Re: [slim] Re: I'm going to open the Realslim can of worms again...
I've SlimServer hang running RealSlim before because of a UPnP issue that I fixed by manually setting IP address in common.pm. If you've done this, make sure you've set the correct IP address for your new computer rather than just copying the file over. (This might be obvious, but I thought I'd mention it anyway). Yeah...thanks for double-checking on this but I've done this. When you find it crashing, try running the windows event viewer (eventvwr from the Run dialog box). Look at the Application messages, and see if there are any errors from slim.exe. If so, that might help debug the crashes. good suggestion...I'll be gone for the holiday weekend but I'll look into it some more when I return. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: I'm going to open the Realslim can of worms again...
Hmmm. I don't think it's a problem with HookAndDie after all. I've also seen the problem you mention, where restarting slimserver makes things work. I've been meaning to figure that out and fix it, but haven't felt that motivated, though it's a nuisance. I also noted in my last update to the earlier realslim thread that there was an additional bug causing slimserver to crash when trying to play anything -- and I posted yet another version of plugin.pm. Did you see that? http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14253page=2 Unfortunately, I don't think I've seen the problem of the library not being read, and I'm not sure what could be causing it. Let me know if you have already tried the most up to date plugin file. -- gsamsa After much tinkering last night I have come to agree that it's not a HookAndDie issue. I should clarify--it's not restarting SlimServer that improves the issue, it's restarting the RealSlim service. Here's what I've discovered: We'll call my computer that I've been using to run SlimServer for the past 12 months computer A. It's an athlon 2800+ running windows XP sp1. I've successfully configured realslim and slimserver 5.4 on this machine and all has been wonderful for the past year (pretty much). Computer A's installation of realslim 0.6 is completely stock (doesn't use any of gsamsa's altered files). My new computer is computer B. It is the one having all the issues and has the specs I've outlined in previous emails. I know that hookanddie works because I can run rhapsody on computer B (with the realslim extensions) and my slimserver installation on computer A can talk to it and use it just fine. However, when I attempt to install slimserver on computer B (having shut down slimserver on computer A to ensure no issues) things go awry. I've tried slimserver 5.4 as well as 6.1.1 and both the stock as well as the altered versions of plugin.pm (yes, the newest version in the thread you mentioned) and common.pm. I've tried starting and restarting things in every order I can imagine. I've installed and reinstalled in every order I can imagine. My most common result is that slimserver will start and hang after partially starting (I can start to pull up the web page but then as the graphics are delivered it just hangs and never recovers). Sometimes the server won't start at all. The closest I've gotten was what I described in my post 2 days ago when I could browse and search the rhapsody catalog, though it would not let me see my library nor would it play anything from rhapsody (the server crashed immediately). I understand if you're not able to troubleshoot this any further. I realize that it's likely a rather complex issue. I just wanted to get the details of what I've been dealing with out there so that there's as much information as possible available whenever someone decides they want to really fix up the realslim plugin. I appreciate any help anyone can offer. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: I'm going to open the Realslim can of worms again...
Ah...I forgot all about the RealSlim service, because it never worked for me. I basically run HookAndDie manually after starting Rhapsody manually...kind of a nuisance, but that's basically all RealSlim does, AFAIK. I've SlimServer hang running RealSlim before because of a UPnP issue that I fixed by manually setting IP address in common.pm. If you've done this, make sure you've set the correct IP address for your new computer rather than just copying the file over. (This might be obvious, but I thought I'd mention it anyway). When you find it crashing, try running the windows event viewer (eventvwr from the Run dialog box). Look at the Application messages, and see if there are any errors from slim.exe. If so, that might help debug the crashes. -- gsamsa ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: I'm going to open the Realslim can of worms again...
Aaron Zinck Wrote: If I let all services start normally on boot and launch rhapsody then hookanddie does not succeed at hooking into rhapsody. If I, however, leave rhapsody open and simply stop the realslim service and restart it then I can browse and search the rhapsody catalog. Attempting to browse my rhapsody library, however, results in an empty list, and trying to play anything from rhapsody (after searching the rhapsody catalog) seems to crash or hang the server. Do you suppose your new version of hookanddie would fix this? Hmmm. I don't think it's a problem with HookAndDie after all. I've also seen the problem you mention, where restarting slimserver makes things work. I've been meaning to figure that out and fix it, but haven't felt that motivated, though it's a nuisance. I also noted in my last update to the earlier realslim thread that there was an additional bug causing slimserver to crash when trying to play anything -- and I posted yet another version of plugin.pm. Did you see that? http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=14253page=2 Unfortunately, I don't think I've seen the problem of the library not being read, and I'm not sure what could be causing it. Let me know if you have already tried the most up to date plugin file. -- gsamsa ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: I'm going to open the Realslim can of worms again...
I'm attaching a modified version of HookAndDie.exe. I made some comments a while back about what I modified in the realslim forums on sourceforge. Let me know if it makes any difference. +---+ |Filename: HookAndDie.zip | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=289| +---+ -- gsamsa Awesome...thanks for your help...I'll try it tonight when I get home from work. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: I'm going to open the Realslim can of worms again...
I'm attaching a modified version of HookAndDie.exe. I made some comments a while back about what I modified in the realslim forums on sourceforge. Let me know if it makes any difference. +---+ |Filename: HookAndDie.zip | |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=289| +---+ -- gsamsa ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
