[slim] Re: Q:Playlists updated but..music won't play!

2006-12-27 Thread Diana
There have been a number of threads about scanning problems due to playlist issues - try a search. Like you, I've had problems with the scan for new/changed music (because scanner.exe itself does not terminate on my system for reasons that remain unidentified even after much discussion with

[slim] Re: Diagram of Internet radio stations

2006-12-27 Thread Diana
Have a look at http://www.mikesradioworld.com/index.html Best wishes -- Diana -- Diana Diana's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7463 View this thread:

[slim] Re: how to download 6.5.1?

2006-12-27 Thread Flatpik
Same question as eschurr - what is a deb file and what are we supposed to do with it? Thx -- Flatpik Flatpik's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4209 View this thread:

[slim] Re: how to download 6.5.1?

2006-12-27 Thread mflint
Flatpik;165055 Wrote: Same question as eschurr - what is a deb file and what are we supposed to do with it? Thx A .deb file is a Debian package, and only useful if you're running Debian Linux or a derivative such as Ubuntu. -- mflint

[slim] slimserver down

2006-12-27 Thread dazm
hi all had a scroll text saying slimsever down for maintenance,anybody had same. -- dazm dazm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8915 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Auto-dim display?

2006-12-27 Thread yelena66
I also happens to me. I would appriciate your help too. --- What music do you like? destinys child fans site http://www.destinys--child.com -- yelena66 yelena66's Profile:

[slim] Web control panel not displaying

2006-12-27 Thread dazzla76
Hi guys, I just got a new Squeezebox V3 and am having a small problem with it. Well actually the problem seems to be more with slimserver. I installed slimserver and started it, everything seems ok. no errors or anything. But when i point firefox or safari to http://localhost:9000 ,

[slim] Re: Web control panel not displaying

2006-12-27 Thread mflint
I saw this when I changed the skin to one that didn't exist. (Duh!) Try http://localhost:9000/Default -- mflint mflint's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2102 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Web control panel not displaying

2006-12-27 Thread dazzla76
Still no luck i am afriad :) What is the location of the logs for slimserver so i can see if there are any errors? -- dazzla76 dazzla76's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9216 View this thread:

[slim] iTunes singles not imported?

2006-12-27 Thread imo
I'm importing my music from iTunes. I've got a couple of questions though... Most of my music in iTunes is ripped album CDs. I have one single that I purchased, but this isn't imported into slimserver's database. Is there a way to filter by genre? I've got a bunch of audio books that I really

[slim] Re: iTunes singles not imported?

2006-12-27 Thread slimpy
Slimserver can't read DRM protected files. Your purchased single very likely is DRM protected and hence doesn't show up in the library. I don't use iTunes so I can't help you with your second question. -s. -- slimpy

[slim] Re: Slimserver shuts down by itself - why?

2006-12-27 Thread strapats
i've been having the same problem here; slimserver just kept shutting down by itself and could only be restarted again manually. in the eventviewer i had the exact same error description. i'm running mcafee on my pc, and with mcafee unfortunately it's not possible to exclude *.myi and *.myd

Re: [slim] SoftSqueeze.jar interface has unwanted borders in UI

2006-12-27 Thread Michael Herger
I'm not sure if this is normal or not, but when I start the SoftSqueeze.jar player, I see a border that looks like it doesnt belong there. What am I doing wrong? What version? -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your

[slim] Re: SoftSqueeze.jar interface has unwanted borders in UI

2006-12-27 Thread mkanet
Version 3.3 -- mkanet mkanet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7965 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30979 ___ discuss

[slim] Re: What does Automatic Display Brightness mean?

2006-12-27 Thread azinck3
kdf;165036 Wrote: On 26-Dec-06, at 8:45 PM, azinck3 wrote: I've really puzzled over this, too, and would be curious to get an answer. after the time set in the screensaver timeout pref, the display dims and the screensaver kicks in. If the auto dim is set to manual, then the

[slim] Re: What does Automatic Display Brightness mean?

2006-12-27 Thread slimpy
azinck3;165107 Wrote: So how does this relate to the Idle and Off brightness settings? Are these settings irrelevant when auto dim is set to manual? edit: actually, I know that off isn't irrelevant, but I guess maybe Idle is? It could be the brightness when the player is stopped (nothing

[slim] Updated Song Info in web interface

2006-12-27 Thread HankD
Think I've seen this on the forum but can't find it; is there a way to have the Song Info updated automatically in the web interface? I use Fishbone and I have to click on the song title to update the song info, where I keep info on composers, band members etc etc. Isn't there a way to do this?

[slim] Re: Ideal remote to browse slimserver? (not nokia 770 though)

2006-12-27 Thread bklaas
azinck3;165023 Wrote: I'm 100% with stinkingpig on this one. I have a nokia770. It's fun for the wow factor. But when it comes time to actually use the thing, I reach for the IR remote every time. It's really superior to all the other control methods, in my estimation (particularly if

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver shuts down by itself - why?

2006-12-27 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/27/06, strapats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i've been having the same problem here; slimserver just kept shutting down by itself and could only be restarted again manually. in the eventviewer i had the exact same error description. i'm running mcafee on my pc, and with mcafee unfortunately

[slim] Slimserver ports and protocols

2006-12-27 Thread Anthony
Just a question regarding the networking of slimserver: I found many threads that mention opening up ports 9000 and 3483 on UDP (datagrams) and TCP (packets). What is the function of these ports, individually? I guess I want to know so I keep the bare minimum open to the outside world (I'm

[slim] Re: Help configuring Squeezbox with Vonage

2006-12-27 Thread Secret Squirrel
I have Vonage but no wireless set up. My configuration looks like this Cable Modem Router/Switch Uplink to Vonage. It worked first time. HTH, SS -- Secret Squirrel Secret Squirrel's Profile:

[slim] Re: What does Automatic Display Brightness mean?

2006-12-27 Thread azinck3
slimpy;165113 Wrote: It could be the brightness when the player is stopped (nothing playing)? -s. Perhaps...I guess the question really is: when adjust automatically is turned on, exactly what events trigger the brightness to be automatically adjusted, and what brightness levels are chosen

[slim] Various Artist handling in 6.5.0

2006-12-27 Thread SMC
I've just started using my SB3 and am very pleased with it. I have a problem with slimserver which may result from incomplete understanding of how it works. I have several albums tagged with more than one artist for certain tracks e.g. Steve Earle's 'El Corazon' has Emmylou Harris siging on one

[slim] Re: Powered speakers

2006-12-27 Thread Codmate
I'm enjoying my active Wharfedale Diamond 8.2 monitors. Active crossovers and bi-amping is great for the money, plus they have a very useful bass roll-off switch. The 8.1s are also good - especially for smaller rooms. M-Audio also do cheap powered monitors which will floor any 'computer

[slim] Re: Various Artist handling in 6.5.0

2006-12-27 Thread slimpy
You didn't say what format you use. If it is flac add COMPILATION=0 to all songs from that album. For mp3 there is no standard tag but I think iTunes writes a compilation tag that slimserver picks up. Do a clear library and rescan to make sure all changes are picked up. -s. -- slimpy

[slim] Re: Forgotten Password

2006-12-27 Thread FXB
I have forgot the password on the slimserver that is loaded on a QNAP TS101. How do you reset it? thanks. Frank. -- FXB FXB's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4861 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Slimserver wants a FAST machine

2006-12-27 Thread RainmanRam
It would appear wcburnette is experiencing some really long timer late delays. I had a bunch of timer late delays in my performance logs as well. Can anyone explain what this message means or point me to documentation on how the timers are being used and their purpose? I do have a programming

[slim] Re: Ideal remote to browse slimserver? (not nokia 770 though)

2006-12-27 Thread Paul_B
Ben, I am sure I have asked this before but for the others as well, is the Ajax code of the Nokia skin in the 7.0 trunk only or is it in the 6.5.1 nightly as well? -- Paul_B Paul ~ Slimserver 6.5.1 on EPIA VIA EN15000 Mini-ITX running Windows 2003

[slim] slimserver_safe

2006-12-27 Thread Bill Moseley
I'm running the 6.5.1 .deb. Seems like slimserver_safe gets confused once in a while -- perhaps slimserver crashes and it tries to restart -- and never gives up. My logs get filled with this -- repeats ever second: 2006-12-26 07:17:22.6161 ERROR: There is already another copy of the SlimServer

Re: [slim] Re: What does Automatic Display Brightness mean?

2006-12-27 Thread kdf
So how does this relate to the Idle and Off brightness settings? Are these settings irrelevant when auto dim is set to manual? idle is when it is sitting idle, ie when the screensaver kicks in.. If you have the auto brightness set to automatic, then when the player is idle, you get the

Re: [slim] Re: First sec of song getting clipped off

2006-12-27 Thread Jacob Potter
On 12/26/06, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is this also true for the lossless codec (which is what we're talking about here)? Apple Lossless is closed, but I didn't see Eric mention that anywhere... This ENTIRE CD plays this way... it was ripped using iTunes AAC @ 256kbps VBR, as I've done

[slim] Re: What does Automatic Display Brightness mean?

2006-12-27 Thread azinck3
kdf;165177 Wrote: So how does this relate to the Idle and Off brightness settings? Are these settings irrelevant when auto dim is set to manual? idle is when it is sitting idle, ie when the screensaver kicks in.. If you have the auto brightness set to automatic, then when the player

[slim] Re: What does Automatic Display Brightness mean?

2006-12-27 Thread grimholtz
Yes, many thanks for the clear answer. It's good to know I'm not the only one with this question. But this brings me to another (perhaps existential) question. Why is there an off for the SB at all? I can press the off button, but the power doesn't seem to ever turn off unless I unplug the

[slim] WFAN streaming URL for internet radio tuners

2006-12-27 Thread SethD
What is the latest streaming URL for WFAN that will work in the SqueezeNetwork/squeezebox? CBS radio will not release this due to it being privileged information. Right now WFAN is embedded in a Flash Player that will not run in the SB. I use the SB at work to bypass a firewall, I cannot receive

[slim] Re: Slimserver shuts down by itself - why?

2006-12-27 Thread RonJeffries
My 6.5.1 continues to crash every 15 minutes or so. In Windows Event Viewer, about the time of the crash, I have this message: The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( Application ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to

[slim] Re: What does Automatic Display Brightness mean?

2006-12-27 Thread azinck3
grimholtz;165188 Wrote: Yes, many thanks for the clear answer. It's good to know I'm not the only one with this question. But this brings me to another (perhaps existential) question. Why is there an off for the SB at all? I can press the off button, but the power doesn't seem to ever

[slim] Re: What does Automatic Display Brightness mean?

2006-12-27 Thread grimholtz
azinck3;165191 Wrote: were it not there I imagine a lot of time would be wasted explaining to people why there's no power button. ...as opposed to the one or two freaks like you and me who ask the corollary, as in this thread? :) -- grimholtz 'Get PasswordMaker'

[slim] Re: Various Artist handling in 6.5.0

2006-12-27 Thread SMC
Thanks for your help Slimpy. I'm using FLAC; there are some other idisyncracies appearing despite retagging and rescanning - some artists are showing up with 0 songs in browse but are appearing on the track details when playing. I'll have to see if I can find a pattern in this behaviour. I

[slim] Re: Slimserver wants a FAST machine

2006-12-27 Thread Triode
Timer Late means a timer task is firing late. But it is usually a symptom of another task taking a long time which blocks timer tasks being processed. So you really need to look at any log entries before the timer later ones. -- Triode

[slim] Re: New Squeezebox?

2006-12-27 Thread Yps
Does it exists two version of the new remote control? I got a SB3 2 months ago, but it´s display was not funtion ok, so I got a new one. The first one have the new backlit remote, but the second one have the same design on the remote, but no backlit. Are my remote broken on my second SB3, or

[slim] Re: Various Artist handling in 6.5.0

2006-12-27 Thread slimpy
Everything you said in your first post was actually right. Usually if you add an ALBUMARTIST tag to an album with multiple artists the album gets listed under the album artist as well as Various artists. But only if you have at least one other proper album by that artist (doesn't seem to be the

[slim] Order of tracks

2006-12-27 Thread jarome
I have an album that spans two CDs. I wanted to put then into the same folder, so I carefully changed the track numbers of CD2 to start at 14, the first track after CD1. But when Slimserver indexes them, it always plays tracks 14-21 first and then starts at 1. How do I change this? What

[slim] Re: What does Automatic Display Brightness mean?

2006-12-27 Thread slimpy
azinck3;165191 Wrote: I imagine a lot of time would be wasted explaining to people why there's no power button. Instead we keep explaining why the server still needs to be running only to show the time and date ;-) Even if the squeezebox doesn't really power off it still is in a state of very

Re: [slim] error encountered when Slimserver is scanning my my music - Itunes

2006-12-27 Thread Robin Bowes
Scoop wrote: I am running into the following error part way through the scanning process: 'The instruction at 0x28085b62 referenced memory at 0x0004. The memory could not be written. Has anyone run into this? How do I fix it? That sort of msg tends to indicate a hardware error. Try

[slim] Re: Order of tracks

2006-12-27 Thread slimpy
It is actually discnumber then tracknumber. For mp3 this is the TPOS tag (format disc#/total discs), for flac use DISC and DISCC (disc count). All tracks from all discs need to have the exact same album title for this to work properly. Have a look at your tags to see if there are any differences

[slim] Customer support experience :)

2006-12-27 Thread KlaymenDK
Hi, just a quick note on a swell customer support experience! :) Back in march a friend of mine bought a two-pack-for-$100-off offer and gave one to me. Just the other day mine would no longer power on (even the telltale glow on the display wasn't there). After swapping around I determined that

[slim] Re: What does Automatic Display Brightness mean?

2006-12-27 Thread grimholtz
slimpy;165210 Wrote: Instead we keep explaining why the server still needs to be running only to show the time and date ;-) Even if the squeezebox doesn't really power off it still is in a state of very limited functionality. Only power, play brightness and size buttons have an effect when

[slim] Browse Artwork in 6.5

2006-12-27 Thread hotmango
Where has the Browse Artwork gone in version 6.5? It used to be enabled in the performance section of 6.3. This applies to both the linux and Windows versions -- hotmango hotmango's Profile:

[slim] Does % songtitle % work?

2006-12-27 Thread mkanet
I'm trying to figure out a way to get the % songtitle % variable to be recognized on my slimserver PC. I am hoping to use this in dos batch files and other scripts. What do I need to do? Is there any other variables I can use? Thanks in advance, Michael -- mkanet

Re: [slim] Browse Artwork in 6.5

2006-12-27 Thread Michael Herger
Where has the Browse Artwork gone in version 6.5? It's integrated with Browse Albums: there's a button to toggl between list or artwork view. -- Michael - http://www.herger.net/SlimCD - your SlimServer on a CD

[slim] Seans new title

2006-12-27 Thread TCM
It seems like Sean's got a new title (or is it old news?): +---+ |Filename: seanadams.png| |Download: http://forums.slimdevices.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2190|

Re: [slim] Slimserver ports and protocols

2006-12-27 Thread Jacob Potter
On 12/27/06, Anthony [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a question regarding the networking of slimserver: I found many threads that mention opening up ports 9000 and 3483 on UDP (datagrams) and TCP (packets). What is the function of these ports, individually? I guess I want to know so I keep the

[slim] Re: Slimserver ports and protocols

2006-12-27 Thread Anthony
Thanks. I think iTunes streams need the UDP 9000 Port because it didn't work until I opened that up on the router. It was weird because the stream would connect and I could get the server on a browser. I uploaded a playlist, but the server would never play. I'd click on it but it wouldn't

[slim] Re: Seans new title

2006-12-27 Thread seanadams
Yes, I have been assimilated! :) -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=31012

[slim] Re: Slimserver ports and protocols

2006-12-27 Thread snarlydwarf
It shouldnt need 9000/UDP at all: Slimserver isn't even listening on it. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ netstat -a | grep 9000 tcp0 0 *:9000 *:* LISTEN tcp0 0 192.168.2.101:9000 192.168.2.5:2779 ESTABLISHED tcp0 69444

[slim] Re: Slimserver ports and protocols

2006-12-27 Thread Anthony
Interesting. I can't argue with the results, but I can't argue with the netstat output either. Huh. I wonder if the problem is with my Dlink router. Maybe it's not truly passing 9000 TCP unless I tell it to pass both protocols. Or it lets smaller packet data through but is blocking packet

[slim] Slimserver 6.5 web browser performance

2006-12-27 Thread lhquam
I recently upgraded from Slimserver 6.3.1 to 6.5.0, running on a big AMD64 Fedora 5 machine. The scanning performance may have improved, but the performance through the web interface is much slower. When in select Genre/Jazz , which contains albums by 85 artists, Slimserver 6.5 takes about

[slim] Re: WFAN streaming URL for internet radio tuners

2006-12-27 Thread Siduhe
This thread suggests there is a way, but it involves using Proxomitron (presumably every time you connect ?): http://stream-recorder.com/forum/showthread.php?t=479 Given it's an Icecast Stream, this should work with the SB. -- Siduhe

[slim] Re: Slimserver ports and protocols

2006-12-27 Thread Anthony
Well, I can't say I figured out what's going on, but it's working now (the way it should). I moved the server protol off of 9000 since some remote admin service also uses it and seems to be the likely target of an attack. So with the new port, I methodically did the following: Set new port in

[slim] Re: Q:Playlists updated but..music won't play!

2006-12-27 Thread mmg_fan
yes..it should be a feature of the software. A simple progress bar would do the trick I'm on a mac but I believe entering'top' in the terminal window will do the trick Still haven't solved my problem...I see the new playlists and new songs but the new songs won't play!! -- mmg_fan

[slim] is this possible? Itunes / SB through the TV

2006-12-27 Thread jplatner
Is it possible to take this next step? I use Itunes to scan / store my 10,000+ song collection on an external HD connected to my PC, and stream it all to my stereo through my SB3...but i've also downloaded all of the album art...is it possible to scan through the art plus all of the itunes

[slim] Re: Q:Playlists updated but..music won't play!

2006-12-27 Thread Siduhe
mmg_fan;165273 Wrote: Still haven't solved my problem...I see the new playlists and new songs but the new songs won't play!! I'm guessing your music is on a network attached drive ? If so, the issue with playlists via Itunes on a NAS is known and not (officially) supported by Slim. However,

[slim] Re: Intermittent sound w/wireless SQB3

2006-12-27 Thread jeffmeh
It sounds like you are experiencing some radio interference on your wireless channel. Have you tried changing your wireless channel? Are there other networks in range that are conflicting with yours? How about a microwave oven, cordless phone, or another electrical device? I experience the

[slim] FLAC album art weirdness (stupid noob tricks)

2006-12-27 Thread totoro
I recently transcoded my collection from alac to flac. As part of the process, I stuck all of the album art in the same directories as their respective albums, all named cover.jpg or cover.gif. My tree structure is left over from itunes, so it's Artist/Album/*.flac, cover.jpg Weirdly, a few of

[slim] Re: Intermittent sound w/wireless SQB3

2006-12-27 Thread SuperQ
[EMAIL PROTECTED];165266 Wrote: Any suggestions, please??? First thing.. Run the network test! :) crank it up to 2000kbps, it should stay at 90%+ for atleast 10min. Next thing is change wifi channels. 1, 6, or 11.. just change the linksys router, all the clients will auto-change. --

[slim] Re: First sec of song getting clipped off

2006-12-27 Thread cepheid
Jacob Potter;165182 Wrote: Some people are experiencing this issue with Apple Lossless, yes, but not all of them.I believe the problem has been tracked to the mov123 executable, although nobody has yet figured out WHY the executable should be experiencing this because it is a simple wrapper

[slim] Re: Slimserver wants a FAST machine

2006-12-27 Thread wcburnette
I ran my tests from the SB3. I clicked on a remote to change playlists, and I waited until sound actually came from the speakers. I ran another set of tests as you requested, using the SlimServer web interface running on a browser on the server machine to change playlists. I wasn't able to save

[slim] Re: splitList: /?

2006-12-27 Thread Schindler
If I do only set / and after the rescan set a ; it seems to work. But only if I change somethin in that option field. Is this already listed as a bug? As I understand more than one separator should/could be entered there... christian -- Schindler