Re: [slim] Titles doubled
Problem found: there was a second link to this drive in an album folder! Cannot imagine how it got there. Stupid me! -- 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] Slimserver is woeful on Windows
The other issue on speed is how MySQL is configured on Linux and Windows. I guess at that point you may want to look at a single album and see if it really is the NAS or some other component. A direct file copy under the two OS may also give an indicative result of OS perfromance. -- 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] What is the best version of ActiveState Perl to use
I have a vague idea why you installed them - I kind of remember what MH is standing for ;-). Ah! I wondered what MH stood for! 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! Do I need to restore one of the plugins that will use MHCPAN, or will it simply be invoked by its presence? Phil ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Vista 64 Bit ACC encoded files
Hi, I have the same problem on Vista 32-bit Ultimate as well. I have MP3 encoded files but a lot AAC (unprotected, of course) as well. Everything is working fine on WinXP SP2 with SlimServer 6.5.x. I could manage to get SlimServer 6.5.1 running on my Windows Vista system by adding the ports 3483/tcp/udp and 9000/tcp to the Windows Firewall exceptions. MP3 files are just working fine but not the AAC files. It looks like the programs e. g. mov123.exe (located at C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server\Bin\MSWin32-x86-multi-thread) doing the transcoding do not work on Windows Vista. Any ideas? Thanks -- beesoft beesoft's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10503 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33148 ___ 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
Hi Phil Do I need to restore one of the plugins that will use MHCPAN, or will it simply be invoked by its presence? Yes, for the potentially critical code to be called you'll have to have one of my plugins installed (I think it's used by Biography/AlbumReview). -- 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] Speaker wires identical length?
jacabo wrote: . which is why i love coming to these boards! geek on! Dear forum, how thick should the line level cables be that go to my active speakers? Confused, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Speaker wires identical length?
Pat Farrell;185064 Wrote: 12 gauge is good for 20 amps. What speakers need 20 amps? what speakers can even live with 20 amps of current? Pat, The issue is resistance of the wire run, not current-carrying capacity. Roger Russell states that the resistance of the wire run should be no more than 5% of the nominal speaker impedance to have no audible effect. For an 8-ohm speaker, a 50' run of 16-gauge wire is acceptable. For a 2-ohm speaker, a 12' run of 16-gauge wire is the limit. See Russell's article (http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm) for a table of maximum wire lengths vs. wire gauge and speaker impedance. -- 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
Re: [slim] Gapless playback not working?
I'm not getting reliable gapless playback with MP3s. I've tried the latest 6.5.2 daily builds and the stable 6.5.1. Sometimes there's no gap at all, sometimes a tiny click, sometimes a small gap. The MP3s are encoded with lame 3.97 (-V2 --vbr-new) from Flac files directly ripped from CD. The Flac files play gaplessly perfectly, as do transcoded Ogg Vorbis files. Also these same MP3s play gaplessly without any problems in iTunes 7. -- teppic teppic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10504 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32080 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Help with some debugging please!
nicketynick;185062 Wrote: 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?) The latest official release of SaverSwitcher definitely has some known bugs -- mainly for cases where someone has chosen SaverSwitcher as a screensaver but hasn't made the appropriate 1/9 saver active. The bugs related to that tend to be CPU-hogging bugs, though, not crashing bugs (to the best of my knowledge). I think I've fixed those bugs, but haven't done enough testing to feel comfortable with a new release. Anyway, as I said, I'm not aware of any fatal/crashing bugs since release 1.5. If you find anything wrong that looks like SaverSwitcher, please let me know and I'll do my best to fix the problem ASAP. Good luck, Peter -- peterw peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 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] Squeezebox vs Sonos
I've owned a SB for over a year and, after my wife and daughter, it would be the next thing I grab in a house fire. Having said that, my bro in law recently asked for my help setting up a complete home audio system. He has a designer home and wanted clean, sexy and easy to use. After a lot of soul searching, I helped him purchase and install a frightfully expensive SONOS system that included multiple controllers and base units. It was effortless to set up and sounds fine. He loves it. It gave me a lot of time to play with the system directly. I found the controller to be cute, but surprisingly choppy in its response. One of the controllers needed to be reset several times a day...and I recommended he send it back. I hated the software installed on his host computer. Despite the occasional oddities of SS, I'll take it any day over what Sonos is passing off. After playing with the Sonos for a day, my brother in law asked how to create a custom play list. Well, just try doing some creative searching on the Sonos software. It can barely be done from the controller. I was forced to install Media Center on his computer, taught him how to really search his database of music, create an interesting playlist, export it, and save it in a folder that the Sonos would search (oh yeah, and then have Sonos rescan the library). I could go on, but my sense was that the Sonos was for music listeners and the SS/SB is for music lovers. Sometimes a prix fix meal is fun, but generally I like to order a la carte. -- utowana utowana's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4204 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
[slim] Everything works but playing
I've been running my squeezebox successfully for a couple of months. Now it doesn't play anymore, I can browse my music, everything is looking fine but tha actual playing never starts. I just tried reinstalling Slimserver 6.5.1 (WinXPsp2). Any ideas? /Johan -- hartin hartin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10505 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Everything works but playing
Now it doesn't play anymore, I can browse my music, everything is looking fine but tha actual playing never starts. Is there just no sound or does the now playing screen not even pretend to be playing? What happens when you hit the play button? Any error message on the display? -- 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] Everything works but playing
Well, the Now playing screen shows up when I hit play in either the web interface or from the remote, but the song seems stuck. The visualization bars on right doesn't move. It stays on the first song infinitely. I've tried mp3, flac and ape, no difference. /Johan -- hartin hartin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10505 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] i-Tunes - irritated old geezer needs advice
I've had an iPod, and of consequently i-Tunes for a few years. For a long time they just worked, lacking nothing that I needed. Now there have been many improvements... but the application is so buggy that it's almost unuseable. I'm currently running 7.02.16 on an XP Pro, SP2 box (all patches up to date except WGA) with heaps of disc space and 2Gb RAM. AMD 3500 processor, Gigabyte GAK8NF m/b nVidia chipset. I have ripped CDs and MP3s from various sources. Problems are: 1) Skipping within tracks. I recall setting a QT switch which was supposed to solve the worst of the problem, which it did at the time (the app was also jumping wildly when scrolling the window!) but now I'm getting a lesser version of the same problem - tracks just skip the occasional second. The tracks that exhibit the problem play fine in Windows Media Player. 2) When double clicking on a track to start it, tracks frequently refuse to play, despite being selected and displaying in the track status window. Only restarting the app will restore their function. Absolute crap. As someone who bought his first Mac (two of them!) in 1986, at enormous cost, I have now reached the point where I HATE anything connected with this company and it's grossly overpriced products. Not keen on MS for that matter, but... Anyone know a quick fix for the above problems? I have no ambitious use for this stuff, just playing few bits of music to provide background noise for my weary old age... Assuming I last longer than the iPod I certainly won't be replacing it with another CrApple device. All help gratefully received! -- frumjohnno frumjohnno's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10507 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33258 ___ 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
Hi Michael Herger [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hi Phil Do I need to restore one of the plugins that will use MHCPAN, or will it simply be invoked by its presence? Yes, for the potentially critical code to be called you'll have to have one of my plugins installed (I think it's used by Biography/AlbumReview). Well, I uninstalled 5.8.8.819, and noticed that it left some html folder behind. I deleted this manually before I installed 5.8.8.820. I then restored all plugins and the MHCPAN into the plugins folder and restarted. No perl.exe crash when I use web UI. I have also used Album Review from web UI. So, must have been the junk that got left behind from 5.8.8.819. Phil ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Can't get 6.5.1 to fly
This is first time Ive had a problem with a Slimserver update, but I just cant get version 6.5.1 to run. Im running Slimserver on a dedicated PC running XP Pro (with no anti-virus software running). About a week ago, I tried to install 6.5.1 over 6.5.0 and I got an error message (unfortunately details of this have got lost). I then tried a clean install of 6.5.1 but the software wouldnt run. The Slimserver icon appeared in the tray but I cant get it to boot up from the shortcut (and I left it for 15min+). My Squeezebox was also non- functional. At this point I gave up and reverted back to 6.5.0 with no problems after a clean install. Today, I had a go with 6.5 v2007-03-02 and initially tried an install over 6.5.0. I got the following error message: Error: cant locate perl58.dll Make sure the active bin directory is in your PATH (This was different to the error message obtained with 6.5.1) The software was functional initially but then failed to start after a computer reboot. I then tried a clean install of 6.5 v2007-03-02 which failed to start and behaved the same as the 6.5.1 clean install. Im not back with 6.5.0 at least it works. Any suggestions as to how I can a version of 6.5.1 to fly? MS -- MadScientist MadScientist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33259 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox vs Sonos
I also considered the Sonos before buying my SB3. It has been said many times before that people choose the Sonos based on the its sexiness and on the two way functionality of its remote. Folks also buy it because of its ease-of-installation reputation. These are similar to the reason why people buy iPods. The iPod and the Sonos are close systems whose components are made by the same company. Because of this, there aren't many issues of integration and therefore they are easier to install. BUT, with a close systems there is very little flexibility. If Sonos does not enhance the system it is very difficult for anyone else to do so. You won't catch me dead holding an iPod or a Sonos remote. I rather have the freedom of open components like the SB3. This is the reason that I have owned portable DAPs like the Nex II (Flash based) and a Rio Karma (hard drive-based) and more recently a Cowon D2 4GB. I bought these portable DAPs and the SB3 because they don't tie me to their software platform, because they provide support for many media file formats and because they don't tie me to a single online services provider like the iPod. Btw, I know that there is pain associated with open systems, but thoroughly reading the components manuals and having friends or family members with a little tech savvy... helps. About the two way remote... Now that Logitech owns Slim Devices, maybe the Harmony division would consider making a Universal IR/RF remote with two way WiFi capabilities. This would be a better remote than the Sonos as it would take only one remote to control your whole A/V system. I've been dreaming of this remote for quite some time. It should be an open remote and support other popular media servers not just the Slimserver. The battery and docking stations are issues that can be addressed. There better batteries technologies in the market and there many ways to save power like putting the remote to sleep and waking it up with a motion sensor like the Harmony 880. A high resolution color LCD and a navigation wheel would be icing on the cake. Of course, I'm assuming that this would be an optional (expensive) remote made so that Logitech can sell it in other market segments not just in the SB-Slimserver market. -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 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] Slimserver is woeful on Windows
Those are all fine suggestions about running netstat before and after, MySQL configuration, and timing direct file copies. But someone else is going to have to answer them. Sorry, but as I usually run slimserver on my NAS (and occasionally under Ubuntu), the Linux/Windows scanning questions just don't have enough personal interest for me to spend more time re-booting, timing, etc. Especially because doing the Windows bit means sitting at the server itself, which is in a cramped space in the basement. Now, if someone wanted to give me 10k - 40k new tracks (legally and compatible with my musical tastes, of course) I'd be happy to test whether the difference in scanning times is linear ;o) -- 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] Everything works but playing
Is squeezentwork ok ? Internet radio ? Have you tried softsqueeze ? I would also try the server's debug options http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?LogFile -- y360 y360's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slim Server is crashing
I rarely restart the desktop I run Slimserver on, but I happened to last night. SlimServer 6.5.1 crashed as the computer was rebooting - I got a message that said We're sorry - an error has occured and Slimserver must close or something to that effect. I tried rebooting my machine multiple times, and it kept crashing. So I uninstalled Slimserver, deleted the Slimserver file, and downloaded and installed a fresh copy of Slim Server. Same problem!! :( I tried setting Slim Server to NOT automatically start with Windows, and starting it manually. It tries to start - but never fully loads. The browser window that usually opens returns an odd message - You have chosen to open which is an application/octet stream from http://localhost 9000/ What should Firefox do with this file? Open with BROWSE or SAVE TO DISK? The blank above is intentional - no program name is displayed. I'm running Windows XP media edition. I've never had a problem or glitch with the software until now. Any help to fix this would be greatly appreciated. -- Cleve Cleve's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2048 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33261 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] i-Tunes - irritated old geezer needs advice
Puzzled ... is Slimserver in use here somewhere? If not, I'm not sure why you're posting on this forum?? If you are, perhaps you could say how you are using it... -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33258 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Everything works but playing
Sounds like something got tightened up in your network config. If a firewall blocks the audio ports it will behave in much the way you have described. Also, have you tested Soft Squeeze to prove whether or not the problem is with the Squeezebox hardware? -- jmpage2 jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Everything works but playing
Everything was fine, but after reinstalling xp, I can't play wav files anymore. Only flac or mp3 can be listened. I use eac to rip (wav + cue). The files appear in the music folder, but if I want to listen to them nothing happens, the elapsed time is stuck on the sb3 display. I tried 6.5, 6.51, nightly releases, but no wav anymore... -- gsuser SB3, Wadia 25, Etalon SL671 810, Apertura Atlante. gsuser's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6401 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Bye bye Squeeze Box, sob, sob, sniff, sniff...
Is there still a bounty available to anyone that can reliably re-produce how/why this happens? Everyone at Slimdevices was completely stumped last i heard :) -- funkstar funkstar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2335 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] Everything works but playing
gsuser;185197 Wrote: Everything was fine, but after reinstalling xp, I can't play wav files anymore. Only flac or mp3 can be listened. I use eac to rip (wav + cue). The files appear in the music folder, but if I want to listen to them nothing happens, the elapsed time is stuck on the sb3 display. I tried 6.5, 6.51, nightly releases, but no wav anymore... If you reinstalled XP then the windows firewall is on by DEFAULT. -- jmpage2 jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Everything works but playing
hartin;185172 Wrote: Well, the Now playing screen shows up when I hit play in either the web interface or from the remote, but the song seems stuck. The visualization bars on right doesn't move. It stays on the first song infinitely. I've tried mp3, flac and ape, no difference. /Johan Try rebooting by holding the remote's Power button until you see the Slim Devices boot logo. There's a bug in 6.5.1 the firmware for SB2/SB3 units that, if triggered, leaves the SB unable to play any music until rebooted like that. Normally it seems that certain Internet Radio stations and possibly SqueezeNetwork usage *trigger* the bug. Once triggered, not even local music will play til the SB reboots, though, as you describe, everything else about the SB seems to work. http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4727 If that's the case for you you can identify what you did prior to the trouble, consider adding your info to the bug ticket. Good luck, Peter -- peterw peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can slimserver stream Abacast internet radio?
I'm going to say MAYBE to the streaming of abacast streams. I use to have the same issue with an internet radio station until I was able determine what the real url was that is getting streamed. Once I figured out the real url, I was able to paste the url in the tune in/ tune to box and everything was fine. To determine what url was actually getting streamed I used a program called URLSNOOPER. I'm sure there are other programs out there but that is the one I used. Maybe you can paste a couple of your urls here and someone will tell you want you can use. -- bflatmajor bflatmajor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=794 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] Slim Server is crashing
The blank above is intentional - no program name is displayed. I'm running Windows XP media edition. Does this inlcude a UPnP server? Run netstat -a from the command line with SlimServer shut down. Do you see something listening on port 9000? -- 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] streaming live FLAC (not FLAC files)?
Has anyone managed to stream FLAC to their players from a live source like a sound card audio input? I've currently got DarkIce and Icecast set up to stream what's on my stereo to my Squeezeboxes as 320k CBR MP3, but I'd rather use FLAC. Ripping to FLAC files and then playing those files is *not* what I want to do. I want to stream FLAC without writing any FLAC to the music folder. Do Slimserver and the Squeezebox support FLAC streams (Ogg FLAC)? How could/should I set this up? Thanks, Peter -- peterw peterw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2107 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33263 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Everything works but playing
jmpage2;185204 Wrote: If you reinstalled XP then the windows firewall is on by DEFAULT. Many thanks, it was the firewall. Port 9000 was not open Everything is OK now. -- gsuser SB3, Wadia 25, Etalon SL671 810, Apertura Atlante. gsuser's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6401 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33257 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sky Radio
I listen to two broadcasts from Sky.FM I found them under the shoutcast internet radio option of SlimServer software.. -- bflatmajor bflatmajor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=794 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
Live 365 can�t login on Slim
I have been a VIP member forseveral months now butlately Slim will not allow me to Login to myaccount. When I go to Live 365 and press Login, I get no dropdown to enter my Login info. So Slim keeps telling me Im not logged in. HELP? -- sc53 sc53's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8690 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33266 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can't Get Rid of music from shortcut
gdpeck;184927 Wrote: 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? Uninstall SlimServer. Delete C:\Program Files\slimserver. **Delete all playlists in your music folder.** This is probably where the old entries were coming from. If you want to keep your playlists, you must edit them to point to the new locations of all files. You can open most playlists in a text editor then do a global Find - Replace. Reinstall SlimServer. -- Mark Lanctot It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response. - Jon Heal Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 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] Getting better performance out of MySQL
I just made the same changes to my.tt (in Windows under Program Files\SlimServer\Server\MySQL): key_buffer_size = 32M table_cache = 256 sort_buffer_size = 4M read_buffer_size = 1M Added variables: innodb_buffer_pool_size = 64M I don't know how to run the MySQL admin tool so I don't know if the innodb_buffer_pool_size worked or not. However I did put spaces around the = having run into other parsers that would barf on an equal sign without spaces. Results: Browsing by Genre, Artist, etc. is AT LEAST three times as fast. A number of actions (pulling up the 100 albums in folk genre) are at least 10x faster. This is for a small (230 album, soon to be 400) flac collection (properly tagged) which really should have been easy for SlimServer to handle. I had thought the speed issues I was seeing were related to using the browser control of Slim Server, but it looks like most of the problems were with MySQL and/or with how SlimServer is using MySQL. Looks like at a minimum new versions of SlimServer should write out a different my.tt then they currently are, and the current SQL queries, joins, etc. should be examined for how expensive they are. I assume somebody has entered a bug on this? -- Tarn Tarn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7414 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32417 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Extreme enoded MP3's with LAMEB not playing
Thanks for taking time to read as I'm at end of rope. I have recently purchased SqueezeBox 3 and love everything about it except that it will not play my MP3's. I have pinned the problem down to either the ripping (less likely) and the encoding (more likely). All my MP3's that were ripped using LAMEB with the -preset extreme do not work on the SB. The music is discovered and loaded into library it reports it is playing on both the web interface and the device but it reports no progress thru the track and there of course is no sound output. I have to power cycle the SB 3 and restart the service before I can play another MP3 (of course one encoded differently). Does anyone have ideas other than go spend a month re-ripping and encoding my library? Huge thanks for an help. -- shelbt shelbt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10512 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33269 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Extreme enoded MP3's with LAMEB not playing
Please file a bug and attach one of your failing mp3 files. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33269 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] i-Tunes - irritated old geezer needs advice
I'm sure you have tried a reinstall but if not try that. It could be a preferences problem, look here. It could also be a quicktime problem reinstall that. It could also be something else in windows that's causing the trouble. I know plenty of people using itunes on macs and in windows without problems. Windows is a very complicated system and therefore it's difficult to diagnose problems often the application that seems to be causing it isn't. Sometimes another installation 'interferes' with the correct working of another application. I have lost count of the number of clean installs of windows I have helped people with because things started to go wrong. A happy Mac user. -- Steven Moore Steven Moore's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=104 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33258 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver Problems running on Windows Vista
* What version of Vista are you running?
- Home Premium 64
* What version of Slimserver have you installed?
- 6.5.1
* What error messages are you getting? (if any)
- Slimserver stays at Slimserver is starting in the tray. When I start,
I can see a window flash for 0.01s but I can't see what it is (look like
a DOS window though)
* What additional Security software are you using?
- Windows Firewall, Avast Antivirus
* What happens if you try running Slim.exe manually from a DOS prompt?
C:\Program Files (x86)\SlimServer\serverslim.exe
2007-03-03 15:49:13.4762 ERROR: DBI Connection failed: DBI
connect('hostname=127
.0.0.1;port=9092;database=slimserver','slimserver',...) failed: Can't
connect to
MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (10061) at C:\Program Files
(x86)\SlimServer\server
\CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 652
2007-03-03 15:50:22.3946 ERROR: Backtrace follows:
2007-03-03 15:50:22.3996 Backtrace:
frame 0: Slim::Schema::Storage::throw_exception (C:\Program Files
(x86)\SlimS
erver\server\CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 658)
frame 1: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::_connect (C:\Program Files
(x86)\SlimServ
er\server\CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 616)
frame 2: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::_populate_dbh (C:\Program Files
(x86)\Sli
mServer\server\CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 543)
frame 3: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::ensure_connected (C:\Program
Files (x86)\
SlimServer\server/Slim/Schema/Storage.pm line 28)
frame 4: (eval) (C:\Program Files
(x86)\SlimServer\server/Slim/Schema/Storage
.pm line 28)
frame 5: Slim::Schema::Storage::dbh (/PerlApp/Slim/Schema.pm line
118)
frame 6: Slim::Schema::init (/PerlApp/Slim/Music/Info.pm line 71)
frame 7: Slim::Music::Info::init (slimserver.pl line 366)
frame 8: main::init (slimserver.pl line 443)
frame 9: main::main (slimserver.pl line 58)
frame 10: PerlSvc::Interactive (perlsvc.pl line 1486)
frame 11: PerlSvc::_interactive (slimserver.pl line 0)
frame 12: (eval) (slimserver.pl line 0)
2007-03-03 15:50:22.4514 ERROR: Couldn't connect to database! Fatal
error: [Bad
file descriptor] Exiting!
2007-03-03 15:50:22.4583 Backtrace:
frame 0: Slim::Schema::init (/PerlApp/Slim/Music/Info.pm line 71)
frame 1: Slim::Music::Info::init (slimserver.pl line 366)
frame 2: main::init (slimserver.pl line 443)
frame 3: main::main (slimserver.pl line 58)
frame 4: PerlSvc::Interactive (perlsvc.pl line 1486)
frame 5: PerlSvc::_interactive (slimserver.pl line 0)
frame 6: (eval) (slimserver.pl line 0)
2007-03-03 15:50:22.4830 ERROR: forceCommit: Trying to commit
transactions befor
e DB is initialized!
2007-03-03 15:50:23.4893 ERROR: DBI Connection failed: DBI
connect('hostname=127
.0.0.1;port=9092;database=slimserver','slimserver',...) failed: Can't
connect to
MySQL server on '127.0.0.1' (10061) at C:\Program Files
(x86)\SlimServer\server
\CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 652
2007-03-03 15:50:23.4897 ERROR: Backtrace follows:
2007-03-03 15:50:23.4899 Backtrace:
frame 0: Slim::Schema::Storage::throw_exception (C:\Program Files
(x86)\SlimS
erver\server\CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 658)
frame 1: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::_connect (C:\Program Files
(x86)\SlimServ
er\server\CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 616)
frame 2: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::_populate_dbh (C:\Program Files
(x86)\Sli
mServer\server\CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 543)
frame 3: DBIx::Class::Storage::DBI::ensure_connected (C:\Program
Files (x86)\
SlimServer\server/Slim/Schema/Storage.pm line 28)
frame 4: (eval) (C:\Program Files
(x86)\SlimServer\server/Slim/Schema/Storage
.pm line 28)
frame 5: Slim::Schema::Storage::dbh (/PerlApp/Slim/Schema.pm line
249)
frame 6: (eval) (/PerlApp/Slim/Schema.pm line 249)
frame 7: Slim::Schema::disconnect (slimserver.pl line 1037)
frame 8: main::cleanup (/PerlApp/Slim/bootstrap.pm line 300)
frame 9: Slim::bootstrap::sigint (/PerlApp/Slim/bootstrap.pm line
331)
frame 10: Slim::bootstrap::END (slimserver.pl line 0)
frame 11: (eval) (slimserver.pl line 0)
2007-03-03 15:50:24.4892 ERROR: Running service shutdown failed!
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Re: [slim] Playing m4a files on squeezebox
If you're using iTunes, you've got Quicktime. Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 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
[slim] Help: Slimserver Error Message
After installing a new power supply, I have a strange bug when I start Slimserver after a re-boot. I get the following error message Starting Slimserver failed. Please see the event viewer or contact support. There are no entries in the event viewer related to this. The only way to start Slimserver 6.5.1 is to re-install it and then it works - even when the PC goes in and out of Hibernation... but if I reboot, back to the above behavior. Before the Power supply install, no problems with Slimserver. All other apps work as before - this is limited to Slimserver. I am using Windows XP Pro (SP2 with all updates). The PC is a Pentium 4 3.0 gHz with 1 gig of memory and tons of free disk space. Any suggestions/ideas... this is really stange that upgrading from a narginal 300 Watt to a 485 Watt Power Supply could be involved in this...but who knows? -- cvj cvj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2979 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33273 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver Problems running on Windows Vista
I built a new machine this week and installed Vista Ultimate 64-bit. Slimserver is only other software loaded. Loaded okay at first, then restarted loaded only a blank page. Then wiped the hard drive and tried again after reading forums to troubleshoot. Then slimserver wouldn't run - mysql wasnt running. My current workaround has worked all afternoon: 1) closed slimserver and slimtray (mysql wasnt running). 2) ran services.msc 3) started SlimServerMySQL. Opened Properties: under the recovery tab, changed each to restart service 4)closed services 5)started slimtray (shortcut on desktop). Its currently working, but I'm not restarting because I'm barbecuing and need tunes and no hassles today... -- Imboden Imboden's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3241 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver Problems running on Windows Vista
I had unsuccessfully tried something like Imboden's tip (see my previous post) but following up on his post have tried simply staring the SlimServerMySQL service (from services.msc). At least for the time being, this seems to work. -- shyster shyster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9990 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Slimserver 6.5.1 Problem: Songs Cut Off
I installed v6.5.1 over 6.5.0 on my Dell 8250/1 gig/XP Professional SP2/itunes/Apple Lossless. Suddenly in the random songs mode the music cuts off before the very end of the song making for exremely ugly segues :-) Is there an adjustment I can make so the songs play to conclusion before it plays the next one? Fade in and out is not activated. Didn't have this problem before. Thanks for the help. Craig -- CraigS720 CraigS720's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=729 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33277 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver 6.5.1 Problem: Songs Cut Off
I've seen this with 6.5.1 as well, but it's an intermittent problem, so it's hard to draw conclusions. -- windowshade windowshade's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5046 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33277 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver 6.5.1 Problem: Songs Cut Off
CraigS720;185289 Wrote: I installed v6.5.1 over 6.5.0 on my Dell 8250/1 gig/XP Professional SP2/itunes/Apple Lossless. Suddenly in the random songs mode the music cuts off before the very end of the song making for exremely ugly segues :-) Is there an adjustment I can make so the songs play to conclusion before it plays the next one? Fade in and out is not activated. Didn't have this problem before. Thanks for the help. Craig http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/SlimServer_v6.3.1 -- haunyack RWA Squeezebox 3 Bryston BP20 Rotel RB 1070 BW Matrix 805 haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33277 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver 6.5.1 Problem: Songs Cut Off
windowshade;185299 Wrote: I've seen this with 6.5.1 as well, but it's an intermittent problem, so it's hard to draw conclusions. It's a known bug in 6.5.1. http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4384 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4544 -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33277 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slim Server is crashing
Michael Herger;185214 Wrote: The blank above is intentional - no program name is displayed. I'm running Windows XP media edition. Does this inlcude a UPnP server? Run netstat -a from the command line with SlimServer shut down. Do you see something listening on port 9000? Yes. Here's the whole Netstat report... This is with Slimserver shut down. Proto Local Address Foreign AddressState TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:epmap YOUR-C7D2448C7A:0 LISTENING TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:microsoft-ds YOUR-C7D2448C7A:0 LISTENING TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:6646 YOUR-C7D2448C7A:0 LISTENING TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:9000 YOUR-C7D2448C7A:0 LISTENING TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1079 localhost:1081 TIME_WAIT TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1080 localhost:1078 TIME_WAIT TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1083 localhost:1085 TIME_WAIT TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1084 localhost:1082 TIME_WAIT TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1086 localhost:1087 ESTABLISHED TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1087 localhost:1086 ESTABLISHED TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1090 localhost:1089 TIME_WAIT TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1096 localhost:1095 TIME_WAIT TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1099 localhost:1100 ESTABLISHED TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1100 localhost:1099 ESTABLISHED TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1104 localhost:1103 TIME_WAIT TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1107 localhost:1108 ESTABLISHED TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1108 localhost:1107 ESTABLISHED TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:netbios-ssn YOUR-C7D2448C7A:0 LISTENING TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1088 va-in-f99.google.com:http ESTABLISHED TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1092 192.168.1.107:netbios-ssn TIME_WAIT TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1094 192.168.1.107:netbios-ssn TIME_WAIT TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1101 he-in-f147.google.com:http ESTABLISHED TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1106 192.168.1.107:netbios-ssn TIME_WAIT TCPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:kpop xml.weather.com:http ESTABLISHED UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:microsoft-ds *:* UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:isakmp *:* UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1026 *:* UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:3776 *:* UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:4500 *:* UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:ntp*:* UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1038 *:* UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1900 *:* UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:ntp*:* UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:netbios-ns *:* UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:netbios-dgm *:* UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:1900 *:* UDPYOUR-C7D2448C7A:6646 *:* And just so you know - I've uninstalled and reinstalled 6.5.1 numerous times. I've even deleted the Slim folders before reinstalling. I got it to run ONCE - but as soon as I shut it off, and tried to restart Slim Server, it crashed again. Either that, or the icon sits in the tray, with the message Slim Server Starting - but it never starts. I'm very frustrated at this point - Slim Server *must* have some corrupted footprint somewhere on the computer that uninstalling doesn't remove, and a search for files named Slim doesn't uncover. Maddening! -- Cleve Cleve's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2048 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33261 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver Problems running on Windows Vista
Fixed my problems, seems to work. Do not install with administrator rights (in my case, it didn't work). I turned off User Accounts completely and it installed properly. Seems to be working, but haven't tried much yet. -- lordhong lordhong's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2823 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32578 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Getting better performance out of MySQL
erland;177463 Wrote: You need to make the changes in: MySQL/my.tt How does one do this?? I can't seem to find this in the admin tool/\. Thanks, Jim -- jfo jfo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1135 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32417 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimDevices Squeezebox 2/3 and Sonos ZP80
Interesting that you state the Sonos is better at multi-room sync. In what way is it better than the SB2/3? I have 3 SB units at home and regularly sync/unsync them. The only thing I can think of that could be considered a 'hiccup' is the current track restarts. Not enough to bother me though. Does the Sonos give you web control as well? Is the remote RF or WiFi? I find it convienant to be sitting at a computer and just pop up the web interface to make changes to the volume and playlist on the fly without searching for the remote. I certainly agree on the display issue though. It is nice to see what is actually playing on the screen and/or have other information at your fingertips like the date/time/weather, visualizations, track info, or custom text welcoming people. Not exactly something the Sonos can do. Squeezebox obviously gives you far more freedom to setup your device however you please and is not tied to any particular platform. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23490 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Can't Find Artists in Slim Server or Squeezebox
I'm using Itunes to organize my music library on a PC running XP Media Center Edition. I'm using a Squeezebox 3 (SB3) to play my the music in my library on my stereo. I recently tried to play a song but couldn't find the artist when I searched for it using the SB3 remote. I then checked Slim Server (SS) to see if I could find the artist that way. The song I was searching for was Smile by Lily Allen. So in SS, I searched for Artists starting with the letter L. I did not see Lily Allen. I then tried the Advanced Search and entered 'Lily Allen' in the 'Artist' field. The search returned 1 result: Smile from Unknown Album by Lily Allen After finding the song this way, I was able to play the song thru the SB3. When I clicked on 'Lily Allen', I saw the following: Home/Artist/Lily Allen 0 albums with 0 songs by 0 artists I have discovered that there are many other songs that I cannot find unless I use the Advanced Search method described above. I just want to be able to play my songs while sitting comfortably in my living room without having to run up to my computer running SS to do the Advanced Search stuff. Does anyone have any suggestions of things to check to fix this problem? -- buckleup buckleup's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10142 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33279 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Sky Radio
bflatmajor;185218 Wrote: I listen to two broadcasts from Sky.FM I found them under the shoutcast internet radio option of SlimServer software.. thanks' the thing is how to listen to the 192 k stream that i payed for. 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] Delete music library?
Well...I told it to clear and rescan. It hasn't worked since. SlimServer won't stay running. My SB won't connect. Any ideas...? -- cruster cruster's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6909 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33103 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimDevices Squeezebox 2/3 and Sonos ZP80
notanatheist wrote: Interesting that you state the Sonos is better at multi-room sync. In what way is it better than the SB2/3? I have 3 SB units at home and regularly sync/unsync them. The only thing I can think of that could be considered a 'hiccup' is the current track restarts. Not enough to bother me though. Does the Sonos give you web control as well? Is the remote RF or WiFi? I find it convienant to be sitting at a computer and just pop up the web interface to make changes to the volume and playlist on the fly without searching for the remote. I certainly agree on the display issue though. It is nice to see what is actually playing on the screen and/or have other information at your fingertips like the date/time/weather, visualizations, track info, or custom text welcoming people. Not exactly something the Sonos can do. Squeezebox obviously gives you far more freedom to setup your device however you please and is not tied to any particular platform. I may be an atheist, but I've had regular situations where the synced SB3's weren't very well synced. I'm using wireless, so perhaps that's the problem. Or you could be right and it's just god trying to get back at me for not believing in him/her. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
