think that I can leave the machine with this setup (it might be ok if it
were mine) but too much
Correct, toby10. I should have asked.
7.5: mysqueezebox.com gets redirected to test.squeezenetwork.com
7.4: not redirected, goes to mysqueezebox.com
Mickey
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I just wanted to drop back in to say that I have been watching this
thread, though I haven't posted. Thanks to all for the
thoughts/comments! I will look into VortexBox, as well as Ubuntu
eventually
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I agree, this is not the most satisfactory way to run SBS mainly because
it would be hardware to keep up to date.
The fact the script version runs but the executable fails makes it
likely to be a problem with how the exe was built or possibly even the
ActiveState apps rather than SBS code.
I
kphinney;501868 Wrote:
Okay so at the most primal what are my/our wants:
1) FLAC
2) Mac PPC compatible
3) Edit tags
4) Import (via CD or download'd file)
5) Add artwork (less necessary)
6) FLAC !!!
(It sounds a lot like iTunes minus FLAC support, but there are a host
of things I
ezkcdude;504016 Wrote:
What's wrong with Max? That's what I use.
Sorry I modified the post to include the features that others have
asked for:
Play music
Save and export playlists
Rip a CD
Neither ability is available with Max, but as mentioned the developer
(sbooth.org) has the additional
Thanks for your analysis as always. I investigated a bit more what you
said about the pdk's (there should be one pdk-* directory - if there
is no pdk directory then I would look for some sort of permission issue
preventing file writing of the directory). I have them on my main
server but no trace
Download Anderson's book Free... here - no Audible involved:
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/17-07/mf_freer
Anderson addresses different meanings attributed to the term free -
his ideas are thought provoking and highly debatable.
With this I conclude my free [as in non paying] work
It seems that DRM is largely about locking customers into a proprietary
relationship - like a wedding. Yeah OK, most of them anyway. You go to
the alter willingly and agree to take the bitter with the sweet. So far
the Audible relationship has avoided serious conflicts and proved
satisfactory...
MP3Rage (PhD or bottle of wine required)
Hehe... I recently started using its bigger brother MediaRage. And indeed...
the UI is... ahmm... not very intuitive at best.
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robchel;504029 Wrote:
It seems that DRM is largely about locking customers into a proprietary
relationship - like a wedding. Yeah OK, most of them anyway. You go to
the alter willingly and agree to take the bitter with the sweet. So far
the Audible relationship has avoided serious conflicts
Has anyone actually paying for DRM content thought about the future ?
Can you or your loved ones listen to these files in +30 years ?
DRM + proprietary formats contribute to the digital dark age we will
face.
This information loss is a massive problem for human culture.
Information must be in
SilverRS8;503714 Wrote:
Hi Dave,
ACC is a .HTA application which is executed by the MSHTA.exe process
which is dependent on Internet Explorer components. So I would expect
that if you deinstall or remove IE8, ACC will stop working. Ofcourse you
could always use a sandbox environment (run
tamanaco;503771 Wrote:
I'm assuming you're using Windows, so if IE8 is installed correctly you
can try right-clicking the .hta file in File Explorer and select Open
with... and then select IE as the program to open the file.
Thanks for the input. I probably didn't make it clear enough that
Viragored;504059 Wrote:
Thanks for the input. I probably didn't make it clear enough that all
is as I want it when I go to the files with Windows Explorer - a double
click brings them up in Firefox, which is what I want. My goal was to
get ACC to open the files in Firefox when it has
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