prefer that SD remain a company for geeks (don't be insulted --
I count myself in this category) rather than the mass market. But then
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remote from another company and software from some developer somewhere.
Most consumers won't even find out that these things exist, let alone go
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down the Favorites button, you need to display the playlist name (not
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command already does Lazy Search if the plugin is
installed, but I'm not sure that even if the remote could tell the
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to say, this feature would be most useful when combined with a
single, integrated Favorites list that includes SlimServer and
SqueezeNetwork items -- which is supposed to happen in 7.0.
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with a nice display like the
Touch but larger, so it could be read easily from across a room. But the
Touch display is already larger than old fashioned audio gear displays,
so I don't know how many people would pay for a larger one.
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, but I don't understand how the Touch will help. Maybe I'm
missing something.
(Thanks for the rest of your reply, however, which makes sense to me.)
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? Are those all accessible from individual players or the
player that is connected to the external drive?
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, and iTunes (or similar software to easily manage the music)
running on a computer somewhere on the network, then that would truly be
a big step forward.
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Currently the Classic costs $236.81 from amazon, or $225.00 when sold
by a 3rd party on amazon.com.
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To clarify my last post, the save 20% notice seems to appear on all
Logitech pages on amazon, even though the fine print says the rebate
applies only to products sold by amazon, not to those sold by 3rd
parties through amazon!
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Another option would be to go to a skinnier (and possibly shorter) font
if the whole title can't fit. This could be automatic or it could be a
user option (along with a choice to scroll or truncate if the skinny
font still won't fit).
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source software. I admire Logitech for
trying and am happy to cut them some slack in their product design and
messaging. But the confusion in basic sales techniques is inexcusable.
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My main rant was about poor marketing rather than the discontinued
Classic. But a basic part of product management is ensuring that your
company can continue meeting customer demand for a product, or having a
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Some things are better done by small groups.
Don't blame this on size. Amazon does a fine job of selling stuff. This
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Is there any way to play midi files with Slim?
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functionalilty of the squeezebox into two different rooms.
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So are you saying that a FLAC album takes between 360 and 720 MB?
Rgds,
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your backup drive, the quality
would reduce, but there is no need to do it.
Rgds,
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I have backed up all my MP3 recordings onto an external hard drive. Does
the quality of the MP3s suffer from repeated copying
assume shadow play works ok with softsqueeze.
I might end up using squeezebox as an interface only and having the music
generated by the PC.
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Subject: [slim] Does anyone have a broken squeezebox?
Difficult to explain why, but I could really use a squeezebox without a
display.
Does anyone have one with a broken
Or to change the drive letter in your playlists, just use find and replace
in your favourite text editor.
Programmers File Editor or Textpad for example.
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If you are using XP, and it does that sometimes, go to control panel
Softsqueeze desktop icon can't be removed?haved you tried rebooting.
That might clear up the lock on the file
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I have a weird problem with an icon for Softsqueeze that was installed when
I loaded Softsqueeze 2.0a11. I have since
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I've now subscribed to the product newsletter, so I guess that will keep
me up to date.
Here's looking forward to a new squeezebox very soon.
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/symbolic can't remember) to another copy
of the file.
As said, the tag for track number etc. would be wrong, but the track
number if the file name could be correct.
In windows, the link could be a windows shortcut.
Just a few random thoughts...
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) would be executed twice.
If I used the supplied remote this didn't happen.
Once the unit was setup the touchscreen remote worked perfectly.
Is anyone else aware of this problem?
Any thoughts as to the cause?
Rgds,
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p.s. Just put the finishing touches on my home cinema (home theater to
you
I imagine it is encoded at an unusual frequency or bit rate.
I guess the solution would be to someone transcode it through lame
before it is sent to the Squeezebox?
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Haven't looked into the details yet, but perhaps a trillian plugin could
then send a command line message to the squeezebox ?
http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/
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personally I use a Pronto type (Marantz RC9200) remote.
It does everything for me.
I thing setting up the IR blasting from the squeezebox would be a much
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files into one as long as the IR codes did not overlap.
I simply learnt all the codes onto my Pronto then added extra codes
and commands for my requirements.
if you are interested my CCF file is at http://brucehartley.com/ and I
can upload my ir.map file if you are interested.
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?
Please could someone put me out of misery and explain how I do an
install -force type of thing.
Thanks,
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This is true, all Limited companies have to submit basic accounting
statements to companies house.
http://www.companieshouse.co.uk/
These are then publicy available.
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I don't know about the whole profiles thing, maybe that's overkill.
But I would like a way of segmenting the music library.
Particularly I would like a way of limiting the choice that the random
plugin could make, but I guess that's one for the 3rd party forum.
Cheers,
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This plug-in *really* should be made part of the standard installation.
Don't you just hate me too posts.
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would you post a sticker to the UK ?
p.s. Off Topic
I can't help it, I have to tell you all.
My wife had a baby yesterday, our first, a beautiful girl called
Sophie.
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Sounds like a good reason to dig my Audrey back out of the cupboard !!
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not a bad idea, but loading large playlists can take an age.
Also everytime you got new music, you would have to add it.
what about a modification to the random plugin?
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2005-09-09 09:52:37.0572 irCode not defined: 768902fd.repeat
2005-09-09 09:52:37.0573 irCode = [] timer = [87011.197] timediff =
[0.1072899] last = []
2005-09-09 09:52:37.2066 irCode not defined: 768902fd.single
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OK, great, thanks.
btw, is 6.2 stable in the song playing department or should I stick
with 6.1.2 nightlies for the time being?
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The easiest way would be to move the entire c:\program files\slimserver\
folder.
If you want the auto start service installed, you could then re-install
over the top of it.
This should retain your settings and database.
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Right now I don't think there is an easy way to connect the buttons.
You could always butcher a remote and connect the buttons to that ;-)
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Random would presumably skip past when it discovers the file is not
there
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Simpy create a shortcut to one folder from the other.
Or create a new master folder and put shortcuts to your two other
folders in there.
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I have a vague recollection of a utility to display artwork on the
squeezebox display. The artwork scrolled up on the display.
Did I imagine this?
With the grayscale display on the squeezebox2, could this be done?
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Do I win a prize for most SW (UK) squeezebox user ;-)
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: How many of these would you buy?
- None
- Perhaps one
- At least one
I wanted an SB without sound capability some time back.
So there's one more crazy person for you.
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I think the moose interface allows this, but I think it is windows only.
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If the access point is set to 802.11G only, then the SB1 won't see it.
The SB2 has 802.11G but the SB1 has only 802.11B.
Or perhaps it's the security.
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to the actual file to use for the
audio portion.
Doable ?
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It's not really my thing, but I can see why it would be popular, and if
you don't like it, don't go into that forum.
As long as slimdevices can spare the disc and bandwidth, what's the
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an alternative blue sky
suggestion.
I agree that your playlist suggestion is quite a clean one.
However at the end of the day, I have had thoughts of removing
duplicates on greatest hits albums before and decided it would be way
more trouble than it is worth.
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I reckon your wasted 1.2Gb is less than 50 pence worth of disc space.
Is that really a big deal.
How much is your time worth, when your trying to save that 50 pence.
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Yes please.
How do you back up tags with a checksum?
How do you restore tags with that checksum?
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that they own all rights too.
When streaming, they are playing music that numerous others hold the
rights to, they therefore have to broadcast it in a way that makes it
difficult for the music to be pirated from.
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I'm running a SlimP3, and I'm finding that many stations coded at 96 kbps
won't play. Is this a limitation on the SlimP3 or do I have a
server/installation problem. I could have sworn these streams played before
I switched over to 6.x. The streams play just fine on Softsqueeze.
Bruce
Thanks
Try KBCS-FM http://kbcs.fm/site/PageServer?pagename=listenlive
attached is the playlist file.
bruce
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of these others
that don't seem to be working and maybe if you have time you could see if
they play for you.
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get a loud click at the start
and then nothing.) This stream is 96kbps and I have checked my SliMP3 with
other 96 streams (out of Shoutcast) and they play.
Is there something wrong with Live365? the formatting of this pls? my
server?
Bruce
I'm 31.
Some typing to make the message longer ;-)
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Maybe I'm lucky, put I've installed 2 ReadyNAS X6 and they've all been
almost braindead to install.
Their are several models and I'm not aware of that many issues with the
X6 model.
I recommend the X6 model BTW, and once I installed 4 SATA drives, I
plugged it in, waited 4 hours and had a
I'm sure it's been pointed out by others, but the throughput of the
infrant X6 is way past the terrastation.
Tried that for Slim and what a dog.
Now running the X6 and happily streaming FLAC files all day long, wired
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Otherwise as noted above, I will have to put an IR blinker on the front
of the squeezebox and it won't look pretty.
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enhancement request logged, please vote for it.
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4605
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was listening
through headphones.
So her recommendation would be the clavinova range.
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In the end, I just opened the case, split open the Ir emitter and put
the IR emitter LED inside the case.
It works a treat!!
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I just realized that ESPN radio won't be what I need for MNF. I need
Westwood One which covers the game on radio.
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it is not working. Normally, what I
have done is to switch the encryption from WEP 64 to no password [or
back]. This has magically worked (even though I realize that this trick
should have no bearing whatsoever on connecting) in the past.
Now nothing works. Does any body have any ideas?
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It quits trying to connect after 20 seconds, so given that, I can only
refresh the server once or twice during that time. I am confused
there.
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. It is appreciated because I am in the dark.
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I did just install the latest slim server yesterday(but not the last
nightly) and didn't get any prompts to install the firmware. Don't I
have to be successfully connect to install firmware.
Sorry for the late reply. I have been away.
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can connect - just not now. And I don't know why.
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is, of course, tethered to the
router via that cable. Is the idea that I can download the firmware
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says that I should download the firmware to the SB3. Now, if at that
point in the installation the software has to go back to the internet
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reports that it can't
find my SB3. So, no data will be sent.
I won't get to this till later tonight.
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if an adaptor exists or if one does, that phone port
will work. I really doubt it will. So, I am not able to connect with a
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to press the brightness button to start it. I am up and
running now wirelessly.
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Just got myself a squeezebox controller and this question has occurred
to me again.
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liked to switch from using HTTP to using plain TCP so I
could use the telnet commands and receive back status information to
theoretically display on the remote.
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Maybe it's just me, but I've never seen continued shortened to con't.
Surely it should be cont'd?
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Saw a few of these type of posts a while back.
Hope no-one minds.
Does anyone want to get together to get two squeezebox 3s (black
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Thanks for all the replies on this. I had a hunch that it was
softsqueeze but I needed some reassurance. Can't wait for the SB3
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Not that this answers the question, but why do you need two nics?
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have one of these AVR-4306s yet?
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can listen to music or try to listen to music.
I even saw a screen go by that said I had a 70% signal strength. But I
can't browse my music at all, much less play it.
So I need an up to date help file somewhere.
Help!!
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allows me to scroll through 1) Setup networking, 2)
View current settings 3) Connect with SqueezeNetwork and 4) connect
with 0.0.0.0. That happens even after I cycle power. The signal
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which I have already done.
None of the screens that I do see look like what the 'Getting Started'
page says I should either.
Is there any way from Slimserver to tell whether a connection has been
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