[slim] Re: SB3 as base for wireless bridge?

2006-11-06 Thread KlaymenDK
As a wireless bridge, it -receives -wireless signals I thought I had read somewhere that you could do LAN --cat5-- SB ~~wlan~~ SB --cat5-- LAN, that would imply an SB could also send. Nevertheless, thanks for shooting me down before I build too many castles in the sky! ;-) -- KlaymenDK -

[slim] Re: Rave about the new Transporter Remote

2006-11-06 Thread cliveb
pc4ever1;152845 Wrote: Agreed, vast improvement over the old style remote. I was able to see the Transporter in the flesh for the first time at the London What HiFi show this weekend (and ordered one), so I've only played with the new remote briefly, but I am a little perplexed by the praise

[slim] Re: Rave about the new Transporter Remote

2006-11-06 Thread ajmitchell
One small correction the new buttons are not sleep but browse and favourites. I don't know if anyone wants to say how useful these are but they have potential in the software to the very useful with future releases of Slimserver. BTW, I wouldn't disagree that the remote is an incremental

[slim] Re: Rave about the new Transporter Remote

2006-11-06 Thread ModelCitizen
The backlit buttons are welcome, but I find that in the dark it would be more useful if the letters above the buttons were lit up. Overall I like the new remote but it does not seem much a departure form the last one MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter Naim NAP 250 PMC OB1s. Music

[slim] Re: Various Artist Difficulties - Cumbersome Fix

2006-11-06 Thread slimpy
Please post your settings under Server settings - Behavior -s. -- slimpy slimpy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1524 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29377

[slim] Re: Squeezebox + Amarok w/o using SlimServer?

2006-11-06 Thread Linzer
Short answer is no you can cannot; SlimServer needs to be in place unless you are using the Squeeze Network. Long answer is you CAN use amaroK to be your interface to control your Squeezebox. Here's how: you need to output amaroK to a Shoutcast compatible stream and then use SlimServer to tune

[slim] Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] down?

2006-11-06 Thread P�tur
Ah... it no longer bounces. Whoever fixed it, thanks... -- Pétur Alternative free open source firmware for your mp3 player - http://www.rockbox.org/ Pétur's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=363

[slim] Re: Rave about the new Transporter Remote

2006-11-06 Thread nolan
I just ordered a new Slimserver 3 in the UK and ordered the new transporter remote direct from the US at the same time (which arrived first due to the SB3 being out of stock at the time and quick service from Slim Devices!) I was surprised to find the remote that came with the SB3 was now the

Re: [slim] Re: To use squeezebox as a virtual sound device?

2006-11-06 Thread Marc Sherman
frui wrote: My problem is almost solved, yet I still think technically it would be possible to write a virtual driver for squeezebox to make it appear as a sound device under windows control panel. I'm sure patches would be welcome. - Marc ___

[slim] Upgrading from 6.5 to 6.5.1 tonight

2006-11-06 Thread Gildahl
I'm planning to upgrade from 6.5 to the 6.5.1 nightly tonight in order to resolve the iTunes 7.02 and Live360 issues. In the past I've always done upgrades from scratch in that the upgrade deletes my slimserver config file, and I manually have to reconstruct my settings--which of course is time

[slim] Re: Various Artist Difficulties - Cumbersome Fix

2006-11-06 Thread Roscoe
slimpy;152909 Wrote: Please post your settings under Server settings - Behavior -s. Composer, Band and Orchestra: none checked Compilations: List Compilation Albums under each Artist List Albums by all artists for that album Last box is blank Text entry timing: 1 Software Updates:

[slim] Re: SB3 as base for wireless bridge?

2006-11-06 Thread Mark Lanctot
KlaymenDK;152887 Wrote: I thought I had read somewhere that you could do LAN --cat5-- SB ~~wlan~~ SB --cat5-- LAN, that would imply an SB could also send. No. The SB has wireless bridge functionality as opposed to wireless access point functionality. Now I suppose to be fully accurate, a

[slim] Re: Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7

2006-11-06 Thread heyho
All I want from Slimserver 7 is an easy installation/upgrade path so that whatever version of Slimserver you are currently on and/or whatever os/platform it is running on installation/upgrade is a mere click away. Given the efforts to try and get 6.5 to work on Openlink and then Freelink I can

[slim] Re: Upgraded to 6.5 an hour ago

2006-11-06 Thread matt24
I'm sticking with 6.3.1 also - 6.5 meant some of my various artists weren't grouped, 6.5.1 added digital bleeps to the start of every MP3 track. I upgraded for the sake of it, big mistake, how much time have I wasted! So I'm back to 6.3.1 and happy. And how I wish slimdevices would do more QA

[slim] Thumbnails in Gallery view not always right

2006-11-06 Thread 4mula1
I saw this in SS 6.3.1 and now in 6.5.0. I just started adding album art and in the gallery view the thumbnails are sometimes associated with the wrong album. Sometimes it's albums by the same artist, sometimes it's completely unrelated artists. At the album level the artwork is correct. The

[slim] Re: Rave about the new Transporter Remote

2006-11-06 Thread JJZolx
nolan;152916 Wrote: I just ordered a new Slimserver 3 in the UK and ordered the new transporter remote direct from the US at the same time (which arrived first due to the SB3 being out of stock at the time and quick service from Slim Devices!) I was surprised to find the remote that came

[slim] Re: Help! Lost all access to Slimserver

2006-11-06 Thread Mark Lanctot
MoodyDragon;152876 Wrote: To make it restart requires me to reboot. This is a weird one. Do you mean nothing happens when you right-click on the tray icon and restart SlimServer? Also, can it not be restarted from Start - Run - services.msc? Is there anything in Start - Programs -

[slim] Re: SB3 as base for wireless bridge?

2006-11-06 Thread azinck3
Again, if your modem has a router built-in (many do), then you can do what you want to do. wrt54gl serves as WAP and switch, your modem serves as dhcp server, router, and internet gateway. Let me know if you have any configuration questions. -- azinck3

[slim] Re: SB3 as base for wireless bridge?

2006-11-06 Thread Mark Lanctot
Yes azinck3 is right, if your modem has router capabilities and multiple ports built in, it would work fine. I keep forgetting that, my modem only has one port and no routing capabilities. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's

[slim] Playlists deleting themselves

2006-11-06 Thread Nostromo
I have a couple of playlists and they keep deleting themselves. They're not merely clearing themselves: they're deleting themselves. Only the name of the playlist remains. When I try to play a playlist on the Squeezebox, it tells me the Playlist is empty. I open SS and click on the playlist, its

[slim] Re: Various Artist Difficulties - Cumbersome Fix

2006-11-06 Thread slimpy
Your settings are fine so the problem must be somewhere else. If you can confirm the following -one folder per album -all compilation albums show up under artists - various artists -all files have individual ARTIST tags -the song info page shows the correct artist -you removed all playlists and

[slim] Re: Playlists deleting themselves

2006-11-06 Thread Siduhe
Couple of thoughts, How did you create these playlists ? Manually via Slimserver interface / using an external program / using a Plugin ? Once you've saved the playlist, can you immediately open it up in a text editor and see the relevant entries ? I wonder if the playlist isn't saving properly

[slim] Re: Rave about the new Transporter Remote

2006-11-06 Thread dean
That link above appears to be a little broken for ordering remotes. Try this one: https://secure.slimdevices.com/order/upgrades.cgi -- dean dean's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2 View this

[slim] Re: Slimserver 6.5 stops ... 6.2.1 just works

2006-11-06 Thread ClausL
Hi All, looks like it was a couple of corrupt MP3-files that made all the troubles!. These corrupt files was able to crash both Winamp + Windows Media Player. Deleted the files and everything is sweet :-) Brgds -- ClausL

[slim] Re: Upgrading from 6.5 to 6.5.1 tonight

2006-11-06 Thread radish
If you just install 6.5.1 over the top of 6.5 your settings should be preserved. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Upgraded router firmware - now SB3 can't find DHCP server

2006-11-06 Thread timba33
I used a static address for the SB3 to get around this problem. working fine now. Linksys quality sure has gone down. Seems like whenever they fix a problem, they screw up something that was working fine.Looking around the linksys support forums, this new 1.01.1 firmware breaks DHCP for

[slim] Re: Various Artist Difficulties - Cumbersome Fix

2006-11-06 Thread JJZolx
Roscoe;152518 Wrote: Even more strange, checking or unchecking part of a compilation doesn't seem to have any effect. Do you know for a fact that this sets the COMPILATION field on a Flac file in Tag Rename? One little toy that I find invaluable is the Windows Explorer add-in from

[slim] Flac error detection

2006-11-06 Thread JJZolx
I was just listening to a track played by SlimServer through a Squeezebox. About 40 seconds into the track I heard a terrible audio glitch lasting maybe 1/4 second, but the track kept playing. (Is this the infamous Squeezebox noise of death?) So I stopped the playback and played the same track

[slim] Re: Upgrading from 6.5 to 6.5.1 tonight

2006-11-06 Thread John Stimson
Here is what you are supposed to do, although it is very poorly documented (I only found out about it because I contacted tech support with a config file related problem). Place any custom file types in a file called custom-types.conf Place any custom conversion recipes in a file called

[slim] Re: FWD on Random Mix hiccups

2006-11-06 Thread Nicola Fankhauser
hi see http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4477 there is a diff as well, cheers! regards nicola -- Nicola Fankhauser Nicola Fankhauser's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1543 View this

[slim] Re: Playlists deleting themselves

2006-11-06 Thread EFP
It turns out the playlist files themselves were still intact.. but for some reason SlimServer thought they were empty. Ended up blanking out my slimserver.pref to resolve it.. -- EFP EFP's Profile:

[slim] Slimserver and Nokia 770 Question

2006-11-06 Thread Inniswhe
I have found some references to using the Nokia 770 as a nice remote interface for the Squeezebox however I wonder if it works with the softsqueeze as well. I have a PC will all of my music on it located reasonably close to my Home Stereo Receiver so I could hardwire a SPDIF line from my PC

[slim] Re: Flac error detection

2006-11-06 Thread John Stimson
Here's an idea: You could write a wrapper for flac that runs 'flac -s -t' and then aborts if there is an error. It could then output an audio stream with you saying FLAC ERROR, or Number Two's assistant saying Orange Alert!. If there isn't an error, it could go ahead and decode the file. I

[slim] Re: Flac error detection

2006-11-06 Thread JJZolx
John Stimson;152998 Wrote: Here's an idea: You could write a wrapper for flac that runs 'flac -s -t' and then aborts if there is an error. It could then output an audio stream with you saying FLAC ERROR, or Number Two's assistant saying Orange Alert!. If there isn't an error, it could go

[slim] Re: Slimserver and Nokia 770 Question

2006-11-06 Thread bklaas
Yep, that would work. #!/ben -- bklaas the Nokia770 skin guy bklaas's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29464

[slim] Re: FWD on Random Mix hiccups

2006-11-06 Thread Nicola Fankhauser
Nicola Fankhauser;152991 Wrote: hi see http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4477 there is a diff as well, cheers! regards nicola take care, this diff optimizes your SS to the point where RandomPlay does not even tell you what it's playing - that's what I call performance

Re: [slim] Re: Flac error detection

2006-11-06 Thread Ben Sandee
On 11/6/06, JJZolx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But _if_ error detection on certain types of audio files is possible,and other software can reliably detect these errors and avoid audio glitzes, then shouldn't SlimServer/Squeezebox do the same?I don't see what's to discuss. File a bug, make sure your

[slim] Restart Slimserver from Nokia 770 Xterm window

2006-11-06 Thread pc4ever1
I would like to re-start Slimserver remotely after it has crashed on my WinXP PC using my Nokia 770. Currently I have been using VNC on the Nokia 770 to gain access to the WinXP system after a slimserver crash. But the VNC method involves moving around the Nokia Screen to restart Slimserver. I

[slim] Re: Restart Slimserver from Nokia 770 Xterm window

2006-11-06 Thread azinck3
pc4ever1;153039 Wrote: I would like to re-start Slimserver remotely after it has crashed on my WinXP PC using my Nokia 770. Currently I have been using VNC on the Nokia 770 to gain access to the WinXP system after a slimserver crash. But the VNC method involves moving around the Nokia

[slim] Re: Restart Slimserver from Nokia 770 Xterm window

2006-11-06 Thread pc4ever1
I have used Girder in the past for my Streamzap remote. Unfortunetly Girder is not ported to the Nokia 770, plus since the Nokia 770 isn't a remote it doesn't have IR or RF signals. Any other thoughts are welcome. -- pc4ever1

[slim] Re: Restart Slimserver from Nokia 770 Xterm window

2006-11-06 Thread bklaas
my thoughts: make your winxp machine do the heavy lifting-- run apache on your winXP machine and write a simple CGI that restarts the slimserver via a button restart slimserver. Open a browser on your 770 pointing to the CGI and press the button. this may be more involved than you want, but you

[slim] Re: Playlists deleting themselves

2006-11-06 Thread Nostromo
Siduhe;152955 Wrote: Couple of thoughts, How did you create these playlists ? Manually via Slimserver interface / using an external program / using a Plugin ? Manually via Slimserver interface Once you've saved the playlist, can you immediately open it up in a text editor and see the

[slim] Re: Help! Lost all access to Slimserver

2006-11-06 Thread MoodyDragon
This is a weird one. Do you mean nothing happens when you right-click on the tray icon and restart SlimServer? When I attempt to restart the slimserver if by right clicking, it does say 'starting slimserver.. ' or something to that effect but when the browser loads, it says 'unable to connect'.

[slim] Problem with LAME PB

2006-11-06 Thread Eric Seaberg
I'm running two servers, one at home and one at our studio facility. I've been having problems playing files purchased from Audio Lunchbox (audiolunchbox.com) which encodes all of their files @ 192kVBR using LAME. iTunes plays any of the files without issue, and SlimServer plays MOST of them,

[slim] 6.5.1 Streams in iTunes playlists not shown

2006-11-06 Thread Bonesteel
In past releases (e.g. 6.3) I have been able to drag my favorite iTunes streams in to a iTunes playlist which I can then access from my Squeezebox. This ability no longer works in 6.5.1 of the Slimserver SW. It simply shows an empty playlist. Any ideas or information on a patch/fix? Thanks

[slim] Re: Help! Lost all access to Slimserver

2006-11-06 Thread MoodyDragon
Event Type: Error Event Source: Application Event Category: None Event ID: 0 Date: 11/6/2006 Time: 4:03:51 PM User: N/A Computer: 7D10D6D8295944B Description: The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( Application ) cannot be found. The local

Re: [slim] Re: Help! Lost all access to Slimserver

2006-11-06 Thread kdf
Quoting MoodyDragon [EMAIL PROTECTED]: DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Can't create/write to file 'C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\#sql_528_0.MYI' (Errcode: 13) at C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server\CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm line 771. Tell your virus scanner to ignore .MYI files -kdf

[slim] Re: Squeezbox skipping or just ending when playing FLAC

2006-11-06 Thread toddmcollins
I did as Triode recommended. Had a couple skips and looking at the log file these are the most relavent entries: Slim::Player::Source::checkFullness (659) Buffered audio dropped to 0 bytes, pausing to rebuffer Slim::Utils::Timers::adjustAllTimers (224) adjustAllTimers: time travel! (I saw

[slim] Re: 16bit to 24bit

2006-11-06 Thread John Stimson
According to Slim tech support, the SPDIF output is converted to 16 bit. I have opened an 'enhancement request' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4479) to ask for the option of leaving it at 24-bit. -- John Stimson

[slim] Re: Restart Slimserver from Nokia 770 Xterm window

2006-11-06 Thread pc4ever1
Ben, I will take a good look at Apache, I'm assuming you are recommending using it as a HTTP server. Before I go that route I would like to ask if you know how computationally intensive that program is, meaning will it utilize alot of resources ( RAM , CPU usage ). My current system that runs

[slim] Re: Restart Slimserver from Nokia 770 Xterm window

2006-11-06 Thread azinck3
pc4ever1;153042 Wrote: I have used Girder in the past for my Streamzap remote. Unfortunetly Girder is not ported to the Nokia 770, plus since the Nokia 770 isn't a remote it doesn't have IR or RF signals. Any other thoughts are welcome. sorry I wasn't clear...didn't mean for the Nokia

[slim] Re: 16bit to 24bit

2006-11-06 Thread ezkcdude
The output is 16 bit at full volume, but 24-bit otherwise. -- ezkcdude DIY projects page: http://www.ezdiyaudio.com System: SB3-EZDAC-MIT Terminator 2 interconnects-Endler Audio 24-step Attenuators (RCA-direct)-Parasound Halo A23 125W/ch amplifier-Speltz anti-cables-DIY 2-ways + Dayton

[slim] Re: Restart Slimserver from Nokia 770 Xterm window

2006-11-06 Thread pc4ever1
Hi Azinck3, Thanks for taking the time to explain your thoughts. I will explore Girder further as I wasn't aware that it could trigger events without IR or RF. I will compare this against the Apache suggestion that Ben offered and make a decision in which to dive in on, Unless another

[slim] Re: Restart Slimserver from Nokia 770 Xterm window

2006-11-06 Thread azinck3
pc4ever1;153060 Wrote: Hi Azinck3, Thanks for taking the time to explain your thoughts. I will explore Girder further as I wasn't aware that it could trigger events without IR or RF. I will compare this against the Apache suggestion that Ben offered and make a decision in which to dive

[slim] Re: Decoder for .m4a's besides Quicktime?

2006-11-06 Thread cumry
Hi, I am a quite new to all this and have also encountered the problem of mp4 / m4a files being too long. I was wondering if this problem was resloved in any way (except for having to re-name all my files)? As I said, I am a bit of a newbie and to be honest I understood very little about what

[slim] Advanced Internet Radio options in 6.5.1?

2006-11-06 Thread Jetlag
I just upgraded my Infrant NV ReadyNAS with SS version 6.5.1. I cannot find the place where I would enter my username and password for Radioio anymore. I am a Radioio contributor and in the previous version of SS was able to enter my username and password to enable both a commercial free stream

Re: [slim] Advanced Internet Radio options in 6.5.1?

2006-11-06 Thread kdf
Quoting Jetlag [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Where did this setting go? I looked through the menus and cannot find it. Is it no longer supported? it should be in server settings-internet radio. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Advanced Internet Radio options in 6.5.1?

2006-11-06 Thread Jetlag
Ooops! I did not notice the new drop down window near the top of the server settings page. Don't remember that being there before (if it was). Thanks -- Jetlag Jetlag's Profile:

[slim] SB3 responds with long delays blank screens

2006-11-06 Thread DanielFriedmann
With both SlimServer 6.5.0 and 6.5.1 (23 October and 6 November) I have serious issues with a slow responding interface and blank screens. I'm using a Squeezebox3 connected to my Dell 6400 notebook (1,73Ghz DualCore with 2GB RAM) and a Zyxel Router over 54MBit W-LAN. All music is either FLAC or

[slim] Can't use network share as music folder

2006-11-06 Thread DirectViewer
In both SlimServer 6.5.0 and 6.3.1 the Music Folder setting will not accept a network share (whether or not mapped to a local drive letter). What am I doing wrong? Thanks for any help! -- DirectViewer DirectViewer's

Re: [slim] Can't use network share as music folder

2006-11-06 Thread kdf
try the unc path (\\server\path\to\folder) you'll also need to make sure that slimserver is running as a user with permissions to access the network drive. if that fails, check the faq or search the forum for mapped drive and you'll be sure to find many tips. This question is asked and

[slim] Re: 16bit to 24bit

2006-11-06 Thread radish
John Stimson;152043 Wrote: I would be a bit surprised if the SPDIF output defaulted to 24-bit since some external DACs only take 16-bit input. I suppose you could still use those DACs by disabling replaygain and digital volume control in the Squeezebox. 16-bit only dacs just throw away

[slim] ? Some albums list and play each song twice

2006-11-06 Thread dude
When selecting an album and/or adding it to the playlist with either the remote or using the slimserver interface, some albums(not all) are suddenly listing each song twice. This includes albums that have been on my hard drive a long time, without a previous problem. Any suggestions? Thanks

Re: [slim] My Bad - Reposting. 6.5/6.5.1 do NOT work

2006-11-06 Thread Jack Coates
Nope FC5 using thr RPM. Files are local and exist. Nothing in the log. Support seems to have given-up on this. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29440 Try this... -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander -- traditional

Re: [slim] SB3 responds with long delays blank screens

2006-11-06 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/6/06, DanielFriedmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With both SlimServer 6.5.0 and 6.5.1 (23 October and 6 November) I have serious issues with a slow responding interface and blank screens. I'm using a Squeezebox3 connected to my Dell 6400 notebook (1,73Ghz DualCore with 2GB RAM) and a Zyxel

[slim] Re: SB3 responds with long delays blank screens

2006-11-06 Thread azinck3
DanielFriedmann;153071 Wrote: With both SlimServer 6.5.0 and 6.5.1 (23 October and 6 November) I have serious issues with a slow responding interface and blank screens. I'm using a Squeezebox3 connected to my Dell 6400 notebook (1,73Ghz DualCore with 2GB RAM) and a Zyxel Router over 54MBit

[slim] Re: Help! Lost all access to Slimserver

2006-11-06 Thread MoodyDragon
kdf;153052 Wrote: Quoting MoodyDragon MoodyDragon.2gvlin1162858201 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com: DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Can't create/write to file 'C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\#sql_528_0.MYI' (Errcode: 13) at C:\Program Files\SlimServer\server\CPAN/DBIx/Class/Storage/DBI.pm

[slim] Re: Rave about the new Transporter Remote

2006-11-06 Thread eq72521
ajmitchell: The favorites button has been there since at least the SB3, although the browse button is totally new. I myself would find use in the latter, especially if I could map it to go directly to Browse Music Folder, as that is my primary means of library access. I guess if I could do that

[slim] Re: Rave about the new Transporter Remote

2006-11-06 Thread azinck3
eq72521;153089 Wrote: dean: The photo on that page has always bugged me, as the model is holding what appears to be a Sony remote. I imagine that it is just a stock photo from somewhere, but now that you have a snazzy new remote and hardware, you should put up a picture of them I think.

[slim] Re: Internet Explorer 7.0 and Slimserver 6.5

2006-11-06 Thread Green19
I'm running 6.5 and IE7 Works better with Firefox Did you turn off that annoying Phishing scanner? It kept not loading until I turned it off. -g -- Green19 Green19's Profile:

[slim] No Album Art in Gallery View

2006-11-06 Thread BlueWombat
Hi - I recently upgraded to 6.5.0 and was looking forward to using the gallery view to look at albums, however, when I try to use that view all I get is folder icons with a big ?. This blank icon result does seem to be tied to an address with a link such as