No problem, but we'll prepare it for public use. Now it is too quick and
dirty. :) Will notify here where you can download it as soon as we make
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For me it's just a small usability issue - (it's like the annoyance of
wanting to watch a DVD but having to navigate through 10 trailers and 5
menus before reaching the actual movie - only not quite that bad)
I think that it would be better to have the following global shuffle
settings
1. Don't
northendboston Wrote:
I would love to get a feature like on CD players to fast forward on a
track; or start from any point.
Check out Moose. It has an elapsed-time bar for the current track that
you can click on at any point to move to that point in the track. Info
is here:
It's not entirely clear quite what you need here but...
Have you looked at the 'shadowplay' plugin? This allows you to control
remote SlimServer clients.
I'm not sure if it would work on a stream-only client though.
I also think it would be possible to write a plugin for controlling
iTunes from
Ok firstly my apologies for not posting any updates on here recently. We
are still recovering from the Christmas period and there just doesn't
seem enough hours in the day.
The current situation with the Qnap TS-101 is that the Qnap firmware is
now finished and the product is ready to ship. The
On 25/01/06, bossanova808
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Ok, after extended use, this one is defintiely much improved in terms
of performance, although it still occasionally causes some general
sluggishness (mainly with the library window open) and sometimes the
'Now Playing' window gets itself into
On 24/01/06, max. spicer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well prompted! I put mysql on my server last week in order to serve
another application. Your post prompted me to take the obvious step of
making SlimServer use it. Following the wiki entry, it took me an
obsolute maximum of 5 minutes to
Hmm, well I've spent the 5 minutes and I'm getting nowhere ...
I'm getting:
mysql Ungrant all on slimserver.* to slimserver [identified by
'password'];
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the
manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right
syntax
Be nice to have better instructions on how to install MySQL itself..
Took me
a while to suss that I had to login as root, create a new user, create
the
database, grant root permissions to use the database, grant the new user
permissions, etc.. This was all with 4.1.. Maybe it's better with 5
Skunk Wrote:
Quiet or silent? Why put the SB inside the PC, but say you don't want
the amp with it? IMO someone who buys a re-boxed squeezebox should buy
vaseline as well.
No, no, don't put the SB in the PC: have stand-alone SBs PLUS SB
modules built into other audio components, eg
Patrick Dixon Wrote:
Hmm, well I've spent the 5 minutes and I'm getting nowhere ...
I'm getting:
mysql Ungrant all on slimserver.* to slimserver [identified by
'password'];
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the
manual that corresponds to your MySQL server
Thanks, but that gives the same result.
I think I probably need to create MySQL user 'slimserver' first (the
wiki doesn't mention this at all) but I'm new to SQL ;-(
Also the MySQL doc doesn't seem to mention Ungrant. GRANT and REVOKE,
but not Ungrant. WTF is Ungrant?
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Thanks for your response, James. I'll certainly try it.
Basically, I want to listen to my remote speakers in the living room;
these are wired to the stereo in the den, which also has an Airport
Express (AE) plugged into it. The plan is to stream music to the AE,
which I will hear in the living
How sure can we be Paul? It was less than 24 hours ago that Gareth (from
Progressive/Cooltopia) told me that delivery had been confirmed for 26th
January!
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Have anybody a kissplayer and the squeezebox?
Is it compatibility with both?
Can you play mp3 tracks from the kissplayer on the squeezebox without a
pc?
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I'm installing this via ssh/putty on a headless Ubuntu machine - I
don't think tray icons are going to work for me!
I'm repeating myself: phpMyAdmin has been the headless MySQL
administrator's best friend for years.
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Dave StricklerMailWise LLC617-933-5810 (direct)www.mailwise.com"Intelligent E-mail Protection" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7:29:49 AM Wednesday, January 25, 2006 I'm installing this via ssh/putty on a headless Ubuntu machine
Adding songs to existing playlists is a great feature when you are
throwing a party and friends are browsing your music libraries.
However, songs are always added to the bottom of the playlist. I would
love the option to add a song to my playlist and to make it the next
played song.
Something
Patrick Dixon Wrote:
Thanks.
I'm installing this via ssh/putty on a headless Ubuntu machine - I
don't think tray icons are going to work for me!
Download the MySQL PHP Admin Client from:
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php
This gives you a browser interface into MySQL on your
Patrick Dixon Wrote:
I think the answer to the thread title is:
Not until the wiki is updated with much more comprehensive
instructions, unless you are very familiar with MySQL and updating Perl
modules.
Good Point - to be fair to Slimdevices though SQLite is still the
default for now. I
From Squeezebox you just hold the '+' button down longer than normal.
Not sure how to do it from a browser though.
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Warning: I am a PostgreSQL guy, and I don't know beans about MySQL. I also don't profess to be a Linux expert. I can get around in SuSE, but I'm no expert with it either.
Understanding that, I thought I would let you know how I got MySQL working, as the Wiki was a great help, but wasn't
blberenb said the following on 01/25/2006 01:04 PM:
Adding songs to existing playlists is a great feature when you are
throwing a party and friends are browsing your music libraries.
However, songs are always added to the bottom of the playlist. I would
love the option to add a song to my
I'm not blaming SD, I'm blaming Max Spicer who said it was a 5 minute
job following the wiki ;-)
I'm not sure that phpMyAdmin will work for me either as I don't
understand how to install it: am I installing it on the headless Ubuntu
machine, or the XP desktop? And I don't have a webserver
Further to my question:
A good example might be the plug-in called 'Video Box' by Peter van der
Landen. That one seems to be able to display and control Windows Media
Player on the SB. So what I'm looking for is the same capability, but
with iTunes... iTunes is the primary player, the SB3 only
Press add to add the song to the end of the playlist, or
press-and-hold add to add it to the top of the playlist (ie make it
the next song).
Chris
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Install it onto your Ubuntu box. You can then use the browser on your
XP box. You don't need to install a web server (bit like Slimserver in
that respect.
re your rant - thats why I use ClarkConnect. Simple web interface - I
installed MySQL by selecting it in a list. It even installed
Hi - I am trying to program a third party remote (onkyo) to use to control basic functions of theSB remtoe. I have tried the JVC DVD code 0623 and the Squeezebox code 0533 and neither work.Can anyone tell me if these are the correct codes? i have only seen them referenced in other posts but could
You can then use the browser on your XP box.Sorry to be a pain, but what
address do I type in the browser?
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Patrick Dixon said the following on 01/25/2006 10:17 AM:
Hmm, well I've spent the 5 minutes and I'm getting nowhere ...
I'm getting:
mysql Ungrant all on slimserver.* to slimserver [identified by
'password'];
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the
manual that
You can then use the browser on your XP box.
Sorry to be a pain, but what address do I type in the browser?
The server's IP or host name. But you'll need to install Apache as well...
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Browny said the following on 01/25/2006 01:30 PM:
Install it onto your Ubuntu box. You can then use the browser on your
XP box. You don't need to install a web server (bit like Slimserver in
that respect.
To use phpmyadmin? Yes you do.
phpMyAdmin uses (surprisingly enough) php which needs a
I had to get my first faulty SB3 replaced. I just took delivery of the
new one but cant get it to connect to slimserver. It's connected to my
PC (wireless adhoc mode) fine but cant find slimserver. I have disabled
my firewall but that has not helped. Where do i go from here?
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from what [EMAIL PROTECTED] has said, i believe the updates to Slimserver
will be in the for of a perl script that runs on the Qnap and downloads
new new version. I don't know if this would be from Slimdevices
directly or from Progressive. Presumably it would be possible to build
a script that
Many thanks Dave.
I finally got this to work using this method on Ubuntu:
(as root)
# apt-get install mysql-server-4.1
# mysql -u root
create database slimserver;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON slimserver.* TO 'slimserver'@'localhost';
use slimserver;
\. /usr/local/slimserver/SQL/mysql/dbcreate.sql;
Robin Bowes Wrote:
To use phpmyadmin? Yes you do.
phpMyAdmin uses (surprisingly enough) php which needs a web server,
e.g.
apache.
R.
Yup - my mistake (it's turning into a long day!).
Nice to hear Patrick's got it working.
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Apart from not being able to connect to slimserver anymore (see thread
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20399), i now get this
message when slimserver starts;
-Windows cannot find 'slimserver web interface.url'. Make sure you
typed the name correctly, and then try again. To search
Kevin Deane-Freeman wrote:
it will be for tomorrow's build. sorry about that.
Cool. This has been a very minor pet peeve of mine, that if you change
the formatting to something other than just plain TITLE, you don't get
the individual, clickable links anymore. But as it was such a minor
That's good then; it should require no ongoing support. Thanks.
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I recently came across a similar problem to this with someone's SB3. It
always saw the wireless network OK, just couldn't find the SS - I
fiddled around for ages and it suddenly connected, but I'm not sure
what the problem was or how I sorted it.
However, I think it is worth checking and
dangerous_dom Wrote:
Is there any chance this is related to my SB3 being completely
retarded and not finding slimserver.
There is a 'slim' chance.
Have you uninsatlled-reinstalled Slim Server yet?
I assume you got a crossover cable since you know it's called adhoc...
Go to local
I wouldn't trust zone alarm to turn itself off just because you ask
nicely either :)
EDIT: sorry but I also just realized you were't using wired SB. I guess
I thought adhoc meant wired.
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Dave Strickler Wrote:
Unfortunately you need to do this by hand, as SlimServer doesn't do this
for you when you switch over.
So long as you've granted the user account that Slimserver uses
'create' permissions on the database Slimserver will run the
dbcreate.sql script automatically at
Even though my old SB3 had a faulty screen, i had it running fine i
adhok mode (wireless). Nothing has really changed, it connect to the
network card it just i wont find slimsever. I have re-installed
slimserver 3 or 4 times now and have tried different versions (which
all worked with the last
I tried this solution repeatedly, but it will not work. The only way is
to use the browse music folder option in the menu (which is ugly),
and once a track is played it will be recognised also by using the
search artis/album option. Otherwise, any attempt to have the
slimserver scan all the files
The way the script works is when there is a new release of the software
there will be a Qnap version also. You drop this in the update
directory that will be on the HDD and reboot the machine. An internal
script will then pick up the file on reboot and install the new version
of the software.
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The only real solution is to buy another squeezebox!
If this isn't an option it seems like you can still theoretically do it
2 ways...
1) stream Slimserver - iTunes - Airport Express. Control/view
SlimServer stream via (Shadowplay?) SlimServer plugin.
2) stream iTunes - Airport Express.
How about this then:
I have a remote control with only one button. When I press that button
the SlimServer software sees this IR Code: cd4a.
I want to be able to refer to that IR Code as LRLights1 in the same way
as 7689b04f is refered to as arrow_down in the Slim_Devices_Remote.ir
file.
I
Predixis provided me the new 1.5 version for Linux and now it sends the
playlist to the proper SB3. I really like the concept of MMM, but have
some reservations. For $20, I'll probably just go for it.
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Mark Lanctot Wrote:
yarrga:
I have a K6-2 400 lying around gathering dust.
I'm thinking of constructing a dedicated SlimServer.
What OS are you running on it?
How are rescans?
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Well if the initial reviews turn out ok, this may end up being an early
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Quoting Steve Baumgarten [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Kevin Deane-Freeman wrote:
it will be for tomorrow's build. sorry about that.
Cool. This has been a very minor pet peeve of mine, that if you
change the formatting to something other than just plain TITLE, you
don't get the individual,
Quoting g_ghirardi [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I tried this solution repeatedly, but it will not work. The only way is
to use the browse music folder option in the menu (which is ugly),
and once a track is played it will be recognised also by using the
search artis/album option. Otherwise, any attempt
Additional comments here:
http://forums.predixis.com/index.php?showtopic=1463
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I wonder if this is an issue of newer releases or has to do with the
fact that I recently updated from a P4 to an AMD64 X2.
However, window redraw of Moose is extremely slow.
When moving the window across the screen, it's not moving smoothly like
any other application but it jumps around
OK, I'm still a bit behind the times, but I prefer the
shape of the SB2 to the SB3..
Wow the display is SO much nicer than my SB1G!!
Unfortunately they were out of black by the time I
finally decided to splurge, so I spent a little while
swapping the silver case over to my SB1G.
I do much
I had this problem recently when evaluating MMM. I also had several
blank entries in my library and entries that came up Error URL not
found or something like that.
This was the deal breaker for me. I've spent enough time trying to get
it to finish it's validation of my library and I certainly
kdf wrote:
that problem still remains. it is not feasible to parse out the
titleformats on the fly to create links. If your titleformat contains
ALBUM or ARTIST, then they will not be linked. All I've done here is to
fix what should have been an album link.
I see.
Maybe a future
Quoting Steve Baumgarten [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Maybe a future enhancement would be to have the internal server code
that generates the title text do so with live links rather than
just as static text. This would be useful anywhere in the web UI, I'd
think.
yes, it would. It is, however, a
When I open Slim Server the interface only shows up as blue lettering on
a white background. It looks very crappy and wasn't like this before.
I have tried to change the skins but that doesn't do much apart from
putting coloured boxes around some of the text. Has anyone comes
across this
I will be brief.
1. USB, Firewire, or some other form of non-ethernet Computer to device
connection is essential. Get with the program. Although the squeezebox's
design is optimized for small hubs/routers and wireless connectivity,
sometimes people are just going to want to plug it directly in,
Paul, who is responsible for preparing the Qnap version and making it
available and will it be downloaded from your site, Qnap's or
slimdevices.com?
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I will send you an empty black case if you'll cover the postage.
I'm in the UK.
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Murphy Wrote:
I will be brief.
1. USB, Firewire, or some other form of non-ethernet Computer to device
connection is essential. Get with the program. Although the squeezebox's
design is optimized for small hubs/routers and wireless connectivity,
sometimes people are just going to want to
Murphy Wrote:
1. USB, Firewire, or some other form of non-ethernet Computer to device
connection is essential.
Why? If all the functionality of the SB is enabled through the
ethernet connection, why is some other form necessary? Also, someone's
home is much more likely to be CAT-5 wired
Seriously, i dont know what on earth you are getting at here? What real
use a USB connection be? The whole point it this is a streaming device,
for streaming music around a house to HiFi equipment. Why would someone
want to spend a load of cash to have a SB next to thier PC when they
could just
Try Clearing your browser cache down.
Worked for me
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Patrick Dixon wrote:
Hmm, well I've spent the 5 minutes and I'm getting nowhere ...
I'm getting:
mysql Ungrant all on slimserver.* to slimserver [identified by
'password'];
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the
manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version
I disagree totally. The whole point is to use WiFi, not wired to this
device.
You should get with the program..
- Original Message -
From: Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 12:56 PM
Subject: [slim] Some thoughts on
Last night I got white noise out of the optical output. (sb3, 6.2.2,
fw28) I went to Now Playing using the remote and scrolled up the list
to play a song that had been played previously. I hit play and out
came white noise. I either hit pause to stop or fwd to go to the next
song, I don't
Seems to me that I can get USB and Firewire devices that do audio for
less money so who would want to use an SB for this?
The whole idea is the SB is to get away from the PC and not be tethered
to it.
Ron
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Paul Dowdy Wrote:
I disagree totally. The whole point is to use WiFi, not wired to this
device.
You should get with the program..
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From: Murphy Murphy.227f5z (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com
To: discuss (AT) lists (DOT) slimdevices.com
Sent:
Murphy Wrote:
I will be brief.
1. USB, Firewire, or some other form of non-ethernet Computer to device
connection is essential. Get with the program. Although the squeezebox's
design is optimized for small hubs/routers and wireless connectivity,
sometimes people are just going to want to
Since buying my SB2 several months ago, I've been pretty happy running
the version of Slimserver that was around at the time (6.0.2). I'm now
thinking that there are some new features I'd like to try out. So, what
is the minimum release I'd need to install to support all the
following:
1. Use of
Patrick Dixon said the following on 01/25/2006 07:06 PM:
I will send you an empty black case if you'll cover the postage.
I'm in the UK.
Hey Patrick, I'll take one - I too prefer black!
IM me to discuss details:
AOL:robinbowes
Yahoo: robin_bowes
MSN:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
R.
Seemed to me a cool way of having my mp3s available anywhere in the
house - configure the PocketPC to be a player. Controlled by Tecanto or
PPC web skin - but which player. I have tried using the PPC media player
to connect to the stream, but couldn't get that to work, plus there are
problems
Hi all,
I'ma new SB owner who is trying to get it to connect. It see the
network but won't connect. I use WEP128 and have put in the key.
Any ideas?
Many thanks
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JJZolx Wrote:
I totally agree.
I'm surprised a better configurtion system isn't in place. I can
understand the current approach for a first-generation product, but the
SB has had more than enough time to get to this point. Fully capable
configuration and status web interfaces are
JJZolx Wrote:
I'm surprised a better configurtion system isn't in place. I can
understand the current approach for a first-generation product, but the
SB has had more than enough time to get to this point. Fully capable
configuration and status web interfaces are available in $30
The home routers and such need snazzy (?) web interfaces to configure because they don't have screens. Configuring the network interface on a squeezebox by using the screen and remote is what fits the device.The squeezebox doesn't run a web server, so why add one just to configure a few network
I mostly use the SB3 in my study in the daytime, then turn on the system
in the living room at night. Both were working OK, then the living room
unit's screen turned blank (looked as if all leds were on
simultaneously), and the unit went dead. Won't connect to Slimserver
anymore. I disconnected
Wireless can be an issue but that has nothing to do with the Slimbox but
with wireless.
Where I live we have 10 inches of concrete wall and that is quiet a big
hurdle for wifi.
I have 6 slimboxes
2 wired
2 wireless (no problem)
2 wireless at my neighbour
2 firends accessing the over VPN.
The
I recently downloaded softsqueeze 2.3 from sourceforge. (I assume it is
not yet integrated into any of the nightly builds?) It worked fine at
home, and cleaned up FLAC gapless very nicely. But at the office I am
getting an installation error.
I see the message, softsqueeze is preparing the
Patrick Dixon [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I will send you an empty black case if you'll cover the postage.
I'm in the UK.
Hi Patrick,
SB1/2 in good condition?
How much do you think to Boston?
You want a silver case back, right?
You can email me offlist: gak at klanderman dot net.
greg
Quoting Sir G [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I mostly use the SB3 in my study in the daytime, then turn on the system
in the living room at night. Both were working OK, then the living room
unit's screen turned blank (looked as if all leds were on
simultaneously), and the unit went dead. Won't connect to
--- yarrga
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The chip doesn't get particually hot either, I am
running in an attic
room which is nice and cool and using stock fans on
the chip and in the
case.
This may change a bit come summer. ;-) I know it
sure would for me. But the K6-2s don't run that hot
JJZolx Wrote:
I totally agree.
I'm surprised a better configurtion system isn't in place. I can
understand the current approach for a first-generation product, but the
SB has had more than enough time to get to this point. Fully capable
configuration and status web interfaces are
EnochLight Wrote:
I wonder though, is this configuration stored in the SB's firmware or is
is sent from SlimServer? If the latter, then it should be an easy
change. If the former, well the firmware would require a new design
entirely (larger flash memory hosting a small OS, etc).
I think
Murphy Wrote:
I will be briefYou need to trade aesthetics for functionality.
The Squeezebox is one of the most functional hi-fi devices ever
created, IMHO. USB/firewire has a fixed length to be functional
(compared to a wired CAT5 of several hundred feet). And frankly, Wi-Fi
is the new
What router are you using?
Check this page:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?RouterStatus
...others may have had problems with it.
To start things up, baby steps first. Try connecting
with no encryption (temporarily!) If that works, set
a very simple WEP 128 key - try 1 or A or
mkosma Wrote:
I recently downloaded softsqueeze 2.3...It worked fine at home, and
cleaned up FLAC gapless very nicely.
What version were you using prior to trying 2.3? You were having
trouble with gapless FLAC playback?
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EnochLight Wrote:
I honestly think that the SB is incredibly easy to set up; there's no
need to weight it down with a web interface. Most people are in
another room setting it up away from their computer - and the web -
anyway.
Keep it simple. Maybe it *-is-* primitive, but it needs to
dangerous_dom Wrote:
Then slimserver forces my modem to dial up.
Since Slimserver has no interest in operating dial-up modems itself,
this sounds like something else is wrong with your networking setup.
Windows, depending on configuration, will attempt to dial out if it
detects that you are
Hi Mark,
Do you have an equivalent script which can be run on Ubuntu / Debian?
There is no /usr/local/bin/slimserver (NB you put slimerver) command
when it's compiled on Debian, it has to be started via
/usr/local/slimserver/slimserver.pl
Starting it is fine, with a simple script as posted in
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wrote:
Also does anyone know how to play music on the
SqueezeBox AND
simultaneously on local PC speakers.
Run either Softsqueeze or a software player capable of
playing streams and synch it with the Squeezebox.
Although I see lots of problems relating
Four suggestions:
Verify that you have the correct key and that you enter it perfectly.
I printed mine and then drew pencil marks between each pair of values.
That's how I discovered my data entry error.
Do a factory reset and perform the network setup again.
Verify that your MAC address is
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* vikmurthy shaped the electrons to say...
I tried uninstalling the Jan 25th release and installing the Jan 20th
release, and still came away with the same problem. Ironically,
reinstalling Slimserver 6.2.2 eliminates the problem (but then, I don't
have use of the Nokia 770 skin).
I checked
I have an Axim X30, so I know a bit what you're trying
to do.
I find WMP for Windows Mobile VERY stripped down. Can
it even play streams? And yes, if it did, it would
have very little buffering ability.
Regarding running SoftSqueeze, I'm not 100% sure but I
don't think PocketIE supports Java.
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