Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] how to find squeeze server for ubuntu

Success! It did not read the playlist folder for some reason, but squeezebox is running in Ubuntu. This is further along than I have ever made it with Ubuntu. Many thanks. -- mgh mgh's Profile:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] how to find squeeze server for ubuntu

That looks like I would be a bit too far in over my head. Maybe if I can learn more about Linux first. I'm a little bummed, but this is as close as I have ever been to getting a Linux distro to do everything I have needed. Thanks for all the help. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] how to find squeeze server for ubuntu

So I have to mount the partition, even though I can access it, and read files off it when I navigate through the folders outside of the squeezeserver software? -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevice

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] I always get stuck figuring out how to open SC

Thank You, that did it. Now I have to review how to mount a partition. Every distro I have tried seems to act a little differently. The last two I installed mounted the 2nd hard drive automatically. Debian apparently did not. Thanks for the help. -- mgh

[SlimDevices: Unix] I always get stuck figuring out how to open SC

installed. Terminal says "Starting SqueezeCenter Audio Server." But don't know where to go from here. I can not see instructions on the slimdevices Linux help pages. Thanks for any help. (my next try will be with Slackware I

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Wow, am I lost. Don't know how to open squeezecenter in Linux

That did it. Thanks for the replies. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

[SlimDevices: Unix] Wow, am I lost. Don't know how to open squeezecenter in Linux

only address I know, which is the one I use in XP, I get the XP page. It may not be worth the effort, but I was curious about how to use my squeezebox with Linux. Thanks. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimd

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] another problem getting aqueezecenter installed (LinuxMint)

Someone from the LinuxMint forum got me set up. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

[SlimDevices: Unix] another problem getting aqueezecenter installed (LinuxMint)

I can not find the place to mark "universe" as the instructions say to do with Ubuntu. Anyone have some ideas for a newbie? Thank You. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=103

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] help new guy with installation

Thanks for your time. Just what I needed. Got it installed. Now find a hard drive, load some music, and get it configured! -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this t

[SlimDevices: Unix] help new guy with installation

third party tab. I states "mentioned above", but I can not see it. I must be blind. Can anyone help me with the string I need? Thanks for any help. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.co

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] how to shut down SS on Linux

Sorry, Using LinuxMint (and loving it for a newbie). The last post worked perfectly, just what I needed. Now to do some experimenting. Many thanks for all the posts. You bailed out a newbie (again). -- mgh mgh&#

[SlimDevices: Unix] how to shut down SS on Linux

Hi All, Having a problem with something else, and want to eliminate SS as a possibility. I am still a newbie to Linux, and do not know how to turn SS off. Can anyone give me instructions? Thanks for all help. -- mgh

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] broken links everytime I turn off ext drive?

t made any changes to the system, it just decided to safely unmount it automatically. I am enjoying my experience with Linux, but these things can drive a guy nuts (or more so). -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] broken links everytime I turn off ext drive?

ounter implements an almost complete SunOS style automounter under Linux. Automounter version 4 (autofs4) has to be enabled when compiling the kernel. Debian packaged kernels have it enabled. This is what you are referring to? Is it something I configure once it is installed? Thanks for th

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] broken links everytime I turn off ext drive?

different desktop icons for the same external drive. When that happens I am out of luck, nothing to do but reboot and hope for the best. Thanks -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] broken links everytime I turn off ext drive?

, all the links to music stored on the external, are broken. All links to music that is stored on internal drives, are fine. I can play all my files, both stored internally or externally fine. Seems really weird to me. Did I explain that any better? Thanks for the reply. -- mgh

[SlimDevices: Unix] broken links everytime I turn off ext drive?

it are broken. The links to files on my internal drives are all OK. I don't think my read/write access is a problem, as all the links are on this ext drive (ntfs). Any ideas? I try to always turn off the external drive when I turn off the PC. Thanks for any help. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] problems with SS 6.3.0, can I go back to 6.5.2?

Hi again, Someone in the LinuxMint forum suggested: sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list and then paste the URL from SS website. That worked perfectly. Just me being a newbie. Thanks for all the replies. -- mgh mgh&#

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] problems with SS 6.3.0, can I go back to 6.5.2?

Thanks for the reply. My first post at the LinuxMInit forum did not yield much, but I will try again. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] problems with SS 6.3.0, can I go back to 6.5.2?

slimserver. The results of the search still show slimserver 6.3.0-4 (which is of course what I installed the first time). Thanks -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this t

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] problems with SS 6.3.0, can I go back to 6.5.2?

deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ feisty-commercial main ## ## Medibuntu (Codecs and extra applications) deb http://medibuntu.sos-sts.com/repo/ feisty free non-free So if this is a way to get a complete list, then I do not see: deb http://debian.slimdevices.com/ stable main

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] problems with SS 6.3.0, can I go back to 6.5.2?

to add that repository. I will follow some of the instructions given, to see if I can tell if SS is in the repository list, then attempt to start over. I will post back with results. Thank to all for the help. -- mgh

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] problems with SS 6.3.0, can I go back to 6.5.2?

, and accidentally got something other than the stable version? Working too many ours right now, but I will get back to it tomorrow. Would you also recommend removing old, or other version files? Thanks for the help. -- mgh

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] problems with SS 6.3.0, can I go back to 6.5.2?

Thanks for the instructions. Do you have any idea how I can get the older version to install? All I have done in the past is copy and paste the url from the SS download page to third party repositories in synaptic, and synaptic has done the rest. Thanks for the help. -- mgh

[SlimDevices: Unix] problems with SS 6.3.0, can I go back to 6.5.2?

can see the SD download page is saying that the link is for 6.5.2, but what I get installed is 6.3.0. Is there anything I can do? Thanks for any help. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?user

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] auuugh, i can't believe it, SS won't play AAC

n. * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web. I followed your instructions to enable d_source, and attempted playing an ALAC file. Thanks -- mgh

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] auuugh, i can't believe it, SS won't play AAC

I will give it a try. Tonight Firefox is giving me the message "server not found". I do have SS open in another window. Thanks -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] auuugh, i can't believe it, SS won't play AAC

I have not had my SB that long, but I would guess that while in XP I was able to play ALAC with SB. Thanks for any suggestions. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 Vi

[SlimDevices: Unix] hints on how to scan music in SS ?

cleaned up. I could add a shortcut to the other music folders, but then would have to slog through everything again to make playlists. Is there something out there that could make this task simpler? Thanks -- mgh mgh&#

[SlimDevices: Unix] auuugh, i can't believe it, SS won't play AAC

know I'm in over my head with all that. I guess I am lucky that I don't have much ripped in apple lossless. I am still trying to get rid of XP! -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.p

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Rubyripper much improved

As long as I am dual booting with XP, maybe better off to stay with EAC? Thanks -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Rubyripper much improved

o see what people are using and how they like them also. Thanks -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.p

[SlimDevices: Unix] newbies view, if you use Ubuntu, use V7.04

s for all the help. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35683 ___ un

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SlimServer can not find SB in Ubuntu

aster" 11 lines, 345 characters -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?us

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SlimServer can not find SB in Ubuntu

again after an upgrade and start all over with you kind people. Now on to my next issue with Ubuntu, hot-syncing with my palm! My sincerest thanks to all of you for your help. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimde

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

good place for a beginner to start. Care to give me your view on advantages/disadvantages to an upgrade? Thank You -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this th

[SlimDevices: Unix] SlimServer can not find SB in Ubuntu

w anything about it to get the SB set up with XP. BTW, I can connect to slim network. Thanks for any help. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread: http://forums.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

from everyone. Now I need to restart this thread. The original problem was that SS can not find my SB, and it still can't. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View th

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

Sorry, I got lost here. I will hazard a guess you are writing of the command you gave me in post # 30. I will try the umount and mount. Thanks again. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/membe

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Permissions for external hard drive

Thanks, I wondered how the swap partitions worked. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

#x27;t get SB to work. Wondering if I need to reformat my external to something Linux likes, but then would have to make sure XP could use it, and on and on it goes. Thanks for the help. -- mgh mgh'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

mounted on /media/SimpleDrive [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ So this tells me the external drive is mounted? Thanks -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Permissions for external hard drive

buntu with a swap and a partition for the OS, which gave me the 4 primary. I would have no idea now how to make an extended and not affect what I have for Linux. Thanks -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimd

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Permissions for external hard drive

XP disc management will not allow me to format a 5th partition on this drive. I am hoping I can format it with the Ubuntu installer, but assuming that I will not have the option of formating fat32 with the Linux installer. Am I wrong about that? Thanks -- mgh

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Permissions for external hard drive

I am also considering formatting to ext3 for storage. Anyone had experience with the windows drivers to access these ext3 partitions? Thanks -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

/etc/mtab:/dev/sda1 /media/SimpleDrive ntfs rw,nosuid,nodev,uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=077,iocharset=utf8 0 0 You know, this could be fun if I can learn my way around. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevice

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

o that. I believe someone told me there was a driver for windows to do that. Kind of feel like I am stuck in the middle right now, not sure when to just commit to Linux, and make XP the secondary. Thanks a lot for the help.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

her thread, there is quite a lot going on here as it is. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35254 __

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

19:16 Shortcut to semi-country.lnk [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Again, many thanks for all of your efforts. I appreciate you taking the time to explain some of these Linux things. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdev

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

es are for :). 'course with Ubuntu I just rarely need them. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread: http://forum

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

rive/music': No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /media/simpledrive ls: /media/simpledrive: No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l /media/simpledrive/music ls: /media/simpledrive/music: No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ T

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

et up menus in the SB. If there is something obvious I am missing that you can see, let me know. Thanks for your efforts. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this th

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

rying to see if I can get it to do everything I need/want my computer to do. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevi

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

Hope I am getting close. -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10308 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35254 _

[SlimDevices: Unix] sorry, even another newbie SS install question

(or something to that affect). Any help will be appreciated. I am trying to see if I can migrate to Linux, but sure can't do it if I can't use my SB! -- mgh mgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php