Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-08-04 Thread umapati
At last got my SQ touch today..Started it playing Internet radio..Its amazing..Superb products..I have still not connected it to Sq sever on my PC..I think I will wait for few days to get stable server version..But I am unable to save my favorite stations independently..Do I need SQ server OR Mysq

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-08-01 Thread andyman99
Lol puts things into perspective I guess! -- andyman99 andyman99's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23181 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89152

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-08-01 Thread TiredLegs
castalla;644598 Wrote: > Probably the Worst Update in The World ... > Squeezecenter 7.6 might be problematic, but at least it didn't 'cause a spacecraft to bite the dust' (http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/HotTopics/index.php?/archives/234-Mars-Global-Surveyor-Lost,-Possibly-Due-to-Software-Glitch.h

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-08-01 Thread MrSinatra
umapati;645890 Wrote: > Thanx a lot...But do you think I should switch back to older version OR > upgrade to nightly version before starting or connecting my SB touch..? > Bcoz I am still at the starting point.. i usually run the betas, so 7.6.1b is what i'd suggest for you. however, i should s

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-08-01 Thread toby10
umapati;645890 Wrote: > Thanx a lot...But do you think I should switch back to older version OR > upgrade to nightly version before starting or connecting my SB touch..? > Bcoz I am still at the starting point.. I'd suggest you stick with your installed SBS 7.6, see if it works ok for you. If n

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-08-01 Thread umapati
MrSinatra;645853 Wrote: > i would also suggest you document your problems in full and file bugs, > and try to bring them to Michael's and Andy's attention b/c i am fairly > sure they don't want these things to happen to others, and would > therefore like to fix it for you. Thanx a lot...But do

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-08-01 Thread MrSinatra
i would also suggest you document your problems in full and file bugs, and try to bring them to Michael's and Andy's attention b/c i am fairly sure they don't want these things to happen to others, and would therefore like to fix it for you. -- MrSinatra www.lion-radio.org using: sb2 & droid (

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-08-01 Thread toby10
umapati;645705 Wrote: > Y. > But do I need to connect to Squeezebox.com for playing internet radio > while my PC is off..? Yes. Your player must connect to a server, either SBS on your computer or TinySBS on your Touch or www.MySqueezeBox.com (MySB) online. If you plan on frequent switches

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-07-31 Thread umapati
Ya..tats what i have think of..i will connect my hard drive to my desktop PC on which I have still not installed any Squeezebox server..(for which I need advice from my all of expert friends here) & will play internet radio while pc is off..and will play music from USB hard drive with pc ON and wi

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-07-31 Thread castalla
I think you said elsewhere you wanted to use an usb drive - that has to be run using the Touch tiny sbs server (on the Touch). So, you are going to be switching between the Touch server and your PC server. Im not sure but if you go that route then you'll be connecting to mysb.com for internet

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-07-31 Thread umapati
Ya..I will be using SB touch mainly to play internet radio only.. -- umapati umapati's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=48225 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89152

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-07-31 Thread castalla
If PC is down then you can switch to mysb.com to get internet radio. -- castalla castalla's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15624 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-07-31 Thread umapati
castalla;645631 Wrote: > If you installed 7.6.1 (from the nightly builds) then you probably won't > have any major issues - this version has some bug fixes. > > http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/ > > It depends on what features you are after - if you're going to use > mysqueezebox.com th

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-07-31 Thread castalla
If you installed 7.6.1 (from the nightly builds) then you probably won't have any major issues - this version has some bug fixes. http://downloads.slimdevices.com/nightly/ It depends on what features you are after - if you're going to use mysqueezebox.com then you need 7.6.1 (otherwise the Touc

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-07-31 Thread umapati
I have just installed 7.6 on my macbook pro before going deep into this topic..Now I am very much worried as my squeezebox touch is about to arrive tomorrow evening.Do I need to uninstall it from my Macbook ? if yes, how ? I have not configure anything right now.. -- umapati --

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-07-28 Thread gharris999
castalla;644644 Wrote: > Thanks very much for your detailed replies. > > What if I uninstall then delete any residual traces of sbs (folders, > etc)? Are there any hidden registry entries? If you're on debian/ubuntu, no, there's no registry in linux. Everything is a file there. The places t

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-07-28 Thread castalla
Thanks very much for your detailed replies. What if I uninstall then delete any residual traces of sbs (folders, etc)? Are there any hidden registry entries? -- castalla castalla's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.co

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-07-28 Thread erland
castalla;644598 Wrote: > > It's 4:15 am and I've spent hours uninstalling, reinstalling, > resetting, and screaming at the damn thing. Help Please?? > I completely understand your frustration, at 4.15 am I'd strongly recommend you to go to sleep and continue tomorrow unless you life d

Re: [slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-07-28 Thread aubuti
castalla;644598 Wrote: > Simply uninstalling the sbs server is obviously a waste of time - the > damn thing still wants to update to 7.6 even though the server is 7.5.5 > . It only knows that 7.6 exists because there is something telling it that it exists. You never got messages before updati

[slim] Probably the Worst Update in The World ...

2011-07-28 Thread castalla
... with apologies to the famous Carlsberg adverts! In over 20 years of IT, this 7.6 mess has to be way up at the top of the Top Ten utter and total disasters! and absolutely no clues on how to recover from the fiasco! I have tried everything to re-establish 7.5.5 as it was (reinstalls, factory