[slim] Possible to convert your favourites list to a playlist?

2011-07-20 Thread Gazjam
Possible to convert favourites.opml to a playlist? I know favourites is just meant for those favoured few songs..but over time my Favourites list has built up a fair bit! Is it possible in any way to convery it to a playlist that my SB Touch can play - as a playlist and not just individual

Re: [slim] How to export all my music as a text file?

2011-07-20 Thread DigitalMitch
I use Album Catalog Creator. thread:- http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74452 website:- http://acc.vanholt.nl/ It is more structured than a flat text file but provides a 'pretty' output. It takes a while (but less than an hour) to run on my 30,000 tracks. I then print as a .pdf

Re: [slim] How to export all my music as a text file?

2011-07-20 Thread erland
The Database Query plugin might also be an option if you want a simple text file. -- erland Erland Isaksson ('My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info)) (Developer of 'many plugins/applets' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/User:Erland). If my answer helped you and you like to encourage

[slim] SB3 Produces Nothing But Static

2011-07-20 Thread Wigster
Came back home last night, tried playing some music: all I got from by SB3 was extremely loud static. This is true of local files, BBC radio and podcasts, so everything and all formats. I've tried resetting the player, resetting the server (which sits on a Windows Home Server machine). I'm

Re: [slim] SB3 Produces Nothing But Static

2011-07-20 Thread toby10
Try a SB3 Xilinx Reset: Unplug power, press and hold down the one (1) button on the remote, plug power back in (while continuing to hold down the one button) -- toby10 toby10's Profile:

Re: [slim] Jailbreak my squeezebox?

2011-07-20 Thread toby10
Dontz;641759 Wrote: Yes, the objective is to use a USB (no external server) with the Touch. Strangely the menus on the Touch give the option of being connected to local -OR- being connected to Mysqueezebox.com but not both. If Touch is connected to Mysqueezebox you can use the remote control

Re: [slim] Rhapsody no longer plays on Squeezebox Classic

2011-07-20 Thread Matlock
Hokie, I have exactly the same problem. On July 12, 2011 Rhapsody made some change to their service that broke the playback on a wide range of systems. The SB Classic is one of the systems that is still broke. In reading it looked like SBS 7.5.5 and firmware 134 was supposed to fix this but for

Re: [slim] Controlling Spotify on SB Touch via browser

2011-07-20 Thread toby10
I don't use Spotify but I assume you can access the Spotify App on your laptop a number of ways as with the other Apps. Some laptop access points Full SBS server on PC/Mac/NAS: SBS web UI, remote SBS web UI, software player MySqueezeBox.com: Remote Control web UI, software player Touch's

Re: [slim] Rhapsody no longer plays on Squeezebox Classic

2011-07-20 Thread ghostrider
I upgraded for Rhapsody and did not experience any problems. Did you try an xilinx reset? Remove power and then restore power while holding the 1 button on the remote. -- ghostrider ghostrider's Profile:

Re: [slim] Jailbreak my squeezebox?

2011-07-20 Thread andynormancx
toby10;641816 Wrote: If you liked the MySB Remote Control then just run a software player on SBS, SoftSqueeze or SqueezePlay. He wasn't talking about the MySB Remote Control page, he was talking about the Squeezebox app running on an iPhone. -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of

Re: [slim] Squeezeboxserver on Linux broken

2011-07-20 Thread Phil Karn
My Squeezebox servers have been down for a week because of this most recent problem and I get the very definite impression that no one really understands what's wrong (I certainly don't). Perl is fine for its original purpose of running quickie, one-off scripts on text and system log files.

Re: [slim] Jailbreak my squeezebox?

2011-07-20 Thread toby10
andynormancx;641821 Wrote: He wasn't talking about the MySB Remote Control page, he was talking about the Squeezebox app running on an iPhone. ooops, I missed that part. Thanks. :) -- toby10 toby10's Profile:

Re: [slim] Squeezeboxserver on Linux broken

2011-07-20 Thread aubuti
Danny8;641739 Wrote: I might do the same, if I find one on my hard drive. I don't usually dig into the subversion repos just to get a working version. My next move is to boot a different Linux installation and see if that SBS is still working. No need to go to subversion. You can find the

Re: [slim] How to export all my music as a text file?

2011-07-20 Thread yerma
...or use MP3Tag and it's export list function... -- yerma SC 7.5.2 on QNAP TS-219P, 35k mp3, Duet / Boom / Radio 'last.fm' (http://www.lastfm.de/user/yermar) yerma's Profile:

Re: [slim] Possible to convert your favourites list to a playlist?

2011-07-20 Thread aubuti
favorites.opml is just a text file. Likewise, SBS playlists are simple text files. They are just in very different formats. So you could open up a copy of your favorites.opml in a text editor and do a series of intelligent search-and-replace operations and end up with a valid playlist file, which

Re: [slim] Rhapsody no longer plays on Squeezebox Classic

2011-07-20 Thread gtcharlie
I had the exact same problem with Rhapsody on Monday. Went and did an update on my slimserver software to the latest version, rebooted the classic, watched it update the firmware and everything now works fine. Hopefully this will work for you. -- gtcharlie

Re: [slim] Controlling Spotify on SB Touch via browser

2011-07-20 Thread nelamvr6
I do exactly what you're talking about, it's simple. On your laptop, just open your browser of choice. Then in the browser address bar type in: Server IP Address:9000 Replace Server IP Address with the IP address of the computer on which Squeezebox Server is running. and you should be looking

Re: [slim] Ripping to FLAC and making a copy that works with ITunes

2011-07-20 Thread bobkoure
Yet another vote for dbPowerAmp and MP3Tag. As to whether you want to leave your current iTunes files in AAC or convert, IMO depends... FLAC, PCM (Wav), and MP3 are decoded on the player. That means that the server is lightly loaded when handling these formats (not as simple as 'just pass the

Re: [slim] Ripping to FLAC and making a copy that works with ITunes

2011-07-20 Thread bobkoure
Apesbrain;640695 Wrote: That depends on whether you can get beyond your belief that there is something deficient about how iTunes does the same thing. I'm not sure iTunes does an AccurateRip (or something like it - no reason they couldn't as I'm sure apple has all the CRC data necessary).

Re: [slim] How to export all my music as a text file?

2011-07-20 Thread bobkoure
aubuti;641708 Wrote: I guess I shouldn't really be surprised that the strategy of wearing down the claimant is practiced by insurance companies around the world, but really Here in the US, the way to reduce this is to buy insurance through an independent agent as they have more clout to

[slim] Classic remote control

2011-07-20 Thread AllanB
Hi Everyone, been some time but still enjoying my SB Classic's. The problem is that as the remote controllers are getting older 2 of them have stopped working and I only have one left. Does anyone know anywhere in the UK where I can buy a couple of spare remotes? -- AllanB

Re: [slim] Rhapsody no longer plays on Squeezebox Classic

2011-07-20 Thread hokie
I tried the Xilinx reset of my SB3 and still have the same problem. Also tried upgrading SBS to 7.6.0-32741 with the same results (similar to Matlock). Thinking I may just file a bug against 7.6 beta to see if it can be resolved more quickly than against the 7.5.5 stream... -- hokie

Re: [slim] Rhapsody no longer plays on Squeezebox Classic

2011-07-20 Thread gtcharlie
Not sure what version I upgraded to that worked. Just did the automatic update from the slimserver icon in the system tray. I will check when I get home from work. -- gtcharlie gtcharlie's Profile:

Re: [slim] Classic remote control

2011-07-20 Thread aubuti
The good news is that you can use the infrared that comes with the Touch, which is also available as a separate item from Logitech in many countries. The bad news is that the UK doesn't appear to be one of those countries. If you can somehow get your hands on a Touch remote, that would be the

Re: [slim] Classic remote control

2011-07-20 Thread gtcharlie
Not sure if you have access to an itouch, ipad, or iphone but if you do for less than 10 bucks you can get an app, ipeng or squeezepad (ipad only), which work extremely well. Logitech even has a free app which is very basic but gets the job done better than the old remote that comes with the

Re: [slim] Possible to convert your favourites list to a playlist?

2011-07-20 Thread Gazjam
excellent...cheers. -- Gazjam Gazjam's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18604 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88893 ___

Re: [slim] Possible to convert your favourites list to a playlist?

2011-07-20 Thread aubuti
Gazjam;641877 Wrote: But no plug-ins or utilities to do it automatically? None that I am aware of, but it seems like it would be pretty easy for someone with knowledge of a scripting language such as perl. According to 'this thread' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48734), it

Re: [slim] Squeezeboxserver on Linux broken

2011-07-20 Thread Pank
I have perl 5.12 as well Code: ss4200:intel:[~] $ pacman -Qi perl Name : perl Version: 5.12.3-1 URL: http://www.perl.org Squeezebox works: Code: ss4200:intel:[~] $ pacman -Qi

Re: [slim] Squeezeboxserver on Linux broken

2011-07-20 Thread Danny8
Thanks for the link, aubuti. I had forgotten about that URL. The .rpm link posted earlier by Ron (Vortexbox site) works with my Fuduntu rig. (Fedora core 14 based distro.) Thanks, Ron! In reference to pablolie's comment, I also recommend Ubuntu (or an Ubuntu derivative such as Mint Linux) to

Re: [slim] Controlling Spotify on SB Touch via browser

2011-07-20 Thread jclyle
This works fine, thanks! nelamvr6;641853 Wrote: I do exactly what you're talking about, it's simple. On your laptop, just open your browser of choice. Then in the browser address bar type in: Server IP Address:9000 Replace Server IP Address with the IP address of the computer on

Re: [slim] Squeezeboxserver on Linux broken

2011-07-20 Thread Danny8
Hi, Pank. I spent a lot of time looking at Arch Linux, but I've moved elsewhere. I'm not very skilled in the compiling and building of software packages. Of course, I don't have to with Arch (but knowing how to helps). I was able to install squeezeboxserver from the AUR using yaourt. I want to

Re: [slim] Squeezeboxserver on Linux broken

2011-07-20 Thread Danny8
If Danny8 is outdated by the time you read this, Replace Danny8 with the name of someone who knows what he is doing. -- Danny8 #8194; Heh, heh. It said: # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE. #8194; Danny8's Profile:

Re: [slim] Classic remote control

2011-07-20 Thread toby10
In a pinch the SB3/Classic will also recognize JVC_DVD IR codes, including from a programmable IR remote with such JVC_DVD IR codes. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View

[slim] Play music via laptop

2011-07-20 Thread paul44birch
Hi I have squeezebox server set up on a PC which feeds a number of players around my house (Transporter, radion, duet). I have now set up an office in another room in the house and work from my laptop. Is there a way to connect to play my flac files through my laptop? I do have all my music

Re: [slim] Play music via laptop

2011-07-20 Thread aubuti
Install one of the Squeezebox software players on your laptop, and then connect to the SB server as if it were a Squeezebox. Squeezeplay is probably the easiest to use, and it uses the same interface as the Touch and Radio. Download it from http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/?ver=7.5 --

Re: [slim] Play music via laptop

2011-07-20 Thread paul44birch
Thanks aubuti but which one do I download? I am not a techie and there is a long list of options. My PC runs windows 7 -- paul44birch paul44birch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37318 View this

Re: [slim] Play music via laptop

2011-07-20 Thread aubuti
Au contraire. If you're running SBS with multiple Squeezeboxes then you're plenty techie enough :-) For Windows you want the one that says SqueezePlay: Windows Executable Installer. The filename is SqueezePlay-setup.exe -- aubuti

Re: [slim] Play music via laptop

2011-07-20 Thread garym
paul44birch;641913 Wrote: Thanks aubuti but which one do I download? I am not a techie and there is a long list of options. My PC runs windows 7 Scroll down toward bottom of list. There is only one squeezeplay for windows. -- garym

Re: [slim] Spotify invitation

2011-07-20 Thread hdmkv
Hi TCM, maybe I'm getting dinged for being a new forum member, but I don't see a way to send PM's. So, can I just request a Spotify invite... my e-mail is bupadhyay at hotmail . com Thanks! -- hdmkv hdmkv's Profile:

Re: [slim] Classic remote control

2011-07-20 Thread rbz5416
Have a look towards the bottom RHS of this page: http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/349/4876 It's fairly common for the IR emitter in the remote to suffer from a bad contact. You can test this by looking at it through a digital camera. The emitter will glow when operated viewed through the camera.

Re: [slim] Play music via laptop

2011-07-20 Thread paul44birch
Thanks I've figured it out and it works just fine. -- paul44birch paul44birch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37318 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88903

Re: [slim] Classic remote control

2011-07-20 Thread aubuti
rbz5416;641931 Wrote: Have a look towards the bottom RHS of this page: http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/349/4876 Good find. I tried looking the way it's found on the US site, which is by going to the Touch support page, then Replacement Parts, the problem being that the UK site doesn't have a

Re: [slim] Spotify invitation

2011-07-20 Thread TCM
hdmkv;641922 Wrote: Hi TCM, maybe I'm getting dinged for being a new forum member, but I don't see a way to send PM's. So, can I just request a Spotify invite... my e-mail is bupadhyay at hotmail . com Thanks! I've sent an invitation now -- TCM 'Last.fm: ThisCharmingMan'

Re: [slim] Classic remote control

2011-07-20 Thread rbz5416
You're surely not expecting any kind of consistency across Logitech sites? [image: http://forums.slimdevices.com/images/icons/icon10.gif] -- rbz5416 rbz5416's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12089

Re: [slim] SB3 Produces Nothing But Static

2011-07-20 Thread Wigster
Genius. Worked. Thanks! -- Wigster Wigster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14899 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88896

Re: [slim] Classic remote control

2011-07-20 Thread kidstypike
AllanB;641862 Wrote: Hi Everyone, been some time but still enjoying my SB Classic's. The problem is that as the remote controllers are getting older 2 of them have stopped working and I only have one left. Does anyone know anywhere in the UK where I can buy a couple of spare remotes? Last

Re: [slim] SlimCtrl 1.3 out now

2011-07-20 Thread JIJ3
Anyone know whether SlimControl will work now (or in future versions) on a Windows Phone 7? I'm using it now with Windows Mobile 6.5 and love it, but its time to upgrade phones. Thanks -- JIJ3 JIJ3's Profile:

[slim] sad day - dead SliMP3

2011-07-20 Thread twylie
had a lightning storm this afternoon that freaked out some of my networking and my original SliMP3 from nearly a decade ago looks like a casualty. It's stuck on Initializing... which from my searches indicated a flaked out microcontroller. All previous events like these were handled by

[slim] Server will not start with Lion

2011-07-20 Thread bobpenn
Just updated to Lion. When I launch Squeezebox server it tries to start up but then stays stopped. I was using the latest version, and downloaded it again and reinstalled, just to be sure. What is happening? -- bobpenn

Re: [slim] SB3 Produces Nothing But Static

2011-07-20 Thread Danny8
I've experienced this twice, maybe three times, on my Squeezebox 3. Each time it happened while I was listening to the radio. It just happened, no reason. It is -*very jarring,*- to say the least. For this reason, I try to keep my Squeezebox volume in the 80% range #8210; to limit speaker

Re: [slim] Server will not start with Lion

2011-07-20 Thread Michael Herger
Just updated to Lion. When I launch Squeezebox server it tries to start up but then stays stopped. I was using the latest version, and downloaded it again and reinstalled, just to be sure. What is happening? Which server version? Anything in server.log? -- Michael