Strobe_UK;262913 Wrote:
Can I ethernet one of the new receivers to the pc and set it up from
the pc without needing the controller? Or do I need the controller,
even if there is no wireless connection?
For the moment, you'll need the Squeezebox Controller to setup the
Squeezebox
Strobe_UK;262913 Wrote:
Can I ethernet one of the new receivers to the pc and set it up from the
pc without needing the controller? Or do I need the controller, even if
there is no wireless connection?
This functionality will be along very soon. It is being worked on at
this moment.
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OK, I tried the SqueezeCenter but it would not run on the ClarkConnect
linux box. So I deleted it and reinstalled version 6.5.4 Slimserver.
Working again, whew!
Thanks
SqueezeCenter works well here. I am using ClarkConnect 4.2
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radish;262838 Wrote:
Try SongScanner - http://www.deane-freeman.com/slimserver/
Dead link.
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I'm using my SqueezeBox as a wireless bridge for my XBox (original
version). Everything works perfectly, except that when I power on the
XBox, the SqueezeBox looses its connection the screen goes blank.
The wireless connection is still functioning (because the XBox works
fine), but
radish wrote:
Peter;262619 Wrote:
Pale Blue Ego wrote:
Add to those the AudioEngine 2, a 2.0 system costing $200. Any of
those
3 systems + a Squeezebox or Duet will capably fill a small to
medium-sized room with good sound.
None of these do auto-power
In the german forum thread
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42611
somebody found the tool soundflower to re-direct sounds.
May be one can find a solution with this nice tool?
Up to now we don't know where is the input of the squeezebox. (port?)
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of that song I hate by The Who. I think they might be British.
The first time I encountered the word (to) squeeze must have been in
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yep, you got it. XP loads version 86 of the firmware and Vista loads
version 84!
How can I stop this happening? They are both the same versions of the
server, latest beta 7.
Cheers
T
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To tell the truth, I never liked the name Squeezebox. It reminded me
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yep, you got it. XP loads version 86 of the firmware and Vista loads
version 84!
How can I stop this happening? They are both the same versions of the
server, latest beta 7.
If they're identical versions, then they bring the same firmware version - it's
part of the SC build. Latest is
Slim/Logitech don't talk about new products.
But it seems unlikely since it isn't really in keeping with the product
philosophy. Amps are a subjective items, different people like different
qualities of different devices. How amps interact with the speaker
systems also are a matter of taste.
Pale Blue Ego;262831 Wrote:
You can have a different alarm playlist for each of the 7 days of the
week. Anything more complex than that would require a custom plugin -
but it might be pretty easy to adapt the days-of-week alarm code to
create a days-of-month or even a days-of-year alarm
Patrick Dixon wrote:
You might also like to consider the Logitech X-10 speakers, which sound
pretty good with or without a PC.
They aren't huge, and won't do much bass, but what they do do, they do
very well.
At around £80 they are good vfm too.
They'll do for signor_rossi as well ...
Will there be a version of the receiver with a built-in amp?
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PC speakers have and are improving all the time. Driven not only by
people ripping their music collections, or buying them on-line, but
also by the demands of games for higher quality sounds.
Game immersion has a lot to do with sound from the bass rumble of a
spaceship to the rapid response of a
Kyle;262979 Wrote:
To tell the truth, I never liked the name Squeezebox. It reminded me
of that song I hate by The Who. I think they might be British.
I thought that was where the name came from.
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Dunno, I mistrust anything that comes from a 'pc-speaker' background.
I don't come from a 'pc-speaker' background, and having heard them I
think they're all right - especially as we're all playing 'pc-music'
these days.
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seanadams;262463 Wrote:
I am looking at our bridging implementation, and it is designed to
forward to all ports in the event of a unicast packet whose MAC is not
in its table. It is not clear to me if this is our problem or if
something else is going on, so I am hesitant to open a bug
Tamanaco,
Looks like it's an archive within an archive; just add a zip
extension to open the embedded archive.
Frank,
With RC3 I'm now getting a non-zero error message; hope it means
more to you!
ACC.log:
ACC Version : 1.0 Release Candidate 3
STARTED : 1/27/2008 --- 9:57:07 AM
STATUS
signor_rossi;262998 Wrote:
You surely mean the Z-10?
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/202cl=gb,en
You've got to wonder if now is the right time to buy little powered
speakers for an SB3/Receiver. It'd take so little for Logitech to add
an SB3 cradle,
Patrick Dixon;262958 Wrote:
You might also like to consider the Logitech X-10 speakers, which sound
pretty good with or without a PC.
They aren't huge, and won't do much bass, but what they do do, they do
very well.
At around £80 they are good vfm too.
They'll do for signor_rossi as
autopilot;262992 Wrote:
I thought that was where the name came from.
Probably so, but it sure doesn't make me think of high-end audio
equipment. Neither do Slim Devices or Logitech, for that matter.
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Hi
Can't seem to get live 365 working. Created a user account and logged
in ok. Now when I try to connect to a station I just get connection
timed out.
Any ideas? Happens on all of them.
Running slim on max osx tiger.
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Pale Blue Ego;262831 Wrote:
You can have a different alarm playlist for each of the 7 days of the
week. Anything more complex than that would require a custom plugin -
but it might be pretty easy to adapt the days-of-week alarm code to
create a days-of-month or even a days-of-year alarm
They wouldn't invent a cradle/boombox for the SB3; it would be for the
much smaller SBR.
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hi, thanks for the reply. i did read that and i have installed plugins
before. however, this one is a perl script and i can't see how to run
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kdf;262869 Wrote:
just add the skin name into the url:
http://serverip:9000/default
-kdf
Worked perfectly. Thank you
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Found a much better solution:
Convert the iTunes output to a radio-stream!
A great tool for this is NiceCast
For Apple Apple Leopard download V1.9 or later.
See even: http://forums.slimdevices.com/archive/index.php/t-30222.html
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Michael Herger;262936 Wrote:
Dead link.
kdf moved his code:
http://code.google.com/p/kdfplugins/
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Thanks - I got the old link from the wiki so it probably needs
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Espen;262930 Wrote:
SqueezeCenter works well here. I am using ClarkConnect 4.2
Same version of Clark. I got an error in line 105 - I assume the perl
script - after installing and then attempting to start the service.
h?
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just updated my software (ran software update, already had leopard
installed a few months ago) and my slimserver doesn't start up!
Both Start server and web access are greyed out in the preference
pane.
Not to mention I lost my internet access and had to reconfigure my
router.
Since I'm on a
They're certainly not as good as my Mission bookshelf speakers, but
they're not far behind my Swans M200's. If you need really small, good
looking active speakers they probably sound better than you'd expect
them to, but if you can get away with larger ones...physics doesn't
like small speakers
When you say a perl script, do you mean a standalone perl script? If so
thats not a plugin.
If its a perl module pluginname.pm then you can just put it in the
plugins directory if you are using 6.5.x
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On Jan 27, 2008, at 6:01 AM, Peter wrote:
Patrick Dixon wrote:
You might also like to consider the Logitech X-10 speakers, which
sound
pretty good with or without a PC.
They aren't huge, and won't do much bass, but what they do do,
they do
very well.
At around £80 they are good vfm
I think you're right. Sometimes the test shows 100% on 4000kps but then
can't get it on 2000kps a few moments later.
also wireless signal strength is erratic.
time for a new router me thinks.
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terry;262996 Wrote:
Tamanaco,
Looks like it's an archive within an archive; just add a zip
extension to open the embedded archive.
Thanks Terry, that worked.
Frank, nice update the album tracks are now sorted correctly. One small
cosmetic improvement could be to line up the least
To tell the truth, I never liked the name Squeezebox.
I totally agree. I think it demeans what is an excellent product.
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Pale Blue Ego;263005 Wrote:
They wouldn't invent a cradle/boombox for the SB3; it would be for the
much smaller SBR.
Wouldn't be much good as a clock/alarm clock though.
MC
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Hello,
Some time back I bought a logitch squeezebox, and installed the slim
server software onto my mac. Great. Its a fun little device, works
great except for my wireless internet and router setup.
Here is the issue. My wifi router is in one room, the squeezebox is in
another. The mac is
signor_rossi;262998 Wrote:
You surely mean the Z-10?
Yeah sorry I do!
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dean blackketter;263023 Wrote:
For me the issue is if they _look_ like PC speakers, I'm probably not
going to be allowed to put them in the living room. :)
They're far too small for living room speakers, but for kitchen,
bedroom, office, they'd be great!
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Left it for a couple of days and it has suddenly appeared and seems to
be working !!
It appears in the Internet radio list below SHOUTCast.
Seem to be able to select it only from SB remote, have to use computer
SC7 to navigate.
Is this the way it works?
Mike
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Hello,
Two small points while I have the floor:
1. I read somewhere on the slimdevices site about SS that there was no
need under version 6.5.4 to rescan a musicbase managed through iTunes
presumably after changes and/or additions. I am using 6.5.5 five SB2+3s
and I never came across this
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:37:56 -0800, Mushroom_3
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To tell the truth, I never liked the name Squeezebox.
I totally agree. I think it demeans what is an excellent product.
Alright, lets help these poor Logitech guys out and think of a new name!
Regards,
Peter
Ths thread may help http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41188
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:25:30 -0800, dean blackketter
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In defense of Logitech speakers, I have to say that the team building
the audio products really knows their stuff and they take their
acoustic engineering VERY seriously. You'd be hard pressed to find
speakers
Is it possible, either through a function or through a plugin to be able
to play the album that a song is from without having to search for it?
for example, you have the SB set to random play, it finds a song you
haven't heard for ages and want to hear the album, rather than search
for it could
I like Squeezebox personally, i like it lot more than 'ipod' etc.
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Gibbo;263049 Wrote:
Is it possible, either through a function or through a plugin to be able
to play the album that a song is from without having to search for it?
for example, you have the SB set to random play, it finds a song you
haven't heard for ages and want to hear the album, rather
Hi, all. Hoping someone can help. I've been connecting to my machine at
home running SC 7 and streaming to Winamp at work for weeks without any
trouble. Starting two days ago, though, I've been having a problem.
Winamp will still connect, and I can see the SC web interface. However,
the Winamp
From 'Now Playing'
Select Right button.
Scroll down through the details and hit play when you get to the Album:
xx entry :)
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Duet on order :)
SilverRS8;262805 Wrote:
CHANGED Automatic Various Artist detection. No need for the
compilation folder specification ! It has been removed
Frank
WHOA!!! You mean now that I've changed my entire file system, you went
and eliminated the need? ;-)
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Kyle;263071 Wrote:
WHOA!!! You mean now that I've changed my entire file system, you went
and eliminated the need? ;-)
Yup, that's how I felt too... :-)
MC
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plastic casing.
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I'm making quite good progress. I'm using Sqlite for my database engine
which is convenient at the moment as I can just pull it straight of the
NAS box. Moving and renaming the artwork is more of a problem. I guess
that I could write a database export plug-in for SqueezeCenter at some
point that
radish;263013 Wrote:
Thanks - I got the old link from the wiki so it probably needs updating.
updated.
It's a wiki, you know anyone can do that? you just need to identify
yourself.
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Anybody have any ideas/tips on how to go about building or buying one?
I've been so successful in moving all of my CDs to flac now I'd love to
start thinking about doing it with my DVDs.
Of course HD-DVD/Blue-Ray down the line as well...
The server/player model (with multi-device
Kyle;263071 Wrote:
WHOA!!! You mean now that I've changed my entire file system, you went
and eliminated the need? ;-)
*BLUSHING* Uhmm I think so :-)
Point is; I managed to create a query in which SC returns all albums
including the Various artist albums. I have a few albums on which one
Weren't they supposed to make plugins more user-friendly in 7.0? Or
maybe it didn't make the cut for the 7.0 release? No biggie as far as
I'm concerned, mind you.
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ModelCitizen;263074 Wrote:
Yup, that's how I felt too... :-)
MC
Sorry for all harm caused :-) Uhm can I still hide behind; 'but it is
still a beta' please?
Let me know how it works for you
Frank
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tamanaco;263026 Wrote:
Thanks Terry, that worked.
Frank, nice update the album tracks are now sorted correctly. One small
cosmetic improvement could be to line up the least significant digit
of the track names.
_9 - trackname (_ = space)
10 - trackname
Instead of
9 - trackname
AFAICT the announcement script is not a plugin but a script you run when
you want an announcement to appear on an SB display.
It uses the CLI interface to put a message on the screen and so you
should run this script when the event you want to announce has happened
- e.g mail arrived.
The
terry;262996 Wrote:
Tamanaco,
Looks like it's an archive within an archive; just add a zip
extension to open the embedded archive.
Frank,
With RC3 I'm now getting a non-zero error message; hope it means
more to you!
Hi Terry,
Can you disable line 489 in the AlbumCatalogCreator-V1.hta
Hi,
From time to time, while listening to a Slacker station (saved in
favorites) through SC7 and my SB3, the music stops abruptly and I get
the following error message in SqueezeCenter:
You have logged in on another device, press play to start
This occurs with my having touched anything on my
dwilliams01;263088 Wrote:
The server/player model (with multi-device synchronization) would be
fansatic.
So you can watch movies on more than one TV?
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funkstar;263084 Wrote:
updated.
It's a wiki, you know anyone can do that? you just need to identify
yourself.
Yes, I know, I just didn't have time. I would have done it myself later
but you beat me to it :)
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Recently did a software update and now my slimserver doesn't work
I get the following when I hit 'web access'
cant open the page http://localhost:9000/ because it could not
connect to the server localhost.
If I go to just 'http://localhost' I get my default start page so I
know that
I just got my SB3 and it works well. Except that the response time of
the unit is very slow. Hitting a button on the remote can take
multiple seconds before the display updates. Also, any text that has
to scroll is very jerky and slow. It is as if the processor on the SB3
is pegged. Any way
I had the same problem with a SqueezeBox that I bought for my dad.
Unfortunately the only solution I could find was to revert to
SlimServer 6.5. Try downgrading and see if that solves the problem -
at least that way you know there's nothing wrong with the hardware.
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Can you get to your server.log on the SqueezeCenter server?
Check for error messages.
What OS is it on?
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Frank,
Just to be sure, the line I commented out was the rs.close as shown
in the following code fragment:
' == FUNCTION
==
' Execute query and fill Album array
'
I see that you have posted two separate threads on the same topic. Some
of the questions I asked in my reply to your other post are answered
here.
Do you have a bootable backup? (It's always a good thing to have before
a major upgrade). If so, it might be useful to compare permissions for
SS and
I think it's one fewer key press:
From Now Playing
to get the track info
v to get the band
to get a list of the albums by the band - album shown is the one
containing the track in question
Press Play
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Define doesn't work.
What happens when you look at the System Preferences and the SlimServer
preference pane.
I seem to remember that some people had issues with getting SS to start
if it was set to start on boot.
We certainly need to know how SS is set up, what happens if you start
or stop it
You're doing it correctly by entering a manual address, i.e.
192.168.1.50. Why not set it to 192.168.1.100 and enter the router
address (I assume it's 192.168.1.1) and subnet 255.255.255.0.
The router is smart enough to 'see' that there's something at .100 and
should bypass it for any other
JJZolx;263110 Wrote:
So you can watch movies on more than one TV?
Why not? If the video is playing in every room, you aren't glued to
the couch. You can roam around, make a sandwich, use the bathroom, or
lie down in the bedroom without missing the program. It'd be great for
football
Thanks for your reply. I doubt that I can get to my server.log from the
hospital. The server is running RealVNC, but I think the firewall here
prevents me from connecting to it. The OS is XP Pro. Should have
specified that earlier.
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... and here is the error log:
[08-01-27 18:26:48.0085] Slim::Utils::Firmware::downloadAsyncError
(493) Warning: Firmware: Failed to download
http://update.slimdevices.com/update/firmware/7.0/jive__.bin (404 Not
Found), will try again in 10 minutes.
[08-01-27 18:26:58.0474]
I uninstalled SlimCenter 7 (build 2008-01-26), installed SlimServer
6.5.4 and the response is infinitely faster - nearly instantaneous.
Thanks for the fast, accurate response. I guess that SlimCenter 7
isn't quite ready for prime-time.
While I thought that SlimCenter 7 was almost approaching
When you say you can't get on the internet when you manually configure
the mac, does the squeezebox work?
You said you entered the ip address, subnet mask, and gateway ip
address (router). Did you also set the dns server ip address?
If you don't tell your mac the dns server address it's going
I'm using a popcornhour box to stream video off my NAS. I've got my
DVD's ripped as ISOs and so far the NAS (Thecus N5200) has been able to
do 4 video streams concurrently without skipping/stuttering (one to PCH
and 3 other PCs). I haven't seen any of the video streamers that
support synching,
Well, I opened it up and took a look. All connections appeared OK, but
I reseated the antenna lead anyhow. No luck. I then removed the
wireless LAN PC Card and started the SB. I next reinserted the PC Card
and restarted. No luck.
Shucks.
Anyone else have any ideas? Does anyone know if any
kunze;255523 Wrote:
Hi,
I think its a shame that the IR Blaster port has been removed.
I think so too. Seems like a key feature for a faceless receiver box
-- kind of bizarre that the only members of the product line that
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What kind of update did you do, from 10.5.0 to 10.5.1 or something else?
I had 10.5.1 installed...it was a software update (under apple menu)
What version of SS?
6.5.4 set to automatically start when I log in
Did it work before the update?
Yes, no problems!
What about firewall issues?
As a
Hi
If this is a privileges issue affecting my startup, can you tell me
what folders or items should i be checking?
StartupItems/MySQL ?
or
StartupItems/MySQLCOM
or??
What should the owner and group be?
and
What would be the correct privileges?
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Well, I opened it up and took a look. All connections appeared OK, but
I reseated the antenna lead anyhow. No luck. I then removed the
wireless LAN PC Card and started the SB. I next reinserted the PC Card
and restarted. No luck.
Shucks.
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jt25741;263221 Wrote:
Anyways, suspect yours may be out of warranty -- so it may not be
cost-effective to fix it vs replace it. You can call them, and possibly
get an estimate?
Others may have significantly better advise..so keep looking at this
thread.Good luck.
Thanks for the
I finally found someone who sells them online in Canada. Should anyone
else stumble across this thread, I found them for $199 at
http://www.mostlydigital.ca
Thanks for the replies,
Jonathan
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I uninstalled SlimCenter 7 (build 2008-01-26), installed SlimServer
6.5.4 and the response is infinitely faster - nearly instantaneous.
Thanks for the fast, accurate response. I guess that SlimCenter 7
isn't quite ready for prime-time.
It should be. I'd be interested to know what went wrong
What version of SS?
6.5.4 set to automatically start when I log in
Did it work before the update?
Yes, no problems!
That's interesting to know as I thought you'd need 6.5.5 (nightly) for Leopard.
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