Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge
A patch file has already been attached to the bug report. The changes are a number of small additions/aterations, no major changes. This should make them acceptable to the maintainer of SlimTray. Before you embark on a C++ version that could replace SlimTray. Make sure that in principle Slimserver developers will accept it and maintain it - otherwise you will become the maintainer - which could be a chore with Vista. A C++ version would have the advantage of being able to provide some functionality that JJZolx is looking for such as cascading menus which ActiveState PerlTray does not support. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] 6.5.2 scans end up with title-less albums
It seems like every time I try updating Slim Server past 6.3.1, I run into something that sends me back. The slimtray was leaking handles so badly it crashed my machine. I'd stopped using it until bpa posted a custom one that doesn't do that. I have almost all my music in FLAC images + cues, none of them would play - they'd just sit stuck at 0:00. My couple random MP3s would play, though. From trawlling the forums I found out about a 3rd party socketwrapper.exe. That let me play my flac files. Now, I have a scanning issue. Once the scan is finished, about a dozen albums - out of 1090 flac/cue pairs - lose the album title. It's weird - during the scan, the album The Christmas Rose by Patrick Ball shows up properly, but by the time the scan finishes, the album title is gone. What can I do to diagnose/fix this? -- Timothy WinXp Pro SP2 I installed 5.6.2 (2007-02-28) into a fresh directory. SlimServer Version: 6.5.2 - 11542 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Server IP address: 192.168.1.101 Perl Version: 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt -- TimothyB TimothyB's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4868 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33225 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
Michael Herger wrote: Please search the forum for Sonos. You'll find plenty of discussions of this topic. I am particularly impressed with the Sonos hand held controller, as using a conventional remote control is not that appealing and the user interface seems very important. I think it comes down to: Sonos: + simpler to set up + sexy controller + DRM support(?) - closed system - expensive - you need that expensive controller to control your device without computer SlimDevices: + no compromise on quality + very open and flexible (plugins, developpers listening to the community, no closed networking etc.) + great display + great community :-) - no support for DRMed files - no two way remote control besides the web interface (not an issue for many) - less sex appeal (remote, web interface) But then I don't know the Sonos... Still it's a pity. If there were a sexy 2 way controller option that comparison would look so much better, wouldn't it? What I would find most annoying is the need to keep these things charged up all the time. Yeah, I know, just put it in the cradle. I'd like to avoid adding 4 cradles and wall warts to my living space (I hate the friggin' things). How's that wireless power coming along anyway...? With the simple SD remote control setup, I can now control all my A/V devices (SB3/TV/MythTV) with one Logitech universal remote control and I don't even have to switch from one layout to another. That's the kind of simplicity I like. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge
One more test data point for you: I hadn't noticed any particular issues with slimtray but reading this thread got me interested enough to look. My handle count was approaching 1.5M. I can't now remember the memory usage but I don't think it was excessive - 12M? SlimServer Version: 6.5.1 - 10440 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Win XP Pro SP2 Manual start for slimserver using Slimtray. Port 9000 I've downloaded the patched Slimtray and it seems to be fine - handles steady at 75, nothing obviously broken. Memory usage now 6.6M. Ceejay. -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge
The patch file has been assigned to Dan to review but I think he is on vacation so if accepted it may be a while before any changes may appear in the nightlies. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
Still it's a pity. If there were a sexy 2 way controller option that comparison would look so much better, wouldn't it? From the rest of your response it looks as if it wouldn't... What I would find most annoying is the need to keep these things charged up all the time. Two way communication will consume a lot more than simple IR remotes do. I'm pretty sure that cool sonos controller will spend a lot of time on a charging station. -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Weird Vista problem
haunyack;184736 Wrote: jon, fart-facedness and arse-ness ... I'm not immune as well. Shouldn't have jabbed you about your avatar, really is quite a darling photo. Care to share the identity of that adorable child? Well, the child is not that adorable. It's me. :-) -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ ~~~ SB3 (wired - 6.3.1) | Home-brew PC running XP Pro | DENON DRA-395 | PSB Stratus Bronze (2) | Outlaw Audio LFM-2 (1) | DIY Speaker Cables | Dayton Audio Interconnects jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33152 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
Michael Herger wrote: Still it's a pity. If there were a sexy 2 way controller option that comparison would look so much better, wouldn't it? From the rest of your response it looks as if it wouldn't... Yeah, it's like a stream of consciousness post. ;) What I would find most annoying is the need to keep these things charged up all the time. Two way communication will consume a lot more than simple IR remotes do. I'm pretty sure that cool sonos controller will spend a lot of time on a charging station. Nevertheless, it's clear that lots of people choose Sonos over SB because of the Sonos remote. It would be nice for SD (and for us) if they could beat the Sonos on its most valued selling point. I might even buy one myself, I guess I could put up with one more cradle. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
Nevertheless, it's clear that lots of people choose Sonos over SB because of the Sonos remote. One other advantage of Slim Devices I mentioned was the developpers listening to their customers... There's hope! -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Audio-Snobs
haunyack;184036 Wrote: Old post's are off limits now? Never said that but being as the original poster basically was slagging people off then I just thought it odd to raise it back when the original poster probably no longer even posts. That's all. -- probedb Paul. 'last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/probedb) 'myspace.com' (http://www.myspace.com/l328nud) probedb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7825 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22009 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
Michael Herger;184847 Wrote: Please search the forum for Sonos. ... Sonos: ... + DRM support(?) The Sonos does not appear to support iTunes purchased tracks. From their site: **Tracks purchased from iTunes Music Store are DRM restricted and not compatible with Sonos. -- ds2021 ds2021's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10078 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33224 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
The Sonos does not appear to support iTunes purchased tracks. From their site: iTunes isn't the only source of DRMed media. They support the MS flavour of things. -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] UNC paths and NOT drive mappings ?
Am I right in saying that when your songs are on a network drive and not on the same PC, SlimServer can ONLY deal with UNC paths (//qnap/Public/music) and NOT drive mappings (H:/music). Certainly it wont accept the H:/ form for the Music Folder in Server Settings (reports Oops - H:/music doesn't seem to be a valid directory. Try again.), and it doesn't seem to recognise the songs of this form when reading an iTunes library. Problem is I want to use the iTunes library as the source for the SlimServer database, and that doesn't seem to like UNC paths (does work but very slow to add new songs). -- jezbo jezbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9888 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33228 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
Sparky;184842 Wrote: I would appreciate any feedback from anyone who has tried both. Thanks, Sparky They are both awesome, and they happily coexist side by side in my home. Here's something I wrote about a year ago. Most of it still holds true, but I would be happy to elaborate on any particular aspects if you'd like http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23490 -- Nikhil Nikhil's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=993 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33224 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UNC paths and NOT drive mappings ?
jezbo;184886 Wrote: Am I right in saying that when your songs are on a network drive and not on the same PC, SlimServer can ONLY deal with UNC paths (//qnap/Public/music) and NOT drive mappings (H:/music). Certainly it wont accept the H:/ form for the Music Folder in Server Settings (reports Oops - H:/music doesn't seem to be a valid directory. Try again.), I'm not sure about the mapped drive thing but one possible reason might be that you are using a '/' instead of a '\' ... so for Windows systems you should try 'H:\Music' or 'H:\\Music' (For some reason I can't remember which one is correct at the moment - though I'm leaning towards the first one) Edit: If you navigate to the folder containing the music in windows explorer, and if you have your path set to display in the address bar, you can simply copy and paste the path -- Nikhil Nikhil's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=993 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33228 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UNC paths and NOT drive mappings ?
I did try both forms, / and \, but I could not get it to recognise drive mapping paths. BUT it does now! Does it depend on the setting Automatically run at login?, since I turned this on and now drive mappings seem to be accepted. Would make sense, since it's the user login that sets up the drive mappings, not the machine startup. -- jezbo jezbo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9888 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33228 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Speaker wires identical length?
w4rren;184755 Wrote: I was told many years ago to keep the cable length of each speaker approximately the same. I wouldnt consider myself obsessive but I like to get the best setup possible for the system I have. Unfortunately I have to put one speaker next to the amp, and the other at the opposite end of patio doors. Can anyone verify if theres a noticeable sound delay before I slice my speaker wires? This reminds me of the last time I went to Radio Shack to purchase speaker wire. The man behind the cash register reminded me to cut my speaker wire to identical lengths for each speaker. I immediately thought to myself huh!?!?!?. So I asked him why (playing dumb). He replied in a very serious and condescending tone because of the speed of sound, you don't want to introduce delays in one speaker. My jaw dropped. Was this guy pulling my leg? I bit my tongue and decided not to engage him in a discussion about how electromagnetic energy travels at the speed of light and NOT the speed of sound. :-). -- maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33218 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Weird Vista problem
jonheal;184864 Wrote: Well, the child is not that adorable. It's me. :-) You're very advanced for your age. MC -- ModelCitizen It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. Transporter Naim NAP 250 PMC OB1s. http://www.last.fm/user/ModelCitizen ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33152 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't Get Rid of music from shortcut
One of the folders I deleted completely from the hard drive in on my windows xp slimserver machine, is now being added back to the database. There is no music there, so nothing plays, but it shows up when I browse. Also I'm having a terrible time getting cover art to show up now. This all seems to have to do with moved files. Could somebody please tell me how to remove all traces of slimserver and it's database and just start over. I thought that I had done that, but I can't see where this stuff is coming from in the file system. Why can't slimserver just search the path I specify and leave everything else alone? -- gdpeck gdpeck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4686 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33158 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Speaker wires identical length?
I've just dug out one of my NAIM (www.naim-audio.com) manuals which clearly states that the cables should be of the same length and under 3m long. They should also be made by NAIM. :-/ MC -- ModelCitizen It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. Transporter Naim NAP 250 PMC OB1s. http://www.last.fm/user/ModelCitizen ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33218 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Speaker wires identical length?
ModelCitizen;184930 Wrote: I've just dug out one of my NAIM (www.naim-audio.com) manuals which clearly states that the cables should be of the same length and under 3m long. They should also be made by NAIM. :-/ MC Surely that should be *over* 3m long? Naim power amps rely on the inductance of the cable to prevent them going unstable. (Either that, or Naim would like to sell more speaker cable :-) -- cliveb Performers - dozens of mixers and effects - clipped/hypercompressed mastering - you think a few extra ps of jitter matters? cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33218 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
Michael Herger;184878 Wrote: iTunes isn't the only source of DRMed media. They support the MS flavour of things. Only the PlaysForSure flavor of things, not the Zune flavor... -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33224 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bye bye Squeeze Box, sob, sob, sniff, sniff...
ModelCitizen;184589 Wrote: Check that it has the correct mac address. Sometimes Squeezebox's lose their correct Mac address and then you get exactly what you're descibing. I assume you've already factory reset it. MC I had exactly that problem with my SB2. The wireless appeared to be faulty, but in fact the Mac address had changed to FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF and my wireless router had Mac address filtering turned on... Easily fixed, but I was concerned for a while! Matthew -- mflint mflint's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2102 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33210 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UNC paths and NOT drive mappings ?
jezbo;184907 Wrote: Does it depend on the setting Automatically run at login?, since I turned this on and now drive mappings seem to be accepted. That's right... and I think it is new since 6.5.1. Before that, I don't think Slimserver could use network drives by a mapped latter at all. -- MeSue Sue PS: I once wanted a Squeezebox boombox, but I don't anymore. ;-) MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33228 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UNC paths and NOT drive mappings ?
Quoting MeSue [EMAIL PROTECTED]: jezbo;184907 Wrote: Does it depend on the setting Automatically run at login?, since I turned this on and now drive mappings seem to be accepted. That's right... and I think it is new since 6.5.1. Before that, I don't think Slimserver could use network drives by a mapped latter at all. Slimserver could always do it, but was always a manual effort, either tweaking the service to run as a user, or running slimserver.pl after logging in. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UNC paths and NOT drive mappings ?
kdf;184949 Wrote: Slimserver could always do it, but was always a manual effort, either tweaking the service to run as a user, or running slimserver.pl after logging in. -kdf Well, I'm very glad they simplified it! -- MeSue Sue PS: I once wanted a Squeezebox boombox, but I don't anymore. ;-) MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33228 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UNC paths and NOT drive mappings ?
By the way, it's not that Slimserver won't do it No Windows service will communicate with a mapped drive by it's drive letter if you use the local system account. That's a Windows limitation. You can either go with UNC's or change the Windows service to run under you login. From a performance POV, there's probably no difference between a drive mapping and a UNC. For more info see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/180362/ -- oreillymj oreillymj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=699 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33228 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Speaker wires identical length?
w4rren;184785 Wrote: thanks all, i will start cutting Likely you've already given your cables a vasectomy, but why not just coil one up behind the amp? That's what I did. -- Timothy (who on repainting the living room is likely to put in that funky baseboard that can hide the speaker wires) -- TimothyB TimothyB's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4868 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33218 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Sky Radio
Hi folks I have bought acces to sky radio premium,but cant figure out to connect my squezzebox to the links they provide for instance: http://www.sky.fm/listen/tophits/128k.asx Can anuone help me? Regards Mads. -- madsk madsk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10397 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33238 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Live Music Archive Question
danaronson;184172 Wrote: looks like a bug, file a bug report. --dan And how does one do that? I went to Bugzilla and tried to create a new account but kept receiving an error message. Sorry for the ignorance, I'm not a frequent visitor here. Thanks -- Chop Chop's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=388 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33143 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Speaker wires identical length?
TimothyB;184962 Wrote: Likely you've already given your cables a vasectomy, but why not just coil one up behind the amp? That's what I did. -- Timothy (who on repainting the living room is likely to put in that funky baseboard that can hide the speaker wires) just as long as you don't coil it around a ferrous rod. You don't want any more inductors in the circuit. :-D -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33218 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
snarlydwarf;184938 Wrote: Only the PlaysForSure flavor of things, not the Zune flavor... Actually Sonos does support Zune Marketplace tracks. -- Runner400 Runner400's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5668 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33224 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bye bye Squeeze Box, sob, sob, sniff, sniff...
mflint;184941 Wrote: I had exactly that problem with my SB2. The wireless appeared to be faulty, but in fact the Mac address had changed to FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF and my wireless router had Mac address filtering turned on... Easily fixed, but I was concerned for a while! Matthew eep.. that's a bad MAC to fail to! you don't want a real device pretending to be broadcast. I'm not sure how most DHCP servers would accept FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF as a valid client MAC. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2139 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33210 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Can slimserver stream Abacast internet radio?
Hi, Recently a number of radiostations I listen to have started using Abacast to stream their content. This requires downloading a helper application, and defaults to using windows media player to play the stream. They claim to be able to get higher quality streams because they use the your computer to stream the content to other players. Anyway, the question is can slimserver play these streams? -Steve -- wnshall wnshall's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5886 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33239 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver is woeful on Windows
Paul_B;184415 Wrote: I have run the following command against my collection of 5,000 songs: scanner --wipe --cleanup --d_info --d_server --d_scan \\ip-address\public\music I've used a similar approach along with the linux `time' command to record scanning times under linux. Is there a DOS/Win equivalent to `time'? And no, I don't mean the DOS command that tells you what time it is, but one that tells you how long it takes to execute a given command. Thanks. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver is woeful on Windows
aubuti;184978 Wrote: I've used a similar approach along with the linux `time' command to record scanning times under linux. Is there a DOS/Win equivalent to `time'? And no, I don't mean the DOS command that tells you what time it is, but one that tells you how long it takes to execute a given command. Thanks. I guess you could get the system time before and after running the scan from a batch file. time /T C:\results.txt scanner --wipe --cleanup --d_info --d_server --d_scan \\ip-address\public\music time /T C:\results.txt -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ ~~~ SB3 (wired - 6.3.1) | Home-brew PC running XP Pro | DENON DRA-395 | PSB Stratus Bronze (2) | Outlaw Audio LFM-2 (1) | DIY Speaker Cables | Dayton Audio Interconnects jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver is woeful on Windows
Two options is run a from a batch file and echo time before and after. If you aren't echoing anything to screen then you can change the command prompt with: prompt $T $P$G -- Paul_B Paul ~ Slimserver 6.5.1 on EPIA VIA EN15000 Mini-ITX running Windows 2003 R2. Remote storage QNAP(2.0.0)~(300GB WD) SB3 (x1) RIP - dBpowerAMP R12 to FLAC ID3 Tags - MP3Tag v2.37d ~ Paul_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge
Further update: although the number of handles is certainly stable it does look as if there are some memory leaks here. I've left my server running for 10 hours since restarting it this morning - nothing playing, no activity anywhere, and the memory usage has gone from: Slimserver: 76,460k to 93,208k Slimtray: 6,672k to 7,952k Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How would you like to select which music to play ?
I'd like to be able, when I hear a certain track, to be able to either tag it or add it to an arbitrary other playlist, so if I think ooh, that would be good to play at our party or I must play this to Bob I can find it again ten days later when I suddenly think what was that track I wanted to play to Bob? -- mecouc mecouc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=227 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How would you like to select which music to play ?
Sort of what I was driving at too. -Chris On 3/2/07, mecouc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd like to be able, when I hear a certain track, to be able to either tag it or add it to an arbitrary other playlist, so if I think ooh, that would be good to play at our party or I must play this to Bob I can find it again ten days later when I suddenly think what was that track I wanted to play to Bob? -- mecouc mecouc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=227 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32202 ___ 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
Re: [slim] Speaker wires identical length?
cliveb;184933 Wrote: Surely that should be *over* 3m long? Yup, you're right... which is odd... as NAIM excel at selling you yet more bits... so it's surprising to see them miss a trick with speaker cable. MC -- ModelCitizen It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. Transporter Naim NAP 250 PMC OB1s. http://www.last.fm/user/ModelCitizen ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33218 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How would you like to select which music to play ?
mecouc;184989 Wrote: I'd like to be able, when I hear a certain track, to be able to either tag it or add it to an arbitrary other playlist, so if I think ooh, that would be good to play at our party or I must play this to Bob I can find it again ten days later when I suddenly think what was that track I wanted to play to Bob? You could use the zapped playlist for this functionality. It's really just a good way to kind of informally bookmark tracks--it needn't be used for zapping. -- azinck3 azinck3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3967 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] What is the best version of ActiveState Perl to use
I have been running Slimserver 6.5.2 using Perl interpreted via ActiveState Perl (WinXP) verison 5.8.8.819. Due to recent problems with music playback stopping randomly between tracks, I decided to try updating to 5.8.8.820, in case this improved things. However, I am finding that Perl crashes frequently when using the WebUI. Is there a specific version of ActiveState Perl that is recommended for Slimserver? Phil ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bye bye Squeeze Box, sob, sob, sniff, sniff...
mflint;184941 Wrote: I had exactly that problem with my SB2, unique country homebut in fact the Mac address had changed to FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF and my wireless router had Mac address filtering turned on... Easily fixed, but I was concerned for a while! Matthew Mine hadn't changed to that address but I did not have mac address filtering turned on and still the symptoms were exactly the same... I wouldn't have believed it if it had not happened at least three times in the last couple of years. MC -- ModelCitizen It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. Transporter Naim NAP 250 PMC OB1s. http://www.last.fm/user/ModelCitizen ModelCitizen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=446 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33210 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
The DRM thing isn't a big deal. I bought some tracks on iTMS and play them on my Squeezebox. You just have to burn them on CD and them rip them in FLAC. Its easy and perfectly legal. I never tried the SONOS remote. It looks nice, but I'm not sure its better than the Squeezebox's remote. Its sexier and it displays album art. Which is nice. But its too big and not as functional as Squeezebox's remote. I'm sure I can find tracks a lot faster with my remote than a SONOS remote. In part thanks to the Lazy search plugins. And, one of SONOS models doesn't have a digital out, IIRC. So you're basically stuck with the DAC that comes with it. -- Nostromo Nostromo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6322 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33224 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge
Curious observation. I'm trying to sort out a socketwrapper issue but I couldn't get DEBUGPIPE debug output when running 6.5.2 so I installed 6.5.0. I now get debug output and also SlimTray doesn't leak handles AND it is only 5.8Mbytes in size. So it looks like the memory leak and size has also something to do with build option in 6.5.1 onwards. Ceejay, I've seem memory allocatyion go up when Slimserver was running and it does down when slimserver is stopped but I didn't do anuy long term test. If you want you can run Sysinternals Handles app - if handles are leaking it will tell what handles are being held by the service and identify them. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How would you like to select which music to play ?
1. How do you select which music to play today ? (Browse, Search, Random, Smart playlists, other?) I browse by a series of tags. Most commonly (for classical music), Genre, Composer, Album (Work name) and then Artist (performer.) Sometimes I have to finally select a particular version (mono, stereo, rematering version). Sometimes by Genre, Composer, Artist, Work Name. Sometimes by Genre, Sub-genre, Composer, Work Name, Artist. For other kinds of music, I use simpler orders of tgs. However, for old broadway standards, I start with Composer then Artist and then Song name. Or Song then artist. That's what I do in J. River Media Center 12. The browse panes (lists) for all these tags are on the PC screen so I select tag values in the order I want. I'd like to do the same thing in a PC interface to Slimserver. On the SB display, I want to select one tag value and then a value for another tag. 2. How would you like to select which music to play in the future ? In addition to the above, I'd sometimes like for SS to pick at random, playing all tracks of a single performance of a single work. No single tag is sufficient to specify all tracks of a single performance. I'd like to tag my music files with whatever tags I want and then use those tags to select music files to be played. - Do you like to be in control your self where you manually select exactly which song to play and in which order to play them ? Most of the time. - If you like to be in control yourself do you do this by creating a number of static playlists that you use later or do you like to browse/search for the exact artist/song every time ? I browse every time. - Do only like to use browsing functions or only search functions or both ? On MC 12, 95% browse, 5% search. - Do you base the selection on what to play next on the currently playing song/artist ? Mostly not. - Do you want the system to automatically select music for you ? Sometimes. If it does it right. - If you want the system to select music for you, which type of logic should it base the selection on ? Do you want it to be totally random or should it do some more clever things ? It should not be stupid like playing fragments of multi-track works unless I say that is OK. I should be able to specify Genre, sub-genre, Composer and such. I should able to specify a smart playlist without writing code. - Do you want to system to automatically suggest music but still have the control to select exactly which of the suggestions to play ? What logic or information shall the suggestions be based on ? Not iterested. - Do you want the selection to be based on other peoples listening habits or just your own ? For example by using information from LastFM/Amazon.com and similar sites for the automatic selection ? Heavens, NO! I'm impressed with your work so far. I'm very disappointed that the developers of SlimServer have done nothing to make SS/SB itself usable for classical music in a year plus and according to the roadmap don't intend to in the next major release. Bill -- Listener Listener's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2508 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32202 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver is woeful on Windows
jonheal;184335 Wrote: My money is on similar times for both OSs. Certainly not if count how long it took me to figure out how to get slimserver on Windows read the library on my NAS!! But if you don't count that, Win2K was about 40% slower to scan than Ubuntu. Server hardware: Dell P3 500MHz with 256MB RAM, NAS hardware: Buffalo LinkStation HD-HG250LAN Network: 100Mbs ethernet through a Netgear WGR614v3 router Slimserver: Slimserver 6.5.1 (official release) Library: 298 albums | 3848 songs | 228 artists (mostly FLAC) The Dell is a low horsepower machine, but in neither case did it have to start swapping to virtual memory. In each case there was nothing else major running on the machine while it was scanning. Scanning times are Windows 2000/SP4: 17:53 (mm:ss) (command: scanner --wipe --d_server --priority=0 M:\ Ubuntu 6.06: 12:48 (command: time /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/slimserver/scanner.pl --prefsfile=/etc/slimserver.pref --priority=0 --wipe --d_server) And for comparison, running on the LinkStation itself (running Debian, 128MB RAM and 266MHz PPC): 36:03 -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
Nostromo wrote: The DRM thing isn't a big deal. I bought some tracks on iTMS and play them on my Squeezebox. You just have to burn them on CD and them rip them in FLAC. Its easy and perfectly legal. No big deal, just don't buy into DRM. I never tried the SONOS remote. It looks nice, but I'm not sure its better than the Squeezebox's remote. Its sexier and it displays album art. Which is nice. But its too big and not as functional as Squeezebox's remote. I'm sure I can find tracks a lot faster with my remote than a SONOS remote. In part thanks to the Lazy search plugins. I played with it in a store once. It is pretty nice. Big advantage is that it saves you from having to read the display from a long distance. Now, the SB3 display is great and pretty large, but if you have a large room it's still hard or even impossible to read. So if I want to control my SB from the dinner table I'll have to use my laptop at the moment which is not ideal. I hope the Nokia E90 I'm buying next will work well with the Nokia 770 skin so I'll be able to use that. Keyboard only, though, so it won't be ideal either. And, one of SONOS models doesn't have a digital out, IIRC. So you're basically stuck with the DAC that comes with it. I can imagine that would be a problem for some people, but I'm not one of them... Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver is woeful on Windows
aubuti;184978 Wrote: I've used a similar approach along with the linux `time' command to record scanning times under linux. Is there a DOS/Win equivalent to `time'? And no, I don't mean the DOS command that tells you what time it is, but one that tells you how long it takes to execute a given command. Thanks. Run the scan from a batch file. You could use this to get the elapsed time: Code: @echo off setlocal enableextensions call :getTime StartTime *** do your thing here *** call :getTime StopTime call :elapsedTime %StartTime% %StopTime% ElapsedTime call :formatTime %ElapsedTime% Elapsed echo Elapsed Time (hh:mm:ss): %Elapsed% goto :eof :: Return current time in 100ths of seconds :getTime for /f tokens=1-4 delims=:., %%T in (%time%) do ( set /a %1=%%T*36+%%U*6000+%%V*100+%%W ) goto :eof :: Calculate the difference between two times :elapsedTime :: account for passing midnight if %2 lss %1 set /a %2+=864 set /a %3=%2-%1 goto :eof :: Format a time period into hours:minutes:seconds.hundredths :formatTime setlocal enableextensions set /a hr=(%1)/36 set /a mn=(%1-36*%hr%)/6000 set /a sc=(%1-36*%hr%-6000*%mn%)/100 set /a hu=%1-36*%hr%-6000*%mn%-%sc%*100 set hr=0%hr% set mn=0%mn% set sc=0%sc% set hu=0%hu% endlocalset %2=%hr:~-2%:%mn:~-2%:%sc:~-2%.%hu:~-2% goto :eof -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge
bpa;185002 Wrote: Curious observation. I'm trying to sort out a socketwrapper issue but I couldn't get DEBUGPIPE debug output when running 6.5.2 so I installed 6.5.0. I now get debug output and also SlimTray doesn't leak handles AND it is only 5.8Mbytes in size. So it looks like the memory leak and size has also something to do with build option in 6.5.1 onwards. There were large changes made in 6.5.1 to SlimTray. See the weirdness here: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4318 Supposedly this was a 'blocker' to the 6.5.1 release, but it's still open and hasn't had a comment in more than a month. The impression I get from reading that bug report is that the changes are still pretty much in the experimental stage. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver is woeful on Windows
It would be interesting to run netstat before and after a scan to get TCP statistics to see if there is any significant difference in the volume and/or type of network traffic between a Linux scan and a Windows scan. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver is woeful on Windows
Doesn't running the scanner with --progress give you timing info for dos and windows? -- Triode Triode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver is woeful on Windows
aubuti;185006 Wrote: Certainly not if count how long it took me to figure out how to get slimserver on Windows read the library on my NAS!! But if you don't count that, Win2K was about 40% slower to scan than Ubuntu. Server hardware: Dell P3 500MHz with 256MB RAM, NAS hardware: Buffalo LinkStation HD-HG250LAN Network: 100Mbs ethernet through a Netgear WGR614v3 router Slimserver: Slimserver 6.5.1 (official release) Library: 298 albums | 3848 songs | 228 artists (mostly FLAC) The Dell is a low horsepower machine, but in neither case did it have to start swapping to virtual memory. In each case there was nothing else major running on the machine while it was scanning. Scanning times are Windows 2000/SP4: 17:53 (mm:ss) (command: scanner --wipe --d_server --priority=0 M:\ Ubuntu 6.06: 12:48 (command: time /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/slimserver/scanner.pl --prefsfile=/etc/slimserver.pref --priority=0 --wipe --d_server) And for comparison, running on the LinkStation itself (running Debian, 128MB RAM and 266MHz PPC): 36:03 I guess I would expect it to be a little slower on windows since it's dealing with a non-native file system. It would be interesting to see if the difference is linear with larger collections. -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ ~~~ SB3 (wired - 6.3.1) | Home-brew PC running XP Pro | DENON DRA-395 | PSB Stratus Bronze (2) | Outlaw Audio LFM-2 (1) | DIY Speaker Cables | Dayton Audio Interconnects jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing m4a files on squeezebox
SteveEast;184590 Wrote: None of this should be necessary if you aren't doing bit rate limiting. Steve. I thought you at least had to have quick time installed? -- hdarwen hdarwen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2001 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33192 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver is woeful on Windows
Thanks for the timing tips under DOS. I was wondering if there was something better than the [time / scan / time] batch file kludge, but for these purposes that's good enough. Actually, the times I reported above are the differences between the first and last lines that scanner reports with --d_server, e.g., 2007-03-02 12:03:08.4935 SlimServer OSDetect init... 2007-03-02 12:15:56.3895 SlimServer scanner cleaning up. FWIW, Ubuntu's `time' command reported that as 12m51.089s for 'real' time, so reading off the debug output only cuts a few seconds from the truth. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver is woeful on Windows
jonheal;185038 Wrote: I guess I would expect it to be a little slower on windows since it's dealing with a non-native file system. It would be interesting to see if the difference is linear with larger collections. The NAS is mounted on the Ubuntu system using smbfs, so there's still a translation layer going on there. And I agree that it would be interesting to if the difference is larger or smaller with bigger collections. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33041 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is the best version of ActiveState Perl to use
However, I am finding that Perl crashes frequently when using the WebUI. Seems to be due to the ntdll.dll (windows system dll). I've tried disabling Data Execution Prevention, but still get the crash. I've uninstalled Perl, and reinstalled the previous version, but still get the crash as soon as I start any web browser. Any ideas? Phil ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Speaker wires identical length?
The main issues with speaker wire: 1. Wire diameter. If your wire lengths are 5 feet or less, 16-gauge wire is fine; for longer runs, 12 gauge is better. 2. Keep the wire lengths as short as possible. AntiCables states that the distortion caused by the dielectric effect of speaker wire gets worse with increased length, but with their wires, you can run different lengths since they have little dielectric (and their wires have low resistance and inductance). See http://www.anticables.com/faq.html#6 for details. See http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm and http://theaudiocritic.com/back_issues/The_Audio_Critic_16_r.pdf for interesting discussions of the factors involved in choosing the right speaker wire. -- Ron Olsen Ron Olsen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9233 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33218 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Help with some debugging please!
Hi, My Slimserver has picked up the habit of just stopping for no apparent reason. I can re-start it from the slimtray with no problems whatsoever, though. I think it might have to do with some plugins I've been playing around with lately, namely Fileviewer.pm, SaverSwitcher.pm (which I had trouble installing, so maybe there is still something funny going on?), or possibly lastfm, although I think this one was running for quite a while without causing trouble. Can anybody direct me to which debugging routine might provide an indication of what is going on that causes the server to stop? Thanks, Nick -- nicketynick Wireless SB3, Denon DRA-F101, Mission M31 loudspeakers WinXP SP2 Slimserver, SMC WBR14g router http://www.last.fm/user/nicketynick/ nicketynick's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1511 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33247 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Speaker wires identical length?
Ron Olsen wrote: 1. Wire diameter. If your wire lengths are 5 feet or less, 16-gauge wire is fine; for longer runs, 12 gauge is better. 12 gauge is good for 20 amps. What speakers need 20 amps? what speakers can even live with 20 amps of current? Unless my arithmetic is faulty, driving a 8 ohm load, you need to have 160 volts to generate 20 AMPs, which is 3200 watts. While some monster amps will provide that much power for a second, the typical 100 watt amp is only going to provide 2.5 amps. 12 gauge is what a monster amp needs from the wall output (or mains). Seems likely to be overkill for speaker wires. IMHO. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Speaker wires identical length?
. which is why i love coming to these boards! geek on! -JAC -- jacabo jacabo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10120 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33218 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help with some debugging please!
Quoting nicketynick [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Can anybody direct me to which debugging routine might provide an indication of what is going on that causes the server to stop? If you are on Windows, check the Event Viewer for information about the crash: start-settings=control panel-administration tools to dig further, stop the server and open a command prompt: start-programs-accessories-command prompt. run the following: c:\program files\slimserver\server\slim.exe --d_plugins --d_source That will show you plugin and playback activity so that you have some idea of what the server is doing when it stops, as well as any messages that can't be trapped by the event viewer. if you aren't on windows, then skip the event viewer and open a command-line, running slimserver.pl --d_plugins --d_source instead. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mac Mini, iTunes and cover art
Really strange. Normally, when the album is up in ITunes, if one ticks all songs, right click, then ITunes ask if you want to edit all the songs. click yes and a frame comes up with info , and a little window for the picture. When you glue a picture in here and click ok ITunes will transfer this picture to each track and it takes a little while for it to do so. This it just wont do with Brothers In Arms and A Day Without Rain and I just dont get it why not. Its possible to put the album picture in the normal way, in the left hand corner in the library when album is up, and the picture shows perfectly in ITunes, but not in SS. -- Anne Anne's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30656 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
The Sonos remote allows for displaying 9 or 10 lines in addition to the menu and status lines at the top and bottom. That gives you a much better view into your files than a single line on the SB remote. I can't imagine preferring a 2 line display to a 11-12 line display. Bill -- Listener Listener's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2508 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33224 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is the best version of ActiveState Perl to use
I've been running 5.8.7.813 for quite a while with no issues. http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePerl/Windows/5.8/ -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33243 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
I looked at both products for a long time before buying 4 squeezeboxen for my house. The Sonos remote was the only thing I felt they did better, and really only for the ipod-like scroll wheel. The display isn't the best in the world, though it is nice. The scroll wheel is a god-send for people with large music collections. That said, the Squeezebox is one of those golden products I've bought where it has worked exactly as advertised. I have found minimal bugs - it just works really well. The one time I ran across a bug that was an issue for me, I poked through the open source slimserver code, found the bug, and fixed it with the help of the great folks on the developer forum. I am more than convinced that I made the right decision with the Squeezebox. Hope that helps, John -- 2eleven 2eleven's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33224 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is the best version of ActiveState Perl to use
I have been running Slimserver 6.5.2 using Perl interpreted via ActiveState Perl (WinXP) verison 5.8.8.819. I've been on the same build since december 06. No problem. However, I am finding that Perl crashes frequently when using the WebUI. Do you see any error message on the console or in the event viewer? I doubt this is a pure perl problem. -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is the best version of ActiveState Perl to use
Do you see any error message on the console or in the event viewer? I doubt this is a pure perl problem. All I see is: Faulting application perl.exe, version 5.8.8.819, faulting module ntdll.dll, version 5.1.2600.2180, fault address 0x1095. A google for ntdll.dll indicates that many people have application crashes due to maybe a buffer overrun in this ntdll.dll windows system dll. I tried turning off Data Executation Protection, but still got the crash. This morning I removed all third-party plugins, including a MHCPAN folder that was in my plugins folder that contained some HTML perl modules (I vaguely remember having to install that for a plugin to work). I restarted slimserver and can now use the web UI again. Haven't tried putting plugins back yet though. Phil ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What is the best version of ActiveState Perl to use
This morning I removed all third-party plugins, including a MHCPAN folder that was in my plugins folder that contained some HTML perl modules (I vaguely remember having to install that for a plugin to work). I have a vague idea why you installed them - I kind of remember what MH is standing for ;-). They might indeed be the cause of your problems: they include binary modules for perl and where taken from an earlier version. Possible there was version conflict in one of them. I restarted slimserver and can now use the web UI again. Haven't tried putting plugins back yet though. I'd be interested to know whether MHCPAN is causing the problems. Could you please just put it back into the plugins folder and see, what happens? If it crashes again, I'll have to think about another solution. Thanks! -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview, Biography, MusicInfoSCR ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Titles doubled
Titles one of my linked drives suddenly show up as doubles in slimserver 6.5.1. I did numerous rescans (deleted cache) to no avail. When I trried yesterdays nightly I get double albums of most of my collection. I a using SS now for nearly a year without a glitch. Now, after restructuring my database (alphabetic sorting for multiple disks A-h, I-Q etc.) I am in a mess. -- michel michel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4393 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33254 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Titles doubled
This happened to me with a Mac Mini and a network drive. It was something to do with the 'Music Floder' name being case sensitive, or refering to the shared drive a slightly different way. What works for me now is /Volumes/[DRIVE]/[Folder] Good luck. -- netim3 netim3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=219 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33254 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
