[slim] Help! Have SB3-Trying to Use External HD w/ Laptop iTunes

2013-11-04 Thread btol
Hi Everyone, First time poster here. So I am trying this new set up that isn't working so smoothly. I'd greatly appreciate any help you're willing to provide. I have a SB3. I also have binders of CD's and I have started importing them as lossless files into an external hard drive via

Re: [slim] Help! Have SB3-Trying to Use External HD w/ Laptop iTunes

2013-11-04 Thread aubuti
Welcome. Open the LMS web interface, and click the text on the bottom right that says Settings. On the first tab of the Settings page, specify the external drive as the location of your music library that you want LMS to use. In other words, you have to point LMS to the external hard drive the

Re: [slim] Help! Have SB3-Trying to Use External HD w/ Laptop iTunes

2013-11-04 Thread Mnyb
Also make a decision if you are going to use the iTunes integration plug-in or not . If you dont use it is as simple as abuti put it just piont LMS to a folder where you keep files that you want it to use . You can use combinations of folders and shortcuts (aliases ) to make a more elaborate

Re: [slim] Help! Have SB3-Trying to Use External HD w/ Laptop iTunes

2013-11-04 Thread btol
Thanks, folks! I'll try the LMS thing when I get home from work this evening. As far as the iTunes integration plug-in, I'm not quite sure what that does... B btol's Profile:

Re: [slim] Help! Have SB3-Trying to Use External HD w/ Laptop iTunes

2013-11-04 Thread aubuti
I also don't use iTunes integration, but my understanding is that the main thing it does is make your iTunes playlists, including smart playlists, readily available to LMS. But a lot of users have run into various problems with iTunes integration not working the way they expect, for a variety

Re: [slim] Help! Have SB3-Trying to Use External HD w/ Laptop iTunes

2013-11-04 Thread btol
OK - That's really helpful. I'm going to pass on the plug-in. All I want to do is get my SB3 to play only the files that are on the external HD. I don't really care about playlists. btol's Profile:

Re: [slim] Help! Have SB3-Trying to Use External HD w/ Laptop iTunes

2013-11-04 Thread garym
btol wrote: OK - That's really helpful. I'm going to pass on the plug-in. All I want to do is get my SB3 to play only the files that are on the external HD. I don't really care about playlists. be sure to untick the videos and pictures items next to the name of your music folder. And I

Re: [slim] Help! Have SB3-Trying to Use External HD w/ Laptop iTunes

2013-11-04 Thread kidstypike
garym wrote: be sure to untick the videos and pictures items next to the name of your music folder. And I recall you have to browse to the music folder and select it rather than typing the folder name in the space. p.s. I'd advice going to the plugins tab in Settings and unchecking

Re: [slim] Help! Have SB3-Trying to Use External HD w/ Laptop iTunes

2013-11-04 Thread btol
You guys are great! I'll let you know how things turn out when I get home tonight. btol's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=61987 View this thread: