Re: [slim] Woeful sync SB3 Boom - just me?
Thanks awy. Some Googling found this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314054 from MS - is that the sort of thing I'm after? Just checked and WinXP system time is set to update from time.windows.com but if I attempt an update I get sync failed. So it looks like this could be worth pursuing! -- moley6knipe WinXP Pro SP3 dBpoweramp Reference 13.3 SqueezeCenter 7.4.2 Squeezebox 3 ears moley6knipe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76378 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ***Attention: forums.slimdevices.com planned downtime (3/24/10)
Matt Wise;527766 Wrote: OK the cutover is done.. I subscribe to the forums via email and I seem to be getting most (but not quite all) posts twice. Is this coincidence, or something that's just applying to me? Thanks Stuart -- hickinbottoms -Never put off until tomorrow what you can put off until the day after - with 'Lazy Searching' (http://www.hickinbottom.com/lazysearch)!- hickinbottoms's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=255 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76477 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Woeful sync SB3 Boom - just me?
I don't really know how this stuff works under Windows. The main issue seems to be that your server clock does not seem to run at the correct rate. Under Linux, there is a mechanism whereby an NTP daemon can detect this and use a kernel mechanism to adjust for it. This is separate to the use of NTP to correct the clock time using an external clock source in the first place, or periodically. I have no idea if something similar is available for Windows, nor why your clock would run at the wrong speed in the first place. Perhaps someone else here knows better. -- awy awy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7480 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76378 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox V3 help?
QBIT;528067 Wrote: Thanks you !My SB is two hand,so I don't have the original remote control. Do you have other way to resolve? Press hold LEFT arrow to enter Setup, scroll to Current Settings, scroll to Update Automatically = YES Then arrow LEFT to exit Setup, scroll to Connect to SBS, your FW should now update when it connects to SBS. The only catch is that I'm not certain this Setup setting is available on earlier FW's or after a Factory Reset. It may be that all SB3's shipped with this as a default option, I just don't know. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76538 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ***Attention: forums.slimdevices.com planned downtime (3/24/10)
At least the notifications are working again, apparently. :-) -- flattermann Home of 'SqueezeCommander' (http://www.squeezecommander.com) - The SqueezeBox Remote Control App for Android flattermann's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33169 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76477 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ***Attention: forums.slimdevices.com planned downtime (3/24/10)
I subscribe to the forums via email and I seem to be getting most (but not quite all) posts twice. Not most for me, but too many anyway. :-( -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ***Attention: forums.slimdevices.com planned downtime (3/24/10)
I subscribe to the forums via email and I seem to be getting most (but not quite all) posts twice. Is this coincidence, or something that's just applying to me? Not just you - I'm getting a lot of dups too :-( Phil ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ***Attention: forums.slimdevices.com planned downtime(3/24/10)
I specifically get duplicate mailing list membership reminders the first of each month. -Original Message- From: discuss-boun...@lists.slimdevices.com [mailto:discuss-boun...@lists.slimdevices.com]on Behalf Of Phil Meyer Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 6:34 AM To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: Re: [slim] ***Attention: forums.slimdevices.com planned downtime(3/24/10) I subscribe to the forums via email and I seem to be getting most (but not quite all) posts twice. Is this coincidence, or something that's just applying to me? Not just you - I'm getting a lot of dups too :-( Phil ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2768 - Release Date: 03/25/10 16:50:00 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] One for the gurus and boffins - connection time out issue
OK this problem is, I think, one for the IT boffins and squeezebox gurus. It is a very long term problem that even baffled the squeezebox help centre. My initial report was bug 8581. Sadly the problem was not solved. Firstly the problem is one of connection timed out at song change on my SB3. Basically the unit stops playing at the end of a song. The problem is intermittent as sometimes the player will play several songs in a row and other times just one or sometimes even none. The problem appeared when I purchased a new notebook PC in early 2008 and is only related when I use that notebook. Testing eliminated the SB3 - as the unit plays all day without faults at home with another PC and router using wireless. Firmware on SB3 is now version 130. The router as the fault occurs using 3 different routers and also on direct xover cable connection Device Drivers the notebook has had all the drivers updated and is running the latest Vista ultimate software updates, always has. Squeezecentre the problem has occurred on all versions of the software from 2007 on as I have even ran previous versions to fault find. Im now running version 7.4.2 r30215 Connections the fault occurs regardless of connection method (4 different cables have been used and two different wireless networks) Virus and firewall problems there is a different security suite running than in 2008 (although same company) and the problem occurs also when the firewall is shut down. Drives the fault occurs no matter what drive is used. Have tested 4 separate drives including the internal drive of the notebook. All the external drives are USB connected. The music files themselves There is no system as to which files will fail. Even help centre tested the files and determined they were OK. Basically Im left with the notebook as the source of the problem. In 2008 the final diagnosis was the interference running through the soundcard was surmised to extend to other locations including the network card thus creating a drop of the network at song change. The motherboard was replaced under warranty and the notebook fault fixed. Short testing of the setup with the dud notebook after the repair indicated the SB3 was at the time working OK but this setup was then packed away and wasnt used for a year or so. Now having to use the same setup with this dud notebook the same problem is reoccurring. The previous testing indicating all was OK was too short and longer sessions exposed the time out problem again. This time around the SB3 doesnt require a reboot to clear the fault as it did in 2008 (Big thank you Squeezeboxen engineers) and pressing next song sometimes kicks the unit into playing again for a song or two. Having spent a considerable amount of time testing and trying to work around the problem Im stumped. One lead I have is I noticed that some users were having Connection timed out issues when they were using a raid NAS when a storage control automatically activated during the latter stages of the music file being streamed. This got me thinking as I did see a storage matrix program installed on this PC (by Dell). Opening up the Intel Storage Matrix Controller I found the drivers for this program are not able to be loaded and the program hangs. Diving further into the problem looks like this notebook SATA controller doesnt use RAID or AHCI control which the Intel program is for it as uses IDE. What does the brains collective here think? Am I on the right track and this Matrix controller needs to go? I cannot normally uninstall as it states the program is being used by a drive yet the device manager doesnt show it. Are there any other suggestions. Im loathed to use the support centre again as they were so good and spent a lot of time trying to solve this in 2008. Especially since the problem lies with my notebook somewhere and is not any fault of the squeezebox system. Can anyone give me some pointers on where to go from here? EarthWalker. FYI The Server logs shows this error 10-03-24 14:01:11.2576] Slim::Player::Squeezebox2::failedDirectStream (777) Oh, well failed to do a direct stream for: file:///F:/Iomega%20500/files%20not%20in%20backup/MUSIC/Compilations/Austin%20City%20Limits%20Music%20Festival%2004/01%20Debaser-%20Pixies.flac [Connection timed out] [10-03-24 14:01:21.3449] Slim::Player::Squeezebox2::failedDirectStream (777) Oh, well failed to do a direct stream for: file:///F:/Iomega%20500/files%20not%20in%20backup/MUSIC/Compilations/Austin%20City%20Limits%20Music%20Festival%2004/02%20Hands%20Down-%20Dashboard%20Confessional.flac [Connection timed out] -- EarthWalker EarthWalker's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37142 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76556
[slim] Phatnoise and Mac
Not directly on the subject I know but has anyone succeeded in getting a car audio system called Phatbox (Phatnoise is the media software) to work with a Mac ? All my music is stored in FLAC format which Phatbox is happy with, but the Phatnoise software was only aimed at Windows users. Someone has written a 'Phatmac' version which I've downloaded but that only seems to want to work with an ITunes library (and Itunes won't support FLAC). The only options seem to be to transcode all my FLAC files to something that both ITunes and Phatnoise likes (so between them that basically means MP3) or to run a Windows environment on my Mac (which I really don't wnat to do - migrating to a MAc was all about getting away from that). I've tried to access a Phatmac forum but as yet haven't succeeded in getting registered and it's not a very active site in any case. G - everything I try seems to end in more confusion with the plethora of standards and formats flooding the marketplace - oh for some universality . . . . . Cheers -- liffy99 liffy99's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7832 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76557 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ***Attention: forums.slimdevices.com planned downtime (3/24/10)
Hi Is there a problem with search? I get a blank page with URL http://forums.slimdevices.com/search.php?do=process after any type of search. -- mr-b mr-b's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10044 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76477 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UK radio adverts for Squeezebox Radio with Tony Blackburn
I went into Tottenham Court Road's branch again. Nothing on display to demo, although they do have one brand new Squeezebox Radio in its box, sitting on the shelf. -- vinnielo RADIOFEEDS UK IRELAND..[/B] AN UP-TO-DATE RADIO DIRECTORY FOR YOUR SQUEEZEBOX/TRANSPORTER CLICK: [B]HTTP://WWW.RADIOFEEDS.CO.UK/SQUEEZE With over 450 registered users, it's available for mysqueezebox, Squeezebox Server, SqueezeCenter AND SlimServer! vinnielo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14510 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75993 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Code for One For All universal remotes
Does anyone have any suitable codes for a Squeezebox 3 Classic? I have a URC7555 OFA remote and it would be handy to use it. My 2yo just broke off the battery cover on the original remote - bless. ;) OFA support don't have it and they're usually very good at supplying codes for all sorts of devices. Copying all the functions manually might take rather a long time so the code would be much easier. -- mr-b mr-b's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10044 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76559 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ***Attention: forums.slimdevices.com planned downtime (3/24/10)
mr-b;528175 Wrote: Is there a problem with search? I get a blank page with URL http://forums.slimdevices.com/search.php?do=process after any type of search. Hmmm, works for me... -- flattermann Home of 'SqueezeCommander' (http://www.squeezecommander.com) - The SqueezeBox Remote Control App for Android flattermann's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33169 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76477 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Code for One For All universal remotes
The original SliMP3 remote was a JVC DVD player remote, you may have some luck if you have a code for that. It's unlikely you will find a cheap universal remote that has a built-in code for the regular Squeezebox remote. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76559 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] UK radio adverts for Squeezebox Radio with Tony Blackburn
It's scary they promote this and the end stores seem to be doing nothing about it. If I was Logitech and had spent money on this (which I am sure they have) I would be livid that it seems that none of the stores are complying. Can any one at Logitech kick some butts and get something to happen? CW -- Chunkywizard *Squeezebox:* Boom x2 (Lounge and Office), Radio (with battery) *Server:* 7.5.0 for Windows Home Server (HP EX-490 MediaSmart Server) *Plugins:* Dynamic Playlists 2.8.1 | SQL Playlist 2.5 | Music Information Screen 4.4.6 | Custom Scan 2.7.4 | TrackStat 2.10 | Album Review 2.9.0 | Biography 2.9.0 *Remote:* iPod Touch Gen. 1 running 'iPeng' (http://penguinlovesmusic.de/2008/11/25/ipeng-application-now-on-app-store/) *Music: *'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/chunkywizard) Chunkywizard's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25868 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75993 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ***Attention: forums.slimdevices.com planned downtime (3/24/10)
Odd - some searches are fine now. Can you try with one for all remote (without quotes)? Yes I know these are short words etc. -- mr-b mr-b's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10044 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76477 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ***Attention: forums.slimdevices.com planned downtime (3/24/10)
mr-b;528184 Wrote: Odd - some searches are fine now. Can you try with one for all remote (without quotes)? Yes I know these are short words etc. Confirmed, I only get a blank page for this search. -- flattermann Home of 'SqueezeCommander' (http://www.squeezecommander.com) - The SqueezeBox Remote Control App for Android flattermann's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33169 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76477 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] ***Attention: forums.slimdevices.com planned downtime (3/24/10)
Tx for confirming I'm not seeing things! -- mr-b mr-b's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10044 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76477 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Code for One For All universal remotes
If you are adventerous, you can do something like I did with my DirecTV remote: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73546. In short, I setup my DirecTV remote to use JVC DVD codes. With certain logging in squeezebox server enabled, I was able to see what codes were generated for each button. With this information, I edited a squeezebox server file to remap some of these keys. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 duet, 1 receiver. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeCenter 7.3.3, MusicIP, and SqueezeSlave. Current library stats: 30,015 songs, 2,448 albums, 451 artists. http://www.last.fm/user/maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76559 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Integration with DropBox
erland;528087 Wrote: I might be missing something but my Dropbox appears as a regular directory on the local hard drive which is continuously synchronized with the DropBox online account. Shouldn't it be enough to just create a shortcut/soft link in your music library that points to that directory ? I believe the feature being requested here is integration with mysqueezebox.com, so you could listen to songs on a Dropbox share without having to run your own server. -- cooppw02 cooppw02's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16712 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76495 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Code for One For All universal remotes
JVC DVD did the trick. :) I looked up JVC DVDs for my particular remote and OFA came back with 3 suggested codes which can be used on either the DVD or VCR device keys. The first was 0623, and with that I can access virtually all of the SB3 keys! The only functions that *don't* appear to be triggered by any keys on my remote are: - Browse - Size - Favourites - Search and I can easily manually program these using the Learning mode. The other codes didn't work as well. Meanwhile OFA support just mailed me saying that I can either manually program my OFA remote with the SB remote and then send it off to them, or just send them the SB remote. They will then enter it into their database and make a proper code for it (and return my remote, natch!). Which is nice. I'll try to do this soon. They also ask for an image of the SB3 Remote - is there one online? I can only find one of the tapered version which is missing the Browse key http://img.hexus.net/v2/audio/SD/Squeezebox/RemoteB.jpg Mine is the gloss black rectangular one. -- mr-b mr-b's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10044 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76559 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Woeful sync SB3 Boom - just me?
Pardon my ignorance, but we're not talking about CPU clock speed here, are we? Coz PC Wizard shows this for my CPU, which is nominally a 3Ghz dual core... Frequency : 3000 MHz - (current : 1999.83 MHz) General Information : Real Frequency :1999.83 MHz Multiplier :6x Low/High Multiplier : 6x / 9x Multiplier Locked : Yes Marketing Frequency : 3000.06 MHz ...or am I barking up the wrong 'un? -- moley6knipe WinXP Pro SP3 dBpoweramp Reference 13.3 SqueezeCenter 7.4.2 Squeezebox 3 ears moley6knipe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76378 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Woeful sync SB3 Boom - just me?
moley6knipe;528216 Wrote: Pardon my ignorance, but we're not talking about CPU clock speed here, are we? Coz PC Wizard shows this for my CPU, which is nominally a 3Ghz dual core... Frequency : 3000 MHz - (current : 1999.83 MHz) General Information : Real Frequency : 1999.83 MHz Multiplier : 6x Low/High Multiplier : 6x / 9x Multiplier Locked : Yes Marketing Frequency : 3000.06 MHz ...or am I barking up the wrong 'un? No this is about the actual time that your PC thinks it is, nothing to do with how speedy your CPU is... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76378 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Woeful sync SB3 Boom - just me?
toby10;527905 Wrote: And when you take Boom out of the setup (un-sync or turned off) the problem goes away? Tried with Boom wired? Tried with Boom WiFi but much closer to the router? Hi - seems not to make a difference! Sync failed a moment ago (in fact SB3 refused to play an apple lossless file that it's normally ok with) and even after power cycling both devices (but not the server) it still failed to sync but at least it played. Another server log attached. Lots of mention of Playpoint too old and Bailing which can't be good? +---+ |Filename: nuther_server_log.txt| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=9537| +---+ -- moley6knipe WinXP Pro SP3 dBpoweramp Reference 13.3 SqueezeCenter 7.4.2 Squeezebox 3 ears moley6knipe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76378 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Woeful sync SB3 Boom - just me?
have you rebooted your router recently? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker Chord Interconnect cables Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76378 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] outdoor speaker recommendations?
Now that the weather is starting to get warmer (at least in the N hemisphere) I'm thinking about getting outdoor speakers for my deck/patio. I've seen a few speaker models mentioned in disparate threads, but wanted to see if a specific thread would draw out a few more suggestions. I'm not looking for anything fancy, just something a step (or 2-3 steps) up from the Boom that I've been using in that location until now. The budget for speakers is US$100-300, plus another $100-150 for an amp. The amp is likely to be an AudioSource Amp100, as I've been happy with the one I already have in my kitchen. The area to be covered is roughly 30 feet x 30 feet (10m x 10m). I await the forums' collective words of wisdom -- aubuti Nothing high-end, but music anywhere I want it, and it's '100% wind powered' (http://www.cleancurrents.com/). MSI Wind desktop (Ubuntu 8.10) feeding: Living room: SB Touch + SBC NAD C325 BEE Vandersteen 1; Kitchen/Dining: SB2 + SBC AudioSource Amp100 2 pair of Polk RC60i; Basement: SB3 JVC JA-S44 ESS Tempest LS8; Bedroom: Boom and SB Radio;Study: Duet Klipsch ProMedia 2.0; Kid's bedroom: SB2 Klipsch ProMedia 2.0 http://www.last.fm/user/aubuti/ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76563 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] outdoor speaker recommendations?
Big thumbs up for the *Polk Audio Atrium 45 All-Weather Speakers. * We have them out by the hot tub. I think they sound great, and we have had several guests randomly compliment them. They should be in the price range you are thinking. I happened to get mine with ThankYou points from Citibank. They've been outdoors only covered by tree canopy all winter and still look fine weather wise. I have mine hooked to an old car amp and a ridiculously over sized linear power supply. Alternatively thumbs down for the comparatively priced Cambridge Soundworks ones. I have three other sets of various Cambridge speaker sets that I am happy with, but the outdoor ones (that I have in a second location) fall flat (mainly poor bass response). Good luck, post your results, thinking of replacing the CS ones. -Chris Now that the weather is starting to get warmer (at least in the N hemisphere) I'm thinking about getting outdoor speakers for my deck/patio. I've seen a few speaker models mentioned in disparate threads, but wanted to see if a specific thread would draw out a few more suggestions. I'm not looking for anything fancy, just something a step (or 2-3 steps) up from the Boom that I've been using in that location until now. The budget for speakers is US$100-300, plus another $100-150 for an amp. The amp is likely to be an AudioSource Amp100, as I've been happy with the one I already have in my kitchen. The area to be covered is roughly 30 feet x 30 feet (10m x 10m). I await the forums' collective words of wisdom -- aubuti Nothing high-end, but music anywhere I want it, and it's '100% wind powered' (http://www.cleancurrents.com/). MSI Wind desktop (Ubuntu 8.10) feeding: Living room: SB Touch + SBC NAD C325 BEE Vandersteen 1; Kitchen/Dining: SB2 + SBC AudioSource Amp100 2 pair of Polk RC60i; Basement: SB3 JVC JA-S44 ESS Tempest LS8; Bedroom: Boom and SB Radio;Study: Duet Klipsch ProMedia 2.0; Kid's bedroom: SB2 Klipsch ProMedia 2.0 http://www.last.fm/user/aubuti/ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76563 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Woeful sync SB3 Boom - just me?
I use Dimension 4 ntp client to update my clock every 1 minute on windows. Sync finally works. You should try it too. -- NikolajC NikolajC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18676 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76378 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Woeful sync SB3 Boom - just me?
I can't recommend this NTP server enough: http://www.meinberg.de/english/sw/ntp.htm It disables the (crappy) windows time service, sets up a port of the real NTP, and its own user, and comes with a great list of pre-defined server pools. -- herbman herbman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6170 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76378 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Woeful sync SB3 Boom - just me?
Genius, thanks guys - I'll give them a go when I've not had so much ale. C'mon, it IS Friday. I'll post back with my results! -- moley6knipe WinXP Pro SP3 dBpoweramp Reference 13.3 SqueezeCenter 7.4.2 Squeezebox 3 ears moley6knipe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76378 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SB3 shows blank track progress bar
I just saw a slightly weird bug. I have two SB3s. One was playing and I went to the other and synched. On this second one, I noticed that tracks were playing fine, the time played number was fine, but the track progress bar (position indicator bar) was empty and remained so - as if the track had just started. This continued through an unsync and switching the player on and off. Then I had to go out and by the time I got back my wife had done stuff - it was playing other music and the track progress bar was back to normal. I can't reproduce it and so I'm not going to raise a bug report - not much to go on. But it was a bit weird. -- bstrulo bstrulo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15997 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76565 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Transporter display problem
Has anyone ever seen a Transporter (or SB) display scramble or look like the text has been garbled or jumbled? I tried uploading a JPG but it wouldn't accept the image file. Here's a link: http://www.monigle.net/glitch.jpg My hunch is this is somehow related to the server/software, but perhaps it is a hardware malfunction. This TP is about 3 years old, and has worked flawlessly. I sold to someone via ebay and he is seeing this on the display. Any help much appreciated. M -- ModMike ModMike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4666 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76567 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] The Coolest
I have had a SB2 since 2007. I love it. I haven't updated the slim server in a few years. I had a bad experince in 2008 where a whole Saturday got eaten up by an upgrade gone awry... I vowed if it ain't broke, don't fix it and no longer updated the slim server. Anyway, I have a DROID phone and heard about the free squeeze-droid app. However it would not work with my very old slim server. So, I threw caution to the wind and did the upgrade. I am glad to report even upgrading from version 6.5.something to the latest version went seemlessly. Then I synced up my droid in 2 minutes and viola, it was rocking. Controlling my SB2 flawlessly. And so responsive, too. I had used the nokia N770 for a few years. Its amazing how much better this works! So, just wanted to post some good news and commend you all for what you do. It is amazing when a 4.5 year old peice of HW can be upgraded for free and be so new and fresh! Awesome! -- Zten Zten's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1810 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76568 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge
ralphy;528036 Wrote: No problem. I've been busy releasing 0.9-133. Would you please try after a sleep cycle in which the audio cannot be heard; click stop for the player from the http://sbsserver:9000/classic web gui click play to start the playlist again. Does the audio recover then? Thanks. With the regular windows version it does recover by pausing and resuming as you suggested from web gui, but asio version does NOT. Next? -- fphredd fphredd's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63966 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The Coolest
Post of the year MC -- ModelCitizen Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known 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=76568 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Woeful sync SB3 Boom - just me?
Phil Leigh;528219 Wrote: have you rebooted your router recently? Haven't Phil, but will. It's only been up a couple of weeks at most. General question if anyone can help - I'm curious; why do my Squeezeboxen care if the time that they're getting from Windows is wrong? Come to that, how do they know - what do they compare it against? Or don't they? And I'd thought to adjust sync you'd just count + or - milliseconds against the other network stream; so my brain doesn't understand why the time of day being accurate is important. I think it's fair to say I don't understand why wrong time as in the time-of-day could cause a sync problem with my Squeezeboxen, but I'm prepared to accept that it is! I'm in need of enlightenment! -- moley6knipe WinXP Pro SP3 dBpoweramp Reference 13.4 SqueezeCenter 7.3.4 Squeezebox 3 / Boom ears moley6knipe's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10014 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76378 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] outdoor speaker recommendations?
I am happy with the NHT Outdoor Ones. -- Mark Miksis Mark Miksis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76563 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[slim] nokia770 skin question
In case there is anyone left using the nokia tablet as a squeezebox controller: I have a Nokia N800 and would like to use it as an artwork display next to my SB3. The Nokia770 skin in the squeezeserver 7.4.2 works fine on my tablet, but if I leave it running on the now playing display, the connection to the server seems to get lost after a few minutes. The display freezes in the middle of the track and does not update as other tracks are being played, until I do a browser refresh and then it's fine again (though sometimes it gives me a connection lost screen, and reconnects after tapping on the try-again button). So the question is: is there anyway to make sure that the N800 browser keeps refreshing periodically so this doesn't happen? BTW, I keep the tablet on the charger so the display always stays lit (there is an option for this in the display settings), but the above connection-dropping problem is independent of this setting (I tested it). Also, the WiFi connection appears to be stable and does not get dropped when the browser gets stuck (other network functions such as email updating and the RSS feed scroll are unaffected). The solution could be as kludgy as a script refreshing the browser every couple of minutes, I would be happy if there is anything like that I can install and keep running. Thanks for any tips / help -- ulvi ulvi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76571 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox V3 help?
toby10;528115 Wrote: Press hold LEFT arrow to enter Setup, scroll to Current Settings, scroll to Update Automatically = YES Then arrow LEFT to exit Setup, scroll to Connect to SBS, your FW should now update when it connects to SBS. The only catch is that I'm not certain this Setup setting is available on earlier FW's or after a Factory Reset. It may be that all SB3's shipped with this as a default option, I just don't know. How can I see the FW? -- QBIT QBIT's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37129 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76538 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Code for One For All universal remotes
If you want to make your OFA remote do all sorts of clever new things and are prepared to spend some time and effort (and a bit of cash for a special interface cable) then take a look at the JP1 interface site here: http://www.hifi-remote.com/jp1/ All of the codes for the Squeezebox are supported, and every other device I've ever encountered - and if a device isn't there already you can add codes yourself and file them for other users. The learning curve is a bit steep but once you get the hang of things it works well. The URC-7555 / 7556 remotes are well supported. Brgds Phil -- florca florca's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7486 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76559 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] RadioIO - Skips in music?
Any updates to the skipping/dropout issue? I'm not inclined to sign up for the audiophile streams if they aren't reliable. Any info appreciated, buelligan -- buelligan buelligan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9019 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71871 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] RadioIO - Skips in music?
Any updates to the skipping/dropout issue? I'm not inclined to sign up for the audiophile streams if they aren't reliable. Any info appreciated, buelligan -- buelligan buelligan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9019 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71871 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
