On 2/1/06 at 14:58 -0500, Pat Farrell wrote
On Mon, 2006-01-02 at 15:12 +, Daniel Cohen wrote:
It might be a good idea if SlimServer gave an actual option for more
than one music folder, but it doesn't.
Since it follows links in both Linux/Mac and Windows,
why would it be a good idea?
It might be a good idea if SlimServer gave an actual option for more
than one music folder, but it doesn't.
Since it follows links in both Linux/Mac and Windows,
why would it be a good idea?
I think it would be a good idea, for the following reasons:
1. It seems that every new user asks this
I would look for other 2.4 GHz interference in this case:
- cordless digital phones (as mentioned by sirozha) - maybe not even yours
remember - do you live in an apartment or near other houses?
- microwave (except your interference seems constant)
- halogen lighting (the transformers can wreak
Do you have some songs in iTunes unticked?
I know that there is a setting in Slimserver to 'ignore' such ticks; but it
never worked for me. I always got inaccurate scans until I just gave in and
ticked all iTunes songs and now it always works - worth a try...
I reckon it's a bug.
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Hi,
I have just bought a squeezebox 3 and I am facing a problem with
internet radio. While MP3 streaming in my home network works fine, I
noticed that the squeezebox powers down (making the amplifier bang,
as when a rca plug is inserted in the plug with the amplifier open)
while listening to
OT as it might be - I had three SMC switches die on me within 3-6
months. Now switches aren't routers but I suspect that the quality of
their products isn't quite up to par with the nice spec sheets.
C.
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Bizarrely, the 'now playing' screensaver has just started to superimpose
the full-width spectrum analyser on top of the test (it's set to just
show track, title, artist, with a small spectrum at the side)
Not a big deal, but it does look a bit messy
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Michael,
I cannot get much further with the experimentation myself as I have
been systematically renaming all special characters I come across. As a
result I have none left!
Yes I am running itunes, which incidentally has no problem searching
for special characters providing you can remember
Bizarrely, the 'now playing' screensaver has just started to superimpose
the full-width spectrum analyser on top of the test (it's set to just
show track, title, artist, with a small spectrum at the side)
Did you press Now playing? This will cycle through different display
modes. Just hit it
On 02/01/06, bossanova808
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I guess it helps if it is a big that is recognised and going to be
fixed!
I suppose this bug is a reference to the same thing:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2289
Well spotted.. A new vote has just been added.. ;-)
Actually,
Sorry, I should have mentioned that this is with the latest 'official'
build from the main website (6.2.1 ?) - I'm too paranoid to run the
latest builds as my slimserver/squeezebox work just fine at the moment
:o)
Thanks
Chris
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ezkcdude, can you provide a little info about your setup, OS, version
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Chris
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I'd like to try this and play my files when I'm somewhere else, but I need
some help.
I know I have to open up ports 9000 and 3483, but:
- how do I know what IP address my home PC is presenitng to the outside
world - I have a SpeedTouch Broadband modem?
- do I have to use iTunes or WinAmp
- how do I know what IP address my home PC is presenitng to the outside
world - I have a SpeedTouch Broadband modem?
Use a service like dyndns.org.
- do I have to use iTunes or WinAmp remotely; can't I just connect to
the IP
address using Slimserver directly?
You can configure your SB
Go here http://www.whatismyip.com
Then go here... http://www.dyndns.org and sign up for a free dynamic ip
account. You will need to determine how you will want to keep the
account updated with your ip. Some modems/routers have this feature or
you can use the client software.
I don't
Hi!
Pocketnow.com have published a great review of the third version of
Slim Devices Squeezebox. Lots of pictures of both the Windows software
and the Squeezebox.
Even after a month of using the Squeezebox, Im still finding new and
interesting ways to maximize or free my music. If you are
I try to contact somebody from Sales, but no luck :(
I need info about my order Invoice number: 1135458795-540
pls, email me A.S.A.P., thanks.
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The latest nightly (01-03) fixes this 100%.
Thanks kdf and Dan.
kdf wrote:
On 2-Jan-06, at 12:58 PM, Mark Lanctot wrote:
Sure thing kdf. Yes, I can appreciate both you
and Dan are working on this and I thank you for
your help.
I found a possible cause, and Dan has put in a fix.
svn
I try to contact somebody from Sales, but no luck :(
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I need info about my order Invoice number: 1135458795-540
pls, email me A.S.A.P., thanks.
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Khuli Wrote:
Not a big deal, but it does look a bit messy
Well -some- people like it that way! ;)
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Keep in mind it's only 5:41 AM out there right now.
Slim isn't large enough to have 24-hour service yet.
ikruspan wrote:
I try to contact somebody from Sales, but no luck :(
I need info about my order Invoice number:
1135458795-540
pls, email me A.S.A.P., thanks.
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Just in case you didn't know: Slimdevices are located in California, USA
(GMT -8).
This means that their local time is now 05.30 in the morning!
If you call them in a couple of hours during their business hours I'm
sure they will gladly accept your call.
Or you could write them an e-mail any
Dan: thanks for your help.
The nightlies after 12-31 fixed this, with one
minor remaining issue for me, cosmetic at this point.
The summary above the (accurate) listing is
inaccurate. When trying to locate one song, it's
listed correctly when locating by artist:
1 album with 1 song by 1
A good suggestion, but I can't run the experiment because I don't know
anything about iTunes and don't use it. Anyone else want to try this?
Can I ask why you're running 6.5b1? At the moment, 6.5 is experimental,
mostly for the developers themselves to try out new things, and as such
has a
I Know :)
But I have NO REPLY for emails from christmas !!!
ikr,.
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Just in case you didn't know: Slimdevices are located in California, USA
(GMT -8).
This means that their local time is now 05.30 in the morning!
If you call them in a couple of hours during their business
This is absolutely despicable.
Just goes to show that the record companies don't
care for their customers at all, but most people
knew that already.
I won't get into fist-shaking or saber-rattling as
it clearly doesn't work. I would've thought that
companies would have learned their lesson
Yes - try problem resolution this quick with any
other consumer product. :-)
Thanks again.
Michaelwagner wrote:
Now where else could you get such good service? :-)
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ikruspan Wrote:
I Know :)
But I have NO REPLY for emails from christmas !!!
ikr,.
Maybe they fancied some rest over the holidays would do them good. Or
even decided that they had made enough money and set off to a small
island in the carribbean - never to return...;)
To be serious again:
Hi there, is there any offical word from progressive yet? I appreciate
that its not possible to get one anywhere earlier elsewhere but it
would be nice to recieve an offical line - even if its a 'sorry but its
delayed once again' one.
Hoping that it will arrive in time for next new years eve
Cdparanoia can rip it, as well (for now, anyway).
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As a means to bump this older post, I'll ask the obvious: did you
rescan?
I often find it's helpful to start out with a Clear library and rescan
everything, then a Look for new and changed music scan. Or try a
clear library scan after you're encountering issues like this.
Also: are you using
Fredly Wrote:
Over the past couple days I have grown a little wiser and realize that,
yes, during the EAC/FLAC compression of albums a playlist is being made
within each Directory/Album folder. Hence, one playlist for each album
(300+ to date)
EAC Options...Tools...uncheck 3rd checkbox:
Mark Lanctot Wrote:
Note you don't have to use a command line for this if you don't want to.
Just open Windows explorer for that folder, select View - Details,
select View - Arrange icons by - Type. The .m3u files should be
grouped together. Select the first one, press SHIFT and select the
Try leaving the SB2 connected to SqueezeNetwork. If it disconnects
overnight as well, your problem is in the router.
Is the router rebooting? Does it lose connection periodically?
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On 1/3/06, Mark Lanctot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just goes to show that the record companies don't
care for their customers at all, but most people
knew that already.
At this point, one is better off just downloading the music from
AllOfMP3 and buying a T-shirt from the artist. It's morally a
I have downloaded and mad all the alterations that are required to make
AlienBBC work, but it still refuses to work.
Please search the plugins forum - it's full of information and hints about
possible problems with AlienBBC.
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Khuli Wrote:
Bizarrely, the 'now playing' screensaver has just started to superimpose
the full-width spectrum analyser on top of the test.
That was meant to be .. on top of the TEXT
Can't think that's meant to be an option but I'll try pressing Now
Playing to see what happens.
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kdf Wrote:
nope. You need to have the full version, and enable the API as
mentioned on the link I posted earlier in the thread.
a-kdf
Nope that is incorrect you don't need to pony up any cash as you can
use the premium free 30 day trail key after installation. I have just
done this
Greetings!
I'm really close to ordering the sb3, I've been watching the product
mature for a long time, and think the time is now to pick one up.
I don't have many cds, my main music interest is streaming audio... so
I'm a big fan of shoutcast.
I downloaded the SlimServer 6.2.1 - 5194 today
It's one of the standard Now Playing screensaver
options. And yes, it's the preferred screensaver
for many of us. :-)
You can cycle through all the options by pressing
Now Playing. You'll go through 5 or 6 - just keep
pressing Now Playing to get back to the one you
want. You may even
Did the first; it is the fixed IP that my ISP told me about - but of course
all the PCs on the home LAN give the same answer.
Does anyone know how to use the NAT and related settings on the Speedtouch
510 to fix this?
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Just thought i would let you know that this months PC format have a
review of the SB3;
One of the most desirable pieces of wireless kit we've ever seen
Totally awesome and essential hardware. Sell your children to own one.
*SCORE 92%*
Also, if you read the readers letters page, check out
Amazing -- just amazing.
Too bad no one can explain how ripping a CD you have purchased into
YOUR hard drive is different from making a cassette from an LP.
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Excellent, did the review mention the fantastic sound quality of the
Squeezebox? I only ask because a Computer Shopper review the other
month didn't!!
I get the feeling the the SB3 has done the trick in beginning to close
the gap to mainstream acceptance.
If only SD can get some of these
highdudgeon Wrote:
Amazing -- just amazing.
Too bad no one can explain how ripping a CD you have purchased into
YOUR hard drive is different from making a cassette from an LP.
Whilst I agree with all of the comments above and will resolutely never
buy either DRM infected or copy protected
Michaelwagner Wrote:
when the server shuts down, what is the error message?
Thanks for responding. I am glad to see that your advice has helped
the others resolve their problems. I have tried to clean and rescan,
have deleted the slimserver files from the library and re-installed,
but still
Jacob Potter Wrote:
On 1/3/06, Mark Lanctot marklanctot (AT) yahoo (DOT) ca wrote:
Just goes to show that the record companies don't
care for their customers at all, but most people
knew that already.
At this point, one is better off just downloading the music from
AllOfMP3 and buying
I don't know what sort of internet connection you have, but my cable
modem system has about 3 Mbps download speed and only 300kbps uplink
(this is typical for cablemodem service). That means I cannot stream
.flac files to a remote location via the internet because most require
about 1 Mbps to
On 3/1/06 at 07:03 -0800, arrowfire wrote
I have downloaded and mad all the alterations that are required to make
AlienBBC work, but it still refuses to work.
It tells me its playing but nothing is comeing out of the speakers. and
nothing is showing in the visualization, so I now its not
After installing Zone Alarm firewall, my SB3 won't connect to
Slimserver.
I have Slim.exe fully allowed in Zone Alarm and windows seems to show
it has a good connection (ad-hoc) with the SB3, but i cant understand
why it cant find Slimserver. Please help, very confused!
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I think it is an underhanded marketing trick to call the current WRT54G
a WRT54G. Its like Ford selling lots of mustangs, so they decide to
relabel Pintos as Mustangs and take the unknowing suckers for a ride.
It isn't the same hardware. It isn't the same firmware/OS. It isn't
the same
Ash,
I have both the SB3 and the AE Wifi Radio. If all you are interested
in is internet radio, I would totally recommend the AE Wifi Radio over
the SB3. Positives of the AE is that there are a hell of a lot of
radio stations already programmed into the radio which can be put onto
preset
If they've vanished then it probably means we are on the verge of a
product announcement!! :)
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Further to my previous reply. First thing to try is this item on my
list. It needs less effort than the other points I raised, and I know
the default setting can cause problems that sound somewhat similar to
yours.
8. Just thought of another point.Open the web interface, and in
Server
If they've vanished then it probably means we are on the verge of a
product announcement!! :)
Actually, I expect they are in Las Vegas, setting up for CES.
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Thanks mherger danco,
Im gonna look at all the items you both mentioned and try and get it to
work this evening when I get home.
Cheers,
Ivan :)
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On 3-Jan-06, at 5:56 AM, ikruspan wrote:
I Know :)
But I have NO REPLY for emails from christmas !!!
ikr,.
check your spam filters, just in case of false positives
-kdf
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I'm really close to ordering the sb3, I've been watching the product
mature for a long time, and think the time is now to pick one up.
Go, go, go! :-)
My settings:
maximum streams set to 2000
min bitrate set to 128
max bitrate set to 320
normalize genre on
Problem:
the list of streams is
On 3-Jan-06, at 8:40 AM, jtfields wrote:
If they've vanished then it probably means we are on the verge of a
product announcement!! :)
or CES and MacWorld
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Need a replacement for my faulty SB3 (Screen fault + front bezel come
off). My supplier does not have any more in stock. Any idea when the
next batch going to the UK will be, and with they have a fix for the
screen overheating and bezel falling off?
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pauldesmond Wrote:
well, advancedmp3players.co.uk, who are at least responding to e-mails,
think they will have stock in on Friday the 6th
I wouldn't take any notice of the dates given by
advancedmp3players.co.uk. They've put countless dates on their website
that haven't materialised.
In response to a question from somebody regarding MusicMagic I started
to expand on the Wiki page that somebody had created.
This has raised a few questions in my mind regarding the Wiki
1) It would be helpful if the front page of the Wiki could be expanded
to add a few more sections. In my
You might also want to consider the Denon F101 stereo receiver, if you
can find it where you are. Absolutely brilliant IMO - took me ages to
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highdudgeon said the following on 03/01/2006 16:13:
Amazing -- just amazing.
Too bad no one can explain how ripping a CD you have purchased into
YOUR hard drive is different from making a cassette from an LP.
I don't know what country you're in, but that's technically illegal in
the UK. I
Same problem here: placed an order for 2xSB3s on 23rd of December
(invoice 1135346693-585), replied to international order verification
request on the same day, and nada! Enquiries to orders at slimdevices
dot com were not answered. Long vacation, I guess..
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I have this problem too. No error messages or anything, just incorrect
/ jumbled / missing data for Browse Albums / artists etc, though 'Browse
Music Folder' is OK and the album artwork appears to be correct.
See answers to your questions in line.
Michaelwagner wrote:
OK. For everyone who
Hi
Having spent some time writing stuff for the wiki, and also linking
other peoples existing pages up, I have to agree that its still quite
hard to find stuff sometimes.
However, your immediate question is I think answerable: you could
always write a BeginnersGuideToPluginsAndCoolStuff (not
I had the same problem upon switching to the Jan 2 nightly. I'll
download the Jan 3 nightly tonight as I believe it is supposed to fix
this problem.
(It's kind of a shame that the 6.2.2 branch regressed in this way. I
thought the idea was to have it pick up tested bug fixes only, with new
Quoting Steve Baumgarten [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I had the same problem upon switching to the Jan 2 nightly. I'll
download the Jan 3 nightly tonight as I believe it is supposed to fix
this problem.
(It's kind of a shame that the 6.2.2 branch regressed in this way.
I thought the idea was to have
Yes I suspect that will be the best way to go and I have already started
writing it.
I agree it will certainly be a challenge to pick the plugins but a good
starting point has to be whether and how much forum traffic that plugin
has generated in the past.
I will have a go and then post a
Or which port to forward ...
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Did the first; it is the fixed IP that my ISP told me about - but of
course all the PCs on the home LAN give the same answer.
Does anyone know how to use the NAT and related
mherger Wrote:
I know you can install Linux on modded XBOX, but have anyone also
tried
to put slimserver on top of it, if that works, how about putting the
AlienBBC plugin also, any info will be greatly appreciated.
I think there was once a guy who wanted to remaster SlimCD to install
mherger Wrote:
I know you can install Linux on modded XBOX, but have anyone also
tried
to put slimserver on top of it, if that works, how about putting the
AlienBBC plugin also, any info will be greatly appreciated.
I think there was once a guy who wanted to remaster SlimCD to install
Neil Cameron said the following on 03/01/2006 18:37:
Or which port to forward ...
It's in the FAQ on the slimdevices website.
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My SB III's recognize the slimserver, I can browse music and playlists
but when I actually press play for a song or playlist, no audio streams
trough to the SB. Although the SB III indicates it is Now Playing a
song, you do not gwet to see the meters or anything like that). Does
anybody
kdf Wrote:
I guess Dan is human after all.
He is?
He never seems to sleep!
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On 1/3/06, Neil Cameron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Or which port to forward ...
Assuming you want to use SoftSqueeze from a remote location to play
music served up by your SlimServer at home:
Forward port 9000 to allow web access to the SlimServer
Forward port 9090 to allow SoftSqueeze access to
Thats because Zone Alarm is blocking the ports the SB is trying to
contact Slimserver on. I can't remember what ports need to be opened
exactly, or how to do this in ZA (abandoned using it ages ago) but
there should be something about firewalls in the WiKi
(http://wiki.slimdevices.com/)
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kdf Wrote:
I guess Dan is human after all.
He is?
He never seems to sleep!
I imagine that doesn't help avoid the occasional mistake either :)
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I ordered a wireless Squeezebox 3. When it arrived, it behaved as though
it had no wireless capability. The setup menu only provided the ethernet
option. Yet the packaging clearly indicated that this was a wireless
unit. After some back-and-forth with support, it was determined I
should send it
Hi Funkster (a Hexus buddy i think).
Yeah, well i sorted it now. I did not have to open any ports, just add
the SB3's IP address to the trusted list agian. Not sure why it did not
work the first time, but it works now i will leave it as it is.
BTW, will/can the SB3's IP address ever change? My
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Thanks; the clearest advive I've ever had!
One follow-up - if I 'forward' port 9000 will that interfere with my home
Slimserver operation?
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Or which port to forward ...
3483 TCP and UDP and 9000 TCP are needed. See
http://www.slimdevices.com/su_faq.html#networking
Generally, you can see if the Squeezebox is being
blocked by looking at the firewall log. The
Squeezebox is very insistent, you will see
requests every 5 seconds or so. ZoneAlarm may
have
On 3/1/06 at 11:02 -0800, Jannertnl wrote
My SB III's recognize the slimserver, I can browse music and playlists
but when I actually press play for a song or playlist, no audio streams
trough to the SB. Although the SB III indicates it is Now Playing a
song, you do not gwet to see the meters or
I also have seen random order on some albums. On these I noticed that
some of the songs had a disk tag set to 1. Sure enough the songs with
disk set to 1 where listed last. No idea why some are set to 1 while
others in same album have no entry.
When I looked at the tags disk was not set on any of
930 Wrote:
now if i can figure out why the sb and slimserver are suddenly saying i
have no sb i might be able to use my sb
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JohnH Wrote:
some of the songs had a disk tag set to 1.
What do you mean by a disk tag?
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Neil Cameron Wrote:
I'd like to try this and play my files when I'm somewhere else, but I
need
some help.
I know I have to open up ports 9000 and 3483, but:
- how do I know what IP address my home PC is presenitng to the outside
world - I have a SpeedTouch Broadband modem?
- do I
I've experienced the same issue since installing the 12/30 and now the
1/3 6.2.2 builds... before that, I'd been running the original 6.2.1
release. I'm on Windows XP, and am not using EAC or FLAC.
I have tens of thousands of songs spread over a number of disks, all
linked with shortcuts under
May sound silly, but do you have the Random Mix plugin enabled?
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vacaboca,
Check your playlist directory to see if any point to locations now
invalid (i.e. you moved your files). Despite suggestions that this
error is somehow a sign that there are low level problems, this is the
confirmed cause of my system generating this error under W2K. Once I
removed
Thanks for the suggestion :) I only have a few playlists in there, but
I'm pretty sure that they would have contained references to the volume
that I removed. I deleted them, and have restarted the server from the
command line... it's doing a scan right now, I'll see the output of any
seanadams Wrote:
Note the geekport output is 3.3V, not 5.
There's a chance it might still trigger a 5v solid-state relay, but
don't count on it.
Going back to this post, a few of the Omron G3Ns I mentioned will
trigger at 4V.
Awfully close...but as Sean states, no guarantees.
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Thanks for the reply.
I have got it sorted now. Something happened to the OS on my
Linkstation. I re-flashed and re-loaded Slimserver, and now is all OK.
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I had SlimServer 6.2.1 running successfully on Windows XP. I upgraded to
6.2.2 and ever since I've had a Network stalled - Rebuffering stream
window come up whenever I've tried to connect to the server from a
remote computer. Music will play, then stop, then play, then stop, etc.
I uninstalled SS
Michaelwagner Wrote:
What do you mean by a disk tag?
Navigate on Slimserver to view Song Details
Disc: 1
this was shown for some songs which forced them to be at the end of the
list regardless of the track number.
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I recently decided to update to server 6.2 on an iMac running server 5.4
(OS 10.4). Now browser refresh has stopped working on any of my
computers (running Firefox) although the squeezebox itself (original
version) updates as usual. I've tried resetting the refresh time, but
no effect. Something
And...if I want to use SoftSqueeze do I just put the IP address in the
'SlimServer Hostname' and '9090' in SlimServer Slim ProtoPort?
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Thanks; the clearest advive I've ever had!
One follow-up - if I 'forward'
I should probably post a new thread, as I think I'm drifting away from
the 'Perl interpreter failed' error (not that familiar with this forum
yet)... after slim server came up from a command line start, it ran
(on its own?) a new/changed scan, which left it still with 0 songs (by
lots of artists
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