Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Random play mode: really random?

2011-09-14 Thread JJZolx
mrfantasy;657822 Wrote: > Random Play works by doing an "ORDER BY RANDOM" on the results from > whatever query is used to generate the playlist. Both sqlite and > MySQL's random functions are pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) > functions. PRNGs do a good job of giving a sequence of numbers t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Random play mode: really random?

2011-09-14 Thread MeSue
garym;657768 Wrote: > You should be able to do something like this with dynamic playlists and > SQL playlists plugins. This. Plus you'll you get a lot better options for your mixes, such as only songs not played in 3 months, etc. -- MeSue SUE 1 Duet | 2 Booms | 1 Radio | 1 Touch | 1 SB2 HP

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Squeezebox Server and Touch dont recognise each other

2011-09-14 Thread danter
Fixed up Windows 7 boot issue (gotta recommend SevenForums) and after the reboot - all working perfectly again. Did I mention I hate computers? Many thanks for the help and suggestions. -- danter danter's Profile: http://

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Random play mode: really random?

2011-09-14 Thread mrfantasy
Having said that, other players (Windows Media for instance) seem to do a "better" job of random, but I don't know what they're doing. -- mrfantasy --Mike http://last.fm/user/mrfantasy mrfantasy's Profile: http://forums.s

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie SB Touch Help Please.

2011-09-14 Thread Gareth82
Ok thanks. Am i best to get a pc rather than a laptop? I already have quiet alot of music saved on a external hard drive so going down this route rather than a NAS would be alot better i think. -- Gareth82 Gareth82's Profi

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie SB Touch Help Please.

2011-09-14 Thread aubuti
Gareth82;657802 Wrote: > Thanks for all the replys and help. It's now all starting to get abit > clearer now. So many peolpe talk about using NAS drives all of the time > but it shows that you still can't beat a good old pc for the job. > > With the Vortexbox i noticed that you can download the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie SB Touch Help Please.

2011-09-14 Thread Gareth82
Thanks for all the replys and help. It's now all starting to get abit clearer now. So many peolpe talk about using NAS drives all of the time but it shows that you still can't beat a good old pc for the job. With the Vortexbox i noticed that you can download the software for use with your pc. Do

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie SB Touch Help Please.

2011-09-14 Thread rgro
Gareth82;657772 Wrote: > Thanks for that, i will have a look into one of these. Any help on > tweeks and upgrades would be great as i am very impressed with what the > touch can do. > Out of interest, how well does the Rega Dac work with the SB touch? > Is it much of an improvement over the on bo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch

2011-09-14 Thread mjensen
Hi Tim, Isn't the 8200 on card1 and you have a symbolic link named "Series" to that. If you do # ls -l /proc/asound you will have lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 5 Sep 14 21:25 TXRX -> card0 lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 5 Sep 14 21:25 Series -> card1 So you can have some

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie SB Touch Help Please.

2011-09-14 Thread slate
1. Personally I prefer a PC because it is not "locked". In terms of performance I would not like something slower than a ATOM CPU. Some people are satisfied with less. In terms of power usage ATOM and Brazo are the low end, but actually Intel i3 and AMD Llano series can get down to 30 watt. And t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie SB Touch Help Please.

2011-09-14 Thread rgro
Also, you should take a hard look at the Vortexbox Appliance as a very good server + storage option. A number of folks here, myself included, are pretty pleased with this "one box" solution. -- rgro Rick System information Main: PS Audio Quintet > Vortexbox > Touch (w

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie SB Touch Help Please.

2011-09-14 Thread garym
rgro;657770 Wrote: > Also, you should take a hard look at the Vortexbox Appliance as a very > good server + storage option. A number of folks here, myself included, > are pretty pleased with this "one box" solution. Very happy with my vortexbox. -- garym System 1: Vortexbox Appliance (1.10)

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie SB Touch Help Please.

2011-09-14 Thread Gareth82
Thanks for that, i will have a look into one of these. Any help on tweeks and upgrades would be great as i am very impressed with what the touch can do. Out of interest, how well does the Rega Dac work with the SB touch? Is it much of an improvement over the on board Dac as i know it is ment to be

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie SB Touch Help Please.

2011-09-14 Thread Gareth82
Thanks for the reply. I know that some Synology and Netgear nas drives can run the sb server and come with it pre installed and would prefer to get one of these but i guess for the same price i could pick up a cheap netbook and a external hard drive and run the server from there. I don't mind whic

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Random play mode: really random?

2011-09-14 Thread garym
MCG555;657766 Wrote: > No one?? You should be able to do something like this with dynamic playlists and SQL playlists plugins. -- garym System 1: Vortexbox Appliance (1.10) > SbS 7.6.1 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) System 2: Win7(64) laptop > SbS 7.6

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Random play mode: really random?

2011-09-14 Thread MCG555
No one?? -- MCG555 Greetings from Switzerland - Markus :-) Proac Response D15, Astintrew AT2000plus, SB Touch MCG555's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37801 View this thread: http://forums.s

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch

2011-09-14 Thread indypants
Hi Mjensen, First of all, thanks for sharing that info, it is very much appreciated. I've already got John's updated jive_alsa and also own the 8200CDQ DAC, but so far I still get the odd click coming through. Looking through your summary of changes, the thing that stands out that I've not yet t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie SB Touch Help Please.

2011-09-14 Thread castalla
Gareth82;657752 Wrote: > Hi everyone i am new to this forum and need some help. > I am going to order a Squeezebox Touch soon and need some tips to get > the best quality out of it. > > (1) Am i best using a NAS Drive or running Squeezebox Server from a > pc/laptop? > > (2) Would using it wirel

[SlimDevices: Touch] Newbie SB Touch Help Please.

2011-09-14 Thread Gareth82
Hi everyone i am new to this forum and need some help. I am going to order a Squeezebox Touch soon and need some tips to get the best quality out of it. (1) Am i best using a NAS Drive or running Squeezebox Server from a pc/laptop? (2) Would using it wireless be ok or am i best using a wired con

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] unreliable

2011-09-14 Thread castalla
Have you done a full uninstall of sbs? -- castalla 1 Touch - cheap unbranded optical cable - old Sony Microsystem - Aqustics Q10 speakers - 2 duff ears - purrfekt! castalla's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] unreliable

2011-09-14 Thread chriswinsor
tried that but sadly no change the thing just wont start -- chriswinsor chriswinsor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=49488 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=900

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] unreliable

2011-09-14 Thread castalla
Try changing the sbs to autorun at login (not startup). -- castalla 1 Touch - cheap unbranded optical cable - old Sony Microsystem - Aqustics Q10 speakers - 2 duff ears - purrfekt! castalla's Profile: http://forums.slimde

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] unreliable

2011-09-14 Thread chriswinsor
thank you chrisinparis this is chrisintheproverbial I checked the w7 firewall & it was in there & ticked 6 times!!!. I removed them all, re - installed sb7.6.1 & I still get the same message. Also i dont really understand the 2nd part of your message. Thank you so far!! c -- chriswinsor ---