[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Ubuntu/AMD64/Slimserver issues

2006-09-22 Thread tyler_durden
Wow thanks! OK! Now synaptic sees the package, and I can mark it for install, and when I tell it to go, there is an error- see attached screenshot. Looks like an unresolved PERL dependency of some sort... TD +---+ |Filename: Scre

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Ubuntu/AMD64/Slimserver issues

2006-09-22 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/22/06, Dan Sully <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: * tyler_durden shaped the electrons to say...>Someone must have read this because there is now an AMD64 .deb package>on the DL site!That would be me - please try it again.Dan, I just tried to install slimserver on Ubuntu-AMD64 and it won't install th

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Does Slimserver 7.0 alpha not get updated anymore?

2006-09-22 Thread Ben Sandee
On 9/23/06, smc2911 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have only got stable main in my source list and with the latest updateI seem to have got 7.0a. Is this to be expected now that 6.5  isofficial?No, I don't think this is expected or correct.  I know Dan's futzing with the .deb's right now, maybe some

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Does Slimserver 7.0 alpha not get updated anymore?

2006-09-22 Thread smc2911
I have only got stable main in my source list and with the latest update I seem to have got 7.0a. Is this to be expected now that 6.5 is official? -- smc2911 smc2911's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?use

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Upgraded to 6.5.0 and player cannot be found.

2006-09-22 Thread Dan Sully
* zenlinux shaped the electrons to say... 2006-09-22 23:59:22.5457 ERROR: Cannot write to preferences file /usr/share/slimserver/slimserver.pref, any changes made will not be preserved for the next startup of the server Who owns /usr/share/slimserver & /usr/share/slimserver/slimserver.pref ?

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: KnoppMyth and 6.5

2006-09-22 Thread Dan Sully
* Tom Smith shaped the electrons to say... No sale. I've spent the last two nights beating on this thing. After doing some dpkg --purge slimserver;apt-get install slimserver; I started over. I set some things in the prefs file like dbsource, dbusername, and dbpassword. Now I am down to this and

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Ubuntu/AMD64/Slimserver issues

2006-09-22 Thread Dan Sully
* tyler_durden shaped the electrons to say... Someone must have read this because there is now an AMD64 .deb package on the DL site! That would be me - please try it again. -D -- you know, most free operating systems come preinstalled with their own high horse. _

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Ubuntu/AMD64/Slimserver issues

2006-09-22 Thread tyler_durden
Someone must have read this because there is now an AMD64 .deb package on the DL site! Unfortunately, I can't get it to work, either. I follow the instructions on the debian package page and run sudo apt-get update followed by sudo apt-get install slimserver and the result is this: Readin

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Upgraded to 6.5.0 and player cannot be found.

2006-09-22 Thread zenlinux
Thank you, now it looks like I'm finding some useful information: perl /usr/sbin/slimserver --d_slimproto 2006-09-22 23:59:22.5457 ERROR: Cannot write to preferences file /usr/share/slimserver/slimserver.pref, any changes made will not be preserved for the next startup of the server 2006-09-22 2

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: KnoppMyth and 6.5

2006-09-22 Thread Tom Smith
No sale. I've spent the last two nights beating on this thing. After doing some dpkg --purge slimserver;apt-get install slimserver; I started over. I set some things in the prefs file like dbsource, dbusername, and dbpassword. Now I am down to this and I just can't make this go away. My MythTV dep

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Ubuntu/AMD64/Slimserver issues

2006-09-22 Thread Pat Farrell
tyler_durden wrote: I'm still wet behind my linux ears, so I am wondering if this means the .deb package isn't going to work for me and I should use the tarball instead. But there is a bigger question- is my amd64 install of linux simply not compatible with slimserver? I use Mandriva, not Ubun

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Troubleshooting advice pls: Music stops playing after a couple seconds (intermittent)

2006-09-22 Thread acodring
I've noticed the playlists stopping again. Now I'm suspicious it's the browser interface that's involved. Although the wireless links are now pretty stable, a wired machine still has it's LAN connection drop now and then. No idea why... Anyway, playlists stop occasionally when I've got the slim

[SlimDevices: Unix] Ubuntu/AMD64/Slimserver issues

2006-09-22 Thread tyler_durden
Now I am trying out ubuntu on my athlon64 machine. I modified the /apt/sources.list to grab slimserver but it chokes because it looks for an amd64 build of slimserver that doesn't exist. I'm still wet behind my linux ears, so I am wondering if this means the .deb package isn't going to work for

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Which linux version "Just Works" out of the box?

2006-09-22 Thread tyler_durden
Did you add http://debian.slimdevices.com/ to your sources.list file? >> Yes. It found the package but didn't deal with the dependencies. I am now trying ubuntu. It seems a bit easier to work with, but when I modify the /apt/sources.list file to include a pointer to the deb package at slim de

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Has anyone set Slim Server up on FreeNAS?

2006-09-22 Thread boerner
I'll second the request for an update... -- boerner boerner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3601 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20597 __

[SlimDevices: Unix] Setting Compilation bool

2006-09-22 Thread Caleb
What tool can I do this with? I've been fooling around reorganizing all day (I recently made the switch from my old mac driving the music to Slimserver+squeezebox) and this is the one last thing driving me nuts! I've been using EasyTag for all of my other miscellaneous tag rearrangement, but I can

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Upgraded to 6.5.0 and player cannot be found.

2006-09-22 Thread Dan Sully
* zenlinux shaped the electrons to say... I then used sudo to run it as the slimserver user, and got the exact same error. You'll need to remove your /etc/slimserver/slimserver.pref file and try again as the slimserver user. -D -- you know, most free operating systems come preinstalled with

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Upgraded to 6.5.0 and player cannot be found.

2006-09-22 Thread zenlinux
I first tried running this as root, which it didn't like: perl /usr/sbin/slimserver --d_slimproto 060922 18:31:40 [ERROR] Fatal error: Please read "Security" section of the manual to find out how to run mysqld as root! 060922 18:31:40 [ERROR] Aborting 060922 18:31:40 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Sh

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Upgraded to 6.5.0 and player cannot be found.

2006-09-22 Thread Dan Sully
Can you stop SlimServer, and run it manually? perl slimserver --d_slimproto and send the output? Thanks -D -- you know, most free operating systems come preinstalled with their own high horse. ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http:/

[SlimDevices: Unix] Upgraded to 6.5.0 and player cannot be found.

2006-09-22 Thread zenlinux
Hi there, I have a Squeezebox hardware rev2 and run Ubuntu Dapper as my host for running SlimServer. I've been running previous versions of slimserver (last one being 6.3.1) from tarballs, and haven't had any issues. Today I decided to upgrade to 6.5.0 and make use of the debian repository to i

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Problem with missing environment variable for scanner.pl started by slimserver.pl

2006-09-22 Thread flipflip
Yes, since /lib is in the default search path that works as well. The new SSODS will modify /etc/ld.so.conf. -- flipflip Check out flipflip's 'SlimServer On DiskStation (SSODS)' (http://oinkzwurgl.org/software/ssods/)! f

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Problem with missing environment variable for scanner.pl started by slimserver.pl

2006-09-22 Thread mr_hyde
Hello flip, i observed the same problem after a new intstallation of SS 6.5.0 on the DS106. I only symlinked the libexpat.so.1 into the /lib and the problem was gone. I don't know what is the better solution, but it seems to be easier. mr_hyde -- mr_hyde Mr_Hyde / Slimserver 6.3.1 / Synology

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Problem with missing environment variable for scanner.pl started by slimserver.pl

2006-09-22 Thread flipflip
Okay, that worked perfectly. Many thanks, Dan! Actually I know about /etc/ld.so.conf and ldconfig. I investigated in the wrong direction.. At least I learned a bit about slimserver.. and Perl. Usually I code in c and matlab. It's definitively time to start using perl.. :-) Regards, flip --

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Problem with missing environment variable for scanner.pl started by slimserver.pl

2006-09-22 Thread Dan Sully
* flipflip shaped the electrons to say... Dan Sully;138511 Wrote: Is there an /etc/ld.so.conf on the Synology? No, there isn't. I'll try what happens when I create one (after dinner.. :-). Ok.. you may need to run 'ldconfig -v' after that. -D -- Do not panic, do not panic! We are trained

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Problem with missing environment variable for scanner.pl started by slimserver.pl

2006-09-22 Thread flipflip
Dan Sully;138511 Wrote: > Is there an /etc/ld.so.conf on the Synology? > No, there isn't. I'll try what happens when I create one (after dinner.. :-). Thanks, flip -- flipflip Check out flipflip's 'SlimServer On DiskStation (SSODS)' (http://oinkzwurgl.org/software/ssods/)! ---

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Problem with missing environment variable for scanner.pl started by slimserver.pl

2006-09-22 Thread Dan Sully
Is there an /etc/ld.so.conf on the Synology? If so, modify that to add the paths where the .so files are. -D -- "Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!" ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/u

[SlimDevices: Unix] Problem with missing environment variable for scanner.pl started by slimserver.pl

2006-09-22 Thread flipflip
Hello I hope that I am in the right forum.. I am the author of SSODS which allows to run Slimserver on a Synology Diskstation (a NAS). DS hereafter. Since the DS ships with a very minimal Linux system, I have to install (compile) Perl myself to make Slimserver run. I installed perl and all nec

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Debian Package

2006-09-22 Thread bishopdonmiguel
Dan Sully;138463 Wrote: > There is a testing tree now - it tracks 6.5.1 changes. Ah, very nice! Thanks, Dan. -- bishopdonmiguel bishopdonmiguel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=278 View this thr

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Debian Package

2006-09-22 Thread Dan Sully
* bishopdonmiguel shaped the electrons to say... package isn't the correct choice and I don't want to use 7.0. Is there a TESTING package or do I have to mess around with a manual update? There is a testing tree now - it tracks 6.5.1 changes. -D -- You have the puzzle pieces? Good, then turn

[SlimDevices: Unix] Debian Package

2006-09-22 Thread bishopdonmiguel
SQOTD (stupid question of the day). I see from the wiki I can use Aptitude to install the 6.5.0 release via STABLE or the 7.0b release via UNSTABLE. That's really good news. What if I want to upgrade to a nightly release to pick up certain bug fixes? I assume the STABLE package isn't the corre

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: 6.5.0 utf8::is_utf8 and Character set '#33'

2006-09-22 Thread Dan Sully
* rramstad shaped the electrons to say... No idea what to think, but at this point I've got what I believe is a totally vanilla starting point, with a clean 6.3.1 on the server and correct firmware plus factory reset on the boxes, and no dice. Something in the downgrade has failed, and failed b

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Which linux version "Just Works" out of the box?

2006-09-22 Thread Dan Sully
* tyler_durden shaped the electrons to say... I decided to try using the debian package to install slimserver. Three dependencies come up, all of which have numerous other dependencies, all of which are files in the unstable release of debian linux. Even the PERL version required to support th

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Slimserver 6.3.1 File for Linkstation II

2006-09-22 Thread Amauta
That is what I call 'GOOD NEWS' :) -- Amauta Amauta's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2669 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26740

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: 6.5.0 utf8::is_utf8 and Character set '#33'

2006-09-22 Thread rramstad
I took a minute and did an rpm -e and was suprised to see that /usr/local/slimserver is still populated with a whole mess of files: [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# ls -1 /usr/local/slimserver/ __AUTO_PURGE__ Cache FileCache fontcache my.cnf MySQL slimserversql.db templates usr It really shouldn't be po

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Slimserver 6.3.1 File for Linkstation II

2006-09-22 Thread Shoe
It took all of 3 minutes to run the script and install everything. Slimserver now works great on my Linkstation. Many, many thanks. -- Shoe Shoe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7572 View this t

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: 6.5.0 utf8::is_utf8 and Character set '#33'

2006-09-22 Thread rramstad
Dan Sully;138253 Wrote: > Can you move aside your slimserver.pref file? That file doesn't exist on my system. I did a full search from root for all files starting with 'slimserver' and got the following: /var/lock/subsys/slimserver /var/spool/mail/slimserver /tmp/slimserver.log /etc/sysconfig/

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Innno_DB support necessary by My_SQL

2006-09-22 Thread Andy Hawkins
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Robin Bowes<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andy Hawkins wrote: >> >> I wouldn't normally, but... > > Well, seeing as you mention it ... > >> >> >> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >>Robin Bowes<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Is that a typo? (shiu

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Innno_DB support necessary by My_SQL

2006-09-22 Thread abagos
Yes, it was a typo. I meant shutdown. I changed the file my.tt in the MySQL directory to comment out this line (the file my.cnf is copied from the my.tt file when the server is started). That work and slimserver was started with a warning about missing Inno_DB support. My next question would be,

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Innno_DB support necessary by My_SQL

2006-09-22 Thread Robin Bowes
Andy Hawkins wrote: > > I wouldn't normally, but... Well, seeing as you mention it ... > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >Robin Bowes<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Is that a typo? (shiutdown) >> >>> of Unslung is compiled without inno_db support. Is this a probelm? >> Yes. Slims

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Innno_DB support necessary by My_SQL

2006-09-22 Thread Andy Hawkins
Hi, I wouldn't normally, but... In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Robin Bowes<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is that a typo? (shiutdown) > >> of Unslung is compiled without inno_db support. Is this a probelm? > > Yes. Slimserver uses InooDB tables. Is that a type? (InooDB) :) Andy

[SlimDevices: Unix] Going from 6.3.1 to 6.5 on SUSE 10.0

2006-09-22 Thread Gildahl
I'm planning to upgrade over the weekend. Anybody do this yet or discover any 'gotchas that people should be aware of? -- Gildahl Gildahl's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4102 View this thread: h

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: Innno_DB support necessary by My_SQL

2006-09-22 Thread Robin Bowes
abagos wrote: > Hello, > I am trying to setup SlimServer on Unslung 6.8. The compilation was > successful with some tricks and warnings, the same I've been getting > with SlimServer 6.3 lately. I also symlinked mysqld to a directory > which is in the PATH, in order for it to be found. > Now the sli

[SlimDevices: Unix] Innno_DB support necessary by My_SQL

2006-09-22 Thread abagos
Hello, I am trying to setup SlimServer on Unslung 6.8. The compilation was successful with some tricks and warnings, the same I've been getting with SlimServer 6.3 lately. I also symlinked mysqld to a directory which is in the PATH, in order for it to be found. Now the slimserver won't start compl

[SlimDevices: Unix] Re: No playlist after upgrade !! ??

2006-09-22 Thread Vulcanbomber
I fixed the problem by deleting the database and rescanning -- Vulcanbomber Vulcanbomber's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3249 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=2484