[slim] SB3 Power Supply (wall wart)?

2010-01-28 Thread plympton
I picked up a SB3, and it's got one of the Bolder power supplies (http://www.boldercables.com/servlet/-strse-381/power-supply-squeezebox-squeeze/Detail). I'm not an audiophile, so a standard wall wart would do me fine. Can't find an OEM replacement PS on the logitech site - is this one still

[slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread pippin
I do have some ideas of my own, but they are still in fledgling state. So what do you think: How should we fill that big screen? My first takes: - Landscape mode. OK, No-brainer. Apple requires this. - Playlist and NowPlaying always visible. Simple in Landscape mode, how to do in portrait -

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread Kim . T
Silly question - could we test the App on a MacBook to be able to come with input ? -- Kim.T HP T5700 Thin Client running FreeNAS + SqueezeCenter 7.4.1 Synology DS-106j / Samsung SpinPoint T133 HD400LD 400 GB - now with 92 mm fan TViX HD M-4000PA / Samsung SpinPoint T133 HD400LD 400 GB Sony

Re: [slim] still no presentation-layer dedupe of albums

2010-01-28 Thread Letten
chroma;508694 Wrote: I have a collection of collections used by other individuals and software. Forgive me, but this sounds illegal. Like copying friends music collections and dont want to bother deleting duplicates! (I'm not saying you are) The usual scenario is that you use SC on your own

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread pippin
Kim.T;511163 Wrote: Silly question - could we test the App on a MacBook to be able to come with input ? No :( It's an iPhone App. I was even, for a moment, thinking about making a big-screen version of the web-skin plugin to test out things... -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox

Re: [slim] still no presentation-layer dedupe of albums

2010-01-28 Thread chroma
erland;511152 Wrote: Doesn't the removed albums and tracks appear again when you use Music Folder browsing ? I thought the SBS scanner rescanned automatically when browsing a folder with the browse Music Folder mechanism. yes, which is why i want them removed at the presentation layer

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-01-28 Thread arubaluba
Took a look in the logfile myself. Last 2 lines were: STATUS : fnCreateACCTable: Table for track ratings does not exists in the database. Running with bDisplayRatings disabled! STATUS : fnCreateACCTable():sql(1):Create table ACC SELECT DISTINCT CONVERTetc. Disabled the 'Add

[slim] Which NAS?

2010-01-28 Thread steveeedster
I am looking at the RaidSonic ICY BOX IB-NAS1000-B NAS server, because I like the build quality and look of the ICY BOX external drives. Will this work with the Squeezeserver software? Is there a list of recmmended NAS drives anywhere? Thanks guys. -- steveeedster

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-01-28 Thread SilverRS8
arubaluba;511179 Wrote: Took a look in the logfile myself. Last 2 lines were: STATUS : fnCreateACCTable: Table for track ratings does not exists in the database. Running with bDisplayRatings disabled! STATUS : fnCreateACCTable():sql(1):Create table ACC SELECT DISTINCT

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread Chunkywizard
I agree, 600x600 artwork to match iTunes (and also albumartexchange.com) would seem to be sensible. CW -- Chunkywizard *Squeezebox:* Boom x2 (Lounge and Kitchen), Radio *Server:* 7.4.2 for Windows Home Server (HP EX-475 MediaSmart Server with 2GB RAM upgrade) *Plugins:* Dynamic Playlists

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-01-28 Thread hunta
I've just bought a Nexus One, my first Android device, and also own an iPod Touch with iPeng, so I was pleased to come across this. Great that there's an application which allows SC control on my phone, rather than having to sit with two near-identical devices within reach! Christian, I'm happy

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-01-28 Thread hunta
Oh, and I'm surprised this thread has got this far without anyone mentioning SqueezeCommander as a player :-) -- hunta hunta's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=333 View this thread:

Re: [slim] still no presentation-layer dedupe of albums

2010-01-28 Thread JJZolx
chroma;511171 Wrote: yes, which is why i want them removed at the presentation layer rather than having to remove them entirely from the DB. now that I have a flag set on each track that i don't want to appear in search or browse, that should be easy, just need to find the right entry point.

Re: [slim] I'd Like to Listen to Television Audio on my Boom

2010-01-28 Thread toby10
aubuti;510974 Wrote: .. I can understand the OP's point that -It seems to me with all we can access, Television Audio shouldn't be that big of a deal.- But even if it's technologically trivial, I doubt there's a big market, and I certainly don't see any of the providers falling over

Re: [slim] I'd Like to Listen to Television Audio on my Boom

2010-01-28 Thread toby10
Mnyb;510835 Wrote: Is there analog TV anywhere these days ?? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_television_transition Low Power independent TV stations were exempt from the US FCC mandated switch to all digital by the June 12th 2009 date. They must switch eventually, but like the big

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-01-28 Thread flattermann
hunta;511192 Wrote: Christian, I'm happy to help with any N1 testing - have sent you an email. You've got mail. :) -- flattermann Home of 'SqueezeCommander' (http://sqcmdr.flattermann.net) - The SqueezeBox Remote Control App for Android

Re: [slim] 3 Artist albums classed as compilations?

2010-01-28 Thread steveeedster
Just an update here, I got hold of the latest Tagrename and it has the compilation option on the tagging (I was using an older version), happy chappy again now. :) -- steveeedster steveeedster's Profile:

Re: [slim] 3 Artist albums classed as compilations?

2010-01-28 Thread bobkoure
Does TagRename let you see all the tags that are set? If not, I'd suggest at least having a copy of MP3Tag around - you can open an album, select all, then ctl-T shows you all the tags in all the files. Should be useful. -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-01-28 Thread bobkoure
I wonder how this'll work on the N800 I've got gathering dust(?) Yes, I realize I'd have to run Android (not a big deal as you really have to setup an alternate boot to get Maemo to be useful anyway). Anyone here doing this? Did it work? Just looking to -not- spend all my free hours this weekend

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad?

2010-01-28 Thread bobkoure
My thoughts about cost/capability ratio to the side, I think this is a great device simply because it may drive acceptance of tablets. Personally, I'd be more interested in a netbook-priced 6 tablet running Android - but the simple presence of the iPad makes this all the more likely. And for the

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-01-28 Thread hunta
bobkoure;511217 Wrote: Just looking to -not- spend all my free hours this weekend getting this setup Isn't that what tinkering's all about? :-) -- hunta hunta's Profile:

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-01-28 Thread flattermann
bobkoure;511217 Wrote: I wonder how this'll work on the N800 I've got gathering dust(?) Yes, I realize I'd have to run Android (not a big deal as you really have to setup an alternate boot to get Maemo to be useful anyway). Anyone here doing this? Did it work? Just looking to -not- spend all

Re: [slim] Which NAS?

2010-01-28 Thread fphredd
ReadyNAS Pro works without thinking about it. -- fphredd fphredd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74586

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread jtf
Dedicated buttons for play, pause, next, random, etc on the same page. Take advantage of the real estate to put everything on one screen instead of having to swipe. -- jtf jtf's Profile:

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad?

2010-01-28 Thread dave77
I'm sure the iPad 3Gs which will get announced next January will have the multi-tasking, camera, phone support etc :) -- dave77 Boom - Classic (currently on UK ebay sealed - cheap) - Controller - Touch (on order)

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-01-28 Thread morsejeff
Flattermann, Overall I really like the SqueezeCommander app. It has allowed me to either retire or sell my iPod Touch and just use my HTC Eris phone. One thing I would like to see though is Random Mix. I know that I can add Random Mix to my Favorites and use it that way, but it would be

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread bluegaspode
can only recommend http://www.balsamiq.com/products/mockups for testing :) It also contains IPhone Backgrounds and you can try it online ... 5min result ... +---+ |Filename: iPengOnIPad.jpg

Re: [slim] Which NAS?

2010-01-28 Thread agillis
VortexBox has SqueezeBox Server pre-installed and it auto rips CDs. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover artÂ… All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis Lead Developer VortexBox agillis's Profile:

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread linvale
Certainly the display of good sized cover art is the number one appeal. 600x600 is the standard at album art exchange - which is where I first go to seek covers these days. Perhaps we'll also one day get the ability to incorporate other artwork into a dynamic now playing screensaver (eg back

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread jrfuda
How about making it EXACTLY like the squeezbox touch interface - look and function, so a new interface will not have to be learned. Also keep a look that looks like the existing iphone/itouch interface for continuity with those folks. -- jrfuda John Server: Thecus N5200 Pro Players: 1 SB3, 5

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread pippin
linvale;511257 Wrote: (if you did update the iPeng skin for SBS using a landscape mode etc ? Doesn't that work anymore? Then SKIN used to have a landscape mode (for the browse screens), it's the app that doesn't have that. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread pippin
jrfuda;511261 Wrote: How about making it EXACTLY like the squeezbox touch interface - look and function, Over.my.dead.body! jrfuda;511261 Wrote: Also keep a look that looks like the existing iphone/itouch interface for continuity with those folks. No what? That's pretty much the opposite

Re: [slim] The competition is catching up and some surpassing Squeezebox...fast!

2010-01-28 Thread usch
iPhone;511001 Wrote: WHY would it cost to much? Video capability might not make the players more expensive, but the price for it would be even less development resources for the core components audio, SBS, and MySB. I'd rather have the known bugs fixed before they start implementing yet another

Re: [slim] Which NAS?

2010-01-28 Thread cunobelinus
Is the HD 1Tb or bigger; is it available in the UK; and how much is it? On 28 Jan 2010, at 16:06, agillis wrote: VortexBox has SqueezeBox Server pre-installed and it auto rips CDs. -- agillis rip, tag, get cover art∑ All you do is insert the CD! http://vortexbox.org agillis

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread Sike
Hi Pippin After you great work on the iPhone, I am sure that you will come up with something great. I am still exited about the iPAD, even if it just lies around the sitting room to control my arsenal of Squeezeboxes. please make it fast and inituitive. With so much screen real estate we can

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread parfour
Go on i'll stick my head up to be shot at! i have been having the ipad debate today in the office and before i get blasted * the iPad looks sweet (although expensive) * iPeng is remarkable on the App Store and iPhone - i use it What i would like is a port of the iPeng app to either Android or

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread MelonMonkey
Just an FYI, 600x600 is about the mid-size of my artwork. Generally I only have smaller for things that I have been too lazy to scan when I haven't been able to find a larger size. I prefer artwork that's over 1000x1000 and some of my tracks have closer to 2000x2000 artwork. You'd probably do

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread Phil Leigh
MelonMonkey;511282 Wrote: Also. A lot of people will use an iPod or iPad instead of a Squeezebox as soon as iPeng has playback support. Imagine the iPad in a cradle, even if a custom one to mount it horizontally, connected to your stereo system. That's a pretty nice Squeezebox Touch

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread andyg
FYI please don't go crazy on your album art, adding 10MB huge scanned files to your tags like I have been seeing lately. :) This can cause some problems with the scanner. -- andyg andyg's Profile:

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread pippin
MelonMonkey;511282 Wrote: The new iPod app on the iPad looks a lot better than any of Apple's previous efforts, but it shouldn't be to difficult to make something even more spectacular for iPeng. Hm.. I found that just a little bit too close to my well hated iTunes. But I did get a few

Re: [slim] VortexBox 1.0 what else does it need?

2010-01-28 Thread jtf
ralphy;497605 Wrote: I don't know about displaying ripping info but squeezeslave supports USB LCD displays on linux, so you can use it to display the current track. Old thread - but Ralphy or someone else - can you tell me more about this? -- jtf

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread andyg
@Andy (and all): We need.more.visuals.in.SBS! I want artist artwork! I want more than one cover per album! Agreed, need to get to my rethink artwork bug at some point. -- andyg andyg's Profile:

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread jtf
Another thing I'd like to see Pippin - an option for big text that flows the whole width of the screen. One unfortunate thing about the iPad is the inability to dock it in landscape. That would be nice to do if you want it docked and playing music - and if the display was large enough to read

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-01-28 Thread mrMuppet
Thanks for this nice App! But please help me: i can't find the download function. It's not there where you tell in the manual that it is. I'm using SSOTS 4.4 on a Qnap TS 219 with 7.5.029920 ... but even the older 7.4 version didn't give me this function. -- mrMuppet

[slim] No Scrolling of RSS feeds (except in screensaver)??

2010-01-28 Thread sydsfloyd67
Community, Please enlighten me. I cannot get any 'live scrolling' of RSS feeds in any mode on an SB3 except when running as screensavers. That would be as the root menu item 'RSS Feeds' in mysqueezebox.com, or in the Extras menu with the Info Browser Plugin in Squeezeservers 7.3 or 7.4 on OSX

[slim] very slow scanning

2010-01-28 Thread mbu10
currenlty running windows 2008 have installed latest version of the software have 80K songs is direct atatched storage running on a fast array which can move over 150MB per second but the scanning is taking hours and everytime the software is restarted it goes thorugh it all over again please

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-01-28 Thread eyeball
Wow, you're very busy :) V3 works fine for me, except for the ALBUMARTIST sorting bug that I have reported for version 2. Best wishes. -- eyeball eyeball's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5352

[slim] 8tracks.com

2010-01-28 Thread lanierb
Any ideas on how I might be able to stream playlists from 8tracks.com to an SB3? -- lanierb lanierb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5566 View this thread:

Re: [slim] still no presentation-layer dedupe of albums

2010-01-28 Thread chroma
I've provided the heuristic, the code, the driving use case. Rather than telling me further that I don't know what I want or that I am part of some 'bad joke', there are three reasonable options here: 1) provide a working model for the existing software which meets the stated requirements 2)

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-01-28 Thread flattermann
mrMuppet;511305 Wrote: Thanks for this nice App! But please help me: i can't find the download function. It's not there where you tell in the manual that it is. I'm using SSOTS 4.4 on a Qnap TS 219 with 7.5.029920 ... but even the older 7.4 version didn't give me this function. How did you

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-01-28 Thread SilverRS8
SilverRS8;511185 Wrote: Oops... Displaying the bitrate only works when the trackstat plugin is installed. The patch will be available this evening. Fix is now available as version v3.0.2. -- SilverRS8 Author of -'AlbumCatalogCreator' (http://acc.vanholt.nl)- for SqueezeCenter '_'

Re: [slim] very slow scanning

2010-01-28 Thread slate
Welcome to the forum. Which version of Squeezebox Server are you running? 7.4.1 or one of the non-released branches? 7.4.2 or 7.5.0? and in that case what are the buildnumber? Also could you attach your server and scanner logfiles?! -- slate Main: Duet - Beresford Caiman - Carver A-500x -

Re: [slim] very slow scanning

2010-01-28 Thread Siduhe
A few things could cause this - a bit more info would help as suggested above. The scanner.log and server.log files may give you a clue. Are you using itunes or MusicIP integration or just the basic scanner? If your scan doesn't take (i.e. the scan starts up every time you start up

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread panos_k75
Look at itunes and the way it looks on the iPad...you can't go wrong with that, at least visually. -- panos_k75 panos_k75's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18149 View this thread:

Re: [slim] still no presentation-layer dedupe of albums

2010-01-28 Thread Phil Leigh
chroma;511331 Wrote: Lets get down to actually solving the problem. Thanks I guess you know that your OP set the tone for this thread. There is no the problem - there is just your problem. Please will someone tell Chroma how to patch in his code into his installation (this will NEVER be a

Re: [slim] very slow scanning

2010-01-28 Thread Phil Leigh
Also, don't run Microsoft Security Essentials. The scan won't complete. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods)

Re: [slim] still no presentation-layer dedupe of albums

2010-01-28 Thread aubuti
chroma;508694 Wrote: I declare a $250 starting bounty on getting this done. ...maybe you need to increase the bounty -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread:

Re: [slim] very slow scanning

2010-01-28 Thread Siduhe
Phil Leigh;511361 Wrote: Also, don't run Microsoft Security Essentials. The scan won't complete. Ah, good point - although I thought that bug was fixed? (Or is that only in 7.5). -- Siduhe Who am I on 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/siduhe)? -Siduhe Loved Tracks radio got the thumbs up.

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread mortslim
Rather than worry about visuals, my sugggestion is on adding functionality. One feature on the LCD screen of my squeezeboxes which I find to be most helpful that adds to the listening experience is that when on the Now Playing screen, by clicking to the right, there is a new screen which adds

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread mortslim
Uh, oh, I have to apologize. I played around with iPeng just now and realized that it already has the feature I suggested. I guess this just shows that I shouldn't assume I can skip an app's help menu. It has good info ! All you have to do is hold your finger on the Now Playing screen and a

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread archinaut
With the extra screen space of the iPad it would be really nice to have the ability to choose different windows or information for the left/right or top/bottom halves of the screen. This way, for example, you could choose to keep a Now Playing window with album art on one side and either a file

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread pichonCalavera
The iPad sure opens up the possibilities since it has more screen estate. The main focus should be of course to act as a remote control, so browsing for albums and such should receive an overhaul, but it opens the way for more eye-candy too (fancier Now Playing screen). -- pichonCalavera

Re: [slim] very slow scanning

2010-01-28 Thread mbu10
well using 7.4.1 at the moment -- mbu10 mbu10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36186 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74599

[slim] 7.4.2 nearing release, need your help!

2010-01-28 Thread ChrisOwens
We're trying to release 7.4.2 shortly to fix two primary issues and a small number of lesser issues with Squeezebox Radio. 1) Alarm reliability 2) Network reliability The current 7.4.2 build is release-candidate quality (so it should be pretty safe to run, without major bugs). If you have some

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread pippin
panos_k75 Wrote: Look at itunes and the way it looks on the iPad...you can't go wrong with that, at least visually. Oh Yes, you can. It looks like iTunes, my #1 hated software of all. Not going to happen. -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com

Re: [slim] still no presentation-layer dedupe of albums

2010-01-28 Thread Chris Laplante
I'll match his $250. -Chris On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 1:57 PM, aubuti aubuti.45iren1264715...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com wrote: chroma;508694 Wrote: I declare a $250 starting bounty on getting this done. ...maybe you need to increase the bounty -- aubuti

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] SqueezeCommander 0.9 for Android

2010-01-28 Thread bobkoure
hunta;511222 Wrote: Isn't that what tinkering's all about? :-)Well, yes. One of the things you do when tinkering is -learn- - and one of the things I've learned from tinkering in the past is to -ask first- and see what other folks know about whatever I'm trying to do. -- bobkoure

Re: [slim] The competition is catching up and some surpassing Squeezebox...fast!

2010-01-28 Thread bobkoure
I'm having a hard time understanding why the server software should be the same for both video and audio, and why there shouldn't just be separate players. Want video? Install/run the video server software (optionally on the same server a music server is running on). The video player's probably

Re: [slim] iPeng on iPad - How should it look like?

2010-01-28 Thread Gerry123
I know I'm really old and everything but I just don't get the concept of an iPad. They say that touch is the way to go and for people with pianist fingers I guess that's right but if you have sausages for fingers as I have, touch just doesn't make any sense. I love iPeng on the iPod and all that

Re: [slim] The competition is catching up and some surpassing Squeezebox...fast!

2010-01-28 Thread Gerry123
usch;511267 Wrote: Video capability might not make the players more expensive, but the price for it would be even less development resources for the core components audio, SBS, and MySB. I'd rather have the known bugs fixed before they start implementing yet another feature. I know that

[slim] Playlist Name Changes by Itself

2010-01-28 Thread jwagner010
I am running 7.4.1 on a Synology NAS. I have one single playlist defined on the box called Rock it Out. The name of the playlist changes itself to Yahoo! News: Business after a few days. I change it back but then a few days later it is changed back to Yahoo! News: Business. What is going on?

Re: [slim] 7.4.2 nearing release, need your help!

2010-01-28 Thread benifex
I've been having some major connectivity problems--lots of dropouts. I'll give this a try and post about how I go. -- benifex benifex's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32798 View this thread:

Re: [slim] 7.4.2 nearing release, need your help!

2010-01-28 Thread WB3FFV
I'll load it up and give it a try.. -- WB3FFV WB3FFV's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17316 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74608