If you run this on the Windows command line, try escaping the double
quotes. See 'here'
(https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109624-Announce-Material-Skin=995386=1#post995386).
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d6jg wrote:
> If you don't have a router that actually supports Guest WiFi then the
> second option is the safest provided that you plug the WAN port of
> Router2 into a LAN port on Router1 and have a different network range on
> Router2 altogether e.g
>
> Router 1 WAN - as assigned
> Router 1
Or you can use the command line tool metaflac from FLAC tools
(https://xiph.org/flac/documentation_tools_metaflac.html).
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w3wilkes wrote:
> If you are on a Windows system there's an Android app for your phone /
> tablet that allows you to mount an Android folder as a drive to Windows
> or Linux. This would allow for the use of something like SyncToy to
> synchronize folders between Windows and Android.
>
Blackfiction wrote:
> Hi RobbH,
> In the Netherlands every year a national radio station, npo radio 2, is
> broadcasting the top 2000 best songs. They start on Christmas day and
> they go on night and day to finish at 24.00 at new years eve. People can
> vote for their favorite songs in the
A critical security issue has been reported for vBulletin versions
v5.5.x. See 'here (in German)'
(https://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Forensoftware-vBulletin-Patch-schliesst-kritische-Zero-Day-Luecke-4539833.html)
referring to 'this' (https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/31).
Although
In typical usage today, SSDs will accept quite a lot of writing until
they fail. But of course they CAN fail early, so a backup is always a
good idea.
In 2016, Germany-based renowned computer magazine c't performed a
long-term test about how much data can be written to SSDs before they
fail.
The powercfg command I've given above did output the name of your nw
card?
If yes, this nw card is the one connected to your router via LAN?
If yes, its IP address is in the same network segement as the IP
addresses of the squeezeboxes?
And apart from the WOL problem the squeezeboxes function
mandryka wrote:
> No luck Im afraid.
Means what? Could you please be more verbose in your replies? Otherwise
it's difficult to get the full picture.
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You can check two other things.
First, from a Command Window run
Code:
powercfg -devicequery wake_armed
This should at least output the name of your network card.
Second, from the place in the network card's config dialog mentioned by
Apesbrain
usbethjim wrote:
> Yep - started patched file in the original folder - "includes" folder
> is there with a "js" subfolder containing "balloon.js"
>
> Yes I get the same scripting error running the unpatched hta file.
>
> Maybe my copy of ACC 3.4 is not good?
>
> Jim
Unfortunately I don't
usbethjim wrote:
> Done! Thanks for the help...
>
> Jim
The patched .hta file is perfectly fine and I can launch it without
problems.
Did you start the patched file from within the same folder where the
original one is located, i.e. the subfolder "Includes/js" is there?
Can you start the
usbethjim wrote:
> Line: 35
> Char: 4
> Error: The value of the property 'BalloonConfig' is null or undefined,
> not a Function object
> Code: 0
>
> I answer YES to continue running scripts. The ACC UI comes up but if I
> use it I get this over and over again:
>
> Line: 1
> Char: 1
> Error:
usbethjim wrote:
> First of all thanks to the original coder FRANK - I really liked ACC.
> Now thanks to Reinholdk for the mod attempt.
>
> *Update to "STEP 2"* - Apparently the patch utility has been repackaged
> - download "Complete package, except sources&qu
pablolie wrote:
> I never ever liked switching to mysb... avoided it. It was only
> necessary when the software somehow broke. These days I avoid entering
> my account info, and I eagerly await a version that ignores the
> existence of mysb altogether.
You know about the --nomysqueezebox
bobertuk wrote:
> I like that ACC can now be used with LMS 7.91. I gave up on ACC when LMS
> went over to SQLite, no longer have a copy of ACC anywhere and the files
> can no longer be downloaded - the website is dead.
>
> Is there any way to get a copy of ACC 3.4 so that I can give it a try?
dasmueller wrote:
> I assume by-
>
> quote[cd C:\path\to\the\ACC\files
> but adapt the path of course, then enter]quote]
>
> you mean the path to the music library itself ? Or, do you mean to the
> ACC folder ?
The path to the ACC program folder.
SilverRS8 wrote:
> As the original author I got a notification of a post in this thread.
> Wasn't expecting people still using ACC. Nice to read !
Hope you don't mind my poor tries to explain how to resurrect ACC for
the latest LMS versions.
When I did those changes a few years back just for
dasmueller wrote:
> I will need to see if I can work through this not being a whiz with
> these types of things. Any thoughts on reverting to an older form of
> LMS ? Might be simpler-just a thought.
I wouldn't return to a LMS that is that old - don't know what was the
last version using
dasmueller wrote:
> Hopefully it's a simple fix
Depends on what you would call simple. :)
The main challenge is to adapt the ACC program code to switch the
database systems from MySQL (as used in old LMS versions) to SQLite (as
used in the newer), because ACC V3.4 assumes that MySQL is used.
Greg Erskine wrote:
> hi Jonmitch,
>
> I think I have read that Michael has already added this feature to LMS
> 7.9, setup specifically for his kids.
>
> I am fairly sure he has mentioned this many times when this topic pops
> up.
>
> This means there is no need for multiple instances of LMS
As promised, here is how I use mp3tag to modify tags within the library
and let LMS detect the changes but prevent a change of the order in New
Music.
There are two batch files, SaveLastWriteTime.cmd and
IncrementLastWriteTime.cmd: 22173
The first saves the last modification time of a file to a
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
But wiping the dbs is only 6mins for you now. Set all the entries that
start with scan to debug.
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mherger wrote:
>
> But is the cleanup/wipe DB stage any faster now, with the smaller file?
>
Definitely. Wiping the smaller artwork db is instant (<1sec).
>
> I'd still go with the max parameter. With 20k tracks it won't use
> gigabytes of memory. I'm even using it on my poor little
I uploaded two artwork dbs. Both have a similar record count (~9k), but
the first (744MB) was after a full scan without deleting the
cache+artwork dbs before, the second (29MB) after a full scan with
deleting the dbs before.
I had the db memory set to high previously, since the recommendation
mr-b wrote:
> But the 9min delay after "Scanner done init..." is still there. Wiping
> the db?
Yes. And included in this are 6:30mins for wiping your artwork db.
I'll upload my db later also.
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I guess from this part of the scanner.log
Code:
[17-01-26 20:25:14.7036] Slim::Schema::wipeDB (388) End schema_clear
[17-01-26 20:27:24.4625] Slim::Schema::wipeAllData (2135) Wiped the database.
it's clear that the delay is caused here
Code:
Did another clear with database.sql set to debug. This time there
was a delay of 2:10 minutes. Library.db was 44 MB and artwork.db was 744
MB.
The scanner.log:
Code:
[17-01-26 20:25:11.1634] main::main (205) Starting Logitech Media Server
scanner (v7.9.0, 1483603909,
Could this come from the artwork db? It's probably no yet big enough on
the second try?
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If the delay would come from wiping the db, why could it be so
significantly different between two consecutive scans?
At least in my tries the second shows no delay. Maybe the OP could
verify?
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mherger wrote:
> That's a bit surprising. Looking at the code I thought the delay was
> coming from deleting the db table contents. But that would have come
> with some IO.
There was some, but very very few compared to the peak shown in the
graph at the end of this phase.
Forgot to give the info about the importers in use:
Code:
[17-01-25 22:27:46.5192] main::main (205) Starting Logitech Media Server
scanner (v7.9.0, 1483603909, Thu Jan 5 08:19:47 CUT 2017) perl 5.014001
[17-01-25 22:27:46.5209] Slim::Utils::Prefs::init (279) Error:
This time I see a 'delay' of 1:26 min for a clear
Code:
[17-01-25 21:19:38.2853] main::main (205) Starting Logitech Media Server
scanner (v7.9.0, 1483603909, Thu Jan 5 08:19:47 CUT 2017) perl 5.014001
[17-01-25 21:19:38.2869] Slim::Utils::Prefs::init (279) Error:
mherger wrote:
>
> What library size?
>
> No, the removing stage would be reported in the standard output. But you
>
> could answer the questions I asked the OP, maybe it'll ring a bell.
>
My library size is 20k tracks. I'll check and report back.
I'm also seeing this kind of big 'delay' at the beginning of a clear and
rescan often (Windows).
Guess it's the phase where the old records are removed from the db. It's
much faster when I stop LMS, delete the cache and restart.
Would a different web UI be ok? IIRC the one provided by extGUI4LMS
makes use of bigger screens.
Check it in the plugins section of LMS web settings.
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verypsb wrote:
>
> [16-10-23 13:23:59.4006] Slim::Utils::Misc::msg (1244) Warning:
> [13:23:59.3989] Image::Scale libjpeg error: Corrupt JPEG data: premature
> end of data segment
> (C:\Users\LocalUser\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Notifications\wpnidm\b83a12db.jpg)
>
> Why is LMS even
mandryka wrote:
> The task manager said that the server was using 0 and 3% CPU, 150 MB
> memory, 0.6 Mb disk; the control panel was using 50 Mb memory, between 0
> and 1% of CPU
Nothing else that needs lot of CPU or I/O?
mandryka wrote:
> What should I set the memory usage to? It's set at 6000-6500 Mb
Michael spoke about LMS memory. Set "Database Memory Config" in LMS'
WebUI->Settings->Advanced->Performance to Maximum.
reinholdk's
You can check for CPU and I/O issues with perfmon.exe, for example.
Fizbin wrote:
> I suggest saving your pennies for an Intel i7...or at least an i5. And
> make sure it has a minimum 8GB Ram. You can barely run Windows on 4GB.
Running Windows on 4GB is not a problem per se. Depends on the
slartibartfast wrote:
> If I remember correctly if you switch a random mix playlist using Switch
> Player only the tracks currently in the playlist will be transferred and
> the playlist will not continue beyond the last track.
Lucky me. Being an old-fashioned album listener I never felt the
scala wrote:
> It would be great to have a function like "grab music from another
> player and shut it off", if feasible, so that I don't have to always
> walk back again to the previous room to send forward the music...!
You can use the Switch Player plugin for this. It can send or grab the
drmatt wrote:
> I also wrote a similar script that does an "all stop" function, and
> embedded it in a big red button on an intranet web page so I can hit it
> using my phone as I leave the building..
This would also be a nice task for an Amazon Dash button that you could
stick near your front
You can keep your old pc running until the new one is set up to your
liking and running fine. So the risk to screw things up is low, I'd
say.
If you've got the new pc running, you can start by copying just a few
folders of your existing library to it and see how it goes.
If you install
Web_Engel wrote:
> That would be an option for the AVM Fritz!box support, I assume, as I
> cannot read these files myself, I assume.
The capturing is done in wireshark format, so you can load it with
wireshark. Of course it might be difficult to understand and find
relevant things. There might
I assume you have other wifi devices that work flawlessly (didn't find
if you've mentioned that already)? If so, are they using the same
channel? This question is just to exclude that there are some occasional
disturbances from e.g. a micro wave oven.
If the Duet is your only squeezebox so that
Squeezemenicely wrote:
> I do not know how good most of you are about making backups, I am not
> that great at it - I often forget and something working in the
> Background would definitely help a lot.
You're right, that's typically the biggest problem with backups.
Everybody knows how
Maybe you could deposit the extra drive at your workplace?
Don't know how syncing with the Amazon Cloud Drive works, but if it is
always available like an internal drive then it is no replacement for a
backup, cause then it could be too easily destroyed by accident or
malware. Better to connect
Similar situation for me: the VPN takes all the nw traffic and I don't
want to fiddle on that part.
So I listen to my music using a SBRadio which is still connected to my
home nw, of course.
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I guess ID3v2.3 should be fine unless you have really old players.
You're saying that sometimes you see no YEAR tag. Is this in iPeng only?
Did you check (e.g. using Mp3tag) that those files actually have the
YEAR tag filled?
You say you want chronological order. Do you mean when you browse an
Are all SB devices wireless? Do they completely fail to connect or are
the connections unstable? Are they not working wireless even when close
to the AP?
LMS is connected by wire to the router?
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Analyze your wifi environment first. The easiest way is by loading an
app like Wifi Analyzer on a mobile or tablet and walk around and see
what channels in your neighborhood might disturb your current wifi
channel. If you've found a channel less overlapped by others then
configure it in your wifi
Is this the drive where LMS expects your music folder? Is the drive
letter still the same?
Maybe the Windows Disk Management utility can give you some hints about
the state of the drive. You can open it by opening Start menu,
right-clicking on the entry "Computer" and selecting "Manage". Then
A few years ago I've modified ACC v3.4 to work with recent versions of
LMS using the SQLite database. If anybody is interestet, I can share how
to do it.
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Pascal Hibon wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> How would one let LMS do the counting; is there an SQL query that would
> provide such output?
There should be a CLI command to request this information from LMS.
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Pascal Hibon wrote:
> I'm running 7.9.
> If there are differences in the db between LMS versions then it will be
> hard to sustain such an application.
>
> Yes, I do like the fact that it has "presets" so that the user can
> generate different output data / reports. Of course, not everyone
>
d6jg wrote:
> In contributor_albums and contributor_tracks it seems that the role
> (appears to be 1 to 6) is dependent on which tag LMS read.
>
> I -think- I have identified that role 6 equates to AlbumArtist whereas
> role 5 is TrackArtist BUT if there is no AlbumArtist in the file it is
>
See 'here'
(http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?101600-LMS-Extractor-Is-Now-Available=781353=1#post781353)
for an other application that exports data from LMS (didn't try it
myself).
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Pascal Hibon wrote:
> Just gave it a try and it always reports an SQL error. This probably due
> to some changes in the db over time(?)
Just tried and it worked for me, using a LMS 7.8 library file. Don't
have a current 7.9 installed.
But the good thing with this application is, you can adapt
Apesbrain wrote:
> Is it possible to run this script on Win version of LMS 7.9?
Under Windows netcat can be used to send CLI commands to LMS. See how to
use it in a batch file at the end of the example in 'this'
wurstsalat wrote:
>
> Where would i have to insert my players mac address?
> And could i add multiple addresses? would it automatically synchronize
> the players then?
I've never used this script, but see the script in post #103, the one in
#74 don't has the player id. Note that the port to
The Tapatalk plugin is able to read user names and email addresses and
sends these data to tapatalk servers.
Can be switched off via config file.
See 'here (heise.de).'
(http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Tapatalk-Plug-in-liest-Daten-von-Forennutzern-aus-2716662.html)
(sorry, German only.)
Not being an American, for me it seems that not necessarily the US
consumers are law suit crazy but rather the law firms. And this is quite
understandable due to the BIG money they can possibly make out of a
silly case. So I guess these huge compensations are the root cause of
this strange
TomAmes wrote:
Never a problem with either, but, as stated, a bit dated now.
I'm also using two of them as APs. The fact that the model is a bit
dated now is IMO an advantage because of the reduced price.
reinholdk's
mandryka wrote:
What should I look for in the logs? I forgot to mention that when
scanning the new disc, LMS scans for about 10 minutes and then
terminates, always after the same elapsed time -- I can't work out how
to find out what's causing it to terminate.
Maybe there's an error message.
Check LMS log files server.log and scanner.log. Locations can be found
on LMS WebUI, at the bottom of Settings-Information page.
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Checkout the Music sub forum here. There's a lot of stuff recommended by
the kind people of this forum. :)
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In addition to Mnyb's post: the IP address settings in Win7 can be
changed here:
(You can find this by opening the Network and Sharing Center from
Control Panel or system tray and clicking the item 'Change adapter
settings' in left column.)
17570
You guys who successfully fixed your issue with a new router, did you
try changing channel settings of your old router before buying a new
one?
(Of course, a more powerful new router is not a bad thing anyway.)
reinholdk's
You're certainly right, still three weeks to go for me.
Just wondered if there's a command line argument for LMS to start a full
scan, so that one could create a scheduled task.
But a command line arg is not needed. This should do the trick: create a
batch file to stop the LMS service (net stop
Already tried to change the WiFi channels of your router/AP? Also see
'here' (http://superuser.com/a/637598).
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Found an MS KB article about changes in WOL behaviour in Win8(.1):
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2776718/en-us
Basically, it says in Win8 there's a new power state called 'hybrid
shutdown', which is used by default, and WOL from this state is NOT
supported. WOL is supported only from the sleep
kidstypike wrote:
I've done all the Enable Wake on magic packet stuff, many times,
without success.
Can you be more specific about what you've tried?
I'm running LMS on Win7 but just checked the network adapter settings on
Win8.1 and they are pretty much the same as on Win7.
There are two
Guess it's the same as in Win7:
Open the SB program folder (e.g. C:\Programs\Squeezebox\server) in
Windows file explorer, right click the file squeezeboxcp.exe (the SB
control panel executable) and select Properties. In the opened dialog
click the tab Compatibility. At the bottom click the button
pablolie wrote:
i got sick of porting and re-configuring applications.
so for stuff like LMS i simply configured a stable dedicated VM running
a long-term support Ubuntu kernel (12.04 right now) with LMS on top. And
then run in on VM Player, and then the underlying machine doesn't
matter.
Performance-wise, using a range extender or repeater is a bad thing as
the data is sent twice: from the router to the repeater and from the
repeater to the client (and back).
Of course, sometimes the alternatives are limited due to location
restrictions. If you cannot use a directly-wired AP,
In addition to the correct points garym made:
All devices communicating over a certain channel have to share the
limited bandwidth of that channel and have to avoid collisions while
talking. So the more clients are talking on a channel the less
throughput can be expected. And the different
I think Mnyb assumes with 'music folder' you are browsing your music by
using the 'music folder' item in LMS or the players. But I guess you
mean the folders in the LMS settings, right?
But I don't understand why you point your music folder to the playlists
and the playlist folder to your music.
ralphy wrote:
There are stdout.txt and stderr.txt in %TEMP%. They might have
squeezeplay prefixed to the name.
I don't have a windows system handy to check.
It's stderr-SqueezePlay.txt and stdout-SqueezePlay.txt.
Yes, try wired connection first to make sure it's not the router. Do you
have other devices that work fine through the router?
Other things to try:
- reboot into safe mode and see whether wifi works there
- try to download and install a wifi driver from your manufacturer.
I'm using an Asus RT-N66U for its WiFi performance and its dedicated AP
mode (I'm using it in addition to my main router).
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Regarding the time it takes to rip a single CD:
among other factors like quality of your CD drive and your CD, it also
depends on whether it's a real Audio CD or not: it feels like decades
ago but in fact it is not so long ago that parts of the music industry
tried hard to prevent copying a CD.
Guess I'd prefer to use LMS on the vortexbox as soon as possible instead
of doing the switch after all CDs have been re-ripped. So I'd use the
folder structure as suggested above and copy the old mp3 files into it.
You could turn off the old LMS (but not uninstalling yet) and get used
to the
That your Boom couldn't find the DHCP server is really strange. Is it
connected wired or wirelessly?
That it takes a moment to successfully connect the player when you woke
up the PC by a WOL message from the players is quite normal.
And I've experienced rare occasions where one player can't
Great to see that you could sort things out.
donmacn wrote:
And the Touch was 'confusing' and seemed to want to start its own
version of LMS, but we're there now.
Are you aware that the Touch can indeed run it's own LMS (sometimes
called 'TinyLMS' over here)?. Since I've never used it, I'm
Mnyb wrote:
That would not work the TinyLMS does not have a web-server , to weak
hardware for that it's disabled .
But the onboard server should not run unless there is media attached .
Thanks for correcting me - as I said, I've never used it. Could there be
any other reason why the OP
Setting static IP addresses in all SB devices is fine, but 'pinning' the
IP addresses in the router's DHCP server might be easier to configure,
depending on the router's UI (and on the router's reliability).
reinholdk's
Looks like you're ready to spent the money for a vortexbox appliance, so
just do it - I'm pretty sure it will provide a lot of value.
After all, it's only money - as I've been told here in the forum when I
was in doubt to by a Touch as a spare. And I'm still appreciating this
advice I've got. :)
If you don't feel comfortable enough solving some issues around your
SBs, just ask here. There are always some helpful people around, as I've
experienced myself already.
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Regarding the 'switch off' thing, I'm running LMS on a Windows PC
without the Server Power Control plugin (but I have no doubt that it's
great plugin). The PC fells into a big sleep if no SB device is playing
for a while (monitored by the 'Windows: Prevent System Standby' plugin)
and wakes up on
Just to confirm your assumption: additional leading zeros in parts of
the IP address are not significant.
Regarding your netgear stuff: I don't have experience with that, but I
understood you have several of them. Did you try to exchange positions
already?
Been there, done that. :)
Any ideas why new and changed scans following the DST switch always find
half the number of modified tracks compared to the previous scan?
(http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?98276-I-Got-Them-Eastern-Standard-Time-Bluesp=760952viewfull=1#post760952)
Max audio quality is not simply achieved when packets of bits reach
their destination but it's depending on HOW they do it.
By using the SuperDuper CatX cable they have more room to expand and can
reach their destination very relaxed. So it's only logical that you can
hear the difference. ;)
Squeezemenicely wrote:
If you do not want a radio, do not accept it as a replacement - pretty
simple.
For me it looks like the customer does exactly this: he's not accepting
the Radio as a replacement.
The dealer offered the Radio and the customer answered that he accepts
it only if he gets
dtw3 wrote:
I settled on FLAC by a VortexBox and a Squeezebox Touch into my Hi-Fi
with RCA phono plugs.
That's definitely a good decision.
Accepting that VortexBox tagging might not always be correct, I presumed
a means of correcting them would be available.
Not built-in. But using
I also don't like the cassette logo too much, but I must admit that it
makes a very recognizable logo, even without text. If we could find
another item instead of the cassette...
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chill wrote:
If the logo was based on a number of images like the stylised cassette,
but including, say, CD, Radio and Vinyl, would that work? Would it be
obvious that this device represents the convergence of all these
devices?
No, I don't think it would work :)
As far as I know, disturbances from microwave ovens do occur only in the
2.4GHz range of a WLAN (although I'm not an expert here). So if your
WLAN router offers 5GHz as well, you could place a 802.11n WLAN-Ethernet
adapter near your squeezebox and connect it to the adapter to make it
communicate
Mnyb wrote:
You can also use service squeezeboxserver restart .
On windows/mac there is a controll panel .
If a plugin has updated itself and you see the text on the left Bolton
ofmthe home page .
Click that and you get to the plugin page in settings and there it is a
popup in the
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