[slim] Re: Alleged (And Possibly Untrue) Shipment Problem From SlimDevices

2005-09-11 Thread seanadams
Michaelwagner Wrote: Considering recent events, you might factor in the elevation (above sea level) of that other computer. Yes - like silicon valley! Lots of computers, and no natural disa -- seanadams ___ Discuss mailing list

[slim] Re: Displaying Chinese on SB2

2005-09-11 Thread ackcheng
thanks, I suppose, my problem in not with the slimserver, but iwht chinese disply on SB2 itself. Has anyone had any luck with End WinXP? -- ackcheng ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Displaying Chinese on SB2

2005-09-11 Thread kbelinski
I am running English XP with Chinese characters correctly displayed in SB2, if that is what you are asking. Pls provide detail of your problem. Which file format do you play? MP3 with ID3 tag, FLAC with tag, or FLAC with cue sheet, etc.? Are Chinese characters being displayed correctly in the

[slim] Scanning Music Library Help Please

2005-09-11 Thread SteveSlim
Hi I have my MP3s on drive F: and have started ripping my cds as FLAC on drive G: My music folder is set to Drive F:, I have one playlist in my playlists folder set to one of the Albums on drive G: hoping that this will allow slimserver to scan all of drive G: but it only results in that one

Re: [slim] Scanning Music Library Help Please

2005-09-11 Thread Richie
Is there a work-around that will allow me to get slimserver to scan all of G: or will I have to link a playlist to each individual album ? Thanks in Advance Ste In your Music Folder (F:) place a shortcut to the G: drive. You shouldn't need the playlist. Richard

RE: [slim] I want a Squeezebox2 T-shirt

2005-09-11 Thread Eric Loomis
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[slim] Re: Displaying Chinese on SB2

2005-09-11 Thread ackcheng
kbelinski Thanks for your help! I use wav format. no tag. Chinese can be displayed on web UI but not on SB2. Of the folder has Chinese character, SB2 cannot detect the folder. If the folder is in eng and the songs in wav format use chinese character as file names, it shows something like

[slim] Re: Displaying Chinese on SB2

2005-09-11 Thread kbelinski
Ok. Now I see. You have no tag and you have chosen to display filename on SB2. This might cause problem. As far as I have experienced, the new Unicode feature is really WYSIWYG, meaning What You See in Web UI Is What You Get In SB2. If the characters would not display correctly in Web UI, the

[slim] Re: Displaying Chinese on SB2

2005-09-11 Thread ackcheng
Thanks! I see. I think I will follow your advice and use option 1! -- ackcheng ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Scanning Music Library Help Please

2005-09-11 Thread SteveSlim
Thanks Ritchie So simple ! Genious ! -- SteveSlim ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Alleged (And Possibly Untrue) Shipment Problem From SlimDevices

2005-09-11 Thread Michaelwagner
seanadams Wrote: Yes - like silicon valley! Lots of computers, and no natural disaVery funny. But you might consider a computer somewhere on the other side of the san andreas fault. And then will your hard disk over to me :-) -- Michaelwagner

[slim] Re: SlimServer: International Characters in file names

2005-09-11 Thread twautele
Hello, I have the same problem. I ripped and used my cd collection on a Mac so Gracenote even include some chinese character (for Kitaro) and both iTunes and Slimserver work well with them. For some reason I switch these duties to a PC (xp mce 2005) and while iTunes PC has no problem playing

[slim] Re: Wake On LAN for SqueezeBox 1

2005-09-11 Thread Michaelwagner
Is this wakeup the server when the squeezebox asks? Or wakeup the squeezebox when the PC user asks? -- Michaelwagner ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Slimserver inside Squeezebox?

2005-09-11 Thread Michaelwagner
marc1966 Wrote: Sorry for thinking out of the box. Actually, you were thinking inside the box. marc1966 Wrote: Sorry for acting like a kicked puppy. But look at the replies and you'll see that this is no discussion. Just making fun on me. Maybe it is my bad english? What the hell... Bye.

[slim] Re: Wake On LAN for SqueezeBox 1

2005-09-11 Thread rbetts
It is to wake up the pc hosting the slim server using standard WOL from Squeezebox. -- rbetts ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Obtaining mp3s/flac/whatever legally

2005-09-11 Thread max . spicer
I have to say that given the choice of buying a track from some outfit that in no way benefits the original artists or just getting it via p2p, I'd go for the latter. Admittedly, there are probably many recording deals out there that mean that artists no longer benefit from sales of there work,

[slim] Re: Wake On LAN for SqueezeBox 1

2005-09-11 Thread Michaelwagner
rbetts Wrote: It is to wake up the pc hosting the slim server using standard WOL from Squeezebox. Actually, now that I think of it, my question was pretty dumb. Not enough coffee in the morning, I suppose. You can already wake up the squeezebox from the PC, although OFF seems more a state of

[slim] Re: Obtaining mp3s/flac/whatever legally

2005-09-11 Thread Michaelwagner
stinkingpig Wrote: check out your neighborhood used record store, you can get the CD cheap and sell it back to them if you don't like it. Here in Ontario there's a place called the beat goes on beatgoeson.com works great. You can pick through their inventory of currently available used

[slim] iTunes 5.0 and the iTunesUpdate Plug-In

2005-09-11 Thread jhurley
Anyone else been experiencing serious problems since a v5 upgrade? I've had to disable the update plug-in in order to continue using my squeezebox. I'm using the Windows version, not as a service, with direct iTunes update enabled, and was experiencing a crash each time the first track of my

[slim] Re: Cannot Access Slimserver From Outside Router

2005-09-11 Thread Brendtron
Mark.Bennett Wrote: Both streams will be seen by slimserver as different players, with different playlists. You need to switch to the external.ip player in the Slimserver web page and queue up music for that player. Forgive me if this is what you are already doing. Ah! Thank you.

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver inside Squeezebox?

2005-09-11 Thread Pat Farrell
On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 08:40 -0700, Michaelwagner wrote: The idea of adding more hardware to a squeezebox comes up all the time. The two most requested things are (a) add an amplifier (the squeezebox boombox) and (b) add a server The problem is, both the squeezebox server and the

[slim] using an SB2 as a wireless bridge - how to switch on.

2005-09-11 Thread Simon Still
I can't work out how to switch on bridging. i know the option came up when i first installed the SB2 but i can't get it to ask me again. I've looked at the manual and it says 'at the end of setup it will ask you if you want to switch on bridging' but holding down the power key to reset and going

[slim] Win98 server?

2005-09-11 Thread jpj
I know, it's unsupported and not recommended, for good reason. Nevertheless, my old Win98 box (PIII/600EB) *was* supported when I installed my original SqueezeBox, and for reasons I won't get into here, it's still the best place for me to host the slim server. I can live with it running 6.0.2,

Re: [slim] Win98 server?

2005-09-11 Thread Pat Farrell
On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 11:39 -0700, jpj wrote: I know, it's unsupported and not recommended, for good reason. Nevertheless, my old Win98 box (PIII/600EB) Any tips, short of changing OSes? (Too many other legacy apps for a full scale migration.) Gee, I was typing my reply when I saw this last

[slim] Re: Anyone tried making there own Cat5 Speaker Cable?

2005-09-11 Thread Deaf Cat
I did wonder about the capacitance, I will e-mail Arcam and Rega to get there opinions - fingers crossed all will be ok?? If all goes well I think the TNT looks a little more simple to make so maybe give that a bash. Do you think it would harm the amp if it just tried it? They do have over

[slim] Slimserver on LaCie Ethernet disk mini?

2005-09-11 Thread Munge
Is it possible to run Slimserver on a (Linux based) LaCie ethernet disk mini? Straightforward or tricky? /Munge -- Munge ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] 'Off' in Default2 Skin

2005-09-11 Thread chris
Am I blind, or is there no way to turn the player on/off with the default2 skin? If not, could it be added possibly? -- chris ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Re: Anyone tried making there own Cat5 Speaker Cable?

2005-09-11 Thread Pat Farrell
On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 13:33 -0700, nano2nd wrote: I believe you Pat. So much of the audiophile scene just looks (and sounds!) like snake oil to me. Or maybe I'm just too darn uncultured! There does seem to be a lot of snake oil. But a serious stereo can sound wonderful. I can make small groups

[slim] Internet Radio - No audio being heard

2005-09-11 Thread norderney
I am unable to hear any audio when tuning to an Internet Radio Station using my SqueezeBox. I have tried using the Tune In function within Help/Internet Radio in SlimServer. I have tried Saga Radio using http://www.saga.co.uk/radio/pages/player.asp?stationid=ten52 I have also tried Smooth FM

[slim] Re: Internet Radio - No audio being heard

2005-09-11 Thread radish
Two questions: 1) Have you tried the built in radio stations, like RadioIO? 2) How is your amplifier connected? RCA/Phono or digital? -- radish ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Win98 server?

2005-09-11 Thread radish
Have you actually tried running it? It may not be supported but that doesn't mean it won't work...I'd give it a go and see :) -- radish ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Obtaining mp3s/flac/whatever legally

2005-09-11 Thread mikerob
For dance music check out www.stompy.com WAV and mp3 downloads, however downloading WAV files takes forever... -- mikerob ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Internet Radio - No audio being heard

2005-09-11 Thread norderney
1) Have you tried the built in radio stations, like RadioIO? YES. I have tried Shoutcast, AlienBBC and Radio IO and these all work ok. 2) How is your amplifier connected? RCA/Phono or digital? I have an Arcam A85 amplifier and I have connected my SqueezeBox to it via RCA connectors. I do

[slim] Re: Obtaining mp3s/flac/whatever legally

2005-09-11 Thread JJZolx
max.spicer Wrote: I have to say that given the choice of buying a track from some outfit that in no way benefits the original artists or just getting it via p2p, I'd go for the latter. Admittedly, there are probably many recording deals out there that mean that artists no longer benefit

Re: [slim] Re: using an SB2 as a wireless bridge - how to switch on.

2005-09-11 Thread dean blackketter
Simon: The option to turn on bridging is only displayed if you have a live device connected to the ethernet port. On Sep 11, 2005, at 12:22 PM, Simon Still wrote: On 9/11/05, Simon Still [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suspect this is something obvious that i'm missing but can someone give

Re: [slim] Re: Win98 server?

2005-09-11 Thread dean blackketter
Win98 support was dropped in 6.1. The new installer assumes that you are running NT/2000/2003/XP and SlimServer is installed as a service. That said, you may be able to run slim.exe on Win98 still, but it hasn't been tested. You'd have to start it from a DOS prompt (or as a Scheduled

[slim] Re: SlimServer: International Characters in file names

2005-09-11 Thread Dan Sully
* twautele shaped the electrons to say... For some reason I switch these duties to a PC (xp mce 2005) and while iTunes PC has no problem playing them, slimserver just can't read them. SlimServer 6.2beta has much improved Unicode support. You might consider giving it a try. -D -- It has

[slim] Re: Win98 server?

2005-09-11 Thread jpj
Ummm, the SlimServer_v6.1.1.exe installer doesn't just assume an NT/2K/XP+ target. It requires one and refuses to run on Win98. That was really the point of my original post. I have the .ZIP package from the Downloads tree, but I'm assuming a manual installation would involve more than simply

Re: [slim] Re: Win98 server?

2005-09-11 Thread dean blackketter
On Sep 11, 2005, at 4:36 PM, jpj wrote: Ummm, the SlimServer_v6.1.1.exe installer doesn't just assume an NT/2K/XP+ target. It requires one and refuses to run on Win98. True. That was really the point of my original post. I have the .ZIP package from the Downloads tree, but I'm assuming a

[slim] Re: Obtaining mp3s/flac/whatever legally

2005-09-11 Thread cmturner2
The first sale doctrine makes the reselling of audio CD's (after you've done anything you want with them) perfectly legal. This includes, buying, legally ripping to your collection, then reselling the physical media without destroying anything in your electronic collection.

[slim] Re: Obtaining mp3s/flac/whatever legally

2005-09-11 Thread Michaelwagner
cmturner2 Wrote: The first sale doctrine makes the reselling of audio CD's (after you've done anything you want with them) perfectly legal. Actually, that's not what it says. It says the original copyright holder cannot prevent the resale of second-hand CDs and force you to buy a new copy at

[slim] Re: Obtaining mp3s/flac/whatever legally

2005-09-11 Thread Michaelwagner
cmturner2 Wrote: *the distribution rights of a copyright holder end on that particular copy once the copy is sold.* The distribution rights end on the first sale. Your rights to have a copy of the song on a different medium end on the second sale (when you sell it). -- Michaelwagner

[slim] Re: Internet Radio - No audio being heard

2005-09-11 Thread radish
OK. The smooth FM link works for me, but it took a long time to start (maybe a minute) - are you leaving it long enough? The other one isn't a stream link, and I can't figure out what the actual stream link is (the page seems to have a java applet on it which doesn't work for me). If you can get

[slim] Re: SlimServer: International Characters in file names

2005-09-11 Thread Milhouse
Dan Sully Wrote: * twautele shaped the electrons to say... For some reason I switch these duties to a PC (xp mce 2005) and while iTunes PC has no problem playing them, slimserver just can't read them. SlimServer 6.2beta has much improved Unicode support. You might consider giving it a

Re: [slim] Latest Slimserver nightly crashing

2005-09-11 Thread dean blackketter
Paul, where was she navigated to when she pressed add? Also, did you check the server log and see if there was an error generated? On Sep 11, 2005, at 7:54 PM, PAUL WILLIAMSON wrote: Ok, not all the time...but I'm using the nightly from 2005/09/11 using the rpm on Linux FC4. Playing

Re: [slim] Latest Slimserver nightly crashing

2005-09-11 Thread PAUL WILLIAMSON
Ok, found the log (doh!) in /tmp... The last line of the log says: Not a CODE reference at /usr/local/slimserver//Plugins/Picks/Plugin.pm line 68. Paul [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/11/05 10:59 PM Paul, where was she navigated to when she pressed add? Also, did you check the server log and see if

[slim] Re: Obtaining mp3s/flac/whatever legally

2005-09-11 Thread cmturner2
Indeed, that is what the RIAA would like you to believe. -- cmturner2 ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Obtaining mp3s/flac/whatever legally

2005-09-11 Thread Michaelwagner
cmturner2 Wrote: Indeed, that is what the RIAA would like you to believe. The point is, the document you quoted is moot on this point. You are chosing to interpret it in a way that is favourable to you. But the quoted document doesn't say what you're claiming it says. In the case of