Just a status report on my questions:

I have downloaded and installed a newer version of SC ,7.1.1-22377.tgz
(Perl code) from http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/latest/7.1/,
hoping that my controller would now automatically update, but no luck.
Trying to update manually also produced the same dismal result as
before...

Having found some more info on the forum on this topic, I decided to
try another approach. I downloaded the file "jive_7.1_r2749.bin" from
http://update.slimdevices.com/update/firmware/7.1.1/, and used WinSCP
to copy this file into the controller memory as "/mnt/mmc/jive.bin",
([Settings > Advanced > Remote Login > Enable SSH] gave me the
controller IP-address and passwd, user is root). 

Choosing [Settings > Advanced > Software Update > Update from SD card]
on the controller updated the unit correctly. I read somewhere that the
.bin-file had to be removed manually after installation, but on my unit
it was deleted automatically...

I still don't know whether this combination of SC/controller firmware
is "correct", but it seems to work OK. A colleague at work is running
SC on a regular Linux server, and he claims his system updated
automatically after installing the 7.1, so it may be an issue with the
Perl version?)

I have found a small problem with the new firmware in my setup, though;
the controller regularly lose the wireless connection after a while, and
a reset is required. (This may be an issued with my WLAN router...
Haven't had the energy to dive into the problem yet...)
But after turning off the power saving options under [Settings >
Advanced > Factory Test > Power management], it has not happened
again... I generaly keep the controller in its cradle on a small table
beside my "comfy chair" anyway, so life on battery power is not a big
issue yet. (This may change when the controller audio output is enabled
in a later update...)


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