Re: [slim] Logitech, please post an apk for the Squeezebox Controller App

2012-02-13 Thread Michael Herger
I know it is on the Google Market, but there are a lot of people with the Kindle Fire who do not have access to the market. Yes, I know how to root my fire and get access, but my mother-in-law doesn't. It would be a great idea to either post the apk directly, or at least add it to the

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread Soulkeeper
reniera;690235 Wrote: Personally, i find the radio the perfect speaker for a bedroom. Same here. I tried the Boom first. Great for getting me up, but too boomy to listen to at night. So the Boom went in the kitchen, and a Radio replaced it on the nightstand. A much better fit. -- Soulkeeper

Re: [slim] New Wireless Router Recommendations?

2012-02-13 Thread Soulkeeper
GRC;689982 Wrote: It's so good I bought a few more used ones from eBay My experience with WRT54GL was similar. I had three of them at most, IIRC. :) -- Soulkeeper 'Bug 17797: Updating wiki.slimdevices.com' (http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=17797)

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread TheLastMan
erland;690072 Wrote: It's important to understand that Apple and Logitech(Squeezebox) have different approaches to this. [Snip very good post] Correct in every respect, but both systems can co-exist quite happily provided there are amplifiers in the house with more than one line level input.

Re: [slim] Seeking High Bitrate Music Streaming Service

2012-02-13 Thread ksalno
Just as an update, MOG and Spotify are available on SB devices now. On my Transporter, Spotify took a little work to install but MOG has a native app that works quite nicely. Goodbye Pandora ONE. -- ksalno ksalno's

Re: [slim] Slacker issue: You have logged in on another device, press PLAY to restart.

2012-02-13 Thread virgiliomi
I can't say that I've ever had this problem, unless I start listening to Slacker on my phone or a computer at the same time as I run it on the Squeezebox. And when it does happen, I stop playing on the phone or PC, press Play on my Squeezebox, and the music continues. Also, two different

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread maggior
TheLastMan;690437 Wrote: I have a Squeezebox Server setup with Receivers in the kitchen and livingroom. However, because all but one member of the household now has an iThing of some description, I have rigged up docks on both systems so the users can either listen to music via their pod or

Re: [slim] Announce: Whitebear Media Server v2.2 Released

2012-02-13 Thread AndrewFG
Wigster;690311 Wrote: Unfortunately, with the new version I can no longer play the FLAC files from the local WMP library. Playing AACs works (although they still repeat once they reach the end and the progress bar and time remaining counter are completely off).Hmm. That one works and the

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread andyg
shaboyi;690036 Wrote: It's not up to Logitech. Google Apple's termsconditions for AirPlay and you know why it won't happen. i am not a lawyer so i'll skip wading through termsconditions, but it seems odd that so many other hardware devices canis Logitech or the SB Touch unique

[slim] Getting VLC to stream audio to LMS

2012-02-13 Thread PasTim
I have spent many hours trying to get VLC to stream audio from my Windows (64-bit) PC to LMS (and then to a Touch). I often use a website that does not provide a stream and must be run in a browser, and want to listen to it via my Touch. I have seen that others have made it work, but I could

Re: [slim] youtube streaming not working

2012-02-13 Thread mandryka
Ah -- it's a shame that. It was a good thing while it lasted. Thanks for posting. I was just about to reinstall the server. -- mandryka mandryka's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=53967 View this

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread DaveWr
Linn DS devices do it. Software only update. They have no special chips as they pre-date Airplay. Indeed a year ago they said they wouldn't support it. -- DaveWr DaveWr's Profile:

Re: [slim] Getting VLC to stream audio to LMS

2012-02-13 Thread bpa
Well done. VLC is a very versatile tools but a pain to get the right combination of options. Some additional notes. 1. the dshow-adev parameters will depend on the user own hardware and drivers. It is what MS call DirectShow. It can be many different audio sources including Tuner cards for

Re: [slim] Getting VLC to stream audio to LMS

2012-02-13 Thread PasTim
bpa;690481 Wrote: Well done. VLC is a very versatile tools but a pain to get the right combination of options. Some additional notes. 1. the dshow-adev parameters will depend on the user own hardware and drivers. It is what MS call DirectShow. It can be many different audio

Re: [slim] Getting VLC to stream audio to LMS

2012-02-13 Thread bpa
PasTim;690491 Wrote: Now to tackle 'pulse audio' on linux. I believe I need a newer version of vlc to support that, so some compilation may be in order. I presume the VLC version you want to build can use a Pulseaudio source and not the emulated ALSA source. I got poor results with arecord

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread bhaagensen
DaveWr;690479 Wrote: Linn DS devices do it. Software only update. They have no special chips as they pre-date Airplay. Indeed a year ago they said they wouldn't support it. http://mafipulation.org/blagoblig/2011/04/08#shairport Well - as pr. andyg's post, Shairport is 3rd party and I

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Squeezeslave: 1.0 released

2012-02-13 Thread ralphy
henfri;688742 Wrote: The config.log complains Code: configure:3328: gcc -DRENICE -DSLIMPROTO_DEBUG -DDAEMONIZE -DUSE_SIGNALS_FOR_RESTART -DPORTAUDIO_DEV -Wall -O2 -march=i686 -DIN TERACTIVE -DRENICE -DSLIMPROTO_DEBUG -DDAEMONIZE -DUSE_SIGNALS_FOR_RESTART

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread andyg
And now you see why we cannot include it... -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93207

Re: [slim] [ANNOUNCE] Squeezeslave: 1.0 released

2012-02-13 Thread ralphy
routerunner;686636 Wrote: Hi Ralph, I've updated with the latest code from the head of SVN and made a makefile to compile for Linux 2.4.26 armv4 with a quite old version of GCC 2.95.3 and I found a couple of bugs: 1) Vorbis v1.3.2 the os.h line 41 the conditional compilation should add

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread bhaagensen
erland;690066 Wrote: But do you need the same device handle it ? Yes Ideally I'd prefer not to double the efforts of my SBs with an extra ATV/AE for each of my setups. Technicalities and all other issues aside [real as they may be], what Airplay does is something many are going to look

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread bhaagensen
andyg;690510 Wrote: And now you see why we cannot include it... Yes of course its not happening officially and with Shairport. But I know far from enough to understand why it so definitely could not be made/negotiated/licensed to happen in a future SB device? -- bhaagensen

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread Mnyb
Neither Linn or Boxee can do it with shairport if they do they will be in the news for it really soon when apple sues them ? Or are these third party addons ? There is some info missing here -- Mnyb Main hifi: Touch + CIA

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread andyg
IANAL but from what I understand it's probably possible in a closed device like a Linn but not an open or Linux-based device like ours. Also there is certainly a huge per-unit Apple licensing fee meaning it would be unlikely we could add it to existing players for example, even with no technical

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread pippin
Mnyb;690518 Wrote: Or are these third party addons ? Yes. And similar addons exist for the SB, too. AFAIK, the chipset limitation is that you have to use the very chipset for which the AirPlay firmware Apple will license you is available. Maybe Linn just got lucky and did already use that

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread bhaagensen
pippin;690524 Wrote: Yes, I believe. And similar addons exist for the SB, too. Are you sure its 3rd party - its prominently featuret on the official pages and no mention of 3rf party: http://news.linn.co.uk/news/2011/12/songcast-shares-it-all.php Btw. do you have the SB (shairport based)

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread pippin
bhaagensen;690527 Wrote: Are you sure its 3rd party - its prominently featuret on the official pages and no mention of 3rf party: http://news.linn.co.uk/news/2011/12/songcast-shares-it-all.php I was talking about Boxee, sorry. And no, I'm not _sure_ there either ;) Btw. do you have the

Re: [slim] Logitech Airplay Speaker

2012-02-13 Thread Charles Stanton
more on the d-link boxee - they might have done it in software. it appears to run on some sort of linux and apparently you can get ssh access with some effort. they also don't call it AirPlay - they call it iOS Streaming. that may say something. it also in not an expensive device - less than

Re: [slim] Ps3 + lms + flac

2012-02-13 Thread andyg
I tried to follow the DLNA spec, which says the server provides 1 or more available formats and the player can choose which one to play, however it wants to select it. So the native format is always offered first, then if the native format is not MP3/PCM already it will list MP3 if LAME is