Re: [slim] Slimserver Database Question
So, do you actually have BAND and ALBUM ARTIST tags in your files, and is Slimserver ignoring them? If that's your problem you might need to say more about the files types, and the exact tag names you are using. For example, in FLAC afaik ORCHESTRA is not recognised - it has to be BAND (thats the subject of an enhancement request I raised a long time ago). And I seem to recall there being something about ALBUM ARTIST vs ALBUMARTIST, but I could be wrong. You shouldn't need to check the include ... in artists boxes just to have the tags scanned. As for the virus scanning problem, IIRC that was a problem with McAfee blocking Slimserver from the MySql database, which was easily resolvable by telling McAfee to ignore database files. Or are you thinking of something else? Anyway, 6.5 itself will soon be history, we're about to move on to 7.0. So if I were you I'd hold off a little longer and then try it out - you might be surprised by how much has changed for the better. HTH -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43436 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Server finding one album per song (NOT in separate directories)
Just to add to SMCs comment - try adding COMPILATION=1 on these tracks. Separately - I'm intrigued by the comment about not doing a full scan because it deletes playlists - that definitely should not be happening, could you say more? Do you mean the current playlist on each player - if so you can/should just save it if you want to keep it. Your fixed playlists stored in the playlists directory aren't affected, surely? HTH -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43456 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver music folder help
Clever Mac trick. Open Terminal, drag the music folder into Terminal and its full path name will appear (and can then be copied and pasted). -- danco danco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=210 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43451 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
Is there any merit in the possibility of users here being able to 'Rate' another user, or a thread, and after a suitably poor rating the thread gets automatically locked, or the user gets some kind of penalty? Perhaps people with a higher rating have more weight when voting, and people with a poor rating cannot vote at all. I appreciate that for the few casual posters who seem particularly prone to flaming it won't make a lot of difference, but the risks/rewards of long-term posters might be better served? Just a thought. -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli Khuli's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=851 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Moderating the forums
ModelCitizen;269198 Wrote: This is going to seriously reduce the amount of conversation in the Audiophile forum, is is that forum exempt? :-) MC Not unless you have a doctor's certificate. -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - Mordaunt Short MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43454 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly
hi slwiser! interesting issue you are describing here. i have two SB3s and they also both suffer from random stops while playing. i am curious if we have similar problems and maybe we can find commonalities? first, a description of my setup: - WLAN g - slimserver 6.5.5 (waiting for SC7 release) - PIII, 700MHz, 1GB RAM - virusscanner active (not norton) - both SBs have at least 60% sig. strength - network/bandwidth test checks out to max with no problems - all other wlan devices (2 laptops, 1 PDA, 1 DVD player via e-net/wlan bridge) work with no problems whatsoever - around 9.000 tracks in library my symptoms: - SB3 will simply stop playing for no apparent reason. no specific track/audioformat/track sequence seems to be reproduceable. the only thing which is reproduceable, is that is occurs WAY more often when the SBs are synched. altho it does happen when not synched, too. - the other day, i *finally* got an error message (of sorts): out of decoder RAM (or was it memory?). the message was strangely garbled on the display as if there were pixel-errors. i think this is the first time i actually saw the message, because i happened to be watching the SB when it happened. - after that, SB will react to the remote, but it will not produce sound. (seems like the DSP/DAC crashed, but the rest is still ok) only unplugging the unit will reset it. - it only seems to happen when i play mixed audio formats, in my case: vorbis + mp3. - when the crash occurs, the SBs display is not showing what is being played - it is one or two tracks ahead (!?) of the the track that was being played. as if slimservr and SB have lost synch at some point... - when synched, the stops will occur between every 5 minutes (track to track) or sometimes play for hours before crashing. when unsynched, it usually takes some hours to happen. almost as if two synched players cause it to happen double as often as one! what i have tried so far (with no results to speak of): - re-played the same playlist again, to see if SB will crash on the same track. - used huge playlists (~700 tracks) vs. small ones (~30 tracks). as a matter of fact, the small playlists will play once or even twice, only to crash the player on the third time round. - stopped just about all the other software running on my server - exempted slimserver from my virusscanner. - fixed IP my suspicion: - i have seen that error message before (out of decoder RAM), in context with the vorbis decoder crashing on certain internet radio stations: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4418 since i use vorbis a *lot*, this seems related. @slwiser (or anyone else ;-): how much of this sounds familiar to you? -- dcote dcote's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Moderating the forums
JimC wrote: Our Squeezebox community is growing rapidly, bringing new challenges and opportunities. As you may have noticed, we've recently started to moderate postings to the forums in response to the increasing number of threads that have violated one or more of the following guidelines: Sadly necessary. I wonder how this change will impact the people who follow this forum as a mailing list (I've been subscribed since when there wasn't even a forum). How can I tell that a thread is closed? What happens if I reply to a message anyway? I already suffer the 'CheapNokia's' spam that I suppose is deleted on the forums. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Moderating the forums
I completely agree about the rejection of profanity. My only hope is that you will not delete posts that contain criticisms of Logitech kit - I have seen it happen on Microsoft, Apple and Logitech forums - once this starts to happen people usually leave. Regards, Giacomo -- gbruzzo gbruzzo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3633 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43454 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
hey guys... im just wondering about the battery on the remote. is this going to be like a ipod situation where we have to send it back to get put in? also, if i happen to buy a spare battery, does the cradle have spot to charge it without it being in the remote? one last question; are there any ideas in putting wireless charging into the remote, like whats seen here? http://www.epn-online.com/page/9980/wireless-recharging-system-replenishes-mobile-devices.html or does it already support it? BTW thanks for all the hard work sean logitech. i love my sb3 and cannot wait to get my hands on a duet for my bedroom -- johnzm johnzm's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13901 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Moderating the forums
gbruzzo;269227 Wrote: I completely agree about the rejection of profanity. My only hope is that you will not delete posts that contain criticisms of Logitech kit - I have seen it happen on Microsoft, Apple and Logitech forums - once this starts to happen people usually leave. Regards, Giacomo Totally agree. But why can´t offensive posts be deleted/moderated, rather than whole threads removed or locked? Sometimes it is uclear why action is being taken against a thread other than it being plain stupid and the boiler plate proposed is vague. In the case of the Australia thread, if the thread was profane or insulting why not delete it? Why lock it? -- James_B James_B's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11309 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43454 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Moderating the forums
James_B;269228 Wrote: Totally agree. In the case of the Australia thread, if the thread was profane or insulting why not delete it? Why lock it? I guess that locking it is a way to make a point whilst retaining some of the good information that might have nevertheless been posted. -- gbruzzo gbruzzo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3633 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43454 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
johnzm;269229 Wrote: im just wondering about the battery on the remote. is this going to be like a ipod situation where we have to send it back to get put in? also, if i happen to buy a spare battery, does the cradle have spot to charge it without it being in the remote? The battery is easily removable and is a mobile-phone type battery, although it is a custom-job so, although replaceable, it would have to be ordered from Logitech. The only way to charge is to pop the remote into the cradle. -- smc2911 smc2911's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4388 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly
dcote;269222 Wrote: my suspicion: - i have seen that error message before (out of decoder RAM), in context with the vorbis decoder crashing on certain internet radio stations: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4418 since i use vorbis a *lot*, this seems related. I have seen the out of memory error, too, but _only_ when playing a certain Ogg Vorbis radio stream. I have most of my files encoded in Ogg Vorbis, but I have never seen said error when playing tracks from my local SqueezeCenter. Cheers, Christoph -- leuzi leuzi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2975 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
kdf;269164 Wrote: djfake, The 'fanboy' example, mis-attributed as it was, is the counterpart of term 'troll'. None of it really helps. No need to be so defensive yourself. -kdf Agreed. But my intention was never to troll, I believe I stated that out. It was my intention however was to be critical of Logitech's decision to create the SBR with the requirement of the SBC. That position should be accepted, and perhaps even encouraged, on this forum. However, I did find myself defending myself for making that statement. I'll pipe down now, sorry if anyone has taken offense to my ramblings. c -- djfake --- www.itjerk.com www.progressiverock.com djfake's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8111 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver music folder help
I am having the same problem. I have installed QNAP TS-109 and coppied my music. I tried to enter the path to the music so the slim server can do a scan but I don't know what to put in the music folder box. Thanks, Steve -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43451 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
johnzm wrote: hey guys... im just wondering about the battery on the remote. is this going to be like a ipod situation where we have to send it back to get put in? also, if i happen to buy a spare battery, does the cradle have spot to charge it without it being in the remote? one last question; are there any ideas in putting wireless charging into the remote, like whats seen here? http://www.epn-online.com/page/9980/wireless-recharging-system-replenishes-mobile-devices.html or does it already support it? BTW thanks for all the hard work sean logitech. i love my sb3 and cannot wait to get my hands on a duet for my bedroom Note that recently Logitech enabled power management on the remote. IMHO (at the risk of sounding like a fanboy) the result is spectacular, after 10 hours of usage the power indicator still showed half full (or half empty) yesterday. I considered battery life the main drawback of the new remote (I got about 4 hours before), but that certainly seems fixed. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly
hi leuzi! me neither, until a few days ago. would you mind decribing a bit more of your setup? - wired? wireless? - common vorbis bitrates/q-levels and encoders you use? - mixed playlists? (mp3/vorbis/flac) how large are they typically? - do you use saved playlists or create them as needed manually? - do you let your SB play for hours at a time from a huge playlist or manually keep changing the music? btw. - i am currently trying the SBs wired and synched. (was a P.I.T.A. to un-install them from their audio setups!) just a couple of minutes ago, they stopped at the end of a song. display said now playing but they weren't. at least they didnt freeze this time (odd, that) - i pressed play on the remote and they started up again. re-playing the same tracks was flawless, however... -- dcote dcote's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 Loses Connection with SlimServer
Well, I switched the locations of the two SB3s. On day 6, the problematic one lost connection with the SlimServer again. I guess I need to contact support. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43050 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver
I have connected a TS-109, transfered my music but cannot scan without filling in the folder box on slimserver. Any ideas? Thanks, Steve -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43468 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet
johnzm;269229 Wrote: are there any ideas in putting wireless charging into the remote, like whats seen here? http://www.epn-online.com/page/9980/wireless-recharging-system-replenishes-mobile-devices.html or does it already support it? I don't see any advantage over the cradle except that you can charge more than one device at a time. You still need to place the remote on the charging pad. The cradle takes way less space and is more appealing to the (wife's) eye. -s. -- slimpy slimpy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1524 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41813 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
London's Burning - The Clash? Fire - Arthur Brown? Burn - Deep Purple? Disco Inferno - The Tramps? Towering Inferno? Blazing Saddles? Backdraft? Fireman Sam? Are any of these forbidden - or have I missed the point? I'll get my coat! -- gw43 gw43's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11327 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
Is that a white coat? -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - Mordaunt Short MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver
I'm assuming that you don't want to fill in the box on Slimserver that tells it where your music is stored. If this is the case then it will never scan. I suspect browse by directory would also fail. At the moment you have a Slimserver with no music and a NAS with music stored on it. I recommend that you connect the two by telling the Slimserver where your music is stored. Or am I missing something here? -- Zaragon Zaragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14577 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43468 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver music folder help
Does anyone know a number for a helpdesk I can call to help me set up my QNAP TS-109. Thanks, Steve -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43451 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Surprise!
I have to agree with the OP regarding the ease with which my missus has taken to using the Squeezebox. She has always been comfortable with the other hifi gear (apart from the space it took up), so it was not unexpected that she would take to the Squeezebox, but acceptance of such a device can pave the way for other improvements and initiatives as yet unspecified! -- gw43 gw43's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11327 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43438 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver music folder help
Does anyone know how to find the network path to my music files Steve -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43451 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] RSS Display Jumpy
Take a look at http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?DiagnosingPerformanceIssues and post results. -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves bacon. SB2, Transporter, beta SBR, beta SBC, production SBC Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43363 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer
SilverRS8;269199 Wrote: Edit: Just noticed that the '/' in the very last album creates no problem so the '/' should not be the issue. I'll create a seperate version logging some additional information in an attempt to pinpoint the problem. Frank, yeah I was going to say I've got lots of live recordings that have '/' in the album title and there's no problem with missing artwork. Let me know if I can do any debugging for you. -- venus light venus light's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10916 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver
Now that I've seen your other message in another thread I see that the problem you are having is determining what the directory information should be. I don't know the TS-109 but usually a format of \\servername\directory\ will work. This UNC format should be the same for every box on the network. Servername would be the name by which your TS-109 is known on the network and directory is the way you navigate down from the first directory you get to on the TS-109 until you hit the head of the music directory tree. eg \\TS-109\music or \\MyNAS\Music\MyMusic\ etc -- Zaragon Zaragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14577 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43468 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
Khuli wrote: Is there any merit in the possibility of users here being able to 'Rate' another user, or a thread, and after a suitably poor rating the thread gets automatically locked, or the user gets some kind of penalty? Perhaps people with a higher rating have more weight when voting, and people with a poor rating cannot vote at all. I also thought of that, some other forums that I frequent have 'reputation' systems, and vBulletin (the application that these forums use) has support. But reputations and warnings are not a complete solution for a couple of reasons: 1) you need moderation anyway. 2) reputations can get abused. Note that eBay is making radical changes to its reputation system because of serious abuse. I don't know enough about this space to make technical recommendations to the LogiTech folks. I'm all for things that automate or lighten the moderators workload. But I think in the end, the moderator has to be a smart human. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly
just stopped again... :-( same as before. but this time, the SBs went into zombie mode. here is more info though: - from the corner of my eye, i was watching the screen. buffer fullness went from ~10% (was approaching end of song) immediately to 100% *before* the new song was supposed to start (there still were about 10sec. left to play for the old song) - the now playing screen is still showing on both SBs and the spectrum analyzer has frozen. i can still scroll through menus, but play will not commence. - SB and SS skipped a track completely for no apparent reason, too. - when i do press play (on remote or web-interface), i can see the buffer re-filling back to 100% and the now playing screen shows the correct track again - but no sound and the now playing progress indicator does not move. so SS is still receiving and responding to commands and even filling the SBs buffers properly. conclusion so far: - i do not have a WLAN problem, this is about something else. the fact that both SBs crash so badly that only a power-down can revive them indicates to me something wrong with the SBs firmware, not with SS, the SB hardware, my network or anything else. i suspect the DSP/DAC firmware. ps. sorry slwiser if i hijacked your thread! please let me/us know how much of this is familiar! ;-) -- dcote dcote's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Any way of doing this?
Is there any way I can get SqueezeCenter to run a script when its starts up? It would need to do this when it starts up again each time my server comes out of standby. My server being a Dell PC running XP pro. The reason for this rather unusual request is that I want to have the server in standby mode when not being used and to be able to control the time between SB3 ceasing activity and the machine going back into standby (several good reasons for this which I wont bore you with). At the moment this is not possible since the PC goes back to standby 2 min after SB3 activity ceases and it does not appear possible to change this. If I can run a script to simulate a key press on SqueezeCenter start, then the time to standby should come under control of the Windows power management settings which I can modify to suit. Any help appreciated MS -- MadScientist MadScientist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly
dcote: I remember reading the SB's firmware ogg decoder was a tricky one to make - perhaps there are unresolved issues. Could you try in Server Settings - File Types to transcode to another format and see if the problem goes away? Make sure the ogg - ogg (built in) checkbox is UNchecked. -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves bacon. SB2, Transporter, beta SBR, beta SBC, production SBC Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Moderating the forums
smc2911;269191 Wrote: I... While posts can be edited (too late for those on mailing lists of course), is there any way that thread initiators could edit thread titles? From Edit page, there's a button 'Go Advance'. That takes you to the extended edit screen where the subject line is exposed. BTW, I agree that the 'Australian' thread thread should have been split into two legitimate threads and kept alive. K -- slimkid The sound stage will open up, bass will tighten and the imaging will improve. DVD performance will also increase substantially: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iAj2aPdQnk slimkid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8881 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43454 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly
yeah, i remember reading that, too. that is why i am slightly suspicious of it. ;-) but maybe unrightly so, because somthing occurred to me: while i understand how a bug in the decoder would cause a stop+crash, it wouldnt explain why the SB *and* SS skip a track every time this happens, would it? i will try transcoding as soon as i have one more crash - i want to collect more info. will post back. -- dcote dcote's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly
Almost scary to read dcote's story, I have the exact same experience with my two SB3's. Next time it happens I will do some more serious research and post the results here (or if there is a bugreport filed?). -- superpin superpin's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2103 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Moderating the forums
slimkid;269316 Wrote: From Edit page, there's a button 'Go Advance'. That takes you to the extended edit screen where the subject line is exposed. But note that this will change it on the thread view, it won't change the subject line on the forum view (the one which shows all the threads). At least on the vBulletin forums I've seen! -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves bacon. SB2, Transporter, beta SBR, beta SBC, production SBC Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43454 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Problem With SB3 Responding To Remote
Mike Following on from your message I downloaded Slimserver 6.5.4 and the issue has disappeared. The remote responds perfectly now. I'll follow this up with a bug report for SC7.0 - in the meantime I guess I'll need to stay with Slimserver, which is a shame because SC7.0 is a much nicer interface all round. Thanks to Mark and Bob for helpful repsonses. MB - Original Message - From: mvalera [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:37 PM Subject: Re: [slim] Problem With SB3 Responding To Remote Have you updated to a new nightly version? It could have been a bug, SqueezeCenter is in beta. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11086 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43370 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.4/1277 - Release Date: 13/02/2008 20:00 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver Database Question
ceejay;269204 Wrote: So, do you actually have BAND and ALBUM ARTIST tags in your files, and is Slimserver ignoring them? If that's your problem you might need to say more about the files types, and the exact tag names you are using. For example, in FLAC afaik ORCHESTRA is not recognised - it has to be BAND (thats the subject of an enhancement request I raised a long time ago). And I seem to recall there being something about ALBUM ARTIST vs ALBUMARTIST, but I could be wrong. You shouldn't need to check the include ... in artists boxes just to have the tags scanned. As for the virus scanning problem, IIRC that was a problem with McAfee blocking Slimserver from the MySql database, which was easily resolvable by telling McAfee to ignore database files. Or are you thinking of something else? Anyway, 6.5 itself will soon be history, we're about to move on to 7.0. So if I were you I'd hold off a little longer and then try it out - you might be surprised by how much has changed for the better. HTH The main reason I haven't upgraded is that I put together a considerable amount of scripting to link what is going on with the Squeezebox to our web site and I also modified the Perl of a plug-in I use. It looked like upgrading would require much gutting of code, and I just wasn't in the mood after all of the effort it took to get things working in the first place. So I'll stick with obsolescence for a bit longer. I'll post a link to my music listing for the morbidly curious if and when I get it working. -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ ~~~ SB3 (wired - 6.3.1) | Home-brew PC running XP Pro | DENON DRA-395 | PSB Stratus Bronze (2) | Outlaw Audio LFM-2 (1) | DIY Speaker Cables | Dayton Audio Interconnects jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43436 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly
superpin, apart from this bug: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4418 i was not able to find a similar bug in bugzilla. not surprising tho, because diagnosing a sporadic and non-reproduceable problem like this is a PITA. ;-) i work in IT, and i run as fast as i can whenever i come across problems like these. today i have some time in the homeoffice tho, so i can do some serious diagnostics. here is what i will try next: - as mark suggested, i will transcode vorbis to mp3 and see if the problm goes away. if it doesnt - not a vorbis problem, more likely a problem with the ogg container format not being handled properly by SS, no? if it does: - i will try homogeneous playlists consisting entirely of vorbis or mp3 tracks. ps. as i am typing this, it happened again. :-( SB just changed the now playing screen to another track (new track is displaying in now playing, but the old one is still playing). and sure enough, at the end of the current track, the SBs stop. new data: - rebooted the SBs, resumed playing at the track before the stop. played no problem this time. - the progress indicator behaved strangely. it displayed the total time of the track in now playing, but it stopped at the precise total time of the track that was previously playing. complicated - let me try to explain: DISPLAY: now playing: (40 of 765) (**__)-3:46 8. the night before - Dessous - gamat 3000 alternating to played time gives me: now playing: (40 of 765) (**__)4:21 8. the night before - Dessous - gamat 3000 alternating to buffer fullness gives me: now playing: (40 of 765) ()100% 8. the night before - Dessous - gamat 3000 it stopped at precisely the total runtime of the *previous* track being played, which was: Il Cherchio Rosso - Nicola Conte - Bossa Per Due with 4.21 mins playing time...!? weird: this time, they didnt skip a track, but just went on to the next one in the playlist. -- dcote dcote's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver
Thanks Zaragon, Whenever we try and fill in the box asking for the path/folder that the music is stored in it ie. \\192.168.x.x\Qmultimedia\My Music we click on Change and it just keeps giving us an error message Oops - it is not a valid directory. Steve -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43468 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?
I like this forum very much. I have received lots of helpful patient advice and sometimes when I have felt brave enough contributed some ideas, help myself. I have no personal experience of being flamed, trolled, nor have I seen any instance of it. That maybe is because the threads I follow do not attract that type of abuse. I am however worried with the idea of moderation because of the risk that it it could be perceived as a form of control by the authorities in this case Logitech. It appears to be a bit sledgehammer to crack a nut, and lock down a really useful thread, which may have been running for some time. Surely it is better to remove an offensive post, if more than n members have complained, as an alternative to a moderator locking down a thread which they perceive to be going inflammatory. Other alternative approaches to the problem have also been proposed in this thread. Is there any way that we the members / peers could vote on what we feel to be the most appropriate way of dealing with the problem. We are all grown ups and members of this SB community. -- juniper SlimServer Version: 6.5.5 - 12638 - Windows XP - EN - cp1252 Perl Version: 5.8.8 MSWin32-x86-multi-thread MySQL Version: 5.0.22-community-nt juniper's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9807 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43308 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Smart Re-buffering?
andyg;268460 Wrote: Nothing has changed, sounds like the station has just become more reliable. Thanks, Andy. I spoke too soon -- right after I asked if SD had addressed this issue, the stream slowed down and I've experienced a couple days now of the SB repeatedly getting stuck rebuffering. Oh well, I can just press the play button on the remote when that happens ... although this is the kind of stuff that we were promised automata would take of for us. Say -- side issue -- I'm trying to get my SB to display buffer fullness. I have that selected under Player Display Now Playing Information. Screensaver when playing is set to none, and what I see on the SB is information about the radio station I'm streaming. How can I see how full the buffer is? -- rocket j squirrel -- rocket j squirrel rocket j squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4595 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42935 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?
There is the Execute Script plugin, which lets you run scripts from the Squeezebox, rather than from SqueezeCenter. I think you could do what you want with it. I don't use a PC, so I have no idea what the actual script should be. On my Mac, I use a little program that keeps it alive and I run a script to start that program and another to quit it. -- danco danco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=210 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Smart Re-buffering?
You should see buffer fullness on the Now Playing display, so change your screensaver to Now Playing or hit the NP key on the remote. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42935 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver
Thanks Khuli, We've tried putting the server name \\SlimServer-109\Qmultimedia\My Music from copying and pasting in the properties tab but it still doesn't work. Steve -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43468 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Slimserver music folder help
Steve I used a QNAP TS101 for a short while, and in the music folder box was something like ext/mnt/folder name/folder name. Change folder name(s) to the location of your music files on the NAS, (case sensitive). Sorry to be so vague, but it's a while since I used the QNAP. Good luck! kidstypike -- kidstypike kidstypike's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10436 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43451 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver
hdy742;269344 Wrote: ie. \\192.168.x.x\Qmultimedia\My Music 192.168.x.x is the IP address, not the server name, which might be the problem. -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli Khuli's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=851 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43468 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly
got some results faster than i thought... i am transcoding vorbis to flac now - still problems, but slightly different. after about 10 tracks, now playing skipped ahead again as before. but this time the SB's progress indicator has frozen at max: now playing (51 of 765) (***)04:52 6. On the rails progress bar is full and time is not moving, BUT it IS playing! (amazing) ok, now next song: display now playing skipped ahead to next track way too early (about 30 sec.). getting the same symptoms: now playing (51 of 765) (***)05:00 4. Extensions Of Life progress bar is full and time is not moving, BUT it IS playing! (amazing) ok, next song: display skipped ahead again way too early. and so on and so forth... it seems as if the vorbis tracks are somehow throwing the SBs and SS out of step. even with transcoding, something goes seriously wrong at some point. frankly speaking, i am starting to think it may not be SBs fault after all, but what SS is feeding it. maybe something wrong with the way SS deals with the ogg-container...? btw. statistics so far are: 4 stops in ~54 tracks. that is too much and not sporadic anymore. :-( -- dcote dcote's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9701 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver
Using windows? If so, does Windows Explorer give you the same path if you browse to the music folder? -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli Khuli's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=851 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43468 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] slimp3 remote control acting up
I just had almost this exact thing happen to me, too. Sony remote with very old (circa 2003) SlimP3, worked fine for years, suddenly stopped working. - Remote didn't work with either old SlimP3 or newer Squeezebox v2 - Other remote worked fine with both old SlimP3 and Squeezebox v2 (wasn't the IR receiver) - Volume up/down was still fine (wasn't the IR transmitter) - Put in fresh batteries, problem still there. - Turned on d_ir debugging setting, watched slimserver.log. Lots of IR activity, all unknown (IR: c091 - unknown) So I remembered this was originally a multi-purpose remote. I tried each of the TV, VCR, CBL/SAT, DVD buttons, and found that pressing the DVD butting fixed the problem. It was just stuck in the wrong mode. Good luck. -- ert ert's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1673 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21980 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Harmony One?
I have just purchaed a Harmony One - my first Harmony - and it works fantastically well with my SB3 and all my other devices (Philips TV, Sony DVD and Onkyo Amp). It was cheap enough (£102 in the UK from the BT Store, but I purchased mine direct from Logitech using code JELLYBATTLE2A which gave a 20% discount/rebate) that I'll be happy using it until such a time as Logitech/SlimDevices produce a merged Harmony/Jive remote control (fingers crossed!) :) -- Milhouse Milhouse's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=928 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43312 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Smart Re-buffering?
Thank you, Andy. I have Now Playing Information: set to show buffer fullness, and Screensaver when playing: set to now playing, the SB is playing, and it is displaying (with the occasional scroll) KUSC/FM Los Angeles, CA Oh, I have been hitting the Apply button on the web interface whenever I change the display settings. -- rocket j squirrel -- rocket j squirrel rocket j squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4595 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42935 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities
Let me start with my praise of all that the folks behind Slimdevices have done! I've been an enthusiastic user since the SB2 came out and take advantage of Nokia 770 control and SSH web streaming to Softsqueeze as well as the XM Radio plugin. The application I have in mind with the Duet is a to hide the duet receiver in a closet with a standard Denon stereo receiver. I'd like the Duet remote to be able to control volume and switch power to the Denon. Denon on-off should be linked to on-off of the Duet receiver. irt system volume, I'd like the RCA analog output of the Duet receiver to be fixed and for the Duet remote to vary the volume of the Denon. I use this functionality today with the SB2 Felix's fine IR Blaster plugin. My understanding is that the Duet remote DOES have an IR emitter and that it will soon be enabled to control the SB1/2/3 via IR and that it COULD be enabled to control 3rd party equipment within line of site (NG for stuff in a closet). The Duet receiver DOES NOT have IR blasting capability in its hardware implementation. I can use a Duet controller with a SB2/3 along with the IR Blaster plugin to do what I want, but the Duet controller is not currently offered for sale independently from the receiver. This will also be expensive ($700); paying for a VFD that no-one will see and a Duet receiver that is not needed! Do I have this right? Will the duet controller be sold without the receiver? If so, has pricing been determined? Thanks! doug PS: The decision to omit IR blasting capability in the Duet receiver is a bitter pill for me. -- TechHome TechHome's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2340 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities
TechHome Wrote: Will the duet controller be sold without the receiver? If so, has pricing been determined? Yes, it will be sold separately for $300, some time after the Duet is launched, but it appears it will not be available at retail, only on the online store and some selected partners. Here is the page: http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_controller.html -- pichonCalavera *rip* (eac) *convert* (flac) *tag* (musicbrainz) *normalize* (replaygain/foobar2000) *albumart* (winamp) *transport* (winscp) *store* (debian) *rescan* (slimserver) *play* (squeezebox) *hear* (sennheiser) *scrooble* (last.fm) *enjoy* (me :) pichonCalavera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13068 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver
Tried using Windows Explorer but slimserver still doesn't allow it -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43468 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?
Since the software is open-source, I\'ve done something similar (executing a script at shutdown of Squeezecenter), adding some lines of code to the stop process, but I use Debian Etch and I modify /etc/init.d/squeezecenter (the startup script in Debian), not sure if on Windows XP this can be acomplished, as maybe this is done a bit different. Right now I\\\'m not at reach of my server, so I\\\'m going to check when I get home. -- pichonCalavera *rip* (eac) *convert* (flac) *tag* (musicbrainz) *normalize* (replaygain/foobar2000) *albumart* (winamp) *transport* (winscp) *store* (debian) *rescan* (slimserver) *play* (squeezebox) *hear* (sennheiser) *scrooble* (last.fm) *enjoy* (me :) pichonCalavera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13068 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities
TechHome wrote: Let me start with my praise of all that the folks behind Slimdevices have done! I've been an enthusiastic user since the SB2 came out and take advantage of Nokia 770 control and SSH web streaming to Softsqueeze as well as the XM Radio plugin. The application I have in mind with the Duet is a to hide the duet receiver in a closet with a standard Denon stereo receiver. I'd like the Duet remote to be able to control volume and switch power to the Denon. Denon on-off should be linked to on-off of the Duet receiver. irt system volume, I'd like the RCA analog output of the Duet receiver to be fixed and for the Duet remote to vary the volume of the Denon. I use this functionality today with the SB2 Felix's fine IR Blaster plugin. My understanding is that the Duet remote DOES have an IR emitter and that it will soon be enabled to control the SB1/2/3 via IR and that it COULD be enabled to control 3rd party equipment within line of site (NG for stuff in a closet). The Duet receiver DOES NOT have IR blasting capability in its hardware implementation. That is indeed a pity. It can't use the PowerSwitch plugin either, which would be very handy for a device that (even though it looks nice enough) seems particularly suitable to being locked in a closet with an amp. I can use a Duet controller with a SB2/3 along with the IR Blaster plugin to do what I want, but the Duet controller is not currently offered for sale independently from the receiver. This will also be expensive ($700); paying for a VFD that no-one will see and a Duet receiver that is not needed! Do I have this right? Will the duet controller be sold without the receiver? If so, has pricing been determined? Yes, it will be available for $299 (or E299 if you're in Europe). PS: The decision to omit IR blasting capability in the Duet receiver is a bitter pill for me. Perhaps SD misjudged this one, I've seen more posts like yours. Regards, Peter ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?
MadScientist;269303 Wrote: Is there any way I can get SqueezeCenter to run a script when its starts up? It would need to do this when it starts up again each time my server comes out of standby. My server being a Dell PC running XP pro. The reason for this rather unusual request is that I want to have the server in standby mode when not being used and to be able to control the time between SB3 ceasing activity and the machine going back into standby (several good reasons for this which I wont bore you with). At the moment this is not possible since the PC goes back to standby 2 min after SB3 activity ceases and it does not appear possible to change this. If I can run a script to simulate a key press on SqueezeCenter start, then the time to standby should come under control of the Windows power management settings which I can modify to suit. Any help appreciated MS Just curious. The time interval you described could easily be adjusted with the Windows Power management setting in control panel. Why do you need a plugin to do that? -- Honva Honva's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14948 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities
TechHome;269377 Wrote: Let me start with my praise of all that the folks behind Slimdevices have done! I've been an enthusiastic user since.. PS: The decision to omit IR blasting capability in the Duet receiver is a bitter pill for me. Completely agree with your opening statement! With that said, lack of programmable IR is just downright silly. I'm not in the for $300 I want a universal remote group. But I would deffinately want at least the *basics* in IR programming/learning like simple AVR/AMP control (volume, mute, on, off, input select, etc...) -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?
Honva;269388 Wrote: Just curious. The time interval you described could easily be adjusted with the Windows Power management setting in control panel. Why do you need a plugin to do that? No, that's the problem. The time to sleep after a wake-on-lan can't be controlled by XP power management. It's 2 minutes - like it or not. Once a key is pressed then it does come under my control and this is waht I want to emulate pichonCalavera, Thanks, although I'm not sure I'm in the modifying SC code league. MS -- MadScientist MadScientist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver
Do you have any permissions set on the NAS? Perhaps they are restricting access and preventing slimserver from accessing it. Do you have slimserver set up to run as a service? You can see what this is set to by right clicking on the tray icon. Try changing it to the other setting and see what happens. -- maggior maggior's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9080 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43468 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?
Hi I am currently using SlimServer v6.54 on my Vista PC. I also have the Sirius plugin which works well. Is there any reason for me to change to version 7? Its weird, but whenever things run too smoothly I get the urge to fiddle! Thanks. -- alstein alstein's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13093 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43479 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?
I don't think you really want to run the script when SS starts up, you want to run it when the machine comes out of sleep. SS remains running even when the machine is asleep, it doesn't really know when it's woken up. What you want is something which can hook into windows' power management states and trigger the script (or whatever) on a state change. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Smart Re-buffering?
rocket j squirrel;269372 Wrote: Thank you, Andy. I have Now Playing Information: set to show buffer fullness, and Screensaver when playing: set to now playing, the SB is playing, and it is displaying (with the occasional scroll) KUSC/FM Los Angeles, CA Oh, I have been hitting the Apply button on the web interface whenever I change the display settings. What font size are you using? If it's the largest then hit the SIZE button on the remote. Steve. -- SteveEast SteveEast's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4193 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42935 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities
mvalera;269400 Wrote: The IR Blaster on the SB Controller will be a community developed feature. Thanks mvalera. The moment IR learning is supported stable I'm placing my order! :) Just charge it to andyg's credit card, thank you. -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities
The IR Blaster on the SB Controller will be a community developed feature. -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11086 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly
What ogg encoder are you using? There are so many out there and so many loose interpretations of the standard that not all encoders work properly with the SB decoder or the program doing the transcoding. -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves bacon. SB2, Transporter, beta SBR, beta SBC, production SBC Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] How Long Before The Duet is On Sale?
I know that the squeezebox duet is now available for pre-order and is scheduled to be shipping by the end of February. Does anyone know when this will be available at retail outlets? I would like to see and try it before buying. Whay retailers are going to sell it? thanks. -- Bay City Bay City's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15076 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43481 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly
The only time my SB has ever displayed this sort of behaviour it turned out to be that one of my audio fles was corrupt - might be worth checking? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber Chord cables Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43298 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities
toby10;269408 Wrote: The moment IR learning is supported stable I'm placing my order! Sorry to do this but I don't want to see unrealistic expectations... I believe the IR hardware in the SBC is an emitter only. No receiver, which means no learning capability. With the current IRBlaster plugin, the SB2/3/Transporter IR receiver is used to learn codes. -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves bacon. SB2, Transporter, beta SBR, beta SBC, production SBC Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer
SilverRS8;269420 Wrote: I fixed the double qoute issue (to be incorporated in next release). The 'greates album' problem I can't reproduce. I myself also have multiple 'greatest albums' which, when 'use folder structure...' is selected sort fine. When this option is selected the albums are distinguished based on the full folder path to the album. Can you confirm that the albums giving problems all reside in the same folder? If this is the case then it is not a bug of acc. The 'use folder structure...' option requires every album to reside in its own directory. Frank Hi Frank... thanks for fixing the quotes problem. In regards to my folder structure... all my albums are in separated folders. Including my Various artists compilations. I think this happened when I sorted either by artist or by album name... It's been some time, so I don't remember exactly. -- tamanaco tamanaco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4620 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?
alstein;269405 Wrote: Hi I am currently using SlimServer v6.54 on my Vista PC. I also have the Sirius plugin which works well. Is there any reason for me to change to version 7? Its weird, but whenever things run too smoothly I get the urge to fiddle! Thanks. Fellow Upgrade-a-holic, Come on in! The water is fine! I feel your pain. I guess I'm never happy with what I have and look to move up when everything is working. I guess it's the geek in me. I run a pretty vanilla system with one or two plug-ins, but I have never looked back after going beta in the end of November. I do not have experience with your plug-ins but have not heard any problems with upgrading them here on the forum. Just remember that you HAVE to download the version 7 plug-ins! Have fun! SS -- Secret Squirrel Secret Squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4984 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43479 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How Long Before The Duet is On Sale?
PC World sell the sb3. I can't see any reason why they wouldn't stock the duet when it's available. -- KeithL KeithL's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9272 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43481 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer
tamanaco;263579 Wrote: Frank, albums that contain double quotes within their name in the tags are converted to 'single quotes' when the folder are created based on these tags. This 'placeyourquotehere' are interpreted by ACC as: quot;placeyourquoteherequot; EDIT: Also, when using the folder structure albums with the same name are merged by ACC. I renamed a few of my albums to resolved this issue. I had five albums under different artists named Greatest Hits. I fixed the double qoute issue (to be incorporated in next release). The 'greates album' problem I can't reproduce. I myself also have multiple 'greatest albums' which, when 'use folder structure...' is selected sort fine. When this option is selected the albums are distinguished based on the full folder path to the album. Can you confirm that the albums giving problems all reside in the same folder? If this is the case then it is not a bug of acc. The 'use folder structure...' option requires every album to reside in its own directory. Frank -- SilverRS8 Author of AlbumCatalogCreator for SqueezeCenter SlimServer SilverRS8's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12818 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Smart Re-buffering?
Oh well now there you go! Yes it was gigantor font size. With a smaller size the buffer fullness shows. Thanks! M, buffer fullness. -- rocket j squirrel -- rocket j squirrel rocket j squirrel's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4595 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42935 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer
venus light;269293 Wrote: Frank, yeah I was going to say I've got lots of live recordings that have '/' in the album title and there's no problem with missing artwork. Let me know if I can do any debugging for you. Hi Venus light, Can you download the debug version I created on http://www.vanholt.nl/acc/downloads/acc-v1-RC3b-Debug.zip ? and post or PM the line(s) in the acc.log for the troublesome albumcovers and the corresponding line for the album(s) in the generated .html file? The log line should look something like: STATUS : 20:32:22 D:/_Music/_Full Albums/30 Seconds To Mars/A Beautifull Lie/;file:///D:/_Music/_Full%20Albums/30%20%20Seconds%20To%20Mars/A%20Beautifull%20Lie/01%2030%20seconds%20to%20mars%20-%20attack.mp3;30 seconde mars;A Beautiful Lie;ROCK;2005 This should provide enough information to determine the real problem. Frank -- SilverRS8 Author of AlbumCatalogCreator for SqueezeCenter SlimServer SilverRS8's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12818 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41597 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Internet Radio suddenly getting garbled
I thought it might have to do with the PC I was running as my server since it's used as the family (read kid's) PC as well. But, I've recently built a dedicated server and it still happens. That said, it only seems to happen with Live365. Other internet radio feeds are fine. Anyone else experience this? Mitch -- Mitch G Mitch G's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=548 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41985 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?
Just check that a SC7 version of the plug-in *is* available :) My SC7 on Vista Business works fine, the UI is so much better! -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43479 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?
alstein;269405 Wrote: Hi I am currently using SlimServer v6.54 on my Vista PC. I also have the Sirius plugin which works well. Is there any reason for me to change to version 7? Its weird, but whenever things run too smoothly I get the urge to fiddle! Thanks. Isn't that fun!?.nowadays even working smoothly without problem is not enough. :-) I found it actually part of the fun with SB is that new plugins and updates are showing up every day. For me, SC7 is a must. It fixed the following problem for me. 1. some internet radio stream not playing until I hit pause twice. 2. Chinese large font display top 2 pixel cut off. 3. Some album art in unicode directories not showing up. 4. More reliable wake-on-lan. -- Honva Honva's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14948 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43479 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?
radish;269406 Wrote: I don't think you really want to run the script when SS starts up, you want to run it when the machine comes out of sleep. SS remains running even when the machine is asleep, it doesn't really know when it's woken up. What you want is something which can hook into windows' power management states and trigger the script (or whatever) on a state change. Agreed, Any suggestions on a utility that could achieve this aim? MS -- MadScientist MadScientist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] How Long Before The Duet is On Sale?
I was just in there this evening swapping out an SB3 who's display went faulty and asked them about it. The guy said he thought they might as the SB3s were selling like proverbial hot cakes but he wasn't sure. They hadn't been told anything official. Though given that all the PC World stores around me for about 40 miles (about 15) had all sold out except for this one store suggests it is popular when you get it in front of people. -- Zaragon Zaragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14577 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43481 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?
MadScientist;269450 Wrote: Agreed, Any suggestions on a utility that could achieve this aim? MS A quick google found these possibilities: http://www.filedudes.com/WakeUp-screenshot-14916.html http://www.nncron.ru/ (look at the plugins on the download page, specifically rstimer.spf) -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43470 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver
When I try to open Web Fild Manager on my TS-109 Trubo Station, it says: Website Security Certificate is not issued by a trusted certificate Authority. The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a different website's address. Security certificate problems may indicate an attempt to fool you or intercept any data you send to the server. We recommend that you close this webpage and do not continue to this website. Please help. -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43468 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver
If you don't have a local DNS resolver the using the IP address is the right way to go. Make sure that the TS IP address is consistant, either statically assigned or reserved in the DHCP server. Whilst the UNC path ought to be the same to access the music from the network as from the TS itself I could envisage problems if the TS turns the call around within itself rather than using the network stack. A couple of things to try. Save a shortcut to the TS music folder on your windows desktop then look at it's properties to see the UNC. If that doesn't work then start a cmd box (start-run type cmd and OK). Use a command: net view \\192.168.x.x This should give you a run down of all the network visible directories on the TS just in case they are different to what you see in windows. If that doesn't help then you will probably need to gain a terminal access to the TS to check permissions of the unix path to the music files. Unfortunately I can't help you in that respect as I've never had a TS. Another thought occurs. If you have created accounts for users on the TS into which they can store their own personal files then you will probably need to give the music directory structure access for the guest user ie one that logs in with no credentials. An alternative is to grant access to the account under which the Slimserver is running on the TS platform. -- Zaragon Zaragon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14577 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43468 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?
Honva;269434 Wrote: Isn't that fun!?.nowadays even working smoothly without problem is not enough. :-) I found it actually part of the fun with SB is that new plugins and updates are showing up every day. For me, SC7 is a must. It fixed the following problem for me. 1. some internet radio stream not playing until I hit pause twice. 2. Chinese large font display top 2 pixel cut off. 3. Some album art in unicode directories not showing up. 4. More reliable wake-on-lan. Hi I downloaded the Windows .exe file, but have not yet run it. There was also a .zip version which I ignored. Do I need to uninstall my current version 6.54? I can't seem to locate instructions for version 7.0. Also, there does appear to be a version of the Sirius plugin for SC7. Thanks. -- alstein alstein's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13093 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43479 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Server finding one album per song (NOT in separate directories)
smc2911;269183 Wrote: Is this happening for all multi-disc CDs or only those with Various Artists? If the latter, what settings have you got for grouping/ungrouping compilations? It's not a compilation problem: it has happened to a set of files where the entire album is by Depeche Mode. Do either of you still suggest setting COMPILATION=1? -- hypatia hypatia's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14885 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43456 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?
alstein;269477 Wrote: Hi I downloaded the Windows .exe file, but have not yet run it. There was also a .zip version which I ignored. Do I need to uninstall my current version 6.54? I can't seem to locate instructions for version 7.0. Also, there does appear to be a version of the Sirius plugin for SC7. Thanks. I installed the Windows .exe last night on my secondary server, and it uninstalled 6.54 for me. I actually wasn't expecting this and might have preferred to keep the previous version around (or at least be warned that it was going to be removed), but everything is working OK with it so far. -- eq72521 eq72521's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1512 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43479 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?
eq72521;269480 Wrote: I installed the Windows .exe last night on my secondary server, and it uninstalled 6.54 for me. I actually wasn't expecting this and might have preferred to keep the previous version around (or at least be warned that it was going to be removed), but everything is working OK with it so far. Did it keep all your preferences, directories etc? Did you need to uninstall any plugins and reinstall ones designed for SC7? -- alstein alstein's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13093 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43479 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities
This should do it :) (I didn't read the whole thread) http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43484 B. -- bhaagensen bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Server finding one album per song (NOT in separate directories)
ceejay;269206 Wrote: Separately - I'm intrigued by the comment about not doing a full scan because it deletes playlists - that definitely should not be happening, could you say more? I go to Server Settings, and select Clear library and rescan everything. My Playlists folder immediately has all .m3u files in it deleted. This seems to have been an ownership problem. The .m3u files weren't owned by the slimserver user, and for whatever reason the server's solution is to delete them entirely. -- hypatia hypatia's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14885 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43456 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities
Mark Lanctot;269423 Wrote: Sorry to do this but I don't want to see unrealistic expectations... I believe the IR hardware in the SBC is an emitter only. No receiver, which means no learning capability. With the current IRBlaster plugin, the SB2/3/Transporter IR receiver is used to learn codes. So unless someone writes a plug-in for my specific AVR I'm SOL? -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43476 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Server finding one album per song (NOT in separate directories)
That behaviour sounds very odd. Unless the playlists folder is within the cache folder perhaps?? Before spending any more time troubleshooting this, you might want to try a 7.0 download - there are a lot of changes, and there won't be any more bugfixes to the 6.5 branch AFAIK. HTH -- ceejay ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43456 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?
First off, I love my Squeezebox and SqueezeCenter to death (so long as I haven't done something to break 'em) But... I'm a geek. I've written drivers and firmware and applications - so the fact that I find installation dead easy means, well, nothing. We've been getting more-than-occasional posts on the forums with fairly inflammatory titles. I read that as average-Joes pissed off that something isn't just working for them. IMHO, the problem here is that they blame the product - and then tell their friends (you know, that old saw about if you like something you tell a friend, if you hate it you tell everyone you know). I'm sure that SD and Logitech see this as a problem, but we have a group of very smart people here, who, so long as they remember that the rest of the world isn't necessarily as technically adept as they are, may actually have a brilliant idea or two as to what to do. So... all that said, and, just to start: It seems to me that maybe SD had ought to think about having some kind of installer certification , including training and testing - and a way for those certified installers to get published - maybe here on SD. I'd guess that'd help the loves music, has money, but technically clueless part of the market. (Note - I'm not saying that this is a brilliant idea - but it might help you think of one). Or is this kind of thread a really dumb idea? (self-doubt creeps in... guess I'd have tried product marketing if I didn't have that problem :-) ) -- bobkoure bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43491 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Add genre after extraction?
Hi - I have ripped most of my cd collection, using Exact Audio Copy. Now, over 100 cds later, I am realizing I did not pay attention to the genre field. I think it is missing from most of my cds. Is there any way I can go in and add genre to my .flac files now, so I can browse music by genre? Many thanks... Lori -- lorirobn lorirobn's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15504 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43493 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?
I think it's a daft idea personally. Giving a product a 'installer certificate' would just make the product even more complicated to average Joe. It's would not help sales, possibly harm them. If people can's get on with the product, maybe they need to look elsewhere. Apple or Sono's for example - really simple to install and use, but at the expensive of functionality, customisability, flexibility and community plugins, etc etc. But most people cant accept that something might be a little difficult for them and blame the product. Also, if someone is so technically incompetent that they need a professional installation, you could argue that they should not bother at all - as how are they going to cope with maintaining it, trouble shooting network issues and ripping and tagging music etc when the 'certified installer' is not around? Slimserver/Squeeeze Center is far from perfect, but I would in fact argue that the initial installation is not actually that hard, most problems people have are with their existing Wifi network, PC or badly tagged music, not the Squeezebox specifically. My biggest fear has always been since the logitech acquisition that the products could be 'dumbed' down to give them broader audience. -- autopilot SLIMSERVER:[/B] 7.0 APLHA (WINDOWS XP) + ALIENBBC, SLIMSCROBBLER LAST.FM. *AMP:* CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 640A (LIVING ROOM) / DENON MD30 (BEDROOM). *SPEAKERS:* MISSION 701'S (LIVING ROOM) / KEF CRESTA 1'S (BEDROOM). *REMOTE:* T-MOBILE MDA VARIO / HARMONY 525 (IR) / *BETA TESTING SB DUET X 2 [B]Clients:* 1 Squeezebox 3 + Softsqueeze + Squeezebox Receiver. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43491 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Add genre after extraction?
lorirobn;269508 Wrote: Hi - I have ripped most of my cd collection, using Exact Audio Copy. Now, over 100 cds later, I am realizing I did not pay attention to the genre field. I think it is missing from most of my cds. Is there any way I can go in and add genre to my .flac files now, so I can browse music by genre? Many thanks... Lori Tried Mp3tag? Windows app. http://www.mp3tag.de/en/download.html Very useful (free,donations accepted) tool. btw - welcome! . -- haunyack Transporter - BK 200.2 - Vandersteen 3A Signature C.G. Conn New York Wonder - circa 1898. haunyack's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9721 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43493 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?
autopilot wrote: I think it's a daft idea personally. I think its decent, and creative idea. I would agree that requiring a certified installer is a daft idea. But the world has many people who would like music and are technophobic. Offering a list of 'qualified, honest and nice' folks to help with the setup could be a nice way to widen the population. My biggest fear has always been since the logitech acquisition that the products could be 'dumbed' down to give them broader audience. You mean that they might make the product usable enough that many folks can enjoy the great features without being geeks themselves? -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?
Pat Farrell;269514 Wrote: You mean that they might make the product usable enough that many folks can enjoy the great features without being geeks themselves? No, i mean exactly what i said. -- autopilot SLIMSERVER:[/B] 7.0 APLHA (WINDOWS XP) + ALIENBBC, SLIMSCROBBLER LAST.FM. *AMP:* CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 640A (LIVING ROOM) / DENON MD30 (BEDROOM). *SPEAKERS:* MISSION 701'S (LIVING ROOM) / KEF CRESTA 1'S (BEDROOM). *REMOTE:* T-MOBILE MDA VARIO / HARMONY 525 (IR) / *BETA TESTING SB DUET X 2 [B]Clients:* 1 Squeezebox 3 + Softsqueeze + Squeezebox Receiver. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43491 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?
Pat Farrell;269514 Wrote: I think its decent, and creative idea. Having the idea was decent and creative, thats what forums should be for (not all the bitching of late), it's the idea itself i dont agree with. -- autopilot SLIMSERVER:[/B] 7.0 APLHA (WINDOWS XP) + ALIENBBC, SLIMSCROBBLER LAST.FM. *AMP:* CAMBRIDGE AUDIO 640A (LIVING ROOM) / DENON MD30 (BEDROOM). *SPEAKERS:* MISSION 701'S (LIVING ROOM) / KEF CRESTA 1'S (BEDROOM). *REMOTE:* T-MOBILE MDA VARIO / HARMONY 525 (IR) / *BETA TESTING SB DUET X 2 [B]Clients:* 1 Squeezebox 3 + Softsqueeze + Squeezebox Receiver. 'LAST.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/domrevans/) autopilot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1763 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43491 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
