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Hi,
i recieved my new SB3 wireless yesterday but am having problems
connecting it to my wireless network! :-(
I read the postings on the subject but didnt solve it yet.
When i configure the SB to connect to my router (Linksys WPG624v3) it
connects to the wireless but i can see in the routers
dborn Wrote:
Resanning everything is understandably slow in my case but doing a
rescan playlists should take only seconds with a single playlist of
10 songs...?
Yes, AFAIK it should take under a minute. Have you tried enabling the
d_scan debugging output and running a playlists only rescan
Hello!
As you have already spotted, you're not the first person to have
trouble getting wireless networking going. In fact,there is a page in
the Wiki just for you! It is at
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?NetworkProblemsBeginnersGuide
Its very new and doubtless doesn't cover
0.26 working a treat here. The only thing annoying me know is the lack
of album art in the now playing window. Does anybody else experience
this? when browsing the library the album art is fine so I don't really
understand what is happening.
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FWIW I've been managing dozens of servers remotely, using the remote
desktop (they are four floors under my office). I _never_ encountered a
problem installing whatever due to the fact that I wasn't sitting in
front
of the machine.
mstsc.exe /console and you can do a console based
Well, as soon as I moved the SB back to its usual room I was again
unable to gain a connection to the DG834PN. Sat them next to eachother
and connections were hit-and-miss at best (and no WPA security).
Netgear finally exhausted suggestions and assume unit is faulty. My
supplier is prepared to
Also, what happened to the background colors? Is there a reason for the
drop-down menu for this option being disabled?
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Thanks to all who've weighed in on this thread. I have adopted the turn
Slimserver off/manage iTunes/turn Slimserver on approach. I still see
the occasional runaway case, but restarting the service seems to clear that.
- Jeff
gbreit wrote:
Fred Wrote:
With 6.2.1 and a large library,
Aaahh, I see. Thanks for explaining that. Might give it a go if I can
summon the courage.
This digital music malarkey certainly isn't straightforward, is it?!!
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Good suggestion, thanks!
I see that the rescan starts at 09:44:15 and ends at 09:44:27 so a
total of 12 seconds...
However SlimServer is still doing something (not showing in the d_scan
log). Then at 09:52:20 it seems it started scanning my playlists once
again until 09:52:25.
At 09:58, the
Hi People,
Many frustrations later I found how to solve the issue with adding or
correcting the artwork. I just google on the picture I want, and save
this as thumb.jpg, album.jpg, cover.jpg and folder.jpg in the specific
music or albumfolder. Sometime it says that for example folder.jpg
already
Pale Blue Ego Wrote:
... While the song is playing, press AND HOLD the ADD button on the
remote. It will remove the song from the playlist AND add the track to
a special playlist called zapped songs.
thanks. i didn't know about the zapped list. i tried this, and it
works about half the
Still not quite resorted to going pre release, will only do so as a last
resort. I don't think it will help to be honest - I am getting more and
more convinced that this is a problem with the router.
I have just done another test - tried to copy a large (600Mb) folder of
MP3s over the wireless
kdf Wrote:
the song info page for each track shows the location. ...
thanks, i hope to see a feature in the future to bring up the OS native
file browser at the path of a designated file or folder.
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mwoodroof Wrote:
Still not quite resorted to going pre release, will only do so as a last
resort. I don't think it will help to be honest - I am getting more and
more convinced that this is a problem with the router.
I have just done another test - tried to copy a large (600Mb) folder of
gobikey Wrote:
thanks, i hope to see a feature in the future to bring up the OS native
file browser at the path of a designated file or folder.
You can submit an enhancement request here:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/
You'll need to create a user name and password. Put it in the
SlimServer
H. Thanks for the thoughts, sounds reasonable to me.
I have just emailed Belkin with details of the problem, so we will see
if they have good customer service and manage to help me out with it!
Will keep you posted...
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Any chance my SB2, in the future, be able to ssh-tunnel to my
SlimServer... like SoftSqueeze does, but without the laptop. It would
kinda be like my own personal SlimNetwork.
Why?: Vacation. I'm not allowed to bring a laptop on vacation. In fear
of getting any work done. But I would love to
Sounds like the e-mail has already been sent, but if it hasn't, indicate
the problem is transferring more than ~200 MB of files. If you indicate
the problem is with streaming, they'll likely point the finger at Slim
and wash their hands of any responsibility.
In this case, it seems to be their
Yup email is sent! Did mention that one problem was in a streaming
application but also said that the Windows networking file transfer was
not working and did highlight the apparent 200Mb limit.
Hope they reply. Have a feeling they won't. Forums are much better for
getting help from than big
See http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToOrganising
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... like this one:
http://tinyurl.com/mm26k
Seems like SlimDevices has a turn key solution for a/v manufacturers to
get in on this. With SB's superior feature list, maybe the higher-end
manufacturers would like to partner-up and integrate BS's into their
Thanks!!! Now that is what I call service.
So all I do is put a shortcut to the folder on the 2nd drive in the
main folder that slimserver is set to scan... simple!
Will try soon...
EDIT:
Or do I have to point Slimserver at a directory just full of shortcuts
to my actual directories?
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but this issue is too important to release with it still in the
firmware.
The symptoms I'm
mwoodroof Wrote:
Thanks!!! Now that is what I call service.
So all I do is put a shortcut to the folder on the 2nd drive in the
main folder that slimserver is set to scan... simple!
Will try soon...
EDIT:
Or do I have to point Slimserver at a directory just full of shortcuts
to my
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If they do attack this I would strongly recommend they try to have some
way of storing the ssh private key in the SB. Maybe in a firmware load
or something.
However seeing as how little this feature would be used, I would not
expect to see it high on the development list.
A solution for the
After learning about reading RSS feeds on my SB3, I started to wonder if
there was a way to make books (from sites like
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/) readable with a Sqeezebox. They have
.txt file versions, so the question is, how to get those files into a
form readable by the SB. Anybody
heinkraanen Wrote:
Many frustrations later I found how to solve the issue with adding or
correcting the artwork. I just google on the picture I want, and save
this as thumb.jpg, album.jpg, cover.jpg and folder.jpg in the specific
music or albumfolder. Sometime it says that for example
Sam Lowry Wrote:
After learning about reading RSS feeds on my SB3, I started to wonder if
there was a way to make books (from sites like
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/) readable with a Sqeezebox. They have
.txt file versions, so the question is, how to get those files into a
form
That is a very good idea! It would give Slim an additional revenue
stream and may not require that much work.
If the manufacturer were to install the same Ubicom IP3023 processor
and Xilinx CPLD that Slim uses in the Squeezebox, I would guess that
Slim could just provide them with a modified
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heinkraanen Wrote:
Hi People,
Sometime it says that for example folder.jpg already exists. The funny
thing one doesn't see this file. But.. if you have Nero, you can
see those already existing file(s), i.e. AlbumArt__Large.jpg or
AlbumArt__Small, AlbumArtSmall.jpg or Folder.jpg. Just
mwoodroof Wrote:
To be honest, not sure I want to go to pre release software though
really - I want a stable system!!
Interesting is your system stable now with a sanctioned release?
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elo wrote:
Why?: Vacation. I'm not allowed to bring a laptop on vacation.
Answer: Nokia 770 + SSH client + SS 770 skin + streaming media player.
and you might want to bring along one of those travel sized wireless APs.
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elo Wrote:
... like this one:
http://tinyurl.com/mm26k
Seems like SlimDevices has a turn key solution for a/v manufacturers to
get in on this. With SB's superior feature list, maybe the higher-end
manufacturers would like to partner-up and integrate BS's into their
elo Wrote:
Any chance my SB2, in the future, be able to ssh-tunnel to my
SlimServer... like SoftSqueeze does, but without the laptop. It would
kinda be like my own personal SlimNetwork.
Why?: Vacation. I'm not allowed to bring a laptop on vacation. In fear
of getting any work done. But I
On 3/8/06, Mark Lanctot
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If the manufacturer were to install the same Ubicom IP3023 processor
and Xilinx CPLD that Slim uses in the Squeezebox, I would guess that
Slim could just provide them with a modified firmware image.
http://www.seanadams.com/ip3k/cpu_module/
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Jacob Potter Wrote:
http://www.seanadams.com/ip3k/cpu_module/
- Jacob
Interesting. Nearly everything required on one board (don't see the
Xilinx though). I also note: However, plans to offer it as part of a
development kit have been halted
due to a lack of interest.
Pricing is $56.80
Sam Lowry Wrote:
the question is, how to get those files into a form readable by the SB.
Anybody have an idea?
I can think of a couple of ways to do it. You could create a local web
page with an RSS feed.
Or just take a nice instrumental audio file that would be good to play
in the
gobikey Wrote:
i ended up configuring my default.map to trigger zap on a single
add-button press. that seems to work great for me.
So now how do you add stuff to the current playlist?
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Although I cancelled my order out of frustration a fair old while ago
now, I'd still be interested in the reviews... I will wait with
anticipation for the feedback...
thanks
Paul
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I have two different music directories: Lossless and Lossy all under my
main Music directory. I store my lossless music in my Lossless folder
and created a shortcut to my mp3 folder under Lossy. For some reason
SlimServer is not scanning for any music in my mp3 folder. Any ideas?
Thanks in
Does anyone know if there is a way to increase the wakeup timeout on my
SB3? Here's what happens.
When I come home from work, my computer is usually in hibernation mode
from the night before, and my SB3 screen is blank. I press the on
button on my programmable remote, which also turns on my
Whatever happened to Slim Devices participation in these forums?
Anyway...
Are you using the MusicMagic plugin? If so, do you _need_ to if you
take your approach to integrating the playlists into SlimServer? I
don't use Music Magic or the plugin, so this is just speculation, but
maybe you're
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/3/prweb354668.htm
This is exactly what I want to control my Squeezebox. And it's only
$100. Surely Slim Devices can cut a deal with these guys to do a SB
version? The hardware wouldn't have to change at all. I would prefer
wifi rather than an RF dongle, but
I take it you are thinking of having the books read aloud, rather than
scrolled on the SqueezeBox display. If so, yes, there is active work on
text-to-speech programs, both commercially and in the free software
community. Once you know that text-to-speech is the accepted jargon,
you should have
I used a 802.11b access point for my SB3 and I had no problem.
Now I upgrade with a Netgear DG834GTIT that support both 802.11b and
802.11g.
The access point can work as 802.11g or 802.11b/802.11g together. When
the access point works with booth 802.11b/802.11g protocols the SB3
hangs after few
I guess I'm not surprised the guys over at SlimDevices already thought
about this concept...
lack of interest maybe because the idea is ahead of it's time.
I wasn't thinking a company like Denon would be willing to invest in
all the extra, hifi, stuff SB has to offer. I was thinking the
Well apart from the problem I am having with my router it is!
Not sure why you ask? What I was trying to say is that, computer fan
that I am, I am not sure I want to get any more bleeding edge than I
already am! I know that pre release software is more likely to cause
problems than released
Not sure as I haven't tried myself yet, but maybe the shortcut needs to
be in the top level of the main directory not in a sub directory?
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tom permutt Wrote:
I take it you are thinking of having the books read aloud, rather than
scrolled on the SqueezeBox display. If so, yes, there is active work on
text-to-speech programs, both commercially and in the free software
community. Once you know that text-to-speech is the accepted
I tried that as well but it doesn't appear to be working. :(
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kdf Wrote:
thanks!
This was a known problem, and should be fixed with current builds. I
have not been able reprduce this with the current build of 6.2.2.
-k
Yes, the nightly update fixed it. Thanks, kdf
Rich
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Found out how to start the server as a normal program, so I could get a
full logfile. This logfile showed me that the album in question was
scanned twice. First scan came from a Playlist, and the second scan
came from the physical folder.
For some reason this made some of the songs show up twice
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Have you tried what was suggested earlier in this post - have a folder
which just contains shortcuts to your actual folders and point
Slimserver at that?
Also, do make sure you are doing a clear library and full rescan when
updating slimservers library, not just a new and changed update as
that
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elo Wrote:
I wasn't thinking a company like Denon would be willing to invest in
all the extra, hifi, stuff SB has to offer. I was thinking the high-end
guys would.
Actually in that price range, Denon is no slouch. The 4306 is probably
among the top receivers.
The competition is fierce.
mwoodroof Wrote:
And maybe someone can summarise what the main benefits of 6.2.2 (or 6.5
for that matter) are for me? If my setup was working as it is now I
would be MORE than happy with the functionality, stability and
performance of it all - it is fantastic when it works!
6.2.2 is merely
Hmmm. Sounds like I should try 6.2.2 then!
May take a brave pill at the weekend...
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Mark Lanctot Wrote:
6.2.2 is merely a bugfix of 6.2.1. It offers no new features. It's the
firmware that's the big difference, but even that offers no new
user-accessible features (lots of wireless fixes though).
I upgraded from 6.2.1 to 6.2.2 to resolve a problem where I would lose
my
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msarti Wrote:
I used a 802.11b access point for my SB3 and I had no problem.
Now I upgrade with a Netgear DG834GTIT that support both 802.11b and
802.11g.
The access point can work as 802.11g or 802.11b/802.11g together. When
the access point works with booth 802.11b/802.11g protocols the
cjhabs wrote:
Forcing your new router to use 802.11b will fix that - not what you
want to hear.
Alternatively, you might add/change the laptop wireless card to
something that supports g connections.
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Is it just wishful thinking or will Pandora become a service that is
available internationally like LastFM or is it going to remain
teathered to the US?
Anybody know if this is being considered by Pandora? If LastFM can do
it
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Is there a quick way to clear all songs in a playlist -except- the
currently playing track?
I often find myself wanting to dump a long playlist and start over, but
I'd rather make it a smooth transition at a track boundary.
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I'd LOVE to use the MusicMagic plugin but unfortunately they don't have
a version that runs on my Linkstation (only x86) so I have to use the
MusicMagic Mixer on my WinXP PC, save the playlist on my Linkstation in
a Samba share. Then I have a Perl script that checks every 30 seconds
for
rblaine wrote:
Has anyone had luck with this? I'd like to run two separate slimservers
on my solaris box - one which serves up FLAC for local clients, and the
other which serves mp3 to the internet, where there isn't enough
bandwidth for flac.
It's possible to configure the http server
I just finished copying a bunch of music files from one external hard
drive to another (Windows XP). But the files do not show up on the new
hard drive. Some went into existing artist folders, and some were new
folders. There's only one folder in the new drive, named FLAC Files.
Odd thing is
Right, well I don't want to get into the logistics of sync'ing my
portable, cause ultimately the image of my portable drive works
extremely well with a sync'ing tool. But extracting my randoms and
putting them into the main slimserver directory seems to be the only
way to get around this problem
Make me an offer!
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dlt123 Wrote:
Not sure what this is, but it
Fred Wrote:
I have a vintage SliMP3 if you want :-)
I'd take it in a minute, but I think that the shipping from Switzerland
to the U.S. and getting a new power adapter would make cost
prohibitive.
--Tom Malsbury
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Ah. Well, then, I agree with the others. The interface to scroll
whatever you like seems to be well documented, whether by RSS or
otherwise, but the device is not really optimized for such an
application.
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does anyone know if the olive music center can stream to the sb?
www.olive.us
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I'm pretty sure it can't because I don't think you can load anything on
its hard disk except music. And to stream to the SB you need to run
slimserver.
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First off, Softsqueeze is just awesome. We have gotten so used to the
UI of our Slimp3's, that it's nice to be able to mimic this on the pc
side.
Next, one tip. I found that when running a certain program, myhtpc,
and trying to start softsqueeze, that it didn't get focus properly.
The fix was
Incredibly expensive for what you get. You can assemble a comparable
Squeezebox based system for much less and it will be more customizable
and upgradeable in the future. The internal hard drive is also going to
be noisy, despite their claims of it sitting on a 8x bearing whatever
that is :-)
I followed the directions provided in the link below and it now
recognizes my music on another hard drive.
http://www.slimdevices.com/su_faq.html#troubleshooting-sharedvolume
Here's what I think happend: for whatever reason my music directory is
associated to my user account on my computer
Since a squeezebox can tune into a Shoutcast stream, you could always do
something like the following:
CD -- WinAmp -- Shoutcast Server -- Squeezebox
I've done something similar when I experimented with using amaroK to be
my interface for selecting music to play on the Squeezebox. The
I'm selling my squeezebox1 wired on ebay, if anyone is interested, if
not sorry for the wasted post:
http://tinyurl.com/prlvx
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crooner Wrote:
You can assemble a comparable Squeezebox based system for much less and
it will be more customizable and upgradeable in the future.
Assuming he already has a computer, of course.
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toobiloo Wrote:
I'm selling my squeezebox1 wired on ebay, if anyone is interested, if
not sorry for the wasted post:
http://tinyurl.com/prlvx
I have a wireless network and this does not connect to my network
right? In order to connect this I would have to connect using the
Ethernet
MrC Wrote:
It is highly unlikely you would be able to stream flac via your internet
connection at home to some random vacation spot, and that probability
drops with an SSH encrypted tunnel added to the mix.
I think you underestimate the requirements.
Mr. M1abrams' suggestion is an
does anyone know if the olive music center can stream to the sb?
Yes, it can:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21727
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