Re: [slim] Wolfgang's Vault?

2009-01-11 Thread Nonreality
Goodsounds;382313 Wrote: Add the WaveInput plugin, select that source in SC, start your favorite concert in a browser window, sit back and enjoy. You do need to control the sound from your PC. Waveinput simply captures the sound card and sends it on to your Squeeze device. I've had no

Re: [slim] ipeng native and XM radio

2009-01-11 Thread Nonreality
pippin;382295 Wrote: Well, if the XM plugin works (maybe it's just the version control code, as usual?), then I could recommend the free iPeng plugin, it's a bit old and slow but it has perfectly working XM plugin support :-) Does it work with 7.3? I've been holding off upgrading because of

Re: [slim] Wolfgang's Vault?

2009-01-11 Thread bpa
I've had no luck with the wave input plugin. Probably because of the onboard soundcard. Although I didn't write the Windows WaveInput, I've supported WaveInput for awhile getting it working for users, I've found that generally simpler and integrated sound cards work more often then addon

Re: [slim] iPeng, Squidgy or Squeezemote?

2009-01-11 Thread Nonreality
Pascal Hibon;376142 Wrote: There are now three options to use the iPod Touch as a remote for the SC. They all seem very nice. I’m looking for some users feedback on any of those remotes. Which one do you find the best and why / what is your experience with those remotes?All I can say is that

Re: [slim] Playing music not in SqueezeCenter library

2009-01-11 Thread Nonreality
mphearn;380446 Wrote: Is it possible to configure my SB3 so that it will play music (mp3) from my hard disk which is not in the SqueezeCenter library? I use the SB3 normally to play music from my SqueezeCenter library. I do, however, have a lot of mp3 files which I do not wish to include

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

2009-01-11 Thread ptrainer
I've tried to figure this out to no avail. I can sync any two players but how do I add a third, fourth, or fifth to the fold? On the SBC you can just simply keep adding players by changing over to the player and syncing with an existing group. When I sync A to B in iPeng it works. But if I tap

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

2009-01-11 Thread pippin
ptrainer;382588 Wrote: I've tried to figure this out to no avail. I can sync any two players but how do I add a third, fourth, or fifth to the fold? On the SBC you can just simply keep adding players by changing over to the player and syncing with an existing group. When I sync A to B in

Re: [slim] ipeng native and XM radio

2009-01-11 Thread pippin
I don't know I also run XM on an older system. Will try tonight. -- pippin --- see iPeng at penguinlovesmusic.com pippin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13777 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Weird pauses at end of track in random

2009-01-11 Thread awy
This is helpful, thanks. We see that SC did not think that it had finished streaming the track when the player reported that it was ready to stream the next one. This is odd. The track that was playing was

Re: [slim] Net::UDAP - SqueezeBox Receiver configuration tool

2009-01-11 Thread Mnyb
peter;382212 Wrote: Mnyb wrote: The benchmarks is actually the SB2,3 classic so they know how to do it ;-) They don't have a computer based setup either. They have their own UI. Not great, but workable. But if I read my flood of bugmail corectly there is promising work

Re: [slim] Idea for Logitech Music Server

2009-01-11 Thread Peter
Pat Farrell wrote: Peter wrote: I think the biggest problem with this is that the SC software is written in Perl and requires a whole OS (and DBMS) underneath it That is not a problem its a feature. Something has to be the OS and It's a feature in PC/server setups and a

Re: [slim] Just a thought

2009-01-11 Thread Kvaks
coffeetime;377422 Wrote: Than maybe an IRC channel would be good too? Yes. Seconded! -- Kvaks Kvaks's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21610 View this thread:

[slim] External HD - PC/Mac compatibility

2009-01-11 Thread utowana
I'm hoping a kind soul will help out a Mac know-nothing. I'm a PC guy, and have an NTFS formatted external USB HD that contains about 250 GB of mp3's. I want to make a copy of this HD and allow a sister to access it from her Mac. Can someone help me as to compatibility issues? I understand

Re: [slim] Idea for Logitech Music Server

2009-01-11 Thread andynormancx
peter;382621 Wrote: If it had disks, an iPhone could probably run SqueezeCenter. [/color] It might be able to run it, but probably not well. Indeed, memory might be a bit of a problem. It only has 128MB of RAM and third party apps are typical only allowed to use about 30MB. --

Re: [slim] External HD - PC/Mac compatibility

2009-01-11 Thread utowana
A follow up for clarity. Perhaps this would simplify my question: I have a Seagate FreeAgent External HD that says it is compatible for PC and Mac. I have plugged it into my PC, but not installed any software it offers. Properties of the HD says it is formatted NTFS. Question: can I write

Re: [slim] External HD - PC/Mac compatibility

2009-01-11 Thread socistep
utowana;382644 Wrote: A follow up for clarity. Perhaps this would simplify my question: I have a Seagate FreeAgent External HD that says it is compatible for PC and Mac. I have plugged it into my PC, but not installed any software it offers. Properties of the HD says it is formatted

Re: [slim] Just a thought

2009-01-11 Thread Robin Bowes
coffeetime wrote: Hello everybody! I was just wondering-relating to the forum; for example, after a problem is solved, the OP adds [*solved*] into the thread. This would help searching for solutions for new users. Than maybe an IRC channel would be good too? And by the way, are here any

Re: [slim] Good news for wow players

2009-01-11 Thread badbob
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Re: [slim] ipeng native and XM radio

2009-01-11 Thread full moon
Would like Squeezebox to have Xm as an option like Sirius.. -- full moon full moon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=21689 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57963

Re: [slim] Idea for Logitech Music Server

2009-01-11 Thread Zaragon
The core of a lot of posts that seem to come up, and this one is perhaps in keeping with that, is that there should be some form of device that plugs into existing systems be it an iPOD or existing hifi etc. Then we get into discussions about the limitations, not many people have them, limited

Re: [slim] External HD - PC/Mac compatibility

2009-01-11 Thread esbrewer
I think this may point you in the right direction. I was able to install a utility on my Mac running OS 10.5 where it can read and write PC formatted volumes (including NTFS I think). I am now able to take a PC formatted external USB disk that already had my music library on it and read and

Re: [slim] External HD - PC/Mac compatibility

2009-01-11 Thread badbob
Or if you don't want to install a NTFS driver for your MAC, format the USB HD as FAT32. Mac's will read FAT32. Or buy a NAS, if you want a shared storage over your LAN with no need for a host PC and worries with partition support. -- badbob

Re: [slim] Adding a Popcorn Hour to my Squeeze system

2009-01-11 Thread Pale Blue Ego
Mark Lanctot;380039 Wrote: Can you rip Blu-Ray? I'm pretty sure Sony poured millions into making sure you can't. Looks like Sony's lockdown of Blu-Ray has failed: https://www.binsearch.info/?q=blu-raymax=100adv_age=200server= ...but look at those file sizes - 9 to 39 GB for ONE MOVIE. --

[slim] FM station internet feed help

2009-01-11 Thread discgo
Finally got most of the bugs worked out of my Ubuntu/SC box. One problem has been plaguing me since I first set up by Duet last summer. I listen to 91.9 WNRN out of Charlottesville, VA (great station, btw!) a lot. I've tried listen to it in SC via RadioTime directly via url. Nothing works.

Re: [slim] Adding a Popcorn Hour to my Squeeze system

2009-01-11 Thread badbob
Does the 110 have slim server feature? That would be icing on the cake, brother would like storage seperate slimserver video/audio playback (like Media Portal) -- badbob badbob's Profile:

Re: [slim] External HD - PC/Mac compatibility

2009-01-11 Thread danco
Macs will read and write FAT32 drives. Out of the box they will IIRC read NTFS formatted drives but not write to them. There are at least two third-party solutions that enable them to write to NTFS drives also. MacFuse and NTFS-3G together provide an open-source free solution. Paragon

Re: [slim] FM station internet feed help

2009-01-11 Thread toby10
discgo;382748 Wrote: Finally got most of the bugs worked out of my Ubuntu/SC box. One problem has been plaguing me since I first set up by Duet last summer. I listen to 91.9 WNRN out of Charlottesville, VA (great station, btw!) a lot. I've tried listen to it in SC via RadioTime directly

Re: [slim] FM station internet feed help

2009-01-11 Thread Goodsounds
Did you try SqueezeNetwork? World Radio- etc. -- Goodsounds Goodsounds's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14201 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58044

Re: [slim] Love My Squeezebox! What's The Equivalent For Video?

2009-01-11 Thread Pale Blue Ego
This looks interesting, a $120 NON-NETWORKED media player that plays all kinds of files up to 1080p HD. I don't really like the idea of having a spinning hard drive in the media room, but this might be useful for a kind of sneaker-net using USB thumb drives. A 16GB drive could hold a whole

Re: [slim] FM station internet feed help

2009-01-11 Thread discgo
just tried SN, nothingevery other radio station I tried worked. I'll email RadioTime and the station directly. If that doesn't work then I'm thinking of getting the RadioShark and tuning it in over the air and then passing the feed to the SB. Is the RadioShark the the best solution for

[slim] Squeezebox 3 simply won't play...

2009-01-11 Thread Tubebox
...despite all the network is OK, from Squeezecenter all starts perfectly and running (including the songs), but on the playing now panel of SB3 is written stopped or it is shown as it was about to start playing but it simply doesnt start. I run Squeeze center 7.2.1 on a Mac Mini with two

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 simply won't play...

2009-01-11 Thread seanadams
Can you play internet radio? -- seanadams seanadams's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58048

Re: [slim] FM station internet feed help

2009-01-11 Thread bpa
It's a mms: only station and doesn't support http: so it will not play on SN as SB doesn't support mms. To play the station on SC in Settings/Advanced/FileTYpes set Windows Media native to disabled. If SC is running Windows then the station will play OK. If SC is on Linux or OSX then you will

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 simply won't play...

2009-01-11 Thread Phil Leigh
Tubebox;382784 Wrote: ...despite all the network is OK, from Squeezecenter all starts perfectly and running (including the songs), but on the playing now panel of SB3 is written stopped or it is shown as it was about to start playing but it simply doesnt start. I run Squeeze center 7.2.1 on

Re: [slim] FM station internet feed help

2009-01-11 Thread toby10
discgo;382775 Wrote: just tried SN, nothingevery other radio station I tried worked. I'll email RadioTime and the station directly. If that doesn't work then I'm thinking of getting the RadioShark and tuning it in over the air and then passing the feed to the SB. Is the RadioShark

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 simply won't play...

2009-01-11 Thread Tubebox
Well, I have just fixed it! Kind a strange thing happened... Music is on two external HDs. From another folder on a Mini Mac two aliases (shortcuts) describe paths from which the music will stream. by clicking those aliases the one would go straight to the particular folder. These aliases have

Re: [slim] Hardware reset for Slimp3: Can anyone help with resetting Xilinx chip?

2009-01-11 Thread roboele
seanadams;382407 Wrote: I don't know off the top of my head where it might be.. the thing is, reprogramming it is not a simple affair and it's very unlikely that it would help anyway. The JTAG header is a not a standard footprint so it's not as simple as just plugging in a cable, and what

Re: [slim] Replay gain, equal volume.

2009-01-11 Thread mariowing
Nonreality;381768 Wrote: but haven't seen anything in the change logs that says it's been fixed. As I've said, search the release notes for SoundCheck (which is Apple-speak for replay gain). Click on the bug# and read on. For your convenience here is the direct link to the bugreport so you

Re: [slim] iPeng Application 1.0 now on the App Store

2009-01-11 Thread ptrainer
Doh! That is what I was doing wrong, tapping just the sync icons. I think I was doing it too fast as well. I guess it takes a second for the screen to repond and I was just tapping the squiggly marks on players C, and B and then the mark on player A before the x's showed up and it would sync two

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 simply won't play...

2009-01-11 Thread Tubebox
seanadams;382785 Wrote: Can you play internet radio? Seems to me that this was the adequate question. It should work but I didnt check! Anyway, it would be nice test to check the problem. -- Tubebox Tubebox's Profile:

Re: [slim] Idea for Logitech Music Server

2009-01-11 Thread amey01
Has it been discussed before, but with falling memory prices, I'd like to see the SlimServer/Database incorporated in the actual Squeezebox - that way there would genuinely be no need for a server of any description. -- amey01

Re: [slim] NYTimes - Cisco to enter the Home Digital Entertainment Market

2009-01-11 Thread upstatemike
I see they list Wal-mart, Target, and Office Max as retail outlets for this product. Maybe I'll stop at Wal-Mart on my way home from work tomorrow and see if they have a demo set up for me to try this out... -- upstatemike

Re: [slim] Weird pauses at end of track in random

2009-01-11 Thread Jackswan
There are two tracks in the log file, the first is an AC\DC track which is 5:51 minutes long, this stopped playing at 1:18 minutes, same happens when selecting as an individual track. But this track plays fine when playing from the server using FOOBAR. The second track by Oasis is 5:02 minutes

[slim] Apple TV or Popcorn Hour

2009-01-11 Thread jmanings
Excuse the off topic thread, but recent posts on these here have got me interested Im considering buying one of these 2...anyone care to give me some pro's/cons on wach and how they compare? Let me say that I am leaning towards the Apple TV initially because I want it for video only (SB3 is

Re: [slim] Adding a Popcorn Hour to my Squeeze system

2009-01-11 Thread twylie
bossanova808;382536 Wrote: For those having stuttering issues with 1080p (or even 720), it may come down to how you are streaming your content. If you stream over http rather than smb (using the free my ihome server), you get almost doule the bandwidth of smb streaming. This makes 1080p no

Re: [slim] Internet Media Device Alliance

2009-01-11 Thread vinnielo
Gah! I don't get it! I.M. Dalliance? :( -- vinnielo RADIOFEEDS UK IRELAND..[/B] AN UP-TO-DATE RADIO DIRECTORY FOR YOUR SQUEEZEBOX/TRANSPORTER CLICK: [B]HTTP://WWW.RADIOFEEDS.CO.UK/SQUEEZE With over 350 registered users, it's available for SqueezeNetwork, SlimServer AND SqueezeCenter!

Re: [slim] NYTimes - Cisco to enter the Home Digital Entertainment Market

2009-01-11 Thread furonfour
Found a partial review on the Media Hub here: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/30688/75/ It also includes some performance data comparing it against other NAS devices. Data transfer performance looks pretty good for a device in the price range its in. Looks like they - sadly -

Re: [slim] Adding a Popcorn Hour to my Squeeze system

2009-01-11 Thread hoosier
Any discussion on a PCH and XBMC would be incomplete without taking a look at a TViX (dvico.com). If you want to stream 1080p material, you need to consider the encoding - mpeg2 is relatively easy, while h264 and VC1 are very processor intensive. You are only looking at 20mbps which isn't that

Re: [slim] Random play, track stopping

2009-01-11 Thread OffBeatMammal
check out 'this thread' (http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57456) for more on the topic - looks like you're not alone ;) -- OffBeatMammal '~Offbeatmammal' (http://blog.offbeatmammal.com) OffBeatMammal's

[slim] SB3 output to Audioengine speakers

2009-01-11 Thread Kyle
Is there a difference between using the headphone output and an RCA-to-miniplug connection when using Audioengines? -- Kyle Kyle's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2541 View this thread:

[slim] Freenas server / FTP Userberechtigungen

2009-01-11 Thread GR170
Hi. Ich brauch Hilfe. Wie kann ich bei FreeNAS 0.69RC2 die Berechtigung von FTP Usern setzen. Sie sollen keine Daten aufspielen können und nichts ändern oder löschen. Leider kann ich kein Englisch. Ich hoffe mir kann jemand helfen. Danke Gr170 -- GR170

Re: [slim] NYTimes - Cisco to enter the Home Digital Entertainment Market

2009-01-11 Thread JJZolx
furonfour;382919 Wrote: Looks like they - sadly - limited it a lot. A flash user interface may look nice and spiffy, but customizing it is gonna be a lot harder than for example SqueezeCenter. Most of the features (backup, media importer) it supports are aimed at Windows based clients. I

Re: [slim] SB3 output to Audioengine speakers

2009-01-11 Thread radish
The RCA output is much higher quality. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58071

[slim] Squeezeplay Problems

2009-01-11 Thread eastvillager
First of all does anyone know how to remove a favorite in Squeezeplay. ALso some weird problems such as not being able to play slacker, red certain music files from radio stations and the weirdest thing is some times it plays speeded up like its in fast forward with sound. How long has this been

Re: [slim] SB3 output to Audioengine speakers

2009-01-11 Thread iPhone
Kyle;382927 Wrote: Is there a difference between using the headphone output and an RCA-to-miniplug connection when using Audioengines? The headphone jack and its opamp are designed to drive headphones not an active load. You should use the RCA Outs to drive active speakers. -- iPhone

Re: [slim] Why is SSID broadcast required to be on?

2009-01-11 Thread mvordeme
This seems the proper discussion for my question although it seems pretty old. When I set up the controller of my Duet, I had SSID broadcasting enabled in order not to have to enter the SSID manually. Once everything was set up I disabled the broadcasting again, but then the controller was no

[slim] Sennheiser RS-120

2009-01-11 Thread MeSue
Anyone else have these headphones? I like everything about them except that they are very loose on my head and there is no adjustment. If I sneeze, I have to hold them or they will go flying. I was curious if others have this problem with them. I don't think my head is abnormally small. I even

Re: [slim] Internet Media Device Alliance

2009-01-11 Thread dsdreamer
vinnielo;382916 Wrote: Gah! I don't get it! I.M. Dalliance? :( I.M. = Instant Messaging Dalliance = Playful flirtation. The previous Woosh! was the sound of it going over your head. --dsdreamer -- dsdreamer -- Dreamer, easy in the chair that really fits you...

Re: [slim] Apple TV or Popcorn Hour

2009-01-11 Thread Nikhil
I too was trying to select from a bunch of devices including SlingMedia's SlingCatcher, the TViX devices, AppleTV and the Network Media Tank Devices (Popcorn Hour). The SlingCatcher was interesting because it would allow me to watch my remote SlingBox on TV in addition to watching local video

Re: [slim] Idea for Logitech Music Server

2009-01-11 Thread robermax
bpa I think that a plug in to access the ipods files when plugged into USB would be useful. Many folks come over with their ipods and it would be fun to broadcast audio from it. ra -- robermax SqueezeCenter Version: 7.31 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Server IP address: 192.168.1.8 Perl Version:

[slim] repair of squeezebox?

2009-01-11 Thread colville1
I have a squeezebox v3. It's been a great machine, so great that I fall asleep to it with headphones on, then when I wake up I end up pulling the device off the night table. Finally with one thud after another, it's given out, doesn't seem to power on anymore. Is there a place I can send it

Re: [slim] repair of squeezebox?

2009-01-11 Thread deserttaxguy
I updated the firmware Saturday night because my remote was acting weird and I hoped that would help. Now mines DOA too, and nobody admits to dropping it.! -- deserttaxguy deserttaxguy's Profile:

Re: [slim] Replacement remote for Squeezebox

2009-01-11 Thread deserttaxguy
I updated the firmware Saturday night and now its dead. Naturally, I check the power first, then make sure the cable it pushed all the way in the back of the SB3, but now the remote won't turn it on and my Squeeze center says the player isn't found, so what do you do with a dead SB- Throw it out,

Re: [slim] Crossfade for Song Skip?

2009-01-11 Thread JadeMonkee
I agree. You should start a bugzilla report. I'd vote for it ;) -- JadeMonkee 2x squeezebox classics {1x wired, 1x wifi} | squeezecentre v7.3.1 | 'readynas duo' (http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=22) { raidiator 4.14 | 1gb hynix hymd512m646cfp8-j | 2x 1tb samsung hd103uj } |

Re: [slim] repair of squeezebox?

2009-01-11 Thread aubuti
colville1;382967 Wrote: I have a squeezebox v3. It's been a great machine, so great that I fall asleep to it with headphones on, then when I wake up I end up pulling the device off the night table. Finally with one thud after another, it's given out, doesn't seem to power on anymore. Is

[slim] SB classic or SBR

2009-01-11 Thread McSmarty
I am buying a Squeezebox that I will be controlling with a pronto remote. Is there any difference in the quality of the audio output between SB Classic and SBR? If so why? I don't need the SBC as I will be using Pronto. -- McSmarty

Re: [slim] SB classic or SBR

2009-01-11 Thread Fletch
You cannot control the SBR with an IR remote. -- Fletch Fletch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=529 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58085

Re: [slim] SB classic or SBR

2009-01-11 Thread McSmarty
I am not using IR remote - I have pronto 9400 with extender and will be using prontosqueeze to control it. Fletch;382994 Wrote: You cannot control the SBR with an IR remote. -- McSmarty McSmarty's Profile:

Re: [slim] SB classic or SBR

2009-01-11 Thread Fletch
Hey, ProntoSqueeze sounds pretty cool. Thanks for the correction. I'll let others comment on the the different sound quality between the SBR and SB3 DACs... -- Fletch Fletch's Profile:

Re: [slim] SB classic or SBR

2009-01-11 Thread snarlydwarf
McSmarty;382986 Wrote: I am buying a Squeezebox that I will be controlling with a pronto remote. Is there any difference in the quality of the audio output between SB Classic and SBR? If so why? I don't need the SBC as I will be using Pronto. Although it is possible to install an

Re: [slim] NYTimes - Cisco to enter the Home Digital Entertainment Market

2009-01-11 Thread furonfour
JJZolx;382932 Wrote: I thought the Flash interface was just the NAS management. Correct, it'll be interesting to see what those players use, but with the touch display and interface I doubt it will be much different. -- furonfour

Re: [slim] SB classic or SBR

2009-01-11 Thread McSmarty
I have am I am nervous about trying it. I would also consider the full duet package if it is better than SB classic. For sure gives you the option of adding more SBR's later. snarlydwarf;382998 Wrote: Although it is possible to install an SBReceiver without using an SBC (search this forum

Re: [slim] SB classic or SBR

2009-01-11 Thread snarlydwarf
McSmarty;383000 Wrote: I have am I am nervous about trying it. I would also consider the full duet package if it is better than SB classic. For sure gives you the option of adding more SBR's later. Somewhere around here there are a few posts from Dean about the two. As I recall, there is

Re: [slim] SB classic or SBR

2009-01-11 Thread Peter
snarlydwarf wrote: McSmarty;383000 Wrote: I have am I am nervous about trying it. I would also consider the full duet package if it is better than SB classic. For sure gives you the option of adding more SBR's later. Somewhere around here there are a few posts from Dean about the