[slim] SHN , Shorten files play back ?

2006-11-25 Thread charlychan
Hello all I have some shorten files But don't know how to play them Is there any possibility to do that with slimserver? -- charlychan charlychan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5755 View this

[slim] Re: popping at the beginning of every track after 6.5 upgrade

2006-11-25 Thread ceejay
Well, for Harry (but not utowana - don't know about matt as you've not said what you are using) the following bug may be relevant... http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4366 If this aplies to you then add your name to the Cc list and post any additinal info that will help the devs fix

[slim] Re: Crashess with 6.5.0

2006-11-25 Thread drs
I completely removed 6.5.0 and installed 6.5.1. It won't even start -- or rather, it starts and then quickly dies. I found that 6.5.0 will start if I boot the computer, log in, then reboot it, so I reverted the computer to where it was. Is there somewhere to look for an error log? I never had

Re: [slim] Re: Crashess with 6.5.0

2006-11-25 Thread kdf
drs wrote: Is there somewhere to look for an error log? control panel-administration tools-event viewer ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Remote access: is external IP loopback allowed?

2006-11-25 Thread Peter
On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:33:36 -0800, Mark Lanctot [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I'd like to set up an SSH tunnel but that's REALLY complicated and not working right now for me. So, baby steps first, I'd like to get regular access to the port 9000 SlimServer page first. Why don't you have a look

[slim] Re: popping at the beginning of every track after 6.5 upgrade

2006-11-25 Thread Roy
I think utowana's bug is http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4312 and that should have been fixed with the nightly's from around 18 October and firmware 67 Roy -- Roy Roy's Profile:

[slim] Re: Crashess with 6.5.0

2006-11-25 Thread drs
kdf;157338 Wrote: drs wrote: Is there somewhere to look for an error log? control panel-administration tools-event viewer It says the following: The SlimServer service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s). For more information, see Help and Support Center at

[slim] Re: Manage favorites from SlimServer?

2006-11-25 Thread bpa
The original functionality was mainly loading, editing and saving OPML files but IIRC additions were made last version to use the same editing interface to allow users to * import of Slimservers favorites * edit the favorites * export back to Slimserver favorites. -- bpa

Re: [slim] Re: Media Center PC as remote

2006-11-25 Thread Peter
On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:50:12 -0800, gusi [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Ah ha I didn't realize that MCE = media center thanks for the links. The E is for Edition. Does linux or Mac have a media center option? You'd think that an X windows based solution would be much more flexible. You could

[slim] Mono mix from Squeezebox 2

2006-11-25 Thread knigma
Is there anyway to get the Squeezebox2 with (6.5.0) to mix stereo sources to mono output on the line level outputs please? If not could this be a firmware wishlist item please? I have a pair of wireless speakers that I use in different rooms. It would be nice to get the whole sound; rather

[slim] Beginner questions about ActiveState Perl

2006-11-25 Thread cliveb
I'm running Slimserver 6.5.0 on a Windows 2000 machine. I just installed the official Windows release of Slimserver as it came out of the box. It's working fine. I've seen references to ActiveState Perl, and am interested in whether it could be of any benefit on my setup. I've searched the

[slim] Re: Fishbone and Firefox don't seem to work together

2006-11-25 Thread gorman
If somebody has the same problem, with 6.3.1, I had to actually go into the Fishbone help page and select one of the two colors for the interface, that did the trick. Simply emptying the cache (and I did it both from FF and by hand) wasn't enough. -- gorman

[slim] 6.5.1 You don't do that to *my* system

2006-11-25 Thread gorman
6.5.1 gave me problems, with freezing sound for fractions of a second, randomly. This on a newly formatted and reinstalled Windows machine. I decided to downgrade back to 6.3.1 and it began. First, when you uninstall the mySQL service is left running. That, in turn, means that traces of the

[slim] Re: SHN , Shorten files play back ?

2006-11-25 Thread Browny
Go to Server Settings - File Types. You should see options for Shorten... -- Browny http://www.last.fm/user/BrownySV/ Browny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2295 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-25 Thread gorman
JPKaro;146737 Wrote: I've read many posts about problems with 6.5.x with interest, ever since I upgraded and experienced many of them firsthand. My major issue was that even after trying a couple of complete uninstalls and 6.5.1 nightly build reinstallations, I still had playback freeze

[slim] Re: Beginner questions about ActiveState Perl

2006-11-25 Thread oreillymj
Unless you plan to start developing in perl, there is no reason to install Activestate perl. You will not notice any difference/improvement by installing it. Activestate also supply the perl binaries and modules for free on their site which is enough to begin developing using Notepad as an

[slim] Re: SHN , Shorten files play back ?

2006-11-25 Thread charlychan
That didn't work, he is missing something, a codec or something -- charlychan charlychan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5755 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-25 Thread blah509
alot of problems with NPR streams (KCRW+WUSF2) here. The audio starts to skip after 30 minutes or so. No problems when I went back down to 6.3.1. g -- blah509 blah509's Profile:

[slim] Re: Tons of Problems with 6.5

2006-11-25 Thread MelonMonkey
Maybe it's just me, but I would find it super-helpful if people who mention what OS they're using when discussing problems. I'm positive (after 3 weeks of intense forum reading) that many more issues exist with Slimserver running under Windows that under Linux and Mac OS. I've been running it

[slim] Re: Media Center PC as remote

2006-11-25 Thread MelonMonkey
SageTV is available for Linux in an OEM version and is currently in beta for Mac OS. http://sageTV.com I've been running it for over a year under Windows as my primary TV tuner interface and PVR (two tuners dumping onto 800GB of HD in a nice media enclosure). Setting up an PVR/Server software

[slim] Re: Remote access: is external IP loopback allowed?

2006-11-25 Thread radish
Mark Lanctot;157264 Wrote: Should it come up if I enter in: http://my *external* IP:9000 It would, assuming nothing is blocking it. However, you mention smoothwall and that is almost certainly blocking loopback like that, as it's a common firewall rule to block internal IPs from

[slim] Re: gap - crossfade - 6.5.1

2006-11-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
The gap was removed at the request of many users for gapless playback. Reminds me of the expression one man's meat is another man's poison... I presume you're using MP3? There's a tag in there that specifies the gap that SlimServer reads. MP3 only plays back gapless with this tag. I'm not

[slim] Re: Beginner questions about ActiveState Perl

2006-11-25 Thread cliveb
oreillymj;157388 Wrote: Unless you plan to start developing in perl, there is no reason to install Activestate perl. ... Slimserver for Windows is developed in perl and compiled using Activestate development tools into a Windows .exe file. Everything needed to run the app is delivered

[slim] Re: Can No Longer Find IP Address

2006-11-25 Thread astrohip
bergek;157316 Wrote: What is the reason for using WEP? WRT54GS as well as your SB3 both support WPA which is far more secure than WEP. I have two TiVos, which only use WEP, not WPA. However, they just released an update for my older TiVo (S2 model) that enables WPA! I understand an update for

[slim] Re: Remote access: is external IP loopback allowed?

2006-11-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
radish;157404 Wrote: It would, assuming nothing is blocking it. However, you mention smoothwall and that is almost certainly blocking loopback like that, as it's a common firewall rule to block internal IPs from requesting the external interface. Could be, I would have thought that it would

[slim] Re: Remote access: is external IP loopback allowed?

2006-11-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
Peter;157343 Wrote: On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:33:36 -0800, Mark Lanctot Mark.Lanctot.2hsnkb1164400501 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com said: I'd like to set up an SSH tunnel but that's REALLY complicated and not working right now for me. So, baby steps first, I'd like to get

Re: [slim] Re: Beginner questions about ActiveState Perl

2006-11-25 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/25/06, oreillymj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unless you plan to start developing in perl, there is no reason to install Activestate perl. You will not notice any difference/improvement by installing it. Activestate also supply the perl binaries and modules for free on their site which is

[slim] Fast forward podcast - is it possible?

2006-11-25 Thread bergek
The title says it all. My wife is fond of listening to podcasts but on a number of occassions the streaming has been broken when resuming after having been paused. It would be good to be able to fast forward to the place where one stopped listening (or, even better, that Slimserver remembered

Re: [slim] Re: Media Center PC as remote

2006-11-25 Thread Peter
On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 08:08:10 -0800, MelonMonkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: SageTV is available for Linux in an OEM version and is currently in beta for Mac OS. http://sageTV.com I've been running it for over a year under Windows as my primary TV tuner interface and PVR (two tuners dumping

Re: [slim] Re: Beginner questions about ActiveState Perl

2006-11-25 Thread Peter
On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 08:11:55 -0800, cliveb [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: oreillymj;157388 Wrote: Unless you plan to start developing in perl, there is no reason to install Activestate perl. ... Slimserver for Windows is developed in perl and compiled using Activestate development tools

[slim] Re: Remote access: is external IP loopback allowed?

2006-11-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
Mark Lanctot;157408 Wrote: Could be, I would have thought that it would log it in its firewall log - it didn't. Well I guess Smoothwall was doing something without telling me, because external access is working just fine on a true remote machine. I'll try increasing security, because my only

Re: [slim] Re: Major diffs between Squeezebox v3 and Roku Soundbridge?

2006-11-25 Thread Peter
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:52:32 -0800, bernt [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Native FLAC, 802.11g and nice plugins made me choose Squeezebox over Roku. There was no Flac, not even 802.11b and the plugins weren't very spectacular when I bought my first SliMP3. Good thing Roku didn't exist back then ;)

[slim] Re: Crashess with 6.5.0

2006-11-25 Thread ceejay
Make sure you don't have any old plugins hanging around. Then try starting slimserver from a command prompt and see what messages you get there... Ceejay -- ceejay ceejay's Profile:

[slim] Re: Remote access: is external IP loopback allowed?

2006-11-25 Thread JJZolx
Mark Lanctot;157423 Wrote: Well I guess Smoothwall was doing something without telling me, because external access is working just fine on a true remote machine. I'll try increasing security, because my only form of defence right now is Block IP addresses, whitelisting the one allowed.

[slim] Re: Media Center PC as remote

2006-11-25 Thread MelonMonkey
Peter;157421 Wrote: How do SageTV and slimserver fit in? I don't know. ;) I run Slimserver on a PowerMac G4 with Mac OS 10.4.8 and there's no chance I will ever try installing it in Windows. I might move it to Linux in the future, but Windows just isn't a suitable OS for any kind of

[slim] Re: SHN , Shorten files play back ?

2006-11-25 Thread Browny
aahh - ok. You're correct in stating that you need to download a codec for Shorten. What Operating System is Slimserver running on? Personally I downloaded a RPM to install on my ClarkConnect box from:

[slim] Re: gap - crossfade - 6.5.1

2006-11-25 Thread MelonMonkey
It seems he's asking baout disabling cross-fade, not gapless playback (which is completely different). Crossfade or fading in general modifies the audible part of the audio to create a smooth transition that, albeit a fabricated one which is not part of the original audio stream nor source.

[slim] Stuttering, crossfade, Buffer empties and doesn't fill up

2006-11-25 Thread caldvd
Hi, I have been working my way through solving the stuttering problem. I've had some minor successes, and some setbacks. I'd like to post my findings and ask a few questions. Here are my system specs: SS 6.5.0 (tried 6.5.1, but went back) PIII XPPRO D-Link 524 SB3 WiFi Before updating to

[slim] Re: Beginner questions about ActiveState Perl

2006-11-25 Thread JJZolx
cliveb;157360 Wrote: I'm running Slimserver 6.5.0 on a Windows 2000 machine. I just installed the official Windows release of Slimserver as it came out of the box. It's working fine. I've seen references to ActiveState Perl, and am interested in whether it could be of any benefit on my

[slim] Re: Stuttering, crossfade, Buffer empties and doesn't fill up

2006-11-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
caldvd;157442 Wrote: Why should it not at least load the first xx seconds of the next song as the buffer starts to empty from the prior song that is is playing? It does, at least for me. The track will empty towards the end of the song, then refill as fast as it can for the next song. The

[slim] Re: Stuttering, crossfade, Buffer empties and doesn't fill up

2006-11-25 Thread caldvd
Mark Lanctot;157443 Wrote: It does, at least for me. The track will empty towards the end of the song, then refill as fast as it can for the next song. It does work like this when it is working, but appears to only work correctly for about 2 to 10 songs, at which point it stops at the end of

[slim] SB3 wireless fixed -- Thanks Support !!!

2006-11-25 Thread stedes
Hi everyone: Originally had problems with wireless connectivity and SB3. Using Draytek 2800 router. Just to say well done to the guys at support. Credit where it's due...the latest firmware (using 64) seems to be spot on fixing the previous problems. So well done slim support staff...you

[slim] Re: Stuttering, crossfade, Buffer empties and doesn't fill up

2006-11-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
caldvd;157444 Wrote: Great, thank you for this insight. I will not rush out to buy the range extender. Actually it was reccomended that I get the antenna for the router by one of my family members. Is there a reccomended or ideal antenna model or spec? I've never had to use one before.

[slim] Re: gap - crossfade - 6.5.1

2006-11-25 Thread randybrand
No, I'm not using MP3. I use iTunes and rip using Apple Lossless. The only switch that I see (in iTunes) is under options where a song can be made part of a gapless album. These are all un-checked. If I set the the Crossfade in Slimserver to None the tracks run into each other without any gap

[slim] Re: Is there a way to send song info (now playing) to Trillian chat?

2006-11-25 Thread crawler2006
More generically, the Trillian chat feature is adapted from MSN's feature allowing the same thing for music playing in WMP. Ditto with Google Talk, which can pick up track info from either WMP or Winamp. -- crawler2006

[slim] Re: gap - crossfade - 6.5.1

2006-11-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
randybrand;157454 Wrote: I cannot log in to post a bug report. You have to create a new account. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Is there a way to send song info (now playing) to Trillian chat?

2006-11-25 Thread mkanet
Hmmm... I guess there's no support for this after all. No wonder I couldn't find anything on this topic when doing a search. Well, thanks for the responses guys. I'm curious if this is a feature request that should go in the plugins area or maybe somewhere else? -- mkanet

[slim] Re: Stuttering, crossfade, Buffer empties and doesn't fill up

2006-11-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
BTW check out this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29793 particularly SuperQ's two posts on high-gain antennae and their radiation patterns. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile:

[slim] Re: Media Center PC as remote

2006-11-25 Thread ModelCitizen
MelonMonkey;157437 Wrote: I don't know. ;) I run Slimserver on a PowerMac G4 with Mac OS 10.4.8 and there's no chance I will ever try installing it in Windows. I might move it to Linux in the future, but Windows just isn't a suitable OS for any kind of server-based software. At least not

[slim] Re: Is there a way to send song info (now playing) to Trillian chat?

2006-11-25 Thread ModelCitizen
I really do not know Trillion but wonder if it might be possible somehow to use the announce html ouput of Last.FM (via the Last.fm/SlimScrobbler plugin) MC -- ModelCitizen Now what? Transporter Naim NAP 250 PMC OB1s. Music catalog: http://modelcitizen.mine.nu/music.txt

[slim] Re: Can't connect to Internet Radio

2006-11-25 Thread rew1000
I've been having the same problem when using AlienBBC since I upgraded to slimserver 6.5.0. This is also on a Mac running OS X 10.4. When booting or waking from sleep, it takes several seconds to acquire a wireless signal and get networking configured. During this time, /etc/resolv.conf is not

Re: [slim] Re: Is there a way to send song info (now playing) to Trillian chat?

2006-11-25 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/25/06, ModelCitizen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really do not know Trillion but wonder if it might be possible somehow to use the announce html ouput of Last.FM (via the Last.fm/SlimScrobbler plugin) MC It's probably possible, in theory -- Trillian is based on libgaim (so is Adium for

Re: [slim] Re: gap - crossfade - 6.5.1

2006-11-25 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/25/06, randybrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I would request that the duration be adjustable to accomodate individual users preferences whether or not they desired gapless or not, as wewll as the ability to override certain songs to be gapless such as to preserve the original album

[slim] Re: SHN , Shorten files play back ?

2006-11-25 Thread charlychan
Thanks Brownie I use xp I'll give it a try -- charlychan charlychan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5755 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30013

[slim] Re: gap - crossfade - 6.5.1

2006-11-25 Thread radish
The key here is that something is up with the rips. If the original CD had gaps (which I assume it did) then those should be present as 2 second (usually) silences at the end of each track. Thus, when you play the album back you get gaps as intended. If there aren't any gaps then either (a) there

[slim] Re: Fast forward podcast - is it possible?

2006-11-25 Thread richidoo
Any file should be able to FF by holding down the advance key (two arrows pointing right). If you press it quickly it advances to next track. Hold it down long enough and it will just FF. It will first go to 2X forward speed, playing blips of sound between jumps. If you hold it down again it will

[slim] Re: SHN , Shorten files play back ?

2006-11-25 Thread charlychan
I have done it all and it works Thanks again -- charlychan charlychan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5755 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30013

[slim] Re: Fast forward podcast - is it possible?

2006-11-25 Thread bergek
richidoo;157487 Wrote: Any file should be able to FF by holding down the advance key (two arrows pointing right). Nope. Obviously, that was my first guess as well. Works fine for all local files but not for podcasts. I tested the default podcasts just to be certain that there wasn't anything

[slim] Re: popping at the beginning of every track after 6.5

2006-11-25 Thread Harry McQuillen
On Nov 25, 2006, at 6:50 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, for Harry (but not utowana - don't know about matt as you've not said what you are using) the following bug may be relevant... http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4366 If this aplies to you then add your name to the Cc

[slim] Scanner.exe crashing, iTunes library, solution!

2006-11-25 Thread skivvie
Given I didn't search super hard, but I couldn't find a solution to the scanner crashes I was having. But, I just figured it out and thought I'd share in case someone else has the same issue. I use SlimServer with the iTunes library options. I had tracks that were in the iTunes library but

[slim] Slimserver locks up when starting?

2006-11-25 Thread dupreesdiamond
slimServer will not stay up and locks up on restart ? from which file (i.e. where is the SlimServer Log?) do I need provide you all with info to help me sort this out? Here is my set-up: Windows XP Media Center (basically XP-Pro + DVR software) Cable Internet Latest version of SlimServer

[slim] Re: Can No Longer Find IP Address

2006-11-25 Thread rew1000
Have you recently updated the router firmware? Not sure what the situation is with the WRT54GS, but the latest version of the firmware for the WRT54G broke DHCP for non-Windows clients. Workarounds were assigning a manual IP address or downgrading the router firmware... -- rew1000

[slim] SB2 not opening CUE files when browsing

2006-11-25 Thread bowmore17
When I browse my music on the Squeezebox all my cuefiles show up as empty. Worse still when I'm on a cue file and push to the right (so normally all songs in that cue file would show up) the screen goes black and I have to push the power button. I then get the screen of the screensaver. However

[slim] Re: popping at the beginning of every track after 6.5 upgrade

2006-11-25 Thread dlite
I am getting a similar problem when switching between Squeezebox and digital inputs. Using 6.5.1 - 10571 . Needs to be a short delay between switching to enable a lock to the digital stream or something. Using WinXP SP2. -- dlite

[slim] Re: Adding Radio IO Seasons

2006-11-25 Thread uncajesse
this station happens to be ad-free on non-subscription subscription links, so enjoy. here's the non-subscription direct links; Code: MP3 32 http://radioio.ic.llnwd.net:38675/listen.pls MP3 64 http://radioio.ic.llnwd.net:38680/listen.pls MP3 128