Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-15 Thread eprovenzano
Just got off the phone with technical support. It seems there is definitely something wrong with my SB and/or Remote. After unplugging the power supply, you can press and holding the "Add" button while reconnecting the power to reset the SB to factory defaults. This function is independent of th

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-15 Thread eprovenzano
Does anyone know what this is: Infrared Blaster for Squeezebox2/v3 Learn More The "learn more" link is dead. Thanks. -- eprovenzano eprovenzano's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10662 View this

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-15 Thread eprovenzano
This morning I programmed my Harmony 550 to run my SB. Still no luck. The SB doesn't respond to the Harmony signals either. This is very bizare. Now I'm thinking the SB is the culprit. I might just buy a second SB just to see what happens. (any special promo's going on?) Is the IR receiver i

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-14 Thread azinck3
eprovenzano;187973 Wrote: > Thanks for the tip. Too bad I didn't do this before updating my > version. I'm stuck in limbo. This points pretty strongly towards physical remote failure (or low battery power--but you replaced the batteries). If you have access to a video camera with an infrared

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-14 Thread eprovenzano
Currenthill;187662 Wrote: > What about the performance statistics? I got a great tip in this thread > about enabling and posting performance statistics. > > Link to post -> > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=187120&postcount=5 > > Best regards, > CH Thanks for the tip. Too bad I d

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-14 Thread eprovenzano
Well things have gone from bad to worse. I thought it would be a good idea to update to the latest version of Slimserver. That went ok, until the point that the software demands that I upgrade my firmware version. To initiate the firmware update I must press and hold the brightness buttonNO

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-13 Thread Currenthill
eprovenzano;187620 Wrote: > Batteries are brand new and I re-boot the server regularly. > Thanks. What about the performance statistics? I got a great tip in this thread about enabling and posting performance statistics. Link to post -> http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=187120&postco

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-13 Thread eprovenzano
Batteries are brand new and I re-boot the server regularly. Thanks. -- eprovenzano eprovenzano's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10662 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-12 Thread azinck3
eprovenzano;187477 Wrote: > I'm using a wired version...forgot to mention that. > Thanks for the tip though. Well, that does narrow things down a bit. Can we assume you've taken the other tips in the thread and tried a server-reboot and fresh batteries in the remote (the good response at the be

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-12 Thread eprovenzano
azinck3;187475 Wrote: > Are you using it wirelessly? These is often the sort of problem you'll > see if you're suffering from wireless interference (the music can > frequently play on due to the large buffer). To isolate the problem > you could try moving your box somewhere near your network sw

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-12 Thread azinck3
eprovenzano;187471 Wrote: > Hello, > > I'm having the exact same problem with my 2 year old SB2. It worked > flawlessly for nearly 2 years until recently. I haven't done any > firmware or software updates in over 1 year. Not sure what versions I > have installed. > > It's very frustrating.

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-12 Thread eprovenzano
Here's the version I see in my Server Settings: SlimServer Version: 6.1.1 - 3774 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 -- eprovenzano eprovenzano's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10662 View this thread: htt

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-12 Thread eprovenzano
Hello, I'm having the exact same problem with my 2 year old SB2. It worked flawlessly for nearly 2 years until recently. I haven't done any firmware or software updates in over 1 year. Not sure what versions I have installed. It's very frustrating. As described the remote works for a few but

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-12 Thread Nikhil
Currenthill;187075 Wrote: > > suddenly I get some strange behavior. > > When using the remote control, every button works okay - but only for a > total of 5-8 clicks. It doesn't care which button I pushes, I can skip > songs by pressing forward 5-8 times, then it doesn't respond any more. > Or

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-12 Thread Currenthill
Peter;187230 Wrote: > Currenthill wrote: > > Hi! > > > > No, I can't seem to remember changing anything for at least a couple > of > > months. Not even a version upgrade of any software. The latest > change > > was when I upgraded to SlimServer 6.5.2 today. Even though, I > disabled > > all antiv

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread Peter
Currenthill wrote: > Hi! > > No, I can't seem to remember changing anything for at least a couple of > months. Not even a version upgrade of any software. The latest change > was when I upgraded to SlimServer 6.5.2 today. Even though, I disabled > all antivirus/spyware applications and tried it. To

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread Currenthill
Hi! No, I can't seem to remember changing anything for at least a couple of months. Not even a version upgrade of any software. The latest change was when I upgraded to SlimServer 6.5.2 today. Even though, I disabled all antivirus/spyware applications and tried it. To no avail. Yes, my next mov

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread DrNic
Hi You say everything was working fine for about a year until recently. Did you do anything "recently" to your system that might have caused this change in behaviour? Perhaps installed new software, changed firewall/anti-virus etc, or was that the time you went over to a VM system? Nic -- DrNi

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread Peter
Currenthill wrote: > Regarding the CPU load, both the VM and the host OS reports no more > than 10-20 % when I'm handling the remote. And both the VM and the host > OS is reporting plenty of free memory. > You're running under vmware? That would be the main suspect, then. Try running SS on the

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread Currenthill
Hi! I disabled most of the plugins, but unfortunately it didn't help. Still getting this in the log: Process Template > 0.5 : 0.53098playlist.html Web Page Build > 0.5 : 1.86555Page: playlist.html Select Task > 0.5 : 1.88203Slim::Web::HTTP::processHTTP Process Templa

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread Mark Lanctot
Wow, that's a lot of plugins. -None- are required really, but some are safer than others. Currenthill;187127 Wrote: > Okay... > > About the plugins, don't really know which one of these I need to use: > > > Command Line Interface (CLI) > Date and Time Screensaver > Digital Inputs All

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread Currenthill
Okay... About the plugins, don't really know which one of these I need to use: Command Line Interface (CLI) Date and Time Screensaver Digital Inputs Lagra låtlista MoodLogic Network Test Random Mix Real Rhapsody Rescan Music Library RS232 SlimTris Snow Screensa

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread Mark Lanctot
Currenthill;187122 Wrote: > Hi again! > > Thank you very much for your tip about checking performance. I never > figured it could have anything to do with that. Anyhow, here's the tail > of the log you requested: > > Process Template > 0.5 : 0.59139playlist.html > Web Page Build > 0.

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread Currenthill
Hi again! Thank you very much for your tip about checking performance. I never figured it could have anything to do with that. Anyhow, here's the tail of the log you requested: Process Template > 0.5 : 0.59139playlist.html Web Page Build > 0.5 : 1.89675Page: playlist.html Select

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread Mark Lanctot
See http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?DiagnosingPerformanceIssues , in particular the section on Server Performance. Turn on performance monitoring, play a few tracks and get the remote to lock up a couple of times, then post the performance monitoring output. -- Mark Lanctot -

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread Currenthill
Hello again! Some progress in my troubleshooting... I tried the 'factory reset' (add button on remote). It did successfully execute a factory reset. Afterwards I had to choose region, wireless network, enter wpa password etcetera. I have a rather long wpa password, and I experienced no problem a

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread Currenthill
mudlark;187078 Wrote: > It isn't anything as straight forward as duff batteries is it? No, as I said. The first thing I tried was replacing the batteries. Best regards, CH -- Currenthill Currenthill's Profile: http://f

Re: [slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread mudlark
It isn't anything as straight forward as duff batteries is it? -- mudlark SB3>CyrusDACX>PreXvs>260A>KEFiQ7 cable Avondale server Kubuntu Edgy, linkstation for storage. DIY SB3 3A linear power supply. mudlark's Profile: ht

[slim] Strange remote control behavior

2007-03-11 Thread Currenthill
Hi! I own a Squeezebox 3 which I'm very satisfied with. I'm actually considering buying another one for the kitchen. But... after successfully been using the device for almost a year, suddenly I get some strange behavior. When using the remote control, every button works okay - but only for a to