First off, sorry if this already repeats discussions that other users
have had regarding the new server software.

Just writing to rant that installing SC 7.0 has not been easy, and
after fiddling (which I never had to do with prior versions) I gave up,
uninstalled it, and moved back to 6.5.4.

Have to say that I'm the proud owner of a Squeezebox -- have had it
nearly a year and am quite pleased with it.  I keep my server software
on a Mac Mini that's about 3 yrs old but does the job.

My issues with SC 7.0:
(1) First the server wouldn't start properly.  Had to come to these
forums to learn how to clear out the caches, prefs, etc.

(2) Server would start; upgraded firmware on Squeezebox.

(3) Building up the library again seemed to stall -- my library is
pretty big (ca. 1,800 albums, 20k songs), but it seemed to crap out
after about 30 albums and not continue building up the library.

(4) Looked like my old playlists were not showing up.  In spite of the
deleting I did to get the SC 7.0 to start, the old playlists still
showed up when I installed 6.5.4.

The new interface seems nice -- like the ability to ffwd and rewind by
clicking on the graphic, which is good for long tracks, interviews,
etc.

If anyone has some suggestions on how to improve my mileage I'd
appreciate it.  Otherwise I'd have to say that this release has
disappointed me because it didn't work, and I hope the developers take
notice.  The beauty with Slimserver / Squeezebox has been that it just
works, and works well -- what's going on?

Some technical data that might be helpful: (after switching back to
trusty 6.5.4)

SlimServer Version: 6.5.4 - 12568 - Mac OS X 10.4 (8A428) - EN - utf8

Thanks everyone.


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