I am having the same problem. I have never attempted to use iTunes in
slimserver before but as I rely on iTunes heavily now for playlist
management I decided to give it a whirl.
Upgraded Slimserver on my Linux machine to the latest RPM (6.5.4) and
set it up to use iTunes.
iTunes database and
You may need to specify a Slim Server playlists directory - I couldn't
get SS to pick up iTunes playlists until I did this.
Also, some of the older versions of SS were just crap at reading iTunes
xml (much better with 6.5.2/3)
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Laz
tedfroop;231565 Wrote:
Did you do a search for other itunes music library.xml files?
Yes and I have only one iTunes xml file...
thanks
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jmaynard
jmaynard's Profile:
I am running SS 6.5.5 - 12607 under Windows XP; the music library is
located on an external machine using a mapped drive to point to it.
The file path points to the correct iTunes library file.
SS lists all of my playlists including those from iTunes (with the
prefix as selected in the setup
Find your itunes music library.xml file. That contains your play
lists and library. Next point your Slimserver to where the file is.
(Server Settings, Basic Settings, Playlists Folder) While you are
there make sure the Use Itunes radio button is selected.
Two other things:
SS can't use
SS is already pointed to the itunes xml file (the iTunes playlists are
seen by SS but are just empty...).
SS FAQ says the smart playlists are picked up as a snapshot at the time
the library is rescanned.
thanks
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jmaynard
Did you do a search for other itunes music library.xml files? I had a
total of four library.xml files at one point.
Its weird but iTunes seems to change the location of the .xml in use. I
finally loaded each .xml file in IE and searched trough until I found
the one with playlist data as for
I'd been running with 6.2 for about six months without problem. My
iTunes podcasts appeared neatly in a list on the SB3 and played back
fine.
Since upgrading to 6.5, I see the list of iTunes folders, but they are
all empty.
Podcasts are the only problem, I don't have any checked items in
I have been using my SqueezeBox with iTunes for a year or so with no
problems and now all my playlists appear on the player but are empty.
In the slimserver web access none of my playlists appear. Any ideas on
how I can fix it?
I'd appreciate any help anyone can offer. Thanks.
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slrevare
This is a known bug:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1278
-kdf
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