Re: [slim] Connecting to Slimserver at Work

2007-03-21 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: does this make more sense? It explains what your particular use-case is. However, Slimserver isn't designed to do what you want it to do, which is why you consider it confusing. R. ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Connecting to Slimserver at Work

2007-03-21 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: i would like the ability to control locally the skin and the settings (like bitrate limiting) for any single remote user who happens to listen to my SS. That's a reasonable request - others have asked for similar things. Try searching enhancement requests or raising a new

Re: [slim] Why is the Squeezebox so dependant on the server?

2007-03-19 Thread Robin Bowes
sander wrote: My understanding the way it is now: remote volume down pressed-Squeezebox: Volume down Squeezebox-SlimServer: Is this OK? SlimServer-Squeezebox: It's OK. Squeezebox: Volume down I don't think that's quite right. My understanding is: remote volume down pressed-Squeezebox:

Re: [slim] Softsqueeze on 2nd computer

2007-03-18 Thread Robin Bowes
samwardill wrote: But I have to install slimserver to get softsqueeze. Can I run sofsqueeze off a server on another PC? Open the slimserver webpage on a different PC, and look for the Softsqueeze link (it's in the Help section on the default skin). That will enable you to install SoftSqueeze

Re: [slim] my SB starts playing at random times

2007-03-08 Thread Robin Bowes
sbn wrote: Hi I use the latest Slimserver 6.5.2 on a Win2k3 box, with an SB3. During the last couple of weeks, the Squeezebox has started playing in the middle of the night, without any action from me - and with no alarms set. I've experienced the same thing with trunk, but only when

Re: [slim] Accessing Slimserver through corporate firewall?

2007-03-08 Thread Robin Bowes
FreeMan wrote: Oh good grief! :-| OK, corp's blocking 3483. Any recommendations of commonly open ports? Last place I worked had 5900-5902 open for VNC. Of course, 80's open. Maybe I'll try 443. Will using either of these effect web browsing from the work or home machines? Your best

Re: [slim] Accessing Slimserver through corporate firewall?

2007-03-08 Thread Robin Bowes
nicketynick wrote: Hi Robin, Can you recommend a SSH tunnel set-up for XP with a low RPN (Risk Priority Number), ie. just about idiot-proof? I've looked at the documentation for OpenSSH, and it looks like a high RPN to me! Would anybody else care to comment on their experience? Basically,

Re: [slim] Transporter broken?

2007-03-05 Thread Robin Bowes
gbruzzo wrote: Just been on the phone with the representative of Ripcaster.co.uk They will ship me a new Transporter today. Pukka (excellent) service I say I've not had any failures, but my experience of Slim Devices support has been excellent and, while I didn't want to suggest it at the

Re: [slim] Transporter broken?

2007-03-04 Thread Robin Bowes
gbruzzo wrote: It would help if someone senior within Slim Devices were to comment about the matter. Most people here are (I think) patient - they will stick with their order as I will - provided some light is shed on the matter. This is not an official Slim Devices support forum. If you

Re: [slim] Transporter broken?

2007-03-04 Thread Robin Bowes
amcluesent wrote: I got it back yesterday, and funnily enough two hours after setting it up again it died again. Harsh. I'd bell Citizens Advice and look at rejecting it as not fit for purpose and getting a refund. Why not contact Slim Devices directly in the first instance? Their customer

Re: [slim] Transporter broken?

2007-03-04 Thread Robin Bowes
gbruzzo wrote: Ya, harsh, incredibly irritating. I will. So, you find me suggesting an approach that will most likely get you a result to be harsh and irritating? Whatever. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Everything is running fine!!

2007-02-26 Thread Robin Bowes
Bennett, Gavin (LDN Int) wrote: I keep thinking building a LAMP server but almost all of my IT expirence is Windows base Gavin, You only need an L server to run slimserver :) R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

2007-02-24 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: this thread was 31 posts long with np... at post 32 good ole boy marc sherman started it: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=182841postcount=32 No, you started it with the post to which Marc responded. don't blame me for the little cabal of you guys who can't

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

2007-02-23 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: and several of you regulars on here always say that. not my job, and i don't code. SD makes and markets the product, the responsibility is theirs, and no i don't want this thread hijacked into another useless debate over the obviousness of what i'm saying. No, you don't

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

2007-02-23 Thread Robin Bowes
gbruzzo wrote: I must have touched an ideological nerve... hehehe Still, I think a Logitech Transporter simply does not make sense. Maybe a Squeezebox, but certainly not a Transporter. If Fiat were to sell rebadged Ferraris (they own Ferrari) they would, I assure you, lose customers).

Re: [slim] Where will the Squeezebox be assembled in the future?

2007-02-23 Thread Robin Bowes
JJZolx wrote: autopilot;182834 Wrote: the hardcore enthusiasts will drift The hardcore enthusiasts that were at one time contributing significantly to the open source software left long ago. Utter bollocks. A lot of them now work for Slim. Most of the others are regular contributors. As

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

2007-02-23 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: and btw, i have filed a bug for it. Good. Let's leave it at that then, shall we? R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] SlimTray.exe unresponsive and huge

2007-02-23 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: Robin Bowes;182889 Wrote: MrSinatra wrote: and several of you regulars on here always say that. not my job, and i don't code. SD makes and markets the product, the responsibility is theirs, and no i don't want this thread hijacked into another useless debate over

Re: [slim] How to customize the Now Playing screen

2007-02-22 Thread Robin Bowes
Nostromo wrote: Thanks! Slimdevices should send you guys complimentary Transporters for all the good work How do you know they haven't? ;) R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] 6.5.1 Windows now supports mapped drives

2007-02-18 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: are you saying that any program that runs as a service rather than process in XP can't access a NAS which is a mapped drive? why? Ask Microsoft. is there no workaround for this? Use UNc paths: //server/share R. ___ discuss

Re: [slim] CLI - Telnet Client

2007-02-15 Thread Robin Bowes
MrC wrote: Chris Laplante;180863 Wrote: On 2/15/07, Paul_B Paul_B.2m2atb1171569001 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com wrote: Can someone point me in the direction of a good telnet client for Windows that I can use with the Slimserver CLI? Start - Run - cmd - telnet [color=blue] He

Re: [slim] Will There Be a SB4?

2007-02-05 Thread Robin Bowes
325xi wrote: When SD produces SB boombox or anything else for MP3-don't-care-about-quality consumer it will mark beginning of the end for audiophile SB line, especially when it is now part of Logitech. So I would wish SD not to proceed with that any soon. If they want device for masses they

Re: [slim] New 6.5.1 Install Doesn't Work

2007-02-05 Thread Robin Bowes
vamythguy wrote: Turns-out it was missing execute permissions on the directories. Weird - but thanks! You probably did something like: chmod -R 666 /media/music Glad it's working. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] New 6.5.1 Install Doesn't Work

2007-02-04 Thread Robin Bowes
vamythguy wrote: It's a new FC6 install. The og shows: 2007-02-01 12:31:14.4181 About to look for files in /media/music 2007-02-01 12:31:14.4464 For files with extensions in: [(?i-xsm:\.(?:ape|wma|shn|wav|wave|mp3|mp2|flc|flac|m4a|mov|m4b|mp4|mp+|mpc|ogg|aif|aiff|cue)$)] 2007-02-04

Re: [slim] Don't Know If This Was Covered - Streaming SlimServer With Netvibes

2007-01-31 Thread Robin Bowes
blah509 wrote: hmmm :( please don't bother to respond next time. I'm sure he won't. Please don't bother to ask any more questions. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-29 Thread Robin Bowes
more self-important drivel snipped sigh It's not what you say, it's how you say it. You just don't get it, do you? *plonk* ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plonk ) R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-28 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: Michael Herger;175093 Wrote: why isn't the SB as robust a method? Why can't you just shut up for a while? Say thanks and take a break. Please. you got some issues pallie, why don't you go kick your dog again? I'm with Michael. I, like many, are sick or your

Re: [slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-26 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: from a business model perspective, what i said is true, 20mill or not. Sorry, I forgot. Everything you say is true. No-one else has a clue. Must remember that in future. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-25 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: do you not see the financial insanity of that? Hey, it's s insane, they just sold the company for $20 million. Jeez, I wish I was that mad. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-25 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: do you not see the financial insanity of that? Hey, it's s insane, they just sold the company for $20 million. Jeez, I wish I was that mad. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Re: Sudden Severe Clipping Distortion

2007-01-21 Thread Robin Bowes
haunyack wrote: Ben Sandee;172473 Wrote: On 1/20/07, NauticusLX NauticusLX.2kqfwb1169336101 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com wrote: Another time I noticed the display went blank in the middle of a song, but the song kept playing, and the display came back up after about 20

Re: [slim] Re: Transporter wheel is acting strange

2007-01-21 Thread Robin Bowes
ModelCitizen wrote: I'm just surprised than anyone uses the knob. Anyway, I've just examined my knob after updating to 6.5.1 and it seems in good health. Indeed, it is very responsive. Your wife said the same about mine. :) R. ___ discuss mailing

Re: [slim] Re: Night terrors caused by SqueezeBox

2007-01-18 Thread Robin Bowes
NauticusLX wrote: Pale Blue, you said Nauticus seems confused that others might want to see the display even when the player is off. In my view of things, if something is displayed on the SB, it's on. This weekend, when you're friends are over, say to them look at the time on my turned

Re: [slim] Re: fairplay opening up?

2007-01-17 Thread Robin Bowes
tomjtx wrote: snarlydwarf;171267 Wrote: You mean rip them back in whatever *lossless* non-DRM'd format you like or you will further diminish the sound quality, converting that 128k AAC into the equivalent of a 96k or lower but still taking the disc space of a 128k OK, I'm confused ( as

Re: [slim] Re: Night terrors caused by SqueezeBox

2007-01-17 Thread Robin Bowes
Bill Burns wrote: snarlydwarf wrote: NauticusLX;171373 Wrote: Then there seem to be 2 types of users: those who have the SB in their bedrooms, and therefore more likely to prefer a blank screen when turned off, and those who have the SB in their living rooms, where concern with a blank

Re: [slim] Re: SB2/3 power usage: 4-6 watts; display on/off is biggest factor

2007-01-17 Thread Robin Bowes
tyler_durden wrote: Measuring the DC current into the SB would be a better way to measure power. Power = V * A (for DC). That wouldn't measure any power used by the power supply itself (ever wondered where that heat comes from?) R. ___ discuss

Re: [slim] What software can I use to add BPM info to my music

2007-01-14 Thread Robin Bowes
Hercules wrote: I'd like to add some BPM tags to my mixture of MP3 and FLAC files. Can anyone recommend some software that will process my files en masse? I've not tried any of these: http://www.mmartins.com/mmartins/bpmdetection/bpmdetection.asp R.

Re: [slim] Re: SB3 and Transporter IR codes

2007-01-13 Thread Robin Bowes
P Floding wrote: ceejay;170065 Wrote: Same remote, same codes. OK, thanks! Quick response! That was a bit unfortunate. Perhaps the SB can be reconfigured to look for other codes. I have a faint memory of reading about something like that.. I think it's possible to tell either SB or

Re: [slim] Re: UK Repair

2007-01-11 Thread Robin Bowes
bytheedge wrote: Just wondered if there was anywhere in the UK that might be able to have a quick look rather than having to send it to the States. I reckon it will actually be going in the bin :( Send it to me before you put it in the bin. If I can fix it easily I'll send it back to you. If

Re: [slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?

2007-01-11 Thread Robin Bowes
tomjtx wrote: No, the question came from someone with a sense of humor, which you don't seem to have. sigh Alas, a quality all too conspicuous by its absence on these forums of late. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] UK Repair

2007-01-10 Thread Robin Bowes
bytheedge wrote: Hi, Does anyone know of any companies in the UK that can repair Squeezeboxes? I have a SB 1 that has just died, no power, nothing. I've bought SB 3 just to survive but would like to try and getting my original one working again. It will probably cost you more to get it

Re: [slim] Re: Itunes / FLAC Strategy anyone?

2007-01-10 Thread Robin Bowes
Heuer wrote: I converted all my FLAC files to MP3 using the appropriately named FLAC2MP3 script. Do a search around here and you will find how to do it. There are several. Mine is here: http://robinbowes.com/projects/flac2mp3 I'm on the verge of releasing a new version - the last

Re: [slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?

2007-01-10 Thread Robin Bowes
ModelCitizen wrote: tomjtx;168909 Wrote: no user replacable battery If this is true (and I realise it's open to question) it's criminal considering the unbelievably and extremely crap battery Apple put in the third generation iPod. 500 UK Pounds for a music player that played good quality

Re: [slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?

2007-01-10 Thread Robin Bowes
ModelCitizen wrote: Robin Bowes;169010 Wrote: I still can't believe you bought those bird flu protection kits at £30 a pop. :) R.I'm not sure of the relevance of that Robin but bird flu is still bubbling under and history pretty much shows that it is inevitable that a pandemic will occur

Re: [slim] Re: Stereophile 2006 Editor's Choice

2007-01-10 Thread Robin Bowes
The Smokester wrote: Hrrm, I guess worms would conduct and therefore be possible to be used as cables, but I am unclear on where to get a 10-ton can of them, and how to keep them alive. These worms are kept alive with a constant and liberal dose of horse manure. I'm sorry, but that's a

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-09 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: andyg;168410 Wrote: The only things I can think of that would cause the drop-off of audio bandwidth are wireless problems, internet problems, problems with the broadcaster, or an ISP that throttles the traffic. I think there is at least one ISP (in the UK) that does this

Re: [slim] Re: Nokia N800

2007-01-08 Thread Robin Bowes
Skunk wrote: I would love to see the page but arghh!, Flash7. Yeah, me too. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Nokia N800

2007-01-08 Thread Robin Bowes
boerner wrote: bklaas;168232 Wrote: The official Nokia flash thingy didn't really show anything that the 770 can't do. My guess is that it would require a hands-on to really get a feel for whether big improvements had been made performance-wise. Screen res is the same, and Opera 8 is still

Re: [slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-05 Thread Robin Bowes
Recoveryone wrote: Mike Anderson;167500 Wrote: Based on my own preferences, and from what little I know about other computer users: I think you guys REALLY REALLY need a slick, responsive, clean-running GUI along the lines of the iTunes software. For example, the ability to drag and drop

Re: [slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-05 Thread Robin Bowes
Recoveryone wrote: maybe you sould go back and read the rest of the thread and this Jim seems to think on the same level as I do concerning the mass appeal of this product. Maybe I'm not in the minority. Maybe you should re-read my post and understand that maybe, just *maybe*, I'm actually

Re: [slim] Re: Smiles and Kisses

2007-01-04 Thread Robin Bowes
Recoveryone wrote: Skunk;166884 Wrote: But do you grok it? Sorry my friend, I'm not up on the slang from your part of the world. http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/G/grok.html R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Gapless mp3 playback est arrivé!

2007-01-04 Thread Robin Bowes
I just noticed Fred has committed Squeezebox Firmware 72 and Transporter firmware 27 to both trunk and the 6.5.x branch. Main change: Gapless MP3 playback for files encoded with LAME. Please do a complete wipe and rescan of your library to enable this. R.

Re: [slim] Re: Smiles and Kisses

2007-01-04 Thread Robin Bowes
Recoveryone wrote: I thought the purpose of a forum was to exchange information, not look to see if we can attack someone for their opinons. challenge attack Perhaps you're not used to having your opinions challenged, or being wrong, or at least being told you're wrong? R.

Re: [slim] Gapless mp3 playback est arrivé!

2007-01-04 Thread Robin Bowes
Ben Sandee wrote: On 1/4/07, *Greg Klanderman* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Robin Bowes [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I just noticed Fred has committed Squeezebox Firmware 72 and Transporter firmware 27 to both

Re: [slim] error encountered when Slimserver is scanning my my music - Itunes

2006-12-27 Thread Robin Bowes
Scoop wrote: I am running into the following error part way through the scanning process: 'The instruction at 0x28085b62 referenced memory at 0x0004. The memory could not be written. Has anyone run into this? How do I fix it? That sort of msg tends to indicate a hardware error. Try

Re: [slim] newbie help - ripping and tags

2006-12-21 Thread Robin Bowes
jmls wrote: hey - just about to get my first slimplayer, and wanted some advice. I want to rip my cd's to hdd, but I have enough space to allow me to rip them as .wav files. However, I want to use the tags that come with mp3. Is there a format that allows for tags as well as a 1-1 copy of

Re: [slim] 6.5 server problems

2006-12-20 Thread Robin Bowes
roydy wrote: After some digging, I found the problem is some sort of bad interaction between slim and mysql. Slimserver has run for a long time on the same machine, a slow 1.6GHz PC with 768M of RAM. With ver6.5, the start of every song caused the activity of slim (~70%) and mysqld (~20%) to

Re: [slim] Re: 6.5 server problems

2006-12-20 Thread Robin Bowes
roydy wrote: Robin Bowes;163692 Wrote: Was this after the initial music library scan had completed? Yes. In my investigations, I spent awhile trying to figure out if there was some sort of interaction with virus scanning. Eventually I disabled virus scanning and found the problem

Re: [slim] Re: OT: dual core processors

2006-12-14 Thread Robin Bowes
Michael Herger wrote: The 2.13Ghz you saw is an E6400 and due to the design of the CPU is outperforms processors well over 3Ghz. But slimserver still won't run faster on a dual core (or multi CPU) system of the same architecture as it is single threaded. slimserver won't in itself but,

Re: [slim] Re: SB3 CPU - overclocking?

2006-12-12 Thread Robin Bowes
ezkcdude wrote: And why would someone want to do this? Why, to add support for USB drives of course. :) R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Adding Memory

2006-12-12 Thread Robin Bowes
jfalk wrote: My SB3 setup just got considerably better. When I set up my system a couple of months ago I dedicated an old desktop to the slimserver which wasn't used much anymore and was heading for the scrapheap otherwise. I have loved the Squeezebox ever since, though I did note occasional

Re: [slim] Re: Adding Memory

2006-12-12 Thread Robin Bowes
snarlydwarf wrote: $200 for 48k? Why, when I was a kid, I remember paying $150 for a CompuPro EconoRAM board: 8k... as a kit! And you try and tell the young people of today that . they won't believe you. Nope, they're too busy lickin' road clean wit' tongue. R.

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-12 Thread Robin Bowes
ezkcdude wrote: Ben Sandee;161882 Wrote: ezkcdude, I think you are right and I bet you will be proven right when SD/Logitech releases the next-gen device. What's funny is that a lot of the people insinuating you are 'rude' and ignorant to the SD ethos will change their tune and embrace

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-11 Thread Robin Bowes
ezkcdude wrote: Jack Coates;161492 Wrote: As for the add it because it's cheap argument, this is pretty cheap too... why not add it? http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cubegoodies/854a/ Did I say add it because it's cheap? No, I didn't. I don't need a lot of the features of the

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-11 Thread Robin Bowes
ezkcdude wrote: You guys may want to see the thread I'm going to start in the Audiophile section. Apparently, at least, one company doesn't think I'm crazy. sigh Whatever makes you happy. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Re: If your SB breaks, you're stuffed!

2006-12-09 Thread Robin Bowes
ikruspan wrote: gsalton;160708 Wrote: But in my case, I bought a CD from a street vendor in Bulgaria. Anyway, a year later, it stopped working, and Tori Amos refused to replace it. Man, Tori Amos sucks! Are you CRAZY ? What is wrong to have authorized repair for squeezbox near of your

[slim] If you buy a dodgy electrical item from eBay you're stuffed

2006-12-08 Thread Robin Bowes
Orb wrote: It arrived broken because of a design fault in SB2's that meant the cpu can come loose in transport. The unit was only 4 months old when I purchased it from a non dodgy guy on ebay. The fact remains, the unit died after I had been using it for a good 4 months and I cannot get

Re: [slim] And another bloody thing..................

2006-12-08 Thread Robin Bowes
Orb wrote: Have you tried to download 25MB on a crappy dial-up connection? Then get a better connection. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-08 Thread Robin Bowes
ezkcdude wrote: your momo;160875 Wrote: You are not alone ! I'm also fighting for such an improvment see this thread --http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30080 ...but this seems a sensitive topic, first answer sounds always it's impossible For me today in 21th century, I belive

Re: [slim] Re: Transporter improvements?

2006-12-07 Thread Robin Bowes
ModelCitizen wrote: No useless handles, buttons or knob. I agree the handles are useless. I like the buttons, even though I use remote or web interface most of the time. Not sure about the knob. I'd probably be happy with up/down/select buttons Half current size. The size is perfect for me -

Re: [slim] Re: Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7

2006-12-05 Thread Robin Bowes
spacemarmot wrote: SadGamerGeek;155209 Wrote: Why? Richard Since SlimServer is a non-trivial open source application, the ability to recruit quality contributors is hindered by clinging to an obsolete and misapplied programming language. SlimServer will not have much of a future if it

Re: [slim] Re: Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7

2006-12-05 Thread Robin Bowes
Ben Sandee wrote: On 12/5/06, *Robin Bowes* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're talking about two different things here. I personally think that slimserver needs re-architecting to use multiple threads/processes/programs so, for example, audio streaming

Re: [slim] Rewriting slimserver in another language, are you interested ?

2006-12-05 Thread Robin Bowes
erland wrote: If you opened this thread and thought oh no, not again.. this thread is probably not for you. There has been some questions lately in different forum threads asking if slimserver could be rewritten in another language than perl. Some questions to those of you that feel this

Re: [slim] Slim Devices Web Site Slow?

2006-11-24 Thread Robin Bowes
Richie wrote: On 13/11/06, Neil Cameron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had to give up downloading the Nightly; the site and downloads are so slow today... No problem for me in the UK now so maybe it was a temporary glitch, just downloaded the 26MB nightly in 47 seconds. Richard I've

Re: [slim] Re: Transporter broken?

2006-11-24 Thread Robin Bowes
JackOfAll wrote: Anyway, thankyou for responding. I will be returning my Transporter and SB3 pre-order package for a refund. And replace it with what? The failure rate is too great in my opinion for a high-end component. And what failure rate would that be? A handful of returns out of how

Re: [slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!

2006-10-20 Thread Robin Bowes
CardinalFang wrote: Dan Sully;147909 Wrote: FLAC support is here to stay. SqueezeNetwork is here to stay. Linux/Unix support is here to stay. With all due respect Dan, no-one could or should make that promise. Things beyond your and your company's control can affect what happens and

Re: [slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!

2006-10-20 Thread Robin Bowes
PhilNYC wrote: Jetlag;147912 Wrote: 2. FLAC support in perpetuity (unless something better AND also free comes along in the interim)? With the never-ending price drops in hard drive prices, why not just rip to WAV files and not worry about FLAC? Because WAV files don't support tagging.

Re: [slim] Open Source Dream Falls Apart?

2006-10-20 Thread Robin Bowes
Mark Norton wrote: Isn't this where the Open Source/GPL community feel-good factor falls apart? Let's say I'm one of the developers working on some free software. It's open source, lots of people can/have contributed. But then the major user of this software gets sold for lots of money to a

Re: [slim] Re: Running SlimServer on Windows 98SE?

2006-10-03 Thread Robin Bowes
Mark Lanctot wrote: Robin Bowes;142152 Wrote: use slimCD. If it was me, I would, but this guy doesn't have a spare PC. He could run it on the existing PC, without touching his Win98SE installation. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Always fails to connect after shutting down server computer

2006-10-02 Thread Robin Bowes
Bruce S. wrote: Nope. Note above that I do not have the luxury of 4 ports. But it appears that I may have two not just the one. One for the cable modem (phone line) going in and one going from the router to the machine on which my slim server is running. Get yourself an ethernet switch.

Re: [slim] Running SlimServer on Windows 98SE?

2006-10-02 Thread Robin Bowes
Mark Lanctot wrote: In order to partially fund my purchase of a Transporter (yay!) I'm selling my SB3. Due to my super salesman tactics, I've gotten an acquaintance very interested. Perhaps it's my offer of a free demo at his home using his equipment, free installation and free, perpetual

Re: [slim] Re: Search bug?

2006-10-02 Thread Robin Bowes
treble wrote: Of course it's a bug... if I search for an artist and don't get all songs by that artist it's wrong. Read carefully what you're saying. You're searching for an artist, not for songs by that artist. As you've already discovered, you need to use advanced search for that. However,

Re: [slim] Question for the Experts

2006-09-08 Thread Robin Bowes
jeffluckett wrote: If you were to do a fresh install of Win2k3 server on a box dedicated to host only slimserver and MusicIP, how would you tweak it? It will also do some side-duty as a general purpose file-server... Also ... if you'd prefer to not use Win2k3, what other OS would you use

Re: [slim] Re: Draytek Vigor 2800VG Do they work OK now?

2006-09-04 Thread Robin Bowes
RogerB wrote: Mark Lanctot;133340 Wrote: How did you get that impression? By owning one. OK maybe it would be better to say the Linksys WAG54G V1.0 with firmware V2.0.17 (and every other version of firmware, rest assured I've tried them all) is rubbish. It has now got to the stage

Re: [slim] Re: Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7

2006-08-31 Thread Robin Bowes
autopilot wrote: kdf;132362 Wrote: In the interest of supporting the original post, it might be best to leave drm discussion for now. -kdf Agreed. Ok, how about improved singles handling? For example, if there is a 'Single' tag (or an extended tag to indicate to Slimserver that

Re: [slim] Re: 6.5 Slim

2006-08-29 Thread Robin Bowes
Ledwidge wrote: The bug is one that is quite obvious and generally well known. Starting with Slim Server 6.3.1 the software duplicates a large number of albums and tracks. This has continued through the various revisions and even into the latest 6.5 beta release. It is not professional to be

Re: [slim] I Just Want My Music

2006-08-28 Thread Robin Bowes
Michael Haan wrote: I've spent well over $1000 on Slim gear and, while I've been happy in the past, I am no longer. I can not get a version of Slimserver to run to save my life. On the rare occassion when I can (like by dropping back to 6.1) I can't get the damned thing to scan my library.

Re: [slim] Re: Finding the Slimserver database on RPM Linux install

2006-08-27 Thread Robin Bowes
saurus wrote: Hi, I now found it, after having a look into /etc/slimserver.conf - don't know why the database was placed into /root/.slimserver.db Because you ran slimserver as root, and the default path for the db is ~, i.e. home directory of the user running slimserver. R.

Re: [slim] Re: RadioTime Feature is a Winner!

2006-08-27 Thread Robin Bowes
radish wrote: NY2006;131426 Wrote: keep in mind the beta edition actually keeps getting updated nighty. And that's precisely why I don't use it... Actually beta is a misnomer. The latest version of slimserver is always available from svn, and snapshots are available nightly. These are not

Re: [slim] Re: Moving folder.jpg cover art to mp3 tags..

2006-08-26 Thread Robin Bowes
dangerous_dom wrote: Unfortunatly, Vobis tags (Ogg and FLAC) dont support this. Only MP3 and WMA. I don't believe that. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] New 6.5.1b Install - Want to Use Existing MySql Install

2006-08-26 Thread Robin Bowes
Michael Haan wrote: So, that's pretty much it. Installed 6.5.1b on an FC5 box with an existing MySql install. When I try to run slimserver I get: # ./slimserver.pl 2006-08-26 14:36:11.3383 ERROR: MySQLHelper: startServer() Couldn't find a executable for 'mysqld'! This is a fatal error.

[slim] Cheap, low power PC for slimserver

2006-08-25 Thread Robin Bowes
I've just stumbled across this [1] device which, at first glance, looks like it would make an ideal low power PC on which to run slimserver. Throw in an external USB disk for music library storage and install puppy linux or similar and you're off! I might get one to play with ... R. [1]

Re: [slim] Re: Cheap, low power PC for slimserver

2006-08-25 Thread Robin Bowes
I've sent them an email asking about buying one. I'm in the UK which might be a bit of an issue. Will report back if I get one. Next job is to try slimserver on a Kuro-box/HG R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Re: Cheap, low power PC for slimserver

2006-08-25 Thread Robin Bowes
Mark Lanctot wrote: Hopefully the MicroClient Junior has the same slot and it isn't soldered-in. I seem to remember reading that the RAM *is* soldered to the MCJr board, but I can't find where I read it. R. ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] Re: Cheap, low power PC for slimserver

2006-08-25 Thread Robin Bowes
blackbear wrote: Interesting piece of hardware. Is that cpu really sufficient to do on-the-fly transcoding in order to support formats not native to our beloved SB? I once tried FLAC-to-MP3 transcoding and that ate up about 30% of a 1.2 GHz Athlon cpu. Flac-Wav is a relatively lightweight

Re: [slim] Re: Cheap, low power PC for slimserver

2006-08-25 Thread Robin Bowes
blackbear wrote: Robin Bowes;131036 Wrote: blackbear wrote: Interesting piece of hardware. Is that cpu really sufficient to do on-the-fly transcoding in order to support formats not native to our beloved SB? I once tried FLAC-to-MP3 transcoding and that ate up about 30% of a 1.2 GHz

Re: [slim] Re: SB3, can fit an external antenna ?

2006-08-24 Thread Robin Bowes
tommypeters wrote: Seems like something from pre-production times, before a redesign...? I think it's referring to the SB2 and that document has not been revised to cover the SB3. R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Re: Help needed with dropours and Server Network Help

2006-08-19 Thread Robin Bowes
ModelCitizen wrote: Cheers but I tried Linux. I hope it was more thorough than when you brought that Pentium 166 with 96MB of RAM round to my place and wanted to install Linux on it :) R. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Re: Help needed with dropours and Server Network Help

2006-08-19 Thread Robin Bowes
ModelCitizen wrote: Rebooted Squeezebox. Asks me to update firmware (why didn't it do this first time around?... yes I know, it's beta). Did that and get some message like bad state or something. There was a bug (in slimserver, I believe) that caused the wireless connection to time out before

Re: [slim] Re: Favorites in 6.3.x

2006-08-03 Thread Robin Bowes
Michael Herger wrote: I can safely say I would have suggested 1,000 other things...before suggesting that. I wouldn't. I had run into the same problem before. :-) Good job that Favourites is no longer a plugin then, by the sound of it! R. ___

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