[slim] SB3 keeps switching off

2010-02-14 Thread dicy
Hi All My SB3 keeps losing power, it stays on for sometimes a minute sometimes 30 mins and then will just turn off suddenly. Only taking out the power lead and putting it in again will restore power. Has anybody got any ideas - i'm hoping there is a simple solution and that its not the power ada

[slim] I dont expect anyone to know the answer to this (except for andy) but here it goes..

2010-02-14 Thread mkanet
Okay, I know you guys are going to be EXTREMELY tempted to answer my question with a completely unrelated question; so, I ask kindly to please dont bother :) Anyway, I have finally made a big discovery in an issue I've had for several month. I always wanted to know why I started getting errors r

Re: [slim] Anyone have over 100,000 tracks in their library?

2010-02-14 Thread socistep
Some of these collections are massive! I wonder what % of 150k+ tracks are listened to :-) -- socistep socistep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18860 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.c

Re: [slim] Anyone have over 100,000 tracks in their library?

2010-02-14 Thread pippin
socistep;516989 Wrote: > Some of these collections are massive! I wonder what % of 150k+ tracks > are listened to :-) Well, @3h of listening per day that's about 9 years... -- pippin --- see iPeng, the Squeezebox iPhone remote, at penguinlovesmusic.com ---

Re: [slim] Anyone have over 100,000 tracks in their library?

2010-02-14 Thread Mnyb
socistep;516989 Wrote: > Some of these collections are massive! I wonder what % of 150k+ tracks > are listened to :-) Must be some OCD regarding collecting/downloading :-) I have 1785 albums 22500 tracks, I have heard 99% of it, I'm in my 40's . I have managed to buy the same CD twice ? 20

Re: [slim] Anyone have over 100,000 tracks in their library?

2010-02-14 Thread garym
socistep;516989 Wrote: > Some of these collections are massive! I wonder what % of 150k+ tracks > are listened to :-) As one of those with 100k+ tracks, I have to explain to my friends and family that think I'm crazy ("how could you ever listen to all those songs?"), for me it is about having th

[slim] CNET: SB Radio - 10 Must-Have Gadgets

2010-02-14 Thread jimzak
http://reviews.cnet.com/must-have-gadgets/?tag=smallCarouselArea.0 -- jimzak http://zzzone.net http://have-a-nice-day.org http://www.last.fm/user/zzzoneDOTnet http://somethingsomethingsomething.net Ripper: dBpoweramp Server: SBS 7.4.1 on dedicated Atom-based nettop running Windows XP SP3 Musi

Re: [slim] SB3 keeps switching off

2010-02-14 Thread upstatemike
I had the exact same problem with an SB3 some months back and assumed the hardware had gone bad. Eventualy, after removing it from my SB Server then adding it back and restting all settings again it went back to normal and I have not had a problem since. Sorry I don't know exactly what step in the

Re: [slim] Anyone have over 100,000 tracks in their library?

2010-02-14 Thread iPhone
pfarrell;516844 Wrote: > iPhone wrote: > > I have a little over 187K tracks in FLAC (about 16890 CDs). > > Wow, that is huge. > > Way back when I was in an internet music company, we ripped 10,000 CDs > and had a hard time finding more to rip. We ended up with about 40,000 > CDs, but that was v

Re: [slim] Anyone have over 100,000 tracks in their library?

2010-02-14 Thread iPhone
pippin;516991 Wrote: > Well, @3h of listening per day that's about 9 years... I listen to 8 to 12 hours of music per day. And usually watch at least one movie. I really enjoy my music. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-02-14 Thread fphredd
Newest Track Counts: SBS (x2): 43723 MediaMonkey: 43723 ACC 3.1.2:43720 99.9931% Do we bother? I know I'd love to track it down, but I think at 99.9931% accuracy, it's probably not worth your time. Is it possible for the Reference to be set up without the year column? Can I substitute

Re: [slim] Anyone have over 100,000 tracks in their library?

2010-02-14 Thread Pat Farrell
iPhone wrote: > I have been buying CDs since about 1983. I am kind of a Techno Junkie > so when CD Players came out, I had to have one. I didn't get one until about 85. Late adopter, I guess. I used to go to the one Tower Records downtown DC to shop. Went through two CD jukeboxes before I got sma

Re: [slim] Anyone have over 100,000 tracks in their library?

2010-02-14 Thread iPhone
longhornalum;516931 Wrote: > So it's probably windows home server that is slowing everything down. > Those of you with the large libraries, does ipeng and the controller > respond almost instantaneously or is there a delay when searching > through genres or other categories? If there is a delay

[slim] Does Sound Card on Computer Matter?

2010-02-14 Thread sawdin
I'm new to PC audio and plan on purchasing a SB Touch or Duet when I relocate in the summer. I just purchased a new Dell XPS system and it comes w/ a rather low-fi integrated sound card (Realtec HD Audio w/ Creative's THX Tru Studio PC software). When using a SB product, doesn't the base unit or

Re: [slim] Does Sound Card on Computer Matter?

2010-02-14 Thread Pat Farrell
sawdin wrote: > If yes, doesn't that mean my > soundcard has no effect on the quality of what I hear when using a SB > product? Yes, the sound card has zero impact. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slim

Re: [slim] Does Sound Card on Computer Matter?

2010-02-14 Thread Mnyb
Yes soundcard is i irrelevant, the sbs software is a server, uses you network the data is made to sound in your squeezebox. In fact this is one of the points with an squeezebox system :-) Server needs no working audio at all -- Mnyb

[slim] Playing from Both Computer and Squeezebox Boom

2010-02-14 Thread SethLBenson
Hello, I've just started digging into some of the remote play options of my Squeezebox boom. For instance, I just figured out how to remotely start playing music on the Squeezebox from my computer using the Web Remote Control. My issue is this. I would like to play music on the squeezebox (which

Re: [slim] Playing from Both Computer and Squeezebox Boom

2010-02-14 Thread killerno
I use Softsqueeze on my eee as a player atm in my office. It works well and it can be synchronized with other players from the web interface. http://softsqueeze.sourceforge.net/ -- killerno killerno's Profile: http://

[slim] Streaming question

2010-02-14 Thread cjhabs
Hi Couldn't find the answer to this - hopefully someone can shed some light. I have Squeezebox Server Version: 7.4.1 - r28947 running under Ubuntu Karmic. I have a Squeezebox 3 connected to my audio system. I have a Ubuntu Karmic laptop. I wish to play a CD in my laptop through the audio system,

Re: [slim] Anyone have over 100,000 tracks in their library?

2010-02-14 Thread socistep
I have approx 17,000 tracks in my collection, I probably buy 50-60 cd's a year and try to collect as much 'old' music as possible. The main focus for me currently is making sure the collection is tagged as accurately as possible and then creating playlists that will free the music ! -- socistep

Re: [slim] Streaming question

2010-02-14 Thread aubuti
Check out the CD Player plugin (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47288). I've never used it myself because my SB server is hidden away, but it appears to be just what you're looking for. You can install it via SBS's Extension Downloader if you have enabled 3rd Party Plugins. -- au

[slim] Uploading music

2010-02-14 Thread ste1200
Hi, I'm sure I read somewhere that you can upload your music to a site to save you turning your pc on to play your music through your Squeezebox Boom, but I can't find the info again, can anyone help please ? Thanks in advance Ste -- ste1200

Re: [slim] Uploading music

2010-02-14 Thread iPhone
ste1200;517078 Wrote: > Hi, I'm sure I read somewhere that you can upload your music to a site > to save you turning your pc on to play your music through your > Squeezebox Boom, but I can't find the info again, can anyone help please > ? > > Thanks in advance > Ste LaLa and other Music Locker

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-02-14 Thread SilverRS8
fphredd;517036 Wrote: > Newest Track Counts: > > SBS (x2): 43723 > MediaMonkey: 43723 > ACC 3.1.2:43720 > > 99.9931% > > Do we bother? I know I'd love to track it down, but I think at 99.9931% > accuracy, it's probably not worth your time. > > Is it possible for the Reference to be s

Re: [slim] Uploading music

2010-02-14 Thread aubuti
Take a look at the MP3Tunes app. It's not free, but I think there is a free trial period. I tried it out a couple years ago and found it slow and less than reliable. Not worth paying for in my opinion, but you may think otherwise. -- aubuti --

Re: [slim] Anyone have over 100,000 tracks in their library?

2010-02-14 Thread iPhone
I average 2 free CDs a month from the shop I visit most. One gets a free CD every time one buys 15 CDs so I guess I average about 30 to 35 CDs a month. Buying has actually gotten more active after buying a Squeezebox. Once ripped, I don't have to mess with finding the one I'm thinking/looking for

Re: [slim] Streaming question

2010-02-14 Thread bpa
It's not clear whether you have one or two Ubuntu systems. The CDplayer plugin will only work if Squeezebox Server is running on the laptop with the CD drive. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php

[slim] perfmon: 10 second lags

2010-02-14 Thread Leigh
So I'm trying to troubleshoot the laggy problems I'm having recently. I have no problems with the network tests, I can stream 5000 kb/s, the max setting, 99%. What is happening is I'll click on a song or change the volume or whatever from the web interface and it will just sit there and not take

Re: [slim] Streaming question

2010-02-14 Thread cjhabs
bpa;517087 Wrote: > It's not clear whether you have one or two Ubuntu systems. > > The CDplayer plugin will only work if Squeezebox Server is running on > the laptop with the CD drive. I have 2 machines with Ubuntu - the SS server and my laptop. The cd is on the laptop. I want to stream from th

Re: [slim] Streaming question

2010-02-14 Thread cjhabs
aubuti;517077 Wrote: > Check out the CD Player plugin > (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47288). I've never used > it myself because my SB server is hidden away, but it appears to be just > what you're looking for. You can install it via SBS's Extension > Downloader if you have ena

Re: [slim] Streaming question

2010-02-14 Thread bpa
The CD drive must be on the same system as Squeezebox server as the app which plays the CD must go to CD driver level. The alternative would be using VLC to play the CD on VLC and stream the output to a http stream - you will get no control over the CD except via VLC and between changes you may

Re: [slim] Streaming question

2010-02-14 Thread aubuti
cjhabs;517094 Wrote: > I have 2 machines with Ubuntu - the SS server and my laptop. Sorry, that wasn't apparent to me from your original post. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=20

[slim] Squeezebox malfunction 25% of time??

2010-02-14 Thread spudjoe
Hi all, thanks for being there! Just bought mine last week, and works great most of time! Problem is, about 25% of time, after moving unit and plugging it in, when pushing on button, the welcome screen says "home" on upper left corner, then has other headers below listing like "my music", "setting

Re: [slim] Squeezebox malfunction 25% of time??

2010-02-14 Thread JJZolx
Which model of Squeezebox are you talking about? -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75267 _

Re: [slim] Squeezebox malfunction 25% of time??

2010-02-14 Thread johnas
spudjoe;517107 Wrote: > Hi all, thanks for being there! Just bought mine last week, and works > great most of time! Problem is, about 25% of time, after moving unit and > plugging it in, when pushing on button, the welcome screen says "home" > on upper left corner, then has other headers below li

Re: [slim] Squeezebox malfunction 25% of time??

2010-02-14 Thread bpa
Look at Radio Settings/Advanced/Diagnostics to see if there are any problems indicated. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread

Re: [slim] Squeezebox malfunction 25% of time??

2010-02-14 Thread spudjoe
Hi al, thanks for the replies thusfar. Mine is simply the Squeezebox radio(the one on sale at Best Buy this week and also in which battery pack is being released soon??). I checked diagnostics and advanced and such, and the info on that page are correct. I am sort of glad that someone else has exp

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-02-14 Thread slydog75
I'm getting an error 3716: Saftey settings on this computer prevent accessing a data source on another domain. I'm running AAC on the same PC as Squeezebox server. Here is my my.tt file "# $Id$ # # Squeezebox Server specific MySQL Server config. [mysqld] innodb skip-locking # If you want to

Re: [slim] Streaming question

2010-02-14 Thread cjhabs
bpa;517098 Wrote: > The CD drive must be on the same system as Squeezebox server as the app > which plays the CD must go to CD driver level. > > The alternative would be using VLC to play the CD on VLC and stream the > output to a http stream - you will get no control over the CD except > via V

Re: [slim] Streaming question

2010-02-14 Thread cjhabs
cjhabs;517125 Wrote: > I couldn't work out how to share the audio cd over nfs anyway. > Could you provide a little more detail on what I need to do on the > Slimserver side to configure this VLC solution please? > > Thanks - much appreciated! > > Chris Update - not much progress - on the Squee

Re: [slim] Streaming question

2010-02-14 Thread cjhabs
cjhabs;517135 Wrote: > Update - not much progress - on the Squeezebox server I selected > Internet Radio -> tune in url and selected http://localhost:1234 > On VLC on the client laptop I popped in the cd, ran vlc, selected > "media -> streaming". > Input is audio disk /dev/sr0 - cdda:///dev/sr0 >

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-02-14 Thread SilverRS8
slydog75;517119 Wrote: > I'm getting an error 3716: Saftey settings on this computer prevent > accessing a data source on another domain. > > I'm running AAC on the same PC as Squeezebox server. Here is my my.tt > file > > "# $Id$ > # > # Squeezebox Server specific MySQL Server config. > > [

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-02-14 Thread SilverRS8
slydog75;517119 Wrote: > I'm getting an error 3716: Saftey settings on this computer prevent > accessing a data source on another domain. > > I'm running AAC on the same PC as Squeezebox server. Here is my my.tt > file > Don't configure any remote server server settings as the server is on th

Re: [slim] Enabling performance monitoring with 7.4.1

2010-02-14 Thread Mnyb
They have removed this feature from never versions ? I to liked this feature. pls can we have it back as an optional plugin ? -- Mnyb Main hifi: SB3 (soon to replaced by a Touch :) It is on preorder) Bedroom/Office: Boom Kit