Re: [slim] connectivity issues with 7.5, possible solution

2010-04-17 Thread sharpnine
I was running 7.4.2, without problems, but only for a few days before 7.5 came out. The firmware upgraded for 7.4.2 and I thought it upgraded again for 7.5. Perhaps I am wrong about this, and the connectivity with radio was a problem on 7.4.2 and I just hadn't bumped into it yet. Since it

Re: [slim] Serious question about current quality

2010-04-17 Thread pippin
Mnyb;536301 Wrote: SqueezePlay was introduced in the controller, so the majority of pain was with that release. It's now 2-3 years later and it is much better. Not as a player. That was planned with Touch and came with Radio. It's getting stable right now as you can see in the FLAC thread.

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-04-17 Thread SilverRS8
fphredd;536363 Wrote: I don't see a my.cfg - where should it be? The my.tt path matches that in the instructions you provide on your website. That looks good. The my.cfg file is located at /etc/mysql/my.cnf Can you post the content of this file also? -- SilverRS8 Author of

Re: [slim] How to play 5.1 Flac files? SB3

2010-04-17 Thread Phil Leigh
If these are real 5.1 flacs, just telling SOX to remix them to 2 channels is not going to make them play properly. How were these files created? - were they ripped from DVD/dvd-a/sacd somehow? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd

Re: [slim] Upgrade to 7.5, then Player Not Found

2010-04-17 Thread Phil Leigh
when you have done a pski says (you must remove that entry in secuirty settings!) reboot your router, then your server, then your SB3 -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/XP) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) +

Re: [slim] OpenFrame remote for SB?

2010-04-17 Thread colincliff
this post looks good for an easy ubuntu installation http://www.joggler.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33t=235start=200#p2698 -- colincliff colincliff's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=36572 View this

Re: [slim] connectivity issues with 7.5, possible solution

2010-04-17 Thread Ron Olsen
I was having playback issues with 7.5.0 and 7.5.1 on Rhapsody, Pandora, last.fm, and Sirius (Linux Fedora 11 platform running VortexBox). Playing via SBS through a Duet Receiver and Transporter. Reverting back to 7.4.2 cured the problem. I changed the Radio Station Buffer Seconds and Radio

Re: [slim] Announce: New Squeezeslave 0.9 Release available on sourceforge

2010-04-17 Thread ralphy
buckle;535008 Wrote: Hello, I am attempting to compile squeezeslave for an arm device(SmartQ V7) and running into some troubles. I have tried the makefile.linux26-alsa and hit some errors while trying to compile. After modifying the -march flag to armv6, I see many instances of this:

Re: [slim] How to play 5.1 Flac files? SB3

2010-04-17 Thread michael123
ITRAX and few other websites sell now these 5.1 flac files. I do not know which matrix SoX uses for downmix, but the result was quite acceptable. I also use foobar2k sometimes to downmix in off-line -- michael123

Re: [slim] connectivity issues with 7.5, possible solution

2010-04-17 Thread kc5f
Seems to have worked for me, too. Thanks! (For the last week I couldn't go for more than a song or two using either my Boom or Duet on internet radio, Slacker or Pandora without it losing connection with MSB. They even both lost it several times a day when turned off. After changing this

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-04-17 Thread fphredd
SilverRS8;536480 Wrote: That looks good. The my.cfg file is located at /etc/mysql/my.cnf Can you post the content of this file also? Still don't see a my.cfg file. This is etc/mysql/my.cnf [client] port= 3306 socket = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock [mysqld_safe] socket

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-04-17 Thread SilverRS8
You've binded to the internal loopback adapter which is not capable of networking outside the box. Replace 127.0.0.1 with the IP number of the ReadyNAS box and give it another try. (use the Test button in the ACC screen) -- SilverRS8 Author of -'AlbumCatalogCreator' (http://acc.vanholt.nl)-

Re: [slim] Radio v. Boom????

2010-04-17 Thread Dbalt
JJZolx;534462 Wrote: Ditto. It's not even close. The Radio has no real advantage other than portability if you put a battery into it. Edit: If you want really good sound and are willing to pay for it, skip both and get a Touch and a nice pair of powered speakers such as the Audioengine

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-04-17 Thread fphredd
SilverRS8;536606 Wrote: You've binded to the internal loopback adapter which is not capable of networking outside the box. Replace 127.0.0.1 with the IP number of the ReadyNAS box and give it another try. (use the Test button in the ACC screen) Spotted that and tried changing it before

Re: [slim] Serious question about current quality

2010-04-17 Thread DigitalMitch
Pippin, thanks for reply - main switching problem is controller. unfortnuately the wifi on my iPhone has died so I am without iPeng - which has always been the only sensible inetrface for multiple servers/players and sync. pondering whether I could use 3G and get back into my network that way?

Re: [slim] Serious question about current quality

2010-04-17 Thread Pat Farrell
DigitalMitch wrote: STS is shorthand for Squeezebox Touch Server - I thought I picked that up from somewhere, but can't find where. I think it is convenient to distinguish from a full SBS and makes more sense than TinySC. You want names to make sense ??? :-) When the Touch software OS was

Re: [slim] Serious question about current quality

2010-04-17 Thread DigitalMitch
pfarrell;536714 Wrote: DigitalMitch wrote: STS is shorthand for Squeezebox Touch Server - I thought I picked that up from somewhere, but can't find where. I think it is convenient to distinguish from a full SBS and makes more sense than TinySC. You want names to make sense ??? :-)

Re: [slim] Serious question about current quality

2010-04-17 Thread pippin
DigitalMitch;536708 Wrote: pondering whether I could use 3G and get back into my network that way? OT, but.. Yes, that works. You need: a) Set username password on your server and run nothing critical on it since I'm not sure all this is safe. b) open a port on your router (port) and

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-04-17 Thread SilverRS8
fphredd;536699 Wrote: Spotted that and tried changing it before ...but for SG's tried it again. Still the same error. Should that change be left anyway? EDIT: Guess What?!? The software does work, just like you said it should. I have to extend apologies for making you go through

Re: [slim] Announce: Album Catalog Creator v3

2010-04-17 Thread fphredd
SilverRS8;536794 Wrote: No apologies necessary. It can happen. I'm glad it is working for you now. As for the .xls, ACC will get an export to CSV file which can be easily imported in Excel (album art is not supported for CSV files ). I probably postpone any new features until the release