Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Firmware upgrade?

2010-02-15 Thread Sleepless
szalik;517298 Wrote: > In the mean time you can install Squeezebox Server 7.4.2 on your > network, connect Radio to this server, wait until it notices the new fw > available (can take a while). After this, you can remove the Squeezebox > Server from your computer if you just want to use mysb.com.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Do I need Squeezebox server?

2010-02-15 Thread Honva
The single most important reason for me to use SBS instead of mySB.com is the fact that SBS provides transcoding for real audio and some mms streams. I cannot listen to those stations with mySB.com -- Honva Honva's Profil

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get Pandora working?

2010-02-15 Thread MannyL
hm... that was not particularly intuitive. However, I finally got it. Thanks! -- MannyL MannyL's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35545 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthre

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] switching between Libraries - seamless or ?

2010-02-15 Thread snoylekim
Thanks ..found it and reconfigured radio and my thinking to use the server .. fixed some issues w/ little snitch and 'hanging' disappeared .. And, if my media server (Imac) crashes, I've got more important things to do than listen to internet radio :) -- snoylekim

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Auto dimming changed and too dim

2010-02-15 Thread tcutting
Search for "custom clock". Erland has a screensaver which is pretty flexible, and he just updated it to make it even more so. Better - here's a link to the thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68269 -- tcutting

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Auto dimming changed and too dim

2010-02-15 Thread illusion8055
Looking forward to that Minimum Brightness setting on the Radio! I wear glasses (and obviously don't wear them when I sleep). The level it dims to at night is too hard to read without my glasses on, which isn't an option. So leaving it just a tad higher would be great. Having seen the steps of dim

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Dimming Dilemma

2010-02-15 Thread Rikk
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Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Dimming Dilemma

2010-02-15 Thread Rikk
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Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR only playing part of the track

2010-02-15 Thread diveganesh
i've had the same issue with the radio over wireless (sb server running on a mac though). my sb classic plays just fine, the radio plays about 40s of one song, goes back to the beginning of the song and loops on i reset factory settings on the radio, reinstalled the firmware and rebooted the

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] switching between Libraries - seamless or ?

2010-02-15 Thread aubuti
If your server is on 24x7 there is no reason whatsoever to connect explicitly to mysb.com. You can get all the mysb.com services via SBS, and many fewer connection headaches. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimd

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] switching between Libraries - seamless or ?

2010-02-15 Thread snoylekim
aubuti;517335 Wrote: > You should be able to connect to mysb.com via Settings > Advanced > > Networking > Switch to mysqueezebox.com. I say "should" because some > people seem to have problems with it. I don't understand why it is > buried so deep in those menus, but if you plan to use it a lot y

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Do I need Squeezebox server?

2010-02-15 Thread Justme
SB Radio Newbie;517294 Wrote: > New user, and I'm powerfully confused, particularly because I can't > retain presets. Is there a way to default to connecting to mysb.com, > and thus perhaps being able to hold on to my presets? I have five > Internet radio feeds that I want to be able to access,

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get Pandora working?

2010-02-15 Thread toby10
MannyL;517336 Wrote: > I am obviously missing something here... > > Following your instructions, it appears Pandora wants some type of > code? > > Perhaps a little more detail would help. > > cheers No code needed, ignore that. Just get your free Pandora setup. Enter Pandora login details on

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get Pandora working?

2010-02-15 Thread MannyL
I am obviously missing something here... Following your instructions, it appears Pandora wants some type of code? Perhaps a little more detail would help. cheers -- MannyL MannyL's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] switching between Libraries - seamless or ?

2010-02-15 Thread aubuti
You should be able to connect to mysb.com via Settings > Advanced > Networking > Switch to mysqueezebox.com. I say "should" because some people seem to have problems with it. I don't understand why it is buried so deep in those menus, but if you plan to use it a lot you can put it on your Home men

[SlimDevices: Radio] switching between Libraries - seamless or ?

2010-02-15 Thread snoylekim
OK, two posts in the same forum means I have a new toy ..Love it, especially since wi/fi - internet radio is the only real answer to defeating big city AM interference .. Got my firewall and connectivity issues with SB server straightened out ( my media machine also runs Twonky) .. Here's the s

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm Failure - any ideas why?

2010-02-15 Thread tcutting
Is it possible to run v7.4.2 on your NAS? A lot of work has gone into improving the alarm reliability, but that work has gone into the 7.4.2 (and 7.5?) versions of the software. v7.4.2 is quite stable overall, and is being readied for the next release. -- tcutting

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get Pandora working?

2010-02-15 Thread toby10
MannyL;517310 Wrote: > How do I get Pandora working on my Squeezebox Server? I don't see it > listed anywhere? Do I need to download something? > > Cheers You need: 1. a free www.MySqueezeBox.com account 2. a Pandora account 3. install the Pandora App on your MySB.com account from App Gall

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Alarm Failure - any ideas why?

2010-02-15 Thread Skier
I suffered a failed alarm this morning for the first time. I'm running v7.4.1 from a NAS that is on 24/7. I have an alarm that is set to play a radio station at 06:30 Monday to Friday. This morning, despite being correctly set and displaying correctly it failed to go off. It had worked faultle

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Do I need Squeezebox server?

2010-02-15 Thread mule
And not to miss another big advantage of SBS: You have it in your own hand if and when it is working. Logitech has/had some issues with their MYSB.COM services, so that your squeezebox could be unusable at these times! TheMule! -- mule --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Do I need Squeezebox server?

2010-02-15 Thread toby10
SB Radio Newbie;517294 Wrote: > New user, and I'm powerfully confused, particularly because I can't > retain presets. Is there a way to default to connecting to mysb.com, > and thus perhaps being able to hold on to my presets? I have five > Internet radio feeds that I want to be able to access,

[SlimDevices: Radio] How do I get Pandora working?

2010-02-15 Thread MannyL
How do I get Pandora working on my Squeezebox Server? I don't see it listed anywhere? Do I need to download something? Cheers -- MannyL MannyL's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=35545 View this t

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Firmware upgrade?

2010-02-15 Thread szalik
toby10;517277 Wrote: > The SB players get their FW Updates from the server (SBS running on your > computer or MySB.com online). > Until you update your server to 7.4.2 your Radio won't get a FW > Update. > When 7.4.2 is officially released then they will update the FW on > MySB.com so your Radio

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Do I need Squeezebox server?

2010-02-15 Thread SB Radio Newbie
garym;512958 Wrote: > short answer is no. You're just fine using mysqueezebox.com. If you want > to play your own music, our use many of the 3rd party plugins, you'll > need the SbS. But for straightforward internet radio, podcasts, pandora, > etc., you don't need the server running. Even if you

[SlimDevices: Radio] SB Radio Presets always get lost

2010-02-15 Thread SB Radio Newbie
New SB Radio, and I am now on Round X of setting presets and then losing them. I am getting live streams from Internet radio, so I know that I am connected. Any advice for a newbie? -- SB Radio Newbie SB Radio Newbie's P

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Firmware upgrade?

2010-02-15 Thread toby10
Sleepless;517266 Wrote: > My radio still runs 7.4.1 and is having wireless issues. > > How do I upgrade to 7.4.2 or beyond? The radio does not seem to detect > that there's a new version around. Is there? > > Can anyone shed some light on this? Thank you! The SB players get their FW Updates f

[SlimDevices: Radio] Firmware upgrade?

2010-02-15 Thread Sleepless
My radio still runs 7.4.1 and is having wireless issues. How do I upgrade to 7.4.2 or beyond? The radio does not seem to detect that there's a new version around. Is there? Can anyone shed some light on this? Thank you! -- Sleepless ---

Re: �114 on Amazon UK

2010-02-15 Thread kitecarl
I bought one off Gumtree (in London) just last week for £95. I think there is still one listed out there for £100 even... -- kitecarl kitecarl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3017 View this th

Re: �114 on Amazon UK

2010-02-15 Thread Chunkywizard
I am hoping it will come down more than this. There have been two reports (from Canada and Norway), of their cost to be down to about £90. CW -- Chunkywizard *Squeezebox:* Boom x2 (Lounge and Kitchen), Radio *Server:* 7.4.2 for Windows Home Server (HP EX-475 MediaSmart Server with 2GB RAM up

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Battery and wifi performance of Radio

2010-02-15 Thread albright
no - in my notebook if the batteries are detected at below 90% capacity they start to charge; if above 90% the battery does not begin to charge So if you took your SBR to the patio for half an hour and the batteries got down to 92% they would not charge when plugged in The next time you go to th

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Battery and wifi performance of Radio

2010-02-15 Thread Rikk
albright;514543 Wrote: > I hope/expect that the circuitry will let the battery drop to 90% or so > before initiating a recharge (that's how my laptop > works) so we won't get too many recharges (that will kill the battery). anyway I think it doesn't work this way, otherways that means that if you

�114 on Amazon UK

2010-02-15 Thread dave77
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html/ref=nosim/?docId=1000368023&tag=hotukdeals-21 Good deal if anyone is interested -- dave77 Boom - Controller - Touch (on order) dave77's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/membe

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SBR only playing part of the track

2010-02-15 Thread kitecarl
Fortunately my issue is resolved. I ran a Vortexbox update and rebooted the server - my guess is it was either the update or the reboot that fixed the problem. -- kitecarl kitecarl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.co