Re: [slim] Duet Remote permanently 'Copying Update'

Same problem here, and no solved at all. Any idea what to do? Best Joachim -- jherbert jherbert's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17110 View this thread:

[slim] SqueezeCenter SoftSqueeze version questions

Just curious about all the different versions and messages. Not having any real problems. When launching SoftSqueeze.jnlp the splash says it's 3.6 I get an error telling me the version is optimized for 7.0 but I'm running 7.2. The download link takes me to the SoftSqueeze 2 download page. None

Re: [slim] BBC Radio gets iPlayer treatment

James Cridland also responded to my query about direct access to the higher quality streams - and the answer was: we will have other streams primarily for internet radio devices; and we will ensure that these are better quality than currently available. I suspect that it will require some an

Re: [slim] Audioengine A2 or A5?

I have a similar sizes room with an Sb3 and A5s and it is an awesome combination. You'd think it would cost considerably more...both products are really excellent and they work very well together. -- bossanova808

Re: [slim] The Wiki needs big help.

My point was it need a proper index There's a link called All Pages. Doesn't this cover your needs? and yes there are various ways to search anywhere. I find searching so much easier, I almost have given up bookmarks/favorites. If I need some information about XY, google will find it so

Re: [slim] Replace broken VFD display?

Is there any way I can fix the SB by replacing the VFD or is it too complicated an operation? You should probably contact support at slimdevices dot com. Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Audioengine A2 or A5?

It all depends indeed on how the system will be used. But in any case, for professional use I would tend to spread out the speaker system. It means that you would have more speakers, but the result is that the sound is more evenly spread all over the area. With the dimensions of your room I

Re: [slim] Replace broken VFD display?

It's already done. But I maybe some of you people have experiened the same, so I'd try here as well :) -- rybber -- Regards, Rybber rybber's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8714 View this thread:

Re: [slim] The Wiki needs big help.

mherger;315552 Wrote: My point was it need a proper index There's a link called All Pages. Doesn't this cover your needs? and yes there are various ways to search anywhere. I find searching so much easier, I almost have given up bookmarks/favorites. If I need some information

Re: [slim] Recommended System

A 'wow gold' (http://www.ugamegold.com) portal site showing which gold sellers have the cheapest price. Compare and save next time you buy WOW gold. -- rstu113 'wow gold' (ttp://www.wowgoldpaypal.com) rstu113's Profile:

[slim] music folders slow

I am using Squeezecenter with a duet setup. In general browsing the library through artist and album runs fine. But when going with the music library it is very slow. Basically I have created 2 directories in my library directory. One of the has all my FLAC albums with one sub directory per

Re: [slim] Audioengine A2 or A5?

Thanks for all of the advice. I'm pretty much convinced to go down the SB3+A5 approach. Just one more question. How do you A5 owners mount the speakers? Is it going to have to be stands to get the rear space or can they be wall mounted on long brackets? I considered putting them on a shelf, but

Re: [slim] The Wiki needs big help.

Nonreality;315560 Wrote: Well I guess I'm the only one that doesn't want to think up a keyword and would rather browse and learn. Judging by complexity complaints in the forum I would think you would want to make it as easy to find stuff as possible. But it looks as though I'm wrong on

Re: [slim] The Wiki needs big help.

Well I guess I'm the only one that doesn't want to think up a keyword You already have the keyword, you named it yourself in the original posting: MusicIP. I'm really sorry you felt lost finding the information you were looking for. We really want this information to be as easily accessible

Re: [slim] music folders slow

in my library directory. One of the has all my FLAC albums with one sub directory per album and the other directory contains all of my 6000 MP3 (no subdirectory). When I acces my FLAC directory no problem (probably because it has all the subdirectories??). Correct. In the case of the MP3

Re: [slim] Squeezebox won't let me type in a WPA key and reboot

Hi, I had exactly the same problem... unfortunately a reset hasn't helped either. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49232highlight=wpa+password+crashes For the moment I've just swapped my classic with my duet so its connects via ethernet. -- benhaines

Re: [slim] Attempting to input WPA password crashes SBC

When you say a factory reset... do you mean the reset whilst holding key 1? -- benhaines benhaines's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12465 View this thread:

Re: [slim] My Anti-Virus Quarantined Scanner.exe

With latest Avast updates it works again. -- michel michel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4393 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48573

Re: [slim] The Wiki needs big help.

No worries Michael you just don't get it, and it might be an age thing. Erland the all pages is as close as I guess it will be and that's fine for me. Hopefully it enough for others. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.-

Re: [slim] music folders slow

mherger;315573 Wrote: in my library directory. One of the has all my FLAC albums with one Correct. In the case of the MP3 files it has to analyze 6000 tracks before displaying the list. I thought that this was done only once, which is when I scanned the library. there must be a more

Re: [slim] The Wiki needs big help.

No worries Michael Great. you just don't get it I tried. Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] music folders slow

I thought that this was done only once, which is when I scanned the library. No, BMF will display what you have on the disk, not what's in the DB. Then how would one organize 6000 various titles. There are apps out there which can reorganize your files according to album/artist tags etc.

Re: [slim] music folders slow

Jac;315580 Wrote: Correct. In the case of the MP3 files it has to analyze 6000 tracks before displaying the list. I thought that this was done only once, which is when I scanned the library. there must be a more efficient way to list the 6000 files without it taking 30 seconds.

Re: [slim] How do I get re-connected to SqueezeCenter and my music?

My OS is Windows SP Home Edition SC has been working for almost 1 year Not sure what has changed since Wednesday I use a wireless router. I only use one computer to connect to SC According to my toolbar SC was not running. However, today SC is running. If this problem arises again I'll write

Re: [slim] Attempting to input WPA password crashes SBC

benhaines;315576 Wrote: When you say a factory reset... do you mean the reset whilst holding key 1? No, I was doing the Home - Settings - Advanced - Factory Reset function on the Duet Controller (aka SBC) -- finnbrodersen

[slim] Receiver Connection Problems

I recently shut down and unplugged by SBR when going away for the weekend. Ever since I've been back, I haven't been able to get it to work again. The SBR led was blue and the SBC did not list the SBR as one of the available players (I also have a SB3 that is still working fine). I tried a reset

Re: [slim] 7.0.1 does not scan library at all

Ah, glad I searched before posting... Also using a mac mini as server, and had no problems with 7.0, but as soon as I upgraded to 7.0.1 could no longer get the scanner to add music or do a complete re-scan, errors such as (scanner.log): [08-06-28 12:26:54.8106] main::main (211) Error: Failed

Re: [slim] 7.0.1 does not scan library at all

I cannot seem to find a nightly build - I've tried the links from this thread, and also the link from the main download page http://www.slimdevices.com/dev_nightly.html but the folder is always empty :( (tried with both Firefox and Safari). Any suggestions before I bite the bullet and

Re: [slim] 7.0.1 does not scan library at all

I cannot seem to find a nightly build - I've tried the links from this thread, and also the link from the main download page http://www.slimdevices.com/dev_nightly.html but the folder is always empty :( We're currently seeing a complete failure of our build system. Please use the following

[slim] Best 802.11N Router for Duet

I need to get a new router and would like to pick the 802.11n router that works best with my Duet Controller. I am using a wired connection for the receiver. What 802.11n router is as reliable as possible with the Controller? Maybe the Squeezebox people could say what routers they develop

Re: [slim] music folders slow

Jac;315580 Wrote: mherger;315573 Wrote: You better get your collection organized. Having thousands of files in one folder is asking for trouble.[/color] Actually my FLACS are well structured. But for my 6000 MP3 I even removed album picture so I can quickly see if it is FLAC

Re: [slim] 7.0.1 does not scan library at all

Thanks. Currently downloading .dmg from http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/nightly/SqueezeCenter_7.1_trunk_v2008-06-27/ -- chrisinparis chrisinparis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11963

Re: [slim] 7.0.1 does not scan library at all

No go with that version :( from the status page: SqueezeCenter Version: 7.1 - 21241 @ Fri Jun 27 01:03:01 PDT 2008 - Mac OS X 10.5.2 (9C7010) - EN - utf8 from scanner.log: [08-06-28 15:07:31.3324] main::main (217) Error: Failed when running main scan: [spec is not a valid file specification at

[slim] Browse Music Folder Disappeared from My Controller

I usually find what I want to play by browsing through my music folder filesystem, since I've arranged it in a certain hierarchy. Weirdly, this morning that option was completely missing from the Music Library portion of my controller. It displays only Artists Albums Genres Years New Music

Re: [slim] Best 802.11N Router for Duet

Define -'best'- If you want a router that is reliable with the Controller, then you want a reliable router. Unless there are any forum members with a collection of routers to do a comparison you're just going to get a list of working routers. It would be difficult to say if my router

Re: [slim] Browse Music Folder Disappeared from My Controller

I restarted the squeezecenter server and the controller--the menus is back to normal. I don't know why that would have happened though. -- owlyph owlyph's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16535

[slim] What DAC to use?

I own an SB3 since a couple of years. Recently I have been thinking about doing some mods to it. I have another thread running on that. But an alternative I’m also looking at is to hook the SB3 up to a descent DAC. I was wondering what DAC’s people are using with their SB3’s and why. So I

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Randomly Resetting

I have this same problem. Has any solution been found? -- LanceOng LanceOng's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18411 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35613

Re: [slim] Best 802.11N Router for Duet

I have already been looking at comparison sites. Still, a list of working routers would be better than nothing. If I get enough comments then I will see some trends about which ones tend work. Also, If enough people say which routers do not work then I will get a sense of which ones to avoid.

[slim] Using Duet Controller only with all ethernet setup?

Hello, I am not sure whether this issue has ben aired on this forum. If yes, my apologies. But here it is: I am using under Vista and SC 7.0.1 four SBs (2SB2 + 2 SB3) ALL connected through a local electricity-plug-carried ethernet network with the appropriate Netgear equipment. This setup has

Re: [slim] Using Duet Controller only with all ethernet setup?

You will need either a wireless network or a SBReceiver. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1179 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49318

Re: [slim] Best 802.11N Router for Duet

The wireless portion of Zyxel and Drayteck routers historically have caused problems, I don't know if this is still the case. There are a few new routers utilising the 5GHz portion of the 802.11n spec. However this won't benefit G users as it is 2.4GHz only. It's not that they won't work (they

Re: [slim] Best 802.11N Router for Duet

The D-Link DIR-655 has had good reviews. Mine is fine, with a laptop and SB3 off the wi-fi. -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Syncronize multiple players

On the Controller, select Settings, then Synchronize. -- Dean L. Surkin Dean L. Surkin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14034 View this thread:

Re: [slim] music folders slow

Thanks for the comments. I guess I need to do some changes. But the thing is I do not want to mix my 6000 MP3 with My ripped FLAC. I also dont want to do a cleanup of my MP3, it took me long enough to clean the 500 FLAC albums with the artwork and all. So it seems that I will need to break my

Re: [slim] music folders slow

You need to put some structure into your directories. 6,000 items is too much! -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

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Re: [slim] Audioengine A2 or A5?

i found some cheap stands on audioadvisor.com that fit my A5s perfectly (bringing tweeters ~ ear level at typical listening position), and also bought some rubber-feet for isolation. i painted the stands white. it looks and sounds fantastic, no one would think it's a $1k setup. still amazes me.

Re: [slim] music folders slow

Jac;315670 Wrote: Thanks for the comments. I guess I need to do some changes. But the thing is I do not want to mix my 6000 MP3 with My ripped FLAC. In the file system you don't have to mix them. In SqueezeCenter you don't have much choice - they're going to be mixed in. I also dont want

Re: [slim] Using Duet Controller only with all ethernet setup?

Many thanks! Regards Roger -- Scallywagfr78 Scallywagfr78's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5136 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49318

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 1 vs Squeezebox 2/3

radish;313937 Wrote: You just need something that can output 5v @ 2A, you should be able to buy something locally. Thanks, but I bought a SB2 instead and I'm very happy :) -- TCM 'WhatTheFuckHiFi.com' (http://whatthefuckhifi.com/) 'Last.fm: ThisCharmingMan'

Re: [slim] music folders slow

You can use MediaMonkey to fix this if you want and I would highly recommend that you do fix it. Mediamonkey can organize your library into an Artist/Album/track# Title in minutes but you'll have to buy the full version to do it. It can handle the Flac files also. Regardless of what you use you

Re: [slim] The Wiki needs big help.

mherger;315542 Wrote: I don't know about you folks out there but the Wiki is in bad shape to find anything. I finally was able to find the MusicIP page and it was finding in a sub menu through show all pages. Hmm... when I enter MusicIP in the search field I get the following

Re: [slim] The Wiki needs big help.

Nonreality;315694 Wrote: Michael just for fun, how would you find out about MusicIP if you didn't know it existed by using the Wiki. It would be better if YOU answered that question... how would you expect to find MusicIP? That way, we can look into implementing it. As Michael pointed out,

[slim] Squeezebox won't play anything although connected

This week my squeezebox 3 stopped working. I tried a Factory default, reinstalled queezecenter with no luck. At the moment I can see the squeezebox from the squeezecenter, I can borrow the library and Internet stations on both, but when I tried to play something it does not make anything. Some

[slim] playing music file names with accents

I am playing my Squeezebox by sending commands through the http interface on port 9000 using wget. With Slimserver 6.5.4 on an XP Pro machine it works really well - even when the music file titles have obscure characters with accents etc. I now want to run SqueezeCenter 7 on a Vista machine,

Re: [slim] The Wiki needs big help.

While I don't know exactly what MusicIP is, I'd expect to find it under Third Party Squeezecenter Plugins I suppose. I'd then be presented with about ten categories of plugins. I chose 'PluginsAudio- Extras for finding, playing, or managing music', but it wasn't one of the ~50 listed, so I agree

Re: [slim] The Wiki needs big help.

JimC;315698 Wrote: It would be better if YOU answered that question... how would you expect to find MusicIP? That way, we can look into implementing it. As Michael pointed out, there's an automatic index of all pages, as well as a search box. Browsing is, unfortunately, in the eyes of the

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

A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47945 Question:

Re: [slim] The Wiki needs big help.

Skunk;315714 Wrote: While I don't know exactly what MusicIP is, I'd expect to find it under Third Party Squeezecenter Plugins I suppose. I'd then be presented with about ten categories of plugins. I chose 'PluginsAudio- Extras for finding, playing, or managing music', but it wasn't one of

[slim] iPod Touch vs Duet Controller

Since iPod Touch is $299 and Duet Controller is $299 it's tough choice. I've used an iPhone and the screen is very good. I realize the iPod Touch would not be as customized as a Duet Controller but it would be very versatile. Has anyone compared the pros and cons of each? I know a while back

Re: [slim] iPod Touch vs Duet Controller

mswlogo;315725 Wrote: I've used an iPhone and the screen is very good. Just so you know - the iPhone offers the same functionality as the iPod Touch. So if you already have an iPhone... -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's

Re: [slim] iPod Touch vs Duet Controller

JJZolx wrote: Just so you know - the iPhone offers the same functionality as the iPod Touch. So if you already have an iPhone... Almost true. The iPhone is also a cell phone. I know, hardly anyone uses it as a phone, and the reviews say its not a great phone. -- Pat Farrell

Re: [slim] iPod Touch vs Duet Controller

pfarrell;315733 Wrote: Just so you know - the iPhone offers the same functionality as the iPod Touch. So if you already have an iPhone... Almost true. The iPhone is also a cell phone. I know, hardly anyone uses it as a phone, and the reviews say its not a great phone. The same

Re: [slim] iPod Touch vs Duet Controller

Well, IMO, the only shortcoming is you need two fingers to scroll down page, hopefully with the upcoming software version 2.0, the problem will be resolved. Not to forget a wonderful ipeng plugin that pippin created. Thanks. Cheers. -- auronthas Auronthas Tajima Power Conditioner #61614;

Re: [slim] iPod Touch vs Duet Controller

mswlogo;315725 Wrote: Since iPod Touch is $299 and Duet Controller is $299 it's tough choice.Owning and having used both I'd opt for the iPod Touch with Pippin's skin. The Controller is unreliable. -- egd Internet forums: conclusive proof depth of gene pool is indeed variable, monkeys

Re: [slim] iPod Touch vs Duet Controller

I have and use both. Personally, I'm waiting for two developments: audio stream playback on the SBC (due with SC 7.2) and the advent of a native app (with audio stream playback) on the touch (due sometime after July 11th.) -- gharris999