mherger;433352 Wrote: > > 1) The install should have a check box to start up the control > panel. > > It should not start up before the "finish" screen is exited (normal > > Windows behavior). > > Will check this. > > > 2) Squeezebox Server should not start up before it is configured. > > What would you want to configure before it starts? > > > 3) The SbS CP (Squeezebox Server Control Panel) doesn't fully run > after > > the install - it only displays the "library" tab and allows you to > name > > the library and enter the SN user id and password. Then it exits. > You > > should be able to do all of the configuration. > > That was a deliberate design decision. The idea was to ask the very > basic > questions only. What if after that initial page the normal view would > have > been opened? > > > 4) Starting up the SbS CP from the start menu then brings up the > full > > CP. Entering the library and playlist directories appear to be > saved > > but SbS does not ever see them - even after a restart. > > What do you mean by "appear to be saved"? Did you press Ok or Apply? > From > the full panel or the initial panel? > > > 5) Hitting OK/Apply in the CP seems to start up another version of > SbS > > (I had already changed it to run as a service under a different user > ID) > > How did you configure this? From the panel or some other means? > > > with the current user id instead of the specified user id. It seems > to > > shut down a minute or so later. If you had hit the OK button then > the > > SbS CP shuts down when the rogue SbS shuts down. > > Ok, now I see what could have happened: > > - you stopped SC > - changed the startup mode _without_ saving > - restarted SC > - then hit Ok/Apply > > In this case what you describe could happen. I'll have to sanity check > > this, or disable the manual start as long as the startup change has not > > been saved. The reason you're seeing two instances is that we run SbS > with > the --install parameter to configure the Windows service. Normally it > just > does the installation, then exits. > > > 6) The long startup/save/shutdown wait times are back - takes about > 1-2 > > minutes to do any of these. Windows XP MCE sp3 > > While I consider it a bit on the slow side, I've never seen it take > more > than about 20 seconds, even on my 5yr old laptop (XP sp2). Looking at > the > task manager - do you see it busy or idling all this time? > > > 7) I'm figuring that the current SbS CP splash screen is temporary? > > Yes, definitely. > > Thanks for all that feedback! > > Michael
2) Library location seems to me to be basic information. No point in having it start and scan something into a library (probably junk sample audio files that shipped with the computer). I'm an "advanced" user so I would also like the opportunity to setup the start mode to be system start and to enter the user id and password. 3) Yes, I would expect that the normal view to open after the SN stuff (if the SN stuff is still to be required). See above for why. I guess I see the "initial" screen as a password/login prompt only and not the control panel since I can't control anything. 4) I tried several ways. Directly after install, leaving everything exactly as the install left them I ran the CP from the start menu. I belive that I set the start option and user id first and hit apply. I am almost positive that I setup the library/playlist folders (and hit apply) before going to the start/stop button and restarting SbS the first time. I confirmed that it was running under the proper user id and went to a different computer to access the web page. I did notice that the cp had also reported scanning 2 albums (the sample ones in the random windows directory). I confirmed that the web settings have still pointed to my c drive instead of the proper unc patch (and you cannot search those from there) so I closed the web ui and restarted the SbS CP. It properly displayed the unc library paths. I applied again and stopped/started SbS again. I again went back to the web ui and it was still pointing to the c drive (again confirmed by another scan result of 2 albums). The only way I could get SbS to use the unc paths was to use the web ui settings page. Along the way I noticed the multiple SbS processes running with differnt user IDs when saving from the SbS CP. I also, at one point, noticed that I had about 6 scanner.exe processes running. I manually killed them from the Windows task monitor. I wonder if they somehow stayed running after they had finished scanning since I was starting/stopping and doing clear/rescans quite a few times. Haven't had a chance to look into that in more detail yet. 5) I don't think that is the case. I had changed the mode/user and restarted it. It was running under the other user. When I saved again (without changing the mode user) it started up the new SbS with current user I was using (not the one it should be). All changes were made either with the SbS CP or the web UI (library folders). All starting/stopping was done with the SbS CP, although I did have to kill a few processes using the Windows Task manager (as noted). Most of this is user feedback on the install ease of use, etc. so I'm not planning on filing any bugs (unless you tell me to). I'll redo the install when I have some more time and better document the exact steps and timing of everything (this weekend, I believe). I wanted to get you something back as fast as possible, if nothing else to give you a heads up. I do have to say again that I really like the control panel - it is going to be very nice to use and with a few tweaks will make the entire new user experience a lot more friendly! -- dwilliams01 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dwilliams01's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10988 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=64497 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
