Re: [slim] HELP! Terminally (?) sick squeezebox 3

2010-05-07 Thread JadeMonkee
My squeezebox has a temperamental plug, too. I just moved my router, which touched the plug, and it rebooted. I then pulled and re-insterted the plug, and... nothing. No life in my Squuezebox 3. I'm going to do a full reset (xlinx, too), just as soon as I find out how... -- JadeMonkee 2x

[slim] Very simple iPeng query

2010-05-07 Thread cliveb
I'm thinking about having a play with iPeng (I'll borrow my daughter's iPod Touch to try it out). But I'm currently running SqueezeCenter 7.3.2 - never had any need to update it. I checked on the iPeng site and couldn't find any indication of which versions of SqueezeCenter/SqueezeboxServer it

Re: [slim] Very simple iPeng query

2010-05-07 Thread pippin
It works but you won't have all the functionality you'll see with 7.4 or later. 7.4 introduced a way to add context sensitive information (e.g. Album Info, Artists Info) in 7.3 that's limited to Track Info and stuff provided by Erland's plugins. That's the main difference, I believe. --

Re: [slim] embedded stream for favorites

2010-05-07 Thread ks10
earlier there has been a smil-file on that web page. that file contained the link rtsp://... With this link in my favorites I have had access to the last show. Now this link in my favorites always directs me to the same show two weeks ago. I checked the webpage of radioeins where the have a

Re: [slim] embedded stream for favorites

2010-05-07 Thread bpa
The present show seems to use an rtmp:// URL which is usually Flash/Audio which is not playable by SBS. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

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

2010-05-07 Thread copperstate
I played some with it and it now plays fine. :) -- copperstate copperstate's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34756 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65553

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

2010-05-07 Thread copperstate
Hi bpa, would it be ok if I were to upload a plugin based on your aacplus plugin? :) -- copperstate copperstate's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34756 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Very simple iPeng query

2010-05-07 Thread cliveb
pippin;544246 Wrote: It works but you won't have all the functionality you'll see with 7.4 or later. 7.4 introduced a way to add context sensitive information (e.g. Album Info, Artists Info) in 7.3 that's limited to Track Info and stuff provided by Erland's plugins. That's the main

Re: [slim] How to download squeezebox desktop?

2010-05-07 Thread aubuti
rickbeec;539536 Wrote: It uses exactly the same UI as all other SB UIs, so how can it be confusing? Actually the SqueezePlay interface is quite different from the older players, such as SB, SB2, SB3/Classic, Transporter, and Boom. I am pretty sure it can be used outside the local network. You

Re: [slim] How to download squeezebox desktop?

2010-05-07 Thread oivindi
I never get the menu choices you mention when I launch Squeezeplay from outside my home network, so I guess it won't work. Besides there's a serious audio playback bug where you can only play music through the speakers of your mac, and not through, say, a sound card, so it's pretty irrelevant at

Re: [slim] How to download squeezebox desktop?

2010-05-07 Thread oivindi
I never get the menu choices you mention when I launch Squeezeplay from outside my home network, so I guess it won't work. Besides there's a serious audio playback bug where you can only play music through the speakers of your mac, and not through, say, a sound card, so it's pretty irrelevant at

Re: [slim] I am a Squeezebox addict.

2010-05-07 Thread Kraken
Back to the original topic. This post is a relief to me. I thought there was something wrong with because of my levels of passion towards my squeezebox! I have 1 SBC and 1 SBR and I love them. I just got Ipeng and also am completely smitten. Sad but true these products are addictive! --

Re: [slim] I am a Squeezebox addict.

2010-05-07 Thread Ikabob
Kraken;544304 Wrote: Back to the original topic. This post is a relief to me. I thought there was something wrong with because of my levels of passion towards my squeezebox! I have 1 SBC and 1 SBR and I love them. I just got Ipeng and also am completely smitten. Sad but true these

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

2010-05-07 Thread bpa
No problem. I think the mplayer.sh may be a bit old when handling mplayer paths for OSX but if it works then it is not a problem. Ideally the plugin should work for Windows, Linux and OSX. -- bpa bpa's Profile:

Re: [slim] Connecting two rooms to one SB3?

2010-05-07 Thread orenb
I just want to update that I went with option #2 (optical out from SB3 to the study receiver), and it works perfectly. I can't notice any delay :-) -- orenb orenb's Profile:

[slim] RCA Cables in the UK

2010-05-07 Thread elziko
I have moved my Squeezebox slightly further away from my amp using a very long cheap RCA to RCA cable and unfortunately it picks up a lot of noise. I'd like to buy a new cable about 2m or maybe 2.5m in length - can someone recommend somewhere I can but a decent quality but good value cable on

Re: [slim] RCA Cables in the UK

2010-05-07 Thread Richie
I've used cables from here: http://www.keene.co.uk/electronics/111-4.html I've seen some good reviews of these: http://markgrantcables.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=product_infocPath=43_1products_id=1 Both of which are bit more than your budget. This place has a wide range of cheap cables:

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

2010-05-07 Thread copperstate
Thanks! :) I use the binary from the MPlayer OSX Extended.app (and have patched the filepath accordingly). I will upload the plugin later on. P.S.: What files would I have add if I were to decide on a real repository later on? -- copperstate

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

2010-05-07 Thread copperstate
Ok, here is a first version that should work both on MacOS X and Linux (no Windows support yet). For MacOS X it assumes the MPlayer OSX Extended.app to be in /Applications/MPlayer/. Tested on a Intel MacMini with MacOS X 10.6.3 SBS 7.6 installed. :)

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-05-07 Thread danull
Hi, This appears to be an excellent tool... I can imagine having better documentation of my albums will make it easier to avoid buying duplicates when I am at the store!One issue is preventing me from using it though - Squeezebox Server says I have 1421 albums but ACC says I have 1410. So

Re: [slim] Connecting two rooms to one SB3?

2010-05-07 Thread SaraBee
My husband and I have been trying to figure this out for a while now. I've had to live with cords all through the house for a couple of months. Can I tell you how annoying that is? Thanks for posting what you ended up doing. Hopefully, this weekend, we'll have a chance to finish it up. --

Re: [slim] 30 day Rhapsody offer is only 14 days

2010-05-07 Thread SaraBee
What a nightmare. Don't you hate wasting your time on stuff like this? It's like... you have it listed... know your policies that you have offered. I feel like a lot of my life is drained from these kinds of calls and stuff. -- SaraBee

Re: [slim] 30 day Rhapsody offer is only 14 days

2010-05-07 Thread maggior
And getting mad with them doesn't help either - it makes them care even less. It's like talking to a brick wall. Health insurance companies are the best for this. -- maggior Rich - Setup: 2 SB3s, 4 Booms, 1 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 Touch. SuSE 11.0 Server running SqueezeBoxServer 7.5.0,

Re: [slim] 30 day Rhapsody offer is only 14 days

2010-05-07 Thread iPhone
pski;543149 Wrote: I signed-up for the free 30 day subscription via My Apps. It turns out they billed me after 14 days. It was all my fault. Get with it Logitech! Pski Its not a free 30 day trail if you have to give them billing information so they can bill you whenever they want. I

Re: [slim] Connecting two rooms to one SB3?

2010-05-07 Thread iPhone
SaraBee;544404 Wrote: My husband and I have been trying to figure this out for a while now. I've had to live with cords all through the house for a couple of months. Can I tell you how annoying that is? Thanks for posting what you ended up doing. Hopefully, this weekend, we'll have a

Re: [slim] 30 day Rhapsody offer is only 14 days

2010-05-07 Thread maggior
iPhone;544420 Wrote: Its not a free 30 day trail if you have to give them billing information so they can bill you whenever they want. I never do any so called Free evaluation if they need a credit card or billing information. I'm with ya on that. I firmly believe they do that to gain

Re: [slim] Connecting two rooms to one SB3?

2010-05-07 Thread maggior
iPhone;544422 Wrote: There is another solution, Buy More Squeezeboxes! Correct! :-) I have an SB3 on my bedside table to listen to at night. I also had a mini component stereo setup. I wanted to connect my SB3 to the component stereo too, bit it would have involved a 20' run of audio cable

Re: [slim] Connecting two rooms to one SB3?

2010-05-07 Thread iPhone
maggior;544429 Wrote: Correct! :-) I have an SB3 on my bedside table to listen to at night. I also had a mini component stereo setup. I wanted to connect my SB3 to the component stereo too, bit it would have involved a 20' run of audio cable with RCA ends. In the end, I bought a

Re: [slim] You are not authorized=Sirius You are logged in in another location=Slacker

2010-05-07 Thread tebrown
I had squeezebox server running on an old, old Mac for a couple months (SBS 7.4.x and 7.5) and never/rarely saw the not authorized message when using Sirius. I switched over to a new computer running Ubuntu 10.04 (SBS 7.5) and it is happening with annoying frequency now. I know the client side

Re: [slim] How to download squeezebox desktop?

2010-05-07 Thread Eric Seaberg
My problem with SqueezePlay is that I can no longer access my server over the night at port 9000. SqueezePlay doesn't allow you to access your server unless it's LOCAL. Am I missing something here? I liked SoftSqueeze much better -- Eric Seaberg Eric Seaberg - San Diego -A.E.S.,

Re: [slim] Connecting two rooms to one SB3?

2010-05-07 Thread maggior
iPhone;544434 Wrote: I now have a problem, if it is extravagant to have two Squeezeboxes in one room, what is it to have three?! OK, you win :-). We considered a Radio for my wife's bedside table too, but she perferred her old fashioned alarm clock - which I can understand. I do have 2

Re: [slim] Connecting two rooms to one SB3?

2010-05-07 Thread iPhone
maggior;544484 Wrote: OK, you win :-). We considered a Radio for my wife's bedside table too, but she perferred her old fashioned alarm clock - which I can understand. I do have 2 rooms with 2 squeezeboxes in it. In the living room, I have a squeezebox receiver connected to my main

[slim] SB3 Dead what to look for?

2010-05-07 Thread mswlogo
My daughter's SB3 died. The power supply is good. But no display or anything. I tried to reset to factory holding ADD on power up. Is there something that commonly fails on these? -- mswlogo XP Cat5 Transporter/DuetController SPDIF Meridian G68 DSP6000, DSP5500HC, DSP5000 XP Cat5