Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] First impressions.... not impressed

2009-10-12 Thread gdpeck
unclemat;471381 Wrote: > I have not connected it since to mysqueezebox.com again and never will. gweempose;471390 Wrote: > I'm beginning to feel the same way. I just spent most of the evening > trying to get my players to work properly with mysb.com, and I found the > whole experience to be inc

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] First impressions.... not impressed

2009-10-12 Thread gweempose
unclemat;471381 Wrote: > > > I have not connected it since to mysqueezebox.com again and never will.I'm > beginning to feel the same way. I just spent most of the evening trying to get my players to work properly with mysb.com, and I found the whole experience to be incredibly frustrating. For

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] First impressions.... not impressed

2009-10-12 Thread unclemat
egd;469609 Wrote: > That is just plain bloody pathetic! I've got multiple SB3s, two Duets > (doorstoppers) and a Transporter. None of these are Internet facing and > I see no reason for them to be. Are these devices online toys or music > players? Forcing users to do superfluous things that ha

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] First impressions.... not impressed

2009-10-12 Thread MeSue
unclemat;470854 Wrote: > Another changed/missing feature - I noticed that while browsing the > library, pressing a number key on the remote does not take one to the > position in the list as indicated by the letter associated with the > number, but instead it just selects a preset (if assigned).

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Assign Playlist to a Preset?

2009-10-12 Thread peterw
ghan;471361 Wrote: > Can you assign other functions to presets, not just favorites, like > setting the sleep-time? Just today I published an updated version of my KidsPlay plugin to my test repository, http://www.tux.org/~peterw/slim/slim7/repodata-test.xml** that allows you to reprogram any of

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] First impressions.... not impressed

2009-10-12 Thread unclemat
Well, I admit I see benefits of the multi line screen and some changes in the interface (like press the dial to play). But the amount of bugs in the unit is pretty annoying. Another bug - selecting an item on a random mix playlist (song mix) causes the cursor to jump to whatever relative (wrt to

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Would like one, but...

2009-10-12 Thread jimzak
My Radio order shipped today which is two days earlier than specified when I ordered from Amazon. I guess they got resupplied earlier than expected. -- jimzak http://zzzone.net http://have-a-nice-day.org http://www.last.fm/user/zzzoneDOTnet

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] First impressions.... not impressed

2009-10-12 Thread Ikabob
I really do like the SBRadio. I think it is very solid compared to other similar radios. It has a nice cool look to it and the sound quality is very good. The functionality is very good and the speed is fine; I do not expect it to behave exactly like the SBBoom...it's a miniature. I call it my Bab

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Assign Playlist to a Preset?

2009-10-12 Thread ghan
Can you assign other functions to presets, not just favorites, like setting the sleep-time? -- ghan http://last.fm/user/ghan64 ghan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=19733 View this thread: http:/

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] First impressions.... not impressed

2009-10-12 Thread gweempose
unclemat;471353 Wrote: > > > Combined with mushy feel of the rubber buttons on the Radio, the UI > experience is less satisfying ...I'm digging the Radio, but I do agree that > it doesn't feel as solid as the Boom. Clearly, concessions were made to meet a certain price point. The non-backlit b

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] First impressions.... not impressed

2009-10-12 Thread unclemat
I am testing the Radio and Boom side by side at the moment. It's immediately obvious that the Boom display reacts much faster to user inputs. There is no lag on Boom at all, while there is noticeable lag on the Radio. Most offending is the power off button. Sound gets cut quickly, but display stic

[SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get the Radio to connect to mysb.com?

2009-10-12 Thread gweempose
I just set up my Radio today and everything went smoothly. After plugging it in and configuring my network settings, the Radio found my local Squeezebox Server and connected to it. I tested it with both local music and with internet based sources such as Rhapsody, and everything worked flawlessly.

[SlimDevices: Radio] Home button on Radio unresponsive

2009-10-12 Thread ghan
I'm very happy with my new red radio, it's beautiful and the sound is amazing, but i'm having issues with the squeezeplay software. I'd say the Home button should ALWAYS take you directly to the home screen (excepts maybe when in a context menu), but it seems to respond only when i'm only one lev

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Setting the alarm for 06xx

2009-10-12 Thread bklaas
FYI, this has been fixed in r7847, and it will be included in the 7.4.1 release (likely before the end of October). 12h formatted time works to set the alarm until then as a workaround. It amounted to a one line fix, but not in a particularly obvious place. cheers, #!/ben -- bklaas Logitech

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SSH into Radio

2009-10-12 Thread vw195
bluegaspode;471231 Wrote: > I had this problem as well some time ago (no popup - no connection). > Rebooting helped as described. I had to reboot to get it to work but successfully got in the second time. Thanks all! -- vw195 -

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] ETA on battery for Radio?

2009-10-12 Thread twynne
twynne;471276 Wrote: > Another battery-related question: > > When running on battery power does the Radio display the battery level? > Is there a warning when battery level is getting low? > > Thanks, > > Tom Apologies - found it in the 'Feature Guide', pg. 8.: "Battery – The battery icon sh

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] ETA on battery for Radio?

2009-10-12 Thread twynne
Another battery-related question: When running on battery power does the Radio display the battery level? Is there a warning when battery level is getting low? Thanks, Tom -- twynne 2 x Booms, 2 x SB3, 1 x Duet, 1 x SB Radio --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Cannot activate "Analog clock" screensaver

2009-10-12 Thread JM2009
I rebooted the box by power-off-on. Now everything is working like expected. Thanks Juergen -- JM2009 JM2009's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32930 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.c

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] minor curious clock issue

2009-10-12 Thread aubuti
Right, I knew that the IP3K players don't have a clock (except the Boom's RTC), but wasn't thinking that the new players *do*. I just power cycled the Radio, thinking the reboot might trigger a time sync against the SBS server, and now the Radio is within a second or so of the Boom. Thanks. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SSH into Radio

2009-10-12 Thread bluegaspode
Matt Wise;471098 Wrote: > Did the screen pop up with a "SSH is now enabled, here's your user and > password" screen? (paraphrased) If not, SSH didnt enable properly -- in > that case, try rebooting and re-enabling. I had this problem as well some time ago (no popup - no connection). Rebooting h

[SlimDevices: Radio] Cannot activate "Analog clock" screensaver

2009-10-12 Thread JM2009
Hello All, I am tryng to get up my Radio up and running. My problem is that I can only activate the "Screen off"-screensavers. If I am trying to activate one of the others nothing happens The box is connected to Squeezenetwork, running7.4.0r7790... Greetings Juergen -- JM2009 ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Red Radio - appearance and availability

2009-10-12 Thread testmatch
funkstar;471210 Wrote: > Does this mean they will be a permanent item, just lower volume > production, or are they only available for a limited time? and will they be available officially from Logitech outside of North America? Or will those of us in Europe have to rely on dealers such as the on

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Would like one, but...

2009-10-12 Thread funkstar
My collection is in my sig. The list will only ever get longer :) -- funkstar my collection: *1*x squeezebox radio *1*x squeezebox touch *1*x squeezebox boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black), *1*x sb2 wired (silver) *1*x sb (black), *1*x slimp3 (with rear shield) interes

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] minor curious clock issue

2009-10-12 Thread snarlydwarf
aubuti;471196 Wrote: > I presently have both a beta (PB1) SB Radio and a Boom in my bedroom. > They both have clock screensavers. I noticed recently that even though > they are connected to the same SBS, the SB Radio clock is about 15 > seconds behind the clock on the Boom. A quick check of other

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Red Radio - appearance and availability

2009-10-12 Thread funkstar
mparry;471155 Wrote: > The Red units are going to be limited in quantity. we will not be > manufacturing as many red units as black so they wont be available > everywhere and they will be more difficult to get a hold of. Does this mean they will be a permanent item, just lower volume production,

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-12 Thread barbro66
I just got mine - very impressive! It's much smaller than I thought - but I'm used to a huge internet radio that I had picked up for $50 three years ago. The red colour isn't as nice as I thought it would be, although perhaps I can pretend it's Italian. At least it's different to black. The so

[SlimDevices: Radio] minor curious clock issue

2009-10-12 Thread aubuti
I presently have both a beta (PB1) SB Radio and a Boom in my bedroom. They both have clock screensavers. I noticed recently that even though they are connected to the same SBS, the SB Radio clock is about 15 seconds behind the clock on the Boom. A quick check of other SBs in the house indicates th

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-12 Thread Goodsounds
gweempose;469961 Wrote: > I ordered from the Logitech site and didn't get charged sales tax. I > assume it's because I live outside of California where Logitech is > based. No, it would be because the selling entity has no employees and uses no facilities in your state. The obligation to collect

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Would like one, but...

2009-10-12 Thread jimzak
I ordered one from Amazon. They're due for resupply on 10/14. -- jimzak http://zzzone.net http://have-a-nice-day.org http://www.last.fm/user/zzzoneDOTnet jimzak's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Would like one, but...

2009-10-12 Thread Pat Farrell
iPhone wrote: > My better half probably thinks my definition of too many Squeezeboxes > is if there is more then a Transporter, Boom, and SB Radio in every room > of the house! Whatever you do, keep that better half -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Would like one, but...

2009-10-12 Thread iPhone
ccrome2;471140 Wrote: > Well, there *may* be such a thing as too many Squeezeboxes. I have them > crawling all over the place. But, I'm an extreme case. Now how can that be. One can't have too many until one needs to add rooms to the house for them and then one doesn't again have too many. Ca

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Ship date?

2009-10-12 Thread gweempose
The UPS guy just dropped mine off! :D :D :D -- gweempose 2 Squeezebox Receivers 1 Squeezebox Classic 1 Squeezebox Boom 1 Squeezebox Radio 3 Squeezebox Controllers gweempose's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Red Radio - appearance and availability

2009-10-12 Thread mparry
The Red units are going to be limited in quantity. we will not be manufacturing as many red units as black so they wont be available everywhere and they will be more difficult to get a hold of. -- mparry Matt Parry-SMS Sales sa...@slimdevices.com 650-210-9400x2 ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Would like one, but...

2009-10-12 Thread snarlydwarf
ccrome2;471140 Wrote: > Well, there *may* be such a thing as too many Squeezeboxes. I have them > crawling all over the place. But, I'm an extreme case. Sounds like you just need a bigger office. -- snarlydwarf snarlyd

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SSH into Radio

2009-10-12 Thread simsboard
I had similar problems to another server some time ago - then I realized that there are different versions of ssh available and my old putty-version just supported version 1 don't know what the SB-radio supports and if this is really your problem but it might be a hint :-) -- simsboard

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Would like one, but...

2009-10-12 Thread ccrome2
Well, there *may* be such a thing as too many Squeezeboxes. I have them crawling all over the place. But, I'm an extreme case. -- ccrome2 Caleb Crome Sr. Hardware Engineer Logitech SMBU (i.e. the Squeezebox people) The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet. -William Gibson

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi connection details

2009-10-12 Thread vw195
I was a little unclear but I was agreeing with Radish as I have WPA2-AES using XP as well. -- vw195 vw195's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32644 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/sho

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] First impressions.... not impressed

2009-10-12 Thread peterw
JJZolx;470941 Wrote: > If I were deciding whether or not to return the unit I wouldn't worry so > much about the software, but would make the decision based upon the > hardware features and the sound quality. I expect that gross bugs like the power button not working will be fixed, but unclemat

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio use as bedside radio/alarm

2009-10-12 Thread gweempose
-"What if some people like the display to be dimmer than others in a totally dark room? Can the dim level be adjusted?"- DiSNEYN;470955 Wrote: > > > Very Very Big House You Must Have? In which room do you have every > player?I'm not sure I understand how your questions relate to my post that y

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SSH into Radio

2009-10-12 Thread vw195
iPhone;471086 Wrote: > Are you currently Ethernet or wireless? > > Yes that is correct. I just logged into my Radio so that should work. > Quick question: In Putty you do have SSH bulleted? And when you attempt > login it doesn't ask, Login as: ? Currently I am wireless, and SSH is bulleted.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SSH into Radio

2009-10-12 Thread Matt Wise
vw195;471074 Wrote: > I set the remote login into my radio to allow SSH. Then I attempted to > use putty using the radio's ip address. I kept getting connection > refused. Is port 22 the correct port to go into? > > Thanks! Did the screen pop up with a "SSH is now enabled, here's your user an

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Can't save internet radio to favorites when connected to mysqueezebox.com

2009-10-12 Thread toby10
simsboard;471018 Wrote: > I was thinking of the 6 buttons next to the diplay > 3 on the left / 3 on the right side > > so far I did not have troubles to assign radio-stations to this buttons > (connected to mySB.com) but I realized that one austrian radio-station > always gets lost as soon as I

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi connection details

2009-10-12 Thread toby10
vw195;471071 Wrote: > I don't understand this comment either. Radish is responding to a statement that WinXP does not handle WPA or WPA2 encryption well. I, like radish, have not had a problem using three XP machines utilizing and accessing my WPA2+AES network. Mine is WPA2+AES with a randoml

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SSH into Radio

2009-10-12 Thread iPhone
vw195;471074 Wrote: > I set the remote login into my radio to allow SSH. Then I attempted to > use putty using the radio's ip address. I kept getting connection > refused. Is port 22 the correct port to go into? > > Thanks! Are you currently Ethernet or wireless? Yes that is correct. I just

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get it to play the radio as an alarm?

2009-10-12 Thread furtive
Thanks all. I've now got a radio station set to play as my alarm. So on to my next question - where do I set the volume that the alarm will play at? -- furtive Squeezebox Boom Squeezebox Radio (on order!) furtive's Profi

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get it to play the radio as an alarm?

2009-10-12 Thread ModelCitizen
If you play the radio station you want and whilst doing this set the alarm choosing "Current Paylist" as thje sound then your currently playing station will be set as your alarm. I think. MC -- ModelCitizen Think the third party Squeeze plugins and applets are important? Then 'vote for bug 1

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SSH into Radio

2009-10-12 Thread dsf
vw195;471074 Wrote: > I set the remote login into my radio to allow SSH. Then I attempted to > use putty using the radio's ip address. I kept getting connection > refused. Is port 22 the correct port to go into? > > Thanks! Port 22 is right. I enabled it and had a hunt around the filesystem

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get it to play the radio as an alarm?

2009-10-12 Thread Keymaster
Ahhh right Forgot to mention...I'm connected to my server for my alarm. When you're connected to your server "Random Mix" is an alarm option (with a few suboptions). -- Keymaster Keymaster's Profile: http://forums.sl

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get it to play the radio as an alarm?

2009-10-12 Thread dsf
furtive;471075 Wrote: > And how do I get it to play a random mp3 from my collection as an alarm? I had (and use) the option of "Random Song Mix" for my alarm. I don't remember setting anything up specially to get that option. -- dsf ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get it to play the radio as an alarm?

2009-10-12 Thread furtive
Ah ok. I've added the radio station to one of the numbered buttons. Assume I need to add it as a favourite as well? And how do I get it to play a random mp3 from my collection as an alarm? -- furtive Squeezebox Boom Squeezebox Radio (on order!)

[SlimDevices: Radio] SSH into Radio

2009-10-12 Thread vw195
I set the remote login into my radio to allow SSH. Then I attempted to use putty using the radio's ip address. I kept getting connection refused. Is port 22 the correct port to go into? Thanks! -- vw195 vw195's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get it to play the radio as an alarm?

2009-10-12 Thread gdpeck
You should have the option to add a radio station as a favorite. However, if your radio is connected to mysqueezebox.com, this doesn't work due to a bug. To work around this bug, you can go to the mysqueezebox.com web page and add the favorite there. (https://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi connection details

2009-10-12 Thread vw195
radish;471032 Wrote: > Huh? I have a bunch of XP boxes that would like to disagree with you. > I'm using WPA2/AES with a 16-char key. I don't understand this comment either. -- vw195 vw195's Profile: http://forums.slimde

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get it to play the radio as an alarm?

2009-10-12 Thread furtive
I don't seem to have the option to add a favourite as an alarm Seems rediculous that it's not simple to add the radio as an alarm to something called a "radio" -- furtive Squeezebox Boom Squeezebox Radio (on order!) furt

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get it to play the radio as an alarm?

2009-10-12 Thread Keymaster
This might be convoluted, and there might be a better way, but since there should be an option to assign a "Favorite" as an alarm sound, add the station(s) in question to your fave list and then pick from there. That's how I do it :) -- Keymaster ---

[SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get it to play the radio as an alarm?

2009-10-12 Thread furtive
My Radio has just arrived and am liking it so far :) I'm just in the process of setting it up and for the life of me can't figure out how to get it to play the radio as an alarm. If I go into "Alarm Sound" the only options are "the current playlist", or one of the inbuilt sound effects. How do

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi connection details

2009-10-12 Thread radish
MelonMonkey;470869 Wrote: > > XP doesn't (generally) support WPA nor WPA2. Huh? I have a bunch of XP boxes that would like to disagree with you. I'm using WPA2/AES with a 16-char key. -- radish 'HELP ME RAISE MONEY FOR CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH!' (HTTP://WWW.ADAMREEVE.COM/24IN24/) http://ww

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wi-Fi connection details

2009-10-12 Thread radish
fully;470996 Wrote: > > Now why would it be so hard to support that kind of line, if you forget > for a second how cumbersome it will be to enter it into the radio? Because that's exactly the problem. WPA key is defined as a limited subset of 7-bit ASCII, so that's already covered. Any valid WP

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Can't save internet radio to favorites when connected to mysqueezebox.com

2009-10-12 Thread simsboard
I was thinking of the 6 buttons next to the diplay 3 on the left / 3 on the right side so far I did not have troubles to assign radio-stations to this buttons (connected to mySB.com) but I realized that one austrian radio-station always gets lost as soon as I reboot the SB radio -- simsboard -

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Can't save internet radio to favorites when connected to mysqueezebox.com

2009-10-12 Thread toby10
simsboard;470933 Wrote: > maybe a stupid question but did you already try to press the > favorite-button for a few seconds to save them? > on my device I simply select one radio-station keep pressing the > favorite-button and it is stored then What button on your SB Radio are you pressing as you

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio use as bedside radio/alarm

2009-10-12 Thread DiSNEYN
gweempose;470384 Wrote: > What if some people like the display to be dimmer than others in a > totally dark room? Can the dim level be adjusted? Very Very Big House You Must Have? In witch room do you have every player? /H -- DiSNEYN --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] ETA on battery for Radio?

2009-10-12 Thread twynne
gdpeck;470841 Wrote: > I've seen the links for the battery and it looks to be bundled with a > remote control only. My plea to Logitech is, please sell the battery > separately. I have other squeezeboxes and don't need or want another > squeezebox remote. I'm likely to skip the battery all togeth

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] First impressions.... not impressed

2009-10-12 Thread JJZolx
unclemat;470854 Wrote: > Another changed/missing feature The SMBU had a release deadline to meet and they met it. There are definitely some bugs and some missing features that aren't talked about a lot, but I think that most will soon be taken care of. If I were deciding whether or not to retu

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Can't save internet radio to favorites when connected to mysqueezebox.com

2009-10-12 Thread simsboard
maybe a stupid question but did you already try to press the favorite-button for a few seconds to save them? on my device I simply select one radio-station keep pressing the favorite-button and it is stored then -- simsboard --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Release date for Squeezebox Radio? Europe?

2009-10-12 Thread DiSNEYN
mparry;469380 Wrote: > This really sucks. > I believe Europe has a large backorder right now and are just waiting > on units in transit. > Unfortunately I only have visibility into the > www.logitechsqueezebox.com store. > I would encourage everyone to try and be patient as frustrating as it > i

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Radio using SlimCenter 7.3.3?

2009-10-12 Thread simsboard
thanks bluegaspode for your hints! now it seems to run on my radio as well :-) at least I was albe to connect to my Qnap TS101 running 7.3.3 didn't test too much so far but this was I think already the most important step :-) regards! simsboard -- simsboard --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Can't save internet radio to favorites when connected to mysqueezebox.com

2009-10-12 Thread Rob van der Does
toby10;470433 Wrote: > Anyone filed a bug yet? See https://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14145 -- Rob van der Does Rob van der Does's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32761 View this thread