Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread fbachofner
Hi Robin: robinbowes wrote: > I just tested this on a Ubuntu 16.04 box, specifically: > Thanks! As you can see further up in the thread, I somehow screwed up downloading the .pl files. I've fixed that and will run through your example (pulling it from GitHub via terminal) if my manually down

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread fbachofner
bpa wrote: > Ubuntu 14.04 Perl 5.18 > > to run > perl scripts/udap_shell.pl So you have them in a "scripts" folder (i.e. /scripts ?) Is this a perl convention? [ as I recall, one can run perl scripts from just about anywhere, so this shouldn't be a requirement . . . ] I do see that placing

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread robinbowes
I just tested this on a Ubuntu 16.04 box, specifically: Code: vagrant init ubuntu/xenial64 vagrant up I then ran: Code: $ git clone https://github.com/robinbowes/net-udap.git $ cd net-udap $ cpan Log::StdLog Term::S

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread fbachofner
fbachofner wrote: > I am issuing > Code: > > perl udap_shell.pl > > at the prompt. *D'Oh!!* :o I just noticed the various .pl files I downloaded were somehow -not- Perl files. They were HTML files with a .pl extension. I made some sort of newbie

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread bpa
fbachofner wrote: > Thanks for letting me know! This is good news. > > What version o Ubuntu (Mint 18 is based on Ubuntu 16.04)? > > How do you invoke Net-UDAP? Ubuntu 14.04 Perl 5.18 to run perl scripts/udap_shell.pl ---

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread fbachofner
bpa wrote: > I have a copy of Net::UDAP 1.0_01 on a Ubuntu system and it works OK. Thanks for letting me know! This is good news. What version o Ubuntu (Mint 18 is based on Ubuntu 16.04)? How do you invoke Net-UDAP? I am issuing Code: perl udap_shell.pl ---

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread robinbowes
That looks like you've not downloaded the software correctly. This should work (tested on CentOS 7): Code: git clone https://github.com/robinbowes/net-udap.git cd net-udap cpan Log::StdLog Term::Shell Class::Accessor IO::Interface::Simple ./scripts/udap_shell.pl

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread bpa
fbachofner wrote: > > Yeah, I had noticed that post recently and that had given me some hope. > Unfortunately Net-UDAP doesn't seem to work on the LinuxMint 18 system I > have available for the task. > I have a copy of Net::UDAP 1.0_01 on a Ubuntu system and it works OK. --

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread fbachofner
Thanks bpa! bpa wrote: > This post is from a user who claimed they got Net UDAP to work with SB3 > http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?98840-Possible-to-revive-bricked-Squeezebox-classic&p=774717&viewfull=1#post774717 Yeah, I had noticed that post recently and that had given me some ho

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread fbachofner
fbachofner wrote: > Can't get Net-UDAP to work at all (so far). Update: perl -v outputs: Code: This is perl 5, version 22, subversion 1 (v5.22.1) built for x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi (with 58 registered patches, see perl -V for more detail)

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread bpa
This post is from a user who claimed they got Net UDAP to work with SB3 http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?98840-Possible-to-revive-bricked-Squeezebox-classic&p=774717&viewfull=1#post774717 bpa's Profile: http://f

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread fbachofner
Can't get Net-UDAP to work at all (so far). It is no longer hosted as Robin describes at https://projects.robinbowes.com/Net-UDAP/trac/wiki/GettingStarted but is now rather hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/robinbowes/net-udap Perhaps some required files did not move over? I will need a li

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread fbachofner
Hi Mynb: Mnyb wrote: > Ok then , wonder if you can get another broken SB3 on eBay? > There are a lot of them with busted vfd display . Thanks. We think alike! ;) I am already "watching" a number of those sales since Net-UDAP will probably not work. Of course given that it is now possible to

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-10 Thread fbachofner
Hi tcutting: tcutting wrote: > I don't see in the thread that you attempted a xilinx reset. I haven't > opened an SB3, so don't know what's on the daughter board you describe > vs. the "main" board, and I know it appeared the IR was completely > un-responsive > But (from the wiki on system

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-08 Thread tcutting
I don't see in the thread that you attempted a xilinx reset. I haven't opened an SB3, so don't know what's on the daughter board you describe vs. the "main" board, and I know it appeared the IR was completely un-responsive But (from the wiki on system resets for ip3k-based players (e.g., SB3)

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-08 Thread Mnyb
Ok then , wonder if you can get another broken SB3 on eBay? There are a lot of them with busted vfd display . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridia

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-08 Thread fbachofner
There seems to be some confusion as evidenced by W-Fi-related replies to my thread. The SB3 has a WiFi card, yes. However, that WiFi card is plugged into a daughter-card which can *-also-* be removed from the main board. I would guess that most people never remove that daughter-card because:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-08 Thread bpa
fbachofner wrote: > Hi bpa: > > > > > I am acutely aware of that issue. I also know that it can simply be > removed to test around that issue! > > Apparently, TL;DR -- if you had read the thread -carefully- you can see > my WiFi card is clearly *-not-* the problem. > > Plain and simple: m

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-08 Thread fbachofner
Hi bpa: bpa wrote: > A failed WLAN card can make SB3, Boom and Receiver fail to boot or other > problems. I am acutely aware of that issue. I also know that it can simply be removed to test around that issue! Apparently, TL;DR -- if you had read the thread -carefully- you can see my WiFi ca

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-08 Thread Mnyb
You can even run without the wifi card , if that's acceptable. In case you run it wired anyway . Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-08 Thread bpa
A failed WLAN card can make SB3, Boom and Receiver fail to boot or other problems. You can get compatible replacement very cheaply see http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?95513-Compatible-WLAN-cards-for-SB3-Boom-Reciever-amp-Transporter -

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-08 Thread fbachofner
Further details: This morning I took apart a second (perfectly functioning) SB3. This was done so I could swap out the modular parts and definitively narrow down the problem and identify exactly what is broken in the "stuck" unit. This entailed installing the known good components (daughter-car

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-07 Thread fbachofner
Hi Mnyb: Mnyb wrote: > Can it be reached by the net udap script you used for a squeezebox > reciver ? Don't know yet. I will try tonight after I have the kids asleep . . . and only after trying more options with a wired connection. As you may know, Robin, the author of Net-UDAP 'clearly says

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-07 Thread Mnyb
Can it be reached by the net udap script you used for a squeezebox reciver ? Do you have squeezebox Touch ? That remote will also work if the original remote is broken ? Or is it confirmed that the IR reciever on the SB3 does not work ?

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-07 Thread fbachofner
Subsequent to my post on Saturday I tried a couple other things: - isolated the malfunctioning SB3 from the network 2 - turned off WiFi router - unplugged SB3 ethernet cable from that router - attached to another "isolated" Linux PC 3 - tried to connect w

[slim] Squeezebox Classic stuck at language selection

2016-11-05 Thread fbachofner
I have a Squeezebox 3 / Classic stuck at language selection (i.e. immediately after boot: "Press up/down to change, go right to move on | English"). The SB does not respond to the remote in *-any-* way. Factory reset doesn't work, nor any of the "special" keys described in the 'Slimdevices wi