Re: [slim] Is third party plugins/applets important for your Squeezebox purchases ?
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73698 Question: Is third party plugins/applets important for your Squeezebox purchases ? - I won't buy any more Squeezebox products unless support for third party development is prioritized - I won't buy any more Squeezebox products unless the third party plugins I rely on is supported - I use third party plugins but I would still consider buying more Squeezebox products without them - I don't use third party plugins so they aren't important to my Squeezebox purchases I have in use an SB2, an SB3, two Booms, A Radio and a Transporter. You can see I've been a happy customer so far, increasingly so as useful plugins have evolved and the community has chased down bugs. If Logitech takes the course described I will most likely change over to Linn and or Sonos. -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73698 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
Mnyb;254877 Wrote: There are stupendeus price hikes if one sees the European prices :-( at http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/wireless_music_systems/ Qucik calc for the swedish prices including 25% VAT: 399$*6.2031*1.25=3094 SEK The suggested logitech price 3999 SEK (I hope this includes VAT) I'm stunned, wtf correct it now It's listed as 3299 NOK in Norway, which would be USD 490 even taking the sales tax off. I agree it's a rip off but it's not uncommon for us, is it. I think I might order one, but it would have been three if I didn't resent being ripped off so much. -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] no Install_check in SSoDS
Thank you for the reply. Yes, I am trying to update slimserver on an installation that is already working (6.5.1). I have read the documentation many times before and the distinction you make was not clear to me. I will now search the documentation to see where it describes uninstalling slimserver without uninstalling SSODS as you recommend. When I find what I think you are referring to, I will report back to the thread. Perhaps if the documentation included a subsection on upgrading slimserver only, or some other advice in this direction, it would be clearer. It has a tendency to be centred around the first installation rather than updates. Because the interface is so familiar to you it is perhaps difficult for you to imagine the experience of people who are new to this, or who do not manipulate SSODS/slimserver regularly because it usually works so beautifully. Plus of course there is a psychological reluctance to uninstall something that is at least working, because one is worried that one might not be able to get the update working. -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38059 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] no Install_check in SSoDS
In the documentation I am unable to find how to uninstall Slimserver (and NOT SSODS)...This should be described in the documentation and/or the web interface somewhere. I am not at home so I cannot look at the SSODS web interface itself just now. Hmm: If I understand you correctly, I first have to uninstall slimserver. But then do what? Should I run The SSODS patch again so that I finally come to the correct screen with the button to install the slimserver tar file? -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38059 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] no Install_check in SSoDS
Excellent! That tip to uninstall and look at the Tools web interface was the push I needed. Everything goes very quickly and smoothly if a) one has the tar file ready in the public directory to browse to, and b) one uses the copy of the prefs file that the upgrade process helpfully saves. I looked on the Tools page and, as you say, the web interface documents that the normal action one should take when upgrading is to uninstall slimserver so as to trigger the possibility to install a version (newer) of one's choice. This information is present in the running text on the interface, part way down the page: Uninstalling the SlimServer tar ball will trigger the tar ball installation routine. I can only report that it was over-subtle in its implications and placement :) I'm happy to be completely up to date, and I'd like to recommend a paragraph somewhere in the readme about this. -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38059 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] no Install_check in SSoDS
I'm having the same problem - in my case, version 2.19 on a CS-406 seems to install fine, but I don't get the screen with the install_check button, just the normal intro screen on the SSODS tab of the networking part of the web interface. I'm therefore stuck at 6.5.1 of SS. Did you find a solution? -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=38059 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Plugging SB3 straight into poweramp?
There's no real risk as such except for if there is a software glitch on the volume control to give full volume or a burst of full volume noise AND your amp manages to blow the speakers because either of clipping or excess power. But as a matching issue I'd look at the output impedance of the SB and the input impedance of the amp, ensure the ratio is at least 1:10 and preferably a lot more. I have run a Transporter Prima Luna tube power amps for quite some time with no problems. -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34532 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] search forum fails for file
Try using google for the site search instead :) Type into google search: can not read file site: http://forums.slimdevices.com -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34507 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playlists Playlists Playlists Playlists....???
There were no incorrect paths in the playlists - some of them are even new since I moved the library - anyway I hit the menu item problem before even attempting to execute a playlist. As I said, I suspect the menu problem is somehow caused becuase the perl TEMP directory couldn't be acccessed. I need to know how to move it now. Short of a complete reinstall to see what happens, I'm not sure what to do now. -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34096 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playing m4a files on squeezebox
May I tack on a question: I have .m4a playing fine, but mine is an old PC and I suspect there is quite an overhead for transcoding on the fly. Which checkboxes for transcoding should I turn on and off to minimise load on the pc? IIRC, there are three choices to check: wav, FLAC and mp3. I don't want mp3 because audio quality is paramount. But if I check more than one, what will be the actual transcoding done? My best guess is to check one of FLAC or WAV. But agin, my network is a bt flaky too, so maybe FLAC is the all-round best bet? If someone could just explain the effects of one or more checkboxes set, I'd be happy. I've looked at the wiki pages and still find it less than clear. Thanks. -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 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] Playing m4a files on squeezebox
jeffmeh;191971 Wrote: FLAC should be your best bet for transcoding, as it will not further deteriorate the sound quality by performing an additional lossy compression, and it will use less bandwidth than WAV. Why not just check the FLAC box so you will know what you are going to get? That's really what I was asking :) thanks. So if I check only the FLAC box, .m4a will be transcoded to FLAC and I know what I'm getting. Whereas what happens when I check multiple boxes is currently unknown :) -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 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] Playlists Playlists Playlists Playlists....???
Hi, I have a problem with seemingly infinite submenus in Browse Playlists as the title shows. How do I fix this, please? I recently moved my collection to a Synology CS-406 NAS (though slimserver still runs on a PC for now). The music library is now at Z:\music. The playlists are at Z:\music\Playlists. I was managing to save and replay playlists yesterday. Since then there has been a rescan overnight for New and Changed Music. Any ideas? I don't want to just start experimenting at random, as there are nearly 17000 tracks and it takes a while for rescans, but I'd be very glad to follow advice from those who know :) SlimServer Version: 6.5.1 - 11206 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Perl Version: 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34096 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Playlists Playlists Playlists Playlists....???
I think I have part of the answer, but this in turn needs a solution :) I noticed that slimserver had stopped itself. When I tried to tell it to run again, I get the message pop-up Panic! Can't find TEMP dir for perlapp. This happened to be on the old USB drive where I had just moved the music collection from:- F:\music. There was also an F:\TEMP directory that perl appears to use and need to start up. When I reconnect and turn on this old drive, the TEMP dir is found, slimserver starts up --- and now the player Playlists menu works !?! So now my question appears to be: how do I tell slimserver to look somewhere else for the perl TEMP file, preferably on the C: drive of the PC running slimserver (so that I can junk the old F drive). Thanks! -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34096 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Slimp3 - a life changer!
I run an SB1, SB2, SB3 and a Transporter. I also have a Toppy, but I admit a) I have only transferred programmes off it to a laptop once (it is slow) and b) I haven't installed any TAPs at all. In spite of that I still love it. I'm beginning to feel a bit limited by the 80 GB hard rive, but on the other hand that encourages good programme hygiene :) -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29322 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: i think my display is broken or defective
I wondered if you had a happy resolution to this problem since I seem to have the same fault. Thanks -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22793 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Which Disk Station is best for running slimserver (SSODS)?
Hi - I'm looking for a reassuring yes about the combination of Slimserver/CS-406, which is a lot cheaper and easier for me than ordering an Infrant from the US with everything ready-installed :) I'm not a unix guru or programmer but not an idiot either ;) (I have access to a unix guru if necessary.) Is this combination now well understood and will I be able to get Slimserver going easily enough if I buy the CS locally? (I live in Norway.) I currently have Slimserver runnning on an old PC that I want to throw out. It has a 250GB Maxtor Onetouch external drive attached, where about 16000 music tracks are located, IIRC about 160 GB. I want to install Slimserver 6.3 on the CS-406, then attach the Maxtor directly to it with USB, move all the files onto the CS. (If all goes well, I will also move about 2000 photos onto it.) I was just looking for a little reassurance, really :) I really want to do something like this, firstly to let me get rid of the old PC, secondly to give me some peace of mind about security of the music. Thanks! -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24626 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Which Disk Station is best for running slimserver (SSODS)?
OK I will put in an order for the CS-406 locally (Norway). There are none in stock in anyNorwegian netshops until estimated 26. Sept so everybody seems to be waiting for the same shipment. Thanks for the reassurances :) -- SteveC SteveC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=665 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24626 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
