The PS3 does include a UPnP client/endpoint/renderer or whatever, and
so it might be possible for something to offer the existing SBS
stream.mp3 via UPnP, which you could then find on the XMB of the PS3 and
could play. I've never tried that, though, so it's just an idea - you'd
need some
Could you do that with an alarm? You can assign playlists to alarms.
Stuart
On 14/12/2009 1:09 PM, Richard Scales wrote:
I would like to be able to control the music being played according to
the time of day - Is there a method (either by plugin or otherwise)
whereby I can force the playing
Richard
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Hickinbottom
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*Subject:* Re: [slim] Timed Playlist Execution
Could you do that with an alarm? You
I would suggest a look at rdiff-backup
(http://rdiff-backup.nongnu.org) for a similar rdiff-like solution but
which will also efficiently maintain a number of previous backup
snapshots as well. It's easy to script and automate, and has worked
well for me for a while. I run it nightly to an
I've just pushed an updated beta ebuild that includes the r25809
backported patch from 7.4 to GitHub:
http://github.com/hickinbottoms/squeezecenter-ebuild-for-gentoo/tree/7.3.3-b2
I've not even tested it so if you're able to give it a whirl it would be
a big help. It's still based on the 7.3.3
Thanks for the pointer - I'll take a look at that and see whether it's
OK with the packaging guidelines (I can't remember whether there's any
problem calling the ebuild 7.3.3 if it's materially different to
upstream's 7.3.3, but I'll include it if I can). Keep an eye on the git
repository for it
I'm sure you know but 7.3.3 isn't yet released, which is why there's no
ebuild for it in the official Gentoo Portage tree. I'll take a look at
updating the ebuild it for a current nightly - I need to do that anyway
so that I can get it out quickly when 7.3.3 finally does come out.
If you've not
Do you mean forum updates sent through the mailing list (eg
discuss@lists.slimdevices.com)? If so I only look at the forums via the
mailing list in my email client and it's working fine for me.
Stuart
On Sat, 2009-05-02 at 12:01 -0700, JJZolx wrote:
Am I the only one no longer receiving these
Seeing as you were so nice about Lazy Search (thanks!):
https://www.ripcaster.co.uk/node/203
I've no connection with them, but I've bought from them in the past with
no problems.
Stuart
On 20/01/2009 12:47 PM, aynsleyb wrote:
Hi,
I've just upgraded a couple of my Classics to Booms. The
The handheld skin tends to work better on the PS3 - the fonts and
symbols are larger, and the functionality seems better behaved as it's
less JavaScript-intensive.
It's not a great interface, though. If you've your PS3 wired into your
hi-fi/surround system then I think a better approach is to use
When you extract the ZIP file you should get a single LazySearch2
folder - eg drag it to the desktop.
Move that folder into your plugins folder. On Windows I think that means
you have to move it into C:\Program Files\SqueezeCenter\Server\Plugins.
Then, restart SqueezeCenter (or reboot your
If you've stopped SqueezeCenter then by deleting the contents of this I
believe you'll clear your database (but your music files won't be
affected), so you'll have to rescan, and your SqueezeCenter and player
preferences may need to be reset, so that may be a little drastic.
If you wanted to
That works, but remember it takes much more bandwidth and is therefore
somteimes marginal with wireless (the SB1 is 802.11b, nothing quicker).
This may cause pauses during playback (especially if you also use your
wireless network for other things, or have troublesome interfering
telephones).
You can do exactly that - see the audio settings for your remote player
in the web interface. You'll need LAME Installed on the server to make
it work.
Stuart
cgl wrote:
Hello,
I have set up a slimserver on my home computer and am able to connect
to it from work without a problem. (openvpn,
I think this might be:
http://bugs.slimdevices.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6143
I produce the package for Gentoo and as a workaround I have to install
my distribution's GD package and then run build-perl-modules.pl.
Stuart
ioncube wrote:
Hi
Having somewhat reluctantly to update from 6.3.1 (the last
I have a SB1G and SuperDateTime and they're getting along great. I ran
development versions of 7.2 for a long time and didn't have a problem
(I've switched to 7.3 nightlies now, and it's still working fine).
I'm using version 5.5.1 of SDT (according to install.xml), although I
may have had to
Could you try editing your my.cnf again? You can but the log-bin back
in, but could you change the line:
innodb_data_file_path = ibdata1:10M:autoextend:max:128M
to:
innodb_data_file_path = ibdata1:10M:autoextend:max:256M
(ie increase the 'max' part).
I think the problem may be that the InnoDB
No problem - sorry it took a few goes to narrow it down.
You can remove the max:??? bit of that line altogether so the size is
unlimited if you're worried about not remembering what the problem was
next time. I'm not sure why Gentoo imposes that limit by default - I
don't think that's commonly
What version of mysql are you using? Could you post the output of mysql
--version?
Could you try commenting out the log-bin line of your my.cnf? Then
restart MySQL and SqueezeCenter and see if that has any effect. If that
helps then it might point to problems with the binary logs filling up
LazySearch2 works on 7.1 (although you'll have to download the latest).
The older 7.0.1-compatible version will work if you tweak the
install.xml file.
Similarly, it will work on 7.2 with the install.xml tweak.
Stuart
Apesbrain wrote:
Are these plugins supported on 7.1?
- Alien
-
I'd be a little cautious - recent commit messages have mentioned the tag
as for a release candidate. If that's the case this *may* end up being
7.1, or it may not.
Stuart
4mula1 wrote:
Looks like 7.1 is out the door. The changelog on the download page is
for 7.1. I'm surprised the Web
For an opinion on the external array question. I run such a RAID5 array
on Linux, with three external drives in USB2 enclosures, actually
connected to 4-USB port PCCard in a duffer old laptop. In such a setup,
because the data is spread over the three drives you'll lose write
performance due
You're right, that would be the correct way of doing things - I'm just
too stingy! (hence the duffer old laptop!).
Stuart
funkstar wrote:
hickinbottoms;313059 Wrote:
I suppose I
should remove the battery from the laptop so it will all 'fail' at the
same time.
Or you could get
I started to write up some notes about GenPuid on the wiki:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Automating_MusicIP_with_GenPuid
It's not finished, but should be understandable from the notes. GenPuid
seems to work well from my tests, and is a good candidate for automating
the whole
Or buy a (Logitech) Harmony remote, which will know Squeezebox codes
already.
Stuart
toby10 wrote:
jarump3;313141 Wrote:
The remote for my squeezebox has been destroyed by my kids. I can not
get it to work. I have contacted several shops, but none of them can
ship me a new one.
I've
Yep - I'll give that a go when I get a moment.
Stuart
egd wrote:
hickinbottoms;313153 Wrote:
I started to write up some notes about GenPuid on the wiki:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/Automating_MusicIP_with_GenPuid
It's not finished, but should be understandable from
That is how Lazy Search works; the format currently in the database is
specialised for the numeric keypad on the remotes but the principle is
the same whatever number of keys you've got. The trick is building a
database that allows that search to happen quickly.
I've looked at the Controller
I did look into that recently. I trigger the rescan when that happens
and, tracing through the SqueezeCenter code, it looks as though removed
files are supposed to be removed from the database if they can't be
found during that rescan. However, the files aren't actually removed,
which I think
That's very good to hear - thanks very much. (I put together the current
ebuild, heavily influenced by the old one and with lots of help from the
formal package maintainer Joe).
Stuart
Bradley wrote:
Wow! Wow! Wow!
Thanks so very, very, very much to EVERYONE involved in making the
SC7.0
Yes, Lazy Search should be pretty stable as I've not had to change it
for a long time. I'm planning on pushing out a non-beta version now that
the server is stabilised, but it won't be significantly different to
that latest beta you have.
Stuart
Rangdo wrote:
The library scan time is way
Excellent news - well done to all and thanks for all the hard work.
I've sent the Gentoo ebuild for this to the package maintainer so
hopefully it'll be in the official portage tree soon.
Stuart
mvalera wrote:
The new SqueezeCenter 7.0 release is now available at
Have you tried clearing your web browser's cache?
Stuart
N5YSQ wrote:
Just downloaded and installed ver 7 today.. I am getting a lot of red
X's all over all screens.. I suspect this is not related to the Ver 7,
But if anyone has any ideas I sure would Thank You..
ps.. I can view Album
SqueezeCenter sorts using the ARTISTSORT and TITLESORT tags (I think
I've remembered correctly - check to make sure, though) in preference to
the ARTIST and TITLE tags you normally see. I suspect you could set
these with the year first to allow the sorting behaviour you want, while
maintaining the
That's definitely the best advice. Two good pages in there are:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToTagging
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?SlimServerSupportedTags
I second MP3Tag (if you're using Windows).
Stuart
aubuti wrote:
Use a tagging program. Which program will
When you hover over a track/album/artist in the left or right pane of
the Default web interface you see the M icon next to the other usual
ones for playing and removing.
Make sure you're starting MusicIP before SqueezeCenter, and if that
doesn't help try the MusicIP logging/debugging options in
Could I ask what your avahi configuration file looks like? I'm putting
together a SqueezeCenter ebuild for Gentoo Linux and could easily add
avahi support as well.
Stuart
Phil Karn wrote:
I already run avahi (a Bonjour daemon) on my Linux box and I'd rather have it
advertise my slimserver
No worries. I can't even trust myself to stand up at 6am most days, let
alone operate the heavy machinery of the internet forums!
Stuart
Michaelwagner wrote:
I'm so sorry. I seem to have posted in entirely the wrong thread. I'm
not sure where my mind was ... sorry.
You've worried me now!
I believe this issue, however, relates to the scanning of the music
library. At the moment it scans when you explicitly force it, or at
scheduled intervals. Using inotify (on Linux) will ensure that it will
immediately pick up any changes to make without having to
I could be wrong, but going back to your original requirements I don't
think MusicIP is available for Solaris (Open or otherwise).
Stuart
chris.mason wrote:
OpenSolaris is certainly an option, and is has the edge of familiarity
of course. I noticed that there is more information and
MusicIP is closed source so you won't be building it yourself. There is
a wiki entry about getting it working, though:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?MusicMatchMixerHeadlessOnLinux
That guide may be a bit old, but I know the mixer definitely works on
Linux (I run it continually on a
You could combine SlimScrobbler to log the listening to last.fm, then I
believe I've seen WP plugins to harvest the stats from there. I've not
used WP myself for a while so I've not not any links, but I definitely
had that working when I did use it.
Stuart
Ramon wrote:
Hi,
I'm looking for a
Lazy Search should do the same thing - they're mapped to unaccented
versions for the purposes of searching. Bjork was always my test
example too, so I would hope at least that one worked!
Stuart
Michael Herger wrote:
How can Search and/or LazySearch on a SqueezeBox be used, to find vowel
For Lazy Search they're ignored so to search for the title:
Don't Go Changing
Search for:
DONT
ie just forget about the punctuation.
Uncomfortable as such grammatical horrors are to my inner-pedant (even
while searching!), it's easier than trying to implement anything
sensible I think.
I don't have an SB3, but on an SB1 you're not forced to do that. In the
setup menu that appears when you reboot the SB following the firmware
update you can press DOWN to get to something like Done with setup
where the previous settings are retained.
I'm not with the SB now so can't tell you the
I've also had some success with mp3splt, which does do this automatically:
http://mp3splt.sourceforge.net/mp3splt_page/home.php
I've not tried the GUI version, but the command-line version works fine
for me on Linux. You can tune the volume that constitutes silence and
the length of silence that
The roles are 'documented' in this forum thread:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=47590postcount=14
Stuart
pberger wrote:
Is somewhere a documentation of the slimserver database available?
Especially I need to know what the values in the contributor_album.role
field means.
Furthermore:
http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToFileFormats
Stuart
4mula1 wrote:
Flac. It's lossless, open source, and cross platform. I use dBPowerAmp
to rip to flac as it's a very nice ripper/encoder, but many people use
Exact Audio Copy. Both are Windows programs.
Not necessarily (IMO).
The listening data that the scrobbler collects (can't get used to that
new name...), must be extremely valuable as it's an automatic way of
working out listening habits, popularity and (most importantly, I
think), music connections. Think of the suggestions you see on
Patrick Dixon wrote:
Also the SB1 originally came with a different screen, which was later
updated to the same one as is now used in the SB2/3.
You sure about that? I thought the SB2/3/Transporter screens were
capable of different intensities simultaneously (hence visualisations
'behind'
Peter wrote:
This is another cool sounding option for Linux users:
http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/09/29/1525201
A userspace filesystem that transparently transcodes FLAC files to mp3.
I've no idea how it performs in practice since my mp3 player just
plays FLAC.
This is MP3FS,
On the subject of SoftSqueeze behaviour...
I use it very successfully to listen remotely through an SSH tunnel,
with music transcoded from FLAC down to 320kbps MP3s (oh the joy of DSL
Max). I'm not sure whether it's anything particular about this
configuration but I've noticed a small problem
I have an old laptop and use external USB disks. My laptop didn't have USB 2
so I bought a USB 2 PCMCIA card, which also had the advantage of having two
ports (the laptop only had one). The card cost me about £15, from memory,
and was supported under Linux just fine.
With USB 2 external disks on
No real formats of course! As they don't use DRM I can't see any good
argument for forcing their users into a commercial and closed format.
Of course, I'm sure they've been told that a thousand times.
Stuart
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MP3 would be much better than Real, but still isn't really 'free'. People
who care about such things (like the Slashdot crowd) demand Ogg, but that's
not nearly as widely supported (especially by portable players). MP3 would
be the best compromise, I feel.
Stuart
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From:
The lazy search does not get involved at any point *during* the scan (and
it's not showing the messages you see there - all its messages are prefixed
with LazySearch2), but it does process the database contents when the full
scan has finished.
If you're seeing the scan in progress in the web UI
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