Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Port Settings

2010-02-23 Thread danco
You don't say what OS you are using. I expect that whatever you are using, this data is in some sort of file that is plain text and so can be altered with a text editor. Certainly that's what I did on my Mac when port 9000 was being used by something else. But you might want to find out what is

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Port Settings

2010-02-23 Thread kylemax
I also wanted to know which firmware do most people find the most stable. I tried the 7.5 beta version and was better than most but as posted above it didn't seem to work well for the internet radio on my computer server.Also wondering what the difference is between the regular version and the emb

[SlimDevices: Radio] Port Settings

2010-02-23 Thread kylemax
I have had some problems but am figuring some of them out here on this forum and I thank you. I downloaded a program that tests the radio and connections and apparently my port 9000 is being used by something else. So my question is where do I change it? I am guessing it is in the network setting

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread Mnyb
jmpage2;520008 Wrote: > The SB Radio only "requires" a server at all because of a foolish > decision that Logitech made to handle this stuff all through My Squeeze > or SB Server. > > I can assure you that having alarms handled completely on the SB Radio > is totally doable if Logitech so choose

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Chinese Font for the Radio

2010-02-23 Thread Honva
Thanks to Google's Android Font and the smart guy extracting the font, now we have the perfect font for the radio. The DroidSansFallback.ttf font is only 3MB in size and supports latin, japanese, traditional and simplified chinese. Download the system tar at the following link, extract and copy

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] album art but I've got a NAS

2010-02-23 Thread jmpage2
padzster;519962 Wrote: > Couldn't find that. By experimental did you mean "longed for"? Go to the Squeezebox Server webpage-> Settings button (lower right of screen)-> iTunes tab-> Check the box that says "Extract iTunes Artwork (Experimental)"-> Click "Apply"-> Report back if this helps.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread jmpage2
eap;519975 Wrote: > It is also a radio. The internet radio does not function at all without > a server somewhere (either in your own home or logitech's data center). > So the radio is dependent on an external server "helping" the radio to > function properly. Not to mention dependent on a conn

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Power Outage and Alarm Reliability

2010-02-23 Thread mpower9
bluegaspode;519740 Wrote: > > You were just lucky I'd say that in your circumstances you didn't face > problems. When it is really important for me to absolutely get up at a certain time. I set the alarm on my cell phone and my GPS and my travel alarm clock in hopes that at least one of them wi

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Power Outage and Alarm Reliability

2010-02-23 Thread mpower9
Chunkywizard;519731 Wrote: > You can turn off the boot sound. IIRC it's under the Settings/Audio > > HTH > > CW I couldn't find anything like that under Settings/Audio. I am running 7.4.2 which I just downloaded. -- mpower9 ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread eap
Where is a definitive and full list of all of the fixes for 7.4.2? I see this list, but there is not one word of alarms that everyone is talking about (so why is it assumed that there are bugfixes regarding alarms in this version): http://svn.slimdevices.com/repos/slim/7.4/trunk/server/Changelog

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Internet Radio, Local, State, City

2010-02-23 Thread moviereel
Yes, both radios are on the same MySB.com account and both are listed on the webpage as connected. Both radios are running the latest Firmware updates and set to the same time zone. I have also reset both SB radios to factor defaults and started over. Same results -- moviereel --

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread jmpage2
Okay, shut down, rebooted and it wanted to update firmware again and this time was successful. Now will have to hope that the various alarm annoyances are resolved. -- jmpage2 jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Mysqueezebox.com non-listing of SqueezeboxBoom device

2010-02-23 Thread usch
Press and hold the left arrow button until the Squeezebox Setup menu appears. Select "Connect to mysqueezebox.com" and press the knob. Select "Settings" and press the knob. Select "Information" and press the knob. Select "mysqueezebox.com Information" and press the knob. Select "Account:" to see y

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Mysqueezebox.com non-listing of SqueezeboxBoom device

2010-02-23 Thread kruggles
Steve. I may have entered an incorrect email address for the Logitech Boom device, but I cannot figure what that was. Is there a way to find out from the Logitech Boom menus what email address I entered? Thanks Ken -- krugg...@woh.rr.com -

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

2010-02-23 Thread Scaevola
Thanks for the update. My bad. -- Scaevola Scaevola's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36579 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75296

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread tcutting
Go ahead and shut down (may have to remove power though)... it downloads first before it performs install. I've found this happens often on firmware upgrades - but, if you do full turn-off, then turn-on before performing upgrade it works fine. -- tcutting ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread jmpage2
bluegaspode;519957 Wrote: > 1kwh in germany costs about 0.20(Euro)Cent, so 0.27(US)Cent. > So much for 'cheap' ;) ... > > Anyway - jmpage - SB-Server 7.4.2 (final) is available for download > already so it should be soon pushed via MySB.com too (if not done so > already). > Your biggest alarm w

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread eap
jmpage2;519958 Wrote: > Yes, by all means Logitech should stop selling to people that aren't > computer geniuses because they haven't implemented basic internal alarm > capabilities in the SB Radio that aren't dependent on an external server > "helping" the alarm to function properly. > > Brilli

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] album art but I've got a NAS

2010-02-23 Thread padzster
Couldn't find that. By experimental did you mean "longed for"? -- padzster padzster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23215 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75581 _

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread bluegaspode
jmpage2;519932 Wrote: > You are continuing to miss the point. No one should need to leave a > computer on 24X7 for an *alarm clock* to work reliably! > 1kwh in germany costs about 0.20(Euro)Cent, so 0.27(US)Cent. So much for 'cheap' ;) ... Anyway - jmpage - SB-Server 7.4.2 (final) is availab

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread jmpage2
aubuti;519953 Wrote: > Then they should get the $5 alarm clock. > > Until recently my $20 travel alarm clock sat right next to my SB Radio, > and that's what I used for alarms because that's what I preferred, even > though the SB alarm works fine for me. Yes, by all means Logitech should stop

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread aubuti
jmpage2;519932 Wrote: > I do run a server 24X7 but my parents, brother, sister and 99% of my > friends have absolutely no interesting in doing this just so that they > know they can wake up reliably in the morning when a $5 alarm clock is > perfectly capable of doing the same job. Then they shoul

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] album art but I've got a NAS

2010-02-23 Thread jmpage2
padzster;519901 Wrote: > Hi > Just got my squeezebox radio which i LOVE. > I've just got a question about album art. Before I go on let me tell > you my setup: > > I've got my music on my QNAP NAS on \\qmultimedia\music\artist\album > I only use iTunes for ipod & pc access so my iTunes library i

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread jmpage2
eap;519910 Wrote: > 40 watts x 16 hours x 365 days = 233.6 KillowattHours (KwH) > > 233.6 x $.10 (I'll give you 10 cents per KwH which is a lot) = $23.00 > per year. I'm not gonna cry over $23.00 a year (do you unplug your a/v > receivers and TVs at night)? They eat up electricity doing nothin

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread Aslak3
eap;519692 Wrote: > Its not that you leave a computer on 24/7 in order to have a reliable > alarm clock, its that typical use of a computer could (nay, even should) > contemplate 24/7 hour use of that computer. So the alarm clock is then > just a bonus you get on top of that. I had my computer

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread eap
jmpage2;519899 Wrote: > eap, > > You are just way out in left (right?) field with this one. 99% of the > computers made in the last few years have energy settings that put them > into a hibernate mode after a few minutes of inactivity. > > My iMac hibernates perfectly and when hibernating uses

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread Muele
jmpage2, eap: You are not on the same page ;) There are errors in 7.4.1 with regards to alarm stability. It has been dealt with in 7.4.2. Forget about running a server just for the alarm. Run it for other reasons. -- Muele BR Mogens 1 Radio, 2 Controllers, 2 Receivers, 1 Squeezeplay. Served

[SlimDevices: Radio] album art but I've got a NAS

2010-02-23 Thread padzster
Hi Just got my squeezebox radio which i LOVE. I've just got a question about album art. Before I go on let me tell you my setup: I've got my music on my QNAP NAS on \\qmultimedia\music\artist\album I only use iTunes for ipod & pc access so my iTunes library is located on my PC accessing the music

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread jmpage2
eap, You are just way out in left (right?) field with this one. 99% of the computers made in the last few years have energy settings that put them into a hibernate mode after a few minutes of inactivity. My iMac hibernates perfectly and when hibernating uses about 3W of power. It takes only a

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread eap
jmpage2;519859 Wrote: > I hope people realize that they are basically advising people to buy or > re-purpose a computer to leave on 24X7 and spend $50-$200 a year in > electric costs just to get an alarm to function reliably? > > It would almost be comical if it wasn't so asinine. > > I'm sure

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread jmpage2
I hope people realize that they are basically advising people to buy or re-purpose a computer to leave on 24X7 and spend $50-$200 a year in electric costs just to get an alarm to function reliably? It would almost be comical if it wasn't so asinine. I'm sure that the majority of SB Radio owners

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread iPhone
Off Topic: Can power be a concern, sure it can depending on where one lives. So build/buy an Atom based Vortexbox Server so you can leave it on 24/7/365 for under 50 Bucks a year (less then $25 in most places). Or do a SheevaPlug and get down to $10 to $15 a year for 24/7/365. Of course with a l

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-Order Accessory Pack

2010-02-23 Thread Fluffdaddy
snowmanvt;519830 Wrote: > I pre-ordered and got a confirmation notice. They also put an > authorization for the cost on my credit card (but that has disappeared). > I too noticed that the pre-order link has changed back to Notify Me. Same here. I think the wait for "Accessory Pack" is going to b

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SqueezeBox Radio battery kit avalible

2010-02-23 Thread elziko
aubuti;519828 Wrote: > Just a guess, but it may have something to do with the fact that he > works for Logitech as one of the SB developers That's why I was asking - to sort fact from supposition. The reason I'm interested in this in particular is I'm building my own pack and on my first te

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Pre-Order Accessory Pack

2010-02-23 Thread snowmanvt
I pre-ordered and got a confirmation notice. They also put an authorization for the cost on my credit card (but that has disappeared). I too noticed that the pre-order link has changed back to Notify Me. As with all Logitech information the meaning is inscrutable and the customers are left in the

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Too many problems - Can't enter email, can't access internet radio, freezes up...

2010-02-23 Thread KTMCDO
i got the squeezebox radio yesterday and so far this morning it keeps rebooting and when i attempt to make a menu choice it freezes the unit is brand new also i downloaded the newest firmware and the server softwarre as well -- KTMCDO ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SqueezeBox Radio battery kit avalible

2010-02-23 Thread aubuti
elziko;519798 Wrote: > If so, how do you know? Just a guess, but it may have something to do with the fact that he works for Logitech as one of the SB developers -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.c

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Wireless Help - won't work with WEP

2010-02-23 Thread baldbear
I use WEP 64, the key is you need to type in the passphrase as hex not as a word. (like the previous poster says). I also had to type in my network name I think the first time. (I can't remember anymore). I have absolutely no problem with WEP 64 and the Squeezebox. 100% signal too! -- baldbe

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Bigger text - patch

2010-02-23 Thread simsboard
worked fine on my SBR! and I'm very happy about this change!! and of course already voted for your bug-report :-) -- simsboard so far only 1x Squeezebox Radio mainly used with mysb.com http://www.lastfm.de/user/weanabazi

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SqueezeBox Radio battery kit avalible

2010-02-23 Thread baldbear
elziko;519798 Wrote: > Are you implying that the Radio uses a ΔT charging method rather > than a ΔV method? If so, how do you know? From what I've seen it does > both, it won't charge at all if the battery is telling it is is too hot (like when I had it wired backwards, it reported thousands of

[SlimDevices: Radio] updating internet radio address

2010-02-23 Thread KTMCDO
is there a method to update a internet radio address i seem to have stream that isnt playing they either changed the stream address or its not supported the station in queston is 104.7 KMJOout of fargo north dakota -- KTMCDO ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Japanese character on SB Radio

2010-02-23 Thread BigPotato
This has been a known issue for a couple of years at least. It really should have been fixed by now. Vote for this bug: https://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6341 -- BigPotato BigPotato's Profile: http://forums.s

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread eap
david_f1976;519778 Wrote: > Not at all. He said re-purposing an old desktop computer. I used to have > an Athlon XP-based machine as my headless server with unused devices > disabled in the BIOS. It drew over 90 W at idle Well that's like using a 1950s car and comparing the gas mileage to today'

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SqueezeBox Radio battery kit avalible

2010-02-23 Thread elziko
awy;519797 Wrote: > To all those folks building their own battery packs, you had better make > sure that you get the temperature sensor correct. It is -the- critical > component used to control charging. Get it wrong and you are likely to > get either something that is non-functional (will not ch

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] SqueezeBox Radio battery kit avalible

2010-02-23 Thread awy
To all those folks building their own battery packs, you had better make sure that you get the temperature sensor correct. It is -the- critical component used to control charging. Get it wrong and you are likely to get either something that is non-functional (will not charge, or overcharges and bo

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread david_f1976
eap;519768 Wrote: > Hogwash. I bet those figures include the monitor. Generally 50% of the > wattage is easily tamed by sleeping your monitor. And modern hard > drives and processors and video cards generally ramp down when not in > use. Not at all. He said re-purposing an old desktop comput

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread toby10
dsdreamer;519702 Wrote: > I used to think computer power consumption was nothing to be concerned > about as well, but PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electricity) made me change my > mind. > > Tier 1 (Baseline)$0.11877 > Tier 2 (101-130% of baseline) $0.13502 > Tier 3 (131-200% o

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread eap
dsdreamer;519702 Wrote: > I used to think computer power consumption was nothing to be concerned > about as well, but PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electricity) made me change my > mind. > > Tier 1 (Baseline)$0.11877 > Tier 2 (101-130% of baseline) $0.13502 > Tier 3 (131-200% o

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Japanese character on SB Radio

2010-02-23 Thread usch
You might want to take a look at the thread about Chinese characters, too. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=74977 -- usch usch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33389 View this threa

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Squeezebox 7.4.2 - what the HELL Logitech?

2010-02-23 Thread bluegaspode
Mnyb;519715 Wrote: > Post 7.4.2 radio will also support WOL (wake on lan) with alarms, this > will make everybody happy. > Um - did you really check thats it is doing like you write ? I know that Ben checked in code to do so (and I also see it beeing there). Alas - MY radio nevertheless isn't s

Re: [SlimDevices: Radio] Power Outage and Alarm Reliability

2010-02-23 Thread bluegaspode
Problems with alarm you will have, when the network or server is unreliable. Say that your router didn't properly reboot after a power outage, or the radio is faster booting than your router not getting a proper IP ... You were just lucky I'd say that in your circumstances you didn't face proble