Re: [slim] How Do You Control Your Squeezebox(es)?

2010-04-22 Thread JonWill
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Re: [slim] How Do You Control Your Squeezebox(es)?

2010-04-22 Thread Nkec
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Re: [slim] Multiple Local Stations?

2010-04-22 Thread Necromancyr
Yeah. It might have automagically worked, but I set it to use that network anyway just to 'make sure'. I have a WHS server so I have it all setup on there. I think I actually didnt test it prior to switching the network to the inputted IP actually. And everything goes to a router, that's direc

[slim] New Version Of Server: Upgrade Shut Down, But Did Not Restart

2010-04-22 Thread PeteCress
Just clicked the "Update Squeezebox Server" and it seemed to do something: - Stopped the "SqueezeBox Server" service - Went through some gyrations - but I had not checked current version. - Left me at version 7.4.4 But after doing it's thing, it did not restart the service. Bad manners/pract

Re: [slim] What If Logitech Partnered with VortexBox?

2010-04-22 Thread iPhone
maggior;539157 Wrote: > How successful was that? I remember that. Also, that was back in the > Slim Devices days - I wonder how easy it would be for Logitech to form > a partnership in the same way SD and ReadyNAS did back then. Mind you I don't have any inside knowledge and very few details,

Re: [slim] What If Logitech Partnered with VortexBox?

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
erland;539122 Wrote: > I was personally thinking something similar to what they've done earlier > with ReadyNAS. How successful was that? I remember that. Also, that was back in the Slim Devices days - I wonder how easy it would be for Logitech to form a partnership in the same way SD and Rea

Re: [slim] What If Logitech Partnered with VortexBox?

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
agillis;539105 Wrote: > The whole point of VortexBox is it's a server appliance so we will never > have a desktop. We don't need dbpoweramp becasue we already have a > ripping solution that works. > Yes, you are right. After Erland's post, I can see where I went totally overboard with what it

[slim] Moose scan problem

2010-04-22 Thread staresy
Hi, I'm trying to get moose to scan my music database (SS 7.5.1. The music is stored on an HP Mediasmart WHS machine, moose is running on a NW PC. I've opened up my firewall for 9092 and unbound the My SQL db but it still reports an error when trying to scan. Anything else to try - is the db stor

Re: [slim] What If Logitech Partnered with VortexBox?

2010-04-22 Thread erland
agillis;539105 Wrote: > > As for partnering with Logitech. I would love that but it seems > unlikely Logitech would want to sell something they didn't design > themselves. > > Also I'm not sure what advantage there sre in a partnership. VortexBox > is already designed to work perfectly with Squ

Re: [slim] What If Logitech Partnered with VortexBox?

2010-04-22 Thread iPhone
Personally I think it would kill Vortexbox. They are doing well in their own right. Released 1.2 in March and 1.3 in April. Plus by being independent, they can add the items that Logitech will not touch. Slim Devices has been around for years and never sold servers. Look what happened when they t

Re: [slim] Iphone

2010-04-22 Thread iPhone
I have used SqueezeMobile. It has worked for me. It lets me see my library when buying new CDs to make sure I don't buy one I already have and to listen to something I don't have on the 32GB 3Gs iPhone already. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre M

Re: [slim] Iphone

2010-04-22 Thread TurnipMan
For stream.mp3 to work you will need lame.exe in C:\Program Files (x86)\Squeezebox\server\Bin. Also I believe you can get at your music on an iPhone by installing subsonic on your server and an app from the app store on your phone. Can't remember what the app is though. Tom -- TurnipMan -

Re: [slim] What If Logitech Partnered with VortexBox?

2010-04-22 Thread agillis
The whole point of VortexBox is it's a server appliance so we will never have a desktop. We don't need dbpoweramp becasue we already have a ripping solution that works. As for partnering with Logitech. I would love that but it seems unlikely Logitech would want to sell something they didn't desig

Re: [slim] How Do You Control Your Squeezebox(es)?

2010-04-22 Thread iPhone
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Re: [slim] How Do You Control Your Squeezebox(es)?

2010-04-22 Thread JeffHart
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Re: [slim] Iphone

2010-04-22 Thread JeffHart
After you've queued up your music, go back to Safari - if your have the large QuickTime logo center screen, press Done in the upper left and it should bring up the QuickTime player - play button center screen and small QuickTime logo bottom right. Hit the play button and it should start streaming

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

2010-04-22 Thread OppfinnarJocke
silwerfeldt;539058 Wrote: > > I thought it didn´t matter where my SBS was installed.. > I am quite sure I have read somewhere in this thread that SBS and Spotify + DSbridge have to be on the same computer. DSBridge only serves the computer it is on, so if SBS is not on the same comp it won't

Re: [slim] What If Logitech Partnered with VortexBox?

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
Thanks Erland, that was the post. Seeing what thread it was under, it's no wonder I couldn't track it down again. I was thinking in terms of Vortex box doing all of the heaving lifting for development and support and Logitech would OEM it and slap a Logitech logo on it. Though they would then w

Re: [slim] Multiple Local Stations?

2010-04-22 Thread toby10
Necromancyr;539023 Wrote: > Hehe...I did that - or at least I entered the IP of my SBS and it > detects my local music. Still seems to be using MySqueeze for certain > things though. > > This actually seems to be going into my other post here: > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=53

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

2010-04-22 Thread silwerfeldt
Thanks again for helping me.. I don´t have squeezeboxserver on the pc i am running spotify and soundbridge from... I have a NAS runing the SBS. I thought it didn´t matter where my SBS was installed.. As I say ot works perfectly through SB network.. I´ll see if can find something in the log

Re: [slim] What If Logitech Partnered with VortexBox?

2010-04-22 Thread erland
maggior;539039 Wrote: > This was brought up in another thread recently and for the life of me I > can't find it. It's probably good to break a discussion of this into a > separate thread anyway. > You might be thinking of my post here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?p=537827 magg

Re: [slim] Transporter will not connect

2010-04-22 Thread scp2
It's working!!! Thanks to everyone. I am not so sure it wasn't the way I was enetering the WEP number...if not it was the rebooting. -- scp2 scp2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32359 View this

Re: [slim] Transporter will not connect

2010-04-22 Thread scp2
It's working!!! Thanks to everyone. I am not so sure it wasn't the way I was enetering the WEP number...if not it was the rebooting. -- scp2 scp2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=32359 View this

Re: [slim] What If Logitech Partnered with VortexBox?

2010-04-22 Thread JJZolx
Because Logitech sells peripherals that it can put in clamshell packaging or shrink wrapped boxes and sell via retailers by the truckload. Look at their online and phone sales and just how laughingly, horribly bad it is. Not a single salesperson has any idea of what the company is doing. Look a

Re: [slim] What If Logitech Partnered with VortexBox?

2010-04-22 Thread snarlydwarf
I think it would be a support nightmare. Adding KDE/Gnome/WINE would raise the support level needed. There isn't a license issue with redistributing WINE. It's GPL. -- snarlydwarf snarlydwarf's Profile: http://forums.sl

Re: [slim] Squeezebox classic rebuffering flac files every 6 seconds

2010-04-22 Thread commuteman
I reinstalled McAfee Total Protection Suite 10.0, and the problem reappeared immediately. Turning off the firewall or the on demand scanning feature has no effect. Now I'm off to the McAfee site to find an answer Peter -- commuteman

[slim] What If Logitech Partnered with VortexBox?

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
This was brought up in another thread recently and for the life of me I can't find it. It's probably good to break a discussion of this into a separate thread anyway. I think this could be a good idea. It's obvious that the Touch will always have limitations as a server. VortexBox could allow

Re: [slim] Multiple Local Stations?

2010-04-22 Thread Necromancyr
Hehe...I did that - or at least I entered the IP of my SBS and it detects my local music. Still seems to be using MySqueeze for certain things though. -- Necromancyr Necromancyr's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/me

Re: [slim] Squeezebox classic rebuffering flac files every 6 seconds

2010-04-22 Thread commuteman
Uninstalled 7.5 and the McAfee Total Protection Suite. Reinstalled 7.5, rescanned everything and it works fine. I'm about to reinstall the McAfee stuff Peter -- commuteman commuteman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevic

Re: [slim] Transporter will not connect

2010-04-22 Thread fcm4711
Hi again Do you have MAC address check turned on on your router? If, yes, does it work if you turn that off on your router? Also does it work without encryption? Please double check your WEP key is entered correctly. Felix -- fcm4711 Focus means saying "no". - Steve Jobs --

Re: [slim] Transporter will not connect

2010-04-22 Thread ghostrider
Try an xlinux reset, unplug and replug while holdin down the "1" button on the remote. -- ghostrider ghostrider's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18959 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.c

Re: [slim] Transporter will not connect

2010-04-22 Thread scp2
Yeh got that...but doesn't go thru all the stuff it went thru when new...ie asking for subnet,mask..ip address for music location etc. It just asks language...scans for wireless devices...wep # for router etc. After entering wep # for routerit never connects to router. I know the router is wo

Re: [slim] Multiple Local Stations?

2010-04-22 Thread toby10
Necromancyr;538896 Wrote: > Understood. Now to just figure out how to force my Radio to use my > local SBS :). Radio > My Music > Switch to library: *SBS* -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/memb

Re: [slim] Transporter will not connect

2010-04-22 Thread fcm4711
Hi there As soon as you see the 'factory reset' message on the display you can release the '+' button on the IR remote. When the 'factory reset' was successful Transporter should reboot and you should be asked again to select language. Felix -- fcm4711 Focus means saying "no". - Steve Jobs

[slim] Squeezeslave crash on OSX

2010-04-22 Thread coldslabs
I submitted a bug on the squeezeslave page on sourceforge, but it didn't look well used so I'm posting it here as well. === Arrow keys cause crash in OSX when using -D flag 1. With OS X (10.6.3) run squeezeslave with the display flag (e.g. squeezeslave-intel -D) 2. Try using the

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

2010-04-22 Thread nolesrule
I do plan to pick up a battery for it sooner or later, but since it'll be in the bedroom most of the time it might as well be plugged in. The problem is too much stuff already plugged into the most convenient outlet. 2 X10 controlled lights, an X10 controller clock and a sleep number bed. -- no

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

2010-04-22 Thread maggior
nolesrule;538887 Wrote: > ...she got a Kate Spade bag on clearance... I'm happy to say that I have absolutely NO idea what that is. :-) Boys have their toys and girls have, uhm, bags and shoes and stuff. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 1

Re: [slim] Multiple Local Stations?

2010-04-22 Thread Necromancyr
toby10;538832 Wrote: > The only way to have them "together" is to add all such stations to your > Favorites. > If you use the full SBS on your computer you can create a folder in > Favorites and place all wanted streams into that one folder. > But this will not work if you connect directly to M

Re: [slim] Transporter will not connect

2010-04-22 Thread scp2
Something else odd...when I try and do a factory reset...by unplugging transporter and holding the plus key on the remote...the screen flashes factory rest and logitech transporter...but never cycles to welcome to transporter prompt until you release the plus key. Then it doesn't appear to be rese

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

2010-04-22 Thread Ikabob
Did you say "electrical outlets"?for the radio???... Time to order the radio battery. :-) Tell her to get a small purse or promise her some "nin-nin" anywhere. ;-) -- Ikabob Ikabob's Profile: http://forums.slimdev

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

2010-04-22 Thread nolesrule
Guys, the concept of additional SBs was never the problem. Just having to spend the money. Like I said at the top, I've had a Slim Devices branded SB3 as part of our living room setup for 3+ years. We use it all the time. When the TV isn't on, the SB3 usually is, whether for active listening, bac

Re: [slim] Iphone

2010-04-22 Thread JonWill
As far as I can tell it suppots transcoding... and I do press play on Quick time. Hmmm... perhaps I'll have to wait for you to wave your magic with iPeng... -- JonWill SB Classic, Musical Fidlity A1, Mission 733i speakers SB Boom SB Server running on a Synology DS210J NAS ---

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-04-22 Thread SilverRS8
With excuses for the very short release term between v3.3 and v3.4 i've uploaded the v3.4RC. ADDED - Additional header background colors ADDED - Option to create CSV files (one for full catalog and one for Quickref catalog ADDED - Option to show drop shadows to album covers REMOVED - 'Use alterna

Re: [slim] Blackberry Users

2010-04-22 Thread pippin
Browny;538863 Wrote: > > In addition the only way to connect to SqueezeboxServer would be when > on your home Wi-Fi with a direct TCP/IP connection (unless you exposed > your server to the internet). > Well, there are not too many occasions on which you want to control a Squeezebox when you are

Re: [slim] Blackberry Users

2010-04-22 Thread Browny
aubuti;538509 Wrote: > I don't think there's a native BB app yet, and from what I've heard the > BB development environment isn't very promising for this. Sorry, but that's not true. The BB development environment is just fine - the device is running an excellent JVM and you can develop applica

Re: [slim] Moderator Wiki

2010-04-22 Thread fragfutter
public wikis need maintenance and moderation. I'm amazed how many sites decide on the "the crowd will fix it" aproach and fail with it. -- fragfutter You're obviously not a Linux person. If you were, you'd know that the most important feature of a GUI is the icon that opens a shell window. ---

Re: [slim] How Do You Control Your Squeezebox(es)?

2010-04-22 Thread copperstate
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Re: [slim] Multiple Local Stations?

2010-04-22 Thread toby10
Necromancyr;538484 Wrote: > Ah ok. I made a RadioTime account but was trying to find a very easy > way to have everything 'together'. > > I'll have to go with it that way. > > Will the presets that I add still have the nice icons, where > applicable? (That's really the big reason I didn't w

Re: [slim] Iphone

2010-04-22 Thread pippin
JonWill;538817 Wrote: > I select the stream (called, for some reason "Mozilla from address>"), pull up a track into the playlist, but then cannot press > play ... Hm. Does your server support transcoding? Did you press play in QuickTime when you opened the stream? -- pippin --- see iPeng, t

Re: [slim] Moderator Wiki

2010-04-22 Thread Soulkeeper
'Category:Spam' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Category:Spam) is filling up again. And *why aren't the spammers blocked???* I intend to keep asking until I get an answer. -- Soulkeeper Soulkeeper's Profile: http:

Re: [slim] Iphone

2010-04-22 Thread JonWill
I select the stream (called, for some reason "Mozilla from "), pull up a track into the playlist, but then cannot press play ... -- JonWill SB Classic, Musical Fidlity A1, Mission 733i speakers SB Boom SB Server running on a Synology DS210J NAS

Re: [slim] Iphone

2010-04-22 Thread JonWill
I select the stream (called, for some reason "Mozilla from "), pull up a track into the playlist, but then cannot press play ... -- JonWill SB Classic, Musical Fidlity A1, Mission 733i speakers SB Boom SB Server running on a Synology DS210J NAS

Re: [slim] Iphone

2010-04-22 Thread pippin
JonWill;538810 Wrote: > I've just tried what you suggest, and I can see the stream in iPeng, but > it won't play anything. Any thoguhts? Alternatively, how long before > the next version of iPeng is available, so I don't have to do it this > way?!! > Have you selected the stream as a player a

Re: [slim] Iphone

2010-04-22 Thread JonWill
I've just tried what you suggest, and I can see the stream in iPeng, but it won't play anything. Any thoguhts? Alternatively, how long before the next version of iPeng is available, so I don't have to do it this way?!! Thanks, Jon -- JonWill SB Classic, Musical Fidlity A1, Mission 733i spe

Re: [slim] Squeezebox classic rebuffering flac files every 6 seconds

2010-04-22 Thread lrossouw
McAfee has been known to repeatedly scan the mysql database files of the server. You need to set up some for of exclusion for those files. Search the forums. I can't remember what or where. -- lrossouw Louis 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/lrossouw) --