A new problem started this morning. I'm seeing audio dropouts caused by
low buffer fullness. This corrects itself after a few minutes, but the
problem then returns repeatedly. Fullness drops to 0 or close to 0 and
stutters start. After a while, fullness goes back up to 100%, except at
the end of
I have the exact same setup at home - I now have 1 SB1 and 2 SB3s, all
working in harmony. I do have 802.11g WiFi, though.
Chris
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On 28/11/05 at 16:24 -0800, mcremer wrote
Yes, I did so, once with the Email.pm and once without it. The plugin
still doesn't show up, neither in the plugins section on the web
interface, nor on the equivalent menu item on the SB2 itself (how would
it be called there, by the way?)
If the
On Tuesday 29 November 2005 08:14, Daniel Cohen wrote:
On 28/11/05 at 16:24 -0800, mcremer wrote
Yes, I did so, once with the Email.pm and once without it. The plugin
still doesn't show up, neither in the plugins section on the web
interface, nor on the equivalent menu item on the SB2 itself
Okay then, I'll bite
So what's a Shocker??
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emarmite Wrote:
Well duh. I really hadn't thought of something so simple. I have a Mac
at work, so it will be easy to setup the requisite tunnel on demand.
Generally, I don't like to expose *any* ports to the public, I even
hide my ssh behind port-knocking. What's the general view of
shock·er
n.
One that startles, shocks, or horrifies, as a sensational story or
novel.
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Eh? What did I miss?
Max
cbemoore Wrote:
Okay then, I'll bite
So what's a Shocker??
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teeth
and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws
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Yep - thats what I was asking.
I cant see how to create a 'request'. Is this the same as a bug ? Or is
there a different process ?
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Hello all,
I am trying to find out a way to find the type of the file that is
streamed, like MP3, WMA or AAC. Is that possible by going through the
URL? Because we get the URL as GET stream.mp3.
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b_prem's
I think the reference was to the somewhat obscure NSFW defiinition.
Google shocker and the first story returned will explain. I offer no
other commentary.
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Is slimserver 6.2 capable of streaming AAC without LAME?
If so, what would be the URL be, Is it something like
http://slimserver:9000/stream.aac or http://slimserver:9000/stream.mp3
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b_prem Wrote:
Is slimserver 6.2 capable of streaming AAC without LAME?
If so, what would be the URL be, Is it something like
http://slimserver:9000/stream.aac or http://slimserver:9000/stream.mp3
No (I'm sure you asked this before). Anyway, SlimServer will only
stream as mp3 to non-slim
When I build a playlist, I like to listen to it on Shuffle.
I regularly listen to a few tracks, think of another song I'd like to
hear, and then add it to the playlist.
At that point, the playlist reshuffles, and the currently playing track
becomes track one.
Then, all the songs I've already
Hi,
I'm sometimes using SlimServer to stream remotely to my work computer,
playing the mp3 stream in Windows Media Player or RealPlayer. This
usually works fine, except that the stream.mp3 stream doesn't supply
the right tags/song information to the mp3 player. As it works now, the
stream has
Hi
I've been able to access the BIOS using F2 and change the boot
sequence, after fiddling with it a little bit. Thanks for that.
Now, I would be really interested in the image of your customized
compact flash including the modificiations to support the touch screen.
For this purpose, I've
Hi. I'm very pleased with my SB2's. I have these connected, together
with softsqueeze around my house. I'm using a ShuttleX running XP.
I'm not sure what has caused the following problem, I cannot relate to
any upgrade etc., but now the player (either softsqueeze or SB) just
stops mid-track. The
gingerneil Wrote:
Yep - thats what I was asking.
I cant see how to create a 'request'. Is this the same as a bug ? Or is
there a different process ?
Enter it as a bug, but set the Severity to Enhancement
Ceejay
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Well my SB3 (Black Wireless) arrived on Thursday from dabs.com.
So far I am very impressed. I looks even better that the photos, a
really classy piece of kit. Trouble is it really shows up the cheap
hi-fi I have it connected to! Time for another upgrade I think... :)
Glad I waited for a black
apsmith wrote:
Fantastic device, can't recommend it highly enough.
Having had bad
experiences with my wireless network (performance
wise), I was nervous
that the music would drop out etc.. but this was not
the case at all, I
dont know how big the buffer is on the SB3 but it
works perfectly!
A queezebox could do the video part with videobox. The converted version
works fine with the latest nightlies. You'll find the plugin here, and
all other files on the plugin download page. Enjoy!
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15090highlight=videobox
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ceejay Wrote:
You might also want to have a look at this:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18597 which might be an
easier starting point. You could even ask Max if he'd add the option to
log to a file instead of an FTP site!
Ceejay
Thanks for the tip! I will look into
Thanks guys - I'm going to try a new NIC (swapping ports didn't help).
Can I run 2 nics's on the same PC - 1 for router/internet and one for
SB?
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This is from their website.
It would be interesting to see if it will play nice with the squeezebox
...Songbird is a complete desktop media player or jukebox with a
uniquely open approach to Internet digital media network services.
http://www.songbirdnest.com/
Is there any way for sb2 to access an internet address based slimserver
similar to softsqueeze parameters to set, without connecting through a
pc for tunneling.
For example, if I had an sb2 connected to a router in my office using a
url/port/ssh info for the slimserver address?
Is that possible
jth Wrote:
Actually the default behavior of mp3gain as I mentioned should
do exactly what you want. It will calculate and add tages for
both track and album gain. You can verify this by using a command
like strings mysong.mp3 | tail -20 to peek at the ape tags
added to the end of the mp3
Anyone? Or would this be considered a bug? If so I'll submit it.
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blah509 Wrote:
This is from their website.
It would be interesting to see if it will play nice with the
squeezebox
...Songbird is a complete desktop media player or jukebox with a
uniquely open approach to Internet digital media network services.
http://www.songbirdnest.com/
max.spicer Wrote:
Hold your horses on that one - I'm planning to add this as a feature in
the next couple of days.
Max
Good, I will keep my fingers away then ;)
Tom
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SqueezeBox2, Rotel RC-1070/RB-1070, DynaBel Exact. I can get used to
this ;)
Done, the new version lets you specify a log file and also disable the
ftp part of the plugin. Get it from my website and please let me know
how you get on. Could we move the discussion to the topic in the
plugins forum though - having two threads confuses me! ;-)
Max
tomsi42 Wrote:
Good,
Just discovered Pandora.com. Any suggestions for how this can be
streamed to the Squeezebox? It seems to play directly from a Flash
application in their webpage.
If not, does Squeezenetwork have something similar?
If you haven't checked out pandora.com, do it - you basically create
your own
Quoting nicketynick [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Just discovered Pandora.com. Any suggestions for how this can be
streamed to the Squeezebox? It seems to play directly from a Flash
application in their webpage.
If not, does Squeezenetwork have something similar?
If you haven't checked out pandora.com,
We too share your enthusiasm for Pandora.
All I can say is that I've been friends with the founder for years. You are
welcome to read between the lines. :-)
Patrick
On 11/29/05 12:44 PM, nicketynick
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just discovered Pandora.com. Any suggestions for how this can
rme Wrote:
Is there any way for sb2 to access an internet address based slimserver
similar to softsqueeze parameters to set, without connecting through a
pc for tunneling.
For example, if I had an sb2 connected to a router in my office using a
url/port/ssh info for the slimserver address?
max.spicer Wrote:
Done, the new version lets you specify a log file and also disable the
ftp part of the plugin. Get it from my website and please let me know
how you get on. Could we move the discussion to the topic in the
plugins forum though - having two threads confuses me! ;-)
Max
Thanks kdf and patrick (the usual suspects)!
Sorry for jumping off without looking in my eagerness - I can hardly
contain myself!
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Hey all,
Here is my current setup:
- Squeezebox 3
- SlimServer (latest version) running from my wife's PC where all the
FLAC files are located
I have a laptop on our home network that when I am at home, I would
like to be able to use softsqueeze to listen to the music (Yes, I know
I could
If both machines are on the same network you should just be able to
point softsqueeze to the computer name (the one with slimserver
running)
Click the button in the top left and type in the computer name in there
and that should hopefully be it
Andrew
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Just FYI, I'm also using a WPN824 set to auto 108mbps - although i don't
have any devices that can actually support this standard.
I don't have any problems getting the squeezebox to connect. Try update
the firmware, there is a new beta version on the netgear website.
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Mark Lanctot Wrote:
Upgrading the router won't get you much anyway.
If a G router is working with G and B clients, it
will not operate at full G speeds.
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If you have a B router but a G laptop I thought there was a way to have
the laptop and SB3 connect directly?
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Connect directly?
No, the SB3 can only connect via a router.
Yes, a G laptop can connect with a B router and an
SB3 (G) can connect to a B router though.
gjrhine wrote:
Mark Lanctot Wrote:
Upgrading the router won't get you much anyway.
If a G router is working with G and B clients, it
Then I am confused about the last part of this answer from the FAQ. -
What kind of wireless networks can Squeezebox connect to? Can I connect
directly to my computer?
11 Mbps 802.11b and 54Mbps 802.11g are both supported. Both
infrastructure and ad-hoc modes are supported, so you can connect
Oh, I missed that, sorry.
I believe that would be ad-hoc mode. I know very
little about it. It's not widely used.
See
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/bowman_02april08.mspx
gjrhine wrote:
Then I am confused about the last part of this
answer from the FAQ. -
gjrhine Wrote:
11 Mbps 802.11b and 54Mbps 802.11g are both supported. Both
infrastructure and ad-hoc modes are supported, so you can connect to a
wireless router, wireless access point, or even directly to a computer
that has a wireless network interface.
The catch is that you'd then have
I'm just in the final stages of attaching my SB3 to a wall for the
bathroom. To help I've created a template for the back of the SB3,
which I printed out and then traced on to the wall to aid with
mounting.
Once cut out the device should then slide into the wall with the wires
discretly hidden
We too share your enthusiasm for Pandora.
All I can say is that I've been friends with the founder for years. You are
welcome to read between the lines. :-)
Wow, I just tried it out. It's got a super nice, super simple,
flash-based interface -- just hit the home page, enter an artist you
I was having a play last night - the difference between having 'Library
Statistics' on and off is enourmous. With it off there is barely any
pause at all, like 0.5 second at any time. I can't imagine anyone
having a problem with it!
Seems like the implementation of library statistics is
Define future ;-)
Patrick
On 11/29/05 2:32 PM, Steve Baumgarten [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We too share your enthusiasm for Pandora.
All I can say is that I've been friends with the founder for years. You are
welcome to read between the lines. :-)
Wow, I just tried it out. It's got a
GoCubs Wrote:
Judging from the screenshots it's VERY close to iTunes. Wouldn't
suprise me if Apple servers them with a cease and desist...
-Greg
Apple the company that originates. :roll:
Still you have a point, let the author try and defend it:
Hang on a minute..
http://www.jrmediacenter.com/images/MC11.jpg
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I've been having this problem for quiet a while now, but just found out
that; As soon as I start the SlimServer my CPU usage grows to sometimes
about 80% more or less. Has anyone any idea what could be thye problem,
cause I didn't have this problem in the beginning when I had my Slimp3
Player.
Hmm, when you say put the name of her computer in there...where
exactally?
I put \\Theresa in the Slimserver Hostname and left everthing else
alone
\\Theresa_desktop is the name of her computer on the network and if I
type that into a cmd line I can see her computer.
Or do I need to
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
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It's probably scanning. Wait a while (until it says it's stopped
scanning) and see what happens.
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Looking at the processes running on my server box while playing AACs,
I'd say that it is converting them to FLACs on the fly. At least, when
I'm using a squeezebox3 I see both the perl (server) and flac processes
being run.
If you set a bandwith limit to a relatively low number then the server
If the playlist lists the location of the song in a particular folder,
slimserver will look in that directory for the tune. If the drive is hooked
to a computer that names it hdrive the server will look for hdrive. If you
have the server running on a remote computer hdrive will have another name
I found what appears to be a bug.
A song/artist won't display when it's genre is chosen if the song has
no album info in its tag.
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HELP! I decided to go to the update site and run the update from
11/29/2005. I downloaded and ran the update (exe), but now even after
several reboots, Slimserver will not start. When I right click the
tray icon and click start slimserver, the icon just blinks and never
starts.
I don't have
* bossanova808 shaped the electrons to say...
I was having a play last night - the difference between having 'Library
Statistics' on and off is enourmous. With it off there is barely any
pause at all, like 0.5 second at any time. I can't imagine anyone
having a problem with it!
Seems like
* JJZolx shaped the electrons to say...
I was following another forum thread a couple of days ago and enabled
the -d_sql debugging option just for grins. That seems to have
accelerated the growth of the memory footprint, so I wonder if the leak
is somewhere within the debugging/logging system.
bossanova808 Wrote:
I was having a play last night - the difference between having 'Library
Statistics' on and off is enourmous.
Where do you turn this off? Couldn't find this anywhere in the browser
interface.
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Xio's problem is echoed by me. Playing my SB2 used to keep my Mac from
falling asleep. After installing SlimServer 6.2.2, my Mac sleeps (and
SB2 stops) while playing music. Is there an update that fixes this?
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Dr.
Dan Sully Wrote:
* JJZolx shaped the electrons to say...
I was following another forum thread a couple of days ago and enabled
the -d_sql debugging option just for grins. That seems to have
accelerated the growth of the memory footprint, so I wonder if the
leak
is somewhere within the
Has anyone ever checked out AllofMP3.com?
It's a music download service with amazingly cheap
prices (most albums I scanned were around $1.10-1.30
at 192kb, individual tracks around 5-10 cents) where
you get to pick your format (mp3, aac, ogg, etc) and
your bitrate. Also, there are no DRM
Would the linkstation handle 15k amount of mp3's? Or would it die?
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cparker Wrote:
I'm just in the final stages of attaching my SB3 to a wall for the
bathroom. To help I've created a template for the back of the SB3,
which I printed out and then traced on to the wall to aid with
mounting.
Once cut out the device should then slide into the wall with the
Thank you...it works great without the \\ normally used in networking!
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Quoting Chop ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
Has anyone ever checked out AllofMP3.com?
It's a music download service with amazingly cheap
prices (most albums I scanned were around $1.10-1.30
at 192kb, individual tracks around 5-10 cents) where
you get to pick your format (mp3, aac, ogg, etc) and
scottmd1 Wrote:
Thank you...it works great without the \\ normally used in networking!
Normally used in -windows- networking - there's a difference ;)
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I agree that the immediate emphasis should be on stability, UI, and
consumer-level documentation.
Thought for the day:
The commercial failure of the Media Center PC and other initiatives is
generally because of their increasing complexity. Any hardware or
software product will, over time,
Your all way smarter then me, I have no idea, just glad it works :)
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Then there is ripping, P2P and Usenet - even less legit and cheaper
still.
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Gary
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Jim Wrote:
Hang on a minute..
http://www.jrmediacenter.com/images/MC11.jpg
Maybe it's time for SlimServer to follow suit. :)
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Ok, I feel a bit lame because I'm sure this has been answered before. A
run through the forum search didn't quite land here though, so off I
go.
I get an album with several CDs. I flac them, I tag 'em, and they sit
in the directory. Sometimes the directory structure is
dirname/*.flac
sometimes
Dave Dewey Wrote:
It's not really legit. I think we've been through this before. It's
hosted
in Russia due to a loophole in their copyright laws.
Well, then I guess it's legit until the loophole is closed. Otherwise
it really isn't a loophole, just someone breaking the law.
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What version of WPN824 router firmare are you running? I just
downloaded Version V2.0.15 from their website which is apparently the
latest and SB3 still does not work on and Auto 108Mbps. What actually
happens is the music streams but is very choppy with drop outs every
other second.
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jtfields Wrote:
Well, then I guess it's legit until the loophole is closed. Otherwise
it really isn't a loophole, just someone breaking the law.
Eh? It's either a loophole or it isn't. A loophole, by definition, is
legitimately working around the spirit of the law.
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seanadams Wrote:
A loophole, by definition, is legitimately working around the spirit
of the law.
You've got it backwards. Loopholes are usually thought of as working
around the -letter- of the law, while violating the -spirit- of the
law.
Whether or not that's technically illegal depends on
ouch, my brain hurts just reading that. Can I sue you for my brain damages?On 11/29/05, Mike Anderson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:seanadams Wrote:
A loophole, by definition, is legitimately working around the spirit of the law.You've got it backwards. Loopholes are usually thought of as
Shifty,
I reinstalled XP ontop of my existing install, reinstalled Slimserver,
then performed Windows Update and got it working fine.
I just saw this in the wiki.
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?ServerIsAlreadyRunning
Describes the same problem we were having and links to a piece of
For some reason, My volume keeps on reducing down to 10 from 40.
I have set teh server to have it fixed, but htis does not seem to work.
Trying to use the volume lock plugin, I get teh following message:
2005-11-30 07:12:09.1848 Requiring Plugins::VolumeLock plugin.
2005-11-30 07:12:09.1908
Hi
Well, the answer is in the error messages ... not 6.0+ compatible.
This is an old plugin which has not been updated for the changes that
occurred with the release of 6.0. You can't use it with the current
releases of Slimserver - if you look at the originators page, it seems
not to have been
Hi,
Did one of you tried to delete the slimserver.pref file? I had the same
problem, after updating. Even if you uninstall the slimserver, the
slimserver folder is not deleted and the pref file stays on your disk.
When you delete or better rename the pref file slim will create a new
one. that
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