Hi all,
Took my old v1 squeezebox out of storage this weekend and found the black
plastic finish has gone sticky!
Any advice on dealing with this?
James
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What's the exact error you get?
I would expect the path to the iTunes_Hist.txt file needs to be provided
(unless you are running from the directory that contains it)
James
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The text file containing the play history should appear in your configured LMS
playlist directory.
You then run iTunesUpdate.pl on it.
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LastFM almost always falls over at the weekend. Wait until Monday and see what
happens...
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It works fine on 7.4 - doesn't it?
Or was that a special version with Mac support?
James
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My iTunes Party Shuffle plugin can already do this.
http://www.jamescraig.co.uk/SlimServer
Unfortunately Apple have not included Genius in the AppleScript/COM interface
to iTunes so you can't initiate a new genius mix from SlimServer, which would
be a nice feature.
James
It's certainly not the plugin creating them itself, but it may be a side effect
of interacting with iTunes over the COM interface.
I get the same problem but definitely not one .tmp file every time a track is
played, it's more like one every day.
Hence I always used to think it was caused by the
I'm running pretty much the same set-up as you.
Ian, are you using the iTunesUpdate plugin?
James
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Thanks Ian, doesn't sound like you are using the iTunesUpdate plugin.
However, I believe the library scan in 7.3 now uses COM to get the artwork from
iTunes...
James
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My Prontos work fine with all the Squeezeboxes I've owned.
I never learned the remote commands, just downloaded a pronto config file from
SlimDevices - have you tried that?
James
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Try the LastFM 'normalizer':
http://www.associativetrails.com/stuff/normalisefm/
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iTunes 'folders' are actually also playlists (try selecting one in
iTunes), so there's not a lot you can do about this.
James
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Are you using any internet radio services?
A few of them manipulate the repeat mode to make streaming work
correctly.
James
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No, but iTunesUpdate has a dedicated Duet menu that allows for rating
the songs.
James
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My iTunesUpdate and iTunesPartyShuffle plugins do all of these things.
http://www.jamescraig.co.uk/SlimServer
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Is this with the perl script? In it's original form it should loop
forever.
James
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1. I read somewhere on the slimdevices site about SS that there was no
need under version 6.5.4 to rescan a musicbase managed through iTunes
presumably after changes and/or additions. I am using 6.5.5 five SB2+3s
and I never came across this possibility?
This is not true. Any changes in music
Thanks so much!
But is that really the latest version for SC7?
You also shouldn't need to disable the built in AudioScrobbler plugin,
in the latest version SqueezeScrobbler should (?) disable its own
scrobbling if it detects the other plugin is correctly configured.
James
I've reported this a few times now and it's still the case.
When the Default skin is shown in Firefox, it uses 100% CPU time.
When it's loaded but not the visible tab, CPU usage drops to 0%.
I do not have Firebug installed.
It's making the new interface unusable for me, and these reports are
That's no problem as long as we're not talking about _minutes_ (or 20
seconds for that matter). Any program will take all the resource it can
get to get its job done the fastest possible. The issue is the duration
of the process, not the spike. The first time loading of the page is
slow, I have
40 seconds is just to load the Default web page - not to load Firefox!
The only addon I have installed is Adblock.
I only get this problem with the Default skin, nothing else.
James
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Ooh not sure. I'll have to check - are there any known issues with
either?
James
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Personally, I love my Pronto 7000. It's got plenty of hard buttons and a
beautiful colour screen.
I can control every IR device I own with it.
(Wierdly, I still use the SB remote for intensive button pushing, but
it's the only one I do that for)
It's a one-way device though and you can't do
- screen refresh was labored and delayed
Player screen or web interface?
Hi Michael, I've been meaning to say for a while, I find the new web
interface incredibly slow.
I'm running from SVN on Windows XP, Firefox 2.
Firstly, It takes almost a minute to fully load.
Secondly, I have observed
Firstly, It takes almost a minute to fully load.
Are you running short on memory? What's the machine's specs?
It's a 2Ghz P4 with 1Gb of memory. SqueezeCentre is running on the same
machine.
I think there is plenty of memory, about 600Mb in use normally.
Firefox uses 100% CPU time. Switch to
If you run SlimServer iTunes on the same Windows box,
you can use my iTunesPartyShuffle plugin to play iTunes playlists on
SlimServer without scanning the iTunes library.
Any tracks encountered that aren't already in the SlimServer library are
scanned and added.
They're played in the same way
Actually the iTunes Party Shuffle plugin would do pretty much what the
original poster requested.
It will allow you to play a playlist from iTunes without having to
rescan the SlimServer library first.
Tracks are added as old ones finish, in the same way as the Random Mix
feature.
(It only works
Strange.
I won't be able to investigate for a couple of days, but what skin are
you using for the web interface and what language is your SlimServer
running?
Can you take a look in the log file for any obvious errors as well?
James
Hi Pierre,
Did you enable the artwork option? It's not on by default.
Have a look at Server Settings - iTunes Update
Please note that the plugin only fetches artwork for the currently
playing track, so you won't see artwork when you browse the library
(other than for tracks that you've played
They should be in a 'podcasts' playlist if your iTunes scan is working
correctly.
James
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As I said, you should have a Playlist called Podcasts.
(Even if you don't actually have a playlist in iTunes called Podcasts,
that's just the way it shows up. )
Being a Playlist, you'll find it in the 'Playlists' submenu of 'Browse
Music'.
Now, if you have your iTunes playlists in SlimServer,
Actually, not strictly correct.
My iTunes Update plugin has an option (for windows only) that copies the
artwork for the currently playing song into SlimServer.
It is working rather well with the new default skin in SS7.0!
James
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My SlimServer plugins are available from www.jamescraig.co.uk/SlimServer
I haven't released an version for 7.0 yet though - look out for a
message in the 3rd party plugins forum in the next couple of days.
ITUNES PARTY SHUFFLE PLUGIN:
http://www.jamescraig.co.uk/SlimServer/index.html
Makes it possible to launch a Party Shuffle playlist from SlimServer.
You need iTunes installed for this plugin to work.
Thanks Erland!
This plugin actually supports playing *any* iTunes playlist in 'real
time' on
I have to say I actually think it looks OK in monochrome on the front of
the Squeezebox.
The colour version in the web interface is a bit horrible though.
James
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Evan,
Are you sure you don't have my iTunes Update plugin installed?
It would start iTunes after each song is played.
James
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iTunes Update does work on the Mac.
James
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BTW, Shure's warranty is 2 years *from the date of product manufacture*
I take this to mean you can keep sending them back so long as no one set
gets older than 2 years - and I'm on my fourth replacement pair already.
Of course this doesn't reflect very well on the headphones - I get
almost
I've had this one open for almost a year as well...
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3081
James
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(I really don't like iTunes, BTW. I haven't found a way to see albums
instead of a massive tunes listing..)
You just click on the browse button/icon, then select an album in the
top pane.
Only the tracks of that album are displayed in bottom pane.
I don't think iTunes is really that 'album
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4652
This bug (mine) is when sending requests from an external app though - I
found the 'problem' files played fine when using SlimServer itself...
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Do you have access to your log file?
Or if you're running the default installation on Windows can you check
the Event Viewer for errors from SlimServer?
James
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Didn't the OP just mean Squeezeboxes in the Logitech branded box, as
seen at the link?
The picture of the SB itself wasn't good enough to make out if the logo
had been changed or removed...
James
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Wow, so much steam and blather in this thread and no one has mentioned
the only thing
that's relevant to Slim/Squeezebox?
The web UI (or a fuure custom application once people are able to
install them
- this will come) would make for a fine Squeezebox controller.
Ha! At last! Like I said,
It does have wi-fi.
Looks great to me apart from the phone bit - I don't need that at all!
James
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There's a bug open for this
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4180
But I don't think there's been much progress.
I searched around last week and there still doesn't seem to be any
documentation anywhere of how to link a track to an art file using only
what's in the library xml.
I
To do it is quite simple.
...
Seems a bit Heath Robinson now I've written it down
Or you could just use SS 6.5.1 and set startup type to 'start
automatically on login' It's a lot simpler!
James
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Please have your antivirus (McAfee by chance?) ignore MY* files
If it is McAfee I had to uninstall it to get SlimServer to work
properly...
James
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I have to chip in and say that I was suffering the .MYI crashes quite
frequently.
I configured my virus scanner (Symantec) to ignore .MYI and .MYD files
along with the directory in which they're found.
The crashes continued so I wasn't convinced this was the cause.
However I uninstalled the virus
Wasn't clear if gutted was playing local files in Winamp or streaming
from SlimServer?
It is possible that 'stream' SlimServer clients are not logged with
Last.FM, because stream clients aren't quite the same as real devices.
James
Do you have any virus scanners active? They can cause SlimServer to
crash.
James
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As I already said, you need to change the startup type.
iTunes Update does *not* work when SlimServer is running as a service,
but the new SlimTray app allows you to change this configuration by
changing startup type to 'automatically start on login'
James
The -a flag of ls is for 'all files' and is what displays the hidden
'dot files'
James
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I deleted itunesupdater1.9 and the delay has been solved. There seems
to be an issue for 1.9 synching with itunes (at least when running
6.5.1). [James is it possible that updater doesnt work with 6.5.1??)
Are you running SlimServer 'on startup' or 'on login'? Delays on track
gaps are the
Hmmm. Did someone say iTunes 7.0.1 ?
I'll be busy tonight...
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
James
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Alex,
iTunes Update is the plugin that doesn't work well with SlimServer as a
service (although there are workarounds).
If you had 6.3 running not as a service you should have no trouble doing
the same with 6.5 - the procedure is exactly the same.
Updated (and tested!) versions of LastFM,
None of my artwork is displayed in Slimserver (official
v.6.5). The new
way iTunes 7 stores artwork is apparently not supported by Slimserver
yet , but even my previously imported albums that have jpg's embedded
don't show any artwork.
I couldn't find a bug for the new 'Album Artwork'
Can someone explain what the adavantages are to using
the iTunes for the library instead of just using your disk library. I
used iTunes at first and then stopped. For one thing, I had to
remember to manually add each new directory into iTunes before
Slimserver could see it.
Using iTunes
OTOH, the cover
art never appears in Slimserver. But that's another matter.
I read that the cover art downloaded in iTunes 7 keeps all the artwork
in a separate artwork directory,
rather than in the files themselves or their directories?
I assume SlimServer doesn't (yet) know about this.
I
Yes, its in a different folder. But it doesn't keep the artwork as
JPEGs, but as ITC files. I have no idea what those are.
This should be helpful for the developers:
http://blog.skuldtek.com/2006/09/16/albumartworkxtractor-extract-album-a
rtwork-from-itunes-7/
A quick look at one of these files
Hmmm. The error message indicates no genres found, which means it can't
submit tags to LastFM.
It appears you will get these errors even if tag submission is off.
However I can't see what could have generated all the other errors.
I tried this myself with a track with no genres and it worked fine.
The missing string could explain why you don't see LastFM in the web
interface - are you using any non-EN languages?
James
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Well, I checked and the 'string' LASTFM isn't even used anywhere in the
plugin...
James
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Thanks James, I tried downloading the individual files and then files
started disappearing off the site with messages like showing 0 files,
show 5 dead filesI think I'll just wait with 6.3 until
the package
is available:)
Yes, the CVS web interfaces is confusing as it shows deleted
multiple delete of items from a playlist that is already open.
That's had an open bug for some time... There are arguments on both
sides...
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=62
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the plugin reverts to caching to a local file,
but it won't try again until you either to a manual submit or change
the autosubmit status.
It is supposed to resubmit when the timer runs out.
(The timer doubles each time submission fails, so it can become a very
long wait quite quickly.)
Do
Hi Dave,
You need to edit the Snow.pm file found in Server/Plugins.
Note that this is part of the SliMServer installation so any edits you
make will be overwritten next time you reinstall SlimServer,
So take a safe copy of it.
James
Alex,
What happened when you tried it? Anything at all?
Do you have more than 1 squeezebox - The script below assumes only one
player.
James
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It will be interesting when Sean or Dean describe how the digital
inputs / outputs and selections will work on the Transporter. I
speculate that cement is still wet as these features can probably be
accomplished in software / firmware.
Perhaps you will find some clues in the 'Digital Input'
support in FW 59 and reason for it not being the latest is i have to
wait for the LastFM plugin to catch up.
Dougal,
What's up with the LastFM plugin?
James
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I seem to be missing password box with SlimServer_v2006-08-02.exe
Interesting. Someone said the same about the Sirius plugin recently.
I'll have to check it out tonight as I am a couple of days behind...
James
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Just because it's useful does not negate the facts that it is flimsy
and damage-prone.
It is? I've had mine for over 2 years and it's neither broken or worn!
James
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Yes, it's all this typing that does it.
But seriously does anyone think that the new transporter remote is going
to be an improvement - in shape at least?
It looks rather like a brick to me, and therefore I can't imagine it
being nicer to hold in the hand than the current one.
James
Ahem:
The $1,999 (£1,079) player
Oh really?
James
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The $1,999 (£1,079) player
Oh really?
That's the writers exchange rate calculation. Paul announced it at
UKP1299, I think.
My point exactly!
Although adding 17.5% UK VAT means this is a pretty good deal as electronics
go...
James
There was a change in the split-scanner release that
A) stopped the plugin from getting track info
B) stopped displaying titles in the 'now playing' screen.
I've just posted a fix for A on my website, but B needs fixing in
SlimServer.
Until then you'll be able to see the track info in the LastFM
I see this as well.
But isn't the problem that Firefox now caches page images to speed up
operation of the 'back' button?
As the Slim interface refreshes every 30 seconds this ramps up the
memory usage.
There's an option somewhere to turn this off...
James
I appologize if this topic has been addressed, but I didn't find
anything relevant after searching the forums. I am wondering how
squeezebox handles folders of playlists generated in iTunes.
I think that this is because of the way iTunes saves the playlist info
in the library file.
The
I recently got a pair of Dynamode homeplug devices (cheaper than the
Devolo) and they're fantastic.
I had constant problems with my server - router wireless connection
(squeezebox wired to router), mainly because there are 11 wireless
networks available in my flat. The homeplug network has solved
but my recent
upgrade from 6.1 to 6.2.2 has caused my itunes playlists to
lose their
contents, even though the playlist names are still visible on
my SB v3.
The fix seems to be to clear the value of Server
Settings-iTunes-iTunes Music Folder and rescan.
James
Giving up iTunes after all this time (about 3-4 years) is going to be
a big change for
me. ... Also any potential traps/things-to-watch-for for someone
coming from OSX iTunes?
It's not entirely clear what you mean but there is no need to ditch
iTunes when using SlimServer.
If you already
It is possible, but bear in mind the iTunes playlists you see in
SlimServer are just a snapshot of the playlists as they were when
SlimServer last scanned the library, i.e. they're not 'smart' any more.
If you've created new playlists in iTunes you need to run a library scan
to see them in
The SD remote is in fact that ONLY single use remote that I do still
use. It's small, simple, and I don't have to explain to
anyone how to use it.
So true. The only remotes I use are a phillips pronto and the sb remote.
The physical keys are nicer than the touch screen for controlling the
What will I need to do to turn off this VU display before
showing Caller ID information? My software talks to the Slim server
using
the command line interface. It issues a display command to show the
Caller ID
information.
One way would be to 'push' a new mode onto the player with your
Also, I'm intrigued with the Pandora-approved mash up
between Last.fm
and Pandora mentioned towards the end of the article. Anybody know
anything about that?
I think siduhe posted a link earlier in the week.
It's a web-based 'wrapper' on Pandora that submits to LastFM
Would be nice to do
Where do I save the followiTunes script to. Do I put it under the
Plugins folder?
If I recall correctly the script can be saved anywhere.
It's not a conventional plugin and uses the http interface of SlimServer
to control playback.
James
What's the CPU usage on the server like when playing?
Has the library scan completed?
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BTW, how did the original poster work out £2 a day for electricity costs for
their P4 server?
How much less is the NAS solution and why?
(thinking of setting up something similar myself, but a cheap PC seems much
more cost-effective and extensible than a NAS solution.)
James
I would raise a bug or search for an existing one.
I already raised a bug that tracks with accented filenames are not read
from iTunes.
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3073
I never tried playing the ones tagged with an accent but not in the file
name.
Could be the same problem as you
Whats going to happen at the end of the 3 months when the free trial
runs out though?
Find out at the end of May!
I don't think anyone has given an answer on this yet.
Can anyone who's signed up confirm what forms of payment Pandora takes?
James
On the WWW page (showing what's playing in the right frame) is
also the stream URL.
No, the LastFM Plugin web page.
There's a link to it on the left side of the SlimServer web home page
usually, or under the drop down menu in Fishbone.
The URL in the playlist never gets replaced
I also think it sounds pretty terrible even on the high bit-rate.
James
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Woe, what a mistake! Has anybody got a tip on how to hide the
SoftSqueeze remote?
I think you can move the remote on it's own by holding ctrl while you
clickdrag the remote.
James
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Are you using iTunes and/or do you have a lot of music containing
accented characters?
They are currently not appearing in 6.5 for me.
James
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Neil,
It sounds like perhaps the left side of the page is not refreshing when
you change the dropdown on the right hand side.
The link behind the button that you're clicking should have a player
parameter than indicates which one it will take action against.
Have you checked that this is the
I'm curious why PPC's with the
Telcanto app haven't gotten more traction.
I suspect because it's not free,
James
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If somebody wants to give me a helping hand developping a free
alternative, running on Windows, Linux, PocketPC, Zaurus and others...
http://www.herger.net/slim/detail.php?nr=912
But it would seem you have done it already!
James
I would be interested in knowing as well.
It seems to be easy to register with a fake address.
But I don't think any non-us based users have gone as far as signing up
for a subscription yet?
(If payment is only by credit-card its billing address would usually
have to match your registration
On windows, wordpad will do fine.
James
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Yes, you can enter a station name before the address, separated by a
semi-colon.
Eg.
My station;lastfm://artists/2384832.29839,28445.387464,3848596.11228394
Currently the whole string is displayed but at least the nickname goes
first.
I haven't got around to separating the two parts yet - it was
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