Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-16 Thread optick
I have been having the same problems with Touch upgrading when connecting to MySB (the NAS is down at the moment). This is just a repeat of a very helpful post elsewhere on the Forum (but have lost where it was). Go to :- http://update.slimdevices.com/update/firmware/ - you will find all of the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-14 Thread pallfreeman
Although it's obvious with hindsight, I finally worked out why my Touch has been updating so often recently. To me, my Touch is hardware; I treat it the same as my Radio or my SliMP3, for streaming music from SBS running on my PC. But I'd forgotten that there's a version of SBS included in the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-14 Thread PasTim
pallfreeman;649769 Wrote: Although it's obvious with hindsight, I finally worked out why my Touch has been updating so often recently. To me, my Touch is hardware; I treat it the same as my Radio or my SliMP3, for streaming music from SBS running on my PC. But I'd forgotten that there's

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-14 Thread pallfreeman
PasTim;649771 Wrote: I did wonder about this myself. One reason I didn't follow it up was because the Touch didn't ask to update absolutely every night, whereas there seems to be a nightly build of SBS (isn't there?). If could, of course, be that some nightly builds don't actually change

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-14 Thread PasTim
pallfreeman;649777 Wrote: Alas, you may consider your reasoning thoroughly scuppered. :) The nightly builds are done automatically, even if nothing has changed. For example, 7.6.1 is showing r33073, built around 2AM last night, even though r33073 was last changed on Friday. I guess the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread toby10
pallfreeman;649386 Wrote: . Oh, sorry, I forgot. We're all UAT. :) If you choose to run beta versions, that is exactly what you are. ;) -- toby10 toby10's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread mollymoo
toby10;648924 Wrote: Sounds like your player is connecting to MySB.com when your SBS server computer is turned off. Have you enabled any SBS plugins to do this? If so, don't use that plugin (or set it to not auto switch). mine is still doing the updates non-stop. i will look through this

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread PasTim
toby10;649493 Wrote: If you choose to run beta versions, that is exactly what you are. ;) In the current situation that isn't really fair. 7.6.0 was released in a poor state for many people. Some people could not get it to scan their libraries fully, or even at all. Since moving back is

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread Mnyb
Estimated arrival off 7.6.1 is later next week... keep some finger crossed . Actually we seen unusual amount of dev commitment to find bugs, they must have been allowed by their bosses to patch it all together before going forward with the 7.7/8,0 LMS something . -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread PasTim
Mnyb;649511 Wrote: Estimated arrival off 7.6.1 is later next week... keep some finger crossed . Actually we seen unusual amount of dev commitment to find bugs, they must have been allowed by their bosses to patch it all together before going forward with the 7.7/8,0 LMS something .

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread foxx
Can I also downgrade my Touch's firmware? I am running 7.5.0 on a QNAP NAS and actually don't want 7.6 on my Touch. Unfortunately it also connected to MySB.com without me knowing and thereby aquired 7.6. I know where to find the latest 7.5 fw on the nightly builds page. But how do I get it onto

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread Mnyb
Your Touch should also upgrade to 7.5.1 fw when conecting to your NAS . Just don't connect to mysb.com afterwards . You should not need to , radio and services works via the server to if it has your mysb.com credentials and can reach internet. -- Mnyb

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread foxx
Mnyb;649565 Wrote: Your Touch should also upgrade to 7.5.1 fw when conecting to your NAS . . Unfortunately, it doesn't do so. When I go to 'Software update', it just says that it is up to date and that the newest available version is 7.6 and if I want to install it again. Isn't there

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread toby10
PasTim;649503 Wrote: In the current situation that isn't really fair. 7.6.0 was released in a poor state for many people. Some people could not get it to scan their libraries fully, or even at all. Since moving back is often problematic, many chose, and were indeed advised on these forums,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread pallfreeman
toby10;649571 Wrote: But beta is beta, period. This last week has definitely been alpha. Slashdot. -- pallfreeman Please vote for bug #17411. pallfreeman's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread PasTim
toby10;649571 Wrote: Yes. But beta is beta, period. If you don't switch between SBS and MySB then you can simply go back to a previous stable SBS build, problem solved. Turning off Software Update on SBS is unrelated to MySB firmware updates and will not affect MySB prompting an update.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread PasTim
foxx;649561 Wrote: Can I also downgrade my Touch's firmware? I am running 7.5.0 on a QNAP NAS and actually don't want 7.6 on my Touch. Unfortunately it also connected to MySB.com without me knowing and thereby aquired 7.6. I know where to find the latest 7.5 fw on the nightly builds page.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread toby10
PasTim;649575 Wrote: There are benefits to 7.6 I don't want to lose, so I am stuck with Beta to make it work. 7.6.0, although official, was less than Beta. I am not sure your statement about SBS and MySB beinbg on the same version is correct. My SBS is on 7.6.1, and if I allow software

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread toby10
Or, to put it another way... I run both SBS 7.6 and 7.6.1 on my network. When I switch my players (SB3, Boom, Radio, Touch) between 7.6 and 7.6.1 and MySB in any sequence none of my players update/downgrade their firmware. -- toby10

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-13 Thread PasTim
toby10;649589 Wrote: Or, to put it another way... I run both SBS 7.6 and 7.6.1 on my network. When I switch my players (SB3, Boom, Radio, Touch) between 7.6 and 7.6.1 and MySB in any sequence none of my players update/downgrade their firmware. Ah ha. Thanks for that :) I misunderstood

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-12 Thread PasTim
pallfreeman;649079 Wrote: Um, +1. Or like, or something. We said m32 in bygone l33t days. Me too, nam sayin? I am now totally lost in a language I don't know. Ah well, nothing new there. -- PasTim PasTim's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-12 Thread PasTim
I have done some experiments on this. Running server 7.6.1 - r33033 and Touch 7.6.1 - 9471 1) Turn off update prompting in server settings 'Software Updates', i.e. 'Don't check for Software Updates', and with 'Do Not automatically Download' option. Server stopped. Power on Touch. No request

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-12 Thread toby10
pastim;649138 Wrote: I will leave the software update option turned off (i.e. As per test 1 above).. +1 ;) -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-12 Thread pallfreeman
PasTim;649129 Wrote: I am now totally lost in a language I don't know. Ah well, nothing new there. It's how a silverback agrees with a greybeard. Where have you been? :) -- pallfreeman Please vote for bug #17411.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-12 Thread pallfreeman
PasTim;649138 Wrote: I will leave the software update option turned off (i.e. as per test 1 above), and check once a month or so to see if there's anything important available. Listening to my music is more important than spending too much time fiddling with software. +1 I too am

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-12 Thread Mnyb
if you are running for example 7.6.1 *beta* you get a lot off Touch radio and controller updates, thats to be expected. A couple off times a week is normal, depending on what the devs are doing. note that they build a new beta release almost daily ( nigthly releases ) Squeezeplay fw is also built

[SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread mollymoo
Hi, I usually turn my computer off every night and when I boot up in the morning I am asked to update the touch and the Duet controller. Never fails. For the last 3 days it has done this. Maybe more. Is there a way to rectify this? Thanks. -- mollymoo

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread toby10
Sounds like your player is connecting to MySB.com when your SBS server computer is turned off. Have you enabled any SBS plugins to do this? If so, don't use that plugin (or set it to not auto switch). -- toby10 toby10's

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread PasTim
Since I upgraded to 7.6.1 to resolve the scanning issues with 7.6.0 I have the same problem - most mornings it wants to upgrade. This is a particular nuisance since I have the Touch Toolbar 2.0 modifications installed. This means I have to re-set to factory settings and then re-do all my

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread toby10
It won't connect directly to MySB.com unless you tell it to do so or you have installed the plugin that auto-switches between SBS and MySB.com. SBS beta info release notes: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Nightly_Builds You can disable the software updates notices in SBS Settings

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread PasTim
toby10;648969 Wrote: SBS beta info release notes: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Nightly_Builds There's nothing explicit about firmware updates there. They seem to be server fixes. Is there anything on firmware? You can disable the software updates notices in SBS Settings

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread toby10
It will (should) stop updates on the player *if* you only connect to that SBS server. If that server is not updated then the player won't be updated. If you connect to MySB.com then you may be prompted to update. The listed bug fixes and enhancements are part of the firmware where applicable.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread PasTim
toby10;649009 Wrote: It will (should) stop updates on the player *if* you only connect to that SBS server. If that server is not updated then the player won't be updated. If you connect to MySB.com then you may be prompted to update. I don't deliberately connect to MySB, never have done,

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread mario21
-- mario21 mario21's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11423 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89529 ___ Touch mailing

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread PasTim
mario21;649032 I'm aware +1 is (amongst other things) the Google+ way of liking something, but I ( many others) often don't understand what people mean when they say they like something. The problem is finding out whether they like what you have said, how you have said it, agree with it (I

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread garym
PasTim;649046 Wrote: I'm aware +1 is (amongst other things) the Google+ way of liking something, but I ( many others) often don't understand what people mean when they say they like something. The problem is finding out whether they like what you have said, how you have said it, agree with

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread PasTim
garym;649047 Wrote: I find that +1 on this forum is almost always used to mean, I agree with what this person said. So I don't think anyone would +1 some advice or sentiment because they liked the beauty of the prose but didn't agree with the advice. At least that has always been my

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread mario21
I have the same problem. Every morning I need to a firmware update, -- mario21 mario21's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11423 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Constant software updates on Touch/Duet Controller

2011-08-11 Thread pallfreeman
Um, +1. Or like, or something. We said m32 in bygone l33t days. Me too, nam sayin? Are the firmware updates to the Touch announced anywhere? -- pallfreeman Please vote for bug #17411. pallfreeman's Profile: