Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-06-08 Thread JoeMuc2009
puppydaddy wrote: > I too have a SB Classic which has just seemed to die on me. It was > working just fine until we had a power fluctuation and now it won't come > on. After going over the blog post linked at the beginning of the > thread, I can see that the red LED is flickering -- going on and

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic (SB3) Repair Considerations

2021-06-08 Thread puppydaddy
I too have a SB Classic which has just seemed to die on me. It was working just fine until we had a power fluctuation and now it won't come on. After going over the blog post linked at the beginning of the thread, I can see that the red LED is flickering -- going on and off multiple times per sec

Re: [slim] LMS Plugin Development

2021-06-08 Thread cliveb
OK, making progress. I decided that all I really needed to do was switch the Meridian 218 on & off with the Squeezebox player, so used Felix's PowerSwitchII as a starting point. I put my plugin into /usr/local/slimserver/Cache/Plugins, restarted LMS, and the new plugin is listed as installed in

Re: [slim] LMS Plugin Development

2021-06-08 Thread cliveb
mherger wrote: > > In the INSTALL.XML file for various plugins, I see an attribute > > containing a rather long hex number. > > What is the significance of this, and how do I generate an > appropriate > > ID for my plugin? > > It should be a unique string. I usually use > https://www.uuidgene

Re: [slim] LMS Plugin Development

2021-06-08 Thread Michael Herger
In the INSTALL.XML file for various plugins, I see an attribute containing a rather long hex number. What is the significance of this, and how do I generate an appropriate ID for my plugin? It should be a unique string. I usually use https://www.uuidgenerator.net to generate a UUID. _

Re: [slim] LMS Plugin Development

2021-06-08 Thread Paul Webster
It is optional - and leaving it out (like most 3rd-party plugins do I think) has no obvious bad effects. Paul Webster http://dabdig.blogspot.com author of \"now playing\" plugins covering radio france (fip etc), planetradio (bauer - kiss, absolute, scala, jazzfm etc), kcrw, supla finland, abc

Re: [slim] LMS Plugin Development

2021-06-08 Thread cliveb
mherger wrote: > Your best bet > probably is to find a plugin which does similar things to what you want > > to do, and go from there. *And ask questions here.* I spent a bit of time writing a simple Android app to try out the Meridian protocol, hence the delay in following up. But I'm now re