[slim] SB volume, why is it so loud? (i did a search already)
Hi all, i just got my SB to work today, and i was wondering why the heck it's so bloody loud?!? Anyway, I'm using the SB's volume control into my amp (analogue connection). Anyway, When i open up slimserver, it shows volume 1-11. On my SB, it shows 1-40. I tried doing a search, but i can't even begin to think what to search. Can someone help a noob out? Thanks all! -- beatdownvictim beatdownvictim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3504 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20816 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: No sound from Squeezebox after reflash
thxnordic wrote: Hi, what is the procedure to downgrade to firmware 28 and where do I get the software from? just install 6.2.1 and hen press and hold the brightness key when you restart. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: No sound from Squeezebox after reflash
Hi, what is the procedure to downgrade to firmware 28 and where do I get the software from? -- thxnordic thxnordic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3630 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20384 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Buffer drained, pausing playback
As I recall, there is a performance problem, introduced by a well-meaning database call at the top of the browse pages. This call forces the database to enumerate all the tracks every time the web page refreshes. This is why I believe this is what is happening to you: > > 2006-02-04 16:10:44.4561 browsedb - hierarchy: age,track level: 0 > 2006-02-04 16:11:12.7645 Generating page for status_header.html took: 0 > wallclock secs ( 0.02 usr + 0.00 sys = 0.02 CPU) > 2006-02-04 16:11:12.9464 ***Stream underrun: 200 > 2006-02-04 16:11:12.9479 00:04:20:04:19:5dBuffer drained, pausing > playback > 2006-02-04 16:11:12.9733 00:04:20:04:19:5d Buffer full, starting > playback > at 16:10:44, you started to generate a browse out of the database. 28 seconds later, it finishes and formats the status page. Then (and only then, because of the way Slimserver is architected) it notices that it underran the SLiMP3 buffer. But the SLiMP3 buffer is only about 5 or 10 seconds. So the music stopped. There are several solutions. As suggested, newer squeezeboxes have bigger buffers, so they hide this problem. Or remove the expensive and totally unnecessary database call. You can do this by hacking the web page yourself (hard) or upgrading to the 6.2.2 version, where they reduced the expense of the call by (I think) caching the result. A faster processor would have to be about 6 times faster (for your system) to reduce that 28 second delay to something the SLiMP3 can overlive. It's unlikely you'd find such a processor. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20783 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
Great to hear that the hissing problem is solved. I wanted to try this out, this time on my laptop. But something strange happened - Squeezeslave only runs for a second or so, just long enough for me to see the screen, then quits. There's nothing unusual about the laptop. It plays a SlimServer stream through foobar2000 just fine. It's WinXP Pro SP1. Pentium M 1.5 GHz, 512 MB of RAM. Anything to look for? I have a sneaking suspicion it's ZoneAlarm Pro. The first time I ran it, the screen remained open until I ackowledged ZA that it had permission. As soon as I did that, the Squeezeslave screen disappears and won't stay on for more than a second after that. But if I remove Squeezeslave from ZA's list, it runs just long enough for ZA to ask permission again, then quits. --- rtitmuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK that's what happens when you rush things. I've > editied the url in the > first post, and also release 0.4.1 for Windows and > Linux (I missed the > little endian case for the hissing fix). > > > -- > rtitmuss > > rtitmuss's Profile: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36 > View this thread: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20799 > > ___ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com > http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss > __ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Are you willing to pay for a Sirius Radio plug-in?
Sounds like all that's needed is a Stern plug-in. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20621 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Are you willing to pay for a Sirius Radio plug-in?
GoCubs Wrote: > Hey Kyle- > Thanks for the suggestion. It used to be the case that the hardware > only supported MP3 playback, however, not that long ago they added > native WMA (Windows Media) support to SB2's and SB3's via a firmware > upgrade. With this said, a SB2 or SB3 should be able to play it... > > I'll continue to play with it, if I don't have any luck I'll post a > message in the developer forum asking for help. > > -Greg You are the man Greg! Keep it up! -hal -- hal9000 hal9000's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=983 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20621 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Are you willing to pay for a Sirius Radio plug-in?
Keep at it, Greg. I'm pullin' for ya. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20621 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Are you willing to pay for a Sirius Radio plug-in?
Kyle Wrote: > I know nothing about about it, but AlienBBC uses a player called Mplayer > to play (I think) RealPlayer streams. I may be wrong, but I think > Slimserver can only play mp3 streams. I'm pretty sure than when you > tune into an online station, you have to find an mp3 stream. Hey Kyle- Thanks for the suggestion. It used to be the case that the hardware only supported MP3 playback, however, not that long ago they added native WMA (Windows Media) support to SB2's and SB3's via a firmware upgrade. With this said, a SB2 or SB3 should be able to play it... I'll continue to play with it, if I don't have any luck I'll post a message in the developer forum asking for help. -Greg -- GoCubs GoCubs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=312 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20621 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Are you willing to pay for a Sirius Radio plug-in?
GoCubs Wrote: > > Any ideas? Does Softsqueeze support some WMA stream types that the > hardware player doesnt? Or maybe I'm doing something wrong... I'll > play with it some more. Hopefully my login wont get blocked due to so > many logins.. > > -Greg I know nothing about about it, but AlienBBC uses a player called Mplayer to play (I think) RealPlayer streams. I may be wrong, but I think Slimserver can only play mp3 streams. I'm pretty sure than when you tune into an online station, you have to find an mp3 stream. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20621 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
Is anyone able to download the OS X version. It appears to start and then I get the following message: You are requesting file: /softsqueeze/squeezeslave-0.4-osx.zip There was a problem downloading the file from sourceforge.irlab.pnap.net. Please try a different mirror. Pat On Feb 5, 2006, at 10:31 AM, mattybain wrote: For me that links to 0.3, 0.4 is linked from here. http://tinyurl.com/b8tpu -- mattybain "After intensive investigation (comma) of the markings on the alien pod (comma) it has become clear (comma) to me (comma) that we are dealing (comma) with a species of awesome intellect (colon)." "Good. Perhaps they might be able to give you a hand with your punctuation." - Rimmer and Holly -- -- mattybain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? userid=44 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20799 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Are you willing to pay for a Sirius Radio plug-in?
Good news: I threw together a Sirius plugin and have successfully listened to one of the stations. Bad news: For some reason the stream will only play when using SoftSqueeze. Any ideas? Does Softsqueeze support some WMA stream types that the hardware player doesnt? Or maybe I'm doing something wrong... I'll play with it some more. Hopefully my login wont get blocked due to so many logins.. -Greg -- GoCubs GoCubs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=312 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20621 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Scroll Custom Text?
NJSal Wrote: > Thank you for the info GoCubs. I was able to place a small message on my > SB3 but it was having trouble scolling a larger message, even after > playing with the scrolling settings. > > Plus for some reason, it did not accept spaces in between words? > > Michael...if you could tell me what I have to do to make slimserver > recognize your plug-in, I would appreciate it. > > Thanks everyone! Yeah, I don't think there's an easy way to enable scrolling for what you're doing. Right now that display is refreshed every second (since it's usually displaying the time) so there wouldnt be enough time to have it scroll text. As far as spaces inbetween words, I'm not sure why it wouldn't let you. I just tried it on my version with no problem. Are you using the latest release version or beta? -Greg -- GoCubs GoCubs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=312 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20705 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: "I want a Squeezebox boombox"
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. PAUL WILLIAMSON Wrote: > > If you're already running slimserver, download a copy of mvpmc. The > guys on that project have a mediamvp running as a squeeze > box. I already run an enhanced version of the MVP software that was developed by some guys on the Snapstream forums. I use Beyond TV 4.0 and the skin integrates well with the MVP. It resembles Beyond TV, as a matter of fact. It's a shame, though, because Hauppauge rarely releases any sort of updates and the tech support is crap at best. If it wasn't for the community un-officially supporting and hacking it, I would use it as a paper weight. Cool that there are others releasing hacks for the skin though! stinkingpig Wrote: > > I have no interest in video -- haven't had a TV in nearly 5 years , and > we just use a laptop if we ever do want to watch a movie...Movies > require a lot more attention... we watch a movie > maybe twice a week. > Eek.. yeah I guess kids have a knack for complicating things. I'm married but the wife and I visit the local movie theater several times a month usually, have an extensive DVD collection (several hundred), and I can't get by without recording the new Battlestar Galactica, LOST, and a variety of stuff on the History/TLC/Discovery Channel. I'm a total multimedia addict. My reading skills are A+ but give me a good film any day of the week. -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: "I want a Squeezebox boombox"
PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/05/06 12:21 PM >>> Yeah I'm not interested in a video solution from Slim just yet; I like the fact that their speciality is an audio device. I pretty much agree. I like having an audio only device in some locations. I have no interest in video -- haven't had a TV in nearly 5 years , and we just use a laptop if we ever do want to watch a movie. Music on the other hand is crucial. I'll probably get a flatscreen TV to hang on the wall when they get down to a reasonable price (maybe two years?), and at that time I'll build a MythTV box. If Slim Devices is packaging a solution at that time, fine, and if not, whatever. My interest in the entire category is lukewarm at best. Movies require a lot more attention, and my downtime is usually claimed by hanging with the kids or reading a book -- these activities, like working, support listening to music in the background. My Slimserver or a radio is playing music at least 12 hours out of 24... we watch a movie maybe twice a week. -- Jack at Monkeynoodle dot Org: It's a Scientific Venture... Riding the Emergency Third Rail Power Trip Since 1996 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: "I want a Squeezebox boombox"
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/05/06 12:21 PM >>> > Yeah I'm not interested in a video solution from Slim just yet; I > like the fact that their speciality is an audio device. I pretty much agree. I like having an audio only device in some locations. > That said, if they ever do get around to getting into that market > I'm sure their solution would be the best. That said...I'm just > weary of it all - I've had a Hauppauge Media MVP for just that > since its release (I use it with Beyond TV) and while it's open > source and *SUPER AFFORDABLE* (less than $100 USD) support > for it has been slow going and sloppy as hell. I don't see > something from Slim being much more successful in that relation. Actually, my experience is quite the opposite. If you're already running slimserver, download a copy of mvpmc. The guys on that project have a mediamvp running as a squeeze box. I'm running it - it's quite cool. Now I need to hack my mediamvp to have a vfd and it will be kickin' ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox3 seems very buggy
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/05/06 11:25 AM >>> > PAUL WILLIAMSON Wrote: > > I can't look at bugzilla >Why not? It's open to everyone. Because (at that point) the proxy server at work was down. I only had e-mail... ;-) Paul ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimbox for travellers
I've got a pair of tivoli radios, a radio one and the stereo one (radio 2 I think). I'm not too impressed with the sound quality. I have a Boston Acoustics clock radio on my nightstand, and it sounds a whole lot better to my ears. No line in on the boston radio though. For travel, I use my iPOD with a set of etymotic research headphones, and it's hard to beat. Small size and the earphones block out the airplane noise. On my electrostatic speaks, I can hear the difference between high bit rate VBR lame and either flac or the original CD, but the differences are surprisingly small. Fraunhoffer vs flac is much more obvious. This arguement is much like TIFF vs low compression JPEG, there are differences, but it takes some scrutinizing to see it. I use lame encoded MP3's on my pod, and based on my looking, there is really no other portable player out there of any merit. I use MP3's rather than lossless on the pod because I'd rather than a larger music library rather than a smaller one. I never know what I'll be in the mood for. IF my pod didn't have enough space for enough music, I'd compress more, rather than suffer with a smaller library especially when traveling. Sheldon -- stokessd stokessd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3470 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20756 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: "I want a Squeezebox boombox"
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. jmpage2 Wrote: > > And in reality it won't be a whole lot better than what something like > the HD-1000 does out of the box. > I can't speak from experience, but from what I've read the Roku HD-1000 cannot even stream HDTV that you've recorded via a PC HDTV tuner card just yet. That's as half-baked as they come, seeing as how they're touting the HD stuff for that product. Seeing as how most decent PC HDTV tuners "record" (that is, dump the transport stream to your hard drive) in *.ts - perhaps Slim could have the files trancoded on the server side...though, even my dual core 4400+ might sweat at the thought of that! ;-) -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: "I want a Squeezebox boombox"
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. EnochLight Wrote: > Yeah I'm not interested in a video solution from Slim just yet; I like > the fact that their speciality is an audio device. > > That said, if they ever do get around to getting into that market I'm > sure their solution would be the best. That said...I'm just weary of > it all - I've had a Hauppauge Media MVP for just that since its release > (I use it with Beyond TV) and while it's open source and *SUPER > AFFORDABLE* (less than $100 USD) support for it has been slow going and > sloppy as hell. I don't see something from Slim being much more > successful in that relation. > > Only time will tell... In general it has seemed to me that most MMPC solutions in general are rather half baked at this time. Certainly if you've got thousands to throw at building a state of the art multimedia PC solution complete with multiple HD tuners, etc, etc, then you can get something that is pretty decent. And in reality it won't be a whole lot better than what something like the HD-1000 does out of the box. I would think that Slim could release something pretty impressive in the $500 range that would blow the community away, but they might have to move away from Perl to do it, and right now the market might not support it. -- jmpage2 jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Roll back / uninstall 6.5 beta?
jmania wrote: Can you tell me how to find and remove all files? get rid of slimserversql.db (sorry, I don't have instant recall on where that is in osx) This is the music library database, and it is not compatible with older structures -k ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
I tried synchronising with a SB2 player. I had music playing on the PC via SqueezeSlave. I then selected my SB2 player and selected to sync with the SqueezeSlave player. I then pressed stop - the music continued to play (I was next to PC - not sure if music stopped on my SB2). Music stopped after a minute or so, but then couldn't start it again! I noticed the following in the SqueezeSlave DOS window: decoding error decoding error http_recv: error reading from socket http_recv: error reading from socket decoding error decoding error decoding error decoding error I restarted SqueezeSlave, and then it was much happier. There seems to be a problem when selecting to play new music whilst other music is already playing. When I do, I hear a quick pause in the currently playing music, then a 1/2 second of the music, then it stops permanently but reports that it is playing. This seems to result in the "decoding error" messages. Pressing stop and start (from web UI for the SqueezeSlave player) a few times seems to sort it out, but the synchronisation is sometimes 1/2 second out. Is there any way to start the app without the DOS window? Maybe I could run it as a service (via srvany)? Phil ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: No sound from Squeezebox after reflash
thxnordic said the following on 02/05/2006 09:35 PM: > Hi, > I do not get a sound after the reflash and even the factory reset (it > work before). > > I see the song I like to listen too but the VU meter does not move. I > believe the song does not start to play. I tried the radio but also no > success. > > Who can help? > > Firmware 29, Version 6.2.2 (latest download). Wireless connect & > Digital connect (volume control disabled). Downgrade to v28 Reprogram the xilinx Upgrade to v29 again R. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: fast forward/rewind problems with WMA
Er, that's slimserver 6.2.1, not 6.1.2. -- elidaniel elidaniel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3765 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20803 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimbox for travellers
I'm an iPal user myself. It's a class bathroom radio and you can charge it up and take it away for the weekend with your iPod. Stereo separation where the speakers are only a foot or two apart is worthless so you'd be better off with a quality mono speaker. As for detecting the difference between 128kbps QuickTime AAC and FLAC, it's damn difficult even on good speakers. Try a proper ABX test if you don't beleive me (visit Hydrogenaudio for test setup details). Retro Fi :) -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20756 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Roll back / uninstall 6.5 beta?
Hi, I'm having trouble finding a specific list of how to totally remove SlimServer from Mac OSX. I was using 6.5, but it was not working, and I tried removing it and then installing 6.2.1, but now it only starts up for 5 seconds, then closes. So I'd like to just start from scratch. Can you tell me how to find and remove all files? Thank you! FYI, the log looks like this for me: 2006-02-05 14:09:42.9617 SlimServer OSDetect init... 2006-02-05 14:09:42.9851 SlimServer OS Specific init... 2006-02-05 14:09:42.9855 SlimServer daemonizing... 2006-02-05 14:09:42.9977 SlimServer saving pid file. 2006-02-05 14:09:42.9993 Got to the END. 2006-02-05 14:09:42.9996 Got sigint. 2006-02-05 14:09:42.9996 SlimServer cleaning up. 2006-02-05 14:09:43.0018 SlimServer settings effective user and group if requested... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.0031 SlimServer settings init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.1815 SlimServer strings init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.3939 SlimServer Setup init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.4077 SlimServer setting language... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.4079 SlimServer IR init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.4158 SlimServer Buttons init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.4352 SlimServer Graphics init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.4429 Old SLIMP3 Protocol init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.4459 Slimproto Init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.4477 mDNS init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.4481 SlimServer HTTP init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.4625 SlimServer CLI init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.4640 mDNS startAdvertising... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.4788 Source conversion init.. 2006-02-05 14:09:43.4833 SlimServer Info init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.7404 SlimServer MusicFolderScan init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.7408 SlimServer PlaylistFolderScan init... 2006-02-05 14:09:43.7409 SlimServer Plugins init... 2006-02-05 14:09:44.1159 SlimServer checkDataSource... 2006-02-05 14:09:44.1197 DBD::SQLite::db prepare_cached failed: no such column: age(1) at dbdimp.c line 268 at /Library/PreferencePanes/SlimServer.prefPane/Contents/server/CPAN/Ima/DBI.pm line 391. DBD::SQLite::db prepare_cached failed: no such column: age(1) at dbdimp.c line 268 at /Library/PreferencePanes/SlimServer.prefPane/Contents/server/CPAN/Ima/DBI.pm line 391. 2006-02-05 14:09:44.1201 Got to the END. 2006-02-05 14:09:44.1202 Got sigint. 2006-02-05 14:09:44.1202 SlimServer cleaning up. -- jmania jmania's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2091 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18423 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimbox for travellers
A nice-sounding powered speaker is the Tivoli iPal. It's basically an AM/FM radio with a rechargable battery and a single "high-end" 2.5" speaker. It has a stereo headphone jack and an inupt jack to handle an iPod (or SB). The tuner in this thing is better than the one in many modern receivers. It pulls in tons of stations and locks on without drift. We use it out in the yard with FM or an iPod and it sounds great. The lack of stereo speakers doesn't matter much - with most small powered speakers, you don't get much separation anyway. The amp and speaker in the iPal sound clean, clear, and (dare I say it?) rich. It sounds better than many big boomboxes with cheap ear-bleeding speakers. It's kind of pricey at $150, but this is a quality unit that will last for many years, and it's something you'd actually want to listen to. The rechargable battery is supposedly good for up to 16 hours, though I've never come close to verifying that claim. It's fine for hotel listening and would work great with a SB in a net-connected hotel room. Use it with SqueezeNetwork for internet radio, the live archive, or the sleep-inducing ocean/rain/cricket sounds. Good alarm clock, too. -- Pale Blue Ego Pale Blue Ego's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=110 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20756 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: No sound from Squeezebox after reflash
Hi, I do not get a sound after the reflash and even the factory reset (it work before). I see the song I like to listen too but the VU meter does not move. I believe the song does not start to play. I tried the radio but also no success. Who can help? Firmware 29, Version 6.2.2 (latest download). Wireless connect & Digital connect (volume control disabled). -- thxnordic thxnordic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3630 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20384 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] music magic moods
woo wrote: is it possible to access music magic moods through the slimserver web interface? it seems this would be the most useful feature, since the moods create some really cool playlists. MusicMagic stores these as playlists, but they are located within the MMM directory structure (different for different OS) and well outside of the slimserver scans. The best way to be able to put this into slimserver would be if the API could give a list of the moods by name, as they do for filters. Using moods is already filed as an enhancement request for slimserver. http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362 feel free to add your addy to the cc-list for that. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimbox for travellers
ideasculptor, You are absolutely right for my travelling I will get a mobile player and some really small powered speakers. Regarding sound quality. I just did a blind test on my bathroom slimbox with small creative powered speakers and on the kitchen slimbox with some cheap (they will have to go) 15$ lab tech speakers. My wife did change the songs and I could not see the display. Reslut in the Bath room I could tell the diference every single time In the Kitchen I was accurate 70% of the time I used the following albums to test : Made in heaven form Queen Carmen Fantasie Anne Sophie Mutter (Deutsche Gramophon) The CD's are all encoded to flac transcoded them to 256VBR MP3 for the test Did test some other pop Track where I could not tel the difference for most of them -- klausbgva klausbgva's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=641 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20756 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
OK that's what happens when you rush things. I've editied the url in the first post, and also release 0.4.1 for Windows and Linux (I missed the little endian case for the hissing fix). -- rtitmuss rtitmuss's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20799 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Buffer drained, pausing playback
I'd be curious to see how you fare with the roll back to 6.02. I've had no luck with any rev later than that. -- Bonesteel Bonesteel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1438 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20783 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimbox for travellers
ideasculptor Wrote: > There is no way in heck you are going to be able to detect the > difference between a VBR 256Kbit mp3 (or even much lower, like 160) > with small powered speakers connected to the analog output of a laptop. > I agree, as long as it's analog out. There are lots of setups using laptops where the difference would be obvious. People with those setups probably wouldn't have a squeezebox though... -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20756 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Multiple song entries in SlimServer...
Hi, I have duplicate tracks too. After digging through the forum a few months ago I think it is due to adding songs to playlists. I create the playlists using Winamp not slim server's interface and place them in the Slimserver playlist folder. I seem to get a duplicate track for everytime the track appears in a playlist. I keep updating slimserver to the latest version hoping they will fix this, but sadly it continues. (SlimServer Version: 6.2.1 - 5194 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 ) It is a VERY disappointing problem. With this and the inability of the device to recover after a wireless network disconnect without me doing a device restart, I'm starting to look for another product. Any suggestions? Thanks, Rob -- Amberale Amberale's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3771 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20437 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Planetrock.com
It's not working tonight and it's only 20kbps, so I recommend lisenting on DAB or cable/satelite. Can a link in this format be added: http://audio.musicradio.com/planetrock.asx ? -- fairyliquidizer fairyliquidizer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3678 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20807 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Planetrock.com
Hello, Can anyone advise how I might connect to www.planetrock.com stream via Slimserver/Squeezebox – I am failing miserably! Kind regards Richard Scales ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox3 seems very buggy
> 4) By default WAV gets transcoded to FLAC for no good reason. You save > ~25% bandwidth but lose the ability to fast forward or rewind and plus > use up CPU time on the server. FWIW, you can disable that in the file types section of server settings. C. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimbox for travellers
There is no way in heck you are going to be able to detect the difference between a VBR 256Kbit mp3 (or even much lower, like 160) with small powered speakers connected to the analog output of a laptop. That's just not physically possible. Just rip a copy of your library to high bitrate VBR mp3 with lame and use that. Any blind test comparing flac to such an mp3 is never going to reveal the slightest difference through speakers so small. Anyone who tells you differently has obviously not done a blind test. I have 18400+ tracks that takes up over half a terabyte in flac also ripped to less than 100Gigs as 128kbit AAC, which sounds just fine for any non-critical listening. OK, so I can't fit my entire library on a 60gig ipod, but it comes awfully close. Compared to the expense and hassle of trying to build an audio platform into my suitcase, I'd take the ipod every time (especially for the airplane listening factor). We're talking about tunes to listen to while sacking out in a hotel room, not some kind of audiophile review. -- ideasculptor ideasculptor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3305 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20756 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: "I want a Squeezebox boombox"
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. Yeah I'm not interested in a video solution from Slim just yet; I like the fact that their speciality is an audio device. That said, if they ever do get around to getting into that market I'm sure their solution would be the best. That said...I'm just weary of it all - I've had a Hauppauge Media MVP for just that since its release (I use it with Beyond TV) and while it's open source and *SUPER AFFORDABLE* (less than $100 USD) support for it has been slow going and sloppy as hell. I don't see something from Slim being much more successful in that relation. Only time will tell... -- EnochLight EnochLight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3392 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimbox for travellers
Skunk, You are probably right. I will copy a few gig of flac music on one of my harddrives when I travel and then play them with 2 speakers. The speakers you refer to see pretty bit for a traveller. I guess I will use my headset mainly and the speakers only to share music and for the wake up call. Who has had experiences with a FLAC compatible portable music player with minimum 30 GB of Disk or more. Any suggestions? -- klausbgva klausbgva's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=641 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20756 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: "I want a Squeezebox boombox"
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. jmpage2 Wrote: > I would much rather see something like a full audio/video media solution > from Slim (with high-def HDMI output) long before they worry about > building a boombox. Me too. Wouldn't it be easier to make a boombox that accepts CF memory, and synchs with the home network to update selected files/playlists? My table synchs when in range, but the MS ActiveSynch 'ware seemed to encompass mostly email, datebook, contacts- just saying I know it's possible, not that I have exp.. Then you could take your music, and have it update automatically. edit: oops I meant 'tablet' not 'table'. -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: "I want a Squeezebox boombox"
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. Personally, I'm not interested in video. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: "I want a Squeezebox boombox"
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 Question: Who wants a Squeezebox Boombox? - I'm interested. - No, thanks. I would much rather see something like a full audio/video media solution from Slim (with high-def HDMI output) long before they worry about building a boombox. I got a chance to play with a Roku HD-1000, and while it's got some bugs, the capabilities were impressive as hell. -- jmpage2 jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=17185 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox3 seems very buggy
Marc Sherman Wrote: > while you're there, vote for the other bugs you discovered already > filed, to indicate your interest in seeing them fixed, and also to > subscribe to status changes on the bugs to keep track of them. I think if you vote for a bug, you're automatically subscribed. But check just to be sure ... I may be mis-remembering. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20773 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
Hissing doesn't seem any better for MP3's on 0.4 compared to 0.3. 0.4 also complains that pthreadGC2.dll is missing, copying it from 0.3 gets it to work. This is on Windows XP SP2. Good work though, I am very impressed with the synchronisation. -- mattybain "After intensive investigation (comma) of the markings on the alien pod (comma) it has become clear (comma) to me (comma) that we are dealing (comma) with a species of awesome intellect (colon)." "Good. Perhaps they might be able to give you a hand with your punctuation." - Rimmer and Holly mattybain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20799 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] fast forward/rewind problems with WMA
I'm using slimserver 6.1.2, configured to play WMAs natively, not transcoded. The fast forward and rewind operations for WMAs (and the song scanner plugin) do not work: playback just stops completely. It's working fine for MP3s, however. I can't tell whether this is a known bug. There's an open issue in the bug database about this, but it predates the native WMA support, and there is nothing in there indicating whether it's still a problem now. I have seen a couple other complaints along the same lines, but no clear resolution. So, should I file a bug report? Is this already a known issue? Is there some debugging output I can provide that would help track down the problem? Thanks! -Eli Daniel -- elidaniel elidaniel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3765 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20803 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
For me that links to 0.3, 0.4 is linked from here. http://tinyurl.com/b8tpu -- mattybain "After intensive investigation (comma) of the markings on the alien pod (comma) it has become clear (comma) to me (comma) that we are dealing (comma) with a species of awesome intellect (colon)." "Good. Perhaps they might be able to give you a hand with your punctuation." - Rimmer and Holly mattybain's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20799 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox3 seems very buggy
PAUL WILLIAMSON Wrote: > I can't look at bugzilla Why not? It's open to everyone. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20773 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox3 seems very buggy
Marc Sherman wrote: > > File a bug for 8 too, just make sure you note that it's new in 6.5. ... and while you're there, vote for the other bugs you discovered already filed, to indicate your interest in seeing them fixed, and also to subscribe to status changes on the bugs to keep track of them. - Marc ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Squeezebox3 seems very buggy
shawkie wrote: > > 8) I think this only happens in the 6.5 beta so it doesn't really > count. > > If I can create a login for bugzilla I will add bug reports for 3, 5 > and 7. File a bug for 8 too, just make sure you note that it's new in 6.5. - Marc ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Library problem - can anyone help?
EnochLight wrote: > Mark Lanctot Wrote: >> A trailing space? >> >> You might want to try loading all the tracks into >> Mp3tag, highlighting all the ones from the first disc >> and selecting the album title from the drop-down list. >> It will populate the list with whatever entries are in >> the group you selected. That way, the entire disc >> will have exactly the same title, including a trailing >> space you might have missed. Save the tags. >> >> Clear library and rescan - there would be no way the >> disc titles wouldn't be the same after that. > > That did the trick; thanks so much! I thought that's what I did with > "TagEditor" and "ID3-TagIT 3" but apparantly it didn't work. I also > thought I did a clear/rescan... > > At any rate, using "Mp3tag" - even though they are all FLAC's - and > clear/rescanning did the trick. Again, thanks so much! > > I swear to all that is holy, the Slim Device's community is the best > Internet community out here (with the exception of Propellerheads - > gotta' stay true to Reason). ;-) > > Cheers! > > Good to hear! Yeah, Mp3tag handles a lot more than MP3s, but they've been out there too long to change their name now... According to their website, it handles: "* Advanced Audio Coding (aac) * Free Lossless Audio Codec (flac) * Monkey's Audio (ape) * Mpeg Layer 3 (mp3) * MPEG-4 (mp4 / m4a / m4b / iTunes compatible) * Musepack (mpc) * Ogg Vorbis (ogg) * OptimFROG (ofr) * OptimFROG DualStream (ofs) * Speex (spx) * True Audio (tta) * Windows Media Audio (wma) * WavPack (wv)" which will cover any Squeezebox user and then some. BTW among the more esoteric formats, WavPack is the most interesting: "The hybrid mode provides all the advantages of lossless compression with an additional bonus. Instead of creating a single file, this mode creates both a relatively small, high-quality lossy file that can be used all by itself, and a "correction" file that (when combined with the lossy file) provides full lossless restoration. For some users this means never having to choose between lossless and lossy compression!" -- ___ Mark Lanctot ___ __ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox3 seems very buggy
Yet another update. 5) The artifacts are actually gaps introduced by the squeezebox (or slimserver?). Not entirely suprising. I've tested it with the same track at different bitrates. At 178kbps (avg?) I just get a couple of (relatively) long gaps near the start of the track. At 448kbps (avg?) I get longer gaps near the start and small gaps at fairly regular intervals all the way through the track. I guess thats logical. But why does it play perfectly when transcoded to WAV which is 1440kbps? -- shawkie shawkie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3751 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20773 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Are you willing to pay for a Sirius Radio plug-in?
Pale Blue Ego Wrote: > What's the big deal with Stern, anyway? The few times I heard it, it > was the same thing. He'd have some sluts/hookers in the studio and > badger them into taking their clothes off, while telling everybody how > loyal he is to his wife. Of course, it's radio, so they could have > just *pretended* to take their clothes off. I guess I'm not > understanding what makes this worth half a billion dollars. I'm with you. I think Stern's program is aimed at 13 year old boys. At least, that's about how old when I was when that sort of stuff seemed funny or interesting. I grew up. I wish I had figured it out before him. I wouldn't mind having a piece of that $500M. TD -- tyler_durden tyler_durden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20621 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Announce: squeezeslave 0.4
squeezeslave is a command line C program to play audio from the slimserver. It has no gui so all player control has to be done using a web browser or another program like Moose. A new release of squeezeslave is available today, you can download binaries for Windows, Linux and OSX from: http://tinyurl.com/9zt4b This includes fixes for the background hiss in mp3 playback and adds support for pcm (wav, aiff) playback. This release supports: - native flac, pcm and mp3 playback - gapless flac - dithering on mp3 audio - player synchronization - password protected servers - multiple players on one slimserver (use --mac option to set player mac address) It does not yet support: - volume (gain) control - replay gain - direct streaming (e.g. internet radio) - audio looping (e.g. for short clips) - anything other than 44.1Hz streams - built in ssh tunnelling - cross fading Feedback welcome, as always ... Richard -- rtitmuss rtitmuss's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20799 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver will not find audio files within a subdirectory of a mapped drive
I don't know if windows has the equivalent of a symlink (symbolic link), but I made a symlink in my root drive which points to the Music directory on my externally hosted drive, and now rescan actually seems to function, which is just as well, since browsing the music folder and adding the entire thing to a playlist did not add album artwork. --sam -- ideasculptor ideasculptor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3305 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20099 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Music Magic resulting in duplicate songs
Siduhe Wrote: > Thanks kdf - although in which case I have the same issue as agentsmith, > and was told on here that the reason for the duplicate tracks was the > double music library issue. Will try upgrading to 6.5 and see if it > solves the issue. :-) OK the latest 6.l5 worked this time. But same issue with duplicate entries. Any suggestion of turing some debugging thing on? -- agentsmith agentsmith's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1838 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20767 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: music magic moods
I don't think so. You have to use the MMM itself. If it's a feature you want, post it on the Predixis forum here: http://forums.predixis.com/. I think they are working on several ways to integrate MMM more closely with SS. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20797 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimserver will not find audio files within a subdirectory of a mapped drive
The same goes for me, in OS X. My Music folder is on a NAS, and contains 2 subfolders, FLAC and lossy, for the things I haven't yet ripped to FLAC. No amount of pushing the rescan button does anything, no matter what setting the drop down is on. Actually, I take that back. Clear and rescan does clear, but doesn't rescan. Merely adding each folder to a playlist causes the contents to be imported (although I am not yet sure whether the artwork is also geting added, since the scan is still ongoing). What's particularly odd is that all of us had no issues with the initial scan (I asume. I sure didn't), but we all have this strange failure when rescanning. It is very annoying as adding a single new album or artwork involves blowing away the entire library and rescanning. --sam -- ideasculptor ideasculptor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3305 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20099 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: OGG to SB - which format
So which formats do get converted to MP3 (if any) for a SB2? As there is still the quality setting lurking somewhere in the setup. None, if you don't want to. Everything that can't be played natively will be converted to FLAC by default. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: OGG to SB - which format
many thanks for that. Exactly what I wanted to here. So which formats do get converted to MP3 (if any) for a SB2? As there is still the quality setting lurking somewhere in the setup. Eserim -- Eserim Eserim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20795 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] native realaudio support
I haver found a few threads relating to this (and some comments that the format is rubbish), but for me this would be a godsend as so many radiostaions use it. Alien BBC is fine, but no good if i use the squeezenetwork. Furthermore it would be cleaner if we could add the custom radiostations to the radiostation menu item, rather than into favourates. Are there any plans for this? Apologies if it is mentioned elsewhere, but i cannot find anything. Thanks, Jaap -- Jaap_98 Jaap_98's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3381 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20798 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] music magic moods
is it possible to access music magic moods through the slimserver web interface? it seems this would be the most useful feature, since the moods create some really cool playlists. -- woo woo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3307 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20797 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Buffer drained, pausing playback
oK, I downgraded to 6.0.2. I was hopeing there was a setting that I could change to prevent this error. There's too much on my computer for me to play with beta software to upgrade to 6.2.2 or 6.5.x. I do nightly backups but I'd rather never have to use them... -- natemorriss natemorriss's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=483 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20783 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Squeezebox3 seems very buggy
Michaelwagner Wrote: > If you're new to the Squeezeboxes, a few comments are in order. > > People on this list know most of this stuff, but forget that newcomers > don't. > > The Squeezebox is a "thin" client (the "slim" in the name), so there's > not all that much in the box itself. A processor, a software DSP, stuff > for the display, the DAC, some memory for a buffer, a network interface, > power regulation, a few other things). Oh, the wireless card if you have > a wireless one. > > Most of the "decisions" are made in the server, which is open source > and easily updated or modified. > > Almost everything you wrote about is really coding in the server, not > the squeezebox itself. > > So when people say "it's not the squeezebox", what they mean is, it's > not something that needs firmware updates, therefore it is easy to > fix. > > There are people on the list who can answer, in more details, whether > what you're describing is a bug, whether it's been fixed in the beta > releases already or not, and how to go about getting it fixed. One of > the things that isn't clear about the squeezebox initially is that > there are so many music formats, so many methods of accessing the > server, etc, that not all options get properly checked out and > sometimes bugs slip through. Okay, I've looked at the bugzilla database (scary reading) and thought I'd update my comments a bit. 1) This is listed as #571 although this report dates from before the SB could do native wma. 2) This is listed as #2486 and #1191. 3) This is not listed. 4) Personally, I think WAV should not be transcoded by default but I don't really care since its configurable. 5) This is not listed and is the most serious in my opinion. 6) This is not listed but also seems to have stopped happening. Not quite sure what changed. 7) This is not listed. My guess is that it sometimes forgets its dealing with a sorted list. 8) I think this only happens in the 6.5 beta so it doesn't really count. If I can create a login for bugzilla I will add bug reports for 3, 5 and 7. -- shawkie shawkie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3751 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20773 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Music Magic resulting in duplicate songs
kdf Wrote: > if the root source is the same, they should merge without duplicates. > However, some versions of MMM are known to have a problem with > character > encoding, if you have a lot of unicode tracks. Some versions of > slimserver have also incorrectly imported the data. Unfortunately, > with > so many versions, nightlies, etc, I cannot recall if this was a known > problem with 6.2.1 specifically. I'd try 6.2.2 for starters, and the > latest from MMM. I'm using SS 6.5, with MMM 1.5 for linux and the > merge > perfectly. The only issue currently is that MMM import slows to a > painful crawl at around 6500 songs when importing at the same tme as > music folder. So, I empty the music folder setting to run a wipe > library and scan. > =k Thanks kdf - although in which case I have the same issue as agentsmith, and was told on here that the reason for the duplicate tracks was the double music library issue. Will try upgrading to 6.5 and see if it solves the issue. :-) -- Siduhe Siduhe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=723 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20767 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OGG to SB - which format
OK - I know that slim server converts Ogg Vorbis files before streaming to the player and I have found the "File types" page in the setup, but by default it seemed to say that Ogg files had three options to be converted to AIFF, FLAC or MP3 - so how, without unchecking two of the boxes, do I tell the server which format to stream Ogg files to the SB? Initially all three were checked. On SB2/3 SlimServer will use FLAC, SB1/G WAV, SliMP3 MP3. It's always the "best" format a player supports. If you disabled OGG -> MP3, that wouldn't change for the Squeezeboxen, but SliMP3 would not play any more, as it only supports MP3. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] OGG to SB - which format
Eserim wrote: OK - I know that slim server converts Ogg Vorbis files before streaming to the player and I have found the "File types" page in the setup, but by default it seemed to say that Ogg files had three options to be converted to AIFF, FLAC or MP3 - so how, without unchecking two of the boxes, do I tell the server which format to stream Ogg files to the SB? Initially all three were checked. I understand from the forums that FLAC appears to have preference as this does true gapless, and I haven't noticed any gaps so far, so is my server sending as FLAC? the players call for formats in a preferred order. you can loo at the log with d_source if you want to actually watch the process. In general, its FLAC, WAV, MP3 in that order. Older hardware drops FLAC, and even earlier is only MP3. and of course, WMA is played natively on SB2/3 -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Music Magic resulting in duplicate songs
agentsmith wrote: kdf Wrote: Siduhe wrote: If you are importing your music library information from Musicmagic you _must_ leave the Slimserver Music Library entry blank or you will get duplicate items. If you fill in both you're effectively telling Slimserver to look in two places for music, which is why you see duplicate items. That's how it's supposed to work. if the root source is the same, they should merge without duplicates. However, some versions of MMM are known to have a problem with character encoding, if you have a lot of unicode tracks. Some versions of slimserver have also incorrectly imported the data. Unfortunately, with so many versions, nightlies, etc, I cannot recall if this was a known problem with 6.2.1 specifically. I'd try 6.2.2 for starters, and the latest from MMM. I'm using SS 6.5, with MMM 1.5 for linux and the merge perfectly. The only issue currently is that MMM import slows to a painful crawl at around 6500 songs when importing at the same tme as music folder. So, I empty the music folder setting to run a wipe library and scan. When that is complete (and I do get artwork from that too), I then enter a music folder. That runs a 'look for new' scan on the musicfolder, and gets any tracks that MMM didn't handle. Your missing album art from MMM is likely due to encoding errors as well =k Roger that I will try the latest 6.2X nightly. I thought mine was quite recent (1 week or so?) make sure you have the latest MMM as well. I tried 6.5X and it wont start. any info as to why? c:\program files\slimserver\server\slim.exe from command line will give a good reason for not starting. I dont think I have many (if any) unicode tracks. All I know is almost every single entry has a MM and a non MM entry. Since most of my files are FLACs I store all my album arts in a seperate directory. Is that the recommend way? I never got tagged album art to work. I would recommend a cover.jpg in the same folder as each album, as that is the simplest way. Having all artwork in a single folder should work, use d_artwork to check that the naming is being translated correctly, and remember that you need to set the Cover Artwork AND Thumbnail artwork settings starting with the % character to use the variable naming. the server user also needs to have valid permissions to access that folder. If all that you have are files that MMM recognises, then you probably have no need for the Music Folder setting. If having that blank does solve the problem, you arent really losing any functionality aside from the Browse Music Folder. There are just so many combinations that people want to use when setting up their music. It is very hard to suggest a "right way" or to guess at what any one might be doing "wrong". I recommend having a small test library that you can play with and scan quickly, so that you get used to how things fit together. The d_scan, d_info, d_musicmagic, d_import, and d_artwork (and d_parse for cue/playlists) are your friends for this process, and the smaller library keeps the logs manageable. Accessing remote systems is an added complexity, with encodings and file sytem mixes getting in the way. Maybe try a few local tracks and see if you get a different behaviour. -kdf ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] OGG to SB - which format
OK - I know that slim server converts Ogg Vorbis files before streaming to the player and I have found the "File types" page in the setup, but by default it seemed to say that Ogg files had three options to be converted to AIFF, FLAC or MP3 - so how, without unchecking two of the boxes, do I tell the server which format to stream Ogg files to the SB? Initially all three were checked. I understand from the forums that FLAC appears to have preference as this does true gapless, and I haven't noticed any gaps so far, so is my server sending as FLAC? Confused! Eserim -- Eserim Eserim's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1932 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20795 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Music Magic resulting in duplicate songs
agentsmith Wrote: > Roger that I will try the latest 6.2X nightly. I thought mine was quite > recent (1 week or so?) > > I tried 6.5X and it wont start. > > I dont think I have many (if any) unicode tracks. All I know is almost > every single entry has a MM and a non MM entry. > > Since most of my files are FLACs I store all my album arts in a > seperate directory. Is that the recommend way? I never got tagged > album art to work. Hi I just downloaded and installed 6.22. Did a clear and recan. The same problem with duplicate is happening again. I am referring to the same network drive using Windows UNC (e.g. \\server\music\flacs as the directory name both from MM and Slimserver. Did I do anything wrong? Is network drive the problem? (WinXP) -- agentsmith agentsmith's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1838 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20767 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Music Magic resulting in duplicate songs
kdf Wrote: > Siduhe wrote: > > If you are importing your music library information from Musicmagic > you > > _must_ leave the Slimserver Music Library entry blank or you will > get > > duplicate items. If you fill in both you're effectively telling > > Slimserver to look in two places for music, which is why you see > > duplicate items. That's how it's supposed to work. > > > > > if the root source is the same, they should merge without duplicates. > > However, some versions of MMM are known to have a problem with > character > encoding, if you have a lot of unicode tracks. Some versions of > slimserver have also incorrectly imported the data. Unfortunately, > with > so many versions, nightlies, etc, I cannot recall if this was a known > problem with 6.2.1 specifically. I'd try 6.2.2 for starters, and the > latest from MMM. I'm using SS 6.5, with MMM 1.5 for linux and the > merge > perfectly. The only issue currently is that MMM import slows to a > painful crawl at around 6500 songs when importing at the same tme as > music folder. So, I empty the music folder setting to run a wipe > library and scan. When that is complete (and I do get artwork from that > > too), I then enter a music folder. That runs a 'look for new' scan on > > the musicfolder, and gets any tracks that MMM didn't handle. > > Your missing album art from MMM is likely due to encoding errors as > well > > > =k Roger that I will try the latest 6.2X nightly. I thought mine was quite recent (1 week or so?) I tried 6.5X and it wont start. I dont think I have many (if any) unicode tracks. All I know is almost every single entry has a MM and a non MM entry. Since most of my files are FLACs I store all my album arts in a seperate directory. Is that the recommend way? I never got tagged album art to work. -- agentsmith agentsmith's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1838 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20767 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Buffer drained, pausing playback
Another reason for not switching to Roku is that some Roku users get this error as well even on wired connections. What is worse is the Roku has a timeout in the slimserver emulation which means after underrun it will reset the connection and stop playing even though slimserver still sends the data. The only solution is to stop the song and restart it - your current situation is annoying with 5 sec gap but functional. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20783 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Buffer drained, pausing playback
> > It looks like the server has about reached it's usful > > life and they are no longer supporting the SliMP3 folks. > This is simply untrue and unfair characterization of SlimDevices and the > community. I agree. Up until recently (when I upgraded to SB2's as I like that form factor better) I was using a SLIMP3 a lot. Bug fixes were still forthcoming. Of course, someday, they will stop supporting the SLIMP3. And I will argue that that is reasonable. You cannot support legacy hardware forever, especially if you're a small company. I'm willing to bet, though, that when that day comes, whatever legacy code is needed in the slimserver to drive the SLIMP3 is left in there indefinitely, so it will not be as though the device implodes or something. Kevin ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Any Perl programmer want to make a few bucks?
Sorry for the off-topic spam :) If a mod wants to nuke this thread, feel free to do so -- Victor Victor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2181 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20753 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Scroll Custom Text?
I opened your links, saved them as .pm in my plugins folder, stopped, then re-started the slimserver service, but cannot view them in the web interface?? You're on Windows? Stop the slimserver service. Open a Command prompt, go the slimserver directory (eg. "cd c:\program files\slimserver\server"). Then run "slim.exe -d_plugins" - this should give you some information about the plugins being loaded. Do you see anything for MusicInfoSCR or Dateibetrachter? -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor Plugin (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
