I figured out a way to use my MVP as a Squeezebox while bypassing the SLIMP3 client (newer Squeezebox Servers don't play well with our client).
This was surprisingly easy although it required me to rejigger a few things on my network. Most of the time I use a Squeezebox, I just set it to Random Play->Song, so I don't usually need much control access to the Server. I found a way to invoke the Random Play plugin via direct URI: http://<SBS IP>:<port#>/plugins/RandomPlay/mix.html?type=track&player=<player IP>&addOnly=0 I added a static DHCP reservation for my MVP to keep player IP consistent, and added that URI to my MVPs SMB share directory as an M3U playlist file. I also added a second M3U playlist containing the Squeezebox Server's stream URI: http://<SBS IP>:<port#>/stream.mp3 Now, when I want to play tunes, I use the MVP File Browser to navigate to its shared directory and fire up the SB_PLAY.M3U playlist to start the stream. I then fire up the SB_RANDOM.M3U playlist to fill the MVPs music queue. This is really stable; I left it playing almost two days straight without a hiccup. I'll get a lot more use out of my MVP now. Heck, with this technique I could put some old used MVPs back in service! Ron ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Mvpmc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mvpmc-users mvpmc wiki: http://mvpmc.wikispaces.com/
