Re: [slim] Dedicated server solution?

I was thinking of going with a Mac Mini. Currently it's running on one of my web servers which I want to get rid off. The Mac Mini, from what I understand, uses 35-85Watts depending on use. -- Sike Sike's Profile:

Re: [slim] UK Squeezebox Duet for sale

lozcs;302290 Wrote: Bought two - but it works so well controlling my Transporter and Squeexbox as well that one is not required. It's brand new and the box is unopened. I've listed it on ebay so feel free to bid. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=120262387371 Ta,

Re: [slim] SD card in Controller- any uses?

pfarrell;302300 Wrote: pski wrote: I see we can take screen shots and save logs but are there any other practical uses? (Non-development...) The controller code is written in Lua, designed for extensions. The sky is the limit. It might be a nice place to cache album cover images,

Re: [slim] New Wiki Open for Editing!

Would it be possible to forward links to the old wiki over to the new one ? For example, I found this link on a third party site today: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SBRFrontButtonAndLED I should be reasonably straight forward to put a page at http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi that

Re: [slim] SD card in Controller- any uses?

My album art loads in ~ 1 second also. If local caching on an SD card could cut that down significantly, I'd be all in favor of it. Is it necessary? No. Would it back the UI slicker? In my opinion, yes. On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 1:22 AM, andynormancx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Given that album

Re: [slim] Configuring the Duet receiver without the Controller

Fletch;302411 Wrote: I assume you found this? http://projects.robinbowes.com/trac/Net-UDAP Yes. The hardest part is actually to fetch the project from SVN. -- tfm tfm's Profile:

Re: [slim] remote streaming

davep;302465 Wrote: Pippin, have you seen SimplifyMedia in action on an iPhone/iPod Touch? I know that this has nothing to do with using Squeezecenter but it does actually allow streaming audio on the iPhone. I have sat in San Francisco and streamed music (mp3) from my home server in Hong

[slim] two questions on connecting SB DUET

#1 After you have your controller connected to the network, isn't there a way to statically address the receiver? At the moment the only way I can figure it out is to turn on DHCP on my router momentarily, but I'd rather do it directly and I believe I stumbled on it before. #2 Can you have two

Re: [slim] SC7 sync and rebuffering problems

I downloaded the 14th May nightly update and it seemed to be extremely well behaved. I noticed today that a 'final' release has been posted on Slimdevices for the ReadyNas and I've just installed that, along with the plugin pack and the Multi-player plugin pack (both of which have been impressive

[slim] Controller Screen Protection

for anyone interested the SonyEricsson W950 screen protector (just the screen cover not full body) from Zagg (http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/sony-ericsson-w950-cases-screen-protectors-covers-skins-shields.php) covers the visible screen of the duet controller perfectly. I have asked zagg

Re: [slim] UK Squeezebox Duet for sale

Phil Leigh;302475 Wrote: no you don't!!! huh? Lawrence.. -- lozcs lozcs's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6979 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47693

[slim] Lights are on but nobody's home

I have owned Squeezeboxes for many years and have, from time to time, experienced problems that required me to delve into Network Administrator territory. I know little about computer networks and I don't care to know anything at all about computer networks, just as I know nothing about fuel

[slim] egrips or similar for Controller

has anyone used the egrips product on their controller. Having had the Controller for a couple of days, I can see it being left on a table, chair arm, etc. and being susceptible to being easily knocked off. The egrips on my cell phone and iPod have saved them from many an untimely fall. I'm

Re: [slim] Music Scan no longer working

[EMAIL PROTECTED];302514 Wrote: I'm running the latest beta build of SC7.1 (19719). Everything worked just fine until the past few days, when I added an SB Duet to my existing system which consisted of an SB3. Both players appear to be working fine apart from a problem with scanning of my

Re: [slim] Lights are on but nobody's home

asd123 wrote: I have owned Squeezeboxes for many years and have, from time to time, experienced problems that required me to delve into Network Administrator territory. I know little about computer networks and I don't care to know anything at all about computer networks, just as I know

Re: [slim] Dedicated server solution?

Just how much -is- a kwh of electricity in rural Hawai'i? If you're concerned about power usage (and I am too - at 0.193/KWH), don't forget to pay attention to the power used by the disks. Currently, the current champs (GB/KW) are the WD green 1TB. Also think about -not- using a RAID - just make

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

larrettp;302509 Wrote: The only downer is that I now have to wait several hours for the initial library scan to complete before I can really try it out but the radio stations are working fine and the synchronization seems good. If you want to listen while it scans you should be able to get at

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

I'm afraid the ReadyNas still gets a bit of a nosebleed when asked to do too much at the same time. I'm just trying what you suggested and it's rebuffering like crazy. The radio stations work OK but they seem to suddenly be way out of synch. That could be due to the scanning as well. It is a huge

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

Sorry to hear that, but thanks for trying. Just curious: can you set scanning to a lower priority on the ReadyNAS? I'm not suggesting that you necessarily *want* to do that, as it would turn a long scanning process into a very long scanning process. I'm just wondering how much control users have

Re: [slim] Building Playlists

You can set the server and scanner priority via the SC Settings in the Advanced - Performance tab. I've messed about with this in the past but not on this release. There is a danger of 'over-tweaking' sometimes, of course. I'll just sit back and watch the grass grow while I'm waiting, I guess.

[slim] softsqueeze

is this still available? -- octavian octavian's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2161 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47730

Re: [slim] softsqueeze

Yes. The easiest way to get it is by going to the Help (or whatever it is labeled, I don't have SqueezeCenter in front of me at the moment) at the bottom of the left pane of the SC web interface. From there you can install SoftSqueeze on that machine. Alternatively, you can get it from

Re: [slim] replacement PSU for SB2?

Thanks Sean, I'll check it out. -- aubuti aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47618

Re: [slim] FYI be aware of Mac adress when using Wol

I have just spent an hour of very interesting network eavesdropping using Netshark and WoL magic packet generating software, before understanding what was going on. I have just switched over to a new PC with WoL capability. Having done a factory reset, the 2 SB3's are now functioning correctly

Re: [slim] replacement PSU for SB2?

Oops, check that. The old PSU is center positive, and the one in the link is center negative. I need center positive, don't I? I don't doubt Sean's technical chops, but also I know that even bosses can make a mistake now and then ;o) I presume the other specs (5V, 2A, 5.5mmOD 2.5mmID,

[slim] Questions re: bridging with SBR

I too have use the great UDP tool to enable bridging on my SBR. It was very easy to do, easier than I thought, in fact. However, I've run into a problem. U'm using the SBR to bridge my Dish VIP-622 to my network. Bridging works fine if the LAN cable is unplugged from the SBR while it is

Re: [slim] softsqueeze

It isn't under Help, it is on the main SqueezeCenter page under Extras. -- andynormancx andynormancx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17417 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Lights are on but nobody's home

My approach to your problem would first be to uninstall all aspects of slimserver. somewhere in this forum there's detailed instructions on how to properly uninstall on a mac. next, upgrade your os to osx10.4.11. then I'd try to reinstall the latest version of squeezecenter. hopefully a clean

Re: [slim] ReadyNas 7.01

I also have the same problem. After upgrading to version 7.01 for my ReadyNAS I can not connect through the web interface. I just get a blank page that tries to connect to the correct address for a few seconds, and then nothing. I will try the cleanslimserver. -- balahir

Re: [slim] Netgear ReadyNAS Duo - You player was not found

Make sure you're not connected to SqueezeNetwork. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47731

[slim] Netgear ReadyNAS Duo - You player was not found

I have bought a Netgear ReadyNAS Duo with Slimserver in the firmware. Internet radio is playning fine . BUT no acces to my music files :-( http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j290/TR-DK/Snap2.jpg Please HLLPP . -- TR-DK

Re: [slim] Netgear ReadyNAS Duo - You player was not found

andyg;302558 Wrote: Make sure you're not connected to SqueezeNetwork. OK ... i am connted to SqueezeNetwork. What schould I chance? -- TR-DK TR-DK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17249

Re: [slim] ReadyNas 7.01

balahir;302556 Wrote: I also have the same problem. After upgrading to version 7.01 for my ReadyNAS I can not connect through the web interface. I just get a blank page that tries to connect to the correct address for a few seconds, and then nothing. I will try the cleanslimserver. Did

[slim] softsqueeze again

I've now found it thanks. Why won't it play wma files? The Squeezebox does -- octavian octavian's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2161 View this thread:

Re: [slim] How to disable SB3 Optical O/P when off?

raglencross;302376 Wrote: Out of curiosity, what does Disable output when off do if not turn of the carrier on the digital outputs? It turns the analogue output off, which in my case causes my powered speakers to go into a standby mode. -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Duet - Linn Majik -

Re: [slim] two questions on connecting SB DUET

#1: DHCP shouldn't matter. You can leave DHCP on your router without a problem. Just static assign your SqueezeCenter server. The Controller does not directly access the Receivers. Both devices connect to SqueezeCenter and the controller sends commands via SqueezeCenter. This is done so any

Re: [slim] Lights are on but nobody's home

Peter wrote: If you don't want to administer networks you shouldn't try setting one up in your home. The reality is that serious networking devices are moving quickly into mass market, not just SqueezeBoxen, but Chumby, weather stations, and all sorts of stuff. The days when folks would

Re: [slim] How to disable SB3 Optical O/P when off?

I guess in this case audio does mean only audio and useful in your application, although I would have thought that turning off the SB would normally result in no audio coming from the analogue port. Can't see why you need a setting for this. In the case of the optical port you are modulating

Re: [slim] two questions on connecting SB DUET

Generally I don't like using DHCP. Just a thing with me. We have so many devices(23) in the house I use static so I know where everyone is and if they are having connection problems it makes it easier to trace. I've called tech support twice now and both times the person wasn't helpful at all

Re: [slim] Lights are on but nobody's home

If you're going from SlimServer 6.5.4 to SqueezeCenter, you should probably remove the SlimServer cache. There have been changes in the structure of the cache, I forget when that happened, and your symptoms are typical of a cache issue. Why 6.5.4 isn't working properly I can't say. -- danco

Re: [slim] FYI be aware of Mac adress when using Wol

Mnyb, Just solved the same problem by reading your post. A THOUSAND THANKS for saving me so much time and frustration. Hopefully, there will be a fix for this someday! The best part about it is that I now have a fully functioning headless XP-based server in the basement before the wife gets

Re: [slim] Lights are on but nobody's home

Pat Farrell wrote: I have not worked on a car in about ten years. They are too complex, and require tools that I don't have in my six foot high tool chest. What the car designers have done is eliminate all of the simple maintenance, but when it goes wrong, it really takes an expensive

Re: [slim] Lights are on but nobody's home

Peter wrote: Buy a 21 year old car like mine and you can go back to diy. Yeah, I did my own on my 85 Mustang GT. It even had a carburetor. I expect that networks will get there in the near future. I'm not so sure. Setting up a network used to be much more difficult. Now it's so easy

Re: [slim] Lights are on but nobody's home

This is a networking problem, so to troubleshoot it we need information specifically about your network. The types of computers, operating systems, squeezecenter version, and squeezebox firmwares are all pretty much unrelated to the problem. Are you using a wired network or a wireless network?

Re: [slim] FYI be aware of Mac adress when using Wol

It's a mystery to me but it's supposed to be like this, the bug is closed. Why it is a mystery to me : the server and SB can communicate duh, i hear the music and see changes in menu's and screens ;-) But the SqueezeCenter or Slimserver is incapable off setting this in an SB3 ? The server is

Re: [slim] ReadyNas 7.01

balahir;302562 Wrote: Did not work. Can I downgrade to 7.0 ? Success! I re-installed 7.01 after running cleanslimserver, and now I can access SC as before. -- balahir balahir's Profile:

Re: [slim] FYI be aware of Mac adress when using Wol

Or if no change in the logic is provided, how about a simple error message like SqueezeCenter Not Found - Check MAC? Anything, even some formal documentation somewhere, might save alot of people alot of time! Thanks again. JB -- MrJB

Re: [slim] Controller Screen Protection

Hello MuckleEck! My name is Jeff G. and I work for ZAGG. I noticed in your post that you said: I have asked zagg if they can design a shield for the whole of the controller but no response yet. We'd be happy to assist you. Please send me an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your first/last name

[slim] Transporter Digital Inputs bug

Not sure if anyone else has encountered this...when I want to hear any audio via my DVD player, and swittch the digital inputs...at first I hear nothing. I have to first select an incorrect input, ie BNC, hit play, then switch to the correct input RCA and hit play once more, before I hear any

Re: [slim] Dedicated server solution?

Just thought I'd point out that I've been running SqueezeCenter 7 on Ubuntu on my Fit-PC (http://www.fit-pc.com/new/) for months now with great success. It uses less than 5 watts at full draw, and less than 3 at idle! http://www.fit-pc.com/new/specifications.html I've actually just replaced it

Re: [slim] Music Scan no longer working

Like quite a few Mac (in my case 10.52) users, 7.01 and 7.1 never let me scan. Is the latest 7.1 likely to cure that problem? Is the Mac scanning 'bug' a known issue? -- snoogly snoogly's Profile:

[slim] duet controller in uk

Hi all I ordered a duet controller from amazon uk about 8 weeks ago, i still havent had it and amazon have no idea when they will have some in. I have tried many other uk sites but they are all out of stock of the controllers (some seem to have the package). Anyone got any ideas when some might

Re: [slim] CSRF Protection Problem

Hi, Sorry to bring this old post up. All of a sudden i'm getting this problem in slimserver 6.5.4, which i've never had before, Is there anyway to stop this happening, even when I click on the link I cannot change or save my settings that i'm trying to change and save. I'm Using firefox 2.0

Re: [slim] replacement PSU for SB2?

Sorry to reply to my own post (again!), but it has been much harder than I expected to find a simple replacement for the stock PSU. Jameco (the company that Sean pointed me to), does have a PSU that almost matches, but 2.4A instead of 2.0A

Re: [slim] replacement PSU for SB2?

The extra amperage won't hurt at all. Make sure the voltage and the polarity are correct, just as you are doing. I built an outboard PS for my SB3 based on an open-frame PS I picked up off eBay. 5 volts, 5 amps I think. It's been on for a couple of years now. There are quite a few threads on

Re: [slim] Transporter Digital Inputs bug

If I select the correct input first and hit play...nothing. I have been seeing this issue to, for quite some time (since I moved to SC 7.1 I think). I haven't found any way to get it to work at all. I've tried playing all forms of digital inputs, and the now playing time always remains at

Re: [slim] Transporter Digital Inputs bug

Look at the firmware used in 7.1. For some time FW40 was included. That version had several problems, one of which was not correctly switching to digital inputs and back. Since Saturday SC7.1 includes FW42, that solves the digital input switching bug(s). But there is still one bug left: some

Re: [slim] Infobrowser addons ,etc

The BBC Whats on 7 Days menu item always results in showing the listings for the current day for the selected station. Also, no matter which day you chose, the file path remains unchanged from the first day you selected when starting up the browser. Regardless, the listings are always today's.

Re: [slim] Dedicated server solution?

Hi! I just registered to the forum. I recently ripped all my cd collection and wanted to put in a server with some other service. The initial plan was to use an old computer but I has some problem with it so I build a new one for cheap. (changed CPU + RAM + MB + the PSU which was rather crappy)

Re: [slim] Infobrowser addons ,etc

It sounds like a caching issue. I'll look at it over the weekend. -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47483

[slim] Don't upgrade to Fedora 9 linux

At least not now. I went from Fedora 7 to 9 and found that Squeezecenter was not happy with the version (5.10) of perl. There are some thread about this but they don't mention Fedora 9 explicitly. I had backed up everything and was able to install Fedora 8 without too much pain. Squeezecenter

[slim] Multiple players/servers/SC versions w/ Controller ?

I am running a handful of players in my house. My transporter, SliMP3, and a SB3 are connected to Squeezecenter running on a Thecus N5200. This server has all my FLAC files. I believe the version of SC that Andreas ported for the N5200 is the early stable 7.0 release I also have second server

Re: [slim] Transporter Digital Inputs bug

Since Saturday SC7.1 includes FW42, that solves the digital input switching bug(s). But there is still one bug left: some users (I'm one of them) experience intermittent degaussing 'rattle'. I am on FW42. The digital input switching bug is not fixed for me. I also have problems with the

Re: [slim] FYI be aware of Mac adress when using Wol

The bug is still open and targeted for 7.1 http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7594 -- Ross L Ross Levine - Slim Devices Quality Assurance Ross L's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4416

Re: [slim] Lights are on but nobody's home

I owned a 67 Mustang and did all the work myself too. Newer cars are much harder to work on, but fortunately much more reliable as well, so hiring a professional (at $90 an hour) isn't necessary very often. Same thing with the Squeezebox. I'd love to have a professional fix the problem, but it's

Re: [slim] Controller Screen Protection

wouldn't it be a bit funky to cover the entire controller with a film? It seems like it would make it hard to use the scroll wheel and the buttons. -- mikel51 mikel51's Profile:

Re: [slim] Transporter Digital Inputs bug

Philip, I'm sorry that digital input switching in FW42 is not working for you, it's working perfectly here. I never use the knobs, so I don't know if there are problems with them, but the degaussing 'rattle' problem is definitely not solved for me in FW42. Please don't feel offended if I sounded

[slim] SqueezeCenter on Windows Server 2008

I'm not having any luck getting SqueezeCenter 7.01 to run under Windows Server 2008. I have a clean install of Windows Server, and I've installed the latest release of SqueezeCenter on the machine. The install completes, and when I connect to http://localhost:9000 nothing happens. I've looked

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter on Windows Server 2008

Some more info. When I try starting squeezecenter from a command prompt, I get the following. It doesn't die, but I cannot connect to http://localhost:9000. C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\serversqueezecenter.exe Use of uninitialized value in numeric gt () at /C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter

Re: [slim] Announcement: SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Now Available

Release Yum repository not updated yet (still 7.0): http://repos.slimdevices.com/yum/squeezecenter/release/ -- syburgh syburgh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14239 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Squeezebox Receiver and Controller now shipping!

blitzbbffl;301702 Wrote: $400 for that product seems wrong to this long time electronics consumer. At a minimum - I thought that SlimDevices/Logitec should have offered their loyal existing technology holders a $50 to $100 credit on the purchase of a Duet. Dennis I have to somewhat

Re: [slim] Fishbone javascript error?

Thanks, I just posted a bug report. Cheers, Cameron -- Cammo Cammo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1822 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=47198

Re: [slim] two questions on connecting SB DUET

I don't know who you were talking to at Logitech, but they are generally very good. I've met several of them at the various open house events. I've run DHCP servers for enterprise networks before. Frankly most dhcp problems are caused the crappy firmware that companies put on home wifi routers

Re: [slim] Pixel policy?

well, i got mine today and have to conclude it is a piece of crap! Dead pixel and the bloody thing won't even allow me to browse my album collection or upgrade the firmware via wireless. After wasting my entire morning I'm now updating via SD card (after having wasted hours searching for a

[slim] Controller: first impressions/ experience

Well, i got mine today and have to conclude it is definitely not ready for the general consumer. In fact I'm sure they'd conclude it is a piece of crap and return it to the retailer, coming away very unhappy! - it didn't do what it was advertised to do i.e. other than see the album cover

Re: [slim] Controller Screen Protection

Well I'll leave opening to the wheel, i like to cover the very scratch sensitive glossy black back side and sides. Interesting product wonder if its removable ? -- Mnyb Mnyb's Profile:

Re: [slim] Controller: first impressions/ experience

How odd. Mine works fine. Interacts with library perfectly and responsively, showing all cover art and music details (inc lyrics, bios, reviews etc). The battery life is superb, the firmware updates over wireless with no problems and I've never seen hide nor hair of a dead pixel. I wonder why

Re: [slim] Pixel policy?

Certainly one defective unit does mean that the entire product line is a failure. Unassailable logic. On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 11:27 PM, egd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well, i got mine today and have to conclude it is a piece of crap! Dead pixel and the bloody thing won't even allow me to

Re: [slim] Controller: first impressions/ experience

ModelCitizen;302701 Wrote: How odd. Mine works fine. Interacts with library perfectly and responsively, showing all cover art and music details (inc lyrics, bios, reviews etc). The battery life is superb, the firmware updates over wireless with no problems and I've never seen hide nor