Here's a simple workaround for those who don't like TinySBS's
scan-the-whole-disk behavior, but don't want to get into the Perl
hacking that John S outlines: make the rest of the drive hidden to
TinySBS.
As TinySBS is Linux, that means putting a "dot" at the beginning of the
names of relevant fo
For the OP, here is a little background on the issue and some possible
ways to deal with it.
The server (SBS) was architechted to be controlled through a web page
(called the web UI) hosted by the server. This was the method for
making server settings such as what directory to use for the libray,
Mnyb;614963 Wrote:
> That was I that suggested another room for the pc .
>
> maybe I should clearify my opinoin on the internal server.
>
> OP *really* want the touch server solution to work for him.
>
> I think this is futile , therefore I recommend something that actually
> works and gives t
That was I that suggested another room for the pc .
maybe I should clearify my opinoin on the internal server.
OP *really* want the touch server solution to work for him.
I think this is futile , therefore I recommend something that actually
works and gives the intended squeebox experience , No
Dave1972;614887 Wrote:
> And I (and clearly others) seriously think the Touch should not NEED to
> scan the whole damn volume of any drive that is connected to it, which
> is the whole point of the thread that some people have been only to
> desperate to divert attention away from, hence inane su
garym;614889 Wrote:
> OK. Let's see. You've been offered the reason for the issues/problem you
> see and several people have confirmed these reasons. Yes, it would be
> nice if logitech changed the software to allow one to choose only a
> particular subdirectory to scan (or not to scan at all). B
Dave1972:
You posted here with two reasonable requests (in particular I think #2
would be useful and relatively easy to implement). But perhaps you were
unaware that this is a users' community forum, and not a direct line to
Logitech. The users here can't act on those requests any more than you
ca
Dave1972;614887 Wrote:
> And I (and clearly others) seriously think the Touch should not NEED to
> scan the whole damn volume of any drive that is connected to it, which
> is the whole point of the thread that some people have been only to
> desperate to divert attention away from, hence inane su
Phil Leigh;614686 Wrote:
> I seriously think you should always know exactly how many files you
> have. In saying that, I'm assuming you care about it and would not want
> to lose any part of it.
>
> Even with a rock-solid backup regime, you will sooner or later want to
> know that all of your fi
I seriously think you should always know exactly how many files you
have. In saying that, I'm assuming you care about it and would not want
to lose any part of it.
Even with a rock-solid backup regime, you will sooner or later want to
know that all of your files are indeed accessible via the Touc
Dave1972;614652 Wrote:
> Everyone except me. I've never counted. Lets say about 20k as has been
> guestimated by someone else. I'm going to try a firmware update as
> suggested by a helpful soul. I hadn't done this before as I just
> assumed my Touch would automatically have downloaded and inst
Dave1972;614652 Wrote:
> I'm going to try a firmware update as suggested by a helpful soul. I
> hadn't done this before as I just assumed my Touch would automatically
> have downloaded and installed the latest version.
The Touch does indeed automatically update when the "official" version
numbe
rotho;614645 Wrote:
> As far as the sluggishness of the Touch goes when using the internal
> server for a big collection of music, you should try installing the
> 7.5.4 version (http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/?ver=7.5) of
> SBS (first by installing it on a PC, and then the Touch will
>
Phil Leigh;614607 Wrote:
> 10,000? 50,000? 100,000?
>
> everyone who has a sizeable/important collection knows exactly how many
> tracks they have...
Everyone except me. I've never counted. Could you do me a favour Phil
mate - just ease off on the arrogance a little if you can? Just a
polite
slate;614634 Wrote:
> If it is 500GB of FLAC then about 20.000 tracks
yeah - I have 37k tracks in 1Tb
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You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF
x-dacv3/x-10/x-psu(Audi
Dave1972;614544 Wrote:
> OK Phil, I've never counted my tracks. But there are lots. And lots.
> And if I put them all on one drive, the Touch becomes slow and
> unstable. And judging by many other reviews elsewhere, I am not alone
> in this.
As far as the sluggishness of the Touch goes when
Phil Leigh;614607 Wrote:
> 10,000? 50,000? 100,000?
>
> You must have some idea - everyone who has a sizeable/important
> collection knows exactly how many tracks they have... they are
> (rightly) paranoid about backups!
If it is 500GB of FLAC then about 20.000 tracks
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Dave1972;614554 Wrote:
> Oh, it was never an issue of expense, I don't know why Phil even raised
> the issue. I have lots of disk drives. Three of them dedicated to
> audio now (Rock, Jazz and Classical!) instead of just one drive with
> three "genre" folders.
>
> Never mind. I guess it reall
Dave1972;614544 Wrote:
> OK Phil, I've never counted my tracks. But there are lots. And lots.
> And if I put them all on one drive, the Touch becomes slow and
> unstable. And judging by many other reviews elsewhere, I am not alone
> in this.
10,000? 50,000? 100,000?
You must have some idea
Dave1972;614566 Wrote:
> Especially as drives need to be disconnected periodically to put more
> stuff on them.
Others have mentioned Samba/Windows file sharing. I personally found
Samba to fussy, so I rsync directly to the Touch :
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81755&highlight=
Dave1972;614566 Wrote:
> Especially as drives need to be disconnected periodically to put more
> stuff on them.
Notwithstanding the merits of your other points, this one just isn't
true. At least not with the Touch, because it runs a Samba server, so
you can transfer files to it over the network
During beta testing I requested that an option be included to enable
selection of a directory. I was told that it was not going to be
included but might be added as an advanced option some time in the
future. or that someone might perhaps write an 'options' plugin.
Neither is going to happen
toby10;614555 Wrote:
> I think many would like that. But it's really a paradox in that you
> don't want a computer running yet you want the Touch to have the
> robustness and speed of a computer.
Nah, I really don't. Honest I don't. I just thought it would be good
to have the ability to c
Dave1972;614550 Wrote:
> I don't want to have a computer running every time I use the Touch. One
> of the primary reasons for buying the Touch, was that it can play audio
> files WITHOUT having a PC switched on.
I think many would like that. But it's really a paradox in that you
don't want
JJZolx;614553 Wrote:
> I would guess that #1 is not feasible, as Squeezebox Server has never
> worked like this. Some aspects of the operation of the server are so
> ingrained that I doubt they'll ever be changed. Pre-scanning and
> storing metadata and music info in a database is the only way it
Dave1972;614550 Wrote:
> Please see my original suggestions, and maybe someone could advise me if
> this is feasible.
I would guess that #1 is not feasible, as Squeezebox Server has never
worked like this. Some aspects of the operation of the server are so
ingrained that I doubt they'll ever be
JJZolx;614546 Wrote:
> Do you use the Touch while it's still scanning the library at startup?
> From other reports one key to stability is avoiding all use of the
> player while its still performing its startup scan.
You're absolutely right JJZolx. No, I play music whilst it is scanning
as this
garym;614545 Wrote:
> If you must have the PC in the same room as listening, and prefer not to
> have it on due to noise, you should probably investigate a "silent"
> computer. Something like a sheevaplug (with squeezeplug setup) or
> FitPC2i running win7, winxp, or linux. You can connect USB dri
Dave1972;614544 Wrote:
> OK Phil, I've never counted my tracks. But there are lots. And lots.
> And if I put them all on one drive, the Touch becomes slow and
> unstable. And judging by many other reviews elsewhere, I am not alone
> in this.
Do you use the Touch while it's still scanning the
Phil Leigh;614542 Wrote:
> 65,000 tracks... not bytes
>
> I don't read Amazon reviews, the gene pool is too low.
>
>
> The number of bytes is irrelevant. The number of tracks is what
> counts...
OK Phil, I've never counted my tracks. But there are lots. And lots.
And if I put them all on o
Dave1972;614530 Wrote:
>
> * I don't like to leave my PC switched on whilst using the Touch
> because it is in the same room, and it's noisy, hence I connect drives
> to the Touch's USB direct. I actually really love the ability to do
> this, but feel the experience could possibly be even better
Mnyb;614531 Wrote:
> Hmm can the server be installed on a PC *not* in the same room ?
No. But thanks for the suggestion.
Jeez.
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Dave1972;614539 Wrote:
> 65K?! My own library is about 500GB (lossless 16/44.1 FLAC mainly, but
> also some 24/96 FLACs - which sound fantastic on the Touch, by the
> way). Many people have reported stability issues with large libraries
> (just check some reviews on Amazon). I have had such iss
Phil Leigh;614532 Wrote:
> Just how large is this collection? - there are folks running 65k+
> libraries with no stability issues...
>
> I have no idea why you don't want to leave the disk on 24/7... it
> should sleep when not serving up data. Disk life is shortened by cold
> booting... anyway d
Dave1972;614530 Wrote:
> @ JJZolx:
>
> Snap! Me too - I have Sansa Fuze + Rockbox, and I love it! :)
> I take your point about the intention to keep the server incredibly
> simple - but I'm sure an "Advanced" option could be made available that
> simpletons could ignore! ;)
>
>
> @ Phil Leigh
Hmm can the server be installed on a PC *not* in the same room ? that
would be the best, or is simply a shortage of rooms to :-/
With a large collection you deserve to run the real server imho
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Mnyb
Main hifi: Touch + CIA
Sorry, I should have clarified the following:
* Scanning and registering large collections makes the Touch unstable,
so at the moment the only solution (for those not using a LAN or PC to
stream) is to have smaller collections split between separate hard
drives. This requires occasionally disconn
> Would it be possible to allow the Touch to play files WITHOUT scanning
> the hard drive first?
I have an 8 GB SanDisk Fuze Mp3 player with a 32 GB microSDHC card. A
total of 40 GB of storage, full. I've installed Rockbox on the player
and can boot into either OS.
With the SanDisk firmware when
3. keep Touch and disc powered all the time.
4. Use Touch's network share function to add new music over your Lan,
no need to remove the drive .
5. get another drive for you backupps.
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Mnyb
Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +Merid
1) don't have anything but music files on the disk
2) stop removing the disk
Simples :-)
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Phil Leigh
You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it
ain't what you'd call minimal...
Touch(wired/XP) - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF
x-dacv3/x-10/x-psu(Audiocom full mods
Hi
I always use my Touch with a hard drive directly connected as I hate
having my noisy PC on whilst listening to music. I have found that
each time I connect the hard drive it scans the whole drive, which can
take a very long time. Of course, the time can be reduced by removing
all non-music-re
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