Peter;170242 Wrote:
peter wrote:
Out here in old Holland it's usually the postal service that does the
deliveries. They prefer delivering on fridays so that - when you're not
there - you'll have to wait until monday to pick up the package at the
post office. There's a local electronics
So, even though the 1st resonder to my initial post was being glib, he
was actually right, in that the SB isnt actually turned off. I only
use SqueezeNetwork, to access the internet radio stations. And like I
already said, it was at 5:30 am, Eastern time,Sunday morning. I have
it set so
Enoch, where did you buy it? I tried to buy one last night, at CompUSA
in the DC area, but they said they weren't on sale yet. Maybe I
should buy it from the Nokia website.
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For me (a UK experience) its not so bad if its the post office doing the
delivering... I get the little card through the door and know I have to
go to the local parcel depot the next day, only a few minutes away.
It gets much worse if its one of the independent parcel services
though: same
NauticusLX;170379 Wrote:
And the question remains, after all these posts (because you keep
beating around the bush):
Actually, I don't think anyone is beating around the bush, the answer
is quite simple and has been said several times. The SB never turns off
unless you unpower it.
I too
tbessie wrote:
I realize that you have many bugs to work on, but this one requires a
reboot each time to make the SB reconnect... I'd call that 'severe'.
Sounds very severe, but I have 4 SB3's and I restart my slimserver
fairly regularly and I've *never* seen that problem. So perhaps it
Please calm down a little bit. What happened might be annoying, but no
reason for such a behaviour.
Let's try to understand what happened and how you can prevent it.
So, even though the 1st resonder to my initial post was being glib, he
was actually right, in that the SB isn?t actually
Michael Herger wrote:
Yet no one else has related similar experiences
I've learned to sleep in trains, buses, at home, in the field, hanging
from some bolt in a vertical wall. This helps.
That should be listed as a software requiremenyt on the box, perhaps.
I've had the opposite problem,
mherger: Squeezeboxen are dumb devices. All they do and display is fed
by a server.
If you display the clock, it's the server who tells it to display those
few numbers. If you set brightness to 0, it's the server who tells the
device to display the numbers with brightness 0 - which you
Kyle;170347 Wrote:
My SB3's mac address got changed for some unknown reason (power surge,
probably), and I spent much of a day trying to figure out why it would
not connect to the network. I finally discovered the mac address did
not match the address on the bottom of the machine. A quick
CCRDude;170391 Wrote:
If the Squeezebox is so dumb that the server needs to give it the
numbers of the clock, the server knows quite well that the SqueezeBox
is in clock (sleep) mode. So he has all that he knows to send a message
in the same brightness as he uses to send those clock
If the Squeezebox is so dumb that the server needs to give it the
numbers of the clock, the server knows quite well that the SqueezeBox
is in clock (sleep) mode. So he has all that he knows to send a message
in the same brightness as he uses to send those clock numbers/letters.
The problem is
Not sounding too good then. Have you tried a hard reset of the box?
Press and hold 1 while cycling power will reprogam the xilinx in the
box. Less drastic than...
Press and hold add while cycling power will do a factory reset of the
box. (this will erase all current settings)
If these don't
I am using FLAC format on an SB3 running 6.5.1. I find if I use the SB3
fast forward on the remote (i.e. hold it down for a couple of seconds,
and then press play to start normal playing again) that quite often the
whole thing stops, or goes to the beginning of the track. Seems very
unreliable
I am using Song Scanner on FLACs, SB3. But the timing is a bit strange.
E.g. if I use it to go to a point say 10 mins into a 25min long track
it actually goes to the wrong place. I.e. it says it is playing at say
point 10'00 but it isn't, it is actually playing at point say 10'40. If
I just play
Ordered myself an all black SB3 last Monday from Ecodigital, delivered
Wednesday but remote control did not appear to work. Big thanks to
Ecodigital for helping prove the problem was the remote and promptly
shipping a replacement - all working now.
Tip - if you want to check if your remote is
Skunk;170291 Wrote:
I know you and Frank were planning to disconnect me, and I'm afraid
that's something I cannot allow to happen.
-Hal
In the voice of HAL:
Look NauticusLX, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly
think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill and
See
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30790highlight=fast+forward
for a discussion on various issues people have had. Posts 5 and 6 are
probably most relevant to you... its possible you're not using it the
way it was designed!
HTH
Ceejay
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morning. This naturally caused me great distress and misery; Who can I
sue for mental anguish caused by this?
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adamslim;156823 Wrote:
If you have carpets, get some 2-inch cross-head screws, screw them into
the floorboards through the carpet, and put the speaker on spikes on
these. It gets them rock-solid, and is actually better for the carpet.
Of course, you need to sort out the speaker positioning
I could go for something like that. It might be a trick to find a spot
for the IR blaster itself, but it would be cool to control my setup
with the N800. That would be really cool.
I might have to plop down a few bucks for the IR blaster and see what I
can do with it...
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I bought mine from TigerDirect. In stock and I had it the next day
shipped ground. I didn't care for the shipping price, but I'm sure
Nokia would've charged me shipping and taken longer to arrive.
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NauticusLX;170379 Wrote:
Seriously, I dont need to be receiving messages from friggin robot
servers in the middle of the friggin night!)If the only way to
avoid this is by pulling the plug every night, then so be it. I can
just put a switch on the cord to turn it off. I consider this
Hello,
Before I get a Squeezebox, I need a little help with a networking
question. My current setup is as follows: I have an NTL SACM (Stand
Alone Cable Modem) rather than a set-top box. My PC is connected
directly to this modem via an Ethernet cable. There are a few unused
Ethernet sockets
There are a few unused
Ethernet sockets on the back of the cable modem.
Can I plug the Squeezebox 3 directly into the back of the cable modem
and get full and instant connectivity between it and my PC?
If those unused Ethernet sockets are part of an integrated switch: yes.
Please check this
Can we directly stream from Rhapsody yet? And if so how? Currently I
do it via the'browse' section in SB software/menu with Rhapsody open on
my main PC.
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I'm just getting ready to upgrade SN to enable Rhapsody. :) So it
should be up in 20 minutes or so.
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How will I find the Rhapsody service with my remote?
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andyg;170447 Wrote:
I'm just getting ready to upgrade SN to enable Rhapsody. :) So it
should be up in 20 minutes or so.
Will Rhapsody be available throuugh a softsqueeze player??
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ceejay;170396 Wrote:
Not sounding too good then. Have you tried a hard reset of the box?
Press and hold 1 while cycling power will reprogam the xilinx in the
box. Less drastic than...
Press and hold add while cycling power will do a factory reset of the
box. (this will erase all
atlslim;170456 Wrote:
Will Rhapsody be available throuugh a softsqueeze player??
Nope, only hardware players.
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I assume Song Scanner is a plugin - in which case you may get more help
by posting this in the 3rd Party Plugins subforum:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4
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Have you looked inside at the wireless module (IIRC its a distinct board
that is plugged in - you could even swap it with your good unit to see
if the fault follows the board.
One fall back, instead of buying a new unit, might be to get a cheap
Wireless repeater if you can find one...
Ceejay
I use the IR blaster plugin to turn a Yamaha receiver on off with the
SB2. It works equally well with the squeezbox remote as it does via
the web interface, including the 770 as controller. This control
enables having the equipment in a head-end equipment closet type
installation. One limit
From NTL's pages... ntl provide a free Broadband cable modem that
allows a connection to the Internet and email through your home
computer.
If you want to connect more than one computer to your broadband
connection then you need a device called a router. The process of
hooking these together is
Thanks.
MixMeister is running now, and looks to be doing a good job.
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Hi,
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
chobbney[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can I plug the Squeezebox 3 directly into the back of the cable modem
and get full and instant connectivity between it and my PC?
Possibly, but I'd be surprised it will work.
Or will I need to also buy a
chobbney;170431 Wrote:
Before I get a Squeezebox, I need a little help with a networking
question. My current setup is as follows: I have an NTL SACM (Stand
Alone Cable Modem) rather than a set-top box. My PC is connected
directly to this modem via an Ethernet cable. There are a few
tommypeters;165342 Wrote:
I wonder how the Archos 604 WIFI 30GB would compare to a Nokia 770?
The Archos would be useful as a mobile media player (and as a DVR with
the DVR addon) and its use as a SB remote would only be secondary - but
I wonder how the processor, responsiveness and the 4,3
I think we are all missing something that the OP stated in one of his
posts a short time ago.
He indicated that he has a PC in his bedroom near the squeezebox but
that he has it hibernate at night.
I'm guessing that this same PC is the device that runs slimserver.
You've programmed your
i'll report back on how well it works as a remote in a couple of days
hopefully - if i can get it all up and running.
Try http://yourserver:9000/Handheld for a skin optimised for small
screens. Though it features Opera I doubt it will like Touch...
what i also wanted to ask (but maybe a
How about this, modify your nightly routine to include laying a towel or
handkerchief over the SB3? If a girl sees you do it and asks about it
just tell her about the IR camera!
But seriously, I'll give you $50 for that annoying device...
TD
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ceejay wrote:
NauticusLX;170379 Wrote:
And the question remains, after all these posts (because you keep
beating around the bush):
Actually, I don't think anyone is beating around the bush, the answer
is quite simple and has been said several times. The SB never turns off
unless you unpower
cliveb wrote:
(Incidentally, your posting implies that it will be feasible to use
your SB3 via wired ethernet. If that is the case, don't even *think*
about using it wirelessly).
You exaggerate. I have 4 SB3's, and 3 of them could be feasibly linked
by wire. I chose to connect them via
moby_uk wrote:
On a bit of a tangent - I was rudely awakened by the sun rising this
morning. This naturally caused me great distress and misery; Who can I
sue for mental anguish caused by this?
God only knows.
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Long Island NY USA
http://ftldesign.com
thanks for the reply michael
will try that skin and report back on how it cooperates with the archos
and touch screen
i thought that might be the case with syncing. if it's a deliberate
tactic by slimdevices to make me buy another squeezebox, it might not
work ;-)
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I am in the process of encoding my ALAC to FLAC and am losing the album
art (as expected).
After adding album art, it does not show up on the main album page, but
will after clicking on the (blank) album.
How can I get the art to show up on the main album page?
Currently, I am using the latest
ceejay;170474 Wrote:
Have you looked inside at the wireless module (IIRC its a distinct board
that is plugged in - you could even swap it with your good unit to see
if the fault follows the board.
One fall back, instead of buying a new unit, might be to get a cheap
Wireless repeater if
Hi,
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
yooper[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After adding album art, it does not show up on the main album page, but
will after clicking on the (blank) album.
How can I get the art to show up on the main album page?
Have you done a full clear and rescan?
Andy
Andy,
Yes, I have.
Thanks,
Mark
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Peter;170503 Wrote:
cliveb wrote:
(Incidentally, your posting implies that it will be feasible to use
your SB3 via wired ethernet. If that is the case, don't even *think*
about using it wirelessly).
You exaggerate. I have 4 SB3's, and 3 of them could be feasibly linked
by wire. I
Hello to all of you !
I have just ordered a SB3 and was wondering if instead of installing
the Slimserver on my local windows computer and having to leave it on
when i want music i could make it connect to a Linux box i have outside
of my LAN network running 24/7 ? If yes, would i be able to
neyz;170522 Wrote:
Hello to all of you !
I have just ordered a SB3 and was wondering if instead of installing
the Slimserver on my local windows computer and having to leave it on
when i want music i could make it connect to a Linux box i have outside
of my LAN network running 24/7 ? If
i thought that might be the case with syncing. if it's a deliberate
tactic by slimdevices to make me buy another squeezebox,
It's not. There's a technical reason: slimserver can't control other
player's buffering.
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Sorry if this question has already been asked but I didn't manage to
find anything.
Search for anything like tunneling or vpn. There are tons of
discussions about it. Plus a wiki article:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?ConnectingRemotely
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TechHome;170475 Wrote:
I use the IR blaster plugin to turn a Yamaha receiver on off with the
SB2. It works equally well with the squeezbox remote as it does via
the web interface, including the 770 as controller. This control
enables having the equipment in a head-end equipment closet
good point - thanks!
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That's so GREAT thanks !!
The box has 100mb upload and i have a 20megs internet connection so
there shouldn't be any problem.. i'm a little more worried on the
quality of the wireless connection but that's another story..
Thank you !
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I know it's not a very elegant solution, but uninstalling/reinstalling
the server got me most of the way there.
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I upgraded to version 6.51 (SlimServer Version: 6.5.1 - 11067 - Windows XP -
EN - cp1252) from 6.31 after a complete uninstall - everything went
smoothly. I use iTunes to manage the music. I have recently added album art
to all 18k+ files using mp3 tag. I also have an album.jpg and a folder.jpg
Hi,
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED],
yooper[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, I have.
Ok, was worth suggesting.
I'm talking about a full 'Clear my library and rescan everything' as opposed
to just 'Scan for new and changed music'. The latter doesn't pick up cover
art for the main lists I
On 1/15/07, neyz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's so GREAT thanks !!
The box has 100mb upload and i have a 20megs internet connection so
there shouldn't be any problem.. i'm a little more worried on the
quality of the wireless connection but that's another story..
Thank you !
You can use
GoCubs;170563 Wrote:
Andy-
Not to get off topic on this very important thread, but doesn't the
standard Date/Time screensaver still refresh the display every second
regardless of if the seconds are being displayed?
-Greg
Yeah, but we use a modified DateTime plugin on SN that only
andyg;170565 Wrote:
Yeah, but we use a modified DateTime plugin on SN that only updates once
a minute.
Yeah I figured so much. Just thought some people reading the other
post might have thought it'd be a way to lessen their server load on
their local SS instance.
-Greg
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I just got home and looked again at the cable modem. The other port
isn't an ethernet port - it's a USB port. Sorry about that - I don't
know what I was thinking. The cable modem is an NTL E08C007 so -
judging by the comments above - I'll need a router.
I have no need to go wireless (at the
Trying not to jump on the sarcasm train...
It seems reasonable to me that:
1) Most people turn their home computers off when not in use, either to
save power or reduce noise at night. Those who have SlimServer running
24x7 are not typical home computer users, and SlimDevices should not
expect
chobbney;170567 Wrote:
I have no need to go wireless (at the moment) and having a wire to the
Squeezebox will be fine, so would something like this:
NauticusLX,
I got mine from CompUSA. Although their website doesn't show any, I
called them and they said they that had 4 in stock at my local retail
store (Dearborn/Detroit, MI).
I like the technology, and I've been playing with it since last night.
It's pretty cool as a Squeezebox remote
Peter;170386 Wrote:
tbessie wrote:
I realize that you have many bugs to work on, but this one requires
a
reboot each time to make the SB reconnect... I'd call that 'severe'.
Sounds very severe, but I have 4 SB3's and I restart my slimserver
fairly regularly and I've *never* seen
Enoch:
I can tether my N800 with my Siemens SX1 and SL75 on T-Mo with my
grandfathered $2.99 T-Zones G. Checking howardforums it looks like
the dash isn't easy to tether with. Try this thread
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1034262page=2pp=15highlight=tether+dash
Post 24 looks
Sorted it.
I use moodlogic and it seems there was some problem in the moodlocic
database. I downloaded and ran the moodlogic database rebuild tool and
everything seems to be running fine now
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Just bought my v3 Squeezebox and after 3 days of happiness, tonight I
had a weird thing happen.
Suddenly, in the midst of playing a music file from my iBook (host to
the slimserver software and to my iTunes music library), the sound
output became subject to severe clipping distortion. A bit like
Hey thanks for the info. Looks like that post only applies to using
your Dash with an actual PC; doesn't help me. However, I'll poke
around those forums - thanks again.
My data plan through T-Mobile is T-Mobile Total Internet.
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On 1/15/07, CatBus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Trying not to jump on the sarcasm train...
...
You're a better person than I am, and I can appreciate that :)
In my opinion, SlimDevices COULD do something to improve this. If the
user has opted for a blank screensaver for off mode, then I think
Hi,
Have a look at Netgear's uk site, they have routers recommended for the
NTL cable modem. Do get a wireless one and just turn the wireless off
until required.
Have fun,
Doug.
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I've got the same behaviour here since firmware 72 for the SB3.
Very often the display is stuttering which means that the SB3 does have
connection problems. I've set my router from 54Kbit to 11Kbit speed and
the problem seems to stay away.
Question: is it possible to use firmware 64 from the
well, that was all pretty easy. after looking at all the help resources
and forum etc, i expected to have more difficulty than i did in setting
the squeezebox up. i csn very happily say that it was a completely
painless experience and i love it.
the user interface is so simple and intuitive,
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4670
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getting back on topic, i tried this with my archos 604 wifi, but no
success :-(
How did you fail? Error message?
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http://www.herger.net/slim - AlbumReview,
Michael Herger;170654 Wrote:
getting back on topic, i tried this with my archos 604 wifi, but no
success :-(
How did you fail? Error message?
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SuperQ;170535 Wrote:
What Yamaha do you have? Mine (RX-V995a) has codes for On and Standby.Cool,
I'd love to find the proper codes for my receiver (an old RX-530),
especially if they include discrete on/standby codes. Any tips on
tracking yamaha IR codes down?.
TechHome
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it says the address is not available from this machine.
DNS problem? Try to open http://123.123.123.123:9000/Handheld where you
replace 123.123.123.123 by your server's actual IP address.
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you're a genius. thank you very much :-D
can now use my archos 604 wifi as a remote control. will have a play
over the next few days and post back up to say how i've got on.
in my very limited playig so far, i would say that it's hard to beat
the original remote though
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When I have the occasional weirdness that affects audio output, it's
resolved by reprogramming Xilinx - press and hold 1 on the remote
while unplugging and replugging in the power.
And when I say occasional, I mean once or twice in the 18 months I've
had it. This is not a regular occurance and
These things are far less common then they used to be, but seems like
there's possible a dodgy nic/cable somewhere on the network?
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Hi,
I have my slimserver setup and working fine. When I access it via IE on
the server itself e.g. http://localhost:9000/ it all works fine.
If I do same from another machine on the network e.g.
http://192.168.0.5:9000/ the browser window does not refresh itself.
I have tried from two
I've read some posts that the dash doesn't support DUN, which is means
you can't tether with it. Maybe there's a way, but you should be on
the right track now.
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SO I have itunes and slimserver set up on a pc I built with a 400gb RAID
1, along with a small fast disk for OS/programs, etc. It is serving
music (everything is stored as apple lossless) to my SB3 wirelessly.
All of that works fine, thanks in part to this forum.
What I am trying to figure out
Interesting philosophical question - If a bug is severe, but only a
certain percentage of people are experiencing it, then what kind of
priority should it be given? If it were a bug that was a show-stopper
for those people, then I'm sure it'd be given a much higher priority.
But there are
Wow. I've not ever read a thread on any other forum where such an
obviously flawed feature has been defended and excused to this
degree.
It doesn't matter that the Squeezebox has no off - that's not the
point. The point is that its small amount of firmware should have
enough code in it to
Something like this perhaps (its what I have)
http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=2SQN - Does wired and
wireless.
To save a few pennies and go wired only
http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=22ZR
Ceejay
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There's already a bug filed due to this thread:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4672
I believe a lot of the tone of the reaction was triggered by the tone
of the original post. This completely overshadowed the fact that there
was a real substantive issue underneath the alarmism.
Don't know, sounds like a question you should ask support...
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JJZolx;170687 Wrote:
I think one problem with that bug is that a number of people have
mistakenly jumped on it and this either frustrates or irritates the
developers. This happens with many bugs, but that one is particularly
susceptible. Squeezeboxes that can't connect to SlimServer are
Try hooking up your ipod and then go to ipod preferences and choose
manage ipod manually.
This should allow you to drag and drop to add/delete music from the
little bugger
That way you wont have to uncheck music in itunes.
This works for me on a mac, hope it works for you.
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snarlydwarf;170695 Wrote:
That is true, and there is even a question on that bug report if there
is more than one bug being talked about... without being able to
reproduce it, who knows... Hence why I ignore all but the packet
dump.
The only broken thing (from the SB anyway) that I see
Working great! Thanks a million.
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Thanks Mark.
What do you mean by reprogramming Xilinx, please? I googled it and it
seems to be a chip manufacturer - is it the chip which sits in the
squeezebox and does the digital signal processing? And so this is
something separate from the reset achieved by repluging in the power
whilst
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