To do it is quite simple.
...
Seems a bit Heath Robinson now I've written it down
Or you could just use SS 6.5.1 and set startup type to 'start
automatically on login' It's a lot simpler!
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I would not dream of having any Logitech equipment near my stereo.
So ... the logo on the box is more important than the quality of the
sound coming out of the box?
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But the point I was trying to make is, based on my experience of
Logitech products, I would not even contemplate buying an 'audio'
product from an outfit like Logitech.
Just for the sake of argument ... how much experience did you have
with Slim Devices products before purchasing a product from
Please have your antivirus (McAfee by chance?) ignore MY* files
If it is McAfee I had to uninstall it to get SlimServer to work
properly...
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ulvi;148843 Wrote:
I now reverted to 6.3.1 until a substantially more
stable release comes around.
Thanks for the help and suggestions.
You'd be much better off trying to find the problem instead of
dismissing 6.5. There's always plenty of people here willing to help.
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I hope Logitech understands what they have bought.
If you're interested in a postive example, I'm assuming that Logitec
purchased Harmony, and that's why the remotes are named Logitec
Harmony.
For me, congratulations to the Slim Devices people!
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I have to chip in and say that I was suffering the .MYI crashes quite
frequently.
I configured my virus scanner (Symantec) to ignore .MYI and .MYD files
along with the directory in which they're found.
The crashes continued so I wasn't convinced this was the cause.
However I uninstalled the virus
Here's one I'm looking at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16880100709I got a Harmony 880 (about $150 now from eCost.com. It's solved my multiple remote problems, though in all honesty my TV is a fit finicky, and I really should spend another half an hour figuring out some
Wasn't clear if gutted was playing local files in Winamp or streaming
from SlimServer?
It is possible that 'stream' SlimServer clients are not logged with
Last.FM, because stream clients aren't quite the same as real devices.
James
Do you have any virus scanners active? They can cause SlimServer to
crash.
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As I already said, you need to change the startup type.
iTunes Update does *not* work when SlimServer is running as a service,
but the new SlimTray app allows you to change this configuration by
changing startup type to 'automatically start on login'
James
The -a flag of ls is for 'all files' and is what displays the hidden
'dot files'
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I deleted itunesupdater1.9 and the delay has been solved. There seems
to be an issue for 1.9 synching with itunes (at least when running
6.5.1). [James is it possible that updater doesnt work with 6.5.1??)
Are you running SlimServer 'on startup' or 'on login'? Delays on track
gaps are the
Hmmm. Did someone say iTunes 7.0.1 ?
I'll be busy tonight...
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
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Alex,
iTunes Update is the plugin that doesn't work well with SlimServer as a
service (although there are workarounds).
If you had 6.3 running not as a service you should have no trouble doing
the same with 6.5 - the procedure is exactly the same.
Updated (and tested!) versions of LastFM,
None of my artwork is displayed in Slimserver (official
v.6.5). The new
way iTunes 7 stores artwork is apparently not supported by Slimserver
yet , but even my previously imported albums that have jpg's embedded
don't show any artwork.
I couldn't find a bug for the new 'Album Artwork'
Can someone explain what the adavantages are to using
the iTunes for the library instead of just using your disk library. I
used iTunes at first and then stopped. For one thing, I had to
remember to manually add each new directory into iTunes before
Slimserver could see it.
Using iTunes
OTOH, the cover
art never appears in Slimserver. But that's another matter.
I read that the cover art downloaded in iTunes 7 keeps all the artwork
in a separate artwork directory,
rather than in the files themselves or their directories?
I assume SlimServer doesn't (yet) know about this.
I
Yes, its in a different folder. But it doesn't keep the artwork as
JPEGs, but as ITC files. I have no idea what those are.
This should be helpful for the developers:
http://blog.skuldtek.com/2006/09/16/albumartworkxtractor-extract-album-a
rtwork-from-itunes-7/
A quick look at one of these files
Hmmm. The error message indicates no genres found, which means it can't
submit tags to LastFM.
It appears you will get these errors even if tag submission is off.
However I can't see what could have generated all the other errors.
I tried this myself with a track with no genres and it worked fine.
The missing string could explain why you don't see LastFM in the web
interface - are you using any non-EN languages?
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Well, I checked and the 'string' LASTFM isn't even used anywhere in the
plugin...
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Thanks James, I tried downloading the individual files and then files
started disappearing off the site with messages like showing 0 files,
show 5 dead filesI think I'll just wait with 6.3 until
the package
is available:)
Yes, the CVS web interfaces is confusing as it shows deleted
multiple delete of items from a playlist that is already open.
That's had an open bug for some time... There are arguments on both
sides...
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=62
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the plugin reverts to caching to a local file,
but it won't try again until you either to a manual submit or change
the autosubmit status.
It is supposed to resubmit when the timer runs out.
(The timer doubles each time submission fails, so it can become a very
long wait quite quickly.)
Do
Hi Dave,
You need to edit the Snow.pm file found in Server/Plugins.
Note that this is part of the SliMServer installation so any edits you
make will be overwritten next time you reinstall SlimServer,
So take a safe copy of it.
James
And please note also that the Slimserver is a free community project.
Not quite.
Slim Devices introduces SlimServer 6.3.1, our powerful and free Open
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Alex,
What happened when you tried it? Anything at all?
Do you have more than 1 squeezebox - The script below assumes only one
player.
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It will be interesting when Sean or Dean describe how the digital
inputs / outputs and selections will work on the Transporter. I
speculate that cement is still wet as these features can probably be
accomplished in software / firmware.
Perhaps you will find some clues in the 'Digital Input'
support in FW 59 and reason for it not being the latest is i have to
wait for the LastFM plugin to catch up.
Dougal,
What's up with the LastFM plugin?
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I seem to be missing password box with SlimServer_v2006-08-02.exe
Interesting. Someone said the same about the Sirius plugin recently.
I'll have to check it out tonight as I am a couple of days behind...
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Just because it's useful does not negate the facts that it is flimsy
and damage-prone.
It is? I've had mine for over 2 years and it's neither broken or worn!
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Yes, it's all this typing that does it.
But seriously does anyone think that the new transporter remote is going
to be an improvement - in shape at least?
It looks rather like a brick to me, and therefore I can't imagine it
being nicer to hold in the hand than the current one.
James
Hello all who sees this message! i'm beautiful, clever, charming
and lonely woman. i dream to get acquainted with the man for penpal and
more.
Sure ... but do you have a Transporter?
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Ahem:
The $1,999 (£1,079) player
Oh really?
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The $1,999 (£1,079) player
Oh really?
That's the writers exchange rate calculation. Paul announced it at
UKP1299, I think.
My point exactly!
Although adding 17.5% UK VAT means this is a pretty good deal as electronics
go...
James
Here's an old thread I started which tells you how to assign keys
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=16091
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My name is Kelly and im currently single, im look for the perfect guy,
Sure beats upgrading software and complaining about how SlimDevices
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wow...
its funny, there's two sides to this issue, and both are legit, in some
ways... but neither can see the other.
At last, a breath of sanity!
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There was a change in the split-scanner release that
A) stopped the plugin from getting track info
B) stopped displaying titles in the 'now playing' screen.
I've just posted a fix for A on my website, but B needs fixing in
SlimServer.
Until then you'll be able to see the track info in the LastFM
What is wrong with a good old fasioned DVD backup of your music? Sure it
will take a lot of disks, once it's backed up...thats it!
I reached the conclusion that a backup hard drive is the best
alternative. My music collection fits on a 250 gig drive with room to
spare. With some careful
I see this as well.
But isn't the problem that Firefox now caches page images to speed up
operation of the 'back' button?
As the Slim interface refreshes every 30 seconds this ramps up the
memory usage.
There's an option somewhere to turn this off...
James
I appologize if this topic has been addressed, but I didn't find
anything relevant after searching the forums. I am wondering how
squeezebox handles folders of playlists generated in iTunes.
I think that this is because of the way iTunes saves the playlist info
in the library file.
The
I recently got a pair of Dynamode homeplug devices (cheaper than the
Devolo) and they're fantastic.
I had constant problems with my server - router wireless connection
(squeezebox wired to router), mainly because there are 11 wireless
networks available in my flat. The homeplug network has solved
but my recent
upgrade from 6.1 to 6.2.2 has caused my itunes playlists to
lose their
contents, even though the playlist names are still visible on
my SB v3.
The fix seems to be to clear the value of Server
Settings-iTunes-iTunes Music Folder and rescan.
James
Giving up iTunes after all this time (about 3-4 years) is going to be
a big change for
me. ... Also any potential traps/things-to-watch-for for someone
coming from OSX iTunes?
It's not entirely clear what you mean but there is no need to ditch
iTunes when using SlimServer.
If you already
It is possible, but bear in mind the iTunes playlists you see in
SlimServer are just a snapshot of the playlists as they were when
SlimServer last scanned the library, i.e. they're not 'smart' any more.
If you've created new playlists in iTunes you need to run a library scan
to see them in
The SD remote is in fact that ONLY single use remote that I do still
use. It's small, simple, and I don't have to explain to
anyone how to use it.
So true. The only remotes I use are a phillips pronto and the sb remote.
The physical keys are nicer than the touch screen for controlling the
What will I need to do to turn off this VU display before
showing Caller ID information? My software talks to the Slim server
using
the command line interface. It issues a display command to show the
Caller ID
information.
One way would be to 'push' a new mode onto the player with your
Also, I'm intrigued with the Pandora-approved mash up
between Last.fm
and Pandora mentioned towards the end of the article. Anybody know
anything about that?
I think siduhe posted a link earlier in the week.
It's a web-based 'wrapper' on Pandora that submits to LastFM
Would be nice to do
Where do I save the followiTunes script to. Do I put it under the
Plugins folder?
If I recall correctly the script can be saved anywhere.
It's not a conventional plugin and uses the http interface of SlimServer
to control playback.
James
Take a look for FAAC or FAAD, I think Faad is the decoder.
I'm not sure if it would integrate with slimserver though.
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What's the CPU usage on the server like when playing?
Has the library scan completed?
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BTW, how did the original poster work out £2 a day for electricity costs for
their P4 server?
How much less is the NAS solution and why?
(thinking of setting up something similar myself, but a cheap PC seems much
more cost-effective and extensible than a NAS solution.)
James
I would raise a bug or search for an existing one.
I already raised a bug that tracks with accented filenames are not read
from iTunes.
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3073
I never tried playing the ones tagged with an accent but not in the file
name.
Could be the same problem as you
Whats going to happen at the end of the 3 months when the free trial
runs out though?
Find out at the end of May!
I don't think anyone has given an answer on this yet.
Can anyone who's signed up confirm what forms of payment Pandora takes?
James
On the WWW page (showing what's playing in the right frame) is
also the stream URL.
No, the LastFM Plugin web page.
There's a link to it on the left side of the SlimServer web home page
usually, or under the drop down menu in Fishbone.
The URL in the playlist never gets replaced
I also think it sounds pretty terrible even on the high bit-rate.
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Woe, what a mistake! Has anybody got a tip on how to hide the
SoftSqueeze remote?
I think you can move the remote on it's own by holding ctrl while you
clickdrag the remote.
James
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Are you using iTunes and/or do you have a lot of music containing
accented characters?
They are currently not appearing in 6.5 for me.
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Neil,
It sounds like perhaps the left side of the page is not refreshing when
you change the dropdown on the right hand side.
The link behind the button that you're clicking should have a player
parameter than indicates which one it will take action against.
Have you checked that this is the
I'm curious why PPC's with the
Telcanto app haven't gotten more traction.
I suspect because it's not free,
James
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If somebody wants to give me a helping hand developping a free
alternative, running on Windows, Linux, PocketPC, Zaurus and others...
http://www.herger.net/slim/detail.php?nr=912
But it would seem you have done it already!
James
I would be interested in knowing as well.
It seems to be easy to register with a fake address.
But I don't think any non-us based users have gone as far as signing up
for a subscription yet?
(If payment is only by credit-card its billing address would usually
have to match your registration
On windows, wordpad will do fine.
James
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Yes, you can enter a station name before the address, separated by a
semi-colon.
Eg.
My station;lastfm://artists/2384832.29839,28445.387464,3848596.11228394
Currently the whole string is displayed but at least the nickname goes
first.
I haven't got around to separating the two parts yet - it was
I hope everyone has joined the SlimScobbler group as well?
There we already have our own charts etc.
James
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Now, about that glossy remote ...
Isn't that just a protective sheet of plastic? It should peel off..
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This sounds great but where can I download a custom.map? IR
folder only
contains default,jvc_dvd, and Slim_devices_Remote.
I tried just copying and editing default.map but I dont know what to
edit it with--note pad looks like a mess with some square
boxes at the
end of functions
Thanks! I shall add these notes to my web page.
Don't you have to do
arrow_right = dead
arrow_right.single = whatever arrow_right was before
arrow_right.hold = lastfm_skip
To remove the initial command?
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Hi David,
You should enable the d_itunes debugging option and then force a rescan.
Then check the SlimServer log to see exactly what's going on...
James
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Nice! Pogue's a big name in the Mac world,
Really? I thought it was a pretty poor article technically.
Was anyone else amused by this line?
Four kinds of audio-output connectors are provided, including RCA (red
and white) and digital outputs (optical and coax).
James
I'm guessing this won't be available to non-US users beyond the free
trial?
You can lie on the registration about your location but then that won't
match up with your CC billing address.
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if for example...a non-geographic email address (e.g.
@gmail.com) and the only zipcode I know (90125 ;-) the
Pandora licensing hasn't been explicitly broken...
And how will you pay for the subscription required for the SlimServer
access?
A buddy who lives in the states or paypal?
I couldn't find any details about what methods of payment they take
without signing up.
Anyway, don't get me wrong, I think this is great news for SlimDevices!
This is exactly the sort of thing they need to differentiate from the
competition.
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510
Please vote for this - it really needs fixing and it seems like kdf has
identified the cause.
James
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Should work with any kind of SlimServer client.
James
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Wow. I'm impressed it works!
Unfortunately I don't think there's anything to be done about the delay
- the script checks what iTunes is doing once a second already, so I
guess most of the delay comes in from SlimServer cueing up the file and
any buffering done in the Squeezebox.
James
I have this problem myself - would be interested in knowing if there's a
solution...
My wireless SBG always needs restarting to see SlimServer.
SB2 wired to router reconnects by itself.
SS 6.2.2 on XP connected wirelessly to Linksys Router.
James
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day - it makes you wonder why we put so much effort into music when
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Raymond,
You can change the screensaver from both.
In SlimServer's web interface, go to player settings for the
appropriate player (if you have more than one), then scroll down to
screensavers.
It's in pretty much the same place in the player menus.
James
Robin Bowes Wrote:
Forgot to ask, who's we? i.e. what are you using your MT-1 for?
R.
We're an 8 piece soul band from Wakefield
www.the-solicitors-band.co.uk
I'll drop you an email with more details
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Sounds like this bug:
Now Playing out of sync with what's really playing
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510
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This won't help, but I've
used the Mac program Airfoil to redirect any audio from my Mac to an Airport
Express. Works real nice with Pandora.com.
Well,it would help if Pankaj had a Mac -we're getting
close!
James
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Ah ha!
http://www.nanocrew.net/2005/07/23/justeport-02/
windows tool to redirect to Airport Express- written
by the infamous DVD Jon...
http://www.nat32.com/nat32e/htm/radio.htm
windows tool for capturing soundcard
output
add the two together
Run Softsqueeze on theAirport
Don't worry it does occur on 6.2/Windows!
I have added my vote - always forget about that, although I wonder if
anyone ever looks at the votes?
James
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Yes, that did sound quite tricky. Also it doesn't seem to be possible to
capture the sound indefinitely, a time period is required.
Anyway, followiTunes is done as-is:
it's not supposed to be a plugin, because your SlimServer might not be
on the same machine as iTunes.
Really, installing Perl
The MSI should open in Windows installer and do everything
automatically.
http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePerl/Windows/5.8/ActivePerl-5.8.7
.815-MSWin32-x86-211909.msi
If you're on XP I think you should already have the right version of
Windows Installer.
I wouldn't recommend the .as
Ah! OK In theory...
Open up the script in notepad.
Firstly is the SlimServer host the same as your SlimServer host?
If not, you need to replace the $server_address variable with the
correct IP address.
Secondly, you need to enter the MAC Address of the squeezebox to control
in the $player
Correction !
Firstly is the SlimServer host the same as your iTunes host?
If not, you need to replace the $server_address variable with the
correct IP address.
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Hi Pankaj,
Unfortunately the followiTunes script is only written for Windows!
I think it also does the reverse of what you want - ie it makes
SlimServer play whatever iTunes is playing.
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Ah sorry, I had somehow got the impression you were a mac user from the
reference to airport!
I suppose it is what you want then, although the SB will actually be
playing music!
Therefore if you want to run the script you would need to install
ActiveState Perl (which is free),
Then you'd just
It's not entirely clear quite what you need here but...
Have you looked at the 'shadowplay' plugin? This allows you to control
remote SlimServer clients.
I'm not sure if it would work on a stream-only client though.
I also think it would be possible to write a plugin for controlling
iTunes from
The only real solution is to buy another squeezebox!
If this isn't an option it seems like you can still theoretically do it
2 ways...
1) stream Slimserver - iTunes - Airport Express. Control/view
SlimServer stream via (Shadowplay?) SlimServer plugin.
2) stream iTunes - Airport Express.
Matt,
On default at least, when using iTunes integration there is an 'iTunes
Podcasts' item on the home page player menus that goes directly to the
podcast list!
James
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I fell in love with Itunes music server and how EZ it is to arrange,
sort, create playlists quickly and intuitively with Roku. Now I am
painfully and excruciatingly trying to do the same in Slimserver, with
every mouse clicks result in webpage refresh, no way to sort,
alphabetize, group songs
I can play the standard xfm stream on windows media player
for mac, but not as a stream in iTunes. Could this be a LAME issue?
It's a wma stream so it's unlikely to work in iTunes!
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I know that there's an option to import m3u files to iTunes - have you
tried this with the SlimServer files? ( I've never used it myself.)
Alternatively my iTunesUpdate plugin can save the current playlist
directly to iTunes, as long as you're running both SlimServer iTunes
on the same XP box...
Unfortunately the guy who wrote the iTunes Update OSX code for me
couldn't get it to work on saving the playlists!
But as you're on OSX, have you seen this applescript to do what you're
asking?
http://www.balnaves.com/archives/2003/08/index.html
James
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