Re: [slim] Control your SqueezeBox or Transporter with Foobar2000

2011-03-05 Thread fakarava2
Very tempting. My sb server is on another computer (vortexbox) on the local network, so I have the message : SB server not responding. How to make FooSQ aware that it is running ? -- fakarava2 Transporter, SB3, Duet, Radio, WiFi fed by Vortexbox 2TB To nobody, except those who will take

Re: [slim] Control your SqueezeBox or Transporter with Foobar2000

2011-03-05 Thread stuffedspacedog
I suggest changing the IP address at the top of the AutoIt script (you can do this in Windows Notepad). If you install AutoIt you can test the script out by doubleclicking the script, then compile it if it works. Change 127.0.0.1 to whatever the ip address is of your vortexbox. Let me know how

Re: [slim] Jazz FM Audio On Demand

2011-03-05 Thread Triode
norderney;615573 Wrote: Thanks Triode. I have just downloaded the Jazz FM Plugin and it is working perfectly. Thanks for doing this so quickly. It is much appreciated. Glad you like it - there's a few rough edges which I will look to updating. If you have contact with them, could you ask

Re: [slim] the SQUEEZEBOX RADIO SHOW (this Saturday night 11pm EST)

2011-03-05 Thread toby10
No problem then, let me know how I can help. So basically my phone line will be used as an invisible operator, as it were. Callers are actually calling you, but the third party on my phone is actually the podcast stream. Correct? I'm almost certain I have 3-way calling, dunno about the

[slim] Napster Irritations

2011-03-05 Thread Furry
Both the Plugin and the PC client appear somewhat flaky: Plugin: 1. Whatever I do, I cannot delete albums from My Napster / Albums; deleting them via the PC client doesn't make any difference to what I find here. 2. I have an album in My Napster / Albums for which every track (all 29 of them)

Re: [slim] the SQUEEZEBOX RADIO SHOW (this Saturday night 11pm EST)

2011-03-05 Thread toby10
I only have 3 way calling, no conferencing feature is mentioned on my phone features list. :( -- toby10 toby10's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=12553 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Feature request: SqueezeboxCar having a Player and a Squeezebox Server Satellite

2011-03-05 Thread Metazargo
A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=86053 Question:

Re: [slim] Problem with radio station(s)

2011-03-05 Thread Paul Webster
FYI - Foggy Mountain does work fine on a Reciva device (using the station from their database). It shows as a 131Kbps AAC stream. Their web-based stream laucher is very simplistic and for some stream URLs it does not result in something playing even though it works on the devices. RadioTime has

Re: [slim] Napster Irritations

2011-03-05 Thread aubuti
Napster has numerous problems with the API for both its web client and for Squeezeboxes. It started last year when Napster updated their API, which as far as I know, is still incomplete. The various album quirks you mention (multiple listings for the same album, no direct way to save an album to

Re: [slim] Need help pointing towards itunes

2011-03-05 Thread fortitude.five
Thanks for the response, Aubuti. The reason that I want to point to iTunes is because of the better organization/tagging. I have lots of music that is ripped with DB Poweramp or downloaded from online web stores that will be ordered correctly in iTunes, but not when sitting in a Windows

Re: [slim] Need help pointing towards itunes

2011-03-05 Thread aubuti
Not sure I can help you here. If your tags are correct then they should appear fine whether they are in iTunes or viewed in SBS without iTunes integration. Note that SBS does not use the filenames for browsing by albums, artists, genres, years, etc. The only time SBS uses the file and folder

Re: [slim] What Is Your Favorite Music Service?

2011-03-05 Thread alexander_binder
I'm using Pandora, realy happy with it. And paying for it. It is the only music service I have found that dosen't make strange mixes when you speicify a song. Not like Last.fm, Napster or SlackerI have tried. Example, when you chose Stairway to Heaven or Nothing Else Matters from Metallica and

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2011-03-05 Thread gharris999
I'm having some trouble with SqueezePad when switching between local SBS servers. When I go into the gear-icon settings page and select a different Local Squeezebox Server URL using the Search button, I get the new server, but back on SqueezePad's 'home' screen I only end up with a 'Settings'

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2011-03-05 Thread bluegaspode
gharris999;615683 Wrote: I'm having some trouble with SqueezePad when switching between local SBS servers. When I go into the gear-icon settings page and select a different Local Squeezebox Server URL using the Search button, I get the new server, but back on SqueezePad's 'home' screen I

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2011-03-05 Thread bluegaspode
Update: I do think it's a bigger problem (on Logitechs side). Though I'm able to render menus again in my local version, menu updates don't work anymore (on SqueezeBoxes and in SqueezePad). You can try yourself: just try to turn on/off a Squeezebox with a Touch: the menu item turn Player

Re: [slim] SB release 7.5.3: Unreliable. Anyone else?

2011-03-05 Thread ltb76
I seem to have the same issue on Debian (Lenny). I have 3 SB3 connected, all wired. 1 player disconnectes randomly, and the other 2 players work all the time. I have tried switching 2 players (to verify if it is a switch / cabeling issue) but it is still the same player that has the issue. I

[slim] Replacement IR remote for SBClassic?

2011-03-05 Thread gharris999
Are these available any more? I.e the rectangular, back-lit type? And if so, where? I'm not seeing them on the Logitech site. -- gharris999 gharris999's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=115 View

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2011-03-05 Thread pippin
I believe Andy is aware of it. It's a change in the comms that seems to cause it. All menu updates are only being sent to one arbitrary (the first?) controller (the server packages messages for all channel up into one multi-message packet) SP is affected, too. Maybe iPeng is affected most heavily

Re: [slim] Announcing SqueezePad - the first dedicated iPad App to controll your SqueezeBoxen !

2011-03-05 Thread gharris999
Heh. Ok, mystery solved...and I'll patiently wait for the SBS bugfix. Thanks to you both. -- gharris999 gharris999's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=115 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Replacement IR remote for SBClassic?

2011-03-05 Thread aubuti
Nope. The closest you can come is the Touch remote, which is slightly smaller than the SB3's, and not backlit. Though I actually like the size better than the SB3's. http://buy.logitech.com/store/logib2c/en_US/DisplayCategoryProductListPage/categoryid.28136200?WT.ac=sc|downloads||dd The only

Re: [slim] Replacement IR remote for SBClassic?

2011-03-05 Thread gharris999
aubuti;615724 Wrote: Nope. The closest you can come is the Touch remote, which is slightly smaller than the SB3's, and not backlit. Though I actually like the size better than the SB3's.

Re: [slim] Replacement IR remote for SBClassic?

2011-03-05 Thread aubuti
From the web page it looks slightly different from my Touch remote. And it also appears to say Transporter on the bottom. It's surprising they would do a run for that? Is it real, or is it Photoshop? http://www.logitech.com/en-us/speakers-audio/wireless-music-systems/devices/7934 -- aubuti

Re: [slim] Replacement IR remote for SBClassic?

2011-03-05 Thread epoch1970
If you look at the image gallery there is an enlargement of the remote which seems to me the normal transporter remote. Backlit I wouldn't say. Contrary to the touch you can't select the Transporter product and order a spare remote. So I'd say this is new old stock. -- epoch1970 Daily dose

Re: [slim] SB release 7.5.3: Unreliable. Anyone else?

2011-03-05 Thread Kuben72
I upgraded yesterday to 7.5.4 r31987 and it seems to have worked on my network. I have had two receivers synced all day, without any stop. Will test some more tomorrow with two more players synced. -- Kuben72 /Kuben72 2 Duet, 1 Receiver, 1 SB3, 1 Boom and 1 Radio

Re: [slim] Time for a speculation thread...

2011-03-05 Thread epoch1970
FredFredrickson;614449 Wrote: I don't want this thread to degrade into pointless logitech killing the franchise arguments. Just ideas about the next squeezebox. A new batch of SB Classic would be great for 2011. Any color. I'll have 3, thanks. -- epoch1970 Daily dose delivered by: 2 SB

Re: [slim] 7.6: working with MusicIP? (no 'M' icon)

2011-03-05 Thread Phil Leigh
bobkoure;615503 Wrote: I note the scanner log has about 5000 instances of lines that look like this: Code: [11-03-04 11:42:06.1305] Audio::Scan::scan (64) Warning: Error reading: No error (wanted 4096) [11-03-04 11:42:06.1324]

Re: [slim] Need help pointing towards itunes

2011-03-05 Thread fortitude.five
I think you did help. So if I browse to the area that I have designated in SB as music folder then the titles are used instead of tags? All of my lossless, mp3, and 24bit subdirectories are under my main music folder. How do I keep the ability to search in my bitrate folders while maintaining

Re: [slim] Need help pointing towards itunes

2011-03-05 Thread fortitude.five
even more clarity on my main problem. Tracks won't stay in order unless I put 01, 02, etc in the beginning of the title when they are in my windows folders. The DB poweramp tags have the right info, but the tracks are jumbled in some cases. Got a solution? I'm sure I'm being an idiot and just

[slim] From out of the blue - dodgy wireless reception?

2011-03-05 Thread Nick_G
My Squeezebox Touch keeps dropping the connection on internet radio streams tonight - it'll play for anything between 1 and 5 minutes and then stop and go to the top-level menu. Sometimes it's reduced to just 2 items: Internet Radio and Settings. To me this suggests iffy wireless reception. It's

Re: [slim] Time for a speculation thread...

2011-03-05 Thread pski
epoch1970;615738 Wrote: A new batch of SB Classic would be great for 2011. Any color. I'll have 3, thanks. And given the price of the competition they should have good stats and cost less that $150. P -- pski real stereo doesn't just wake the neighbors, it -enrages- them.. It is truly

[slim] Rdioio Broken?

2011-03-05 Thread minimeh
Hi, I'm running Squeezebox Server Version: 7.5.3 - r31792. I have a Radioio premium account that is all good and have been using it through my SB3 for years. I can log into Radioio's web site and access the account without any problems. However, starting today it seems, when I try to play any

Re: [slim] Control your SqueezeBox or Transporter with Foobar2000

2011-03-05 Thread stuffedspacedog
My final script is here, with a few modifications. This version also loads Foobar2000 automatically. Change the 2nd line to the IP address of your Vortexbox, check that Squeezebox CLI is on port 9090, if not change the 3rd line to the right port.

Re: [slim] Moderator Wiki

2011-03-05 Thread Soulkeeper
'User:Algernon' (http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Special:Contributions/Algernon) -- Soulkeeper -that is not dead which can eternal lie. and with strange aeons even death may die.- touch + duet + boom + radio / wrt160n/dd-wrt / sbs 7.5.1 or higher/win7(32b)/avira free

Re: [slim] Need help pointing towards itunes

2011-03-05 Thread aubuti
Forget about Windows for now. How are you browsing your library with SBS? Under My Music, are you using Albums, Artists, Genres, Years, or Music Folder? Music Folder is the only one that cares what your filenames are -- everything else is based on the tags in your files. As for your different

Re: [slim] SB release 7.5.3: Unreliable. Anyone else?

2011-03-05 Thread Meridion
I had the same issue (Ubuntu 10.10), which appeared with the 7.5.3 upgrade. Maybe my wheater-plugin, which tried to poll wunderground.com without success, caused the problem. It could be a coincidence that the wunderground.com problems appeared at the same time as the 7.5.3 upgrade. --

Re: [slim] Control your SqueezeBox or Transporter with Foobar2000

2011-03-05 Thread fakarava2
stuffedspacedog;615586 Wrote: I suggest changing the IP address at the top of the AutoIt script (you can do this in Windows Notepad). If you install AutoIt you can test the script out by doubleclicking the script, then compile it if it works. Change 127.0.0.1 to whatever the ip address

Re: [slim] Control your SqueezeBox or Transporter with Foobar2000

2011-03-05 Thread stuffedspacedog
OK, do you now the IP address of your Vortexbox? If you don't know how to find that out there's not much help I can give you. If you can find out, I can make another FooSQ version where you can put the IP address into a Windows shortcut. -- stuffedspacedog

Re: [slim] SB release 7.5.3: Unreliable. Anyone else?

2011-03-05 Thread paulster
The plug-ins I was running were all Logitech ones. I think the truth is 7.5.3 is actually the problem, not the plugins. For instance we've already established definitively that the FAAD AAC conversion executable shipped with 7.5.3 causes a processor race. -- paulster Problem with Controller

Re: [slim] Control your SqueezeBox or Transporter with Foobar2000

2011-03-05 Thread stuffedspacedog
OK, here you go. Download the zip file. Unzip the files to your FB2K directory which should be c:\program files\foobar2000. Right click on the file that says FooSQIP.exe - Shortcut and select properties. In the Target field you will see an IP address of 127.0.0.1 - change that to the IP