Re: [slim] Preamp advice

2017-11-28 Thread d6jg
Grumpy Bob wrote: > Looks from the 'manual' > (http://media.music-group.com/media/PLM/data/docs/P0A12/UFO202_P0A12_M_EN.pdf) > that the line outs are active at the same time as the USB out, though > I've not tried it. The headphone output definitely works while the USB > is connected to my laptop

Re: [slim] Preamp advice

2017-11-28 Thread d6jg
Grumpy Bob wrote: > I can't offer advice - I'm still using my 20-something year-old Planar 3 > with a Nait 3 with a phono card installed at purchase! For digitising > vinyl I'm using a Behringer UFO-202 ADC which has line out and a > headphone jack (and of course a USB out) - cheap from Amazon. >

[slim] Preamp advice

2017-11-27 Thread d6jg
New turntable for my Living Room arrives tomorrow. Controversially I have shunned a Rega or Project and gone for an Onkyo CP 1050. It’s a direct drive TT with retro styling and crucially for me has an S shaped tone arm with detachable headshell. I like playing around with different cartridges. I a

Re: [slim] Reliable PSU Recommendations?

2017-11-27 Thread d6jg
Don’t Logitech still sell them? They did so fairly recently PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB B

Re: [slim] Providing Official Docker Image?

2017-11-27 Thread d6jg
I actually think an LXC image would be a better bet than a Docker. PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room*

Re: [slim] T-Class amp recommendations

2017-11-26 Thread d6jg
SlimChances wrote: > Class T amplifier technology, so named because it comes from a company > named Tripath. It's a trademark, not a recognized amplifier class; it's > really just a variant of high-efficiency Class D (switching) > amplification. > > > https://www.lifewire.com/lepai-2020

Re: [slim] T-Class amp recommendations

2017-11-26 Thread d6jg
Personally I’d opt for a Class D amp. I have a couple of such amps from Topping that I use in the office etc. Build quality is good. PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-11-24 Thread d6jg
Paul_B wrote: > Catching up on the thread. Lots of words resonate with my own feelings > (apart from those entering into OS wars :p ) I remember the experience > of opening the packaging of my first Squeezebox 3 the attention to > detail was obvious all the way through the product. I can safely s

Re: [slim] Speaker for bathroom

2017-11-03 Thread d6jg
Hydro wrote: > Do you know a Bluetooth speaker that enble aux if no BT connected ? > > For example I link my speaker to max2play. If I link to my phone via BT > it play music if my phone isn't connect, it goes back to max2play. > > Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk I have one of these

Re: [slim] Long delay starting FLAC playback

2017-11-01 Thread d6jg
TerryS wrote: > Well this is embarrassing to admit, but I don't know how to browse to a > file location on my NAS, so I can't delete the log file. I only know > how to use the web server interface for the NAS and LMS. If you are a Windows person the easiest option is WinSCP. - https://winscp.

Re: [slim] Speaker for bathroom

2017-10-31 Thread d6jg
I use iPeng on my iPhone (which I leave outside the bathroom having chosen a playlist) and a waterproof rechargeable Bluetooth speaker. It didn’t cost much but is well built and sounds ok. *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggl

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread d6jg
Goodsounds wrote: > Oh boy, thanks guys. I guess I gave an unintended but clear > demonstration of my ineptness. I didn't understand what was said. This > second round of responses together with the first give me a much clearer > view. > > Another dumb question then, so I can better understand

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread d6jg
Jeff07971 wrote: > http://www.ep.ph.bham.ac.uk/poynters/mirror/linux.wav > > ;) Brilliant find! *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celest

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-12 Thread d6jg
Non Logitech player options (2017) Raspberry Pi (with optional DAC) - piCorePlayer / Max2Play / Raspbian etc iOS device - with iPeng or Squeezepad apps with player option enabled (recycle an old iPhone as a player ?) AirPlay device - requires Phillipe's AirBridge plugin - 16/44.1 max - will sync

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-04 Thread d6jg
dhallag wrote: > Yes +1 for me as well. And +1 for me BUT I do also like streaming from Spotify as implemented by Spotty, DSTM and LastMix when I forget I am my own DJ and fail to add to my playlist before it ends. Although I appreciate Michael's efforts with Spotify Connect I can't see me usin

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-10-02 Thread d6jg
RonM wrote: > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > > It's as true now as it was in the 50s. > > The big intervening variable then, as now, was the particular > technological sophistication of the individual concerned. Sure, some of > us could assemble a crys

Re: [slim] Tried Roonlabs for 30 days... not as good as LMS

2017-10-02 Thread d6jg
I have been tempted to try Roon a couple of times but have baulked at the considerable effort that I will have to expend to try it and most of the LMS v Roon comments I have seen end up with LMS being the more refined system. That said I love the idea of more metadata, album reviews etc. I also qu

Re: [slim] Album art full screen

2017-09-21 Thread d6jg
These days it should be - but that won't be the reason it doesn't work *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi & SB3 -> Onky

Re: [slim] Announce: Desktop Gadget for Windows

2017-09-19 Thread d6jg
cathcam wrote: > Thats exactly what the big window on the right is. The Windows gadget is > the tiny window, and coincidentally, thats the shortcut for the BBc > iPlayer Today list ;-) I didn't even see the "gadget" although to be fair I am on an iphone *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS

Re: [slim] Announce: Desktop Gadget for Windows

2017-09-19 Thread d6jg
cathcam wrote: > I just tried this on Windows 10 latest, and it works fine. > > You need to install http://gadgetsrevived.com/download-sidebar/ in order > to add support for gadgets back in. The you can download the gadget from > the wayback machine and load it in Windows 10. > > However, its p

Re: [slim] Album art full screen

2017-09-18 Thread d6jg
Roland0 wrote: > You can get the current cover image from: > > Code: > > http://lms-server:9000/music/current/cover.jpg > > > If you want it in the browser, use auto-refresh (eg. for firefox, the > reloadevery or tabmix plus extensions can do this)

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-09-08 Thread d6jg
iPhone wrote: > . > . > . > My main Servers are both Vortexboxes. One is for Music and the other is > for Movies (One can run movies and music on one server but because my > music and movie libraries dwarf several hundred average Squeezebox users > collections, I run one for each format). The Vor

Re: [slim] Smart people will stay with Squeezebox

2017-09-07 Thread d6jg
Yesterday I spun up a Plex server. Main reason was films ripped from DVD but I let it scan my music while it was at it. When it finished (quite a few hours later) I had a play with the Plex app on my iPhone. Underwhelmed on the music front. LMS coupled with iPeng does everything Plex does and a wh

Re: [slim] Logitech should resurrect squeezebox

2017-08-25 Thread d6jg
jfo wrote: > I suspect that Logitech has continued to support this project to protect > their intellectual property while taking a "wait and see" approach to > the possible options that might unfold which could allow them to extract > some value from their investment. It is certainly not because

Re: [slim] Logitech should resurrect squeezebox

2017-08-17 Thread d6jg
cliveb wrote: > Sonos was around long before Logitech bought Slim Devices. The two > product lines were always at opposite ends of the market. Drawing an > analogy with HiFi, Sonos appealed to the sort of person who would buy an > integrated B&O system, whereas the Squeezebox system appealed to t

Re: [slim] Logitech should resurrect squeezebox

2017-08-16 Thread d6jg
toby10 wrote: > Exactly. Those and numerous other reasons are why it is a dead product. > *WE* all love them and *WE* get/use the SB advantages. But the mass > market could care less, and for very understandable reasons. In a world > of streaming compressed music on a mobile device listened to

Re: [slim] Original Web site for Slim Devices

2017-08-09 Thread d6jg
Jeff07971 wrote: > I still have a SliMP3, still working ! > > I never did and never would run slimserver/LMS on anything other than > *nix I have installed it a few times on Windows for the hell of it but never as a production server. My oldest SB is a Logitech SB3 and while I quite like the id

Re: [slim] Improving Wireless Strength on the Squeezebox

2017-08-06 Thread d6jg
It might turn a 1 into a 1.1 and a 0 into 0.1 - you never know *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi & SB3 -> Onkyo

Re: [slim] mounting USB

2017-08-05 Thread d6jg
A convert ! *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom

Re: [slim] mounting USB

2017-08-05 Thread d6jg
kidstypike wrote: > I give up, he's all yours ;) No. After you .. *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi & SB3 -> Onkyo CR

Re: [slim] mounting USB

2017-08-05 Thread d6jg
What sort of USB drive? A Pi can easily power a thumb drive but a full drive often requires a powered USB hub. *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE3

Re: [slim] Squeezebox on Mac question

2017-08-04 Thread d6jg
ghulse wrote: > Normally if I go to the LMS preference pane on the Mac Mini, it gives me > the server's IP address as 192.x.x.x and that's what I use on my other > Mac, adding :9000 to the end of it to access the web interface. But now > it only gives the server address as 127.0.0.1 and I know I

Re: [slim] Squeezebox on Mac question

2017-08-04 Thread d6jg
You can only connect on 127.0.0.1 on the actual machine LMS is running on - the Mac. 127.0.0.1 / localhost means THIS machine. >From other machines / devices you need http://192.x.x.x:9000 where 192.etc is the IP of the Mac. I am not a Mac person but look for power options is System Prefs *Pi3

Re: [slim] Squeezebox on Mac question

2017-08-04 Thread d6jg
127.0.0.1 is localhost Every machine has this as its alternate default IP as well as something else (if the network is up) On your Mac both http://127.0.0.1:9000 and http://192.168.1.x:9000 should work *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living

Re: [slim] Bluetooth speaker with pcP

2017-08-02 Thread d6jg
paul- wrote: > Yes, all theoretically possible. But it's not currently developed for > piCore or pCP. I'm not sure anyone on the dev team wants to work on it > either. I'm not overly interested. It's a contradiction in terms. Hi fi 24 bit perfect capable audio player outputting to decidedly l

Re: [slim] Buying a new music player

2017-07-26 Thread d6jg
Just noticed there are still some new UE Radios for sale - it might need the "upgrade to LMS" thingy done but https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A22PBH8/ref=s9_acsd_zwish_hd_bw_bKzXtL_c_x_w?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_r=418PKXCBDE05RDF56FY5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=3

Re: [slim] Buying a new music player

2017-07-26 Thread d6jg
captcaveman wrote: > Thanks for that, nice to see a full list > In general its quite hard to find other devices that can do spotify and > stream off the nework without sending hundreds, though now most AV amps > have it included > > What is the O2 Jogler like and how long do you think it will be

Re: [slim] how big is picoreplayer

2017-07-26 Thread d6jg
paul- wrote: > It's about 80Mb unzipped. That's it. If all you use it for is audio, > you won't need much more. If you want to install add ons you will need > to expand the partition. The system will prompt you to expand if > needed. But even then you can use a very small drive.Adding L

Re: [slim] Buying a new music player

2017-07-26 Thread d6jg
captcaveman wrote: > I want to buy a new music player, probably for my son age 11 for his > room > He doesn't currently have a phone though will probably get a cheap > android > I use Spotify mostly and could get a family account though just for me > at present. > Mu music is stored on the netwo

Re: [slim] LMS must haves

2017-07-23 Thread d6jg
castalla wrote: > Any of philippe's bridge plugins. Yes to Apple & Chromecast versions if the newbie has either device. Upnpbridge is a bit more fiddly and can be a pain to get working if you have an obscure device. *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/J

Re: [slim] LMS must haves

2017-07-23 Thread d6jg
drmatt wrote: > I use squeezer app, and as for plugins it's BBC iPlayer anyday and > "music walk with me" as a playlist shifter from room to room. > > > -Transcoded from Matt's brain by Tapatalk- I'd considered Music Walk With Me - I used to use Switch Player but MWWM is much nicer. I didn't i

Re: [slim] IMPORTANT: Stop forwarding your LMS ports to the internet!

2017-07-23 Thread d6jg
Anything that is open to the internet must be considered a risk. You need to check the forums for Plex etc as general advice won't be good enough. My understanding of subsonic is that it was designed for remote streaming but I'd still check. The best solution is a VPN (not pptp) with solid credent

Re: [slim] LMS must haves

2017-07-23 Thread d6jg
That built in these days Slartibartfast *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cu

[slim] LMS must haves

2017-07-23 Thread d6jg
Inspired by a different thread I thought I would list what I consider to be the absolute must haves for a newbie coming to LMS Plugins Spotty BBC iPlayer Music & Artist Info - now that it provides lyrics to IPeng Others IPeng - if on iOS What do others recommend and why? Must have's only. *P

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] iPeng 9.3 Adds Roon Playback Support and Improved Synchronization

2017-07-21 Thread d6jg
pippin wrote: > Ok, I‘ll check. > And yes, Discogs is on my todo list 👍 *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi & SB3 -> On

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] iPeng 9.3 Adds Roon Playback Support and Improved Synchronization

2017-07-21 Thread d6jg
Pippin. Great work on the lyrics. Can you fix the %20 that occurs on the third Wikipedia lookup - iPhone version but may be on iPad as well ? Also any chance of a similar lookup to Discography? *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* -

Re: [slim] Vortexbox forums & VB Wiki domains dead?

2017-07-19 Thread d6jg
alfista wrote: > Not sure if that's the reason it failed, but if you have a VB that's not > the right package, you should use the RPM. Exactly that I think as well. *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS60

Re: [slim] Vortexbox forums & VB Wiki domains dead?

2017-07-17 Thread d6jg
Thanks Gary Michael thought it was the CPU in mine but perhaps not. I will whip the old HD out and try a new one with 2.4 *Pi3 with piCoreplayer music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets/Jogglers *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s *Office* - Pi ->

Re: [slim] Spotify on Squeezebox / UE Smart Radio - end of life

2017-07-12 Thread d6jg
Stratmangler wrote: > My system details are > > Logitech Media Server Version: 7.7.1 - r33735 @ Mon Nov 28 16:49:58 MST > 2011 > Hostname: NSA310 > Server IP Address: 192.168.0.16 > Server HTTP Port Number: 9000 > Operating system: Linux - EN - utf8 > Platform Architecture: armv5tel-linux > Perl

Re: [slim] iOS11 upgrade - squeezebox controller app no longer working

2017-07-02 Thread d6jg
dg1sek wrote: > I upgraded my iPhone to the latest iOS developer release, iOS11. > Now the Squeezebox remote control app for iPhone no longer works. > I know that there is an alternative called iPeng, but it's not open > source, and it's really expensive. > Does anybody have the source code of t

Re: [slim] Vortexbox forums & VB Wiki domains dead?

2017-06-27 Thread d6jg
http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_to_install_lms_7.9_nightly_from_slim_devices_repo_on_vb_2.3 *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi

Re: [slim] Large Backups on a Cloud

2017-06-08 Thread d6jg
Blisteringblue wrote: > Wow, talk about long winded. I wanted a set and forget style backup for > this, been looking for reasonable cloud for a while. I've 1TB OneDrive > from MS through work, 500GB BT cloud with my broadband but £55 for > unlimited Amazon Cloud gets the nod. > > Just spent 2

Re: [slim] Squeezebox App on iPad - Server on different network

2017-06-02 Thread d6jg
jclausius wrote: > Does anyone know how to manually force the Logitech Squeezebox app for > iPad to search for a server on another 'network' id? > > My setup has the following: > > 172.16.1.5/16 => Squeezebox Server (wired network) > 172.16.2.100/16 => iPad and my entire wireless router > > I

Re: [slim] Router Issue (MODERATER: Please move post if there is a better section to be in)

2017-05-11 Thread d6jg
Look for "device isolation" or similar in the 2.4Ghz Wireless setup *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Ce

Re: [slim] Large Backups on a Cloud

2017-05-03 Thread d6jg
I have my data stored on a Qnap with LMS running on either a Pi (piCorePlayer) or an old PC (Vortexbox). The QNAP is mounted either via SMB or NFS. One of the officially available Qnap apps is "Connect to Cloud Drive". I haven't tried it but it supports Amazon Cloud Drive. If it works (and I have

[slim] No particular place to go.

2017-03-18 Thread d6jg
RIP Chuck *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cu

Re: [slim] Error on SB3

2017-03-09 Thread d6jg
d6jg wrote: > But you said you could see something via WinSCP ? Can you screenshot > that ? > > Also could you please provide details of what version of LMS you are > running and what it is running on. ssods4 suggests a NAS of some sort > but what. Also can you screenshot th

Re: [slim] Error on SB3

2017-03-09 Thread d6jg
sharper9 wrote: > See below - I'm very new to putty etc. > > '[image: https://s19.postimg.org/62qmlumer/error.jpg]' > (https://postimg.org/image/hrum9tddb/)'' (https://postimage.org/app.php) But you said you could see something via WinSCP ? Can you screenshot that ? Also could you please prov

Re: [slim] Error on SB3

2017-03-09 Thread d6jg
sharper9 wrote: > I'm not very sure if I did it right but here we go. > > at first I got > ls: /opt/ssods4/var/home/squeezeboxserver/prefs/: No such file or > directory > > I then went to directory with WinSCP and they are there? But what is there and what permissions do the files have? That

Re: [slim] Vortexbox forums & VB Wiki domains dead?

2017-03-07 Thread d6jg
I have a few tweaks applied to my VB which I would recommend you look into I heavily modified the ripping config file - etc/ripit/config - to use an artist/album structure, dispense with .m3u playlist files and some over stuff. The instructions for this are still available in the Vb wiki at http:

Re: [slim] Vortexbox forums & VB Wiki domains dead?

2017-03-07 Thread d6jg
wortgefecht wrote: > Though so. Thanks for clearing that up, too. > > Gesendet von meinem Nexus 6 mit Tapatalk Important Note. Once you have updated to 7.9 nightly - recommended - you can't update VB itself through the Web GUI you must use the method described earlier in this thread. *Vorte

Re: [slim] Vortexbox - player not recognized after reboot or powerdown

2017-03-01 Thread d6jg
Have you given the Vortexbox a static IP ? If not do so. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10

Re: [slim] Multiple Squeezebox Instances ?

2017-02-28 Thread d6jg
I'd go the 2 x Pi plus 1 NAS route. Just put all the adult stuff in a separate top level folder that only 1 Pi includes in its library. However this won't stop your daughter from switching library should she discover how. The way to block this is to run her Squeezebox and Pi on a separate subnet.

Re: [slim] Help needed... All players started to play at max level!

2017-02-27 Thread d6jg
SlimChances wrote: > The password protection is negligible at best Did you set a global port forwarding rule ? Sometimes referred to a DMZ Host. If so your max2play is exposed on port 22 as well as LMS ports. Did you change the default SSH password ? *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p

Re: [slim] SqueezePlay uninstall problem

2017-02-24 Thread d6jg
Check your Windows firewall settings. I suspect uninstalling isn't clearing them. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony

Re: [slim] Moving away from LMS ?

2017-02-22 Thread d6jg
Jeff07971 wrote: > Deep Breath ;) > > The latest version of Picoreplayer has an option to install LMS. > Therefore you can make a Pi that is both Player(Client) and LMS(Server) > all in one. > I'll keep this simple ! The LMS needs a Music store. With LMS on Pcp > this can be a USB Hard drive (it

Re: [slim] "New Music" - is it possible to edit?

2017-02-20 Thread d6jg
*Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onkyo CRN 755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dini

Re: [slim] Moving away from LMS ?

2017-02-20 Thread d6jg
Starting at the top. There are lots of FLAC players for OSx - but I would install Squeezeplay which you will find here -> https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmsclients/files/squeezeplay/osx/ You can run Plex on Windows. Is it as good as LMS ? Not as an audio only media server IMHO. Can Plex do wha

Re: [slim] "New Music" - is it possible to edit?

2017-02-20 Thread d6jg
Wirrunna wrote: > This is an old one. J.J.Jolz explained it all years ago. > > I use MP3Tag to update tags and have MP3Tag Options / Tags - Preserve > file modification time when saving tags - ticked. > > Then I use BulkFileChanger to add 5 seconds to the File Modification > Time, that way a sc

Re: [slim] Bluesound Node 2 vs SBT

2017-02-18 Thread d6jg
bb1959 wrote: > Ok Michael, now I'm getting somewhere. I unsynced my two touches and > now spotify works on mysb.com! I re synced and they are both playing. > > So, to recap, I get all artwork, metadata, etc. when I play my two > touches via mysb.com. With the vortexbox, both spotify and tida

Re: [slim] Vortexbox forums & VB Wiki domains dead?

2017-02-17 Thread d6jg
jfo wrote: > Here are comments I copied from Ron Olson. It's essentially the same, > using the command DNF to replace YUM. DNF is used in the VB2.4 Fedora > version, but YUM still works too. > One important thing to note is the last comment about updating VB using > command line rather than the V

Re: [slim] Bluesound Node 2 vs SBT

2017-02-17 Thread d6jg
bb1959 wrote: > Thanks for sharing Jim. I have had two SBT's since they came out and A > duet before that. It seems as though the last year or so I have had > nothing but problems with my system. I am having to constantly reboot > either my squeezebox touch or the vortex box or the whole syst

Re: [slim] Bluesound Node 2 vs SBT

2017-02-17 Thread d6jg
Apesbrain wrote: > Thanks Jim for sharing your experience. It should be noted that > Squeezebox and Bluesound work somewhat differently. SB devices are > clients to LMS server running on a PC or NAS. BS has no server. Instead > the app seeks out and indexes compatible music files across your > n

Re: [slim] Vortexbox forums & VB Wiki domains dead?

2017-02-17 Thread d6jg
As the VB forum hasn't yet re-appeared and the Wiki doesn't tell you how to do this I have examined my bash history and the steps are as follows: This is to upgrade from VB 2.4 with LMS 7.8 to the nightly 7.9.xx version Replace - http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/7.9/sc/6b4ee63/logitechme

Re: [slim] New version of LMSDocumenter

2017-02-13 Thread d6jg
Jim Pattison wrote: > I'm sorry - I have no idea what that means. How do I tell if that's the > case? If you don't know what that means then you haven't. You have to do it deliberately. It would be needed if you wanted to access your LMS remotely. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk *Vortexb

Re: [slim] New version of LMSDocumenter

2017-02-13 Thread d6jg
Jim Pattison wrote: > I'm having a similar issue with the server. > > There are 2 values listed in the drop-down: 192.168.2.1 and 192.168.2.15 > 22118 > > My server is 192.168.2.15. It's running on the PC that I'm running > Documenter on. The .1 address is my local router. > 22119 > > But if

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

2017-02-13 Thread d6jg
Benefactor wrote: > 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

Re: [slim] New version of LMSDocumenter

2017-02-13 Thread d6jg
pkfox wrote: > If you click on any track it will take you back to the index Ah. Yes you need a bit of documentation. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone

Re: [slim] New version of LMSDocumenter

2017-02-13 Thread d6jg
Nice work Mr Fox. I keep a copy of the PDF on my phone - comes in handy and has should stop me buying duplicates! If you come to do a further revision what would be really useful in the PDF would be a link at the bottom of each album that takes you back to the index. Scrolling back and forth is

Re: [slim] Win10 "Cast media to device" - should it work to Squeezeboxes?

2017-02-07 Thread d6jg
No. But you can kludge it by using software from streamwhatyouhear.com - takes output if PC sound card and broadcasts to your network as a stream. You then tune in you SB to the URL. There is also a Linux alternative that you can run on a Pi which with a suitable USB sound card will convert any a

Re: [slim] Vortexbox forums & VB Wiki domains dead?

2017-02-02 Thread d6jg
properjob wrote: > If you want LMS 7.9 and some other bits and bobs the Wiki has the info. > > http://wiki.vortexbox.org/how_to_install_the_squeeze_community_repository That is the "Community" version which IIRC is no longer being actively developed / supported. There is (was) a very similar p

Re: [slim] Softsqueeze Won't Install Windows 10

2017-01-31 Thread d6jg
Try squeezeplay as bpa says https://sourceforge.net/projects/lmsclients/files/ *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA

Re: [slim] LMS stops playing music after 20-30 seconds.

2017-01-30 Thread d6jg
verypsb wrote: > Just removed and reinstalled LMS, now I get an "Invalid mysqueezebox.com > username or password." > However I'm able to connect to mysqueezebox.com with the same username > and password. Look at the networking setup of the VM. It needs to be a bridged connection i.e. a valid IP

Re: [slim] access to LMS from other device

2017-01-17 Thread d6jg
V_J wrote: > Yes... but it would allow to just select tracks using the > remote/interface from the Revo... Nice as a fall back solution... But I > cannot get this one to work. I suspect I need Whitebear for this > functionality, is this the case? > > > I was not yet looking for this, but may as

Re: [slim] access to LMS from other device

2017-01-17 Thread d6jg
V_J wrote: > There are 2 distinct functionalities I think: > 1. browse music collection using the remote/display of the Revo > 2. control what is playing on the Revo from LMS > > I had not thought of option 2, as I'm not sure the Revo supports it. It > can connect with a DLNA server for music p

Re: [slim] access to LMS from other device

2017-01-16 Thread d6jg
V_J wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to access my music library on LMS (7.7.5) using a Revo > RadioStation. At the moment, I do not have Whitebear installed, but I > have LMS with the UPNPBridge plugin. Playback on my Squeezeboxes is > fine, the Revo at the moment is the only UPNP device I want to

Re: [slim] How to use iPeng to enter password for wireless connection

2017-01-13 Thread d6jg
sflen wrote: > Please explain a bit more. I may have and use many Squeezebox devices, > but I do not know where and how to do this. At least I can stop > searching on iPeng. > > Thanks > > PS You have no idea how grateful I am for your app!!! I just upgraded > from iPeng HD even though my iPad

Re: [slim] Volume goes up & down without stopping Squeezebox Classic

2017-01-12 Thread d6jg
That sounds like a faulty IR sensor on the Classic itself then. I imagine in the Bedroom you want to use the remote rather than iPeng. You mentioned you had other Classics - perhaps swap its location with another that works OK where you don't need to control with a remote ? *Vortexbox LMS 7.9

Re: [slim] Don't Stop The Music

2017-01-06 Thread d6jg
I have a Vortexbox 2.4 with LMS 7.9.xx and DSTM works perfectly. If you look on VB.org there are instructions on how to upgrade to the latest LMS. Easy Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606

Re: [slim] Audio Cross-fading

2017-01-03 Thread d6jg
drmatt wrote: > I think by default it also doesn't cross-fade between tracks in the same > album. > > Sent from my Nexus 9 using Tapatalk That is correct. The default is that Smartfade is enabled. Tracks within the same album are not subject to crossfade. It is all perfectly clear in Settings /

Re: [slim] Audio Cross-fading

2017-01-03 Thread d6jg
It is set up in Settings / Player / Audio *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7 *Office* - RPi -> Sony TA FE320 -> Celestion F10s / SB3 -> Onky

Re: [slim] Spotify configuration - first time setup & having problems

2016-12-22 Thread d6jg
sparkle999 wrote: > Ivica kindly replied, he has moved away from the Thecus box, so is > unable to support the packaging of new modules for the NAS box. I was > grateful for his support whilst it was there :) > I'll be on the current version for now then, so if that turns out to be > the root cau

[slim] Recording-Software: legal or not?

2016-12-21 Thread d6jg
Dogberry2 wrote: > Copyright law is a morass of contradictions, inconsistencies, > inequities, and foolishness, to which no one can rightly claim full > understanding. Even so-called specialists in copyright law are often > confused and uncertain about what they can, and cannot, make stand up in

Re: [slim] Saving Tracks To Playlists

2016-12-19 Thread d6jg
Dodeth wrote: > I recently had to replace my NAS and, in the process, have updated both > the server and player versions (Touch and Radio). In the process I seem > to have lost the ability to save tracks to a playlist (press '+' save to > playlist). Any ideas? File permissions on the playlist fo

[slim] Recording-Software: legal or not?

2016-12-15 Thread d6jg
The software is legal what you do with it may not be. In U.K. it is legal to make a recording of something you own for personal use. Digitising my vinyl to FLAC is legal but if I sell the vinyl I should delete any copies made. For the record I have kept every vinyl record. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 m

Re: [slim] Play other songs in album or directory - does it work?

2016-12-08 Thread d6jg
mherger wrote: > > If I start by playing track 2 in an album, how can I get it to add > the > > rest of the songs in the album to the playlist? > > There's an option in Settings/Player (web UI) to control this behaviour. > > Did you enable it? > > > -- > > Michael I don't think it works i

Re: [slim] Squeezebox keeps disconnecting from external USB DAC

2016-12-07 Thread d6jg
Which model Pi's are we talking about ? Are they wired or wireless ? I have a pair of synced Pi2's both running piCorePlayer. One has a HiFiberry DAC and the other has a iQAudio DAC. Both are wired. Sync of my local files (FLAC in the main) is pretty good but there is noticable audible drift whe

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 3 keeps resetting

2016-12-06 Thread d6jg
drmatt wrote: > Have a search through older threads, but I would start with a > replacement PSU myself.. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 music on QNAP TS419p via NFS* iThingys/iPeng/Tablets *Living Room* - SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 - > Celestion Ditton F20s - Zone 2 -> Sony TA FE 320 -> Sennheiser RS 130 & B&W P7

Re: [slim] Synching issues in move from LMS 7.8 to 7.9

2016-11-22 Thread d6jg
You say only the server has changed but do you know whether or not your neighbours have installed a new router ? Or have you got any new wireless devices e.g. TV sticks, tablets, phones etc ? It only takes a tiny bit of intereference to cause havoc to synced wireless players. It is highly unlikel

Re: [slim] LMS stops playing music after 20-30 seconds.

2016-11-18 Thread d6jg
verypsb wrote: > Yup, it's back again... After updating Logitech Media Server... Spotify > stops playing after 1 song.. LMS crashes... > > Perl interpreter failed > > Let's rebuild the VM again... Is this a Windows VM ? Why not try a Linux VM. Usually much more stable. *Vortexbox LMS 7.9 m

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