Re: [slim] lot's of backgroud noise like tape hiss

2008-06-26 Thread funkahdafi
Are there any updates on this? There is still tons of noise here and I don't want to mess around with faad and the config files. This should work fine right out of the box -- funkahdafi funkahdafi's Profile:

Re: [slim] After update to 7.0.1 r2448 SBC problems

2008-06-26 Thread Svanur
Thanks for the replies. One question; when I go to the 7.1 folder to download the 7.1 version. Do I need also to download this Jive 7.1_r2621.bin file? I know I just can install the .exe file on my server. I guess this .bin file is for the SBC? Do I have to put it on a SD card or something?? --

Re: [slim] lot's of backgroud noise like tape hiss

2008-06-26 Thread bpa
It is worthwhile to try the faad solution if only to identify the source of the noise. If the noise is eliminated when using faad rather than mov123 is used then the problem is probably in Apple QuickTime libraries. Quicktime problems have happened on some Windows installations and have been

Re: [slim] Enabling Wake On Lan

2008-06-26 Thread Mnyb
You now, you can edit an SB3's Server Mac with the ir-remote, but your network is beyond my experience i don't know if it will help you. I had a situation when i changed server, the SB3 remembered my old servers mac. Press left arrow for 5 seconds and you enter the setup meny use down arrow, go

Re: [slim] lot's of backgroud noise like tape hiss

2008-06-26 Thread funkahdafi
bpa;315047 Wrote: It is worthwhile to try the faad solution if only to identify the source of the noise. If the noise is eliminated when using faad rather than mov123 is used then the problem is probably in Apple QuickTime libraries. Quicktime problems have happened on some Windows

Re: [slim] After update to 7.0.1 r2448 SBC problems

2008-06-26 Thread Michael Herger
server. I guess this .bin file is for the SBC? Do I have to put it on a SD card or something?? Yes, it's the SBC firmware. SC will usually take care of downloading it - no need to use an SD card unless you encounter problems updating through SC. Michael

Re: [slim] lot's of backgroud noise like tape hiss

2008-06-26 Thread bpa
From thr Wiki entry on AAC. There is a 50:50 chance the byteorder of WAV stream is needs to be changed as I don't know the endianness of OSX on Intel. Please note - it is a tab char before [faad] not spaces. Code: # Transcoding for AAC files. mov flc * * [faad]

[slim] How to make SC keep out of some folders?

2008-06-26 Thread ofey
Dear community, I'm searching for a possibility to control the SqueezeCenter music library scan to prevent it scanning the files in a few directories. The background is that I want to join my music library with that of my brother, but some albums are contained in both libraries. The copy of my

Re: [slim] Controller Wireless Reception

2008-06-26 Thread mctubster
mvalera;314867 Wrote: Skip dd-wrt. Tomato is easily the best open source firmware. Mike It is, I use the afore mentioned Wireless Router, Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 ... it really punches a signal, and runs Tomato very well. I can run hundreds / thousands of connections through it at 18Mb/s ...

Re: [slim] After update to 7.0.1 r2448 SBC problems

2008-06-26 Thread Svanur
Ok thanks, and how do I use the SD card in case of problems. How should it be formatted, NTFS, FAT16/32 ? And when you place it into the SBC, does it start automatically the update when you turn it on? -- Svanur ...It's not the Years in a Life, it's the Life in the Years...

Re: [slim] Out of Memory

2008-06-26 Thread tobyjug
I'm sure I have more that 512MB in the machine - i'll have to check. And no I haven't created a swap file. Sounds like i'll need to. Have you got some simple instruction on how to do this, please :-) -- tobyjug tobyjug's

Re: [slim] How to make SC keep out of some folders?

2008-06-26 Thread Michael Herger
- ?? something I may have missed ?? There's an undocumented pref without UI - thus almost forgotton by most of us... if ((my $ignore = $prefs-get('ignoreDirRE') || '') ne '') { return 0 if $item =~ /$ignore/; } You can define a regular expression which recognizes the folders you

Re: [slim] Out of Memory

2008-06-26 Thread Michael Herger
I'm sure I have more that 512MB in the machine - i'll have to check. And no I haven't created a swap file. Sounds like i'll need to. Have you got some simple instruction on how to do this, please :-) If you really have 1GB or similar, than you'd probably not need it. But it doesn't hurt.

Re: [slim] How to make SC keep out of some folders?

2008-06-26 Thread GlenL
Could you change the security settings on the specific album folders/directories so the account you run SqueezeCenter under is denied access to them ? Not sure how SqueezeCenter rescan would react to being denied access to a specific subfolder, I assume it would just bypass it and carry on to

Re: [slim] lot's of backgroud noise like tape hiss

2008-06-26 Thread funkahdafi
Thank you very much for the detailed response. I am going to try this and let you know what happens. Appreciate it! Sascha -- funkahdafi funkahdafi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5608 View

Re: [slim] How to make SC keep out of some folders?

2008-06-26 Thread JJZolx
ofey;315060 Wrote: The background is that I want to join my music library with that of my brother, but some albums are contained in both libraries. The copy of my brother's music library should also serve as a desaster recovery backup. If only some albums are common to both libraries then

Re: [slim] Enabling Wake On Lan

2008-06-26 Thread Lesu
Mswlogo Have you tried a factory level reset on the SB3? It retains the last MAC address it was using in memory and doesn't reset it to the new system automatically. There have been some previous threads regarding this problem. One would think that if a new IP address has been detected then the

Re: [slim] New Wiki Posting Controls - Login Required

2008-06-26 Thread bpa
I've tried to get a confirmation message to enable editing but although wiki says code has been sent - I have received no e-mail with confirmation codes. I have also tried after changing e-mail address. -- bpa bpa's

Re: [slim] Report on powerline ethernet (five weeks later)

2008-06-26 Thread morris_minor
Well - I can add my tuppence-worth to the throng of satisified powerline users (Maplin 4-port switches in my case). My lounge SB3 is wireless - but is only 15 feet from the router in the next room, with a glass door in between. The SBR however is much further away in the kitchen, and powerline

Re: [slim] lot's of backgroud noise like tape hiss

2008-06-26 Thread Nonreality
Mnyb;312111 Wrote: SPDIF (the digital or coax) have no metadata so it's just a raw 16/44 or whatever bit stream so the only way to accomplish volume is to reduce bits. So the SB can not tell the Denon what volume to play, you have to alter the data. Sorry this is a bit late but had a

Re: [slim] Report on powerline ethernet (five weeks later)

2008-06-26 Thread andynormancx
With all these success stories, I thought I'd add a little note of caution. I started using the 14mb adapters a couple of year ago, as I was getting fed up with how unreliable my wifi link between my house and my garage (were my servers live) was becoming. The 14mb adapters were brilliant to

[slim] Audioengine A2 or A5?

2008-06-26 Thread Lesu
I am intending to equip a new conservatory with an SB3 with powered speakers. It seems that Audioengine produces what I'm looking for. The room is 5m x 3.5m and 3m tall. Probably will contain a lot of hard surfaces, tiled floor, glass sides etc. I'm uncertain whether to go for A5's, which I

[slim] Keep SC from adding folders?

2008-06-26 Thread ym2149
Is there a way to keep SC from automatically adding files/folders to the library if I navigate to them by browsing to the folder? Now, if I do that, it's added as if I re-scanned the library. But I'd like to have it outside of the library, accessible only thru browse folders. -- ym2149

Re: [slim] Improvements in Duet?

2008-06-26 Thread Robin Bowes
ianstuart wrote: I have been having connection problems with my two Duets for the last several months. Support now blames the Netgear Range Extender that I bought to permit the receivers to work more than 15 feet from the router. Odd that my old SB3 works perfectly with the Range Extender and

Re: [slim] My Anti-Virus Quarantined Scanner.exe

2008-06-26 Thread michel
MuckleEck;315036 Wrote: Avast antivirus detected a Dropper virus Win32:Agent-ZKZ [Drp] in sacanner.exe on my system this morning. Another false positive? Same problem here! Could not find a workaroúnd to enable scanner.exe again -- michel

Re: [slim] Keep SC from adding folders?

2008-06-26 Thread Michael Herger
Is there a way to keep SC from automatically adding files/folders to the library if I navigate to them by browsing to the folder? No. -- Michael ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Duet review on Notebookreview

2008-06-26 Thread Robin Bowes
MrSinatra wrote: i am suggesting that developing SC as the only pgm possible to power the hardware isn't the best soluton, given its serious limitations, which are legion. Mr. Sinatra, you're talking bollocks again. SC has its flaws, yes, but from the way you talk anyone would think it's

[slim] Can SB extend my wireless network?

2008-06-26 Thread Kyle
My router is in my bedroom. My SB is wired in my den at the other end of the house. Can it be used to improve my wireless network signal in the den? -- Kyle Kyle's Profile:

Re: [slim] My Anti-Virus Quarantined Scanner.exe

2008-06-26 Thread andynormancx
michel;315099 Wrote: Same problem here! Could not find a workaroúnd to enable scanner.exe again I don't use Avast myself, but this looks useful: http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080103021103AAIQfPH -- andynormancx Yes, it will. Yes, all of them. Yes, SoftSqueeze as

Re: [slim] lot's of backgroud noise like tape hiss

2008-06-26 Thread Mnyb
Ooops somebody citing me :)in the same tread, I was told that the digital volume for the DIGITAL output (spdif) also works with 24bits just as at DAC's for the analog out ? If so i wont worry a bit ? 24bit is beyond any hardware and human beings ability's. and is probably better than most analog

Re: [slim] Improvements in Duet?

2008-06-26 Thread dsendecki
I use 7.01 with a Linksys WRT54 range extender and everything's copacetic. My understanding is that a lot of issues have been addressed in 7.1. I'd upgrade, but since everything's working fine, I haven't found cause to. -- dsendecki HP MediaSmart Server EX475 Linksys WRT54G 4 Squeezebox

Re: [slim] Audioengine A2 or A5?

2008-06-26 Thread dsendecki
Thats' a fairly large room. I think you would do well with the A5s. I have the A2s and absolutely love them. Would not hesitate to repurchase. The A5s would fit that room perfectly — although you they have to be brought away from the walls a bit; however, I would suggest that you'd have to do

Re: [slim] How to make SC keep out of some folders?

2008-06-26 Thread Peter
On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:09:14 -0700, ofey [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: The background is that I want to join my music library with that of my brother, but some albums are contained in both libraries. The copy of my brother's music library should also serve as a desaster recovery backup. Uh oh,

Re: [slim] random play

2008-06-26 Thread mrgothic
thank you for your replys -- mrgothic mrgothic's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10759 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49241

Re: [slim] Improvements in Duet?

2008-06-26 Thread Mnyb
Is this realy the same product ? we are talking about ? regarding lemons unfortunately there seems to be a batch of faulty controllers on the loose ? (as this excellent forum informs me). I must admit that i have an very favorable setup, server is clarkconect linux box , my router is the linksys

Re: [slim] Audioengine A2 or A5?

2008-06-26 Thread robroe
I have a SqueezeBox with the A2s in my kitchen which is a similar size (although slightly lower ceilings) and it fills that fine, in fact I've not had it anywhere near full volume. They are pretty beefy! :) -- robroe

Re: [slim] Squeeze Center Starting....Unable To Write To:

2008-06-26 Thread mherger
Thanks all for the feedback! After looking into what was causing this issue, I realised that the code in question was unnecessary. Some remnants from a few years back... So I removed it. Please update to the latest SC build (7.1 only for now) and let me know whether you still see this error

Re: [slim] random play

2008-06-26 Thread mrgothic
looks like ive found the problem the missing albums are in my artists section as no artist here were the stats i found 19 albums with 3489 songs by 2 artists,so they should play in random but with no artist has the name -- mrgothic

Re: [slim] BBC Radio gets iPlayer treatment

2008-06-26 Thread bpa
Another blog entry but no details except in a comment to sort of reassurance that wifi devices will be OK but details later. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/06/bbc_iplayer_20_sneak_preview.html There seems to be nothing in the blogs about whether the new features and better quality

Re: [slim] lot's of backgroud noise like tape hiss

2008-06-26 Thread radish
Nonreality;315093 Wrote: Is it reducing the bits as per the replaygain tag to achieve it? It's using the digital volume control, so yes the data is being scaled. Reducing the bits is a rather crude way of putting it though :) Does this mean that in a perfect world you wouldn't want to

Re: [slim] lot's of backgroud noise like tape hiss

2008-06-26 Thread Mnyb
Thanks radish i'm informed, padding ok :) -- Mnyb Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48877

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Graphics not reliably loading OS X 10.3.9 server

2008-06-26 Thread adamb90
I'm having the same problem. Is there a solution besides upgrading to a newer version of MacOS? -- adamb90 adamb90's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=18365 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Duet review on Notebookreview

2008-06-26 Thread chinablues
Some interesting points in the original few posts about lack of and/or need for clear/simple documentation. As an engineer myself, I have to admit that 'reading the manual' is tantamount to an admission of defeat. But I think I'm the exception, not the rule... I had a nice experience recently

Re: [slim] New Wiki Posting Controls - Login Required

2008-06-26 Thread mvalera
The Wiki actually physically moved last night... that may have b0rked something temporarily. I'll ask Matt Wise to take a look. Mike -- mvalera Michael Valera Online Communities Manager Logitech Streaming Media Business Unit slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Finding receiver PIN on Duet Controller

2008-06-26 Thread slle
latest information from german logitech support (I have the same problem :-(( ): There is a problem with the latest Firmware version, that will never show up the PIN: We are working on that! Hope, it won't take long.. -- slle

Re: [slim] Out of Memory

2008-06-26 Thread tobyjug
OK I've checked the memory and it's 1GB and I have a 1GB swap file. But it's still sticking at the same place. I have 1800 albums and it's getting about 940 or there abouts. I deleted the log file before I started the scan and it's shown below. [08-06-26 18:09:23.5624]

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Graphics not reliably loading OS X 10.3.9 server

2008-06-26 Thread sc53
I'm also on Mac but using Tiger (laptop) and Leopard (desktop). Could it be that Panther is just not capable with the new SC software? I only just upgraded my laptop to Tiger in the last 2 weeks after 5 yrs of Panther--let me tell you it is WORTH it! Tiger is a cool operating system and there are

Re: [slim] Can SB extend my wireless network?

2008-06-26 Thread funkstar
In a word, no. The SB3 has the ability to act as a wired - wireless bridge, meaning it can have an ethernet device connected to it and can share the wireless connection with it, but there it no way for it to act as an access point or repeater. -- funkstar

Re: [slim] BBC Radio gets iPlayer treatment

2008-06-26 Thread funkstar
They have also said that if it works now it will continue to work. So although non-UK listeners using the RealAudio streams might not benefit from the higher bitrates, they won't loose their radio stream either. -- funkstar

Re: [slim] Out of Memory

2008-06-26 Thread radish
Like I said, what does top say? You can still run out with 2GB if there's something eating it all... -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Keep SC from adding folders?

2008-06-26 Thread ym2149
ok, thanks. -- ym2149 ym2149's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=11982 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49258 ___ discuss

Re: [slim] BBC Radio gets iPlayer treatment

2008-06-26 Thread James Cridland
Thanks for your comments. There'll be a full posting on the BBC Radio Labs blog later today, but to answer some points here (for national radio only): - The Register's wrong; the Flash streams are not just 128k (indeed, some's even higher). This is on-demand only for now; live soon. - There are

Re: [slim] Recommended System

2008-06-26 Thread hirsp1
iPhone;314960 Wrote: If the money is there, I would buy a Duet and two Receivers (for total of three SBRs). The Controller will make it easier to set the SBRs up and one of the big wigs can keep it in the office. All the Receivers can be reached with the Web UI and if anybody has a Nokia 880

Re: [slim] Squeeze Center Starting....Unable To Write To:

2008-06-26 Thread guenther
I updated to SC 7.1-21178 and the error message has gone. So far... :) --- Guenther -- guenther guenther's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17834 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Recommended System

2008-06-26 Thread Mnyb
And it's not possible to select SqueezeNetwork for a Reciever with the web interface (as it is with an SB3 ) you need a controller to do that*. Although listening to webradio trough the SqueezeCenter works just fine. /Mikael *if not changed in a recent beta ? -- Mnyb

Re: [slim] Recommended System

2008-06-26 Thread Nonreality
I'd get 2 Classics and Duet. All controllable by remote and displays for all. All can use SC or SN easier. In the long run you'll like it better. The biggest wig can control them all. -- Nonreality -IF THE RULE YOU FOLLOWED BROUGHT YOU TO THIS, OF WHAT USE IS THE RULE.-

Re: [slim] When will the Duet be available for purchase in Australia

2008-06-26 Thread c0utta
I'm not affiliated with these guys at all, but their price of $490 seems reasonable: http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/product.php?id=4195 For those who swear by their SB3s: http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/product.php?id=2265 $219 is a great price. Cheers, c0utta -- c0utta

Re: [slim] 3 Duet receivers won't synch

2008-06-26 Thread EnochLight
mvalera;314868 Wrote: I would call tech support. It's toll free in the US. Mike Mike, I noticed that the website support request forum wasn't working for me either. Perhaps you can pass that on to whoever you need to in order to fix it? As recently as a few days ago it gave the following