mr-b;693582 Wrote:
Hi
I've been pointed to srvrpowerctrl as a possible sol'n to my SB radio
preset stability problem, but even after reading
http://code.google.com/p/srvrpowerctrl/ a few times I can't work out
whether it will help. Plus I'm rather daunted by the length of this
thread! ;)
tamanaco;693629 Wrote:
I'm also having an issue getting the latest version of SvrPowerControl
to work with the Android Squeezebox Controller App v1.1.3. The plugin
works fine when I use the Web Interface or with a long press of the
Sleep button on the Squeezebox RI remote. I can get to the
Hi
I've been pointed to srvrpowerctrl as a possible sol'n to my SB radio
preset stability problem, but even after reading
http://code.google.com/p/srvrpowerctrl/ a few times I can't work out
whether it will help. Plus I'm rather daunted by the length of this
thread! ;)
Please can someone say
ElEsido;679644 Wrote:
Hi
Thank you, Gordon, for this great plugin!
Shutting down the server (the machine) from the
Squeezebox/SrvrPowerCtrl web interface works fine. However doing the
same from the Logitech Android app does not. It simply says
Ladevorgang läuft (charging in progress)
gharris999;686837 Wrote:
Just a quick note for SrvrPowerCtrl users with SBTouches:
Like many of you, I find that my SBTouch tends to prematurely wake my
LMS server. The symptom is this: SrvrPowerCtrl will suspend the
server, but then it wakes up again, usually within a minute. The
Installed Srvrpowerctrl today on my ReadyNas Ultra - works well
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i made a complete arse of myself and did not read the help file
after running the commands in the help file everything is working
sorry gharris999 for wasting your time.
sudo chmod a+x
/var/lib/squeezeboxserver/cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/SrvrPowerCtrl/scripts/RedHat/srvrpowerctrl-setup.sh
Having the same problem after upgrading to Vortexbox 2.0,worked fine
before with hibernating to w w w.mysqueezebox.dot.com and using the
Idle disk IO threshold. Unfortunately i cant remember the exact
settings.
I also noticed that it will not hibernate if you ask it to manually in
Squeezebox
mael;687082 Wrote:
Having the same problem after upgrading to Vortexbox 2.0,worked fine
before with hibernating to w w w.mysqueezebox.dot.com and using the
Idle disk IO threshold. Unfortunately i cant remember the exact
settings.
I also noticed that it will not hibernate if you ask it
mael;687082 Wrote:
Having the same problem after upgrading to Vortexbox 2.0,worked fine
before with hibernating to w w w.mysqueezebox.dot.com and using the
Idle disk IO threshold. Unfortunately i cant remember the exact
settings.
I also noticed that it will not hibernate if you ask it
Just a quick note for SrvrPowerCtrl users with SBTouches:
Like many of you, I find that my SBTouch tends to prematurely wake my
LMS server. The symptom is this: SrvrPowerCtrl will suspend the
server, but then it wakes up again, usually within a minute. The
SBTouch often seems to be responsible
I was trying to use this to forward my Player to an alternate server
when shutting down. The logs show it trying, but all that happens is
the Player turns on and off several times then goes blue. I'm unable to
connect to anything until I turn the original server back on (which was
the original
Hi
Shutting down the server (the machine) from the
Squeezebox/SrvrPowerCtrl web interface works fine. However doing the
same from the Logitech Android app does not. It simply says
Ladevorgang läuft (charging in progress) but does not run the
shutdown command. When I shut it down from the web
Thank you Mr. Harris for continuing to monitor that status of this
plugin. It continues to be a valuable part of my setup and I am
certain many others feel the same way.
pete
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nietgiftig;672771 Wrote:
Very unlikely
Makes use of the standard set of linux commands
Did you checked the helpfile of the plugin?
Available on the top of the settings page of SvrPowerControl.
Very useful
Otherwise why not ask at http://vortexbox.org/forum/
GHarris, writer of this
Bryan Jan;672700 Wrote:
is SvrPowerControl uncompatiable to Fedora 16 that Vortexbox 2.0 is
based on?
Very unlikely
Makes use of the standard set of linux commands
Did you checked the helpfile of the plugin?
Available on the top of the settings page of SvrPowerControl.
Very useful
Been using this wonderful plugin for years, always able to switch off
the server via the iPeng.
but once I upgraded to the Vortexbox 2.0, I unable to switch off the
computer, I need to manually press the power button of the computer in
order to shut down the computer.
is SvrPowerControl
Does this work with SS v7.6.1 ?
Have tried both the normal and beta version, but when I try to use it,
the squeezeserver hangs. I have copied in the .exe to C:\Windows. Also,
the Plugins page behaves oddly, in that it asks to reboot the server
every time it is visited.
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batka;667821 Wrote:
As soon as I shutdown the PC, the PC immediately wakes up, because as
soon as the PC was shutdown, the Squeezebox begins to search the
server, so sends a packet. Basicly it's not possible to shutdown the
PC.
Why does Squeezebox sends WOL packets continuosly? It should
aubuti;667879 Wrote:
Does the pc stay asleep if you completely disconnect the SB from either
the network or the power supply?
Good question,
Monitoring my Sqeezeboxes, they are continually searching for the
server but not sending WOL.
Not with my Squeezeboxes (Boom, Radio Duet) anyway.
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aubuti;667879 Wrote:
Hmm, for a variety of reasons I have not been using SvrPowerControl
lately, but in the long time I was using SPC I never experienced the SB
sending a WOL packet when it was searching for a server. The SB's screen
would turn on and say it was looking for a server, but it
Glad to hear that was all it needed. Enjoy.
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Hi Folks,
Not sure if this is the best topic for my question, because my question
is related to Wake-On-Lan, and Wake-On-Lan is not related with the
SvrPowerControl plugin, but the functionality is related to the topic
somehow.
So I was experimenting with the shutdown and wakeup functionality
I'm an idiot, forgot to upgrade the server power control software for
sometime now.
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can't find the SvrPowerControl in the plugins page after upgraded to
7.7
where is it?
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Bryan Jan;667179 Wrote:
can't find the SvrPowerControl in the plugins page after upgraded to
7.7
where is it?
follow the instructions on the first post
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48521
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Got a problem being reported in the server log relating to server power
control since upgrading to 7.7
[11-11-02 16:27:50.8743] Slim::Web::HTTP::addPageFunction (2580) Error:
Slim::Web::HTTP::addPageFunction() is deprecated - please use
Slim::Web::Pages-addPageFunction() instead
[11-11-02
Despite the messages the server still shutdown.
Checking the log on restart there are many of the type of message I
previously posted,I guess one for each time it occurs.
Also in the log is :
[11-11-02 19:49:18.4091] main::init (354) Starting Logitech Media
Server (v7.7.0, r33614, Tue Oct 18
@Tarik
Sorry to read of your problem.
can't help, not enough knowledge.
But thanks for reporting this, I will wait to update until I'm sure
that it is possible with Sever power control working.
Otherwise 7.6 will be the last version I use.
I do not need all the media stuff anyway, just the
Why do I get a message saying starthidden.exe is not found (only in the
beta 7.7)?
No message if SPC is disabled.
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Would anyone have any idea if SvrPowerControl will work with the
upcoming version of LMS (new name for SBS)?
Judging from many posts here people will stay on 7.6 if the plugin
doesn't work in the newer version. I for one will not upgrade.
Is there anything we could do?
I would certainly like to
I've been using your plugin for a while now, and I have to say that the
plugin itself and your support are absolutely brilliant.
Recently I've reinstalled my server, using Ubuntu 10.04.3, Squeezebox
Server 7.6.1, and the latest beta of SrvrPowerCtrl. And now I have a
problem: sometimes the plugin
W0153R;659028 Wrote:
and I have to say that the plugin itself and your support are absolutely
brilliant.
I'm sorry to say that GHarris has left the building. (see a few pages
back)
There were some people (at least one) who did not know how to say
things in a socialized manner and GHarris
Bummer, skimmed the last 15 pages before I posted, but totally missed
that.
Guess I'll have to try a different installation, I used to use 7.6 beta
with SvrPowerControl, which worked perfectly, maybe I'll go back to
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Hi All,
I was able to set up SVRPOWERCONTROL BETA succesfully on the Squeezebox
Radio but have a question.
If I switch from network streaming to internet content steraming (such
as Sirus), is there a way to suspend the server computer automaically?
It looks like I am only able to
You could only suspend your server if you switch to
mysqueezenetwork.com, first. But if you do, the plug-in will hibernate
the server for you.
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Jogga;656134 Wrote:
I am trying to troubleshoot WOL problems on a Vortexbox (v1.9), but with
no success. I am no Linux expert, but following the advices I find on
the Vortexbox forum doesn't get me anywhere.
When I type ethtool et0 I get:
Settings for eth0:
No data available
But when
I am trying to troubleshoot WOL problems on a Vortexbox (v1.9), but with
no success. I am no Linux expert, but following the advices I find on
the Vortexbox forum doesn't get me anywhere.
When I type ethtool et0 I get:
Settings for eth0:
No data available
But when I try ifconfig I get:
eth0
Thanks again Gordon.
Here's hoping the Logitech folk have the sense to include some of
Gordon's brilliant functionality. Having to choose between disabling
power saving sleep mode on a mac, or not using it as a SB server is
totally unsatisfactory. I'd go so far as to say the SB on a Mac is
I too would like to thank G. Harris for the countless hours he has spent
writing and updating the plugin and answering user questions in this
thread.
It's a lot of work with little reward, other than the thanks of
appreciative users, and the knowledge that one is being of service.
Thanks again
Thank you, Gordon, for your great work. This is actually the only
plug-in I am using, and you even custom-tailored it to my needs more
than once. It makes using my SqueezeboxServer a smooth and carefree
experience (and has always been friendly to this user), and I don't
want to miss it. I
Im very sorry to hear that.
I can only agree This is the most important plug in for many
squeezebox users, including myself. No matter what some people says
about it it works without any troubles for me at all. I really
appreciate all your effort by using this plug in Thanks.
I really
Many THX to gharris999 for his superb plugin.
Actually it is the only plugin I've been using for years.
Just didn't post 'cause it never gave me problems.
Sorry to hear that he stopped development.
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I need to add my vote here too.
Gordon, your plugin is THE most valuable and important plugin I use in
my SBS setup, and has been for a long while.
For me, it elevated my whole home music streaming service to a new
level. It is a complex plugin because it is trying to do some very
complex
Well, Gordon might not read this but I will say it nonetheless: Many
thanks for this great plugin! And your decision to stall it's
development and also to not provide any support any-more is 100%
understood. You didn't get paid to develop nor to support this plugin
and when you decide to use the
Hi All,
What Ive observed from many forums and also from myselfs behavior. We
tend to come to the forum when problem hits us and quite often forget
about it when life gets back to normal.
Ive done some upgrades recently on my landscape moving some parts
around.
And what Ive realized that
Ooh, just came back to ask for a little more advice and come to know
such unedifying news. Gordon, I appreciate your great work. Thanks a
lot for your support. I really hope to read you again some day.
Kind regards
nilssohn
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This situation is the biggest loss to the SqueezeCenter environment. A
wonderful plug-in that achieves a vital function.
Another nail in the future
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It is a great plugin, and gharris has given a lot of help and responded
to suggestions for changes. Many thanks.
It was trickier than many plugins to install, but still acceptable with
some thought by the user and the author's (and others') devoted response
to requests for help.
The thread is
aubuti;650196 Wrote:
Then I suggest staying with one and only one server, and setting it to
suspend (not hibernate, not shutdown) when the SB idle threshold is
reached. Most PCs can come out of suspend and be running SBS in 2-3
seconds, something the non-techies in my family never even
gharris999;650264 Wrote:
My guess is that he doesn't have a server per se, but rather a couple of
family PCs that are milti-use.
I had guessed that his new Shuttle pc
(http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89568) was a dedicated
server, but I was probably wrong about that. But even if
You're both right! Originally the shuttle was going to be a dedicated
server. But then I reckoned that the netbook is on almost all day, so
intended that the shuttle would take over when I shut the netbook down
for the night. The shuttle will also be a iPlayer streamer on
occasions.
I suppose
castalla;650281 Wrote:
You're both right! Originally the shuttle was going to be a dedicated
server. But then I reckoned that the netbook is on almost all day, so
intended that the shuttle would take over when I shut the netbook down
for the night. The shuttle will also be a iPlayer
So, do you accept there is a NEED
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castalla;650281 Wrote:
You're both right! Originally the shuttle was going to be a dedicated
server. But then I reckoned that the netbook is on almost all day, so
intended that the shuttle would take over when I shut the netbook down
for the night. The shuttle will also be a iPlayer
I don't know if there's a technical term for it - you said futzing,
maybe I'd say nadgering! Because it's there, I guess I'm just
investigating the possibilities.
No doubt at some point I'll settle on the simplest setup!
(Many moons I set up and adminstered a large Novell network for over
100
castalla;650283 Wrote:
So, do you accept there is a NEED Need has nothing to do with
incentive, unfortunately. Last time I got
paid to write software, I was billing at $95/hour. That was back in
1995. With a 50% rise in the CPI over the intervening 16 years, I'd be
billing at
Thanks for all your comments and free work!!! I appreciate it.
I'll patiently wait for any developments!
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I should add that my patience is being tried here. If anyone has ever
wondered why SrvrPowerCtrl has never shown up on the list of Other 3rd
party plugins or on the recommended list, this is why. -I've never
attempted to get it on those lists.- SrvrPowerCtrl is too complex and
life is too
If this is any consolation, I gave up on this plugin after reading
trough the infinite number of postings and never getting it to work
properly. I'm sure a lot of effort has been put into it but in the end
it's definitely. NOT user friendly.
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Hi Looking at the changes you are making I think it make sense I'll give
it a try thanks!
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carib;650308 Wrote:
If this is any consolation, I gave up on this plugin after reading
trough the infinite number of postings and never getting it to work
properly. I'm sure a lot of effort has been put into it but in the end
it's definitely. NOT user friendly.Thanks for the feedback. This
That's a blow - I think it's a great plugin!
Saying it's not-user friendly is hardly a reason to give up.
It's a technical plugin not a Disney-Channel plugin!!
I appreciated all the help and explanations gharris gave.
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gharris999;650314 Wrote:
Thanks for the feedback. This thread is now closed in the sense that I
won't be monitoring it any more or providing any help to users.
What?
Many thanks to the users who don't know how to communicate with a
dedicated person.
Thanks mr Harris for the help you
carib;650347 Wrote:
Really sorry if I offended.
From your profile page
carib has not made any friends yet
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nietgiftig;650355 Wrote:
From your profile page
carib has not made any friends yet
It's a sad state of affairs when one can't express one's opinions.
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... and its a sad state affairs that such expression has lost other
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carib;650365 Wrote:
It's a sad state of affairs when one can't express one's opinions.
Oh please, don't play the victim. You expressed your opinion. And now
others may do the same, and if it means disagreeing with you, then so
be it.
My opinion? That it's pretty sad that even -...after
Darn! Now can someone apologize a 100 times in this thread so that it
breaks the #2000 mark anyway??
If you want SBS to integrate the power events loop of an OS, ask
Logitech support. Not plugin developers. This could make the control
panels included in the Mac and Windows distributions actually
Using the settings you gave earlier had no effect. I enabled the
external events option (shutdown) - this had no effect.
I used the menu option to Hibernate to Server 2 - this switched off the
PC and also the Touch. Pressing the Touch ON connected it to Server 2.
However, when I restored the
castalla;650029 Wrote:
Using the settings you gave earlier had no effect. I enabled the
external events option (shutdown) - this had no effect.
I used the menu option to Hibernate to Server 2 - this switched off the
PC and also the Touch. Pressing the Touch ON connected it to Server 2.
Without the external event option checked - when server 1 is shutdown,
the Touch just continues playing.
With external event checked - when server 1 is shutdown, the Touch just
continues playing.
I tried sleep, hibernate, shutdown on the server - player just
continues.
When I then try to
castalla;650034 Wrote:
Without the external event option checked - when server 1 is shutdown,
the Touch just continues playing.
With external event checked - when server 1 is shutdown, the Touch just
continues playing.
I tried sleep, hibernate, shutdown on the server - player just
By me ... via the standard win 7 Start options.
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Perhaps the easiest is to start again with Can This Be Done?
I want to suspend Server 1 using either WOSB or by selecting Sleep from
the server menu. At which point, I want the Touch to switch to Server
2.
If this can be done, which settings do I need?
===
At the moment with the
Edit:
I switched off the idle check.
Now when I STOP sbs on Server 1 the Touch switches immediately to
Server 2.
If I sleep Server 1 the Touch fails to switch (so the scenario I
actually want doesn't seem to work).
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It appears that something is seriously wrong with the setup - I restored
the settings to default.
After several restarts the plugin just can't see the alternative server
and stubbornly only shows the mysbs.com options.
What do you suggest? Delete all plugin files and reinstall?
Not having
castalla;650096 Wrote:
Perhaps the easiest is to start again with Can This Be Done?
I want to suspend Server 1 using either WOSB or by selecting Sleep from
the server menu. At which point, I want the Touch to switch to Server
2.
If this can be done, which settings do I need?
This
castalla;650147 Wrote:
It appears that something is seriously wrong with the setup - I restored
the settings to default.
After several restarts the plugin just can't see the alternative server
and stubbornly only shows the mysbs.com options.
What do you suggest? Delete all plugin files
Okay - thanks.
It's getting late here - so I'll check it tomorrow.
Thanks for putting up with my stumbling attempts to get it working!
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- quote
That's doable, but not a high priority for me right now.
- unquote
Pity! All this is because non-techies in the family just want to
switch the Touch on and listen!
What would be ideal would be that when the Touch is turned on that it
would search for whatever servers are
castalla;650156 Wrote:
Pity! All this is because non-techies in the family just want to switch
the Touch on and listen!
What would be ideal would be that when the Touch is turned on that it
would search for whatever servers are broadcasting and just simply
connect (without the fiddling
Scenario:
Server 1 running with Touch - server goes to scheduled sleep
Server 2 running
Assume I have PowerControl running with default settings on Server 1
Assume same setup for Server 2
What options/commands do I need to set to switch the Touch from Server
1 to Server 2 on sleep?
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Scenario:
Server 1 running with Touch - server goes to scheduled sleep
Server 2 running
Assume I have PowerControl running with default settings on Server 1
Assume same setup for Server 2
What options/commands do I need to set to switch the Touch from
Thanks. I'll try that later today/tomorrow.
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chris.mason;649303 Wrote:
Hi Gordon,
I'm hoping you can give me some pointers on setup.
I have *almost* everything working just as I wish. I have
SrvrPowerCtrl EOD setup to suspend the server after 15 mins between 8pm
and 5am.
What I would like to do is set up the system idle monitor
gharris999;649833 Wrote:
Actually, with the settings you've chosen, it shouldn't work at all.
What do you want to have happen between 5:00 and 20:00? It sounds like
you want the server to NOT suspend under any circumstances during that
time. If so, then use these settings:
System Idle
chris.mason;649869 Wrote:
I see where I went wrong in explaining myself!
So, what I want to have happen is this:
1. During the day, lets call that between 9am when EOD monitor kicks
in, I'd like SPC to monitor the connected players, and if nothing has
been played for 20 minutes, then
Wirrunna;649391 Wrote:
Gordon,
I entered the custom commands detailed here
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=628890postcount=7,
however on execution they generate an error - see attached. Win XP,
7.6.1 r33068.
I was going to try a clear rescan with the data base locked to see
Adding the % encode to the commands certainly got rid of the log error.
As 7.6.1 r33068 is as quick as a rat up a drainpipe performing a clear
rescan I'm not inclined to tinker with locking and unlocking
databases. I had not completed a clear rescan when I asked the
question, but had run one in
gharris999;648030 Wrote:
# sudo touch '/var/log/squeezeboxserver/inhibit-check.log'
# sudo chmod 777 '/var/log/squeezeboxserver/inhibit-check.log'
check-inhibit.sh:
Thank you, Gordon. Finally I understood what the check-inhibit.sh does
and what the commands above are for. I will watch
nilssohn;649113 Wrote:
The inhibit state is logged -two times per second-. Is this intended,
for it makes the log really long?
The once-per-second logging was appropriate when I was using this
script to test gsession-inhibit as I was developing it. But for
testing the plugin's behavior,
Hi Gordon,
I'm hoping you can give me some pointers on setup.
I have *almost* everything working just as I wish. I have
SrvrPowerCtrl EOD setup to suspend the server after 15 mins between 8pm
and 5am.
What I would like to do is set up the system idle monitor to watch the
server/players and go
Gordon,
I entered the custom commands detailed here
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=628890postcount=7,
however on execution they generate an error - see attached. Win XP,
7.6.1 r33068.
I was going to try a clear rescan with the data base locked to see if
it was faster.
nilssohn;647881 Wrote:
I woke it up manually again. And again, about 70-80 minutes later the
server suspended. Maybe it just isn't idle, but there is no server
activity I know about.
I will watch this funny thing and keep on reporting. Any idea to
unravel this mystery is welcome. :-)Well,
gharris999;648030 Wrote:
check-inhibit.sh:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
LOGFILE='/var/log/squeezeboxserver/inhibit-check.log'
for i in {0..1..1}
do
INHIBIT=`dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.gnome.SessionManager
/org/gnome/SessionManager
nilssohn;648096 Wrote:
Where should I put this script?
Anywhere. It doesn't matter where you put it. Just start a terminal
session and run the script.
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Gordon,
Is there a CLI that will turn off multiple players (while leaving the
server running) that could be entered as a custom command in Srvr
PowerCtrl ? (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89435)
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