throw SS, and it may well be that the different files are
different in this respect.
HTH
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Might you have McAfee virus scanner? -it needs to be told not to scan
the database files.
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ANYbody can write into the wiki. Even you! If you feel strongly, add it
yourself, though I'd suggest its probably up to the plugin writer to
decide when its worth adding (already had such an exchange with
SlimFX's author).
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s reported in that bug, and you should
add your details as that will help someone fix it and also notify you
when something is done.
In any case, are your WAV files being transcoded to FLAC (that would be
the default, AFAIK)?
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> Does anyone know whether channel changes might help this, or should I
> move the router closer to the SB3?
There is a very good chance that changing channel would work. Why don't
you just try it?
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Operating System?
Browser?
Slimserver version?
Can you see Slimserver in your running process list?
... would do for a start...
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from another
computer.
If that doesn't work, you may have IP address blocking turned on in
Server settings/security. Or you have a firewall problem on either or
both computers.
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ever does, it will almost certainly say that you have a right to make
copies of a CD you *own* to play in various devices.
Once you've sold it you don't own it any more.
YMMV
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Have a really good look with mp3tag or similar...
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right order when looked
at alphabetically, eg by having "01 - Songname.flac" as the file name
(this also has the advantage that songs will show up in the right order
in your file system browser). You can almost certainly persuade mp3tag
to do this to your whole library in one action.
If you're not using MBF then SS will look at the tags. If you're not
getting the order you expect then look closely at the tags. As you have
mp3s, do you perhaps have multiple tag types in your files?
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Here's a thread with a similar issue, see if any of the suggestions in
here help...
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31941
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plenty but you are obviously not getting that.
Might there be a new source of interference nearby? Try a different
channel on the wireless.
And yes, the network light will flash all the time that the SB has
power to it, it is always communicating with the server even if not
playing.
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Yes, yes, and yes.
Server performance is unlikely to be an issue as it is not very hard to
transcode FLAC to WAV. But WAV demands more network throughput...
Other issues? Only that FF/REW won't work if you are transcoding at the
server...
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ly plays FLAC and looks nice, though it
may not pass your low-footprint test.
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Is there perhaps a playlist which references these files? Possibly the
"now playing" playlist for one of your players? Try giving each player
(including any softsqueezes) a completely fresh album to play from your
flac collection, then do a full clear and rescan.
HTH
Here's a helpful commentary on Vista upgrades for anyone thinking of
going that way...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6407419.stm
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Version: 6.5.1 - 10440 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252
Win XP Pro SP2
Manual start for slimserver using Slimtray.
Port 9000
I've downloaded the patched Slimtray and it seems to be fine - handles
steady at 75, nothing obviously broken. Memory usage now 6.6M.
0k to 93,208k
Slimtray: 6,672k to 7,952k
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ibrary of a couple of albums to eliminate any other
issues like port conflicts or dodgy plugins.
Once you have SS running properly its time to look at the rest, like
your iTunes connection and getting the SB to connect.
ot;automatically run at system start".
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a point, but the tracks will be added to the database if
you do this - you'll need to do a full clear and rescan to get rid of
them afterwards (though you could do this on a scheduled scan, say 2:00
every morning, to clean up...)
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isplaced zeroes here ... the ethernet
interface on the SB has a max of 100 Mbits/sec, or around 12
Mbyte/sec.
50 Mbits/sec, or 50,000 kbits/sec, is a more likely result...
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That sounds like a question for slim support, not this (user) forum.
Try emailing them...
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What happens if you disable the iTunesUpdate plugin?
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out to a small separate test library and then run some tests just on
that (will be quicker, and log files will be a lot shorter). Run a
scan with -d_scan set and catch the output, look for messages about
missing/corrupt/whatever files for clues.
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ack to the device.
Thats just the way it is. Anything else would be a completely different
device.
The fix is to get a meatier server - all the NAS devices seem to be
pretty limited. You might be able to improve performance with a memory
upgrade?
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scanning that is going on.
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u are then
transcoding to MP3 and deleting the WAVs (this is what EAC does).
So you are left with playlist files pointing to WAV files that don't
exist. Delete the playlist files and all will be well.
Just a theory, of course...
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turn d_source debugging on (server settings - debug)
and try to play something - then look at the log file (link on the same
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ow up in each of the two different
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allow you to eliminate some or all of the files, the link
from server to SB, the DAC and the cable as being at fault.
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So, start IE separately and then point it at http://localhost:9000 -
does that work?
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So that sounds like slimserver isn't running. Is it showing up in the
list of tasks in task manager?
If not, try starting from a command prompt window... this way you will
also see any error messages there might be on startup.
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Note that MySQL isn't working - also that you have McAfee running. There
are several threads here where McAfee has been reported as stopping this
running - the fix IIRC is to tell McAfee to ignore certain file types
used by MySQL...
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Try http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?DeveloperGuide
Also have a look at some of the existing plugins which create playlists
(which is what I think you need to do).
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, then the SB
will be uncompressing it to give you an analog signal, then your device
will be compressing it again. This will nearly always give bad results.
There is no significance to the exact bit rate you compress to.
Does this device not have the ability to transfer mp3 files directly?
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vide helpful info to the devs so they
can try to fix it (especially important if they *think* they've fixed
it).
And if it really doesn't work at all you can always go back...
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digital music player that doesn't have the
capability of downloading mp3 files completely escapes me!
- BTW, is it one of these?
http://www.engadget.com/2005/03/09/pogos-radio-your-way-lx-radio-centric-dap/
If so it seems to have an SD card facility, if you have
to boring details like facts are
the ones most likely to succeed...
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ble to pick a file off the disc and serve
it to the network, which is after all what they were designed for.
Running a relational database and PERL is a bit tougher, especially on
memory but also pure CPU.
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Look for the very small "settings" button floating top right above the
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But FLAC is AFAIK the highest priority for SB2/SB3.
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appreciate some authoritative comments on how the
database might be tunable for better performance, if that really is the
bottleneck.
TIA
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Or is the best bet for slick PC performance going to be a CLI-based
tool (Moose, Slimremote, ..) ?
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Have you read the thread about vista and the things people are having to
do?
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connected to router (if this is your
preference: its logically the same as connecting wirelessly via the WAP
to the network)
- PC also connects directly to router
Why make it any harder?
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play something?
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#x27;t expect any. But it does find the
artist - if I click the artist name I get taken to the album and thence
to the songs. I think this is correct.
Is this what's happening to you?
This is with "Group Compilation Albums together" and "list Albums by
all
ent cables
All IMHO, of course.
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least, highly contentious.
Your experiment is rather like one which is looking for the presence of
a blue colour in some chemical reaction, by taking photos with a
black-and-white camera...
IMHO.
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r experiment doesn't prove a
whole lot except that bits get from A to B over SPDIF links. Doesn't
help anyone decide whether to use one link rather than another, or to
get a Transporter, or a digital mod for an SB...
IMHO.
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It changes when you press "Now Playing". If you want to remove some or
all of the options, go to Player Settings - Basic - Now Playing
Information and change each setting you don't want to (blank).
Or just press Now Playing a few times...
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uff on the display - but no-one wants a remote with 500
buttons on it. So buttons have to be overloaded.
If you don't like it, its *really* easy to change the config so you
just have one or two valid options to cycle through...
IMHO
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copying that...
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a lot of
confusion.
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at talking to Slimserver. If it doesn't, you
might want to confirm that there is no firewall on the QNAP getting in
the way, or at least if there is that the rightports are opened.
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Start by having a look at the Home / Technical Information / Help /
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remote support a JVC DVD player?
If so that would be your easiest solution.
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ripping.
I'd try re-ripping if I were you.
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applies at all times, however: if you like the
sound of what you have, why change it?
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ge... yes, you could buy something slightly cheaper after you arrive
but why bother?
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our local slimserver and less to SqueezeNetwork?
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an about how you'd like it to work. But be aware
that some such requests sit there for a long time! Your best bet of
getting something done quickly is to write a plugin, or to persuade
someone else that this is what they've always wanted so they write it
for you...
H
price to come down.
So should they introduce an intermediate product? Well, my guess is
that they will sooner or later - but more likely later, why cannibalise
$2000 sales when they are there to be had?
IMHO.
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Odd, it works for me as you would like it to. What version, exactly, of
the software are you using? (look in the web interface, Server Settings
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been made to run Slimserver, and how people did it.
If its not too late you may want to look at the returns policy on that
disc, though...
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nd try the latest nightly 6.5.3 which has all the latest fixes
in it.
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suggest you raise this in the Third
Party Plugins board. I'm not overfamiliar with this plugin, but my
guess is that you have it configured differently for the two players.
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Serves you right for being half hearted about this. Listen in the
dark!
Alternatively - use a wireless PDA as remote?
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Try the SQLYog tool. It and other options are discussed in this
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the PS with a linear unit.
However, if you've found an acceptable workaround then I'm sure you
won't bother with any of these things...
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the wire from PS to SB, and more or less eliminated it by changing from
the stock Switching PSU to a Linear one. See the audiophile board for
many threads on Linear PSUs!
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codes in the Player Settings/Remote ?
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Try Softsqueeze (look under "Help" on the web interface home page).
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MusicIP Mixer will do what you want. Also has some cute integrations
available with slimserver as a bonus.
Alternatively foobar2000 but be prepared to have to work to customise
the UI.
Tried winamp?
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I don't know how Vista handles this, but is it possible that DMA has
been turned off for that drive? I know that XP, if it spots "too many"
errors, will turn it off withut asking you, and that can really make it
work hard and slow.
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ht be useful!
What sort of error messages?
What were you doing at the time?
What happens if you use a different browser like firefox?
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s possible... if you have COMPOSER tags,
rename them to something else using mp3tag.
If none of that leads to any bright ideas then post back here with a
full listing of the tag set for a sample track...
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interface...
Where were you looking? Have you tried the default skin?
to
think through exactly how you want it to work in all the tricky corner
cases you probably haven't thought of yet!
I don't recall seeing htis one come up before though.
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