Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-10 Thread Phil Leigh
For heavens sake calm down. We are trying to help. The SB is almost certainly NOT the problem. Have you run the network test? What bandwidth are you getting? -- 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

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-10 Thread Phil Leigh
(or router) IS the problem. If it doesn't, then we need to look at the server PC or the overall TCP IP network config. Can you check the MAC address of the SB (the one it thinks it has now - NOT the one printed on the SB itself) and make sure it is not the same as anything else on your network? -- Phil

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-10 Thread Phil Leigh
OK good. Sounds like the network is basically OK. What about the server PC? any sign of CPU spikes? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-10 Thread Phil Leigh
What devices do you have apart from the SB, Router and Server PC? is ANYTHING else connected to your network? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-10 Thread Phil Leigh
ip for the sb and the server, DHCP for everything else. I find this avoids some problems. Your router will let you set the DHCP range - just set the sb and server outside of the DHCP range. You shopuld do this before we go any further. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE

Re: [slim] SB3 stops randomly ---WHY? Is Squeezebox only poorly implemented pipe dream?

2008-02-10 Thread Phil Leigh
settings via the remote -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

2008-02-09 Thread Phil Leigh
had the ability to run EAC, Connect to the Net, edit tags, install plugins, do scheduled external backups etc then yes...oh look...it's a PC/Mac! -- 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 JISCO

Re: [slim] SB3 rebuffering and not recovering

2008-02-09 Thread Phil Leigh
The SB3 has a much larger buffer than the SB1. Something is badly wrong with your wireless network (not the SB). Probably interference from something. Do you have your PC wired to the router or are both the PC AND SB talking wirelessly to the router? -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal

Re: [slim] Australians being screwed on price??

2008-02-07 Thread Phil Leigh
... For me the most worrying thing in all of this was the comment about Logi not approving of SD having its own web site...I can feel the corporate monster stirring. Yeuch. -- 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

Re: [slim] 2nd Chance

2008-02-07 Thread Phil Leigh
clearly pretty rare and almost certainly hard to reproduce under testing conditions. It is nasty to debug though - but easily fixed, once detected - just key a new MAC address into the SB. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter problem on XP

2008-02-07 Thread Phil Leigh
do you get the same thing when you double-click on the systray icon? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

2008-02-07 Thread Phil Leigh
the laziness thing! -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system

Re: [slim] Logitech Losing an Opportunity

2008-02-07 Thread Phil Leigh
of Linux(but have no issue with those that do). I want choice and that means a proper computer and a world of software which is generally easy to install and configure. YMMV -- 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

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter problem on XP

2008-02-07 Thread Phil Leigh
hmmm...and you've rebooted? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103

Re: [slim] Australians being screwed on price??

2008-02-07 Thread Phil Leigh
mvalera;266782 Wrote: I said some people didn't get it. We obviously won the battle. Don't worry, we're not going away. We'll even be launching a new look and feel in the next few months. Cool - good to know, Mike -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD

Re: [slim] Great news! I finally bought an amp ! No poll.. ;-)

2008-02-04 Thread Phil Leigh
See the thing is...you wouldn't need that EQ if it wasn't for those Bose's (runs and hides behind sofa...aargh it's full of amp and subwooofer!) -- 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] Looking for perfection. Help!

2008-02-02 Thread Phil Leigh
of the interface at the SB end, causing the spdif/toslink signal to be sub-optimal at the point it leaves the SB. Just for the record, I can't hear any difference to the signal coming out of my external DAC with different SB PSU's. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto

Re: [slim] How do you use NetStumbler?

2008-02-02 Thread Phil Leigh
This might appear obvious, but you do have a wireless card on the PC running Netstumbler don't you? It won't work otherwise. -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS

Re: [slim] Network Configuration Advice

2008-02-02 Thread Phil Leigh
say. Certainly I don't get the occasional problems I used to gt with wireless and interference from other appliances. -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] Advice on Universal remote - Pronto?

2008-01-31 Thread Phil Leigh
It uses TCPIP over wifi and the SlimServer CLI interface along with HTTP for certain operations. Contact me if you want more info ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Wow! - thanks...I'll be in touch. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal

Re: [slim] Squeeze Center file access

2008-01-31 Thread Phil Leigh
billingsgate;264577 Wrote: Can someone tell me what Squeeze Center is? I have two Squeezeboxes, using SlimServer and Squeeze Network. So what is Squeeze Center? I don't see any information or downloads relating to it. SqueezeCenter is SlimServer version 7. currently in Beta. -- Phil Leigh

Re: [slim] Attn: Logitech/Slim Devices - Amp Product suggeston (and POLL)

2008-01-30 Thread Phil Leigh
more than that buy one of the 1,000 brands already out there. History is littered with the corpses of companies who went a product too far... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox cuts out with Wireless Bridging

2008-01-30 Thread Phil Leigh
a router could (in theory) detect a conflict situation where 1 MAC address is bound to a single IP address... But it seems that domestic routers don't do this? -- 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

Re: [slim] controller speed vs SB3?

2008-01-30 Thread Phil Leigh
want to enter the first letter it's OK, but for entering entire words it's not ideal. See this is the thing that really annoys me about the Controller - I don't want to scroll through 30,000 tracks looking for something - I want to use LazySearch and you really need a keypad for that. -- Phil

Re: [slim] Connection help, please

2008-01-29 Thread Phil Leigh
You shouldn't need the switch - you can connect the PC directly to the SB with a crossover ethernet cable... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] Connection help, please

2008-01-29 Thread Phil Leigh
erm...you are running Windows? Go into settings - Network Connections...from there you can bridge (interconnnect) your seperate network connections. So you can link your ethernet connnection with your Internet connection... Time for a networking wizard to contribute! -- Phil Leigh You want

Re: [slim] Connection help, please

2008-01-29 Thread Phil Leigh
What about bridging? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn

Re: [slim] My Product Suggestions from the Survey a few years back

2008-01-24 Thread Phil Leigh
... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x

Re: [slim] Frivolous Question ('Center' vs. 'Centre')

2008-01-23 Thread Phil Leigh
Fifer;261807 Wrote: We'll just stick with SlimServer in that case. :) Exactly! Squeeze Center / Centre is a silly name anyway. SqueezeManager or SqueezeCommander or SqueezePortal would be better IMHO.. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't

Re: [slim] Frivolous Question ('Center' vs. 'Centre')

2008-01-23 Thread Phil Leigh
bonze;261898 Wrote: SqueezePortal! with an SBR shaped like a Weighted Companion Cube :D I'll fetch me coat. Rotflmao ! Obviously you don't work in IT! -- 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

Re: [slim] Playing cd's

2008-01-20 Thread Phil Leigh
. I've just followed your instructions - which were perfect - and it works!!! YES! This is just exactly what I needed - plus I can even use my TACT RC on the tracks playing on the PC dvd drive via the SB. You've made my day - thank you again Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path

Re: [slim] Playing cd's

2008-01-20 Thread Phil Leigh
processes...I'll keep a lookout Regards Phil -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn

Re: [slim] SB Receiver without controller?

2008-01-15 Thread Phil Leigh
this MAY be connected to the strange issue with MAC address corruption/cloning...but I have no evidence. -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W

Re: [slim] MusicIP in New SC7 Default Skin?

2008-01-15 Thread Phil Leigh
. However, there is no trace (other than the port seting on the Extras page) of MusicIP within my SC7... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W

Re: [slim] SB Receiver without controller?

2008-01-15 Thread Phil Leigh
With all due respect, commercial DHCP implementations and the sort of routers we have at home are worlds apart... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X

Re: [slim] SB Receiver without controller?

2008-01-15 Thread Phil Leigh
. -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK

Re: [slim] Wireless - yes, Homeplug - No

2008-01-14 Thread Phil Leigh
. -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140

Re: [slim] Can't get SB3 to connect to server anymore (OS X)

2008-01-14 Thread Phil Leigh
? Oh - so that's like having two seperate network connections? I wouldn't have thought that would work. Have you tried plugging the SB into the router? -- 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] Doesn't connect to slimserver or loses contact

2008-01-13 Thread Phil Leigh
address for the SB rather than relying on the Routers DHCP. -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm

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

2008-01-13 Thread Phil Leigh
so multiple tracks are being found - or rather, it is finding more than one route to your tracks. Do you also use MusicIP for example? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT

Re: [slim] Doesn't connect to slimserver or loses contact

2008-01-13 Thread Phil Leigh
the remote to get to the settings menu on the SB and then obtain IP address manually and the type in a valid address in your IP range. Actually before you do this, check what IP address is currently assigned to your SB and report it back here... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE

Re: [slim] Cat among the pigeons

2008-01-13 Thread Phil Leigh
why dont you just run a PopcornHour alongside the sb? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm

Re: [slim] Can't get SB3 to connect to server anymore (OS X)

2008-01-13 Thread Phil Leigh
AFAIK setting the gateway to 0 won't work, you need to set it be the address of your router (or the same as your music source if you don't have a router). -- 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

Re: [slim] Can't get SB3 to connect to server anymore (OS X)

2008-01-13 Thread Phil Leigh
Set the gateway and DNS to be the same IP as your mini... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer

Re: [slim] Can't get SB3 to connect to server anymore (OS X)

2008-01-13 Thread Phil Leigh
Can you PING the SB from the mini? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn

Re: [slim] Can't get SB3 to connect to server anymore (OS X)

2008-01-13 Thread Phil Leigh
almost certainly not dead... power the SB on and off...watch closely what happens on the screen and report back -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] Doesn't connect to slimserver or loses contact

2008-01-13 Thread Phil Leigh
do you have a router? if so, you need to make sure it is NOT serving up DCHP addresses that include the static IP address of your SB... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI

Re: [slim] Can't get SB3 to connect to server anymore (OS X)

2008-01-13 Thread Phil Leigh
This cable that you are using between SB and Mac...is it a crossover cable or a normal one? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF

Re: [slim] Cat among the pigeons

2008-01-13 Thread Phil Leigh
in the other areas ? My answer was deadly serious - the PopcornHour is to video what the SB is to music! -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] Can't get SB3 to connect to server anymore (OS X)

2008-01-13 Thread Phil Leigh
Does the Mac have something broadly similar to the Settings - Network Connections in XP Control panel? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] Playing cd's

2008-01-12 Thread Phil Leigh
Place tracks 2-9 mply://cdda//2-9 All CD tracks mply://cdda// Any chance this will work under SC 7? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations

Re: [slim] Playing cd's

2008-01-12 Thread Phil Leigh
for it work by invoking socketwrapper. It would be a few days before I can get around to it. Including an example OPML file to play CD track would be an obvious additions. That would be fabulous - I'd do it myself if I knew how! I'll wait expectantly - many thanks Phil -- Phil Leigh You

Re: [slim] Playing cd's

2008-01-12 Thread Phil Leigh
bpa;257567 Wrote: Do you use Windows or Linux ? erm...(whispers) Windows -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X

Re: [slim] can't download waveinput plugin

2008-01-12 Thread Phil Leigh
the problem is IE 7.x... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn

[slim] How to stop SqueezeCenter?

2008-01-12 Thread Phil Leigh
This may be a stupid question but I'm sure the trayicon used to have a stop option on it? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X

Re: [slim] How to stop SqueezeCenter?

2008-01-12 Thread Phil Leigh
Mine doesn't!!! I just get Open SqueezeCenter , Go To Logitech Web Site and Exit... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3

Re: [slim] How to stop SqueezeCenter?

2008-01-12 Thread Phil Leigh
. -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's

Re: [slim] Any tips on upgrading Slimserver to 6.5.5?

2008-01-12 Thread Phil Leigh
at all in this situation) -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv

Re: [slim] Advice on Universal remote - Pronto?

2008-01-10 Thread Phil Leigh
Thanks! I know the top-of-range pronto is expensive...but if it could do 2-way comms and display artwork/driver SlimServer... I like the Harmony 1000 too. I would pay the money (call me crazy) for a single do-it-all remote with 2-way comms (e.g. bluetooth or wi-fi) to the PC. -- Phil Leigh

Re: [slim] Slimserver not starting under XP

2008-01-10 Thread Phil Leigh
Sounds to me that you may not have completely deleted the previous installation. Do you have anyhting in the Control Panel Event Viewer? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI

Re: [slim] Uh Oh

2008-01-10 Thread Phil Leigh
My only concern with this is what happened when MS bought Pacific Microsonics...anyone seen an HDCD recently? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good

Re: [slim] Uh Oh

2008-01-10 Thread Phil Leigh
radish;256921 Wrote: Depends on your definition of success of course. In terms of a success for MS, there are numerous examples such as Visio, Hotmail and Bungie (who were recently spun back off but made a LOT of money for MS). Well yes but they ruined Visio in the process (IMHO). -- Phil

Re: [slim] Slimserver not starting under XP

2008-01-10 Thread Phil Leigh
hmmm..nothing about slimserver.exe? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn

Re: [slim] Slimserver not starting under XP

2008-01-10 Thread Phil Leigh
But is there anything in the event viewer in control panel - administrative services? -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC

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

2008-01-10 Thread Phil Leigh
automatically into the AlbumCatalogs folder... as an HTML file (web page) -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-10 Thread Phil Leigh
Balthazar_B;256963 Wrote: Maybe some enterprising soul will come up with a solution that takes the juice from a tiny solar panel and feeds it to the receiver when outdoors... Hmmm...Freeplay... -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what

[slim] Advice on Universal remote - Pronto?

2008-01-09 Thread Phil Leigh
. Thanks Phil Of course, I would be using a Controller if it had learning capabilities... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-01-09 Thread Phil Leigh
... NOTHING... has been made obsolete! -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103

Re: [slim] Announcing the Squeezebox Duet

2008-01-09 Thread Phil Leigh
or both. Until they are in the wild and have been DBT'd we won't really know. -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU

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

2008-01-08 Thread Phil Leigh
further. -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system

Re: [slim] BBC article: Copying CDs could be made legal

2008-01-08 Thread Phil Leigh
to be in the loft. I have a lifetime supply of silica gel sachets... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer

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

2008-01-07 Thread Phil Leigh
Frank - this might be the basis for solving the The problem... SELECT IF ( LEFT( title, 4)='The ', SUBSTRING(artist FROM 4), artist ) AS artist_sort_name FROM table ORDER BY artist_sort_name or something like that... I'll try it later - my MySql is not strong. regards Phil -- Phil Leigh

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

2008-01-07 Thread Phil Leigh
; End If Works great! Regards Phil -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full

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

2008-01-07 Thread Phil Leigh
-- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's

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

2008-01-07 Thread Phil Leigh
rather than ignore the first word. As Phil says, an option to do either would be ideal, but if I had to pick one, I'd go with as titled. Siduhe - I was only talking about artist, not album title (which I agree should never be changed). But I think an option is the best approach. Phil -- Phil

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

2008-01-06 Thread Phil Leigh
restarted the machine... If that doesn't work, then the MySQL driver is not installed. -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X

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

2008-01-06 Thread Phil Leigh
believe these are connected to your code. The last piece of the jigsaw for me is to get the sort order for artists to ignore The so that The Hollies is under H not T...I'm not quite sure how to do that. Again, many thanks Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto

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

2008-01-06 Thread Phil Leigh
-- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's

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

2008-01-06 Thread Phil Leigh
Frank - I don't think you can do this directly within the SQL query. You would have to parse the result set to strip out the leading noise words and then re-sort. Regards Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal

Re: [slim] The 'Duet' is here

2008-01-06 Thread Phil Leigh
) is the bit-perfect digital playback and rich UI. The visual remote is the icing on the cake. Well Done Slim/Logitech. -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X

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

2008-01-06 Thread Phil Leigh
regsvr32 msdadc.dll (and repeat for each .dll file) Then reboot! Hope this fixes it for you regards Phil PS I don't know why this would work - but it is what I did. This -- 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

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

2008-01-05 Thread Phil Leigh
this to help Frank in his testing of the SC7 version. -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods

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

2008-01-05 Thread Phil Leigh
an hour... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x

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

2008-01-05 Thread Phil Leigh
Sorry - that was a stupid observation by me...of course it is the C:\ drive that is being thrashed because that is where the SlimServer database is - doh! -- 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

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

2008-01-05 Thread Phil Leigh
the script when you are ready. Regards Thanks Phil -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods

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

2008-01-03 Thread Phil Leigh
forward to getting this running!) -- 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+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some very expensive cables ;o

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

2008-01-03 Thread Phil Leigh
... dbpassword: '' dbsource: dbi:mysql:hostname=127.0.0.1;port=9092;database=%s dbusername: slimserver disableStatistics: 0 4) Firewall made no difference. Maybe I just have to wait for a SS7 version? Thanks Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl

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

2008-01-03 Thread Phil Leigh
some time on the script to see a work around. Continued thanks Frank for your great work on this! SS SS - can you post the contents of your my.cnf file in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\SqueezeCenter\Cache please? thanks Phil -- Phil Leigh You want to see

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

2008-01-03 Thread Phil Leigh
SS - many thanks! Phil -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn

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

2008-01-03 Thread Phil Leigh
I wonder if the ODBC 3.5.1 driver is not compatible with the MySQL in ss7? The connect strings look fine (and identical) to me... -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT

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

2008-01-03 Thread Phil Leigh
A little more info...the ODBC driver works OK in Control Panel - I can configure it and connect to the slimserver database OK using the same info as is in the connectstring in the script...very odd. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what

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

2008-01-03 Thread Phil Leigh
a 3706 error when your script tries to read the recordset...? Regards Phil -- 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 JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10

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

2008-01-03 Thread Phil Leigh
Siduhe;253918 Wrote: Just to confirm I have the same problem as Phil - XP Pro and SC7 (latest nightly). Is the user still slimserver in SC7, I would imagine it is now squeezecenter? I think it still slimserver - or at least that opens a connection to the database... -- Phil Leigh You

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

2008-01-03 Thread Phil Leigh
Siduhe;253922 Wrote: It works for me if I change the script UID to squeezecenter - all other variables stay the same. In particular, database is still Slimserver. Rats! - It still doesn't work for me and that would have been such a simple and logical fix :o) -- Phil Leigh You want to see

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

2008-01-03 Thread Phil Leigh
instructions. The ODBC driver tested out ok in control panel...but I still get a 3706 error in the script. This error is generally something to do with the way that the ODBC drivers are installed...so the problem may be unique to my PC. I used Wordpad to edit the script. Cheers Phil -- Phil Leigh You want

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

2008-01-02 Thread Phil Leigh
unresponsive. Is it something I've done wrong?? Thanks again... Paul I get exactly the same thing! (xp sp2, ie 7.0.5730) -- 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+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1

Re: [slim] Compilation albums - problem

2007-12-29 Thread Phil Leigh
is just plain silly? But then again, I don't use iTunes or an iPod, mp3's or downloads (except for the odd Linn album download which I treat just like a CD rip). -- 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+TACT+Altmann+MF

Re: [slim] Slim Server Can't Find Player

2007-12-28 Thread Phil Leigh
So far the Beta is great and knocks the socks off 6.x... Give it a try! -- 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+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system and some very expensive cables ;o

Re: [slim] Thinking about sending two SBs back.

2007-12-28 Thread Phil Leigh
There is no difference between leaving a PC on and leaving a NAS on. They are (more or less) the same thing! -- 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+TACT+Altmann+MF DACXV3/Linn tri-amped Aktiv 5.1 system

Re: [slim] 2 Annoying Issues (album playback and missing track 1)

2007-12-23 Thread Phil Leigh
! The Track 1 missing problem went away for me only after I had re-tagged everything, deleted the cache and completely re-scanned. After that it hasn't ever reappeared. -- 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+TACT

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