Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Fahzz;586050 Wrote: I was having similar issues. Indulge me and try removing all third party plugins. It's easy to do, and it solved the problem I had, which seemed like network difficulty, but apparently wasn't. Good luck. Thanks, I tried this without luck. My Boom still goes mute for no reason. This issue seems to be unique for the Boom (at least for me). I must say its very annoying so any suggestions on how to fix this would be very much appreciated. Is this only happening for me? or its a general bug? -- Freddy Freddy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41055 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Bumping this old thread since I am having the same problem with latest version of Squeezebox Server. When running synchronized with a SB3 my Boom suddenly goes mute. The Now Playing screen is still there but no sound. To get it working again I need to go into settings and select synchronize again. Then it starts to play Both players are wireless with 85% connection strength. I´ve only had this issue with the Boom. Any suggestions on how to fix this? -- Freddy Freddy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41055 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I was having similar issues. Indulge me and try removing all third party plugins. It's easy to do, and it solved the problem I had, which seemed like network difficulty, but apparently wasn't. Good luck. -- Fahzz Living Room: Duet, Adcom GFA 545II, Adcom GFP 555II, Polk SDA 2B Dining Room: Paradigm Atom Monitor v.5 Bedroom: SB3, Pioneer VSX 5700S,Pinnacle PN 5+, MK VX-7 Subwoofer Router: Linksys WRT54G Server: Acer Aspire Laptop, Windows XP Home Fahzz's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12585 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I am also having this problem with 6.5.4 on WHS (Tranquil T7). I never had this problem with 6.5.1 on XP home (my laptop), so I may try 6.5.1 on WHS. Currently it's wired via router to the WHS, and no IP conflicts, power cable is in solidly, output from the SB3 is via glass optical to a DAC (ie no interference from the DAC can make it back). -- Isaac Sibson Isaac Sibson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15039 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I have had most of the problems mentioned in earlier posts (difficulty to get the SB3 to start, disconnects, slow remote control response, sync problems, etc.) I changed to static IP-adress for my SB3 which is connected via WLAN. All problems I had was solved!!! I run 6.5.4. I have both ethernet and WLAN with 6 devices connected. Have been running DHCP for years using the same hub/WLAN-device without any communication problems at all. When I checked I never had any MAC or IP-adress conflicts! Conclusion [ witout any proof, :-) ], there is a problem with the IP-adress management in the SB3 Regards, Tom -- TomC TomC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14085 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Version 6.3.1 and firmware of 55 is the combination that works the best for me. Not perfect, but usable without reaching that threshold of insane actions against a defenseless piece of electronics. -- tboileau69 tboileau69's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13638 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I had exactly the same problems and assumed it was the WLAN to start with. I have now moved house and have my combination of one SB, an SB2 and an SB3 linked by ethernet using static IPs. The SB3 still experienced the stopping mentioned in this thread and a firmware roll-back fixed it. Even tried version 7 without success. -- catley catley's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Glad that worked for you but I have no IP address conflicts and have had this problem since SS 6.5.1 both with static and dynamic IP addresses. Firmware rollback is the only thing that cures the problem for me. vnvjeep;245230 Wrote: I ended up determining that this was all actually due to an IP conflict on my network. Another workstation (which hadn't been on for about 2 years) was getting booted up and had the same static IP as my squeezebox. Once I set that machine to start using a different IP, I had absolutely no problems with the squeezebox any longer. Unfortunately, the squeezebox didn't display any sort of ip address conflict message -- that would have been very handy! :( I invite those of you who are experiencing this issue to make absolutely, doubly sure there aren't any IP address conflicts going on with your squeezebox, and make sure it's got a unique static IP... Take care, Mike -- Jeff52 Jeff52's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=103 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I took my Squezzebox to a friends house and connected to his network and it failed to stay connected to either slimserver or squeezenetwork for more than a few minutes. Put his box on the networked and it would work just fine. repeated that step about four times with the same results. His works fine, mine sucks. I have decided that the box is broken and needs to be replaced. -- tboileau69 tboileau69's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13638 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I hope this helps... but I just started developing this same issue over the weekend. The squeezebox would all of a sudden stop playing right in the middle of a shuffled selection of MP3s or internet radio. Sometimes the squeezebox would continue playing, but the display would go completely black. I hit the power button, and it would say Waking Up SlimServer... and it'd start working again. Other times, the unit would just shut off and stop playing immediately eventhough there was a full buffer of music. Other times, it would continue playing as the buffer slowly but surely depleted itself and stopped playing. I would need to physically hit the play button, and it would continue right away, where it left off. Then even other times, it would stop for 15-30secs (sometimes longer), then continue playing again by itself after a while. If I reset my wireless switch, things would start working again for a little while. This was starting to drive me nuts thinking either my wireless switch went bad, or that my squeezebox started going bad. I ended up determining that this was all actually due to an IP conflict on my network. Another workstation (which hadn't been on for about 2 years) was getting booted up and had the same static IP as my squeezebox. Once I set that machine to start using a different IP, I had absolutely no problems with the squeezebox any longer. Unfortunately, the squeezebox didn't display any sort of ip address conflict message -- that would have been very handy! :( I invite those of you who are experiencing this issue to make absolutely, doubly sure there aren't any IP address conflicts going on with your squeezebox, and make sure it's got a unique static IP... Take care, Mike -- vnvjeep vnvjeep's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13231 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Any progress on this one. I also have this problem. -- TomC TomC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14085 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
To SlimDevices QA - It does not take too much effort to reproduce with firmware 81. Set show buffer fullness in player display options under squeezenetwork, play any long Rhapsody playlist, and at some point the music will stop and you will see that left hand counter keeps increasing while the right hand counter is stuck at 0.4s or so. -- y360 y360's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
To all those having this issue, I advise you to read http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/logitech_en_amr.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=6060 Once activated, you will see that when music stops, the decode buffer keeps increasing while the output buffer is stuck on a very low number. By the way, to SlimDevices support: For a short while the SlimDevices FAQ was replaced by the Logitech FAQ, and some answers such as the link above were not re-incorporated into the SlimDevices FAQ when it was reactivated. -- y360 y360's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
JimC;238038 Wrote: Great. No one here is saying there's no problem -- we just need to understand what the problem is so we can track it down. Obviously, it doesn't happen to everyone, but we'd like to fix it if we can figure it out. -= Jim I can reproduce this problem - VERY interimently - being connected to SqueezeNetwork directly rather than to slimserver. This would lead me to suspect that this is a firmware issue rather than a slimserver issue. There are no wireless networks around me. No wireless phones being used close by. When I am connected to Squeezenetwork my computer is completely turned off. When the squeezebox stops, if I press play again, the music will resume. My wireless strength runs at 80% or better virtually all the time - as in I have never seen it lower than 80%. Mike -- Mike White Mike White's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=630 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
j.wales;241596 Wrote: I am still having the skipping problem - and the slimserver is somewhat finicky. It has gotten worse since I put the new firmware, how do I role back? http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/ Install an earlier version of SS, which contains the earlier firmware. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
My SB is still not playing any audio and I originally thought it was something to do with the wireless connection. It isn't. I wired the SB to my laptop and still nothing plays, even though the SB shows a song title although it doesn't play and SS shows it as playing. I hook up a second SB up to the same laptop and we have sound Houston. However the second SB will not connect wirelessly. So now I have two SB's that are not much use to me. Both have same firmware version which is the latest. -- Minora Minora's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5373 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I am still having the skipping problem - and the slimserver is somewhat finicky. It has gotten worse since I put the new firmware, how do I role back? -- j.wales j.wales's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4569 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Whilst I have not yet completely solved my problem, I have determined the cause - the Windows Firewall. If I turn off the firewall the problem disappears. If I turn it on, it re-appears. However, I need to do some more work on this as ports 3483 and 9000 appear to be included in my exclusions list, yet turning on the firewall causes the SB3 stop (eventually...) regards -- redgum redgum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13679 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
my windows firewall has always been off. So for me this has no influence on the specific problem. -- mik63 mik63's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9480 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Hi again. Still have not resolved my issue after spending part of the weekend trying to fix it up. My problem is that the SB3 will stop playing at a song. It will then always stop at the same point in the song. I can only replicate this problem when running SS on Windows Home Server. If I run SS on my xp laptop it will play perfectly - even with three wireless hops (WHS music share - SS on xp laptop - SB3). Is anybody else with 'stopping problems' using Windows Server 2003 (in particular SBS SR2 which is underneath WHS). -- redgum redgum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13679 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39402 -- mik63 mik63's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9480 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I have had a similar problem intermittently for the past few months with my SB3 (sound drops out or screen goes blank). Tried everything, including Slimserver updates and Squeezebox firmware revisions. Finally traced the issue to the cable from the Squeezebox power supply picking up noise from adjacent mains power leads. Re-routed the Squeezebox power lead away from the other power leads and problem solved. There could be many reasons for dropping out, including some of the other good suggestions on this post, but thought I's share my findings in case this is the problem others are having... -- Nypro Nypro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13821 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I have the same problem. When I play a Rhapsody playlist, occasionally the SB3 stops playing mid song. Pressing forward skips to the next track successfully. I typically use show buffer fullness and on these occasions I always see that the left hand side is very low (like e.g. 0.4) while the left hand side shows a large number (e.g. 126.2) I'll try to take a photo next time it happens. So it seems to be a problem with the stream decoding in SB3 rather than a network buffering issue. I use firmware 81. -- y360 y360's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10150 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I am having a similar issue. My SB3 recently began pausing or stopping in songs. Reading the posts, I updated the firmware, now it turns itself off, and then takes a few tries to reconnect server and SB3. I run a wired connection. -- j.wales j.wales's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4569 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
sfraser; S What version frimware?!?!? I am currently useing #81. -- tboileau69 tboileau69's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13638 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
JimC;238038 Wrote: Great. No one here is saying there's no problem -- we just need to understand what the problem is so we can track it down. Obviously, it doesn't happen to everyone, but we'd like to fix it if we can figure it out. -= Jim As I said on a previous post, I have had this problem (playlist stops playing while player remains connected to the server and display continues to show current song--pressing play or next and playback resumes) since 6.5.1. See bug report http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4569 which has been marked as resolved worksforme. For each release since, the problem surfaced again and was cured by a rollback to firmware v.67. IMHO, this is a firmware issue as the rollback always resolves the issue. -- Jeff52 Jeff52's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=103 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
guy's I seen some of these issues over the past month or so. I think I fixed it over the weekend by reloading the firmware to my SB3. I won't guess at why this seemed to fix my issues (music halting for no reason) but the problem has not happened since. Cheers,\ Scott -- sfraser 2 Chan. System SB3-Benchmark DAC-1- Bryston(BP-25,3B)-PMC TB2 Home theater System SB2- Bryston(SP1,4B,4B)- PSB Stratus Goldi sfraser's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2026 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I find I'm getting the same problem at times but I need to check it's nothing up with the ripped tracks. I fairly certain now it isn't. Only noticed it on one SB3 at the moment. It's wirless running from a QNAP TS109 Pro on a Netgear DG834PN. Signal strength never lowe than 60%. Symptoms are that a track will be playing then sound simply stops coming from speakers. Track progress bar continues to move and the 'Now Playing' screen saver with the twin VU bars continues to show as if playing. Often I find that either increasing the volume (and no these are not quiet sections of tracks), re-strating the track or skipping to the next seems to kick it back into life. -- Empgamer Streamers: 2 x SB3 / 1 x SoftSqueeze NAS: QNAP TS109 Pro (v.1.1.2) / Slimserver (6.5.4) Spkrs: 1 x Accoustic Energy Aego M / 1 x Audioengine A5 Router: Netgear DG834PN (v 1.3.18) Windows XP Home Media Centre on Dell XPS 600 Empgamer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12652 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I am experiencing the same thing with my SB3 (running version 6.5.4 of Slimserver on my MacPro Dual Core 2.6GHZ). I listen for a while then the SB3 simpy crashes and I have to restart it. It happens about 2-3 times within 2 hours , sometimes it happens after a couple of minutes, sometimes after half an hour and sometimes after doing the restart it runs for hours without crashing. But it is obvious that there is something wrong with this box. -- schmollywood schmollywood's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6690 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I think I'm having same problem. Squeezebox just shuts off but it'll keep playing music but only repeating like 10 seconds. It's quite annoying and I have to recycle the power to stop it from playing 10 secs of the last song on loop. I thought this was because of a firmware update to 6.5.4. I reverted back to 6.5.2 and I thought it fixed it, but still no go. Is there any tests I can try to pinpoint what the problem is? I don't know if its because the network, Squeezebox, Infrant ReadyNAS or software??? I'm using Infrant ReadyNAS w/ latest firmware Slimserver plugin 6.5.2 Slimserver plugin pack 0.5 Squeezebox firmware 81 -- Gibbon Gibbon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13737 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Mik63 ; You have just described the exact same issue I am having. I also set my box to display buffer fullness and it would refresh perfectly until it started to slowly move towards 0% at which point no music. I am running wired not wireless. -- tboileau69 tboileau69's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13638 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
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I have lived with this crap for a while. I have a dedicated high performance PC for Slimserver. The connection is wireless but we are talking about the same room and the signal never ever goes below 80-85%. I use a channel that nobody else is using around my house. I have no wireless phones and the microwave is not being used when this happens. TV is off and there is nothing else going on! It is clearly an issue with the buffer and I suspect related to the firmware. Try to put your Slimbox display to buffer fullness and just look at it. At a certain point, you will see the buffer emptying out for no reason; eventually the music stops and then it tries to rebuffer; at a certain point the buffer shows as it is full, but the box is stuck. The song title is on the display, the buffer is full, but no music comes up. Sometimes it just restart from the start of the song. Other times it just crashes and reboots. Beats me -- mik63 mik63's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9480 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
mik63;237995 Wrote: I have lived with this crap for a while. I have a dedicated high performance PC for Slimserver. The connection is wireless but we are talking about the same room and the signal never ever goes below 80-85%. I use a channel that nobody else is using around my house. I have no wireless phones and the microwave is not being used when this happens. TV is off and there is nothing else going on! It is clearly an issue with the buffer and I suspect related to the firmware. Try to put your Slimbox display to buffer fullness and just look at it. At a certain point, you will see the buffer emptying out for no reason; eventually the music stops and then it tries to rebuffer; at a certain point the buffer shows as it is full, but the box is stuck. The song title is on the display, the buffer is full, but no music comes up. Sometimes it just restart from the start of the song. Other times it just crashes and reboots. Beats me Have you posted a bug report on this? It sounds, from the limited data set here, that the SB2 may have a problem with WiFi cnnections (I'm assuming that's what you're using; I know that's what the other folks have). Since you're in the same room, have you tried a wired connection? That would help isolate a player / format / sofware problem from one with your network. -= Jim -- JimC well, she wasn't all of that, but she sure was some of that. -- BKlaas' college buddy JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
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I have just sent a very complete description of the whole set of problems and setup. If the wireless signal is always at 80% or above, I do not see how there could be a problem, unless I am exceeding the wireless bandwidth, but I have done tests with nothing else connected. In nay case, wired or wireless would not explain why sometimes the whole device crashes (today at least 7 times) and reboots. There are too many people with similar problems, so the chance that we all have the same problem related to something else but the SB3 is quite slim. I think that there is something related to their IP stack and how it handles the handshake and synchronization with the server that sometimes goes crazy. This would explain crashes, skips, stops and freezes. I will post back whatever I will discover with the Logitech support guys. -- mik63 mik63's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9480 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Minora;237561 Wrote: The only change I made to my SB, before it stopped playing was to put it in a slightly higher place and away from the amp. This improved signal strength from a an average 20% (which was usually fine) to and average 50% in preparation for a party this weekend. Now I have no music. The SB displays the song to be played, along with the duration etc. - but nothing starts up. I can change menu's and select new songs, just nothing happens. Any change made on the SB are reflected in Slim. Similarly any changes made in Slim are reflected on the SB. Any advice Great. No one here is saying there's no problem -- we just need to understand what the problem is so we can track it down. Obviously, it doesn't happen to everyone, but we'd like to fix it if we can figure it out. -= Jim -- JimC well, she wasn't all of that, but she sure was some of that. -- BKlaas' college buddy JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Just to update you on my troubleshooting (with thanks to Slimdevices support) and to clarify exactly what is going on in my situation (Now with no wireless, ethernet cable everywhere, SB3, SS6.5.4, WHS). I setup a playlist with about 100 songs from different albums and started playing them. Here are the results: 1. Plays, but at about song 22 stops, 33 seconds from end of song. Pressing play on remote starts song again and it plays without failing. 2. Plays, but at about song 57 stops, 2:13 from end of song. Pressing play on remote starts song again and it plays without failing. 3. Plays but at about song 65 stops after 0:54. Pressing play on remote starts song again and it plays until 0:54 and stops. Display shows Rebuffering 0% shows as playing but has stopped. 4. Replicate this three times for this particular song. 5. Change to buffer display. Indicates buffer at 100%, still stops at 0:54 shows Rebuffering 0% just as it stops playing, then shows as playing but has stopped. 6. Played around with fastforward, if I go to after 0:54 it plays ok from there. 7. Tested the FLAC file (FLAC -T) and the file appears ok. This is the more intersting part 8. Play the song on its own in repeat mode. First time it plays fine, second time stops at 0:54. 9. Can replicate this. (ie plays fine first time when in repeat mode, then stops on 2nd play.) Hopefully this will help the Slimdevices people identify what is going on. -- redgum redgum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13679 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
The only change I made to my SB, before it stopped playing was to put it in a slightly higher place and away from the amp. This improved signal strength from a an average 20% (which was usually fine) to and average 50% in preparation for a party this weekend. Now I have no music. The SB displays the song to be played, along with the duration etc. - but nothing starts up. I can change menu's and select new songs, just nothing happens. Any change made on the SB are reflected in Slim. Similarly any changes made in Slim are reflected on the SB. Any advice -- Minora Minora's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5373 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
JimC;237392 Wrote: Your symptoms point to a dropped network connection, since the screen blanks (when the server is lost) and returns to the OFF node when the server is rediscovered. You should look into interference issues (2.4GHz phones nearby, microwave sources -- ovens, antennas, etc., your neighbor's access point, etc.). You may benefit from changing to a channel not near any other access points. 1, 6, and 11 are best (you need 5 channels between each for 802.11G networks). -= Jim Same problem for me. Just stops playing intermittently. My computer says the signal strength is very good. I got rid of my 2.4GHz phone recently. But there's noise everywhere. Of course I have a microwave, but it's not running when the problem occurs. When I check available wireless networks, there are typically 4-5 signals I can see from neighbors. Can't do much about that. I went to check which channel I use for my Wifi and noticed that I had forgotten there are settings for 'Super G' and 'Super G with Turbo' which supposedly speed up the network. I wondered if that could be a problem and a Google search brought up a few articles about how many technical types think these modes can increase the potential for interference. I switched my router to standard G mode without Super G or Turbo. We'll see if this helps! -- jvlgato jvlgato's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Minora;236915 Wrote: I have just encountered the same problem. The system was playing fine all day - then just stopped. Slimserver says it sees the SB. Network health diagnostics look good. I can browse the menus and select music playlists etc from my SB. On pressing play, SB says it is playing the track - but nothing happens. Slimserver also says the track is playing. Just nothing happens. Have tried reboots and reloading the firmware etc Frustrating. Any one know what is going on? I've had this problem (and others I've communicated with) since slimserver 6.5.1. My workaround was to revert to firmware v. 67 every time I upgraded slimserver with the latest nightly and final version 6.5.2. That cured the problem for me. -- Jeff52 Jeff52's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=103 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
jordi.c;237034 Wrote: Hello, I also encounter immediate stops of the squeezebox. After 40 or 50 minutes the squeezebox power itself off. When I wait some seconds it goes back to standby. All three my SB3 has this problem. What can I do about this problem? Your symptoms point to a dropped network connection, since the screen blanks (when the server is lost) and returns to the OFF node when the server is rediscovered. You should look into interference issues (2.4GHz phones nearby, microwave sources -- ovens, antennas, etc., your neighbor's access point, etc.). You may benefit from changing to a channel not near any other access points. 1, 6, and 11 are best (you need 5 channels between each for 802.11G networks). -= Jim -- JimC well, she wasn't all of that, but she sure was some of that. -- BKlaas' college buddy JimC's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
My issue is that the SB2 simply stops playing - doesn't turn off, doesn't blank the screen, simply stops playing, although if you look at the screen, the SB2 seems to think that it is still playing, because that is what it says. Network diaganostics are fine, no apparent interference. Help... -- Mike White Mike White's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=630 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
JimC;237392 Wrote: Your symptoms point to a dropped network connection, since the screen blanks (when the server is lost) and returns to the OFF node when the server is rediscovered. You should look into interference issues (2.4GHz phones nearby, microwave sources -- ovens, antennas, etc., your neighbor's access point, etc.). You may benefit from changing to a channel not near any other access points. 1, 6, and 11 are best (you need 5 channels between each for 802.11G networks). -= Jim That would be fine but I am using the old fashioned CAT 5 wire of which I have a lot running through my house. ( I have grey hair) I have thought about connection problems but I will have the Media player streaming the same internet radio URL ( so I can listen without interruption) and that will not skip, pause, etc. I know that Media player may be buffering differently but I have gone into the slim sever setups and set the buffering way up. My slim sever is just that, a music server on a Dell Optiplex blah blah blah 1 gig of ram and is six months old running XP Pro. The only other service it provides is print spooling. It is a dedicated music box. But that is a good point as I do see on a few of the digitally supplied channels on my Comcast service some pixelisation on the image. A call to Comcast would not be a waste of time. Thanks. -- tboileau69 tboileau69's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13638 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Hi First post from me. I have a similar problem. Until last weekend I was running slimserver on a laptop and connecting wireless between my SB and slimserver with no problems at all. At the weekend I did a clean install of slimserver to a server I have built from new components. I downloaded the latest version of slimserver from the slimdevices website. The server is running Windows Home Server and appears to run fine. The server is connected with CAT5 to the router and there is now only one wireless hop involved from the router to the SB. However, songs will just stop for no apparent reason. This is the same issue as minora and Mike White. It is not the same issue as JimC, where he gets a power off situation. I can navigate back and select another album and it gets going again.I am also finding that the fast forward is not working on these songs. I can replay a song that has stopped and it will play fine. I can load up a playlist and at some point it will stop. Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot this further? -- redgum redgum's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13679 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
Hello, I also encounter immediate stops of the squeezebox. After 40 or 50 minutes the squeezebox power itself off. When I wait some seconds it goes back to standby. All three my SB3 has this problem. What can I do about this problem? -- jordi.c jordi.c's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12402 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I have been fighting this for about 2 months. My problems started when I loaded up SlimServer v6.5.1. It may play for 2 hours or maybe 2 minutes. (It should play for 2 years!) It does not matter if I am on SqueezeNetwork, SlimServer of any version, playing an internet radio station (which I mostly do), or playing from my music library. I have changed my home network, tried 3 different computers, and it exhibits the same problem. The one thing I have yet to try is take my squeezeBox to a friends house and plug it in there. Provided he will let me now. Most times it will stop playing and perform a reboot and other times it just pauses and I must hit the play button again. I am beginning to suspect my SqueezeBox is malfunctioning but I am afraid to buy a new one just to discover it is some arcane software issue. Which I know never happens! I will be watching this thread in hopes of finding a solution or another thing to try so I may figure this one out. -- tboileau69 tboileau69's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13638 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Squeezebox stopping
I have just encountered the same problem. The system was playing fine all day - then just stopped. Slimserver says it sees the SB. Network health diagnostics look good. I can browse the menus and select music playlists etc from my SB. On pressing play, SB says it is playing the track - but nothing happens. Slimserver also says the track is playing. Just nothing happens. Have tried reboots and reloading the firmware etc Frustrating. Any one know what is going on? -- Minora Minora's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5373 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Squeezebox stopping
I have an SB 2 running slimserver 6.5.4 on Windows XP with all relevant patches. 2.2 Ghz system with 1.2 gig memory. I can play selections with no trouble on my wireless squeezebox, but periodically I have the following trouble: 1) Playing a playlist will stop playing after 'X' period of time, although the SB shows that it is still playing, just no sound out of the speakers. 2) Pressing play will start the playlist over again (I am playing shuffled, so it took a while to figure this out). 3) Pressing forward will result in the music resuming, although after another 'X' (which is not the same as the first 'X' period of time, it seems to be shorter) the sound will again go away. 4) This also happens when I am playing music from a genre, although not as frequently. Again I am playing shuffled. 5) This does not seem to happen at all when I am using Softsqueeze 3.4, or at the very least it appears that I am not able to reproduce it using Softsqueeze. To the best of my memory, I have cleared and done a complete rescan, which has done nothing to fix this issue. As memory serves me this has been a problem for the last two releases, but I can't swear to that. Has anyone else seen this problem??? Mike -- Mike White Mike White's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=630 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39473 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
