Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-12-08 Thread d6jg
I agree entirely. Unfortunately economics doesn't always back the technical winner. Betamax v VHS as a notable example. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser R

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-12-05 Thread Julf
sckramer wrote: > It's the software that's 5 years ahead! Logitech was gracious to let it > go & open source it-- was the initial choices of the developers, their > work, and this community's enthusiasm made it what it is now--- and why > are we worried about the touch, there's wonderful new life

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-12-04 Thread sckramer
It's the software that's 5 years ahead! Logitech was gracious to let it go & open source it-- this community's enthusiasm made it what it is now--- and why are we worried about the touch, there's wonderful new life with the raspi, and anyone else how'd like to utilize it in new products. I had a f

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-12-04 Thread pablolie
Mnyb wrote: > ... > Wonder what we get today if they did it with 2015 hardware possibilities > :) actually I think Logitech was ahead of time here to just as > slimdevices where at least a decade before everyone else . oh wow indeed. waaay ahead. in fact i think it is still the best system out t

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-12-04 Thread Mnyb
One of the problems is that Touch has only 128mB of ram one no swap . Some clever dude did a mod to let the Touch swap onto the attached memory card or attached USB thing . No plugins and no web UI makes it unusable anyway .mand prolly the image processing a would be so and so if you favourite app

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-12-03 Thread sckramer
Agreed, really solid when you have a server! I always thought a reasonable compromise might be to show the Folder view only when attaching a disk, instead of it sitting there building an entire database! CiAudio VDC-SB - raspberry pi b+ hifiberry digi+ (BNC added, removed TOSlink) piCorePlayer

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-12-03 Thread pablolie
dasmueller wrote: > I assume it is working better for you ? It always runs beautifully on a server... ;) ...pablo Server: Virtual Machine (on VMware Player) running Ubuntu 12.04 + LMS 7.7.5 System: SB Touch --optical->- Benchmark DAC2HGC --AnalysisPlus Oval Copper XLR->- NAD M22 Power Amp --A

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-12-02 Thread dasmueller
I assume it is working better for you ? dasmueller's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38035 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104730 __

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-12-02 Thread pablolie
dasmueller wrote: > I do not think there is anything definitive on this topic. There are > just too many variables within any given library. > > I ran my Touch that way for about a year. My attached drive probably had > in the neighborhood of 20K tracks at that point. Nothing but problems > and

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-11-30 Thread Man in a van
pablolie wrote: > Touch is running 7.7.3 and connected to the Internet and mySb account, > which means it's running current sw versions... > Admittedly the USB i attached is pretty loaded (I have a large library). > LMS media server will just not run hosted on the Touch, it will crash > regularly

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-11-30 Thread dasmueller
I do not think there is anything definitive on this topic. There are just too many variables within any given library. I ran my Touch that way for about a year. My attached drive probably had in the neighborhood of 20K tracks at that point. Nothing but problems and any time the Touch was powered

[SlimDevices: Touch] Running LMS on Touch

2015-11-30 Thread pablolie
Touch is running 7.7.3 and connected to the Internet and mySb account, which means it's running current sw versions... Admittedly the USB i attached is pretty loaded (I have a large library). LMS media server will just not run hosted on the Touch, it will crash regularly and seemingly never quite