Re: [slim] PDA controller solution

2009-05-12 Thread elziko
newy;4225587 Wrote: Not crazy about the iPhone drag and watch it keep going style of navigating. Much prefer a side scroll bar. This would make it less finger-friendly! I would prefer not to have a scroll bar - if you must, please make it an option. -- elziko

Re: [slim] SB3 IR remote dead...

2009-05-12 Thread funkstar
didjean;422499 Wrote: European support from Logitech has just told me they have no spare parts available! As I said, contact sales directly: http://www.slimdevices.com/au_company.html -- funkstar my collection: *1*x boom *2*x controller, *1*x receiver *2*x sb3 (sliver/black, *1*x sb2 wired

Re: [slim] SB3 IR remote dead...

2009-05-12 Thread didjean
Hi there, I've just sent a mail to sa...@slimdevices.com. I will let you know... Many thanks for your help... -- didjean Duet + Cambridge Audio 640R + Cambridge Audio DAC Magic + Q Acoustics 1050i / SB3 + Yamaha DSP A595 + Morel Applause MKII / Boom / Windows XP SP2 / SqueezeCenter 7.3.3 -

Re: [slim] Napster 30 day trial - still available?

2009-05-12 Thread jwedwards
I joined Napster yesterday (11/05) through SN but my Napster account shows renewal date as 18/05 (i.e a 7 day free trial). How do I activate the 30-day trial? -- jwedwards jwedwards's Profile:

Re: [slim] 'Dead 'Classic' - no connectivity to Squeezecenter / no display etc

2009-05-12 Thread Deepbluesky
Thanks JJ, I tried but no luck will try again once I get another set of batteries for the remote. Mnyb - i will look at the perl script too once I get some life out of the box :) . I have news that the help desk is getting teer 2 support look at the issue so if I find out anything I'll post

Re: [slim] Baby monitors killing urban wifi

2009-05-12 Thread Howard Passman
and they'll eat your pigs when they get large enough :-) -- Howard Passman Can I go home now? Howard Passman's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16674 View this thread:

Re: [slim] 'Dead 'Classic' - no connectivity to Squeezecenter / no display etc

2009-05-12 Thread fcm4711
Hi there Mnyb is correct, all players can be setup via NET-UDAP, but only if they have the correct (recent enough) fw. (SB3: = 98, TR = 46, SBR: all, SBB = 19). Since you don't have visual it will be difficult to confirm what fw is on your SB3 but maybe the seller can tell you. If the fw is

[slim] Newby

2009-05-12 Thread wacker293
Hi Guys New to the Forum so id like to say Hi and keep up the good work. -- wacker293 wacker293's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=30286 View this thread:

[slim] Can a power supply/DAC be causing interference?

2009-05-12 Thread dekaliber
I just bought a Channel Islands VDA-2/VAC-1 (external DAC + power supply) combo to try on my SB3 and right around the time that I had gotten everything connected, my Squeezebox told me that it had trouble connecting to Squeezecenter. It was doing fine just minutes before this. I tried futilely

Re: [slim] Tracks randomly not finishing

2009-05-12 Thread dekaliber
I've definitely also observed this phenomenon on my SB3. I swear it's happened in SC versions older than 7.3.2, but I want to say that I haven't seen it happen since I changed my router to a D-Link DIR-655 from a Linksys WRT54G. Not really knowing much about the issue, I think it might have

Re: [slim] Newby

2009-05-12 Thread bhaagensen
Welcome, there is much to enjoy, so I hope you will like it. -- bhaagensen bhaagensen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7418 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63279

Re: [slim] 'Dead 'Classic' - no connectivity to Squeezecenter / no display etc

2009-05-12 Thread sander
Just out of curiosity is this a wifi Classic? I bought a used Classic which exhibited the same symptoms, and I removed the wifi card and it worked. -- sander sander's Profile:

Re: [slim] PDA controller solution

2009-05-12 Thread newy
thats why I prefer a scroll bar. hate getting my screen all smudgy-smeary. Totally agree, an option for either would definietly be the best of both worlds. -- newy newy's Profile:

Re: [slim] 'Dead 'Classic' - no connectivity to Squeezecenter / no display etc

2009-05-12 Thread AnotherTribe
My SB3 Classic became comatose a few weeks ago, no sign of life whatsoever, not even a pleasing red glow from the optical out. I removed the WLAN card and viola!, it lived, albeit now a wired SB3 only. So, assuming your SB3 is also a wireless version then this may be something to try along with

[slim] Sticky for unit nicknames

2009-05-12 Thread sgm
I have been a user of these products since the very first Squeezebox by Slim Devices. Lots has happened since then. I am not only a satisfied user of the product line (I now use Duet), but I have always admired how the people behind the products operate...therefore I stay interested in

Re: [slim] Can a power supply/DAC be causing interference?

2009-05-12 Thread Mick Seymour
I have known different equipment play all sorts of havoc with other equipment. The thing to do is take the DAC out of the loop completely. Unplug it and tuck it under the sofa out of the way. Unplug and replug the SB. If it works, it is the DAC or it's power supply causing the problem. You don't

Re: [slim] Baby monitors killing urban wifi

2009-05-12 Thread Mick Seymour
Goodsounds;422554 Wrote: upscale experimental town in Germany where driveways, street parking, and driving in town are not permitted. It's called Vauban. The structures are multistory row houses to save energy, with 5500 residents in one square mile of space. Didn't they have those during

Re: [slim] Baby monitors killing urban wifi

2009-05-12 Thread Dingostrategy
Cool! We can get to know the neighbours and set up one server between us. HALF PRICE! Should be a good iPeng fight, that one. Still while they harvest the vegies on the communal rooftop patch with humanure and a methane sink, I will shut down their player to free up bandwidth for me. Good

Re: [slim] Can a power supply/DAC be causing interference?

2009-05-12 Thread dekaliber
SB is running wireless, connected to DAC via digital coax and connected to amp with RCA (I'm doing some A/B tests of the SB DAC and the external DAC). I thought coax is almost always preferred over TOSlink? What's weird is that the Squeezebox seems to connect to my network fine. It's just the

Re: [slim] Sticky for unit nicknames

2009-05-12 Thread Peter314
In our house, the SB+ is Squeezebob Squarebox :) -- Peter314 Peter314's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14028 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=63289

Re: [slim] Can a power supply/DAC be causing interference?

2009-05-12 Thread Mick Seymour
dekaliber;422771 Wrote: the Squeezebox seems to connect to my network fine. It's just the connection to the actual machine that hosts Squeezecenter gets hosed. Maybe the DAC is screwing with the laptop. As I said, take it temporarily out of the loop. -- Mick Seymour

Re: [slim] Sticky for unit nicknames

2009-05-12 Thread radish
The wiki has the answers... http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/HardwareComparison -- radish radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Baby monitors killing urban wifi

2009-05-12 Thread Dogberry2
Goodsounds;422589 Wrote: When I read your comment, I thought I would point out that there are many people who, for a variety of reasons, have less flexibility and fewer options than others do. Sorry for the wordy reply.Oh, okay, now I see what you're getting at. Less flexibility and fewer

Re: [slim] Can a power supply/DAC be causing interference?

2009-05-12 Thread dekaliber
Squeezecenter is actually running from a computer in another room (where the router is). The laptop isn't really part of the equation, but it seems unaffected connectivity-wise regardless. Yesterday I unplugged the DAC/power supply entirely from my system -- AC power, RCA, digital coax,

Re: [slim] Can a power supply/DAC be causing interference?

2009-05-12 Thread Millwood
Just because your SB can associate with the wireless AP doesn't mean that many packets are getting through. IMHO, the SB/SC protocols were never very robust in the face of significant packet loss. Also remember that the power supply for the new stuff might be the culprit, particularly if its an

Re: [slim] How Do I Set WPA2 and Key in Duet Bridged Mode

2009-05-12 Thread kantblue
Hi jw111 I don't know that in Bridged mode you can. When I tried the setup here connecting the controller to the receiver by connecting to the SQUEEZEBOX_ network, it connected without ever asking for a password. Using netstumbler I could see the squeezebox duets wireless name advertised,

Re: [slim] Can a power supply/DAC be causing interference?

2009-05-12 Thread Phil Leigh
Millwood;422786 Wrote: Just because your SB can associate with the wireless AP doesn't mean that many packets are getting through. IMHO, the SB/SC protocols were never very robust in the face of significant packet loss. Also remember that the power supply for the new stuff might be the

Re: [slim] Baby monitors killing urban wifi

2009-05-12 Thread Goodsounds
Howard - no comprendo Mick - very funny. The British and French (and any other would be joiners) are tasked, for perpetuity, with ensuring no one forgets the two world wars. And so far so good. Gallows humor is always appropriate to dispel what can otherwise be overly depressing thoughts. --

Re: [slim] Sticky for unit nicknames

2009-05-12 Thread sgm
Thanks. I've always gone directly to these forums. I did not know that Slim/Logitech had a Wiki (makes sense). Given the Wiki, I drop my request, but it still might be a good idea to post a short, text only table as a sticky here in the forum rather than depend on another website. -- sgm

Re: [slim] Sync a split second off between SB2 and Boom

2009-05-12 Thread deserttaxguy
I used to have a pretty good synch with Softsqueeze and Slim server over the years and its gotten a lot worse just in the last few days. I do run the SQCenter 7.3.2 over wifi to a Squeeze box and use the latest Softsqueeze on a windows vista set up. The only change I made recently was adding a

Re: [slim] Sync a split second off between SB2 and Boom

2009-05-12 Thread CatBus
JannikDK;421577 Wrote: I also have sync problems. I have had my Duet for one month now and have tried to sync it to my controller and with SoftSqueeze. Non of it works. After abouts 10 seconds it's out of sync. I've planned to buy a Boom and one more Reciever, but if the syncronisation

[slim] Searching the Forums

2009-05-12 Thread mfwalker1
Hi, This might be a stupid question, but I'm wondering if there is a syntax required for searching the forums for two words, or a phrase. For instance to search for time machine I've tried: time machine time machine timemachine time+machine Every time I get the results for: time,machine Which is

Re: [slim] Can a power supply/DAC be causing interference?

2009-05-12 Thread dekaliber
After experimenting some more I found conclusively that the VAC-1 is the guilty component. It sits above the SB3 on my TV stand, which incidentally puts it more or less in between the SB and my router. I was able to move the VAC-1 back and forth on my TV stand to get 100% repeatable results.