Re: [slim] Slimserver Database Question

2008-02-14 Thread ceejay
So, do you actually have BAND and ALBUM ARTIST tags in your files, and is Slimserver ignoring them? If that's your problem you might need to say more about the files types, and the exact tag names you are using. For example, in FLAC afaik ORCHESTRA is not recognised - it has to be BAND (thats

Re: [slim] Server finding one album per song (NOT in separate directories)

2008-02-14 Thread ceejay
Just to add to SMCs comment - try adding COMPILATION=1 on these tracks. Separately - I'm intrigued by the comment about not doing a full scan because it deletes playlists - that definitely should not be happening, could you say more? Do you mean the current playlist on each player - if so you

Re: [slim] Slimserver music folder help

2008-02-14 Thread danco
Clever Mac trick. Open Terminal, drag the music folder into Terminal and its full path name will appear (and can then be copied and pasted). -- danco danco's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=210

Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?

2008-02-14 Thread Khuli
Is there any merit in the possibility of users here being able to 'Rate' another user, or a thread, and after a suitably poor rating the thread gets automatically locked, or the user gets some kind of penalty? Perhaps people with a higher rating have more weight when voting, and people with a

Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread MuckleEck
ModelCitizen;269198 Wrote: This is going to seriously reduce the amount of conversation in the Audiophile forum, is is that forum exempt? :-) MC Not unless you have a doctor's certificate. -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R -

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-14 Thread dcote
hi slwiser! interesting issue you are describing here. i have two SB3s and they also both suffer from random stops while playing. i am curious if we have similar problems and maybe we can find commonalities? first, a description of my setup: - WLAN g - slimserver 6.5.5 (waiting for SC7 release)

Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread Peter
JimC wrote: Our Squeezebox community is growing rapidly, bringing new challenges and opportunities. As you may have noticed, we've recently started to moderate postings to the forums in response to the increasing number of threads that have violated one or more of the following guidelines:

Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread gbruzzo
I completely agree about the rejection of profanity. My only hope is that you will not delete posts that contain criticisms of Logitech kit - I have seen it happen on Microsoft, Apple and Logitech forums - once this starts to happen people usually leave. Regards, Giacomo -- gbruzzo

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-14 Thread johnzm
hey guys... im just wondering about the battery on the remote. is this going to be like a ipod situation where we have to send it back to get put in? also, if i happen to buy a spare battery, does the cradle have spot to charge it without it being in the remote? one last question; are

Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread James_B
gbruzzo;269227 Wrote: I completely agree about the rejection of profanity. My only hope is that you will not delete posts that contain criticisms of Logitech kit - I have seen it happen on Microsoft, Apple and Logitech forums - once this starts to happen people usually leave. Regards,

Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread gbruzzo
James_B;269228 Wrote: Totally agree. In the case of the Australia thread, if the thread was profane or insulting why not delete it? Why lock it? I guess that locking it is a way to make a point whilst retaining some of the good information that might have nevertheless been posted. --

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-14 Thread smc2911
johnzm;269229 Wrote: im just wondering about the battery on the remote. is this going to be like a ipod situation where we have to send it back to get put in? also, if i happen to buy a spare battery, does the cradle have spot to charge it without it being in the remote? The battery

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-14 Thread leuzi
dcote;269222 Wrote: my suspicion: - i have seen that error message before (out of decoder RAM), in context with the vorbis decoder crashing on certain internet radio stations: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4418 since i use vorbis a *lot*, this seems related. I have seen the

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-14 Thread djfake
kdf;269164 Wrote: djfake, The 'fanboy' example, mis-attributed as it was, is the counterpart of term 'troll'. None of it really helps. No need to be so defensive yourself. -kdf Agreed. But my intention was never to troll, I believe I stated that out. It was my intention however

Re: [slim] Slimserver music folder help

2008-02-14 Thread hdy742
I am having the same problem. I have installed QNAP TS-109 and coppied my music. I tried to enter the path to the music so the slim server can do a scan but I don't know what to put in the music folder box. Thanks, Steve -- hdy742

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-14 Thread Peter
johnzm wrote: hey guys... im just wondering about the battery on the remote. is this going to be like a ipod situation where we have to send it back to get put in? also, if i happen to buy a spare battery, does the cradle have spot to charge it without it being in the remote? one

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-14 Thread dcote
hi leuzi! me neither, until a few days ago. would you mind decribing a bit more of your setup? - wired? wireless? - common vorbis bitrates/q-levels and encoders you use? - mixed playlists? (mp3/vorbis/flac) how large are they typically? - do you use saved playlists or create them as needed

Re: [slim] SB3 Loses Connection with SlimServer

2008-02-14 Thread jeffmeh
Well, I switched the locations of the two SB3s. On day 6, the problematic one lost connection with the SlimServer again. I guess I need to contact support. -- jeffmeh jeffmeh's Profile:

[slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver

2008-02-14 Thread hdy742
I have connected a TS-109, transfered my music but cannot scan without filling in the folder box on slimserver. Any ideas? Thanks, Steve -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15498

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-02-14 Thread slimpy
johnzm;269229 Wrote: are there any ideas in putting wireless charging into the remote, like whats seen here? http://www.epn-online.com/page/9980/wireless-recharging-system-replenishes-mobile-devices.html or does it already support it? I don't see any advantage over the cradle except that

Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?

2008-02-14 Thread gw43
London's Burning - The Clash? Fire - Arthur Brown? Burn - Deep Purple? Disco Inferno - The Tramps? Towering Inferno? Blazing Saddles? Backdraft? Fireman Sam? Are any of these forbidden - or have I missed the point? I'll get my coat! -- gw43

Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?

2008-02-14 Thread MuckleEck
Is that a white coat? -- MuckleEck Alasdair 3 SB3s - Linn - Acoustat - AudioEngine 2 - Cambridge Audio 640R - Mordaunt Short MuckleEck's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11301 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver

2008-02-14 Thread Zaragon
I'm assuming that you don't want to fill in the box on Slimserver that tells it where your music is stored. If this is the case then it will never scan. I suspect browse by directory would also fail. At the moment you have a Slimserver with no music and a NAS with music stored on it. I recommend

Re: [slim] Slimserver music folder help

2008-02-14 Thread hdy742
Does anyone know a number for a helpdesk I can call to help me set up my QNAP TS-109. Thanks, Steve -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15498 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Surprise!

2008-02-14 Thread gw43
I have to agree with the OP regarding the ease with which my missus has taken to using the Squeezebox. She has always been comfortable with the other hifi gear (apart from the space it took up), so it was not unexpected that she would take to the Squeezebox, but acceptance of such a device can

Re: [slim] Slimserver music folder help

2008-02-14 Thread hdy742
Does anyone know how to find the network path to my music files Steve -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15498 View this thread:

Re: [slim] RSS Display Jumpy

2008-02-14 Thread Mark Lanctot
Take a look at http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?DiagnosingPerformanceIssues and post results. -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves bacon. SB2, Transporter, beta SBR, beta SBC, production SBC

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

2008-02-14 Thread venus light
SilverRS8;269199 Wrote: Edit: Just noticed that the '/' in the very last album creates no problem so the '/' should not be the issue. I'll create a seperate version logging some additional information in an attempt to pinpoint the problem. Frank, yeah I was going to say I've got lots of

Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver

2008-02-14 Thread Zaragon
Now that I've seen your other message in another thread I see that the problem you are having is determining what the directory information should be. I don't know the TS-109 but usually a format of \\servername\directory\ will work. This UNC format should be the same for every box on the

Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?

2008-02-14 Thread Pat Farrell
Khuli wrote: Is there any merit in the possibility of users here being able to 'Rate' another user, or a thread, and after a suitably poor rating the thread gets automatically locked, or the user gets some kind of penalty? Perhaps people with a higher rating have more weight when voting, and

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-14 Thread dcote
just stopped again... :-( same as before. but this time, the SBs went into zombie mode. here is more info though: - from the corner of my eye, i was watching the screen. buffer fullness went from ~10% (was approaching end of song) immediately to 100% *before* the new song was supposed to start

[slim] Any way of doing this?

2008-02-14 Thread MadScientist
Is there any way I can get SqueezeCenter to run a script when its starts up? It would need to do this when it starts up again each time my server comes out of standby. My server being a Dell PC running XP pro. The reason for this rather unusual request is that I want to have the server in

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-14 Thread Mark Lanctot
dcote: I remember reading the SB's firmware ogg decoder was a tricky one to make - perhaps there are unresolved issues. Could you try in Server Settings - File Types to transcode to another format and see if the problem goes away? Make sure the ogg - ogg (built in) checkbox is UNchecked. --

Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread slimkid
smc2911;269191 Wrote: I... While posts can be edited (too late for those on mailing lists of course), is there any way that thread initiators could edit thread titles? From Edit page, there's a button 'Go Advance'. That takes you to the extended edit screen where the subject line is

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-14 Thread dcote
yeah, i remember reading that, too. that is why i am slightly suspicious of it. ;-) but maybe unrightly so, because somthing occurred to me: while i understand how a bug in the decoder would cause a stop+crash, it wouldnt explain why the SB *and* SS skip a track every time this happens, would

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-14 Thread superpin
Almost scary to read dcote's story, I have the exact same experience with my two SB3's. Next time it happens I will do some more serious research and post the results here (or if there is a bugreport filed?). -- superpin

Re: [slim] Moderating the forums

2008-02-14 Thread Mark Lanctot
slimkid;269316 Wrote: From Edit page, there's a button 'Go Advance'. That takes you to the extended edit screen where the subject line is exposed. But note that this will change it on the thread view, it won't change the subject line on the forum view (the one which shows all the threads).

Re: [slim] Problem With SB3 Responding To Remote

2008-02-14 Thread Iain Davie
Mike Following on from your message I downloaded Slimserver 6.5.4 and the issue has disappeared. The remote responds perfectly now. I'll follow this up with a bug report for SC7.0 - in the meantime I guess I'll need to stay with Slimserver, which is a shame because SC7.0 is a much nicer

Re: [slim] Slimserver Database Question

2008-02-14 Thread jonheal
ceejay;269204 Wrote: So, do you actually have BAND and ALBUM ARTIST tags in your files, and is Slimserver ignoring them? If that's your problem you might need to say more about the files types, and the exact tag names you are using. For example, in FLAC afaik ORCHESTRA is not recognised -

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-14 Thread dcote
superpin, apart from this bug: http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4418 i was not able to find a similar bug in bugzilla. not surprising tho, because diagnosing a sporadic and non-reproduceable problem like this is a PITA. ;-) i work in IT, and i run as fast as i can whenever i come

Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver

2008-02-14 Thread hdy742
Thanks Zaragon, Whenever we try and fill in the box asking for the path/folder that the music is stored in it ie. \\192.168.x.x\Qmultimedia\My Music we click on Change and it just keeps giving us an error message Oops - it is not a valid directory. Steve -- hdy742

Re: [slim] Can we avoid inflamatory titles?

2008-02-14 Thread juniper
I like this forum very much. I have received lots of helpful patient advice and sometimes when I have felt brave enough contributed some ideas, help myself. I have no personal experience of being flamed, trolled, nor have I seen any instance of it. That maybe is because the threads I follow do

Re: [slim] Smart Re-buffering?

2008-02-14 Thread rocket j squirrel
andyg;268460 Wrote: Nothing has changed, sounds like the station has just become more reliable. Thanks, Andy. I spoke too soon -- right after I asked if SD had addressed this issue, the stream slowed down and I've experienced a couple days now of the SB repeatedly getting stuck rebuffering.

Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?

2008-02-14 Thread danco
There is the Execute Script plugin, which lets you run scripts from the Squeezebox, rather than from SqueezeCenter. I think you could do what you want with it. I don't use a PC, so I have no idea what the actual script should be. On my Mac, I use a little program that keeps it alive and I run a

Re: [slim] Smart Re-buffering?

2008-02-14 Thread andyg
You should see buffer fullness on the Now Playing display, so change your screensaver to Now Playing or hit the NP key on the remote. -- andyg andyg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3292 View

Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver

2008-02-14 Thread hdy742
Thanks Khuli, We've tried putting the server name \\SlimServer-109\Qmultimedia\My Music from copying and pasting in the properties tab but it still doesn't work. Steve -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile:

Re: [slim] Slimserver music folder help

2008-02-14 Thread kidstypike
Steve I used a QNAP TS101 for a short while, and in the music folder box was something like ext/mnt/folder name/folder name. Change folder name(s) to the location of your music files on the NAS, (case sensitive). Sorry to be so vague, but it's a while since I used the QNAP. Good luck!

Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver

2008-02-14 Thread Khuli
hdy742;269344 Wrote: ie. \\192.168.x.x\Qmultimedia\My Music 192.168.x.x is the IP address, not the server name, which might be the problem. -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli Khuli's Profile:

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-14 Thread dcote
got some results faster than i thought... i am transcoding vorbis to flac now - still problems, but slightly different. after about 10 tracks, now playing skipped ahead again as before. but this time the SB's progress indicator has frozen at max: now playing (51 of 765)

Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver

2008-02-14 Thread Khuli
Using windows? If so, does Windows Explorer give you the same path if you browse to the music folder? -- Khuli http://www.last.fm/user/khuli Khuli's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=851 View this

Re: [slim] slimp3 remote control acting up

2008-02-14 Thread ert
I just had almost this exact thing happen to me, too. Sony remote with very old (circa 2003) SlimP3, worked fine for years, suddenly stopped working. - Remote didn't work with either old SlimP3 or newer Squeezebox v2 - Other remote worked fine with both old SlimP3 and Squeezebox v2 (wasn't the

Re: [slim] Harmony One?

2008-02-14 Thread Milhouse
I have just purchaed a Harmony One - my first Harmony - and it works fantastically well with my SB3 and all my other devices (Philips TV, Sony DVD and Onkyo Amp). It was cheap enough (£102 in the UK from the BT Store, but I purchased mine direct from Logitech using code JELLYBATTLE2A which gave a

Re: [slim] Smart Re-buffering?

2008-02-14 Thread rocket j squirrel
Thank you, Andy. I have Now Playing Information: set to show buffer fullness, and Screensaver when playing: set to now playing, the SB is playing, and it is displaying (with the occasional scroll) KUSC/FM Los Angeles, CA Oh, I have been hitting the Apply button on the web interface whenever I

[slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities

2008-02-14 Thread TechHome
Let me start with my praise of all that the folks behind Slimdevices have done! I've been an enthusiastic user since the SB2 came out and take advantage of Nokia 770 control and SSH web streaming to Softsqueeze as well as the XM Radio plugin. The application I have in mind with the Duet is a to

Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities

2008-02-14 Thread pichonCalavera
TechHome Wrote: Will the duet controller be sold without the receiver? If so, has pricing been determined? Yes, it will be sold separately for $300, some time after the Duet is launched, but it appears it will not be available at retail, only on the online store and some selected

Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver

2008-02-14 Thread hdy742
Tried using Windows Explorer but slimserver still doesn't allow it -- hdy742 hdy742's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15498 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43468

Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?

2008-02-14 Thread pichonCalavera
Since the software is open-source, I\'ve done something similar (executing a script at shutdown of Squeezecenter), adding some lines of code to the stop process, but I use Debian Etch and I modify /etc/init.d/squeezecenter (the startup script in Debian), not sure if on Windows XP this can be

Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities

2008-02-14 Thread Peter
TechHome wrote: Let me start with my praise of all that the folks behind Slimdevices have done! I've been an enthusiastic user since the SB2 came out and take advantage of Nokia 770 control and SSH web streaming to Softsqueeze as well as the XM Radio plugin. The application I have in mind

Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?

2008-02-14 Thread Honva
MadScientist;269303 Wrote: Is there any way I can get SqueezeCenter to run a script when its starts up? It would need to do this when it starts up again each time my server comes out of standby. My server being a Dell PC running XP pro. The reason for this rather unusual request is

Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities

2008-02-14 Thread toby10
TechHome;269377 Wrote: Let me start with my praise of all that the folks behind Slimdevices have done! I've been an enthusiastic user since.. PS: The decision to omit IR blasting capability in the Duet receiver is a bitter pill for me. Completely agree with your opening statement!

Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?

2008-02-14 Thread MadScientist
Honva;269388 Wrote: Just curious. The time interval you described could easily be adjusted with the Windows Power management setting in control panel. Why do you need a plugin to do that? No, that's the problem. The time to sleep after a wake-on-lan can't be controlled by XP power

Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver

2008-02-14 Thread maggior
Do you have any permissions set on the NAS? Perhaps they are restricting access and preventing slimserver from accessing it. Do you have slimserver set up to run as a service? You can see what this is set to by right clicking on the tray icon. Try changing it to the other setting and see what

[slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?

2008-02-14 Thread alstein
Hi I am currently using SlimServer v6.54 on my Vista PC. I also have the Sirius plugin which works well. Is there any reason for me to change to version 7? Its weird, but whenever things run too smoothly I get the urge to fiddle! Thanks. -- alstein

Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?

2008-02-14 Thread radish
I don't think you really want to run the script when SS starts up, you want to run it when the machine comes out of sleep. SS remains running even when the machine is asleep, it doesn't really know when it's woken up. What you want is something which can hook into windows' power management states

Re: [slim] Smart Re-buffering?

2008-02-14 Thread SteveEast
rocket j squirrel;269372 Wrote: Thank you, Andy. I have Now Playing Information: set to show buffer fullness, and Screensaver when playing: set to now playing, the SB is playing, and it is displaying (with the occasional scroll) KUSC/FM Los Angeles, CA Oh, I have been hitting the Apply

Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities

2008-02-14 Thread toby10
mvalera;269400 Wrote: The IR Blaster on the SB Controller will be a community developed feature. Thanks mvalera. The moment IR learning is supported stable I'm placing my order! :) Just charge it to andyg's credit card, thank you. -- toby10

Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities

2008-02-14 Thread mvalera
The IR Blaster on the SB Controller will be a community developed feature. -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Systems slimdevices.com mvalera's Profile:

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-14 Thread Mark Lanctot
What ogg encoder are you using? There are so many out there and so many loose interpretations of the standard that not all encoders work properly with the SB decoder or the program doing the transcoding. -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves

[slim] How Long Before The Duet is On Sale?

2008-02-14 Thread Bay City
I know that the squeezebox duet is now available for pre-order and is scheduled to be shipping by the end of February. Does anyone know when this will be available at retail outlets? I would like to see and try it before buying. Whay retailers are going to sell it? thanks. -- Bay City

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly

2008-02-14 Thread Phil Leigh
The only time my SB has ever displayed this sort of behaviour it turned out to be that one of my audio fles was corrupt - might be worth checking? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann

Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities

2008-02-14 Thread Mark Lanctot
toby10;269408 Wrote: The moment IR learning is supported stable I'm placing my order! Sorry to do this but I don't want to see unrealistic expectations... I believe the IR hardware in the SBC is an emitter only. No receiver, which means no learning capability. With the current IRBlaster

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

2008-02-14 Thread tamanaco
SilverRS8;269420 Wrote: I fixed the double qoute issue (to be incorporated in next release). The 'greates album' problem I can't reproduce. I myself also have multiple 'greatest albums' which, when 'use folder structure...' is selected sort fine. When this option is selected the albums

Re: [slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?

2008-02-14 Thread Secret Squirrel
alstein;269405 Wrote: Hi I am currently using SlimServer v6.54 on my Vista PC. I also have the Sirius plugin which works well. Is there any reason for me to change to version 7? Its weird, but whenever things run too smoothly I get the urge to fiddle! Thanks. Fellow Upgrade-a-holic,

Re: [slim] How Long Before The Duet is On Sale?

2008-02-14 Thread KeithL
PC World sell the sb3. I can't see any reason why they wouldn't stock the duet when it's available. -- KeithL KeithL's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9272 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

2008-02-14 Thread SilverRS8
tamanaco;263579 Wrote: Frank, albums that contain double quotes within their name in the tags are converted to 'single quotes' when the folder are created based on these tags. This 'placeyourquotehere' are interpreted by ACC as: quot;placeyourquoteherequot; EDIT: Also, when using the

Re: [slim] Smart Re-buffering?

2008-02-14 Thread rocket j squirrel
Oh well now there you go! Yes it was gigantor font size. With a smaller size the buffer fullness shows. Thanks! M, buffer fullness. -- rocket j squirrel -- rocket j squirrel rocket j squirrel's Profile:

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator for SlimServer

2008-02-14 Thread SilverRS8
venus light;269293 Wrote: Frank, yeah I was going to say I've got lots of live recordings that have '/' in the album title and there's no problem with missing artwork. Let me know if I can do any debugging for you. Hi Venus light, Can you download the debug version I created on

Re: [slim] Internet Radio suddenly getting garbled

2008-02-14 Thread Mitch G
I thought it might have to do with the PC I was running as my server since it's used as the family (read kid's) PC as well. But, I've recently built a dedicated server and it still happens. That said, it only seems to happen with Live365. Other internet radio feeds are fine. Anyone else

Re: [slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?

2008-02-14 Thread amcluesent
Just check that a SC7 version of the plug-in *is* available :) My SC7 on Vista Business works fine, the UI is so much better! -- amcluesent amcluesent's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10286 View

Re: [slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?

2008-02-14 Thread Honva
alstein;269405 Wrote: Hi I am currently using SlimServer v6.54 on my Vista PC. I also have the Sirius plugin which works well. Is there any reason for me to change to version 7? Its weird, but whenever things run too smoothly I get the urge to fiddle! Thanks. Isn't that

Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?

2008-02-14 Thread MadScientist
radish;269406 Wrote: I don't think you really want to run the script when SS starts up, you want to run it when the machine comes out of sleep. SS remains running even when the machine is asleep, it doesn't really know when it's woken up. What you want is something which can hook into

Re: [slim] How Long Before The Duet is On Sale?

2008-02-14 Thread Zaragon
I was just in there this evening swapping out an SB3 who's display went faulty and asked them about it. The guy said he thought they might as the SB3s were selling like proverbial hot cakes but he wasn't sure. They hadn't been told anything official. Though given that all the PC World stores

Re: [slim] Any way of doing this?

2008-02-14 Thread radish
MadScientist;269450 Wrote: Agreed, Any suggestions on a utility that could achieve this aim? MS A quick google found these possibilities: http://www.filedudes.com/WakeUp-screenshot-14916.html http://www.nncron.ru/ (look at the plugins on the download page, specifically rstimer.spf) --

Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver

2008-02-14 Thread hdy742
When I try to open Web Fild Manager on my TS-109 Trubo Station, it says: Website Security Certificate is not issued by a trusted certificate Authority. The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a different website's address. Security certificate problems may indicate

Re: [slim] Scanning For Music On Slimserver

2008-02-14 Thread Zaragon
If you don't have a local DNS resolver the using the IP address is the right way to go. Make sure that the TS IP address is consistant, either statically assigned or reserved in the DHCP server. Whilst the UNC path ought to be the same to access the music from the network as from the TS itself I

Re: [slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?

2008-02-14 Thread alstein
Honva;269434 Wrote: Isn't that fun!?.nowadays even working smoothly without problem is not enough. :-) I found it actually part of the fun with SB is that new plugins and updates are showing up every day. For me, SC7 is a must. It fixed the following problem for me. 1. some

Re: [slim] Server finding one album per song (NOT in separate directories)

2008-02-14 Thread hypatia
smc2911;269183 Wrote: Is this happening for all multi-disc CDs or only those with Various Artists? If the latter, what settings have you got for grouping/ungrouping compilations? It's not a compilation problem: it has happened to a set of files where the entire album is by Depeche Mode. Do

Re: [slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?

2008-02-14 Thread eq72521
alstein;269477 Wrote: Hi I downloaded the Windows .exe file, but have not yet run it. There was also a .zip version which I ignored. Do I need to uninstall my current version 6.54? I can't seem to locate instructions for version 7.0. Also, there does appear to be a version of the Sirius

Re: [slim] Should I switch to SlimServer 7?

2008-02-14 Thread alstein
eq72521;269480 Wrote: I installed the Windows .exe last night on my secondary server, and it uninstalled 6.54 for me. I actually wasn't expecting this and might have preferred to keep the previous version around (or at least be warned that it was going to be removed), but everything is

Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities

2008-02-14 Thread bhaagensen
This should do it :) (I didn't read the whole thread) http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43484 B. -- bhaagensen bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Server finding one album per song (NOT in separate directories)

2008-02-14 Thread hypatia
ceejay;269206 Wrote: Separately - I'm intrigued by the comment about not doing a full scan because it deletes playlists - that definitely should not be happening, could you say more? I go to Server Settings, and select Clear library and rescan everything. My Playlists folder immediately has

Re: [slim] Pls Clarify Duet IR capabilities

2008-02-14 Thread toby10
Mark Lanctot;269423 Wrote: Sorry to do this but I don't want to see unrealistic expectations... I believe the IR hardware in the SBC is an emitter only. No receiver, which means no learning capability. With the current IRBlaster plugin, the SB2/3/Transporter IR receiver is used to

Re: [slim] Server finding one album per song (NOT in separate directories)

2008-02-14 Thread ceejay
That behaviour sounds very odd. Unless the playlists folder is within the cache folder perhaps?? Before spending any more time troubleshooting this, you might want to try a 7.0 download - there are a lot of changes, and there won't be any more bugfixes to the 6.5 branch AFAIK. HTH -- ceejay

[slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?

2008-02-14 Thread bobkoure
First off, I love my Squeezebox and SqueezeCenter to death (so long as I haven't done something to break 'em) But... I'm a geek. I've written drivers and firmware and applications - so the fact that I find installation dead easy means, well, nothing. We've been getting more-than-occasional posts

[slim] Add genre after extraction?

2008-02-14 Thread lorirobn
Hi - I have ripped most of my cd collection, using Exact Audio Copy. Now, over 100 cds later, I am realizing I did not pay attention to the genre field. I think it is missing from most of my cds. Is there any way I can go in and add genre to my .flac files now, so I can browse music by genre?

Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?

2008-02-14 Thread autopilot
I think it's a daft idea personally. Giving a product a 'installer certificate' would just make the product even more complicated to average Joe. It's would not help sales, possibly harm them. If people can's get on with the product, maybe they need to look elsewhere. Apple or Sono's for example

Re: [slim] Add genre after extraction?

2008-02-14 Thread haunyack
lorirobn;269508 Wrote: Hi - I have ripped most of my cd collection, using Exact Audio Copy. Now, over 100 cds later, I am realizing I did not pay attention to the genre field. I think it is missing from most of my cds. Is there any way I can go in and add genre to my .flac files now,

Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?

2008-02-14 Thread Pat Farrell
autopilot wrote: I think it's a daft idea personally. I think its decent, and creative idea. I would agree that requiring a certified installer is a daft idea. But the world has many people who would like music and are technophobic. Offering a list of 'qualified, honest and nice' folks to help

Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?

2008-02-14 Thread autopilot
Pat Farrell;269514 Wrote: You mean that they might make the product usable enough that many folks can enjoy the great features without being geeks themselves? No, i mean exactly what i said. -- autopilot SLIMSERVER:[/B] 7.0 APLHA (WINDOWS XP) + ALIENBBC, SLIMSCROBBLER LAST.FM.

Re: [slim] Best way to make systems more available to the average Joe?

2008-02-14 Thread autopilot
Pat Farrell;269514 Wrote: I think its decent, and creative idea. Having the idea was decent and creative, thats what forums should be for (not all the bitching of late), it's the idea itself i dont agree with. -- autopilot SLIMSERVER:[/B] 7.0 APLHA (WINDOWS XP) + ALIENBBC, SLIMSCROBBLER

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