jonheal wrote:
Pale Blue Ego;162253 Wrote:
Why would these ports be open to the world in the first place? You can
limit the address range.
Not practical, in this case. I plan on taking the SB to my
mother-in-law's for Christmas. She has Verizon DSL, but gets a dynamic
IP just like
With respect to the original poster's question, where IE would not
refresh: if you have some reluctance to try 6.5.1, why not try a
different browser? Firefox seems to refresh fine.
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raff;162517 Wrote:
I simply added additional check for $type of the stream (aap) and
$format (mp3)
It is not perfect - it's too 'specific' for 'universality' of the code
but it works for me ;)
In fact I agree with Bryan - this check on $format eq 'mp3' shouldn't
be there at all but since
Mark Lanctot;162552 Wrote:
You're welcome, hope it solves the issue!
I don't know about IE7, but as of FF 1.5, cookie handling got really
good - you can accept them, but if you manually remove them, they get
added to your block list.
Yes, FF is good. I'm using FF 2.0. I've set it to ask
is there somewhere a bigger photo of the new remote? what's new there,
just the design?
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is there somewhere a bigger photo of the new remote? what's new there,
just the design?
http://www.slimdevices.com/images/transporter/remote-top.jpg ?
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At first I thought it didn't need to be, but it appears that port 9000
must also be open to play remotely with SoftSqueeze. You can browse
your collection in SoftSqueeze with 9000 closed but hit the play
button, and it makey no sound.
Drag. :-(
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Have a nice day!
Tarn wrote:
But if you can avoid the bloat, you'll be able to sell the fancy remote
for less than the cost of the squeezebox, and people will actually buy
it.
I'd probably buy one to control my 5 SB's.
If I like it enough I'd even be inclined to buy more than one.
Regards,
Peter
Hi,
I love the ReadyNAS bundle but don't need extra Squeezeboxes. Is there
a possibility to do a DIY install of slimserver on the ReadyNAS?
Thanks,
Alex.
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Michael Herger;162574 Wrote:
You very probably gave us the external (WAN) IP address of your router
instead of the local (LAN) address. The latter should be something like
192.168.001.xyz. Put that latter as your SB's gateway.
You nailed it. Using:
Default Gateway: 192.168.001.001
With versions 6.5 onwards the MySql Server is probably running under a
seperate thread.
Also the Core Duo processors have actually had some processor tweaks
which will make a difference. Many of the processor instructions take
less machine cycles which probably has a lot to do with why this
Thanks - it worked
PS: restart slimserver to activate the change - the text is cached
(good design)
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I am looking for a box, that does with video what squeezebox does with
audio.
So a daemon on a server that can transcode files in some storage and
stream it to a SqueezeVideoBox that I can plug into my TV and watch
video's there.
I have build a MythTV box ( http://www.mythtv.org/ ) on a epia
Sch wrote:
I have build a MythTV box ( http://www.mythtv.org/ ) on a epia board,
and it kind of does the job (using mplayer/mencoder), but *if* a
hardware box/backend server solution ala squeezebox was available, I'd
switch right away.
MythTV does support a client/backend separation. The
Sch;162639 Wrote:
I am looking for a box, that does with video what squeezebox does with
audio.
Apple's pending iTV product is encouraging. The real question, which
has yet to be answered, is can it steam media files from a generic file
server or does it require an OS X installation somewhere
Sch;162639 Wrote:
Any Video Slimdevice in development ?
Slim Devices, wisely, does not comment on products in development.
The subject of video is pretty controversial around here. Slim
Devices' expertise lies in audio, not video. Compared to video, the
audio-only market is so small that a
FYI, Fry's Electronics has great deals on the C2D's. I got an E6300
Conroe bare chip and motherboard for $149, which is $30 less than the
oem chip even at newegg.
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Sch wrote:
I am looking for a box, that does with video what squeezebox does with
audio.
So a daemon on a server that can transcode files in some storage and
stream it to a SqueezeVideoBox that I can plug into my TV and watch
video's there.
I have build a MythTV box ( http://www.mythtv.org/
bishopdonmiguel wrote:
Sch;162639 Wrote:
I am looking for a box, that does with video what squeezebox does with
audio.
Apple's pending iTV product is encouraging. The real question, which
has yet to be answered, is can it steam media files from a generic file
server or does it require
Step 1: Buy an old Xbox from eBay, craigslist, or a neighborhood
Gamestop.
Step 2: Hack Xbox and drop the acclaimed hackware Xbox Media Center
(XBMC) on it. Great directions can be found here--
XMBC was one of my options, along with the KISS DP558, but the WAF (Wife
Acceptance Factor) isn't exactly great on the Xbox, and the DP558 lacks
on the streaming (I will have to upload the video's to the 558).
But thanks for the input. Keep em' comming :)
The MythTV Backend/Frontend solution
Peter;162648 Wrote:
All TV's have a SB3 next to them that can
control MythTV with the remote.
Now we are talking... I think I have to revisit MythTV. That is, unless
I can find that magic HW box that does it all.
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Sch wrote:
The MythTV Backend/Frontend solution is OK, but the interface of mythTV
is an OSD thing - I would prefer a LED thing as the one the
squeezebox. And if they could share remote... Oh joy !
Sharing a remote is easy -- both slimserver and myth (well, LIRC) have
fully customizable IR
Sch;162650 Wrote:
XMBC was one of my options, along with the KISS DP558, but the WAF (Wife
Acceptance Factor) isn't exactly great on the Xbox
Hmmm...well, I can tell you that WAF on XBMC is typically very, very
high after installation. It's just dead simple to use, and you can buy
a $15 XBOX
FYI--If you don't want or need the extra Squeezeboxes, you can sell them
on Audiogon.com or Head-fi.org for about $250-275. I just bought one
for $275 from a guy who bought your bundle and didn't want the extra
SB.
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Peter;162649 Wrote:
Oh great, another Apple product full of DRM, proprietary technology and
patents, no doubt...I do understand your point. Agreed, DRM and proprietary
stuff is evil.
But I'm driven more by pragmatism than idealism. As long as it also
plays non-DRM content (feature
Go to http://www.mpcclub.com/
You will find lots of boxes there, with with optical drive and without
it, with built-in streaming capabilities.
Some choices would be Kiss DP-1500, DP-600; Dvico TVix, Ziova; there
are more.
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bklaas;162646 Wrote:
Seriously, XBMC is what you want. It will stream any video in any format
on to your TV. It is just dropjaw fantastic software.
Wow, that looks really, really good. Does this thing just work or do
you have to continually update it? Looks like a real bear to setup
though.
Since you're on Linux, do the affected files have the same permissions
as the MP3s?
SlimServer definitely should scan and play FLAC and Ogg.
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Do you guys know VDR (http://www.cadsoft.de/vdr/).
Of course it is per se not a client server application, but it does the
job of a PVR quite well. Of course you can have access to content on
your hard disk beside the broadcast TV (DVB-S/T/C).
The WAF his extremly high.
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bishopdonmiguel wrote:
Peter;162649 Wrote:
Oh great, another Apple product full of DRM, proprietary technology and
patents, no doubt...I do understand your point. Agreed, DRM and proprietary stuff is evil.
But I'm driven more by pragmatism than idealism. As long as it also
plays
Sch;162650 Wrote:
XMBC was one of my options, along with the KISS DP558, but the WAF (Wife
Acceptance Factor) isn't exactly great on the Xbox, and the DP558 lacks
on the streaming (I will have to upload the video's to the 558).
I also love my Xbox with XBMC. The front-end for it is just so
bklaas wrote:
Step 1: Buy an old Xbox from eBay, craigslist, or a neighborhood
Gamestop.
Step 2: Hack Xbox and drop the acclaimed hackware Xbox Media Center
(XBMC) on it. Great directions can be found here--
Takshaka;162467 Wrote:
Anyway, the firmware went from v18 while connected to 6.5.0 on debian to
v22 while connected to 6.5.1 on the NAS, then back to v18 again when
connected to the linux.
This is normal - 6.5.0 contains TP firmware 18 and 6.5.1 contains 22.
I think there's a newer firmware
bishopdonmiguel;162663 Wrote:
Wow, that looks really, really good. Does this thing just work or do
you have to continually update it? Looks like a real bear to setup
though. The guide says you have to buy some special game title to get
this working. That could be an obstacle.
It took me
Peter;162671 Wrote:
I've thought about this setup, but the XBox is just to noisy to ever be
allowed in my living room.
I don't disagree with this statement at all, except for two caveats:
1. you can quiet it somewhat by pushing the fan speed down to 10% via
xbmc settings. some have
Thanks very much Ceejay, a manual scan did the trick with no errors. I'm
going to end up rebuilding this box anyway so hopefully when I chuck
Slimserver on here again the rescan from the console will work.
Thanks all for the help!
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bklaas wrote:
Peter;162671 Wrote:
I've thought about this setup, but the XBox is just to noisy to ever be
allowed in my living room.
I don't disagree with this statement at all, except for two caveats:
1. you can quiet it somewhat by pushing the fan speed down to 10% via
xbmc
I bought an XBox two weeks ago for XBMC, and it's fantastic.
SadGamerGeek;162668 Wrote:
I just have one remote (Pronto) that controls it as well as my TV, Amp,
TiVo, DVD player, Squeezebox and lights (via X10). This level of
convenience scores very highly on the WAF (GAF) scale. The only
Peter;162681 Wrote:
The MediaMVP is basically a noiseless and fanless network device with
TV
audio out. The MVPMC software not only acts as a MythBox frontend,
but
also as a SliMP3/SqueezeBox. I haven't tried it, but it looks like a
great option.
One would think this would be a
Thanks Michael, Looks interesting, is it possible to buy this somewhere
in Germany?
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Peter;162681 Wrote:
The MediaMVP is basically a noiseless and fanless network device with
TV
audio out. The MVPMC software not only acts as a MythBox frontend,
but
also as a SliMP3/SqueezeBox. I haven't tried it, but it looks like a
great option.
One would think
Thanks Michael, Looks interesting, is it possible to buy this somewhere
in Germany?
Don't know - sooner or later. But this currently the topic of a discussion
in the German forum:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30620
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I too am blown away by XBMC but am interested in controlling it
remotely. I have a Logitech Harmony 880 and have heard of controlling
it with it but can't seem to get it working. Currently I'm using a
wireless game controller which does all kinds of great ajustments etc.
My favorite is the fast
thepainter;162691 Wrote:
I too am blown away by XBMC but am interested in controlling it
remotely. I have a Logitech Harmony 880 and have heard of controlling
it with it but can't seem to get it working. Currently I'm using a
wireless game controller which does all kinds of great ajustments
Thanks for the advice!
A new linear power supply made the noise disappear. Unfortunately, I
won't be able to change to a grounded connection for the Nait.
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In my limited experience...
Pretty much 100% out of the box IF you are using a wired connection. As
long as your network settings are correct, router ports open, firewall
configured correctly..it just plain works.
I have found the wireless experience to be less than 100% Too many
Steven Moore;161197 Wrote:
Filed an enhancement request (4581) as follows:
Would it be possible to allow the option of re-scanning the library on
launching the server?
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4581
Thanks for the replies.
As I said I would like it to be an option
I keep thinking my system is wired but atcually it isn't but still 100%
reliable. The reason I think is because I use a dedicated wireless
bridge made my the same manufatcurer as my access point.
So my Slimserver is connected to the bridge and the SB3 is connected to
a port on the hub connected
I've also occasionally used my wired SB3 in wireless fashion hooking it
up to a Linksys WAP45G access point. My router is a D-Link 624, I
think. I had virtually no problems, other than those I would have
expected at the distances I was broadcasting.
I don't want to say external wireless
I have a Microsoft 11b wireless router (2nd floor) and a wireless SB3 (1st
floor) which averages signal strength 66%-71%. I stream FLAC (no
transcoding) and mp3 and only very rarely have had any problems. Just lucky
I guess! :)
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I keep thinking
There is a 3rd party plugin available to scan at PRE-SET TIMES. I use
this to rescan everything at 3AM. Solves all issues, expecially if I
had spent the evening ripping new tunes.
It works great!!
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brucegrr wrote:
I have found the wireless experience to be less than 100% Too many
variables..your mileage will vary. People should remember
wireless is not a perfect answer. There are a lot of different things
that can kill a wireless signal. I had a wireless network in one
Peter;162722 Wrote:
brucegrr wrote:
I have found the wireless experience to be less than 100% Too many
variables..your mileage will vary. People should remember
wireless is not a perfect answer. There are a lot of different
things
that can kill a wireless signal. I had a
I would probably have the possibility of obtaining an old 1st gen.
Squeezebox in perfect condition from a friend of a friend.
Are there any problem using an older version of the SB like that with
the current SlimServer? Are some critical features missing?
I have searched and looked at various
Mark0;162734 Wrote:
I would probably have the possibility of obtaining an old 1st gen.
Squeezebox in perfect condition from a friend of a friend.
Are there any problem using an older version of the SB like that with
the current SlimServer? Are some critical features missing?
I have
Mark0 wrote:
Are there any problem using an older version of the SB like that with
the current SlimServer? Are some critical features missing?
All of my SqueezeBoxen are SB1, some SB1, some SB1/g
The big missing features of SB1s are native flac decoding
and small buffer.
If you only play MP3
Mark0;162734 Wrote:
I read about some occasional dropouts problems with wireless, but I'm
not sure about how serious this issue is, provided that in the range I
plan to use it I can use a cheap PDA with not-first-class Wi-Fi
functionality with no problems.
Your PDA has a very different
Thanks all for the clarifications!
Bye!
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If I try to play either of the following podcasts
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=29rss_content=counterspin
http://www.motherjones.com/radio/rss.xml
the Now Playing elapsed timer on the SB2 does not advance and there is
no sound. If I then try to play a file (FLAC or MP3) from my music
iTunes does often have higher quality artowork than other sources, so
there's nothing wrong getting covers from there. The thing to do is
make sure the artowork is imbedded.
You can use a script to automate this process for a selection of tracks
instead of dong one at a time like I mentioned
That link got me looking through all the Slim images. I wonder where
they used this one?
'[image: http://www.slimdevices.com/images/sd_remote_operated.jpg]'
(http://www.slimdevices.com/images/sd_remote_operated.jpg)
Michael Herger;162602 Wrote:
is there somewhere a bigger photo of the new
Not sure I understand the reluctance to try 6.5.1 ... the time to
download, install and try out isn't very long: there is a good chance
it will fix a bug that's annoying you: and you can easily go back if it
introduces something you don't like.
Its still a pain in the ass: uninstall the
Its still a pain in the ass: uninstall the current Slimserver, download
the latest build, install it (and pray to God it works), if it works,
download the plugins, install them, reconfigure everything...
There's no need to uninstall if you're staying within a minor version. And
absolutely no
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