Danny8;589082 Wrote: > I own a Squeezebox Classic and run a local server w/ SBS 7.5. I use a > handful of plugins. I've loaded Squeezebox Server 7.6 several times for > testing. I'm happy about the performance gains. The base system does not > seem to have bugs. > > A couple of my plugins don't work properly with SBS 7.6: CustomScan & > Music Information Screen. I occasionally test a nightly build of SBS > 7.6 in (vain) hopes that these plugins will work. (I question whether > this is a good strategy; I don't know if authors are waiting until 7.6 > is released before commencing to make their wares compatible.) > > One thing that is annoying (and perhaps inevitable) is when the 7.6 > server *requests to upgrade* my Classic's firmware. Switching back to > 7.5 causes _another_ request to 'downgrade' firmware. I've cycled this > at least a couple of times (four firmware flashes) at this point. > > Does changing firmware cause wear on the SB? I assume FW is _required_ > to match the version suggested by the server. Is this true? Can the > firmware upgrade (or downgrade) be skipped? > > Is this a problem or am I sweating unnecessarily? Irrespective of the > FW upgrade, I'm about ready to give up testing 7.6 until it's actually > released.
Yes, in many cases the FW needs to match the server version (and 7.6 is very different to 7.5!). You are not endangering your Classic by repeatedly upgrading the firmware. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83269 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
