Re: [slim] Squeeze controller losing network connection
Moonloop: Have you tried the latest pre-release version of SqueezeCenter (7.0.1), which includes a number of connectivity fixes? http://www.slimdevices.com/dev_nightly.html ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unable to Update Controller
If that doesn't do it, please get in touch with the technical support folks. There could be a hardware failure there. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet Controller artwork quality - no dithering done?
Thanks for the pictures. I'm playing with it in photoshop and put your image up on the Controller screen. I see a couple of things: 1. The color banding effects are strong with this particular image. I was able to reproduce the color pattern closely in photoshop with 32 levels of posterization (approximately 555 encoding). The quality of the image is definitely improved with a 565 dither. 2. The photo you took appears to be taken from slightly above perpendicular to the screen. The viewing angle on the Controller LCD is better from the natural angle when holding the device in your hand, slightly _below_ perpendicular. I was able to verify that the image looks a much better when viewed normally in the hand. So the takeaway is that we can do better by doing a proper dither on the device from 888 to 565. Also, the viewing angle matters. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet has Wireless Birdging or not?
On Mar 6, 2008, at 10:02 PM, WSLam wrote: The good old SB3 has Wireless Bridging function. Does the Duet have the function or not? The spec does not have the function listed as it does on the SB3 spec. Any Duet owner can confirm? Thanks. The current setup software on the Controller doesn't let you configure the Receiver to do wireless to ethernet bridging. Yet. As has been discussed in other threads, Robin is working on a SqueezeCenter plugin that will let you set up the Receiver without the Controller and this plugin should allow you to turn on bridging. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet Controller artwork quality - no dithering done?
On Mar 8, 2008, at 4:56 PM, pnielsen wrote: Can you file a bug on http://bugs.slimdevices.com and attach the original image that you are having problems with? Thanks. I will do that. Obviously the software is doing some really bad things with the image before it's sent to the SBC. Now I'm guessing that it might be converted to 8-bits to limit bandwith and save processing time in the SBC. If this is the case, the conversion to 8-bits (256 colors) is done very poorly! It really should be an uncompressed RGBA image, resized on the server. Let's take a look at that image and see what's going on... ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet release date?
The product is on hold from the distributors until the software is ready for release, which will be when 7.0 ships. Those of you who are testing 7.0, we're in the home stretch now, so please file those bugs! Thx, dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox duet powered speakers
That's true. We were working with the AudioEngine guys early on to explore building some companion speakers for Squeezebox, starting with the A5s and trying to scale down. We got distracted with our new friends at Logitech, and later on the A2s have arrived. I haven't heard them personally, but I've heard very good things about them. -dean On Jan 30, 2008, at 7:42 PM, radish wrote: I just remembered something - a couple of years ago at Digital Life Slimdevices were demonstrating the SB3 with what I'm guessing were an early prototype of the A2 (or maybe an aborted A1?). They were tiny and powered IIRC, but design wise just like the A2. Alas they weren't loud enough to compete with the din in the hall so I have no idea how they sounded. -- radish -- -- radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42703 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
On Jan 29, 2008, at 12:22 AM, Peter wrote: Pale Blue Ego wrote: Uh...maybe. When connected via ethernet, the SBR *appears* to act as a wi-fi access point for the SB Controller. Not sure if this currently works or is supported. I ran into this when troubleshooting the Duet system the other day and wasn't able to successfully use it. It would certainly be nice if those of us with wired networks could add a Duet system without having to buy a wi-fi router. We'll have to get Slim to clarify if this is going to be implemented in the future. According to SD this does not work in the current implementation. It does, sorry for the confusion. The Receiver can be connected via ethernet and act as a bridge to the Controller, though we are working through a couple of setup bugs now. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
An earlier design used a 6.8v power supply, and there were some prototypes made that used that voltage. The final design uses 9V. -dean On Jan 29, 2008, at 2:55 AM, Michaelwagner wrote: I'm not sure where the idea came from that it is a 9Vt power supply. Mine says 6.8Vt on it. Hmm...the specs say 9Vt, 550ma min, but I got a 6.8V, 500ma supply. Maybe someone shipped me the wrong thing -- Michaelwagner -- -- Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? userid=428 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 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox duet powered speakers
On Jan 27, 2008, at 6:01 AM, Peter wrote: Patrick Dixon wrote: You might also like to consider the Logitech X-10 speakers, which sound pretty good with or without a PC. They aren't huge, and won't do much bass, but what they do do, they do very well. At around £80 they are good vfm too. They'll do for signor_rossi as well ... Dunno, I mistrust anything that comes from a 'pc-speaker' background. In defense of Logitech speakers, I have to say that the team building the audio products really knows their stuff and they take their acoustic engineering VERY seriously. You'd be hard pressed to find speakers with a better price-performance ratio. This is true across the whole line of Logitech speakers. For me the issue is if they _look_ like PC speakers, I'm probably not going to be allowed to put them in the living room. :) -dean (Logitech employee) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 20, 2008, at 12:16 PM, bpa wrote: Possibly too late. Irish Times report on CES 18-Jan-2008 It's a market such as this that the new Squeezebox Duet from Logitech is designed to address. You can even plug your headphones into its wireless controller. It's true, you can plug headphones in. Alas, you won't hear much. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 20, 2008, at 2:20 PM, smc2911 wrote: One thing I've been wondering about (apologies if it's been covered elsewhere) is how do you enter a wireless key for the SBR? When the Receiver comes out of the box it's waiting to be set up. First, you set up the Controller to connect to the network using the screen and buttons and wheel. You choose the Receiver on the screen of the Controller and it squirts down the settings to the Receiver, which connects to the network. (This is why you need a Controller to set up a Receiver, at least for now.) -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Duet videos
Very nice work, jonbauer! It took me a couple of moments to figure out that the Flickr page had a link to this video on YouTube. Here it is directly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64HwO6bxRro ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 15, 2008, at 5:09 PM, theta wrote: My current Slimserver 6.5.4 and SB3 can show Traditional Chinese chracters without any problem (Windowns XP Traditional Chinese Version), can duet controller show Traditional Chinese chracters without any issue? The initial release of the software won't support Chinese (or Japanese) text, though we are looking forward to adding it in the future. This is a limitation of the FreeSans font that we're using in the first release. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
On Jan 12, 2008, at 9:21 AM, tamanaco wrote: Just had to ask... Is there... or will there... be a Controller software functional Simulator? Yes. The Controller software is called SqueezeOS (formerly known as the Jive software) and also runs on Mac, Windows and Linux, though there aren't any pre-compiled versions of it available. Once the Duet is released we'll be working to make an official version of that software for the desktop, tentatively called SqueezePlay, that will replace SoftSqueeze as the preferred desktop player. We'd LOVE some help with this effort now so we can get that released sooner. Anybody with Windows or Mac desktop development skills would be most welcome to participate. Thanks, dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
On Jan 12, 2008, at 10:36 AM, Peter wrote: I sincerely hope we won't be turning some virtual scroll wheel with our mouse pointers... :( The scrolling already takes advantage of your mouse wheel (if you have one), otherwise cursor keys do the scrolling... ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
On Jan 10, 2008, at 12:55 PM, tamanaco wrote: What Mark says is right on the mark... I also just found out that the Controller might have a on/off switch. (I did not see it in any of the pictures... Where is it?) So, if this is the case, network degradation can be avoided by flipping the swich. The Home button acts as a power off button if you press and hold it for two seconds. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Controller and SB3
On Jan 9, 2008, at 4:47 AM, Gibbo wrote: Maybe this has been covered elsewhere but is there any plan to release a box set duet type discounted thingy, with a controller and a SB3 rather than a receiver? That's something that's been considered along with a Transporter/ Controller bundle. If that's done, it'll probably be for specific retailers, but nothing's really been finalized yet. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver, Slimcenter, Duet, Jive - I'm confused!
On Jan 9, 2008, at 6:57 AM, SuperQ wrote: Skunk;256403 Wrote: You'll also see SBC (Squeezebox Controller) and SBR (Squeezebox Receiver) used here and there. Maybe the Jive forum should be renamed the Controller or Duet forum to avoid some confusion. I wouldn't rename the forum, as it is a development forum for the Jive software. I'd like to keep it free of the random support requests. To further confuse things, we'll be renaming the Jive software to SqueezeOS soon (I mentioned this in another post...) So the new product names are: SqueezeCenter 7 (aka SC7, formerly SlimServer) SqueezeNetwork (aka SN) Squeezebox Controller (aka SBC, formerly Jive Remote) Squeezebox Receiver (aka SBR, formerly Ray) SqueezeNetwork (aka SN) SqueezeOS (formerly Jive software) Squeezebox (aka SB3 aka Squeezebox Classic aka Squeezebox v3 ) Transporter (aka TR) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 9, 2008, at 5:41 AM, 4mula1 wrote: It seems Logitech might've been very close to indeed making a portable Squeezebox. From the pictures of the controller it doesn't look like it has an accessory connector at the bottom between the charging pins, But it does have such a connector, but it's hidden under a rubber plug, which provides pinouts for audio in, audio out, serial, USB host or device, and power (both to charge the battery and run peripherals from the battery). Those pins haven't been fully enabled in software, we're looking to the community to help drive development of accessories. The product photo shots were supposed to leave the plug in, but: http://www.logitech.com/repository/619/jpg/5794.1.0.jpg -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver, Slimcenter, Duet, Jive - I'm confused!
On Jan 9, 2008, at 10:40 AM, aubuti wrote: gerph;256491 Wrote: Um... Maybe I'm missing something, but... it's not an OS. The OS is Linux and it's just an application on top of that. Well, Dean did say that they were doing it to further confuse things That's our strategy and we're sticking to it. :) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 9, 2008, at 8:20 AM, 4mula1 wrote: Does/will the Controller support SHDC cards? With 32GB nearly here that will easily hold my library if transcoded into mp3. That would make my entire library ready to travel. Now I'm interested in buying one. Yes, I've tried it with a 4GB card, and with the latest version of the software just about every card we've tried works fine. We should probably get a 32GB card to try here... ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
On Jan 8, 2008, at 10:16 AM, tforce wrote: Will the Duet be available in stores or only on the internet? Duet will be available in both retail and online stores around the world, though the specific retailers haven't been announced yet. The individual Receiver and Controller units will also be available worldwide, but in fewer stores. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 8, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Mark Lanctot wrote: konut;255304 Wrote: Am I corect in assuming that a router isn't needed? That the controller can connect directly to my laptops WiFi? I believe that a router isn't needed in that the controller can connect directly to the -Squeezebox Receiver-, not a laptop, i.e. the SBR functions as an ad-hoc AP. That's right. dem;255309 Wrote: When it's in standby, is the LED off? I'm thinking of putting one in a bedroom. It sounds like it would be handy to use the controller while lying in bed. It sounds like you're asking about the controller, which ModelCitizen answered, but Mike Valera was talking about the SBR. Not sure about that one as I haven't seen an SBR, he'd have to answer. Obviously one of those super-bright blue LEDs would be undesirable for use in a bedroom! The LED goes to a dim white when powered on and connected but not playing. Unplugged, it goes to a bright black. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
Some news from CES: Squeezebox Duet won a CES Innovations 2008 award. Details here: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/172/4177cl=us,en Also, according to this (http://ces.cnet.com/best-of-ces/? tag=ces2008_rnav) in the Home Audio category we're up against Neosonik's no-speaker wires technology (which required powered speakers) and Polk Audio single speaker surround sound. Please feel free to vote for your favorite product here: http://ces.cnet.com/ces/peoples-voice/?tag=ces2008_rnav Thanks! -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
I've just put some placeholder pages in http://wiki.slimdevices.com/ for the new Duet, Receiver and Controller products. If anybody has a free moment, feel free to fill in the details from what you've learned here... Thanks! -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB4: The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 5, 2008, at 11:10 PM, Peter wrote: How does the controller communicate with the SBR when the network connection is not yet up? Over wifi or infrared? Over the wireless. When the Squeezebox Receiver is first powered up (or after pressing and holding the button on the front to put it into setup mode), it starts listening over wireless for a setup message from a Squeezebox Controller. Will this new setup method be 'ported' to the old SB3? We do plan on adding this to a future release of the Squeezebox3 and Transporter firmware, but as Mike said, it's fairly low priority since you can easily set up those units using the VFD display and remote. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezbox Duet
On Jan 6, 2008, at 2:36 AM, Phil Meyer wrote: How long will the Controller's full battery charge last? That depends on the usage. Constant usage is around 3 hours now, but that's without any power management at all. When the screen dims and the wireless goes in to power-saving mode, the life goes way up. I assume the thing it's sitting in is a charging cradle, which means it needs to be plugged in, so it would not sit well on a coffee table in the center of a room. Probably not. Better a side table where you can have a wire to keep it charged. When it's in the charging stand it acts as a Now Playing screensaver while playing, or defaults to a clock screensaver when not. Does the device remain on all the time; Yes. if not, how long would it take to be functional from power-off? From inserting the battery, through cold-boot, wireless association and connection to the server is about 40 seconds at this point, or half what my cell phone takes. :) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 6, 2008, at 9:08 AM, bradjudy wrote: I'm hoping there's a new SoftSqueeze coming to emulate the remote and try it out first. A replacement for SoftSqueeze is coming that will use the same software platform (called SqueezeOS) that's on the Controller. I've heard it lacks iPod style acceleration for getting through long lists of albums/artists. Is that correct? Will that feature be added to a future update? Acceleration is one of the major improvements that's being worked on for the initial release of the product. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 6, 2008, at 9:12 AM, erland wrote: mortslim;255077 Wrote: I don't undertand what the sd card slot is for on the controller. I can see two usages: 1. Emergency upgrade/installation of new firmware if the firmware can't be downloaded from SqueezeCenter due to some technical problem. 2. Possibility to store music files locally to take these with you when you leave the house. That's right. We've been using the SD card for development too, capturing screenshots, logging messages for debug, firmware updates, etc.You could also put music files on it, but there's no facility to play them back. Yet. I agree, something in the form factor of an iPod would have been more appropriate for a portable device. The primary goal with this first version of the controller might not be to let it act as a portable device, but the current form factor allows you to take it with you out in the garden to continue listening to music when you go outside. That's right. The Controller is designed to be used around the house, not to be tossed into your gym bag. :) This is the first version, but I'm personally already dreaming of a second edition in a year or two which have form factor more suitable for a portable player. No comments on future hardware products. :) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 6, 2008, at 8:43 AM, mortslim wrote: For the time being, you'll need to have at least one Controller to set up a Receiver. That's a limit of the current software. The above quote indicates that eventually (when?) you won't have to buy the controller if you just want to get a new receiver. As was mentioned in the sticky announcement by someone, there should be no technical reason why you can't set up the new receiver with a ethernet cabled computer and then uncable it to put it where you want in your wifi environment. I hope the engineers overrule the marketing people. Generally speaking, it's the community that overrules the marketing folks around here. :) If somebody wants to create a little utility to do just that, we'd love to see it. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
On Jan 6, 2008, at 10:14 AM, IRJ wrote: I need some clarification. If I have say an existing SB1 or 2 or 3, can I add a new SBR and control both from my existing WiFi PDA? At this time you need a Squeezebox Controller to set up a Squeezebox Receiver. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
On Jan 6, 2008, at 11:15 AM, Fifer wrote: But not one -per- SBR? (Can you have a setup with one controller and multiple receivers?) Right. One Controller can set up and control any number of Receivers. -dena ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 6, 2008, at 12:30 PM, slimkid wrote: Now, I'm confused, I was unde the impression that controller works only wirelessly, other than doing the initial set up. So, if there is no wireless network available, how would controller control 'next song' for example. Not to mention how would it get an album art? The Controller has a 802.11 wireless module in it. That's how it does all its communications. It can talk to an existing wireless network OR through a Receiver that's connected to an ethernet network. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
On Jan 6, 2008, at 3:40 PM, Ian_F wrote: First of all, congratulations on the announcement of the new product (s). I've no doubt there are some very worried people over at Sonos HQ! Looking through the specs (under the System requirements '_on_this_page_' (http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_duet.html)) I see you're quoting 256MB of RAM as a requirement. Is that number correct? If it is, I guess I need to factor in the cost of a new host if I'm going to get the Duet since my trusty QNAP is not gonna make the grade :-( The new hardware doesn't add any new requirements to your host setup, but running SqueezeCenter 7.0 might. I don't know the status of running SC7 on QNAP, but if it runs well there, then the new hardware should work fine. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 6, 2008, at 2:27 PM, dem wrote: mvalera;254692 Wrote: The switch on the front is multi function, more for connection reset and/or factory reset. It also changes colors to reflect it's connection status. Like the Squeezebox the Squeezebox Receiver it's always on or in standby. It's never really off When it's in standby, is the LED off? When playing, the LED is white. When in standby it's significantly dimmed. But seeing the LED isn't really needed to use the product, you could hide it in a cabinet or even put a bit tape over it for complete darkeness. I'm thinking of putting one in a bedroom. It sounds like it would be handy to use the controller while lying in bed. Works great from bed. :) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB4: The 'Duet' is here
As you surmised, the Squeezebox Controller (the remote formerly known as Jive) will list for $299US, and the Squeezebox Receiver (formerly known as Ray) will be $149. The bundle of the two is called Squeezebox Duet and will list for $399US. For the time being, you'll need to have at least one Controller to set up a Receiver. That's a limit of the current software. And as Mike said, this isn't Squeezebox 4, but compliments the classic Squeezebox. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] So... are we going to see a new Squeezebox at CES?
See http://www.slimdevices.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here
To clear up a little bit about the new product announcement. There are two new hardware products, the Squeezebox Receiver and the Squeezebox Controller. These are available separately, but when bought together the bundle is called Squeezebox Duet. Squeezebox Receiver is based on the existing Squeezebox 2/3 hardware platform with the same amount of memory, CPU speed, wireless card, etc. In fact the firmware that's running on it is essentially the same as on the classic Squeezebox. It lacks a headphone jack and uses a different (but quite good) DAC. In place of a VFD display it has a single button with an RGB LED behind it. The color of that button is under software control and indicates if the device is connected and working properly. The button acts as a pause/unpause control, or if you press and hold, puts the Receiver into setup mode. Squeezebox Controller is exactly the same hardware that folks from the community have been testing under the code-name Jive Hardware Beta, as discussed here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/ forumdisplay.php?f=19 It's based on an entirely new ARM-based hardware architecture and a new software platform which has been under development as the Jive software and will be renamed SqueezeOS. The Controller uses its built-in 802.11g wireless to talk to SqueezeCenter and/or SqueezeNetwork as an alternative way to control your Squeezeboxen or Transporter and has nice 2.4 display and enough buttons to navigate and play your music on your other devices. The Controller also has a small built-in speaker and headphone jack which are used for sound effects for the user interface. Future software updates could make the Controller a player itself, streaming your music (or any of the internet radio or music services on SqueezeNetwork) to the headphone jack. If and when that software update happens, the Duet bundle would be like getting two players in one box. There's also an SD card slot in the unit, an IR transmitter, a 3-axis accelerometer and an expansion port on the bottom. What software features get added depends largely on what the community comes up with, there's already a bunch of neat applets and other software that have been created during the beta program. I'm REALLY excited about these new products. Folks have been asking for a couple of new products from us for a while: a less expensive Squeezebox and a remote with a display. We did that. But it gets better. The Squeezebox Controller is based on a totally new and open platform for software development. In the same way that SqueezeCenter (nee SlimServer) was a platform for our community to create new ways of listening to music, Squeezebox Controller and SqueezeOS are platforms for building new ways of controlling your music and more. You ain't seen nothing yet. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezbox Duet
On Jan 5, 2008, at 5:11 PM, upstatemike wrote: This looks great but I am not clear about the controller... do you need a wireless network to use it? I have 14 Squeezebox players but they are all wired. Would I have to put up a wireless network to use this remote? If you buy the Duet bundle, you can connect the Receiver to your ethernet network and bridge to the Controller without any other wireless networking equipment. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB4: The 'Duet' is here
On Jan 5, 2008, at 5:33 PM, Mitch Harding wrote: Also noticed that the Duet has 32 Mb of RAM, versus 64 Mb on the SB3. The Squeezebox Receiver has 64 megabits (aka 8 megabytes) of SDRAM, the same as SB3. The Squeezebox Controller has 64 megabytes of SDRAM. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
On Jan 5, 2008, at 5:56 PM, pichonCalavera wrote: Wow!, congratulations on another product release! Thanks! So I see that both are not very diferent in terms of arquitecture / functions, so I guess a SBR can be synchronized with a SB3 or maybe even a SB2 for music playback from Squeezecenter? That's right. Also I'm not very clear with this: -Bridging capability allows Ethernet devices to connect to the network through Squeezebox Receiver's wireless connection-. Does it mean the SBC can connect to the network through the SBR instead of connecting directly to the wireless router for example? That's right too! -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What would it take? (reciva thread)
On Dec 10, 2007, at 1:55 AM, gandt wrote: I have a SB2 and a reciva radio. Undoubtedly the SB2 wins hands down but the Reciva radio occasionally has the Internet Radio advantage. The reciva website now has quite a few new interesting stations I have to add manually to the SB2. I assume the basic reciva download the list of stations is some form of xml and was wondering if it would be possible to write a reciva plugin. Perhaps there are licencing issues? Does anybody know? What stations are these? Are they not available from RadioTime or one of our other tuning services? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Welcome Felix, Michael and Ben!
Just a brief note to welcome Felix Mueller, Michael Herger and Ben Klaas to the Logitech/Slim Devices engineering teams. All three of these guys are long-time, active members of our community who have already made terrific contributions. Felix is known for a huge number of hardware and software projects, including IR blasting and my favorite, TinyLittlePacMan. Felix is already hit the ground running on firmware development, from Switzerland. Michael is the creator of SlimCD and SlimNAS, MusicINfoSCR and more. He's working on a variety of SlimServer features, including web UI and localization, also from Switzerland. Ben Klaas, famed author of the Nokia770 skin, is working on some Jive- related stuff, including localization and some SlimServer integration tasks, from his home in Minnesota. We're really excited to have them able to work full time on the stuff that they used to do for fun and fame. Welcome, guys! -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] look familiar?
THIS IS TERRIBLE! 0UR [EMAIL PROTECTED] W1LL PWN THEM. More information here: http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/ snuznluz.shtml?cpg=50T ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: New 6.5.0
Can you give us some details about your system (operating system, etc.) and what kind of music format you are using (MP3, WMA, etc...)? On Sep 21, 2006, at 8:33 AM, neguentropia wrote: Well... I think I made a mistake because it seems nobody have the same problem I have. I upgrade to 6.5.0 and now, if I read an album, between track 1 and 2 I have to wait 2 minutes (yes 120 seconds exactly.. a timer ?) . The remote controller is “frozen” during this 2 mn and timer on SB3 remains at 00:21. After the track 2, nothing . I push buttons on remote and after an indeterminate time it work again, with same problem. I try also with softsqueze and it’s the same Somebody’s got an idea? I’m sorry for my “bad English” and I’m not a technician so if you want I test something please use a non technical word. -- neguentropia -- -- neguentropia's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? userid=7444 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27608 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Crestron for Transporter?
There's at least one Crestron module in development now: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26063 I also heard from Patrick that there was some interest from other Crestron developers he spoke to at CEDIA. I'll post more when I hear some details. Also, the RS-232 port can be used as a serial connection to the SlimServer CLI, using a plugin that Felix developed. Other plugins can also use the RS-232 port for their own purposes. Felix's plugin is not in the 6.5 release that's going out today, but it'll be available for download soon. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 6.5 Internet Radio - Connection Timed Out
Is it possible that the new installation requires you to reconfigure your firewall? It looks like from the log that your player can't make an outgoing connection for internet radio. Note that in 6.5, the player directly connects to the radio station in most cases. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 6.5 won't stay running
Old downloads are available from http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/ But I'd love to understand and fix the problem you are having. Can you tell us what operating system your computer is running? If it's a windows machine, it would be great to know what your System Event log has recorded about SlimServer. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: iTunes 7 (QuickTime 7.1.3) Rips Don't Play
Ah, can you see if the file will play back from the command line with faad? On Sep 18, 2006, at 4:02 AM, bishopdonmiguel wrote: dean blackketter;137041 Wrote: These are Apple AAC files ripped on a PC using iTunes 7? What platform are you running SlimServer on? Apple AAC (M4A 128kbps) files encoded on OS X using iTunes 7.0 (QT 7.1.3). Slimserver 6.3.1 running under Debian Sarge (stable) on a P4 2Ghz with 768MB RAM. -- bishopdonmiguel -- -- bishopdonmiguel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? userid=278 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27503 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: iTunes 7 (QuickTime 7.1.3) Rips Don't Play
On Sep 18, 2006, at 9:46 AM, bishopdonmiguel wrote: dean blackketter;137184 Wrote: Ah, can you see if the file will play back from the command line with faad? Bit of a nix newbie. So I would try... faad -w -f 2 mytrack.m4a That should work. Does slimserver use FAAD during the scan to obtain the tags? No, it parses the AAC/Movie data directly. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: iTunes 7 (QuickTime 7.1.3) Rips Don't Play
On Sep 18, 2006, at 3:21 PM, bishopdonmiguel wrote: dean blackketter;137196 Wrote: faad -w -f 2 mytrack.m4a That should work. Well, something happens. A bunch of nonsensical stuff is output to the terminal (accessing server via SSH connection). If I use FAAD -i mytrack.m4a it correctly reports genre and other tag data missing in slimserver. That's the audio being printed out to your terminal. Which is good, because it's decoding something. dean blackketter;137196 Wrote: No, it parses the AAC/Movie data directly. If that's the case, I assume something is wacky with slimserver and QT 7.1.3 encodings. Anything I can do to help track this down? Not as far as we can tell here. Can you create a bug on bugs.slimdevices.com and attach a sample file that exhibits this behavior? Thanks, dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Gapless mp3 playback when is it going to be fixed??
On Sep 18, 2006, at 6:02 PM, Greg Klanderman wrote: b6662966;137269 Wrote: fact is that MANY people desire gapless, even winamp and itunes support the LAME tag now, you guys need to catch up. Us Guys here in the forum are enthusiasts who help others out. I don't support b6662966's attitude, but it sure would be nice if Dean or one of the other Slim folks who read these forums would chime in and let us know if they have any plans to support LAME gapless. Absolutely yes. It's been far too long. We've got our hands full at the moment trying to get the backordered Transporters out the door, but this is a high priority bug fix afterwards. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Infrared command f20a40bf stops Slimserver
What kind of remote is it? We'd like to try to reproduce that here... ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] iTunes 7 (QuickTime 7.1.3) Rips Don't Play
These are Apple AAC files ripped on a PC using iTunes 7? What platform are you running SlimServer on? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Volume Adjustment with iTunes 7.0
On Sep 17, 2006, at 12:53 PM, tigershark wrote: I have installed iTunes 7 and cannot scan my library for new music. I tried a full rescan and it messed it up even more so it looks like even existing files are being altered. I'm not sure what triggers this. I considered that the problem might be with the XML file that SlimServer scans when you tell it to use iTunes, particularly as Appple appear to use an industry standard for tagging, but I have scanned directly and this problem still occurs so I think the trouble lies with tagging and not the XML file. Hopefully Slim Devices can comment quickly. I won't go back to iTunes 6.5 just yet - it's not worth the trouble. We haven't found any issues with iTunes 7.0 compatibility here yet. Can you give some detail about the behavior you are seeing and how you've got your music set up? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Sean demoing Transporter on Gizmodo
Sean took a trip to the Gizmodo offices and gave a nice demo of Transporter, which they videotaped and posted on their site via YouTube. Check it out here: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/transporter-video- tour-199926.php ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox causing interference
How far apart are the Squeezebox and the wireless phone adaptor? Can you move them apart a bit and see how that affects the behavior? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Draytek Vigor 2800VG Do they work OK now?
On Sep 4, 2006, at 2:02 AM, Siduhe wrote: Can only speak from personal experience, but my Belkin pre-n has been rock solid from day one and has required very little in the way of reboots or tweaks. I second this about the Belkin Pre-N. Amazing range, very stable, works great with everything I've thrown at it... ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 display always active
Just to document for folks who are coming upon this post: Press BRIGHTNESS when the player is powered off to dim the display all the way down. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Wireless connection temperamental
I suggest you get in touch with [EMAIL PROTECTED] to troubleshoot. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] A few questions/comments about Transporter
On Aug 17, 2006, at 1:59 AM, cliveb wrote: 1. It's not clear from the info published so far whether it will be possible to switch between the digital inputs from the remote. The photo of the remote is just a little too small to be able to read all the buttons' labels. Yes, by navigating to a menu that allows you to choose from the list of inputs. 2. Will the volume control operate on external sources fed via the digital inputs, or does it only operate on the stream arriving from SlimServer? Not in the first release, but we hope to add it in a future software update. 3. The specs indicate that the selectable attenuation is only available on the unbalanced analogue output. I would like to see this also available on the balanced analogue output - my ATC speakers have balanced inputs and it would make sense to drive them from the balanced outputs, and there would certainly need to be some sort of attenuation to avoid blowing out the windows! Is it too late in the development process to ask for this to be considered? Alas, no, the attenuation is only in the unbalanced outputs. You may be able to find inline passive attenuators, http:// www.rothwellaudioproducts.co.uk/html/attenuators.html for example, that will work for this application. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Blue White Mac G3 400 Mhz Slimserver
You should be able to install 10.3 or 10.4 on that computer, but it'll be pretty slow. Consider buying a Mac mini, it'll be a lot faster and will come with a current version of MacOS on it... On Aug 10, 2006, at 5:01 AM, Jazz1 wrote: I'm thinking about pumping up this old Apple Tower with more memory and a larger hard drive. I know it is limited to 120 Gig using the native HD bus. The question is can this thing run SlimServer under OSX 10.XX? Does the G3 have enough power to push Apple Lossless via ethernet? Just wondering if anyone else has done this with such old hardware? -- Jazz1 -- -- Jazz1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6623 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26274 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Mac SlimServer 6.3.1 Exits on Start
Look for Home - Library - Logs - slimserver.log and open that file. The last thing in there should be a log event with some information about why the server wouldn't start up. Feel free to post it here for help. -dean On Aug 10, 2006, at 3:36 PM, alberg wrote: I am trying to install the Mac OS X version of SlimServer on my iMac G5. The install runs without incident and I click on 'Start Server' in the PrefPane. After a few seconds, the button turns from 'Stop Server' to 'Start Server' again and the server never gets started. Any ideas how to troubleshoot this? Thanks Al -- alberg -- -- alberg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6899 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26287 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Dead squeeze3, what to do?
Please get in touch with our support team at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to help diagnose the problem. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Radio stream and Bandwidth consumption
On Aug 5, 2006, at 2:27 AM, yeomanspc wrote: 1. If, when listening to internet radio, you simply turn the SB off, does it stop the streaming into the server? - I appreciate it stops streaming to the SB. (I assume it does). It does. 2. If a radio station is already being streamed to one player, is it possible (has anyone considered) - as an option - automatically synching to the already streamed player to save upline bandwidth. Only if you have the players set up as synced will it share a stream. One issue here is that some stations have playlists and or dynamically created streams, so sharing feeds might not work in a significant number of cases. 3. When synching players to a radio station I understand that they get out of synch due to 'no start of track' - has anyone considered (as a synch option) to insert a 're-synch' every (say) 5 minutes? That's something we're definitely planning on, keeping long songs and radio stations in sync by tracking playback time with fine grained network clocks. As a short term fix, I have installed the powersave plugin to turn players off every hour by default but this is a bit cumbersome. That'll work too! ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Philips RC9800i
The 9800i does have WiFi, but no we browser. It does have a UPnP client, but it's a weak implementation. If you are used to browsing your music with a Squeezebox, you'll be disappointed. As a universal remote, I couldn't get halfway through the setup before I gave up and went back to my Harmony 880, which is by far the best remote I've ever used. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Third-Party Remotes
On Aug 4, 2006, at 8:30 AM, Pale Blue Ego wrote: dean Wrote: The new, backlit remotes are really nice looking and feeling. We'll be selling them online soon, so you may be interested in upgrading to that. -dean Do you know what the price of those will be, dean? At the risk of getting whacked on the head by our sales team, I _think_ the price will be $29. They cost a lot more to manufacture (the white backlight LEDs are expensive), so they are more than our old replacement remotes. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Switching between SlimServer and Squeezenetwork
On Aug 4, 2006, at 10:17 AM, ChrisOwens wrote: I expect Dean will pop up here before long, but until then I'll just jump in. POP! There are a couple of things we're hoping to do for SqueezeNetwork/ SlimServer integration: 1. Sync settings favorites. Things like alarm clocks, display settings, screen saver, etc. should only need to be set once. Favorite radio stations can be synced, but obviously local music favorites won't be synced. 2. Make it easier to switch between SqueezeNetwork and SlimServer. Making it easier to switch players between the two via the remote, web interface and API. 3. Make it easier to understand. It should be easier to sign up for SqueezeNetwork, more obvious what system you are connected, and the language used clearer and consistent. 4. We've also talked about automatically switching a player between the two when your computer becomes available and unavailable. This will be the trickiest bit, since we don't want jump the player around unexpectedly. These discussions on the forums are a big help in figuring out what's most important to do and how to approach it. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Switching between SlimServer and Squeezenetwork
It will, but only if the alarm is also set on SqueezeNetwork. There are two separate alarms. On Aug 4, 2006, at 6:02 PM, Jazz1 wrote: If your turn the Squeezebox off for the night, connected to the Squeezebox network, and have the alarm set, won't it wake up and play music for an alarm? -- Jazz1 -- -- Jazz1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6623 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26102 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: help needed: explicit path to iTunes XML file
On Aug 2, 2006, at 6:36 PM, twylie wrote: fast switching for me would be the ability to switch slimservers (running on different machines) via the web interface, even if it required an auto reboot of the SB3 and associated delay. This should be possible via a plugin, though I don't think one has been written yet. Please do enter an enhancement request on bugs.slimdevices.com with your idea and details. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Transporter Input / Output configurations - Eliminate cost of a Pre Amp?
On Aug 2, 2006, at 8:40 PM, daniels5 wrote: 1) How will we be able to select, say a DVD player, that is connected using the Transporter's Coax input? Or an SACD player connected to the S/PDIF input? Yes. There will be a menu choice in SlimServer and the top-level setup menu to switch between the digital inputs. 2) Will we be able to create a soft label on the Transporter's display to say DVD, or SACD Player or will the input selection display have to read Coax S/PDIF etc.? I don't think this idea has come up before, but it's a good one! I'm not sure it'll happen for the initial release, but is certainly possible in a future software update. 3) Will any given Transporter digital outputs be able to be selected as a Servo Output - outputting what the Transporter is receiving from it's ethernet ports? All of the outputs will have the same data on them, namely what is decoded from the CPU. 4) Will any given Transporter digital output be able to be selected as a #8220;Tape Loop#8221; type output - which is to say whatever input is selected will be looped through this output when configured as a Tape Loop? I believe that when you switch to one of the digital inputs, it will automatically be passed through to the digital outs. It should be possible to disable the digital out too. Finally, I am amazed at how responsive and clever Slim Devices is proving to be as it listens to it's customers and designed it's last two products; A $300 entry level Network Music Player and a $2K audiophile Network Media Player + external DAC w/ super low jitter + Digital Pre-Amp w/ short audio paths and Jung based power supplies is a nice year's work. Thanks so much! -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBv3 shots down after 5min of playing
Please get in touch with our support team at [EMAIL PROTECTED], you may have a hardware problem. On Aug 2, 2006, at 9:56 AM, tureby wrote: Hey. Just bought a SBv3. Did a firmware update, because the slimserver told me that. After playing music for about 5 minutes the SB shuts down and I hear some click noices in my speakers. I have to remove the power and insert again before I can come in contact with the SB. Any ideas??? -- tureby -- -- tureby's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6734 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26065 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: The remote is crap!
On Aug 1, 2006, at 5:25 AM, jonheal wrote: Just because it's useful does not negate the facts that it is flimsy and damage-prone. I'll agree that it's not the most attractive remote in the world, but despite years of abuse, I haven't seen one of the remotes break. The new remote that comes with Transporter has some improvements including: - More attractive - More solid feel - Backlighting - Browse button - AA batteries for longer life We'll be offering these new remotes for sale as an accessory on our web site as soon as they come in. I'll post here when that happens. Further down the road I expect some of these improvements to trickle down to an upgraded remote for Squeezebox. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Backlit Remote
On Jul 27, 2006, at 1:54 AM, rick's cafe wrote: Any chance that you can post a picture of the remote showing how it looks when illuminated?? It's kind of tricky to photograph, but I'll give it a shot this week. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Backlit Remote
On Jul 25, 2006, at 3:15 AM, rick's cafe wrote: Can Slim please post more pics of the new Transporter remote so we can all take a closer look... Look on our press page: http://www.slimdevices.com/au_press.html The graphics have changed since those pictures were taken, but it's essentially the same. also will the new remote work with an SB3? Absolutely. and if so can it be purchased separately? Yes. When we have them in stock they'll be added to the accessories page on our web site. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Transporter!
On Jul 24, 2006, at 6:43 PM, el payo wrote: Is there any way to pre-order a Transporter w/o the Squeezebox - I really don't need another one... Yes. Call our offices and talk to one of the nice sales guys. They'll take your order via the phone. It'll still cost $1999, though. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Getting a lot of 404s on the forum tonight
Should be fixed now. Dan upgraded our web servers and moved a few machines around yesterday. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slim Server won't start
Check your Library - Logs - slimserver.log file. There should be an error message at the end indicating what went wrong. Alternatively, get in touch with [EMAIL PROTECTED] to walk you through this... On Jun 24, 2006, at 8:57 AM, holderlin wrote: I have Slim Server set to start at start up. It doesn't start. When I press Start Server, it goes to stop server for a few seconds then returns to Start Server. Web access is also disabled. Any thoughts? Thanks, Bob -- holderlin -- -- holderlin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? userid=4821 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24958 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Anyone here know anything about ad hoc wifi networks?
On Jul 2, 2006, at 10:57 AM, Michaelwagner wrote: Ah, that makes sense. You might be right - 2 devices that self- assign in the same address range might well talk properly, if they self- assign to different addresses but in the same subnet. How odd. Not that odd. :) There's actually a standard for self-assigning addresses and a special range reserved (169.254.x.x) for exactly this purpose. It's called link-local addressing and is enabled by default on Windows, Mac and Squeezebox2/3. Gory details here: http://ietf.org/rfc/rfc3927.txt ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox?
I came up with Squeezebox. It's musical, has a subtle reference to compression and a not-so- subtle dash of innuendo. The song is a definite bonus. Mostly, it just made me smile. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Replaygain info in Slimserver but not SB3
That's not strictly true. They are read during the scan and then the modification date is checked and the file tags may be reread upon playing. Also, if you navigate right into the song in browse music folder, you can see much of the tag info metadata. On Jun 18, 2006, at 6:34 PM, radish wrote: Tags are not read when using browse music folder. -- radish -- -- radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24762 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] You have got to be kidding Me!
That's a $300 discount off buying all those items separately. It's a good deal, we've been impressed by the interest and the offer won't last long. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Live365 Rant
On Jun 6, 2006, at 9:31 PM, Dead365 wrote: *Live365 stations cannot be stored and then accessed via Favorites - even for VIP accounts. *If you do try to access a station immediately after saving it using the remote, SB will produce the cannot access remote URL error message. Same deal if you try to use the Squeezenetwork to play the newly saved station - out of luck. I believe both of these problems are related to bug 3362 http:// bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3362, which we plan on addressing for the upcoming 6.3 release. *If you want to store a list of Live365 stations, you have to do so through their website. To actually play a station, you then have to access your list by using the remote to get to the Live365 My presets menu. *You need to have toggle between two web pages (Squeezenetworks and Live365) and two areas of the SB menu to manage and play your list of stored stations. Once bug 3362 is addressed, then you can use your favorites (or playlists) to manage your Live365 stations. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Live365 Rant
On Jun 6, 2006, at 11:10 PM, Dead365 wrote: radish Wrote: I don't use live 365 so I can't comment on what you said about it, but this: is entirely false. You just need to know how to open port 9000 in your firewall, for which you should consult the fine manual. Sorry, but I've been there and done all that, and spent 45 minutes on the phone with a tech who certainly seemed to know what he was doing. No luck. A substantial fraction of SlimServer users do have firewalls running, either the ones built into the operating system or a third-party firewall. We test with a large number of them and provide setup documentation for them in a variety of places. Indeed, the SlimServer installer for Windows automatically configures the built- in XP firewall for you automatically. What firewall software are you running? ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Qnap TS-101 feedback
shamelessplug We've got a special available on our web site now to buy a 1TB ReadyNAS and two wireless Squeezeboxen for $1499. A really good deal. /shamelessplug On Jun 6, 2006, at 3:47 AM, bossanova808 wrote: I'm extremely happy with my Infrant readyNAS with slim - it works an absolute treat, has done for ages now. Just another option. -- bossanova808 -- -- bossanova808's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? userid=619 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24498 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Help! SlimServer won't start
This sounds like a bug in the installer that we've had a heck of a time reproducing where the SlimServer service doesn't get installed properly. It's fixed by running the installer a second time. On Jun 6, 2006, at 4:41 AM, tenwiseman wrote: Had the same problem with 6.2.2 offical release on a new PC build with XP Pro. Same sympton as last post - just shows Slimserver Starting in the system tray. I uninstalled it, and have gone back to 6.2.1 which works fine in this respect. -- Adrian C -- tenwiseman -- -- tenwiseman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? userid=5764 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24450 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Qnap TS-101 feedback
On Jun 6, 2006, at 8:25 AM, nicketynick wrote: dean Wrote: shamelessplug We've got a special available on our web site now to buy a 1TB ReadyNAS and two wireless Squeezeboxen for $1499. A really good deal. /shamelessplug Wow, that's a significant savings by my calculation! Any chance you'll do something with only 250GB storage, so I can build up slowly? (ie. stealth purchasing, to avoid tricky questions!) This is the only configuration we're offering at this time. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Rhapsody support coming very soon?
On Jun 5, 2006, at 3:47 PM, Ben Sandee wrote: Very cool! This will truly be the summer of Slim. We hope so! There will be an official announcement of Beta support for Rhapsody in SlimServer and Squeezebox tomorrow, once the nightlies are available for folks to try. Rhapsody support is the key new feature for the 6.3 release, along with improved Internet radio content support. Thanks, dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Squeezbox always using wireless
When you switched the network setting, did you continue right and go through setup, or did you press left and back out? If you back out, then the setting doesn't take effect. I just tested it here and moving right does switch (and reboot the player in the process) and no connection is made through wireless. On Jun 2, 2006, at 8:59 PM, qhplar wrote: I had to remove the power cable from the back of the Squeezebox for the switch from wireless to Ethernet to take affect. Mearly changing the settings in the setup menu wasn't enough. It must be a bug in the unit functionality. -- qhplar -- -- qhplar's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5782 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24423 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 6.2.2 scan needs hours and hours to complete
Ok, but do note that 6.5 is still unstable. Check out the other threads on the beta forum about it's current state. On May 28, 2006, at 8:02 PM, Ken wrote: Thank you! I'll pick up 6.5 right away :) dean blackketter wrote: On May 28, 2006, at 7:13 AM, Ken wrote: The fact that scanning makes the server useless is, IMO, the number one problem with SlimServer. I don't mind the length of time it takes to scan, but I should be able to access the server and listen to the music while this is occurring. I'd like to see this fixed before another single feature goes in. The 6.5 version of slimserver already has a separate process for scanning, which means that the scanning will both be faster AND won't impact the performance of the main process that controls the user interface. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] 6.2.2 scan needs hours and hours to complete
On May 28, 2006, at 7:13 AM, Ken wrote: The fact that scanning makes the server useless is, IMO, the number one problem with SlimServer. I don't mind the length of time it takes to scan, but I should be able to access the server and listen to the music while this is occurring. I'd like to see this fixed before another single feature goes in. The 6.5 version of slimserver already has a separate process for scanning, which means that the scanning will both be faster AND won't impact the performance of the main process that controls the user interface. -dean ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] likely upgrade/next version?
On May 24, 2006, at 2:32 AM, Peter Nõu wrote: What is Sean working on right now? ;-) His taxes. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Unchecked songs picked up when I don't want them to be
Do you have a music folder specified, along with iTunes turned on? If you do, then it's importing them both. Remove the folder name and keep iTunes checked on and it should respect the checkbox. On May 21, 2006, at 8:38 AM, markcaines wrote: Like a couple of other people here, I use iTunes and have two copies of each song - one in Apple Lossless for Slimserver and one at a lower bit rate for my iPod. The lower bit rate songs are unchecked in iTunes and Slimserver is set to ignore them. However, both songs are appearing in my Slimserver library. I've tried 6.2.2 and 6.5b1 and get the same result. I'm using a Mac with OSX 10.4.6. I noticed there was a bug report (1475 I think) which claimed this problem had been solved in 6.2, but I am certainly not finding it resolved. -- markcaines -- -- markcaines's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? userid=1605 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24091 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SlimServer 6.2.2 horror - move to beta or back to 6.2.1?
We'd really like to get to the bottom of these issues and get them fixed for the upcoming 6.3 release. A number of bugs have already been fixed in the 6.3 nightlies. Please do try the 6.3 pre-release version. If you are still having problems, please post them to the Beta forum and/or file bugs on bugs.slimdevices.com Thanks! -dean On May 14, 2006, at 3:22 AM, Pétur wrote: Since I upgraded to 6.2.2 my music setup hasn't been the same anymore. 3 server crashes (one forced me to reboot windows as slimserver started eating all memory). And now very buggy playlist behaviour joined the club: all tracks are shown *twice* in the list but only play once (thank god), and current song is no longer in sync with what's actually playing. Are these things better in the latest beta or shall I just go back to 6.2.1 and stick with it for the rest of my life? -- Pétur -- -- Pétur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=363 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23886 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Factory Reset / Firmware 40 / Wireless Problems
On May 14, 2006, at 7:13 AM, Chip Hart wrote: My SB2 will no longer connect to my wireless network after a power outage in a manner that mimics a problem that mysteriously fanished a few months ago. First, the confirmable facts: SB2 Ubuntu, 6.5b1 from repository (last night) F/W v40 Linksys 54G, vanilla Wireless connection Please double-check the model name that is printed on the bottom of your player. There was no firmware version 40 for SB2. 40 is the latest firmware version for the original Squeezebox1. Based on your problem description it sounds like your wireless card has become flakey or come loose in the player. Please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for one-on-one help. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] how to maximize brightness all the time?
Sure. The next time this happens, press the BRIGHTNESS button to adjust it to the level you want. That will set the dim level for when the player is idle. (Similarly, pressing the BRIGHTNESS button when it's not idle or when in standby/off will adjust the brightness settings for those modes. On May 14, 2006, at 12:30 PM, grimholtz wrote: Hi, After my SB3 has been playing of a bit, the brightness automatically dims. This makes it difficult to read the RSS feeds. How can I make it so it doesn't dim? Thanks for any help, grimholtz -- grimholtz 'Get PasswordMaker' (https://passwordmaker.org/) 'Get FoxyProxy' (http://foxyproxy.mozdev.org/) 'Read one of my books' (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ 1861005202/102-7541338-1644948) -- -- grimholtz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? userid=5235 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23896 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Where is the complete solution?!
On May 13, 2006, at 4:13 PM, JJZolx wrote: merlin_x Wrote: I am desperatly searching for a solution that offers music without going to much into tech. Look elsewhere. Maybe something like: http://www.olive.us/ Now, now, JJZolx... :) The easiest thing to get started is to take an inexpensive computer running iTunes (or your favorite music ripping app). Dell Windows PCs are remarkably cheap and easy to get going. Rip your music. Install SlimServer. Stick it in a closet, connected to a wireless access point. Hook up a Squeezebox at your stereo. Enjoy. Soon you'll realize that you NEED this in the other rooms around the house, then order another Squeezebox for the kitchen or the bedroom. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: SB3 - hangs, screen blank, after awhile continues
Please get in touch with [EMAIL PROTECTED] On May 10, 2006, at 12:40 PM, rroussev wrote: 1. I don't use iTunes and plugin is disabled - doesn't solve the problem 2. I'm trying both wireless and wired network - still have the problem 3. I've completely removed and reinstalled slim server - still have problem 4. I've installed slim server on another computer, disabled ALL plugins and internet plugins - still have the same problem 5. This doesn't happen when playing squeezeNetwork - that is all fine 6. When connected to slimserver and switch off - I get the clock, which then shows the same problem - freezes after awhile, screen goes blank, after 20 secs comes back again. This is in a 'switched off' state. I'm starting to think this is a hardware problem... -- rroussev -- -- rroussev's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php? userid=5407 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=23744 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: How much longer for a really slim SlimServer?
On May 7, 2006, at 1:57 PM, Mark Lanctot wrote: Ehh, applicances were supposed to take over computers ~5 years ago. Remember WebTV? Very well. :) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
