Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread aubuti
Valconi;536336 Wrote: > Well, It's true. To paraphrase Annie Lennox: "-Would we lie to you?-" -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.co

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread Valconi
Well, It's true. When reattaching the usbstation it scans the whole database for any changes, and after that it adds the new music if it's there. It takes less time than the first time. I can live with it now. -- Valconi V

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread andyg
Hehe, actually it's all happening within 1 process (the server/scanner part anyway). ;) -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthr

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread fragfutter
andyg;536167 Wrote: > Also note that you can browse/play artists, albums, etc while it's > scanning, and you will just see the list that has been scanned so far. this sounds like multitasking. steve said this is bad. can't be good. it's confusing me as a user. can you please remove it? -- fra

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread Siduhe
It sounds rather like the OP's disc isn't writable for some reason. Can you see the cache database being written on the disc? -- Siduhe Who am I on 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/siduhe)? "-Siduhe Loved Tracks radio got the thumbs up. Feedback included: yeah, it's good... got the odd dodgy

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread gellie
thanks, so basically all i have to to is drag my music files over from itunes to my external HD, then plus the HD into the touch? -- gellie gellie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34468 View this

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread aubuti
gellie;536169 Wrote: > Question re: Step 2, How does the "SQL database" get downloaded to the > external HD? Do i have to do anything? thx No, you don't have to do anything special. SBS builds the database by reading the tags on your music files, and writes the database to the external HD. That i

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread erland
gellie;536169 Wrote: > Question re: Step 2, How does the "SQL database" get downloaded to the > external HD? Do i have to do anything? thx > It happens automatically, it's store in the following directory on the USB drive: /.Squeezebox/cache/ It might not be visible on a computer unless you hav

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread gellie
aubuti;536068 Wrote: > You seriously mis-read the manual. It never says to can play your music > off an external USB drive without running SBS. All Squeezeboxes, even > the Touch, require _some_ form of SBS to stream music. It could be the > SBS built-in to the Touch, or SBS running on a computer

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread erland
Valconi;536036 Wrote: > I did use the disconnectfuntion. After that I restarted the usbdrive and > it starts to scan it all over again. And I don't want it to scan. I can > play a song from my harddrive with my pc without any scanning, so why > can't it be done with the Squeezebox? > You can use

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread andyg
Also note that you can browse/play artists, albums, etc while it's scanning, and you will just see the list that has been scanned so far. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread crimscrem
squeezetouch;536026 Wrote: > Spent a bit of time with USB drives. Once it has scanned the drive for > the first time and built a database (which is stored on the very same > drive - but hidden) it no longer needs to rescan all files to re-build > the library after disconnecting (always use the un

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread aubuti
Valconi;536010 Wrote: > I attached a 250GB external Harddrive to the Squeezebox Touch with > almost 4000 tracks. The manual is mentioning the following: > > Simply plug your drive into the USBconnector on the back of your > Squeezebox, or insert your SDcard into the slot on the right side. > *Th

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread Valconi
squeezetouch;536026 Wrote: > Spent a bit of time with USB drives. Once it has scanned the drive for > the first time and built a database (which is stored on the very same > drive - but hidden) it no longer needs to rescan all files to re-build > the library after disconnecting (always use the un

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread Valconi
Siduhe;536020 Wrote: > I agree that would be annoying, but if you let it build up the database > once, the Touch should recognise the USB when it is reattached and use > the existing database it has built up. You shouldn't need to rescan > every time as far as I know. What USB drive are you usi

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread squeezetouch
Siduhe;536020 Wrote: > I agree that would be annoying, but if you let it build up the database > once, the Touch should recognise the USB when it is reattached and use > the existing database it has built up. You shouldn't need to rescan > every time as far as I know. What USB drive are you usi

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread Siduhe
Valconi;536010 Wrote: > Also, the SBT must recognize the USBdrive. Because when it's unattached, > you can scan the whole thing again. That's very very annoying. I agree that would be annoying, but if you let it build up the database once, the Touch should recognise the USB when it is reattached

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread garym
Not sure what's not working. There must be an initial scan of the attached USB drive so that the SB library knows what music is there. -- garym garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View th

[SlimDevices: Touch] USB is not working like Logitech said.

2010-04-16 Thread Valconi
I attached a 250GB external Harddrive to the Squeezebox Touch with almost 4000 tracks. The manual is mentioning the following: Simply plug your drive into the USBconnector on the back of your Squeezebox, or insert your SDcard into the slot on the right side. *Then, select your device name from th