[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-28 Thread cmaskelyne
Unfortunately the only choice is to stick with the old version. I have around 63000 files so tagging again is not an option and for the same reason I think I would not have enough space for FLAC (and the thought of re-ripping my music collection is not one I relish. Also MP3 still provides the

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-28 Thread ceejay
Well, I suppose the number of files is irrelevant once you get over a few hundred - you'd have to have it automated or you wouldn't do it! Depending on what the specifics of the problem are, it may be that you could do a batch change of tags from one version to another. However I can understand

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-27 Thread cmaskelyne
I am running Windows 2003 server fully patched but without R2. I have experienced some of the issues on this forum but primarily the ones around the whole tagging problem. I know that many people say you have to go through with a certain tagging program and put them all onto a certain format v4

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-27 Thread ceejay
cmaskelyne;157788 Wrote: I am running Windows 2003 server fully patched but without R2. I have experienced some of the issues on this forum but primarily the ones around the whole tagging problem. I know that many people say you have to go through with a certain tagging program and put

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-25 Thread gorman
JPKaro;146737 Wrote: I've read many posts about problems with 6.5.x with interest, ever since I upgraded and experienced many of them firsthand. My major issue was that even after trying a couple of complete uninstalls and 6.5.1 nightly build reinstallations, I still had playback freeze

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-25 Thread blah509
alot of problems with NPR streams (KCRW+WUSF2) here. The audio starts to skip after 30 minutes or so. No problems when I went back down to 6.3.1. g -- blah509 blah509's Profile:

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-25 Thread MelonMonkey
Maybe it's just me, but I would find it super-helpful if people who mention what OS they're using when discussing problems. I'm positive (after 3 weeks of intense forum reading) that many more issues exist with Slimserver running under Windows that under Linux and Mac OS. I've been running it

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-18 Thread saltj
Zten;153890 Wrote: Its clear you are frustrated. You do need to keep in mind that most of the posters on this forum are unpaid, so don't get upset with them. Not sure why you thought I was expressing frustration with this forum. I simply expressed wonderment in why the thread had

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-18 Thread kkottman
Folks- I am a newbie but I have spend about 8 hours between yesterday and today trying to fix all the issues I have been experiencing since upgrading to 6.5 Prior to this upgrade I was running 6.3.1 (since August 06) with not a single problem or crash (maybe I was due)..since upgrading I

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-10 Thread saltj
I upgraded to 6.5 several weeks ago and have had problems ever since. So yesterday I tried upgrading to 6.5.1, downgrading to 6.3, twice each, and I'm still having problems, and am starting to get mad. I had had nothing but the highest respect for this product and now I have no access to my

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-10 Thread Zten
Its clear you are frustrated. You do need to keep in mind that most of the posters on this forum are unpaid, so don't get upset with them. But you should be perhaps upset with Slim. I tried 6.5 and ran into a host of problems mostly related to library scanning. A backed down to 6.3.0 and all is

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-10 Thread Frankie Boy
I am having problems with my music files since I upgraded to 6.5. Before I go back to v6.3.1, I would like to try 6.5.1. When I go to the 6.5.1 download page...I'm not sure which is the Windows XP download. Please help -- Frankie Boy

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-10 Thread Mark Lanctot
Frankie Boy;153914 Wrote: I am having problems with my music files since I upgraded to 6.5. Before I go back to v6.3.1, I would like to try 6.5.1. When I go to the 6.5.1 download page...I'm not sure which is the Windows XP download. Please help It's the .exe. -- Mark Lanctot

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-10 Thread Frankie Boy
I have updated to 6.5.1 trying to eliminate a problem I am having with the system playing all the tracks of the album, one after another. When I bring up Slimserver on the computer monitor, and click Music Folders, all the music folders appear, and I then click on the right hand , and all the

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-10 Thread Frankie Boy
Sorry ..did not make it clear on post above. I am trying to get the slimserver to play the tracks, and end of each track, play the next track. This also allows me to skip tracks, scroll up/down, and choose other tracks to play, without going out of the current screen, and then have to go back

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-10 Thread Mister-E
Slimserver software: 1 step forward, 20 steps back, rinse, repeat. Wake me up when world peace arrives, or slimserver software gets the bugs out, whichever comes first. Where's that fleet of Logitech programmers when you need them? -- Mister-E

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-10 Thread snarlydwarf
Hrrm.. on 6.5, I do: Browse Music Folder (lots of nested directories).. (find Album name) Play. Thats it. Ie, I hit play at the -directory- level, not the track level, this plays everything in the directory. Did you look under Server Settings, Behavior? When you select a single song and

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-10 Thread Frankie Boy
Snarlydwarf, Many thanks for the tip: Browse Music Folder Directory/Album Play After it starts to play, I can click right and see the track that is playing. At the end of the track, it then plays the next track. I can scroll up/down and see the other tracks, and by pressing Play , get any

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-17 Thread aubuti
cmaskelyne;146750 Wrote: I to would prefer the stable release rather than being a tester. Does anyone know if 7 is any better? Don't know if SS7 is better, but it's definitely beta. If you want a stable release and don't want to test, then it's probably not right for you. -- aubuti

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-16 Thread JPKaro
I've read many posts about problems with 6.5.x with interest, ever since I upgraded and experienced many of them firsthand. My major issue was that even after trying a couple of complete uninstalls and 6.5.1 nightly build reinstallations, I still had playback freeze frequently in the middle of

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-16 Thread cmaskelyne
I am afraid I have just downloaded 6.3.1 to reinstall. Having checked the tagging issue with Musicmatch, Winamp, Windows Media and iTunes (where they all show tagged correctly) and 6.3.1 I drew the conclusion that 6.5 has introduced a bug that was not there. I tried today to download, remove

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-16 Thread ModelCitizen
JPKaro;146737 Wrote: It appears to me that SD development follows feedback of the user community closely, which is great. However, I consider myself as being more of a final product consumer than a beta tester, and prefer stable releases over cutting edge. For me it's mostly about

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-16 Thread cmaskelyne
The saga continues. I have now taken off all of 6.5.1 (or so I thought). Uninstalled from Windows and deleted the directory (I assume just the one in Program Files). Put 6.3.1 back on and same problem half the albums are under MP3's or Web (the two parent directories - H:\web\mp3's. Despite

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-09 Thread ajmitchell
Regarding the comment above, I also get the there is a nasty electronic sound before every song, as this is serious and its in 6.3.1 I am going to start a new post on this -- ajmitchell Last FM: http://www.last.fm/user/ajmitchell/

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-09 Thread ceejay
Well, there have been some issues and changes in this area so you really should try a 6.5.1 nightly... Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-09 Thread ceepan
Does the 6.5.1 nightly have the fix for gapless MP3 playback? The last I saw it was getting interbal testing. Paul -- ceepan ceepan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3162 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-09 Thread Mitch Harding
I have to second this -- I experienced problems with 6.5 until I followed the following procedure:1) Uninstall SlimServer2) Reboot3) Manually delete the SlimServer directory (usually found under Program Files) 4) Install 6.55) Reinstall any plugins I want and manually restore my Slimserver config

Re: [slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-09 Thread Ben Sandee
On 10/9/06, ceepan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does the 6.5.1 nightly have the fix for gapless MP3 playback?The lastI saw it was getting interbal testing. Yes it is checked in. You need to force a full rescan after upgrading to make the gapless info known to the server.Ben

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-09 Thread oreillymj
For anyone on this thread who had issues with 6.5 and tried a 6.5.1 nightly last week The 6.5.1 nightly Windows build croaked from about Tues-Wed to last night. So if you tried 6.5.1 and it didn't fix your issue, try it again. As for the weird noise mentioned, if been using 6.5 since

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-09 Thread ajmitchell
oreillymj;144649 Wrote: I suggest you 1) Try 6.5.1 and see if that fixes then problem if not 2) open a bug and upload one of the offending files so that someone ar slim can reproduce the issue. For me, 6.5.0 was working without the harsh sound, but 6.5.1 is not working and I

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-09 Thread oreillymj
Have you logged a bug? This will not get fixed unless someone can reproduce it with a specific offending file. -- oreillymj oreillymj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=699 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-09 Thread ajmitchell
Trying to fix it myself is my first response rather than asking someone else to provide a fix for me. In addition, I think anyone installing 6.5.1 will quickly discover this issue. please see specific post alex -- ajmitchell Last FM: http://www.last.fm/user/ajmitchell/

Re: [slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-09 Thread Ben Sandee
On 10/9/06, ajmitchell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trying to fix it myself is my first response rather than asking someoneelse to provide a fix for me. In addition, I think anyone installing 6.5.1 will quickly discover thisissue.Well, I've been running 6.5.1 updated nightly since it was branched and

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-07 Thread etfun2000
yep, i already wrote about tags not being properly recognize since 65.x, and i also confirm that i have this slimservers stops randomly,, tks i have not experienced yet noises :-) . but clear to me rerading all the forums that 6.5.x is NOWHERE in terms of reliability. frnakly, looking at how

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-07 Thread andy_c
etfun2000;144086 Wrote: As the only option seems to go back to 6.3.x, and to answer ur question, just search via emule and u will find a 6.3.1. If you need to go back to 6.3.1 as I have, the link is here: http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/SlimServer_v6.3.1/ Windows users can just

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-07 Thread Dan Sully
Please try 6.5.1 - it fixed an issue with tags on Windows. -- Dan Sully Dan Sully's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28416

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-07 Thread neil5561
I have 6.5.1 and have been using that since wednesday. All of the above problems are still present with that version. Thanks for the link to 6.3. -- neil5561 neil5561's Profile:

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-07 Thread wotuzu17
I had the problems with the noise at the beginning of tracks too, and I opened a Bug Ticket http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4312 I edited the tags of some of my mp3's with mp3tag_v2.36a, and I believe the problem occurs only at tracks that are edited with that program. Perhaps it

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-07 Thread ModelCitizen
Many 6.5 problems seem to result from not having completely uninstalled 6.3... and all the plugins. It is best (on Windows) to uninstall 6.3 (using Windows uninstall facility) and then make sure you delete the Program Files/Slimserver directory before installing 6.5. Unfortunately after this you

Re: [slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-10-07 Thread Jack Coates
On 10/7/06, wotuzu17 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...I edited the tags of some of my mp3's with mp3tag_v2.36a, and I believethe problem occurs only at tracks that are edited with that program. Perhaps it doesn't write Tags properlySorry, I use mp3tag 2.36a as well and have no problems with 6.5.