Re: [slim] Spotify search fails.

2016-02-03 Thread d6jg
It's working again now. Must have been a server issue which they have fixed *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE3

Re: [slim] Spotify search fails.

2016-02-03 Thread d6jg
Spoke too soon *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedale Mod

[slim] iTunes DRM Fix - which is best?

2016-02-03 Thread d6jg
Installed a new server and 2 X Picoreplayer plus Hifiberry Digi+ for a friend at the weekend. Shovelled his iTunes based music across to the server and discovered he has a dozen or so DRM protected albums that he must have bought unknowingly from Apple. How to get them visible to the server? I kno

Re: [slim] Spotify search fails.

2016-02-03 Thread d6jg
Now the "Recent Artists" etc are also failing with the same error but Spotify is still working in conjunction with Smart Mix *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennhei

Re: [slim] Spotify search fails.

2016-02-03 Thread d6jg
I think it has reached EOL I have just switched to the official app. Having read the Triode plugin thread in 3rd Party Software you can install both and use the official app to navigate and control players that don't have official player support in the official plugin (as long as you have Triode's

Re: [slim] iTunes DRM Fix - which is best?

2016-02-03 Thread d6jg
epoch1970 wrote: > I think there is a 4th option: upgrading the files/albums to DRM-free on > iTunes Store. I don't think it is free, though... That's the Apple matching subscription (3) that costs £25. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB

Re: [slim] iTunes DRM Fix - which is best?

2016-02-03 Thread d6jg
usc95 wrote: > You could use tunebite but it costs money: > http://www.tunebite.co.uk/tunebite > > I am not sure if they have a trial that you could use or not. I see that is re-recording software. Does it operate faster than playback? *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingy

Re: [slim] View recently played albums on the official spotify app.

2016-02-04 Thread d6jg
mandryka wrote: > Is it possible to get a list? It was useful on Triode's. For now you could install and use "What was that tune?" it will give you info by player including Spotify stuff. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS60

Re: [slim] Spotify search fails.

2016-02-04 Thread d6jg
m_ga...@hotmail.com wrote: > Hi, thanks for the reply, however I guess the official app doesn't run > on LMS (server version)? > > Strange is the I keep getting search errors, but after a couple attempts > it works. Once through with the search, I can use "recent search", > "recent artist" etc w

Re: [slim] Spotify search fails.

2016-02-05 Thread d6jg
m_ga...@hotmail.com wrote: > Thanks for pointing it out and encouraging me to look further! I had > configured it, but didn't know to use the basic search for it (I have no > application icon for it). After searching 2 Spotify options turn up, and > one of them was this one which works 100%. Pret

Re: [slim] Spotify search fails.

2016-02-07 Thread d6jg
It seems to be patchy. I don't believe it's Triode's app I am pretty sure it is Spotify server side issue. Tonight it isn't working at the moment. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Son

Re: [slim] Devices wanted

2016-02-09 Thread d6jg
deefha wrote: > I have a plan to collect complete line of Squeezebox devices including > models variations. After some investigation I have this list: > > > > > - SLIMP3 (wired only) - Squeezebox SB1 (wired only / wireless) - Squeezebox SBG (= SB1 with upgraded display) (wired only /

Re: [slim] 24bit 96 khz flac support?

2016-02-09 Thread d6jg
Mnyb wrote: > Ask in the max2play tread on some devices I think they do transcoding , > some of the PI's people use can easilly do it ? max2play on a Pi can definitely transcode with no issue. I am sure it should on Odroid also. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/

Re: [slim] [iPeng] [Feature Request] offline playing?

2016-04-01 Thread d6jg
Thinking about this (which I previously thought I would like to see as well) I now think that due to the storage problems on iThingy's generally a better solution for those of us that go mobile with insufficient bandwidth to connect to home would actually be a pocket LMS server with wifi that the

Re: [slim] [iPeng] [Feature Request] offline playing?

2016-04-01 Thread d6jg
pippin wrote: > Well, you can now use WiFi on planes. > That said, I have actually even used the real thing with internet > connection to my server at home from an intercontinental fligth. Times > are changing. I am sure you did manage to make a connection via VPN but I can't imagine it was stab

Re: [slim] [iPeng] [Feature Request] offline playing?

2016-04-01 Thread d6jg
pippin wrote: > No, I was actually surprised how well it worked. I also used the VPN to > access other services on my home server, too. > I was especially surprised because I always thought VPNs don't work well > through sat Internet due to the extremely high latency and because > pipelining does

Re: Wifi WLAN Network problems � Attempt to summarize the problem

2016-05-20 Thread d6jg
Wireless has instability by its nature. If you can't wire the devices directly to the router then use homeplug networking. In my experience it is much more stable than wireless and isn't that expensive these days. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living R

Re: [slim] Combine a Spotify playlist with local files?

2016-05-24 Thread d6jg
I think you would have to install Playlist Manager and add / remove stuff via the LMS GUI or a control app. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W

Re: [slim] Music Backup in the Cloud

2016-05-29 Thread d6jg
I have just completed the seeding of a new NAS containing all my music replicated from my main NAS. The new NAS will be moving to an offsite location next week. Both are QNAPs and I have chosen to use their RTRR Remote Replication system. I also run a local backup once a week. *Vortexbox LMS 7.

Re: [slim] Enhancing LMS / Squeezebox using the Wave Input Plugin

2016-06-14 Thread d6jg
pratt733 wrote: > In case anyone's watching this thread, I got this to work (Windows only, > I'm afraid) using the following sound card and waveinput: > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0183ELUTY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > > Best of both worlds now. Using a single SONOS

[slim] Don't Stop The Music

2016-06-29 Thread d6jg
Excellent work by Michael as always as he has restored the Don't Stop The Music functionality that went west with Smart Mix and The Echonest. So here I am listening to a FLAC rip of Peter Gabriel's Scratch My Back. If you haven't ever heard it I would say it is a serious work. It's reworked cover

Re: [slim] Don't Stop The Music

2016-06-29 Thread d6jg
[image: http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160629/37f39d037d3c995c53b48f77e9ce0b89.jpg] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheis

Re: [slim] Don't Stop The Music

2016-06-29 Thread d6jg
Now you have told us we will be on the lookout on 1st April 2017. Rick, btw, is in the running for British PM on account of the fact that he will never give us up or let us down etc. I like that track in moderation. Perhaps it's my age. *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys

Re: [slim] Don't Stop The Music

2016-06-30 Thread d6jg
:) *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Di

Re: [slim] Deezer Smart Radio - what's your experience?

2016-06-30 Thread d6jg
Someone mentioned that it is possible to have multiple streams with Deezer free account. Is that correct? Incidentally the changes to Spotify family mentioned elsewhere have caused me to experiment with this for kids use. Here is my solution not using the cloned Triode app route. Using a pi base

Re: [slim] TV no the network?

2016-07-01 Thread d6jg
There are two or three ways that you could try but none will be satisfactory due to lag. One is to take the audio out from the TV directly into your server if it's Linux and use the WAV input plugin. Another is to take the audio out to a Windows PC and then convert that to a stream that LMS can t

Re: [slim] I wish to change my 'server pc' to a new one and need assistance....

2016-07-04 Thread d6jg
I would recommend a NAS (2 drive in Raid 1) for storage and a Raspberry Pi3 (wired) for LMS. Run piCorePlayer or max2play on the Pi and point LMS at the NAS *Vortexbox LMS 7.8 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zon

Re: [slim] Deezer Smart Radio - what's your experience?

2016-07-11 Thread d6jg
justwords wrote: > Shouldn't this work with any local Lms server? Or is this special for > Rasperry Pi? Yes you could but the Pi is a cheap combined player/LMS which is the point if your requirement is just to add kids Spotify players. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys

Re: [slim] Help! - Squeezebox Classic (SB3) with dead screen - still plays music

2016-07-12 Thread d6jg
If it is any consolation I run both mine with the screens permanently switched off. I have an O2 Joggler alongside one which acts as a now playing screen and control point. As long as it plays you don't often need the screen. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tabl

Re: [slim] Help! - Squeezebox Classic (SB3) with dead screen - still plays music

2016-07-12 Thread d6jg
No both are wired via Powerline Ethernet. The SB3 and Joggler are synced as a group and the Joggler is plugged into an input on my amp (it could actually play but I never switch to that input so it's sound is muted). I do this so I can use the VU Meter (modified) which only works when the Joggler

Re: [slim] Help! - Squeezebox Classic (SB3) with dead screen - still plays music

2016-07-12 Thread d6jg
PS my wife actually LIKES the Joggler as it makes a great digital clock when not in use. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -

Re: [slim] Help! - Squeezebox Classic (SB3) with dead screen - still plays music

2016-07-12 Thread d6jg
You are correct. IPeng is not an option unless you added a wireless access point and a switch or a wireless router. The Joggler as control on its own would require just a switch. PS you don't gain anything audiophile wise by only having a server and a player connected via crossover cable. *Vor

Re: [slim] Touch screen device to run Squeezeplay?

2016-07-13 Thread d6jg
Fizbin wrote: > Ok, thanks! > > So what all would I need, aside from the Rasberry Pi LCD screen, to run > Squeezeplay? I want to control my Transporter, which is wired to my PC. > I was going to use my Touch as a controller but the screen is too small. Have you got a tablet of any sort ? iPad

Re: [slim] Just bought a Transporter. Have a couple of questions...

2016-07-13 Thread d6jg
Fizbin wrote: > Sometimes (not always) I'd like to have the display turned OFF during > playback...except if a new track is being played, it would turn on for a > few seconds and then go off again. Is there a plugin that can do this? I > doubt it but I figure what the heck, I'll ask. > > Over ni

Re: [slim] Just bought a Transporter. Have a couple of questions...

2016-07-13 Thread d6jg
d6jg wrote: > go to LMS, then Player (choose your Transporter) and then experiment > with the Now Playing Screensaver options. You may find something that > will do what you want e.g. Date & Time after a short delay. There is also a BlankScreensaver plugin IIRC *Vortexbox LMS

Re: [slim] Help! - Squeezebox Classic (SB3) with dead screen - still plays music

2016-07-15 Thread d6jg
Fizbin wrote: > If you continue to have issues, get a new PS. You can get one here: > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Logitech-Squeezebox-Slim-Device-Classic-Power-Adapter-PSAA10R-050-NEW-OEM-/161060667443?hash=item257ff6c033:m:mI8OR8ULTfpRFmuSROAgT-A > (I think this is the correct one...check your sp

Re: [slim] Touch screen device to run Squeezeplay?

2016-07-17 Thread d6jg
I don't get this. The best control app IMHO is iPeng by a country mile. It will run on any iOS device so get a second hand iPod Touch that has wifi and job done. It doesn't emulate Squeezeplay exactly but that doesn't matter as its actually better. There isn't any Linux to learn or anything. I

Re: [slim] Connect Laptop to Transporter to utilise it`s lovely DAC

2016-07-25 Thread d6jg
Man in a van wrote: > ahh, ok then the world is your oyster, fill your boots as almost anyone > with a shed makes a SPDIF. Don't spen too much, if your using windows > check for a driver, almost any xmos chip based one should be good. > > M2tech mentioned already, the one you linked to, lots of

Re: [slim] Articles to Ignore When Sorting

2016-08-04 Thread d6jg
Indefinite article is not relevant in English. The only example I can think of that might appear is "an" as in an hotel but I have never seen it in a artists name, an (!) album name or a track but please prove me wrong. Tracks aren't ever sorted alphabetically to my knowledge anyway so the "A Whit

Re: [slim] Articles to Ignore When Sorting

2016-08-04 Thread d6jg
I found an (!) album beginning with an indefinite article. An Old Raincoat Won't Let You Down - Rod Stewart. It's listed under A under albums which is correct IMHO so I don't think excluding An would be correct in English. Not saying those rules apply in other languages. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 musi

Re: [slim] Articles to Ignore When Sorting

2016-08-05 Thread d6jg
DJanGo wrote: > '?' > (http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-whiter-shade-of-pale-a-m-mw236482) In the UK (the home of Procol Harum) there is no such album. The debut was just called "Procol Harum". A Whiter Shade of Pale was a track on the album and was released as a single (I have a copy). I w

Re: [slim] Articles to Ignore When Sorting

2016-08-05 Thread d6jg
DJanGo wrote: > yapp > > > Thats another "no such Album Thing" outside UK. > > [image: > https://radiotimesdvds.co.uk/16930-thickbox/the-best-of-dave-dee-dozy-beaky-mick-tich.jpg] > Theese poor Recordstupid mofus are flipping the image to match non UK > std with the Steering Wheels on the fal

Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 9.1 with Today Widget for iOS 9

2016-08-06 Thread d6jg
Like it 👍 *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cu

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
The Joggler is expecting to find a dhcp server that will give it an IP address. This is normally part of the routers job. You don't have one do you? If that's right then yes you will need to manually edit the network config file. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/T

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Normally you would use a PC and Putty to connect and edit the file but you need an IP address for that. Connect the Joggler temporarily to your router and see if it gets an IP address then. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS60

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
What do you connect to the Internet with then? *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 ->

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Plug the Joggler into the wifi router and it should get an IP address. Then use the connected PC and with Putty do a ssh connection to the Joggler and edit the file. I should say though that if you get it wrong you may make the Joggler unusable. Why don't you add the switch into the properly worki

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
You will need the default username & password for the Joggler - from memory joggler / joggler but google it Connecting your switch to the wifi router with a wire doesn't mean you have to use wifi, *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 ->

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Fizbin wrote: > Yeah but the WIFI is no where near my switch. It's nice not to have yet > another trouble shooting issue down the road by adding a router. There > was a time that I wouldn't even use a switch. I just used a PC to > Squeezebox cross over cable. :) I hate networks. I walked out a jo

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Fizbin wrote: > So I can't access the joggler without knowing the IP? Correct. And the Squeezeplay OS is designed to work with DHCP as a static address is unnecessary for its purpose. Fiddle and you could easily brick it. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
DHCP has no affect on network speed at all. It is merely a means of allocating an ip address when a device starts up. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Just for reference A static IP is set on the device itself A reserved IP is set in the DHCP server and says - when the device with this specific MAC address connects always give it this IP out of the range A DHCP also tells devices what DNS server to use so if for example you wanted to stop usi

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
No need for the switch if the router has sufficient ports. Netgear? *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> C

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
It might be cheaper to use the existing wifi router and a couple of homeplugs so you can connect the existing switch and make it one large network. It won't slow things down. It will work and then if you wanted to you could also stream music from the Internet butvonlybif you wanted to. *Vortexb

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
If you have never set it up then there are different options *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Isn't there a first boot set up routine? I have 2x Joggler both wired and I thought they did. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* -

Re: [slim] Can I offer items for sale here?

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
I think you can as others have. Please say where you are geographically though as this forum is read across the western world. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennh

Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 9.1 with Today Widget for iOS 9

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Is there a wee bug in 9.1? I add an album and say Play Next. It adds one after the now playing track. I delete the one in the middle and it seems I delete the now playing track. 9.1 on on iPhone 6s fully up dated iOS wise. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Man in a van wrote: > Yes, but that was done by me when I installed the OS. > > All Fizzers needed to do was plug in an ethernet cable and switch on, > which he has now managed to do. :) > > Ronnie Correction All Fizzers needed to do was plug in an Ethernet cable connected to a DHCP enabled r

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Always expect the unexpected! *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 ->

Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 9.1 with Today Widget for iOS 9

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
I mean I add an album as Play Next and it adds as Play Next plus 1. So I delete the track between and it deletes the track now playing!? I didn't experience before upgrading AFAIK Deletion is by swipe left or via Edit and Trash ---

Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 9.1 with Today Widget for iOS 9

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
pippin wrote: > Does it also show the wrong track as playing? There's a server bug that > the server is sometimes a track behind or ahead (forgot which one). > Adding the album one track too far isn't iPeng's fault, there's no > command to add something at a certain index, it's the server's > res

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Is this the full half hour argument? *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo CRN

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
😃 *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Din

Re: [slim] [Announce] iPeng 9.1 with Today Widget for iOS 9

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Fair point. That is also "new". *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Seriously Ronnie I bet you shipped that Joggler in the certain knowledge that when Fizbin plugged it in it would just work and he would get exactly what he was looking for. And of course it would have but for ... *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Ro

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-07 Thread d6jg
Man in a van wrote: > Well stuff happens don't it? > > He is a decent bloke and I'm sure that the connecion problem will be > solved wid all the network gurus, innit? like bro :p (this is how old > people like me think how younger people speak ;) when in actual fact, > it's mostly effin and bli

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-08 Thread d6jg
Fizbin wrote: > Sometimes I turn my PC (with LMS) off at night. I don't have a ton of > files in my LMS directory to scan, so that's not an issue for me. How > problematic could things get if I go from fixed IP to DHCP? For example, > when I turn on my Transporter or Joggler (after rebooting my P

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-08 Thread d6jg
Fizbin wrote: > Not sure what that means. The D in DHCP is dynamic. The Joggler & Transporter need to get their IPs from the DHCP server. Depending upon how often you reboot them the IPs could change dynamically. The PC on the other hand is acting as a server (LMS) so the 2 clients (Transporter

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-15 Thread d6jg
Fizbin wrote: > Anyone know why my added router would make my WIFI/Internet slower? > Sometimes sites randomly take longer to connect. Once connected the > speed is the same. The IP range on the new router isn't the same as the wifi is it ? At a command prompt do ipconfig /all What is the IP a

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-15 Thread d6jg
Fizbin wrote: > I had a feeling that might be the issue. When I use IE to login, it > actually tells me where I am logging into. IE reports that it's trying > to log me into the WIFI PC downstairs. > > So how do I assign the "wired router" (upstairs) a different IP? If you answer the question

Re: [slim] Help! Joggler/Squeezeplay not connecting to network/LMS (No network options)

2016-08-16 Thread d6jg
He never mentioned the dual network on his PC before now. Not once. He was asked numerous times for details but chose to ignore for whatever reason. In those circumstances the sensible thing to have done was to use homeplugs to connect the existing wifi router to his switch and then reconfigure h

Re: [slim] Articles to Ignore When Sorting

2016-08-16 Thread d6jg
bakker_be wrote: > Belgian band "A Brand" > Hiphoppers "A Tribe Called Quest" > Heavy rockers "A Perfect Circle" Those are all definite articles. It's indefinite ones that are rare in English in the context of artists & albums but we found one virtually straight away - An Old Raincoat . Rod

Re: [slim] Networking help

2016-08-18 Thread d6jg
I have a customer who has "issues" with his wifi and Surface Pro machines. Basically if he connects his Surface Pro to the normal work network it floods the network in such a way as to make it unusable for anyone else. We solved the issue with a workaround that has a second SSID purely for his use

Re: [slim] Networking help

2016-08-18 Thread d6jg
Fizbin wrote: > That's it. You're going to see that log now. I am teasing :) *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA

Re: [slim] Size file limit +3GB file

2016-08-31 Thread d6jg
I reckon 3.25 Gb equates to close to 24 hours at a sensible Kbps level. WTF is it? *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony

Re: [slim] Good to see this place is still alive.

2016-09-02 Thread d6jg
Grumpy Bob wrote: > Having run LMS on a QNAP NAS for several years, I have switched to using > a Raspberry Pi3 running piCorePlayer and LMS, with the music files all > on the QNAP. This works far better in several ways and I recommend it! > > Robert +1 Let the NAS do what it is good at - servi

Re: [slim] Size file limit +3GB file

2016-09-02 Thread d6jg
[emoji106] If it was a FLAC you could split it and never notice (gapless) but much more difficult to get right with mp3. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Z

Re: [slim] Size file limit +3GB file

2016-09-05 Thread d6jg
T-bird wrote: > I just had to try :D > > No problem on an linux system > > 21022 Was it worth it? *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Of

Re: [slim] Ideas for displaying Whats playing on screen

2016-09-05 Thread d6jg
Have you tried Squeezeplay or Jivelite? *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo

Re: [slim] Networking help

2016-09-06 Thread d6jg
MeSue wrote: > The server log is full of errors relating to MusicIP. I disabled it and > will see what happens. I gather you are running LMS on an HP Proliant Microserver but you don't say anywhere what platform. The sort of issues you are reporting suggest problems with LMS itself as they get r

Re: [slim] Networking help

2016-09-07 Thread d6jg
Mnyb wrote: > Years MIP can create issues when trying tomcuenup tracks , it has some > settings it can hog resources . > > Btw the microservers are quite open , you can run whatever OS you like , > it's basically an intell atom PC in NAS like cabinet , but does not have > the NAS problems of wei

[slim] iPhone 7

2016-09-08 Thread d6jg
Details were released yesterday. It has no headphone socket! I listen to my music using iPeng on an iPod Touch, an iPad and my iPhone 6 as well as my SB hardware and Pi's. I actually use the iPhone and a pair of B&W P7s as much as any other configuration as SWMBO watches a lot of TV. The later i

Re: [slim] iPhone 7

2016-09-09 Thread d6jg
usc95 wrote: > Sad how Apple's solution for the problems they have created is using > dongles. Seems absurd that to listen to music and charge the phone at > the same time we would need to resort to at least two dongles! This one > plugged into the lightning port: > http://www.belkin.com/us/p/P

Re: [slim] iPhone 7

2016-09-09 Thread d6jg
Logically they have dispensed with the onboard DAC and moved it to the Lightning dongle. I suppose it might mean that some high end DAC manufacturers might enter the market with a replacement dongle. The points about DRM are interesting. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys

Re: [slim] High-end squeezebox speakers

2016-09-09 Thread d6jg
None of the above is really high end to those downstairs in the Audiofools lounge! *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony

Re: [slim] iPhone 7

2016-09-09 Thread d6jg
Ah. Now I totally agree about the interference issue. I have a very nice portable headphone amp. Won't work with an iPhone due to mobile signal interference but works perfectly with iPod Touch and iPad with iPeng. So I think we are saying that the iPhone 7 won't have a headphone jack but there wi

Re: [slim] does anyone still use squeezelite anymore instead of chromecast audio and if so why?

2016-09-12 Thread d6jg
ashleyw wrote: > hey guys, for several years I was running RPI2s with hifiberry cards in > them for syncd multi room using squeezelite primarily with Triodes > Spotify plugin - the sync was never that great. > Fro the last 4 months I've been running 9 x Chromecast audio - they work > brilliantly

Re: [slim] does anyone still use squeezelite anymore instead of chromecast audio and if so why?

2016-09-12 Thread d6jg
Giza2020 wrote: > I've never had the sync issues you've reported so the pi hifiberry and > existing squeeze hardware I have all work well together...I have a cc in > the set up but it's pretty much standalone in a room rarely used but > I've got the cast bridge set.up on it so using it as a mixtu

Re: [slim] does anyone still use squeezelite anymore instead of chromecast audio and if so why?

2016-09-12 Thread d6jg
bpa wrote: > If you really want a CC can be wired with a USB ethernet adapter and Y > cable or use Google own > https://store.google.com/product/ethernet_adapter_for_chromecast Didn't know that ! The Google ethernet adpater looks interesting. Would be even better if it was a homeplug though! I

Re: [slim] Cross referencing 2 large music collections ?

2016-09-12 Thread d6jg
I'd suggest that the mirroring approach only fulfills half of the requirements for a good backup. What happens if you accidentally delete some files on your main drive but don't notice for a period of time. A period of time during which the "deletion" has been written to your backup. I use rsync

Re: [slim] Questions on alternatives to SB

2016-09-27 Thread d6jg
Phillipe's bridges are of course excellent and open up a whole range of players to the Eco system but unfortunately they all have compromises IMHO. hi-res, gapless playback, sync etc The only non Logitech player that fulfills all the criteria to date seems to be a Pi with DAC. It's the only thing

Re: [slim] Questions on alternatives to SB

2016-09-27 Thread d6jg
I have all 3 bridges Phillipe and yes the AirPlay one is the best. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7

Re: [slim] picoreplayer and ssh

2016-10-05 Thread d6jg
It will be a corruption at one end or other. Most likely at pi end. Try reflashing PiCorePlayer. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office*

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox player (not controller) for Windows 10

2016-10-10 Thread d6jg
Man in a van wrote: > There is this app as well, > > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?106060-Annouce-Squeeze-Control-is-now-available-as-a-UWP-app-for-Windows-10 > > I have it on a windows 8 phone and also on an android tablet. > > I have not yet tried it in W10 (I lie, apparently

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox player (not controller) for Windows 10

2016-10-10 Thread d6jg
Apesbrain wrote: > You're right, sorry. It works for me because I also have Squeezelite > installed on that PC. Often wondered. What's the difference between Jivelite + Squeezelite and Squeezeplay ? Isn't Squeezeplay a GUI for an in built instance of Squeezelite ? *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox player (not controller) for Windows 10

2016-10-10 Thread d6jg
Man in a van wrote: > Remember the Squeezeplay OS for Joggler will play through the local > speakers with no Squeezelite. > > Ronnie I am talking about the Windows or Mac programs Ronnie not the OS. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox player (not controller) for Windows 10

2016-10-10 Thread d6jg
kidstypike wrote: > Squeezelite is a software player. > Jivelite is the controller software and GUI. > Squeezeplay is the two above combined. That's what I thought but have seen people recommend Jivelite + Squeezelite over Squeezeplay on grounds of audio quality. Any substance to that ? Sent f

Re: [slim] Make my system load the LMS faster please!

2016-10-12 Thread d6jg
Probably a perfectly good system for Vortexbox ! But I suspect the external HD is one of the issues. USB 1.0. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&

Re: [slim] Make my system load the LMS faster please!

2016-10-13 Thread d6jg
Mnyb wrote: > What kind of plugins ? Even dinosaur hardware runs in a couple of > minutes IME ? > > But maybe not with some versions of Erlands plugins , they do some > database stuff that takes time . > Some of,his plugins are known to drag out startup . > > Run the server without plugins and

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