[slim] Re: Remote Access? - Two SBs, miles apart....

2006-06-15 Thread smc2911
I've done connected from the office to my home slimserver in the past using a dyndns address with no problem. I've now switched to using a hamachi vpn for remote access because I'm a bit paranoid about popping open ports (you never know, slimserver may have some vulnerabilities...). Just call me

[slim] Re: Flash skin for PSP with FW2.7

2006-06-15 Thread CardinalFang
Lowrent Wrote: Do you think my network is slowed down when I use my psp like you're saying ? You need to check the specs on your router - mine definitely did, but it was an early 802.11g device. There will be some degredation and in the worst case the whole network might run at b speeds, but

Re: [slim] Re: Flash skin for PSP with FW2.7

2006-06-15 Thread Michael Herger
Data is transfered via XML. Maybe you'd want to try accessing slimserver using the CLI, too. It might be better for your needs than parsing XML. Just a thought... -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the StringEditor

[slim] Re: Flash skin for PSP with FW2.7

2006-06-15 Thread oreillymj
I think that part of the 802.11G protocol is the backward compatibility to support 802.11B clients. In any mixed-mode network the 802.11G clients will see a slowdown if there are any 802.11B clients on the network also. BTW - I thought I'd see how difficult an on-screen scroll wheel would be.

[slim] Worth upgrading?

2006-06-15 Thread Pascal Herczog
I'm currently on Slimserver 5.4.1 with my Slimp3 and SB1g, on Win Xp Pro/733MHz P3. I have 2 user accounts and an admin account, and normally the server is run manually from 1 of the user accounts and we just use the remote controls. The content of the library changes on a weekly basis, and

[slim] Internet Radio Breaking Up/Dropping Out

2006-06-15 Thread amrace
Internet Radio Breaking Up/dropping out Hi, I have an intermittent audio dropout problem when listening to internet radio on my SB3, this occurs especially during evening times, the audio drops in and out at a frequency of about once every second making it impossible to listen to. I can listen

[slim] Re: help with radio tune in

2006-06-15 Thread gingerneil
I thought I had.. but maybe I have unclicked the wrong thing ! Can you explain what you mean ? I was unclicking WMA in the file types screen. -- gingerneil gingerneil's Profile:

[slim] Re: help with radio tune in

2006-06-15 Thread bpa
Under Server Settings/File types at the end of the page there are a number of Windows Media entries under the File Format column. In the 2nd column (Fileformat decoder) there are entries for WAV, FLAC, MP3 (possibly) and Windows Media (built-in). Uncheck the box associated with the Windows

Re: [slim] Live365 Rant

2006-06-15 Thread Simon Still
On 6/10/06, Philip Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just for the record, I absolutely detest Apple iPod and iTunes.It's just not designed for Windows properly.The user interface in iTunes is horrible.I hate the fact that all music is in one massive spreadsheet display, rather than structured and

[slim] Re: SlimServer 6.3 no longer groups compilation albums

2006-06-15 Thread Dave Bird
I have recently hit the same problem, und used the same fix COMPILATION = 1 and ALBUM ARTIST = Various Artists However .. I could not get this to work with WMA compilations, and after mucho hair pulling and cursing converted them all to FLAC .. all was ok then. As a side point, I found that

[slim] Re: SB2 Dead - HELP!

2006-06-15 Thread Cessquill
Sorry for the delay... After talks direct with Slimdevices technical support, they determined that my machine was dead and needed replacing/repairing depending on warranty. Fortunately, the place I'd purchased from in the UK didn't dispatch my unit until mid June '05, putting it still within

[slim] Re: Opinions/Suggestions on living room amplifiers/receivers

2006-06-15 Thread vdorta
Old faithful NAD's 'C720BEE' (http://tinyurl.com/kkj24) stereo receiver, with 2 separate audio zones, is another candidate. -- vdorta DIY computer (EAC/FLAC) -- wireless SB2 (Bolder digital analog mods, Sonicap Platinum bypass caps, Bolder Deluxe Power Supply) -- Stello M200 monos -- ACI

[slim] Re: Opinions/Suggestions on living room amplifiers/receivers

2006-06-15 Thread radish
Back when I listened to the radio Sony had a good rep for tuners. I still have one of their digital models floating around in a box somewhere, it was pretty good and decently priced. -- radish radish's Profile:

[slim] Re: Opinions/Suggestions on living room amplifiers/receivers

2006-06-15 Thread agentsmith
You can't lose with the Linn Classik. Includes a tuner, CD player, switched mode power supply, all that in a nice little shoebox package, and that Linn sound will not play second fiddle to most receivers. -- agentsmith

[slim] Re: Trouble with MusicIP

2006-06-15 Thread poneeboy
I managed to get the MusicIP Service running with the correct dependency. Everything start fine. I see the MM in slimserver but I always get a very quick result of an empty playlist. My library is fully validated and I have rescanned several times. The one oddity I have found is that if I open

[slim] Re: Rescan crashing PC

2006-06-15 Thread Khuli
Jacob Potter Wrote: Probably overheating, then; if it's 54 C at idle, it'll be much, much hotter under load. Can you open it up and make sure the fans are spinning properly and not full of dust? - Jacob Took the side off - fans spinning fine, though a bit dusty. Maybe the heat transfer

[slim] Re: Worth upgrading?

2006-06-15 Thread Pale Blue Ego
I used 5.4.1 for more than a year and had very good results with it. It was stable and fast. I upgraded to 6.2.x a while ago, mainly for the new features like Browse By Year, podcasts, etc. It seems to run slower than 5.4.1, but I do like and use the new features. If you're happy with 5.4.1

[slim] Re: Flash skin for PSP with FW2.7

2006-06-15 Thread Lowrent
mherger Wrote: Data is transfered via XML. Maybe you'd want to try accessing slimserver using the CLI, too. It might be better for your needs than parsing XML. Just a thought... Can you explain a little bit please ? Is this done via http ? -- Lowrent

[slim] Re: Displaying BAND or ARTIST

2006-06-15 Thread eyeball
I like to ask again: is it possible to define something like (BAND ? BAND : ARTIST) in the title format, so that, if the BAND tag exists, the BAND will be displayed, and if the BAND tag does not exist the ARTIST will be displayed? -- eyeball

[slim] Re: Opinions/Suggestions on living room amplifiers/receivers

2006-06-15 Thread Pale Blue Ego
A low-end or used NAD receiver will work well. They have excellent tuners and plenty of power to drive 2 sets of speakers. Even the ones rated at 25-watts actually have a great deal of power for real-world applications. An NAD will generally sound better than a cheap mass-market receiver. --

Re: [slim] Re: Trouble with MusicIP

2006-06-15 Thread kdf
On 15-Jun-06, at 7:56 AM, poneeboy wrote: The one oddity I have found is that if I open http://localhost:10002/ try http://localhost:10002/api I installed MusicMagicServer.exe but did nothing with MusicMagicService.exe. perhaps this is something you could ask on the predixis forums

[slim] Re: Internet Radio Breaking Up/Dropping Out

2006-06-15 Thread deserttaxguy
I like to listen to a Korean Blues Station, (Bluesonair.com) and it drops off periodically too, probably due to some server or internet issues. Its not too annoying or I would stop listening to the stream. I've tried other small streams with worse reliablility. The large commercial streams like

[slim] Re: Trouble with MusicIP

2006-06-15 Thread poneeboy
try http://localhost:10002/api ok, that worked. It appears like the API is working fine. But still Slimserver returns empty results. perhaps this is something you could ask on the predixis forums since this is what they are there for. tried that. They say it is a slimserver issue. And I

Re: [slim] Re: Trouble with MusicIP

2006-06-15 Thread kdf
Quoting poneeboy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: tried that. They say it is a slimserver issue. And I would have to agree since their API is working and returning results when called manually. no results is a slimserver issue...but you were talking about using one EXE vs another. That has NOTHING to

Re: [slim] Re: SB2 Dead - HELP!

2006-06-15 Thread Richie
In addition to this, the SB3 is more expensive, albeit almost identical but for casing, as far as I'm aware. Therefore, my only option to resolve a faulty unit is to have it sent back, then pay more money for a replacement unit that I don't really like so much in a colour different to the old

[slim] Re: Internet Radio Breaking Up/Dropping Out

2006-06-15 Thread bpa
This thread may be of interest as it mentions Tiscali as well. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24388 -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread:

[slim] Re: Remote Access? - Two SBs, miles apart....

2006-06-15 Thread snood
smc2911 Wrote: I've done connected from the office to my home slimserver in the past using a dyndns address with no problem. I've now switched to using a hamachi vpn for remote access because I'm a bit paranoid about popping open ports (you never know, slimserver may have some

[slim] Digital EQ with iTunes/Slimserver?

2006-06-15 Thread Horizons
Before I buy an outboard EQ like the Behringer, I was wondering if there is a way to EQ with SW in the digital domain. Since I am using iTunes, Apple Lossless and Slimserver I'm not aware of any plugin EQ SW that can be used. Not even sure if the crummy iTunes EQ will work with the SB3 setup.

RE: [slim] Re: Trouble with MusicIP

2006-06-15 Thread Thomas J. Angstman
I have had similar problems when downgrading from the Nightly releases to 6.3. I got it working by wiping out everything and starting over in my configuration of slimserver. I am listening to a great IP mix now! TJ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

[slim] Re: help with radio tune in

2006-06-15 Thread gingerneil
Thats done it - you're a star ! (now just need to fix the playlist problem - I still dont see any, even with the latest nightly.) -- gingerneil gingerneil's Profile:

[slim] Re: Opinions/Suggestions on living room amplifiers/receivers

2006-06-15 Thread JJZolx
bklaas Wrote: I'd been looking somewhat at the Panasonic line, but they are so bloody fixated on home theater. I'm kind of old school when it comes to listening to music...2 speakers por favor. Lot's of folks love the Panny digital receivers for two-channel setups. The sound is supposed to

[slim] itunes, Macs, Ogg Vorbis AND metatags

2006-06-15 Thread Eserim
OK, after an office move I find myself in an office where there is a music player - unfortuneatly it has to be a device not on our network to comply with our policy, this in effect means the Mac Mini used for web site testing. Now as all my music is in Ogg Vorbis any ideas how to get itunes to

[slim] Re: Internet Radio Breaking Up/Dropping Out

2006-06-15 Thread amrace
Thanks for the information. I'll make enquiries with Tiscali. Andy -- amrace amrace's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5888 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24737

[slim] AlienBBC Questions

2006-06-15 Thread amrace
Hi, I use AlienBBC quite regulary, it's an excellent application (thanks to all involved). I've just a couple of questions regarding the display. 1. When listening to a station my SB3 doesn't display any track information, all I get is the station name or the Listen Again programme name, is

Re: [slim] Worth upgrading?

2006-06-15 Thread Simon Still
On 6/15/06, Pascal Herczog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Been thinking for a while that I'm way behind on Slimserver releases, but it all currently works beautifully (or rather, I'm used to it) so obviously a strong reason not to change. However, are there good enough reasons to change to e.g.

[slim] Playlist problem with SlimServer on ReadyNAS NV

2006-06-15 Thread pebbert9
I am having a problem with blank iTunes playlists in SlimServer installed on a ReadyNAS NV. I copied my iTunes folder over to the ReadyNAS and got everything working, but in SlimServer all my playlists are blank even though the playlist names are appearing properly. In iTunes all my playlists

[slim] Re: Digital EQ with iTunes/Slimserver?

2006-06-15 Thread azinck3
Horizons Wrote: Before I buy an outboard EQ like the Behringer, I was wondering if there is a way to EQ with SW in the digital domain. Since I am using iTunes, Apple Lossless and Slimserver I'm not aware of any plugin EQ SW that can be used. Not even sure if the crummy iTunes EQ will work

[slim] Re: Squeezebox Audio Network

2006-06-15 Thread azinck3
ACovelli Wrote: Hi I am currently investigating different mechanisms for streaming audio to hundreds of locations simultaenously. Now I have a SB at home and subsequently purchased 2 more for concept testing and design. Now I have a couple of questions I would like to ask the community

[slim] Re: Remote Access? - Two SBs, miles apart....

2006-06-15 Thread smc2911
mherger Wrote: If you really are, then you shouldn't use hamachi. Do you know who has access to your connection? Only they do... Despite the fact that Hamachi is not open source, I'm reasonably confident that it does what it is supposed to do and no more. On top of that, I firewall the

Re: [slim] Re: SlimServer 6.3 no longer groups compilation albums

2006-06-15 Thread Philip Meyer
I have recently hit the same problem, und used the same fix COMPILATION = 1 and ALBUM ARTIST = Various Artists You shouldn't need to ever set ALBUMARTIST=Various Artists. If you have different ARTIST tag values for different tracks on the same album title (in the same folder only, I think -

[slim] RG-6 cable for Squeezebox (slightly OT?)

2006-06-15 Thread John Rakestraw
Hi -- I'm in the midst of a home renovation project, and while the walls are open I've been pulling cable. The walls will be closed up on Monday, so I'm running out of time. It occurred to me just this evening that in one room I might want to have a Squeezebox across the room from the stereo. I'd

Re: [slim] RG-6 cable for Squeezebox (slightly OT?)

2006-06-15 Thread Pat Farrell
John Rakestraw wrote: I'm in the midst of a home renovation project, and while the walls are open I've been pulling cable. The walls will be closed up on Monday, so I'm running out of time. It occurred to me just this evening that in one room I might want to have a Squeezebox across the room

[slim] speed of RSS ticker on SqueezeNetwork?

2006-06-15 Thread grimholtz
Hi, Is there any way to adjust the speed of the RSS ticker when my SB is playing through SqueezeNetwork? Thanks, grimholtz -- grimholtz 'Get PasswordMaker' (https://passwordmaker.org/) 'Get FoxyProxy' (http://foxyproxy.mozdev.org/) 'Read one of my books'

Re: [slim] RG-6 cable for Squeezebox (slightly OT?)

2006-06-15 Thread John Rakestraw
Thanks for the prompt and detailed reply. I've been pulling TV, ethernet, and speaker cables already. You should put the SqueezeBox on top of, or beside, the stereo and use short RCA interconnects. Perhaps I should have explained. During the renovation we've put one of the SBs on the bedside

Re: [slim] RG-6 cable for Squeezebox (slightly OT?)

2006-06-15 Thread Pat Farrell
John Rakestraw wrote: Thanks for the prompt and detailed reply. I've been pulling TV, ethernet, and speaker cables already. Pull more of them! You should put the SqueezeBox on top of, or beside, the stereo and use short RCA interconnects. But in the new bedroom the stereo will be on the

[slim] Re: Podcast browser problem with Odeo opml format

2006-06-15 Thread azinck3
andyg Wrote: This has been fixed. Thanks! I just got around to upgrading today and it has, indeed, fixed the problem. ...however, I'm having an unrelated problem with two of my feeds. This feed worked before the odeo opml snafu, but now no longer works:

[slim] Re: RG-6 cable for Squeezebox (slightly OT?)

2006-06-15 Thread seanadams
RG6 is perfect for s/pdif, and I would have no reservations about using it for analog audio either. In fact, cheap RG6 is likely to ourperform very expensive digital interconnects, because RG6 is made to carry GHz signals from satellite dishes and such. In my house I have a squeezebox in the

[slim] Re: SB4 and/or a high-end model, when?

2006-06-15 Thread seanadams
325xi Wrote: Another note is that if my understanding is correct, Squeezebox is i2s-ready, i.e. implementation of i2s output in Squeezebox doesn't require architectural changes, unlike implementation of optional word clock link. Sorry for the late reply - I lost track of this thread. (All