Re: [slim] Squeezeboz V3 dead - help

2009-11-15 Thread jo-wie
Check the power supply unit. -- jo-wie SB Classic, SC 7.3.4 auf GigaByte STA/C mit VIA C7 1GHz, 1GB RAM, 250 GB 2,5 HD, Ubuntu Desktop 8.04 LTS, CD - FLAC = dbpoweramp last.fm/user/jo-wie jo-wie's Profile:

Re: [slim] Sean Adams caught red handed!

2009-11-15 Thread Nonreality
Is it too late? I'd love one too. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.- HTTP://www.last.fm/user/nonreality Nonreality's Profile:

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2009-11-15 Thread ralphy
I don't think your error would be resolved by compiling squeezeslave natively, it indicates that the vorbis decoder does not recognize the stream as vorbis. The vorbis decoder is probably the least tested part of SS, at least by me. Looking at the decoder source, the behaviour you're seeing is

Re: [slim] Sean Adams caught red handed!

2009-11-15 Thread MrSinatra
so riding a pony is gay huh? shetland or baloney? sean and dean are great guys. i hope they enjoy the FRUITS of their labors. ;) -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 sbc (my home) / sbr (parent's home) - sbs 7.4.2b - win xp pro sp3 ie8 - p4(ht) 3.2ghz / 2gig ram - 1tb wd usb2 raid1

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Static IPs?

2009-11-15 Thread MrSinatra
i use a static IP on my sb2 outside the dhcp range b/c the sb2 makes it easy to do so. i use dhcp reservations on the duet b/c they don't make it easy not to use dhcp. the reservations are in the dhcp and make the gear always have the same ip in the range. i think setting a static IP on the

Re: [slim] A question about cats

2009-11-15 Thread RonM
We built our house ten years ago, and seized the opportunity to install cabling in the walls (at the time, to support distribution of satellite tv and also ethernet to computers). We put connect boxes in a whole lot of places, all terminated at a patch panel -- still bristling with multiple

[slim] SB3 Delayed Start

2009-11-15 Thread Kyle
I have two SB3's that I often sync. One stays hooked to my stereo, while the other feeds into a pair of AE5's that I move around. The second one often takes several minutes to come on after I plug it in. The screen is just black for several minutes (up to 10), and then it decides to come on,

Re: [slim] Squeezeboz V3 dead - help

2009-11-15 Thread metropole
I have about 5.2V at the plug. No signs of any (dimmed) light on the unit. -- metropole metropole's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5702 View this thread:

Re: [slim] SB3 Delayed Start

2009-11-15 Thread toby10
I'd try swapping the two, see if the problem follows the SB3 in question. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread:

[slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-15 Thread benhaines
Dear SlimDevices/Logitech, Please stop changing the bloody software! I have been using your products for 6 years now and am getting to the point of giving up! Unless you are an uber-geek, each controller update takes a good 15 minutes to work out. My partner now simply unplugs the Receiver and

Re: [slim] Sean Adams caught red handed!

2009-11-15 Thread toby10
Wait till Sean sees this thread has been revived!:) -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15540

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-15 Thread exile
while your approach is a bit too direct, you have a valid point. I too am a long time user of the product and I completely agree. The engineers at Logitech need to be put under control. squeeze server has become way too bloated and the fact that the entire menu structure has gotten rebuilt is

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-15 Thread jmpage2
benhaines;485682 Wrote: Dear SlimDevices/Logitech, Please stop changing the bloody software! I have been using your products for 6 years now and am getting to the point of giving up! Unless you are an uber-geek, each controller update takes a good 15 minutes to work out. My partner now

Re: [slim] A question about cats

2009-11-15 Thread jmpage2
RonM;485639 Wrote: We built our house ten years ago, and seized the opportunity to install cabling in the walls (at the time, to support distribution of satellite tv and also ethernet to computers). We put connect boxes in a whole lot of places, all terminated at a patch panel -- still

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Static IPs?

2009-11-15 Thread bstromberg1
To get a static IP on the duet *Remote*, I turned off DHCP on my router, restarted the remote and went through the network setup assigning it the static IP. Does anyone know how to assign a true static address to the Duet Receiver for future reference? -- bstromberg1

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-15 Thread mlsstl
I don't think 15 minutes to work out a major software upgrade sounds unreasonable. The only time I'm bothered by changes are when they seem gratuitously unnecessary or pointless. Of course, sometimes companies do an extraordinarily poor job of explaining the underlying reason for a change, or

Re: [slim] SqueezePlay install

2009-11-15 Thread usch
Delete the %APPDATA%\SqueezePlay directory. There might be leftovers of the previous installation that cause the new version to fail. -- usch usch's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=33389 View this

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Static IPs?

2009-11-15 Thread aubuti
bstromberg1;485712 Wrote: To get a static IP on the duet *Remote*, I turned off DHCP on my router, restarted the remote and went through the network setup assigning it the static IP, then turn DHCP back on the router. Does anyone know how to assign a true static address to the Duet Receiver

Re: [slim] A question about cats

2009-11-15 Thread aubuti
RonM;485639 Wrote: The other thing we did when building was install good speaker wire in the walls, from the obvious location for the main stereo system, to the obvious main listening area. This was a great idea, but too limited. I wish we'd installed more locations allowing connectons

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Static IPs?

2009-11-15 Thread Mnyb
net udap is the way to assign static ip on the receiver . For the controller there is an alternative approach, you use ssh and edit the etc/network/interfaces file directly, once you figured that out it is easier than factory reset and stumble through hopeless setup wizards. what the duet still

[slim] Server control from remote PC?

2009-11-15 Thread GRC
Before you start - I've searched - but my brain now hurts so I'm just gonna ask the question again ... I have Squeezebox Server 7.4.1 running on a dedicated (wired) Sony laptop. Playback via SlimP3, SB3 Classic and Boom in various (synchronised)locations. I also have a Controller which is

Re: [slim] Squeezeboz V3 dead - help

2009-11-15 Thread metropole
I also tried the following: - both resets with the remote (add and 1) - removed the wireless card - tested 5V on the plug once plugged in. Does anyone have the schematics? -- metropole metropole's Profile:

Re: [slim] Server control from remote PC?

2009-11-15 Thread Pat Farrell
GRC wrote: However, when I'm working on my little EeePC (connected wirelessly), how do I log on to the server through the web interface to control what's playing? I don't want to play on the EeePC via SqueezePlay - just control the server like with the Controller. Well, the problem is not

Re: [slim] Server control from remote PC?

2009-11-15 Thread aubuti
Assuming that the server and your netbook are on the same LAN (ie, by remote you don't mean from a different LAN via the internet) it's simple: point the netbook's browser to http://serverip:9000/, where serverip is the local IP address of the Sony laptop. As the Sony doesn't have a static IP

Re: [slim] Server control from remote PC?

2009-11-15 Thread Mnyb
http://server ip:9000 Or if you have a typical windows network you may have local name resuloyion of some kind. http://server name:9000 This is why fixed ip is good on the server: In my case it's always on http://192.168.1.5:9000 for example: Btw don't forget the firewall rules on both the

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-15 Thread GeeJay
mlsstl;485718 Wrote: However, I'll agree that Logitech needs to continue working toward making their products friendlier for the non-geek consumer. I think that is what they are trying to do, particularly with respect to changing the UI to become more Apple-like. My teenage daughter likes

Re: [slim] Server control from remote PC?

2009-11-15 Thread GRC
Well that has to be a record for the swiftest replies to one of my forum postings! Stroll on guys - thanks! The (simple) trick I missed (-age and vinho tinto-) was to ipconfig on the Sony server to get the current address (thanks Pat). Up and running on 192.168.1.100:9000! So is it easy to

Re: [slim] Server control from remote PC?

2009-11-15 Thread Pat Farrell
GRC wrote: So is it easy to set up a static IP on the server or does it involve discussion with the ISP? I have a bog-standard ADSL setup with a Linksys WAG54GX2 gateway. Be nice to have a Favorites button for the browser to leap straight to the server. Well, the trick is that you don't

Re: [slim] Server control from remote PC?

2009-11-15 Thread aubuti
Sim, é muito fácil especificar um endereço IP static. Exactly how you do it depends on what OS is running on your Sony. Normally in the network setup parameters you can set whether the pc gets its IP address dynamically from the router or gets a fixed IP address. Set a fixed IP address that is

Re: [slim] Sean Adams caught red handed!

2009-11-15 Thread iPhone
Nonreality;485580 Wrote: Is it too late? I'd love one too. This thread is over 4 years old. Think we all missed that train as it left the station a Lonnngg time ago! And as for Sean reading this revived tread, does anybody know if he even owns that car anymore? -- iPhone *iPhone*

Re: [slim] Seriously p*****d off! (rant)

2009-11-15 Thread brucegrr
Rarely does a major software upgrade go perfectly. If it does thank whoever you do your thanking to. Personally, I like the changes in 7.4.x However, I do think the whole mysqueezebox.com,apps. my apps, etc is confusing and takes some getting used to. (at least 15 minutes) :) -- brucegrr

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Static IPs?

2009-11-15 Thread JJZolx
Do they have to be IP addresses set on the devices themselves, or do you just want to be sure that they have fixed/known IP addresses? If it's the latter, then look into using DHCP reservations on your router. You just tie the assigned IP addresses to the MAC addresses of the devices. --

Re: [slim] HowTo- Install SqueezeSlave as a Windows Service

2009-11-15 Thread fphredd
ceejay;435506 Wrote: I am trying to get Squeezeslave to run as a service on a Vista 64 bit system, and have tried to follow the suggested instructions, but am having some security issues I think ... I have read somewhere that srvany is of limited use in Vista systems due to the improved

Re: [slim] Sean Adams caught red handed!

2009-11-15 Thread seanadams
iPhone;485785 Wrote: This thread is over 4 years old. Think we all missed that train as it left the station a Lonnngg time ago! And as for Sean reading this revived tread, does anybody know if he even owns that car anymore? Long since upgraded to a 996, then a 997 TT :) --

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2009-11-15 Thread paulrr
Thanks for the response and for taking an interest. The info you asked for is below. I should re-iterate, the vorbis decoder works perfectly when playing files from the beginning, but always fails when jumping to a point in the middle of a track. Perhaps by feeding it a file part-way through, it

Re: [slim] Scans seem slow? web, SBC ui slow? how to make them faster! vote for this bug!

2009-11-15 Thread aubuti
MrSinatra;485009 Wrote: some people have talked about doing searches or drilling down to artists or songs via different nav paths. but if you mean a true benchmark, no. most people mentioning this hav simply said they have seen an obvious, for the better, improvement. i know in my

[slim] Scan terminated Unexpectedly

2009-11-15 Thread pjs
I started a fresh scan (clear library and rescan everything) and towards the end, the SC reports: - Directory Scan (17334 of 17334) Complete 00:33:56 - Playlist Scan ( of ) Complete 00:00:00 - iTunes Import (1010 of 1010) Complete 00:00:27 -

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Static IPs?

2009-11-15 Thread Pat Farrell
bstromberg1 wrote: I would like to manually set the IP address on the device itself. Can you be more specific? In general, a device, such as a Radio or SB3 or iPhone or other TCP/IP does not set the IP address itself, it asks the network for an address. This is because if there are two devices

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Static IPs?

2009-11-15 Thread bstromberg1
pfarrell;485858 Wrote: bstromberg1 wrote: I would like to manually set the IP address on the device itself. Can you be more specific? In general, a device, such as a Radio or SB3 or iPhone or other TCP/IP does not set the IP address itself, it asks the network for an address. This is

[slim] Any video steaming servers with library capability, like SqueezeServer?

2009-11-15 Thread tbessie
Hi all... So I'm setting up things so I can stream videos around my house wirelessly. I am using SqueezeServer (or whatever it's name is now) for music, but I'm wondering what you all know out there for something very similar that can stream video (HD and SD), as well as scan/maintain a

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Static IPs?

2009-11-15 Thread Pat Farrell
bstromberg1 wrote: I would like to assign the Duet *Receiver* a static IP address. I know how to assign the address itself, it's just how to get to the menu to assign the numbers lol I know the difference between static and dynamic addresses, I just want to know how to set the address

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Static IPs?

2009-11-15 Thread bstromberg1
I think what I want is what aubuti was talking about, however I don't know how to use that tool. -- bstromberg1 bstromberg1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18367 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Static IPs?

2009-11-15 Thread Pat Farrell
bstromberg1 wrote: I think what I want is what aubuti was talking about, however I don't know how to use that tool. er, its not a tool, its a protocol or API. Perhaps someone has writen a tool, I haven't looked, I just beat my DHCP server until it does the right thing. Even if there is a tool,

Re: [slim] Any video steaming servers with library capability, like SqueezeServer?

2009-11-15 Thread MeSue
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Re: [slim] Any video steaming servers with library capability, like SqueezeServer?

2009-11-15 Thread exile
don't know if it'll fit your needs but Boxee is a brilliant and free software program that allows you to quite easily watch video streams from the web and also watch movies/tv shows from your home server. And as a bonus it also does pictures and music (for those that aren't already set up with

[slim] Premature endings

2009-11-15 Thread Zac
I have a couple of SB3s and have had them for several years. One problem that seems to come up more often lately is a song ending prematurely, and the next in the album then starting up. Any thoughts on what could be causing this? If it were interference to the wireless hookup wouldnt it lose

Re: [slim] Sean Adams caught red handed!

2009-11-15 Thread fillmore
seanadams;485814 Wrote: Long since upgraded to a 996, then a 997 TT :) my c6 z06 would kill it. -- fillmore fillmore's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23178 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Static IPs?

2009-11-15 Thread aubuti
bstromberg1;485870 Wrote: I think what I want is what aubuti was talking about, however I don't know how to use that tool. Have you found the posting on the Net::UDAP tool and read the instructions? It looks complicated, but most people say they get it working by following the instructions.

Re: [slim] My SB3 display has died after 2 years.

2009-11-15 Thread bossanova808
I've had two SB3s come up with display issues that were solved with a new power supply...here in Aus the supplied PSUs drop like flies but once you replace them all is well. There's a thread on here about this - before you give up on it, try an alternate PSU! -- bossanova808

Re: [slim] Any video steaming servers with library capability, like SqueezeServer?

2009-11-15 Thread tbessie
exile;485896 Wrote: don't know if it'll fit your needs but Boxee is a brilliant and free software program that allows you to quite easily watch video streams from the web and also watch movies/tv shows from your home server. And as a bonus it also does pictures and music (for those that

Re: [slim] SB3 bricked? (perpetual reboot)

2009-11-15 Thread alcor
I've contacted english support 3 days ago (dunno where they are located) but they replied me yesterday (sunday evening!) - -do they work 7/7d 24/24h?!- Anyway, someone available and apparently efficient sent me two emails to tell me that i'm not alone (probably kanoot and some others) and that it