Re: [slim] Softsqueeze (or similar) on Playstation 3 (PS3)

2010-07-29 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
additional UPnP software to do it. Stuart On 29/07/2010 11:46, toby10 wrote: tobesetc;565106 Wrote: I'm guessing you've been asked before - I can't find the answer (sorry) - but is there anything (app/software) you can install on a Playstation 3 like Softsqueeze that alllows the PS3 to work

Re: [slim] Timed Playlist Execution

2009-12-14 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
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

Re: [slim] Timed Playlist Execution

2009-12-14 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
No problem - I thought it was a trick question at first! Stuart On 14/12/2009 3:08 PM, Richard Scales wrote: That is fantastic -- I had no idea (I had not looked there!). That looks like it will do exactly what I want it to. Thank you for your speedy reply. Kind regards

Re: [slim] A Cautionary Tale..

2009-08-03 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
as an external drive is easy to lose or have stolen - Linux makes that easy with dm-crypt/LUKS (and it's easily scriptable). Stuart On 03/08/2009 10:16 AM, socistep wrote: Hi All, Thought I'd share with the board my big error over the weekend and also to highlight the importance of backup! I

Re: [slim] Popcorn hour C-200

2009-08-03 Thread stuart
It has been talked about before here: http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=7180 Nut shell: I believe you would first need to port mySQL, PERL and what ever else was necessary to run SqueezeCenter to the PopcornHour (aka MediaTank) platform (which uses a SigmaDesign

Re: [slim] SB far too expensive?

2009-06-06 Thread stuart
Labarum wrote: When you look at the cost of a small form PC, does that make the SB far too expensive? This is cheaper that an SB3 in UK

Re: [slim] squeezecenter 7.3.3 gentoo

2009-06-03 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
r26709 nightly. Stuart On 02/06/2009 12:35 PM, ralphy wrote: Stuart, Thanks for the updated ebuild. Would you consider adding my squeezeslave display and replay gain patch to the 7.3.3 ebuild? It's available at http://squeezeslave.googlecode.com/svn/squeezeslave/trunk/squeezeslave/patches

Re: [slim] squeezecenter 7.3.3 gentoo

2009-06-02 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
for it appearing. Stuart On 02/06/2009 12:35 PM, ralphy wrote: Stuart, Thanks for the updated ebuild. Would you consider adding my squeezeslave display and replay gain patch to the 7.3.3 ebuild? It's available at http://squeezeslave.googlecode.com/svn/squeezeslave/trunk/squeezeslave/patches

Re: [slim] squeezecenter 7.3.3 gentoo

2009-05-25 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
not found it yet, this is where I publish betas when I've got them together: http://github.com/hickinbottoms/squeezecenter-ebuild-for-gentoo/tree/master Keep an eye on that and I hope I'll get something up there in a few days. Stuart On Sun, 2009-05-24 at 13:19 -0700, ralphy wrote: Does anyone

Re: [slim] Are forum email notifications working?

2009-05-03 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
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

Re: [slim] Quick non-Squeeze question

2009-03-15 Thread stuart
Goodsounds wrote: I've accumulated a variety of USB cords from various purchased devices. MP3 players, external drives, PDAs, etc etc. Some have thick gauge wiring, some have thin. Some are straight, some have cylindrical pieces midway (looking like a snake that swallowed a mouse) that I

Re: [slim] Running SC on $100 Linux Wall Wart

2009-02-25 Thread stuart
Mark Lanctot wrote: reverber;400569 Wrote: Won't SC run on any of the dozen or so platforms that Linux has been ported to? SC obviously works on x86 and on SPARC (I think that's Infrant ReadyNAS) but note that Infrant/Netgear has SC specially compiled for SPARC. As for PowerPC and

Re: [slim] Bump on analog out of SB3

2009-02-15 Thread stuart
BiBer wrote: Phil Leigh;396635 Wrote: try a different interconnect cable between SB and amp (just as an experiment) Already done this, tried some good quality cinch strips, and then several thin cables, the sort of cables you get with new gear. It doesn't seem to change anything, only

Re: [slim] Bump on analog out of SB3

2009-02-15 Thread stuart
Phil Leigh wrote: The way I would approach this is to disconnect all except the SB. If no thump, then connect each item one at a time (keeping the SB connected) and see when the bump appears. The SB is NOT grounded to mains earth, it floats. One additional test is to disconnect the power

Re: [slim] Bump on analog out of SB3

2009-02-15 Thread stuart
BiBer wrote: seanadams;396704 Wrote: The wall wart and/or AC power connections have nothing to do with it. The problem is that the amp is placing no load on the input when it's not selected, and this allows SB3's output to drift away from 0V. Then later, when the connection is established,

Re: [slim] Software Player Synchronisation Rallying call!

2009-02-14 Thread stuart
Have you tried another software player to see if it will sync up? The C program slimp3slave is about as fundamental/simple as it gets. You will need a C compiler and a curses library to create the executable. I don't think anyone has tried to port it to windows yet. But, providing windows

Re: [slim] SB Classic SPDIF output question

2009-02-12 Thread stuart
cwetton wrote: I have the volume set at fixed as I use my amp for volume adjustments. I even did a hard reset of the SB3 to see if that made any difference. Unfortunately I haven't got any other equipment I can plug into the HTPC to check it with. I think I might go and get a TOSLink

Re: [slim] Is it just me ?..

2009-02-12 Thread stuart
socistep wrote: ...or do the message boards seem quieter recently ? Check how you are filtering for spam, there has been some on the list lately. Perhaps it has affected your filter(s) if any. ___ discuss mailing list

Re: [slim] SqueezeBox3 performance problems

2009-02-09 Thread stuart
amino wrote: I've had my SqueezeBox3 for two and half years now and I absolutely love it. The only thing I've always wished was a little bit better is the performance. I'm talking about the speed when I scroll through menus, artist and song lists and so on. However this didn't stop me from

Re: [slim] SC Interfaces...why so few?

2009-02-04 Thread stuart
Mark Lanctot wrote: It's open source - sorry to sound blunt, but if you want one, make one. They support the default interface and the Classic one. Others were made by ordinary users who wanted something different. Just to make things clear, SqueezeCenter (the PERL program running on

Re: [slim] SC Interfaces...why so few?

2009-02-04 Thread stuart
Mark Lanctot wrote: I believe the OP was referring to the web skins, which (if you know HTML, CSS, AJAX etc.) are much easier to develop than an alternate server. But it seems like there have been no new third-party web skins for quite a while now - the iPeng skin excepted, but that's a

Re: [slim] That was a very stupid thing to do.

2009-02-03 Thread stuart
tobyjug wrote: Whilst configuring my squeezebox 2 to automatically turn on my amp and select the CD option (IR blaster), I accidently connected a 9V supply to the 3.5mm socket. Hence the title. The Squeezebox turned itself on and there was a strong smell of fried semiconductor. The analogue

Re: [slim] That was a very stupid thing to do.

2009-02-03 Thread stuart
seanadams wrote: The whole DAC/RCA/headphone side of the system is pretty well partitioned and runs on separate power regulators from the rest of it, so actually I'm not too surprised that the CPU etc was unaffected. But that doesn't mean it's easy to fix - there are about six active

Re: [slim] Advice on disk upgrade

2009-02-01 Thread stuart
GRC wrote: st2000;391415 Wrote: I'm not a windoze fan (i.e. there may be windows gurus here that have better suggestions) but here is what I would do given the constraint of spending as little as possible (while still using iTunes): Buy a larger USB HDD have fun So that's

Re: [slim] Secrets of Cover Art

2009-01-31 Thread stuart
pablolie wrote: It is so strange. For some reason, in some folders, SC does not pick up the cover art. Yesterday I dropped 2 identical folder.jpg files into 2 different folders, and SC will display the JPG file as coverart of the album in one folder, but for some reason not in the other.

Re: [slim] Advice on disk upgrade

2009-01-31 Thread stuart
GRC wrote: Hi from not-so-sunny-at-the-moment Portugal, Would appreciate some views on the best way to go for hard disk storage for my toons. Currently running a nice quiet but elderly Sony Vaio 512MB laptop (so old it's USB 1.1!) under XP Pro with an external WD Passport 160GB USB disk

Re: [slim] Umm... Tone Controls?

2009-01-29 Thread stuart
FatElvis2000 wrote: Hello. I just bought a Squeezebox 1 off ebay for my living room. Where'd the tone controls come from? They seem to work through the headphone jack. [image: http://i42.tinypic.com/2d852so.jpg] So you ripped your CD, but do not like how the sound engineer mastered

Re: [slim] Does Logitech even care???

2009-01-28 Thread stuart
Steve Bernard, Jr wrote: ...cut... Say, would you be able to solve my biggest iTunes problem? I create m3u files when I rip my CD collections. This works well on the many music clients I use including SqueezeCenter. But iTunes always creates double entries because of these files. I

Re: [slim] Does Logitech even care???

2009-01-27 Thread stuart
regalma1 wrote: Very savvy company. They produce a product, sell it, and leave it to users to solve any problems. Keeps the overhead down. Actually pretty typical of computer companies - sorry to say. For what it is worth. This was my experience before they were bought by Logitech. Keep

Re: [slim] Does Logitech even care???

2009-01-27 Thread stuart
Steve Bernard, Jr wrote: I'm not commenting on this thread as a whole but I want to correct a few misconceptions about iTunes where I am able. On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 3:52 PM, stuart wrote: Getting back to the original post - why are you ripping using iTunes? Here are some

Re: [slim] broken remote? here have a new squeezebox

2009-01-27 Thread stuart
davidsilence wrote: So I called up Logitech a month ago as my SB3 remote was not working and told them that I couldn't update my firmware because my remote was bust (when are they going to sort out a better way to update firmware?). It turns out that they do not have any remotes in stock at

Re: [slim] SB3 display flickering

2009-01-25 Thread stuart
jablonski wrote: I forgot to add that when the letters are small, the bar indicating the volume dims until it's almost dark when I change the volum. When the letters are bigger, the volume bar just flickers a little. No one? Well, my old SB has a solidly blue green display and doesn't

Re: [slim] Advice please on improving audio quality

2009-01-25 Thread stuart
trypan wrote: I have a Duet hooked up wirelessly and I've noticed that the audio quality is somewhat sub-par. Is this to be expected? Internet streaming (Pandora, for example) sounds particularly bad. 256 bit rate AAC files playing from my computer sound a little better , but still not

Re: [slim] Advice please on improving audio quality

2009-01-25 Thread stuart
seanadams wrote: Wireless isn't the problem. Are you using the phono input? Oh, that's an excellent question Seandadams! The phonograph input is very high gain (do they still put these on amps?). The SB's output will surely be clipped (i.e. sound just horrible) if you do that. Of course,

Re: [slim] switched from wireless to wired...need to change setting in SC?

2009-01-24 Thread stuart
sotwell wrote: Hi, when I first set up my Duet I set it up wireless. I now have a hard wired ethernet cable running from the receiver to my router. Still using controller wireless. Do I need to make a change in SC to tell it to run my receiver wired vs wireless? No one? Well, I don't

Re: [slim] SB Classic Remote

2009-01-22 Thread stuart
radish wrote: So $30 for the remote plus (potentially) $30 for the programming cable? Plus time effort? I'm not sure what the point is given you can get a low end Harmony for $40. I'm all for hacking stuff because it's there - but this doesn't really seem cost effective. Hi Radish... You

Re: [slim] SB Classic Remote

2009-01-20 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
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

Re: [slim] SB Classic Remote

2009-01-20 Thread stuart
aynsleyb wrote: Hi, I've just upgraded a couple of my Classics to Booms. The only small gripe I have with the Boom is the remote. In itself a great piece of kit and fit for purpose, but having used the Classic remote for so long I miss having the numbers, especially for the excellent Lazy

Re: [slim] How do I stop Bob Dylan from sneaking into Aimee Mann?

2009-01-19 Thread stuart
bouton wrote: Thanks for your detailed instructions. I tried and tried. Learned way much more than I ever wanted to know about Linux. Gave up and installed it onto the flash drive of the T5720 - AND IT STILL DIDN'T Work!. So took the hd, put it into another pc - and guess what - it was the

Re: [slim] Can multiple controllers control single receiver?

2009-01-19 Thread stuart
bobkoure wrote: st2000;386652 Wrote: ...cut... Why not just skip the SB and stick a computer in the closet complete w/a ASK IR receiver (dongle) thingy and softsqueeze? I can't believe a USB IR receiver being more than $50, more like $30. I don't know how much of a hassle this would be

Re: [slim] Can multiple controllers control single receiver?

2009-01-18 Thread stuart
bobkoure wrote: Thanks! Actually, now that I think about it, it likely makes more sense to have a SB3 and a number of controllers. The house is wired for IR-repeat to the audio closet, so, something with IR-in, so the remotes already in place can do simple things like pause/play/skip.

Re: [slim] How do I stop Bob Dylan from sneaking into Aimee Mann?

2009-01-17 Thread stuart
Since you are running Linux I think the first thing you should do is run top and check on the resources of the hpt5720. I am not clear on your set up, but if the pen (aka flash memory) drive is your disk drive (if that is possible) and you are swapping out, you may severely impact

Re: [slim] repair of squeezebox?

2009-01-13 Thread stuart
Agreed (about the wireless). Name brand *stereo* blue tooth combos are about $100US (transmitter receiver). And, with that setup you can probably pair your receiver with your cellphone. Most *stereo* head phones I've seen have remote control capabilities. But (as intreaging as it sounds)

Re: [slim] Apple TV or Popcorn Hour

2009-01-13 Thread stuart
jmanings wrote: Excuse the off topic thread, but recent posts on these here have got me interested Im considering buying one of these 2...anyone care to give me some pro's/cons on wach and how they compare? Let me say that I am leaning towards the Apple TV initially because I want

Re: [slim] SqueezeNMT TV browser Release 0.6

2009-01-13 Thread stuart
Peter wrote: trotsky10 wrote: I have just released a new version of SqueezeNMT which provides a browser GUI optimised for display on (flatscreen) TV's. Written primarily to work with the Networked media tank i.e. Popcorn hour, eGreat, istar etc but it works also inn the browser on your pc

Re: [slim] TOSLINK Or Coaxial Cable - SqueezeBox Classic (3) To DACMagic

2009-01-10 Thread stuart
dsdreamer wrote: Skinny;382055 Wrote: I'm with you on that. Bits will be bits. With you on that as well. I would have once said that bits are bits (and so they are) but without an accurate clock bits can't be reproduced into the waveform they represent. ...cut... OMG, it's digi...,

Re: [slim] TOSLINK Or Coaxial Cable - SqueezeBox Classic (3) To DACMagic

2009-01-10 Thread stuart
Hi Thomsens... thomsens wrote: One nice attribute of the Coax approach is that you can use your Coax in the walls to connect systems remotely. In my case, I use the DAC in the Transporter locally to my 2 channel system and also use the Coax digital out to connect it into my home theater

Re: [slim] TOSLINK Or Coaxial Cable - SqueezeBox Classic (3) To DACMagic

2009-01-09 Thread stuart
jbloggs wrote: I was wondering if there was any difference (in quality) between using a coaxial or toslink connection from a SquzzeBox Classic (3) to a DACMagic; and if one is better than the other, could someone please recommend a decent make of cable to use. Thanks. For once it doesn't

Re: [slim] PlayStation 3 browser and the SC Web UI

2008-11-18 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
a UPnP media server (TwonkyVision/MediaTomb etc) to drive the PS3 - you can point it at your same music files at the end of the day, and has the bonus of also serving video. Stuart dwilliams01 wrote: Well, sounds like I'll have to give it a try, anyway. Thanks! I will have a wired 1g network

Re: [slim] SB2 with no remote

2008-11-18 Thread stuart
Ty Bower wrote: Thanks for all the replies. That confirms what I had already suspected. I'll get my hands on a remote one way or another. My laptop has an IR port. It's too bad there is no universal remote emulator software I could run to send the necessary commands out the laptop's IR

Re: [slim] CLI experts?

2008-11-06 Thread stuart
SSieb wrote: hey guys, is there any better resource for the CLI commands and examples than whats in the tech section of the webgui? Has anyone made a more readable list? There seem to also be a lot of command coming back after a listen command that are not defined, any resource for these?

Re: [slim] What have I done?

2008-11-04 Thread stuart
KingTubby wrote: All was fine, I was happily listening to music streamed to my amp from my vista PC. Then it stopped. And now I can't get the squeezebox to connect to my pc. It sits there with a slow flashing red light. I have a feeling that my PC/Linksys Router unilaterally decided to re

Re: [slim] What have I done?

2008-11-04 Thread stuart
Hi Grrre (??)... KingTubby wrote: Hi I was running the latest beta (7.3 if I recall correctly) and as I say it was fine and dandy. Then kaput My PC is connected to a Linksys wag54gts router. When I try to access squeezecenter at 127.0.0.1:9000 it doesnt resolve which makes me think my

Re: [slim] Constant resetting required

2008-11-04 Thread stuart
bytor wrote: Okay I have the duet connected wirelessly in my upstairs bedroom - all computer stuff is in basement two flights down. I have a signal booster upstairs about 30 feet away and all of laptops and desktops work wirelessly perfectly. I constantly have to take out the controller

Re: [slim] Is my SB3 broken?

2008-11-04 Thread stuart
supanash wrote: I turned off my SB3 and then turned it back on soon after. The display is now blank and according to the slimserver webpage it's no longer connected. I can see the red light behind the optical output flap, so it looks like it is receiving some power. Has anyone had this

Re: [slim] Is my SB3 broken?

2008-11-04 Thread stuart
supanash wrote: SuperQ;356611 Wrote: Doesn't sound good. How old is it? Less than a year I think. I'd need to dig out the exact purchase date. st2000;356624 Wrote: Not much to go on. Well, is the VFD still working? A VFD is similar to an old vacuum tube. There are wires that are

Re: [slim] Softsqueeze!

2008-11-03 Thread stuart
Peter wrote: Skunk wrote: peter;356187 Wrote: Ah, a binary. I just installed it I'm not very impressed. Imitation of hardware devices doesn't seem to be the way to a good desktop experience. I hope this isn't in defense of Softsqueeze being a good desktop experience,

Re: [slim] Lazy Search install problem.

2008-11-01 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
computer). If it's still giving that 404 error take a look here: http://www.hickinbottom.com/lazysearch/wiki/FAQ#i-m-getting-a-404-not-found-error-when-trying-to-access-the-plugin-settings-how-do-i-fix-it Stuart Bert57 wrote: Just dl'd but when I go to settingspluginslazysearchsettings I get 404

Re: [slim] Lazy Search install problem.

2008-11-01 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
of just deleting it - that way you could always move it back again. Stuart Bert57 wrote: Did as suggested and still have the 404 error. Went to the how-to and found the cache file but befor clearing wanted to be sure that it is just a holding area. There are many things in it and I don't want

Re: [slim] Very frustrating

2008-10-25 Thread stuart
tyeguy wrote: peter;353295 Wrote: tyeguy wrote: Hello All I've owned my Squeezebox system for almost 2 months now and have met with many frustrations. I'm hoping that others might assist in telling me what I'm doing wrong. I have 1 Squeezebox Controller, and 2 Receivers - one

Re: [slim] Is an NMT skin possible?

2008-10-14 Thread stuart
trotsky10 wrote: Hi, Being an owner of one of the Syabas based Networked media tank devices, I was wondering if it would be possible (or has been done?) to create a skin for the NMT (Popcorn-Hour, EGreat, Istar Mini, etc etc) much like the ipeng or nokia skins. For me I think it would

[slim] Where's an over view of how the nokia 770 or ipeng work?

2008-10-14 Thread stuart
Hi... I think this is a case of It's been around, so the basic stuff is lost in the noise. (That, or I couldn't google earth if it was under my feet!) Where can I find an overview of how the nokia 770 or ipeng SqueezeCenter plugins work. This is, if that is what they are. This may be where

Re: [slim] SB1 limitations

2008-10-13 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
. Stuart emiliano wrote: Hi, I'm still considering buying a Squeezebox version 1: which are the known limitations? Using WAVE/PCM encoding from server I can use FLAC with server decoding, so hgih quality audio it's still possible... but later slimserver features are still available? Many

Re: [slim] Best Harmony for SB3?

2008-10-13 Thread stuart
axel007 wrote: In the collected wisdom of the present audience, is there a best Harmony for use with the SB3? One with the least reported issues, best display etc? Real gear heads use cheap JP1.x remotes and beat them, I mean program them into submission. See: hifi-remote.com I picked up

Re: [slim] Streaming to a remote location - Flac

2008-10-03 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
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

Re: [slim] SC 7.2 wants GD but won't download it. Ideas?

2008-09-29 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
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

Re: [slim] VFD for Squeezecenter!?

2008-09-21 Thread stuart
Pat Farrell wrote: Chris Laplante wrote: In talking to a hardware engineer at the BBQ yesterday, he mentioned that the current crop of products with VFDs will likely be the last they sell. New stuff will be LCD based. I expressed that was too bad, since the VFDs are quite functional and

Re: [slim] SquuezeBox Classic Remote Control

2008-09-19 Thread stuart
I'm not sure how well my threading is working w.r.t. this thread. As I can't see this one from the beginning. Regardless, if the original poster is into hacking, there is the JP1 project alternative. You can buy certain types of remotes (google jp1 remotes) for as little at $10US (radshack

Re: [slim] eBay Warning - demo units

2008-09-19 Thread stuart
I looked it up, it's more along the lines of taking apart the demo unit for parts. A VFD, especially a graphic VFD, is expensive. I, for one, would probably buy it if the price were right. This is just conjecture, but if I were asked to design an SB demo unit the 10BaseT port would be the

Re: [slim] eBay Warning - demo units

2008-09-19 Thread stuart
. A good thought though. stuart wrote: I looked it up, it's more along the lines of taking apart the demo unit for parts. A VFD, especially a graphic VFD, is expensive. I, for one, would probably buy it if the price were right. This is just conjecture, but if I were asked to design an SB demo

Re: [slim] The Microwave effect

2008-09-05 Thread stuart
MeSue wrote: Has anyone here been able to overcome the problem of microwave ovens interfering with the wireless signal? I even looked up the frequency of the micro and set my router to use the channel farthest from it, but it didn't help. I have found that if I am listening to my local

Re: [slim] The Microwave effect

2008-09-05 Thread stuart
snarlydwarf wrote: MeSue;337093 Wrote: Well, I DO get perfect popcorn out of mine. Everything is a trade-off. I wonder if loading up the cabinet between the SB and microwave would help... must buy more dishes! Buy something with high copper or iron content in the glaze... need that for

Re: [slim] Announcement Squeezecenter 7.2

2008-09-01 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
to tweak maxVersion as usual for plugin compatibility. From memory, I don't think I had to do anything else. Stuart SolidSilver wrote: I have an original SqueezeBox with the graphical display upgrade. Starting with SqueezeCenter 7.1, I cannot find a weather screensaver that will display on the SB-G

Re: [slim] A dead VFD on an old friend

2008-08-31 Thread stuart
DrNic wrote: Hi all, I'm not sure if anyone can help me here, or if the founders of Slimdevices still have any spares for good old kit! My SB1G (manufactured March 2004) has finally given up the electrical ghost. After some testing (out came the old AVO meter) it seems that the VFD unit is

Re: [slim] VFD for Squeezecenter!?

2008-08-30 Thread stuart
surly wrote: Mainly i think of a Unit that might be worth to be sold by Slim Devices/Logitech. The Idea is, that you could use the server that runs SqueezeCenter as a Player too, without the need of a Monitor. Therefore i See two Scenarios 1.) Your Squeezecenter is running on your

Re: [slim] VFD for Squeezecenter!?

2008-08-30 Thread stuart
surly wrote: st2000;334321 Wrote: But, Surly, you are missing the point. The Squeezecenter server does not contain any software to play back music. That's the job of the clients. When you start up something like SoftSqueeze on your media center you are starting a completely different

Re: [slim] VFD for Squeezecenter!?

2008-08-29 Thread stuart
surly wrote: I would like to know if a product like this would be of any interest to you as Squeezebox users: I have a Mediacenter running in my main System. For now i tried Softsqueeze and SqueezeCenter on it and Softsqueeze on a second Computer in an other Room. I am planning to buy

Re: [slim] SC Hangs Trying to List a Folder

2008-08-26 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
tablespace limit has been hit. Stuart thread wrote: Code: $ mysql --version mysql Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.60, for pc-linux-gnu (i686) using readline 5.2 I commented out the line log-bin and restarted mysql/squeezecenter, but it doesn't

Re: [slim] SC Hangs Trying to List a Folder

2008-08-26 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
with [Solved] as a clue to others if you like. Stuart thread wrote: Brilliant! That did it for me! Thank you so very much, hickinbottoms. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss

Re: [slim] SC Hangs Trying to List a Folder

2008-08-25 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
being the issue. Stuart thread wrote: 1. ext3 2. no, I don't believe I've made any mods to my my.conf. See below... 3. x86 4. It seems that I can browse by genre, artist, etc just fine. I'm betting that I don't have all my music in the db, but what is there is findable in this way

Re: [slim] Announcement: SqueezeCenter 7.1.0 Now Available

2008-07-31 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
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

Re: [slim] WAV or FLAC ?

2008-07-31 Thread stuart
I believe if you start w/Free Lossless Audio Compression (FLAC) it will stay that way through the process. This is speculation, but starting in WAV w/no compression and compressing it to FLAC on the server then uncompressing it at the client (if that's what happens) should not result in any

Re: [slim] Is SC7.1 officially released?

2008-07-29 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
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

Re: [slim] TB Drive Full

2008-06-18 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
to think about. In my experience kernel RAID in Linux works extremely well and it's never let me down. As others have said, though, it's not backup so you'll still need your external disk to periodically take an 'off-site' snapshot. Sorry for the ramble, Stuart bmorejojo wrote

Re: [slim] TB Drive Full

2008-06-18 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
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

Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!

2008-06-18 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
/scan process if you're up for a bit of scripting. Stuart bobkoure wrote: Thanks for taking the time to both figure that one out - ant to post it! I just got a copy of genpuid. Getting a copy is a bit more involved than just downloading something; go 'here' (http://musicbrainz.org/doc/genpuid

Re: [slim] New remote for squeezebox classic

2008-06-18 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
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

Re: [slim] MusicIP Rocks!

2008-06-18 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
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

Re: [slim] Could this replace the Controller scroll wheel?

2008-06-05 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
and had a few ideas for a Lazy Search equivalent, but I've not had the time to put any of them to code yet, I'm afraid. This does seem like a nice interface idea - it would be interesting to try. It comes down to licensing, though, as it's not free. Stuart Michael Herger wrote: Wouldn't

Re: [slim] Remote streaming

2008-05-23 Thread stuart
cwinson wrote: Thanks for the replies guys. Have done a bit more research on the buffering and it seems that windows media player is particularly bad (if that's the right term) at buffering the mp3 stream. It effectively downloads as much as is can, which means you changing the stream

Re: [slim] Transporter - Speaker connection help

2008-05-22 Thread stuart
mvalera wrote: st2000;304093 Wrote: patrija wrote: Hi. Yes, I'd like the ability to run both systems at the same time and playing the same music. My main listening area I want to run analog signals from the transporter. I plan to use the transporter's XLR and RCA at the same time. In

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Graphics not reliably loading OS X 10.3.9 server

2008-05-22 Thread stuart
letaage wrote: The other day I upgraded from v6.5.4 to v7.0.1 and I am having a problem where by 95% of the time the graphics on web interface do not load properly. In fact the graphics don't seem to load at all. The graphics occasionally load, perhaps once out of 20 or so times, the

Re: [slim] SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Graphics not reliably loading OS X 10.3.9 server

2008-05-22 Thread stuart
letaage wrote: The other day I upgraded from v6.5.4 to v7.0.1 and I am having a problem where by 95% of the time the graphics on web interface do not load properly. In fact the graphics don't seem to load at all. The graphics occasionally load, perhaps once out of 20 or so times, the

Re: [slim] Transporter - Speaker connection help

2008-05-21 Thread stuart
patrija wrote: Hi. Yes, I'd like the ability to run both systems at the same time and playing the same music. My main listening area I want to run analog signals from the transporter. I plan to use the transporter's XLR and RCA at the same time. In the home theater I use the Diva for

Re: [slim] Transporter - Speaker connection help

2008-05-20 Thread stuart
patrija wrote: Hi. I have a transporter that I'm trying to setup optimally and could use advice. Here's what I'm trying to do: 1) I have a 2-channel music room with Anthony Gallo Reference 3.1 speakers driven by an Audio Control 2-channel Avalon amplifier and the Gallo sub amp. 2) I

Re: [slim] Is there a way to tell if there is no album art?

2008-05-19 Thread stuart
Ok, thanks for your replay, but maybe I should be more specific: Is there a CLI command a client can use to tell the difference between pulling the default no art work image and pulling real album art work images? (i.e. Having to pull the default image 100s of times is a real wast of

[slim] Is there a way to tell if there is no album art?

2008-05-18 Thread stuart
Hi... Was wondering. Is there a way to tell if there is no album art? I would rather not bother with the default image if album art is not available. ...thanks ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] An alternative to Look for new and changed music...?

2008-04-26 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
that, unfortunately. Stuart schiegl wrote: A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46795

Re: [slim] Upgrade to SC7.0 - FABULOUS on Gentoo!

2008-03-12 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
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

Re: [slim] Loving SqueezeCentre 7, however....

2008-03-06 Thread Stuart Hickinbottom
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

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