[slim] Display Issue, slow dimming after power on
Hey guys, So after resurrecting my precious Redwine Modded SB3 a few months ago using a reclaimed daughterboard from Ebay, now when I turn on the device the display isn't as bright at the beginning as it should be and then the longer you leave it on the dimmer it gets until you can't see it in a dark room. The audio/playback still works, but occasionally has issues restarting after a pause (white noise plays instead). Has anyone run into this before? I'm thinking maybe a capacitor in the power circuit of the display is bad or something. I've done a factory and xilinx reset, the issue still persists. Any tips would be appreciated. I posted this originally in the DIY forum, but no one seemed to know. So I'm asking here for the wider audience. Thanks, Todd -- ToddSTS ToddSTS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92387 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dead SB3 - PSU or SB3 Itself?
Try to pull the wireless card out, this requires opening the SB3. Then give it power. This worked for a 'broken' one I got off ebay. Works fine, just no wireless. Todd -- ToddSTS ToddSTS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89797 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 bricked? (perpetual reboot)
I've scoured the board(s) for any signs of blown capacitors and can't find any. The only burnt looking soldering is around the IR receiver and that still works cause it will interrupt the repeating start up sequence if I press any buttons on the remote. One thing I did notice as the sequence perpetually runs, sometimes right before the logos cross the screen the Toslink gets brighter...sometimes it goes out for a split second. Interesting that its not behaving exactly the same every time. Any clues from that? Thanks. Todd -- ToddSTS ToddSTS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 bricked? (perpetual reboot)
I yanked the wireless card's "daughter board" and applied powernothing, not even the Toslink lights up. When I put the board back in the same behavior repeatsLogitech logo.Squeezebox logo.blank...Logitech logo...etc. ad nauseum. I asked the Logitech support email guy if they would sell me the parts to fix it since its out of warranty, when he mentioned it may be a memory module. I would like to buy a new wireless daughter board just to see if that would fix it and I'm wondering if that my be what he referred to as the memory module. We shall see what they say. Suggestions welcome. Todd -- ToddSTS ToddSTS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 bricked? (perpetual reboot)
So I sent a support request to Logitech and they wrote back: "It sounds like device has a damaged memory module. Do you have a proof of purchase? You may still be under warranty for this particular issue." I bought it back in 2005 so there's no way I'm under warrantybut does anyone know enough about the squeezebox3 to point me towards the memory module. I'm not completely inept with a soldering iron and a digikey catalog. I figure what do I have to lose as it doesn't work at present. Thanks. Todd -- ToddSTS ToddSTS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 bricked? (perpetual reboot)
Add me to the list of lucky people with this problem. I went away for a week, when I came back my SB3 does this. Tried the factory reset, nada, same behaviour as above. I will bust out the Torx bits and see if I can get the wireless card out. My SB3 was bought way back in late 2005. It has worked flawlessly till now. It appears to be a network interface issue of some kind since when I link it directly to my router the link light comes on with the logs and then goes out, until it resets again. The Toslink light stays on the whole time as long as there is power. Strange. Oh and I never had the mid-song reboot...went from perfect to brick. Has anyone solved this issue? Thanks. Todd -- ToddSTS ToddSTS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=69553 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] eBay Warning - demo units
Actually mine has a label on it. This is the pic from the auction. You can see where there might have been a label over the MAC one but it has been removed, there are a few spots where it looks like the surface of the label is pulled up from having another label pulled off of it. The previous thread had mentioned that it should have a "Demo - not for resale" label on it. But mine didn't have one. I linked the ebay seller to this thread and he says he will refund my money. So that's a plus. The thing looks identical to my old SB3 except it has the darker metallic faceplate and the Logitech logo on it. So again, confirm the startup messages on the screen before taking the plunge on ebay. Todd +---+ |Filename: squeezebox.JPG | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5512| +-------+ -- ToddSTS ToddSTS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50211 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] eBay Warning - demo units
Well, I guess I don't know for sure. But when you plug it in, it phones home to the SqueezeNetwork and says its downloading firmware. Then the screen goes blank (after you disconnect the cat5, which is what it tells you to do). When I pulled the power and plugged it back in (after waiting 30 mins), it does the same thing again. It won't respond to the IR remote at all and I don't know any other way to re-flash it. If you have any suggestions I'm all ears. Todd -- ToddSTS ToddSTS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50211 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] eBay Warning - demo units
Just an advisory to anyone looking on ebay for good deals on used Squeezeboxen. I bought one last week advertised as being in working condition. And it does work, sort of. It's a demo unit. It powers up when you plug it in, but all it does is run a demo from the firmware. It can't function as a regular unit, won't respond to the remote and apparently can't be re-flashed to a regular unit. Again, the ebay reseller may not realize that it isn't functioning normally because it powers up, the Toslink lights up and the screen works, shows the logo etc. This has happened to at least one other person on this forum (search for 'starting demo') to find that thread. So if you do try to get a good deal on ebay you may want to make sure with the seller that it doesn't display 'starting demo' when they plug it in. Cheers, Todd -- ToddSTS ToddSTS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50211 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Moving SqueezeCenter from Windows to Linux = Speedier
This may be a big "no sh*t Sherlock" item for some, but I figured I would post my experience on switching my SqueezeCenter installation from Windows 2000 to Ubuntu Server 7.10 on the same hardware. _Bottom_Line_Up_Front:_ The web interface is snappier, it's faster on scanning, and on starting a song when I press 'play'. My library is 5300 songs mostly FLAC. Difficulty Level: Based on your experienceif you're un-familiar with Linux there is a bit of a learning curve. Hardware: SqueezeCenter runs on a Dell Inspiron 5000, circa 2000 (that's right, 8 years old!), Pentium III 650mhz, 1GB Ram. Music is on a Buffalo Linkstation HG-HDLAN300. I went with this hardware config because 1) I already had it 2) It is low-power. I was running a minimal installation of Windows 2000, ie no fluf, just the OS and some security software (gotta love windows). The laptop is also a printer server for the house. *NOTE:* Getting *my* printer to work in Linux was a major PITA but its a special case (HPLaserJet 1000). I decided to try linux because the SqueezeCenter interface with Windows was just slow (on my hardware) and I figured I'd give it a try before breaking down and buying new hardware. In other words I'm a cheap bastard. I had played with Debian and Ubuntu before so I wasn't a total Linux noob, but pretty close. Setting up Ubuntu Server was easy, as was SqueezeCenter, I just downloaded the CD image from ubuntu, ran it, and followed the instructions on the Slim Devices website under the Linux download page. Note: if you aren't a little comfortable with using the command line in Linux you would need to download the ubuntu-desktop package after installing, I didn't want to use any more resources than necessary so I didn't do this. I used pico instead of vi to edit text files, this or nano lower the learning curve (I hate the vi text editor). Obstacles: Getting Ubuntu and my Linkstation to play nicely required a bit of research on Google but again its not too bad. This link worked for me: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=288534 The biggest pain was not SqueezeCenter but getting my Printer up and running in Linux. Apparently the HP LaserJet1000 needs to have its firmware loaded by the driver everynow and then. This is abnormal and it took a bit of research and trial and error to get it working, much to the distress of my wife who suggested I marry the computer since I spent all my time on it. :D But its all working now!! It's faster AND I don't have the permission problems on printing I was having under windows. Yay! Todd (yes I posted this in AudioCircle for anyone who goes there too) -- ToddSTS ToddSTS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46519 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rumor: Microsoft to buy Logitech?!
crooner;259176 Wrote: > Exactly > > Microsoft killed HDCD. And what a shame since its a terrific format. I think the market was more responsible for killing HDCD along with 'mostly dead' SACD and DVD-Audio. People want their compressed audio online from iTunes, Amazon, wherever. They don't know/care about the sound quality difference. Online music will kill off the CD and now Apple TV (and the like) will kill off the DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray. It's the way of things. The convenience/quality trade-off is just too tempting for most folks. Just my opinion, Todd -- ToddSTS ToddSTS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42018 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer 6.2.1 never starts
Reinstall Slimserver. I had the same problem and this worked for me. Don't really know why. Todd -- ToddSTS ToddSTS's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2555 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19996 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
