[slim] Transporter won't connect

2011-01-03 Thread doctor_big
as the Transporter is a fair distance from the router. Could this be the issue? Once it's connected it's generally good for at least a few days, up to a week. Any thoughts? Thanks, Jason -- doctor_big doctor_big's Profile

Re: [slim] Transporter won't connect

2011-01-04 Thread doctor_big
That's how I'm leaning. The only thing that worries me is that it won't fire up unless I remove and re-insert the power cord. Is that normal? Thanks Jason -- doctor_big doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Transporter won't connect

2011-02-04 Thread doctor_big
Looks like it was the weak wireless. We switched to powerline network devices and it's flawless now. Thanks very much for the assistance, Jason -- doctor_big doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com

Re: [slim] Call for testers! Daphile

2014-12-17 Thread doctor_big
Hi there, Is this system still limited to a 2TB drive? Can it mount larger drives from a network share? Thanks, Jason doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15196 View this thread:

Re: [slim] Call for testers! Daphile

2014-12-18 Thread doctor_big
Candlemass wrote: I don't think there is such a limitation. I cannot think of any reason for it. Yes, I've mounted a 4 TB drive from my NAS via Samba. I read it earlier in the thread. Good to hear it's not an issue. Jason

Re: [slim] Android controller apps

2015-01-02 Thread doctor_big
It seems to me that only the Logitech has artist and album artist split out. The other versions I've tried includes all various artists listed separately in artists. That renders my library unnavigable with 7.9

Re: [slim] what to use to run squeeze

2015-02-07 Thread doctor_big
If your library is 100k tracks, I suggest 2+gb of ram. doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15196 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103069

Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2015-02-03 Thread doctor_big
I'd imagine the maker of mice and small computer speakers (who else could it be?) has deep pockets and razor-sharp rat-like lawyers. If they were swarming up my trouser leg, I'd likely say whatever they told me to say in order to stop them suing me into oblivion. Give these guys a break.

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2015 - Is the Squeezebox Universe Expanding of Shrinking?

2015-01-31 Thread doctor_big
Pascal Hibon wrote: There is no sane manufacture out there who will design and produce a product based up on an EOL product (which they even do not own). The financial risks are way to high. Bryston has included squeezelite in their BDP2 streamer. The product is outrageously e pensive

Re: [slim] Squeezebox 2015 - Is the Squeezebox Universe Expanding of Shrinking?

2015-01-31 Thread doctor_big
Pascal Hibon wrote: Glanced at the manual. They have indeed included Squeezelite but that's not a Logitech product. So it isn't based on any Logitech product or code. Besides Squeezelite, the BDP2 supports other player protocols too. Obviously it's not a Logitech product. But the BDP2 is

Re: [slim] Bryston BDP-2. What's the point?

2015-02-01 Thread doctor_big
paulster wrote: It'll probably be a nice unit if you can get Squeezelite running on it. ;-) It comes with squeezelite preinstalled. doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15196 View this

Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!

2015-01-10 Thread doctor_big
mherger wrote: It's the musicartistinfo artwork. How did you configure it wrt saving of the artwork? What is the memory setting in Settings/Advanced/Performance? The system's RAM size? -- Michael Aggghhh! In settings / advanced / performance I changed the memory usage to (I

Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!

2015-01-10 Thread doctor_big
mherger wrote: Aggghhh! In settings / advanced / performance I changed the memory usage to (I think because I can't get back in) maximum - for systems with 2+gb of memory. Now everything is hung and my system is relegated to swap memory. I've tried killing unneeded processes and

Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!

2015-01-09 Thread doctor_big
mherger wrote: Are you using the MusicArtistInfo plugin or is this the all the album covers of this artist image you're waiting for? What are you running your LMS on? Nightlies : should my system automatically download them? I'm using a nov15 image that does seem rather old...

Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!

2015-01-09 Thread doctor_big
I just noticed that you can pin a server, so hopefully that'll stop the server rediscovery repetition. Artist artwork... If I zip down to, say, the letter K which hasn't loaded yet, it takes 10 seconds for the load of artist photos to show up. It's annoying and I'm going to search for an

Re: [slim] Comically Fumbled Squeezebox Replacement Thread - Would you be interested?

2015-02-16 Thread doctor_big
jimmypowder wrote: Anyone wanna buy a Silver Slim Devices Transporter ,I have one in excellent condition . Let me know . I'll bite... How much? Jason doctor_big's Profile:

Re: [slim] ANN: Orange Squeeze 1.3.0 released!

2015-01-08 Thread doctor_big
Hi there, I've recently started using this app, and it looks great. The only issue is that it seems to be re-downloading the art cache each time I go into the app. It also always asks me to confirm that I want to use my one and only music library. I'm assuming the blue-changing-to-orange line

Re: [slim] Remote access via my Android phone - How?

2015-07-21 Thread doctor_big
pippin wrote: I don't have a guide for Android but one for iPeng. Using it with Android players (SB Player, SqueezePlayer) should be similar. http://penguinlovesmusic.de/ipeng-the-iphone-skin-for-squeezecenter/how-to-use-the-ipeng-application/known-issues/coolios-guide-to-remote-playback/ I

[slim] Remote access via my Android phone - How?

2015-07-21 Thread doctor_big
Hi there, Would it be possible for someone to walk me through how I can stream music from LMS at my home to my Android cell phone? My internet connection is via cable, so I'm not certain if I have a static IP address, so that might be a challenge. But beyond that, what settings do I have to

Re: [slim] Preparing for my players demise

2015-11-13 Thread doctor_big
So with this touchscreen and a pi 2,all I would need is picoreplayer? And it would emulate a SB Touch? It can't be that simple... Can it? Jason Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk doctor_big's Profile:

Re: [slim] The future of Squeezebox

2015-09-25 Thread doctor_big
Sonos is also limited by library size. Something like 40k tracks depending on some variables doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15196 View this thread:

Re: [slim] I wish to change my 'server pc' to a new one and need assistance....

2016-06-22 Thread doctor_big
Why not buy a NAS anyway and repurpose the old pc as a vortexbox? doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15196 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105778

Re: [slim] FS: Selling my squeezeboxen (3*boom, transporter, touch)

2016-11-26 Thread doctor_big
Where are you located? doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15196 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106522 ___

Re: [slim] IMPORTANT: Stop forwarding your LMS ports to the internet!

2017-03-29 Thread doctor_big
Done. Thanks for the heads-up, Michael. Interestingly, over the past few months LMS has randomly stopped, with no info in the logs and only "possible software conflict" in the diagnostics tray. Been running and playing on DSTM for three days now without a stoppage. Could this be related?

Re: [slim] Why Do We Still Call It "Logitech Media Server?"

2018-08-13 Thread doctor_big
Thank you Michael, and thank you Logitech for not turning it off. Sent from my SM-G955W using Tapatalk doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15196 View this thread:

Re: [slim] What are your long-term SqueezeBox solutions?

2018-09-07 Thread doctor_big
I keep finding new things to amaze me with LMS. - running EDO into my new Hegel integrated, I found that the "next track" button on the Hegel remote moves the music ahead to the next song. I didn't expect that to integrate. - signed up for Tidal, and in combination with Don't Stop The Music /

Re: [slim] Another yesr

2018-12-26 Thread doctor_big
Mushroom_3 wrote: > +1. You missed bpa off the list.Yeah, and Phillipe. Thank you for all the > hard work. Sent from my SM-G955W using Tapatalk doctor_big's Profile:

[slim] Another yesr

2018-12-25 Thread doctor_big
Thanks to everyone who has helped keep our Squeezeboxes alive for another 365 days. Especially Michael, Greg and the pcp crew and the max2play guys. Sent from my SM-G955W using Tapatalk doctor_big's Profile:

Re: [slim] Tidal Buffering Issue

2019-04-02 Thread doctor_big
As an aside, tidal seems to buffer more when it's been playing for a while via Don't Stop the Music. Sent from my SM-G955W using Tapatalk doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15196

Re: [slim] Tidal Buffering Issue

2019-04-02 Thread doctor_big
bpa wrote: > First thing would be to upgrade to a version of LMS newer than 7.9.0 > which is March 2017 - 2 years old - lots of small bug fixes since then,Copy > that. On it. Thanks Sent from my SM-G955W using Tapatalk

[slim] Tidal Buffering Issue

2019-03-30 Thread doctor_big
Hey all, It's been a smooth year for me and my Squeezeboxen, but I'm experiencing a problem now that I can't debug - thought I'd ask the community for assistance. Like it says in the title, Tidal, using the Tidal v1.2 plugin buffers. Not all the time, but more often than not. Once it starts,

Re: [slim] Linux

2019-02-12 Thread doctor_big
Linux via ubuntu works great on a lenovo laptop - a nice, trim, lean machine that has open office built in and is essentially virus proof. For surfing the web and editing office docs it's fantastic. But I wouldn't try to run lms on it. Get a Pi. All the hard work has been done for you. Sent

[slim] How Many Squeezeboxes still in use?

2019-06-23 Thread doctor_big
Hey there, Wondering if Michael might have some way of counting how many devices are currently being used? Perhaps an estimate of how many devices currently connect to mysqueezebox.com? Just curious. Sent from my SM-G955W using Tapatalk

Re: [slim] Seeking advice on multi-room systems for non-techies

2020-06-03 Thread doctor_big
RobbH wrote: > This is what I was hoping to hear. Still interested in hearing others' > thoughts on this. > > Why do I update every week? Because I can!Just use the stable 7.9 version and > be done with it. I have three friends I set up this way and they've been using this setup for years

Re: [slim] Register your appreciation .....

2020-12-20 Thread doctor_big
My yearly Xmas visit. Thanks Michael! Sent from my SM-G975W using Tapatalk doctor_big's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15196 View this thread: