Re: [slim] Re: The remote is crap!
- Browse button That would be the most important improvement for me :-) -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Which Disk Station is best for running slimserver (SSODS)?
Lärmdämmmatten *Lärm*? And not *Geräusch*? Yes, that's the first expression I've found. Lärm and Geräusch both stand for noise. While Geräusch is rather neutral, I'd consider Lärm negative. Dealers selling those pads might think we don't like our machine's noise. But that's quite off topic :-) -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Mac interface not working
Problem solved. I had to throw away any files associated with SlimServer; from the system folder, library etc. Then I reinstalled v. 6.3.1. Thanks for sharing advice! -- extenso extenso's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4858 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25991 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Music stops after each song
My SqueezeBox doesn't sync with anything I'm aware of. Since it's seems to be a player problem and not a server problem, I guess it doesn't matter on the platform the server is running. I'm using SB2, just like the initial poster. Maybe there's a problem with the firmware v55 and SB2? Anyone out there using SB2 with firmware v55 who doesn't have this problem? Sargon (who's using SlimServer 2.2 for the time being) -- Sargon Sargon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=594 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26003 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Mass Album Art update suggestions
That Album Cover Art Downloader seems interesting, thanks for the tip! :) -- tommypeters tommypeters's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6528 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25971 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] browser interface and firefox
Is anyone else having issues with the browswer interface and Firefox 1.5.0.5. I can't reproduce this. Have you tried flushing your browser's cache? -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: browser interface and firefox
Since you are using 6.5b1 you'd be better posting this on the Beta forum. It may also be worth trying a more recent nightly / version since 6.5b1 is changing very fast at the moment. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-tunes.co.uk Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26053 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
I think the SB's plus point was its low price and audioserver bang for the buck given the features. If you start making it an audiophile component from the get go though, the glaring problems with navigation, etc start becoming exposed. The Wheel MAY address some of those issues, but the encoder doesn't fully compensate for the lack of a 10-foot display. I don't doubt the Transporter will work for some, but equally I think a Mac Mini or a silenced MITX machine + RME Fireface 400 will give equally good audio results combined with a higher degree of flexibility - for significantly less money, if the Transporter is $1999. -- rhyzome rhyzome's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6370 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25771 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Analog VU meters?
aubuti Wrote: It's a screensaver setting, but post back if you don't find it. Somehow my analog and digital VU meters suddenly disappeared when running an earlier build of 6.5b. Haven't figured that one out yet.. Thanks, found it - eventually! Jon. -- jonmyatt jonmyatt's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26015 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Mass Album Art update suggestions
cshaida Wrote: Does anybody have any troubleshooting advice that I might use to figure out why some (maybe 5%) of the album art isn't showing up? In which view are they not showing up? If you are browsing by artwork, it's usually because you have a song with an incorrect tag. Enable the placeholders and then click on the album to see the songs and the reason might become clear. -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli Khuli's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=851 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25971 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: browser interface and firefox
Thanks, clearing the cache fixes it. The reason i am giving the beta a try is for the native ogg vorbis support in FW 59 and reason for it not being the latest is i have to wait for the LastFM plugin to catch up. Thanks again, Doug -- Dougal Dougal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5489 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26053 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
Michaelwagner Wrote: Mark: Why the requirement for 2 drives? You're right - in my present system, I only use 1 drive and back it up to an external drive. I guess I still had it in my mind of trying to compete with the NAS boxes. The higher-end consumer ones use drives in RAID 1 or RAID 5. Of course there are drawbacks to that - if your drive controller fails you have useless data unless you get the same exact drive controller to replace it. With ClarkConnect I would've been using software RAID, which is slightly more failure-prone and would corrupt both discs if it failed. No backup in this case would mean loss of data. Also with 2 discs powered by the same power supply, if something were to happen to the power supply they may both be damaged. Plus 2 discs pushes the power and heat dissipation requirements up. Did you find any prices on that iBT web site? Nope. They seem to supply to industry - they supply a lot of SBCs and PC104-type PCs, including some unique high temperature SBCs. Note an SBC in a PC104 configuration would work well for SlimServer too, the problem is finding a case. With industrial suppliers like that, they may not supply to individuals either. And the no prices thing is meant to deter people like us from comparison shopping. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Re: browser interface and firefox
support in FW 59 and reason for it not being the latest is i have to wait for the LastFM plugin to catch up. Dougal, What's up with the LastFM plugin? James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
rhyzome Wrote: The Wheel MAY address some of those issues, but the encoder doesn't fully compensate for the lack of a 10-foot or multiline display, which I think you need to be able to fulfil the purpose of navigation a large library. Hmm? I can easily read the display from 15 feet away (and I wear glasses) plus it is a multiline display (2 lines). Also with the new 2-display Transporter, you may be able to stretch text over both displays, which would make the text width at least as wide as you'd get with a 15 monitor, even a 17 monitor. Take a helluva lot less real estate and power than a PC too, and even quieter than a low noise fan. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25771 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The remote is crap!
I can very highly recommend the Home Theater Master MX-500 univeral remote as a substitute. Only got my SB3 yesterday and the first thing I did was to teach the MX-500 the SB remote and I'll pack the SB remote away. -- deadkenny deadkenny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6722 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26017 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Duplicate track entries in 6.3. Anyone else?
Gregory Hamilton Wrote: Are both your Music and Playlists folders the same? It's possible the folder scan and playlist scan are creating the duplicates. Mine are and that probably explains the duplicate in my case. I don't really want playlists elsewhere though. I normally keep a playlist file with the album which is more convenient when copying things about. -- deadkenny deadkenny's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6722 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24955 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Which Disk Station is best for running slimserver (SSODS)?
mherger Wrote: But that's quite off topic :-) True. I'll drop it now. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=24626 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
Do you really need RAID to run a slimserver? Wouldn't once a week backups be enough? How often does your music collection change anyways? And without your being aware of it? Just back it up to an external whenever you change it, and be done with the complexity. Sometimes design is knowing what to leave out in order to simplify. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
Michaelwagner Wrote: Do you really need RAID to run a slimserver? Wouldn't once a week backups be enough? How often does your music collection change anyways? And without your being aware of it? Just back it up to an external whenever you change it, and be done with the complexity. Sometimes design is knowing what to leave out in order to simplify. Oh yes, I agree. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
On 8/2/06, rhyzome [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't doubt the Transporter will work for some, but equally I think a Mac Mini or a silenced MITX machine + RME Fireface 400 will give equally good audio results combined with a higher degree of flexibility - for significantly less money, if the Transporter is $1999. If it has a hard drive, it's not silent. :) - Jacob ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Edit Playlists via SlimServer Browser Interface?
Jazz1 Wrote: I'm not locating the EDIT button on the right hand pane of Browse Playlists. Hmmm? I see menu of Home/Browse Playlists and Items 1 to 50 of 123, and finally page numbers. This is on a Mac using Safari. Any thoughts? That sounds like the left pane... -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26046 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
CavesOfTQLT Wrote: Maybe so but with a system that's running 24/7 you want it to consume as little juice as is possible, if not for pennies sake but for the environment... One justification for this for me would be power consumption. Currently I'm running SS on a P4 system, very power hungry. I'd still be using it all day long, but at night I could shut it off and let a low-power SS server run so that it could wake me up in the morning (I use an SB2 as an alarm clock). There are lots of peak power calculators out there, but I'm looking for idle power figures. Unfortunately these are very hard to find.The best one I saw was this: http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/anton/computer-power-consumption.html I assumed my P4 system was like his P4 system in the Boxes section near the bottom, but mine is newer/faster and has 3 discs, so I conservatively assumed 80 W idle. A fanless VIA system would be like the last entry in his Boxes section, 16 W, but with one disc at 7.3 W idle, see here: http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200511/SP2504C_6.html. That's a savings of 56.7 W. Now I'd be saving this for 14 h/day (my P4 system would still be running during the day) so that's 0.79 kWh/day. At our power prices of $0.058/kWh, that's only $16.80 per year! Unfortunately this hardly justifies spending $300 just for the motherboard... Amazingly, even with the monitor on ~8 h/day, assuming my 17 CRT draws 60 W, the power costs for my P4 box for an entire year is only $47.42. I do like saving power but I'm also an engineer and I know an uneconomical project when I see one. I may take your advice and use one of my unused older systems though. This would save manufacturing a new one - I've already saved every computer I've come across from the landfill. I have a secondary PC with a 1.2 GHz AMD Duron - I was going to use this in the basement for model railroad use. I still have my first PC with an AMD K6-2 400 MHz processor, and I built a P166 from discarded parts (which ran ClarkConnect 2.2 although quite slowly). My most recent find is a P4A system, unfortunately with the pricey RDRAM gone. However, ADDING another PC that's not plugged in now would just serve to increase my power consumption over what I have right now. I'd have to use it to replace what I'm currently using, and even then the power savings are small. It's too bad. Much like gasoline, although electricity is expensive, it's just not expensive enough to justify spending that much cash. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
There are lots of peak power calculators out there, but I'm looking for idle power figures. Unfortunately these are very hard to find. It's ITX only, but it might be of interest for you: http://www.epiacenter.com/powersim/powersim_v2/epiasimulator_v2.htm I do like saving power but I'm also an engineer and I know an uneconomical project when I see one. The last statement of the previous poster was about eco_logy_, not eco_nomy_. It's about things you can't buy. It's too bad. Much like gasoline, although electricity is expensive, it's just not expensive enough to justify spending that much cash. Money isn't everything. -- Michael --- Help translate SlimServer by using the SlimString Translation Helper (http://www.herger.net/slim/) ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
mherger Wrote: It's ITX only, but it might be of interest for you: http://www.epiacenter.com/powersim/powersim_v2/epiasimulator_v2.htm Very cool! The fanless MII6000 system I was looking at is listed. Unfortunately with 1 3.5 HDD it blows the previous estimate out of the water at 45.91 W idle. That makes the savings 34.09 W, 0.48 kWh/day, $10.01/year. I do like saving power but I'm also an engineer and I know an uneconomical project when I see one. The last statement of the previous poster was about eco_logy_, not eco_nomy_. It's about things you can't buy. It's too bad. Much like gasoline, although electricity is expensive, it's just not expensive enough to justify spending that much cash. Money isn't everything. True, but I guess I'm not enough of an environmentalist to see past it. Spending $300-$400 to save $10 per year is silly. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
I tried Michael's calculator too. Any system with a 3.5 HD takes 30 or so watts for the HD, according to it. A 2.5HD is 8, according to it. Are those numbers right? 30 watts for a hard disk seems like an awful lot to me. -- Michaelwagner Michaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
Mark Lanctot Wrote: Very cool! The fanless MII6000 system I was looking at is listed. Unfortunately with 1 3.5 HDD it blows the previous estimate out of the water at 45.91 W idle. That makes the savings 34.09 W, 0.48 kWh/day, $10.01/year. True, but I guess I'm not enough of an environmentalist to see past it. Spending $300-$400 to save $10 per year is silly. Really! Downgrade a few 75w lightbulbs in the house to 60w and you've saved just as much. Then you can continue running your P4 blast furnace with reduced guilt. -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] What happened to my squeezebox???
Hello I purchased two wireless squeezeboxes a couple months ago. Everything worked great. Then, several days ago, the one in the kitchen stopped being able to connect. The one in the loft worked fine still. I unplugged it, placed it right next to the router, and reset everything. It worked for about 4 hours and hasn't worked since. It won't connect and when its plugged in it makes my main computer error with the following message... The system has detected an IP address conflict with another system on the network. Network operations on this system my be disrupted as a result. More details are available in the system event log. Consult your network administrator immediately to resolve the conflist So - it hasn't been plugged in for a couple days. Today I decided to try to fix the problem. So far I have done a factory reset on the squeezebox and still have the exact same problem. Won't connect, when it tries I get that network error message. I'm using a linksys router v5 with the latest firmware. The other squeezebox works like a charm. I have the non working squeezebox 3 feet from the router. -- MUCHO MUCHO's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5121 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26060 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
Most 3.5in drives, even the screamers at 10k or 15k rpm use more like 12-15 watts.On 8/2/06, Michaelwagner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried Michael's calculator too.Any system with a 3.5 HD takes 30 or so watts for the HD, according toit.A 2.5HD is 8, according to it.Are those numbers right? 30 watts for a hard disk seems like an awful lot to me.--MichaelwagnerMichaelwagner's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=428 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892___discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.comhttp://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
Michaelwagner Wrote: I tried Michael's calculator too. Any system with a 3.5 HD takes 30 or so watts for the HD, according to it. A 2.5HD is 8, according to it. Are those numbers right? 30 watts for a hard disk seems like an awful lot to me. Yeah, you're right, something's wrong. Check the link I posted earlier, http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200511/SP2504C_6.html - a 250 GB Samsung takes 7.3 W idle. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] What happened to my squeezebox???
Quoting MUCHO ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Hello I purchased two wireless squeezeboxes a couple months ago. Everything worked great. Then, several days ago, the one in the kitchen stopped being able to connect. The one in the loft worked fine still. I unplugged it, placed it right next to the router, and reset everything. It worked for about 4 hours and hasn't worked since. It won't connect and when its plugged in it makes my main computer error with the following message... The system has detected an IP address conflict with another system on the network. Network operations on this system my be disrupted as a result. More details are available in the system event log. Consult your network administrator immediately to resolve the conflist So - it hasn't been plugged in for a couple days. Today I decided to try to fix the problem. So far I have done a factory reset on the squeezebox and still have the exact same problem. Won't connect, when it tries I get that network error message. I'm using a linksys router v5 with the latest firmware. The other squeezebox works like a charm. I have the non working squeezebox 3 feet from the router. Your DHCP server is giving out an address that is already in use by your computer. If the DHCP server is the Linksys router, as it probably is, your problem lies there, not with the squeezebox. Try rebooting the router and all devices on your network. Or, use static IP address assignments for the squeezeboxes. In other words, tell it what it's IP address should be, rather than having it ask the router for one. If you already statically assigning address, then YOU screwed it up and gave two devices the same IP. :-) This is not a Squeezebox problem, the Squeezebox is just the canary in the coal mine telling you that you have a DHCP problem. dd ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
On 8/1/06, Mark Lanctot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The ultimate would be one that's fanless. I'm almost there, so close! Drives need cooling too - more than CPUs, really. A processor can run happily at 60 C, but more than 40-45 for a drive is pushing it. You'll want some substantial heatsinking if there aren't any fans in the system. Fanless is nice, but why do you want a fanless server? You can't get rid of the drives (heck, I'm thinking of getting an i-RAM for my desktop, but that's no good for music), so there's still some noise, and cooling will be a nightmare. Energy efficiency matters, but if the system is stuck in a closet somewhere, does it really matter if it makes a little noise? - Jacob ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: browser interface and firefox
Craig, James (IT) Wrote: support in FW 59 and reason for it not being the latest is i have to wait for the LastFM plugin to catch up. Dougal, What's up with the LastFM plugin? James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error. Hi, I seem to be missing password box with SlimServer_v2006-08-02.exe Doug -- Dougal Dougal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5489 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26053 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Re: browser interface and firefox
I seem to be missing password box with SlimServer_v2006-08-02.exe Interesting. Someone said the same about the Sirius plugin recently. I'll have to check it out tonight as I am a couple of days behind... James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
Jacob Potter Wrote: On 8/1/06, Mark Lanctot Mark.Lanctot.2bvmtc1154461802 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com wrote: The ultimate would be one that's fanless. I'm almost there, so close! Drives need cooling too - more than CPUs, really. A processor can run happily at 60 C, but more than 40-45 for a drive is pushing it. You'll want some substantial heatsinking if there aren't any fans in the system. Fanless is nice, but why do you want a fanless server? You can't get rid of the drives (heck, I'm thinking of getting an i-RAM for my desktop, but that's no good for music), so there's still some noise, and cooling will be a nightmare. Energy efficiency matters, but if the system is stuck in a closet somewhere, does it really matter if it makes a little noise? - Jacob Point well taken. Again, I was just trying to compete with the NAS proponents. So maybe that FlexATX case with fans doesn't look so bad after all. I've also found fanless ATX power supplies, but what's interesting about them is that there has to be case ventilation, in fact above average case ventilation, in order to use them. So you might as well use a PS with a fan in that case. P.S. The cheap USB 2.0 enclosure for my backup drive doesn't have a fan, but the case is aluminum and the HDD slides very tightly into it, so it acts as a big heatsink. Plus I only use it for ~15 minutes at a time anyway. It barely gets above ambient. However when I formatted it and did my first backup it got warm-to-hot. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
Michaelwagner Wrote: Are those numbers right? 30 watts for a hard disk seems like an awful lot to me. The numbers for 3.5 disks are way out. I did a quick check on the net and I found that the drives used between 10W and 15W when seeking. A modern 3.5 disk will use 0.5/1.0A (roughly) for 5/12V. Not 0.802/2.5A as this site is using. -- tomsi42 SB3, Rotel RC-1070/RB-1070, dynaBel Exact, Kimber Kable 4TC and Timbre. tomsi42's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2477 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: What happened to my squeezebox???
Its extremely possible you're right. I admit I don't know crap about networking and settings. Whats wierd is: A) It just suddently happened out of the blue B) I have reset (power cycled) the router and factory reset the squeezebox and the result is exactly the same. I'll play around with it. Any ideas on how to solve the problem? -- MUCHO MUCHO's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5121 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26060 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: browser interface and firefox
Craig, James (IT) Wrote: I seem to be missing password box with SlimServer_v2006-08-02.exe Interesting. Someone said the same about the Sirius plugin recently. I'll have to check it out tonight as I am a couple of days behind... James NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. Sender does not intend to waive confidentiality or privilege. Use of this email is prohibited when received in error. James, You are a star, Doug -- Dougal Dougal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5489 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26053 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Sirius Radio on SB1?
I tried this last night and did not have any luck. It work on the SB3 fine, but on SB1 there is just the message of 'error connect'. It would be great to hear from someone that has gotten it to work. -- jwhittier jwhittier's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6717 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25367 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] SBv3 shots down after 5min of playing
Hey. Just bought a SBv3. Did a firmware update, because the slimserver told me that. After playing music for about 5 minutes the SB shuts down and I hear some click noices in my speakers. I have to remove the power and insert again before I can come in contact with the SB. Any ideas??? -- tureby tureby's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6734 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26065 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: What happened to my squeezebox???
MUCHO Wrote: Any ideas on how to solve the problem? Switch to a static IP arrangement and it'll never happen again. Your router is probably 192.168.1.0. Assign your PC 192.168.1.1 and your Squeezebox 192.168.1.2. Just make sure all devices are on the same subnet (i.e. the first 3 numbers are the same) and don't duplicate. Static IPs may not be good for a network where you have visiting clients, i.e. a wireless laptop that connects infrequently. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26060 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: My recipe for a cheap Slimserver
At today level of price for used computers is unnecessary to see at low low Celeron/Pentium II (Slimserver is light but if You have a large collection of music!). My (happy) experience is with a HP e-PC 40 (a Pentium III 1000), external power supply, only one big and silent fan and a big HD (300Gb). The computer is 120 and the HD 100 (and today probabily less expesive). The only need for a more expensive NAS is a RAID configuration in a small case? (More than 300Gb, but there are now on the market single HD - perpendicular recording - of 500Gb !!!). Riccardo -- RiccardoR RiccardoR's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Sirius Radio on SB1?
I think Sirius is WMA - which SB3 can handle but SB1 cannot so it needs to be transcoded on the server. If you listen to Sirius in SoftSqueeze then it should work on SB1. How WMA transcoding is done will depend on your OS. For Linux you'll need something like Mplayer/AlienBBC -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25367 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] SBv3 shots down after 5min of playing
Please get in touch with our support team at [EMAIL PROTECTED], you may have a hardware problem. On Aug 2, 2006, at 9:56 AM, tureby wrote: Hey. Just bought a SBv3. Did a firmware update, because the slimserver told me that. After playing music for about 5 minutes the SB shuts down and I hear some click noices in my speakers. I have to remove the power and insert again before I can come in contact with the SB. Any ideas??? -- tureby -- -- tureby's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6734 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26065 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Strange problem (since upgrading?)
Powered down the machine, router, etc. Pulled the plugs and waited some seconds. The issue still remains. I think I need to open a bug or so Mark -- tetrode tetrode's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1296 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25995 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: What happened to my squeezebox???
Thank you - problem is solved by assigning a static IP address to each squeezebox. Where's the staples button when I need it? That was easy :) -- MUCHO MUCHO's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5121 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26060 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
RE: [slim] Re: The remote is crap!
I know Mark, I apologise for that. That was rude. I think the rest of it was fair. Ironically, I actually like the Slim remote. Does the job, snappy enough, feels OK. I'm stil using my SliMP3s and I love them to bits. -Original Message- From: Mark Lanctot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 August 2006 21:25 To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: [slim] Re: The remote is crap! Iain Shaw Wrote: counterpoint to the Sonos remote - in your dreams. You're right, it does look like flame bait. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26017 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlist Locks SlimServer on NV
ChrisOwens Wrote: Do you install that from our binaries or does YM have an installation somewhere that you download? YM? I'm away from my machine until the weekend and will give you more specifics then. The image is downloaded from Infrant and SlimServer is inside of their package. I update the NV using update/local. I have not tried manually placing your SlimServer on the NV (Wouldn't know how to get it on there). I'm fairly positive, however, that the version number on the server page was the same as being downloaded on the Slim Devices site. 6.3.1 I believe. Thanks, David -- studley studley's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6441 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25618 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: The remote is crap!
Iain Shaw Wrote: I know Mark, I apologise for that. That was rude. Apology accepted. I think the rest of it was fair. I tend to agree, that's what I have heard regarding Sonos. I still like Slim's price structure, philosophy, quick introduction of new features and sound quality. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26017 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Playlist Locks SlimServer on NV
Sorry, YM = Yellow Machine, another NAS. Too many NASes in my brain at the moment. -- ChrisOwens Christopher Owens QA Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] (510) 743-1152 x717 ChrisOwens's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4240 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25618 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
radish Wrote: Not a chance. I'm not an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination, but... just... no. Any reason why? The output from my Mini + Fireface (800) goes into the dCS Elgar Plus, clocked by the Verona. It gives generally as good a result as I've ever heard out of a transport (including the Verdi La Scala sitting on the top of my stack). -- rhyzome rhyzome's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6370 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25771 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
Mark Lanctot Wrote: Hmm? I can easily read the display from 15 feet away (and I wear glasses) plus it is a multiline display (2 lines). Also with the new 2-display Transporter, you may be able to stretch text over both displays, which would make the text width at least as wide as you'd get with a 15 monitor, even a 17 monitor. Take a helluva lot less real estate and power than a PC too, and even quieter than a low noise fan. The two displays are intersected by the knob. You may be able to stretch it, but then you may not. As for 15 17 monitors or whatever, there's this thing called a TV, Plasma or in my case Bravia in most people's living rooms. And that's what my Mini is hooked up to. I wonder how many of you actually have experience of comparing the two. You know, I sweated for ages trying to silence my PC's. It was rapidly coming to the situation where I was about to throw in the towel. Then I got the Mac Mini and I realised I'd been completely wasting my time with PC's. Mini-ITX solutions I'm told are exceptionally silenceably these days, and these systems run on 2.5 discs (which don't generally whine or whirr much). Noise is not an issue with these ultra silent computers. -- rhyzome rhyzome's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6370 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25771 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: browser interface and firefox
LastFM fix posted on my site. Thanks for the warning! James -- James James's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=189 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26053 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
radish Wrote: Not a chance. I'm not an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination, but... just... no. Any reason why? The output from my Mini + Fireface (800) goes into the dCS Elgar Plus, clocked by the Verona. It gives generally as good a result as I've ever heard out of a transport (including the Verdi La Scala sitting on the top of my stack. The Verdi is better but not definitively so). Mark Lanctot Wrote: Hmm? I can easily read the display from 15 feet away (and I wear glasses) plus it is a multiline display (2 lines). Also with the new 2-display Transporter, you may be able to stretch text over both displays, which would make the text width at least as wide as you'd get with a 15 monitor, even a 17 monitor. Take a helluva lot less real estate and power than a PC too, and even quieter than a low noise fan. The two displays are intersected by the knob. You may be able to stretch it, but then you may not. 2 lines is not multiline. It's 2 lines. As for 15 17 monitors or whatever, there's this thing called a TV in most people's living rooms, or in my case an ultra-quiet LCD panel. That's what my Mini is hooked up to and I don't have to squint at all to look at that. I wonder how many of you actually have experience of comparing the two. You know, I sweated for ages trying to silence my PC's. It was rapidly coming to the situation where I was about to throw in the towel. Then I got the Mac Mini and I realised I'd been completely wasting my time with PC's. Mini-ITX solutions I'm told are exceptionally silenceably these days, and many of these systems (including the Mini) run on 2.5 discs (which don't generally whine or whirr much). Noise is generally not an issue with these ultra silent computers. It pays to try lots of things as I've done before you pass judgement. The Transporter is I'm sure a very good option but it really needs more in terms of display and navigation (main and remote) capabilities, and as I said it seems overpriced compared to PC/pro soundcard-based solutions which offer I would say superior flexibility and as I said, audio ability on a par with the Transporter, especially if you're clocking/DACing for maximum results. I would imagine I'm part of the target market for the Transporter based on my audio expenditure at least. But -I- see better solutions. -- rhyzome rhyzome's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6370 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25771 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
rhyzome Wrote: The output from my Mini + Fireface (800) goes into the dCS Elgar Plus, clocked by the Verona. It gives generally as good a result as I've ever heard out of a transport (including the Verdi La Scala sitting on the top of my stack, which is actually used these days only to play back my SACD's. The Verdi is better but not definitively so as a redbook transport even considering the various manipulations subjected by the dCS hard/software). Of course no-one outside of SD has heard the transporter yet, but the expectation is it will be on a par with the very best transports available. The amount of design and engineering put into (for example) minimising jitter on the SP/DIF far exceeds that in any commodity computer audio device. You say yourself that the La Scala is better than the mini, it's simply my opinion that whilst the mini may well be -good enough- (and probably would be for me, given the rest of my system) I'd be amazed if it were -as good- as the Transporter - or even an SB3 to be honest. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25771 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
rhyzome Wrote: As for 15 17 monitors or whatever, there's this thing called a TV in most people's living rooms, or in my case an ultra-quiet LCD panel. That's what my Mini is hooked up to and I don't have to squint at all to look at that. I have indeed heard of a TV, thanks for the sarcasm. IMO it has no place in an audio setup. To have to turn it on every time you just want to listen to music would get old in a hurry. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25771 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
On 8/2/06, radish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You say yourself that the La Scala is better than the mini, it's simply my opinion that whilst the mini may well be -good enough- (and probably would be for me, given the rest of my system) I'd be amazed if it were -as good- as the Transporter - or even an SB3 to be honest. Er, I don't think anyone's suggesting the Mini's line output... rhyzome's using an external Firewire DAC. - Jacob ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: help needed: explicit path to iTunes XML file
Sounds complicated. Referring to iTunes on another machine can be tricky, but it looks like you're using the correct path. Just curious, have you thought of consolidating everything to one machine? -- Ross L Ross Levine Slim Devices Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1.650.210.9400 ext. 3 Ross L's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4416 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26049 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer on Mac-Waking Up Server
No, I believe the problem is that browser access can't wake the computer. To wake a sleeping computer, the ethernet port has to receive a magic packet that wakes it up, a.k.a. the wake-on-LAN packet. The Squeezebox is configured to send such a packet, hence it can wake a sleeping computer. Web browsers do not send the magic packet, however, so if you're trying to access a sleeping computer, it will not respond. Essentially, you cannot wake the server via simple browser access. -- cepheid cepheid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3845 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26044 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Strange problem (since upgrading?)
The screen going blank is behavior indicative of the Squeezebox losing it's connection to the Slimserver. Low signal strength or wifi interferance can cause this, or possibly an issue with Slimserver itself. (firewall snapping closed, or the server app is shutting down.) Can you try resetting the Squeezebox to factory defaults: - Unplug the unit - Hold down the Add (+) button on the remote while you plug it back in - You should see Factory Reset... on the screen briefly Then, go through the connection process again. Is there any change in behavior? If not, can you tell me a few settings from one of the Squeezebox menus? On the Squeezebox remote, hold down the left arrow button for 5 seconds. This should bring you to 'Set up networking'. Then scroll down to 'View current settings' and press the right arrow. From there, can you tell me: * IP address number * Wireless signal strength * MAC address * Firmware version Let me know and I'll do what I can to help. -- Devans Devans's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4873 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25995 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Easy way to re-run network setup?
bringing this back up to see if a feature request exists for ability to select the server independant of re-running the network setup. I have one library on a RAID5 server in the basement, but multiple PC's running around the house. Different platforms, some SS playlists, some iTunes playlists, etc. iTunes is great for creating drag and drop playlists, but if done on a machine other than the XP box running slimserver, it gets tricky to feed these playlists to whole house audio or a specific room with a SB. The ability to dynamically change the server the SB is pointing to (without re-running setup) would be a great feature to me. The SoundBridge has been doing this since its inception as I used it to toggle between my slimserver instance and an iTunes library on a separate machien that popped on and off the network. The Soundbridges have now been (mostly) banished and i miss this feature. Let me know if there is an item to vote for and I will. thanks, twylie -- twylie twylie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=956 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18262 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: help needed: explicit path to iTunes XML file
I tried opening the UNC path directly on my XP box running slimserver and while I could open the XML file (after I dropepd the /Users from my path), I could not get SlimServer to accept that path for an iTunes XML file. My workaround was at Ross' suggestion - I loaded SlimServer directly on the macmini and switched the server my SB3 was pointing to. Have some updating to do as the OS X nightly I downloaded doesn't match firmware levels of 6.5.1b that I was running on the XP box. Worked for my short term needs. I bumped an old thread discussing fast switching of slimservers on a network... just let me know where to vote :-) Thanks to support for their quick response and workaround for my kludge setup. twylie -- twylie twylie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=956 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26049 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Sirius Radio on SB1?
bpa Wrote: I think Sirius is WMA - which SB3 can handle but SB1 cannot so it needs to be transcoded on the server. If you listen to Sirius in SoftSqueeze then it should work on SB1. How WMA transcoding is done will depend on your OS. For Linux you'll need something like Mplayer/AlienBBC That was a good idea. I tried SoftSqueeze and it worked. Now to look more in to why my SB1 is not working. My OS is WinXP. -- jwhittier jwhittier's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6717 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25367 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Easy way to re-run network setup?
did a little more digging with different search terms in the bugs. area. http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2607 short answer is won't be fixed as an on-the-fly selection, but we could possibly get acceptance of a choice of predefined network/server setups. For me, this would be perfectly acceptable and provide some improved harmony in the house. Even the hold the left button to reselect isn't a great option for me as my SB3 is in the basement feeding a distributed audio setup. Web interface changeability is what I'd need to make it super easy. twylie -- twylie twylie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=956 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18262 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: SlimServer on Mac-Waking Up Server
There are, however, lots of WOL (wake on lan) freeware utilities out there that will wake up a machine hosting slimserver. See this article on wikipedia for many solutions for many platforms: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN Now, does anyone know of a nice WOL utility compiled for a Noka 770? -- gharris999 gharris999's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=115 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26044 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Easy way to re-run network setup?
twylie Wrote: Even the hold the left button to reselect isn't a great option for me as my SB3 is in the basement feeding a distributed audio setup. Web interface changeability is what I'd need to make it super easy. Maybe this can be looked at in conjunction with some of the future changes being made in support of SqueezeNetwork. I know there are plans to make the web interface work better with SqueezeNetwork, and I believe this includes the ability to get an SB2/3 to connect and disconnect from SquuezeNetwork through the web interface. Having the ability to connect or disconnect an SB from a local server would probably be very similar. -- JJZolx Jim JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18262 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Sirius Radio on SB1?
Can you play any normal WMA station on SB1 ? If so then the problem probably lies with the Sirius plugin and obtaining an URL and not the transcoding. Try debugging with d_plugins d_source and compare logs for SoftSqueeze and the SB1. The differences might help indicate what is the problem. What version of Slimserver are you using ? -- bpa bpa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1806 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25367 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Easy way to re-run network setup?
JJZolx Wrote: I know there are plans to make the web interface work better with SqueezeNetwork, and I believe this includes the ability to get an SB2/3 to connect and disconnect from SquuezeNetwork through the web interface. Isn't this already implemented from 6.3.0 on? Plugins - Switch to SqueezeNetwork. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18262 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
rhyzome Wrote: I think the SB's plus point was its low price and audioserver bang for the buck given the features. If you start making it an audiophile component from the get go though, the glaring problems with navigation, etc start becoming exposed. I strongly disagree. I've used Windows Media Center (which is not bad at all), but the Squeezebox UI is much, much better. It's faster, it's less awkward, and it doesn't require a TV. I don't get people who think the Squeezebox has a bad UI. -- mkozlows mkozlows's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=62 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25771 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] How Often Does Slim Serve Scan for New Music?
How often does it scan on? Can I control this? I'm thinking some of my dropouts are happening when it decides to scan. I put the new Tom Petty CD on my server and then went upstairs and I had stalls. I did see text notice on Squeezebox telling me that it was scanning. Also, really weird, during some of the stall the CD music stopped and I got some kind of chime going, that I don't think was part of the song. Is this some kind of alarm about stalling, or should I lay off the sauce ;) -- Jazz1 Jazz1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6623 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26074 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Sirius Radio on SB1?
bpa Wrote: Can you play any normal WMA station on SB1 ? If so then the problem probably lies with the Sirius plugin and obtaining an URL and not the transcoding. Try debugging with d_plugins d_source and compare logs for SoftSqueeze and the SB1. The differences might help indicate what is the problem. What version of Slimserver are you using ? How do you use d_plugins d_source? I have not done this before so I need to learn it. Is this a option that can be set when the service runs or do you need to run the service from command line. I am using slimserver 6.3.1. -- jwhittier jwhittier's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6717 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25367 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Favorites in 6.3.x
Have you since tried it again perhaps with a different radio station? I just tried and I was unable to reproduce the crash. Although, I am using 6.3.1. Could you try reproducing this with 6.3.1? -- Ross L Ross Levine Slim Devices Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1.650.210.9400 ext. 3 Ross L's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4416 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26073 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Favorites in 6.3.x
I'll try 6.3.1. It doesn't matter which radio station I listen to. Adding it to Favorites is fine, it's pressing the Favorites button that causes the crash. The crash occurs regardless of what I'm playing - Internet radio or my music library. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26073 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: help needed: explicit path to iTunes XML file
fast switching for me would be the ability to switch slimservers (running on different machines) via the web interface, even if it required an auto reboot of the SB3 and associated delay. The hold down the left arrow works, but 2 of my players are in the basment feeding a whole house audio system. Running downstairs to switch servers is less than ideal. I read Dean's comments on the bug/feature i found and have a little better understanding of the complexities and security issues. I'd be all for some presets of network/server choices and hope this might be in line with the ability to switch in and out of squeezenetwork via the web interface. My current setup has 2 SB3's in the basement - one pointed to my main slimserver and a second that stays logged into squeezenetwork. This gives me control via a laptop, touchpad, or Nokia770 from teh main parts of the house. -- twylie twylie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=956 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26049 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Favorites in 6.3.x
Umm, I'm wondering if the fact that I had the Favorites plugin disabled had anything to do with it...blush Works fine after altering that fairly critical setting. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26073 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How Often Does Slim Serve Scan for New Music?
Ross L Wrote: It should only rescan when you tell it to, or when you browse music folder to a newly added directory. Check Server settings - plugins - Rescan Music Library. You can have SlimServer automatically rescan regularly... is that what you're looking for? I'm only going to have it scan playlists after I trim my iTunes playlists down. I'd like it to only scan when I want it to, or at some pre-set time so it doesn't cause my server to stall, or music to stall. I suppose it could be WiFi problems not the scan. But the message regarding scanning did come on the Squeezebox screen and I did have a lot of drops for a while. It has settled down now. -- Jazz1 Jazz1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6623 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26074 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: How Often Does Slim Serve Scan for New Music?
If you have iTunes integration turned on I think it will also scan that periodically, but you can adjust the interval in the preferences. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26074 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: New Slim Devices Product? The Transporter per 6moons.com??
Jacob Potter Wrote: On 8/2/06, radish radish.2bxkpz1154552401 (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com wrote: You say yourself that the La Scala is better than the mini, it's simply my opinion that whilst the mini may well be -good enough- (and probably would be for me, given the rest of my system) I'd be amazed if it were -as good- as the Transporter - or even an SB3 to be honest. Er, I don't think anyone's suggesting the Mini's line output... rhyzome's using an external Firewire DAC. - Jacob Well in that case I misunderstood, but that also negates any price difference- the Fireface 800 is $1500 on it's own. -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25771 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: help needed: explicit path to iTunes XML file
Now I understand. Thanks for clearing that up. Sounds like you have a lot of toys! This isn't the first time I've heard this request. I wouldn't be surprised if this 'feature' is implemented in the not too distant future. -- Ross L Ross Levine Slim Devices Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1.650.210.9400 ext. 3 Ross L's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4416 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26049 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Favorites in 6.3.x
I can safely say I would have suggested 1,000 other things...before suggesting that. -- Ross L Ross Levine Slim Devices Tech Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] +1.650.210.9400 ext. 3 Ross L's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4416 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26073 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Administer Linux from XP Pro?
pfarrell Wrote: Last login: Sun Jul 23 10:43:51 2006 from 172.16.4.41 (beatles)/home/pfarrell uptime 23:52:10 up 403 days, 11:03, 2 users, load average: 0.28, 0.13, 0.11 Given the recent weather, this has me wondering - how do you manage that? Do you use a UPS? The uptime on my router hasn't been longer than 2-3 days for about 2 weeks now due to all the power bumps. Not failures, just long enough to cause a reboot. -- Mark Lanctot Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25891 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Transporter Input / Output configurations - Eliminate cost of a Pre Amp?
I imagine that one of the significant enhancements in the Transporter's function over the previous Squeezeboxes, is the ability to use the Transporter as both a fine external DAC and as an input-selection device. This would allow buyers to eliminate both the cost and sonic coloration of even excellent pre-amplifiers and get an fine external DAC in the process (or vice versa). It will be interesting when Sean or Dean describe how the digital inputs / outputs and selections will work on the Transporter. I speculate that cement is still wet as these features can probably be accomplished in software / firmware. Here is what I wonder about. 1) How will we be able to select, say a DVD player, that is connected using the Transporter's Coax input? Or an SACD player connected to the S/PDIF input? 2) Will we be able to create a soft label on the Transporter's display to say DVD, or SACD Player or will the input selection display have to read Coax S/PDIF etc.? 3) Will any given Transporter digital outputs be able to be selected as a Servo Output - outputting what the Transporter is receiving from it's ethernet ports? 4) Will any given Transporter digital output be able to be selected as a #8220;Tape Loop#8221; type output - which is to say whatever input is selected will be looped through this output when configured as a Tape Loop? I was stunned at how much better two high end systems sounded when we removed high end pre-amps from the audio chain, to say nothing of the savings in cash. One system cost $75K, the other $25K. The pre-amps removed were excellent. The sound was simply more dynamic and immediate. The proverbial veils lifted. Less is often more. If the Transporter can turn this trick, I think potential buyers teetering on the brink of buying will appreciate the cost savings and immediacy of the music played through fewer devices. Finally, I am amazed at how responsive and clever Slim Devices is proving to be as it listens to it's customers and designed it's last two products; A $300 entry level Network Music Player and a $2K audiophile Network Media Player + external DAC w/ super low jitter + Digital Pre-Amp w/ short audio paths and Jung based power supplies is a nice year's work. /Daniel -- daniels5 daniels5's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3969 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26077 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Administer Linux from XP Pro?
Mark Lanctot Wrote: Given the recent weather, this has me wondering - how do you manage that? Do you use a UPS? The uptime on my router hasn't been longer than 2-3 days for about 2 weeks now due to all the power bumps. Not failures, just long enough to cause a reboot. Not everywhere is having power problems - I'm just outside NYC and although Queens is pretty much an electricity-free zone right now we've been solid for as long as I can remember. Some power companies are better than others it seems :) -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25891 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Re: Favorites in 6.3.x
On 2-Aug-06, at 9:02 PM, radish wrote: To be honest, it still shouldn't have crashed. But glad you got it working! sadly, too much time on drama not enough time on writing the message from the event viewer. just in case anyone MIGHT be keen on preventing such a crash in future release. still time to correct that omission. -kdf ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
[slim] Re: Administer Linux from XP Pro?
Mark Lanctot Wrote: Given the recent weather, this has me wondering - how do you manage that? Do you use a UPS? UPS on my fileserver, UPS on my big fish tank, UPS on my home theater, UPS on my main system, battery in the laptop! Power outages are rare in Eugene but I use them for line conditioning too. My router's current uptime is only 36 days and the fileserver is at 54 days. Until I have an efficient means of transferring video over the network to a display along with surround sound I won't be touching the fileserver. -- notanatheist notanatheist's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2642 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25891 ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
