I feel I need to defend the Duets - I have had 4 since they were first
available and they never missed a beat other than on 2 occasions I had
to set them up again. Mine are all wired now (not Wi-Fi). I have 3
Touchs and had a screen fail on one (Logitech replaced the player foc
but Id be more
Plex and LMS run on pretty much everything, so it comes down to how much
time you have to build. I run a QNAP for plex and LMS with 90TB of
stuff. The QLMS package runs 8.3 fine.
You suggest you want off-site listening - whatever your NAS, do not
expose ports to web, or you will one day
Will you be contacting people who registered interest? Any outlook for
when they might be ready?
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In my experience, SB rebooting is usually the PSU dying and not able to
deliver sufficient power momentarily when the going gets tough. If you
still have the old SB3, try a different PSU..
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> Finally, I think i found perfect solution. Socat utility is the answer!
> I am using two instances:
> socat tcp-l:3483,fork,reuseaddr tcp:my-home-server.org:3483
> socat tcp-l:9000,fork,reuseaddr tcp:my-home-server.org:9000
>
> On the squeezebox device you enter the local
Been in the same situation. In all honesty, you are better getting a
Rpi with a USB drive for your music - and plug that into the network at
the 2nd place. Better performance, more reliable, and secure.
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Having a sort through storage, I found 2 brand new touch players
(unopened) and a radio. I'd forgotten that I stocked up on players a
few years back to make sure I had a lifetime supply! (I probably need
not have bothered because the players seem to last forever (sill got a
Slimp3 in the
Correct. Apparently he is ok but I never saw a reason. His business, but
a shame.
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My first email recommending SLIMP3 to a colleague was dated Jan 2003!
Testament to the quality, every SLIM/Squeeze box I ever bought still
works today (the original SLIMP3 is in the garage by the treadmill) - ok
I 've had to replace 3 or 4 power supplies, and had one faulty touch
replaced under
MrClive wrote:
Thanks Giza2020
I had looked at Rasberry PI, £30 is really appealing.
I don't suppose you have a kit list of what I'd need to run it. I'm a
bit of newbie when it comes to this.
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chipmalee wrote:
Question: How did you find the iHeartRadio list
(http://www.iheartradio.com/cc-common/iphone/station_list.xml;)?
I was so pissed when it stopped working that I trawled around for an
hour and eventually found a link in another forum - did not expect it to
work but it did.
PaulinPosset wrote:
..so I've ended up connecting the drive directly to the NUC.
If noise (of the drive) is an issue, a bigger msata to hold all your
music? It's not cheap, but it's silent, and with not much writing,
should be ok. I have one hooked up to an Odroid as a 'travelling' /
spare
This happened to me a couple of weeks ago with z100. I found all the
URL's for iheart (an iheart url serves up the list) and manually copied
the url into the favorite and it worked fine. That was when I was in
NY. I just tried from the uk and the list that was served up was
missing z100. What
Have a look here..
http://www.iheartradio.com/cc-common/iphone/station_list.xml
I'm listening to z100 NY now (from the UK).. shhh..
Search the XML file in the link for your station
each one has a section like this
Code:
-station
-ads_gateway_dart_url_v2
Iheart radio streams can be found here.
http://www.iheartradio.com/cc-common/iphone/station_list.xml
The ones I needed seem to work.. low bitrate (48k) AAC, but it works.
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So to get back to your original question re the touch replacement, a lot
of us bought a spare (or more) player. With Michael doing some
excellent work on 7.9, and having looked round at a lot of players, I
conclude that there is nothing around today to replace all that the
Squeezebox environment
StridingEdge wrote:
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My Touch was working perfectly until the scan started terminating after
a minute or so.
well, what changed? In my experience, scans usually fail because you
have a bad file - either bad tags, or a playlist that refers to deleted
or moved music. Did you look in
I read the other day that Windows 7 support ends in January 2015
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Well I was a bit miffed when last December LastFM insisted on a monthly
subscription for their streaming service and guessed then that it was
not long for the world. I hate internet subscriptions. No surprises
then when they send me a note confirming they are terminating the music
streaming
Thanks for the replies people. I think I'll giver Deezer and Spotify a
go for 3 months and see where we get to on usability. Will post back if
anything significant that I think might be of interest.
yeomanspc's
As title says, I am considering above services. Pros or cons anybody?
I have at least one of every model of player ever produced from SLIMP3
through to touch and radio still in use, and seldom use MSB.com. Do
either of the services have any specific current or longevity issues on
Just upgrade to 7.8 - been on various versions of that for a year or
more and it works just fine - including BBC iplayer. It's a shame they
stopped making the players, but you can still pick a few up either new
or used if you want more, or use RPi, Ipeng, Squeeze Commander as
players, or the
I still have 3 SB2 devices in remote corners of the house (workshop,
garage etc.) - great for what they do. I have been having (for quite
some time now) occasional problems with getting them to connect to LMS.
They power up, prompt for setup network, pick up an IP address (either
DHCP or
I moved my music folder to my NAS a while back. All is well from a
Squeeze standpoint. However, I was running Itunes on my PC with music
on the PC. So now iTunes cannot find the music.
If I re-load my library using iTunes, then it will also want to re-copy
all my music to my Ipods. Bad
Yes, you can tell it where the library is, but if the music files are
not stored in the iTunes library (there is no way i would let iTunes
manage my music files/tags/structure) then the library basically just
has a pointer to the physical location of the music file (this is an
entry for each and
Well I discovered the problem, and in the interest of helping others am
posting here. Thanks to Charles of Spicefly for his troubleshooting
guide
http://www.spicefly.com/article.php?page=spicefly-sugarcube-troubleshooting
The Musicip library and the LMS library have to be specified
_exactly__the
We used to have a stack of issues with WAP handovers (Netgear WAPs),
then got some cisco WAP 121 access points - initially to address some
issues with Apple connectivity. These devices have some kind of
co-ordination (clustering) so that they communicate with each other (and
single point setup).
mherger wrote:
I've been a bit unresponsive the past few days... as we were hit by more
issues than the rest of the year :-(. One of them being a disk failure
which could have caused above error message when LMS tried to get the
player list. I saw this on my system as well. That issue
I made some progress - it seems that there was an issue with the MusicIP
cache file - I restored an earlier version and updated and MIP runs now,
but is still not visible from within LMS, and for the life of me I
cannot see why.
I install LMS and MusicIP using SSOTS, and I can go to mynas:10002
I'm trying to get MusicIP running on a QNAP, and looking through logs
for clues I am finding a bunch of errors as below, consistently
appearing.
Are these indicating a serious issue, and how do I find out what is
causing them?..
Code:
[13-12-17 15:17:39.6508]
pippin wrote:
Try to restart the server (software). That usually helps.
But only do it, if you really have a problem, otherwise it's harmless.
A problem would be that you can't access online services.
Thanks,
I have restarted several times. I also have 2 x NAS (1 as backup) and
both have
I have MIP on 2 x QNAP working just fine on one, and will not stay up on
the other.
Both installs done using SSOTS 4.14 on LMS 7.8.
QNAPs are 569 Pro, and 670 pro (Intel Atom and i7)
On the 670, MIP installs ok, and I can load the server page on port
10002, but as soon as I try to do anything in
+1 for using the Windows version, although I do seem to be able to still
get analysis done on my QNAP server using the web interface provided by
Charles of Spicefly. Since I now replicate my music to other servers, I
have started to archive the fingerprints within the MP3 tags, but I also
backup
Thanks for the link to the released downloads. I have been running 7.8
and was looking for a later version - is there any other link to the
nightlies?
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With the ability of to pop a Wandboard into the Squeezebox architecture
to fee an external DAC I simply don't see the need to even begin to
consider other solutions for music streaming. Granted, I don't make use
of Pandora etc., my playback is limited to what's in my
I do all the time. Slow upload (adsl max is ~440kb iirc)but it usually
works ok, occasional re-buffering. But it was chewing up line capacity
when being used, so just created a Raspberry Pi with a 1gb USB disk for
remote and it's better if you do a lot. Only thing I miss with this is
MusicIP (
I have this too - 7.8
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Well it's not only no news, but frankly a little insulting by its
simplicity and transparency.
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I just bought 2 SB3 classics, new in box just as spares...
wow - they have been as rare as rocking horse sh*t - especially new. A
good buy - many believe they were the best.
I just picked up a touch and radio, so I am done - can't see me needing
to change or buy anything else now
erland wrote:
Yes, that's the challenge and that's also why I think we shouldn't rush
into anything at the moment, if everyone starts to create their own fork
already now in panic we are going to end up in a much more confusing and
unsure future than the one we currently have.
I agree
I've seen references to this in other posts (Erland), but nothing
direct, so I wondered..
To my mind, whereas I don't fully understand the logic behind Logitech's
actions, I do understand that something had to change. With low cost
Android and iDevice players able to hang off LMS (and just
Good link.
In fact, all reputable IT companies have a policy for product
discontinuance, and many provide a transition path and even support
(paid for) for 5 - 7 years after discontinuance.
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I have only had one unit fail in 10 years, and that was a Touch that was
in my conservatory which gets warm in summer, so heat is the killer.
Even then, it was only the display that broke so the unit still played
music. I've had to replace quite a few PSU's, but these are easy to
come by and I
drgn95 wrote:
Does anyone have experence with Popcornhour products. I'm looking at the
newer A300 model.
I have 2, and they are great, but they are video products and no
replacement for SB.
I also have the A110 - 4 years old I figure and still having firmware
versions coming out to support
I have a spare Touch and (don't laugh) 2 old Slimp3's which are ok for
the workshop / garage.
In use, 3x touch, 2x radio, 1 slimp3, 4 duets, 3 SB2 and 1SB3.
I figure they'll work for another 5 years or more, by which time who
knows where we'll be on technology.
I'm minded to buy one more
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lose MIP function etc.)
Apologies if the answers are obvious - I should know better.
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+1 for spicefly and sugarcube. The utilities provided on the web site
to get MIP up and running and sugarcube itself are excellent. A great
way to rediscover all your music.
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they all went - back at 205 now and only 4 remaining. Methinks Logitech
are washing thorough the last of the current range - radio is on at 85
right now too.
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to come after
Christmas (maybe at CES?).
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on my server is
http://opml.radiotime.com/Tune.ashx?id=s29453formats=aac,ogg,mp3,wmpro,wma,wmvoicepartnerId=16serial=840681f98ea82a5ffa8a2c3d735b18e0
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is able to transform it for the SB3. Any way to change?
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slected players? My personal interface is Ipeng now, so I'd be more
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this? I only have rackstat installed because Sugarcube pre-reqs it.
I've seen suggestions that you don't need presets and favorites, but
the simpicity of presets makes them attractive for someone who does not
want to start delving through menus.
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is all backed up but I am concerned that if I (for
example) removed the library entries then iTunes will physically delete
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stable than the SB3. SB3's seem to hold their value
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for their simplicity (and they just work). I
don't think the players are in their twilight - with the new Android
and IOS apps as controllers I believe they have a new lease of life.
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I always get mine from this place.. http://www.headingonline.com
I'm in the UK - not sure on Swiss delivery, but they always arrive
quickly. I tend to use the Philong brand - they seem to last and you
can buy different supply clips for them too. Cheaper than Logitech.
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be found for 15ukp / 20usd). If you have other players, try the PSU
from one of those.
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current - then it drops and
you see intermittent faults. If you have another PSU that you know
works, try swapping them. Or maybe borrow one from someone else. Over
the years I've had a few SB's die - checked the voltage which was ok,
but a new PSU fixed it.
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about dropping MIP - first I'd heard. Looks like I'm about to exercise
the fall-back plan and freeze everything on 7.5.5 for the forseeable
future. I never connect to msb.com so not an issue.
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manage to fix, please post back the cure. I'll be taking a look
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Thanks, but I've done that already. Stopped server. Checked MIP is
running and mixing on port 10002. Restarted SBS. No 'm'.
MIP is generating playlists using spicefly web interface.
7.5.5 is sitting there smiling at me.. I'm trying to remember why I
ever installed 7.6 now.
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configured correctly. stopped / restarted sbs and system several
times. Now it's only finding 5 of the 12 players connected.
I give up. 7.5 worked, I'm going back (so long as it will let me..).
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doesn't seem to have the option to only power off the players. My
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(and you don't list this option)I am fairly sure that if
they brought out a model with an integrated CD player for backup when
the rest doesn't work, my wife would be first in line..
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to randomly turn devices on, it would be useful).
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changed the PSU. It's worth a go.
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will not check it properly though - it's the
power load (current)which is the issue. PSU's can be purchased from
independent suppliers (do not need to buy a Logitech one). Sources
listed in the forums. Good luck.
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. It's not re-scanning and
disk I/O is low. Memory consumption is OK - about 200mb.
Has anyone else noticed similar CPU consumption, or got some hints on
how to determine the real cause?
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but it makes no difference.
I've had Slim players since the start and never had a problem like this
before.
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on some of their bundled offerings.
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all the network stuff set up correctly but overall
the best 200 squids I have spent in ages. So good, I consider to get
another for the kids TV room. Firmware updates add new function etc.,
so a degree of future proofing as well.
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in. So please.. less abuse and kindly accept that
different people have different preferences.
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vintage that I'd probably refresh with classic style over
next 12 months .. I like the display.. will this style of player still
be an option in the future?
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on why the player is going to a 'stopped'
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with a failed message. But tonight, even though I have not
upgraded my server software, it prompted me to upgrade to 7.1 r2722,
and if I go into manual update again, it correctly identifies the
latest release (instead of the '?.' that was displayed before.)
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and for UK power clips to fit the US Duet adapter try these
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of the router into softsqueeze). Is there a way to
enter a URL into SB3? I guess the alternative is to find the WAN ip
address of the router and enter that each time, but it would be a whole
lot easier if it accepts a url.
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Cleaned everything off the system and did (another) fresh install..
seems to be working now, but really not sure why. Also changed firwall
to Symantec so maybe it was zone labs.
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with Softsqueeze. Java
v11 installed.
Softsqueeze screen shows connecting, and cycles round. I have changed
connection timeout to 15 secs. Same symptoms on SB's too. Any ideas on
how I debug this - e.g. which debug flag(s) do I set on for starters.
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to send 0 seconds of silence...
sending 0 bytes of silence
readlen undef: (Unknown error)10054
end of file or error on socket, opening next song, (song pos: 0(tell
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timeout 10seconds, and buffer= 20secs.
Can stream stations to Media Player on Slimserver PC ok.
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of slimserver (and delete directories etc) with
clean install again.
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option to do this through the SB interface (the menu
options allow to save only a track or a radio station). I am running
6.5.1.
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picking up other media servers.. or to exclude some?
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Userid:player=f9:18:4a:36:0e:8e '
Does anyone know why this is being included?
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anyone considered (as a
synch option) to insert a 're-synch' every (say) 5 minutes?
As a short term fix, I have installed the powersave plugin to turn
players off every hour by default but this is a bit cumbersome.
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, then moves to the next url on the list. The
SQUEEZEBOX and SoftSqueeze work fine. It worked fine with SlimServer
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