I just see 'Connecting to Squeezenetwork' or 'Checking stream' if I go
via Internet Radio and then the screen goes blank.
The SB3 is connected wirelessly to the router/modem and works well to
the SlimServer. As I said I probably haven't used internet connectivity
(other than RSS) since I
JJZolx;203528 Wrote:
If it's the wireless module, see if they'll sell you one and pop it in
yourself, or else find out the model and buy one on the open market.
You'd be taking a chance, but might save $50 or so.
Good point. But before you go to the expense of buying a replacement
wireless
If the wireless module is the culprit, consider buying something like
the D-Link DWL-G820 wireless gaming adapter to connect your SB3 to your
network via your ethernet port. This is what I do - not because my SB3
won't connect wirelessly but because the D-Link provides a more robust
connection
just got SB3 from UPS. everything works smoothly. now using latest SB3
firmware (automatically upgrade) and SS 6.5.2.
the APE can play without problem. i am using APE-Flac to save some
network bandwidth. however seems i can not choose individual track
inside APE. i have both ape and cue
On 22/05/07, amey01
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Regarding this, is there (or is anyone developing) a text-based
interface for SB control. It doesn't necessarily have to be text-based,
but something that can be controlled by the keyboard (instead of having
to point and click) would be fantastic!
I had the same issue. APE and CUE is not a good solution. I have
converted my APE files to high bitrate MP3, and have no more issues
. So my advice to you is to convert the APE file to another format,
that the Squeezebox can play natively (FLAC if the source is
lossless).
Here is another
thanks and think i sort of understand.
obviously in foobar2000, the foo_input_monkey.dll can decode ape and
support skipping. i am sure the person who did foo_input_monkey.dll can
develop a mac.exe that supports skipping. well maybe i ask for too much.
;-)
i have a huge existing collection of
Hmm, this only happens to me when I sync the 2nd SB3 with another one -
if this was a network issue, I would have expected to have these issues
when playing un-synced, that is, playing normally. But I don't, I can
play quite sucessfully for hours on end un-synced on this SB3 (well,
both actually)
Hrrm... it's flaky?
Yep. Very. I have the same problems the original poster described
(although not quite as frequent) along with the typical almost in sync
but not quite problem.
On the bright side, someone is working on improving the sync on the
developers forum! Hurray!
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Michael Herger;203655 Wrote:
Is the latest testing nightly build the same as the 6.5.2 release?
I don't think so. There was a code freeze last weekend. But development
continues. There have been some localization issues we were not able to
fix for 6.5.2, but for which I've already
So if I read you correctly, the (nearly) nightly testing builds
include all that was in the 6.5.2 official release and go beyond
towards 6.5.3?
Correct.
BTW, the last Debian build I got (yesterday) was still
6.5.2. Any idea when the version will turn over?
While there's probably still the
Michael Herger;203657 Wrote:
Upgraded from 6.5.1, but now I have a big problem. Slimserver
rescanned
my music library automatically, but now I have duplicates of every
song
in my library! Every album has two track ones, two track two's, two
track threes, etc..
Do a full wipe and
I deleated my orginal post, because I thought that a rescan
should/would fix this problem.
I'm following the mailing list - you can't recall the mail from my inbox
:-)
I left my playlist path blank (I don't use playlists)
Make sure there are no playlists in your folders. Some music
My $2,000 transporter failed a week after buying it. Now the browse
button does not work and it just says Now Playing... and never is
playing anything. Turning on and off didn't help... guess I have to
call customer support. But lets face it... SlimDevices have a lot to
learn from apple...
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For what it's worth, using the network test plugin on the SB3 that
'stops', I can get up to 3000Kbps at an average 'quality' of 100% - it
starts dropping off at higher speeds, but it's still an average of
90% at 4000Kbps. Would have thought that was adequate.
I'm just going to wait, see what
If at all possible, run the problematic SB3 wired for a while and
determine whether or not you can still reproduce the problem.
If you can't reproduce it when the SB3 is wired, that suggests you are
having some kind of wireless-related issue.
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Really, it was like that when I got
Check gateway and DNS server settings on the SB.
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Skunk;202766 Wrote:
Unfortunately I just broke some bad news to the HiFi; The GF is moving
in next week. I told her she can't add her music to my server and she
responded 'i would never ask to add anything to your squeezebox'.
Until my iTunes loving wife started buying from the iTMS I had
Thanks for the response Michael.
Can you tell me how to turn on d_scan before I run another scan?
I'm not using MusicIP or Moodlogic. Just simple Slimserver, nothing
fancy. Everything worked like a charm with 6.5.1, the only change I
made was the update.
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does anyone think that the quality of releases has been extremely poor
of late...
i'm not sure what they're doing to the server software, but when i
can't even browse by artist anymore it seems a bit cheeky to call 6.5.2
a stable release...
i'm seriously considering a device that just
Can you tell me how to turn on d_scan before I run another scan?
Web interface, Server Settings, Debugging. There's a link to the log
file, too.
I'm not using MusicIP or Moodlogic. Just simple Slimserver, nothing
fancy. Everything worked like a charm with 6.5.1, the only change I
made
sorry missed the rant /rant on that comment
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Skunk;202766 Wrote:
she did and even managed to increase volume
So far my wife has only found the volume down controls, at least when
it's my music playing!
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Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have
others
http://www.last.fm/user/AdamSlim/
'Last.fm
Hmmm, I do believe that there is a plugin that addresses that 'issue' by
slowly restoring the volume to its previous setting following such an
intrusion!
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of adamslim
Sent: 22 May 2007 15:47
To:
i'm not sure what they're doing to the server software, but when i
can't even browse by artist anymore it seems a bit cheeky to call 6.5.2
a stable release...
If you can't even browse by artist you obviously have a problem, I agree.
But this doesn't mean the server is poor. If _everybody_
basically i have a brand new set up
consisting of windows 2003 server enterprise r2 32-bit (running as a
virtual machine on a 2003 64-bit box)
latest slimserver install 6.5.2.
the audio file path is a UNC one if that makes any difference...
anyway, the server scans through the directory
Hi
I am running a 6.5.2 nightly, probably about 2 mos old. When I upgrade
to the new official release, should I just install over the old version,
(which I have done before and had problems) or should I do the clean
slate install, uninstall SS, delete directories, and then do a
completely fresh
That sounds like this bug:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4882
...which has affected me too (searching by artist was where I noticed
it). Do you set ALBUMARTIST, COMPOSER or BAND for most of your albums?
I think the bug affects non-compilation albums when those tags are set
as
Nobody seems to take this serious, a bit strange there is not more users
with the same problem.
It states in the info on the SB3 that it has full 6.0V analog out.
Dont know what they mean with full because my Philips dvd963SA , with
2V out on the analog plays A LOT LOUDER than the SB3..
I am running a 6.5.2 nightly, probably about 2 mos old. When I upgrade
to the new official release, should I just install over the old version,
That's what I've been doing since 6.5.0.
(which I have done before and had problems) or should I do the clean
You shouldn't encounter serious
Michael Herger;203756[color=blue Wrote:
What is the official recommendation?[/color]
Don't know...
Michael
Well, thanks for your recommedations, then!!
-dale
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thanks...it does sound the same...however after adding those two sql
lines i just end up with 0 artists?
i sent an item to support about it...we'll see what happens
i think i've had to make an error report after nearly every upgrade...
sigh...
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On 5/22/07, shadowboxer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi
I am running a 6.5.2 nightly, probably about 2 mos old. When I upgrade
to the new official release, should I just install over the old version,
(which I have done before and had problems) or should I do the clean
slate install, uninstall
First off, I think it was premature to uninstall the software.
Probably you should simply tried stopping and then restarting the
SlimServer service. That probably would have gotten things rolling
again.
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Really, it was like that when I got here.
gb115b;203731 Wrote:
i'm not sure what they're doing to the server software, but when i can't
even browse by artist anymore it seems a bit cheeky to call 6.5.2 a
stable release...
Expand on can't even browse by artist anymore. What does that mean?
You have no 'Browse Artist' on the main
From Changelog:
Internet Radio:
* For SB2 and higher: Added a new preference under Player Settings
- Audio to select the type of streaming to perform for MP3 streams:
Direct Streaming, where the player makes a connection directly to the
stream, or Proxied Streaming, where SlimServer
What releases? It still doesn't work properly with Vista and that has
been out since February! There doesn't seem to be any support for the
product since Logitech took over, just as expected. How long before
they try to sell us something new instead?
Time to get rid and look at the alternatives
Northstar;203777 Wrote:
What releases? It still doesn't work properly with Vista and that has
been out since February! There doesn't seem to be any support for the
product since Logitech took over, just as expected. How long before
they try to sell us something new instead?
Time to get
shadowboxer;203746 Wrote:
Hi
I am running a 6.5.2 nightly, probably about 2 mos old. When I upgrade
to the new official release, should I just install over the old version,
(which I have done before and had problems) or should I do the clean
slate install, uninstall SS, delete
And an unoffical view for those on Vista:
If you reinstall over the top of the previous install it will work but
be aware that you will loose your preferences. This is because 6.5.2
stores its preferences in a new location on Vista.
This was felt to be the safest way to ensure that Vista
SamS;203703 Wrote:
I deleated my orginal post, because I thought that a rescan should/would
fix this problem.
It does not. I left my playlist path blank (I don't use playlists) and
rescanned, twice. I did clear everything and rescan just to be sure.
This is very frustrating. Things
sts9fan wrote:
So I have figured out(kinda) that my SB3 has a hardware issue. the guy
from tech support agrees also. For some reason it cannot obtain an IP
address. My SB2 is now working perfectly wireless so I know it is the
SB3. I have had it for 1.5 years which is out of the warranty
MickeyG wrote:
SlimServer 6.5.2 is now available!
Hurrah!
But Im still seeing 6.5.1 on debian.slimdevices.com stable. Anyone else?
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Could you describe your network please? Is the Squeezebox connecting to
a router or directly to a SlimServer computer?
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Hi Everyone
I have been searching the forums for battery pack experiences. I have
10 Squeezeboxes throughout the house and my weekday/working-appartment.
Now that summer is coming I would like to have a set-up for outside. I
have been doing this the past summers using a portable sound system and
But seriously ... what other vendor?
;)
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servies;203778 Wrote:
Indeed: you should get rid of Vista. Slimserver works perfectly in
combination with Linux. I have no problem at all.
Oh... that's not the answer you want to hear...
For me perfectly includes rhapsody. :)
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Is there an easy way to transfer internet radio favorites from one SB
unit to another?
Thanks,
Will
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It needs to be regulated down from a higher voltage. Something like this
might work:
http://www.semsons.com/delaxpluginc.html
And if you want really long run time from a small battery, and you
don't want to deal with wiring up a bunch of 1.2V cells, you may want
to look into Lithium Polymer.
seanadams wrote:
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?I=LXRVT8P=7
Wow, that is sure not cheap.
If you don't plan on moving it, just use a 12V motorcycle battery
and any trickle charger. It will have more than enough power to
run a long time.
Of course, lead acid batteries make a mess
Since when is Slimserver not GPL? The new license agreement is
extremely hostile; it says I can only use Slimserver on devices that
I've bought from Logitech?
What the hell is going on?
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Quoting Malor [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Since when is Slimserver not GPL? The new license agreement is
extremely hostile; it says I can only use Slimserver on devices that
I've bought from Logitech?
What the hell is going on?
As the writing says when you view the license, it's for firmware:
The
Who is surprised that the 'suits' from Logitec are moving in to monetise
their purchase?
I guess slimserver will progressively become 'open source' in the same
way that the 'Darwin' core of Mac OS X is. Maybe by the legal
definition but not in spirit, all the features you actually need are
Hello, Just got my the new Nokia smartphone with qwerty keyboard and of
course the first thing to try is get it to work with Slimserver.
As a remote control it works remarkably well. The handheld skin scales
fine to the screen. The Nokia is does not have a touchscreen so you
have to navigate and
On Tue, 22 May 2007 13:26:11 -0700, willem
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Hello, Just got my the new Nokia smartphone with qwerty keyboard and of
course the first thing to try is get it to work with Slimserver.
As a remote control it works remarkably well. The handheld skin scales
fine to the
I don't think the firmware was ever open source... This doesn't seem to be
a new thing.
On 5/22/07, amcluesent
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Who is surprised that the 'suits' from Logitec are moving in to monetise
their purchase?
I guess slimserver will progressively become 'open source' in the
Quoting amcluesent [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Who is surprised that the 'suits' from Logitec are moving in to monetise
their purchase?
nothing has been changed. The firmware was never open.
I guess slimserver will progressively become 'open source' in the same
way that the 'Darwin' core of Mac OS
Mitch Harding;203843 Wrote:
I don't think the firmware was ever open source... This doesn't seem to
be
a new thing.
I think SliMP3 code is open source, but very headache inducing.
Assembly language for an embedded controller chip is painful. That
said, it isn't a new thing... Nor is
The E90 has the S60 version of Symbian, same as the E61i. Main reason
for me to put away the 9300 was the lack of wifi and for the 9500 it
was the size.
The E90 is smaller than the 9500. Keyboard of the e90 is easier to use
than the e61i keyboard for sure.
E90 should work fine with SlimServer I
kdf, how far does your prescience extend?
I note that you have a post showing up with the time of 20:32 (on my
machine, with UK time) quoting and replying to Malor's post which shows
a time of 20:33.
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danco's
danco;203850 Wrote:
kdf, how far does your prescience extend?
I note that you have a post showing up with the time of 20:32 (on my
machine, with UK time) quoting and replying to Malor's post which shows
a time of 20:33.
A: at least 1 minute.
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the Nokia770 skin guy
SlimServer 6.5.2 is now available! Go get it from
Be aware that this version introduces a bug that was not fixed before the
release went out. This may or may not be an issue for you:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4882
[Bug 4882] multiple roles for same contributor removed from
Your problem isn't too different from what amateur radio operators face
in trying to come up with power for emergency operations. Many hams
use Sealed Lead Acid batteries (AKA gel cells) because they provide
plenty of power and they don't spill.
Here's a fairly inexpensive one that provides
Yes, it's only for the Squeezebox/Transporter firmware, which has always
been closed.
Regarding SLIMP3's firmware - yes, the source is open, although not
Open Source as defined by FSF. The SLIMP3 firmware license used in
2001 is very similar to the new Logitech Public Source license, which
is
I agree - I ended up backing off a couple of releases (to 6.2.2) which
works for me (hooray - but not the point of the email). I use a low
powered laptop server (quiet) and a NSLU2 to store the music to drive a
slimp3. I have a large (~30-40 k tracks) music library and just cannot
tolerate the
forestcaver wrote:
powered laptop server (quiet) and a NSLU2 to store the music to drive a
slimp3. I have a large (~30-40 k tracks) music library and just cannot
tolerate the time to rescan on a NAS.
Did you ever consider not using a low power laptop and NAS, since you
don't like the time to
I think this is an eminently reasonable thing to want to do. My music
files are on a NAS box accessed via my router over wireless. Playing
the files directly can lead them frequently pausing or dropping out,
presumably since the underlying network file system wasn't designed to
handling streaming
snarlydwarf;203594 Wrote:
I'm listening to music here at work (transcoded to save bandwidth) and
synced to the SB2 in the living room at home... It works fine except
when Softsqueeze crashes.
Why in the world would you sync a player at work with one at home?
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Jim
JJZolx;203884 Wrote:
Why in the world would you sync a player at work with one at home?
Um, so it sounds like I am home when I am not.
(And sync'd to not mess with my last.fm counts.)
And in general.. because I Can.
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snarlydwarf;203888 Wrote:
Um, so it sounds like I am home when I am not.
(And sync'd to not mess with my last.fm counts.)
And in general.. because I Can.
Ok. Three really bad reasons. I understand now.
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Jim
JJZolx;203889 Wrote:
Ok. Three really bad reasons. I understand now.
Oh, I forgot you are the wise man that can tell me how to run my own
life. How dare I do what I feel like when you disapprove.
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snarlydwarf;203891 Wrote:
Oh, I forgot you are the wise man that can tell me how to run my own
life. How dare I do what I feel like when you disapprove.
I was kidding. But you gotta admit, it does seem pretty silly.
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Jim
luuk;202752 Wrote:
An alternative would be SoftSqueeze, but I why install something extra
when I already have SlimServer to feed my SB2?
Arguably I don't think you actually need to install SoftSqueeze in
order to use it. It's kind of already installed when you install
slimserver. Just
Sure, and it is completely pointless... Sort of.
A couple basic assumptions:
1) I will have -something- making some noise at home -- radio, tv,
etc. Radio or SB are cheaper than TV. My only radio is my
receiver... which doesn't have an antenna... so SB at home will play.
2) I -love- last.fm
I need to limit the choices for the user of a squeezebox to one playlist
and would like to avoid this user to be able to search, browse or
whatever else can be done with the remote control which could drive him
away from this specific playlist
is there a way to block these functions ?
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Triode;203791 Wrote:
And an unoffical view for those on Vista:
If you reinstall over the top of the previous install it will work but
be aware that you will loose your preferences. This is because 6.5.2
stores its preferences in a new location on Vista.
This was felt to be the safest
Burn him a CD with the allowed tunes, give him a boombox, and send me
the Squeezebox. ;)
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Really, it was like that when I got here.
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SamS: for each duplicate album, are all of the album's tracks listed? Or
are the tracks split between the 2 versions of the album? If it's the
latter, it may be a tagging issue.
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amcluesent;203840 Wrote:
Who is surprised that the 'suits' from Logitec are moving in to monetise
their purchase?
[TOUNGE-IN-CHEEK]
Profits. The very thought makes me shudder!
And, of course, Sean never wanted to make a single penny of profit from
all his hard work, did he? Slim Devices
Hi,
I posted a similar thread today and it seems to have been removed in
the admin cleanup?
Regardless - I'll ask again...
Is a recent G4 Powerbook with 2GB RAM up to the task of hosting
SlimServer?
I'm thinking of hosting the music files on my ReadyNAS NV+ and getting
the content to the Mac
You can copy the relevant section in your slimserver.pref file. I don't
know if this qualifies as easy so much as quick. Someone was
talking about writing a plugin do do this for you, but as far as I know
this hasn't yet happened.
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bukharin;203906 Wrote:
SamS: for each duplicate album, are all of the album's tracks listed? Or
are the tracks split between the 2 versions of the album? If it's the
latter, it may be a tagging issue.
The ablums aren't duplicated, it's the tracks within each album. There
are two track #1,
ds2021;203776 Wrote:
Can anyone comment on how this impacts listening, especially in the case
of synchronized multiple SB3 setups. Also, does this have any impact on
problems with LIVE365 streams which prevents listening via synchronized
players?
Synced players always use proxied streaming.
OK, this is weird. When I posted before that about 1/2 of the albums
had duplicated tracks, that was when Slimserver was still rescanning my
music library. Now that it's done, *every* album has each track
duplicated. In the Slimserver web interface, the number of artists is
correct. The
jlrood;176692 Wrote:
I'm using analog ouput ,i know all about the volume gains the preamp
volume the remote volume, the this the that it plays my music ALOT
LOWER than anything else I have hooked up to my stereo! that
includes my old dell mp3 DAR that played the exact same mp3's off
On 22-May-07, at 6:26 PM, SamS wrote:
The number of albums is spot on. The total number of songs
is multipled X 2. :(
could you please compare the urls (location) as reported on the song
info page for the duplicated tracks?
-kdf
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SamS;203913 Wrote:
OK, this is weird. When I posted before that about 1/2 of the albums
had duplicated tracks, that was when Slimserver was still rescanning my
music library. Now that it's done, *every* album has each track
duplicated. In the Slimserver web interface, the number of
Should you choose not to go with the CD option :), perhaps this is of
any help to you:
http://wiki.erland.homeip.net/index.php/Setup:_Kids_room_SqueezeBox_with_simple_limited_access
Regards,
Matt
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jonhanson;203880 Wrote:
I think this is an eminently reasonable thing to want to do. My music
files are on a NAS box accessed via my router over wireless.
Ah yes, but this wouldn't quite be local playback now would it?
I was referring to playing files stored on the same PC running
SlimServer
kdf;203918 Wrote:
could you please compare the urls (location) as reported on the song
info page for the duplicated tracks?
-kdf
The url location for each of the duplicated songs is identical. Same
last date modified and everything.
JJZolx;203917 Wrote:
What about CUE sheets in your
To start: My entire library is not in any of the native formats so NO
FF/RW button. Is apple lossless too much to ask for??? O.K. blame it on
apple. But how difficult it is to divide the huge files into parts and
have the transcoder resume from say... 5 mb forward (few seconds)?
We'll still miss
On 22-May-07, at 7:44 PM, thexraysound wrote:
But how difficult it is to divide the huge files into parts and
have the transcoder resume from say... 5 mb forward (few seconds)?
I love this question...
Song scanner was my hope but it does not support non native formats.
basically, because
Is a recent G4 Powerbook with 2GB RAM up to the task of hosting
SlimServer?
That's serious overkill, in fact. I ran Slimserver on an old 700 MHz
G3 with 1 G of RAM under OS X 10.3.9 up until a few weeks ago when
the power supply went bad.
I'm thinking of hosting the music files on my ReadyNAS
You can run SS on some pretty low-powered machines as long as they are
dedicated to the task. And you don't use them for ripping.
My SS box is an 800Mhz VIA EDEN Nano processor with 256MB memory and no
disk running SlimCD (Damn Small Linux). All the music is on network
storage. Streams to a pair
This definitely appears to be a bug in 6.5.2.
I found other people had this problem in past builds. See post #4 in
this thread, EXACT same symptoms I have, down to the rescan showing
albums fine, until the scan completely finished. Then the duplicates
show up.
It works perfectly on my 4+ year old Harmony 659 (pre-Logitech), so I
can't imagine it not working on any Harmony remote.
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On 22-May-07, at 9:29 PM, SamS wrote:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24955
this was 6.3. Lots of known issues, all known to have gone.
Also described in this thread:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26609
6.5 and also stated as solved.
Let's try not to get
kdf, thank you for a detailed suggestion.
I don't know how I could have duplicates with the same url either, very
strange. I did all of your suggestions previously, but with the same
results. My bug txt didn't show anything abnormal, just Setup::rescan
- initiating scan of type: [wipecache]
I
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