[slim] Q-RAID 1 on QNAP TS-101

2006-06-21 Thread consciouspnm
I've got a 300Gb TS-101 running SlimServer. It's got around 130Gb of data (music) on it and I setup the Q-Raid 1 function with an external USB disk. 24 hours later it's only synced 58%. Is this right? Also, does anyone know of a way of changing the USB printer share name? -- consciouspnm

[slim] Linear PSU - For Sale

2006-06-21 Thread jjrobb
If anyone has ever thought about upgrading their Squeezebox power supply to a Linear Power Supply, then I have one for sale. If you have a decent Hi-Fi then you will get a much clearer/fuller sound from your Squeezebox. (See: http://tinyurl.com/ro2h2) I built my own linear PSU a few months ago

[slim] Re: AlienBBC Questions

2006-06-21 Thread JohnStovin
I get this problem as well... Running SlimServer 6.2 and a SqueezeBox v3 When I disable transcoding (as suggested in the previous post), the AlienBBC streams won't start playing. When I re-enable it, everything's fine again. Any ideas? -- JohnStovin

Re: [slim] Re: How many SlimDevices units have been sold?

2006-06-21 Thread Philip Meyer
Hi Jack Coates [EMAIL PROTECTED], my WAG would be more like 1/3 or even as low as 1/8. I agree. I have talked four friends into buying squeezeboxes. When they mail me for tech support, naturally I help them out, but also remind them that there's lots of useful help pages, email list,

[slim] Re: What handheld to use as a remote?

2006-06-21 Thread fauzigarib
Hey there, Taking this a little further, how do the Palm Devices (specifically the TX) and the Imate JAMin function as a remote? Both do have wireless capability.. but are the plugins reasonably compatible? Anyone have any experience with the above units? -Fauzi -- fauzigarib Regards,

[slim] Re: Wake-on-LAN: something new...?

2006-06-21 Thread MrStan
bigjules Wrote: I thought the SB polled for the server continuously anyway.. so it should find the server as soon as the server machine is up and running. Jules It will find the server as soon as it comes up, but if the server does not come up quickly enough the SB will return to the OFF

[slim] Re: WAV to FLAC

2006-06-21 Thread funkstar
TagRename should be able to take your file names and convert them into tags. You can then use FreeDB or Amazon to complete any missing information and get album artwork if you want. -- funkstar funkstar's Profile:

[slim] Current radioio bti rates

2006-06-21 Thread brookheather
What bit rates are the (unregistered) radioio currently broadcasting at? I haven't registered yet for the 128Kbps streams so are radioio still broadcasting at 128Kbps or should I register and enter my user details on Squeezenetwork account page? - Simon. -- brookheather

[slim] Re: Squeezebox?

2006-06-21 Thread Nickok
Thanks for the replies. I'd forgotten about that song. Also good to know the story behind the name in case anyone asks (nobody has yet). -- Nickok Nickok's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5114

[slim] Re: Slim Devices celebrates the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006-06-21 Thread mcgeas
Can it be set-up to ignore any good news about the England team? -- mcgeas mcgeas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=204 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24673

[slim] Re: Now that I have ripped all my CD's...

2006-06-21 Thread jeffmeh
MrC Wrote: I did something similar. I purchased 7 Case-Logic 320 disc holders, and placed the CD and its cover art into two slots. This holds 160 CDs / case, and is not a weight problem. I've numbered every other slot on a page with laser-printed labels, and I use J. River's Media Center

[slim] Re: WAV to FLAC

2006-06-21 Thread dick
I use CD-DA Extractor from www.poikosoft.com to rip my CDs and convert from one format to another. I imagine your biggest issue will be tagging as presumably all your available data will be in your current filename. Along with funkstar, I too use TagRename and find it pretty straight-forward.

[slim] Re: types.conf - ignore mp3s

2006-06-21 Thread Smiley Dan
coffeebucket Wrote: Down the track I may want to include mp3s from certain directories but not others. Is there a method to specify which formats Slimserver should look for in certain directories? Funnily enough I want a similar thing. Where multiple copies of a song are stored, SlimServer

[slim] Re: WAV to FLAC

2006-06-21 Thread smc2911
dick Wrote: Along with funkstar, I too use TagRename and find it pretty straight-forward. There's also mp3tag which, although perhaps lacking some of the TagRename features, is free. -- smc2911 smc2911's Profile:

[slim] Re: Dedicated skin for Dell Axim x51v

2006-06-21 Thread shawkie
I've been developing it under 6.5 (the last version before that branch became unstable). I think that could be the problem. I'll see if I can find time to test it under 6.2 and 6.3. -- shawkie shawkie's Profile:

Re: [slim] Re: Dedicated skin for Dell Axim x51v

2006-06-21 Thread Michael Herger
I've been developing it under 6.5 (the last version before that branch became unstable). I think that could be the problem. I'll see if I can find time to test it under 6.2 and 6.3. 6.5 skins are indeed _not_ compatible with older versions of Slimserver. There have been major changes in the

[slim] Re: Dedicated skin for Dell Axim x51v

2006-06-21 Thread Omen
shawkie Wrote: I've been developing it under 6.5 (the last version before that branch became unstable). I think that could be the problem. I'll see if I can find time to test it under 6.2 and 6.3. Thanks shawkie. I've been reluctant to move to 6.5 until it becomes more stable. I even had

[slim] Re: What handheld to use as a remote?

2006-06-21 Thread gwiddicombe
cshaida Wrote: I've got an Axim AND a 770. I much prefer the 770 but I think it comes down to personal preference. Independent of its use as a sb remote I like the 770 better (since I can actually browse websites on it) so perhaps my preference isn't 'pure'? 'Slowness' in my experience

[slim] Re: SB3 crash

2006-06-21 Thread Millwood
Thanks for the update and explaination. I love to make believe I understand the technical stuff :-) You are doing what I liked to call debugging by thinking, one of the most rewarding activities when it works. -- Millwood

[slim] Browse New Music, Sort by Artist.

2006-06-21 Thread o11y
Hi All, 1st post: Is there a way to browse the New Music folder by Artist Name, instead of Album Name? I can never remember which artist wrote which album!! Thanks, Olly. -- o11y o11y's Profile:

[slim] Re: What handheld to use as a remote?

2006-06-21 Thread kanoot
I've used the 770 for a couple months now and I don't like it. The main problem I have with it is that it goes to sleep too quickly and that setting can't be changed except but by a couple seconds. The other thing that I don't like is that there is no real way to use it without the pen which

[slim] Multiple FM/Amp Setup

2006-06-21 Thread harwoode
Sorry if this is a redundant question, but I couldn't find a specific answer in the forum. I just found out about the Squeezebox today, and am very anxious to get one. Its exactly what I've been wanting. My dilemma is my house sound was setup with 3 separate zones, basically an FM receiver/AMP

[slim] Re: No bass coming out of my sub

2006-06-21 Thread gwiddicombe
For info, as was mentioned on this thread, the fact that my rear speakers were set to 'Large' in the Yamaha 757 settings, was the reason why I wasn't getting bass out of my sub when playing MP3's. I changed the setting to 'Small' and now everything is fine. Thanks G -- gwiddicombe

[slim] Re: What handheld to use as a remote?

2006-06-21 Thread gwiddicombe
Sorry another question regarding the 770. The 770 can be used as a network music player, which is a feature I would definately use. I've Googled etc., but I can't find out if the Sony PSP or Dell Axim also have this ability. Can anyone help? -- gwiddicombe

[slim] Re: types.conf - ignore mp3s

2006-06-21 Thread Ian Whalley
Funnily enough I want a similar thing. Where multiple copies of a song are stored, SlimServer should see only the highest quality (in my case, FLAC). You chaps should vote for: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=775 Best; inw P.S. Am biased, as I raised the bug in question :).

[slim] Re: Why would stuttering SUDDENLY start?

2006-06-21 Thread Triode
tonyptony Wrote: Hmm, I put it into my Plugins folder and restarted Slimserver. It now shows up in the Slimserver Web interface under Server Settings Plugins, but it does not show up on my SB3. I checked under Plugins and Settings. Where do I find it? Should be a new menu under plugins on

[slim] Re: AlienBBC Questions

2006-06-21 Thread Triode
If you post the output of --d_source on the 3rd Party plugins list we can look at why it doesn't work with transcoding disabled. -- Triode Triode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17 View this

[slim] Re: Flash skin for PSP with FW2.7

2006-06-21 Thread Lowrent
Check my last update : http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SlimServerPSPskin -- Lowrent Lowrent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5665 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Multiple FM/Amp Setup

2006-06-21 Thread funkstar
sure, you could do that. or you could get a Squeezebox for each location. This gives you completely the ability to have independant music streams in each zone as well as a screen and remote in each location too. You can also syncronise* two or more players to give you the same music in those

[slim] Re: What handheld to use as a remote?

2006-06-21 Thread shawkie
The Dell Axim can be used a network music player but you'd have to get extra software to do it. Unfortunately, as far as I'm concerned the sound quality of the Axim hardware is simply not good enough. Can't comment on Sony PSP or Nokia 770. -- shawkie

[slim] Re: 30-second freeze?

2006-06-21 Thread Mark Lanctot
KBP Wrote: If there is a bottleneck on the SqueezeNetwork, it can cause a freeze on the SB? How is that? Because the commands are processed on the SN server. The SB is a slim device and cannot process commands on its own, not even on/off or volume adjustments. So if there's a server load

Re: [slim] Re: Slim Devices celebrates the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006-06-21 Thread Philip Meyer
Can it be set-up to ignore any good news about the England team? No need - there isn't any ;) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Podcast failed to parse error

2006-06-21 Thread rukus
Hopefully this is the appropriate forum for this question... The Podcast browser works well for the podcasts I've tried with this exception: Failed to parse http://www.beyondorganic.com/podcast/beyondorganic.xml unknown encoding at line1, col 30, byte 30 at /PerlApp/XML/Parser.pm line 187_

Re: [slim] Podcast failed to parse error

2006-06-21 Thread kdf
Quoting rukus [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Is this a known issue with Slimserver 6.2.2 - 6723 - Windows 2000 - EN - cp1252 ? Seems to have been one, yes. Reported as Bugs 2930 and 3183. Marked as fixed as of April 30. Please try out the 6.3 nightly builds available from the SD site and it

[slim] Re: Podcast failed to parse error

2006-06-21 Thread azinck3
rukus Wrote: Hopefully this is the appropriate forum for this question... The Podcast browser works well for the podcasts I've tried with this exception: Failed to parse http://www.beyondorganic.com/podcast/beyondorganic.xml unknown encoding at line1, col 30, byte 30 at

[slim] Re: Gigabit Linkstation flashing with Openlink or Freelink or original firmware?

2006-06-21 Thread blixa
Aubuti, thanks a bunch for your very good and detailed answer. This helps me a lot and I am happy that I got your answer that fast. Best regards, blixa -- blixa blixa's Profile:

Re: [slim] Re: What handheld to use as a remote?

2006-06-21 Thread Simon Still
I use my 770 as a network player connected to some powered speakers. It works fine but you don't get the control that you do with a squeezebox (hit pause and it plays out the buffer for example) but it does give you a bit of extra value out of it. I've got a Jamin as well but i've not managed to

RE: [slim] Linear PSU - For Sale

2006-06-21 Thread Johnny Stork
I made a post some time ago looking for linear powersupplies, but forgot I made the post and ended up deleting any replies. Can you suggest any that may be available in Canada? Or if I need to custom build one? -Original Message- From: jjrobb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

[slim] Re: SB3 crash

2006-06-21 Thread MrC
FYI. The WNoD visisted us once a month ago. It happened as I was bumping the volume up and down via web interface while a song was playing I was testing something from another room and bounced the volume to hear it). All our tracks are 44.1, and we're using analog only. -- MrC

Re: [slim] Browse New Music, Sort by Artist.

2006-06-21 Thread John Hernandez
o11y wrote: Hi All, 1st post: Is there a way to browse the New Music folder by Artist Name, instead of Album Name? I can never remember which artist wrote which album!! The sort order is from newest to oldest and cannot be changed, but you CAN display the Artist alongside album names

[slim] Re: Browse New Music, Sort by Artist.

2006-06-21 Thread erland
o11y Wrote: Is there a way to browse the New Music folder by Artist Name, instead of Album Name? I can never remember which artist wrote which album!! The TrackStat plugin have a statistic list that shows Last added artists which I think should be what you want. It requires slimserver 6.2

[slim] Re: SB3 crash

2006-06-21 Thread seanadams
Interesting I guess that debunks my theory, so I'll pull at straws here: can you correllate it to an obvious electrical transient, eg lightnighg, or fridge, dryer, AC, or pool pump starting up? The reason this is so tricky to identify is that the CPU-audio interface is really pretty simple

[slim] Re: Dedicated skin for Dell Axim x51v

2006-06-21 Thread Omen
mherger Wrote: 6.5 skins are indeed _not_ compatible with older versions of Slimserver. There have been major changes in the skin handling. Thanks for the info Mike. I guess I won't be using Borg for a while yet. -- Omen

[slim] Syncing music libraries (QNap 101)

2006-06-21 Thread vurted
Folks, I have a lovely QNap 101 and a SB3. I was wondering what software people use to replicate their music library across to the the music directory on the Qnap and then keep it in sync. I don't think much of the replicator software that comes with it as it doesnt appear to let you replicate

Re: [slim] Re: SB3 crash

2006-06-21 Thread Jacob Potter
On 6/21/06, seanadams [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Interesting I guess that debunks my theory, so I'll pull at straws here: can you correllate it to an obvious electrical transient, eg lightnighg, or fridge, dryer, AC, or pool pump starting up? The reason this is so tricky to identify is that

[slim] Re: SB3 crash

2006-06-21 Thread tyler_durden
A few days ago my SB3 went all-noise for the first time since I got it in December. I was listening to something on the squeezenetwork at the time. One channel had wall to wall noise, the other a high frequency buzz. A soft reset (holding the power button on the remote for 4 sec) made it go

[slim] Re: WAV to FLAC

2006-06-21 Thread tyler_durden
The FLAC front-end for windows allows you to easily set up the automated tagging. I did it with 600 CDs. On the front-end window, select Tag Conf. button (right side of the window). Set filename scheme to custom. Then type G/A/Y - L/N - T to get Genre, Artist, Year - Album title, track no. -

[slim] Re: 30-second freeze?

2006-06-21 Thread dgpretzel
The SB is a slim device and cannot process commands on its own, not even on/off or volume adjustments. Just as an example, what happens when I push, say, off. I guess an IR code must be received by the SB. Then what? What gets sent to SN? Then what does SN send back? Ultimately something

[slim] Re: 30-second freeze?

2006-06-21 Thread snarlydwarf
The server (or SN, since that's really just a Slimserver with some extras) gets the IR code, figures out it means Off, tells the SB change your display brightness (if that has been set), and here is a new thing to display (your off screensaver, usually the time or blank) and that's about it.