Re: [slim] Re: Streaming over the internet

2007-01-15 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/15/07, neyz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's so GREAT thanks !! The box has 100mb upload and i have a 20megs internet connection so there shouldn't be any problem.. i'm a little more worried on the quality of the wireless connection but that's another story.. Thank you ! You can use

Re: [slim] Re: Night terrors caused by SqueezeBox

2007-01-15 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/15/07, CatBus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trying not to jump on the sarcasm train... ... You're a better person than I am, and I can appreciate that :) In my opinion, SlimDevices COULD do something to improve this. If the user has opted for a blank screensaver for off mode, then I think

Re: [slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?

2007-01-14 Thread Jack Coates
Ah, Henny Penny, said Chicken Little, the sky is falling, and I must go and tell the king. How do you know that the sky is falling, Chicken Little? asked Henny Penny. I saw it with my eyes, I heard it with my ears, and a bit of it fell on my head, said Chicken Little. I will go with you to the

Re: [slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?

2007-01-14 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/14/07, totoro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love my sb3. As far as I'm concerned, my quality of life improved a lot when I got it. But I haven't been able to convince any of my friends to get one. One friend _did_ decide to build a quiet pc and stick it in his living room with a dac, but

Re: [slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?

2007-01-14 Thread Jack Coates
Yes, I can add and subtract, too. As you might have noticed, I was talking about my inability to get anyone else to by one. Sorry to offend, I was trying to reassure :) The thing about sales is, you need to be solving something. Someone who is happy with their ipod and its dock is lacking a

Re: [slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?

2007-01-14 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/14/07, CardinalFang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Coates;170208 Wrote: Ah, Henny Penny, said Chicken Little, the sky is falling, and I must go and tell the king. I sincerely hope the Slim team don't adopt that ostrich-like approach. Whether it turns out to be a threat or not, when

Re: [slim] Re: Apple Iphone= Idiotphone?

2007-01-12 Thread Jack Coates
... * No Exchange or Office support. No exchange support is good, the rest sucks. Exchange does IMAP and should do SyncML too. ... The thing is a toy and will only be used by SOHO folks and soccer moms; end of story. It telegraphs that for all their talk about enterprise, Apple, Inc (no

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-09 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/8/07, MrSinatra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Coates;168445 Wrote: It's almost as if some streams come from farther across the Internet than others, and have more network hops... nah, that's crazy talk. Never mind. i live 40minutes from the source of the stream. yet other streams

Re: [slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-08 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/8/07, MrSinatra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi Jim, as you can see, SD forums are basically two camps, cheerleaders and cranks. I'd actually rename those camps to those who bought what they want and those who want something else but bought a Squeezebox anyway :) i'm a crank. i guess my

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver, Shoutcast and Winamp

2007-01-08 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/8/07, MrSinatra [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if i'm defensive, its b/c i KNOW its not the wireless. this isn't the first thread this has been gone over in, don't assume i haven't tackled all the possibilities it was in my power to do so. probably half my posts are on this topic. fyi, it was

Re: [slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-07 Thread Jack Coates
2. Frequently unstable software. I appreciate that the dev team works so hard, but they just don't have the resources they need for proper testing. (and aren't long on the charisma necessary to recruit new testers... at one point, I was kind of trying to volunteer as a tester, and got chased

Re: [slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-07 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/7/07, Skunk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *Feature not yet supported by Squeezebox +---+ |Filename: cake.jpg | |Download:

Re: [slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-06 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/5/07, tyler_durden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Welcome! Here are my thoughts. When was the last time you bought an item at the store and and had to jump through hoops for a week to get it working and were satisfied with the purchase? Straw man. You're trying to simplify the purchase of a

Re: [slim] Memory not being written error - HELP!!!

2007-01-06 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/6/07, Scoop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I get the following error part way through the scanning process for my Squeezebox: The instruction at 0x28089994 referenced memory at 0x0004. The memory could not be written. The scanning process ends at this point and my entire music library is

Re: [slim] How to enable standby and resume?

2007-01-06 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/6/07, erichabg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Squeezebox sends a WOL packet when it powers on and finds that the server isn't around. It must be on the same wired LAN for that to work; routers block the magic packet. Make sure you've enabled WOL in the BIOS of your server. As for your other

Re: [slim] How to enable standby and resume?

2007-01-06 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/6/07, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Coates wrote: On 1/6/07, erichabg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Squeezebox sends a WOL packet when it powers on and finds that the server isn't around. It must be on the same wired LAN for that to work; routers block the magic packet. Make sure

Re: [slim] Help !

2007-01-06 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/6/07, pjdowns [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For Christmas my fiance bought me a Squeezebox 2. This is an excellent bit of kit and considering what it is and the price it doesn't sound half bad in my system either ! congratulations! ... 1. The server occasionally locks up while in use causes

Re: [slim] Re: Introducing..... me!

2007-01-06 Thread Jack Coates
... Actually, I'm an engineer and I don't have anything sitting in a drawer that doesn't work. I fix most of my stuff when it croaks, and other people's stuff, too. When I buy something that doesn't work it goes back immediately. If something dies and is unrepairable, I throw usually it away,

Re: [slim] Re: Help !

2007-01-06 Thread Jack Coates
... 2. Although it has to be said that the blips are sometimes there. I have just upgraded the Squeezebox's version by holding down the brightness button. Hopefully it will be better now. The Mac doesn't do anything else other than this at present. It does however seem to get a bit confused if

Re: [slim] Dean Blackketter

2007-01-04 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/4/07, jonheal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just curious ... Is Dean on sabatical, or prehaps off to greener pastures? I told you in this thread, http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30332highlight=dean+eaten He was drawn, quartered, and eaten by the Logitech board of directors

Re: [slim] Re: Smiles and Kisses

2007-01-03 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/3/07, Recoveryone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ross L;166866 Wrote: FWIW we don't put our software on CDs because we'd have to update the CDs constantly. Did you know our engineers do nightly builds? Yes I'm aware of the nightly builds, I had to use the 6.5.1 build to get my slim server to

Re: [slim] Server not recognizing muliple albums as single disk

2007-01-02 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/2/07, SteveK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have some disks or shows that are broken up into folders, by set or disk. While the track numbers are set up to be sequential and the album/show titles are tagged properly, slim server lists them as 2 albums. THe setting is set in the server software

Re: [slim] Server not recognizing muliple albums as single disk

2007-01-02 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/2/07, Jack Coates [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/2/07, SteveK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have some disks or shows that are broken up into folders, by set or disk. While the track numbers are set up to be sequential and the album/show titles are tagged properly, slim server lists them

Re: [slim] Can I access music files on more than one computer with one Squeezebox?

2007-01-01 Thread Jack Coates
On 1/1/07, Rick B. Rick.B..2jqxw01167679802@no-mx.forums.slimdevices.com wrote: Can't seem to find an answer to this simple question: If I have two or more computers on one network can I access music files on all of them with one Squeezebox? If yes, do all computers need to have Slimserver app

Re: [slim] Re: SlimServer - A pain in the ass...

2006-12-29 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/29/06, Recoveryone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I too have had the same problem with the slim server software on my more powerful system (P4 2.8 gighz with 2 gig of ram twin 80 gigHD) I also installed the slim server on the kids system (P3 800mhz 1gig ram with twin 20 gigHD) the slim server

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver shuts down by itself - why?

2006-12-27 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/27/06, strapats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i've been having the same problem here; slimserver just kept shutting down by itself and could only be restarted again manually. in the eventviewer i had the exact same error description. i'm running mcafee on my pc, and with mcafee unfortunately

Re: [slim] Ideal remote to browse slimserver? (not nokia 770 though)

2006-12-26 Thread Jack Coates
... PDAs suck even worse than computers, which suck pretty badly. The idea of having to manage my remote control, put it on a charging cradle when it's not in use, or wait for it to reload a web page fills me with shuddering horror. I've monkeyed around with the various options on an ipaq 4150

Re: [slim] New Black SB3 Question

2006-12-25 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/25/06, ErikM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok I looked but didn't find a definitive answer so : Does the new Black SB3 come with the lighted remote??? no. It comes with the new style, but the buttons aren't lighted. -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western

Re: [slim] Long delay before playing tracks

2006-12-21 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/20/06, Fatspoon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just set up a Squeezebox 3 with v6.5 and am finding that there's a 30-60 seconds delay before each track begins to play. The squeezebox doesn't resond during this delay. The same delay appears in between tracks and also when I attempt to play

Re: [slim] Two external hard drives?

2006-12-21 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/21/06, yooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While waiting for my transporter, I'm trying to set things up properly beforehand. I use a Mac and have just bought a second external hard drive. All my music is ripped using ALAC via iTunes. I have installed Slimserver and am not sure what I need

Re: [slim] Re: SB3 as alarm clock: what speakers?

2006-12-21 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/21/06, ceejay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the responses. The Creative device looks nice, but its too big, too expensive, and anyway isn't the tivoli that I've just bought! There are at least two pictures of people using this setup on the forum - how have you solved the

Re: [slim] Re: SB3 as alarm clock: what speakers?

2006-12-21 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/21/06, ceejay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Coates;164067 Wrote: I'm using the Tivoli with an SB3 on top and the dangly string aerial -- I hardly ever use the radio, but I don't hear interference when I do. I've have some ground loop problems, but bundling up all the slack cables

Re: [slim] Re: Flip display for kitchen installation

2006-12-19 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/19/06, coldslabs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a thread about mounting a SB2 upside down: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=15633 probably best off to buy a used sb2 from ebay. -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must

Re: [slim] Perl_Tstack_sp_ptr

2006-12-16 Thread Jack Coates
RH9 has some issues, which is to be expected since support was dropped by RH about 3 years ago :) I'm running SuSE myself, no problems. Anyway, try running the /usr/local/slimserver/bin/build-modules.pl script. On 12/16/06, nosbod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI, i've just installed slimserver on

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-14 Thread Jack Coates
Of course, if that's the only point, one could argue that it really ought to have an ipod dock in it too. And some speakers. In fact, why not just build a squeezebox into an existing dock? In all honesty, an ipod dock is much more feasible than a usb reader. On 12/14/06, slimkid [EMAIL

Re: [slim] Re: Upgraded router firmware - now SB3 can't find DHCP server

2006-12-13 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/13/06, Jimw [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i have a linksys wrt54gs v.6 with v.1.50.9 firmware, but my SB3 cannot find the dhcp server. is this a similar problem to the wrt54g? if so does anyone know a way round the problem thanks typically router upgrades wipe the old configuration. Log

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/13/06, bklaas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Must. Have. Knob. I played with it at their open house last week, didn't like it as much as I thought I would. The big thing is that I frequently do more than one thing at once -- so I was talking with Jez and playing with the knob, and when I'd

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/13/06, snarlydwarf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Coates;162235 Wrote: I played with it at their open house last week, didn't like it as much as I thought I would. The big thing is that I frequently do more than one thing at once -- so I was talking with Jez and playing with the knob

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-13 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/13/06, Ben Sandee [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/13/06, Tarn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But if you can avoid the bloat, you'll be able to sell the fancy remote for less than the cost of the squeezebox, and people will actually buy it. Cue the people who need to say that they won't buy

Re: [slim] Re: Missing songs

2006-12-13 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/13/06, Justme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: McAfee eh. Interesting, as I recently installed that. Would you know the walk around to this? Tell McAfee to whitelist MySQL. -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander -- traditional

Re: [slim] Re: Waking up Slimserver

2006-12-12 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/12/06, cherryplinth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: fsoares;151212 Wrote: ...and parsing errors and thread not found when trying to connect to Internet Radio stations (that used to work perfectly until, as you say, a few weeks ago). I am not sure, but it seems to me that problems compounded

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-11 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/10/06, ezkcdude [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:... Holy read the entire thread batman! I've repeated numerous times that I was only suggesting an *additional* feature that would be convenient and nice to have. See the title of the thread. I use SlimServer every freakin' day! I've even built my

Re: [slim] Re: New Squeezebox?

2006-12-11 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/11/06, Mario [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mitch Harding;161337 Wrote: True, but IMO it's a good investment. You never know what you might need in the future. If you buy a wired one and later need to put it in a place where you cannot conveniently run wires, you'll probably end up

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-11 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/11/06, ezkcdude [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jack Coates;161380 Wrote: In all honesty, if you want to listen to digital music on your stereo without turning on a computer, why are you buying a Squeezebox? Buy a dock for your portable MP3 player, it's a lot cheaper. Well, maybe we can get

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-11 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/11/06, ezkcdude [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Peter, thanks for not attacking me as the others have. I just want to point out again, I am suggesting the *addition* of a feature, not taking away the server/client architecture. It must be possible to add a standalone mode. It's just a matter of

Re: [slim] PODCAST Subscriptions

2006-12-09 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/9/06, drockcity74 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I want to subscribe to podcasts on my own... specifically DiggNation... I'm having issues doing so. I'm sure it's rather simple... any suggestions? Web interface Server settings Plugins Podcasts Paste in the URL click okay. To

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-09 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/9/06, Pale Blue Ego [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IMO, the whole idea of an on-device server and storage is a huge step backwards. There are plenty of other companies doing these fat clients. Feel free to choose one then live with the closed server, limited drive space, noise, and expense.

Re: [slim] Re: If your SB breaks, you're stuffed!

2006-12-09 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/9/06, ikruspan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: gsalton;160708 Wrote: But in my case, I bought a CD from a street vendor in Bulgaria. Anyway, a year later, it stopped working, and Tori Amos refused to replace it. Man, Tori Amos sucks! Are you CRAZY ? What is wrong to have authorized repair

Re: [slim] Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-08 Thread Jack Coates
Yeah, like cake. When will it make cake, dammit? On 12/8/06, aubuti [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ezkcdude;160775 Wrote: How about adding a physical memory slot (SD would be nice, or USB port) for playing music directly off a thumb drive? This way, you could play music directly off the thumb

[slim] got my black on black

2006-12-08 Thread Jack Coates
Here's what it looks like on top of a Tivoli Model Two (http://www.monkeynoodle.org/Photos/comp/none-more-black.png/view). I was concerned that it would look funny because I liked how my Squeezebox 2 neatly fit on top of the speaker radio box, but this isn't bad. The beer is North Coast Red Seal

Re: [slim] Re: Ideas for Squeezebox 4

2006-12-08 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/8/06, ezkcdude [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I apologize for suggesting something that is hard. There must be no way to do this. I didn't realize there aren't enough smart folks at Slim to figure out how to implement this. My bad. Oh, wait, I never said that. It's you guys who are implying

Re: [slim] Re: got my black on black

2006-12-08 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/8/06, nicketynick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Damn - that looks good! Oh, the SB/Tivoli isn't bad either :-) Pretty sure I'm not going to be able to find that around here. but then again, I'm enjoying a Creemore Springs Premium Lager... Yeah, there's some decent brews up there in

Re: [slim] Re: this is a real challenge...slimserver problem

2006-12-07 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/7/06, louish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Michael, thanks for feedback. Will try that again, but as I said in post have tried all the usual reboots/factory resets without success. Are there any Mac SB people out there? Maybe this is a specific Apple problem. At risk of repeating

Re: [slim] Re: Logitech?

2006-12-05 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/5/06, JJZolx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: kkitts;159892 Wrote: What changes are in store due to the Logitech acquisition? Changes in price of the product? Personnel shakeups? Is Dean still with the company, or is he just taking an extended vacation? He was drawn, quartered, and eaten

Re: [slim] Re: Squeeze-o-holic

2006-12-04 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/4/06, egd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two SB3's - one in lounge, one in study, each feeding a preamp/poweramp combo. one question to everyone out there with multiple SBs - what are you connecting them to - a hi-fi speakers in every room can get very expensive very quickly? -- egd SB3

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver wants a FAST machine

2006-12-04 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/4/06, Mitch Harding [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm running SS 6.5.1 (a nightly from a couple weeks back) on WinXP SP2 with a 1GHz Athlon and 512MB RAM. My typical playlists have 3-4k tracks. When I add or delete tracks from them, or try to save them, the web interface takes 5-10 seconds to

Re: [slim] Re: Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7

2006-12-04 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/4/06, spacemarmot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SadGamerGeek;155209 Wrote: Why? Richard Since SlimServer is a non-trivial open source application, the ability to recruit quality contributors is hindered by clinging to an obsolete and misapplied programming language. SlimServer will not

Re: [slim] Re: Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7

2006-12-03 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/2/06, Pat Farrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... But the reality is that unless someone completes a rewrite in [insert your favorite language here] the SlimServer is written in Perl and maintained and enhanced by software engineers who are comfortable, productive and experienced in perl.

Re: [slim] Re: Nokia 770

2006-12-03 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/3/06, stevos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thats a good idea, any idea how well they run slimserver? About twenty brazillion times better than a linkstation :) The CPU and RAM differences alone will be most impressive. -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the

Re: [slim] Re: Help....Slim Server Starts then Stops.

2006-12-03 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/2/06, Diane. A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all. Same problem. I've been a long time Slim2 user and love it. Purchased a Slim 3 wireless and got through the wireless setup issues (seperate story). Once I got the device connected and working, It was losing connection with SlimServer.

Re: [slim] Re: Help....Slim Server Starts then Stops.

2006-12-03 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/3/06, Inniswhe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been running slimserver with softsqueeze for a couple of weeks without issue. Last night, softsqueeze kept stopping , losing connection to slimserver. Slimserver kept stopping shortly after it started. I uninstalled and reinstalled

Re: [slim] Re: Fonts - wierd naming and SqueezeboxG Fonts Plugin

2006-12-03 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/3/06, pc4ever1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm also trying to change the fonts in SB3. I found this photo of a SB3 box with a custom font. Does anyone know how it was done? Meaning installed into the SB3. Is there another source of the customized fonts other than SqueezeboxG Fonts by Bob

Re: [slim] Re: Help....Slim Server Starts then Stops.

2006-12-03 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/3/06, Inniswhe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: see attached file I hope this gives you some ideas. C:\Program Files\SlimServer\serverslim.exe --d_plugins --d_startup --d_server --httpport 9080 you missed the space between httpport and 9080. -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver wants a FAST machine

2006-12-03 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/3/06, bgriffis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've lately been feeling more fed up with the response time of SlimServer. I'm not sure if I never noticed it before or if it has actually gotten slower since the 6.5 release. I'm running SS on WinXP SP2 with a 2.6GHz P4 HT with 1GB RAM and RAID0.

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver wants a FAST machine

2006-12-01 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/1/06, Peter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: TonyCharman wrote: It spoils the whole experience for me - may have to put Slimserver back on a (fast) PC. Looking forward to seeing if Logitech have some ideas on this - perhaps they will add track discreet advance/back buttons to the top of the

Re: [slim] Re: AAC / limited / Russian characters

2006-12-01 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/1/06, gsalton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have now clarified this issue with technical support. Apparently Perl on windows will not work with double-byte characters in the filename. There is little likelihood that this will be fixed anytime soon. The only solution is to rename all the

Re: [slim] Re: High bandwidth useage when only displaying the clock

2006-12-01 Thread Jack Coates
On 12/1/06, Psychophylaxis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Siduhe;158945 Wrote: That sounds like way too much for just the clock display. My consumption with 6.5.1. is nowhere near that. Someone posted about a similar problem recently and it turned out that he had a lot of RSS feeds regularly

Re: [slim] Re: Beginner questions about ActiveState Perl

2006-11-30 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/30/06, lampis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm trying to compile SlimServer 6.2, with ActiveState Perl Dev Kit but I have several problems with a lot of includes (use some::thing), the errors messages indicate that I probably can fix that adding directories into the Module Search Path, but I

Re: [slim] Re: Newbie SB3 - Is it meant to be so quiet?

2006-11-30 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/30/06, SlimJim7675 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have the volume tuned up to around 50 -60 Try 100, it won't break anything. -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander -- traditional ___ discuss

Re: [slim] Slimserver wants a FAST machine

2006-11-29 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/29/06, MelonMonkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm relatively new to the forum so I've been doing my best to read as much as I can to quickly get up to speed. I had plenty of time to fiddle with Slimserver without the use of an actual Squeezebox thanks to UPS (have to thank the Slim support

Re: [slim] Re: Slimserver wants a FAST machine

2006-11-29 Thread Jack Coates
... I'm not sure you are not completely correct on this. I know he's Mac (Linux plus GUI) based and that Slashdot runs on a *nix based servers but Perl on Windows seems quite inefficient. CYG-Win (or whatever it is) just does not cut the mustard. MC ... Cygwin is not Perl, it's a unix

Re: [slim] Transporter arrived but...

2006-11-29 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/29/06, Wombat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Finally after hunting this thing around here in germany for some weeks it was delivered. Something is wrong or i am only to dump to set it up? Here is the humming it produces. Fresh out of the box recorded via my soundcard. Is it D.O.A.? Nope,

Re: [slim] Re: SlimServer and uPnP again

2006-11-29 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/29/06, GungHo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: netim3;158436 Wrote: Given that SlimDevices only make money when you buy their hardware (the software is free), they have little economic incentive to make the software UPnP compatible. True that the slimserver is free but can only be used with

Re: [slim] Place for feature request

2006-11-27 Thread Jack Coates
As mentioned earlier, the best solution is to transparently switch to SqueezeNetwork when the server goes away, and switch back when it comes back. That whole transparent thing is easier said than done, and the potential complaints are staggering. On 11/27/06, slimpy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [slim] 6.5.1 You don't do that to *my* system

2006-11-27 Thread Jack Coates
Bugs.slimdevices.com Search for uninstall If there's already a bug, add yourself so you'll know when it's fixed If there's not, file one and you'll know when it's fixed On 11/27/06, gorman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Furthermore, this has an extra side effect... Considering the problems 6.5.1

Re: [slim] SlimLite + NAS on board

2006-11-27 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/27/06, your momo ... Therefore I'm proposing to implement a minimal stand-alone mode on board. I'm targeting especially on Transporter as it offer enough inner space for that, his higher price point also allows more freedom. ... Have fun, and good luck. There've been about ten similar

Re: [slim] Re: Beginner questions about ActiveState Perl

2006-11-25 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/25/06, oreillymj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unless you plan to start developing in perl, there is no reason to install Activestate perl. You will not notice any difference/improvement by installing it. Activestate also supply the perl binaries and modules for free on their site which is

Re: [slim] Re: Is there a way to send song info (now playing) to Trillian chat?

2006-11-25 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/25/06, ModelCitizen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I really do not know Trillion but wonder if it might be possible somehow to use the announce html ouput of Last.FM (via the Last.fm/SlimScrobbler plugin) MC It's probably possible, in theory -- Trillian is based on libgaim (so is Adium for

Re: [slim] Re: gap - crossfade - 6.5.1

2006-11-25 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/25/06, randybrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... I would request that the duration be adjustable to accomodate individual users preferences whether or not they desired gapless or not, as wewll as the ability to override certain songs to be gapless such as to preserve the original album

Re: [slim] Re: Slim server keep restarting

2006-11-13 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/12/06, thoeng [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anybody help please ? Try this: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?DiagnosingPerformanceIssues -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander -- traditional

Re: [slim] My Bad - Reposting. 6.5/6.5.1 do NOT work

2006-11-06 Thread Jack Coates
Nope FC5 using thr RPM. Files are local and exist. Nothing in the log. Support seems to have given-up on this. http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29440 Try this... -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander -- traditional

Re: [slim] SB3 responds with long delays blank screens

2006-11-06 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/6/06, DanielFriedmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: With both SlimServer 6.5.0 and 6.5.1 (23 October and 6 November) I have serious issues with a slow responding interface and blank screens. I'm using a Squeezebox3 connected to my Dell 6400 notebook (1,73Ghz DualCore with 2GB RAM) and a Zyxel

Re: [slim] Re: What do Playlists mean to you?

2006-11-05 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/5/06, Nostromo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... This is probably a very simplistic analysis To say the least. And a bit insulting, too. I think you underestimate ... I think people who only listen to albums are a bit old school. They've listened to albums all their lives and continue doing

Re: [slim] Re: Upgraded to 6.5 an hour ago

2006-11-05 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/5/06, Zten [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: for over 12 hours now. There must be something wrong. Anyone have advice on what I should do? how about looking in the log file? There should be a message that's been repeating regularly for twelve hours, and whatever it is might be indicative of

Re: [slim] Re: What do Playlists mean to you?

2006-11-05 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/5/06, Nostromo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ... So either you listen to albums or you shuffle your whole collection? You never shuffle by genre or by artist? If you do shuffle by genre or by artist, I think you are doing something that is functionally identical to smart playlists. It may not

Re: [slim] which downloads will play?

2006-11-05 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/5/06, Tombolino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From which online store will Squuezebox play the songs? emusic.com, magnatune.com, anything that doesn't use DRM. -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander -- traditional

Re: [slim] Re: To use squeezebox as a virtual sound device?

2006-11-05 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/5/06, frui [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, such enlightening replies! I didn't know there are such and such workarounds. I especailly like the tune in method. I will live with that. Thanks a lot. My problem is almost solved, yet I still think technically it would be possible to write a

Re: [slim] My Bad - Reposting. 6.5/6.5.1 do NOT work

2006-11-05 Thread Jack Coates
... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: discuss@lists.slimdevices.com Subject: RE: [slim] Re: Rave about the new Transporter Remote Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 23:23:50 -0500 Ok. I couldn't get 6.5 to find my music. And 6.5.1 won't either. This is ridiculous. I specify the directory, the music is

Re: [slim] Re: What do Playlists mean to you?

2006-11-04 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/4/06, Mark Lanctot I voted for option 1. I've never used playlists, even before I used SlimServer. Me too. I have one playlist, which is the Christmas music folder, shuffled. -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander -- traditional

Re: [slim] Re: how well in sync are multiple squeezeboxes?

2006-11-04 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/4/06, davep [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This question comes up quite often - I seem to recall a thread on it within the last week - and you should be able to find some of these previous discussions by searching the forum. The general consensus is that for hardware players running on a well

Re: [slim] Re: Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7

2006-11-03 Thread Jack Coates
On 11/3/06, Nostromo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't make the mistake of assuming that what's important/true for you is universally important to everyone else. I have 980 albums, 12500 tracks, and 0 playlists. It's not because they're hard to create, it's because I don't want any. While I'd

Re: [slim] Re: Crossfade: Can we have longer than 10 seconds

2006-10-30 Thread Jack Coates
On 10/30/06, GoCubs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: seanadams;150575 Wrote: Crossfading requires that both tracks be decompressed so that they can be mixed. This means a much larger amount of memory is needed for each second of crossfade than for each second of normal stream buffering. Going

Re: [slim] Re: Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7

2006-10-30 Thread Jack Coates
On 10/30/06, Spoiled [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just got an SB3 running wireless on my Imac. I am very impressed - works nicely. I had a cd3o player previously which was an excellent device (possibly better acoustically) but it died, so I decided to try this. The track search on the cd3o was

Re: [slim] Slimserver fails during a showoff

2006-10-29 Thread Jack Coates
On 10/29/06, kanoot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The other night I decided to show off my slim setup to a friend whom I've always thought would appreciate it (developer, music lover, geek). During my little demonstration I had the following happen with 6.5.1: 1) I had to explain that yes, the

Re: [slim] SB3 remote work with SB2?

2006-10-28 Thread Jack Coates
On 10/28/06, kizmet005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know if a SB3 remote will control a SB2? Thanks, Wendy yes, it will work on any SlimDevices product. -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander -- traditional

Re: [slim] Re: Let's here some suggestions for SlimServer 7

2006-10-26 Thread Jack Coates
... (This one sounds tricky so I won't demand it.) Dynamic random crossfade: Crossfade only when random play is active. Detect when a track is mixed to the next in the album recording and let them play together before skipping to the next randomly selected track. Perhaps this could be assisted

Re: [slim] Are there any radio stations for children?

2006-10-26 Thread Jack Coates
On 10/25/06, Seineseeker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am getting my 6 year old into our squeezebox, anyone know if there are any radio stations programmed for children that I can acces? dunno about radio, but my kids (6 and 8) are listening to the family collection. Favorites are They Might Be

Re: [slim] Re: Logitech to acquire Slim Devices!

2006-10-22 Thread Jack Coates
Here here. Grammar-Nazi It's HEAR HEAR, as in Oh my fellows, won't you unplug your ears and hark unto the clear wisdom emanating from this person who is speaking? /Grammar-Nazi -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin, So across the Western ocean I must wander -- traditional

Re: [slim] Unreadable SlimServer Interface

2006-10-21 Thread Jack Coates
Sounds like you've changed skins and mixed up some components. Clearing your browser's cache should put it to rights. Another useful trick is to call a specific skin with http://yourserver:9000/Default -- I spent all me tin with the ladies drinking gin,So across the Western ocean I must wander --

Re: [slim] QUICK HELP PLEASE - Slimserver not playing AAC M4a files

2006-10-21 Thread Jack Coates
On 10/21/06, patrija [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I spent the week getting songs and creating playlists for a partytonight and now have an urgent music problem! Help? Advice? Thanks! I have a fairly small library of about 2400 songs, the majority ofwhich are converted to M4a files. Everything was

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