Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread bpa
Looks like you have a network/router issue because if the URL had been fetched properly I think the title would have changed to SomaFM: Groove Salad and not just Groovesalad. Can your player connect to mysqueezebox.com ? -- bpa

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread nerieru
bpa;493765 Wrote: Looks like you have a network/router issue because if the URL had been fetched properly I think the title would have changed to SomaFM: Groove Salad and not just Groovesalad. Can your player connect to mysqueezebox.com ? I don't think it is, because I can connect to 70%

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread bpa
Well if the display is exactly as you indicated (i.e. no SomaFM on display ) and the same URL works OK when player is connected directly to mysb.com - then it indicates there is a problem with your SBS on ReadyNAS. Since 70% of stations work - you need to find out what is the common factor

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread nerieru
bpa;493774 Wrote: Well if the display is exactly as you indicated (i.e. no SomaFM on display ) and the same URL works OK when player is connected directly to mysb.com - then it indicates there is a problem with your SBS on ReadyNAS. Since 70% of stations work - you need to find out what

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread bpa
You need to note the playlist format as well the audio format as I know of one bug in relation to ASX playlist with non WMA streams. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread nerieru
bpa;493780 Wrote: You need to note the playlist format as well the audio format as I know of one bug in relation to ASX playlist with non WMA streams. what do you mean? (Rather how do I check them?) Also updated my previous post a bit. -- nerieru

Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!

2009-12-09 Thread lrossouw
Oops had a simultaneous post there. The only point I can help you with is that I a regular SB3 can work without the WiFi card. (wired of course) -- lrossouw 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/lrossouw) lrossouw's

Re: [slim] Radio URL

2009-12-09 Thread lrossouw
Yes it was windows. So you are right. Cheers Louis -- lrossouw Louis 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/lrossouw) lrossouw's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3416 View this thread:

[slim] SB3 Display Question

2009-12-09 Thread bstrulo
I've had an SB3 for quite a few years. Recently I've noticed an oddity on the display. I'm worried it's been there all along and so I'm going to look like a wally. But nothing ventured, nothing gained, as they say... So, on search or browse results screens, like if I press Music Library

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread bpa
Those are both AAC format streams but I think on ReadyNAS AAC transcoding is not enabled so the streams won't play. I think this is a bug in SBS as it should not be requesting an AAC stream from RadioTime. The AAC request is preventing you getting a playable WMA streams. So try using these URL

Re: [slim] SB3 Display Question

2009-12-09 Thread cblock
Well, that's an indication that the artist/album/track etc. is mixable using MusicIP. Are you running MusicIP on your server? -- cblock cblock's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12826 View this

Re: [slim] SB3 Display Question

2009-12-09 Thread bstrulo
Ah-hah! Only I don't have MusicIP, and I have the plugin marked as inactive. I never have had MusicIP which explains why the symbol is new to me. Maybe I should install it? The symbol doesn't bother me, but I wonder why it has started to appear? -- bstrulo

Re: [slim] 7.4.1 rebuffering woes

2009-12-09 Thread DigitalMitch
I'm not familiar with Airport but you amy wish to compare to the following https://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=14570 Nor am I familar with Mac OS and boxes. The timing of the problem suggests 1) the new OS plus upgraded SBS has stretched mac too far 2) the new software has an issue

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread nerieru
Those work, is there anyway I can disable the AAC for streaming? (I was able to disable it for fileformats, but that didn't have any effect on the streaming.) -- nerieru nerieru's Profile:

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

2009-12-09 Thread bstrulo
I changed the mytt. Sorry, I didn't bother to log scan times: they don't usually bother me since I do them at night or when I'm not using the SB. I'll try to note them at some stage but not just now. But the change in the Web UI was really noticeable. I was so pleased I pushed the

Re: [slim] 7.4.1 rebuffering woes

2009-12-09 Thread Mnyb
What is the file format ? it could be some transcoding process that fails ? To rule out the wifi temporarily wire the whole system both server and player (player is small can be moved ), if it still is rebuffering, *only then* can you suspect combination of OS and server version. The is really

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread Luke Redpath
mjm2705;493623 Wrote: I bought the Squeemote ipod touch app (£4.99) before knowing that ipeng existed. I love Squeemote apart from one thing, it doesn't seem to be able to disregard The in band names therefore all bands with The appear under 'T' in the alpha sort list !!! Does ipeng do

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread bpa
I don't think disabling AAC is a solution as it will already be disabled on ReadyNAS (check WebUI Settings/Advanced/Filetypes- the solution is for SBS not to ask for AAC if it can't support it or at least not have AAC as the first choice. That said, I don't think AAC disabled is full answer to

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread nerieru
bpa;493824 Wrote: I don't think disabling AAC is a solution as it will already be disabled on ReadyNAS (check WebUI Settings/Advanced/Filetypes- the solution is for SBS not to ask for AAC if it can't support it or at least not have AAC as the first choice. That said, I don't think AAC

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread bpa
Don't bother disabling WMA. If Groovesalad works on the URL I gave, that's good. You problem will occur with any station that offers AAC or AAC+ formats as well as MP3 and/or WMA - which is usually true of the popular stations. Groovesalad (in fact all SomafM stations) is one of those. What

Re: [slim] last.fm

2009-12-09 Thread Rhyan
Zoltan;493279 Wrote: - When I play my Recommended station on the Squeezebox, all I see are the song titles, not the artists. This is OK when I know the song, but it is discovering new stuff that I might like which is one of the big appeals of this. Is there any way I can get artist info?

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread nerieru
7.4.1 - r28947 -- nerieru nerieru's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34463 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=71720 ___

Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!

2009-12-09 Thread Millwood
Radrismo;493760 Wrote: I realise who Sean is. I am also a complete cynic that believes that even if its just firmware there is no way Sean is going to tell me, as its obvious from a business point of view these should not be in public hands and releasing this information would open up a

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread bpa
I've reproduced the problem. It will occur when there is no transcoding support for both AAC and WMA - as is normal on ReadyNAS but will also happen on Linux or OSX systems which are not supported by Logitech and do not have faad installed. I'll file a bug for it. In the meantime all I can

Re: [slim] Newbee question : problem setting-up radio stream with asx extention (Lietuvos radija

2009-12-09 Thread jmnil
Nobody can help me :( -- jmnil jmnil's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34823 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72349 ___

Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!

2009-12-09 Thread toby10
Unfortunately your problem is with the seller. Was it listed as I've been using this SB3 for a while and upgraded to xx player or is this a wholesaler who buys and sells anything he can get his hands on (which I suspect is the case as you say he sold several other SB3's). If the seller claimed

Re: [slim] SB3 Display Question

2009-12-09 Thread snarlydwarf
bstrulo;493802 Wrote: Only I don't have MusicIP, and I have the plugin marked as inactive. I never have had MusicIP which explains why the symbol is new to me. Maybe I should install it? The symbol doesn't bother me, but I wonder why it has started to appear? It actually means it is

Re: [slim] Newbee question : problem setting-up radio stream with asx extention (Lietuvos radija

2009-12-09 Thread bpa
I think the URLs only support mms transport which is not supported by SBS. The URL need to have http transport to work with mysqueezebox.com. If you are using your own SBS server on Windows then disable Windows Media native in WebUI Settings/Advanced/FileTypes -- bpa

Re: [slim] SB3 Display Question

2009-12-09 Thread bstrulo
snarlydwarf;493864 Wrote: It actually means it is 'mixable', not just with MusicIP. You have some plugin which is setting the mixable flag on the track. Try right-arrowing while on the track. OK, that sounds right. I did install some plugins. But it only shows on albums and artists, not

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread rksingla
I have to say that I was being a bit facetious about Logitech hiring Pippin. I did not mean that literally, really. My point was more that (1) Controller was a disappointment compared to what a controller might be; (2) Logitech seems to be ignoring the front end -- whether that means a robust

Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!

2009-12-09 Thread iPhone
Radrismo;493760 Wrote: I realise who Sean is. I am also a complete cynic that believes that even if its just firmware there is no way Sean is going to tell me, as its obvious from a business point of view these should not be in public hands and releasing this information would open up a

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread erland
ajkidle;493532 Wrote: I guess what I really mean to argue is that Logitech needs a formal branded iPhone/iPod app. Why ? How would they earn money on it ? As I see it today Logitech will earn money on iPeng (by selling more Squeezeboxes) and they don't have to spend anything in support and

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread pippin
Without wanting to get into the rest of the discussion, two things: 1. I agree it would be a big and important advantage for Logitech if they managed to capitalize more on the 3rd party developments; this would include a more structured support to not demoralize people like yourselves. _I_ can't

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread ModelCitizen
pippin;493905 Wrote: http://sonos.com/whattobuy/zoneplayers/s5/micro/default.aspx?lang=us Wow, doesn't that look so straightforward? MC -- ModelCitizen Think the third party Squeeze plugins and applets are important? Then 'vote for bug 14194'

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread erland
pippin;493905 Wrote: Like this: http://sonos.com/whattobuy/zoneplayers/s5/micro/default.aspx?lang=us Yes, but my point was that they can do that already today even though it's developed by a third party developer. Would you complain if Logitech would include iPeng on the front page of

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

2009-12-09 Thread Hesselvik
E555 you rock! Works like a charm. And thanks to chp for a great little app. Now for something completely different.. Webhallen claims that the Squeezebox Player is out of production and only offer the Duet.. I was going to put a couple of more players in around the apartment but I don't

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread pippin
erland;493914 Wrote: Yes, but my point was that they can do that already today even though it's developed by a third party developer. That's of course true. It's just a bit harder because you have to pay for the App something some people seem to have bad feelings about. For some reason I

Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!

2009-12-09 Thread seanadams
Obtain a working SB3. Disassemble, remove CPU module (using CA solvent if needed on mezzanine connector). Using SMD hot air rework station and nozzle suitable for TSOP 48 package, remove flash chip (marked AM29LV160xxx or compatible). Install in compatible programmer using appropriate adaptor and

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread iPhone
pippin;493923 Wrote: That's of course true. It's just a bit harder because you have to pay for the App something some people seem to have bad feelings about. For some reason I will not understand, lots of people would rather pay 100$ more on hardware instead of 10$ for additional software.

Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!

2009-12-09 Thread jtf
seanadams;493928 Wrote: Obtain a working SB3. Disassemble, remove CPU module (using CA solvent if needed on mezzanine connector). Using SMD hot air rework station and nozzle suitable for TSOP 48 package, remove flash chip (marked AM29LV160xxx or compatible). Install in compatible programmer

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread ModelCitizen
pippin;493923 Wrote: That's of course true. It's just a bit harder because you have to pay for the App something some people seem to have bad feelings about. What a bizarre culture. I'm amazed Sonos don't charge for their iPhone controller app. £5.99 is an absolute snip for iPeng (but don't

Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!

2009-12-09 Thread Phil Leigh
jtf;493930 Wrote: If I had a nickel for every time I've done this... I'd have no nickels... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB Touch Beta (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF

Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!

2009-12-09 Thread iPhone
seanadams;493928 Wrote: Obtain a working SB3. Disassemble, remove CPU module (using CA solvent if needed on mezzanine connector). Using SMD hot air rework station and nozzle suitable for TSOP 48 package, remove flash chip (marked AM29LV160xxx or compatible). Install in compatible programmer

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread erland
pippin;493923 Wrote: That's of course true. It's just a bit harder because you have to pay for the App something some people seem to have bad feelings about. Logitech could solve this by giving a $10 discount to anyone that has purchased one of the iPhone applications. Or is there even a way

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread jmpage2
I have actually been surprised myself that Logitech hasn't simply made an offer to buy the iPeng product line, rebadge them as Logitech branded applications and offer them for free to drive more sales of the hardware they make money on. What would be the harm in them offering him $250K for his

Re: [slim] Feature Wish - LastFM/Artwork

2009-12-09 Thread socistep
lrossouw;493724 Wrote: Album artwork in Last.fm is basically Amazon artwork. There are tools that help automate the process of assigning Amazon artwork to files. Photos of artists on last.fm is what you're after I think? Erland's custom scan plugin can be setup to download pictures for

Re: [slim] Internet Radio Gone

2009-12-09 Thread nerieru
bpa;493849 Wrote: I've reproduced the problem. It will occur when there is no transcoding support for both AAC and WMA - as is normal on ReadyNAS but will also happen on Linux or OSX systems which are not supported by Logitech and do not have faad installed. I'll file a bug for it. In

Re: [slim] 7.4.1 rebuffering woes

2009-12-09 Thread apg
Thank you for your responses. Hard-wiring the squeezebox to the router is an excellent idea and I will try that. If nothing else, it will eliminate some potential causes of the issue. The squeezebox does not autoupdate but I have (as you might expect given my performance issues) found

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread bluegaspode
jmpage2;493980 Wrote: What would be the harm in them offering him $250K for his sweet sweet application if he also agrees to go on retainer to continue supporting it for the next few years? Thats what I thought as well. Just would have started with 100.000 :) (not to diminish pippins work

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread Ben Sandee
On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 4:50 PM, bluegaspode bluegaspode.42y8ko1260399...@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com wrote: Thats what I thought as well. Just would have started with 100.000 :) (not to diminish pippins work which I don't know - price just estimated on what a typical open-source developer

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread pippin
bluegaspode;494016 Wrote: Thats what I thought as well. Just would have started with 100.000 :) (not to diminish pippins work which I don't know - price just estimated on what a typical open-source developer might be happy with ). Cool. You know open source developers here in Berlin who are

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread bluegaspode
Ben Sandee;494029 Wrote: On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 4:50 PM, bluegaspode bluegaspode.42y8ko1260399122 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com wrote: Thats what I thought as well. Just would have started with 100.000 :) (not to diminish pippins work which I don't know - price just estimated

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread pippin
bluegaspode;494039 Wrote: Sorry - meant 3rd party developer of course. Doesn't change the price (for getting the app + sourcecode + all rights) :) Did I mention that my weather-screensafer is for sale as well *G* ? Really??? You know developers here in Berlin who are willing to work, say,

Re: [slim] Any possibility for 24/96 support on the SB3?

2009-12-09 Thread radish
No. -- radish http://www.last.fm/user/polymeric radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72414

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread bluegaspode
pippin;494041 Wrote: Really??? You know developers here in Berlin who are willing to work, say, three years for 60TEUR? (you forgot about the few years of support!) Please PM me some phone numbers, need to make them happy :) You are saying that you did work 40h/week for three years on that

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread pippin
bluegaspode;494052 Wrote: You are saying that you did work 40h/week for three years on that plugin ? Oh, you were talking about me? Didn't get that :) You said typical open source developer and make happy with money also a limited sum of it... all didn't quite fit together. Sounded like you

[slim] system audio output via osx?

2009-12-09 Thread upriver
Hello- Searched long and hard and found reference to waveinput plugin to play windows audio over squeezebox. However, I cannot find reference to a certain function in OSX. Is there a way to have VLC, Quicktime, or DVD player audio from and OSX computer be sent to squeezebox? I used to use

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread erland
jmpage2;493980 Wrote: I have actually been surprised myself that Logitech hasn't simply made an offer to buy the iPeng product line, rebadge them as Logitech branded applications and offer them for free to drive more sales of the hardware they make money on. What would be the harm in them

Re: [slim] Feature Wish - LastFM/Artwork

2009-12-09 Thread lrossouw
socistep;493998 Wrote: I probably didn't explain too well.. I was thinking that currently SB checks whether *.jpg is in a music folder or the album artwork is embedded in the file - my thought was whether there could be a third option to pull artwork from lastFM/napster etc. whilst

Re: [slim] system audio output via osx?

2009-12-09 Thread upriver
Well I did find the User Guide (it is available from some parts of the site but not others... looks like this whole product line has been transfered around and never wholly updated). Still wondering if OSX sound out is possible. -- upriver

[slim] Internet - stream mp3 files

2009-12-09 Thread HPF
Is it possible to upload mp3 files + playlists to my account at mysqueezebox.com and stream my music from there? Don't like to have my powerhungry PC turned on just to run squeezebox server. -- HPF HPF's Profile:

Re: [slim] Internet - stream mp3 files

2009-12-09 Thread andyg
Take a look at http://www.mp3tunes.com -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=72428

Re: [slim] system audio output via osx?

2009-12-09 Thread lrossouw
VLC on windows can create an audio stream of what its playing similar to an internet radio stream. You then tune into that stream on the squeeze. I think you will have issues with audio syncing with video. I think you can adjust timing on VLC. I can't help you with specifics. -- lrossouw

Re: [slim] Logitech should hire Pippin! Those having difficulty w/Controller should get iPeng.

2009-12-09 Thread Luke Redpath
erland;493899 Wrote: I have no idea how much pippin has earned on iPeng but I suspect it's not close to the time he has spent designing, developing and supporting users who purchased it. I don't know how many copies iPeng has sold but I'm certain its significantly more than Squeemote. But

Re: [slim] system audio output via osx?

2009-12-09 Thread upriver
ah syncing is a good point, thanks. I see some of the options in VLC for outputing, but not sure how it works yet. I'll keep looking but would love to hear from anyone who's done this. Love the SB so far, otherwise. the Live Music Archive thing is especially great, and glad they added an

Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!

2009-12-09 Thread bobkoure
I'd have to agree that the best solution is to get the seller to swallow it back. Might be hard to do if you bought it as is, although if the seller knew it was unusable this isn't a lot different from shipping you a box of rocks. If you end up stuck with it, before you start trying to convert

[slim] SB3 randomly rebooting

2009-12-09 Thread rew1000
Any hints on how to debug this problem?: Over the last few weeks, my SB3 has been rebooting randomly while playing. It doesn't seem to be related to a particular file type - it has happened with MP3 files, podcasts and streaming audio. It generally happens perhaps 20 minutes after playing, but

Re: [slim] Think I've been ripped off - Squeezebox Classic Store Demo Unit.. Help!

2009-12-09 Thread peterw
iPhone;493936 Wrote: Is time and material for the above procedure more or less then a used SB3 on EBAY? Have you looked on eBay lately? There used to be a LOT of SB3 / SB Classic units for sale. Now there are 3 on the main eBay site -- two auctions that are days from closing, and one seller

Re: [slim] 7.4.1 rebuffering woes

2009-12-09 Thread Mnyb
Yep Holding 1 is the xilink reset (you unplug it and hold 1 during boot so that you see xilink reset in the display ) Holding + ( add ) is the factory reset. Your SB3 should have firmware version 130 can bees seen in the web interface settings information page If you rummage around in the

Re: [slim] SB3 randomly rebooting

2009-12-09 Thread Mnyb
Power supply problems at the SB3 or a loose connection from the power supply ? -- Mnyb Main hifi: SB3 (soon to replaced by a Touch :) It is on preorder) Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Receiver (soon to be replaced by my SB3

[slim] Running Slimserver.pl in windows

2009-12-09 Thread lemmy999
I have not been using the windows executable since 6.4. I installed perl and then use srvany to load slimserver.pl as a service. This was worked for me in several versions. However today I checked out the latest version of 7.4 trunk. I had everything working but the service for Slimserver.pl