Re: [slim] SB3 Wireless Connection Problem with Linksys WRT54G Router

2007-06-19 Thread jrobbins
I see that DDWRT doesn't support the WRT54G v7 because of the chipset. I therefore assume it won't support v8 either. I'm no expert on flashing firmware with aftermarket products, so this probably isn't the best solution for me, even were it to support my new router. -- jrobbins

Re: [slim] New Device - Headless SB Remote Display/Control

2007-06-19 Thread seanadams
SuperQ;209717 Wrote: there are a few really REALLY low-end gige hubs out there I'm not real good with networking so I could be wrong about all this, but I really don't think they exist. I would be very interested to see such a beast if you can provide a link to one. Switching technology was

Re: [slim] Transporter Question.

2007-06-19 Thread ceejay
Presuming you mean 6.5.2 not 8.5.2, which will doubtless have all sorts of wonderful properties we can only dream of... :) I have a slightly earlier version, so its possible something broke between mine and yours, but its odd that no-one else has noticed this (I can't see anything relevant in

Re: [slim] Sansa Connect - internet radio on the go.

2007-06-19 Thread NauticusLX
I actually did purchase an e280 over the weekend, but returned it. I may have overstated the case with the Connect being the one, but it does have a remarkable form factor and gui - it's VERY intuitive, and seems not to be bogged down by extras, based on a hands-on trial. I wanted to pick it up

[slim] Bug when using Replaygain

2007-06-19 Thread cliveb
A few days ago in another thread I reported the results of an experiment which demonstrated that when using Replaygain, the Squeezebox can introduce clipping if the RG value is positive. (Here's a link to that report: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=208322postcount=22) I have now

Re: [slim] cost - slimdevices/logitech

2007-06-19 Thread mflint
I can recommend the service from _'Ecodigital' (http://www.ecodigital.co.uk/estore/index.php?main_page=product_infocpath=8products_id=52)_. (I have no connection to Ecodigital) Matthew -- mflint 'Clicky-woo linky' (http://www.insignificant.org/wiki/index.php/Slim_Plugins) to web page of my

Re: [slim] cost - slimdevices/logitech

2007-06-19 Thread funkstar
£219 might be the list price? which is common for the manufacturer to list. Amazon etc. will be selling it at cost+markup. As far as the branding is concerned, you will probably get a Logitec unit as Amazon were OOS for a long time so i doubt they have any of the old runs left. They probably

[slim] Help reassembling SB3 remote control

2007-06-19 Thread Hamslay
Hi Unfortunately my SB3 remote fell on to a tiled floor this morning and split up into several pieces - back, front, batteries, PCB, clear plastic with holes in it and rubber keypad. Assuming I'm not missing any pieces, it seems that the PCB simply sits in the back, the clear plastic is placed

Re: [slim] malware/virus?

2007-06-19 Thread funkstar
Just downloaded the windows installer and the zip archive of 6.5.2 and scanned with Avast! and found no problems. Avast version 4.7 Home Edition Build: May2007 (4.7.1001) Xtreme Toolkit version: 1.9.4.0 Using ActiveSkin version: 4.2.7.3 VPS file (virus database) Compilation Date: 18/06/2007

Re: [slim] Having some problems ... Apple Mac (PowerPC)

2007-06-19 Thread bephillips
Just use your music folder on the server Mac. Make a symbolic link to the external drive and put this in the music folder. When I do this, I can see the drive using another machine on the network running Windows no problem. -- bephillips More than 32647 songs on 3248 albums by 2002 artists.

Re: [slim] Help...song restarts spontaneously

2007-06-19 Thread oreillymj
You also seemed to have the Trackstat plugin running. -- oreillymj oreillymj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=699 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36232

Re: [slim] Slimserver Problems running on Windows Vista

2007-06-19 Thread volatileacid
I really think this scanner needs to be sorted out! It's always giving one problems! I remember on XP I was having issues when once in a while it would go into a loop and run infinitely, or just get stuck somewhere. Then a debug would usually indicate what the problem file was etc. BUT NOW, on

Re: [slim] How do you use your Squeezebox/Transporter?

2007-06-19 Thread menno
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36061 Question:

Re: [slim] New Device - Headless SB Remote Display/Control

2007-06-19 Thread Mark Lanctot
dwilliams01;209695 Wrote: It had security options that my old G hub didn't support. My laptop with built-in b didn't support it either. You're most likely talking about WPA - which 802.11b never supported. 802.11g has supported it from the beginning, but not all 802.11g chipsets supported

Re: [slim] cost - slimdevices/logitech

2007-06-19 Thread menno
FYI I just received my two Squeezeboxes from Ebuyer. £190 each incl free postage. They had the new logitech branding, which didnt show up on their website. Would have preferred the old slim devices logo though... -- menno

[slim] Cannot stream remotely

2007-06-19 Thread mschiff
I have set up my server so that it is accessible on the web. I have opened port 9000 and 3483 in my router and verified that they are open. I can bring up the Slimserver web interface on my server from my remote site with no problem, however, I can't stream any music either with Softsqueeze or

Re: [slim] cost - slimdevices/logitech

2007-06-19 Thread James_B
satnavstu;209658 Wrote: hi guys, ordering my first squeezebox(es) tomorrow, just been checking pricing etc and am confused. how come amazon have the squeezebox with a slimdevices logo at £195, ripcaster have it for £199 while logitech have it for £219? all seems very odd. Odder still..

Re: [slim] Bug when using Replaygain

2007-06-19 Thread Mark Lanctot
There are reasons why this might not be as high a priority here as you would like. Don't shoot the messenger here, I'm just thinking out loud: - RG values are overwhelmingly negative, mostly -7 to -10 dB. They are very, very rarely positive, I'd say less than 5% of any CDs short of classical

Re: [slim] Transporter Question.

2007-06-19 Thread barrygordon
ceejay;209724 Wrote: Presuming you mean 6.5.2 not 8.5.2, which will doubtless have all sorts of wonderful properties we can only dream of... :) I have a slightly earlier version, so its possible something broke between mine and yours, but its odd that no-one else has noticed this (I can't

Re: [slim] Cannot stream remotely

2007-06-19 Thread Mark Lanctot
For the remote software player, go to Player Settings - Audio - Bitrate Limiting. The paragraph should indicate if LAME is properly installed. Also go to Server Settings - File Types - File Format Conversion Setup. You should check the MP3 conversion of every format you have (keep the native

Re: [slim] Crossfade problems with 6.5.2?

2007-06-19 Thread oriordan
Looks like rescanning the library fixed the problem. I was able to re-enable the plug-ins and still have everything work properly. It's odd that I had to do a complete rescan when I upgraded to 6.5.1 to solve some problems and now a complete rescan when moving to 6.5.2 to fix this. In any case,

Re: [slim] cost - slimdevices/logitech

2007-06-19 Thread JimC
James_B;209772 Wrote: Odder still.. US price on Logitech/Slim Devices site $299.99 Euro price on Logitech site 299 euros = $400 UK price on Logitech site 219 pounds = $435 The Logitech prices you are listing are MSRP and are inc. VAT. We don't generally move prices with currency

Re: [slim] cost - slimdevices/logitech

2007-06-19 Thread Andy Hawkins
Hi, In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], James_B[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: US price on Logitech/Slim Devices site $299.99 Euro price on Logitech site 299 euros = $400 UK price on Logitech site 219 pounds = $435 That's not so bad. Often stuff that comes over here from the States ends up

Re: [slim] cost - slimdevices/logitech

2007-06-19 Thread MelonMonkey
Everything except perhaps Dyson vacuums and Miele laundry machines are more expensive in the UK and Europe. -- MelonMonkey Bruno *'Twisted Melon - Fine Mac OS Software' (http://twistedmelon.com) | 'mira - Personal Control for your Apple Remote' (http://twistedmelon.com)*

Re: [slim] Bug when using Replaygain

2007-06-19 Thread MelonMonkey
I can assure you that in my collection which sits at just over 20k tracks right now, there were numerous tracks with positive RG when calculating for a target of 89db. The overwhelming majority required negative RG, but there were still a significant number of positives. This process was for

Re: [slim] Bug when using Replaygain

2007-06-19 Thread cliveb
Mark Lanctot;209773 Wrote: - RG values are overwhelmingly negative, mostly -7 to -10 dB. They are very, very rarely positive, I'd say less than 5% of any CDs short of classical you could buy today. Agreed. But as you say, classical CDs often have positive RG values. Since my collection

[slim] slimserver artist display question

2007-06-19 Thread pasil
Hi- I'm 2 weeks new to squeezebox but so far it's been awesome. One glitch that I can't figure out. I have a library of 14000 songs probably 1300 artists, don't use itunes, have server 6.5.3 running. The library displays every artist but one in alphabetical order by first name which is fine.

Re: [slim] slimserver artist display question

2007-06-19 Thread Geoff B
On 6/19/07, pasil wrote: The library displays every artist but one in alphabetical order by first name which is fine. But Steve Earle is ordered with the E's -it is not displayed as Earle, Steve either. Are you sure there's not an ARTISTSORT tag in the files? (see

Re: [slim] Bug when using Replaygain

2007-06-19 Thread cliveb
MelonMonkey;209790 Wrote: I can assure you that in my collection which sits at just over 20k tracks right now, there were numerous tracks with positive RG when calculating for a target of 89db. The overwhelming majority required negative RG, but there were still a significant number of

Re: [slim] Network over electrical wiring

2007-06-19 Thread Kyle
SuperQ;209718 Wrote: Homeplug would be a cool additional connectivity option for the squeezebox. I use wifi to my SB2 in the garage.. but it would be sweet to be able to just plug it in.. That would require moving the PSU into the device.. maybe not a bad idea anyway. ??? I don't

[slim] Alarm Issue

2007-06-19 Thread kadi
I run a slimserver 6.5.3 on server 2003 with 3 Squeezeboxes. 2 of them act as a alarm to wake us up in the morning. The first alarm (daily)is working well. The second box only starts showing the song, and i have to push the play button. any ideas ? kadi -- kadi

Re: [slim] cost - slimdevices/logitech

2007-06-19 Thread Fifer
MelonMonkey;209787 Wrote: Everything except perhaps Dyson vacuums and Miele laundry machines are more expensive in the UK and Europe. My Transporter (bought in the UK) was pretty much the same price as a US one at the exchange rate of the day. -- Fifer

Re: [slim] Network over electrical wiring

2007-06-19 Thread katabasis
i bought apair of devolo dlan 200 to explore this and got not good results, the sound in the squeezebox had a very noticeable electrical background noise, easily identifiable with the leds monitoring activity in the devolo device, so i forgot this approach. Just my 2 cents. -- katabasis

Re: [slim] Network over electrical wiring

2007-06-19 Thread Geoff B
On 6/19/07, Kyle wrote: SuperQ;209718 Wrote: Homeplug would be a cool additional connectivity option for the squeezebox. I use wifi to my SB2 in the garage.. but it would be sweet to be able to just plug it in.. That would require moving the PSU into the device.. maybe not a bad idea

Re: [slim] Alarm Issue

2007-06-19 Thread MelonMonkey
I don't use the Alarm feature myself, but if I understand the way the settings work, I imagine what I'm about to say would be relevant for the Alarm case. In SlimServer, check your AUDIO options for the specific player that does not play a startup (Player Settings - Audio). Then look at the

Re: [slim] Alarm Issue

2007-06-19 Thread kadi
my settings are: Pause at Power off / Resume at Power on The Boxes are SB2 kadi -- kadi kadi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12048 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Cannot stream remotely

2007-06-19 Thread mschiff
Mark, I do not have Lame installed on the server, because all of my files are FLAC files, and I stream FLAC directly to my Squeezeboxes. Will the server not stream FLAC files remotely? I was using MediaMonkey which can play FLAC files directly. I will add Lame to the server when I get home

Re: [slim] Cannot stream remotely

2007-06-19 Thread Mark Lanctot
mschiff;209843 Wrote: I do not have Lame installed on the server, because all of my files are FLAC files, and I stream FLAC directly to my Squeezeboxes. Will the server not stream FLAC files remotely? I was using MediaMonkey which can play FLAC files directly. Yes, that's a problem -

Re: [slim] Cannot stream remotely

2007-06-19 Thread chris . mason
Also, as you are only streaming MP3, you don't need port 3483 open - thats used by Softsqueeze and Squeezebox. Can I make a suggestion? Irrationally, (or not), hearing that you have got ports 9000 and 3483 open to the world gives me shivers... What about using OpenSSH and forwarding those

Re: [slim] Cannot stream remotely

2007-06-19 Thread mschiff
Thanks guys, that explains part of my issue. I will be using SSH once I have this working. Just wanted to take baby steps at first. I've never set up SSH, any pointers? Softsqueeze not only will not play any files, but it will not even connect completely. It's MediaMonkey that connects and will

Re: [slim] Sansa Connect - internet radio on the go.

2007-06-19 Thread dSw
oreillymj;209647 Wrote: Yes startup time. From the time of pushing the power button on the Sansa to actually being able to listen to music is about 1 minute or more. Probably more, it's certainly fa slower than even an iPod coming out of standby. Read through some of the AnythingButiPod

Re: [slim] Cannot stream remotely

2007-06-19 Thread chris . mason
Could the Softsqueeze issue be firewall related? I mean the firewall at where ever you are trying to connect from? If you can get SSH set up, and get it working, that won't be an issue anyway. As for SSH setup, if you're on Windows, try using OpenSSH on Cygwin. Straight forward to setup, and

Re: [slim] Sansa Connect - internet radio on the go.

2007-06-19 Thread NauticusLX
dsw, what features of the Rockbox make it so desireable? What does it do that the Sansa can't otherwise do? -- NauticusLX NauticusLX's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8981 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Sansa Connect - internet radio on the go.

2007-06-19 Thread dSw
NauticusLX;209872 Wrote: dsw, what features of the Rockbox make it so desireable? What does it do that the Sansa can't otherwise do? For me, the main advantages are: - Proper playlist support - Audio codec support e.g. Ogg, AAC, FLAC - A shuffle function that actually works! - The ability

[slim] Slimserver Wireless Bridge and Hauppauge MediaMvp

2007-06-19 Thread DannyKudos
Hi Folks, Has anyone tried running MediaMVP server on the same machine that hosts your Slimserver, and then using squeezebox's wireless bridge to connect to a MediaMVP box ? Im not keen on streaming my audio via the MVP, but it would be cool to stream video to my television (downstairs) from

Re: [slim] Transporter Question.

2007-06-19 Thread ceejay
If your SB and Transporter are connected to the same instance of Slimserver, then their behaviour should be the same. However I note that you say you are using the Custom Browse plugin - in this case any bug report should be directed at the plugin writer (erland, IIRC), not Slimserver. I

Re: [slim] Cannot stream remotely

2007-06-19 Thread robertlewisca
I've not setup SSH, but I did just go through setting up vpn access through Hamachi. VERY easy, even for a non-tech guy like me. Search for 'Hamachi' on the forums and you should find some good information. -- robertlewisca

[slim] Slimserver can't find music on my drives

2007-06-19 Thread jmusante
I have Slimserver set up to use my (J:) drive as my main detection drive and there is a shortcut to the (I:) drive. For some reason I can not get Slimsever to recognize either drive. The (H:) drive is for my Ipod but doesn't show up when not plugged in. Is this maybe the answer? Any help

Re: [slim] Network over electrical wiring

2007-06-19 Thread Kyle
Gotcha. Thanks. -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36225 ___ discuss

Re: [slim] Slimserver Wireless Bridge and Hauppauge MediaMvp

2007-06-19 Thread byKnight
Haven't tried it, but I might. I put away my MVP when I bought my first SB3. But it would be nice to be able to pump pictures to the TV set. -- byKnight Really, it was like that when I got here. byKnight's Profile:

[slim] Nokia 800 Tablet Internet Radio

2007-06-19 Thread NY2006
I heard there's a new portable wi-fi Tablet Internet Radio called Nokia 800...I was wondering if anyone has purchased one here to give a review ? I would like to know how the radio streaming is compared to other media devices. I believe the Nokia also supports video so would like to know how the

Re: [slim] Odd SB3 behaviour

2007-06-19 Thread MelonMonkey
snarlydwarf;209107 Wrote: With things other than Volume, of course, it leads to a lot more flexibility in plugins. Pressing 5 on my remote rates a track as having 5 stars using the TrackStat plugin... There is no way that sort of complexity could be in the SB hardware itself. Sure it

Re: [slim] Sansa Connect - internet radio on the go.

2007-06-19 Thread MelonMonkey
There isn't a Rockbox theme (UI) in existence that doesn't look like it was created by a 5 year old with a serious mental deficiency. That's pretty much reason enough to not install it on any player. Mind you I think the iPod looks fine but has one of the most backwards UI's ever put upon man -

Re: [slim] slimserver artist display question

2007-06-19 Thread pasil
Thanks for the reply Geoff- I checked that and I couldn't find a artistsort tag associated with any of the files. Still a mystery. Thanks, Paul -- pasil pasil's Profile:

Re: [slim] Sluggish player control

2007-06-19 Thread amey01
warrenoslimserver;209654 Wrote: Response O Matic, I like it Thanks for replying so quick, here's some details Slimserver 6.5.2 It's running Azereus PeerGuardian. Only 256Ram PIII 600Mhz It sounds like the machine is having too much asked of it. I am running SlimServer on a PII

[slim] Adding artwork to old flac files

2007-06-19 Thread miguelk
Can anyone suggest the best way to add artwork to old flac files? I got about a third way through ripping my album collection when the new flac version added the new artwork metadata feature. The albums i've ripped since then work great on the new slimserver version...and I was able to obtain