Re: [slim] Probably dumb squeezebox question...

2017-02-13 Thread Benefactor
pippin wrote: > Maybe you are using one of the Android versions where USB broadcasts > don't work? I'm on Android 5.0. Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Probably dumb squeezebox question...

2017-02-12 Thread Benefactor
Has anyone gotten squeezeconfig app to see a squeezebox classic? Have tried everything, and can't fathom what I am doing wrong. Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Probably dumb squeezebox question...

2017-02-09 Thread Benefactor
Maybe this whole issue has something to do with the crazy snowstorm here today...heck if I know. Have never been prompted to manually go through the setup process in all the years I've owned these devices. Tried squeezeconfig on a Galaxy Note 3 and the player wired into router...tried the reset

Re: [slim] Probably dumb squeezebox question...

2017-02-09 Thread Benefactor
Tex wrote: > > But why exactly do you need to re-configure your SB3 every day? > Does it lose its connection to the server? > System has been stable for the last several months...something happened with the network today, and several of my devices lost connectivity. Have no had any luck with

Re: [slim] Probably dumb squeezebox question...

2017-02-09 Thread Benefactor
Thanks for trying to help me out Tex...much appreciated. I have the squeezebox hardwired to my router, and have attempted the reset a few times (holding down "+" key while plugging in the unit), but cannot get squeezeconfig to see the unit.

Re: [slim] Probably dumb squeezebox question...

2017-02-09 Thread Benefactor
I mean, eight years of pretty much daily use is a good ride...and I have a few "spare" units set aside for this type of situation, but still sad to see him go. Especially since I know the unit works just fine with the exception of the display. :(

Re: [slim] Probably dumb squeezebox question...

2017-02-09 Thread Benefactor
drmatt wrote: > Did you have to change the access point? Not sure why the devices > wouldn't simply require at most a reboot to get back on the same WiFi > with the same password on the same Mac. It has always been a simple reboot to reconnect. Today I was prompted to do the setup again

[slim] Probably dumb squeezebox question...

2017-02-09 Thread Benefactor
Something happened today with my wireless network. Most of my wireless devices (including 3 of my squeezeboxes) lost connectivity for some reason during the afternoon. With the squeezeboxes, I had to go through the setup process to connect again (choosing network, etc.). Problem is, one of my

Re: [slim] Running LMS 7.75 and want to install LMS 7.9

2016-11-06 Thread Benefactor
Well that was easy. Can't believe I stayed on 7.75 for as long as I did. Loving the "random play" options on 7.9. Cheers! Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread:

[slim] Running LMS 7.75 and want to install LMS 7.9

2016-11-05 Thread Benefactor
Is it as easy as uninstalling 7.75, and then installing 7.9? Will my settings be preserved, or will I need to do anything to set up my players/preferences again? Is there any reason not to install 7.9 if 7.75 has been pretty solid for me over the years? Been running 7.75 since I set up this

Re: [slim] FS: Touches, Classics, Teddy Pardo Power Supplies...

2016-10-11 Thread Benefactor
The NEW IN BOX, UNUSED Squeezebox Classic for $250. Please drop me a PM and let me know how to proceed. Jake Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread:

Re: [slim] FS: Touches, Classics, Teddy Pardo Power Supplies...

2016-10-11 Thread Benefactor
The Classic w/o the box, but with US power supply and remote for $125. Please drop me a PM with details on how to proceed. Thanks, Jake Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View

Re: [slim] Recent frustrating developments with squeezebox ecosystem...

2015-01-14 Thread Benefactor
FWIW, I think I might have solved the problem. I had downloaded Squeeze Control, Squeeze Commander, and Orange Squeeze to my Samsung phone in order to compare them. I didn't consider that having three squeezebox controller apps running simultaneously might confuse things...now that I've

Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!

2015-01-13 Thread Benefactor
Orange Squeeze is easily my favorite app download ever. Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97467

Re: [slim] Recent frustrating developments with squeezebox ecosystem...

2015-01-12 Thread Benefactor
Fizbin wrote: Are you running LMS as administrator? Also, is it possible to try your music library (on a smaller scale) on your internal drive? Yes on administrator. I guess I could try and run some music from the internal drive. Just very perplexing, since I've had the system configured

Re: [slim] Recent frustrating developments with squeezebox ecosystem...

2015-01-12 Thread Benefactor
Haven't messed with the AV suite since I set it up originally. The music drive is on the exclusion list as far as AV activity goes. Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this

Re: [slim] Recent frustrating developments with squeezebox ecosystem...

2015-01-11 Thread Benefactor
So the system still hangs up. Don't really know much about interpreting server logs, but the system got hung up again tonight while accessing Wes - Complete Live in Paris 1965. Then I restarted LMS, and was then able to play the album without a hangup. Up until a few weeks ago, I'd never

Re: [slim] Recent frustrating developments with squeezebox ecosystem...

2015-01-11 Thread Benefactor
Not doing anything with the server aside from pressing - key to play another album...After the previous album ended as far as I remember. Took a look at the music drive with a few utilities that report the drive as green, and healthy...but I'm running out of ideas as to what might be going wrong

Re: [slim] Recent frustrating developments with squeezebox ecosystem...

2015-01-10 Thread Benefactor
I got frustrated last night, and uninstalled LMS...and then reinstalled it, and configured the three players again from start. One thing I notice is that LMS now starts up a whole lot faster than it did before - used to take a few minutes to start up on a reboot, and now takes just a couple of

[slim] Recent frustrating developments with squeezebox ecosystem...

2015-01-09 Thread Benefactor
Have been enjoying my squeezeboxes for many years. Currently have 2 booms and a classic. Recently (within the last month or so), web interface becomes unresponsive seemingly at random. Click to play a new album and nothing happens. Or the album will show up in the currently playing list, with

Re: [slim] Reasons why an album does not show up in the correct place in music folder list?

2014-05-04 Thread Benefactor
DJanGo wrote: is it a compilation? whats your setting? whats your os? whats your lms version? where are the files stored? Yes, seems to happen with various artist compilations. Settings in LMS - Group Compilation albums together, and list Albums by band if that is what you're asking

Re: [slim] Reasons why an album does not show up in the correct place in music folder list?

2014-05-04 Thread Benefactor
Mnyb wrote: A complete rescan ? I do them frequently...the out of place titles never right themselves. Been that way for years...on different computers running different versions of squeezecenter/squeezebox server/LMS/etc. I've pretty much gotten used to it...just thought I would throw it

Re: [slim] Reasons why an album does not show up in the correct place in music folder list?

2014-05-04 Thread Benefactor
Well, what do you know? Re-typing the folder title verbatim sorts it to the correct place. I haven't the slightest idea why that works, since I made no change at all to the title aside from typing it in again. Thank you all so much for the help!

[slim] Reasons why an album does not show up in the correct place in music folder list?

2014-05-03 Thread Benefactor
Always wondered why a couple of album titles show up in a different place than they should in the alphabetical music folder listing of LMS. Artist names in folder title are spelled correctly, and there doesn't seem to be any weird metadata in the FLAC song names. Any ideas?

Re: [slim] Reasons why an album does not show up in the correct place in music folder list?

2014-05-03 Thread Benefactor
dasmueller wrote: More detail would be helpful. I have lots of jazz albums...Miles Davis, Bill Evans, etc. Some of them do not appear in alphabetical order in the music folder list, and I've never been able to figure out why this is. How might I fix this?

Re: [slim] Reasons why an album does not show up in the correct place in music folder list?

2014-05-03 Thread Benefactor
web interface music folder. Odd sort only seems to happen with a few titles. Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Reasons why an album does not show up in the correct place in music folder list?

2014-05-03 Thread Benefactor
This is using the music folder display in web interface of LMS. Out of dozens of Miles Davis and Bill Evans albums that appear in correct alphabetical order, there are a few that appear in what seems randomly out of place...elsewhere. Thanks for those trying to lend a hand...I'm sorry if my

Re: [slim] Reasons why an album does not show up in the correct place in music folder list?

2014-05-03 Thread Benefactor
JJZolx wrote: Ok. When browsing the Music Folder (BMF), the tagging of the files should not matter - only the folder and file names. What convention do you use to name your folders and files and what kind of hierarchy/nesting structure do you use? I'm not sure...I haven't messed with the

Re: [slim] Reasons why an album does not show up in the correct place in music folder list?

2014-05-03 Thread Benefactor
The L's are really L's...and the albums sort correctly in windows explorer, just not in the LMS music folder list...has always kind of bugged me. It is just a few titles, not really a huge issue. Renaming them, and naming them again makes no difference in the LMS sort. Thanks for trying to

[slim] Essential Internet Radio URLs to bookmark before mysqueezebox.com goes away?

2013-03-04 Thread Benefactor
What you got? Thanks in advance for any input. Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=98238

Re: [slim] Essential Internet Radio URLs to bookmark before mysqueezebox.com goes away?

2013-03-04 Thread Benefactor
Thanks for that info. Even after several years with squeezeboxes, I realize that there are features which I haven't really taken advantage of. Aside from TSF Jazz, and a couple of others, I don't really know too much about Internet Radio.

Re: [slim] Question - probably a dumb one

2013-01-15 Thread Benefactor
LMS is running on my PC, and players connected to local music source. Players are getting IP addresses from router via DHCP. I didn't notice the network go down last night, but I rebooted the system, and also the router, and couldn't get the squeezeboxes back up until I set them all up again

[slim] Question - probably a dumb one

2013-01-14 Thread Benefactor
When my squeezebox players suddenly display the time (which is the setting when they are stopped), and I need to go through the setup process for all of them from the beginning (searching for network, obtaining IP, etc.) what has occurred? It happens a few times a year...it happened today - only

[slim] iPeng falling out of synch with server

2012-11-11 Thread Benefactor
Seemed solid over the last few weeks, now it becomes unresponsive, and I have to flush the cache to regain functionality. Has happened at least 10 times over the last 24 hours. I'll admit that I'm a complete newbie when it comes to iPeng iPhones in general. Any suggestions with the limited

Re: [slim] iPeng falling out of synch with server

2012-11-11 Thread Benefactor
I just mean that trying to play a song or album no longer works all the time...sometimes I have to tap the play button three or four times to get the song to play. Sometimes I can't get it to play no matter what I do without clearing the cache and trying again. After a few commands are sent

Re: [slim] iPeng falling out of synch with server

2012-11-11 Thread Benefactor
Seems that is most prevalent when trying to switch albums, or change tracks using the play button...the iphone registers that the button is being pressed, but the player doesn't respond...sometimes hitting the key repeatedly will eventually change the album, and sometimes not.

Re: [slim] iPeng falling out of synch with server

2012-11-11 Thread Benefactor
When I keep my finger pressed over a title in the music folder, I then get the prompt that gives me the option to play the album now in it's entirety, play next, or add to the end of the playlist. When I click the play choice, nothing happens...whereas before the album started playing

Re: [slim] iPeng falling out of synch with server

2012-11-11 Thread Benefactor
I'm over-thinking this. The problem is on my end...iPeng is working fine. I'm sorry to bother you, and thanks for trying to help me out. Cheers! Benefactor's Profile:

Re: [slim] iPeng 2.0 Teaser Thread

2012-10-08 Thread Benefactor
Can this thread please be dumbed down for me a bit? I just purchased my first Apple product...my first smartphone ever...an iPhone 4s. I purchased iPeng the other day, and while I am still figuring out all the stuff it does as far as running the three squeezeboxes in my home goes, it does seem

Re: [slim] iPeng 2.0 Teaser Thread

2012-10-08 Thread Benefactor
Excellent, Pippin. Thank you for taking the time to answer my post, and thank you again for iPeng. You rock! Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread:

Re: [slim] What features will no longer work if mysqueezebox.com is shut down?

2012-09-01 Thread Benefactor
Mnyb wrote: I download copies here . http://update.slimdevices.com/update/firmware/ Touch is called Fab4 in the firmware files and Radio is called Baby Any guess what the difference between fab4.bin, and fab4x.x.x r.bin is?

Re: [slim] What features will no longer work if mysqueezebox.com is shut down?

2012-09-01 Thread Benefactor
JJZolx wrote: They should be the same. So you would want the file version that is in the folder that matches the version of LMS that you are currently running on your host computer? (sorry if that is a dumb and/or overly obvious question)

Re: [slim] What features will no longer work if mysqueezebox.com is shut down?

2012-09-01 Thread Benefactor
JJZolx wrote: Yes. But doesn't your server have access to the internet? If so, it should download the correct firmware files and you should be automatically prompted on the Touch to begin the upgrade. I'm just being OCD, and grabbing whatever files I think might be useful to have archives

Re: [slim] How many of you have spare squeezeboxes?

2012-08-31 Thread Benefactor
I've been known to buy a few extra shirts if they fit, and are constructed well. I can't remember another instance of buying redundant spare pieces of electronic gear...the whole thing is kind of amusing. As a testament to the power of the squeezebox, my wife saw the two boxed extra Touch units

[slim] How many of you have spare squeezeboxes?

2012-08-29 Thread Benefactor
What I mean is extra units you purchased as backups in case one of your older units fails? I have two Booms, and a Classic3 that have been running for around 4 years, I guess. Just picked up a Touch as a backup unit the other day...have no place to plug it in right now, but my gut tells me that

Re: [slim] How many of you have spare squeezeboxes?

2012-08-29 Thread Benefactor
garym wrote: Spares (still in box): 2 TOUCH players, 1 Radio. May buy one more of each. as I noted in another thread, I'll now remove from boxes and setup initially, as I want to make sure each has the latest firmware (and that process might not be available 5 years from now when a

Re: [slim] How many of you have spare squeezeboxes?

2012-08-29 Thread Benefactor
garym wrote: Damn I sound paranoid, like I'm preparing for living in a cave after a nuclear war. Gotta have my squeeze players even then. ;-) I'm right there with you. After looking at the initial responses in this thread, I'm thinking I might not have enough backup squeezeboxes with only

Re: [slim] How many of you have spare squeezeboxes?

2012-08-29 Thread Benefactor
OK - I just got another spare Touch...I'm finally beginning to feel like I'll be able to weather this storm, and come out OK. Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Windows Users: Run a full library scan following time changes

2012-03-13 Thread Benefactor
Thanks for the heads-up. I could not for the life of me figure out what was going on with the new and changed scan rescanning the whole library. -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Dear Squeezebox, still love you

2012-03-04 Thread Benefactor
audio gear) over the years. Nothing else to add...I just wanted to be part of this thread in some way. -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread: http

[slim] connection reset by remote host

2012-01-02 Thread Benefactor
, but invariably it eventually appears again. Signal strength on all three units is between 75-99%. Any ideas/suggestions? Thanks in advance for any help. -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

[slim] So I just installed Media Server on a brand new computer with windows 7

2011-12-07 Thread Benefactor
. -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=92134 ___ discuss mailing list discuss

Re: [slim] So I just installed Media Server on a brand new computer with windows 7

2011-12-07 Thread Benefactor
verypsb;675266 Wrote: Did you choose Home Network for you network connection (not Public) In the setup of Windows 7? Yes -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View

Re: [slim] So I just installed Media Server on a brand new computer with windows 7

2011-12-07 Thread Benefactor
, but when it finally gets to the connecting prompt...it fails. FTR, my new machine can see my other wireless devices (wife's notebook, printer, etc). Thoughts? And thank you for the responses. -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile

Re: [slim] So I just installed Media Server on a brand new computer with windows 7

2011-12-07 Thread Benefactor
on the same Windows XP machine for almost 9 years. Thank you both for the assistance! Cheers! -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread: http

Re: [slim] Is there any way to turn off the update nag?

2010-04-08 Thread Benefactor
Nice...been wanting to get rid of that for awhile now. Thanks -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic and 24-bit FLAC

2010-01-31 Thread Benefactor
Phil Leigh;511961 Wrote: You need to be running SBS 7.4.2 FWIW, I've never had a problem playing 24-bit FLACs...and I'm running 7.3.3. -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid

Re: [slim] Recent update?

2010-01-16 Thread Benefactor
no idea why. -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=73926

Re: [slim] Is This Normal?

2009-12-14 Thread Benefactor
Knowing that the SB3 are now discontinued, I've been considering buying a spare SB3 in case something happens to the one that's currently hooked up to my main system...I already have a Boom in the office, and another in the bedroom. -- Benefactor

Re: [slim] I was happy once - Internet Radio Squeezeplay

2009-11-10 Thread Benefactor
If you were happy with 7.3, and now unhappy with 7.4, then why not just go back to 7.3? Better to be happy than unhappy. -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View

Re: [slim] Regularly Losing Music Library

2009-10-08 Thread Benefactor
stevemich;469344 Wrote: if you have any thoughts I would love to hear from you! Reload 7.3, and wait for the bugs with 7.4 to be worked out? -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] How do I go back to a previous version?

2009-10-01 Thread Benefactor
though...the issues with 7.4 I experienced have not changed my opinion of the squeezebox experience in the least. -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread

Re: [slim] Having a few 7.4 problems

2009-09-30 Thread Benefactor
the newest version of the software. -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=68671

Re: [slim] I am leaving Logitech!

2009-06-03 Thread Benefactor
I'm late to the forum...and to squeezebox, but glad to have the opportunity to thank you personally for one of the finest audio products I've ever purchased. Good luck in your future endeavors...whatever they may be. Thank you for enriching my life. Cheers, Jake -- Benefactor

Re: [slim] 1.5 Terabite drive

2009-04-26 Thread Benefactor
I have four of the Freeagent extreme 1.5 TB desktop drives...so far, I don't have any major issues to report (knock on wood). FWIW, I'd never backup anything to them that I don't have redundant backups of already. -- Benefactor

Re: [slim] Classic Remote stopped working

2009-03-13 Thread Benefactor
for a few seconds the update started and completed. -- Benefactor Benefactor's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=25904 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=61254