Has there been any progress on this issue of XM Radio and Squeezebox?
My father is interested in dumping his XM boombox (with satellite
antenna) and finding something to feed XM into his home stereo system
and saving the spece the boombox is taking up in his shelf.
I have a SB and a Boom so am
search this thread for the link
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Thanks jarome - looks like SqueezeCenter is going to be a necessity to
make XM Radio work. Guess Logitech isn't going to pursue adding it to
the SqueezeNetwork firmware.
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I'm using SC 7.3.4 on an XP machine withe the default web interface. The
browse genre, stations, etc. all works on my end.
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I have installed XM Radio Online Plugin 3.2 on SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, and
it Sort Of works. I have the XM Radio Online menu item under Internet
Radio,
and I can enter a channel number, like 70 for Real Jazz and 78 for
Symphony Hall. Hallelujah!
I can also enter the URL like xmradio://70 and add it
I installed the most recent XM plug in and it appears to work. I see it
on the squeezebox and on squeezecenter, but whenever I try to use it, I
timeout and can't connect. I am trying to connect with high bandwidth
and I would assume that is ok. Does anyone have a similar problem or a
crazyblah -
Just to confirm - you are able to access your subscription from a home
computer going through xmradio.com? Also, you have the premium radio
subscription from them and can switch to high def listening on
xmradio.com?
jd
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Well, it was cheaper than buying a stand-alone XM tuner for our house
and getting yet another XM subscription . . . . :)
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miked;429977 Wrote:
Thanks for doing a great job on the XM plug-in. I gave a $100 donation
to ndpot...@optonline.net.
WOW! You are a superb supporter. I gave $25 and felt like Daddy
Warbucks!
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The XM Radio Online plugin is now available for general download here:
http://code.google.com/p/xmradioplugin/
It works with Squeezecenter 7.3.2, 7.3.3 and 7.4, on Windows, Linux and
MAC, and supports all the Squeezebox devices.
Enjoy!
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Do you have a repository for the extension downloader?
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Would there be any way to use this, or another plug in to get XM radio
via SqueezeNetwork?
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The new version is almost ready. It works for me on OS X and Linux.
I found that it was necessary to install the Alien BBC beta plugin to
get it to work on Controller and SoftSqueeze,
Add
http://alienbbc.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/testrepo.xml
to the extension downloader page
my feed stopped last night sometime
can't get it back
seems to buffer about 10-20 sec and then stop
tried stopping/starting - no change
mark
i had the bitrate setting as HIGH, changed to LOW and it started,
stuttered a bit, but is playing
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Working for me.
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wharfrat;424528 Wrote:
I just checked and it is working. Is there anything in the
/var/log/squeezecenter/server.log from the time of it not working? On
Windows, its somewhere in Documents and Settings\application
data\squeezecenter
Where is this plug-in located at? I'd like to use it! I'll
The snap, crackel and pop seems to be fixed finally! 192 kb stream
sounds pretty good now.
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Has this stopped working for anyone else? It seems to have died last
night (Sunday PM). I'm not in front of my SBB; I'll check again after
work.
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My wife called this morning and said that she was unable to get ours
working. hmm, another change in the website would be my guess.
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I just checked and it is working. Is there anything in the
/var/log/squeezecenter/server.log from the time of it not working? On
Windows, its somewhere in Documents and Settings\application
data\squeezecenter
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just went back live about 9PM Pacific for me.
I had emailed XM today about the poor stream quality and dropouts -
they claim they are working on upgrades to the system over the next 48
hours.
Not sure if that's a usual party line, I guess we'll see.
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I'm also getting those hiccups on 128k- some stations a lot worse than
others. I'm getting them even through the xm online browser interface,
and yes, lets hope they get it fixed soon!
But hey Neil, seeing as you fixed the syncing and other issues, now
can't you add some
Max F;423374 Wrote:
Are you guys getting the farty/static noises with this new plugin and
128kb stream? I'm running 7.2.1 with the old plugin and get repeated
noises - some channels worst than others. Some folks have also noted
problems on one of the XM forums - they aren't using
Are you guys getting the farty/static noises with this new plugin and
128kb stream? I'm running 7.2.1 with the old plugin and get repeated
noises - some channels worst than others. Some folks have also noted
problems on one of the XM forums - they aren't using Squeezebox though.
It appears to
Plugin 3.1 works FLAWLESSLY on the Squeezebox Boom
* Menus - both software and on the Boom work great
* Sound is excellent (using the high-bitrate stream)
* All channels are tune-able, and can be saved as favorites.
Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Hats off!!!
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wharfrat;422218 Wrote:
raglencross:
The artist /track data comes from two sources:
1. In the now playing window /controller screen - this comes from the
feed metadata. I've seen this stop occasionally, but I can only
attribute this to XM.
2. Now playing data for all channels - comes from
raglencross:
The artist /track data comes from two sources:
1. In the now playing window /controller screen - this comes from the
feed metadata. I've seen this stop occasionally, but I can only
attribute this to XM.
2. Now playing data for all channels - comes from a 60 second poll
/refresh
wharfrat;420341 Wrote:
Thanks for the testing feedback. I have a few bugs to fix, most notably
the IR menu which somehow got deleted.
If you would like to buy me a beer, here's a paypal -
ndpot...@optonline.net
Regards,
Neil Potter
If you have a fixed XM plugin, where do I get it?
I have had the opportunity to play around with the revised XM plugin
over the last few days. Other than the lack of a XM button on the SB3
as previously noted, I see there is a problem with displaying correct
track information in the web UI and on the SB3. The display of this
info is slow to
Thanks for your good work on the XM plugin Neil.
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Is this a seperate plugin then the Sirius canada plug-in.
I used this on 7.2 as you can gain access to sirius in canada even
though i pay for 2 radios...
If this is the same I'd be glad to donate.
Thanks
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pippin;420564 Wrote:
Err... Much off topic, but one question since it looks like here are
some people who know about Sirius and XM a bit:
I understand the two merged, will they maintain both Sat
constellations?
It is my understanding that one of the conditions imposed by the
government
I'm PayPal-ing a double sawbuck $20 later today. That should cover a
couple of six packs of some good brews!
Good luck on the next release...
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Err... Much off topic, but one question since it looks like here are
some people who know about Sirius and XM a bit:
I understand the two merged, will they maintain both Sat
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i have it working on a Vista 32 machine
i really miss the keep-connection-alive feature of the previous
versions
restarting it every 3 hrs is a bit of a pain
mark
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One more quick update... I turned on sync'ing between two booms and to
my great surprise it seems to be working. This was definitely not the
case with the old version, and is of huge benefit to me.
I did experience one stop/drop this morning where I had to restart,
hopefully will be rare, but I
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Neil, I have your plugin working on XP and Vista 64 machines through a
SB3, Softsqueeze 3.9b1 and the beta Squeezeplay. I will give you a full
report after I have had more time to put the plugin through its paces.
The only thing of significance I note so far is the lack of a XMradio
menu entry
I'm in the same boat - its working very well with my boom except for the
menu button missing. That said, the fav trick works: you can add any xm
station as a favorite by specifying the station's number with the
xmradio qualifier. For example, for station 204, NHL, I made the
following favorite
Neil - I can't seem to send you a private message, the option doesn't
exist on your profile... do you have them turned off? I'd love to test
it!
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can't send a PM either...
mark
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I can.
You did just click on Nei's username?
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Please click on the avatar and leave me a private message with your
email address if you'd like to help test the XMRadio Plugin.
I understand so far that it works on Boom, SB3. A couple of bugs have
been reported:
- menu on boom and SB3
- playback speed on the web shows 32k regardless of actual
I made some changes to the XMRadio Online Plugin and have it working on
Squeezecenter 7.3.2 with the Duet Controller and the Web interface. It
works on Windows and Linux and sounds good with the Premium account
@128kbps.
If you would like to do some beta testing, please send me a private
message
Hi Neil, I'll be shooting you a private message also, but I'm very
willing to beta test! Thanks a lot for looking into it, please let us
know if you have paypal and we can donate to your account!
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Hi Neil, I'll be shooting you a private message also, but I'm very
willing to beta test! Thanks a lot for looking into it, please let us
know if you have paypal and we can donate to your account!
Hear Hear! Would also contribute if this works! Thanks.
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Can someone try it with 7.4? I finally quit my account to be able to
move up in the SC chain. If this works I might sign back up again as
I've missed my Opie and Anthony.
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Because I activated the 30-day Sirius trial, I decided to upgrade to 7.3
again to see how it works. As it turns out 7.3 prevents access to Sirius
from outside the US (where I am). I can't even add Sirius to the player
menu from inside 7.3. So, by installing 7.3 I lost access to both
XMRadio which
If you really want XM just drop down to 7.2.1. Really, is that too much
of a work around? Anyway, 7.2.1 is pretty stable build.
Now for the kicker. I just upgraded to the new 128kb stream - yeah
more money! Anyway, the stream keeps putting out farty noises. It
happens on most channels. Its
Max F;415250 Wrote:
If you really want XM just drop down to 7.2.1. Really, is that too much
of a work around? Anyway, 7.2.1 is pretty stable build.
Now for the kicker. I just upgraded to the new 128kb stream - yeah
more money! Anyway, the stream keeps putting out farty noises. It
not just the cost of SIRIUS. I've already got xmradio players built in
to two cars and they don't work with SIRIUS.
downtime;414511 Wrote:
I'm still using 7.2 just for the XMRadio plugin. Just to see though, I
signed up for the 30-day Sirius trial and the stations I listen to most
through
Unfortunately I bought the paid up subscription, 3 years for XM. I too
have XM in my car, which I love. I haven't coded in years, I'm
wondering what language the plugin is written in? It shouldn't be
rocket science, I'd think XM would want this now that their online
subscription is a revenue
Ouch. Sorry guys. I didn't think about hardware and subscription
investments. I was wondering why Sirius hasn't phased out XM. I guess
it's because of their responsibilities to hardware owners.
Does anyone have an idea what broke the plugin? If it was SC 7.3, what
will prevent the next SC
I'm still using 7.2 just for the XMRadio plugin. Just to see though, I
signed up for the 30-day Sirius trial and the stations I listen to most
through XMRadio are available through Sirius.
Other than the the price difference ($8.55/mo vs $12.95/mo) and the
principle of the thing, why not switch
What the heck. Finally get my home theater setup after living out of
boxes for a year...and now my XM doesn't work through Squeezebox?
That's BS. XM is charging for online content now, they should pay
someone to build the plugin.
They were so stupid to pursue all the proprietary radios when the
Is there anyone who has the skills to build this plugin for 7.3+ ? What
would it cost / your billable time as it were.
There seems to be some hunger to do this - people are willing to
contribute real $$ if we knew it would be built and have some light
support.
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fjhuerta - yes, on 7.2.1, as long as you have access to the 128 stream
with your online account and you choose the high stream setting in the
plugin, it will be 128kbps, or at least it is for me.
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Anyone who is running 7.2.1... is the stream now 128 kb/s?
I'm downgrading my software right now! I need my XM.
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I would add to that pot too. Anyone know who originally wrote the
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I'll also add $25 to the pot. I took a quick look and it would take me
several hours to even figure out where to start, with no plugin
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Hey, I'm more than happy to toss $25 in the kitty to have this up and
running for 7.3.x
Or a case of good beer?
Anyone else in...?
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So what about 7.2.1 broke when they moved to 7.3? Why can't Logitech fix
that? Or can we modify the XM plugin?
On a Mac, the Pulsar application (RogueAmoeba.com) works very nicely on
your Mac, but obviously will not send the stream out. And the new XM
stream sounds good for the first time too.
Well, I'm not going to comment on the companies financial woes, customer
service, market strategy, etc. - I'm still a fan of XM and hope they
stick around because I like the content, pure and simple.
That said, some good news, I think, at least for users of the plugin on
7.2.x. It looks like
If you add two negative numbers it should still be a negative. I never
could figure out why'd you'd merge two companies losing money to fix
the problem.
With the drop in car sales the whole satellite radio thing may be
doomed. I know two subscriptions I won't be renewing because of the
Yeah, it hardly makes any sense since one of the main reasons Sirius and
XM gave for merging was to save money by eliminating the duplication of
services. They were only saved from Chapter 11 a few weeks ago by the
infusion of $500M by the group that owns DirecTV. Good luck in finding
anyone at
Given that Sirius and XM are the same service now, why wouldn't the
stream technology be merged? Alternatively, why can't I keep the same
XM hardware but get access to the Sirius stream (for, ahem, $2.99/mo).
I realize these are rhetorical questions in this forum. I'll call XM
and see what
raglencross;391092 Wrote:
The following quote is from an e-mail that I received from XM today:
Effective March 11, 2009, the online listening platform will be
upgraded to a higher quality digital audio and no longer included as
part of a base subscription at no charge.
I wonder if that
The following quote is from an e-mail that I received from XM today:
Effective March 11, 2009, the online listening platform will be
upgraded to a higher quality digital audio and no longer included as
part of a base subscription at no charge.
I wonder if that means the XM effort will be folded
I did nothing special to enable this. Should be a top level menu choice,
after Music Library. Nice thing about it, is it provides you with a well
compiled list of radio stations, including those in your local market. I
just made all of the ones I like favorites.
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I updated my XM account then reinstalled 7.2.1. I'm back with XM on my
squeezebox!
The few benefits of 7.3.x wasn't worth the loss of xm radio. Plus
7.2.1 is a nice stable version.
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I'm also tracking this thread looking for XM options, but the last post
intrigued me. Internet Radio plugin? I don't see one called that. Is
it called something else (like maybe Wiki Radio)?
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I read that SeriousXM is going to start charging for internet use (3
dollars/month, i think). This along with the lack of support from
slimdevices or anyone els will like end the use over my Squeezebox for
me.
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Yeah it's too bad someone isn't making a working plugin for 7.3. I'm
staying with 7.2 just so I can use the SB for XM with the favorite work
around. it would be so nice to have a functioning plugin for XM.
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raglencross;386170 Wrote:
Allan, you can install the Wave Input plug-in to stream any audio
being played on your computer to your SB, including the XM web player.
Not as convenient as having a working XM plug-in, but it will save you
having to connect your PC to your stereo.
Thanks for the
Not much discussion about this. Anyone know if someone is working on
it? I used to use XMRadio all the time through my squeezebox.
I have a separate connection from my computer to my stereo and now play
XMRadio directly and bypass the Squeezebox, which means I am using the
squeezebox less
allanweinman;385987 Wrote:
Not much discussion about this. Anyone know if someone is working on
it? I used to use XMRadio all the time through my squeezebox.
I have a separate connection from my computer to my stereo and now play
XMRadio directly and bypass the Squeezebox, which means
Allan, you can install the Wave Input plug-in to stream any audio
being played on your computer to your SB, including the XM web player.
Not as convenient as having a working XM plug-in, but it will save you
having to connect your PC to your stereo.
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Man, this v7.3 has gone to crap. Was bouncing back and forth between
7.2 and 7.3 faster than a tennis match.
I'm sticking with the last stable SlimServer I know of... v7.0.1.
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gear, nor flaunting it as an
I may stand corrected, but I think there were changes made to
Squeezenetwork that require the 7.3 firmware to play Rhapsody. Not a
problem if you don't subscribe to Rhapsody, but you have to wonder what
other inconsistencies exist between 7.2's F/W and SN's.
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Nonreality;372981 Wrote:
So no one has gotten xm to work yet with 7.3? I'll have to wait because
I really need my opie and anthony in the morning. What a bummer. I'd
like to use some of the new features but I don't want to lose XM.
You are correct as far as I know. I used the workaround
raglencross;373287 Wrote:
Just a thought, guys, but maybe we are flogging the wrong horse.
Perhaps it would be more productive for us to bug XM to meld their
online effort with the Sirius one. That way we would end up with a
Logitek supported service for a few more dollars a month and
So no one has gotten xm to work yet with 7.3? I'll have to wait because
I really need my opie and anthony in the morning. What a bummer. I'd
like to use some of the new features but I don't want to lose XM.
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Nonreality;372981 Wrote:
So no one has gotten xm to work yet with 7.3? I'll have to wait because
I really need my opie and anthony in the morning. What a bummer. I'd
like to use some of the new features but I don't want to lose XM.
A horrible work around is to get an inexpensive XM player
Just a thought, guys, but maybe we are flogging the wrong horse.
Perhaps it would be more productive for us to bug XM to meld their
online effort with the Sirius one. That way we would end up with a
Logitek supported service for a few more dollars a month and music at
120kps to boot. Wasn't
wsmknicks;371871 Wrote:
Howard - sorry to be slow, but what is SBC player?
FWIW, I've been holding off on the 7.3 upgrade as the XM Plugin was
finally working so smoothly on 7.2.1
Nope, I apologize. I swore when I first started reading this forum
that I would type things out. SBS, SC,
Thanks much.
My setup is much simpler: a SBB (acronym city!) in the kitchen; running
SC off a ReadyNAS. The XM Plugin is a must have for me - just love it.
So I'll wait a bit for 7.3.
I've played with the Sirius stuff but not too much yet.
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Where do I download the plugin? Please. I am sorry for the newbie
question but I just received the unit and I wanted to try and start
streaming XM.
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Where do I download the plugin? Please. I am sorry for the newbie
question but I just received the unit and I wanted to try and start
streaming XM.
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=364861postcount=85
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Why not revert back to 7.2?
http://downloads.slimdevices.com/SqueezeCenter_v7.2.1/
Does 7.3 have some must have features that I'm missing out on? Philf's
has done an excellent job bringing back full XM functionality in 7.2.1.
I'll not be upgrading to 7.3 until someone more talented than I gets
TechHome;371687 Wrote:
Why not revert back to 7.2?
http://downloads.slimdevices.com/SqueezeCenter_v7.2.1/
Does 7.3 have some must have features that I'm missing out on? Philf's
has done an excellent job bringing back full XM functionality in 7.2.1.
I'll not be upgrading to 7.3 until
'nike shoes' (http://www.smkings.com/) , 'jordan shoes'
(http://www.smkings.com/) which is better?
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Howard - sorry to be slow, but what is SBC player?
FWIW, I've been holding off on the 7.3 upgrade as the XM Plugin was
finally working so smoothly on 7.2.1
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Nonreality;370767 Wrote:
Am I correct in the fact that no one has gotten xm to work with 7.3? I
really don't want to lose it and the work around works with 7.2.
I had XM working with the work around for a while in 7.2 and then it
stopped. Could never get it working again no matter what I
Am I correct in the fact that no one has gotten xm to work with 7.3? I
really don't want to lose it and the work around works with 7.2.
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Same symptoms as you, Howard, although the plugin worked OK on my setup
under 7.2 after the fix by Billie Bob (Or was it Philf?). Anyway, if
either of you guys could find the time to fix this sucker, it would be
much appreciated.
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But no luck here with 7.3 unfortunately. Just does nothing.
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It was working pretty sweet for 7.2. Actually better than when it was
on 6.x on my system. Not sure why 7.3 bonked it. I wish I was smart
enough to fix it, but alas, I just know enough to get in trouble with
computers.
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I can tune to the channels but no audio output in 7.3. This error
message is in the log but not sure if it accounts for the silence:
Slim::Control::Request::execute (1889) Error: While trying to run
function coderef [Slim::Control::Commands::playlistJumpCommand]: [Can't
locate object method
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