FWIW, jumping in at the end, I've just tried updating to 6.2.2 from
6.2.1 on my XP MCE server, got the same problem.
Reverted to 6.2.1 after uninstalling, same problem. Rebooted routers
didn't help. Reset holding the + key didn't seem to help.
I'm now working again with 6.2.1, the only
And it worked :)
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mzpro5 Wrote:
Yeah, PERHAPS what did fix it was unplugging the router.
honestly, I couldn't even read his resolve since I just read the entire
thread of him moaning and not trying anything...by the time I got to his
resolve, I could honestly care less.
The best part of troubleshooting to
Who was it that said, When you point a finger, three are pointing back
at you.?
All this network stuff can be daunting and confusing for some (many)
people.
Personally, I find the activity of stand-arounders kicking and shaming
a man when's he's down to be extremely distasteful, counter
Tony really just wants to play music. I'm glad he got it working with a
great show of the unprecedented quality of support you get with Slim
Devices systems.
There are two kinds of support in this world, the kind you pay for and
the kind you don't. The support he paid for (from SD) was
Radish,
That's one of the best put posts on the topic I've ever seen. I suggest
saving that somewhere, so the next time an unruly child wanders onto
this playground, you can just point him at the post.
Victor
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ehjones Wrote:
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:-p
His recent behavior is nothing new I see. I feel bad for kdf who tried
to help this ungrateful person twice.
Maybe we should blame tonymuffin's parents for not teaching him any
manners? No, he's an adult (legally that
radish Wrote:
There are two kinds of support in this world, the kind you pay for and
the kind you don't. The support he paid for (from SD) was excellent,
looks like they got him right back up and running. They offered to call
him, or email him, or whatever he wanted. I see nothing other than
Well said, Jon.
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joncourage Wrote:
It is not ok to berate or abuse or be rude to people you've paid to
help you either.
Well I agree of course, people in all walks of life deserve respect and
civility. Not only is it simple good manners, it also is usually the
best way to get the result you desire. I guess
wow reading this thread was amazing...
tonymuffin... what can i say... bad things happen sometimes when you
update software and firmware. these problems can be very annoying but
your rude, obnoxious behavior followed up with a complete lack of
appreciation to the people who fixed your problem
joncourage Wrote:
It is not ok to berate or abuse or be rude to people you've paid to
help you either.
Agreed
Well I agree of course, people in all walks of life deserve respect and
civility.
I would argue that while courtesy is for everyone, respect must be
earned. Certainly quite a
On 28/04/06, kdf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
However, just before it connects
it starts all over again saying Press BRIGHTNESS to update firmware.
It has been doing this now in a loop 6 times. This is special
FWIW, I've had this happen to me quite a bit with 6.5 nightlies.. Half
way through
kdf Wrote:
uninstall, then reinstall:
you can uninstall from control panel, add/remove programs. I'd
recommend doing a search for 'slimserver.pref' and saving a copy so
that you can keep your preferences. I believe it gets placed in
c:\program files\slimserver\server by default.
then
kdf Wrote:
you've been asked twice what OS you are using, but you have only barked
at everyone instead of answering. Please fill in this blank.
While I agree he's been barking, back in the 8th post of this thread he
wrote:
All 3 are Squeezebox 2
OS: Windows XP Pro Service Pak 2 with all
Michaelwagner Wrote:
While I agree he's been barking, back in the 8th post of this thread he
wrote:
Elsewhere he wrote one is wireless 2 are wired.
Poor signal to noise ratio, vital info gets lost.
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On 27-Apr-06, at 9:56 PM, tonymuffin wrote:
Ok...this is special... http://slimserverIP:9000/log.txt returns,
page
cannot be displayed.
yes, that is for watching it when the server is running, and you do
need to use your proper IP address in place of slimserverIP (all of
Siduhe Wrote:
This is excellent advice. Uninstall, then delete any Slimserver folder
left under Program Folders, then reboot your machine. Then reinstall
either 6.2.1 or 6.2.2.
I also wonder if you have made any other changes to the machine that is
running slimserver since you first
Fifer Wrote:
Poor signal to noise ratio, vital info gets lost.
All was working perfectly yesterday and prior. Things stopped working
with the upgrade to 6.2.2
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How does one fucking get back to point A?
Your avatar matches your charming personality quite well.
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Your avatar matches your charming personality quite well.
How about getting this thing working again and then we can throw spats
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tonymuffin Wrote:
So as I started this thread... this is SO SPECIAL!!!
Tomorrow we are having a party and now can no longer play any of our
play listsnothing...
You buyers/downloaders out therebeware!
I installed 6.2.2 over 6.2.1 with no problems then my player upgraded
Try the following:
1) Turn off all your Squeezeboxen by unplugging the power cord.
2) Unplug the power from your router.
3) Uninstall Slimserver from your computer
4) Manually delete the Slimserver folder
5) Reboot your computer
6) Install Slimserver 6.2.2, start Slimserver and make sure it's
tonymuffin Wrote:
How about getting this thing working again and then we can throw spats
at each other.
Don't forget that it's you who wants to get this working. The number of
people who are with you on this steadily declines...
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tonymuffin Wrote:
How about getting this thing working again and then we can throw spats
at each other.
I had the firmware get hosed on me once.
I got back to square one by:
1. Check the Forget this player checkbox in SlimServer.
2. Unplug the Squeezebox.
3. Uninstall SlimServer. (If
slimpy Wrote:
Try the following:
1) Turn off all your Squeezeboxen by unplugging the power cord.
2) Unplug the power from your router.
3) Uninstall Slimserver from your computer
4) Manually delete the Slimserver folder
5) Reboot your computer
6) Install Slimserver 6.2.2, start Slimserver
slimpy Wrote:
Don't forget that it's you who wants to get this working. The number of
people who are with you on this steadily declines...
-s.
Doesn't matter to me. I want to make sure others get a clear picture
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On 28/04/06, tonymuffin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
2) Unplug the power from your router. [tonymuffin] What does unplugging
my router have to do with any of this? There is no issue with the
router and all 8 of my other computers.
But you've tried doing it ? My (USR) router/access point
jonheal Wrote:
Have you tried going back to the previous version with a WIRED
connection?
What part of my posts is not clear here??? I do have a wired
connection... As I have stated a number of times here in this post I
have 2 wired Squeezeboxes and 1 wireless...
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Yes, I know you have done most of the things. But in this specific
order?
Unplug your router to make sure it is properly initialized. At this
point each and every component or software could be the culprit.
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tonymuffin Wrote:
Doesn't matter to me. I want to make sure others get a clear picture of
the product.
Well this says it all. You sure give a clear picture of your
personality.
May I suggest this guy be ignored?
I feel sorry for the support staff at slimdevices though.
Out.
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On 4/28/06, tonymuffin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
2) Unplug the power from your router. [tonymuffin] What does unplugging
my router have to do with any of this? There is no issue with the
router and all 8 of my other computers.
You asked for help, right? Nothing has worked up to this point,
Dr Lovegrove Wrote:
On 28/04/06, tonymuffin
tonymuffin.26zblc1146235802 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com
wrote:
2) Unplug the power from your router. [tonymuffin] What does
unplugging
my router have to do with any of this? There is no issue with the
router and all 8 of my
freelunch Wrote:
On 4/28/06, tonymuffin
tonymuffin.26zblc1146235802 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com
wrote:
2) Unplug the power from your router. [tonymuffin] What does
unplugging
my router have to do with any of this? There is no issue with the
router and all 8 of my other
On 4/28/06, tonymuffin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Blow it out yours
Do you honestly expect useful assistance at this point? Considering
how abusive you've been, neither us forum members nor Slim Devices
have any obligation to help you.
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Worked fine for me on Windows XP. You aren't going to find a company with better customer service than Slim Devices. If you are calm and lose the attitude, I'm sure your problem can be resolved.
On 4/27/06, tonymuffin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So as I started this thread... this is SO
Wow, I find myself wanting to help you more and more now.On 4/28/06, tonymuffin
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:slimpy Wrote:
Well this says it all. You sure give a clear picture of your personality. May I suggest this guybe ignored? I feel sorry for the support staff at slimdevices though. Out.
Perhaps you don't need to reboot your wireless access point (WAP), but
it would be a good idea to reboot your router. Many WAPs are really
three devices: an access point, switch, and router, all built into the
same device. Many (most?) people use the routers that are built into
their WAPs, but
tonymuffin: Abusive language will not be tolerated on this forum.
Please tone down the conversation and edit your inflammatory posts or
we'll start banning folks.
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On 28/04/06, tonymuffin
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Obviously you and a number of others are not reading this. No one has
answered yet what unplugging a wireless router/access point has to do
with the wired Squeezeboxes that do not even touch the wireless access
point?
Any bit of network gear
Tony:
I'm not sure why this isn't getting through, so let me explain it
slowly.
There is a piece of state information, a bit or a byte or a megabyte,
of bad information somewhere in your *entire* system.
In this case, the entire system is end-to-end. From the Squeezebox
hardware, the
Dr Lovegrove Wrote:
Also delete any Phil Collins mp3s you've got on your server - that can
cause untold damage.. ;-)
I can see it in the air
tonight
oh, lord
I remember ...
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azinck3 Wrote:
Perhaps you don't need to reboot your wireless access point (WAP), but
it would be a good idea to reboot your router. Many WAPs are really
three devices: an access point, switch, and router, all built into the
same device. Many (most?) people use the routers that are built
tonymuffin probably works for Sonos.
why is anyone still trying to help this guy?!
SlimPeople: imo this whole thread should be nuked - it's an
embarrassment to Slim and to it's user community, not because one use
is having a problem he can't sort out (which frankly I'm less and less
inclined
Best.
Thread.
Ever.
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dean Wrote:
tonymuffin: Abusive language will not be tolerated on this forum.
Please tone down the conversation and edit your inflammatory posts or
we'll start banning folks.
feel free to edit as desired
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Power down the router and then power it back up. Forget the WAP for now, although if I were you, I'd power it down just to be safe. I've seen plenty of computer issues cleared up by doing things that logically (as far as I could tell) should have no affect on the issue at hand.
In the time you've
bahnsah Wrote:
Best.
Thread.
Ever.
haha,
I don't know...the QNap thread puts up some pretty stiff competition.
But I think this thread wins, because at least in the QNap thread the
(totally uncalled-for) vitriole was directed at someone who could be
arguably considered responsible for
tonymuffin Wrote:
As mentioned already, the WAP is just that... an access point. It is
not being used as a router. Thus I could not see why unplugging that
would make any difference except possibly with the wireless Squeezebox
but certainly not with the wired ones that don't touch it.
As a matter of policy, we don't edit or delete posts unless they are
obviously spam. We rely on the community for self-policing.
Unfortunately, if somebody can't participate in the community and get
along, we may give a time out and ban temporarily, then permanently
if it continues.
Quoting joncourage [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
tonymuffin probably works for Sonos.
I doubt that. Tony has had his turn praising slimserver:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15994page=3
We just happen to be stuck in a nasty 'quirk' loop, and I expect it
will eventually return to
kdf Wrote:
Quoting joncourage joncourage.26zf2b1146240301 (AT) no-mx (DOT)
forums.slimdevices.com:
tonymuffin probably works for Sonos.
I doubt that. Tony has had his turn praising slimserver:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15994page=3
We just happen to be stuck in
kdf Wrote:
Quoting joncourage joncourage.26zf2b1146240301 (AT) no-mx (DOT)
forums.slimdevices.com:
tonymuffin probably works for Sonos.
I doubt that. Tony has had his turn praising slimserver:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15994page=3
We just happen to be stuck in
joncourage Wrote:
kdf - the sonos comment was facetious.
as far as being helpful, I don't think it's a stretch to say that after
the well-over-the-top antagonistic posts it's not at all unreasonable to
say it's time that any right to expect help is forfeit. you're entitled
to your
tony, can't wait for the party, man. I'm sure it will be a blast 'cause
you're such an upbeat guy. Maybe you should stick to 8-track.
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Tony,
I'm assuming you're still at the point where the SB's are looking for a
firmware upgrade. If not, ignore the rest of this post.
I vaguely remember someone having a similar problem to yours, and it
was down to old batteries in the SB2 remote.
Just to rule them out as a root cause, can you
This type of thing can be EXTREMELY frustrating. You have this super
cool thing that is more addictive than heroin and now its busted, right
before your party. Yes, tony is pissing off all the UNPAID folks who are
trying to help him, and that is not a wise thing to do. I#8217;m glad
to see the
I agree with most of what you say. To be fair, though, I do question the wisdom of doing an upgrade right before a major event where you know that you're going to be using your Squeezebox.That having been said, you do expect officially released code to have been tested. As far as I can tell, the
tonymuffin Wrote:
un...uh...er...h. Slim Support was contacted last evening.
What are you rambling on about?
Sean/Dean/et al:
PLEASE shut this monkey down! He's puttin' a bad vibe on the whole
joint. He is *clearly* postal. There is *nothing* anyone here can do to
help him (unless
jonheal Wrote:
Sean/Dean/et al:
PLEASE shut this monkey down! He's puttin' a bad vibe on the whole
joint. He is *clearly* postal. There is *nothing* anyone here can do to
help him (unless they're licensed to dispense psychotropic meds).
The notorious power supply thread reads like a
It is -possible- that all his Slimboxes were updated with a
corrupted copy of the firmware file. This could have happened when he
downloaded 6.2.2 or when he executed the 6.2.2 installation process.
Meaning, that the installation process decompressed the firmware file
to a bad sector of his
OK, this is all twilight-zone esque.
After posting the above I upgraded (again) to 6.2.2 because the build I
am on apparently was not the latest (release) version.
And now I'm having the *SAME* problem that the muffin man is having.
My Squeezebox 2 says the normal press and hold brightness bit
Quoting jmpage2 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
No matter how many times I try to upgrade this is all I see from the
logfile output.
--d_ir --d_slimproto --d_command --d_startup ?
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Yes, though I was thinking (a dangerous thing) that the install process
may have burped in one of those Special Windows Ways, blocking port
9000 but not blocking 3483. I think 9000 is where firmware comes from
on the server. (For some reason I don't see that in the docs, and it's
almost time to
I heard from our support team that the original problem was resolved
by rebooting the router.
Glad to hear that it's up and running and that we can all move on.
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tamanaco Wrote:
It is -possible- that all his Slimboxes were updated with a
corrupted copy of the firmware file.
They are supposed to be checksummed.
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dean Wrote:
I heard from our support team that the original problem was resolved
by rebooting the router.
Rebooting the rounter ... really? If only someone had suggested that
... :-0
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If only someone had suggested that ... :-0
No kidding, eh? How did that one get by us?
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dean Wrote:
I heard from our support team that the original problem was resolved
by rebooting the router.
Glad to hear that it's up and running and that we can all move on.
Interesting. I had to fix mine by taking it off of the wireless
(WPS-PSK) network completely and hooking it up to
I tell ya, this thread has been almost as entertaining as an episode of
'House'! The range of emotions was great! Bravo! The only thing missing
is a last post from tonymuffin. I wonder what that might be like?
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dean Wrote:
I heard from our support team that the original problem was resolved
by rebooting the router.
Glad to hear that it's up and running and that we can all move on.
Perhaps that is what did it... and perhaps not...
Here is the course of action I did:
1. The computer was
I just knew he would be gushing with apologies and thanking everyone for
their help and patience in spite of his poor attitude once he got it
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I just knew he would be gushing with apologies and thanking everyone for
their help and patience in spite of his poor attitude once he got it
fixed!
Yeah, PERHAPS what did fix it was unplugging the router.
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House -- my new almost favorite show (after The Office).
So, tony, what time is the party, what what was that address again?
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Would it be approporiate to nominate this for thread of the year? I
know the year is young but we have a strong contender. Like a car
accident, it's so hard not to look.
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Get's my vote. Can you turn a thread into a poll post-facto?
I think second place has to go to the QNAP thread. Or QSNAP. The box
that runs Slimserver where the hardware was late so they blamed the
software guy.
And third place to the never ending switching power supplies make a
difference no
Ok...this is now getting really good!!!
All 3 of my Slim Devices (2 wired and 1 wireless) are exhibiting the
exact same behavior.
Now... this is really special! NOT...
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Then it sounds like your server is crashing for some reason: do you have
a 3rd party plugin, perhaps, that isn't happy with some change? Look at
the server logs and see what it says.
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kdf Wrote:
Did you have 6.5 installed at some point? This sounds like an issue
there, where a couple plugins were interracting with the firmware
upgrade. Theoretically, this isn't possible with 6.2.2 but just in
case, if you have Trackstat or the Execute plugins installed, remove
them
OK
So obviously this isn't getting anywhere...
How do I get back to point A. Where can I find the previous version?
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They're all here
http://www.slimdevices.com/downloads/
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kdf Wrote:
Did you have 6.5 installed at some point? This sounds like an issue
there, where a couple plugins were interracting with the firmware
upgrade. Theoretically, this isn't possible with 6.2.2 but just in
case, if you have Trackstat or the Execute plugins installed, remove
them
On Apr 27, 2006, at 5:44 PM, tonymuffin wrote:
Correct... I press the Brightness button down just like any other time
it has needed to update the firmware. Nope... not this time... there
is no progress bar, it jumps immediatly to Welcome to Squeeze box and
then obtaining an IP address. It
- Nope it is the Brightness button
- hmmm
- one would think..
- Suspect of what? All was well prior to installing 6.2.2 this
evening. I was playing and have been playing music right up to that
time just fine...
- already answered your other questions in green. Read my
Ok, please get in contact with [EMAIL PROTECTED] for one-on-one
support.
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OK how about this?
Just installed 6.2.2 on another one of my computers...guess what
Same F*^%$#g thing
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dean Wrote:
Ok, please get in contact with support (AT) slimdevices (DOT) com for
one-on-one
support.
hmmm ok... apparently you didn't read the last part of
my previous post
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The software is well tested and is working well for the large numbers
who have been testing for the last 5 months of daily builds. I think
it is very clear that this is not the standard outcome, and we are all
interested in trying to help find the root problem. I understand that
you have no
Cronos Wrote:
Perhaps you should try again.
u...err...uh...hm... try again what?
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Once again where are these log files?
By the way... Slim Server is up to it's old tricks again of pegging the
CPU
CPU: Intel 3.2 Ghz
RAM: 1GB
HD: 250GB
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Ok so I have now shut down SlimServer, confirmed it is not
running... attempted to run at the DOS prompt as you suggest...
no response nothing happens
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What are the registry entries necessary to delete to remove this
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So as I started this thread... this is SO SPECIAL!!!
Tomorrow we are having a party and now can no longer play any of our
play listsnothing...
You buyers/downloaders out therebeware!
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The Location Of The Log Files Please??///
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On Apr 27, 2006, at 6:33 PM, tonymuffin wrote:
dean Wrote:
Ok, please get in contact with support (AT) slimdevices (DOT) com for
one-on-one
support.
hmmm ok... apparently you didn't read the last part of
my previous post
I'm not sure why that is, it could be spam filters.
You specify a log file path when you turn on logging:
slim.exe --logfile /path/to/logfile.txt
see all options below...
C:\Program Files\SlimServer\serverslim.exe --help
Usage: slim.exe [--audiodir dir] [--playlistdir dir] [--diag]
[--daemon] [--stdio] [--logfile logfilepath]
[--user username]
On 27-Apr-06, at 7:33 PM, tonymuffin wrote:
The Location Of The Log Files Please??///
http://slimserverIP:9000/log.txt
or
c:\program files\slimserver\server\slim.exe --logfile
c:\myfreakinglog.txt
oh, and yes, make sure you stop the service before running the
kdf Wrote:
On 27-Apr-06, at 7:33 PM, tonymuffin wrote:
The Location Of The Log Files Please??///
http://slimserverIP:9000/log.txt
or
c:\program files\slimserver\server\slim.exe --logfile
c:\myfreakinglog.txt
oh, and yes, make sure you stop the service before
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