Re: [slim] My Slimserver hates The Beatles

2005-12-23 Thread Neil Cameron
Also; are you using iTunes, and if so, do you have the Beatles stuff unticked? -- Neil Harry G [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I can't get scan library to recognize all my songs. This became evident when I couldn't find any of my 16 Beatles CDs although they are

[slim] What happened to the holiday radio???

2005-12-23 Thread JohnQuirk
I'm sure that the other day I could pick some Christmas radio stations from Slim Devices Picks. They're not there any more. Can someone help me find cheesy Christmas music? It's my last day at work! -- JohnQuirk

[slim] SB3 and Linkstation - my dream almost realised

2005-12-23 Thread jonathan
My SB3 - without doubt my best purchase for years, with possible exception of my seemingly dated IPod which gathers dust as I no longer live in Central London. What an all-round pleasure the SB3 is proving, albeit my family concerned with my obsessional transportation of armloads of CDs out of

Re: [slim] Help! SB3 Crashed!

2005-12-23 Thread Neil Cameron
Something similar; make sure that the Wireless MAC address displayed via the screen is the same as the one on the label on the SB. If not, edit it until it is -- Neil sandbox [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I was enjoying my wireless set up when suddenly my

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2005-12-23 Thread Fifer
I think I remember reading somewhere that the Roku only 'works' with an older release of Slimserver. -- Fifer Fifer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=639 View this thread:

[slim] Re: SB3 hanging after song in Random Mix Mode

2005-12-23 Thread RichardG
Almost ready to file a bug report here.. First off, playing the same song that caused the SQB to enter the endless playing state at various positions in the playlist had no impact. flac -t on the file showed 100% correct. I tried the pause test as suggested in the previous post. I tested on

[slim] Re: SB3 hanging after song in Random Mix Mode

2005-12-23 Thread 0xdeadbeef
In the mean time I learned that the bug report already existed and was fixed for 6.5.x. Lately, the fix was merged into the 6.2.x branch. Resume now works for me, there are just some glitches with the time remaining displayed. See here: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19322 --

[slim] Re: Alias in music folder not working

2005-12-23 Thread slimpy
Ultramog Wrote: Well I clearly don't know what I'm doing here. I opened terminal and entered ln -s /Volumes/ION/Slim which is the path to music on my external drive. Terminal did not complain. Do I need to do anything else to get my Slim music folder to see the symlink? If you were in your

[slim] Re: Web interface device oddness

2005-12-23 Thread Jamesk5
I get the same problem. The way I've worked out to resolve it is to use the following URL http://localhost:9000/index.html?player=XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Replace localhost with the IP address of your SlimServer computer, and the XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX with the IP address of the computer that's connection to

[slim] Re: Wake up slimserver (Wake-on LAN) through wireless network

2005-12-23 Thread don_quay
I've just raised a bug sheet for this issue. Please vote for this... Ethernet to wireless router, then wireless to SB2. XP settings on the network card set to allow PC to be woken by WOL packet, and Admin Only checkbox also checked. Steps to reproduce: 1. Configure WOL on network card, as

[slim] Re: Getting Smartserver to see my iTunes playlists

2005-12-23 Thread dancarne
I had this issue to. Playlists were there, then they weren't. I fixed it, but I'm not sure what did it. I suggest having SS set up so it detects iTunes location automatically. In the end, I uninstalled iTunes and reinstalled and it worked. Ensure that you export your library first so you

[slim] Re: SB3 hanging after song in Random Mix Mode

2005-12-23 Thread RichardG
here's the bug: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2745 -- RichardG RichardG's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=801 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19009

[slim] Re: Alias in music folder not working

2005-12-23 Thread Ultramog
Hey that worked! Thanks for the terminal baptism. -- Ultramog Ultramog's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1585 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19343

[slim] Re: What happened to the holiday radio???

2005-12-23 Thread radish
It was there last night -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19383

[slim] Re: Can't get Sirius to play on SB2

2005-12-23 Thread kpdan3
Thanks for your help, anyway. -- kpdan3 kpdan3's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2890 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19376

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2005-12-23 Thread Fifer
Can anyone get these tars to open on an XP machine? I'm using WinAce and I don't see any contents. Ah... does this mean I can't use it? -- Fifer Fifer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=639 View

[slim] Re: Native AAC Support

2005-12-23 Thread P Floding
samlw Wrote: Hi, Are there plans to add native AAC support to the Squeezebox? Not the DRM version - just plain AAC. I bought my Squeezebox expecting to be able to have a central music library accessible by both iTunes and the Squeezebox via SlimServer. However, I want to store the music

Re: [slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2005-12-23 Thread Richie
Can anyone get these tars to open on an XP machine? I'm using WinAce and I don't see any contents. Ah... does this mean I can't use it? They download fine here. Using Firefox and WinRAR. Richard ___ Discuss mailing list

[slim] Re: A thank you to Slim Devices

2005-12-23 Thread P Floding
vdorta Wrote: Glad to read about another satisfied customer. I could be wrong but I believe you'll need to put the perl58.dll file in your Windows/System folder to rip with EAC. In case you do, email me and I'll gladly sent you a copy. Thanks for mentioning this! I found the DLL in a folder

[slim] Re: A thank you to Slim Devices

2005-12-23 Thread P Floding
chaz Wrote: Totally off topic, but I'd at least install SP1 on your PC. Current and future Microsoft security updates will only install if you have either SP1 or 2 installed. Hi! I know, I'm living on a knife-edge! But my laptop has never worked better, and I'm highly suspicious of MS

[slim] Re: SB3 and Linkstation - my dream almost realised

2005-12-23 Thread gjrhine
You could always set your PC to shut itself down at a pre-determined time. -- gjrhine Gary For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three. gjrhine's Profile:

[slim] Re: Oh no...

2005-12-23 Thread eq72521
CavesOfTQLT Wrote: I splashed the cash on a new SB3 today and guess what... I've only gotten one with a faulty display. [image: http://tinypic.com/iyou9u.jpg] And no, the Sky+ unit it's sitting on isn't on, or hot, for that matter. Guess that batch Scan got are all dodgy. Now what do

[slim] Re: Oh no...

2005-12-23 Thread Radar442
I received my SB3 from advanced MP3 Players on Wednesday and it also seems to have a fault with the display. It works perfectly for 20 minutes, and then the top 2-3 lines on the display disappear. Turning off with the remote, shows the time, but date is faint and shimmers - eventually returning

[slim] Re: SB3 and Linkstation - my dream almost realised

2005-12-23 Thread biggles
I'm using the open-source version of Linkstation, the Kurobox, with my Squeezebox and I cannot think of a single thing that would disappoint you with this kind of setup. Performance is good (266Mhz PPC and 128MB RAM version, 7000 songs) and it is absolutly quiet. It consumes about 15W operating

[slim] Re: Alias in music folder not working

2005-12-23 Thread Daniel Cohen
On 22/12/05 at 20:11 -0800, Ultramog wrote Well I clearly don't know what I'm doing here. I opened terminal and entered ln -s /Volumes/ION/Slim which is the path to music on my external drive. Terminal did not complain. Do I need to do anything else to get my Slim music folder to see the

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2005-12-23 Thread Daniel Cohen
On 22/12/05 at 16:23 -0800, macdaddy wrote II am not trying to hijack the thread, but thought you guys mmight help. I own a Roku Soundbridge. My computer is a Mac PPowerbook with Apple Airport Extreme as WIFI router. I have bbeen looking for a GUI remote control since buying the Roku. I

[slim] Re: Native AAC Support

2005-12-23 Thread seanadams
P Floding Wrote: 1. AAC is not lossless (normally). Does even Apple support lossless AAC? Lossless AAC (aka MPEG 4 ALC) is not widely used at all. Apple does not support it AFAIK, and it is not the same as Apple Lossless. 2. My ultralight laptop, running at 500MHz, manages to

[slim] Re: IR blasting in the UK

2005-12-23 Thread NeilH
Thanks for the info - I'll give them a try in the new year -- NeilH NeilH's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=822 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19371

[slim] Re: Elpac power supply for the SB2

2005-12-23 Thread skvinson
dhuskey Wrote: Power-One makes a 5vdc 3A regulated linear power supply with +-.05% load regulation which should perform better than the Elpac. List price is $36.95. http://www.flw.com/olpow2.htm Can you tell me why this should be better than the Elpac? Also, is it plug play?

[slim] Re: Elpac power supply for the SB2

2005-12-23 Thread TriodeGuy
Have to give Occam over at AudioCircle credit for finding this one. It's a very nice 5V 3A supply made by power one for $2.50! http://www.cascadesurplus.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/99/products_id/856 I purchased several of these and they are really nice supplies if you don't mind doing

Re: [slim] Re: Wake up slimserver (Wake-on LAN) through wireless network

2005-12-23 Thread kdf
On 23-Dec-05, at 5:24 AM, don_quay wrote: I've just raised a bug sheet for this issue. Please vote for this... Ethernet to wireless router, then wireless to SB2. XP settings on the network card set to allow PC to be woken by WOL packet, and Admin Only checkbox also checked. Is this not just

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

2005-12-23 Thread nicketynick
Denon UDM-30 or UDM-31. Just discovered these today - don't know how I've missed them for so long. One of these would look great with an SB3 on top! I don't like the look of the newest version(UDM-33) as much, but it looks like there are still quite a few of the older units available. Just

[slim] RF Remote Control

2005-12-23 Thread Jimmy-DK
Does any of you konw at good RF remote - that I can use with my new SD3 ? Regards, Jimmy -- Jimmy-DK Jimmy-DK's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2887 View this thread:

Re: [slim] RF Remote Control

2005-12-23 Thread Pat Farrell
On Fri, 2005-12-23 at 11:31 -0800, Jimmy-DK wrote: Does any of you konw at good RF remote - that I can use with my new SD3? I use a laptop with a WiFi card. Works great. I almost never use a remote to control my squeezeboxen -- Pat

[slim] Re: What happened to the holiday radio???

2005-12-23 Thread Michaelwagner
These people had a list of cheesy xmas music on their front page http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19378 http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?format=xmss=Rsr=Y The ones with the lightening bolt in the first column are internet broadcasters. I think you can get the search

[slim] Re: NAS Questions

2005-12-23 Thread 930
well, i finally got slimserver to scan my server by following your suggestion. don't know why i couldn't get this to work the other times. i have not gotten it to see the mapped drive, but using the alternative suggestion of //server/... i was able to get slimserver to scan the server. now

Re: [slim] Where is the Windows version?

2005-12-23 Thread dean blackketter
It's there now... ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] Network trouble following recent windows update patches?

2005-12-23 Thread Philip Meyer
Sorry, false alarm (I think). It appears that my neighbour changed her wireless channel this evening - must have been the same time that I was installing the windows updates. I've changed channel, and things seem to be back to normal (although my SBG had some spurious pixels on and needed a

[slim] Re: Native AAC Support

2005-12-23 Thread P Floding
seanadams Wrote: NAS disks often have very weak processors - just enough to move files around. Often they're 200MHz or less, without the necessary memory / CPU cache / ALU to run codecs. Lossless maybe, but lossy codecs can be quite heavy unless they're tuned for the architecture. OK,

Re: [slim] Re: uvox: support?

2005-12-23 Thread dean blackketter
I had never heard of this until this posting. It does appear to be documented: http://ultravox.aol.com/ Ultravox3.pdf but there are some licensing issues (see the end of that document). But I'm at a loss to find an actual use for it. ___ Discuss

[slim] Re: Where is the Windows version?

2005-12-23 Thread MeSue
Thanks and Merry Christmas! -- MeSue Sue PS: I want a Squeezebox boombox. MeSue's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=985 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=19390

[slim] Noise at track change since FW update for 6.2.1 on SB2

2005-12-23 Thread jmpage2
I've just observed some rather nasty behavior from my SB2 which I've only seen since recently upgrading to 6.2.1 and upgrading the firmware on the SB2. When switching tracks with albums that previously played fine I'm getting a loud pop/click burst of static from the SB. This is with 44.1 khz

[slim] Adding new stations to RADIOIO plugin

2005-12-23 Thread mikelis
How do i add additional Radioio streams to the Radioio plugin? There's the HolidayMusic station they are broadcasting now and i want it to show up in my slimserver Radioio selection. looks like there is a numeric ID associated with each stream name in the plugin's .pm file -- mikelis

[slim] Confused about how to configure album artwork

2005-12-23 Thread AdamC
Hi! I am using SlimServer v6.1.1 on WinXP. I would like SS to display album artwork. I keep my artwork files in a single directory named: D:\Gallery\Pictures\Album Covers\ According to the help text: there is an option in Server Settings, Additional, Interface for setting filenames for

[slim] Re: Different skins on different devices?

2005-12-23 Thread Brian Ritchie
Thanks for the tips, folks! I ought to curl up with some SlimServer docs over the festive season - time I got to know this stuff better; heavens knows what else I'm missing! -- Brian -- Brian Ritchie Brian Ritchie's

Re: [slim] Confused about how to configure album artwork

2005-12-23 Thread kdf
On 23-Dec-05, at 4:21 PM, AdamC wrote: I can see the settings for Artwork and Artwork Thumbnail, but I'm unable to find a setting for central location that would be the section immediately following, labelled Artwork Folder -kdf ___ Discuss

[slim] So...

2005-12-23 Thread Chop
...how about a little hint on the if and when with regards to support for subscription services (Yahoo or Rhapsoday). I would think native WMA was the first step. Can you give us a little hint as to what we might see in the future and when we might see it? Pretty please? :) -- Chop

[slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2005-12-23 Thread macdaddy
danco Wrote: You're not likely to get much help with Roku here, as there is neither interest nor knowledge. SlimServer comes with SoftSqueeze, and you could try out what happens with that to help diagnose the prob;em. -- Daniel Cohen No interest or knowledge in Mac either? I

Re: [slim] Adding new stations to RADIOIO plugin

2005-12-23 Thread Michael Herger
How do i add additional Radioio streams to the Radioio plugin? There's the HolidayMusic station they are broadcasting now and i want it to show up in my slimserver Radioio selection. looks like there is a numeric ID associated with each stream name in the plugin's .pm file You'll find that

Re: [slim] Re: Nokia 770 Skin

2005-12-23 Thread Victor Brilon
On Dec 24, 2005, at 12:01 AM, macdaddy wrote: No interest or knowledge in Mac either? I would get Slim device if I knew the problem was a Roku issue not a Mac issue. I don't want to buy Slim device only to have same problem. Thx in advance for your input. Man this 770 is S W E E T!

Re: [slim] Re: Wake up slimserver (Wake-on LAN) through wireless network

2005-12-23 Thread Daniel Cohen
On 23/12/05 at 10:45 -0800, kdf wrote On 23-Dec-05, at 5:24 AM, don_quay wrote: I've just raised a bug sheet for this issue. Please vote for this... Ethernet to wireless router, then wireless to SB2. XP settings on the network card set to allow PC to be woken by WOL packet, and Admin Only