Re: [slim] New Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch spotted !!

2009-08-03 Thread Chunkywizard
Just to speculate wildly some more. Anyone else noticed that the Linux nightly builds of Squeezeplay haven't been updated since June 23rd? Maybe the guys are adding loads of new features for the Touch (assuming its running a modified Squeezeplay)and don't want to pre-release this modified

[slim] Different number of artists

2009-08-03 Thread badbob
I've got two instances of slimcenter on my LAN, one on the HTPC the other on the NAS. Both running 7.3.3, with Erland Custom Browse and the same xml files and options in slimcenter/behaviour. But the two have different number of artists after the scan Your music library contains 1742 albums

[slim] A Cautionary Tale..

2009-08-03 Thread socistep
Hi All, Thought I'd share with the board my big error over the weekend and also to highlight the importance of backup! I recently bought a 1tb external HDD to mirror my /storage folder on my server (running vortexbox), its got about 450gb worth of music, photos etc, I set this backup to run

Re: [slim] New Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch spotted !!

2009-08-03 Thread funkstar
Chunkywizard;445305 Wrote: Just to speculate wildly some more. Anyone else noticed that the Linux nightly builds of Squeezeplay haven't been updated since June 23rd? Maybe the guys are adding loads of new features for the Touch (assuming its running a modified Squeezeplay)and don't want to

Re: [slim] A Cautionary Tale..

2009-08-03 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
I would suggest a look at rdiff-backup (http://rdiff-backup.nongnu.org) for a similar rdiff-like solution but which will also efficiently maintain a number of previous backup snapshots as well. It's easy to script and automate, and has worked well for me for a while. I run it nightly to an

Re: [slim] A Cautionary Tale..

2009-08-03 Thread maggior
socistep;445326 Wrote: Hi All, I navigated to /media/externalHdd to delete the storage folder there which had incorrectly been created with the backup job, however I made a fatal mistake and instead of rm -rf storage/* I did rm -rf /storage/* This then deleted the entire

Re: [slim] New Logitech MM STREAM Squeezebox Touch spotted !!

2009-08-03 Thread Sike
funkstar;445336 Wrote: A business that relies on selling a product, be it hardware or software, won't last long if they aren't constantly working on the next product, or even the next two or three product generations at the same time. Time for me to start the New Logitech MM Stream

Re: [slim] Feature request: Polarity control

2009-08-03 Thread Phil Leigh
chevvies;445196 Wrote: Thanks, I double checked that cables were the right way around and they were so I presume it's the DAC at fault after all! :) So... did you swap the cables over? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call

Re: [slim] A Cautionary Tale..

2009-08-03 Thread epoch1970
A long time ago, well before sudo came to existence, I did, as root: rm -rf . /foobar where I wanted ./foobar. Oh well, homedir gone, ridiculed by colleagues etc. - never work as root. never. - always use . to prepend your path when expressing relative paths - prefer developing a small wrapper

[slim] Popcorn hour C-200

2009-08-03 Thread Gibbo
Hello one and all, I'm intrigued, what are the chances of SC being able to run on the 'C-200' (http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/index.php?pluginoption=productspecitem_id=12)? It'd make my year if it were possible. -- Gibbo

Re: [slim] Popcorn hour C-200

2009-08-03 Thread stuart
It has been talked about before here: http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=7180 Nut shell: I believe you would first need to port mySQL, PERL and what ever else was necessary to run SqueezeCenter to the PopcornHour (aka MediaTank) platform (which uses a SigmaDesign

Re: [slim] lossless internet radio streaming in FLAC!

2009-08-03 Thread Labarum
So what's the answer for the relatively non technical? When will SB stream http://radio.cesnet.cz:8000/cro-d-dur.flac I have just set up my new Beresford Caiman to use Foobar with WASPI from my laptop into the USB input. Foobar will stream http://radio.cesnet.cz:8000/cro-d-dur.flac and that

Re: [slim] Popcorn hour C-200

2009-08-03 Thread arztde
Gibbo;445415 Wrote: Hello one and all, I'm intrigued, what are the chances of SC being able to run on the 'C-200' (http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/index.php?pluginoption=productspecitem_id=12)? It'd make my year if it were possible. To get SC running on a C200 will be possible.

Re: [slim] Feature request: Polarity control

2009-08-03 Thread chevvies
Yes thanks, and now the soundstage is correct but the red positive phono is now of course in the black socket. -- chevvies Meridian GO6, Squeezebox 3, Oppo DV980H, Pro-Ject Debut III Phono USB, MacBook Pro, MacBook, iBook G4, Cambridge Audio DacMagic, Sony VTX D800 Grover Huffman SC

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-08-03 Thread nickname
chp;443577 Wrote: I haven't been able to spend much time on this project currently, but I'll revisit it shortly. Things I'll be looking at: - Linux compatibility (If possible, haven't looked at why Wine isn't loading the DLL yet) This would be my favourite! I tried by myself and at least

Re: [slim] Popcorn hour C-200

2009-08-03 Thread Gibbo
Thanks for the responses. ST2000, I already own an A-110 and am well aware of it's lack of capability in this matter. that thread is in reference to the A series, a totally different kettle of fish to the C-200, the model I posted a link to. It seems to be powerful enough to do the job, and may

Re: [slim] Popcorn hour C-200

2009-08-03 Thread arztde
Gibbo;445450 Wrote: Thanks for the responses. ST2000, I already own an A-110 and am well aware of it's lack of capability in this matter. You wouldn't need a battery of external drives to do the job, you can install 2 2.5'' drives and 1 3.5'' drive, but I do also have a 3TB soon to be

[slim] Duet Remote battery

2009-08-03 Thread RonM
Just a note to say that my Remote battery is mostly dead after less than a year of use. This is not a good result. However, tech support readily agreed, and since the device is still under warranty are replacing the battery. Kudos to support, but no kudos to whoever speced and/or sourced the

Re: [slim] My personal thoughts on Squeezebox concept.

2009-08-03 Thread YanniG
Finally, after a long trip my new Squeezebox arrived at home. I thought I had to inform you all here about my process. After unpacking it, it tool me two minutes to set it up playing...It showed me its pin, so I updated my account on squeezenetwork with this new player and I even turned off my

Re: [slim] lossless internet radio streaming in FLAC!

2009-08-03 Thread andyg
Yeah this is really interesting to me too, but we just don't have time to work on it right now. I have filed an enhancement though: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=12893 -- andyg andyg's Profile:

Re: [slim] lossless internet radio streaming in FLAC!

2009-08-03 Thread Labarum
Thanks Andy. I will have to be patient! -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7520SE (Caiman) - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s Speakers Boom in kitchen. Labarum's

Re: [slim] Popcorn hour C-200

2009-08-03 Thread dc11ab
Well, since you haven't tried the C-200 I find it intriguing you already deem it not good enough platform to use the SC on. I've got SqueezeCenter running on my old NAS with less resources available (apart from storage) than the C-200. It's not good performance at all, but it runs. We might look

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-08-03 Thread WhaleOil
Just to add one more plea for anyone who is clever enough to get something like this to work on a Mac. This really does sound like it is just what I have been waiting for... tempted to shift my whole server system to a PC just for this if there is no way of easily achieving this on a Mac.

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-08-03 Thread Joaquin
Would love to stream spotify to my SB, but this seems to be a bit complicated. Is there another plugin or is this the one ?! -- Joaquin Joaquin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9247 View this

Re: [slim] Popcorn hour C-200

2009-08-03 Thread arztde
Well, since you haven't tried the C-200... I did try. But i wouldn't like to tell here the circumstance. It was an early firmware on it and not a final release. So i can say only final release should be better. It's not good performance at all, but it runs. We might look into using the old

Re: [slim] Bug or intended behavior?

2009-08-03 Thread kc5f
Sounds more like a last.fm function than a Squeezebox or Slacker one. You've given last.fm permission to track your local and internet listening habits, and it seems they are using your likes/dislikes in other places to tailor your future selections on last.fm. Actually, I use both, too, and

[slim] Headphone Socket on SB3

2009-08-03 Thread Labarum
Is there a software switch to turn the headphone socket on and off? I seem to remember one, but cannot find it. -- Labarum Brian Squeezebox 3 Classic and Virgin Cable Box Beresford DAC TC-7520SE (Caiman) - Quad 405-2 refurbished by 405man Quart 980s Speakers Boom in kitchen.

Re: [slim] Popcorn hour C-200

2009-08-03 Thread dc11ab
While I compliment your honesty, you still seem to mix some things up. The OP/first post is not asking to use the NMT as a player, like you seem to imply. The OP is asking for the possibility of running a SqueezeCenter installed on a C-200. That has nothing to do with the closed source Sigma

Re: [slim] Headphone Socket on SB3

2009-08-03 Thread aubuti
AFAIK it is always on, and not switchable. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=66295

Re: [slim] DSBridge - A simpler way to stream Spotify

2009-08-03 Thread frisk
The installation procedure looked simple enough but I can't get it to work, perhaps someone can help me. When starting spotify, dsbridge fires up and a blue dot appears in the task bar with hoover text dsbridge, HttpServer. http://localhost:8124/ If I add a favourite http://192.168.1.4:8124 (I

Re: [slim] Popcorn hour C-200

2009-08-03 Thread shake-the-disease
As an interesting project? Yes it would be worth a shot. As a practical solution for everyday running of SC? I'd rather listen to death metal for 12 hours a day. The C200 is woefully underpowered to run SC. -- shake-the-disease Players: Boom, SB1 Server: QNAP TS-239 w/ SSOTS 3.18, SS 7.3.3,

Re: [slim] Rebuffering is ruining the Squeezebox experience

2009-08-03 Thread GeeJay
The sad thing for me is, even the Homeplugs don't always work well. One problem is my router and computer are in separate rooms, so I have a potential bottleneck right there. I've thought about getting a small minitower or NAS to tuck into the stereo cabinet and connect directly to the router,

Re: [slim] Artwork for files with no artwork

2009-08-03 Thread sebage
No ideas? Barking up the wrong forum? -- sebage http://www.last.fm/user/sebage/ Main system; SB3 - Bel Canto S300 - BW 703 In the study; SBG - Beresford TC-7510 - T-Amp - BW DM600 Sony Sub For the hard to reach places; SBB

Re: [slim] Artwork for files with no artwork

2009-08-03 Thread Goodsounds
Put the image of your choice in the album's folder, and name it cover or one of the other operative names. I presume you know how to explore and download from the variety of available sources for cover art (like Amazon). Good luck. -- Goodsounds

Re: [slim] Headphone Socket on SB3

2009-08-03 Thread peterw
It used to be the case that you could fix the output level of the digital outputs at 100%, but leave the analog outputs (headphone jack and RCA outputs) with variable volume control. That would give you a rough way of turning the headphones on or off. But firmwares for SB2/SB3 since last summer

Re: [slim] Artwork for files with no artwork

2009-08-03 Thread Mnyb
Just use the image of your choice in those albums ? put in a folder.jpg in the folder that has the album. If there only a few this is quickly done. -- Mnyb No it can NOT be controlled with iTunes

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

2009-08-03 Thread daviseh
I am having a problem figuring this out. I have a wired setup with the following specs IP Address = 192.168.0.105 Gateway = 192.168.0.1 Squeezecenter address=192.168.105 So I reset the SBR and entered the following: discover conf 1 set interface=0 lan_ip_mode=0 lan_gateway=192.168.0.1