[slim] Re: Squeezebox2 featured in Today @ PC World

2005-09-30 Thread seanadams
Michaelwagner Wrote: Oh! No! Once the Audiotron was discovered and written up in the popular press, that was the end of it! I hope that doesn't happen here! Good for TB going back to selling commodity sound cards. BRING ON THE PRESS!!! -- seanadams

Re: [slim] Re: Track search forward/Backward

2005-09-30 Thread Daniel Cohen
On 29/9/05 at 11:40 -0700, kdf wrote Quoting Daniel Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: kdf, would it be worth having an explanation of how to do this on the web page ? if you want to provide it (since you went through the process), I'll certainly post it :) my computer use is limited at present.

[slim] Re: Track search forward/Backward

2005-09-30 Thread seanadams
Steve Baumgarten Wrote: It's worth noting that Tivo doesn't use press and hold model to do a FWD/REV scan, either. To zip past commercials you press the FFWD button once, press again to increase scanning speed (if desired), and then press PLAY to return to normal speed and continue

[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound

2005-09-30 Thread jonathanbarber
Installed AlienBBC (with some difficulty!) a couple of months back and love it but gutted that I can't listen to the live feeds. Unfortunately this patch looks a bit complicated for me to enact in my windows set up. Hopefully a simpler solution will not be long Thanks for everyone's help on

[slim] Still seeing incorrect tags, even after wipe cache

2005-09-30 Thread Dan Goodinson
I've got at least 1 tag that seems to be 'stuck' the SS cache. Slimserver can see a track by Primitives and also a track by Primitives, The. I want to get rid of the one by Primitives. Using the web panel, I've checked the file location for the one that says Primitives. It's on a CD called

RE: [slim] Still seeing incorrect tags, even after wipe cache

2005-09-30 Thread Dan Goodinson
Incidentally, if I try to play the phantom track, SS service crashes :) e.g. 1. Do a live search for Primitives to find the correct tags and the dodgy one. 2. Click Play for this (incorrect) artist tag. 3. Web panel starts displaying Page cannot be displayed all over the place. 4. SS service

Re: [slim] Still seeing incorrect tags, even after wipe cache

2005-09-30 Thread Robin Bowes
Dan Goodinson wrote: I've got at least 1 tag that seems to be 'stuck' the SS cache. Slimserver can see a track by Primitives and also a track by Primitives, The. I want to get rid of the one by Primitives. Using the web panel, I've checked the file location for the one that says Primitives.

Re: [slim] Still seeing incorrect tags, even after wipe cache

2005-09-30 Thread kdf
On 30-Sep-05, at 2:16 AM, Dan Goodinson wrote: Incidentally, if I try to play the phantom track, SS service crashes :) e.g. 1. Do a live search for Primitives to find the correct tags and the dodgy one. 2. Click Play for this (incorrect) artist tag. 3. Web panel starts displaying Page

RE: [slim] Still seeing incorrect tags, even after wipe cache

2005-09-30 Thread Dan Goodinson
Thanks kdf, thanks Robin. Yes, it's almost certain that the phantom track exists in a playlist somewhere. I'll root it out and remove it and let you know. Cheers, Dan. check your old playlists for this file as well. If you have an old reference in one of them, the metadata stored there

[slim] Re: Squeezebox2 featured in Today @ PC World

2005-09-30 Thread Aylwin
Nice write up! Short and to the point. The SB2 is not just a cool toy. It's a real audiophile product. But we all already know this. :) -- Aylwin ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound

2005-09-30 Thread lordypieman
I to am a Windows (2kSP4) Slimserver/Squeezebox user with the same AlienBBC problem and looking for the same solution. I'm also not sure I'm up to recompiling from the C sourcecode. If anyone gets a Windows version compiled could they post a link to it here for us to road-test and report back?

[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound

2005-09-30 Thread markcaines
...and if anyone has got it working for Mac OS X, I would also really appreciate some more guidance. Mark -- markcaines ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Moose 0.05

2005-09-30 Thread mattybain
I gave it a brief run last night and as far as I got playing with it it looked great, very responsive just what I was after, especially being able to skip to a place on the song with one click of the mouse. However I couldn't seem to get the add to playlist function to work. I could double

[slim] Replay Radio support?

2005-09-30 Thread Yannzola
IMHO Time-shifting streams seems like a logical extention of Slimserver capability. Has anyone looked into what it would take for Slimserver to mesh with an application like Replay Radio? Could a plugin be written, or are the two technologies incompatible? I know that Roku is actively

[slim] Re: my homely designed squeezebox

2005-09-30 Thread Rolf
How does the power supply work? There's only one cable... Both power supplies (SB2 and Amplifier) are plugged to this outlet. The attached picture shows the assembly inside the case... obvious not that common industry standard, but sufficient for personal use.

[slim] Re: Small solutions for powering the squeezebox in small rooms

2005-09-30 Thread Michaelwagner
Patrick Dixon Wrote: Here's a pick of one of the amps I built for my SB2s. http://www.at-view.co.uk/pictures.htm This link fails for me ... -- Michaelwagner ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: Track search forward/Backward

2005-09-30 Thread mbonsack
seanadams Wrote: Agreed (I love my Tivo!). However, video is different. A single video frame has enough info to tell you where you are. With audio, on the other hand, you need a few 1/10ths of a second in succession to get an idea of your position. So, a few tenths of a second won't be an

[slim] Re: Alien BBC Garbled Sound

2005-09-30 Thread Neil Sleightholm
For Windows keep an eye on this site http://oss.netfarm.it/mplayer-win32.php. He regularly posts new Windows versions for the CVS source. I have been told that this patch will be included in CVS this weekend. Neil -- Neil Sleightholm ___ Discuss

[slim] OT: And a Pony

2005-09-30 Thread Jeff Moore
Everybody wants a pony. http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/images/gywo.andapony.gif ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

RE: [slim] OT: And a Pony

2005-09-30 Thread Craig, James (IT)
Also the front page of www.last.fm James -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Moore Sent: 30 September 2005 17:26 To: Slim Devices Discussion Subject: [slim] OT: And a Pony Everybody wants a pony.

[slim] Re: SB2 as bridge - with Tivo?

2005-09-30 Thread dSw
Yep - my Linux Slimserver machine uses the SB2 as a wireless bridge. Very quick to set up and works flawlessly. -- dSw ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Small solutions for powering the squeezebox in small rooms

2005-09-30 Thread Patrick Dixon
Sorry about that - I've been moving stuff around! Try http://www.at-view.co.uk/components.htm -- Patrick Dixon www.at-view.co.uk ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: SB2 as bridge - with Tivo?

2005-09-30 Thread street_samurai
I'm using my SB2 as a bridge for my Tivo right now and it works great. The key is to get a cross-over network cable to connect to the two devices. Otherwise, no workie. ss. -- street_samurai ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

[slim] Re: SB2 internal DAC quality equals that of a $??? CDplayer

2005-09-30 Thread street_samurai
I had an older Carver Tube Reference CD player that cost me well over $1500 when I originally bought it. After only three days of listening to my SB2, I threw it in a box and its now collecting dust in my basement. I was absolutely shocked at how much better the SB2's DAC was. Another factor in

RE: [slim] Re: new lossless music service

2005-09-30 Thread Peter van Cooten
And don't forget EMUSIC.COM. Still the best collection of them all, IMO (but not if you're into Major Artist and hit records) Peter -Original Message- From: dSw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: donderdag 29 september 2005 23:49 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Re: new

[slim] Re: new lossless music service

2005-09-30 Thread radish
Also beatport.com, yoshop.com, playittonight.com, audiojelly.com. Peter van Cooten Wrote: And don't forget EMUSIC.COM. Still the best collection of them all, IMO (but not if you're into Major Artist and hit records) Peter -Original Message- From: dSw [mailto:dSw.1w54db

[slim] How can I get KQED?

2005-09-30 Thread Mike Anderson
Has anyone been able to get KQED? I can play it in iTunes, but it crashes when I try to play it on Slimserver. -- Mike Anderson ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] How can I get KQED?

2005-09-30 Thread Ken
I use the either of the following URLs and it seems to work fine on my Squeezebox. http://www.kqed.org/w/streamingfiles/kqed_qt_qtl.mov http://www.kqed.org/w/streamingfiles/kqed_wmp.asx Squeezebox 1 firmware version: 40 Slim Server version: 6.1.2 - 4157 - Windows 2000 - EN - cp1252 Ken Mike

Re: [slim] OT: And a Pony

2005-09-30 Thread Rich Freedman
also see (in no particular order) http://examinedlife.typepad.com/johnbelle/2004/03/if_wishes_were_.html http://www.tgr.com/weblog/archives/99.html http://mssv.net/wiki.cgi?Ponies http://www.livejournal.com/users/fare/tag/pony http://www.newsbackup.com/about217285.html and a pony.

[slim] Re: Small solutions for powering the squeezebox in small rooms

2005-09-30 Thread usualsuspects
For cramped spaces, I have been happy with: Paradigm Cinema 90 speakers and a Parasound zone amp (zamp - about the size of a paperback book). The nice thing about the zamp is that it has adjustable attenuators on the RCA inputs - very useful in taming the hot output of the SB2. The zamp v3 is a

[slim] Windows Server 2003 problems

2005-09-30 Thread pasodoble
Hi everyone. I've been tidying things around in my home and I've finally moved all my music to a silent Windows 2003 server that I've been meaning to complete for a while. The problem is, Slimserver doesn't run! It installs fine, but Slimserver doesn't start up. It doesn't for some reason

Re: [slim] Re: SB2 as bridge - with Tivo?

2005-09-30 Thread Simon Still
On 9/30/05, street_samurai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I'm using my SB2 as a bridge for my Tivo right now and it works great. The key is to get a cross-over network cable to connect to the twodevices. Otherwise, no workie. My Tivo is a series 1 with a cachecard - if connecting directly to the

[slim] SlimServer 6.2 never opens

2005-09-30 Thread tonymuffin
I have attempted to install SlimServer6.2 Beta a number of times now. The first couple times it would hork my machine. However, the last 4 attempts it never opens. It says that SlimServer is starting but never does. 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 work just fine. -- tonymuffin

Re: [slim] SlimServer 6.2 never opens

2005-09-30 Thread dean blackketter
This probably belongs on the Beta forum. Post details about your operating system, any error messages, etc... Thanks, dean ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Re: Windows Server 2003 problems

2005-09-30 Thread JJZolx
pasodoble Wrote: I've been tidying things around in my home and I've finally moved all my music to a silent Windows 2003 server that I've been meaning to complete for a while. The problem is, Slimserver doesn't run! It installs fine, but Slimserver doesn't start up. It doesn't for some

[slim] Re: Windows Server 2003 problems

2005-09-30 Thread MrC
This question has been asked many times in the forum. Do a quick search and you'll find more info. -- MrC ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

[slim] Bottom line re: Yahoo Unlimited Music?

2005-09-30 Thread costello
I could not get the broadcast to work using Shoutcast. It looks like the WinAmp Shoutcast will broadcast files that I have ripped from my CDs (.mp3), but will not broadcast the .wma files from Yahoo music. I was able to broadcast my own files to the Slimserver, but not the yahoo music files.

RE: [slim] Re: How can I get KQED?

2005-09-30 Thread Gregory Forrest
I can get the ASX to work on an SB1 w/6.1.1, FW V40. But it sounds like 24 kbps -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Anderson Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 15:02 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Re: How can I

[slim] Re: How can I get KQED?

2005-09-30 Thread mrfantasy
What OS is SlimServer running on? If it's Linux or Unix these might not work--both have to be transcoded in 6.1.1 with that player firmware, and you probably don't have the executables you need (you may be able to get ffmpeg or mplayer to do the conversion, though, and there's stuff here about

[slim] Re: Moose 0.05

2005-09-30 Thread greedy_grendel
Hi, I downloaded the latest version from the link, but can't seem to play any songs. Moose scans my music collection on a separate server okay but doesn't actually play any of the tracks. I have tried to log into Slimserver with both the CLI and Web UI, but no result. Moose keeps saying that

[slim] Idea for playlists

2005-09-30 Thread MeSue
I think we can all agree that building and editing playlists in SlimServer's WebUI is not ideal. Just about any player program handles this much better. It would be cool if someone could create a simple drop target program. The idea would be to have a small widget on the desktop which you could